Syllables, their Planetary Lords,

and Mystical Meanings

Sanskrit syllables written in ITRANS (for font translator go to www.omkarananda-ashram.org)
Source: Vedic Remedies In Astrology by Sanjay Rath which is based on the fifteenth century teachings ofSri
Achyutanada Das of Orrisa (with minor additional information)

Ruling Planet Syllable Mystical Meaning

Raksha Beeja for protection; Imperishable; unity
of mind and soul; Symbolizes Omniscient Brahma.
a Initiator of Pranava (AUM)
Supreme power, brilliance, creator of Vagdevi
aa Beeja (enhances speech).
i Bestows Nectar; imparts knowledge; Sthambhak
(arresting evils); infatuating, Armed for eradicating
ii black magic etc. Connected to Ardhanaarisvara.
u The seed of Uccahatan (infatuation) bestows
supreme power to attain any desire. Symbolizes
Omnipresent Vishnu and the middle of the
uu Pranava.
R^i
Bestows Mantra Siddhi as it refers to the Seer or
R^I Rishi, Success in all good and righteous works.
L^i
Preaches truth, inventor of speech, cause for the
L^I origin of Lakshmi Beeja; responsible for salvation.
e Saraswati Beeja; The origin of Jala Beeja (Seed of
water); Giver of Vidya (Knowledge) & Siddhi
(Success in good actions); Ends enmity and court
ai cases i.e. establishes justice
Sublime, Worships Vishnu & Lakshmi; youthful;
Used for other Beeja with specific objective
o attainment.
Powerful Maran (destructions) and Ucchhatan
(infatuation) Beeja, bestows of auspicious results
au quickly;
Bestows faith-the natural Guru Mantra; creates
Surya aM peace, knowledge and represents Godhead.
Vowels aH Shanti Beeja, Grants boons
Ruling Planet Syllable Mystical Meaning
Brahma Akshara; grants fame & unparalleled
knowledge; Fulfiller of all desires as Kama or
ka Krishna Beeja (Kleem).
Aakasha Beeja; Gives success & mastery of Tantra;
considered akin to Kalp Vriksha i.e. the wish
kha fulfilling tree.
Works towards Pranava and Maya Beeja and is the
ga Ganesha Beeja.
Sthamban Beeja; remover of impediments, creator of
gha Mohan Beeja.

Mars Destroyer of enemies. Creator of Vidveshan

(Causing differences) Beeja. Used for worshipping
Gutterals ~Na Narada.

Ruling Planet Syllable Mystical Meaning

ca Manasa Siddhi; Creator of Uccahhatan Beeja
Creator of Aap Beeja, cause of death, Chhaya the
Cha shadowy wife of the Sun God.
Invokes inner protection; destroyer of mental and
ja physical sufferings, Mritunjaya Beeja (Jum).

Venus jha Instantly removes black magic and evils.

Palatals ~na Used in Infatuation

Ruling Planet Syllable Mystical Meaning

Bahri Beeja, Beeja for fire sacrifice. Used in
Ta Ucchatan Tantra for Hanuman.
Used in Dhoomavati Beeja, doer of cruel and
Tha evil deeds; violent,

Buddha Da Judicious & auspicious

Retroflexes Dha Maran Beeja, creates disturbances.
 Na Bestows peace & all Siddhi's.

Ruling Planet Syllable Mystical Meaning

Attractive, innovator of power, accomplisher of
things capable of achieving Sarva Siddhi in
ta combination with Saraswati Beeja.
Accomplisher of good task, friend of Lakshmi Beeja
capable of infatuation in combination with other
tha Beeja.
Destroys Karma Yoga and self control , Sukra
da (Desire) Beeja.
Helper of Shreem and Kleem Beeja; a friend indeed;
dha producer of Maaya Beeja.
Guru Indicator of will – power, mind purifier, creator of
Dentals na five elements (Tathwas).

Ruling Planet Syllable Mystical Meaning

A friend coming for the help of the mind to reach
pa salvation.
Kartaveeryarjuna Beeja; Agni Astra (Weapon of
pha Fire); used in Ucchatan as FHAT.
ba Helping to play according to the circumstances.
bha Used for Maran and Ucchatan.
Shani Natural Mother (Ma) used in the Mantras for
Labial ma begetting children.

Ruling Planet Syllable Mystical Meaning

ya Peace giver; Prostration; Vayu (Air) Beeja
Vahni/Agni (fire) Beeja; Carries the mantra to the
ra Gods and is used in most Beejakshara e.g. Hraam,
 Hreem, , Kreem etc. contain RA.
Moon Prithvi (Earth) Beeja; Lakshmi: Used for wealth &
prosperity. Causes Agni sthambana (extinguishes
Semivowel
the fire of RA Beeja and replaces it with the happy
LA Beeja) and carries the prayers to the Gods e.g.
la Hleem, Kleem etc.
va Jala (Water) Beeja.
sha Shanti (Peace) Beeja.
Agni Stambhana (Fire extinguisher). Used in black
Sha magic etc.
Satya Karma Yoga. When used in Mantra, all
Sibilants sa works are accomplished.
Gagana (Sky) or Akasha Beeja. It represents
ha Shiva/Hanuman and can remove all evils.
Poison Destroyer Garuda Beeja. Used with all
mantra that destroy the evil connected with the
Aspiration xa Nivritti Direction ruled by Rakshas

