Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 || Namah Shivaaya || > > Dear Hanendra, > > I hope this helps clarifying a few thoughts than add > to the > confusion. Being a student of the Stars, here is my > understanding... > > Regarding the nature, besides the Moon (waxing / > waning) and > Mercury, all the other planets have an inhereant > nature. > > I tend to stay away from commonly used terms as > "benefic" > and "malefic." Regardless, the idea is that an > entity has a state of > being and reflects qualities positive or negative, > harsh or > nurturing. > > Amongst these, as per Vedic Astrology, Rahu and Ketu > are the Karmic > nodes that are always in opposition to the Sun's > course. > > A planet retrograde, is astronomically not moving > backward. It is > the *appearance* from the geocentric earth that is > doing so, whilst > its movement has slowed down..... > > On a deeper, interpretive level, it signifies a deep > desire that > went unfulfilled from a past time... > > ...perhaps the graha will take more effort to > accomplish > something...? > > Exaltation / Debilitation are reflective of the > environment where a > planet is at a peak of sorts (again, for the > positive or negative)... > > When you listed "vargottam" in point #2 below, you > touched on the > Navamsa. > > Sometimes the confusion lies as one does not look > into the Navamsha, > or the 9th Division of the chart, reflecting amongst > others, > fortunes.... > > Before pronouncing the results of a said planet, > cross-check its > state in this divisional chart. Not only would I > suggest checking > the state of the planet, but also the environment's > qualities, such > as being in a movable, fixed or dual sign.... > > A planet in vargottam, is reflective of a more > static nature of the > planet as the environment it is in is either > movable, fixed or > dual..... > > For example, a debilitated Moon in vargottam is not > only reflected > of a person with a more rigid state of mind, but > also a very > nurturing personality. We do have to take a > wholistic approach, and > check aspects, argalas, etc. > > A Moon in exaltation in the Rashi, yet in another > state in the > Navamsa, will have a more inherant state that is > reflected in this > chart. > > Howsoever you conclude a planet is acting in a > Rashi, always check > the Navamsa as well. > > The Rashi is the exterior, whilst the Navamsa is > more of the > interior...... this is a general principle for all > the divisional > charts as we go deeper into them.... we go not only > from teh > physical, the mental, the subconscious, to other > levels.... > > THOGUHTS on QUERY #1 > Yes. > > The said planet will perhaps take a greater effort > to act as it > would, being retrograde. > > Also, cross-check in the Navamsa. > > THOUGHTS on QUERY #2 > Jupiter will act as Jupiter. You decide whether > Jupiter's actions > are going to benefit, or harm...... and what areas? > > The said planet will perhaps take a greater effort > to act as it > would, being retrograde. > > Also, cross-check in the Navamsa. > > THOGUHTS on QUERY #3 > Use the aboce two to ponder on this. Besides this, > there are many > ways to interpret such a combination.... > > Saturn is also in a Marana Kaaraka sthaana (roughly > translated > as "place of death") in the 1st House, who's natural > significator is > its opposing Sun (and Jupiter finds Saturn toughest > to control, and > is also in debility in its sign).... > > > Other states should also be checked such as Rashi > Sandhi / Gandanta. > > Hope this helps you in your research. Good luck. > > Take care. Best wishes, > Nitin. -- "hamendra_c" <hamendra_c Sun, 02 May 2004 13:12:13 -0000 >Hello Everyone, >My query is regarding retrograde planets.I have read many different >views concerning them on net describing their behaviour and am a bit >confused now that how should i determine their behaviour.I am >lisiting some of the views below: > >1.Some scholars are of the view that A benefic planet in >exaltation ,retrograde motion behaves as DEBILITATED. > >2.Some scholars say that a malefic,Retrograde planet,which is >debiliated and is vargottama will behave as EXALTED. > >3.I read on shri K.N rao's website that retrograde benefics shed >their benefic nature. > >QUERY > >1.Now what i want to know is that how will RETROGRADE MALEFICS(i.e. >functional malefic as well as malefic by basic nature) FUNCTION IN A >CHART?Will they shed their malefic nature just like RETRO BENEFICS >shed their beneficial nature. > >2.What about those planets that are NATURAL BENEFICS AND FUCNTIONAL >MALEFICS IN CHART?how willl they behave if they are RETRO?Will they >shed their malefic nature?(e.g when Jupiter has kendradhipati dosha >in a chart ,how will it behave if it is retrograde? > >3.Lastly what about those planets which are Natural malefics but >become FUNTIONAL BENEFIC IN A CHART AND ARE RETROGRADE?E.g Saturn in >GEMINI LAGNA? > > >Kindly give your valuable views on the above queries please. > >Regards >Hamendra. > > > > > > > >[Om Kleem Krishnaaya Jagannathaaya namah] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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