Thursday 27 October 2016

Integrating Multiple Predictive Tools - A Case Study

This was an article published in the JANUARY 2013 issue of the 'Modern Astrology'. I thank Mrs. Gayatridevi Vasudev, the editor, for allowing me to share the article in social media. I hope you will enjoy reading this........

Integrating Multiple Predictive Tools - A Case Study
Dr. K. Guru Rajesh

Multi-pronged Approach
Vedic astrology provides an inexhaustible range of tools that aid in the prediction of future events. Mastering even some of them will provide a great insight into the horoscope. The obvious question that strikes one is how the different tools can indicate the same event. What if they indicate contradictory results? How does one blend the mutually contradicting inferences? This write-up is an attempt to explain the utility of multiple tools of Vedic astrology such as divisional charts, Ashtakavarga, transits, Vimshottari Dasa, Rasi-Tulya-Vatsara Dasa, Yogini Dasas and Prasna against a case study. The discerning readers will be able to note that the different tools all indicate the same inference when applied carefully.

On the night of 30th July 2010 at 9-30 pm, I got a phone call from a friend asking me about the condition of his wife who had been admitted to a hospital earlier in the evening of the same day. She was in her 7th month of pregnancy. She had suddenly developed high blood pressure and seizures necessitating her admission into a hospital. The doctors had said the baby had to be delivered immediately to save the mother and had started giving her medication for induced labor.

Afflicted Fifth House
My friend himself has a good working knowledge of astrology being a traditional priest. We would often discuss about various topics of astrology and also interesting horoscopes. I had gone through his horoscope (Chart 1) several times and I was apprehensive regarding his 5th house. This was the first time his wife was pregnant after a year of their marriage.

Chart 1: Friend: Born November 22, 1979 at 1h. 03m. (1ST) at 16 N 05, 78 E 52.


Sagittarius is the 5th house whose lord Jupiter, also the Karaka for children, is in the Ascendant with Yogakaraka Mars and Rahu, both natural malefics. The 5th house is occupied by the 12th lord Moon who is in Rasi Sandhi in the dreaded Moola Nakshatra. In Navamsa, the 5th house is Capricorn joined by its lord Saturn and Ketu and aspected by Mercury and Rahu from Cancer and Mars from Gemini. The Karaka Jupiter, though Vargottama is in the 12th from the Navamsa Ascendant. Thus both the Rasi and Navamsa charts show considerable affliction to the 5th house, its lord and the Karaka which may signal trouble for the progeny.


In the Saptamsa, Sagittarius is the Ascendant occupied by the 8th lord Moon who occupies the same sign as in Rasi and is aspected by the Sun, Saturn and Mars, all malefics, from Kendras. Further the Ascendant lord Jupiter has gone to the 12th house and is joined by the 6th lord Venus. The 5th lord, Mars who rules the first child is in the 10th in Virgo which is the 6th from the 5th aspected by Saturn. Mars himself is the 8th lord from the 5th house. This is ominous and amplifies the indications of the Rasi and Navamsa charts.

Prasna Pointers

Chart 2: Prasna: July 30, 2010 at 21 h. 30m. (1ST) at 22 N 32, 88 E 22.


Chart 2 is for the time of the query. Pisces rising has the Ascendant lord Jupiter and 5th lord Moon in it. The Ascendant and its occupants are aspected by Saturn and Mars from the 7th. The Ascendant and the 5th lords are in Ithasala Yoga in the Ascendant indicating the birth of a child very soon. However the 5th lord Moon is also in Ithasala with Saturn and Mars, two first rate malefics. Mars is further in Poorna Ithasala with Saturn being in the same degree as Saturn. How does one balance these powerful negative influences with the positive influences acting on the Ascendant? Considering the typical Ithasala between the Ascendant and the 5th lord in the Ascendant itself, I told my friend that birth of a baby could be expected within a few hours.

What would be the sex of the child? The Ascendant, the Ascendant lord and the 5th lord are placed in an even sign Pisces. Further, the 5th lord in natal Saptamsa, Mars, is in an even sign Virgo. Taking these into consideration I predicted that it would be a baby girl.

