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1 Paramätmä and Jévätmä 3 Karmas of the Jévätmä - Three Essential Categories of

Desire 3 Akarma, or Naiñkarma – Work Which Frees One from the Cycles of Births

and Deaths; Astrological Perspectives on Different Types of Karma; Astrological

Positions Emphasizing Karmas 6 Other Varga Charts and Karma 6 Quadruple

Expansions of Näräyaëa for the Purpose of Material Creation: Väsudeva,

Aniruddha, Pradyumna and Saìkarñaëa 6 Avatäras and Specific Functions 8

Daçävatära, or 10 Principle Pastime Incarnations (lélä-avatäras) 10 Vedic

Theology and its Relevance to Jyotiña 11 Classification of Devatas 11 Añöau

vasavah – 8 Vasus: the First Principle of Jyotiña; Dvädaçädityäù – 12 Adityas:

the Second Principle of Jyotiña; Ekädaça-rudrä – 11 Rudras: the Third Principle

of Jyotiña; Indra and Prajäpati – the Fourth Principle of Jyotiña 11-14

Summarizing the Links to Jyotiña Phalita Jyotiña; Äyur Jyotiña 11-15 Sign

Types, Naksatras, Karakas and Progressions 15 Sign Types (Cardinal, Dual,

Fixed); Tattvas (Material Elements), Signs and Varnas (Vedic Social Order);

Naksatras and Their Relation to Three Gunas and Brahmä, Viñëu, and Çiva;

Detailed Classification of Naksatras 15-17 Kärakas 17 Naiskargika Kärakas;

