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Om Sree Vaache Namaha Om Sree Brihaspataye Namaha

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Om Sree Gurubhyo Namaha

PRACTICAL USE OF ARGALA

P.V.R. NARASIMHA RAO

Argala is a very important concept in Vedic astrology. Literally speaking, argala means a bolt. Argala on a house shows the influences that intervene in its affairs and decide some aspects of it and close the bolt on it, so to speak. A planet or house in the 2 , 4 and 11 houses from a house causes primary argala on it. This simple concept can be better appreciated if some examples are given. The 4 house stands for education. The 2 , 4 and 11 from the 4 house are 5 , 7 and 2 th th houses respectively. Ones intelligence (5 ), interaction with others (7 ) and and overall character nd th and samskara (2 ) make or break one education. If Jupiter is in 5 house, he will give intelligence th th and his subhargala (benefic intervention) on 4 will help ones education. If Rahu is in 5 house, th his papargala (malefic intervention) on 4 will cause obstacles in ones education by way of poor intelligence. Similarly, benefics and malefics in the houses causing argala cause good and bad intervention. Basically, the point is that intelligence, interaction and samskara are the things that decide ones education. Let us take another example. Short journeys are seen from the 3 house. What are the things th necessary for a journey? One needs a vehicle (4 ). One may need someone to serve one by th th th driving the vehicle. Servants are seen from 6 . So, no wonder the 4 and 6 houses cause argala rd nd th rd th on the 3 house, being the 2 and 4 from it respectively! If one has papargala on 3 from 4 , it rd th may show trouble to the journey because of the vehicle. If one has papargala on 3 from 6 , it may show trouble to the journey because of the driver. Let us take another example. Domestic harmony, comfort, well-being and happiness are seen th from the 4 house. What are the things that can make or break domestic harmony? Of course, wife, children and other family members! Each of them can intervene in ones domestic harmony. th th nd th nd th th No wonder the 5 , 7 and 2 houses have an argala on the 4 house (being the 2 , 4 and 11 th th th respectively from the 4 house)! If a malefic in 5 has papargala on 4 , it may show domestic th clashes and lack of sukha (comfort/happiness) on account of a child. If a benefic in 7 has th subhargala on on 4 , it may show domestic happiness due to a caring partner. Let us now look at two practical examples to illustrate the above concepts.
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Example 1:
Consider the lady in the chart. In a Leo pratyantardasa of 12 days, she went on a trip to see a popular US city. Let us try to guess who drove the minivan in which she travelled. Taking Leo as lagna, the 3 house is Libra. Planets in 6 cause argala on it and show the driver th of the short journey. Here Jupiter is in 6 . What kind of driver does Jupiter denote? Jupiter is th puttra karaka and he owns the 5 from Leo. So one of the possibilities is: a son/daughter. Indeed this lady was driven by her daughter in Leo pratyantardasa. Her daughter is a sattwik person.
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Example 2:
The same lady was very unhappy during a Scorpio antardasa . She was arguing with her family members almost everyday about a particular matter and domestic harmony was suffering. From Sc, 4 house shows domestic harmony and happiness. It has Moon in it. So things should be fine, but they werent. Why? It is because of Rahu in 5 , who has an argala on 4 ! That shows some clashes related to a child th (5 ). In fact, this lady was unhappy with her younger daughter who could not get a job or get married. She was frustrated and spoiling domestic harmony with needless arguments and harassment. However, Jupiter in the 12 from 4 obstructs Rahus argala. Jupiter is putra karaka and 5 lord from Sc. So the elder daughter of this lady came to their help, told her mother that there was nothing to worry and she used to calm her mother with her wise counselling. This reduced some of the ladys tension and brought some relief and happiness. As these examples may show, argala is a very simple and basic concept. An intelligent astrologer can use it to get profound insights in practical charts.
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:: Om Tat Sat ::

PURANA THEIR ESSENCE

Di n a n a t h Da s

What is Purana? The Veda is called Sruti (because it is learnt by hearing). It has four interwoven parts.

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VEDA

RIG

YAJUR

SAMA

ATHARVA

Hymns or prayers

Prayers for Sacrifice

Prayers in Musical form

World Maintenance

To make these four sections more easily performable Vyasadeva compiled these four parts into four seperate books. Being sympathetic towards the fallen souls of Kali-yuga, who are lazy, misdirected and have no inclination for spiritual life, Vyasadeva compiled the Puranas, from related historical facts, which explain the teachings of the four Vedas. In other words, the Puranas teach the Vedic literature in story form, making spiritual life more simple, and therefore in this age, they are more important. (Ref.:S.B. Canto 1 Ch.4 text 19-23)

There are eighteen Puranas that are divided into three groups along with three predominating Deities. 1) GOODNESS - Visnu 2) PASSION - Brahma

3) IGNORANCE - Siva They are divided in this way to gradually raise the conditioned soul from ignorance to pure goodness. The three divisions of the Puranas are compiled in this way to appeal to those people in these respective modes and to thus elevate them to the perfection of life.

18 PURANAS
LORD VISNU (Predominating Deity)
1) Visnu Purana - 23,000 verses. Stories of various devotees; A description of varnasrama; The six angas of the Veda; A description of the age of Kali; It describes the Sveta Varaha Kalpa, Visnu dharmotara; 2) Naradiya Purana - 25,000 verses. This purana contains a synopsis of everything; It describes Jagannatha Puri, Dwaraka, Badrinatha, etc. 3) Padma Purana - 55,000 verses. Contains the glory of Srimad Bhagavatam; The stories of Rama, Jagannatha, Matsya, Ekadasi, Bhrgu, etc. 4) Garuda Purana - 19,000 verses. Subject of Bhagavad-gita; Reincarnation;

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Visnusahasranam; It describes the Tarsya Kalpa. 5) Varaha Purana - 24,000 verses. Describes different Vrata; Lord Visnu's glories. 6) Bhagavata Purana - 18,000 verses. (Included by some in the mode of goodness).

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LORD BRAHMA (Predominating Deity)

7) Brahmanda Purana - 12,000 verses. Describes the Vedangas; Describes the Adi Kalpa. 8) Brahmavaivarta Purana - 18,000 verses. Contains the glories and pastimes of Radha and Krsna. 9) Markendeya Purana - 9,000 verses. Stories of Rama and Krsna. 10) Bhavisya Purana - 14,500 verses. Contains the glories of devotional service; Prediction of Lord Caitanya. 11) Vamana Purana - 10,000 verses. Contains the story of Lord Trivikrama. 12) Brahma Purana - 10,000 verses.

LORD SIVA (Predominating Deity)

13) Matsya Purana - 14,000 verses. Temple construction; Describes Vamana and Varaha Kalpas. 14) Kurma Purana - 17,000 verses. Contains the conversation between Krsna and the Sun-god; Danvantari; Describes the Laksmi Kalpa. 15) Linga Purana - 10,000 verses. Contains the glory of Lord Nrsmhadeva; Janardhana; The story of Ambarisha; The glories of Gayatri. 16) Siva Purana - 24,000 verses. 17) Skanda Purana - 81,000 verses. 18) Agni Purana - 15,400 verses. Contains the description of Salagrama; Describes the Isana kalpa. All these Puranas describe five subjects. The Amarkhasa describes the Puranas as follows: (Ref. Chapter 12, Puranic Literatures)

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sargas ca pratisarga ca vamsa manvantarani ca vamsanu caritam capi puranam panca laksanam

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A Purana describes; 1) SARGA (Creation) 2) PRATISARGA (Recreation) 3) VAMSA (History of the sages) 4) MANVANTARA (Periods of Manu) 5) VAMSANUCARITA (Geneology of Kings)