As expected, my friend's wife delivered an under-weight female baby after a few hours at 02h.15m. Her condition improved gradually but the child's was precarious. The child was kept in an incubator and was put under intensive medical care. Now the next question which started agitating the minds of all concerned was what would be the fate of the baby?

Saturn-Mars Impact
Chart 3: Baby: Born July 31, 2010 at 2h.15m. (1ST) at 15 N 44, 77 E 29.


The Ascendant in Chart 3 which is of the new-born is Taurus unoccupied and unaspected by any planet while the Ascendant lord Venus is in the 4th in Leo along with Mercury, a friendly planet. Thus the 4th, a Kendra, is occupied by the benefic Ascendant lord Venus and the 2nd and 5th lord benefic Mercury. The Moon, the planet important for infantile longevity, is in a benefic sign Pisces in the 11th along with its lord benefic Jupiter. However, Saturn and Mars aspect Pisces from the 5th house. Prima facie there appears to be no Balarishta Yoga as defined in classical texts for the baby as the Moon joins a benefic and the Ascendant lord Venus joins benefic Mercury in a Kendra. Nevertheless, after careful observation I found that Saturn and Mars are in the same degree in Virgo (7th degree) exactly opposed to the degree-wise position of the Moon in Pisces (7th degree in Pisces). This close affliction to the Moon from the two first-rate malefics hints at some sinister effect on the baby.

Ashtakavarga of Chart 1


To double check my inferences I checked the Vimshottari and Yogini Dasas of my friend (Chart 1). In Vimshottari, he was running Mercury Bhukti in Sun Dasa. Both are in the 4th house, the 12th from the 5th, and aspected by both Saturn and Mars. The Sun is the Ascendant lord and Mercury is the 2nd lord. Further Mercury is in Visakha ruled by the 5th lord Jupiter. In Saptamsa, the Sun aspects the Ascendant. Thus both the Dasa and Bhukti lords indicate the birth of a child and also its loss. Yogni Dasa is known to be the most appropriate Dasa in timing unfortunate incidents in life. He was running Dhanya in Bhramari (Jupiter in Mars). Both Jupiter and Mars are in the Ascendant afflicted by Rahu. Jupiter is the 5th lord and Mars is the 5th lord from the Moon. This also corroborates with the earlier observation.

Then I considered the Rasi-Tulya-Vatsara Dasa to further confirm the event. He was running his 31st year ruled by the 7th house whose lord Saturn is in the 2nd house of Kutumba indicating an addition to the family. However, Saturn occupies the Nakshatra of the Sun who is in the 4th house, the 12th from the 5th indicating the loss of a child.

Thereafter I took his Ashtakavarga charts and found that the 5th house is the weakest in the Sarvashtakavarga with only 20 benefic points, well below the mandatory average of 25. Next, I considered the transit of planets in the light of Ashtakavarga. I searched for 0 bindu signs in the Bhinnashtakavarga charts which were being transited by the major-planets Jupiter and Saturn and found that Jupiter, who is also the 5th lord from the Ascendant, was transiting Pisces in the 8th house from the Ascendant where there is no bindu in the Bhinnashtakavarga of Saturn and there is only 1 bindu in the Bhinnashtaka of the Ascendant.

Ashtakavarga of Chart 3


Yogini Dasa Clue
Next I considered the Dasas and Ashtakavarga of the baby. She was born in Mercury Bhukti Saturn Dasa in Vimshottari. Saturn joins the Maraka 7th lord Mars and occupies the 7th from the Moon while Mercury is a Maraka being the lord of the 2nd house. In the Yogini Dasas, she was running Ulka in Bhadrika ruled by Saturn and Mercury respectively. Again both Saturn and Mercury have come into the picture and both are Marakas as explained earlier. When we look at the chart from the Rasi-Tulya-Vatsara Dasa angle, the first year is ruled by the Ascendant whose lord Venus is in the 4th with the 2nd and 5th lord Mercury. Venus is the 8th lord from the Moon sign occupying the 6th therefrom hinting at the impending tragedy. As far as the transits are concerned, they are the same as for the birth chart. When checked with the Ashtakavarga charts the most significant feature that struck me glaringly was the transit of Saturn in Virgo which has 0 bindus in his own Bhinnashtakavarga.

