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Namaste Robert

 

Thank you very much for your info about the transits according to naksatras.

 

It is branch that i have followed for some years but your info is a different

approach.

 

In Hindu or Vedic astrology, the Janma rasi or Janma naksatra are primordial.

One being the moon sign and the later the moon costellation or the sign and

constellation occupied by the moon at birth.

 

In the west, the sun sign is more important but in vedic it is the moon sign and

moon constellation the more important.

 

I say this because i have come across some vedic astrologers that did do not

grasp this concept which is very important.

 

I have been following the Moon calendar for years. The Moon across the

different naksatras or constellations is a very good indicator of life.

 

We have 27 constellations and they are divided in 3 groups of 9 each.

 

When the moon is in our natal constellation, we say that it is Janma. Or that

the moon is on our natal moon.

 

Constellations 10 or 19 from Janma are also considered Janma, but because they

belong to 3 different groups, they are called Janma, Anujanma and trijanma.

 

I give the names of the moon in transit across the 9 constellations.

 

1 = Janma or birth star.

2 = Sampath or prosperity.

3 = vipath or adversity.

4 = kshema or welfare.

5 = prathiaram or (i do not remember)

6 = sadhakam or means.

7 = vadham or slaughter.

8 = maithram or friendship.

9 = param maithram or highest friendship.

 

Of those transits, when the Moon is in either 1,5,7 or 3rd constellations, it is

bad in increasing proportion. The 1st being mild and the 3rd the worst.

 

The 1st one can be good because it is like a new moon when we receive an

increase of energies. But it can be bad because in those days, we have the

tendency to have lots of thoughts and we may become absent minded to the point

of losing concentration and become prone to accidents.

 

I have heard of a friend that in his 80's he did not go out of his room or

speak, whenever the moon was in his 3rd constellation, because at that time, his

health was more vulnerable. He lived his 93rd year.

 

When the moon is in 2, 4, 6, 8 or 9th constellations, it is a good transit in

increasing proportion. 2nd is the mildest and 9th the best.

 

Some people told me that during the 3rd constellation they felt good. My answer

is that we have to take into consideration the dasas, age, time and

circumstances.

 

But a close look at the activities done during those days will reveal the final

outcome.

 

Notice that constellations 1, 10 or 19 are janma or 1. Just reduce the digits

to one like in numerology. 10 = 1+0= 1. 19 = 1+9= 1.

2, 11,or 20 = 2. 3, 12, or 21 = 3 etc.

 

Of course, you have given another method and we should not mix them, but i have

some questions.

 

You have said that

1 = Janma

10 = karma

19 - adhana

 

Are all positive in a way, which is understable.

 

But 12 or desha is country or residence. I have been taking it as 3 or bad.

 

My question is how we reconciliate those terms?

 

To me, when the moon is in transit over constellations 8 and 9, is very helpful.

and i notice that the moon in 18 is Samudayika or group activities. That is

ok.

 

What is confusing to me is that although the moon in transit over the 4th

constellation is good, you mention that the 22nd is vainasika or destruction. I

take it that the 22nd belongs to the trijanma group and therefore, its effects

may be different.

 

I would like you to elaborate more about it if you can.

 

Best wishes

Natabara Das

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Natabara,

 

Namaste -

 

Thanks for your follow-up points and questions, which I will answer as

follows:

 

At 12:51 PM 10/3/01 +0100, you wrote:

>Namaste Robert

>

>Thank you very much for your info about the transits according to naksatras.

>

>It is branch that i have followed for some years but your info is a

>different approach.

>

>Of course, you have given another method and we should not mix them, but i

>have some questions.

>

>You have said that

>1 = Janma

>10 = karma

>19 - adhana

>

>Are all positive in a way, which is understable.

>

>But 12 or desha is country or residence. I have been taking it as 3 or bad.

>

>My question is how we reconciliate those terms?

>

>To me, when the moon is in transit over constellations 8 and 9, is very

>helpful. and i notice that the moon in 18 is Samudayika or group

>activities. That is ok.

>

>What is confusing to me is that although the moon in transit over the 4th

>constellation is good, you mention that the 22nd is vainasika or

>destruction. I take it that the 22nd belongs to the trijanma group and

>therefore, its effects may be different.

>

>I would like you to elaborate more about it if you can.

 

Of course, for the purposes of daily Moon transits, the main categorization

of Naksatras as you have summarized, are powerful, and work very

well. The special naksatras that I have given are going to be good or

bad, when transited by planets, for the life-concerns related to them, if

the transit planets to them are benefic or malefic accordingly. For

example, when malefic planets transit the Jati naksatra, it is going to bad

for one's family or group relations. Or, if malefics transit the karma

naksatra, challenges or setbacks may be experienced in one's workplace, or

in one's profession. The reverse would be true of benefics, naturally.

 

It is important to keep in mind that these are *specific* naksatras, and do

not follow the pattern of Janma, Anujanma, or Trijanma (the three rounds

of, or repetitions of naksatras beginning with Ashwini for the first group;

Magha for the second group; and then Moola for the third group). Thus, the

22nd naksatra is called Vainasika, as you mention, meaning dangerous or

destructive. Yes, the 22nd is also the 4th Naksatra counted from Moola,

and falls into the general category of Kshema, or auspicious (and transits

of the Moon in the Kshema naksatra are generally favorable). However, the

system of Sarvatobhadra chakra, gives a special nomenclature to this

naksatra. This nomenclature does not apply to the 4th or 13th, which are

also Kshema ordinarily. The effects of the 22nd naksatra, Vainasika, will

be seen when malefic planets aspect it (and there are special rules in SBC

for planet's aspects to naksatras), when dasas of its ruler operate (for

example, in the lunar new year chart, the dasa was of Venus operated at the

time of the attacks, who is the ruler of the Vainasika naksatra

Purvashadha). Now, just how malefic the effects of Vainasika become, will

be seen according to how bad the yogas are w.r.t. Venus, and how badly the

naksatra itself is afflicted. In this case, the V. naksatra was aspected

by the worst maraka in the chart, i.e. Mars, with Venus in Mrtyu Bhaga also.

 

Moon transits in the naksatra categories that you give, are about 99.9.%

benefic/malefic as described, and I agree with you. However, taking the

definitions of naksatras a little further, we can make use of special

categories and see the effects. When, for example, malefics transited the

Jati and Karma naksatras in Bill Gate's chart, he ran into all kinds of

legal problems with Microsoft, and became the boogie-man among software

developers at that time. Similarly, you can see the effects vis a vis the

lunar chart for USA. It is a great study, and I would encourage everybody

to learn the Sarvatobhadra Chakra, a system from which many subtle clues

can be found.

 

 

Best wishes,

Robert

 

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