The Astrological eMagazine April 2012

Remembering the Acharya and Expressing our Gratitude

Among the various Mahatmas who have tread our holy land, Sri Adi Shankaracharya reigns supreme. Had not Sri Adi Shankaracharya resuscitated Sanatana Dharma twelve centuries ago, would we even have temples to visit today?

One only needs to look at the achievements in His short life of 32 years to realize that Sri Adi Shankaracharya was an incarnation of the Lord. Rather than taking up weapons and annihilating the personifications of evil, Sri Shankaracharya used the weapon of intellectual inquiry to bring about a transformation in the minds of the masses. All his activities stemmed out of compassion and the desire for well-being of all humanity. His works and travels across the length and breadth of India bring forth the purpose of His mission and how He fulfilled it. One realizes the extent of His foresight when one notes that He established four Peethams along the four directions of the country to carry forward the task of sustaining and propagating Sanatana Dharma.

It is said ’Fé& ejeveûg eneoJs e Hembg eece d DeÜlw eJeemevee“ - The Lord's Grace is required even for the longing of Advaita to develop in a

man. The great Acharya has explained the tenets of the abstruse Upanishadic philosophy of Advaita in His commentaries, Prakaranas (small works) and even Stotras (hymns), and thus made them available for all sincere seekers.

Should we not remain grateful to Him and remember Him always? Gratitude is an essential quality to be developed by all. When one needs to remember even a small help rendered by an ordinary human, what must be said of the gratitude we must have towards an incarnation like Sri Adi Shankaracharya.

May everyone remember the great Acharya, observe Shankara Jayanti (falling on April 26 this year), express their gratitude, direct their lives as per His teachings and attain Shreyas.

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(Salutations to Sri Adi Shankaracharya, endowed with great intellect and of great fame, and the establisher of the Upanishadic philosophy of Advaita.)

Jagadguru performs Puja to Adi Shankaracharya on the first anniversary of the Prathishta of the new Adi Shankara temple at Sringeri

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Cover Story

9

Astrology,

Vibration & Colors

3

The Mystery of

Nadi Astrology

85Jyotisha Chinta Nidhi

Human Nails &

Diseases

Astrology &

Random Thoughts

15 Timing of

Events

13

Panchanga for the Month

29Yoga

for the

Spine

25

Horoscope

of a Yogi19

33This Month for you



Lead Article

AGASTYA

Astrology,

Vibration & Colors

ACCORDING TO THE Bhoutika Sutras or

physical sciences in Sanskrit the basis for the

manifestation of life activity in this universe is Sakti or

Force. Two kinds of forces are recognised, viz.,

Grahasakti or Planetary energy and Parasakti or Divine

force or Cosmic energy Matters can be classified into

five kinds of grades according to density and specific

gravity. They are: solids, fluids, gaseous, radiant and

ethereal. All these different grades of matter are

interconvertible and can be changed from one state to

another by lowering or raising co-related force, which

changes the motion of the constituent units of matter.

Hence a skilful manipulation and control of force and

energy under the law of transmutation will cause form to

disappear and appear This is construction and disintegration

of form only. Nothing is destroyed, nothing is lost; only

there is a change of Vibratory Motion of constituent parts.

What we call physical matter such as iron, gold, oxygen,

hydrogen, etc, only differ to our sense-perpection by the

number of grouping molecules and the motion of the

atoms of which they are composed. If force could be lost

and motion arrested matter as we know it today would

cease to exist. It is absurd to suppose that the atom by

virtue of its inherent motion should possess inherent

potentialities of highest known soul attributes, such as

intelligence or life principle which belongs to the realm of

Parasakti. The atom also consists of the ordinary

Grahasakti or planetary force.

