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Vedic Astrology / Volume 6, Number 2 3
T
he dasha results of a planet are vastly
dependent upon its location in the natal
chart, besides other attendant factors. We have
already had an inkling of the results of the MD
of Rahu and those of the various ADs under the
MD of Rahu. Before we discuss the results of AD
of Rahu under the MD of various planets, it may
be worthwhile to understand the results con-
ferred by Rahu when it occupies different houses
of the horoscopic chart.
We shall consider here the views from
three classics, viz., the Maanasaagari (MS), the
Phaladeepika (PD) and the Sarvartha Chintamani
(SC). It will be generally seen that Rahu is
eminently beneficial when it occupies houses
3, 6, 10 and 11. According to the Sarvartha
Chintamani, Rahu in the houses 6, 8 and 12
gives various problems during its dasha periods.
There is some overlap here. We shall have to see
how Rahu behaves when it occupies the sixth
house.
Rahu in Lagna
MS: Rahu in the lagna renders the native ever
ailing. Supporter of his family members, the
native is talkative, red-eyed, a sinner, ever
engaged in forbidden activities and adept in
courageous deeds.
PD: Rahu in the lagna makes one short-lived,
wealthy and strong. The native has a disease
involving the upper part of his body.
SC: The dasha of Rahu located in the lagna leads
to loss of discrimination, danger from poison,
fire and weapon, loss of dear ones, suffering in
general, and defeat in battle.
Comments: Rahu is a natural malefic, equivalent
to Saturn in effect. Its occupation of the lagna is
not conducive to sound health or long life. It
confers cruelty and ugly looks on the native. It
should, however, be remembered that Rahu can
give beneficial results under certain situations.
Thus Rahu in the lagna identical with Mesha
(Aries), Karka (Cancer) and Simha (Leo) is
Dasha Periods of the Wayward Rahu
Rahu in the Twelve House of the Chart
Dr K S Charak
4
capable of conferring on the native varied
pleasures as well as affluence. It also yields good
results when aspected by benefics, and when
without malefic aspect. An unafflicted malefic
alone may not cause any problem. But when
malefic influences act in combination, adverse
results are produced. We have already eluci-
dated the effect of Rahu in the lagna in chart 2
(vide the Vedic Astrology vol. 5 no. 6, November-
December 2001 issue).
Rahu in 2H
MS: Rahu in the second house makes one a thief,
ever haughty, given to intense suffering. The
native has access to a lot of wine and flesh, and
he resides in the houses of the fallen ones.
PD: Rahu in the second makes one given to
deceitful conversation, easily angered, suffering
from disease of the oral cavity, detestable,
comfortable and wealthy due to help from
the king.
SC: The dasha of Rahu occupying the second
house deprives one of status and wealth. The
native obtains unwholesome food to eat, serves
a fallen king and indulges in lies and anger.
Comments: The second house rules over speech
as well as the oral cavity. Rahu in the second
confers on one unclear speech, and speech with
hidden meaning. The native has a quarrelsome
nature and deals in animal skins and sale of
fish. If unafflicted, Rahu in the second ensures
monetary gains.
Rahu in 3H
MS: The third house Rahu destroys the natives
brother but blesses the native with comforts,
wealth, wife, children and friends. If this Rahu
is exalted, the native possesses elephants, horses
(vehicles!) and servants.
PD: The native with Rahu in the third is proud,
opposed to his brothers (and sisters), wealthy,
long lived and of stable intellect.
An afflicted
Rahu in the
lagna con-
fers on the
native ill
health and
ugly looks,
unless coun-
tered by
benefics.
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SC: The dasha of Rahu occupying the third
house confers gains from children, wife and
brethren, general comforts, lordship over others,
foreign travel, favours from the ruler, and con-
finement (suffering!) from agricultural pursuits.
Comments: Rahu in the third house generally
confers great benefits on the native. It makes one
wealthy, valiant and long-lived. However, it is
not conducive to harmonious relationship with
ones siblings. Or the siblings tend to suffer in
various ways. The fourth is the house of
agriculture. A malefic, like Rahu, in the twelfth
from fourth, i.e., in the third house, is not good
for agricultural pursuits.
Rahu in 4H
MS: The native with Rahu in the fourth house,
as the overlord of a village, resides on one side
(in isolation!) in misery, bereft of wealth and near
ones. Devoted to the mean, a backbiter and a
sinner, be begets one daughter and has a frail wife.
PD: With Rahu in the fourth, the native is
foolish, troublesome, short-lived but blessed
with friends, and occasionally also comfortable.
SC: The dasha of Rahu occupying the fourth
house destroys the native as well as his mother;
there occur losses in agriculture, ire of the ruler,
trouble to wife, mental torment, danger from
fire and thieves, risk of imprisonment, physical
illness to wife and children, and detachment
from wife, children as well as the world.
Comments: The fourth is an adverse house for
occupation by Rahu. The health and longevity of
the mother tend to suffer. The fourth house
stands for comforts at home. Rahu here destroys
peace at home and generates conflict with wife
and children.
Rahu in 5H
MS: Rahu associated with the Moon in the fifth
house causes harm (disease or death!) to the
son and makes the native consistently angry. If
Rahu associates with the Moon in any other
house, the native gets one son whose dress is
often ugly and shabby.
PD: The native with Rahu in the fifth house is
sonless, stone-hearted, with a diseased womb,
and a nasal twang in voice.
SC: The dasha of Rahu located in the fifth house
causes loss of discrimination, lack of enjoyment
from food, disturbance in studies, conflicts with
others and mental torment. Additionally, there
occur harm to progeny and ire of the ruler.
Comments: The fifth house Rahu is not good for
(male) progeny though a solitary unafflicted
Rahu here often does ensure the birth of one son.
Rahus influence over the Moon or the fifth
house or the fifth lord leads to phobias of
different kinds and intensities. In the case of
female natives, Rahu in the fifth can cause
disease of the uterus (womb).
Chart 5, born on January 2, 1946, belongs to a
male native with Kumbha (Aquarius) lagna. This
millionaire industrialist has Rahu and retrograde
Saturn, the latter being the lagna lord, in the fifth
house in Mithuna (Gemini). Almost all the
planets, other than the debilitated and retrograde
tenth lord Mars in the sixth, have something
to do with the fifth or the ninth house. In fact,
six of them actually fall in the 5/11 axis. This
ensures a very sound financial worth of the
native. The lagna gains strength from Jupiters
aspect and a vargottama lagna lord, through the
latter is afflicted to some extent.
Rahu dasha (May 29, 1994 to May 29, 2012)
has, however, created some trouble. There have
been problems of liquidity and the projects
undertaken are not being looked after satis-
factorily. Pressure from creditors and persistent
apprehension of legal action from them have
robbed him of sound sleep. Particularly the
Rahu-Saturn (July 5, 1999 to May 11, 2002)
period has been quite taxing mentally as well
as financially. With an afflicted fifth house,
though aspected by Jupiter, the native has no
sons but only three daughters. Loans availed
from one of the sons-in-law also gave him tough
time and he suffered severe mental depression
at one stage. Saturn in the fifth, afflicted by
Rahu, and the Moon also grossly afflicted,
predispose one to mental depression. The situ-
ation in the Dashmasha does not appear too
bad, though here too Rahu occupies the fifth
house justifying a lot of mental tension. There
is also a lot of protection in the Dashmamsha
chart, with the lagna lord occupying the lagna
and Jupiter aspecting it.
Rahu in 6H
MS: Rahu in the sixth makes one a destroyer of
his opponents and blessed with sons, wealth and
varied comforts. If Rahu here is exalted, the
native rectifies several injustices, and is devoted
to someone elses wife.
PD: The native with Rahu in the sixth is wealthy
and long-lived. He suffers from peri-anal ail-
ments and is tormented by an enemy or a malefic
graha (suffers illness!).
Afflicted
Saturn in
the fifth
house, also
an afflicted
Moon, can
lead to
mental de-
pression.
SC: The dasha of Rahu occupying the sixth
house leads to fear from fire, thief or the king,
loss of earnings and of ones well-wishers,
diabetes, tuberculosis, splenic disorders, skin
disease, imbalance of Pitta in the body, and
even death.
Comments: The sixth house is generally consid-
ered good for Rahu to occupy. Rahu here tends
to destroy ones opponents and also illness.
Malefics in the sixth generally ensure a sound
health for the native. However, to overcome
disease there must be a disease in the first place.
Or there must be enemies there if they have to
be destroyed. It will be seen that a native with
Rahu in the sixth would generally have a sound
resistance against disease and would succeed in
annihilating his enemies. Being in the house of
disease and of enemies, Rahu creates them and
destroys them.
In Chart 6 (female native, born on October 27,
1949; at 6:30 hours IST; at 30N26', 75E03'),
Rahu occupies the sixth house, in Meena
(Pisces). The native is a highly successful
practising gynaecologist who developed mul-
tiple joint pains and deformities. The problem
started in 1983 with the commencement of
Rahu dasha (December 27, 1982 to December
27, 2000), and soon became severe enough to
cripple her. All medical treatment, including
steroids, chloroquine, and gold injections, failed
to give her relief. Sometime in the middle of
1995, during Rahu-Venus period (July 15, 1994
to July 15, 1997), she underwent total, bilateral
knee replacement. Rahu is in the sixth house
while Venus (AD) is the eighth lord both from
the lagna as well as from Rahu (MD). Both Rahu
and Venus receive the aspect of Mars, the planet
for surgery. In the navamsha chart, Rahu is
associated with the Sun, and the sixty-fourth
navamsha lord Jupiter, while it receives the
aspect of Mars. In the Drekkana, the RKA
involves the twenty-second Drekkana while
Venus owns it.
This chart shows a very prominent Dhana
yoga or combination for wealth. The lagna lord
Venus occupies the second house, the second
lord Mars occupies the eleventh house, while
the eleventh lord Sun occupies the lagna. Thus,
the lagna, the second and the eleventh are
very favourably linked. In addition, the Mars-
Saturn combination in the eleventh house in
itself is a Dhana-yoga. This is also confirmed
in the navamsha where the lagna lord Jupiter
combines with the ninth lord Sun in the
second house.
11
2 8
5
10 12
4 6
Chart 5
Birth Chart
January 2, 1946
1
9
7 3
Lagna
Lagna
8
11 5
2
7 9
1 3
Navamsha
10
6
12
Lagna
Lagna
Jupiter
Moon
Rahu
1
4 10
7
12 2
6 8
Dashamsha
3 11
9
5
Lagna
Mars
Lagna
Mars
Ketu
Rahu
Rahu
Saturn(R)
Mars
(R)
Mercury
4
Moon
Lagna 604' Mars (R) 445' Venus 1049'
Sun 1806' Mercury 2654' Saturn (R) 2910'
Moon 302' Jupiter 151' Rahu 654'
Mercury
Sun
Moon
Venus
Ketu
Mars
Mercury Venus
Saturn
7
10 4
1
6 8
12 2
Chart 6
Birth Chart
October 27, 1949
9
5
3 11
Lagna
Sun
Lagna
Sun
Venus
Jupiter
Rahu
Lagna 735' Mars 651' Venus 2540'
Sun 1008' Mercury 2427' Saturn 2249'
Mars
Saturn
Ketu
Mercury
Jupiter
Rahu
Saturn
(R)
Mars
(R)
Jupiter Mercury
Sun
Moon
Venus
Ketu
Ketu
Saturn
Venus
Sun
Rahu
Mercury Moon
Ketu
Saturn
Venus
Mars
Sun Jupiter
Sun
Jupiter
Sun
Rahu
Jupiter
Moon
Ketu
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
Moon
Venus Moon
Jupiter
Rahu
Mars
Saturn
Ketu
Mercury
Rahu in 7H
MS: Rahu in the seventh confers on the native
a prodigal wife and numerous enjoyments in
the company of wife. If malefics influence Rahu
in the seventh house, the wife is wicked, ill
tempered and sinful.
PD: The native with Rahu in the seventh is of
independent nature, of limited wisdom, loses
money from association with women, a wid-
ower, and of depleted fertility.
