[Rambha] Ishta-Devta

June 5, 2002

Dear Rambha,

"Mr. Hari has recommended worshipping my Ishta- "

I can understand for a beginner( well, even i am 1 also ) it is very difficult

to find out Ishta-Devta on his own. Hence, let me make an attempt to find your

ishta-devta.

In your Chart your Ak(Atmakaraka - planet with the highest Degree ) is Sun.

Sun is in 11 th house in Navamsa.

12 th from Sun is Capricon sign. Capricon has Jupiter and Venus, Jupiter being

higher in Degree and aspected by Mars from the 7 th. Mars gets exalation in

Capricon and hence becomes the strongest by aspect.

As per rule -

"Look at the 12th house from this sign(Ak in Navamsa - i.e. Karakamsa )and look

for planet(s) disposited in it. A single planet will denote the Ishta Devata as

represented by the planet. If there are more planets in the 12th - then choose

the strongest by way of degrees - the one who has won over others. All the

planets aspecting the 12th will give the result. But again, the one who will

rule over the rest of the planets, will be the strongest, will represent

Ishta-Devta ".

Now, considering the above :- The planet which wins is Mars aspecting 12 th from

Karakamsa Sun and is exalted in Capricon.

The deities for the nine grahas are:

Surya - Shiva

Chandra - Gauri

Mangal - Skanda/Kartikeya/Muruga

Budh - Vishnu

Brihaspati - Samba Shiva (Guru Rupa)

Sukra - Lakshmi

Sani - Narayana

Rahu - Durga

Ketu - Ganesh

Mars represents Skanda/Kartikeya/Muruga. It can also be Lord Hanuman ( Senior

members correct me if i am wrong ) as Mars rules Tuesday and its day of

Hanumanji.

Hence, in my humble Opinion "I believe in Lord Rama and hanumana- recite hanuman

chalisa and sundarkand religiously- " what you are doing is absolutely correct.

And Lord Hanuman will be your Ishta-Devta.

One basic question must be in your mind. Why pray to Ishta-Devta ?

Ans: "Ishta Devata is the guiding deity of the Atma at every step. Prayer to

Ishta Devata will remove all obstacles and set the Atma on the right path"

I would like if any senior learned members comment upon this and throw light

whether i have gone right on the above.

Regards,

Ashwin

( A student of Astrology )

--

On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:55:38

anukochhar wrote:

>OM SRI HANUMATE NAMAH.

>

>dear mr. siva and mr. hari,

>

>Thank you for the prompt replies to the mail I posted. I'm just a beginner and

feel so lost when It comes to techincal terms. Mr. siva kindly forward to me

the The URL of the site that you referrred to in your mail. I'd love to visit

and learn something.

>

>I'm a little unclear about the dream goddess concept- please illuminate me on

the same. In my own naive manner I shall try and explain it - I do get

premonitions about future which are correct in my dreams but that does scare me

sometimes( is it Rahu?in the 5th) also ots said that Rahu ih 5th denies studies

and comprehension- I have a postgraduate honors degree- maybe not a genius but

definitely a good student yes. How about that?Also I think that my journey with

religion is quite confused- Mr. Hari has recommended worshipping my Ishta- I

believe in Lord Rama and hanumana- recite hanuman chalisa and sundarkand

religiously- but then I also believe in the sufi mysiticism.how do I find my

ishta devata? I'm just drawn to this power and believe that all my prayers are

always answered no matter how even from unexpected quarters- jyotish and

spiritualism go hand in hand . Its a part of one's journey of discovery called

life.

>

>Saturn in 8th gave me a fall from a great height in my childhood - came out of

it without a scratch.I have been told that if saturn is in 8th it does that.Also

have had 2 surgeries in lwer abdomen once when 15 and on ce 2 years back in july

1999 mars / ketu running.Could it be because of mars - lord of 7th and 12th and

venus the ascendant lord sitting in atrik bhava?

>I'm sorry still trying to find explanations in isolation rather than looking at

the complete picture. I'm unable to do that right now. Also was running sade'

sati( still am - saturnin taurus these days.) Thse seven yers have been

horrendous - my child whose chart I'm sending now had a near deathexperience.My

prayers and my faith helped the family to cope.

