Last Updated on August 12, 2024 by Tejaswini
Astrologers today do not give much importance to the Badhak sthan, house of impediments and the Badhakesh, ruler of the badhak sthan. But you will see in your practice that despite the horoscope having good combinations the expected result does not materialise. And this is most likely due to the Badhak and its insidious effect.
The badhak houses are the 11th for Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn and the 9th for Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius and the 7th for Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius Pisces ascendants. (I have already written several posts on this topic so do refer to the index.) In this post am listing out some combinations from the standard books which are used in analysing the Badhak.
Rahu conjoint the Badhak is either negative karma from your past lives or your ancestors have done these specific negative acts – killing snakes, destruction of the dwellings of snakes, killing pregnant women/ foetus/ small children etc. This Rahu + Badhakesh combination causes intense events in life and remedies (mantra and daana) are necessary. Ketu, if placed in the badhak sthan, indicates this same sort of negative karma. In addition Ketu also indicates the presence or interference from entities and spirits.
When analysing the power of the Badhak planet, pay attention to the planets which are placed 4th 7th 9th from him as these planets can potentially help the badhak planet create more impediments in life.
- Eg for Cancer ascendant the 11th house – Taurus is the Badhak house and Venus is the Badhakesh. Suppose he is placed in the 10th house then any planets placed in the 1st 4th and 7th houses can indirectly support Venus in creating obstacles in your life. Suppose you have Sun in the 4th, then you can expect some obstacles from government agencies etc. These obstacles will be an underlying theme in your life but will be seen in an aggravated from in the typical dasha/transits.
Then there is the concept of Khara and Kharesh. The 22nd Drekkana and the 64th Navamsha are called Khara and their lords are called Kharesh. Drekkana are components of the divisional chart 3. And the Navamsha are the components of the divisional chart 9. The Khara division should be seen from ascendant degree as well as from the birth Moon degree. If you have any birth planets allocated in the Khara, then you should be careful as they can cause various stresses including physical death. Any planets transiting the Khara divisions too can for this period cause stress. And the Kharesh planet is analysed for events/situation related to the physical death.
- So if the lord of the Badhak sthan or a planet placed in the Badhak house gets allotted to the Khara or is associated with the Kharesh then it becomes severely malefic and can also have an impact on the longevity. In such cases do analyse the charts carefully before coming to a conclusion.
Then there is one typical effect associated with a strong badhakesh. He can make you susceptible to entities who temporarily posses you for fulfilling their desires. (post here). There are three types of such desires, Hantu (these entities desire to destroy/kill the person), Rantu (these entities desire sexual activity through the person they possess) and Bhoktu (entities desiring all other activities and generally all of us are susceptible to this). Generally the Bhoktu types are not so harmful and they generally leave when their minor desires are satisfied. The Rantu types will get you into physical intimacy with several partners and destroy your spiritual potential and create other issues, so remedies are necessary. The Hantu types are the most dangerous of the lot and if someone gets afflicted with these then remedial actions must be taken in time.
- If the ascendant lord aspects the Badhakesh then you are also susceptible to the Rantu type of entities.
- If Badhakesh aspects the 6th or 8th house then you are also susceptible to the Hantu type of entities.
- If the the Badhakesh or the Badha sthan is with only the 6th house/ lord then there is an increased susceptibility to black magic /Abhichara done by your enemies on you.
If the Badhakesh is connected to the Lagna/ Lagnesh, ie ascendant sign/lord or the 7th house/lord then there is a very typical reading. You have seen something so strange/ weird/ dangerous in some life that it has created a very deep impact on your mind. Identifying and resolving this issue will be difficult and unless you do this you will continue to face obstacles in your life.
Badhak sthan and its lord /Badhakesh should be analysed in depth as they create subtle obstacles in life. These obstacles can be physical, emotional or mental. In either case unless you resolve the issues they present, life can throw up unexpected struggles. For all problems in life there are only two solutions, Mantra and Daana. So do your daily spiritual practice regularly this is the mantra component. And perform daana at our proper temples of vedic deities, at seas /rivers etc from time to time.
There is one exception where the Badhakesh can give good results, ie when he is in the 12th house or associated with the ruler of the 12th house in a powerful exchange yog, ie parivartan. In this case he will create the impediments in the material life as per his function but as he is associated with the 12th house he will immediately convert the experience into spiritual growth. And once the spiritual lesson is learnt the impediments on the material will also open up.
(Repeating a fundamental rule. A manifest result occurs only if there are 3 or more combinations signifying the same result. One single combination need not indicate a visible result. Jyotish is used for understanding the issue, addressing it before it goes in too deep, not for getting scared.)
62 responses to “Analysing the astrological obstacles”
Namaste Madam. What will be the impact of badhkesh if is exalted/vargottam/ in pushkar navmansh.