We have referred above, to what is called Motion. Two

kinds of motions have to be recognised, viz., life-motion

and force-motion —the former belonging to the category

of Parasakti and the latter of course to that of Grahasakti

to whose influence every terrestrial being—mineral,

vegetable and animal—is continuously subjected. Life-

motion is a result of inherent soul-powers manifesting as

life in some kind of organic structure or form, the said

form being the immediate and direct result of this power

exhibited in growth, and various other activities of Will

and Mind, with an unmistakable evidence of intelligence

along lines of least resistance. This intelligence always

corresponds in degrees to the complexity of the organic

form or structure, which again corresponds to the stage

of development the individual soul entity may have attained

on the great spiral highway of evolutionary progress. The

force-motion is the result of inherent power of attraction

and repulsion. Whether it is force-motion or life-motion

vibrations are at play.

Leaving aside the life-motion for the present, the force-motion

or Grahasakti finds manifestation or expression through

(1) sound-energy, (2) heat-energy, (3) light-energy,

(4) magnetic energy and (5) electric energy—the lowest kind

of energy being of course that of sound. Above and beyond

the electric energy is the Chichhakti or Parasakti or the Divine

force. The different kinds of energies differ from each other

on account of what is called vibratory activity.

Silent Vibrations

All vibrations are silent. When a stringed instrument plays

music, no sound is really produced. A mass of harmonious

or discordant silent vibrations are collectively produced.

Those vibrations that blend are harmonious, those silent

vibratory waves that strike crest against crest, are

discordant. These silent vibrations strike the ear drum with

a frequency of certain impulses per second, the ear-drum

responds with the same identical number of vibrations per

second. These impingements of silent vibrations are taken

up by the adequately arranged links of bone connections

in the inner ear—Mallens, Stapes and Incus which

transmit the silent vibrations to the sensitive and receptively

adjusted auditory nerve system, which receives and

transmits these same vibrations to the auditory nerve

centre in the brain. The central office—the mind—defines

and interprets the number of impulses according to its

capacity and transmits the translated message to the realm

of consciousness.

Similarly are the processes of smelling, tasting, seeing and

feeling. We have now explained how man is subject to

Grahasakti and how this force operates in the shape of

sound heat, light, etc., and how their operation is taken



Jyothisha Chinta Nidhi

YAJNAVALKYA

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Kalagnana of Our Ancients

NO HUMAN ACTIVITY is possible without the

framework of the time and space. Even a good act

can suffer sometimes, if done at a wrong time. Conversely

even a thoughtless act done at a time packed with the

invisible creative powers of the nature can turn to be a

phenomenal success. Generally for the success of any

activity the primary requirement would be some sort of

congenial atmosphere created by the flow of “Time”.

Naturally one may wonder as to who is actually

responsible for creating such a concept of “Time”. All of

us, who live on this earth, know that it is the Sun. Though

we know that the Sun is actually situated at an average

distance of 93020000 miles (149669180 km), we all know

that it is the Sun that causes the nights and days for us on

the earth. We know also that it is its perceptible motions

that cause the changing seasons. Really is it not the earth

carrying all of us on it, rotating and revolving around the

Sun, responsible for all these?

The importance of this ‘Kala’ or ‘Time’ was recognized

even by the primitive men, by their experiences. Our

ancients recognized the rising of the Sun in the east,

movement to the zenith and then the setting in the west.

They could observe the onset of nights causing darkness

that could at times be partially or fully lit by the Moon.

Perhaps they took the point, where they could see the

Sun rising, as the East. It was this interval between the

two consecutive risings of the Sun in the east that enabled

them to identify it as a day in their initial attempts to

measure the ‘Time’

However, our enlightened seers of yore not only knew

the fact that the Sun never rises or sets in the real sense.

They were also able to perceive the Sun as a source of

life, intellect and enlightenment. They could perceive the

“Soorya” always - “sada pasyanti surayah, diviva

caksur atma.” Rig Veda proclaims the Sun as the soul

of all beings movable and stationary.

