The Bhagavad Gita and The Zodiac

Discover the deep spiritual connection between the Bhagavad Gita and the Zodiac. Explore Prashna Siddhi’s unique astrological insights, backed by the wisdom of Vedic astrology and timeless philosophy.

A Divine Blueprint of Karma and Liberation

Prashna Siddhi’s Insight While the Bhagavad Gita does not explicitly reference astrology or the zodiac, this post offers a spiritual reflection that draws symbolic connections between the Gita’s teachings on Karma, Dharma, and Liberation, and the twelvefold structure of the Zodiac — as seen through the lens of Vedic Prashna astrology.

Introduction:

Beyond Words — The Divine Pulse Behind Sacred Scriptures and Astrology
Sacred texts across civilizations—whether the revered Bhagavad Gita or others from different corners of the world—are not mere compilations of spoken or written doctrines. They are living transmissions from enlightened souls, who, having glimpsed the highest Truth, sought to light the path for humanity. These revelations are not bound by caste, color, creed, or geography. They are timeless messages from the Divine to the soul.

Among all life forms in the cosmic hierarchy, the human birth is considered the most precious. It is not just an opportunity—it is a divine calling. But somewhere along the way, the purpose behind this sacred communication has been twisted—distorted to serve political ambitions, commercial interests, and shallow entertainment.

Astrology, too, has not been spared. Once a spiritual tool to help souls navigate the karmic maze and move closer to liberation, it is now often reduced to a transactional service—serving desires rather than dissolving them. Instead of awakening us to the transient nature of this world, it increasingly binds us to it, life after life.

This post is not just an index. It is a call to awaken—especially to astrologers—to return to the essence. It brings together key ideas, blog links, and video insights published on Prashnasiddhi.com and across our platforms. Let this be your gateway to a deeper, spiritually aligned understanding of astrology—not as a profession, but as a path of light.

1. Zodiac: Signature of Lord Krishna — Land of Karma

“You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions… nor be attached to inaction.” – Bhagavad Gita 2.47


This statement has a profound meaning. We have the option or right to act both in the right direction or the wrong direction. The choice is ours, thus giving us the liberty to perform actions leaving the results to the Creator. This in fact, is the greatest of our problems which can lead either to good or bad results.

This duality is reflected in the Planets except Sun and Moon owning 2 Zodiac signs each. Obviously, because of our temptations for materialistic possessions of wealth, honor and attachment to this world, we choose the wrong one not knowing the end results and that is why Lord Krishna “you have the right to action”. Sun depicting Soul or Atman is ever pristine while Moon depicting mind is full of human desires of sorts which keeps changing every split second and accumulates Karma thereby creating a burden on Soul. That is why Moon owns the 12th sign from Sun which reverberates a strong Spiritual message “annihilate mind” which is straight away meaning “emancipation”.

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Just as Krishna taught Arjuna, the Zodiac is a celestial signature of karma in motion. Every sign, every planet, every moment carries encoded lessons about the soul in action. Astrology reminds us that we are not the doer—life unfolds through Krishna’s cosmic script. The Zodiac, then, becomes the realm where karmic forces enact their divine drama.

Moon-centric predictions are derailing the society and fuelling human desires unabated and the Zodiac is directly on to helping people to get rid of their desires and keep in mind “Atman”.

This is exactly where the Divine timed Vedic Prashna Kundali of Prashna Siddhi can guide you but not fuel further desires rather speaks of “upfront Truth”. Prediction or Guidance – you can choose!

2. Zodiac Architecture: A Roadmap to Emancipation

In Chapter 5, Lord Krishna defines Karma-Sanyasa Yoga—the path of renunciation while acting:

“Renunciation is not about stopping action—it is acting without attachment and dissolving the ego.”

Like the Gita’s message, the architecture of the Zodiac, through twelve signs and planetary aspects, guides the soul from karmic bondage toward liberation. Mapping that cosmic terrain is a spiritual design—revealed layer by layer, house by house, aspect by aspect.

