Mangalore air crash- an astrological analysis of aviation disasters.

Written by Jayasree Saranathan

and published in the Astrological eMagazine, July, 2010 issue.
The horrific air crash at Mangalore on 22-05-2010 brings to the mind of the astrologer
the wide range of travel yogas prescribed by our sages. n today!s fast life of fre"uent
commutations around the world# it is not possible to adhere to travel yogas at all times.
Today# see$ing astrological guidance for travel is restricted to foreign travel or for travel
on important chores.
The reason for the decline in adherence to astrological norms of travel is because travel
has become part of everyday activity nowadays. %ut when we hear deadly mishaps li$e
the Mangalore air crash# we reali&e that we do have to wor$ on the travel norms given by
sages to suit the present day travel systems. n this article# let us see some basic
astrological indications for mishaps in air travel.
Imortance of !re""ana.
'onventional wisdom of astrology dictates that the rising (re$$ana at the time of a
)ourney plays a crucial role in determining the success or failure of the )ourney. Writing
on the (re$$ana adhyaya of %rihad *ata$a# #rof $. Suryanarain %ao "uotes from +atra
,atala to e-plain . types of indicators from the (re$$anas. /ccording to him# the rising
(re$$ana at the time of )ourney must be analy&ed with reference to the form# actions and
nature of the (re$$ana. %ased on this# the success of a travel can be predicted.
The (re$$ana with serpents# vulture# oil# bondage# curtailment etc indicate accidents.
The (re$$ana with agreeable appearance# bearing flowers# fruits# gems or treasures and
aspected by benefics# indicate a safe )ourney. f the dre$$ana has a man e"uipped with
arms# then also the )ourney will be safe. %ut if malefics aspect the (re$$ana lord or the
(re$$ana lagna# then it foretells trouble. So the &asic advice from astrological oint of
vie' is to fi( ta"e-off timings in &enefic dre""anas to avert disasters.
When this writer analy&ed scores of air crash charts# it was found out that the e-act
timings of ta$e off are not available 0not recorded1 in most cases. The mishap timings are
anyway available. When chec$ed for the rising (re$$ana at the time of mishap# it
unmista$ably fits in. When the rising (re$$ana was an auspicious natured one# the
fatalities were nil or less# even if the aircraft had run into an accident. 2o if we hear of an
accident# then the accident- time itself will indicate whether it was a massive one or frea$
one with not much human loss. /n easy-to refer table on dre$$anas for the 12 signs is
given here to $now the malefic dre$$anas that have a potential to cause disasters. t must
be remembered that in the case of benefic dre$$anas# there must be no malefic aspects on
the (re$$ana lagna or (re$$ana lord in the rasi and in the (re$$ana chart.
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03ote4- Wherever it is mentioned as good but armed or not pleasant# it must be
ascertained that no malefic aspect is there on the (re$$ana 1
Signs I -!re""ana II - !re""ana III ) !re""ana
/ries 5ood# but armed.
Must be devoid of
malefic aspect.
%enefic 5ood# but angry and
armed.
Taurus 5ood# but thirsty and
with torn ringlets.
5ood but with
a-e.
%enefic
5emini 5ood but issueless
and in menses.
5ood but armed. %enefic
'ancer %enefic Malefic Malefic
6eo Malefic 5ood but armed. Malefic
7irgo %enefic 5ood but not
pleasant
%enefic
6ibra %enefic 5ood but not
pleasant
5ood but armed.
2corpio Malefic Malefic 3ot pleasant
2agittarius %enefic %enefic %enefic
'apricorn Malefic 5ood but not
pleasant
5ood but armed.
/"uarius Malefic Malefic 5ood but not pleasant
,isces %enefic %enefic Malefic
Imortance of uagrahas.
/nother leaf from the conventional wisdom of the sages is the utility of upagrahas in
determining the inauspiciousness of a time for travel. 8tility of 8pagrahas is a forgotten
$nowledge today. 8pagrahas are useful for determining the safety and success of a travel.
8pagraha also plays a role in prasna astrology because the position of the upagrahas is
indicative of good or bad of a given time. t was in that sense sage 7yasa mentioned their
position while recounting the bad omens before the start of 9urus$shetra war.
