Who is our friend and who is our enemy?

We all meet different types of people in our life. Friends are those who are always ready to help and enemies are those who never help and are ready to throw into the well. A very close friend and enemy have a deep impact on our lives. Without true friends, it is very difficult for a person to move ahead in life and fight against odd circumstances. A friend can be anyone, someone from the family or someone outside the family can be a good friend, but the identity of a true friend is he is always ready to help without any selfishness. The following few points provide the differences between these two;

·   A friend always stands behind the person to support him and prevent him from falling. The enemy also stands behind but is always ready to push.

·     The friends who stand near us are called close friends and the enemies who stand around us are called close enemies.

·    It is possible that a friend may fail to cooperate with you or may not answer your call when you need him, but the enemy never misses, they just wait for the opportunity, and the enemy is more alert than the friend.

People want to live among their friends and want to get rid of their enemies as soon as possible. The principle of friend and enemy not only works for humans but it also works on planets and stars.

With the help of the above description of friends and enemies, we will understand the principle of Shubh Kartari and Paap Kartari yoga that works not only in the birth chart but also in the transit of planets.

Shubh Kartari and Paap Kartari Yoga

Shubh Kartari Yoga is formed when a planet or a house is surrounded by benefic planets from both sides and Paap Kartari Yoga is formed when a planet or a house is surrounded by malefic planets on both sides without any beneficial aspect. This yoga can be understood better in a situation when both of our neighbors are good then they will help us, and when both of the neighbors are bad then no help will come, they will affect the matter of the house and create unnecessary problems. Sometimes the very presence of this kind of rogue person in their own house creates problems for their neighbours.

Shubh kartari yoga increases the auspiciousness of the planet or house while Paap Kartari yoga tends to cause difficulty for that planet or house.

Understand The Caste of Nakshatra

 Warrior (Kshatriya) Nakshatra - 

1. Pushya

2. Uttara Phalguni

3. Uttara Ashadha

4. Uttara Bhadrapada

Characteristics of Warrior Nakshatra: 

1. Warriors are those whose ultimate aim is to win the battle. They don't settle for less than victory.

2. Warriors are belligerent, they have a strong ability to survive in difficult times. Once decided a warrior never deviate from the chosen path.

3. Warriors are ready to bear any pain to achieve the objective, mission is always important to them.

4. Warriors are totally dedicated towards their goal, they never retrace their steps and find their own way to continue their journey towards achievement of the goal. 

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.

Understand the Hidden Secrets of Nakshatras - Punarvasu

In Vedic astrology, every nakshatra is divided in four categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. Read below the qualities of Vaishyas (Merchant) which is assigned to Punarvasu nakshatra.

The caste of Nakshatra is Vaishya (merchant). Merchants are the provider of necessary means to society but in exchange for that, they want something in their pocket. A merchant is that person;

1.      Who is not aggressive and uses gentle words.

2.     One who is proficient in dealings.

3.     One who knows better the time value of money.

4.     One who can recognize the hidden value of a thing and has patience for its fruits.

5.     One who knows about the surroundings, environment, and place of the goods produced.

6.     One who is willing to cooperate with others.

7.      One who is willing to go anywhere for a good deal.

8.     One who can adapt quickly to changing times and is ready to let go of the past without attachment.

9.     One who does not have the arrogance to meet anyone from business perspective.

10.  Those who are not easily discouraged by unsuccessful attempts.

11.    Those who respect talent and are willing to pay for it.

This Nakshatra has all these qualities. That's why ancient sages have given it the Vaishya caste.

Shanivat Rahu & Kujavat Ketu - Part 1

Phaladeepika says, “Shanivat Rahu and Kujavat Ketu” i.e. in giving effect Rahu is similar to Saturn and Ketu is similar to Mars (Chapter 8, Shloka 34). The above statement has a very important meaning in Vedic astrology, which has been written by our ancient sages after understanding the planetary behaviour and human mind very deeply.

Shanivat Rahu

The sutra states that Rahu behaves like Saturn or Rahu gives the results of Saturn. When one person behaves like another person it means that there are similarities or some common qualities between them and they like to support each other to achieve their objective. The same thing applies to the planets, but when seen on the surface, the behaviour of Saturn and Rahu appears opposite to each other.