Now, let us jump straight away to the very first sign of the Zodiac which is Aries and the Lord of it is Mars. Mars is a trigger-happy planet both in the right direction and wrong direction also. Everyone has the freedom to act, right or wrong. Actions, no matter how high the person in this Universe is surely under the grip of his/her own doing and cannot escape the Cosmic Law of Karma. Thus, Lord Krishna said – you have the right to action but not the fruits of it. Therefore, the Zodiac’s first sign is Aries, the lord of it is Mars which owns the first and the 8th sign of the Zodiac. Our own action binds us to the result which cannot be estimated. Why?

The Zodiac’s lunar mansion begins with Ketu’s star Ashwini. Ketu is a reverse moving shadow and not a physical planet as we all know. Why shadow and reverse moving? Obviously, the doer does not know what exactly he is doing and is susceptible to hazards of unknow magnitude. This is nothing short of “Maya” or illusion which is predominant in this world. The action one starts has to end up in a result and that is why Mars owns the 8th sign – the liquidating sign of the Zodiac Scorpio. Thus, our actions are binding on us and we have to own the responsibility for our actions meeting the ends of justice and hence we find the last Pada of Vishaka, Jupiter’s star in Scorpio.

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Ego is embedded in actions unless one is following the righteous path of Dharma depicted by Saturn. That is why Saturn is debilitated in Aries. Notwithstanding this point, Astrologer’s concept of good and bad is only from materialistic points of view while the Spiritual perspectives are left behind in the cold storage or even a goodbye.

We have no words to describe the marvelous architecture of the Zodiac. Aries, the first sign of the Zodiac starting with the star of Ketu, the reverse moving shadow simply coveys a mad rush to be born again as per debilitated Dharma or in other words strictly governed by past actions.

And once born in this world, the next obvious thing is to enjoy on a fixed basis in the transitory world depicted by the next sign – the second sign of the Zodiac Taurus depicting fixed pleasures and thus Taurus is a fixed sign. There is a perfect Spiritual logic in the creation of the Zodiac while Astrology is more into predicting materialistic and mundane aspects of human life. It looks like many mythological stories are held in high esteem in total regard to Spiritual needs for emancipation as per Bhagavad Gita.

3. Planets & Asterisms: Language of the Soul, Not Material Desire

Krishna teaches:

“Perform your obligatory duty; action is better than inaction.” – Gita 3.8
But the purpose of duty is spiritual evolution. Planets speak not of material ambition but reflect the deeper soul’s calling. Rahu inflames desire, Ketu withdraws to vision. Beneath these patterns lies the language of dharma, of purpose aligned to cosmic timing—not mere worldly success.

The Zodiac typically symbolize the materialistic human life and its pattern yet conveying the profound Spiritual message of Lord Krishna which is a communication by Soul to Soul, while distortions have crept in due to many commercial pollutions backed up by mythological stories and “Rule-book Astrology” with an attempt to ignore the quint essence of the Creator’s intent.

Astrology has been reduced to mere Predictive tool just fueling human desires, time and again. Incidentally, this is a part and parcel of the “Grand Illusion or Maya” which is ruling the world. Is it not high time that at least whisper the truth of human life against fueling desires and ambitions?

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4. Special Aspects: Written Messages from the Soul

The Gita describes ahamkāra—the ego illusion of doership:

“All actions are performed by the gunas of nature, but one deluded by ahamkāra thinks ‘I am the doer.’

In astrology, special aspects—conjunctions, oppositions, yogas—are karmic stamps. They are the “writing on the wall”, destined to trigger ego-dissolving tests if not transcended. These configurations demand awareness and transformation—not exploitation.

It is quite unnecessary to repeat the contents of Prashna Siddhi’s amazing Blog Post on Special Aspects of Planets which conveys in no uncertain terms, the Doctrine of Karma – as you sow, so shall you reap.

To get a comprehensive knowledge why Planets Jupiter, Saturn and Mars have special aspects with adequate Spiritual reasoning, you should read this article in a relaxed manner and introspect setting aside all biases. Read this at:  The Special Aspects of Planets: A Spiritual Lens
– Why Do Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars Have Special Aspects?
https://prashnasiddhi.com/blog/the-special-aspects-of-planets

I am pretty confident that you will not find this unique article anywhere since centuries in the world however hard you try.

The trine aspect in Astrology has tones of meaning even in prediction which any astrologer would tacitly agree. Look at the geometry of the Zodiac brought out in the above cited article. Is it not the Srichakra of Hindu Prayer and worship LOGO like depiction. Repeated triangles depicting Srichakra is nothing short of saying ‘Life repeats itself by birth and death, again and again.

Now do you find it easy to understand this article on Bagavad Gita is a pictorial representation of the Zodiac with the Spiritual signature of Lord Krishan on it and are we not lucky to read this article?

5. The Gita in Geometry: Scriptures in Zodiac Form

Krishna is described as omnipresent or Aman.

God is one and religions are man-made and every specie has a soul in it created by none other than One Creator. God is nothing but a Primal source of energy – omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent.

Social and economic status is man-made to inflate ego and that is what is to be annihilated. But the Society is under the strong grip of “Illusion or Maya” and just because it is physically witnessed by all of us, should we not value the Spiritual perspectives in this world starting with Bagvad Gits the pictorial representation of which is the Zodiac which is exclusively meant to walk the path of emancipation whereas Astrology is being deflected only as a prediction tool, totally ignoring the very purpose for which the Zodiac, Planets and the Lunar Mansion has been created.

Now, the ball is in your court and play it as you deem it fit.

“Lord Krishan pervades all places, in all bodies, pervading all fields of experience.” – Gita 13.27. Where is the scope to think of superiority, no matter who we and where we are.


This geometric truth is mirrored in the Zodiac: planets, asterisms, aspects form a stellar scripture—a divine geometry. Just as the Gita conveys spiritual law through verse, the Zodiac makes those laws visible in cosmic form.

Conclusion:

The Bhagavad Gita is not a book to be read once—it is a living presence that unfolds differently each time, just as a birth chart reveals different layers over time. The Zodiac, when seen through the lens of the Gita, becomes less of a fate-machine and more of a mirror for self-realization. It does not bind—it beckons. Every planetary position, every dasha, every Prashna is an invitation from the Divine to rise above ego and merge with Dharma.

The Bhagavad Gita does not belong only to the battlefield of Kurukshetra — it belongs to your daily battlefield of choices.

The Zodiac is not just an astrological chart — it is your soul’s curriculum for this lifetime.

When the two meet, the result is a clearer, richer, more purposeful life — lived in harmony with the divine plan.

The Bhagavad Gita tells us how to live; the Zodiac tells us when and why events unfold. When understood together, they guide us toward our highest purpose—not through blind faith, but through conscious, divine alignment.

May we not just study astrology—but walk it with awareness, like Arjuna guided by Krishna.

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 While the Bhagavad Gita does not explicitly reference astrology or the zodiac, this post offers a spiritual reflection that draws symbolic connections between the Gita’s teachings on Karma, Dharma, and Liberation, and the twelvefold structure of the Zodiac — as seen through the lens of Vedic Prashna astrology.

Introduction:


Beyond Words — The Divine Pulse Behind Sacred Scriptures and Astrology

Sacred texts across civilizations—whether the revered Bhagavad Gita or others from different corners of the world—are not mere compilations of spoken or written doctrines. They are living transmissions from enlightened souls, who, having glimpsed the highest Truth, sought to light the path for humanity. These revelations are not bound by caste, color, creed, or geography. They are timeless messages from the Divine to the soul.
Among all life forms in the cosmic hierarchy, the human birth is considered the most precious. It is not just an opportunity—it is a divine calling. But somewhere along the way, the purpose behind this sacred communication has been twisted—distorted to serve political ambitions, commercial interests, and shallow entertainment.
Astrology, too, has not been spared. Once a spiritual tool to help souls navigate the karmic maze and move closer to liberation, it is now often reduced to a transactional service—serving desires rather than dissolving them. Instead of awakening us to the transient nature of this world, it increasingly binds us to it, life after life.

