Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter August, 2004

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Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter August, 2004

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Michael Laughrin, Michael, business phone: (440) 582-

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Contents of this newsletter © copyright 2004, Michael Laughrin

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Contents:

1. Introduction to Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish

Newsletter

2. Upayes

3. Mantras for the Planets and More

 

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1. Introduction to Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish

Newsletter

 

I offer you this newsletter to enhance and deepen your experience of

Vedic Astrology. In each issue, expect to find a combination of

helpful articles, book reviews, Jyotish links and more. The purpose

of this newsletter is to educate and titillate the Jyotish-loving

public. The opinions given within are solely those of Michael

Laughrin.

 

In this brief issue, I reprint a popular article on upayes. I share

the mantras for the planets, and the number of times the mantras for

the planets must be repeated. As a bonus, I also include half a

dozen other important mantras.

 

"Wow. What a great newsletter. I want to read all the books

[recommended in the July issue]!" - a reader

 

Please visit my website at http://www.jyotish.ws at your

convenience. I offer Traditional/Classical Vedic Astrology,

Intuitional Jyotish (Vedic Astrology based on deep intuition),

Chakra Readings, and Advanced Structured Psychic Work (for deeper

interpretation of your karmic pattern).

 

- Michael Laughrin, Michael

 

 

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2. Upayes

By Michael Laughrin, Michael

(This article was originally published in Winter 1998)

 

Jyotish enthusiasts may find this article helpful when faced with

problems in charts.

 

This is what I found in "Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra" on upayes.

First of all, you must determine what the bhukti lord (antardasha

lord) is. Then, see if that planet is afflicted in the natal chart.

 

A planet is afflicted when:

1. It is conjunct a natural malefic (Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu or

Ketu), or

2. It is aspected by a natural malefic, or

3. It is placed in house 6, 8, or 12, or

4. It is surrounded by malefics ('papa kartari yoga'), or

5. It is placed in the house of an enemy, or

6. It is combust, or

7. It is debilitated (neecha), or

8. It is in the 6th, 8th, or 12th house from the dasha lord.

 

Then, if you have an afflicted bhukti lord, here are some of the

remedies Parasara recommends: If the afflicted bhukti lord is

Mercury, recite the 1000 names of Vishnu. If it is Jupiter, recite

the 1000 names of Shiva. And if it should be Saturn, use the

Mritunjaya Mantra. If the bhukti lord be Rahu, often he also

recommends using the Mritunjaya Mantra, but in other places he says

to worship Durga, do Rahu japa, do "Durga Saptashati Path" for Ketu-

Rahu.

 

If the afflicted bhukti lord is Ketu, sometimes the worship or

propitiation of Durga is also recommended, but at other times he

suggests the Mritunjaya Mantra (for Moon-Ketu), giving a goat in

charity in Rahu-Ketu.

 

If the afflicted graha be Venus, Parasara suggests Mritunjaya Mantra

for Sun-Venus. Several times giving a cow or she-buffalo in charity

is mentioned. Worship of Durga or Lakshmi is given for Rahu-Venus.

 

The main remedy for an afflicted Sun is to worship the Sun. Although

for Ketu-Sun, giving a cow or giving gold is mentioned.

 

As the Moon is the main planet that stands for females, upayes

relating to women, female animals, and female deities are

recommended. In other words, giving in charity a cow or female

buffalo is suggested. Also reciting mantras of Durga or Lakshmi or

mantras of the Moon are recommended in different places.

 

For Mars, the remedy most frequently mentioned is the giving of a

bull in charity (also cow is seen sometimes).

 

The above list is not conclusive, but there do seem to be some

readily discernable patterns to the upayes found in chapters 52 thru

60 in Parashara. I offer this information to the lovers of Jyotish

so that they have some ready ideas in their heads when faced with

problems in charts they are shown.

 

In this modern age, I feel that often it is useful to just listen to

tapes of Vishnu Sahasranama, Shiva Sahasranama, etc. especially if

your pronunciation of Sanskrit is not quite perfect. Also, I believe

that just giving the amount of money that the bull, cow, buffalo, or

goat is worth will also have a good effect.

 

 

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3. Mantras for the Planets and More

By Michael Laughrin, Michael

 

Sun - Om shree Suryaya Namaha

 

Moon - Om shree Chandraya Namaha

 

Mars - Om shree Mangalaya Namaha

 

Mercury - Om shree Budhaya Namaha

 

Jupiter - Om shree Gurave Namaha

 

Venus - Om shree Shukraya Namaha

 

Saturn - Om shree Shanaischaraya Namaha (pronounced sha-nice-cha-

rye-uh), can also use Om shree Mandaya Namaha

 

Rahu - Om shree Rahave Namaha

 

Ketu - Om shree Ketave Namaha

 

Number of times the mantra must be repeated during a 60-day time

frame to fully propitiate the planet:

 

1. Sun - 6,000

 

2. Moon - 10,000

 

3. Mars - 7,000

 

4. Mercury - 17,000

 

5. Jupiter - 16,000

 

6. Venus - 20,000

 

7. Saturn - 19,000

 

8. Rahu - 18,000

 

9. Ketu - 7,000

 

Ganesh mantra (he removes obstacles) - Om gum ganapatayay namaha.

 

Lakshmi mantra (she brings wealth) - Om shree Lakshmyay namaha

 

Saraswati mantra (she brings knowledge) - Om shree Saraswatyay

namaha

 

Mritunjaya Mantra (brings relief from chronic disease and wards off

death) - Om treyambakam yaja-mahay sugandhim pushteevardhanam

urvaru-kameeva bandhanan mrityor- mudsheeya mamritat.

 

Durge Mantra (brings the blessings of the Mother Goddess and fights

negative tendencies) - Om dum Durgayai namaha

 

Shiva mantra - Om namah Sheevaya

 

Vishnu mantra - Om namo bhagavatay vasudevaya

 

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