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Taste is seen from Lagna, 5th and 9th house. Lagna gives natural taste for food, while 5th house gives preffered taste for food. Nineth house gives the food we are trained or accostumed to eat. Most astrologers make mistake by judging the preffered food from Lagna only. For example, if your father (9th house is Muslim), you will be trained or accostumed to avoid Pork meat. Therefore, one has to see the influences in trines to see the prefference of food. Second house shows the food we actually eat. We may like to eat certain food, however due to various reason (health, finance, job obligations etc), we may actually consume completelly another type of food. For example if Atmakaraka rules the 2nd house and is afflicted, one will certainly have to change the food style because of health problems, or even poverty, depending on the placement of Atmakarak planet in the chart. If it is Mangal and is in Maranakaraka stana, eating hot food will cause serious disorders in heart, head or colon. Normally Rahu eats fish and fish products, Ketu eats read meat and pork in particular, Mangal likes birds, such as chicken, Budha likes greens, Shani eats all kinds of meat and stale food, Surja likes honey, bread, and wheat, Chandra likes baby food, and milk, while Shukra likes sour food such as yoghurt etc. These are the basics. There is a whole list of other food ruled by the planets. 

Many people tend to confuse Rasas and Tastes, which is wrong and is a long subject for discussion. Also, it is a well known fact among the students of my Guru to look for Somanath Drekana for health. You will find in many articles and books methods to calculate Somanath drekana. Now, there is a very important point as how to use this chart for choosing the best food for ojas and health. Many astrologers and followers of our tradition take simply the lord of Somannath drekana and choose the taste, which is WRONG! Do not go by it, otherwise you will fall sick. For example, my somanath drekana is ruled by Venus, so according to this I should eat sour food. Due to the sour food, I developed chronic gastritis, which was cured only after I removed the sour completelly from my diet. The basic point is to focus on Pancha Amrita. These are:milk, curd, honey, sugar, clarified butter or ghee. Only choose these food for a start if any of the following graha rules Somanath drekana or is favourably placed in Lagna or its trines. For example, for Guru choose Ghee (though in some exceptions butter is also allowed and good). For Shukra choose Curd or plain Yogurt, though for Vrishaba  Somanath drekana Lagna, lassi or butter milk is preferred and better, while for Thula it is Yoghurt.  For Karka lagna in this drekkana choose water and milk, while for Simha choose Honey. Quality type sugar like raw cane sugar or date sugar is ruled by Guru. All other processed sugars are ruled by Venus (it is exalted in Pisces), and Venus does not rule sugar but LIKES sugar. That is a big difference. In case of other malefic Lagnas, see the best influence on Lagna in Somanath drekana by Surya, Guru, Shukra and Chandra, and choose accordingly.

To be continued…

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Dhana Argala Result on Lagna

I will take one graha position and give you the effect of Dhana Argala. You can check it practical horoscopes and see the results. You will be suprised by the effect found. We will take Rahu position in the 2nd house which has dhana Argala on Lagna. Keep in mind that Rahu can be found in 12 different signs, where resources and effects will be slightly modified, and Rahu can also be found in different positions from different Lagnas, can rule different bhavas and be influneced by different graha. Nevertheless, the effect of dhana Argala of Rahu in 2nd house are as follow:

1. Loss of money which will come through significations of the house ruled by Rahu

2. bad health, loss of longevity in time (deadly disease)

3. shocks and troubles in family which will negativelly affect the life and health of a person

4. Influx of wealth if Guru is placed in Lagna, 3rd, 6th and 10th house. If rahu is placed in Kanja wealth is there, while in Karka, a person will get wealth from foreign sources. In other signs judge accordingly. In any case, there will always be plans and confusion about the money which may cause a lack of mental peace

5. A person is extremelly egoistic, angry and selfish (yet a person hides these within themselves)

6. A speech is diplomatic, a person lies and has no boundaries in speech. May speak a shocking things or revealing personal things which are shocking to others

7. A person is not Sundari (internally and externally beautiful), and nas no style, manners. Eyes are usually small or not appealing (Mark of Rahu).

