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Purva Ashadha – Male Monkey

Shravana – Female Monkey

The animal symbol of the 20^th nakshatra Purva Ashadha and 22^nd nakshatra Shravana is Monkey and both are present in the third category of nakshatras i.e. Sattva. The Lord of Purva Ashadha is Venus and the Lord of Shravana is the Moon. Venus is considered a Brahmin (Scholar) and Rajasic planet and Moon is considered a Vaishya (Merchant) and Sattvic planet. All three Gunas (qualities) of Purva Ashadha are “Sattva-Rajas-Tamas” and Shravana are “Sattva-Tamas-Sattva”.

Monkeys are considered an intelligent animal. They are known for their communication, social behavior, and problem-solving skills. To communicate with each other they use facial expressions, body movements, and various kinds of sounds. They are mostly active during the daytime. They are known to run and leap across trees with ease. They live together in groups.

The energy of these two nakshatras is considered a mature and wise energy. It is necessary to understand the behavior of monkeys deeply to understand the behavior of these people. The above qualities of monkeys are present in the personality of these people.

Following are the explanations of the qualities of the people of these two nakshatras along with the similarities of the qualities of Monkey.

Agile and Clever

Monkey: Monkeys are agile and clever animals. They are emotional, intelligent and playful. They have a sharp mind and behave like humans.  They do not want to stay in one place for long and like to jump from one tree to another. They use tools to solve problems. They live on trees and climb fast. They can travel far quickly on tree branches without touching the ground.

Monkeys are very energetic and they have varied diets which keep them energetic during their amazing tree-swinging activities. They eat fruits, seeds, berries, herbs, leaves and insects. They are famous for eating bananas.

Human: The symbol of the monkey with these nakshatras represents a curious person known for his intelligence and wisdom. They never get discouraged by the complexity of the problem and have very strong problem-solving skills. They are energetic and do not get frustrated even in the most difficult circumstances. Their hope is always alive and no matter how difficult the situation is, they find a solution.

They are emotional people but they never show their true feelings. In other words, they know how to change or hide it through facial expressions. Acting requires a fluctuating facial expression. The ruling planet of Shravana Nakshatra is the Moon, so those born under this Nakshatra are good at acting.

The energy of these nakshatras makes a very wise person but a person cannot become wise by staying in one place throughout his life. Unless a person goes through multiple experiences, his wisdom is incomplete. Knowledge can be gained by reading books, but experience is important for wisdom and it is gained only with time.

Such a person has to go to different places, meet different types of people, and experience many things in life. Great wisdom requires many experiences, and to become a mature person it is important to understand both sides of the coin. They have wide range of skills and abilities and knowledge in multiple fields.

As the monkey jumps from one tree to another after some time, these people do not like to stay in one place for a long time. In other words, their fate forces them to move from one place to another, one job to another, one house to another, one city to another, and only then they can gain multiple experiences and become an extremely intelligent and wise person. Hence, the energy of these nakshatras is considered a mature energy.

These people do not hesitate to travel miles to gain some knowledge or experience and they are quick in their work. They like to eat green things, which contain fiber, vitamins, and minerals that are essential for their health. They do not think about eating delicious food but prefer to eat fresh food. Travel, experience, and knowledge are important in their life, not the taste of food. They are enthusiastic people and eat whatever is available. Their diet is balanced and varied, and proper nutrition keeps them energetic to explore new environments with new experiences.

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Not Suitable Pets

Monkey: Monkeys are not suitable pets. They live in a natural environment with very specific needs. Monkeys are naturally aggressive and may attack and even bite their owners.

Human: They are free-spirited people and like to work according to their own will. They do not like any kind of pressure and if pressure is applied, they leave that place immediately. Like monkeys, it doesn't take them long to jump from one tree to another and they feel no compulsion to change their job or place. They cannot be forced to do anything. They are very hardworking people, they are loyal to their work and never cheat anyone. They can work for hours to solve a problem. Their needs are less but they like a special place or environment for their work, just like monkeys like to live in trees.

