A

Brief
Study
Of
Tsunamis
By Balaji Narasimhan <sherlockbalaji@yahoo.com>
Table of Contents

Introduction 03

Charts

A. 27 May 1293 05
B. 20 Sep 1498 06
C. 28 Oct 1707 07
D. 1 Nov 1755 08
E. 22 May 1782 09
F. 21 May 1792 10
G. 13 Aug 1868 11
H. 27 Aug 1883 12
I. 15 Jun 1896 13
J. 26 Dec 2004 14

Grahas

Surya 15
Chandra 16
Budha 17
Sukra 18
Kuja 19
Guru 20
Sani 21
Rahu 22
Ketu 23

Appendices

The Big Picture 24

Sarvato Bhadra Chakra 25
Parting Thoughts 26

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Introduction

Jyotish is a subject capable of throwing its light on all subjects and illuminating all
matters concerning humans both at the personal and the global level. Therefore, a study
of tsunamis from the Jyotish perspective will definitely be an enlightening experience.

Before we begin, let us consider the definition of a tsunami from the Department of
Geophysics at the University of Washington:

“A tsunami is a wave train, or series of waves, generated in a body of water by an

impulsive disturbance that vertically displaces the water column.”

So, an earthquake or even an asteroid impact can cause a tsunami. From the Jyotish
angle, the “axis of evil” – Kuja, Sani, and Rahu – will either be afflicted or cause
affliction. Kuja deserves special scrutiny because he is also the Bhumi Karaka.

According to the celebrated astrologer Shri Varaha Mihira's Brihat Samhita, the
nakshatras (including Abhijit) can be classified as belonging to four different types,
namely Vayu, Agni, Indra, and Varuna. In this document, Vayu and Agni type
earthquakes have been treated as “Dry” quakes while Indra and Varuna earthquakes have
been treated as “Wet” quakes.

The Varuna type of earthquake is perhaps most ominous because, according to Chapter
32, Shloka 22 of the Brihat Samhita, “In a Varuna earthquake persons working at the sea
or in rivers will perish.” This perhaps is the closest that the Brihat Samhita comes to
defining a tsunami!

Varaha Mihira talks about the presence of Chandra in any one of the nakshatra types to
create the specific earthquake. We have extended this concept by considering all the
grahas from a Sarvato Bhadra Chakra angle. So, if a graha is placed in Swati [Dry], we
will consider its impact on Satabisheka [Wet], Jeyshta [Wet], and Rohini [Wet] and
perhaps this will give us a clearer picture. For more details, please refer to the appendix
entry for “Sarvato Bhadra Chakra.”

Some astrologers may frown upon the Sarvato Bhadra Chakra, but we consider this
essential because Varaha Mihira in his Brihat Samhita clearly refers to Abhijit also in
Chapter 32 on earthquakes. Since the Sarvato Bhadra Chakra too refers to Abhijit, there
is an area of commonality.

However, relying on any one particular system is inadequate, and so, apart from
considering dry and wet nakshatras, we will also look at the traditional chart and consider
the Rasi, Navamsa, and Drekkan positions also.

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We shall study the following ten cases, labelled “A” to “J” which were chosen based on
the criteria that a really bad tsunami should be responsible for at least 15,000 deaths.
These details were culled from About.com, which claims to have compiled the
information from “Tsunami Laboratory of Novosibirsk, (US) National Geophysical Data
Centre, USC Tsunami Research Group and others.”

Date Place Deaths

A. 27 May 1293 Japan 23,024
B. 20 Sep 1498 Japan 31,000
C. 28 Oct 1707 Japan 30,000
D. 01 Nov 1755 Portugal 60,000
E. 22 May 1782 Taiwan 40,000
F. 21 May 1792 Japan 15,030
G. 13 Aug 1868 Chile 25,674
H. 27 Aug 1883 Java/Sumatra 36,500
I. 15 Jun 1896 Japan 27,122
J. 26 Dec 2004 Sumatra 300,000

Since the time of the tsunami was not available, the standard time used was 07:00 AM
IST, Bangalore [12n59, 77e35], 5:30 East, No DST. Bangalore was chosen for uniformity
because any place will do—a tsunami doesn't seem to have much relationship to place.

For example, according to a study by Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle,

the 26 Dec 2004 tsunami caused 20-inch waves in Halifax and 12-inch waves in the
Cocos Islands, even though the former is 14,400 miles west of the epicentre while the
latter is merely 1,000 miles south of the epicentre! So, it is best to consider the status of
the grahas on the day of the tsunami, without reference to either the time or the place.