It is the illustrious Rigvedic Gayatri mantra that has

immortalized the effulgence of the Sun

Aum Bhur Bhuvah Swah,

Tat Savitur Varenyam

Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi,

Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat

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Liberally translated this would mean:

Oh God, the Protector, the basis of all life, Who is

self-existent, Who is free from all pains and Whose

contact frees the soul from all troubles, Who

pervades the Universe and sustains all, the Creator

and Energizer of the whole Universe, the Giver of

happiness, Who is worthy of acceptance, the most

excellent, Who is Pure and the Purifier of all, let

us embrace that very God, so that He may direct

our mental faculties in the right direction.

When we meditate on this Pratyaksha deva (a visible

God) who is the most beneficial and at the same time the

most vicious who can destroy all the felony, he can guide

our intellect along the path of self-realisation which in

fact, is the goal of our life. But for the heat of the Sun

and light even inanimate objects could not exist on this

earth. This is true for all living beings on the earth including

the human beings.

Surya Upasana

Some years ago, this scribe had the opportunity of meeting

and interviewing a person on the coastal Kerala who lives

for over three decades without taking any food and

sustains himself with the help of his training of performing

“suryopasana” by tapping the energy from the Sun. Swami

Rama has also narrated how those yogis living in the

interior Himalayan terrains have been living for many years

without taking any food or water but getting their energy

from the Sun alone. Great Yogis knew how to tap the



THE WISDOM OF ANCIENT sages enshrined in the Nadi

manuscripts still remains astounding and non-decipherable

to a greater extent. In this write-up I wish to focus on the

physical description of the home surroundings of the native about

which most Nadi scripts have something to say.

Traditional wisdom gained from standard books does give us some

idea about the place of birth, whether born in father’s or mother’s

house and such other factors. But they do not always satisfy the

Nadi aphorisms thereby making us search for more information.

One such information is related to shashtyamsa position of the

ascendant about which DR BV RAMAN has earlier written in

THE ASTROLOGICAL MAGAZINE. The same ascendant in Rasi, with

ascendant position in different shashtyamsa gives different

predictions with regard to the physical surroundings of the native.

This can be tested in the horoscope of Mahatma Gandhi. The Satya

Samhita gives the description of Gandhi with a noting on his place

of birth that he was born in a holy city near the ocean. The classical

texts contain clues to identify the places near water bodies. They

can be listed as follows.

With a Masters degree in astrology,

Mrs. Jayasree Saranathan is a

practitioner of astrology (and

palmistry) for twenty years. She is

currently doing Research in

astrology. While her teacher was

maternal grand father, Kaazhiyur

Bashyam Iyengar, she says she owes

her knowledge largely to

DR B.V. RAMAN whose books

enriched her perception of

astrology.

MRS. JAYASREE SARANATHAN

The Mystery of

Nadi Astrology

Taurus – Field filled with water Cancer – Canal

Libra – River-side Scorpio – River

Sagittarius – Pond or tank Capricorn – River stream

Aquarius –Well Pisces – Ocean

Birth in own city and near or inside temples must have Saturn and

Sun connection to ascendant or Moon. The native is identified by

ascendant and/or Moon sign. I would also add Jupiter and Venus to

this list because Jupiter is considered as Jeevakaraka for men and

Venus for women. Saturn signifies native town and Sun signifies

temple. Seen from this perspective, we can justify Gandhi’s birth in

a holy city near an ocean. His Shashtyamsa position is shown here.


12 APRIL 2012 THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

It is laudable effort on the part of Mr. Bangalore Niranjan Babu, Chief Editor of The Astrological eMagazine

to have ventured and come out with a Panchanga in English for the year Nandana, an endeavour conceived

and executed perhaps for the first time, from any of the houses of astrological magazines in English, from the

South. Many decades ago even though Niranjan Babu’s father Dr. Raman had some plans to bring out yearly

panchangas, he had to abandon the idea for reasons of its possible non-viability both on the technical and

commercial grounds. Mr. Babu, has, in a way, accomplished that dream of Dr. Raman to become a reality, in

bringing out a very useful, attractive and handy Panchanga for the year Nandana.

