LESSON-5A

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To the most respected Gurus and learned members of the SJC,

 

I am presenting herein the assignments for Lesson 5. Since I am doing

in detail review of basic concepts in Jyotish going through a number

of basic texts, and it is taking time, herein I could include only

the first 2 assignments. I will post the 3rd. assignment in due time.

 

With my respects,

Sabri.

 

LESSON 5-ASSIGNMENT

 

1- Example of how a Lagna sign's characteristics and planets

associated with the Lagna influences the personality for a native.

 

For this I take the case of a native (a gentelman) who has Karka

rising sign/Lagna, Chandra lord of Lagna, Lagnesh posited in third

house of Lagna Kundali/horoscope, together with Guru.

 

* Chandra is karak (significator) for emotions; Native is of

sensitive and emotional nature, also a quality of Karka rashi. Also

he had to deal and learn how to handle emotions, he has considerable

education and practice in Psychology / The science of emotions and

the mind.

 

* Chandra is karak for Manas/Mind and People/Large groups of

people/Public, and third house represents (among other things) Self-

effort, those activities the native does in life to achieve goals;

Native has worked, spent effort almost always by using his mind, and

his efforts have been connected with the public. In his company the

products he has designed are being used by the large public. Also he

has spent considerable effort, to improve the qualities of the mind,

e.g. the intellect, philosophy, reasoning etc. The dispositor of

Chandra at 3rd. house/Kanya-Virgo Rashi is Buddha, signifying the

intellect who for the native is further together with Shani

signifying philosophy.

 

* Chandra is further Karak for mother; Native has spent considerable

effort to take care of her mother in her old age. Also when he was a

child, he was raised almost solely by his mother, her mother has had

a strong impact on the development of his character and abilities.

 

* Chandra has Sattvic disposition and Karka being a Noble Rashi;

Native is spending considerable effort for the well-fare of those

people around him. He is well aware of the fact that what God expects

out of everybody is to do their best to help others that are in need.

 

* Chandra is associated with the night; he likes to work - do mental

work, during the night, when the environment is peacefull. He is not

much efficient in creativity and mental work during the active day.

 

* Lagnesh Lord, Chandra is together with - associated with Guru, Guru

signifying, learning, knowledge, teachers, saintly people, Guru is

further of Sattvic disposition; Native respects deeply, knowledge,

teachers, both spiritual and otherwise. Himself and most of his

friends are saintly people who have aspired to seek the light of God.

He is also exercising considerable effort to spread Spritual

Knowledge around himself.

 

* Guru for Karka Lagna, is lord of 6th. house signifying healing,

servants and service; Since Guru for the native is together with

Lagnesh, native has considerable knowledge of the Divine Science of

Ayur-Ved, natural healing, he is using this knowledge for the well-

fare of others, also good has come to him through good helpers,

associates.

 

* Guru further signifies good-luck along with good things; Native has

been honest in his efforts,

has worked in a way that would not harm anybody, and has been lucky

is his efforts.

 

* Chandra and Karka Rashi are associated with water; The native likes

the sea, boats, swimming etc., and lives near the sea.

 

* The following are the qualities of Karka Rashi which hold for the

native; Adaptability-Native easily adapts to new people, he can go

along with almost anybody. Changeable- Native has changeable

emotions. Appreciation- Native likes to appreciate others, does not

like so much to bring forward his own qualities. Deep meditation-

Native is fond of meditation. Sleep and inaction- Native likes to

sleep, needs a good nights sleep to be effective, and tends to be

inactive physically from time to time. Loving guidance and teachers-

Native as also noted in the above seeks for guidance especially that

of spiritual guidance, he is not the type that says "I know better,

and I do not need any advice". Feminine- Native even though a man, is

soft, gentle, carefull about other peoples emotions and caring, he

does not like harsh, cruel arrogant people. Religious- Native is fond

of, has interest in and has studied, not only his own religion, but

also other religions, he has respect for all religions that God has

created. Strong Grasp- Karka rashi with the symbol of a crab, has a

strong hold of things, does not easily let go- Native takes care and

values friends, relatives etc., he can not easily just walk-away,

also he has collected different collectible items in time, to which

he is attached to a certain degree. Sustenance, The Crab, symbol of a

Rashi, has a strong outer shell but is soft inside- The native is

enduring, especially through and using his own efforts (Chandra in

3rd. house) but he has soft and somewhat delicate emotions inside

that he does not like share or show.