8. No matter how intelligent a person is, there will be stupid decisions, lack of wisdom during the lifetime, particularly those related to family or money.

9. A person easily losses mental and physical energy, disperce in plans and lacks initiative

10. Life can stop or get entangled in family matters, money or other area depending on the position of other planets and points in 2nd bhava.

In this way, you should understand all planets having dhana argala on lagna from 2nd house. This should be wiselly applied on dhana argals on various houses. To be continued…

I have given some concepts about Atmakaraka graha on this site without going into specific indications of each planet as Atmakarak.

Pt. Sanjay Rath, my Jyotish Guru wrote a lot about this in his books, as well as various articles and conferences available on the net.

However He writes the following in one of his articles/lessons:

“ The reason for lack of spiritual initiation is to be known from planets in Karakamsha”

This implies the following:

1. See the planet which is Atmakaraka
2. See the conjunctions of Atmakaraka in navamsa chart and consider these planets too.

If Sun or Mars is Atmakarak or Atmakarak is conjoined with Sun or Mars in Navamsa Chart a person will lack spirituality and may miss the opportunity to get good knowledge due to THEIR OWN EGO!

If Moon or Venus becomes Atmakarak or Atmakarak is conjoined with Venus or Moon in Navamsa chart, this shows luxurious nature and sexual weakness/indulgences/ as a lack of spirituality, knowledge and guidance

If the same happens with Budha, greed is a big obstacle. Shani in the same place, or Atmakarak conjoined Shani in navamsa chart, shows mere laziness and overconfidence.

Nodes in the same places are master of confusions and mistakes, while Guru is Atmakarak is absolutely the worst position since there will always be a lack of bonding between the student and teacher, and a person will be insincere in relationship with Guru and knowledge, and consider himself his own master.

Malefics as atmakaraka are better for speedier evolution, since the punishment is quick, while unless Ista Devata is favourable in the chart, malefic as atmakarak can lead a person astry.

Working of the Mind

Since Manas is the primary charioteer in the field of Karma, its working should be seen in 10^th house of Karma.

My Guru taught me that unbroken sarpa Yoga (only malefic planets in Kendra) give person a nature of snake, which is confirmed by Parashara. A person will have uncontrolled and unprincipled sexuality, peevish nature, bad thoughts, decision and will do a lot of bad karma. Of course there are varieties. For example, if Mangal is conjoined Rahu in Taurus or Libra and influences 2^nd house from arudha lagna, paka lagna or lagna, a person is of loose morals, particularly if these two planets are involved in Sarpa Yoga. In this way every individual combinations should carefully be noticed.

Malefic  planets in 10^th house apart from certain blessings (Mangal, Surja or Ketu where digbala strength is seen), apart from it always tend to remove intelligence in taking certain directions of karma. If the lord of 10^th house is at the same time malefic or afflicted by malefic planets then it becomes worse, since a person never corrects mistakes or bad doings and persists in evil. This particularly happens if the same 10^th lord is placed in Kendra involved in unbroken Sarpa Yoga:

1. In Lagna-intelligence fails due to status or self recognition
2. In 4^th house intelligence fails due to impurity and bad consciousness/low mind awareness
3. In 7^th house intelligence fails due to desire
4. In 10^th house, that means in own sign. Situation is better, yet benefic influence is desirable

That is the reason why all classical texts praise benefic influencing 10^th house and kendras.

To be continued.

All varga charts show our special types of environment where the forces of destiny control us, while the Rashi chart shows our reaction to such forces. A person can have many talents and learns or masters some subjects both for the sake of learning, as well as for the sake of rising the quality of one’s life. However, we do not make career of all subject we learn. In order to fulfill our karma we need the following things;

1. Working (karma) environment
2. Right knowledge
3. Right inspiration

These three factors become crucial in understanding the karma of the native, choice of career and job. Before jumping into analyses of Dashamsa as many people superficially do by comparing the 6^th or 7^th houses and their trines, there are so many factors which should be analyzed.