>

>I'll talk about my elder son - born on 30th aug. 1987. in Amritsar at6. 25 am.

has a leo ascendant. He has sun in leo, Mars the yogakarka is combust in the

first house, mercury and venus are also both combust and sitting in leo. Ketu is

in the second house, moon in the third, Saturn here sits in the 4th ( making him

extremely hard working and industrious) , Rahu is in Meena ( 8th)and Jupiter is

in aries (9th) house .Jupiter is also retrograde here.This child is extremely

intelligent is way ahead of his classmates in studies and is very industrious.

>Had 2 and a half year bout of bad health dutring jupiter / mercury dasa in

oct.1997.this has even firmed his resolve to excel and he 's extremely

competitive.Is a good speaker and a voracious reader. Is also religious.What i

need to seek you guidance about is that is the career he has the inhrent strenth

to pursue. Is it medicine or is he more suited for some research oriented

career- he has immense interest for astronomy and reads Stephen hawkings etc.I

believe that the stars responsible for medical field are surya and mangal?

>

>One more question how good or bad is a retrogade planet- strengthwise.

>

>The desire to know more is endless but I'll end here and shall wait for

evryone's response.

>

>thank you all for the trouble and namaste ,

>

>rambha.

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June 5, 2002

Om Guruave Namah

Dear Ashwin,

In Rambha's Case you are right in most of the points ... but however, her Ista

does not become Hanuman for the following reasons.

1. 12th from karakamsa has jupiter and venus. Jupiter get;s more degrees and

hence he is the significator of ista. Jupiter signifies Samba Shiva and hence

he is the ista.

2. Mars aspects 12th from karakamsa by graha drishti and NOT by rasi drishti. Am

sure you know the difference. In anycase the rules are very clear. When 12th

from karakamsa has more planets, the planet that has gained more degrees is the

ista. and in this case, aspects are not seen. We both need to meditate more in

understanding rasi drishti.

Regards

Hari

-

ASHWIN HIRANI

Vedic Astrology

Wednesday, June 05, 2002 12:14 PM

[Vedic Astrology] [Rambha] Ishta-Devta

Dear Rambha,"Mr. Hari has recommended worshipping my Ishta- " I can understand

for a beginner( well, even i am 1 also ) it is very difficult to find out

Ishta-Devta on his own. Hence, let me make an attempt to find your

ishta-devta.In your Chart your Ak(Atmakaraka - planet with the highest Degree )

is Sun. Sun is in 11 th house in Navamsa. 12 th from Sun is Capricon sign.