Though they are social and like to live in groups, somehow, they are different from others and their unusual behavior creates a difference. The positive side is that they become popular and liked by others but the negative side is that they use their skills for the wrong purposes. They want cheap popularity and willingly create a sensation to attract the attention of others.

These people prefer an independent profession rather than working under someone. They are their masters and never hand over the reins to anyone else. It is difficult for these people to follow the orders of others, so they often disobey orders. They want to live their independent life without any compulsion.

If someone has not requested politely and tries to bring them down by using his power, the monkey inside is ready to change places immediately, and they do not bother about consequences. Remember monkeys are not afraid of jumping, so these people are not afraid of changing places or exploring new things. They never demand an easy-going life. They are ready to burn their finger but want to learn from their experience. Monkeys are not suitable pets, they can bite their owner and this is true with these people.

Only love can win their hearts. When they get respect they become loyal, dignity is always important for them and they always remain loyal to those who respect them. If they overcome the problem of overconfidence from their personality then Monkeys have great capacity to do impossible tasks. Monkeys should be handled with extreme caution, similarly the monkey personality must be dealt with utmost care, they are aggressive people, take no time to jump and can change the outcome of the entire game.

Remember the story of Lord Hanuman in Ramayana who forgot his power due to overconfidence but later regained it and made the impossible possible with his devotion towards Lord Ram.

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Rahu & Ketu: Important Characteristics

Rahu Makes Legs Active, Ketu Makes Legs Inactive

Rahu does not have legs but it controls the person's legs. As long as the desires keep burning, the person keeps running here and there and he cannot sit in peace. The legs make the person run and help him fulfill his desires. Rahu indicates that the person does not have control over his legs. The direction of the feet takes him to a negative place. When a person is surrounded by negativity or desires are driving him, at that time if the person changes the direction of his feet, then it becomes impossible for him to do anything wrong in life.

Ketu has legs but on the negative side, it makes the person lethargic and lazy. Due to the negative effect of Ketu, the person does not want to make any effort to get success and blames his fate. Such people always talk about their past but in the present, they are not ready to do anything. Ketu shows that the person always likes to rest his legs. The 12th house represents feet and Ketu in the 12th house makes the person inactive. Rahu forces the person to run here and there and Ketu creates inertia.

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Animal Symbols of the Nakshatras

A Unique Book that Explains the Relationship Between 14 Animals Associated with the Nakshatras and Humans

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In the ancient scriptures, a total of 14 animals are related to the 27 nakshatras, and the behavior of every person is limited to the qualities of these 14 animals. To understand the various merits and demerits of a person, it is necessary to understand the various characteristics of these animals. This book describes the qualities of these 14 animals and how they relate to humans.

The personality of every person is deeply connected to the corresponding animal in his horoscope and that animal determines various things in his life, whether the person is aware of it or not.

You will be surprised to know that the animal of the nakshatra decides whom we love and form a relationship with in our life. Whether we know that person or not, but when these male and female energies come in contact with each other, a relationship starts forming immediately. I have experienced that this principle works in the workplace as well. If the animal of the nakshatra of the moon of an employee's birth is friendly with the animal of his employer then the relationship between them will be cordial, but if the Moon's nakshatra animal of both is situated in inimical yoni then the relationship will become bitter.

By understanding one's qualities and demerits, one can channelize his energies in pursuit of higher things in life. What we consider as our behavior and personality are being influenced by some planets and stars in distant space. This knowledge also tells us that we are not living in isolation on earth, a higher power is constantly watching over us.

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Snake - Role in the Ecosystem

Male Snake - Rohini

Female Snake - Mrigashira 

Snake: Snakes play an important role in the ecosystem, maintaining balance in the food web and keeping rodent populations under control. Rodents crawl into our houses and damage our food. Increase in population of rodents leads to loss of crops.

