Is Sandhi Shanti always required - to Ramadas Rao

November 10, 2005

In an earlier mail(couple of days back), Sanjay ji wrote

graha shanti mantras for the dasa and antardasa lord were recited by

the formula - in the number of years in dasa X 1000 (sahasrara

nama).

But, now, you have said 23000 shani manta.

Is shani dasa 23 years? Is it not 19 yers ?

And why shani shanti should be performed ? is Jup-Sat or Sat-Mer

dasa sandhi is bad

Or i misunderstood the conversation

hency

sohamsa , Ramadas Rao <ramadasrao> wrote:

>

> om namo näräyaëäya

> My Dear Ajith,

> Which is important ? Money or health ? If I would not have

performed Shani Shanti Homam and Mrityunjaya Homam along with their

Mantra Japam ( Shani - 23000 and Mrityunjaya - 16000 ),my wife would

not have been alive now.The purpose of performing any Graha Shantis

or Sandhi Shantis is not to waste money but to reduce the melafic

effect of such planets which might come afterwards.

> I am writing in these columns is not because I wanted somebody to

spend money but to help the needy.I just wanted to share the

knowledge I got from past more than 20 years not only by reading

Jyotish books but also discussion with highly learned Jyotish and

Vedic Scholars.

> I strongly feel that now my time has come to retire from active

Jyotish and turn to more spirituality.

> If I have hurt anybody,please forgive me.

> With Shri Hari Vaayu Naama Smarana,

> Ramadas Rao.

>

> Ajit Krishnan <ajit.krishnan@g...> wrote:

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> .. hamsasso.aham ..

>

> > My question in this regard is that does this have to be

performed

> > even if the the planets concerned are well placed in the rasi

chart ?

>

> My teacher hails from Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada), so I asked him

about this puja yesterday. He told me

>

> that this puja is very commonly performed there. Without asking,

he himself mentioned that this puja is

>

> normally performed only if the grahas in question are ill-placed.

By way of introduction, he hails from

>

> a traditional havyaka family. His brother is a practicing

Jyotisha, and his nephew is a veda pandit.

>

> The clear impression I got from him, and from the mail thread on

this list, is that this puja is not a cheap affair.

>

> It requires a large number of priests, as well as a large number

of dravyas. This may explain why it is not

>

> always performed for each member of the family.

>

> ajit

>

> sohamsa [sohamsa ] On

Behalf Of Ramadas Rao

> Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:11 AM

> sohamsa

> Re: Is Sandhi Shanti always required ?

>

> om namo näräyaëäya

>

> Dear Svayambu Ji,

>

> If you ask me,my answer is yes.Both Rahu and Guru are enemic to

each other.Both are in 6-8 to each other.Actually Sandhi Shanti has

to be performed atleast 6 months before starting of Guru Dasa.If you

delay this time period,you may experience a little of this Dasa

Sandhi.Here the main ptoblem is the health problem.

>

> Here I am quoting my own example.When Guru Dasa started in

4/7/1973 ( using 360 Savana days per year ),my parents forgot to

perform the Sandhi Shanti for Rahu-Brihaspati.I can say that it was

written in my fate that I had to suffer.Guru's Antara was till

11/8/1975.In my chart,Lagna is Makara with Chandra there, Rahu and

vargothama Shukra in 2nd house and Ravi,Budha and Vargothama Guru in

3rd house.So both the planets are in 2-12 to each other.See that

Rahu is with Yoga Karaka Shukra who is very strong in the chart but

still its after effects are shown in Guru Dasa -Guru's Antara.As per

my rememberance,around 1st week of March 1975,I got a sudden attack

of Chicken-Pox and suffered severely for about 2 months with

complete bed rest.

>

> This is for your information.

>

> In order to aviod severe health problems, it is better to perform

Sandhi Shanti as prescribed by the priest.

>

> I hope this helps you.

>

> With Shri Hari Vaayu Naama Smarana,

>

> Ramadas Rao.

>

> svayambu <svayambu> wrote:

>

> Dear Ramadas-ji, Sanjay-ji and other Gurus

>

> The sandhi shanti dicussion has been really enlightening. I had

been

> searching for some information because a priest recommended the

Kuja-

> Rahu shanti for a relative.

>

> My question in this regard is that does this have to be performed

> even if the the planets concerned are well placed in the rasi

chart ?

>

> For example I'm currently running Rahu dasa (going into Jupiter).

> Rahu is in the first house with dispositor venus in the 11th Leo

and

> Jupiter is retrograde in the 6th house Pisces (own house). In this

> case is sandhi shanti required ?

>

> Full positions in Rasi:

> Lagna: Libra

> 1st: Ra, Su 6th: Ju 7th: Ke 8th: Mo 9th: Ma 10th:Sa

> 11th:Ve 12th: Me

>

> Thanks again

>

*tat savitur varenyam*

>

November 11, 2005

om namo näräyaëäya

Dear Hency Ji,

You are correct.Shani Dasa is 19 years.There is one Mantra Japa for Shani which we have to chant 19000 and that is :

om präà préà prauà saù çanaiçcaräya namaù|

But there is another Vedic Mantra which has to be chanted 23000 times.Normally I suggest the Vedic Mantra.This Mantra reads like this :

asya çré çanaiçcara mantrasya sindhudvépa riñiù gäyatré chandaù çanaiçcaro devatä mama çanaiçcara anugraha präptyarthaà jape viniyogaù

om çaà no devérabhéñöaya äpo bhavantu pétaye | çaàyorbhi sravantu naù||

Normally above Mantra is used in propitiation for Shani Graha.