SC: The dasha of Rahu occupying the seventh
house leads to loss of wife, foreign travel, and
loss of wealth, progeny, agricultural produce as
well as of ones name and fame. Fear from
serpent, or death may occur.
Comments: Rahu in the seventh house tends
to make one an adulteror and to lose money
through women. It also ensures foreign travel;
seventh is the house for travel, and Rahu
the graha for Western direction as also for
nonconformism.
(To be continued)
9
12 6
3
8
10
2 4
Navamsha
11 7
1
Lagna
Lagna
Sun Jupiter
Rahu
7
10 4
1
6 8
12 2
Drekkana
9
5
3
11
Lagna
Lagna
Mars
Sun
Mars
5
Venus
Moon
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Rahu
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Mars
Ketu
Mercury
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T
he eternal wheel of time has
moved on and is perhaps offering
in its wake yet another opportunity to
set right the folly thrust upon the
people of the Indian subcontinent in
1947. For those unfamiliar with the
course of events, and to refresh in the
minds of the rest, permit me to recol-
lect the facts for the record. In which-
ever way the events be viewed, one is
but forced to wonder at sheer mischief
on the part of our erstwhile British
rulers on the one hand and the short-
sighted immature approach of our
own leadership at the time of indepen-
dence on the other hand. It is on these
accounts that we, the people of the
Indian subcontinent have been saddled
with the unfortunate legacy of parti-
tion and the associated turmoil. This
act was single-handedly responsible
for sowing the seeds of communal
hatred and tension amongst the people
who shared a common heritage but
followed different religions. In 1947
the world was in the early stages of
recovery from the devastation of the
Second World War. The Allies with
USA and Britain at the core were in
the process of designing the post-war
world scenario to suit their vision and
objective. A strong India would defi-
nitely not have fitted well in their
design. A pliable Pakistan at the door-
step of USSR was possibly too good an
opportunity to pass over. Perhaps these
may have been part of the many
motivations at that time. The fallacy
of the decision manifested itself
immediately, in the shape of the first
Indo-Pak war over Kashmir. Once
again the leadership in India displayed
immaturity and a lack of farsighted-
ness. Owing to a possible ego clash
between Shri Jawaharlal Nehru and
Shri Hari Singh, the erstwhile ruler
of Jammu & Kashmir, New Delhi
responded very late to the calls for
military assistance in the face of Paki-
stani aggression by the latter. Once the
army was active and was pushing the
enemy back, the leadership failed on
the diplomatic front giving in to inter-
national pressure and accepted a cease-
fire. This left a large part of Kashmir in
the hands of Pakistan resulting in a
simmering dispute that has lasted well
over half a century, and has carried
over into the new millenium. Unfortu-
nately the correct nature of the Kash-
mir problem has not been projected by
the government of India to the world
at large, or for that matter even at
home, for reasons best known to them.
The recent release of classified docu-
ments in Britain reveals that the then
US secretary of state, George Marshall,
was of the view that the accession
of Jammu & Kashmir to India was
final and unchallengeable. The rogue
British minister of commonwealth
relations, Philip Noel Baker, who de-
fied his own Prime Minister and
cabinet to favour Pakistan, however,
fudged the issue.
It may well be pertinent at this stage
to get into the genesis on the ground
level, and to pause, examine and
understand the likely motivations and
larger objectives that Pakistan may
have in mind. It is obvious that
Pakistan has been banking on a com-
bination of an attack across the LoC
with large scale violence in the valley
to capture Jammu and Kashmir. Paki-
stanis have learnt the lessons of 1947-
48, 1965 and 1971. They have since
been engaged in a structured, long
term politico-military operation. The
latest misadventure in 1999 was an
attempt to alter equation at the geo-
strategic level with the purpose of
dominating Tartuk, Batalik, Drass,
Kargil and Mushkoh axis. This was
aimed, first at neutralising our strate-
gic position on the Siachen heights.
Secondly to interdict our communica-
tions with Ladakh. Thirdly to position
themselves to have access to the
Kashmir valley. Lastly, and most im-
portantly, to shift the alignment of the
LoC further east into the Indian terri-
tory. The political motivation was to
refocus attention, particularly the at-
tention of the major powers, on the
Kashmir issue. This became all the
more imperative in the face of India
walking away with the initiative re-
sulting out of the Indo-Pak discussions
as manifested in the Lahore declara-
tion. Pakistan just could not let the
Kashmir issue fade away from interna-
tional consciousness. The only way
they could revive it was by creating
significant violent development in
the area. However, the carefully laid
plans of Pakistan to wage a low
intensity war and forcibly alter the
LoC perceiving a weak, defeated gov-
ernment in India, came unstuck in
the face of a determined military
response and a sustained diplomatic
initiative. The astrological perspective
on the above has been detailed in
earlier papers by the author titled
Another War in the Offing? published
in Vedic Astrology journal volume 3
numbers 4 & 5 of 1999.
Indo-Pak Conflict 2002
An Astrological Overview
Anshu Sood
Mundane Astrology
The forthcoming conglomeration of several planets in Vrisha rashi during the
month of May 2002 is likely to affect the various countries variously. The author
here attempts to analyse the likely impact of this planetary disposition closer
home, on the Indo-Pak relations. Sanity demands that astrological indications
be granted their due respect. Editor
This article was received by us in
January 2002. Editor
the problems. An exchange between
Mercury and the Moon as such is not
considered to be comfortable. The
navamsha ascendant is Libra, again a
movable sign. The fact that the ascen-
dants of both the natal as well as the
navamsha chart are movable may not
portend well, considering that it is
a matter pertaining to a nation. The
Atma Karaka and Amatya Karaka are
the Sun and Jupiter respectively. In the
navamsha, Venus having the eighth
lordship is posited in the fourth house
with Saturn. The Moon, the fourth
lord of the natal chart, goes to the sixth
house of the navamsha. The AK and
AmK are in the sixth and the eighth
houses of the navamsha, while in the
Dashamsha they are in the second and
the eighth house respectively. Though
the mutual Jaimini aspect exists the
Raja-yoga is inferior and weak.
For Pakistan the Vimshottari
Mahadasha of Ketu commenced on
25th of December 2000 for a period of
seven years. Ketu is posited in the
sign Scorpio in the eighth house and
is unaspected. Ketu would, therefore,
1 3
7 9
Chart 1
India
August 15, 1947
4
12
6
Lagna
Rahu
Lagna
Rahu
2
5 11
8
10
Mon
Mer Sat
Ven
Sun
Jupiter
Ketu
Ketu
11 1
5 7
Navamsha
2
10
4
Lagna
Sun
Lagna
Sun
Venus
Saturn
12
3 9
6
8
Moon
Ketu
Mercury
In order to view the present astro-
logically let us start with the natal
independence charts for India and
Pakistan.
Indian Indepedence Chart
The chart used for India (chart 1) is
that of the Indian Independence Day:
August 15,1947 at 00:00 hours, time
zone +5:30, New Delhi, India, 28N39,
077E13.
India has Venus Mahadasha
(Vimshottari) operating, which com-
menced in September 1989. Venus is
the lagna lord and the sixth lord
posited in the third house. The
Antardasha of Jupiter commenced on
the 9th of November 1999 and contin-
ues till the 10th of July 2002. Jupiter
is the eighth and eleventh lord posited
in the inimical sign Libra in the
sixth house. Jupiter, therefore, be-
comes a malefic on account of its
lordship and is posited in the Ripu
bhava, although the eighth lord
placed in the sixth house does give
rise to a Vipareeta Raja Yoga. For this
yoga to operate the situation needs
to necessarily turn adverse to begin
with. Out of the adversity an improve-
ment should be emerging as per
the definition of the yoga. In the
navamsha Jupiter is in Taurus, again
an inimical sign, in the third house.
The Jaimini Chara Dasha from 15th
August 2001 is Cancer-Pisces for a
period of one year. Cancer dasha is
for a period of twelve years starting
15th August 1998. Pisces is the
eleventh house of gains to the
nation. From Pisces the multitude of
planetary energies are posited in the
fifth house Cancer, aspecting the
seventh house Scorpio, the tenth
house Aquarius and the lagna Taurus.
The focus and energies of the govern-
ment will remain diverted to the
relationship with the neighbours
considering that the first, third, sev-
enth, tenth and eleventh houses are
being activated. Perhaps the hangover
of the British rule may finally be
buried, and the dogma of slavery over
the nations psyche disappear, albeit
at a price.
Pakistan Independence Chart
The chart used for Pakistan (chart 2)
is that of the Pakistani Independence
Day: August 15,1947 at 00:00 hours,
time zone +5:30, Karachi, Pakistan,
24N51, 067E04. The lagna is chara or
movable indicating instability. Lagna
lord is Mars, therefore imparting an
inherent aggressiveness to the basic
character. The Moon and Mars form
the Chandra-Mangala yoga in the
third house making for ever active
attempts at attaining the goal, right or
wrong, using means that may not be
fair or justified. The conglomeration
of four planets in Cancer, fourth
house, consists of the fifth lord Sun,
third and sixth lord Mercury, second
and seventh lord Venus and the
tenth and eleventh lord Saturn. The
presence of four planets including
natural/functional malefics, sharing
amongst themselves adverse lordships,
causes the significations of the house
to suffer indicating lack of peace,
disharmony, etc. The fourth lord Moon
is posited in the third, in the twelfth
from its house, further compounding
Mars
Mars
Moon
Mercury
Saturn
Ven Sun
Jupiter
Jupiter
Mars
Rahu
Jupiter
Moon
Ketu
Mercury Mars
Venus
Saturn
Rahu
behave as its dispositor Mars, having
the lagna and eighth lordships. The
situation is akin to the lagna lord
being posited in the eighth house. The
antardasha is that of Venus running
from 24th of May 2001 till 24th of July
2002. Venus is a poorna maraka for
Pakistan having the second and sev-
enth lordships. It is worth a mention
that in 1971 at the time of the creation
of Bangladesh, which was akin to a
partial death for Pakistan, the antar-
dasha was that of Venus. So devastat-
ing was the defeat that they have had
to refrain from any misadventure for
over two and a half decades.
The exercise would not be complete
without considering the year 2002
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada chart for
India, Pakistan, USA and China. The
scribe has dealt with these at length in
the previous issue of Vedic Astrology
of January-February 2002 (volume 6
number 1). Readers are referred to the
same for details. For the sake of brevity
and in order to avoid repetition we
restrict ourselves to the conclusion
therefrom. Suffice it to say that the
period of reckoning will be at hand
with the commencement of the
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada chart on
the 13th of April 2002, if not a few
weeks earlier. For Pakistan a change in
government is on the cards. The tran-
sition may not be smooth and peace-
ful. Keep in mind that the takeover
will be from a military regime. The
new regime may well be having a
more fundamentalist outlook, some-
thing like the Taliban possibly. This
may well be the required trigger or
the proverbial last straw for the war
to commence. In this backdrop yet
another notable astral event in the
offing is the conglomeration of six
planets along with Rahu in Taurus,
the lagna of Indias natal chart, on
the 15th of May 2002 at 02:40:02
hours. With the exception of the
eighth and eleventh lord Jupiter who
will be in Gemini and Ketu who has
to be opposite Rahu in Scorpio, the
remaining planets including the
two luminaries come together in Tau-
rus. This could well correspond to
a possible peak intensity period in
the conflict.
All the astrological indications point
to a decisive result emerging as a result
of the war that takes place, possibly
solving the paradox that has been
dogging the Indian subcontinent for
well over half a century, namely the
Kashmir problem. It is tempting to
build a possible chain of events based
on the planetary play described above
though it is not a part of astrology to
establish a corresponding relationship.
Please bear in mind that in so doing a
certain element of subjectivity is bound
to creep in. The possibility of USA
becoming disillusioned with Pakistan
is writ large and, therefore, cannot be
ignored. The most likely scenario for
an immediate reversal of view could
well be the confirmation of the pres-
ence in Pakistan of Osama bin Laden
and Mullah Omar. In this backdrop
the inability of the present regime in
Pakistan to deliver is one possibility.