It is clear from my friend's chart that his 5th house has severe afflictions which is confirmed by the concerned divisional chart - the Saptamsa, and also by the Sarvashtakavarga. Regarding the fructification of these afflictions the Vimshottari, Yogini, Rasi- Tulya- Vatsara Dasas and the Ashtakavarga all converge to indicate both the birth of a female child and its loss. The horoscope of the child and the Prasna charts are almost similar as far as planetary positions are considered. In the baby's horoscope (Chart 2), (i) the association of the Moon with Jupiter and (ii) the occupation of benefics Venus and Mercury, Venus being the Ascendant lord, in a Kendra are the two Yogas indicating good longevity for the baby or at least no death within the span of Balarishta. However the very close degree-wise affliction of the Moon from Mars and Saturn indicates the activation of a peculiar malefic influence which could dominate over other good Yogas indicating impending death. The baby died 31 hours after birth.

Chart 4: Death of the Baby: August 2, 2010 at 9h.05m. at 77 E 29, 15 N 44.



Chart 4 shows the planetary positions and the Ascendant at the time of the death of the baby. The Moon has moved into the next sign Aries coming out of the benign protection of Jupiter. Venus has just moved into Virgo forming an Ithashala with Saturn, Jupiter and Mars. Mars has moved ahead of Saturn forming an Esharapha Yoga. It is interesting to note that Venus is the 8th lord of the Prasna chart while Jupiter is the Ascendant lord. They have exchanged their roles in the birth chart of the baby. Thus an Ithasala formed between them being of the Ascendant and 8th lords may have precipitated the death of the baby.

Summing up, the following conclusions may be drawn:

(i) Rasi, Navamsa and the concerned divisional chart should be studied to judge any event.

(ii) If any planet transits through a sign having 0 bindus in any Bhinnashtakavarga that period may indicate a very unpleasant incident like death, ill-health etc. The area of life affected will be related to the Karakattwas of the transiting planet and that of the concerned Bhinnashtakavarga lord. In my friend's case, Jupiter was transiting the sign Pisces which has 0 bindus in the Bhinnashtakavarga of Saturn. Jupiter is the 5th lord and natural Karaka for children while Saturn is the Karaka for longevity. In the case of the baby Saturn was transiting Virgo which has 0 bindus in its own Bhinnashtakavarga. Saturn is the Karaka for longevity.

(iii) The position of planets should be observed degree-wise. The very close affliction to the Moon from Mars and Saturn in the birth chart of the baby, in my humble opinion, is the main indicator of her immediate death.

(iv) If any planet is afflicted severely in its own house it should be considered that both the house and also the lord are afflicted thereby aggravating the affliction. Here, the own house placement as a source of strength cannot help. The position of Jupiter in the Prasna and the birth chart of the baby is a case in point.

(v) In the Prasna chart, Ithasala between malefics, mainly Saturn and Mars, afflicting the Moon, Ascendant and the Ascendant lord indicates that the subject matter of the Prasna is doomed ultimately.

(vi) Yogini Dasa, Rasi-Tulya-Vatsara Dasa etc. can be conveniently combined to confirm the inference drawn from the Vimshottari Dasa.

Every case we study offers us a lot of insights into the art of prediction and refines our way of utilization of the various tools of astrology.




Sunday 9 October 2016

Health Issues of Relatives - Astrological Clues

This was an article published in the JULY 2012 issue of the 'Modern Astrology'. I thank Mrs. Gayatridevi Vasudev, the editor, for allowing me to share the article in social media. I hope you will enjoy reading this........