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n air crash charts we find the relevance of upagrahas. /mong the upagrahas 5uli$a plays
the primary role. When 5uli$a is associated with 9etu or posited in the asterism of 9etu#
it indicates fire accidents. The lord of the sign where 5uli$a is posited must be free of
blemishes. 5uli$a# (hooma# 9aala# 7yatipata and 8pa$etu 0 these are upagrahas of
2aturn# Mars# 2un# :ahu and 9etu respectively1 are seen to play an important role in
accident charts. Their position in the ;
th
and 12
th
in accident time# their association with
malefics and their aspect or association with moon are some features found in accident
time charts.
This writer has collected info on most ma)or air accidents of the world and segregated
them based on the causes# such as runway overshoots# those struc$ by lightening# bird-hit
ones# mid-air collisions# pilot errors# bad weather# bombs 0sabotage1 etc.
2ome basic astrological features are seen in all. The affliction to moon determines the
e-tent of the fatalities. n frea$ accidents involving less or no fatalities# the basic
astrological features are not predominant. / positive influence by aspect or association of
*upiter on moon reduces the fatality rate. %ut *upiter must be in own or e-alted house or
friendly house with no retrograde motion. The positive strength of *upiter is determined
by the sign where it is posited. f it is in enmity or debility or in retrogression in
e-altation and own houses# *upiter is helpless.
6et me list down the most common features seen in all air accidents.
< Mercury stands for transportation. The affliction to mercury is a basic feature.
< The .rd house in the 3atural &odiac stands for short trips. This is 5emini. 5emini also
signifies airy sign. /ffliction to 5emini is another primary feature in all air accidents.
< The .rd from Mercury is afflicted in most air accidents. The .
rd
from accident time also
is afflicted.
< The afflicting planet in most cases is Mars signifying e-plosion# accident and fire.
< 2aturn as airy planet also has a role in air mishaps.
< f moon is transiting in the stars associated with the above points and is devoid of
positive influence of *upiter at the time of mishap# the fatalities are certain.
< 2aturnine connection to Mercury or moon is also seen in most air mishaps denoting a
ha&ard in the air.
< The above mentioned 5 upagrahas will be in malefic connections or in malefic houses
particularly in ;
th
and 12
th
from accident time lagna.
.
< The accident time lagna will be in malefic dre$$anas. The affliction caused to (re$$ana
lagna and its lord determines the severity of the accident and the death toll.
2tarting from the Mangalore air crash# let us analy&e some air crash charts.
The chart for the crash time of Mangalore accident is given here.
The rising lagna is in 1
st
(re$$ana in Taurus. This is )ust good but needs to be
fortified by benefics. %ut it is not. n the (re$$ana chart the (re$$ana lord 7enus
is in 5emini aspected by . malefics# Mars# 2aturn and :ahu.
The lagna is in 9ritti$a# lorded by =ire 5od 0>?0@ degrees1 The 2un is close to
the lagna at >?50 degrees.
Mercury in the fiery sign# in the star of 9etu that stands for gory death. 9etu is
aspected by retro 2aturn. 2aturn turning retro in a friendly sign becomes
unfriendlyA n addition it is in the star of fiery sun.
The .rd from Mercury is 5emini. t is occupied by 9etu which is aspected by
:ahu and 2aturn. 7enus also is posited there in the star of :ahu which signifies
s$y. 7enus is afflicted.
Moon was transiting the star of 7enus at the time of mishap. n addition# moon
suffers papa $arthari being hemmed in between malefics B Mars in the star of
Mercury and 2aturn in the star of 2un. 2o the fiery element was the cause of
fatalities.
*upiter in own house was helpless as it did not cast any aspect on moon or
mercury or 5emini.
/mong upagrahas# 5uli$a aspects Mars in the .
rd
from lagna. Mercury suffers
affliction from 8pa$etu# 9aala and 7yatipata while (hooma )oins 2aturn. /ll the
. in /ries 0Mer#8pa9 and 9aa1 are in the asterism of $etu.
