November 2012

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Indian Astrology

– Facts and Fallacies –

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Jyotisha Chinta Nidhi

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Panchanga for the Month

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Lagna Table

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GayatriThe Supreme Mantra

Sanskrit through

Ramayana - 3

Pancha Pakshi Shastra-II

The Science of Five Birds

Cancer Disease

An Astrological Study – II



DELIVERING THE ANNUAL - “Sri. P S

Narasimhan Memorial Endowment Lecture,” - on

the 16th October 2012 at the Institute of World Culture,

Basavangudi, Bangalore, the well known scholar and

resource person, Prof. V S Kalyanraman spoke about

“Indian Astrology – Facts and Fallacies”

Making a distinction between Indian Astrology and other

astrological systems of the world, he made it clear that

Indian Astrology was totally interwoven with the socio-

religious stratum of the society and carried with it the

rules required to oversee the needs and necessities of the

society. Astrology can be broadly divided into three major

sectors – scientific; social and religious. That which is

scientific about Astrology is common for the entire world.

The Moon controlling the moods, Mars connected with

mass upsurges or diagnosis of any disease from the birth

chart cannot be different for different nations. But when

it comes to samskaara it is peculiar to the Indian society,

or more specifically to certain sections. Indian Astrology

has its own rules for conducting all of them, like

Pumsavana, Upanayana and the like. Further when it

takes sides with religion, it has rules to worship various

Gods and prescribes a volley of propitiatory measures that

are totally absent in other systems.

However, Indian astrological thoughts are well founded

on the astrophysical qualities of the planets and nakshatras.

They could call Jupiter as Jeeva who is the saviour of

mankind and any aspect of Jupiter is capable of cancelling

thousands of doshas - sahasradoshahanti.

Astronomically, as well, Jupiter as planet 100 times bigger

than the earth was solely responsible for saving the earth

from many celestial catastrophes, the latest to remember

being the crash of the Shoemaker comet, into it in 1964.

But for Jupiter it could have hit the earth and devastated

it. Prof. Kalyanraman drew may such parallels from

astronomy to corroborate with the Indian astrological

thoughts. In short he proved that all the Indian astrological

thoughts were the results of meticulous years of

observation and experiment.

Indian Astrology

Sri. P S Narasimhan Memorial Endowment Lecture

Report by Shivkumar

– Facts and Fallacies –

Stating that astrology has been a part of life with almost

all Indians, the Prof. explained how it becomes an essential

factor as soon as a child is born, by making out a horoscope

for the moment of birth. It is interesting to note, that is

only in India, Astrology has been employed to fix even a

proper time for consummation of a marriage, so that only

worthy progeny could be brought out to make the

successive generations exemplarily civilized. As a social

science, Astrology has always been the guiding factor for

the Indian society. No planet or nakshatra has been

branded as bad in our ancient texts contrary to the

false beliefs now circulated by some half-baked

astrologers. Moola Nakshatra for a girl, deemed as bad

by many, is essentially a good nakshatra approved for

all auspicious deeds. There are many such mistaken

notions, not supported by our ancient texts, for which no

credence must be given. Many such instances were cited

by the learned speaker.

Coming to the fallacies, Prof. Kalyanraman was sorry

to note how casually and evidently erroneously the

marriage compatibility rules were interpreted and

employed by psuedo professionals. Dismissing the

marriage-matches purely on Kuta agreement is not only

erroneous but also injurious because such an approach

rejects most eligible ones and approves and allows the

hazardous ones ultimately inviting avoidable disaster.

The speaker dealt with many such fallacies in detail.

Coming to hasty conclusions in juding a horoscope was

very erroneous, he averred. Before pronouncing a

verdict the astrologer may have to have to develop a

lot of intuitive skills that are possible only through proper

prayers and meditations. The speaker exhorted the

practicing astrologers, and especially the students

to make it a habit to start the day with a short prayer

to the Navagrahas. The packed hall, with the

astrology enthusiasts that included several scholars,

heard the speaker in rapt attention. The scholarly

lecture ended with the speaker answering queries

from the audience.



IF THERE WAS A PERSON who was Abhinava

Varahamihira, Jyothishya Vignana Maarthaanda,

Abhinava Bhaskara, it was none other than Dr. B.V.

Raman. If there was a person who was a fellow of Royal

Astronomical Society, London, and Member of Royal

Asitatic Society, it was Dr. B.V. Raman.

It was Dr. B.V. Raman who could uphold the dignity

and credibility of astrology against the biased criticism

of pseudo-intellectuals and “unconfirmed” scientists.

