BOOK EXTRACT: Special Nakshatras

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My book " Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach " is in the final

stage of the publishing process and it will hit the market in 7-10

days. I will let you know when it is finally available. For now, enjoy

a small extract from it.

 

This extract is from " Part 3: Transit Analysis " . The book has 5 parts

- (1) Chart Analysis, (2) Dasa Analysis, (3) Transit Analysis, (4)

Tajaka Analysis, and, (5) Miscellaneous Topics. Though it doesn't go

deep into any topic, it covers a wide spectrum of topics and each

principle covered is illustrated with several examples/exercises. Care

is taken to ensure that the reader will, after reading the material,

examples and exercises, understand how exactly to use the principle.

This is a very practical textbook.

 

This extract contains four exercises and the answers are also included

in the extract. Just go to the end.

 

May Jupiter's light shine on us,

Narasimha

 

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have to worry about how you are going to be able to use what you learn

in this extract! To those who are curious about the progress of this

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26.4.2 Special Nakshatras/Taras

 

In addition to the above general classification, we have a few special

nakshatras for each person:

 

(1) The constellation occupied by natal Moon is called Janma

nakshatra. Janma means “birth” and this nakshatra shows general

well-being.

(2) The 10th constellation from janma nakshatra is called Karma

nakshatra. Karma means “profession” and this nakshatra shows

profession and workplace.

(3) The 18th constellation from janma nakshatra is called Saamudaayika

nakshatra. Saamudaayika roughly means “related to a crowd” and this

nakshatra shows group activities.

(4) The 16th constellation from janma nakshatra is called Sanghaatika

nakshatra. Sanghaatika roughly means “belonging to group” and this

nakshatra shows group/social activities.

(5) The 4th constellation from janma nakshatra is called Jaati

nakshatra. Jaati roughly means “community” and this nakshatra shows

one’s community. To be more correct, one’s jaati shows people who

belong to the same class, nature and profession.

(6) The 7th constellation from janma nakshatra is called Naidhana

nakshatra. Naidhana means “death” and this nakshatra shows death and

suffering.

(7) The 12th constellation from janma nakshatra is called Desa

nakshatra. Desa means “country” and this nakshatra shows one’s

country.

(8) The 13th constellation from janma nakshatra is called Abhisheka

nakshatra. Abhisheka means “coronation” and this nakshatra shows power

and authority. This is also called Raajya nakshatra (kingdom).

(9) The 19th constellation from janma nakshatra is called Aadhaana

nakshatra. Aadhaana means “epoch/conception” and this nakshatra shows

well-being of family.

(10) The 22th constellation from janma nakshatra is called

Vainaasika/Vinaasana nakshatra. Vainaasika means “destructive” and

this nakshatra shows one’s destruction.

(11) The 25th constellation from janma nakshatra is called Maanasa

nakshatra. Maanasa means “mind” and this nakshatra shows one’s mental

state.

 

Benefics or malefics situated in these constellations in their transit

bring good or bad results related to the area covered by the

nakshatra. However, it should be kept in mind that the results will be

with respect to the native. For example, malefics transiting in desa

nakshatra may not ruin one’s country. After all, any country has

almost the same number of people with desa nakshatra in each

constellation. When many malefics are transiting in desa nakshatra,

one may be driven away from one’s country or start hating one’s

country. Similarly, many malefics transiting in jaati nakshatra may

alienate one from one’s community. Many benefics transiting in karma

nakshatra may give success at workplace. This is how these special

nakshatras should be used. Sometimes, using these nakshtras gives

special insights that cannot be gained by looking at any divisional

chart.

 

As an example, let us take Bill Gates who has natal Moon in

Uttarabhadrapada. His jaati nakshatra is the 4th from

Uttarabhadrapada, i.e. Bharani. His karma nakshatra is the 10th from

Uttarabhadrapada, i.e. Pushyami. When Saturn was transiting in

Bharani, several people in the software community turned against Bill

Gates and gave damaging testimonies in a lawsuit to determine whether

his company was a monopoly employing unfair tactics against

competitors. He was more or less alienated in the community of

software entrepreneurs. At the same time, Rahu was transiting in

Pushyami and that brought tension related to litigation at his

workplace.

