– Birth details 14 april 623 BC At midday at 27 8 north longitude 83 5 east

– Planetary degree positions sun 29 3 , moon 200 , mars 26 54 , mercury 53 6 , Jupiter 11 , venus 12 , Saturn 24 36 , rahu 86 54 , lagna 116 45 , ayanamsa 14 16

– Lagna lord is immensely fortified. Both the lagna and the lagna lord are subject to the aspect of mars. In navamsa , lagna lord moon is in aries. These dispositions conferred on the buddha, great physical beauty and a magnetic personality.

– Because of the aspects of venus, mars and jupiter on lagna lord, He was handsome, fair in colour, stately to behold and of majestic mien.

– Aristocrat by birth he was at home with all—kings, princes, warriors and beggars—a characteristic largely due to birth in the constellation of visakha.

– Mercury the planet of humour is in a benefic sign, otherwise unafflicted. The royal planet the sun is exalted in the 10th. Consequently, his dignity was unshakable and his humour, invariable.

– The moon, ruling mind, is no doubt aspected by five planets, of which, the most powerful aspect is cast by saturn.

– Mars in his own sign and saturn debility have rendered each other’s association harmless.

– Consequently, the moon’s peculiar position rendered him in infinitely patient and moved him to anxious and puzzled reflection on the true purpose of life.

– Venus, away from mars and within close range of jupiter, protected the buddha from sensuous feeling and enjoyment.

– The 7th lord Saturn is not only neecha but is considerably afflicted by his conjunction with mars—both occupying the 7th from chandra lagna. This explains the affliction of kalatrabhava and want of happiness, in the conventional sense of the term, on this account.

– The lord of lagna moon—karaka for the mind—in the constellation of jupiter—the divine planet-occupying the navamsa of mars, gave him an iron will, a strong determination and the urge to undiscouraged action. But for such resoluteness of purpose, He would not have subjected himself to mortification and servere forms of ascetic penances for a period of six years till he found more successful clues to understanding.

– Buddha’s nobility, serenity and the deep compassion He felt for all are due as much to the blessings of Amala Yoga, as His ascetic denial of the body’s demands in extreme form are due to the presence of pasa yoga.

– The most formidable combinations in this horoscope refer to the 10th house or karmasthana, The sun lord of the 2nd, who also happens to be atmakaraka, is elevated in the 10th . Mars as lord of the 5th with saturn as lord of the 7th ; mars as lord of the 10th in association with jupiter lord of the 9th ; venus as lord of the 4th in association with mars as lord of the 5th ; venus as lord of the 4th in association with jupiter lord of the 9th—have given rise to a series of powerful rajayogas—all converging their influences on the 10th from lagna and the 7th from the moon who happens to be lagna lord.

– Gnanakaraka jupiter and the philosophical planet saturn— both together again constituting another rajayoga—gave him unexcelled philosophical power.

– He had annihilated sensuous passions and led a life of immaculate purity, results undoubtedly due to the sublime effects of jupiter over venus.

– Rahu’s presence in the 12th—mokshasthana—in the constellation of the moon—made the buddha a philosophic genius while his intellectual eminence is due to the upachaya disposition of mercury.

– In his 16th year, gautama was married to yasodhara. This took place as soon as sani dasa commenced. Mark the fact that saturn owns the 7th from lagna and the 5th from chandra lagna with the lord of the 7th mars and kalatrakaraka venus. Till the end of the sub-period of mars in saturn dasa—by virtue of their position in the 7th , gautama grew amid scenes of luxury with their constant stimulations to self-centered indulgence but always protected by His father from learning about the frustrations and sorrows of life.

-As soon as rahu bhukti commenced presence of rahu in the 12th or mokshasthana—in his 2’9th year, buddha, on the day of the birth of his son rahula, made the great renunciation. He left his young wife and child end wandered into the forest, For six years thereafter, i.e., during the sub-period of jupiter in saturn dasa and the sub-period of mercury in his own mercury dasa, He went through all the experiences of hatha yoga and not satisfied with the outcome. He decided on meditation.

– In his 35th year, in mercury dasa, mercury bhukti, sitting under the bodhi tree, on the full moon day of vaisakha, He is said to have attained enlightenment.

– Mercury as lord of the 12th— mokshsathana—is in the constellation of Lagnadhipathi. In the Navamsa he occupies the 5th with exalted Jupiter, lord of Navamsa Lagna. Under the same directional influences He preached His first sermon of the “sweetly reasonable middleway” which lies “between two extremes of sensuality and mortifications”.

– It was in venus dasa that his triumphant spiritual conquest of the land took place, Venus is fully empowered to confer this great rajayoga, by virtue of his association with jupiter .During venus dasa, the master moved from place to place organising and spreading his doctrines and organising the expansion of the order.

– As soon as mars bhukti in the sun’s dasa commenced, the buddha was taken ill. He recovered from His illness. At the age of 80, He passed away with the words : “Decay is inherent in all compound things. Work out your own salvation with diligence.” Buddha’s death took place at the end of mars bhukti in the sun’s dasa. It will be seen that the sun is a distinct maraka not only as lord of the 2nd but also as associating the lord of the 7th . The sub-lord mars owns the 2nd and 7th from chandra lagna and occupies the 7th therefrom with the major lord . Buddha knew about his end which was peaceful. This is explained by the fact that the 22nd drekkana has reference to a benefic sign.

—Five planets in the 10th—both by rasi and bhava— bring out the dynamic personality of the buddha. The grouping together of these five planets within an arc of twenty-three degrees, has resulted in a number of rajayogas as well as parivraja yoga, giving us a clear insight into the real achievements of the master.

– Buddha never preached anything hostile to hinduism. He was a hindu of hindus. Buddhism is not a new religion but it is just an offshoot of hinduism, or rather a part of hinduism just as saivism or vaishnavism is.What the buddha has said has been mostly delivered from the luminous and inspiring thoughts contained in the upani-shads. Consistent with the peculiar structure of his horoscope, the buddha’s concern was to free human life from the net of overwrought metaphysics as much as from superfluous ritualism.

– Gnanakaraka jupiter, mokshakaraka saturn, and atma-karaka the sun in karmasthana (10th) must suggest to any tyro in astrology that buddha could never have denied either god or soul . Buddha accepted “as essentially sound, the concepts of dharma, karma and moksha, although after buddha, His disciples, indulged freely in subjecting to harsh criticism, some of the basic doctrines of hinduism”. Hindus acclaim the buddha as an avatar of vishnu and if at all philosophers like sankara have only criticised some of the buddhistic doctrines as interpreted by subsequent Buddhist scholars, the Buddha had always remained as sacred and sublime as any other avatar of vishnu. The goal of the hindu was union with brahman, which was transformed rather than rejected by buddha, into nirvana.

– The fact that buddha accepted the basic features of hinduism like karma, samsara, moksha (or nirvana) clearly indicates the degree to which his thinking was embedded in the heritage of upanishads. The five-planet grouping taken as a whole constitutes gola yoga, a combination which is said to cause great upheavals, when present in national horoscopes. In an individual horoscope, such a yoga renders one capable of stupendous achievement.