A sudden increase in rodent populations can lead to outbreaks of zoonotic diseases. Rodents spread deadly diseases and snakes eat these disease spreading rodents. Rodents, which are also mammals, carry many diseases that spread among mammals. The snake eats rodents and helps humans by reducing the chances of humans contracting deadly diseases. Snakes play an important role in balancing the ecosystem. By reducing crop losses and preventing diseases that can be caused by rodents, they are truly protectors.

Human: These people actively participate in protecting the environment and its cleaning. Food items scattered here and there invite rats to eat, these people collect these food items and throw them away and stop the movement of rodents. Therefore, they pay a lot of attention to cleanliness and take active participation. They like everything clean and shiny and throw away anything that invites rats, lizards, insects, etc. The food left on the plate invites rats at night, so, they never waste food.

They always give priority to those things which are eco-friendly and which have the potential to increase the fertility of the land. Just as the snake protects the field produced by eating rats, these people always support production and growth.

Growth is the main factor for these people and just like a snake leaves its skin and goes away; similarly, these people have no hesitation in leaving behind what has become useless. Development happens only when useless things remove and production is secured, so they are always alert about growth and discuss how to increase it.

In my career I have seen that these people always ask for productivity reports from their employees and always discuss how to increase productivity and achieve growth. Taurus is an earthy sign that signifies hard work with commitment, hence, they work very hard to increase production and also expect the same from others.

They work in those departments that prevent the spread of diseases. They have strong knowledge of all those chemicals that prevent the spread of diseases and help to increase the fertility of land.

The existence of snakes means the absence of rodents and security for production. Therefore, they implement strict security measures so that no one can enter or breach their security. Just like a snake plays an important role in the ecosystem, similarly these people play an important role in the growth of the organization, they are quiet hard workers and do not like to beat the drum of their contribution, but if the organization ignores their value, then they do not hesitate to leave it. Whatever becomes useless to them, they discard it immediately, just as a snake sheds its skin.

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Rahu & Ketu: The Invisible and Mysterious Planets

 An Extensive Research Work to Demystify the Mystery of Lunar Nodes

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Rahu & Ketu: The Invisible and Mysterious Planets

Rahu is a Novice, Ketu is an Expert

Rahu is immature and Ketu is mature. Rahu is a novice and is ready to explore everything new but he is only keen to satisfy his inner itch. He is not interested in going deeper. He is restless and wants to experience many things and after asking a few questions he moves on to other things. Since Rahu's energy works for expansion, he gets bored of things very quickly and starts taking interest in something new. This is why new things attract people, because Rahu attracts.

Ketu brings expertise from past life. The person becomes an expert in the work that he has done many times. The position of Ketu shows that the person did the work related to that house many times and now he has no interest in those matters, but it does not mean that he has forgotten them. For example, if you pour some water on the ground then after some time the water dries up from there and if you pour water again at that place then it flows in the same way as it used to flow earlier, although no trace of it is visible on the ground.

The functioning of Ketu is similar to the disappearing water, everything is hidden but everything functions.

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Astrology & Profession

Planets and Nakshatras affect human life as well as our profession. Every person has to choose a profession for his livelihood and it depends on his skills and abilities. Parents send their children to schools and colleges to develop skills as nature supports learning in this stage of life. Children learn quickly, so Mercury in astrology represents skills and childhood status.

Parents are always curious to know what their children will become when they grow up and what profession they will take up. Therefore, the choice of profession becomes very important. However, once a profession is chosen it is not necessary that a person stays in the same profession for life. Due to the various options available and the rapidly changing economic scenario, changing professions has now become a common thing. People often ask whether they will do a job or a business and which profession will be better for them. Today in the age of technology and due to the changing political scenario globally, employment and business get badly affected. Jobs that were available a few years ago are no longer available and many businesses are severely affected.

