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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Combinations for Love Marriage...3


9. If Venus is present in ascendant along with the master of ascendant, love marriage is inevitable. Again, it is preferable that Venus is friend of ascendant (for example Gemini, Virgo, Capricorn, Aquarius). The person will someone loving at an early age and the relationship will go up to marriage.

10. If Moon is present in Taurus, Scorpio, Capricorn or Pisces, along with Venus, master of 7th or ascendant, the relationship can lead to marriage. 

11. When Jupiter is involved in the above factors, the marriage partner will belong to your own community.

12. When Rahu/Saturn is/are involved in the above factors, the marriage partner will be outside of your community.

13. If the ascendant lord is under the aspect of lord of 7th, your partner will love you a lot, will respect you for what you are and encourage you in everything that you undertake. Also, he/she will play an influencing role in your life.

to be continued...

Monday, October 1, 2012

Combinations for Love Marriage...2


4. When Venus sits in the first house, the native gets lot of attention from the people of opposite gender. In such a case, if Venus is a friend to the ascendant, there is a good chance that the relationship will culminate in marriage, otherwise, if Venus is enemy of the ascendant, then there might be several long and short relationships, which will just cause mental turmoil and go no where. 

5. When Venus is placed along with Moon or is present in the 5th house from the Moon, a relationship can culminate in marriage.

6. If the Venus as lord of 5th is in exchange/aspect with 3rd house along with a relationship between ascendant and master of 7th, the romantic relationship will lead to marriage.

7. If the Lord of 7th and ascendant are in a relationship by aspect/exchange/conjunction etc., the relationship will lead to marriage. Venus must also support this.

8. If the master of 7th sits in 5th house, there is a possibility of love marriage. 

to be continued...

Friday, September 28, 2012

Combinations for Love Marriage...1


I know this is quite an interesting topic to discuss. Many people who are in an affair/relationship would like to know about their future whether they will be able to get married to the partner of their choice. So here is what I have learnt from different sources. Note that these combinations just indicate a love marriage and do not ensure the marital bliss or stability of marriage there after. That is a further topic and depends on totally different factors.

1. Overall the benefics (Moon, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter) must be well placed. Atleast one of these must be well placed, preferably in center (houses 1,4,7,10) or corner (1,5,9). The Lord of the ascendant must also be strong.

2. Venus naturally signifies Love and Relationship. If it is the master of 5th house (the house of romance), it will give you a romantic nature and a good chance to indulge in romance in your life. 

3. If the Venus as the master of 5th house is present in 7th house, your romantic relationship will culminate in marriage, specially if master of 7th house is under aspect of/in conjunction with Venus.

to be continued...

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The Nine Auspicious Nights of The Divine Mother...2

Now coming to the things that can be done in these 9 days, to the extent you can do, and everything is not essential; the most important requirement is just your faith, and you can worship the Divine Mother only with bare hands and a clean heart and a focused mind, just on Her! I have tried to put just the most minimal stuff...

1. Establish a Kalash if you can. The method is here:
http://hindupad.com/vratas-pujas/kalash-sthapana-or-ghat-sthapana-for-durga-pooja/

Read the following Kalash Prarthana, 3 times daily. If you can't establish the Kalash, just read the below Kalash Prarthana.


2. Alight a Deepak/Lamp with the  pure ghee of cow. Take care that it is big enough and it does NOT go off for 9 days. You must realize that it must be big enough such that it can hold good amount of ghee and you will have to refill it again and again. If it goes off, read the Saptshloki Durga 3 times and refill. Let it go off on its own on the 10th day.


3. Read the following in the Durga Saptshati:


http://www.ambaa.org/pdf/devii_mahatmyam_2.pdf
http://sanskrit.safire.com/Sanskrit.html

a) Saptshloki Durga

b) 108 names of Durga Maa
c) Argala Srotram
d) Siddhkujikastotram
e) Khsama Prarthna

You can add the Kilak and the Devi Kavach also if you want to.


f) Read the chapters such that they will finish in 9 nights. Also, please read the comments section. 

