Y.M.C.A. Students questions are answered on 11.3.2008 on email
by Mrs. Abha Sharma,
M.B.A., Jyotishacharya,
Senior Astrology Researcher Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Delhi
1. What
is a horoscope, how do we define it?
Answer – Horoscope
word is derived from word “HORA”. Hora word is derived from Sanskrit word
“Ahoratra” which means day and night making up 24 hours. Cutting first and last
syllables, Hora thus means 12 signs. It also means one Half of a sign.
A Horoscope is the chart of 12 houses indicating the
placement of nine planets in the Sky / Zodiac at the time of birth of an
individual or an event. The 12 houses can have either of the 12 signs and or
the 9 planets. The first house is called the Lagna or Ascendent.
The Horoscope is made basing on the calculations done
on the birth details of a person or an event. The three basic requirements for
this are Date of Birth, Time of Birth and Place of Birth.
2. Its
history, when the concept of Horoscope started and also who created it
primarily?
Answer--- The creator “Brahmaji” told this pious science to some Sages and one among them was Maharishi Parashar who is called the father of Astrology. He has written the most famous epic—“ Brihad Parashar Hora Shastra”, where he has explained the concept of Horoscope.
Ancient
Scientists which are called as ”Maharishies” have written many literary mile
stones for this pious science. As per them, the Science of Astrology is broadly
divided into three major categories called ---
1.
Ganita ( Sidhanta
/ Mathematical Astrology)
2.
Hora (Jataka /
Natal / Individual Astrology)
3.
Sanhita ( Mundane / Medini Jyotish)
3. What
is the religious importance of Horoscope?
Answer---
Horoscope
is considered very sacred for Hindus and out of the sixteen important Sanskaras
of Hindus, the “Vivaha Sanskara” make use of horoscopes matching for
prospective brides or bridegroom to see the compatibility of the two to lead a
happy and prosperous married life.
Astrology is merely the
medium of indicating the KARMIC PATTERN which has a link with the past life and
also with the future. The karmic pattern is woven in the horoscope so as to
indicate the balance of karmas that the native is carrying as well as his task
in this life.
Hindus especially “Brahmins, Shatriyas
and Vaishyas” consult their family Astrologers for seeing the education pattern
to be received by their children before commencement of their education.
Also, good “Mahuratas”
i.e the auspicious timing of starting
any good job / business, be it making or buying a house, entering an office/
house or fixing engagement / marriage date, all Hindus generally consult their
astrologers.
Each one of us is motivated
differently and reacts in a different manner to a given situation. It is outer
manifestation of the karmic pattern and the inner motivations to exhaust the
fruits of past karmas and to do karmas that lead to emancipation is seen in a
horoscope when we divide it into four parts—
1.
Dharm--- Houses
1,5,9
2.
Artha ---- Houses
2,6,10
3.
Kama --- Houses
3,7,11
4.
Moksha ---Houses
4,8,12
The signs and Planets
occupying and influencing these houses indicate the Karmic Pattern. If Majority
of the Planets are in artha and
e.g.
if in a native’s horoscope the nine planets are as follows:
Kama
Houses has Jup and Mars (birth in fiery signs)
Moksha Rahu, Sat(both in earthy signs) & Dharma Ven (Airy)
Artha
Sun, Moon, Mer, Ketu ( All in watery signs)
Then
such a person will have fiery passion for physical satisfaction, intellectual
religious thoughts, fluctuating desires for money/wealth and stable desire for
salvation.
Different combinations of all
these four make different types of people having different outlooks and
motivations. Here 5th and 9th houses play a noteworthy
role.
Astrology tells us that our Karmas chase
us through various reincarnations in the same manner as a calf chases her
mother in the herd of cows and locate her with precision. Past life Karmas
result in the dashas sequence we get at the time of birth and then the promise
gets fructified in the dashas and when the transit promises.
4. How
many types of horoscopes are there in all?
Answer—There are basically three types of
Horoscopes prevalent in
A--- North Indian Style of
Horoscope
B---- South Indian Style of
Horoscope
C---- Udiya / Bengali Style of
Horoscope
5. Is
horoscope connected to other disciplines like palmistry, numerology, face
Reading, gemology, tarot card reading?
Answer— All these disciplines
except “Tarot Card reading” come under the major category of Occult sciences of
India and where Astrology is the mother of all these sciences as Palmistry also
talks about the Mounts of Planets like – Jupiter, Mars, Saturn , Moon, Sun etc.
and all the characteristics of these as given in Palmistry are the same as given
in the Astrology. Only difference between the two sciences is that Predictions
by Palmistry are made by seeing the Hands and Palms and Astrological predictions
can be done even without seeing a person but by taking his birth details.
Similarly, Numerology also tells
about the relation of numbers with the Planets and their influence on a
person’s personality and so future.
A Face reader makes predictions
by seeing influence of planets on the face of a person.
Gemology is the science of using
gems as beneficial for a person depending upon his planetary strengths and
weaknesses which in turn can be judged by any of the occult sciences as
mentioned above.
