FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

My father's life in the horoscope is 67 years. He is 66 now and completely fit and fine. So, should I believe in horoscope? Are horoscopes true?

Who gave you that number?

As I know no astrologer gives prediction on longevity as it is not an easy task.

What is the use in knowing one’s longevity? The quality of life is more important than the longevity of a native.

You do not have to worry about the number and discard the same and live free of it.

How can one get a government job through an astrological combination?

Usually for a person to get into a government job there should be a good sustainable stable dasha bhukti in the chart.

Secondly the person should have a standard income yoga in the chart. These things will not be proclaimed in the chart as a big Raj yoga. There are many charts with normal yogas like the kendrasthanadhipati (4th, 7th or the 10th lord) sitting in the 2nd house or the 5th lord posited in the 2nd house or the 9th lord sitting in the 2nd house. The above mentioned combinations are good dhana yogas which will give stable income to the native.

With these yogas or combinations, if the native has a strong Sun or Jupiter posited in the 6th or 4th or in the 10th or even in the 7th house, the native will have a good chance to get into a government job.

In many cases, when the 10th lord is conjunct with Sun and has a benefic aspect of Jupiter, chances are very high to get into government sector.

If the 10th lord is along with the slow moving planet or along with Sun, there is a very good chance for a person to get into a government service.

I always have a confusion regarding astrology predictions, karma and manifestation. It is said we manifest our lives and also karma has impact on our lives so where does astrology stand here. What among the three has more significance in one's life?

This question pertains to the proportion of Freewill, Fate and Destiny of a person. Here Freewill is Purushartha

Fate is the prabadha and

Destiny is the Moksha where the person will reach in his life.

Here the fate is not always fixed i.e. the prarabdha karma has 2 parts dhridha karma and the other one is adhridha karma.

Dhridha karma means fixed path of life or fixed limitations of that particular person.

Adhridha karma means the karmas or actions which are flexible and which depend upon the way a person thinks and acts in this life. Here freewill plays a very important role in shaping the adhridha karma.

Most part of our thought processes are nothing but our yearnings to find the correct path for our life. These yearnings come from inside which we call as gut feelings or passion or dreams. All these put together is known as inspiration which happens internally i.e. within one’s sub conscious mind. To control this sub conscious mind and channelize it properly earlier days (1000s of years old) people use to practice meditation, yoga, chanting mantras/vedas, etc.

Living a satvik life, practicing right discipline, walking on the right ethical path of life would actually give us good thoughts and promote our life through a better path because adhridha karma plays a very important role in deciding how happy we are in what we are doing in our life.

What are the mutual effects of Mars in the first house with Venus and the Moon in the 7th house for a Libra ascendant?

Here Venus & Mars both have exchanged houses i.e. parivatana yoga has happened,

Venus being the lord of ascendant Libra and Mars being the lord of 7th house i.e. Aries have exchanged signs and are placed in the opposite signs. This particular parivartana yoga is considered one of the best yogas for acquiring wealth, getting into good business and other material accomplishments.

Moon here is the 10th lord along with Venus in the 7th house gives rise to a very strong Raj Yoga with regard to professional success.

Planets and Our Five Senses

Planets and Our Five Senses

As we know by now, that planets have a very important role to  play in our day-to-day life and in each and everything we do (thats because without our knowing, planets control our way of thinking and hence control our actions). 

Now, in this article I am explaining the role of planets and their influence over our Sense Organs.

Before going into the relationship of planets over our Sense Organs, let us understand the planets to know their nature.

Sun by nature is bright, will throw light into matters, is the biggest luminary near to Earth and represents Fire and life.

Moon by nature is timid, cool, bright on a full moon day and dark on a new moon day, represents Water and again life.

Mars by nature is aggressive, loud, represents the vigour and blood in our body and hence also represents Fire and Earth.

Mercury is naive, young and fresh, it is active throughout the day and represents fresh Air and Earth.

