Vedic Astrology Practitioner Manual: Vedic Astrology, #2

Vedic Astrology Practitioner Manual

Exclusive Excerpts from Various Classical Texts

Gaurish Borkar

P&J Books

VEDIC ASTROLOGY PRACTITIONER Manual - Exclusive Excerpts from Various Classical Texts

P&J Publications

First Edition: March 2017

Second Edition: March 2020

Third Edition: March 2021

Fourth Edition: July 2021

This edition of the Vedic Astrology Practitioner Manual is first published in 2021.

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Gaurish Borkar

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DEDICATION

This book is wholeheartedly dedicated to all the authors of classical texts on Vedhic astrology. Without their contribution, it would have been very difficult to understand the nitty-gritty of such a technical topic. Every author has his expertise and he has documented his or her expertise without any hesitation to share it. I also want to dedicate this book to people who contributed to writing, maintaining and preserving manuscripts of classical texts.

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Iwant to thank my family for making this book possible. This is my third book. I wrote my first book last year and started working on two more books. Authoring a book requires dedicated time and my wife is always supportive of it. It is only because of the support of the family; I could author all three books. I want to thank them for their support and sacrifice. I also want to congratulate and thank my old friend Shree Dharmendra Sharma for the cover page as his expression of love towards me.

Conventions Used in this Book to Convert Savskruth (Sanskrit) words into English

Savskruth is a phonetic language and it has specific sounds. Unfortunately, not all those sounds are available in English. Due to this limitation, everyone tries to find the nearest sound while converting the Savskruth word into English. We plan to follow certain rules for the sake of consistency. In Savskruth, sounds are grouped by the part or muscle of the mouth or face exercised to pronounce the sound. For example, Pa or Pha is considered as sound exercising lips (Oshthya) and Tha is considered as a sound exercising teeth (Dhantya). Certain conventions used to convert Savskruth sounds in English don’t give proper pronunciation because the group of a sound is changed while conversion. Generally, ta is replaced by ta (T). However, ta and T are from different groups. ta, is Dantya (pronounced by touching the tongue to teeth) and T (ta) is Moordhnya (pronounced by rolling the tongue). Therefore, we have replaced it with another sound from the same group, for example, qa or tha. The Southern part of India follows this methodology for years but many aren’t sure why this convention was followed and they feel it is incorrect. Hence, I wanted to explain it here before following this convention.

Another rule is about Anuswar or dot on any letter. Take an example of the word Sanskrit. Word Sanskrit is grammatically incorrect. The rule says that use an Anunasik (generally last sound) from the same group (Varga) on which the Anuswar is to be given. For example, in the case of Savskruth, Anuswar is on Sa. Sound Sa is from Ya Varga. Anunasik for Ya Varga is Va. Therefore, the word is Savskruth and not Sanskrit. I have explained these concepts in depth in my book ‘Untold Vedic Culture’.

General practice is to use ‘S’ for plurals even though the word is from other languages. For example, we say Grahas as a plural of Graha. In this book, I have kept Graha as Graha for singular as well as plural as we are not used to Savskruth plurals. Ideally, the plural of Graha is Grahaaha.

Unlike any other language, Savskruth follows the maximum number of rules. To maintain the grace of any language we shall follow its rules to the maximum extent. I attempt to maintain the purity of the language and I have followed the above conventions in this book. I highly encourage you to learn the basics of Savskruth as you have an interest in Vedic astrology.

Terms Used in the Book and Their Meaning

I have used many terms specific to Vedic astrology in this book. It is intentional. When we learn any subject, we learn terms related to the topic and I would like you all to learn terms specific to Vedic astrology. To ease the challenge, the below table gives a list of the terms and their equivalent. I encourage you to go through the table and keep it handy as you start reading the next chapter.

1. PURPOSE

As a student of Vedhic astrology, one of the challenges that I faced was to study classical texts. We have so many texts and all the texts have some exceptional content. Practically no novice student can go through all the classical texts. Few translators translated many classical texts and most of the translators did not get a chance to validate principles mentioned in the texts. Due to this, the accuracy of translation was impacted. One such example is Moola Rashi and Dhathu Rashi. The actual meaning of the word Dhathu is tissue, however, it was translated as metal. This is well explained in my book ‘Untold Vedic Astrology’. Due to all the reasons mentioned above, I started noting my observations while studying various classical texts. Over the period, I also felt that novice students of astrology could progress faster if they get validated knowledge. This is also good for the development of Vedhic astrology. Therefore, I decided to publish my notes from various classical texts as a manual. This is a good reference book for novice students of Vedhic astrology.