Layoffs are common and often we hear such news. Therefore, people are scared about the future of their career because when the source of income stops, the mind also stops working and some people are not able to face the adverse circumstances of life and some of them take wrong steps. Our life provides many types of good and bad experiences and all of them together give birth to a very mature and unwavering person. A strong person is one who does not bow down to adversity, who struggles and overcomes the storms and stress of life. Advancement in life is not easy and cheap, it comes through voluntary and persistent effort.

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Saturn & Venus

Saturn is the lord of karma and gives pressure and heat with the aim that one day the person will become like a diamond. It creates obstacles and hindrances in life. Saturn forces the person to work hard and teaches him to be patient in life as it takes millions of years to turn coal into a diamond. Every pressure given by Saturn is a process of conversion. Saturn acts as a cleaner and cleans everything that has become garbage in our lives. But people get attached to their garbage and are not ready to remove it from their lives.

When garbage accumulates on the road and the cleaner does not come, then after a few days it becomes impossible to walk. The working style of Saturn is also similar to that of the garbage cleaner. When garbage accumulates everywhere, life becomes difficult, diseases start spreading, and progress stops. Therefore, for development, it is necessary to remove the garbage first. Development cannot happen without removing the garbage, whether it is a house or a city or a country.

The same principle applies to every person's life as well. Without removing the garbage, no one can move forward in life, and due to our ignorance, pebbles and garbage get collected, so cleanliness is necessary for development. Saturn is harsh and shows no mercy when the question of removal of waste comes, without which there is no growth. Therefore, the ancient sutra (Sthan Vridhi Karo Shani) is right about Saturn that where it is placed, it increases the results of that place by removing all the dirt of that place.

The position of Saturn in the horoscope indicates that there is a lot of scope for progress in that place, but hard work is required. Saturn never gives any fruit without hard work. The position of Saturn also indicates that we should be ready to work hard as there are many hurdles to cross. When one gets success after hard work then happiness is something else and this is a real success. Therefore;

·  Saturn represents pressure and pain and Venus represents pleasure and happiness.

·  Saturn represents hard work and Venus represents celebration.

·  Saturn is stubborn and Venus is tender but they both are friends.

· Saturn is a cruel planet. On one hand, it blocks the path and on the other hand, it removes unnecessary rocks so that water can flow easily.

The nature of water is to flow but it cannot remove the stone coming in its way. It needs the help of Saturn who is ruthless in putting and throwing stones. Venus is delicate, sensitive, and represents fresh water. Venus needs the strong and firm hands of Saturn to achieve its purpose just like water needs the support of rocks to flow in a direction. Therefore, it is impossible for Venus to achieve anything without the help of Saturn. Saturn makes way for Venus which represents ultimate achievement, but a weak Venus indicates that the native seeks sensual pleasures and often attends parties without making any effort.

The transit of Saturn plays an important role in life. Saturn removes every adulteration, every falsehood, and every garbage then only the truth remains. Saturn clears every unnecessary thing in life. That is why it is said that Saturn clears away all the dirt and shows the real truth to the person.

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Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra

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Nakshatra of Sun

In Vedic astrology, the lordship of Krittika, Uttara Phalguni and Uttara Ashadha has been given to the Sun. Sun is the source of energy and represents life force. The dominance of these three Nakshatras over the Sun shows that the energy level in these Nakshatras is very high.  High energy is required to complete any difficult task. When the resources are less and the goal is big then a lot of energy is required, because if the energy is less, then the person gets disappointed soon but if it is the never-ending energy of the Sun then the person never gets disappointed and moves ahead with self-confidence. Therefore, these three nakshatras represent high energy and abundant self-confidence.

These people are able to handle difficult situations in life and where others think victory is impossible, they emerge victorious. Their life gives them challenges because difficult tasks are given only to those who have the courage to complete them. In fact, every difficult task provides an opportunity to gather energy and achieve the goal. Sun is the hero of the universe and the nakshatras of Sun provide a heroic personality to the person and the deeds done by these heroes are remembered by the people for centuries.