Regards
Dr Yugal Tak
Hi there
planets in pushkar navmsha do not spoil things. they help ‘nourish’ the individual in several ways.
however till the maturity of that planet it would be sensible to pay attention to these aspects of life. esp in the trigger dasha/ transit.
Ma’am why don’t u do readings now. Some people need it. I read somewhere that ur Karna of Astrological readings is exhausted now. But can’t an exception be made. I have consulted so many people but none has been able to tell me exactly what is wrong. Some say Black magic. Some say Pitru dosh. Even after the remedies I am not okay. I am a 35 year old Unmarried woman who is soon turning 36. I just don’t know what is happening
Hi there
you do not have the right to ask me this question.
i have already written this several times. I am writing just to empty myself of all this that i know.
i am not here for clients – emphasis on this – i will not do reading.
if someone learns something from this blog or if this blog helps someone then good for them but it is none of my concern.
if u need help, if you have sincerely worked for it and have faith in your Ishtadevata then let him handle things.
Ohh sorry..pls beg ur pardon..!!
Pranaam..!!
Wah..Khubaj sundar varnan..!!
Scorpio asc..mars in 8th..
Moon in 6th..
Jupiter-C, Venus-C, mercury and sun in 9th..
All 4 planets placed 4th from moon..
what care shd be taken..
Thanks..
For Leo ascendant
9th house is badhak and 9th lord is badhakesh as per your opinion and it’s conjunct with rahu is harmful event if it’s positioned in lagna
But 9th lord is yogakaraka and when rahu joins it in lagna that also becomes yogakaraka so there is a contradiction in this two aspects kindly clarify
Hi there
it is not ‘my opinion’. i have given the combinations directly from prashna/ horary astrology and frm jatak parijat.
another contradiction for you to think over.
Maraks are responsible for determining the allotted span ie the ‘death’. but a strong 2nd/ 7th is also necessary for getting wealth and accumulating it.
so here is there is a contradiction ? or not?
try to think for yourself also
linear thinking does not work in Jyotish.
Apologies if you felt bad mam
I am a seeker who has learnt many things from you and I was scared so asked this…..
Hi there
i do not feel bad.
if i have given a combination then it is from some standard book, it is a fact.
if i have given an observation from my life as a Jyotishi, then yes, it is just my opinion and you can absolutely ignore it.
if you are scared of Jyotish, then do not read about it.
seeing the combinations in their bare essence is not really necessary for everyone.
Jyotish as a Apara is not as glamorous as it is made out to be. generally we look only into the unpleasant things in life.
But that rare Para component of Jyotish is wonderful, and makes the whole exercise worth it.
Hi 🙂
You wrote – “If the Badhakesh is connected to the Lagna/ Lagnesh, ie ascendant sign/lord or the 7th house/lord then there is a very typical reading.” so does it also stand true if the asc lord is in the nakshatra owned by the Badhak planet? eg: gem asc nakshtra is in punarvasu (jupiter) or Cancer asc in bharani (venus).
another question about the exception, what if the badhak is conjoint with the ruler of the 12th. using previous example, Jupiter as badhak for gem asc in the 11th house but with Venus (12th house ruler) or Venus/Mercury conjoint, does it still stand?
Lastly, as I write this, I understand though the effect will have layers in this case for gem asc because
1) 11th house which is upachaya and
2) Jup-Venus combination is typical as you’ve written on both.
So in this case of layers in a chart how or where do we as astrologers put the importance while predicting?
Thank you for keeping this blog up and running. It is a gem.
Hi there
when you get a client first be clear on what is his exact question? this is the first rule in astrologer – client interaction.
If he is not clear about what he wants, then you cannot give him any answer either.
eg if he asks you if he should start a new business in partnership with his friend. and you see a Rahu + Jupiter in the 11th then irrespective of the asc sign you should advise him to at least take sufficient precautions. and if the badhak also gets mixed up in this then chances of being cheated by the friend/partner become even high.
but if the client asks you – what does my Rahu + Jupiter in the 11th do for me? then this is a illogical question which is wasting your and his time.
i do not give much importance to the ‘planetary rulers’ of the nakshatras because they are not ‘rulers’. they are connected to the planets coz the vimshottari allots the dashas like that.
nakshatra analysis is more accurate with the nakshatra devatas, their gan, nature, varna etc. they work more on the subtle body.
conjoint wth the 12th ruler may work to some extent, you will have to study on your own. but they might spoil the house they are in, so factor in that part.
the rule is clear only about the 12th house.
so open your sample charts and see how such combinations with the badhak actually work out in their lives.
thank you for writing such a wonderful blog. I am an avid reader. Really respect your no nonsense, no bullshit approach to everything.