In the alternative President Musharraf
already having been replaced with
another regime having sympathies
12 2
6 8
Chart 2
Pakistan
August 14, 1947
3
11
5
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Lagna
1
4 10
7
9
Mercury
Saturn
Venus
Sun
Jupiter
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12 2
Navamsha
9
5
11
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Mercury
Rahu
Lagna
Mercury
Ketu
7
10 4
1
3
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Moon
Jupiter
firmly grounded elsewhere is yet an-
other option leading to a similar
result. In either case, the US may have
no alternative but to go after the WTC
accused. This is bound to make the US
task of cleaning the region of terrorism
far more difficult. The main adversar-
ies that the US and the global alliance
face are not only the remnants of Al-
Qaida and Taliban, but also their
mentors and supporters in the Paki-
stani ISI, the government as well as
the political parties. It also highlights
the fact that the main battle ground
against terrorism is Pakistan. A bitter
truth that is bound to sink in, bringing
US closer than ever to India, making
the cause common and appreciative of
the need to, once and for all, solve the
problem. Let there be no misunder-
standing whatsoever, for the ultimate
solution to be stable, the redrawn
geopolitical map of the region needs
definitely to meet with Uncle Sams
prior approval. Whatever be the final
contours, the period from April 2002
onwards carries in its womb the pos-
sible solution.
Rahu
Mars
Moon
Ketu
Rahu
Mars
Moon
Mercury
Saturn
Venus
Sun
Jupiter
Ketu
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Saturn
Venus
Rahu
Mars
Sun
Moon
Jupiter
Ketu
T
he events of September 11, 2001,
caused a crisis in the American
astrological community. Western as-
trologers trying to delineate the hor-
rendous events of that day found
themselves grappling with the embar-
rassing fact that there is no agreement
about what horoscope to use for
the United States of America.More
than a dozen different charts have
been suggested over the years, each
with its own passionate advocates.
Perhaps the best known chart is for
July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania, where the Declaration of Inde-
pendence was signed by the U.S.
founding fathers. (The American war
of independence had actually begun
on April 19, 1775 with the Battle
of Lexington).It gives a tropical As-
cendant of about 8 degrees Gemini.
Many of the Indian astrologers who
use this chart are unaware that it
has no historical basis and has largely
fallen out of favor with Western
astrologers.It is timed for around
2:15 in the morning, when the
founding fathers were still asleep in
bed! This popular chart may not
have been invented till as late as the
19th century, when astrologers think-
ing they were rectifying the chart
of a revolution, simply adjusted the
chart for July 4 so that Uranus
(the planet signifying revolutionary
changes in Western astrology) ap-
peared on the Ascendant.
The oldest historically authenti-
cated horoscope for the U.S. is the
Sibley chart, which was first pub-
lished in 1787, eleven years after
the signing of the Declaration of
Independence.It was rectified by
Ebenezer Sibley, a British Freemason,
for about 5:10 p.m. (July 4, 1776,
Philadelphia) which gives about 12
degrees Sagittarius rising in the tropi-
cal zodiac.He probably based his
rectification on mundane consider-
ations involving the Suns movement
into Cancer.(Note that on September
11, 2001, Pluto, the planet which
signifies traumatic transformation for
Western astrologers, was transiting 12
degrees Sagittarius tropically.) One of
the most widely used U.S. horoscopes
is called the Scorpionic chart be-
cause it places the U.S. Sun in tropical
Scorpio.Its champion, David Solte,
argues that July 4, 1776 is not an
appropriate beginning date for the U.S.
since the original thirteen American
colonies technically declared indepen-
dence as separate entities.Only with
the signing of the Articles of Confed-
eration in York, Pennsylvania on No-
vember 15, 1777 around 12:30 to 1:00
p.m. did the citizens of the thirteen
separate states confirm their identity
as one people. However, it is clear
from quotations from founding fathers
like George Washington and Thomas
Jefferson that while the thirteen colo-
nies originally retained some autonomy,
the founders considered them one
country in essence from as early as
July 4, 1776. Other proposed U.S.
charts are based on the timing of the
first Constitutional Congress (Septem-
ber 5, 1774), the declaration of war
against England (July 6, 1775), the vote
for independence from Britain (July 2,
1776), the ratification of the federal
constitution (September 17, 1787), and
so on.
The Vedic View
Since September 11, 2001, a new chart
has captured the attention of many
astrologers in the U.S. This chart,
proposed by American-born Vedic
astrologer James Kelleher back in 1985,
is based on the approximate time given
by founding father Thomas Jefferson
for the signing of the Declaration of
Independence.It caused a sensation
at the November 2001 Symposium
convened by the American College of
Vedic Astrology, and is being featured
in the February 2002 issue of The
Mountain Astrologer, the leading
American astrology magazine.
In 1985 Kelleher was approached by
a wealthy businessman who wanted to
understand the U.S. financial cycles.
He offered to pay Kelleher his usually
hourly fee, for months if necessary,
until Kelleher could determine an
accurate birth time for the U.S. Kelleher
spent the summer at the University of
Washington reading U.S. history books
and interviewing professors of history
and economics.The popularly known
charts failed completely; none seemed
to give a dasha / bhukti sequence that
matched actual historical events.Then
Kelleher drew up the chart for a little
later in the evening, 6:30 p.m. on July
4, 1776 to be precise.This gave a
lagna of 8 degrees Sagittarius in the
sidereal zodiac.To his astonishment,
the whole of American history fell
neatly into place.Later Kelleher found
a letter by Thomas Jefferson confirm-
ing that the Declaration of Indepen-
dence had been signed in the early
evening.
Here is an overview of the dashas
Kelleher discovered for the 20th cen-
tury. Jupiter dasha started late Septem-
ber 1913.In keeping with Jupiters
expansive nature, this was a period of
financial prosperity, good fortune
and celebration remembered as the
Roaring Twenties.Jupiter is in
Americas Destiny:
An Astrological Controversy
Linda Johnsen
Linda Johnsen, M.S., is Vedic Astrology
Editor for The Mountain Astrologer,
Americas most prominent astrology
magazine. She has written four books
on the Hindu tradition, including the
award winning Daughters of the God-
dess: The Women Saints of India.
Rahus nakshatra, giving the cycle a
compulsive and self-indulgent edge.
Saturn dasha started late September
1929.In October 1928, the U.S. expe-
rienced the most catastrophic stock
market crash of its history, plunging
the country into a major depression.
In keeping with Saturns dry, airy
nature, much of the American plains,
the bread basket of the nation, were
transformed into a dust bowl during
Americas worst drought.But Ameri-
cans learned Saturns bitter lessons of
hard work, thrift, and perseverance,
emerging from this dasha the strongest
country in the world.Note that the
attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S.
entry into World War II occurred
during the Moon antardasha.The
Moon is the 8th lord, and is above all
the planet of crisis in this U.S. chart.
Mercury dasha started late Septem-
ber 1948.Mercury as karaka for com-
munications and for business asserted
itself strongly during this period. Tele-
phones and televisions entered almost
every American home at this time,
tying the country together as never
before, while American business
flourished.Mercury is in the 8th house,
seeing the beginning of the Cold War
and numerous covert activities on the
part of the U.S. government in its
undeclared war on Communism.
Ketu dasha started late September
1965.This was a remarkable period
in U.S. history in which Ketu
revealed both its best and its worst
effects. This dasha marked the height
of the Vietnam War, race riots, and
youthful experimentation with psy-
chedelic drugs.There was also a tre-
mendous surge of interest in yoga and
meditation as gurus began arriving
from India.Questions about the rights
of black Americans (at that time
Americas outcastes) and women were
forcefully addressed by the public.
Venus dasha started late September
1972.Venus is the planet of material
luxury.During its dasha Americas
attention shifted from consciousness
expansion to money management.
Instead of driving the more economi-
cal Volkswagons of the Ketu period,
Americans turned to ostentatious
gas guzzlers like Mercedes and
BMWs, Kelleher pointed out.The
preoccupation of young people was
no longer mental and spiritual
balance but their bank balance.
Self-indulgence was the order of
the day.
Sun dasha started late September,
1992.President Bill Clinton presided
over one of the most prosperous
periods in U.S. history while the
U.S.A. emerged as the worlds single
super-power. Note that the Sun is
the 9th lord involved in multiple
raja yogas in the 7th house. The
Moon dasha started late September
1998.For the first two years of this
dasha, the U.S. press was completely
obsessed with sex scandals.(Moon is
the 8th lord.)The economy destabi-
lized and stocks began to swing
widely.Then in late 2001 U.S. com-
placency was shattered when Muslim
terrorists launched an attack on the
World Trade Center and Pentagon.
Note that on September 11, when
this attack occurred, Mars and Ketu
the two planets of violence were
transitting directly over 8 degrees
Sagittarius, the degree of the U.S.
lagna!Nirriti, the dark goddess of
Mula nakshatra, unleashed a torrent of
karma that day.
Charting Americas Future
Kelleher is concerned that Americas
problems are far from over. He notes
that the lunar eclipse of June 24, 2002
will fall exactly on the U.S. lagna,
spoiling the U.S. rising nakshatra for
the following six months.He sees
serious health challenges for Dick
Cheney, the U.S. Vice President, par-
ticularly in 2004, and doubts that
George Bush, Jr. will still be president
in 2005.He believes economic condi-
tions will begin to improve after 2005,
but not till Mars dasha begins in late
September 2008 will the economy
return to its former robust condition.
It will be interesting to watch this
chart for the next several years, to see
if the actual birth chart of the United
States of America has finally been
discovered.If so, its utility in predict-
ing future events for America, and for
the world, could be invaluable.
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USA
July 4, 1776
18:30 hours
Philadelphia
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F
rom Vasu, the daughter of Daksha
the Progenitor, lord Dharma begot
eight sons, also called as the Vasus.
There are eight of them. They are
Aapa, Dhruva, Soma, Aha, Anila,
Anala, Pratyusha and Prabhaasa. The
eight Vasus, along with Rudras,
Adityas, etc., are the gods who mani-
fest themselves repeatedly at intervals
of a thousand yugas.
Goddess Ganga Returns
For what sin did the eight Vasus, the
gods that virtually rule this universe,
suffer to be born as earthlings? And
what justifies the survival of this child
of yours in the world of mortals?
Stupefied by the turn of events that
had smitten him lately, the noble king
Shantanu found it natural to enquire
this of the goddess Ganga who stood
before him. The goddess had come to
return her eighth son that she had
borne to the king. The other seven
sons she had given birth to, as the wife
of the king, were thrown in the river
Ganga by the goddess herself.
The goddess Ganga then narrated
the story of the Vasus to her husband,
the king Shantanu.
Nandini, the Celestial Cow
Once upon a time, the Vasus as well
as the other gods went out to enjoy
in the company of their spouses. They
happened to reach the beautiful
ashrama of the sage Vasishtha on the
mountain Meru. In that most enchant-
ing sylvan location, they enjoyed the
beauty of nature, the fragrance of
flowers, the chirping of birds and the
play of deer and other wild animals.
The sage would pursue his austerities
in his ashrama here only.
Vasus: The Ruling Deity of the
Dhanishtha Nakshatra
Dr. K S Charak
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While they were roaming around in
the jungle surrounding the ashrama,
the wife of one of the Vasus happened
to spot Nandini, the celebrated cow of
the sage Vasishtha, grazing there. She
was a product of the sage Kashyapa
with Surabhi, the daughter of Daksha
the Progenitor. It may be recalled that
sage Kashyapa is the forefather of
virtually all the species on this earth,
whether plant, animal, human or oth-
erwise.
Entranced by the compelling beauty
of this celestial creature, the Vasu
woman called her husband and pointed
her out to him. The husband Vasu also
joined his wife to appreciate the charm
that the cow emanated.
This dark-eyed celestial cow be-
longs to the sage Vasishtha, he said
to his wife. Emitting motherly be-
nevolence, this healthful cow has
all her limbs absolutely perfect. O
look at her beautiful udder, and
her perfect tail and hooves. Sage
Vasishtha also owns this sacred
jungle along with this ashrama. If
a man were to drink the milk of
this cow, he would remain alive and
youthful for no less than ten thousand
years.
Dear one, said the wife, we
should take away this cow. I long to
possess her.
Vasishthas Ire
The husband tried to dissuade her.