Capricon has Jupiter and Venus, Jupiter being higher in Degree and aspected by

Mars from the 7 th. Mars gets exalation in Capricon and hence becomes the

strongest by aspect. As per rule - "Look at the 12th house from this sign(Ak in

Navamsa - i.e. Karakamsa )and look for planet(s) disposited in it. A single

planet will denote the Ishta Devata as represented by the planet. If there are

more planets in the 12th - then choose the strongest by way of degrees - the

one who has won over others. All the planets aspecting the 12th will give the

result. But again, the one who will rule over the rest of the planets, will be

the strongest, will represent Ishta-Devta ". Now, considering the above :-

The planet which wins is Mars aspecting 12 th from Karakamsa Sun and is exalted

in Capricon. The deities for the nine grahas are:Surya - ShivaChandra -

GauriMangal - Skanda/Kartikeya/MurugaBudh - VishnuBrihaspati - Samba

Shiva (Guru Rupa)Sukra - LakshmiSani - NarayanaRahu -

DurgaKetu - GaneshMars represents Skanda/Kartikeya/Muruga. It can also be

Lord Hanuman ( Senior members correct me if i am wrong ) as Mars rules Tuesday

and its day of Hanumanji. Hence, in my humble Opinion "I believe in Lord Rama

and hanumana- recite hanuman chalisa and sundarkand religiously- " what you are

doing is absolutely correct. And Lord Hanuman will be your Ishta-Devta. One

basic question must be in your mind. Why pray to Ishta-Devta ?Ans: "Ishta

Devata is the guiding deity of the Atma at every step. Prayer to Ishta Devata

will remove all obstacles and set the Atma on the right path"I would like if

any senior learned members comment upon this and throw light whether i have

gone right on the above. Regards,Ashwin ( A student of Astrology ) --On Tue, 4

Jun 2002 14:55:38 anukochhar wrote:>OM SRI HANUMATE NAMAH.>>dear mr. siva and

mr. hari,>>Thank you for the prompt replies to the mail I posted. I'm just a

beginner and feel so lost when It comes to techincal terms. Mr. siva kindly

forward to me the The URL of the site that you referrred to in your mail. I'd

love to visit and learn something.>>I'm a little unclear about the dream

goddess concept- please illuminate me on the same. In my own naive manner I

shall try and explain it - I do get premonitions about future which are correct

in my dreams but that does scare me sometimes( is it Rahu?in the 5th) also ots

said that Rahu ih 5th denies studies and comprehension- I have a postgraduate

honors degree- maybe not a genius but definitely a good student yes. How about

that?Also I think that my journey with religion is quite confused- Mr. Hari has

recommended worshipping my Ishta- I believe in Lord Rama and hanumana- recite

hanuman chalisa and sundarkand religiously- but then I also believe in the sufi

mysiticism.how do I find my ishta devata? I'm just drawn to this power and

believe that all my prayers are always answered no matter how even from

unexpected quarters- jyotish and spiritualism go hand in hand . Its a part of

one's journey of discovery called life.>>Saturn in 8th gave me a fall from a

great height in my childhood - came out of it without a scratch.I have been

told that if saturn is in 8th it does that.Also have had 2 surgeries in lwer

abdomen once when 15 and on ce 2 years back in july 1999 mars / ketu

running.Could it be because of mars - lord of 7th and 12th and venus the

ascendant lord sitting in atrik bhava?>I'm sorry still trying to find

explanations in isolation rather than looking at the complete picture. I'm

unable to do that right now. Also was running sade' sati( still am - saturnin

taurus these days.) Thse seven yers have been horrendous - my child whose chart

I'm sending now had a near deathexperience.My prayers and my faith helped the

family to cope.>>I'll talk about my elder son - born on 30th aug. 1987. in

Amritsar at6. 25 am. has a leo ascendant. He has sun in leo, Mars the yogakarka

is combust in the first house, mercury and venus are also both combust and

sitting in leo. Ketu is in the second house, moon in the third, Saturn here

sits in the 4th ( making him extremely hard working and industrious) , Rahu is

in Meena ( 8th)and Jupiter is in aries (9th) house .Jupiter is also retrograde

here.This child is extremely intelligent is way ahead of his classmates in

studies and is very industrious.>Had 2 and a half year bout of bad health

dutring jupiter / mercury dasa in oct.1997.this has even firmed his resolve to

excel and he 's extremely competitive.Is a good speaker and a voracious reader.

Is also religious.What i need to seek you guidance about is that is the career

he has the inhrent strenth to pursue. Is it medicine or is he more suited for

some research oriented career- he has immense interest for astronomy and reads

Stephen hawkings etc.I believe that the stars responsible for medical field are

surya and mangal?>>One more question how good or bad is a retrogade planet-

strengthwise.>>The desire to know more is endless but I'll end here and shall

wait for evryone's response.>>thank you all for the trouble and namaste

,>>rambha._____WIN a first

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June 5, 2002

Om sri hanumate namah,

Thank you all for the valueableinputs- I'm getting into a muddle as far my Ishta is concerned.

One revelation though _ once had darshan of lord Aditya in my dreams _surya

devata- It was mahestic and unforgettable what benevolence!!!!!!

Any observations? do let me know pLEAAAAAAAse.

shall be very grateful.

Pl. try and evaluate my son's chart If posiible just a request though.

Thank you for the astrological reference book - these days I'm reading Light On

life By RobertDe---- ( inenever seem to get his name. Shall write it tomorrow.

Many thanks and namaskar to all,

Rambha.

-

Katti Narahari

Vedic Astrology

Wednesday, June 05, 2002 12:59 PM

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