– Buddha made available to all men the wisdom of the maharshis, in a different garb by laying stress on practical ethical life. The sun in this horoscope is strong par excellence, not only as natural atmakaraka, but also by longitudinal position and his exalted situation must give the clue to the depth of attnashakti possessed by the buddha.

– Summing up, the horoscope of the buddha is ideally disposed bringing into relief his qualities, mental and moral, and his attainments, intellectual and spiritual. He was a pioneering lover of men and a radiant personality, arousing in His followers affectionate devotion. By his immense sacrifice and by his great renunciation he has left an indelible impression upon India and upon the teachings of india’s great maharshis.

Birth Details Born on 19 feb 1630 AD ( O.S.) at 6.26 pm ( l.m.t ) latitude 18 32 n , longitude 73 53E .

Planetary degrees Sun 323  56 ,  moon 178  48 ,  mars 76  37 , mercury 338 10 , jupiter 307  19 , venus 10 1 , saturn 197  37 , rahu 60  49 , ketu 240 49 lagna 149 9 , ayanamsa 17 14 .

1 ) The lagna is simha or leo, a fixed and fiery sign and the lord of lagna sun is in the 7th with jupiter aspecting the lagna. This combined aspect of lagna lord and jupiter on lagna plus sagitturius rising in navamsa with jupiter lagna lord in lagna, has rendered the lagna very strong .

2 ) His medium stature, quick and piercing eyes and white complexion are brought out by the nature of the rising sign.

3 ) His generosity of character is well denoted by the jovian aspect on lagna.

4 )The lord of the moon lagna mercury is debilitated in the 7th but has obtained a distinct neechabhanga. Moreover, he is subject to a powerful subhakarthari yoga and is free from any malefic aspects. This combination clearly demonstrates the greatness of his genius.

5 ) Aquarius is a mystic sign. The sun, atmakaraka and lagna lord in this sign, in conjunction with jupiter, lord of the 5th, thus constituting a powerful rajayoga, is of great importance as it endowed him with constructive statesmanship, political acumen and the gift of judging character at sight and choosing the fittest persons for his work.

6 ) The moon is doubtless in a common sign and aspected by mars lord of the 4th and the 9th but mercury, another ruler of the mind, is ideally situated. This denotes remarkable mental poise and self-mastery which goes with it.

7 ) The 2nd lord Mercury aspects the 2nd and has obtained neechabhanga. The 2nd is also aspected by the yogakaraka mars from the 11th who is in a kendra from the 2nd lord and a trikona from the dhanakaraka jupiter. These are very powerful combinations endowing the native with immense wealth.

8 ) The very position of mars, the yogakaraka in the 11th, is indicative of his bravery, good character, liberality and great riches.

9 ) The 4th lord mars is in the 11th in nominal association with rahu but aspected powerfully by jupiter. This coupled with the unique disposition of matrukaraka both in rasi and navamsa explains his intense love for his mother. It must be noted that his elastic mind during his young age was profoundly influenced by the deeply religious life of his mother jeejabai which imparted a stoical earnestness to the character of shivaji.

10 ) It will be seen that whilst the 4th lord is fairly well disposed, the 4th house is subjected to papakarthari yoga . Evidently shivaji was unlettered. But since gnanakaraka jupiter is strongly placed aspecting as he does the lord of the 4th, want of book-learning was more than compensated by his mastery of the great hindu epics, and the noble examples of sri rama and the pandavas awoke in him a spirit of daring and inspired an yearning to emulate the deeds of the ancient heroes.

11 ) The moon in vargottama , mercury in the sign of jupiter and the 4th lord in the intellectual sign of gemini receiving the aspect of jupiter did not leave his mind dull and sterile. On the contrary, they gave him an amazing capacity for constructive thinking and action.

12 ) Leo and sagittarius as lagna in rasi and navamsa respectively enabled him to acquire great skill in archery, wrestling, riding and other accomplishments and great adventures fascinated his youthful heart.

13 ) There are several outstanding rajayogas, but by far the most important one is the presence of a powerful adhi yoga by the disposition of three first-rate benefics, viz., jupiter, mercury and venus in the 6th, 7th and 8th houses from the moon.

14 ) The 5th lord jupiter is doubtless well placed but the 5th is considerably afflicted by the position of ketu and the aspect of mars and saturn. He had five children but was not very happy especially because the character of his eldest son filled him with gloomy anticipation.

15 ) The 6th lord saturn is exalted in the 3rd and the 6th is aspected by mars. But from chandra lagna the 6th is occupied by the sun and jupiter. Evidently he had plenty of enemies but he overcame them by statesmanship daring and personal valour.

16 ) The 7th lord saturn is exalted in the 3rd while the 7th house is occupied by lord of lagna as well as jupiter.

17 ) Kalatrakaraka venus is aspected by lord of the 7th. From chandra lagna, kalatrakaraka is equally strong. Mark the predominance of benefic influences in regard to the 7th and 8th houses and complete absence of any sort of connection between kalatrabhava and mars or kalatrakaraka or mars. This denotes that he was scrupulously clean in his relations with other women.

18 ) As venus is aspected by exalted saturn and as lord of the 7th in navamsa is exalted , he married four or five wives . Shivaji was practically a stranger to his father for several years after his birth and in fact it was dadaji that really trained shivaji in all martial accomplishments.

19 ) Mark the disposition of pitrukaraka in an inimical sign, and his being aspected by saturn in navamsa . But the hero had filial respect for his father.

20 ) The 9th house has been strongly fortified by virtue of the lord being situated in the 10th Bhava aspected powerfully by the divine planet jupiter and venus a natural benefic and lord of the 10th being placed in the 9^th . This combination explains the fact that shivaji remained free from vice throughout life and passionately fond of sastras.

21 ) The 9th being devoid of malefic influence rendered him truly religious and there was no trace of bigotry or fanaticism in him. He had perfect toleration for all religions. His chivalry to women and enforcement of morality in his camp has won the admiration of even his hostile critics. A student of astrology cannot but be impressed by the strength par excellence of Lagna, the 9th and 10th houses.

22 ) His first marriage took place in bangalore in rahu dasa bhukti. The major lord rahu is in the house of mercury (the 2nd lord) who occupies the 8th from lagna and the 7th from the moon .

23 ) In the navamsa , rahu is of course in the house of kalatrakaraka. He is supposed to have married the other two wives in 1657 in jupiter dasa mercury bhukti .

24 ) Mercury as we have already seen is in the 8th from lagna while jupiter is in the 7th. The whole of rahu dasa may be said to be a formative period in his life. His association with mars gave him an adventurous career.

25 ) Even as early as 1646 he had taken torana fort from its commandant and indulged in acts of aggression against the sultan of bijapur.

26) It was jupiter dasa that enabled him to found his kingdom in the face of unparalleled difficulties which he overcame by dint of his innate ability, diplomacy statesmanship and above all inspiration and genius. Jupiter has caused a powerful rajayoga because of his association, as lord of the 5th, with the sun lord of lagna, in a powerful kendra and of his having caused adhi yoga.

