The Astrological Mirror

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THE ASTROLOGICAL MIRROF

(BIGGER EDITION)
BY
Prof. B. SURYANARAIN RAO, B. A.,
M.R.A.S.. F.R.H.S., M.M.L.S., H.D.B.C. Etc,
FOUNDER
THE ASTROLOGICAL MAGAZINE
&
AUTHOR OF 80 WORKS
FOURTH EDITION
(1983)
PUBLISHERS :-
THE ASTROLOGICAL OFFICE
(B. S. CHANDRAN)
PUBLISHERS & BOOK SELLERS
BANGALORE-560 017
CONTENTS
Preface to the Second Edition
Publisher's Note
Spiritual Sciences
Decades
Missionary Preaching
Destructive criticisms
Cause of Indian Religion
European Scholars
Philosophy
~ u n Thought
False representation
Religious Dodges
Unpalatable truth
Wonderful perversion
Doggedness
Western Conceptions
Profound Thought
Cel!s on mythology
Indian Wisdom
Sanskrit Sciences
Unbaissed mind
Psychic Powers
Pioneer
Sneers
Heaviest odds
Individual predictions
Impregnable position
Enemies of Indian Sciences
Yoga, Mantra, Astrology
Bold predictions
Wavering public
Santhies
Speculations
Remedial measures
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Re-Action
Muhurtha
Vedas
Ceremonials
Auspicious times
Calculations
Success beyond hopes
Failures
Subha Lagna
Mysterious Influences
Sinews of work
Maha Rishis .
Uphill Work
Etherial currents
Zodiacal Signs
Influential men
Gloomy
Aspects
Divya dristi or Divine Vision
Mysteries of time
Scoffs
Internal Worth
Week Days
Comforts and miseris
Courting of ruin
Cycles of past centuries
Rahukala
Loss of light
Rahu and Kethu
Rahu means darkness
Hindu Sages
little concentration
Chidra means a whole
lagna Thyajya
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Wasting Energies
Vrischika
Vitilising energies
Grudhra means vulture
Physical and Etherial
Generate
Decay
Demonstrable
Divine
Attain
Perfection
Rudiments
Powerful time
Process Electrical and magnetic
Etherial and Divine fcrmation
Namakarna
Anna Prasana or first feeding of a child
Akashara Sweekarna-Commencing education ....
Upanayana or Sacred thread Ceremony
Vivah or marriage
Nisheka or Nuptials
Prayana or travelling
Good constellations for travelling
Good signs
Abhijin muhurtha
Planetary positions for travelling
Pilgrimage
Tarabala
Strength of moon
Janma, Sampat, Vipat, Kshema
Pratyak Sadhana, Nidhana, Mitra, Paramamitra
How to find Tarabala
How to find Chandrabala
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Panchaka or five sources of Energy.
Nakshatra, Lagna, Thithi, Vara
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Results of Chandrabala
Kshowra or shaving
Vidyutsakti Prakarna
Akshi, eyes, Kukshi, stomach, Vakshasu, chest,
Hridaya, heart, Sira, head, Hasta, hands, Oopast
feminine organ, Nabhi,+Naval, Medhra, male
organ, Adhobaganalaya, lower, intestines
Buddhistana, seat of intelligence.
Police
Veritable Beggars
Subtle inner influences'
Times favourable for shaving
Vastuprakarana or Building houses .....
Times favourable to build houses
Haunted houses
Influences of houses
Happiness
Negative Electicity
Unfathomable antiquity
Phenomena
Cohesive, Adhesive and Repulsive ....
Astrological formulas
New Buildings
Zodica I Houses
Shadbalas
Gruha Pravesa or entering new houses
Human action produce Electrical currents
Oottarayana
Naked eye
Evi I tendencies
Bhootas
lnimicable
Bhoota Bali
Lunar days
Shadvargas
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Evil planets
Oopa Chayas
Religious details
Sacrificial Rites
Prasna
Colossal ignorance
Kuparambha or digging wells
G.ood and evil days for it
Free Flow of water
Watery signs
Krishikarma or agriculture
Proudest monarch
Solar Rays convert water into vapour
It is condensed by cold blasts
Muhurtha Marthanda
Misraprakarna
Ploughing
Abhijit
Good crop..
Vydhruti, Vvatipatna and astami
Mercury
Horrible Doubts
Prudent and sensible men
Adrninsterinq medicines
Difficulty in judging.
Surgical operation
Marriage adaptability
12 Junctional forces
Graha mitram
Vasya, Rajju
Vedha, Varna
Religious tempararnent
Marrying couple
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32 mouthfulls of rice
Gunas
Nadi
Want of agreement
Total knowledge of Gunas
Careful analysis
History
False delicacy
Union of sexes
Units
No Village
No family
No Town
No Municipality
No City
No Community
No Nation
No Continent
No world
Individuals
Misery
Real unmistakable basis
Prosperity
Misfortune
Back bones
III set
Ruins and destructions
Presidents of Republics
Great doctors
Deformed husband
Rougish friend
Rotton official
Licentious Officer
Fradulent monarch
Intolerable miseries
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Betraying
Wilful Idiocty
Blind dogma
Unprejudiced and liberal education
Dinam
Implication
Ganam
Deva
Rakshasa
Prohibited
Stree Rakshasa
Condemned
A Heaven
Debaucherous
Unsympathetic
Repulsive
Rascalities
Notorious
Deceived
Sexuality
Mahendrakuta
Stree Dirgha
Graha mitra
Yonikuta
Sexual organs
,Disproportionate
Falsedelicacv
Number of American Divorces
Plain truth hateful
Diplorable situations
Elephants
Serpents
Rats, Cats, Tigers, Deer
Mangooses, Lions,
Serious marriage responsibility
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Chastity 34
Celestial space
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Misery and sorrow
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Purity of colour 36
Brahmin Rasis
Varnasrama Dharma
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Cupidity
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Vasya Kuta
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Graha Mitram
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Darkness & Light
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Pada Rajju
Kati Rajju
Udara Rajju
Kanta Rajju
Siro Rajju
Wandering Life
Bhinna
Vedha Kuta
Disturbance
Uniformly
Magnetic Currents
Attractive
Cohesive
Dasas
Vidasas
Respective peroids
Legal
Social
Religious
Restraints
Unsympathetic
Nadi Kuta
Pertinent
Pulse
Centre of Nervous energy
Vata-wlndy
Pittha -bi Ii ous
Sleshrna- Phlegmatic
Actuated
Gratification
Excited
Consequences
Involved
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External
Reproduction
Pecuniary prospect
Disagreeable Unions
Indissolvable
Consummation
Nasty temper aments
Maharishies
Elaborate
Brides
Bridegrooms
Spiritual .
Divorce
Bestial lust
Searched
External form
Summom Bonum
Amalgamation
Economy
Prudential
I nterpreted
Unity
Muhurtha:
Intensity
Duration
Correlation
Karrnaie
Averted
Solar
Stellar
Modified'
Transaction
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Trines
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Amavasya 45
Sankramana
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Guna Bahulyam
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Terrestrial Phenomena 50
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Rama Vishnuyoga
Ordained 52
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Subversive
Shadowy plan.et .
Jatakam
Counteract
Arrogate
Convulsions
Poorvajanma
Panorama
Religious Stamina
Godly Ideas
Moksha
Re-incarnation
Purlfication
Promiscuous
Panacea
Expanded Vision
Tappas
Psychic
Probe
Germination
Random
Prakruti
Nama Nakhsatra
Chu, Chay, Cho, La-Aswini
Le, La. Lay, Lo-Bharani
Aa, Ee, U, A-Krittika
0, Va, Ve Vu-Rohini
Vay, Vo Ka, Ke-Mrigasira
Ku, Kham, Jna, Chha-Aridra
Kay, Ko, Ha, H
Hu, Hay, Ho Da-Pushyami '
De, Du, Day Do-Auslasha
Ma, Me, Mu, May-Makha
Mo, Ta. n. Tu-Phooba
Tay, To, Pa, Pi-Uttara
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Pu, Shaw, Na, Dha-Hasta
Pay, Po, Ra, Ri-Chitta
au. Ray, Ro, Tha-Swati
Thi, Thu, Thay, Tho-Visakha
Na, Ni, Nu, Nay-Anooradha
No, Ya, Ye, Yu-Jaista
Yay, Yo Ba, Bi-Moola
Bu, Thha, Bha, Dha-f'oorvashada
Bay, Bo, Ja, Ji-Ottarashada
Ju, Jay, Jo, Gha-Sravana
Ga, Gi, Gu, Gay-Dhanista
Go, Sa, Si, Su-Satabisha
Say, So, Tha, Thi-Poorvabhadra
Thu, Syam, Cha, Thha-Utttarabhadra
Thay, Tho, Cha, Chi-Raivati
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Hrishna
Sridhara
Kshetrapala
Gnana
Bhima
Bhairava
Destruction
Couple
Ancestry
Mulaka Nadu
Andhra
Brahmin Community
Stock
Venerable Vasista
Guru of Sri Rama
Gotra
Walaja Nagar
Generations
Patronage
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N'awabs
Arcot
Polyagars
Yagnaas - sacrifice
Religious Fervour
Exemplary
Talamudupulu
Virtuous
Sarana Varjhulu
Konda Varjhutu
Naga Varjhrulu
Mallavadhanlu
Malia Bhatlu
Lingappa Garu
Venkatappa Garu
Venkataramanayya Garu
Narasamma Hosur
Parayya and Lakshminaranappa
Naranamma, Bangaru Sastry Hegganapalli
Corps of Infantry
Hyder and Tippu
Amildar, Kikkeri
Chan narayapatna
Head Peishkar, Devanahalli
Gopala Row
Dhatu Bharani
Rukminiamma
Palamanda Subba Row
Naib Dewan Chicacole
Ganjam District
Parlakimidi Zamindari
Mantra Sastras
Rama Namas
Ramakoti Vudyapana
Jagannatha Row
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(8) Makha, (9) Oottara, (10) Oottarashada, (11) Ootta-
rabhadra are preferred.
Jupiter, Venus or Mercury in the Lagna or Kendras,
except the 7th will produce beneficial results from the
marriage.
The last 5 days of the month, Rikthathithies, New-
monday, Ashtami, Shasti, Vyatipatha and Vydruti
should be left out. The 7th house from the marriage
Lagna should be without any planets. Venus must not
be in the 6th and Mars should be scrupulously avoided
in the 8th house. /J
IX-Nishaka or NuptiaIs
The constellation - (1) Sravana, (2) Rohini, (3)
Hasta, (4) Anoradha, (5) Swati, (6) Raivati, (7) Moola,
(8) Oottara (9) Oottaraashada (10) Oottarabhadhra,
(11) Satabhisha are good. The 4th, 8th, 6th, 14th, 15th
and 30th of a lunar month are bad as also the week days,
Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday. The following Rasis
are good-Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,
Aquarius, Pisces and Sagittarius. There should be no
planets in the 8th house.
X-Prayana or Travelling
On the 4th day of the dark half of a Lunar month,
travelling towards the east is forbidden, on the 2nd and
the 10th of a bright half towards the month, on the 3rd
and 11th towards the south-east, on the 5th and t3th
towards the south, on the 6th and 14th towards the west
en the 7th and 15th towards the north-west on the 8th
.f the bright half and Amavasya towards the north -east.
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Travelling towards the East on Tuesday, towards
the South on Monday and Saturday towards the West
on Wednesday and Thursday, towards the North on
Friday are recommended in the astrological works,
Persons should not go towards the:----'-
East on Saturday and Monday.
West on Sunday and Friday
North on Tuesday and Wednesday
South on Thursday
Good constellations for travelling are:-(1) Mrigasira
(2) Aswini, (3) Pushyami (4) Punarvasu. (5) Hasta
(6) Anoradha, (7) Sravana, (8) Moola, (9) Dhanista
(10) Raivathi
Travelling in Sagittarius gives victory over enemies
in Taurus the person gets happiness, in Virgo he gets
fever, in cancer political success, in Leo prosperity, in
Scorpio boils and wounds, in Gemini and Aries he suffers
death or accident, In Libra success, in Capricorn us impri-
sonment and disgrace, in Pisces fear from heavy rains
or storms and in Aquarius good beating from robbers
or bad people.
When beneficial planets occupy quadrants or trines
and evi I planets occupy the 6th, 3rd and 11 th houses,
travelling is recommendod. Here it means that at the
time a person starts, some sign of the Zodiac must rise
as a matter of course and this Is called the Yatra Lagna
or the Lagna (rising sun) for travelling. The conjunction
of a planets must be taken with reference to this Lagna.
Everyday at about 12 o' clock in the noon, the sun
necessarily gets into the most powerful state' and that
particular sign where he is most powerful is called Abhi-
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jillagna, and this as stated by eminent Astrological
writers, will minimise the evil influences a great deal
and will facilitate success in all undertakinqs.
