Aug 31, 2016

Asta Kootas for Match making

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Astha Kootas (Kuta) for match making,

Before checking Asta kootas and other kootas for match making I would suggest check the Astro charts, for Marriage suitability,

1) Lagna and all angles, Suitability, eligibility, dosha, and 8th house for longevity of native.
2) From Moon and all angles, because Moon's placement in constellations is important.
3) From Upa Pada Lagna, for health of Marriage,
4) 4th House for Happiness from Marriage and relations
5) 12th House for Bed pleasures.

Check in Rasi and Navamsa charts, for each negative give -1 and for each positive give +1, and see what is the end result.

Once this is ok, then move to Asta Kootas and their suitability, a score of 18 and above is ok for an average marriage, please don't look for 36 out of 36, it is only possible in movies and mythological stories. :-)

There are main eight kootas,

1) Varna Koota  for maximum score of 1
2) Vashya Koota for maximum score of 2
3) Dina Koota  for maximum score of 3
4) Yoni Koota for maximum score of 4
5) Grah Maitri for maximum score of 5
6) Gana Koota for maximum score of 6
7) Rasi Koota (Bhakut) for maximum score of 7
8) Nadi Koota, for maximum score of 8,

Total; 36

Minor Kootas,

1) Mahendra Koota,
2) Stri Deergha
3) Rajju
4) Vedha

Koota type      Points       Compatibility                       Detail

Varna Koota     1           Compatibility of  Mentality,  Varna actually means caste of the person
                                       Egos.                                      strictly restricted to Astrology for Social
                                                                                      Matching




The Varna of the groom should be equal or higher than the Varna of the bride, favorable combinations get 1 point, else 0.



Bride ↓                   Groom
                     Brahmin              Kshattriya         Vaishya            Shudra
Brahmin                             1                      0               0                 0
Kshattriya                             1                      1               0                 0
Vaishya                             1                      1               1                 0
Shudra                             1                      1               1                 1
This Varna Koota can be ignored while match making.

B V Raman: This seems to signify the degree of spiritual or ego development of the marrying partners. 
Pisces, Scorpio and Cancer represent the highest development - Brahmin; 
Leo, Sagittarius and Libra indicate the second grade - or Kshatriya;
Aries, Gemini and Aquarius suggest the third or the Vaisya; 
while Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn indicate the last grade, viz., Sudra.

A girl belonging to a higher grade of spiritual development should not be mated to a boy of lesser development. The vice verse or both belonging to the same grade or degree is allowed.

The unit of agreement is 1. 

Vashya Koota   2           Compatibilty of ability to      Indicates control and amenability and 
                                       dominate.                               dominance.

Vashya Koota is based upon the comparison of 2 types of animals or human beings assigned to the sign of the Moon.  

VashyaMoon Signs
Quadruped (Four legged Animals)             Aries, Taurus, 1st half of Capricorn
Human      (Humans are independant)            Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Aquarius
Jalachara (Water based animals are independant)             Cancer, Pisces, 2nd half of Capricorn
Leo           (Lion)            Leo
Scorpio    (Insects)           Scorpio

The matching points are between 0 and 2.



Bride ↓               Groom
                   QuadrupedHuman   Jalachara    Leo     Scorpio
Quadruped                           2                      0        0     0.5           0
Human                           1     2        1     0.5           1
Jalachara                         0.5     1        2       1           1
Leo                           0     0        0       2           0
Scorpio                           1     1        1       0           2

B V Raman:  This is important as suggesting the degree of magnetic control or amenability the wife or husband would be able to exercise on the other. For Aries - Leo and Scorpio are amenable. For Taurus - Cancer and Libra; for Gemini - Virgo; for Cancer - Scorpio and Sagittarius; for Leo - Libra; for Virgo - Pisces and Gemini; for Libra - Capricorn and Virgo; for Scorpio - Cancer; for Sagittarius - Pisces; for Capricorn - Aries and Aquarius; for Aquarius - Aries; arid for Pisces - Capricorn. The unit of agreement is 2.

Example: - ln our illustration, neither the boy's nor the girl's horoscope is subject to the control of the other. 

Dina Koota       3            Compatibility of  Nakshatra  Health, Family Happiness this can be derived
                                                                                       from the chart given above page 2.

Count the constellation of the boy from that of the girl and divide the number by 9. If the remainder is 2, 4, 6, 8 or 0 it is good. The number of units of compatibility assigned to this Kuta is 3 in case agreement is found.


Example: - The constellation of the boy (viz., Mrigasira in Taurus) counted from that of the girl (Dhanishta in Makara) gives 10. This divided by 9 leaves a remainder of 1 and hence there is no agreement, and no units of strength are scored on this account. 

Nakshatra on 3, 5, and 7 Category is considered Malefic, i.e. Vipat, Pratyak and Naidhana or Vedha, and the values can be 0, 1.5 and 3, count the Nakshatra from the Groom's Birth Nakshatra to the Brides Nakshatra and divide it be 9, if the reminder is 3,5 or 7 then award 0, and repeat the same in reverse order.

Yoni Koota       4            Compatibility of Yoni             Physical and sexual compatibility can be
                                                                                      derived from the  chart given in http://ianala.blogspot.ca/search/label/Astrology-Nakshatram

Graha Koota     5            Compatibility of Planets         Progeny prospects, mutual affection, daily
                                                                                       behavior towards one another.

Planet Relationship                           Points
Mutual Friendship                              5
Friend and Neutral                              4
Both Neutral                              3
Friend and Enemy                              2
Neutral and Enemy                              1
Mutual Enemies                              0

B V Raman: 

Rasyadhipathi or Graha Maitram. - This is the most important Kuta inasmuch as it deals with the psychological dispositions of the Couple. The mental qualities of the parties and their affection for each other are admittedly of vital importance to their happiness. This must be tested before marriage. In Considering Graha Maitram the friendship or otherwise between the lords of the Janma Rasis of the persons concerned is very important. Planetary friendships are given in almost all astrological works. But still I give below a table indicating the relations between the different planets so that the reader may not have to refer to other books.

