ASHTAKAVARGA SYSTEM OF PREDICTION - PART 32

Dr. E.S.NEELAKANTAN
In our pervious part, we discussed certain rules connected to nature of spouse a person will get and scriptural injunctions regarding eligibility criteria for marriage. We, now continue our discussion on the Ashtakavarga rules relating to Venus in this part. A person will cohabit with a blind woman if Venus is in the 6th, 8th, or 12th house with 2 or 3 bindus in conjunction with (or aspected by ) Saturn. The noted Tamil poet, Kannadasan , once wrote a lyric in the movie , Paarthal Pasi Theerum(1962).
Kodi asaindhadhum katru vandhadha Kaatru vandhadhum kodi asaindhadha Nilavu vandhadhum malar malarndhadha Malar malarndhadhal nilavu vandhadha Kann thirandhadhum katchi vandhadha Katchi vandhadhum kann thirandhadha Paruvam vandhadhum aasai vandhadha Aasai vandhadhum paruvam vandhadha

Because creepers are moving the breeze is blowing; or the breeze while blowing is causing the movement of creepers: Because the moon has risen the flowers are blooming; or the blooming flowers are causing the moonrise. Because my eyes are open , I am experiencing this beautiful sight: or the beauty is making me see ; Because I am an adult I am getting

desires; or these growing desires indicate that I have reached adulthood; Applying the poets wisdom to the principle above, it is not clear whether the spouse at the time of marriage will be blind or the girl who marries this chartholder will become blind. It is also not clear whether the blind woman is a spouse or not. In any case, union with a person who has this combination in the birth chart is an avoidable risk for any girl. Parents of girls should go to a competent astrologer and request the astrologer to select good horoscopes before checking compatibility. The trend now is to check if the boy is very affluent, is a software engineer and green card holder and all that an astrologer needs to do is nod his head. The astrologer is not expected to play the spoilsport for this alliance. His motto should be: When the groom is a green card holder, show the green card to the alliance. When the lord of the 9th is in the 7th, 7th lord in a house owned by Jupiter and malefic occupy the 7th house, the person will have union with a woman having a defective limb. This verse gives the yoga for marrying a physically challenged girl. Please note that 9th lord in 7 is good; so also is the presence of 7th lord in Jupiters house. These two factors confer marriage. The malefic in 7 plays the spoil sport. They force the native to marry a girl with defective limb. Please note that any physical handicap arises out of a blemish on the 5th house. The 5th house is the most important house in any chart hence it rules poorvapunya- merits of past births. A person is unlikely to be physically challenged if the 5th house is strong.

I wish to sound a word of warning here: Just as the karma of earlier births rules the 5th house, the karma of the present birth rules the 5th house of your future birth. This sequence will continue till the day, you attain Mukti or liberation. If the karma is good you get the reward; if the karma is bad you get the punishment. The laws of the universe make you liable to happiness or suffering based on past karma. In a way, Astrology is a good science to enforce moral conduct and ethical values. Sathya Sai baba of Puttaparthi once said, The concept of divine grace or Providence gets toppled by the law of karma. Even God cannot save a person whose fortunes are adversely affected by past karma. As a palliative measure, astrologers are advising their clients to wear gems or amulets, chant mantras, visit temples, change their name and in various ways ameliorate their suffering. I wish to add one more to this list: Take stock of your Karma today. If you continue to indulge in bad karma, then your propensity to suffer will continue. You will notice a significant improvement in your life, the moment you give up selfishness and dedicate your life to the overall good of the universe. When one malefic is in 9 and another malefic occupies the 2nd, while the lord of 9 is in 7, the same results discussed earlier will follow. Both 7th and 2nd have a nexus in the sense that 7th indicates spouse while 2nd indicates family. Family includes spouse. The second house therefore has broader connotations than the seventh. When Saturn or Mars occupies the 2nd or 7th house and Venus is in the 12th, the person will marry a second time, even when the first wife is alive.

Before we understand this rule, let me ask you a basic question: Why should a person marry a second time, when the first wife is alive? Obviously it is due to lust and for no other reason. The rule discussed above pertains to a marriage which has an unethical basis. Both Mars and Saturn are malefics . Saturn represents tamas or the quality of dullness while the Mars rules over Rajas or passions. Such people are ruled by the heart, rather than by the head. For gratification of senses, they may go to any level, one of which is marrying a second time, when the first wife is alive. Please note that bigamy, in ancient times was not a taboo. King Dasaratha (Sri Ramas father) had three wives But Lord Vishnu as Sri Rama set up an example for the world by marrying Sita alone. Venus in the 12th shows that the person will enjoy connubial pleasures. Hence these three planets when located in the above mentioned houses become conducive to polygamy. When the lord of 7th is in Cancer and is associated with or aspected by a malefic, one will have two wives. Before we understand this rule , let us look at the effects of Venus in Cancer. According to Varahamihira Venus in Cancer gives two wives ; chartholder is full of passions and begets sorrow on account of that (vide Brihat jataka, chapter 18, verse 16). Please note that the above results accrue due to the Kalatra-Karaka in Cancer. But the rule we discussed above gives us an idea of the evil results that follow due to the presence of the 7th lord (Kalatra lord) in Cancer with malefic. This means that the sign Cancer has an important role to play in marriage.

1) The mere presence of Venus in Cancer would lead to bigamy and consequential suffering. 2) Presence of 7th lord in Cancer with malefic would lead to bigamy. Now , I wish to raise one question : What happens if a person is born with Capricorn as rising sign with the Moon in Cancer in conjunction with Venus? Before we answer this question, we need to understand, that Moon as 7th lord in 7 is pretty good and in conjunction with the Yogakaraka,Venus. Obviously this might not be adverse to the chartholder in relation to marriage prospects. Any rule in Astrology needs care in interpretation. Astrologers in general should aspire to have high levels of interpretational skills, for which they need to have patience while learning the subject and ability to think out of the box or rather, comprehend fuzzy logic. Here is an example: A professor who was staying close to a college, used to keep the main door open, while going to the college. One day he was cautioned that due to incidents of burglary in the neighborhood he should lock the house as a safety measure and the suggestion was implemented. That same day there was a theft in his house. When the door was left open, the thief probably felt there was someone inside the house. Seeing the house locked, he broke open the lock and stole the valuables. This is what I mean by Fuzzy logic. Many times we come to wrong conclusions by adopting plain logic rather than Fuzzy logic

Both patience and perseverance are valuable assets for any astrologer. Recently an airline company conducted an interview for the job of cabin crew, or in other words that of an Airhostess. The interview was scheduled at 9.30AM. The candidate who appeared was told to wait in the lobby by the receptionist. The clock turned 11AM but the Interviewer had not turned up. The candidate could have checked up with the receptionist over the delay but decided to wait as she was in no hurry. The Interviewer turned up at 11.45AM, apologized for his delay and took the candidate to the conference room. The Interviewer asked the first question: What do you think is the reason for my delay? for which she replied, Probably you had some other urgent work. The Interviewer said, No. I came late deliberately. You mentioned in your bio-data that patience was your greatest strength. Before I entered this room, I checked up with the receptionist, how many times you called her up to ascertain when I would come. I was told you were very calm and did not check up even once. You are selected. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx