Ayurvedic Medical Astrology - Dr. Srividya Subramanian

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AYURVEDIC MEDICAL ASTROLOGY

BY DR.SRI VI DYA SUBRAMANI AN MD (AYURVEDA) & DR.PADUR SUBRAMANI A SASTRI KALThe measures and rites to treat diseases are dealt in both Atharva Veda and Ayurveda. In Atharva Veda, it

sounds somewhat primitive, but Ayurveda strikes good by its logical approach to the cure of diseases. A

practitioner of Ayurveda is supposed to know the Vedangas for prognosis, selection of herbs, fix the appropriate

time of treatment and finally to assess the life span of the patient.

W hat is Ved ic M edical Astrology?

M edical Astro logy is a branch of Vedic Astr o logy. It d eals w i th th e m edical aspect (heal th

pro spects) of astro logy, that is, a Vedic horo scope is drawn by t he Vedic M edical Astr o loger, based

on t ime, p lace, da te o f b i r th o f t he concerned p erson and then approp r ia te adv ice is g iven to cure

th e disease, the person is suf fer ing from .

The ro ots of Ayu rveda can be t raced to Atharva Veda among t he fou r Vedas. The m easures and

r i tes to t reat d iseases are deal t in bo th A tharva Veda and Ayurveda. In Ath arva Veda, i t sounds

som ewh at pr imit ive, bu t Ayurveda str ikes good by i ts logical app roach to t he cure of d iseases.

Jyot isha is one am ong th e six l imbs of Vedas. It is considered t o be eye of t he Vedas. A pract i t io ner

of Ayur veda is supposed to know the Vedangas for p rognosis, select ion of herb s, f ix th e

appropr ia te t ime o f t rea tm ent and f ina lly to know the l ife span o f the pat ien t .

In our coun try, Ayurvedic pract i t ioners keep them selves associated w ith learned astro lo gers and

of ten consu l t them regard ing the i r pa t ien ts , because they know and understand w i th in the i r hear ts

tha t Karma p lays a very impo r tan t ro le in the s ta te o f on e s hea lth .

Karma is no thing but d i f ferent p roject ions created b y the unconscious mind , based on on es

th ought p att erns and can be negative/ posi t ive, depend ing upon t he state of con sciousness one is

at. These project ion s are carr ied along to t he next l i fe and on e is born to par ents w hose karm ic

records com plem ent t he soul taking the phy sical body th rough th at parent s. These Karm ic records

can b e erased, on ly by t he grace o f God and constant sadhana. Apar t f rom the above t wo , a

spir i tu al lyaccom pl ished person can also help u s to lead a heal thy l i fe, besides m edical care.

Ayurvedic A strology

The Seven planets correspond to the t hree Hum our s (Doshas) in Ayurveda Vata (wind), Pit t a

(bi le) and Kapha (ph legm ).

In th e Ayurvedic par lance, the Seven Revolving Heavens are classif ied th us (Vatam Pittayu tha


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Karothi Dinakr i th) :

Jupiter Kapha

Sun Pitta

M oon Vata & Kapha

M ars Pi t ta

M ercury Pi t ta , Vata & Kapha

Venus Vata & Kapha

Saturn Vata

The seven p lanets correspond to th e Seven Gross Tissue- e lem ent s (dhat us) thus:

Jupiter Fat

Saturn Veins

M ars Bone M ar row

Sun Bones

Moon B lood

M ercury Skin

Venu s Sem inal Ene rgy

Accordin g to t he fam ous Ayurvedic sage Vagbhata, Pit t a has the character ist ic of f i re (p i t t am -


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vahnihi) . Therefor e, when th e Sun or M ars becom es unfavourable, one suff ers from diseases due

to heat such as constipat ion , m easles, u lcers, skin eru ptio ns, sm al l -pox, bu rning sensation, et c.

Unfavour able M oon and Venus prod uce diseases caused by wat er such as sw el l ings in d i f feren tpart s of th e bod y. Saturn br ings abou t d iseases du e to (wind ). M ercury b r ings about d iseases such

as brain fe ver, typ hoid , etc., due to t he inf lamm ation o f a l l th e thr ee doshas. Jupi t er br in gs about

deafness. If in t he b ir th ho roscope, any planet is funct ional ly a great m alef ic, the n, dur ing th e

m ajor, sub, sub-sub per iod o f th at p lanet , the respective disease w ould m ake i ts appearance.