This post is not just an index. It is a call to awaken—especially to astrologers—to return to the essence. It brings together key ideas, blog links, and video insights published on Prashnasiddhi.com and across our platforms. Let this be your gateway to a deeper, spiritually aligned understanding of astrology—not as a profession, but as a path of light.

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Today Mars excites Five planets in Aquarius

Venus enters Aquarius by 2054 hrs IST today to conjoin transit Sun, Mercury, Ketu and of course Moon and receives the 4th aspect of Mars from its own house (the 8th sign of the Zodiac) where transit Saturn is also posited. Although the sign Aquarius is aspected by retrograde Jupiter conjunct Rahu in Leo while this sign itself is under bombardment of Saturn conjunct Mars from Scorpio, the role of Jupiter gets very much limited. The chemistry between Saturn and Mars in Scorpio is quite deadly and thus Mars gets extraordinary power of destruction.

Just glancing the Indian Independence chart, we find five planets in Cancer and in the narration above, it is quite evident that harmony between between the transit planets and the natal planets gets adversely affected because of 6/8 relationship. Further, with reference to the Ascendant (Taurus), in transit, all the planets have a square aspect between themselves. That is Ascendant Taurus square Rahu/Jupiter (Leo), square Saturn/Mars (Scorpio), square Sun/Moon/Mercury/Venus/Ketu (Aquarius).

In my last post viz., “Expect more from Mars now in 2nd amsa” dated February 28, 2016, I have indeed brought about some salient points about the possible ill-effects of Mars/Saturn conjunction. Quite naturally, we now find a nation wide high security alert already sounded in the media. In this context, let me also add that on March 25, Saturn will turn retro and on April 17, Mars too will turn retro while Jupiter is already retrograde. Earlier, I have already mentioned that all the ‘outer planets’ viz., Saturn, Mars and Jupiter would be retrograde simultaneously. It is worthwhile drawing the attention of my readers that in 1984 a similar planetary situation existed and the year was horrible with Bhopal Gas tragedy etc. However, in some countries, a lot of good things too took place.

With specific reference to the overall situation in India, I think everyone would agree that the loss of political equilibrium is being witnessed without any doubt. God knows as to what could be more in store for us. Ensuing conjunction, transit and retrogression of Mars/Saturn will ultimately culminate on August 24, 2016 at 1655 hrs when Mars and Saturn will be at the same degree in Scorpio and by then all the outer planets will be direct. Thus, is it that India is heading for important events from now on to see something more on the said date?

Today the March 7, 2016 transits are quite precarious Astrologically. Moon is already in the star of Mars receiving the 4th aspect of Mars and Venus too joins at 2055 hrs as already mentioned and by 2022 hrs Moon will enter the 4th pada of Mars star Dhanista in Aquarius and around 2330 hrs the Ascendant (transit) moves over Mars in Scorpio. Perhaps, as per security alert, North West region of India has to be guarded most and since Aquarius is an airy sign, by the blink of eyes, we can be fooled.

K Jagadish,
Bangalore, India.
March 7, 2016.

Expect more from Mars now in 2nd amsa of Scorpio

Further to my last post “The Prowess of Mars” posted on February 17, 2016, I believe that the readers agree with me about many unfavourable developments in Indian politics that have taken place since then.

Today at 1515 hrs IST Mars moved to second amsa of Scorpio. To recapitulate what has already been mentioned in my last post, Mars is conjoined by Saturn in Scorpio and Saturn is aspecting the exalted sign of Mars viz., Capricorn thus working in tandem with many characteristics of Mars. In a way, it can be said as promoting are activating Mars. However, Mars in its first amsa of Scorpio might not be very effective although we did witness many ugly political battle while the 2nd amsa we should be able to witness multifold escalation and additional major battles on a variety of national issues.

