Birth Time rectification

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Dear friends,

 

I had mentioned about my new technique of BTR earlier on this list. Some wanted

to know the details. Now, a detailed article has been published in the annual

issue of Saptarishis Astro magazine. Those interested may please go through the

same.

 

Regards,

Krishna

 

--- On Sun, 15/3/09, Krishnamurthy Seetharama <krishna_1998 wrote:

Krishnamurthy Seetharama <krishna_1998

Re: Re: Apsaras and their Role in Jyotish

 

Sunday, 15 March, 2009, 3:54 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Neelam ji,

 

 

 

Thanks for an interesting insight into the world of temptations! I totally agree

with you about the role of 11th house as the temptress.

 

 

 

I really missed your postings after I left AIA group. Thanks for posting here.

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Krishna

 

 

 

--- On Sun, 15/3/09, neelamgupta106 <neelamgupta106@ > wrote:

 

neelamgupta106 <neelamgupta106@ >

 

Re: Apsaras and their Role in Jyotish

 

 

 

Sunday, 15 March, 2009, 3:32 PM

 

 

 

Dear John and Anna,

 

 

 

Namaste,

 

 

 

An interesting topic for discussion. Thought of pitching in...

 

 

 

//I am curious to know as to how does one see which planet in the chart

 

 

 

is playing this apsara role, if at all? That is, should the apsaras be

 

 

 

considered as lovers, wives, or other?//

 

 

 

A story from Mahabharata goes like this:

 

 

 

King Kaushika tried to steal Sage Vashishtha's cow Nandini by force

 

 

 

of arms. The sage fought back with his power of siddhi. He conjured up

 

 

 

an army from thin air and defeated the king. Realising that material

 

 

 

might was no match for spiritual prowess, Kaushika decided to become a

 

 

 

rishi, and more powerful than sage Vashishtha. He renounced his kingdom,

 

 

 

left for the forest and and began practicing austerities. To distract

 

 

 

him, Indra sent the apsara Menaka, who succeeded in seducing him. When

 

 

 

Kaushika realized how he's been tricked, he turned away from Menaka

 

 

 

and resumed his austerities. Indra then sent the another apsara Rambha.

 

 

 

Kaushika had acquired enough control over his senses to resist

 

 

 

Rambha's charms, but not adequate restraint over his rage. With

 

 

 

whatever spiritual prowess he had gathered. He cursed Rambha to turn

 

 

 

into a stone. Undaunted, he resumed his austerities and Indra again

 

 

 

dispatched another set of nymphs, but this time Kaushika was beyond

 

 

 

temptations and vices. He conquered his mind and became a great rishi.

 

 

 

Menaka tempts sexually, Rambha goads him into violence. Sex and violence

 

 

 

fetter all creatures in space-time continuum. An individual indulges in

 

 

 

sex for self-propagation and gives in to violence for self-preservation.

 

 

 

Thus sex and violence maintain the integrity of samsara whereas celibacy

 

 

 

and non-violence form the cornerstone of monastic orders. The

 

 

 

confrontation of Rishis and apsaras is thus a confrontation of worldly

 

 

 

desires and other-worldly aspirations. Apsaras are the worldly

 

 

 

temptations personified.

 

 

 

With this background, we may come to the point of locating apsaras in a

 

 

 

chart?

 

 

 

A planet/planets in 11H in general indicates the apsaras of our life.

 

 

 

11H is the roadblock for entering the 12H for final emancipation. 11H

 

 

 

also causes the loss of 12 house affairs (termination of life) due to

 

 

 

different reasons. Heard about the old grandpa who has a desire to live

 

 

 

till his grandson gets married or till he sees his great grand child!!!

 

 

 

All cumulative gains are in 11H, which themselves become the temptations

 

 

 

binding us to samsara. This is the dangerous bridge between our karmas

 

 

 

and liberation. Think of the lord which is connected with 11H. That is

 

 

 

the apsara. Often children, grandchildren become the apsaras to keep

 

 

 

self in samsara. 5H is the challenge one needs to overcome to clear the

 

 

 

11H.

 

 

 

One can think of many challenges in the form of money, name and fame,

 

 

 

power, women, affairs, children, friends, social circle, etc, basically

 

 

 

thrown by life to overcome our shad ripus (11H is sookshm house of 6th)

 

 

 

before the final journey.

 

 

 

Hope it makes sense.

 

 

 

Best Regards

 

 

 

Neelam