Jupiter by nature represents Knowledge, Wisdom, Righteousness and Judgement and represents both Air, Water and Space.

Venus by nature signifies material, sensuousness, desire to relish and hence represents Earth.

Saturn by nature is cold, slow, old age and represents used Air.

Rahu by nature is impurity, sluggishness, barrier and hurdles and represents Smoke (emanating due to the conflict between Fire, Air, Water and Earth)

Ketu by nature is mute, inwards, nothingness, separation and represents non physical entities (lets call it for now as Ether)


Now with the above definitions of planets, the link between their nature and our senses are like follows : -

Sun represents our Eyes (the organ inclusive of the connection between the Eyes and the Brain), but in turn Moon represents our Eye Sight (what we see and what we perceive using the organ).

Mars represents our Ears (the organ which can hear sound), but Jupiter represents the hearing quality and our interpretation skills when we listen.

Mercury represents breathing process (inhaling fresh air) and skin (an important organ), but Saturn represents breathing out air (used air) and represents touch a feeling which is transmitted through skin. 

Rahu represents our Tongue (the organ which is used for tasting food), but Venus represents the ability to differentiate and appreciate taste.

Ketu represents the Nose (nostrils, breathing tract, sinus and all the hollow spaces in our body) and the sense of identifying smell and also signifies impairment, stoppage and neurological dysfunction and hence is a cause of many organ failure and ailments.


With the above facts, you should be now able to understand the malefic influences on different planets and its effect over our sense organs or its functioning. 

For example if Rahu afflicts Moon, then there might be cataract in the Eye, the age of infection is to be calculated using both transit and planetary period (Dasha and Bhuktis of planets).

If Rahu afflicts Sun (Rahugrasta Surya) will affect the organ itself. There may be retinal defects, there might be colour blindness and also in some cases blindness. 

This way one can understand the disposition of different planets and analyse as to whether they are afflicted and also understand the duration of affliction depending on whether the planet is fast moving (temporary problem) or whether it is slow moving (chronic problem).

When benefics conjunct Moon then the perception of the native and his interests will be influenced by the nature of the influencing planet.

In this case the native will be motivated to see good things, read good books and to watch good events.

Now the same Moon when afflicted by a malefic or retrograde planet will influence the native to go through objectionable matters which may not be appropriate to the society and hence can be deemed as a negative factor.

Every astrology student has to keep a record of 50 charts (minimum) and test the above theory to understand the authenticity of it and then only go ahead and put this into their future practice.

A Comparative Study of Direct and Retro Jupiter

A Comparative Study of Direct and Retro Jupiter

Let us first discuss about basic or the general characteristics of Jupiter. Jupiter is a Dhana Karaka, Putra Karaka, Jnana Karaka and Bhagya Karaka.  It makes a native think big. It is a benevolent and generous planet.  Jupiter is a planet which makes the native sensitive, understand others feelings, friendly with others, be humble and soft in nature and able to understand other people’s perception.

When Jupiter is beneficially posited in the 6^th house, it confers a strong yoga of not having any enemies.  All the planetary combinations now-a-days has to be analyzed keeping in mind Desha (Country), Kaala (Time period) and Varthamana (Present scenario).

Jupiter in 6^th house if benefic makes the native polite, humble and very detail oriented.

Another basic character of Jupiter is being a Dhana karaka. In most cases when there is a strong and benefic Jupiter placed the native will be bestowed with good wealth and fortune.  This wealth would be because of the native's hard work and good family background and not because of his greediness to make wealth, since in the eyes of public it would seem as though he is amassing wealth. 

Jupiter being placed in Lagna, 2^nd, 10^th and 11^th would confer Dhana Yoga.  The native makes money through different means.  For, ex. If placed in the 2^nd, Jupiter will give immovable property (landed property, rented property, buildings, etc.).