          Planetary Friendships
          Friend               Neutral           Enemy

The Sun   Moon, Mars, Jupiter  Mercury           Saturn, Venus

The Moon  Sun, Mercury         Mars, Jupiter
                               Venus, Saturn

Mars      Sun, Moon, Jupiter   Venus, Saturn     Mercury

Mercury   Sun, Venus           Mars, Jupiter,    Moon
                               Saturn

Jupiter   Sun, Moon, Mars      Saturn            Mercury, Venus

Venus     Mercury, Saturn      Mars, Jupiter     Sun, Moon

Saturn    Mercury, Venus       Jupiter           Sun, Moon, Mars

Some suggest that in considering the planetary relations, the temporary dispositions should also be taken into account. This in my humble opinion is not necessary, because, the entire subject of adaptability hinges on the birth constellations and not on birth charts as a whole.

When the lords of the Janma Rasis of the bride and bridegroom are friends, the Rasi Kuta is said to obtain in full. When one is a friend and the other is a neutral, it is passable. When both are neutral. Rasi Kuta is very ordinary. When both are enemies, Rasi Kuta does not exist.

Exception: - Even when there is no friendship between the Janma Rasi lords of the bridegroom and bride, Rasi Kuta may be said to exist if friendship prevails between the planets owning the Navamsas occupied by the Moon.

The number of units for this Kuta is 5.

Example: - ln our illustration, the Janma Rasi lords are Venus and Saturn. Both are friends. Therefore Rasi Kuta is complete. Supposing the bride and bridegroom are born in Makha 2 (Leo) and Satabhisha 2 (Saturn). 

The lords will be the Sun and Saturn respectively and they are not friends. In such a case if the Navamsa relationship is Considered, then the Moon will be in Taurus (Venus) and Capricorn (Saturn) respectively. Venus and Saturn, are friends and therefore the match is permissible. One will have to be very careful in the assessment of these factors and on superficial grounds no horoscope should be rejected as unsuitable or unfortunate. 


Gana Koota      6            Compatibility of Gana           Character compatibility like Godly
                                                                                       (Deva), Human (Manus), Demon (Rakshasha)
                                                                                       Godly is more spiritual and almost non
                                                                                       Materialistic, Human is a balance between
                                                                                       spiritual and materialistic and Demons are
                                                                                       more materialistic and no spirituality.




NakshatrasGana
Aswini, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Pushyami, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Sravana, RevatiDeva
Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Poorvaphalguni, Uttaraphalguni, Poorvashadha, Uttarashadha, Poorvabhadra, UttarabhadraManus
Krittika, Aslesha, Magha, Chitra, Visakha, Jyeshta, Moola, Dhanista, SatabhishaRakshas

Gana Matching 
Bride ↓Groom
Deva           Manushya                 Rakshasa
Deva         6                   6                        0
Manushya    5                   6                        0
Rakshasa    1                   0                        6


B.V Raman: The number of benefic units for agreement is 6.

Example: - Mrigasira comes under Deva Gana while Dhanishta comes under Rakshasa. Hence, Gana Kuta is absent.

If the asterism of the bride is beyond the 14th from that of the bridegroom the evil may be ignored.


Rasi Koota       7             Compatibility of Bhakut        Family growth, Family welfare and economic
                                                                                       property after marriage
   
Rasi Koota is the relationship of the Rasis occupied by the Moon in the charts of the groom and bride if the relationship is 5/9, 6/8 or 2/12 they get no points else they get 7 points.

Quality                          Points                                      Mutual Rasi Positions
Benefic                             7                                   1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 10th, 11th
Malefic                             0                                   2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 12th
       
B V Raman: lf the Rasi of the boy happens to be the 2nd from that of the girl and if the Rasi of the girl happens to be the 12th from that of the boy, evil results will follow.

But if, on the other hand, the Rasi of the boy falls in the 12th from the girl's or the Rasi of the girl is in the 2nd from that of the boy astrology predicts longevity for the couple.

If the Rasi of the boy is the 3rd from that of the girl. there will be misery and sorrow. But if the Rasi of the girl is the 3rd from that of the boy, there will be happiness. 

If the boy's falls in the 4th from that of the girl's, then there will be great poverty; but if the. Rasi of the girl happens to fall in the 4th from the boy's there will be great wealth. 

If the boy's Rasi falls in the 5th from that of the girl, there will be unhappiness. But if the girl's Rasi falls in the 5th from that of the boy, there will be enjoyment and prosperity.

But where the Rasis of the boy and the girl are in the 7th houses mutually, then there will be health, agreement and happiness. 

If the boy's Rasi falls in the 6th from the girl's there will be loss of children, but if the girl's is the 6th from the boy's, then the progeny will prosper.

The number of units for Rasi Kuta is 7.

Exception: - When both the Rasis are owned by one planet or if the lords of the two Rasis happen to be friends, the evil attributed above to the inauspicious disposition of Rasis gets cancelled.

Nadi Koota      8             Compatibility of Nadi types,  Physiological matching and for health of the
                                                                                       children, There are three types of people based
                                                                                       on Nadi dosha, Adi (Ayurveda name is Vata)
                                                                                       which is wind type, Madhya ( Ayurveda name
                                                                                       is Pitta) Bile type, Antya ( Ayurveda name is
                                                                                       Kapha) Phlegm type, it has maximum value of 8, and most important out of all the 8 Kootas, Nadi type is derived from Nakshtra and Moon as the reference point from the time of birth, following is the list of Nakshtra and Nadi type they belong.



