Vedic Astrology Series

Advanced
Techniques of
Astrological
Predictions
 Preface

The glowing review of the first edition of this book in The Astrological
Magazine (January 1992) created a demand for another edition
published in 1994 and now the third one is published.

Sansthan has published many standard books on Astrology after this

book.

The second volume of this book will also be published in this year.
Sansthan is committed to make available research articles and standard
books to the readers.

BP.E.S.V. Sansthan
 Contents

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
About tbe Contributors. ...............................vi
1. Introduction .............................. K N Rao I
2. Evolution of Cosmology ..•............... R NVashutha 9
3. Education for a Career and the
Tension of Parents. ....................... M N Kedar IS
4. Service or Self-employment?
Test tbe Thumb Rules.................... S N Kapoor 32
5. Profession and Planetary Influences. . . . . . . . . . R C Sharma so
6. Career Prospects and Asbukavarga
Applied to Vimshottari Dasha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P CVmna 68
7. Authors and Journalists :
An Astrological Enquiry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ColA K Gour so
8. Successful Indian Women
in Different Fields...................... Kusum Sharma 90
9. Tajik Shastra and
Marriage Timing of Event•........ Dr R K WtShwakarma I04
IO. Role of Dashas in Marital Discord .Shiv Raj Sharma I20
11. Marital Disharmony. .................... Shunny Nigam I40
12. Jaimini Astrology and
General Elections in India . . . . . . . . . . . . .Y K Bansal Yogi' I60
I3. Kaal Sarpa Yoga : Part l .................... Z Ansari ISO
I4. Disease : Its Onset and Outcome. . Dr K S Charall. I9I
15. Prastbar-Ashtakavarga System of Prediction
with Accurate Time Period. . . . . . . . . . . Dr D K Aggarwal 2I9
I6. Mystic Trio in Astrology.................. B P Malviya 230
17. Role of Darakaraka in Vimshottari Dashas ... Supriya ]agdish 236
 About the Contributors

Aggarwal, R.K. (Dr.)

A medical doctor in the Indian Railways, he has been doing astrology
for many years and excels in the use of Ashtakavarga for timing events.
Ansari, Z.
A Muslim from Bihar, Ansari, an officer of the Indian Audit
Department, has translated three works ofDr. B.V. Raman into Hindi
and has done a lot of original work. A very successful predictor, he
teaches astrology in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi.
Bansal, Y.K.
An engineer by profession, Bansal is the topper of the first batch of
Visharad of ICAS, with record marks which remains unbroken till date.
He taught astrology in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan till his transfer on
promotion to Tezpur (Assam) in Military Engineering Service.
Charak, K.S. (Dr.)
A Master of Surgery from Delhi, and a Fellow of the Royal College
of Surgeons from U.K., Dr. Charak who has been doing astrology since
1975 topped in the Visharad examination (1991), wrote the best book
on Annual Horoscopy or Varshaphala, visited USA along with K.N.
Rao to attend the Second International Symposium on Vedic Astrology
(Nov. I993) where his teaching brought him a second invitation to the
USA for 1994.
Gour, A.K. (Col)
A retired army officer, he teaches like Dr. Charak in the Bharatiya Vidya
Bhawan and is also his batch-mate. In 1993 he produced the best book
on Professions containing his original and fundamental researches.
Jagdish, Supriya
Daughter of the famous and celebrated astrologer, Shri Hardeo Sharma
Trivedi, editor of the Vishwavijay Panchanga and the}yotishmati~earnt
astrology in Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan. She has been doing deep
researches in Jaimini Astrology and now edits the}yotishmatz (Hindi).
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Kapoor, S.N.
A member of Delhi's Higher Judicial Service, Kapoor combines
technical depth of astrological knowledge with a rare intuition. He has
the rare ability to go into the least explored area of astrology and produce
most stimulating and original researches. He is the Controller of
Examination of the !CAS and teaches Ill the Bharatiya Vidya Bh.w~n.
Kedar, M.N.
The most experienced and successful astrologer after K.N. Rao, Kt:dar's
astrological ability is multifaceted and his precise educational, marriage
and career counselling easily puts him in the top bracket of world's
successful astrologers. He retired as an officer from the Indian Audit
Department.
Maiviya, B .P.
Learning astrology along with M.N. Kedar in 1979 from K.N. Rao,
Malviya has concentrated mostly on esoteric astrology, his forte. He is
an authority on the Tulsi-KritaRanuharita Manas in Hindi. A Deputy
Director (Hindi) in the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
of India, he devotes more time to sadhana and does astrology
occasionally, only.
Nigam, Shunny
A medical representative by profession ar'd a Jyotish Visharad (1990),
Shunny Nigam has produced original researches on children born dulT' 1 '
and deaf. He uses annual horoscopes, horary and Jaimini astrology for
his successful predictions, which are many.
Rao, K.N.
Author of nine books, he was the chief guest at the Second International
Symposium on Vedic Astrology in November 1993 at San Rafael,
California, USA. About his impact on US astrvlogers, Dr. David
Frawley wrote, "Perhaps no Vedic Astrologer has made such an
immediate and strong impact in the West from a single such visit. Rao's
impact was so great that here we can only speak of Vedic Astrology
before and after Rao. Before Rao it was and isolated, unorganized and
undirected movement, lacking the spark of inspiration and steady
guidance. After Rao it has become a directed and vital movement
developing in many different areas."
Sharma, Kusum
Now Kusum Vashishta after her marriage, she is the youngest member
of the teaching faculty in the astrology classes of the Bharatiya Vidya
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Bhawan. She has already established herself as a top-rank woman

astrologer of northern India.
Sharma, R.C.
A high level engineer in the Indian Railways, Sharma is the topper in
Visharad of his batch. He has devised his own astrology programme on
the computer and has been in great demand among his circles for
astrological consultations. He is already distinguished as a successful
predictor.
Shanna, Shivraj
Now a teacher in the astrology classes in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan,
Shivraj Sharma is a very original and fundamental researcher in
astrology. Employed in the Delhi Cloth Mills, as an officer, he is
currently engaged in deep research in the role ofRahu in a horoscope.
Vashistha, R.N.
Retired additional secretary of the government of India, formerly a
member of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service like K.N. Rao, he
teaches astronomy to the astrology classes in the Bharatiya Vidya
Bhawan. He has produced many original papers on Hindu astronomy.
He is currently engaged in producing a book on Hindi astronomy.
Venna, P.C.
An engineer by profession, Verma has devised his own computer
programme of astrology. His researches on Ashtakavarga will be
published in course of time. He makes use of rare techniques of
Ashtakavarga to time events very successfully.
Wishwakarma, R.K. (Dr.)
A professor in the prestigious Indian Institute of Public Administration,
Wishwakarma is the author of nine books on public administration and
expert in his professional line. He has been doing astrology for over three
decades. He uses Ashtakavarga and annual horoscopes for very
successful predictions. He teaches these subjects to astrology students
of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan.
 Introduction
KNRao

T,e need felt by us to bring out this c?mpilation of research papers

produced by the members of the teaching staff and the students of the
Indian Council of Astrological Sciences, Delhi Chapter One (Bharatiya
Vidya Bhawan), New Delhi is being explained.
The production of books on astrology in India in English and various
languages, and, in the west, is so frequent that a keen student of
astrology who can afford to buy these books gets confused after reading
them. Some of these books may initiate a student into what may appear
to be an astrological process and the discipline of making predictions
without actually teaching the techniques of predictions. There is no
single book in' the market which gives dependable technique of
prediction.
Astrology, a divine science, is a purely predictive science only ~nd
its demand and utility is also because it is a predictive science. There
are patterns everywhere in nature, in the life of a microbe, in weather,
in human life and situations etc. which repeat at a given point of time.
Predicting the emergence of such patterns at a particu~ar time is what
an astrologer alone can do. To know about such patterns and to know,
in advance, the time when they would show up is what an astrological
prediction is.
What then are successful astrological techniques which can. be
replicated? The question asked by physical scientists as to how planets
so fur off can affect human destiny springs from their dogmatic belief
that a science can only be a direct relation between the physically visible
cause to the physically visible effect. Some of the open-minded scientists
may be convinced with proofs of the physically visible effects, like dates
of rainfall, sea-storms, mundane events when shown, not the physically
visible cause, but a line of astrological reasoning, scientifically arrived
at.
This can be done only when enough statistical researches are done.
Those astrologers who talk only of intuitio~ and not the need for
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statistical researches should know that without statistical researches,

intuition can function only in a vacuum.
Statistical researches are of three types, as far as astrology is
concerned:
(a) The first type is impressive only with the statistics it collects. Michel
Gauquelin's findings that Mars occupies a prominent position in
the horoscopes of men in medical profession or that Jupiter occupies
a similar position in the horoscope of men in legal profession is not
useful in making a correct prediction about careers and profession.
It is not a valid piece of astrological research but does make the
physical scientist wonder if frontiers of science extend beyond the
borders he has been taught to accept as its last known post.
(b) The second type of statistical research is based on full horoscope,
study of planetary patterns, time-cycles, whether of transiting
a
planets or dasha-systems. Such researches provide useful break-
through and help astrologers predict with ease and confidence.
(c) The third type of statistical research is micro-in-depth research on
a few selected cases. It resembles a doctor's diagnosis of a disease.
The doctor asks the patient to undergo many medical tests, like X-
rays, scanning etc. to arrive at a proper diagnosis through
elimination. An astrologer who does not cast various' divisional
horoscopes and use different dasha systems and Ashtakavarga is like
a doctor who does not believe in so many tests.
But to prepare all these and use them is what astrologers do not do
because there is no book on the use of these predictive tools. And there
are astrologers and _astrologers who have written books after books
which, totally useless as they are, teach nothing. True, there are writers
who have written some useful books on classical techniques of
predictions. But their books have two serious deficiencies: the first they
have not understood the classical techniques sufficiently well to be able
to illustrate them and secondly, worse, still they have not been able to
show through various examples how different techniques should be
fused into a more precise and effective predictive technique. Hints about
such fusion of the Parashari system with J aimini astrology are available
in Jatak Tattwa.
But we have writers claiming to have written a dozen books not one
of which answers the need of the student in search of dependable
technique of prediction.
The researches in this collection belong to the second and third types
of statistical researches mentioned above, not of the first type which is
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massive in volume, like a giant of an iceberg, but teaches nothing useful

to an astrologer.
Intensive in-depth micro-researches when expanded become macro-
researches. They cannot be understood by physical scientists. They
cannot even be appreciated by astrologers who do not know different
systems of vedic astrology and the use of divisional horoscopes.
Many of the researches in th~s collection are super-technical
researches which can be understood only by astrologers who have good
and wide training in the classical technique of Vedic astrology. These
are researches by astrologer-students for astrologers.
The Delhi Chapter One initiated such researches as ea•·:y as 1989,
in the third year of its decision to start astrology classes in the Bharatiya
Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi. The first such research was a complex one
by Y.K. Bansal, the topper of the Visharad examination of 1989. It is
on general elections in India and Jaimini astrology. The research was
so sound that he made a prediction (not publicised as he fell sick soon
after) that elections would be announced on or around October 18th,
1989 the basis being the transit of Rahu and its effect as seen through
Jaimini aspect. Elections were announced round about this date. On this
very basis another prediction was made, this time in writing in Vishwa
Vijay Panchanga (Hindi) that mid-term poll would be held after the
entry of Saturn in Capricorn in 1991 and before the entry of Rahu in
Sagittarius (April l99I). The President of India announced the
dissolution of the Lok Sabha in March 1991 and the stage was set for
mid-term poll as clearly foreseen astrologically.
The second astrological research was on Kaala Sarpa Yoga by
Z. Ansari'in two parts, with other parts remaining to be done. The first
part is being published in this collection.
Dr. R.K. Vishwakarma, like Z. Ansari produced his research in I990
on predicting Marriages through annual horoscopes or V arshaphala.
The researches by students got an impetus only in the early part of
1991 when students of Visharad of p1cvious two batches produced their
paper on 'Professional Inclination' on nearly a hundred horoscopes to
understand and explain why a person with an academic background
entirely unsuited for his present profession, had to 'incline' towards it
under the weight of planets in his horoscope and the crucial dasha
running at a given time. But this major research will take more in-depth
analysis before it becomes ripe for publication.
In the meantime Visharad students decided to do in-depth micro-
researches by applying well-known predictive techniques, the well-
known Parashari and the lesser known J aimini aspects and dash as. It
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is only such researches that can become useful and valid predictive
techniques, being reliable statistically, answering the welcome accusa-
tion that the principles of replication do not apply to astrological
predictions.
It is reasonable to assert that these researches teach predictive
techniques which can be replicated a thousand times, with more than
ninety percent or even hundred percent accuracy. These researches teach
predictive techniques, will help shape reliable predictive tools, will
awaken the veteran astrologer to the need to make a multi-pronged
approach to a prediction.
These researches are the products of our concept of sharing
knowledge, with the members of the teaching faculty passing on to
student, their own partly done researches and asking them to test
further, show their shortcomings, initiate a discussion if an impasse is
reached, and prove or disprove it.
The reason for our exuding with confidence with our experiments
of sharing knowledge is that the mental equipment our students have
is_what it should be, if it is remembered that they are medical doctors
(M.D.'s, F.R.C.S.'s), engineers, high placed government officers,
M.B.A.S, lecturers, teachers, post-graduates, businessmen, industrialists,
bank officers, each of them individually and collectively being
conversant with the techniques of researches in their own fields.
Three features of these researches are:
(a) They are fundamental, being based on the fundamental principles
of classical Vedic astroJpgy. Some fundamental researches done in
this century like· 'Meena's nakshatra-based predictions (later
adopted by K.S. Krishnamurthy) and Sheshadri Iyer's Yogi-
A vayogi have not been tested statistically though they appear very
impressive. Otherwise it can be said safely that the better-known
writers of the books of astrology have produced no fundamental
researches themselves except some writers after 1980.
A fundamental research is a 'fusion of different fundamental
classical principles in a harmonious way to arrive at a point of
discovery never discovered before.
Some instances may be seen:
• Women have risen when in Chara dasha they were running the
period of a rashi containing Amatyakaraka or if the lOth house
from that rashi had Amatyakaraka. (Kusum Sharma)
• The principle of the Darakaraka can be extended profitably to
Vimshottari dasha. (Supriya Jagdish)
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11> In the Vimshottari dasha, of the 5th, 6th and 8th lords or planets
in those houses, marital tension could reach a point of explosion.
(Shivraj Sharma)
IJl> Malefics in the second house from Upapada show marital
tension more clearly than any other of the six rules tested.
(Shunny Nigam)
IJl> Bonding ofthe 3rd, 5th and lOth lords from Lagna, and with
slight modification froni Karakamsha, with Jupiter and
Mercury playing prominent roles, revealed talent for writing.
(Col. A.K. Gour)
IJl> Influence of technical planets on the 1Oth house from
Karakamsha, particularly Rahu, could take one to the profession
of an engineer. (R C. Sharma)
IJl> Consolidated Prastharaka of seven planets used with Vimshottari
dasha can give pin-pointed results in accurate timing of events.
(Dr. R.K Aggarwal)
IJl> The rashi dasha of a planet in Mrityu Bhag is disease-producing.
(Dr. K.S. Charak F.R.C.S.)
IJl> Vimshottari dasha if divided into eight equal parts and related
to the relevant Prastharaka ofthe tenth lord in the rashi where
he is posited can indicate good and bad trends in one's
professions. (P.C. Verma)
'
The percentages worked out in these researches are impressive.
(b) The second notable feature of these researches is that they are
composite in an innovative way. In S.N. Kapoor's paper in which
he worked out thumb rule for finding the chances of employment
or self-employment he has used Parmatmansha planets and tattwas
along with the prominent axis of planets in horoscopes which is
actually Nabhas Yogas in actual application. Three new elements
getting fused into the otherwise familiar technique of prediction
makes it a composite one.
Similarly M.N. Kedar's paper on educational pattern and Y.K.
Bansal's on general elections are composite in being a fusion of less
used elements of classical astrology into prediction. But while Kedar
takes a divergent line in making use of even Chaturvimshamshaetc.,
Bansal uses Jaimini's transits on Indian Independence and Republic
horoscopes.
(c) The inevitable third feature of these researches is that they are
multi-data based researches which lends to even a micro-research
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the scope of flexible expansion into a macro research at any time.

Actually all these features must have been used by old astrologers
without sharing them with even their students or disciples. They
made great predictions in the traditional and familiar areas and led
pure and honest lives. They had fine intuitive powers. But is
intuitive power alone enough without sound techniques?

Role of Intuition
A few gifted men have fine powers of intuition. They see the ultimate
quickly, not always, but often. In a city in northern India there is an
old astrologer who told a famous industrialist (when he told him that
he was going to buy a helicopter) that to preserve what he had would
be a miracle. Twenty years later this industrialist became a total
bankrupt and died bankrupt. But then what about the intermediate
twenty years? That gifted intuitive astrologer gave '11<1 prediction though
in the intervening twenty years this industrialist had achieved a good
deal. Similarly he told another rich man that he should have a second
son as the first born, a son, would be the cause ofhis ruin. For thirty
next years the rich man became richer. Then his son became his enemy
and there was a quarrel between father and son and the son committed
suicide. In both cases the ultimate was predicted and the intermediate
left out of astrological scrutiny.
In predicting about the immediate too intuition has a role. But how
often and how quickly does intuition function? Intuition is the voice
of God in every man which more often than not is stilled by mercenary
considerations, malicious attitudes, and of course the corruption of the
age we live in.
What then is the way out. It can be:
(a) The first step is to learn sound techniques because one or two or
three of them may suit you temperamentally. There are some
astrologers who make good predictions through transits and
Vimshottari dasha - in fact a majority. There are others who use
other dasha systems and also Ashtakavarga - they are fewer. If
both are compared, it will be seen that the percentage of success
of the latter is higher.
(b) Parashara has spoken of intellectual excellence, technical excellence
and moral excellence as being the elements of success in astrological
predictions. If moral excellence alone is stressed, the technical
deficiency remains. If technical and moral excellence are there but
no intellectual range the meaning of complex events will elude the
astrologer because he cannot 'see' it. For instance a teacher in our
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• faculty told an important man that he was seeing a big position for
him after suffering a humiliation at the hands of a woman. In the
modern political context it meant defeat in general elections by a
woman but still acquisition of a I high gubernatorial post. It
happened exactly as predicted. So the second step has to be good
life which should be generally spiritual life with emphasis on good
conduct.
(c) Then there is the intellectual equipment. In this the students we
have in Delhi Chapter One are far superior to many better known
and successfUl astrologers. The emphasis is on sound astrological
training in these techniques. The moral and intellectual excellence
is either there or not there.
A great astrologer combines in his life all the three types of
excellencies. Sub-standard astrologers know only some elementary
techniques. They are a menace to the society and are responsible for
destroying the sanctity and credibility of astrology.
Our only aim is to produce sound astrologers. Some of them may
be very good, some good, some ordinary. Our limited aim is to equip
them technically properly only. To do it they must first be convinced
that these techniques work.
If these techniques work what else have they to have? They should
pose the questions to themselves and seek an honest answer honestly
through introspection.
But we are proving that these techniques work because they are
replicable.
-K N"Rao
 Evolution of Cosmology
R N Vashistha

Gmology is the science and study of 'Cosmos', the universe or the

'Brahmanda' (~). It probes into the mystery of the origin of the
'Cosmos', its evolution with time, and its likely' end. It deals also with
the physical concepts of 'Space' (3TT<Pm) and 'Time' (~). This
knowledge concerns itself with the universal forces that drive the entire
material universe - its matter and -;-nergy (3TIT.'! ffi'<l), to enquire how
both matter(~~. \if"i'l CT ~ m<l), and the energy were originally created
and how these undergo changes and what will be their final fate. This
science has not been static since ages and its evolution with time is the
subject matter of this article.
Man has been wondering from the very ancient times about the Earth
(on which he is born and has survived), about the Sun, the Moon, the
moving pl~nets, and the relatively fixed stars, about' Space', 'Time' and
'Life' itself. Religious savants and great philosophers meditated on these
basic issues and gave their postulates.
The Holy Bible, in the first book, chapter I deals with this riddle of
'Genesis' in the following way:
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ... And
the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God
said, Let there be light; and there was light ... ·And God called
the light Day, and the darkness he called Night ... And God said,
let there be a firmament in he midst of the waters, and let it divide
the waters from the water .. . And God called the firmament
Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day
... And God said, let the waters under the heaven be gathered
together and let the dry land appear, and it was so. And God called
the dry land Earth; and gathering together of the waters called he
Seas ...
After that of course, grass, herbs, seed, fruit trees, lights in the
firmament, signs and seasons, days and years, the Moon and stars
to rule over the night, and the Sun to rule over the Day; moving
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creatures that have life; the fo.wl that may fly; whales, cattle,
creeping things, beasts of earth; and finally in His image with
dominion over the fish, the fowl, the cattle, creeping creatures; and
the male and the female, were all created in six days and were
ordained to be fruitful and multiply".
St. Augustine in his book City of God accepted the time 5000 B.C.
for the creation of the Universe, in accordance with the Book of Genesis.
It may be mentioned here that the last Ice age was around 10,000 B.C.
In other regions of the world, each people (races etc.) gave their own
version of the origin of the universe. In Bharat Varsha (present Indian
continent) rishis and great philosophers and savants, in Vedas,
Vedantas, Jyotish Shashtras, Puranas, Epics, gave their formulations as
deciphered by them in their concentrated studies. Padma Pu~ ana gives
a detailed desscription. Surya Siddhanta too gives its formulation of the
cycles of creation and dissolution of the Universes. 'Upanishadic
Cosmogony' was fully developed, linking up the 'Absolute' Brahma with
the creator Brahma, and the entire creation. dG\Jicllf.'l~ ~ ~
Chhandoyga Upanishad, III-14.1. Tajjalan' is that from which all things
spring forth, into which they are resolved; and in which they live and
have their being; that which abides in the midst of all changes. Similarly,
Svetasvataropanisbad states, That from whom we are born, in whom
do we live and have our being: ·~ cnR""i illO ~:- ~ \J11dl- vftcrrii Cli"''
11<1 'il ~:·.
So Upanishads rriake the Absolute Brahma the original cause of all
Cosmos. Our rishis had a composite view of Brahma Vidya which was
indivisible knowledge. So the divine Science would go further into
details from astronomy (the detailed structure and movement of
heavenly bodies) and its consequences, or effects or rather the very spirit
~

i.e. astrology. Jyotish consisted both of the sciences of astronomy and

astrology (and of course, Cosmology). Hence it was a Vedanga and a
divine science.
Surya Siddhanta, which was commented upon in detail by Arya
Bhatia',Jyotishacharya in 5th century. A.D. and also by Varahamihira,
gives detailed calculations of motions of planets (including Rahu), their
true places (longitudes, latitudes and declinations), physical methods
(dials, gnomon, and structures etc.), about solar and lunar eclipses, about
planetary conjunctions, about star signs and lunar Nakshatras, of
dimensions of the Earth and the Cosmic sphere, the north pole (Sumeru
mountain) with the Earth's axis. This very Surya Siddhanta gives the
following picture regarding various periods of time since the origin of
the universe:
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About 'Time' it says in Chapter I (verse 11-24): six pranas make a

vinadi; 60 vinadis, a nadi; sixty nadis make one day-night; 29 sidereal
days make a month; a solar month* is determined by the Sun's entry
into a zodiacal sign; twelve months make a year which is a day of the
gods; 360 such gods' days (i.e earth's years) make a year of the gods,
12,000 of these divine years make a maha yuga period (i.e. 4,320,000
solar years= l chaturyuga); 1000 such ages (chaturyuga) make a Kalpa,
an Aeon (a Kalpa has 4,320,000,000 solar years); A Kalpa is a day of
Brahma, and it brings about the destruction of all that exists; Brahma's
full age is 100 years. In the Puranas (refer to Vishnu Purana) this period
is called 'Para' and its half 'Parardha'; the current period is the first Aeon
of 2nd half of Brahma's life.
We may recall that in 1830's when there was raging controversy
between the Anglicists and the Orientalists about the system of
education in India, Lord Macaulay spoke very derisively of the Indian
Oriental .knowledge; he particularly referred to our cosmoloyg delving
into lakhs and crores of years. Lord Curzon, earlier, had also
contemptuously remarked that in Indian. scriptures there does not seem
to be any consideration of the Supreme Virtue of Truth.
But if we compare, for instance, the picture that is emerging from
western cosmology, after their very scientific (theoretical and experi-
mental) research, we find 'that their best estimates give the origin of the
universe with 'Big Bang' about lO to 20 billion years ago, and the
estimate ofthe Solar System (the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon having
nearly the same age) as having come into existence about 4.3 billion
years ago, which incidentally tallies with Kalpa or Brahma's day given
in Surya Siddhanta. How was Surya Siddhanta able to give this
assessment thousands ofyears ago when modern science has come to
this estimate only in the current century (only a few decades ago, in fact)?
Does it not say a lot about the marvel of ancient Indian Cosmology?
It thus appears from the above that the birth of Cosmology in India
is as ancient as the Vedic period, the birth of Upanishads and the ancient
astronomical Siddhantas like the Surya Siddhanta. Let us now examine
its growth in the West till ·rhe modern Science of Cosmology.
We have seen that in the West, the first attempt to explain the
beginning of the Cosmos was made in the Book of Genesis in the Holy
Bible. Then it passed to the domain of early philosophers. We have
noticed that St. Augustine accepted the time of Genesis as about 5000
B.C. In early Greek philosophy too, the primary impulse to thought
came from the cosmologic, and more so from Cosmogonic speculation.
The starry heavens above, the changing seasons, the astronomical
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phenomenon, impelled the natural inquirers. Aristotle tells us that the

early Greek Cosmologists conceived of their 'primary substance' -: The
Substratum - of Things. Aristotle gave his doctrine of 'Matter and
Form'. The conception of a primary 'Void' or 'Night' (like the
Upanishadic concept ofNeti or not-being) is met in the Greek 'theory
of Epimenides'.
From earlier Cosmology and Cosmogony, developed detailed
searches and observations leading to development of astronomy.
Aristarchus of Samos (B.C. 310-250) was the Greek astronomer who
did assert that the "Earth is in orbit around the Sun. Hipparchus
(150 B.C.) had noticed the slow slippage ofEquinox in the Zodiac (i.e.
the precession of equinox) though cold not explain its true cause. Of
course, the sack of Alexandria and destruction of its great library resulted
in much loss of the advanced research.
Mythology has also got a lot of astronomical knowledge. The story
-of how, at the end of the Golden Age, the Sun was displaced from his
path by Phaethon (the Sun's son) losing control of the solar chariot,
or the story of how god 'Zeus, got disgusted by the cannibalistic dish
served by 'Lykaon' and kicked over the table, actually refers to the slow
and gradual displacement of the familiar constellations marking the
vernal and autumnal equinoxes by the new constellations. During the
Golden Age, the milky way (our own galaxy), linking Gemini and
Sagittarius constellations, had coincided with the Sun's equinoticai place
(then in Gemini). Then came Phaethon's fall and the advent of the
'silver age', when Taurus (and Scorpio) dominated the Sun's equinoxes.
(Currently; the Sun's Spring equinox, around March 21, is in Pisces).
The equinox has thus regressed from its position in Gemini in
mythological eras to the current Pisces i.e. by more than 90 degrees,
corresponding to a time span of 6500 years.
There are many archaeological finds linking ancient astronomical
practices. A few may be mentioned as logical in various regions of the
world. A prehistoric observatory at Rajun-el-Hiri on Golan heights in
northern Israel, consists of several rings of stones with large markers
aligned along the Summer soli~tic pos'ition of the Sun, and other
significant events. Similarly, a solar temple of 'Amon-Ra' (the Sun God)
in Karnak (Thebes), has a stone avemue of about 500 yards, and the
structures at the sides are so arranged that most of the time the temple
was shrouded in darkness, and only once a year, at the Sun's Summer
solistic position, for a short time, the temple would be flooded with
light. I't: also coincided with the river Nile rising and giving the region
its sorely needed waters.
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Again, Stonehenge, the famous stone circle in Salisbury plain (in

England) is an ancient astronomical monument, built by beaker people
sometimes between 1800 and 1400 B.C.; the stone structure helped, to
locate the shortest and the longest (Solistice) day of the year.
1n the new world also, the Mayans (in central America) has an
astronomical tradition. When the jungles in Mexico and Guatemala
were cleared, temples and Pyramids aligned to astronomical phenom-
enon were discovered; and Dresden Codex was found which was a book
written in Mayan hands, sometimes during the first millenium after
Christ, with strange looking glyphs representing numbers and encoding
details of celestial cycles. 1n Mayan astronomy •Venus played an
important role, and its chronology starts from the conjunction of the
Moon, Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter (it occurred on May 25,482
A.D.). They followed a Venus cycle, a calendar of 260 days.
A~tronomy made scientific strides during 15th to 19th centuries,
starting with Copernicus (1473-1543 A.D.) with his Copernician model
of solar system; Kepler (1571-1639 A.D.) with his (Kepler's) laws for
planetary motion; Newton (1642-1727 A.D.) with his famous laws of
motion and universal gravitation; Gallileo, (1564-1642 A.D.) the
inventor of the telescope and the great telescope observer; Huygens
(1629-1695 A.D.) an able observer who recognised the nature of
Saturn's rings and discoverer of Titon (a Moon of Saturn); Herschel
(1738-1822 A.D.) the gr~at discoverer of the planet Uranus and many
satellites of planets, and many other theoretical and experimental
astronomers of the 19th and 20th century who with improved modern
instruments and expensive observatories made numerous observations
on stars, nebulae, supernova, galaxies, and the expanding universe.
The modern astronomers were happily making progressive discove-
ries with their firm belief in absolute Space and Time, and nature's
determinism. Suddenly their basis was knocked off by 20th century
discoveries. Albert Einstein (1879-1955 A.D.) propounded his famous
theories of Special Relativity (1905), and General Relativity (1915),
which declared that neither Space nor Time are absolute. They are inter-
related physical entities and relative to events also and have a beginning
and perhaps an end. Moreover, matter and energy are essentially and
fundamentally the same entity, controvertible from one to the other by
the famous law of E = mc 2 , (where E = energy, m = mass of matter
c =velocity of light). Further in 1924, astronomer Hubble demonstrated
the existence of many more galaxies, distances between them (measured
in lakhs of light years) progressively increasing. Thus the space itself
is continuously expanding. There also came forth the theory of'TheBig
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Bang', according to which the Universe was created about 10 to 20

billion years ago from a space as small as less than a pin head in a time
as infinitesimal as a micro-micro second. In other words, suddenly
immense energy was created at time 'zero' out of 'zero' space, out of
'nothingness', and since then times is flowing outwards, with space
expanding outwards, energy once created converting itself into matter
and matter simultaneously changing into energy to keep the stars hot.
Some stars e~plode as Supernova, and later collapse as 'neutron stars'
and 'Black Holes'. This dance of Universe goes on in a Space-Time
continuum (four-dimensional universe) between mater and energy. Will
it go on expanding forever? Some scientists say no. According to them,
after the momentum of expansion is lost, the gravitation force exerted
by the inside matter of the universe, will make it to start contracting
and it will contract for billions of years, till it will have a big collapse,
a 'Big Crunch'. The opposite of the 'Big-Bang' that generated Space,
Time, Energy and Matter. So the scientists are getting baffled with their
own scientific astronomical discoveries. Twentieth century has led
·astronomy to the era of cosmology once more. Science is. once more
merging with metaphysics and phifosophy.
Will the Big Bang (that took place billions of years ago) which
created Space, Time, Energy and Matter, and the Big Crunch that may
take place billions of years later, be a one time affair? Is it one beginning
and one end only as may be expected from the Genesis as given in the
Bible? Or is it going to be repetitive, oscillatory, or cyclic affair as
postulated in _the Upanishadic philosophies and the astronomical
siddhantas like the Surya Siddhanta and the Puranas like Vishnu Purana}
Is the void at Big Bang not the 'Sat' and 'Tat' of the Brahman (i!lll)?
Is the creation at 'Big Bang' not the coming forth of the 'Purushas'
'Prakriti' or 'Maya' as enunciated in the Upanishads ? Is it not the
coming into 'Being' of the Brahma (iltm) from the ultimate 'Non-
Being'? Are the four fundamental forces of nature not the four arms
of the Maha Shakti? Will not the modern scientists (astronomers,
physicists and cosmologists) have to finally come to the same
conclusions as our great Rishis of this 'Sanatan' land of ours? I believe
that our Cosmological philosophy will be the final answer for science.
 Education for a Career
and the Tension of Parents"
M N Kedar

cfl story I heard, may be apocryphal, that a couple went to a court of

law for a divorce and on the judge asking the~ the cause for the divorce
the reason given was that one of them wanted their son to be doctor
and the other an engineer. Such difference of opinion was intolerable.
And how old was the son, the judge asked them. Their marriage itself
was six months old.
This story illustrates the tension educated parents face these days
when they are required to take a decision about the career of their
children. Remember the changed social landscape. Hereditary profes-
sions have vanished and are vanishing. Literacy percentage today is fifty
for males and forty for females compared to ten percen't for males and
half a percent for females at the beginning of the century. India is not
merely an industrial nation but is among the ten top industrial nations
of the w~rld. And India even today has the largest number of
technocrats in the world. How keen competitive and tense career
seeking opportunities have become is well-known?.
Education and career-counselling are done best through astrology as
psychologists with their aptitude tests have nowhere succeeded in
spotting talent of students with any amount of success.
Lest it appear to be a piece of boasting, readers may prepare
astrological data as directed in this paper and proceed step by step as
shown in the practical examples. This paper is only a preliminary
approach paper which will be followed up with more. But to the extent
to which it can be used it should be.

* Readers should read and re-read this article as the writer, Mr. M.N. Kedar has guided
hundreds of children with his astrological counselling for right choice of type of
education for careers 11 Ve:ry successfully. He is revealing in this paper for the first time
part of his technique in our collective act of sharing knowledge.
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Data to be prepared
1. Prepare full horoscope with degrees, Navamsha, and Chatur-
vimshamsha.
2. Prepare the dasha-periods in detail for the relevant period of the
student's career.
3. Then mark the nakshatras in which planets are posited.
4. Mark the karakas ofJaimini.
But remember that Chaturvimshamsha can be made use of only when
the birth time noted is accurate.

Tabular Display
The above information can be displayed in a tabular form thus.

Planet Rashi Degrees Nakshatra Jaimini Karaka*

Lagna Cancer 13*32' Pushya
Sun Scorpio 6"16' Anuradha Gnati Karaka
Moon Leo 10"44' Magha Matri Karaka
Ma" Leo 10"46' Magha Bhratra Karaka
Mercury Scorpio 26"31' Jyeshtha Amatya Karaka
Jupiter Leo 27"00' U.Phalguni Atma Karaka
Venus Libra 0"36' Chitra Dara Karaka
Saturn Capricorn 7"12' U. Ashadha Putra Karaka
Rabu Aquarius 20"08' P. Bhadra
Ketu Leo 20"08' P. Phalguni

The same horoscope displayed in tabular form above should be put

into four divisional charts, Janma, Navamsha, Dashamsha and
Chaturvimshamsha.

Analysis
Why is it that a person trained in one discipline "like science ends up
in the post of an accou~tant which is entirely different from the formal
. ~

educational training he had receiv~d? In all such cases we will have to

do a complex research in education-linked-careers. But the subject
matter of this paper is only the type of education a student is likely to
get astrologically.
A brief discussion of the above-given horoscope is being done to
show the method being followed.

* The planets beginning with highest degree, are Atma Karaka, Amatya Karaka, Bhratra
Karak:a, Matri Karaka, Putra Karaka, Gnati Karaka and Darn Karaka in decending
order.
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Rahu Rashi
Lagna
Nov. 21, 1932
22:24 hrs 1ST
Delhi Moon
Saturn Jupiter
Male
~Iars Keru

Sun
Venus
!Mercury

Saturn Rahu

Mercury Moon
Mars
Navamsha
Sun

lr
Ketu
Jupiter Lagna Venus

Mercury Jupiter

Ketu Lagna
Dashamsha
Rahu

Moon
Sun Mars Venus
Saturn

Moon
Mars Lagna
Mercury Jupiter

Chatur-
vimshamsha
Venus

Saturn
Sun Keru
Rahu
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(a) The fourth house (house of education) has Venus in his own house
in the nakshatra of Mars aspected _by Saturn:
(b) There is Budhaditya yoga in the fifth house of Mars aspected by
Mars. There is exchange of 2nd and 5th lords i.e. Mars and the
Sun have exchanged their houses.
The native, a science student, could not go higher and could not make
a medical career but instead is stuck up in the accounts. department.
Such strange twists in careers are quite common now.
But instead of discussing this horoscope in detail, the principles
applicable for finding out the educational pattern are being outlined here
for the discussion of other horoscopes.

PATTERN REVEALED BY HOROSCOPE

A horoscope should be examined to find out:
(a) The level of education promised in the horoscope.
(b) Ere~, if any, in education and its re-continuation.
(c) Start of period of earning with break in education or otherwise.
(d) The type of education should be examined in depth.
(e) The financial position of parents is examined to ascertain whether
in such institutions where capitation amount or fee of substantial
amounts is demanded, the parents can afford to pay it.
Yogas
(a) Buddhaditya Yoga - It is well-known. The stronger the yoga the
better it is.
(b) Shankha Yoga - If lord of fifth and sixth are in kendras from each
other, with a strong lagna lord, it promises good education.
(c) Saraswati Yoga - Ifthe three well-known benefics, Jupiter, Venus
and Mercury occupy Lagna, the second, the fourth, the fifth, the
seventh, the ninth, the tenth houses singly or jointly it again
promises good education. '
(d) Budh.Yoga- Jupiter in Lagna, the Moon in a kendra, Rahu in 2nd
from the Moon, the Sun and Mars in 3rd from Rahu. Promises
knowledge of many sciences and intelligence.
Planets
Jupiter- A karaka for education. A strong Jupiter, well-placed, exalted,
in own house, in Kendra or fifth house, or with the lord of the fifth
house in the ninth is an excellent combination for very good education.
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Mercury - Mercury in kendra, in own house or exalted is good. In

the fourth house Mercury is good for intellectual development and
literary attainments.
Lagna and Lagna Lord- The strength of lagna and lagna lord is of
primary importance as ill-health ruins everything. (Note: afflicted
planets, particularly benefics, are detrimental to pursuit of education).

Houses
Having seen Yogas, planets, the third point for our scrutiny should be
three houses namely, the second, the fourth and the fifth. •
The Second House
A student's ability to retain mentally what he is taught and his powers of
expression should be judged from the second house and the second lord.
The Fourth House
The fourth house is not merely for acquisition of learning but for the
type of such learning. For instance many texts give different qualities
to different planets; Venus-music, Mercury-education, the Sun and the
Moon-political science, psychology and metaphysics, the Sun and
Mercury-proficiency in Mathematics, Venus with the Sun or Mercury-
poetical instincts; the Sun and Mars-logic.
A thorough examination of the fourth house and the fourth lord
reveals the type of education.
The Fifth House
The fifth house is the house of creative faculties, Poorva punya, and
shows the level of education.
The favourable combinations are: the fifth lord and house between
benefics; the fifth lord in the ninth house. Mercury powerfully disposed,,
5th lord well posited or associated.

Navamsha
Now examine the Navamsha positions thus:
(a) The N avamsha position of the fifth lord;
(b) The lord of Navamsha rashi of Mercury should be well placed in
Kendra or Trikona from the Lagna, and associated with fifth lord.
(c) The lords ofNavamsha rashi, the fifth lord and Jupiter are placed
in kendra.or trikona in the birth horoscope.

Tattwa
It is well known that rashis are Co-related with Agni (fiery) Prithvi
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(earthy) Vayu (airy) and Jala (water) tattwas. To avoid the paper from
growing lengthy, discussion about it is not being done. It can be seen
that tattwas and other characteristics of rashis leave their unmistakable
print on the nature and type of education.

Ancillary Factors
The third house for ability to work hard, the ninth house for higher
education and a good tenth house and tenth lord, together with the
nakshatras in which the concerned planets are posited are the ancillary
factors to be taken into account.

Recapitulation
Among so many factors considered in this paper, the main are: four
yogas, karakas, planets, houses, tattwas and nakshatras.
The case studies being taken up here can be understood easily if the
scheme as outlined here is followed. 'It is:
(a) Apply the five factors mentioned before, to:
The birth horoscope, Navamsha and Chaturvimshamsha,
(b) Time the required event by working-out the Vimshottari dasha
upto sub-sub period,
(c) Transit at that time (during the period of education).
Before illustrations are taken up it must be stressed that desh a
(country) kaal a (the times in which we live) and paatra (the specific
background of the consultor) are the important factors that must be kept
in view prominently.

ILLUSTRATION ONE

Now the first point: Yogas for education

Examine Jupiter, Mercury and Venus and fourth and fifth lords. Out
of these Mercury in fifth with the Sun forming Budhaditya yoga and
in exaltation aspected by Jupiter; Venus in kendra from Lagna and
Jupiter and in the fourth house reveals good deal of promise. Jupiter(R)
;viii work from Aries as well, but as· it is, there is an Adhi-yoga from
the Moon and also from lagna.
Stamina to work bard. Make a two-fold analysis: Mars in the third house,
third lord the Moon in 6th and a sequence of good dashas will give
to the native the stamina to work hard and also success.
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Illustration One
Birth details : October 7, 1964; 21:30 hrs IST; Delhi.

Lagna 24'33' Mars 20'10' Venus 8'50'

Sun 21'03' Mercury 14'57' Saturn (R) s•31'
Moon 14'33' Jupiter (R) 1'54' Rahu 2'23'

Vimshottari dasha balance Rahu 7.v-4ms-9d

Lagna
Jupiter Rahu
(R)
Karak-
Saturn Rashi amsha
!Rl Oct. 7, 1954 Mars
21:30 hrs IST
Delhi Venus
Male

Sun
Ketu Moon Mercury

Ketu Mercury Venus

Moon Sun

Navamsha
Jupiter
Lagna
Mars

Saturn Rahu

Venus Mercury

Lagna Moon
Chatur-
Virashamsha
Jupiter

Sun Rahu
Mars
Saturn Ketu
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Examination of the fourth and fifth houses and their lords
Now come _to the crux of the problem. The fourth house has Venus
aspected by the ninth and the tenth lord Saturn, while the fourth lord
with Mercury in the fifth house aspected by Jupiter enhances all good
promises.
Two planets needing good examination, Mercury and Jupiter are
favourable. Mercury is best placed. Jupiter (R) in enemy's house being
retrograde will also act from Mesha giving a Gaja-Kesari yoga from
Mesha and Adhi-yoga from Vrisha. There is soundness and strength
in the horoscope.

From the Moon

Make a similar examination from the Moon. The five-eleven axis
between Saturn and Venus is most promising. Just as there is Saturn
in the tenth from lagna, there is Mars in the tenth from the Moon and,
though debilitated, it acqui~es directional strength."

The over-all assessment

The dasha sequence is promising, as are the yogas. Good education will
have to be predicted in this case.

Type ofEducation
In the fourth house Venus in the nakshatra of Ketu aspected by Saturn
who is in the 'nakshatra of Mars emphasises technical education. The
fourth lord Sun and the fifth lord Mercury in the nakshatra of the Moon
representing water, draws the native to chemistry.

Jaimini Astrology
Karakamsha 1 is Cancer with Mars in it aspected2 by J~piter and Saturn.
Cancer is again a watery sign. Mars is the fifth anq tenth lord from
Karakamsha· aspected by Saturn who also aspects the tenth house from
Karakamsha. The fourth house from Karakamsha has the Moon and
is aspected by Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Fourth lord Venus in Leo is
aspected by the Mobrf .. The fifth house is aspected by Mars. Fifth lord
Mars is aspected by Jupiter and Saturn.

1. Karakamsha is the sign where the Atma Karaka is posited in the Navamsha.
2. In Jaimini, a movable sign aspects all fixed signs, except the adjacent one; a fixed
sign aspects all movable.signs except the adjacent one and all dual signs aspect each
other.
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The predominant emphasis is on the technical side.- Now see

Navamsha in two ways:
(a) (i) How is the fourth lord of birth horoscope (the Sun) placed here?
It is in a watery sign Cancer, aspected by Jupiter and Mars.
(ii) Now examine the fourth house and the fourth lord of
Navamsha independently. Here you find Saturn exchanging
places with an exalted Mars.,
(b) (i) The fifth lord Mercury is posited in Taurus N avamsha aspected
by Saturn.
(ii) The fifth lord of Navamsha, Jupiter, is posited with Mars and
aspected by Sun and Saturn.
Must it be emphasised that Navamsha confirms what the birth
horoscope reveals?
(c) Again see Chaturvimshamsha in two ways - the di~position of the
fourth and fifth lord of the birth horoscope here and then the fourth house
and its lord in Chaturvimshansha as though it was an independent
chart. Here again the influences of Saturn, Sun and Rahu-Ketu are
visible. On the fifth house, also the Sun, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu
excert their influence.