It may be because of the exceptional success and popularity of his earlier attempt of issuing a mini panchang for

the first quarter of the year 2012, as a supplement to the Annual issue of The Astrological eMagazine that Mr.

Babu took this bold venture of bringing out a full-fledged Panchanga for the whole year of Nandana. Produced

in a very attractive format, handy in size, feasible to carry it over anywhere, with ease, the Panchanga is

packed with a plethora of valuable information and hints useful for the reader for his or her daily use. The

Panchanga opens up with general prediction for the year, etched on traditional norms and then with information

packed ‘Introduction’. It dwells further on ‘Evolution of Panchanga’ and its ‘Five Constituents’ that are

encyclopaedic in effect and much educative in effort. Then comes a very useful guide for a variety of muhoorthas

for some of the choicest deeds and this is followed by a very useful and practical hints for such selections.

The Panchanga itself is exhaustive, providing information regarding the ending moments of Nakshatra, Tithi,

Yoga and Karana, in eye-catching boxes for each day, with the Gregorian and lunar month dates and Amritadiyoga

and details of festivals pertaining to that date. With a chart showing the planetary positions for the first day of

the month, the pages have a header note in red ink indicating the month to which the page relates that makes the

reference simple and easy. An additional and useful aid is the highlighting of the inauspicious yogas, Karanas in

the rest of the day in red. The Panchanga provides the detailed transit details of the Sun into the nakshatras

and rasis and of the Moon and other planets into the raasis. Apart from a list of muhoorthas or auspicious dates

for the year, the Panchanga has very useful tables of Rahukala etc, dasa bukthi tables and even the sunrise

and sunset tables for the six prominent cities. The Kalahoras table and the details of Varatara yogas with

another table to determine the Amirthadi yogas is another bonus. With all such essential and educative inputs,

attractive layout and printing on good paper, it is surprising how the publisher could offer the Panchanga at a

literally a throw-away price of Rs. Fifty only.

Being in short, a vade mecum for the student and researcher of astrology alike, this priceless book will be a

boon to all lovers of astrology and even every Hindu home for whom the Panchanga is an essential and integral

part. No amount of accolades or appreciations would suffice to congratulate the publisher Mr. Babu and the

erudite and senior contributor and compiler Mr. Yajnavalkya for their precious efforts.

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Astrology, Science and Intuition

THE TERM “SCIENCE” is commonly used for

subjects like physics, chemistry and other similar

subjects. Medicine, as is known today, is not considered

by some as “pure” science. Astrology has been a

fascinating subject from time immemorial. The foundation

of astrology is based on Karma, the universal law that

holds the individual accountable for his/her good and bad

actions in life. Some consider the field of Vedic Astrology

to be a synthesis of science and art. Many others, feel, it

is more appropriate, to consider Vedic Astrology to be an

“applied” science integrated with intuition. Regardless of

how Vedic Astrology is described or defined, intuition plays

a vital role in influencing mathematically based horoscope-

indications. Intuition is a gift that one rarely gets at birth

or is instantaneously obtained. It is a gift from god that is

gradually achieved and fine-tuned over a period of many

years to an individual whose life is based on spiritualism

and good values. Although astrological charts are

developed by the use of mathematics, the ability to extract

reasonably accurate information from the horoscopic chart

depends to a large extent on the level of intuition that

exists in the individual astrologer. DR. B.V. RAMAN, the

father of modern Vedic Astrology, has emphasized the

importance of intuition in applied Vedic Astrology. Location

of Jupiter in the ninth house covers intuition. An individual

has the power of free-will that may be used to finesse a

horoscope-indication based on mathematically derived

information and intuition.

Divine Grace, Fate or Luck?

People, regardless of whether they have faith in Astrology

and/or Supreme Being, are always imagining or dreaming

about a happy, successful, wealthy, healthy, etc., future.