Saturn and Rahu: The Opposite Qualities

Following are some of the opposite qualities of both the planets;

1.      Rahu is greedy and selfish and Saturn represents contentment. 

2.     Rahu is hungry for materialistic things and Saturn is indifferent.

3.     Rahu forces the person to run after material desires and Saturn forces the person to give up every material desire.

4.     Rahu indicates obsession and Saturn indicates apathy.

5.     Rahu is fast and Saturn is slow.

6.     Rahu represents liquor and drugs and Saturn represents diseases and death.

7.      Rahu snatches things from others and Saturn isolates from everything and brings renunciation. 

There seems to be no connection between these two energies. But when we look deeply, we will find that both of them are connected.

Saturn and Rahu: The Similarities

Rahu represents excessive and unfulfilled desires and the person runs around the world to fulfill these desires, in this process, Saturn is following Rahu. For example; Rahu represents alcohol and drugs and when a person takes alcohol and drugs he is inviting diseases. Hence, wherever Rahu goes, Saturn stands behind him. You consume alcohol and drugs and Saturn will soon give you diseases and death. The ancient sutra rightly says that Rahu gives the results of Saturn.

Rahu forces the person to go on the path of greed and later Saturn puts him in legal trouble and imprisonment. When Saturn wants to send a person to jail, he orders Rahu to tempt the person and then Rahu creates a rosy picture of a beautiful dreamy world and the person gets trapped. People lose their money and become poor because of greed. Rahu brings temptation and Saturn brings poverty, they both are connected.

The futility of material desire is realized only when one's hands get burnt, the race for attainment continues till the hands get burnt. Renunciation is possible only after the experience of burning of chasing desires, Rahu paves the way for Saturn.

When a person's wealth increases, his ego starts increasing and Saturn destroys every ego. So, Saturn sends Rahu to portray a rosy picture of some lucrative investments, due to greed such people get easily tempted and lose their money, and later become down-to-earth people. Yes, Rahu acts as an agent of Saturn.

Rahu is fast and Saturn is slow and brings obstacles. Rahu can cross any limit and when the limits are crossed then accidents become possible. Faster speeds mean that accidents are more likely to occur, so barriers are necessary to slow down speeds. Everything is good if it is within limits. Hence, Saturn always stands behind Rahu. Saturn creates hindrances and will make the way difficult for the natives. Human nature is that whatever you get for free, you will not appreciate it. Saturn teaches tough lessons to the person so that he gives importance to whatever he has gained or achieved.

Rahu is an extrovert and Saturn is an introvert. No person can become an introvert without experiencing the futility of worldly desires. Every experience makes us a mature and introverted person and what we do not have we run for it and as soon as it comes in hand it immediately becomes worthless. Hence, Rahu and Saturn move together, and entry of Rahu i.e. entry of Saturn is inevitable. Saturn teaches us to control things and bring limits.

Rahu snatches things from others and people start hating the one who snatches them. People try to avoid snatchers, love for the giver and hatred for the taker begins to arise automatically. The snatcher creates isolation and Saturn separates that person from others. That's why thieves and robbers get separated from the society. Rahu is unbalanced energy and Saturn removes all that prevents balance. Therefore, Saturn removes these thieves and robbers from the society and bring balance.

Saturn is exalted in Libra; Saturn represents balance and Libra represents dance, the most desirable quality for dance is balance, it requires perfect balance. Rahu creates imbalance and Saturn always maintains balance. Everything on earth is perfectly balanced and the dance of 'Nataraja' is going on continuously and the whole nature is presenting that dance that is perfectly balanced. Lord Saturn keeps balancing everything and his agents help him to achieve this.

Shanivat Rahu & Kujavat Ketu - Part 2

Kujavat Ketu

Kujavat Ketu means Ketu is similar to Mars or Ketu gives the results of Mars. Ketu is the planet of separation and Mars represents action, energy, and fighting.

Mars – The Supreme Commander

Mars is considered as commander-in-chief in the planetary cabinet. The job of a commander is to follow the orders given by the king where action is always important. Therefore, Mars never think twice and does not care about the sufferings and consequences, fulfilment of the order or achieving the target is always important and it has to be done at any cost.

The focus of Mars is always on achieving the goal and this energy shows achievements to the world, but the greatest achievement is salvation which is the ultimate achievement and is represented by Ketu. Ketu needs the energy of Mars to achieve its goal. Therefore, the sutra says that Ketu behaves like Mars or results in the energy of Mars, it means that higher energy is required on the spiritual path.

