Jyotisha Fundamentals: A Traditional approach to Vedic Astrology: My Master´s words

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by  Visti Larsen

Jyotiṣa
Fundamentals
2nd edition
My Master’s Words
Visti Larsen
Published by RAMA
Dedication
With immense gratitude I offer this book at the feet of my Jyotiṣa
Guru, Pandit Sanjay Rath, to whom I owe my entire knowledge
and livelihood.
Copyright © Visti Larsen, 2003
First edition 2004
Second edition: 2012
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Charts calculated and displayed from Śrī Jyoti Star (http://www.vedicsoftware.com/).
Prastara Aṣṭakavarga charts from Jagannātha Horā (http://vedicastrologer.org)
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Preface
To 2nd edition
This publication is the second edition of my previous publication; ‘My Masters
Words’, written in 2003. These publications come as a promise to my teacher; Pt.
Sanjay Rāth, who wanted the tradition of Jyotiṣa to be known and recognized in
India as well as abroad.
As solicited by the readers, the book in its second edition has been expanded to in-
clude much more information on Pañcāñga. Herein each limb of the Pañcāñga has
been elaborated upon based on the work and teachings of Pt. Sanjay Rāth. Every
section of the Pañcāñga chapter has been expanded upon. In sections where this
authors own observations come to fore it has been clearly mentioned. However, it
must be clearly mentioned that the entire knowledge existing in this book has arisen
due to the teachings of my Jyotiṣa Guru Pt. Sanjay Rāth.
Initially an entire book on Pañcāñga had been planned, spanning two hundred pag-
es in its raw form before deciding to add select portions of it to the second edition
of this book.
In subsequent chapters care has been taken to correct previous layout and scripting
errors and improving language. Some charts have been removed to avoid repetition
while some have been added, in select sections, to add more detail and understand-
ing of the principles at hand.
Nine years have passed since the contents of this book first were written, and in this
time through learning the deeper tenants and principles of Jyotiṣa through Mahaṛṣi
Parāśara Horā Śastra and Mahaṛṣi Jaimini Kṛtam Upadeśa Sutram, as taught in the tra-
dition, certain sections of the book have been refined to suit and ease the learning
of Jyotiṣa. Admittedly this book is like a small creek in the ocean of knowledge that
is Jyotiṣa and this author hopes that students earlier as well as in the future will
benefit from the knowledge amassed herein.
In agreement with the previous publisher, Sagittarius Publications, the current edi-
tion has been published by Shri Garuda and RĀMA Publications.
नमः सवित्रे जगदरेकचक्शुषरे जगत्प्रसूती स्थितत ना् हरेतिरे।
त्यीमयाय तत्गुणात््म धारिणरे वििञ्चि नािायण ्ङ्किात््मन॥्
Introduction
I, Visti Larsen, born to Kaj and Maymuna Larsen on November 21st 1981 at 6 AM in
Nairobi, Kenya.
Grandson of Christian and Agathe Larsen as well as Ali Fakih and Fatma Swaleh.
In tribute to my Guru Sanjay Rath and the lineage of Śrī Acyutānanda Dāsa of Oris-
sa, I hereby present this book, in its second edition, as a fruit of my learning.
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I hope with the publication of this book, the tradition of Jyotiṣa will be recognized
by the astrology community, as well as society at large for the traditions depth, un-
derstanding and intellectual approach.
Publication
This publication is the result of a promise to my teacher, namely to teach on to oth-
ers, what I have learned. The book is a contribution to the aspiring astrologers, with
knowledge gained both from my personal association with my Guru, and the ap-
plication of the same knowledge in my own experiences with my clientele.
This book is structured to enable beginners and intermediate level astrologers gravi-
tate to an advanced comprehension and competence, emulating the hightened pace
that I was exposed to under the tutelage of my Guru Pt. Sanjay Rath.
To work on the core roots of the subject, the first chapter deals with the ‘Pañca-
añga’, or the five limbs of the Vedic calendar. This particular area of Jyotiṣa is often
overlooked due to lack of knowledge in application on part of the astrologer, and
also the idea that it is merely a calendar system, and hence overlooked completely
by astrologers following the Western Astrology System. To give a more practical
use of the pañcāñga, I have introduced some very useful methods of application to
identify flaws in the quality of time, and how it relates to the chart.