THE GREATNESS OF SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM

After compiling the Vedic Literatures, Puranas, etc., Vyasadeva was still feeling unsatisfied. While thinking in this way Narada Muni reached the cottage of Vyasadeva and was asked about the cause of dissatisfaction. Narada Muni explained that because he (Vyasadeva) did not directly describe Krsna's pastimes, and instead gave a license to enjoy sense gratification under religious principles, he was remaining unsatisfied. Narada then instructed Vyasadeva in the (Catur Sloka Srimad Bhagavatam) the essence of the Veda. Vyasadeva took these four verses and expanded them to compile the Srimad Bhagavatam, which is known as the ripened fruit of Vedic literature because it directly describes Krsna's transcendental pastimes. (Ref. S.B. 1, chapter 5)

Krsna instructed
Catur sloka to

BRAHMA

Veda

Narada

Samhitas - Verses

Vyasa

Brahmanas - City life Aranyakas - Forest life

Expanded the four verses and compiled Srimad Bhagavatam which is the ripened fruit of Vedic knowledge.

Upanishads - Philosophy
Essence

Bhagavad-Gita

Upanishad

Purana

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padau yadiyau prathama dvitiyau tritiyaturyau kathitau yaduru nabhistatha pancama eva sasto bhujantaram doryugalam yathanyau mukharavindam dasamam praphullam ekadasau yasya lalatha pathakam siro pi yad dvadasa eva bati tamadidevam karuna nidhanam tamala varnam suhitavataram aparasamsara samudra setum bhajamehe bhagavata svarupam
Translation:

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I meditate on the most merciful Sri Krsna. Whose bodily hue is like a tamala tree. He has appeared for everyone's benefit in the form of Srimad Bhagavatam. The srimad Bhagavatam is like a bridge for crossing over the unending ocean of birth and death. The first and second cantos are His lotus feet. The third and fourth cantos are His two thighs. The fifth canto is His navel (waist). The seventh and eighth are His mighty shoulders. The ninth canto is His throat (neck). The tenth canto is His face, which is like a fully bloomed lotus flower. The eleventh canto is His forehead. The twelth canto is His head. (Padma Purana).

krsna sva-dhamopagate dharma-jnanadibhih saha kalau nasta-drsam esa puranarko 'dhunoditah

This Bhagavata Purana is as brilliant as the sun, and it has arisen just after the departure of Lord Krsna to His own abode, accompanied by religion, knowledge, etc. Persons who have loost their vision due to the dense darkness of ignorance in the age of Kali shall get light from this Purana. (S.B. 1:3:43) The Srimad Bhagavatam describes 10 subjects: (S.B. 2:10:1)

1) Creation of the universe 2) Subcreation 3) The planetary systems 4) Protection by Krsna 5) The creative impetus 6) The change of Manus 7) The science of God 8) Returning back to Godhead 9) Liberation 10) Summum bonum

KRSNA'S THREE ENERGIES

visnu saktih para prokta ksetre-jnakhya titha para avidya-karma samjnaya tritiya saktir isyate

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The Supreme Lord has diverse and innumerable energies which are beyond our conception; however, great learned sages or liberated souls have studied these energies and have analyzed them into three parts. All of the energies are of visnu-sakti, that is to say they are different potencies of Lord Visnu. The first energy is para, transcendental. Living entities also belong to the superior energy. The other energies, or material energies, are in the mode of ignorance. (Visnu Purana 6.7.61).

1) ANTARANGA SAKTI - Internal Potency (Yoga-maya) sat - samvit - external potency cit - sandhini - knowledge potency ananda - hladini - pleasure potency 2) BAHIRANGA SAKTI - External Energy (Maha-maya) (Bg. 7.4) a) bhumih - earth b) apah - water c) analah - fire d) vayuh - air e) kham - ether f) manah - mind g) buddhih - intelligence h) ahankara - false ego

