203155191 Book Mundane Astrology K N Rao

IHindu AtlroloQy Sonu I

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Astrology with over I00 illustrations M.S. Mehta A. Radhika Rao Guide and Editor

K.N. Rao

Acknowledgment This book would not have been possible without the guidance and direction by our guruji. K.N. Rao who has taught us the finer principles of prediction hitherto hidden and unknown. Rao Is a great master and a teacher who holds one spell bound with his speed and wisdom. It was a great privilege to have learnt astrology from him. He is not only a great teacher but a wonderful compassionate human being. There are not many like him in this world. In all humility this book Is dedicated to him and to the worthy cause which Is so dear to him. We also acknowledge the financial support provided for the publication of this book by "the Society for Vedic Researches and Practices." Our special thanks to respective families for their great support and encouragement. We must thank fellow faculty members Deepak Bisarla, Dr. S.B. Goel, Manoj Pathak, Naval Singh, Vlnay Gupta and Essac for lnspirrr;g us to write this book.

M.S. Mehta

.A.. Radhika Rao

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Contents Acknowledement ....................................................... 3 Preface .................................................................... 6 Chapter I

Introduction ........................................................... 13 Chapter II

The Multi-Step Scheme ............................................. 27 Chapter 111

Countries of The World and Ruling Signs ...................................................... 36 Chapter IV

Horoscopes of Indian Independence and Republic Day ..................................................... 46 Chapter V

Signification of Planets ............................................. 51 Chapter VI

Houses and their Signification ................................... 60 Chapter VII

Koorma Chakra ........................................................ 64 Chapter V111

Sanghatta Chakra ..................................................... 73 Chapter IX

Planets in Different Houses and their Signification ....... 78 Chapter X

Conjunction-Opposition etc. of Planets ....................... 91 Chapter XI

Earthquakes .......................................................... 109 Chapter XII

Comets ................................................................. 123 Chapter X111

Eclipses ................................................................ 128 Chapter XIV

Entry of Saturn/Rahu in Rohini nakshatra and their effect on politics of India .......................... 136 4

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Venus Entry into Gemini and Indian Affairs ............... 145 Chapter XVI

Saturn's Entry in Cancer and New World Order .............................................. 152 Chapter XVII

Rahu in Indian History ........................................... 159 Chapter XVlll

Importance of Muhurta in Oath Taking Ceremony of Prime Ministers .................................................. 169 Chapter XIX

Predicting Wars through Astrology ........................... 183 Chapter XX

Terrorism an Astrological Explanation ....................... 196 Chapter XXI

Political Assassinations ........................................... 210 Chapter XXII

Planetary Cabinet and King (Raja) of the Year/Cloud etc ............................................. 226 Chapter XXIII

Results of the Various Planets becoming Lord of the Year ...................................... 233 Chapter XXIV

Giving Yearly Predictions - India and the world in year 2002, 2003 & 2007 ...................................... 235 Chapter XXV

Prime Ministers of India .......................................... 251 Chapter XXVI

Political Parties of India .......................................... 260 Chapter XXVII

Dasha in Indian History .......................................... 272 Chapter XXVIll

Principles of Astra-Meteorology ................................................. 279

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Preface This book Is a wish fulfilment for me, a dream realised. Let me explain. I had asked Dr.B.V.Raman once whether he would ever write a book on mundane astrology. Dr. Raman had the virtue of writing with clarity and luddity unlike the cut and paste writers or those confused ones who have mangled so many branches of astrology recently.

Dr. Raman Dr. Raman, never known for any original research, would have produced a small Judd primer on mundane astrology If he had chosen to write one. He did not but he had to his credit many successful mundane predictions, mostly political. Dr. Raman's range of mundane predictions was extremely limited. He was a well Informed man but not well read and did not know International law, finer constitutional points etc. Yet, it Is Dr. Raman who brought so much prestige to astrology through his successful mundane predictions In English unlike Hardeo Sharma who was much greater but remained unnoticed because he wrote In Hindi which Is not the language of the elitist classes yet In India!

Hardeo Sharma Trivedi The other person who would have produced the best and most brilliant book on mundane astrology was the late Hardeo Sharma Trivedi who wrote only one book in Hindi, 'Vyapar Ratna', which Is a brilliant book on commerdal astrology, a part of mundane astrology In the modern world of consumerism. But he did not write a book on his other areas like astro-meteorology and political predictions about nations and their heads even In the absence of their horoscopes. He would have explained the use ofhls vast techniques and even disclosed that secret Karpoor Chakra which someone stole from his house In Solan. Karpoor Chakra, he told me often, showed In a pinpointed way the places and directions In which there would be good and bad event as planets moved from rashl to rash I. I remember his prediction about the death of President J.F.Kennedy without his horoscope and the Wall 6

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Street collapse of October 1987 without any horoscope of New York Stock Exchange or the horoscope of USA! His techniques were amazing because he had the superb advantage of learning astrology In Ujjain which had been for centuries the greatest centre of predictive astrology being the place of the great Varahamlhlra. Hardeoji told me dearly that he had no Intention ever of writing books on other aspects of mundane astrology and he did not write any. How I learnt from Hardeoji Yet, I learnt so much from his predictions In the famous Vishwa Vi jay Panchanga In Hindi with the use of various techniques and some Sanskrit shlokas and couplets In Hindi. He alone knew the use of many chakras given In books like Narapatl Jaya and many more not given in this booi<. If he claimed to have got them from a tradition, the great Ujjain tradition of Varahamihlra, he had a justifiable claim. But he was modesty and humility personified, a great worthy example for many upstarts who now claim to belong to a parampara which never existed and cannot be proven historically. My Unpublicised Mundane Predictions Good part of that active part of my astrological career which was spent In doing researches In mundane astrology and giving some very brilliant predictions were given when I was in a government job and the government service conduct rules prevented me from publicising or writing them In any astrological magazine, though the deaths of both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were predicted by me in a drcumlocutory way in I 984 and I 990 In published articles--months before the tragedies struck the nation. I could write more boldly on astra-meteorology for a newspaper. the Statesman of Delhi in 1987-89, challenging meteorologists and predicting and beating them always with my own advance predictions about rainfall and twice about earthquakes. Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan Classes Then, after the starting of astrology classes In the Bharatlya Vidya Bhawan in 1987, I had to teach among many other subjects, mundane astrology which no other teacher could have taught in .those years. Out of hundreds of students who have passed our examinations since then, only three students showed keen Interest In mundane astrology! Again. all the three have been officers of the Indian Foreign Service, one of them retired, M.S.Mehta, the co-author of the book and two 7

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serving officers who now are posted In some stations outside india.

Mr. Mehta the Teacher Fortunately, Mr.Mehta joined our teaching faculty and took the burden of teaching mundane astrology off my shoulders. He went on doing mundane astrology brilliantly, teaching. predicting, doing research and reading more and more all those allied subJects which are related to mundane astrology.

Astrologer's Intellectual Equipment Anyone who wants to do mundane astrology must have a rich background of history, politics, national and International, some knowedge of international law, functioning of different world bodies like UNO, Security Council, WHO, UNESCO etc. Unlike Dr, Raman and Hardeoji, we and some of our students are better equipped in these subjects. If these students take Interest In mundane astrology, their contribution would be much richer than expected. In the case of Mr. Mehta, being a retired officer of the Indian Foreign Service, he was equipped with better knowledge of these, far better than Dr. Raman or Hardeoji. Besides, Mr .Mehta had been a good student of history during his student days. Here was an ideal student with right background capable of working hard, doing deep research and trying different techniques. He had only to try to learn mundane astrology and try its techniques to see how It was far superior to the Information gathered by intelligence agencies, more often than not, provided we had the right astrological data.

My Illness of 2000 After my illness of ZOOO, I decided to encourage my students to produce their researches fast and that I would not write book now unless It becomes absolutely necessary. It Is the honest tradition of writing of book that must get established now to replace the fake authors producing cut ,1nd p.1Ste books which come out Into the market like a nood now.

Luthra's Book Sometime in late eighties of the last century, the late J.C.Luthra showed me the manuscript of his book on mundane astrology and I was shocked to know that he did not even know that Varahamihira had written the greatest book on mundane astrology, Brlhat Samhita, which it will take a full twenty years to understand fully! But It was not 8

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the fault of Luthra in this case as all that was available even In the Indian market were books on mundane astrology by western writers. I know from my experience that western astrologers are poor In predictive astrology. have poorer predictive techniques and have not even ten good successful predictions to show. I had tried to collect such predictions for preparing for the court case against astrology In the Supreme Court of India in November 2003 in which I had argued as a petitioner In person (I was the only astrologer who fought the case and won the case while all other astrologers ran away from the battle in the supreme hour of crisis of Hindu astrology in India). Surprisingly. I could not get two good examples of successful mundane predictions of western astrologers! Luthra did not know It and thought that western astrologers had given many successful techniques. I wasted lot of my time in convincing him to read Hindu astrological techniques which he did not do and produced a book In two volumes which is lifted from western books.

Need for a Good Bon Mundane Astrology There was need to write a good book on mundane astrology which either I alone could do or some talented writer student of mine. In time came Mr. Mehta with his offer to write the book and then came Kumarl A.Radhika who made spectacular progress in this branch of astrology which I had not expected her to achieve. and so fast! I am proud of these former students of mine who are now becoming the authors of the best books on astrology. That is what represents to me a wish fulfilment. a dream realised. because It creates a tradition which selfish astrologers never do as they do not teach. do not share their knowledge at all. Over a period of three years. these two authors have produced this book.

Problems and Challenges But one cannot remain satisfied with this. We have to keep working within our limitations without any funding ever done by any branch of the government or private agency. All this is done with a misslonary zeal by .us. appreciated by some. plagiarised by other astrologers. But the work must go on.

Problems There will be problems and problems we will face and some of them can be enumerated here.

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Generally, the horoscopes of nations are not available. The only source Is The Book of World Horoscopes by Nicholas Campion which Is helpful but not always reliable Is what I found. Yet the efforts of Campion are to be praised highly as without this book most of us doing mundane astrology would have been without any valuable data at all. But as I said, for data collection western sources are rich but for predictive purposes and superior techniques you have to fall back only on Hindu astrology. But even here we face some problems to which attention must be drawn for future work by zealous astrologers. 1. The Absence of a Reliable National Horoscope We solve this problem through our magnificent Chaltra Shukla Pratlpada horoscopes and monthly and fortnightly ones. Yet the question to be asked Is how can they give us long range predictions at all? One cannot go on making innumerable horoscopes for future years and not get confused. The absence of a national horoscope is a handicap which cannot be overcome at all. 2. Cycles of Dashas Where national horoscopes are available, we still have a problem when we see dashas repeating in cycles. for Instance if you take the horoscope of USA of I 776 of 10:21:20 a.m. with Slmha lagna rising at 29/59 degrees, the second cycle (Mars dasha) of the Vimshottarl dasha started from 14 October 1891 and from 20 I I the third cycle will begin. Similarly, In the case of Jaimlnl's Chara Dasha, It Is the fifth cyde of USA now running from 1992 and on this basis I have made successful predictions about the decline of USA and its involvement In wars. I have solved this problem to some extent by combining the dasha, Chaltra Shukla Pratlpada and other ancilliary horoscopes with transits and eclipses and have many successful predictions. Is there a better method? That question should be kept open. 3. Lack of Horoscopes of Important leaders The problem of not having the correct horoscopes of political leaders or dictators at the helm of administration In their countries at a given time Is the biggest handicap we face. There is no way of solving lt. In India we do not have, In the year 2008, the horoscopes of Manmohan Singh the prime minister and Sonia Gandhi and of all those important regional leaders who have been becoming Instrumental in the formation of coalition governments at the centre since 1996. If some of our crucial predictions fail we cannot help it. 4. RJsky Approach I have shared with readers In lny published writings and also my 10

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website www.journalofastrology.com some risky methods of predicting. I had been succesfulln some cases and failure In others. Let me dte four such cases of recent years. On the basis of the coronation of the king of Nepal, I predicted the end of his reign and now Nepal has a republican rule. Having failed once with a horoscope of President Musharraf of Pakistan, I made a prediction about his uncertain future (he had to resign In 2008) on the basis of the national horoscope of Pakistan, using Its dashamansha for a good prediction. On the basis of a horoscope of Benazir Bhutto passed on to me in the eighties of the last century by a former Indian diplomat, I made a terribly tragic prediction about her end which proved correct In 2007. Similarly, on the basis of the horoscope of Roger Federer the great tennis player passed on by someone (which Is different from the details given by Rodden), I predicted the end of his era at the end of December 2007 and In 2008 he lost In Australian, French, Wimbledon and Olympic tennis In the singles and won only one grand slam US tennis 2008. Like this I have shared many times such predictions showing the element of risk and also the chances of success. Sometimes, when the day of birth etc are known but not the time, the Moon sign may be helpful. 5. Admitting and Explaining Failed Predictions If astrology Is to make substantial progress, honest astrologers must admit their failed predictions and explain them technically for others to learn. I have done it four times at least in my life but am suprlsed to see frauds after frauds claiming success for their failed prediction many years after readers have forgotten them. Failures arc best teachers Is what astrologers must appreciate and learn. NEW AREAS Originally in andent times mundane astrology was concerned with weather, earthquakes, fall of kings and kingdoms and of course agriculture, crops etc on which humanity depended. Later. as world became more and more complex, Industrial, global, technological, we have not suffident researches to make mundane astrology useful for nations. There are many new areas which will have to be gone Into. In 1993, In the keynote address to the ACVA I made a prediction that Japan would win a Nobel Prize and Japan did win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Later, I made a prediction about India getting one when 11

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Amartya Sen got one in Economics. But such predictions must come out correct with consistency and in larger number of cases. I have not worked much on it. Similarly, In 1988, I wrote In the limes of Astrology that something in the nature of a religious revival was going to take place In the then atheistical communist USSR and came perestroika very soon and religion got its righful place in Russian life. Apart from the revival of the Russian Orthodox, ~he ISKCON movement and Islam got revived

soon. Lack of Astrological Forum All that needs to be understood is that many new areas can be gone into but where is the forum to discuss such researches? All that Is happening Is that these predictions are plaglarised and the thief runs away with It and remaln unpunished. There has to be a better academic and honest atmosphere for great mundane astrology to develop, flourish and get established and recognised. That is a dream only. Features of the Book The most remarkable features of this book which will remain unparallelled Is that It Illustrates every point through a horoscope and the horoscopes used are more than one hundred which no writer of a book on mundane astrology has ever done anywhere In the world. It Is for this reason that I have called it the best book on mundane astrology in the world. Then look at the number of techniques shown here. Where In the world will you find them? That is our scientific approach in the Bharatlya Vldya Bhawan--all done out of our zeal without any funding of even one rupee even for such a magnificent research of such a SC<11e!! But remember that lnspite of this great effort mundane astrology will remain as the wildest branch of astrology for the astrologers appearing In the teievlslon channels who know next to nothing about mundane astrology. It has been mangled beyond recognition by those quacks who think that predicting the rise and fall of political parties and leaders Is the be all and end all of mundane astrology. Anyway. some serious minded astrologers may make full use of this great book of Mehta and Radhika Is my hope.

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Introduction Mundane Astrology - Its Importance Mundane astrology Is that braoch of astrology which deals with the worldly events like war and peace, earthquakes, noods, famines, droughts, plagues, communal/religious riots and strife, rise and fall of nations, duration of the governments, death and abdication of the head of the state, economy of the country, general prosperity and major political events which affect the nation and life of people in general. Mundane word has been derived from the Sanskrit word Medini. Importance of Mundane Astrology VarahdiTlihira in his monumental work Brihat Samhita has said that ·Just as the night devoid of lights is utterly blind, and the Sun dark. even so will a king grope In life In dark like a blind man on the way. if he Is not guided by a good astrologer He had also said that a single astrologer /.e. one who studies the course of destiny can achieve what a thousand elephants and four times as many horses cannot do. This shows the great importance of astrology to guide the politicians and leaders to a better and prosperous future and to be aware of the pitfalls that may lie ahead. Use of Astrology by Kings and Emperors of India Our ancient Indian texts are replete with reference of jyotish and Rajyotishis In the imperial court. No religious or Important ceremonies could take place without consultation of astrologers. Practically, every king used to have a court astrologer. In the R
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The name of Varahamihlra Is often mentioned. He was one of the greatest astrologers world has ever known. He was also navratnas (one of the nine gems)of the Imperial court of King Vikramadltya. Jyotish in Ancient India Religion was an Important factor of the polity of Hindus. It Is woven in day to day fabric of living. as such no important function, whether at individual level or state level, could be performed without an appropriate Muhurta. The R.amayana and the Mahabharata are replete with references to nakshatras, Muhurta and birth at auspicious or lnauspldous times. Valmiki refers to planetary combinations at the time of birth of R.ama and his brothers. Rama was born on the 9"' lunar day of Chaitra when five planets were In own houses or/and exalted- Mars In Makar, Saturn In Tufa, Jupiter in Karka, Venus In Meena and the Moon In Its own rashl. He was born in Punarvasu Nakshatra, Karka lagna. Moon was In lagna with Jupiter In Punarvasu nakshatra. About the birth of Lord Krishna, the astrological description given In Garga Samhita is ( l) Bhadra Mass (Z) Krishna Paksha (3) Rohln/ Nakshatra (4) Harshan Yoga (5) Ashtaml 7ithl (6) Vrlsha Lifgna. (Quoted In jyotisha, The Super Science by K. N. &.o) At the birth of Lord Buddha the court astrologers had predicted that either he would become a king of kings or he would be a saint whose name would spread In all corners of the world. The horoscope of Lord Buddha This is a very powerful horoscope. The lord of tenth, Mars Is In Its own house with directional strength. Mars is also yoga Karka. Sun Is exalted also with directional strength. Lord of the ninth house Jupiter Jup Sun SalVen

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Is with lord of ten Mars and lord of four Venus is again with lord of five, Mars making excellent rajyoga of kendra and trlkona combinations. (Dharam Karma..,dhlpatl yogas) five planets In I 0"' house. Ra.hu Is exalted In the house of moksha and is In Mercury sign who has connection with I Oth house Similarly exalted Ketu's dlsposltor Jupiter Is also In I O"' house in this horoscope. All the nine planets establish contact with the I o·" house making horoscope extremely powerful. No doubt this horoscope belongs to "king of kings". This is also a combination for 'SanyclS ·.Among many great features of this horoscope there are two notable one which strike the eye: Saturn and Jupiter with one of them becoming the ninth lord gave him the ability to bring out a reform in the religion of his birth and make it a new religion. He thus became the founder of a new religion. Then the gajakesarl yoga here Is of the best variety with Jupiter joining exalted Sun showing the founding of religious Institutions whlch, we know now, became role models for subsequent religions like Christians who founding the model of sangham in founding their monasteries. It ls a rare case where from the Moon in Tula we have both the gajakesari kesari yoga which is taintless and also chandradhiyoga. Add to this the digbala strength of exalted Sun and Mars In the tenth house from the lagna and you see perhaps the greatest historical figure of the world whose religious and missionary models apart from preaching were plagiarlsed by subsequent religions according to Bertrand Russel (Why I am not a Christian)

Astrology in Medieval Times Mention is made in Akbar Nama and jahanglr Nama that jyotish had a place of honour even in those days. Following references are from 'jahangir Nama.' "A child of his age. he (jahangir) also believed In astrology and WclS Cclreful to give alms to ward off the inauspidousness that could be OCCiiSioned by an lnfelidtous conjunction of planets·. Page III - "Since a conjuncrion of Mars and Saturn, the two inauspidous planets, had occurred on Sunday the 7th (April 2 1}, I ordered gold, silver, other metals, and all sorts ofgrains to be given in alms to the poor and needy and distributed throughout most of the realm.· Page 7: Prince Khurram Is born on the lclSt day of Rilbl I I 000 (january 5, 1592) after the elapse of five hours and 12 minutes of the eve of Thursday, which wclS known clS mubar.tkshamba during the jahanglr era, with Libra in the ascendant by the reckoning of Persian clStrologers, or Virgo Ascendant by reckoning of Indian clStrologers, 00 00

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"the star of the constellation of the caliphate "was born In Lahore to the daughter of Rr.1ja Udal Singh. The date ofhis regal birth carries with It such glad tidings, for during this month took place the blessed birth of the Prophet. It Is also a sign of auspiciousness and divine guidance, that at the beginning of every millennium a world ruler should come into existence to eradicate rebellion and Ignorance from the world just as the rising of this star had been predicted 565 years prior to this by Afzi!luddin Hakim Khaqani when he composed this quatrain." They say that every thousand-years there comes Into this world one that Is privy to the people of perfection ... Pagel 16: "December 2, a solar eclipse occurred. To repel the inauspiciousness I had myself weighed .1gainst gold and silver ..... and distributed to deserving. " P.1ge 157: Two watches and one ghari had elapsed the eve of Friday.... When the world Illuminating Sun entered the constellation of Aries. its house of splendour and culmination ... At the very hour Sun enrered Aries, which is an auspicious hour, I sat on the throne of felicity and fortune ..... Page 270: August /9, the forward camp was dispatched at an ,wspicious hour in the direction of Agra. The astronomers and astrologers had previously determined this hour for decamping...

Jyotish and Modem Times While in andent times the court astrologer used to occupy a prominent position astrology in modern times has been much discredited because of the lnHuence of western culture under the domination of British Imperialism. Every thing relating to Hinduism was discredited to keep the monopoly of British power in tact. Pundits e~nd jyotishis, genere~lly with poor knowledge of astrology no rese<~rch or e~bility for modernlzlng andent concepts with In harmony with changed times, e~re much In deme~nd during election de~ys. This Is the time when they he~ve <1 field day and give
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who have long over-lived their utility has brought a bad name to astrology. Similarly, one of the critics of astrology without verifying stated that third battle of Panlpat was lost because the astrologers had advised against counter attack at a time which was most opportune. if the candidate has some dour they would give him positive predictions to please him and hope for the best. If they get elected they get vindicated. If the results are negative they shrug it off by stating that it Is the result o' 1Jad karmas and something may good come out of it. There are others who charge hu9;e sums of money for poojas. homas and shan tis. This Is not to deny the existence of some ,good astrologers who are' known for their piety, self-service and :lccurite predictions. One of them was late Shri Hardev Sharma Shastri Trivedi who used to bring out Vishva Vijay Panchanga (almanac) In Hin.dl and give ex~:.ellent predictions on.weather, stock market and political events. Mr. Charan Singh, the ex-prime minister of lr'ldia once called him the greatest astrologer of the world. However, it goes to the credit of KN Rao that astrology has found Its rightful place. With his tireless zeal he has brought out the Importance of astrology in the upllftment of the soul and God's great design In shaping the things of the wo;ld. N~ other astrologer In the world has done so much In the field of original researches as he has done. In mundane and jaimlnl astrology he nas no parallel. With his habit of working day and night he has 'enundated many laws of astrology which have become famous and are quoted all over the world. In mundane astrology his contribution Is phenomenal. His website www.journalofastrology.com is ~o.nsulted .and admired by astrologers all over the world.

New Researches and Important Principles . I. "The eclipse"- from the book Nehru Dynasty by K.N. Rao · Here are glimpses of some of the predictions given by Shri Rao. This one relates to the impending death ofSanjay Gandhi, a prediction given much in advance before the impending tragedy occurred. "The eclipse of 16 February 1980 was the worst lndi,l had witnessed. The Indian ,lstrologers especially in the South had made dire predictions. It had to be bad for the "royal family" of India". The 16 Febru,1ry eclipse was falling in the second house (of death) of San jay Gandhi. opposite to his Moon where the seventh house again Is house of death. 5,1njay's Moon in Leo was under the grip of Rahu. Mars and Jupiter and he was passing through dasha of sevcmh lord, the Moon in the 8th house of 17

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birth horoscope. The antardasha lord Mercury Is the 6th lord (also the 9th lord) was also heavily afflicted. By 23rd July 1980. Saturn in retrograde motion had came back Into Leo and joined Mars who had stayed long In Leo that year, hovering over Sanjay's Moon In the 8th house.

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jo Shani Simha pharsi Sangha To garh Delhi Hosi Bhang It means the capital Delhi is threatened when Saturn transits Leo. On the basis of this Shrl K.N Rao had given a prediction on the fall of Mr. Morarjl Desai In 1979. There would be piquant situation on 15th 18

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March 1980 when Saturn was retrograding Into Leo where It would stay till 27th of July 1980. The question bef9re KN Rao was, would Saturn once again destroy a garh (a fortress) In Delhi. Crucial for this was the Aries Sdnkrclntl of April 13, 1980. The horoscope for this event is as follows: Moon Mer

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Aries • sankranti Horoscope Lagna is heavily afflicted with Saturn. Mars and R.1hu as also jupiter. lord of eight. The tenth lord Venus receives the aspect of malefic Saturn who Is already badly mauled by Mars and Rahu. The worse was retrogression of transiting I Oth lord Venus Into Taurus after 16th June. This disturbance of I Oth house/lord during the crucial quarter showed disturbance to power centre particularly in Znd half of june 1980. Death of an Important person In Znd half of June 1980, were remarks of Shrl Rao to R.1Ja Dinesh Singh the former External Affairs Minister. On june 23 1980, SanJay Gandhi, son of Indira Gandhi and presumed successor to Nehru dynasty died in a plane crash.

Big ifs of History "INJth the deilth of Si!njay Indira "s succession ambition suffered Its won;t jolt. His span of life could not have been more than 36 yeiln;. It was no use grooming him for succession. Rdjiv who hated politics had all the Rdjyogas." K.N. Rao. 2. Jupiter in Taurus (Rao's Nehru dynasty) From the book Astrological journey through History Mystery and Horoscopes by Shrl KN Rao - written on 14 September 1988, "In post Independent India -jupiter in Taurus brings radiCill 19

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changes In central government and then dS Sa tum prepares to move Into Poorvashadha nakshatra of Venus (In Sagittarius rash/ from 13'> 20' to Z(J> 40 J. the two major planets will transfonn the national polltiCdl scene through a poll not a revolution. but a poll which will have tones of a revolution through a ballot". (This Is classical prlndple taken from classical books) Jupiter was last In Taurus In I 977 when something of a revolution happened through ballot box. Earlier In August 1964, jupiter was transiting from Aries to Tat:rus, jupiter had taken away Nehru and brought Lal Bahadur Shastri Into the political forefront. Then came In Indira (from 1964 to 1966) Now Jupiter was In Taurus again In 198889 when Saturn was preparing to effectuate classical · Chattra Bhanga Yoga'. In the November 1989 election Rajiv Gandhi's Congress Party suffered a set back and he resigned from the post of Prime Minister. Note: Saturn In 8th from Jupiter was aspected by Mars.

Entry of Sun in Aries sign Great Predictive Techniques and Predictions of Hindu Astrologers Hindu astrologers In India have great predictive techniques available to them which are unknown to western Astrologers. It Is for this reason that Indian astrologers who have their roots In great spiritual traditions of India score over their Western rivals and make brilliant predictions. Many slokas In andent texts have been given by Maharishis for predicting rains etc .• for example when Rahu and Venus are In Cancer and joined by Moon there Is rain everywhere as happened on 3 july 1981. Unfortunately, most of the techniques known to renowned astrologers have come down to them from Parampara (family traditions) Vcn Mer Sun Rah

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which they are reluctant to share with others and In majority of cases these are lost to posterity. Use of Karpoorchakra was one such method known to great mundane astrologer Hardev Sharma Shastri Trivedi. A Brahman Is said to have devised this chakra two thousand years ago and presented It to the famous king Vlkramadltya. This secret was given to Hardev Sharma by some sadhu with the remark that Its results are Infallible. However, this seems to have been lost or stolen and no body today seems to know Its use. Hardev Sharma Trivedi also made use of a system where different states were allotted different rashis which are at variance with those used by modern astrologers. With this help he used to pin point the areas of disturbance and the directions In which events took place. This technique Is also not known to any one else and he did not pass on this secret to others.

Sarvashtak Chakra of India It Is again vindication of Hindu Astrology that transit of planets over strong houses of India give excellent results. Shri K.N Rao In a series of articles "Dots of Destiny" had established that transit of Saturn and jupiter through Gemini and Capricorn have always been periods of national weakness. 35

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with north-west India receiving I 04 percent of normal rainfall. When it did not rain till the end of july, some reporters asked K.N. Rao about rains. His predictions were published in two Hindi and English newspapers In the first week of August there would be some drizzle offering some hopes but after August I I , 2002 the trend would reverse and it would rain In a normal manner. This Is exactly what had happened. Indian Meteorological Department vs Hindu Astrology In the whole of july Indian Metrological Department (IMD) kept on harping that 2002 rains would be normal but confessed In August that july 2002 was the driest In I 00 years and Ajlt Singh. Minister of Agriculture was forced to confess that this was the worst drought of the last 12 years. This Is the meteorological department on which government spends crores of rupees every year and which Is supposed to have most modern equipment. The famous India dally 'Hindu' questioned the reliability of "scientific parameters" of IMD which lulled the nation into thinking that Monsoon would again be normal in 2002. As against this, Shrl Rao only made use of dicta laid down by our maharishis thousands of years ago, ardra pravesh horoscope and Sapt Nadl Chakrct. Achievements of Panchangas (Almanacs-Kaal Purusha Purnanga Panjika) JOA /997 Predictions about death of Rajiv Gandhi ex-prime minister of India and Hiteshwar Saikla ex-chief minister of Assam were hinted In these Panchangs within the constraints laid down under TADA act under which such predictions are prohibited.

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Great Wisdom of the Past The Hindu astrology as we have come to know of It Is a gift of eighteen maharishis. out of which the stellar place goes to Maharishi Parashara. 'P,1rashara knew all the 24 cosmic components of the creation of the Lord which Is part of the yoga philosophy. It Is the son of Parashara, the great Maharishi Veda \.Yas that gave to the world the Mahabharata. Srlmad Bhagvatam and Inspired other rishis to produce Puranas. Astrology is the gift of yogis to the world. Patanjall speaks of concentration of a particular chakra of one's body to get opened the jyotish nadis after which no one needs any horoscope. In the Mahabharata there are hundreds of references to astrological combinations. Kama tells Lord Krishna that the battle of Mahabharata

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would be lost by Kauravas, because of the following astrological combinations given In the Mahabharat In the udyog parva chapter 143, shlokas 8, 9 and 10. Reference Is made to three conditions. I. Saturn afflicting parajapati (para)apatl means Lord Brahma ldenilfled with Rohlnl In Taurus whose lord it is). 11. Second reason given was that Mars retrograding In )yeshta nakshatra was entering Anuradha nakshatra, which was a sure indication for fall and destruction of kings in power along with their friends. Ill. The third principle refers astrologically to entry of Ketu in Chitra nakshatra In Virgo and Libra rashis, which again Is indication of destruction of kings In power. This is repeated in Padma Pur,ma. The validity of that combination has been tested and explained by Shri KN Rao In his article the "Prism ofPrediction"publlshed In Astrological Magazine. Politics of Bihar: Important political events happen in Bihar when planets transit between Taurus and Gemini in Bihar. Shrl Rao had predicted that from March 17. 1974, there would be violence in Bihar as Ketu would be transiting from Gemini to Taurus. The movement of J P Naraln against Indira Gandhi was started on 19 March 1974. Great Predictions of Shri K. N. Rao in modern times K.N. Rao is the founder of Institute of Astrology. Bhartiya Vldya Bhawan. The largest of its kind in the world and Is a prolific writer and editor in chief. His publication Journals of Astrology has given some stunning predictions on mundane astrology in recent times. Most of these written predictions have been given in advance. These have been quoted from his book ")yotish the Super Science" Some of these predictions are as follows:1. Weather predictions:- No astrologer in the world has given so accurate prediction about the weather in India as Rao has done. This was commanded by the leading dally of Its time the Statesman. 2. Fall of Indira Gandhi:- Shri KN Rao predicted the fall of Indira Gandhi in March 1977, when she was at the height of her power, because she was running the dasha of Saturn/Ketu and her fall was clearly visible. This prediction of his was published In Hindi newspaper "Dharam Yug" and this gave him instant fame. 3. Allahabad High Court case:- He has also predicted that Smt. Indira Gandhi would lose her case in Allahabad High Court but would win subsequently in a judgment of Supreme Court. As

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predicted by hirn, the judgment of Allahabad High Court went against her and ~h.e imposed emergency In India and later got amended retrospectively people's representative-act which was approved by the Supreme Court. A. asslnatlon of Indira Gandhi: In his writings again In the Astrological magazlne, September and Octobet 1984, he had predicted a violent changes In the Central Government In October 1984 and the violent death of Indira Gandhi. This prediction was published by /he Statesman", which lauded the predictive skill of K.N. Ra.o. This prediction of his, was even given to late RaJa Dinesh Singh who was one time India's foreign minister. Raja Dinesh Singh publicly acknowledged the accuracy of prediction given by K.N. Ra.o. Fall of Rajiv Gandhi : In an Interview, to the Onlooker In 1988, and later on in an article on Jal Prakash Narayan, published In Astrological Magazlne on January 1989, he predicted the fall of Ra.jiv Gandhi, which later on came true, when V.P. Singh, became the Prime Minister of India in November 1989. Death of Rajiv Gandhi: K.N. Ra.o is the only astrologer In India, who hinted In August 1990, that Ra.jiv Gandhi would meet a violent end . .Ra.jiv Gandhi was subsequently killed in bomb blast on 21 May 1991 . This prediction was commented upon by the newspaper- the limes of India. Fall of V P Singh: In Vlshwavljay Panch,mg of March 1990, he predicted the fall of V.P. Singh, which ultimately happened In November 1990. Again In the same panchang he predicted the fall of the government of Chandrashekhar which came true In May 1991. In an interview to limes of India Shri Ra.o predicted that Congress party will come back to power. This came true In the elections of 1991, when P.V. Narasimha Rao became the Prime Minister of India. In Astrology classes at Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, he predicted about terrible earthquake ofTchrl Garhwal. Drought of 1987: In a series of articles published In Indian newspaper The Statesman, Shri R.1o gave the date of changes in weather patterns, end of droughts and South-West Monsoon, prolonging In October and making up the deficiency. The Statesmen carried an article on K.N. Rao "Planetary Route to Ritln ", and later on The Hindustan nmes published an article on him under the title "Weatherman a.nd Weather

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Prophet", which appreclated the great accuracy In predictions about weather forecasting by K.N. Rao. II. In 1989, K.N. Rao gave predictions about the collapse of USSR. and massacre of students of China at Tlananmen Square. 12. In USA 1993, he gave a stunning prediction in the Coundl of Vedic Astrology, that the Japan would get a Nobel Prize that year, which came true, when Kanziboro got Nobel Prize for literature. 13. In 1999, he had written that count down has begun for BJP, and Its popularity has started waning day by day. This was on the basis of Guru Chanda./ yoga In the third house of the horoscope of BJT'. where the lOth lord Is also Involved. This prediction came true later on when BJP was Involved in Tehelka episode. In recent times K.N. Rao has been very active and has given hundreds of predictions on mundane astrology through his artides in Star Tellar, daily newspaper The Pioneer and through his website. He had predicted much In advance about India's rise as a super power, Invasion of Iraq and fall of Saddam Hussein, communal dlvlde in India, drought of 2002, earthquake of Gujarat of 26, January 2001, secret plots hatched against Israel, predictions about rise and fall of Natwar Singh, India's former foreign minister and host of other predictions about recent earthquakes and other current topics. The present book which has been written under his guidance gives all the modem techniques taught by Shri KN Rao in his lectures and writings. for the year 2006 he had written much in advance about Hare up of the war in middle east. uncertain rains in northern India, Increase of terrorist actlvlry and occurring of sexual scandals in England and India (all these predictions came true). (Note: The sexual sc
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were great. Rao also predicted about the key role of Sonia Gandhi In Indian politics. In recent times most stunning prediction of Shri Rao was about Impending fall of Nepal monarchy.

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cbapter II The Multi-Step Scheme For prediction of mundane events, following horoscopes and charts are used. It is a clear multiple step scheme: I. Foundation horoscope of the country concerned. Z. Horoscope of Hindu new year and yearly cabinet. 3. Soorya veedhl or solar Ingress charts. 4. Paksha or Lunar Charts. 5. Interpreting eclipses, solar and lunar with different Implications for different nations. 6. Transits interpreted In normal well known way. 7. Transits interpreted on some special chakrclS. 8. Special significance Is given to occasional planetary conjunction as will be discussed. 9. Annual horoscopes based on the foundation chart of a country has been a valuable tool In the hands of an astrologer like late Hardeo Sharma Trivedi. I. Foundation Horoscope of the Country Concerned It Is only the Hindu astrologers who have many techniques of making mundane predictions on many bases. the first and foremost being the birth or foundation chart of a nation. But here lots of difficulties are faced because such data Is not available or is too ancient to be verified. Some help can be got from the book of Campion MThc Book of World Horoscopes". According to K.N. Rao "these difficulties are of different type, In the case of nations which became free after the first or the second world wars, mostly the data is available but the exact time of its founding Is questionable, many difficulties arise and they can be solved only through intensive research. For instance, see some of these cases: UK- In the case of England which horoscope should be used will remain debatable. It is not dear why some English astrologers use I st January of 1800 for its horoscope while others even refer to the 25th December of I 066 at I 2:00 hrs. with Taurus rising. All such horoscopes are to be verified with historical events and mahadashas which can be done only by Hindu astrologers applying Hindu techniques of jyotisha. We are not aware of ai'Jy western astrologer using either of these

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horoscopes or any other to make successful predictions about UK. India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Sri Lanka and some other countries have more dependable horoscopes because of their recently won freedom. Even then some doubts arise as to the time of declaration of freedom and the time of assumption of power which can be conflicting. For India the horoscope of Independent india cast for 14/15 August 1947 00:01 AM, New Delhi Is with Taurus as lagna. To study any thing relating to the Constitution of India- Republic day horoscope made for 26.0 I. 1950 with Meena lagna is used. A question often asked by astrologers of the west Is how can one predict In the case of nations which do not have a dependable foundation horoscope. The answer to this is the Hindu new year horoscope prepared on the basis of 'chaltra shukla pratlpada'. The western basis of making such predictions on the basis of 1st January is falladous and has no astronomical basis as It is clear from the great record of Hindu astrologers in making accurate mundane predictions. USA an instance is being given here to show how such controversies are resolved through historical verification of major events in the history of a nation. Foundation map of USA - Article by Sh K.N.R.J.o published In journal of Astrology -Januaf}' - March 2002. Western Astrologers use 16 different horoscopes for USA, with different dates and different times. Though It Is easy to make yearly predictions by maklng use of chaltra shukla pratlpada Its use is limited for one year only. That the foundation date used Is July 4, 1776 there Is no controversy. However. there Is conflict of opinion about the lagna some western astrologers have even argued for different dates but not one of them has proved the correctness of his data by giving any advance prediction on its basis. Even In the case of 4th July 1776, the time was disputed. I. Some astrologers have given Sagittarius (Dhanu) ascendant to USA which makes it a war like nation which It Is not. 2. Scorpio L.agna, which does not make It a great and creative nation with so many Nobel Prizes and sdentiftc discoveries. Scorpio {Vrlschik) would have made It self destructive. 3. Leo lagna fits USA better, it Is only the super power today, with unprecedented economic power. This also makes it the most feared nation because of it military power. With this lagna It Is easy to explain the dvll war of 1863 which happened In the first cyde of Vimshottarl dasha of Rahu and antardasha of Venus. it is also easy to explain why it withdrew from Vietnam in 1974-75

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during dasha of Venus/Rahu. In 1945 August, Atom Bomb w~ dropped on Nagasaki during Saturn/Mars/Saturn. 4. Slmha lagna makes It a prosperous nation with leadership In technology. 5. Saturn In 2nd house ~pected by Mars and both In turn aspect 5th house lord, with so many planets shows capitalist economy with mighty New York stock exchange having fluctuations In 1929 and 1987. 6. Yogi Karvejl with his supernormal powers has helped fix leo lagna for USA. 7. Mahadasha of Moon starting from 13 October 2001 has three dear signification in mundane astrology. Moon as the I Zth lord shows following (i) Foreign plots hatched against lt. (ii) Expenditure because of war in Afghanistan Iraq etc. (Iii) Mood of aggression especially when Moon Is in Dhanlshta (Mars's) nakshatra. Note:- Horoscope of USA is given In Chapter Ill page 39 China (I. I 0.1949, IS: IS hrs., Peking, Capricorn lagna) The China's horoscope is very dependable now and on Its basis many good predictions have been made by Hindu astrologers lnduding the tradng of the new epidemic SARs. Russia (I 2.6.1990. 0 I :45 PM Moscow) Russia having undergone a major transformation In 1990 has two horoscopes now, one of 12th june 1990, with Virgo (Kanya) lagna rising and the other of 26 December 1991 when Russia got segregated from Its former republics completely. The 12 june 1990 horoscope was collected from Russian astrologers and on its basis many correct predictions have been given. Israel ( 14.5.1948, Tel Aviv, 03:50PM Virgo lagna) like India, the horoscope of Israel Is very dependable and on this basis many good predictions were made. Iran with Cancer lagna has become dependable horoscope. It was after the success of Ayatollah Khomeinl when he succeeded In overthrowing the Shah of Iran and established the theocratic republic of Iran on I" April 1979 at 3:00 PM or slightly earlier. Iraq There were some doubts and debates about the correct horoscope of Iraq but a prediction about the change of regime and fall of Saddam Hussein has established Its correct horoscope as that of 14th July 1958 at I :24 AM with Taurus lagna rising. Saudi Arabia. Scorpio Lagna some predictions made about Saudi Arabia on the basis of 21 September 1932 at mid-noon ( 12:00)

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seem to be coming out correct. But we will have to walt to confirm lt.

2. Horoscope of Hindu New Year and Yearly Cabinet Hindu astrologers solved the problem of conflicting lagna by casting horoscopes on the basis of the beginning of the Hindu new year and adjust the time for the capital of country concerned. Horoscope of Hindu new year which sets the trend for full year. On 'Chaitra shuk/a pakshil prittlpitda ·day new Moon and Sun will be In Meena rash!. This date can be ascertained from panchanga every year. For the year 2002 which was 13th April 00:5 I AM, the lagna was Sagittarius. This gave a fairly good picture of what Is to come In the year under review. For the year 2003 the Hindu new year started on 2"" April 2003 at 00.49 AM, New Delhi. It has Sagittarius Lagna at 08 deg 44 min with Mars In lagna, aspectlng Sun, Moon and Mercury In the 4th house. Rahu-Ketu are formed In 6/12 axis. So the year 2003 had to be a turbulent year. Applying this principle of Hindu new year accurate predictions were given by K.N. Rao about terrorist activities in USA and America going to war in Afghanistan and Iran. In 2006 Hindu new year started on 29 March 2006 at 03:45 PM at New Deihl (see Lahrl ephemeris of 2006 on page 21.

The King of the Yeor ond Planetary Cabinet A remarkable feature of Hindu annual horoscope is choosing the King of the year and Its allocation of planetary cabinet with portfolios. The King and the commander-In-chief of the year set the trend for coming events. Seven planets change portfolio every year. These portfolios are the king, prime minister, commander in chief, lord of vegetation, lord of minerals, lord of juices, grain, cattle etc. The planet which Is king In one year may becomes prime minister next year. These details are given In panchilngof each year. A separate chapter has been devoted to this.

Role of Sun, Moan, Mars The Sun and Moon are generally royal planets: if In any year either of these do not become the king. then royalty suffers. Similarly, Mars Is permanent commander-In-chief. If In any year he does not become the commander-In-chief, the army and navy suffer. All these details must be considered. The affliction to royal planets Is not an

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auspicious sign for that year.

3. Surya Veedhi Charts of Sun Ingress • Entry of Sun in Twelve Signs (Rashis) It sometimes becomes very necess.o1ry to find out which particular month in the life of a nation is likely to become historic In terms of achievement or disaster. This Is done easily by making what is known as the Surya Veedhl or solar Ingress chart. Twelve charts are prepared for entry of Sun In I 2 rashls. Special consideration is given to entry of Sun In cardinal signs or chara rash is 1.4, 7 and I 0 (Aries. Cancer, Libra and Capricorn). It is believed by astrologers that the soorya Veedhl charts for chi!ra rashfs gives results for the coming three months which means that one year can be divided into four quarters for such predictions. Special attention should be paid to the position of the Sun and malefic or benefic aspects received by it. The matters pertaining to the house where Sun Is located would figure prominently during the year. If Sun Is located In the 6th house and a malefic planet like Mars, Rahu or Saturn are transiting over It then there will be serious border dashes. The lordship of the aspectlng planets are also Important. If Sun Is In the 7th house receiving malefic aspects of Mars etc. then there could be chances of war as 7th house represents war. First house should be examined very carefully as It depicts nation as a whole and the general conditions of the country and other houses are also examined In similar way. 4. Paksha or Lunar Chart A very experienced and expert astrologer makes use of paksha or lunar charts for brilliant short range predictions. Instances will be shown later of Hardeo Sharma Trivedi's prediction about the Wall Street collapse of October 1987 one year In advance, the demolition of Babrf Masjid In Ayodhy<> was hinted at by referring to communal tension In Uttar f>radesh and the dismissal of the government of Kalyan Singh In precisely In the first fortnight of December 1992, again predictions given one year In advance. Some other expert astrologers make use of these charts to make predictions about the behaviour of the stock exchanges and financial markets. Horoscopes of the new and full Moon every month to see Immediate results. These charts are known as lunatlon charts. (>articular attention Is paid to the house where lunatlon takes place as matters 31

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pertaining to this house would flgure prominently during the year. Later on horoscope should be studied house by house. These will constitute 24 charts at least In the year. For example the lunation takes place In Capricorn rashl and Rahu and Saturn are there, the country represented by Capricorn suffers greatly. Its people are discontented and restless, nation as whole faces bad times, cabinet Is shaky In that particular month. During the same month If this lunation Is taking place In the I Oth house of any country which Indicates there might be death of the president or prime minister or some powerful person. L.1wlessness will prevail and there may be signs of revolution. If the combination occurs In the 5th house there would be set back to educational system and entertainment Industry. Lunation in the third house of any country would disrupt rail system and communication. In 2nd house, there will be financial chaos, retrenchment and falling exports. Thus the evil effects will happen all over the world In one form or the other. 5. Role of Eclipses Eclipses (graha.n) play a great role In mundane astrology. The Influence will be experienced for six months before or after the appearance. The effect of eclipses will be felt on the houses In which eclipse will appear. If two eclipses - one solar and one lunar occur within 14 days, there will generally be national disaster like war, assasslnatlof) etc. There were two eclipses In March 1914 within 14 days, and Late Sh B Suryanarana Rao predicted the outbreak of the World War I. Edlpses have great significance In mundane astrology. Edlpses also affect leaders and nations (Ref Sh K. N. Rao artlde - 50 years of Independence). The point of eclipse should be correlated to the national chart and chart of the ruler/prime minister, this will yield much Information as to the fate of the nation or the ruler/head of the state. 6. Transits Interpreted in Normal Well Known·WayAppearance of Comets and Directions In timing of events In the case of a nation, the transit of planets and their conjunction becomes a very vital factor which an astrologer cannot afford to neglect. In the chapter dealing with lt,lt will be shown how predictions about the earthquake of january 2001 In Gujarat In India could be made so easily and also the planetary position showed clearly the II th September 2001 lnddent of U~A.

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Appearance of comets and directions in which they appear should be considered. The countries represented by the signs In which comets appear suffer and health of the people generally get affected. Varahamlhlra of the Brlhat Samhlta has written In details about It In Brlhat Samhlta. It has been recorded In history that when large comets made their appearance great misfortunes have befallen In the shape of earthquakes, famines and wars. In 1903 a comet was discovered In the sign Aquarius which represents war and In 1905 a most significant event In the form of Russo Japanese war took place In which the Japanese defeated the Russians. It was an event of great slgnlflc.1tlon In which a European nation was for the first time defeated by an Asian country. This was presage for rise of nationalism In the most of Asia and far East. Prior to appearance of Haley Comet whose return occurred In 1910, there were great changes In the world like earthquakes and famines followed by Chinese revolution of 1911. It Is said that comets appearing In the east presage the birth of a ne~ prophet, In the west In cardinal signs they show trouble and represent wars and Invasions. The comets appearing In the signs representing particular countries show trouble in that part of the world.

Retrogression of Planets It has been observed that major changes good or bad have taken place on the days planets have retrograded or have become direct. It Is also seen that when planets change rashis or become combust also show significant changes.

Same Examples are Given Below In the l\1ahabharat In the Udyog Parva Ch~pter 143, Shlokas 8, 9 and I 0 Karna explains to Krishna as to why Kauavas on whose side he was fighting, would be defeated. Among other reasons given was that Mars was retrograding In Jyeshta (Scorpio rashi) and was entering Anuradha Nakshatra which was a sure Indication for fall and destruction of kings In power. Mars stays In a rashl for about 5 months once In three years and during such periods it has repeated direct and retrograde motions. One of the prlndples Is wars are caused when Saturn. Mars and Rahu are together or aspectlng each other or are in kendras (quadrants) from each other and when Mars retrogrades.