 

2- Exaltation Rashis of Grahas

 

Each Graha apart from the Rashis he/she owns, has a specific Rashi,

where he/she is Uccha / Exalted, e.g. shines with all glamor,

splendor and might. (The Rashis which the Grahas own has been dealt

with in the previous lesson). In his/her exaltation Rashi a Graha

renders best results, e.g. most auspicious, favorable and least

inauspicious and unfavorable.

 

In aspiring to acount for the exaltation Rashis of Grahas we should

consider the KalaPurusha Kundali/Chakra, eternal time personified

(Kala-time, Purusha-Divine person/man). This chart which has

Mesha/Aries Rashi as Lagna, is also known as the Chart of God, and

the Chart of Nature, the most basic chart that is the basis of all of

creation (According to some authorities Grahas are posited in their

Rashis of Exaltation in the KalaPurusha). In this chart at least some

of the qualities of Rashis coincide with those of the houses. Taking

as an example parts of the human body; the Rashi that rules a

specific part of the body coincides with the house that rules the

same part of the body. E.g. 3rd. Rashi Mithune, and 3rd. house both

rule the throat, shoulders, arms, and hands etc.

 

Surya, the King, the ruler, core and supporter of everything in our

solar system gets exalted in the 1st. Rashi, Mesha/Aries, which is

1st. house in KalaPurusha. According to Parashara, 1st.house, Lagna

is the first and everything for the native, is the basis core of all

the kundali/chakra. So Surya, being the ruler of all, and source,

sustainer of all, likes to rule from there, He is exalted,

confortable, most strong, when he is posited at the core of his

kingdom. Furthermore Mesha/Aries Rashi is associated with leadership.

1st. house and Mesha Rashi rules the "head" in the body.

 

>From 1st. house Surya is aspecting 7th. house of everybody else,

(7th. house Drishti or Glance) the others around him. So from 1st. he

is watching over, ruling, everybody else in his kingdom represented

by the 7th. house.

 

Chandra, the Queen, is most powerfull next to the King. She likes to

rule from her place next to Surya's, so she gets exalted, most strong

in the next Rashi; Vrishabha/Taurus. Chandra signifies the mother

energy, taking care and feeding the whole family, so the immediate

family at the birthtime of the native being signified by the 2nd.

house is the place where Chandra is exalted. Also Vrishabha/Taurus

Rashi is associated with farms, agriculture, feeding etc. Chandra

signifies emotions; Vrishabha Rashi and 2nd. house signifies the

face, associated with emotions (face being the organ showing the

emotions) and feeding/the mouth.

 

Chandra also signifies Manas/Mind; and Chandra from her exaltaion

Rashi is aspecting hence ruling over the 8th. house of the science of

psychology of the mind, the subconscious, intiuition quality of the

mind (including Jyotish), and transendence quality of the mind. All

of these qualities are associated also with Vrishchik/Scorpio Rashi,

which is the 8th. house in the KalaPurusha Chakra. 8th. house

(together with 6th. house) is the house of diseases, and healing,

hence further associated with Chandra-healing. Finally as Lagna is

the Rashi/house rising at the eastern horizon, 8th. Rashi/house is

that which is about to set at the western horizon, hence associated

with the night (Chandra), the subconscious (other side of the earth)

transcending etc.

 

Mangal is the commander, army general in the planetary cabinet, he is

associated with action, activity, fighting, courage and strength. It

is most natural for Mangal to show his valour in the field of

activity, signified by the 10th. house of activity for KalaPurusha,

Makara / Capricorn Rashi. In the outside active field of life, he is

exalted and most prominent displaying all his qualities. In other

words, activity is the field where Mangal best displays his

abilities. From there with his special 4th. house aspect, he is

watching over, and providing protection for Surya the king who is

exalted in the 1st. house. His 7th. house aspect provides protection

for the 4th. house the home also, signified or owned by Chandra, the

Queen and the mother. The special 8th. house aspect further provides

protection for the 5th. house again owned by Surya the king.

