CHARACTERISTICS OF SIGNS

Ruling planet

Signs        Ruling Planet  

1, 8        Mars
2, 7        Venus              
3, 6        Mercury
4        Moon              
5        Sun              
9, 12        Jupiter  
10, 11        Saturn

Element :

Signs        Element    Sign        Element

1, 5, 9        Fiery        3, 7, 11    Airy  
2, 6, 10    Earthy        4, 8, 12    Watery  

Classification

Signs            Class  

1, 3, 5, 7        Male / Positive
9, 11

2, 4, 6, 8,        Female / Negative
10, 12

Caste :

Signs        Caste        Signs        Caste

1, 5, 9        Kshatri        2, 6, 10    Shudra
3, 7, 11    Vaishya    4, 8, 12    Brahmin

Planets in their relations

Planets behave in three ways naturally in their relations with each of the other planets. These relations are 1. Friendly 2. Inimical 3. Neutral.

Sun :
Friendly with : Moon, Mars, Jupiter
Inmical with:  Venus, Saturn, Rahu
Neutral with:  Mercury

Moon:
Friendly with : Sun, Mercury
Inmical with: Rahu
Neutral with: Mars,Jupiter,Venus,Saturn

Mars:
Friendly with : Sun,Moon,Jupiter
Inmical with: Mercury, Rahu
Neutral with: Venus, Saturn

Mercury:
Friendly with : Sun, Venus, Rahu
Inmical with: Moon
Neutral with: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

Jupiter:
Friendly with : Sun, Moon, Mars
Inmical with: Mercury, Venus
Neutral with: Saturn, Rahu

Venus:
Friendly with : Mercury, Saturn, Rahu
Inmical with: Sun, Moon
Neutral with: Mars, Jupiter

Saturn:
Friendly with : Mercury, Venus, Rahu
Inmical with: Sun, Moon, Mars
Neutral with: Jupiter

Rahu:
Friendly with : Mercury, Venus, Saturn
Inmical with: Sun, Moon, Jupiter
Neutral with: Mars

Ketu:
Friendly with : Mercury, Venus, Saturn
Inmical with: Sun, Moon, Jupiter
Neutral with: Mars

27 nakshatras & Lords , 12 Rashis, Vimshotari Dasha

Each nakshtra = 360 / 27 ==> 13 Degree 20 mins

Each Rashi ==> 360 /12 ==>30 degree

Rashi Sign : Aries or Mesha 0 to 30 degree
[Ashwini,Bharani,Kritika 3 degree 20 mins]

1. Ashwini nakshatra
Lord : Ketu
Vimshotri Dasha : Ketu upto 7 years


2. Bharani Nakshara
Lord : Venus
Vimshotri Dasha : Venus upto 20 years


3. Kritika Nakshara
Lord : Sun
Vimshotri Dasha : Sun upto 6 years

Rashi Sign : Taurus or Vrishbha 31 to 60 degree
[Kritika 10 deg, Rohini,Mrigashira 6 deg 40mins]

4. Rohini Nakshara
Lord : Moon
Vimshotri Dasha : Moon upto 10 years

5. Mrigshira Nakshara
Lord : Mars
Vimshotri Dasha : Mars upto 7 years

Rashi Sign : Gemini or Mithuna 61 to 90 degree
[Mrigshira 6 deg 20min,Aridra,Punarvasu 10 deg]

6. Aridra Nakshara
Lord : Rahu
Vimshotri Dasha : Rahu upto 18 years


7. Punarvasu Nakshara
Lord : Jupiter
Vimshotri Dasha : Jupiter upto 16 years

Rashi Sign : Cancer or Karkataka 91 to 120 degree
[Punarvasu 3 deg 20 min,Pushya,Ashlesha]

8. Pushya Nakshara
Lord : Saturn
Vimshotri Dasha : Saturn upto 19 years



9. Ashlesha Nakshara
Lord : Mercury
Vimshotri Dasha : Mercury upto 17 years

Rashi Sign : Leo or Simha 121 to 150 degree
[Magha,Hubba, Uttara Phalguni 3 degree 20 mins]