Those who go on a piligrimage in the following
Rasis will meet death; Aries, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio and
Aquarius.
XI-Tara Bala or Strength of the Star
In the preceding paragraphs certain constellations
are given as good for travelling, marriage, nuptials,
education etc. The "Punchaka" or the "Five-source
energy" should be carefully consulted, and if that
proves unfavourable then good works ought not to be
commenced at all. There are also two other sources of
evil which should be carefully avoided. (1) They are
Tara BaJa or the strength of constellation and (2) Cha-
ndra BaJa or the strength of the Moon. Short directions
will be given here to find out these. 'First try and
remember fhe constellation (Nakhatra) which rules a
man at his birth, and then count from it to the constella-
tion which rules on the day at the time of starting
or marriage or education and divide the figure by nine if
it is divisible or if not take it as it is. Then apply the
following:- (1) .Janrna, (2) Sampat, (3) Vipat, (4)
Kshema, (5) Pratvak, (6) Sadhana, (7) Nidhana, (8)
Mitra and (9) Parama Mitra. The names are indicative
of their own results. Janma means birth and may be
used in some cases but generally it shows danger
to body. Sampat means wealth or prosperity and it is
good. Vipat means loss or accident and it is bad.
Kshema means good or prosperity and it is good.
- Pratyak means loss of business or obstacles. Sadhana
indicates steady works and it is good. Nidhana shows
death and danger and must be avoided in all sorts of
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work. Mitra and Parama Mitra indicate friendship and
they are good. Take one or two illustrations. A man
is born under the star Raivati and he wants to travel on
the 10th March 1906. Counting from Raivathi we get on
the 10th March 1906 the constellation Poobba and
that means 12 constellations from Raivati to Poobba
both inclusive. Deduct 9 out of this and then there is a
balance of 3. According to the table given above 3 indi-
cates VipatTara and he ought not to 'travel on that day
as he is sure to meet with an accident. A man is born
in Aswini and he wants to have his marriage celebrated
on the 24th of April 1906. On that day we find Bharani
and counting from Aswini we get 2. Two, as per above
rules indicates Sampat Tara and is good, but as Bharani
is a bad and condemned star for all good work, he should
not get married although it is good for his star and he
gets Tarabalam Chundrabala means the position of the
moon at the time of birth or Lagna of a person. A man
born in Aswini will have his moon placed in Aries. He
wants to do a good thing on a day which contains the star
Raivathi. The moon accordingly occupies Pisces on
that day and will be therefore in the 12th house for a
man who had the moon in Aries at the time of his birth.
This is bad. A man born in Makha has his moon placed
in Leo. He wants to do a thing on a day which is under
the control of star Sravana. But the moon on that day
will be in Capricornus, and as Capricornus is the 6th
from Leo he must not do good work on that day.
Therefore the moon should be avoided in the 6th,
8th and 12th houses specially for all good work from his
position at the time of birth or from the rising. sign of
the person at the time of his birth. Moon, it must be
remembered, represents mind and position unfavourably
occupied by him, will cause, sorrow, loss and misery to
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mind. People should not run away with the idea that
having secured these good conjunctions, they will at
once achieve all favourable results and avoid all influen-
ces. The successes and failures of men or not so easy to
be explained or guided. They are brought about by very
cornpticatod energies working in many directions, and
Astrology, like hygiene, throws a flood of good light
upon minimising the evil and augmenting the good. This
requires some explanations which should convince our
numerous readers. Say a man is born in Baharani and
Chandra is in Rohini. Chandra in this star gets exal-
tation and is said to attain the highest power to do good
If so how could he do evil for a person born in Bharani.
Rohini becomes Vipat Tara and work is prohibited in
this. The position of a planet has a good deal to do
with its influence and usefulness. Say you want to read
in the night and get a powerful light' when the light is
good you can read well and serve your interests. But
suppose the light is placed behind your back or by your
side, could you do your work? No, why, because though
the light is powerful, the position you have taken or it
has taken with reference to you is unfavourable, and
the object to be gained will be frustrated. By unfavou-
ble positions, the value is lost and dangers may arise
by evil positions.
XII-Panchaka or Five-Source-Energy
There are several methods by which this source of
~ and bad time is prescribed. I shall here state briefly
the most familiar and the easiest method for
reference and guidance. Take the number of lunar days
from the first of each lunar month" the number of week
days from Sunday, the number of constellations from
Aswini and the number ef signs ar Lagnas from the
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Mesha and add them all together: A certain total figure
will be obtained. Divide this by nine and look to the
remainder. If the remainder is one, it is called mrityu
, (death or danger). If it is two it goes under the name of
Vahni [Fire]. If it is four it is called Rajapanchaka
[royal]. If the remainder is six it is called Chorapanchaka
[thievish] and if it is eight it gets the name of Rekha-
panchaka disease. If' the remainder three or five or
'seven or there is no remainder, then it is good. Take two
or three illustrations. After, finding the Tara and
Chandrabala good; suppose a man wants to have his
marriage on the 25th of May 1906, say at about
10 0' clock in the morning.
The lunar day is the 2nd of Jaista and this gives us
two. The week day is Friday and it gives six counting
from Sunday. The constellation is Mrigasira and it is
the fifth from Aswini or it gives us five. The rising
sign on that day at about 10 0' clock in the morning will
be Cancer or Kataka and this is the 4th from Aries and
gives four. Now totalling up all. these we get lunar day
two plus week day six, plus constellation five, plus rising
4 or 17. This divided by 9 will give us a remainder of 8
and the 8th indicates Rogapanchaka or that which shows
sickness and misery. This must be avoided. Suppose
on that day he tries to have the marriage at 12 0' clock
Then he Will have the Lagna of Simha and as this gives
5, the total comes up to 18 which, when i v i ~ by 9,
gives no remainder and therefore will be good; provided
other combinations are also favourable. A man wishes
to have his nuptials at 11 -30 o' clock in the night on the
30th of June 1906. The lunar day is 9. The week
day is 7. The constellation is chitta at the time end
it is 14. The sign rising on that day at 11-30 Q' clock in
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the night will be (about 45-30 ghatikas after sunrise)
and Meena which is the 12th from Aries. Totalling up
all these, we get 9 +7 +14 +12 or 42. Divide this by 9
and there is a remainder of 6, which denotes Chorapan-
chaka. If he has his nuptials in this Lagna then there
will be frequent thefts in his house.
There are very many things which when properly
understood and followed would tend to minimise the
chances of evil influences indicated by planets. Lunar
days, constellations. and rising signs, have power to
avert the evils which would arise as a matter of fact
from the attraction or combination of the subtle influen-
ces contained in time and the chemical changes which
arise from the conjunctions and repulsions of various
forms of energies, some of which are visible, while many
of which are subtle and very mysterious in their nature.
A wise man controls his planets while a fool obeys them.
XIII-Kshowra or Shaving
People seem to laugh at the idea, when astrologers
tell them, that they should have this operation on parti-
cular days and at particular times. The science of
electricity (Vidyutsakti) was so perfectly known to the
ancients that with a view to concentrate and conserve
all good energies in man, and to dessipate and get rid of
all evil forces in the human body, they have laid down
certain rules, which, when studied by themselves, look
quite arbitrary and meaningless, but which, when care-
fully examined in the light of conservation-of-energy-
principle-look most wonderful and striking with regard
to the knowledge the ancient Rishis possessed in physical
sciences. The famous scientist Rishi Vatchayayana
thus explains the principles of electricity in his
yidyutsakti Prakarana or the treatise on the exhibition
of electric; currents in the human body. He observes in
the sutras thus-" Akshi (eyes), Vakshasi (chest) Kuk-
shuocha (stomach) or belly, Siro (head) Madvavthatha
Hridi (heart) Hastashu (hands) Upatsu (feminine organ)
Nabhoucha (navel) Medra (male organ) Adho Bhaga
Nalayaha [lower intestines or canals] Buddhisthanay
[seat of intelligencej Brahma Danday [the seat of the
kala or ray of Bhrama] Pranakosav [the seat of life]
Prakasatay [shines or illuminates] Hence cutting off
hair from the head, means so much loss of vitality to the
body and such times should be selected as would mini-
mise or neutralise the flow of electric currents from
those sources. The injunctions are for men, who wish to
have, or who possesses abundance of electricity. The
police warn the people as guardians of the property to be
careful and shut all sources of danger from which thieves
might enter their houses and take away their property.
But in the case of veritable beggers or mendicants, who
have no property to lose, the advise of fhe police looks
quite absurd and they many even call the police fools for
giving such' warning. But their advice is sound and
necessary in the case of rich men. Similarly sciences
also will have to be interpreted in their proper spheres. ..
Shaving operations and cutting or paring the nails etc.
should always be conducted when the subtle influences
exercised by the lunar days, constellations, planetatary
conjunctions etc. are such as would not act prejudically
against the conversation of the godly or spiritual energy
in man or in other words when the Satwa Guna (vital
energy) is not likely to suffer from these operations, or
when the chances of its outflow are minimised. Hence
good days must be fixed for such acts. Shaving may be
had in the following constellations-(1) Pushyami, (2)
Punarvasu, (3) Ravati, (4) Hasta, (5) Sravana, (6) .
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(7) Mrigasira, (8) Aswini, (9) Chitta, (10)
Jaista, (11) Satabhisha and (12) Swathi. Those who
take a shave on the 4th of the lunar day court ruin to
mother, on the 14th lunar day ruin comes to sister. on
the 6th day misery to brothers on Parva days (Amava-
sva and Poornama) misery comes to father, on the first
and 9th days loss occurs to wealth and grain and on this
8th evil befalls on the man's wife. The best week days
are Monday; Wednesday and Thursday. Nature's
processes are sometimes slow and sometimes sudden
and unexpected. Moderation in food, locomotion, sexual
matters, rest and mental activity is strongly recommen-
ded. Suppose a man can work for six hours a day
and will work against this rule for eight hours. Do the
irregularities of the system manifest themselves at once
or later on and in a slow and impecetible manner. Both
are possible. In some the bad results are slow and in
others, they are sudden and immediate, So also these
ethereal evils so strongly condemned by the Maha
Rishis in the day actions of the human life. .Sup-
pose a man takes a shave on the fourth Lunar day, does
his mother die at once? The evils accumulated may
manifest themselves under various forms and on various
occasions. Therefore conservations of the right. kind
of the energy conducive to human health and wealth is
recommended by those who possessed Divine Sight.
XiV--Vastu Prakarnam-Building New Houses
This is a very important question which should not
be neglected by persons who build new houses or who
enter into them as their tenants. It often happens that
persons who enter certain new houses or who build new
houses get into all sorts of misfortunes and miseries and
that they open their eyes wide only when it is too late
to mend. Although the causes may be many and mys-
terious, the facts are t90 frequent and patent that they
attract considerable attention and dis?ussions after tJ1e
happening of serious evils. Many people who begin to
build new houses either die before they are completed
or lose their appointments or avocations, or suffer
important deaths in their families which make them
miserable all through the rest of their lives. So also
happens in the cases of many families, who enter into
new or ready-made houses as tenants or mortgagees
with possession, Some houses get the unenviable title
of "haunted houses" and for a number of years or gene-
rations, they do a world of mischief both to the owners
who build them and to the families who happen to
occupy them as tenants. There must be surely be some'
'causes or reasons for all these misfortunes. In some
houses the occupants whoever they may be, rapidly rise
position and prosperity and go away to better places
while in some other houses, the occupants, as rapidly,
lose their fortunes and vacate them after being entirely
wrecked in life or finances. It becomes therefore ex-
tremely' important to consult the nature and influences
'of the houses before they should be built or entered.
The laying in of the foundation is an important function
and ought to be per!ormed when the stellar zodiacal
lunar and planetary conjunctions are favourable and
are in a mood of to give success and prosperity to either
the builders of those houses or to their occupants. Hence
it is that some houses fetch fabulous rents and prices
bocause they have a good reputation, while many houses
-though excellently built and much better in affording
accomodation fetch no rents or prices because they
have a bad name or because they are considered to be
haunted. Brief directions, therefore, will be given here
for the benefit of the readers on this important question
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of house-construction and house occupancy. New houses
commenced in the lunar month' Chaitra, will produce
w'ealth and happiness thereby Vaishakha gives happi-
ness. Jaista produces certain death or destruction
Ashadha indicates loss of cows and cattle. Sravana
shows prosperity to servants or their increase. Bhadra-
pada produces constant sickness. Aswija indicates
-incessant quarrelling. Kartika gives Much wealth.
Margasira indicates serious pecuniary losses. Pushya
gives fears from fire while Magha shows increase among
children and family. Phalguna produces loss to body
or death. New houses built when the sun occupies
Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Aquarius, Aries, Libra, Scorpio,
and Capricornus produce children & grand children.