NadiNakshatras
AdiAswini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Uttaraphalguni, Hasta, Jyeshta, Moola, Satabhisha, Poorvabhadra
MadhyaBharani, Mrigasira, Pushyami, Poorvaphalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Poorvashadha, Dhanista, Uttarabhadra
AntyaKrittika, Rohini, Aslesha, Magha, Swati, Visakha, Uttarashadha, Sravana, Revati
        B V Raman: This is considered to be the most important and at the same time the most significant Kuta. 

In Sanskrit, Nadi means several things but in reference to astrology, it signifies pulse or nervous energy indicating the physiological and to a certain extent hereditary factors. 

The Hindu medical works enumerate three Nadis or humours, viz., Vatha (wind), Pitha (bile) and Sleshma (phlegm). A boy with a predominantly windy or phlegmatic or bilious constitution should not marry a girl of the same type. The girl should belong to a different temperament.

The three Nadis are ruled by the different constellations as follows: -

Vata          Pitha         Sleshma
Aswini        Bharani       Krittika
Aridra        Mrigasira     Rohini
Punarvasu     Pushyami      Aslesha
Uttara        Pubba         Makha
Hasta         Chitta        Swati
Jyeshta       Anuradha      Visakha
Moola         Poorvashadha  Uttarasnadha
Satabhisha    Dhanishta     Sravana
Poorvabhadra  Uttarabhadra  Revati

If the constellation of the boy and girl fall in different rows, then agreement between the couple will be good. They should not fall in the middle. Stars of the couple may fall in the first and the last line under certain circumstances.

If Nadi Kuta is not present on the basis of the Nakshatras, then the same may be reckoned taking into account the Nakshatra Padas. Thus, the different quarters will be governed by the three humours (Nadis) thus:


  Aswini 1    Aswini 2    Aswini 3
  Bharani 2   Bharani 1   Aswini 4
  Bharani 3   Bharani 4   Krittika 1
  Krittika 4  Krittika 3  Krittika 2
  Rohini 1    Rohini 2    Rohini 3

Beginning from Aswini 1, the counting should be done forwards and backwards in threes as given above.

The unit ascribed for this Kuta is 8.

In the example considered above, both the constellations fall in the middle line and hence Nadi Kuta is completely absent.

Appendix 1 gives a table for measuring the agreement units. In the first column (longitudinal) the constellations of the bride are given.

In the first horizontal column, the boy's nakshatra is given. Take the figure in the column where the girl's and the boy's stars interesect. Suppose the boy's star is Mrigasira 1, the Rasi being Taurus.

The girl's star is Satabhisha 2, Rasi being Kumbha. Running down our eye from Taurus, Mrigasira 2 (horizontal first column) to the horizontal line of Satabhisha 4, Kumbha. we find the figure 26.5 as the total units of agreement. 

Total of 36 points are possible if all 8 Kootas match perfectly, so a good marraige is considered if they get more then 28 points, and above 18 is allowed as an average match, but less then 18 is not allowed particularly if Nadi does not match.

Marriage Match Making II follows Minor Kutas and Mahuratha.

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Sianala Montreal 31 Aug 2016
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Jul 7, 2016

Karakatwas (Significance) of Grah/Planets

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Karakatwas of Grah (Significance of Planets)

Sun: Atma (Soul), Courage, Cruelty, Descipline, Father, Fire, General well being, Gold, Heat, Heart, Honour, Horse, Influence, King, Kingdom, Medical science, Political power, Prestige, Self Esteem, Self  Realization, Right Eye, Royalty, Royal favour, Valour, Wisdom, Yagna,

Moon: Mind, Beauty, Comforts, Emotions, Facial lustre, Good name and fame, Happiness, Left Eye, Mother, Resources, Sleep, Travel, Water,

Mars: Anger. Accidents, Agriculture, Adventure, Blood relations, Burns, Blisters, Brothers and Sisters, Commander of Army, Controversies, Descipline, Desires, Doctors, Enemies, General, Injuries, Immovable properties, Lands, Leaders, Mechanical engineers, Opposition, Police, Scientists, Sports persons, Stamina, Strength, Valour, War, Younger brother,

Mercury: Astrology, Accountancy, Analytical and logical thinking, Banking, Business, Communications, Description, Education, Friends, Intellect, Mathematics, Maternal uncle, Medical knowledge, Poetry, Precious stones, Publishing, Script, Scientific, Speech, Writting,

Jupiter; Children, Banking, Benevolance, Chubby, Devotion, Dharma, Donations, Elders, Elder brother, Fame, Finance, Fruity trees, Holy, Husband, Judiciary, Knowledge, Learning, Mantra, Merit, Philosophy, Priests,  Proficiency, Respect, Religion, Scholar, Temples, Vedas, Wealth,

Venus: Beauty and all beautiful things, Cows, Decorations, Family, Enjoyment, Entertainment, Dance, Flowers, Love, Lust, Luxury, Genitals, Husband, Jewellery, Marriage, Music, Ornaments, Perfumes, Pleasures, Sex, Singing, Spouse, Vehicles,

Saturn: Addictions, Bondage, Descipline, Karma, Longivity (Or Death), Servants, Sorrow, Thefts,

Rahu: Languages, Detachment, Distant places, Foreign travel, Gyana*, (True Knowledge), Troubles,

Ketu: Begging, Disputes, Misery, Moksha, Mantra Shastra,

*Gyana: Some one said it means, " I know what I know, I don't know what I dont know" is true Gyana and he also said now a days where everything is commercialized, Gyana is being sold as philosophy, which is not true.

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Sianala Montreal, 07 July 2016

Navamsa Chart- D9 chart

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Navamsa chart (D9): Out of all the divisional charts Navamsa chart is considered very important after the base chart or Rasi chart.

