By

Jagdish Raj Ratra, India

SA Volunteer: Mukesh

Jagdish Raj Ratra is B.Com (hons)

L.L.B Fellow (F.I.I) worked in Insurance

Sector (LIC Of India) for 38 years. He
has been dedicated to serious study in
astrology since last few decades. He
retired in Feb 1996, has special interest
in Jaimini Astrology.
His work on Jaimini Astrology has been
the most unique and different than the
traditionally known understanding of
Jaimini Astrology. We have received
numerous appreciations from serious
students plus writers in Jaimini astrology
on the original thoughts of Ratra ji on
Jaimini Astrology and it gives us great
pleasure to have him on board as one of
the esteemed writers on Jaimini
astrology.

ishi Jaimini is emperor of

brevity. He can speak volumes
in one word. Horoscopic
knowledge is as vast as ocean. Shri
Jaimini had the capacity to condense all
information about his Horoscopic thesis
in one word.
He designed one such sutra which
contained his tally of sutras chapter
wise.
The opening sutra of the Jaimini granth
is . What is the
significance of Upadesh?
It is tradition of every writer of yore to
invoke blessings of their respective
ISHT or preceptor in the first verse of
their granthas. Maintaining
that
tradition, taking first
sutra as
benediction, expert commentators on
Jaimini sutras have translated this sutra
as benediction
(i) U pada sham bowing at the
feet of Umapati Shankar we

explain Horoscopy for benefit of humanity or

(ii) Invoking blessings of Goddess Parvati, this granth is initiated for good of
mankind or
(iii) O God let me place my work before readers for their knowledge etc.

We differ from such interpretations. In no way upadesh equates prayer. The simple
meaning of word upadesh is teaching, instruction and lessons. What was the purpose of
using upadesh by that master of terminology? Let us break this word into consonants
and vowels and see the indications.

, + , +

,+

We get 3 letters and 4 vowels in this word. The ratio of letters and vowels is 3:4.
Draw a (box) rectangle with parallel lines in the ratio of 3:4 i.e.
4

4
Multiply digits 3 X 4 and get 12 rectangles as answer. Arrange these 12 rectangle boxes in
another rectangular matrix which shall be as under.

This is the format of South Indian style of horoscope. It confirms that compilation
relates to the 12 signs of the zodiac. Hence upadesh refers to science of horoscopy which
is valid for (3) phases of time Past, Present and Future and for (4) yugas Satyayuga,
Treta, Dwaper and Kaliyuga.
Again consonants (letters) ( p_ ) ( d_ ) (sh _ )
Represent three chapters of the granth and four vowels ( - - - -) represent four
sections in each chapter.
Place numerical value under KATAPAYA system for ( p) (d) (sh), these are (
p) = 1, ( d) = 8, (sh) = 5. When written in reverse order (or speaking order) figure
that emerges is 581. This infact is the total number of sutras spread over three chapters
of 4 sections each.
Whatever be the count of sutras in the FIRST chapter, if condensed into single digit the
answer should be 5, similarly condensed digit for 2nd chapter should be 8 and that of
third chapter should be 1. Example of a condensed figure Let my year of birth be 1937 =
1+ 9 + 3 + 7 = 20. 2 + 0 = 2
So 1937 is condensed as 2.
NOW
Carefully count all the sutras of all four sections of chapter one (FIRST). The count is
Section
No. 1
34 sutras
No. 2
121 sutras
No. 3
44 sutras
No. 4
49 sutras
-----------------------------Total
248
Condensed digit is 2+4+8=14
1+4=5
Similarily section wise count of sutras of chapter 2 is = 60+33+31+37=161
1+6+1=8

Sutras in the missing chapter 3 can be worked out as under

Total Sutras 581
Less sutras of chapter I and chapter II (248+161=409) - 409
--------172
The condensed digit for chapter 3 = 1+7+2=10
1 + 0=1
Thus chapter wise condensed digits match with (p) (d) (sh)
(Note: Dr. P.S. Shastri researched the exact section wise number of sutras for chapters I and II)
Jaimini sutras in four chapters are available in the market. We doubt the authenticity of
published version of chapters III and IV. Dr. Shastri has made the following comments
on chapter III and IV.
The problem is more complicated with regard III and IV. The available texts are
corrupt at many places, some of these sutras repeat what has already been stated in
chapter I and II and few sutras reproduced verbatim
It appears that chapters III and IV were added by someone in the name of Jaimini. The
Rishi is averse to any sort of repetitions, Not to speak of repetition, Rishi would
economize even on the use of a vowel without a purpose, and as such he cannot be the
author of chapter III and IV. He would never allow such a thing to happen to his text. It
ought to be a foreign material. This leads us to conclude that third chapter is yet to be
discovered. It is very likely that missing third chapter might be dealing with results of
various dashas and antardashas in details giving formulas as to how to select a particular
dasha for a given horoscope which is still a mystery to the students of Jaimini.
The following further interpretations can be placed on digits 5, 8 and 1.
A. 5 stands for 5 sidhantas not available in any other system of horoscopy viz
(i)
Signs aspect each other
(ii)
Forward and backward count of bhavas
(iii)
Planets have no independent aspect, they borrow aspect pattern of bhava
where it is placed.
(iv)
Degree based moveable karakas.
(v)
Nakshatra have no place in the system.
B.

(i) 8 stands for eight planets which participate in movable karaks

(ii) 8 lagnas help in prediction e.g. Karakamsha lagna, Arudha lagna, Kaalghati
lagna, Upapada lagna, Pitree lagna, Kaal Hora lagna, Kaal Ghati lagna, Drekkana
and Navamsha lagna. Janam lagna is not a predictive tool.
C.

1 stands for TRUTH and single picture of future for a native through Jaimini
system.

Digits 5, 8, 1 have many spiritual and corporal significances.

Udesh is a code for Jaimini sutras.