When the Sun is in fixed' signs, new houses give much
happiness. When he is in moveable signs the results
will be ordinary and when he is in common or double
bodied signs, the results are unfavourable. I have
written very elaborate and convincing articles about
these matters in the pages of my Astrological Magazine
and those who are anxious to get further information
should refer to them. While the modern sciences enu-
merate positive and negative electricity, the Maha Rishis
of India in the unfathomable antiquity enumerated 1800
varities of electrical currents, and 'each of these is capa-
ble of further subdivisions to the extent of thousands.
All phenomena, is permeated with magnetic cuurrents
and if this is a fact then all materials, collected for
. building houses will have each its own peculiar currents
A co lIection of these may do good or ev'i I. Some are
cohesive while others are adhesive or repulsive. When
we want cohesion and repulsion sets in we have failure
and misery, and when we want repulsi-on. and we get
adhesion we get our objects defeated.
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Success and failure are determined by the collection
of the house materials at the right or wrong time, and it
is this invaluable knowledge that the Maha Rishis were
able to give to postirity in the shape of Astrological
formulas.
New buildings should not be commenced when
Jupiter and Venus are in vcornbust. or when they are
young or old; nor in the Chaturmasyas-Ashadha,
Sravana, Bhadrapada and Aswija nor in the Sunyamasa
(Pushya).
The following constellations are good for commencing
new buildings-(1) Oottara, (2) Oottarashada, (3)
Oottarabhadra, (4) Chitta, (5) Rohini, (6) Swati, (7)
Jaista, (8) Mrigasira (9) Moola (10) Aswini (11) Hasta
(12) Pushyami and (13) Anoradha.
The following should be avoided for commencing
house building. The first half of a Parigha, the whole
of Vyathipatha and Vvdruti, the first six ghatis of Gahda
and Atigandayogas, the first five ghatis of Shulanama
yoga and the first nine ghatis of Vyaghata.
The Signs (Lagnas or rising zodiacal houses) for
starting to build new houses must not be occupied by
benefics or these good planets should be in quadrant
or trines possessed of Shadbalas (six sources of strength
enumerated in the astrological works) and the 10th
house must be specially occupied by Jupiter, Venus
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powerful Mercury, while the evil. planets should be
found occupying the 3rd 6th and 11th houses. If Saturn
Mars, Rahu, or Kethu occupies the 8th from the Lagna,
the proprietor will certainly be killed before the comp-
letion of the rouse or very soon after it. If Jupiter or
Venus joins powerful Moon in the Lagna and Mercury
occupies the 4th or 7th. ths house will not be burnt and
will be strorg for a long time and will give prosperity
both to the owner and also to any others who may
occupy it.
XV-Griha Pravesa-Entering New House
Entering into new houses, will be a matter of great
importance. as the results prodrced bvthe local magne-
. tic and electrical currents at the time of the entree of
the family into it, may lewe upon its members very far
reaching influences for 9 od or bad. There is no mytho-
logy or superstition here, All human actions are
productive of electical currents, and all of them are
produced in turn, and affected by electrical currents.
They are based upon solid scientific and adamantine basis
of truth and one who neglects to take the light of past
experiences in this direction will be throwing away a
very valuable weapon by whose help he could have
made a very good defence against all powerful evil
influences. When the sun is in Oottarayana, in the bright
half of the lunar month. on auspicious weekdays, IIIIhen
Jupiter and Venus are powerful (without being combust,
old or young) after performing Vastu and Bhoota Bali,
entering into a new house will be productive of good
results. Vasto refers to the form of construction of the
house, and the energies or forces called into existencs by
the arrangements made and tha materials used in the
construction. The subtle chemicals results, effected by
the conjunction of various materials, though not seen by
the naked eye, are still there and any evi I tendencies
they may have, to produce danger, disease, or death to
the occupants, rnustbe very sensibly and dexterously,
neutralised or counteracted. Therefore the astrological
works lay down certain principles and they are ex-
plained in the Mant.ra Shastra. where the processes by
which those evil influences are adverted are detailed at
great length. The term Bhootas is generally applied
to represent the influences of the earth, fire, water, sky,
and air and the various compounds called into existence
by their union. When special classes of materials and
life beings-including men and cattle--where absent
from a particular plot or piece of ground the influnces
. of the Bhootas (forces or energies, were naturally
working in their own inscrutable ways.
But the advent of new forms of enerqies for forces,
will certainly have their own influences and if the first
set of Maha-Bhoota influences are found to be inimicable
to the second set of forces, which are brought upon
.them for safety and prosperity, it becomes the duty of
inteligent beings like men, to study the first set of
physical and spiritual energies with their perma-
nent abode in them, so that second set may not suffer
from the "frowns" of the first set, and thus, have the
very same object s defeated for gaining which men spend
so much money, time and mental labour. Bhoota Bali
therefore will be the special sacrifices which are enjoined
upon men to offer to the Bhootas (forces) in the new
house before they enter into the same and seek safety
under its roof.
The lunar months of Magha; Phalguna. Vaisakha
and Jaista are good for entering new houses. Kartika
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and Margasira are indifferent and the rest are bad.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
are good. All lunar days except the 4th, 9th 14th and
Amavasya. are recommended, and the' entrance may be
effected either during the day or during the night. New
houses should not be entered in the Shadvargas (six
divisions) of the Sun Mars, and the constellations
which are occupied by evil planets and which have the
aspect of the Sun and Moon. The constellations Rohini
Oottara. Oottarashadha and Oottarabhadra are good for
entering newly built houses. The constellation Raivati
Jaista and Anoradha, are very good for entering one's
own old house which has been repaired or previously
unoccupied by him. No new or old houses should be
entered in Aswini, Hasta, Sravana, and Pushyami.
When the Sun is in Kumbha, Mithuna and Kataka, new
houses should not be entered into. If new houses are
entered in the constellations, Hasta, 'Swati. Pushya,
Punarvasu, Aswini, and Sravana, they will pass away
from the hands (proprietorship) of the owners, within
three years after entree. If they are entered in the
other constellations, they meet with danger or death.
When good planets are in Kendras, when evil planets
are not in Kendras and the 8th house, when the signs
of Guru and Sukra are rising, i.e.. in Dhanas, Meena,
Vrishabha and Thula, or in fixed signs, and when the
Moon is in a favourable place, entree into a new house,
will produce. wealth. health, children and long life
Even if he builds a house in a forest and enters it under
the above auspicious combination of planets and times,
he will be surrounded by happiness and prosperity.
When the man enters a new house in the same star or
Lagna he was born in, Or in the Upachaya constellations
or Lagnas from them. he will have children, money and,
enioyment. If a man does not enter into a new house
either in his own constellation or Lagna, or those which
stand from them as 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th (upachayas)
then he wi II have sorrow, sickness, poverty, loss of
friends and relations, danger or death to children and
wife and every conceivable form of misery. No houses
should be entered, which have not doors properly fixed,
whose roofing is not completed or is defective and where
charities and sacrificial rites are not properly performed
and the saintly and godfearing people are not feasted.
Thease religious details are a real death blow to all
those who believe that the Hindus owe their knowledge
of Astrology to the Greeks and Chaldeans. Sri Rama
the great Indian National Hero shows great skill in
Astrology in his arrangement for the invasion of Lanka
and the omens he observed on his way. Valmiki gives
the horoscope of Rama and others, and shows clear know
ledge of Astrology. Mahabharata relates vast stores of
Astrological knowledge and as the latter war took place
precisely 5047 years ago, I would like to know where
the Chaldeans and Greecians were at that time and what
was their intellectual erudition. A greater nonsensical
theory could hardly be ventured. The details on Astrology
Muhurtha, Prasna, and Remedies surpass only concep-
tions, and when no reference is to be found in the Wes-
tern Sciences, we have to simply pity their clossal
ignorance in these matters.
XVI-Kuparambha or Digging Wells
The constellations Raivati, Oottarabhadra, Hasta.
Anoradha Makha, Sravana, Rohini and Pushyami are
good for digging wells. Meena,. Kataka and Makara
Lagnas produce plenty of water.
Kumbha and Vrishaba give half water or insufficient
supply, Vrischika, Thula and Mithuna give small quan-
tity, while the rest give very little water or nothing.
When the Kendras are occupied by evil planets, even
with difficulty, water cannot be secured in the wells.
But when. Venus and Moon are in the Kendras, water
can be obtained even on the top of a mountain. When
wells are begun to be dug in the sign occupied by the
Sun, there will be sinking water and rock found in the
well. On the other hand if Moon or Venus is in a
Kendra, occupying a full watery sign, there will be
abundant supply of water in the well.
If the Lagnas are watery signs, and they are occu-
pied by Guru, Budha and Chandra, and the 10th house
from it is occupied by Sukra, wells and tanks commenced
to be dug at such times will contain full water and
they will be good ones. Sukra, and Chandra are
watery globes and the full watery signs are Kataka-
Cancer Makara, Capricon and Meena-plsces.
XVII-Krishikarma or Agriculture
In the world there can be nothing more important
'or valuable than successful agriculture. Even the greatest
manufacturing country are entirely dependant on agri-
cultural produce for their existence. The proudest
monarch and the humblest subject want food and the
story of Midas proves to the world the moral related
there by the author. All may turn into gold and even
precious gems, but we must have food and this cannot be
had without agricultural operations. The Sun's rays
falling on watery surfaces convert water into vapour,
vapour is condensed by means of cold blasts of wind
and falls down as rain, rain sustains vegitation and ani-
mals and they nourish man ..
The functions of the solar rays, is very complicated
and very mysterious. Without it nothing can grow and
nothing can assist even for a second. Will it not be
therefore 'Our sacred and responsible duty to find out
from the Agricultural Astrology which days, times, stars
and conjunctions of planets are the best for agriculture
arid when we may hope for a bumber crop. Times have
always their indisputable influences and when these are
not carefully noted sqricultural, prospects will turn out
to be a complete failure and the world will come to a
standstill for want of food. In Muhurtha Marthanda,
the author Narayana, gives great details about the
manner in which the proprietor of a land should begin
hia ploughing, This work was composed in 1493 Sali-
vahana Saka or in 1750 A.D. It is one of the most
learned works on Muhurtha and the author who was a
highly learned Brahmin, has made his own commen-
taries, thereby showing clearly what he means exactly
in 'each sentence. Refer to Misraprakarna or Mis-
cellaneous Chapter, verses, 5 to 7. I shall summarise his
views for the benefit of our readers.
For commencing ploughing operation the constella-
tions, Raivati, Hasta, Makha, Rohini, Uttara, Oothara-
shada, Ootharabhadra, Mrigasira, Swati, Shravana,
Dhanista, Satabhisha, Punarvasu, Visakha, Jaista,
Aswini, Pushyami, Chitta and Abhijit are recommended.
Saturday, Wednesday and Tuesday are not good. The
Zodiacal signs of Meena, Vrishabha, Mithuna and Kanya
are favourable. The lunar days of Amave.sya, 14th and
8th days of the dark half of the lunar month and Navami
or the 9the day should be avoided. After a bath in the
morning, worshipping the Earth, Fire, the Sun and the
planets waer inqs white clothes, selecting good strong
bullocks, and a ploug whose point must be gilt with
gold, he should proceed the field and standing opposite
the North, drawing a line, and then, turn to the South,
draw the second line and then again draw the third,
fourth and fifth lines and where no said omen occur,
-when the bulls ploughing do not fight with each other,
or fall down, the crop will be good and fruitul.
XVIII-A. Sell ing and Buying of cattle
No agriculture can ever be successful without a
proper rearing of suitable cattle of various descriptions.
Hints are given in this chapter for buying and selling
cattle of all sorts. Horses, cows, bulls, buffaloes,
donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs etc., are the most important
tor the cultivators and they gain or lose by trading in
them. The Stars, Visaka, Hasta, Mrigasira. Punarvasu,
Danishta, Aridra, Aswini, Raivati, Kritika, Shatabhisha
.Jaista. Pcobba, Poorvashadha and Poorvabhadra are
good. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday' are
bad. Sirnha Lagna is unfavourable. The Lunar day,
Amavasya, Chethurthi. Navami and Chaturdasi are evil.
The siqr.s of benefics are good. Vyatipatha, Vaidruti
and Ashtarni are favourable.
B. Favourable times for Administering Medicines
and Performing Surgical Operations
Whatever our lamentations may be, we are surrou-
nded everywhere by diseaes some of which are horrible
in nature and produce great and everenciating pains.
Man courts diseases and ill-health by crossing the
principles of Natur-e, by excessive indulgences. The
wise men may loudly cry, but human beings are persis-
tent in Courting all sorts of diseases. These diseases
are also the results of breeking natural principles and
doing things where they ought not to do them. Time,
place and circumstances have great influences and a
prudent man pays attention to all these and adjusts his
actions so well that he hardly suffers any pains at all.