See Matangi Mantra broken down into syllables to understand deeper meanings within the mantra: auṁ hrīṁ
klīṁ huṁ mātaṅgyai phaṭ svāhā ǀ
hrīṁ : Māyā, Sakti bīja; creator of the entire material world by this sound
klīṁ : Kamā bīja, invoke the fire (of agni bīja), fulfills all desires
huṁ : damana bīja- supressionof all evils and problems (Rāhu runs away)
mā : Mother bīja
taṁ : gives the power to attract, people will come to you, accomplisher of things capable of achieving all
perfections (sarva siddhi) in combination with Saraswatī bīja.
yai/ya : Vāyu bīja, peace giver, prostration
ai : Saraswatī bīja, giver of vidyā (knowledge) and siddhi (perfection), origin of Jala bīja (from here the water
starts flowing-creation, creative energy), ends enmity
ya + ai = yai : Vidyā and siddhi for the purpose of peace
mātaṅgyai: Attracting the Mother for knowledge and peace (Mataṅga means elephant, the person becomes as
powerful as an elephant).
phaṭ : astra bīja, invokes the power of the deity to protect, protects dharma
svā : self, atman, fire
hā : ākāśā bīja, the seed sound of space/ether tattva
svāhā : the wishes of the self taken to the skies, offered to the gods
Note on the ending of mantra :
svāhā: pull beads to you- asking for protection
phaṭ: if not using svāhā, push beads away from you- throwing weapon, destroying faults, pushing
mantra away from you
Syllable and Words:
Mataṅgi’s daśakṣari mantra has 7 words and 10 akṣaras. It takes the energy of the 7th (desire/partnership) to the
10th house of career/karma in this world. Mataṅga is an elephant, so it brings auspicious energy to ones work, as
well as fame and good name. It suppresses the negative aspects of the Sun, which are ego, and controlling nature.
It supports vitality, speech, and dhī (wisdom).
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 MANTRA RASI CHAKRA
This chakra is to see the compatibility of a devata’s name with an individual’s chart. The first letter
of the devata of a mantra is looked at in the chart in relation to the Janma lagna (the Moon sign). If
the first akshara (syllable) of the name is situated in trines (1,5,9) then the person will get siddhi from
the mantra. If the akshara falls into 6, 8, or 12 then the mantra should only be done with the advice of
the Guru, for it may have negative effects depending on the devata and the lineage of practice. Other
placements can be judged accordingly.

This chakra is not used very much in our parampara, but for very particular situations it is used to
check the suitability mantras.

This chakra was taught publicly by Sarbani Sakar at the 2004 SJC West Coast Conference.
Recordings are available through Laksmi Kary. Original chakra is from a Bengali book called Brihat
Tantrasara by Krsnanada Agamvagish.
 HODA CHAKRA
Each nakshatra pada has one sound. The padas relates to the navamsas and are displayed here accordingly.

The vowel sounds are based on Krittika which starts with a, i, u, e, o. These vowels repeat in this order with the
addition of consonants. Each of the dual signs has an extra three aksharas included. Everything is written
according to Itrans 99 and pronounced accordingly.

There are two main varieties of this chakra, one with 27 nakshatras and one with 28 nakshatras. This is the 27
nakshatra/108 sound chakra. For those wishing to use the 28 scheme the additional aksharas have been added in
the center based on Vedic Remedies in Astrology by Sanjay Rath.

Respected authors have used both long and short vowels for the same placements. No place are they both used in
a way that would differentiate them between padas, therefore I have used all short vowels and allow the short
vowel to represent both. Any question regarding this aspect should be discussed with understanding of pancha
svara dasa, where only a, i, u, e, and o are used as root vowels.

There are various sources (best being Phaladeepika) that have a slight variation of the exact syllables. I have tried
to stay along the lines of BV Raman. One’s best judgment is advised, as aksharas vary depending on source. The
most questionable aksharas are put in italics for known variability, this are mostly the additional aksharas added
in the dual signs.

see also:
http://varahamihira.blogspot.sg/2004/06/principles-of-naming.html
http://www.srigaruda.com/index.php/en/publications/articles/218-hoa-chakra
 THE PRINCIPLES OF NAMING
- JUNE 29, 2004

INTRODUCTION
NAME IS THE RESULT OF THE FIRST TANGIBLE RESULT WHICH THE ETERNAL SOUL ATTAINS WITH HUMAN BIRTH IN THE WORLD OF
MAYA. THIS GIVES US THE IDENTITY AND INDIVIDUALITY. W HENEVER ANYONE CALLS WITH THAT NAME, IT FILLS UP HIS MIND WITH
SOME VERY UNIQUE PERCEPTIONS REGARDING OUR SELVES. THE PERCEPTIONS ARE VERY SUBJECTIVE AND VERY UNIQUE AND

THE PERSONS NEAR US INTERACT WITH US IN A VERY SPECIFIC WAY. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT, A PERSON MIGHT

HAVE MORE THAN ONE NAME IN THE HOME, AMONG FRIENDS AND IN HIS WORK CIRCLE. THIS IS SEEN THAT THE WAY THE PEOPLE

OR THE WORLD BEHAVES CONSIDERABLY CHANGE WITH THE NAME.