More often than usual, the dreams approach the infinite

sky. All dreams are possible but the probability of their

fulfillment may be between nothing to one hundred

percent. One is reminded of a cricket player of making

a mighty hit. It is a six even if the ball narrowly escapes a

fielder’s protective hand and a great catch if the fielder

catches even after he has juggled it a number of times.

Astrology

P. UTSAV

Random ThoughtsWith Malice to None

&

The difference between an unbelievable six and a glorious

catch happening is often a split second or an unmeasured

small distance. In this situation, the ultimate result (six or

a successful catch) is attributed to divine-grace or “luck”.

The simple example can be replaced by a larger-than-life

event that turns, possibly unexpectedly, favourable to the

individual. The word “fate” sometimes used by many

people to attribute or justify negative, difficult or unpleasant

events and experiences in life does not belong in the lexicon

of Vedic Astrology.

Can anyone think of a larger-than-life or life-changing

event that happened beyond one’s expectation or wildest

dreams? Does one attribute the event to divine-grace or

mere luck?

Based on limited knowledge of mathematics, below are

destiny-related equations that, if nothing else, may generate

endless discussion and, hopefully, not sleepless nights.

Potential Destiny = Operative Karma

(Prarabdha Karma) + Free Will

Possible Destiny = Potential Destiny + Divine Grace

Destiny = Possible Destiny

Fate in Vedic Astrology = 0 or less

Astrology and Rule-of-Thumb

In many technical fields, because of the cost factor and

time limitations, approximate values of a certain variables

are sometimes needed for an initial evaluation of an

evolving design, etc. The “Rule-of-Thumb” (ROT) is

defined as an approximate and practical approach,

procedure or rule, based on experience or practice, rather

than a strictly accurate methodology or process in every

situation. The ROT is often used by experienced engineers

and other professionals to obtain reasonable solutions to

variety of problems whose solutions involve applied

mathematics, experiements and/or observations. The

state-of-the-art used in high technology industries includes

cutting edge software and test equipment. The in-depth

analytical analyses and experimental evaluations provide



Timing of

Events

THE SUBJECT OF TIMING EVENTS is one of the

more complex topics in Astrology. There is no

disputing the fact that it is much easier to assess the

strength of a horoscope and predict probable events than

to predict the time at which those events would occur. In

fact, if they did not have to deal with “timing of events”

most astrologers would be able to consider themselves

fairly proficient in the subject. It is this fourth dimension,

the dimension of Time, that poses the greatest challenge

to an astrologer and to his reputation.

In Hindu Astrology, events are timed principally on the

basis of (1) Gochara and (2) Dasas. Gochara is a Sanskrit

word, a liberal translation of which is “star-movement”.

In common parlance, Gochara is understood to mean the

“transit of planets”. In this article, we will define Gochara

to mean “the response of an individual to the dynamic

stimulus of transiting planets”. While Gochara is at least

referred to in astrological texts of other countries, the Dasa

system is peculiar to Indian Astrology. “Dasa” in Sanskrit

means a “period or stage in life”. The Dasa system

implicitly specifies that the human life span can be divided

into a number of discrete time segments, each under the

jurisdiction of a particular planet. And that, the events in a

person’s life in any segment reflect the results of that

specific planet. There are a number of Dasa systems in

vogue but we shall restrict ourselves to Vimshottari, a

system that has proved itself to be eminently satisfactory

in practice. In this system the longitude of the Moon is

the sole determinant of the Dasa at birth. The other Dasas

follow one another cyclically.

We presuppose that the reader has at least a reasonable

understanding of the basic elements of Dasas and Gochara;

hence we will make no attempt to detail how Dasas are

computed. For readers who are new to the subject of

Indian Astrology we refer them to the chapters on Dasas

and Gochara in our book Hindu Predictive Astrology.