While making my notes I referred to many classical texts including Bruhath Parashara Hora Shasththra, Bruhadh Jathaka, Bruhath Savhitha, Faladheepika, Jathaka Parijatha, Bhavartha Rathnakara, Saravali, Muhurtha Chinthamani, Muhurtha Marthanda, Jathaka Bharanam, Vishwakarmaprakash and Jaimini Suthra. I have also validated the translation and updated it according to my learnings. Finally, I have applied most of this knowledge. In this fourth edition, I added 7 new chapters on various topics like Yoga, profession, longevity, health, wealth, marriage and progeny. I have also explained the theory behind my validation of these principles in my book ‘Untold Vedic Astrology’.

Novice astrologers are also asked about many other topics like remedies, results of transits, questions about lost articles or matching the horoscope. Generally, the focus of all novice astrologers is prediction and they may or may not be experienced in other related topics. I have covered the basics of other related topics in the book to provide a basic understanding.

People debate one more interesting question with novice astrologers. This is about the effects of planets on us. I have dealt with this topic briefly. Many novice astrologers are also not clear about how astrology can help us in our growth and development. I have also dealt with this topic.

My effort is to author a book that can be referred to by astrologers regularly and in case of doubt. I hope the book serves its purpose and supports everyone who reads it.

2. Introduction to Vedhic Astrology

For thousands of years , humankind is curious to know how to unfold the future! Man's efforts to know the future has continued unabated from ancient times. Even today, scientists are formulating methods for predicting floods, earthquakes, droughts etc. However, perhaps astrology is the only science, which is capable of doing the long-term forecast. So, let us attempt to understand what astrology is, the basis of this science, the different branches of astrology, the benefits of studying astrology and how to study it.

Basis of Astrology

‘Jyothish’ in Sanskrit, which means astrology, is one of the sciences developed by Indians. The Hindus gave so much importance to Jyothish that they considered it as ‘Vedhanga’, which means, 'limb of Vedha'. In India, astrology was and is used extensively right from electing a good time for the construction of a building to analysing the timing of death and for many more reasons. In fact, during ancient times 'Vaidhya' (Ayurvedhic doctors) used to study the horoscope of the patient before giving any treatment. It is called 'Grahachikithsa' or diagnosis through horoscope.

The roots of astrology are derived from the Hindu philosophy namely ‘Karmavipaka’ or the law of action and Punarjanma or rebirth. The law of karma states that every living organism will enjoy or suffer due to the fruits of its past actions. The law states that each individual has control over his actions and once they complete that act there is no escape from the consequences of the act. The effect of such action will depend on whether the action is good or otherwise. The horoscope indicates the deeds of a person in his past births. Each individual gets the result of his past deeds. However, as there prevails free will, they can enhance life by taking corrective action. Astrology is a science, which reveals the effects of our actions (with the help of planetary movement) and helps us to take measures to change the effect of past deeds.

Branches of Vedhic Astrology

Vedhic astrology is divided into 3 major parts namely.

Sidhantha or Ganitha

Siddhantha means principles and Ganitha means mathematics. This branch refers to the theoretical and mathematical aspects of astronomy. A few examples are calculations of the position of a planet or calculations of the beginning or end of an eclipse. Shree Bhaskaracharya’s ‘Siddhantha Shiromani’ has four parts. They are Lilavathi, Bijganitham, Goladhyaya and Ganithadhyaya. Lilavathi covers arithmetic, Bijaganitam covers algebra, Goladhyaya covers astronomical principles or Siddhantha and Ganithadhyaya covers astronomical calculations or Ganitha.

Savhitha

Savhitha deals with various topics like the effects of planets on mundane affairs, the formation of clouds, the effect of the mock sun and mock moon, the effect of comets on mundane affairs, Vasthu (Construction of palaces and temples.), etc. Bruhadh Savhitha is a very famous Savhitha of celebrated astrologer and astronomer Shree Varahamihira. Bruhadh Savhitha covers more than