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.

Mars and its Importance in Logical Interpretation

Mars and its Importance in Logical Interpretation.

The signification of Mars is of utmost importance in this present world.  At one point or the other everyone will have to go through situations where they have to use their discretionary powers. It is not always a simple “Yes” or “No” to every situation.  The complexity of the situation will challenge the analytical skills of a person. 

We when young required support of our Elders, Friends and Mentors to guide us through our tough situations, but once we started acquiring our individuality our ego grew along with us. We stopped discussing our problems with others and started taking our own decisions.  This may not be only because of our ego, but also because we tend to lose trust upon others advice.

The significations like Courage, Fighting spirit, Aim Orientation, to take fast and logical decisions, Speakingup for justice, etc., make analysis of Mars in the horoscope important.

Myths like Manglik (Mangal Dosh) have been associated to Mars when it is placed in the 2^nd/12^th/4^th/7^th/8^th houses from Lagna (Ascendant) or Moon.   This particular dosha gained prominence in the recent years. When we go through the classics like Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra – by Parashara, Brihat Jataka – by Varahamihira, Phaladeepika – by Mantreshwara, Uttarakalamrita – by Kalidasa and Saravali – by Kalyana Varma, there is no reference to this dosha caused by Mars.  But, due to the hype created by our astrological society in the recent years, let us ponder into this fact.

When Mars is in the 2^nd (Vaksthana, Annasthana, Kutumbasthana, Dhanasthana) it effectively influences the house and its significations.  Being the Vaksthana (house of speech) Mars influences the same and makes the person aggressive in speech or makes him put forth his/her opinion frankly. This is now-a-days a major requirement for a Lawyer who is required to assert his point across. 

For a native to be a good communicator, factors like language, vocabulary, fluency and wittiness is required.  The right word at the right time is also an important factor.  For these above faculties the placement of Moon and Mercury is to be analyzed.  Mars comes into play only after this.  Mars gives the native the strength to analyze a situation with comparative factors.  In an argument the zeal to argue comes second whereas the information and facts supporting an argument comes first.

Hence if Mars is placed in a good bhava (house) like the 3^rd, 6^th or the 11^th the native will get the strength to put across a point convincingly.  Particularly the 3^rd house which is the house of communication and activity if has Mars in it or has the aspect of Mars on it will gain strength.

A weak Mars will not give the native the required confidence to speak in public.  An over confident Mars (this is when Mars is conjunct Jupiter and has influence of Rahu) if placed in a chart, will make the native put his nose into unwanted matters and spoil the situation from bad to worse.

Considering its placement in the 4^th (the house of Sukh – enjoyment, vehicles, house, mother, etc.,) and is strongly placed, Mars will give good benefits from vehicles and also will make the native lucky with regard to acquiring own house / landed property.

In the same position if it is malefically influenced then it will make him a rash driver. In case Mars is weak then the native will not have confidence in vehicles and will face difficulty in acquiring own house. 

In medical cases when a person is ill and let’s say he is in ICU and the relatives are concerned about his recovery. The query posed would be as to when the native would recover and come back to normal health.  In this scenario the position of transiting Mars plays an important role.  Favourable positions (from both lagna and moon) will help the native recover fast and bad position will delay recovery.

Mars gets activated in a chart when the native will be going through its Maha Dasha (Major period), Antar Dasha (Sub period) and Pratyantar Dasha (Sub sub period).  Also the rasi in which Mars transits from Moon is considered important.