Article: Śula Chakra

Shūla is short for trishūla (trident) which is the weapon held by Śiva (and Rudra). Sun represents Śiva in all signs and Mars indicates the violent Rudra known for their strength and prowess in battle. The stronger among the 2nd/8th Lords becomes the prāńi rudra (primary rudra) while the weaker one becomes the aprāńi rudra. Death can occur during the Śūla daśā of the signs having the rudra or its trines or its seventh house.

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This very principle is used to determine the exact constellations where the triśūla (trident) is seen. As such, the trident has a long staff and three spear heads. The chakra used for this purpose is the Sarvatobhadra Cakra with 28 nakśatra.

The nakśatra occupied by the Sun indicates the bottom/end of the staff and this can be used to kill. The three śūla’s or tips of the trident are represented by the constellations in exact trines (9th constellation reckoned in direct and reverse count from that of the Sun) and the nakśatra exactly opposite (15th nakśatra). These four nakśatra are the śūla nakśatra and the start of a disease when the Moon transits this nakśatra indicates death, more so if the Śūla daśā is also of one of these signs.
Figure 1 : Śula cakra illustration
The staff of the trident is composed of seven constellations- one nakśatra of the Sun itself and the remaining six are the three adjacent nakśatra on either side. Similarly, the heads of the trident are supported by two constellations each one on either side of the sharp points representing the elongated base. These constellations can cause great suffering but not death. The remaining twelve constellations are considered ‘safe’ and indicate speedy recovery. The Śula Chakra is used to determine death inflicting and other dangerous transits.

Use of Śula cakra

In cases of ill health or a journey being made to the place of death, it is important to ascertain the beginning of the disease/journey to prognosticate on the results of the disease/journey as being fatal, dangerous or mild depending on whether it is in the sharp edges of the trident, near it or in the body of the trident respectively. If there is no ill health nor is a journey being made, then the date of death will be indicated by the Śula cakra. Otherwise, use the Śula cakra with the starting date of disease/journey and the navtārā cakra to determine the date of fatality.

If the Sun has any association with the houses of death (3rd/8th from AL, AK or Lagna), then the Śula cakra will surely give the date of fatal disease/journey. If Rahu has association with these places of death, then the navtārā cakra will give the fatal date.

Chart 1 : Mahatma Gandhi

Śula daśā (troubles and death):
Li: 1869-10-02 (7:31:00) - 1878-10-02 (14:41:40)
Sc: 1878-10-02 (14:41:40) - 1887-10-02 (22:10:13)
Sg: 1887-10-02 (22:10:13) - 1896-10-02 (5:32:43)
Cp: 1896-10-02 (5:32:43) - 1905-10-03 (12:49:26)
Aq: 1905-10-03 (12:49:26) - 1914-10-03 (20:11:30)
Pi: 1914-10-03 (20:11:30) - 1923-10-04 (3:42:20)
Ar: 1923-10-04 (3:42:20) - 1932-10-03 (10:55:15)
Ta: 1932-10-03 (10:55:15) - 1941-10-03 (18:19:54)
Ge: 1941-10-03 (18:19:54) - 1950-10-04 (1:41:22)
Cn: 1950-10-04 (1:41:22) - 1959-10-04 (9:03:30)
Le: 1959-10-04 (9:03:30) - 1968-10-03 (16:25:46)
Vi: 1968-10-03 (16:25:46) - 1977-10-03 (23:44:03)

Mahatma Gandhi was hale and hearty and did not suffer from any disease that caused ill health. The eighth house from AL and Lagna are fixed signs indicating death in the place of residence and journey shall not be made. In such cases, the date of death shall be taken as the beginning of the śula (trident) the causes death. The Sun occupies Hastā nakśatra (no.13) in the chart of Gandhi and this constellation is placed in the bottom of the trident in a triangle indicating death transit. The three nakśatra after it (nos. 14, 15 & 16) and the three nakśatra before it (nos. 12, 11 & 10) are placed outside the body and are dangerous but never fatal. Similarly, the other nakśatra are placed in the trident and we find that the nakśatra Hastā (13), Uttarāsadhha (21), Uttara bhādrapada (27) and Mŕgasira (5) are the life threatening nakśatra.
The dangerous śula daśā of Gemini was from 1941-50 and Gemini aspects the third house from the Ārudhha Lagna with the Sun in it threatening death by firearms. The eighth house from Lagna and AL are also aspected by Rahu (rāśi driśŧi) indicating the possibility of a duśŧa-marańa yoga (bad death). Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 at 5:17’ PM IST at New Delhi by Nathuram Godse (Gemini Lagna). The Moon was in Hastā nakśatra at that time transiting the fatal bottom edge of the trident.

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