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Vlmshottarl Dosho and Annual Chart Vlmshottarl dasha will be applied In case of countries whose birth data Is avallable An effort Is being_ made to compress Vimshottarl dasha to one year and arrive at results for annual charts. In this the total duration of dashas of nine planets will be 365 days or 360 days to make computation simple. Dashas In proportion I: 120 - means divide the years allotted In Vimshottarl dasha by I ZO for example dasha of Ketu would be 7I 120 x 360 or 21 days. Venus 201 I 20 x 360 or 60 days. Mercury I 7I 120 years or 51 days.

7. Use ofVarsha Phala or Annual Chart in Predicting Events This Is a novel approach and has given excellent results. For further detalls refer to author"s book on Varshphala expeclally chapter on timing events which give some novel techniques of timing events revealed for the first time by K.N. Rao.

8. Astrologer should be Fully Conversant with the Historical, Geographical and Economic Background of the Countries Concerned. An astrologer should be able to pinpoint the areas of tension and historical background of various forces at work. Social and economic background i~ of utmost important as modern wars are fought on both economic and Ideological background. Causes of the flrst world war can never be analyzed unless one understands the great economic forces at work and especially role of armament indusuy. The great revolutions like Russian Revolution of 191 7 has the economics exploitation as the background. The post II World war movements had rise of nationalism as the backgdrop. Recent terrorist movements have strong fundamental background coupled with war of have not nations against their exploitation by economically rich. It Is not possible to give sound predictions without adequate historical and socio-economic and cultural background of the nations.

9. The Tendency to give Doomsday Predictions should be Aavoided So far all astrological predictions have been dealing with either war. earthquake. accidents or death. Rarely predictions have been given about the positive achievements of the nations. K.N. Rao Is the first astrologer who stunned the audience In rotary dub that Japanese was going to get Nobel Prize In particular year. He has also given many predictions about achievements In sports. economic and cultural

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field as also discovery of new minerals etc. I 0. Political Parties It Is absolutely necessary to keep oneself Informed about political developments of the political parties. For example Indian National Congress was established In 1885. It was first split In 1969 and again In 1977 by Indira Gandhi. To give predictions about congress party we have to use the chart of Congress (1). Some of the astrologers are still using Cancer Lagna for B)P party which Is wrong. The lagna of BJP Is Gemini, similarly lagna of most of the politidans being used Is wrong. The ascendants of Rajlv Gandhi was tlll lately used wrongly till Sh K.N.Rao pointed out that this has to be Leo. I I. Astrologer must also keep himself Informed of our rich cultural tradition of Puranas and Mahabharata. The results of Saturn Rahu's entry Into Rohlnl nakshatra and wars and communal riots In India has Its basis In Mahabharata and Puranas. 12. Use of Chakras for Accurate Predictions These are most potent tools. Much of the secrets of chakras have been lost. Some traditional astrologers stlll have some knowledge of them but with their poor historical background they are not able to make much use of lt. Koorma Chakra, Rash/ Sanghatta Chakra. Ndkshatra Sanghatta Chakra and Trl Patakl Chakra are some of the tools used. These are being discussed In separate chapters.

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cbapterm Countries of The World and Ruling Signs Ptolemy, who Is considered father of the Western Astrology, has divided the whole world Into various signs. This list has been subsequently modified by other astrologers and form basis of predictions. Ptolemy's distribution In 2nd century AD was more or less nlrayana as aynamsa was at that time one or one and a half degrees. Varahamlhlra has devoted two chapters In assigning constellations to various regions of India and some adjoining countries. These have been allotted on the basis of nakshatras or constellations, which more or less hold good even to day. This Is also based on nlrayana system. The scheme on which this has been divided Is known as Koorma Chakra, which has been explained in a separate chapter. The traditional distribution of countries Is as follows: I. Aries (Mesha): England (UK), France, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Syria, Part of Poland, Japan, Palestine, Lebanon. Cities: Birmingham, Marseilles, Florence, Verona, and Naples. 2. Taurus(Vrishabh): Ireland, parts of Switzerland, Holland, Iran, South of Russia, Cyprus, parts of Poland, Greece, Georgia, Netherlands. Cities: Dublin, Leipzig. and St. Louis 3. Gemini (Mithuna): USA, Canada, South West of England, Belgium, Italy, Wales, Lower Egypt, Armenia, Sardinia. Cities: London, Versailles, Melbourne, Plymouth, and San Frandsco, Wolver Hampton. 4. Cancer (Karka): some part of Holland, Scotland, New Zealand, Paraguay, North and West Africa, Mauritius. Cities: New York, Algiers, Tunis, Venice, Manchester, Genoa, and Amsterdam. 5. Leo (Simha): Italy, Part of France, Sidly, Bohemia, North Rumania. Cities: Mum bal. Chicago, Damascus. Bristol, and Philadelphia, Blackpool (Note: some andent texts allocate Pisces rash! to Mumbai) 6. VIrgo (Kanya): Turkey, Brazll, West Indies, Greece, Mesopotamia from Tigris to Euphrates, California, some part of India. 36

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Otles: Paris, Lyons, Jerusalem and Los Angeles llbra(Tula): Austria, Indo-china, Tibet Upper Egypt, North China, Japan. Argentina, Burma, Alaska some parts of India, Portugal Otles: Frankfurt, Sheffield. Lisbon, Antwerp, Charleston. Vienna, Johannesburg. Scorpio (Vrischik): Norway, Bavaria, Algeria, North Syria, Sweden, Brazil, Fez (Morocco). Odes: Washington, Dover, Liverpool and Baltimore, Ondnnatl (USA), Hallfox (Canada). Sagittarius (Dhanu): Spain, Saudi Arabia, Hungry. Madagascar, Australia. Oties: Cologne, Toledo, Sheffield, and Rodenburg. Nottingham (UK), Toronto (Canada), Bradford (UK). Capricorn (Makar): Part of India (espedally North India), Punjab, Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Greece, Mexico, part of Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh. Cities: Oxford, Brussels. Brandenburg. Aquarius (Kumbha): Russia, Sweden, Some part of Arabia, Lower Sudan, part of Poland, Libya. Cities: Brighten, Hamburg. and Bremen, Salisbury (Rhodesia). Pisces (Meena): Portugal (Germany), Egypt. Norway, Normandy, Sahara Desert. Cities: Alexandria, Lancaster, Southport and Preston.lt may be noted that country as a whole may have one ruling sign, yet different signs will govern different regions In the same county.

Ruling Sign of India I. During Varahamlhira's time India came under the sign Capricorn. There Is no doubt that Capricorn governs some parts of northern India. Dr. B. V. Raman, however, considers Virgo to be India's ruling sign as Virgo (Kanya) symbolizes Kanyakumari, the southern most tip of India. 2. It Is believed that Delhi the Capital of India is governed by the sign Scorpio. Modern Foundation Charts of Countries 1. India got her Independence on I Sth August 1947 at midnight. At that time the sign rising was Taurus (Vrishabh). The Independence horoscope of India Is given separately. The story regarding time chosen Is given by Sh KN Rao In an illuminating artlde MHow Hindu Astrologers Saved the NatlonM.

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2. India was declared a Republic on 26<~~ January 1956 In Ashwanl Nakshatra. The sign rising was Pisces or Meena. The horoscope Is given separately. U<: A - Astrologers differ as to what sign would govern USA, but more or less It is common practice to allot It Gemini (Mithun), as the ruling sign of the Independence Day of 4th July 1776. The timings of holding the convention at Philadelphia Is not certain. Sh KN Rao thinks the ruling sign could be Leo as It gives better results. He has discussed this In the artide In the Issue of JanuaJ)' - March 2002.

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Antardashas begining of Moon Moon ............................ 13.08.2001 Mars ....................•.•...... 14.03.2003 Rahu ............................. I 1.09.2004 Jupiter ........................... 11.01.2006 Saturn ....................•...... 13.08.2007 Mercury ........................ 11.01.2009 Ketu .............................. 11.01.2009 Venus ............................ 13.03.2011 Sun ............................... l3.10.2011 Iraq: The horoscope that Sh KN Rao Is lndined to use for Iraq Is of 14 July 19S8 with time 0 I :24 AM at Baghdad. We will try to explain all the subsequent events with the help of this horoscope. Since It was a pre-dawn coup the Ascendant used Is Taurus, as Moon Is also In lagna 38

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any error here would be rectified. Israel (14.5.1948, 03:50 PM Tel Aviv) ( Based on article in Journal of Astrology Jan-Mar 2002 by Sh KN Rao). About one- fifth of the Jews of the world live In the state of Israel today which since Its inception In 1948 has been transformed into most advanced nation of the middle east. For about 2,500 years, from the Syrian kingdom of Israel in 722 BC until AD 1948. Israel did not exist as a state. The Romans savagely put down Jewish revolts In AD 70-73 and in 132-5. Many Jews were deported and this began the diaspora - the emigration of Jews to other parts of the world. The Muslim occupation of the Christian holy places In Palestine in AD6611ed to Crusades ( 1099-12.91). Mameluks, Mongols, and finally Ottomon Turks In I 517 re-established Muslim control. However. the British expelled the Turks In 191 7, and Issued the Balfour declaration promising support in establishing a national home In Palestine for the Jewish people. From 1920 Britain ruled the area under a league of nations mandate and encouraged Jewish Immigration. This led to Arab opposition. During World war II the persecution of Jews by Hitler complicated these matters. The survivors of Nazl persecution started necking to Palestine. Rah

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Sun/Saturn .................... 10.02.2003- 23.01.2004 SunMercury ................... 23.01.2004- 28.11.2004 Main Features of the Horoscope I. Lagna is vargottam. 2. The 4m lord Jupiter Is In Its own house while Venus Is In the 1Qih house. The Jupiter, Venus axls along the 4/10 holds promise of sustained prosperity. The hard worklng Israeli with the Infusion of capital from USA has turned this desert land without much water Into a living paradise. In dasslcal astrology Jupiter In Sagittarius aspected by Venus gives prosperity, wealth, learning and happiness. Similarly Venus In Gemini aspected by Jupiter gives great intellectual and scientific achievements. Israel since birth has made tremendous strides In education and sdentlfk fields. Its education system Is best In the world and Its technological advance rivals that of USA. 3. Saturn the sm and 6m lord Is In the I I lh house with lord Moon. As the sm lord Saturn has a major role In creative and educational activities. But in the turbulent history of Israel as the 6m lord In the eleventh house of gains with the I Jlh lord Moon It shows gains through struggle with hostile neighbours. 4. Moon Is In 11007' In Cancer In Pushya nakshatra of Saturn. This is a very auspicious nakshatra for muhurata. 5. fhere Is exchange of91h and 10m lord, Mercury and Venus which Is a very powerful Rajyoga giving strength and prosperity to the horoscope. lsrael was born In the Mahadasha of Saturn, the lord of sixth house Indicative of territorial lights and enemies. On the very next day Israel was created I.e. on IS May armies of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan attacked Israel with the Intention of destroying it. The Israelis fought against the wall with great determination. It was like the biblical war of David against Goliath. The Importance of 6m lord In I I th must be kept In view. What had happened was that by early 1949 not only Israel defeated all the Arab states waging war against It but gained control of about half the land planned for the new Arab state. Egypt and Jordan held rest of the Palestine. Israel controlled the western half of Jerusalem while Jordan held the eastern half. Balance of Saturn Mahadasha, the dasha of Saturn was to continue till sm August 1956 during which time Israel had no respite from wars. The next dasha of Mercury was of lagna and the I om lord which

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was an excellent dasha to make Israel strong and prosperous. It was during this period that Israel added more land to Its territories. In 1956- Mercury/Mercury, Israel defeated Egypt In Suez. Sinai war. Egyptian President Gamal Abele! Nasser, one of the architects of nonalignment movement suffered a terrible blow to his International and national prestige. He vowed to avenge Arab losses and press the cause of Palestinian nationalism. June 1967- Six days War between Israel and Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria. In six days Israel conquered the Sinal Peninsula, Gaz.a strip, West bank and Golan Heights. This Is collectively known as occupied territories. Israel also reunited Jerusalem. It was a great victory for Israel but It was a pyrrhic victory which contained the seeds of future conflict between Arabs and Israel. Ketu Mahadasha : 5 April 1973 to 5 February 1980. Israel pushed back Syrians and Egyptians. It established a salient on West bank of the Suez. canal but this was achieved at a great cost. It Is notable that this war came In the sub sub period of Sun the I 2"' lord of losses and secret plots. Mahadasha of Venus : 5 April 1980 to 5 April 2000. Israel approved Camp David accord was signed with Yasser Arafat. In November 1995, the peace loving Rabin was kllled. The Illusion of peace ended. Mahadasha of Sun : 5 April 2000 to 5 April 2006. Sun Is the I 2"' lord and there Is Mars In Its sign Leo. This would prove the period of losses, war and secret plots.

Saudi Arabia, 21 September 1932, Riyadh, 12 LMT Vlmshottarl Mahadasha Moon- ends on 9 August 1937 Current Mahadasha Mercury/Mercury .......... 09.08.1997 to 05.01.2000 Mercury/Ketu ................ OS.O 1.2000 to 02.01.200 I Mercury/Venus .............. 02.01.200 I to 03.1 1.2003 Mercury/Sun ................. 03.11.200~ to 08.09.2004 Mercury/Moon .............. 08.09.2004 to 07.02.2006 Mercury/Mars ............... 07.02.2006 to 05.02.2007

Turkey: 29 October 1923, 20:30 (some astrologers use 19:30) Canada : Most of the scholars take it Pisces lagna with the establishment of the state on I" July 1867 midnight at Ottawa. The new Russian federation, since December 1991. today 41

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countty of the world In area. It has adopted the name of Russian Federation. The horoscope of New Russia, used by astrologers In Russia and as accepted by KN Rao Is as follows: New Russia was born on 12 June 1990, at Moscow at 13:45 Hours Local time or 09:45 GMT. The horoscope Is as follows:

Russian Federation 12 June 1990, 13:45 I. It was colnddence that Russia was born at Abhljlt muhurta. Sunrise on that day 04:53:5 and Sunset was at 22:43:38. The 5 111 lord Is Saturn, Vargottam with Moon and Rahu. A major

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medical collaboration between India and Russia In Ayurveda succeeded In curing the skin cancer cases caused by Chernobyl disaster. Z. Jupiter Is In lOth house, aspectlng Znd house along with the Venus which Is happened to be the 10m house from Moon. 3. Aspect of Mars as on I 0"' house as 8th lord has some negative meaning which may mean survival of communist era as well. Moon dasha ends on 13.0Z.Z006 Lag

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Maludasha of Saturn Mahadasha of Mercury Ua>h:a balance Mercury ........ 09.09.1965 S:atum/S:atum/Ketu Ketu .............. 06.02.1968 Mercury ......... 12.09.1949 Venus ......•.... 02.02.1969 Ketu ............... 22.05.1952 Sun ............... 04.12.1971 Venus ............ 01.07.1953 Moon ............ 09.1 0.1972 Sun ................ 31.08.1956 Mars ............. 10.03.1974 Moon ............. 13.08.1957 Rahu ............. 08.03.1975 Mars ............... 14.3.1959 Jupiter .......... 24.09.1977 Rahu ......, ....... 22.04.1960 Saturn ........... 31.12.1979 Jupiter ........... 27.02.1963 Mahadasha of Venus Venus ............ 09.09.1989 Sun ................ 08.01.1993 Moon ............. 08.01.1994 Mars .............. 09.09. 1995 Rahu .............. 08.11.1996 Jupiter ........... 09.11.1999 Saturn ............ 10.07.2002 Mercury ......... 09.09.2005 Ketu ............... 09.07.2008

Malud:uha of Sun Sun ............... Moon ............ Mars ............. Rahu ............. Jupiter .......... Saturn ........... Mercury ........ Ketu .............. Venus ...........

09.09.2009 27,12.2009 28.06.2010 03.10.2010 27.09.2011 10.07.2012 27.06.2013 04.05.2014 09.09.2014

Mahadasha of Ketu Ketu ............... 09.09.1982 Venus ............ 06.02.1983 Sun ................ 06.04.1984 Moon ............. 12.08.1984 Mars .............. 13.03.1985 Rahu .............. 09.08.1985 Jupiter ........... 28.08.1986 Sa tum ............ 04.08.1987 Mercury_. ........ 12.09.1988 Mahadasha of Moon Moon ............. 09.09.2015 Mars .............. 09.07.2016 Rahu .............. 07.02.2017 Jupiter ........... 09.07.2018 Saturn ............ 09.12. 2019 Mercury ......... 10.07.2021 Ketu ............... 09.12.2022 Venus ............ 10.07.2023 Sun ................ 10.03.2025

India's Republic : Art/de by Shrl KN Rilo based on ·Indians Republican Constitution· journal of Astrology Oct-Dec ZOOS. This horoscope Is used for constitution developments and Important dignitaries. According to K.N. !?ito In some GtSeS Republican horoscopes show more ofsoclo economic political tendendes generated through legislation.

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KN Rao in his book Journey through History Mystery and Horoscope: A sketch of Hardeo Sharma Trivedi, writes that: I. Both horoscopes have Rahu in lagna. That Is why policy of pseudo-secularism is followed. 2. In Republican horoscope Mars and Ketu are at 16 degrees each aspectlng the lagna of IS degree. 3. In the Independence horoscope, I 0"' lord Saturn Is conjunct with 4 other planets and Moon weak. It Is Sanyas yoga In the house of preaching. Luckily Moon Is In Pushya nakshatra which Is a saving grace. Fortunately there Is also a gajakesarl yoga. In Republican horoscope 10"' lord Jupiter, Is debilitated In the I I"' house with 6"' and 8"' lords. The II"' hosue dealing with legislation exchanges house with the 6"' lord Sun. It explains why we had so many amendments to the constitution some of which atrodous, which put restrictions on Hindus by Hindu Code bill but not on Muslims for marrying second time. In 1985-86 when Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister of India, Shah Banu judgement given by Supreme Court was nullified by the amendment to favour Muslims. 4. While in the case of Independent India we have two Yogkarka dashas of Saturn and Mercury, Republican horoscope was the worst, it started with Ketu dasha, followed by most unfortunate Venus and Sun lords of 8"' and 6"' houses. 5. Republican Horoscope has also three retrograde planets whlciTis another negative factor. The dash scheme of the Republican horoscope explain many constitutional events including death of lmortant dignitaries. For example1. Two President both Muslim died while In office, Arst Zaklr

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Hussain on 3rd May, 1969 In Venus/Ketu. Venus Is the 8"' lord and Ketu Is in the 7"' house of death. Second President who died In office was Fakhruddln Ahmed on I I f< "ruary, 1977 in Moon/Moon/Venus. Moon Is 7"' lord from Sun and Venus Is 8:n lord of mourning. Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru died on 27 May 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri died on 6/7 January 1966 ln In the enigmatic dash of Venus/Saturn as 12"' lord Is aspected 8"' house. Indira Gandhi was assaslnated on 31" October 1984 In Moon/ Venus. Moon Is in the marka house and Venus ls 8"' lord. Rajiv Gandhi was killed on 21 May, 1991 In Mars/Venus. Mars Is with Ketu in marka house and Venus is lord of 8"'. According to KN Rao "In ill/ deilths so far, Venus the third and lJh lordof Republican Constitution has a direct role which Is according to well known astrological principles. In Trimshamsha It becomes still more dear. •

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chapter V

Signification of Planets Nine planets are used in Hindu Astrology Sun The klng of all planets is Sun as no life on earth is possible without it. In India it is called by various names Surya, Ravi, Savltaretc. it Is owner of the S'" sign Leo of the natural Zodiac, hence its importance for all klnds of success and achievements. Any affliction to it causes problems for government and results in humiliation, set back and defeat. Its Nakshatras are Krlttlka (3), Uttara phalgunl ( 12), Uttraashada (21 }. Sun is a luminary. It is exalted in Aries and its debilitation sign is Libra or Tula. Sun gives good results in fiery signs Aries and Sagittarius. it is also good in its own nakshatras as well in nakshatras of Mars (Chltra, Mrlgsira and Dhanlshta) and Jupiter (Punarvasu, Vishakha and Purvabhadra).

Sun in Mundane Astrology Represents Persons in power, klngs, prime ministers, government, heads of state, big commercial firms and new undertaklngs, cabinet, ministers of state and persons holding high political power, persons in authority, Important persons in society lndudi ng lnHuentlal businessmen, honour, fame, big name and reputation, influence in the comity of nations, leadership and guidance to other powers. it also represents bureaucracy, political, religious and influential business people and leaders, employers or bosses, public undertaklngs. health and vitality of the nation, name, fame, prestige and qualities of leadership. Temples, religious places of worship and top religious leaders, come under its puNiew. In minerals it represents gold and copper. in commodities it signifies wheat and possibly red chillies because of its colour and taste. (Mars also represents red chillies}. According to Varahamihlra during the time when Sun spots are visible water becomes muddy and foul and there are s..'ndstorms and out break of war. 51

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If Sun Is afflicted In the horoscope. the nation becomes arrogant and self centred. It becomes morally debased and of Ill-repute. It also becomes snob and overbearing. ignoring the feelings of other nations. It becomes despotic and oppressive. In any particular year when the Sun is afflicted it portends ill for the nation and evil results may follow. The people in high posts. nobility and important people may suffer. Sun and Saturn are two bitter enemies, if in a horoscope they oppose each other or are together in watery signs e.g. Cancer/Capricorn rashi Cctncer Is watel)l rash/ and Clprlcorn Is the traditional sign of India - Clncer also represent marshy places, then in that particular year there may be dispute over water or problems relating to flooding may occur. Saturn also represents fertilizers. Saturn-Sun may also suggest Government trying to Influence the price of fertilizers. SunSaturn also signifies trouble to the government through depressed classes. In the horoscopes of politicians and rulers, It is necessary that Sun is not afflicted otherwise this shows life of struggle and tribulations. The decisions taken by them may not be wise and sound. Moon

It is one of the luminaries and Is as important as lagna. Any affliction to It causes undesirable results. It Is lord of the 4th sign of the zodiac Cancer or Karka. Its Nakshatras are Rohini (4). Hasta ( 13) and Shravan (ZZ).

Moon Represents People In general or common men esPecially women and slgniHes welfare of the nation as a whole, matters of public Interests and public opinion, business. agriculture, liquids, milk, groceries, fishing Industry and navigation. pearls, water transport, nursing profession, air hostesses, merchants, textile industry, travel agencies and salesmen, innkeepers, places of eating and taking rest and all kinds of water transport, salllng, yachting etc. Seaports, ships, oceans rivers and places located near them, agriculture, plant life and dairy farms, persons doing social service and those who are active In the welfare activities of the nation. In minerals it represents silver and pearls. In commodities it signifies rice. milk, honey, salt, fruits and Hewers. When Moon is heavily afflicted In the horoscope It would mean Important changes .-ue going to take place which may produce

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extremely bad results for the country. At the time of major calamities like war and earthquakes Moon has a major role as it serves the purpose of Igniting the events. In Vedic astrology great Importance has been attached to Moon. The planets lnHuencing Moon decide the good or evil results. Many evil aspects on Moon are harmful for the general welfare of the country. Mars

In Greek language they call Mars as "Ares' or god of war. It is also known as red planet because of its colour. The name of month March Is derived from Mars. Mars is the ruler of the first and eighth signs of the zodiac, Aries and Scorpio. Its nakshatras are Mrlgslra (5), Chitra ( 14) and Dhanlshta (23). It Is a planet of violence, destruction and war. In Persian it Is called Jalade-Falaq, or heavenly executioner.

Mars Represents Armed forces, army, naval and air commands, pollee, engineers. criminals, and fire fighters, armaments. It Is the planet of wars or strife and represents violence In every form Including fires, explosions and armed contllcts. Surgeons. dentists, butchers assassination, coup d'etat, criminals. Accidents. murders, abduction, rape and militancy, dacoity, burglary. It represents proxy war and terrorism of all forms. It also represents infiltration and secret enemies, abduction and unnatural deaths. Manufacturing and industrial progress If Mars Is beneficially placed, iron and steel works, unnatural and violent deaths, mass murders, mass tragedies. Its action is sudden and disruptive, pollti6:11 disturbances, sedition, rebellions, fires, accidents, sexual crimes. stolen goods. Air and train crashes, roadblocks and mines, hurrlc~oe, typhoons, volcanoes and lava. In minerals it represents copper and gold . In commodities it signifies masoorda/, red chillies, weaponS~ gur-. Conjoined with Saturn or Rahu It gives extremely evil result~ like wars. mutiny, earthquakes. epidemics, civil strife and terrorism. · It Is believed that wars have always followetl when Mars approaches closest to earth. In 20"' century closest approach to earth was on 20.1 1.1990 and the historic UN Security Council Resolution sanctioning use of force against Iraq for its aggression against Kuwait was made on 29.1 1.1990. On August 27, 2002 Mars was closest to the earth in the last

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73,000 years, at a distance of 55.8 million kilometres, from earth. It last happened in 57 - 58 BC. It will not happen again till August 28, 2287, when it will be 70,000 km closer. The Europe in the month of August 2002 was reeling under the spell of extreme heat not witnessed In centuries before. Wild fires ranged in various parts of Spain, Portugal and Italy in early August. There was civil war In liberia in which more than three hundred thousand persons died. There was total breakdown of authority. Disease and famine were widespread. Mercury It is the ruler of third and sixth signs of the zodiac, Gemini and Virgo. It is exalted In Virgo and Is debilitated In Pisces. Its Nakshatras are Ashlesha (9), jyeshta ( 18), Revatl (27). It has been observed that world's most tragic events happen In these nakshatras.

Mercury Represents Intellectual caliber of the county, speed and communications, publishers, booksellers, editors of newspapers and magazines. transport vehicles, trains, entertainment media, lV, trade, and commerce. It rules literary world, scientific organizations, means of communication. General Industry, trade and commerce, treaties and written documents. Computer programmers, news media, written and spoken worlds, radio, television anchors, literary world, scientific and literary organizations. Mercury Is also slgnlficator for weather. Noticeable changes occur in wether when Mercury changes rash is/ nakshatras. In minerals it represents emerald, and In commodities peas, green vegetables, moong dal. Jupiter jupiter is the planet of expansion. It rules the 9"' and 12"' signs of the natural zodiac Sagittarius and Pisces. Its nakshatras are Punarvasu (7), Vishakha ( 16), Purvabhadra (25).

Jupiter Represents Banks, treasury, finance and revenues. It is planet of good fortune, plenty, prosperity, lavish spending. loans, lotteries and wealth. Capitalism and business In general, lawyers, advocates and judiciary, mosques, churchP.s, religion, religious huts or 'Mutts', sports persons,

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speculation, shipping and foreign affairs, treaties, foreign trade. teachings, preaching, arbitration. charitable institutions, birth rate, children, education, religious Institutions. Ministry of Foreign affairs, deputation to foreign countries, foreign trade, diplomats, long travel. In minerals It represents gold. In commodities turmeric, vegetable that grow In creepers. cow. jupiter and Sun have a big role In setting the trend of weather. The entry of jupiter In Capricorn causes major disturbances In the atmosphere. It has been observed that during the reign of monarchs In England when jupiter was in the 9:1> or I 0'" house Britlshers were always victorious In wars. Another observation has been made that American Presidents elected at the time of jupiter-Saturn conjunction (\1/hich normally occurs every 20 years) did not complete their full term in office. This will be discussed In a separate chapter in detail. jupiter In its own nakshatra may initiate new thoughts, guidelines and a reformative outlook. Afflicted jupiter means over optimism, extravagance and exaggeration. Venus It Is the signlficator for art and music. It rules the second and the sign of natural zodiac Taurus and Libra. Its Nakshatras are Bharanl (2). Purva Phalgunl (II) and Poorva Ashada (20). Venus Is also known as goddess of love, beauty, art and peace.

Venus Represents Women. love, sex and marriage, movies, dance. drama, actors, art, music, ballroom. dancing halls and cabarets, entert,\inment, pleasures and bedrooms for sexual enjoyment, co!.metics, fashion designers, public festivals, gambling, glamour, hotels. modelling. photography, sports and hobbies, hotels. restaurants and enacting of just and righteous laws. It has also control over judges. jury and courts of law, silk Industry, social and entert,\inment side of the nation, prosperity, value of currency in circulation. Sexual diseases like VD and Aids, Influenza, plague and kidney diseases. In minerals it represents diamond, silver, jewellery. In commodities coriander, mCtSalas (products that gives pleasant smell), fine cotton and silk. Harmony in general and when afflicted show!. civil strife. Aspect 55

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of Mars on Venus in the 7"' or I 0"' house denote war. In times of war It Is also the planet of victory and denotes cessation of hostilities and signing of peace treaties. Affliction by Saturn may mean corruption In law courts and poverty amongst the people. Saturn Saturn Is the ruler of the I 0"' and I I"' signs of the natural zodiac Capricorn and Aquarius signs. Its nakshatras are Pushyami (8). Anuradha (I 7) and Uttar bhadrapada (26).

Saturn Represents Agriculture, land, real estate, oil, Iron ore, underground mines and minerals, old people, diseases of old age, arthritis, backache etc., rebellion, common people, mines and coal. Democracy and ail forms of democratic Institutions municipal elections, labour class In general and everything pertaining to It, strikes, discontentment and revolution. Farmers and farm lands, famines and droughts, emergencies and nationalization, national calamities and tragedies like earthquake and floods, fall In country's exports, difficulties In foreign exchange and wastage of public money. heavy taxes and Introduction of rationing, skin, animal hides and leather, death of prominent leaders and national mourning. War, death of the old, rebellion and overthrow of the rulers, barbarians. Dark persons and deceit, falsehood and secret enemies, judges, judicial system, architects and civil engineers, asceticism, bankruptcy, dvil service and common people. It also represents prisoners and martyrs. Saturn governs all lands, minerals and underground wealth especially mining and oil. In minerals it represents Iron and oils. In commodities til, wool, leather Since It rules the land, it signifies loss or gain of territory In war. If it is lord of 6 or I I and has no malefic aspects country may gal n tenitory In war. It Is planet of contraction and depression. The markets conditions will be depressed, country would pass through period of stagnation and economic decline. Saturn has been designated by Kalidas as Dukhakarka. Earthquakes, war and calamities happen when Saturn Is moving through asterism of Mars, R.:lhu, Ketu. The position becomes worse if Saturn Is afflicted by R.:lhu/Ketu, or Mars by aspect or association. Harm would be more If Saturn Is In retrograde motion. Its position vis-a-vis Jupiter in 2/12. 6/8 or 3/ I I Is not good and Jupiter Is not capable to give Its 56

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benefic results fully. If jupiter Is In 6/8 position from Saturn It can even cause Raj Bhang Yoga. Rahu It Is a shadowy planet. The Vedic astrology calls It serpent and Its effects are mostly evil. Its nakshatras are Ardra (3), Swatl (I 2) and Satabhlsha (2 I).

Rahu Represents Crimes. war, violence and disasters of the worst kind. It is a planet of aggressiveness and stands for rebellion and mutiny, aerial navigation electronics and radio, riots, political plots, spies, Imprisonment, slavery and death by suffocation, anti-religious, antlsoclal and is a cheat and believes in falsehood, jealousy and robbery, strikes, mobs, foreigners, Muslim and immigration to foreign countries, spreading diseases like plague, epidemics, cancer, skin diseases and eczema also represents poisonous snakes, sudden acddents, poisoning and poisonous gases. It Is akin to Saturn In Hindu Astrology. In minerals it represents glass and gomedh. In commodities groundnut. cotton seed, cigarettes, tobacco. Creates enemies of the worst order. It is a very potent evil when It Is conjunct with Saturn or Mars. Its effects are espedaliy bad in evil houses like 6, 8 or I 2 from lagna. Ketu It Is exalted In Scorpio/Sagittarius. Its Nakshatras are Ashwinl (I), Magha (I 0), Moola ( 19). Ketu Represents It Is signlficator for spiritual salvation and moksha and Is like Mars and Is also karka for destruction, war, secret plots, strife, self-lmmolatlon and suldde. Dacoits, treachery, war, death in battlefield. Sudden success and failure. Ready-made dothes watches, timepieces, docks, television, computers and foreign languages. Non-Hindus, liquors, drugs. conspirades, murders. espionage, epidemics of virulent nature like leprosy. cancer, plague and skin eruption. Spies and bankruptcies. It also represents Sikhs. The Sikh Insurgency In Punjab took place under dasha of Ketu In the mundane chart of India. The three extra-terrestrial planets which are not used In Hindu Astrology are Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

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I. Uranus It rules over Aquarius, is supposed to be exalted In Scorpio, debilitated In Taurus. It Is 29,200 miles in diameter and cannot be seen with naked eye. It stays In a sign for 84 years. Sir William Herschel discovered It In 1781 who wanted to name it after King George Ill. Its axis Is tilted and appears like a top spinning on Its side because of the tilt. This planet Is supposed to cause sudden and unexpected events such as earthquakes. It represents revolutionary and visionary side of human being. It makes people eccentric, Inventors and progressive. Uranus brings sudden changes. In destruction It combines In Itself the qualities of Saturn and Mars capable of starting big world wars, rebellions, revolutions and wars of Independence. In modern times this could ignite fanaticism, extreme fundamentalism and terrorism of the worst order. It is capable of Inflicting crushing defeat, bloody revolution and war. It also denotes astrologers. Inventors, eccentric persons metaphysics, telepathy. occult subjects uranium and radioactive clements. Some call it upper parti.1! of Mercury and as such It governs brains nerves and vital energy. It may govern science, philosophy and art. Only persons of high mental development are able to respond to finer vibrations of Uranus. It stimulates inventive faculties, supercondous mind and genius.

2. Neptune It was discovered by Gt=rman astronomer John Gottfried Gale in 1846 and It stays In a sign for 164 years. It is named after Roman God of Sea and Is associated with sign Pisces. It is supposed to rule the sign Pisces, Is exalted In Leo and debilitated in Aquarius. It represents religious, mystic psychic change<\ble nature attributed to sea, controls socialism, plots, sedition, fraud, swindling, questionable undertakings, cheating, bogus companies, vices and wickedness, drugs and intoxication. It brings chaos to bring In a new order and birth of new ideas and nations. Combining with Saturn Its results could be most destructive. It rules deep sea, mysteries, voyages, drugs, chemicals, frauds, deception and perversion. In its best form with good aspects It helps develop artistic tastes, spiritualism, leads to discoveries and Inventions. It can be a benefic like Jupiter, If It is placed In the I 0"' it Is supposed to have a beneficial effect.

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3. Pluto It Is named after the Greek God of underworld. Percival Lowell predicted it. Clyde Tomblaugh discovered It In 1930. Supposed to rule Scorpio, Is exalted In Cancer and has a fall In Capricorn. Pluto stays In a sign for 13 years. It Is both malefic and benefic like Saturn. If Pluto and Saturn are In the 10"' house person or party In power stays there for a long time. It has spedal rule over deep secrets. death, misery the underworld (or finding things below the surface) valuable metals useful In making bombs and techniques of mass destruction. atom bombs. hydrogen bombs and nuclear devices. Tenth Planet On July 31, ZOOS, It was reported In the newspapers that a tenth planet which has been temporarily named Z003 E.L 61 has been discovered. It was first spotted In Z003, by Jose Luis Ortiz In Spain. Mike Brown of the US discovered the same planet In Z004. He made his discovery public only on July ZZ. ZOOS after confirming the infrared data. This planet Is about 3Z percent as massive as Pluto. Some 6000 years ago the Sumerlans were talking about a 10"' planet Nlbru. Scientists ha·1e been speculating about a 10"' planet called planet X to explain variations in the orbits of Neptune and Uranus.

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Houses and· their Signification The natural zodiac is divided Into I Z houses, each house is commensurate with one rashi. The first house Is always the ascendant or lagna.

First House - Ministry of Home affairs First House Is the most important house because it represents people and the general condition of the country, public health, nation as a whole, their behaviour In time of emergency, national disaster, and ability of the nation to cope with It, general character of the people, national domestic considerations and national objectives. Condition of the cabinet: Malefic planets here show dissensions in the cabinet. it also mean shuffle and reallocation of portfolios among ministers. Benefic planets in the first house give good health. happiness and prosperity while malefics planets cause trouble and disasters. Important and tragic events take place in the country when malefic planets aspect the ascendant. There is discontent and trouble all around.

Second House - Ministry of Finance Anandal condition of the nation, revenues of the state, national exchequer and national wealth and purchasing power of the nation. Economy of the country, capacity to Invest in stocks and bonds. National debt and currency, general gain or loss, finandal transactions, banks and national treasury, resources of the nation, its capadty to raise funds and buy armaments in time of emergency, national trade or commerce, exports and imports, purchasing power of the people and their prosperity, gross national product. taxation and revenues. Interest rates, Investment and fluctuation in the exchange rate, stock market, banks, national wealth and allies. Afflicted Saturn in the second house means that the state is going to draw heavily on national resources due to emergencies. if the second house has influence of benefic planets, it will be good for national finance.

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Third House - Ministry of Communication, I&B Communications, post&.. telegraphs, telephones, radio, television, satellite communications, press, news and broad-casting, advertisement, newspapers and publication, traffic, travel, railway aeroplanes, automobiles. Books, periodicals, magazines and literature. Neighbouring countries, border clashes, contacts with neighbours. Armed forces. army chief according to 'Prashan Marg'. Mental attitude of the people, public opinion. Written agreements, signed documents. Loss or.galn of land In case of war. Trade within country, accidents.

Fourth House Land and crops, agricultural industry, mines and minerals, landed Interests, real estates, slum areas, hotel Industry, weather conditions, landslides, forests, forest fires, volcanic eruptions, and mining disasters, earthquakes and Hoods, schools, colleges and educational institutions, home land, patriotism, opposition parties, throne of the king, Democratic movements, municipal politics. General happiness. trade and agriculture.

Fifth House Children, birth rate, educational facilities in arts. All forms of national pleasures, enjoyment, entertainments theatre, cinema halls, community parks, actors and actresses, artistic activity of the nation, sports, public parks, speculation, stock exchange. morals, Immorality, scandals, crimes relating to Immorality, high society and functions, upper house of parliament, Rajya Sabha, House of lords. Schools and places of education, ambassadors and diplomats from foreign countries, danger to the ruler as It Is sm from the I Qlll house. Crime according to Dr. B.V. Raman and mentality of rulers.

Sixth House Armed Forces, territorial attacks - war, labour classes, labour unions, strikes and clash with labour, state loans and debts. Medical and other para medical services, doctors and nurses, diseases In general. National food supplies, places where records are kept, librarians, bookkeepers, and computers, animal husbandry, service class, servants, underprivileged.

Seventh House Wars, battles, open warfare, enemies, dacoits, robbers, foreign secret agents, thieves and pickpockets. International affairs, Inter-

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national disputes, relation with other countries, foreign affairs. Death of secret enemies, agreement, alliances, marriages and divorces. People who either violate the laws of land like anti social elements or the persons who cooperate with the government, Immorality In the country, rate of Infant mortality, treaties. (treaties are also dealt by the I 1111 house). Foreign trade and relation.

Eighth House Death of national rulers, presidents, prime ministers, kings or dictators, end of government, destruction of the state, any set back to cabinet like death of important ministers, trouble to the people through famines epidemics, mortality, death rates. Sdentlflc organization, legades, capital gain, taxes and death duties, pensions, hidden things, sdentlflc Investment, discoveries and death rate. (Condition of the cabinet Is seen from the first house and cabinet as a whole Is judged from the I 0 111 house)

Ninth House Supreme Court, judges, law courts international law, judldary and litigation, United Nations and world organizations, ministry of foreign affairs diplomacy, relation with foreign countries, treaties and agreements, foreign trade, commerce and merchant shipping, navy and naval affairs, tourism, Interstate aeroplane, sdence, institution of higher studies, college, higher thought and sdentiflc societies, sea voyage, long travel, Immigration, publishing Industry-advertising, public relations. Religion- mosques, temples, churches, religious and scared books like the Vedas, Quran and Bible. In war charts country's efforts to blockade enemy's shores, long distance communication, cable, wire, radio, TV, aeroplane, shipping and motor transport, pilots airline hostesses and travel agents.

Tenth House King, royalty, nobility, rulers, prime minister, head of state, party In power, presidents and governors, top authority In the state, nations prestige, status, reputation, parliament, politics and polltldans, national celebrities, national alms and gains, disgrace and death to ruler, foreign trade, exports, exploitation, revaluation and law-lessness.

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contracts with foreign governments, alliance with foreign countries, national mint, treasures, ambassadors sent to foreign countries, vicepresident, national aims or goals, national plans, allies, International relations, gain from other nations, gain from foreign trade, cooperative sodeties and legislation.

Twelfth House War and losses. concentration camps, espionage, secret plots, military hospitals, ambushes. assassination, arson, loot, rapes, sedition, treason, enemies, secret plots, foreign spies, espionage by enemies, saboteurs, kidnappers. conspirators, secret treaties, criminals, gambling, prostitution, blackmail, bootlegger, deception, forgery, secret service, detectives, police law enforcement authorities, jail, prison, labour and concentration e.1mps, hospitals, asylums, imprisonment, slavery, exiles, extradition, misery. misfortunes, poverty, SC<1ndals, epidemics, pests, property in foreign countries, sea, smuggling, loss, extravagance, life In foreign place, success abroad, termination, appointment, retirement, spies, terrorists, foreign agents, war losses, foreign investments. Twelfth lord in lagna shows spies are active and foreign powers are trying to Influence policy of country. It also signifies secret plots, spies, and conspirades.

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Koorma Chakra While it Is easy to make predictions on the basis of planetary configuration It is not so easy to predict as to which place or direction an event will occur. For example while It was antidpated that some form of calamity, even an earthquake, may strike india in january February 200 I (26 January 200 I, Bhuj Gujarat), the location as to where this would happen could not be said with certainty.

Koorma or Tortoise Chart Varahamihira In his monumental work has divided India according to direction represented by 27 nakshatras. According to Alberunl the figure which represents. this division Is similar to a tortoise. Under this s.cheme three nakshatras form a unit. Each unit represents certain parts of the country. The starting unit of this chakra is Central India from where It proceeds to E."\St, South East, South, South West, West, North West, North and North East. Varahamihira has not made It dear as to why this chakra has been named after Koorma or tortois.e. One reason could be that it is easy to place 27 nakshatras In nine directions of tortols.e viz. I Centre 2. East 3. South- East 4. South 5. South-West 6. West 7. North West 8. North 9. North-East. There could be another reason also as tortols.e Is one of the avtars (Incarnation) of Bhagwan (God} and as such it Is shown as representing Bhu Manda/. This view Is corroborated by an a text Narapatl fa/ Charla, which has also referred to earlier texts and stated "I now describe Koorma Chakra, which as stated by earlier dasslcs throws light on various Vlplov of the country. On Its shlkhar 33 kotl devata live. Sumeru mounti!ln Is In the centre of the earth. You only hearofSumeru and no one has seen it. On this earth there are 8 parvat, so.gar and dveep. The tortoise Is holding the earth In its teeth. This tortoise is struck on the forehead ofshesha naag. This naag Is fixed like a kama/ dandal on the back of tortoise·. I. Central Region: (ruled by three stars Krittika. Rohini and Mrigsira) These areas are roughly part of Rajasthan, Haryana, western UP including Mathur a, Madhya Pradesh, Chattlsgarh and eastern 64

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18,19,20 Jyeshta, Moola, Purvashadha part of Maharashtra, These also include parts of Punjab (Gurudaspur), Pathankot and Karnal in Haryana, Hastinapur, Kuru and Ayodhlya are located In it. According to Brlhat Samhlta the places and tribes Included are:

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Bhadra, Arlmeda, Mandavlya, Salva, Nlpa, Ujjlhana, Saunkhyata, Marwar (desert land), Vara.hamihlra. refer to thse as Vatsa, Ghosa, chose of the Yamuna il.nd Sar«svatl, Mi!.tSii.Yil., Madhy«mika, Mathura., Surasena., Pandu, Guda, Asvatta., Panchala, Saketa. (or Ayodhyi!.}, K«nka., Kuni, /(ala.kocl, Kukara., Parlya.tra. Mounta./n, Udumbara., Kapisthalil., and Hastin«pur. Many of the places mentioned In the list cannot be Identified with certainty. However, It seems that Udumbara region Is Included In modern Gurdaspur district In Punjab. Matsaya country is mentioned in Mahabharata. Its king was Vi rata. Pandavas lived In disguise for one year here as servants of the king. The Salva is connected with Matsaya and is the territory from Alwar to North Bikaner with Saivapura, probably modern Alwar. Ujjihana Is same as Uddlyana (Urain) in Monghyr district.. According to other versions this could be Ujjhana In Kanpur district, still some others place it In Badaun district. Kapisthala: modern Kaithal in Karnal District. Alberunl calls It Kavital. Madhyamikas is near Chitor in modern Rajasthan. Vatsas are an andent people whose king was Udayana with his capital Kausambhi, modern Kosam on Yamuna. Uddehika: is near Bazana 80 miles from Kanauj said to have . been capital of Gujrat. Udumbara: comprising Pathankot, eastern part of Kangra valley and Hoshiarpur district. Dharmarnya is same as Kanvasrama (Kansawa near Kota). Sarasvatas are the people living on the banks of Sarasvatl river. ' Sarsutl, rising In the hills of Slnnur This might be a small stream called in the Sevalik and emerging Into plains at Al-Badrl In Ambala. Panchala: Varahamihira places It in Madhyadesha. However, originally it lay to the north and west of Deihl from the foot of Himalayas to river Cham bal. Ganga divided it into Uttara and Dakshina Panchala. According to Pa.rasha.ra the Madhyadesa Includes what Is called Aryavarta. (It looks like the place between Himalaya and Vlndhya which was designated as Madhyadesa).

II. Eastern India- (rules by Ardra (6), Punarvasu (7), Pushya (8)) · These areas are roughly: Bihar, Jharkhand, Bangladesh, Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizorarn and Tripura. According to Varahamlhlra In the east are situated seven mountains viz. Vrshabhadvaja, Padma, Malyavan, Siblra, Udayaglrl

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and Mekala, the river Lohitya, The Milky Ocean, The Vyaghramukhas, Sushmas, Karvatas, those of Candrapura, Surpakarnas, Khasas, Magadha, Mithila, Samatata, Orissa, Asvavandanas, Danturakkas, Pragjyotlsh, Cannibals, Bhadras, Gaudas, Paundras, Utkala, Kasi, Ambasthas, Tamaralpltl, Kosala, Burdwan. Lauhitya is identified with Brahmputra. Malyavan Is hill near Mudgal and Ralchur. Udayaglrl may be mythical rising mountain or the one near Bhuvanesvar In Orissa. Suhma Kalldas locates it as west of Vanga - Modern Tamluk in Mldnapur district. Khasas tribes are found both In eastern and northern division Modern Khakkas In Kashmir. Magadha is the district of Patna and Gaya In Bihar. Samatata Is Nagaon district and Kamrupa Assam. Pragjyotish are region around Gauhati- Assam. Paundra is North Bengal with its capital at Mahasthan. Gaudaka is Murshldabad district and whole of Bengal.

Ill. South East- (Ashlesha(9). Magha( 10). Puravphalguni (II)) Roughly southern part of West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh Pondichery, lndudlng parts near Jabalpur. According to Varahamihira these places are Kosala, Kalinga, Vanga, Upavanga, Jatharanga, Sulikas, Vidarbha, Vatsa, Andhra, Cedi, Urduvankanthas, Island Vrsa, Tripurl, Carmadvipa, Nalikeradvipa, Vindhya range, Samasrudharas, Vyalagrlvas, Mahagrivas, Kiskinda, Kantakasthala. Nlsadas, Purikas, Dasarna, Sabaras and Parna-Sabaras. Kosala has been assigned both to east as well south east. Eastern Kosala roughly corresponds to Oudh. During Sri Ram's sons, Lava and Kusa this was divided Into territories, Uttar and Dakshina Kosala with the capitals at Sravasthi and Kausathali respectively. Kallnga is the district of Puri and Ganjam. It was the country that Ashoka conquered. Vanga Is mentioned by Kalidas as situated In delta formed by Ganga and Bramputra and comprises the district of Murshidabad, Nadia, Jessore, parts of Rajashahl, Pabna and Faridpur. Upavanga is Central area of eastern part of delta of Ganga. Sullkas Is Culikas of Puranas. Could be Chaluklas of Deccan. Vidarbha Is Modern Berar and territory between Varada and Walnganga. In ancient times distinguished poets and scholars used to live here. Damyantl consort of Nala. hailed from this place. 67

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Cedi Is modern Baghelkhand and adjoining region. Trlpurl was Capital of Kalachurls. Kantakasthala Modern Ghanta Sala. Nisada Identified with Bhils. Purika was at the foot of Mountain Rksavat. Kishklnda Is c.1pital of Valin and later of Sugriva. Hilly region in the vidnty of Ham pi ruins of Vijayanagar in Belary district. Dasarna Is region east ofVidisa watered by river Dasarna, modern Dhasan. Kalidas has paid tribute to this country In his Meghaduta. Sabras is Aboriginal tribe partly scattered In South Kanara district. IV South- (Uttarphalguni (12). Hasta (13), Chitra (/4)) These places are roughly Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu, Konkan, Kerala, Part of Karnataka, Nasik and Kanchi. According to Varahamlhira these include Kalljanas, Surikirnas, Talikatas, Girinagara. Mountain of Malaya, Dardura, Mahendra and Mallndya Vanvasl, Konkan, Kerala, Karnataka, Nasik, Chela, Kanchi, Dandakaryan. Simhala, Cutch, Tamprapanl Rlver, Elephanta caves. Simhala and lankah have been separately mentioned. According to Fleet Lanka seems to denote not the island of Ceylon but its capital. Kalljana - Kalanjar is a mountain in south - has religious importance in Puranas. Sorikirnas is Cholas Talikata is Talikot in Bijapur District. Girlnagara Is Modern )unagarh with Girnar inscription of Rudradaman. Bharukacha is modern Baruch Malaya and Dardura is twin mountains in south. Malaya is southern part of Western Ghats from Nilgrls to cape Comirin. In Mahabharat it is associated with Pandyi!S. Dardura Is nilgris or Palin/ hills. Kalldi!S compares these mountains to bosom of earth. Mahendra Is chain of hills from Ganjam to 11nnevelly. Kalldas associates It with Kallnga. In Riimayana Hanuman is described iiS flying across the ocean from summit of this mountain. Abhlras is supposed to be tribe from eastern Iran coming to India In 2"" century BC. Had migrated South and had important positions In Gujrat and Nasik. Akara is modern Khandesh Vena is Wainganga , a tributary of Godavari. Dasapura Is Mandasor Sibis is some tribes who migrated from North Gonarda Is between Ujjaln and Vidlsa.