By analysing the ho roscop e, the astro loger can discern the b adly p laced planet and th e

corresponding Dhatu w hich has caused the prob lem and can prescr ibe Ayurvedic remed ial

m easures ( Dusht hi th asyadi Dhatustho Rogeenam Roga Eeryatham )

M edical Astro logys perspective about th e 12 Houses of t he Zodiac:

House Organ

Ist Ho use Head

2nd Hou se Face

Third House Thro at

Fou rth House Heart

Fif th House Place beneath the heart

Sixth Hou se St om ach

Seventh House Generat ive Organ

Eighth House Upper Thigh

Nint h House Thigh

Tenth House Knee

Elevent h Hou se Calf


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Twelft h House Feet

If the 6t h ho use is aff l icted, th ere can be digest ive tr act d isorders. Natu ral malef ics in th e 6th h ouse

m ay create hyp er-acid i ty and gas tro uble. Aff l ict ion to t he 7t h hou se indicates disorders of the

digestive t ract, hyperacid i ty and gas trou ble ( Papa Saptam agah Tadodara Ruja ) . The sam e ho lds

good fo r th e 6th h ouse (Papa Shashtagatha Tadodararuja) . If th e 6th hou se or t he 7th House is

aff l icted, one should b e very careful abou t t he bod ys acid i ty level. The bod ys pH value should be

kept at 7. Anyth ing less than 7 is dangerou s. The 80% alkal ine natu re of t he bod y should be kept up

and acid i ty shou ld not be above 20%. The best foo ds to be t aken are Vedic Foods, wh ich are low in

acid i ty and cholestero l . To maint ain th e Acidi ty- Alkal in i ty rat io , you consume 100 gram s fru i ts and

300 gram s vegetables dai ly and avoid no n-natural fo od. Natu ral food s are alkal ine andnon vegetar ian fo od are basical ly acid ic. From exper ience, i t can be discerned t hat no t on ly malef ic

planets br ing in prob lem s from enem ies, bu t a lso prob lem s to t he stom ach ( Pape Shasht opagathe

Vrina Bhayaschora Satr u Peeda Cha ).

If t he 12 th h ouse is a f f l ic ted by male f ic p lanets , then there can be a f f l i ct ion t o t he f ee t . We h ave

seen m any a pat ien t su f fe r ing f rom 12house a f f l i ct ion , w h ich m ani fests as prob lem s on the f ee t .

Simi la r ly , 4 th house a f f l ic t ion m eans t roub le to the hear t .

Aff lict ion to a ny hou se indicates aff l ict ion to the correspond ing part of the body . A f f l ic t ion to th e

f i rst ho use indicates prob lems to th e head. ( Pape Lagnagathe Parajaya Bhaya Siroruja ) .

The p lanet s corr espond to t he di f fer ent ph ysio logical system s of a hum an being thu s:

Sun The Bone System

M oo n The Circulato ry System

M ars The M uscular System

M ercury The Ve ins

Venu s The Repro du ctive System

Jup iter The Digestive System


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Satu rn The Excreto ry System

Looking at V ed ic M edical Astrology from a logical perspective :- I f you look at the stat ist ics for

m ajor hea lth prob lem s su f fe red by th e mankind, you can observe tha t m en su f fe r m ost ly f rom a

speci f ic set of d iseases and on the other hand women suffer from a di f ferent set of d iseases and

then there are comm on d iseases su f fe red by bo th m en and w om en. Diseases comm on t o a l l (bo th

men and women) : Asthma, Skin Diseases, Allergies, Headaches, Vision problems, Respiratory

prob lems, Hear ing prob lems, Stom ach disorders, sexual prob lems, Obesity etc. Diseases com m on

amo ng M en are: Heart Problem s (M ost com m on am ong M en), Brain Diseases, Liver Problem sand

prob lems relat ing to sexual organs and at t imes Brain Cancer or Tum or. Diseases com mo n am ong

