PREDICTIVE ASTROLOGY THE NIRAYANA SYSTEM Part I

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PREDCTIVE ASTROLOGY – THE NIRAYANA SYSTEM )PART I)
AS TAUGHT BY PROF. ANTHONY WRITER
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PREDICTIVE ASTROLOGY

THE NIRAYANA SYSTEM
(SIDEREAL ASTROLOGY)

WITH REFERENCE TO HINDU VEDIC ASTROLOGY
Part I

AS TAUGHT BY PROF. ANTHONY WRITER

For the students of Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Mumbai

Prof . Anthony Writer
Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Mumbai

Prof. Anthony Writer, Jyotisha Bharati, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai
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TABLE OF CONTENT

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PREFACE 6

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 8

I INTRODUCTION 9

II THE SIXTY SAUVATSARAS 12

III THE PANCHANG 14
- Tithi 15
- Vaar 15
- Yoga 16
- Nakshatra 19
- Karan 20

IV ELEMENTS AND VOCATIONS 21

V PERMANENT & TEMPORARY RELATIONSHIP 22
OF PLANETS

VI QUALITIES OF SIGNS 22

VII IMPORTANT KEYWORDS DESCRIBING THE SIGNS 24

VIII THE TRAITS, CHARACTERISTICS AND PROFESSIONS 25
ETC. OF THE TWELVE SIGNS OR RASHIS
(AS ASCENDANTS) IN BRIEF

IX SIGNIFICATION OF HOUSES 31

X FRUCTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICATIONS 34

XI HOUSES (BHAVAS ) IN NIRAYANA ASTROLOGY 35
- Meanings of the Bhavas (Houses) 38
- Bhava Yogas of the Rashi Chart 39

- The Twelve Houses (Bhava) 41
- HOUSE 1 = (ascendant, lagna) Tanu Bhava 41
- HOUSE 2 =Dhana Bhava 44
- House 3 = Sahaja Bhava 47
- House 4 = Bandhu Bhava 52
- House 5 = Putra Bhava, 56

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HOUSES (BHAVAS ) IN NIRAYANA ASTROLOGY
- House 6 = Ari/ Ripu Bhava 61
- House 7 = Yuvati Bhava 65
- House 8 = Randhra Bhava 73
- House 9 = Dharma Bhava 80
- House 10 = Karma Bhava 88
- House 11 -Labha Bhava 95
- House 12 = Vyaya Bhava 100

XII THE EFFECTS OF THE LORDS OF VARIOUS
HOUSES IN THE 12 HOUSES
The Ascendant lord in the 12 houses 112
The Lord of the Second house in the various houses 114
The Third Lord in Various houses 116
The Fourth Lord in Various houses 118
The Fifth Lord in Various houses 120
The Sixth Lord in Various houses 121
The Seventh Lord in Various houses 123
The Eight Lord in Various houses 124
The Ninth Lord in Various houses 126
The Tenth Lord in Various houses 128
The Eleventh Lord in Various houses 130
The Twelfth Lord in Various houses 132

GRAHA - THE PLANETS 134
Qualities of the Planets 135
The list of nine graha 135

THE GRAHA OR THE PLANETS 136
IN THE SHASTRAS

1) SUN – SURYA : SELF, SOUL, 138
LIFE FORCE, ETERNAL CONSCIOUSNESS
Vedic symbolism of Surya or The Sun 140
Some Basic significance of Surya 143
Surya in 12 Rashi 147
Surya in 12 Bhava 156

2) THE MOON OR CHANDRA 161
Vedic symbolism of Chandrama or The Moon 163
Some basic significance of the Moon 164
Sade Sati 167
Sade Sati effects in the 12 domains 168
Chandra - Mangala Yoga - Moon-conjunct-Mars 169
Chandra and the other Grahas 171
Chandra in 12 Rashi Bhava 176
Soma in 12 bhavas 181
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3) MARS – MANGALA - ANGARAKA – KUJA 187
Vedic Symbolism of Mangala or Mars 188
Mars – Mangala Energy (Action 190
Mangala - Angaraka – Kuja in the 12 Rashis 191
Kuja in 12 Bhavas 199
Kuja Dosha - Angaraka Dosha 202
-Mangalika - "Manglik

4) MERCURY OR BUDHA 207
Vedic Symbolism of Budha or Mercury 208
The Twenty-three point profile of Budha 209
Budha in the Twelve Rashis 214
Mercury conjunct other planets 217
Budha in the 12 Bhavas 218

5) GURU – BRIHASPATI 222
Vedic Symbolism of Brihaspati or Jupiter 223
Guru (Jupiter) in the Twelve Rashis 226
Brihaspati in the 12 bhavas 232