Finally, before we begin, the acknowledgements. The DOS program PCJYOTISH

Version 0.93f was used to generate the charts. Shri NC Iyer's English translation of “The
Brihat Samhita” was used to glean a basic understanding of earthquakes. Shri BV
Raman's book “Astrology in predicting weather and earthquakes” also proved instructive,
and Drekkan descriptions have been taken from Shri BV Raman's book “Hindu
Predictive Astrology.” Apart from these two books, I indirectly consider Shri BV Raman
to be my Jyotish teacher because, though I never had the fortune of meeting him, much of
my miniscule knowledge of Jyotish comes from his brilliantly written books.

I humbly place before the discerning public this small attempt at analysing tsunamis and
pray to the learned astrologers to give me their constructive criticism.

Balaji Narasimhan
Bangalore
September 2005

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A. 27 May 1293

Su Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)

Ch Dhan (Wet) Vish (Dry) Srav (Wet) Asle (Wet)
Bu Krit (Dry) Srav (Wet) Bhar (Dry) Vish (Dry)
Sk Bhar (Dry) Makh (Dry) Krit (Dry) Anur (Wet)
Ku Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) UPha (Dry) PBha (Dry)
Gu UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
Sa Krit (Dry) Srav (Wet) Bhar (Dry) Vish (Dry)
Ra Push (Dry) Jeys (Wet) Sata (Wet) PPha (Dry)
Ke UAsh (Wet) Mrig (Dry) PBha (Dry) UPha (Dry)

Only 14 of the 36 affected nakshatras are Wet ones, but Kuja is subject to Papa Katari
Yoga by Surya, Sani, and Rahu.

Kuja is also approaching his Neecha Stana, while Rahu is in Sani's nakshatra, aspected by
Sani.

Additionally, Kuja is in the third Drekkan of Mithuna, which is ruled by Sani and is
defined as “A man rich in jewels, armed with bow, learned and peevish.”

Guru is in a Kendra from Kuja. In the Navamsa, Guru, Rahu, and Ketu are in Kendras
from Kuja.

Chandra falls in the third drekkan of Makara, which is defined as “A man covered over
by a blanket and armed with a quiver, arrows and bow.” This is also an Ayuda Drekkan.

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B. 20 Sep 1498

Su Hast (Dry) UBha (Wet) PAsh (Wet) Arid (Wet)

Ch Jeys (Wet) Push (Dry) Aswi (Dry) Swat (Dry)
Bu Hast (Dry) UBha (Wet) PAsh (Wet) Arid (Wet)
Sk Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
Ku UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Uash (Wet) Purn (Dry)
Gu PAsh (Wet) Arid (Wet) Ubha (Wet) Hast (Dry)
Sa* Bhar (Dry) Makh (Dry) Krit (Dry) Anur (Wet)
Ra Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) UPha (Dry) PBha (Dry)
Ke PAsh (Wet) Arid (Wet) Ubha (Wet) Hast (Dry)

In this chart, Sani is Vakra and Neecha and 20 out of the 36 nakshatras are Wet. Sani,
who is afflicted by Kuja, in turn aspects Rahu. Additionally, Kuja falls in Sani's
Navamsa, while Rahu falls in Kuja's Navamsa and Sani's Drekkan.

While Kuja doesn't have any grahas in a Kendra from him in Navamsa, Guru, Rahu, and
Ketu are in Kendras from him in Rasi. Chandra falls in the second Drekkan of Vrichaka,
a Sarpa Drekkan ruled by Guru, which is defined as “A woman of materialistic nature
with a serpent coiled around her.”

Four grahas - Surya, Guru, Rahu, and Ketu - fall in Ayuda Drekkans.

Sukra falls in the second drekkan of Tula, ruled by Sani, and defined as “A man hungry
and thirsty, with the face of a vulture, and attached to his wife and children.”

Sani himself falls in the second Drekkan of Mesha, ruled by Surya, and defined as “A
woman wearing red cloth, fond of jewels and ornaments, single footed, with the face of a
horse and suffering from thirst.”

The reference to thirst in a tsunami perhaps indicates polluted water, which is unfit for
drinking.

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C. 28 Oct 1707

Su Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)

Ch Anur (Wet) Asle (Wet) Vish (Dry) Bhar (Dry)
Bu Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
Sk Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
Ku Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
Gu UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
Sa* Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Chit (Dry) Reva (Wet)
Ra Reva (Wet) UPha (Dry) Mrig (Dry) Mool (Wet)
Ke Chit (Dry) PBha (Dry) Mool (Wet) Mrig (Dry)

In this chart Sani is Vakra, afflicted by Kuja, and in a Kendra from Kuja in Navamsa. In
the Navamsa, Rahu afflicts Kuja. 21 of the affected Nakshatras are Wet.

Chandra falls in the second Drekkan of Vrichaka, which is a Sarpa Drekkan ruled by
Guru and defined as “A woman of materialistic nature with a serpent coiled around her.”

Rahu falls in the third Drekkan of Meena, which is a Sarpa Drekkan ruled by Kuja and
defined as “A man stranded in a forest, naked and attacked by serpents and thieves.”