I hope this helps you.

With Shri Hari Vaayu Naama Smarana,

Ramadas Rao.

hencyjoseph <hencyjoseph wrote:

In an earlier mail(couple of days back), Sanjay ji wrote graha shanti mantras for the dasa and antardasa lord were recited by the formula - in the number of years in dasa X 1000 (sahasrara nama). But, now, you have said 23000 shani manta.Is shani dasa 23 years? Is it not 19 yers ? And why shani shanti should be performed ? is Jup-Sat or Sat-Mer dasa sandhi is badOr i misunderstood the conversationhencysohamsa , Ramadas Rao <ramadasrao> wrote:>> > om namo näräyaëäya> My Dear Ajith,> Which is important ? Money or health ? If I would not have performed Shani Shanti Homam and Mrityunjaya Homam along with their Mantra Japam ( Shani - 23000 and Mrityunjaya - 16000 ),my wife would not have been alive now.The purpose of performing any Graha Shantis or

Sandhi Shantis is not to waste money but to reduce the melafic effect of such planets which might come afterwards.> I am writing in these columns is not because I wanted somebody to spend money but to help the needy.I just wanted to share the knowledge I got from past more than 20 years not only by reading Jyotish books but also discussion with highly learned Jyotish and Vedic Scholars.> I strongly feel that now my time has come to retire from active Jyotish and turn to more spirituality.> If I have hurt anybody,please forgive me.> With Shri Hari Vaayu Naama Smarana,> Ramadas Rao.> > Ajit Krishnan <ajit.krishnan@g...> wrote:> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }> .. hamsasso.aham ..> > > > > My question

in this regard is that does this have to be performed > > even if the the planets concerned are well placed in the rasi chart ?> > > > My teacher hails from Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada), so I asked him about this puja yesterday. He told me > > that this puja is very commonly performed there. Without asking, he himself mentioned that this puja is > > normally performed only if the grahas in question are ill-placed. By way of introduction, he hails from > > a traditional havyaka family. His brother is a practicing Jyotisha, and his nephew is a veda pandit. > > > > The clear impression I got from him, and from the mail thread on this list, is that this puja is not a cheap affair. > > It requires a large number of priests, as well as a large number of dravyas. This may explain why it is not > > always performed for

each member of the family.> > > > ajit> > > > > > > sohamsa [sohamsa ] On Behalf Of Ramadas Rao> Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:11 AM> sohamsa > Re: Is Sandhi Shanti always required ?> > > > > om namo näräyaëäya> > Dear Svayambu Ji,> > > If you ask me,my answer is yes.Both Rahu and Guru are enemic to each other.Both are in 6-8 to each other.Actually Sandhi Shanti has to be performed atleast 6 months before starting of Guru Dasa.If you delay this time period,you may experience a little of this Dasa Sandhi.Here the main ptoblem is the health problem.> > > Here

I am quoting my own example.When Guru Dasa started in 4/7/1973 ( using 360 Savana days per year ),my parents forgot to perform the Sandhi Shanti for Rahu-Brihaspati.I can say that it was written in my fate that I had to suffer.Guru's Antara was till 11/8/1975.In my chart,Lagna is Makara with Chandra there, Rahu and vargothama Shukra in 2nd house and Ravi,Budha and Vargothama Guru in 3rd house.So both the planets are in 2-12 to each other.See that Rahu is with Yoga Karaka Shukra who is very strong in the chart but still its after effects are shown in Guru Dasa -Guru's Antara.As per my rememberance,around 1st week of March 1975,I got a sudden attack of Chicken-Pox and suffered severely for about 2 months with complete bed rest.> > > This is for your information.> > > In order to aviod severe health problems, it is better to perform Sandhi Shanti as prescribed by the priest.> >

> I hope this helps you.> > > With Shri Hari Vaayu Naama Smarana,> > > Ramadas Rao.> > svayambu <svayambu> wrote:> > > Dear Ramadas-ji, Sanjay-ji and other Gurus> > The sandhi shanti dicussion has been really enlightening. I had been > searching for some information because a priest recommended the Kuja-> Rahu shanti for a relative.> > My question in this regard is that does this have to be performed > even if the the planets concerned are well placed in the rasi chart ?> > For example I'm currently running Rahu dasa (going into Jupiter). > Rahu is in the first house with dispositor venus in the 11th Leo and > Jupiter is retrograde in the 6th house Pisces (own house). In this > case is sandhi shanti required ?> > Full positions in Rasi:> Lagna: Libra> 1st: Ra,

Su 6th: Ju 7th: Ke 8th: Mo 9th: Ma 10th:Sa > 11th:Ve 12th: Me > > Thanks again> > > > > > > > *tat savitur varenyam* > > > >