We had earlier defined Gochara as the response of an

individual to the stimulus of transiting planets. An

individual’s response is basically dependent on his mental

make-up and it is no surprise that classical texts view

Gochara results mainly with reference to the position of

the Moon in the natal horoscope. Phaladeepika (stanza

1, chapter 26): says “Of all the Lagnas it is only the Moon’s

Lagna that is most important for ascertaining the effects

of transits. One ought therefore to calculate and predict

the effects due to the transits of planets through the several

signs counted from that of the Moon. The positions of

transiting planets relative to the ascendant and to the

positions of other planets in a horoscope cause effects

which also are significant. Careful attention has to be paid

to these effects also.

A universally dreaded transit is Saturn’s sade-sathi. This

is the seven and a half year cycle when he transits the

12th, the 1st and the 2nd from the Moon. Classical texts

say that his transit of the 12th generally causes loss of

near and dear ones; in the first he is said to cause weakness

of the body, humiliation and travel to foreign countries;

and in the 2nd he is said to cause loss of wealth and

property. Our experience indicates that these results should

not be taken too literally. If the ruling Dasa is good, sade-

sathi delays the good effects of the Dasa but does not

negate them. Furthermore for Taurus, Libra, Capricorn

and Aquarius Saturn’s negative effects are considerably

toned down. In many cases his seven and a half year

cycle mellows a person and gives some spiritual progress.

Jupiter’s transits normally hasten the benefic events

signified by the ruling Dasa and Bhukti. His transit of the

5th, the 7th, the 9th and the 11th from the Moon gives a

person an optimistic twist. If transit Jupiter trines the 7th

lord and the latter’s Dasa is in progress, marriage may be

expected. In an analogous fashion if Jupiter in his sojourn

trines the 5th lord (whose Dasa is in progress) the birth of

a child is likely.

The other planets do not seem to have effects as

significant as those of Jupiter and Saturn ; nevertheless,

they can be invaluable in zeroing in on the approximate

period of occurrence of an event. For instance if the 6th

house is afflicted seriously and the appropriate Dasa and

B. A. KUMAR BABU



Introduction

SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL a galaxy of seers,

sages and spiritual savants have lived in India, a land

known as the karma bhoomi (land of karma). Being seen

also as a very sacred country, some

refer to it as the gnana bhoomi, yoga

bhoomi, moksha bhoomi, and punya

bhoomi. India is a nation of rivers and

abodes of holy sages.

Punya bhoomi refers to a land where

good things happen. For example all

the avataras of Maha Vishnu have

occurred only in India. Karma bhoomi

is a place where one does good and

bad deeds. All other nations (lands)

are bhoga bhoomi -- where people

execute karma, but nothing accrues

as karmic balance. They are the

places where people enjoy fruits of

past deeds and actions, but do not get

further accretion to punya (credit

balance of good deeds) through new deeds and actions.

Ascetic Yogas

What astrological combinations are needed for becoming

an ascetic?

1. Presence of at least four planets in conjunction in a

house, which is either a trine or a quadrant.

2. Presence of a five-planet combination in a quadrant

or trine

3. Moon in a decanate of Saturn aspected by Saturn.

4. Moon in a navamsa of Mars or Saturn aspected by

Saturn.

5. The lord of Chandralagna aspected by Saturn and by

nothing else.

6. Jupiter, Moon and Ascendant aspected by Saturn and

Jupiter in the 9th house.

7. Mars in the Ninth house aspected by a benefic.

The above list is illustrative, not exhaustive.

DR. E. S. NEELAKANTAN

Shivarudra Balayogi

In a spiritually rich family, Baba Shivarudra Balayogi was

born in Kolar at 9.54 AM on 20 September 1954. Kolar

was famous for its gold fields and at this place the spiritual

goldmine, affectionately known as

Babaji, too also appeared. From an

early age Babaji showed his

inclination towards spiritual matters.

Babaji was mainly influenced by the

three titans of spirituality in India - Adi

Sankaracharya, Bhagwan Ramana

Maharishi and Ramakrishna

Paramahamsa.

During his teens, Babaji pursued

Botany at the University of Mysore.

It was then that he met Shivabalayogi

Maharaj. This was the turning point

in his life. Babaji's spiritual pursuits

grew stronger every day, culminating

in the 'experience of enlightenment'

at midnight on the Kartika Krishnapaksha Ashtami day

of 1999.