Navamsa means 9th part, which means each house of Rasi chart is divided in to 9 equal parts, 306 degrees divided by 12 gets to 12 zodiac signs of 30 degrees and each house when divided by 9 times gets to 3.33 degrees of each amsa, and then 9 such amsas of each house are spread across 12 houses, and for each lagna there is a different starting point, basically it means that we are zooming into each house and spreading it to see things in detail and when each house is disected into such fractions (amsa) when they are all placed over each other, like Rasi, followed by D2, D3, up to D60 and then see how many points are matching in each divisional chart, e.g. Ascendant in Rasi is Gemini and Ascendant in D2 is also Gemini, and D3 also, then it strengthens the Ascendant three folds, which is also called Vargottam meaning Fraction of high quality, similarly see where the Jupiter is in Rasi, and other charts if it matches its position particularly in Rasi and Navamsa, Jupiters strength increases by two folds being Vargottam.

Total there will be 108 amsas which are divided in to four groups,

1) Aries, Leo and Saggitarius for which amsas are spread from Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Saggitarius.
2) Taurus Virgo and Capricorn for which amsas are spread from Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo and Virgo.
3) Gemini, Libra and Aquarius for which the amsas are spread from Libra, Scorpio, Saggitarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, and Gemini.
4) Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, for which the amsas are spread from Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Saggitarius, Capricorn,  Aquarius and Pisces.

For Gemini Lagna, Start the first amsa with Libra, Scorpio, Saggitarius, Capricorn, Aqaurius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, and Gemini, then start over with second house and so on and so forth.

Navamsa Chart is also read in similar manner like Rasi chart, so it has Ascendant, and remaining 11 houses similar to Rasi chart.

9th part is dharma amsa, so it relates to your dharma and also to your spouse which is your prathama dharma, followed by children, job, earnings, wealth, duties, social obligation, family obligation, etc. and it represents oversll fortune of the native.

Learning astrology start with south Indian chart which is very simple compared to North Indian and Western astrology (Iraq Astrology), the south indian chart is a square with four equal squares in each direction, the zodiac signs are fixed, the number of house changes with Ascendant, If Ascendant is Gemini then Gemini becomes the first house (Tanu bhava) and same for Navamsa and other divisional charts also.



There is RASI and Navamsa charts of Late Shri M K Gandhi (Father of Indian Nation) at http://ianala.blogspot.ca/search/label/Astrology

Ascendant rising (Lagna) or planet in 1st Navamsa in a chara rasi (movable sign), 5th Navamsa in a Sthira rasi (fixed sign), and 9th Navamsa in a Dwiswbhava rasi (dual sign) will be Vargottam hence gains in strength.

Lagna rasi or lagna lord should not form or occupy 6th, 8th or 12th house in Navamsa chart, and lord of 6th, 8th or 12th house should have any association with the Lagna rasi or Lagna lord.

Lords of 1st, 4th and 7th Navamsa are deva guna or Godly beings, 
Lords of 2nd, 5th and 8th Navamsa are Nara or Humans,
Lords of 3rd, 6th and 9th Navamsa are Rakshasa or Demons, these terms should be understood strictly in terms of materialism and accumulation of wealth, deva or godly beings will earn and keep what they need there is lot of charity and humans might go both ways and there might be some charity, but Demons will just accumulate and accumulate for self and no or very little charity.

Vargottam planets are superior and fortunate,

Rahu and Ketu do not rule any Navamsa division.

Planet in its own Navamsa is superior then in its exalted Navamsa,

Planet in its Exaltation sign in Rasi chart but in its Debilitation sign in Navamsa produces bad results early.

Planet in its Debilitation sign in Rasi chart but in its Exaltation sign in Navamsa produces auspicious results.

Planets occupying Navamsas ruled by Jupiter act like natural benefics,

Saturn in its own house (Aquarius or Capricorn) or exaltation sign (Libra) does not afflict natural benefics provided it does not occupy its debilitation sign (Aries) in Navamsa chart.

A planet whichis very strong in Rasi chart does not produce desirable good results during its maha Dasha or Antara dasha with respect to that bhava or its lord, if it is placed in 6th,8th or 12th house from the bhava or its lord in question in Navamsa chart.

A planet as a lord of the 2nd house is in conjunction with lord of the 10th house in 10th house and the lord of the lagna is involved in raja yoga that native can secure a very high political or administrative position in the maha dsha or antara dasha of the lord of the 2nd house but If lord of the 2nd is in 6th,8th or 12th house from lordo f the 10th in Navamsa chart the resutls will be contrary.

BPHS: Navāńś. The Navāńś calculation are for a Movable Rāśi from there itself, for a Fixed Rāśi from the 9th there of and for a Dual Rāśi from the 5th there of. They go by designations Deva (divine), Manushya (human) and Rakshasa (devilish) in a successive and repetitive order for a Movable Rāśi. (Manushya, Rakshasa and Deva are the order for a Fixed Rāśi, while Rakshasa, Manushya and Deva are a Dual Rāśi’s order)
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Sianala Montreal, 07 July 2016

Jul 5, 2016

Karakas or Significators, Istadevata,

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Karakas or Singnificators of Self and others related to self.

Atmakaraka: Significator of Soul (self)

Calculation; Look for the planet with highest degrees 0 to 29 degrees in your chart.

Natural Atmakaraka is Sun,

Personal Atmakaraka is one of the planets SUN, MOON, MARS, MERCURY, JUPITER, VENUS  SATURN and RAHU which ever is with highest degrees,

Others KARAKAS to note which follow the ATMAKARAKA as per their degrees are

Atma karaka, it is the significator of soul. (self)

Amatya karaka, Amatya karaka is the significator of career, intellect, mind,

Bhratru karaka, Bhratri karaka is the significator of siblings,

Matru Karaka, Matri karaks is the significator of mother, education,

Putra karaka, Putra karaka is the significator of Children,

Gnati Karaka, it is significator of cousins and relatives,

Pitru karaka, Pitri karaka is the significator of father,

Dara Karaka, Dara karaka is the significator of wife or Spouse,

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Ista devata: your personal deity who will help your soul get liberation....