3) TATASTHA SAKTI - Marginal Potency (Living Entities) (Bg. 7.5; 15.7) Krsna is the saktimana or the source of all energy. (Bg. 7.6)

a) The spiritual energy is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss. It is transcendental and beyond all changes of material nature. b) The external energy is the exact opposite and is therefore temporary, full of ignorance and misery. It is mundane and always changing. c) The marginal energy (jiva) also belongs to the spiritual energy, but because he has the independence to be either in the spiritual world or the material world, he is called marginal. The whole manifestation is the Lord himself by diffusion of His different energies only, namely the internal, external and marginal. Such energy is siultaneously one with and different from the Lord (acintya-bheda-abheda-tattva). (S.B. 2.9.27)

The material world is also called Durga or jail. Just as the jail is for those people who break the laws of the government, this material world is created for those souls who do not like to accept Krsna's supremacy. Just as the pupose of the jail is to reform criminals, in the same way the purpose of creation is to reform the conditioned soul or to get rid of his criminal desire to use Krsna's property without Krsna. (S.B. 2.10.46) (S.B. 2.9.19 purport)

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HAYAGREEVA STOTRAM 3
C. S. RAMANUJAM

(continued from January issue)

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Mandobhavishyabhanniyatam Virincho Vachaannidhe Vaanchita Bhagadheyaha Daityaapateetaat Dayayaiyva Bhoomoapi Adhyaapayishyo Nigamaann na Yet Tvam

Oh Lord! Who is the veritable source of variegated knowledge? What would have happened to Brahma if you had not mercifully restored to him the Vedas stolen away from him by the asuras? He would have merely sat as a simpleton having been deprived of all halo and fortune.

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Vitarkadolaam Vyavadhooya Satve Brihaspatim Vartayase Bhatastvam Tenaivadeva Bridaseshvaraanaam Asprsta Dolaayitamaadhirajyam

Oh Lord! You conferred on Brihaspati a stead fastness in wisdom, devoid of doubt and delusion. Only because of this help of Yours the holity of devas proceeds on even keels without dislocation.

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Agnou samiddharthishi saptatantouha Aatasbhivaan mantramayam shariram Akhandasaaraiha havaisham pradaanai Aatyaayanam vyomasadaam vidhatse

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When havis is consigned into fire which burns with flame You remain the very soul to the Mantras. The taste of havis is pleasing to devas. It is all because of You.

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Yanmoolamittaka prtibhaati tatvam Ya moolmaamnaaya mahaadmaanaam Tatvena gyaananti vishuddha satvaah Tvaamksharaamaksharamaatrukaam Te Sathrikas (Sadhus) rightly recognize You as the essential truth of pranava which is indeed the mother of alphabets which is root of the large trees that the Vedas are and these Vedas are the basic book of creation. You thus remain the cause of all. (to be continued)

GYANA KSHETRA
"Misery is caused on account of the desire to acquire an object rather than its shortage."

Swami Ramsukhdas
"Gandharva music is universal. It is at home with every land, with every man, with every society. It is the language of bliss, the science and art of bliss, the song of Nature." - Maharishi

Mahesh Yogi
"It is said that the child is busy with play, the youth is busy with sex, and the adult is busy with worries. How few think of the eternal bliss of the spirit. But he who seeks God, and who seeks with all the depth and fervour of his soul until he finds Him, is wisest of all men."

Paramahansa Yogananda
"All by Thee is accomplished, Thine is the might, Thou watcheth Thy handiwork, with chess pieces raw and ripe. All that into the world have come, must depart hence; And shall by turns go, Why put out of mind the Lord, master of life and death? By one's own hands is one's affairs set straight."

Adi Granth, Asa-ki-Var (M1p473-74)

"Begin to change your attitude, and your vision of the world will change. Everything will be peaceful and good. This is the nondualism of Vedantic vision. This is the highest knowledge."

Swami Tejomayananda

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"Everyone of may not be able to once to achieve the infinite expansion of universal oneness, but all of us are trying. Religion's original task was to help us in gradually achieving this elevated vision. To lift the limited and selfish human being from his passion, greed, and hatred to this loftier vision of the world was the essential ideal of religion."

Swami Chinmayananda

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