NOW WE WOULDN’T HAVE BOTHERED MUCH IF THE NAME WOULD ONLY DEFINED OUR UNIQUE IMAGES IN THE MIND OF THE
PERSON, INTERACTING WITH US, HOWEVER, IT IS NOT LIMITED TO THAT. THE RESULTS WE ACCRUE IN THE SOCIETY IS THE

RESULTS OF ALL THOSE NUMEROUS INTERACTIONS WHICH WE HAVE WITHIN IT. THUS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW OUR OWN

NAME IS IN STORE FOR US. THIS KNOWLEDGE SHALL ALSO EMPOWER US TO CHANGE OUR NAME IF NECESSARY, TO MAKE THE

VIBRATIONS OF THE NAME POSITIVE IN OUR LIFE. W E CAN KEEP THE NAME OF A NEW BORN NOT ON AN ARBITRARY BASIS BUT ON

WELL GROUNDED PRINCIPLE OF JYOTISH, SO THAT THEIR LIFE CAN BE FRUITFUL AND PROSPEROUS.

EVEN IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN THIS, WHICH SEEMS SUPERSTITIOUS, WHY NOT GIVE A HONEST TRY AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT
WORKS. THERE IS NOTHING YOU LOSE.

AKSHARAS AND NAKSHATRAS

THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF AKSHARAS IS DIVIDED INTO THE 28 NAKSHATRAS OR ASTERISMS. EACH NAKSHATRA IS OF FOUR PADAS,
EACH PADA IS ASSIGNED TO AN AKSHARA. THE DURATION OF EACH PADA IS 3D 20M, HOWEVER THIS IS A BIT DIFFERENT IN THE

CASE OF UTTARASHADHA AND SRAVANA. THE DURATION OF UTTARASHADHA IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS AND THE FIRST

THREE PADAS ARE ASSIGNED TO UTTARASHADHA, WHICH MAKES THE DURATION OF UTTARASHADHA TO BE 10DEG WITH EACH

PADA TO BE 2D 30M. THE REMAINING ONE PADA OF UTTARASHADHA IS ASSIGNED TO ABHIJIT, THE INTERCALARY NAKSHATRA.

SIMILARLY BEGINNING 1/15TH PART OF SRAVANA IS GIVEN TO ABHIJIT, MAKING ITS TOTAL LENGTH TO BE 253.33 MIN, I.E., 4D
13M 20S. THE REMAINING 14/15TH PART OF SRAVANA IS ASSIGNED TO THE FOUR PADAS OF SRAVANA, MAKING THE TOTAL
DURATION OF SRAVANA TO BE 12D 26M 40S.

FIGURE 1: NAKSHATRA AND AKSHARAS

RASI AND AKSHARAS
THE AKSHARAS ARE ASSIGNED TO THE DIFFERENT RASIS OF THE ZODIAC BASED ON THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE NAKSHATRA
PADAS TO THE RASI. EACH RASI CONSISTS OF 9 NAKSHATRA PADAS AND HENCE NINE AKSHARAS ARE ASSIGNED TO EACH RASI,

MAKARA BEING AN EXCEPTION, BECAUSE OF ASSIGNMENT OF FOUR EXTRA PADA OF INTERCALARY NAKSHATRA ABHIJIT.

FIGURE 2: RASI AND AKSHARAS

MEANING OF AKSHARAS
W HENEVER A PARTICULAR SOUND IS UTTERED, IT HAS A VERY PECULIAR AND SPECIFIC INFLUENCE ON US AT VARIOUS LEVELS,
PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL. THUS THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND, WHAT EACH OF THE SOUND SIGNIFIED BY

THE VARIOUS AKSHARAS OF SANSKRIT SIGNIFY. THIS SHALL HELP US KNOW, WHAT KIND OF INFLUENCES WE LIKE TO DRAW TO

THE NATIVE WHEN HIS NAME IS CALLED BY OTHERS. THUS WHEN A PARTICULAR AKSHARA IS PICKED FOR THE NATIVE’S NAME, IT

SHOULD BE BASED ON A WELL UNDERSTOOD PRINCIPLE AND NOT ON A RANDOM MANNER.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE MEANING OF EACH OF THE AKSHARAS OF THE DIVINE LANGUAGE, SANSKRIT AND HELP US IN
DECIDING WHAT AKSHARAS WE NEED TO CHOSE FOR A NAME TO HEIGHTEN SOME PARTICULAR INFLUENCES OF PLANET AND THE

AKSHARAS THEMSELVES.
THE MAHARISHIS OF THE YORE HAVE FOUND THROUGH THEIR INTUITION, THE AKSHARAS, WHICH SYMBOLISES THE DIFFERENT
INFLUENCES OF THE UNIVERSE, CONTROL THE POWER CENTRES OF THE BODY, CALLED THE CHARKAS. THESE CHARKAS ARE

PLACED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE SPINAL COLUMN AND CONTROL VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY AND VARIOUS ASPECTS OF

OUR PERSONALITY THROUGH THE NERVES SPREADING THROUGH OUT THE BODY CARRYING THE MESSAGES OF THE BRAIN OR

OUR THOUGHTS. W HEN AN AKSHARA IS PRONOUNCED REPEATEDLY, IT HEIGHTENS THE INFLUENCES OF THESE CHARKAS, WHICH

BRING WITH THEM, MYRIADS OF EFFECT, MOST OF WHICH ACT AT A VERY SUBTLE LEVEL AND CAN HARDLY BE OBJECTIVELY FELT.

MORE CAN BE FOUND IN THE LITERATURE ON THE KUNDALINI YOGA.

