Rājayoga from Horā

However this is not accepted traditionally and is inaccurate translation of the śloka of Kalyāṇavermā. Rājayoga will be initiated by “Savitur” i.e. Lagna and in the Parāśara horā chakra, these will be planets placed in the same horā as the lagna. The daśā of the planets who have the capacity to give rājayoga will initiate them if they are in lagna horā.
Similarly the sustenance of rājayoga can be interrupted by planets in the other horā (i.e. other than lagna horā). For example, if lagna is in Sun horā then the planets in Moon horā can destroy the rājayoga.
Yet there is a catch to this. To come to a final conclusion we need to assess whether the lagna is promising rājayoga or the 7^th house. We learn this in much greater detail later when we study rājayoga. At this stage we do some basic chart examinations.

• It is not important that the planets are fruitful or fruitless.
• The nature of the planets will inform us about the reasons for which the person has achieved this position/rājayoga. Natural malefic planets show fights and many challenges associated with their nature while natural benefic planets show the areas of concern that are to follow.
• सवितुर् (Savitur) is the “name of the Sun god Sūrya when He works as the kāraka for lagna” and the simple seven syllable mantra is “तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं। tat saviturvareṇyaṁ”

D1: Sun in lagna trikoṇa

When the Sun is in trines to lagna in rāśi chart then we can say that the “Savitur energy” is actively functioning through the lagna itself. This concept of solar trines is called कोणार्क (koṇ­ārka) – from koṇa (trine) + arka (Sun). When the Sun is in 1^st, 5^th or 9^th house it is in lagna koṇa and gāyatrī is strong in lagna. This is Brahma gāyatrī with the bīja

Rajiv Gandhi

Start of Rājayoga: Sun is in trines to lagna, so we may use the lagna horā as Savitur (initiator of rājayoga). Rajiv Gandhi became the 6^th Prime Minister of India after the death of his mother in Rāhu daśā Jupiter antardaśā. He was the PM from 31 October 1984 – 2 December 1989 during Rāhu-Jupiter and Rāhu-Saturn periods. It is noteworthy that both Jupiter and Saturn are in the lagna horā in Leo with the Sun.

End of Rājayoga: Mercury antardaśā started in October 1989 and he lost power in December of the same year. Mercury is very malefic being in an odd sign in rāśi chart and Moon horā. It is also with the nodes and can become very adverse. There was a huge scandal but he stood his ground and without his outside support Chandrasekhar and others could not have come to power. However later in the same antardaśā of Mercury in 1991 he was assassinated.

Indira Gandhi

The longest serving Prime Minister of India, her name was synonymous with India itself – “Indira is India”. She was in power as the personal assistant of her father Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru after independence and then later joined the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) after he passed in 1964 and became After her father’s death in 1964 she was appointed as a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and became Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1964-66). Jupiter daśā had started in 1954 and she would surely rise high as it is in rājayoga and is very well placed in lagna horā in Leo. In Sun antardaśā (1966) she became PM. Sun is the lord of the lagna but is not in Leo but it will surely sustain and increase power as it bridges the power start (Leo) and sustenance (Cancer).

For eleven long years she stayed in power as PM [24 January 1966 – 24 March 1977]. Losing power for a few years in Venus antardaśā, she regained it in Sun antardaśā (14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984) until she was assassinated in Rāhu antardaśā of Saturn daśā by her bodyguards.

D1: Sun in kāma trikoṇa

When the Sun is in the seventh house it is sunset and rudra gāyatrī prevails. This energy is also transmitted when the Sun is in trines to 7^th house i.e. in 3^rd and 11^th houses. Koṇārka is in kāma bhāva with Rudra gāyatrī. Since the gāyatrī is in the opposite house, the rājayoga is not initiated by the horā lagna but by the opposite or other house. For example if the lagna is in Sun horā (Leo) then the planets in Moon horā (Cancer) will be the initiators of rājayoga.

Barack Obama

In the chart of President Barack Obama Sun is in the seventh house in rudra gāyatrī (sunset) with the kāma bīja (klīṁ) indicating that the power of Savitur is in the sign opposite to the lagna. Lagna is in Sun horā (Leo) and the rājayoga initiating planets will be in the Moon horā.
Mercury is in Cancer and horā chakra confirming that it is very beneficial.
Jupiter, Moon, Saturn and Mars join Mercury in Cancer (lunar) horā and are capable of initiating the rājayoga.
Barack Obama became the 44^th President of the United States in Jupiter daśā Moon antardaśā. His rating was high during this period and stayed high through Mars antardaśā. However with the advent of Rāhu antardaśā (Feb 2010 to July 2012) his ratings dipped inspite of every effort he made. Saturn daśā starts in 2012 July and it is expected that his rājayoga may be returned by the strength of this Saturn as it is well placed in rāśi and is also associated with the sign (Cancer) of horā chart which initiates rājayoga.
Of course, this is not sufficient to make predictions. It is only a starting point and students should not get carried away by the power of this tool to be used independently.

D1: Sun in artha trikoṇa

When the Sun is in the tenth house it is mid-day and Viṣṇu gāyatrī prevails. This energy is also transmitted when the Sun is in trines to 10^th house i.e. in 2^nd and 6^th houses. Koṇārka is in artha bhāva. Savitur is in the fourth bhāva from the Sun (as lagna is in fourth from Sun in 10^th house). This is the Abhijit muhurta and favours the lagna. Therefore, we should study the rājayoga from lagna in horā chart just as we did for Sun in Lagna trikoṇa. See examples of Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi above.