*ust a couple of months ago# a similar runway overshoot happened in M'anza airort of
*anzania. While attempting to land# the aircraft swerved off the runway and s$idded for
C
about a $ilometer before coming to a stop. The front landing gear collapsed during the
s$id. /ll .@ passengers and crew of D escaped unhurt. Moon was in papa$arthari at that
time also similar to Mangalore air crash time. %ut the crash did not result in any casualty.
6et us see why.
The rising lagna is in the .
rd
(re$$ana in /"uarius. This is )ust good but needs to
be fortified by benefics. *upiter is posited in the lagna. The ;
th
aspect of Mars is
not bad as Mars is in retrogression in debility. n the (re$$ana chart the (re$$ana
lord 7enus is in own house aspected by *upiter. *upiter has offered the
cushioning.
The lagna is in the asterism of *upiter. *upiter in lagna has protected both Mercury
and the Moon which is hemmed in-between the malefics.
The .rd from Mercury is free of afflictions.
The natural .
rd
of the Eodiac 05emini1 is afflicted by 9etu and upagrahas which
are aspected by 2aturn. This is a sure sign of something going wrong with the
aircraft. %ut *upiter also aspects 5emini# thereby minimi&ing the damage.
n contrast to the Tan&ania crash# the $razil air crash that happened on 1D-0D-200D
bears resemblance to Mangalore crash. t was also a runway overshoot. The aircraft
s$idded off the runway and crashed into a warehouse ne-t to a petrol station and
caught fire thereby $illing all the passengers and some persons in the warehouse. The
overall death toll was 1@@.
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The rising lagna is in the 2
rd
(re$$ana in 'apricorn. This is )ust good but needs to
be fortified by benefics. 8nfortunately there is no benefic aspect on the 6agna.
Moreover 5uli$a )oins the lagna. n the (re$$ana chart the (re$$ana lord 7enus
is afflicted in the fiery sign of 6eo by 2aturn and :ahu. *upiter is helpless in
reducing the affliction. Moreover *upiter is retro in a friendly sign in rasi )oined
by (hooma.
Mercury is in the natural .
rd
)oined by 8pa$etu. The .rd from Mercury is a fiery
sign heavily afflicted by malefics. This also happens to be the ;
th
from lagna.
Moon is caught in this affliction and additionally afflicted by :ahu and 9aala.
The affliction to moon is further aggravated by Mars 022 degrees /ries 1 within
whose Cth aspect falls moon 012 degrees 6eo1
There is no mitigating benefic aspect to 5emini or Mercury or Moon or the .
rd
from Mercury.
The .
rd
from lagna is aspected by *upiter# but *upiter itself is rendered wea$ due to
retrogression in a friendly sign and by association with (hooma.
n recent memory# another accident happened in the runway in +i&ya on 12-05-2010.
The aircraft crashed and disintegrated one-half a mile from the runway while
attempting to land at Tripoli nternational /irport. 3inety-two passengers and a crew
of 11 were $illed. /n ; year old (utch boy was the sole survivor. The accident chart
has similar placement of the C malefics as they were at the time of Mangalore air
crash and the Tan&ania air crash which saw no casualty. 6et us see how the
combinations wor$ed towards a disaster that $illed 10. persons.
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The rising lagna is in .
rd
(re$$ana in /ries. This is )ust good and needs to be
fortified by benefics. %ut it is not. Fere we see the hidden influence of upagrahas#
The Malefic planets do not cast their aspect on lagna. %ut the most important
5uli$a and 7yatipata are aspecting the lagna and also moon and mercury thereby
causing affliction. n the (re$$ana chart the (re$$ana lord *upiter is afflicted by
Mars and 2aturn.
The lagna is in %harani# lorded by +ama.
Mercury is in the fiery sign# in the star of 9etu that indicates gory death. 9etu is
in the .
rd
from 6agna and from Mercury and is posited in the natural .
rd
of the
Eodiac. t is aspected by retro 2aturn which is )oined by (hooma. n addition the
sign 5emini receives the aspect of 9aala.
*upiter in own house is helpless as it does not cast any aspect on moon or mercury
or 5emini.
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