4. Meditate on the Divine Mother. This helps a lot. You must seek to establish connection with the Divine Mother. Also, you can practice tratak with the mother's photo.


If you have special desires in your life you can undertake the following:


1. During the day and night read the Saptshloki Durga and 108 names of Durga Maa 8 times or 24 times or even 108 times. This works, and works fast.


Please refer to the below pic for specific reason why you would wish to chant a mantra:





2. You can also chant the Laxmi Gayatri Mantra - 5*108 times or may be 11*108 times. Use a Tulsi mala.


3. If you want to pursue higher studies chant the above mantra 5*108 times or 11*108 times you can read the Saraswati Mantra mentioned above.


4. On the same lines you can chant a mantra for getting married. Note that the mantra is different for boys and girls!


If you are extremely desperate for something in your life, these 9 nights come in as a boon in your life. Desperation easily brings in tears in eyes and if your heart is pure and you have faith in Divine Mother's love, powers and help, cry before her. Cry with tears! There is a very good chance that you will get what you want. 


What NOT to do during these 9 days/nights:


1. Avoid indulging in any sort of sensual pleasures during this time.

2. Don't plan a child conception during this time. Please read the following post:
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/child-birth1.html 

3. This period is not meant for any celebrations/parties etc. Avoid them altogether.


Before I end, I must add this too - during these 9 days, you can carry out something special for your Ishta Dev too. I have explained about Ishta Dev in the below post:


http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/child-birth10.html 

Sunday, September 23, 2012

The Nine Auspicious Nights of The Divine Mother...1


Before you start reading this please note that Respected Mr. Pawan Sinha is organizing a Mahayagya for Pitru Dish Nivaran in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on Oct 15, 2012. Please use this opportunity:

http://paavanchintandhara.com/pitradosh_nivaran_mahayagh.php


This year Navratri (the 9 days of worship of Divine Mother) will start from Oct 15, 2012 (In India at around 6pm in the evening on this date, you can find the dates relevant your location based on the time difference) I thought of jotting down my thoughts and the things that I have learnt from Mr. Pawan Sinha's lectures so that people reading this blog can be benefited. I found following links on the Internet which depict the importance of the Navratri. Please go through them to better understand Navratri and its importance:


Even though one of the articles mentions that Navratri occurs twice the year (once in March-April and other in September-October), I must make it clear that actually it occurs 4 times. The other two occur in January-February and June-July. These are called Gupt (Secret) Navratras. For the exact dates, please refer a panchang or a ephemeris. They are no less than in significance, but just less known. 

I would also like to mention here that even though these nine nights people worship the Divine Mother in various forms, they can do some other things too. For example, one entire reading of SriRamCharitManas could also be done. The book has divisions such as it can be finished in 9 days.

These 9 days are very very important, specially if you are facing major hurdles in your life due to malefic planets. If you have problems arising from Pitru Dosh or other doshas in your chart, this is the time that you can utilize to please ALL, and this 'all' includes all! Many entangled issues of your life can be straightened. If you have a burning desire to achieve something in life, you can pray for that, and there is a good chance that you will get it. But the desire must be legible.

To be continued...

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Pitru Dosh and Pitru Paksha

Before you start reading this please note that Respected Mr. Pawan Sinha is organizing a Mahayagya for Pitru Dish Nivaran in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on Oct 15, 2012. Please use this opportunity:


I thought that I will put one more post on Pitru Dosh. The reason is that Pitru Paksha is starting on September 30, hence I just wanted to put forth the idea that it is the best period when we can offer goodies to our ancestors! 

Following can be undertaken during the period of 15 days following September 30:

1. The chanting of Vishnu Sahasranaam must be done in your home, daily. If chanting is not possible then play it on CD player/mobile phone etc. so that all can listen to it. Do this daily 2 times, morning and evening.

2. Visit the temples which are beside the river Ganga. For example you can visit Bithoor (north of Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh) and offer obeisances (tarpan) to your ancestors. Give away/offer as much as possible to the needy and poor people in the name of your ancestors. Distribute the water of river Ganga to your friends/relatives and acquaintances.