Conclusion
The type of education this native will get is science because the fourth
and fifth houses show influences ofMars, Saturn, the Sun, Rahu/Ketu
predominant! y.
Note : What is being emphasised throughout is that the fourth house
reveals the type of eduction and the fifth bouse the educational inclinations.
If they are in harmony there are few conflicts or no conflicts in educational
career. If they conflict, deeper probe is necessary into the horo!cope which can
be discussed in some other paper.

·Final Conclusion
What has been presented here is a case study of a prediction given. The
empHatic role of the Moon took the boy in chemical engineering in the
Mahadasha of Jupiter (in the nakshatra of the fourth lord the Sun) and
the antardasha of Venus in the fourth house of the Sun and nakshatra
of Ketu again technical.
The boy competed in I.I.T. examination and secured a high position.
Examination of his professional ·prospects can be done easily by
examining relevant houses.
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ILLUSTRATION TWO
Treat this horoscope as one of a promise of technical education which
could have been ruined but for some other helpful factors. See the
horoscope.
Briefly the analysis done.as in the previous case is as follows: Jupiter,
Mercury, Venus, exchange of second and ninth lord and Ketu in the
third house etc. show the ability of the boy to work with Rahu dasha
(in the ninth) coming at an appropriate time.

Analysis
The fourth house receives the aspect of Mars but the fourth lord though
in the house of Saturn is in the nakshatra of Jupiter, in the Navamsha
of Mercury and in the Chaturvimshamsa of Mercury, in one case
receiving the aspect of the Sun in the other of Saturn. The weight is
towards the technical but there are obstructions as will be clear.
The fifth lord Mars in the nakshatra of Ketu aspects his house
together with the exalted Moon from Vrisha.
Aspects of Mercury and Venus on Jupiter add to the weight of non-
technical education but then Jupiter in the rashi of the Sun and in the
nakshatra of Ketu is capable of tilting the balance in favour of the
technical but with extra efforts. Ketu in the third house and three planets
in ninth house show why and how the extra-efforts will succeed and
luck will favour him.
Make a similar examination from the Moon. Jupiter in the fourth
in the nakshatra of Ketu and the focus of techn'ical planets Rahu/Ketu
the Sun and Saturn again show technical education, as far as the fifth
house is concerned.

Special Feature
Now notice here the fourth lord is directly connected with twelfth lord
(far off place) and ninth lord (helpful father); the native completed his
engineering course from South India and later went to USA for higher
studies. Did MC and is doing job now.

Notable
Some notable points emerge out from the discussion done so far. They
are:
(a) Mars, Saturn, Ketu and the Sun if connected with the fourth and
fifth houses, through aspects, nakshatra etc., incline one towards
technical education.
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Illustration Two
Birth cletaib : April 2, 1968; 14:21 hrs 1ST; Delhi.
Lagna 23"43' Mars 10"33' Venus 28"33'
Sun 19"16' Mercury 28"49' Saturn 21"37'
Moon 7"39' Jupiter (R) 3*01' Rahu 25"11'

Virnshottari dasha balauce : Rahu ly-{)m-21d.

Sarum
Sun Mars Moon Kank-
Rahu amsha

Venus Ruhi
v
Lagna
Mercury April 2, 1968
14:21 hrs 1ST
Delhi Jupiter
Male

Ketu

Venus
Moon Jupiter
Mercwy

Lagna Mars
Rahu
NIVUIIsha
Sa rum Ketu

Sun

Keru
Mars Venus
Rahu

Mercury
Charur-
vinuhamsha
Lagna
Moon

Sa rum Jupiter
Sun
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(b) .Planets show the specific inclination thus; Mercury (mathematics),
Venus (sophisticated things and chemicals) and combination of
both incline towards engineering but the stronger of the two will
prevail. Here the strength of the planet must be seen.
(c) Now if it is to be clinched see here Jupiter is aspecting the fourth
lord from Lagna and is in the fourth house from the Moon and
is thus influencing the significance of the fourth house. Now Jupiter
is in the rashi of the Sun and nakshatra of Ketu .. It thus becomes
doubly technical.
(d) Further clinching can be done with the help of Karakamsha which
is Mithuna in this case. From here the fourth and tenth houses have
Saturn, the Sun, Rahu and Ketu influences only while the tenth
lord Jupiter in the rashi of the Sun is aspected by Mars.
This is a case study of actual prediction given to a boy over a period
of nearly five years, stage by stage and he is now on the verge of making
a good career with a foreign degree. He had gone through some lean
patches but his capacity to work hard and the luck factor finally proved
helpful.

Solve the Problem

After giving case-studies of actual predictions given we are giving some
more horoscopes on which successful predictions were given. But
instead of analysing them only some useful facts are being given. Apply
the given principles and analyse the horoscopes yourself.
Case No.1
This· horoscope with ~ries Lagna is of a girl who has gone to Russia
for technical education.
Case No.2
The second horoscope with Libra Lagna is a student who has done
MBBS from Delhi.
Case Nos. 3 to 5
The next three horoscopes are of students who have gone to South India
where they got admission in engineering courses after paying capitation
fees.

OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

In Delhi we have the opportunity of seeing the horoscopes of some very
successful, prosperous and outstanding persons and their children wlio
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are good in studies and have the resources alsc to go in for higher
education. Besides, the foreigners who have consulted us have always
wondered how it is that through Vedic astrology such educational
pattern can be seen so clearly together with inclinations while the best
of psychiatrists in the West are still groping in the dark with their
aptitude tests. An English-knowing Russian girl was asked by one of
us whether she was an author, poetess, photographer and linguist all
rolled in one. She was not merely surprised but remarked that if in the
West they could spot such talents, with so much facility, they would
become world figures for such a research while Indian astrologers have
been predicting with such a high percentage of success with minimum
or no publicity or recognition of such super-fine aptitude tests.
The future use of astrology, which is the real science of the future, is of
career-guidance essentially in the growing competitive world, of course not
without pointing out periods oflean patches and occasional upsets which is
what life is.
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Case No. I : Girl went to Russia for technical education.

Birth details :July 17, 1973; 1:28 hrs. 1ST; Hyderabad

Posited in rashi Jaimini

Planets Longitudes Nakshatra in charts Karaka
Birth Navam- Omturvim-
sha shamsha
Sun 0'37'41" PunarvaSu 4 4 4 DK
Moon 15'25'37" Sravana 10 2 4 MK
Mars 22'41'00" Revati 12 10 10 AmK
Mer. (R) 6'10'29" Pushya 4 5 8 PK
Jup. (R) 15'26'58" Sravana 10 2 4 BK
Venus 26*31'00" Ashlesha 4 11 AK
Saturn 4'39'31" Mrigashira 3 8 8 GK
Rahu 14'17'34" Purvashadha 9 5 4
Ketu 14'17'34" Ardra 3 11 10
Lagna 27'11'26" Krittika 9 2

Case No.2 Student who has passed M.B.B.S.

Posited in rashi Jaimini

Planets Longitudes Nakshatra in charts Karaka
Bitfu Navam- Chaturvim-
sha shamsha
Sun 12'38' Sravana 10 2 DK
Moon 26'59' Satbhisha 10 6 AmK
Mars (R) 25'05' Ashlesha 4 11 12 BK
Mer (R) ' 29'26' U. Ashadha 9 9 4 AK
Jupiter 20'46' P. Bhadra 11 9 PK
Venus 25'00' Jyestha 8 11 11 MK
Saturn 19'33' Sravana 10 3 7 GK
Rahu 6'18' Pushya 4 5 9
Ketu 6'18' U. Ashadha 10 II 9
Lagna 3'42' U. Phalguni 6 11 7
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Case No. 3 : Electrical Engineering

Birth details: January 18, 1970; 23:54 hrs 1ST; Delhi.
Lagna 6'35' Mars 1'05' Venus 2'09'
Sun 4'32' Mercury (R) .13'17' Saturn 8'49~

Moon 23'32'- Jupiter 10'55' Rahu 19'25'

Vimshottari dasha balance : Mars 6y-1 Om- 22d
Dasha at the time of admission : Rahu-Ketu

Mars Saturn Moon

Rahu
Ruhi
Sun K2nlc-
Venus arnsha
Mercury Kctu
Lagna
Jupiter

Rahu Mercwy Saturn

Sun Mars
Navamllha
Jupiter Moon
Venus

Lagna Ketu

Sa tum Jupiter

Merc:Wy
Chatur-
vinuhunsha
Lagna Venus
Moon Mars
'
Ketu
Sun
Rahu
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Case No.4: Computer Engineering
Birth Details : December 14, 1970; 22:10 hrs 1ST; Delhi.
Lagna 1"43' Mars 11"3T Venus 19"50'
Sun 28"48' Mercury 18"57' Saturn (R) 23*26'
Moon 20"31' Jupiter 0"41' Rahu 2"19'
Vimshottari dasha balance : Jupiter 15y-4m-17d
Dasha at the time of admission : Saturn-Saturn

Saturn Moon

·Rahu
Ruhi
Lagna
Ketu

Mercury Jupiter Man

Sun Venus

·Venus Lagna
Sun Moon
Ketu

Jupiter
Nllftmlha
Mars

Saturn Rahu Mercury

Man Sun

Saturn Jupiter
C1atur-
YimabiiiiiJha

Lagna
Moon Mercury Venus Rahu
Keru
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Case No. 5 : Mechanical Engineering

Birth Details : June 16, 1970; 8:50 hrs IST; Delhi.
Lagna 15"33' Mars 15"41' Venus 5"51'
Sun 1"08' Mercury 10"24' Saturn 24"04'
Moon 17"08' Jupiter (R) 2"42' Rahu 12"11'
Vimshottari dasha balance : Rahu 3y-!Om-13d
Dasha at the time of admission : Jupiter-Rahu

Mars
Saturn Mercury Sun

Lagna
Rahu
Venus
Ruhi
Ketu

Jupiter
Moon

Moon Mercury

Mars Ketu
Navamsha
Rahu Venus

Lagna Jupiter
Saturn Sun

Saturn Rahu
Mercury Keru

Lagna
Chatur-
vimshamsha Sun
Mars

Venus Jupiter Moon

 Service or Self-employment?
Test the Thumb-Rules
S N Kapoor

'f\decisioh was taken by us that Jyotish Visharad students should

produce a research collectively under Kusum Shanna, herself a Jyotish
Visharad from our first batch, and now a teacher. It was not to be a
paper but series of papers discussing different aspects of the subject
chosen, which was wide and unusual, 'Professional Inclinations'. The
question was posed by Mr. K.N. Rao. How is it that a person with a
training and an academic background of humanities lands in semi-
technical service like the Indian Audit and Accounts Service or even
a service like the Police Service for which he may not be suited
temperamentally?
_.lathe seminar I was to be the only teacher to share the stage and
that too after the students had presented their papers and Kusum
Sharma had moderated it.
I posed a question before the audience. Should not professional
inclination also meafJ "inclination towards employment under someone, in
some body, private or public or government service on the one hand and self-
employment on the other?
The audience showed warm response to my question and I offered
them a tentative thumb-rule, 'IfS or more planets are in six houses from
7th to 12th or fi·om lOth to 3rd, the native is likely to be self-employed.' At
that stage I gave them only one 'modification' of the thumb rule: :The
thumb rule may not make one to be self employed iffunctionally malefic
Saturnine influence is found on the Moon, on the 1Oth lord, the 1Oth house,
Lagna or the Lagna lord.' The above was based on a study of 20 charts
- 10 of self-employed and 10 of service class persons, given in
Annexure-A and B as any study, to avoid any bias, must take into
consideration two contrasting situations. This rule was found effective
in 9 out of 10 self-employed persons and conversely on 8 out of 10
service class persons indicating 80% applicability.
At this stage I would just request everyone to appreciate the
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application of the above rule first, without applying further modifica-

tions. About other modifications, we will discuss later.

Illustrations - Self Employed

Given here are some illustrations to enable one to appreciate the efficacy
of the rule. In Chart l, you will find that there are seven planets from
7th to 12th house namely Venus, Rahu, Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Moon,
and Mars. The native is a Supreme Court Advocate, never joined any
service except that he worked for few days as a junior in the chamber
of another Senior advocate. Thus, the first part of the rule applies in
this case very well. Vargottama Saturn, placed in its own sign is 5th lord.
Therefore it aspect on the Moon is not malefic.
In Chart 5, you will find that there are six planets from lOth house
to 3rd house namely Venus, Mars, Sun, Mercury, Moon and Ketu. Here
.Saturn is 9th lord in its own sign. The native is a well established
businessman.

Need for further modifications

But the above rule did not apply to Chart 9, a jeweller. In this case there
are only two planets Rahu and Moon from 7th to 12th house and there

Venus Sun
Rahu Mercury Jupiter
(R)

Chart 1 Moon.
April 26, 1931 Mars
1-----1 15:23 hn 1ST I---f
Saturn Lat. 26:51N
Long. 80:56E

Lagna
Keru

Planets Rashi Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Virgo Prithvi u. Phalguni-2 Sun
Sun Aries Agni Ashwini-4 Ketu
Moon Cancer Jala Ashlesha-2 Mercury
Mars Cancer Jala Pushya-4 Saturn
Mercury (R) Aries Agni Bharani-2 Venus
Jupiter Gemini Vayu Punarvasu-1 Jupiter
Venus Pisces Jala U. Bhadrapada-2 Saturn
Saturn Capricorn Prithvi U. Shadha-2 Sun
Rahu Pisces Jala Revati-2 Mercury
Ketu Virgo Prithvi Hasta-4 Moon
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Sun
Venu's Mars Mercwy Lagna

Chart 5 Moon
Saturn
May 20, 1934 Ketu
8:30 hrs 1ST
Rahu Lat. 34:6N
Long. 74:48E

Jupiter
(R)

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Gemini Vayu Ardra-4 Rahu
Sun Taurus Prithvi Krittika-3 Sun
Moon Cancer Jala Ashlesha-1 Moon
Mars Aries Agni Krittika-1 Sun
Mercury Taurus Prithvi Rohini-2 Moon
Jupiter (R) Virgo Prithvi Hasta-4 Moon
Venus Pisces Jala Revati-2 Mercury
Saturn Aquarius Vayu Dhanishtha-4 Mars
Rahu Capricorn Prithvi Shravana-4 Moon
Ketu Cancer Jala Ashlesha-2 Mercury

Jupiter Rahu Moon

Sun
Mercury Chart 9
(R) March 1, 1928
23:39 hrs 1ST
Mars Lat. 26:50N
Venus Long. 80:54E

Lagna
Saturn
Ketu

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Scorpio Jala Vishakha-4 Jupiter
Sun Aquarius Vayu· Satbhisha-4 Rahu
Moon Gemini Vayu Pu narvasu- 1 Jupiter
Mars Capricorn Prithvi Uttarashada-4 Sun
Mercury (R) Aquarius Vayu Dhanishtha-4 Mars
Jupiter Pisces Jala U. Bhadrapada-4 Saturn
Venus Capricorn Prithvi Sravana-3 Moon
Saturn Scorpio Jala Jyeshtha-3 Mercury
Rahu Taurus Prithvi Rohini-4 Moon
Ketu Scorpio Jala Jyeshtha-2 Mercury
 35

were only four planets Ketu, Saturn, Venus and Mars from lOth to 3rd
house. Here Saturn is in J yeshtha nakshatra, in exchange with exalted Mars
and aspected by Jupiter. Thus it has lost all its maleficence. See five planets
are in nakshatra of Parmatmansha planets.

Illustrations - Service Class

Besides this very rule is found applicable in the charts of three persons
who belonged to service class. 1n the case of Chart 11, belonging to
Indian Economic Service Lady Officer, there are in all seven planets
fr'om lOth to 3rd namely Jupiter, Rahu, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Sun and
Mercury. But Saturn is responsible for service as Saturn is Akaraka,
Maraka and is debilitated in N avamsha. It is not aspected by any natural
benefic in this case. Such a Saturn is aspecting the lOth house and lOth
lord both.
. Similarly in Chart 12 belonging to lAS Officer, there are six planets
from lOth to 3rd house namely Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Sun, Rahu and
Saturn. But Saturn is responsible for service as Saturn is aspecting the
Moon in shatru rashi, unaspected by any natural benefic.
Still further in the case of Chart 13, belonging to Retired High Court
Judge, there were seven planets from 10th to 3rd house namely Rahu,

Moon Ketu

Sun Chart 11
Mercury Feb. 22, 1958
3:45 hn
Venus Lat. 30:56N
Long. 75:52E

Lagna Jupiter
Mars (R)
Saturn R:ahu

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Sagittarius Agni Moola-4 Ketu
Sun Aquarius . Vayu Satbhisha-1 Rahu
Moon Pisces Jala U. Bhadrapada-4 Saturn
Mars Sagittarius Agni Purvashadha-2 Venus
Mercury Aquarius Vayu Dhanishtha-3 Mars
Jupiter (R) Libra Vayu Swati-1 Rahu
Venus Capricorn Prithvi Uttarashada-4 Sun
Saturn Sagittarius Agni Mooh-1 Ketu
Rahu Libra Vayu Swati-1 Rahu
Ketu Aries Agni Ashwini-3 Ketu
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Ketu

Mars Chart 12
Oct. 13, 1956
6:00 hrs
Lat. 28:00N Venus
Moon
Long. 19:0E Jupiter

Saturn ~Lagna
Sun
IWtu
Merc:ury
Planets Rashi
Lagna Virgo Prithvi Hasta-4 Moon
Sun Virgo Prithvi Chitra-1 Mars
Moon CaJ?ricorn Prithvi Uttarashadha-4 Sun
Mars Aquarius Vayu Satbhisha-4 Rahu
Mercury Virgo Prithvi U. Phalguni-4 Sun
Jupiter Leo Agni U. Phalguni-1 Sun
Venus Leo Agni P. Phalguni-1 Venus
Saturn Scorpio Jala Anuradha-2 Saturn
Rahu Scorpio Jala Anuradha-1 Saturn
Ketu Taurus Prithvi Krittika-3 Sun

Ketu Moon

Chart 13
Nov. 10, 1922
11:04 hrs
Lat. 28:57N
Mars Long. 76:38E

Mercwy
Venus IWtu
Lagna Sun
(R) Jupiter Saturn

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Sagittarius Agni Poorvashadha-3 Venus
Sun Libra Vayu Vishakha-2 Jupiter
Moon Gemini Vayu Punarvasu-3 Jupiter
Mars Capricorn Prithvi Shravana-2 Moon
Mercury Libra Vayu Swati-1 Rahu
Jupiter Libra Vayu Swati-2 Rahu
Venus (R) Scorpio Jala Anuradha-4 Saturn
Saturn Virgo Prithvi Hasta-4 Moon
Rahu Virgo Prithvi u. Phalguni-3 Sun
Ketu Pisces Jala U. Bhadrapada-1 Jupiter
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Saturn, Mercury, Jupiter, Sun, Venus and Mars. Here Saturn aspects
the Moon. Saturn is a Maraka and is not aspected by any benefic. It
is placed in lOth house and spoils 1Oth from Lagna as well as the Moon
by its tenth aspect. Hence service.
Thus the rule is found working very well in 9 cases out of 10 cases
of self-employed, indicating 90 per cent result. In the case of three
service class, the first part of the rule did not apply at all, second part
of the rule did apply only in three cases and that too belonged to a High
CourtJudge, I.A.S., and an I.E.S. Officer. It would mean that the rule
works in 70 per cent cases of service class persons. Seeing the probability
the percentage of the result of the rule making one to be Self-Employed
or in Service, must be rated very high. But we were not satisfied. We
wanted still more precision and that required certain other modifications
in the rule.
It may be mentioned that the rule which is being given here after
modifications, has been found very effective in over 97% cases in the
lecture at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan by over 100 persons belonging to the
Service and Self-employed classes. Five persons claimed that the
modified rule did hot apply. Out of these 5, two were convinced that
rule did apply, leaving 3 cases to be reconsidered. In two cases students
had not noted that Saturn was retrograde and if it was assumed that
it would give effect of previous rashi or house, then the rule did apply.
Tqus only one case was left. We would revert back to that case at
appropriate stage. Thus blind test was applied at random.
Factors to be considered
For proper appreciation of the modified rule, one has to undertake
following stepwise exercise:
(a) Number of planets (i) from 7th to 12th house and (ii) from lOth
to 3rd house (iii) from 4th to 6th house;
(b) Position of Saturn - whether Gocharasth and/or Karaka or
Agocharasth and/or Akaraka;
(c) Position of Parmatmansha planets in 3 zones as in (a) above;
(d) Planetary Avastha- exaltation, debilitation etc. ofLagna lord and
lOth lord;
(e) Rashi and Nakshatra position of all the planets to know tattwas
governing the planets.
(f) Dasha, antardasha and pratyantar dasha at the relevant time.
Though in random test, results are very high even in the first step, yet
for the purpose of precise prediction, each step is important.
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Puma Parmatmansha Planets : What they are? And Why?

The Sun, the Moon, Mars and Rahu are Puma Parmatmansha while
Buddhadi planets (Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and Ketu) are
Jeevams Samanvit Parmatmansha planets. One must study Chapter 2
of Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra to appreciate the importance attached
to the distinction and difference between two classes of planets, causing
two kind of Avatars - Poorna Parmatmansha Avatars manifesting with
the causation of the Sun, the Moon, Mars and Rahu and other 'Jeevams
Samanvit Avatars' manifesting with the causation of other planets.
Rama Avatar, Krishna Avatar, N arasimha Avatar and Varah Avatar are
manifestations of energies primarily emanating from the Sun, the
Moon, Mars and Rahu respectively and they are said to be Poorna
Parmatmansha Avatars. Maharishi Parashar wanted to lay emphasis on
this aspect, it could not be irrelevant. Only we failed to notice it - the
root cause of all kinds of aishwarya. If they are stronger, well placed
and well connected as compared to others, they would conferpra!>h•4ta
while others in increasing order lead to dependence on and
subordination to others.
One would appreciate that planets in visible half give better result
and visible half mean 6 houses from 7th to 12th. Similarly planets nearer
to Lagna affect it more favourably, for it appears to be the logic behind
'Tatkalik Maitri'. The Sun and Mars became dig bali in lOth house.
Rahu in 11th is also said to be well placed. The Moon in lOth has also
been praised in classical works.
Now see the position of these Parmatmansha planets in the first five
charts of self-employed in houses from 7th to 12th.
House where Parmatmansha
Planets posited
Chart Sun Moon Mars Rahu No. of other Total planets
No. planets • from 7th to 12th
8 11 II 7 3 7
2 9 7 8 II 3 7
3 10 9 9 8 2 6
4 9 11 12 (3) 4 7
5 12 (2) Ii 8 3 6
Thus in first 5 charts out of20 (4 planets x 5 charts) Parmatmansha
factors, 18 have been found in between 7th to 12th houses i.e. 90%.
But in rest of the cases, this worked only to the extent of 45%. See
it from another angle. In Chart 6, the Sun is in its own nakshatra,
Krittika; the Moon in Hasta and Rahu and Mars in Poorvashadha.
 39
Venus-is in turn in Mrigshira. In this case, except one, all the planets
arc connected with nakshatras of Parmatmansha planets - six directly
and two by nakshatrik exchange and being dispositor.
In Chart 7, four planets are in the nakshatras of Parmatmansha
planets and dispositors of Rahu and Mars are also in these stars. In
Chart 8, five planets are in these nakshatras including Rahu's dispositor.
In Chart 9, five planets are there and dispositor of two others Saturn
and Ketu is in the star of Mars. In Chart 10 again five planets are in
these stars and dispositor of other three, Jupiter is in the star of Mars.
So there is certainly predominant effect of these Parmatmansha planets
alongwith the effect of the basic rule in its both facets.
However, it may be noted here that in ten charts of service class, out
offorty Parmatmansha factors, fifteen were in 4th, 5th and 6th houses;
six in 7th, 8th and 9th houses; six in lOth, 11th, and 12th; and thirteen
in 1st, 2nd and 3rd houses. Thus in bright and visible half, there were
only 12 out of 40 - at against 25 such factors in the case of self-
employed.
These two rules taken together were found applicable in three cases
of service class - two Class-! Officers and one High Court Judge. Then
how to distinguish them from the self-employed, is the question. This
led to second modification relating to Saturn, being karaka of service
and servant both.

Day & Night Births vs. Self-employment & Service

This study is leading to an interesting inference that propensity of self
employment is high in case of day birth as compared to night births.
This inference arises from the fact that in the group of self-employed
horoscopes, the Sun is present in the brighter half in six out of ten cases,
whereas in the group of service class horoscopes, the Sun is present in
the brighter half in three out of 10 cases. So the ration is 3:2 for self-
employment and 3:7 for service.
Second inference in this respect is that birth between sunset and
midnight are prone to give service in view of presence of the Sun in
6th, 5th and 4th in four cases of service class as compared to two in
cases of self employed. Here the ratio of self-employment appears to
be 1 : 4 and for service 2 : 3.
This needed further modifications for better precision.

Saturn for Service and/or Servants

This problem led to a further study and a handy solution. Though one
can not be sure that it would give IOO% result, yet certainly it would
40

not be below 90%. Aspect or conjunction of a malefic Saturn on the

Moon, the Sun, 'lOth lord and the lOth house is prone to give service,
subject to other conditions.
In all the ten cases of service class this rule applied. It also explains
why in exceptional case (Chart 21) and cases ofRajiv Gandhi (Chart 22)
and Dr. Nagendra Singh (Chart 23), natives had to join service. In
Rajiv's case, Saturn was aspecting the Sun, the Moon and lOth lord
Venus. In the case of Dr. Singh, Saturn is aspecting the Moon.
However, Yoga Karaka and strong Saturn's influence is prone to give
self-employment either from the very beginning or later after doing
service and may make a native even self-employed. But even Saturn in
nakshatra of Parmatmansha planets has been found to give at least good
service. Take the case of Rajiv Gandhi, Saturn was in Aridra. In he case
of Dr. Nagendra Singh, it is Rohini. In the case of Dr. B.V. Raman
(Chart 24), Saturn in Rohini made him self-employed.
To decide whether a planet is likely to be beneficial or not, one must
apply at least basic rule of Sarvarth Chintamani that Gocharastha
planets give good result while Agocharastha bad. Planets in exaltation,
in mooltrikona and which are neither combust nor placed in 6th, 8th
or 12th house are Gocharastha. So only Gocharastha Saturn (and not

IUhu

Chart 21
Exceptional
Dec. 23, 1948
22:53 hrs Lagna
Delhi Sarum
Sun Man
Jupill:r Venus Ketu Moon
Mercury

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Leo Agni Purvaphalguni-2 Venus
Sun Sagittarius Agni. Moola-3 Ketu
Moon Virgo Prithvi Hasta-2 Moon
Mars Sagittarius Agni Uttarashadha-1 Sun
Mercury Sagittarius Agni Purvashadha-1 Venus
Jupiter Sagittarius Agni Punrashadha-1 Venus
Venus Scorpio Jala Anuradha-3 Saturn
Saturn Leo Agni Magha-4 Ketu
Rahu Aries Agni Ashwini-4 Ketu
Ketu Libra Vayu Swati-2 Rahu
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debilitated or combust or placed in 6th, 8th and 12th house) can give
good result from the angle of career.

Tattwas
Agni + Vayu for Self-Employment; Prithvi +!ala for Service
We must be slightly more specific. In cases of self-employed, out of 10
cases, the Sun was found in 3 cases in agni tattwa rashis (1-5-9); while
not in a single case out of 10 service class charts the Sun was found
in the agni tattwa rashis.

Saturn

Chart 22

~v.:
Rajiv Ghandhi
Ketu
IM~r.
cnus

Mars

Sun Lagna
Saturn
Venus Mars
Mercury
(R)
Rahu Chart 23
Dr. Nagendra
Jupiter Ketu

Moon

Rahu Saturn
Moon

Lagna Sun
Chart 24
Dr. B.V. Raman Mars
Mercury
Venus

Jupiter I Ketu
42

In prithvi tattwa rashis the Sun was found in 5 cases in service class
while only 2 cases in the charts of self-employed.
In vayu tattwa rashis the Sun was found in 3 cases of self-employed
and in 4 cases of service class.
The Sun was found only in I case injala tattwa rashi in service charts,
while in 2 cases in Scorpio in self-employed charts.
Here it would be relevant to note how far these tattwas changed the
complexion of horoscopic tendency. The exceptional chart (Chart 21)
which was referred to earlier is analysed now.
Here it would be relevant to note that thumb-rule did not apply at
all as the native is doing business these days. In this case as many as
five planets are between 4th to 6th house but after doing service between
June 1977 and July 1981, the native started his ow_n business in Jupiter-
Jupiter. The reason was none else but pre-dominance of agni and vayu
tattwa and Poorna Parmatmansha planetary effect. In this case there
are as many as six planets the Sun, Mars, Mercury,Jupiter, Saturn and
Rahu, in agni. tattwa rashis and Ketu in vayu tattwa Rashi. Here it may
be mentioned that the Sun, Mars, Rahu - the three Purna
Parmatmansha planets are in agni tattwa rashi and dasha lord Jupiter
is influenced by two Parmatmansha planets, the Sun and Mars and
causing unusually strong Dhana yoga.
Other pronounced differences in this respect may be seen in the
following chart:

Placement of Parmatmansha Planets1 in different Tattwa Rashis (Chart 1 to 20)

Rash is Tattwa
Pumatmusba 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Agni PtiJhvi V'¥J )ala
Planejs A p v .I A p v .I A p v .I
Sun
Self Emp. 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2
Service 2 3 1 2 5 4
Moon
Self Emp. 2 2 1 2 2 6 2
Service 1 1 1 4 2 6
Man
Self Emp. 1 1 1 1 ·1 2 2 3 4
Service 2 1 1 2 4 3 2
Rahn
Self Emp. 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 3
Service 1 1 1 4 2 2 4 2
Total
Self Emp. 3 4 2 5 3 3 5 3 3 2 4 3 9 9 11 11
Service 3 2 3 2 2 4 6 3 2 5 2 6 7 11 11 11
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Tattwas and Totality ofHoroscopic Tendencies

Rashis
Agni Prithvi Vayu ]ala

Self Employed 21 25 32 22
·Service 20 30 24 26

This table includes Lagna positions also. This leads one to infer that
while in case of self-employed, there must be about three planets in vayu
tattwa rashis. In the case of service class there must be three planets in
prithvi tattwa rashis.

Puma Parmatmansha Planets and Nakshatra

Following chart would reveal the dominant stellar effects of the planets
in two sets of classes:
Ket Ven Sun Mon Mar Rah Jup Sat Mer
Sun
Self-emp. 2 2 1 1 2 1 1
Service 1 1 4 2 1 1
Moon
Self-emp. 3 3 2
Service 2 1 1 2 4
Mars
Self-emp. 3 1 1 2 2
Service 2 1 3 1 1 1
Rahu
Self-emp. 1 3 1 1 2
Service 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
Total
Self Emp. 4 2 6 6 0 5 6 4 7
Service 6 3 5 6 4 4 5 7

Total of all planets in each nakshatra including Lagna

Self-emp. 9 9 12 13 10 11 16 8 12
Service 6 9 15 11 13 12 10 12 12

Inferences and Conclusions : Modified Rule

In order to judge the probability and propensity to cause self-
employment or service, following factors are required to be closely
watched and scrutinised:
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Factors indicating Self-employment

(a) Five or more planets in six houses with froin (i) 7th to 12th house
or (ii) lOth to 3rd house tend to cause self-employment.
(b) If condition (a) is fulfilled, then probability of self-employment
increases if Saturn is Gocharastha and karaka and is either conjoined
with or aspects the Moon, the lOth house or the lOth lord.
(c) If condition (a) and (b) both are fulfilled, and at least three
Parmatmansha planets (say - the Sun, the Moon, Mars or Rahu)
are in six concerned houses, the chances of one's being self-
employed is over 90%.
(d) If conditions (a), (b) and (c) are all fulfilled, and lagna lord/lOth
lord is exalted and aspected by benefics, self-employment may be
more or less certain outcome.
(e) .If above condition.s are satisfied and if five or more planets are in
Parmatmansha nakshairas, the native may be self-employed, if
majority of the planets are in agni and vayu tattwa rashi, self-
employment would be near certainty.
(f) Yoga karaka dashas from the age of 18 to 50 in above conditions
give self-employment.

Factors indicating Service

(a) Probability of being in service is about 66% in case of birth between
the sunset and midnight.
(b) If condition (a) is fulfilled and Agocharastha/Akaraka Saturn
aspects the Moon, the lOth house, the lOth lord, the probability
of being in service increases.
(c) If condition, (a) and (b) above are fulfilled, and majority of
Parmatmansha planets are in houses 4th to 6th, chances of the
native being in some service increases.
(d) If conditions (a), (b) and (c) are all fulfilled, and Lagna lord or lOth
lord is debilitated and/or is involved in graha yuddha and/or, is in
mrityuhhaga, chances of service are still greater.
(e) If this condition is not obtained and not more than three planets
are in Parmatmansha nakshatra and planets are in prithvi or jala
tattwa rashi, service may be more or less certain outcome.
(f) Very weak yoga karaka dasha or dashas of3rd, 6th or 11th from
the age of 18 to 50 in above condition give service.
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With fulfilment of every additional condition 'given above, it would
add to additional propensity leading to almost certain conclusion about
self-employment or service.

Summing Up
In the researches we have been doing in Delhi, particularly Chapter
One, we have told our students that the minimum accuracy of results
in terms of percentages should be sixty six, preferably eighty percent and
we would regard any research with more than eighty percent success-
rate as sound and useful tool for further research and prediction.
In this research the success rate is above ninety percent.
In any normal analysis of a horoscope we would take Lagna, Lagna
lord, the tenth house and the tenth lord; nakshatras and dashas,
particularly yogakaraka one - a three fold analysis.
Add to these Saturn's·rule, which in modem terms should be called
positive or negative (Gocharastha or agocharastha is the classical term).
Now three entirely new elements have been introduced: the tattwa
of the rashi concerned; distribution of planets between the seventh house
and twelfth house or between the tenth house and the third house : and
finally the Parmatmansha planets and their nakshatras.
These seven rules have been given as modified rules. Our idea of an
astrological research is like a musical composition, classical in form with
intermingling of ragas. We must intermingle lesser used concepts of
astrology, like Parmatmansha planets and their nakshatras, elements of
Nabhas yogas, influence of tattwas and expand our understanding of
lesser used concepts through actual application.
Unless we do research in such a way, taking the necessary risk, we
caunot produce composite researches. Any research, as has been said
has to be like a new musical composition. If it helps the learned readers
in deciding the question of self-employment or service, I would feel
rewarded for the composition.
 Annexure A : 10 Charts of Self-employed ..,.
c.
Rashi Positions Nakshatra Positions
Binb Puticul.us
& Proresno.
I
A
2
p
3
v •J
5
A
6
p
7
v J
8
A
9 10
p
II
v
12
J
Kern Venus Sun Moon Man Rahu Jup. Sar. Mm:.

Apr. 26, 1932 Sun jup Moo - Lag - - Sar Venus Sun Mer Lag Kern )up Man Moo
3:23 p.m. Mer Mar Kern Rahu Sal Ven Rahu
26 N 51 (R)
80 E 56
S.C. Advocate 1 8 9 10 11 12 I 2 3 4 5 6 7
Nov. 7, 1936 - Kern - Moo Mars Sun Ven )up - Lag - Mon Mar Keru Lag Sun Ven
2:10p.m. Mer Rah Sat Jup Mer Sat
17 N 11 (R) Rahu
80 E 2
S.C. Advocate 2 3 4. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I 2 .
Nov. 28 1940 )up(R) - - Rahu Ven Sun - Lag Kern Sat Rah Mars Lag Sun
1:36 p.m. Sat(R) Mon Jup Ven Mon Ket
29 N 48 Mer Mer
16 f 26
Advocate 3 3 4 5 6 7 8
Mar
9 10 11 12 I 2
Aug 19, 1969 Sat Ven Sun )up Mon Mar Lag - Rah Lag Mer Ket )up Mon Ven Mar
322 p.m. Ket Sun Sat Rah
18 N 58 Mer
72E so
Business 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I 2 3 4
I
'

M•y 20, 1934 Mar Sun Lag Ket - )up - - R•h Sat Ven Sun Rahu Sat Lag Moo
8:30 a.m. Mer Mon (R) Mar Mer Ven
34 N 6 )up Ket
74 E 48
Business 5 11 12 I 2 J 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 Rashi Positions Nakshtn Po•ition
Birth Particulm I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 Keru Vt:nus Sun Moon Mars Robu ]up. Sat. Mac
&. Prvfession A p v J A p v J A p v 1
May 14, 1954 Sun M" jup Lag Mon Sat - Mar - - - Lag Sun Mon Jup Sat Ket
1:45 p.m. Yen Ket (R) Rob Mat Mer Yen
8 N 55 Rah
12 E 54
S.C. Advocate 6 9 10 II 12 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 I
May 29, 1943. Sun Yen ]up - - - Kct Mon Lag Mer Sun Krt Mon Lag Rob
3:28 p.m Mer Rob Mu S>t J;p~ Mu
23 N 10 {R) Ycq
75 E 32
Doctor 7 2
Sat
3
Mar
4
S11
5 6
Rob Jup
7 8
Lag
9
Sun
10
Mer
II
Kct
12
Moo
1
Mer Mar Yen Lag Rah Sun
Dec. 4, 1943
4:45 a.m. (R) {R) Yen Jup Kct Sat Mon !

28 N 39
77E13
Advoc>te 8 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 2 3 4 5 6
March I, 1928 - Rob Mon - - - - Lag - Mu Sun Jup Mu Yen
Rob
Mer Sun Lag
Mon
]up Sat
Kct
11:40 Sat Yen Mer 1

28 N SO Kct (R)
80 E 54
Jcwclla ·9 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 I 2 3 4 s
Nov 8, 1941. - Lag Mon Rob - Sun - Yen Kct Mar Yen Lag Mer Mon Sun
Kct
Mar I

5:56 p.m. jup(R) Mer (R) Sat Jup

27 N 53 Sa URI Rob
79 E 55
j....,llcr 10 12 I 2 3 4 -
s 6 7 8 9 10 II ' -""
.....
 .Annexure B : 10 Charts of Service Class .j>.
00
l .... ;
.. • ~ ••;hnr

Birth Puticulus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10 11 11 Ketu Venus Sun Moon Mars Rohu Jup. Stt. !Men:.
&Pmfmioru A p v 1 A p v 1 A p v 1
3:45 t.m. Ketu - - - - - )up - Lag Ven Son Mon Lag M2r Ven - Mer Sun - Mon -
Feb 22, 1958 (R) Mar Met Sat Jnp<Rl
Rah Sat Ket Rah
30N56
75ES2
I.E.S. 11 5 6 7
-
8
-
9 10 II 12 I
-
2
Mon
3
M:u
4
- Mon Mer Lag Snn M:u Sat -
-

6:00a.m. - Ket Jnp Lag Sar

Rah
Oct 13, 1956 Ven Son Rah Ven )np
28NO Mer Ker

nEIO
lAS &MBBS
12 8 9 10 II 12 I 2 3 4 5 6 7
.
11:04 a.m. - - Mon - - Rah Mer Ven Lag M:u - Ket - Lag Rah Mar Mer Sun Ven
Nov. 10, 1922 Sat Sun (R) Sat )np Mon Ket
28N57 Jnp
76E38
Retd.H.CJudgt
13 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 I 2 3 4
9:00p.m. - Rah - Sat - Lag Mon Jup Ven Sun Mer Ven - Lag M:u Snn Mer Jnp Sat -
(R) Ker Mar Rah Mon Ket
Feb. 10, 1947
28N46
76EI8
Judge 14 8 9 10 II 12 I 2 3 4 5
-
6
-
7
- - Mon S•t
1:58 p.m. Ven - Snn Mon - Lag Rah Sat
(R)
- Mar Ket - Vt:n Lag
Snn
Mer
Mar
June 20, 1958 Ket Mer Jnp
30N44 Jnp
Rah
76ES3
Judge 15 8 9 10. 11 12 I 2 3 4 5 6 7
 Ruhi Pooitiomo Nabhatra Position
Binb Paniculm I 2 3 . 5 6 7 I 9 10 II 11 Kttu Ymus Sun Moon Mm Rahu Jup. Sat. Mere
&Pmkssiom A r y J A p v J A p v J
11:50 p.m. Krt Mar . . Jup IUh Lag . . . Yen . . Jup Mar . . IUh Vrn Lag
Mar. 31, 1957 (R) Sat Mon Kct Sun
28N39 (R) Sun Mon

nm
Comp.Scicnce
16 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I 2 3 4
Mer
5
Mer
Sat
8:40p.m. Mar Mer Sun IUh . . . . Lag Jup . . Lag Mer Sun IUh Yen
Jun. 27, 1962 Mon Ym Ket Mon Mar Sat(R) ]up
28N39 Sat(R) Ket
77EI3
Doctor 17 4 5 6
.
7
.
8 9 10
.
11
.
12
.
I 2
Ket
3
Mon Mar Rah Sun Jup Lag Ket Mon
8:09 a.m. Sa~R) Jup Rah . Lag
Jan. 23, 1942 Mar (R) Sun Sat Mer
28N39 Mer Ven
Ycn(R)
77E13
Principal 18 4 5 6 7
.
8 9 10 11 12
.
I 2
.
3
.
om a.m. Kct . Lag Mu Mer IUh Mon Jup Sat Mar Mer Sun Jup Lag Mon
Sept. 30, 1938 Sun Vcn (R) (R) Ket Yen Sat
27N53 R.h
74ESS
Ex. Engineer
19 II 12 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0:16a.m. . Kct Lag Yen Sun Mer Mar R.h - Sat Mon . Vcn . . Sun Sat Jup Lag Mon
Ott. II, 1935 (R) Jup (R) Rah Mer Ket Mar
30N25
76ESO
H.C. Judge 20 10 II 12 I 2 - -
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ~
"'
 Professions and
Planetary Influences
R C Sharma

K.armasthana, or the tenth house is directly related to one's profession

as has been stated in all classical texts. Fifth and Sixth houses, too have
come into prominence through astrological researches. Focus of
attention in this paper, however, is on tenth house only. Tenth house,
in these days of technological developments, has to have much wider
meaning when hereditary occupations have mostly vanished and youths
even from villages and having acres of cultivating land have started
drifting to adjoining townships in search of one or other kind of jobs.
Again in these days of high-tech era, in which we live, it is extremely
difficult-if not impossible for any astrologer to clearly distinguish
between a non-technical and technical job satisfactorily. For· instance,
an engineer at one time or other may be asked to shoulder general
management or purely administrative or marketing responsibilities
where his/her technical skills, perhaps could not be fully exploited. Not
only that cases are not uncommon where MBBS doctors and engineers
have taken up transportation/general administration/politics/journal-
ism etc. as their career. This stark reality can only be explained by
assigning a greater meaning in interpretation of tenth house. In fact,
tenth house does provide indications to show differences in nature of
postings and the duties one is required to discharge. In this unfoldment
of different phases of some one's career, it is the dasha/antardasha which
reveal the story, the changes, the ups and downs.
In this paper, an attempt has been made to look at a horoscope
without reference to the dasha/antardasha and examine what type of
work, nature of postings can be revealed at a glance. Again the paper
deals with, at a macro level, only one aspect of tenth house to the extent
whether a native born under certain planetary influences, will earn his/
her livelihood through technical profession. Approach in determining
this distinction has been to evaluate total influences of technical and
non-technical planets on lOth house/1Oth lord from Karakarnsha,
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Lagna and the Moon as also the effect of the celestial constellation rising
at the Bhava-Madhya of Dasham Bhava. Factors taken into account
are enumerated below:
(i) Technical and non-technical influences (by virtue of position,
aspects and conjunction) on Lagna and the tenth house with
reference to Karkamsha, Janma Lagna and Chandra Lagna.
(ii) Influence of constellation of the tenth lord and the tenth house.
Jaimini's Karakamsha is the navamsha rashi occupied by Atmakaraka
planet in the birth horoscope and not the entire navamsha with
Karakamsha marked in it. This definition leads substance to the
meaning in Jaimini Sutras to difference that must arise if different
planets occupy Karakamsha.
Points we are examining are:
(i) The tenth house from Karakamsha whether it is the rashi of a
benefic and has more benefic influences. (Benefics for the purpose
of this study being Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus and
malefics being Saturn, Mars, Rahu and Ketu).
(ii) Similar examination of tenth house from Lagna (Ascendant) and
Moon Lagna.
We have taken twenty horoscopes of purely technical professions like
that of engineers and persons in non-technical and semi-technical
professions. The first Category 'A' is. that of purely technical ones and
the second category 'B' is of mixed professions or of those who are doing
business other than of technical nature. Analysis of these horoscopes
reveal the following:
(i) In cases of natives employed on technical posts, effect of technical
planets is found to be dominating.
(ii) In cases of engineers, influences of 'Rahu' is clearly noted.
(iii) In cases of natives employed on purely non-technical posts and who
have not drifted from the nature of their jobs, _effect of non-
technical planets is predominant.
(iv) In cases of natives who did drift from their non-technical jobs to
the field of technicalities, again technical planets have been found
to be casting their dominati~g influence.
We have also tried to model the pattern into a mathematical model
by assigning '+ 1' unit to the influence of non-technical planets (Sun,
Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus) and '- 1' unit to the influence of
technical planets (Saturn, Mars, Rahu and Ketu). Resulting analysis fits
52

responsibly well into our hypothesis brought out in above para. Results
emerging out of the four fold analysis are summarised below.
Description of jobs of each native is also marked against the chart of
the native.