Array of Planets

The array of planets apparent in the chart of Shivarudra

Balayogi proves adequately that Babaji was born, not just

to live a life for himself, but to guide the destiny of the

world. The lagna lord who is strongly placed forms a

conjunction with the exalted yogakaraka, Saturn. The

planet of divine grace is not only exalted in rasi but also in

navamsa. Jupiter occupies the ninth bhava - the seat of

good fortune and divine blessings. The exit of Babaji's

father is the natural outcome of the lord of Pitrusthana

(Mercury) and Pitrukaraka (Sun) getting relegated to the

house of loss (twelfth house).

On the subject of Pravrajya Yogas, Mantreswara says,

"When the end of a sign is rising and a benefic planet

occupies it and Jupiter is in a trine or a quadrant, the native

is sure to attain Moksha or Final Emancipation

Yog iHoroscope of a

Dr. Elavathur Subrahmanyan Neelakantan graduated from

Loyala College of Chennai with distinction in Statistics. As a

qualified Chartered Accountant, he is an Information Systems

Auditor. While his interest in Astrology was activated by going

through books of Dr. B. V. Raman, his formal learning of the

subject was from Prof. K. V. Seshadrinatha Sastri, a renowned

scholar of Astrology and Ayurveda. Awarded with a Doctorate

by the Deemed Sri Chandrasekarendra University,

Kancheepuram for his thesis on Medical Astrology,

Dr. Neelakantan has been a regular contributor to The

Astrological eMagazine. His multi faceted talent also includes

proficiency in Vedic chants.



TEETH, THE ORGAN of mastication, are ruled by

Saturn. As you all know Saturn rules all bones of the

body in general. Teeth being bones also come under his

rulership. The sign Aries controls the upper jaw and teeth,

whereas Taurus governs the lower jaw and teeth. There

is another sign which has an indirect bearing on teeth i.e.

Cancer. This sign provides calcium fluoride to teeth. Along

with Saturn, Jupiter also affects the health of teeth. So

the strength, size and shape of your teeth or for that matter

your entire dental health can be assessed mainly by

examining the position of the above planets, signs and

corresponding house viz. the 1st, the 2nd and the fourth.

If Jupiter and Saturn, Aries, Taurus and Cancer, the 1st,

the 2nd and the 4th are afflicted the dental health of the

person will deteriorate depending upon the intensity of

the afflictions. It is, therefore, possible by an examination

of the horoscope to decide the nature of dental health of

the person. If damage to the teeth is clearly indicated in

the horoscope, necessary preventive steps can be taken

to avoid the trouble. Now for example in the year 1981,

Jupiter will be in conjunction with Saturn thrice viz. on 1st

January 1981, 5th March 1981 and 24th July 1981. This

conjunction, inter alia, will influence the health of teeth of

all those who are already having the conjunction in their

horoscope and those who will take birth on this planet

during the periods of these conjunctions. If you are

interested in knowing how the conjunction influences the

dental health please examine.

This is the horoscope (chart 1) of a female who has

suffered and even today is suffering due to dental troubles.

Her Jupiter and Saturn are in conjunction in Lagna. The

lord of the 2nd house Venus is in the 10th house aspected

by Saturn from Lagna. As a result of this combination the

following things have happened.

&Planets

Dental HealthCHANDRAKANT S. KOTHARE, M.A.

(i) Presence of Jupiter in Lagna gave her small and

otherwise good looking teeth.

(ii) Presence of Saturn in Aries spoiled the health of the

teeth and the same started decaying fast.

(iii) To add to the above trouble, Saturn afflicted the lord

of the 2nd house Venus in the 10th house.