3. Carry out the ritual mentioned in the below post:


4. Chant the following 2 mantras daily 108 times made of turmeric (haldi) beads and if possible 5*108 times, facing South:

First remember your ancestors, whoever you remember and also others.

Om Graam Greem Graum Sah Guruve Namah 

And

Om Pitra Devaya Namah Om Pitra Shanti Bhavah

5. Offering tarpan is extremely important during this period. Please do that.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Pitru Dosh...7


Before you start reading this please note that Respected Mr. Pawan Sinha is organizing a Mahayagya for Pitru Dish Nivaran in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on Oct 15, 2012. Please use this opportunity:

http://paavanchintandhara.com/pitradosh_nivaran_mahayagh.php


The following remedies were explained by Astro Uncle is one of his lectures. He repeats them quite often too. 

1. Remove any leaves of Peepal tree that you see growing in your home's walls etc.

2. If the walls are damp and have cracks, repair them immediately.

3. Close all the water outlets that are within the house and also at the entrance.

4. Conduct the following ritual at home, specially on Thursday and Amawasya:

a) All the member of the home sit at the place of worship (in front of Gods). 
b) All of them must have a turmeric rosary (with 108 beads) in their right hands. 
c) Hold a turmeric piece in their left hands with fist closed tight.
d) Remember your ancestors.
e) Chant the following mantra 5*108 times:
Om Graam Greem Graum Sah Guruve Namah 

5. At the end of the activity, offer obeisances to your ancestors. Offer yellow clothes and yellow sweets to temple.

6. One more activity that Pawan Sinha had once mentioned was - to offer tarpan to ancestors in Badrinath (one of the abodes of Lord Shree MahaVishnu in the Himalayas). He mentioned by doing that all our ancestors receive emancipation. 

FYI - In 2012, the Pitra Paksha is starting on Sept 30.


Thursday, September 13, 2012

Pitru Dosh...6

This post contains some more remedies for getting rid of Pitru Dosh.

1. Serve your parents unconditionally, old-age needy people, sweepers and poor and downtrodden people. The person should try not to get angry in this life and try not to engage in any kind of quarrels in his lifetime.
2. Worshiping Lord Vishnu, specially the form of Sri Ram, is also advised for Pitru Dosh Nivaran. Person can also worship Lord Vishnu with the main mantra
OM NAMO NARAYANAAY.
3.  Try to feed 10 Thousand, One Thousand or Hundred Brahmins, as one can afford.
4.  Perform Kanya Daan ( perform the marriage of a girl ), if possible for a Brahmin Kanya.
5.  Help other people who are performing Shraddh Karma for their ancestors
6.  Perform Rudrabhishek in the name of the ancestors.
7.  Donate Gold Cow to a Brahmin, with the Sankalp stating that thisis for the ancestors.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Pitru Dosh...5


Some more remedies for Pitru Dosh are as follows:

1. Take one Panchmukhi Rudraksh. Do 1,25,000 jaap of OM NAMAH SHIVAY mantra in 11 days. Then wear the Rudraksh around the neck using black thread.

2.   During the Pitru Paksh, chant 2/3/5 or 11 mala of following mantra, using any mala.
OM KREEM KLEEM KRISHNAAY PITRU DOSH NIVARANAAY KLEEM FATT

In 2012 Pitru Paksha is starting from Sept 30.

3. To get blessings of all Pitrus (forefathers), this method is extremely useful. Take a brand new Rudraksh Mala to perform this puja. Do not use a mala which was used to chant other mantras. Chant the following mantra for 11 malas daily during the Pitru Paksh. 
OM SARVA PITRU PRAM PRASANNA BHAVA OM

4. Every Saturday, make rice balls by mixing cooked rice and ghee. Feed these rice balls to crows and fish.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Pitru Dosh...4

In the following posts I will enlist some remedies for Pitru Dosh.


1. The most widely accepted special ritual or puja for Pitru Dosh is NARAYAN BALI PUJA. This puja is performed only at few prescribed places such as (1) Tryambakeshwar in Nasik, (2) Chandod near Dabhoi near Vadodara in Gujarat, (3) Kala Hasti in Tamil Nadu and (4) Haridwar. It is very important to note that the puja have to be performed at the mentioned places.