Suffice to say, that this is ‘only the tip of the iceberg’. This chapter may seem diffi-
cult for beginners, and I do recommend students to give themselves adequate time
to understand this. This chapter is however given first, as this is the first thing that
an astrologer is taught to see before analyzing the chart… the reader will appreciate
why, after reading it.
The subsequent chapters deal with more commonly known concepts, such as Gra-
ha, Rāśi, Bhāva, Kāraka, etc. however to avoid a repetition of already available lit-
erature, I have added a deeper understanding to aspects of the topic which are
lesser known, such as Māraṇa Kāraka Sthāna, Bhāva and Graha Tithi, use of day/
night births, planetary castes and the Varṇadā Lagna, Upagraha – just to mention
some topics under the Graha chapter. In a similar vein, I have given some deeper
understanding and principles on the use of the Rāśi as well as the Bhāva, and a par-
ticularly important topic, namely Sambandha or relationships. Two topics which
are very close to heart among the members of Sri Jagannātha Centre are Ārūḍha
and Kāraka. I have devoted a chapter to each in an attempt to establish a stronger
foundation for the use of these techniques, and also an idea of their importance. In
fact the entire book deals very strongly with the use of the Ārūḍhas.
Four chapters are devoted to the twelve Bhāvas. Each bhāva has been picked up
and with it some extremely practical and repeatable techniques are shown which
are not mentioned in the modern Jyotiṣa books.
The last chapter is devoted to the Nārāyaṇa Daśā which is the hall mark of the Jai-
mini Sutras, and one of my personal favourites. It should however, not be assumed
that this Daśā system is the only one used in this tradition. In fact Pt. Jagannāth
Rath, the grandfather of Pt. Sanjay Rath, was fond of Vimśottari Daśā, which he
used down to a precision of 6 sub-levels in his predictions! Yet, he used to calculate
Nārāyaṇa Daśā mentally to confirm the same. These Daśā systems are but a few of
the many Daśā systems learnt in the paramparā, but to begin with giving the aspir-
ing astrologers a sidestep from the more commonly used Vimśottari Daśā (or the
Aṣtottari Daśā used in eastern India), I have given some practical use of Nārāyaṇa
Daśā.
Acknowledgement
I would like to thank my Guru, Sanjay Rath, for having devoted time and energy to
teaching and encouraging the next generation of astrologers, with the knowledge
from the paramparā of Śrī Acyutānanda Dāsa. He is further to thank for making
the front cover of the book. My thanks go to the members of Śrī Jagannāth Centre,
for having established a e-forum for learning, to help the learning process for aspir-
ing jyotiṣas, through intellectual discussions and serious application of scriptural
knowledge. For participation the forum can be found through: http://srijagannath.
org.
Further, I would like to acknowledge show my gratitude for the tedious and de-
tailed work of Smt. Sarbani Rath in enabling this work to be in its present form.
Finally my gratitude goes to the entire staff of Sagittarius Publications which made
this book available and worked towards enabling the knowledge of Jyotiṣa to be
available to all.