What use is this cow to us who are
already gods, not subject to death and
old age like the earthlings?
But the wife would not listen. I
have a dear friend in a princess on the
earth, she said. I want this cow for
her. You could please me with nothing
better than this. Pray do take this cow
away for me.
Seeing that his wife would not give
up her desire, the husband Vasu called
his other brothers and together they
abducted the cow along with its calf.
Blinded by their unseemly urge, the
Vasus failed to foresee the misfortune
that awaited them.
The cow was essential for sage
Vasishthas Vedic rituals. In due course,
he went out in the forest to search for
the cow and the calf but found them
nowhere. Then he resorted to his yogic
vision and discovered the mischief of
the Vasus. Anger took over him and
instantaneously the ireful sage cursed
the Vasus thus:
All Vasus, the abductors of my
matchless cow, would have to be born
as human beings on the earth.
It was only a sage of Vasishthas
stature, with tremendous spiritual
merit, who could curse Vasus, the
gods. When the Vasus realised their
mistake, it was too late. They came
running to the ashrama of sage
Vasishtha and begged his forgiveness.
The curse, however, could not be taken
back. It could be mollified, though.
The curse must take effect, in-
sisted the sage. However, the one of
you who is the reason for this curse
must stay in the mortal world
for a long time. The others would
Dhanishtha in Astrology
Physical attributes: Four stars; re-
sembling a percussion instru-
ment.
Order in the zodiac: Twenty-third.
Ruling deity: Vasus.
Planetary lord: Mars.
Extent in the zodiac: Makara (Capri-
corn) 2320' to Kumbha
(Aquarius) 640'.
Navamsha signs: Simha (Leo), Kanya
(Virgo), Tula (Libra) and
Vrishchika (Scorpio).
Category: Chara (Chala; movable).
Prescribed deeds: The sacred thread
ceremony, ornaments, riding,
medication, building a house or
entry into a new one, sexual act,
learning of scriptures, sculpt-
ing, dance, artistic pursuits, all
pursuits that are quickly accom-
plished, travel in all directions
except the South.
Significations: Bereft of haughti-
ness, the impotent ones, those
with unstable friendship, t`he
adulterors, extremely wealthy,
of charitable disposition, self-
controlled.
Characteristics of the Dhanishtha
born: Of charitable disposition,
wealthy, brave and courageous,
fond of song and music, and
desirous of wealth.
get released from it, one by one
each year.
The sage further continued, This
one, living long on the earth, would
not procreate. Thoroughly versed in all
scriptures, he would give up the
pleasures of the bed in order to please
his father.
It was this eighth Vasu, called
Prabhaasa, who was born as the son of
king Shantanu and the goddess Ganga.
Devavrata by name, he came to be
known as the renowned Bhishma
after his vow of celibacy and strict
continence.
Earthly Events Sown in Heaven
There used to be in ancient times a
highly virtuous king known as
Mahabhisha. Having performed nu-
merous yajnas and other noble deeds,
the truthful and valorous king pleased
Indra, the king of the gods, immensely.
This earned him a place in heaven, in
the court of Indra.
It once so happened that all the gods
had assembled in the presence of
Brahma the Creator. King Mahabhisha
too was present there. In the mean-
time, the goddess Ganga came to
see lord Brahma. As if by a cosmic
design, a draught of wind displaced
the upper garment of the goddess,
exposing her lovely body to view.
As a matter of propriety, all the
gods lowered their looks. However,
king Mahabhisha continued to look
at her in appreciation and the goddess
too didnt seem to object to it.
This infuriated lord Brahma who
pronounced a curse upon the king,
thus:
May you go back to be born in the
world of men and return only after
earning sufficient merit. This Ganga,
who has stolen your heart, would act
contrary to your wishes there. Only
when you are angry at her would the
effect of the curse vanish.
King Mahabhisha thought of several
noble kings on the earth. He finally
came to the conclusion that the re-
splendent king Prateepa of the Kuru
dynasty alone deserved to be his father
on the earth.
At the same time, the goddess
Ganga returned from Brahmas pres-
ence, the thoughts of the agitated king
Mahabhisha tormenting her. As she
proceeded towards her abode, she saw
the Vasu-gods, highly disturbed and
overtaken by grief, falling from heaven.
She was very concerned.
How have you all come to this
plight? enquired goddess Ganga of the
Vasus. Something seems disturbingly
wrong with the world of the gods.
The Vasus replied, O blessed river-
goddess! We are all victims of a curse
from sage Vasishtha in response to a
rather minor lapse on our part. We
happened to trespass into the ashrama
of the sage the other day. What is more,
we abducted his dear cow and calf.
Incensed at this folly of ours, he has
cursed us to take human birth.
The Vasus further continued: The
curse of the exalted sage cannot be
falsified. We, therefore, have to take
human birth. However, in order that
we are not subjected to further humili-
ation of being born to the earthly
womanfolk, we request you to take
human form on the earth and be a
mother to us.
Ganga Agrees to Mother the Vasus
The goddess Ganga agreed to be a
mother to the Vasus. But who could
deserve to be her husband on the
earth?
The Vasus themselves offered the
solution. King Prateepa would beget
a noble and renowned son called
Shantanu. We desire that he happens
to be our father.
The goddess agreed, saying, I am in
agreement with you. In the process, I
shall be able to please king Shantanu
and to fulfil your desire as well.
The Vasus further said, O goddess
Ganga! When we take birth, one after
the other, pray throw us in your own
waters so that we are released from the
mortal world instantaneously.
So be it, said Ganga. However, I
do wish that my association with the
king does not prove totally fruitless.
Therefore, the king must beget at least
one son from me who could live long.
This suited the Vasus and was in
accordance with the curse pronounced
upon them by the sage Vasishtha. They
said to her, We shall all contribute an
eighth fraction of overselves to the last
son that you bear to the king. Valorous
and virtuous, he would, however, have
no progeny while he lives in the world
of mortals.
It was thus that the goddess Ganga
took human birth to be a mother to the
fallen Vasus and to release them from
the curse of the sage Vasishtha. In the
process, she was to fulfil a grand
divine purpose for the earthlings.
(To be continued)
Lagna 2911' Mars (R) 2059' Venus 654'
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Shloka 16 : The fourth house is called by the
names Paataala, Hibuka, Veshma, Sukha and
Bandhu (close relatives). The fifth and the
ninth houses are called as trikonas, while the
ninth is (also) called as tri-trikona.
Comments : Here are several synonyms for the fourth
house. The word meanings indicate the significations of
this house. Thus Paataala is the underworld. The fourth
house is opposed to the tenth, which is the mid-heaven.
Hibuka and Veshma indicate the home or place of
residence. The fourth also stands for Sukha or comforts,
and Bandhu or close relatives.
The term trikona or trine is used for the houses five
and nine. In fact, the lagna, the fifth and the ninth are
all mutually trinal and fall under the term trikona. The
ninth is also called tri-trikona, a trines trine.
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Shloka 17: The fifth house is called as Dhee,
the third as Dushchikya, the seventh as
Yaamitra, Dyoona or Dyuna, the eighth as
Chhidra and the twelfth as Rishpha.
Comments : Here are the names for some other houses.
The fifth indicates Budhi (Dhee) or intellect. The third
indicates courage. The seventh house represents the
sexual partner. Chhidra, or crevice, is the term for the
generally secretive eighth house. Loss is indicated by the
twelfth house.
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Shloka 18: Kendra, Chatushtaya and Kantaka
are the terms used for the houses one, four,
seven and ten. The next four houses from these
are labelled as Panaphara, while the still next
four are labelled as Aapokleema.
Comments : Kendras are the houses one, four, seven and
ten. These are the most important houses in the chart.
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I. The Strength of Signs
Of these, the lagna is of prime importance. Together these
houses are equivalent to the pillars of a horoscope. They
are also known as Chatushtaya and Kantaka.
The four houses next to the kendras are called as
Panaphara. These are thus houses 2, 5, 8 and 11. The last
group of four houses, i.e., houses 3, 6, 9 and 12, are
known as Aapokleema.
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Shloka 19: The houses 3, 6, 10 and 11 are called
as Upachaya while the remaining ones are
labeled otherwise. In the rashis Chara, etc., the
vargottama navamshas happen to be (repeat-
edly) the first, the middle, and the last.
Comments : Houses 3, 6, 10 and 11 are labelled as
Upachaya houses, or houses indicating expansion or
improvement. These houses are important for material
gains and progress. The remaining houses are called as
the Apachaya or Anupachaya houses. These latter
indicate restriction and material loss or wastage, or even
loss of friends.
The term Vargottama is used for the lagna or a graha
(planet) when it occupies the same rashi in the navamsha
chart as it does in the natal chart. In the Chara (movable)
rashis, the first navamsha (i.e., the first 320') is
vargottama. That is, a planet (or the lagna) falling
within the first 320' of a Chara rashi would fall in the
same rashi in the navamsha chart, and would be
considered as vargottama. Rashis 1, 4, 7 and 10 are
Chara rashis.
In the Sthira (fixed) rashis, the middle navamsha (i.e.,
the arc 1320' to 1640') is vargottama. That is, a planet
(or the lagna) falling within 1320' to 1640' of a Sthira
rashi would fall in the same rashi in the navamsha chart,
and would be considered as vargottama. Rashis 2, 5, 8
and 11 are Sthira rashis.
In the Dwiswabhava (dual) rashis, the last navamsha
(i.e., the arc 2640' to 3000') is vargottama. That is, a
planet (or the lagna) falling within 2640' to 3000' of a
Dwiswabhava rashi would fall in the same rashi in the
navamsha chart, and would be considered as vargottama.
Rashis 3, 6, 9 and 12 are Dwiswabhava rashis.
The state of being vargottama confers a lot of strength
on the lagna or the planet. However, being vargottama is
only one factor that confers strength. One has to judge
additional attendant factors before assessing the results
of a vargottama planet. Thus a vargottama planet would
yield different results in different situations like exalta-
tion, debilitation, combustion, adverse placement or
malefic/benefic association or aspect.
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Shloka 20: Four rashis considered from Mesha,
and Dhanu as well as Makara are strong during
the night (the rest attain strength during the
day). These, except Mithuna, rise by their
rear ends. The remaining ones rise by their
head ends. Meena rises both by the head and
the rear.
Comments : The signs Mesha, Vrisha, Mithuna, Karka,
Dhanu and Makara are considered strong during the night
(i.e, from sunset to sunrise). The remaining signs, i.e.,
Simha, Kanya, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha and Meena,
attain strength during the day (i.e., from sunset to
sunrise). The signs Mesha, Vrisha, Karka, Dhanu and
Makara rise in the horizon by their rear ends facing us.
The signs Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Tula, Vrishchika
and Kumbha rise in the horizon with their head ends
facing us. The sign Meena rises both by the head and the
rear. This information is useful to understand the
circumstances of child birth. It is also useful in Prashna
or horary astrology.
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Shloka 21: Mesha 10, Vrisha 3, Mesha 28,
Kanya 15, Karka 5, Meena 27 and Tula 20
respectively are the points of exaltation for the
seven grahas from the Sun onwards.
Comments : Here are given the points of exaltation for the
seven planets. Thus, the Sun gets exalted at Mesha 10,
the Moon at Vrisha 3, Mars at Makara 28, Mercury at
Kanya 15, Jupiter at Karka 5, Venus at Meena 27 and
Saturn at Tula 20.
A planet in exaltation is considered extremely strong.
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Shloka 22: The seventh from the point of
exaltation is the site of debilitation. The
Trikonas (Moola-trikonas) for the Sun, etc., are
Simha, Vrisha, Mesha, Kanya, Dhanu, Tula
and Kumbha.
Comments : The site of debilitation of a planet falls in the
seventh house from the site of its exaltation. The exact
point of debilitation of a planet is 180 degrees away from
its exact exaltation. Thus the Sun is debilitated at Tula
10, the Moon at Vrishchika 3, Mars at Karka 28,
Mercury at Meena 15, Jupiter at Makara 5, Venus at
Kanya 27 and Saturn at Mesha 20. A planet in
debilitation is extremely weak and fails to produce the
desired results.