27 ) The sun, mercury and mars appear to be very important planets for those born in leo lagna, and this is fully illustrated in shivaji’s case.

28) Adhi yoga, so powerfully constituted in this horoscope, all the planets causing the yoga being highly benefic by ownership, made him stand on a lofty pedestal, unparalleled in modern times .

29) Adhi yoga makes one “the lord of men, wealthy, a ruler, famous, prosperous, high souled, overthrow his enemies and widely renowned”, all of which shivaji possessed to a wonderful degree.

30) The fight with nowshar khan took place in jupiter dasa mercury bhukti. Under the same directional influence Shivaji was blessed with an heir to the throne. The defeat at the hands of Nowshar Khan may be explained by the elarata influences shivaji was under.

31 ) As jupiter is putrakaraka and mercury is chandra-lagnadhipati, birth of an issue is justified.

32 ) The next and the most critical moment in shivaji’s life was his successful encounter with afzal khan, for on this depended his hopes of future greatness. This took place in ketu bhukti jupiter dasa . Ketu is in the house of jupiter and aspected by mars . Consequently shivaji’s success was assured and he made afzal pay for his treachery.

33 ) The moon bhukti in jupiter dasa was noted for two important events, viz., an attempt by the cowardly inayat khan to murder shivaji and the death of shahji. Both the major and sub-lords are in maraka houses but because there are other benefic influences, the plot did not succeed.

34 ) Jupiter the major lord owns the 2nd from pitrukaraka while the moon is in the 8th. Moreover, saturn was transiting the 4th from shivaji’s janma rasi. The first 12 years of jupiter period made shivaji great enough to challenge the prestige of the emperor at delhi with the result jaisingh was sent by aurangzeb to vanquish this ‘mountain rat’. Shivaji realised that he was no match for the great imperial army and with his usual foresight he sued for peace. And this single defeat for shivaji occurred in jupiter dasa mars bhukti .

35 ) Mars is doubtless a yogakaraka and aspected by the major lord jupiter, but by transit , mars and saturn were afflicting the 9th and 4th houses respectively. The 3rd and 8th lordship of mars from chandra lagna must have given this great reverse.

36 )The end of jupiter dasa more or less synchronised with the visit of shivaji to agra, the studied insult shown to him by aurangzeb, shivaji’s bold defiance of the emperor, incarceration and the thrilling escape from the clutches of the treacherous tyrant.

37 ) Rahu’s association with mars in the 10th from chandra lagna explains all these soul-stirring developments. Rahu-Mars association is always bad but because of their good location, Shivaji escaped from these ordeals quite safely.

38 ) Shivaji’s insult at the hands of aurangzeb marks a decisive turning point in the history of india. Consistent with the nature of leo lagna ,shivaji was indeed a “lion-hearted man of action”.

39) Saturn in the 3rd house exalted and aspected by jupiter is said to produce a king, and this has been literally fulfilled in the case of shivaji, for as soon as saturn dasa commenced, aurangzeb recognised him as raja and he completely broke off with the moghals.

40 ) We now come to the greatest event in his life, viz., coronation or rajyabhisheka which took place in saturn dasa ketu bhukti. Ketu is a shadowy planet and he is in the sign of Jupiter who in his turn is equally well placed. Saturn and jupiter are mutually well disposed besides being inherently strong. His mother jeejabai died under the same directional influences , ketu being in the 4th from chandra lagna and the major lord occupying a maraka from chandra lagna.

41 ) The great shivaji died in saturn dasa mars bhukti. Saturn is definitely a maraka both by ownership and position while mars rules the 3rd and 8th from chandra lagna both in rasi and navamsa . Consistent with the nature of mars shivaji’s death was due to fever and blood dysentery.

42 ) What interests us in this great horoscope is the elusive character of some of the outstanding combinations that made Shivaji win and create a wave of triumph for Indian nationalism. He was certainly a chosen instrument of God.

43) As students of astrology, we have to note the following :— The presence of strong adhi yoga caused by jupiter, venus and mercury, out of which the last planet has become exceedingly strong by virtue of neechabhanga ; chandra-lagnadhipati obtaining neechabhanga ; and the moon occupying a vargot-tama position and being aspected by two planets. This particular rajayoga indicates that the native though born in a low family will become a king (provided four planets aspect the moon), but here two planets aspect by special drishti. The moon is practically full and is vargottama .

44 ) Out of the lords of the 11th ( viz., mercury), 9th {viz., mars) and the 2nd (viz., mercury) if at least one planet occupies a kendra from the Moon (here two planets are in kendra) and jupiter is lord of the 2nd, 5th or 11th (here he is lord of 5th) a very powerful rajayoga is caused and the person is said to become a ruler of an empire. This yoga obtains very strongly in the case of shivaji.

45 ) We have moon in virgo aspected by mercury. This also indicates kingship. Thus there are quite a number of outstanding combinations. The one great asset in his horoscope is the complete absence of mutual aspects between mars, saturn and rahu. There is doubtless the association of mars and rahu, but they are nearly 16° apart, the one in the 10th bhava and the other in the 11^th . Moreover, even the slight stigma, if any, due to this association, is more than compensated by the powerful aspect of jupiter. Hence fundamentally, the horoscope is a constructive one. Shivaji therefore aimed at giving his subjects peace, and a beneficent administration. He sought for national development through action and not by platform orations. He had great personal magnestism and displayed the highest genius as a king and as a statesman, qualities not a little due to the unique blending of the influences of jupiter, sun and mars.

Birth details born on 8^th November 1470 ( o.s ) at midnight ( l.m.t ) latitude 31 39 N , longitude 74 47 E .

Planetary degrees  The sun 220 30 , moon 38 18 , mars 211  24 , mercury 232  24 , jupiter 164 30 , venus 186 , saturn 39  6 , rahu 263 48 , lagna 136 28 , ayanamsa 15  

1 ) Simha or leo rises unaspected by orunassociated with any malefics or benefics. The lagna is vargottama and even in the navamsa, the lagna is unafflicted. This gives an exalted nature and a strong will, and renders the horoscope fortified.

2 ) The sun, lord of lagna, is in the 4th in association with mercury and mars and aspected by the moon and saturn. The sun’s position in a kendra, in the sign of yoga-karaka mars, is highly favourable as it confers a frank and noble spirit and diverse capabilities.

3) The moon-saturn association gives mental conflicts and a spirit of inquiry. Born in a kshatriya family to kalu and tripta , nanak appears to have been even in his childhood a mystic disposition and given much to contemplation—blessings mainly due to the moon’s disposition with saturn and the sun’s occupation of the secret sign of scorpio .

4 ) Lord of the 2nd mercury, the planet of intelligence, is involved in mercury aditya yoga with the lord of lagna in the 4th house, while the 2nd or house of speech is occupied by jupiter, lord of the 5th. These explain nanak’s deep and versatile learning and persuasive eloquence.