Chart Count Discription of job

No. oftotal
fomfold
influmce

1. -2 Signal and Telecom Engineer on Indian Railways.

2. -15 Production Engineer
3. -3 Electrical Enginee~ in MPEB
4. +2 Electrical Engineer on Indian Railways, presently doing computer
programming job.
5. +4 Mechnical Engineer by qualification and in material management
on Indian Railways, presently doing computer programming job.
6. -3 Signal and Telecom Engineer on Indian Railways.
7. -2 Electrical Engineer qualifiCation doing business in Electrical
Engineering items.
8. -5 Signal and Telecom Engineer on Indian Railways, presently doing
computer programming job.
9. -10 Civil Engineer by qualification, done MBA and doing engineering
job abroad.
10. -2 Electrical Engineer, presently doing engineering job abroad.
11. 0 Running Restaurant.
12. +4 Accounts and Audit.
13. -5 Science graduate, done Army (Signals) job and now in trallic
transportation on Indian Railways, done 7 years career in
computing field.
14. -3 In Tralfic Transportation on Indian Railways, presently doing
computer programming job.
IS. -1 Maths teacher.
16. +10 Done Post-graduate Diploma in French, a classical'dancer, doing
langnage job.
17. +6 Steno-typist.
18. +0 Receptionist cum telephone operator.
19. +7 In trallic transportation on Indian Railways.
20. +8 Steno-tvnist.
Salient details of charts scrutinised for this study are given in
Annexure lA and IB. Annexure lA pertains to Technical Category 'A'
and Annexure IB to non-technical and mixed categories 'B'. Analysis
 53

in tabular form of the twenty horoscope with reference to Karakarnsha,

Janarna Lagna and Chandra Lagna is given in Annexure II, III and IV.
Annexure V is the summary analysis done based on modelling approach.
The study conducted in no way is a complete one as it excludes other
prominent factors like connection of 6th and 8th with lOth house,
disposition of 5th house of education vis-a-vis professional direction
taken by the native and prevailing dasha and antardasha at the time of
joining a career. The aim in doing this pointed analysis of lOth house
was only to get, at a glance, the nature of profession one is likely to
take and if that is revealed, the job is done.
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Annexure- !A: Category 'A'- Technical
~--------~-..~-.--~

Karka-
Rahu
msha

Chart 1 Saturn
Dec. 12, 1946 (R)
8:03 a.m. !ST
Vijapvada
Male

Lagna Mercurv Jupiter

Sun Moon Venus
Mars Ketu (AK)

Sun Rahu
Jupiter Venus

Mars
Navamsha
Moon

Lagna
Mercury Saturn
(R)
Ketu

Mmury(R)
Moon
(AK) Venus
Mars Sun

Jupiter
Chart 2 Rahu
May. 30, 1962
6:00p.m.
Ketu Karak-
Nanga!
Saturn
(R) Male amsha

Lagna

M6qn Lagna
Jupiter Krru Mars
Sufi. Sarurn (Ri

Venus
i
i
Navamsha
~vlercury
(R)

Rahu
l I
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Lagna Ketu

Chart 3 Jupiter
Nov. 21, 1954 (R)
6:00p.m.
Mars Aligarh
(AK) Male
Saturn Karak-
Rahu Sun Venus (R amsha
Mercury Moo'n

~Lagna
Mercury Saturn Venus
(R)

Rahu
Moon
Navamsha
Ketu Sun

Jupiter
(R)
I Mars

Jupiter
(R)
Moon

Chart 4
Ketu
Dec. 1, 1952
0:25 hrs (1ST)
7'
Mars Bulandshahar
Male Lagna
Rahu

Kanlumsha
Venus Sun
(AK)
Saturn
MercurjjR)

Mars

Moon Rahu
Navamsha
Ketu

5
~~,;;:, ~~gna Jupiter
(R) · Saturn
56

Rahu

Moon
Sun Chart 5 Saturn
Mercury Feb. 22, 194 7 (R)
4:18a.m.
Mars Delhi
(AK) Male

Lagna Jupiter Karak-

Venus Ketu amsha

Moon Rahu Mercury

Navamsha
Jupiter

i"'
Venus Lagna
Sun Mars
Ketu Saturn (R)

Karak-
amsha

Chart 6 Rahu
Dec. 24, 1961 Moon
9:15 a.m.
Lagna
arurn Kttu Delhi
)up. (AK) Male
Venus
Sun Mars
Mercury

Lagna Venus Jupiter Sun

Mars

Rahu Moon
Saturn Mercury
Navamsha
Ketu
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17
Lagna
Kaiak- Moon
amsha
Mars
Chan7 (AK)
Jupiter
Dec. 10, 1962 Rahu
1:20 p.m.
Saturn Gorakhpur
Ketu Male

Mercury Sun Ven4s

Mars Moon
Venus Saturn
Ketu Mercury

Sun

Navamsha
Jupiter

Lagna Rahu

Kmnmsha
Venus Saturn
Sun Lagna
Mercwy(AK) Rahu

Chan8
Mars Moon
Mar. 24, 1945
10:00 a.m.
Aligarh Jupiter
Male (R)

Ketu

Mercury Rahu

Venus

w Navamsha
Lagna
Saturn

Moon Sun
Mars
Jupiter Ketu
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~

Venus Sun Mercury

(AK)

Moon Chart 9
Ketu Mars
May 9, 1961
5:48p.m.
Saturn
. (R) Sri nagar
Rahu
Jupiter Male

Kara.k-
Lagna
amsha

Moon Jupiter Rahu

Sarum (R)
M«CUI}'
Navamsha
Venus

"Lagna
Sun Mars
Ketu

'Sun
Venus Kara.k-
Ketu amsha
Mars
Mercury Chart 10
(AK) Apr. 8, 1960
0:09a.m.
Ludhiana Moon
Male
~a~na
Jup1ter j
Saturn .

Lagila
M<rcury
Moon

Sun Jupiter
Ketu
Navamsha
Mars
Venus
Rahu

Saturn
J
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Anncxure-lB : CategoJY 'B* - Non-technical
(/
Lagna Jupiter Venus

Chart 11 Ketu Sun

Merauy
Aug. 14, 1953 Mars
10:55 p.m.
Yamuna Nagar
Rahu Male
Kmkamlha
Moon
Saturn (AK)

Sun
Venus
Rahu

Navamshi
Moon

'Lagna
Mars }up. Sat.
Ketu Mere.

Ketu

Chart 12
Nov. 23, 1957
11:54 a.m.
Pilani
Lagna Female
Sun Moon Mars Kmbmshl
Venus Saturn Jupiter
Merauy Rahu (AK)

Moon
Lagna
Rahu

Mercury
Mars
Navamoha
Saturn

Sun
Venus Jtter
etu
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Lagna Mercwy
Sun lrtrer(AK) Mars
Venus atum
Ketu Chart 13
Moon May 9, 1942
3:07a.m.
Thanjawr Rahu
Male

Karak-
amsha

Saturn Mercwy
Ketu

Mars
Nawmsha IV
Moon Lagna

Venus
Sun Jupiter
Rahu

KmbmW Rahu
Vcn. Mer. Saturn (R)
Moon (AK Mars
Chart 14
Sun March 6, 1946
6:20p.m. ~
Yishakhapatnam
Lagna
Male

Ketu Jupiter
(R)

Moon Mars Ketu

Sun Satum(R)

Venus
Navamsha

Rahu
Lagna Mercury
upiter (R)
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Rahu
Jupiter Mars
Venus
Karak- Chart 15 Sun
amsha
Saturn (R) Aug. 11, 1964 • (AK)
07:22 hrs 17
Moradabad Lagna
Female Mercury

Ketu Moon

Moon Ketu

Mars
Sun
Navamsha
Jupiter
Venus Lagna

Rahu
Saturn Mereu!)'
(R)

Karak- Lagna
Rahu upiter(R)
arnsha

Saturn Chart 16
(AK) Dec. 22, 1965.
5:45p.m.
Mars Cuttack
Venus Female

Moon Mercury
Sun Ketu

Saturn Rahu Sun

Moon Venus
17
Lagna
Mars
Navamsha

Jupiter
Mercury (R)
Ketu
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Rahu

Chart17
Feb. 10, 1950
6:25a.m.
Lagna Nagpur Saturn
Mer. ~up.
Sw(.\I) ~I Male (R)

KmkamW
Moon Ketu
Mars

Venus Ketu
(R) Mars

Lagna
~iter
oon
Navamsha
Mercury

Rahu Saturn
(R)
Sun

KmkamW
Saturn Rahu Lagna
(R)

Chart 18 Mer. (AK)

Jupiter
Aug. 28, 1966 ~Vcnu
Mid night
Moon Delhi
Sun
Female

Ketu

Mercury Ketu Moon

Lagna
Js,iter
un
Navamsha
Venus Saturn
' (R)

Rahu Mars
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Moon
(AK)

Chart 19 Mars
Rahu
Oct. 19, 1932
4:00a.m.
Saturn
Delhi ~sh
Male Jut~:n
Sun
Mercury

Rahu

Mercury
Saturn
Mars
Navamsha
Moon

Sun
Lagna Jupiter
Venus Keru

Saturn Rahu

Venus Chart 20 Klr&msha

Mercury Jupiter
Feb. 3, 1967 (R)
8:45p.m.
Sun Delhi
(AK) Lagna
Male

Mars
Moon
Ketu

Ketu

Sun
Navamsha
Venus Saturn
upiter(R)

Moon
Lagna Mars Rahu
Mercury
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Annexure ll : Analysis from Karakamsha (Jaimini Aspects)

Category 'A' (Chart 1 to 10) and Category 'B' (Chart 11 to 20)
Technical Influences Non-Technical Influences
Chart. Karakamsha lOth lord lOth house Karakamsha lOth lord lOth house
No. Lagna Lagna

1. Mars Rahu Mars Sun Venus Sun

2. Mars - Rahu-Ketu Moon - Mercury
Saturn Ketu Saturn Sun
3. Rahu-Ketu Saturn Rahu-Ketu Moon Venus Moon
4. Mars Mars Mars Sun Mercury Jupiter
Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Saturn Mercury Jupiter
Rahu Jupiter
5. - Saturn - Venus Sun Moon Venus
6. Saturn Ketu Rahu Moon Jupiter Moon
Rahu-Ketu Jupiter
7. - Mars - Mercury Venus Mercury
Rahu
8. Saturn - Saturn Sun Venus Sun
Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Mercury Mercury
9. Saturn Rahll-Ketu Saturn Jupiter Moon Jupiter
Mars Rahu Sun Sun
10. Saturn Saturn Saturn Sun Sun Sun
Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Venus Venus Venus
Jupiter Jupiter
11. Saturn Man Saturn Moon Jupiter Moon
Ketu Venus Sun Venus
12. - Saturn - Jupiter Sun Jupiter
Ketu Venus Moon Venus
13. Mars Saturn Mars Venus Jupiter Venus
14. Rahu-Ketu - Rahu-Ketu Venus Sun Venus
Saturn Saturn Mercury Moon
Mars Mars Moon Mercury
15. Saturn Rahu-Ketu - Sun Venus Sun
Moon
16. - - Moon Moon Moon
Sun Sun Sun
" Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter
17. Rahu-Ketu Saturn Rahu-Ketu - Jupiter Sun -
Mars Mars Ven Moon
18. Saturn Mars Saturn - Mercury -
Venus
19. Ketu Ketu Mars Jupiter Jupiter Moon
Saturn Saturn Saturn Venus Sun Sun
Sun Mercury Mercury
Mercury
20. . Ketu Rahu Jupiter Venus Moon
Moon Mercury Venus
'I Venus Mere.. Mercury
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Annexure m : Analysis from Lagna (Ascendant)

Category 'A' (Chart 1 to 10) and Category 'B' (Chart 11 to 20)
Technical Influences Non- Technical Influences
Chart. Lagna lOth lord lOth house Lagna lOth lord lOth house

I. Mars Rahu-Ketu Saturn Sun Moon -

Rahu
2. Mars Mars Rahu-Ketu Moon - -
Saturn Saturn Mars Jupiter
3. - Ketu Ketu Stn1 Venus Mercwy -
Clubbed
between
Sun &Moon
4. Mars Satwn Rahu Jupiter Jupiter Moon Sun
Mercury
5. Hemmed - Saturn Venus Moon -
Between Rahu Sun
Mars &Ketu
6. Saturn Mars Saturn Jupiter Sun -
Rahu-Ketu Moon Mercury
7. Saturn Mars - - - Mercury
Rahu
8. Mars Rahu-Ketu Mars - - Jupiter
Rahu
9. Mars Rahu-Ketu Mars Sun - Jupiter
Ketu Saturn Mars Satmn
10. Saturn Saturn Rahu-Ketu Jupiter Moon Sun
Mars Saturn Mars Venus
11. - Rahu Rahu-Ketu - Moon Sun
Mars Jupiter Mercury
12. Mars Ketu Mars Jupiter - -
Saturn Rahu-Ketu
13. - Saturn Mars Venus Mercury -
Rahu
14. Saturn Saturn - Stn1 Mercury -
Moon
15. Saturn
Ketu
Rahu-Ketu
Mars
- Mercury
Clubbed
Clubbed
between
Jupiter

between Sun&)upiter
Sun&l\1oon
16. - - Ketu Jupiter Sun .
Sun Moon Moon
17. Ketu Ketu Saturn Mercury Mercury
Jupiter Jup~ter
Sun Venus Sun
'
18. Saturn - Ketu,Mars - Jupiter Stn1
19. 1
Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu - Jupiter,Venuli Jupiter Moon

20. Rahu Ketu Saturn Venus Mercury Moon

' Mars Mercury
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Annexure IV :Analysis fro111 Moon Lagna
Category 'A' (Chart 1 to 10) and Category 'B' (Chart 11 to 20)

Technical Influences Non- 'Technical Influences

Chart. Lagna 10 Lord 10 House Lagna 10 Lord 10 House

I. Rahu-Ketu Mars - Mercury - -

2. Mars Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu - - -
Saturn
3. - Saturn Rahu-Ketu - Venus c,Iubbed
Ketu between
Sun& Moon '•
4. Rahu - - Sun, Mercury Jupiter -
5. - Saturn Rahu-Ketu Sun Clubbed Jupiter
Mercury between
Sun&1ercury
Moon 6c Venus
6. Rahu-Ketu - - Jupiter Sun Venus -
Saturn Mars Mercury
7. Ketu Rahu-Ketu Mars Sun Clubbed Jupiter
Mars between
!up. &Mere.
8. - Rahu Ketu - Jupiter Ven&Jup
9. Rahu-Ketu Saturn - - Jupiter Mercury
Mars
10. Mars Rahu-Ketu Mars Mercury Sun
Rahu
'
11. Saturn Rahu-Ketu Saturn Jupiter Sun Venus
Rahu Mars Mercury
12. Saturn Saturn Ketu Sun Moon -
Saturn Mercury
13. Rahu-Ketu Ketu Saturn - - Mercury
Saturn Jupiter
14. Saturn Rahu Rahu-Ketu Venus -
Saturn Mercury
Mars
"
15. Mars Saturn Rahu-Ketu Jupiter Clubbed Venus
Ketu Mars between Clubbed
Sun& between
Moon Jup &Sun
16. - Rahu-Ketu Rahu Sun - -
Saturn Jupiter
17. Rahu Ketu Saturn - Mercury -
Jupiter Moon
18. Mars Mars Rahu-Ketu Mercury Mercury -
Mars Venus Jupiter Jupiter Moon
19. - Mars Rahu-Ketu - - Jupiter
Mars Venus
20. - Mars Rahu Jupiter Jupiter Venus
Mercury
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Annexure V : Summary Analysis
Chart Influences Influences Influences Influences Total
No. from from from of Nakshatra Influences
Karakamsha Lagna (Asc.) Moon Lagna on lOth Lord
and lOth House

Category 'A'
1. +1 -2 -1 0 -2
2. -2 -4 -7 -2 -15
3. -1 +1 -1 -2 -3
4. -2 +3 +1 0 +2
5. +4 +1 -1 0 +4
6. -2 0 -1 0 -3
7. +2 -1 -3 0 -2
8. 0 -5 0 0 -5
9. 0 -5 -3 -2 -10
10. 0 -2 -1 0 -3
Catcgoty 'B'
11. +3 0 -1 -2 0
12. +5 -4 +1 +2 +4
13. +1 0 -4 -2 -5
14. 0 +2 -3 -2 -3
15. +2 0 -1 -2 -1
16. +10 +5 -1 -4 +10
17. -2 +5 +1 +2 +6
18. 0 -2 +2 0 0
19. +5 +1 -3 +4 +7
20. +6 +1 +3 -2 +8
 Career Prospects and Ashtakavarga
applied to Vimshottari Dasha
PC Verma

Mr. K.N. Rao has shown me through some examples hov to make
use first of the sarvashtaka to find out if the transit of planets is
favourable for a native; then to use bhinnashtaka again.
Upto this point the astrological analysis is along the familiar lines.
But Mr. Rao asked me to examine two other points:
(a) Use Vimshottari dasha and antardasha along with the sarvashtaka
and bhinnashtaka. Then synthesise them.
(b) Then he asked me to divide the Vimshottari dasha running into
eight equal parts and show them against each prastharaka of the
tenth lord. See if the concerned prastharaka has a plus score in that
division when a job is .got or promotion given.
Thus this research is divided into four parts: first the transit of planets
in sarvashtaka, transit of tenth lord and mahadasha lord and antardasha
lord. The prastharaka of the tenth lord (it being the karma lord) and
see it in the relevant division of the Vimshottari dasha if there is a plus
score.
For the purposes of clarity, each of these parts is being explained with
one full-fledged example first. In other examples the same research is
being shown in a condensed form in the proforma devised for the
purpose.

The Full Example

Born on May 11, 1946, this engineer got his first job on January 31,
1968, a promotion on February 1, 1973 and second promotion in May
1980.
On the day this engineer got his first job, the tenth lord Mercury
was in Aquarius which has forty positive points and is the strongest
house in the horoscope.
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The Vimshottari mahadasha running at that time was of Rahu. Since

there is no prastharaka or bhinnashtaka for Rahu, we are taking Venus
prastharaka because in this case Rahu is in the rashi of Venus. If we
make eight equal divisions of Rahu mahadasha of eighteen years, each
division would be of two years and three months.
Therefore Rahu mahadasha is divided into eight equal parts and the
starting and ending periods will be:
Rahu 0-M-Y
Starts 17.07.1965
1st part 17.10.1976 ends
2nd 17.01.1970
3rd 17.04.1972
4th 17.07.1974
5th 17.10.1976
6th 17.01.1979
7th 17.04.1981
8th 17.07.1983
Now if we consider the kakshya of Mercury, the tenth lord, it will
be seen that in Aries (where Mercury is posited) there are positive points
against the first, second and third kakshyas while fourth and fifth are
blank and then sixth, seventh and eighth kakshyas have plus score. Thus
except fourth and the fifth prastharakas remaining six have positive
score.

The Analysis
Now to find out if the time is favourable the following four steps will
illustrate this piece of research:
(a) In the Sarvashtaka, the transiting tenth lord Mercury was placed
in Aquarius (40) when the first job was got; in Capricorn (29) when
the first promotion was given; and in Aries (29) when the second
promotion was got.
(b) The Vimshottari dasha was Rahu-Rahu. Rahu is in the ninth house
with bhagya lord Venus - a favourable time.
(c) The Rahu in transit was in Pisces, which in Mercury's bhinnashtaka
has five positive points and in Venus' bhinnashtaka has four positive
points.
(d) Now th; first job was got on January 31, I968 which falls in the
second part of the eight divisions ofRahu mahadasha. Now ifthis
is correlated to the prastharaka of the tenth lord, there is a positive
score against this division. So it was favourable.
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Sun Venus
Saturn
Mercury Rahu

Cue 1
Mars
May 11, 1946
3:45p.m.
Lahore
lOth L: Mercury
~Lagna
Ketu Moon
J Jupiter

@ @ @ @
@ @
@ @
~
@ @ @ @

Parts - _Merc:wy
Prastharaka
(lOth lord)
Rahu
mahadasha
8 parts division
I Saturn + 17-7-65 to Ewnt I
3'45' 17-10-67 (First job) January 31 , 1968
II Jupiter + 17-1-70 Dasha favourable. lOth lord : 40 pts.
7"30' Rahu 29'5' (+). 8-parts (+).
III Mars + 174-72 Mercury 5'13' (+)
11'15'
IV Sun - 17-7-74
Event 2
(First promotion) February 1, 1973
15'0'
Dasha favoumble. lOth lord : 29 pts.
v Venus - 17-10-76 Rahu 22'13' (+). 8-JJ<1fls (+).
18'45 Mercury 20'52' (+)
V1 Mercury + 17-1-79
22'30' - Event 3
VII Moon + 17-4-81 (Second Promotion) May I, 1980.
26'15' Dasha fiiVourable. lOth lord : 29 pts.
V111Lagna + 17-7-83 Rahu 2'0' (+). 8-parts (+).
30'-0' Mercury_3'43' (+).
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Sarum
R.ahu
Moon
Mars Event 1 Jupiter
Mercwy (1st Job)
Jan. 31, 1968
Dasha: R.ah-R.ah
Sun Mercury 5•13'

Venus Lagna
Ketu

Sarum Ketu
(R)

Event 2
(First Promotion)
Sun Feb. 1, 1973
MttCUI)' Dasha: R.ah-R.ah
Venus Jup. Mercury 20.52'
Moon Lagna
R.ahu Mars

Sun
Mercwy Venus

Ketu Event3
(Second Promotion)
May 1, 1980
Dasha R.ah-Rah
Mercury 3•43'

Moon Lagna

5 6 2 5 4 4 5 4

7 6 4 4
Mercury Venus
Bhinnashtaka Bhinnashtaka
4 5 5 4

6 3 5 5 4 3 6
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When the first promotion was got on February l, 1973 the fourth
division had no positive score.
But when the second promotion was got in May 1980 in the seventh
part of Rahu's dasha there was a positive score.

Conclusion
If a four-fold analysis is made the result obtained is :
(a) In Sarvashtaka, the transit of the tenth lord was verj favourable.
(b) The Vimshottari dasha periods running were either associated with
the ninth house (bhagya) or with the tenth lord or the tenth house.
(c) The transit of the mahadasha lord in the bhinnashtaka of the tenth
lord and in the case of Rahu, of Venus in this case (because he is
in the rashi of Venus) was not weak.
(d) In the eight parts division of the mahadasha running, two out of
three times there were positive points.
If such application is done in other cases what are the results and
if the percentage of success is more than seventy, it can be said to be
a valid research.

Summary
When a question is asked whether time is favourable for getting a job
or promotion, it is mainly the dasha or antardasha that guides us. This
is a very dependable approach and more often than not, it comes out
correct. There are however some occasions when mahadasha and
antardasha are favourable the job is not got or promotion not given.
There must be some weakness some where. Where can this weakness
be detected? It must be seen in the transit if it is favourable. But transit
without Ashtakavarga can be misleading many times.
In this paper an attempt has been made to show how the transits
can be effectively made use of through Ashtakavarga. This has been
done in three ways:
(a) The transit of lOth lord in Sarvashtaka.
(b) The transit of Mahadasha and Antardasha lords in Sarvashtaka.
(c) The division of vimshottari dasha in 8 equal parts and then marking
out each part according to the plus or minus score in the prastharaka
of the lOth lord and in the rashi in which the lOth lord is posited.
In all these cases it has been seen that when majority of these were
favourable only then good events took place.
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The eight parts division in Vimshottari dasha is a novel application.

Here this popular dasha system has been divided into eight equal parts
without any reference to the traditional antardasha of Vimshottari.
Note:
(a) In Annexure I the 8 parts division of Vimshottari mahadasha of
all the nine planets has been given.
(b) Since there are no Bhinnashtaka ofRahu and Ketu, they have been
treated as owners of the houses in which they are posited.

Observation
This theory has been tested on twenty horoscopes and in eighteen cases
the results were positive. This is not a conclusive research, it can be
refined and improved upon.

Annexure- I
Vimshottari Mahadasha divided in 8 Equal Parts
Part Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Rahu
Nos. Ketu
6yrs lOyrs 7yrs 17yrs 16yrs 20yrs 19yrs 18yrs
ymd ymd ymd ymd ymd ymd ymd ymd
1 0-9-9 1-3-D 0-10-15 2-1-15 2-0-0 2-6-0 2-4-15 2-3-0
II 1-6-0 2-6-0 1-9-D 4-3-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 4-9-0 4-6-0
Ill 2-3-0 3-9-0 2-7-15 6-4-15 6-0-0 7-6-0 7-1-15 6-9-0
N 3-0-0 5-0-D 3-6-0 8-6-0 8-D-0 10-D-D 9-6-0 9-0-0
v 3-9-D 6-3-0 4-4-15 10-7-15 10-0-D 12-6-0 [1-10-15 11-3-D
Vl 4-6-0 7-6-0 5-3-0 12-9-0 12-0-D 15-0-0 14-3-D 13 6-0
VII 5-3-D 8-9-0 6-1-15 14-10-L 14-D-D 17-6-0 16-7-15 15-9-D
VIII 6-D-D 10-0-D 7-0-0 17-0-D 16-D-D 20-0-D 19-0-D 18-D-0
74

Moon Lagna
Saturn Jupiter

Cue2
Kotu Venus
Sept. 3, 1942
11:40 p.m.
Sun
Kaithal Mars
1Oth lord Jupiter Rahu

Mercury

@ @ @ @
@ @
@ @
@) @ @ @

Jupiter 8 parts division Event 1

~
(First job) August 9, 1967
Parts Jupfur Saturn
(lOth lord) mahada<ba Dasha favourable.
mtJadaba
Jupiter 26 pts. Saturn 37 pts.
I Saturn - 8-4-64 to 28-4-80 to Jupiter 22'17 (+). 8-parts (+)
3"45' 24-4-66 13-9-82
Event 2
II Jupiter + 28-4-68 28-1-85
7"30' (Govt.job) Nov. 21, 1969
Dasha fuvoorable.
Ill Mars + 28-4-70 13-6-87
11 *15'
. Jupiter 23 pts. Mercury 31 pts.
8-parts (+).
IV Sun + 28-4-72 20-10-89
15"0' Event3
(Promotion) April. 1975.
v Venus - 28-4-74 13-3-92
Dasha favourable.
18"45
Jupiter 37 pts. Sun 37 pts.
VI Mercury + 28-4-76 28-7-94 Jupiter 11'58'. Sun26'05'(+). &-parts(+).
22"30'
Event 4
VII Moon + 28-4-78 13-12-96
26"15' (Promotion) Nov. 15, 1986
Dasha favourable.
Vlll Lagna + 28-4-80 28-4-99
Jupfur 28 pts. Saturn 31 pts.
30"-0'
Ketu 27 pts. Jupiter 23'33'( +).
Saturn 13'52'(+). Ketu 25'25'(+).
8-parts (+)
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Saturn !Wm Lagna

(R)

Mercury
Evt:nt 1
Sun
{1st Job) Jupiter
Aug. 9, 1967
Dasha : }up-Sat Moon
Jupiter 22'17'( +) Venus

Mars
Ketu

Moon Saturn
(R)
Lagna

Evt:nt 2
Rahu (Govt. Job)
Nov. 21, 1969
Dasha: }up-Mer
Man Jupiter12'55'(+) Ketu

Sun Venus
Mercury Jupiter

Moon
Sun Venus Lagna
Jupiter Ketu Saturn
Evt:nt 3
Man (Promotion)
Mercury
April 1975
Dasha: Jur,-Sun
Jupiter 11 58'(+)
Sun 26'5'

Rahu

Rahu Moon Lagna

Event 4
Jupiter (Promotion)
Nov. 15, 1986
Mars Dasha: Sat-Ket
Jupiter 23'33'(+)
Sun
Saturn Venus Ketu
13'51'
Mercury 25'25'
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Jupiter Ketu

Sun
Mercury Cue3 Moon
Venus Feb. 12, 1954
Jullundur
1Oth lord: Mere.

R2hu Man Saturn Lagna

@ @ @ @
@ @
@ @
@ @ @ @

Mercury 8 parts division E'Rilt 1

(First job) April 30, 1975
Pm1s fuNbaraka Mercury Ketu
Mercury'lagna aod lOth lord
(lOth lord) mtJadarn l113lulam
therefore dasba fuvourable.
1 Saturn 25-12-65to 25-12-82to Mercury 30 pts (+).
3"45' 10-2-68 10-11-83 Mercury 28"06' (+).
H Jupiter 25-3-70 25-9-84 Mars 20"26' (+).
T30' 8-parts (+)
111 Ma-s + 10-5-72 10-8-85
Event 2
11"15'
{Govt. job) August 10, 1987
IV Sun 25-6-74 25-6-86 Mercury 27 pts. Rabu 31 pts. (•)
15"0' Rabn 24"45' (+).
v Venus + 10-8-76 10-5-87 Mercury 21'08' (+).
18"45 8-parts (+).
VI Mercury + 25-9-78 25-3-88 Event 3
22"30'
(Promotion) December 25, 1982
VI1 Moon + 10-11-80 10-2-89 Ketu in lOth in birth
26"15' therefore dasba fuvourable.
VIII Lagna + 25-12-82 25-12-89 Ketu 44 pts.
jo·o· Ketu 10"44' (+).
Mercury 27"43' (+)
8-parts (+)
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Swt Venus
Jupiter Mercury Saturn
Ketu

Ewnt 1
Mars (1st Job)
Apr. 30, 1975
Dasha: Mer-Mar
Mercury 28"6'
Mars 20"26'

Moon Rahu Lagna

Moon
Keru Jupiter Mars Venus

Ewnt2
(Govt. Job) Sun
Aug. 10, 1987
Dasha: Mer-Rah
Mercury 21"08' Mercury
Rahu 24"45'

'Saturn
~:

Moon Rahu

Ewnt3
(Promotion)
Dec. 2S, 1982
Dasha: Ket-Ket
Mars Mercury 27"43'
Ketu 10"44'
Keru
Mercwy Jupiter Saturn Lagna
Venus Sim
78

~
Sun Cue-4
MaBFeb. 24, 1949
10:15 a.m.
Venus Dhanbad (Bihar)
Mcrcwy Saturn
Moon lOth lord Saturn (R)

Jupiter Kctu

@ @ ® @ 2 3 2 6

@ @ 2 2
Saturn
Suvuhtab Bhinnuhtaka
@ @ 3 2

® @ @ @ 5 6 3 3

E~tl
Saturn Rahn
Parts Prastharaka mahadasha (Firstjob) May 7, 1974
(lOth lord) 8 parts division Rahu in lagna in birth therefore
dasha favourable. Rahu : 41 pts.
I Saturn - 12-9-71 to
Saturn bhin. (6). Saturn 8"18' (+)
3"45' 12-12-73
Event 2
II Jupiter - 12-3-76
(First promotion) June 5, 1974
T30'
Dasha favourable.
III Mars - 12-6-78 Rahu 41 pts. (+). Rahu 0"34'.
11"15' Jupiter 22*48'. Saturn 11"39' (+).
IV Sun + 12-9-80 Saturn bhinnashtaka (6).
15"0'
Event 3
v Venus - 12-12-82 (Second Promotion) March 10, 1977
18"45 Rahu 30 pts. Rahu bhinnashtaka (3).
VI Mercury + 12-3-85 Rahu 2"51'. Saturn 17*5'.
22"30'
Event 4
VII Moon - 12-6-87 (Third Promotion) July 31, 1986
26"15' Saturn 41pts. Saturn 9*32'.
Vlll Lagna - 12-9-89 Rahu 1"5'. Sun 13"56' (+)
10"0' Saturn bhinnashtaka (6).

Note Here either sarvashtaka points or dosha and antardasha lords or bhinnashtaka points
t 1Oth lord are favourable.
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Lagna
Sun Mars
Venus Ketu
Mercury Saturn

Event 1
Jupiter (1st Job)
May 7, 197~
Dasha: Rah-Rah
Saturn 8"18'(+)

Rahu
Moon

Lagna Sun M<rcury

Venus Ketu Saturn

Event 2
Jupiter Mars
(Promotion)
June 5, 1974
Dasha: Rah-Jup
Saturn 11"39'(+)

Moon Rahu

Lagna
Venus Jupiter
Ketu
Sun Event 3
(Promotion) Saturn
Mercury
Mareh 10, 1977
Dasha: Rahu-Sat
Mars Rahu 30 Pts.

Rahu
Moon

Lagna
Rahu Moon

Event 4 Mercury
Jupiter (Promotion) Sun
July 31, 1986
Dasha: Rah-Sun
Saturn 9"32' Venus

Mars Saturn Ketu

 Authors and Journalists
an Astrological Enquiry
Col A K Gour

l3 enefics waft in caressingly enveloping one in the loving arms and

then they deliver the message softly, decently and with courtesy.
Meghdoot the cloud messenger ofKalidasa owed his creation to Jupiter,
Venus, Mercury and a benefic Moon. Harshness, violence, thundering
skies and erupting earth announce the message of malefics. 'Desert
Storm' the messenger of Bush was ruthless, crude, cruel and indecent;
conceded to be a technological marvel, it owed its creation to Mars,
Saturn, Rahu and a malefic Moon. Rahu, Saturn and Moon getting too
close to the Sun on that day, January the 16th, 1991, added fuel to the
maleficence of these planets. Art and culture promote the good, caring
and concerned living by spreading the loving benignancy, they open the
frontiers; technology on the other hand protects the frontiers by threats
and force. Art is the Benefics' domain and Technology, the kingdom
of the Malefics.
Writing is an art. Who else but the 'Devaguru' Jupiter should gift
it. Mercury also pitches in; not only is he the prince but more
importantly he is the one who is carrying Jupiter's genes - and they
show.
An author is some one who brings anything into being; a beginner
of an action; an original writer of a 'Granth'. The author is Jupiterian,
steady, deep and contemplative thinker, producing a work of substance
whose effect is long lasting. A journalist produces 'literature in a huny*.
He is mercurial, quick, witty and fleeting. His work is applauded
handsomely but is remembered for a short period. Venusian effect leads
to the creation of short works that are more artistic and soft, a benefic
Moon makes poetry gush out, imagination soar and nobility thrive.
The benefics have made a writer and have helped in the production
of his works; he now needs a Mars or a Ketu to print his works and
to sell the work Saturn and Rahu's assistance would be invaluable.
This paper aims at finding out the Authors and Journalists from a
study of their horoscopes. The horoscopes are being studied within the
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confines of the principles that have been enunciated below. Two

different systems - the Parashari and the Jaimini, are being used. Five
horoscopes of authors and journalists are being placed under the
microscope of the principles and the efficacy of these principles is being
ascertained under both, the Parashari and the Jaimini, systems.

THE PRINCIPLES
Parashari
The First Principle
The houses and lords connected with writing are, 3rd, 5th and lOth.
Mercury produces the journalists whereas Jupiter produces the authors.
The stronger the PAC (Position, Aspect, Conjunction) bond of the
lords of 3, 5 and 10; Mercury and Jupiter the more meritorious the
author - obviously Jupiter will dominate - should Mercury dominate
a meritorious journalist will result. A combined strength of Jupiter and
Mercury will result in an author cum journalist.
The First Principle, therefore, is PAC bonding of 3rd, 5th, lOth,
Mercury and Jupiter.
The Second Principle
Mars and Mercury in mutual aspect promote an excellent journalist.
Mars denotes ink while Mercury stands for paper. Any link between
these two helps-Mercury posited in Aries or in Scorpio or Mars in
Mercury's rashis, a link in the Navamsha, all promote journalism in
conformity with their strength.
The Second Principle is Mars-Mercury bond.

Jaimini
The Third Principle
Jaimini Rishi laid down 2nd, 3rd and 5th as the houses and lords that
promote writing. If the lords of the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter
are in Jaimini aspects, writing gets going.
The Jaimini aspects in brief are: a fixed rashi aspects all moveable
rashis except the adjacent rashi. For example Taurus will aspect Cancer,
Libra and Capricorn. A moveable rashi will aspect all the fixed rashis
except the adjacent rashi. For example Aries will aspect Leo, Scorpio
and Aquarius. A dual rashi will aspect the other three dual rashis.
The Third Principle is 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini
aspects.
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The Fourth Principle

Karakamsha - the Navamsha that is occupied by the Atmakaraka (AK)
is the Karakamsha. It's rashi is called the Karakamsha rashi. In the natal
horoscope; the Karakamsha rashi, the planets posited in it, the 2nd, 3th
and 5th houses from it, and the planets posited, aspecting or otherwise
influencing these areas assume importance. Jupiter in this position
makes one an all round genius, his aspect grants well founded
knowledge and makes the man a true traditionalist. Mercury makes one
a Mimansaka, some one with a sharp, penetrating and probing intellect.
The Fourth Principle is Karakamsha rashi and 2nd, 3rd, 5th from it.

Case Study One

The horoscope is ofMr. Giri La!Jain, a notedjournalist, and former

Birth details: July 26, 1922 at 9:10p.m. {ISTJ at Delhi.

Lagna 21'27' Mars 19'03' Venus 28'28'
Sun 10'05' Mercury 27'09' Saturn 10'18'
Moon 8'20' Jupiter 19' 48' Rahu 9'58'
Balance: Ketu 2-D-27

K11hmsh•
Ketu Mercury
(AK)

Lagna Girilal Jain Sun

July 26, 1922
9:10p.m. Moon
Delhi Venus

Jupiter
Mars Saturn
Rahu

Lagna Jupiter
Rahu Saturn Mercury
Moon

Navamsha

Mars Sun
Ketu
Venus
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Editor of The Times of India. A respected sober Political coloumnist,

whose opinion matters and who moulds public opinion. Let us examine
it vis-a-vis the enunciated principles.
I. PAC bonding of 3rd, 5th, lOth, Mercury and Jupiter
(a) Lord of 3rd and lOth is Mars, posited in lOth house. Mars is
aspecting the 5th house and the 5th lord Mercury, posited in the
5th house. This is a strong positional bond-the lords posited in their
own houses. The aspect of the lord of 3 and 10 on the lord of 5
further strengthens the bond.
(b) Mercury, the 5th lord in 5th house gives additional Mercurial strength.
(c) Notice the absence of Jupiter from this bond. Jupiter denotes
authorship.
2. Mars-Mercury bond
Mars aspects Mercury. Lord of lOth in contact with the lord of 5th leads
to the kendra-trikona relationship. Mars is also in the nakshatra of
Mercury and Mercury is in the nakshatra of Jupiter - he lorded over
the best known national Daily.
3. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini a~pects

Lords of 2nd, 3rd, 5th are Jupiter, Mars and Mercury respectively. Lord
of3rd, Mars aspects his own house. Mercury and Jupiter, the lords of
2nd and 5th, are in mutual aspect. A strong bond, gaining a_dditional
strength by Mars in Mercury's nakshatra is their.
4. Karakamsha rashi and 2nd, 3rd, 5th from it
The Karakamsh a rashi is Gemini and its lord Mercury is posited in
it. The Sun is in second house giving authority, the Moon and Venus
in the third house aspecting Libra, 5th house rashi led to prolific and
continuous writing-Venus also grants authorship of small works.
Gemini has the aspect ofJupiter, Saturn and Ketu on it. Mercury in
Gemini makes him a reputed journalist; Jupiter gives him poise, depth
and knowledge; Saturn underscores his political wisdom; and Ketu,
being, Mars-like, gives him the control of the print media.
lt is worth noticing that Jupiter is located with" Saturn and Rahu.
Rahu is posited within with Jupiter making his views heard with respect
in foreign countries. Saturn's conjunction with Jupiter and it's aspect
(Parashari) on Mars and Mercury makes him a respected (Jupiter)
political (Saturn) journalist (Mercury) who has authority (Mars) over
the print media.
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Case Study Two
The horoscope now placed below belongs to a journalist and author.
Shri Joglekar headed the Press Trust of India and is the author _of a
number of books.
1. PAC bonding of 3rd, 5th, lOth, Mercury and Jupiter.
Lords of 3rd and 5th are posited in their own houses. Lord of lOth
aspects both, the houses and their lords, from the 9th house. A fairly
strong bond. The absence of Mercury stands out.

2. Mars-Mercury bond
Exalted Mars aspects Mercury. The bond is boosted by the location of
the 4th lord (Mercury) in Aries the Mooltrikona a rashi of the 9th lord
(Mars). He headed the PTI.

Birth details: April 30, 1924, 4:30 a.m. (1ST) Amravati.

Lagna 0"29' Mars 0"14' Venus 15"17
Sun 29"57' Mercury 18"57' Saturn (R) 6"42'
Moon 5"34' Jupiter (R) 27"01' Rahu 6"25"
Balance: Saturn 15-9-24

Lagna
Sun (AK) Mcrcwy Venus
karlumsha

Ketu Joglekar Moon

Apr. 13, 1924
4:30 a.m. (1ST)
Mars Amravati Rahu

Jupiter Saturn
(R) (R)

Sun Venus
Jupiter Rahu
~
Lagna
Navamsha
Mars Moon

Saturn Ketu Mercury

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3. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini aspects
Lords of2nd, 3rd, 5th are Mars, Venus and the Moon. Venus and the
Moon the lords of 3rd and 5th are in mutual aspect. Lord of 2nd receives
the aspect of Jupiter. Mercury placed in 2nd is in mutual aspect with
Jupiter. It is also noticeable that Jupiter is in the nakshatra of Mercury.
A strong bond between both Mercury and Jupiter exists.

4. Karakamsha rashi and 2nd, 3th, 5th from it

Pisces is the Karakamsh a rashi. Mercury is in 2nd; Venus in 3rd and
the Moon in 5th are in their own houses. The Moon and Mercury are
aspected by Jupiter and Ketu - printing (Ketu) journalism (Mercury)
authorship (Jupiter) are promoted.
Jupiter lord of lOth aspecting the lords of 3rd and 5th along with
their houses and being placed in the nakshatra of Mercury gave him
the gift of authorship. Venus also promotes writing. In this case Jupiter
being in a better position than Mercury we have a better author; compare
it with the first case where a blemished Jupiter inhibited authorship and
the validity of the principles begins to get proved.

Case Study Three

This is the horoscope of the Founder Editor of the National Herald;
a renowned journalist Shri K. Rama Rao.
1. PAC bonding of 3rd, 5th, lOth, Mercury and Jupiter
Lords of 3rd and lOth are posited together in close conjunction.
Mercury is also posited in the same house. Lord of 5th is posited in
lOth. A strong bond of the lords of 3rd and lOth with Mercury in a
Venusian house gives excellence in journalism. Jupiter is Vargottama.
The lord of 3rd is in Jupiter's nakshatra, indicating authorship.
2. Mars-Mercury bond
Mars is posited in Gemini the house owned by Mercury. Mars aspects
Mercury in Navamsh.
3. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini aspects
Jupiter is the lord of 2nd and 5th whereas Saturn owns the 3rd. Jupiter
and Saturn are in mutual aspect. Mercury and Jupiter are also in the
mutual aspect, strong bond boosted by the mutual aspect of the Sun
and Jupiter.

4. Karakamsh a rashi and 2nd, 3rd, 5th from it

Karakamsha rashi has Ketu in 2nd; Jupiter in 3rd; and Mercury in 5th
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Birth details: November 9, 1896, 8.35:39 am, Gunrur.
Lagna 26"5' Mars 6"38' Venus 26"29'
Sun 24"49' Mercury 13"21' Saturn 28"46'
Moon 17*18' Jupiter 14"35' Rabu 27"48'
Balance: Venus 14y-3m-9d

...arkamsh
Mars
(R)

K Rarna Rao Ketu

Nov, 9, 1896
8.35:39 a,m,
Rahu Guntur Jupiter

Sarum (AK)
Moon Lagna Sun
Venus Mercury

Lagna Sun Saturn

Ketu

Venus
Mercury
Navarnsha
Jupiter

Moon
Mars
Rahu

from it. An excellent combination for press and journalism, add Jupiter's
aspect to Mercury, and also to the Sun and Saturn who happen to be
located in Jupiter's nakshatra; and you have a respected, knowledgeable
and witty journalist.
Shri Rama Rao was a legendary journalist. He with his National
Herald, heralded the advent of professional journalism in the country.
He laid down the guidelines, the style sheets, the editorial layouts for
others to follow. He trained a generation of journalists; Jupiter in lOth
-testifies to his teaching-here was a teacher, a journalist extraordinaire.

