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Determining Profession

Introduction The profession is defined in dictionaries as "a paid occupation, especially one that involved prolonged training and a formal qualification", our sages talked about it in a different sense, they termed it as Karma which means work. I will quote a shloka from Bhagwad Geeta which will help us understand what Karma is. All men are…

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Panchanga: Introduction

Introduction Panchanga is made of two words - Pancha meaning five and Anga means limbs, so it normally means something with five limbs. True to its name Panchanga is composed of five different elements namely Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana. Then a question comes, limbs of whom? Limbs of time - In ancient times,…

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Navansha Dasha : Jaimini

Navansha Dasha: Calculations  मन्दो ज्यायान ग्रहेषुII1.1.24 प्रचीवृत्तिविर्ष्मेषुII1.1.25 परावृत्त्योत्तरेषुII1.1.26 न क्वचितII1.1.27 नाथान्ताः समाः प्रायेनII1.1.28 यावद्विवेकमावृत्तिभार्णांII1.1.29 These shlokas serially explain us some Dasha basics. Jaimini is very methodical, Sage first describes Drishti, then Argala, then Chara Karaka's, then Sthir Karakas, then Dasha and in end Arudha. He is very methodical, he first explains Drishti and then uses the…

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Shastiamsa – culmination

Introduction We learnt about Shastiamsa deities in the first part of this article, and then I revealed the secret message of each Shastiamsa portion given in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. In the second part of this article series, we analysed Shastiamsa as a member of the divisional charts family. Now, I wish to give some…

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Shastiamsa: 60th Varga

Introduction An introduction is written in the first article of the series named "Shastiamsa: Deities" please read it by clicking on its name. In this article, I will present something special, but let me introduce it first. In Vedic Jyotish, those books are considered as classics which are written in Sanskrit and presents special/precise principles of…

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Shri Guru Gita: Importance of Guru

Introduction Importance of Guru is supreme, Guru is none other than God personified. It is said that God cannot come to earth and give his vision to everyone that's why he sends Guru in our lives who leads us to God and Godhead through the path of spirituality and discrimination. In end in the last…

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D60 Shastiamsa: Devata

Introduction There are two types of principles in Vedic Jyotish, First is basic principles which is an analysis of a Bhava lord in another Bhava, Judging relationship between planets known as Yoga etc, Second is advanced principles such as Dasha, Divisional Charts and Shadabala. Divisional charts are such an advanced principle but are very fundamental…

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