FAQ'S ON GENERAL ASTROLOGY - 2

How do you read a Kundli chart?

This depends on the methods an astrologer uses to decipher the chart.

I use primarily one technique called as the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS) and for further indepth analysis and timing of events use the techniques elucidated in the texts of Tajik Neelakanta.

While using the BPHS the method includes Significations, Signs, Combination of Planets (Yogas), Timing and intensity of an event through Dasha periods (Planetary Periods) and then estimation of Doshas (malefic combinations which cancel other good combinations and become hurdles) and their effects.

Tajik rules are applied to understand the speed, movement and degrees of planets and their mutual involvement with each other in making an event happen. The yogas briefly used are Ithasala yoga, Israfa Yoga, Kamboola Yoga, Gairi Kamboola Yoga, Muntha placements, etc.

After both the techniques are done with and for further confirmation I go through the transits of planets and their avasthas (status), this further modifies and fine tunes the timing of an event.

Here the technique is by overlapping the present transit over the Ashtakavarga (Rekhas and Bindus) to determine the favourable and non-favourable periods for a given native.

Which is the world's most dangerous horoscope?

A horoscope in which a person lacks humanity, mutual respect, love towards this creation and is a sadist is considered as the most dangerous.

Students of astrology have to go through the charts which have the following combinations: -

1. A malefically afflicted ascendant and ascendant lord.
2. A strong malefically afflicted Moon
3. A strong malefically afflicted Sun
4. Rahu placed in the trines or quadrants
5. The planet of Wisdom Jupiter being retrograde and malefically afflicted.
6. The 8th house being crowded by planets or the 8th lord is strongly posited along with malefics.

The more the points seen in a chart the more the dangerous the person is for humanity and this world.

Why is astrology commercialized while still in villages it’s done as a service?

In villages the life style is limited and the demands of a family is also less. The questioner also does not expect the astrologer to go in depth and give a detailed reading. The questions are not complicated as it is compared to the urban population. Hence the astrologer is ready to accept whatever the client has to offer.

I just want to ask this to every one on this forum.

If you want an in depth analysis of a chart and would want the astrologer to give the correct guidance for your future what is wrong in paying the astrologer his professional fee? Since everyone knows that the astrologer will spend his time for doing all the calculations required to give his prediction.

If the astrologer charges you exorbitantly then the debate is valid, but if the astrologer is earning his daily bread through his profession then what is wrong.

You do not mean to suggest that all astrologers should be living a meager life style, send their children to the cheapest of schools, do not own any property or have any dreams for their children, do not take their family out for picnics and live only hand to mouth, do you?

I live in our farm house in a village and I do give free advises to all those villagers who visit me for astrological guidance. But, how should I run my family for nothing comes free?

Please explain.

What is the solution for Pitru Dosha in Kundli?

Charity and Service to the old and the needy is the only and the best solution for cooling down Pitru Dosha (PD).

PD is wrongly understood by many and hence the fear and hype created in the general public.

These people who are already in fear are gullible to get cheated by faulty astrologers and pundits who force them to perform Narayana Bali and many more rituals and swindle money.

Only by performing these rituals PD cannot be solved.

Lets for instance discuss a chart with Pitru Dosha.

Sun is malefically influenced, the 9th is malefically posited, the 9th lord is weak and so on.

In this case the native will be suffering from low confidence and fear due the weak Sun. Confidence building and psychological counseling will help, not a ritual.

When the 9th house or the 9th lord is weak, it is clear indicator that the native will not have good relationship with his/her father and hence again situation has to be dealt with different approach and not just perform a ritual.

There might be medical problems which are troubling the native’s father which has to be diagnosed and set right.

I have taken a very basic example, but hope I have conveyed my opinion on dealing with Pitru Dosha.

In astrology, why do people consider only Jupiter, Saturn, Raghu, and Kethu? Are other planets not so important?

Lets begin with an example.

Like a fruit takes a lot of time to happen from a flower, an event takes time to build up and then fructify. These slow and stable events roll due to the effect of slow moving planets.

Some events like suddenly deciding to watch a movie in a theater with your friend would have got triggered by a fast moving planet.

Accidents happen due to the conflict of friction between slow and fast moving planets.

The slow moving planets (generally the average speed is taken) are Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu.

The Fast moving are Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury and Moon.