2. On any Somwati Amavasya, when the Amavasya is falling on Monday, go to Pipal tree. Offer one Yagyopavit to the tree and second Yagyopavit to Lord Vishnu. Then do 108 Parikrama ( move in circles around ) of tree. While doing Parikrama, chant the mantra Om Namo Bhaagvate Vaasudevaay and offer a sweet to the tree with each Parikrama. After finishing the Parikrama, again pray to the Pipal tree and Lord Vishnu and ask forgiveness.

3.   For this remedy, One Madhuroopen Rudraksh is required. This puja is done only in Pitru Paksh (in 2012 it starts on Sunday September 16). Put the Rudraksh in a plate. Start chanting Om Namah Shivay mantra for 108 times while continuously looking at the Rudraksh. Perform this process for all the 14 days of Pitru Paksh. On the Sarva Pitru Amavasya, wear the Rudraksh around the neck using black thread. This will get rid of Pitru Dosh.

See the link -

Monday, September 10, 2012

Pitru Dosh...3


The most famous book on Vedic Astrology,  Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra gives a list of combinations which indicates Pitru Dosh:

1. Sun is in Libra and in the Navamsa of Saturn (in Capricorn or in Aquarius in D9) is hemmed in between malefics in the 5th House.
2. Sun, as Lord of the 5th, posited in a Trikona(1,5,9) with a malefic, hemmed in between malefics and is also aspected by malefic.
3. Jupiter is in Leo sign, the Lord of the 5th is Sun and Lagna and the 5th are occupied by malefics.
4. Lord of Lagna, devoid of strength, is in the 5th and the Lord of the 5th is combust and Lagna and the 5th are occupied by malefics.
5. There is exchange of Houses between Lords of the 5th and the 10th and Lagna and the 5th are occupied by malefics.
6. Mars, as the Lord of the 10th, is associated with the Lord of the 5th and Lagna, the 5th and the 10th are occupied by malefics.
7. Lord of the 10th is in the 6th, 8th, or 12th, Jupiter is in a malefic Rashi and the Lord of Lagna and the 5th are associated with malefics.
8. Sun, Mars and Saturn are in Lagna and the 5th and Rahu and Jupiter are in the 8th and the 12th.
9. Sun is in the 8th, Saturn in the 5th, the Lord of the 5th is associated with Rahu and Lagna is occupied by a malefic.
10.Lord of 12th is in Lagna, Lord of 8th in 5th and Lord of 10th in 8th.
11.Lord of 6th is in 5th, Lord of 10th in 6th and Jupiter is associated with Rahu.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Pitru Dosh...2


General indications of Pitru Dosh are as follows:

1. The children of the home will not get settled easily.
2. The children will not get married, or the marriage will get delayed.
3. There will be lots of altercations in the home which is under Pitru Dosh.
4. If the children are married, they themselves will not have children easily, or there will be delays.
5. Family starts reducing slowly (due to less number of children taking birth with each passing generation).
6. The chart might be strong otherwise, but the planets will not give the fruits because of Pitru Dosh.
7. The reputation of family members gets harmed due to some reason.
8. Plants, animals will not survive in that house.
9. The head of the house gets diseases very often and the disease does not go easily.
10. Construction of some portion of the house stops midway.
11. If the roof and walls are very damp and have several visibile cracks and the dampness does not go after trying a lot, it indicates the Pitru Dosh.
12. If the walls of the home have Peepal leaves growing, it means that Pitru Dosh has crept in.
13. If food is cooked under the stairs (some people still live in such houses in India), Pitru Dosh creeps in.
14. If there is an open outlet of waste water (naali or sluice) at the main doors, the Pitru Dosh might be in that home.
15. Most members of family have problems related to stomach or blood.
16. There will be repeated miscarriages among women of the household. 