D1: Sun in mokṣa trikoṇa

When the Sun is in the fourth house it is mid-night and Kali (turīya) gāyatrī prevails. This energy is also transmitted when the Sun is in trines to fourth house i.e. in 12^th and 8^th houses. Koṇārka is in mokṣa bhāva. Savitur is in the tenth bhāva from the Sun (as lagna is in tenth from Sun in fourth house). Abhijit rāśi is always in the 4^th from the Sun, and it is in the 7^th house. Therefore, we should study the rājayoga from sign opposite the lagna in horā chart just as we did for Sun in kāma trikoṇa. See examples of Barack Obama above.

Parivartana Yoga

The word parivartana means “to turn round, invert or change completely” implying a barter of some kind where an exchange is involved. In the rudimentary Sun-Moon Parāśara horā this can happen if the Sun is in Cancer horā and the Moon is in Leo horā, and then there exists an ‘exchange of signs between the luminaries’.  This causes a major shift and is the highest relationship between any two planets. It is a revolution marking the end of something like a period of time of one thing and leading to a completely new disposition. Parivartana always implies radical change or opposite to what is normally indicated.

In order to study the effect of the parivartana, we will need to redraw the chart in a peculiar manner. Leo will become Cancer and Cancer becomes Leo! All planets in Sun horā in Leo will behave as if in Cancer horā whereas planets in Moon horā in Cancer will behave as if in Sun horā in Leo in only matters where the exchange is considered. In all other matters of individual results, they will continue to be where they are. Basically if Mercury is in an odd sign and in Moon horā it will give bad results and this will not change even if there is parivartana because the effect of Mercury being good or bad is not limited to the horā chart alone but to both the rāśi and horā charts. On the other hand, if Jupiter is in Sun horā and promises good results it may not do so after the parivartana as the results of Jupiter are based solely on the horā chart and not on both the rāśi and horā charts. It can seem complicated, so let us study an example to understand this.

Jawaharlal Nehru

We have seen the chart of Jawaharlal Nehru in the previous lesson. In the SM-Horā chart, the Moon is in Cancer and Sun is in Leo. Parivartana yoga is applicable and we have to redraw the chart changing the signs so that we can understand the impact of the parivartana yoga.

Examine the planets –

• Mercury is in odd sign (Li) in rāśi chart and even sign (Cn) in SM-horā. It will continue to be malefic due to this mixture of odd and even sign. Parivartana cannot alter this as this is related to the rāśi chart.
• Planets in lagna continue to be associated with the lagna
• Jupiter was fruitless due to moon horā but due to parivartana it comes to Leo and is fruitful, even though it is not in lagna.

These are some simple examples. You have to work on a number of charts until you get the hang of this method. It can take time but every extra chart you study will help you. I have not included charts of spiritual giants. I leave it to you to study these as an Assignment – Examine the horā charts of four people including your own.

Paraṁparā Upadeśa

It is noteworthy that the nodes will always occupy the same sign – Cancer or Leo. Whenever the nodes occupy the same sign in any divisional chart it indicates the possibility of escape from this cycle of rebirth. The Parāśara Horā chart shows one of the important paths to mokṣa, and this involves the invocation of the power of the Sun and the Moon as the lords of Leo and Cancer. This invocation is done traditionally by taking the names of the avatāra – Rāma and Kṛṣṇa respectively. Therefore the first mantra upadeśa from the Parāśara Horā is the Paraṁparā Mantra.

The reverse mantra is also specifically noted by Śrī Acyutānanda our Parama-Guru in the book “Guru-Bhakti Gītā” (Odiya language).

All students are requires to recite this mantra 108 times as soon as they wake up, and before they step out of the bed and place their feet on mother earth. Your weight is another burden of sin that mother earth has to carry for another day. Before you place this burden on Her head, do consider reciting this mantra. You must be facing east or north while reciting this mantra. To do so, you must sleep with your feet facing the east (to awaken to east) or north i.e. head is in the west or south respectively.

Which of these mantras am I supposed to do? Which one suits me? I use a simple test to ascertain this. If your lagna is in Sun horā, then the first mantra हरे राम कृष्ण hare rāma kṛṣṇa” will suit you. If instead your lagna is in Moon horā, you will find the second mantra हरे कृष्ण राम hare kṛṣṇa rāma” to be more comfortable.

Pitṛ-Deva

Translation: Pitṛs lord the lunar horā while Devas lord the solar horā.

Pitṛs – Sky Fathers

Pitṛs are broadly known as the progenitors of all beings, both divine and corporeal. They are the forefathers of everyone and everything being primeval deities and can never cease to exist being immortal. They are divided into two classes based on their origin and spiritual level – daiva pitaraḥ (divine pitṛs) and the manuṣyāḥ pitaraḥ (human ancestors) and the latter derive from the former based on the ancestry [study saptarṣi – seven seers]. The pitṛs being spiritual beings at the level of devas exist in the higher lokas while some manuṣya pitṛ exist in the tala (lower regions or worlds) as well. In jyotiṣa, for the sake of remedies and sustenance coming from the horā (food, wealth), we are more concerned with the daiva pitṛs. There are seven classes (like seven weekday planets) of daiva pitṛs –

Three of these classes of daiva pitṛs are amṛtayaḥ i.e. immersed in the nectar of immortality and incorporeal while the remaining four classes are samṛtayaḥ i.e. corporeal. All pitṛs have different origins, forms, grades and abodes which can be learnt from the purāṇa literature. Particularly Vāyu and Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa as well as Matsya and Padma Purāṇa.