Another situation of strength for a planet is its
Moolatrikona sign. The Moolatrikona signs for the seven
grahas from the Sun to Saturn are Simha, Vrisha, Mesha,
Kanya, Dhanu, Tula and Kumbha. The classics have given
for each graha a range of degrees which represent its
Moolatrikona arc in a given sign.
Table 9 gives information about exaltation, debilitation
and Moolatrikona of grahas.
Table 9: Exaltation, Debilitation and
Moolatrikona of Grahas
Grahas Exaltation Debilitation Moolatrikona
1. Sun Mesha 10 Tula 10 Simha 00-20
2. Moon Vrisha 03 Vrishchika 03 Vrisha 04-20
3. Mars Makara 28 Karka 28 Mesha 00-12
4. Mercury Kanya 15 Meena 15 Kanya 16-20
5. Jupiter Karka 05 Makara 05 Dhanu 00-10
6. Venus Meena 27 Kanya 27 Tula 00-15
7. Saturn Tula 20 Mesha 20 Kumbha 00-20
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Shloka 23: Of whichever graha the Griha
(Lagna), Hora, Drekkana, Navamsha, Dwadas-
hamsha and Trimshamsha have been men-
tioned, these (six) happen to be the vargas of
that graha.
Comments : The six divisions described here are the Griha
(Lagna), Hora, Drekkana, Navamsha, Dwadashamsha and
Trimshamsha. These are called as the vargas. The strength
and disposition of each planet in the different vargas
needs to be assessed in order to make a correct prediction.
Parashara makes a mention of a total of sixteen vargas.
However, a very accurate recording of birth time is
essential if all the sixteen vargas are to be taken into
consideration. For general predictive purposes, the six
vargas (Shad-vargas) as described by Varahamihira
should suffice.
Sage Parashara also indicates the relative numerical
significance of each of the six vargas (out of a total value
of 20 units) as follows:
(Continued on page 21)
A
Karaaka planet is one which is
responsible for disbursing all the
good and desirable results to the
native. It is very important to deter-
mine the Kaaraka planet in a given
horoscope.
The terms Kaaraka and Yogakaaraka
are often used interchangeably. Yoga
means union, while Kaaraka means
the executor or the doer. The term
Yoga-Kaaraka thus means a planet that
manifests certain favourable results for
the native. The term Raja-yoga Kaaraka
too carries a similar meaning. In
contrast with a Kaaraka, which yields
good results, the term Maaraka indi-
cates a planet which disburses adverse
results.
Kalyana Varma states in the Saravali
that no astrologer should proceed
further before determining the Kaaraka.
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That is: The Kaaraka factor is the basis of
horoscopy, since the Kaarakas are the root
cause of results emanating from planetary
combinations.
There are many of Parasharas rules
to decide on the Kaaraka factor. These
include the lagna lord, the lagna
nakshatra lord (LNL), the navamsha
lagna lord, the kendra-trikona lords,
etc. Here, however, we intend to point
to certain other useful factors which
are not highlighted in the classics and
are, therefore, overlooked by the reader,
although they have definite signifi-
cance in chart analysis.
Planets in Specific Nakshatras
Certain planets in specific nakshatras
produce Kaaraka results.
The Moon in any of Ashwini,
Krittika, Punarvasu, U. Phalguni,
Some Unknown Dimensions
of Kaaraka
Dr. Suresh Chandra Mishra
U. Ashadha, Vishakha and P.
Bhadrapada, when placed in a
favourable house, is undoubtedly a
powerful Kaaraka. In such a situa-
tion, the native becomes powerful,
aggressive and dashing in his ac-
tions. Such natives are able to
overcome many adversities of des-
tiny indicated otherwise in the chart.
The Sun placed in a favourable
house, like a kendra or a trikona or
an Upachaya house, in any of
Pushya, U. Phalguni, Moola and
Revati, results in yoga during his
dasha.
Ch. Charan Singh (Chart 1), a
former Prime Minister of India, was
born on December 23, 1902, soon
after sunrise, near Meerut, in Dhanu
(Sagittarius) lagna. The Sun at 8
S
748'
is in the Moola nakshatra. The Sun
dasha (MD) was not supposed to
operate in his lifetime. However, he
became the Chief Minister of U.P. in
1968 when be was running Mercury
MD and Sun AD.
Venus in any of Ashwini, Krittika,
Revati, Pushya and Swati in any
house yields unconditional yoga
effects.
The noted cine star Nargis (Chart 2)
was born on June 1, 1929 at 4:20 hours
(IST) at Calcutta. The lagna lord Venus
occupies the twelfth house at 0
S
534',
in Ashwini nakshatra. It was in Saturn
dasha, Venus AD, that she manifested
herself as a capable star and was
widely recognised in her field of work.
Mars in any of Ashwini, Anuradha
and Dhanishtha gives a strong impe-
tus to any other existing good yogas.
Debilitated Planet in Varga Charts
In general, a neecha and combist
planet is considered adverse in Vedic
astrology. The scriptures, however,
1 3
7 9
Chart 2
June 1, 1929
4
12
6
Lagna
Sun
Mercury(R)
Jupiter
Lagna
Sun
Mer (R)
Jupiter
2
5 11
8
10
Saturn
(R)
Moon
Mars
8 10
2 4
Chart 1
December 23, 1902
11
7
1
Lagna
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Lagna
Sun
Mercury
Venus
9
12 6
3
5
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Ketu
Rahu
Jupiter
Saturn
Ketu
Moon
Mars
Rahu
Ketu
Venus
Rahu
Mars
Ketu
Saturn
(R)
Moon
Venus
Rahu
provide us with certain exceptions
whereby debilitated planets give rise
to favourable, sometimes extremely
favourable, results without there being
a Neecha-Bhanga yoga.
A debilitated planet, when placed
in an auspicious sign in the
Navamsha or the Drekkana chart,
becomes a powerful Kaaraka.
When a neecha planet happens to
be in exaltation in the Saptamsha,
the Trimshamsha or the Dwa-
dashamsha, it produces very
favourable results.
A neecha planet, strong in Shadbala,
though placed in houses 3, 6 or 8,
becomes auspicious if a strong lagna
lord aspects the lagna or occupies a
favourable house.
The veteran cine actor Ashok Kumar
(Chart 3), who just passed away at the
age of 90, was born on October 13,
1911 at Bhagalpur.
The debilitated lagna lord Saturn in
the third house has a good Shadbala.
He earned great name and fame in his
field of work during the dasha of
Saturn.
Parashara says that a neecha planet
aspecting the lagna yields good
results. Here is the relevant shloka:
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That is: A planet aspecting the lagna is
auspicious even when it is debilitated. A
debilitated planet becomes a Kaaraka if it
forms a relationship (of association or
aspect) with the lagna.
The noted actor Amitabh Bachchan
(Chart 4), born on October 13, 1942,
has a debilitated Venus in the eighth
house, exalted in the Dwadashamsha
and in his own sign in the Navamsha.
The lagna lord occupies the fourth
house and fully aspects the lagna
therefrom. His achievements in his
real/reel life hardly need any mention.
When a neecha planet occupies the
third or the eleventh house, while at
the same time the lagna lord aspects
the lagna or benefics occupy the
kendras in the Navamsha chart, the
native becomes a king. This to
according to the sage Parashara:
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When the lagna is supported by
its lord and the navamsha rashi
of the lagna also falls in a kendra,
the neecha effect of a planet is
lost.
The current Chief Minister of the
northernmost state of Jammu and Kash-
mir, Dr. Farook Abdullah (Chart 5) was
born on October 21, 1937. His lagna is
8
S
1828'. He has neecha Sun and
Venus. However, the lagna lord Jupiter
occupies the lagna while the navamsha
lagna rashi, Kanya or Virgo, falls in a
kendra from the lagna.
When a neecha planet is associated
with or in full mutual aspect with
its neecha (debilitation) lord or its
uchcha (exaltation) lord, the neecha
effect is completely lost.
In Chart 1, vide supra, belonging to
Ch. Charan Singh, Jupiter occupies
Makara, its debilitation rashi, in the
second house, in association with
Saturn, its debilitation lord. This actu-
ally forms a Raja-yoga. He became the
Prime Minister of India during the MD
of Mercury, his tenth lord, and the AD
of Saturn. During the same MD earlier,
in the AD of Jupiter, he had joined the
10 12
4 6
Chart 4
October 13, 1942
1 9
3
Lagna
Ketu
Lagna
Ketu 11
2 8
5
7
Sun Mars
Mer(R) Venus
Moon
Saturn
(R)
10 12
4 6
Chart 3
October 13, 1911
1 9
3
Lagna
Lagna
11
2 8
5
7
Rahu
Saturn
(R)
Moon
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Sun
Mercury
Jupiter
Ketu
Rahu
Saturn
(R)
Mars Moon
Venus
Sun
Mercury
Jupiter
Ketu
8 10
2 4
Chart 5
October 21, 1937
11
7
1
Lagna
Mars
Jupiter
Lagna
Mars
Jupiter
9
12 6
3
5 Moon
Saturn
(R)
Ketu
Mercury
Venus
Sun
Rahu
Saturn
(R)
Moon Ketu
Mercury
Venus
Sun Rahu
Rahu
Saturn
(R)
Jupiter
Rahu
Sun
Mars
Mer(R)
Venus
Moon
central cabinet as the Home Minister
of India.
Mr. Jyoti Basu (Chart 6), who re-
mained the unchallenged Chief Minis-
ter of West Bengal for several years,
provides another example. Born on
July 8, 1914, in Simha lagna, he has
his debilitated Jupiter associated with
the Moon, the exaltation lord of Jupi-
ter, in the sixth house. His Raja-yoga
continued through Jupiter dasha and
he retired voluntarily in the dasha of
Saturn-Mercury.
Amavasya Birth: Another Exception
Amavasya occurs when the Sun and
the Moon are closely conjunct and
thus the Moon is combust. However,
the Sun-Moon conjunction in Mesha,
or in the first half of Dhanu, removes
the adverse effects of the Amavasya.
The Saravali reveals:
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Moon in Simha
The Moon in the Simha rashi, or in any
rashi but in Simha navamsha, other-
wise well placed, yields very good
results. This Moon should also have a
good amount of Paksha Bala to be
effective. It gives a Raja-yoga if sup-
ported by another favourable combi-
nation.
Mr. Murali Manohar Joshi (Chart 7),
Cabinet Minister in the Central Gov-
ernment, born on January 5, 1934, has
his Moon in Simha in the seventh
house. There is no other planet in the
Kendras. The lagna is vargottama.
Some special Rules for Kaarkatva
Here are some special rules from the
Panchadhyayee, which states:
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That is:
The Moon in the fifth or the ninth,
on the 8th degree in Kumbha rashi,
becomes a powerful Kaaraka.
In the same (Kumbha) rashi, the
Moon on the 15th degree has a still
greater potential beneficence.
The Moon is also favourable on the
15th or the 25th degree of any rashi.
Mercury on the fifth degree of
Simha, and Mars on the 7th degree
of Mesha or 21st degree of Mithuna,
acquire capacity to do good.
Mr. George Fernandes (Chart 8) was
born on June 3, 1930. He has Mars in
the lagna at 659' in Mesha. Mars in
Mesha lagna is otherwise also a natural
Raja-yoga Kaaraka. The Moon in Simha
enhances the benefic effect. He was
elected, and became a cabinet minis-
ter, for the first time in 1977 when he
was running the Vimshottari dasha of
Mars-Moon.
Combust Planets
A combust planet does not lose any
of its effects pertaining to its house
lordship or its aspect.
A planet combust due to its close
proximity to the Sun loses some of
the results of its house placement.
A combust planet yields better re-
sults pertaining to its house of
occupation, during its MD/AD, if
associated with several strong
planets.
Mercury loses least of its benevo-
lence when combust.