Case Study Four

Shri Seetharamaiah was a scholar, astrologer, journalist and author.
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Birth details: March 27, 1911, 7:45 p.m. Sh. Seetaramaiah, Madras.
Lagna 4.40' Mars 17.27' Venus u·4s'
Sun 13.11' Mercury 20.25' Saturn 12.49'
Moon 5•43' Jupiter (R) 20.53' Rahu 17.33'
Balance: Mars Oy-5d-27m

Sun Kukamsha
Ven Sat
Mercwy
Rahu

Moon Sh. Set!tu11maiah

March 27, 1911
7:45p.m.
Man Madras
~Lagna
Jrpiter
~~~K)

Ketu Jupiter Man

Venus
Sa rum
Navamaha
Mercury

Lagna
Sun Rahu
Moon

1. PAC bonding of3rd, 5th, lOth, Mercury and Jupiter

The lords are Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon. The Moon the lord of lOth
is posited in 5th and is aspected by Jupiter the lord of 3rd. The lord
of 5th (Saturn) and the lord of 3rd Qupiter) are in mutual aspect. Jupiter
being retrograde also gives the effect of 12th house; from this house
Jupiter and Mercury get in mutual aspect.

2. Mars-Mercury bond
This is a weak link. In the Navamsh a Mercury's house has Mars posited
in it. This denies a control over the print media.
3. 2nd, frd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini aspects
The lord of2nd, Mars aspects his own house. The lord of3rd aspects
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the 5th house; the Sun and Mercury aspect the 3rd house; the 2nd and
5th have the aspect of Saturn, Venus and Rahu; and 5th receives the
additional aspect of Jupiter and Ketu. This is a strong bonding, Ketu
and Jupiter aspecting the 5th give him scholarship and astrology.
\
4. Karakamsh a rashi and 2nd, 3rd, 5th from it
Aries is the Karakamsha rashi; 2nd, 3rd and 5th from it are devoid of
planets the 2nd has the aspect of Mars, Jupiter and Ketu.on it and the
5th has the aspect of Saturn, Venus, Jupiter and Ketu on it. This has
given to him authorship, journalistic learnings and astrological
scholarship.
Case Study Five
Shri R. Santhanam, editor and astrologer.

Birth details: May 21, 1944, 8:20 p.m., Tirupati.

Lagna 18.44' Mars 6•21' Venus 27.22'
Sun 7.17' Mercury 14.57' Saturn 3.09'
Moon 28.28' Jupiter 21.07' Rahu 6·os·
Balance: Sun 5y-2m-7d

Moon(AK)
Venus Sun Saturn
Mercury
Mars
R Santhanam Jupiter
May 21, 1944 Rahu
8:20p.m.
Ketu Tirupati

IV
Kar.ikamsha Lagna

Sun

Ketu
Navamsha
Mercury
Jupiter Mars
Rahu
Lagna
Venus Saturn
Moon
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1. PAC bonding of 3rd, 5th, 10th, Mercury and Jupiter
Lords are Saturn, Jupiter and the Sun. Lord of 5th aspects 3rd and his own,
the 5th, house. Mercury and the lord of the lOth are not in the bond. This
is a weak bond.
2. Mars-Mercury bond
Mercury is posited in Aries and Mars is located with Mercury in the
navamsha.
3. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini a~pects

Lord of 3rd (Saturn) aspects 2nd and 5th. A weak bond.

4. Karakamsha rashi and 2nd, 3rd, 5th from it
Karakamsh a rashi is Sagittarius. In the 5th from it we find the Moon,
Venus and Mercury. Mercury is in the nakshatra of Venus this gives
journalism and authorship. Ketu in 2nd makes him astrologer. The
Moon, Venus and Mercury aspect Aquarius, the third house from the
Karakamsha rashi promoting journalism.
The examination of these horoscopes has established the validity and
the efficacy of the principles that were enunciated. This has been a
limited examination since the principles were applied to the horoscopes
of known figures in the field ofwriting and journalism. There may be
hundreds who have these combinations but who do not write: conversely
there may be people who writ<; but do not have these combinations -
"Ghost" writing is not the only possible answer. This examination has
pointed to a direction, has given hope that after examining a larger
number of horoscopes belonging to persons in different writing milieus
we can reach definite conclusions.
I must acknowledge that this enquiry would not have been possible
without the guidance of Shri K .N. Rao. It is an experience, rare in the
astrological world, to have an astrologer not only sharing his knowledge
with his students but also letting them publish the articles under their
own names. I proudly salute his selflessness.

Post Script : This article was written in August 1991. The author
continued his research and in December 1993 produced a book:
Professions.- Inclination, Fructification and Career Profile. The book has
a chapter on Authors and Journalists' wherein this profession has been
dealt with in greater detail and i"n 'Parashari Paddhati'.
 Successful Indian Women
in Different Fields
Kusum Vashishtha

l n writing about successful Indian women in different fields a reference

has to be, of necessity, made to the famous book of Simon de Beauvoir,
The Second Sex, in which she has made a devastating attack on male-
made morality of male dominated societies since ancient times. What
the great writer missed was the status of social celebrity, Indian women
in ancient times attained, particularly in Vedic times. What Dr. A.S.
Altekar in his famous book The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization
has discussed will complete ly destroy the attack of the great lady writer
of France.
Facts, lesser knows to many, can be refered to briefly here.
" ... Nay we find one of the early Upanishads recommending
a certain ritual to a house-holder for ensuring the birth of a
scholarly daughter.
Atham ya Ieshed Buddhita Me Pandita Jayet"
(page 3)
Altekar also refers to ancient authorities to support his thesis.
Women could be initiated in Vedic studies and were entitled to offer
sacrifices to Gods. The son was not absolutely necessary for this purpose.
The marriage of the daughter was not a difficult problem. It was often
solved by the daughter herself. The dread of a possible widowhood did
not very much weigh upon the mind of parents, for, as will be shown
later, "leviate and remarriage were allowed by society and were fairly
common" (ibid)
Instead of referring contemptuously to 'male chauvinists' and
'liberated women', it will be obvious that Vedic and post-Vedic
civilization had reached a rare equilibrium in which a women could be
a co-equal. Sita of the Valmiki &mayana is a brilliant debater whose
sharp intellect is seen at her best when she first convinces Hanuman
why she would not allow him to take the credit for rescuing her from
the clutches of Ravana and would instead have her husband, Rama have
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it. She is sharper in her counter-arguments when Rama had desired her
to have an agni-pariksha in Lanka after the battle. Such debating skill
would do credit to high class lawyers.
Draupadi is devastating in her subtle arguments with Yuddhishtira
when Pandavas after losing everything in the great gambling, go to
forest to spend a thirteen years period of exile.
To some extent the culture and civilization of those times is kept
historically alive in the ancient classics of astrology, which will be
referred to later. And it too has been stated that besides women's
character, marriage, children, childlessness, physical beauty etc., there
are references to Sanyas and Brahmavadini yogas in female horoscope.
But the material found in those books is too scanty to be of any
substantial use in the discussion of successful women of our times. A
hint too has been given that where the Rajayogas in a female horoscope
are not applicable to her directly, the benefit of these yo gas will accrue
to her husband, inferentially, to her male children too. This was
generally, true till forty or fifty years ago when women with brilliant
horoscopes confined themselves to their hqmes, rearing children and
looking after household duties only.
The subject matter of research of this paper is the discussion of the
horoscopes of such women as have themselves taken part actively in
various public spheres and have become well-known. It has been felt
that many of the achievements of notable Indian women cannot be
explained with the help of the astrological material available about
female horoscopy in ancient texts. For instance:
1. The combination for a Brahmavadin is: if the Lagna is an even sign
with strong Mercury, Jupiter with the Moon the women will be a
Brahmavadin.
2. If there is Jupiter in the Lagn:l and the Moon in the seventh house
or a strong Venus in its own shadvarga be in the tenth house, such
girl, even if born in a poor family, would be a queen.
3. If in a women's horoscope Mercury and Venus in the seventh houses
and the Moon in the eleventh house get aspected by Jupiter (who
must naturally be in the third house) she becomes a queen and is
praised by scholars and intelligent men.
4. If a strong, exalted, and full Moon in the fourth house is aspect~d
by Jupiter in a woman's horoscope, such a women will be highly
intelligent and versatile scholar. (This can be only for Aquarius
Lagna, with the Sun, Jupiter in the tenth house.
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5. If the Lagna is an even sign in a women's horoscope and Mars,

Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are strong, s~ch a women will be
famous, intelligent and happily married.
6. If the Moon is in Cancer in Lagna, in a female horoscope, and
Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and the Moon are strong, such women
would be scholarly, famous and artistic.
It will be seen that in all these combinations two points are stressed
repeatedly : Lagna in even sign and strong benefics only.
Will these combinations help us explain the rise of successfUl women
of India?
It is the common eXperience of every astrologer that malefics, strong
and well placed form very good Rajayogas, in both male and female
horoscopes and take them high in science, technology, law and public
life. In dealing with female horoscopes, we must not stress her sex, but
instead, treat it as the horoscope of a male for all predictions in the India
of our times when the female literacy is touching forty percent (199 1
census) unlike half-percent in the beginning of the century. India is
harking back to the Vedic times in giant strides as far as the rise of
women is concerned though in the strapings and style of a western
woman, it appears. But that is a deceptive impression because Indian
women in Vedic times had full social and education freedom when the
west had not even moved out of the cave stage of its development.

Approach
(a) In all the horoscopes of notable Indian women being discussed here
the normal well known Raja, Arishta, Dhana yogas are being
applied through wel-known Parashari principles.
(b) The role of exalted planets, ben.efic and malefic, has been taken into
account and also the role of such debilitated planets as they cause
Rajayogas in exceptional cases.
(c) In the dasha scheme, primary importance has been given to the
Vimshottari Dasha though for cross-checking Jaimini's Chara
dash a too has been applied, wherever necessary.

THE SAMPLE
Five horoscopes have been chosen : one in political life; two famous in
their respective artistic fields; two women Police Officers.

Case Study One

The first horoscope is that of Kiran Bedi, not merely Indian's but
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perhaps world's best known woman police officer. 1t is not known to

many that even till 1991 there is no such high ranking women police
officer in USA or UK.
Dasha
A right Dasha must come to right time for rise in a career. She ' was
born with a balance of Saturn Mahadasha of i/-1-2.3- and from second
August 1966 her dasha of Mercury, Lagna and the tenth hose started.
Mercury with Mars (a position of authority and police service too) and
the Sun denoting a government administrative job, in the ninth house
she succeeded in the Alllndia Competitive Examination in 1972 and

Caae ,Study One- birth details: June 9, 1949; 2:10' p.m.; Amritsar.
Lagna 17"26' Mars 6"22' Venus 9"12'
Sun 25"1' Mercury (Rl 17*11' Saturn 7"29'
Moon 4"37' Jupiter (R) 8"26' Rahu 1"19'
Vimshottari dasha balance: Saturn 17y-1m-23d
AK AmK BK MK PK GK DK
Sun Mercury Venus Jupiter Saturn Mars ·Moon

Mars
Rahu Mer (R) Venus
Sun

Kiran Bedi
June 9, 1949
Jupiter 2:10p.m.
Amritsar Sarum
(R)

Moon Ketu Lagna

Lagna
Jupiter Rahu Mercury
Saturn

Mars
Navamsha
Sun
Moon

Venus Ketu
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was elected for the police service, Mars associated with Mercury
asserting itself. In 1975 in Mercury-Mars she was selected for an award
Year of Women'.
In Jaimini's Charadasha scheme she got, after Virgo, Libra, Scorpio
and Sagittarius, Capricorn dasha from 1968 to 1973. From Capricorn,
Mars, Mercury, Sun and Saturn aspect both tenth house (Libra) and
Capricorn beside strengthening the fifth house through the aspect of
Jupiter. And Mercury is her Amatya Karaka.
Bot! in Vill}.shottari and Chara dasha she got favourable time at the
time o. her career-making.
Notable features
Her ninth house contains her Lagna lord showing her luck and in
association with Mars and the Sun the courage, dignity and authority,
which she has been accused of exercising with impunity which is natural
as Mars as eight lord associated with her tenth lord did give her a
controversial image quite often.
She never hesitated to take strong action. She has the road map of
Delhi on her finger tips and discusses problems of traffic of this
metropolis without any reference to any notes or a road map: When
in charge of Delhi traffic she struck terror when there was wrong parking
of vehicles with her, now, well-known crane got them lifted without
caring for anyone. She had earned the nickname of'Crane Bedi' then.
The Tenth House
There is an exchange of ninth and tenth lords in this horoscope giving
a strong Rajayoga. Venus in the tenth, denoted, earlier, vehicles in her
career and now drug-addiction in which field, with her dedicated
campaigns she has become famous. If her tenth lord and tenth house
are taken toge~her there is visible the influence of as many as seven
planets here, Venus, Mercury,Jupiter and the Moon being the benefics
and Saturn, Mars and the Sun among malefics. No wonder, she is a
famous women.
Strangely all the three malefics, Saturn, Mars and the Sun are owners
of 6th, 8th and 12th houses here. Saturn as the sixth lord aspecting her
tenth lord gives her a service career and also litigations, initiated by her
and also against her, by lawyers of Delhi recently. Mars as the eighth
lord makes her controversial always and the Sun as the twelfth lord has
caused problems in her career when she was transferred to far-off places
as hostility to her grew stronger.
But Mars and the Sun have also given her very sensitive, high security
jobs in 1976 with Smt.Indira Gandhi and in I978 with Sri Charan Singh.
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Jupiter's aspect on the tenth lord won her the gratitude of Delhi's
public when she had the courage to introduce one-way traffic in Delhi.
But since it was done in Mercury-Rahu it brought in lot of protest
initially but she soon won public approbation when traffic flow started
looking very civilised.
Jupiter, representing religion, is debilitated in her horoscope. Once
she earned the wrath of Hindus of Delhi when during a Ramlila
celebration she changed the route of the Ramlila procession. Enraged
Hindus threw stones at her and she was transferred to Delhi West soon
after.
Now a horoscope like this ifwe do not see it as any male horoscope
we will miss significant points. There are string of Rajayogas present
here; Parashari ones are the exchange of ninth and tenth lords and the
influence of seven Planets on the tenth lord and the tenth house. More
significant are Jaimini's rajayoga : Amatya Karak and Atmakaraka (the
Sun and Mercury) in the ninth house. Then besides, vargottama Rahu
and Ketu, Jupiter, Mercury and the Sun are in their own navamsha. In
Navamsha, the tenth lord Jupiter is in his own house.
In whole of her Ketu dasha she ran into controversies but as soon
as the Venus dasha started, she got herself involved in the praiseworthy
task of de-addiction, a philanthropic work in these days of international
drug-trafficking.

Case Study Two

In the case of Kiran Bedi her birth details were obtained from her father
and in the case ofYamini Hazarika, another women I.P.S. officer in
Delhi she very gracefully passed on her birth details on phone but neither
other life events could be got nor, she being a low profile officer, much
information about her be obtained through newspapers.
1. She was born in Rahu Mahadasha with a balance of 4 years, nine
months and four days and the next dasha was of Jupiter, her tenth
lord and exalted,an excellent period for career making. And she
made it.
2. In Jaimini's Chara dasha she got up to I966 the dasha of Gemini
and upto I978 of Taurus which covers her years of career-making.
With Mercury in Taurus, the period of Amatyakaraka should be
said to have begun. In the nex~ dasha of Aries for two years, with
the Amatyakaraka aspecting Capricorn, the tenth house from Aries,
she must have become a full-fledged women police officer.
Here comparison with Kiran Bedi's horoscope ends and some other
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features appear, so rare in a women's horoscope.

1. Vargottama Mars in Lagna, who is the sixth and eleventh lord with
lord the Sun and Ketu - all malefics show a women with unusual
courage. It is a more like a male horoscope than Kiran Bedi's,
because Lagna is odd and has three malefics in it.
Crime against women committed by men and investigated by men
will get reversed as more and more women police officers do
investigation into crimes committed by men. A women joining
I.A.S. or other services makes some news only but a women walking
like a tigress right into the male preserve like the police service or
even army, say artillery divisi9n with a high rank is still big news.
Caw Study Two- birth details: June 30, 1955; 4:00 a.m.; Dimapur.
Lagna /20' Mars 29"24' Venus 26"55'
Sun 14"8' Mercury 27"0' Saturn (R) 21"34'
Moon 16"28' Jupiter 10"10' Rahu 3"16'
Vimshottari dasha balance: Rahu lly-9m-4d
AK AmK BK MK PK GK DK
Mars Mercury Venus Saturn Moon Sun Jupiter

L~
Venus
Ktru
Mercury
Sun Mm
A Lady
IPS Oflicer Jupiter
June 30, 1955
4:00a.m.
Dimapur
Saturn
Rahu (R)
Moon

Rahu
Mars
Saturn

Sun
Moon
Navamsha

Lagna Jupiter Mercury

Keru Venus
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V argottama Mars of Hazarika with the Sun and ketu helped her
enter police service.
2. Then here are two exalted planets, Jupiter and Saturn. One is the
tenth and seventh lord and the other eight and ninth lord. Together
with Vargottama Mars which is like an exalted planet exalted Saturn
virtually gives to her two exalted malefics. Were we to stick to the
ancient astrological classics of only benefis being good in a woman's
case for name and fame, Hazarika's horoscope would have to be
written off. But because it is too masculine, she has landed in a career
which is hundred percent masculine.
3. She has the luck of getting the dasha of exalted Jupiter, followed
by that of exalted Saturn to be followed by that of Mercury, Lagna
lord, exalted in navamsha. As in the case of a male so too in the
case of female, it is the dasha running and the dasha to come that
is important in astrological foretelling of events.
4. The mutual aspects between Amatyakaraka, and Putrakaraka and
between Darakaraka and Amatyakaraka will show a career of
achievements.
5. Both Saturn and Jupiter, exalted are in kendras from each other. In
the fag-end of Saturn's dasha in the sub-period of Jupiter her career
will reach a stellar climax. It will then be the beginning of the next
century and she will have crossed the middle level of police hierarchy.
But the aspect of the eighth lord Saturn on her tenth lord Jupiter
may create in her a desire to get absorbed in a non-police job later.

Case Study Three

In discussing the horoscope of Lata Mangeshkar, the greatest living
legend in the world of film music in the world, it is worth remembering
that the world record of singing maximum songs is held by an Indian
women. She is an Empress among melody-queens of the world. And
as melody-empress she has left far behind even the melody-kings of the
world.
The Dasha Scheme
It has been shown so far that the dasha one gets at the right time has
primary importance in shaping one's career. Lata started with a balance
of Mercury of sixteen years, four months and eighteen days days. Then
came'Ketu's dasha which being in the second house from the Sun, saw
the end of the career and life ofher mentor, her own father, Dinanath
Mangeshkar, a famous figure in the musical theatre of Maharastra.
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Then came the dasha of Venus in her fourth house and the
significator of music. It was I 953, six years after the partition oflndia
and the most famous melody queen of pre-partition India Noor Jahan
had left for Pakistan. There was a vacuum for good singers particularly
female ones while male singers life Rafi, Mukesh and Manna Dey and
occasional singer like Kishore Kumar had risen high. During this period,
the famous music director Ani! Biswas had disapproved ofLata as that
"singer with a shrill voice" while other music directors were quick to
spot in Lata a rare talent. She learnt a tune after hearing it only once
and was ready like her famous sister Asha for recording it fastest. Then
the music directors made another discovery - she could sing every type
of song even improving upon the tunes given to her. So much speed

Case Study Three- birth details: September 28, 1929; 10:47 p.m.; Indore.
Lagna 23'28' Mars 1"55' Venus 10'51'
Sun 12'13' Mercury 0'20' Saturn 1'47'
MoonJ 17*09' Jupiter 29'00' Rahu 21'031
Vimshottari dasha balance: Mercury 16y-4m-18d
AK Amk BK MK PK GK DK
Jupiter Moon Sun Venus Mars Saturn Mercury

v.Lagna
Rahu
Jupiter

Lata Mmgeshkar Moon

Sept. 28, 1929
10:47 p.m.
Indore Venus

Keru
Saturn Mars Sun
Mercury

Sun
Saturn
Ketu

Venus
Navamsha
Lagna

Mercury
Moon Mars Jupiter
Rahu
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with such musical embellishments were rarest of a rare musical talent.

They had discovered a talent, then they found that they were mistaken.
They had discovered a genius.
In Jaimini she got the dasha of Aquarius, her tenth house aspected
by her Amatyakaraka, the Moon, who is also aspecting her tenth house
from Aquarius. It was 1949 and she filled the void left by Noorjehan.
Shamshad Begum was there but could not have rivalled her in singing
all types of songs and so melodiously. Ameer Bai Karnataki was already
being forgotten. Against a team of famous male singers it was one
female singer only, Lata, and in the full twenty years of Venus dasha
she achieved which no singer in the history of the world every achieved.
The most striking feature of her horoscope is that Lagna and four
planets are in the rashis ofVenus, the Sun and Saturn are in the rashi
of Mercury and Jupiter, the Moon in its own rashi and Venus alone
is in a non-benefic rashi.
Unlike, as in the two previous horoscope of women police officers where
there is strong dominance of malefic planets here the tempo of her life is
set into motion by benefics and benefic rashis. No wonder Lata is total
picture of"effiminacy, more with her voice than in her appearance.
Jupiter in her Lagna wards off evils while the Moon, an artistic planet
in the artistic rashi, Karka together with the artistic Lagna in the rashi
of Venus 'and the over-all artistic predominance in her horoscope has
shaped her into what she is, even now, in the sunset of her career.
Two other well-known facts of her life need explaining. First is her
marriage not having taken place. This is explained in two ways, first
her seventh houses is between two malefic surrounding and it second
(rom her upapada (Ariesa) Mars and ketu with ineffective Mercury are
in the seventh house.
Why and how is Lata so fabulously rich? The reason, her second and
fifth lord Mercury, dhanakarak is vargottama. ./
Then her lndu Lagna which falls in Taurus has Jupiter in it and
Jupiter is her eleventh lord also.
The only masculine feature in her horoscope is vargottama Mars. She
asserted her right to have royalty from the sale of her gramaphone
records and when it was refused by Raj Kapoor she refused to sing for
his films till he lost the battle.
There are a string of Rajayogas in her horoscopes : Atmakaraka
Jupiter and Amatyakaraka the Moon aspect each other. Again
Atmakaraka and Putrakaraka and Darakaraka aspect each other.
In the Parashari system the tenth lord aspects his own house, the fifth
lord is with seventh lord, the fourth lord is in the fifth house and the
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ninth lord is aspecting the fourth lord. Therefore successively even after
the mahadasha of Venus Lata had the good fortune of the Sun, and
the Moon dashas till 1989 after which in the dasha now of her twelfth
lord Mars, in the sixth house she is in semi -retirement to end her
longest, legendary musical innings in Indian and world films, not before
singing songs in every well-known Indian language and even in foreign
language.
Lata belongs to history and world's legends.

Case Study Four

Briefly another horoscope is being discussed of a lady officer of the rank

Case Study Four- birth details: September 2, 1950, 5:40 p.m., Calcutta.
Lagna 12"59' Mars 21"0' Venus 27"31'
Sun 16"23' Mercury (R) 9"43' Saturn 27"48'
Moon 17"44' Jupiter (R) 8"12' Rabu 5"09'
Vimshottari dash balance: Venus 13y-5m-24d
AK AmK BK MK PK GK DK
Saturn Venus Mars Moon Sun Mercury Jupiter
'

Rahu Moon

~iagna A Lady Officor

Jupiter Famous Dancer Venus
(R)
Sept. 2, 1950
5:40p.m. Sarurn
Calcutta Sun
Mercury
Mars (R)
Keru

Venus Mars
Mercury

Ketu
Navamsha
Sun
Lagna
Rahu

Saturn
Moon
Jupiter
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of a deputy secretary, soon to become a joint secretary but famous as

a Kathak dancer. Some similarity with the horoscope of Lata
Mangeshkar can be seen here but with a difference. She too has Jupiter,
her eleventh (and second lord) in her Lagna and she too has the Moon
in her third house and her Venus is exalted in navamsha. But her Moon
in the third house is in rashi of Mars also aspected by Mars.

Dasha
After Venus dasha she was ready to' perform as a well-trained Kathak
dancer without neglecting her studies in which too she excelled. Then
in her the Moon dasha which is aspected by Mars she succeeded in all
India competition and became class one officer continuing her dance
career in which she had already become distinguished by then.
The brief period of seven years of Mars between 1980 and 1987
established her place in India's dance circles but it was divided attention
between her responsibilities as an officer and dancer that hindered the
chances of great celebrity-status as a dancer. In the meantime she
married a European admirer of hers and has a child to look after as a
mother .It is her Rahu dasha now in which her dance-career is folding
up slowly.
In Jaimini's Chara dasha between 1968-72 she was having Karka
dasha containing her Amatyakaraka, Venus with the Moon in the tenth
and in the next dasha of Leo her Amatyakaraka aspecting her tenth
house helped her make her career as an officer while continuing as a
well-known Kathak dancer.
The Rajayogas are, in Jaimini Atmakaraka conjoined with Putrakaraka
and Amatyakaraka and Darakaraka aspecting each other.
Her tenth lord in the ninth house and her Lagna lord aspecting her
nin~h house gave her distinguished politician father besides helping her
make her own career.
But the dasha running now is not helpful in pursuing her artistic
career with greater success.

Case Study Five

The last horoscope being discussed is that of an old lady born in 1914,
now seventy-seven years old and a Member of the Lok Sabha from
Tamilnadu. She i; the well-known Margatham Chandrasekharwho was
on the same stage as Rajiv Gandhi on the fateful night of 21st May
1991. Her life has been a story of struggle, first during the independence
movement when she, a South Indian lady, had the courage to plunge
in the conservative South into the freedom struggle.
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Dasha
After three years of Ketu dasha, she got the dasha of her tenth lord,
Venus in which period she was a well-known freedom fighter in south
India. It was fame with all the trouble that freedom struggle brought
in its wake She had no thoughts of marrying. Her Darakaraka, the
Moon with Ketu aspected by the Saturn, delayed her marriage together
with the aspects of Mars on Rahu in the seventh house and the seventh
lord in the eleventh house. She married in 1950 in her thirty-sixth year.
In J aimini she had to wait for her dasha of Capricorn 1946-53 where
her Amatyakaraka, Jupiter is posited to enter parliament. She has never

Case Study Five -birth details: November 12, 1914; 2:10 a.m.; Madras.
Lagna 27"58' Mars 7"38' Venus 19"11'
Sun 25"28' Mercury 16"35' Saturn (R) 8"59'
Moon 6"45' Jupiter 21"36' Rahu 9"04'
Vimshottari dasha balance: Ketu 3y-5m-12d
AK Amk BK MK PK GK OK
Sun Jupiter Venus Mercury Saturn Mars Moon

Saturn
(R)

Margatham
Rahu Chandrashekhar
Nov. 12, 1914 Lagna
Jupiter 2:10a.m. Moon
Madras K<tu
Venus Sun
Mars Mercury

Sun Moon
Ketu

Mercury Jupiter
Navamsha

Lagna
Saturn Mars
Venus
Rahu
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lost an election. Venus in the fourth house is very good for parliamentary
career and in this case Mars-Venus combination the ninth and tenth
lords conjoined giving her an excellent Rajayoga. No wonder she has
been successively in the cabinet of Pt. Nehru, Indira Gandhi and also
Rajiv Gandhi.
She was running Rahu mahadasha, and the Moon sub-period on the
night of 21st May 1991 when, to look after the arrangements on the
stage from where Rajiv Gandhi was to address the election meeting, she
had moved away a few feet from Rajiv Gandhi. When the explosion
took place she was injured and, hospitalised. The Moon as the twelfth
lord took her to the hospital. It was not a maraka sub-period which
explains why this remarkable women who has fought so many battles
in her life escaped death though she is now recovering fast.
The Sun in the third house and Saturn in the eleventh house are good
for her longevity.

•sUMMARY
1. In all the five horoscope it has been seen that it is only when a
favourable dasha comes, that a career is made.
2. But a favourable dasha can have little utility unless there are strong
Rajayogas.
3. The dasha most popular, Vimshottari, should be employed along
with Jaimini's dasha and correlated with karaka particularly
Amatyakaraka as is clear from the all the five horoscope.
4. In all these cases the Amatyakaraka was either in the rashi or was
in the tenth house or aspecting the tenth hose when their careers
were made.
5. But the most significant conclusion derivable from hundreds of
successful women in different fields of activities is to ignore their
sex and treat their horoscopes as male horoscope for the purposes
of astrological scrutiny.
 Tajika-Shastra and Marriage
Timing of Event
Dr R K Wishwakarma

The marriage in Hindu society is considered to be the most sacred

institution. The union between the couple has a great conviction that
sexual love has a deep and spiritual significance. It is not for the
gratification of one of the most powerful instincts, sex (maithun) after
abar and nidra but also for performing the basic social function -
procreation. The mother instinct to have children is the most Motivating
factor for regulating the sex instinct through the institution of marriage
and for propagation of human species.
In Hindu astrology, the 7th house from Lagna is the house of spouse.
Venus is the karaka of wife and Saturn (to some extent) for husband.
When a person is going to get married, is a question that needs a careful
examination of the 7th house and the lord of the 7th which should be
well disposed and unafflicted. Our great Rishis have dealt with the
subject extensively and formulated certain rule regarding the timing of
marriage event. Jataka Paarijat enunciates the principle that if the lord
of the 7th house is associated with Venus, its dasha and bhukti may
lead to marriage. Failing that the dasha and bhukti of the lord of the.
Rashi occupied by the planet owning the 2nd house may have the
marriage producing effect. The dasha and bhukti of the lord of the lOth
and 9th houses comes next in orer. Lastly note the planet associated
with the lord of the 7th house or the one occupying it. During dasha
bhukti of one of these, marriage may take place. The Jataka Paarijat
further says that the time of marriage can also be determined by the
total of the figures of the ruler of the asterism occupied by the Moon
and the lord of the 7th bhava. Add together the figures of the lord of
Lagna and the 7th house and when Jupiter transits over the rashi and
navamsha indicated by the result or trines to it, marriage occurs. The
marriage may also occur when Jupiter traverses Trikona rashi and
Navamsha rashi occupied by the lord of the 7th house.
There are some other principles based on Gochar movement of
planets. Add the longitude of the Moon rashi and that of the lord of
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the 8th house. When Jupiter passes through it; or when Jupiter transits
through the 2nd house of the navamsha position of the lord of Lagna
or Jupiter and the Moon are together, marriage is indicated. Other
indications are also there. If the Moon happens to be 7th lord, its dasha
and bhukti indicates marriage.
Besides these classic rules in terms of dasha-bhukti and gochar
movement of planets, there is another school of thought based on latest
researches carried out by K.N. Rao 1 that it is the transit of Saturn and
Jupiter and their aspectal relation to 7th house, is the primary indicator
of marriage. "It is the Saturn who unites the bride and bride-groom.
Saturn, in consultation with Jupiter proposes how and when to tie the
conjugal knot". So in the timing of event, the Saturn should have
aspected or have an aspect on (i) Lagna and the 7th house; (ii) Lagna
lord and the 7th lord; (iii) Lagna lord and 7th house; or (iv) Lagna and
the 7th lord. The same principle applies to Jupiter also. The duration
or aspect is two and a half years in case of Saturn and 12 to 15 months
in case of Jupiter. Besides Saturn who proposes, Jupiter who disposes
(by giving his sanction and authority), the Mars also plays a very
prominent role in executing the event. During our discussion with K.N.
Rao, the secret was disclosed by Rao himself, who attributed this to his
revered mother who taught him the basics in astrology.
Now coming to the timing of marriage event according to Tajik-
Shastra, the following rules have been laid down by Neelkantha, Kesava
and Yavanacharis and which have been synthesised by B.V. Raman in
his book V arshaphal. They are as follows:
I. In a progressed horoscope (PH) when Venus is in 7th house or as
a lord of 7th gets an aspect of Jupiter;
2. The lord of Lagna or its sign in birth-chart (BC) is well disposed
in 7th house of PH;
3. Sign occupied by Venus in BC is in 7th house of progressed
horoscope and Venus becomes lord of the year;
4. IfVarshesh (lord of the year) is in 7th house occupied by Venus in
BC; or if Venus holding one of the Panchadhikaris is associated with
or aspected by Mars;
5. If Rashi held by Venus at Radix happens to be the 7th house in
Varshakundali (PH) and Venus becomes Varsha-raat (lord of the year);
6. If the lord of the 7th house is in lthasal with Vivah-saham
(VS =Venus- Saturn+ Lagna); or lords of Lagna and Vivah-saham
are in lthasal;
I. Rao, KN. et el, The Broad Timing of Marriage, The Astrological Magazine, June,
November and Deoember Issue, of 1986
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7. IfMars as a lord of the year is aspected by Venus or vice versa; or,

if Vivah-Saham is aspected by Mars and Venus; and
8. If the lord ofthe 7th house becomes Munthesh or Varsha-raat (lord
of the year) indicates marriage and happiness from all sides.
Besides these laid down rules of the Tajik authors, I have observed
in a number of cases, when I was doing Tajik during 70s' that a well
disposed Munthain 7th house ofVarshakundali or 7th house ofBCbecoming
Lagna in Varshakundali and Muntha in 7th house has been found to be
instrumental in marriage. This could be taken as rule (9). Since the main
objective of this paper is to indicate the timing of marriage event as
per Tajik rules, the analysis of progressed horoscopes deals with this
aspect only. But the underlying assumption behind the Varshakundali
(progressed horoscope) is that, it is derived from the basic natal chart.
So for all the fruits during the year in V arshakundali cannot be realised
unless, they are promised in the basic natal chart. What I intended to
point out is that, if there is no yoga for marriage in the basic natal chart,
making predictions about marriage will have no meaning. This precisely
indicates that the basic natal chart should guarantee for any event to
happen in the V arshakundali (progressed horoscope).
Now coming to the timing of marriage event, some of the horoscopes
of native have been taken and their V arshkundalis prepared in order to
prove the validity of Tajik rules in timing the conjugal knot.

Case 1
The native was married on March 22, I984 in the period of Mercury-
Venus-Moon after completing the age of 26 years. An analysis of
Varshakundali for 27th year reveals a strong marriage yoga as (a) Ven~
in 7th house is aspected by Saturn - the lord of Vivah-Saham (Rule
6) and it is also in lthasal with lord of Vivash-Saham, (b) Muntha in
7th house is itself instrumental in marriage and getting friendly aspect
of Saturn - lord of Vivah-Saham (Rule 9) (c) Saturn as lord of the
year is aspecting Venus in 7th house.

Case 2
The native was married in May I989 in the sub-sub-period of the
Moon-Moon-Mars after completing 26th year. An observation of the
Varshakundali reveals that (a) Venus as the lord of 7th house is aspected
by Mars and it is also in conjunction with Jupiter (Rule l & 7); (b) Venus
as the lord of 7th house having lthasal with Vivah-Saham (Rule 6); and
(c) Muntha in Venus sign in 7th house is instrumental in marriage (Rule
9) and it is also being aspected by the lord of Vivah-Saham.
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Case 1- Birth details: September 10, 1957; 00:31 hrs (lshta Ghati 48-29); Delhi.
Lagna 24•14' Mars 27•28' Venus 1•30'
Sun 23•36' Mercury 23•38' Saturn 15•4'
Moon 0•25' Jupiter 13•20' Rahu 18•44'

Moon Ketu Lagna

Case1
Birth Chan Sun
Mars
Mereu!)'

Venus
Saturn Jupiter
Rahu
_.t
/
Sun
MerCU!)' Rahu Lagna

Venus
Muriagc Day
Chan
March 22, 1984

Satum
Jupiter Ketu
(R)
Mars Moon

27th Year: Sunday, September 11, 1983; 28 ghati 25 pala 42 vipala; Delhi.
Lagna 2•55' Mars 23•59' Venus 0018'
Sun 29-46' Mercury 4•13' Saturn 7•52'
Moon 14•40' Jupiter 10010' Rahu 27•50'

Rahu

Lagna Mars
Varshakundali
27th year Sun
vs• Venus
Muntha

Jupiter Moon MerCUf}"

Ketu Saturn

•vs c Vivah Saharn (Marriage Saham)

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Case 2 - Birth details: Monday, July 16, 1962; Farukhabad

08:05 hrs (Ishta Ghati 6-37-36)
Lagna 2•57' Mars 11•32' Venus 10"17'
Sun 29"45' Mercury 14•56' Saturn 15•33'
Moon 11•45' Jupiter 19"3' Rahu 16"18'

Sun
Mars
Mercury

Jupiter Rahu
Case 2
17_
Saturn Birth Chart Lagna
Ketu Venus

Moon

Sun
Mercury
Jupiter

Mars
Rahu
Marriage Day Venus
Chart
July 16, 1989 Lagna
Ketu

Saturn Moon

26th Year: Friday, July 16, 1989 at 46 Ghati, 34 Pala, 18 Vipala •

Lagna 6•3' Mars 7•2' Venus 21•52'
Sun 29"45' Mercury 16•10' Saturn (R) 1•52'
Moon 2•10' Jupiter 6•9' Rahu 3"41'

Jupiter Sun
Mars Lagna
Venus Mercury

Rahu
Varshakundali
27th year
Moon
Ketu

Saturn Muntha VS
(R)
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Case 3- Binh details :Wednesday, November 13, 1957; Lucknow

07:20 hrs (lshta Gahti 2-5).
Lagna 5'40' Mars 9•29' Venus 14"10'
Sun 27"7' Mercury 8"45' Saturn 20'32'
Moon 3"26' Jupiter 27.01' Rahu 17"18'

Ketu

Moon
Case3
Binh Chart

?Lagna Sun
Venus Saturn Mars Jupiter
M<rcury Rahu

.Rahu

Marriage Day
Chart
Dec. 5, 1985
Jupiter Moon

Lagna Mars
Sun Venus
Saturn IM~rc. Ketu

29th year: Wednesday, November 13~ 1985 at 12 Ghati, 47 Pala, 36 Vipala

Lagna 7•52' Mars 16"40' Venus 11"30'
Sun 27"29' Mercury 19"45' Saturn 5•56'
Moon 15"15' Jupiter 16"7' Rahu 15•27'

VS
Muntha Rahu
I

V arshakundali
Lagna 29th year
Jupiter
Saturn Sun
M.rcury Venus Mars
Moon Ketu
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Case 3
The native was married on December 5, 1985 in the 29th years in the
period of Mercury-Mars- Venus. The sub-period of Venus started from
November 25, I985 and terminated on January 24, 1986.
In Varshakundali (a) the lord of 7th house the Moon, is aspected
by Jupiter the Muntha lord, which is in Ithasal with Vivah-Saham
(Rule 6) (b) Vivah-Saham lord Jupiter is aspected by Mars.

Case 4
The native was married in February, 1984 in the period of Rahu-
Mercury-Venus starting from September 20, 1983 terminated On
March 2, 1984. In the Varshakundali the factors instrumental in tying
the conjugal knot are (a) the lord of the 7th house Venus is in exchange
with Vivah-Saham. Muntha in 7th house (Rule 9); and (c) lord ofLagna
and Vivah-Saham being Mars gets an aspect ofJupiter (Rule 6).

Case 5
The na•: ~was married in June, I989 in the period of Saturn-Mercury-
Rahu. The sub-sub-period of Rahu starting from February 28, 1989
terminated on July 25,1989. In the Varshakundali ofthe native for the
26th year, the marriage producing effects are indicated by (a) lord of
the 7th house Mercury which is with Muntha; (b) Venus is aspecting
Mercury- the lord of 7th house; (c) Mars as lord of the year (Varshesh)
is aspecting Venus and also being aspected by Venus (Rule 7); and ('d)
Venus is in Ithasal with Vivah-Saham lord Jupiter (R).
Case 6
The native was married on November 23, 1989 in the period ofKetu-
•
Jupiter-Mercury starting from November 5, 1989 and terminating on
February 22, 1989. In the Varshakundali for the 30th year, the marriage
producing effects are indicated as (a) Venus amd Mars are aspecting
Vivah-Saham and its Lord Jupiter (Rule 7) (b) Munthesh - Sun
occupies the Venus sign ofBC is well disposed in lith house aspecting
Lagna. It also became Rajayogakaraka as the native as was selected for
Uttar Pradesh Provincial Civil Services.

Case 7
The native was married on November 23, 1989 in the dasha-bhukti of
the Moon-Ketu which started on June 19, 1989 and terminated on
January 19, 1990. In the Varshakundali (a) Venus is Varshesh (lord of
the year) and it is aspecting lord of the 7th house and its also being
aspected by Jupiter (Rule 1); (b) Lord ofLagna- Sun is in Ithasal with
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Case 4- Birth details :Thursday, March 22, 1951; Delhi
19:33 Hrs (Ishta Gahti 32:45).
Lagna 21•33' Mars 22•40' Venus 8•14'
Sun 7•57' Mercury 18•54' Saturn 5•38'
Moon 26•58' Jupiter 29"47' Rahu 25•54'

Sun
Mars Venus
Mercury

Rahu
Jupiter
Case4
Birth Chart Moon
Ketu

Lagna
• Saturn
(R)

Sun
Mercury Rahu

Venus Marriage Day

Chart
March 22, 1984

~
Mars
Jupiter Ketu Saturn Lagna
Moon (R)

33rd Year: Tuesday, March 22, 1984 at 44 Ghati 59 Pala 24 Vipala

Lagna 25•45' Mars 25•45' Venus 10"0'
Sun 7•35' Mercury 3•15' Saturn (R) 9"38'
Moon 16"15' Jupiter 17•7' Rahu 15•14'

Sun
Mars Venus Muntha Moon
Mercury vs
Rahu

Vanhakundali
33rd year

Lagna
Saturn
](liter (R)
etu
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Case 5 - Birth details : Saturday, October 19, 1963; Delhi

02:55 hrs (Ishta-Ghati 50:00).
Lagna 10"24' Mars 2'2' Venus 15'1'
Sun 2'3' Mercury 20"29' Saturn 23•6'
Moon 16'24' Jupiter 19'23' Rahu 21'10'

Jupiter Rahu

Case 5
Birth Chart
Saturn Lagna

Sun
Keru Mars Venus Mercury
Moon

Sun
Mercury Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Marriage Day Ketu
Chart
June 12, 1989
Rahu Lagna

Saturn
Moon
(R)

26th Year: Wednesday, October 19, 1988 at 14 Ghati 33 Pala 45 Vipala

Lagna 28•48' Mars 16•25' Venus 19'51'
Sun 2'4' Mercury 7•40' Saturn 19'40'
Moon 9'5' Jupiter (R) 16'20' Rahu 27'1'

Jupiter
(R)

Ketu
Varshakundali
26th year
Rahu Moon

Lagna Mars
Saturn Sun Mercury
Venus VS Muntha
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Case 6 - Birth details : Sunday, June 26, 1960; Gorakhpur

23:20 hrs (lshtha Ghati 45:27).