Surya, Kuja, Budha, and Sukra fall in the second Drekkan of Tula, which is defined as “A
man hungry and thirsty, with the face of a vulture, and attached to his wife and children.”
The vulture represents death, and the thirst represents polluted water.

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D. 1 Nov 1755

Su Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)

Ch UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
Bu Anur (Wet) Asle (Wet) Vish (Dry) Bhar (Dry)
Sk Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
Ku Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) UPha (Dry) PBha (Dry)
Gu Hast (Dry) UBha (Wet) Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet)
Sa UAsh (Wet) Mrig (Dry) PBha (Dry) UPha (Dry)
Ra UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
Ke PBha (Dry) Chit (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Purn (Dry)

The number of Wet nakshatras is 18, which is equal to the number of Dry nakshatras.

Kuja, who is approaching Neecha Stana, is afflicting Sani.

In the Rasi Chart, Kuja is in a Kendra from Guru and Chandra, while Chandra is in a
Kendra from Guru in the Navamsa.

Kuja falls in the third Drekkan of Mithuna, which is an Ayuda Drekkan ruled by Sani and
defined as “A man rich in jewels, armed with bow, learned and peevish.”

Guru also falls in Sani's Drekkan, the second one of Kanya, which is also an Ayuda
Drekkan, defined as “A man with a dark head and a pen in his hand, with a bow, and
body full of dense hair.”

Overall, five grahas - Surya, Sukra, Kuja, Guru, and Sani himself - fall in the Drekkans of
Sani.

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E. 22 May 1782

Su Rohi (Wet) Abhi (Wet) Aswi (Dry) Swat (Dry)

Ch UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
Bu Krit (Dry) Srav (Wet) Bhar (Dry) Vish (Dry)
Sk Reva (Wet) UPha (Dry) Mrig (Dry) Mool (Wet)
Ku Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet) UBha (Wet) Hast (Dry)
Gu* Mool (Wet) Purn (Dry) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
Sa* Mool (Wet) Purn (Dry) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
Ra Reva (Wet) UPha (Dry) Mrig (Dry) Mool (Wet)
Ke Chit (Dry) PBha (Dry) Mool (Wet) Mrig (Dry)

In this chart, 17 nakshatras are Wet. Kuja is approaching Neecha Stana, occupies Rahu's
Nakshatra, and six grahas - Chandra, Ketu, Guru, Sani, Rahu, and Sukra - are in a Kendra
from Kuja.

Kuja falls in Sani's Navamsa, while Rahu also falls in Sani's Navamsa, and Kuja's
Drekkan, the third Drekkan of Meena, a Sarpa Drekkan defined as “A man stranded in a
forest, naked and attacked by serpents and thieves.”

Both Sani and Guru are Vakra and fall in the first Drekkan of Dhanur, which is an Ayuda
Drekkan ruled by Guru and defined as “A man resembling a centaur, stopping in
hermitage and religious places.” Both occupy Ketu's Nakshatra, while Ketu himself is in
Kuja's Nakshatra.

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F. 21 May 1792

Su Krit (Dry) Srav (Wet) Bhar (Dry) Vish (Dry)

Ch Rohi (Wet) Abhi (Wet) Aswi (Dry) Swat (Dry)
Bu* Krit (Dry) Srav (Wet) Bhar (Dry) Vish (Dry)
Sk Bhar (Dry) Makh (Dry) Krit (Dry) Anur (Wet)
Ku UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
Gu* Chit (Dry) PBha (Dry) Mool (Wet) Mrig (Dry)
Sa Aswi (Dry) PPha (Dry) Rohi (Wet) Jeys (Wet)
Ra Hast (Dry) UBha (Wet) Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet)
Ke UBha (Wet) Hast (Dry) Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet)

Sani is Neecha and subject to Papa Katari Yoga by Ketu and Surya while 16 Nakshatras
are Wet.

In Rasi, Kuja is in a Kendra from Surya, while Surya and Sukra are in Kendra from Kuja
in Navamsa.

Kuja falls in his own Drekkan, while Sani falls in Kuja's Drekkan, the first Drekkan of
Mesha, an Ayuda Drekkan described as “A man clad in white dress, particularly round
his waist; dark in complexion, terrific in appearance, reddish eyes and holding a lifted
axe.”

Ketu, who is conjunct Vargotamma Vakra Guru in Navamsa, falls in a Watery Drekkan
ruled by Chandra and depicted as “A beautiful woman sailing in a boat with long flags
towards the other coast.”