Karakamsa:  The zodiac sign or house which is occupied by the Atmakaraka (AK) in Navamsa chart.

Jeevanamsa: The zodiac sign or house  which is 12th from Karakamsa,

Ista devata: The planets posited in the 12th house from Karakamsa in Navamsa chart, (D-9), or If the house is empty then see which planet is aspecting that house, if no aspects then take the lord of the house, and if more then one planet in jeevanamsa, then chek which planet is the strongest.

If Sun in Jeevanamsa then the Ista devata will be Vishnu, Rama and Shiva.

If Moon in Jeevanamsa then the Ista devata will be Krishna, Shiva and Parvati.

If Mars in Jeevanamsa then the Ista devata will be Hanuman, Subramanya swami and Sri Narashima Swami.

If Mercury in Jeevanamsa then the Ista devata will be Vishnu.

If Jupiter in Jeevanamsa then the Ista devata will be Vishnu, Dattatreya.

If Venus in Jeevanamsa then the Ista devata will be Lakshmi, Parashurama, Maa Gauri.

If Saturn in Jeevanamsa then the Ista devata will be Vishnu, Shiva, Hanuman, ShaniDev.

If Rahu in Jeevanamsa then the Ista devata will be Varaha swami, Maa Durga.

Mantra for Ista Devata: Ganesh is first no matter who is your Ista devata.

Ganesh:   ॐ  श्री  गणेशाए  नमः! ( Aum Sri Ganeshaye Namah!)

Vishnu/Dattatreya: ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय नमः! ( Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya namah)

Rama:  ॐ  श्री  रमा  रमा  रामेति , रमे रमे  मनोरमे , सहस्रनाम तत्तुल्यं रमा नामा वरानने !! ( Sri Rama Rama Rameti, Rame Rame Manorame; Sahasrenama tattulyam, Rama Nama Varanane) (Sri Rama raksha Strotram)

Krishna: ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय नमः! ( Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya namah)

Lakshmi: ॐ  श्री  महलक्ष्मीए  नमः ( Aum Sri Maha Lakshmiye Namah!)

Shiva:   ॐ नमः शिवाय  ! ( Om namah Shivaya)

Parvati/ Gauri, Durga:  ॐ  ऐंग  ह्रीम  कलीम  चमुंडाए  नमः !! (Aum Aing Hrim Kleem Chamundaye Namah!)

Hanuman: ॐ नमो हनुमते , ॐ  ह्रम  ह्रीम ह्रूम  फट  स्वः !! ( Aum namo hanumate! Aum hram hrim hrum phat swaha!)

Subramanya Swami: ॐ श्री सुब्रमन्यस्वामिने नमः! (Aum Sri Subramanyaswaminey namaha!!)

Sri Narashimha Swami: ॐ श्री नरसिम्हास्वामीने नमः! (Aum Sri Narashimhaswamine namaha!!)

Varaha swami is again same as Vishnu.

ShaniDev: ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं  सः शनैश्चराय नमः ! (Aum Pram Preem Praum Saha Shaneshcharaye Namah!)

Then Mantras for each planets are as following :

Sun: ॐ श्री ह्रां  ह्रीं  ह्रौं सः सूर्याय नमः !! (Aum Sri Hran Hreen Hraun Saha Suryay Namah!)

Moon: ॐ श्री श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चंद्राय नमः !! (Aum Sri Shran Shreen Shraun Saha Chandraya namah!)

Mars: ॐ  श्री  क्रां  क्रीं  क्रौं  सः  भौमाय  नमः ! ( Aum Sri Kraan Kreen Kraun Saha Bhaumaya Namah!)

Mercury: ॐ श्री  ब्रां  ब्रीं  ब्रौं  सः  बुधाय  नमः !! ( Aum Sri Braan Breen Braun Saha Budhaya Namah!)

Jupiter: ॐ श्री ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं सः गुरवे नमः !! (Aum Sri Graan Green Graun Saha Gurave Namah! )

Venus: ॐ श्री  द्रां द्रीं  द्रौं  सः शुक्राय नमः! (Aum Sri Draan Dreen Draaun Saha Shukraya Namah! )

 Saturn: ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः ! (Aum Pram Preem Praum Saha Shaneshcharaye Namah!)

Rahu: ॐ  श्री भ्रां भ्रीं भ्रौं  सः  रहावे  नमः ! ( Aum Sri Bhraan Bhreen Bhraun Saha Rahave Namah!)

Ketu: ॐ श्री स्रां  स्रीम  सरौं  सहा  केतवे  नमः ! ( Aum Sri Sraan Sreen Sraun Saha Keteve Namah!)

Each  mantra needs to be chanted 108 times in each sitting, for their natural karakas.

Please note for people who can read devanagari script they can pronounce it like it shoul dbe but htose who can not read devanagari script then they would read transliteration and the problem is with pranounciation of beeja akshara (words), because some write it Pram, some Pran, some Prang, I used Praan to get the correct devanagari equivalent, but all end with same m like in Aum.
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Kula devata:  Kula is family, Kula devata is your fmaily goddess who should be appeased in all your family gatherings, puja, inaugurations, birthdays, marriage celebrations etc.

Though each family follows certain deity as Kula devata, ostly people in south follow Balaji or Venkatesha as kula devata but still each person also has a kula devata seen from their Astro chart, like If Ista devata is Vishnu then Kula devata will be his female cosort Lakshmi because the blessings of a god are always in form of female energy which is Lakshmi for Lord Vishnu.

Palandevata: Sustaining deity of this world, It is seen in the 6th house from Amatyakaraka in Navamsa chart.
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Atmakaraka (AK):  Atmakaraka is significator of soul or self, it actually shows the desire of the soul in this life, and each planet will show what that desire  is...and Atmakaraka is almost equal to the lord of 10th house when it comes to profession, and if Atmakaraka or lord of 10th house comes in to association with Amatyakaraka then success in the field of work is sure, Atmakaraka is also teh significator of self that is 1st house or Tanu bhava.