With respect to the 22nd Drekkana and 64th Navamsha I would like to request you, if possible, within your time schedule and convenience to educate us on the details of this topic of Khara and Kharesh with a topical note.
There is a lot of nonsense scaremongering on the internet and learning about this from you would be wonderful. For example, what are the exceptions and nuances of such matters. For e.g. in my general research for learning on the topic, I found that for Leo ascendant people, 99% of the time Jupiter is the Lord of the 22nd Drekkana (as 8th house Lord) but Jupiter is such a benefic for Leo ascendant (as trine lord of 5th) and if the 8th house lord (or 5th house lord) Jupiter is placed in a kendra house, how does this affect the interpretation of the 22nd Drekkana. Also how does one think about the combination of 22nd drekkana and 64th navamsha . Is it better to look from Lagna, or moon? or both? And how might one understand this. If someone is undergoing a 22nd drekkana lord (dasha) and 64th Navamsha lord (antardasha) does it mean death or some bad stuff ? or does it also need to indicate from the Badhak lord (as you mention in this blog).
So would be great if you could touch upon this 22nd Drekkana and 64th Navamsha topic through a blog post. As you say “one single combination need not indicate a visible result. Jyotish is used for understanding the issue, addressing it before it goes in too deep, not for getting scared”
Thank you so much once again, for imparting all this knowledge to us.
Om Tat Sat
Hi there
if you can evaluate the power of the asc sign and the moon sign then the stronger one will give comparatively more visible results.
but you can look from both.
physical death is a fact. it is not a bad thing. i fail to understand why should there be so much fear surrounding it.
yes, there can be fear of lingering illness or disability or pain. but one should not be scared of the actual exit event.
use jyotish to be aware and exit on a high energy route.
Thank you Mam for this post. As always it is a pleasure reading your posts, they have layers of meaning in them. To me, understanding the Para component of Jyotish is what makes this blog worth reading, else it is very easy to get disheartened and scared from bad combinations in my own chart too. Thank you for writing these posts.
Hi, thank you for your post
Just want some clarification on Badhakesh conjunct 12th house lord.
You mentioned that the conjunction may spoil whichever house it sits in. In this case, is it a situation of “double negative cancel itself” if it is in dusthana ie 6,8 or 12? Or does it worsen?
Thank you
Hi there
vipreet raj yog will apply if the 12th lord is in another dusham sthan.
look for more clues in their kashta/ ishta phal.
Thank you maam
Namaste mam, I need your guidance on 2 points:
1. When you said the below,
“If the Badhakesh is connected to the Lagna/ Lagnesh, ie ascendant sign/lord or the 7th house/lord then there is a very typical reading. You have seen something so strange/ weird/ dangerous in some life that it has created a very deep impact on your mind. Identifying and resolving this issue will be difficult and unless you do this you will continue to face obstacles in your life.”
For Aeris ascendents, he negates the dharma-karma-yoga and now he impedes their overall progress also, when in 7th place. This is also marakesh place, so 11th lord gives so much chaos and turbulence. Say, if the ascendent sign has higher ashtakavarga score and 7th house has lower ashtakavarga score, will the ‘being’ be able to find out the truth that led to something weird in past life and able to progress in spiritual journey?
2. You have mentioned about Vedic deities. Is there a subtler meaning to “Vedic” here? Are all deities , Vedic?
Apologies, if I have asked anything wrong or not used the words correctly.
Hi there
consult your astrologer for readings.
in any case be mindful about the keywords of the badhakesh and see if you can understand what is happening.
do your daily pujas, you will progress in life
people adore various energies, entities, concepts, ‘masters’ etc. these may or may not be Vedic.
90% of the people on earth today adore ‘non-Vedic deities’
Vedic deities are described in the Vedpurva, Vedant, Tantra, or the Itihas Mahabharat/Ramayan.
Several Purans are distorted so read them with care. anything in the Puran which contradicts the main Itihas, Ved, Tantra is not considered valid.
Ultimately Sanatan Dharma has a non-dual Parameshwar. Advaita. But it is allowed to worship this Paramatma in differnet forms, eg as a mother, father, guru, son, daughter, mountain, river, sea, space etc etc.
The ‘god’ of the Ved is non-dual, eternal, aware, conscious, intelligent and he is right here within you and me.
do not apologise when there is no need.
Namaste mam, thank you for the reply.
Namaste Madam ,
Thankyou for the post . As usual a unique one to think of !!
Requesting your input on following scenarios.
Rahu and Ketu are Chaya Grahas . They give result of the house they are placed in.
1. Rahu or Ketu are in Badhaka sthanas but the lord of the house is strong. In this case is Daana/Mantra still required ? If yes will it be for Rahu/Ketu or the lord of house?