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V. South West- (Swati 15, Vishakha 16, Anuradha 17) Roughly Goa, Karnatka, Part of South west Maharashtra, Pallava, Kambhoja, Slndhu-Sauveera. According to Varahamlhira these places are Vadavamukha, Aravas, Ambasthas, Kapilas, Narimukhas, Anartas (Northern Gujarat). Phenagirl, Yavanas Margaras, Karnaparaveya, P.1rasvas. Sudras. Barbaras, Kiratas, Khandas, Abhlras, Chanuklas, Hemagiri, The Indus. Kaladas. Ralvatka Mountain, Sindhu, Saurashtra, Badras, Dravldas, and the Great Ocean. Pahlavas is Identical with Parthians, who had occupied north western India. Kamboja is south of Kashmir extended till Kafl.rstan - has been mentioned In Mahabharat and by Kalldas. Sindhu Savlra Is Sind Sagar Doab- Regions between jhelum and Indus. According to Alburlnl Multan and )ahaJVar. Phenaglrl Is near mouth of Indus. Karnapraveya Is Persia. Sudras Is Abhlras located in Western Rajputana. Alexander's historians called them Sodral- living between Indus and Sutlej above the junction of five rivers near Mithankot and South of Multan. Barbaras is in Sindhu Valley. Cancukas is hill tribe in Srisailarn, area of Andhra. Hemagiri Kanakgiri is near Mysore. Raivatka Is hill opposite Mount Glrnar. Saurashtra is Kathiawad Peninsula. Badra Is Ajmer, Ratharnbore. Loni, Charnbal Dravida is Tamil - (they could also be Brauhl tribes living In Baluchistan) VI. West- ljyeshta ( 18). Maa/a ( /9). Purvasadha (20)) Modern - West Maharashtra, Travancore, Punjab (lndudlng West Punjab of Pakistan), Baluchistan. Sakas who used to live in western India, Mlecchas- foreigners, barbarians, (Greeks- Arabs). According to Varahamihlra these places are roughly Manlvat and Meghavat mountains, Vanakss. Mount kasurapana. Astaglrl. Aprantakas, Santikas, Halyayas. Mount Prasasta, Vokkanas. Punjab, Ramathas, Paratas, Tarakslti, )rigas, Vaisayas. Kanakas. Scythians and all lawless tribes of barbarians living In West. Aprantakas is persons living in western border near Sahya. Haihayas is yadav tribe region around Maheshmatl. Vokkana Is Wakhan. Ramatha Is Between Ghaznl and Wakhan. 69

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Paratss. Is Baluchistan. Kanaka Is Travancore. Sakas Is Scythian rulers In South west of India. Mlecchas Is foreigners or barbarians, Greeks - later Arabs also lnduded.

VII North West- (Uttarashada (2 I). Sravana (22). Dhanistha (23)) Roughly part of North Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern part of Kashmir and part of Rajasthan (near Jodhpur). Also Upper Oxus Valley lnduding Balkh and Badakshan. According to Varahamihira these places are roughly, Mandavyas, Tus.aras, Tallas, Halas, Madrs, Asmakas, Kulutas, halads, Kingdom of women, Nrsimha forest, Khastas, Venumati, Phalgulukas, guluhas, Marukucchas, Carmarangas. Mandavyas is Bijnor, jodhpur. Tusaras Balkh and Badakshan is Upper Oxus valley, Tukhar(\Stan of Arab writers. Haladda Is between Kashmir and Daldlstan. Madras is between Ravi and jhelum. Asmaka is Swat, Buner upto Indus. Kulutta lr; Kulu. Strlrajya Is Kingdom of women- Garwal, Kumaun.

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Arjunnayna is region of Delhi, Jaipur, Agra. Adarsa is place where Saraswati dis.lppeared. Not far from Kangra. Trlgarta Is Doab country of three rivers between Ravi, Beas. Sutlej- Jullundur. Chltanasika is west o1 Sikklm. Vatadhana is south of Ferozepur- near Rajputana. Taksasila Is north of Rawalpindi. Pushkalavata Is north of Peshawar. Malava is northern settlement of Mala between Ravl and Chenab. Pauravas is eastern ~nk of Jhelum. Hun as Is tribe of Kasmir and Gandhara. Gandhra is Kabul to Takslla - Rawalpindi and Peshawar Rajnayas Is Hoshiarpur. Yaudheyas is Eastern-Punjab. Syamakas Is Chitral. IX. North East- (Governed by Rcvoti (27), Ashvini (I). Bhorni (2)) Roughly parts of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, China, Burma. Places mentioned by Varahamihira are Meruka, Nastarajya, Pasupalas, Kira. Kashmjr. Abhisaras. Daradas, Tanganas, Kulutas, Sairindharas. Vanarastra. Brahmpura, Darvas, Damaras, Vanarajya. Kiratas, Cina, Kaunindas, Bhallas, Patolas, Jatasuras. Suvarnabhu, Vasudhana, Divisthas. Pauravas, Trinetras, Mount Munja and regions of Gandharva. Kiras is near Baijnath in Kangra Abhlsara Is tract between Jhelum and Chenab Including Rajourl In Kashmir. Darada Is Dardlstan, north of Kashmir- modern Gurez, Gilglt. Tanganas Is Ptolmey"s Tanganoi aborigln tribes whose territory was from Ramganga river to upper Sarayu. Brahampura Is In Garhwal and Kutnaon. Darva is Punch and Naushera region between Jhelum and Chenab. Damaras Is mountains In north of Kashmir. Cinarattha Is In Himalayas beyond Chi lata or Kirata-Kern translates it Into the "Chinese'. Patola is eastern part of taral near Cooch Bihar. Suvarnabhu Is Delta of lrawadl - province of Pegu - may lnclde Malaysia and Islands of eastern archipelago.

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In addition the planets also represent directions and places. Sun ............................... E.ast Moon ............................ North-West Mars ............................. South Mercury ........................ North jupiter ........................... Northeast Venus ............................ Southeast Saturn ........................... West Rahu/Ketu ....................• South, West

Planets ruling over Countries are Sun ........... Eastern half of Narmada, Orissa, Bengal, Bihar, Kambhoja, Eastern Tamil Nadu, Kausambhl Moon ........ Kosala, Broach, Mars ......... Narmada, Slndhu, Mahanandl, Bhlmrataha, Shlpra River, Malya, Chola, Dravida, Andhra, Konkan, Vihar, Vindhya. Mercury ..... Ganga, Saryu, Himalayan States and Surashtra. jupiter ....... Eastern Punjab, Western UP. Satabru Venus ........ Taxila, Gandhara, Malva, Vitasta, lravatl. Saturn ........ Saurashtra, Vidisa, Rajasthan Rahu .......... Suleka, Kinnars Ketu .......... Iran, Hunas, Afghanistan, China, Cholas. According to Brihat Samihta when the following stars are afflicted by malefics the kings of following nine countries are destroyed.

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Krittika, Rohini and Mrigsira Ardra, Punarvasu and Pushyaml Ashlesha, Magha and Puravphalguni Uttarphalgunl, Hasta and Chltra Swati, Vishakha and Anuradha jyeshta, Moola and Purvaasdha Uttarashada, Sravan and Dhanishta

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Sat,lbhisha, Poorvabhadra and Uttarbhadra. Revati, Madra Ashvini and Bharni Kuninda Note: These countries and stars arc different from those mentioned earlier.

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Usc of chakras in Mundane Astrology In the Padma Purana there is the story of Lord Dasharatha being warned by astrologers that Saturn's entry in Rohini nakshatra (Taurus 10° to 23° 20') causes devastating war. India was Involved In both world wars 1914-18 and 1939·45 when Saturn was In Rohinl nakshatra and also In 1971 during the time of war with Pakistan Saturn was again in Rohlni nakshatra.

Rashi Sangatta Chakra - Comments on Chakras For a war or war like situation to break out Mars and Saturn must join. If the aspects of Parashara exist even then they must be reexamined through chakra aspect for precision. So the following may be seen. It has been observed that when other malefics like Rahu/Ketu transit in Rohinl nakshatra and are aspected by Mars, war or war like situation takes place. In the month of May and june 1984, concentration of planets in Rohlni aspected by Mars opened a chapter of blood stained history in Punjab. In the context of Punjab problem it may be seen that no war or war like situation can take place unless Saturn, Mars and Rahu meet and plan out scheme of destruction. Lag Moon Mer

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aspecting each other but on sanghatta chakra the aspect is full. War with Pakistan broke out on I'' September, 1965.

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d;apter IX Planets in Different Houses and their Signification While assessing the results of planets in the houses the basic principles of astrology should be kept In view. Benefic planets would further the interest of the house and would bring prosperity, happiness and general contentment while malefic planets would bring evil and spoil the signification of the house. The aspects to planets should also be kept in mind. The aspects of benefic planets would bring good results and would mitigate the harmful effect of malefic planets whereas aspects of malefic would be evil and bring disastrous results. The yogas planet is Involved in should always be taken into account. Exalted planets and planets in their own houses give good results. If Vimshottarl dasha Is being applied then it must be seen whether planets are functional benefic or malefic for the particular lagna. Strength and weakness of planet should also be kept in view. Keeping these principles In mind one should also be acquainted with the social economic and current political background of the country and happenings in the world. It Is no use giving predictions In mundane astrology unless one's knowledge In current events Is thorough. To give an example for predicting events In the West Asia historical background of creation of homeland for the Jews, their religious and historic background, aspirations for return to the land from where their ancestors were driven away, their prosecution and mass executions in concentration camps under Nazi regime of Hitler and their settlement In Palestine under Balfour Declaration must be clearly understood. One must have full understanding of modern role of oil in the world politics and background of Islamic fundamentalism, to be able to do justice to predictions about mundane astrology.

Planets in the First House This Is the most Important house representing the general happiness and condition of the country as a whole. Disposition of the planets In the first house will show the shape of events to come. The placement and aspect of malefics will bring restlessness and tragic events. They will upset the conditions In the country, while benefics

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will bring prosperity and contentment. People will be happy and conditions would improve. Sun: If well aspected will bring much prosperity and success to the people. If afflicted there \viii be disturbances. Health of the people \viii suffer. The people In high authority will be unhappy.' Observation: In mundane astrology unless Sun Is afflicted it should be taken as benefic. This rule Is similar to that of Jalmlnl astrology. In Western astrology Sun in any case is benefic. BeneAc Moon brings changes for the better - Improvement In condition of women and children. MaleAc Moon cause illness, depression, and discontentment. New Moon falling In ascendant shows many changes in the country and there will be much activity. With the aspect of benefic the year is going to be good and people will be happy. If afflicted there will be unrest and disconrentment. Mars: Strikes, riots, fire, discontent, military activity, war like situation, accidents, murders, theft and anarchy. , Mercury: If benefic good trade and commerce, intellectual activity, new enterprise and work Malefic Mercury cause discontentment, perverted Image In the press. jupiter : Jupiter In the first house is very favourable as it gets directional strength also. It brings prosperity and success. People will be happy, will have faith In God and religion. Trade and finance would flourish. If Jupiter Is afflicted people will become prone to flattery, exaggeration and over spending. See also from where the affliction is coming from. If It is from the 7"' house peace is disturbed. If from the I Q•h trouble Is from the government. Venus: If benefic gives peace, prosperity, agreements and harmony. If afflicted there will be crime agalnst women and children. Peace is disturbed. Saturn: Distress. discontentment, loss of work, sickness and diseases. Well aspected Saturn gives capacity for hard work maturity and spiritual development. Rahu/Ketu: Rahu is like Saturn and Ketu Is like Mars. Both are malefic planets and disturb the peace of the country. There could be war like situation or destruction through epldemic plagues, earthquakes etc. In Independent India's horoscope Rahu/Ketu's positions are especially b,:\d. It leads to wa~. communal tensions, anarchy and disruption of natural functions of government. Crime, murder, rape,

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dacolty, robbery will be order of the day. People will have no faith In religion. They will cheat and tell lies to achieve their ends. Not much has been given about the effects of Rahu and Ketu In books on mundane astrology but experience shows that It portrays predominant Influences of non-national Influences and unorthodox religious tendencies. There will be mass tragedies like Bhopal gas tragedy, epidemics, acddents and diseases like eczema, boils and eruptions Mars and Rahu In lagna means aggression or use of military force.

Second House Lunatlons: If there are benefic aspects there are changes in the financial field for the good of the country. With good aspects It brings Increased revenue and better time for stocks and markets, otherwise there might be bank failures, expenditure will be out of control. There will be adverse balance of trade, loss of revenues etc. Favourable Sun : Increased revenue. Afflicted Sun : Waste, heavy taxation Increased expenditure. Moon &. Mars: Banks' failures, expenditure, money for defence services fluctuating wealth. Mercury: If benefic. gain in trade and commerce. Afflicted Mercury: Losses through fraud and theft. Jupiter: Success In banking. Venus: Financial gains. Saturn: If afflicted, evil, poor revenues. bankruptcy, depression in stock market. Well placed Saturn gives steady Income. Rahu/Ketu: If afflicted economic condition of the country would deteriorate. The third lord Jupiter In 2"" indicates levying of taxes that will be resented. It is applicable only to Libra and Aquarius lagna. Sixth lord In 2"" means slowing down of economy or foreign Investments. It can also mean debts.

Third House Third house Is related to railways, postal, telegraphs, telephones. communications. railway, traffic, books, literary activity, newspapers and publications, Internet, media, TV, authors, editors. Lunatlon: There might be rail, air and road accidents. Disrepute to authors and hard time for publishers. If afflicted postal and rail

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strikes. Sun: good for heads of departments mentioned above. Afflicted Sun : Death of notable person, one should see the nature of affliction coming from and judge accordingly. Moon: Good for rallways and postal workers Afflicted Moon: Accldents, fall of receipts, discontent amongst employees. Mars: Accldents, railways, fire. border wars. Benefic Mercury: Good for writers, publishers. travelling, Increased income from postal affalrs. Afflicted Mercury: Illness or death of noted writers or persons connected with third house, falling receipts. acddents, failure of publishers. jupiter: Good for writers, publishers. literary activities. Improvements In postal services, and revenues of the State. Afflicted jupiter: Heavy losses, expenses and troubles In above departments. Venus: Improved returns, better conditions for workers. Afflicted Venus : Discontent. death of noted writers or artists. Crime in rallways. Saturn: Acddents. Illness and death In publishing field, writers. Rahu: Acddents, explosions strikes, thefts. Ketu: Plots, secret movements, crime and fraud, swindling. The third lord in I 0"' house may also portray a strong press to control the government and dignified programmes oflV. Jupiter means spiritual oriented programmes.

Fourth House Land, agriculture, crops, mines, minerals, earthquakes, volcanoes -opposition party. Lunation : If well aspected means strong opposition and government will lose bye election and suffer loss of prestige. Will benefit agriculture, crops and landed Interests. Afflicted: Bad weather, shortage of crops, loss of lands, danger to klng's throne. Benefic Sun : If It Is not afflicted and well placed gives good results such as good for Government, popularity, masses or people In general united, there Is spirit of patriotism, agriculture industry stands to gain, land produce, mines and minerals are benefited. Afflicted Sun : If Sun is afflicted prestige of government suffers. Benefic Moon : Growth ln hotel Industry, fluids. sea ports, 81

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harbours, fishing Industry, navigation and changeable weather. Afflicted Moon : Shortage of crops, mining trouble disturbed weather and land/sea conditions. Mars: F1re, earthquakes, trouble to government, mining disasters, bad for property market If afflicted. Benefic Mercury: If well aspected crops may be good. Good for educational field. Afflicted Mercury : Discontent In farmers, not good for agriculture. Jupiter : Good for land, agriculture and weather. Afflicted: and In fixed signs mining disasters, earthquake. Venus : Good weather and crops. Afflicted Venus : damp weather. Saturn : Obstacles and difficulties to government, bad weather for crops, mining disaster and earthquakes. Rahu/Ketu : Explosions. mining disasters, difficulties to the government. Fifth House The house relates to education. entertainment and children. lunation in the 5th House: Bad for children, entertainment Industry will suffer. Planets in the 5th House Sun: Good for education, children and theatres. Afflicted: Heavy expenses, illness and death of noted artists. Moon: Good for music and entertainment Industry. Afflicted: Trouble for women and children, Immoral crimes. Mars: F1re and disturbance, death to artists, crime against women and children, fire and accidents In schools and entertainment Industry. Mercury: Theatrical law suits, dispute over educational matters Good for education, entertainment, theatre, children. Jupiter: Increased birth rate, good for education, schools. Afflicted Jupiter : Dispute over religious education, losses and expenses, failure in speculative activities. Venus: Favourable for girls, women, Increase birth rate, honours to prominent actors, music, models and actresses. Afflicted Venus : Vice and Immorality cruelty to women and children, criminal assaults. Saturn : Lower birth rate, trouble to women and children, depression In entertainment, industry. Rahu: It will give same results as those of Saturn.

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In addition since 5th house Is Slh from 10'" there may be political plots against the ruler or foreign diplomats may Incite sedition and rebellion. Prominent actors or high government officers die either by suffocation or terrorist attacks, sudden accidents In sports or educational fields. Rahu also causes Irreligious or Immoral tendencies among people. Well placed Rahu In the 5th house will benefit film Industry. Ketu: Ketu Is like Mars. In addition to the results like those of Mars it causes danger to the ruler through secret intrigues and treachery. Afflicted Ketu also causes epidemics. immorality and accidents. Ketu In the fifth house aspected by a malefic may lead to change or displacement of the current Ideology of a nation. For example In the Chaltra Shukla horoscope for Russia in 1989, an afflicted Ketu led to the rejection of communism as an Ideology after seventy two years of communist dominance. Malefics in the fifth house destroy the mental and physical health of the younger generation. Leads to drugs. promiscuous living, kidnapping and molestation of children.

Sixth House Territorial attack, public health, worklng classes, strikes army. navy. battleships, war like conditions, attack and plots by enemy. lunatlon: If well aspected good results. If afflicted, health of the people will suffer. discontentment In worklng classes, earthquakes and epidemics. Sun : It Is favourable for fighting diseases and obstacles. Afflicted Sun : Qves discontent and sickness to people, navy will suffer, some Important government servant may die. Afflicted Moon : Sickness, discontentment and much dissatisfaction, discontentment in navy. Mars: Unless Mars is exalted or in its own house it gives evil results as It Is slgnificator of war. aggression and attack. destruction on a wide scale, mutiny, revolt and murder. I. War : 6c~ house represents war or territorial attacks and so does Mars. If it has lordship of 7 also war becomes certainty. If It has lordship of 12 and afflicted, possibility of defeat Is there. With good placement and lordship of II there Is possibility of victory. II. Armed Forces : If Mars is lord of 12th house and also there may be mutiny, discontent and In-subordination In armed forces. Note: Mars In the sixth house can show violence In sports as happened in the Cha/tra Shukla Pratlpada horoscope of USA In

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the year 1994. Mars-Saturn: becomes a deadly combination, leads to mass murders, mass tragedies, death and destruction to kings and rulers. Wars and armed attacks. In the 6m house the war becomes a certainty, Produces fires and explosions. Mercury : Welfare of labour and servants. Afflicted Mercury : shows discontentment, thieving and crime, Increase In Insanity chaos and disorder. Jupiter : Good for public health, navy and working classes. Afflicted Jupiter : If afflicted shows heavy expenditure on armed forces. Venus: In this house favourable here for navy and lower classes. Afflicted Venus :Shows much vice, want and misery and causes much illness, especially viral and sexual diseases Saturn: Is very evil here, sixth house and Saturn both represent war, strikes and agitation In labour and working classes, discontentment In armed forces and navy and will be unable to face the enemy, diseases, state loans, high death rate and suffering to old people. Rahu/Ketu : Violence and strife In armed forces especially navy, sudden accidents In armed forces, sedition and political plots, spying activities, dacoity, cheating. crimes, homosexuality, cotton and heavy machinery Industry, plagues and epidemics. Seventh House War, foreign countries, disputes, International affairs, marriage and divorces. Lunation : If with good aspects relations with foreign countries improve. With evil aspects there would be deterioration In harmonious relations with other countries. Benefic Sun : Relations with foreign countries Improve. Afflicted Sun: will cause disputes and complications. Moon : Increase in marriage rate, public ceremonies and honours to women. Afflicted Moon: Trouble In foreign affairs, scandals in home life, divorces and many unpleasant episodes In public life. Mars : In the house of a dictator shows tremendous fire, zeal and aggressive Intent. Grave danger In International affairs. disagreement with other powers and chances of war. Direction from which enemy will come is shown by position of Mars. Aries represents east, Cancer-north, Libra -west and Capricorn-south and other signs 84

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are to be judged according to these four positions. Mercury : Treaties and commercial agreements, diplomatic success. Afflicted Mercury : Double-dealing. diplomatic mistakes. breaking of treaties and commercial trade, disputes with foreign countries. Jupiter : It Is favourable for foreign relations. The marriage rate will Increase and many notable alliances will take place. Afflicted Jupiter : Likelihood of disputes in financial and trade fields. Venus: Good augury for peace and prosperity. Increase In marriage rates and many marriages In high places. Afflicted Venus : Public scandals, divorces, crimes against women. Saturn :This Is very unfavourable position with regards to foreign affairs, dealing with foreign powers Is more difficult, depression In foreign trade. Afflicted Saturn :Scandals, divorces and crimes against women. Rahu : War, explosions, movement of troops, destruction and desolation. Ketu : War, scandal divorces, law suits. spies. Eight House Mass tragedies, underground wealth, fall of government, death of Important persons, earthquakes, volcanoes, epidemics. Lunation : Lunations in this house are important. See the lordship of Sun and Moon and the planetary aspects. With evil aspects It denotes death In high circles and among notable people Including women. When well aspected it means gain through death duties, pensions and Inheritance. Sun: Death among important people, royalty, nobility, If well aspected by benefics it gives success to the nation. Moon: Death of important people, especially women. Afflicted Moon : Leads to hysteria and panic among people. Mars : This is evil position. Sudden and terrible deaths by fire accident and crime, death of military naval and medical men, notable people In Iron and steel Industry and those connected with traders relating to fire. In an eclipse results are more drastic. Mercury: Death In literary and publishing circle as also among children and young people, legislation affecting death duties.

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Jupiter: Gain to the exchequer through death duties. If afflicted causes death among legal and religious people, magistrates, bankers and financiers. Venus: Gain to the exchequer through death duties. Afflicted Venus : Deaths of famous females, artists, musicians and actors. Saturn: This is an evil position. Death among Important elderly people as well as Important personalities. Rahu/Ketu: Sudden deaths like accidents, explosions. suicide and mysterious death. Ninth House Law, religion, shipping, trade, science, Inventions. Sun: If well placed gives good results relating to shipping. religion, trade and raval affairs. judiciary will be strong. film stars, judges are prosperous. Affliction Sun : Gives opposite results, Business suffers. Moon: Moon In the 9th indicate changes, good or bad. With well placed and well aspected benefic changes In judiciary. religious institution, publishing industry, business airlines and scientific institution, beneficial changes in foreign policy. trade, immigration and tourism, public opinion will favour government policies, benefic legislation for women, favourable changes in hotel business. clothing groceries and occupation connected with water. Afflicted Moon : This will bring adverse changes, women will suffer, foreign policy will not be successful. Mars :Trade and commerce will be affected. will cause religious and legal disputes. fires and accidents to shipping. Mercury: Activity in commercial. legal affairs, publishing. scientific and Inventive spheres. Afflicted: disputes over trade commerce, legal matters, libel, forgery and recriminations In press. Jupiter: Good for settlement of commercial, legal, naval matters. Afflicted Jupiter : Religious disputes, communal riots, financial troubles and heavy expenses. Venus: Good for financial matters. trade, peace and foreign relation. just laws, judiciary. naval, shipping scientific inventions, gainful treaties and agreements. Afflicted Venus : judiciary earns bad reputation, ministry of foreign affairs Is not effective. tourism industry, shipping, transport and rail suffers.

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Saturn: Bad for shipping, disastrous to vessels, collision, death, strikes In shipping circles. communal and religious strife. Rahu : Spies and political plots will get aggravated and will behave like Saturn. Heavily afflicted Rahu can adversely affect government, create problems In treaties with foreign country, revolt In armed forces, foreign ambassadors may be Involved in plot against the government, secret discussions and conspiracy to invade the country, sudden accidents to rulers or persons In judiciary, accidents in shipping, railway, anti religious and anti soda! activities will increase. Death for ruler If afflicted as 9"' is 12111 from I 0"'. Ketu: Murder, assassination of ruler or top officers, In judiciary naval persons etc. Afflicted Ketu: It causes accidents mishaps, obstructions, in shipping, railway airlines etc. Benefic Ketu : This position Is good for spreading foreign language, computers. TV spiritualism. science and technology. Tenth House House of king. chief executive, prime minister, nobility, national honour as also employment situation. Malefic planet in the lOth house show discomfiture to the government, it is probably the most important house In the horoscope. An edipse falling in the 10"' house whether solar or lunar generally causes disaster and is sign of defeat of the government. Lunation : Lunatlon well aspected may bring honour to the king and country. If afflicted shows illness or sometimes death of the nobility or people in high power. It may also bring serious troubles to government and loss of national honour and repute. An edlpse In the I 0"' house (mid-heaven) Is sign of defeat of the government. Sun : Well aspected Is good for the reputation of government. It also shows stability and prosperity. Afflicted Sun : Denotes Illness and death In the government circie and upper most strata, this may also show defeat or danger to government. Moon: Well aspected give popularity to government, prosperity as a whole but if afflicted it denotes sc.-mdals In high life and unpopularity of the government, distress to eminent women. Mars: Mars In the tenth hc15 directional strength. If It Is afflicted Is evil. if Mars happens to be the lord of 7"' then there Is danger of war. illness and death in royal circies. trouble to government. But, with a

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good aspect from Sun or Moon it shows military activity and In the event of war shows victory. It also means widespread discontent In labour, strikes and demonstrations In Industries. Mercury: A well placed will bring good activity In high life, much publicity and travelling. Afflicted Mercury : Brings disgrace and scandals In high places. Jupiter : A well placed Is good for government- national honours and dignity. The affairs of government will be smooth. Afflicted Jupiter : Financial difficulties, death of notable people. Venus: Celebrations, public functions, marriages In high circles. Afflicted Venus : Death of well known woman or scandals In high places. Saturn: Saturn In the I 0 111 house may be good for democracy but gives evil results In the horoscope of dictators. Afflicted Saturn : Disgrace, misfortune or troubles to government or state as also prominent people, Illness and death among royalty especially If Saturn afflicts the Sun. R.ahu: Evil position unless it Is well placed with a benefic In which case will give popularity. Ketu: Death and disaster to people In high authority. Eleventh House Parliament, legislation, national alms and gains. treaties and alliances, national treasury, election, victory. Benefics In this house will bring favourable results, smooth passage .of legislation, where as malefics can cause trouble Illness and death In ;members of pi!fllament. Lunation: They show changes and parliamentary activity. If well aSJ~Ccted it will bring beneficial legislation. If afflicted disputes and difficulties In accordance with aspectlng plaiJet. loss to exchequer, chaos In parliament procedure, corruption. Su"n: Success In the work of parliament and smooth beneficial legislation, gainful agreements and contracts with foreign countries, ruler arid government achieve recognition for good policies, cabinet has smooth relation with ruler, ambassadors of the country earn good name. Afflicted Sun : Parliamentary proceeding will not be smooth. debates in parliament have disparaging remarks against ruler, cabinet ministers etc.. severe affliction may cause Illness or death of rulers, death/illness of parliament members Moon: If afflicted changes In cabinet, dissension and

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disagreements among members, sickness or indisposition. Mars: Trouble and Irritation In parliament, illness and death amongst members of parliament. Mars with good aspect of Sun brings benefidal changes in armed forces. Mercury: Active busy time In parliament for passing legislation relating to trade, commerce and education. Afflicted Mercury : Arguments and disputes. Jupiter: Favourable for trade, commerce and finance. Afflicted Jupiter : Religious and finandal disputes, depredation of government securities. Venus: Good for legislation for women, harmony, peace and prosperity. Afflicted Venus : Bereavement, unpleasant episodes and debates, scandals In parliamentary drcles. Saturn: Difficulties in affairs of country, illness and death of members of parliament, changes in ministers and splitting of parties. Afflicted Saturn : Danger of adverse vote In parliament, obstades and difficulties to government. Rahu: Political plots, revolts spying and will behave more or less like Saturn. Rahu with benefic aspect or In own house is favourable for parliament, bold and adventurous programs in the field of radio, heavy industry and telegraphs. use telephones will increase. Ketu: Sudden death, murders, assassinations, imprisonment to members of Parliament. Ketu behaves like Mars. Twelfth House Lunatlon : Malefic aspect will brings much crime, terrorism, spying, earthquakes, epidemics, misery, there will be trouble In prison and hospitals. If benefic aspects to 12th house is good for charities, hospitals, prison reforms and institutions. Afflicted Sun :This placement is not favourable for bureaucracy, temple, medicos, and hospitals. Moon : Tourism Industry flourishes, people are happy and travel a lot, country earns good name abroad. Afflicted Moon : Crime against women, children, and humanity will increase. Mars : Spies and terrorists become active. There is infiltration of dangero~s elements from abroad. Wars, bombing, acddents, epidemics and acddent are bound to happen.

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Mercury: Increase In expenditure on educational, literary, cultural and charitable organizations, investment In modes of communication like rail, road and air transport. Afflicted Mercury : Loss of trade, rail and air accidents, changes in weather and disasters in air and space. Jupiter : Good for charities, religious ceremonies, reforms In hospitals and prisons. Jupiter Is planet of expansion and Implementation of grandiose schemes. It shows huge expenditure on charities and educational Institutions, the priestly and Brahmin class may suffer, treaties with foreign countries will be dishonoured. Afflicted Jupiter : Sabotage, spying by enemies, induding subversive activities by some ambassadors. High dignitaries and well placed persons will suffer. Judiciary and religious persons are affected. Similarly, conditions are not good for publishing Industry and Important persons in business community. Venus : Good for amusement, entertainment, happiness and fun. Benefits and donations to charitable organizations. Afflicted Venus : Scandals in sex, crime against women and children, disrepute to artists. Saturn : This is very bad position for wars, crimes against humanity, diseases, epidemics, earthquakes, loss of public money and scandals, defalcation cases and b.\d publicity, strikes in mining and labour intensive industries. Death or disgrace of important persons. Bad economic conditions and wasteful expenditure, country's reputation among foreign countries will suffer. Spies or terrorists will enter the country and will carry out anti-state activities, unrest among working people. Rahu : Extremely dangerous position, brings chaos and destruction-war epidemics, typhoons, death and pestilence, spies and terrorists flourish, country is betrayed. Ketu : Asceticism and religious tendencies.

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Conjunction-Opposition etc. of Planets In mundane astrology conjunction of heavy planets Is extremely Important. These indicate turning points in the history of nations, old order dies and new order takes over. The conjunction of planets Saturn- Rahu, Saturn -Jupiter, SaturnMars and Mars- Jupiter has great signification in astrology. in western astrology predictions are also made on the basis of conjunction of Uranus, Pluto and Neptune with each other and with Saturn, Jupiter etc. How to judge Conjunction See the type of planets involved in conjunction whether they are malefic or benefic. The benefic planets give good results while malefic planets unleash evil forces. Signification of planets should be remembered as Mars represents armed forces, deployment of troops. violent death, accidents etc. See also the houses ruled by them and signs and nakshatras Involved. Construct the chart for the moment of conjunction for a particular country, judging the effect of conjunction (within / 0 ), the houses in which conjunction takes place will be strongly influenced by conJoining planets. For example if conjunction of Mars and Saturn takes place In the 7m house that shows that war is imminent. This conjunction took place In the 6m house of India in June 1984 near the natal position of Jupiter which led to rebellion, large scale killing in Punjab, India. MOperatlon Blue Star" had to be launched. involvement of religious extremism and places of religion were Indicated by Jupiter and violence by Mars and Saturn. Combination of malefic planets also shows overthrow and death of rulers. Under this combination Germany had attacked Russia in the Second World War and Japan attacked Pearl Harbour. I Conjunction of Saturn-Jupiter (Reference :KN Rao's article in Joumel of Astrology- January. March 2002)

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and takes place once in every twenty year in each of the twelve signs, In a retrograde order In trine from the previous ones. For example In January 1842 the conJunction took place In Sagittarius, In 1861 It happened In Leo, in 1881 In Aries sign and In 190 I In Sagittarius. The conJunction In earthy trlplldtles falls In Virgo, then In Taurus and then In Capricorn. After going through the four trlplidtles In this manner the whole series of conJunctions repeats again. It is believed that the conjunctions, which commence In the first degree of Aries, are the most important and they have only happened eight times since the known history of the world. Many Important events are derived from these mutations and espedally In the countries ruled by particular signs. Signification of Jupiter: The nature of events to be experienced as a result of this conjunction will depend upon the signification of both the planets. Jupiter signifies religion, philosophy, )udldary, finances, business, trade, capitalism, treaties, external affairs, ministers, ambassadors, nobility, prosperity and peace, international cooperation, birth rate and arbitration between the countries. Jupiter is a jeeva planet and represents resurrection and a new order. Jupiter Is also planet of kings, queens, royalty and is also assodated with constitutional type of governments Signification of Saturn: Saturn signifies death, national calamities, contraction, diseases, war, loss or gain of territory, agitation, strikes, labour dasses, democracy, farmers, miners, land and crops. It has been noticed that the first conJunction falling In each triplidty, which is also called a "Great Mutation", has a very Important and lasting effect, and when the places of other conjunctions, eclipses, and lunatlon, which occur after It, fall therein, or In opposition thereto, Important events are triggered. Saturn Is also democracy, death and dictators, being the lord of ten house in natural zodiac It has much to do with rulers of the country. Saturn is death- death of rulers also

Results of this Conjunction It has been observed that in USA President elected under or about the time of this combination dies in office. The cases dted are of President William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln and A Garfield. Other Presidents who died In office were William McKinley, Warren J Harding, Franklin J Roosevelt and John F Kennedy. With Leo as the lagna of USA, Saturn becomes lord of six and seven (marak,l) and hence evil. Other results of conjunction of Jupiter Saturn are as follows: 92

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4, September 1803: The English army led by General Lake defeated Maratha forces at Aligarh and again on September I I at the battle of Delhi establishing the supremacy of England in northern India. (There was Saturn Jupiter and Mars conjunction In Vlrgo, and Vlrgo Is also taken as one of the signs of India as per Dr. B.V. Raman. On 8 August 1940, the Saturn - Jupiter conjunction took place In Aries. This Is the 8"' sign from Vlrgo lagna of India, and 12"' from Taurus, the lagna of Independent India and 4th from Capricorn traditional sign of India allotted by Varahamihira. Both the planets become retrograde and again became conjunct on I 0, October 1940. There was also a solar and lunar eclipse within a fortnight In March 1941. The results were as follows: 1. Hitler launched a massive attack on Russia on 22 June 1941: The German advance was swifr. Hundreds of miles of Russian territory was captured. People died In millions and armies of Hitler reached on the outskirts of Moscow. Hundreds and thousands of soldiers were taken as prisoners. 'Such carnage ofhuman life was unprecedented and had never occurred before', says a historian. 2. Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour 7. December 1941. The operation by Japanese though brilliantly conceived and executed In the annals of war fares united the whole American nation behind President Roosevelt. This was the turning point In the history of World War II. America entered the II world war and the defeat of Japan in the long term became a certainty. Horoscope of attack on Pearl Harbor, 07.12.1941 Sat(R) Jup(R)

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3. Gvil disobedience movement in India was intensified. Mahatma Gandhi united the whole India behind him to throw away the 93

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yoke of British Imperialism. This was a great milestone on the road to freedom. 1961 -Conjunction in Sagittarius I. China nibbles at Indian territory and attacks India In 1962. It was end of Idealism of Nehru and collapse of his foreign policy. II. Liberation of Goa from Portuguese possession. Iii. Major Yuri Gagarin of USSR made first flight Into space. This was the beginning of the rivalry between America and Russia for exploration In space. This ultimately led to the doctrine of star wars of President Reagan and resultant huge expenditure by Russia, which ultimately brought down Its economic collapse. The planetary position at the time of conjunction was as follows. Ven Moon

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1960-61 Saturn and Jupiter had conjoined in Capricorn I. Process of decoloniz.atlon was started. British and French Imperialism suffered defeat. II. Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat state. Iii. In 1961 , India occupied Portuguese enclaves of Goa, Daman and Deo. In Africa Rwanda and Burundi became Republics.· Sierra Leone and South Cameroon bec.
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whole edifice of foreign policy on the basis of visionary approach fell to pieces and he was constrained to say that we still live In world where the big fish eats a small fish. In India It had the effect of modernization of the armed forces so that India became well prepared for the war with Pakistan of 1965. In Unites States there was a great fiasco at 'Bay of Pigs' In 1961. In April 196Z there was great confrontation of USA with Russia over missile crisis in Cuba and both the countries came very much dose to a nuclear war. In United States there was a birth of great civil rights movement for grant of equal rights to black Americans who lived there in pitiable conditions since the era of slavery. In Latin America there was great resentment against autocratic rules supported by USA. In Cuba there was rise of Fidel Castro who turned to IVI.arxism after the Bay of Pigs affair. Rest of the world saw end of colonial era. New states won their freedom. The Americans ~uffered a humiliating blow In Vietnam. According to K.N. Rao in Journal of Astrology, July -Sept. ZOOZ "It Is necessaty to remember that dramatic changes do not happen immediately after the conjunction or opposition of Sdtum and jupiter. It Is only when Mars conjoins or aspects it. the process appears vel)' dramatic, violent and is remembered as a historical landmark" According to Kumaraswamiyam "lfSaturn.IVI.arsand Rahu conjoin or oppose each other. there will be heavy loss of human life all over the world."

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. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt was assassinated. Mass s.uldde of 470 dooms. day Cult movement In Uganda. Israel begins partial withdrawal from west Bank. Nawaz Sharif In Pakistan convicted and sentenced to 25 year long term In Jail. Blasts In Klnshass and airline crash In Philippians. Bloody fighting between Ethiopia and Erlwee and ChristianMuslim dashes in Dums. Crash of Air France concorde. Attack on US warship, Drought In Madhya Pradesh Law Minister Ram jethmaianl resigns Havoc In Bihar. New Jharkhand was formed In September- November 1989, Saturn and Jupiter opposed each other. Saturn In Sagittarius and retrograde Jupiter In Gemini accelerated the process of historical world changes, the collapse of Berlin wall and break up of the Soviet Union. In Russia It gave birth to Perestroika and Glasnost, the reforms Initiated by Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. In India there was fall of Congress government and mandai commission report was unleashed which ushered In the caste polltlc.s In India and divided the hindu s.odety into two halves. with no Immediate hope of Integration. Sweeping changes In East European countries and In Russia. Unification of East and West Germany, historic changes In Middle East due to Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq and its annexation. Jupiter - Saturn opposition took place on 13 July 1990 In Gemini and Sagittarius axis. Lag

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On 1 August 1990, Devl Lal Deputy prime minister was sacked. On 6 August 1990 Mrs.Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan was removed from office. This opposition would be formed In Cancer - Capricorn on 16 March 1991. Sun-Saturn opposition from 16.07.1991 to 16.08.1991 Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka .It had become very ugly situation with dire consequences for both the states. Luckily heavy rains In Kamataka came to rescue and water was released for Tamil Nadu. Saturn-Jupiter Conjunction 1999-2000 The conjunction of Mars and jupiter occurs every twenty· ;even months, conjunction of Mars and Saturn about every two years, conjunction of jupiter and Saturn every twenty years etc. These conjunctions have serious repercussions In the signs in which these take place and their effects last for considerable time. Saturn Rahu Conjunction, Opposition and In Kendras from each other Rahu-Saturn Is an evil combination. This Is the combination of two destructive energies and brings much misery In the world. Rahu Is also a Muslim and a foreigner. Indian History Is replete with the Instances when this combination has brought misery to Hindus on an unprecedented scale. Dark Age in India End of golden era of Hinduism and beginning of a tragic phase of history. The Hindu dvillzation reached Its heights during Mauryan and Gupta Empire. It cultures and dvilization spread far and wide to other corners of the world. But even at the height of its power Indian forces never went to conquer other countries or other people. Its message was peace and universal brotherhood of man, but soon a new era of darkness was to dawn on India. Islam with a strong force and sword in hand was to swoop to loot conquer, rape and convert the peace loving people of India. The special characteristic of Islam was its militancy and extreme Intolerance of other religions, espedally those, which Involved worship of images. According to the 'Chach Nama' Mohammed lbn-Qasim invaded Sindh In AD 71 1-712, defeated its King Dahar. For three days the 97

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ii1habltants of Debal were ruthlessly slaughtered. The local temple was defiled and 700 beautiful females, who had sought for shelter, were c..1ptured and carried away to slavery. MS!xty thous.md slaves lnduding 30 young ladles of royal blood were sent to Hajaj together with head of King Dahar. A dear statement of Islamic doctrine for treatment of conquered peoples which was followed by subsequent Muslim conquerors was as follows, a tribute Is to be fixed on them under the rules laid down by the holy Prophet of God, He who received the honour of Islam and becclme a convert was exempt from slavery as Mars Ket

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. well as tribute and was not Injured. However, who did not accept the true faith were compelled to pay the fixed tribute. (jizia). w Saturn was in Cancer aspccting Capricorn and Rahu was In Saturn In Sihra. Btack Year I 018-1019 AD Mohammed of Ghaznavl's Invasion of India Mohammed of Ghaznavl started on a mission of loot, rape Sun

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massacre and forcible conversion to Islam. He crossed Yamuna river on 2"" December, 1018, defeated King Hardat of Baran - now Bulandshc1hr and later on King Kulchand of Mahaban In Mathura district. Hindu women jumped Into the river to save themselves from being dishonoured. But, his greatest atrocities were committed In the sacred dty of Mathura. This dty was studded with magnificent temples. The city had an aura of grandeur. Muslim historians had estimated the worth of temples hundreds and crores of rupees In those days. It Is estimated that masons must have taken ZOO years to complete them. Among the large number of Idols In the temple, five were made of pure gold, the eyes of one of them were laid with two rubles worth one hundred thousand dlni!rS, and other had a sapphire of a very heavy weight. All these five idols yielded gold weighing 98,300 miskals. The Idols made of silver ntlmbered ZOO. The dty has bt...!n said to be raised to the ground and all temples set ablaze. The Idols of gold and silver were looted. The choicest of womeri were raped and carried away In slavery and the city was pillaged for ZO days. Saturn was at that time in Capricorn, the sign used by Vclrclhclmlhlra for India and was squaring Rahu/Ketu axis. Mars was about to join Rahu Ketu axis. Saturn and Jupiter were In 6/8 from each other 1192 AD: Mohammed Ghauri defeats l'rithvl Raj Chauhan. There was Saturn-Rahu conjunction In Gemini/Sagittarius axis. 1398 AD : limur Invades India and sacked Delhi. There was a slaughter of human beings unprecedented in history. There was Rahu Saturn conjunction In Scorplo(faurus axis. Mars was in Aries and squaring Jupiter In Pisces sign. 1757 AD: Battle of Plassey, English defeated Nawab of Bengalfirst step towards domination of India. Saturn was In Capricorn conjunct wlth Ketu. 1857 AD :This was the year which was marked by great turbulence. The English historians call it mutiny but this was the first war when Indians wanted to throw away the yoke of the British Imperialism. Great atrocities were committed to quell the uprising. Saturn was In Gemini squaring Rahu In Pisces. It was In this battle that Rani of jhansl became immortal by giving her life fighting the English. October 16 1905 : Partition of Bengal was announced against the universal opposition of all Bengalis. The original feelings against partition developed Into full fledged patriotic fervour. Pledges were taken to boycott all foreign goods. Rabindra Nath Tagore composed short verses emphasizing unity of the Bengalis. The scene which was 99

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witnessed on 16 October all over Bengal defied all description. All the businesses were shut, traffic stopped and shops dosed .• Young people paraded the streets singing Bande Matram songs. A resolution was passed to the effect ~wheredS the Government hilS thought fit to effectuate the pdrtidon ofBengal .••. we hereby pledge to do evel}'thlng In our power to counteract the evil effects of the dlsmembennent of our province and to maintain Integrity of our race. So help us God·. This was the beginning ofSwadeshl movement to culminate In demand for full-fledged Independence. There was conjunction of Saturn and Ketu In Aquarius, a spiritual sign of regeneration.

Conjunction of Saturn Rahu in Gemini on 07.06.1945 End of Imperialism and Dawn of Atomic Age July 26,1945- Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima August 6,1945 - Second Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. There was collapse of colonialism and Imperialism In the world. New nations like Syria, Lebanon shook off yolk of French Imperialism, and nationalism was born In India, Ceylon, Burma, Vietnam and Cambodia. There was end of British Empire in Egypt too.

Conjunction ofSaturn-Rahu in Scorpio Rashi on 17.10.1956 Sudan becomes independent. Pakistan prodalmed Itself an Islamic Republic. France Is thrown out of Indo-China. Colonel Nasser ushers in era of Arab nationalism and becomes President of Egypt. On 29, October 1956 Israel army attacked Egypt and won Lag Kct

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Immediate success. Nationalization of Suez Canal and Its aftermath of Franco English war against Egypt and danger of world war when Russia threatens to use nudear weapons against England and France. The planetary position given In the horoscope. Revolt in Hungary and Russian Invasion of Hungary. Conjunction of Satum-Rahu in 1968 in Pisces Martin Luthe King, the Civil Rights leader who has been called Mahatma Gandhi of USA assassinated. Soviet and Warsaw Pact countries Invade Czechoslovakia. Sal Mars

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Conjunction of Saturn-Rahu in Leo in 1979 On I February, Ayatollah Khomeinl returned to Iran after 14 years of exile. On I April, Iran proclaimed Islamic Republic. Zullfkar All Bhutto was executed on 4th April 1979 in Pakistan. On II July, Skylab plunges down off western coast of Australia. 27 August, Mountbatten killed In an explosion off Ireland. 21 September, Emperor Bokasa of Central African Empire overthrown In coup. I November, Army seizes power In Bolivia. 21 November, Muslim extremists seize Kaaba mosque. Conjuntion of Saturn Rahu in Capricorn 1990 - 91 (21 January, 1991) June 2 1990 Major Earthquake In Iran. 2140,000 persons die. Iraq Invaded Iran as well as Kuwait. In August 1990, an overnight attack, Iraq captures Kuwait. The 101

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Emir of Kuwait flees the country. Iraq annexes Kuwait to Iraq and orders foreign countries to shift their capital to Baghdad. Iraq makes Kuwait Its 19th province. Gulf War, on 16 January 1991, Sun. Saturn, Moon and Rahu were within I degree In Capricorn (most prominent war sign) and there was exact conjunction of Saturn Rahu on 2I January 1991 In Capricorn. The air attack of US forces on Iraq began. Saturn-Rahu Opposition November 1996 : The three and a half years government of Benazir Bhutto was dismissed by President Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari In Pakistan on charges of corruption, nepotism and disregard for judiciary. Pakistan's Ascendant is Aries. The 10"' lord Saturn was In the I 2"' house with Ketu and aspected by Mars. 5 June 2002 to 23 July 2002 : There was Saturn-Rahu

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conjunction. Rahu entered in Taurus on 28 February 2002 and stayed there most of the year and Saturn was there till 23 july, Saturn retrograded in Taurus on January 8.2003. It was a period of difficulty of communal riots, terrorist attacks. turmoil and danger of war. There was communal carnage in Gujarat because of the incident at Godhara on 27 February when Sabarmatl experss carrying Hindu karsewaks were burnt. This was followed by reprisals all over Gujarat and India. This has been discussed separately in the chapter on R.'lhu's entry in Taurus. I February 2003 : US space shuttle with 7 member crew disintegrated over Texas 15 minutes before landln,s on I .2.2003 around 8 AM Central Time- 7:30 1ST. It was travelling at the speed of I 2,500 miles per hour. President Bush dedared a state mourning in USA and paid Kalpana Chawla a rich tribute by saying "'She always said she wi!llted to reach the stars. She went there and beyond. Kafpillla ·s native country mourns her today and so does her adopted land"". Rich tributes were paid to her in India. Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpal announced that meteorological satellite launched was being renamed "Kalpana •. Horoscope New Moon I st February, 2003 16:18 Washington Saturn Is with Rahu and Is aspected by Mars and Ketu. Saturn and Mars are both aspecting 8c' house of death and state mourning. Sal Rah

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America attacks Iraq: 20 March, 2003, 5:35AM America launches massive missile and rocket attack on Baghdad to kill the leadership of Iraq. This leads to full-scale Invasion of Iraq. The Baathist regime of Iraq Is overthrown.