Sun: If Sun is the Atmakaraka then the desire is for fame, success, and power, and challenge is ego.

Moon : If Moon is the Atmakaraka then the desire is for comfort, happiness, love, challengeis to spread it to others.

Mars: If Mars is the Atmakaraka then the desire is for bravery and courage, and the challenge is self control in most voilent situations.

Mercury: If Mercury is Atmakaraka then the desire is commerce, business, communication, intelectual superiority, challenge is to understand others with low intellect and abilities.

Jupiter: If Jupiter is Atmakaraka then the desire is for greater knoweldge or ultimate knowledge to understand the creation, brahma vidya, and  utmost wisdom, and challenge is to deal with fools and mandbuddhi and in case of females it is to accept their husbands as guru no matter they might be mandbuddhi but the husband is a women's guru.

Venus: If Venus is Atmakaraka then the desire is for beautiful things, sex, love, lust, and in absence of  Jupiter or its aspect Venus tends to become little dirty, so the challenge is to have self control, and for females it is to remain chaste and keep or guard the power that emnates from chastity, it is a great women power but lot of descipline is needed, in Hinduism it is called Pativrata, meaning staying devoted to one man as husband (physically and mentally), guru and leader of her life this gives an immense power or healing and blessing to a women who is pativrata.

Saturn: If Saturn is Atmakaraka then the desire is for descipline, to bring that into the lives of the people in form od democracy and individuality and to follow strict path towards self elevation, and the challenge is people and only people, because people can be real pain in a democracy.

Rahu: If Rahu is the Atmakaraka then the native might be cheated in his or her life so the challenge is to remain honest and truthful even in the most adverse situations. tough!!

Rahu is stronger then Saturn when it comes to giving pain.

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Amatya karaka (AmK): Significator of Career, Intellect, and Creativity and Amatya means minister.

Amatyakaraka is the planet with the second highest degrees in your chart, and its role is like minister to a king, and hence it guides the Atmakaraka towards its destiny with its intellect, mind, creativity, and profession.

Amatya karaka is significator of 2nd house (dhana bhava), 5th House (Putra bhava), 9th house (dharma bhava) and 10th house (Karma bhava)

Sun denotes power, authority, politician, leader,

Moon denotes, comfort, public servants, and all those who use their mind and intellect to perform.

Mars denotes, Bravery, courage, so all those who need these two to perform like Military, Police (But not in Canada) :-))

Mercury denotes, business men and women, commerce related, comuunication based,

Jupiter denotes, knowledge, so teachers, professors, instructors, guides, guru, pathfinders,

Venus denotes, the beautiful people (Physical beauty) all those related to Films, TV,

Saturn denotes hard work, slow and steady, dirty and dark,  mostly workers who use physical strength to perform.

Rahu: It denotes shadow, deception, crime, pain, so people related to Politicians, :-)

Katu: It denotes "to let go", Saints, Mystics, Sanyasins, Yogis,

If a planet comes into association with both Atmakaraka and Amatya karaka then the profession of that graha will come to pass.

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Bhratru Karaka (BK): Significator of siblings, and the planet with third highest degree  in your chart falls in this category, it is also the significator of 3rd (Sahaj bhava), 9th and 11th ( Labha bhava) house, and 3rd house signifies younger siblings, neighbours, short journeys, death of parents, courage, bravery, hobbies and abilities.
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Pitri Karaka (PiK): Significator of father, the planet with 4th highest degrees falls in this category and it signifies 9th house, dharma bhava, it signifies father, guru, dharma, long journeys, univeristy education.
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Matri Karaka (MK) : Significator of Mother and the planet with fifth highest degrees in your chart falls in this category, it is also the significator of 4th house (Bandhu bhava) and it signifies Mother, Vehicles, education, relatives, happiness, land andbuildings, throne.
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Putra Karaka (PK) : Significator of Children, and the planet with sixth highest degree of longitude falls inthis category, it is also the significator of 5th house (Putra bhava) and Putra bhava signifies children, intelligence, education, wealth, punya, creativity, Mantra and sacred spells, pregnancy, and wisdom.
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Gnati Karaka (GK) : Significator of cousins and relatives, the planet with 7th highest degrees falls in this category and it signifies 6th house (Ari Bhava) and also 8th (Randhara bhava) and 12th houses (Vyaya bhava) and 6th house signifies enemies, disease, vocation, income, earnings, maternal uncles, legal, debts, competitions, disagreements, etc.
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Dara Karaka (DK) : Significator of wife or girlfriend or spouse, the planet with lowest degree of longitude falls in this category, and it signifies 7th house (Yuvati bhava) and it signifies Spouse, Business partners, relations, trade, protection against enemies and disease.
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The significations of the 12 houses from the rising sign (Ascendant) are,

1st House (Kalpa - power)- Native's body, Fame, Limbs,  
2nd House (Sva -wealth) - Family, Wealth, Eyes, Speech, Truthfulness, 
3rd House (Vikrama - Prowess) - Brothers, Bravery, Meals, 
4th House (Graha - Dwelling place) - Relations, Education, Mother, Cows, Dwelling place, Carriage,                                                             Comfort,
5th House (Pratibha - Intelligence) - Sons, Intelligence, Previous Karma, 
6th House (Kshata - Wound) - Enemies, Disease,
7th House (Manmatha - Desire) - Wife, Generosity, Respect,
8th House ( Randhra ) - Death, Duration of Life, 
9th House (Guru - Father or Preceptor) - Deed of Virtue, (Iyer's English translation of Dharma) 
                                                                   Father, Medicine,
10th House (Mana - Respectability) - Avocation, Knowledge, Clothes, 
11th House (Bhava - Acquisition) - Gain,Earning,
12th House (Vyaya - Loss) - Loss, Bad deeds, Travels,

4th and 8th housese are known as Chaturasra signs,
7th house is known as Dyuna,
10th house is known as Ajna,

(Ref - Varaha Mihira)

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ॐ श्री गुरावे नमः !
ॐ नमः शिवाय!