Health Issues of
Relatives - Astrological Clues
Dr. K. Guru Rajesh

It is a well-known fact that a person's horoscope can show the diseases he is prone to suffer in future. It is also within my experience that the kind of health problems one's relatives would have suffered in the past or would suffer in the future can also be known to some extent from the horoscope. This paper is aimed at showing the potential of a horoscope in indicating serious health problems to the native's relatives. This may help in cases where the horoscopes of the concerned relative are not available or as a means to confirm the inference drawn from one's horoscope. Only conditions that are of a serious nature such as those causing great damage to the quality of life or even death are considered here. The expression close relative would mainly include the father, mother, siblings, wife and children.

Different houses of the horoscope represent various relatives. The 4th house signifies mother while the 9th shows father. The 3rd stands for siblings in general and younger siblings in particular while the 11th rules older siblings. The spouse is indicated by the 7th while the 5th governs children. The following approach is used in this context:
  • ·         Judge the concerned Bhava, its lord and its Karaka.
  • ·         Consider the concerned house as the Ascendant of the relative in question and judge the horoscope accordingly.
  • ·         Consider the sign occupied by the Karaka as the Ascendant and proceed with the analysis.
  • ·         The sign that hosts a particular Bhava representing a relative will denote the body part as in the Zodiac which will be the main seat of the disease. Additionally, the signs occupied by the concerned Bhava lord and the Karaka will also hold the key to predicting health problems to the relative. Also, the nature of the planets involved in these signs has a say in the disease.
  • ·         Look out for the sign which has more influences (two or more) of natural malefics either by way of occupation or aspect. The part ruled by this sign indicated by the Zodiac or from the concerned Bhava or from the Karaka will be affected by disease.
  • ·         Disease causing planetary combinations given in the classics when present in these signs cause the particular disease in that part.
  • ·         When a concerned house and/or its Karaka are considerably blemished but its lord has joined strong natural benefics devoid of malefic influences, the concerned relative will suffer the disease but there may not be imminent death.
  • ·         When the lord of a house is afflicted in the house itself this can be considered as double affliction, both to the house and to the lord. This results in serious consequences.
  • ·         Regarding siblings and progeny, a general indication can be got about the nature of the health problem. However, further details like the particular brother, sister, son or daughter who is likely to suffer may be quite difficult to guage. This has to be confirmed by examining the individual horoscope.
  • ·         The concept of Neechabhanga or cancellation of debilitation may be ignored in judging disease and longevity.


Mother
Chart1: Male: Born September 4, 1978 at 01h. 58m. at 16 N 18, 80 E 24.



The mother of the native of Chart 1 has suffered breast cancer and has undergone mastectomy and radiation therapy. The 4th house is occupied by the 2nd lord and Karaka Moon, the 6th and 11th lord Mars and Rahu. The 4th lord Mercury is in inimical Cancer with the 7th and 10th lord exalted Jupiter. The Moon, the Karaka for mother, is in Virgo itself which is the 4th house. The signs involved here are Virgo the 4th house, and the sign occupied by Karaka Moon, and Cancer, the sign occupied by the 4th lord Mercury. The Moon rules over the mammary glands and Mars and Rahu joining Moon indicate cancerous growth. Mercury, the 4th lord, occupying Cancer denotes the chest region of the Zodiac which also confirms the disease. Though the 4th house and the Karaka are afflicted severely by Mars and Rahu the saving grace is the association of Mercury with exalted Jupiter without any malefic influences. This has saved the native's mother from serious consequences.

Chart 2: Female: Born November 21, 1936 at 10h. 58m. at 41 N 51, 87 W 39. (6h.W).

The mother of the native of Chart 2 died on June 17, 1953 of a cancerous brain tumor and a sister underwent a mastectomy for cancer. Let us judge the 4th house. Aries is the 4th house aspected by Saturn and Mars, two first rate natural malefics and by Jupiter. The 4th lord Mars is in inimical Virgo in the 9th. The Karaka Moon joins Saturn in the 2nd. When we consider the 4th house Aries as the Ascendant, its lord Mars occupies the 6th in an inimical sign while the Ascendant is aspected by Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. Judging the horoscope taking Aquarius, the sign occupied by the Karaka, as the Ascendant it can be seen that the 6th lord Moon joins the Ascendant lord while the 8th is occupied by malefic Mars. The signs involved are Aries, as the 4th from the Ascendant, Virgo as the sign hosting the 4th lord and Aquarius as the sign where the Karaka Moon is placed. Going by the Zodiac, Aries rules the head, Virgo the abdomen and Aquarius calves of the legs. The combined aspect of Saturn and Mars falls on Aries and hence, the native's mother a suffered brain tumor.