6) SHUKRA OR VENUS 237
Vedic Symbolism of Shukra or Venus 238
Some Basic Significance of Venus 239
Shukra Mangal Yoga 241
Some Important Yogas of Shukra with other planets 242
Shukra: in the Twelve Rashi 245
Shukra: in Twelve Bhava 251

7) SHANI OR SATURN 258
Vedic Symbolism of Shani or Saturn 259
The Karmic Portfolio of a dignified Shani: 261
Shani the ruler of obstacles 263
Shani in the 12 Rashis 264
Shani in the 12 bhavas 269

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PREFACE
Jyotisa is the science of astronomy and astrology. The Yajur and Rig Vedas have sections
attached to them dealing with astronomy, whereas the Atharva Veda has a section dealing
with astrology. Aside from the Vedas, many rishis such as Parasara, Garga, Narada,
Sukadeva, Bhrugu, et. al. wrote on this science and preserved it in their sampradayas
(disciplic successions serving as a spiritual channel and providing a delicate network of
relationships that lends stability of religious identity being clarified precisely when that
network becomes unstable). Jyotisa is given the epithet "vedacaksus", the eye of the Veda,
because it allows us to see through opaque time and to understand how the gunas (modes of
material nature) are working.
These notes on Predictive Astrology Through the Nirayana System have been prepared due
to request made by our students from time to time. Efforts have been made to make them
very comprehensive so that they would be useful while interpreting charts in the Nirayana
system in the class room. Niryana System has its links with Vedic Astrology, which is very
complicated due to its symbolic expressions. To make things easier, references have been
made to various texts and a glossary has been appended at the end in part II.
There are limitations to these notes and student should bear this in mind:
1. Extra-Saturnine planets have not been mentioned in these notes.
2. The Sayana aspects have not been discussed.
3. Cases studies to substantiate the theories have not been given.
The above threo topics would require a lot of research and shall definitely be touched upon
in future updates or separately. In the meantime, I am confident that students would use
the extra-Saturnine planets based on the findimgs of Sayancharya, Shri Shridhar Govind
Joshi, in his collections published under the title: “Meditation upon certain principles from
Brihat Parashari”, which is popularly known as Pratinavamsha. So far as the Sayana
aspects, along with the declinations, are concerned, Shri Chandrakant Bhatt has done a
commendable job in his book “Nirayan Horoscope and Western Aspects.” At the moment
case-studies are done in the class room.
I thank all my teachers and guides who have assisted me time and again to reach so far. I
have to acknowledge with deep gratitude that Ms. Barabar Pijan Lama, who has been
magnanimous enough to permit me to incorporate her material for the benefit of our
students.

I agree that preparing notes on such a vast and complicated subject is very difficult and
cannot be foolproof. The chances of errors are many. For all errors of omission and
commission, I am solely responsible.

In the meantime, happy reading for further research.

Astrologically yours,

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27th March 2009 Anthony Writer
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
G U R U : :KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIGHT OF BRAHMA DESTROYS DARKNESS

DEEP GRATITUDE TO MY TEACHERS AND GUIDES IN THE DIVINE SCIENCE
With the guiance, prayers and blessings of the Acharyas and Gurus a student will learn and progress
Prof. Chandulal Patel Prof. Gopal D. Modi Prof. Jinabai G. Lad
who taught me the use who instilled a Principal, Jyotisha Bharati
of the Vargas and scientific temperament Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Asthakavarga in the study of Astrology
Prof. G.B. Forbes Prof. D.V. Thakur Prof. Sharad C. Joshi
Co-Principal, J.B. Member, M.C., J.B. Member, M.C., J.B.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
My first teacher who taught
me the Nirayana System and Ms. Barabara Pijan Lama
Krishnamurthy Padathi who enlightened me on
Mr. K.B.S. Mani
Vedic Astrology
Guru Gita: “Guru is verily Brahama itself, it is the truth. O Beauteous One, Nothing else is the
truth!!I It is the duty of all human beings to strive to achieve that knowledge.”
As the years roll on, it is very difficult to write about one’s teacher, guru or acharya. Words do fail me to
express the impact created on the mind. The best thing is to go to the scriptures which appropraitely does the
job : Gurparsaad - The Grace of the Guru: “The Guru or 'Teacher' is He who removes that darkness of
ignorance. The Lord or the Reality which is all-pervasive and ever-present in each and every thing in this
universe is veiled due to our ignorance. He who is the Kartaa Purakh, the one Doer, or Creator, Sustainer and
Destroyer, He alone takes the form of the Guru to liberate us from the bondage of samsaara. Therefore we say,
"Guru Brahmaah, Guru Vishnuh, Guru Devo Maheshwarah, Gurureva Param Brahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave
Namah. Guru is the Creator, Brahma. Guru is the Sustainer, Vishnu. Guru is the Destroyer, Shiva. Guru is the
Lord of the Universe. Guru alone is the Absolute Reality, the Param Brahma. Unto that noble Teacher, my
humble prostrations."