FIGURE 3: KATAPAYAADI VARGA- VOWELS

 FIGURE 4: KATAPAYAADI VARGA- CONSONENTS

STEPTS IN FINDING OUT THE RASI, WHERE THE NAME HAS STRONG INFLUENCE:
I. W RITE THE WORD OF THE STANZA IN DEVANAGARI SCRIPT AND REMOVE THE “MATRAS” AND INCOMPLETE/HALF LETTERS.

II. THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF THE REMAINING LETTERS SHOULD BE WRITTEN SEQUENTIALLY. IF THE NAME STARTS WITH “0”, IT
MUST NOT BE IGNORED.

III. THE NUMBER SO OBTAINED SHOULD BE REVERSED.

IV. DIVIDE THIS REVERSED NUMBER BY 12. THE REMINDER SHALL SHOW THE RASI RULED BY THE NAME. IF THE REMINDER
OBTAINED IS “0”, THEN 12 BECOMES THE REMINDER. THE REMAINDER WHEN COUNTED FROM ARIES GIVES THE SIGN ON WHICH

THE NAME HAS PREDOMINANT INFLUENCE.

THE RASI SO OBTAINED BECOMES THE NAMA ARUDHA OF THE PERSON AND SHOWS HOW IS HE PERCEIVED BY THOSE WHO
CALLS HIM BY A PARTICULAR NAME. THIS CAN BE JUDGED WHEN WE SEE HOW THE DIFFERENT PLANETS ARE PLACED FROM THE

NAMA ARUDHA AND FIND OUT THE INFLUENCES OF THE CONJUNCTIONS, ASPECTS ETC.
THE MOON IS THE SUSTAINER OF THE ARUDHA AND WHEN MOON IS PLACED IN THE TRINES OR 12TH FROM THE NAMA ARUDHA,
THE NATIVE GAINS FROM THE NAME. HOWEVER, MOON SHOULD NEVER BE PLACED IN THE 8TH FROM THE ARUDHA. SUCH

PLACEMENT OF MOON IS CALLED CHANDRASTAMA AND IS VERY DAMAGING TO THE ARUDHA, WHICH SHOWS THAT THE NATIVE

SHALL GET INTO TROUBLES, TRIAL AND TRIBULATIONS, IF SUCH THINGS HAPPEN IN HIS HOROSCOPE.

V. DIVIDE THE REVERSED NO. BY 9. THE REMINDER SO OBTAINED SHALL SHOW THE PREDOMINATING PLANET INFLUENCING THE
NAME.

1- SUN, 2- MOON, 3- JUPITER, 4- RAHU, 5- MERC, 6- VENUS, 7- KETU, 8- SATURN, 9- MARS

ILLUSTRATION
LET’S FIND THE RASI OBTAINED BY THE NAME SANJAYA
I. W RITE THE WORD OF THE STANZA IN DEVANAGARI SCRIPT AND REMOVE THE “MATRAS” AND INCOMPLETE/HALF LETTERS.

THE NAME SANJAYA IS MADE UP OF THREE PHONEMES NAMELY SA, NJA, AND YA. HOWEVER, THE 2ND PHONEMES IS A
COMPOUND AKSHARA (YUTKAKSHARA) AND HENCE THE HALF AKSHARA HAS TO BE IGNORED HERE. NOW IN A COMPOUND

AKSHARA OR PHONEME, THE LAST AKSHARA IS THE COMPLETE ONE AND ALL OTHERS ARE INCOMPLETE AND HENCE WE ALWAYS

NEED TO CONSIDER THE LAST ONE IN CASE OF THESE COMPOUND AKSHARAS, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE “JA” IN THIS CASE.

II. THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF THE REMAINING LETTERS SHOULD BE WRITTEN SEQUENTIALLY. IF THE NAME STARTS WITH “0”, IT
MUST NOT BE IGNORED.

THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF EACH OF THESE AKSHARAS ARE SA- 7, JA- 8 AND YA- 1. THUS 781 IS THE NO. SIGNIFIED BY THE NAME
SANJAYA.

III. THE NUMBER SO OBTAINED SHOULD BE REVERSED.

THE REVERSED NO. IS 187

IV. DIVIDE THIS REVERSED NUMBER BY 12. THE REMINDER SHALL SHOW THE RASI RULED BY THE NAME. IF THE REMINDER
OBTAINED IS “0”, THEN 12 BECOMES THE REMINDER. THE REMAINDER WHEN COUNTED FROM ARIES GIVES THE SIGN ON WHICH

THE NAME HAS PREDOMINANT INFLUENCE.

THE REMINDER OBTAINED WHEN THE NUMBER 187 IS DIVIDED BY 12 IS 7. THE RASI SIGNIFIED BY NO. 7 WHEN COUNTED FROM
ARIES IS LIBRA.

V. DIVIDE THE REVERSED NO. BY 9. THE REMINDER SO OBTAINED SHALL SHOW THE PREDOMINATING PLANET INFLUENCING THE
NAME.

THE REMINDER OBTAINED WHEN THE NUMBER 187 IS DIVIDED BY 9 IS 7. THE PLANET WHICH RULES THE NAME BECOMES KETU.
THUS THE ASSOCIATES WITH THE PERSON, CALLING HIM WITH THE NAME SANJAYA, SHALL CONSIDER HIM TO BE A SPIRITUAL
PERSON, A GOOD MATHEMATICIAN ETC., WHICH IS INDICATED BY THE NAISARGIKA NATURE OF THE PLANET. MORE CAN BE

JUDGED FROM KETU’S PLACEMENT IN THE PERSON’S HOROSCOPE, WHICH CAN MODERATE THE GENERAL NATURE INDICATED BY

THE PLANET.

PRINCIPLES OF NAMINIG
THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES ARE TO BE FOLLOWED WHILE NAMING A BABY OR CHECKING THE EFFECT OF THE NAME ON
SOMEONE.

PRINCIPLE I:
THE NAME OF THE CHILD SHOULD BE BASED ON THE MOST AUSPICIOUS PLANET IN THE CHART. IF THE PLANET WHICH IS THE
MOST AUSPICIOUS AND BRINGER OF YOGA IS CHOSEN, THE BENEFICENCE OF THIS PLANET SHALL ALWAYS ONE THE NATIVE,

WHENEVER HIS/ HER NAME IS CALLED. THE AKSHARAS OF THIS PLANET SHALL BE THE STARTING AKSHARA OF THE NATIVE.

PRINCIPLE II:
AMONG THE AKSHARAS OF THE MOST AUSPICIOUS PLANET, CHOSE THE AKSHARA WHICH IS PLACED IN THE KENDRA/ TRIKONA
FROM MOON. IN CASE OF DOUBT, CHOSE THE AKSHARA OF THE MOON’S POSITION.

PRINCIPLE III:
IF THE SIGN, SELECTED BY THE ABOVE PROCESS IS CHARA RASI (MOVABLE SIGN), THEN TWO PHONEMES SHOULD BE
SELECTED. IF THE SIGN IS DWISVABHAVA (DUAL), THEN SELECT THREE PHONEMES NAME. HOWEVER, IF THE SIGN ARRIVED AT IS

STHIRA (FIXED), THEN FOUR PHONEMES SHOULD BE SELECTED.

PRINCIPLE IV:
THE NAME CHOSEN SHOULD HAVE A BENEFIC INFLUENCE ON THE NATIVE. THUS IF THE NAME IS RELATED TO THE NAME OF ISTA,
THEN EACH TIME THE NATIVE IS CALLED BY THE NAME, THIS WOULD REMIND HIM/ HER OF THEIR ISTA DEVATA AND HENCE WOULD

BE HIGHLY BENEFICIAL.

PRINCIPLE V:
USE KATAPAYADI VARGA SYSTEM TO KNOW THE EXACT INFLUENCE OF THE NAME ON THE NATIVE. THIS WILL SHOW HOW THE
PEOPLE AROUND PERCEIVE THE NATIVE.

PRINCIPLE VI:
USE ACHYUTAYADI VARGA SYSTEM TO KNOW THE FOCUS OF THE NATIVE IN LIFE, WHEN HE IS SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE, WHO
CALLS THE NATIVE WITH A PARTICULAR NAME. (MORE ON THIS LATER)

ILLUSTRATION

CASE I: LORD SRI RAMA

THE NAME OF LORD RAMA STARTS WITH THE AKSHARA “RA”. THIS IS LORDED BY MOON. IN THE HOROSCOPE,
MOON IS VERY WELL PLACED IN THE LAGNA WITH EXALTED JUPITER SHOWS THAT THE NAME SHALL BRING THE BLESSINGS OF
THE STRONG GAJA-KESHARI YOGA IN RAMA’S LIFE AND GIVE HIM TREMENDOUS FAME AND PEOPLE WOULD REMEMBER HIM

FOREVER.

RA AKSHARA FALLS IN THE TAURUS RASI, WHICH IS PLACED IN THE 11TH HOUSE FROM MOON. THIS IS ASPECTED BY A

STRONGLY PLACED MOON AND TAURUS HAPPENS TO BE THE EXALTATION RASI OF MOON. THIS SHOWS THAT THE NAME WAS

PROTECTED AND SUSTAINED BY MOON.

IN KATAPAYADI SYSTEM, RAMA IS RA-2, MA- 5, WHICH WHEN REVERSED AND DIVIDED BY 12 YIELDS 4 AS THE REMINDER. W HEN
COUNTED FROM ARIES, THE NAMA-ARUDHA FALLS IN THE CANCER RASI. NOW THIS SHOWS THAT HE GOT THE FRUITS OF THE

GAJAKESHARI YOGA GIVING HIM EVERLASTING FAME. NOW THE WHOLE WORLD PERCEIVED HIM A VERY RIGHTEOUS PERSON AND
ALSO A VERY COMPASSIONATE ONE.
HOWEVER, WHAT HE GOT FROM THE WORLD CAN BE SEEN WHEN WE COUNT THE REMINDER FROM HIS LAGNA. THIS COMES AT
LIBRA WITH EXALTED AND RETROGRADE SATURN. A MALEFIC IN THE FOURTH HOUSE IS VERY DETRIMENTAL TO THE HAPPINESS
AT HOME AND EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE TROUBLES AND PAIN, LORD RAMA HAD TO PASS THROUGH TO ESTABLISH DHARMA IN

THIS WORLD.

THE NAME RAMA FALLS IN A MOVABLE SIGN BECAUSE OF THE TWO AKSHARAS OR PHONEMES. IN THE TRINE TO THE LAGNA, IT
FALLS IN THE LAGNA ITSELF, SHOWING THAT THE FOCUS OF THE NATIVE SHALL BE PERFECTION IN IDEALS SHOWN BY THE

LAGNA. THIS IS NO WONDER THAT RAMA IS POPULARLY KNOWN AS PURUSHOTTAMA, THE BEST AMONG PURUSHA OR HUMAN.