10
12
4 6
Chart 7
January 5, 1934
1
9
3
Lagna
Lagna
11
2 8
5
7
Jupiter
Sun
Mercury
4 6
10 12
Chart 6
July 8, 1914
7
3
9
Lagna
Mars
Ketu
Lagna
Mars
Ketu
5
8 2
11
1
Ketu
Rahu
Sun
Saturn
12 2
6 8
Chart 8
June 3, 1930
3
11
5
Lagna
Mars
Rahu
Lagna
Mars
Rahu
1
4 10
7
9
Saturn
(R)
Moon Ketu
Moon
Jupiter (R)
Mercury (R)
Venus
Moon
Jupiter
(R)
Rahu
Sun
Saturn
Mercury
(R)
Venus
Moon
Mars Venus
Saturn
Rahu
Ketu
Moon
Jupiter
Sun
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Rahu
Sun
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Sun
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Moon
Ketu
Saturn
(R)
A combust Moon causes illness,
often serious or even fatal, when it
falls in Karka navamsha along with
the Sun.
In general, a combust planet which
is well placed in divisional charts,
yields favourable results pertaining
to its own house or the house
aspected by it.
Kaarakatva: Special Rules of
Parashara
Here are some important rules from
Parashara:
When the same planet, being strong,
aspects the lagna, the Hora lagna,
the Bhava lagna and the Ghati lagna,
or any two of these lagnas, it
becomes a potential Kaaraka. This is
according to the following shloka:
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=t-=;t tt=t=t =ttf t
Any planet aspecting the lagna of
any two or three of the charts
Lagna, Drekkana, Dwadashamsha,
and the other prominent divisions
(Amshas of the rashi), i.e., the
Saptamsha, the Trimshamsha, the
Shashtyamsha, etc., confers on the
native the best of yoga effects. For
the text states:
tt:t s=ttt::tttt:tt:tt:ttf t
:t ttf:t:
=ttt-t =:
t t=:
It may also be relevant here, in the
light of the above9 dicta, to point
out that Parashara and other seers
had a clear concept that Drishti
(or aspect) is applicable to the
divisional charts as much as to the
Lagna chart.
Varga Relative Value
1. Griha/Lagna 6
2. Hora 2
3. Drekkana 4
4. Navamsha 5
5. Dwadashamsha 2
6. Trimshamsha 1
Total 20 units
This means that predictions should not be made on
the basis of the Lagna chart alone. At least the above
six vargas must be considered, and each varga given
the relative importance as indicated by sage Parashara.
Certainly, no predictions should be made without
at least considering the Navamsha along with the
Lagna chart.
sf ttt;ff;tftf rt=t= ttf:ttt t
Thus ends the first chapter of the Laghu Jatakam of
Varahamihira titled The Strength of Signs.
(To be continued)
Laghu Jatakam (Continued from page 17)
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H
e carried night soil, he was im-
mune from the foulest, most
nauseating of smells emanating from
rotting garbage dumps which he vis-
ited several times a day with trolley
after trolley of the litter, cow dung,
horse dung, and much else painstak-
ingly swept up from his stretch of
road. Everybody agreed that though
Ratti Ram the sweeper literally handled
dirt, he had a heart of gold. If he found
some unfortunate beggar scrounging
for scraps amongst the garbage and
rubbish dump, he would, without
hesitation, take credit from the chai
(tea) shop owner and hand it over to
the overjoyed beggar. If he found an
injured or abandoned animal, he would
pick it up and take it home or leave it
at our home. Hed once taken home an
eagle which had somehow damaged
its wing, and looked after it till it could
fly again. If a woman in his biradari
(community) was beaten up by a
drunken husband, he would offer her
shelter for the night.
A widower in his late fifties, Ratti
Ram was the pradhan (headman) of
the sweepers community down on
Kanwali Road. And once he changed
out of his often ragged, none too clean
sweepers clothes, what an impressive
pradhan he made. His greying hair and
bushy salt and pepper moustache
coupled with his dignified bearing and
gentle smile commanded immediate
respect. In the evenings, while his two
daughters prepared dinner and his two
sons fetched water and lit the kerosene
lantern, he would sit on a cot outside
his neat little mud house and hold
court as he drew deeply on a hookah
(hubble bubble).
And whenever the
Municipal Corpora-
tion and the sweep-
ers got into a con-
frontation, Ratti Ram
would be at the fore-
front. Playing the
role of a statesman
to the hilt, he would
protect the rights and
demands of his fel-
low sweepers even
as he held open the
door for negotiations.
He usually managed
to guide the stale-
mate to a finale in
which both the Mu-
nicipal officers and
the sweepers felt
they had won the
battle.
He was at the
height of his glory
when tragedy struck Ratti Ram. He
was knocked down by a speeding
truck while he was sweeping the road
on a cold, misty winter morning. In
time, Ratti Rams fractured legs healed,
but not completely, and in his crippled
state, he could no longer carry out his
duties as a sweeper effectively. Walk-
ing even a hundred yards brought on
the pain. The cot outside his mud
dwelling became his permanent refuge
as his sons stepped into his shoes and
took over the stretch of road which had
been Ratti Rams domain for so long.
But the sons couldnt match the quality
of work which had been Ratti Rams
hallmark, and our staircase which had
been spick and span with the banisters
shining brightly during Ratti Rams
The Sweepers Ghost
Stories from Veenu Sandal
From the Realm of spirits
12
tenure was now dusty more often than
not. We all missed Ratti Ram his
work as well as his personality and
every morning, his sons, Satpal and
Mahinder, were greeted by what soon
became a standard query : How is
Ratti Ram?
One morning, Satpal and Mahinder
failed to come on duty : they were
busy, we learnt later, with the funeral
preparations for Ratti Ram who had
died during the night. Many suspected
that Ratti Ram died of a broken heart
at his virtual immobility. Even as we
mourned the passing away of a good
man, we began noticing changes. Long
before Satpal and Mahinder arrived
with their long brooms and the trun-
dling trolley, the road would be swept
clean, our staircase would be spick
and span, the banisters would be
shining. And every time we would
begin to exclaim, Surely, this is Ratti
Rams handiwork, we would bite
back the words, because Ratti Ram was
dead. And despite the strange timing
of the improvements around, we would
reassure ourselves with an Agatha
Christie-like line, Dead men dont
sweep. But it was almost as if Ratti
Ram was determined to prove that he
was still a force to reckon with. About
a fortnight after he died and the quality
of sweeping and cleaning improved
H
e was obnoxious. And he had
some appalling ideas about hy-
giene. A waiter in an unpretentious
little eating house near the railway
station in Dehra Dun, Biru had a
remarkable sense of timing. He would
stick his forefinger into his nose just as
he was about to place whatever you
had ordered on the table. He would
scratch his crotch with a spoon and
then put it right back with the other
clean spoons. He would happily wipe
the sweat and grime off his face with
a napkin and then promptly use the
same napkin to wipe plates.
He was also lecherous. Whenever a
buxom, well endowed lady entered
Peshawri Hotel, as the eating joint was
called, he would stare unabashedly at
certain places and then, when putting
down the plates, would pretend to be
clumsy and give her a dig with his
elbow, never mind the presence of the
unfortunate ladys escort. Birus gall
and lust knew no bounds and he was
soon boasting that he would soon lay
every servant girl in the vicinity and
their mistresses too whenever he got
a chance.
Embarrassed and fed up, the owner
of Peshawri Hotel sacked Biru, who
lost no time in joining a gang of opium
smugglers who obtained the drug in its
raw form from the poppy fields in
mountain villages beyond the beauti-
ful hill station of Chakrata. In just a
couple of months, Biru, the one time
unkempt waiter, transformed himself
into a replica of a movie hero. The
small hotels near the railway station
continued to be his favourite haunts.
But expensive clothes, expensive
shoes, expensive perfumes and expen-
sive girls became his trademarks. He
walked with a swagger and spoke with
an insolent drawl and it was whispered
that he never kept a girl with him for
more than one week. Rumour also had
it that the girls, after several nights of
debauchery, dissappeared mysteriously,
but nobody could say whether they
were murdered or simply left wherever
they had been picked up originally.
One day, Biru himself dissappeared.
Some thought hed gone to Bombay,
the glamour city of movies, while
others thought he may be on the run
from the police. Most people heaved a
sigh of relief at his departure and he
was quickly forgotten. About a fort-
night after his absence was noticed
by people in the area, Shyam Lal,
our chowkidars fourteen year old son,
came to me with a strange story. Biru
had been murdered, he said, stabbed
repeatedly in the stomach, and his
body had been doubled up and dia-
bolically shoved into a large plastic
Punishment for the Murderers
remarkably, we were surprised to find
a puppy with a broken leg whining
outside our door. The chowkidar
swore nobody had come up the
stairs. A few days later, we found a
bedraggled, half dead bat baby left
on a piece of paper outside the door.
My father became suspicious, and we
decided to keep a vigil. At the crack
of dawn, just after the chowkidar left,
we heard footsteps coming up the
stairs and then the unmistakable sound
of a broom. It was Ratti Ram back
at work, and weve heard the ghostly
footsteps and the invisible broom
drum which contained liquid ammo-
nia, and thats why nobody had been
able to smell his dead body. My parents
were in Delhi at that time, and Shyam
Lal had been on duty almost
continously at our flat, otherwise, de-
spite his age, despite his obvious terror,
I may well have suspected him of
having a hand in the alleged murder.
Shyam Lals terror arose not so much
from the thought of the murder but
from his encounter at night with the
dead Biru who had instructed him
clearly and explicitly to inform the
Arhat Bazaar police station. Unfortu-
nately, Shyam Lal wasnt told or couldnt
remember where the liquid ammonia
drum containing Biru could be found.
The police fanned out and began
making enquiries. A day later, after
checking several drums, the hunted
drum was found, and Birus disfigured
body was pulled out with great diffi-
culty. It didnt take long for the police
to track down Birus murderers and
bust a gang, albiet minor, of drug
traffickers. Nobody came forward to
claim Birus body and his remains
were, after the post mortem, cremated
by the police and a charitable
organisation. But the story doesnt
end here. Biru appeared before Shyam
Lal again and assured him of help
anytime after Shyam Lal too crossed
over to the world of the dead. Death,
obviously, is no barrier to taking re-
venge or showing gratitude.
ever since whenever weve been up at
the first light of dawn. Barely two
years ago, on a day when the rain was
hammering incessantly on the roof
and the rain waters on the road were
swirling as if the rain gods had forgot-
ten to attend to the flood gates, a tiny
black kitten with a mangled ear meow-
ing piteously was left at our door.
And I now know one thing for sure :
death doesnt change the qualities of
your heart. A salute to you, Ratti Ram:
as you were in life, so you are after
death. Gentle. Conscientious. A soul
who still cares.
V
edic astrology places great impor-
tance on the groundbreaking for a
building. Though there was appar-
ently no ceremony for such a ground-
breaking of the World Trade Center,
there is documentation for the start of
work on actual groundbreaking. In the
New York Times dated August 6, 1966
(p. 21, column 3), this small headline
appeared: Jackhammers Bite Pave-
ment to Start Trade Center Job. The
lead sentence reads as follows: The
early morning quiet along the Hudson
river waterfront was shattered yester-
day as construction began on the $525
million World Trade Center.
Upon further investigation, I found
that construction workers in New York
City usually begin work between 7 and
8 AM at the latest, breaking for lunch
around 11 AM, finishing up between
3 and 4 PM. Given that this was the
first day of construction, with the need
to assign workers tasks and lay out
equipment very likely workers ar-
rived around 7 AM and began the
actually groundbreaking within the
next 15 to 30 minutes maximum. I
have rectified the chart to 7:17 AM
EDT; August 5, 1966; NYC.
In establishing the birth chart of the
WTC, I would hold that that moment
was more important astrologically than
the other various dates that occurred
later. All of this was preceded by
legislation passed in FebruaryMarch
1962 by the states of NY and NJ,
clearing the way for the building of
the WTC. Other relevant dates have to
do with the start of steel construction
(August 1968), the first tenant occu-
pancy at the North Tower (December
1970), and the first tenant occupancy
of the South Tower (January 1972). A
ribbon cutting ceremony was held on
April 4, 1973, but this was well after
the buildings started to be tenanted.
Furthermore, as there was consider-
able controversy around many factors
to do with acquiring the land in
Manhattan, the building and the
architecture of the WTC, no doubt any
public celebration of the WTC was
geared to minimize the initial opposi-
tion to the project. (In the early years
there was even difficulty in finding
tenants to fill the WTC. After several
years, the New York State government
took over 40 floors.)