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In this interdependent world, it is difficult to do any type of activity in total isolations. As human beings, we
need the support of our fellow men in various ways. In this regard, I would frankly state that I did take
assistance and support in some form or the other. Therefore, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the
following persons, who were very kind to offer my their assistance and support all throughout:

- Shri Satish Sawant, P.A. to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Our friendship during the
last two decades has been maintained very cordially and he had assisted me many a times.
Even the printing of this book would not see the light of the days without his support and
generosity.
- Ms. Alka Chaturvedi, a very successful Jotisha Visharadha student, and consultant in many
ways. She has been generous and kind to me and many others.
- Mr. Raosaheb Shinde, D.C.P., Vashi, and IPS, who has helped many a persons in dire need
and distress with just a telephone call.
- Mr. Shashikant E. Shinde, D.C.P. , a friend in need is a friend in deed, with a very humane
approach.
- Dr. Bindya Kalantari Shah, Jyotirvid and Child Care development. She and her husband,
Mr. Dharmesh Shah, have been kind, humane and generous to the undfortunate.
- Ms. Maya Maghnani, Chairperson, Muktangan International Foundation and a Feng Shui
expert with astrological background. She is a woman of crisis and and has been helping
thousands, and her hands of generosity is ever-stretched during period s of natural
calamities like floods and earthquakes.
- Dr. Lizia Batla, Jyotisha Visharada and a Feng Shui expert.
- Mr. Vijay Kumar, Company Secretary, CPA (USA) Business Management. His approach
to life is rather a practical one with a humane approach.
- Mr. Simon Rebello, Educationist and publisher. He uses simple and practical way of
teaching and writing his material.
- Mr. Prashant Sawant & family and his brother, Mr. Prashana Sawant. Their friendship will
be cherished for long.
- Mr. Sundeep Arora, Jyotisha Visharada, and a research student in astrology and Vastu. He
is the Secretary of Rotary Cub, North Thane and proprietor of Jet Scan Printer. He is a
social worker in his own right.
- Mr. Shivanand Karkera, Jyotisha Visharada, doing research in astrology, astronomy and
vastu. He is also a computer scientist and deeply religious.
- Mr. Jayshankar Natarajan and family. Mr. Jayashankar is Marketing Manager of Sahara
News Agency, Mumbai. He is also a consultant and is well-versed in the Sayana, Nirayana
and Krishnamurthy padathis of Astrology. With his sharp grasping power and gift of the
gab, I only earnestly pray that he uses this Divine knowledge for the benefit of mankind.
- Ms. Meena Thaker, for her support and encouragement, time and again. She is Jyotisha
Visharada, Vastu consultant, Graphologist and Tarot Card Reader.
- Mr. Naresh Dulhani, an astrologer and Vastu consultant
- Mr. Vilas Gangan, Worker Teacher, legal expert and a social worker in his own right.
- Ms. Neomi Writer, my daughter. My research in the Sayana and Nirayana systems has been
augmented and accelerated because of her case study, which included daily observation and
monitoring for the last nine years. Her unfortunate times, in the reverse,(during her Ketu
mahadasha from Feb 2002 onwards), when she was floored down by the incessant
thunderbolts from the blue, did prove that astrology is true. I only pray to the Almighty: O
Lord, let none suffer. It is also true that a swagrahi shukra in Tula (at the 4th bhava
madhya) is bringing in changes for the better.
- As always, my deep gratitude to the student community at large, who have always
encouraged me in my work, given me suggestions and ideas, and are always looking out for
change and improvement to study better.
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- My deep gratitude to Prof. D.V. Thakur for being kind enough to go through the two
volumes, edit, correct errors and also give his valuable suggestions.

I INTRODUCTION

Astrolgy is a scientific study and application of the language of the cosmic bodies,
determined on the basis of astronomy and mathematics, and mapped in the form of a
horoscope. Their specific locations in the horoscope indicate specific happenings in the case
of individuals, of multitudes and of geographical regions. Whether the Sun, the Moon, the
planets and the stars themselves influence the terrestrial phenomena, or they only indicate
such phenomena by their various dispositions is a controversial issue. What is important to
us is that variations in their disposition determine variations in the events on the earth; the
correlations are only too strong to be brushed aside by the critics of astrology.