I have written in detail about all 27 Nakshatras in my book "The Light of Nakshatras" available at amazon. Following are some excerpts from the book about the Nakshatras of Sun;

1. Krittika

Krittika’s energy is a very high fiery energy. When the energy is high it can’t sit idle. These people never hesitate to take initiative; they are adventurous and never afraid to take step towards the unknown path. Due to their penetrating insight and ability to play with sharp objects, they properly assess the depth of the risk and prepare their planning accordingly.

As the symbol of knife indicates, their logics are very sharp and with their penetrating eyes they can see the hidden truth or hidden motive of a person. Their focus is always on a direction and immediately cut all those things which have lost its direction. In a meeting they cut the worthless discussions, they cut the relations; they leave their work and place without hesitation. They are the first who speak in a meeting and when no one dare to ask, they ask questions and as the fire is visible from a long distance, they get attracted immediately. This energy is a unique mix of sharpness and softness, they are very aggressive people but their personality also has softness and they never use their aggression for wrong deeds. The fiery energy of Krittika never does any harm to anyone unless it is teased. This energy always works for protection.

They can catch a flying knife by their hands but they keep its sharp edge always down and raise only when danger arises. They are very sharp but on face always appear to be a soft and polite person. They like calm and peace in their surroundings.

Krittika's natives are not afraid of trials; being courageous they always take their step forward and want to see the outcome from their eyes. They lack consistency and want to enrich their experience, so, they leave their job, they leave their city and country too. Years of relations they cut within seconds, they are not social person, they are not diplomats.

They see various ups and downs in their life and till the middle age their life is full with trials and experiences. They are very rich in many experiences but lag behind socially. They never look back; they are very optimistic and go ahead soon. The second half of their life is completely a changed life. They have knowledge of various arts and subjects; they learn from their trials, their experience is vast, which many people do not have.

2. Uttara Phalguni

Uttara Phalguni means “The latter reddish one” and red is the color of Phalgun (Joy and Happiness). Red is the color of sweet and blue is salty. The word ‘latter reddish’ means these people will get the fruits of success after very hard work. There is “No rose without thorns”, this proverb fits perfectly on these people. They never get disheartened by difficulties and always believe in working hard in life. Their legs are always ready to complete the difficult task and they never show their back. They never run from the circumstances and never weep about the scarcity of resources. In any adverse situation, you find that these people never complain to anyone, they believe in doing their work and they find their own ways to complete the work. They are the perfect “Karma Yogi”.

Uttara Phalguni people are choosy in nature, they spend hours to select the best. They work on multiple options and chose the best which is suitable as per the circumstances. Without options, it is difficult for them to take a decision, either in the matter of clothes or work. Once they decided they remain firm on their decision. They have a collection of various unique things at their home and they like to collect those items which are rarely available. They can spot a diamond among pebbles and they rarely do any mistake in their selection.

3.  Uttara Ashadha

The caste of the nakshatra is ‘Kshatriya’ (Warrior). Warrior never hesitates to sacrifice their lives on the battlefield. It is their duty to obey orders and have only one goal - to win. They know very well how to play with dangerous weapons and always keep them under their control. Planets in Uttara Ashadha indicate that such a person has all the qualities of a warrior; they fight very fiercely till they win and wait for the right moment for each attack.

This nakshatra bestows the person with many qualities. The 10 Universal Gods indicates 10 major qualities of the person and their focus is always on achievement. With all the combined energy these people have the potential to achieve higher things in life. They are intelligent and truthful persons who work without any partiality. They are able to see all the pros and cons of a situation, they never get scared and never run away from reality. They are ambitious persons who hold senior administrative positions.

 

Sun - Saturn Conjunction

What happens when two extremely inimical planets are together in a person's horoscope? 