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Saturn- Mars Conjunction Mars and Saturn combination Is considered very lnauspldous. Even Jahanglr- the Mughal king of India was afraid of this conJunction. It Is mentioned In Jahanglr Nama "Since a conjunction of Ma~ and Saturn. the two lnauspldous planets, had occurred, I ordered gold, sliver, other metals, and all sorts of grains to be given in alms to the poor and needy and distributed throughout the realm·. Battle of Haldlghat 1576: In this battle Rana Pratap was defeated by Akbar. There was Saturn-Mars conJunction In Dhanu. Jupiter was In Capricorn squared by Rahu from Aries. 21.3.1739 Nadir Shah's Invasion and General Massacre at Delhi It was a fearful day In the history of India. The whole population of Delhi was put to the sword. Nadir Shah on this day mounted the roof of the Golden Mosque In Chandlnl Chowk- Delhi and ordered the general massacre (katie aam). '7he Citrnage began at 9.00 A M, the Pe~lan so/die~ forced their way Into shops and houses killing the Sun

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occupants and laying violent hands of any thing of value. The moneychangers ba.Ltar and shops ofJewellers and merchants were set on fire and destroyed. All the occupants perishing In flames. The massacre continued for six hours <1nd thousands of people lost their lives. No distinction was made between female and male, old or young. This dark day has become proverbial In the history of India and Nadir Shah stands for a symbol of cruelty, anarchy and as an locamation of devil himself.

Main Features of the Horoscope • There is conjunction of Saturn Mars In dual rash! which Is 6"' house from traditional Capricorn lagna of India. • Capricorn Is afflicted By Rahu/Ketu axis as well as Mars. Jupiter Is In square with Rahu/Ketu. • Moon Is afflicted by Rahu. • Sun Is afflicted by Saturn which Itself Is afflicted by Mars. 1984- Operation Blue Star took place In which Golden temple was stormed by the Indian army. The conjunction of Saturn-Mars was In the 6"' house of Independent India. This operation was another black day as the attack on the holiest shrine of Sikhs which involved killing of hundreds of Sikhs alienated the whole Sikh community and led to militancy which It took long time to suppress. Lag Ven

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Other events that happened under this combination were • Russo Japanese War 1905 •

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earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2004 off the western coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, and devasted shores of Indonesia, Thailand, South India and Sri Lanka. It Is one of the deadliest disasters of modern history and death toll was more than 2,29,800. Saturn was retrograde In Cancer sign - watery sign was In kendra from ~mu, Venus, Mercury and were In gmha yudh and Mars was In Scorpio afflicting Moon.

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Mars-Rahu Conjunction 15 April 1912: 2:20AM Sinking of Titanic It was probably the most tragic event of the year, the reverberations of which arc even heard today. The sinking of the unsinkable luxury liner who was on a maiden voyage from Southampton to New York was hit by an Iceberg 400 miles south of New found land with the loss of 1500 lives amongst whom were the famous and rich of their times.

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the First World War. I 5, August 1975, Mars with Ketu-jupiter (retrograde) In square to Saturn.

Jupiter- Mars: Conjuntion/Opposition October 22, 1764, battle of Buxor between the English army under Major Munro and Shuja-ud 7daulah and Mir Qasim. Indians were defeated the battle established the supremacy of English. Saturn was In Taurus retrograding In Aries. Jupiter and Mars were In opposition Gemini/Sagittarius

Conjunction of Jupitcr-Rahu Mars-Rahu, Mars-Ketu conjunction and in square from each other. Army coup In Bangladesh, Mujibul Rahman and his family were killed. New regime under Khondekar Mushtaq Ahmed. Installed. Lag Jup(R)

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Saturn Is Retrograde and with 7° Is In exact conjunction with Ketu 6°47'. Saturn-Rahu are In kendra from Mars, and Is aspectlng Saturn and Saturn Is aspectlng Mars. jupiter Is retrograde and Is 2/12 from Saturn. It Is only when Mars conjoins or aspects It, the process appears very dramatic, violent and Is remembered as a historical landmark.

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Fiery Mars with 7°34 is conjunct with Ketu S>OlSin a war like sign Sagittarius both in the fiery nakshatras Moola of Ketu opposing Jupiter in Gemini sign of USA In the nakshatra of malefic Rahu. Moon is with Rahu/Ketu axis. Observation of Chandrakant S. Kothare, at certain degrees major aspects take place around these bands bloodshed, war, death, intrigue, 22 degrees and 26 degrees of mutable signs AM 1993. In December Uranus and Neptune were in this band Jan 1993 Mars entered p545. Aspect between Saturn and Pluto deep seated hatred and pent up energies. 6"' lord afflicted by I 0"' interference of rulers with Pollee machinery.

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d;apter XI Earthquakes In recorded history more than I 5 million people have died In earthquakes or because of earthquake after- effects such as landslides, flres and tidal waves (Tsunc1171i). In Its most devastating form, an earthquake can wipe out an entire community In minutes. Earthquakes result from the strain caused by movement of the plates that make up the earth's outer shell and are directly associated with the activity that occur at ocean ridges. trenches and faults. If the earth's crust cannot accommodate Itself to the strain It breaks up, releasing tremendous amount of energy In the form of sudden violent shocks. The reasons for the earthquake to happen are being studied by scientists all overt the world. One study, conducted by United States Geological Survey has predicted that there will be major earthquake In San Francisco by 2030 which would C
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This forcefully proves the theories propounded by ancient maharishis on the effect of planets In causing earthquakes. It has been established that there are astrological factors which are responsible for aggravating the situation. In India there was a major earthquake at Bhuj Gujarat of more than 8 Richter scale on 26 January 200 I, In which more than 30,000 people died. This earthquake was predicted by KN Rao In advance In the magazlne 'The Week" of 14 January 2001 by applying the astrologlc.al principles. It was Garga Mah.1rfshi who gave us predictive techniques for forecasting earthquakes Russians have now established that edipses and new and full Moon have a great role In causing seismic activity. Detalled study of about 200 earthquakes have led to the conclusion that:1. 55.8 % of the earthquakes have occurred during the period covering the 5 tithis I.e., 2 tithis Immediately preceding new Moon or full Moon and two tlthis just following the new Moon or full Moon including day of the new Moon and full Moon. il. 33.5 % of earthquakes have occurred during chaturdashl to pratipad,llncludlng Intervening new Moon/full Moon. iii. 17 % of the earthquakes have occurred during new Moon/full Moon.

Other Factors responsible for Earthquakes Role of Eclipses 1. Earthquakes normally follow dose on the heels of eclipses and especially in the countries where eclipses occur In the tenth or the fourth house. 2. According to western astrologers if there are any planets In fixed signs at the moment of eclipse, then earthquake will occur In those parts of the world where such planets are either rising. setting or culminating or on the nadir. Thus, If at an eclipse the planet Saturn Is at 30 degrees from the meridian, then earthquake will occur In that part of the world which Is the same distance from Greenwich. east or west according to position of Saturn. 3. At the time of earthquake there will be many malefic aspects or conjunction of malefic planets. These malefic planets will form an aspect with previous eclipses. An eclipse may be forerunner of earthquake, but earthquakes will not happen unless the~e are many aspects with the eclipse. 4. Taurus and Scorpio signs are notorious for earthquakes especially when Saturn. Rahu, Mars and Jupiter are In the signs. Taurus 110

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especially has the Rohlnl nakshatra the implication of which has been explalned separately. Jupiter In Taurus or Scorpio and having aspect/conjunction of Mercury causes frequent earthquakes. The position of planets at each Ingress of Sun Into Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn and at the time of new Moon should be observed. Note the countries in whose fourth house the malefic planets are placed or have aspect. There might be some seismic disturbance. Concentration of planets at the beginning of movable signs (within I 0 ) Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. The countries and localities in which earthquakes will happen can be ascertained with reference to the sign ruling different countries and cities especially with reference to four quarterly Ingresses of Sun and noting the longitude In which eclipses occur. Earthquakes may also happen when great comets approach nearest to the Sun or earth. The timings of occurrences of earthquakes have been noticed between midday and sunset or between midnight and sunrise. A major planet, Saturn, Jupiter or Mars has been found to be retrograde at the time of earthquakes. Major planets In kendras or trikoniiS from each other contribute to occurrence of earthquake. Placement of Moon and Mercury In the same nakshatra. There is importance attached to airy and earthy signs on day of earthquake. In some cases earth has been found to be nearest to Sun at the time of earthquake. The 1". 4m, 7m, 811>, JOih or 12m houses have been found to be afflicted at the time of earthquakes.

Earthquake of Bihar (16.1.1934) Saturn Mars and Moon are in Shravana nakshatra, Sun and Mercury In Uttarashadha nakshatra, Jupiter in Chitra n,lksh,lfr,l and Venus in Dhanishta naksha.tra. There was a solar eclipse on 2 I .8.1933 in 5/ I I axis. At that time Saturn was retrograde and Mars were in square to each other. Mars ang Rahu were together In navamsha opposing Sun and Moon. It was also a new Moon day. Capricorn Is traditionally used by Varah,lmihlra as lagna of India. 111

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Jupiter and Mercury are Interchanging houses. Jupiter Is at the end of rashi and Venus Is In the beginning. Note the doseness of degrees of Saturn and Mars. and McrCU..JY_i!nd /uolter. Earthquake of Syria on (13.8.1822) A great earthquake devastated Syria on 13 August 1822. Rahu 9

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was in Capricorn squared by Saturn from Aries. Saturn was squaring Sun and Mars was squaring Moon. Earthquake in USA, South Carolina (27.6.1886) On June 27, 1866, Mars and Jupiter were In conjunction In Virgo, fourth house.of USA. Saturn and Sun were together In Gemini squaring Jupiter and Mars.

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This was the earthquake of 8.Z on the Rlchter scale, and was the strongest earthquake of the decade. It is said Chinese scientists had some indlnatlon of the impending disaster on the basis of "ground glows". There was also unusual animal behaviour of pigs not entering their holes and horses and sheep running around in frenzy and tigers becoming restless. Moon, Mercury and Venus were in Ashlesha nakshatri!S.

Navamsha in navdiTlsha Sun is afflicted by exalted Saturn. Mars is ln the 8"' and Saturn and Jupiter are in kendras from each other. Saturn is squaring Moon and I 9"' lord Mars is in the eighth.

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and Mars are squaring each other. The destruction of property Is dearly shown with the fourth lord Jupiter in the 611> aspected by violent Mars. Sun is afflicted by Saturn. Moon is in the grip of Rahu and 8"' house Is aspected by Saturn. Note th(' jjgseness of Moon and Venus. On new Moon day, Moon was in Punarvasu nakshatra and on the day of the earthquake it entered Ashlesha nakshatra Mercury - establishing connection of Mercury and Moon in earthquakes. I. Earthquake of Turkey (30 October 1983) This occurred In Erzurum city and brought great havoc. Over 5000 persons were injured. More than 35,000 homes were razed to the ground. The planetary position was i\S follows:!. R.ahu and Ketu was in Taurus I Scorpio axis. Jupiter was conjunct Ketu. 2. Mars w,lS afflicting both Jupiter and Moon and was squaring Rahu.

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causing huge destruction. I. This is typical case of Saturn Ketu conjunction with the aspect of Mars leading to dire consequences. 2. Rahu Is aspcctlng Jupiter who Is debllltated. 3. Sun is In kendra from Jupiter. 4. Sun is 8"' lord from Capricorn lagna with 6"' lord Mercury In the 4"' house of earthquakes. 5. Mars Is In th
4. Earthquake in Russia (28.5.1999) This was one of the worst earthquakes In Russia In north of Sakhaland island I. Moon is terribly afflicted In airy rashl by Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. 2. Sun as 7"' lord Is with Mercury 8"' lord and has the malefic aspect of Mars. the planets have malefic Jup

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5. Earthquake of Central Italy (31.1 0.2002) The earthquake of Italy in Campobasso caused huge destruction.

1. leo Is lagna of Italy. The 8"' house Is afflicted both by Mars and Saturn.

2. jupiter lord of eight from leo Is squaring Sun 3. Moon Is being aspected by Saturn and Is also squared by Rahu. Rah

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6. Earthquake of Mexico (21.0 1.2003) 1. A badly afflicted 4/10 axis. Mars opposition against Rahu/ Saturn 2. Rahu/Saturn conjunction aspecting 4'h house. 3. Moon squared by Saturn, Rahu. Sat(R) Rah

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The symptoms will appear weeks In advance. There will be strong wind, breaking down the trees, Sun will not shine brightly and there will be destruction of crops. The fire circle consists of seven nakshatras, Pushya, Krlttlka, Vishakha, Bharnl, Magha, Purvabhadra and Purvaphlgunl. The symptoms are falling star and meteors aglow like fire In the horlz:on which Is aggravated by the wind. Clouds will be destroyed and lakes will dry up. Earthquakes under lndra's circle cause good raln and nakshatras are Abhljt, Sravana, Ohanishta, Rohinl, jyeshta, Uttar,1shadha and Anuradha. In it the clouds looking like moving mountains, sending forth loud peels of thunder, containing flashes of lightning will pour down rain. This earthquake will destroy celebrated men, kings and heads of corporation. It would produce dysentery and other diseases. It Is also stated that should there be another earthquake on the 3"', 4"' or the 7"' day, or at the end of the month, fortnight or three fortnights, It would cause destruction of celebrated monarchs. locating Places of Earthqualy lord of eighth or a malefic planet, it may cause earthquake. The planets $,\turn, Jupiter, R.1hu or Ketu and Mars are normally fo:mc in at least one earthy sign at time of earthquake. Alternatively 118

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Mercury or eighth lord are afnicted. The position of these planets In alry signs is equally Important with Mars In earthy sign. The eclipses should be c..1refully noted. TI1e planets affected by it give a due to happening of eartkquake. The time when a planet becomes retrograde or when It becomes direct has Its Implication in timing major events of history. In the light of above let us study some of the devastating earthquakes.

Earthquake of Gujarat (26.01.2001. 8:46AM) This was o':le of the most potent earthquakes which caused destruction on a very large scale and shoo!,. the foundation of Indian economy. It occurred in Bhuj, 65 miles northeast of Jamnagar. This earthquake was so powerful that Its effect was felt throughout north west India and much of Pakistan. Its reve~L>eratlons were heard as far as Nepal and Bangladesh. This place was also earlier devastated by an earthquake on June 16. 1819. In this tragedy more than 18.602 people lost their life and 166.836 people were injured. Six hundred people became homeless. and 3,320.000 houses were destroyed. The total loss was estimated to be equivalent to I .3 billion dollar. Sal Jup

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Combinations far Earthquake I. Saturn-Jupiter conjunction in Taurus. 4"' house of the horoscope and lagna of India's foundation chart. This combination Is aspected by Mars. Z. Mercury the 8"' lord of destruction with 4"' lord Venus of lord of land and property aspected by Rahu. See the horoscope at the time of ingress of Sun In Aries on 13.4.2000 at 17:ZS hrs.

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destruction. Z. l.agna lord Mercury debilitated in the 7"' house of death with Venus maraka for this lagna with 9"' aspect of Rahu. 3. Jupiter in the 4th house In 8"' with three malefics. There was solar eclipse on ZS.IZ.ZOOO at 20:57 1ST. Jup(R) Sat(R)

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Mars

If we take India's lagna as Taurus, then conjunction of retrograde Jupiter and retrograde Saturn happened In lagna. Mars was In the 6"' and ecllp$e took place In the 8"' house of mass destruction. The results were ominous. There was a lunar eclipse on 9.0 I.ZOO I and In the same lunar month which saw a solar eclipse on ZS.I Z.ZOOO. This fulfils prophesy of the Mahabharata that If there are two eclipses within 14 days, there will be war and terrible destruction.

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(Ill Retrograde Saturn and retrograde Jupiter In the sign Taurus of Independent India. (Ill) Edlpses In the 4"' house of India with Kanya rash I, I Z from Makar rash! of India and 8"' from Taurus, lagna of Independent India. Fourth lord Venus afflicted by Mars, Saturn&. Jupiter. (iv) Mars, Mercury, Venus and Saturn in watery rashls. Tsunami (26!12/2004) The 2004 Indian Ocean earth quake (Sumatra Andaman Earth Quake) was an undersea earthquake that occurrt:d 07:58 local time on December 26, 2004. This catastrophe is one of the deadliest disasters In modern history and killed more than 2,29,000 persons the disaster Is known as Asian Tsunami. The magnitude of earthquake was between 9.1 and 9.3 (Rlchter Scale). It was large enough to cause the entire planet to vibrate at least half an Inch. The earthquake originated in the Indian ocean just north of Sumatra Indonesia. It devastated the shores of Indonesia, Sri lanka, South India, Thailand and other countries with waves upto 100 feet high. It caused serious damage and death as for as east coast of Afrlc..1. Moon

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Earthquake (8th October 2005) A Massive earthquake tore through Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on 8"' October ZOOS, leaving around 40,000 dead and wiping out several towns and villages. More than 70,000 people were

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Injured and nearly 5 million were rendered homeless. The earthquake· measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale was strongest earthquake in living memory. Its epicentre was in Zaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. In India shocks were felt at Srlnagar at 9:24 AM. Horoscope is as follows. Rah

Mars(R)

Earthquake

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lag Jup

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Mer

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Mars

Jup

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Sat Rah 15°33' 19°41'

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Comets Comets, according to latest scientific researches. consist of solid nucleus of fire blazing and glowing and vast masses of Incandescent gases with a prolonged tail reflecting the Sun's light and driven along on by the influence of the nucleus by gravitational forces. There are hundreds and thousands of such bodies mostly not visible to the n.1kcd eye which are scattered In the solar system as profusely as fish In the sea. It is once in a while that when some comets are visible for a long time that they have astrological significance. It is presumed th,lt Mcomers and fiery swords and such like signs arc forerunners of grear events In the world". It is claimed that a sword like comet hung over Jerusalem for a whole year before the city was destroyed by the Romans. In recent times in 1903 a comet was discovered in the sign Aquarius which is supposed to presage war and bloodshed, and being a sign of Russia affects its history. It Is stated that when Sun passed the degree of this comet in February 1904. Russo Japanese war, a great landmark in history, erupted. Similar types of comets were sighted on the eve of sudden death of King Edward of England when the orb of comet came in conjunction with eighth house of death of England. Appearance of comet again in 1861 in Gemini was forerunner of Civil war in USA and witnessed great fire of London which lasted for six weeks. According to AI-Bcruni the theories and methods of Hindus are very lengthy and subtle. Varahamihira has devoted a full chapter on comets, has called them Ketu 'sand has quoted ancient authorities like sage Garga. f'arashara. Asita and others. According to Varahamihirc1 while the effects of comets ,1re felt for as many months as the number of days during which it remains visible they come to pass only after three fortnights after its appearance. He is also of the opinion that a malefic comet. like an eclipse rising on n.1tal nai(Shatra of a person brings evil. Again according to him all comets are not evil. There are some. Which augur well for the world. If comets be short, slender. clear, straight, white and visible and arc followed by rain then there will be abundance of food and happiness. On the contrary a comet whose form is opposite of ,1bove is 123

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considered as Dhumaketu is disastrous In effect especially when it resembles the rainbow or has two or more crests. Varahamihlra describes effects of 1000 comets mentioned by Garga as follows:Twenty five comets called klranas look like necklace of pearls having crests and appearing In east and west, prove disastrous for the world. Twenty five other comets born of fire, looking like a parrot and deep blood <:olour, appearing In south east produce fire and disaster. Twenty five other comets possessed of crooked crests, dark In colour, appearing in south bring death and destruction. Twenty two other comets round like mirror having no crest, resembling like water and oil, appearing In north east produce famine. Three comets white in colour having a silvery look appearing in north, produce beneficial results in the form of abundant crops. A single comet bramadana having three crests and 3 colours appearing In any direction bring great evil. Four comets of large size looking like big stars appearing In north and east are very evil and produce destruction. Comets having two crests called kanaka appearing In all directions are evil. Sixty five comets called vikaCil composed of one white star each having no crest appearing in south bring much destruction. Some Important comets are described In table. Comets Vasakctu

Description It appears once in 3000 years and is very big stretching in northern direction and rises in the west. It is both beneficial and evil. Asthiketu Rough in appearance and appearing in east produces war and famine. Kapalaketu Smoky colour. seen on new Moon appearing in East covers half the sky, brings famine and pestilence. It appears once in 2500 years. Raudraketu Crest like a trident , red and rough in colour covers one third of the sky and brings much evil. Calakctu It has a crest with its tip turned South appearing in western direction. Its length increases as it moves towards western direction. Its results are evil. Svctakctu Its crest is turned to the south rises in the east at midnight. It is very bright and leads to prosperity. It is rough and black. It destroys two third of the population. Rasmlkctu It appears near the nakshatra Kritika and has ash coloured crest. Its effects are similar to that of Svata. 124

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Ohruvaketu It travels in all directions and is seen in the upper regions of the sky. If it is clear and soft gives good effects. This is in off white lustre, appears only for a night and Kumuda Iproducers peace and plenty. It is tiny little star ris1ng in the west and is visible only for a Manlketu period of three hours and has a straight crest and white like streak of milk ejected from the breast. It brings abundant food, but helps appearance of harmful creatures and reptiles. Jalaketu This is in spotless in from and has a crest raised in the west. It causes good crops and leads to peace. Bhavaketu This is glossy bright. appearing in east is visible for one night. It has a crest like lion's tail and is good for crops. But if it is rough it causes fatal diseases. Padmaketu It is white and lotus like- rises in the west - visible for one night brings food and happiness. Avarta Appears at midnight in the west. glossy and ruddy in colour brings peace. Samvarta Has a crest and appears in the west at sunset. It occupies a third of sky and looks as if is situated on the points of a trident. Its effects are dreadful and cause wars and strife. it may be observed that while some comets are good others bring drastic result especially when they are emitting smoke from their tails. Result of Evil Effects of Comets Afflicting Nakshatras Ashwinl King of Asmakas (country in north west of India Swat and Burner region) is destroyed. Bharani King of Kiratas (people in south - west and north eastern division) meet his end. Krittlka Kalinga ruler would come to grief. Rohlnl Chief of Surasena (people near Mathura) suffer. Mrlgcira King of Usinara (people between rivers Chenab and Ravi) affected. Ardra Chief of fishermen affected. Punarvasu People of Asmaka affected. Pushya King of Magadha is affected. Ashlesha Chief of Asikas (probably west of Kalinga) would be destroyed. Magha Ruler of Anga would die. Purvaphalgunl Pandya king is affected. Uttarphatgunl Ruler of Ujjain suffers. Hasta Lord of Dandaka forest would be destroyed. 125

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Ruler of Kurukeshetra dies. Kmg of Kashmir and Kambhoja (near Himalayas area of Pamir and Badakshan) suffer. Vishakha Chief of lshvakus suffer. Anuradha Chief of Pundra (north of Bengal) dies Jycshta A big emperor dies. Moo Ia King of Andhra dies King of Kasi suffer. Purvashada Uttarashadha Ruler Yaudhcyas. Sibis and Chedis suffer. Shravan, Rulers of Kekaya (districts of Jhelum. Shahpur, Gujarat, Ohanlshta, in Pakistar., land of five rivers (Punjab), Simhala Satabhisha, (Ceylon), Bengal Naimisa (north west of Lucknow) forest P.Bhadrapada, and Kiratas die. U.Bhadrapada and Revati,

Result of evil effects of comets afflicting nakshatras According to Varahamihira, a comet whose crest has been struck by a meteor will prove beneficial, especially so when Its rising is followed by rain. However it would be unfavourable to people of Cola, Afghans, white Huns and Chinese. Note the direction In which a comet's crest is bent or curved and the nakshatra touched by it. All countries located in those quarters will be overrun by a mighty monarch. Varahamlhira again speaks of 105 Ketus, of which 10 are of Varuna's children, 24 of Sun, 18 of Kubera, 9 of Yama, 24 of Fire and 20 of Wind. When a child of Varuna rises (in the months of Shravan and Bhadrapada i.e. the rainy season) there will be heavy floods, the prices will be normal and may soar high). The sons of Sun during next two months of autumn will dry up the wells, tanks and river and cattle will perish, there will be drought famine and panic. In next two months children of fire rise and bring about destruction by fire, thefts of valuables and outbreak of disease. The sons of Yama rise in the months of Magha and Phalguna causing famine. Kubera's son rises in the month of Chaitra and Vaishakha and bring good rains, prosperity and happiness. Vayu's son rises In jyeshta and Ashadha and bring in Its wake strong winds and destruction. Effect of Comets in Twelve Signs of Zodiac Great de,,l of research Is needed as to the effects of comets in rashis and houses of the horoscope. However according to western astrologers these have following effects. 126

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Effect of Comets In Twelve Signs of Zodiac (According to Western Astrologers) Death of rulers, rebellion, discontentment and likel•hood of Aries war. Earthquake, famine, diseases , death of leaders. Taurus Gemini Fam•ne, war and diseases. Rapes, thefts, famine, shortage of fruits. Cancer War and unrest, blood shed, destruction of animals and Leo crops Bus1nessmen suffer, loss of trade, unhappiness of the Virgo people. Treason, treachery, plots winds and storms, shortage of Libra food. Wars, rebellion death of Important political people, drought Scorpio and famine. Sagittarius War, shortage of food, suffering of ruling clc. ... ses. Capricorn Famine. thefts. severe cold , death of nobility. Aquarius Wars, bloodshed, death of important people. Pisces Danger in navigation, afflict•on to people, war and bloodshed Similarly, results of comets in twelve houses of national horoscope Unhappiness of the people, discontentment, revolts and ag1tation. 2"a house Loss m trade in revenues, bankruptcy. 3'0 house Railway and shipping strikes publishing industry suffers. 4'" house Fires in public buildings, shortage of food. accidents to railways irresponsible oppositiOn parties, discontentment in mining industry. 5'" house Fires, explosions 1n enterta•nment industry and educational institute. 6'" house War, mutiny in armed forces Iron and steel industry suffers. labour unrest. 111 7 house Hostile relations ''•"t: ' ountr.es. oilnger of war, assassmation attempt~ crum:
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d;apter XIII Eclipses There are two types of eclipses, solar and lunar. In case of solar eclipse the Moon comes In between Sun and earth and as such hides the disc of the Sun from view on earth. In case of lunar eclipse the earth comes In between Sun and Moon and hence the shadow of earth falls on the Moon. E.dipses have great Importance In mundane astrology as they represent peaks of energy discharged and their period of Influence extends over considerable period of time. In lunar edipse the effects are Immediately visible but In solar edipses some months elapse before greatest effects appear. E.ffects of edlpses are spread over a long period In proportion to duration of edipses. In solar eclipse Its affect will last as many years as the eclipse Is hours In duration. In a lunar edlpse, Its effect will last for as many months as the eclipse Is In hours duration. According to Varahamlhlrc1 If the luminaries Sun and Moon rise or set being edipsed, there would be danger to autumnal crops as well as to the kings. On the other hand if eclipses should also be total and edlpsed orb be aspected by malefics as well, there would be famine and pestilence all over the country. E.dipses have most effects In those countries where they are visible. It has also been observed that effect of edipses In movable or cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, libra and Capricorn) would be over soon while In fixed signs they have a lasting affect. E.dipses formed In common signs have their effect In Interruptions. Varahamihira has described at length the results of edlpses. According to him should there be two edlpses, one solar and other lunar, In one and the same month, kings would be destroyed as a result of revolt of their army, and there would be bloody battles. Varahamlhlra has further said that should a Solar E.dlpse occur at the end of fortnight after a lunar eclipse, people would become unruly and unjust In their behaviour and couples would be at their loggerheads. It Is also written In Brihc1t Samhltc1 that edlpses on airy and fixed sign would set forth cydones and disputes with other states. In airy signs It may lead to disturbances In the air such as plane crashes. E.dipses occurring on human signs would adversely affect people and animals. 128

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If the eclipses are total and the eclipsed orb Is aspected by malefics as well, there would be famine and pestilence all over the country. Effects of eclipses in different rash is

Fiery signs Jn Aries the people ofPanchala, Kallnga, Suraswna, the Kambojas (people of modern Orissa). hunters or foresters, those who wield weapons (warriors) and those that work on fire will come to grief. In Leo sign. It will destroy the tribe of hunters, the people Inhabiting the Mekala mountains, heroic persons, rulers or their equals as well as people In forests. Leo Is also animal sign, so there may be danger to animals, zoo, wild life sanctuaries. In Sagittarius sign It would destroy chief ministers, horses. people ofVIdehas, Panchalas, physldans, merchants, those that are rough and tough and those who wield weapons. Sagittarius Is war like sign and as such brings trouble to some notable personality or ruler- may be his death or murder. This may also cause movement of armies, war and discontentment among people. In short there will be fires, diseases, shortage of food.

Eartlry signs In Taurus, It will bring trouble to shepherds, cattle, owner of large herd of cattle and men who have risen to prominence will suffer. In Virgo sign it will afflict crops, poets, writers, musldans, people of Asmaka region as well as countries abounding In paddy fields. 'VIrgo Is also the sixth sign In natural zodiac. Edipses here would cause diseases, acddents, epidemics and matters relates to public health and labour disputes. In Capricorn sign It will affect, fishes, ministers and their families, men of low dasses, those who are skilled In charms and herbs, those who are old and Infirm and those who live by weapons. In short there will be droughts, famines, earthquakes and mining disasters. Airy Signs In Gemini sign high dass women, kings and powerful ministers , persons profldent In arts, people living on the banks of Yamuna, people of Balkh, Vlratas and Suhmas would be affected. In Libra sign, people of Avant! and Apranta region (western borders near Sahya mountains), virtuous persons, traders, Inhabitants 129

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of Dasarna country, Maru and Kacchaps regions will come to grief. In Aquarius sign, It will harm people living on the mountains and In the west, bearers of burden, thieves, herdsmen, noblemen, residents ofSimhapuraand Barbaras. Wind storms, famines, sickness, destruction of cattle and sheep.

Watery signs In Cancer sign Abhiras, Sabaras people of some mountainous regions), Paliavas, Matsayas, Kurus, Sakas the Panchalas will suffer. In Scorpio sign, people of Udumbars, Madra and Chola, the Yudheya tribes fighters and trees will be destroyed. In Pisces sign, it will effect shores of ocean, pearls, sea bed, foresters. scholars and those whose profession Is connected with water or watery products. Much mortality among common people. Destruction of fish and sea food and trouble for people living around sea.

Effect of eclipses in nakshatras it is also believed that eclipse in Satabhisha nakshatra affects, ministers, scientists laboratories, stock exchanges. traders factories and air travel. Effect of the lord of Eclipse Sign The lord,of sign In which eclipse occurs should be studied. If It Is placed in 8"' house It may cause serious deaths and accidents, in the 6"' it may cause diseases and in the 3'd rall, road and air accidents or strikes in railways etc. Malefic lord cause worse trouble while benefic may cause lesser problems. Effects of Eclipses on Rulers and Royalty it is widely belied that eclipse affect rulers more than the normal persons. Event may happen within four months of solar eclipse and a week of lunar eclipse. Event may happen prior to eclipse also. I. Eclipse on or opposition to natal Sm •• Moon or ascendant In most cases is considered auspicious. This Is considered to give good result. Instance are cited of Duke of York on whose natal Sun eclipse fell on 13 December, 1936 and he bec.une king of England as George VI after his brother Klng Edward VIII abdicated. 2. In August 1932, a solar eclipse fell on Frank Roosevelt's ascendant and he was elected President on 8 November 1932.

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3. On 9, May 1948, a solar eclipse fell on Harry Truman's natal Sun that he was elected President on 2, November 1948. However some times this may give opposite result also as in the case of Morarji Desai in January 1979- He fell from power as Prime Minister as eclipse fell on his natal Moon in August 1979. An eclipse afflicted by Mars and Saturn is ominous for causing death by assassination. Some examples I. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948 following a solar eclipse which fell on his natal Mars on November 12, 1947. 2. in the horoscope of lndira Gandhi who was shot dead on 31" October 1984, the solar eclipse of May 25 fell in Taurus Sign opposite to her natal Sun. This ecliptic point was aspected by retrograde Mars who was conjunct with retrograde Saturn in Libra sign. This afflicted ecliptic point took place In Taurus lagna of india In Rohlnl nakshatra well known for causing tragedies. 3. President Abraham Lincoln was shot dead czn 14 April, 1865. On April II, 1865 a lunar eclipse had fallen on his natal Mars and later a solar eclipse on October 19, I 865. 4. A solar eclipse fell on President John F. Kennedy's natal4/ I 0 axis. E.xplosive Mars was on the ecliptic point. President Kennedy was assassinated four months later. (it should be noted that solar and lunar eclipses recur every 19 years at the same rashl, 19 years earlier under influence of similar eclipse Kennedy had his disc ruptured in his lower spine).

Eclipses and the Nations According to ancient texts If there are two eclipses within a fortnight it means war. The solar eclipse occurred on I I June 1983. again occurred in Taurus sign with Mars in it. This was the most difficult period for india as the communal situation in Punjab was getting out of hand. Bhlndrawale and his marauders were holding the whole country to ransom. They had occupied the holiest place of Sikh shrines in Golden Temple In Amrltsar and Issued edicts for murder and slaughter. Their killer squads would murder dissidents at will and take shelter in holy places. From Golden Temple complex Bhlndrawale directed gang of killers who drove around the countryside on motorcycles shooting people at will. There was total lawlessness In the country. Bombing, 131

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looting and murder were order of the day. Even Akalls Intensified their agitation and threatened to cut off the supply of grains and water to rest of India. Things were no better In Assam and Kashmir ridden with violence and riots. The Akall agitation was at a peak. Note eclipse falling on 10m sign from India's ruling sign show grave political developments, affliction to cattle, loss of agriculture pest attack scanty rainfall etc. Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, following a solar eclipse which fell on his natal Mars on 12 November, 1947. Jup

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The eclipse According to K.N. Rao the eclipse of 16 february 1980 was the worst India had witnessed. The Indian astrologers especlally In the south had made dire predictions. It had to be bad for the "royal family" of India. The 16 february eclipse was falling In the second house (of death) of Sanjay Gandhi, opposite to his Moon where the seventh house again Is house of death. Sanjay's Moon In Leo was under the grip of Rahu, Mars and Jupiter and he was passing through dasha of seventh lord the Moon In the sm house of birth horoscope and of Mercury the 6m lord (also the 9"' lord ) was heavily afflicted. On 23rd July 1980 Saturn In retrograde motion had come back Into Leo and joined Mars which had stayed long In Leo that year, hovering over San jay's Moon In the sm house. Saturn In Leo according to some astrologers breaks the fortress of Delhi

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Sonjay Gandhi Sanjay Gandhi died In alrcrash on 23.06.1980, an eclipse falling In the 8th house whether solar or lunar generally causes disaster. It Is neither good for the nation nor for the Individual espedally when It Is afflicted. See below the chart of eclipse of 16, Febuary 1980. Rah

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In October 1995, solar eclipse fell in Libra rashl. This represents I 0 111 house from Capricorn traditional rashl of India. So/or Eclipse (24.1 0.1995 07:22) There was a delayed monsoon In Kharif 1995. As a result there was shortfall offood grains to 180.4 million tonnes. Especially disturbing was the shortfall in wheat production by 3 million tonnes. This forced the government to release large quantities from its reserved stocks as also Importing two million tonnes of wheat to offset the shortage. In India there was a total chaos In the political scene. In the general election of 1996, on May IS eleventh Lok Sabha was In total confusion. None of the parties could muster enough strength to form 133

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the government. Congress was relegated to the background Atal Bihar! Vajpayee could not muster enough strength to prove his majority and resigned before crucial vote In the Lok sabha. Ultimately five part coalition of United Front headed by H.D. Deve Gowda was sworn In on I, june 1996 with outside support of Congress. On April I I 1997. Deve Gowda was voted out of office because of the withdrawal of support by the congress. 20 April 1997 I.K.Gujral appointed PM again with the congress support. He ruled till FebruaJY 1998 when congress withdrew support and election to 12"' Lok Sabha were held from 16 february. Tragedy in Nepal (Massacre of the King and his family) Taken from an article written by Shrl KN Rao In Star Teller of june 2006. On I" june, ZOO I. Klng Blrendra and his family members were brutally murdered by his own son Dlpendra. At the time of massacre the planetary position was as follows.

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cbapter XIV Entry of SatumfRahu in Rohini nakshatra and their effect on politics of India (Original researches af Shrl K.N. Rao) JOA Jan- Mar 1999 In Uttarkhand Section of Padma Purana there Is reference to the explanation given by Lord Shlva to rlshl Narada about role of Saturn, both In mundane as well as Individual horoscopes. Saturn had reached the end of Krittlka nakshatra (I 00 In Taurus) about to enter Rohlnl nakshatra. King Dasharatha was warned that this would lead to terrible famine and also war. King Dasharatha reached shan/ yuga; he was greeted by Saturn and Is told that as a result of Saturn's nature all would be destroyed. Somehow Dasharatha was saved, Saturn was happy with Dasharatha as later had paid him respect and praised him to ask for a boon. Dasharatha asked Saturn to save the world from the agony of wars and famine. Dasharatha reel ted famous nee/ shan/ stotra to propitiate Saturn. In the book Shan/ Shaman It Is written about Saturn and King Dasharatha and description of "Rhone Shakdta Bhedan Yoga·. this yoga Is about entry of Saturn In Rohlnl nakshatra which causes terrible famine for 12 years. Dasharatha went to nakshatra loka on advice of sages and praised Saturn with verses. Saturn was much Impressed and told Dasharatha to ask for a boon. Dasharatha requested him never to do "Shakat Bhedan" to which Saturn consented. In the Mahabharat In the Udyog Parva chapter 143, shlokas 8, 9 and I 0 Karana tells Lord Krishna as to why Kauravas on whose side he was fighting would In any case be defeated? lnddentally explanation given by Karana Is purely astrological and reference Is made to three conditions: I. Saturn afflicting Parajapati (lord Brahma ~dentlfled with lord of Rohinl nakshatra). II. Second reason given was that Mars was retrograding In jyeshta 136

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nakashtra (In sign Scorpio) and was entering Anuradha nak:>hatra, which was a sure Indication for fall and destruction of kings In power together with their friends. 111. The third prlndple refers astrologically to the entry of Ketu In Chltra nak:>hatra In Virgo and Libra rashls, which again Is indication of destruction of kings In power. Sh.KN Rae In his researches Prism of Prediction published In Astrological Magazine in 1984 and In journal ofAstrology 1997 Apriljune has stated that entry of Saturn In Rohlnl nak:>hatra has meant war. (The tenn Rohlnl nakshil.tra Is extended to the whole of sign Taunis as things starts happening before entry ofSatum In Rohlnl and leaves Its effect remil.ln tilt much later dme).

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The Saturn enters Taurus rashl after every 30 years or so the effects of It In the last century were as follows:' May 1912 - May 1914 Saturn entered Taurus on 12th May 1912 and stayed there till 14 june 1914, while It was In Rohlni nak:>hatra from II August 1912 till 3 May 1914. The Important events that happened during this period were as follows:1. I" World War - (Events leading to World War I, November 1913 to May 1914) II. India rise of nationalism establishment of hindi assodatlon for freedom of India In USA Portland In May 1913 and publication of first Issue of publication Ghadar November 1913. Lala Hardyalln USA and Bhagwan Singh a Sikh priest In Canada openly preached revolt against British Imperialism In India. Ill. Gandhljl started satyagraha movement In south Africa. II. 4 March 1942- April24, 1944 (Saturn in Taurus) I. India 1942- war and famine Bengal. II. Quit India movement. Ill 29 April 1971 to II June 1973 (Saturn in Taurus) I. Indo Pakistan war 1971 (july 22 to Nov. 17, 1971). II. Revolt In east Bengal and events leading to Indo Pakistan war. Ill 6 june 2000 to 22 July 2002 (Saturn in Taurus) I. 26 January 2001 earthquake of Gujarat Bhuj, black friday of Gujarat. II. Worst earthquake In the subcontinent for half a century. Iii. Tehelka episode 13 March 2001. lv. Attack on ~merlca II September 2001. 137

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v. USA wages war against Afghanistan. vi. Attack on Indian Parliament 13 December ZOO I . v. Godhra riots of Gujarat Z8 February ZOOZ. Result of entry of Rahu/Ketu In Rohlnl nakshatra Taurus or Vrlshbha rash! (based on illtlde by Shrl M.S. Mehta In journal of Astrology january - M
January 14, 1761 (Ahmad Shah Abda/i"s Invasion of India and Third battle of Ponipat) In 1760 Rahu entered Rohinl nakshatra. By October 1760 Ahmad Shah Abdali who had Invaded India had destroyed the Maratha power In Punjab, captured Deihl and killed their chief Dattajl Sdndla. He also drove away other Marathas from Do.1b. On January 14, 1761, the historic third battle of Panlpat was fought. Qazl ldrls, advisor of Abdali called it a Jehad. Ahmad Shah Abdall gave a crushing defeat to Marathas. A large part of their forces were massacred and annihilated. The remnants were pursued and slaughtered. The loss was horrendous and incalculable. The whole Maratha race was In mourning as there was not a single home, which had not lost a son. It was the dream of the Marathas that India should be for the Indians. The country should be governed by Indians themselves and not by turks, Persians or Afghans. This dream was completely shattered. Horoscope third battle of Panipat is given below.

Main Features of the Horoscope I. Z. 3. 4. 5.

All planets are hemmed in between Rahu and Ketu. Rahu Is In Rohlnl nakshatra aspected by Saturn. Mars Is afflicting both Sun and Moon. Moon Is In papkartarl yoga. Two benefics Venus and Jupiter are In papkartarl Yoga. Sat

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6. Mars and Sun are afflicting Capricorn lagna of India. October I 6 I 788 (Ketu was in Rahini nakshatra in Taurus) Rahu was In Scorpio, Mars was In 6"' from Ketu In Tula rash! and Saturn was in kendra from Ketu In Aquarius. Mahadji Sdndla, the maratha chief, occupied Delhi and put the blind mughal emperor on the throne. 1898 - I 900 (Ketu in Taurus and Rahu in Scorpio) These were the years of drought and famine In all parts of India. It was spread in an area of I ,89,000 Square miles and affected 28 million people. There was a total breakdown of dvil authority, hunger, death, misery and disease stalked every where and such misery was not seen before. The problem was compounded by the spread of bubonic plague. March I 909- September I 9 I 0 (Rahu in Taurus and Ketu in Scorpio) Minto Morley reforms were aimed at drawing a wedge between Hindus and Muslims by fomenting the policy of 'Divide and Rule' and by setting Muslims against Hindus. The Idea of unity between the two communities was given a shattering blow. It Introduced separate electorate for Muslims thus recognizing that Muslims were a separate nation, which ultimately culminated In the formation of Pakistan. According to jawahar Lal Nehru, "a politiC<'ll barrier was creatt;d and reversing the amalgamation process which was going on for centuries. Muslims were not only given separate communal representation but also seats much In excess of their population on account of their service to the empire". "Minto Morley reforms were our undoing", observed Mahatma Gandhi". In 1910 severe riots between Hindus and Muslims broke out In Peshawar where hundreds of Hindus were killed, their houses looted and their women raped.

july 1918 to I 919 (Ketu in Taurus- Rahu in Scorpio) Rowlatt Acts and In 1918 crops failed and brought famine to people In Gufarat. Gandhijl organized satyagraha and was Imprisoned. Protests meeting and demonstrations were held throughout the country against Rowlatt acts passed on 21 March 1919. These were dubbed as black acts according to which persons could be detained In jails without warrant. There was great agitation and unrest in the country.

I 3 April I 9 I 9 ljal/ianwa/a Bagh Tragedy) In Amritsar General Dyer ordered shooting of unarmed dvillans who had assembled at jalllanwalla to celebrate Baisakhl. There were shoot to kill orders In which 1650 rounds were fired and more than 139

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1000 innocent dviiians, men women and children were killed. No medical relief was provided. Curfew was imposed in the region and reign of terror was unleashed in Punjab. October 192 7 to April 1929 Years of Industrial strike and Simon commission. There was complete hartai and slogans "Simon commission go back. greeted his mission. lala Lajpat RaJ, the Lion of Punjab was lathl charged and killed. Reign of terror set in. A band of revolutionaries led by Bhagat Singh killed Saunders ASP who had ordered lathi charge. Bhagat Singh later threw a bomb in legislative Assembly. 28 March 1929 · Ail India Muslim league meeting was held under Jinnah's leadership demanding due share of Muslims In indian polity. February 1937- juty 1938 Rift In the UP Mlnistry - Muslims wants more seats. In 1938 Muslims appointed Pirpur committee which leveled charges of atrodties against Hindus and dubbed congress as party of Hindus. Savarkar becomes Presldent of Hindu Mahasabha and raises slogan of Hindu R.lshtra. May 1946 - December 1947 (Rahu in Taurus) Communal Riots and Independence. Muslim League observes 16"' August 1946 as dicect action day and engineered communal riots in Bengal, Up, Bombay, Punjab, Sind and NWFP. Human carnage at the worst scale. Unprecedented murder, looting and rapes. Worst crimes against humanity took place. Trains after trains of refugees were put to sword. There was one jungle Raj prevalent in whole of India. India gains Independence at a great cost on IS"' August 1947. The country was partitioned into two. 140

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December 1964 -August 1966 (Rohu in Taurus) Indo Pakistan War 1965, food riots in Kara and West Bengal Tashkent Declaration and anti Hindi riots in Tamil Nadu 3 March 1965 Major Incursions In Kanjarkot and Blahet region. 30june 1965 ' Indo Pakistan war in Runn of Kutch. I September 1965 Pakistan attacks India on Chhambha sector of jammu. India retaliated by opening three pronged attacks against Pakistan Lag Rah

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Mooo

10 june 1966 Tashkent declaration and death of Lal Bahadur Shastri. Food riots In Kerala and West Bengal Indira Gandhi requests USA for grant of 20 million tonnes of food. April 1974- Sept 1975 In the words of MC Carras politically as well as economically. 1974 was a year of trials and tribulations for the Indian people. There 141

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was severe economic crisis, shortage of food, spiraling prices and enemployment. Sh.Jal Prakash Naraln led the movement for utotal revolution" In S miles of silence march. 12June 1975 Allahabad High Court Judgement holding Indira Gandhi of corrupt practices In her election to Lok Sabha held from Rae Bareli In 1971. Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi on 25 June 1975.

September 1983- February 1985 (Rohu in Taurus) On 5.6.1984 Operation Blue Star was launched. In which golden temple, the holiest place of Sikhs was stormed against Sikh separatists which cause serious divide between Hindus and Sikhs and cost Indira Gandhi her life. ag Ven Mer Rah Sun

Operation Blue Star 5 June 1984

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31, Oct 1984 Indira Gandhi was assassinated and there were communal riots In Deihl. 3 December 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy In which 2,500 persons were killed and 2000 badly affected when the poisonous gas from Union Carbide escaped from an Insecticide plant. October 1992- june 94 (Ketu in Taurus and Rohu in Scorpio) Ketu entered Rohinl nakshatra In October 1992. It brought In Its wake, recession, famines, wars, communal riots and political turmoil. Major currencies of the world tumbled. There was hunger, starvation in Somalia, Mozambique and Sudan. Mighty Soviet Empire collapsed. Internecine wars in cast Europe and In southern states of USSR started. India was plunged In worst ever communal Inferno as the 142

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Jup

Sun

supporters of BJP- VHP combine brought the Babrl Masjid down on 6 December 1992. It cast a gloom over whole of India. There was country wide rioting as Hindus and Muslims clashed with each others throat bringing back the nightmare of partition times. Within days the rioting left over 1200 dead and over 5000 wounded. Mumbai city took the major brunt. On 6 january 1993, some Muslim militants allegedly went on stabbing spree. The Hindus with Shiv Sena In lead retaliated with burning and looting on a wide scale. Over 600 died. Muslims In large numbers left Mumbal. The riots spilled ove1 the neighboring countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh where Hindu temples were burnt and Indian diplomats attacked.