W om en are: Cancer is com m on am ong w om en, especially Breast Cancer, Thyro id malfunct ion, andprob lems re la ted to reproduct ive system . Here is another secret , w h ich the anc ien ts knew , bu t t he

m odern science has no id ea abou t i t . A chi ld is bo rn, reaches puberty and un ti l he/ she has her/ h is

f i rst sexual intercourse, the diseases one suffers are mo stly com m on and curab le or th ey are born

with Karmic diseases (bir th defects) , out of which 90% are incurable unless and unti l one knows

how to access karmic records and rect i fy them. But a f te r the f i rs t in te rcourse one has wi th the

opposi te sex, one has entered a new energy f ie ld wh ich cou ld prove dead ly to each o ther o r

ext remely favourab le; tha t is the impo r tan t r eason w hy in Ind ia horoscopes are matched before

marr iage and carnal p leasures are forbidden for both boys and gir ls before marr iage. Ancients

knew th e secrets of b io-energy.

He alth Science an d Astrolo gical Science

According to Indian conceptions, certain types of diseases such as tuberculosis, cancer, etc,, are

Karm ic, being th e consequences of certa in p rohibi ted acts which th e native mu st have don e in h is

past l i fe. The Western medical men try to f ind for every disease causes with in the body, and they

are treated by m edicines, surgery, etc., The major i ty of Hindu s ho w ever st i l l bel ieve in th e ancient

theory of our suffer ing, (physical , mental , etc) , in th is l i fe, being the consequence of certa in acts

don e in ou r pr evious l ife or l ives. Karm a Vipaka is an ancient treat ise, l ist ing th e cause and rem edial

m easures of var ious diseases. Remed ies mainly con sist of japa (Chant ing of scr iptu res) homa (Fire

sacrifice), Dhana (Charit y), etc.

Diseases and their cure

Planets and the respective signif ied b ody part s


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Sun Heart, spine, man s r ight eye, w om ans left eye, m out h,

spleen, thro at, brain.

M oon Breasts , le f t eye o f the male , r igh t eye o f the female , sto mach,

esoph agus, uter us, ovar ies, b ladd er, lymph atic system .

M ars Head, externa l reprod uctive organs, left ear, b lood , pelvis,

pro state glands.

M ercury Lungs, solar p lexus.

Jup iter Thighs, hip s, l iver, gall b ladder , pan creas.

Venu s Eyes, kidn eys, skin, chin, cheeks.

Satu rn Bones, t eeth , hair, ears, kne es.

Rahu Feet.

By consider ing th e in tens ity o f a f f l i c t ion o f t hese p lanets, the s t rength or w eakness o f t he

respective organs can be ascerta ined. Wanin g M oon b r ings abou t th e dosha of t he lord o f the Rasiw hich i ts occupies; Ful l M oon br ings abou t kapha only. If t he Sun and M ars are unfavou rable,

d iseases due t o t he in f lamm at ion o f p i t ta (b i le ) becom e m ani fested.

Type s of Diseases

There are t w o typ es of d iseases, viz., Ni ja and Aagant huka. These tw o can again be sub-divided

th us : Ni ja int o Sar i rotha and Chit t oth a; and Aaganthuka into Dr isht a nim itta ja and Adr ishta

nim itta ja. Bodi ly d iseases are of fou r kinds, viz., tho se caused by Vata, tho se caused by Pi t ta, t hose

caused by Kapha and t hose caused by Sannip ath a. The classification of d iseases can be rep resent ed

thus :


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Diseases ar ising in t he bod y m ay also b e due t o a com binatio n of Vata and Pi t ta, Vata and Kapha

and Pi t ta and Kapha. Thus the re are seven var iat ions of b odi ly tr oub les ar is ing fro m (1) Vata, (2)

Pi t ta, (3) Kapha, (4) a comb ination o f Vata and Pit t a, (5) Vata and Kapha, (6) Pi t ta and Kapha and

(7) Vata, Pit t a and Kapha.