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G. 13 Aug 1868

Su Asle (Wet) Anur (Wet) Makh (Dry) Dhan (Wet)

Ch Rohi (Wet) Abhi (Wet) Aswi (Dry) Swat (Dry)
Bu Push (Dry) Jeys (Wet) PPha (Dry) Sata (Wet)
Sk Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) PBha (Dry) UPha (Dry)
Ku Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet) UBha (Wet) Hast (Dry)
Gu* Reva (Wet) UPha (Dry) Mrig (Dry) Mool (Wet)
Sa Anur (Wet) Asle (Wet) Vish (Dry) Bhar (Dry)
Ra Makh (Dry) Bhar (Dry) Asle (Wet) Srav (Wet)
Ke Dhan (Wet) Vish (Dry) Srav (Wet) Asle (Wet)

Kuja is approaching Neecha Stana in this chart, which has 20 Wet Nakshatras. Kuja is in
Rahu's Nakshatra, while Rahu is aspected by Sani.

Sani falls in the first Drekkan of Vrichaka, which is a Watery Sarpa Drekkan ruled by
Kuja and described as “A beautiful young woman, quite naked, emerging out from an
ocean towards the shore, feet bound up by a serpent.”

Surya falls in the third Drekkan of Kataka, which is ruled by Guru. This is a Watery
Sarpa Drekkan defined as “A man in a boat amidst an ocean, with a serpent around his
waist.”

Guru, who is Vakra and Neecha in Navamsa, is in a Kendra from Kuja in Rasi, while
Surya, Chandra, and Sani are in Kendra from Kuja in Navamsa.

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H. 27 Aug 1883

Su Makh (Dry) Bhar (Dry) Asle (Wet) Srav (Wet)

Ch Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
Bu UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) UAsh (Wet) Purn (Dry)
Sk Makh (Dry) Bhar (Dry) Asle (Wet) Srav (Wet)
Ku Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet) UBha (Wet) Hast (Dry)
Gu Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) PBha (Dry) UPha (Dry)
Sa Rohi (Wet) Abhi (Wet) Aswi (Dry) Swat (Dry)
Ra Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
Ke Aswi (Dry) PPha (Dry) Rohi (Wet) Jeys (Wet)

Kuja is in Rahu's Nakshatra, while Rahu falls in Sani's Navamsa and Drekkan. A total of
19 Nakshatras are Wet.

In the Navamsa, Sani and Kuja aspect each other, while Budha is in a Kendra from Kuja
in Rasi.

Rahu and Ketu fall in the second Drekkan of Tula and the second Drekkan of Mesha
respectively, which concern thirst and are defined as “A man hungry and thirsty, with the
face of a vulture, and attached to his wife and children” and “A woman wearing red cloth,
fond of jewels and ornaments, single footed, with the face of a horse and suffering from
thirst” respectively.

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I. 15 Jun 1896

Su Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)

Ch Asle (Wet) Anur (Wet) Makh (Dry) Dhan (Wet)
Bu* Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
Sk Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
Ku Reva (Wet) UPha (Dry) Mrig (Dry) Mool (Wet)
Gu Push (Dry) Jeys (Wet) PPha (Dry) Sata (Wet)
Sa* Vish (Dry) Dhan (Wet) Anur (Wet) Krit (Dry)
Ra Dhan (Wet) Srav (Wet) Vish (Dry) Asle (Wet)
Ke Makh (Dry) Bhar (Dry) Asle (Wet) Srav (Wet)

In this chart, 20 Nakshatras are Wet, and Sani, though Uccha is Vakra, Neecha in
Navamsa, and afflicted by Kuja. In the Navamsa, Rahu afflicts Guru.

Three grahas fall in Sarpa Drekkans. Guru and Chandra fall in the second Drekkan of
Kataka, defined as “A woman decorated by flowers with a snake in her hand, possessing
stiff decorum and crying loud in the forest.”

Kuja falls in his own Drekkan, the third one of Meena, defined as “A man stranded in a
forest, naked and attacked by serpents and thieves.”

Rahu and Ketu fall respectively in the first Drekkan of Kumba and the first Drekkan of
Simha, which are defined as “A man disturbed in mind, drunkard, clad with a deerskin
and face resembling a vulture” and “A jackal and a vulture sitting on a sandal tree, a dog
and a man crying for help in forest.” Both concern the vulture, the harbinger of death.

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J. 26 Dec 2004

Su Mool (Wet) Purn (Dry) Chit (Dry) Reva (Wet)

Ch Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
Bu Jeys (Wet) Push (Dry) Swat (Dry) Aswi (Dry)
Sk Jeys (Wet) Push (Dry) Swat (Dry) Aswi (Dry)
Ku Anur (Wet) Asle (Wet) Vish (Dry) Bhar (Dry)
Gu Hast (Dry) UBha (Wet) Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet)
Sa* Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) UPha (Dry) PBha (Dry)
Ra Aswi (Dry) PPha (Dry) Rohi (Wet) Jeys (Wet)
Ke Chit (Dry) PBha (Dry) Mool (Wet) Mrig (Dry)

Only 15 Nakshatras are Wet, and Kuja is in his own house in Rasi. However, he is also in
his own Drekkan, the first of Vrichaka, a Watery and Sarpa Drekkan described as “A
beautiful young woman, quite naked, emerging out from an ocean towards the shore, feet
bound up by a serpent.”