5 ) It will be seen that the 4th and 10th houses two important kendras are largely influenced by five planets all natural malefics, except the full moon. Out of these five, the sun happening to be lagna lord , saturn happening to be a kendradhipati and mars , a yogakaraka have become benefics by ownership.

6 ) The martial planet mars , the intellectual and emotional planet mercury, the royal planet the sun ( also atma-karaka) and the mental and the philosophical planets the moon and saturn all involved in influencing two of the most important houses of the horoscope , viz., the 4th indicating happiness and achievement and the 10th (Karma) or the house of action, filled the guru with those great spiritual ideas and intuitions which led him to found a great sect.

7 ) Rahu’s position in the 5th does not favour happiness from children, but it does confer a certain spiritual outlook and the spirit of renunciation and detachment.

8 ) The Moon happens to be mokshasthanadhipati and he occupies the 10th with saturn, the planet of renunciation.

9 ) In the navamsa, again, the divine planet jupiter with mokshakaraka ketu is in the 10th ( karmasthana) aspected by saturn. These are formidable combinations capable of conferring real spiritual attainments after intense mental struggle, a conviction that he was born for achieving something unique in the world by spreading the gospel of the fatherhood of god and the brotherhood of man and sweet resignation to the will of God.

10 ) Mark the fact that saturn is also lord of the 6th. His association with the moon indicates that nanak had to overcome considerable opposition from hostile relatives and co-religionists.

11 ) Nanak was put to school in his 7th or 8th yearwhen he was undergoing the moon’s dasa . The moon has favourable aspects from planets situated in the 4th house. Consistent with the lordship of the moon ( he owns the 12th or mokshasthana ) nanak often surprised his schoolmaster and parents by his queer acts and utterances, and occasional sallies of free thought.

12 ) His spiritual prepossessions and mystic brooding spirit became clearly visible in the course of the moon’s dasa. It was in the moon’s dasa, that he was put to various secular tasks by his parents, but he began to get more and more absorbed in religious practices.

13 ) Guru nanak’s marriage took place in mars dasa . Mark the fact that mars is aspected by saturn, lord of the 7th and is in the 2nd from kalatrakaraka venus . Under the same directional influences nanak was appointed in the service of daulat khan.

14 ) However, as rahu dasa advanced, he abandoned his service and became an ascetic for all practical purposes. Note the fact that rahu is in the constellation of venus lord of the 10^th . Throughout jupiter dasa he wandered all over the country preaching his gospel of love and faith in god .

15 ) It will be seen that saturn, as lord of the 8th in the 10th, is aspected by jupiter, as lord of the 8th ( we shall here, for the moment, ignore that other benefic ownership of these two planets ) .

16) Consequently, during saturn’s dasa , nanak and his favourite disciple mardana were imprisoned by babar’s men. Subsequently, under the same dasa influences , nanak came in personal contact with babar and exercised considerable influence on the life and conduct of this emperor.

17 ) Towards the close of his life, the jupiter laying aside the garb of fakir settled down with his family at kharatpur and continued to teach the new faith to the large number of his followers.

18 ) In saturn’s dasa jupiter’s bhukti, he appointed one of his most sincere disciples as his spiritual heir ignoring his own son whom he thought unfit for the task and died at the fag end of jupiter bhukti. The major lord saturn owns the 7th, a maraka place, while the sub-lord jupiter as owning the 8th is in the 2nd another maraka place.

19 ) The horoscope is significant in as much as’ thepowerful rajayogas caused in the 4th house involving the 4th, 10th, 1st and 2nd houses found expression in spiritual channels, conferring on the native fame, influence and extraordinary greatness.

20 ) Owing to the glorified position of lagna and the sobering influence of saturn on lagna lord, in spite of all his greatness, he was simple and unassuming.

21 ) Five planets involved in mutual aspects and associations may be construed as some sort of a parivraja yoga .

22 ) Nanak’s faith was monotheistic. His life and doctrines did not expose him to persecution for he declared that all men had a right to search for knowledge of god.

23 ) The Sun is free from the effects of rahu and ketu . Hence the guru played a patriotic part by ably influencing babar and turning him into a kind ruler .

Birth details date of birth – 19 th July 3228 BC  , at about midnight , place Of birth – mathura , new delhi , latitude – 27 25 N , 77 41 E

Planetary degrees Sun 139  48 , moon 47 42 , mars 91  6 , mercury 152  48 , jupiter 148  54 , venus 102  54 , saturn 224  42 , rahu 106 24 , lagna 50 ayanamsa 50 40 

Lagna taurus , lagna lord venus  , lagna star mrighashira ( ma ) , moon – rohini 2 pada , moon star – moon

1 ) Combinations made lord krishna famous belong to kings family sun , venus & jupiter are in proximity 5^th house is occupied by jupiter and mercury .

2 ) Mars & Jupiter have linked to 10 through ketu .

3 ) Sun is in 4^th house indicates straight forwardness and open chested walking style .

4 ) Mars is in 3^rd house indicates courage .

5 ) Ketu is giving result of mars ( in jupiter star ) . But ketu is signifying 09 ( federal ) and 10 ( profession ) should have eluded kingly power but remained as prince .

6 ) Saturn 05 , 07 and 09 which can cause multiple romances and marriages flouting conventional rules .

7 ) The lagna is taurus or vrishabha, asign of venus, and it is occupied by the moon and aspected by saturn making sri Krishna extremely handsome.

8 ) The dominance of the influences of the moon and venus, with saturn and mars, made the lord’s appearance, wonderfully graceful .

9 ) Lagna lord venus is in his own navamsa .

10) His invincible prowess in the field of battle is brought out by the neecha-bhanga of the martial planet mars in the 3rd or house of courage. It must be noted that he defeated mighty sisupala and other kings and formidable foes by dint of courage, tact and resourcefulness.

11 ) The moon, the planet of emotion, is exalted in lagna, and unafflicted by rahu conferring great serenity of mind, while mercury the planet of intellect who owns the 2nd or house of speech is exalted in the 5th or house of intelligence. This is a unique combination denoting wonderful intelligence and extraordinary conversational ability. His was a giant intellect unequalled in analytic understanding. He passed through the virtues and deceptions of the thoughts of his day. He was superior to any thinker of his times.

12 ) Krishna possessed an uncanny diplomacy and unbounded vision and this should be attributed to the ideal disposition of Mercury.

13 ) Jupiter is in the 4th. Sri krishna was a man of rich and responsive human sympathy but the sun’s association in his own place rendered krishna a terror to the wicked and a friend to the wise .

14 ) The 10th lord aspects the lagna, the atmakaraka sun and the planet of dharma jupiter, in their turn aspect the 10th. Consequently He possessed a passionate zeal to safeguard Dharma.

15 )Krishna’s birth in prison is justified by the association ofthe lords of lagna ( venus ) and the 12th ( mars ) with rahu .

16 ) Jupiter, lord of the 11th (elder brothers and sisters), has gained 8 navamsas and is in the 9th. He is aspected by saturn in rasi and has joined rahu in navamsa . It must be noted that krishna was the 8th issue, all the eider ones having been put to death by Kamsa .

17 ) Due to the exaltation of matrukaraka moon and the situation of pitrukaraka sun in his own house with jupiter, his parents were long-lived .

18 ) Both kalatrakaraka venus and the 7th lord mars together, with rahu, explain the fact that krishna had a number of wives. But as venus is near rahu and away from the sensual planet mars , his love for his wives had no taint of carnality as he was free from attachment of any kind . Though “associated with prakriti, He was never affected by its qualities”.

19 ) Birth in a sign of venus no doubt endowed him with a vital nature but it was under conscious control.

20 ) Mercury, exalted in the 5th or house of children, occupies the constellation of the sun while jupiter putrakaraka is in association with the sun, with the result he had innumerable children born to him.

21 ) The 4th or house of education is considerably fortified due to the presence of jupiter and the sun-jupiter occupying the constellation of venus. It is said that Krishna became an expert in “siksha, kalpas, vedangas and all the vedas, and also in archery mimamsa, logical and six expedients of politics” and that “within 64 days and nights” He became “an expert in sixty-four forms of learning”.

22 ) The Moon, though excellently placed,owns the 3rd while mars, as ruling the 7th, is a definite maraka. Consequently practically throughout the dasas of the moon and mars, which extended till the native was aged about 11 years, krishna suffered from severe strokes of balarishta in the sense that he faced many a crisis in His life, especially from those deputed by kamsa to slay him.

23 ) Probably at the fag end of kuja Dasa , krishna put to death his maternal uncle and tyrant kamsa- as we have already said. Mars as lord of the 7th in association with venus, lord of the 6th (enemies), in the 3rd (an upachaya) enabled krishna to achieve victory over His greatest enemy and thus tide over the maraka period.

24 ) His subsequent exploits in disposing off innumerable wicked kings, in saving the pious and the god-fearing from death and in trying to prevent the fatricidal war between the kauravas and the pandavas are a legion and students of astrology can study them in the light of the lord’s horoscope.

25 ) The most important event is his part in the mahabharata war, which took place about 3138 B.C. when ketu dasa was in progress in the Lord’s horoscope. Ketu is in the 9th, the house of saturn, whose results ketu should give.

26 ) Saturn is yogakaraka and occupies the 7th having gained digbala or directional strength . Krishna’s part in the mahabharata war is well known. As charioteer to arjuna, He remained a silent observer of the war, but directed “the movements to accomplish His final object of destroying the wicked and protecting the innocent”.

27 ) Ketu is mokshakaraka and he is in the 9th in the constellation of the moon aspected by the martial planet mars . And saturn, as we have already seen, is immensely fortified. It was at the fag end of ketu Dasa, that the immortal bhagavadgita was taught by the lord to arjuna, on the battle-field, before the war commenced, when arjuna, overcome by emotional weakness, shirked from his duty as a kshatriya to fight for a just cause.

28 ) In the remaining dasas of venus, the sun and the moon, krishna passed a peaceful and happy life. With the dawn of kuja dasa again dissensions amongst yadavas broke out. Finally krishna shuffled off his mortal coil under the same directional influences. It will be seen that mars as lord of the 7th is a definite maraka and he occupies the 3rd, a house of longevity, with rahu.

29 ) In the navamsa again mars is in the 2nd, a house of maraka. Consistent with the nature of mars , krishna departed by being hit by an arrow. When krishna was sitting under an aswatha tree in a forest, a fowler named jara, thinking the foot of krishna to be like the face of a deer, mistakenly shot his arrow. According to bhagavata, the lord departed to his own abode vaikunta “in person”.

30 ) It is impossible for ordinary mortals to evaluate thepersonality of sri krishna— the lord incarnate, statesman, counsellor, diplomat, philosopher, yogeeswara, the expounder of the immortal bhagavadgita, the destroyer of the wicked and the protector of the pious . All the three important factors in His horoscope, viz., the lagna, the sun and the moon have been rendered strong. atmakaraka sun with the gnanakaraka jupiter aspecting the 10th or karmasthana reveals an integrated and balanced personality.

31 ) Yogakaraka saturn is vargottama and has digbala. His aspecting the sun and jupiter and his being placed in his own constellation are favourable factors rendering the nativity strong and sound. Since saturn happens to be ayush-karaka also, his strong disposition conferred a long life of 125 years.

32 ) Mercury’s exaltation in a trikona—as lord of the 2nd ( speech) in the 5th (intelligence) denotes wonderful and extraordinary intellect. It will be seen that lagna lord venus is with two malefics. This combination plus the kendra position of jupiter and the sun indicates perfection of all aspects of His personality. He was an ideal father and an ideal son, an ideal king, an ideal husband, an ideal statesman and an ideal teacher. He showed the way to do things, to do one’s duty, by being non-attached and he illustrated this in his own life.

Nadi Astrology is over 2000 years old . The sapta rishis (or the famous seven sages) of the hindu tradition had written about the life and destiny of persons to be born in this world . In a typical nadi leaves reading, there will be 16 khandams ( chapters ) . Out of this, the first twelve will be an interpretation of the first twelve houses in a person’s horoscope. The four additional “ khandams” are

a) Santhi Khandam: This deals with the sins committed in earlier births and the respective remedies. This is similar to the remedies that we suggest in reading of charts. It may involve visits to certain specific temples and performance of havans.

b) Deksha Khandam: Here the deity favouring the seeker, and the mantra is indicated. It may also involve wearing of a particular lucky charm , which would favour the seeker.

c) Aushada Khandam: This deals with the seeker’s chronic diseases, and what medicines are to be taken to cure them.

d) Dasa Bukthi Khandam: This deals with the native’s current dasa and bukthi and its implications.

Birth Details Born on 18 feb 1836 , 6:23 am Latitude 22 53 N , Longitude 87 44 E

Planetary Degree Positions The sun 308 19 , moon 323  15 , mars 293 . 9 , mercury 316  33 , jupiter 76 , venus 339 29 , Saturn 195 10 , rahu 214 20 , ketu 34 20 , lagna 304 53 , ayanamsa 20 6 .

Special Features

1 ) Ramakrishna’s life was a web of spirituality . The mysticism and devotion to god and peculiar psychic experiences which may be called the full realization of the sun , the moon , and mercury in aquarius which also happens to be the lagna and the whole combination deriving the aspect of jupiter .

2 ) The conjunction of the sun , the moon , and mercury in lagna aspected by jupiter indicates a great change in life which made him undergo peculiar yogic experience .

3 ) Mars is exalted in the 12^th house whereas the forces released from Jupiter ( gnana or knowledge ) , mercury ( buddhi or intellect ) , the sun ( atma or soul ) , the moon ( manas or mind have been focused on aquarius a philosophical sign . Raamkrishna life was therefore a beacon of light meant to illumine the upward path of human civilization and direct it towards a great world wide spiritual awakening .  

4 ) The sun the moon and lagna representing the soul mind and body respectively are all in the fixed sign of aquarius .

