Sanjay's Old Quotes on Asura Yoga

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Pranaam Sanjay,

 

Asura yoga is not given in Dr. Raman's yogas book. I could not locate

where I saw the requirement that both Jupiter and Venus must be in 8th

for Asura yoga. I will try to find it. It may be wrong though. What

you say about Jupiter and Venus makes sense, but how can we apply such

general logic verbatim in every case?

 

Phala Deepika clubs Asura yoga with a group of 12 yogas and says " if

benefics occupy or aspect 8th and 8th lord is in a quadrant or trine

in own/exaltation sign, then Asura yoga results " .

 

If you can remember where you found the definition of Asura yoga as

just Jupiter being in 8th, please tell me. It seems too simplistic and

general to me to apply such a significant result blindly.

 

In an old varahamihira mail (mail # 373), you wrote about Jupiter in

various houses. About the 8th, you wrote:

 

" Asura Yoga could resultif the 8th is not a fixed sign "

 

Why did you say " not a fixed sign " ? What is the logic behind this? In

Srila Prabhupapda's Makara lagna chart, 8th Leo is a fixed sign. Will

Jupiter in 8th give Asura yoga still? It seems to contradict the

statement above.

 

In mail #33 of varahamihira, you said: " THE SURA ARE THE LIFE

SUSTAINING SIGNS WHILE THE ASURA ARE THE LIFE

DESTROYING SIGNS. AGNI (ENERGY) AND JALA (WATER) ARE THE MAIN

CONSTITUENTS OF THE LIFE FORCE. THIS IS SYMBOLISED BY JUPITER CALLED

JEEVA. ASURA YOGA OCCURS WHEN ANY PERSON OR BEING CAUSES THE

DESTRUCTION OF LIFE. THUS DEATH ITSELF IS AN ASURA. "

 

The idea seems to be that Jupiter (jeeva or life force) is weakened in

the 8th house and the lack of life force is what makes an asura.

Despite being in 8th, won't being in an agni rasi (Leo) with Sun

replenish the life force (Jupiter)? Why is then Asura yoga in Srila

Prabhupada's Makara lagna chart such a big issue?

 

Your sishya,

Narasimha