But prudent and sensible men are fe"" and far between,
and the overwhelming majority are constantly falling
victims to the free play of, their passions. For preparing
and administering medicines Sunday. Monday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday are good. Saturday and
Tuesday are unfavourable. The Stars Anuradha, Mriga-
sira, Baivati, Rohini. Chitta, Oottara, Oottarashadha and
Ootarabhadhra, Sravana, Dhanishta, Satabhisha, Punars-
wasu, Swati, Aswini, Hasta and Abhijit are benificial.
Amrityoga is good. Benefics should be in Kendras sixth,
eighth and the twelth and the Lagna.
For surgical operation and bleeding, the following
are recommended in addition to what has already been
stated. Lagnas on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday when
the planets Sani, Surya and Kuja are in- Kendras are
favourable for surgical purposes. Some authors recom
mend us planets specially evil ones in the sixth and
eighth but others say quite the contrary. It is extremely
difficult to say which is correct and which is wrong. I
humbly venture to suggest that sixth denoting disease
and eighth indicating danger and death would certainly
be better without evil planets.
XIX-Marriage Adaptability
There are twelve Kutas (forces for conjunction and
agreement between the couple) named in the original
Sanskrit works, but eight out of these twelve only, seem
to furnish a list. wherein, will be found the estimate of
good which may result for the marrying couple. They
will be named here briefly for reference with their
original significations, as far as possible, in theliqht of
scientific principles. The Twelve junctional forces
which are to be consulted in the marriage are: (1) Dinam,
(2) Ganam, (3) Mahendram' (4) Stri Dirgham, (5)
Voni, (6) Rasi, (7) Rasyadhipathi or Graha Mitram,
(8) Vasya, (9) Rajju, (10) vedha.t tt ) Varna and
(12) Nadi. The words ussd here in Sanskrit, seem to
have been selected by the Maharishis. who wrote on
Astrology, to express the various kinds of agreement.
which must be consulted in marriages, to make them,
result in giving health, agreement, long life, good pro-
geny, and religious temperament with celibacy and
chastity, necessary for all human beeings. There are
36 Gunas or auspicious units, whih should be estimated
in the horoscopes of the marrying couple, and if after
examining the various sources of energies which furnish
these units of good, the total is found to be less than 18,
the marriage should never the consummated, as it would
result in danger, disagreement or death, to the marrying
couple and bring on destruction to the family also. If
the units exeed 18 and fall below 27, the horoscopes are
passable, and marriage may be celebrated, with ordinary
good resul ts for the bride and her groom. But if the
number of these units exceeds 27, then it is highly reco-
mended and the marrying couple will have all enjoyments
and prosperity in their future marriage career. The
value of these units (Gunas) are to be thus ascertained.
1. Varna Furnishes
2. Vasya
3. Dina
1 unit of agreement
2
3
4. Yoni ..... 4
5. Rasyadhipathi or Graha Mitra 5
6. Gana 6
7. ~ 7
8. Nadi 8
Thus we have a total of 36 units
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When a careful analyses of these agreement units
are made, it will be seen that all these appear to have
reference to the conjunction of magnetic and electrical
forces, arising from the constellations, the Moon, the
zodiacal signs and the planets, Marriage, among all
nations, who have any pretentions to civilizations, be-
comes a delicate affair, which socially offers great
obstacles physicaland intellectual-for a correct exami-
nation of the whole history of the marrying couple.
There should be no false delicacy in a matter of the
greatest importance, like the union of the sexes, for
their whole lives. They form units of their home, of
their community, of their country, of their nation and
of the world as a whole. There can be no village, no
family, no town, no municipality, no city, no commu-
nity, no nation, no continent, and no world, without
individuals. The happiness or misery of these indivi-
duals is the real unmistakeable basis of the national
prosperity or misfortune, and when these backbones of
society are broken, neglected, i II set or badly matched,
say what you will to the contrary, the whole national
fabric, must inevitable go to ruins and destruction. We
do not want philosophers. Presidents of Republics, and
great doctors to tell us these simple truths. They are
within our easiest observations, and we are feeling their
pleasures and pains every movement of our lives. A
bad wife, sickly child, a deformed husband, a rougish
friend, a rotten official a officer, a greedy
president, Of a fraudulent, 'monarch, are all sources of
intolerable miseries which cannot be endured and which
certainly dry up the noble springs of love, happiness,
safety, prosperity and progress. Marriage therefore
is the most important factor in the life of every person,
and it become therefore, the greatest, the most sacred
and the most important duty of man to try and minimise
the chances of evil arising from the marriages, and
improve the marital conditions, by doinq which the indi-
vidual, the community, the society and the nation, may
secure peace, happiness progress and morality. To
laugh at such sources of real and useful knowledge,
would be but betraying more the symptoms of willful
idiotcy and blind dogma, than indicating any real traces
of unprejudiced and liberal education.
XX. Dinam.-Coming to the Kutas (junctions of forces)
we have fist Dinam. Take the constellation of the girl,
and from it count up to the constellation of the boy and
divide the total by nine if the sum is divisable. If the
remainder is two, four, six, eight or is good.
.Take an illustration, The girl's constellation at the
time of birth is Krittika and that of the boy is Ano-
. radha. If we count from the girl's up to the boy's both
inclusive we get 15. This divided by 9 gives a remainder
of 6and this is good. But suppose the boy's is Mrigasira;
while the girl's is Krittika; counting from the constella-
tion of the girl; we get 3 and this is not recommended.
The other figures not named by implication are good.
XXI.
nature is
(divine).
bolical) ,
Ganam.-Astrologically the whole human
classified under 3 main divisions. (1) Deva
(2) Manusha (human) and (3) Rakshasa (dia-
It is pointed out in other Sanskrit scientific
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works that Deva represents through piety and goodness
of character, Manusha a mixture of good and evil and
Rakshasa predominance or evil. These different natures
amonq mankind are partly indicated by the constella-
tions under which they are born and partly by planetary
conjunctions. Where the birth star or time is not
known, the constellation for name, as given already in
this book must be taken in all these calculatins.
Punarvasu, Pushyami,
Raivathi, Anoradha, Mrigasira
Gana.
Swati, Hasta. Sravana,
and Aswini denote Deva
Rohini, Pubba Poorvashada, Poorvabhadra, Bharani,
_Aridra, Uttara Ootarashada and Oottarabhadra, indicate
M anusha Gana. Kritlika, Aslasha, Makha, Chitta, Visha-
kha, Jaista, Moola, Dhanista, and Satabhisha, declare
Rakshasa Gana.
A davata, Manusha or .Rakshasa man may conveni-
ent y marry a girl of his own division.
But if the Devata marries Manusha it wi II be
ordinary.
But if a Devata marries a Rakshas, it is worst.
If a Manusha marries a Rakshasa, death results as a
matter of course. Under no circumstances can a Manu
sha or Devatha man should marry a Rakshasa girl. Take
an illustration. The girl born in Krittaka belongs to
Rakahasa Gana, while the boy born in Anoradhais
governed by Devagana. The marriage between the two
is prohibited. Take a girl born in Mrigasira. She
belongs to Devagana. She can marry one born in
Bharini (Manusha) or even in Krittika (Rakshasa). The
science seems to indicate that Stri Rakshasa, under no
ci rcumstances should be matched to a man born under
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Deva or Manusha Ganas. Stri Rakshasa has been
greatly condemned, while Purusha Rakshasa may be
passable. Rakshasa denotes a bad nature and it is not
pleasant to have a quarrelsome and fighting wife for a
modest and quiet man. But if both of them are Rak-
shasas, the marriage must prove ordinary. A loving
chaste. obedient and modest wife will be a peculiar
fortune in this world and the domestic circle with such
a lady will be a Heaven on this Earth. There are many
unfortunate families where the wives are debaucherous
unsympathetic and repulsive. The men are driven to
madness and lead a most miserable life. A good com-
panion in thick and thin is a special fortune and possess-
ed by a small percentage of men. The rascalities of
men are equally notorius, and good and innocent wives
suffer unheard of miseries from the cruel hands of their
unsympathetic husbands. External appearances in
marriages will be completely deceived. Nature and
temoarament must be good and sexuality must be
agreeable.
XXII. Mahendra Kuta-If the constellation of the
boy is the 4th, 7th 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 22nd or 26th
.trom that of the bride, it is goOd'l
'itjlf., 0cIv\.0 __
.' ---'--_....-- .
XXIll. Stri Dirgha-If the star of the boy falls
within the first nine constellations counting from that
of the girl, it is condemned by astrologers. If it falls
within the next 9 stars Of from the 10th to that of the
18th from the star of the girl it is ordinary. But if the
star of the boy falls within the last nine (from 19th to
27th)' stars from that of the girl, it is considered as good
Where the Rasi and Graha Mitra Kutas are agreeable
this may not be taken into consideration at all.
XXIV. Yoni Kuta- Yoni in Sanskrit means the

psychological results follow from physio-
logical conditions. It would be absurd to think that
sexually, any man may be matched agreeably to any
woman. No greater mistake than this could be corn-
mitted by parents or guardians who are mostly responsi-
ble for the marriages of their daug.hters and sons and
the evil results which follow by an ill selected match.
Neither do the sexual organs in male or female bear any
definite proportion to the bulk, strength or height of the
persons concerned. A tallman or woman will have a
small organ while a short individual may possess a big
sexual orqan, quite disproportionate to his body or bulk.
This is beautifully illustrated by nature in its creation.
and one has only to watch the disproportions in the
sexual organs among the various kinds of animals, com-
pared with their height and bulk. To solve this difficulty
to present false etiquette of social life offers really very
great obstacles in marriage selections with theconse-
quence, that many of the marriages proves most miserable
and the want of sexual adaptablitv leads to bad and
"licentious lives. Take an examplev. A marriage is
arranged between a girl and a boy, without reference to
the dimensions of their sexes. When the nuptials are
about to be consummated the disproportion of sexual
union and with this at the bottom, as a strong and
irremidiable basis, they are not united in body and much
less could they ever hope to be united in her mind. The
marriage proves consequently a. thorough failure. They
hate each other and the result is that one or the other
.or both seek the company of others, with whom they
find better sexual gratification. The appalling number
of divorces' among the European nations are directly
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traceable to these defects. To speak the plain truth may
be hateful, or unpalatable to the parties concerned, but
this is a matter in which both the parents as well as the
parties to be engaged, are entirely silent and which
leads them to very pitiable or deplorable situations.
This arises from a grand mistake of false delicacy
obtained in the social circles. With a view to obviate
these important defects, the ancient Rishis seem to have
examined this vital question astrologically, -and expres-
sed their ideas under astrological technicalities. Where
the Yonicut is (sexual adaptability) inimicable the
marriages ought to be avoided. Aswini and Satabhisha
represent horses. Bharani and Raivathi show elephants.
Krittika and Pushya indicate goats. Rohini Mrigasira
denote serpents. Moola and Aridra show dogs. Makha
and Poobba. indicate rats. Aslasha and Punarvasu de-
notes cats. Swati and Hasta show he-buffaloes. Visakha
and Chitta represent royal tigers. Jaista and Anoradha
indicate deer. Oottara and Oottarabhadra represent cows.
Abhijit and Oottarashadha show Mangooses. Poorva-
bhadra and Dhanista indicate lions. Poorvashada and
Sravana denotes monkeys. Where the constellation of a
boy indicates the male and the star of the girl shows a
female animal or sex, and when these animals are not
declared enemies to each other, the marriage is highly
recommended, and will produce happiness and success.
Where the stars of the boy and the girl, both denote
feminine sex there union will be ordinary. Where both
'constellations denote masculine gender,. the union will
be productive of unhappiness and pecuniary loss. Take
some examples. A man is born in Rohini and this star
governs serpents. The girl is born in Oottarashada,
and this represent mangooses. There is bitter enmity
'between these two and the marriage would prove hateful.
Suppose the boy's star is Visakha and the girl's is
Oottara. The marriage will prove unfortunate as the
match will be one between a tiger and a cow. If the
boy's star is Aslasha and the girl's is Makha, the marriage
is prohibited as it will be between cat and a rat, both
being bitter enemies to each other. Suppose the marriage
IS between a boy and a girl born in Oottarabhadra. The
marriage will be ordinary as both represent feminine
gender. Suppose the marriage is between a boy in Swati,
and a girl born in Hasta, the marriage will be between
masculine genders and it will prove unfortunate and will
cause loss of money.
So far as the marriages are concerned, there is a
serious responsibility, on the public, on the government,
on the parents and guardians of the couple to be married
and on the astrological experts on whose advice the
marriages are chiefly based. No selfish motives should
actuate any of the above named, and specially the
parents and the astrolqer to undertake a task on which
the welfare of the couple, their progeny ahd that of
community and country depends. If the astrologer
is not competent, he must direct the consultors to some
capable and honest men and no false delicacy should be
brought into play. A nation can never be stronger than
its weakest individuals, as a chain can never be stronger
than its weakest link. This is not a light matter and
ought not to be treated with any indifference. The
whole peace and prosperity of mankind depend upon
how they arrange their marriages and the sexual
congress among its individual members. Eternal deve-
lopments of bodies, medical tests and certificates, and
. the apparent health of the parties to be married are not
the real factors to depend upon for a successful marriage.