28-2-2002 (Rahu entered Taurus) Communal riots In India on 27.2.2002. In which 57 people kar sewaks were killed when four bogies of Ahmedabad bound sabarmati express were set on fire at Godhra railway station In Gu]arat on

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27.2.2002 by the Muslim mobs. The train was carrying kar sewaks returning from Ayodhya after partidpatlng In pool1ld ahutl yagya a precursor to construction of Ram temple. There were over 2000 attackers. Riots spread all over GuJarat on 28.02 2002 more than ISO people killed. Riots were spread to Ahmedabad, RaJkot, Surat and Vadodara. which was the worst effected and other towns of GuJarat. On I March, VHP announced All India band to protest against this Godhra killing. Riots spread to HaJYana Kalthal where religious structure was demolished. lnddents reported In PunJab Kapurthala. In UP vehldes damaged In Kanpur, In RaJasthan Klshengarh town of AJmer District communal dash. In Maharashtra shops In Murad Thane set on fire. On 17.3.2002, three mosques damaged and adJoining houses set on fire after a case of cow slaughter In Loharu (Bhlwanl). Year 2002 was very bad In the context of Indo Pakistan relations. Cross border terrorism became very active ttoops of both the countries were put on high alert and moved to border with battle plans ready. There was heavy exchange of fire along the LOC (line of control). Pakistan threatened to use nudear weapons as pre-emptive measure, which Indian Prime Minister called nudear blackmail. The war was averted only because of the foreign pressure.

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Venus Entry into Gemini and Indian Affairs It has been obseNed that the entry of Venus In Gemini sign has brought about c.atadysmlc changes In Indian scene espedally when It Is afflicted or entry of Venus in Gemini colnddes with other serious afflictions In the Indian horoscope. This Is so because Venus Is the lagna lord of the horoscope of Independent India. It Is basic prindple of astrology that whenever the lagna or the lagna lord is afflicted the whole body suffers. Similarly affliction to Venus In terms of Mundane Astrology shakes the foundation of whole political system bringing far reaching changes, dependent upon affliction to Venus. There may be trouble to the central government, state government or some serious changes may occur. Illustrations At the time of death of Mahatma Gandhi on 30'" january, 1948 the planetary position was as follows Rah

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Venus Is affllct6:1 by Mars and Marka planet Mercury, lord of Z"" house. Indo Chinese war: On Z"" October, 1962, there were Chinese Incursions on the border of India and Indo Chinese war started on 20"' October 1962. There was other affliction on the third nine axis of border war. The 145

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Capricorn sign allotted to india since Varamihira times was also afflicted by Saturn Mars opposition who were in Rahu /Ketu axis. Venus was in the 6th badly mauled by Saturn and was also squared by Mars and "Rahu. 9perat1on Blue Star: When Operation Blue Star was launched on 5th june 1984, against Golden Temple, the holiest shrine of the Sikhs which was to have far reaching repercussions, and Indira Gandhi had to lose her life, Venus In Taurus was afflicted by Rahu and Mars. Mars was with Saturn In the 6th house of conftlct. r-----~----~-L~a~g-,-----,

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dismissed- set back to Nehru Polley 2. May 27th, 1964- Nehru's Death 3. 1966 July 18th to August 9th - No confidence motion against Indira Gandhi. 4. 1969 July 30th to August 24th Indian National Congress Split, Indira Gandhi time. Jagjivan Ram President of Congress 5. 1972 May 2nd to June 2Znd and July 27th to Sept. 1", Morarjl Desai vs Indira Gandhi syndicate-election of president W Girl vs Sanjiva Reddi. 6. 1988- May 4"' to May ZZ"", July 3 I" to September - CAG Indictment over Submarine - Operation Black Thunder in Amrltasr against terrorists. - Earthquake In north India 7. June 14th to July 17th, 1992- Crisis at the stock Exchange caused by Harshad Mehta cheating Rs. 45,000 crores- Venus was about to enter Mithun 8. In year 2001 Venus was In Mlthun from 27m July ZOO I to ZZ"" August ZOO I . The Important events In India were: - On 23"' July law Minister Ram Jethamalanl resigned on being asked by the Prime Minister. - Maharashtra Govt. declded to prosecute Bal Thackeray. Shiv Sena stays away from NDA meeting at PM's residence. - 27"' July, Uproar In Parliament over Ram Jethamalani's exit from Government. - 31" July Kannada matinee Idol Dr. Ra)kumar kidnapped along with three others. National press gives this prominent coverage. - Lok Sabha passed a Bill to create Chatisgarh State out of Madhya Pradesh. - Fresh floods in Himachal Pradesh kill 100. - Rupee plunges to lowest level at Rs. 45, 17. - 32 Amranath Yatris and security guards shot dead by foreign mercenaries. Militants kill another I 00 people In Jammu and Kashmir. - Bharat Bhand called by VHP to protest against killings - Havoc crated by ralns In Bihar and later on in Andhara. - 10"' August New state of Uttaranchal created. - IS"' August Goa Congress(!) splits. - ZZ"" August Mrs. Uma Bharati BJP MP quits Lok Sabha and Party seat.

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9 Year 2001 :Venus was In Mlthun from 27"' July to 22"" August. Following Important events happened:!. 26"' July -Two lakh people defy prohibitory orders and take out rallies In imphal against the Centre-NSCN cease-flre extension In Manlpur. 2. 31" July: Prime Mlnlster AB Va]payee. responding to his criticism of his regime from within the BJP and NDA threatens to resign. 3. II :h August: UP's Loktantrik Congress party splits. Energy Minister Naresh Aggarwal expelled. 4. Water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu- Supreme court Issues notice to centre etc 5. Explosion In state owned explosive factory at Christianpet. 22 killed. 6. 17111 August: In Assam P.K. Mahanta AGP supremo hands over charge after a scandal about his extramarital relations. 7. 22rod August: Lok Sabha session disrupted by scenes on alleged use of women as honey traps' by tchelka.com I 0 Year 2002 Venus was in Mithun rasi from 15 May to 9June (This was a trying period for India and Pakistan as both countries came closer to a nuclear war.) - 14.5.2002- Terrorists strike In Jammu killing 30 Including 23 armed personnel and their families flrst by opening flre on a bus and then storming the Kalachuk army camp. - 15 May, Ketan Shah, gilt edged securities promoter remanded to CBI custody. - Home Trade's CEO Sanjay Agarwal Investigated by CID for scam Involving coopearative Societies. - I 7 May Troops along Indo-Pakistan border Involved In heavy exchange of flre. - India asks Pakistan to withdraw its High Commissioner. - 18 May : Heavy Pakistan casualties In Indian gunflre. - Army takes command of paramilitary forces. - 20 May Government puts merchant navy ships on alert. - 2 I May, Abdul Ghani lonie, senior leader of separatist Hurriyat movement shot dead. - Sensex drops by 96 points as fears of war with Pakistan increase. -22 May. Prime Minster Va]payee asks Jawan to be ready for decisive battle. -25 May. India gives Pakistan I 0 weeks to dlst ....J1tle terrorist 149

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tralnlng camps. -30 May. Pakistan UN Ambassador hints at using nudear bombs agalst India. -I june UP BJP President Mlshra resigns owning responslblllty for Party's defeat 1,; assembly elections. -S june Political crisis In Maharashtra following defection of some MLAs to opposition. II In the year 2003, Venus was In Mlthun from 29 June to 24 July. Major events were:- Karnataka government deddes to do away with stamp papers of Re.l to Rs. I 0 to counter the fake stamp racket. - july 3, Tamil Nadu government dismisses 2,222, striking government employees. - July IS, Supreme court directs CBI to probe the UP Government"s controversial Rs 17S crore heritage corridor proJect to build a' fun' dty behind Taj Mahal. - Over ISO people employed at Garassa Valley Parbath Hyde! ProJect have been washed away In Hash Hood. - 19-7-2003 ; Brigadier V.K. Govil and seven other jawans are killed and three other generals lndudlng Commancj Lt. General Harl Parsad wounded In terrorist attack at army camp at Akhnoor In jammu and Kashmir. 12 Venus was In Mlthun rasl from 17 june to 31 july 2004 - 27 june 2004 : Eight Bihar Ministers lndudlng five of cabinet rank submit their resignation. - 2 July, Centre dismisses four governors of Goa, GuJarat, Haryana and UP. - I I july, The entire north eastern region cut off from the rest of the country due to Hoods. - 12 July. PunJab Assembly threw a bombshell by passing a blll to abrogate the agreement between PunJab, Haryana and F.lJasthan of December 31,1981 of sharing the waters of rivers SutleJ, Beas and F.lvl. - All the six BJP MLAs of Haryana tender their resignation In protest. Big uproar in F.lJasthan and Haryana. The Congress Party at the center taken aback. - 13 July, floods affect more than S million people In north eastern region - 16 july, 87 school children burnt to death and 23 seriously InJured In a Are at a primary school In Kumbakonam town In Tamil Nadu. 150

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- 24 July : Jharkhand Muktl Morcha leader and Union Coal Mlnlster Shlbu Soren resigns. - 26 July : NDA withdraws from all Parliamentary Committees and consultative committees specific to Individual ministries. 2008 - Venus entered Mithun on 13th June, 2008. The Bahu]an Sarna] Party (BSP) with drew support to the UPA government accusing It of falling to bring down prices on June 28 PDP (people"s Democratic Party with drew its support from Jammu and Kashmir government.

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Saturn's Entry in Cancer and New World Order Saturn is kilrka for hindrances, obstacles and destruction. According to Varahamlhlra the transit of Saturn In Punarvasu, Pushya and Ashlesha nakshatras is not auspldous and causes problems as given in Chapter 10 shlokas six and seven. Mwhen Saturn passes through the Punarvasu nakshatra, the people of Punjab, Saurashtra, Sind and Sauvira as well as cave dwellers are hanned, when it stays in Pusya, persons engaged In ringing bells, those who make loud announcements (or those who Jive In hamlets), Yavanas, Klratas (traders), gamblers and flowers are destroyed." Sind and Sauvira Is probably same region, this forms part of Pakistan now. According to Alberuni Sauvlra stands for Multan and Jaharavar in Pakistan now. Saurastra is Surat and Pratyanta is a border country. As per shloka seven of the same book, the Saturn's transit in Ashlesha, aquatic objects or animals, as well as snakes are destroyed. Punarvasu nakshatra Is In rashl Gemini from ZCJl to 300 and In Cancer rashl from 00 to 3°20. Pushyamlls in Cancer sign from 3°10 to 16°40 and Aslesha again Is In Cancer rashi from 16°40 to 30000. These nakshatras are In Cancer rashi and It is in this rashl that Saturn completes one round of travel In the set of earthy, airy, fiery and watery sign. From here onwards a new journey In airy rash I would re-start.

Satum in Cancer It has been observed that whenever Saturn passes through Cancer it causes Immense destruction as It Is harbinger of a new order. The old order and way of life Is destroyed and a new order takes over as It Is shown In the Indian War of Independence 1856. Saturn was preparing to enter Cancer when the whole fabric of feudal and princely states, Rajas, Maharajas zamindari system was destroyed to pave way for paramount British empire. This led to the dawn of a new era of Indian renaissance, rise of enlighten, belief In Indian values learning of science and technology ultimately paving way for an Independent India. 152

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The World War I redrew the boundaries of Europe. brought In Russian revolution, the philosophy of communism. power of the proletariat and a new economic system In the form of Marxism. After the conclusion of the first world war, when Saturn was In Cancer, came the Treaty of Versailles and the redrawing the map of Europe with Germany suffering most. This philosophy was to dominate for the next seventy three years and brought in new superpower Russia known as USSR in the arena of world affairs In 20'" century. The Saturn carne in Cancer In 1946 and whole fabric of imperialism was destroyed. New era of freedom dawned in India, Middle East and South East Asia. It saw an end of hegemony of British Empire where Sun never set. It brought USA to the forefront of major powers. It also saw birth of resurgent India and Communist China who will be dominating powers of the 21"' century. Saturn was in Cancer In August 1533, June 156S, September 1591, October 1621. July 165 I. September 1680, July 1710. Its effects after I 739 were as follows:1739 September- Invasion of Nadir Shah and Plunder of Delhi After having ascended the throne of Persia, invited by the weakness of Central Government and tempted by the fabulous wealth of lndi~. Nadir Shah descended on the plains at the head of a great army. There was hardly any resistance as Punjab was already a scene of anarchy. The Imperial government In great panic and confusion asked Its VIceroys to come and help; but no help carne. Nadir Shah entered Delhi; put a large population to the sword. This Qatle Am or general massacre of the Innocent dvillan population was an act of barbarity unparalleled in world history. In addition he appropriated the treasury of Delhi Including Kohinoor and peacock throne. Before leaving he Issued a command to Hindu rulers to walk on path of submission and obedience to Mohammed Shah and threatening "to bolt them out of Pilges of the book of creation", If they persisted In rebellion. Delhi lay prostrate and bleeding. Treasury had no money, army did not exist. During this period Rahu had joined Saturn in Karka. 1740 Frederick the Great becomes King of Prussia - Marla Theresa succeeds to Austrian throne; beginning of war of Austrian succession. 1769 july - The British started to extend their power In India. They defeated Hyder All in the first Mysore war and concluded a humiliating pe.:..;e with him.

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1770 - james Cook discovers New South Wales. In the year 1799, fourth Mysore war was fought. The English defeated llpu Sultan who was killed and Mysore was partitioned. After llpu's death there was no strong force to stem the tide of British advance In India. This was signal that sooner or later whole of India would come under the British rule. During this time Rahu in Aries was ln kendra from Saturn in Karka. 1828 july, Lord William Bentlnck became Governor General. Two revolutionary steps were taken by him. The first was the abolition of sat/, a custom which had become a blot on Hindu society and suppression of thugl. The thugs had become a great evil force and there was total anarchy and chaos. They were expert in killings and no traveller was safe. The historical fact of the abolition of satl has been magnified out of proportion by historians. Mahamoahopddhyaya has proven that except among rich dasses In Bengal where women could share ancenstral property and Riljputana where the tradition of johar existed, sat/ was not all widely practised In India. lt was also during this time there was rebellion of Khasls and Slngphos as well as revolt on Vizagapatam which was suppressed with iron hand. The entry of the Brltlsh in north east India had also led to almost wholesale conversion of the tribes Into Christianity.

1857 - 1858 Years of Lawlessness, Anarchy and Chaos Saturn was about to enter Cancer in September 1857. Whole of India was reeling under discontent from the British rule. This Is the first challenge the British received to Its dominance in India and has been rightly called Indian War of Independence. It started as a mutiny of Indian soldiers In Meerut In Nli.l.y 1857 who marched to Delhi and proclaimed Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II as Emperor of India who issued a proclamation urging upon the people of India to rise and end tyranny of British. The revolt spread to many parts of India, including Barellly, Rohilkhand, Bihar, Kanpur, Central India and as far as Karachi and Hyderabad in Sind. The most Important resistance to the British throne came from Rani of Jhansl who became a legend. While the revolt was crushed down with the help of soldiers from Punjab which remained loyal the conditions were intolerable In most parts of India for rest of the year, There was total lawlessness, the neighbours were found looting the neighbours. Communal riots between Hindus and Muslims broke out ln many parts of lndla. GujjilfS and Banjararas laid the whole countryside to waste and plundered each and every one. ln the battle 154

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of Haldaur on 18"' September Hindus were massacred ln large number by the Muslims. There was complete chaos and anarchy everywhere. The atrocities perpetrated on the dvillans on both sides were horrendous. Men, women and children were butchered merdlessly. Things In Delhi were spedally bad. Men, women and children Irrespective of the fact whether they had committed any crime or not were put to sword merdlessly. The Bombay correspondent ofllmes wrote ·no such scene has been witnessed In the dty of Shah fahan since the day of Nadir Shah, seated in a little mosque In Chandlnl Chowk directed and superintended the massacre of Its Inhabitants·. There was slaughter on a mass scale. In 1858 the administration of British India which was under the control of East India Company, came under the direct control of British Government. This was to pave way for declaring Queen VIctoria as Empress of India and the Governor General were designated the VIceroy and Governor General. In other parts of the world Imperialism was on the move. China was being subjected to great humiliation by the Imperial powers. In 1858 Treaties of Tientsin was signed between China, Britain, France and USA carving China Into Its sphere of Influence. Russo Chinese treaty ceded control of Amur region to Russia. French occupy Saigon. 1886 - 1888, the British Empire having established In India extends Its foothold In the east and annexes Upper Burma. 1886 - July, Anglo German agreement on East Africa. Go1d discovered In transvaal- Wltwa~srand golCI flelds opened In South Africa. 1887, ltalo-Abysslnean War, Portugal secures Macao Anglo Russian Informal division of Persia Into spheres of Influence. France consolidates Its hold In South East Asia and unites Cochln China, Annarn, Cambodia and Tonkin In Union Indo Chlnoise. British protectorate over Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo. Charter was given to Imperial British East Africa Co. British protectorate over Cook Island

I. 1916, 6 111 August - War in Europe and Russian Revolution of 1917 While the war was raging In Europe and most momentous battles were fought In the battle of Verdun and French offensive on Alsne where more than 2,00,000 people were killed. In 1918 Paris was bombarded with long range guns. The loss of life was Immense all around; an event of momentous magnitude happened in Russia which 155

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was to influence the whole world for the next hundred years and mould the destinies of many a Country. It was the Russian revolution which was based on the new economic policy of Karl Marx. Communism and Marxlm were to dominate most of the emerging nations for long time to come. Gandhljl called the Russian Revolution as the greatest event of the present century. December 30, 1916- Rasputin, the Russian monk assassinated. December 8, 1918- Czar, Czarina and children executed. This revolution against the tyranny of Czars succeeded against heavy odds under the direct leadership ofTrotsky and Lenin. The combined forces of England, Gennany, France and America tried to stem the tide of the revolution but could not succeed. The map of the world was redrawn after this war and in Middle East whole of Iraq came under the domination of British.

2. /Oih June 1946 to 251h July 1948- Saturn in Cancer I. Communal riots In India 2. Independence of India and Pakistan 3. Partition of Palestine and birth of Israel 4. Independence of Bunna and Ceylon 5. Death of Mahatma Gandhi

3. 41h July 1975 to 61h September 1977- Saturn In Cancer Main Events af 1975 May 16- India Sikklm joins as 22 00 state of India. World - Fall of Saigon. . July 6 - Moz.:unblque became free after 500 years of Portuguese rule. August IS - Army coup in Bangladesh. Mujibur Rahman killed September 16 - United Nations adopt plan for new world economic order. November 20 - Angola becomes free from Portuguese rule. Major events- 1976 March 24 - Military coup In Argentina. Mr.Eron arrested. Parliament dissolved. June 24 - Vietnam unified. July 4- Airborne Israeli commandos destroy Ugandan plane kills 100 Ugandans and free Air France plane from hijackers. July 20 - US Probe lands on Mars. Major events- 1977 July - Coup in Pakistan, General Zla-ui-Haq takes over, Bhutto 156

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deposed and arrested. It Is perhaps no coincidence that the Icy cold hands of Sattzm snatched some world famous personalities who had hogged the lime light during their times. They were not only the most Important people of their countries but were International figures In the real sense. They were Chiang Kalshek. Mujlbur Rahman, Arnold Toynbee and Mao Tse-Tung.

Saturn entered Cancer on 6th September, 2004 at 4:33A.M. This brought earth shaking changes all around. Major events of the world were as fo//ows:1. War In Iraq rages In full fury· on 14111 November 2004 U.S., troops storm Taluja. It leaves 1200 resistance forces dead and thousands of civilians displaced. There are no prospects of end of war. The Insurgents strike at will. Hundreds of persons have because victim of suicide attacks. Bomb blasts occur every day. Lately in March, 2006 American forces have cordoned off Samara and killed dozens of Insurgents. While America In determined to crush Insurgency that war would end soon. 2. 12 November 2004, there was earthquake Is Indonesia. 3. 23 November 1004. huge demonstrations In Ukraine against fraud in president elections.

Tsunami Strikes- 26th December 2004 A joint Tsunami strikes Indonesia, Andaman, Thailand, South India, Sri Lanka etc. and leaves hundred and thousands dead and homeless. Cities after cities were destroyed. In India financial loss alone was about 53,200 million.

Massive Earthquake in Asia A devastating earth quake hits Paklstan, Afghanistan and Kashmir In India. Over 50,000 people died many villages were wiped out.

Hurricane Katrina USA had Its own Tsunami in the form ofTornadoes and Hurricanes. Hurricane Katrina brought huge devastation to New Orleans on I" September 2005. Whole cities were submerged under water. Estimate loss Is In billions of dollars. Blasts In London - 7u. July, 2005, a series of blasts rip through train net work killing 40 people and Injuring 700. It was the worst damage In london since World War II. Bird Hu virus detected in migratory geese in China In july 2005. 157

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This flu later on spread to many parts of world lndudlng India. Terror and disasters In India - the terrorist struck In India by attacking Ayodhya In july 2005 and there were serial blasts In Delhi and Varanasl later on. There was great havoc caused by rains In Mumbal and co.'\Stal areas of South India. There was no peace In Nepal and Sri Lanka. In Nepal the King carried out a camp and in Sri Lanka terrorist killed Interior minister.

Assassination in Beirut Not since the I 975-90 dvll war had Beirut seen such a massive explosion that killed Sehamon, most popular polltldan and former Prime Minister Rafiq Haliri In February 2005. Thousands took the streets and there was massive reaction against Syria which had to with draw Its troops from Sehanon under American pressure. Trouble In Middle fort Since the death of Yasar Arafat on 1 I m November 2005, politics of middle east had changed. Hamas was victorious In elections and Israel"s reacted angrily. There was great trouble brewing against Iran on nudear issue. While Iran Is determined to pursue its policy of utilizlng nudear energy for military purpose America Is bent upon preventing Iran from following thls course.

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Rahu in Indian History Rahu Is a shadowy planet most malefic and dreadful. The Hindu astrology calls It serpent and Its effects are mostly evil. It represents, crimes. war, violence, riots, strikes, political plots, spies, Imprisonment and disasters of the worst kind, slavery and death by suffocation. It Is a planet of aggression and stands for rebellion and mutiny, anti- religious, sudden acddents, poisoning and poisonous gases, foreigners, muslim and Immigration to foreign countries, spreading diseases like plague, epidemics, cancer, skin diseases, shows pervert mind, humiliation, mass murders and deaths. It plays chief role In causing mass tragedies like volcanoes, earthquakes, poisonous gases, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and assassinations. It Is a very potent evil when it is conjunct with Saturn or Mars. Its effects are espedally bad In evil houses like 6, 8 or I Z. Combination or conjunction of Rahu-Mars and Rahu-Saturn causes wars and mass tragedies. Rahu-Venus gives sex perversion and scandals lnduding sexual diseases. Rahu-Mercury disturbs mind and gives crooked thoughts and confused thlnklng. Rahu-Sun obstructs the journey towards spiritualism and Rahu-Moon also gives perverted thlnklng. Rahu In India's Independent horoscope Is placed In Lagna. Therefore, whole psyche of the nation will be foreign oriented. India will look towards west (foreign as Rahu represents) for Its development. Foreign custom. allen to Indian way of living will be blindly followed. Since Rahu Is In the sign of Venus, there will be vulgar display of nudity and perversion of sex. Drug addiction, alcoholism, loud sexy music and ballroom dandng will become the fashion of the day. Luckily Rahu Is exalted and is not afflicted by malefic planets and since It represents electronics and wireless industry India will prosper In high-tech. industry and will play a leading role in development of electronics and tele-communication Industry. There will be revival of spiritual values as disposltor of Rahu is Venus who Is In the third house with yogkarkil Saturn and two luminaries from here it Is aspectlng the 9"' house of dharma. Venus and Moon represent music, Saturn gives sobriety and Sun elevates the spirit. Bhajans, sangeet and dlvln~ music will be sung and God is worshipped in every house. Ninth house has the Capricorn rashl known for sobriety, sincerity, hard work and spiritual values. 159

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Now let us see the horoscope of Independent India. Horoscope of Independent India 14/15 August 1947 midnight Balance yogkarka Saturn 18 years 2 7 days. Saturn/Rahu started on 22.04.1960 to 27.02.1963 The horoscope of the pravesh ofantra of Rahu was as follows. Lag

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Mercury ........ 12.09.1949 Ketu .............. 22.05.1952 Venus ........... 01.07.1953 Sun ............... 31.08.1956 Moon ............ 13.08.1957 Mars ............... 14.3.1959 Rahu ............. 22.04.1960 Ju iter .......... 27.02.1963

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Mercury ......... 09.09.1965 Ketu ............... 06.02.1968 Venus ............ 02.02.1969 Sun ................ 04.12.1971

Ketu .............. 09.09.1982 Venus ........... 06.02.1983 Sun ............... 06.04.1984

Moon ............. 09.10.1972 Mars .............. 10.03.1974 Rahu .............. 08.03.1975 Jup1ter ........... 24.09.1977 Saturn ............ 31.12.1979

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09.09 2009 27.12.2009 28.06 2010 03.10.2010 27.09 2011 10.07.2012 27.06 2013 04.05 2014 09 09 2014

.09 09.20t5 Moon Mars ............. 09 07.20t6 Rahu .............. 07.02.2017 Jup.:er .......... 09.07 2018 Saturn ............ 09 12 2019 Mercury ......... 10 07.2021 Ketu ............... 09.12.2022 Venus ........... 10.07.2023 ..... . 10 03 2025 Sun

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of 6thhouse. 3. Sun Is exalted and Is aspected by Jupiter, Sun Is lord of 7th, a powerful ally which Is America In this case. Aspect of Jupiter as the Znd and I I"' lord means plenty of riches. 4. Lagna lord In I I thwlth Jupiter, India came out of humiliation and strengthened its position with the help of allies.

Other mojor events that took place were as follows: Unrealls.tlc Foreign Polley - Firs.t time s.igns. were vls.ible that Nehru's foreign policy was unrealistic. Non-aligned meeting in Belgrade on 01.09.1961 Vis.lt to United Sates in November 1961. Pt Nehru and President Kennedy did not get on well. Nehru found Kennedy a brash young man, while Kennedy found Nehru a pompous one. The newly appointed ambass.ador to India John Galbraith found Nehru not In his best In his. meetings. with Kennedy even when he pointed out that Kennedy had marked him down for a billion dollar aid. Nehru remarked that he was not sure whether he was touched or embarrass.ed. Personal pride of Pt. Nehru and belief in India's glorious des.tiny, even though littered with poverty, s.loth and Ignorance s.tood in the way of being beneficiary of charity. This. was the golden moment slipped by In making India prosperous and strong. India could have progressed much more rapidly If the foreign policy of India was not laced with Nehru's. idealism. 'This was not the first time when Nehru had let the opportunities slip· Pupul jayakar. The election of 196Z resulted In Congress victory but with a reduced majority. Pt.Nehru fell sick with a kidney disease, pyelonephritis. The chill winds. of mortality seemed to haunt him. His devoted valet Harl L<\l an untouchable who served him faithfully s.ince his childhood died. The ministers. who were his. Congress. colleagues of many years. Maulana Az.ad and Govind Vallabh Pant left for Heavenly abode. Chinese attacked India on 20 October 1962, the border dispute with China on the s.acred Himalayan frontiers. which were the abode of Hindu and source of the s.acred Ganges river, were s.lmmerlng for s.ome time. The geographical position was s.uch that it was easy for China to attack India rather than for India to defend it. The Chinese had excellent supply line. India troops were badly equipped with World War II vintage rifles with no secure supply line. In the freezing cold they did not have even adequate warm clothing. In contrast to that Chinese were well equipped with Russian supplied mountain artillery and howitzers.. 162

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On 20 October hordes of Chinese crossed the border of India and attacked Indian positions. Despite exemplary individual acts of bravery It was a one -sided affair. India was no match for China. The whole northern front collapsed in no time. On November 19 the Chinese broke through Zo Gila Pass considered impregnable. The entire Assam and rest of India lay open to Chinese advance. Indian batteries were picked up one by one with the latest equipment and leaving Infantry with first world war vintage rlnes and machine- guns to hold off the Chinese hordes. It W<\s a catastrophic defeat of the magnitude of battles of Panipat. It was the bankruptcy of India's foreign and economic policy that Jed to this humiliation of great magnitude. On the day of invasion Morarji Desai appealed for donation of gold and sliver ornaments to help raise foreign exchange to buy arms and equipment for the armed forces which he himself as finance Minister had starved of resources. Nehru's brave words "we shall build up our strength. both mllltary and economic, to win the battle of Indian freedom", fell on skeptic ears and questions were raised as to why India's strength was not built up earlier to ward off this foreseeable event. On top of that the foreign policy on which he boasted his success totally floundered. India did not have a single friend to support her in her hour of crisis she stood all alone. Her new found friends like Russia stood alone and advised India to compromise with China. The only countries that were willing to assist India were USA and England whom Pt. Nehru had never failed to criticize as imperialist powers. The despised commonwealth which Nehru was loath to enter proved more supportive than new nonaligned friends. The results were not entirely negative. Indians rediscovered nationalism. India suddenly realized that she is vulnerable and steps were taken tc modernize India armed forces. New border roads were built to provide adequate supply line. This was the effect of aspect of benefic exalted Venus and Mercury.

Mercury/Rahu 08.03.1975 to 24.09.1977 This was again a very bad period in Indian history.

Era of Dictatorship- Promulgation of Emergency under Indira Gandhi The mahadasha of Mercury started on 9 September 1965 at 9: 19 hrs. The horoscope of that time Is give below. Here, in this horoscope Rahu is in the 8"' house aspected by Mars which does not portend well for India. 163

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Economic Conditions of the Country It was a bad time for India economically. 1974 and 1975 were the years of drought. Bad harvests affected large part of the country. The Arab oil producers had quadrupled the price of crude oil. This movie had the shocking effect on Indian economy. Inflation was running at 25 percent. There was corruption, riots, strikes. lockouts and general disorder In some of the stat~. In West Bengal there was naxalite uprising. In Bihar there were dozens of major strikes. In Gujarat there was violent unrest where ships were looted and government property burnt. This overall distress of the country brought back to limelight Jayaprakash Narayan,
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outside Indira's house. Morarjl Desai told the press, "we Intend to overthrow her; to force her to resign ... this lady won't suNiYe our movement... thousa.nds of us will surround her house to prevent her going out... we shail camp there night and day. • On ZS June, Indira made President of India declare a state of national emergency under the provision that ~urlty of India is threatened by Internal disturbances. All the fundamental rights were suspended at the same time power was cut to Bahadurshah Zafar Marg where most of newspapers were published. Six hundred opposition leaders including J P Narain and Morarji were arrested. Indira Gandhi justified the emergency by stating' A dimate of violence and hatred had been created which resulted In the assassination of a.· cabinet minister and cln attempt on the life of a chief justice·. The opposition had chalked out a program of country wide gheraos, agitation, disruption and Incitement to Industrial workers, police and defence forces in an attempt to parc'\lyze the central government. As a result of emergency, the general elections were postponed, there was a ban on strikes and demonstrations and any meeting of more than five people. A wage freeze and press censorship was imposed. Maintenance of Internal Security Act of i971 MISA- or popularly known as Maintenance of Indira and Sa.njay Act was used to the hilt. These were most hated acts and were reminiscent of Rowlatt Acts of 1919, which galvanized independence moveme.nt. One hundred thousand people were held without trial. Emergency had Its positive points also. Strikes and disturbances had stopped. Peace had descended on India. Crimes including sexual crimes were reduced to minimum. It was safe to walk the streets again. Smugglers and tax defaulters were arrested. Government officials started working with diligence, the trains ran on time. M.F. Hussain, painted a huge triptych of Indira as the goddess Durga, riding through fire on a tiger and vanquishing her foes. On I July 1975 Indira announced a Z I point programme which was an old Congress policy. In addition there were two radical and new points which made bonded labour illegal and cancelled the debt of the rural poor. The emergency was soon discredited. Seventy nine friends of India Including Dorothy Norman wrote to Indira deploring these events especially when democracy In India was established after long struggle for freedom by some of the greatest votaries of human rights Including Mahatma Gandhi. They reminded Indira that India was for many years beacon light for newly Independent and developing countries. 165

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On I 5 August. 1975 Sheikh Mujlbur Rehman the President of Bangladesh had been assassinated and his wife, three sons, two daughters- In-law were
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Ketu/Rohu from 09.08.1985 to 28.08.1986 This was the period when Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India and differences started occurring between Rajlv Gandhi and hls twO Important old colleagues Arun Singh and Arun Nehru. Both were being excluded from Important decision making policies. In October !986 Rajlv sacked Arun Nehru from hls ministerial post and Arun Nehru went into general opposition. According to Dlllp Bob Mtrusted friends were being diSCilrded and sidellned in favour of sycophants ,wd self-seekers. men of petty minds and shrunken stature. • This was the times when In secrecy commissions were being taken on arms deal. The Indian Ambassador In Germany Informed that 7% agent"s fee was being paid on a submarine deal, and again the biggest scandal of a Independent India took place at this time Swedish comp
Venus/Rohu 08.11.1996 to 09.11.1999 Venus Mahadasha started on 9. September 1989, 04:49 hrs. In this Horoscope .Ro.hu is in the 7" house of war aspected by both Saturn and Mars. This means war In Rahu's antradasha. Since this Rahu is aspected by jupiter and /agna lord Sun Is in its own house, victory for India Is assured. Lagna lord of independent India is in its mooltrikona sign which again is a plus point. On 20.2.1999. Vajpyee's goodwill visit to Lahore - Pakistan's perfidy and undeclared war over Kargil, Vajpayee made a historic bus journey to Lahore to improve relations with Pakistan great deal of goodwill had been generated between the two countries and it was hoped that this was the dawn of a new era of lndo-Pak friendship. However, in June July 1999. Pakistan army with the active collaboration ofTall ban stealthily occupied the heights of Kargil in Kashmir. This was masterstroke of strategy on the part of Pakistan, as this will cut Indian forces into two. It took three months of severe fighting by lndl,1n 167

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troops and diplomacy of US President Bill Clinton to get Pakistan move its troops back from Kargll. It cost the death of 52 7 Indian soldiers with I 000 inJuries, 2.5 hundred thousand shells were fired by India costing about I 000 crore of rupees. It also cost Nawab Sharif his Job and saw the return of military dictatorship In Pakistan. for lndla her strategic outlook changed. fighting terrorism became the centrepiece of Its diplomacy.

Rise and Crash of Stock markets. In early 1999 stock markets rose to dizzy heights over the back of tech. stocks. Then It had a severe crash because of manipulation of unscrupulous brokers. Millions of people lost all they had and this left a bitter taste for long time to come. On 19 October 1999, devastating cyclone hit Orissa and Andhra Pradesh killing hundreds of people and destroying property of worth millions.

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Importance of Muhurta in Oath Taking Ceremony of Prime Ministers Coronation in Olden Times Simhasan Chakra The most important event in coronation of King is choosing a right muhurta. For coronation of Lord Rnma, king Dasharatha himself chose Pushy a nakshatra for muhurta. This had been a matter of debate of the feared interpolation in different texts of the Rnmayana. (It could be argued that if Muhurata was so good then why Rama had to leave the throne and go for exile for 14 years.) It is however, forgotten that Lord Rnma W<\S the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and had 'aken birth with the specific purpose of killing Rnvana. This purpose could not be fulfilled without his going to exile where his wife Devi Sitc1 was kidnapped by rakshasha R.1Vclna. Still his throne was intact when this period of exile was over and Bharclt, Lord Rnma's brother was managing It as caretaker king. When Rama returned to Ayodhya he was given a roaring welcome and this Is the event which Is celebrated as a great festival of Deepava/1. How to select a good Muhurto? I. Choosing correct logno I. The signs rising should be carefully chosen. Lagnas of slrsodia rashis - Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Aquarius are preferred. In addition Dr. Raman has recommended Aries and Pisces signs as being equally good. 11. It Is better if lagna lord is assodated/aspected by its own lord. Iii. Signs of lagna falling In 3,6, I I places from natal Moon are considered good. lv. Benefic planets or lagna lord should be In lagna. Malefics In lagna will cause problems to the government and bickering In the c..;binet. It will also make the government unpopular and lusterless.

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v. Lagna should not be In papakatarl yoga. vi. Lagna lord and its disposltors should be strong In any muhurta. The dlsposltor of the lagna lord should not be In 6,8 or 12. Lagna lord should not be combust or aspected or squared by maleficsln which case there will be struggle and strife. vii. Dr. B.V. Raman in his book Electional Astrology has praised Libra lagna with Jupiter's aspect as ideal for election of head of states. The swearing ceremony chart of President R. Venkataraman 25. 7.1987, 12:06 PM. Delhi has Libra lagna with aspect of Jupiter from Aries. This chart had also four planets In the I 0 111 house. His Presidency was a successful, even though he had to Install three governments. Rahu

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viii. In case of coalition government the lagna lord and 7"' lord should not be enemies and should not be placed in 6. 8 and I 2 from each other. In these case of election chart of Manmohan Singh. lagna lord Venus and 7"' lord Mars are neutral to each other and are placed together in the 9"' house with yoga karaka Saturn and I 0"' lord Moon. Seventh house has the aspect of Jupiter also. Therefore insplte of various types of pull and pressures the government survived. ix. In case of longevity of the government, 8m house should have benefic aspects and lagna lord should be stronger than 8"' lord. x. Another prindple to be tested Is the rising of Cancer and Leo as lagna. Here 7111 lord happens to be Saturn, the coalition may not last long and would be full of bickering and discontent. xi. Dr. Raman does not recommend Capricorn lagna for swearing-ln ceremony firstly because it Is a char rashl and secondly Its lord and 7"' lord Moon are enemies .Moon is also not known for steady relations. 170

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2. Strength of Sun Sun is royal planet and especially related with politics. It should be strongly placed In the horoscope. The best places for it In the horoscope are: 1. Its own sign Leo or sign of exaltation Aries. It Is best If it is aspected by Jupiter. il. The Jrd house, the house of valour. I Q:h house where It gets directional strength, sixth and eleventh houses which are upchayya houses. Iii. It has been prescribed in our dassical texts that for coronation Sun should be in uttarayana I.e. In rashis from Capricorn to Gemini, roughly from mid-January to mid-July. iv. One should avoid Sun In Pisces and rikta tlthis - 4, 9 and 14. Note : An astrologer has to work within the limitations of the constitution and conventions. In India, a new president takes office in the second fortnight of July when Uttarayana Is over. In USA. the president Is sworn In on 20 January as a convention. In such cases, astrologers cannot have much choice in deciding the right muhurta.

3. Strength of Moon I. Moon is best In its own sign preferably aspected by Jupiter. ii. Moon placed In 6, 8 or I 2'' is not good for the longevity of Government. iii. Chandar tara shuddhi- strength of the Moon in transit considered from natal Moon or natal Moon of Prime Minister and tara shuddhi are necessary conditions. Note: Again here one must remember that the correct horoscope of the prime minister or the president should be available. In India, we do not have the horoscope of either the president or the prime minister Manmohan Singh. lv. Tenth house should be strong for long durability of government. v. Benefics in kendras or trikonas. vi. Best places for malefics are In 3. 6 and l I houses. vii. The am house should be vacant. viii. Malefic should not be In the 2 and I 2"' house.

4. Role of Nakshotros i. Auspidous nakshatras are short nakshatras - Hasta, Ashwini, Pushy a. Abhijit and Hasta are particularly extolled for coronations. In Chapter 27 of Kalaprakasika It is said "hasta .... Parshasta abhl abhlshechne. il. All friendly nakshatras- Mrlgcira, Revati, Chltra and Anuradha. iii. All flxed nakshatras Uttarphalgunl. Uttarshadha. 171

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Uttarabhadrapada, and Rohinl are favourable for coronation, laying foundation of dties etc. lv. According to K.K Joshi, Sharavan a movable and Jyeshta a sharp nakshatra which are also considered good. But, the last part of Jyeshta Is not favored. v. Of several nakshatras Bharani and Krlttlka should be avoided for all auspldous works as these are presided by god of deatn Yama and the god of fire Agni respectively. vi. Last parts of Ashlesha, Jyeshta and Revati should be avoided. 5. Role of Tithis i. Avoid rikta tlthls 4, 9 and 14. il. Sunday, Monday, Thursday and friday are preferable days. Ill. Compress Vimshotari dasha into 5 years and one should check the dasha sequence. lv. All lunar days In the bright half except the 9"' are good. The 2"" or 10"' lunar days are also good. v. According to Dr. BV Raman, in case of democratic rule. the new Government may begin at a time when Aquarius Is rising with Saturn In Ascendant or in Libra aspected In either case by Jupiter or Venus. vi. According to same authority a day ruled by j,mama Nakshatra is ordinarily held to be unfavorable for an election. But in regard to coronation. among other .things janma nakshatra Is favourable without exception. vii. Malefic planets should not be strong In shadhvargas. viii. Mars should not be In the 8"' even though It may be exalted or in its own house. Application of Vlmshottari dasha. It should multiply by 5 and divide by I 20, the planetary period of planets In Vlmshottari dasha can be applied to any type of chart. As a result the condensed dasha would be as follows:Pianets Condensed Mahadasha Ketu I 06 days Venus 304 days Sun 91 days Moon I 52 days Mars I 06 days Rahu 274 days Jupiter 244 days Saturn 289 days Mercury 259 days 172

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If there is any balance it should be added in the end. For judging rnuhurata following factors should be taken Into account. 1. When auspldous lagna Is rising. 2. Good lunar day. 3. Good week day. 4. Panchak consideration.

Examples of short lived Prime Minister:

Ooth Taking Ceremony - La/ Bahadur Shastri's Cabinet - Longevity wos only one year. La/ &hadur Shastri died on //.1.1966. Jup

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inauspicious time and day. Adverse Features of the horoscope I. Lagna lord Sun is afflicted by Mars and squared by Saturn. 2. Tenth house has dark Moon as the 12'" lord afflicted by Mars and squared by Saturn 3. Lagna is afflicted by both Saturn and Mar.>. 4. The 10m lord Venus is under Rsha lord Moon is I 2"' lord and Is weak as It Is new Moon even though It is exalted. Moon's closene.ss to Mars Is a negative factor. Panchangvariable.s are al.>a not good. It has a malefic tithl, 173

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malefic yoga, malefic kama and malefic day. 9. In ashtakvarga, lagna has 24 benefic points and I O"' house has 26 points again showing vulnerability. Strongest house is 8"' house and I 0"' lord Venus has only 4 points in bhlnashtak varga which gave the government a short life. NOTE: It is a case of fate Intervening. Both late Suryanaraln Vyas and H1rdeo Sharm.1 had predicted a tragic end to La/ Bc1hadur Shastri. The bad muhurta corroborated it.

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Adverse Features of the Horoscope I. Moon In the nakshatra of Ketu, afflicted by Mars. 2. Malefic Saturn In the lagna 3. Affliction of lagna by Mars. 4. Lagna lord Jupiter In the 8"' in Rahu /Ketu axis. 5. Tenth lord Mercury is In the 12"'. Government of Naraslmha Rao inharlted a bankrupt government -deposited India' gold with bank of England. Narasimha Roo took oath of the office of Prime Minister on 2/.6.1991 As Naraslmha Rao was extremely religious person It was presumed that utmost care would have been taken for choosing a right muhurata for his oath taking ceremony. The strength of the horoscope Is: I. Strong lagna and tenth lord In the renth in its own rash I with Sun who gets directional strength. 2. Eleven lord In 2nd which ensures to bring economic prosperity which it did. 3. From Moon the tenth lord again Is very strong. with exalted 174

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Jupiter and benefic Moon sign lord Venus. 4. Mars is involved in neechbhanga rajyoga, as Its debilitated lord of eight and third house is strong. 5. Saturn is in Its own house in dignity being aspected by Jupiter causing Guru Souri yoga. 6. There is connection between 2"', 5"' and I I"' lords generating a good dhana yoga. It was during his times that economy was liberalized. Under Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister things started looklng brighter. Before that he had Inherited a bankrupt India which was constrained to sell its gold in London to raise finances. 7. The affliction of Venus by debilitated Mars and 6"' lord Saturn did generate corruption cases like that of bribery by Harshad Mehta and import of Urea.

Oath taking Ceremony of Mulayam Singh Yadav as chief Minister of UP, on 14.12.1993 was replaced by Mayawati on 3, June 1995. I. Since the lagna and 7"' lord are enemies, the coalition with Mayawatl did not last long.

2. The 7., lord which represents coalition partner Is Sun and is afflicted by Saturn, Mars and eighth lord Mercury.

3. The I o.n lord has Venus also ( Mayawatl) under influence of Rahu, Mars Sun. Mercury the lord 8"' lord and Saturn which Is 12"' lord also. 4. According to KK Joshi, author of famous book on Muhurta. Lagna lord Saturn and I 0"' lord Mars are not forming any favourable tajlk yoga. The closest aspect of Saturn is with 8, lord Mercury. 5. According to same author opening mahadasha and antardasha Is of Mercury who is 5"' and 8"' lord placed In 10"' house in inimical

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vargas which is nof good. Mercul)' Is in the rash I of Mars, hora of Moon, dreshkona, saptamsha of Venus, navamsha of Moon, dwadashamshcl of Mars and trimshamsha of Venus: Also Mercul)' Is In papkatarl yoga. 6. This government had a good fixed lagna with Saturn placed In Its own mooltrikona sign, but is aspected by a weak jupiter debilitated In navamsha and dashmansha. The government after serving many critie
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factor. The 8"' lord Mercury Is strong with 5 bind us as against 3 bind us of lagna lord Saturn which again Is not good.

B)P Government of Atal Bihori Vajpayee was sworn in on 16.5. I 996 at I 2:03 hrs at Roshtropathf Bhavon New Delhi. Moin Features of the Horoscope I. Birth In rash/ Silndhl in Magha nakshatra of Ketu which is not favorable for long life of the government. Ke:u

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2. Moon In Bharanl nakshatra which Is not considered good for muhurta. The adhl-devata of Bharanlls yama the lord of death. 3. While Sun the lagna lord Is having directional strength with I :51 degrees It Is In mrltyubhag.1. 4. Sun Is also In the sign of enemy, Venus and Is afflicted by Saturn and Rahu. 5. Moon Is very dose degree wise to Mars and Is with Mercury lord of 2"" and I I"' house which also happens to be the marka for this lagna. 177

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6. Malefic Saturn Is with Ketu In the 8 111 making this horoscope a case of balarishta. 7. There are no benefics In the kendra. 8. The saviour Jupiter though In its own rashl Is In the 6 111 In bhava chart and Is moving towards Its debilitation point. It Is also retrograde. While it is aspecting lagna It is weak In shadbalas. it has strength of only six rupas.

Oath Chart of Monmohan Singh - 22.05.2004 17:34. New Delhi (Sh KN.Roo Journal of Astrology July- September 2004)

Main Features I. Ketu/Rahu axis In lagna In dose proximity which is not considered good In coronation chart. 2. Rahu a malefic Is not good In 7111 house. 3. Sun, a royal planet In the 8 111 • This is not a good position for Sun, a political planet, a king In the planetary cabinet and a polltic..1i planet to be ln. Rahu Mere

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4. Venus which Is retrograde is In Gemini rash! with retrograde Saturn and Mars. Venus in Gemini always causes problems to the central government of India. S. Venus as lagna lord of India's birth horoscope of 15.8.2004 is retrograde. However Its association as lagna lord with 9"' lord Moon Is well-placed. 6. Saturn In this horoscope Is yog
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under guidance of KN Rao for ascertalnlng the durability of the newly formed government utilizing horoscope of oath taking charge and condensed Vimshottclli dasha to 5 years. This Is a great potent weapon In the hands of astrologers for predicting continuation and fall of newly formed governments. But, like all other predictive techniques this has also Its limitations. A great deal of skill, historical background knowledge and Intuitive ability Is needed to be hundred percent accurate. It Is better to avoid doomsday predictions. Simhasan or Panch Nodi Chakra; Twenty seven nakshatras are used In the format of slmhas.1n or the throne of the king which has five different units namely I. Adhaar 2. Aasan 3. Patta 4. Simha and 5. Simhasan. I. It Is like a seating arrangement at the King's court where the King sits at the highest pedestal or throne. This place Is known as slmhasan or King's throne. II. The next highest place slmha Is reserved for the royalty or top executive or decision making power whlch in modern times may be likened to Prime Minister and his cabinet. iii. The ne~t' highest Is the council of ministers. lv. The next is aasan. It Is the seat for bureaucracy or high officialscivil service In the present context. v. Aadhaar, at the base is the place for general public or 'darbar-eaam'. Narapatl

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Twenty seven nakshatras are used in three simhasanas as shown In the table below. Each slmhasan has allotted 9 nakshatras. Slmhasan I - has 9 nakshatras from Ashwinl to Ashlesha( 1-9). Slmhasan II - has next 9 nakshatras Magha to Jyeshta ( 10-18). Slmhasan Ill- has next 9 nakshatras Moola to Revatl (19-27). In this scheme simhasan has 3 nakshatras of Mars, Simha has 6 nakshatras of Moon and Rahu, patta has 6 nakshatras of Sun and Jupiter. aasan has 6 nakshatras of Venus and Saturn and aadharhas the rest 6 nakshatras of Ketu and Mercury.

Usc of Simhasan Chakra Make the horoscope at the time of oath taking ceremony and place the planets In the relevant nakshatras of the simhasan chakra as shown In the diagram below.

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Main Features I. Moon Is exalted and Is In slmha nadl. Results:- Klng Is like a lion and loves war, Sh Lal Bahadur led India to a war with Pakistan and gave the enemy a humiliating defeat. 2. Moon Is weak being dose to Sun and associated with Mars. 3. Saturn Is In a malefic nakshatra of Rahu. 4. Saturn Is In nadl of Simha, he died mysteriously after conduslon ofTashkent peace talks. 5. Jupiter's placement in Ac1san nc1dl gave him the love respect and adoration of the country but could not save him from death.