 

Exercise 41: Consider a native born in Leo lagna. He has Moon also in

Leo in Poorva Phalguni constellation. Let us say Jupiter is transiting

in Sg in Poorvaashaadha constellation with Mars. Mars is a yogakaraka

from natal lagna. Jupiter is transiting in his moolatrikona, in the

5th house from natal lagna and Moon. That’s very favorable transit.

Find out if transit Jupiter and transit Mars are in a special

nakshatra. Based on it, try to guess the area in which the transit did

good to the native.

 

Exercise 42: For a native with lagna in Leo, natal Moon is in the 4th

quarter of Dhanishtha. When the transit chart contains Saturn in

Bharani, identify a possible result.

 

Exercise 43: For a native with natal Moon in the 3rd quarter of

Poorvabhadrapada and lagna in Virgo, transit of Mars in Aasresha

constellation in Cancer brought material gains. Cancer is the 6th from

natal Moon and 11th from natal lagna. Both are favorable transits and

so it makes sense that this transit gave material gains. Now find out

if Mars occupies a special constellation and, based on it, guess the

nature of the gains.

 

26.5 Nakshatra-based Aspects

 

Sun and Moon aspect the 14th and 15th constellations from them. Mars

aspects the 1st, 3rd, 7th, 8th and 15th constellations from him.

Mercury and Venus aspect the 1st and 15th constellations from them.

Jupiter aspects the 10th, 15th and 19th constellations from him.

Saturn aspects the 3rd, 5th, 15th and 19th constellations from him.

 

A natural benefic gives good results related to the constellations

aspected by it and a natural malefic gives bad results related to the

constellations aspected by it.

 

Exercise 44: For the native of Exercise 42, transit Mars was in Swaati

when transit Saturn was in Bharani. Identify the constellations

aspected by Mars and see if any special constellations are included.

If so, predict the possible result.

 

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26.10 Answers to the Exercises

 

Exercise 41:

 

Poorvaashaadha is the 10th constellation from Poorva Phalguni. So the

favorable transit of Jupiter and Mars happens to be in the Karma

nakshatra, which shows profession. So the good results to be

experienced may be related to profession.

 

Final Answer: The details belong to Rajiv Gandhi. He suddenly became

India’s Prime Minister during the said transit. We gave his birthdata

earlier.

 

Exercise 42:

 

Bharani is the 7th constellation from Dhanishtha, i.e. it is the

naidhana nakshatra (death). Saturn is a malefic and the 7th lord – and

hence a maraka – here. So this transit has the potential to bring

death. Of course, not everyone with lagna in Leo and Moon in

Dhanishtha dies then (Footnote 73: These transit principles based on

nakshtra give good insight into future, but one cannot make

predictions just based on them.), but death is a possibility during

the transit.

 

Final Answer: The details belong to John F. Kennedy, Jr. He died in a

plane crash during the said transit. We gave his birthdata and

deathdata earlier.

 

Exercise 43:

 

Aasresha is the 12th constellation from Poorvabhaadrapada, i.e. Desa

nakshatra. Being a debilitated malefic in desa nakshatra (country),

Mars can drive him out of his country. That was indeed how Mars gave

gains to the native of Chart 63 in the second week of November 1994.

The native left his motherland India then.

 

Exercise 44:

 

Mars aspects the 1st, 3rd, 7th, 8th and 15th constellations from him.

Mars in Swaati will aspect (1) Swaati, (2) Anooradha, (3)

Uttaraashaadha, (4) Sravanam, and, (5) Bharani. Because natal Moon is

in Dhanishtha, these are the 20th, 22nd, 26th, 27th and 7th

constellations (respectively) from janma nakshatra. Out of these, 2

are special nakshatras. The 7th constellation is known as naidhana

nakshatra and shows death. The 22nd nakshatra is known as vainaasika

nakshatra and shows destruction. Mars aspects both. As seen in

Exercise 42, maraka in the natal chart Saturn occupies naidhana

nakshatra (Footenote 74: In the natal chart, Mars occupies his Mrityu

Bhaga (part of death). So his aspect over the two special

constellations is also significant.). The predicted result is death

(Footnote 75: It will be very hasty to predict someone’s death just

based on conjunctions and aspects on special nakshatras in transit.

Out of the many people with the same nakshatra, only those people

whose dasas and Tajaka charts also show death will die at the time of

this death-inflicting transit.).

 

Final Answer: As already mentioned, Mr. Kennedy passed away during

this transit.