10. Magha Nakshara
Lord : Ketu
Vimshotri Dasha : Ketu upto 7 years

11. Hubba or Purva Phalguni Nakshara
Lord : Venus
Vimshotri Dasha : Venus upto 20 years

12. Uttara Phalguni Nakshara
Lord : Sun
Vimshotri Dasha : Sun upto 6 years

Rashi Sign : Virgo or Kanya 151 to 180 degree
[Uttara 10 deg, Hasta,Chitra 6 deg 40mins]

13. Hasta  Nakshara
Lord : Moon
Vimshotri Dasha : Moon upto 10 years

14. Chitra  Nakshara
Lord : Mars
Vimshotri Dasha : Mars upto 7 years

Rashi Sign : Libra or Tula 181 to 210 degree
[Chitra 6 deg 20min,Swati,Vishakha 10 deg]

15. Swati Nakshara
Lord : Rahu
Vimshotri Dasha : Rahu upto 18 years

16. Vishakha Nakshara
Lord : Jupiter
Vimshotri Dasha : Jupiter upto 16 years

Rashi Sign : Scorpio or Vrihchika 211 to 240 degree
[Vishakha 3 deg 20 min,Anuradha, Jyeshtha]

17. Anuradha Nakshara
Lord : Saturn
Vimshotri Dasha : Saturn upto 19 years

18. Jyeshtha Nakshara
Lord : Mercury
Vimshotri Dasha : Mercury upto 17 years

Rashi Sign : Sagittarius or Dhanus 241 to 270 degree
[Moola, Purvashada,Uttarashada 3 degree 20 mins]

19. Moola Nakshara
Lord : Ketu
Vimshotri Dasha : Ketu upto 7 years

20. Purvashada Nakshara
Lord : Venus
Vimshotri Dasha : Venus upto 20 years

Rashi Sign : Capricorn or Makara 271 to 300 degree
[Uttarashada 10 deg,Sharvana,Dhanishta 6 deg 40mins]


21. Uttarashada  Nakshara
Lord : Sun
Vimshotri Dasha : Sun upto 6 years

22. Sharvana Nakshara

23. Dhanishta Nakshara
Lord : Mars
Vimshotri Dasha : Mars upto 7 years

Rashi Sign : Aquarius or Kumbha 301 to 330 degree
[Dhanishta 6 deg 20min,Shatabhisha,Purvabhadra 10 deg]


24. Shatabhisha Nakshara
Lord : Rahu
Vimshotri Dasha : Rahu upto 18 years

25. Purvabhadra Nakshara
Lord : Moon
Vimshotri Dasha : Moon upto 10 years

Rashi Sign : Pisces or Meena 331 to 360 degree
[Purvabhadra 3 deg 20 min,Uttarabhadra,Revathi]

26. Uttarabhadra Nakshara
Lord : Saturn
Vimshotri Dasha : Saturn upto 19 years

27 Revathi Nakshara
Lord : Mercury
Vimshotri Dasha : Mercury upto 17 years

Maandi and Gulika in Astrology

Every planet has certain sub-planet like moon to the sub-planet of earth. Mars has 2, Jupiter has 12, Saturn has 10 sub planets. Among the 10 sub-planets of Saturn Maandi or Titan of Gulika is the biggest one. Maandi is considered as the son of Saturn.

According to the latest findings there are 21 Sub-planets for Saturn. Only one planet namely Titan or Maandi is revolving in clock-wise direction and other sub-planets in the Anti-clockwise direction.

Everybody is facing unexpected problems in his life. As per astrology goods yoga's give success, attaining the power, good health, gains in finance, higher education, peaceful family life, dutiful, kind hearted children, enjoying religious rites. Arishta or bad yoga's bring quarrel sum wife, worries, miseries, ill health, poverty, mental disorder, hateful relations and children, accidents, physically handicapped etc.

Maandi is considered to the departed spirits of unnatural death. The object of comparing the Maandi and departed spirits is as the Maandi linked with the souls of brother, father and mother and also one of the main reasons of the individual's death.

Death of an individual is occurred in the Saturn's dasa, bukthi, Andram, Sushma or Prana periods only. Maandi is considered to be the son of Saturn. So, we can understand very easily that Maandi is also connected with Pretha and offering the prayers to the ancestors will also satisfy Maandi. The ancestor's death may be natural or unnatural.

Many sages, Rishis have mentioned the ill effects of Maandi. Some of them noted as Maandi and some body called as Gulika. Kalidasa in his uttara kalamrita explained clearly that Maandi and Gulika were the two sons of Saturn and not one and the same.

Maandi Udaya or rise - Particular time
Gulika Time - Duration of 90 minutes

The exact time of Maandi udaya or rise should be determined according to under mentioned methods

1. Duration of Day [ Sunrise to Sunset]

2. Duration of Night [ Sunset to Sunrise]

3. Maandi udaya Ghatis of week days 26,22,18,14,10,6,2 from Sunday to Saturday respectively for day time birth.

4.  Maandi udaya Ghatis of week days 2,6,10,14,18,22,26 from Tuesday to Monday respectively for Night time birth.

5. Divide the duration of the day by 30 and multiple the Maandi Udaya Ghatis for that day.

The result is the Maandi Udaya Time on that particular day. In the same method divide the duration of Night by 30 and multiply the Maandi udaya Ghatis given for that night birth. The result is the Maandi Udaya Time of Night. Add the exact Night time with sunset then the Maandi time can be arrived for Night Birth.

Gulika Period

The period of particular day or night when divided by 8 will indicate the length of a part ruled over by each of the planets. First 7 parts are allotted to 7 planets and the last part given to Gulika. Order of seniority for Gulika period for day time is from Saturn and Night time from Mars.

Hindu Astrology in brief

Hindu astrology is the wonderful outcome of the meditative wisdom of the great Indian sages.Prasna branch of Hindu astrology uses Horoscope, Transit and Hoary for precise predictions. Astrology is the analysis of human experiences past, present and future on the basis of time and space.

which tries to conclude the correct reasoning as to how the ancient sages found relation between space,time,zodiac, planets and human experiences. Not only human experiences but all universal phenomena are influenced by celestial objects, transiting the critical points of the zodiac.

Celestial bodies impact on the human life, first is Natal horoscope [ Birth time ], Transit [ Daily] and Hoary [ Thinks about present events]. All the above times planetary influences are working differently.

Ancient sages have intelligently observed the human experiences and analyzed them and in this process have tried to find out the common causes underlying them. thus they have also codified the causes and effects they have found out. Astrology is the sum total of these codified causes and effects. Through human media one can observe and realize these planetary vibrations working. Any intelligent man will come to this conclusion, he makes a deep study of the principles of Astrology.

In Hindu astrology every aspect of life is studied in depth, their causes and effects are analyzed and common underlying principles arrived at. The ancient sages came to the conclusion that the underlying principle cannot be in this earth, it must be somewhere beyond the earth. They concluded that it must be the same force which regulates the movements and cycles of heavenly bodies. 

The theory of kundalini in body cannot be proved by senses. There seven invisible envelopes covering the body. They are Moolaadhara, Swaadhisttana, Manipooraka, Anaahatha, Visuddhi, Aagnaa and Sahasraara. Since these are not visible, Neurologists cannot accept their existence. Similarly Astrology is an ancient science which includes man is the subject of study. It encompasses the whole day to day experiences of human beings.

Ancient Indian Astrology and Sages

Astrology is a branch of vedas. which consists of Siddhanta, Samhita and Hora. With the help of Astrology to find out the past, present and future of the native based on the lagna and planets positions at the time of birth.

Ancient Indian sages could see the Position and movement of planets and their effects on human beings. They are Varahamihira, kaildasa, Varunchi, Vashista, Vyas, Parashara, venkatesa kashyap, Neelkantha, Jayadeva, Ganapathi, Sathyacharya, Manitha, Jeeva Sharma, Bhaskaracharya, Aryabhatta etc.