The slow moving planets when trigger an event, the result will be stable and long standing. The event being good or bad for the native again depends on the planet involved.

So the slow moving planets are the ones you have mentioned in the query and hence the importance given to them in the field of predictions.

What effects can be expected when six planets appear in one rasi, as in the case of 26 Dec 2019?

This piling up of planets in a single sign is called as Graha Koota. This has happened many times and you often see them in charts.

Have to individually deal with each planet. The distance between each planet mutually and its effect with the influencing planet to be understood.

Combustion of planets have to be checked.

The the yogas formed and whether cancelled have to be verified.

Only after that prediction has to be done.

For example on 28.03.1980 5 planets, Saturn, Jupiter, Moon, Mars and Rahu were placed in Leo with Ketu and Mercury in Aquarius (in the opposite sign).

7 planets in one line (but within a 30 degree arc which is huge).

In this case Saturn, Jupiter and Mars were all retrograde.

There are many instances of Graha koota, but all of them have their uniqueness and have to be dealt with individually.

Lets discuss the query in detail.

On 26.12.2019 at 10.42am IST, Sun and Moon both will be in the same degrees i.e 9 deg 58 mins and 58/55 secs, along with Saturn at 26 deg 35 mins, Jupiter at 11 deg 12 mins, Mercury at 1 deg 13 mins and Ketu at 14 deg 25 mins.

Both Sun and Moon are 5 degrees from Ketu but still have mutual influence over each other.

Saturn is at 26 degrees and the nearest planet is Ketu at 14 degrees which is 12 degrees away from it, there is no mutual influence of either planet over the other.

Jupiter is at 11 degrees and is very close to both Sun and Moon. Jupiter can be considered combust due to this closeness to Sun (within 2 degrees).

Mercury is at 1 degree and is very far from this confluence of planets.

Ketu is very close to Jupiter and has full influence over it.

The main concern should be to the combination of Jupiter, Sun, Moon and Ketu.

Here Jupiter being in its own house has taken all the burnt. It is most malefically afflicted and weak planet though it has gained a shadbala of 1.05 rupas.

The financial situation in the country will be affected further. Political uncertainty and turmoil will continue till the first week of January.

Though this is just a temporary phase in some places the impact may be permanent in nature. There is a chance of natural calamities like earth quake or fire mishap.

This is a cosmic effect and no human energy can combat, lets all pray and stay calm.

Why do people of astrology worry when they hear Mercury is retrograde?

There is nothing to worry.

The major signification of Mercury is that it rules the Kaliyuga. Since it represents the intelligence required to survive in this present world. Most of this intelligence is wasted in planning, manipulation and avoiding conflicts.

Mercury when becomes retro will make the native straight forward, some times rude when irritated, does not believe until proved, inquisitive, bold and will react rather than respond.

People generally do not like truth spoken back to them on their face and hence they might fear the fact when Mercury becomes retrograde.

What combination of planets indicate a rich spouse and in laws?

A spouse of a native is seen from the 7th house. Considering the 7th as the ascendant the 2nd from it (i.e the 8th house), the 9th from it (i.e the 3rd house) and the 11th from it (i.e the 5th house) should be strong and well placed.

The lords of these houses should have mutual aspect or conjunction with the ascendant lord.

The best combination would be when the 3rd lord is posited in the 5th and the 5th lord gets posited in the 8th house from the ascendant.

The 11th house of the natives chart is also important since it is the 5th from the 7th house.

How do you predict moksha after death in Vedic astrology?

I get to answer this query once in many years and hence the lack of practice.

I agree that there are many tenets elucidated in the classics which mention the positions of Ketu and other planets which make a person achieve the path of Moksha.

The 10th lord and the 10th house plays a very important role in this as the 10th represents the Karma sthana (house of actions/deeds).

Also out of the 4 quadrants the 10th represents the Moksha.

It is said in the Karma theory that when a person finishes all his Karma (or lets say that he has exhausted all his Karma) then he has to leave this abode to the next Janma or towards Moksha (Salvation).

If there is complete realization (seen from the 12th house, Ascendant, 8th house, 10th house and the 11th and the trines - 5th and the 9th)

of one’s self by losing one’s own identity and merge into the super consciousness of this creation (12th from lagna),

have the determination to pursue to stabilize a trance like situation (ascendant itself),

renunciation of the Maya (bondage) - (seen from the 8th),

being and adept ascetic (seen from the 11th),

moving forward from the previous Janma (birth) - (seen from the 5th)

into the realms of the next birth without any attachments (seen from the 9th)

one can merge completely one’s Body, Mind and Soul into the Supra Conscious and realize as you are non other than the creation itself.

Here the duality collapses.

How do I see spiritual progress in a horoscope? What houses should I consider?

The ascendant is the source of everything and hence you should start from the ascendant, ascendant lord and its associations.

Then understand the innate cravings (Vasana) of the chart by analyzing the 8th house/the 8th lord and its conjunctions and aspects.

The 5th, the 9th and the 12th houses and lords represent your journey towards higher spiritual knowledge.

The D9 chart, the D20 and the D24 are to be verified to understand the path in which you can proceed towards achieving spirituality.

The stronger the upachayas (3rd, 6th, 10th and the 11th) the stronger the urge for spiritual path.

The stronger the Trines (1st, 5th and the 9th) the stronger the motivation to research, to know and then proceed.

The stronger the 4 quadrants (1st, 4th, 7th and the 10th) the stronger the urge to acquire property, materials, fame and status.

The D24 chart will show the planets which will favour your path towards spirituality.

How come anybody predicts the future by astrology when they say that a man makes his own future? Isn't it a contradiction?

Yes it is a contradiction to those people who have to confidence to live their life the way they want to live it.

In most cases Astrology is not required and predictions are not a must.

Its the anxiety of a person which leads him to ponder into the realms of astrology and since he does not know how to decipher a chart, he goes to an astrologer.

In fact a person needs to go to an astrologer not for predictions, but to known the real karma he is born with into this janma and as to how to perform his duties in a righteous manner so that he will not accumulate further karma.

Astrology should be used for self realization, god realization, realization of this creation and then salvation.

Everything else is just to satisfy the curiosity of a human being.

What is Ardh Kal Sarp Dosha? Is it as potent as Kal Sarp Dosh?

This word Kala Sarpa Dosha has gained too much importance in the circles of predictive astrology in the recent days only.

In olden days this yoga was not defined and had no relevance.

Now there are definitions of many different types of KSY (Kala Sarpa Yoga). As you have mentioned in your query, a new yoga which is the sub set of KSY is born and is called as Ardh Kal Sarpa dosha.

Firstly I would want astrologers who believe in Ardha Kala sarpa yoga to give classical references of this yoga so that it will help solve the doubts.

For the while, there is nothing called as AKSY and hence there is nothing to worry.

Why not build a toilet under the stairs as said in Vastu Shastra?

Now-a-days when space is a constraint and adjusting all the amenities into a given small plot is such a difficult task, people sticking to the vastu rules looks ridiculous.

If there is a provision to construct a toilet else where then it is recommended, but if there is a paucity of space, then under the staircase would be the best choice to manage space.

The direction and the ventilation of the position of the toilet has to be anyway planned.

What if your sun line is crossed by multiple sun lines?

Sun line cannot be crossed by multiple Sun lines when they are parallel (Since multiple Sun lines are parallel to each other).

These lines which cross the Sun line are known as the disrupting lines or hurdles.

The native with these lines has to follow a strict routine and disciplined life to avoid social conflicts.

In astrology, the 5th house is related to the first child, and the 7th house is related to the 2nd child, and so on. Does this rule also consider miscarriage too or only children who are alive?

This is a very good query. Yes, miscarriages are also counted.

For instance, if the 7th house is for the first marriage and the 9th for the second one, then would a relationship which did not end up in a marriage also be counted. The answer is yes. If the relationship was intimate then yes, it has to be counted.

What does the 10th house indicate about life in Vedic astrology?

10th house (bhava) is also known as Karma sthana (house of actions). All deeds we perform starting from the most insignificant action now-a-days our breathing (which should have been the most significant one) to the most important events are shown from the 10th house.

How we react/respond to situations and what we go through every minute is indicated from the 10th house.

It is the 4th quadrant. The 1st house is known as the Dharma (Righteousness), The 4th house is known as the Artha (Transactions), The 7th house is known as the Kama (Desires) and the 10th known as the Moksha (Salvation through Actions).

All the 4th quadrants are important and we need to analyse from a chart as to whether all are in balance.