If it is placed in the lagna, Jupiter will make the person responsible and will make sure that he earns good fortune for his family. If Jupiter is placed in the 11^th house, which is also a strong Dhana yoga, will give easy money, like lottery, getting rent from parental property, etc. The native may acquire property from either maternal or paternal sides. Winning money through gambling, betting, etc. can be seen from this position (11^th house), but in this case a strong Rahu should be posited along with Jupiter.

Jupiter in its natural behavior would give good children (being the lord of progeny), wisdom, wealth and make the native responsible of his actions.

Now let us see how Jupiter gets transformed when it becomes Retrograde.

A Retro Jupiter will make the person extremely sharp, vigilant, always conscious and aware of his surroundings. A Retro Jupiter will usually act based as per his intelligence rather than his wisdom. This is where the difference between a regular Jupiter and a Retro Jupiter comes into picture. When one acts using only his intelligence which is actually controlled by Budha (Mercury) it is because of the weak Retro Jupiter which will act spontaneously without giving a thought to the Wisdom (acquired by a strong Jupiter).

Jupiter is lord of Wisdom and accumulated experiences and expressions which a person will be continuously doing from the day of his birth.  Each planet will be influencing the accumulated knowledge throughout one’s life.   These experiences and perceptions buildup into wisdom which becomes a solid platform in forming one’s character after middle age. This will determine whether a person has good or bad discretionary powers.  Hence Jupiter is also referred to as a Judge who after considering all fact and situations will pronounce a wise judgment.

A Retro Jupiter does not make the native go out in public. It makes a person introvert but internally the same person would want recognition in society.  He would want status, position, respect and name.  If there is a strong Retro Jupiter which is positively posited, then the person will be continuously thinking about the betterment of society by making a positive change. In case of a weak Retro Jupiter the person will be after pseudo status and false prestige which would satisfy his ego.

In a regular Jupiter, these wants are absent. A native with a normal strong Jupiter doesn’t have to command respect, but will be given respect by the society due to his good virtues.

 In case of acquiring property, a Retro Jupiter will always be uncertain, skeptical and insecure. He would desire to have a lot of property i.e. he would be into amassing wealth. If Jupiter is malefically disposed then the native would also become greedy and miserly in behavior. In this case, Lagna and Lagna lords position is very important. If the lagna is weak and has low bhavabala (house strength) and lagna lord is weak in shadbala then the native with a Retro Jupiter would become jealous, greedy and money and status would be always important to him throughout life.

A Retro Jupiter will always try to push the person out of traditional and customary practices. Ex. There are traditional festivals in each community wherein a person is supposed to behave in a certain way, wear particular set of clothes. A Retro Jupiter will first of all question the occasion itself, it will start asking questions and would finally oppose the festival itself.  Until a Retro Jupiter gets logical answers he would not perform any ritual.  He would behave rebel to social practices. If this Retro Jupiter is strong and well placed then the native will be revolutionary and will fight to bring changes in the social practices. This revolutionary thinking of a Retro Jupiter person would have to be supported by a strong benefic either with Jupiter or aspecting it and a strong lagna lord favourably posited.

But, if Retro Jupiter is associated with malefic like Saturn, Rahu, weak/debilitated Mercury or Mars, then the above said revolutionary thinker will become a rebellion. A rebel is always a negative person to the society rather than a revolutionist who always thinks about the betterment of the society.

Best example for a revolutionist would be Rajaram Mohan Roy, who fought for widow remarriage in India. It was he who brought a great change in the belief system in Hindus and did protect the position and status of women in India.

A Retro Jupiter will always think out of the box.  They will not stick to stigmatic and orthodox rituals which are actually a taboo to the society.  They would try to understand the other religions and customs and try to adopt good things from there and try to implement it in their society for the betterment of the people.

There are mixed views, both positives and negatives regarding Regular Jupiter and a Retro Jupiter. But it all depends upon where it is posited and how strong it is posited in the natal chart to determine as to whether the native will be a boon or a bane to the society.