When there is a task it has to be done, when there is an obstacle it has to be removed.  To achieve a difficult task or remove an obstacle requires energy. Mars does not bother about how the task has been achieved or how the obstacle has been removed. Mars only considers how to achieve the target.

Mars creates top business executives who are focused on how to achieve goals and do not hesitate to fire non-performers. Separation is the characteristic of Ketu that indicates the final outcome and the result of Ketu requires the energy of Mars. Therefore, corporate bosses tell their employees to either show their achievements or get away from the company. Ketu gives the result of Mars, either separation or taking the flag, and showing achievement to everyone because the symbol of Ketu is the flag.

Ketu – The Headless Planet

Ketu is a headless planet, and the head works to think and control. Our head controls every organ of the body and when the head is gone it means such a person has no control over his body. In spirituality, no head means no ego and the path of salvation requires surrender of ego to God. Therefore, Ketu is known as the planet of salvation.

Ketu is related to the deeds of previous birth. It shows inertia and attachment to the past. It indicates resistance towards changes and the people are ready to fight if someone intervenes and wants to bring about some changes. The planet of separation is not separated in characteristics from Mars.

Few More Examples

The energy of Ketu is highly influenced by the energy of Mars, which means whatever house Ketu is in, the person does not think about the consequences and acts without pondering. When Ketu wants to separate something, it behaves like Mars. We can understand the meaning of Kujavat Ketu with the help of some more examples;

Suppose, two are close friends and Ketu wants to separate them, then a fight starts between them on any issue, and most of the time issue is related to the past because Ketu represents past. Here, Ketu is behaving like Mars, they both fight without thinking about the consequences and separate from each other.

For example; If Ketu is in the 11th house then the person gets separated from his friend after a fight related to some past issue. When Ketu is situated in the tenth house it means that such a person will leave his workplace, but before that, discord starts in the office and that atmosphere forces the person to leave the workplace. Ketu in the first house indicates that the person accumulates all the incidents for which he wants to take revenge, but the energy of Ketu does not come to the surface easily, so it gets accumulated. One day the person becomes explosive by remembering all the incidents that happened in the past, because Ketu represents explosion.

When husband and wife separate from each other, even before that a heated argument starts between the two related to the past incidents. Both of them fight without thinking about the consequences and their every fight invites Ketu which behave like Mars at this time and ultimately brings separation. Ketu also indicates silence and silence spreads after separation. We should analyze Ketu with the possibility that the character of Mars is also hidden there. Hence, the ancient sutra rightly says that Ketu is similar to Mars in giving effect.

There is no separation without fighting and this is true whether it is between friends, husband-wife, family matter, or state matter. If separation is not to happen then fighting will have to stop. If the energy of Ketu has to be pacified then Mars will have to be pacified first.

Ketu and Mars – Few Other Characteristics

Ketu represents intuition and Mars is a bachelor planet and represents celibacy. The sutra indicates that the power of intuition develops only when a person follows the path of celibacy. Ketu represents salvation, the word Kujavat Ketu indicates salvation is possible and will happen only on the path of celibacy.

Ketu is a planet of separation and if it is placed in the 7th house, it not only indicates separation from partner (other factors have to be seen) but also forces the person to follow the path of celibacy. It indicates late marriage, self-restraint, or monkhood. It also indicates the religious nature of the person and such a person follows the religious rules with full devotion.

A strong Ketu blessed the native with powerful insights. It gives a power of intense concentration and deep penetration. Ketu represents mediation, deep research, scientific jobs, drilling activities, etc. and Mars indicates energy. A high level of energy is required to do these kinds of jobs; therefore, these people automatically get separated from the rest of the world. The other characteristics of Ketu also become visible in their personality, like; intuition, silence, late-night activity, etc.

The warrior planet Mars represents courage, passion, strength, and aggression. It represents arms and weapons that are used by army and police personnel. These people wear uniforms that create separation from others. Ketu indicates separation, when a person wears a uniform he automatically gets separated from others. Ketu is a planet of sudden events, due to weapon death happen suddenly. These examples indicate how the energy of Ketu works and it is highly associated with the energy of Mars.