What about the sister's mastectomy? The 3rd house which signifies sisters is Pisces aspected by the malefic Mars while the 3rd lord Jupiter is in the 12th though in own house, afflicted by Rahu and aspected by Mars. When we consider Virgo, the sign hosting the Karaka, as the Ascendant, the 4th house and its lord are severely afflicted by Rahu and aspected by 3rd and 8th lord malefic Mars. The 4th house stands for the chest region and hence the native's sister suffered breast cancer and had to undergo a mastectomy.

Father
Chart 3: Male: Born April 18, 1987 at 12h. 10m. at 11 N 6, 77 E 21.
 

The father of the native of Chart 3 has been diagnosed with lung cancer which is in an advanced stage. As he has he already had three surgeries for his heart problem the doctors say they cannot treat him as his body may not tolerate chemotherapy and which could prove fatal. Currently he is being treated through homeopathy which does not seem to be working.

The 9th house Leo in Chart 3 is not occupied by any planet but is aspected by Saturn and Mars. The 9th lord Sun is exalted in the 5th but hemmed between malefics. Leo afflicted by the combined aspect of Saturn and Mars resulted in the heart problem to the native's father. Now considering Leo as the Ascendant, the most afflicted sign is Scorpio which is the 4th house therefrom. Debilitated Moon joined by Saturn and aspected by Mars in the 4th has given rise to lung cancer to the native's father. When judged from Aries, the sign hosting the KarakaSun, Leo is the 5th ruling the heart while Scorpio is the 8th hosting the Moon and Saturn and aspected by the 8th lord Mars. This explains the terminal condition of the cancer in the chest area ruled by the Moon.

Case 4: Female: Born October 15, 1974 at 10h. 24m. at 30 N 22, 76 E 01.
The father of the native of Chart 4 has suffered from prolonged illness due to paralysis. The 9th house is Cancer which is neither occupied nor aspected by any planet. The 9th lord Moon is in Virgo in the 11th joined by Mars and the Karaka Sun and debilitated Venus. The 9th lord Moon and Karaka Sun do not receive any redeeming influence of strong benefics. When judged from the sign Virgo, it can be noted that all the four Kendras are afflicted by the influence of Mars and Saturn, while Mercury, the dispositor of the 9th lord Moon and the Karaka Sun, is in the 2nd hemmed between malefics. The Sun ruling vitality, Venus ruling veerya, Mars ruling the muscular system and the Moon, the 9th lord, are closely associated and afflicting one another. This explains the father's paralytic condition and protracted suffering.

Chart 5: Male: Born on 16th August 1992 at 6h. 00m. at 20 N 14, 85 E 50.
The father of the native of Chart 5 has suffered from pancreatic cancer (pancreatitis) after which the pancreas was removed bysurgery. Later a lobe of the right lung was also removed as it was found that the cancer had spread to it. After a gap of about three years there was a relapse with the cancer affecting his liver and the alimentary canal to which the native's father succumbed.

The 9th house is Virgo which is aspected by the 7th lord Moon. The 9th lord Mercury is in the 7th house in an inimical sign aspected by Saturn and hemmed between malefics. Karaka Sun though in own sign Leo is weak owing to his occupying a junctional point. He is further aspected by Mars. It can be seen that the signs involved are Cancer - being the sign occupied by the 9th lord, Leo - the sign occupied the Karaka Sun and Virgo, the 9th house. These three signs rule the chest, stomach and lower abdominal regions respectively of the natural Zodiac. Though the Karaka Sun is associated with benefics Jupiter and Venus, the 9th lord Mercury is weak and afflicted which resulted in the demise of the father. When judged from Virgo, the 9th house, the 4th is occupied by Rahu and aspected by Mars while the Ascendant lord Mercury is in an inimical sign, hemmed between malefics and aspected by the 5th and 6th lord Saturn. When judged from Leo, the sign occupied by the Karaka, the 5th house is occupied by Rahu and aspected by Mars.