CASE II: SRI RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA

RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA IS MOST POPULARLY KNOWN AS RAMAKRISHNA ONLY. LIKE RAMA, THE INITIAL
AKSHARA IS LORDED BY THE PLANET MOON. MOON IS PLACED IN THE LAGNA WITH SUN AND MERCURY. MOON IN THE LAGNA

EXPRESSED HIS PURE LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR THE DIVINE MOTHER AND ITS PLACEMENT WITH MERCURY SHOWS THAT HE

OFTEN BEHAVED LIKE A CHILD. REPETITION OF THE NAME MADE THIS NATURE QUITE PRONOUNCED.

THE AKSHARA FALLS IN THE TAURUS SIGN, WHICH IS IN KENDRA TO MOON, BUT NOT THE BEST KENDRA AS IT IS PLACED WITH A
STRONG MALEFIC. THIS SHOWS THAT HE FACED LOTS OF PAIN IN THE LIFE LIKE LORD SRI RAMA.

IN THE KATAPAYADI SCHEME, THE NAME CAN BE BROKEN UP TO RA- 2, MA- 5, KA- 1 (RI IS A VOWEL), NA- 5. THE NO. 2515
WHEN REVERSED AND DIVIDED WITH 12, GIVES A REMINDER OF 7, WHICH FALLS IN LIBRA AS COUNTED FORM ARIES. THE WHOLE
WORLD PERCEIVED HIM AS A GREAT DEVOTEE OF MOTHER GODDESS KALI (SATURN), SOME ONE WHO IS ALWAYS IN PAIN, BEING

SEPARATED FROM THE MOTHER (SEPARATION- SATURN).

W HATEVER HE RECEIVED FROM THE NAME CAN BE SEEN FROM THE COUNTING THE REMINDER FROM LAGNA, WHICH COMES TO
LEO. LEO IS ASPECTED BY SATURN AND MARS, IN THE 3RD FROM AL, SHOWING HIS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUFFERING IN
THE LIFE.

CASE III: HITLER

THE INITIAL AKSHARA OF THE NAME, I.E., HA IS REPRESENTED BY THE PLANET MOON. MOON IS UNDER THE
TERRIBLE SHAKTI YOGA, DESTROYING THE BENIGN JUPITER, WHICH SHOWS HIS MASS POGROM OF THE JEWS. AMONG OTHER

THINGS, THE PLANET OF HUMANITY IS NOT ONLY DESTROYED BY THE SHAKTI YOGA, BUT ALSO THERE IS A TERRIBLE GURU-

CHANDALA YOGA ALONG WITH THE AXIS. THIS SHOWS WHY HE MADE HIS MISSION OF LIFE TO ERADICATE ONE COMPLETE RACE.

THE AKSHARA FALLS IN THE KARKATA (CANCER) RASI. NOW CANCER IS 8TH FROM THE MOON AND HENCE SHOWS THAT IT IS
NOT SUSTAINED BY THE NATURAL SUSTAINER MOON. THIS SHOWS WHY HITLER FACED SUCH DIFFICULT TIMES FROM HIS

CHILDHOOD. NOT ONLY THAT, HIS END WAS QUITE TRAGIC AND TERRIBLE, WHERE HE HAD TO SEE ALL HIS DREAMS GETTING

SHATTERED ONE BY ONE.

ACCORDING TO KATAPAYADI VARGA, THE NAME IS BROKEN DOWN AS HI-8; TA-1; LA-3; RA-2. THIS NO. WHEN DIVIDED BY 12
GIVES A REMINDER OF 2, WHICH COMES TO TAURUS RASI. NOW FROM TA, MOON IS PLACED IN THE 8TH HOUSE, CAUSING

CHANDRASTAMA, WHICH IS A TERRIBLE THING TO HAPPEN. THIS SIGN ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE 8TH HOUSE, ASPECTED BY
SATURN. NOW PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER HIM AS A MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER WITH DEVIOUS INTENTION (8TH HOUSE PLACEMENT
FROM LAGNA) AND STERN BEHAVIOUR (SATURN’S ASPECT). AS THIS SIGN IS PLACED WITH HL AND ASPECTED BY GL, THIS

BECOMES THE SEAT OF POWER AND MONEY.

PROGENY IN JYOTISH II: NUMBER &

SEX OF CHILDREN
- AUGUST 26, 2005

Number of children
1. THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN CAN BE FOUND OUT BY COUNTING THE NAVAMSA GAINED BY
THE 5TH LORD.

For example, the 5th lord is placed in Virgo Rasi and Gemini Navamsa. Counting
from Gemini (Navamsa) to Virgo Rasi [Virgo (6) - Gemini (3) = 3], we have four
signs, i.e., the 5th lord has to gain three Navamsas to reach Virgo or upto three
children should be anticipated (COVA- Page 190). This is however a crude method
can can be used with care.

Max. no. of child = Rasi sign – Navamsa Sign

Pt. Rath says that, for this method to work, the 5th lord should be placed with the
Jupiter (Karaka for Navamsa). However, from an illustration given in Page 200 of
COVA, we see that this is not a necessary condition. Here Mars is not associated or
aspected by Jupiter, but the Lagna is aspected by Jupiter from the 7th, through Rasi
and Graha Drsti both. Here we might conclude that for this method to work, Jupiter
should be strongly placed in the horoscope and influence the factors of progeny.
 2. THIS CAN ALSO BE SEEN FROM THE PLANETS ASPECTING THE 5TH BY GRAHA OR RASI
DRSTI.