2. Rahu and Ketu are exalted . Is Daana/Mantra required .
Regards,
Sirisha
Hi there
1. yes for rahu /ketu.
2. daana mantra specific for the planet will depend on several things.
they are exalted but in the badhak so yes
but even otherwise do something daily, it will sort out the issues on a continual basis.
Madamji
When bhadakesh aspects the lagna, the typical reading ji mentions wil operate? If jupiter is the badhakesh how are we going to resolve the underlying issue? Any indication available? Like jupiters signifying words like some bad experience from religious ceremonies or from guru like figures? Or the remedial measures of jupiter is enough ratger than knowing what happend? But when we do more of bhadakesh things , wil it back fires? Like giving more importance to rituals and taking too many fasts etc wil cause more problems?
Only recently i knew jupiter is my bhadakesh and in my 9th bhava and i do have an obsession about doing my daily poojas and obessively following rituals even though some times the practical thing is to ask for forgiveness if one could not do them while travelling etc.now that i know , i no longer know what to do and its a standstill…🙏🙏
Hi there
do something that does not stress you out.
rather than doing 1000 different mantras do just one mantra a 1000 times.
our life as per Dharma has the pujas inbuilt into it.
simplify your practice.
eg
give arghya to sun
put water in tulasi,
do pujas arti etc of household deities in 10mins
go to your office etc
at midday take a small break, recite gayatri or any mantra of your choice in your mind at least 3times.
in the evening light deepak in front of tulasi if you can and do arti etc of deities 10mins
before sleeping think of your deity for just 2 mins.
on festivals do the pujas of the festival
on holidays do more mantra etc if you want.
if you are travelling recite Manas puja or if you are up to it the Parapuja by Adishankaracharya.
and most importantly try to convert each breath to soham.
i do not like focussing on what could be the reason why things are going wrong. we can never know this.
it may be a karma from this life or some past lives.
do the remedy, be mindful of the issues, take care with the keywords of that planet and move on.
dwelling in the past drains the energy.
badha means obstacles not problems per se. the keywords of that house /sign /planet obstruct.
you will have to analyse for yourself how this obstruction operates in your life
Madam ji
Thankyou 🙏 ..its true in my case, dwell on the past…and your blogs helped me a lot to recover…rediscovering myself…like ji always says.🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this article!
Hello,
Do we expect results to happen only when planets especially major planets transit in the activated houses through dasha or antradasha, Otherwise no significant things will happen?
Hi there
wrote a few posts on timing events, ref the index
in brief
1. check if the event is promised in the birth chart / specific divisionals
2. check for trigger dasha
3. check for trigger transit in the dasha
Namaste Tejaswiniji,
Thank you for another wonderful article. I had two questions unrelated to the topic on hand but would love to get clarity from you:
1. I have seen a case where an astrologer refused to perform a reading for a client after performing birth time rectification. He only said performing reading will interrupt his karma. He didn’t provide any other remedies or suggestions. Is there particular combinations in a client’s chart which deter an astrologer to perform reading?
2. Could you please write on Prashn charts and how are they cast.
Hi there
1. 9th house/ navamsha .
wrote on purvapunya and its role in getting advice from a genuine Daivejnya.
A genuine Jyotishi is equivalent to the client’s 9th house/ Guru/ Ishtadevata at that moment of time.
You are seeing just the physical person but the person is at that time channeling the power of your 9th house with the power of his 5th house.
A genuine Daivedjnya will refuse to read for people who do not have the basic energy. He is not ‘deterred’ by anything. It is the client does not have the punya necessary to accept what the Daivedjnya is capable of giving.
2. i wrote a post on this. use the index. also read the reference books.
In this case, is the energy set for this lifetime or performing mantra, daan specifically invoking IshtDevta helpful.
Hi there
Yes
Hello there Tejaswini Ji,
I am learning a lot about mantras from your blog. I understand that true and complete validation of creative power can only come from mantra shakti as you are implying in the post : https://psychologicallyastrology.com/2022/06/15/birth-moon-in-airy-signs-gemini-libra-or-aquarius/
in response to a comment.
But I don’t understand how mantra shakti is or can be the ‘glue’ (for the society). Could you please elaborate? Is it because Om is the moorti of the Advaita? As you have put the word glue in quotes, is there any special meaning that you are giving here?
Hi there
if you have really understood this “I understand that true and complete validation of creative power can only come from mantra shakti” then think on what does a mantra really do ..
From my perspective a mantra clears the blockage(s) to enable connection with the source of creation (which can only be One). But then it is the source of creation that is the glue because of its oneness and not the mantra itself.
Hi there
think some more. logic is necessary.
the shirt and the fabric, or the gold and the bangle . are they both the same or different or what do you think?