 

Buddha is the prince in the planetary cabinet, he is being educated

and raised to replace the king in the future in the royal palace,

hence he is most prominent, and shining in his own Rashi Kanya /

Virgo, which is also his Rashi of Mooltrikona. In other places than

his own Rashi he is not yet prepeared to display his qualitites. But

when he is educated and has enough experience he will be sent to rule

over to distant and far away states to get prepeared to rule the

whole kingdom. Distant and far away places is signified by the 12th.

Rashi of the KalaPurusha, where Buddha is aspecting from the 6th.

Rashi / House of the KalaPurusha. Buddha further signifies

communication, friendship etc., commuting and diplomacy, (going back

and forth) which is associated with distance. We also notice that

Surya is exalted and ruling over the 1-7 axis, Chandra the 2-8 axis

and Buddha the 6-12 axis, e.g. Royal characters taking care of the

central portion of the KalaPurusha, Chandra and Buddha at two sides

of the main ruler, the king, Surya.

 

Guru is signifiying, happiness, well-being, luck knowledge and

teachers. Guru the divine teacher will display his most prominent

quality, knowledge at home signified by the 4th. house of the

KalaPurusha, Karka / Cancer Rashi, Guru's Ashram, hence he will

naturally be exalted there. Home is associated with tranquility,

safety, inwardness, deep meditation, protection and peace, the

qualities needed for learning, teaching and sadhana. With his 5th.

house aspect, Guru will aspect, and take care of the 8th. house of

transcendence, the subconscious, and of transformation, all qualities

being related to Guru, knowledge. Knowledge and the teacher / Guru

will be needed to transcend daily chores, and achieve Samadhi,

towards eternal happiness. Without the divine guidance of the Guru,

life will be spent being tossed around here and there in the activity

and desires of daily life, and happiness will not be within reach.

Guru also aspects with his 7th. house aspect, the 10th. house of

activity in the KalaPurusha. Knowledge is needed in activity to be

successfull. Without knowledge one is wasting away energy here and

there, not achieving anything substantial. Even the mighty fighter

Mangal (who is exalted in 10th.) needs the guidance of the divine

teacher, his valour and courage is fit for the battlefield of life,

but is actually weak under certain circumstances and problems of

life. A very striking and clear example of this is given in the Song

of the Divine; The Bhagavat Gita, between Shri Krishna the divine

lord and teacher, and Arjuna, the mighty archer who is known to win

over 1,000 archers with using only one hand. With all his immense

power a certain situation on the battlefield (where he notices that

he is supposed to kill his relatives in the opposing army), the

Kurukshetre rises where he does not know what is right to do, and is

left shaking unfit for such a man of valour. He is only shaken, and

regains his strength by the wisdom of Lord Krishna, whereby the

divine teaching starts which is the basis for everything in life,

even for a mighty archer.

 

Guru further aspects the 12th. house / Rashi in the KalaPurusha, with

his 9th. house aspect. 12th. house is associated with Ashrams,

Moksha - liberation and enlightenment. These qualities are all

associated with the divine teacher, Guru. Without the divine guidance

of the Guru, life after lifetimes are spent in bondage to worldly and

transient desires, new karma gets created all the time, hence no

possibility of escape from this transient type of happiness

intermixed with the sorrows of life. Final liberation, Moksha, from

the cycle of karma into eternal life and real and everlasting

happiness and bliss is only possible under the guidance of the Divine

Guru, and through long sadhana at a suitable peacefull place which is

the Ashram. 12th. Rashi / house is further the ruling area of Buddha

the prince, (as noted above) where he is needfull of his teachers

guidance for success.