The visible influences are frequently changed and rnvs-
terious alterations take place. How, why and when can
only be determined by the astrological experts, who
have real knowledge, consciene. capacity and honesty.
If they advice slip shod, they inflict a harm on the
married couples which no loss or medicines can cure
unheard of miseries result on such evil advices and the
consequences are deplorable. A sickly girl recovers
health after her marriage. A wealthy boy becomes an
.invalid for life after his marriage, and a poor fellow
becomes rich afler marriage. When therefore the adapt-
abilities are not sound, sorrows flow in and make
the lives of the mal ried couple miserable and repulsive.
Calmly observe the marriage relations, on the different
continents, among the different nations and also among
the Hindus, compare them without prejudice or passion
and draw your own influences. The chastity and obedi-
ence insisted on and practiced to a large extent among
the rural Indian families, are matters which are generally
absent among other countries. This has much to do with
training, religion and their valuable and experienced
instructions.
xxv. Rasikuta:-The whole. celestial, space is
divided into 12 parts each of which technically called a
Rasi, Bha, Bhavana etc, The possessions of these houses
with reference to each other seem to lend strength or
weakness and these sources of agreement or debility are
indicated under this heading. The houses here indicated
are not those in which the rising signs (Lagnas or birth
times) are marked in the horoscopes of the marrying
. couple, but those in which the Moon is placed at the
time of their birth. Hence technically the house occu-
pied by the Moon is usually called the Janma Rasi. The
position of the Moon at the time of birth is determined
by.the constellation which controls the person and these
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pecularities have been elaborately explained in the
Astrological-Self Instructor and Primer published by me.
If the Rasi of the boy happens to become the 2nd from
that of the girl happens to be the 12th from that of the
boy, death will be the result of that marriage. But if,
on the other hand, the Rasi of the boy falls in the 12th
from the girl or the Rasi of the girl is in the 2nd from
that of the boy astrology predicts longevity for the
couple. If the Rasi of the boy is the 3rd from that of
the girl there wi II be misery and sorrow. But if the
Rasi of the girl is the 3rd from that of the boy there will
be happiness. If the boy's Rasi falls in the fourth from
that of the girl's then there will be great poverty; but
if the Rasi of the girl happens to fall in the 4th from
the boy there will be great wealth. If the boy's Rasi
falls in the 5th from that of the girl's there will be un-
happiness. But if the Girl's Rasi falls in the 5th from
that of the boy's there will be enjoyment and prosperity.
But where the Rasis of the boy and the girl are in the
seventh house's mutually, then there will be health,
agreement and happiness. If the boy's Rasi falls in the
6th from the girl's there will be the loss to children, but
if the girl's is the 6th from the boy's then, the progeny
will prosper. But even where misery and danger are
indicated by rules above quoted, if the two Rasis are
owned by one planet or if the lords of the two houses
happens to be great friends, they produce prosperity
and the evil indicated by want of Rasikuta need not be
considered.
XXVI. Varnakuta-e-varna, in sanskrit means
color and the junction here of two Rasis, or signs is
considered in the light of its purity and the results it is
likely to produce. Meena, Vrischika and Kataka present
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purity of color and are called Brahmin Rasis. Varna-
shrama Dharmas is familiar to us, Brahma Karma and
the Dharrnas or principles of conduct organised on
Brahmins by the Vedas will give them Brahma Thejas or
bright. Kshatreyas have to lay down the-ir lives in the
defence of justice. Vaisyas should trade on equitable
principals and Sudras should have agriculture.
Simha, Dhanas, and Thula are denoted as controlling
the Kshatreyas.
Mesha; Mithuna and Kumbha represent Vaisyas,
land Vrishabha, Kanya and Makara indicates Sudras.
A girl born in higher caste ought never to be married to
.a boy born in a lower class and if out of love and perso-
nal greed or cupidity such a marriage is celebrated the
husband dies very early. Take an example. If a boy
\ is born in Jaista his Rasi necessarily will be Scorpio or
. Vrischika. This represents Brahmin caste. Say a girl
is born in Makha. this constitutes Simha Rasi and it
represents Kshatrias. The marriage is allowable. But
suppose the girl is born in Raivathi (Maena Rasi) and
she marries a boy born in Rohini (Vrishabha) it is
condemned because the boy belongs to the Sudra Class
and the girl belongs to the Brahmin.
XXVII. Vysyakut-This word is Sanskrit signifies
possession or subjugation of one by the other and it is
consulted for the marrying couple, with a view to see,
whether there will be agreeability or rupture and
opposition between the persons about to be married. For
Mesha-Simha and Vrischika are subordinate. For
Vrishabha-Kataka and Thula; for Mithuna -Kanya-
for Kataka-Vrischika and Dhanas; for Simha-Thula;
for Kanya-Mcena and Mithuna; for Thula-Makara
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and Kanya for Vrischika-Kataka for Dhanas - Meena;
for Makara-i-Mesha and Kumbha; for Kumbha-c-Mesha:
and for Meena-Makara are considered as subordinate
and agreeable This yoga must be examined both for the
marrying couple as well as for the master and the
servant. The Rasis (houses) are determined by the
possession of the Moon at the time of the birth of the
boy and the girl, and if they fall within those which
are declared to be subordinate-then there will be
agreement and happiness between the couple.
Ifii"'Otthey will and and.
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XXVIII. Graha Maitram-The moon in a horos-
cope shows the mind of the person, and he is determind
by the constellation which rules a person at the time of
his birth. The lord of the house where the Moon' is
located at the time of the birth of a boy must be a
declared friend of the planet, who owns the house
occupied by the Moon in the girl's horscope. If those
two lords are indifferent, the couple wi II be similarly
situated in their mental attitude towards each other
and if they happen to be enemies the husband and wife
also be enemies. This, Kuta, seems to thoroughly examine
the mental conditions which are to be,brought in contact
with each other by the sacred bonds of marriage, and in
the union of the physical and the intellectual parts of
man and woman. A few illustrations are given to
explain these facts. On p. 7 & 8 of the Astrological
Self-Jnstructcr, 11th Edition by me, planetary friendship
etc. is fully given, to which I would refer the readers
for full information on this subject. Take an example.
A boy has the star Aslasha at his birth and a girl has
Pubba. The Moon therefore in, the boy's horoscope falls
in Cancer (Kataka) and its owner is Moon himself, while
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the Moon in the girl's horoscope is placed in Leo (Simha)
and its lord is the Sun. The Sun and Moon are friends
and there is Graha Mitra.
Take another example. A boy is born in Dhanista
in the 2nd-padam. His moon therefore falls in Makara
(Capricorn). The girl's star is Makha. Her Moon will
be placed in Sirnha (Leo). The Lord of Makara is Sani
while the lord of Simha is Ravi. Both these planets
(darkness and light) are bitter enemies and the couple
marrying will take up hostile positions in their home.
and become miserable. Take a third example. The boy' is
born in Aridra, and the Maori falls in Mithuna, whose
lord is Mercury (Buda). The girl is born in Swati, with
Moon in Thula (Libra). Its lord is Venus (Sukra) and
the two planets Buda and Sukra are intimate friends.
After marriage there will be great love between the
couple as the two minds take a favourable view of each
other and amalgamate into a harmonious whole.
XXIX. Rajju Kuta-This denotes strength of the
thread of the married life and it is important to test
its durability by consulting the RaJju the cord binding
the marital time. Aswini, Aslasha, Makha, .Jaista,
Moola, and Raivathi, constitute what.is technically called
Pada Rajju. Bharani, Pushya, Poobha, Anoradha,
Poorvashada and Oottarabhadra, denote Kati Rajju,
Krithika, Punarvasu, Oottara, Visakha. Oottarshadha
and Poorvabhadra indicate Oodara Rajju. Swati Sravana
Rohini, Aridra, Hastaand Satabhisha compose Kanta
Rajju. Dhanista, Chitta, and Mrigasira constitute Siro
Rajju. In Sanskrit Pada means foot. Kati indicates
waist. Oodara shows stomach. Kanta means neck and
Sira denotes head. If both the stars of the boy and the
girl fall in Sir a. the husband, will die, if both of (hem
fall in Kanta the girl will die, if both of them fall in
Oodara, their progeny will die; if both of them fall in
Kati they will suffer great poverty, and if both of them
fall in Pad a, they will be compelled to lead a wandering
life. The Rajju must be Bhinna or separate and must
not be the same.
XXX. Vedha Kuta-Vetha in sanskrit means
trouble or disturbance and it may have also some other
peculiar signifcance. The eighteenth constellatation from
Aswini, Makha and Moola, the sixteenth star from Bhara-
ni, Pubba and Poorvashadha; the 14th costellation
from Kithika, Oottara, and Oottarashadha. and the 12th
from Rohini, Hasta, and Sravana must be considered as
. those which are within the influence of Vedha Kuta.
Dhanista Mrigasira and Chitta form Vedhas to each other.
If marriages are performed when this evil influence pre-
vails, the husband soon embraces. Friendship arid
enmity are not always. traceable to actual facts of
relationship. A father may be uniformly loving his son
but the latter may as uniformly be hating his father.
A may be doing harm to B, but both may be on friendly
terms if personal magnetic currents are attractive and
cohesive A may doing good to B, and still both may
be enemies. Planets at birth indicate who will be our
friends and who will be enemies. Dasas and Vidasas
exercise great magnetic infl uences in their respective
periods and may become attractive or repulsive.
Marriage can never end in peace and prosperity when the
couple are enemies and repel each other. And if they
are compelled to live together under leagal or social or
religious restraints their lives Will be miserable, unsym-
pathetic and undesirable. Those who are concerned in
arranging marriages should spare no paints to make them
as harmonious and as agreeable as sciences could help
us to do. The question of marriage is a question of fife
long misery or happiness not only to the couple but also
to their progeny. relations and friends.
Nadi-Kuta.-We. now come to the most powerful of
these Kutas called the Nadi. In Sanskrit Nadi means
several things, but the most important and pertinent to
our present subject, signifies the pulse or centre of
nervous energy which indicates health and temperament
of the person. There are three kinds of pulses enume
rated in the medical works among the Hindus and these
are Vatha, Pittha and sleshma, which may be roughly
translated into windy, bilious, (hot) and phlegmatic tem-
peraments. A union in sexes means much more than
what man generally understands. A male or female
actuated by simple sensual gratification, seeks the com-
pany of the opposite sex, and in that excited moment
,forgets what serious consequences are involved in that
sex-correspondence and how miserable their future lives
may become by such indiscretions. If only external
physical forms attract men and woman towards each'
other in this sacred act of reproduction, than they will
be thoroughly deceived in their future careers, not only
in mental, disagreements arising among themselves,
but also by suffering in health, length of life, pecuniary
prospects, and the chi Idren they produce as a matter of
fact from such c:Iisagreeable unions. Their tempera-
ments, and their internal magnetic currents must agree
to make them happy and to produce healthy and long
Jived children. When marriage is not seriously consi-
dered as religious and indissolvable, probably the couple
will be advised or controlled by their elders to keep their
temperaments smooth till the consurnation of the
marriage is over, and then when they come to live as
husband and wife, they begin to show that nasty
temperaments. which is their real characteristic. and
which could have been real in the light of planetary
influences before the celebration of the marriage if only
consultations in their horscope had been made by
competent men. If minds agree. labour or pain becomes
one of love, and where they disagree love becomes pain-
ful and laborious. With a view to solve these difficul-
ties. the ancient Maharishis. laid down elaborate
astrological principles in the selection of brides and
bridegrooms. so that when they are actually married
. they may not only have all the necessary physical
agreements and comforts but they may also possess-
what is of the highest value in this world-mental and
spiritual agreement. By careful! selection and g r ~
ability. according to the astrological rules. the couple
may live happily. healthily and comfortably amidst
good werldly surroundings and reliqious aspirations.
These Rishis have not treated the subject of marriage as
acivil contract, where the man or woman may divorce each
other, after their first bestial lust has been gratified.
where no religious significance need be searched or found
where external form and animal gratification alone form
the summum bonum of married life and existence and
where chastity is held at a considerable discount. In the
coupling and amalgamation of these temperaments, they
have laid down some principles which, on examination
seem to be sensible and actuated by economic, social.
religious and prudential considerations. Count the :
constellations of the intended couple from Aswini. by
threes, forwards and backwads. If 'the constellations
of the coupe fall on one or the other side' they produce
indifference in temperament, If they fall on the middle
line, they produce great misery and disagreement often
resulting in ruin and death. But if the two constellations
fall in different lines the agreement will be good and will
be productive of 'happiness and good children. Take a
few illustrations. A boy born in Aslasha wants to
marry a girl born in Moola. The counting should be as
follows:-
Aswini
Aridra
Punarvasu
Oottara
Hasta
Jaista
Moola
Sattabhisha
Poorvabhadra
Bharani
Mrigasira
Pushyami
Pubba
Chitta
Anoradha
Poorvashadha
Dhanista
Oottarabhadra
Krittika
Rohini
Aslasha
Makha
Swati
Visakha
Oottarashada
Sravana
Raivati
In this we see that from Aswmi we go forwards.
and from Rohini back-wards. Again from Punarvasu
the counting. goes forwards and from Makha it goes
backwards and so on to the end.