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Predicting Wars through Astrology Wars have been described as pursuit of objective through other means. Since time eternal there had been wars and they would continue to be there till the creation of a Utopia. Many efforts have been made to eradicate war. Buddhism preached total non- violence and abolition of war. The great King Ashoka was totally disillusioned with wars after the great massacre in the war of Kalinga. He gave up the use of force and started the Chakra of Dharma. His emissaries spread to all parts of the world to spread the message of peace and brotherhood. Christianity gave the Commandment which Include 'love thy neighbour'. It exhorted people to discard swords In place of ploughs. The charter of United Nations said that the wars originate In the minds of man and these must be eradicated from mind. lnsplte of all these noble efforts wars were there, are there and will be there. It looks the nature adopts the methods of destruction to bring a new order. With the d,'lwn of Atomic age It was hoped that the fear of mutual destruction will prove deterrence to wars. However, the war has taken a more dreadful form In the shape of terrorism of the worst order. We are In the midst of fourth world war where fundamental Islam Is bent upon destroying the old world order. (Third world war was cold war between USA and Russia) So taking wars for granted the nations must always be prepared for wars. It is only this way that they can avoid great suffering and fear of losing hard earned freedom. According to KN Rao "Normal anticipation as done earlier through the Information gathered through Intelligence agencies, these days through satellite Images and other technological methods apart, It must be done astrologically not to encourage fatalism but to prepare for war years In advance. Preparation for wars is the need of every nation because wars keep taking place lnspite of man wanting peace." Take the case of India, since Independence it has fought following major wars:163

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I. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1947-48 War with Pakistan over Kashmir Sino indian War - 1962 War with Pakistan- 1965 Indo Pakistan War over Bangia Desh 197 I Border War with Pakistan on Kargil 1999 6. War like situation and threat of Nuclear War with Paklstan 2002. Besides this there has been fight against terrorism In Kashmir and other parts of India and separatists wars In Nagaland and Mlzoram. So the situation today is also no way different from the days of Varahamihira when kings had to guard the frontiers against enemies ail the time. That is why the astrologer becomes eyes and ears of the king. Since the times of Varahamihira, Hindu astrologers like late Hardeo Sharma Trivedi have adopted various techniques for anticipating wars. These are as follows: I . The annual horoscope of the county concerned should be prepared. (Please see author's book on Annu,11 Horoscope or V,1rshaphala) This should be based on the available horoscope of the country. Watch out for some common replicable planetary combinations. For example in case of India affliction to TaurusScorpio and Cancer and Capricorn axis have always been troublesome and have repeatedly led to war or war like situation as It happened in 2002. 2 As in the case of any ailments or moments of agony so too In national horoscope we should see If there is : I. Affliction to lagna or lagna lord. ii. Affliction to both luminaries Sun or Moon or one of them. iii. Affliction to seventh lord (for war) or seventh house. lv. Affliction to Muntha. v. Affliction to lord of Muntha. vi. If it is serious border clash only and not a full fledged declared war, see affliction to sixth house. War with China 1962 Annual Horoscope for I 5 August 1962, Time 8: 18:2 6 I Both 7m lord Sun and lagna lord are badly afflicted in the sixth house representing borders. 2 Both luminaries, Sun and Moon fall under Rahu Ketu axis and have the aspect of S.1turn on Sun. Saturn and Moon affliction causes agony while Saturn and Sun affliction means hard 184

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decisions government has to make. Note: Afflicted luminaries, whether Sun, Moon or both in an annual horoscope can often be the lndlcatlon of a war if other conditions are fulfilled. Note: Simllarly affliction to Muntha or lord of Muntha show a year of pain. 3. ln the case of India affliction to Taurus- Scorpio and Cancer Capricorn is a great Indication of war, war hysteria or conditions like war as happened in India in year 2002. Note: An afflicted Rahu Ketu particularly if lt comes from Mars aggravates the war hysteria.

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In 1962 when the war broke out, Saturn and Ketu In Capricorn and Mars and Rahu in Cancer were at I I degrees and exactly opposite to each other. The well known Capricorn-Cancer axis was heavily afflicted. Eclipse: The year 1962 witnessed a solar eclipse on 5 February Involving as many as eight planets In Capricorn, the sign allotted to India by Varahamihlra. Those who did not know astrology made fun of andent Indian belief In the effect of eclipses but lived to see the disastrous war with China that year. Jawahar Lai Nehru, India's Prime Minister who scoffed at It, should have known that It was the messenger of his death. Few months after the eclipse he suffered a paralytic stroke from which he never recovered and died on 27 May

1964. Most notable was the proximity of Mars at 9°and Saturn at

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Indo-Pakistan Wars It Is very difficult to see how these two neighbours, children of the same mother India could ever live In peace. The Britishers had succeeded In dividing India Into two with their policy of 'Divide and Rule'. The one a theocratic state aiming to become 'Strong arm of Islam' as Bhutto once said and the other India, a secular state, with second largest Muslim population in the world having more Muslims than Pakistan. It will always be easy for Pakistan to pander to fundamental religious feeling and natural for majority of Illiterate and poor Muslims to respond. The communal virus is difficult to eradicate. Kashmir is a major bone of contention between India and Pakistan. It had predominant Muslim majority with long borders 186

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between India and Pakistan. It contains the headwaters of major rivers of sub continent. In Initial stages Muslims In Kashmir under leadership of Sheikh Abdulllah was doser to Nehru and India. The Maharaja of Kashmir was hesitant to accede to India. However on 22"" October 1947, the tribesmen from Pakistan Jed by Pakistan army officers In civil dresses Invaded Kashmir from Pakistan border. An orgy of killing, rape and murder ensued and tribesmen came within 25 miles from Srlnagar, capital of Kashmir. Here they wasted predous time In raping and looting In Baramula and sparing the airport of Srinagar, the only link with India. Maharaja acceded to India only when trlbals were few miles away from capital. lime was short and predous. Nehru was not able to make up his mind of sending Indian troops. He talked about United Nations, about America and about Russia till Sardar Patel said In, 'Do we want Kashmir or don't we' and made Nehru give orders to Director of Indian Military operations, Sam Manekshaw to fly Indian troops In defence of Kashmir. India secured the alifleld and bet back the Invaders In a fortnight. Nehru's Blunder: Great idealist as he was, Nehru dedded to refer the matter to United Nations without even consulting Sardar Patel, and promised to hold a pleblsdte when the conditions return to normal. Reference to United Nations gave legitimacy to Pakistan's dalms on Kashmir, a dedslon that India had to regret ever afterwards. Pakistan never vacated portion of Kashmir held by them. This problems remains till to date. Nehru's failure to solve It was his first diplomatic blunder and foreign policy disaster of a high magnitude, the price of which India Is still paying. Indo Pakistan War: August Scptemb(:r 1965 Towards end of 1964 there was a Pakistani Incursion Into the Rann of Kutch, which was quickly resisted. In August I 965 Pakistan trained tribesmen and troops disguised as dvlllans raided Kashmir border. Indira Gandhi flew to Haji Pir Pass where Indian troops after stiff resistance regained the place. The Indian army totally reorganized after suffering defeat at the hand of Chinese In 1962 was more than a match for Pakistan. It struck successfully across Pakistan border In 5 places. In response Pakistan Invaded Punjab In September 1965. Indira Gandhi, then Mlnlster of Information and Broadcasting visited the front line troops and received popular accolade, only man In the cabinet of old women'. 187

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As compared to war of 1962 when India suffered a humiliating defeat the war of 1965 was less serious. Here in the annual horoscope: I. Only the Moon is afflicted and Sun is not. 2. The lagna and 7m houses fall under Rahu/ Ketu axls in Vrischa Vrlschlck axis (Taurus Scorpio axis). 3. Muntha is with Ketu aspected by Saturn while the lord of Muntha Mars is in the 12"' house. 4. Muntha is afflicted while the Muntha lord Mars is In the 12'h which is indicator of conspiracy of a foreign country. in this case General Ayub Khan of Pakistan had miscalculated india's preparations and its resolve. Edlpse of 3 I May 1965: A solar edipse in Taurus. the sensitive axis for India with 6 planets in Taurus and Saturn in Aquarius and Mars in Leo exactly at 23 degrees was made use of by astrologers to predict oncoming dash with Pakistan. Annual Horoscope for 1965 Indian army got resounding success in this war and india was poised for deep thrust into Pakistan but for Lal Bahadur Shastri's decision to accede to Russia's request to hold a peace conference at Tashkent at the insistence of Premier Kosygln. ~--~--~~--~--~

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eclipse 5 February I %2, Mars was 20 degrees in Capricorn and Rahu was at 2 I degree In Maker, the super sensitive sign of India. Common points in these wars are: I. Affliction to Taurus Scorpio and Cancer Capricorn axes which are vital to India's destiny. 2. Affliction to luminaries Sun and Moon In particular. 3. The affliction to Lagna and 7" house at the time of war. 4. Infliction of Rahu raises the pitch of war frenzy. 5. The affliction to Muntha and Muntha lord In horoscope show pain nation has to bear. 6. Role of Edipses: it has been proved that edipses Influence nations and men who are at helm of affairs. 7. Affliction to Cancer Capricorn axis has proved more serious In 1962 and 1971 wars than Taurus Scorpio affliction In 1965 war with Pakistan.

War with Pakistan 1971 These are the Hindu New Year Horoscopes: These should be invariably cast as these will show events for the year. If the sm house Is heavily afflicted It wlll show humiliation a country will suffer. This was dearly shown In the horoscope for 1962 when Mars and Rahu were In the sm house (Sagittarius lagna) aspected by Saturn. This showed utter humiliation of India and personal defeat of Nehruvlan Idealism. On the other hand in 1%5 with Sagittarius rising, Saturn in lagna and Mars in the 8th house Indian armies won major battles against Pakistan and the India Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri bec.ame a national hero. Mars In lagna In the New Year horoscope is generally sign of war 189

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In 1971. The steps then will have to be, first examine the Chaltra Shukla Prcltipifdil horoscopes, then the annual horoscopes for the country and finally all the New Moon charts of the year concerned.

Navamsa in Chaitra Shukla Pratipada Chart It is In the navamsa which reveals the real picture dearly and forcefully. Solar Eclipse of 2002: I I June 2002 The eclipse took place in sign Taurus, ascendant sign of India. Saturn Sun and Rahu were at 20 degrees each. India and Pakistan went nearly on war. New Moon Charts on the eve of War New Moon charts give very good indication of the coming events of a fortnight. One of the common rules of lnrerpretation which gives accurate results but is not a necessary condition Is that when In a fortnight there are three Sundays, Tuesdays and three Saturdays the results may be Inauspicious. For the purpose of war we should see affliction to the lagna, seventh house and their lords along with the Sun and Moon. The seventh house being the house of war in mundane astrology, affliction to it In a fortnightly chart, when tension Is taking place between two countries, can show the beginning of war as can be seen below In three cases wars In 1962 (war with China), 1965 (war with Pakistan) and 1971(War with Pakistan over Bangia Desh). In all these cases New Moon Charts alone have been considered.

Horoscope of New Moon on 29 Sep. 1962, 0 I :09 AM Delhi India-China War: This war brought a humiliating defeat to India and lowered Its prestige In the eyes of the world. It was also a personal defeat for foreign policy of Nehru who was obliged to admit in the Parliament that the world Is still governed by law of fishes where the big fish eats the small one. It also signaled end of career for Nehru who suffered a paralytic stroke.

Main Features of the Horoscope I . Affliction to Cancer 1 Capricorn axis - it Is ominous for India as has been explained earlier. It is lagn<\ of this horoscope. 2. The seventh house of war afflicted By Saturn, Rahu/Ketu and aspect of Mars. The 7a. lord Saturn of war is also sa. lord of the 191

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horoscope. 3. Affliction to Sun and Moon from Mars from the twelfth. 4. Affliction to Venus by Saturn from the 7m house. Venus is lagna lord of the horoscope of free India. 5. Lord of Bhagya (fortune) Jupiter is in the sm house in the rasi of Saturn who is badly afflicted by Rahu/Ketu axis. 6. Luminaries Sun and Moon are badly afflicted by Mars from the I ztt~ house. 7. There were three Saturdays and three Tuesdays in this fortnight which is bad. (These are to be counted In the Hindu month and not that of the Gregorian calender.)

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2. Both luminaries Sun and Moon are afflicted with the aspect of Saturn. 3. Lagna Is afflicted by Rahu and aspect of Mars. 4. The 7"' house Is afflicted by Ketu and aspect of saturn. 5. Pakistan suffered a major defeat. Sun In Kendra Is In its own house and Saturn Is yogaka.rka planet.

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Main Features I . Both luminaries Sun and Moon afflicted by Saturn and Mercury 8"' lord. 2. l.agna lord Mars aspected by Saturn. 3. Seventh house afflicted by Saturn and Mars. 4. It Is Important to remember that it was a major war which broke out on 3 Dec 1971 exactly in 'the lunar fortnight whose horoscope Is given here. More important Is that this war led to the birth of Bangladesh and dismemberment of Pakistan whose foundation horoscope shows such a split . 5. Thus If we synthesise the Hindu New Year horoscope of 1971. the annual horoscope of Indian independence horoscope and come Hnaiiy to the crucial lunar fortnight, we can predict the the outbreak of war or war like situation dearly. it Is an ancient technique which late Hardeo Sharma used effectively.

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the Prime Minister of Pakistan on a good will mission. The visit seemed to be a great success, but within a short time Pakistani army betrayed India and with. the help of sturdy pathan mujilhldeens or religious militants and mercenaries stealthily occupied the Kargll heights. Personal body guards of Osama Bin Laden were reported to be Involved in Pakistan operations. This was a master stroke of strategy that would cut the Indian troops into two halves. India had to mount a very difficult massive air and land action to evict the enemy. This cost india very dear in terms of men and money. Hundreds of coffins of indian officers and soldiers arrived back home from war and the whole nation was in agony. These events were clearly visible in the horoscopes of lndia"s New Year for 1999 and horoscopes of relevant new and full Moon.

Horoscope of Hindu New Year - 18 March 1999 I . Mars, Saturn opposition In 6/1 2 axis. Sixth hose is the house of enemy; "territorial attacks". Saturn-Mars opposition is evil and causes war. 2. Mars is also afflicting 7"' house of war and as 6th lord in 12th house shows the enemy has intruded in the Indian territory. 3. Saturn is lord of three of neighbouring country in the sixth, house of territorial attacks. 4. Venus Is lord of 7th and 1Zth house of war and spies are also in the 6th. Venus is also lagna lord of the horoscope of India. its affliction by Saturn and Mars causes agony to the nation. 5. Aries/Libra are 6/12 axis of horoscope of Independent India. 6. A very strong fifth house shows the good intentions of the government to promote goodwill. un Jup Moon Mer

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chapter XX Terrorism an Astrological Explanation Definition of Terrorism Terrorism Is not a new phenomenon In world history. As far as we can see "the word terror entered Into E.uropean languages in the wake of French revolution of 1789. The use of terror was openly advocated by Robesplerre as a means of encouraging revolutionary virtues during French revolution. leading to the reign of terror (I 793-94). The first meaning of the word 'terrorism·, as recorded by the ACildemle FranCi!lse In 1798 was 'system or rule of terror'. A terrorist Is he who has no regard for human life. He is merciless killer. For the sake of Ideology he will kill Innocent victims regardless of caste or creed, age or sex. Most of his victims are innocent women and children. More often a terrorist glories In calling himself 'freedom fighter' and thinks he has a cause and to give life for the sake of this cause Is the highest form of glory. However, terrorism In any form Is evil. A terrorist has no regard for law. He has no compassion and Is a ruthless klller. In recent time the Tamil tigers and Sikh fundamental organizations made terrorism as a weapon. The Japanese In the World War II probably used the suidde kllling for the first time when the human bombs dived at enemy ships. The Japanese Institution of harakiri had led to the birth of this but after the second world war when the E.mperor of Japan said that he was a human being and had no divine origin, this Institution of harakiri died a natural death. But where terrorism Is not traceable to monarchy but to a religious book which Is regarded as sacrosanct, the problems that arise are rather Insurmountable. Later on byTamll11gers waged a war against Sri Lanka. It was a Tamil Tiger who brutally murdered RaJiv Gandhi and It were a Sikh terrorist who would klll at will and were responsible for the assassination of Baba Gurbachan Singh, bombing of Air India plane Kanlshka and numerous other merdless and brutal kllllngs. Islamic Fundamentalism, Jihad and Terrorism The most terrible phenomenon, which Is a threat to the stability

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of the whole world today. Is Islamic fundamentalism and Its conception of jihad. Indulging In semantics Jihad lkts been Interpreted differently by Islamic scholars, some c.-tiling It Inner de
It's Genesis 1. Its roots are In wahablsm In Saudi Arabia and have Its appeal as a revolt of every thing progressive and modern. Its origin Is disgust against the modern opulent dvillz.ation with Its permissiveness and lax morals. Fundamental Islam wants to tum the dock back d,enylng all rights and education to women and put them behind purdah. For them there Is virtue In leading an ascetic life with prayers five times a day and keeping of fast or rozas. It wants to dose the modern banking system as charging Interest on money Is un-lslamlc. Liquor, bars and restaurants are taboo. Women should be veiled and not seen In public. The laws of land should be In conformity with sharfa and system of education should be based on madarsas. This Is exactly opposite to the polldes of Mustafa Kamal Pasha of Turkey who wanted to modernize Islam. 2. The fundamental Islam Is also a reaction against the polides of USA and UK In promoting the cause of Israel at the cost of Arabs of Palestine. 3. In Iran the support extended to Shah of Iran by America was resented. The people took refuge In religion to fight the corrupt and dictatorial regime of Shah. Ayatullah Khomenl, a religious priest became an Imam and a Messiah, and there was a great upsurge of fundamental !slam. 4. In the Initial stages, USA provided great flnandal aid to fundamental groups to fight a war against Russia In Afghanistan. The CIA trained mujahadeen In use of modern weaponry and even provided them with shoulder fired String missiles which were later used by jihadis against America. 5. Osama Bin Laden of Saudi Arabia provided both money and leadership to lead a revolt against western dvlllzatlon. He Is founder of AI-Qalda organization which has Its roots In all parts of the Muslim world. It was under his leadership that training schools for terrorists were established and the minds of young Muslim were converted In masjlds and madarsas. 6. An average Muslim was thrilled at the thought that one day the green flag of Islam will fly In all corners of the world and bring back old glory of the times of Salar-ul-jung and Harun-ai-Rashld. 197

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7. Islam sanctifies the use of martyrdom. A shilheed or person who dies for a cause goes straight to heaven where he Is rewarded with honey and houris. 8. The modern conflict Is sometimes called the dash of dvlllzation. some call it fourth world war {the thirds being cold war which America won against Russia). This war Is going to be a prolonged one and would be costly in men and material. The book "Cash of Ovillzations" by Samuel Hunginton elaborated this theory and perhaps. the west has come to accept it as inevitable In coming decades. 9. This terrorism also opposes US polides In the middle east. It Is as writers like John Gray 'AI-Qaida and whatlt means to be Modern· have said, as much about Islamic rage arising from the rapid globalization. modernization and years of exploitation. Aymanal- zawahiri's warning that America must be forced to submit to what is right through violence. applies to US and Its allies. America who today Is in the forefront In fighting terrorism must not be allowed to lose this war, otherwise America may withdraw Into its own fortress and leave rest of the world to fend for Itself. That will be a sad day for the whole world and victory for jihad who having pushed out America will bring the other nations to their knees and bring a new order - 'colour green'. In India we have faced unending terrorism for the last 57 years. We have weathered the storms but have not overcome them as yet. Recently in Ayodhya our security forces were alert and prevented much damage. But there is no guarantee that more attacks like Ayodhya will not occur. So far we have been lucky- each time security forces were equal to the task, but as they say. 'the state has to be lucky all the time. the terrorist has to be only once. • The range and timing of attacks over the last few years indicates that terrorists went global long time ago. The funding is global. the terrorists travel from one part of the world to other at will. The targets are global and strategy is global. It Is for this reason that counter terrorism will have be global to be able to contain terrorism. The terrorist have waged a war against the whole world, from New York to Madrid, London, Soviet Russia. Afghanistan. Iraq. Riyadh. Karachi. India, Bali, Indonesia, Philippines and Bangkok. They are relentless and ruthless In their alms. the following chronology of events would show I. Saudi Arabia June 1996. Bomb at US military base near Dharan kills I 9 soldiers. 198

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Dares Salam bombed, killing more than 2SO people, including 12 Americans and Injuring over 400. Yemen, October 2000. Suicide bombing of USS Cole kills 17 sailors. U.S.A, September I I, 200 I suicide planes attacks on New Yorks's World Trade Centre and Pentagon In Washington killed almost 3,000 people. There was a tremendous reaction in the whole world. War on Afghanistan and Iraq followed. Karachi-Pakistan, May 8, 2002 terrorists killed II French naval engineers In bomb attacks on bus. Tunisia, April I 1. 2002 truck attack near El Ghrlba synagogue on Djerba Island killed 20. Moscow-Russia, October 23 2002 Chechen rebels seize theatre, 120 hostages, 40 terrorists killed in rescue. October 2002 suicide bomb attack on French all tanker leaves ship badly damaged. Ball-Indonesia, October 12, 2002 three bombs go off at the Indonesian tourist resort night club bomb killing 202 people. Morocco, May 16, 2003 suicide bombers kill 45 people In Casablanca. lstambul, November 15 and 20, 2003 truck bomb killed 57 and injured, seven hundred. Indonesia, August 2003 huge bomb explosion kills I 0 people and ISO Injured at Marriott hotel In jakarta. Philippines, February 27, 2002 Abu Sayyaf group bombs superferry, killing 116 people. Madrid-Spain, March I I, 2004 four bombs exploded in train stopped at Atocha station, almost simultaneously three bomb explode in second traln outside the station. 7:41 AM. :Two bomb explode In traln at El Pozo del Tlo Raimundo station and Bomb explodes In train at Santa Eugena station. Ten bombs trigger death In four Madrid tralns at rush hour. AI-Qalda and an affiliated group Abu Hafsai-Masrl Brigade claimed the responsiblllty, 191 people were killed, more than 1800 wounded In simultaneous explosions In packed trains at three Madrid stations. Saudi Arabia, May 29, 2004 AI Qalda terrorists kill 22 people In attack on oil company. Beslan-Russla, September I, 2004, 350 dead. Chechen rebel 199

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loyal to ShamJI Basayev took over a school for two days. A failed resque operation ended In the death of 172, children, among others. 18. Afghanistan, A/-Qa/da continues to operate despite overthrow ofTallban. Suldde bombing Is becoming every day affair. 19. Iraq, February 28, 2005 a suldde bombers drives a car full of explosives Into a crowd queuing up for jobs at Hilla, 100 km south of Baghdad. ' Relentless uninterrupted suldde attacks has become every day occurrence. These are attributed to Abu-Musab-AI-Zarqawl AJ-Qaida leader In Iraq. India and Terror India has been fadng the onslaught of terrorism for a considerable time now. A large number of terrorist outfits with the active support of lSI of Pakistan are In operation. Their chief training centreS are In Pakistan occupied Kashmir. While they dalm that their alm Is liberation of Kashmir and they openly dedare their main aim Is the establishment of Islamic supremacy over India. The chief organizations that are In the forefront of creating chaos and communal disharmony In India are Lilshkar-e-Tolba manned by Pakistanis spedallzlng In Fldayeen attacks on high-profile targets. The other outfit jalsh-e-Mohammed Is headed by Maulana Masood Azhar, released by India for Kandhar hlghjack hostages In 1999. Post 9/11 It was listed as a global terror outfit. Hlzbul mujahldeen Is only prominent Indigenous Kashmlrl ·militant headed by Pakistan based Syed Sa/ahuddin nee Peer Sahib. A cult figure among militants he heads POK based United jehad Coundl. AI Badr Is another militant outfit. All these mlltant groups are highly motivated and are well tralned In the use of arms of all type. They are expert In demolitions. Their basic training had been In the madarsas and training camps In Pakistan. They deliberately choose religious places as their targets, as such attacks would easily generate communal hatred. The chief attacks against Hindu temples were Rahunath Temple-Jammu, March 30, 2002 the attack was carried out by Laskar-e-Tolba killing four people and Injuring 20. Amarnath pilgrims, August 6, 2002 an attack on Amamath pilgrims sleeping Inside their tents kill eight and Injures 32 dvlllans. Akshardham temple-Gujarat, September 24, 2002 two LeT 200

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terrorists kill 32 and Injures 74. Raghunath temple, November 24 2002 this was the second attack on this temple and killed 13 people while Injuring 45. Terror In Ayodhya, July 5, 2005, every body noticed the bOmbing In London, an event of unprecedented magnitude went unnoticed. This was the terrorist attack on Ram temple, the most sacred place of the rllndus at Ayodhya. Had his attack succeeded It would have had far reaching repercussions. It would have derailed lndo-Pak peace talks and Hindu Muslim divide would have been complete. The temple In Ram janam bhoomlls sacred and dear to Hindu cause. Without Ayodhya there would have been no saffron turn In Indian politics. Rah

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police and para-military personnel, the most heavily guarded shrine In India? The question now arises as to why the terrorists were not able to do so much damage as they intended to do? The answer lies In navamsha, In navamsha lagna Is very strong 2

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when It was found that perpetrators of the crime were not from outside but were local UK born musllms of Pakistan origin. Backlash, a great tragic event like this was bound to have its repercussions which came at the most In opportune time when whole of England was celebrating the choice of London as venue for the next World Olympics. The government came out with tough anti terrorist laws. There was a backlash against the minority communities. A mosque In Leeds was set afire and fire broke out In a gurdawara at Kent, more than 300 cases against minorities have been reported. VIctory of jehadis, chis repression and resentment against Muslim Is what the A/-Qalda wants. This brings It more sympathy, fresh money and many more young local recruits In its cadre to further the cause of militant Islam. They have succeeded In inHicting great financial loss and great psychological demoralizing blow to England. The popularity of Tony Blair has tumbled and pressure is building on him to withdraw British troops from Iraq. A success story In jehadl lexicon. The blasts In London which paralyzed the whole nation were similar to that of Madrid a year ago. just as the September I I attack and the Madrid attacks the explosions were at morning peak hours and intended to inflict maximum damage and to attract maximum attention with G-8 Summit In Gleneagles. Astrological Explanation KN Rao has written an illuminating article on Terrorism and Astrology which was published In Journal of Astrology July-September 2002, In this article he has formulated some astrological parameters which explain the terrorist phenomenon. I. Combination of Mars with Rahu/Ketu. They can be together, In opposition or In kendras from each other. 2. Combination of Saturn-Rahu conjunction, opposition or in square from each other. According to Sh.KN Rao "when Saturn and &hu join together, anarchical conditions and nihilistic philosophy gets accepted. Religious fundamentalism of extreme form like wahabis of Saudi Arabia, Ayottollah Khomeini of Iran and Deobhandis of India who now hold a great sway over the mind of lSI of Pakistan gets noticed though it may have existed for many years preceding Its emergence. Saturn and Rahu are tamaslc planets and terrorism is an act of tamaslc. These two planets show cruelty, a single minded purpose to kill and annihilate.

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3. Combination of Saturn and Mars conjunction, opposition or In square from each other. According to Sh.KN Rao 'Saturn or Mars opposition few months before or during Satum-Rahu conjunction, Ma.rs Ignites It all'. 4. Affilctlon·to Sun. 5. Affliction to Moon, according to Sh.KN Rao Sun and Moon are two luminaries, when they are under Influence of Saturn and Rahu signal acceptance of nihilistic philosophy, slogans and llctlons of extreme cruelty. When all these four Rahu, Saturn, Sun and Moon join together In a rash!, a society or country becomes aware of their presence. When other planets join them chaos created would be Immense. 6. Saturn or Rahu In Rohlnl nakshatra or alternatively In Taurus rash I. 7. Benefic planets like Jupiter, Venus or Mercury relegated to play a secondary role and have no power to provide protective shield. According to KN Rao "It Is generally noticed th.:tt around the time terrorist activities become explosive, jupiter the planet oflde<~lism gets affflcted or even c1 guru-chandal yoga Is fonned showing eclipse of/dec1llsm •.. 8. Retrograde Mars and Saturn become more sinister and deadly and provide maximum damage. According to KN Rao a special study Is to be done of retrograde Mars. This Is a precursor of evil events. Whenever wars take place or break out, Mars has been found to be retrograde which seems to be a pre-condition to out break of war. 9. Role of eclipses Is to be watched as these last for a long time. The timing of affliction of eclipse point should be carefully noted. 10. Degrees of doseness of planets should be dearly observed. With this background we will discuss various cases of International terrorism. New York- Tragedy of World Trade Centre Main Features 1. Saturn In Rohlnl Nakshatra -This Is an evil position. It causes wars, riots strife, earthquakes etc. 2. Two explosive planets Mars and Ketu together In Sagittarius rash!, the 4 111 house- house of property, buildings etc. Mars and Ketu are bringing fire and destruction. Sagittarius Is a war like rashl, they are very dose to each other degree wise. 3. Ketu is also a planet of secrecy and Is a spy. The conspiracy was 204

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hatched In secrecy. There Is aspect of Rahu on the 4th house and above combination. Rahu Is Muslim, with Jupiter It has become a fundamentalist . Rahu Is also air, so attack Is coming from air. Rahu, Mars and Ketu are afflicting luminary Moon. Event of great Importance is going to happen. Jupiter is afflicted by Rahu and Mars. Venus, the planet of vehicles and wealth is under affliction from Saturn lord of sixth. Saturn Is In the 9th house under guise of religion. Mars the planet of war, fire and destruction also afflicts lt. Sun another luminary is In the I 2 111 house squared by Saturn. Degree wise Sun and Saturn are very dose to each other. If we take Gemini as lagna of USA . It Is totally afflicted with Saturn In the 12111 house.

Main Features I. The horoscope of full Moon Is dearly showing the Impending tragedy. The 12111 house has Mars and Ketu, the terrorists and conspirators. They are In the war like sign Sagittarius. Maleftcs In the I 2 111 house In mundane astrology shows terrorists have entered the country to inflict damage. 2. The lord of 4 111 house of property has gone to I 2 with two fiery planets to face destruction. 3. Saturn Is In Rohinl nakshatra. 4. Moon Is afflicted by Saturn. 5. Jupiter the great benefic is In the 6 111 enemy house with Rahu. It Is 205

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Madrid Tragedy I 1.03.2004 - Main features I. Conjunction of Mars and Rahu in the third house of rail and communication. Ketu and Moon in the 9th house of religion. Rahu Mars represent terrorists. Rahu is described as vldharml or someone not belonging to your religion. 2. The 4th lord of vehldes Venus Is with Rahu. 3. Moon Is in house of religion and is under affliction from Ketu (spies and fundamentalists) as well as Mars and Rahu. Violent bombing and Muslims. 4. jupiter the great benefic Is retrograde and Is afflicted by Saturn. 5. Venus, the planet ofvehldes Is under affliction by Mars and Rahu. Mars and Rahu combination Is terror and bombs. 6. Mercury Is debilitated and Is under affliction from Saturn. Ven Rah

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2. Mercury, Venus and Jupiter are of 16° each Sun and Moon afflicted by Mars, again degrees of Mars are dose to Sun and Moon. 3. Jupiter Is afflicted by Ketu, Mars, R.ahu and Saturn. 4. Conjunction of Venus and Mercury, both afflicted by Saturn S. If we take Aries as lagna of England, then lunation Is In the third house of communication afflicted by Mars, who In tum has become more deadly because of Its doseness to R.ahu. 6. Rahu Is also afflicted the combination of Mercury, Venus and Saturn. Venus Is vehides, Mercury Is communication, Saturn Is death and R.ahu Is explosion and Muslim. This combination Is In the 4th house of Aries lagna of England, showing destruction of vehides and property. 7. Jupiter the lord of 4th house Is totally afflicted con Arming what has been said above. Kct

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A serial bombng shook Delhi the heart of India on 13.09.2008.

Observations 1. Sa tum Is afflicting Sun, Moon and Taurus, lagna of Independent India. 2. Slmha rashl, responsible for bringing down fortress of Deihl Is afflicted and Is In Papkartari yoga. 3. Capricorn rashi of India Is afflicted by Rahu. 4. Benefic planets Mercury, Venus and Jupiter are afflicted by Mars. 5. Mars 22° Is In close degrees with lagna, Mercury and Venus of 23°. 6. Mars, Mercury and Venus are In grah yudha. 7. Saturn and Jupiter are also dose degree wise.

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Political Assassinations In history many political murders of Important personalities have taken place which have shaken the conscience of the world and has changed the course of history. In modern times murder of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King. President Kennedy, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and most recently Benazlr Bhutto are world shaking events. Assassination of Individual leaders can be predicted through their Individual horoscopes though national horoscopes also give an Indication of tragedy to accrue. Many combinations have been given In the dasslcal books for determining the mode of death which are normally seen from the 8"' and planets In the 8"' house. Main planets that are Involved are Mars for death by violence, accidents, stabbing shootings, by explosions etc., while Saturn denotes confusions, fall, blows, dlsloc.1tlons etc. Rahu acts like Saturn though it is more violent like Mars while Ketu Is like Mars though Its actions happen In secrecy and intrigues. The signs these planets occupy are of equallmporrance. Scorpio sign denotes the 8"' house of kalapurusha and hence should be studied carefully. The mode of death Is ascertained from the 8"' house and the planets aspecting 8'h house. Lagna, Z"", 7"' and 12"' houses are also Important. 2"" and 7th are marka houses and I Z"' house Is the house of loss. Importance has also been attached to 22"" dreshkona and lord of 22"" dreshkona which are evil. In addition the aspects on two luminaries Sun and Moon are equally Important. It has been observed that on the fc1tal day when assassination has taken place both luminaries Sun and Moon are afflicted Varahamlhlra In his book Brlhat Jataka has given many combinations for unnatural deaths. Sun can give death by fire, Moon from water, Mars from weapons. If the Sun and Mars aspect the fourth and 10"'. death will be caused by stones or rocks. If Saturn, Moon and Mars are In the 4"'. 7"' and 10"' death will be caused by falling Into well. If the Sun and Moon are in Virgo aspected by malefics. he will be killed by his own people. If the birth falls in common sign with the Sun and Moon In It, person will be drowned. If the Moon Is In Aries or Scorpio, between any two evil planets Saturn Mars and Sun, death will result from weapons. If Moon Is found In C<'lpricorn or Aquarius 210

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between two evil planets., death comes by ropes, fire or fall. He may be bandaged or tied by ropes or may die from fire, which takes s.o rnany forms or by falling from elevated places. if the sa. and the 9"' houses are occupied by malefics unaspected by benefics death comes from bondage. If the dreshkona rising in the sa. house falls. in sarpa or nigadha then similar death occurs. The 2"" and 3"' in Cancer, I" and 2"" in Scorpio, and 3"' In Pisces are called serpent or nlgadha dreshkona. Death by crucifictlon can happen if Mars and Sun are in the 4" and Saturn is in the I 0'" house. If malefics and dark Moon occupy birth, sa. and 9a. same results may happen. Sun in the fourth, Mars in the 10m aspected by weak Moon give the same results. If Saturn aspects the same conjunction death is from beating. All malefics are In kendras from each other If sa. is a movable sign death happens In foreign country In a fixed sign gives death In one's own country and in dual signs death comes while travelling. According to KN Rao in case of assassinations. and hanging the role of Mars. 3"'. 6:~~ , 8th and 12a. houses and their lords are lro~portant. I. Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi On 30 January. 1948 at 5:03 PM, father of the Indian nation and a great apostle of peace was brutally shot dead by Nathuram Godse a fanatic Hindu and a member of RSS. Gandhijl uttered most famous words. In modern Indian history MHey Ram!" Einstein paid tribute to him by saying that "generations to come will scarce believe that such Jup

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a one as this ever In flesh and blood wcl!ked upon this earth. • Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30"' January 1948, In the dasha of Jupiter/Venus/Venus. Jupiter Is malefic third and 61h lord in the marka house 7m afflicted by Mars. Venus Is In 7"' from Jupiter in papkatarl yoga afflicted by Mars. Venus Is lagna and 81h lord with marka Mars lord of 2nd and 7"' and Mercury lord of 12"'.

Sinister Features of the Horoscope I. The 8"' house of mode of death Is afflicted by both Saturn and Mars. Mars represent violent death. Saturn represents conspiracy hatched In secrecy. The Scorpio sign. the eighth sign of the natural zodiac has Saturn. 2. Lagna Is In papkatarl yoga. 3. Lagna has violent Mars with Venus who Is lagna as well as 8"' lord as also Mercury 12"' and 9"' lord. It Is aspected by Jupiter lord of 3rd and 6th, then these are all the combination highlighted by KN Rao for assassination or death by hanging. Annual Horoscope for 78th Year 04.1 0. I 94 7 ~--~----~--~--~

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II. Assassination of Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi was shot dead on 31.10.1984 by her own Sikh security guards. This was the direct result of her failure to handle the Sikh problem in a firm manner in the initial stages and let Bhlndranwale continue occupying part of golden temple complex from where he used to dispatch murder squads in ali parts of India. When the things went out of hand and Bhindranwale started fortifying the complex with anti tank weapons she had to send the army to this holiest of all shrines of Sikhs to quell the rebellion. The attack on golden temple antagonized even the most moderate Sikhs. Khushwant Singh a friend of hers c:.1lled it an enormous error in judgment for whlch county wlll Jup(R)

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Sinister Features of the Horoscope E.lghth house is afflicted by Mars , while the lord of 8"' Saturn Is In papkatarl yoga. The Scorpio sign, the 8"' sign of natural zodiac has Sun with Mercury lord of 3rd and I Zth house aspected by Mars and retrograde jupiter lord of sixth. Smt.lndlra Gandhi was kllled In the dasha of Malefic Saturn/ R,ahu/ Rahu. Saturn Is lord of 7th and 8th In lagna aspectlng third house, Moon and I 0"' house while Rahu Is In the 6m from It with venus lord of ZZ"" dreshkona In 6"' house aspectlng I Z"' house. Annual Horoscope of Indira Gandhi for 20.11.1983 1. Recurrence of dwljanama Lagna is aspected by Saturn. 3. Moon In Rahu-Ketu axis. 4. Sun In Rahu/Ketu axis. 5. Mercury lord of I Zth also afflicted by Sun and Moon.

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2. Violent affliction to the 8"' house by Rahu and Mars. 8th lord jupiter aspected by Saturn. 3. Affiictlon of Mars to the I 0"' lord Saturn. 4. Lagna lord Venus badly afflicted by Mars and Rahu. 5. Tenth lord Saturn afflicted by jupiter lord of eighth. Horoscope of New Moon 14 May 1991 Moon Sun Mer

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IV. Baba Gurbachan Singh, Nirankari Chief He was assassinated by Sigh fanatics and followers of Bhlndranwale on 24 january 1980. With this killing arose the rise of Sikh communalism which was fanned In the initial stages by the Congress government to counterbalance Akali movement. The Initiator of terrorism was Sant )arnaii Singh Bhindranwale. who emerged in the late seventies as a strong campaigner for Sikh orthodoxy. This killing was followed by kllllng of many Narankaris, Akali dissidents and Congress working men. In the horoscope of Independent India it was the chidra dasha of Mercury/Saturn and dasha of Ketu which is karka for Sikhs was about to start. Saturn is lord of nine and ten. The ninth house represents 221

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V. Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri on I 1.01.1966 A popular Prime Minister of India who died In Tashkent Russi• under mysterious drcumstances after having led India to a great vlcto~ against Pakistan In 1965 war. The cause of his death Is still a mystery. Jup(R)

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aspected by retrograde Mars who Is lord of 7th and 12th house markd par excellence. Exalted Venus with lords of four and fifth In lagna shows·th popularity and national loss country was going to suffer Sun represents persons In high government place while Venus i also lord of eight. The rash! of Sun, Leo Is In sixth house with retrograde ~ aspected by Saturn. Affliction to J2th house Is death In foreign country while Mars 1 the 6'h also shows through the hands of enemle: Note this Is also a combination for war.

VI. Sheikh Majiburrahman (17.03.1920 -15.08. 1975) Leader of Awaml League and father of Bangladesh . Birth Horoscope 17.3.1920, 22:38 Farldpur- Bangladesh He, along with his whole family, two daughters was butchere by a group of army officers on 15.8. 1975. Sun Mer(R)

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retrograde afflicted Mars who Is lagna and 6en lord and Is also third lord from Moon. Venus the 7en and 12111 lord placed In the 7en from Saturn. jupiter Is the 2nd and eleVen lord from Moon and placed In the 12en (rom mahadashanath Saturn. John F. Kennedy ( 29.05.1917 - 22.1 1.1963) The assassination of john F. Kennedy, the young, popular and dynamic, 35th President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, In Dallas, Texas, USA at 12:30 PM. CST He was born In Brookline, Massachusetts on 29 May 1917 at 03: IS PM and his horoscope Is as follows Kennedy was assassinated In the dasha of jupiter/Saturn/Saturn. Jupiter Is lord of 4th and 7th with Sun lord of twelve and Venu~ lord of 2nd. Saturn lord of 6th Is aspectlng sen house while sen house has malefic Mars with lagna lord Mercury.

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cbapter XXII Planetary Cabinet and King (fu\ja) of the Year/Cloud etc. To predict events for the annual year It Is necessary to decide on astrological basis, planetary cabinet for the particular year. The method for formulation of planetary cabinet has been given In the andent dassical text NKa/aprakasikaN, according to which cabinet Is chosen as follows: ·

King of the Year- the Controversy There Is some controversy regarding choosing king of the year. Some indian Panchangs (ephemeris) use different systems. The most acceptable prindple is that Lord of year should be the lord of the day on which Hindu new year starts. (Hindu new year starts on chaitra shukla paksha pratlpada as explained earlier). For this purpose It will be lord of the day on which first tlthl of shukla pratlpada starts. For example If you open the page ZZ Lahlri's ephemeris for the year ZOOS, you wlllllnd that chaltrc1 shukladi falls on 6 April, 09:Z5, and 6th April was Sunday whose lord Is Sun but, if you turn to page 60 of the same ephemeris you willllnd that I st tlthl of shukla written asS I starts on 7 April at 06:09 hrs., so 7th April was Monday whose lord is Moon hence Moon Is Raja or King of the year ZOOS-09. According to NKalaprakasikaN, an andent dassical text the Raja or king of the year Is the planet which Is ruling the day (day of the week) on which Sun enters the first point of Aries. But this method of choosing lord of the year does not find favor with other school of thought. The accepted prindple Is to make mantri or Prime Minister lord of day on which Sun enters Aries. Mantrl or Prime Minister -The minister is decided on the basis of the planet which rules the day on which on which Sun enters first point of Aries. In ZOOS, Sun entered Aries on April 13 at IS hrs Z9 minutes( Page ZZ of Lahlrl's ephemeris) which was Sunday, hence Prime Minister for ZOOS Is Sun, lord of Sunday. Note: If we go by the prindple that the King Is to be chosen 226

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right at the start of the Hindu ye.1r, It must be declded right In the month of chaltra when Sun Is In Meena or Pisces. It Is for this reason that majority of astrologers declded It on the basis of the lord of the day on which the Hindu new year starts. Lord of paddy crops is decided on the basis of the planet which rules the day on which Sun enters first point of Cancer. Lord of fruits and vegetation Is declded on the basis of the planet which rules the day on which Sun enters first point of Libra. Lord of mineral kingdom Is decided on the basis of the planet which rules the day on which Sun enters first point of ~prlcorn. Lord of douds Is declded on the basis of the planet which rules the day on which Sun enters first point of Ardra. Lord of corns Is declded on the basis of the planet which rules the day on which Sun enters firs point of Sagittarius. Lord of fluids Is declded on the basis of the planet which rules the day on which Sun enters first point of Gemini.

Results of the Lord of the Yeor According to Kalaparkashika ,1nd other classical texts the results of various planets becoming King or Raja in a particular year are given below. These results are of a gene1al nature. The lordship of the planets as per Parashari rule on key planets of the horoscope should be kept In view. Also a attention should be paid to aspects on the planets and yogas they are Involved in and their strength as per general rules. Sun: According to classical books kings would be mentally disturbed. There will be danger by fire and thieves. Unexpected misfortune will befall rulers and prominent personalities. There will be prosperity for dishonest traders and distress to common persons. The year will be unusually hot. There will be little rains and food will be scarce. Kings will be In bad temper. There will be destructive attacks and Invasions and mindless violence. Rulers will go about destroying countries In war. According to some texts rulers will march their troops to other countries and will be victorious. This will happen only If Sun Is very strong According to Varahamihira "earth will yield very little crops ... there will be very little water in the rivers and medicines will not have their potency. Even In winter Sun will be extremely wann, clouds will not pour down sufficient rain ... kings will go about destroying countries In war.· If Sun Is well placed the year will be good for happiness to 227

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righteous people and bringing prosperity to conservative elements and aristocrats. Sun became lord of the year In 2001. It was a roller coaster year for Indian polity and Indian economy. One of the worst disasters to hit India was earthquake In Gujarat which was a national disaster and dalmed hundreds of lives. The Tehelka episode shook the polity of the nation by exposing the corruption amongst polltldans and high ranking army offices. People lost faith In the economic structure of the government when the premier flagship economic Institution Unit Trust of India announced the collapse of US 64 scheme In which the millions of Indians had Invested their hard earned money. The Important talks between Vajpayee and Musharraf broke down. It was a field year for terrorists. The security environments In India became grim as global and local terrorist cast their dark shadow on India. There was also royal bloodshed In Nepal. On the global arena President Bush announced after the attack on World Trade Centre that the flrst war of 21" century has just begun. Moon: There will be plenty of rains and abundance of all kinds of crops and vegetation and milk. People will be happy, prosperous and religiously Inclined. There will be less crime and justice will be administered properly. Note: Wbat hag~ns If Moon Is afflicted Is a matter of research. There Is national Rain caused by the conflagration of some known or feared groblem during the year like saY· naxalite movement In India. Mars: Flghtlng amongst the kings, trouble by thieves. There will be plenty of fires In the forests and other places, robberies will take place, life and property will not be safe. There will be less of food crops and people will be unhappy, crimes will Increase. Note: Mars needs to be studied for our further research more (lnd more these days in vjew of Increasing terrorist activities all over the world as It Involves destruction of grogerty as signified by Mars. Mercury: There will be peace and prosperity, rains will be plentiful, stock markets will flourish. It will be good year for artists and publishing industry. Country will have good relations with others. People will be truthful .:md crimes will decrease. According to Brihat Samhlta writers, artists, musldans and warriors would prosper. There will be much socializing and exchange of gifts. This will be a good year for animal husbandry, trade and commerce. Vedic studies will be pursued and justice will be dispensed. Rulers will care for the ruled. Studies of yoga and spiritual sdcnces will be pursued vigorously. Envoys poets, children, eunuchs and those residing near

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water and mountains will prosper. There will be abundant growth of herbs In the land. If Mercury Is afflicted there would be storms and threat of war. Some big battle may be In the offing Note: The modern significations of Mercury like media. ~mmunications also come Into prominence In a good or bad way gependlng on the condition of Mercury. Jupiter: Happy times for sacrifices and for Brahmins. kings will stay on the path of virtue and people will be religiously inclined, prosperity and contentment all around. There will be plenty of food, milk. honey and riches. Rains will be plenty and sugarcane crops will be In abundance. Note :Take the modern significations which regresents banks. If Jupiter Is afflicted the banking system collapses. Tragedy may befall dignitaries. Venus: There will be victory and prosperity all round with plenty of good crops and rains. Artists will thrive, people wlll enjoy. There will be plenty of merry making. Life would be fun with all types of entertainment. Soldiers will be victorious in battle. New treaties and agreements will be signed. Note: It Is worth noting that in the age in which we live in with the television smd newspapers pandering to P-eople In the world of glamour at the !;QSt of more Important natlonalfi~ood or bad, Venus makes a world of difference to the morals of the society. Saturn: Poor rainfall, trouble by fire and thieves, sinful acts. This may also result In increase of robberies and dacolty, frustration and violence by kings, destruction of crops and grains, epidemics and general misery. There will be strikes and riots and people will mourn the death of near ones. Saturn became raja or king In the year 1991. Chaitra pratipada 16 March 1991, 13:42, the year was full of strikes, discontentment ,shortage of food and rainfalls.

Results of the Prime Minister Sun: Discontentment amongst kings, poor rainfall, scanty harvest, unrighteous acts. Moon: Good rainfalls, luxuriant growth, health, general well being and prosperity, contentment to the people. Mars: Unrighteous kings, little rain, less trade, trouble to people by weapon or fire. Mercury: ill feeling among kings, distress by storms, average ralnfail and agriculture.

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Jupiter: Happiness, plenty of com and vegetation, contentment, good cattle and plenty of milk. Venus: Celebrity marriages. plenty of corn and milk, prosperity. Saturn: Poor rainfall and bad agricultural yield, not a very gOOd time for people and cattle, but good for foreigners and outcasts.