5 ) The period between 1856 and 1864 was very important in as much as it was during this period that sri Ramakrishna followed adwita sadhana . 1864 was very important because he met totapuri an advaitic monk at the close of this year who influenced Ramakrishna thoughts considerably . This occurred in the sub period of Jupiter within the dasa of Saturn . Mark the dispositions of Jupiter and especially the fact that saturn is not subject to any malefic aspects or conjunctions but on the other hand is aspected by jupiter the divine planet . Saturn though classified as an evil planet will give real knowledge and he alone can give real renunciation.

6 ) The atmakaraka sun being aspected by Jupiter is suggestive of the grand development of the soul . The moon is a similar situation is indicateive of the direction in which his mind was working fom his very young age and way he controlled his mind .

7 ) Sri Ramakrishna paramahamsa was married in 1859 in his twenty third year .The marriage took place in Saturn dasa moon bhukti . The acquisition of a wife may happen in the dasa or bhukti period of a planet occupying the 7^th , aspecting the 7^th , or was transisitng leo the 7^th and as his dasa was operating he bought about the marriage . The moon aspects the 7^th house and is in conjunction with the 7^th lord . Hence the marriage took place in saturn dasa moon bhukti .

8 ) To sri ramakrishan the divine mother kali represented the highest and the absolute . He saw through illusory nature of the universe with the search light of his own discrimination under the direction of an illuminated guru ( master ) and developed by constant renunciation and meditation an unshakeable faith in his essential identity with impersonal god .

9 ) Three planets are in exaltation a combination which has made him one of the greatest saints of india who bought about a mighty awakening with all that it stands for .

Birth details – Born on 25th December 7 b.c. on Friday at about 10 -18 pm ( a.v.c 747 ) . latitude 31 43 N Longitude 35 13 E )

Planetary positions – The sun 247 .59 , the moon 336 .41 , mars 314.29 mercury 255 58 , Jupiter 353 17 , venus 233 1 , Saturn 351 . 47 , Rahu 210 35 , Lagna 165 29 , Ayanamsa 5 .27 .

Special features –

1 ) The lagna is virgo or kanya . Virgo representing the virgin and thus is in conformormity with the belief held by Christians that jesus was born to virgin mary .

2 ) Jesus was born under the influence of elarata so that soon after hisbirth himself and his mother were removed to egypt through fear of kind herod . Jesus grew up in extreme seclusion and this shows from the moon is powerfillu aspected by saturn and this shows that jesus followed a humble trade ( carpentry ) and worked with his own hands .

3 ) The presence of ketu in the 9th from lagna gave him atmagnana or the knowledge of the self and saturn aspecting the 9th suggest that he consecrated the common lot of toil and poverty and thereby showed the intrinsic sacredness of human life .

4 ) Saturn aspecting the 10 th from the moon reveals that his followers were unlearned and ignorant men chosen from the humblest of the people .

5 ) Malefics in karakamsa or in the 12th from karakamsa have the power of making one renounce the world and devote himself to serving others and showing them the way to salvation .

6 ) Atmakaraka is Jupiter and he is responsible for having casued hamsa yoga and gajakesari yoga . This unique combination indicating the high degree of soul force possessed by jesus .

7 ) In the beginning of ketu dasa that jesus began his preaching and delivered the” sermon on the mount “ which hardly lasted for 3 years .

8 ) Ketu is in the 9th from lagna both in rasi and navamsa and occupies the karakamsa . He was crucified in 30 AD at the end of ketu dasa . His death occurred by torture and this is shown by satrun and amrs aspecting lagna and both these planets aspecting the 7th from the moon .

9 ) Jupiter and the moon are quite powerful indicating keen mental perception and righteous conduct .One of the ten commandments of Christ worth nothing is do not kill . This is indeed noble .

10 ) Saturns presence with the moon indicating Christ meekness , modesty & compassion .

11 ) Hiss moral stability is evident not only from the fact that venus is completely free from afflication ( rahu is 21 degree removed from venus ) but alsoby the presence of kama yoga . His kindness and benevolence are bought out by the presence of pasa yoga .

12 ) It is the major planets especially Jupiter and satrun disposed in kendras that make one an entity . His popularity with the masses his public life and accessibility and this fullness and completeness of his life so rich in action and varying experience bespeak an exceptionally powerfull disposition of Jupiter and 9th house

13 ) His celibacy and spoless virtue denoted by the non afflciation of venus .

14 ) His death by treachery by mob violence is too well known by the disposition of mars .The resurrection also took place in ketu dasa on 9-4-30 AD when jupiter was transisting the radical moon and the 7th from lagna . The transit of jupiter lends extraordinary color to the biblical narrative of resurrection .

The national map of our country is based on the sate 15 th august at 00.00 hours IST at delhi . Thithi trayodashi , Ushya nakshtra i- pada , siddhi yoga , karkataka rashi friday are the almanac details .Bharatiya Janata Party Formed on 6th april 1980 at 11 am at delhi .

Advantageous combinations in bhartiya janata party /bjp party’s horoscope is as follows

1 ) Strong birth chart with rajayoga
2 ) Jupiter and saturn lords of 9th and 10 th conjoin in the 3rd house which is a royal sign
3 ) Lagna & moon signs are strong
4 ) Planet sun blessing the party with following positions natural benefic sign , functional friend star , lordship benefic star , functional friend of lagna lord , natural malefic in 3 , 6 , 10 , 11 , these parameters contribute 41 % positivity
5 ) Planet moon blessing the party with following position natural benefic , lordship benefic , functional friend sign , functional friend star , lordship benefic star , functional friend of lagna lord , aspected by functional friend , aspected by lordship benefic , aspected by natural benefic , natural benefic not in 12 , functional friend sign in navamsa , these parameters contribute 50 % positivity
6 ) Planet jupiter blessing the party with following position natural benefic , lordship benefic star , association with lordship benefic , aspected by lordship benefic , natural benefic not in 12 , these parameters contribute 32 % positivity
7 ) Planet rahu / uranus blessing the party with following position lordship benefic , lordship benefic star , association with lordship benefic , association with natural benefic , aspected by lordship benefic , natural malefic in 3 , 6 , 10 , 11 , lordship benefic not in 6 , 8 , 12 these parameters contribute 39 % positivity
8 ) Planet mercury blessing the party with following position lordship benefic , lordship benefic sign , functional friend star , natural benefic star , association with lordship benefic , aspected by lordship benefic , aspected by natural benefic , lorsdhip benefic not in 6 , 8 , 12 , functional friend sign in navamsa these parameers contribute 45 % positivity
9 ) Planet venus blessing the party with following position natural benefic , lordship benefic , own sign , functional friend star , functional friend of lagna lord , aspected by functional friend , aspected by natural benefic , natural benefic not in 12 , lorship benefic not in 6 , 8 , 12 , exaltation in navamsa , functional friend sign in navamsa these parameters contribute 67 % positivity
10 )Planet neptune / ketu blessing the party with following position lorship benefic , lordship benefic sign , functional friend star , association with lordship benefic , aspected by lordship benefic , aspected by natural benefic , lorship benefic not in 6 , 8 , 12 , functional friend sign in navamsa these paramaters contribute 39 % positivity
11 ) Planet saturn blessing the party with following position lordship benefic , functional friend star , association with lordship benefic , association with natural benefic , aspected by lordship benefic , natural malefic in 3 ,6 , 10 , 11 , lordship benefic not in 6 , 8, 12 these parameters contribute 36 % positivity
12 ) Planet mars blessing the party with following position lorship benefic star , assocaition with lorship benefic , association with natural benefic , aspected by lordship benefic , natural malefic in 3 ,6 , 10 , 11 , own sign in navamsa , these parameters contribute 38 % positivity

Born in punarvasu nakshatra . Lagna lord moon is in lagna . Fifth lord mars is in the seventh aspecting the lagna . 1 , 5 , 9 lords are well placed indicating that he was well placed indicating that he was born in a royal family . Sun is powerful in the tenth house . When he was about to become a king he was asked to go to forest and live there for 14 years . The loss of kingdom may be due to amrs aspecting sun . He gained the kingdom because of strong ninth lord jupiter .