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Pitru Dosh...1


Before you start reading this please note that Respected Mr. Pawan Sinha is organizing a Mahayagya for Pitru Dish Nivaran in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on Oct 15, 2012. Please use this opportunity:

http://paavanchintandhara.com/pitradosh_nivaran_mahayagh.php


I wanted to write on something else, but then I realized that this is one of the topics on which respected Mr. Pawan Sinha speaks a lot and often. So,  how does this occur in family and what are the ramifications of it, if present in one's chart - I will try to explore this in this series. I will also try to reiterate some of the remedies that I remember from Pawan Sinha'S lectures. I will also add some which I have read from other sources.

How does this occur in one's family?

There are many ways by which Pitru Dosh can occur. According to general information from various Puranas, Pitru Dosh occurs when the soul of our ancestors and departed forefathers does not get peace ( shanti ) due to any of the following reasons:

1. Bad deeds ( bad karma ) of our ancestors in earlier life, knowingly or unknowingly, are embarrassing their souls,
2. Bad deeds ( bad karma ) of children, knowingly or unknowingly, are embarrassing the soul of ancestors,
3. Lack of fulfillments of parental desires of our ancestors,
4. A sudden and unnatural death of any relative in early age,
5. If someone fails to remember and honour the ancestors properly,
6. If certain wishes are remained attached with the soul of the ancestors, etc.
7. If someone elder in the family or someone of the status of a Guru is insulted and thrown out of the home, the Pitru Dosh creeps in.
8. If the location of kitchen is under the stairs, and cooking has been practiced under it for years, Pitru Dosh occurs.
9. If there is an open waste-water outlet, which has an opening (not necessarily from which water goes in, it's just that waste water is visible) within the living room, and it has remained like that for years, Pitru Dosh happens.
10. Urinating on trees, specially Peepal, Banyan and Neem trees also sows the seeds of Pitru Dosh.
11. It is said in the ancient texts that Pitru Dosh occurs if any ancestors up to the 7th generation on the father’s side and up to the 4th generation on the mother’s side have expired at an early age or have had an unnatural death.

Our ancestors are not only our family members or relatives, but also our teachers, mentors, role models, friends, and Gurus, who have contributed to our welfare and growth in this or previous life. This creates an implied obligation on us to respect them and their parental desires and calls for following good deeds. If by any chance this is not followed by anyone, it may embarrass the souls of the ancestors, which, in turn, becomes Pitru Dosh.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Some thoughts on Astrology and Spirituality

Shree Ganeshay Namah

Firstly I would like to remember Mr. Pawan Sinha, who has bestowed his knowledge over us and I am just trying to pen down his teachings! Thank you, Sir!

I am not sure how many of people who are reading this as of now had the audacity to share the blog link with their friends or shared on any social media or anything. I know that most people still feel that astrology is an inaccurate science (is it a science?) and no one can make all predictions correctly & perfectly. But same is true for medical science and other sciences too. Do companies not invest in Research and Development? Yes they do, but who does R&D on Astrology? I haven't heard of anyone. It is an ancient science, which has been bereft of special attention from materialistic mortals, us. Yes, there have been sages and great people such as Pawan Sinha, who are trying to research and bring out good things for all of us. So, as we grow as humans, we all need to work together to make our lives easier, for all of us. The message is clear, learn this science and help it evolve. And this is what Pawan Sinha says, share the stuff that he says with your friends, because you never know, who needs what!

Besides this, most of us, don't really believe in this science. We take it as a taboo, specially with the advent of so many astrologers in the society as of now. The reason being that we have so much of materialism around us, that we can't comprehend its importance. Many of us still take it as black magic (things of this sort exist), or superstition. Oh yes we do! That's just because we think that we can achieve things (materialistic) in life through our hardwork. If you are reading this, I am sure that you must have either faced some sort of distress in your life or you are naturally interested in this science, because people who achieve things in their lives through their hard work, will not like to read this page(more on this later).  You must have read the quotation - Success requires hardwork 80% and luck 20%. I hope that success here does not only mean success in an exam but also in other spheres of life. Ok, I agree to that, but from where does 20% come from? It is when this 20% misses people realize the importance of spirituality and astrology, otherwise, they are cool. And believe me it is this 20% which is most critical, because 80% can be done by all, right. Everyone, in general, can work hard. Some people, however, are unfortunate in that they are disabled. So, if you are not disabled, then you are lucky to have your 80% in place.