I offer this book for the benefit of all astrologers. Visti Larsen ([email protected])
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nTroduCTion
Acknowledgement
1
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añcāñga
Introduction; Origin; Pañcāñga ; 1.1 Nakṣatra: The flow of prāṇa
(Vāyu Tattva); 1.2 Yoga: Cooperation (Ākāśa Tattva); 1.3 Tithi: Fruc-
tification of all Desires (Jala Tattva); 1.4 Karaṇa: The Road to Accom-
plishment (Pṛthvī Tattva); 1.5 Vāra: Strength to perform (Agni Tattva);
1.6 Five Areas of Life; 1.7 More application of the Pañcāñga; 1.8 Case
Studies
2
R & g 103
āśis Rahas
Grahas; Planetary Castes; Varṇadā Lagna; Planetary Status; Exam-
ples; Day/Night strong planets; Māraṇa Kāraka sthāna; Examples;
Examples; Upagraha; Examples; The Rāśis; Masculine and feminine
signs; Day/Night signs; Rising of signs; The quadrants and the three
guṇa’s ; Directions and distances of the signs; The trines and the five
elements (Tattva); Physical embodiment of the signs
3
B 129
hāva
3.1 Bhāva Indications; 3.2 Bhāvat Bhavam; 3.3 Reckoning relatives
from the Bhāva; 3.4 Bhāva Classification; 3.3 Lordship; 3.4 Planets as-
sociated with the bhāva lord; 3.5 Judging Dual Lordship
4
s 147
amBandha
4.1 Naisargika (natural) Sambandha; 4.2 Tatkālika (temporary) Sam-
bandha; 4.3 Graha Sambandha
5
T 158
ools
5.1 Dṛṣṭi: Sight of Signs and Planets; 5.2 Avasthā (states of planets);
5.3 Aṣṭākavarga
6
ā 179
Rūḍha
6.1 Placements from Ārūḍha Lagna; 6.2 Ārūḍha and Sambandha; 6.3
Graha Ārūḍha
7
K 190
āRaKa
7.1 Naisargika (natural) Kārakas; 7.2 Chara (temporal/changing)
Kārakas
8
F , F & n 213
iRsT iFTh inTh
8.1 Lagna (First House); 8.2 The Ninth House; 8.3 The Fifth House
9
s , s & T 262
econd ixTh enTh
9.1 The Second House; 9.2 The Sixth House; 9.3 The Tenth House
10
T , s & e 282
hiRd evenTh levenTh
10.1 The Third House; 10.2 The Seventh House; 10.3 The Eleventh
House
11
F , e & T 317
ouRTh ighTh welFTh
11.1 The Fourth House; 11.2 The Eighth House; 11.3 The Twelfth
House
12
n d 352
āRāyaṇa aśā
Understanding the Daśā; Overall Results; Daśā Trend; Case studies;
Results of the Daśā; Case Studies
a 1: FaQ 368
PPendix
Frequently Asked Questions
B 379
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isT oF haRTs
#1: Author 4 #46: Epilepsy 121
#2: Sanjay Gandhi 21 #47: Autistic child 122
#3: Alan-Fournier 23 #48: Nash, John Forbes Jr. 137
#4: Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 29 #49: Taylor, Elizabeth 137
#5: Śrī Lahiri Mahasaya 30 #50: Gandhi, Mahatma 140
#6: Ramana Mahaṛṣi 31 #51: Malcolm X 142
#7: Carol Kane 36 #52: Malcolm X Dvādaśāṁśa 143
#8: David Letterman 38 #53: Broken relationships 148
#9: Letterman D-12 40 #54: Marriage and Children 149
#10: Letterman D-7 41 #55: Lyndon B. Johnson 152
#11: Empress of Japan Michiko Shoda 43 #56: Example of Graha Dṛṣṭi 162
#12: Emperor of Japan Akihito 44 #57: Example Chart 163
#13: Nicholas II, Czar of Russia 45 #58: Śrī Rāma: Brahmin Śāpa 166
#14: King of Sweden, Charles XII 48 #59: Kalatra Śāpa 167
#15: B. Annapūrṇa 51 #60: Curse of Sādhu 168
#16: Graf, Steffi 56 #61: Padre Pio: Postmortem Fame 170
#17: Loretta Young 57 #62: Broken relationship 171
#18: Tiger Woods 62 #63: Male: Marriage & Children 176
#19: Male accident – Viṣṭi Karaṇa 68 #64: Male: Marriage example 177