Generally people do two types of karmas or shift in between them. One is the karma or job which is self oriented, while another is karma or job which is duty bound or includes and focuses the benefit of others. Sometimes,  a person can choose one path and during the life transform into another or vice verse.

Another type of division is the choice of the job which comes due to various factors

1. Right inspiration which includes going towards the right direction
2. Right knowledge which is based on ability to master that subject
3. Choice coming from the soul level, which will include the job we love, or the job we want money from

Before we can even step into the analyses of Dashamsa chart we should understand the following:

1. Whether the person will do self oriented karma or not, and whether any kind of transformation is required particularly having in mind the dasa running
2. What kind of knowledge or subject is available to become person’s job. For example, somebody may want to become a doctor, yet it is neither in his destiny to become so, nor he can have knowledge to perform that job. In such cases, are there any tools in tradition to make his/her dream come true?
3. What are the means to master the skill we need for performing the job
4. What are the working forces or karmic forces operating in Dasamsa and how we react to it?
5. Does the chart favours self employment or service, and in such cases what are details about each choice?

Before analyzing Dashamsa chart independently, one must set a stage and be ready to cope with all previous points and questions. Once these have become clear, one can easily understand all details about a person’s job and career. IF these steps are not followed nor understood, a person cannot give a precise answer about a person’s job, nor career details, which is today unfortunately very often the case. Today you will see that astrologers simply see the larger number of planets in either 6^th or 7^th house in Dasamsa to determine the choice of service/business, or simply look at 2.6. 10 houses in Dasamsa to determine the career/job. This inevitably leads to guesses without correct and complete knowledge, as well as superficial advices given by astrologers.

Here is the chart of a famous astrologer and a Jyotish Guru Pt. Sanjay Rath

7^th august 1963, 21h 15 min,  Sambalpur , Orrissa, Dashamsa Lagna je Meena.

In  his chart, very high ideals and dharma or duty bound nature is pronounced, while high emotions and ideals are seen from Lagnesha Guru in exaltation. Budha dasa coming forces him  transform towards self oriented career, while best job suited for him comes from exalted Guru, blessing of Tara Mahavidya, which gives excellent teachers of Vedanga. Since Guru is in karka Rashi, this knowledge comes from the study with teacher.  Other blessings come from Ketu , Chandra and budha in simha and dhanu rashi respectively, which indicate that he has complete skills in jyotish (ketu), Chandra (people’s mind, social) and Budha (writing). Since Chandra is in arta trikona, this certainly indicates that he would work in service for at least some period in life.

Whenever is Chandra strongly placed in Artha trikona a person has to serve for some time. The same holds true for business or self imployment if Chandra is in Kama trikona. If Chandra is in Moksa trikona, self imployment is preffered, while in Dharma trikona, service is preferred.  Budha is also very strong in 10^th house in dhanu rashi giving him abilities in writing and work as a writer, particularly since budha rules 7^th house of business. The budha mahadasha came and switch took over from service to business and writing.  Shani could not keep him in service being in 3^rd house. Budha in 10^th house gives the blessing of Brahmanaspati while Rahu in 12^th house gives the blessing of Ganesha, and cannot obstruct the teaching of Vedanga being in the 12^th house in own sign. Otherwise, it would have indicated his own mistakes and inabilities as well as secret enemies which will from time to time show their teeth. Surya is neecha in the chart, in the 8^th house, and any sort of leadership gives a lot of troubles, as well as governmental administration, though it is beautifully placed for support of service and its stuff. Therefore, we can clearly say that planet which is exalted and blessed by Tara as per the standard rules determined profession of a person, and that is teacher of Jyotisha. For any teaching of Vedanga, Guru must be superiorly placed in Dashamsa chart. It is interesting to note that a native took mechanical engineering ruled by Mangal, which has digbala from 10^th house, however is in Marana Karaka Stana from Lagna. Though Mangal is 2^nd lord and as such indicates that a person is loner at work, not aspiring to work groups, and can bless a native with good finance(mangal is in kanya), doing a job of a planet in debility or marana karaka stana is never recommendable nor long lasting unless there are other nullifying factors. Though debility can bring a lot of money, a person needs to do certain remedial measures to make the effect long lasting, and to be blessed by the knowledge of that planet. This person teaches Jyotish (blessing of Guru), writes book (blessing of Budha in dhanu in 10^th house), and has knowledge of Jyotish (blessing of ketu in simha rashi). Chandra in simha rashi also gives him ability to understand people’s minds and good social approach and understanding. This is all what makes him a superior in the field. Incidently, the sign in Lagna rising, has no planet and is pisces which is the best suited signs for Astrologers.

To be continued…

 1. I have started preparations for construction of Siva Centre which requires great efforts and funding

2. Since, rare are those who are willing to unconditionally donate (I had conditional very large amounts of donations in the past), however, having nothing to do with 12th house of the chart, and due to conditions “ peeping” behind those donations, I had to refuse each of it

 3. Therefore, I have come to the simple solution where my work would be fruitful and community of jyotish can be happy about it. I am preparing 21 rare and hidden topics from Jyotish, which will be uploaded as a complete topics and sold over the net. Each article will be given with full examples, and will cover around 20 pages, where my idea was to charge 20$ or 20 Euros per article. That would approximately cost 1 $ per page, which is less than regular cost of typing any document, at least here in Serbia. Among the articles, I will offer some of those which are already at the website however, the topics will be finished, and illustrated, so that you as a reader and buyer will have no unsolved questions upon studying it. The articles will be:

Five in beginners category

1. Grahas in Bhavas- how to learn important principles and understand such positions

2. Rahu and Ketu through 12th houses

3. Surya in the chart, 12 houses and signs understanding as well as Surja Lagna

4. Importance of Karana and Tithi in the Natal Chart, the key to your karma/profession and relationships and marriage

5. Lunar Yogas- Personal and Outer Chandra Yogas, Kemadruma Yoga, Importance of Chandra Kundali, differences between your biological and environmental influences, Group and individual karma

Five in Intermediate Category

1. How to see preferences, talents and differences between inborn and socially influenced tastes? The influences of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (as well as Rishis) on the very grounds in our lifes. What are the likes/dislikes, what a person really likes, and what he gets?

 2. What are the real keys of understanding Vimsotari dasa? The analyses of Dasa, antar, and pratyantar are separately explained. Does mahadasa influences our thinking, body, wealth or what, or is the antardasa lord one who does that? What is the exact difference. Quick explanation of all six levels and how to use it

3. What is the curse of a planet? Where does it impact?Any help. Detailed analyses and traditional metods? Will it affect my experience, luck or people around me?

4. How to determine profession from a chart? There are things we like to do, but don’t and whether we will do what we like to do?

 5. Key to Upapada and Marriage? How to see how many marriages a person will have? How to understand and see which Upapada will mature into a marriage? All details. Is it a sincere marriage or based on something else? Does a partner love you and what kind of love it is?

Five articles will be of Advanced nature>

1. Abhijit Rasi for spiritual and ordinary people. Two paths towards spirituality, ways of worship

 2. The role of Atmakaraka in rashi and Navamsa chart, who is the King? Does the ray of the mind tellies with the ray of the soul?

3. Various divisions of the 10th lord in a chart. All about your karma Yoga and its duration

4. Quick method to ascertain longevity in the chart with the proper timing. The role of Marana grahas.

5. Special rashis in the zodiac, empowerment rashis which will play a crucial role in understanding the most prominent, cursed or blessed area of your chart. Why was the name not chosen according to the Moon’s pada during the Rishi’s era?

Six articles are yet to be decided and will cover the rare topics.

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Today, many people confuse the term spiritualty with those who take interest in phylosophy and even do mantras/meditation and new age techniques. This is far from being spiritual, since even Raksasas practiced Jyotish and did sadhanas for their personal goals.  Sprituality is obvious in human behaviour where a person should be decent, honest, truthful and have all the qualities of heart and mind where all scriptures agree. This should be a good ground to plant a seed for spiritual progress and I will give you a few hints as how to see this in the chart.Some people even talk about moksa and high level of consciousness and realization which if you are a good jyotishi can make you laugh and be sad due to the human ignorance. Unfortunatelly, today, a new trand has emerged where people are jumping to worship Istadevata blindly without fate,based on the advice given by astrologers. This can naver have high spiritual impact and is wrong advice, since one has to have a good chart and good karma to reach the level of Ista Devata, and second, this is the last stage in the worship or spiritual sadhana. So, in most cases it is waste of time, or hitting OFF the real problem

Before dreaming of advising Ista devata sadhana, or some serious spriritual worship an astrologer should check the following

1. Examine Moksa Trikonas/ Each malefik is highly unwelcome in these houses, including malefic signs without benefic planets. Each malefic will show nija dosha coming through the time of present, past and future, and first has to be PACIFIED and removed from HEART AND HEAD.

2. Normally malefics in 4th house and Lagna show a very bad person, who is untruthful, and can never be spiritual. This is clear poison in the head and poision in the heart. A person is not even a good person, not to talk about the term spiritual.

3. Examine the 12th house. Malefic and tamasic graha in 12th house (except Ketu) will take a person in lower loka after death, which proves that he will be judged by his actions which obviously shows that a person will or has performed very bad karma in this lifetime. Shani, Mangal and Rahu can put the person go to hell, narkas, unless they are debilitated and unless the 12th lord is in own sign or exalted, as is the case of Swami Vivekananda. In other cases, a person will surely go to narka. Devaguru Brihaspati ALONE can prevent this, but he cannot be cursed, combast and under the papa or malefic infleunces. Do not be surprised to see this combination in the charts of people who try to spread the aura of spiritual and knowledgeble ones. What I am stating here is based and supported by all classical texts and knowledge of the tradition. Keep in mind that Shukra and Chandra are good planets to be there, provided one cherishes compassion and purity. Budha is also good there without malefics. Surja, though in Marana karaka stana, is good, as well as Guru and Ketu which are best. Therefore, the first remedial measure is to PREVENT BAD INFLEUNCES ON THESE THREE HOUSES, as well as to change fully, internally and outwardly, otherwise, real spirituality cannot be achived for a long, long time.

Generally, before a person goes to Vishnu/ Sarvavjapakeshvar Devata/and attain the world of devas, heading towards Moksa through the Ista Devata. One must first go to Shiva, and realize ShivoHum. For that Karaka lagna or Atmakaraka placement in the Rashi Chart should be fully cleared from Malefic infleunces. The ahamkar has to be destroyed and this is seen from Karaka Lagna. Various bandanas are shown there which prevents a soul from Self-Realization and illumination, and still this is the step which has to be taken before God- Realisation.

Karaka for Spirituality is Ketu. A lot will depend with Ketu associations in Rashi and Navamsa. If ketu is POLLUTED by certain grahas, all your sadhanas are motivated by personal goals and enjoyment and will not leave a spiritual mark but lead to material achivements.

There are many other points to judge in Rashi chart before we move into Navamsa and other divisions.

To be continued…

Where is the clue? Tradition teaches certain effects of planets in houses, where very grounded and common-sense rules underline the principle. Once these principle are revealed, evertyhing starts beautifully to unfold and fall into a place and in practical use in horoscope, the picture starts to emerge. Let us give some effects of planets in 12th house to show the point:

1.Surya in Marana Karaka Stana in 12th house, though it gives good health. It prevents losses and punishment, makes person stay at home (will not go abroad), prevents from bad luck, bondages, and gives strong mind, emotions as a result of blessings of Shiva. General tendency is that a person will marry a powerful partner and the reson for marriage may not be as obvious as shown.

2. Chandra in 12th house is the blessing of Devi. A person is strong in body and mind, healthy, easily recovers from disease, has good sleep and rest, powerful subconscious mind and intuition, good mind reader, and prevents from serious bodily damages. Mother will bless the person, though she may be unhappy around the birthtime of a person. A person will give to family and children, yet will not care too much for friends, unless they are close as family members.

3. Mangal in 12th house- Marriage is damaged as well as marital happiness, chooses a bad partner, troubles on long journeyes, bad or slow recovery from sickness, bad sleep, subconsicous anger, physcological issues, loss of initiative and executive ability, a lot of properties which may be lost or wasted away, may be defeated by enemy, unless 6th house does not show otherwise. There are a lot of acquantances but hardly any true friends. If there are some, a person will loose them. Death of a sister or close female friend. IF a person worships Devata of Mangala, a person is blessed with sharp mind and good speech, intelligence and learning, which may prove so particularly during the dasha of Mangal. Depending on the strength of Mangala, this dasha would give litigations, bad luck due to fights, a lot of money which may be spent away, rash decisions which may invovle a person into trouble, marital disharmony and troubles with children etc. If a horoscope is well inclinced for spirituality, this dasha may give a lot of learning and blessings of powerful Guru. In this way, a completelly novel apporach is required for understanding grahas in bhavas…

To be continued…

Let us examine one among many principles to be used here. We all know or should know two important significations of the 5th house which we shall use as an example. These are Mantra and Chitta.

1. Mantra is the sound which can invoke certain Devata and protect the mind.

2. Chitta is the use of database of the mind

Now, we can see the impact of all 9 grahas on these two significations of the 5th house. We can do it by Guna, Nature, Tatva, karakatva etc

Surya is satva guna graha so by default all satvic Grahas will use the mantras in a positive way, and be attracted to it, while chitta will function well and mind will use the awareness in a positive and nice manner. Among these, Guru is Shabda (sound) and he is a real vachaspati or commander of Mantra. No wonder, each classical text suggests Guru placement in this house as related to blessing or worship of Lord Shiva. Chandra as chitta graha among satvic grahas will act very good for future and use the resources for excellent future planning. Shukra as a karaka of affection and mental image, can use mantra in a visual manner, and create an image of devata with a bhakti or worship towards it. However, regarding Mantra, Shukra can use all kinds of mantras being Rajas graha for selfish use. She has to learn the Mantra Shastra from Shabda Brahmin Guru, as in puranic story. So Rajas grahas need the touch of Guru to be able to understand the mantra shastra. Among Satva graha Chandra in 5th house does not have respect for Mantra Shastra, as Tara who was thinking about Chandra while her husband Guru meditated. Being illigitimate child fo such union, Budha is not conducive to Mantra, unless he is accepted and taught by Brihaspati (touch of unafflicted Guru over 5th house Budha). In this way, we cannot except the mere fact that some classical texts state that Budha in 5th house is to give knowledge of mantras. We should ad- Yes/ But Unafflicted guru has to give dristi or yuti to it. Tamas grahas are apsoulutelly bad in this house. Mangal will do sadhana only out of anger, and frustration and he does not beleive in mantras but in weapons. However, due to agni tatva, Mangal with good guidance *influcenc of Guru, can give considerable knowledge in Mantra Shastra. As far as the chitta is concerned, the mind will be led towards fighting, rashness etc. Normally, Tamas grahas cannot do anything good, since they damage chitta, cause a loss of memory (shani) or subconsious mistakes and wrong judgment (ketu and mangal) or delussions (Rahu),unless they are in own sign, multrikona sign or exaltation sign. In this case, there is a consciousness and awareness which is higher than ordinary placement, however the quality of the guna is not goint to change…

To be continued…