Those who know astrology can indicate in a way what will take place in future. Astrology is a wide ocean and one can spend his life in studying it and yet he would be far away from the perfectness. The limit of accuracy depending on their intelligence, insight, intuitive capacity, sincerity and lastly the grace of god.

While learning astrology have faith in it and one who goes to consult an astrologer should go with faith in him.

As per Varahamihira's Brihat Samhita states "The astrologer should be good looking with well proportioned, undeformed limbs, must be able to explain questions put by others , should worship the devas, observe fast and penance, should be thoroughly trained in calculations of the positions of planets and well versed with works on astrology..."

Planets and Profession

SUN

King, Royal or State Appointment, Creator, Promoter, Administrator, Forest officer, Teaching, Medicine, Owner, Physician, Rules government brokerage, commission, wood, Timber, Doctor, Magistrate, Bankers, Politicians etc

SAT

Brick kilns, Hair,Government service, Coal, Oil, Jobs connected with punishment, Agriculturist, Miners, Metals, Quarry etc.

RAHU

Telephones, Electricity, Research, Scholars , Lawyers, Medicines, Avitation, Speculators,  Teeth, Poisonous drugs etc.

Ashtakavarga system

The Ashtakavarga system used to determine the effect of transit of planets through various rashis or signs of the zodiac. The Ashtakavarga consists of combination of 7 planets and lagna [Ascendant] with respect to their position to each of them.

Ashtakavarga system is mentioned by Maharishi Parashara in his book Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. This system will accurately predict the major events of natives life by providing more information strength and weakness of plantes with respect to different transit positions. Rahu and Ketu will not be considered while callculating Astakavarga system points.

In south india benefic points called bindus and malefic points called vertical line. In north india benefic points called vertical line and malefic points called bindus.

The results of the karma of the past, manifest in the shape of Achivement,success,joys are present in the horoscope and are spread in the form of bindus or benefic points. The success one attains in the world can be found astrologically in three ways, First Rajayogas and Dhanayogas must exist in the horoscope, Secondly right dasa period should come at the right time and thirdly extent and limit of such attainment can be found accurately through the help of Astakavarga system.

Transit of saturn and jupiter in Astakavarga should be synthesized with the main dasha for accurate forecasting results. 

Planets and Worship

The planets according to vedic astrology have their own importance , benefice, strength and malefic nature and aspects. The natural benefices are Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, waxing moon. The natural malefic are Sun, Mars, Saturn.

The persons desirous of success,prosperity,good health and wealth should worship the planets by prayer, recitation of mantras, charity etc.

The progress and downfall of mankind and the creation and destruction of universe, all are under the administrative authority of the planets. Therefore they are most venerable.

For example Aditya Hridayam Stotra - prayer for Sun Planet.

It has given excellent results to many people. In two cases lost and weak eyesight were restored and in many cases heart ailments remained under control. Recitation of the Aditya Hridayam Stotra is good for sound health and velour.

Every action has its reaction. it is scientific truth. but this reaction the fruit of action depends upon implicit motive of the kind of karma one does good or bad. Whatever good or bad we do to others are automatically credited to our account in the bank of karma. Hence karma denotes that one's thoughts, words and deeds have an ethical consequence fixing one's lot in future re-births.

Planets and Mobility of Signs

Influence of Strongest planets in Horoscope are

1. Planet in Ascendant or Lagna
2. Planet in 10th House
3. Ascendant or Lagna Lord
4. 10th House Lord
5. Strongest planet in the Horoscope

Mobility of Signs 

The Moveable signs are [ 1,4,7,10 Signs]
Aries, Cancer,Libra,Capricon
Properties : Aggressive nature, Yielding etc


The Fixed Signs are [ 2,5,8,11]
Taurus, Leo,Scorpio, Aquarius
Properties :  Possessive, Unyielding etc
 

The Dual Signs [ 3,6,9,12]
Gemini, Virgo,Sagittarius,Pisces
Properties :  Adaptable, Wavering etc

Horoscope Formats

The types of Horoscopes formats are as follows :

1. North Indian
Anti-clockwise direction, Movable houses, House numbering required.

2. South Indian
Clock wise direction, Fixed houses, House Numbers not required.

 3. East Indian
Anti-clockwise direction, Fixed houses, House numbering required.

The Effects of Planets on natives ?