Sianala Montreal, 05 July 2016

Mantra- Istadevata and Grahas

ॐ नमः शिवाय!

Mantra for Ista Devata: Ganesh is first no matter who is your Ista devata.

ॐ श्री विनायकम  गुरुं  भानु  ब्रह्मा  विष्णु महेश्वरन !

सरस्वती प्रणम्यदौ सर्व कर्यरथे सिद्धये !!

Meaning: Vinayaka ( Ganesha) Guru and Sun, followed by the trinity Brhama (Creator) Vishunu (preserver) and Mahesh (Destroyer) if worshipped in that order goddess Saraswati automatically is appeased and all your works and actions will come to pass.


Ganesh: ॐ श्री गणेशाए नमः  ! 

Meaning: Aum is the witness that I salute Shri Ganesha.


Vishnu/Dattatreya: ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय नमः! 

Meaning: Aum is the witness that I salute Shri Vasudeva narrator of Bhaghavad Gita.

Rama: ॐ श्री  रामा  रामा  रामेति , रमे रमे मनोरमे , सहस्रनाम तत्तुल्यं  रामा  नामा वराणंने  !! 

 (Sri Rama raksha Strotram)

Meaning: Aum is the witness that  when I recite or repeat the name of Shri Rama the purushottam, reciting his name one time is equal to reciting names of other deities 1000 names.


Krishna: ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय नमः! 

Meaning: Aum is the witness that I salute Shri Vasudeva narrator of Bhagavada Gita.


Lakshmi: ॐ श्री महलक्ष्मीए नमः 

Meaning: Aum is the witness I salute Cosort of Shri Vishnu Sri Maha Lakshmi.


Shiva: ॐ नमः शिवाय

Meaning: Aum is the witness that I salute  Shiva.


Parvati/ Gauri, Durga: ॐ ऐंग ह्रीम कलीम चमुंडाए नमः !! 

Meaning: Aum is the witness that I salute Mother goddess Chamundi with her beeja Aim Hrim and Kleem. 


Hanuman: ॐ नमो हनुमते , ॐ ह्रम ह्रीम ह्रूम फट स्वः !! 

Meaning: Aum is the witness that I salute Sri Hanuman, follows his beeja mantra for homam.


Subramanya Swami:

ॐ श्री सुब्रमन्यस्वामिने नमः! 

Meaning: Aum is the witness that I salute Shri Subramanya swami.


Sri Narashimha Swami: 

ॐ श्री नरसिम्हास्वामीने नमः! 

Meaning: Aum is the witness that I salute Shri Nara shimha swamy.

Varaha swami is again same as Vishnu.


ShaniDev: ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः ! 

Then Beeja Mantras for each planets are as following : all Mantras, Aum is the witness that I salute the planet with its beeja aksharas.

Sun: ॐ श्री ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रौं सः सूर्याय नमः !! (Aum Sri Hran Hreen Hraun Saha Suryay Namah!)

Moon: ॐ श्री श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चंद्राय नमः !! (Aum Sri Shran Shreen Shraun Saha Chandraya namah!)

Mars: ॐ श्री क्रां क्रीं क्रौं सः भौमाय नमः ! ( Aum Sri Kraan Kreen Kraun Saha Bhaumaya Namah!)

Mercury: ॐ श्री ब्रां ब्रीं ब्रौं सः बुधाय नमः !! ( Aum Sri Braan Breen Braun Saha Budhaya Namah!)

Jupiter: ॐ श्री ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं सः गुरवे नमः !! (Aum Sri Graan Green Graun Saha Gurave Namah! )

Venus: ॐ श्री द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः! (Aum Sri Draan Dreen Draaun Saha Shukraya Namah! )

Saturn: ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः ! (Aum Pram Preem Praum Saha Shaneshcharaye Namah!)

Rahu: ॐ श्री भ्रां भ्रीं भ्रौं सः रहावे नमः ! ( Aum Sri Bhraan Bhreen Bhraun Saha Rahave Namah!)

Ketu: ॐ श्री स्रां स्रीम सरौं सहा केतवे नमः ! ( Aum Sri Sraan Sreen Sraun Saha Keteve Namah!)


Each mantra needs to be chanted 108 times in each sitting, for their natural karakas.

Please note for people who can read devanagari script they can pronounce it like it shoul dbe but htose who can not read devanagari script then they would read transliteration and the problem is with pranounciation of beeja akshara (words), because some write it Pram, some Pran, some Prang, I used Praan to get the correct devanagari equivalent, but all end with same m like in Aum.

ॐ नमः शिवाय!

Sianala Montreal, 05 July 2016

Jun 30, 2016

Planets and their Avastha (situation or condition)

ॐ श्री गुरावे नमः !
ॐ नमः शिवाय!

One should understand that when you say Grah or Planet it also means a person in your social circle, and mostly they are your family members also, like

SUN IS FATHER, the best position is Aries, Leo, as 1st, 5th, 9th, 10th 11th house.

MOON IS MOTHER the best position is Taurus and Cancer as 4th house,

MARS IS BROTHER AND MALE FRIENDS best position is Capricorn, Aries and Scorpio as 3rd or 11th house.

MERCURY IS SISTER OR DAUGHTERS best position is Virgo and Gemini as 3rd, 5th and 11th house.

JUPITER IS GURU AND HUSBAND IN WIFE'S CHART best position is Cancer, Saggitarius and Pisces as Lagna, 9th, 11th , and 7th.

VENUS IS WIFE OR GIRLFRIEND best position is Pisces, Libra and Taurus as 7th, 4th or Lagna.

SATURN IS UNCLE OR OLD MAN best position is Libra, Aquarius, Capricorn as 9th, and 10th then 11th house.

