Brahma & Maheswara in Ayur Jyotisha Sarajit Poddar

Brahma & Maheswara in Ayur Jyotisha

Sarajit Poddar INTRODU TION Brahma and Maheswara are two !ey "on"e#ts in Ayur Jyotisha$ %e !now that in &indu Pantheon' the Trinity' Brahma' (ishnu and Maheswara reate' Prote"t) sustain and Annihi*ate res#e"ti+e*y$ Thus the "on"e#t o, Brahma as "reater and Maheswara as the *i-erator are used in some !ey Ayur Dasas su"h as Brahma' Sthira' Shoo*a dasa et"$ Thou.h their im#ortan"e is hi.h' many do not +enture into ,indin. them as they turn out to -e *itt*e "om#*i"ated$ I tried to ma!e this *itt*e easier to understand and "om#ute$ %ith hard wor! and #atien"e' this "an -e *earnt and a##*ied in Ayur Jyotisha$

BRA&MA /a.yam is the worshi# or #raise ,or Praja#ati the #ro.enitor$ This is the ,ourth #rin"i#*e o, Jyotish and is "a**ed 0a.na or the as"endant re#resentin. the seat o, Praja#ati the #ro.enitor and the 1#raise worthy one2$ &e is the 3#hysi"a*4 "reator o, a** -ein.s and is a ,orm o, Brahma$ &e is #raised with the 5ayatri mantra ,or &is e6"e**ent ser+i"e to a** "reation$ 3Pt$ Sanjay Rath4 One amon. these si6 #*anets 3Sun to (enus4 wi** re#resent Brahma the "reator' in the horos"o#e$ Saturn -ein. the Ayus 7ara!a and ha+in. Brahma as his deity8i9 "annot re#resent Brahma$ The nodes do not ha+e a #hysi"a* -ody and "annot "ontri-ute one' -esides they are a"tua**y demonia"a* and ha+e -e"ome immorta* due to their 1drin!in. o, the amrita2 "*andestine*y at the time o, the "hurnin. o, the #rimordia* o"ean$ 3Pt$ Sanjay Rath4 Saturn is the deity o, Brahma and is the !ara!a ,or the Dusthana$ Thus the "a*"u*ation o, the Brahma in+o*+es ,indin. out the stron.er amon. the three dusthana *ords name*y' :th' ;th' <=th *ord -ased on their #*a"ement in odd and +isi-*e si.ns$ The #redominan"e o, Odd and (isi-*e si.ns indi"ates towards the mas"u*ine ener.y and the #ower to "reate$ I, howe+er' the "ondition o, Odd and

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+isi-*e si.ns are not ,u*,i**ed' the (isi-i*ity "ondition is dro##ed and i, e+en the odd>si.n "ondition ,ai*s' the "ondition .ets modi,ied to odd>house #*a"ement$ T&? ;T& 0ORDS&IP IS A0%A/S S??N IN R?5U0AR ORD?R @OR D?T?RMINATION O@ BRA&MA' RUDRA or MA&?S%ARA AND NOT AS P?R T&? (RIDD&AAS PRIN IP0? O@ ?I5&T& &OUS? R? 7ONIN5$

ST?PS TO ID?NTI@/ BRA&MA RID?RB I, the *ord o, the ei.hth house ,rom the Atma!ara!a is #*a"ed in the ei.hth house itse*,' it disCua*i,ies to -e the Maheswara' and instead -e"omes the Brahma o+erridin. a** #re+ious "onditions ,or Brahma determination$ <$ Determine the stron.er -etween the *a.na and se+enth house as #er sour"es o, stren.th and "a** this dominant satya #eetha$

@o**ow the ,o**owin. ste#s to determine the stron.er o, <st or Dth$ i$ The si.n as#e"ted -y more #*anets -e"omes stron.er$ ii$ The si.n #*a"ed with e6a*ted or the si.n *ord -e"omes stron.er$ iii$ The si.n as#e"ted -y the si.n *ord' Ju#iter or Mer"ury -e"omes stron.er$ i+$ The si.n whose *ord is #*a"ed in si.n with di,,erent oddity -e"omes stron.er$ @or e6am#*e i, the si.n under "onsideration is ?+en' and the *ord is #*a"ed in Odd then it is stron.er than i, the *ord has -een #*a"ed in the e+en si.n$ +$ The si.n whose *ord has more *on.itude is stron.er$

=$ Identi,y the *ords o, the :th' ;th & <=th houses ,rom the dominant satya #eetha$ Remem-er to "onsider the "o>*ordshi# o, ACuarius 3Rahu4 and S"or#io 37etu4 i, these si.ns are in+o*+ed$