Is it Possible to overcome the effects of planets on natives ?

A good astrologer, after studying all the above aspects, can very well guide the native. Children can be told about the noble deeds of great saints, sages and eminent persons and may be guided to follow the path laid down by such great men, Just as a man can be advised to use a rain coat or an umbrella during rains, or to use sweater during cold season, a good astrologer can advise the native to adopt certain preventive or protective measures, to soften the harmful planetary influences, so as to avoid calamities in future life. Thus a natives life can be made a perfumed golden flower. Astrologer can suggest remedial measures like Homa[Fire ritual], Japa [ chanting], Intoning s and  such other divine aspected performances to solve problems.

Misery follows greediness. Under such situations, every man needs guidance. Astrologer is one of the guides to help such men. When an Astrologer guides a native, and the native follows it, shunning his stubbornness and complexes, the native will have a smooth life.

This, advice is essential in human life and an astrologer, through his suggestions will be able to mitigate the problems, avoid further complications. Thus the advice of an astrologer is very useful. family itself is a bus and incumbents of the house are its passengers. Guideance and advice is essential to everybody. These are some expreiences common to all human beings. There are many saints, sages , great learned masters, teachers,  and guides in this world to guide the people in various fields.

Astrologers can also guide natives regarding health problems like blood pressure, gastric problems etc and suggest preventive measures based on scientific calculations of planetary positions. Suitable advice can also be given to persons who are stubborn and are excessive in their behavior about the effects of their actions on mind and they may suitably be directed. 
 

Classification of Houses :

There are twelve Rashi's or houses or Bhavas. The first Bhava is called Ascendant or Lagna. These are classifies as follows

1. Kendra or Quadrant :

The Group of 1,4,7,10th Houses.

2. Panhara or Succeedant :

The Group of 2,5,8,11th Houses.

3. Apoklima or Cadent:

The Group of 3,6,9,12th Houses

4. Trikona or Trines :

The group of 1,5,9th Houses

5. Upchaya or Growing :

The group of 3,6,10,11th Houses.

6. Trik or Advanced Houses:

the group of 6,8,12th Houses

7. Aayu or House of Longivity:

The Group of 3,8th Houses

8. Maraka or Death & Illness :

The group of 2,7th Houses.

Start with Basics

Astrology is a very vast study and is practiced in different forms in various nations around the world.
The horoscope provides the details of good and bad deeds inherited from past birth and gives us the indications of the suffering due.
Vaastu is the science of vedic architecture. Vaastu errors can be serious hindrances. This should be indicated in the horoscope. A horoscope is also described as a map of man's destiny.

Basics of Vedic Astrology :

The Nine planets are Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus , Saturn, Rahu and Ketu.

27 Stars [ Nakshatras]
1.Ashwini
2.Bharani
3.Kruttika
4.Rohini
5.Mriga
6.Aardra
7.Punarvasu
8.Pushya
9.Aashlesha
10.Magha
11.Poorva Falguni
12.Uttara Falguni
13.Hasta
14.Chitra
15.Swaati
16.Vishaakha
17.Anuraadha
18.Jyeshtha
19.Mool
20.Poorvaashaadha
21.Uttaraashaadha
22.Shravan
23.Dhanishtha
24.Shatataaraka
25.Poorva Bhaadrapada
26.Uttara Bhaadrapada
27.Revati

The Twelve Houses or Rashi [ English and Hindi Names ]

1. Aries - Mesha
2. Taurus - Vrishabha
3. Gemini - Mithuna
4. Cancer - Karkataka
5. Leo - Simha
6. Virgo - Kanya
7. Libra - Tula
8. Scorpio - Vrishchika
9. Sagittarius - Dhanus
10. Capricorn - Makar
11. Aquarius - Kumbha
12. Pisces - Meena