Firstly, Mars second amsa corresponds to the sign Leo wherein transit retrograde Jupiter and Rahu are posited and is under the excitation of 10th aspect of Saturn. Therefore, both in Rasi and Navamsa Saturn/Mars has got a strong hold of the Zodiac. Moving on further, Mars having moved to Leo amsa has a 6/8 relationship with Saturn and I believe that this provides a great amount of elbow space to Mars to trigger further using its ‘ammunition store house’. Looking ahead with eagle eyes, Saturn becomes retrograde on March 25 while it is still in 7th amsa of Scorpio corresponding to Capricorn, the exalted sign of Mars. By then Mars would have moved to the amsa of Libra which is the 4th amsa for Mars and it starts aspecting retrograde Saturn.

On April 17, Mars also gets retrograde while it transits in its own sign Scorpio which is its ‘5th amsa’. The digit ‘5’ implies ‘past’ and in the company of retrograde Saturn, perhaps ‘democracy’ may get re-defined in India.

Of course, there are several other Astrological factors that will have to accounted for, but, under all conditions, Mars is bound show ‘what it is’ which unfortunately may be a period of turmoil for the common man. Let’s pray for peace and tranquility.

Satyameva Jayate!

K Jagadish,
Bangalore, India.
February 28, 2016.

The Prowess of Mars

Without an iota of involvement, directly or indirectly or even remotely, one cannot even lift a straw on this planet earth! Mars as we all know is a planet closest to earth. With reference to human body Mars is supposed to depict the complete neurological system apart from blood etc. The entire body is completely wired and integrated. In our routine life every moment whether we are awake or asleep, Mars is ever active unlike other planets which could be dormant, contextually.

In mundane Astrology, to visualize the contribution of Mars is perhaps beyond our imagination. The speed of delivery of effects of Mars is truly the speed of light.
Mars right now transiting in Libra moved to the 9th amsa on the morning of February 13. The political scenario in India was already sufficiently explosive from so many points of view and the moment Mars moved to 9th amsa, one could easily see an escalation of disturbances of sorts in addition to new dimensions of the old issues as well.
Mars will move to Scorpio the 8th sign of the Zodiac and join Saturn on February 20, 2016 at 1632 hrs IST. Although there is no dearth for Internet space, unfortunately, the overall situation is such that we cannot write in detail as to what are impact of the conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Scorpio. However, the following Astrological points can be mentioned while taking a call on the said conjunction read with the current transits of other planets as well:

• Scorpio the 8th sign of the Zodiac and the negative sign of Mars.
• Saturn depicting democracy and owning the 10th (negative sign) and 11th sign of the Zodiac is transiting in Scorpio and aspecting its own negative sign wherein Mercury and Venus the Ascendant lord of India and Mercury.
• Capricorn is a ‘Badhaka sign’ for Indian Independence chart.
• Saturn and Mars both aspect the Ascendant sign.
• Saturn also aspects retrograde Jupiter and Rahu in Leo, the 4th sign of India wherein Jupiter, the 8th and 11th lord of India. Transit Rahu in Leo being aspected by Saturn conjunct Mars, is practically in full control of all other planets which are aspecting it and thus it will fully use up the potential of each one of the planets.
• Rahu is the first planet in the chart at the lowest degree before the Ascendant.
• Mars once it joins Saturn on February 20 will aspect natal Mars with the 8th aspect while the 4th aspect will be on transit Sun in Aquarius which is aspected by retrograde Jupiter and Rahu.
• Rahu will hold the key to the planetary kingdom to introspect and move forward to deliver justice. Jupiter too being retrograde is another great point which should help delivery of justice.
• Saturn gets retrograde in Scorpio on March 25 while it will be in the 7th amsa while Mars while in 5th amsa gets retro and Jupiter got retro on January 8 when it was in 9th amsa of Leo. These points has a lot of meaning indicating a new direction to Saturn (democracy) in relation to its previous sojourn in Libra during the 2014 general election which was then supported by Rahu, quite adversely, since it had 6/8 relationship with natal Rahu.