Whatever significance and glorious days astrology

enjoyed in the Vedic age, similar glory and global

acceptability was brought back during Dr. Raman’s

life. He could analyse systematically every detail of

astrological science, and present it in a very simple,

lucid and easy to understand way.

Astrology deals with signs, symbols, planets, elements

and many more things. It is said that astrology is one

of the oldest science and some say its antiquity extends

beyond many millennium years. Some work was done

for the growth and development of astrology, between

sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, by astrology scholars

Dhundiraja, Balbhadra, Durgadeva, Baghji muni,

Neelambar Jha and Samanth Chander Shekar and

others. However, based on the magnitude of the

contribution and its global impact, it was Dr. B.V.

The Father of Modern Astrology

Dr. B.V. RamanVIDYA VAACHASPATHI DR. ARALUMALLIGE PARTHASARATHY, M.COM., M.B.A., M.PHIL, PH.D.

Aralumallige Parthsarathy is a scholar of international repute.

He is the author of more than 42 books on culture, literature and management, and over 35 CDs on scriptures,

including Dasa Sahitya, Bhagavatha, Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana. His writings and lectures on Dasa Sahitya,

bhagavatha, Vishnu sahasranama, Indian heritage, Indian culture, Indian values, Geetha, have been read and

listened by millions of people in different parts of the world. They are functional and transformational with contemporary

relevance.

The Hindu University of America in Orlando, Florida has hailed his lecture tours to the US as a renaissance

movement of Indian values on the soil of America. He is honoured with rajyothsava award, the highest honour of

Karnataka government. His Vishnu Sahasranama chakra movement has become very popular in different countries.

In 2011-12, he rendered twenty one bhagavatha sapthahas in the US and Canada, creating a massive bhagavatha awareness all across

America. He was invited as the guest of honour from India for the Martin Luther King Jr. bithday celebrations in Washington, D.C. in 2012. He

is a retired professor of Management from MES College in Bangalore.

His Magnum opus book “Vishnusahasranama”, a 600 pages English commentary has been released in 14 countries of the world. He is an

ardent lover of Indian astrology with great regard to Dr.B. V .Raman.

Raman who could be considered as the towering

personality and the greatest among the successful

scholars of astrology of last five hundred years.

During 1962, on the occasion of Ashtagraha Koota or

eight-planent combination, Dr. B.V. Raman cautioned the

then Prime Minister Mr.Jawaharlal Nehru that the eight

planet combination indicated severe affliction to his health.

On the eve of that event, Mr. Nehru reportedly remarked

that he did not see how planets are interested in the affairs

of the people on earth. One can recollect that Dr. Raman’s

polite, friendly and effective rejoinder highlighting Nehru’s

limited knowledge of astrology receiving wide publicity in

media all over India.

He was an intellectual and international celebrity with a

silver tongue and golden heart. He was a great source of

inspiration and more importantly provided moral support,

guidance and comfort to thousands of astrologers. His

predictions were extraordinary and precise to a point.

Some of his remarkable predications covered the rise

and fall of Hitler and Mussolini, India’s Independence,

assassination of Mahathma Gandhi, Chinese invasion,

Prime Minister Nehru’s death, President Nixon’s election

and fall, Mr.Kruschev’s fate, fall of Shah of Iran, Vietnam

War, “ Emergency” in India and assassination of Prime

Minister Indira Gandhi.



WHEN THE FIERY SAGE Viswamitra

discovered the Gayatri Mantra, he gave

it to all mankind. Bom a Kshatriya king,

Viswamitra vowed to outdo Vasishtha in his

spiritual prowess and in the bargain ended up a

Brahmarishi proving to posterity, Brahrninism was

only a plane of evolution anyone could work at

and obtain. This universal nature of the Gayatri

Mantra was reaffirmed recently in a ruling of the

Madras High Court. The United India Insurance

Company, some years back, had carried the Gayatri

Mantra on i ts Divali greeting cards. This incensed

the Dravida Kazhagam so strongly its general

secretary K. Veeramani challenged it in the Madras

High Court as violating the secular concepts

enshrined in the Constitution.

Justice D. Raju dismissing the petition, held: "The

Gayatri Mantra is said to be "Shabda Brahmam" and

it appears in the Rig Veda and is said to be ths key

to Vedic wisdom. It will be anachronistic for

anyone to contend that it signifies or relates to

anv particular religion. The Vedas have always been

considered to belong to all mankind and are not

limited to any particular religion, race, caste or

community.

"There is nothing on record to demonstrate that

the Gayatri Mantra is the exclusive privilege or

property of any class or race or community.

Evenancient texts and scriptures will belie such

blasphemous claims, if any, of any vested interests.

Saints and philosophers of world repute who stood

above the barriers of religion had commended the

recitation and chanting of the Mantra."