Lagna 1'59' Mars 10"14' Venus 11'40'
Sun 11'14' Mercury 5'15' Saturn 22'40'
Moon 10"58' Jupiter 4'44' Rahu 25"42'

Sun
Lagna Mars
Venus

Moon
Kcm
Mercury
Case 6
Birth Chart
Rahu

jupiter (R)
Saturn (RJ

Jupiter
Lagna
(R)

Maniagc Day Ketu

Chart
Rahu Nov. 23, 1989

Saturn Sun
Mars Moon
Venus !Mercury

30th Year: Tuesday, June 27, 1989 at 14 Ghati 5 Pala 33 Vipala

Lagna 11'25' Mars 12'45' Venus 3•10'
Sun 11'1' Mercury 21'7' Saturn 17'20'
Moon 14•40' Jupiter 28'55' Rahu 4'4'

Moon Jupiter Sun·

VS Mercury

Venus
Rahu
Varshakundali Mars
30th year Lagna
Muntha
Ketu
Saturn
(R)
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Case 7 - Birth details : Sunday, September 24, 1961; Kanpur

22:55 hrs (lshta-Ghati 42:21).
Lagna 3"11'53" Mars 1"21' Venus 9"15'
Sun 7"39' Mercury 4"05' Saturn 29"55'
Moon 11"23' Jupiter 5"02' Rahu 3"29'

~
Moon Lagna

Ketu
Case7
Jupiter Birth Chan Venus
(R) Rahu

Mars Sun
Saturn
Mercuf}

Lagna
Jublter
R)

Muriage Day Ketu

Chart
Nov. 23, 1989
Rahu

Venus Sun
Saturn Mercury Mars

29th Year : Sunday, September 24, 1989 at 53 Ghati 3 Pala 36 Vipala

Lagna 1"23' Mars 9-25' Venus 20015'
Sun 7•48' Mercury 9•47' Saturn 13"45'
Moon 10045' Jupiter 15"21' Rahu 29-59'

Jupiter
VS

Moon
Ketu
Varshakundali
29th year
Rahu Lagna

Sun
Saturn Venus Mars
Muntha Mercury
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Case 8- Birth details :Wednesday, May 12, 1943; Firozpur

20:10 hrs (Ishta-Ghati 35:37).
Lagna 9'41' Mars 25'30' Venus 7'37'
Sun 27'42' Mercury (R) 12 '46' Saturn 18'51'
Moon 3'20' Jupiter 27'03' Rahu 27'30'

Mercury Jupiter
Sun (R)
Saturn Venus

Mars Rahu
Cue8
Birth Chart
Ketu Moon

v
Lagna

Venus
Saturn Rahu

Sun
Marriage Day Jupiter
Mercury
Chart
March 4, 1967

Mars
Lagna
Ketu

24th year:. Thursday, May 12, 1966 at 29 Ghati 8 Pala 51 Vipala

Lagna 7•35' Mars 25'9' Venus 14'4'
Sun 27'42' Mercury 12'30' Saturn 3'13'
Moon 9'23' Jupiter 8'3' Rahu 5•34'

Sun KetU
Venus Mars Jupiter
Mercury

Moon
Vanhalamdali
25rd year
Saturn

Lagna
VS Muntha
Rahu
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Mercury-lord of Vivah-Saham and aspecting Vivah-Saham (Rule 6);

and (c) lord of the 7th Saturn is aspecting 7th house.

Case 8
The native was married on 4th March 1967 in the period of Venus/
Mercury/Moon. The sub period of the Moon started on December 26,
1986 and terminated on March 31, 1967. In the Varshakundali ofthe
native for the 29th year, the planetary factors instrumental in marriage
are (a) the lord of Lagna-Mars in birth-chart (BC) is well disposed in
7th house (Rule 2); (b) 7th lord Mars is aspecting Jupiter-Lord of
Vivah-Saham (Rule 7); and (c) Munthesh the exalted Venus is having
friendly aspect of Saturn who unites the bride and bridegroom.

Case 9
The native was married on June 26, 1974 in the period of the Sun/
Mercury!Jupiterwhich started on June 21,1974 and ended on August 1,
1974. In Varshakundali of the native for the 38th year, the planets
instrumental in marriage are (a) Venus in Taurus in 7th house aspected
by Mars (Rule I) and Venus apsecting Mars and (b) Venus as lord of
the 7th house in lthasal with the lord of Vivah-Saham.

Case 10
The native was married on 27th May, 1979 in 27th year in Venus-
Saturn-Venus dasha operating from February 11, 1979 till August 21 ,
I979. In Varshakuntali for the 27th year (a) the lord of Vivah-Saham
(Rule 6); (b) lord of 7th Mars is getting an aspect of Jupiter (Rule 1);
and (c) Muntha in 7th house is instrumental in marriage (Rule 9).

Validity of Rules
The foregoing analysis of 10 sample cases reveals the timing of marriage
as per rules of Tajik Shashtra. Of the nine rules discussed for the timing
of marriage, rule-6 (the lord of7th house in lthasal with Vivah-Saham
(VS) or lord of Lagna in lthasal with Vivah-Saham holds true in 8 cases,
and thus, it provides 80 percent validity to the rule; while rule-4, (Mars
as lord of the year aspected by Venus or vice versa or ifVivah-Saham
is aspected by Mars and Venus) is true in 5 cases, and thus, it provides
50 per cent validity to the rule. Rule-9 (Muntha in 7th house) and Rule-
I (Venus in 7th house or as a lord of 6th being aspected by Jupiter)
holds true in 4 cases, and thus it provides 40 per cent validity to the
rule. Rule 2 and 8 have been found true only in one case each and thus
it provides 10 per cent validity to the rules.
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Case 9- Birth details : Monday, June 25, 1945; Delhi

10:20 hrs (Istha Ghati 14:57).
Lagna 1"6'-34" Mars 16"55' Venus 24"26'
Sun 16"7' Mercury 20"50' Saturn 19•45'
Moon 4•34' Jupiter 26"51' Rahu 16"3'

Sun
Venus Mars Mer Sat
Rahu

Case 9
Birth Chart ~
Lagna
Jupiter

Moon
Ketu

I Venus
Ketu
Sun
Mercury
Saturn

Jupiter Marriagc Day Mars

Chart
'7
June 26, 1974
Lagna

Rahu Moon

38th Year: Tuesday, J~ne 25, 1974 at 31 Ghati 2 Pala 33 Vipala

Lagna 22"44'17" Mars 16"5' Venus 5"10'
Sun 10"27' Mercury (R) 17"20' Saturn 14"5'
Moon 29"33' Jupiter 24"7' Rahu 25"50'

Sun
Venus
Merrut)iR)
Ketu
Saturn
j J~~iter Mars
vs
Varshalrundali
30th year
Muntha Moon

'7..
Lagna
Rahu
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Case 10- Birth details : Thursday, June 26, 1952; Delhi

Ishta Ghati 37:27.
Lagna 26"33'27" Mars 9"40' Venus 12"56'
Sun 11"23' Mercury 28"15' Saturn 15"12'
Moon 24"23' Jupiter 20"11' Rahu 29"14'

Sun
Jupiter Mercury
Venus

Rahu Moon
CuetO
Birth Chart
Ketu

Mars Lagna
Saturn

Sun
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Moon

Ketu Marriage Day Jupiter

Chart
May 27, 1979 Saturn
Rahu

Lagna

27th Year: Monday, June 26, 1978 at 56 Ghati 56 Pala 42 Vipala

Lagna 24'10' Mars 13"9' Venus 18"24'
Sun 11'21' Mercury 25•25' Saturn 3'16'
Moon 3•40' Jupiter 21'8' Rahu 8'25'
~ Sun
Moon
Lagna Jupiter
Ketu Mercury

Venus
VarsblkuncWi -
27th year Mars
Saturn

Muntha vs
Rahu
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Saturn and Jupiter in Timing Marriage
So far, we have analysed, the timing of marriage as per dasha-bhukti
and till: rules ofTajik-Shastra. But no attempt was made to integrate
the rule of Saturn and Jupiter in timing the event. It is, therefore,
proposed to test the validity of rule advocated by Rao school of thought
by applying to the samples taken.
A careful analysis of all the 10 sample cases reveals that Saturn and
Jupiter have been found instrumental in tying the conjugal knot in
almost all the cases either by aspecting 7th house or its lord from Lagna
barring one case in which Saturn was not aspecting 7th house (Case 4)
but exalted Jupiter was having its 9th aspect. A look at different marriage
day charts reveals 95 per cent validity of the principle.
One interesting feature that emerges from the observation of all
marriage-day Charts is that the Karaka of wife/husband, Venus, and
the executor of marriage event, Mars, have been found either in
conjunction (in four cases) or aspecting each other in marriage day
charts. So has been the case with Saturn either being in conjunction
with Venus (in three cases) or aspecting each other except in one case
in which Saturn was found to be in-between Mars and Venus (in
Case 8).
A comparative analysis of the two i.e. Tajik rules and Jupiter and
Saturn in the timing of marriage event, the latter one is most simplistic
in approach, while the former one requires a lot of calculation and is
also cumbersome. It is a lengthy process. But the validity of rules
propounded by Tajik authors have proved their significance in timing
the marriage event.
 Role of Dashas in
Marital Discord
Shiv Raf Sharma

T!Je subject of this paper is the role of different dashas in marital

discord. Marital discord must be distinguished from the modern day
concept of living together. The disco~d that takes place after a marriage
has been performed in socially accepted way, be it sacramental or legal,
alone has to be defined as marital discord.
Out of the four cases being discussed here two are of foreign women.
The feed back given by them has been very useful for this research. Since
all the four instances are of females this may be treated as a contribution
to the study of female horoscope.
Methodology
1. The charts used are birth and Navamsha horoscopes.
2. The main focus of attention is on the 7th and 8th houses from lagna,
and their lords.
3. Condition of Venus and the Moon in every horoscope gives valuable
clues to the discord under study.
4. Jaimini's Darakaraka and Upapada are very helpful in revealing the
secrets of a horoscope.
5. The dashas used are three: Vimshottari,Jaimini's Chara dasha, and
Yogini dasha.
6. Wherever there are some exceptional or special rules they have been
referred to.
7. The overall assessment of the horoscope from the point of view of matri-
monial happiness has been considered as the most important factor.

First Illustration
This is of a Swiss lady.
Features and Analysis
1. Jupiter and Mars in lagna and the 7th house in the case of Karka
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ascendant is, in classical astrology, a combination for absolute
tension in married life and also lunacy.
2. The Moon-Venus combination or opposition is generally not
helpful for marriage.
3. The above two special features, an exalted Mars in the 7th house
and an exalted Saturn with the Sun, in the fourth house hardly show
conjugal bliss in the domestic atmosphere.
4. The Moon is between malefics; 'and the 7th lord from it, Venus,
is retrograde.
Navamsha
In Navamsha both the 7th and 8th houses are afflicted by malefics.
Jaimini
From Darakaraka, Jupiter, Mars is in the 7th while from Upapada

Birth details: October 30, 1954, 10:45 p.m., Basel (Switzerland).

Lagna 9"46' Mars 12"54' Venus (R) 6"16'
Sun 13"42' Mercury (R) 11"20' Saturn 18"16'
Moon 28"52' Jupiter (DK) 6.14' Rahu 14"15'

Ketu

Upa- Chut 1 Lagna

pada Jupiter
Oc:t. 30, 1954 (OK)
10:45 p.m.
Mars Basel
(Switzerland)
Moon Mt!OI!)' (R)
Rahu Venus Sun
(R) Saturn

Saturn
Mars
Moon

Sun
Ketu
Navuruha
Rahu
Mercwy Venus
,, Jupiter

Lagna
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(Kumbha) the 7th house has aspects of the Sun, Saturn, Mars and
retrograde Mercury, and the 2nd house has the aspects ofRahu-Ketu.
Events and Timing
Marriage took place in the Sun/Mars in Vimshottari dasha while in
Chara dasha in Meena/Vrisha. From Meena, Darakaraka in the 5th
house shows a love affair maturing into marriage in the sub-period of
Vrisha which is aspected by Darakaraka.
In Yogini dasha it was Bhramari (Mars)/Siddha (Venus). One
(Mars) is in the 7th house while the other (Venus) is a natural
Darakaraka for any horos~ope.
But after violent scenes at home in which the husband beat her up,
now in the Moon/Rahu in Vimshottari they are preparing for a divorce.
In Chara dasha it is Meena/Kumbha from where the Darakaraka is in
the 6th house. In Yogini it is the dasha of Bhadrika (Mercury)/Dhanya
(Jupiter).

The Second Illustration

This is the horoscope of ;1 Swedish lady who is 'm the foreign service
of her country.
Features and Analysis
The 7th lord Saturn is retrograde in the 3rd house and aspected by a
Vargottama, exalted Sun. The 8th house has the aspect of Mars.
From Darakaraka, Saturn is in the 7th, whi[e from Upapada (Kanya)
the 7th house has the double malefic aspects of Mars and Rahu on a
deblitated Mercury.
Venus is heavily afflicted.
In Navamsha Mars is in the 7th aspecting 7th lord.
Events and Timing
Marriage took place on June 24, 1977 in the period of the Moon which
aspects the 7th house, and the subperiod of Venus which is natural
Darakaraka posited with the Darakaraka, the Sun, of birth chart. In
Chara dasha marriage took place in Makara dasha from where Jupiter
aspects both the 7th house and Makara. The sub-period was Simha
aspected by Darakaraka, the Sun, and Venus. In Yogini it was Dhanya
.Q'upiter)/Sankata (Rahu-Ketu). In Navamsha, Jupiter is with the 7th
lord Mercury of Navamsha aspecting Ketu.
The divorce took place (1983) in Mars/Mercury both of which get
connected with the 8th house. In Chara dasha it was Meena!Mithuna,
both heavily afflicted, the one involving the 8th house of rashi chart and
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Birth details: April 14, 1954, 3:40p.m., Halnistad (Sweden),
Lagna 27*1' Mars 7"29' Venus 19"14'
Sun (DK) 0"52' Mercury 8"32' Saturn (R) 13*46'
Moon 21"7' Jupiter 29"3' Rahu 26"2'

Sun(DK)
Mercury Jupiter Ketu
Venus

Chart 2
Apr. 14, 1954
3:40p.m. ~
Halmsrad (Sweden) Lagna
Venus: 8y-3m-25d Moon
Mars Saturn Upa-
Rahu (R) pada

Sun Ketu Mars

Saturn
NIIWIDIIu.

Jupiter
Lagna Rahu Moon Venus
Mercury

the 7th from Upapada, the other involving the 7th house of the
Navamsha. In Yogini it was Bhadrika (Mercury)/Siddha (Venus), one
in the 8th house and the other heavily afflicted.
The Third mustration
This is the horoscope of an Indian girl who has been separated from
her husband.
Features and Analysis
The 7th lord Venus is retrograde and with the Sun in the 5th house
while the 8th lord Mars with Rahu is afflicted by the aspect of Saturn,
From Upapada (Karka) there is no affliction to the 7th house but
the 7th lord Saturn receives the aspect ofMars and Rahu-Ketu.
From Darakaraka the 7th house is again not afflicted but the 8th
house has the heaviest affliction of Saturn, Rahu, Ketu and Mars.
In Navamsha the 7th house has unrelieved affliction.
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Birth details: September 7, 1959, 8:30p.m., New Delhi.

Lagna 2'10' Mars TAT Venus (R) 11'5'
Sun 20'56' Mercury 9'34' Saturn 7'10'
Moon 20'27' Jupiter (DK) 2'16' Rahu 10'41

7
Ketu Lagna

Chart3 Upa-
Sep. 7, 1959 pada
8:30p.m. Sm
New Delhi Venus (R)
Jup.: 15y-5m-16d M=rny

Mars
Saturn Jupiter Moon
(DK) Rahu

7l.agna
Mercury
Mars Moon
Saturn
Rahu
Jupiter
Venus
Navam;ha

Sun
Ketu

Events and Timing

In Vimshottari dasha the marriage took place in the dasha of Saturn/
Venus. (January 23, 1984). Venus is the 7th lord.
In Chara dasha the marriage was in Simha/Kumbha. Simha has
Venus (7th lord) aspecting the 7th house. Kumbha is 7th rashi from
Simha.
In Yogini it was Siddha (Venus) I Ulka (Saturn). Venus is the lord
ofthe 7th.house.
Separation took place in June 1985 in Saturn/Sun. The Sun occupies
the 7th house of Navamsha with Ketu, and is with the lord in the 5th
house in the rashi chart.
In Charadasha it was in Simha/Meena from where the 7th house is
very heavily afflicted.
In Yogini it was Sankata (Rahu/Ketu)-Sankata. In Navamsha, Rahu/
Ketu occupy the lagna and the 7th house axis.
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The Fourth lliustration
This is the horoscope of a Delhi women who has got separated from
her husband within three years of her marriage.
Features and Analysis
The special features here is the Moon/Venus opposition generally
disturbing married life.
The 7th house has the aspect of retrograde Jupiter but the 7th lord
is with Ketu very close in degree.
The 8th house has Mars disturbing marriage again.
From Upapada the 7th house involves Rahu-Ketu axis and has the
aspect of retrograde Jupiter on Mercury.
Darakaraka Venus has very heavy affliction of Saturn and the Sun.
In Navamsha the 6th lord Venus is with the Sun in the 7th house
aspected by Saturn, while the 8th house receives the aspect of Mars.
Birth details: September 12, 1949, 1:42 p.m. Delhi.
Lagna 4"35' Mars 9"5' Venus (OK) 4"2'
Sun 26" 4' Mercury 22"24' Saturn 17"41'
Moon 19"39' Jupiter (R) 29"16' Rahu 23"46'

Upapada
Moon
Rahu

Chut4
Mars
Sept. 12, 1949
1:42 p.m.
Dellii Sun
Venus lOy 6m 9d Saturn

Lagna Venus Mercwy

Jupiter (OK) Ketu
(R)

iV
Lagna

Rahu Mercwy
NllYUIUha
Ketu

Venus Moon
Jupiter Mars
Sun Saturn
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Events and Timing
Marriage took place in the Moon/Venus. In Navamsha Venus is in the
7th house while in birth horoscope 7th from the Moon.
In Chara dasha marriage took place in Tula (containing Darakaraka)
and sub-period ofKumbha aspected by Darakaraka which also aspects
the 7th house from Kumbha.
In Yogini it was in Mangala (Moon)/Ulka (Saturn). Saturn aspects
the 7th house of Navamsha.
Separation came in Mars (in the 8th house)-Rahu (aspected by the
7th lord, Mercury).
In Chara dasha it was Tula/Mesha both of which receive the aspect
of Saturn-Sun.
In Yogini it was Pingala (the Sun, in the 7th house in Navamsha)
and Sankata (Rahu, which gets connected with the 7th lord of the
lagna).

Contrasting Study
We have shown so far the points of discord in married life should be
examined from the lagna, Navamsha, Upapada and Darakaraka. The
houses on which and on whose lords attention must be rivetted are the
7th and the 8th.
If such afflictions are heavy and unfavourable dashas come quite early
in marriage, the discord deepens quite often than not, resulting in
separation or divorce, or the one leading to the pther.
As a contrast we will present four horoscopes of four ladies: two of
earlier generation and two of recent"' generation. Their marriages
survived despite their marital problems, including extra-marital alliance.
Apply the same four cardinal tests from the lagna, Navamsha,
Upapada and Darakaraka. In all the cases the worked out Vimshottari
dasha and Chara dasha calculations have been given; the Darakaraka
and the Upapada are marked in the horoscopes.
The first horoscope (chart 5) belongs to a lady who got married in
1942 and after forty six years of married life she died in 1988.
The second (chart 6) belongs to an Indian Christian lady who got
married in 1941 and her marriage survives the fiftieth year in 1991
though she has an incurable physical ailment. ·
The third (chart 7) one belongs to a French lady who married in 1965
and her marriage has entered the twenty-sixth year smoothly.
The fourth (chart 8) one belongs to an Indian lady, a Hindu, who
married a Christian in 1972 and her marriage has entered the nineteenth
year.
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Upa- Sm Venus
pada Mnuy

Ketu
Orart5
A(r. 16, 1924
Mars Moon
(II{) Rahu
7
Jupiter Sa rum
Lagna (R) .(R)

Upa- Sun
Venus
pada Mercury

Keru
Chart 5
Apr. 16, 1924
Mars Moon
(OK) Rahu

Sarurn
Lagna Jupiter
(R) .(R)

Jupiter Sun Rahu Venus

NllVIIIllha
Mars

Moon
Sarum Lagna
Keru
,-.-r;na _1_.70/
Manied in 1942
Mesha " 1996
Died in July 1988
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Kctu Moon

Chut6
Aug. 17, 1922 Upa-pada
Sun(DK)
Merrury
Lagna
Mars Jup Ven
Sat Rahu

Lagna Sun Moon

!Wtu Saturn Venus

Merrury
Mars
Jupiter
NIMimlha

Kctu

Vimshottari Dasha CharaDasha

D-M-Y Kanya 1922-1923

Moon upto 4-9-1928 Tula upto 1934
N
Mars 4-9-1935 Vrischika 1938
n
Rahu 4-9-1953 Dhanu 1947
Jupiter 4-9-1969 Makara " 1951
n
Saturn 4-9-1988 Kumbha 1956
n
Mercury Now running Meena 1962
n 1969
Mesh a
Married on May 10, 1941.
Vrisha 1973
The couple is alive and happy. Mithuna " 1975
Karu " 1977
Simha " 1989
Kanya " 1990
Tula Now running
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Sarum(DK)
Mercwy
Sun JM:r

Venus
Lagna
Ketu Chart 7
Apr. 9, 1942
Moon A French Female Rahu

Upa-
pada

Moon· Ketu

Sun
Saturn
Navanuha
Jupiter
Mars

Lagna
Venus Rahu
Mercwy

Vimshottari Dasha CharaDasha

D-M-Y Karka upto 1948
Sunupto 16-5-1943 Mithuna " 1957
Moon 16-5-1953 Vrisha " 1%6
Mars 16-5-1960 Mesha " 1%7
Rahu
Jupiter
16-5-1978
16-5-1994
Meena
Kumhha
." 1977
1986
Makara " 1994
Married in 1965.
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Mcr01ry Venus Rahu Saturn

~un(DK

Mars
Chart 8
Apr. 14, 1946

17
Lagna Upa- Jupiter
Ketu pad a Moon

Moon
Ketu Saturn
Sun

Navunsha
Ftagna
Mcr01ry
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Rahu

Vimshottari Dasha CharaDasha

D-M-Y Vrischika upto 1954
Moon upto 6-10-1955 Tula 1960
Mars 6-10-1962 Kanya 1966
Rahu 6-10-1980 Simha 1970
Jupiter- Venus 19-4-1991 ~ka 1980
MithUna 1989
Love Marriege in 1972.
Vrisha Now running
Living Happily.
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Unless, tension points exist in a marriage as shown in the earlier

horoscopes and unfavourable dashas come, marriages survive whatever
may be the tensions. This has been tested by us on hundreds of
horoscopes and found working accurately in more than ninety percent
cases, unless the husband's horoscope contains unremovable defects.

Tabulation of tension points in the first four horoscopes

We will now revert to the first four horoscopes of broken marriages and
show in a tabulated way first the tension points and then how they burst
into flames when unfavourable dashas came into their lives.

First Horoscope
the 7th house the 7th lord the 8th house the 8th lord
FromLagna
Has Mars Is with the Sun Is with the Sun
and Mercury (R) and Mercury (R)
From Darakaraka
Same as above
From Upapada
Aspected by with Mercury (R) Aspected by With Sun
Mars, Sun, Sat and Saturn Rahu, Ketu and Saturn
and Mercury (R)
FromNavamsha
Has Sarum with Rahu Has Mars Is Mars
and Moon and.Venus
Dash as
Moon/Rahu; and Rahu in the 6th has taken the case to a court. (Vimshottari).
Meena/Kumbha. Darakaraka is in the 6th from Kumbha denoting quarrels.
{Chara).
Bhadrika (Mercury), the 12th lord showing separation and Dhanya (Jupiter),
the 6th lord showing litigation again (Yogini).

Second Horoscope
the 7th house the 7th lord the 8th house the 8th lord
FromLagna
Aspected by Is exalted Has debilitated Is Jupiter
.Moon. and retrograde Mercury
aspected by aspected by
exalted Mars.
Darakaraka Sun,
and Venus.
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the 7th house the 7th lord the 8th house the 8th lord
From Darakaraka
Has exalted With Darakaraka Aspected by With Rahu,
and retrograde Sun, aspected Sun, Venus. aspected by
Saturn aspected by Moon. Ketu and
by Jupiter and debilitated Mercury
the Moon.
From Upapada
Has debilitated Aspected by Has Darakaraka With Rahu
Mercury aspected Saturn (R) Sun, Venus aspected by
by Mars, Rahu, aspected by debilitated ~ercury
Ketu. the Moon. and Ketu.
FromNavamsha
Has Mars With Jup. . Is aspected
and Venus by the Sun.
aspected by Mars.

Dashas
Mars/Mercury. Mercury in the 8th is debilitated causing disturbance in marital
happiness (Vimshottari).
Meena/Mithuna. Both heavily afflicted by Mars and Rahu/Ketu. Meena is the
8th house from the lagna and 7th from Upapada (Chara).
Bhadrika (Mercury) in 8th is debilitated and Siddha (Venus) is afflicted (Yogini).

Third Horoscope
the 7th house the 7th lord the 8th house the 8th lord

FromLagna
Has Moon Is retrograde Has I2th lord With Rahu
with the Sun Jupiter (Dara- aspected by
and Mercury karaka). Saturn.
From Darakaraka
Aspected by Is retrograde Aspected by With the Sun
the Moon. with the Sun and Saturn, Mars, and Venus (R)
Mercury, aspected Rahu, Ketu. aspected
by the Moon. by the Moon.
From Upapada
Aspected by Sun, Aspected by Aspected by Aspected by
Mercury Ven (R) Rahu, Mars, the Moon. Rahu, Mars,
and Jupiter Ketu. Ketu.
FromNavamsha
Has Ketu, With Jupiter Aspected by
Sun aspected Saturn and
by Mars, Moon. Jupiter.
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Dashas
Saturn-Sun. Saturn is aspected by Mars from 6th house (litigation), and is with
6th lord in the Navamsha. The Sun is with the 7th lord in rashi and in the 7th
house in the Navamsha.
Simha/Meena. Meena refers the 12th of birth horoscope and the 7th house from
Meena is heavily afflicted (Chara).
Sankata (Rahu-Ketu)/Sankata. Rahu in the 6th again shows litigation (Yogini).

Fourth Horoscope
the 7th house the 7th lord the 8th house the 8th lord
FromLagna
Aspected by With Ketu Has Mars, Aspected by
Jupiter (R) Darakaraka Venus.
From Darakaraka
Has the Moon Is Mars Aspected by Aspected
aspected by Venus, Mars. by the Sun, Saturn.
the Sun, Saturn.
From Upapada
Mer. with Ketu Same as in Has Venus Same as in the
aspected by the 7th house aspected by 8th house.
Rahu and the Sun, Saturn.
Jupiter.
FromNavamsha
Has Sun, Venus With Saturn Has Jupiter Same as
aspected by Saturn. and the Moon aspected by Mars. in the 8th house

Dashas
Mars/Rahu. Mars in the 8th afflicting marital happiness. Rahu is aspected by
the 7th lord Mercury (Vimshottari).
- Tula/Mesha. Tula has Darakaraka and both Tula and Mesha have the aspects
of Saturn, and the Sun. (Chara).
Pingla. (Sun), Sun in the 7th in Navamsha; and Sankata (Rahu) which gets
connected with 7th lord of lagna (Yogini).

CONCLUSIONS
The importance ofthe 7th house and the 7th lord from the lagna and
Navamsha are of primary importance together with the 8th house and
the 8th lord as can be seen.

From the Lagna

(1) Case No.1.
Mars in the 7th is aspected by Darakaraka Jupiter and vice versa
and it is the cause of deep mental anguish. The 7th lord who is
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also the 8th lord (Saturn) is combust. Special notable point in this
case of Karaka lagna is the Mars-Jupiter opposition.
(2) Case No. 2
The 7th lord Saturn is ret~ograde and is aspected by Darakaraka,
the Sun. The 8th house has debilitated Mercury aspected by Mars.
(3) Case No. 3
The 7th lord Venus is retrograde and also combust. In 8th there
is Jupiter who is also Darakaraka. But as Bhagya lord in the 8th
house he is unhelpful.
(4) Case No.4
The 7th lord Mercury is with Ketu and that too within
approximately one degree which shows high affliction to the 7th
lord. The 8th house has d~bilitated Mars, the 5th and 12th lord.

From Navamsha
N avamsha must be scrutinised in depth as is clear here. Again the 7th
house, the 7th lord, the 8th house and the 8th lord must be seen.
(1) Case No. 1
Saturn, the 7th lord ofnatal chart is in the 7th house. 7th lord of
Navamsha, Jupiter, is aspected by the Sun. It confirms affliction to
the 7th lord and the 7th house. Jupiter's 9th aspect on Mars has
saved the marriage so far though they are separated.
(2) Case No. 2
Mars is in the 7th house' and aspects lagna lord Jupiter, and the
7th lord Mercury. It is a case of affliction.
(3) Case No. 3
Ketu and the Sun are in the 7th house. The 7th lord is posited with
the 12th lord in the 4th house. Navamsha lagna lord who is also
the 8th lord in the 12th house is aspected by Saturn.
(4) Case No.4
The Sun is in the 7th with· Venus, the Navamsha lagna lord.
Saturn's 3rd aspect is one the 7th house. The Navamsha 8th lord,
and the birth lord, Jupiter is in the 8th, and the 4th aspect ofMars
on it is a case of affliction.

Chara Dasha
Jaimini's Darakaraka shifts into different houses when a rashi dasha
changes. Marital discord can be seen in such a change.
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(1) Case No.1
Jn antardasha of Kumbha, Darakaraka is in the ?th house.
(2) Case No.2
Jn antardasha ofMithuna, the 7th house has Mars and Rahu,
(3) Case No. 3
In antardasha ofMeena, the 7th house again has Mars and Rahu.
(4) Case No. 4
In antardasha ofMesha, Darakaraka in the 7th is aspected by the
Sun and Saturn.

Y ogini Dash a
Yogini dasha must confirm what both Vimshottari and Chara dashas
reveal. Jn the following we are discussing/comparing Vimshottari and
Yogini dashas. Char a dasha is already explained in previous pages.
(1) Case No. 1
In Vimshottari dasha discord happened in Moon/Rahu. The
Moon, the lagna lord, is in the 5th house with retrograde Venus.
Rahu is in the 6th house of litigation. •
In Yogini dasha marital discord was seen in Bhadrika (Mercury)/
Dhanya (Jupiter); both are afflicted.
(2) Case No. 2
In Vimshottari dasha discord was seen in Mars/Mercury. Both
afflict the 8th house. In Yogini dasha discord was in Bhadrika
(Mercury)/Siddha (Venus) both ofwhich are afflicted.
(3) Case No.3
In Vimshottari dasha discord happened in Saturn/Sun; both
afflicted in the Navamsha by the 8th lord, Mars.
In Yogini dasha the discord was in Sankata (Rahu-Ketu)/Sankata
(Rahu-Ketu). Sankata lord is with Mars in the house oflitigation
aspected by Saturn.
(4) Case No.4
Jn Vimshottari dasha it happened in Mars/Rahu. Mars in the 8th
house is the 12th lord and Rahu-Ketu are with the 7th lord.
Jn Yogini dasha discord was seen in Pingla (Sun)/Sankata (Rahu-
Ketu); both are malefics.
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OBSERVATIONS
The same event must become visible through different dasha systems
as observed hereunder.

1. In Vimshottari dasha
(1) Planets posited in the 6th and the 8th are enough to cause marital
discord in their maha dashas or antar dashas e.g.
Case No. 1 :Marital discord in Moon/Rahu. Rahu is in the 6th house.
Case No. 2 :Discord in Mars/Mercury. Mercury is in the 8th house.
Case No. 3 : Discord in Saturn/Sun. Saturn is aspected by 8th lord
of Mars in the 6th house, and Sun is with the 6th lord.
Case No. 4 : Discord in Mars/Rahu. Mars is in the 8th house.
(2) from Darakaraka it is generally the dasha of planets posited in the
6th, the 8th or in the 12th house.
Case No. 1 : Moon/Rahu. Rahu is in the 6th house from
Darakaraka Jupiter.
Case No. 2 : Mars/Mercury. Mercury is in the 12th house from
Dar\'karaka the Sun.
Case No.3 : Saturn/Sun. Darakaraka Jupiter is itself in the 12th
from Saturn.
Case No. 4 : Mars/Rahu. Rahu is in the 6th house from Darakaraka
Venus.
(3) Special Observation
The seeds of discord originate in the mind represented by the 5th
lord or a planet in the 5th house. This gets inflamed in periodsor
sub-periods of planets in the 6th or the 8th house or their lords.
Case 1 : Moon/Rahu. The Moon in the 5th house.
Case 2 : Mars/Mercury. Mars in the 5th house.
Case 3 : Saturn/Sun. The Sun is the 5th lord in the 5th house, with
the 6th lord.
Case 4 : Mars/Rahu. Mars the 5th lord is debilitated in the 8th
house.

2. In Chara dasha
Marital discord was generally seen in the antardasha ofthe 6th, or
the 8th or the 12th rashi from mahadasha rashi
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Case I : Meena/Kumbha. Kumbha in the 12th from Meena.

Case 2 : Meena/Mithuna: An exception here.
Case 3 : Simha/Meena. Meena is the 8th from Simha.
Case 4 : Tula/Mesha. Previous to Mesha it was antardasha of Meena,
trouble was there at that time also. Meena is the 6th from Tula.

3. From Upapada
At the time of marital discord, it is generally the dasha of 2nd or
6th house from Upapada.
Jaimini gives primary importance to the 2nd house from Upapada.
Case 1 : Meena/Kumbha. From Upapada Meena is the 2nd house.
Case 2 : Meena/Mithuna: An exception again.
Case 3 : Simha/Meena. Simha is the 2nd house from Upapada.
Case 4 : Tula/Mesha. Mesha is the 2nd house from Upapada.

4. In Yogini dasha
Mahadasha and antardasha lords in the 12th house from each other
either way is the cause of marriage discord.
Case 1 : Bhadrika (Mercury)/Dhanya (Jupiter). Jupiter's 12th lord
is Mercury.
.
Case 2 : Bhadrika (Mercury)/Siddha (Venus). Mercury in the 12th
from Venus.
Case 3 : Sankata (Rahu-Ketu)/Sankata (Rahu-Ketu). Rahu's
dispositor Mercury in the 12th from Rahu.
Case 4 : Pingala (Sun)/ Sankata (Rahu-Ketu). The Sun in the 12th
from Ketu.

5. Retrograde Planets
It is further observed that whenever karakas of marriage of female
or the 7th lord or the 8th lord become retrograde or aspect karaka
or the 7th or the 12th lord they disturb marital life. A retrograde
benefic is not helpful at all if also afflicted.

Male Horoscopes
As a contrast we are showing in a male horoscope all such afflictions
but with a difference. Here is the horoscope of a male born on June
16, 1936 (ref. chart 9). In this case -
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Up2pada
Moon Venus· s~
Mercwy Mars (DIO

Saturn
Chart 9
June 16, 1936

Raliu jupiter

Mercwy Saturn

Jupiter Rahu
NIMUDiha
Ketu

Mars Moon
Lagna
Sun Venus

(1) The 7th house has heavy affliction but the 7th lord received the
aspect of Saturn, Mercury and Venus.
(2) In Navamsha, the 7th lord is with the Moon unafflicted while the
7th house receives the aspect of Mars and the 8th house of Jupiter.
(3) From Darakaraka (Mars) 7th house is again under heavy affliction.
(4) From Upapada there are three benefics in 1/7 axis.
Here is a lot of saving grace and all that happened in this case was
that this native was attracted towards Sanyas as the Moon in rashi of
Mars is aspected by Saturn. But his desire was to become a Sanskrit
scholar after which he got handsome jobs.
After 1970 Rahu mahadasha started. Rahu is in the 7th house, and
in Rahu/Ketu or Rahu/Mercury he got married.
Ref. Chart 10 (Male)
This is a horoscope of a male who get married in 1958 in the Venus/
Sun period. The Sun is the 7th lord ofNavamsha.
It will be seen that in this horoscope there is absolutely no affliction
to the 7th and the 8th house in birth horoscope at all. In Navamsha
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IUhu

Upa.-
pada Jupiter
Chart 10
Nov. 4, 1931 Moon
Lagna
(DK)

Saturn Venus Sun Ketu

Mars Mercury

Jupiter Moon
Mercury
Sun Ketu
If'
Lagna Venus
NllVIIIUha

Mars
Saturn
IUhu

7th lord, the Sun, is with Jupiter both aspecting the 8th house. Married
in 1958, till 1991. To date, it is one of the happiest marriages with
undreamt of conjugal felicity.

Conclusion
In all these ten cases one can see, through contrast, that the first four
cases are cases of unmitigated marital discord. Next four are cases where
marriage survived inspite of discord. And the last two cases of males
are of exceedingly happy marriage, the first because of over delayed
marriage, the second because of unblemished 7th and 8th houses. Even
from Upapada their marriages are so happy.
 Marital disharmony
Shunny Nigam

'T'
l his is a technical astrological paper on marital disharmony which
has manifested and led to estrangement, separation or divorce. In all
these cases there was so much bitterness in conjugal relation that
separation or divorce ~!lay have been a better remedy than reconciliation.
In the changed time in which we live, marital disharmony is more often
than not a common phenomenon. The reasons for this are obvious.
In the days of early marriage and high female illiteracy (at the begining
of this century female literacy in India was 0.5%; now it is touching
40%) woman had no choice except to reconcile herself to her fate
whatever may have been the torment in her married life. Even today
in many parts of northern. India the birth details of a daughter are not
noted down.
But in the changed India of today marital incompatibility is the
outcome of two ofthe many factors. The first is : girls are getting good
education and are moving towards economic self dependence and,
secondly, because of the late marriage, the modern girl will have
developed her own ego at the time of her marriage. The male is well
known for his ego, as it is. The mogern marriage between educated boy
and educated girl is marriage between two individuals both of whom
have their developed ego. To expect them to adjust in their married life
as in the past is to expect the impossible.
The study of marital disharmony being done in this paper is the
study of modern educated boys. and girls. The same point of tension
in married life which three of four decades ago could not have led to
separation or divorce becomes a provocative cause for divorce these
days.
In view of these changed circumtances the tallying of horoscopes will
have to be done at three stages:

1) Study of each individual horoscope to see points of tension in it

for married life.
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2) See the dasha scheme and find out when such disharmony can
manifest.
3) Now do the traditional tallying of horoscopes. What is being
suggested here is that the tallying of horoscopes in traditional way
should be the last step after the first two steps mentioned before
have been gone througho
In this paper 25 horoscopes have been taken and divided into the
following three categories:
1) Tension points in female horoscopes without any reference to their
husbands' horoscopes as they are not available.
2) Same method for male horoscopes without any reference to their
wives horoscopes.
3) Horoscope of couples in which a combined study of tension points
is being done.

Tension Points
My friend Sh. Shiv Raj Sharma has given in his paper an indepth study
of tension points corelated to Vimshottari, Char a and Yogini dash as.
But in my paper no reference to dasa ?r timing of the event is being
made. This study is cofined to the intensity of tension points in married
life only. For this study the following well-known rules have been taken
up.
Rule A
Jaimini Uppada and only the influence on the second house, not the
7th house. Jaimini has taken the second house from Uppada for pointing
out the quality of marital happiness. By Uppada here we mean the 12th
lord from lagna and not the 2nd lord as some commentators on J aimini
have said. The majority view is in favour of taking the 12th lord for
calculation of Uppada lagna.
Rule B
The seventh lord of lagna both in horoscope and in Navamsha. For
instance for Arices lagna the 7th lord is Venus. How Venus is placed
in Navamsha irrespective ofthe 7th lord ofNavamsha is an important
point of scrunity in this study.
Rule C
Venus is a well-known natural Darakaraka be it for male or female,
because Venus represents sex life which is not an unimportant aspect
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of married life in earlier years of marriage. More often than not marriage
may break because of sexual incompatibility between couples. It is,
therefore, felt that Venus cannot be ignored at all.
RuleD
It is well-known in astrology that 6/8/12 houses and their lords create
tension and various problems. In this study association of 6/8/12 lords
with 7th lord or house has also been an important point of scrutiny;
Supplementary Rules
The other rules we are testing are being called supplementary as will
be explained later. They are:
I) Mutual 6/8 position (Shadashtaka) oflagna lord and 7th lord.
2) Mutual position of Aroodha lagna and Darapada which according
to classical text will be good if in 5/9 or 3/11 or In, houses.
Anexure 1.
Tabulated analysis
These rules have been applied to all 25 horoscopes and given in a
tabulated way by dividing the enclosed chart into 2 parts: A & B.
Part A
It deals with the results of application of main rules and the percentage
of the individual rules vertically and combined application horizontally.
PartE-
Similar scheme has been followed for part B. Then we have given the
total of A 6c B and also the percentage.
Annexure 2
The case history of all the 25 horoscopes has been given briefly with
reference to the sources from where these horoscopes have been taken.
Annexure 3
,All the 25 horoscopes have been given without degrees and birth details
but since they have been taken from published material, interested
readers may refer- to the issues of Astrological Magazine concerned.
Comments on the Table ofRules
Main Rules
A) The first rule we have applied is the second house from Upapada.
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If there are natural malefics (Rahu/Ketu/Sat!Mars/Sun) they are

disturbing married life as it is clear from 96% cases. The further
question to be asked is what is the result if one malefic, two malefics
or three malefics aspect second house from Uppada. This would be
the subject of future research.
Another questipn to be probed is what is the extent of disturbance
when there is no planet is second house from Uppada but aspect of
malefic only. Here we must stress the point that we are considering only
Jaimini aspects. Another point of our research will have to be to examine
the role of a benefic in the second house from Uppada, aspect of one
or more than one malefic. Here again we have to consider how a
retrograde benefic behaves.
B) Out ofthese 25 horoscopes being discussed Navamshas of only 17
are available. Here we are examining the Navamsha disposition of
the seventh lord from lagna in rashi chart. In 64% cases it has
become a potent factor for creating marital disharmony.

Rule C
This rule is for examining the condition of Venus in rashi chart only.
In 64% cases it has again been the cause of disturbances. But we must
admit here that we have not done indepth study of this, as again in
Navamsha we will have to see the placement of Venus from lagna.
Single, double or triple affliction of Venus should be noted to arrive
at a sound conclusion.
RuleD
This rule, in the changed context of marriage of educated girls at
advanced stage in modern times, must receive special attention.
Association of6/8/l2th lord with 7th house/7th lor~ will show varying
degree of affliction with changing nature also. For instance the seventh
lord may be associated with sixth lord and also be afflicted or seventh
lord may in similar position be aspected by benefics only. It is obvious
that both cannot have the same meaning. One of them may lead to
serious estrangement while other may lead to some misunderstanding
or sickness. Here we got 84% results which is very significant as it is
apparent that even slightest provocation can disturb marital relation
these days.

Composite Approach
We are not suggesting anywhere that we should apply only one rule out
of these and jump to conclusions. In any sound astrological prediction
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a total indepth assesment of horoscope must be done, otherwise the

results can be very misleading. Therefore all the four rules must be
applied simultaneously and synthesised, without which the view taken
by us can be lop-sided. We are not showing in any case through timings
why and how these events took place. That has been done by my friend
Shiv Raj Sharma in his paper and that method can be applied profitably
to any case of marital tension.

Supplementary Rules
We have tested two very popular theories about problems in married
life given in classical texts and also referred to by many astrologers. And
the results on these 25 horoscopes are being shown here.

Rule 1
It is said that when lagna lord and 7th lord are in 6/8 position from
each other (Shadashtaka) it creates bickerings in married life. In the
absence of details about such bickerings it will not be possible for us
to accept or reject this principle totally. It has been observed by many
astrologers that when lagna lord and the seventh lord are in shadastaka
it may not lead to such serious problems as separation/divorce unless
other factors exist. Yet it has been seen that when they are in 6/8 position
it does create some problems like sickness or an unavoidable separation
of husband and wife forced by business/professional compulsions. In
modern life with many persons with transferable jobs this combination
perhaps is not so serious an affliction as to cause an alarm. It may only
show qualitatively lesser happiness in married life.
It may be for this reason that this supplementary rule has given only
I6% results.

Rule 2
One of the principles given in the Brihat Parashara Hora shastra has
been adopted in Jaimini astrology for making predictions about conjugal
happiness. Here the Aroodha lagna and Darapada (Aroodha of 7th
house) are to be calculated and their mutual placement from each other
examined. It is said that if they are in Kendra from each other or Trikona
from each other or 3/l I from each other, they promote marital
happiness.
It is not clear whether in judging this their mutual aspects are
required to be considered which we are not taking into consideration
at all. We have examined only their mutual placement. Surprisingly the
result is 0%. We will not comment about this at this stage till we go
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Main Rules Supplementary Rules

S.No. Rule A RuleB RuleC RuleD Total% Rulel Rule2

A * A A 75% NA NA

]c
A * A A 75% NA NA
3 M A A NA . A 75% NA NA
4 F A * A A 75% NA NA
A A A A 100% A NA

:Jc A A NA A 75% NA NA
7 M A A NA NA &1% NA NA
A NA A A 75% NA NA

:Jc
10
-
A
A .* A
A
A
A
75%
75%
A
NA
NA
NA
c
11 - NA * NA A 25% NA NA
12 F A A A A 100% A NA
13 F A A A A 100% NA NA
14 M A • A A 75% NA NA
15 M A A A A 100% NA NA
16 M A NA NA NA 25% NA NA
A A A A 100% NA NA
17l c
18- A NA NA A &1% NA NA
A * A A 75% NA NA
19Jc
20 A * A NA SO% NA NA
21 F A A A NA 75% NA NA
22 M A NA A A 75% A NA
23 F A NA NA A &1% NA NA
24 M A A NA A 75% NA NA
25 F A A NA A 75% NA NA

96% 44% 64% 84% 16% 0%

Abbreviation Used : M-Male; F-Female; C-Couples.
•-Navamsha Chart not available.
A-Rule applicable.
NA-Rule not applicable.
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deeper into it as it seems to be a much more complex principle than

what it appears to be on the surface.

Summary
To summarise we cannot help commenting that the first four rules,
which we have called Main Rules, should be used for making prediction
about marital disharmony.
The two supplementary rules will need further investigation.
