The Master proceeds to delineate the effect of the placement of planets and the signs on the right hand.
“This native has four chakras and another sign resembling a fish in his right hand. The native is born in a Saiva community. But, he does not see any difference between Shiva and Hari”, so said Nandikeswara to Markandeya.
The disciple wanted to know how to find the community of birth.
The Master answered, “It is possible to know the name too, besides the community. Such is the science of Astrology. You will see that Jupiter is posited in Capricorn in Iswaramsa sign owned by Saturn–and just below there is the Moon representingParwat~ and Ketu representing tail. Hence, we infer that the native is a Saivite.”
The disciple questions why the native could not have a name represented by Vishnu.
The Master answers–“The mouth is represented by Rahu. Mars represents horns and Jupiter represents the stomach and Ketu the tail. As Ketu and the Moon are in the same sign a ‘Kshiramsa Sambhuta’ indicates one born in the Ocean of Milk (Parvati). Thus, the nature of the personality describes a Nandi (Bull). The , name may be that of Shiva’s Vahana Nandi.”
The disciple wants to know if it is possible for everyone born on that day to have the same name. The Master answers that it depends on the circumstances of each case. The names can begin with the first letter of Nandikeswara–Names can be chosen from the other names of Nandi like Vrishabha, Basava etc., either with the first letter or letters occurring at the end of name, thus, indicating some sort of affiliation to ‘Nandi’.
Now, the native, whose chart’is being studied, has a lean body. The native’s father is an agriculturist. He will also amass some wealth. But, the strange fact is that this money will be distributed to the other brothers of the
native and the parents’ own brothers.
The disciple wonders at this and wants to know the reasons on which this judgment is based.
The author admits that detailed method of forecasting would involve great expenditure and trouble, so only in this case it is being given, but the rules of the reading ‘are the same for all charts and mostly it is the ‘Karalcatwa’ that holds the key for the reading.
The Master answers that as the Sun representing father is posited in Virgo, a sign of vegetation, good crops etc., so we infer he is an agriculturist and as he is in conjunction with Venus, he must have amassed some money through his profession. Further, Saturn in the second house to the Sun, aspected directly by Mars, clearly indicates one owning some lands. The Sun has his own son Saturn next to him aspected by Mars representing brothers to the parent. .Saturn is also in conjunction with Mercury. Hence, the parents’ money will be shared by his brothers and sons.
The disciple wonders why Mars placed in the 8th to the sign occupied
by the Sun should be the cause for the brothers sharing the money.
The Master answers that as Mercury and Venus have exchanged signs,
Venus, who is in conjunction with the Sun, gets his own ansa in Libra which is directly aspected by Mars in Aries, the parent gives away the money to his brother whose Karaka is Mars.
The Master continues-The native is the second born. He has one sister elder to him, and has five brothers and a sister born after him. The Master gives the clue for the numbers of brothers and sisters.
Here, Jupiter is in Capricorn all alone. There is the Moon in the previous sign to the one occupied by Jupiter. Hence, he has an elder sister.
Jupiter represents the native, and in his transits he crosses (1) Mars, (2) Rahu,
(3) the Sun, (4) Saturn and (5) Mercury. So he. will have five younger brothers and as there is Venus over which Jupiter transits in his frrst round, he will have one younger sister.
After this, the Master takes up the regular tansits ofJupiter from birth
and indicates the ages at which the native suffers from disease, obtains
happiness and indicates marriage, birth of children etc., during several
rounds.
In the frrst round of 12 years, Jupiter, when he enters Pisces, has the aspects of retrograde Mars in Aries and so the native will suffer from wounds and swelling on account of pollution of blood. The child’s age then would be 3 to 5 years. This includes transits in Pisces and Aries for one year in each sign. The child will suffer from ·windy troubles in his 6th year when Jupiter transits Gemini where Rahu is posited. The native will get well from all these ailments. About the 9th and 10th years when Jupiter transits Virgo owned by Mercury and Libra owned by Venus and both having exchange of places, the child will escape drowning.
At 14-15 the native will make a headway in his education when Jupiter
transits Pisces and Aries, in his second round.
The disciple wants to know if the native will not have difficulties in his
educational career on account of the aspect of Mars on Mercury.