Kuja is also subject to Papa Katari Yoga by Ketu and Surya and occupies the Nakshatra
of Vakra Vargotamma Sani. Rahu is afflicted by Sani, and in the Navamsa, Kuja is in a
Kendra from Rahu, Ketu, and Chandra.

Rahu occupies the first Drekkan of Mesha, which is an Ayuda Drekkan portrayed as “A
man clad in white dress, particularly round his waist; dark in complexion, terrific in
appearance, reddish eyes and holding a lifted axe.”

Budha and Sukra also occupy the first Drekkan of Vrichaka, a Sarpa Drekkan ruled by
Guru and depicted as “A woman of materialistic nature with a serpent coiled around her.”

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Surya

A. 27 May 1293 Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
B. 20 Sep 1498 Hast (Dry) UBha (Wet) PAsh (Wet) Arid (Wet)
C. 28 Oct 1707 Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
D. 01 Nov 1755 Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
E. 22 May 1782 Rohi (Wet) Abhi (Wet) Aswi (Dry) Swat (Dry)
F. 21 May 1792 Krit (Dry) Srav (Wet) Bhar (Dry) Vish (Dry)
G. 13 Aug 1868 Asle (Wet) Anur (Wet) Makh (Dry) Dhan (Wet)
H. 27 Aug 1883 Makh (Dry) Bhar (Dry) Asle (Wet) Srav (Wet)
I. 15 Jun 1896 Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
J. 26 Dec 2004 Mool (Wet) Purn (Dry) Chit (Dry) Reva (Wet)

In four cases (A, B, C, D) Surya falls in the Drekkan of Sani. In cases C and D, the
Drekkan is the second one of Tula, described as “A man hungry and thirsty, with the face
of a vulture, and attached to his wife and children.” The thirst possibly concerns pollution
of water, while the reference to the vulture indicates death.

Two other cases of interest concern F and G, the first Drekkan of Vrishaba and the third
Drekkan of Kataka respectively. The first is “A woman with torn ringlets, inclined to eat,
thirsty and wearing a partly burnt garment” and the second refers to “A man in a boat
amidst an ocean, with a serpent around his waist.” The last one is particularly sinister
because it is both a Sarpa and a watery Drekkan.

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Chandra

A. 27 May 1293 Dhan (Wet) Vish (Dry) Srav (Wet) Asle (Wet)
B. 20 Sep 1498 Jeys (Wet) Push (Dry) Aswi (Dry) Swat (Dry)
C. 28 Oct 1707 Anur (Wet) Asle (Wet) Vish (Dry) Bhar (Dry)
D. 01 Nov 1755 UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
E. 22 May 1782 UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
F. 21 May 1792 Rohi (Wet) Abhi (Wet) Aswi (Dry) Swat (Dry)
G. 13 Aug 1868 Rohi (Wet) Abhi (Wet) Aswi (Dry) Swat (Dry)
H. 27 Aug 1883 Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
I. 15 Jun 1896 Asle (Wet) Anur (Wet) Makh (Dry) Dhan (Wet)
J. 26 Dec 2004 Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)

In cases B and C, Chandra, though falling in the Drekkan of Guru, is afflicted because
this is the second Drekkan of Vrichaka, a Sarpa Drekkan defined as “A woman of
materialistic nature with a serpent coiled around her.”

Case I also concerns a Sarpa Drekkan, the second one of Kataka, which is ruled by Kuja
and characterized as “A woman decorated by flowers with a snake in her hand,
possessing stiff decorum and crying loud in the forest.”

In D and E, Chandra is in the Drekkan of Budha but the Navamsa of Sani, and this
Drekkan, the first Drekkan of Kanya, is represented as “A beautiful virgin, holding a
basket full of flowers, limbs covered over by dirty garments.” The dirty garments perhaps
refer to the poverty that is caused to those who lose almost everything in a tsunami.

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Budha

A. 27 May 1293 Krit (Dry) Srav (Wet) Bhar (Dry) Vish (Dry)
B. 20 Sep 1498 Hast (Dry) UBha (Wet) PAsh (Wet) Arid (Wet)
C. 28 Oct 1707 Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
D. 01 Nov 1755 Anur (Wet) Asle (Wet) Vish (Dry) Bhar (Dry)
E. 22 May 1782 Krit (Dry) Srav (Wet) Bhar (Dry) Vish (Dry)
F* 21 May 1792 Krit (Dry) Srav (Wet) Bhar (Dry) Vish (Dry)
G. 13 Aug 1868 Push (Dry) Jeys (Wet) PPha (Dry) Sata (Wet)
H. 27 Aug 1883 UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) UAsh (Wet) Purn (Dry)
I* 15 Jun 1896 Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
J. 26 Dec 2004 Jeys (Wet) Push (Dry) Swat (Dry) Aswi (Dry)

In cases A, E, and F, Budha falls in the first Drekkan of Vrishaba, ruled by Sukra, and
depicted as “A woman with torn ringlets, inclined to eat, thirsty and wearing a partly
burnt garment.” This is a fiery Drekkan and the thirst factor could be caused by polluted
water.