Coming back to 20%. So, what do you say? Where does it come from? What I have read is that it comes from the deeds of previous life. I agree to that and in your chart, it comes from 5th house(and its master) of your birth chart. Something which can help you overcome the negativities of previous lives (lack of 20%) is what you are reading now, viz, astrology and spirituality. It does not mean that you pray or carry out remedies for a day and you will fill up the 20%. If it were that easy then everyone would become Bill Gates, but unfortunately, he is still a single of guys of his type (this is just a simple comparison, I know that there are others too). And, just think for a moment, that whatever you are eating and wearing, it is actually coming from your previous life's deeds(as per scriptures), so how can everything change in a flash, in a day, month or even year of prayers and remedies? We need to be persistent in whatever prayers or remedies we do, and it is possible that it might take a whole life (or may be more) to rectify one's soul. That's why I have said in some of my posts that - be patient. It is the quality given by Saturn and many people lack it. So build upon your patience and wait for your right time, and pray and do remedies.

I was talking about people who achieve things in their lives through their 'hard work'. In my humble opinion, they are far from reality, or rather I must say they were on right path towards goodness in their past lives, and the good deeds of past life, is what is they are reaping as of now! I just hope that they are still on the right path, because I have seen successful and complacent people digressing in their lives. Actually, it is very hard to remain righteous, because we are engulfed with materials so much that we can't put our brains away from them. Hence, even if someone was righteous in some previous birth, it does not mean that he will not digress in this life. It is the materials which attract our minds and distract us, and that is the rule of the creator. And that is the way nature functions, right? Hence, again something which comes into picture to help you is consistency, and will power that you develop over time that materials don't lure you. If they do, you must not forget the Lord, and as per the writings of Srila Prabhupad, He is ultimate enjoyer, and He is enjoying now also, since He knows that after reading this text most of you (that can include me too), will actually forget the things that you are reading and materialism will engulf you. I am not urging you to do pray all the time, it is not like that. But you must remember Him, as much as possible. It helps - it does.  To add to this, I must say that there are people who are rich, successful and yet benevolent, humble and spiritual. These people, in fact, are true examples of how we all should be, or try to be.

I am sure that you will have at least one friend, who says that through 'hard work',  anyone can achieve anything. That person I am sure will have his Mercury finger (right of ring finger on right hand) tilted away from ring finger, or there will be a big gap between the two when they expand their hand. Such a person will have a disbelieve in astrology and most probably spirituality. He is in influence of Saturn and Mercury. I have seen such people, who have their Saturn affecting the ascendant or Moon, to be like this. I pray that they really get things in life through there hard work, which they claim as their prized possession. Such people, desperately need a Guru in their life to guide them. I was not lucky! Once upon a time, I was like this only, yes! Until, I realized that however hard I try, things were not getting rectified, so I jumped to something else, to find my answers. It was spirituality. It is this something, which,does rectify things in life, it will give you strength to face bad things, it will make you strong - yes it will!

To end this post, I will just say that the above thoughts are mostly mine and they have evolved over time. I hope that I have made my point a bit stronger that how much is spirituality important and also astrology. To quote Pawan Sinha - 'a bit of astrology, a bit of ayurved and yog, can help you'. So be righteous and most important be patient. Remember in the Lord, in whatever form you like. And thanks a lot for finishing this long post.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Child Birth...Finale


Please read the following before proceeding:




Here I come to the final post on Child Birth. I hope you would have read the above posts and I hope you have a child who not only fulfills your desires but also serves the society. Every person is born to achieve something and I hope that your child becomes an achiever is her/his life. 

A general reader might have felt that I have mentioned the names of Hindu Gods in these posts. Actually, it is mainly because of my background and most of the astrological text comes from ancient scriptures. But, it does not mean that if you are not a Hindu, then you can't follow things enlisted. It is just that, you must continue your prayers to the almighty and add other things that I have listed. Narrating the spiritual literature in that concern is very important. If you would have watched Astro Uncle's program, you must have witnessed that he talks worshiping the Lord in whatever form you do or as described in your religion's text, besides doing other things. So, you can follow the things that I have said, without any hesitation, and they might come from ancient Indian scriptures, they are applicable to all humans (aren't we children of one God?).