The boy is born ip Aslasha and it falls in the last
of the 3rd line. The girl is born in Moola, and this is
the first in the 7t.h line. A boy born in Pubba,cannot
and ought not to marry a girl born in Anoradha as both of
them fall on the middle line and this constitutes Madh-
yaka Nadi (or both b.ilious temperaments) which
produces misery and ruin. A boy born in Visakha
marries a girl born in Sravana, This will be Parsweke
(on one side of the 3rd division) and this will not yield
good fruit. If the boy and the girl have one Rasi with
different constellations or one constellation with different
Rasis' Nadi and Gana Kutas need not be examined cr
even if they are found to be unfavourale, their evil is
counteracted by the good produced by the above condi-
tions named.
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The significance of these constellations may be thus
interpreted.
{AsVltni
Bharani Krittiga
1
Vatha Pittha Sleshma
f
(
Aridra Mrigasira Rohini
j
(
Vatha Pittha Siehshma
f
"
f
Poonarvasu Pushvami Aslasha
}
(
Vatha Pittha Sieshma
Simlarlv.cornpare for the rest of the ccnstellations
i .
A boy born in Aswini and a girl born in Bharani,
will both have their Chundra placed in Mesha and there-
fore they have ur.itv in Rasi while they differ in
Nakshatras. But suppose both the boy and the girl are
born in krittika. Here by the difference of quarters of
padams, in the star they show a difference of Rasi.
If both of them are born in the first quarter of Krittika,
their Rasi will be Mesha. but if the boy is born in the
,2nd padam of Krittika while the girl is born in the 1st
padam of that star, then the Moon of the girl will be in
Mesha.' while the Moon of the boy will be placed in
Vrishabha. This is reccmmended.
General Principles
I have taken my readers roughly and hastily over
the most important branch of knowledge-Muhurtha
(influence of time) in astrology.. First we have to ascer-
tain the existence and intensity of evi Is. Next we must
try and find out their duration and correlation with
karmaic results. We have to find afterwards how best
. they could be used or averted.
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Then we must find such auspicious times, as would
by their peculiar planetary conjunctional forces, mrru-
mise the evils or avert them altogether.. The Astrologi-
cal Mirror, now published by me does the last work and
therefore will be found very useful one beneficial to
persons in their every day transactions. All evils arising
from bed lunar, solar and planetary infulences can be
modified or set at nought by good planetary conjunction,
.and powerful beneficial aspects but if the planetary
conjunctions are bad the good arising from other sources,
cannot adequately compensate them. Thus it will be
seen that in the whole of the astrological consultations
a good astrologer must have special regard for planets
and he must try to gain by the knowledge of the
planetary positions and conjunctions, heavy advantages
as against any evils which other influences might
indicate in the transaction of important events like
marriage, longevity, children.
The following positions of planets may be specially
remembered in commencing all good work. Beneficial
. planets, Jupiter. Venus, good Mercury and full Moon,
in quadrants. and trines are excellent. But in Marriages
even they ought not to be in the 7th from the rising
sign fixed for marriages. Evil planets, the Sun, Mars,
Saturn, Rahu and Kethu, with, week Moon and badly
associated Mercury may be conveniently placed in the
3rd, 6th and 11th houses. When they are there they
confer great enjoyment. prosperity and long life. All
planets, good or bad, placed in the 11th house will yield
good results. Jupiter and Venus in the rising 'sign
indicate success and happiness. As no Lagna, free from
all blemishes named in the astrological sciences, can be
secured, even if we wait for years together eminent
astrologers strong Iy recommend, a preponderance of
'c ,
good over that of evil at the time of doing good and
useful work, I shalt state a few more hints for ordinary
work, which admits of no delay, and for which men
must be ever ready.
Suppose a superior officer issues an urgent order to
a subordinate to start at once on a travelling business.
Surely the latter cannot count his evil lunar days,
planets, constellations and postpone the journey because
it happens to be an Amavasya or a Bharani or Krittika
or Sankramana.. Similar contigencies in all human
affairs may be easily conceived. Then it may fairly be
asked by students, "what shall we do" under such
circumstances. The orders of superiors or the urgency
of the cases may admit of no delay even of few hours
while the days and constellations show positive evil.
Shall we obey our superiors, or planets? Here "the
Rishis who were able to view the past, present and
future at one glance with their Divya Dristi, have' laid
down very convenient rules, a knowledge of which will
enable men to suit themselves to all conditions and
exigencies of life and its multifarious duties. On page
23 of the Astrological Self-Instructor (12th Ed) I have
clearly stated the origin of the week days and the planets
who govern the 24 hours of each of the weekdays. Take
Sunday and the 24 hours it contains, namely from
sunrise on Sunday to sunrise on Monday---the following
planets govern them consecutively: (1) Sun, (2) Venus
(3) Mercury, (4) Moon, (5) Saturn, (6) Jupiter, (7)
Mars, (8) Sun, (9) Venus, (10) Mercury, (11) Moon,
(12) Saturn, (13) Jupiter, (14) Mars, (15) Sun, (16)
Venus, (17) Mercury, (18) Moon, (19) Saturn, (20)
Jupiter, (21) Mars, (22) Sun, (23) Venus and (24)
Mercury.
Thus on Monday Morning at sunrise for one hour
afterwards 2 ~ ghatikas) the moon governs, then Saturn
Jupiter, Mars, etc., in the same regular order V\:'ithout
the slightest deviation or break in time.
Carefully remembering this, suppose an urgent order
to start for a place is given on Sunday (Amavasya or
new moon day) at about 100' clock in the morning.
Suppose also the constellation of the day is Bharani a
prohibited one for journeys, etc. By referring to "the
list above given it is seen that Moon governs that day
the hour from 9 to 10 a.m. The next hour, i.e. from 10
to 11 a.m. is governed by Saturn a malicious planet.
The man can conveniently wait till it is passed 11
o' clock and then start on his work during the hour
governed by Jupiter. who greatly minimises the evils
which are otherwise indicated by lunar and stellar influen-
ces. Besides after 11 -40, we begin to have the Abhijit
Lagna and it is good for commencing all sorts of work.
Take a practical example. Say a man is transferred from a
healthy to an unhealthy place by government and they
insist upon his going at once or the choice of a dismissal
for disobedience, In this struggle for existence, he
must go. Suppose that the government would send him
to jail if he disobeyed the orders. What could he do?
The doctor says it is unhealthy and the man may get
malaria and die from its effects or his fami Iy members may
suffer. But he dare not disobey. As a wise or prudent
man, he will consult the best medical authorities introduce
changes in his diet. and dress, and try to minimise the
chances of malarial attacks as far as possible on himself
and his family. If we get a wicked horse and we are
compelled, by circumstances, to ride it, prudence
dictates that we must take all precautions to
minimise the chances of fall from that animal, and
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use it as best as we could. A man posted to the hottest
part of a country, cannot command the sun to shed less
of his heat but he can certainly devisemeans to mitigate
its evi I effects on him.
If we carefully consult the best books on astroloqv
in this department of Muhurta we find invariably texts
therein given. first to ascertain the extent of evil;
secondly to find out the lenglh and intensity of its
duration and lastly to adopt such remedial measures as
would materially take away its sting for bad and mitigate
undesirable influences as far as possible. The most
approved works on Muhurta show the-depth of the
wisdom and foresight of the ancient Maharishis in
prescribing rules for guidance of mankind and for the
alleviation of the evil results at every turn, according to
the nature, convenience and inclination of the parties
concerned.
Bearing this in mind, will it be considered stupid or
rediculous on the part of any man, who is transferred to
an unhealthy place, to consult and take the best medical
instructions and avert the evil results arising from the
foul climate as far as he can. Similarly can it be said
that a man who receives orders to proceed on duty on an
Amavasya or Sankramana day, when the evil constella-
tion Bharani or Krithika rules, to go to an expert
astrologer, explain his circumstances to him. and get
such auspicious time for starting, as would be consi-
dered the ~ t on that day. If a man is compelled by
environments to drink dirty water full of germs,
breeding disease, instead of dying with thirst, or waiting
to die till good water is brouqht from a long distance,
could he not, as a same man, try to get the dirty water
boiled and filtered and drink it mixed with such chemical
ingredients as are likely to neutralise the evil effects of
those disecse-breeding germs? There is no stupidity
here, no superstition and no disobeying the duty in
adopting these devices. The majority of ordinary lives
are not under strict military orders, where the work of
the commander, must be instantaneously obeyed and
where a few hours are not allotted to begin their work.
Even under the most urgent military orders there will
be some hour or at least some minutes allowed for
preparation and also to select the best hour or the best
minute for marching on their errands. All day is not
bad even when it happens to be an Amavasya. As the
solar heat is never stationary but ever changing with the
movement of the Sun in his revolutions through space,
so also are the, evil and good movements changing their
turns to curse and to bless the people who under take
their work under their invisible but certain influences.
Guna Bahulyam and Doshawalpam or the mottos of the
Sanskrit astrological writers, and these two expressions
mean that in the Lagnas we fix for all good work let evil
influences be as few as possible, and good influences as
many and powerful as we can arrange to have.
As the marital state affects all persons throughout
their entire lives, it would not be surely waste of time,
if I gave here some more combinations which would
negative the evils arising from bad days, times, planets
and constellations selected for marriage purposes.
(1) If Venus occupies Kendras he is said to be
powerful enough to counteract five thousand evil
influences.
(2) If Mercury occupies Kendras he will be able to
counteract five hundred evil influences, and if Jupiter
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occupies Kendras, he will be able to neutralise the evils
arising from one hundred thousand sources.
(3) If Guru occupies the marriage Lagna - the
rising sign at time of marriage-he will be able to
clear influences arising from bad zodiacal signs, from
evil zodiacal divisions, from the occupation or aspect of
malefics and from all other sources, be they what they
may be. In this connection I have to warn the readers
from committing eggregious blunders from a general
statement like this. Guru himself is not strong uni-
formally in every house. Suppose the marriage Lagna
is fixed in Kataka, and Guru is found located there
Again take the marriage Lagna fixed in Makara and
guru combines in it. The student may ask, will Guru
in both these Lagnas, Kataka and Makara, be able to
produce the same good results or will there be any
differences in them? Any tiro will tell us, that he will
not and cannot give the same results. In Kataka he is
exalted, and is therefore most powerful to do good. In
Makara he is debilitated and will be able to modify the
evil results only to a small extent. Similarly suppose
Guru is aspected by Sani and Kuja in one case, and
Sukra and Buda in another, certainly the results he
produces will be different and will vary according to his
own strength as well as the strength of the planets who
aspect or combine with him. But what the astrological
writers mean is that the presence of Guru in the rising
. sign is very good and tends to modify evil always where
ever that may be. Sources of strength of planets stars,
signs and lunar days must be taken into consideration.
(4) If Guru. Sukra and Buda, not in combust (Asta)
with the sun, occupying their own or beneficial subdivi-
sions, are found combined in Lagna, Kendras or
Thrikonas, they will counteract all evil influences arising
from other sources.
(5) If powerful Chandra occupies the 11 th house
from the marriage sign, he will be able to cancel all evils
arising from bad time, bad Lagna, bad planets. bad
zodiacal divisiors and bad or evil aspects. If powerful
Ravi occupies the 11 th house from that of the sign fixed
for the marriage, he will remove all evils arising from
bad week days, signs, planets, constellations and zodiacal
subdivisions. as he removes-the dreadful darkness enve-
loping the werld when he rises in all his glory. Sun
shine dispels always darkness.
(6) If Guru or Sukra occupies anyone of the Ken-
res. and if the malefics occupy the 3rd, 6th and 11th
houses all evil influences arising from bad lunar days,
zodiacal signs, weekdays, constellations and yogas, will
be thoroughly counteracted and the marriage celebrated
under such 'conjunctions will prove happy and successful.
(7) Planets have peculiar rays in the creation, pro-
tection and destruction of terrestrial phenomena; and
where they are in imicably placed by ignorance, or
stupidity in any houses, they introduce their injurious
results in no unmistakable manner and make the parties
concerned suffer from their evil influences. If the Sun
occupies the marriage Lagna, he will make the girl
a widow. If Moon occupies the rising sign he will kill
the girl herself with great affection. If Mars occupies
it, he will destroy both the husband and the wife. If
Mercury occupies it he gives wealth. If Jupiter or
Venus combines in it, he gives longevity to the couple
and makes them happy and contented. If Saturn joins
the Lagna he makes the couple poor and miserable. If
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Rahu occupies the Lagna, the' progeny of the married
couple will suffer. If powerful Moon occupies 2nd, 3rd
4th, 5th, 9th, 10th or 11th from the marriage Lagna, he
will give sons, enjoyment, happiness and success to the
marrying couple.