Exalted jupiter in conjunction with moon who is also the lord of the house in which Jupiter is situated indicates the personality of the native . Jupiter conferred a perfect personality free from fault , gifted with endurance ,patience and justice . Moon the controller of mind was well placed and supported rama in all difficult situation . Conjunction of exalted jupiter and moon in its own house signifies that the native is born in a royal family .

Exalted saturn in the fourth house indicated great mental torture to the mother of the native . Kaushaliya had to undergo sepeartion from her son raama for several years . Exaltion of Saturn conferred upon her all royal pleasures but no mental peace . That is the way of saturn .  

Exalted venus in the ninth house aspected by Jupiter who is also the lord of the house in which venus is situated signifies that the father of native will be a king . Saturn’s placement in the house of venus indicates that the mother of the native will  be instrumental in saving the life of his father . Kaikeyi though a step mother can be given the motherhood .It is a well known fact how she saved the life of dasharatha in the battle when one of the screws of his arial chariot fell and kaikeyi using her one finger as a screw saved dasharatha .

Debilitated mercury in the ninth house the house denoting father in conjunction with the exalted venus signifies the unscrupulous use of intellect which brought an end to the life of dasharatha . Kaikeyi was the savious as well as the destroyer . She was the most duty bound wife of dasharatha . Mercury’s influence on the brain of dasharatha led him to grant the boon of kaikeyi . Had his brain supported him properly he would not have granted such a boon to kaikeyi and kaikeyi also would not have used that boon for destruction of the life which was saved by herself . This is the play of the supreme .

Transit of Saturn is seen from the janma rashi of native to know it sadehsati . It  starts when Saturn falls in the twelfth house from janma rashi while in transit .Saturn stays on a sign for about two and a half years . It remains for two and a half years of 12^th house , janma rashi and 2^nd house from moon sign respectively these seven and a half years are called sadhesati .

Sadesati  is favorable if following parameters exist

1 )  In case 2^nd and 12^th houses from moon are well aspected or conjuncted or good planets are situated in these houses then sadesati does not give very bad effects .

2 ) If moon is in conjunction with mercury / jupiter / venus in the horoscope then it gives good results during sadesati .

3 ) In case Saturn is in mooltrikone rasi in its own rasi / in friendly sign and aspected by friendly planets gives good results during sadesati .

4 ) If there is no planet in 2^nd or 12^th house from moon in the horoscope then sadesati gives positive results

5 ) Your moonsign / chandra rashi is aries you are undergoing third dhaiya of sadesati .

6 ) Your moonsign / chandra rashi is taurus you are undergoing second or third dhaiya of sadesati

7 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is gemini you are undergoing first or second dhaiya of sadesati

8 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is cancer you are undergoing first dhaiya of sadesati

9 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is leo you are undergoing third dhaiya of sadesati

10 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is virgo you are undergoing second or third dhaiya of sadesati

11 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is libra you are undergoing first or second  dhaiya of sadesati

12 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is scorpio you are undergoing first dhaiya of sadesati

13 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is sagittarius you are undergoing third dhaiya of sadesati

14 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is capricorn you are undergoing second or third dhaiya of sadesati

15 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is aquarius you are undergoing first and second dhaiya of sadesati

16 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is pisces  you are undergoing first dhaiya of sadesati

Sadesati  is not favourable if following parameters exist

1 ) If moon is not well aspected or conjuncted and is weak it gives worries.

2 ) Whenever in transit Saturn comes in 7^th, 11^th/4^th house from wherever sun is in the horoscope that period will be bad .

3 ) Saturn in 6^th, 8^th /12 house in the horoscope gives illness, financial loss, worries etc

4 ) In case Saturn is in enemy rasi rahu/ketu and mars in scorpio then it gives lots of trouble.

5 ) Weak moon in bad house in the horoscope gives bad effect.

6 ) Saturn in trik houses with enemy planets in the horoscope gives bad results.

7 )  Weak saturn in 12^th house gives financial loss during sadesati .

8 ) Your moonsign / chandra rashi is aries you are undergoing first or second dhaiya of sadesati .

9 ) Your moonsign / chandra rashi is taurus you are undergoing first dhaiya of sadesati

10 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is gemini you are undergoing third dhaiya of sadesati

11 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is cancer you are undergoing second or third dhaiya of sadesati

12 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is leo you are undergoing first or second dhaiya of sadesati

13 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is virgo you are undergoing first dhaiya of sadesati

14 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is libra you are undergoing third dhaiya of sadesati

15 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is scorpio you are undergoing second or third dhaiya of sadesati

16 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is sagittarius you are undergoing first or second dhaiya of sadesati

17 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is capricorn you are undergoing first dhaiya of sadesati

18 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is aquarius you are undergoing third dhaiya of sadesati

19 ) Your  moonsign / chandra rashi is pisces  you are undergoing second or third dhaiya of sadesati

Remedies

1 ) Advice should be taken from a learned astrologer on ways to propitiate for wearing a use of a favorable classification of gemstone , rudraksha , saligram , shank ( shells ) , gomti chakra , yantra , herbs / roots to pacify adverse effects .

2 ) Identify the details for propitiation for reciting tantric mantras , beeja mantras , pauranik mantra , mantra for zodiac sign , following related  to respective planets after judging the gravity of problem . The same should be performed with the help of a priest only. Highly recommended shani gayatri , shani kavach , deity lord brahma & lord bhairon .