Considering several other aspects not cited in this snap shot of analysis, if it can be called so, I find that the terminal houses viz., 4, 8 and 12 will get stronger and would give a new direction. It has to be noted with very keen interest that by April 17, 2016, all the outer planets viz., Mars, Saturn and Jupiter will be retrograde which means that the political establishment will be compelled to revamp several functions and I wonder whether there will be a new light in the political scenario. Jupiter gets direct on May 9, 2016 and by which time Jupiter (judiciary) may call the shots.

Under all conditions, Mars transit on February 20 will surely lead to a situation of a lot of unrest and may go to a point of ‘no return’.

K Jagadish,
Bangalore, India.
February 17, 2016.

Why is Rahu ever retrograde? Spiritual perspectives!

Oh, Rahu! Astrologers are waiting to unleash horror, all along. A highly biased, immature and agonizing characteristics of portraying Rahu in the worst possible light, astrologically. Yes, to an extent they may be right, out of practical experience. Well, one will have to be contended with their reasoning from a democratic perspective. What is that democratic perspective? Fifth or sixth decimal place of population hold/rule the life of almost the entire society. Ironical but true.

Astrology is a divine science but the divine ingredient has perhaps hit extremely low levels already only because of erroneous interpretation by Astrologers. Thus, it is possible that many a comment made by our age old sages, ascetics and people who were diligently following spiritual discipline has not been taken in proper spirit or misinterpreted. We cannot or should not take them wrong but we have to apply mind taking a holistic view of the subject collating a number of aspects of a birth chart in its ultimate entirety.

We can have a 360 degree view of all about Rahu through spiritual realms instead of falling back only on Astrology for the simple reason anything on this planet earth has its roots in Brahmanda. For that matter, be it science, technology, medicine, name anything that human beings are aware is emanating from Brhamanda. Therefore, lord Brahamma is the nucleus of all knowledge and nothing happens in this planet earth without an ingredient of Brhamma. Thus, Brahamma Gnana (knowledge of Brahamma) is universal, however silly a point that is involved.

The architecture of this wonderful human body is beyond our comprehension and we have not explored even a fractional digit percentage of human capability. Of course, the highest level of the fact that the life on earth is a grand illusion or Maya. I do not think that we will have few people to buy this argument at all despite the fact that everything on this planet earth is absolutely temporary while we are looking for permanency no matter what the subject is. The fact that this world is an illusion can only be experienced either after death or when a mystic attains the state of ‘Samadhi’, that is, when he becomes super-conscious.

Rahu, astrologically called the North Node has its mythological origin in Samudra mantana, that is, churning of the ocean as we all know. Cutting short the mythological perspectives and moving on to spiritual perspectives, it has to be noted with keen interest that on the top of a number of Hindu deities we find the snake hoods and the maximum number of hoods is Adi Sesha with 1000 hoods. Verbatim meaning of Aadi Sesha is – Aadi means from the root or from the bottom and Sesha means balance or left over. As per Karma theory, when one is able to finish the Karmas of past so many lives it may be possible to attain the super-conscious state and continue the spiritual journey. You may please recall the para just preceding this wherein I have referred to the human body, the temple of the living God as mentioned in the bible and Hindus have called it the ‘Nar Naryani Deha’. Human body is the Microcosm and the entire universe is Macrocosm which means that the entire universe is projected or reflected in the human body.