For those who always identify secularism with anti-

Hinduism the judgement cairied quite a few

insights-into the term. It said secularism could not

mean any-thing anti-religious. It only implied thai

the State did not identify itself with any particular

religion but treated all religions alike. The learned

Judge further said that the founding-fathers of the

Constitution nor any of its provisions implied

doing away with-the philosophical and spiritual

ideologies and high values of life which formed

the core of Indian polity and culture.

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"O! effulgent light that has given birth to all the

Lokas (spheres of consciousness) 0 God who

appears through shining Sun, illumine our

intellect."

The Gayatri is said to be the Supreme Mantra.

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It is also said to be a saviour Mantra protecting its

reciter from all kinds of calamities.

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It is primarily a purifactory Manta. Proper and

regular recitation of the Mantra cleans the mind

of all the dross and prepares the spirit to merge

into the Universal Soul.

GayatriThe Supreme Mantra

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Vastu

(The main thrust of this article is to highlight personal power (via solar power) as an integral part of Vastu for middle class and

upper middle class families for their residential homes and apartments to avoid blackouts and load-shedding to protect the high

energy modern life-style and ensure personal security and safety. The recent black-out in the northern states of India (nearly 20

states affecting 60 crores of population ) on 31st July 2012 is a serious wake-up call to use personal power (via solar power) for

residential homes and apartments. The electric power consumption for residential homes and apartments across the nation (Tens

of Gigawatts ) is being supported largely from centralized thermal power plants which are dependent on imported coal. Thermal

power plants also need precious water from reservoirs that need to be given to agriculture first for food security. Already, tense

situations have arisen across the nation w.r.t water distribution between agriculture and coal based power plants leading to black-

outs and load-shedding for residential homes. If a few million homes establish 1 to 2 KW Roof Top Solar Power for domestic

consumption, it will lead to Gigawatts of Vastu appropriate solar power.

State support as in Germany will result in personal power (via solar power) across the nation on roof-tops of residential homes and

apartments. If all the energy requirements are met with Personal Power (via Solar Power), a residential home or apartment should

be encouraged with 10% savings on property tax. Additionally, there should be a Feed in Tariff ( FIT ) strategy that enables surplus

roof-top solar power to be fed back to the grid. Solar power is essentially a dimension of Vastu which aims at welfare of family in a

residential home or apartment. Personal power (via solar power) should be viewed as a security and economic asset for the family

to protect it from domestic blackouts and also reduce the recurring monthly electricity bills. It should be considered as an integral

part of residential homes and apartments similar to car, mobile, internet, cable television, refrigerator, washing machine, microwave

oven, personal computers, etc., personal power (via solar power) will also lead to climate protection as CO2 emissions get reduced

significantly. Electric utilities can divert the domestic power to industry and commercial establishments to improve their financial

health. The precious water becomes available to agriculture for food security.)

SOLAR POWER IS ESSENTIALLY a dimension of

Vastu which aims at welfare of family in a residential

home or apartment. As the growing urbanization with

Western life-style (high energy consumption ) is being

increasingly adopted, residential homes and apartments

have become major consumers of electric power ( Tens

of Gigawatts ) across the nation.

Table I below shows that the days of domestic black-outs

and load shedding can become a routine nightmare as

tense situations have started emerging across the nation

with respect to water distribution between agriculture and

coal based power generation. The growing urbanization

with Western lifestyles has led to high energy consumption

in residential homes and apartments. As we cannot go

back to the simple life style of the past, the solution for

middle class and upper middle class to sustain the affluent

life-style in future is to have personal power (via solar

power ) enabling the consumer himself to become the

producer.

The 5% investment on personal power (via solar power)

will protect the remaining 95% of the investment made to

establish the modern high energy life-style of middle class

/ upper middle class families as it is dependent on electric

power.

A typical flat costs anywhere Rs 45 lakhs to Rs. 75 lakhs

( Two to Three bedroom ) and fetches a rent of Rs 15,000

to Rs, 25,000 per month. The same amount in bank will

give 10% interest. However, the middle class and upper

middle classes purchase residential homes and apartments

essentially from the viewpoint of personal security and

asset formation only. Considering that loans are taken

for 15 to 20 years, the EMIs paid back to the banks is

easily two to two and half-times the loan amount. The

car we own costs Rs 3 to 7 lakhs. Many upper-middle

class families have 2 cars. Taking petrol, maintenance

and insurance costs into account the car costs us a few

thousand rupees every month. Additionally, there is an

EMI for the vehicle purchase also. Although public

transport is available, people prefer personal transport as

it is convenient and gives self-reliance. In many families,

the mobile and internet form a major expenditure but is

part of the family as they give personal communication

Dr. Jandhyala. K. Kishore, with a doctorate from

Department of Aerospace, Indian Institute of

Science is a Senior scientist at ISRO (Indian

Space Research Organsation), Bangalore. He is

associated with its satellite programme and has

tremendous interest in solar power and its policy



your environments you do not succeed. Proposals for

marriage do not generally succeed. But in some cases by

extraordinary efforts may click. Newlyweds enjoy

themselves by travel and other methods giving mirth and

jollity.