The Vedic chart for 7:17 AM EDT on
Friday, August 5, 1966 has an Ascen-
dant of 4:07 Leo the sign of majesty
and magnificence. The Moon is at 4:10
Pisces, almost exactly on the 8th house
cusp an ill omen to start especially
tightly conjunct Saturn at 5:47 Pisces.
Mars-Venus-Jupiter in Punarvasu
nakshatra in the sign of Gemini (11th
house) would seem fine, except that
Mars, the karaka (significator) of real
estate is losing a planetary war with
Venus. A planetary war occurs when
two planets are within one degree of
conjunction in the same sign. (Only
Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and
Saturn qualify for a planetary war.)
Venus wins the war in this case due to
its greater brightness in the heavens, as
well as being of advanced degree of
longitude over Mars. And as the war-
rior planet it does not tend to
surrender gracefully. Notice the war
takes place in the sign of Gemini,
where Mars battles over ideas and
information. Mars in Gemini is in the
sign of its planetary enemy Mercury.
The current eclipse axis is Gemini-
Sagittarius, from August 31, 2000
through March 2, 2002. Note also that
on the day of the attack September 11,
2001, Mars-Ketu in Sagittarius was
transiting opposite Moon-Rahu-Jupiter
in Gemini. Mars-Ketu is explosive in
fiery Sagittarius, especially in Mula
nakshatra, and Rahu-Jupiter in Gemini
designates the religious fanatic, espe-
cially in Ardra nakshatra.
Though the WTC Ascendant is in a
fixed sign, it is notable that no planets
are either in fixed signs or in earth
signs. This would lend greater stability
and longevity to the building. To have
lasted a little over 35 years from the
time of groundbreaking, I assign the
WTC Navamsha Ascendant to the
fixed sign of Taurus. In the Navamsha
chart, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are
situated in Taurus, with Moon and
Saturn in the 4th house in Leo. The
dashas that occurred up through late
May 2001 were Saturn and Mercury
respectively. Ketu dasha began May
28, 2001, according to the 7:17 AM
chart. Ketu is Ava Yogi planet, a planet
that can cause misfortune to the indi-
vidual or entity with this birth chart.
In the Bhava chart (i.e., equal house
chart from the Ascendant degree),
Ketu falls in the 4th house of real estate
an even worse omen for Ketu dasha
and the well-being of the WTC. The
exact sub-period on September 11,
2001 was Ketu-Ketu-Saturn, an un-
stable sub-period in an unstable dasha.
There is an arresting resonance
between this WTC chart and that of
the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
That chart is for September 27, 1996,
Kabul, Afghanistan. The time is un-
known, so I have used 12 noon local
time. There is similarly a close
Moon-Saturn conjunction in Pisces
just following a lunar eclipse at 10:28
Pisces at 7:21 AM local Kabul time the
same day. In each case the Moon-
Saturn combination falls in the
nakshatra of Uttara Bhadra, known as
the warrior star and associated with
people who are fiercely protective in
looking after those close to them.
The Taliban takeover chart for Sep-
tember 27, 1996 shows Moon-Saturn-
Ketu in Pisces opposite Sun-Rahu in
Virgo. Jupiter is the 5th planet in a dual
sign, at 14:53 Sagittarius. The only
planet in a fixed sign is Mercury, at
25:13 Leo. Currently, the USA is
World Trade Center Chart
Edith Hathaway
completing its military attack on the
Taliban regime of Afghanistan. The
Bush administration believes the
Taliban regime is indirectly respon-
sible for the WTC attack for its
harboring and protection of Osama
Bin Laden in Afghanistan since 1996.
Whatever the case, Moon-Saturn in
Pisces shows the suffering of the
people. The new post-Taliban govern-
ment was sworn on December 22,
2001. A 12 noon chart gives an
Ascendant of 10:09 Pisces, Moon at
00:32 Pisces, and seven planets in
dual signs all except vargottama
Mars in Aquarius and vargottama
Saturn in Taurus in mutual aspect.
Mars and Saturn in fixed signs may
not be enough to promise longevity
for this new regime, though it
does promise a mighty struggle for
foreign dominance over the future of
Afghanistan no doubt due to its
geographical proximity to the phe-
nomenally large oil reserves beneath
the Caspian Sea.
Sun 1912' Mercury(R) 717' Saturn(R) 547'
4
6
10 12
Groundbreaking
August 5, 1966
7:17 hours EDT
New York
7
3
9
Lagna
Lagna
5
8 2
11
1
1 3
7 9
Navamsha
4 12
6
Lagna
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Lagna
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
2
5 11
8
10
Moon
Saturn (R)
Moon
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Moon
Saturn
(R)
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Sun
Mercury
(R)
Ketu
Sun
Mercury
(R)
Rahu
Ketu
Mercury
Sun
Rahu
Ketu
Moon
Saturn
Mercury
Sun
Rahu
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INTRODUCTION
Astrology is an ancient and divine
science. It has survived and expanded
over the entire existence of mankind.
Why then is a debate needed over
what is getting changed in astrology in
the 21st century?
Basically astrology is a study of the
heavens and an attempt to relate
celestial phenomena with events on
earth, both at an individual as well
as a global level.
Interpretations have been defined
by our seers in the form of a number
of dicta expressed as shlokas and
aphorisms.
These are valid for ALL time and do
not get altered through our definitions
of the millenium.
However, the interpretation of the
same aphorisms has to be adapted to
modern times and changed living
conditions usually expressed as DESHA,
KAALA, AND PAATRA.
We shall try to examine the changes
in lifestyles and the human condition
due to technology and other factors
influencing the demands for astrologi-
cal counselling in the 21st century and
how we as a community need to gear
ourselves up for performing our role
satisfactorily.
Changes Driven by Technology
We are living in the space age.
Permanent stations have already
been set up at the poles. Astronauts
have been orbiting the earth for ex-
tended periods of time. In the not too
distant future space stations are likely
to be established on the moon and
maybe in deep space.
It is time for astrologers to start
thinking about the lagna as well as the
interpretation of horoscopes in such
situations.The Prasna chart is prob-
ably of more urgent relevance.
There has been a revolution in the
field of communication.
In these days of instant everything
the astrologer may also have to modify
the approach to the interpretation
and evaluation of charts as less clues
pertaining to omens (shakunas) may be
available. This is because questions
are being increasingly posed over the
telephone, through e-mail and shortly
possibly via video-telephone.
As a consequence of better commu-
nications faster responses are also
demanded of the astrologer.
There is also likely to be a change
in the type of questions asked of the
astrologer. A few examples may be:
a. Can you select a muhurta for re-
entry of a space vehicle?
b. Can you provide a suitable muhurta
for advanced biotechnology ex-
periments?
Mundane Astrology
Several parts of the world are devas-
tated by earthquakes every year and
seismological inputs do not appear to
be adequate both in terms of accu-
rately predicting the time factor as well
as intensities to take precautionary
measures. An addition of astrological
inputs could probably significantly
improve the situation. In order to
incorporate these inputs there has to
be acceptance of the relevance of
astrological inputs which can happen
only with an attitudinal change at the
governmental level. Significant impact
of astrological parameters cannot be
assessed by individual contributions
but by a systematic and organised
approach with enormous institutional
support.
Weather prediction is also an area
where astrological inputs could pro-
vide good support to the meteorologi-
cal department . Of late there has
been some improvement in weather
prediction in the short term through
satellite pictures and analysis using
large data bases.
Nevertheless precise guidance is
still elusive. The direction of a storm
and wind speeds are forecast which
frequently fail to cross the coast at the
appropriate place or the cyclone
abruptly changes its mind and moves
in an unexpected direction. Astrologi-
cal inputs pertaining to those exact
locations may probably improve re-
sults.
Also astrology could provide long
term forecasts say, over the next de-
cade which satellite information cer-
tainly cannot cover.
National leaders could make good
use of mundane astrological inputs
regarding the general helath of the
nation and specific problem areas
which may arise during a given period
of time.
Spiritual Rejuvenation
There appears to be an enhanced
interest worldwide in spiritual matters
even amongst the youth. The west
appears to be getting disillusioned
with materialism and is turning to the
east for guidance in matters outside
the see and touch world.
The question of human evolution
in a conscious manner by choice is
being seriously studied. Till now evo-
lution occurred in stages governed
mainly by the demands of the environ-
ment and the role selected for homo-
sapiens.
In this area astrology has a major
role in not only providing an insight
into the current level of spiritual
evolution of an individual but also
providing guidance on the best path in
the current lifetime for rapid advance-
ment in the spiritual dimension.
Astrology in the Twenty-First
Century
S N Tekur
Some interesting work has been
documented by several astrological
savants looking at Rahu and Ketu as
the karmic control planets and as
indicators of the current life learning
and mission. The general disposition
of planets also gives important clues as
to the directions that are suitable for a
soul at its current state.
Extra Saturnine Planets
Our seers do not seem to be unaware
of the extra-saturnine planets.
One conjecture is that the effects of
the extra-saturnine planets have been
accounted more effectively through
the influences of Rahu and Ketu. When
our seers could consider the effects of
the upagrahas which are synonymous
with the moons around the major
planets they certainly knew about Ura-
nus, Neptune, Pluto and maybe several
yet undiscovered planets. Some re-
searchers have tried to define the
house lordships and Karakatvas of these
planets. From western astrology it ap-
pears as though these planets may be
used only to more systematically elabo-
rate the current situation exemplified
by Desha, Kaala and Paatra stated in
our literature.
Expectations from the New
Generation Astrologer
In the not too distant past the demands
made of the astrologer were not
too stringent. With increased general
awareness the expectations have
risen very sharply.
Previously, an astrologer was con-
sidered competent if he was able to
draw up a decent looking chart and
make a few pronouncements with
adequate seriousness. However, in
todays world of computerised astrol-
ogy detailed charts with all possible
diagnostic tools are available at the
press of a button. The astrologer is
expected to correlate all the informa-
tion and integrate all the different
techniques to provide a much more
authentic review of the current prob-
lems of his client and suggest better
courses of action than was hitherto
possible. The 21st century astrologer
needs to increase not only his profi-
ciency in analysis but also his credibil-
ity by providing value added services.
A more detailed explanation is de-
manded together with probably newer
and more acceptable remedial mea-
sures which provide better insights
into the mechanisms involved in their
method of operation.
For instance, the rashi and navamsha
charts together with the current dasha
and bhukti was considered adequate
to provide counselling.
Now, apart from the bhava charts,
the divisional charts are considered
more or less essential. The ashtakavarga
bindus, shadbala and bhava bala to-
gether with annual charts are routinely
used. There appears to be considerable
interest in different dasha systems
which could be adopted based on the
conditions of birth as well as verifica-
tion through past events.
Relationship of the auric levels with
the planetary strengths indicated by
the shadbalas and use of colour as
well as alternate healing techniques
such as reiki, meditation, etc., need to
be examined.
Expert Systems and Artificial
Intelligence
The intuitive factor can never be
replaced in the astrological domain.
However, just as the power of the
computer is currently being effectively
used to enhance the utility of astrology
by relieving the astrologer of routine
computation and giving him more
time for analysis, it is possible to
consider using newer techniques such
as expert systems and artificial intelli-
gence to enhance the quality of coun-
selling . In expert systems, the meth-
ods of integration and analysis used
by masters in the field are carefully
studied and mimicked using advanced
software. This requires close interac-
tion between the software specialists
and astrologers with high standing and
acknowledged as masters. This pro-
cess is not far different from current
efforts to integrate Sanskrit studies and
the rich knowledge base of the Vedas
through computers.
However, for any such efforts to
become meaningful and effective it is
necessary for the scientific community
to accept and become more deeply
involved in astrology. The stigma at-
tached to overt involvement in astrol-
ogy by leaders of the scientific commu-
nity should be overcome.
Conclusions
An attempt has been made to visualise
the trends towards basic changes as
well as applications of astrology in the
21st century.