Astro- indicators

The bod i ly d iseases (sar i roth a) can be det erm ined by consider ing the strength of t he 8t h hou se, i ts

lord , the planet aspecting or occupying i t . Anger, fear, sorro w , desires and such emo tion s br in g

about m enta l d iseases. They have to be d etermined by cons ider ing the re lat ionsh ip be tw een the

lo rds o f the 5 th and the 8 th .

The Dr ishta-nim itta ja d iseases curses, incant at ion s and fa l ls from elevation shou ld be

ascer ta ined f rom the 6 th house, i ts lo rd or t he p lanet aspect ing the 6 th house or the p lanet

occupying the 6 th hou se. If th e lo rds o f the 6 th and 8 t h are re lated , then t he in tens ity o f the

diseases w i l l be m uch. The Adr ishi ta-nimit ta ja d iseases should be kno wn from the at tack of evi l

spir i ts. There are tw o t ypes of Agun thaka diseases viz., dr ishtanim itta ja and adr ishta-nimitt a ja. To

th e form er category, belong th e curses of great m en, e lder s, paren ts, Gurus, etc., th e incant at ion s

(Kshud ra, M antras) of enem ies and sudden fa l l f rom elevatio ns and accidents. Examine t he 6thlord , th e planets aspecting th e lord / hou se 6th and t he planet s occupying the 6t h hou se. Consider

th e stro ngest and determ ine the d isease. If t he 6t hand 8t h lord s are re lated ( i .e., in m ut ual aspect,

associat ion, etc.) , th en t he effect of t he curses, incantat ion s, etc., wi l l be po w erful and t he nat ive

w i l l have to constant ly suff er . The adr ishtanim itta ja d iseases are said to be b rought abo ut by

spirits, devils, hob gob lins, ghosts, etc. (Badhaka Grahas). Those diseases, fo r w hich n o im m ediate

cause could be t raced, are karm ic in or ig in and are caused by t he Badhaka Planet s.

Astanga Hr idaya explains that th e shad-rasas (6 di f feren t t ypes of t aste) remove o r aggravate th e

th ree doshas as fo l low s : Vata (wind ) is rem oved by m adhura (sweetn ess), amla (sour ness) and


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lavana (sal t) ; Kapha (phlegm) is neut ral ised b y t h iktha (b i t ter ) , ushna (hot) and kashaya. Pi t ta is

destroyed b y m adhura (sweet ) , th iktha (b i t t er) and kashaya. Con trar i ly, Vata is aggravated by

th iktha (b i t t er) , ushna (hot) and kashaya. Kapha is increased b y m adhura (sw eet) , amla (sour ) ,lavana (sal t) and u shna (hot ) . The d isease one w i l l suff er fro m ar ises from th e dosha governed by

th e planet causing th e disease.

Different p lanets govern d i f ferent doshas. For exam ple, i f th e Sun is the d isease-causing planet ,

then t he d isease w i ll be due t o im ba lance o f P it ta . I f i t i s the M oon t hen t he d isease wi l l be du e to

Vata and Pi t ta. In th is w ay, on e should ascerta in t he cause of d iseases from the planets.

Signs of Lon g Life

Var ious condi t ions of p lanatery arrangemen ts are prescr ibed in Vedic Astro logy t o det erm ine

longevit y in m any astro logical classics l ike Phalade epika, Saravali, Ho rasaaram, Brihat jat akam (6thchapter) and so o n. Prasna-marga, explains the lon g l ife as fo l lows:- If a l l are d evoid of aff l ict ions

and are favourable, th e person w i l l live long. If t he com bination s are al l evi l , he w i l l d ie soo n. If t he

inf luences are m ixed, then t he quer ist w i l l nei th er d ie no r recover from his d iseases. Happiness and

m isfor tun es w i ll a lte rnat e ly t roub le h im.