Chart 6: Female: Born 28, June 1987 at 3h.50m. at 15 N3 8, 77 E 17.


The father of the native of Chart 6 is suffering from leukaemia or blood cancer. The 9th house is Capricorn which is aspected by the 9th lord Saturn from Scorpio and by the debilitated Mars and the Moon from Cancer. Both the Moon and Mars are weak owing to their occupation of the junction point of the sign Cancer. The 9th lord Saturn is in the 7th house in a malefic sign; however, he is aspected by the Ascendant lord Venus from the Ascendant. The Karaka Sun is well placed in Gemini with Mercury. It is seen that mainly watery signs Scorpio and Cancer are involved here. This fact, coupled with the combination of the Moon and debilitated Mars indicates disease rooted in the body fluids, that is, mainly blood. However, the aspect of a strong Venus on the 9th lord Saturn and the good position of the Karaka Sun indicates that the native's father would live for a few more years.

Younger Sister
Chart 7: Male: Born October 15, 1946 at 12h. 53m. at 41 N 18. 72 W 54, (5h.W)


The younger sister of the native of Chart 7 died on February 4, 1983 due to cardiac arrest suffering anorexia. The 3rd house is occupiedby the Sun and aspected by Saturn from the Ascendant. The 3rd lord Mercury is in the 4th with Yogakaraka 10th lord Mars and the 9th lord Jupiter, hemmed between malefics. When judged from the 3rd house, the Ascendant is occupied by the 12th lord Sun aspected by the 6th lord Saturn while the Ascendant lord Mercury is in the 2nd with the 3rd and 8th lord Mars and the 4th and 7th lord Jupiter. The 5th house ruling the heart is afflicted by the combined aspect of Mars and Saturn. The Sun placed in the 3rd afflicted by Saturn and the 5th from the 3rd afflicted by the aspect of Saturn and Mars explains the death of the native's sister due to heart disease.

Chart 8: Male: Born April 25, 1978 at 17h. Om. At 16 N 10, 81 E 08.


The native of Chart 8 has three younger sisters. The youngest is mentally retarded since birth and she has to be taken care of byothers even for feeding, bathing etc. The third house that rules younger siblings is Scorpio occupied by the 11th lord debilitated Moon and aspected by Venus from the 9th house. The 3rd lord Mars occupies his debilitation sign in the 11th house. The 3rd house itself is occupied by a debilitated planet while the 3rd lord is in his debilitation. This indicates serious problems with the siblings while the involvement of debilitated Moon indicates some mental trouble. Judging from the 3rd house, the 5th house is occupied by 8th lord debilitated Mercury who is afflicted by Ketu while the 5th lord Jupiter occupies the 8th house establishing an exchange of signs between the 5th and 8th lords. Involvement of afflicted and debilitated Mercury, Jupiter and the 5th and 8th houses explains the retarded mental growth of the sister.

Younger Brother
Chart 9. Female: Born July 25, 1986 at 14h. 10m. at 25 N 26, 81 E 50 (5.30 Hrs East).


The younger brother of the native of Chart 9 met with a serious accident in which his leg got severed from his body but which was later joined by surgery. This was in June 2011 and the brother is yet to recover fully. The 3rd is aspected by 10th lord Sun and the 8th cum 11th lord Mercury while the 3rd lord Saturn is in the Ascendant in a Martian sign Scorpio hemmed between Mars and Ketu. The signs involved are Scorpio - hosting the 3rd lord, Sagittarius - hosting the Karaka Mars and Capricorn - the 3rd house. These signs rule the secret parts, thighs and knees respectively in the Zodiac. Serious affliction to the 3rd lord involving Mars and Ketu (kujavad ketu) explains the grave leg injury of the native's brother.