Walking a few baby steps further, it is also within our knowledge that there are seven Shakthi Kendras or energy centers or Chakras in the human body. Although the medical professionals may be apprehensive of calling it Chakras, perhaps they do subscribe to medical equivalents of that directly or indirectly. For example, the Agna Charkra is called medically as the pineal gland. Further, starting from the bottom of the body, Pingla nadi representing the solar energy on the right side of the body and Ida nadi representing the lunar energy on the left side of the body first crisscross at the bottom most point of the spinal cord which is called as Sushmna Nadi. The first point of intersection is called the Mooladhara Chakra. Likewise it moves up the spinal cord and finally ends up at the Eye Center or the Agna Chakra and further up it the Sahsrar Chakra, the 1000 petal lotus, the hood of the serpent. Why serpent? The two nadis from the bottom viz., Ida and Pingla twist themselves up at six points on the spinal cord, the Sushamna nadi like two serpents and moves upwards and ends up at Sahasrara chakra, the hood of the serpent. This is Rahu, astrologically, the shadowy planet.

Why Rahu is ever retrograde? The answer is very simple. When human being is born, the spiritual energy or the soul enters from the Sahsrar Chakra as attention current and gets spread all over the body through the same Chakras. When the soul has to go out of the body either at death or during meditation which can be said dying while living, it has to retrace the path back. The typical significance of Rahu’s retrograde motion is that the soul has to go back to its origin or else it has to remain in the giant wheel of birth and death with no guarantee of human life again. Rebirth need not mean reincarnation as human being.

In conclusion, Rahu is a planet signifying the soul’s natural inclination or destination of going back to its origin. Therefore, in delineation of astrological charts the position of Rahu is of utmost importance. When we say soul going back to its origin either voluntarily through meditation or at death, in either case, one meaning a reversible death and the other meaning permanent death, meaning the expiration of the current term of life, may be inflicted by Rahu. Permanent death inflicting characteristics can even be virtue of human beings catching up with terminal diseases. However, it is wrong to infer that Rahu is a deadly planet.

Moving further, it may be noted with extraordinary interest that Rahu depicting Sahasrar Chakra is the fountain head of knowledge, contextually. For worldly matters it may mean research and development, innovation, creativity and host of other mental faculties. Of course, the author is refraining from commenting on the doshas as an aftermath of all planets hemmed in between Rahu and Ketu as it is conventionally called as Kala Sarpa Dosha.

K Jagadish,
Bangalore, India.
January 9, 2016.

Expect plenty of fireworks from Mars

I hope my post captioned “Abruptness and 5th/ 8th bhava relationship” dated November 25 was an advance Astrological signature for the political developments what we witnessed in India which is rattling the ruling party. Apart from politics, there were a number of fire accidents, plane crash, rain havoc and railway derailments.

Mars moves to Libra on December 24 at 0543 thus leaving the company of Rahu in Virgo. The best point involved in this transit is that Capricorn, the sign of exaltation of Mars will be aspected by itself and Saturn as well. Capricorn being the 10th sign of Zodiac and Saturn its lord aspecting its own sign with the third aspect means heavy concentration of cosmic energy. Mercury moves to Capricorn on December 26 followed by Venus joining Saturn in Scorpio on December 30. Further, January 15, 2016, Sun moves to Capricorn. Astrologically interesting date. Saturn moving to the asterism of Mercury on December 28 will be another point of escalation of political war.

We have five planets viz., Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn in Cancer in the Indian Independence Chart and all these planets will be under the sway of the combined excitement of Saturn and Mercury triggered by Mars from Libra while the Ascendant receives the 8th aspect of Mars. Thus every Navamsa movement of Venus from Scorpio we can await critical developments in the political horizon and many will amount to putting the calendar back to 2014. Jupiter in Leo and in its 9th amsa corresponding to its own sign (9th) getting retrograde on January 4, 2016 will only support my take on the point above.

For Astrology lovers, I would like to reiterate that it is not the planet name but also the lordship of the number of the Zodiac sign and the special aspect digits that matter while delineating the chart. This is exactly what Nostradamus used in his writings presumably or as I interpret.

Unfortunately, further detailed analysis in the public domain will not be in good interest and thus the Astrological Keyboard has limited characters! Esteemed readers would have go my message right.

What we want is Truth should always win and Democracy should be in letter and spirit.

Satya Mev Jayate!

K Jagadish,
Bangalore, India.
Decemeber 23, 2015.