With all these you may become lethargic at times and

show indifference to work. But soon you realize your

mistake and start working with smartness. It is true that

you face the opposition of women in the beginning. But it

gets obliterated soon. Not a desirable period.

Dhanishta : You gain from investments. You win in

disputes. You also are blessed with many favourable

currents.

Satabhisha : There will be problems of health. You may

have injuries. Many favourable currents cheer you up.

Poorvabhadrapada : You enjoy the favour of seniors.

Many unfavourable currents disturb you. You win in

disputes and vanquish your enemies and these earn wealth.

MEENA (Pisces):

Poorvabhadrapada 4,

Uttarabhadrapada and Revati

Mars, Mercury, Venus and Ketu grace you. Others do

not.

This offers a grim picture. Many important problems

remain unsolved. The fact is that despite your skill and

efforts, the environments are not quite favourable. You

present your case very sincerely, but the response is poor.

In the official life dislocations, misunderstandings, quarrels,

rivalry and machinations disturb you. New ventures do

not succeed. You may try to take up new projects, but

the bottleneck hardly allows you go forward.

Proposals for marriage do not click. There is delay. At

times there may be partial success, but not of much use.

Newlyweds find that their proposals are partially

successful. With all these things you do fairly well in

financial matters. There is flow of money. Disputes on

properties are favourably end in your case. The

obstruction caused by women end and you are able to

continue your work. Your earlier lethargy slowly vanishes

and you are able to act with enthusiasm and execute your

task admirably. It is true that your acts are certainly praise

worthy. But when the odds against you are many, you do

not succeed as you desire.

Poorvabhadrapada : There will be gain from

investments. There will be success in disputes. There

will be unfavourable currents.

Uttarabhadrapada : There will be favours of seniors.

You face injuries. There will be favourable currents leading

you to success.

Revati : .There will be problems of health. You gain

from disputes. You may succeed in lawsuits. There

will be some unfavourable currents. But you can get

over some of them.

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12 hours of the day and 12 hours of

the night are divided into 8 sections

each having duration of 90 minutes

or 1½ hours each. The seven

Upagrahas kaala, paridhi, dhooma,

ardhaprahara, yamakantaka,

indrachaapa and Maandi take over by

turns their ruler-ship of the seven

sections, each day, leaving one to

Rahu. The period ruled by Rahu is

called Raahukala which is generally

considered inauspicious. The timings

of the ruler-ship of Raahukala for the

seven weekdays are furnished in the

table below.

The timings given are for days when

the sunrise is 06.00 AM and sunset

06.00 PM. For calculating the exact

duration of the period of Raahukalam,

on any day, the duration of the

daytime must be ascertained first and

that has to be divided by 8. The result

arrived will denote the duration of the

Timings for

Rahukala, Gulikakala and Yamakantaka

each of the 8 sections for the day.

For example take a Sunday having the

sunrise at 06.20 AM and sunset at

05.40 PM. The duration of the

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

or 680minutes. Divided by 8 the

sectional value will be only 85 minutes.

Raahukala generally for Sunday is

from 16.30 to 18 hrs. In this case

Raahukala must therefore be only for

Weekday Rahukala Gulikakala Yamakantaka

Sunday 16.30 to 18.00 15.00 to 16.30 12.00 to 13.30

Monday 07.30 to 09.00 13.30 to 15.00 10.30 to 12.00

Tuesday 15.00 to 16.30 12.00 to 13.30 09.00 to 10.30

Wednesday 12.00 to 13.30 10.30 to 12.00 07.30 to 09.00

Thursday 13.30 to 15.00 09.00 to 10.30 06.00 to 07.30

Friday 10.30 to 12.00 07.30 to 09.00 15.00 to 16.30

Saturday 09.00 to 10.30 06.00 to 07.30 13.30 to 15.00

85 minutes. It would commence 85

minutes before the actual unset of the

day namely, 05.40 AM. Therefore the

Raahukala for the day will be from

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

worked out accordingly for the

periods of other Upagrahas also.

Gulikakala is considered auspicious.

Regarding Yamakantaka, popularly

considered inauspicious, opinions

however, differ.

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