RIDER: THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IS LIMITED

BY THE RAHU - KETU AXIS, UNLESS JUPITER IS
STRONGLY PLACED IN THE D-1, TO ELIMINATE ALL THE
PUTRA DOSAS. (COVA, PAGE 184)
Birth of Twins
The signs Aquarius and Scorpio have two lords each and hence if they happen to be
the house of child/ pregnancy, they can indicate twins.

Most standard texts prescribe the involvement of the Signs Gemini, Virgo, Scorpio or
Aquarius for the birth of the twins. They add Gemini and Virgo also to Aquarius and
Scorpio, since the signs are lorded by Mercury whose nature is dual.

ILLUSTRATION

In the chart of the standard nativity, the 5th lord Moon is in Aquarius Rasi and Pisces
Navamsa, which shows that there are possibilities of 11 children, however while we
count from Pisces we have to stop in Taurus, because Gemini is occupied by a
node. Thus the maximum no. of children is limited to 2 only shown by the signs Aries
and Taurus.

Saptamsa chart can be seen for more details about children. The details of judging
Saptamsa Chart is given in subsequent section.

 1ST CHILD: THE SAPTAMSA LAGNA IS IN AN ODD SIGN AND HENCE THE COUNTING SHALL BE IN A
ZODIACAL MANNER. THE 1ST CHILD IS SHOWN BY THE 5TH LORD MARS, PLACED IN GEMINI WITH

MOON AND KETU.

 2ND CHILD: THE 2ND CHILD IS SHOWN BY THE 7TH LORD MERCURY. MERCURY IS PLACED IN SCOPIO
AND HAS EXHANGE. SCORPIO GENERALLY SHOWS FEMALE CHILD BEING AN EVEN SIGN. DUE TO THE

EXCHANGE OF PLANETS, IT INDICATE MALE CHILD. ITS WORTHWHILE TO NOTE THAT THE 6TH LORD,

THE MARAKA IS ASPECTING MERCURY, SHOWING THAT THE CHILD SHALL FACE TERRIBLE CONDITION

AND CAN FACE DEATH. HOWEVER, DUE TO GRAHA DRISTI OF JUPITER ON MERCURY AND RASI DRSTI

ON THE LAGNA, THE CHILD IS SAVED.

Sex of children
THE RASI CHART

For matters concerning children, the placement of the fifth lord and the planets
should be seen from the Jupiter, the naisargika putra karaka. If there are planets in
strengths from the Jupiter, they can indicate the number and nature of the children.
The placement of the fifth lord from Jupiter will indicate the extent of gains from
Children etc.- Pt. Sanjay Rath (COVA, Page 169)

NORMALLY FOR DETERMINATION OF SEX OF

THE CHILD, THE CHART OF THE FATHER IS A BETTER
INDICATOR. (COVA, PAGE 188)
THE SAPTAMSA

The timing of birth of Individual children, their nature, abilities and fortune is seen in
the Saptamsa chart. This has been explained in detail by Maharishi Jaimini
Upadesha Sutras. (COVA 8.6.1)

COUNTING

The first child is seen from the 5th house counted zodiacally or anti-zodiacally
depending on whether the Lagna is ODD or EVEN . The subsequent pregnancies
are seen from every third house (Manduka Gat i). Thus if an odd sign ascends in the
Saptamsa, the individual pregnancies are seen in the 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th etc. If an
even sign ascends in the saptamsa, the individual pregnancies are seen in the 9th,
7th, 5th, 3rd and so on. (COVA)

After the Manduka Gati reached the point of start, the sequence of jumps would
repeat again, which can’t be allowed. To counter this problem, the next sign arrived
at is by Crawling the sign. For illustration, after the jump sequence reaches from 5th
to 3rd, the next sign after 3rd would be 5th again, thus here the jump doesn’t
progress to the 5th, but the 4th there in, where the frog is supposed to be crawling,
than jumping as there is no space for jumping, 5th house, being already considered.
“Thus the order of pregnancy becomes 5-7-9-11-1-3-4-6-8-10-12-2. For even sign
the sequence becomes 9-7-5-3-1-11-10-8-6-4-2-12.”
The nodes generally indicate the last child. For exapmple, if Rahu is in the 7th or
joins the seventh lord, the native may have two children. (Jaimini Sutras)

SEX OF THE CHILD

The sex of the child is seen from the lord of the sign ruling the house of pregnancy. If
the lord is exalted or conjoin male planets (Sun, Rahu, Jup, Mars), the issue is male.
If the lord is debilitated or conjoins female planets (Moon, Ketu, Venus), the issue is
female. Saturn and Mercury are eunuch planets, but they have found to indicate
female and male children respectively.

If the lord of the sign is neither exalted/ debilitated, not conjoins any other planets,
the sex of the child is seen from the nature of the sign occupied by it. All Odd signs
excepting the Aquarius and Gemini are male birth signs while all the even signs,
expecting Cancer and Pisces are Female birth signs.