Case C refers to the vulture and to death because it is the second Drekkan of Tula, ruled
by Sani, and portrayed as “A man hungry and thirsty, with the face of a vulture, and
attached to his wife and children.” Notice that this too refers to thirst.

In D, G, and J, Budha falls in Sarpa Drekkans. D and G are ruled by Guru, and concern
the second Drekkan of Vrichaka, which concerns “A woman of materialistic nature with
a serpent coiled around her.” Case G refers to the second Drekkan of Kataka, ruled by
Kuja and shown as “A woman decorated by flowers with a snake in her hand, possessing
stiff decorum and crying loud in the forest.”

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Sukra

A. 27 May 1293 Bhar (Dry) Makh (Dry) Krit (Dry) Anur (Wet)
B. 20 Sep 1498 Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
C. 28 Oct 1707 Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
D. 01 Nov 1755 Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
E. 22 May 1782 Reva (Wet) UPha (Dry) Mrig (Dry) Mool (Wet)
F. 21 May 1792 Bhar (Dry) Makh (Dry) Krit (Dry) Anur (Wet)
G. 13 Aug 1868 Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) PBha (Dry) UPha (Dry)
H. 27 Aug 1883 Makh (Dry) Bhar (Dry) Asle (Wet) Srav (Wet)
I. 15 Jun 1896 Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
J. 26 Dec 2004 Jeys (Wet) Push (Dry) Swat (Dry) Aswi (Dry)

In three cases, namely B, C, and D, Sukra falls in the second Drekkan of Tula, ruled by
Sani and described as “A man hungry and thirsty, with the face of a vulture, and attached
to his wife and children.” The thirst and vulture references are very telling.

Case H, which concerns the first Drekkan of Simha ruled by Surya, concerns “A jackal
and a vulture sitting on a sandal tree, a dog and a man crying for help in forest.” This too
is quite revealing.

Sukra falls twice in Sarpa Drekkans, in cases E and J, in the third Drekkan of Meena and
the second Drekkan of Vrichaka, ruled by Kuja and Guru respectively. These Drekkans
are defined as “A man stranded in a forest, naked and attacked by serpents and thieves”
and “A woman of materialistic nature with a serpent coiled around her” respectively.

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Kuja

A. 27 May 1293 Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) UPha (Dry) PBha (Dry)
B. 20 Sep 1498 UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) UAsh (Wet) Purn (Dry)
C. 28 Oct 1707 Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
D. 01 Nov 1755 Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) UPha (Dry) PBha (Dry)
E. 22 May 1782 Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet) UBha (Wet) Hast (Dry)
F. 21 May 1792 UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
G. 13 Aug 1868 Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet) UBha (Wet) Hast (Dry)
H. 27 Aug 1883 Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet) UBha (Wet) Hast (Dry)
I. 15 Jun 1896 Reva (Wet) UPha (Dry) Mrig (Dry) Mool (Wet)
J. 26 Dec 2004 Anur (Wet) Asle (Wet) Vish (Dry) Bhar (Dry)

The most glaring thing in Kuja's case is that he falls five times in Mithuna. Twice, in
cases I and J, he falls in the third Drekkan of Meena and the first Drekkan of Vrichaka,
which are Sarpa Drekkans ruled by himself.

These Drekkans concern “A man stranded in a forest, naked and attacked by serpents and
thieves” and “A beautiful young woman, quite naked, emerging out from an ocean
towards the shore, feet bound up by a serpent.” The second one is more damaging
because it concerns water in the form of the ocean.

In three cases, A, C, and D, Kuja falls in Sani's Drekkan. Cases A and D are the third
Drekkan of Mithuna, an Ayuda Drekkan ruled by Sani, and portrayed as “A man rich in
jewels, armed with bow, learned and peevish.” Case C concerns the second Drekkan of
Tula, defined as “A man hungry and thirsty, with the face of a vulture, and attached to his
wife and children.” In all three cases, death is represented either by the vulture or the fact
that it is “armed.”