Hello there Tejaswini Ji,
This is continuation of the conversation, as there is no other way.
What you are asking is a classic question. So my answer cannot be any different. But what I asked originally was in the context of heterogeneity and unity. It is natural for most individuals to aspire to become part of a bigger existence and experience as such. While their reasons, approaches and methods may be different (heterogeneity ?) but their aspiration or goal is same. From their perspective mantra needs to be seen and understood as the glue (which is clearly not the case) to be convinced about the power of Dharma.
If you can use your eloquence to elaborate and explain how mantra is the glue then a lot of people will find their conviction and also motivation for doing their own mantra sadhana.
Hi there
I have repeatedly in several posts written about the om being the fundamental foundation of creation. And I have written over 15 lakh words. What more can one do?
Our Rishis have written even more eloquently on this topic.
It is not my or anyone else’s responsibility to convince someone about Sanatan Dharma.
If someone wants to follow some religion or philosophy or remain atheist, good for them.
My outlook on this is exactly what my Guru says in Hindi ‘agar koi aye toh welcome, agar jaye to bheed kam’ and in Marathi, ‘jar koni gela tar me parat bolavnar nahi ani jar koni aala tar me jaa mhannar nahi’.
In English ‘if you come to sanatan dharma then you are welcome and if you leave sanatan dharma then too you are free to leave. It’s not the job of the teachers to convince people to adopt Dharma.’
Everyone has free will and everyone must choose their own path.
Hello there Tejaswini Ji,
I have high respect and gratitude for what you are making available, accessible and affordable to your readers through your blog. It is a monumental endeavour indeed. If you are asking for suggestions then I will make couple of suggestions related with your posts on mantras and how comments are managed on your blog … at a later date after getting my thoughts together.
Yes, our Rishis have written a lot on various topics but for their time, context and circumstances. That is why we have well-established tradition of living gurus. Whatever you may choose to call yourself because of what you are writing on and communicating through your blog you are seen and regarded as a guru in our time, context and circumstances by your readers. Your purpose or intention may not be so but whatever you write is also taken as a recommendation and followed by your readers. This is more to do with the current times and society than you.
It is every gruhast’s responsibility to teach and convince their own next generation to follow family traditions which obviously includes Sanatan Dharma. As our next generation is exposed to and comes under increasing influence of heterogeneity of culture, traditions and faiths (some of them with conflicting views and practices) through internet, people, entertainment, travel, migration, … they will naturally have questions and do their own evaluation for making their own choices. If we cannot answer their questions convincingly enough then we are failing in our own responsibilities. These failures will have consequences for us also. Please correct me, with all due respect to the current generation of gurus (not any specific guru) some of these responsibiity also goes to them.
I don’t think having free will gives us complete freedom for choosing our own path particularly in matters of faith. As gruhast it gets even more complicated and shows up in the ninth house. Ancestry and past is something that cannot be changed by choice or freewill. The choices that our next generation makes becomes the established path in our own next birth because of the shared karmas as next generation becomes the past generation … and the path continues and choice becomes established tradition.
Hi there
I do not want anything including clients or suggestions or comments or anything from anyone.
First understand vedpurva. Only then enter the vedant.
Do not mix vedpurva and vedant.
Vedpurva is the domain of genuine Brahmins.
Vedant is the exclusive domain of Atmajnyani Mahapurush. You can enter this phase only when a Mahapurush blesses you in some way. Else not.
Yes. It does. Every human has free will to choose his path. Everyone is free to choose. It starts with your choice to take birth in this family. Which is linked to the choice which you make at the instant of your exit from your previous birth. Choice always exists. This is the basic Svatatantrya Shakti which is expressed at several levels as per the person’s level of understanding.
And then to enjoy/endure the consequences of his path. In in this there is no free will/choice.
Hello there Tejaswini Ji,
I was unaware of profoundness of Om till I watched 6+ hours lecture series on Mandukya Upanishad on YouTube few months back. Incidentally, many scholars and monks recommend Mandukya as the first upanishad — perhaps for people born in Sanatan families and practising some traditions. However, you are recommending Ishopanishad as the first upanishad — which skeptics and agnostics would find more captivating.
I see that you have intentionally avoided and reluctant to writing a post on Om mantra. This is ironic from my perspective. Because Om is not just a mantra but the primary and perhaps the simplest symbol of Santana dharma or Hinduism. It also makes an effective introduction of Vedic philosophy itself. Any unfamiliar, skeptic, agnostic or early stage learner would be curious to know more about Om. There may be many subtleties and nuances associated with practising Om. But in the absence of any authentic and reliable information / knowledge people choose and accept whatever is available, accessible and “affordable” to them. And as such you are recommending and encouraging your readers to chant Om as part of many other mantras in their sumputit form. So they are chanting Om with whatever understanding they have which may be insufficiently effective.