Lord of Agricultural Growth Sun: Good yield of white grains and grains having colour of conch. Moon: Good vegetation, thick growth of trees and all kind of good crops. Mars: Abundance of red paddy and grams of all sorts. The planet favors cultivation of gravel soli. Mars as lord of grains gives, sudden Increase In the prices of dal, jawar, ghee, jaggery, rice and sugar, southwest monsoon accompanied by lot of thunder. Mercury: Poor and light rainfall, scanty agricultural growth. People will be very anxious. Jupiter: Luxuriant growth, Impartial administration of Justice and good milk yield, good rainfall and prosperity to livestock. Venus: Fertility and plenty of grain. Saturn: Favours black soli and growth of sesame and black gram. Lord of Fluids Sun: Rlse of price of ghee, oil, honey and sweet substances. Moon: Rlse In price of ghee, oil, honey, sugar, milk, curd and candy, general health becomes good. Mars: Rlse In price of black mustard, salt, ghee, sesame, oil and sugar, Danger by fire. Mercury: Plenty of cow's milk, just rulers, plenty of com. Jupiter: Plenty of raln and milk as well as vegetation. Venus: Plenty of food and rainfall. Saturn: Poor rains, poor crops and scanty growth of juicy products grain and corn, destruction of crops due to heavy raln and less yield, outbreak of epidemics, starvation and malnutrition of people. Ma/echclS will come to prominence. Lord of Metals and Minerals Sun: Gold, lead, zlnc, musk and sapphire. Moon: lncreaseofcamphor, sandal, whltedothes, pearls, saffronpowder and flowers. Mars: Rlse in price of black mustard, salt, ghee, sesame, oil and 230

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sugar. danger by fire In villages, sandalwood, conch, and material used by artists becomes scarce. Mercury: Plenty of milk of cows and all klnd of corns. Jupiter: Plenty of rain, vegetation and milk. Venus: Good rainfall and plenty of sweet products. Saturn: Poor rainfall and crops, shortage of juicy products, grain and corn, malecha. will come Into prominence. Sun: Fear, less profit, sporadic rain, unhealthy wild com, starvation of people and outbreak of famine, development of misunderstanding between ruler and the ruled. Moon: Good rain, agricultural prosperity, corn and prosperity. Mars: Storm, high prices, scattered rain growth of black corns Mercury: Moderate rain, adequate harvest, damage by storm rain likely In central provinces. Jupiter: Plenty of milk, vegetation and prosperity. Venus: Good rain, prosperity, plenty of milk fruitful trees. Saturn: Sesame, moderate rainfall.

Lord of Grains Sun: Scanty rains. period of shortage, slight fall in prices, growth of unhealthy or poisonous grains and period of anxiety. Moon: Good rainfall, general prosperity, plenty of milk, peace of mind and freedom from disease. Mars: Poor yield, high prices, bad corn, fertility of red soil. Mercury: Meager rain, poor growth of corn and fruit and that too In some places. Jupiter: Universal rain, fertility plenty of milk. Venus: Plenty of rain and prosperity. Immunity from Illness. Saturn: Scanty rain, famine, anxiety, black soil proves fertile. The results specified above are general in nature and should not be taken literally. These are just only guidelines.

Note: l. What have been given here are mere textual meanings which have to be modernized through Intensive research. 2. It can be seen for Instance that planets have been made use of mostly and mainly for agricultural and horticultural yield and not for various Industries and metals which they represent In our age of science and technology. 3. Similarly, planets represent new dass of professions unknown In the times when these books were written. It can be seen which professions would do well in a given year and which will suffer. 231

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4. All these are to be combined with the synthesized readings ..,f the annual horoscopes based on national horoscopes, chaltra shukla prat/pada horoscope and the SOOI)'d veedhl and fortnightly lunar

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Results of the Various Planets becoming Lord of the Year Varahamlhlra In his classical book Brlhat Samhlta has given the results of various planets becoming Lord of the Year. These results are general In nature and must be used with caution. While Interpreting horoscopes normal principles of astrology should be taken into consideration. An exalted planet, a planet in Its own house, In a shubh katarl yoga or aspected by benefics gives benefidal results. While a debilitated or a combust planet or a planet that has lost In grahayudh Is productive of evil results. Keeping this In view, the results of various planets becoming lord of the year would be as per Varahamihira as follows:

Sun as Lord of the Year There will be very little crops and little rain. The rivers will be dry. There will be scardty of food for men and animals. E.ven in winter the Sun will be very warm. Kings will embark on destructive path of wars by destroying other counties.

Moon There will be plenty of rain and food. Joy and mirth will prevail. There will be plenty of vegetation and flowers will bloom. The women will be happy, well adorned and in amorous mood. Lakes and rivers will be full of water. People will perform their religious duties and sacrifices and be happy. Mars It will be a bad year for food and crops. There will be very little rain. There will be fires all around, robberies. Kings will not be Interested In governing properly. Bilious diseases will be rampant. People will be afflicted with many calamities.

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mathematidans, painters, accountants and fighters. Rearing of cattle, agriculture and trade will thrive. Justice will be administered by the king, Vedic studies will be pursued. Spiritualism and sdentlfic studies will prevail. Envoys, children, eunuchs, perfumers and those who live near the bridges, water and mountains will be happy. Plantations and herbs will be In plenty. Jupiter Crops will be excellent, Food will be plenty and gods will be happy. There will be chanting of Vedic hymns and performance of sacrifices, animals and vegetable kingdom will prosper. Rains will be plenty and prosperity will be all around. Rule of law will prevail. Venus Rains will be plentiful, lakes will be full. There will be abundant crops of rice and sugar cane. Flowers will give pleasant Fragrance Women will look beautiful and dlllorous. Kings will be victorious over their enemies, virtuous people will thrive and wicked will be destroyed. Young persons will enjoy drinks and make merry, music and songs will rend the earth and make It a beautiful place to live ln. It will be year or victory to Goddess or love and beauty.

Saturn Band or robbers will rOdlll about. People will be deprived or their lives, property and wealth. Hunger and disease will stalk the land, there will be no rains, earth will parched, lakes and tanks will dry up. crops will perish, rain god will yield but little rain, destruction and misery will be every where. Sun and Moon will lose their luster.

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Giving Yearly PredictionsIndia and the world in year 2002, 2003 & 2007 To give predictions for any particular year first note down the planetary position in the particular year. Specially note the time of conjunction and opposition of the major planets, the time they become retrograde or direct, the time of grahayudh. Then note down the time of eclipses, solar and lunar and the areas In which these are visible. Concentrate on position of Mars whether It stays In a sign for more than six months. Keep an open eye of any unusual sign In heaven like appearance of comet etc.

Predicting Events on Yearly Basis - India 2002 for making prediction about the year 2002 or for that matter for any year for India or any other country we will need following horoscopes. I. Horoscope of Independent India or the county concerned with navamsha together with Its dasha scheme. 2. Sarvashtak varga chart of India or of the country concerned. India's lagna Is very strong with 44 points which will provide It with protection. Its weakest sign are Gemini and Scorpio. The transit of jupiter and Saturn In these signs Is to be carefully watched. 3. Hindu new year horoscope - chaltra shuk/a pratipada of 200 I and 2002. We need horoscope for 2001 also as it will show events up to April 2002, whereas events from April 2002 would be ascertained from horoscope for 2002. The horoscope for 200 I would be based on 25 March 200 I , while that of 2002 would be cast for 13 April 2002, 00:5 I hrs. (This has been explained In details In previous chapter as how to calculate date for shukla pratipada. In a nut- shell it Is date when Sun and Moon are at the same degree in sign Pisces of the year under examination. This date and time of commencement of the year Is given In ephemeris). 235

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4. Horoscopes of Sun' Ingress (swya vlddhf) Into all the twelve signs, especially in cardinal signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn for giving quarterly and monthly predictions. 5. Horoscope of the new moon and full moon for giving predictions on day to day basis and on fortnightly basis. 6. Annual horoscope or varshaphala for a particular year. In this case for year ZOO I and 2002 as the annual year starts on I sm August. 7. R.lshl Si111ghatta chilkra, koorma chilkra of the year under review. 8. Date of entry of Venus in Gemini rash I. Its Implications have been explained In a separate chapter ·Entry of Venus In Gemini and effect on Central Government•. In the year 2002 Venus entered Gemini on ~y IS and stay there till I 5 june. The major events were as follows: I. On ~y I, Venus was about to enter Gemini and there was an opposition sponsored motion to censure the Government In the Lok Sabha on riots in Gujarat. II. On 10 May Patna bound Shramjeevl Express derailed near jaunpur killing and injuring many passengers. ill. Terrorists strike in jammu killing 23 armed personnel and their families, violence In Ahmedabad. lv. On 17 ~y. troops along lndo-Pak border exchanged heavy gunfire. India Army killed I 0 Pakistani soldiers and destroyed many bunkers. v. Prime Minister Vajp.'\yee asked soldiers to be ready for decisive battle. vi. First time In the history of UTI no dividend was paid. 9. Dates of retrogression, becoming direct and of change of rashls of planets In 2002. jupiter entered Cancer sign on July 5, Saturn entered Gemini on 23 July and retrograded In Taurus on January 8, 2003. Rahu entered Taurus on 28 February. Rahu and Saturn were In Taurus from January 2003. Its implications have been explained In a separate chapter on ·Entry of &J.hu/ Saturn In Taurus and its effects• this Is an Important chapter and contains original researches of K.N. Rao which has made an Important contribution In predicting events In mundane astrology. I 0. Solar and Lunar eclipses In the year 2002 and their Implication. If In any particular year there Is lunar and solar eclipse within a fortnight there are chances of war if other factors are there. This position should be checked. There was a solar eclipse on June 10--11 which was partly 236

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Balance of Dasha of Yogkarka Saturn 18 yea~ 27 days.

Vimshottori Dasha Satum ........................ 15.08.1947to03.09.1965 Mercury ..................... 03.09.1965 to 04.09.1982 Ketu ........................... 04.09.1982 to 03.09.1989 Venus ........................ 03.09.1989 to 03.09.2009 Mahadasha of Venus/Jupiter was from 04.11.99 to 05.07.2.002., this was followed by Venus/Saturn from 05.07.2.002. to 03.09.2.005.

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of Mahadosha of Venus

Advancement oflV. beauty contests, popularity of films, western style morals and living. prominence of women In various fields etc., telecommunication revolution In India because Venus as lagna lord Is maklng excellent rajyoga.s with yogkarka Saturn as also with lord of Znd and five of wealth and higher education Mercury. Mercury Is also lord of communication, writing and Industry. This has led to phenomenal progress of IT Industry and India has earned huge amounts of money building her reserves of foreign exchange. In telecom sector India has become one of the most advanced countries In the world. In economic field this dasha has helped India achieve 8 to 9% of growth. It Is one of the fastest growing economies In the world. Rupee had gained strength considerably. This has helped to take the economy beyond the trillion dollar mark. The country's GDP Is expected to be of the order of Rs.45,00,000 crores, with this the economy may soon zoom past the trillion-dollar mark. There was also great progress In film Industry with films like Lilgaan and Devda.s becoming big hits In the International arena. This dasha has also seen Indian women earning world beauty titles and making great strides In producing Jewellery and fashion designers. Since Venus Is with Saturn there is vulgar display of nudity and blind following of decadent western culture. The dasha of Venus as lagna lord would have made India one of the most progressive states In the world but for the fact that Venus Is combust. Its closeness to

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Saturn has also given diseases like Aids and addiction to drugs etc. Venus is also the 6"' lord of war and since there is concentration of planet In the third house of neighbours the border tensions have beCome a permanent feature of Indian history. Venus is also with Saturn the planet of masses and depressed classes or dallts who would Influence the future political set up In the country. Saturn Is also yogkar~ being lord of 9 111 and 10"\ the caste considerations will have upper hand In the polity of the nation. The antardasha lord Is jupiter lord of 8 111 and I 1111 for this lagna and Is malefic. It Is In the rashl of enemy, that makes It unprincipled. In the sign of Venus In the 6"' It becomes fond of sex and high life without much moral values. It Is also aspectlng the 9"' and I Zth lord Mars and Is making vlpreet rajyoga by being 8 111 lord In the 6 111 • There will be gains In foreign related enterprises but not much progress would be made In creating communal harmony. jupiter Is placed In upachayya house aspectlng I Oth, I Zth and Z'"' house of wealth. As Uppachaya house, this would give Increasingly good results of growth of the country. As kark.1 for wealth, aspectlng second house which Is good for the finances of the country. But as the lord of the 8th and I I th In the 6 111 Is not good for financial gains. The economic growth of the county will be there but at the same time there will some debts. &m mandir controversy would revive and Judiciary would play an active part In resolving the tangle. Hindu New Year 2002 The I Zth April was Friday, but according to Hindu calendar first tlthl starts on Saturday, hence lord of the year would be Saturn. The results of different planets becoming lord of a particular year have been given In a earlier chapter. There was lawlessness, anarchy and famine like conditions In many parts of India, scarcity of rains, people were unhappy and discontented.

Special Features of the Horoscope In bhava chart Mars and Sun In the 3rd house which Is good for getting gains In sports, telecommunication and literary fields. India reached the final match in the world cup and Sachln Tendulkar was declared as Man of the tournament. Saturn as 8"' and 9th lord Is In lagna and there concentration of Planets on 2/8 axis which promises new finds in oil, minerals (diamond - rich areas have been discovered)

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Lagna Is aspected by Its own lord Jupiter who gives the natiot health and vitality. Jupiter Is a planet for expansion and optimism Since It is aspecting from the 7u. house the relations with a prosperou~ country (USA) would be good who will understand India's point o view. Lagna Is also aspected by afflicted Mars from the 6m house house of war (enemy will create troubles but nation has the strength tc face the enemy and come out vlctotious.)

Second House

The second house represents revenues of the state, sources of th• revenue, national exchequer, national budget, national wealth purchasing power of the nation. Banks, national treasury, bankers o banking. bank notes, stock market and speculation In the market. Lore of the second house is Saturn. It Is In the 6m house with Mars and Rahu 240

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The position of lord of wealth Is not good In the 6 house, but this Is also an uppchaya house, a house of growth where the planets do well In the course of time. Here It Is also with Mars meaning expenditure on armaments. Since Rahu Is also there great deal of money will be spent on defence in a war like condition. (This year was bad for the stock market.) Third House Communications, postal, telegraphs, telephones, radio, television, satellite communications, advertising, interest In newspapers and publication neighbouring countries, border clashes contracts with neighbours. Armed forces, army chief according to Pri!Shana Milrg. The third lord Is In the 6 111 causing vlpreet rajyoga and gives country "steel of nerves·, as KN Rao calls It This combination Is good to face any eventuality and come out successful. Third lord Mars Is with Saturn and R.mu which shows heightened crisis at the border and likelihood of war. Since third lord Is Mars It may Ci\Use accidents, railways, fire, agitation army movements etc. Fourth House: Represents land and all products relating to land, agriculture, industry, crops, mines minerals, landed Interests, real estates weather conditions, earthquakes, mines and opposition parties.

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Sun here Is not afflicted and Is well placed which would give good results for Govt.'s popularity, municipal elections would be free from malpractice's. Opposition parties would cooperate with the government, masses or people In general would be united. There would be spirit of patriotism, agriculture Industry would stand to gain land produce, mines and minerals would be benefited Sun Is the 9th lord with 8 111 lord Moon. R.lm janambhuml will revive. Their will be criticism of the government though because of presence of Sun and Its dlsposltor Jupiter In the 7111 government will remain fully entrenched lnspite of criticism. There will be new find in underground mines and minerals. The problem relating to religious matters like R.lm fanambhooml may be Initiated In secrecy or since the 8 111 lord Is Involved three are chances of Its breakdown.

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Children birth rate, education, all forms of national pleasures and entertainment theatre, cinema. There Is Interchange between 5th and 6"' lords. This is also Interchange of Mars and Venus. Entertainment took form of vulgarity. nudity and sex exploitation which Is depleted In film and literature, magazines etc. There are t\"O benefics in the fifth house. Mercury as lord of tenth 241

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and 7a. In fifth is creating a rajyoga while there Is Interchange between sm and 6a. house where Rahu is exalted. While entertainment indusey will flourish and there was big investments on IT lndustty (because of Rahu), since sa. lord is in the 6m also and is with malefics the gains may not be impressive. Since this house is also sa. from tenth It shows longevity of government. Since there are two benefic planets In this house, government will continue to remain in office but because oflnterchange with the 6a. there will remain bickering among the cabinet members and not so savouty incidents may take place. Fifth in the sixth may also mean illness amongst children and problems in the educational field. Since fifth also deals with stock exchanges, two benefics here may show stability but interchange with the 6a. Is not good for the healthy grow of stock exchange.

Sixth House Armed forces, territorial attacks, war, labor classes, labor unions strikes, state loans and debts, medical and other services and diseases In general. The presence of three malefic will create war like frenzy. (India and Pakistan had both mobilized their troops in May-June and were poised for a war.) The Prime Minister Vajpayee had even asked jawans to be prepared for the final war. Since there was an Interchange with the sm house there was a last minute withdrawal from the brink because of heavy pressure from USA. There were chances that war may go nuclear as President of Pakistan Musharaff had openly claimed involving untold mlsety on the subcontinent. Finances and debts, the 2"" lord Saturn Is not good for finances but It is also with 5th and 12m lord which may Infuse foreign funds from abroad. Three malefics in the 6 111 house assures victoty In case of war and combination of sa. lord In 6a. and 31d lord Saturn, also In the 6th causing vipreet rajyoga will ensure expenditure on modernization of armed forces with the help of foreigners (role of Rahu and Mars as lord of 12th). The 6th lord relating to armed forces Is well placed In the 5th with benefic Mercuty. It may show acquisition of sophisticated arms by the armed forces especially its air wing. The 6th lord Venus Is with 10m lord Mercuty in the 5"' house. Venus represents women and Mercuty denotes education, there will be Increasing role of women in government, educational and literary fields as also in sports. (This year Is also the year of women'.)

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Seventh House Wars, battles, open warfare, enemies, dacolts, robbers, foreign secret agents, International affairs, Inter-relation disputes, relation with other countries, foreign affairs. The placement of Jupiter, Jagna lord In the 7~ is very good especially when lord of seven Mercury Is In the fifth with a benefic planet. Jupiter represents capitalism. The relations with foreign countries especially America, relations will Improve. Treaties and agreements will be signed and the prestige of country will rise high. Women will be happy and will be honored. Since Jupiter Is slgnlficator for religion and spiritualism its aspect on lagna will make people more spiritual who will undertake pilgrimages to holy places.

Eighth House Death of national rulers, presidents. prime ministers, kings or dictators, end of government, destruction of the state, any set back to cabinet like death of important ministers, trouble to the people through famines, epidemics, scientific organiZCition, legades, hidden things, discoveries and death rate. There Is no planet In the eight house which Is good. The house Is however, aspected by Saturn. Saturn Is lord of 2nd and 3rd will cause some acddents of rail or air. The health of the cabinet or Important personalities would be good on the whole excepting some ailments suffered by head of the state, government or Important person. The lord of 8th Moon Is In the 4th house. Its role has been discussed in the fourth house. The opposition will be In disarray.

Ninth House Supreme Court, judges, law courts International law, judidary and litigation, United Nations and world organizations, ministry of foreign affairs diplomacy, relation with foreign countries. The 9~ lord Sun Is in the fourth house of education which Is good for the progress In education and research. It Is with the s~ lord Moon. Moon represents chemicals, liquids, so there may be advancement In chemical and medical fields.

Tenth House Represents presidents, governors, top authority In the state, national prestige, status, reputation, parliament, politics and polltidans. In war charts, at time of war transit of Jupiter and Saturn are Important. Saturn gives defeat and Jupiter victory. If there Is no planet in the I o~ house and Is aspected by Sun, lord of 5th which is good for the overall smooth running of cabinet. But, here it is with 8"' lord Moon that may bring some problems for the cabinet. The JO"' lord Is 243

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Mercury, a benefic which Is good for the cabinet. Beventh House Agreements and contracts with foreign governments, alliance with foreign countries. The I I"' lord Venus Is In the 5th with Mercury planet of communication and trade. It Is aspectlng Its own house which augurs well for gains from trade, communication and IT Industry. Many agreements may also be signed with foreign countries. International relations will Improve and nation may have a good name in the comity of nations. Twelfth House The twelfth house has Ketu aspected by Saturn and Mars. Foreign spies will be active. Many consplrades will be hatched against the state. There will be expenditure and great amount of money will be squandered and misappropriated. The twelfth lord Mars Is In the sixth badly marred aspectlng Its own house which while giving strength to the t.ouse would cause many Hnandal scandals.

Annual Horoscope of the Year 2002 People deprives of their wealth. There will be no rains as douds will be driven away by wind. Dusty atmosphere, lakes dry up. In some parts crops will perish as little rain. These are general results not to be taken literary. Position and strength of lord Important. Saturn In 6"' as a malefic is good, It Is upachayya house. Country will overcome difficulties and find victory against adversity.

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Sat Jup Sun

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Sat

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Lag Sun Moon 20034' 06°44' 06°44'

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Saturn: Its position and strength will set the tone. According to Varahamlhlra when Saturn becomes lord of the year there is dvil strife In the country, lawlessness, riots, terrorism, murder, abduction, kidnapping. Planetary Position In 2004 Jupiter : In Virgo rashl on 27 August, 23:35. 245

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Saturn : In Cancer rashl on 6 September, 04:33. Venus : In Gemini rashl on 6 May, retrogrades In Taurus on May 28 and then re-enters Gemini on 31 July and stays there till 31 August. Dasha Running- Venus/Saturn- OS.01.2002 to 03.09.2005 Lagna lord Saturn - Its Implications, Judldary, democracy, common man and labour. Saturn Is aspectlng. 7"'1ord Moon of foreign affairs, treaties. It is In Rahu' s nakshiltra. It Is aspectlng 8"' house as well as I 2"' house. Saturn Is In a friendly rashl,lts both signs are dear ofmalefics. It Is In its own sign In navamsha with Mercury, lord of commerce and trade. In rashl chart Saturn Is again aspectlng Mercury showing emphasis on trade and commerce. It Is also aspectlng Jupiter as well as the luminaries Sun and Moon. Jupiter and Sun represent upper dasses and Saturn represents predominantly depressed dasses and democracy. Hence this shows tension, strife and caste and dass struggle. Saturn·s affliction on the luminaries Is not good for the welfare prosperity and happiness but being lagna lord this Is mitigated to some extent. The aspect of lagna lord on the 3rd house of neighbours shows the desire to cooperate with neighbouring countries In economic (Mercury) and political field (Sun). There Is already substantial increase In trade with China and negotiations to make a thrust in economic fields with neighbours like Asian countries and Pakistan. Saturn also represents oil, therefore there is a great Initiative taken by ONGC to explore oil and gas resources with countries like Iran, Dubal, Bahrain and Qatar. It is proposes to lay a pipe line for importing gas from Iran. On the 2nd house aspect of Jupiter, as the lord of I 2th and 3rd, as karka for wealth and learning and the aspect on the second house is good. Twelve represents foreign sources, third Is IT Industry, hobby, sports. Big money spinners for India would be IT Industry and technology which are becoming Increasing popular In India. Second lord Saturn Is In the 6"' house. This Is not an Ideal position for lord of two to be yet It Is also an Updchilyyil house of growth. Six also represents diseases and medical services. Good income will come from our pharmaceutical Industry. (Indian hospitals are becoming Increasing popular and will bring much foreign exchange. It has been reported In the press that some new Indian hospitals are offering salaries to the tune of Rs I crore per month to Indian doctors.) Sixth Is also house concerned with defence, heavy expenditure will be Incurred In modernizing defence services.

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In navamsha 2nd lord Is Sun Is In the third house with lagna lord Moon Rahu and Jupiter which confirms source of Income. The third house also shows centre state relation exchange between 3rd and 6th mean- state chief ministers may have a problem. Fall or death of there were Incumbent (on September 20. There were problem In Manipur where total bandh against Hindi and central Govt.) Again aspect of Saturn may affect transport, common man and postal rates. Exchange between 3rd and 8th lord indicates death of media persons and scientists.

24 September 2004, II :26 Mumbai In the year 2004, death of noted scientist Dr. Ramanna was noted on 24"' September, 2004. Death of Mulk Raj Anand, dozens of English writing In India and father of Indian English novels. Hindu New Year for 2007 Strength of the lagna Lord, lagna lord has Venus a benefic planet. Venus Is also the lord of the 2nd and 7"'. This shows a year of prosperity for India. The Industrial development grows. Indian economy progresses by leap and bounds and srock markets boomed. Great Income was be generated from foreign trade. Lagna lord Mars is in the tenth house. exalted and having directional strength. This showing a year of achievement for India. Saturn Is also aspectlng Mars In the 10"' house. which shows great opposition to rhe governmental policies. But since Saturn Is aspectlng Its own house the government will survive. Venus In lagna also shows prominent position held by women during this year. Venus Is also the 7"' lord meaning India wlll play a very constructive role In the arena of world affairs and many useful and Important treaties will be signed. Third lord In the eleventh show great progress in postal. telegraph, IT and aviation industry. It also shows great strides In media and publication fields. Year would be good for development of roads and transport system. Rahu-Ketu axis shows foreign help and Involvement. Fourth house has Saturn aspected by lagna lord Mars. Aspect of two malelks on 4"' house Is not good for agriculture and agricultural policies. The government's plan to acquire land for development economic free zones would be resisted. There will be lot of hardship to farmers and many destitute fanners would be forced to take extreme

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steps. The aspect of Mars k.lrk.l for land on 4 111 house and it being lagna lord again aspectlng Sarurn, k.lrka for lands and estates will push the price of land to sky high. There will also be huge development In real estate business. The fifth house representing education, entertainment and Sun Moon Rah Mere

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Chaitra Shukla Pratipada 19.03.2007 08:13AM

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Ket

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Lag Sun 09°35' 04009'

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children This has the aspect of Mercury In Rahu-Ketu axis. The fifth lord Sun is making a Rajyoga with 4 111 lord Moon in the 12111 house. There would be great deal of collaboration of our educational institutions with foreign institutes of higher learning. Our entertainment Industry will make a big name and earn huge money In foreign countries. RahuKeru axis also mean impact of adverse foreign culture on our children. It may also mean compulsory teaching of foreign languages In schools. It can also Imply government's decision of introduclng quota system for OBC's for Introducing some minority rules altering the strucrure In 248

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Its educational Institutions. The influeoce of Mercury from the house of gains in airy sign Aquarius on fiery sign Leo Is good for development of Information and communication sector as also making advances In science and technology. Mercury with Rahu and Mars aspect on the fifth house may create some tragedies In educational institutions or In space programme. Mars aspect on the 5111 house as also location of Its lord Sun In the 5111 house may create many abortions and miscarriage of unwanted pregnancies. (The mind of the youth should be diverted to healthier practices away from sexual adventures and perversions.) The sixth house Is sign Virgo, the 6 111 sign of diseases. It is aspected by Saturn from watery sign and Its lord Mercury is with Rahu. There would be many water borne and worm related diseases. Mercury with Rahu also would show embezzlement, fraud and misappropriation of governmental funds and malpractices and defalcation In banks etc. There would be many economic crimes. The 7"' house representing foreign affairs, divorces etc. has the aspect of its own lord Venus who is in turn aspected by Mars and Saturn. India would be successfully taking active roles In the world affairs and would have powerful allies. Mars Is normally considered karka for western Asian countries while Saturn represents African and South American nations. India would go global In promoting trade, agriculture and peace. The aspect of Venus on 7m house would bring many women Into prominence. There will be many glamorous names in the media of film and entertainment. The aspect of Mars and Saturn on Venus is not desirable. This may bring sexual perversion, laxity in morals and sexual diseases. Eighth house shows longevity, presence of Jupiter may ensures survival of the government but the presence of81h lord Mars In the 10m house may threaten the stability of the government. Aspect of Saturn on Its own I 0"' house may come to the rescue of the government, but there would be too many pulls and pushes to bring an end to UI'A government. Ninth house has no adverse aspect so the year may be free of communal tensions but, presence of 9"' lord in the 8"' may bring Judiciary Into conflict with executive. This combination ls not good for the general good fortune of the nation. People may remain discontented and nation would not be able to take big strides in any field. The tenth house rules the government. There Is aspect of 249

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retrograde Saturn on its own house. There will be efforts to pull down the government by Its own self seeker allies. The combined aspect of two maleflcs on the 10"' house will not let the government function smoothly. Saturn also represents dallt's dass. Some self-seekers polltldans will bring in the question of quota system to widen dissensions within the government. In nutshell there would be no smooth sailing for the government who may seriously think of resigning and bringing early elections. The I t•h house agreements and contracts with foreign governments, alliance with foreign countries, national plans, allies, International relations. Rahu and Mercury as the lord of 3~<~ and 6"' house there will be lots of difficults in passing laws and acts. (N-Deal (was bring played vital role in the year 2007.) The 12"' house has Sun and Moon fourth and fifth lords. Indians may acquire property and industry abroad and foreign exports would flourish.

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Prime Ministers of India (Based on Article by Sh.KN Rao in Journal of Astrology July-Sept 1997) Names of the Prime Ministers of India since Independence: I. jawahar l.al Nehru 15.08.1947 to 27.05.1964 2. Gulzall.al Nanda 27.05.1964 to 09.06.1964 11.01.1966 to 22.01.1966 3. l.al Bahadur Shastri 09.06.1964 to I 1.0 I. 1966 4. Indira Gandhi 22.01.1966 to 22.03.1977 5. Morarjl Desai 22.03.1977 to 28.07.1979 6. Charan Singh 28.07.1979 to 14.01.1980 7. Indira Gandhi 14.01.1980 to 30.10.1984 8. Rajlv Gandhi 30.10.1984 to 02.12.1989 9. V P Singh I 2.12.1989 to 10.11.1990 IO.Chandra 5hekhar 10.11.1990 to 21.06.1991 11. P.V.Naraslmha Rao 21.06.1991 to 16.05.1996 12.Atal Behar! Vajpayee 16.05. 1996 to 28.05.1996 13. Deve Gowda 0 1.06. 1996 to 16.04. 1997 14.1 K Gujral 16.04.1997 to 18.03.1998 15.Atal Behar! Vajpayee 19.03.1998 to April 1998 16.Atal Behar! Vajpayee 10.1 0.1999 to May 2004 17.Manmohan Singh 22.5.2004 till date First Prime Minister of Indio, Pt. Jawaharlo/ Nehru (15.08./947 to 27.05./964) Four planets aspect his I om house. Out of these three, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter are beneflcs while tenth house Is also aspected by Its own lord Mars from the house of valour. These gave him lasting reputation. He was lucky In getting dasha of lagna lord Moon and tenth lord Mars after Independence. Lagna lord In lagna gives him a powerful raj yoga. Second Prime Minister of Indio, Gulzari La/ Nondo First time- 27.05.1964 to 09.06./964 Second time - 11.01.1966 to 22.01.1966 251

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Lag Birth Chart of J.L Nehru 14.11.1889 11:03 PM

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I. He never got a good dasha to rise. Z. His ninth house of luck is not so powerful as It Is In Rahu-Ketu axis, and Its lord is in the 6"'. 3. The I 0"' lord Is retrograde In the 8th

Third Prime Minister La/ Bohodur Shastri (09.06.1964 to 11.01.1966) There is some controversy about his date of birth. Offidally, it Is celebrated on Znd October. However, Sh.KN Rao has authentic data about his birth which Is 90ctober 1904, place of birth Is Mughal Saral which is 7 miles away from Vdfdllasi. A good horoscope Is ruined by birth at amavasya which gave him a short life. Moreover his 10"' lord Is with the 6"' lord.

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Fourth Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi (First Time 22.01.1966 to 22.03.1977 Second Time 14.01.1980 to 30.10.1984) The rashi parlvartna yogas and lagna lord inspecting Its own house made he her horoscope a formidable one. Jup(R)

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Mahadasha of debilitated planet Mercury did not help him, the 19'" lord Is In the 8'". There Is aspect of Mars 8'" lord on I O'" house, even though Mars Is lagna lord also.

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it Is that which gives the throne. To this should be added dasha of the I 0"' lord and planets associated with I O"' house_. Transit Influence of Saturn and jupiter, mainly on the S"' house or its lord or alternatively on the 9"' house and Its lord. According to Sh.KN Rao It Is dasha that has a predominant role and not transit. But both must favour elevation to the 'throne'.

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be period of sade sat/. Sometimes It would be In the 4th house from Jagna or Moon or 5'" from lagna or Moon. Similarly Jupiter would either be transiting, I 0"' house from lagna or Moon. It might also be In the 6 111 , 8'" or 12th but normally would be aspectlng I 0'" house.

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Political Parties of India 1969 Presidential elections and break up of the Congress Party. President of India Dr. Zaklr Hussain, after remaining In office for two years only died on April 1969. The syndicate group of the Indian National Congress wanted Sanjiva Reddy to succeed him as against )agjivan Ram favoured by Indira Gandhi. At the Congress Committee meeting in July 1969, the syndicate succeed in getting Sanjlva Reddy nominated for the post of President of India by majority of one lone vote cast by last minute change of loyalty by Y. B. Chavan. This was a tremendous set back for Indira. Nijalingappa Congress President and member of anti-Indira syndicate proclaimed that ""Indira has been

taught cl lesson now". Indira Gandhi who was the Prime Minister then took action to promote socialistic measures of economy. She sacked Morarji Desai as Finance Minister and nationalized 14 banks by presidential order signed by V V Girl the acting President and former Vice President. This step was widely cheered by dancing crowds who were happy for state to wrest the control of flnances from the C<1pltallst class. She took steps to promote the candidacy of V V Girl as President who decided to contest for the post as Independent candidate as against the official candidate of the Congress promoted by syndicate. This was her supreme test for Indira against the syndicate, had V V Girl lost the election It would have been the end of Indira. The syndicate wanted to discipline her by calling meeting of the Congress Working Committee. However, Indira upstaged them and simultaneously requisitioned meeting herself. There was breakup of the party and Party of Indira Gandhi came to be known as Congress (R) requisition or popularly Congress-I, Indira as against faction of syndicate Congress (0). 21 March 1977 Indira Gandhi lost elections, for the first time since India's Independence Congress Party lost power. Raj Naraln won from Indira Gandhi constituency of Rae Bareilly with over 20000 votes. Sanjay Gandhi had a humiliating defeat. It was most distressing for Indira Gandhi that Congress Party did not win even a single seat In UP the bastion of Congress Party. There were scenes of merry making and

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distribution of sweets as India had not see since the day she attained Independence. The party stalwarts In Congress were divided in their support for Indira espedally for the actions of her son Sanjay Gandhi. even some of them had deposed against them before Shah Commission which was Investigating the excesses of emergency. Indira found it necessary to split the party again for second time In a decade, forming CongressIndira on 02.01.1978 with herself as Its president. It's symbol of hand raised In blessing was easily recognizable. Swaran Singh headed what Lag Kel

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murderers were fanatic Sikhs who took revenge for the tragedy that happened in Amrltsar on 5"' June 1984 at Golden Temple. (Operation Blue Star). Agaln because of the afflicted 5"' house (8"' from 10"') Congress gradually lost its strong hold in the South as Mars also represents southern direction. It was during Mafs/Ketu dasha that its Prime Minister ~Jiv Gandhi faced the greatest humiliation of his career In the form of Bofor's scandal and loss of popularity, and fell from power in 12.12.1989 It was the dasha of Mars/Venus. Venus is In the I 0"' house as lord of 8th with Sun lord of 6th. Venus is also is 6"' from Mars. Since Jupiter aspects Its own 10"' house, party cannot be written

off. Dasha of Rahu Next dasha was dasha of Rahu from 22.02.1991 to 05.03.2009. Rahu Is In VIrgo rash! which is also used sometimes for signs of India It was both a good and a bad period for Congress, bad In the sense that Rahu is in a malefic planet with Moon in the 7'" house of partnership. Congress will be totally dependent on the leftist parties, foreign oriented (Communist Marxists). This Is a house 10"' from 10"' but also a 7"', a marka house. It was on 21.05.1991 during Rahu/Rahu a chldra dasha that Congress party lost Its leader RaJiv Gandhi who was assassinated In a sulddal attack. Rahu Is a violent planet, it Is with Moon in whose rash! debilitated Mars is placed, which dearly Indicates violent death to Its leader. Redeeming feature Is Rahu Is In a benefic rashi In tenth from tenth In a kendra with Moon as trlkona lord .In Its 10"' house Is Jupiter aspectlng Its own I O"' house of the rash! chart. That assured political power even though a truncated one. Narasimha Rao became Prime Minister from June 1991. It was minority government which ushered in a period of economic reforms and brought prosperity to India. See the aspect of Jupiter on its own house with Venus and Sun. Jupiter Is In the 10"' from Rahu. Rahu Is involved in a rajayoga as well. From 1996 during the period of Rahu/Satum Congress lost Its power, Saturn Is In 12"' from Rahu. It never regained power In Rahu/ Mercury. Mercury's dlsposltor Is debilitated Mars and is debilitated In navamsha. Rahu/Ketu Is not a helpful dasha. It Is only In Rahu/Venus in 2004 that It agaln came into power with the help of leftist parties. Venus is in the I 0"' house. Venus as third lord in kendra Is good but Is 8"' lord with Sun who Is 6"' lord. Government is having frustrating times and Is not able to carry out its polldes. Party is totally immobilized

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as good as dead. The aspect of Jupiter Is the only redeeming feature of this dasha. In the horoscope of Congress, Rahu is with Moon In Virgo sign of India. Moon is with Saturn in navamsha. This gives a due to mental make up of Its leaders. Saturn Is In 12th from the Moon, sign of dispute, strife- selfishness and gloom. In the year 2009 the dasha of Jupiter wlll start. After a brief spell of malefic chidra dasha there might be good periods ahead for Congress. But it will again be a turbulent period as Jupiter Is with Mars aspected by Saturn In navamsha.

Bhartiya Janata Party It has Its roots In the sangha parlvar, RSS or Riishtrya Sweak Sangh which was founded with the main idea of revival of great Vcn

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ancient heritage of Hindu Civilization which in its hay day extended to Burma. Thailand, java Sumatra Borneo, Tlbet, japan Mongolia, Siberia Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and upto borders of modem Russia. The islamic conquest and later on British Imperialism had totally demoralized Hindu society. it had become the nation of cowards steeped in dogma and superstition. RSS was founded in 1925 by Hegdewar and consolidated by Golwalkar after 1940 with the main aim of revival of Hindu heritage and in a way to defend Hinduism against onslaught of aggressive Islam. That is why this organization is sometimes called communal. It was brutally shaken by the assassination of Mahatama Gandhi, a fact which was exploited by india's Congress Party which dominated the scene for next fifty years of India's independence. With so much harassment and critldsm of RSS. it was dedded by Shyama Parsad Mookerji in I 951 to give it a political dout and establish a political party Bhartiya janil Si!ngh. Unfortunately he was found dead in mysterious drcumstances in a jail in Kashmir in 1953 and was believed to be murdered. His mantle fell on Deen Dayal Uppadhaya who also died in mysterious circumstances. Bhartiya )ana Sangh took an active role a under the leadership of Atal Behari Vajpayee and LK Advani to resist autocratic rules and emergency of Indira Gandhi in 1975. It even formed a coalition with Moraraji Desai to defeat Indira Gandhi. But this coalition did not last long.

Vimshottari Dasha Mercury/Jupiter till ............ 03.05.1980 Mercury/Saturn till ............ 09.08.1982 Ketu Mahadasha ............. 18.04.1985to 18.04.1992 Venus Mahadasha ........... 18.04.1992 to 05.04.2012 Present Dasha- Venus/Mercury 05.04.2008 to 03.02.2011. BJP was founded in December 1980, under the direct leadership of Vajpayee and Advanl. As per the party's constitution the objectives of the party is explained as "the party Is pledged to build up lndiil as il strong itnd prosperous nation, which Is modem, progressive and enlightened In outlook ilnd which proudly draws inspiration from lndlit's andent culture and values ilnd thus is able to emerge as il grc.1t world power playing iln effective role In the comity of Nations for the estilbllshment of world peace and a just lntematlonal order. • Certain policies of BJP lead to the charges that it is a communal party and its policies foment communal tensions. The Rilm

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jdllmabhoomlln Ayodhya which is the birthplace of Lord Rdmals one of them. In I 528, the existing mdlld/r was destroyed by a Mughal leader and replaced by the Babrl Masjld. Demands for the replacement of the mosque with a temple existed since then, but the campaign became aggressive In the 1970's and 1980's. Ram Is written deep Into ethos of Hindu culture and the majority community of India considers that Ram temple at Ayodhaya must be restored to Its original pristine glory. In the 1984, Lok Sabha elections, In which the Congress Party won a massive landslide victory following Indira Gandhi's assassination, the BJP obtained only 2 seats out of 543. It was the dasha of Mercury/ Saturn. Mercury Is lagna lord In Rahu/Ketu axls aspected by malefics Mars and Saturn. It Is also aspected by 10"' lord Jupiter. But In the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 88 seats. It was dasha of Ketu/Juplter. Ketu Is In the 9"' house with lagna lord Mercury while Jupiter Is the 10"' lord. It supported the Janata Dal, led coalition of V.P. Singh. On October 23, 1990, BJP leader L.K. Advanl was arrested by the Chief Minister of Bihar, Laloo Prasad Yadav, due to his agitation for the construction of the Ram janmabhooml temple in Ayodhya. The BJP withdrew Its support of this government, and It collapsed the next month. It was the dasha of Ketu/Saturn, Saturn Is the 8"' and 9"' lord afflicted by Mars. In the 1991, In the dasha of Ketu/Mercury, Lok Sabha elections, the BJP became the premier opposition party to the Congress government. During this time, the Janata Dal, the other major offshoot of the Janata Party, saw Itself crumble into regional factions, and many leaders opted for the BJP. The party also suffered due to the numerous drug trafficking scandals surrounding one of Its key figures To revive Its fortune BJP took an aggressive stand to build &m janambhooml temple at Ayodhya. Advanl started on a rath yatra. On December 6, 1992 emotions ran high and the structure was torn down by mobs. This resulted into heightened communal tension and bursting of riots all over the country more than I ,000 people died. Naraslmha government which remained a mute spectator swung Into action. VHP was banned and Advanl and other leaders of the BJP were arrested. It was the chldra dasha of Venus/Venus. Venus is the 5"' lord in 12"' aspected by Sa"turn and from Venus In the fourth house are three malefic planets Mars, Rahu and Saturn with Jupiter. This explains the violent disturbance In the fourth house of peace and harmony and destruction of property.

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The First BJP Government (May 16- 31st 1996) In I 996, the B)P became the single largest political party In the parliament with the Congress at Its lowest tally ever. The President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma appointed Vajpayee as Prime Minister although he could not enlist the support of 271 MP's In the Lok Sabha. However, the opponents of B)P were able to rally a majority so Vajpayee resigned after serving the shortest time as prime minister In India I.e., I 3 days In power. A broad centre left: coalition government that proved Its majority formed the Govt., known as the United front. It was the dasha of Venus/Sun. Sun is In the I O'" house but Its dlsposltor Jupiter Is badly afflicted In the third house by Saturn, Jupiter Is also placed In the 6<~~ from Sun.

The Second BJP Government (19.03.1998- 13.10.1999) Lok Sabha elections were again held In 1998, and the NDA National Democratic Alliance obtained a simple majority. This time the BJP (NDA) had allied with the AIADMK and the Blju janata Dal besides Its old allies, the Samata Party. the Shlromanl Akali Dal and Shiv Sena. The BJP got outside support from the Telugu Desam Party. The NDA had a slim majority and Vajpayee returned as Prime Minister. But the coalition ruptured in May 1999 when the leader of AIADMK jayalalitha, withdrew her support and fresh elections were again called. The BJP led government lost vote of confidence by only one vote In the Lok Sabha. It was the dasha of Venus/Niars and Venus/Rahu. The new Government carried out an electoral promise with the nudear tests at Pokhran, In Rajasthan In 1998, India's status as a nudear power Irrespective of the stiff opposition from USA etc. Venus/ /VIars and Venus/Rahu explains the event. Mars and Rahu In the I Q•h house from Venus raised the stature of India very high In the world.

Kargil War (May to July 1999) This strategic war In the mountains of Kargll was the direct result of poor Intelligence. However luckily It was a bravely fought war In which India recovered the lost territories around Kargll. It was dasha of Venus/Mars and Venus/Rahu who are placed In the third house of nelgbours of BjP. ·

The Third BJP Government (13.10.1999- 13.05.2004) Venus/Rahu 05.06.1999 to 05.06.2002 On October 13, 1999, the BJP led NDA won as many as 303

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seats although the BJP won 183. VaJpayee was appointed as Prime Minister for the third time and Advanl became the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister. This NDA Government, however, lasted only four years because premature dissolution was requested by the ruling combine. But B)P"s strategic miscalculation meant that UPA came to power. During this period there was remarkable economic progress In India with building of new roads and Infrastructure. foreign capital started pouring In and India rose to new heights in the community of nations. The government opened the skies to commerdal airlines, foreign Investment and ownership and developed "spedal Economic Zones" where Industries could enjoy spedal Status. The government especially catered to the rising Information technology Industry. Va]payee took a personal Interest In the Golden Quadrilateral project, four Ianing of existing National Highways system which aimed at linking the four metropolis of the nation with heavy Industrial roads. His education programs boosted the enrolment of children Into primary schools, expanded aid for schools and pushed new-age technologies to Improve schooling. It was the golden era of BJP. India was "shining" and was on Its way to rise as a super power and rival USA and China in economic progress .. This period is explained by mahadasha of Venus in its own house and antra dasha of Rahu in the I 0"' house which is with three planets Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. Jupiter Is also lord of 10m in the BJP chart. Rahu also represents Muslims, foreigner and Is placed In the third house ofBJP representing neighbour. Rahu Is however with two dreadful malefics Saturn and Mars which might have Involved India In a war with Pakistan. Rahu with Mars and Saturn Is also a terrorist. This period saw heightened terrorist activities in India induding attack on Indian Parliament. Rahu Is also malefic which caused 2000 Tehelka scam severely affected the credibility of the NDA Government.

Venus/jupiter 05.06.2002 to 03.02.2005 In the elections of 2004, BJP and its allies won only 185 seats as against 2 I 7 by Congress and allies. Hence It lost the mandate to rule India again. It was the period of Venus/Jupiter, Jupiter Is 8"' and I I"' lord from Venus and hence malefic

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party. Venus is forming mahapurush yoga known as malvlya yoga from Moon and there are four planets in the 4"' aspectlng the I 0"' house from Venus. One of the planets Is Saturn which is aspecting Its own I O"' house from Venus. This combination Is Vllith Mars I Z"' and seventh lord from Venus which Is a marka. The whole combination Is also in Rahu/Ketu axis. These bring unknown factors like death, misfortunes and alliances of convenience. Venus also represents giving prominent role to women and persons from media and flim world. During this period BJP derives political mileage out of the Congress party's use of governors to bring down its government in Goa and preventing it from forming a government in Jharkhand and Bihar post-elections. BJP eventually forms a government in Jharkhand and won a second set of elections in Bihar with the JD(U). During a visit to Pakistan, party President LK Advani created controversy by naming the country's founder, Muhammed All Jinnah as "secular". The impending Hack from his party leads to the premature end of his tenure as president. The party faced embarrassment in a sting operation where journalists offered money to MP's to raise questions in Parliament. Six of the ten expelled parliamentarians were from this party. in the year Z006, Rajnath Singh, a former Union Minister and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, takes over as BJP Party President. Former Chief Ministers Uma Bharati (Madhya Pradesh), Babula! Marandi (jharkhand) and Madan Lal Khurana (Delhi) officially leave the BJP to float their own political fronts. The BJP aligns with the JD(S) to form a coalition in Karnataka, its flrst government in South india. An array of opposition parties engineer the collapse of the Arjun Munda government in )harkhand and prop up an Independent BJP rebel, Madhu Koda as Chief Minister. Former Union Minister and prominent leader of the BJP Pramod Mahajan, Is shot dead by his own brother. in the year 2007, the BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal alliance regained power in Punjab, with the BJP winning almost ail of its contested seats. In Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. BJP regained power from the Congress, and posted its fourth consecutive victory in Gujarat. However, the party faced a major setback in Uttar Pradesh, where its tally dips to its lowest in ZO years and its traditional vote banks are eroded. The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance retained power in Mumbal's municipal corporation, while the BJP regains power In the Delhi municipal corporation. The janata Dai (secular) refused to hand over the Chief Minister's post to the BJP as agreed upon, leading to the downfall of the alliance

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government In Karnataka. After the JD(S) decided to reverse Its decision, B.S.Yedlyurappa becomes the BJP's first southern CM. When the JD(S) once agaln went back on Its word after a week, Yedlyurappa resigned. The party faced more tragedy as former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma died In a road acddent and iormer party President )ana Krlshnamurthy passes away. The party approved 33% reservation for women In all bodies of the party lndudlng the National Executive the first party In India to put forward such a measure. This Is the mahadasha of Venus. MaJor success and cause of jubilation In the whole party was the victory of Narendra Modi who successfully fought anti-Incumbency to win a third term In office as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. This was a glorious chapter In the history of BJP as Modi had won agalnst heavy odds and won against all pollsters prediction. This victory was a milestone In the history of BJP who may see many more victories like this. According to Tamil Nadu state BJP president L.Ganesan, BJP would form an alliance with AIADMK before the 2009 Tamil Nadu polls. AIADMK remained non committal to B)P"s manoeuvres to woo her party.