Sun is the soul which represents light and Saturn is the main ruler of death and represents darkness. These are two opposite energies. According to astrology, the relationship between Sun and Saturn is inimical. When planets with opposite energies meet in any house of the horoscope then they do not support each other and start dominating to show their supremacy and this creates disturbance in the matter of that house. For example, Sun is the indicator of time and Saturn is the indicator of the end of time. Hence, this combination shows that the watch of such a person will never work properly, either he will lose it or it will get damaged. The poor watch has been gone in the fight between Sun and Saturn. There is another meaning of this conjunction. Damage of watch indicates damage of time, the Sun-Saturn conjunction indicates a delay in time. Therefore, there is a delay in things happening and nothing happens on time in their lives.

Following are some more differences for better understanding of these two energies;

1.  Sun is a fiery planet, due to its influence things become hot, active and agile. Saturn is a cold planet, due to its influence things become freeze and isolated, speed slows down and every activity stops.

2.  Sun is the king and Saturn is the guard. When the king arrives, the doors are opened and the guard's job is to close and lock the doors. When the Sun comes in the morning the darkness goes away, when the Sun goes in the evening the darkness returns. These two are opposite functions and both cannot happen simultaneously.

3.  Sun is the beginning of activity and Saturn brings limits, restrictions and takes things to their end; Saturn is “The End”.

4.  Sun represents autocracy and Saturn represents democracy.

5.  Sun shows ego and Saturn brings down every ego. Saturn shows the real truth of life and makes the person humble by removing all types of ego.

Hence, this combination indicates overcoming ego because Saturn means being devoid of ego. Saturn creates many obstacles to reduce the ego, this shows that the more ego a person has, the more obstacles he will have to face in his life. Saturn is an emotionless planet which teaches discipline and hard work in life. This combination makes the person extremely practical who stays away from all kinds of gossip and manipulation.

Rahu work as an agent to Saturn and has full power to engulf the Sun i.e., remove light in the life of the person. Therefore, giving up ego and becoming a humble person is the only key to overcome the negative effects of this conjunction. If this conjunction occurs in Aries then it indicates a high ego whereas if it occurs in Libra then it indicates a humble person.

Sun represents father and authority and Saturn who is his son represents masses and working-class people. Saturn is the planet of justice and brings balance. The judge shows no mercy while giving justice. That is why Saturn shows no mercy to the Sun and destroys all its negativity. This combination indicates that the person will not have a cordial relationship with his bosses and will challenge his superiors for any wrong doing. It indicates wild arguments between father or authority figure and in transit the situation become worst. Therefore, the career of these individuals is inconsistent as both Sun and Saturn are the karakas of the tenth house which is the house of career and the fight between these two, spoils the career like a watch gone haywire in the above example.

In the house in which this conjunction occurs, the person has to face various obstacles. For example, if this conjunction falls in the fifth house then the person faces problems in his creativity and the child is our creation. Hence, such a person has to face problems in marital life or children related problems.

If this combination comes in the fourth or tenth house in the horoscope of a native, then it is not good for his professional life. He has to face a lot of struggle to make his way. The aspect of these two planets with each other in the fourth and tenth houses also creates a lot of struggle in the native's professional life and he gets initial success in his career after a lot of struggle. The maturity age of Sun is 22 years and the maturity age of Saturn is 36 years. Hence, the life of such a person between the age of 22 to 36 years is full of struggle.

The Positive Thing

The positive thing is that this combination gives birth to a very mature person. However, many kinds of obstacles come in their life but they are always ready to fight them. They tend to be self-made individuals and achieve success through their own efforts, although their learning curve may be longer than others. They become down to earth people and are ready to remove every obstacle from his life. They remain isolated from others, become spiritual and take interest in occult. On the higher aspect, this combination indicates that the person will seek the light but will have to go on the path of darkness and one cannot move towards the light without seeing the real truth of life where the biggest obstacle is one's ego.

On the Downside

The downside is that they become undisciplined and pessimistic individuals who lack goals in life. Instead of becoming humble, they become timid, avoid challenges and do not have the courage to face adversities.