The symbol of Ketu is flag and armed soldiers carry flag with them which is a symbol of victory. Every victory requires courage, strength, and sacrifice. Ketu is the goal that can be achieved by following the path of Mars. Ketu represents the end result and Mars represents the path, whether one's goal is in the material world or the spiritual, but victory can be achieved only by the proper utilization of the Martian energy.

On the Downside

A malefic Ketu represents false sainthood, false knowledge, cheating, humbugging profession, deceit, murder, and low-class sinful activities, etc. These nodes (Rahu & Ketu) indicate all criminal, anti-social activities that are done mostly at night. The people who are engaged in these activities carry weapons and they keep it at hidden places. When the energy is high and the brain is absent then the person becomes merciless. They become tyrant and mass murderers who use weapons to make many people headless.

Avoid Flatterers & Sycophants

Flatterers & sycophants are cowards. Every act of flattery loosens the courage of the person and gradually he becomes a timid person. The act of flattery gives birth to procrastination.

They are deceivers, currently, they are deceiving their bosses for their personal gains.

The person who licks the soles because of his greed lowers his self-esteem and puts his greed ahead. But every soul wants respect, so licking or flattering hurts the ‘Soul’ of flatterers and sycophants also.

The person who licks the soles because of his greed lowers his self-esteem and puts his greed ahead. But every soul wants respect, so licking or flattering hurts the ‘Soul’ of flatterers and sycophants also. 

But greed is more important, so they bury that wound at that time, but every hidden wound slowly turns into a canker and takes its full revenge when the time comes. The person who is pressing the feet today is actually waiting for the time to press the neck of their boss. 

But the neck is far away, he cannot catch it straight, so he started with the feet. A flatterer is filling the boss's ego and clearing their path to go ahead, and ego is more important for the bosses that is the reason flattery works. However, the boss doesn't know but he is providing the flatterers a chance to come close to his neck.

Be careful about all those flatterers and sycophants. Every rise of these kinds of people is actually providing them a chance to catch your neck, and one day they will catch it, then they will take full revenge for all their hidden wounds from all those people because they are bearing those wounds for a long time.

The Joy of Creation and Success

What is the meaning of success in life? 

Success is a personal thing; the definition of success depends on the perception of the individual. While one person feels successful after achieving something, for others it may be a waste of time and energy. Success in life means feeling satisfaction with whatever a person has in his hands, an aspiring person cannot be called successful because this race is not going to end anywhere. After getting one thing, the desire to get another thing is born immediately.

A person runs after what is not in his hands and thinks that after achieving such a thing, he will become a successful person, but the thing becomes useless as soon as it comes into his hands. Many people can say that such a person is very successful because he has a lot of wealth or he has a lot of fame in society. However, such information from any mouth provides more about the speaker's view, and less about the person concerned. In fact, he is saying that only money and fame are important in his life and that his eyes are only following such a thing. Whereas, it may be possible that a person who has acquired so much wealth or fame is highly dissatisfied and his mind starts racing to get those things that he does not have.

As time passes the definition of success changes, it changes for every individual, it changes for the society, it changes for the country. So, if you are satisfied with your existence without comparing with others then you are a successful person. You are yourself and remember 'God' took nine months to create you. For nine months, nature has been continuously and silently working on your mother's womb, only then such a creation has taken place. Like a sculptor works continuously to make a beautiful idol but this idol is alive because “The Sculptor Himself is God”.

In this court called life, you are the judge, you are the lawyer and you are the culprit. Therefore, there is no point in feeling dissatisfied by comparing yourself with others. When you drive your car on the road you will find that there are always some vehicles in front of your car and some behind your car and all of them are going towards their respective destination. You cannot overtake everyone and you cannot be behind everyone and you will get the same situation again whenever you drive your vehicle on the road. So, if someone overtakes you, let them do so because their destination is different, they have to achieve something else in their life and they may be in a hurry to get there, and that is not your destination. Everyone's destination is different here, so their timing and speed are different.

In this book, I explained deeply, what are those necessary steps a person has to take if he wants to do something constructive in his life. Everyone wants to enjoy the fruit of creation, everyone wants to enjoy the fragrance of beautiful flowers, but these fruits and flowers and not available in the market, it is a journey and you can enjoy such things if you will walk on a certain path. I have explained how to travel on these paths and what necessary steps and measures you should take to reach your destination.