Tentatively we are convinced that they are very sound rules (supplemen-
tary) but are to be applied very differently.

Justification for Statistical Method

It must not be forgotten that traditional method oftallying a horoscope
is a continuous and repetitive method obviously evolved out of centuries
of observation on thousands of horoscopes. All that we are suggesting
in this paper is to enlarge the ambit of statistical method. We will repeat
what we said in the beginning that in modern context the horoscopes
of boy and girl should be examined by applying the first four Main
Rules and only after that tallying should be done. Many attacks on
traditional method of tallying ofhoroscopes are not justified as they give
correct results. Our view is that primarily every astrologer should
examine each and every horoscope individually, and prospects of marital
happiness in it.

HISTORY OF NATIVES
Hr. No.1 :(p.683, A.M., Sept. 1990): Horoscope No. 1 &2 are husband
and wife. This couple ~ought but they made up. Husband beats his
wife and wife also beats husband. Once he broke her finger bone
and the wife broke his back.
Hr. No.3 : (p.682, A.M., Sept 1990): The native married in 1989. He
is living together with wife under same roof but like hostile aliens.
They do not talk with each other and are cooking their food
separately.
Hr. No.4: (p. 743,AM., Sept 90): The native is an air hostess and married
in Oct. 1979. Husband was unemployed at the time of marriage.
He started garment business which gave him good profits. He then
indulged into bad habits including womanising. He started living
with another woman also. Age difference between the couple is 10
yrs. She wants to reconcile and not to give a divorce.
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Hr. No.5: (p.597, A.M. July 90): Horoscope No.5 & 6 are of a couple.
Husband left his wife and child after one ye~ of marriage when
he caught his wife red-handed with her lover. He desires divorce.
Hr. No.i: (p.237, A.M., Feh.91): The native drinks a lot and always
quarrels with his wife who is a teacher.
Hr. No.8: (p. 895, AM., Nov. 89): Horoscope No.8 & 9 are of couple.
Girl was married in April 1986 and delivered a daughter in 1987.
Right from the beginning there is a lack of harmony between the
couple.
Hr. No.lO: (p.861, A.M., Nov.90): Horoscope No.lO 8c 11 are of a
couple. Unhappy marriage ended in separation.
Hr. No.12: (p.320, AM., March 90): Native was married in 1986. Ever
since her marriage she was ill-treated by her husband even physically
also. In Oct. 1987 she delivered a daughter. After the birth of a
baby, she left the husband's home and sought divorce.
Hr. No. 13: (p. 12-6, A.M., Dec. 88): Native is a girl and her husband
stayed only for 7 days after marriage and went away. Girl was
harassed for dowry. She applied for divorce and got the same. Later
she came to know that her husband had wife and a kid abroad.
Hr. No.14: (p.12-67,A.M., Dec.88): He married in 1983. Since then his
wife was saying that she was averse to conjugal life. After the death
of newly born baby, wife decided to live with her parents.
Hr. No.15: (p.53, AM., ]un.91): He married in 1985. Wife was
unfaithful. She left after 3 yrs. and filed a criminal proceeding
against husband demanding Rs. 1 lac for divorce.
Hr. No. 16: (p.533, A.M., jur{}l): This native is a govt. employee. He
has a son. The couple are not on talking terms, cook and eat
separately, A male colleague of wife is also living and creating a rift
between them.
Hr. No. 17: (p.602, AM.July 91): Hr. No.l7 8c 18 are a couple. Wife
came back to her parents' house on account of mental immaturity.
Husband filed a case for nullifying marriage.
Hr. No.19: (p.528, AM.fun 90): Hr. No.l9 8c20 are a couple. Mother-
in-law's behaviour was not good. Husband also supports his
·mother. After she delivered a daughter, the mother-in-law become
more rude to her. Girl is with her parents now. Husband is
threatening for divorce.
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Hr. No.21: (p.597, AM., Jul 89): Girl married on 1982. Harassed by
in-laws. Came back to her parents in 1983. Gave birth to daughter
on Oct. 1983. Got a divorce also.
Hr. No.22: (p.595, A.M., Jul 89): Horoscope of boy. Difference of
opinion between couple. They don't live as husband and wife at all.
Hr. No.23: (p.526, A.M., fun 89): Girl got a divorce in 1981. She is
suffering poverty and has an unruly 17 yrs. old son wJ:w causes her
much annoyance.
Hr. No.24: (Native is a Manager in Pvt. Co. He wants to reconcile with
wife but she did not want any relation with boy's mother or relatives.
Native has two daughters. Both husband 8c wife are living
separately.
Hr. No. 25: Girl is living with her parents. She is involved in litigation
and got divorce from her husband who had some bad habits. Native
has three sons; all are well settled.
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Sun Mars
Venus Mercury Moon
Rahu

Lagna
Chart 1
Male
Jupiter Saturn

Keru

Lagna Jupiter

Mars
Moon Mercury
Chart 2 Ven. Ketu
Female
Rahu Sun

Sarum

Rahu

Sarurn
Chart 3
Male

Lagna Moon
Sun Koru Venus
MmMor. Jupiter

Moon
Jupiter Rahu
Venus

NIMIIRoha
of
Chart 3
Mars Mercury

1:7
Keru Sa rum Lagna
Sun
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Man
Ketu

Sun
Chart-4 Venus

Female Moon
Mercury
B"
Jupiter
Lagna Saturn
Rahu

Lagna .Mercury
Sun Venus
Ketu

Mars
Chart 5
Female'

Jupiter
Saturn
(R) Rahu
(R)
Mars

~Lagna
Sun Venus Rahu
Moon
Saturn
Mars
Navamsha Jupiter
of
Chart 5

Mercury
Ketu

Moon
Jupiter

Rahu Lagna
Chart 6
Male
Ketu

Saturn
Mercury Sun Venus
Mars
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Mercury
Mars Saturn

Ketu
NaVlUitsha Moon
of
Rahu Chart 6
Sun

Lagna Jupiter
Venus

Lagna Moon
Mars Ketu

Jupiter
Chart 7 (R)

Male
Mercury

Sun Venus Saturn

Rahu

Saturn

Rahu
Mars
NaV111111ha Jupiter (R)
of
Ketu Chart 7
Mercury

Sun

Lagna
Moon
Jupiter

Ketu
Chart 8
Male Sun
Rahu Mercury

Venus
Mars
Saturn
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Venus Lagna Jupiter

Sun Ketu

Navamsha
of
Chart 8
Mars

Saturn
Rahu Mercury Moon
(RJ

Sun
Mars Mmury
Venus

Ketu Moon
Chart 9
Female
Lagna
Rahu

Saturn (R)
upit<r IRJ

Sun
Mars Venus
Mercury Jupiter
Rahu

Chart 10
Male
Moon Lagna

Saturn Ketu

Ketu Lagna

Chart 11
Female

Sun R.hu
Mars Venus Moon
Mercury Sat. ]up.
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Mars
Ven:~s

Ketu Mercury
(R)
Chart12
Female
Rahu

Saturn (R)
Jupiter(R) Lagna
Moon

Sun
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Jupiter (R) Ketu
I"8

NIIVIIIltsha
of
Chart 12
[',
Mercury
r-
Rahu
I Saturn
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Lagna
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L
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Sun
Ve!llls Rahu
Jupiter Chart 13
Female ~
Mars
Mer. Sat. Lagna
Ketu

Moon

Venus
MerCUI}'
Saturn

Rahu
Sun Navmuha
of
Chart 13 ~agna
Mars
Ketu

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Sun Venus
Mars Mercury
Rahu

Chut 14
Male
Jupiter Saturn

Lagna Moon Keru

Ketu

Chut 15
Male w
Lagoa

Moon Jupiter Mars Venus

Saturn Mercury Sun Rahu

Rahu
Sun

Mars Saturn
NavamJha
of
Chut 15
Venus Moon

Jupiter
Lagna Ketu
M.rcury

Jupiter

w
Lagna
Rahu Chut 16
Male
Ketu

Moon
Sun Mercury Venus Mars
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Lagna
Moon
Sun
Ketu
Mercury Mars
NaYIIIDiha
Saturn
of
Venus Clwt 16
Rahu

Jupiter

Ketu

Chut 17
Moon Female
Sun
Mercury
Sarum(R)
Mars Lagna Rahu
VenJup

Sun Venus
Jupiter Mercury

Lagna Ketu
NIIVIIDiha
of
Chut 17
Rahu Moon

Saturn
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Lagna
Jupiter
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Sun Mercury Ketu Lagna

Venus
Navamsha
of
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Saturn

Rahu Man

Ketu Man

Chart19
li" Male Sun
Lagna Mercury
VenMon

Saturn Jupiter
Rahu

Man Rahu
Jupiter Venus

Sun
Saturn MertUry
Chart 20
F...W.

Lagna Moon
Ketu

Ketu

Chart 21
F...W.
Venus

Sun
Moon Man Jupiter Lagna
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Venus

Saturn
Rahu NaV1111Uha
of
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Ketu

Jupiter Mercury

Sun
Jupiter Mercury Mars Venus

Lagna
Moon
Rahu Chart 22
Male
Ketu

Saturn

Lagna Rahu Mercury

NaV1111Uha
of
Saturn Chart 22
Mars

Sun Moon
Ketu
Venus Jupiter

Sun
Rahu Mars Mercury

Venus
Chart23
Female
Moon Lagna
Jupiter S'aturn

Ketu
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Sun Saturn
Rahu

Jupiter
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Venus Mars
Ketu

Rahu

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Chart :z.c· (R)

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Sun Mercwy Jupiter Lagna

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Venus

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Ketu
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Clwt2S
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Moon
Sun Mer

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Venus Ketu
 Jaimini Astrology and General
Elections in India
Y K Bansal Yogi'

L"strology is perhaps the most ancient science. The origin of Astrology-

can easily be traced back to the origin of the mankind itself. Since time
immemorial, the ancient sages, rishis and saints oflndia, by virtue of
possessing the power of 'Yoga', perfected the science of Astrology and
laid down innumerable systems and principles to decipher the planetary
configurations and judge their cosmic influence on human as well as
Mundane affairs. Sage Jaimini is one important link in the long chain
of such saints, sages and Astrological savants. Jaimini developed and
gave us a novel system which is unique in itself and is known as the
J aimini Astrology.
The Jaimini astrology substantially differs from the most commonly
used Parashari system, particularly in the matters of aspects, dashas and
bhuktis, computation of Graha Bala, Rashi Bala, etc. At present the
J aimini astrology is not in much use in India, particularly more so in
the Northern parts. Extensive research work on the principles of Jaimini
astrology by applying these to the natal as well as mundane charts, with
a view to developing and propagating this unique system of delineation
of planetary influences, is now being encouraged.
During Sept/Oct 1989, I tried to apply the principles of J aimini
astrology to the mundane affairs with reference to the General
Elections, the year 1989 being an election year in India. In this
connection my sincere and earnest thanks are due to Shri Y .N. Gupta,
brother-in-law of Shri M .N. Kedar (Chairman, Delhi Chapter-I of
I.C.A.S.), for his strenuous and painstaking efforts in compilation of the
requisite dates/data from the report of General Elections published by
the Election Commission of Jndia.
The planetary transits on the relevant dates were analysed, not only
with reference to the Independence and the Republican charts oflndia

This paper was presented in the Convocation-cum-Astrological Seminar held on 2:3

Dec 1989 in Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi, attended by many delegates from
different parts of India and was well appreciated. - Editor
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but with reference to the Jaimini chara dash a and bhukti prevailing at
the time of elections, for both the aforesaid charts.

Parameters
For the purpose of analysis, the parameters as follows were set forth as
follows:
(a) lOth House Representing the Prime Minister, the party in
power, the name and fame of the country.
(b) 4th House Representing the opposition in generaL As
the 4th house indicates the 'home' or the
house to dwell in, it has been equated with the
house of people i.e. the Parliament.
(c) 1st fie 8th Houses : Declaration of Elections generates highly
feverish activities by all the parties contesting
elections, due to which the nation presents a
picture as if suffering from some type of fever
which disturbs the normal calm and tranqui-
lity of the nation.
(d) lith House Represents new legislation, publication of
notification for Elections, etc.
(e) 6th House Represents territory, competition, fight, etc.
Each candidate fights the election within the
territory of his constituency, and competes
with other candidates to win the Election, etc.

Observations
The accepted practice an~. principle for any scientific research is to
proceed from the 'known' 'to the 'unknown'. Accordingly the condition
of the aforesaid six houses and their lords with reference to lagna rashi,
dasha rashi and bhukti rashi in both the horoscopes i.e. the Inde-
pendence as well as the Republican, was analysed for the eighth General
Elections held in India since Independence, by applying the Jaimini
aspects, Chara dasha, etc. The results observed were as follows:
(a) In each of the eight Elections, the Rahu-Ketu axis has either been in
moveable or fiXed signs. It has never been in common or dual signs.
(b) Similarly the planet Mars also was never in the common or dual
sign on the dates of Election/polling.
(c) In 5 out of the past eight General Elections, at least one of the two
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major planets i.e. the greatest benefactor Jupiter, or the natural

Malefic, the Saturn was in retrograde motion.
(d) In about 50% cases the natural malefic Saturn was afflicting the dual
sign either by direct motion or by retrograde motion.
(e) In about 85% cases, the aforesaid six houses and their lords were
observed to be afflicted by natural malefics. This position was
verified from lagna rashis of Independence & Republican horo-
scopes of India as well as form the prevalent Chara dasha and bhukti
rashis.
On Sunday the 15th October 1989, when I was discussing the
outcome of my analysis with Shri K.N. Rao at his residence, one political
dignitary visited Mr. Rao and asked him "When do you think the
elections will take place?" Shri K.N. Rao instead of replying to the
question, pointed towards me and said "Mr. Bansal, is working on it,
please ask him." When the visitor looked at me I replied as under:
(a) The elections can now be declared at any time, it may be tomorrow
or the day after. However, the notification for the elections is likely
to be issued only after the Rahu-Ketu axis changes from Kurnbha-
Sirnha to Makara-Karka.
(b) The elections are likely to be held during Nov. 1989 when Mars
will be transiting the sign Libra.
The above indications were given on Sunday the 15th Oct 89. The
Election Commission announced the elections two days later i.e. on
17th Oct '89. Rahu-Ketu changed the axis on 18th Oct 89 and the
official notification for the elections was issued on 23rd Oct 89 i.e. 5
days after Rahu-Ketu changed the axis. The planet Mars entered the
sign Libra on Oct 25th/26th midnight and remained there till Dec 9,
1989. Elections were held form 22 to 26 Nov. 1989.
While the research was still in progress, unfortunately I fell sick and,
therefore, this paper could not be published in time. However, whatever
principles were observed for the last 8 General Elections can now be
applied retrospectively to the 9th and lOth General Elections. It will
be seen that these principles do fully apply. Based on the above
principles, Shri K.N. Rao had clearly written in Nov. 1989, about the
"mid-term Polls" (lOth General Elections) vide pages 8 & 9 of "Shri
Vishwavijay Panchangam" of Pandit Hardeo Sharma Trivediji for the
Vikram Samvat 2047 (1990-91 AD) stating as follows:
"After the re-entry of Saturn into Makara and before the transit of
Rahu from Kakara to Dhanu (April 12, 1991) the mid-term Polls
are likely to be held."
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The 9th Lok Sabha was dissolved and the process for the
lOth General Elections was set in motion by the President oflndia on
14 March, 1991 which proved the accuracy of the aforesaid prediction.
It may also the noted here that it was for the first time that Rahu
was transiting a dual sign on the actual date of l st phase of polling (20-
5-91) thereby afflicting 8th house ofthe Independence chart and all the
four Kendras of Republican chart. During the same period Mars was
transiting in Karaka in the 5th house of Republican chart and aspecting
the lOth house of the Independence chart. Afflicting in the lOth house
of the Independence chart, it created the national tragedy (death of Rajiv
Gandhi) which is a part oflndia's history now. Interestingly, being in
the 5th house of the Republican horoscope (Mr. T .N. Sheshan's
horoscope with Mr. K.N. Rao, also has Pisces lagna), it made a
constitutional authority, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), a
nationally controversial figure.

Conclusions
The conclusions flowing from this analysis are statistically valid as two
predictions made on the basis of this research, the November 1989 elections
by me and May-June 1991 elections by Shri KN. Rao, have proved correct.
Keeping in view the aforesaid principles, it would appear that next General
Elections to the Parliament may be held after transit of Rahufrom Scorpio
to Libra (around the middle of 1994) when Saturn will be transiting
Kumbha. According to our principles, taking Jaimini a~pects', the 1st, 6th,
4th and lOth houses ofIndependence horoscope ofIndia will come under the
malefic influence of Saturn, and Rahu-Ketu,

Further observations
More often than not, the elections to the Parliament have been caused
when one of the two major planets (Saturn, Jupiter) was retrograde.
Saturn was retrograde in 1977 and again in 1991. The 1991 retrograde
Saturn was the cause of strange developments in Indian politics just as
the 1977 elections were followed by the strange developments of
Emergency. Therefore, the point for future research will have to be the
role of retrograde Saturn during elections and the life of the Parliament
elected during the period of retrogression of Saturn. Instead of drawing
any c~:mclusions outright, it may be noted that just as retrograde Saturn
gave us in 1977 a parliament which did not complete its term, will it
be safe to make a similar prediction about the life of the Parliament
constituted after 1991 elections?
1M
INDEPENDENCE HOROSCOPE
JaiminiKarakas Symbol Planet
AtmaKaraka AK Sun
Amatya Karaka AM!{ Jupiter
Bharatru Karaka BK Venus
Matru Karaka MK Saturn
Putra Karaka PK Mercury
Gnathi Karaka GK Mars
DaraKaraka DK Moon

GrahaBala
Planets .Moo/a Trikona Amsha Kendra Total
Bala Bala Bala
Sun 2250 60.00 60.00 I4250
Moon 30.00 3.75 60.00 93.75
Mars 750 750 I5.00 30.00
Mercury 750 I5.00 60.00 82.00
Jupiter 750 45.00 60.00 11250
Venus 750 30.00 60.00 9750
Saturn 750 2250 60.00 90.00

RashiBala
Rashi Chara Drishti Sthira Lord's Relative
(Signs) Bala Bala Bala Strength Total 'Strength
Aries I5.00 - - 30.00 45.00 X
Taurus 30.00 I80.00 60.00 9750 36750 ll
Gemini 60.00 . 60.00 8250 20250 v
Cancer I5.00 I20.00 I20.00 93.75 408.75 I
60.00
Leo 30.00 60.00 . I4250 23250 IV
Virgo 60.00 . . 8250 I4250 VIII
Libra I5.00 60.00 60.00 9750 23250 IV
Scorpio 30.00 60.00 60.00 30.00 I80.00 VI
Sagittarius 60.00 . . 11250 I7250 VII
Capricorn I5.00 . . 90.00 105.00 oc
Aquarius 30.00 I80.00 . 90.00 300.00 m
Pisces 60.00 . . 11250 I7250 Vll

Note :The strength of planes! and houses, and the chara dasha calculation have been done
according to Dr. B.V. Raman's Studies injaiminiAstrology; and not as is currently being
done, and reseearched on, in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavm, New Delhi under the
guidance of Mr. K.N.Rao.
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CharaDasha
Independence Horoscope
Da<hal Da<hal Dasha/
.dhukti Date Bhukti Date Bhukti Date

Independence 15-8-47 Sagittarius 15-5-55 Virgo 15-2-72

Capricorn 15-10-55 Leo 15-12-72
Taurus Aquarius 15-3-56 Cancer 15-10-73
Pisces 15-8-56 Gemini 15-8-74
Aries 15-10-47 Taurus 15-6-75
Pisces 15-12-47 Aries 15-4-76
Aquarius 15-2-48 Aquarius Pisces 15-2-77
Capricorn 15-4-48 Aquarius 15-12-77
Sagittarius 15-6-48 Pisces 15-3-57 Capricorn 15-10-78
ScoipiO 15-8-48 Aries 15-10-57 Sagittarius 15-8-79
libra 15-10-48 Taurus 15-5-58
Virgo 15-12-48 Gemini 15-12-58
Cancer 15-7-59 Scorpio
Leo 15-2-49
Cancer 15-4-49 Leo 15-2-60
Libra 15-3-80
Gemini 15-6-49 v.gro 15-9-60
Virgo 15-10-80
Taurus 15-8-49 Libra 15-4-61
Leo 15-5-81
ScoipiO 15-11-61 Cancer 15-12-81
Sagittarius 15-6-62 Gemini 15-7-82
Aries
Capricorn 15-1-63 Taurus 15-2-83
Taurus 15-10-49 Aquarius 15-8-63 Aries 15-9-83
Gemini 15-12-49 Pisces 15-4-84
Cancer 15-2-50 Aquarius 15-11-84
Leo 15-4-50 Capricorn Capricorn 15-6-85
Virgo 15-6-50 Sagittarin< 15-1-86
libra 15-8-50 Sagittarius 15-2-64 Scoipio 15-8-86
ScoipiO 15-10-50 Scoipio 15-8-64
Sagittarius 15-12-50 libra 15-2-65
Capricorn 15-2-51 Virgo 15-8-65 Libra
Aquarius 15-4-51 Leo 15-2-66
Pisces 15-6-51 Cancer 15-8-66 Scoipio 15-5-87
Aries 15-8-51 Gemini 15-2-67 Sagittarius 15-2-88
Taurus 15-8-67 Capricorn 15-11-88
Pisces Aries 15-2-68 Aquarius 15-8-89
Pisces 15-8-68 Pisces 15-5-90
Aries 15-1-52 Aquarius 15-2-69 Aries 15-2-91
Taurus 15-6-52 Capricorn 15-8-69 Taurus 15-11-91
Gemini 15-11-52 Gemini 15-8-92
Cancer 15-4-53 Cancer 15-5-93
Leo 15-9-53 Sagittarius Leo 15-2-94
Virgo 15-2-54
ScoipiO 15-6-70 Virgo 15-11-94
Libra 15-7-54
Libra 15-4-71 Libra 15-8-95
~ 15-12-54
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REPUBLICAN HOROSCOPE
JaiminiKarakas Symbol Planet
Atma Karaka AK Saturn
Amatya Karaka AMK Mercury
Bharatm Karaka BK Venus
Matm Karaka MK Jupiter
Pu tra Karaka PK Mars
Gnathi Karaka GK Moon
DaraKaraka OK Sun

Graha BaJa

Planets Moo/a Trikona Amsha Kendra Total

Bala Bala Bala
Sun 7.50 3.75 15.00 26.25
Moon 22.50 7.50 15.00 45.00
Mars 7.50 15.00 30.00 52.50
Mercury 15.00 45.00 30.00 90.00
Jupiter 3.75 22.50 15.00 41.25
Venus 22.50 30.00 15.00 67.50
Saturn 7.50 60.00 60.00 127.50

Rashi BaJa
Rashi Chara Drishti Sthira Lord's Relative
(Signs) Bala Bala Bala Strength Total Strength
Aries 15.00 - 60.00 52.50 127.50 IX
Taurus 30.00 120.00 - 67.50 217.50 VI
Gemini 60.00 120.00 - 90.00 270.00 IV
Cancer 15.00 - - 45.00 60.00 XI
Leo 30.00 120.00. 60.00 26.25 296.25 111
60.00
Virgo 60.00 120.00 75.00 90.00 345.00 11
Libra 15.00 - - 67.50 82.50 X
Scorpio 30.00 60.00 ~
52.50 142.50 VIII
Sagittarius 60.00 60.00 60.00 41.25 221.25 v
Capricorn 15.00 120.00 90.00 127.50 352.50 I
Aquarius 30.00 - - 127.50 157.50 VII
Pisces 60.00 60.00 60.00 41.25 221.25 v
Note : See footnote to strength of plauets & houses aud calculation of chara dasha in
relation to the Independence Horoscope.
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CharaDasha
Republican Horoscope
Dashal Dosha/ Dashal
Bhukti Date Bhukti Date Bhukti Date

Republic 26-1-50 Cancer 26-9-63 Aries 26-9-78

Gemini 26-5-64 Taurus 26-4-79
Pisces Taurus 26-1-65 Gemini 26-11-79
Cancer 26-6-80
Aries 26-3-50 Gemini Leo 26-1-81
Taurus 26-5-50
Gemini 26-7-50 Taurus 26-7-65 Virgo
Cancer 26-9-50 Aries 26-1-66
Leo 26-11-50 Pisces 26-7-66 libra 26-10-81
Virgo 26-1-51 Aquarius 26-1-67 Scmpio 26-7-82
libra 26-3-51 Capricorn 26-7-67 Sagittarius 26-4-83
Soorpio 26-5-51 Sagittarius 26-1-68 Capricorn 26-1-84
Sagittarius 26-7-51 Scorpio 26-7-68 Aquarius 26-10-84
Capricorn 26-9-51 libra 26-1-69 PiSces 26-7-85
Aquarius 26-11-51 Virgo 26-7-69 Aries 26-4-86
Pisces 26-1-52 Leo 26-1-70 Taurus 26-1-87
Cancer 26-7-70 Gemini 26-10-87
Aries Gemini 26-1-71 Cani:er 26-7-88
Leo 26-4-89
Taurus 26-6-52 Cancer Virgo 26-1-90
Gemini 26-11-52
Cancer 26-4-53 Gemini 26-4-71 Liboll
Leo 26-9-53 Taurus 26-7~11
Virgo 26-2-54 Aries 26-10-71 Soorpio 26-4-90
Libra 26-7-54 Pisces 26-1-72 Sagittarius 26-7-90
Scorpio 26-12-54 Aquarius 26-4-72 Capricorn 26-10-90
Sagittarius 26-5-55 Capricorn 26-7-72 Aquarius 26-1-91
Capricorn 26-10-55 Sagittarius 26-10-72 Pisces 26-4-91
Aquarius 26-3-56 Scorpio 26-1-73 Aries 26-7-91
Pisces 26-8-56 Libra 26-4-73 Taurus 26-10-91
Aries 26-1-57 Virgo 26-7-73 Gemini 26-1-92
Leo 26-10-73 Cancer 26-4-92
Tauws Cancer 26-1-74 Leo 26-7-92
Virgo 26-10-92
Aries 26-9-57 Libra 26-1-93
Leo
Pisces 26-5-58
Aquarius 26-1-59 Virgo 26-8-74 Scorpio
Capricorn 16-9-59 Libra 26-3-75
Sagittarius 26-5-60 Scorpio 26-10-75 libra 26-11-93
Soorpio 26-1-61 Sagittarius 26-5-76 Virgo 26-9-94
libra 26-9-61 Capricorn 26-12-76 Leo 26-7-95
Virgo 26-5-62 Aquarius 26-7-77 Cancer 26-5-96
Leo 26-1-63 Pisces 26-2-78
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P'.
Lagna
Rahu Mars

lndeptndence Sun Moon

Mercury
Aug. 14/15, 1947 Ven Sat
Midnight
New Delhi

Ketu Jupiter

Ji7
Lagna
Moon
Rahu

Republican
Jan. 26, 1950
Jupiter 10:15 a.m. (1ST)
Saturn
Venus New Delhi (R)
Sun
Mercury Mars
(R) Ketu

Transit Positions
V)

z Jupiter

-
0
Rahu
(R)

iS2Dfi~!li2n
Nov. 1951
Independence
Pism!Ariu
Mars
Republic
Pisus/Aquarius Ketu

MerCUI)' Sun Venus

Saturn

Jupiter

Mliog
Rahu Jan. 1952
Independence
Pisces/Aries
Sun Republic Ketu
PisuVPisces

Mercury Venus Mars Saturn

 169
(I)

z Mars Ketu

-
0
~!!lifi,ar.i!!o
Jan. 19-23, 1957
Independence
Aquarius/Pisces
Moon
Sun Republic Jan 19
ArievArits
Mercury Saturn Moon Jupiter
Venus Rahu Jan23 (R)

Mars Ketu

l2llio&
Sun Feb-March 1957
Venus
Independence
Acquarius/Puus
Mercury Republic
Taurus/Aries
Saturn Jupiter
Rahu (R)

(I) ~
z Moon Lagna
0
ISilJ:ifit;ltii!D
Jan. 13, 1962 Rahu
Independence
Mer.Jup. Aquarius/Sag.
Saturn Republic
Ketu Taurur/VirJro
Sun
Mars
Venus

Sun l2llio&
Feb. 19, 1962 Rahu
Venus
Independence
Mars Aquarius/Sag.
lr>!~rc. Ketu Republic Moon
}up Sat Taurur/Virgo
 170
V)

z Saturn Rahu

-
0
~Qtification
Jan. 13, 1967
lnciepcndence
Jupiter
(R)
~
Capricorn/Gemini
Moon
Republic
Venus
Gemini/Aquarius

Sun
Ketu Mars
Merrurv
L__. . 1

Moon
Saturn
Rahu

Sun flilling
Mercury Feb. 15, 1967 Jupiter
(R)
Venus Independence
Capricorn/Gemini
Republic
Gemini/Capricorn

Mars
Ketu

V)

z Saturn

-
0
Rahu
N~uifi~atiQn
Jan. 27, 1971
Independence
Sag./Libra
Sun
Republic Ketu
Moon
Cancer/Gemini
Mars
Mercury Jupiter
Venus

Moon
Saturn

Sun f2IJing
March 1, 1971 Ketu
Mercury
Independence
Sag/Libra
Venus Republic
Rahu Canur/Gemini
Mars
jupiter
 171
<Jl
z Venus Jupiter
Ketu
0
1::!2lifi£8li!!B Saturn
Feb. 10, 1977
(R)
Independence
Sun Sag!Pism
Mars Republic
Mercury L,o/A uarius
Moon
Rahu

Sun Venus (Rl

Jupiter
Mercury Ketu

f2llin&
Mars March 16, 1977 Saturn
(R)
Independence
Sag/Aquarius
Moon Republic
£,o/Aquarius

Rahu

tl)

z Moon

-
0
Ketu
Nlllifi"liiiD
Dec. 3, 1972
Independence
Scorpio/Libra Mars
Republic Jupiter
uo/Canur Rahu

Venus Sun Mercury Saturn

Moon

f2llin&
Ketu Jan. 3, 198C
Independence
Scorpio/Libra Mars
Venus Republic Jupiter(R)
L,o/Canur Rahu
Sun
Saturn
Mercury
 172
~

z Rahu
0
Nalifil:llian
Nov. 20, 1984
Independence
Scorpia!Capricom
Mars Republic
Virgo/Pisw
Sun
Jupiter Mercury Saturn Moon
Venus
Ketu

Rahu

flll1in& -
Mars Dec. 24, 1984
Independence
Scorpia!Caj»icom
Venus Republic
Virgo/Pisces
Sun Mercury
Moon Saturn
Jupiter Ketu

Jupiter

~gdfis;IDSlD Moon
Oct. 23, 1989
Ketu
Independence
Libra!Pism
Rahu Republic
Viria!Vi.rro

Saturn Venus Sun Mars

Mercury

Jupiter
(R)

f2llin&
Nov. 22, 1989 Ketu
Independence
LiDra!Pisw ·
Rahu Republic
Virgo/Virgo
Venus Sun Mars Moon
Saturn Mercury
 173

Mercury Venus Mars

Sun LRk-SfthhlllmRl•cd Jupiter

March 14, 1991 (R)
Moon Ketu
Independence
Libra!Taurus
Saturn
Rahu Republic
Libra/Pisces

Sun Mars
Mercury Venus
Moon Ketu

1:!121ifiu.ti!!o
Apr. 13, 1991 Jupiter
Independence
Libra!Taurus
Saturn Republic
Libra/Pisces

Rahu

Venus
Mercury Sun
Ketu

f2Uin~: hi ~hill' Moon

May 20, 1991 Mars
Independence Jupiter
Libra!Taurus
Saturn
(R)
Republic
Libra/Aries

Rahu

Sun
Mercur)' Ketu
Moon(ll)
fRlling·ll~ll! fbase Venus
June 12&15 1991 Mars Jup
Moon (Ill)
Independence
Libra!Taurus
Saturn
(R) Republic
Libra/Aries

Rahu
174
Analysis
Sl. Aftliction lndependcn~:Clon1 Republican C1on1 Remarks
No of From From From From From From
Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dasha Bhukti
Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi

First General Election (January 1952)

I. X House I I Indeptndence:
Lord Dasha-Rashi:
2. IV House Pisces
Lord ./ Bhukti-Rashi:
3. I House ./ .; Aries
Lord I
Republican:
4. VIII House
Lord . I .; ./ Dasha-Rashi:
Pisces
5. XI House I ./
Lord
Bhukti-Rashi:
Pisces
6. VI House
Lord .; ./

Total 12 12 12 12 12 12
% 100 100 100 100 100 100

2nd General Election (February 25, 1957)

1. X House I I X X Independence:
Lord X I I Dasha Rashi:
2. N House I X X Aquarius
Lord I X
Bhukti-Rashi:
3. House X X Pisces
Lord I X
VIII ./ I Republican:
4. House X X X
./ I .; I X Dasha-Rashi:
Lord
Taurus
5. XI House X X X
Lord ./ I I .; Bhukti-Rashi:
Aries
6. VI House X
Lord ./ X

Total 10 9 9 8 10 8
% 83.3 75 75 66.6 83.3. 66.6
 175

Analysis

Sl. Afiliction Independence Chart Republican Chart Remarl<s

No of From From From Fhm Fhm Fhm
Lagna Dasha Bhukti ~ Dasha Bhukti
Rashi Rashi Rashi Raslt Rashi Rashi

3rd General Election (February 19, 1962)

1. X House X X X bideptndmu :
Lrd X X Dasha-Rashi:
./ Aquarius
2. IV House
'./ X X X

Lrd X Bhukti-Rashi:
3. I H(lmc 'I X X ./ X Sagittarius
Lord X
Republican :
I
4. \'lll Hm15c
Lord
X X ./
., X

X
Dasha-Rashi:
Taurus
; XI House X X X
Bhukti-Rashi:
Lord ./

6. \1 House- .,
"
., Vigro

Lord I

Total 10 9 9 8 10 6
% 83.3 75 75 66.7 83.3 50

4th General Election (February 15, 1967)

1. X House I I I I Independence:
Lord X X X
Dasha Rashi:
IV
"
House Capricorn
Lrd I
Bhukti-Rashi:
3. House I X X Gemini
Lord ./ X
Republican:
4 \'lll House X X
Dasha-Rashi:
Lord X X
Gemini
i. \I House X ./
./ Bhukti-Rashi:
Lord
.Capricorn
6. VI House
Lord ./ X ./

Total 12 11 11 7 10 9

--------------
"'' - 100 917 91.7 58.3 83.3 75
176
Analysis
SI. Affliction Jndependena• Chart Republican Chart Remarks
No of From From From From From From
Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dasha Bhukti
Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi

5th General Election (March I , 1971)

], X House X X X Indtpendence:
Lord I X I
Dasha-Rashi:
2, IV House X X X Sagittarius
Lord I X X
Bhukti-Rashi:
3, I House X ./. X X Libra
Lord I I I X
./. I &publican:
4, VIII House X
Lord ./. I Dasha-Rashi:
Cancer
5, XI House X
I Bhukti-Rashi:
Lord X
Gemini
6, VI House X X I
Lord .; I X

Total 10 9 11 8 10 5
% 83,30 75 9L70 66,6 83,3() 4L7

6th General Election (March 16, 1977)

], X House Independence:
Lord X
"X
Dasha Rashi:
2, IV House ./. I I Sagittarius
Lord I X Bhukti-Rashi:
3, I House I Aquarius
Lord X X
Repub.fican:
4, VIII House ./.
Dasha-Rashi:
Lord X X ./.
Leo
5, XI House .; X
Bhukti-Rashi:
Lord ./. X
Aquarius
6, VI House I X ./.
Lord ./. X I

Total 12 12 12 7 8 10
% 100 100 100 58,3 66,7 83,30
 177

Analysis

Sl. Allliction I ndependence Chart Republican Chart Remarks

No of From From From From From From
Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dasha Bhukti
Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi

7th General Election (January 3, 1980)

I. X House •I I ./ X I Ind<pmdmce:
Lord. I • • I I Dasha-Rashi:
2. IV House I • ./ • X • Scorpio
Lord • I I I I Bhukti-Rashi:
3. House X X I • I I Libra
Lord • I I • I ./
Republican :
4. VIII House I I X I I I
I I I I I Dasha-Rashi:

5. XI
Lord
House
"
• I I I I X Leo
Lord I I I I I I Bhukti-Rashi:
./ I I I I ./ Cancer
6. VI House
Lord I I I I
Total 11 11 11 12 10 11
% 91.70 91.70 91.70 100 83.30 91.70

8th General Election (December 24, 1984)

1. X House I X I I I I Independence:
Lord I I • • I I Dasha Rashi:
2. N House X I • I I I Scorpio
Lord I I I I I I Bhukti-Rashi:
3. House I I ./ I I I Capricorn
Lord I ./ I I
Republican:
4. VIII House I X • I •
Lord I • I I I I Dasha-Rashi:
Virgo
5. XI House I I I I ./ I
Lord • I I X ./ X Bhukti-Rashi:·
Pisces
6. VI House • I ./ X I X
Lord I I I ./ X I
Total 11 11 II 10 II 10
% 91.70 91.70 91.70 83.30 91.70 83.30
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Analysis
Sl. Allliction Independence Chart Republican Chart Remarks
No of From Fmm From From Fmm From
Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dasha Bhukti
Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi

9th General Election (November 22, 1989;)

I. X House lndepend'"ce:
Lord Dasha-Rashi:
2. IV House Libra
Lord ,f
Bhukti-Rashi:
3. I House v' v' Pisces
Lord .;
RepubliCan :
4. VIII House .t
.; .; I Dasha-Rashi:
Lord
Virgo
5. XI House .;"
.; Bhukti-Rash{:
Lord
Virgo
6. VI House .; v' ./
Lord I I

Total 12 12 12 12 12 12

% 100 100 100 100 100 100

lOth General Election (June 12 & 15, 1991)

1. X House ./ ./ ./ I Independence:
Lord ./ .t X ,f
Dasha Rashi:
,f

2. IV House ,f I .t ,/ .t Libra
Lord ,f .t .; .t .t X Rhukti-RJ-Jhi:
3 T .mru::.
House
Lord
I
I
"v . I
X

' R,f!tfht·an:
~ \111 House I .t I .; I
I [);,,hJ RJ~hi:
Lord I • { .t
Libia
5. House I I I .t
XI
I I
I " I Bhukti-Rashi:

..'
Lord I ' Aries
6. House I I .;
VI
Lord ./
,f

,f
•. "I .t
·-·----
Total 12 12 12 I! 'l hl
"'I 100 100 !00 i"'' 'H
.
7\J
-------
~, lij
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Summary of Analysis

Percent affliction by Nat ural Malefics to the six houses under

consideration and their Lords

51. General Independence Chart Republican Chart

No. Elections from from from from from from
of Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dash a Bhukti
Rasi Rasi Rasj Rasi Rasi Rasi

I. January '52 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

2. February '57 83.3 75.0 75.0 66.6 83.3 66.6
3. February '62 83.3 75.0 75.0 66.6 83.3 50.0
4. February '67 100.0 91.7 91.7 58.3 83.3 75.0
5. March 71 83.3 75.3 91.7 66.6 83.3 41.7
6. March 77 100.0 100.0 100.0 58.3 66.7 83.3
7. January '80 91.7 91.7 91.7 100.0 83.3 91.7
8. December '84 91.7 91.7 91.7 83.3 91.7 83.3
9. November '89 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
10. May-June '91 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 91.7 83.3

Grand Total 933.3 900.1 916.8 799.7 866.6 774.9

Avemge percent
affliction
(rounded ofi) 93 90 92 80 87 77

Note:
1. Only the date of polling has been considered here.
2. ln the Republican Horoscope the % age has varied between 77 8c 87 while in the
Independence Horoscope it is between 90 (minimum) and 93 (maximum).
3. lfboth horoscopes are made use of, it may be possible to produce a clinching pointer
to General Elections.
4. Since on this research paper of Sept. 1989, two predictions have been made
successfully already, this research may, it is hoped provide useful astrological
methods of predicting General Elections.
 Kaal Sarpa Yoga
Z Ansari

R aal Sarpa Yoga has been both a subject of controversy among

astrologers and a matter of fright for those as are told by astrologers
that Kaal Sarpa Yoga in their horoscope has created the difficulties they
have experienced in life. In the classical astrological literature available
to us there is no mention of Kaal Sarpa Yoga which obviously came
into existence and gained popularity among astrologers in later stages
creating more often than not sinister meaning and implications.
What is Kaal Sarpa Yoga? In brief before discussing Kaal Sarpa Yoga,
it is necessary to know that when all planets are placed between Rahu
and Ketu or Ketu and Rahu it is described as Kaal Sarpa Yoga. In other
words, at the root of this Yoga are two shadowy planets- Rahu and Ketu.
Existence of Rahu and Ketu has been accepted by modern and
ancient astrologers of India for thousands of years as is evident from
the fact that in predicting astronomically about eclipses, solar or lunar,
Rahu-Ketu have been made use of by both ancient Indian astronomers
and astrologers. It is evident from this that Rahu and Ketu have been
given adequate importance in Indian astrology. Yet there has always
been some controversy about their lordships and aspects. Though
described as shadowy planets, it has been the experience of all astrologers
that like other planets visible through the eye, Rahu and Ketu create
distinct impressions on the life of men and nations. In fact, no astrologer
in India will ever dare to exclude Rahu and Ketu in giving predictions
or dare even to omit their dashas and antardashas in Vimshottari. In
discussing Kaal Sarpa Yoga, therefore, it is necessary to talk about some
preliminaries about Rahu and Ketu as is generally accepted and
discussed though not without controversy by astrologers. The following
facts will help readers understand this subject.
l) According to some. ancient astrologers Rahu is exalted in Gemini
and Ketu in Scorpio but some modern writers take Sagittarius as
the exaltation sign of Ketu.
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2) Our observation is that Rahu is more powerful in the fust half of

the zodiac (Aries to Virgo) while Ketu is powerful in the second
half (Libra to Pisces).
3) These shadowy planets are said to be powerful in common signs
(Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces). From this a further
inference can be seen. Our experience has been that Rahu is more
powerful in the first half of the zodiac and Ketu in the second half.
Rahu should be deemed to be more powerful in Gemini and Virgo
while Ketu in Sagittarius and Pisces.
4) Rahu is by nature dry and represents hilltops while Ketu represents
evil and swamps.
5) Rahu, it is our experience, is an extrovert, capable of conferring
extra-ordinary power when favorable while Ketu is an introvert,
capable of creating tremendous inner spiritual strength.
6) It will be interesting for many people to know that Rahu, according
to Ramanujacharya (Bhavartha Ratnakar) is responsible for creating
opportunities for pilgrimages and sacred bath in the Ganga.
Similarly Ketu is regarded as a Gyana Karaka planet opening the
doors of Moksha,
In brief since many ofthese points are known to astrologers, all that
we want to suggest here is not to take Rahu and Ketu as either totally
evil in an unqualified way or totally benefic again in an unquaEfied way.
Within these parameters, the subject matter of this paper is being
approached.

Results
Generally the results ascribed to Kaal Sarpa Yoga by astrologers have
been on the gloomie\ side. It is said to nullify the most powerful Dhana
Yoga rendering a rich man poor, giving him setbacks and reverses in
life. To pin-point the area of reverse the Rahu-Ketu axis (to be referred
to as RKA hereafter) in a particular horoscope becomes material for our
consideration. Briefly it is:
a) If it covers 1st and the 7th house, 2nd and the 8th house, 3rd and
9th house, 4th and lOth house, 5th and 11th house and 6th and
12th house, it will give different results depending upon all such
other astrological factors as can modify this to the betterment or
detriment of planetary promises.
b) Kaal Sarpa Yoga has its bright shades also as it makes the native
hard working though suffering from mental restlessness. Ifthey are
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favorable and cause some Raja Yoga it allows the native to attain
high position in life.
c) If the axis is between Rahu and Ketu, the accent is on rise in worldly
life while if it is between Ketu and Rahu it leads to spiritual
elevation.
d) It has been found that people having Kaal Sarpa Yoga in their
horoscopes are betrayed by the persons they trust. Through the
sufferings so created they get inner strength and succeed in
converting their curses into blessings.

Notable points
Before going into illustrations, readers should keep the following points
in mind to follow the discussion.
l) Except Moon and Mercury, all planets gain strength when they are
in conjunction with Rahu and lose it when they are in cc ·.>:1.ction
with Ketu.
2) Saturn seems to be a very notable exception as its conjunction with
Rahu and Ketu does not seem to affect it at all.
3) When Ketu joins Jupiter it can lead to physical deformity, loss of
finance and honour. The native may suffer due to diseases or
accidents or major operations.
4) Rahu's conjunction with Sun or any other planet except Moon and
Mercury seems to enhance their good qualities.
5) Ketu is not capable of destroying the results promised by Mercury
and Moon.
6) But interestingly it has also been observed that Rahu's conjunction
with Mercury and Moon sometimes gives good results as Rahu
seems to impart its good qualities to them.
7) We should keep the following points in mind before deciding the
nature of Kaal Sarpa Yoga. When planets fall between Rahu-Ketu
and Ketu- Rahu in both cases this yoga should deem to exist but
with the difference that Rahu-Ketu Yoga is more effective while
Ketu-Rahu is less effective. It is our own conclusion and readers
are requested to test it and send their response to us. Ifwe say the
planets are falling between Rahu-Ketu, we mean according to the
anticlockwise movement of Rahu. When we say they are faDing
between Ketu and Rahu, it will mean according to the anti-
clockwise movements of Ketu.
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Results of Rahu-Ketu axis

117 axis
a) If the axis is In with Rahu in the ascendant and Ketu in the 7th,
generally the native goes up in life showing rare courage while his/
her husband or wife develops inferiority complex. Ketu is associated
with inferiority complex in astrologv but their marriage life can
deviate from the normal or be even troublesome.
b) If Ketu is in ascendant and Rahu in the 7th, the reverse of what
has been said happens in the married life. Apart from defective
speech, there is generally lack of self-confidence.

2/8 axis
a) If Rahu is in the 2nd and Ketu in the 8th, such men create
opportunities for themselves but earn money particularly if Dhana
Karaka and Jupiter are favorable.
b) If the reverse exists with the Ketu in the second house, there can
be financial burdens, losses, destruction of health and wealth while
Rahu in the 8th may give legacy from the side of the wife but
without trouble.

3/9 axis
a) It is generally deemed very favorable if Rahu is in the 3rd house
as it is Rajayoga Karaka and gives physical dynamism also but in
this case Ketu will be in the 9th house which can affect longevity
of the father.
b) When Ketu is in the 3rd house and Rahu in the 9th, it can lead
to an extra-ordinarily obstinate person sticking to his unorthodox
belief and remains unyielding (see the horoscope of Morarji Desai
Case No=8)

4110 axiS
a) When Rahu is in the 4th and Ketu in the lOth it generally gives
longer life to mother unless other malefic combinations exist. Ketu
in the lOth house gives aptitude for technical work and problems
in career with failures and setbacks.
b) If Ketu is in 4th and Rahu in tne lOth it may create domestic
problems along with shorter life to mother but Rahu in the
lOth can attract one towards philanthropy like the upliftment
of downtrodden classes. Gandhiji has Rahu in the lOth house.
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Rahu in the lOth house also can create lot of opportunities for
foreign travel but may lead to disturbed career if aspected by a
malefic.

5111 axis
a) If Rahu is in the 5th house, it is good for a diplomatic career but
if other mitigating circumstances do not exist, it can block fortune
through children. Ketu in the 11th can give flirtatious tendencies
in the case of a female and philandering in the case of a male. A
strong planetary protection can save the situation.

6!12 axis
a) The most mysterious and neglected study in astrology is the 6112
axis of Rahu and Ketu. While 6th Rahu is good for promoting
longevity, it is rarely good for happy married Efe if other
combinations exist for such unhappiness. (See Mrs. Indira Gandhi's
horoscope). It gives spiritual incEnations.
b) If Ketu is in the 6th and Rahu in the 12th, such people can get
insulted by their cousins or maternal relations but can give
tremendous Rajayoga. A person may come back into public ljfe after
a long period of eclipse (see the horoscope of an important Indian
politician).

CAUTION
What has been given in this paper is not meant to be an exhaustive
technique of predictions but only for providing guideEnes based on our
experience and our discussions with many astrologers. It will generally
be seen that when Ketu becomes effective, secret enemies, plots, diseases
can create hurdles while when Rahu b~comes active such problems
acquire in bad cases, schizophrenic proportions.
From the point of view of our study, we have found that Rahu in
the 5th house being a trikona has generally proved excellent both for
high assignments and monetary gains but such gains could not be
retained long.
Maharishi Parashara has mentioned that towards the end of the Rahu
Dasha, there can be loss of fortune. But if such Rahu is aspected by
Jupiter, the situation can be saved to some extent.
Very few people know that Rahu is associated with very famous yoga
known as Ashta-Lakshmi yoga. This is caused when Rahu is in the 6th