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Guru

A. 27 May 1293 UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
B. 20 Sep 1498 PAsh (Wet) Arid (Wet) UBha (Wet) Hast (Dry)
C. 28 Oct 1707 UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
D. 01 Nov 1755 Hast (Dry) UBha (Wet) Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet)
E* 22 May 1782 Mool (Wet) Purn (Dry) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
F* 21 May 1792 Chit (Dry) PBha (Dry) Mool (Wet) Mrig (Dry)
G* 13 Aug 1868 Reva (Wet) UPha (Dry) Mrig (Dry) Mool (Wet)
H. 27 Aug 1883 Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) PBha (Dry) UPha (Dry)
I. 15 Jun 1896 Push (Dry) Jeys (Wet) PPha (Dry) Sata (Wet)
J. 26 Dec 2004 Hast (Dry) UBha (Wet) Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet)

In A and C, Guru falls in the first Drekkan of Kanya, ruled by Budha, and portrayed as
“A beautiful virgin, holding a basket full of flowers, limbs covered over by dirty
garments.” The dirty garments perhaps indicate poverty caused by a tsunami.

B, D, and E concern Ayuda Drekkans. B is the third Drekkan of Dhanur, ruled by Surya
and portrayed as “A man with long hair, assuming a nice posture and wearing deerskin
and silk clothes.”

D is the second Drekkan of Kanya ruled by Sani and depicted as “A man with a dark
head and a pen in his hand, with a bow, and body full of dense hair.” Case E concerns the
first Drekkan of Dhanur, ruled by Guru himself, and shown as “A man resembling a
centaur, stopping in hermitage and religious places.”

G is the third Drekkan of Meena, portrayed as “A man stranded in a forest, naked and
attacked by serpents and thieves.” I is the second Drekkan of Kataka, described as “A
woman decorated by flowers with a snake in her hand, possessing stiff decorum and
crying loud in the forest.” Both are Sarpa Drekkans.

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Sani

A. 27 May 1293 Krit (Dry) Srav (Wet) Bhar (Dry) Vish (Dry)
B* 20 Sep 1498 Bhar (Dry) Makh (Dry) Krit (Dry) Anur (Wet)
C* 28 Oct 1707 Mrig (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Chit (Dry) Reva (Wet)
D. 01 Nov 1755 UAsh (Wet) Mrig (Dry) PBha (Dry) UPha (Dry)
E* 22 May 1782 Mool (Wet) Purn (Dry) Reva (Wet) Chit (Dry)
F. 21 May 1792 Aswi (Dry) PPha (Dry) Rohi (Wet) Jeys (Wet)
G. 13 Aug 1868 Anur (Wet) Asle (Wet) Vish (Dry) Bhar (Dry)
H. 27 Aug 1883 Rohi (Wet) Abhi (Wet) Aswi (Dry) Swat (Dry)
I* 15 Jun 1896 Vish (Dry) Dhan (Wet) Anur (Wet) Krit (Dry)
J* 26 Dec 2004 Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) UPha (Dry) PBha (Dry)

A and B concern thirst. A is the first Drekkan of Vrishaba, ruled by Sukra and portrayed
as “A woman with torn ringlets, inclined to eat, thirsty and wearing a partly burnt
garment.” B is the second Drekkan of Mesha, ruled by Surya, and described as “A
woman wearing red cloth, fond of jewels and ornaments, single footed, with the face of a
horse and suffering from thirst.”

G perhaps concerns maximum affliction. It is the first Drekkan of Vrichaka, ruled by

Kuja, and depicted as “A beautiful young woman, quite naked, emerging out from an
ocean towards the shore, feet bound up by a serpent.” This Sarpa Drekkan also concerns
water.

Another noteworthy point concerns F, the first Drekkan of Mesha ruled by Kuja. This is
an Ayuda Drekkan described as “A man clad in white dress, particularly round his waist;
dark in complexion, terrific in appearance, reddish eyes and holding a lifted axe.”

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Rahu

A. 27 May 1293 Push (Dry) Jeys (Wet) Sata (Wet) PPha (Dry)
B. 20 Sep 1498 Purn (Dry) Mool (Wet) UPha (Dry) PBha (Dry)
C. 28 Oct 1707 Reva (Wet) UPha (Dry) Mrig (Dry) Mool (Wet)
D. 01 Nov 1755 UPha (Dry) Reva (Wet) Purn (Dry) UAsh (Wet)
E. 22 May 1782 Reva (Wet) UPha (Dry) Mrig (Dry) Mool (Wet)
F. 21 May 1792 Hast (Dry) UBha (Wet) Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet)
G. 13 Aug 1868 Makh (Dry) Bhar (Dry) Asle (Wet) Srav (Wet)
H. 27 Aug 1883 Swat (Dry) Sata (Wet) Jeys (Wet) Rohi (Wet)
I. 15 Jun 1896 Dhan (Wet) Srav (Wet) Vish (Dry) Asle (Wet)
J. 26 Dec 2004 Aswi (Dry) PPha (Dry) Rohi (Wet) Jeys (Wet)

C and E concern the third Drekkan of Meena, a Sarpa Drekkan ruled by Kuja and
described as “A man stranded in a forest, naked and attacked by serpents and thieves.” G
represents the vulture and death because it is the first Drekkan of Simha, ruled by Surya,
and shown as “A jackal and a vulture sitting on a sandal tree, a dog and a man crying for
help in forest.”