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Child Birth...11


Please read the following before proceeding:

The 8th month of pregnancy belongs to Moon again. Please do the following in this month:
1. Don't wear any other metal except silver ring or bracelet. 
2. Daily morning , chant 'Om Namah Shivay'. Repeat them in the evening, mentally. 
3. Practice Anulom Vilom. 
4. Wear light colored clothes only such as, white, cream, yellow, pink etc.
5. Discuss spiritual literature. 

Please see the following posts for some more details:
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2009/12/moon.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/planets-hints2.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2010/01/moon-continued.html

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Child Birth...10



The 8th month of pregnancy belongs to Ishta Devta. Frankly speaking, I am yet to decipher, conclusively, how to find one's Ishta Devta.


In one of the books that I read, said that Ishta Devta is based on the Atmakarak planet, the planet which represents your atma or soul. It is the planet, which in his residing home has traversed through maximum degrees as compared to other planets in their respective residing homes. For example, if Ju is at 29 degrees in Cancer and other planets (Mo in cancer 5 degrees, Sun in Leo 15 degrees, Mercury in Virgo 10 degrees etc.) then the Ju will be Atmakarak planet. Different deities as per this definition are as follows:


Sun - the Sun God or Gayatri Mata or strong form of Lord Vishnu - Lord Narsimha
Mo - One's own mother or any female deity such as Gowri Maa
Mars - Hanumanji or Lord Karthikeyan
Mercury - Lord Vishnu (mild form of Lord Vishnu - Lord Krishna or Lord Ram)
Jupiter - Lord Shiv
Venus - Gowri Maa
Saturn - Shanidev himself
Rahu - Durga Maa


People who watch astrological programs might argue the absence of Lord Ganesh here. Lord Ganesh rules Ketu, which is always as same degrees as Rahu, so in my humble opinion Ketu will be atmakarak if, it influences the ascendant or moon more strongly than Rahu does, along with having maximum degrees.


This was one approach.


Something which came to my mind after reading some texts etc. is stated as follows:
Lord Vishnu rules over the maintenance of the creation, so all planets which are primarily benefics, which enhance one's life to live it better will come under Lord Vishnu. For example, if your main planet is a benefic or your Moon is influenced by a strong benefic, it is very much possible that you will have a propensity towards Lord Vishnu. 


Lord Shiv rules the destruction and all malefics are primarily concerned with stopping the good life, hence, if your main planet is a malefic or your Moon or ascendant is strongly influenced by a strong malefic, then you will have a inclination towards Lord Shiv or Hanumanji.


Besides this, if your Venus, Moon or Rahu are particularly strong, and they influence the ascendant strongly, then, you might have a inclination towards the Supreme Female Deity, namely, Gowri Maa or Durga Maa.


While considering the above, we must also consider the 9th house in chart too. The 9th house in D9 must also be considered for influence.


One interpretation that I read in website LightOnVedicAstrology was as follows:


One more link that I found is as follows:


Another link, which states that Lord Vishnu, in his different forms can be Ishta Devta, for differnt planets, is as follows:


The interpretation of thr above doc that I found in one of the blogs is as follows:As per BhagyaSamhita rules, Atma Karaka is the planet that has the highest longitude in one's natal Chart. Atma Karaka in Navamsa is named the "Karakamsa". The 12th from the Karakamsacontrols the "IsthaDevata". The 12th house from the karakamsa is named the "Jivanmuktamsa". This is the house which suggests the freedom of the soul and thus we have to observe this house in order to find your IshtaDevata and if there is a Graha in the Jivanmuktamsa, it indicates the Devata. If there are more Grahas than one, we select the strongest. If there is no Graha in the Jivanmuktamsa, we can see whether any Grahas are inspecting the 12th. If no Grahas aspect it, we can take the 12th Lord as IshtaDevata.In the chapter called "kaarakaamsaphala" in BPHS(Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra), Parasara stated the deities adored based on the planets in the 12th from kaarakaamsha. For example, Sun in 12th from Atma Karaka shows a believer of Shiva and Moon in 12th from Atma Karaka shows a worshipper of MaaGouri.