There cannot be any fundamental
changes as this science has already
taken into account all possible correla-
tions between mankind, other lifeforms
and the eternal celestial drama. Popu-
lar debate on the implications of the so-
called 13th rashi are merely attempts
by vested interests to create confusion
in the minds of the general populace.
Twenty-first century astrology has
to adapt itself to changes in social
structure, lifestyles, and new demands
for guidance both at individual as well
as organisational and state levels. There
has to be a higher level of integration
in all facets of life to which modern
astrology has to cater.
Hopefully astrological inputs will
also be one of the parameters in
analysis and decision making at vari-
ous levels of organisations and govern-
ment when due recognition is forth-
coming to this field in the new
millenium.
Dr. Suresh Chandra Mishra
Jyotish Acharya, M.A. Ph.D.,
a wel l known
hol i sti c astrol o-
ger, author and
palmist is avail-
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and outstand-
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Lessons in Palmistry
Vinay Aditya
3
T
he most important part of
Cheiromancy is the study of lines
on the hands. We have, in the previous
lessons, discussed Cheirognomy which
is the study of mounts on the palm. No
two hands are alike, not even of the
twins. In fact no two hands are alike
even if they belong to one and the same
person. Most often, the left hand is
significantly different from the right. As
mentioned by Cheiro, there is an old
saying on this point: 'The left is the hand
we are born with; the right is the hand
we make. Therefore, the left hand is the
inherited one showing the subconscious
mind and natural characteristics of the
person and the right hand shows the
discipline, training, learning, environ-
ment, experience and the traits the
person has acquired since birth. For
this reason, the right hand changes more
frequently and reflects the conscious
and the operative mind.
Major lines do not change signifi-
cantly but minor lines come and go.
They represent the hopes and frustra-
tions, the present circumstances, the
future planning and coming events. In
traditional Indian palmistry, the left
hand was given more importance for
women and the right hand for men.
But in our experience, we have found
that even for women, the right hand
should be given more importance while
reading the hands, since the modern
woman is also an entity that is thinking,
learning, evolving, managing and plan-
ning all the time. And these changes
are better reflected in the right hand.
The fact that womens left side of the
brain (intuitional side) is more devel-
oped than the mans, is not important
here. After all most women are also
right handed just as most men are. For
left handed men and women, the left
hand may be seen more closely.
If the right hand is better marked than
the left hand, it means that the person
has improved since birth and is living
upto his fuller potential. Events marked
in both hands are surer to happen as the
sub-conscious and the conscious mind
are operating in tandem.
Major Lines in the Hand
There are five major lines and several
minor lines in the hand. Minor lines
may not be found in a great majority
of hands. It is not necessary that even
all the major lines are present in
every hand.
1. The Line of Life : Starting from under
the mount of Jupiter it encircles the
mount of lower Mars and the mount
of Venus. Its exact course on the hand
gives vital clue about the health and
vitality of the person. Though disease
is seen from every part of the hand
but it must have a corresponding
mark on the life-line too. Astrologers
relate it akin to Lagna and Lagnesha.
For any line to indicate the best
results, it should be long, narrow and
deep, pinkish in colour, without
irregularities, breaks or crosses. A life-
line like this promises long life, good
health and strong vitality.
If the life-line starts from the base
of the mount of Jupiter instead of
the side of the palm, it means that the
person has been quite ambitious right
from the beginning.
2. The Line of Head: Its normal starting
point is the same as that of life-line
but it travels across the palm and
divides the palm in two parts. It
normally ends below the mount of
Mercury or, if a little short, below the
mount of the Sun. Line of head primarily
indicates the mentality of the subject,
intellectual strength or weakness, level
of concentration, and quality and direc-
tion of thinking. It is extremely impor-
tant to realise that the same
head-line will give vastly different indi-
cations as per the type of hand. Line
of head, when straight, clear, unmarked,
indicates practical commonsense and a
love of material things. If it is sloping
towards the end, it denotes imaginative
mind as opposed to practical mind. If
the line is sloping right from its start,
there is a leaning towards imaginative
work in accordance with the type of
hand, like music, painting, literature or
mechanical inventions. When the line is
too sloping (drooping towards the mount
of the Moon, it denotes romance, ideal-
ism divorced from pragmatism, and
Bohemianism. Ending in a fine fork
will mean literary talent of the imagina-
tive kind. If rest of the hand also
indicates so, too drooping a line ending
on the mount of the Moon indicates
suicidal tendencies. When the life-line
and Head line are closely connected in
the beginning, the life is guided by
reason, but the subject is extremely
sensitive about ones self. He is also very
cautious in all enterprises related to self.
When the space between life-line and
head-line is medium (1 to 4 mm), the
subject feels free to carry out his plans
as per his thinking and ideas. This
spacing also denotes self-reliance, en-
ergy, quick decisions and a strong go-
ahead spirit.
But if the space between life-line
and head-line is too wide (5mm
and more), it indicates all the above
qualities in excess: overconfidence, fool-
hardiness, impulsiveness, jumping to
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conclusions without paying attention
to reason. Such people specialise in
act first, think later.
When the head-line is very high in
the hand so that the space between it
and heart-line is too narrow, it means
that the head will rule over heart
completely if that line is the strongest,
and vice versa.
3. The Line of Heart: It starts from the
mount of Jupiter (or in its vicinity) and
travels across the palm, under the
mounts, up to the percussion. This line
reveals not only the muscular and vital
strength and action of the heart itself
but as a result of these conditions also
the strength and character of love and
affection. The heart-line is a repository
of our love affairs and emotional en-
tanglements as also of our heart-breaks.
When it runs clear and deep with good
pink colour (not red, not white), it
indicates a well adjusted, emotionally
satisfied sympathetic, warm hearted in-
dividual.
When the line rises from the middle
of mount of Jupiter it denotes develop-
ment of the sentimental and idealistic
side of the affections. Such a man is
firm, strong and reliable in his affec-
tions. He does not marry beneath his
station and will rarely have extra-marital
relationships. The idea of love is heavily
tinged with sensualism and self
gratification in preference to mutual
satisfaction for a man whose heart-line
starts from the middle of mount of
Saturn. Such people place minimal
value at fore-play in sexual practices. If
the line of heart rises from between the
two fingers or mounts, it indicates
middle ground idealism in love with
practical and commonsensical attitude.
4. The Line of Fate: This line is variously
known as the line of destiny or Satur-
nine line. It starts from the wrist and
traverses upto (or in the direction of)
the mount of Saturn. This line indicates
material success and some authors call
it the 'satisfaction derived from material
possessions'. All events related to pro-
fessional rise and fall are best indicated
on this line. When fate-line rises from
the wrist upwards and goes unhindered
upto the mount of Saturn, it indicates
extremely good fortune and success in
all enterprise. If this line rises from
the mount of the Moon, success will
be dependent on the help, fancy and
caprice of other people. In a womans
hand such a fate-line may mean mar-
riage in a wealthy family or assistance
from some one influential. If the fate-
line rises from life-line it denotes suc-
cess through hard work and personal
merit. If it is entwined with the life-line
in the beginning, it means that the early
period of ones life has been sacrificed
to the wishes of parents or relatives. A
fate-line that terminates on the mount of
Jupiter is a sign of great success and
achievement and realisation of ones
ambitions.
5. The line of Sun: It runs from the wrist
to the mount of the Sun but only in a
rare hand does it appear full length.
Often it is short and appears only above
the heart-line. This line is also known
as the line of Apollo or line of Fame.
According to Benham its most appropri-
ate name should be line of capability
(or possibility). Those who have this
line well marked have a certain talent,
brilliance or facility to shine in some
sphere of life. It is wrong to say that
this line always denotes artistic pursuit
and fame as many authors would like
us to believe. Which sphere of life
the person is likely to be successful in
will be indicated by the type of hand
and whether he belongs to mental,
practical or material world. This line
acts as a sister-line to the fate-line
and it augments the weaknesses of the
fate-line. This line is not necessarily
present in the hands of successful
people, but when it is present it
surely makes success easier to achieve
due to the innate brilliance of the
subject.
The major lines undergo transforma-
tions in their indications according to
several modifiers. That will make the
subject matter of a separate lesson.
(To be continued)
Reply:
Promise of Marriage: In the chart
under consideration, the seventh lord
is in the sign of a benefic Jupiter.
Two natural benefics, viz., Mercury
and Jupiter, tenant the seventh house
from the lagna. Also the influence
of ninth lord Mercury and fifth
lord Saturn on the seventh house
can be considered to be a positive
influence.
The sign falling in the seventh
house of the navamsha chart is Tula
(Libra), the sign of Venus, the natural
significator for marriage. Venus is well
placed in the natal chart in its own
sign Vrisha (Taurus) in the seventh
from the Moon. So no doubt, marriage
seems to be promised to the subject.
Delay in marriage: The marriage is
bound to be delayed due to the
following reasons:
1. The delaying planet Saturn is
aspecting the seventh house from
the ascendant.
Prize Winning Entry: Quiz No. 2
2. The seventh lord of the natal chart
Mars is in a mutual aspect with
Saturn in the navamsha chart. This
is one of the most important fea-
tures of the horoscope in relation to
the marriage.
3. The seventh lord of the navamsha
chart is Venus. It occupies Aquarius
the Badhaka rashi (the sign of
obstruction) for the Aries ascen-
dant. It may be noted that Saturn,
the Badhakadhipati, is aspecting
Venus in the navamsha chart.
Discord is bound to be there on
account of following reasons:
1. The Moon is in fall in the second
house representing family. Classics
term a debilitated planet as chhidra-
graha which means that the planet
is capable of causing quarrels, dis-
sensions and strife.
2. The eighth house and discord: The
eight house in a chart merits special
attention since it has a say in
bickerings and discords. The eighth
is simultaneously ruled and occu-
pied by Venus, the significator of
marriage and is aspected by the
debilitated Moon, clearly indicating
quarrels with the spouse.
3. In my personal studies, I have al-
ways noted that the presence of the
Sun and Mars in the fifth from the
ascendant or the Moon sign is a sure
indicator of ego clashes in married
life. In the case under review, the
Sun-Mars conjunction occurs in the
fifth from the Moon sign.
4. Exchange of signs between the sixth
lord Jupiter and the seventh lord
Mars is not a positive augury for a
harmonious married life, since it
links the house of strife and hostil-
ity with the seventh house of mar-
riage. The presence of Mercury in
the seventh house being the twelfth
lord is also a negative factor.
5. The seventh lord of the natal chart
is Mars. It obtains an inimical sign
Virgo in the navamsha chart. This is
a pointer towards inimical terms
with the spouse. Mars aspecting the
navamsha lagna from the sixth house
is also a bad situation.
6. The conjunction of the seventh lord
Mars with the eleventh lord Sun
(the multiplier) in the dual sign
Pisces indicates multiplicity in rela-
tionships with or without marriage.
Considering all these factors, it can be
concluded that the horoscope prom-
ises a delayed marriage tending to-
wards denial.
The native was of the marriageable
age in Mercury's dasha but due to such
strong delaying factors it must not
have taken place. Ketu normally does
not give marriage. It is rather known to
sever the ties that already exist. Mar-
riage is possible in the Venus mahadaha
beginning in May 1998. If marriage
does take place bickerings and discord
are almost inevitable.
Lagna 2059'41" Mars 907' Venus 406'
Birth Chart
7
10 4
1
6 8
12
2
9
5
3
11
Lagna
Sun Mars
Venus
Rahu
Moon
Mercury
Jupiter
Lagna
Ketu
Saturn
Moon Ketu
Saturn
Sun
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus Rahu
The following response to Quiz Contest no.2 published in the Vedic Astrology (Vol.5 No.5
2001 was found the most appropriate. We congratulate Ms Madhu N. Nair of Trivadrum
( Subscription No. 1702) who wins the astrology software, Parashara Light Academic,
as a prize.
Quiz: Analyse the Birth Chart, of the female native, given below and comment
about the promise, delay or denial of marriage, or marital discord if any. Born
on April 1, 1964; at 21:05 hrs. (IST); at Long.: 77E13' Lat.: 28N39'. Balance of
Vimshottari dasha at birth: Saturn upto May 14, 1974.
The respondents to our quiz are
requested to use transits wherever
they are applicable.

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