either from the lagna or the Moon or both and is aspected by Jupiter
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(See the horoscope of V .P. Singh) but it is also our experience that
Ashta-Lakshmi yoga does not give results throughout life like Vasumati
yoga. It becomes operative only in the main and sub-periods of Rahu.
(Please invariably remember that if the Rahu's or Ketu's degrees are
more than those of other planets' in the same rashi, then only other
planets are said to be entering into the mouth of Rahu or Ketu).

Case No. 1
In this case it has been noticed that all planets fall between Rahu and
Ketu involving In axis. Rahu is moving towards the Moon, the ,5th
lord. Her marriage has been disastrous. She had one miscarriage; two
children, born prematurely, died. She became widow in the 12th y_ear
of her marriage. She is employed but is being sexually hurt by her
employer.

Case No.2
Here Ketu is proceeding to swallow the lagna, Saturn and Mars. She
is unmarried, has health problems (Mars), property dispute (Saturn) and
is highly irritable and never able to adjust with anyone in Efe. She is
otherwise very successful in her career and she is brilliant both in writing

Lagna Jupiter
Saturn
Keru (R)

Venus
Example 1
Female Morcury
Mars
Sun
Moon
Rahu
..

Jupiter Rahu

Example 2
Female

Sun t?'Lagna
Mercury Mars Venus
Moon Sat Ketu
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and speaking. It is well explained by the fact that Jupiter in the 5th house
and exalted in Navamsha is neutralising the evil effects of Saturn, Mars
and Ketu through 9th aspect.

Case No.3
Here Ketu is advancing towards Venus and then the lagna and has no
relief from Jupiter. Without going into other details, let it be stated here
that this man had scandalous affairs and marriage was opposed by
parents. He had two children. In 1988, an astrologer warned the mother
of the boy that the marriage was going to break. He sought divorce.

Case No.4
Here neither the Moon is totaEy gobbled up by Rahu in the lagna nor
Saturn and Venus by Ketu in the 7th house, yet the effect ofChandra-
Chandal, Shukra-Chandal and Shani-Chandalyoga manifested fully 30
years after marriage. First when Rahu-Ketu transited in Taurus and
Scorpio and later on when Saturn transited in Scorpio in 1985-86, he
was advised by an astrologer to keep away from his wife as a major
scandal had already developed involving his wife.

Sun
Jupiter
Mars

Rahu Mercury
Example 3
Male Lagna
Venus
Ketu

Moon Saturn

Lagna
Jupiter Moon Mars
Rahu

Example 4
Male

Venus
Marcury
Saturn
Sun
Ketu
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Lagna Rahu Moon

Saturn
Example 5
Male

Venus
Ketu Mars Mercury
Jupiter Sun

Ketu Jupiter Moon Venus

Saturn Sun

Mercury
Example 6 Mars
Male
Lagna

Rahu

Case No.5
Here axis is between Ketu and Rahu representing money and domestic
burden caused by unmarried younger brothers and sisters in which wife's
cooperation has existed as two benefics are present in the 7th house.
Besides, the natural Dhana Karaka, Jupiter aspecting the 3rd house and
the 4th lord has helped him overcome obstacles after obstacles after not
having the benefit of inherited property besides property made out of
his own earnings.

Case No.6
Here all the planets are between Rahu and Ketu and the 2nd lord is
with debilitated 9th and 4th lord in the 12th house while the 7th lord
., is also debilitated in 9th house. Inspite of earning good fortune, the
native suffered in his financial fortune for two reasons. His wife's family
members created financial burdens on him and he suddenly lost his
fortune in the period when Rahu entered Pisces recently. He is yet to
recover his fortune particularly when Saturn is transiting the 5th house
from lagna.
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Case No.7
This is a case of classical Kaal Sarpa Yoga when all planets are between
Rahu and Ketu. After ;a terrible struggle very early in life she had to
accept a job. She was posted in a backward place. There she was bitten
by snake. Her life w~SS·saved but an ineffective medicine left a part of
her body black. She is unmarried and has been struggling through her
career, stage by stage.

Case No.8
Except the lagna and Jupiter, aU other planets fall within Rahu-Ketu.
Interestingly both luminaries fall in Rahu-Ketu axis involving fixed
rashis. Along with his undiluted ideaEsm he was known for his
extraordinary mastery over details of general and financial administra-
tion. In his long" span of career if he fell from power he also rose with
brilliant resilience. (Morarji)

Case No.9
Shri V .P. Singh was adopted in rich family early in his childhood
because he was born in Rahu Dasha. There is a classical Ashta-Lakshmi
Yoga in the horoscope.

Rahu
~mple7
Female
Saturn Ketu

v Mars M~rcury
Lagna .Moon Jupiter
Venus
Sun

Lagna

Rahu
Jupiter
Sun Example 8
Mars Male
Moon
Venus
Mercury Ketu

Saturn
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Case No. 10
Here the axis is between Ketu and Rahu and a classical Mala Yoga is
found in a horoscope of emperors. But after imprisonment for 19 years,
he became the Prime Minister - when he was nearing 60 years of age.
Saturn in the 9th from Jupiter who is conjoined with Ketu gave him
a daughter (Indira Gandhi) and a still born son.

Case No. 11
Except the Moon, aE planets fall between Ketu-Rahu axis, He was in

Sun
Rahu Venus Mercury

Lagna
Example 9 Jupiter
Male
Mars

Saturn Moon Ketu

(R)

Rahu
- -- ·-
-
Lagna
Example 10 Moon
Male
Saturn

Jupiter Sun Venus Mars

Ketu Mercury

Moon

Sun
Mer Yen
Example 11 Mars Rahu
Male
Ketu Lagna

Jupiter Saturn
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wilderness for nearly two decades but as soon as Ketu dasha started he
rose very high but developed mysterious diseases.

Summ:uy and Conclusions

I. Rahu and Ketu should not be treated as pure malefics if they are
aspected by benefics particularly Jupiter.
2. IfRahu-Ketu receive the aspects of the lord of the rashis they are
posited in, generaEy those houses prosper.
3. If the dispositors of Rahu and Ketu are well placed and strong as
in the case of Shri V .P. Singh whose Rahu is in Pisces and whose
dispositor Jupiter is Vargottarna and exalted in Karka, Rahu can
become an extraordinary benefic.
These are some of our observations and we request the readers to
test them on the horoscopes they have and communicate their findings
to us for continuing and modifYing this research further.
 Disease : Its Onset and Outcome
Dr K S Charak

I
INTRODUCTION

Medical science of today generally encounters disease in a passive

manner. Usually it is the patient or his relative who first perceives
something amiss and approaches a medical practitioner for help. The
medical man himself has few, if any, means at his disposal to find out
before-hand the nature and the likely time of occurrence of a future
illness. It would be interesting as much as useful to be able to correctly
forecast a medical ailment before it actually befalls an individual.
The claims of astrology in regard to forecasting events remain largely
unexplored where medical ailments are concerned. Since Indian
astrology bases its inferences on the correct time of birth of an
individual, it should be possible to anticipate a future iEness even at the
time of birth, or at least several years before its onset. As a medical
scientist I find it fascinating and highly revealing to be able to justify
the occurrence of an illness precisely as indicated by the planetary
configuration at birth.
In the foEowing pages an attempt will be made to justify the time
of occurrence of a disease and its eventual out~ome, in ten selected cases,
on the basis of some simple astrological principles. The Vimshottari
dasha of Parashara and the Chara dasha of Jaimini would both be
employed to time the same ailment by two different systems. This would
subject the claims of astrological validity to a wider scientific scrutiny
in regard to the timing and the outcome of disease.

THE RELEVANT ASTROLOGICAL PRINCIPLES•

The uniqueness of our system of astrology lies in its ability to time events by
the use ofdashas or operational periods allotted to different planets or Rashis.

• Please read the Relevant Astrological Principles two or three times. -Editor
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The most common dasha system employed is the Vimshottari dasha of

Parashara. Some people who practise the lesser known Jaimini system employ
the Chara dasha. Both these ,systems may be suitably compared in a scientific
study.

1. Vimshottari Dasha of Parashara

(A) In order that the timing of an event is done as correctly as
possible, without losing accuracy at the same time, it is desirable
that the Vimshottari dasha be calculated from Mahadasha
(MD) through Antardasha (AD) upto Praty antardasha (PO).
(B) A disease as commonly understood is an affliction of the body.
In the natal chart, the body is represented by lagna. The great
sage Parashara has mentioned various maraka (death-inflict-
ing) and malefic (generally adverse) planets for each lagna. It
is logical to assume that the dasha of a planet adverse to a
particular lagna would tend to adversely affect the body of the
individual,' in other words leading to proneness to disease. Thus
the MD, AD and PO of the malefics/marakas, as described by
Parashara for a given lagna, are the periods to be watched in
regard to health.
(C) The lagna and lagna lord represent the body. The adverse
influence, therefore, would be more pronounced if the lords of
MD, Ad and PO are in any way connected with the lagna or
the lagna lord. This should be further so if, at the same time,
malefics afflict the lagna, lagna lord and the lords of MD, AD
and PO. The affliction gets aggravated as the dasha lords or
the lagna lord have some link with the Trik (6, 8, 12) lords
or Trik houses.
Benefic influences tend to neutralise the adverse effects and
provide protection to the native.
(D) Rahu-Ketu axis (RKA) on dasha lords is an adverse factor.
(E) A less well appreciated area is the location of a planet at a
particularly adverse degree in a given sign. Such a planet is
considered in what is called as Mrityu Bhaga (MB). Planets in
MB when involved with dasha lords tend to affect the health
adversely.
(F) Benefics in kendras have been extolled in the texts and their
role, protective or otherwise, must be considered when timing
the occurrence of an ailment.
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II. Chara Dasha of Jaimini

In Chara dasha, the Mahadasha (MD) and Antardasha (AD) are usually
calculated. The periods of ill health usually coincide with :
(a) 6th, 8th or 12th rashi dasha.from lagna or Atma Karaka (AK).
(b) The dasha of 6th or 8th rashi from the Sun or Venus.
(c) Dasha of rashi in the 4t~ house (Trikona of 8th house !)
(d) 8th rashi dasha from lagna Navamsha or AK Navamsha.
(e) MD/ AD in 6/8 relationship.
(0 MD and AD rashis falling under malefic influences.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Ten horoscopes of patients with known medical history are being
presented. All calculations have been based on the Chitrapakasha
ayanamsa (Lahiri's). Both Vimshottari and Chara dashas have been
calculated for the relevant periods of illness, treatment and the final
outcome. In each horoscope, three charts (Rashi, Navamsha,
Dwadashamsha) and two dashas (Vi~lshottari, Chara) hav~ been
employed for analysis. Since the aim is to time the event of ill health,
no attempt has been made to justify the diagnosis of disease, which has
been provided only for reader's interest and information. The various
aspects considered in the analysis are described below.

Vimshottari Dasha
1. Whether anyone, or more of the operative MD, AD or PD are
malefic or otherwi~e to the lagna concerned. Rahu has been treated
as Saturn (and Ketu as Mars!) and as lord of the sign in which it
is posited. Thus, for example, Saturn being a Yogakaraka for Taurus
lagna, the dasha of Rahu has not been considered as a malefic dasha
for this lagna.
2 Whether the dasha lords have any relation with lagna or lagna lord.
The points considered herein are
(i) Dasha of planet in lagna.
(ii) Dasha of planet aspecting lagna.
(iii) Dasha of lagna lord ..
(iv) Dasha of planet posited with lagna lord.
(v) Dasha of planet aspecting lagna lord.
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3. Whether there is any malefic influence (by conjunction, aspect, etc.)

on lagna, lagna lord and dash a lords. Also whether these planets
have any relation with Trik housesffrik lords, or whether any of
them is combust.
4. Planets in MB according to Sh. K.N. Rao's tables. The points
considered herein are :
(i) Dasha of planet in MB.
(ii) Dasha of planet aspecting a planet in MB.
(iii) Dasha of planet aspected by or conjunct with a planet in MB.
5. Whether any dasha lord has been placed in Rahu-Ketu axis. This
aspect has been considered in Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts
too.
6. Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts have been considered in
regard to :
(i) Ownership, by a dasha lord, oflagna or the house occupied by
the lagna lord.
(ii) Placement of dasha lords in relation to lagnallagna lord.
(iii) Aspects of Mars, Saturn and Jupiter on dasha lords.
(iv) Placement of any one or more of dasha lords in Rahu-Ketu axis.
(v) Relation of lagna lord and dasha lords with any planet in MB.
(vi) Occupation/aspect of natal lagna rashi in divisional chart, by
dasha lords.
7. Protective influence on the lagna : benefics in kendras and
protection provided by them when they are related to dasha lords
and when they are not related to dasha lords.
8. Retrograde benefics in kendras, when they happen to be related to
dash a lords.
9. The subsequent dasha : The dasha subsequent to a disease
producing dasha has also been analysed with a view to find out
whether or not a benefic subsequent dasha leads to improvement
and cure, and whether or not a malefic subsequent dasha leads to
complications and/or death.
10. Severity of disease : This has been assessed according to the extent
of affliction to the dash a lords, lagna and lagna lord.
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Chara Dasha
The MD and AD have been calculated for the relevant periods of
ailment, treatment and its outcome. The charts have been analysed with
the following factors in view :
1. Dashas of 6th, 8th and 12th rashis from the lagna, AK, the Sun
and Venus.
2. Dasha of rashi in the 4th house.
3. 6/8 relationship of MD and AD.
4. Eighth rashi dasha from lagna Navamsha or AK Navamsha.
5. Malefic influence on MD and AD, especially that of the Rahu-Ketu
axis (or aspect), Mars and Saturn. Also considered is the balancing
influence, by aspect or conjunction, of Jupiter. The aspects
considered here are the Jaimini aspects.
6. Dash a of rashi inhabited by a planet in MB.

OBSERVATIONS

Case I
This is a case of acute leukemia (a form of blood cancer) who died of
the disease on 7 .2.89, within six months of its detection. The patient
had Kanya lagna. Rahu-Mercury-Jupiter operated from Oct. 24, 1988
to Feb. 27, 1989. The Chara dasha was Dhanu-Karka, from July 1988
to June 1989.

A. Vimshottari
The MD, AD and PD are aU malefic, and are related by position/aspect
to the lagna as well as lagna lord. The lagna and lagna lord are subject
to the foEowing obvious afflictions :
(i) Lagna inhabited by malefics Rahu, Venus (a maraka) and the
Moon.
(ii) Aspect of Saturn on lagna.
(iii) Combust, retrograde lagna lord (AD) in the 3rd with a combust
8th lord (Mars) and a combust, malefic Jupiter (PD).
(iv) Neecha maraka (Venus) in lagna.
The three dasha lords too are under varying malefic influences (of
Saturn, Mars, Sun).
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Birth details: November 26, 1959, 3.00 a.m. (1ST), Bombay.

Lagna 14"40' Mars 1"9' Venus 23"23'
Sun 9"34' Mercury (R) 6"10' Saturn 12"2'
Moon 5"12' Jupiter 17"21' Rahu 8"36'
Balance: Sun-2y 1m 26d

Ketu

Case I
Nov. 26, 1959
3:00 a.m. (1ST)
Bombay

Sun Mars f"':.agna

Saturn }lcrc\lr)jR) Mon Yen
Jupiter Rahu

tv
Rahu Lagna

Moon Mars
Sarurn
Navamsha
Mcr"''Y .
Venus

Sun
Jupiter
Ketu

Venus
Saturn Jupiter
Ketu
IV
Lagna
Sun
Dwadashamsha
Mercury

Rahu Moon
Mars

Rahu-Mercury-)upiter: October 24, 1988 to February 27, 1989.

Dhanu-Karka :July 26, l988toJune 26, 1989.
Expired : February 7, 1989
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In the Navamsha chart, the lagna lord is with the natal lagna lord
(and AD) aspected by Jupiter (PO). Rahu-Ketu axis falls on the natal
1-7 axis.
In the Dwadashamsha chart, the lagna lord is Saturn (PO) and
aspects the natal lagna lord (AD). Jupiter (PO) too aspects the natal
lagna lord (and AD).
The Moon and Venus, the natural benefics, in lagna are in Rahu-
Ketu axis, aspected by Saturn. They are also malefic for the Kanya lagna.
The next dasha is Rahu-Mercury-Saturn. Saturn is 6th lord and
aspects lagna and Rahu (MD) ~s also the Moon and Venus in lagna.
The "further dasha of Rahu-Ketu too is detrimental. Ketu in this
horoscope represents Mars and Jupiter, both being combust and malefic
to the Lagna:
B. Chara
The MD-AD are 6/8 from each other. The MDis the 4th house rashi
and 8th from lagna Navamsha. Saturn is posited in the MD rashi which
is under the influence of Rahu-Ketu axis. The Sun, Mars and Jupiter
aspect the AD.

Case II
This native suffered from chronic myeloid leukemia, another form of
blood cancer. First diagnosed in May 1983, she eventually expired on
9.5.1990, in Jupiter-Jupiter-Mercury (20.3.90 to 9.7.90). The Chara
dasha in operation was Makara-Makara (6.2.90 to 6.1.91). The natal
chart has Tula lagna. The Sun and the Moon are in ME.
A. Vimshottari
The MD and AD lord Jupiter is a malefic for this lagna. All the dasha
lords are related to the lagna and/or lagna lord. The MD and AD lord
Jupiter is aspected by Mars and Saturn. The PO lord is aspected by
Saturn and falls in the Rahu-Ketu axis. The lagna and lagna lord are
subject to the following afflictions:
(i) Rahu-Ketu axis on lagna lord Venus in Rashi (as also in Navamsha
and Dwadashamsha charts).
(ii) Lagna lord is too near Ketu.
(iii) Saturn aspects the lagna lord.
(iv) Retrograde Jupiter aspects lagna.
In the Navamsha chart, the lagna lord is both MD and AD placed
in the 8th house with' the Sun in ME. The PO is in lagna with natal
198

Birth details: January 6, 1965, 1:45 a.m. (1ST), Serampore.

Lagna 19'4' Mars 1'42' Venus 28'31'
Sun 21'56" Mercury 28'58' Saturn 8'22'
Moon 24'7' Jupiter (R) 22'46' Rahu 29'25'
I

Balance: Mars 6y-7m-Od

Jupiter
Rahu
(R)

Saturn Case II
Jan. 6, 1965
1:45 a.m. (1ST)
Moon Serampore

M.rcury ~
Sun Venus Lagna Mars
Ketu

Lagna
Mtr. Yen.
Ketu

Navarnsha
Man; Moon

Sun
Saturn Rahu
Jupiter

~
Rahu Lagna
Saturn

Dwadashamsha
Jupiter Sun

Moon
Mer. Ven. Mars
Ketu

Jup.-Jup.-Merc. :March20, 1990toJuly9, 1990.

Makara-Makara : February6, 1990toJanuary6, 1991.
Expired : May 9, 1990.
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lagna lord Venus. Rahu-Ketu axis falls on lagna, PD lord and natal
lagna lord.
In the Dwadashamsha, lagna lord is with the PD lord in the 6th
house, with the Moon in MB, and in Rahu-Ketu axis. Lagna contains
Saturn, aspected by MD and AD lord Jupiter.
The Moon and Jupiter are the natural benefics in kendras. Jupiter
is retrograde, in the 7th house, and aspects lagna.
The next dasha ofJup-Jup-Ketu is adverse too. Ketu is very close
to the lagna lord. It represents Mars which is a maraka and aspects MD
which is also aspected by Saturn.
B. Chara
The MD-AD are Makara-Makara, which is the 4th house rashi, inhabited
by the Moon in MB. Rahu-Ketu axis aspects the MD and AD.

Case III
This Meena-lagna native suffered damage to her kidneys during
pregnancy in Dec. 1979. She eventually expired on Aug. I, I 981. At
the time of death, she was running Mercury-Ketu-Saturn (14.6.81 to
10.8.81). The Chara dasha operating at the time was Simha-Makara
(29.5.81 to 29.8.81). Ketu is in MB.
A. Vimshottari
The MD, AD and PD are aU malefic to the lagna. The MD and PD
lords are marakas and AD (Ketu) is in the 6th house in MB and aspected
by a malefic Mars. The MD and AD are in 6/8 relation with each other.
The lagna is aspected by retrograde Saturn. Rahu-Ketu axis faEs on the
AD lord (Ketu itself).
In both the Navamsha and the Dwadashamsha, the dasha lords are
related with lagna and lagna lord, and there is obvious malefic influence
on them.
Jupiter and Venus are the benefics in the kendras, both being under
the aspect of Saturn, retrograde, and maraka for the lagna.
In the subsequent dasha of Mercury-Ketu-Mercury, even Jupiter's
aspect is taken away from PD, while both MD and PD still remain
maraka.

B. Chara
MD and AD are in 6/8 from each other. MD is inhabited by Ketu in
MB. MD is in 6th from lagna; AD is in 8th from AK and Venus. MD
also happens to be 8th rashi from AK Navamsha. Rahu-Ketu axis
involves the MD, and Ketu aspects the AD.
200

Birth details: May 29, 1951, 2:03 a.m. (lSI), Bulandshahar.

Lagna 8"25' Mars 12"02' Venus 26"54'
Sun 13"38' Mercury 19"26' Saturn (R) 2"22'
Moon 25"53' Jupiter 14"26' Rahu 21"49'
Balance: Jupiter-7y lim 8d

Lagna Mars
Mercury Venus
Jupiter Sun

Rahu
Case 111
Moon
May 29, 1951
2:03 a.m. (1ST)
Bulandshahar Ketu

Saturn
(R)

Mars Sun
Moon Venus
Rahu

Navamsha
Saturn

Ketu Lagna
Jupiter
Mercury

Venus
Lagna
Ketu

Dwadashamsha
Jupiter

Sun Mars
Moon Mercury
Rahu Saturn

Mercury-Ketu-Saturn :June 14, 1981 to August 10, 1981.

Simha-Makara : May 29, 1981 to August 29, 1981.
Expired : August I, 1981.
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Case IV
This is a patient who had a severe paralytic stroke, and over the years
made a remarkable, if incomplete, recovery. The lagna happe;,, to be
Mithuna. The Vimshottari dasha at the time of onset of disease was
Mars-Jupiter (22.12.82 to 28.11.83). Mars dasha lasted till 7.7.1988.
Present dasha is that of Rahu by which time the patient is almost 80%
recovered. Mars is in MB.
The Chara dasha operating at the time of onset of disease was
Dhanu-Vrischika (Feb. 83 to April '83).
A. Vimshottari
Both MD and AD lords are malefic to the lagna and related to lagna/
lagna lord. Lagna, lagna lord and AD are under malefic influence. The
MD is 6th lord, is in MB and afflicts the AD, the lagna and the lagna
lord.
Involvement of lagnallagna lord is present in the divisional charts.
In the Navamsha, the lagna lord is MD with the Sun and Saturn. AD
is in Rahu-Ketu axis, aspected by Saturn and aspecting lagna. In the
Dwadashamsha, the MD is in lagna in exchange with lagna lord. AD
is in the sign of natal lagna lord. The malefic influence on MD and
AD in the Dwadashamsha chart is lacking thougp Mars afflicts the
lagna. ·
Venus is the benefic in the 7th, aspected by Saturn from the
lOth house. Jupiter aspects lagna and is posited with the lagna lord in
the 9th.
The next dasha was Mars-Saturn (28.1 1183 to 7 .1.'85). Saturn is not
a malefic for this lagna and has no direct relations the lagna/lagna lord.
Saturn as the 9th lord is also involved in an exchange with the lOth lord.
B. Chara
The MD-AD (Dhanu-Vrischika) are in 2/12 relationship. AD is 6th
from lagna and inhabited by Mars in MB . Ketu too afflicts the AD.
MD is aspected by Saturn.

CaseV
Heart surgery (coronary bypass) was performed on this patient on
25.7.1990. The patient has made near complete, albeit slow recovery.
Lagna is Vrischika. The Moon is in MB. The Vimshottari dasha
operating at the time of surgery was Rahu-Mars-Moon (12.7.90 to
'"13.8.90). This was followed by Jupiter MD. The Chara dasha was
Mesha-Mithuna (January '90 to November '90).
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Birth details: February 24, 1939, 12:46 p.m. (1ST) Allahabad.

Lagna 3"47' Mars 21"58' Venus 25"24'
Sun 10"47' Mercury 14"22' Saturn 21"20'
Moon 1*12' Jupiter 19"18' Rahu 18"56'
Balance: Ketu 6y-4m-13d

Sarum Moon
Lagna
Ketu
Sun
~ercury Cue IV
Jupiter Feb. 24, 1939
12:46 p.m. (1ST)
Allahabad

Venus Mars Rahu

Jupiter
"Rahu Moon

Merauy
N~oha
Sun
Mars
Saturn

Lagna Ketu
Venus

Moon Rahu Sun

"
~
Mcrcwy
Dwadaohamoha

Sarum
Venus Jupiter
~

Mars-Jupiter : December 22, 1982 to November 28, 1983.

Dhanu-Vrischika : February 24, 1983 to Apri124, 1983.
Stroke in Mars-Jupiter
 203

Birth details: March 6, 1949, 1:05 a.m. (IS'T), Delhi.

Lagna 19'32' Mars 24'15' Venus 11'6'
Sun 21' 45' Mercury 25'23' Saturn (R) 8'40'
Moon 26'22' Jupiter 1*4' Rahu 3'1.2'
Balance : Venus Oy 5m 7d.

Moon
Rahu
Sun
Mars • CueV
Venus March 6, 1949
1:05 a.m. (1ST)
MerCU!)' Delhi Saturn
Jupiter (R)

Lagna Ketu

Sun Saturn
Mars
Rahu

Navamaha
Jupiter Me'C\1!)'
Venus
IV
Lagna Moon Ketu

Lagna
Rahu
Venus

Moon
Dwaduhamaha
Jupiter

Mars
MerCU!)' Sun
Sat Ketu

Rahu-Mars-Moon :July 12, 1990t8'Aug~b'J;1990

Mesha-Mithuna : January6, 1990 to November6, 1990
Bypass Surgery :July ~5, 1990.
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A. Vimshottari
Of the three dasha lords, the dasha of Rahu alone is partly malefic. AD
is the 6th lord. The lagna has no malefic influence though the dasha
lords and lagna lord are variously afflicted. The Moon, the PD lord,
is in ME, and afflicts the MD; both receive the aspect of a retrograde
Saturn (from the 9th house!). Rahu-Ketu axis falls on MD and PD.
In the divisional charts, the involvement of lagna lord with the dasha
lords is obvious, along with malefic influence on them. Mars and Saturn
aspect the Navamsha lagna. In the Dwadashamsha, lagna lord is with
AD in Rahu-Ketu axis. Mars and Saturn afflict MD and AD, while
Mars also afflicts the PD. Jupiter aspects the MD.
Venus in the 4th is the solitary benefic under the malefic influence
of the Sun, Mars and a retrograde Saturn.
The next dasha is Jupiter-Jupiter (13.8.'90 onwards). Jupiter is
vargottama and a benefic for Vrischika lagna. It is, however, posited
with the 8th iord and is debilitated.
B. Chara
The MD and AD are respectively 6th and 8th from lagna. MD is
afflicted by Rahu-Ketu axis as well as by the Moon in ME. The dasha
lasts from 6.1 .90 to 6.11.90.
Case VI
Case VI belongs to a young lady who has undergone multiple operations
on her urinary system on the right side. The first operation was done
on 28.3.90 and consisted of removal of a stone from the right ureter.
The second operation consisting of surgical correction of the obstruction
to the right kidney was performed on 9.6.90. The final one was
performed on 20.3.199 I. The patient has recovered from her malady
since. The Vimshottari dasha operating at the time of first operation
was Moo,n-Jupiter-Venus (25.1.90 to 15.4.90); at the time of second
operation, Moon-Jupiter-Moon (9.5.90 to 16.9.90); and at the time of
third operation, Moon-Satun-Mercury (29.I2.90 to 20.3.91) and
Moon-Saturn-Ketu (20.3.91 to 23,4.91). The Chara dasha operating
at the respective periods was Simha-Simha (10.3.90 to 10.9.90) and
Karka-Vrishabh (10.1.90 to 10.8.91). The Moon is in ME. The lagna
is Makara.

A. Vimshottari
The MD lord, the Moon, is a malefic for the ascendant and is in ME.
The other two dasha lords (AD & PD) during the time of first two
operations are malefic; not so at the time· of the third, and finally
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Birth details: June 10, 1960, 10:35 p.m.(!ST), Batala.

Lagna 12'31' Mars 29'35' Venus 23'12'
Sun 26'29' Mercury 19'15' Saturn (R) 23'40'
Moon 13'14' Jupiter (R) 6'37' Rahu 26'51'
Balance: Oy Om 19d.

Sun
Mars Mercury
Venus

Ketu Case Vl
June 10, 1960
10:35 p.m. (1ST)
Lagna Batala Rahu

Moen
)upiter(R)
Saturn (R)

Mars
Lagna Jupiter Ketu
Mercury

Moon
Venus
Navamoha
Sun

Rahu Saturn

Lagna
Sun Moon
Rahu
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Dwadashamsha
Mercury

Ketu Saturn

Moon-Jupitur-Venus :January 25, 1990 to Aprill5, 1990.

Moon-Jupitur-Moon : May 9, 1990 to June 19, 1990.
Moon-Sarum-Mercury : December 29, 1990 to March 20, 1991.
Simha-Simha :March 10, 1990toJune 10, 1990.
Karka-Vrishabh :January 10, 1991 to August 10, 1991.
1st Operation: Man:h 28, 1990, 2nd Operation: June 9, 1990, 3rd Operation: March 20, 1991
206

curative, operation. Dasha lords are variously under malefic influences,

including the involvement ofTrik houses. The Moon in MB afflicts
dasha lords and lagna lord. The dasha lords are also related to lagna/
lagna lord in Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts. In the
Dwadashamsha chart, during the first two operations, the MD, AD and
PD are under the aspect/association of Mars. During the third
operation, the PD is spared the influence of Mars. There are no benefics
in the kendras.
Moon-Satum-Ketu was followed by Moon-Saturn-Venus (23.4.91
to 28.7.91) which led to complete cure. Venus is Yogakaraka in its own
sign in the 5th.
B.Chara
During the first two operations, the MD and AD operating were
Simha-Simha. Simha falls in the 6th from AK and 8th from lagna, and
is in Rahu-K~tu axis.
The MD and AD during the final curative procedure were Karka-
Vrishabh which bear 3/ll relation to each other. The MD is aspected
by Ketu. There is no other malefic influence on MD or AD.
Case VII
The native, born in Vrishabh lagna, had problems related to medical
termination of pregnancy which led to an episode of sudden profuse
bleeding and shock. Left untreated, this could have proved fatal.
Prompt medical attention, however, revived her and a complete reco-
very follqwed. The Vimshottari dasha operating at the time of the
bleeding episode was Moon-Jupiter-Jupiter (11.6.88 to 15.8.88).
The earlier incriminating surgical procedure had been performed in
Moon-Rahu-Mars. The Chara dasha was Dhanu-Dhanu (2.7.88 to
2.4.89).
A. Vimshottari
The Moon (MD) and Jupiter (AD, PD) are malefic for this ascendant.
The MD and AD lords are placed in 6/8 relationship. The lagna is
under malefic influence ofMars and retrograde Saturn. A retrograde
Jupiter aspects lagna and the lagna lord which is exalted. The MD lord,
the Moon, is' in Rahu-Ketu axis. No planet is in MB.
In Navamsha, the Moon is again in Rahu-Ketu axis. Malefic
influence on lagna, lagna lord and dasha lords exists in Dwadashamsha
too.
Kendras are bereft ofbenefics. A retrograde Jupiter is in 7th from
lagna lord.
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Birth details: April 2, 1957, 9:0 a.m. (1ST) Delhi.

Lagna 10"32' Mars 16"18' Venus 15"40'
Sun 18"52' Mercury 1"27' Saturn (R) 20"58'
Moon 9"0' Jupiter (R) 1"40' Rahu 26"54'

Balance: Ketu 2y 3m 9d.

Moon
Sun Lagna
!Mercury
Venus Mars
Ketu

Cue VII
Apr. 2, 1957
9:0 a.m. (1ST)
Delhi

Saturn Jupiter
Rahu
(R) (R)

Lagna Mars Moon

Mercury Rahu

Navamsha
Saturn
J~piter

Sun
Venus
Kctu

Mercury

Kctu Moon
Saturn
Dwaduhamsha
Rahu

~gna
Mars Sun Venus
Jupiter

Moon-Jupiter-Jupiter :June 11, 1988to August 15,1988.

Dhanu-Dhanu : July 2, 1988 to Apri12, 1989.
Aihnent-Treatment : July-August 1988.
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B. Chara
MD and AD (Dhanu-Dhanu) are both 8th from lagna. In the
Navamsha, the Rahu-Ketu axis involves Dhanu.

Case VIII
This native had an operation in Nov. 1987 for tuberculosis involving
her left ankle joint. The surgical treatment, of necessity, was followed
by about a year long medical treatment eventually leading to complete
cure. The lagna is Vrishabh. The Vimshottari dasha operating at the
time of surgical treatment was Mercury-Venus-Rahu (4.7 .87 to
7 .12.87). Chara dasha was Makara-Kumbha (10.10.87 to 10.1 .88).

A. Vimshottari
The AD is malefic for the lagna. The PD lord Rahu could also be
considered adverse, being in 8th house with Mars, and in Jupiter's sign
which is a malefic for the lagna. There is malefic influence on lagna/
lagna lord and the three dasha lords. Jupiter is in MB in lagna. Rahu-
Ketu axis involves the PD.
Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts show involvement of lagna
with dasha l_ords and malefic influence on them. In Dwadashamsha,
Mars and Saturn aspect the AD lord Venus.
Jupiter, in MB, is the only natural benefic in kendra (lagna).
The Mercury-Venus dasha lasts till 29.4.89. Mercury-Sun follows
next.

B. Chara
The MD-AD are 2112 from each other. Jupiter in MB aspects the MD.
AD is aspected by Saturn.

Case IX
This native of Dhanu lagna suffers from epilepsy, a chronic nonfatal
disease. He has to regularly take medical treatment to keep his
symptoms under control. The Vimshottari dasha operating at the time
of onset of disease was Mars-Saturn (4.1 1.66 to 13.12.67). The Chara
dasha was Tula-Mesha (18.5.67 to 18.4.68). Mars is in MB.

A. Vimshottari
The AD lord is malefic to lagna. The lagna lord and dasha lords are
under malefic influence. The MD lord is in MB and aspects lagna lord;
it is itself aspected by Saturn (AD). The divisional charts also show
malefic influence including the implication of Rahu-Ketu axis.
 209

Birth details: April 10, 1954, 8:00 am. (1ST), Baraut

Lagna 2'46' Mars 5'48' Venus 13'42'
Sun 26'28' Mercury 1*46' Saturn (R) 13'58'
Moon 25'8' Jupiter 28*20' Rahu 26'4'
Balance: Jupiter 9y 9m 25d.

Sun Moon
Venus Lagna
!Mercury Jupiter Keru

Cue VIII
April 10, 1954
8:00 a.m. (1ST)
Baraut

Mars Saturn
!Wm (R)

Moon
Mars
Ketu
Sun Mercury
Saturn
Navamaha
17
Lagna Venus

!Wm Jupiter

Moon
Mercury
}~iter Lagna
Saturn eru

Mars
Dwadashamsha
Sun

Rahu Venus

I
Mercury-Venus-Rahu :July 4, 1987 to December 7, 1987.
Makara-Kumbha : October 10, 1987toJanuary 10, 1988.
Surgery : November 1987.
210

Birth details: November 18, 1950, II :20 a.m. (1ST), Warangal

Lagna 11"39' Mars 21"45' Venus 24"19'
Sun 0"52' Mercury 21"10' Saturn 3"25'
Moon 1"53' Jupiter (R) 4"29' Rahu 4"3'
Balance: Sun 3y 7m 25d

Rahu

Jupiter Cue IX
(R)
Nov. 18, 1950
11:20 a.m. (1ST)
Moon Warangal

Mer. Ven.
Lagna Mars Sun Saturn
Ketu

Saturn Lagna
Ketu · Mercury
Navamsha
Moon Venus
Mars Rahu

Jupiter Sun

v
Jupiter Lagna Mercury Venus
Rahu

Mars
Dwaduhamsha
Moon

Sun
Saturn
Ketu

Mars-Saturn : November 4, 1966 to December 13, 1967.

Tula-Mesha : May 18, 1967to April 18, 1968.
Commencement of Ailment: Mid-1967.
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Navamsha lagna is aspected by Jupiter. ln the Dwadashamsha, the lagna

lord is aspected by Jupiter.
Exalted Mercury and a neechabhanga Venus are placed in the lOth
house, in Rahu-Ketu axis and with Saturn.
Rahu MD commenced on 13.6.1971, and Jupiter on 13.6.1989.

B. Chara
The AD (Mesha) is 8th from Venus which also happens to beAK. AD
is aspected by Mars in MB. The MD is inhabited by a debilitated Sun.

Case X
Born in Karka lagna with no planet in MB, this female patient suffered
from a relatively mild recurrent appendicitis which required a routine
surgical procedure as treatment, followed by complete cure. The
Vimshottari dasha operating at the time of surgical treatment was Rahu-
Venus-Rahu (16.7 .82 to 28.12.82). The Chara dasha was Kurnbha~
Kanya (Aug. '82 to Feb. '83).

A. Vimshottari
All the three dasha lords (MD, AD & PO) are malefic to the lagna.
The lagna has not malefic influence. The lagna lord is aspected by
Saturn. The iagna and lagna lord are not involved with the dasha lords.
The dasha lords are under the mixed influence of Mars and Jupiter. The
three dasha lords fall in the Rahu-Ketu axis. The Navamsha chart shows
the influence of Mars on lagna lord, MD, AD and PO. ln the
Dwadashamsha, Mars and Saturn influence lagna, MD and PO; the
latter two are also aspected by Jupiter. The subsequent dasha is that of
Rahu-Venus-Jupiter (28.12.82 to 22.5.83).

B. Chara
The MD-AD (Kurnbha-Kanya) are in 6/8 relationship. MD is 8th from
lagna, as also 8th from lagna Navamsha. MD is involved in Rahu-Ketu
axis. Jupiter and Saturn aspect AD.

DISCUSSION
Ten cases of known medical ailments have been analysed with a view
to astrologically determine the time of onset of disease, its future course
and outcome. The first three cases are those of patients who succumbed
to their illnesses. Case lV is a serious ailment from which the patient
made a slow and incomplete recovery. Cases V to X are diseases which,
except for case lX, required surgical !!'eatment for their relief. These
cases have been listed in an approximate order of decreasing severity.
212

Birth details: August 26, 1960, 3:05 a.m. (1ST), Delhi.

Lagria 1'55' Mars 21'49' Venus 26'57'
Sun 9'20' Mercury 4'13' Saturn (R) 18'52'
Moon 20'19' Jupiter 0'30' Rahu 22'18'
Balance: 2v 3m 5d.

Mars

Ketu Case X Lagna

Aug. 26, 1960
3:05 a.m. (1ST) Sun
Delhi MerVen
Rahu
Jupiter
Saturn
(R)
.
Moon

Jupiter
Mercury Sun
Ketu

Lagna
Moon
Mars
Navamsha

Venus Rahu Saturn

Rahu Moon Venus

Lagna
Saturn
Dwadashamsha
Mars

Jupiter Sun Ketu Mercury

Rahu-Venus-Rahu : July 16, 1982 to December 18, 1982.

Kumbha-Kanya August26, 1982 to February26, 1983.
Surgery : August-September 1982.
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Both Vimshottari and Chara dasha have been employed and are
discussed below.
A. Vinshottari
1. An illness appears to come into being when a dasha detrimental
to a lagna is in operation. One or more of the MD, AD and PD
were found to be detrimental to the concerned lagnas in nine out
of ten horoscopes discussed. In the tenth (case V) the dasha was
partly malefic.
2. When a dasha is related to lagnallagna lord, the ailment is of a more
significant nature. Thus only in one case (case X) was there no
relation between the dasha lords and the lagna/lagna lord.
3. Malefic influences on lagna were lacking in three of the ten cases
(cases V, VI, X). Malefic influences were operative on the lagna lord
in all cases except case VI.
4. Malefic influences on dasha lords, in the form ofaspectlassociation with
malefics, were discernible in all cases. This shows that for an illness to
occur, a malefic dasha should also be under the malefic influences. A
relatively benign dasha too could produce disease ifitwere under malefic
influence, as in case V.
5. Influence of Trik houses/lords over lagn~.llagna lord was noticed
in 9 out of lO cases, while in all cases there was such an influence
on dasha lords.
6. Except in case IV (a paralytic stroke) and case VI (during the first
two surgical procedures only), the dasha lords were under the
influence of Rahu-Ketu axis. The Rahu-Ketu axis seems to be an
important factor for health.
7. Mrityu Bhaga : In 7 out of lO cases, some or the other planet in
MB was related to one or more of the dasha lords. Of the three
cases spared from the MB influence, case VII and case X had a
prompt recovery following surgical treatment; case I, however,
didn't survive.
8. Malefic influence on lagna, lagna lord and dasha lords was noticed
in all cases in the Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts.
9. In all cases except case X, there was involvement oflagnallagna lord
with the dasha lords in the Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts.
10. Benefics in Kendras : Cases VI, VII and X had no benefics in
kendras.
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Case I has the Moon and Venus in Lagna in Rahu-Ketu axis and
aspected by Saturn. Venus is maraka and the Moon a malefic
for the lagna. Venus is neecha too. There is profound malefic
influence on the lagna and dasha lords.
Case II has the Moon in the 4th in MB. Jupiter is in the 7th but
it is a retrograde Jupiter. The patient died in Jupiter-Jupiter-
Mercury. The rule that a malefic lord's AD in its own MD
is not excessively bad perhaps doesn't apply to a retrograde
planet.
Case III has Jupiter in Meena lagna and Venus in the 4th. A
retrograde Saturn aspects both the benefics. The patient died
in Mercury-Ketu-Saturn. Ketu is in MB aspected by Mars.
Mercury and Saturn are maraka for the lagna. This case is
a fine example of the fact that it is the PD that precipitates
an event. In the MD of Mercury (a maraka) and AD of Ketu
(in MB aspected by Mars), the first PD involving the kg::;;/
lagna lord was that of Jupiter. Jupiter in its own sign in lagna,
however, did not permit death which had to wait till the
commencement of the PD of the maraka Saturn, retrograde,
and aspecting lagna and lagna lord.
Case IV has Venus in the 7th, aspecting lagna and in the sing of AD.
It is aspected by a Saturn which is not retrograde. There are,
however, other saving factors like Jupiter's influence oh lagna •
as well as lagna lord. The Jupiter is additionally beneficial
because of being involved in a Parivartana Yoga between
9th and lOth lords.
Case V has Venus in the 4th house with a lot of malefic influence
on it. Little wonder, it did not protect the native from a
major ailment even when it was associated with the AD lord
Mars. Retrograde Saturn aspects Venus from lOth house. It
is relevant to note here that dasha lords were not malefic to
the lagna. They are themselves under malefic influence.
Case VIII has Jupiter in lagna. This Jupiter, however, is in MB and,
therefore, only parti11lly beneficial.
Case IX has an exalted Mercury with a neechabhanga Venus in the
lOth. It is part! y tarnished by Rahu-Ketu axis and association
with Saturn.
11. Retrograde Benefics : Retrograde benefics in kendras seem to
provide little protection.
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Case II has a retrograde Jupiter in the 7th from lagna. She died
in Jupiter-Jupiter.
In case VII, a retrograde Jupiter is in 7th from an exalted Lagna
lord. It also aspects the lagna. The native suffered illness in Moon-
Jupiter-Mars.
A retrograde planet aspecting a benefic in kendra seems to take
away the beneficience of the latter as is evident in case III. Here,
Jupiter in Meena Lagna and Venus in the 4th house are aspected
by a retrograde Saturn in the 7th house. Also, in case V, a retrograde
Saturn aspects Venus in the 4th house; this Venus is with Mars,
the AD as well as lagna lord.
12. The Subsequent Dasha: When a malefic dasha is followed by a benefic
dasha, there is improvement in the condition of the patient. In the first
three cases where death ensued, the subsequent dashas are adverse,
permitting no respite.
In case IV, Mars-Jupiter was followed by Mars-Saturn (28.11.83 to
7 .1.85). Immediately, the lagna and lagna lord were freed from the
influence of AD, and the AD was freed from the influence of a malefic
Mars in MB. Subsequent MD of Rahu is better; Rahu in 5th is aspected
by Jupiter.
For case V, with Vrischika lagna,Jupiter is benefic and is vargottama.
Things improved as Jupiter MD set in.
In case VI, the MD of the Moon (in MB) is malefic and goes on
till 29.6.96. However, the· onset of Moon-Saturn caused improvement.
Saturn is a benefic for Makara.
In case VII, the malefic dasha ofMoon-Jupiter-Jupiter is followed
by Moon-Jupiter-Saturn w.e.f. 15.8.'88. Saturn is a Yogakaraka here.
In case VIII, Mercury-Vemi.s lasted until 30.4.'90. The medical
treatment had to continue until almost the end of this period which was
followed by complete cure.
Case DC shows a persistence of his chronic ailment with small
fluctuations in his condition. The MD of Mars, Rahu and Jupiter are
all under varying afflictions.
Case X, with Karka lagna, suffered during Rahu-Venus-Rahu. The
later part of this dasha saw her completely all right. Rahu-Venus-Jupiter
dasha left no residual effects of her ailment.
B. Chara
The adverse periods in Chara dasha have been sufficiently indicated in
the section on OBSERVATIONS". The important factors are:
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The 6/8 or 2/12 position of MD and AD.

MDI AD of 6th, 8th, 12th or 4th houses.
Affliction of MD/AD by Rahu-Ketu axis.
Planet in MB inhabiting or aspecting MD or AD.
MD or AD ofrashi in 8th house from lagna Navamsha or AK
Navamsha.
Note : In Vimshottari dasha, a malefic MD lord's own AD does not seem
to do excessive harm. The reverse seems to be true in case ofChara
dasha. Thus in case II, when Makara-Makara (4th house rashi
dasha) was operating and the rashi was inhabited by the Moon in
MB, the native died. In case VI, when Simha-Simha (8th house
rashi, inRahu-Ketu axis) was operating, the native had two surgical
procedure which didn't prove curative, and she had to waitjor some
more time when a third, and curative, operative procedure was
undertaken.

CONCLUSIONS
I. Disease usually manifests when the dasha of a planet ad';'erse to a
lagna is in operation.
2. A relatively benign dasha may turn adverse when the dasha lords
are under various malefic influences.
3. The relation of the MD, AD and PO lords with lagna/lagna lord
enhances the impact of disease.
4. When the dasha lords are not directly involved with the lagna/lagna
lord, the ailment is of minor consequence.
5. The factors that increase the intensity of disease include:
(i) Malefic influence on dasha lords.
(ii) Malefic influence on lagna/lagna lord.
(iii) Rahu-ketu axis on dasha lords,
(iv) Influence oQ"rik houses/lords on lagna, lagna lord and dasha
lords.
6. Involvement of lagna and lagna lord with dasha lords in Navamsha
and Dwadashamsha charts, and malefic influences on all these, are
further factors that lead to disease.
7. Benefics in kendras do provide protection when they are associated
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with dasha lords and lagnallagna lord, and when they themselves
are not severely aftlicted.
8. Retrograde benefics in kendras are detrimental to health during
their dasha periods. A retrograde benefic in kendra from lagna lord
is equally unhelpful. Benefics in kendras aspected by a retrograde
malefic are also helpless.
9. In Jaimini, the 6th, 8th, 12th and 4th house dashas from lagna are
harmful. The MD/ AD relationship of 6/8 or 2/12from each other
is also harmful. From the AK, Venus and the Sun, the 6th and 8th
rashi dashas are detrimental to health. Involvement of MD or AD
in Rahu-Ketu axis appears to increase the severity of disease.
10. In the Chara dasha, it appears that a malefic AD in its own MD
is still more malefic. This principle is at variance with the well-
known Parashari principle where a malefic Antara in its own MD
is not additionally malefic but transmits its maleficience to a
su~sequent malefic AD.

11. Planets in Mrityu Bhaga form a special group. Their own dasha
is malefic. They transmit their maleficience to the planets they
aspect or associate with. On the other hand, aspects of other
malefics on a planet in MB increase the maleficience of the latter.
12. Planets in MB also seem to be important in the Chara dasha of
Jaimini. The dasha of a Rashi inhabited by a planet in MB generally
appears to cause a serious disease or even death if other protective
influences are insufficient.
13. An important factor in the recovery of a patient seems to be the
subsequent dasha. When a malefic and disease-causing dasha is
followed by an equally malefic subsequent dasha, the relief from the
ailment is uulikely. A benefic dasha following a disease-producing
dasha ensures recovery.

SUMMARY
1. Ten cases of known medical disorders have been analysed with a
view to justify astrologically the occurrence and outcome of disease.
2. Simple astrological principles have been employed. Three charts
(Rashi, Navamsha, Dwadashamsha) and two dashas (Vimshottari,
Chara) have been considered in this study.
3. While several parameters have been used, the study is certaiuly not
delusive. Many more factors could have been considered but for
the constraints of time and spa<;e.
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4. The study highlights the importance of interaction between a

malefic dasha and the lagna!lagna lord in causing a disease. This
involvement is present in Navamsha and Dwadashamsh charts too.
5. The adverse influence of planets in MB and planets involved in
Rahu-Ketu axis has been highlighted, in addition to other factors
considered routinely.
6. Only a small number of cases with known medical history have been
analysed and it is thus a sort of "postmortem" study of disease. Only
when the astrologers are able to correctly forecast the onset and natl
ofdisease will astrology be ofany real utility to the medical professic

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I am profoundly indebted to Shri KN Rao for providing me immense
help and guidance in the preparation of this paper. Cases III and N
have been taken from the personal collection of Shri Rao.
 Prasthar-Ashtakavarga System of
Prediction with Accurate Time Period
Dr R K Aggarwal

~Case Study
The Ashtakavarga System, an exposition of which has been studied with
considerable success by many astrologers and in many other subjects by
the writer as well, is the main presentation of this paper.
It has been a retrospective study in this particular example by making
a further elaboration of the well known Sarvashtakavarga Chart. The
attempt was made to turther squeeze the time period of an event or
activity for the purpose of prediction.
Methodology
There can be no other horoscope in which one can correlate the events
with time except one's own or of the one who knows the definite time
of his or her good or bad events. So, the subject of the study is so chosen
as to get exact time of events (Born on 23.09.1943 at 12:12 noon in
Delhi) and correlate the time period with the benefic hindus or malefic
rekhas in a particular Kaksha or rashi.

Mars Saturn
Moon

Jupiter
Rahu
Natal Chart
Sept. 23, 1943
Ketu Venus

~ Sun
Lagna Mercury

Birth details: September 23, 1943.

Lagna 20"38' Mars 21 *45' Venus (R) 9"29'
Sun 6 "25' Mercury (R) 9"24' Saturn 3"28'
Moon 28"11' Jupiter 25"06' Rabu 20"32'
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Birth Horoscope
The method used for making the Bhinnashtaka-varga or individual
Ashtakavarga charts is the standard one.
No use of "Bhinnashtakavarga after reduction" has been applied in
this study .
. The orily new experiment is to develop a chart which may be called
a "Kakshya Chart* prepared with the help ofBhinnashtakavarga charts.
Kakshya is defined as 1/8 part ofrashi of30", each 'part comprising of
3*45' placed in a sequence of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus,
Mercury, the Moon and the Ascendent.
From each planet's Prasthar-Ashtakavarga, benefic hindus are picked
up from their own charts in the same Kakshya-wise sequence, added
together and put in eight equally divided parts of a rashi. The total of
all these points in eight Kakashyas should tally with the points of
Sarvashtakavarga Chart in each rashi.
No difficulty was tiiced while making such a "Kakshya Chart".
·Tables Ia, lb, Ic, Id, le, If, Ig (Bhinnashtakavarga or
Prastharashtakavarga).
Table II (Sarvashtakavarga Chart).
Table III (Kakshya Chart).
Broadly, the Natal chart, Navamsha chart, Vimshottari dasha and
Sarvashtakavarga Benefic Bindus, were taken together to compare the
past events. Specially the effect ofa planet passing through a Kakshya having
more than 4 or less than 4 benefic hindus on the events & activities was
studied. The hypothesis would be that a pmnet is bound to give good or bad
results during this particular time which can be determined by the degrees
of a planet with the help of emphemeris.

'I'able la: Sun

House I II III IV v VI VII VITI oc X XI XII
Sign 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Saturn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jupiter 0 0 0 0
Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Venus 0 0 0
Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0 oO
Moon 0 oO 0 0
Lagna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total(48) 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2
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Table Ib :Moon

,House II III IV v VI VII VIII IX X XI xn

Sign 8 9 10 II I2 2 3 4 . 5 6 7,
Saturn 0 0 0 0
Jupiter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Venus 0 0 0 0 0 0.
Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moon 0 0 0 0 0 0.
Lagna 0 0 0 0

Total (49) 5 3 4 4 4 7 2 6 4 3 3 4

Table Ic: Mars

House I II III IV v VI VII VIII DC X XI xn
Sign 8 9 10 11 12 I 2 3 4 5 6 7
Saturn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jupiter 0 0 0 0
Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sun 0 0 0 0 0
Venus 0 0 0 0
Mercury 0 0 0 0
Moon 0 0 0
Lagna 0 0 0 0 0

Total (39) 5 3 5 4 3 4 2 5 3 3 2 0

Table Id: Mercuiy

House II III IV v VI VII VIII DC X XI xn

Sign 8 9 10 II I2 2 3 4 5 6 j

Saturn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jupiter 0 0 0 0
Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sun 0 0 0 0 0
Venus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lagna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (54) 5 5 s 6 4 4 4 6' 4 s s l'

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Table lc :Jupiter
House II'- m IV V· VI VII VIII IX X XI xn
Sign 8 9 IO I2 2 3 4 5 6 7

Saturn 0 0 0 0
Jupiter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Venus 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moon 0 0 0 0
Lagna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (56) 4 6 3 5 3 5 7 4 5 4 5 5

Table If: Venus

House II III IV v VI VII VIII IX X XI XII

Sign 8 9 IO II I2 2 3 4 5 6 7

Saturn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jupiter 0 0 0 0 0
Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sun 0 0 0
Venus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercury 0 0 0 0 0
Moon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lagna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (52) 4 2 5 5 5 6 4 3 5 4 5 4

Table lg: Saturn

House II III IV v VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Sign 8 9 10 II I2 2 3 4 5 6 7

Saturn 0 0 0 0
Jupiter 0 0 0 0
Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Venus 0 0 0
Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moon 0 0 0
Lagna 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (39) 4 2 2 3 2 6 2 4 .. 4 3 3
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Table II: Sarvashtaka Varga

House II III IV v VI VII VIII oc X XI XII

Sign 8 9 IO II I2 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sun 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 (3) 2
Moon 5 3 4 4 4 7 2 (6) 4 3 3 4
Mars 5 3 5 4 3 4 (2) 5 3 3 2 0
Mercury 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 6 4 5 (5) I
Jupiter 4 6 3 5 3 5 7 4 (5) 4 5 5
Venus 4 2 5 5 5 6 4 3 5 (4) 5 4
Saturn 4 2 2 3 2 6 2 (4) 4 4 3 3

Total (337) 3I 25 29 32 26 36 25 32 29 27 26 I9

To simplifY the process, the following steps are suggested for making
a Kakshya chart.
1. Prepare Ashtakavarga chart of each planet. (Bhinnashtakavarga
chart or Prastharashtakavarga chart).
2. Prepare Sarvashtakavarga chart.
3. It is clear that each rashi has same Kakshya sequence of 3".45' each.
As such, pick up benefic points from same Kakshya of each planet.
For illustration, follow the following steps:
a) Start Kakshya chart from Saturn.
b) Pick up the benefic points in Kakshya of Saturn in the
Prastharashtakavarga of all planets. (ln the illustrated horo-
scope, in 1st house total benefic bind us (points) in the Kakshya
of Saturn comes to 3. See, one by the Moon, one by jupiter
and one by Saturn. These make 3).
c) Go on repeating the exercise for each Kakshya, in each house,
for each planet, and you get the Chart III.
4. Precaution is taken to confmn that the total of all benefic points
in each 'house should be the same as that in Sarvashtakavarga, to
er.sure! ~hat no mistake in calculation creeps in.
5. If there is a difference, check again
It is now observed that we have divided a particular rashi into eight
parts. The degrees of movement of evezy planet we know from any
standard ephemeries. For our day to day use, we may draw the chart
in a different shape and see at any point of time whether the favourable
result will come or not during that point of time. In other words, one
may try to do the particular activity during that favourable time when
the total benefic points are good, th~ planet responsible for that event
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or activity is pass- 1-6-90 .

ing through the
Kakshya having at Mars
0
Memuy Sun
0
Jupiter
0 8
least 4 or more 4'35' 14'21' 13'39' 18'28'
than 4 points.
@16·5·90
Apparently the 7
chart become
simple enough to Moon
interpret for any 15'10'
May 15-16, 1990
literate man if he
knows the Kara-
katva of planets Saturn
0 0
Venus
and the interpre- 10'1' 4'37'
tation of houses.
But it will also ~
not work alone. Lagna
As has been said
earlier, it is also .
important to know the basic nature of that particular planet in one's
birth chart and the Vimshottari dasha one is passing through. If all are
favourable, there are fairly good chances that the prediction shall come
true.

Table Ill : Kakshya Chart

House 1 u m IV v VI VII VllliX X XI XII

l'lanets L'lg Ketu Man Sat Jup Venus Sm
Man R1hu Mer
Rasbi Sar. Sag. Cap. Aqu. Plsc. Ari. Tau. Gem. Can. I= Vir. lib.

~
0' -3' 45' (Sat~ 3 3 4 4 4 6 3 2 4 4 4'
r30' Oup) 3 4 2 4 2 4 7 4 2 2'
11'15' (Mar) 4 4 4 6 7 2 4 s 3 4 3 3
1S'O'.(Sun) 3 3 2 3 4 5 3 5 7 2 3 3
18'45' (Ven) 3 4 4 2 34 3 6 3 23 3
22'30' (Mer) 5 2 6 6 2 5 5 7 3 3

26''15'(Mon) 5 2 2 2 3 7 2 3 s 2 2
30'(Lad 5 3 s 5 2 6 1 2 2 6 7
Total 31 2S 29 32 26 36 2S 32 29 27 26 19
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OBSERVATIONS
It is not possible to give all observations here. To quote a few from the
illustrated horoscope in the Kakshya Chart, we may observe:
a) The most beneficial house (from Ashtakavarga system) is the 6th
house (Aries), having 36 points, then 4th (Aquarius) and 8th
(Gemini) having 32 points each, followed by 1st (Scorpio) having
31 points, and so on. The weakest is the 12th house (Libra) having
only 19 points.
b) In a Kakshya of 6th house whenever a planet will pass from 22"30'
to 26"15', it will be passing through the Kakshya of the Moon, and
from 26*15' to 30" through the Kakshya of Ascendent having 7 and
6 points respectively.
c) That is, whenever planet is passing from 22*30' to 300 in this house,
it is bound to give good resnlts according to its Karakatva, provided
the other factors are also taken into account and are favourable.
d) If the planet is badly placed in birth chart and the dasha is also bad,
atleast the bad results are nullified.
e) On the other hand see Kakshya of Mercury and Ascendant in Libra
(12th house). Both the Kakshyas have one point each with total
benefic points 19. Whenever a planet is passing through these
degrees of respective Kakshya, it is bound to give bad results
relating to the Karkatva of that particular planet. Again· it has to
be judged in the light of other factors enumerated above.

Few important events observed in the illustrated horoscope are

enumerated below:
1. On 15th May, 1990, when Jupiter was passing through Gemini in
the Kakshyas of Venus and Mercury the native got through one of
the most prestigious and tough examinations in India. Both
Kakshyas were successively having 6 and 5 points. See the position
of Jupiter in the natal chart. It is in the 9th house in Cancer, and
the period was Ketu Mahadasha with Jupiter Antardasha.
There was also support of Saturn in 3rd house in its own Kakshya
having 4 points and Mercury in the Kakshya of the Sun having 5
points in 6th house.
2. Another interesting observation. The native was transferred on
papers when Mercury was in Kakshya of Mercury in 5th house
having only one point. After great labour of his friends and well
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wishers, the transfer was stayed when it entered the Kakshya ofthe
Moon and Ascendent having 7 and 6 points respectively, and the
native joined quite a good administrative post of his choice on 26th
June, I990 when Mercury entered the Kakshya of Jupiter in VII
house having 7 points.
3. Mars is responsible for the results pertaining brothers and sisters,
and blood disorders. Mars is also the lord of 1st and 6th houses.
Every time that Mars has passed across Libra, having I 9 points,
the native has suffered from lots of mental agony either because of
his own disease (high blood pressure) or because of the blood related
disease of elder sister (who suffered from Aplastic anaemia) and
severe anaemia of elder brother needing multiple blood transfu-
sions. The dates of their sufferings fairly coincide with passing of
Mars through Libra although these should also be corroborated
with the individual horoscopes of both the sister and the brother.
Here the native has learnt to be mentally prepared for any unwanted
and untoward incident related to the Karakatva of that particular
planet whenever passing through Libra, specifically for Kakshya of
Mercury, the Moon and Lagna having I, 2 and 1 points
respectively, with a total of only I9 bindus in Libra. •
4. Another time and event of retrospective study is between 25th June,
1984 to 5th July, I984' when the native was abroad. See the position
of planets on 2nd July, I 984; Jupiter in Kakshya of Venus in Gemini
having 3 bindus, Mars in Kakshya ofMercury having 1 bindu and
Saturn in Kakshya of Venus-both in Libra (12th house) which is
the weakest house of native having a total of I 9 points. The three
days were a period of great agony in that the native spent about
Rs.50,000/- out of his hard earned money and took loans from
friends and relations during this period. During this time the Moon
passed through Kakshyas of the Moon and the lagna in Cancer,
having only 3 and 2 points and Mercury in Gemini in Kakshya of
the lagna having 2 bindus. The only support if any, could be by
the Sun and Venus, both in Gemini (8th house) passing through
Kakshyas of Venus (6 bindus) and Mercury (5 bindus)
respectively.
The native apprehended an untoward incident for his elder sister
abroad in Dec, and Jan. 1986, The date of birth of the sister being
January 5, 1938, in the present retrospective study, a chart is drawn for
January 5, 1986. Sec the position as on next page.
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Planet House Kakshya Bind us

Sun II Mer 2
Moon xn Jup 2
Mars XII Mer I
Mercury II Jup 4
Jupiter III Moon 2
Venus II Venus 4
Saturn I Sun 3
Rahu VI Sun 5
Ketu XII Yen 3

Mars remained in Libra from December 5, 1985 to January 22, 1986

having total Ashtakvarga bindus 19, and in Kakshya of Mercury having
only 1 bindu, the Moon again in 12th house (Libra) in Kakshya of
Jupiter having 2 bindus, and Ketu in 12th house with Rahu in 6th house.
The axis ofRahu-Kttu becomes important as Ketu is in the 3rd house in the
natal chart and the native was having Ketu Mahadasha with Ketu
Antardasha. The sister died abroad with diagnosis of Aplastic anaemia
on 2nd March 1986. It was learnt later on that the diagnosis was made
somewhere in last week of Dec. 1985 and since then she had been given
several blood transfusions. She did not or could not contact any of her
relations in India till death.

® ® 0 @
Sun (6)
Mercwy(2)
Venus (S)

@ @
Moon
(3)&(2)
July 2, 1984

G ® Mars
Venus
19"3'
21"4'
Sun 16"39'
Mercury 27"3'
@~ ® @ ® Saturn (R) 16"10'
Moon 24"37'
Jupiter (3) Lagna Mars (1)
Satum(3) Sc 26"15'
Jupiter 14"9'
Saroashttda'fJarga with Planttr' l<Akshyabindu
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On March 2, 1986, the position of planets was:

Planet House Kakshya Bindus

Sun N Venus 2
Moon XII Ascdt. 2
Mars I Mercury 5
Mercury v Jupiter 2
Jupiter N Mars 5
Venus N Ascdt. 5
'Saturn I Sun 3
Rahu VI Mars 2
Ketu XII Mercury 1

See the position above. Mars, Jupiter and Venus are passing through
kakshyas having 5 points each while others are all passing through weak
Kakshyas. Vimshottari dasha ofnative is same i.e. Ketu!Ketu and again
Libra ofnative is very weak being 12th house which also happens to beth
lagna of the sister. The point of controversy is the number of benefic
bindus of Mars, Jupiter and Venus and even then the death took place.
This may be further studied from the angle of unnatural death e.g. the
case of a poisoning leading to severe haemorrhagic disorder. There was
lots of police and inter-Government correspondence regarding the
death for quite some time.
On lOth March 1986 cremation took place in the presence of
younger brother of the deceased, elder to the native.
The elder brother also suffered from hypertension during these month.
in the same Vimshottari dasha ofKetu/Ketu, met with an accident suffer iT
severe head injuries on 19.04.86. See,Rahu/Ketu remain in 6th and 12th
house. Besides this, the Moon was passing through 9th house in Kakshya
the Moon having 3 bindus and Saturn in 1st house in Kakshya of Venus
having 3 bindus. By now Saturn was retrograde and by one school of
thought, if a planet (except Rahu and Ketu) is retrograde, it gives effects
of the previous house. In this case if we apply this principle, this will
mean, Libra, the 12th house, having 19 bindus only.
The condition of brother became worse when the Moon came in
Libra on 24th and 25th April (as in the case of sister) and Mars came
from Kakshya of Venus to Mercury having only 2 bindus instead of 4.
The Sun also came in Kakshya of Mars having only 2 bindus. He was
discharged from the hospital on 7th May, 1986 when the Sun entered
in Kakshya of the Moon having 7 points.
In this case Mercury in 5th house in Kakshya of Mars having 7 bindus
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and Jupiter in 4th house in Kakshya of Mercury having 6 bindus and

Venus in 6th house in Kakshya oflagna having 6 bindus can be called
as life saving combination for the person.
Again in 1987 when Mars passed through Libra, elder brother
suffered from acute anaemia needing blood transfusion and in 1988 with
Amoebic liver abscess during same type of transit of Mars through
Libra. All these events cannot be said to be only co-incidence and need
detailed study. The author has a very meagre knowledge of astrology
and would like the esteemed readers to make their own conclusions as
well as enlighten us with their experiences on the results of
Prastharashtakavarga charts in different horoscopes.

CONCLUSION
The author has always done a retrospective study of various events
during the last about I 0 years, in many horoscopes, then predicted many
good or bad events with success in a good number of cases, and found
that the system of Ashtakavarga works well and gives very accurate
results specially in case:
a) When accurate time and place of birth are not known. Often people
have only a birth horoscope and do not know any further details.
b) Even if this system is applied to birth chart alone without taking
other factors into consideration, fairly good predictions can be
given. Further pinpointing the time for an event is possible if the
Moon is aspecting the Janma Nakshatra or if a favourable
Nakshatra is falling during the passing of a planet from a Kashya
having four or more than four bindus.
c) The Kakshya chart is essential for accurately predicting the events
at a particular time.
 Mystic Trio in Astrology
BPMalviya

Ananda or bliss is the ultimate destination ofsoul transmigrating through

series of births. How astrology with its twelve houses reveals all this is the
theme of this paper which was presented in the Rashmi Vigyan Astrology
Conference at Kanpur in April1985. The writer, steeped in religious classics
presents his interpretation of three houses, the third, the sixth and the
eleventh; and the houses opposite to these, the ninth, the twelfth, and the
fifth,to explain how a horoscope indicates bondage ofMaya and liberation
from it.
ln esoteric astrology a malefic in the third house helps in long unbroken spells
of spiritual practices, done physically; malefics in the sixth house, help in
withdrawing the mind from snares of Maya to develop one-point
concentration, in yogic parlance,Ekagrata.
The writer has, in his own original way, arrived at those secret points of
esoteric astrology which only astrology-knowing sadhus know.
- Editor

Trishadaya, the Mystic Trio

' (As the cosmos,
Twelve Houses: Boons and Curses- 'll1f ft*" dl\ih.UIO'li
so the body) propounds the identity of human body (supposed to be
the highest form of His creation) with the cosmic body divided
astronomically in twelve parts each with a specific congregation of
constellations through which the planetary bodies tend to move
incessantly affecting, rather controlling thereby, the existence on the
earth. Be it for the purpose of mundane or individual, the chart with
the twelve Rashis as also the planets posited therein, forms the subject
matter of astrological quest in its totality with a view to peep into and
decipher the promises and potentialities hidden therein. There can be
no chart which is not pregnant with the so-called boons as also the curses
which represent the two facts of life with little relevance to those who
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have acquired real insight to understand the ultimate reality and are
deeply embeded in the faith of benedictory posture of the Creator-
Sustai~er-Destroyer, the Almighty whom the entire worldly existence
has emanated from.

Contradictions in Cosmos
Srishti, the creation, as it appears, is nothing but a bundle of
contradictions or opposites with basic interplay of Trigunamayimaya and
yet a unified whole where - of the ultimate formation is enunciated
by Pujyapada Goswami Tulsidas in his immortal epic, Rama Chari!
Manas, as under.
·~ ~ :J"Ic;h"'<l f<wl m <lmm''
God has created the universe consisting of animate and inanimate
beings as partaking of both good and evil.
Thus the contradiction is in the root of existence. But at the same
time every thing here tends to change, to pass over into its opposite.
The seed has in it the impulse to be something else, to contradict itself
and to transcend itself. Without contradiction there would be no life,
no movement, no growth, no development and every thing would be
but a dead existence. The opposites are, however, opposite only with
respect to each other and not with respect to the unity or the whole
where-of they form the parts. Passing over into its opposite is a dialectal
process in the realisation of the lower i.e. what the lower really intends
to be - and taken by themselves they have no value or meaning but as
part of a whole they too have value and meaning. Thus the opposites
are in themselves the balancing forces, the reconciling factors necessary
for existence and sustenance of this process of life.

Mystic Trines in Astrology

It is in the above background that one of the trios of Astrology, the
mystic trio i.e. Tri-Shad-Aya has to be dealt with.
Astrology as per the general trend prevailing today is taken to be the
Vidya for predicting the future course of life i.e. gain and loss, pleasure
and pain and so on, in this worldly life alone.
Whereas our great seers, the Rishis, the propounders of this great
science, mother of all sciences - made the latent approach with a view
to providing an insight to go into the inner secret of human life (a rare
and valuable one), the metaphysics approach. It is this very part of Veda
(Veda<"hakshu) where upon rests the epitome of metaphysics, the
Adhyatma, the ultimate goal of life-elevation of the self.
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Laghu Parashari Slob 6 runs thus -

~ ~"' 'Ciffi m: ~~
Qo<lf~?l'l'i!l<wli ~ 4144l<'111GI II
The lords ofthe trines are auspicious but those of trishadaya are in-
auspicious) and that too relatively poJ;Verjut(\lil<'111i4Yt'H)tll'f).

THE TRIO

u 1 2 3

11 4

10 5

9 8 7 6

3rd, 6th, 11th Houses

~adly, the 3rd house signifies valour, 6th house signifies enemy and
di~ase and the llth house signifies gain. It is understandable that the
6th house signifying enemy, disease and debt, is unpalatable as no one
would like to totter, to decay mentally, physically or financially. But life
without valour and vitality is abnegation of itself, a nullity; a state of
worthiness and gain is but anothe~ name of success towards which are
oriented the efforts of masses at large. Why these three have been
bracketed together and branded as inauspicious was a big question mark
for which no conyincing answer had been coming forth. Reasons in
support of Trishadaya are available in the brilliant annotation of
Laghuparashari by Pt. Seetaram Jha ofVaranasi but that too, though
convincing, could not fully satisfY the inquisitive quest. The obsession
continued to persist and the answer that sounded convincing was to be
found by the grace ofthe great scholar saint, Baba Tulsidas.
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Lust, Anger, Greed

The three houses of Trishadaya are the houses ofKama (desire), Krodha
(anger) and Lobha (Greed) respectively and as such have been
disdainfully so discarded ·-
"Tri-vidham naralwsyedam
dvaram nasanam atmanah
Kamah, Krodhas tatha lobhas
tasmad etat trayam tyajet. •
[Desire, anger and greed- the triple gate of hell brings about the
ruination ofsoul. Therefore one should avoid all these three.]
(GITA: XVI/21)

The question is how the reality of life, the very root of our existence
and sustenance can be dismissed so summarily but at the same time how
can, what Gita says could go wrong.
In the above shloka of Gita 'ruination of the soul' are the keywords
wherefrom the real (inner) implication of Trishadaya could be traced.
The three houses are extremely bad metaphysically or spiritually but not
otherwise. These are the most acceptable 'trios' in so far as this physical
(worldly) significance is concerned because life, its creation as also its
sustenance without these is unimaginable and here we have to again look
back and find that when everything has emanated from the 'one' and
the same 'source' and this world, governed by the principle of
contradiction is basically the intermixture of good and evil, how it is
possible to discern what is at all good and what is evil.
Importance of5th, 9th, 12th Houses
Bhakti, viveka and gyana, these are three tenets of mukti-marga i.e.
freedom from bondage and the houses signifying these three fall
opposite to 3rd, 6th and 11th houses i.e. Tri-Sshad-Aya. Now whereas
kama is at the very root of creation absolute freedom comes only through
complete desirelessness -

iiltf Cf>R·ot
~ ~ WI ~I
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ tlli iWIII
Night and day can not exist together and therefore, so long as there
is kama or vasana or desire'in oneself how is Rama's realisation
(bhakti) is possible in one's se/ff.e.Atman?
From worldly point of view 6th house is the house of competition
which is the pre-requisite for material progress as also the house
wherefrom the desire of having life companion i.e. having a spouse too
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springs. Krodha in this world has its positive aspect as well, as without
Krodha banner against injustice and atrocity cannot be raised and evil
forces cannot be fought out.
But Krodha having inherent tendency to ruin others and being the
root of all sins has two off shoots I and mine, you and yours (Dwaita-
Buddht} i.e. the real formation of"MAYA" (another name ofAgyana)
which has taken into its grip the .e~tire living beings

Thus without the annihilation ofDwaita-BbavaA.dwaita Bbhava,

which is the culmiaation of GYANA, the gateway to liberation
{2ct ~"FfFf"Pfr;,), represented by 12th house (the house of Moksha)
is not possible.

11th House
Last of this Trio, the most powerful, Lobha (greed) is the impetus, pace-
setter without which there shall be no movement, no dynamism in life.
Every gain or success paves the way for another effort as the more one
gains the more greedy one tends to be -

Any control over the Lobha is possible only by contentment which has
its root only in Viveka, represented by the 5th house. Viveka is the
beacon light of life.

Of the two main divisions of the nine planets between Krura (malefic)
and Saumya (benefic), the natural malefics (Krura Graha) ha,ve the best
position in 3rd, 6th and 11th houses because they have the potentiality
to control and channalise the evil effects of these houses by giving them
proper balance in life as also paving way for the higher achievements.
Natural benefics in these houses have the tendency to prop up the
potentialities inherent in these houses and have also the tendency to
provide imbalance. For exap1ple, natural benefics specially Jupiter and
Venus in 5th house or having been posited in 11th and aspecting 5th
house make one selfish, ambitious and greedy and cloud the Viveka,
while malefics in these positions have the balancing force, and of all,
the two, Mars and Saturn, are relatively more powerful, the most
powerful being Saturn.
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This topic is quite deep and requires further specific elucidations

which is not possible in this small space. I have given hints with the
request to further probe and test the surra, but before concluding it is
essential to. mention the key of this Trio.
This world is a mental asylum where madness for wealth and women
is prevalent, leading to confrontati~ns and the Tripurasur (i.e. Man~
- the mind) embedded in us is. running after these respectively.
When we describe life as a story of struggles, we must understand
it in the sense in which it has been described in the Vishnu Purana, the
aadi-bhautik.a, the aadi-daivika and adhyatmika struggles or in modern
parlance, the physical, the mental and the spiritual struggles. The
Sri mad Bhagvatam refers to human life as a badvaanala (the huge fire).
The Tripurasura in us (the third, the sixth and the eleventh houses) is
man's chase after physical and sensual pleasures which is destroyed by
Lord Shiva who acts through three opposite houses, the fifth, the ninth
and the twelfth houses.
TheTri pur a is depicted as having three abodes in the sky which
represents the three houses ofthe horoscopes, the third, the sixth and
the eleventh houses.
Lord Shiva destroyes Tripurasura with one arrow, runs the well-
known Puranic story.
That one arrow must be Saturn, a planet about which when years
ago I was learning astrology, Mr. K.N. Rao told rile: that Parashara has
emphasised the role of Saturn even for Yoga Siddhi. The story of Saturn
in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana portrays Saturn as a recluse, as a Tapasvi.
The melancholoy that Saturn represents is the beautitude of melancholoy,
in a metaphysical sense, born of disillusionment with all that is dross
and gross, sensual and unstable in human life.
If Saturn destroys .the Tripura rakshasa he must occupy in every
horoscope a place from where he can.destroy the abodes of Tripura. This
can be done best when Saturn occupies the ninth house from where he
aspects the eleventh house, the third house and finally the sixth house.
Alternately if Saturn gets posited in one of the houses the third, the
sixth or eleventh with Rahu in any of the two houses not covered by
Saturn and the third abode ofTripura has no planets and no aspects
of planets, it works.
Around three pivots in a horoscope the goddess of Maya dances its
bewitching dance of enticement, the third, the sixth and the eleventh,
and around three pivots, the fifth, the ninth and twelfth houses, the
grace of Lord Shiva helping us transcend Maya, opens unto us, the gates
of liberation.
 Role of Darakaraka in
Vimshottari Dashas
Supriya Jagdish

The Vedic system of astrology should be taken as an integrated system

of prediction and not as different fragments to be applied differently
to different ~vents for different times. A flexible approach can be made
only by applying principles of one branch "of astrology to another branch.
For instance, in Varshaphala or Tajik a malefic in 9th house, particularly
Rahu, can hold promise of foreign journey. If the same principle is
applied in transit to a particular horoscope without any reference to the
annual horoscope, even then a prediction about a foreign journey can
be made.
lD this brief research paper, the subject for exploration is: what
are the results available if Jaimini's karakas like Atmakaraka,
Darakaraka etc. are applied to Vimshottari dasha? What is the
role of Darakaraka when it is extended to the Vimshottari
dasha in the settlement of marriage and marriage related problems,
including birth of children, during the Vimshottari dasha major and
siibperiods?
It is well-known that in Jaimini the planet with lowest degree,
excluding Rahu, Ketu, assume the role of Darakaraka. Darakaraka
signifies spouse, wife in the case of a male and husband in the case of
a female. Darakaraka indicates not merely spouse or love affair but also
partnership, death, mishaps etc. But one need not take this as a
thumb rule.
It can only be a guiding principle. Instead of applying all karakas,
I have chosen 35 horoscopes to scrutinise the significance of the
Darakaraka's dasha in Vimshottari dasha scheme.
Nine horoscopes are given here to explain this approach:

Case One
This girl was born in the main period of Venus, who is her Darakaraka
in lOth house associated with Mercury. In Vimshottari mahadasha,
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Sarurn
Mars Moon Sun
Keru
Mercury
Case One Venus
(DK)
June 26, 1973
Jupiter 3:46p.m.
(R)
Delhi

Rahu Lagna

Moon-Mercury period started in 1989-90, and at so young an age, she

fell in love with a boy, did badly in her studies and became a serious
problem for her parents. But as soon as the Mercury antardasha was
over she started doing well in her studies again.
Case Two
Here is another horoscope. Dasha of Mercury started in 1985 and
the antardasha of Venus in 1989. This native born in 1951 got
married at the age of 38 years in the main period of Darakaraka Mercury
and sub-period of natural Darakaraka Venus posited with Mercury.

Jupiter
(R)

!Wm
Moon Mars
Case Two
!~...(R)
Venus
Keru Sun
Mer (DKl

Sarum

Case Three /.
This native born iri December 1928 got married in February 1962 in
the mahadasha of Venus a natural Darakaraka and antardasha of
Mercury posited with Darakaraka Sun. Birth ofhis first male child also
took place in same Venus-Mercury Dasha. Her two were daughters
born in Sun-Saturn and Sun-Mercury periods. Sun is Darakaraka and
Mercury and Saturn are posited with the Sun. Period ofSun-Rahu was
the period of much anxiety, stress and strain for both husband and wife
due to the problems relating to the health of their son, both malefic
dasha aspected by malefics, devoid of any benefic aspect.
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Jupiter
!Uhu Man
(R)

- CueThRc
Venus

S..(DK)
Ke1u Mooi! . Lagna
Mer Sat

Case Four
This native was married in the Mercury mahadasha, which is
Darakaraka and sub period of Ketu aspected by Darakaraka in
Navamsha. Birth of two daughters in Mercury-Venus and Mercury-
Jupiter periods in. mahadasha of Darakaraka.

Lagna
Moon
Rahu
Jupiter Cue Four
Ruhi
·Mars Ketu
Venus
Sun
Mercury
(OK) I Saturn

Mer (Dl()
Lagna Venus Moon
Saturn !Uhu

Jupiter
Navamsha

Sun
Man
Ketu

CaseFlve
In this case, the native born in June 1932 got married in June 1959 in
Saturn-Moon mahadasha of Darakaraka. His wife expired in June 1989
in Ketu-Sun period, Ketu aspected by Darakaraka in Navamsha.
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Lagna
Mm Mer Ven
Sun
Rahu Jupiter
Moon Cuerm:
Ruhi
Saturn Ketu
(OK)

Mm Lagna
Jupiter Moon Rahu
Sat (OK) Merc:ury

Venus
Navamaha

Sun
Ketu

Malefic mahadasha and malefic antardasha.

Case Six
This native born on 14th November 1943 at 0:29 hrs in Delhi was
married in mahadasha of Rahu and antardasha of Moon. Rahu is in
conjuction with Saturn in Navamsha which is his Darakaraka. In the
same dasha, he was blessed with his only daughter. Since May 1980 in
the period of Jupiter-Rahu both husband and wife separated and a
petition for divorce was filed. Rahu is with Darakaraka Saturn in
Navamsha and Jupiter is aspected by Darakaraka Saturn in birth chart
as well as in Navamsha chart. Divorce was finalised in May 1989 in
mahadasha and antardasha of Darakaraka Saturn.

Case Seven
In this horoscope, the native gets mahadasha of his Darakaraka Jupiter
from March 1959 to March 1975. In the beginning of Darakaraka's
mahadasha and antardasha, he was married and blessed with three sons
between 1960-62. His father-in-law died in November 1972 in the
dasha of Jupiter Darakaraka and antardasha of Rahu posited with
Darakaraka in Navamsha.
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Moon Sat (R)

Mars (DK)

IV
Lagna
Case Six Rahu
Rashi
Ketu Jupiter

Sun
Venus
Mercury

J\'tter Sun
etu Moon
Venus Mercury

Navamsha
v
Lagna

Rahu
Saturn Mars
(DK)

Ketu Sun
Saturn Moon
Mercury
Venus

Case Seven
Lagna Rashi
Jupiter
(DK)

Rahu Mars

Lagna
Sun 1\'lars
Mercury

Venus Ketu
Navamsha
Jupiter
(DK)
Rahu

Saturn Moon
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Case Eight
This lady born on 5th September 1955 married in November 1975 in
the mahadasha of Venus, a natural Darakaraka and antardasha of
Saturn, aspected by her Darakaraka Moon in birth chart and Saturn
in with Darakaraka in Navamsha. In the same dasha, she was blessed
with twin sons in September 1976. As soon as the mahadasha of
Darakaraka Moon started in June 1988 she was separated by her in-
laws and her married life became a total hell. Though Moon is
V argottam it is in gandanta in first degree of Aries, aspected by malefic
Saturn.

Moon Ketu
Lagn~
(OK)

Jupiter
Cue Eight
Ruhi Sun
Venus
M:us

Rahu Saturn Mercury

Moon (OK)
Rahu. Mercury
Saturn
Lagna M:us
Jupiter
Navamsha

Venus Ketu
Sun

Case Nine
This lady born in November 1929 married in May 1946 in the Mercury
mahadasha and antardasha of Jupiter, aspected by her Darakaraka Mars
in birth chart. Mahadasha lord Mercuiy is also aspected by Darakaraka
in Navamsha. Her father-in-law died in the Moon-Venus dasha. Moon
is aspected by her Darakaraka in Navarnsha.

This research is confmed only to finding out the significance of

Darakaraka dasha, not to the exclusion of the Lagna, 7th or 12th lords
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Moon Rahu Jupiter

Lagna
Cue Nine
Rashi

Mars Kttu Sun

Saturn Mercury
(DK)
Venus

Mercury Saturn Sun

Ketu

Lagna
Jupiter
Navamsha
Mars
(DK)

Venus Moon Rahu

or planets associated with 7th lord. The simple point of enquiry is: is
this Darakaraka dasha any help in seeking answer to some events in
problems relating to marriage satisfactorily in some cases or not?
These combinations have been tested on as many as 35 horoscopes
and in 32 horoscopes these principles apply squarely to the birth
horoscope or Navamsha or both and invariably the major or sub period
of Darakaraka has been a very sound indicator of the events mentioned.
It therefore strikes us that we can profitably make use of this method
for making predictions by forging a superfine tool in this fashion.

Summary and Observations

Out of the 35 cases examined, in 3 cases the Darakaraka could not be
applied directly to marriage related events, otherwise it has been seen
that the Darakaraka has a very definite role in marriage related
problems. The mere fact that in 32 out of the 35 cases this principle
of extending Jaimini's karakas to Vimshottari dasha has been working
very well is an indication that this be accepted as a valid rule of
interpretation of Vimshottari Dasha.
The percentage of results got in this piece ofresearch is 91.42% it
should have been 100% if a finer point of a particular sutra of Jaimini
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is also applied. But my guide Shri K N Rao has told me to produce

research to direct case of application first. After this stage combine the
other principles of Jairnini and produce a more substantial research. The
purpose of this particular research was to ascertain the validity of straight
application of Jairnini karaka to Vimshottari dasha.
Jairnini gives a very valuable clue in one of the sutras on how to make
use ofDarakaraka for detecting childlessness in a horoscope. Birth of
children in Darakaraka mahadasha and antardasha is a logical extention
of this principle.
The sutras of Jairnini are abstruse. In our understanding of Jaimini
astrology unless you maintain a success rate of more than 80% in your
researches in the beginning, it would be difficult to go into mote
complex researches late_r. Each karaka of Jaimini reveals a mine of
information.

Observations
1. It has beeh observed that a planet aspected by Darakaraka partakes
in the work of Darakaraka directly.
2. In the sub-period of a malefic, in the main period of Darakaraka
has been the cause of problems in married life.
3. In the sub-period of a planet posited in 6th or 8th house from Lagna
or from Darakaraka, there have been similar problems in married
life.
From this simple research some minute and specific events are visible
and can be predicted. ·At the moment we are not going into those
problems both because it can be frightening and also because in this
paper complex approach has been avoided totally.

Conclnsion
After studying 35 horoscopes a reasonally correct conclusion can be
drawn that Darakaraka has a definite role in marriage and its related
problems: This has been fairly well established when the principle of
Jaimini's karakas was applied to Virnshottari dasha. A detailed study of
Jairnini's karakas will reveal much more useful information.