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E$ he"! whether any o, these *ords are i$ P*a"ed in an odd si.n and ii$ #*a"ed in the +isi-*e ha*, o, the Fodia" ,rom the dominant satya #eetha$ The +isi-*e ha*, o, the Fodia" "onstitutes the si.ns ,rom the Dth to <=th house 3the si.ns whi"h are a-o+e the horiFon4$

G$ I, more than one #*anet -e"omes Brahma' "he"! the stron.er o, them to Cua*i,y ,or Brahma$ &owe+er' i, none o, the :th' ;th or <=th *ord ,rom the dominant satya #eeta' are #*a"ed in the odd & +isi-*e si.n' then mo+e to the wea!er satya #eeta and "he"! the "onditions ,or the :th' ;th and <=th *ord there,rom$

H$ I, none satis,y the odd & +isi-*e si.n #*a"ement' dro# the I+isi-*e si.nI "ondition$ Now "he"! a.ain ,rom the Dominant Satya Peetha' i, the *ords o, :th);th)<=th #*a"ed in odd si.ns$ I, this ,ai*s' mo+e to the wea!er Satya Peetha and "he"! the #*a"ement o, :th);th)<=th *ord in Odd si.n$

:$ I, a** the *ords 3:th);th)<=th4' ,rom -oth satya #eetha are #*a"ed in ?+en si.ns' then the #*a"ement o, :th);th)<=th *ord in Odd I&ousesI need to -e "he"!ed ,rom the Dominant Satya Peetha and i, this "ondition is not met' the same is "he"!ed ,rom wea!er satya #eetha$

D$ I, two or more #*anets "ontend ,or the #osition o, Brahma' then the stron.est shou*d -e de"*ared as Brahma$

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;$ Shou*d any o, the three #*anets Saturn' Rahu or 7etu Cua*i,ies ,or the #osition o, Brahma ' then the si6th #*anet ,rom it' in the order o, the re"!onin. o, the wee!days' -e"omes Brahma$

i$ I, Saturn Cua*i,ies as Brahma ' then re#*a"e Saturn with Mars$ ii$ I, Rahu Cua*i,ies as Brahma ' then re#*a"e Rahu with Mer"ury$ iii$ I, 7etu Cua*i,ies as Brahma ' then re#*a"e 7etu with Ju#iter$

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MA&?S%ARA There are ?!adas 3<<4 rudras in a horos"o#e' ea"h -ein. the *ord o, ;th ,rom ea"h o, the si.ns e6"*udin. the one whi"h is "onjoined with Ju#iter$ Amon. them' the *ord o, the ;th house ,rom the si.n o""u#ied -y Atma!ara!a has the hi.est status amon. the Rudras and is "a**ed Mahes+ara$ The Bha.wat 5ita a*so indi"ates this di,,eren"e when Sri 7rishna says' Jamon.st the rudras I am KaL!ara 3or mahes+ara4J$ The #hi*oso#hi"a* di,,eren"e is that ea"h o, the other ten rudras sim#*y destroys the -ody whereas Mahes+ara *i-erates the sou* 3atma4 -y de*i+erin. it ,rom the "y"*e o, re-irth to the hi.hest s#iritua* #*ane$ 3Pt$ Sanjay Rath4

RID?RSB <$ I, the ;th *ord ,rom Atma!ara!a is e6a*ted or in own si.n' the *ord o, the ;th)<=th ,rom it' whi"he+er is stron.er' -e"omes Mahes+ara$ This is -ased on the #rin"i#*e that the ;th *ord in e6a*tation or in own si.n *oses its stin. to !i** and de*e.ates the #ower to another i$e$ the *ord o, the ;th)<=th ,rom the si.n where it is #*a"ed$

=$ I, Rahu or 7etu -e"omes Mahes+ara then the si6th #*anet "ounted in the wee!day order -e"omes the Mahes+ara$ Rahu is re#*a"ed -y Mer"ury 7etu is re#*a"ed -y Ju#iter

E$ I, Rahu or 7etu is in the <st);th ,rom Atma!ara!a the si6th *ord res#e"ti+e*y -e"omes Mahes+ara$ &ere we most note that the si6th house is the ;th "ounted in the re+erse dire"tion ,rom Atma!ara!a due to Rahu & 7etu$

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Note: A #*anet who is Cua*i,ied to -e"ome Brahma is disCua*i,ied to -e"ome Maheswara$ This "an ha##en i, the ;th *ord ,rom At!a!ara!a is in own house in ;th$ @or su"h "ase' the ;th *ord -e"omes Brahma' o+er>ridin. a** "onditions o, Brahma determination$ &owe+er ,or Maheswara' we need to *oo! at the ;th)<=th *ord ,rom the disCua*i,ied Maheswara 3in the #re+ious ste#4$

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