Chara Kärakas; Significance of the Ätmakäraka; Seven and Eight Chara Käraka

Systems; Differences Between Seven and Eight Chara Käraka

Systems; Seven Chara Kärakas; Sthira Karakas – Ätma-saptama and Ätma-añöama

17-22 Visnu, Brahma and Siva, and Dasa Progressions 23 Näräyaëa Dasa; Kendrädi

Rasi Dasas; Lagna Kendrädi Rasi dasa; Sudasa, or simply Rasi dasa; Ätmakäraka

Kendrädi Rasi dasa; Viñëu, Brahmä, Çiva and Divisional charts 23-26 Chapter 2 –

Essential Interpretive Principles The Importance of the Chara Ätmakäraka 27

Ätmakäraka – Definition and Importance 28 Strengths of Planets Relative to the

Ätmakäraka 29 Dasa Periods of the Ätmakäraka 29 Exaltation and Debilitation

According to Jaimini 29 Other Considerations Concerning Exaltation or

Debilitation

of Planets 30 Distinctions of Ätmakäraka – Debilitation, etc. 30 Natural

Malefics as Ätmakäraka; The Ätmakäraka in Debilitation; Cancellation of the

Ätmakäraka in Debilitation; The Ätmakäraka under Affliction from Malefics; The

Afflicted Ätmakäraka’s Expression; The Ätmakäraka in Bhava-sandhi or

Rasi-sandhi; The Retrogression (Vakra) or Combustion (Vikala) of the Ätmakäraka

Planet; Retrograde Planets in Exaltation or Debilitation; The Sun, Moon and

lagna lord as Ätmakäraka 30-36 Lessons of Planets as Chara Ätmäkaraka 36

Ätmakäraka in Navamsa Houses 38 Results of the Ätmakäraka in the Astrological

houses 38 The Importance of Karakamsa Lagna, Iñöa-devatä and other Devatas 40

Räja-yogas with Reference to the Ätmakäraka 42 Other Details of Ätmakäraka

Räja-yogas 44 Iñöa-devata and Other Devatas 44 Determination of the

Iñöa-devata; Planets Indicating Specific Iñöa-devatas 44-45 Deities per

Paräçara, Jaimini and Harihara 46-47 Common Ätmakäraka and Iñöa-devatä 48 Other

Devatas: Dharma-devata, Pälana-devata, Guru-devata 49 Drekkana Åñis, and their

Relation to the Bhrätåkäraka and the Guru 50 Types of Gurus: Çikñä-guru,

Dékñä-guru, Åtvic–guru, Chetah-guru 50 Kula-devata, Grama and Sthana-devatas

50-53 Case Study: Vaiñëava Monk 53-57 Chapter 3 – Vedic Cosmology and the

Astrological Houses The First House and Oàkära 59 Dhé (Intelligence) and the

Four Äyanas and Four Naksatra Padas 60 Planets in the Lagna 61 Life Span

Pertaining to the Four Äyanas 61 The Gäyatré Mantra and the Three Material

Worlds 63 Sapta-loka and Sapta-tala 63 Käla Hora and the Lords of Seven

Planetary Systems 64 The Seven Chakras and the Seven Lokas 65 The Visible

Universe 66 The Tenth House 67 Ten Avatäras of Viñëu, Ten Categories of

Transcendental Knowledge and Ten Directions 67 The Fourth House 68 The Four

Vedas, Four Kendras, Four Yugas and Animal Symbolisms 70 The Seventh House 71

The Saptamsa (D-7 or 7th

Harmonic Chart) and Goddess Sarasvaté 72 The Seven Colors of the Soul 73 The

Seven Mothers 74 Specific Planets and Sapta-rasas 75 Jyotir-lingas, Tithi and

Disposition of the Mother and Father at the Time of Conception 76 Tithi and

Bhukta Tithi Sphuta and Rasi (Tithi-based degree and sign) 77 Tithi and Jala

Tattva 79 Life Purpose as Indicated by the BTS and BTR 81 The Maha-Måtyuïjaya

Mantra 82 Jyotir-linga Mantras 82 Mantra and Its Alignment to the Astrological

Houses 83 The Source of the Mantra; The Destination of the Mantra; Devata

sthana, or Seat of the Deity 83-84 The Çoòakñari Mahä Mantra (Hare Kåñëa

Mantra) 84 The

fifth and Ninth Houses 85 Five Categories of Yogic Sädhana, Five Types of Mokña

and Five Types of Devotional Rasas 85 The Ninth House 86 Duñöhänas: 6th, 8th

and 12th Houses 87 The 8th House; Añöäìga-yoga, and Eight-fold Yoga system 88

Pitfalls That the Yogi Must Avoid; Eight siddhis, or Yogic Perfections 91 The

12th House 93 Concluding Remarks – House Emphasis in the Charts of

Spiritualists 102 Chapter 4 – Käla-Puruña, Fourteen Divisions of the

Universe and the Punya Chakra The Käla-puruña, Twelve Zodiacal Signs and

Measurements of Time 105 Time and the Process of Mäyä (Illusion) 106 The Sun As

a Measurement of Time and Illusion 107 The Darkness of the Seven Talas 108 The

Effect of the Illusion 108 The Käla-puruña, Five Tattvas and the Immediate

Previous Life 109 Case Studies – The Previous Life 111 The Punya Chakra 114

Guidelines for Studying the Punya Chakra 115 Ñaò-ripus – Six Kinds of

Weaknesses and Sins 115 Case Studies – Punya Chakra and the Next Life

Çukräcärya, Venus and Rebirth 132 Chapter 5 – Astrological Principles

Continued Arudha Padas: Purpose and Calculation 135 Calculating Arudhas and the

Satya Principle 137 Dual Lordships of Scorpio and Aquarius 138 Parallels and

Contradictions Between Arudhas 138 Arudhas and the Charts of Spiritualists 140

Graha Arudhas 141 Graha Dåñöi and Rasi Dåñöi (Aspects) 142 Graha Dåñöi, Special

Graha Dåñöi 143-144 Rasi Dåñöi 146 Argalas: Their Importance in Vedic Astrology

147 Primary Argala, Secondary Argala 147 Virodha Argala (Obstruction) 148

Special Rules with regard to Ketu – reverse Argalas 148 Bandana-yoga 150 Argala

Exercise 150 Important Yogas in the Charts of

Spiritualists 148 Parivraja-yoga, Tapasvé-yoga, Other Yogas for Tapasya,

Concessions in Kali-yuga; Sadhu-yoga 151-154 Case Study – Çré Chandrasekhara

154-157 Other Yogas in the charts of Spiritualists – Yogas Involving Kendras

and Trikonas 158 Dharma-karmadhipati Yoga; Lakñmé-yoga; Gouri-yoga;

Çaìkha-yoga; Viñëu-yoga; Çiva-yoga; Hari, Hara and Brahmä-yogas 158-160 Yogas

involving Jupiter and Venus 160 Sarasvaté-yoga; Bheri-yoga; Amsavatära-yoga;

Kalanidhiyoga; Bharati-yoga 160-161 Yogas Involving Duñöhänas: 6th, 8th and

12th Houses

161 Harsha-yoga; Sarala-yoga; Vimala-yoga; Viparit-Räja-yoga; Vasumati-yoga

161-163 Pärijäta-yoga or Kalpadruma-yoga 163 Mahä-puruña yoga: Combinations for

Greatness 164 Other Yogas Involving Jupiter 164 Gaja-keçaré-yoga;