Encyclopedia Jyotisha (Nation Master.com) states the following :

Jyotisha (jyotiṣa, in Hindi and English usage Jyotish; sometimes called Hindu astrology,
Indian astrology, and/or Vedic astrology) is the Hindu system of astrology, one of the six
disciplines of Vedanga, and regarded as one of the oldest schools of ancient astrology to
have had an independent origin, affecting all other schools in and around India. The
Sanskrit word derives from jyótis or which means "light, brightness", but in the plural also
"the heavenly bodies, planets and stars". Natal astrology is based upon the concept that
each individuals personality or path in life can be determined by constructing a natal chart
for the exact date, time, and place of a persons birth. Electional astrology (called Muhurt or
Muhurtha in Hindu astrology) concerns itself with finding the best time to do a particular
activity. ... Horary astrology is a very old branch of astrology by which an astrologer will
try to answer a question by drawing up an astrological chart or horoscope for the exact
time and place at which that question came to mind or when it was put to them. ... Mundane
Astrology (also known as political astrology) is the application of astrology to world affairs
and world events, taking its name from the Roman word Mundus, meaning the World.
Mundane astrology is branch of Judicial astrology and is widely believed by astrological
historians to be the most ancient branch of astrology. Jyotish has historically been part of
a continuous "holistic" approach to living and to spiritual practice within the life of Hindus
predominant in India.
Jyotish is often discussed as the instructional element of the Rig Veda, and as such is a
Vedanga, or "body part" of the Vedas, namely called the Eye of the Veda, for its alleged
ability to view both phenomenal reality and wisdom itself. Part of a larger Vedic curriculum
including mathematics, architecture, medical and military applications. Jyotish has its own
sophisticated reference to the noumenal: the planets are "grahas", which are thought to
seize or act upon created beings and influence their actions and life.
As Hindus believe that humans have fortune and misfortune in life because of karma,
many use Jyotish to understand the downs in life due to the influence of planets, i.e.
Navagraha, and perform religious ceremonies to mitigate bad karma. Karma (Sanskrit ,
act, action, performance is the concept of action or deed in Dharmic religions understood as
denoting the entire cycle of cause and effect described in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist
philosophies. In Hindu astrology, the Navagraha are the nine chief celestial beings: Surya
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(Sun) Chandra (Moon) Chevaai (Mars) Budhan (Mercury) Guru (Jupiter) Shukran
(Venus) Shani (Saturn) Rahu (Head of Demon Snake) Ketu (Tail of Demon Snake). ...

BRANCHES OF VEDIC / HINDU ASTROLOGY
Vedic astrology (Aagam Shaastra / Jyotisha- futurity sciences) has three main branches:
Siddhanta (Astronomy): Siddhanta or Tantra or Ganita: This deals with the mathematical
aspects of astrology. There are several treatises on Siddhanta astrology but five, among
them, are considered as particularly important. They are :
- Surya Siddhanta
- Paulisha Siddhantra
- Romaka (or Lomasha) Siddhanta
- Vasishtha Siddhanta
- Paitamaha Siddhanta
- Samhita (Mundane astrology): A proficiency in these is considered as a prerequisite
for a good astrologer, according to the celebrated Varahamihira. It covers Mundane
astrology, predicting important events related to countries such as war, earth quakes,
political events, astro - meteorology, financial positions, electional astrology; house &
construction related matters (Vaastu Shaastra), animals, portents & omens etc.

Hora (Predictive astrology): This branch has the following different styles / sub branches:-
Mundane Astrology (also known as political astrology) is the application of astrology to
world affairs and world events, taking its name from the Roman word Mundus, meaning
the World. Mundane astrology is branch of Judicial astrology and is widely believed by
astrological historians to be the most ancient branch of... Electional astrology (called
Muhurt or Muhurtha in Hindu astrology) concerns itself with finding the best time to do a
particular activity.
- Jaatak Shaastra / Hora Shaastra (Natal Astrology / horoscopy):
Prediction based on individual horoscope.
- Muhurt or Muhurtha (Electional astrology): Selection of beneficial time to
initiate an activity to get maximum fruition from the life activities. Muhurta
or electional astrology, which concerns itself with the election of favourable
planetary dispositions to achieve specific accomplishments in day-to-day
lifeAlthough it is essential to have the knowledge of arithmetical calculations to
understand Indian Astrology, but for the benefit of the common people,
astrologers have devised a calendar (Panchang) with the help of which, and
simple arithmetical calculations, one can have knowledge about planets, good
or bad for him.
- Swar Shaastra (Phonetical astrology): Predictions based on name &
sounds.
- Prashna (Horary astrology): Predictions based on time when a question is asked
by querent / querist.
- Ankjyotisha / Kabala (Numerology): A branch of astrology based on numbers.
- Nadi Astrology: An ancient treatise having detailed predictions for individuals.
- Tajik Shaastra / Varsha Phal (Annual Horoscopy): Astrology based on annual solar
returns.
- Jaimini Sutras: A non-conventional method of timing of events based on
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