(vi) The lord of Lagna Mars luckily escaped affliction but

the Aries suffered due to close conjunction of Jupiter

and Saturn. Consequently teeth of the upper jaw

started decaying first (Aries) followed by those in

the lower jaw (Taurus)

(v) Saturn is the planet of limitation. Presence of Saturn

in Lagna that too in Aries made her jaws small and

as such a couple of teeth sat on one upon the another

spoiling the natural alignment.

(vi) Jupiter in Lagna and his aspect on Lagna lord saved

her teeth from complete damage.

(vii) The Sun in Aquarius gives irregular teeth. In this

horoscope also the Sun is in Aquarius.

Decay of the protective enamel of teeth, irregular teeth,

breakage of teeth take place mainly because of the

affliction of Saturn. Those who are having Saturn in lagna

or Saturn’s signs in Lagna usually suffer from dental

troubles. Even in horary horoscope if Saturn is in Lagna

you can be rest assured that the querent has some dental

trouble and if you find the querent an old person you can

safely conclude he is using dentures.

Irregular teeth are usually the result of the Sun. The Sun

in Saturn’s house or the Sun otherwise afflicted by Saturn

gives irregular teeth. So also when Saturn is afflicted in

Aquarius or Pisces the person gets irregular teeth. Jupiter

in the 4th in a watery sign, particularly in Cancer or Scorpio

with Mars or Rahu or with Mars and Rahu, the incissors

are usually very big.

Jupiter in a watery sign along with Ketu or affllicted by

Saturn and. Mars the teeth become black and start

Chart I : Rasi: Aries -Ascendant, Saturn 16, Jupiter 17, and Uranus—

21; Cancer—Pluto 9; Virgo-Neptune 6 and Rahu 16; Sagittarius—

Mars 11; Capricorn—Venus 28 and the Moon 19; Aquarius-Sun 12

and Mercury 16 ; and Pisces—Ketu.


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12 hours of the day and 12 hours of

the night are divided into 8 sections

each having duration of 90 minutes

or 1½ hours each. The seven

Upagrahas kaala, paridhi, dhooma,

ardhaprahara, yamakantaka,

indrachaapa and Maandi take over by

turns their ruler-ship of the seven

sections, each day, leaving one to

Rahu. The period ruled by Rahu is

called Raahukala which is generally

considered inauspicious. The timings

of the ruler-ship of Raahukala for the

seven weekdays are furnished in the

table below.

The timings given are for days when

the sunrise is 06.00 AM and sunset

06.00 PM. For calculating the exact

duration of the period of Raahukalam,

on any day, the duration of the

daytime must be ascertained first and

that has to be divided by 8. The result

arrived will denote the duration of the

Timings for

Rahukala, Gulikakala and Yamakantaka

each of the 8 sections for the day.

For example take a Sunday having the

sunrise at 06.20 AM and sunset at

05.40 PM. The duration of the

daytime will then be only 11h.20m..,

or 680minutes. Divided by 8 the

sectional value will be only 85 minutes.

Raahukala generally for Sunday is

from 16.30 to 18 hrs. In this case

Raahukala must therefore be only for

Weekday Rahukala Gulikakala Yamakantaka

Sunday 16.30 to 18.00 15.00 to 16.30 12.00 to 13.30

Monday 07.30 to 09.00 13.30 to 15.00 10.30 to 12.00

Tuesday 15.00 to 16.30 12.00 to 13.30 09.00 to 10.30

Wednesday 12.00 to 13.30 10.30 to 12.00 07.30 to 09.00

Thursday 13.30 to 15.00 09.00 to 10.30 06.00 to 07.30

Friday 10.30 to 12.00 07.30 to 09.00 15.00 to 16.30

Saturday 09.00 to 10.30 06.00 to 07.30 13.30 to 15.00

85 minutes. It would commence 85

minutes before the actual unset of the

day namely, 05.40 AM. Therefore the

Raahukala for the day will be from

16h.15m, to 17h.40m. It has to be

worked out accordingly for the

periods of other Upagrahas also.

Gulikakala is considered auspicious.

Regarding Yamakantaka, popularly

considered inauspicious, opinions

however, differ.


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