Guru-maìgala-yoga; Guru-caëòäla-yoga; Guru-çäpa or Brahma-çäpa yoga; Sarpa-çäpa

– the “serpent’s curse” 164-166 Yogas Involving Jupiter and the Nine Grahas 166

Yogas Indicating Spiritual Intelligences 166 Dhémantah-yoga 168 Case Study –

Example of Dhémantah-yoga: Sridhara Mahäräja 169-170 Çäradä-yoga, Drekkanas,

and Drekkana Åñis 170-171 Case Study – Example of Çäradä-yoga: Sanjay Rath

171-172 Yogas Showing Talent in Jyotiña

172 Case Study – Example of Talent in Jyotiña: Çré Achyuta 174-175 Yogas

Involving Rähu and Ketu 175 Käla-sarpa yoga and Käla-amåta yoga; Conditions

Which Break the Käla-sarpa yoga and Käla-amåta yogas; Chayagraha Räja-yoga;

Räja-yoga and Néca-bhanga Räja-yoga 176-179 Räja-yogas and Their Fructification

179 Viparit-Äyur yoga and Longevity; Natural Age of Planets 180 The Sun and Moon

ignite and Sustain Räja-yogas 181 Case Studies on Räja-yogas – Bill Clinton and

Ronald Reagan 181-184 Case Study – Tapasvé-yoga: Hatha Yoga Instructor 184-188

Case Study – Parivraja-yoga: Catholic Nun 188-190 Case Study – Spiritualist:

Çré Viñëujana Svämé Other yogas – Räja-sambandha yoga, Sarpa-yoga

191-197 Answers to Argala Exercise – Chart 5.2, Vaiñëava Monk Primary

Çubha-argalas; Secondary Çubha-argalas; Interpretations 197-200 PART TWO – DRIG

DASA Chapter 6 – Drig Dasa – Principles, Calculation and Interpretation Meaning

and Principles of Drig Dasa 201 Jyotiña and Drig Dasa 202 Drig Dasa: Method of

Computation 203 Sequence of Dasas; Saturn and Ketu Alter the Sequence of the

Dasas; Exception for Dual Signs Rising; Lengths of Dasas; Dual Rulerships for

Scorpio and Aquarius; Rules for Comparing the Strengths of Saturn-Rähu and

Mars-Ketu; Exaltation-Debilitation for Rähu and Ketu; Determination of

Sub-periods; Saturn and Ketu Exceptions; Determining the Stronger of

Signs-Houses (in Hierarchical Order); The Second Cycle of Dasas 203-207 Drig

Dasa – Guidelines for Interpretation 208 Meeting the Guru; Dékñä (Spiritual

Initiation); Consecration into Priesthood; Timing of Yogic Siddhis, Mystical

Experiences, Miracles, or Study of Jyotiña; Çikñä and Dékñä gurus, Jupiter and

Sun Respectively; Additional points regarding Rähu and Ketu; Authorship, Death

or Samädhi, Pilgrimage to Holy Places 208-211 The Varga Scheme: Five Cycles of

Harmonics 211 The Drekkana (D-3) chart; Navamsa (D-9) or Dharmamsa; The Dasamsa

Chart (D-10) or Svargamsa; the Vimsamsa (D-20) chart; Other

considerations Regarding the Vimsamsa Chart; The Siddhamsa or Chaturvimsamsa

(D-24) Chart; The Shastiamsa (D-60) Chart, Summary of Dharma in Varga Charts

211-215 The “Heart” of the devotee and the Six Orthodox Vedic Philosophies

(Ñaò-darçana) 216 Mémäàsä or Karma-Mémäàsä; Säìkhya; Nyaya; Vedänta; Vaiçeñika;

Yoga; Paka Lagna and the Dharma of Intelligence; The Heart of the Spiritualist;

Notes on Buddhism 216-221 Drig Dasa in Varga Charts 222 Links and Comparisons

to Näräyaëa and Vimsamsa Näräyaëa dasas and Drig Dasa 222 Compression of Dasas

223 Rasi Dasas – Guidelines for Judgment 224 Vantage Points from which to Judge

Dasas; Deha and Jiva

Rasis; Importance of the Paka and Bhoga rasis; Planets in the 7th form the Dasa

Rasi; Relationship of Planets (Natal and Transit) and Signs to the Dasa Rasi;