Lagna (Asc.) indicate s, Deha (b ody ). The 8 th is Jeeva (l i fe). If t h eir lor ds are stro ng, or ar e in

conjunction or in m ut ual aspect, the q uer ist w i l l have long l ife. If t he lord of Lagna or Jupi t er or

Venus is p laced in a kendra f rom Arudha o r i f t hese lords, Jup i ter , Venus and lord o f lagna are in

m ut ual kendras, th ere w i ll be long l i fe. If ben efics are in kendras, tr ikonas, th e 2nd and 8t h o r l l th

and m alef ics are in th e 3rd, 6th and l l th, th ere w i l l be lon g li fe. If m alef ics occupy hou ses oth er than3, 6 and 11 and benef ics are in 3 , 6 and 12, death and ser ious i l lness w i l l be th e resul t . I f Gul ika

occupies th e 8th, th en th e questioner s death cannot be do ub ted. Of a l l th e m alef ic p lanets, Gul ika

contr ibut es the w orst evi l . If Gul ika has the associat ion, aspect o r vargas of Satur n, i ts evi l becom es

m ore in tens if ied .

Longevity from Birth Chart

A l l beings take fresh b ir ths to exper ience the resul ts of th eir act ions don e in their p revious bir th .

Depend ing upon th e past Karma, the longevity w i ll be long, m ed ium or shor t . Peop le are born in

th is w or ld ju st t o exhaust th eir Karma-phala. Even i f th ere is a l it t le Karma left over, i t has to b e

exper ienced. Effect s of Karma can how ever be overcom e by Atm a Jnana (sel freal isat ion). Yogasreveal to u s the resul ts of Karma. Yoga mean s w hich jo ins or connects . Puru sha is that w hich has

bod y. Yogas conn ect Purusha w ith Karma-phalas. Planets indicate how th ese yogas conn ect t he

Purusha wi th Karma-pha la f rom the i r po si t ion .

Yogas and Longevity

There are seven typ es of yogas. (a) Those form ed by po sit ion , (b) tho se form ed by Bhavas, (c) tho se

for m ed by planets, (d) tho se form ed by po si t ion, Bhavas and planets, (e) those form ed by sthana

and Bhava, ( f) tho se form ed by Bhavas and planet s and (g) those form ed by po si t ion and planets.


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By sthana, i t is referred t o th e placem ent of th e planets in u chcha, m oolath r ikona, etc. By Bhava, i t

is m eant Lagna, etc. The planet s are the Sun , etc. Bhava St hana and Graha are th e causes o f Yoga.

The stron gest in b r inging abou t a yoga is th e yogakarta (com poser of yo ga) and i t is tha t p lanetw hich gives the resul ts of th e yoga.

There are tw o t ypes of longevi ty, v iz., Yogayus th at w hich is cont r ibut ed by Yogas; and Dasayus,

that w hich is cont r ibut ed by Dasas. There are six typ es of Yogayus indicat ing death w ith in on e year

(Sadhyor ishta), death w ith in 12 years (Ar ishta o r Balar ishta), death w ith in 3 2 years (Alpayu or

Risht a), death w ith in 70 years (M adhyayu), death w ith in hun dred years (Deerghayu) and death

after 100 years (Am ithayu). Sadhyor isht a, Ar isht a and Am ithayu are ind ependen t o f Dasas. As

stud ents o f ast ro logy, we know tha t there are m arakas or death in f l ic t ing p lanets wi th re ference to

each lagna. The per iod of deat h (maraka Dasa) shou ld be f ixed consisten t w i th t he te rm of

longevi ty indicated in the ho roscope. By not ing wh ether one s term of l i fe refers to Alpayu (32years), M adhyayu (70 years) or Deerghayu (100 years) , th e approp r iate Dasa and Bhukt i for death

shou ld be f ixed, taking into considerat io n t he death - inf l ict ing planet s and t heir Dasas. I f ther e are

Sadhyor ishta, Ar ishta or Am ithayur yogas, th en th ey funct ion w ithou t ref erence to th e Dasas and

Bhuktis.

References

Horasaram , Br ihat jatakam , Kr ishneeyam , Prasnamar gam, An ustanapaddht hi , Saraval i, M angalaval i ,

Astro classics and Astanga Hrud aya, Charaka Sam hit a, Susrut ha Sam hit a, Vagbhata Sam h ita, Bhela

Sam hita , Karm avipaka samh ita et c of Ayurvedic classics, besides a fe w w ebsites, dealing w ith

Ayurveda and m edical astro logy.

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