The distinction between kundali and yoga in astrology and in yoga sastra by sri Sivaduta is technically valied as kundali in astrology means horoscopical chart and yoga means planetory combination while in Yoga Sastra Kundalini refers to the coiled power in muladhara and yoga means the procedure of awakening the kundalini and leading her to saharara where she unites with Siva (Yoga, alternatively, also means the the union of jeevatma with paramatma).
However the the same word kundali(ni) employed in the two different discipline may not be a mear accident. There is an esoteric aspect to astrology.While astrology deals with the mundane material aspects of life, it also has a spiritual side to it. While the twelth house in a horoscope represents loss, impresenment and the like in mundane aspect, it also represent the final moksha - the union of kundalini shakti with siva or the union of jeevatma with paramatma. Thus, while the first house represent the jeevatma, the last house represents the paramatma. thus the entire kundali, the coiled chart of houses from first to twelth of the astrology has an association with the total journey of the jeevatma to paramatma.
This interpretation could be further strengthened by the association of the seven regular plannets with trhe seven yogic centers in certain esoteric traditions. Jewish kabala employs such an association. In India, too certain tantric and Siddha traditions have such association. For example the following system of association between planets and chakra in siddha tradition may be noated:
Muladhara: Sani
Swadistana: Guru
Manipuraka: Angaraka
Anahata: Ravi
Vishuti : Sukra
Agna : Budha
Sahasrara : Chandra
I donot know the basis odf this assignment and the assignment itself can differ from system to system . However that there is an association of thius sort exists. Hence astrology and yoga sastra are intimately linked nd Kundali and Kundalini are closly linked.
It is just a speculation of mine. i dont have a well researched evidence for this thesis.
K.Ravindran
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