Relationship Between Argala and Rasi Dåñöi of Planets to the Dasa Rasi; Argala

of the Dasa Sign to the Arudha Lagna; Arudha of Houses Relative to the Dasa

Rasi; Bädhaka Planets; Piçäcé Bädhaka 224-228 Transits and Añöakavarga 228

Chart Illustrating Drig Dasa – Vaiñëava Monk 229 Step One – Calculating the

Drig Dasas; Dasas – Formulas, Considerations and Exceptions; 1st and 2nd Cycles

of Dasas; Sub-period Calculations; Pre-Disposition toward Spirituality; Specific

Yogas; Ätmakäraka and Iñöa-devata; Argala of the Iñöa-devata; Interpretations of

Dasas Respective to Significant Spiritual Events; Events and Corresponding Drig

Dasas 229-244 Chapter 7 – Mystics, Stigmatists and Saints – Case Studies Case

Study #1 – The Stigmata Phenomenon and Saint Padre Pio 246-258 Case Study #2 –

Therese Neumann – Catholic Nun and Stigmatist 258-269 Case Study #3 – Lucia Dos

Santos and the “Fatima Miracle” 269-279 Case Study #4 – Edgar Cayce, “The

Sleeping Prophet” 279-292 Chapter 8 – Vaiñëava Saints – Case Studies Case Study

#5 – Srila Puri Mahäräja 293-312 Case Study #6 – Srila Sridhara Mahäräja 312-329

Case Study #7 – Çré Çrémad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svämé Prabhupäda 329-355 Chapter 9

– Horoscopes of Avatäras – Çré Kåñëa and Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu Avatäras and

Their purpose of Descending 357-358 Potential Problems in the Horoscopes of

Avatäras 358 Charts of Avatäras 358 Classical References to Avatäras and

Astrological Criteria Applying in Their Charts; Other Combinations That May

apply in the Charts of Avatäras 358-360 The Kälacakra and Astrological Signs

Representing the Various Yugas; Yugas, Avatäras, and Yuga-dharma

360-365 Avatära Çré Kåñëa Caitanya Mahäprabhu 365 Purpose of Çré Caitanya’s

Appearance and Lélä; Three Segments of Çré Caitanya’s Lifetime; Noteworthy

Historical Facts, Astrological Symptoms of an Avatära; Combinations for

Vaiñëavism; Combinations for the Attainment of Complete Knowledge; Combinations

for Avatäras; Drig Dasas for Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu 366-374 Avatära Bhagavän

Çré Kåñëa 374-376 Hierarchy of Avatäras and Their Purpose of Descent; Matters

that Cannot be Explained; Matters that can be Explained; Complete Strength,

Complete Beauty and Charm; Possessor of Mystic Perfections (Siddhis); Possessor

of Full Knowledge; Unlimited Fame; Combinations for Avatäras

Applying in Çré Kåñëa’s Chart; Common Planet as Iñöa-devata and Ätmakäraka;

Navamsa Charts of Çré Kåñëa and Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu 376-383 Summary of

Similarities Between the Navamsa Charts of Çré Kåñëa and Çré Caitanya

Mahäprabhu 383-384 LIST OF CHARTS 2.1: Vaiñëava Monk 53 3.1: Srila

Rämänujäcärya (attainment of mokña) 94 3.2: Female (advanced spiritualist,

humanitarian, and Bhakti-yogi) 97 3.3: Jayananda Dasa (Ambassador of Rathayatra

in America) 99 4.1: Lucia Dos Santos (past life among gods and goddesses) 111

4.2: John Allen Muhammad (repetition of human birth on earth) 112 4.3: Edgar

Cayce (descendant from the realm of sages and

saints) 113 4.4: Male Monk (ascension from the lower regions) 114 4.5: Mahätmä

Gandhi – Punya Chakra 118 4.6: Indira Gandhi – Punya Chakra 119 4.7: Rajiv

Gandhi – Punya Chakra 121 4.8: The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Punya Chakra