Hi there
The sequence is first Vedpurva – karmayog and upasanayog and only after that is assimilated can the aspirant even touch the Vedant.
Vedant is the exclusive domain of Atmajnyani Mahapurush not ‘scholars’.
Vedant is not for skeptics and agnostics.
Sanatan dharma is Astik not Nastik.
This blog and the information in it will not be of any use for nastiks.
Do not presume to guess at my intentions.
If you cannot see the very many posts and very many references to Om, then it is your own reluctance and avoidance of the Om.
I have written over 15lakh words till now and the foundation of all these words is Om itself.
Perhaps it is ironic that you cannot see this.
I do not recommend anything.
I only write about the all things, practices and activities which have worked for me. i write only for myself, for my own joy.
and i can say this with 100% confidence that if someone does this sincerely then he too will gain the Self.
I am not a teacher, not a guide nor a counsellor. i do not claim any authority of this sort.
If you find the information useful then good for you. If you find the blog useless then too it is equally good.
The sequence may be so but I have found whatever I have read on Vedant and vedic texts in general so far to be intuitive. Everybody’s path is different as their past is also different. It is their own past that determines and shows their path ahead. I would say that I have freewill to read, study and listen to whatever decreases my limitations and increases my potentials and possibilities. And that should not offend anybody. As such it was more by fate than choice as I was introduced to Upanishad many years ago with weekly one hour pravachans on Ishopanishad in my sampraday for about three years – with significant time spent on general topics from Vedic philosophy. I think anybody’s time is better spent on reading books or listening to lectures on Vedant than on reading any books published recently or watching netseries …
I don’t claim to be a Mahapurush but I know myself better than anybody else can possibly ever know me. That makes me more qualified than anybody else for making my own choices. Is not it so? I would be happy to meet anybody who can tell me more about myself than what I know. I have not found any better books for skeptics with scholarly mind than Upanishads and Bhagwat Gita. There are so many scientists who because of their scholarly mind got attracted to these books, found them inspiring and became more enlightened. Then why do you say Vedant is not for scholars?
Once books on Vedant are released and made available to public anybody with time, inspiration or inclination is free to read them. Then anybody with any intentions can study and comment anything about them to establish himself / herself as an authority. Is not it better that people with good intentions take the initiative to read and understand these books and correct the distortions and misinterpretations?
Anybody who is curious and has questions is also a skeptic in some sense and on some aspects. Questioning is a healthy tradition that keeps minds and a society refreshed and reinvigorated. Questioning with disregard to answers is not healthy. Everybody is agnostic till they have their first experience of higher reality or existence. And everybody is in search of and hungry for experiencing something greater than their individual self. That makes everybody agnostic. Am I right?
Yes, I find many references to Om in your posts. But in one post you have said something to the effect that you are not going to write a post solely on Om. That I have found to be perplexing and ironical. Everything you are saying about Om only makes it that much more important. But this importance does not come out from your blog.
I am grateful for everything that you have made available through your posts.
Hi there
If anyone wants to read the Vedant then they absolutely can.
But to understand what is written they have to be with a Atmajnyani.
And for meeting an Atmajnyani is the rarest of the rare event. this will happen only when the person accumulates enough merit by doing karma and upasana ie absorbs Vedpurva.
Asking questions is essential. But you should also know what question to ask. Only if you ask the correct Q will you get the correct A.
Sanatan dharma is not for nastiks.
I do not engage with nastiks, agnostics, atheists. I am not here to convince nastiks to turn astik.
I engage only with Astiks.
Unless you develop that Shraddha into Vishwas you are not going to benefit from any pravachans you listen to or blogs you read or the pujas you do.
The sequence is this –
you are desperate for something, you search for a solution, you meet someone whom you feel can be of help, you test this person in your way – here you can ask all the questions you want to, you find this person to be genuine, so you put your faith /shraddha in him, you accept what this person says, you do what he tells you to do unquestioningly.
but remember once you give your Shraddha then you cannot ask questions or fail to do what he tells you to do.
Then you see some positive changes, Shraddha deepens and finally turns into Vishwas. Only then 100% benefit will come into your life.
Are you really so dense?
Om is the 4 Ved. it is the oscillating bindu and the visarga. it is the entire creation, it is the Devi, it is the moorti of the Advaita!
How can anyone write about all the aspects of Om in a 1500 word post? 15 lakh words and I have not expanded even 1% of what that Om is.
Om is defined in the mahavakyas, these sutras, these siddhants from the Upanishads are only and only about Om.
But to write about Om in easy words which gruhasts can also understand, millions of books will not be able to do it.