The Master says-You have put the intelligent question, but you
have failed to ask why the native got over the troubles from wounds and windy troubles at the age 14-15·16. I will explain now. Though’Mars
causes wounds and Rahu causes gas trouble, Jupiter’s transit of Aries and
Taurus is opposed by Saturn and Mercury in Libra and as they are enemies
they hinder both Mars and Rahu from causing trouble. For the same reason
though Mars and Rahu may hinder, the aspect of Mercury occupying the
house of Venus and having the 9th aspect of natal Jupiter from Capricorn
helped the native in his educational career during the transit of Jupiter in his second round.
As regards the disposal of the extra savings by the father, the Sun
representing father of the native is in conjunction with Venus, but Venus is
debilitated and weak in Virgo-:–so it is clear that the father had paternal
property in the shape of lands, but it was not much as Venus was weak.
The placement of Mercury and Saturn in the 2nd to the Sun indicates sources of income. But both the planets are opposed by a strong Mars who is an enemy and so the income was meagre. That the father spent lavishly is explained by the fact that the Sun is conjunct Venus who is vain-glorious and so wants a royal type of living. (2nd Lord to the Sun’s position).
In the Nandi Nadi at the beginning ofsloka5 a mathematical symbol is
shown as 3 4 4 5. The sloka says that the native will have break in his studies at I7 and incur heavy expenses, and the elder sister of the native will pass away at that time.
During the second round of transit, when Jupiter contacts Mars (3rd from the Moon), both being aspected by Mercury (4th) and heavy expenses are indicated. Further, Jupiter contacts Rahu (a retrograde planet) at the age of 17-18 and causing many troubles and miseries. The Moon representing elder sister is in the 12th to Jupiter’s placement at birth. The Moon’s movement and contact with the retrograde Mars and Rahu, who is always retrograde, results in the death of elder sister.
At 22~when Jupiter transits Mercury’s exaltation house Virgo, his educational activity will take an upward turn and conjunction of Venus in
that house and entry into Libra owned by Venus, indicate that marriage
negotiations would take place.
The disciple wants to know the nature of education the native will have
before going into the question of marriage.
The Master answers thus–As Saturn, is conjunct Mercury (in the house of Venus) who stands for Arts and as Mars who stands for Engineering and Machinery aspects Saturn and Mercury, one has to infer that the native may take up a profession in Engineering and work in an educational institution.
After transiting Gemini, Jupiter in his 3rd round contacts Venus in Virgo which happens around the native’s 30th year, marriage is likely to take place. Immediately, thereafter, Jupiter contacts Saturn in exaltation in Libra
and so the:native will be employed in a Government Institution in a gazetted rank.
The disciple wants to know why here importance is given to Jupiter
which is not the case usually as the question of livelihood is considered from Saturn’s movements in most of the cases.
The Master answers while work done is the result of Saturn,
the enjoyment of the result is ascribed to Jupiter who represents the soul.
The transit , of Jupiter oh the Sun and Venus was transmitted by them to Saturn placed in the 2nd house to them (owned by Venus also) and this leads to vitalizing Saturn conjuct Mercury which shapes the
life by offel;ing_ a high post in a Government Engineering College. This is further augmented by the fact that Jupiter contacts the Moon and natal Jupiter in the next house. These dispositions bestow an exalted
position to the native. Jupiter, when completing the\3rd round, will have travelled for 36 years and offers name and fame to the-native at that age of transiting his natal position. When in the 4th round Jupiter transits his own house Pisces, he gets the aspect of Venus from Virgo conjunct the Sun, the native will get into possession of parental property. Immediately after this Jupiter contacts Mars in Aries and Rahu in Gemini and about the years 41-42 he gets opposition from those in highest position. Then, when Jupiter conjoins Rahu in Gemini he gets the aspect of the Moon in Sagittarius and enabling the native to go on foreign travels. The very next house Cancer is an exaltation sign for Jupiter
and the Moon owns it. Therefore, the foreign travels will continue until
Jupiter crosses over Leo owned by the Sun. When Jupiter contacts the Sun in Virgo, the native will get a higherjob on return from foreign travels, and
higher emoluments and will go on improving his status until Jupiter
completes his fourth round at 48th year. This will go upto 50th year when
Jupiter reaches Pisces.
As regards children Jupiter’s contact with Venus at 33 gives him a
daughter, and when Jupiter transits his own place at birth at 36 the native will have a boy. These two children will be very lucky.
We now come to the last chapter of this life story when Jupiter contacts
Rahu in his 5thround.This will be when the native will attain the age of 53.
This transit will cause death of the native.
Salutations to Sree Nandi.keswara for this elucidation of the planetary
positions at the time of birth.
This same principle will be followed in delineating the results of other
charts also-importance being given to Karakatwas .