122 4.9: Saint Mother Theresa of Calcutta – Punya Chakra 124 4.10: Vivekananda

Svami – Punya Chakra 125 4.11: Hansadutta dasa – Apamåtyu Punya Chakra (return

from death) 127 4.12: Jayananda Dasa – Punya Chakra 129 4.13: Srila Prabhupäda

– Punya Chakra 130 4.14: Paramahansa Yogananda – Natal Chart 133 5.1: Former US

Vice President Al Gore – Arudha Principles 142 5.2: Argala Exercise – Vaiñëava

Monk 150 5.3: Çré Chandrasekhara –

Parivraja-yoga and Tavasvé-yoga 154 5.4: Srila Sridhara Mahäräja – An Example of

Dhémantah-yoga 169 5.5: Sanjay Rath – Example of Çäradä-yoga 171 5.6: Çré

Achyuta – One of the Greatest Jyotiña of All Time 174 5.7: Former US President

Bill Clinton – Räja-yogas 181 5.8: Former US President Ronald Reagan –

Räja-yogas 183 5.9: Hatha-yoga Instructor – Tapasvé-yoga 184 5.10: Catholic Nun

– Parivraja-yoga 188 5.11: Çré Viñëujana Svämé 191 6.1: Vaiñëava Monk – (D-1 and

D-20) 229 7.1: Saint Padre Pio – D-1, D-9 and D-20 246 7.2: Therese Neumann –

D-1 and D-9 259 7.3: Lucia Dos Santos – D-1, D-9 and D-20 270 7.4: Edgar Cayce

– D-1 and D-9 279 8.1: Srila Puri Mahäräja – D-1,

D-9 and D-20 294 8.2: Srila Puri Mahäräja – Punya Chakra 310 8.3: Srila Sridhara

Mahäräja – D-1, D-9 and D-20 313 8.4: Lord Çré Rämacandra – D-1 320 8.5: Srila

Prabhupäda – D-1, D-9 and D-20 330 9.1: Çré Caitanya – D-1 and D-9 365 9.2: Çré

Kåñëa – D-1 and D-9 375 LIST OF TABLES 1.1: Deities of Creation, Three Gunas and

Manifestations 7 1.2: Gross and Subtle Elements, Senses, Deity, and Rulers 8

1.3: 10 Planetary Deities, Controller, Devata, Avatära 10 1.4: Tattva, Signs,

Varna, Deity 15 1.5: Naksatra Groups, Gunas, Ganam, Deity 16 1.6: Naksatra

Number, Name, Lord, Guna, Ganam, Type 17 1.7: Chara

Kärakas – Numbers, Names, Definitions, Rules 19 1.8: Sthira Kärakas 23 2.1:

Planets and Ruling Deities 46 2.2: Planets, Viñëu Avatäras and Mantras 47 2.3:

Drekkanas and Åñis 50 2.4: Åñis and Gunas 50 3.1: Chakras, Lokas and Ruling

Deities 65 3.2: Four Yugas, Kendras and Vedas 71 3.3: Saptamsa and Rasas 76

3.4: Jyotir-linga Mantras 83 3.5: Steps of the Yogic Ladder, Prakåti, and

Planetary Symbolisms 91 4.1: Lokas and Talas in the Käla-puruña 106 4.2: Five

Tattvas and Divisions of the Käla-puruña 109 4.3: Ñaò-ripus and Planetary

Significators 115 5.1: Tattva and Mahä-puruña yogas 164 5.2: Signs, Drekkanas

and Åñis 171 5.3:

Åñis, Status and Gunas 171 5.4: Planets, Ages and Duration of Dasa Periods 180

6.1: Drig Mahä Dasa Calculations for Vaiñëava Monk 234 6.2: Vaiñëava Monk –

Drig Dasa Sub-periods (Antaradasas) 236 6.3: Life Events and Drig

dasa/Antaradasas for Vaiñëava Monk 239 7.1: Drig Mahä Dasas – Saint Padre Pio

250 7.2: Events and Associated Drig Dasas: Saint Padre Pio 251 7.3: Drig Mahä

Dasas – Therese Neumann 264 7.4: Life Events and Drig Dasas for Therese Neumann

264 7.5: Drig Mahä Dasas – Lucia Dos Santos 274 7.6: Events and Drig Dasas for

Lucia dos Santos 274 7.7: Events and Drig Dasas for Edgar Cayce 286 8.1: Srila

Puri Mahäräja – Life Events, Drig Dasas, and Transits 304 8.2: Srila Sridhara

Mahäräja – Drig Mahä Dasas 321 8.3: Sridhara Mahäräja – Life Events, Drig Dasas,

and Transits 323 8.4: Srila Prabhupäda – Life Events and Drig Dasas 347 8.5:

Srila Prabhupäda – Drig Maha Dasas 347 9.1: The Kälacakra – Schematic Tables

361 9.2: Yugas, Astrological Signs and Metals 363 9.3: Yugas, Avatäras, and

Yuga-dharma 365 9.4: Event Dates, Drig Dasas – Çré Caitanya 371 LIST OF FIGURES

4.1: Internal and External Lokas and Talas 109 6.1: Ñaò-darçana – The Six

Orthodox Vedic Philosophies 216 9.1: Añöadala Padma (Eight-petal Lotus) – The

Basis of The Kälacakra 362 CONCLUSION 385 BIBLIOGRAPHY 387