#20: H.C. Andersen 79 #65: Male: Marriage example Navāṁśa (D-9)
#21: Queen Marie Antoinette 81 178
#22: Queen Victoria Ena 82 #66: Dean, Howard 180
#23: Martha Argerich 83 #67: Naveen Patnaik 181
#24: Kingdom of Denmark Chaitra Śukla #68: HH. Śrila Prabhupāda 182
Pratipada (1849) 85 #69: Swami Vivekananda 183
#25: Tehran Chaitra Śukla Pratipad (1978) 87 #70: Śrī Ramaṇa Mahāṛṣi 183
#26: Washington Chaitra Śukla Pratipada #71: Relationship with Father 184
(2008) 91 #72: Relationship with Husband 185
#27: Washington Chaitra Śukla Pratipada #73: George W Bush Jr. 187
(2009) 92 #74: Al Gore 187
#28: Śuklā Navamī on a Sunday 96 #75: Franklin Delano Roosevelt 196
#29: Śukla Tṛtīyā on a Tuesday 97 #76: Princess Diana 197
#30: Sankrānti on a Monday 98 #77: Bill Clinton 198
#31: Sankrānti on a Thursday 98 #78: Lady having stomach disorders 200
#32: Śūnya Tithi, Ghātak Vāra. 99 #79: Lady having stomach disorders
#33: Śūnya Tithi, Ghātak Vāra 100 Navāṁśa (D-9) 200
#34: Sister: Rohīṇi Nakṣatra 101 #80: Example from VRA 201
#35: Eldest brother: Rohīṇi Nakṣatra 101 #81: Princess Diana - Navāṁśa (D-9) 204
#36: Swearing in of Vajpayee 1999 106 #82: Clinton, Bill - Navāṁśa (D-9) 205
#37: Swearing in of George Bush 2001 107 #83: H.H. Śamkarācārya Jayendra Sarasvatī -
#38: NATO Attack on Serbia 108 Navāṁśa (D-9) 206
#39: Ninth lord in Māraṇa Kāraka Sthāna 110 #84: Swami Vivekananda 206
#40: William Soutar 110 #85: The Author 207
#41: Traits 112 #86: Siddhartha a.k.a. Śrī Gautama Buddha
#42: Rajiv Gandhi 114 208
#43: Authors Promise to his guru 116 #87: Rajiv Gandhi 209
#44: Beverly Sills 119 #88: Adolph Hitler 210
#45: Brain Tumour 120 #89: Queen Victoria 211
#90: Bill Gates 211 #134: Male - Drekkāṇa (D-3) 285
#91: Author 216 #135: Eldest Sibling 286
#92: Male Native 217 #136: Eldest sibling - Drekkāṇa (D-3) 287
#93: Female Native 218 #137: Youngest Sibling 287
#94: Male Native 218 #138: Female - Eldest Sibling 288
#95: Standard Nativity 219 #139: Unmarried 293
#96: Spiritual Aspirant (1) 220 #140: Unmarried 293
#97: Śankarācārya Candraśekharendra #141: Long term marriage 294
Sarasvatī 220 #142: Problematic Relationships 295
#98: Night Birth, Father in Delhi 223 #143: Broken Relationship 297
#99: Premature Day Birth, Father in USA 224 #144: Denial of Marriage 298
#100: Case 1: Four Months before birth 224 #145: John Forbes Kerry – Divorce 299
#101: Case 2: Premature Death of father 225 #146: Hurtful Relationships 300
#102: Parampara Guru Śrī Acyutānanda #147: Hurtful relationships - Navāṁśa (D-9)
Dasa 226 301
#103: Parampara Guru Śrī Acyutānanda #148: Removal of Bādhaka 309
Dasa 227 #149: Removal of Bādhaka 310
#104: Śrī Lahiri Mahāśaya 227 #150: Queen Victoria of England 311
#105: Dhīmanta Yoga 230 #151: Emperor Aurangazeb 312
#106: Queen Consort Alexandra – 6 children #152: Sarpa Bādhaka 313
232 #153: Deva Bādhaka 314
#107: Cher 235 #154: Dṛṣṭi Bādhaka 315
#108: Adopted Children 237 #155: Abhicāra 316
#109: Albert Einstein, a dhīmanta 238 #156: Śrī Rāma’s Vanavās 321
#110: Swami Vivekananda, a Jñāna Yogi 239 #157: Adoption 321
#111: Paramhamsa Yogānanda, a Jñāna Yogi #158: Lack of Guidance 322
240 #159: Change of education 323
#112: Swami Chidananda Saraswati 242 #160: Abandoned by father and end of edu-
#113: Aleister Crowley 245 cation 323