(8) If benefics occupy 4th, 5th, 2nd or 9th or Lagna
Moon is found in the Znd, and malefics occupy 3rd, 6th
and 11th houses, and if there are no planets in the 7th
and if Venus does not occupy the 6th and Mars the 8th
house, and the fixed Lagna for marriage does not happen
to be the 6th, 8th or 12th from the Lagna or the Moon
at the time of the birth of the couple, the marriage is
highly recommended. Mars in the 8th produces death.
Venus in the 6th produces veneral complaints.
I shall now give some special combinations of pla-
nets highly recommended for marriages by the ancient
Rishis.
(1) If Saturn occupies 11th; the Sun in the 6th
Venus or Jupiter in the Lagna, Mars in the 3rd, Moon
in the 10th and Venus in the 8th, marriage under such
lcomblnations produces children and grand children, and
; the couple will be happy, prosperous and long lived.
(2) If Guru occupies Lagna, Kuja combines in the
11th and Ravi joins the 10th, this combination is techni-
cally called Umasankarayoga and is productive of
favourable results to the marrying couple.
(3) If Kuja Sukra, Guru and Ravi are found in the
Apoklibas from the marriage Lagna, the conjunction
goes under the name of Rama Vishnuyoga and is condu-
cive to health happiness and prosperity.
I have very often explained at considerable length,
the effects of the Lunar and Solar Eclipses upon man-
kind. In the case of the Solar Eclipses there will be a
great deal of human vitality affected, while in the case
of the Lunar Eclipses the mental conditions of mankind
will be gravely affected. With a view to avoid those
unpleasant resu Its the Ancient Rishis have ordained
that no marriages should be performed for three days
preceding and succeeding partial eclipses or eclipses
which occur during the Sandhikala. or both backwards
twilights, or early morning and in the evening and for
seven days and forwards from the day on which a comp-
lete eclipse takes place. When there are two eclipses.
one of the Moon and another ot the Sun, within a fort-
night, the interevening days ought to be carefully avoi-
ded for marriage or other good purposes.
The eldest born in Sanskrit is called Jaista, there is
a constellation by this name and the 3rd Lunar month
by the fact of its full moon day being combined by this
constellation is also called Jaista. In marriages there
should be no three Jaistas brought together and any
number more than three will be subversive of all happi-
ness, agreement and longevity. The eldest son of a
person is called his Jaista Putra and as also the eldest
daughter of a man is called Jaista Putri. If they are
coupled together we get two .Jaistas combined. Suppose
one of them is born in the constellation of Jaista, then
if they are married we shall have three Jaistas combined
This is objectionable. But if both the girl and boy are
born in Jaista, and both of them are the eldest of their
parents then we shall have four Jaistas. But suppose
their marriage day selected in the lunar month of Jaista.
Then we shall have five Jaistas joned together, which
is highly objectionable. But if the constellation selected
for their marriage is also Jaist8 then we shall have six
Jaistas which are quiet objectionable.
Some astrological writers say that in the marriage
work if a shadowy planet like Rahu or kethu occupies
the 7th. there is no harm. But concensus of real opinion
in astrology clearly shows that their should be nobody
in the 7th house and that if it is kept clean the marrying
couple would gain immensely by such combinations in
averting evil and courting good. There are certain girls
who indicate by their birth constellations ruin before-
hand either to the husband himself or to his mother or
father or elder or younger brother,
A girl born under the influence of Moola at birth
will surely cause destruction to her father-in-law. i.e.,
the father of her husband. A bride born under the star
Alasha causes destruction to her mother-in-law, an
event now-a-days so much liked by the liberty loving
daughters-in-law. A girl born in .Jaista, will destroy
her husband's elder brother. and one who is born under
the star Visakha, will cause ruin to her husband's youn-
ger brother. But there are some exceptions taken to
these. If the girl is born within the first 3 Quarters of
Visakha she is not objectionable. If the girl is governed
by the last quarter of Moola, she becomes acceptable so
also any girl who is born in the 2nd padam of Aslasha.
The last quarters of Aslasha and Visakha are condemned.
A few suggestions offered here, as the result of my
deep knowledge in and practical experience of Astrology
may be found to be invaluable to many beginners in
Astrological Sciences.
(1) Whenev'er a girl is proposed for a marriage, get
. her also called time of birth, and any copy of the heros-
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cope, if available, and refer to the Almanack of that" year
and see whether the conjunction of planets' there "are
correctly given, Do so also with the h o r ~ s o p of the
boy, There is strong tendency to keep forged horoscopes.
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(2) If in the horoscope of the girl you H'nd Saturn
and Mars powerfully occupying the 7th and 8th houses,
without any beneficial aspects or conjunctions, then, you
may reject it as one, who has a tendency to become an
early widow.
) (3) Take the horoscope of the boy and see if the
7th house is well occupied and that Sukra is not in con-
junction with strong malefics like Mars, Rahu, Saturn
rand Kethu. If Sukra occupies the double-bodied signs-
-Dhanas Meena, Mithuna and kanya, and has powerful
evil conjunctions it is very likely the boy will lose one
or twowlves early in life and where there is nothing to
counterbalance this evil in the horoscope of the girl,
try to avoid the marriage with that boy as he is sure to
destroy his wife or make her always sick. Health,
wealth-and external gloss may deceive you into contract-
ing a Jhionwtih such boys or girls but you will have to
bay very dearly for the violations of invisible energies
which turn back upon you with a terrible venqence. and
which you can never hope to overcome afterwards.
,.(4) Jf the.-bovis .or girl's horoscope contains evil
planets like Sani and Kuja in the 5th house, they will
have 'no progeny and the Sacred purposes of marriage
arei destroved and'<-the couple may go like brutes,
enjoytng sexually to serve no special purpose in the
work of creation and reproduction. They will beget no
children or if they do beget they will be sickly, short lived
or pass away before tHey are matured in the womb.
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(5) Consult and compare the horoscopes, and see,
whether the lords of the Dasas (periods), in each of the
horoscopes to be combined, in holy wedlock after the
marriage, are agreeble and friendly. If not they willbe
a sorry and quarrelling couple whose care erwitl be one
of great misery and poverty.
,
(6) In the begining of your literery attempts in the
astrological field do not be over confident or hasty in
having properly understood the principles explained
here. Refer your knowledge to some gentlemen who
have much experience in these matters, and whose opi-
nions you ought to value, and compare with your
inferences and personal experiences.
(7) When you want to have a particular couple to
marry each other for various worldly advantage, and
you find that there are 'many evils indicated in the
horoscopes which stand in the way of the consumation
of their marriages, the best suggestion I can give you,
wil i be to seek the advice of the best astrologer you can
get, who is thoroughly familiar with this division of
astrology called the Muhurtha. and to get him to fix the
best Lagna for marriage, he is capable of. You spend
l1undreds and thousands of rupees on marriage pandaIs;
1ei:jsts, music, jewels and clothes, but all these will
intensify your miseries when the match turns out un-
torrunate or disagreeable or runs but a short terrestrial
course. Therefore it is in the begininning that you have
to do your best, to get the most auspicious Lagna you
can for celebrating the marriage to spend as much as is
reasonable to prevent misfortunes, rather than try to
cure them, when they really happen to you. Special
santhies or remedies should be undertaken to give them
good magnetic currents. .
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(8) There is no fatality in astrology. It is a most
fatal error in its critics to fasten Jatalism on astrology
and then begin to argue the question, with their legs
tastehed on their heads. The evil effects of past and
present Karma are indicated by the planetary conjunction
at the time of birth. There is nothing in these decrees
to bind you to suffer the evil consequences, indicated by
the planets, but there is the science of astrology to hold
its lamp to show you the dangerous pitfalls which you
should avoid and which you should try your best steer
clear.
If a girl's horoscope contains Sani in the 7th, Kuja
in the 8th and Sukra debilitated, it is very likely that
she becomes a widow at a very early age. It is now in
your power to overcome these indications of the planets
-namely, early widowhood and by fixing a splendid
Lagna for marriage, you will certainlv be able to counte-
ract the evils foreshadowed at birth and set afloat new
forms of planetary energies, which will not only negative
the evils indicated at the time of birth but will also be
able to introduce positive good, and thus make the
couple, loving, happy and prosperous. Planetary positions
produce evi I when they are unfavourable. By the force
of the very same logic, planetary positions when good,
produce excellent results. Knowledge is, and must
remain as the source of all power in this world. Concei-
ted critics may laugh and grin at things which their one
sided developed heads are not able to grasp or understand
It also looks very silly for men to say that they know
everything. Knowledge is not the exclusive property of
any age or any nation. Immense cycles of time have
rolled and will roll on. We are mostly dependent for our
information on the recorded wisdom and experience of
these immense cycles of the past ages and they must be
Queer. People indeed. who arrogate to themselves all
knowledge and despise the wisdom of the ancient sages
who recorded their experiences for the benefit of the
future generations and whose wonderful scientific works
have stood such long tests of great religious and
political convulsions and shocks.
To despise to hold a bright lamp in the darkness,
indicates stupditv, while to try to secure it at any cost
and hold the same to shedlight on our future path really
shows consummate wisdom. Choose your known lot as
you please. and either control the planets and stand a
victor in the struggle for existence and comfort or yield
to their evil influences without personal exertions on
your part. and be a miserable coward.
Muhurtha means in the technical science influences
contained in the womb of all powerful time for purposes
of certain. protection and destruction. By horoscopy
we shall be able to read the Karmaic results of the past
births or poorvajanma and by Muhurtha we will be to
mend unfavourable results and introduce new forms of
favourable turns. which not only counteract the evils
indicated by the planetary positions. but will also be
able to introduce agreeable ethereal currents which will
have the power of giving desirable results in the shape
of long life, peaceful domestic circle.. healthy progeny,
loving and agreeable temperaments. sexual and other
physical comforts. The planetary influences for financial
and political success must be well regulated. Then only
the grand panorama of life will be realised as all its
. various phases of existence. domestic happiness increas-
ed. social purity will be obtained, moral and religious
stamina wi" be secured, then spiritual elevation Godly
ideas would have in, and the couple. after enjoying all
the material comforts, which are after all, trasient will be
enabled to sour into the higher states of existence till
their continuous good karma and spritual development,
they become one with the supreme intelligence and
obtain Moksha or Final Emancipation from these rebirths
or reincarnations. An ocean cannot be crossed in a few
seconds, nor can the Himalayan ranges raged to the
ground by a few strokes of the pick-axe. The elevation
and purification of human souls and peace of mind
depend upon the domestic circle and other social and
political environments. When the marriage does not
prove happy, the couple become quarrelsome, immoral
unsympathetic and repulsive. The objects of the holy
wedlock will naturally be defeated and the whole nation
will sufferfrom the disorganised individuals and families.
Therefore the question of marriage is no ordinary matter,
and shouid not be treated in an off hand manner. The
world has not come to that wicked stage, where it wou Id
loudly proclaim that celebacy and chastity are not good,
and that promiscuous intercourse would prove a panacea
for the world. Marriage should never be considered in
the light of simple animal gratifications. Rogues, dacoits
and murderers are the products of promiscuous
intercourses of ill-conducted marriages.
All civilised and enlightened nations, someofwhom
it' must be confessed with regret, are holding contrary
'views are agreed in denouncing promiscuous and brute
like sexual gratifications, and consider that simple and
chaste lives are good and praiseworthy. Present day
sciences are so shaky in their discoveries and premises
that their theories are constantly shifting their qrounds,
and are found to be often misleading and harmful. This
can be compared to the description of a mountain peak
by two individuals. one who has ascended to the top with
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great trouble, and the other who stands at the bottom.
One sees the panorama in all its details by the heiglit he
has attained, and the other by guesses and conceits of
facts which he has not seen. The Maharishis by their
expanded visions and Tappas secured more elevated
psychic positions from which they were able to probe
into the mysteries of Nature more minutely than the
greatest modern scientists, who are deeply engaged in
the physical researches, but who have made no real
attempts in the search for the mental concentration
and conservation which mark the ambition of the Hindu
even today from that of his European brethren. The
European scholars themselves have admitted that their
nations are more meterialistic and more given to physi-
cal comforts than their Eastern brethern. Look at the'
Maha Rishis, Vasista, Gargi, Bhadradhwaja, Parasara
Vyasa, etc.. and compare their lives with the most emi-
nent scholars of today. The former lived in humble
huts, ate fruits, bulbs and leaves and spent their entire
time in contemplation and devotion to sublime objects
and to God. The latter are found in luxurious houses
their time is eaten away by supervision of physical
comforts. Their wants are many and their minds are
distracted. The readers will see the difference and draw
their own inferences.