2008- The present dasha running is Venus/Mercury (Period to be watched carefully- period could be period of revival of fortunes with unknown mishaps and frustrations)) Venus Is well placed in Its own house aspected by Moon leading to a rajayoga. It Is In kendra from Moon forming malv/ydyoga, Mercury Is In the 9th house under Rahu-Ketu axis. It is also aspected by three retrograde planets Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars. From ascendant ~ house is aspected by its own lord Saturn as also there Is an aspect of Jupiter the 7"' and I O"'lord. This combination Is with Mars 6m and I I"' lord as also Rahu and Ketu. Involvement of Saturn and Rahu would mean forming alliance with many dallt parties and parties of convenience whose Ideology may differ from that of BJP. Unknown obstades and misfortunes are represented by Saturn who Is lord of 8th also. If we see from Moon lagna there are four planets In the I 0"' house from Moon which has auspldous Jupiter as 2nd and sm lord forming a rajayoga of sm and 10111 house. In the 10"' house there Is Saturn who Is third and fourth lord In the I 0"' from Moon creating another rajayoga. Lord of obstades 6"' from Moon Is Mars creating hurdles and obstructions. However this Mars Is also establishing connection with I 0"' from lagna. The redeeming feature Is Sun In the 270

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10m house with dlgballn the rashl of Jupiter. From Moon It Is JQUIJord In the fifth creating a powerful rajyoga. It-is because of this combinatlorr, one can say with confidence that there would be a revival of the party and BJP would be serious contender for the throne of Delhi In the forthcoming elections. Since Me·cury is aspected by Mars which Is badly afflicted by Rahu and Saturn, there may be great deal of bickering, blood-letting, Inward fighting and dash of personalities before Its rise to power.

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Dasha in Indian History According to KN Rao whether It Is a horoscope of an Individual or of a nation the slgnlflcatlon of a planet must manifest. One has to see the nature and the signification of the planet, with this one should see the effect of placement, aspects and conjunction of planet concerned. In the Indian horoscope there Is concentration of planets In the third house of preaching and In a metaphysical house. Cancer sign Is watery sign creates flne emotions. "No wonder In the dasha of Venus there Is other pull of spiritualism which has been Increasing along with the acceptance of the values of permissive society", says KN Rao. Horoscope of Independent Indio 14/15 August 1947 Lag Rah

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Balance Yogkorko Saturn 18 years 2 7 days. Saturn/Saturn/Ketu- 15.08.1947 to 10.09.1965 In the Indian horoscope Saturn Is a yogkitrka planet being lord of 9"' and I 0"' placed In the third house where It Is aspectlng Its own house of fortune the 9"' house. It Is slgnificator of democracy, caste system, lower classes, Industrialization, equality to down trodden as well as lord of 9"' fortune and tenth house lord of name and fame. While It Is well placed In the third house with three benefics Mercury, Venus and Moon unfortunately Saturn Is combust. Hence It Is not able 272

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Venus ............ 09.09.1989 Sun ........... Sun ................ 08.Q1.1993 Moon ............ Moon ............. 08.01 1994 Mars ............. Mars .............. 0~09.1995 Rahu ............ Rahu .............. 08.11 1996 Jupiter .......... Jupiter ........... 09 11 1999 Saturn ........... Saturn ............ 10.07.2002 Mercury ........ Mercury ......... 09.09.2005 Ketu .............. Ketu ............... 09 07 2008 Venus ..........

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Moon ............. 12.08 1984 Mars .............. 13 03 1985 Rahu ............. 09 08 1985 Jup,ler ..... .. .. 28 08 1986 Saturn ........... 04 08 1987 Mercury ......... 12.09 1988

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Moon ............. 09 09 2015 Mars ............. 09.07 2016 Rahu .............. 07.02 2017 Jupiter ........... 09.07.2018 Saturn ............ 09.12.2019 Mercury ......... 10.07 2021 Kelu .......... 09.12.2022 Venus ........... 10.07.2023 Sun ................ 10.03.2025

to give Its best results. Saturn is also karka for violence, murder and rape. During the early days of independence the dasha running was Saturn/Saturn from 15.08.1947 to 17.9.1949. These were the tragic days of violence In India with an orgy of slaughter. Thousands were kllled and murdered. Women were the greatest suffers as Saturn Is with Venus and Moon. Hundreds and thousands of women were raped, butchered, murdered and taken Into captivity. Men had become satans degraded to the lowest form of humanity. Huge marching convoys with their carts were attacked with brutal savagery unseen In the annals of manklnd. Refugee trains were looted. The trains would arrive with all their passengers dead In a ghost like atmosphere .. 273

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In the field of upliftment of the depressed dasses the preamble of Indian constitution makes Impressive pronouncements. It grants equality of status to all Irrespective of sex, caste or creed. Nehru was proud to pronounce that India Is not a communal state but Is a democratic one where all adults were given right to vote and choose their own government. It Is a credit to early Saturn dasha that Mayawatl and likes of her are chief Ministers of states and are aspiring to be the prime minister of world's largest democracy. Saturn Is also a karka for war, violence and strife. There was a proxy war with Pakistan In Kashmir (Saturn Is In the third house of neighbours). It was again the story of loot, murder and rape. However Saturn being yogakarka for India Kashmir was saved ftom the Invaders through sheer good luck and bravery of Indian soldiers. And then true to Saturnine's tradition came the greatest calamity to India the murder of the father of nation, Mahatma Gandhi on 30'" January 1948 by a fanatic Hindu and suddenly "the light that had Illuminated the whole country disappeared ftom scene." It waS In the Saturn dasha that Planning Commission was formed to Industrialize India and true to Saturn's tradition It was a controlled economy where everything was based on socialism and state control. Saturn Is karka for Sodallsm. The Intellectuals and planners of India were mostly trai'led In London School of Economics under the shadow of Harold Laski, the Fabian socialist. The first national plan launched In 1951 (Saturn Mercury - Mercury Is the lord of znc~ and fifth house) emphasized the Importance of Industrial production as a means of redudng reliance on Imported food and start the process of building heavy dams and Industry lndudlng steel mills to make India strong and self reliant. Surveying the new Bhakra Nagai dam Nehru sald ... "these are the new temples of India I worship" (Saturn Is atheist and non believer). The last antardasha of Jupiter (21.02. 1963 to 03.09.1965) the 8"' lora became a period of national mourning when jawahar LaJ Nehru died on 27 May 1964. In between the troubles had started In various states espedally Kerala where communists were becoming very active and Indira had to use American money to dislodge them ftom power. This was dasha chldra and had to have Its effect, before that In the dasha ofSaturn-Rahu (a malefic dasha In all horoscopes) India suffered her most disgraceful defeat at the hands of Chinese In October 1962. It spelled the demise of Nehru's Idealism who was sadly prodalmed that we still live In a world where big fish eat the small ones. Nehru could not recover ftom the shock and so did India took a long time to

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recoup. It was In this dasha chldra that after Nehru's death the monolith congress broke Into factions and era of manipulation and corruption started In Indian politics.

Dasha of Mercury (10.09.1965 to 10.09.1982) Being lord of auspicious znc~ and 5111 house this was a great dasha for India In many ways. Mercury Is kilrka for education, publishing, printing, IT Industry, progress In science and technology, communication space and satellites. It was the foundation of our educational system and new IITs and universities of higher learning that Is taking India to become a super power. India was very lucky to have there good dashas of Saturn, Mercury and Venus which -enabled her to make progress towards becoming a super power. India made great progress In the economic Held. In 1960 per capita income was 71 US dollars. Thailand had a. per capita Income of 90 US dollars. In 1964 India was regarded as more or less compared to some countries In South -East Second Flve year plan gave a real annual GOP growth of 4.2 %. And today growth Is around 8% making It the fastest growing economic power of the world. With this progress India Is on the way of becoming a super power and be heard In the comity of nations In the education field India has made tremendous strides. In 1960-61 overall literacy rate was only 28.30%. In 200 I the adult literacy rate was 65%. It Is all changing now. From an Illiterate nation we are on the way to achieving full literacy. Thanks to dasha of Mercury we are on the way to meet 'tryst with destiny'. Not only there was a revolution In communication but a great progress was made In space research. According to Dr. Vlkram Sarabhal, the father of Indian space research "we must be second to none in the appi!Ciltion of advanced technologies to the problem of man and society... •. In the sixties India's National Committee for space research was established and great strides were taken In establishment of Thumba Equatorial Rocket launching station. In the year 1969 the government established Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and in 1972 The Department of Space was constituted and two major space stations have been established. In the sixties life expectancy was only 47 years whereas It has Increased to 67 years by the end of nineties. This was because of the better education and better medical facilities ~e dasha of Mercury ushered In green revolution and we were

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on way of becoming self suffident In food as contrast to earlier years of chronic famine and starvation. On 18"' May, 1974 India exploded a nudear bomb to herald to the world that nuclear age has dawned, and that India has capability to deter aggression of any kind. It was dasha of Mercury Mars. Mercury Is In the 3"' house of valour and Mars is aspectlng 8"' house of destruction, and advaned hidden researches. In the dasha chidra of Mercury-Saturn the Nehru dynasty got a big shock with the death of Sanjay Gandhi In an air accident which altered the history of India as Sanjay was groomed to inherit the dynasty after Indira Gandhi. Whether good or bad Sanjay was a strong man and knew how to govern. Rajlv was too soft.

Ketu Dasha - I 0.09.1982 to September 1989 True to its tradition the Ketu dasha brought bankruptcy, famine, strife and discontent. Ketu has also been described as Sikh. There was a Sikh insurgency In Punjab Bhindranwale and his marauding mobs killed at will. They made the sacred Golden Temple as a fortress and commands were issued for murder and extortion. All kind of dissidence was brutally suppressed. Indira Gandhi had to send her forces to quell the rebellion and operation Blue Star had to be launched in june 1984. This led to alienation of whole Sikh community. Indira Gandhi had to pay for this by her life. But she was able to stave off another partition of India. There was also anti Sikh riots In Delhi where thousands of innocent Sikhs were killed. Sikh Insurgency, however continued In one form or the other. There were number of small bombs In Delhi and other state and a Boeing 747 flight Kanishka from Canada was bombed killing 325 people on board. There was heightened tension also at the border with China where China was supposed to have built a helipad. In 1987 Rajlv Gandhi faced biggest crisis of his life which related to the commission paid as bribe In purchase of a submarine from Germany and later on Bofor scandal (guns purchased In March 1986) exploded which led to the downfall of Rajiv Gandhi. In 1987-88 there was a drought in India which affected 258 million people in India

Venus· September 1989 to September 2009 Interpretation of Mahadasha of Venus: Advent of TV, telecommunication revolution In India because Venus as lagna lord Is

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making excellent rajyogas with yogakarka Saturn as also with lord of lnd and five of wealth and higher education Mercury. Mercury is also lord of communication. writing and IT industry. This has led to phenomenal progress of IT Industry and India has earned huge amounts of money building her reserves of foreign exchange. In telecom sector India has become one of the most advanced countries In the world. in economic field this dasha has helped India achieve 8 to 9 % growth making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Rupee has been gaining strength considerably. This has helped to take the economy beyond the trillion dollar mark. The country's GOP is expected to be of the order of Rs.45,00.000 crores, with this the economy may soon zoom past the trillion-dollar mark. The television industry has made tremendous strides with its serials. Mythological based serials like the Mahabharata and Ramayna used to hold people spell bound. On the days. these serials were cast India used to come to a stand still, all roads and streets gave deserted looks. as people flocked around their 1V sets. There was also great progress in film industry with films like Lagaan and Devdas, becoming big hits in the international arena. Today Bolywood Is vying with Hollywood in glamour. name, fame and wealth. This dasha has also seen Indian girls earning world beauty titles and making great strides in producing jewellery and fashion designs. Since Venus Is with Saturn there Is vulgar display of nudity and blind following of decadent western culture. The dasha of Venus as lagna lord would have made India one of the most progressive states in the world but for the fact that Venus Is combust. its closeness to S.1turn has also given diseases. like aids and addiction to drugs etc. Venus is also the 6'" lord of war and since there Is concentration of planet in the third house of neighbors the border tensions have become a permanent feature of Indian history. Again Venus Is with Saturn the planet of masses and depressed classes or dalits who would influence the future political set up in the country. Saturn is also yogkarka being lord of 9on and I 0"'. Hence the caste considerations will have upper hand in the polity of the nation. During Venus-Jupiter the antardasha lord is Jupiter, lord of 8"' and II'" for this iagna and hence malefic. It is In the enemy rashi, that makes it unprincipled and braggadocio. In the sign of Venus in the 6"' It becomes fond of sex and high life without much moral values. It is also aspecting the 9"' and 12th lord Mars and Is making vipreet rafyoga by being 8'" lord in the 6'". While there were gains. in foreign

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related enterprises not much progress was made In creating communal harmony. Jupiter is placed in uppachaya house where this Is aspectlng lOth, 12th and 2"" house of wealth. As uppachaya house this would give Increasingly good results, since this Is house of growth. As karka for wealth It Is aspectlng tenth house as also the second house which Is good for the nnances oft he countl)'. However, for lord of eleven to be in the 6m Is not good for flnandal gains. The economic growth of the county will be there but not a fast pace as one would desire. Ram Mandlr controversy revived and Judldal)' played an active part In resolving the tangle. Venus Dasha brought Into prominence many women who took a leading role In various fields of life. The chief among them were Sonia Gandhi, Pratibha Patil who became president of India. Sushma Swaraj, Mirza Sanla, Kalpana Chawla, Alshwal)'a RaJ Mayawati, Indira Nooyl, Sunlta Williams, Mamta Bannejee, Shllpa Shetty, Klran Desai, Uma Bhartl etc. Now India Is running dasha ch/draofVenus Ketu from 04.07.2008 to 03.09.2009. DclSha chldra Is known for giving unpleasant results which we are seeing In the form of corruption scandal in Parliament during motion of No Conndence, bomb explosions In Rajasthan, Karnataka and Gujarat, Delhi etc. Stampede In Nalna Devl Temple on 3"' August 2008 death of large number of people at stampede In Chamunda Temple, jodhpur on 30th September 2008. The affliction of Venus has also brought In Its wake sexual diseases like Aids. According to report published by World Health Organization India Is sitting on a volacano of Aids which may explode any time resulting In deaths of hundreds and thousands.

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cbapter XXVIII Principles of Astro-Meteoro.ogy Based on the books ·~trology and Weather & Applied Astrology, Monsoon Forecasting and New Researches" by KN Rao. Importance of Rain in India India had been and still Is an agricultural land. Its whole economy Is dependent on timely rains which produce good harvest. Food Is necessary not only for survival but also for spiritual development. All our holy sqiptures lnduding Vedas have alluded to food as Supreme Being. (Annet Daata) According to Kalldasa higher spiritual experience cannot be achieved without a sound body which is dependent on Saatwick food for nourishment. 'This food can be had only If there are proper rains' so says Bhagavad-Gita. Because of the Importance of rains great emphasis was paid to the science for accurate prediction of rains As such this science was highly developed In andent India by sages like Garga, Parashara, Kashyap and Sidddhasena. The great Varahamlhira has devoted many chapters In Brlhat Samhita on this subject and has given us valuable data for accurate forecasting of rains Onset of rains in India: When Sun reaches and crosses 6"40' In the sign Gemini (Mithun) In Ardra nakshatra (around june 22) the Monsoon arrives In Northern India and when Sun reaches roo in Virgo (Kanya) on September 26, It begins to withdraw. (This Is South West monsoon which Is simply known as monsoon In India) The Moon In certain nakshatras joining with other planets or when aspected by them can cause or hinder rain. The forecasting of rain in Indio Is done In following manner l. Long Range forecasting : This Is done on the basis of horoscope made at the time of entry of Sun In Ardra nakshatra which is around 22"" June every year. In ephemeris the date and time cf entry of Sun In various netkshatra. lndudlng Ardra is given. The place chosen Is normally capital of India which Is Delhi though some astrologers use Varanasl as place also. (How to read horoscope of Ardra. parvesh chakra Is given

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2. Medium Range forecasting: This forecast is made 195 days In advance. For the rains in june to September, the formation of clouds, the directions of wind, lightening and other omens are studied in November- December each year The time of entry of Moon in a nakshatra when cloud formation is observed and water detected is known as impregnation of douds. These symptoms are to be detected when Moon passes through the asterism Poorvashadha beginning from the first day of the bright fortnight of the Mrigadra month (November - December). The process of impregnation or garbhadharana of clouds is to be minutely observed. (According to Varahamlhlra the prediction of an astrologer who obseNes attentively day and night the symptoms of pregnancy of the douds will never go wrong.) The impregnated clouds will deliver rain as and when Moon enters same nakshatra 195 days later which is any time after June following year. The fetuses formed in the bright fortnight will be released In the dark fortnight and vice-versa. Those formed In daytime will come out at night and vlce-versc1, and those that are formed at dawn in the evening and vice-versa. Clouds formed in the east will pour rain in the west and vice-vefSd and so on. Clouds formed in the north will bring rain in the south and vicevefSd.

Symptoms of healthy conception of clouds The conception of clouds will be good and healthy!. If there is a delightful and cool breeze from the north, northeast or east. ll. A clear sky, Sun and Moon encircled by glossy bright halo. iii. Sky covered with large bulky, smooth needle like or razor like red. blue or green tinged clouds. iv. Moon and stars shining brightly. v. An auspicious twilight- morning or evening- accompanied by rainbow. vi. A good rumbling of thunder, lightening and a mock Sun. vii. Groups of birds and animals crying pleasantly In the north, e<\St or north east and not facing the Sun. viii. Planets large and beaming brightly moving to the north of nakshatras. ix. Trees with sprouts unimpaired. x. Men and animals happy.

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In addition to this there are some sped a! seasonal symptoms which are as follows1. Auspicious symr.~tom for the months of Mrlgclra and Pausa (November - December and December-January months} are a red glow of the horizon at dawn and sunset, clouds with halos not much cold In Mrlgclra and not too thick frost In Pausa. II. In Magha (January- February) a strong wind, Sun and Moon dim by mist, bitter cold, and Sun rising or setting accompanied by clouds. Ill. In the month of Phalgun (february- March), a rough and violent storm, glossy floating bank of clouds, an Incomplete halo around the Sun or the Moon. lv. In Chaitra (March - April) fetuses formed along with the wind, clouds, rain and halos are of good augury. v. In Valshakha (April- May) those that are attended by clouds, wind, rain, lightening and thunder are good augury. Clouds that resemble pearl and silver blue Illy and are shaped like aquatic animals possess abundant water In their embryo. A fetus that is formed when Moon is In any five nakshatras, Poorvashada, Uttarashada, Poorvabhadra, Uttarbhadra and Rohlnlln any season will give much rain.

Following are the symptoms of miscarriage ofthe fetus! . Fall of meteors. Z. Thunderbolt and lightening. 3. Dust storms. 4. False fire. 5. Earthquakes. 6. Appearance of city like formation in the sky. 7. Ketu. 8. Planetary fight, graham yudh. 9. Unnatural phenomenon in rain, such as appearance of blood, a cross bar of clouds. I 0. A sunset or sunrise rainbow. I I . Eclipse. I Z. If there be at the time of cloud formation affliction by many malefic planets there would be hailstorm and thunderbolt In the season. 13. Excessive rains at time of formation of fetus would result in destruction of fetus. The nakshatras Poorvashadha, Poorv.1Bhadra. Uttarbhadra, Rohlni 281

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and UttarAshadha are known for delivery of rain. The other nakshatra which are good for holding and delivering rains are Satabhisha, Ashlesha, Ardra, Swatl and Magha. For short term prediction Rohini Yoga (Saptanadl chakra and entry of Moon in Rohlnl nakshatra In i!Shadha krishna paki!Sha) as made use of. Saptanadl Chakra: Though there are actually twenty seven nakshatras, for the purpose of Astra Meteorology forecast, 28 nakshatras are made use of. Twenty eighth nakshatra is Abhijlt and It Is allotted a space towards the end of Uttarashada (no2 I). These 28 nakshatras are spread out In seven nadis.

Nome of the nadis and their Lord It Is well known that the entry of Sun In various rashis and nakshatras regulate the season. Venus and Mercury are always very dose to Sun. Moon stays in a rashl for about one lunar month. Sapt-Nadi Chakra Name of the Nadls and their Lord Parchand Pawan Dahan Sou maya Neera Jafa Amrlt Saturn Sun Jupiter Venus Mercury Mars Moon Weather Fierce Hot Good Rain Better Rain Best Rain Windy Changes

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7. Amrita: Ruled by Moon a watery planet signifies rains in abundance. Torrential down pour. Neera, jal and Amrlt are also called uttar/ or saja.Ja rash is. Three Fold Classification The saptanadlls divided into three categories: Yamya: flrst three nadl's Prachand, Pawanand Dahan are known as Yamya nadls. They are also called Dakshln nadi's. They promise hot, windy temperature but do not promise any rain. Soumaya; Next three Soumaya, Neera and jal mean drop in temperature and beginning of onslaught of rain. Sheetal: Last one Amrit means cool, it promises plenty of rain. How to read Saptanadi Chakra I. The planets transiting in Pitrchand nadl {Krltttika, Vlshakha, Anuradha and Bharani nakshatras would bring violent storms and cydones. This is especially true if more than one planet is transitting in this nadl. Z. Planets in Neer, }ala and Amrit nadls bring much rain. 3. Mars activates the nadi It is in very quickly. 4. If two or more planets are In a nadi and when Moon joins them there would be rain. 5. Moon, Mars, Jupiter in one nadi cause excessive rain. 6. Malefic planets lead to formation of douds but have very little rain. 7. More planets In Neer, ja.J and Amrit nadis with Moon promise continuous rains for days together. 8. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter , Moon give plentiful rain. 9. Malefic planets, Sun, Saturn and Mars cause douds but give no rain. 10. If maximum number of planets, {five) are in Neernadl and Moon join them rain will last for 6 days. With similar situation in ja.J nadi there will be rain for I Z days and in Amrit nadi for 24 days. II. Moon's entry into a nadi where there is already a planet causes weather fluctuation. I Z. Mercury alone In raining season is capable of giving rain while changing rashr. becoming retrograde or direct or while rising or setting. Principle No I When many planets are in one rashl, especially in one naksh
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Examples a. On January 8, I 989 when Moon joined Sun, Saturn and Venus in Sagittarius there was terrible downpour of winter rain all over northern India lnduding Delhi. To cause such an extraordinary fluctuations at least two out of the five malefics Saturn Mars and Sun Rahu and Ketu must conjoin or form an aspect with two water-producing planets like Moon and Venus. b. On 15 April 1983. Sun, Moon Mercury and Mars had received the aspect of Saturn from Libra. a terrible downpour had taken place all over northern india. In 1987 when every body was

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talklng of drought K.N. Rao had predicted In a letter to newspaper "Statesman' that the spell of drought would be broken. It will be thus dear that when there Is concentration of planets In one rashi, the weather begins to fluctuate and when Moon joins them this fluctuation becomes clear.

Principle No 2 Whatever may be the season. there must be a weather fluctuation when Moon joins Venus or when Moon Is fifth or ninth from Venus. In the rainy season. it causes good rain unless there are factors preventing rains.

Principal No 3 When Mars transits from one rashl to another then within two days, there Is perceptible change In weather and in the rainy season there must be a good rainfall. Mars is the most powerful planet causing rainfall. For example note the following dates in the year 2002. Mars changed rashis on : lOth january it entered Pisces. 2 I st February It was in Aries 5th April It entered Taurus. 19th May It was in Gemini, 4th July it entered Cancer 20th August it was In Leo. Fluctuations in weather Including rainfall In rainy season were noticed on these days. In mundane astrology such transits of Mars are also associated with major tragedies and fire accidents depending on planetary combinations.

Principal No 4 Similarly when a major planet changes a rashl, It causes momentous events. In the case of weather it must cause a very noticeable change In weather. In year 2002 It was noticed that on February 28, 2002 Rahu entered Taurus rashl. There were heavy storms and communal riots in Gujarat and other parts of India. On july 5, 2002 jupiter entered Cancer there was severe heat and talk of war wlth'Paklstan. Rahu changed rashi on sm of May 2008 and entered Capricorn rashl containing water. There were heavy fluctuations of whether all

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over. There were cydones and storms In various parts of the world. In Bangladesn and Myanmar the effects of cydone were severe. In Myanmar the cydone 'Nargls' created havoc and plunged dtlzens of Yangon, Its largest dty, Into primitive exlstence. It made hundreds of thousands of people shelter less, doomed without water and electrldty. More than 120,000 people lost their lives and It was for the first time In the history of military government In Myanmar that they were forced to ask for International help to provide relief and succor. The change of rashls by Mercury and other heavy planets usually presages onslaught of storms, rains, lightening, heat, thunder and cause political disturbances as well.

Principal No 5 When planets retrograde and on the day these become direct there Is change In temperature, humidity and what the meteorologists say as ·disturbances·. But among all the planets Mercury must be singled out for spectacular and physically experienced weather fluctuations. Venus, among all the planets It Is Venus whose retrogression or direct motion does not singly affect weather condition unless other planet's help accompanies it. Venus (Special) In astra-meteorological literature Venus always has a special meaning and it has to he.s~dled In depth for even market fluctuations. Venus Is Devata, Manushya and Rakshasha meaning god, man and devil. Its setting and rising are Important considerations.

Some other Principles I. There will be rain If strong Moon Is In a rashl whose lord Is aspectlng it. . 2. More benefics In dakshllld nadls (Prachand, Pawan and Dahan) will cause rain. 3. If there are more malellcs In uttara nadl (Neera, fa/ and Amrft) there will be no rain. 4. If Mercury and Venus, Mercury and Jupiter and Venus and jupiter are together In a rashl there Is doud formation. In favourable rashl and favourable aspects there will be rain. Malefic aspects cause strong wind and less rain. 5. Venus behind slow moving planet causes wind. Many planets In Pawan nadl cause destructive wind. 6. 'If the Moon In conjunction with Rohlnl Is not visible as result of 286

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sky being overcast, gredt danger from disease Is Imminent but earth will be blessed with plenty of water and bumper oops.' Varahamlhlra If at the time of arrival of the cattle In the evening , there would be a bull or a black animal such as a goat In front, there would be copious rain In the yedr; If It be black and white , rains would be moderate , and If white there would be no rains at all Moon in 5, 7 and 9 from Saturn causes rain Moon In Cancer, Capricorn and Pisces Is good for rains. jupiter ahead of Sun and Venus causes extreme cold.

Factors Preventing Rain There are about 3 I principles preventing rains. Only more Important and are mentioned here. I. When Sun Is In between Venus and Mercuty there Is a bredk In the sense that for some days there is dty spell. When It started happening In late August and early September In 1988, the Indian Meteorological Department rushed to the conclusion that the monsoon season was over. On this basis Instructions were Issued to all concerned departments including authorities controlling dams, to store water at a particular level. This was a mistake as this was followed by terrible rain which endangered Bhakra Nangal dam and the authorities had to release surplus water which Ciedted disaster In Punjab and neighboring territories. The Punjab terrorists found a cause to shoot down Major General Kumar director of Bhakra Dam Authority. Had the Meteorological department been aware of this phenomenon of Sun between Mercuty and Venus causing temporaty break In rain they would have avoided this disaster. II. If jupiter and Mars are within 30 degrees of each other It prevents rains. Iii. But the worst combination is when Mars Is ahead of Sun In the rainy season. This was so In the year ZOOZ and· hence rains were delayed. This has been explained In Ardra Parvesh chakra for year ZOOZ lv. Mars in Swatl, Purva Ashada, UttarAshadha, Ardra, Rohlnl, Uttarphalgunl nakshatras Is not conducive to rain. v. Mars, Mercury, Saturn ahedd of Venus cause winds but no rains. · .

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Factors causing immediate rains 1. If, In the rainy season, the Sun even when rising, cannot be looked at on account of dazzling brilliance and appear like molten gold, or it burns with intense heat at Zenith of the day, there would be rain on the same day. 2. Tasteless water, white and blue sky, salt becoming moist, subdued winds, much tumbling of fish ashore and repeated croaking of frogs. 3. Halos around the Moon of deep red colour.

Forecast of Rains I. The method followed is to add 195 days to a certain day astrologically arrived at in the month of November-December. (This has been explained above) This gives first day of the monsoon showers. It comes correct within an error of margin of 48 hours. 2. Four astrological charts are prepared to examine how planets would affect winds, humidity, moisture and doud formation in causing rain. 3. Local observations are carried out in May-June of winds and clouds or local and regional rain.

Short range forecasts (Animof Behaviour) a. in the rainy season if the sky is overcast and your pet dog refuses to go outdoors It is sign of coming rain. b. if the kites are flying at the height of about 400 feet, It is indication of rain or storm. c. If spider has started weaving web outdoors, it Indicates departure of rain. d. The croaking of frogs is indication of rain. e. The exultant cries of peacock are an indication of cloud formation. Study of Monsoon This is done in following stages I . There is need to study garbha dharan (Impregnation of douds) towards the fag end of dakshinayan (I 7 July to 13 January) as the particular day when the Moon enters a particular constellation (or nakshatra). This should be done to predict rain during the Indian monsoon. 2. Similarly, for winter rains, the garbhadharan is to be observed in

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the uttarnayana period ( 14 january to 16 july). 3. Next stage in astrological research is the shukla pratipada of cha/tra, which Is between March 13 and April 14 every year. 4. Then there Is Rohini yoga In the month of Ashaadh. (june-july) During this month vayuparlkshan has to be done daily and the flow of winds dutifully recorded. 5. The last stage is to cast the horoscope of Ardr.t parvesh to make fin;.l prediction about rainfall and the points of obstruction in Ardra parvesh are to be borne In mind. In the year 1987 In the Ardra parvesh horoscope the Moon is in the nlrjala (waterless rashi). The forecasts on the basis of planetary configuration were: i. All kendras or quadrants were occupied by maleflcs, ralns will not be timely ii. Mars aspected by malefics will create dry spells. Iii. Sun being behind Mars till August 24, (Bhadrapad Krishna Amasvaya) Is not indicative of good rain but shows drought. "Sretvan me etage chala R.tvirath se Kujray, Bhadhav Krishna Pankhlo varsha Swa/pa Dikhay" "Age Mangal Peechay Bhan Varsha Howe A us Sman • (If Sun Is behind Mars there is very little rain. The reference Is to scanty rains caused by Mars being ahead of Sun till 24 August.) To predict about date of rains following principles should be followed. I. After the Sun has entered Mrlgcira nakshatra towards the end of May, the southwest monsoon begins to strike Kerala coast. When Sun enters Ardra (22-23 june) every year monsoon advances towards northern India. 2. When the Sun enters Virgo rash! middle of September the monsoon prepares to withdraw from northern India. 3. When the Sun enters Hasta nakshatra, It causes rain in Bihar which a Bihari calls Hathlya rain. But, by that time monsoon withdraws from rest of northern India. 4. When the Sun enters Chltra, It cau'ses some occasional raln, otherwise southwest Monsoon withdraws totally. In Indian tradition this is reference to the bird chatak that supposedly waits for the raindrop of Swatl. 5. Conjunction of Sun with Saturn causes cold wave in upper India.

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Role of Sunspots on Weather The latest researches In science have established the relation of extreme hot weather and role of sunspots. It has now been proved that sunspots have direct connection with extreme heat. (Sunspots are dark spots, some as large as 50,000 miles in diameter, which move across the surface of the Sun, contracting and expanding as they go). It was reported In the newspaper Hlndustan Times on 13 April 2003 that extreme and erratic weather Is due to the connection of the Sun and the earth that has so far not been studied. This factor has greater Impact on the climate than greenhouse gases. In major researches undertaken between March 18 and 23 a deep connection was noticed between the Sunspots and the earth which established beyond doubt role of sunspots In causing extreme heat. A British scientist f. W Maunders who has established connection between Sunspots and erratic weather conducted earlier researches on this. New science of hellos-seismology Is taking Important steps to prove planetary Influence on weather.

Timing of Rain This is a topic, which needs thorough knowledge and study of various aspects of rain. In Brihat Samhita there is a chapter to work out timing of rain. it is stated that in the month of aggarhayan of shukla paksh patlpada from the date Moon enter Purvasadha nakshatra that day should be treated pregnancy for of douds.

Prospects of Rain Study the atmospheric conditions on three days in the lunar month of Ashada (june-July) when the Moon transits through Rohinl, Swati and Uttarshadha nakshatr.lS. These are respectively called Rohlni yoga. Swati yoga and Ashada yoga days. If on these days sky is covered with huge douds, serpent like white in certain parts and black in others or the sky is covered with red douds and marked by lightning immediately before sunrise and after sunset, this is sure sign of heavy rains during monsoon. Rohini Yoga: it happens only once in a year when Moon passes through Rohinl nakshatra in the dark fortnight of the lunar month of Ashadhi! - Ashi!dh Krishna pak.sha (June-July) and should not be mistaken for monthly conjunction of Moon with Rohinl nakshatra.

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Combinations for Good Roins If on the Rohlni yoga day sky Is. clear and Sun hot. there will be rain the rainy s.eas.on. If Sun shines with burning rays. In a cloudles-s sky at night with bright stars look blooming like a lake with lily blossoms. there would be plentiful rain. On this day the direction of the wind is also observed. If the wind blows. from east to south and so on In a clockwise manner, It augurs well for good rain and bumper crops. During this. period s.tudy of flow of winds. or Vayuparikshan has to be done daily and In all parts. of the country s-eparately to arrive at a consolidated picture of monsoon in the country. The day is divided into four parts. each of approximately three hours. each. Each part Is called a prahara. Observation of the first prahara predict result of sharavan month. Study of next three hours relate to weather In Bhadr,lpad month, next three hours to Ashvln month and last three hours prior to sunset relate to Kartik month. The quarters. res-ounding with pleasant cries of bird and beasts, not facing the Sun, the sky being clear and the breeze not vitiated augurs well for rain. Formation of douds is also observed. Sky adorned with various colours and s-hades. of clouds with dashing streaks of lightening and rainbows. bring much rain. Should the deep and distinct thunder of the clouds be followed by the cries. of peacock, Chatak birds and frogs. and the clouds hang low there will be torrential downpour. Should the sky be covered for three. two or one day at a stretch with beautiful clouds there would be abundant food and plenty of water In the land. If the clouds. are rls.ing In the east or In the north there will be good rains. If the clouds or winds are rising in the northwest there will be stormy and sporadic rains.. If the douds are rising In the south~ast there will be outbreak of fires, rising In south means decay In crops. in southwest only partial growth of crops. On this special day seeds are sown in suitable Abhimantritearthen vessels. Their time of sprouting. the size colour and vibrancy of seedling, determine quality and quantity of crops pertaining to that seed and that area. Combinations that deny rain I. Much misery and no rain ate caused if unusual phenomena like meteoric f<\lls. thunderbolts, mock fires etc occur on Rohinl Yoga 291

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day 2. There would be no raln and prosperity if the clouds be rough and small, tossed about by the wind, have shapes of camels, crows, dead bodies monkeys or other Inauspicious creatures. 3. Fall of meteors, flashes of lightning, thunderbolts, false fires, in the quarters, great rumbling in the sky. This yoga Is Important and goes to the credit of Hindu Maharishis that on the basis of observation on a one particular day the course and magnitude of Monsoon can be gauged. In this connection the observations of Chidambara lyer as quoted In t.he book Brihat Samhita are Important. He says "These prefatory remarks clearly show that what follows are Important scientific truths in the eyes of Hindu astronomers: that weather conditions of one single day in a year should form the subject of so much calculation with the Hindus in determining the future agricultural prospects of the land, while to the Inexperienced eye of a western man of science, the day appems as Indifferent or otherwise as any other day of the year argues that modern science Is still far behind In her Investigations of the laws of nature." Swati and Ashadi Yagos On the Swc1ti yoga day rainfall throughout day and night shows uninterrupted rain for several days in winter. Wind from east or northeast indicates good raln and good crops while wind from other directions presages little rainfall In future. Continuous hot wind from southeast or high wind from southwest at sunset may bring terrible famine.

Delivery of Clouds Delivery or birth takes place 195 days after when the Moon will be In the same nakshatra seven sidereal months. Oouds that conceive In the bright and dark halves of the month (Mrlgclra, November - December) and in the bright half of Pausa (December -january) will be delivered of raln In the dark half of jyeshta (May-june) or vice-versa. On both these days raln will be moderate.

Mandalas Entry of Sun Into a Sign Is called Silnkranti. At that time position of Moon In a particular nakshatra Is located which determines In which m<~nd
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Nakshatras Bharni, Krittika , Pushaya, Magha, Purva Phalguni. Purva Bhadra. Vishakha Ashvini, Mrigsira, Punarvasu, Uttar Phalguni. Hasta, Chilra, Swati Ardra, Ashlesha, Moola, PoorvaAshadha. Ultarbhadra, Revati Rohini, Anuradha. Jyeshta, Uttra Ashadha. Abhijit. Sharavan, Dhanishta

Varuna and Mahendra mandals promote rain. Agni mandai prevents rain while vayu mandai promotes wind and storm.

Meghduar At sankranti day the placement of Moon In a particular nakshatra has been classified into meghduar as follows which may also indicate weather conditions. Duars Nakshatras Bharni, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigshira, Meghduar: Good and plentiful rain Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushyami, Ashlesha Magha, Purva phalguni, Vayuduar : Cloudy with little rain Uttarphalguni, Hasta , Chitra Dharamduar: excellent rains Swati, Vishakha. Anuradha Jyeshta, Moota, Purva Ashadha, Uttar Retduar : Deceptive clouds- no rains Ashadha, Abhijit, Sharavan Hemduar : Beneficient and good Dhanishta. Satabhisha, Purvabhadra, rains Uttarbhadra, Revati. Ashlesha

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rash is and planets. If all kendras are occupied by malefics rains will not be timely. On the contrary lagna rashl being a watery sign with Moon In It and other benefics Jupiter, Venus and Mercury In kendras will bring plenty of rain. if Mars Is afflicted by other malefics It will create dry spells. There will be no rains If Sun Is behind Mars. If Sun, Venus and Mercury are sandwiched between Saturn and Mars there will be crisis in the world markets as happened between October 8 to October 22, 1987 when Wall Street collapsed. There were douds in the hilly region and drizzle. The rising of Mars causes hailstorms In northern India. There will also be rain In northern India.

Twelve rash/'s hove been divided into following categories I. F1ery - Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.

2. Earthy- Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. 3. Airy- Gemini, Libra, Aquarius 4. Watery - Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

How much water is there in each rash/ is given below: Fiery rashls Aries 25 %, Leo 0 %. and Sagittarius 50%. Earthy rashls Taurus 50%, Virgo 0 %, and Capricorn full. Airy rashls Gemini Nil, Libra 25 %, Aquarius 50%. Watery rashis Cancer full, Scorpio 25 %, and Pisces full. While giving predictions it should be borne In mind the percentage of water each rashi has and direction In which It Is located. The planets Moon and Venus, Mercury, Jupiter gives plenty of rain, while malefic planets Sun, Mars and Saturn are dry preventing rain. Role of Sun and Mars: They become intense dry when only they are together. Also If Sun Is behind Mars there Is no rain. Ghagh, a poet has said Mangal Rath Age Chafe - Peeche chafe jo Sur- Mand Varlshtl tab janiye pads/ sagle shoot'. (With Mars ahead of Sun there Is no rain) Sun and Saturn : If in any year Sun and Saturn are together In a rash I In summer there will be extreme heat and If they are together In wintry season It will be extreme cold In that year. Saturn Is karka for wind and dryness. This will bring strong wind, storms etc. This even drives away douds of rain If it Is In vayu nadl. If Saturn is in jal nadi then it causes storms and rain especially when It is with watery planets or Is aspected by watery planets. So the prediction about rain Is to be given by combining rashl effects with those of M

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planets. This Is how horoscope of Ardra parvesh Is judged.

Directions in the Horoscope f.lght directions are shown In the horoscope. Lagna Is always east, tenth house south, seventh house is west and fourth house Is north. In between are the four more sub directions. Northeast, northwest etc. I. East: The places in the east are Bengal, Bihar, and jharkhand eastern Madhya Pradesh. 2. Northeast: 2'.d and Third House: Bhutan. Assam, Meghalaya etc. 3. North -4th House- Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, U.P. Nepal, part of Jammu and Kashmir, Tibet. 4. Northwest: 5"' and 6m house: Baluchistan, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Afghanistan. 5. West: 7m house- Gujarat, Rajasthan and western part of Madhya Pradesh. Sind, West Punjab, Multan. 6. Southwest: sm and 9" house: Kerala. Karnataka, Maharashtra. West Coast. 7. South: 10" House: Tamil Nadu, part of Andhra Pradesh. 8. Southeast: Eleventh and 12"' House: Orissa. part of West Bengal, part of Andhra, f.ast Coast.

How to read the horoscope of Ardra parvesh? Example Horoscope- 22 june, 1987 I. Flrst see the directions and rashls therein. 2. The rashis will show how much water will be there as per chart above.

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From the above It Is clear that benefic planets Moon, Mercury. Jupiter and Venus are good for rain. The karkas for dryness, drought (sookha) are Saturn Sun and Mars. However, since Sun Is life giver as well as karka for soul its effect on rain Is not so bad. Sun and Mars is not good combination for rain. Please remember whenever Mars Is ahead of Sun there is no rain. In the above horoscope the Sun and Mars are together at the time of Ardra parvesh on ZZ June. At the time of Ardra P<1rvesh there Is no rain .1nd Mars will move ahead of Sun In Cancer on Z9"' June. This Is not favourable for rain. The rain will only happen when Sun moves ahead of Mars. The dates should be ascertained from ephemeris. Saturn is karka for wind and dryness. This planet brings wind, storms and is responsible for driving away clouds In nadls of wind. If It reaches jal nadi or is aspected by watery planets It causes rain and storm. In this way give prediction about rain by combining planets, rashl and nadis from saptanadi chakra. Let us apply these principles to the above horoscope. East Direction - Lagna: Lagna is Virgo. It represents eastern direction. Virgo has 0% water. The navamsha lagna is Aries with Mars as lagna lord aspecting lagna. This. represents heat and dryness. Bengal, Bihar, UP, Punjab H.1ryana Himachal Pradesh would have heat at the time of Ardra Pradesh. There will be no rain In these parts. The summer will be hot with practlc.1lly no rain. North East: Assam Bhutan and North east portion will have plenty of rain as Saturn Is In North East Jupiter, Moon and Venus has aspect in the same direction. There will be heavy rain with storm. The rashl"s concerned are Libra and Scorpio. Libra is airy rashl with ZS % water and Scorpio is watery rashl also with ZS% water. North: Has been discuss.ed above. Ardra chakra is for the whole of North India. In northern India there is Sagittarius rashl with the aspect of Sun. Mars and Mercury. Sagittarius rashi has SO% water. It 296

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Saptanadi Chakra Ardra Parvesh 22.06.2003 Heat Providing Lords

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has aspect of Its own lord Jupiter who is a watery planet and Is with Moon another watery planet. This is good for rain but the aspect of Sun and Mars and Mercury give late rain. And Gemini and Virgo are rashis without water there will be shortage of rain. South Eastern monsoon. Northwest: There are Capricorn and Aquarius rashis, which have water. Capricorn has 100% water and Aquarius has %water. There is aspect of Mars and Saturn. There will be rain with high wind. But, because of aspect of Mars the rains will be late. The western parts of Uttar Pr,1desh, Punjab, Haryana, and Kashmir will comparatively have rain but rather late. As a result there will be good harvest. In the East and middle portion of Uttar Pradesh there will less rain and loss to agriculture. West: West has Meena rashl. It has 100% water with Rahu In lt. There will be rain with wind. Rahu represents wind and storm. Southwest: Moon and Jupiter are In the South West direction. Venus is also In its own rashl with aspect of Saturn. Result: Maharashtra and GuJarat will have heavy rain with storms and wind. There will be good southwesterly rain. South: In the South of India there is Gemini rashi with 0% water. There are also Mars, Sun and Mercury, which promise very little rain. Southeast: Has aspect of Saturn and Jupiter. The rashi's involved are Cancer a watery sign with I 00 percent water and Leo with no water. There will be plenty of rain In Orissa and Andhra. There will also be storms and heavy wind. B~uiJ;_JJJ~urhwcst r-ortion of India there will be plentv of rain. But because of storm there will be P-lenty of loss. There will be shorta~ of rain In eastern part of India. Uttar Pradesh. Bih().r. Madhya Pradesh and Ralasthan the rains wjll be i<~te and hence danger of droughl. (c~'lkhcJ1

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Predictions for rain for the Year 2002 I . Lagna Is a watery sign with I 00% water having Venus a watery planet that Is also In jal nadl which Is good for raln. Lord of lagna Is Moon In Scorpio with water content 25% and is also with Ketu and aspected by Saturn and Mercury which Is not very promising. In navamsha, however, Moon Is In its own sign but Is aspected by a hot and dry planet Mars. In saptanadl chakra Moon Is In parchand n,1d/ whose lord Saturn is In dahan nadl, which Is not good for rain. So In this season though there will be rain but not In abundance. 2. However, Important fact Is that In this horoscope Mars is ahead of Sun. Hence ralns will be delayed till Sun moves ahead of Mars which happens In early August. Hence rains In northern India would be delayed till early August.

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19 Mula 28 Revat1

20 21 22 23 Purvashda Uttarashd Abhijit Sravan a 27 24 26 25 U bhadra P Bha-dra Satabhish Dhanishta

CNote: This Is exactly what happened In the year ZOOZ contrary to meteorolov,lc."ll department's prediction that rains wi.!!J>~tirru:. thus vindicatin<" Hindu astrology.l,

Example Horoscope - Predictions for year 2003 on the basis of Ardra porvesh chakra. Sun enters Ardra nakshatra on 22 June at 14:58 minutes. Main feature of the horoscope I. In this Ardra pravesh chart the lagna lord Is Venus which Is In Its own rashl with a benefic Mercury and exalted Rahu. Venus is a

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watery planet which is good for rain. Taurus rash! has 50% percent water as such It is good for rain. Venus Is also lord of Neer Nadl in Sapt Nadl Chakra which indicates good rain. Jupiter Is exalted in a watery sign and is In a kendra also which is a beneficial combination and good for raln. It Is also In amrit n,ldl, which is good for rain. Moon a watery planet is In Pisces a watery sign which has I 00% water and hence excellent for rain. Also lagna is an airy benefic sign and Ardra pravesh chakrc1 represents weather condition for North of India there will be 300

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plenty of rains with winds and storms (aspect of Mars on Venus. Lagna also represents East and being an airy rashl indicate there will be rain with wind and storms in the east of India. Mercury is in Taurus with Venus promising good rain. While Venus and Mercury are in prachand nadi indicating fierce weather but lord of this nadl Saturn is in saumcl,Ya nadl indicating weathe• change. In the west because of fiery rashi there will be shortage of rain. Lagna lord is in the 8" house with the aspect of Mars a fiery planet But Mars is in fa/ nadi and in the horoscope it is in Aquarius rashi which has 50% water promising rain with wind (airy sign). Because Mars is fiery planet there Is possibility of shortage of rain at some pia.:es and excess of rains at others. In the South there is watery rash I with exalted Jupiter so there will be plenty of rain at most places. in the north, Capricorn rashi promises good rain as it has I 00% water but its lord Saturn is in airy rashi with fiery planet Sun because of which there will be storms, dust wind and rain. Jupiter in second from Sun would be good for rain but presence of Saturn with Sun gives extreme conditions of storm and heat and shortage of rain. The lord of iagna In its own house promises good rain in some parts of the country.

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Saptanadi chakra 22 August 2004 Majority of planets are In Neer, jal ,1nd Amrlt nadis. Day of heavy rain in Mumbai 26 July, 2005 On july Z6, ZOOS there was a deluge in Maharashtra In general and Mumbal In particular. The city was battered by the heaviest rainfall in India, shutting down the financial centre of India. Railways and road communications were cut. Airports and railway stations were dosed. Powers lines were cut, hundreds of people lost their

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lives. Civil and public services collapsed. Mumbai was virtually cut off from rest of the world. 5000 army troops were deployed In rescue operations Rains measuring 94.4 em (37.1 inches) in a single day stranded tens and thousands of people. It Is the heaviest recorded rain In a single day in any dty In India. Food packets had to be dropped for the first time in this city. According to one estimate the dty suffered a loss of 1700 crores of rupees. Features of the Horoscope There Is concentration of three planets In watery rashl of Cancer and has aspect of Mars. R.ahu and Moon are in watery rashl of Pisces with aspect of Jupiter on its own sign.

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Bhami

Ashvini Mar

Rev ali Rah

U.Bhadra Mon

P.Bhadra

Satabhish Dhanishta

Lagna and 4 planets are In Amrlt nadl, Sun Is In watery rashi, Moon, jupiter and Ketu are in Soumya rashl.

References Brlhat Samhita by Varahamlhra, Prashna Shiromanl, Satya Slddhanta, Applied Astrology by KN Rao, Astrology in Predicting Weather and E..uthquakes by Dr.B.V. R..unan. Artldes In journal of Astrology and Astrological Magazlnes. Koorma Chakra by Uma Shank.·u Dubey. Artlde In Hlndustan Times 13 April 2003 on role of sunspots. Names of the Lunar months Chaltra March - April Vaisakha April - May jyeshta May - june Ashada june - july Shravan july - August Bhadra August • September Aswin September • October Kartika October - November Mrigsira November - December December • january Pausa january - February Magha Phalguna February • March.

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