Here are given the ruling deities for each planet who can be your IshtaDevata as per your Horoscope.


Sun - Vishnu, Rama, Shiva 
Moon - Krishna, Shiva, Parvati
Mars - Hanuman, Subramanya, Sri Narasimha
Mercury- Vishnu
Jupiter- Vishnu, Sri Vamana, Dattatreya, Sai Baba
Venus- Maha Lakshmi, Parashurama, MaaGouri
Saturn- ShaniDev, Hanuman, Kurma, Shiva, Vishnu
Rahu - MaaDurga, Varaha
Ketu - Ganesh, Matasya
Ascendent - Kalki


Last, and the mostly striking comment that I read in one of the forums was that Ishta Devta is the deity, towards whom you have the most natural inclination, so it can be any deity whom you worship with your whole heart is your Ishta Devta.

Corollary:
How to make your chart? Please download this free software - http://www.vedicastrologer.org/jh/. 
It comes with a book that help you learn to interpret your own chart.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Child Birth...9


Please read the following before proceeding:


7th month of pregnancy belongs to Mercury (Buddha), which makes the baby mentally active and an intellectual. Good mercury makes sure your child won't have any mental problem and will have a balanced mind, extremely important for competitions and exams. Strong Mercury also makes a person an influencing orator and leader.

To know more about Mercury read the following:

Following can be done to strengthen one's Mercury:
1. Chant 'Om' in the morning.
2. Solve mathematical puzzles.
3. Remove iron bracelet or iron ring that you wore in the previous month.
4. Listen to Vishnu Sahasranaamam daily.
5. Offer green grass to cows daily.

Read the following too for more guidance on this:

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Child Birth...8

Please read the following before proceeding:
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/child-birth1.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/progeny-and-parenting2.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/child-birth3.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/child-birth4.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/child-birth5.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/child-birth6.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/child-birth7.html

The sixth month of pregnancy belongs to Saturn. It is very important to have a good Saturn since if it is weak, the offspring can have problems related to nervous system. A weak Saturn can also give breathing problems.

To learn more about Saturn, read the following posts:
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/06/sanot-that-dreaded.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/06/something-to-share-about-saturn.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/07/planets-hints5.html

Following are some of the ways which can be done to strengthen Saturn:
1. Do not eat food which causes gas problems. Avoid having stale food.
2. Wear an iron bracelet in right hand or ring in middle finger.
3. Have food which has iron, for example, apples and bananas.
4. Take bath in water with Bael (Aegle marmelos) leaves are put and treated with.
5. Plant 5 Peepal trees (both husband and wife must do it) and serve them.
6. Discuss National, Social, Scientific issues and History.
7. Chant the 'Om Namah Shivay' mantra.

Read the following posts for further guidance:
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/06/ways-to-appease-saturn1.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/06/ways-to-appease-saturn2.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/06/ways-to-appease-saturn3.html
http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2012/06/ways-to-appease-saturn4.html

Child Birth...7

Before reading this post please read the following:


The fifth month of pregnancy belongs to Moon. For more details about Moon please see the following posts:


Moon is the most important planet and if it is good a person will have peace and prowess of mind. If mother's moon is good and strong, child is emotionally well-balanced. He will display propensity towards science subjects. Both husband and wife must carry out these remedies to make sure that their child has good moon. If the father is greedy, selfish & ignorant, then however strong the mother's moon is, the child will have a dis-balanced moon. 

1. Drink water in silver vessel. Avoid refrigerated water.
2. In this month, remove the copper bracelet and wear a silver bracelet in your right hand instead.
3. Wear a silver ring in your ring finger of right hand.
4. Discuss spiritual literature and science phenomenon during this month. 
5. Practice Anulom Vilom.
6. Eat juicy fruits.
7. Mix 1 tablespoon of Ghee in a glass of warm milk and add a little amount of sugar in it. Have this preparation every morning and evening. 
8. Chant the 'Om Namah Shivay'.

For more read the following post: