Das and Navamsas

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Dear Chris and Raghu das,

 

Thanks very much for your comments -

 

At 08:41 PM 1/16/01 -0500, you wrote:

 

>This is an interesting way to "sneak" western-style aspects in the back

>door, through navamsha contacts. I guess it doesn't matter a *whole* lot

>which is correct, as long as some means is available to note an effect.

>It's a good point that's well taken and should remind us all of looking at

>divisional charts for relevant transit effects when there are none apparent

>in the rashi.

>

>Chris

 

What we find out from this discussion, is a very important theme re:

Navamsas: and that is, that planets in trine within a 3-20 degree range in

the rasi chart, become conjoined in Navamsa. Now, another technique that

comes to mind here, is "Navamsa Tulya Rasi", which means that such Navamsa

conjunctions, or in fact any Navamsa positions, can be observed over the

natal chart as well. So you can get the following possibilities:

 

1. Natal Rahu being conjoined with Jupiter in navamsa, because of their

trinal relation in the rasi chart;

 

2. Any malefics transiting in a 120 degree range from natal Rahu, will

place them in the Navamsa sign of Rahu (or other planets);

 

3. Taking the Navamsa Rahu (and transiting planets reaching it), back to

the Rasi chart, you can see those malefics with relation to natal factors,

i.e. lagna lord, Atmakaraka, Moon, etc.

 

Take Das' example last year: he was experiencing great loneliness and need

for companionship, and expressed this on the list. I noted in his chart,

that transit Ketu was at 24 Sg at that time, keeping in mind his being in

the Vim. dasa of Saturn, sub-period of Rahu. Now, his natal Venus is at 24

Aries, thus putting transit Ketu - the Moksha karaka - in conjunction with

the Navamsa Venus, who also joins Saturn in the 6th in Navamsa. So when we

see in Das' rasi chart, that Saturn is in a "trine" relation to Venus, this

is not to mimic western astrology, but to show that this exact relation

puts Saturn in the Navamsa conjunction of Venus, and further puts

transiting Ketu there with them.

 

Note in Das' chart also, the theme surrounding Ketu in his Navamsa. 7th

lord Jupiter joins Ketu in the lagna, which more or less presupposed

marriage or other relations with very spiritual ladies, or others who are

unavailable or distant, and thus they increase Das's desire for them. He

would not be attracted to clingy or co-dependent types, but those who are

high in knowledge, detachment, and yet are unavailable mostly as well.

 

Now, putting the Scorpio Venus/Saturn and transit Ketu combination back in

the natal chart, they occur in the 8th house, where frustrations of

sexuality or intimacy are likely to occur for the time being.

 

Anyway, all this shows that *even if you do not believe in the 5/9 aspects

of the nodes*, they will be all over a natal planet by Navamsa relation (if

their rasi relation is in exact trine within a 3-20 degree range), which

you can observe vis a vis natal positioning of planets and lagna as well

.. As Chris points out, other varga chart placements should be watched very

closely for transits of Rahu or other malefics in their divisions.

 

One final note on this nodal aspect thing: I have read many time in BPHS,

in the original Sanskrit, words such as Shani-rahu drishti, or Ravi-rahu

drishti, etc. Drishti means aspect, and so fitting within the Parasari

scheme, there is most certainly a directive for the nodal aspects. Whether

it is 5/9 or not is where the debate comes in. Yet, my advice is to get

used to using not only Navamsas, but also rasi aspects, as from this

vantage point, the nodes will come into play much more strongly in all your

chart interpretations as well as event-timing. If you do not believe in

Navamsa aspects either, then planets in Navamsa signs will most certainly

aspect according to rasi drishti. At SJVC (Sri Jagannatha Vedic Center),

headmaster Pandit Sanjay Rath, shows the holistic approach of combining

rasi and graha drishti, with typically "Jaimini" systems, such as Argalas,

Arudhas etc. It is all meant to be done in unison, and not exclusive of

each other. There is absolutely no place in any classical writings, to

suggest that "Jaimini" astrology should be used exclusive of

Parasari. They are one and the same.

 

With regards,

Robert

 

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