H is also illustrative because it is the second Drekkan of Tula, ruled by Sani and depicted
as “A man hungry and thirsty, with the face of a vulture, and attached to his wife and
children.” This concerns both the vulture and thirst. The vulture references surfaces again
in I, which concerns the first Drekkan of Kumba, ruled by Sani, and depicted as “A man
disturbed in mind, drunkard, clad with a deerskin and face resembling a vulture.”

Rahu also falls in Kuja's Drekkan, the first Drekkan of Mesha, an Ayuda Drekkan, in J,
which is described as “A man clad in white dress, particularly round his waist; dark in
complexion, terrific in appearance, reddish eyes and holding a lifted axe.”

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Ketu

A. 27 May 1293 Push (Dry) Jeys (Wet) Sata (Wet) PPha (Dry)
B. 20 Sep 1498 PAsh (Wet) Arid (Wet) UBha (Wet) Hast (Dry)
C. 28 Oct 1707 Chit (Dry) PBha (Dry) Mool (Wet) Mrig (Dry)
D. 01 Nov 1755 PBha (Dry) Chit (Dry) UAsh (Wet) Purn (Dry)
E. 22 May 1782 Chit (Dry) PBha (Dry) Mool (Wet) Mrig (Dry)
F. 21 May 1792 UBha (Wet) Hast (Dry) Arid (Wet) PAsh (Wet)
G. 13 Aug 1868 Dhan (Wet) Vish (Dry) Srav (Wet) Asle (Wet)
H. 27 Aug 1883 Aswi (Dry) PPha (Dry) Rohi (Wet) Jeys (Wet)
I. 15 Jun 1896 Makh (Dry) Bhar (Dry) Asle (Wet) Srav (Wet)
J. 26 Dec 2004 Chit (Dry) PBha (Dry) Mool (Wet) Mrig (Dry)

F refers particularly to water because it is the second Drekkan of Meena, ruled by

Chandra, and shown as “A beautiful woman sailing in a boat with long flags towards the
other coast.”

References to the vulture are made in G and I, the first Drekkan of Kumba ruled by Sani
and the first Drekkan of Simha ruled by Surya. These are defined as “A man disturbed in
mind, drunkard, clad with a deerskin and face resembling a vulture” and “A jackal and a
vulture sitting on a sandal tree, a dog and a man crying for help in forest” respectively.

H gains significance because this refers to thirst and is defined as “A woman wearing red
cloth, fond of jewels and ornaments, single footed, with the face of a horse and suffering
from thirst.” This is the second Drekkan of Mesha, ruled by Surya.

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The Big Picture

This is a comprehensive chart, showing all the positions of all the grahas in all the ten
cases. This is an integrated chart and the Rasi and Navamsa positions are shown together.

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Sarvato Bhadra Chakra

Sarvato Bhadra Chakra is a grid comprising of 9 x 9 = 81 boxes. Grahas in different stars

aspect other stars positioned to their left, right, and straight-ahead. For example, a graha
placed in Swati aspects Satabisheka, Jeyshta, and Rohini. Of course, there are differences
of opinions among even scholars about these aspects. We have decided to take all the
aspects into consideration.

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Parting Thoughts

Many people with a so-called “scientific” worldview are of the opinion that Jyotish is
gobbledygook, but even the casual study of tsunamis in this manuscript shows us that
Jyotish, true to its name, is capable of enlightening us and showing us a little more than
what we earlier perceived.

However, the scientific community foolishly persists in the belief that mere monitoring
instruments can enable us to determine when the next tsunami will strike. While this
works, the timeframe is very short, and the tsunami reaches mere hours after the warning-
hardly enough time to take any action!

However, if the scientists were to open their eyes to the potential of Jyotish in predicting
tsunamis, then much can be done. The important thing here is the stress on an integrated
approach. We can use Jyotish to get a long-term picture, and then rely on modern
equipment too, and thus gain a comprehensive understanding of tsunamis.

Tsunamis cause so much death and destruction that the question “Is Jyotish Scientific?”
is no longer an academic one. How many people must die before the scientific
community wakes up to the potential that Jyotish offers in predicting such natural
calamities?

Jyotish, as one of the limbs of the Vedas, is heavily associated with religion, and as
Albert Einstein put it, “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is
blind.” So, let us not choose one over the other. Let us use both, and gain a better
understanding of tsunamis, and use this God-sent knowledge to save lives.

But, will we?

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