Know More Saturn is one of the nine planets in the zodiac. It is considered to be a malefic planet . It moves very slowly and makes the native work hard and gives lots of troubles during its dasha or antra dasha . sadesati is related to saturns movement in the zodiac . When in gochar /transit Saturn comes before or after ( 2^nd or 12 th ) the moon it is known as sadesati period . Saturn takes two and half years to move from one rasi to the next. Therefore to cross these three rasi it will take seven and half years . During this period one has to face many problems and illiness . In sadesati there are three charans / periods first charan of sadesati first two and half years has more effect on head ie mentally .Second charan middle next two and half years of sadesati has more effect on heart and third sadesati last two and half years has more effect on one’s legs . Same way when saturn is 4^th / 8^th from moon in the transit then it is known as dhia of Saturn . 8^th from moon dhi is more harmful than 4^th from moon dhia. When in transit Saturn comes in 8^th then one gets money from a old woman / man . As according to dasa system a person is supposed to live for at least 120 years .Therefore during a person’s life who reaches near 100 or so years sadesati may occur 4 times which is very rare . Usually an indian person life’s end at the age of 75 – 90 years. Therefore very few people face the 4^th phase of sadesati . Therefore sadesati may take place atlest 3 times in the native’s life .First stage occurs in younger age is supposed to be a very difficult one for native. It may have bad effect on one’s career during this stage. Second is less difficult approx in middle age but it mainly has effect on one’s health and third which comes approx in old age is usually considered marak . In case in the horoscope Saturn is 7^th from moon or is in kendre then sadesati will not have that bad effect.

Saturn or saniascharah of sun and blessed by lord shiva is controller of entire solar system and is the destroyer of evil shani is androgynous ( partly male , partly female ) in gender . It is there for 30 months in each zodiac or sign . Lord shiva , goddess kali are ruling deity of saturn .Pushya , anuradha , uttara bhadrapada are nakshatra of saturn . Exalted ucccha sign or zodiac 20 degree libra /tula . Debilitated / neecha sign zodiac 20 degree .Positional strength digbala 7^th house. Number represented 8 Shanidev the seventh of the navgrah is the son of surya and sanghya devi . Symbolic of the planet Saturn from the navgrah he is feared most by people. He interacts with other planets for period of two and half and seven and a half years .The influence of shanidev is the most malefic when compared to other planets .The influence moves slowly and extends over long periods. This slowness is attributed to shanidev being lame. The cause of this lameness is narrated in the suryatantra unable to bear the great heat generated by surya his wife sanghya devi created a clone of herself .She named the clone swarna and directed her to look after the children in her absence & also tend to her husband surya just as a wife would do. She then left to live in her father’s home. Swarna conducted herself so well that even surya could not detect the difference Swarna was blessed with five sons & two daughters surya .As would be expected swarna paid greater attention to her children than those of sanghya devi . One day when shanidev felt angry he asked swarna for food dwarna asked him to wait .She said that she would first make offerings to god & thereafter feed the younger brothers and sisters. Only then could she give hime food . This enraged shanidev and he tensed his leg to kick her. Immediately she cursed him that his leg would get fractured. On hearing the curse shanidev got frightened and narrated the incident to his father. Surya immediately understood that something was amiss. No mother would curse her child with such dire consequences just for asking food. She could not be his wife. She had to be someone else .When surya shouted at her in anger and inquired who she was frightened at the rising heat she told him the truth .Then surya explained to shanidev that swarna was not his mother .She was only like his mother . Since her curse could not be nullified it could only be modified. He would not lose his leg but he would walk with a limp hereafter. Shanidev has  aglow like the indraneelmani jewel . Dressed in blue clothes with a beautiful garland aound his neck .Shanidev is armed with a bow and arrow and a trishul while his hand is in the varmudra pose . He is mounted on a eagle and his rath is made of steel . Saturn is considered a cruel planet his eyes reflecting his cruel nature .His wife is held responsible for his cruelty . According to brahm purana shanidev was married to a beautiful woman who was strong spiritually inclined and dedicted to her husband .Once shanidev was deep in mediation concentrating on lord krishna  . At that time his wife approached shanidev desiring a son . But as he was medidating he did not respond to her .She waited for a long time but eventually grew angry and cursed her husband whomsoever he sees will be destroyed shanidev apolozized to his wife and she too repented but once a truthful person pronounces a curse it cannot be reverted or negated shanidev stays for three months in a zodiac sign.He is the lord makara & kumbha ( capricorn  & aquarius respectively ) zodiac signs and his tenure is for a period of 11 years .

Why shani idol is ointed with oil ? Astrology shastras prescribe ointing of shani idol made of iron with oil with mustard to pacify the fierce deity symbolized by the planet Saturn .The mythical story shani ( saturn) god’s harmful spell was to begin over hanumana when the latter was busy in the construction of the stone bridge over the sea to take across the monkey army of lord rama to lanka the island kingdom of ravana  .There always was the danger of the demons damaging the bridge . So the charge of the safety of the bridge was given to the mighty hanumana . Shani knew the incredible physical and the para powers of hanumana . He explained to hanumana how he would have to cast a spell on the latter as his duty in accordance with the rules of the planetary configurations set by the nature .Hanumana pleaded that he did not want to go against the laws fo the nature but needed a short waiver to enable him to see through safely the construction of the bridge to dedicate it in the service of lord rama .Shani rejected the request for the waiver so shani in the form of a bad spell possessed hanumana . Hanumana retaliated by banging his body against the rocky mountains . It hurt shani as he was in possession of the body of lord hanuman to save himself from any further hurt he apologized to hanuman and promised that he would never again trouble any devotee of rama . Hanumana relented and gave shani mustard oil for application as a balm on his beaten ad bruised body . It helped and shani felt relief from pain .It started the custom of offering oil to shani god .There is a scientific explanation to it as well .Shani idols are made of iron as per the order of shastra . Iron is very prone to corrosion by rusting . But the application of oil protects it by serving as a barrier against water or moisture which sets off the rusting process in iron . It was after all the original paint to prevent the corrosion.

Hanuman and shanidev ( saturn ) hanuman & ganesha are two gods who are not negatively affected by saturn or shani .It is popularly believed that all planets are under the control of hanumans tail .Considered the lord of mars whoever worships hanuman is blessed with fortitude and strength .In human body mars is symbolized as blood . According to the ramayana hanuman once resued shanidev from ravana .Consequently shani promised that those who pray to him ( hanuman ) would be protected from adverse effects of Saturn. According to hindu astrology one passes though extremely difficult times when afflicted negatively by shani .There is another popular versions behind lord shani staying away from rama’s devotees it goes like this hanuman was deeply medidating on lord rama shani dev who was passing by decided to pause awhile and tease hanuman by pulling his tail pinching & prodding him and irritating him . Hanuman suggested that he should go his way as he did’t wish to hurt him as he was his guru surya’s son .But shani ignored him and continued to harass him inspite of the warning . After awhile hanuman gave him a much needed severe thrashing. Shani eventually begged for mercy ad hanuman relented burt only after extracting a promise that he’ll never go anywhere near a devotee meditating on lord rama . Experts give a spiritual interpretation of the relation between hanuman and shanidev . While hanuman is the epitome of selflessness and humility shanidev is synonymous with instant judgment that is based on past & present karma . Therefore to counteract the karma born ourt of selfish action one must be as humble as hanuman . Shanidev is called yama because it is the chief governor of longetivity . Shanidev is the father of gulika and mandi . It is also neelan and lord shiva . Shanidev is counterfeit of Jupiter as former destroys while latter applies pre3ssures and expands. Shanidev is also called st peter holding the keys of both heaven and hell.