On a deep examination and in sight into the mysteries
of creation in all its various planes of physical and
mental, moral and spiritual developments the Maha
Rishis of India found out that the seed possessed greater
energy than the bed in which it is sown for germination.
They have arranged all their scientific principles, on this
knowledge. Their religion and Vedantha add force for
these principles. The Hindu laws richly demonstrate
these ideas. A vast literature has been issued on the
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capabilities of Purusha and Prakruti or seed and bed. A
higher seed in a lower bed is possible, and it will produce
ordinary fruits, but an impotent seed in a rich soil can
hardly take root.
As rules have been already explained for marriage
agreements we must now refer briefly to agreement
between the masters and the servant, when there is
no agreement between the master and the servant, the
situation assumes a deplorable condition and the work
suffers causing loss and trouble to both. The stars, the
rasis and the planets have to be consulted.
It may look reasonable to belive in birth influences
but what about names given at random by parents or
guardians and how ccftlld they be taken as safe guides in
marriage consultations. Even babes after giving some
name look up, laugh and recognise their name and are
pleased or displeased with their uses. Much more is
the case with adult persons. The name is an electric
plane. on which the events of his life are arranged. The
name may be revered or censured. It may be promoted
or degraded. It may be talked of well or ill and in all
these cases the man or woman, feels pains or pleasures.
Therefore when many people address a party by names
that name gets on electric energy by which future events
are adjusted. Hence nama Nakshtra is as valuable as
the birth star. We may begin anything at any time,
and the latter from the basis for all calculations with
.reference to that matter.
If the constellation at the time of birth is known.
then it is alright. But where you have 110 horoscope or
where even the date and time are not known, you can
consult the constellation which rules your name. See
with what letter your name begins and then identify
the star which rules your name. All future rules must
be explained with reference to this star, It would always
be advantageous to compare the constellations at the
time of birth for both the bride and the bridegroom, or
the constelletion which govern their names. Avoid the
star of birth in constellation with one arising from name
Each constellation has been given four letters and the
letters are to be taken as the 1st. 2nd, 3rd and 4th quar-
ters of the constellations respectively. I shall give a few
illustrations, which would clearly explain all that is
meant here.
1 Chu, Chay, Cho, La .. ... form Aswini
2 Le Lu, Lay Lo Bharani
3 Aa, Ee, U, A
" ,
Krithika
4 0, Va, Ve, Vu
"
Rohini
5 Vay, Vo Ka, Ki
"
Mrigasira
6 Ku, Kham, Jna, Chha .....
"
Aridra
7 Kay, Ko, Ha, Hi
"
Punarvasu
8
Hu, Hay Ho, Da
"
Pushyami
9 De, Du, Day, Do Aslasha
10 Ma, Me, lVlu, May Makha
11 Mo, Ta, Ti, Tu Pooba
12 Tay, To, Pa, Pi Uttara
13 Pushaw, Na, Dha Hasta
14 Pay, Po, Ra, Ri Chitta
15 Ru, Ray, Ro, Tha Swati
16 Thi, Thu, Thay, Tho ..... form Visakha
17 Na, Ni, Nu, Nay,
"
Anoradha
18 No, Ya, Ye, Yu Jaista
19 Yay, Yo, Ba, Bi
r r
Moola
20 Bu, Thha, Bha, Dha
"
Poorvashadha
21 Bay, Bo, Ja, Ji Ottarashadha
22 JU
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Jay, Jo. Gha Sravana
23 Ga, Gi, Gu, Gay
24 Go, Sa, si. Su
25 Say, So, Tha, Thi "
26 Thu, Syam, Cha, Thha "
27 Thay, Tho, Cha, Chi "
Dhanista
Satabhisha
Poorvabhadra
Oottarabhadra
Raivati
A person by name Narain Row has no recollection
of his birth time or constellation under which he was
born. He will have the first letter Na and we at once
identify him as being born under the Nama Nakshatra
of Anoradha as the 17th in the list as the first quarter
of that constellation begins with Na. A man named
David. has no horscope or recollection of date or time of
birth. He wants to marry. The name begins with Da
and we find it as the 3rd quarter of the constellation
Aslasha To the first the Janmarasi (Moon) will be in
Scorpio while to the second Moon will be in Cancer.
Take Joseph. This will be the third Pada of Sravana
and his Moon will be in Capricornus. For some con-
junctional names the following may be used. Krishna
falls under the 3rd Padam of Mrigasira..
Hrishna falls under the 1sf padam of Swati
Sridhara falls under the 4th padam of Chitta
Kshetrapala l l ~ under the 2nd padam of Hasta
Gnana comes under the 3rd padam of Aridra
Bhima is ruled by the 3rd padam of Pushyami
Bhirava is controlled by the third padam of Poorva-
shadha
If the constellations for the girl and boy are one and
the same, one would think they may marry. But the
following rules must be observed there carefully.
Rohini, Aridhra, Makha, Visakha, Pushyami, Sravana
Raivati and Oottarabhadra are good for marriage, when
anyone of them rules at the time of the birth of both the
boy as well as the girl. That is. if Rohini rules as the
rising constellation for both at the time of birth, then the
couple can well marry together. The quarters of padams
of the constellation must be different even in this case.
If the boy has Rohini 2nd padam and so also the girl it is
productive of evil and the marriage must be avoided.
Poorvabadra, Dhanista, Punarvasu, Krithika, Mriga-
sira, Chitta Hasta, Oottara, Jaista and Pooravashadha
produce misery and destruction to the couple. That is
both of them should not have anyone of these for them.
together at the time of their birth. If Dhanista rules
both of them or Hasta, then the couple suffer death or
loss. But when two of them separately govern the
couple but from one Zodiacal sign, there is no harm.
Take an example say Oottara governs both the boy and
the girl. The first quarter of oottara falls in Simha the
other 3 quarters from Kanya. Then both can marry as
although the same star governs them; it covers to Rasis
and therefore is preferred.
Aswini Bharani, Swati, Aslasha, Anoradha, Sata-
bhisha, Poobba and Moola, will be ordinary for the
couple to marry, if any of these constellations happens
to be governing the two at the time of birth or when
they control the name. Even here, difference in the
quarters is recommended.
A few observations on my birth ancestry and my
present life will be found useful in the end of a book
written by myself.
My Geneology
I belong to the Mulakanadu Andhra section of the
Brahmin Community, and am directly descended from

the stock of the Venerable, Vasishta the Guru of Sri
Rama and claim that Gotra. Twelve generations ago
my ancestors resided in Wallaja Nagar, under the
patronage of fhe Nawabs of Arcot and the neighbouring
Polyagars and they had distinguished themselves by
performing various sacrifices or Yagnas, by simple and
holy conduct and by the religious fervour of their
exemplary and virtuous lives. My family records give
me the following names of my 'ancestors. Our family
name is Thalamudupulu.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Sarana VarjhUIU} These had performed Vari-
Konda Varjhulu QUS Yagnas or sacrifices.
Naga Varjhulu
Mallava Dhanlu }
Malia Bhatlu Religious and holy Brahmins
Lingappagaru } These devoted themselves
Venkappagaru to public and private
Venkatagiriappagaru business and service.
Parayyagaru }
Venkataramanayyagaru My grand father
This last was my grandfather who was born in 1747
A.D. and died in 1828 A.D. having lived 81 years. He
married first Narasamma from Hosur Side and had two
sons by her, Parayya and Lakshrninaranappa, After
her.death he married Naranamma daughter of Bangaru
Sastrulu of Hegganapalle when he was nearly 60 years.
He commanded 500 horses and a suitable corps of
infantry under Hyder and Tippu and changing his life
from the military into the civi I, he was Ami Idar, of Kikkeri
Channarayapatna and Head Peishkar of Devanahalli in
which last place Hyder first made his political entry and
where his son Tippu Sultan was born. My grand father
had two daughters and five sons by his second wife
Naranarnrna and my father Gopala Hao was the third son
and the most luckvarnonq the lot. My father was born

on. the 17th July 1816 on Friday the 10th lunar day of the
darkhalf of the month Ashadha in the year Dhatu at about
15 ghatis after sunrise when the constellation Bharani
'ruled with the Dasa of Venus. He was about 12 years
when his father died and had to educate himself as best
as he could along with his other brothers. He was of
slender build, energetic, strong and extremely active in
work which I have inherited from him to a large extent.
My mother Rukminiamma, daughter of Palamonda
Subbarow Pantulu, who was Naib Dewan at Chicacole
was an intelligent, quite going and very handsome woman
and she died on Tuesday 17th August 1869 when I was
about 14 years old. My father could speak about 10
languages and filled various posts in the Ganjam District
and became finally manager or Dewan of Parlakimidi
Zemindari. He was an expert in Mantra Sastras and
highly religious and obliging. He would never flinch
from doing an obligation and brought me up with great
care and love. The following is his horoscope.
Chandral
Rahu Buda
_._----
Sukra
Ravi
Rasi
Sani
Kuja
\ Kethu
Birth
I
Guru
Mark the positions of planets in all the Kendras. In
addition to his onerous duties, he completed the gigantic
task of completing with his own hand, one crore and
twenty five lacks of Rama Namas or names of Sree Rama
and concluded the religious rites connected with them
viz Ramakoti Vudypana four months before his death.
He died in his 76th year on the morning of 27th August
1891 and was therefore 75 years and 40 days according
to English calculations. My mother bore 6 children,
four daughters and two sons, and I am the second son.
My elder brother B. Jagannatha Row, four years my
senior, entered Mysore Service, retired as an Amildar
and died in December 1915. I was born on the Ratha-
saptarni, Tuesday in the month of Magha in Rakshasa at
about 14 ghatis after sunrise at Chicacole and the
following is my horoscope (12th February 1856.) Thus
between the birth of my grand father in 1747 and my
own date an interval of 109 years exists. I have now a son
who was born in 1918 and in the interval between my
grandfather and my son the fourth generation there are
171 years.
Moon
I
Birth Saturn
Rahu
i
Mercury
Jupiter
Sun
Rasi
Venus
I
Mars
Kethu

Birth
Rahu
Jupiter
---
Navamsa
_ _ ~ ~ ~
~
_ _ ~
I
. Sun
Mercuryl
Kethu
\ Venus
Moon
Saturn
Mars
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An incident occured in my 5th year which has influ-
enced all my life to a remarkable extent. My first
Aksharabhyasa or education, began at Parlakimidi in my
fifth year, and I slept that night with my father. I dreamt
that I was taken to Suryaloka or the solar globe to the
presence of the sun, made to sit on his lap, and given
some Payasam, (wheat preparation) by his wife Chayadevi
and after a great deal of love, the sun putting his hands
on my head, observed that I would live long, be happy
and become a great scholar and author. I awoke and
related my dream to my father, who had already antici-
pated some ideas of my future greatness by consult' no
astrologers. In my boyish days I was extremely intelligent
and possed an excellant memory coupled with a piercing
intellect. But as it often happens with intelligent boys,
I was irregular in attendance at school. careless of my
studies, fond of running and other athletic exercises, and
was mischievous to a remarkable extent. All the while
I felt I would become a great man, and even challenged
my teachers with this idea. While I was in the Senior
B.A. class in the Central College at Bangalore,

Mr Cook M.A. its Principal rebuked me for my want of
attention to studies and for not taking notes which he
gave very copiously. I was ready with my impertinent
answer. I observed in a determined tone that copying
notes forms the part of dull headed students and super-
ficial teachers and that bright students like myself, in the
B.A. Class need no such precess, He remarked that he
was a student and amanuensis of Dr. Bain of Psycholo-
gical fame and that I should obey him. I told him that I
would become a greater man than both of them with the
result that I was turned out of the class for a day.
Mr. Cook was a generous Scotch gentle man. He sent
for me next day, and asked me whether my behaviour
was right. I said that his treatment of students should
be different, as the intelligent and spirited could not
bear calmly remarks which dull boys may consider as
their legitimate inheritence. When I met him after
publishing some of my works specially the History of
. Vijayanagar, he had the nobility to address me as a
greater man than himself while I modesty acknowledged
his valuable instruction as the basis for all my scholar-
ship in English.
I was intended to take the leagal line, and accord-
ingly finished my legal studies and practised for about 9
years as a lawer in Bellary. My astrological instincts
were stirred up by a Sastry while I was in the F.A. class
in Bangalore and I picked up my knowledge in it by rea-
, ding books on the subject in Sanskrit. I had no high"
opinion. for English astrological publications and never
cared to read them. My first work in astrology in a
diglet form English and Kannada appeared in 1882, and
sold well. My collegiate studies gave me no leisure to
attend to astrological studies and my Self-Instructor in
English appeared in 1892. The second Edition in 1893

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