 

Shukra is exalted in the 12th. Rashi Meena / Pisces, the 12 th. house

of the KalaPurusha. Shukra signifies conveyances, associated with

distant places (12th. house), desires, conforts and luxury,

associated with expenses (12th. house). The never-ending worldy

desires find fullfillment also only in the 12th. house of Moksha and

liberation (as noted in the above). Shukra is also associated with

the senses, through which we perceive distant things (12th. house)

e.g. seeing, hearing, smelling, touching and tasting, activities of

perception mostly of distant objects, which are all outside of the

body. Desires if not in accordance with Dharma and the expectance /

guidance of God and the Guru gives rise to continuous suffering and

dis-ease in life. This is signified by the 7th. house aspect of

Shukra aspecting the 6th. house the KalaPurusha. Buddha is exalted

and ruling in this same house, this is in accordance with the fact

that Buddha the prince is enjoying his young age with all the royal

luxuries, conforts and conveyances that are given to his disposal

with no effort from his side.

 

Shani signifies the hard-working servant. He is subdued at the place

where the King is exalted / ruling e.g. the 1st. Rashi of the

KalaPurusha, and Shani is exalted at the place farthest away from

this place e.g. the 7th. Rashi / house of the KalaPurusha, Tula /

Libra Rashi. 7th. house as noted above signifies "others" than the

native, those surrounding him. We can see that the king is surrounded

and served by the servants, e.g. Shani (through his 7th. house

aspect), who is exalted in service. Also Shani would be most at ease

and confortable farthest away from the King, e.g. when he is not

around. We should note that the 3rd. house aspect of Shani who

signifies hard-work is associated with the 3rd. house of "self-

effort" in a chart. So when Shani is posited in the 1st. Rashi /

house of the KalaPurusha, he is Neecha / subdued, most weak, which

signifies most effort which coincides with the 3rd. Rashi / house

(self-effort) of the KalaPurusha.

 

The 10th. house aspect of Shani from his exalted state in 7th.

Rashi / house of the KalaPurusha is taking care of and serving at the

home, signified by the 4th. Rashi / house of the KalaPurusha.

 

Regarding the shadowy Grahas, Rahu and Kethu, there are some

discrepencies between the views of different authorities but we can

consider the following regarding one general view. Kethu acts like

Mangal, e.g. signifying cutting, transcending etc. Hence Kethu is

most confortable, powerfull, strong and exalted in one of Mangal's

Rashis, e.g. Vrischik / Scorpio. In the KalaPurusha, Vrischik is the

8th. house of transcendence, also Vrischik has to do with secrecy,

the occult, the unknown (including Jyotish to see what is not

directly apparent e.g. the hidden) coinciding with similar qualities

of Kethu. Kethu further signifies mathematics associated with the

basis of Jyotish.

 

Kethu's 9th. house aspect coincides with the 12th. Rashi / house of

the KalaPurusha both this house and Kethu signifying inwardness,

secrecy and moksha. Kethu's 9th. house aspect coincides with the 4th.

house of the KalaPurusha, the home, again signifying similar

qualities of inwardness and peace (related to Moksha).

 

When Kethu is exalted in Vrischik Rashi, Rahu who is always 7 house

away from him is also exalted in Vrishabha / Taurus Rashi, which is

the second Rashi / house of the KalaPurusha.

 

The Rashis in succession in the KalaPurusha chakra signify steps of

evolution for the human. E.g the lagna signifies birth and the self,

while the second Rashi / house signifies the first expansion /

environment of the human associated with his family at childhood, and

the first expression e.g. sound or speech. Rahu's exaltation fits

perfectly here, since Rahu signifies restlessness, and outward

expansion and energy. Rahu's 5th. house aspect coincides with the

6th. Rashi / house of the KalaPurusha. Rahu acts like Shani, giving

unease and distress, while the 6th. house is the house of dis-ease.

Rahu's 9th. house aspect coincides with the 10th. Rashi / house of

the KalaPurusha, that of activity. Rahu's expansive and out-going

restlessness is needed in activity, together with Mangal who is

exalted here they represent action which is at times quite sudden,

fierce and unexpected (unexpected things being a signification of

Rahu).