Wife
Chart 10: Male: Born October 20, 1949 at 19h. OOm. at 29 N 24, 76 E 59.


The wife of the native of Chart 10 was diagnosed with uterine cancer. The 7th house Libra is occupied by the 5th lord debilitated Sun aspected by Saturn while the 7th lord and Karaka Venus is in the 8th aspected by Mars. This indicates serious problems to the wife. The signs involved are Libra and Scorpio which rule the lower abdomen and the reproductive parts of the natural Zodiac. The involvement of Venus, debilitated Sun and the affliction from Mars and Saturn explain the wife's uterine cancer. When reckoned from Scorpio, the sign hosting Karaka Venus, the 7th lord Venus is in the Ascendant aspected by Mars while the 7th is aspected by Saturn. This also confirms the earlier observation.

Chart 11: Male: Born November 12, 1973 at 7h. 13m. at 81 N 47, 16 E 59.


The wife of the native of Chart 11 was born deaf. She does not understand anything and she cannot even count currency notes. Her IQ is less than their son's who is in Class 1. The native got her ears operated and now she can hear though she cannot understand much. The native was cheated into marrying her by her parents.

The 7th house is Taurus occupied by an exalted 9th lord Moon and aspected by 2nd and 5th lord debilitated Jupiter. The 7th lord and Karaka Venus is in the 2nd house under heavy affliction from Saturn and the Rahu- Ketu axis involving Gemini and Sagittarius. Judged from the 7th house, the 2nd house is heavily afflicted while the 2nd and 5th lord Mercury goes into the 6th. The aspect of debilitated Jupiter on the 7th and the 5th from the 7th further complicate matters. These afflictions have caused impairment in the hearing and other faculties of the wife. Though there is benefic influence in the form of Jupiter's aspect, it is ineffective because of his debilitation.

Son
Case 12: Male: Born December 9, 1957 at 10h.OOm. at 15 N 19, 78 E 14.


The son of the native of Chart 12 died suddenly due to heart trouble. The 5th house is Scorpio occupied by the 2nd lord Sun and 7th cum 8th lord Saturn while the 5th lord Mars is in the 4th with the 6th and 9th lord Jupiter and Rahu. The Karaka Jupiter is severely afflicted by Mars and Rahu in an inimical sign in the 4th. When judged from the 5th house, the Ascendant is occupied by the Sun and Saturn who are in close conjunction. The Ascendant and 6th lord Mars is relegated to the 12th afflicted by Rahu and joined by Jupiter. If we judge from Libra, the sign occupied by the Karaka, the Ascendant is occupied by 3rd and the 6th lord Jupiter afflicted by Mars and Rahu while the Ascendant lord Venus is in the 4th afflicted by the combined aspect of Saturn and Mars. All these planetary dispositions indicate severe health problems and short life to progeny. The close affliction to the Sun from Saturn in the 5th from the Ascendant explains the seat of disease as in the heart ruled by the Sun.

Case 13. Male: Born May 7, 1954 at 12h. 20m. at 15 N 23, 77 E 14.


The native of Chart 13 has two sons. His second son suffered from fits and high fever during his third month and his mental growth was arrested which has made him mentally retarded with unclear speech. The 5th house is Scorpio aspected by 4th and 11th lord Venus from own house. The 5th lord Mars occupies the 6th afflicted by Rahu's and Saturn's aspect. Jupiter, the Moon and Ketu aspect Mars from the 12th. The Karaka Jupiter occupies the 12th joining the Moon and Ketu and is aspected by Mars and Rahu from the 6th. All these dispositions indicate trouble with the native's progeny. The 5th lord afflicted by the Nodes and Saturn and aspected further by the Moon, Ketu and Jupiter indicate trouble with the mind and speech. When judged from the 5th house, the Ascendant is hemmed between malefics and its lord Mars occupies the 2nd under severe affliction. The 2nd and 5th lord Jupiter is relegated to the 8th, a Mercurial sign, under severe affliction. This explains the native's son's retarded mental growth and unclear speech.