All our books, Puran, Itihas, Ved, Tantra and all our Vidyas, our Vedangs all describe the expansion of Om. And still they end it with ‘it cannot be fully described in words, each one has to know it for himself’.
So each one has to practice.
Only daily practice of that Pranavmantra will let you know what Om / you really are.
You read the words in this blog but you are unable to sense the import/ essence.
Overthinking drains the mind, tires it out. Preconceived notions are the barriers to understanding.
I know that getting out of Tamogun’s clutches is difficult, but a genuine seeker has to try. there is no other way.
If you want to know Om, practice it. There is no other way. just reading about it will not work.
Hi Tejaswini Ji,
This was a deep set of question and answer as well as the main post. Many themes were touched.
I thought I’d ask something quite specific.
I am going to quite an intense spiritual event in March. After which I’ll be in India for a few weeks after a long time.
And just noticed the event was about 40 days after January 22nd, the Shri Ram Mandir inauguration.
I ‘assumed’ that they would not have chosen that day randomly. Though after some quick research wondered why it was on a Monday and not Sunday, which I though was associated with Lord Ram.
I was considering doing an Anusthan, of just the name Rama. Basically something that’s feasible. I haven’t got it currently to be able to sit for multiple hours and was contemplating what the, yes, shortest but also most effective path would be.
The plan being to do this Sadhana, go to the ceremony, travel to India and then Ayodhya.
Was hoping you could peer into this plan and make any suggestions regarding this.
Though you remain humble about your wisdom, your insights are extremely powerful, and a great help and hope when needed.
And I will remember also to work on Manah Sayyam in my day to day life!
Many thanks,
Rishi
Hi there
do what you can easily do.
going for anushthans and tirthyatras is a punya karma. its good
TY for sharing the knowledge.
Venus is badhakesh for me – and is placed in the seventh house.
What mantra should i do? I have been doing mantras for Venus ( to save my marriage )but will this only strengthen the badhakesh? Or should i pray to Lord Shani ( lagnesh for me in Cancer langna). Thank you. 🙏🏻
Hi there
for personal planetary remedies etc do contact your astrologer
as a general rule, stick to your daily practice, ishtadevata mantra puja etc. this done daily resolves so many problems right in the bud.
TY. 🙏🏻
Hello there Tejaswini Ji,
I think everybody who has learned has a responsibility to share learnings with anybody in society who is seeking knowledge and also a debt to guru for teaching those learnings to others. One of the Panch Maha Yajnas — Brahma Yajna. You have also said something like this in your response to comments in one of your posts. Beside all this without learned people fulfilling their responsibility for teaching others both learned individual and his / her society are doomed. Teaching by its very nature requires providing convincing answers. Without this practice and tradition of providing convincing answers education becomes a metaphor for memorization and society becomes regressive.
Please correct me. Convincing was very much a tradition in Sanatan Dharma through Shastrarth. Even Adi Shankaracharya was following this established tradition in debating with Mandan Mishra. He was able to reinvigorate and reestablish Vedic traditions only through convincing.
With my limited understanding of Jyotish and based on the eloquence in your posts as evidence I am convinced to say that you have tremendous abilities and potentials for convincing others.
Hi there
Mixing vedpurva and vedant is confusing you.
Genuine brahmins have the duty to teach. This is vedpurva.
Vedant is the domain of Atmajnyani. They have no duty and no responsibility, they are beyond all this. They are the Parameshwar, they are in the Soham vichar. If they interact or write or speak on Vedant it is because of their Karuna. If Adi Shankaracharya did shastraarth or established Maths and Yantras etc it is because of his Karuna. He had no duty and no obligation towards anyone.
A genuine Sanyasi ie a Atmajnyani has no obligations towards anyone at all. For him everything is the Self.
Panchamahayajna is the duty of only the householder level – Gruhastashrami people. If you read even one shlok of the Gita daily, the Brahmayajna is satisfied.
Kali yug has just started. Our genuine Brahmins have been massacred in the past 1000yrs. I don’t think that there are even 5 genuine Brahmins alive now who are willing to to undertake their responsibilities in the real sense.
Sanatan Dharma is eternal because it emerges from the self. Time and again Atmajnyani Mahapurush are active on this earth to guide genuine seekers towards the Self.
Shastrarth is only between people who are qualified for it. It strictly follows the rules laid down for it. It is a challenge on the intellectual levels.
A Shastrarth is possible between two people of the same intellectual level. The debate is at the sutra level.
It is not for ‘convincing’. The objective is not to convince the other to accept one’s concepts. The objective is to prove by using set rules of logic tht the concepts which one puts forward are irrefutable. There is a very fine difference.