So If one of them is afflicted it will effect you as well.................

Then we have seenmany many times that we talk about Grah or Planet being Exalted (Uccha Avastha) or Debilitated ( Neecha Avastha what exactly it means,

EXALTED PLANET AT ITS DEEP POINT--- BEHAVES LIKE IT IS IN A PICNIC SPOT,

So the planet is all happy and exalted with excitement so the effects from it will fllow its avastha.

Sun gets exalted in Aries and deep point of exaltation is 10th degree.

Moon gets exalted in Taurus and deep point of exaltation is 3rd degree.

Mars gets exalted in Capricorn and deep point of exaltation is 28th degree.

Mercury gets exalted in Virgo and deep point of exaltation is 15th degree.

Jupiter gets exalted in Cancer and deep point of exaltation is 5th degree.

Venus gets exalted in Pisces and deep point of exaltation is 27th degree and

Saturn gets exalted in Libra and deep point of exaltation is 20th degree.

Rahu gets exalted in Gemini and Ketu gets exalted in Saggitarius,

(Ref - Varaha Mihira )

MOOLATRIKONA PLANET                      ---- BEHAVE LIKE IT IS AT A HOME PARTY.

Sun Moola Trikona is Leo

Moon Moola Trikona is Taurus

Mars Moola Trikona is Aries

Mercury Moola Trikona is Virgo

Jupiter Moola Trikona is Saggitarius

Venus Moola Trikona is Libra

Saturn Moola Trikona is Aqaurius

OWN HOUSE PLANET                      ---- BEHAVES LIKE IT IS AT OWN HOME (Relaxed)

Sun own house is Leo

Moon own house is Cancer

Mars own houses are Aries and Scorpio

Mercury own houses are Gemini and Virgo

Jupiter own houses are Saggitarius and Pisces

Venus own houses are Taurus and Libra

Saturn own houses are Capricorn and Aquarius

FRIENDS HOUSE                        ----  BEHAVES LIKE IT IS AT A FRIENDS HOME (Freedom)

Sun permanent friends are Moon, Mars and Jupiter, 

Moon permament friends are Sun and Mercury,

Mars permanent friends are Sun, Moon and Jupiter,

Mercury permanent friends are Sun and Venus,

Jupiter permanent friends are Mercury and Saturn,

Venus permanent friends are Mercury and Saturn,

Saturn permanent friends are Mercury, Venus and Rahu as well,

Then check the pemporary friendship and deduce the compund friendship to see the effects.

NEUTRAL HOUSE                           ---- BEHAVES LIKE IT IS NOT BIASED.

Mercury is neutral to Sun,

Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn are neutral to Moon.

Venus and Saturn are neutral to Mars,

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn are neutral to Mercury and Rahu and Ketu as well,

Saturn is neutral to Jupiter and Rahu and ketu as well,

Mars and Jupiter are neutral to Venus,

Jupiter is neutral to Saturn,

ENEMY'S HOME                                ---- BEHAVES LIKE IT IS WITH AN ENEMY.

Venus and Saturn are enemies of Sun

Ketu and Rahu are enemies of Moon,

Mercury and Rahu are enemies of Mars,

Moon is the only permanent enemy of Mercury,

Mercury and Venus are enemies of Jupiter,

Sun and Moon are enemies of Venus,

Sun, Moon and Mars are enemies of Saturn and Ketu as well.

DEBILITATED PLANET AT ITS DEEP POINT---- BEHAVES LIKE IT IS IN A PRISON

Sun gets debilitated in Libra and deep point of debilitation is 10th degree.

Moon gets debilitated in Libra and deep point of debilitation is 3rd degree,

Mars gets debilitated in Cancer and deeppoint of debilitation is 28th degree,

Mercury gets debilitated in Pisces and deep point of debilitation is 15th degree,

Jupiter gets debilitated in Capricorn and deep point of debilitation is 5th degree,

Venus gets debilitated in Virgo and deep pointo f debilitation is 27th degree,

Saturn gets debilitated in Aries and deep point of debilitation is 20th degree,

Rahu and Ketu at 15th degrees in Saggitarius and Gemini respectively,

(Ref - Varah Mihira)

Now when ever you come across these terms then understand how that planet in that situation will behave when it comes to delivering the results, it will be exactly like they behave.

So the phala or effects will be all positive and happy for a Exalted planet and like wise the effects go down as they move down the list and the worst effects are delivered by a planet in enemy's place and followed by in prison or debilitated.

The worst situation is if debilitated planets depositor or lord of the sign is also debilitated, e.g. Mercury in Pisces is debilitated and its lord Jupiter is posited in Capricorn, it is worst situation for both the planets.
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Neecha Bhanga: Effects leading to Raja Yoga or Good results instead of adverse effects.

1) Lord of the house where a planet is debilitated is posited in kendra, 1,4,7,10th house from Lagna,
2) Lord of the house where a planet is debilitated is posited in kendra, 1,4,7,10th house from Moon,
3)It is aspected (dhristied) by its lord of the house, e.g. Jupiter aspects pisces with Mercury,
4)It is aspected (dhristied) by its exaltation lord, e.g. Venus aspects psices with mercury,
5)It exchanges sign with the lord of the house, e.g. Mercury in Pisces and Jupiter in Virgo or Gemini,
6) It is aspected by another planet in debilitation, e.g. Venus from Virgo aspects Mercury in Pisces.
7) The debilitated planet is exalted in Navamsa chart,

Neecha bhanga converts the planets effects from adverse to favourable.

Neecha Bhanga raja yoga gets cancelled,

1) If such a debilitated planet which gets its debilitation cancelled is combust.
2) If such a debilitated planet which gets its debilitation cancelled is in 6th,8th and 12thhouse.

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ॐ श्री गुरावे नमः !
ॐ नमः शिवाय!

Sianala Montreal, 30 June 2016