TAROT CARD reading is the only
discipline which has come from foreign countries and thus it cant be called as
connected to Hindu Astrology as the cards that come out for seeing a person’s
future trend are analyzed based on the sixth sense of the Tarot Card Reader and
they have nothing to do with the planetary influence on him.
We can call all these method of
exploring your future as different types of forecast techniques in similarity
with many ways of getting treatment by various disciplines of medical sciences
, be it Allopathic, Ayurvedic, Homeopathy, Yunani, Yoga, etc.
6. What
are the uses of horoscopes or what are the different fields horoscopes could be
used?
Answer--- The Use of Astrology and Horoscope Analysis
is unlimited as it can be used for each and every aspect of Life. Some of the
important points which can be explored about the events of a native by the
horoscopes are given by following significations of Houses.
I HOUSE—Life,
personality, life style, Body, health.
II HOUSE--- Family,
wealth, Speech, Right eye and right ear
III HOUSE---Younger
Siblings, Hobbies, Initiative, Arms
IV HOUSE---Happiness,
Residence, Mother, Vehicles, Heart
V HOUSE--- Education,
Children, Past Life Deeds, Mantra, Upper Abdomen ( Stomach etc.)
VI HOUSE---Competition,
Diseases, Enemies, Debts, Lower Abdoman
VII HOUSE---Spouse,
Partnerhip, Foreign Travel, outer Sexual Organs
VIII HOUSE--- Longevity,
Non-Curable diseases, Secrets, inner sex glands
IX HOUSE---Religion,
Father, Luck, Present Birth Karmas, thighs
X HOUSE---Profession, Deeds, Higher Position,
Government, knees
XI HOUSE---Income,
Gains, Honours, desires, Elder Brother, legs
XII HOUSE---Expenditure,
Foreign Residence, Hospital, Salvation, feet.
Similarly, all the nine planets as well as the 27
Nakshatras also tell about the various issues of human life.
à Medini
Jyotish --Horoscopes can be made to
see the Mundane events i.e. World events such as Weather forecast, Earthquakes,
Future Wars, Annual national events, Monsoon / Rain forecast, general well
being of a country, region, etc. All
these come under the branches of Astrology ---Astrometerology & Mundane Astrology.
à Muhurt
Jyotish tell us the auspicious timing for any event to be organized so
as to get minimum hinderances and
maximum benefits out of that event.
à Prashna
Jyotish gives the answers to any kind of question related to any person,
thing, event, etc. For example, if a child is missing then through” Prashna
Jyotish, it can be clearly confirmed that whether he is kidnapped or lost.
Similarly, a stolen
object can be traced with the help of getting answers from the” Prashna
Jyotish”
àTajik or Varshaphala Jyotish gives the annual forecast of a
native’s life, the major good or bad events can be predicted with the help of
this branch of Hindu Astrology
7. What
are the different techniques of creating and interpreting horoscopes?
Answer--- Hindu
Astrology makes use of Divisional charts to have the microscopic view of the
horoscope in the same manner as an M.B.B.S. docter makes use of X-ray Machine,
MRI Machine, Ultrasound Machine, etc.
Most Astrologers use “Shadvargas” or “Saptavargas” ,
i.e. six or seven most important divisional charts
e.g. Navansha, Dreshkon, Hora, Saptansha, Dwadashamsha, Trimshamsha and
Dashmansha along with the Lagna Chart. In Parashar’s HoraShasra there is
mentioned to make use of 16 divisinal charts for predictions. But there can be
as many as 60 divisional charts.
There in all 99
Dashas in Hindu Astrology – 55 are given by Parashar Rishi and 44 are given by
Jaimini. That means through about 99 techniques, an event can be predicted. The
most prevalent Parashary Dashas in India are Vimshottari and Yogini. The famous
Jaimini Dashas in use are Char and Mandook Dashas.
8. Are
there any future developments in the Field of horoscopes?
Answers—There
is tremendous development in the field of Hindu Astrology and hence Horoscopes
as for the last twenty years Astrology is being taught in a scientific manner
at Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Delhi.
The Astrology
Wing there has come out with extensive research under the able guidance of
World famous Astrologer Sh.K.N.Rao for the past twelve years. SH.Rao has
authored more than thirty Books showing the use of thousands of years old
astrological principles still applicable but in modern contemporary references.
Now the modern
educational disciplines which a student would study in future can be easily
predicted by making use of Hindu Astrology.
Similarly, the
marital bliss, breakups, divorces, second marriage, living-in relationships can
be easily predicted by Hindu Modern Astrology.
All the myths
of “KalSarpa” Yogas, Bad things about Saturn’s Sade-Satti and other such mis-
conceptions have also been removed from the minds of innocent ignorant people.
This is really a very valuable contribution done by the modern researchers of
Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Delhi
Thus, Hindu Astrology has been proved as a Super Science which has
the strength to help the society to improve the living of people to make the
world a better place to live with better human beings.