The one who loses the shastraasth needs to have the intelligence to accept that his thought processes are inadequate. The onus is on him to understand that he is limited. He has to have that level of egolessness to accept that his logic is faulty. He has to have the genuine sense to accept the other as a Guru and learn from him. He also has to have that level of disciples who are also required to follow their teacher and learn the new concepts.
Genuine shastrasth is not possible now because there is no one eligible from the non-Vedic religions who can logically argue against the Vedic concepts. Or have that level of intelligence to accept that their logic is faulty.
Do not compare what happens on this blog’s comment section with a Shastrarth!
The seeker has follow a process.
https://psychologicallyastrology.com/2023/09/08/vedant-a-summary/
I am not in the least concerned if someone is convinced or not.
It is their life, their mind, their choice, their karma, their karmaphal.
Nothing to do with me.
I write for my own personal happiness. That is all.
Pranaam Madam,
Sincere gratitude for this post as always.
Madam, I want to humbly present a small question, can the badhak concept be considered for the moon chart as well?
Would be grateful for your reply.
Sincere regards, best wishes and heartfelt prayers as always,
Hi there
yes, you can.
but the results will be more on the emotional /mental level.
Hi mam,
For Libra ascendant, badhakesh is Sun and if it is in 12th house then it is also the maran karak sthan for Sun. In such cases, can there be a boost in spiritual growth?
Thank you
Hi there
Yes.
Hello there Tejaswini Ji,
Thanks, you have clarified many things for me. Also gave me inputs for contemplation and self-analysis.
In my sequence Vishwas/ trust comes first. Trust for me is based on what I can know about the one I am going to trust and also what I can afford to lose and my ability to recover from that loss. I don’t test anyone but observe them and trust my feelings. When I know and understand motivations then trusting becomes easier. I know that I engage with imperfect people who have their own needs, desires and limitations. As long as I can remain unaffected by their imperfections I can learn from them what I need to learn. My learning in faith related matters or esoterics is based on listening and observing with an open mind and Manana/ contemplation later. I have found self-enquiry to be realiable way of getting my questions answered. Swaguru is always relible and peaceful.
Then Vishwas can develop in to Shraddha / faith. For me Shraddha is higher than Vishwas. If I have knowledge and experience then I can develop Shraddha. Till then I am comfortable following traditions that I have inherited and accepted. I have found to have all the patience I need for my Vishwas to develop in to Shraddha.
I do daily puja since my childhood. Mantras kept changing but practice remained regular.
One of the temples I have been to has a practice of gifting one book to every family visiting for the fist time. Simply out of curiosity I chose book on Ishopanishad out of 4-5 books to choose from. It was sitting in my book shelf for many years. Then some total strangers came to my home and invited my family to join their weekly gathering. Ishopanishad pravachans began on the day I joined them. It was not in my plan and not even in my thoughts. Philosophical concepts that I learned through those pravachans became my philosophies to transform my traditions in to my faith.
I read your posts on Gayatri Mantra. Then came across a link for downloading Gayatri Mantra from a foundation’s website. I included Gayatri mantra in my daily puja. At other times I played audio. This Gayatri Mantra audio begins with reciting Om three times. And that kept me wondering what is the signfificance of reciting Om in the beginning. Mandukya Upanishad lectures came in few weeks / months after I started Samputit Gayatri Mantra Japa. And gave me the answer that I was seeking from within on significance of Om. Till then I did not know that Mandukya Upanishad also talks about Om.
I have relied more on knowledge than on faith. Saturn has been guiding my quest for knowledge and success in that quest. I have made my own choices. Rightly associated in your posts with Jupiter retrograde.
I have one question and I would be grateful if you can answer. What happens when badhakesh becomes a yogakaraka? Like in Leos?
I can think of two scenarios. One if he is afflicted then he will probably act as badhaka? Or when he goes 6/8/12? Or as you mentioned here when he becomes kharesh?
Hi there
An afflicted yogkarak or if in the 6/8/12 is not good, wrote a post on it somewhere.
yogkarak as badhakesh will cause subtle obstacles.
i cannot write a general post on kharesh, there are too many variables.
for analysing the D3, first you have to understand the D1 and D9 perfectly.
Thank you. I understand.
Hi Tejaswini,
Happy New Year! Your blog has been an incredible source of knowledge for me, and I’ve found so much value in the information you share. I’ve been exploring a specific aspect of vedic astrology that I couldn’t find in your indexed topics. What happens when an individual’s moon sign and ascendant are the same? I recall your blog post on determining the more influential factor between the ascendant and moon sign, but in this scenario where the moon resides within the ascendant sign, which factor tends to be more dominant? Particularly intriguing is when both the ascendant and moon sign are part of the Pushkara Navamsa (e.g. Libra).
Thank you!
-Saz
Hi there
The emotional life and physical life are synchronised.
Pushkar navmasha indicates high levels of support on the inner levels