Places-spiritual direction

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Om Gurave Namah

 

Namaste List,

 

Since long, I was plagued by a question about how much

a place can influence one’s spiritual direction. I

was thinking in particular about Ramana Maharishi’s

connection with Arunachalam, Sri Aurobindo’s

connection with Pondicherry, Sri Ramakrishna’s

connection with Dakshineshwar temple and I kept

wondering if they would have been the same if they

hadn’t arrived at those places. Researching further, I

found out that there is a definite link between the

9th house/lord and Karakamsa / Lord. I am here

reminded of the words of Shirdi Sai Baba (in

Satcharitra) that where one feels truly happy and

peaceful is THE PLACE where one is meant to be. This

is not only valid for enlightened souls, but also for

ordinary folk.

 

Exalted Examples:

 

1)In Sri Ramakrishna’s chart, the 9th house is Libra

containing exalted Saturn (Kali) and the 9th lord is

in pisces (temples, altars, water etc) and Saturn is

also the lord of Karakamsa.

 

2) In Ramana Maharshi’s chart (virgo asc), the 9th

lord Venus is in scorpio (caves) along with Mercury

(lord of Karakamsa) and the lord of scorpio, Mars is

in aries (Arunachalam!).

 

3) In Sri Aurobindo’s chart, the 9th Lord , exalted

Jupiter is in Cancer (water) along with Mars, the

karakamsa lord.

 

Ordinary folk: Example

 

While listening to the commentary on vahana sevas of

Lord Venkateswara, I came across a reference to

Tirupati/Tirumala being called Adi Varaha kshetra.

The commentator remarked that when Varaha Murthy

lifted the Earth from water, the first point that came

out of water was Tirumala shringa (the tip of Tirumala

hills), hence Adi Varaha Murthy chose this spot as His

own.

 

During a ritual pooja, I heard the siddhanti mention

Tirupati as “Maha Bhaskara ksehtra“ during sankalpam.

Could Tirupati be ruled by Simha/Leo? Given the

mountainous terrain, heat etc, it could be so.

Interestingly when I looked at my own chart, I found

that Leo, my 9th house contains Sun, Rahu and

Mercury…all pointing to Tirupati and Leo is my

Karakamsa too. I came to Tirupati during my Rahu –

Ketu and God willing, would like to stay here for the

rest of my life.

 

Perhaps, I’ve come Home.

 

Regards,

Lakshmi

 

P.S: I will be very much obliged if some one can give

the list of signs/planets ruling various places.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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