#114: Aleister Crowley - Navāṁśa (D-9) 249 #161: Vāstu Problems 324
#115: Aleister Crowley - Saptaṁśa (D-7) 251 #162: Property Problems 325
#116: Aleister Crowley - Viṁśāṁśa (D-20) #163: Vāstu Problem 325
252 #164: Female – Rāmakṛṣṇa Mission 326
#117: Dark Worship II 255 #165: H.H. Dalai Lama – Buddhism 327
#118: Sibly, Ebenezer 257 #166: Śrī Śrīla Prabhupāda – founder of
#119: Sibly, Ebenezer - Viṁśāṁśa (D-20) 259 ISCKON 328
#120: Bill Gates 266 #167: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu – The
#121: Financial Vicissitudes 267 Paramparā 328
#122: Dhirubhai Hirachand Ambani 268 #168: Bālariṣṭa case 337
#123: Diabetes and Overweight 271 #169: Problematic health 338
#124: Diabetes 272 #170: Baby Grossberg 339
#125: Hamilton Jordan 273 #171: Premature II 339
#126: Śrī Rāma 276 #172: Jeddu Kṛṣṇamūrti 340
#127: Adolph Hitler 277 #173: Śrī Lāhiri Mahāśaya 342
#128: Otto Von Bismarck 278 #174: OSHO Acārya Rajnīśa 342
#129: Lata Mangeskar – Singer 279 #175: Weak Eyesight 346
#130: Sanjay Rath – Astrologer 280 #176: Night Blindness and Weak Eyesight
#131: Job Problems 280 346
#132: Eldest Sibling – Prince Charles 284 #177: Author - Vyayapada analysis 347
#133: Male 285 #178: Mahātmā Gandhi 348
#179: Jyotiṣa Guru 349
#180: Jyotiṣa Śiṣya 349
#181: Swāmī Vivekānanda 350
#182: Śrī Rāmakṛṣṇa Paramahamśa 351
#183: Bush, George W. 356
#184: Kerry, John Forbes 357
#185: Job Problems 359
#186: Marriage 361
#187: Bāhya and Marriage 362
#188: Martha Stewart - Wealth and Impris-
onment 363
#189: Swāmī Vivekānanda 364
#190: Author 366
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isT of ables
#1: Yoga Tara 16 #32: Graha and Status 105
#2: Loka and Mantra (S. Rath, A Course on #33: Chara Kāraka description 106
Jaimini Maharishi’s Upadesa Sutra 2007) 18 #34: Māraṇa Kāraka Sthāna 109
#3: Nakṣatra lordships 19 #35: Graha timescales 113
#4: Nakṣatra lordships 20 #36: Tithi Doṣa 115
#5: Yoga and Nakṣatra 27 #37: Tithi Devata and Remedy 115
#6: Yoga lords 27 #38: Yama Graha 118
#7: Yoga point 28 #39: Yama example 118
#8: Tithi Lords 33 #40: Upagraha example 119
#9: Nadādi Tithi 34 #41: Udaya 124
#10: Tithi Devatā 35 #42: Guṇa and signs 125
#11: Chaturdaśi effects (Parashara 1999) 55 #43: Direction of signs 126
#12: Karana 60 #44: Distance and signs 126
#13: Karaṇa Lords 61 #45: Tattva and signs 126
#14: Bhadrā Karaṇa 65 #46: Yuga and signs 127
#15: Bhadrā calculation example 67 #47: Bodily features and signs 128
#16: Mouth and Tail of Bhadrā 67 #48: Sign colour, complextion and lengths
#17: Saptajihva bīja 72 128
#18: Dvadaśāditya (S. Rath, A Course on #49: Trikoṇa bhāva 131
Jaimini Maharishi’s Upadesa Sutra 2007) 73 #50: Kendra bhāva 131
#19: Vāra and Devatā 74 #51: Chaturāśraya bhāva 134
#20: Vāra and Horā 75 #52: Ravi Sambandha 148
#21: Dinapraveśa 76 #53: Rāśi Dṛṣṭi 159
#22: Timescales 76 #54: Abhimukha 160
#23: Vāra chakra 78 #55: Dīptādi Avasthā 169
#24: Guṇa chakra 79 #56: Bālādi Avasthā 169
#25: Five areas of life 93 #57: Lajjitādi Avasthāt 170
#26: Pañcāñga Sambandha 94 #58: Total Rekhā 172
#27: Quick Pañcāñga Table 94 #59: Distribution of Sun’s Rekhā 173
#28: Sankrānti and weekday 94 #60: Bhāva Kārakas 190
#29: Ghātaka Cakra 95 #61: Graha Kāraka 191
#30: Graha & Rāśi Varṇa 103 #62: Chara Kārakas 193
#31: Overview of Varṇa 104 #63: Chārakāraka Bhāva 194