RIDERS

1. EFFECT OF PARIVARTANA

1.1 On Counting:

IF THERE IS A EXCHANGE OF HOUSE

(PARIVARTANA YOGA) BETWEEN THE SAPTAMSA
LAGNA LORD AND THE LORD OF ANY OTHER HOUSE,
THE COUNTING WILL BE BASED ON WHETHER THE
OTHER SIGN IS ODD OR EVEN AND NOT THE ODDITY
OF THE SAPTAMSA LAGNA. HOWEVER THE COUNTING
STILL STARTS FROM THE SAPTAMSA LAGNA. (COVA,
PAGE 193)
1.2 On sex of child:
 IF A LORD OF THE CHILD ASSOCIATE WITH A
PLANET, LETS SAY VENUS AND THERE IS A
PARIVARTANA OF THIS PLANET WITH ANOTHER
PLANET, LET’S SAY SUN. THE INFLUENCE OF THE
OTHER PLANET, NAMELY SUN WILL BE MORE
DOMINANT OVER THE LORD OF THE CHILD, IN
DETERMINING THE SEX OF THE CHILD. (COVA, PAGE
193).
However, if there is a parivartana of the lord of child with another planet, then the sex
of the child, determined by the lord of the child is simply reversed. For e.g., if the lord
of the child is Venus is placed in Leo, with Moon and the lord of Leo, Sun is placed in
house of Venus, Taurus, then the sex of the child indicated by Venus in conjunction
with Moon, i.e., Female, shall be changed to Male.

2. LORD OF CHILD PLACED IN HOUSE OF ANOTHER CHILD

IF THE LORD OF A CHILD IS PLACED IN THE

HOUSE OF ANOTHER CHILD, THEN ONE OF THE
CHILDREN INDICATED BY THEM SHALL SURVIVE. FOR
ILLUSTRATION THE 5TH LORD IS PLACED IN THE 7TH
HOUSE, ONE OF THE CHILDREN SIGNIFIED BY THE 5TH
AND THE 7TH LORDS WILL SURVIVE. (PT. SANJAY
RATH).
However, in COVA, Pt. Sanjay has presented one more viewpoint while showing the
use of Drekkana for co-borns, whereby when the counting reaches a sign which
houses another lord of the child, the count crawls over to another sign. To illustrate
the point he says “However, Capricorn houses two sisters as indicated by Mercury
and Jupiter and should normally have limited the number of elder co-borns. Since
the number is actually higher, the next sign Aquarius will indicate the co-born.”
(COVA, Page 120)

2.1. Two children lords placed together:

IF TWO LORDS OF THE CHILD ARE PLACED

TOGETHER, THEN ONE OF THE CHILDREN SHALL
SURVIVE. FOR E.G., IF THE LORDS OF 5TH AND 9TH ARE
PLACED IN THE SAME SIGN, THEN ONE AMONG THE
CHILDREN SHOWN BY THEM SHALL SURVIVE.
HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHO AMONG
THEM SHALL SURVIVE AND CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED
FROM PRACTICAL EVENTS. IN THE PRESENT CASE, IF
THERE IS A MISCARRIAGE OF THE FIRST CHILD, THE 3RD
CHILD SHOWN BY THE 9TH LORD SHALL SURVIVE AND
VICE-VERSA.
2.2. One planet becomes lord of two children:

IF ONE PLANET HAPPENS TO INDICATE MORE

THAN ONE CHILD, THEN THE FIRST CHILD WILL BE
SHOWN BY THE LORD OF THE CHILD HOWEVER, THE
2ND ONE WILL BE SHOWN BY THE HOUSE OF THE CHILD
AND THE PLANETS PLACED THEREIN. TO ILLUSTRATE
HIS POINT PT. RATH SAYS IN COVA- PAGE 120, WHEN
ONE OF THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INDICATED BY
MARS (HOUSE OF CHILD – SCORPIO), AND THE NEXT
HOUSE OF THE CHILD HAPPENS TO BE ARIES, MARS
 WILL NOT SHOW THE CHILD, HOWEVER ARIES, PLACED
WITH MOON WILL SHOW A SISTER WHO IS EMOTIONAL
(MOON) AND RASH (ARIES). HAD THERE BEEN NO
PLANET, THEN ARIES WOULD HAVE SHOWN MALE
BIRTH.
3. SAPTAMSA LAGNA LORD IN MARANA STHANA FROM LORD OF CHILD

If Venus becomes the lord of Saptamsa Lagna, the issues indicated by the planets in
the 8th from Venus cannot survive unless conjoins Ketu (Ganapati), as these issues
will have Venus in the Marana Sthana (Reference). The same principle can be
extended to other planets. Thus in case of Different Saptamsa Lagna, the placement
of the lord of the child in the following places cannot survive.

 SUN- 2ND
 MOON- 6TH
 MARS- 7TH
 MERCURY- 7TH
 JUPITER- 11TH
 VENUS - 8TH
 SATURN- 1ST
 RAHU - 5TH

Thus the principle states that if the Saptamsa Lagna lord is placed in a Marana
karaka Sthana from the Lord of the child, then either the parent or the child survive,
unless, there is a blessing.

Om Tat Sat

DASA MAHAVIDYA YANTRAS

- SEPTEMBER 17, 2004
 I MADE THESE YANTRAS OF DASA MAHAVIDYAS OR THE TEN GREAT KNOWLEDGES, LONG BACK. I AM SHARING
THIS FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED. THE DASA MAHAVIDYAS ARE SIGNIFIED BY THE 9 PLANETS AND THE LAGNA, WHICH ARE

ALSO GIVEN BELOW .

MATANGI (SUN)

BHUBANESWARI (MOON)
BAGALAMUKHI (MARS)
TRIPURA SUNDARI (MERCURY)
TARA (JUPITER)
KAMALATMIKA (VENUS)
KALI (SATURN)
CHINNAMASTA (RAHU)
DHUMAVATI (KETU)
TRIPURA BHAIRAVI (LAGNA)