Ishtadevata

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OM GURAVE NAMAH

Dear Ajit,

 

In reality, Vasudeva Kutumbakkam concept makes this world one big family.

That is why in the SJVC site we write " Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya " so that

we all become one big caring family. Now, the family deity can be different

for a girl and that can also be different in the charts of different members

of the family. Why? It will depend on their definition of " Family " . If the

fourth lord is in the second like in my chart, then I consider everyone at

home as " my family " ..the Mother India concept evolves gradually. Now if

someone has the 12th Lord in 2nd then the concept of family is different. We

worship according to our nature is what the Gita teaches. So, it is our

nature that is seen in the Vimsamsa and from this we are to decipher the

deity connected with the particular aspect of spirituality.

 

A person without any planets in the second from the Vimsamsa Lagna will not

have much focus on family deity while one with four or more planets in the

second will be a Saint in regard to the family concept and for him,

spirituality willevolve around keeping this family happy.

 

Does anybody in this Class have four or more planets in any house in the

Vimsamsa?

Best Wishes

Sanjay Rath

-

Ajit Krishnan <ajit

<varahamihira >

Tuesday, January 02, 2001 7:44 PM

[sri Guru] Ishtadevata

 

 

> OM namo narayanaya

>

> Dear gurus and fellow students,

>

> I would first like to apologize for having dissapeared over the last few

> months. I have been swamped with school work. Either way, it was not

> right on my part when you are all taking the time to teach us. My new

> years resolution is to double the mantra repitition so that this does not

> happen again. I humbly ask for your forgiveness.

>

> I was going over some of the files in the archive, and came across the

> the file on Ishtadevata. There, for determining family deities, Narasimha

> writes:

>

> " Vimsamsa is the chart of upaasanaa. The 2nd house is the house of

> family. So the 2nd in D-20 shows worship activities of family " .

>

> What does it mean if this method seems to give different deities for

> different members of the same family?

>

> Also, for a girl, will the family deity represent the deity of father or

> future husband?

>

> Lastly, one of my uncle's is a great Anjaneya bhakta. Which graha would

> represent aanjaneya?

>

> your sishya,

>

> ajit

>

> --

> Ajit Krishnan

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>

>

> OM TAT SAT

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Om Krishnaaya Namah

 

Dear Sanjay,

 

Hare Krishna. I’m a little confused by one of your statements yesterday:

 

>>A person without any planets in the second from the Vimsamsa Lagna will not

have much focus on family deity<<

 

What exactly is meant? I’m thinking that you mean that there will not be much

respect/interest for the family deity. Is that correct? Here’s my Vimshamsha:

 

North Indian Style Vimshamsa Chart for Pursottam Dabasia

 

*******************************************************

** * * **

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

* VEN * * * * *

* * * * * *

* * AQU* * SAG* *

* PIS** **SCO *

* * * LAG * * *

* * * * * *

* * MAR * * * *

* * * * * SAT *

* * * CAP * * *

* * * * * *

* ARI * LIB *

* * * * * *

* * * CAN * * *

* MOO * * * * *

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

* TAU** **VIR *

* * GEM* * LEO* *

* * * * * JUP *

* * * * KET * SUN *

* * * * RAH * *

* * * * MER * *

** * * **

*******************************************************

 

In COVA, you say that Bhakti is seen in the fifth, mantra is seen in the

ninth, and Venus and Jupiter are the significators of Bhakti and Mantra

respectively. I try to follow the path of Bhakti to Bhagavan Sri Krishna, and

the Moon is exalted in the fifth. Fifth lord and karaka for bhakti is exalted

in the third, showing my preference for Bhakti Marga. The Sun (Lord Rama) is

in the ninth, while the Moon (Sri Krishna) is in the ninth from Jupiter

(mantra). So, the Maha Mantra, and the Janaka Shadakshara, are my mantras. So

this all makes sense. What doesn’t make sense to me is that my second is

empty, so if I understood your statement correctly I should not have much

care for my family deity. Well, in my family, while all demigods and deities

are respected, I suppose " Ram and Shyam " have also been my family deities

i.e. the same as my Ishta and Mantra deities.

 

So have I understood your statement wrongly?

 

Jaya Jagannatha,

 

Pursottam