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Sri Krishna’s teachings
Disease and Nakśatras
Sri Kŕśńa was teaching Yudhiśŧhira and narrated the discussion
between Agnihotra Kauśika Muni and Mahaŕśi Garga (Bhaviśya Pūrāńa).
Mahaŕśi Garga inquired “Brahma! How can any person be realized from
such suffering like bondage, imprisonment, being tied down under
adverse conditions, slavery or under attack/seige from enemies or
wild animals and diseases. Unless the suffering person is relieved
from these adverse circumstances or conditions how can he hope for
emancipation from rebirth. Pray tell me the path to freedom.”
Kauśika Muni replied, “Knowledge of death, disease and illness is
known from the conception time, birth and janma nakśatra. If the
disease starts from these nakśatra (ie. Conception or natal moon
star) then the danger of death should not be ruled out. Based on the
Moon at the moment of start of a disease, the period of suffering
can be ordained.
Table 1 : Nakśatra & disease
|
Period of disease |
|
|
Nakśatra |
HariHara |
Rishi
Kauśika |
Devatā
|
|
1
|
Aświnī
|
9 days
|
1 day
|
Dasra
|
|
2
|
Bharańī
|
11 days
|
Danger of
death |
Yama
|
|
3
|
Kŕttikā
|
9 days
|
9 days
|
Agni
|
|
4
|
Rohińī
|
7 days
|
3 days
|
Prajāpati
|
|
5
|
Mŕgaśira
|
1 month
|
5 days
|
Candra
|
|
6
|
Ārdrā
|
Impossible
|
Danger of
death |
Rudra
|
|
7
|
Punarvasu
|
7 days
|
7 days
|
Aditi
|
|
8
|
Puśya
|
7 days
|
7 days
|
Bŕhaspati
|
|
9
|
Aśleśa
|
Impossible
|
9 days
|
Sarpa
|
|
10
|
Maghā
|
20 days
|
20 days
|
|
|
11
|
Pūrva
Phālguńī |
Impossible
|
2 months
|
|
|
12
|
Uttara
Phālguńī |
7 days
|
3 pakśa
|
|
|
13
|
Hastā
|
15 days
|
Short time
|
|
|
14
|
Chitrā
|
11 days
|
½ month
|
|
|
15
|
Svātī
|
Impossible
|
2 months
|
|
|
16
|
Viśākhā
|
15 days
|
20 days
|
|
|
17
|
Anurādhā
|
Longtime/difficult |
10 days
|
|
|
18
|
Jyeśŧhā |
Impossible
|
½ month
|
|
|
19
|
Mūlā
|
9 days
|
Danger of
death |
|
|
20
|
Pūrva
aśādhā |
Impossible
|
15 days
|
|
|
21
|
Uttara
aśādhā |
1 month
|
20 days
|
|
|
22
|
Srāvańa
|
11 days
|
2 months
|
|
|
23
|
Dhaniśŧhā
|
15 days
|
½ month
|
|
|
24
|
Śatabhiśāj
|
11 days
|
10 days
|
Varuńa
|
|
25
|
Pūrva
bhadra |
Impossible
|
9 days
|
Ajaikapāda
|
|
26
|
Uttara
bhadra |
7 days
|
15 days
|
|
|
27
|
Revatī
|
Long
time/difficult |
10 days
|
Puśan
|
Kauśika Muni continued that there are certain stars, which are violent and can
indicate death. [Jyotinirbanda indicates that nakśatras 6, 9, 11, 15, 18, 20, 25
show premature death or long term effect/suffering due to disease.]. He
suggested the worship of the nakśatra devatā as the remedy for cure. If the
exact date/time of the star can be ascertained then the diety of the nakśatra
should be propitiated.
This is the best solution. If propitiated and satisfied, then the graha (vimśotari)
ruling the star shall indicate the exact period of cure. For example, worship
Aświnī Kumar if the disease started in Aświnī, or Yama if the disease started in
Bharańī. The mantra can be simple like yamadaivata: ‘yamāya svāhā’ or other
mantras learnt from authoritative sources can be used [note: various nakśatra
mantra can be learnt from Vedic Remedies in Astrology by this scribe]. If the
nakśatra for start of the disease cannot be ascertained, then the deity of the
janma nakśatra should be propitiated at all times. Remember that devas should be
worshipped with ‘svāhā’ and pitŕs with ‘svadhā.’
Kauśika continued, “Muni! Lord Brahma has taught that if the sampuŧa is given
with the Gayatri mantra 1000 times, then all diseases will be cured.” Sampuŧa
are bījākśara prefixed to the gāyatri for various purposes.
Determining the start of disease
Determination of starting Nākśatra
The method of determining the day (ruling star) at the time of the start of a
disease is taught by HariHara.
a) The nakśatra prevailing at the beginning of a disease is known from the
Praśna chart by counting as many nakshatra from it as it has gained from lagna
nakśatra. Praśna Mārga 13-01
b) The longitude of Gulika is multiplied by 9 and 12. Expunge multples of 360º.
The nakshatra(s) arrived at will indicate the commencement of disease. Praśna
Mārga 13-02
Note 1: The text uses ‘Mandi’ and it is seen that Mandi and Gulika have been
used interchangably by HariHara. Actually, these are different points in the
zodiac. Mandi is the middle point of the Gulika kāla whereas Gulika is taken as
the beginning of the kāla.
Table 2 : Gulika determination
|
Weekday |
Part of
Saturn |
Ending time of Saturn for 12 hr day |
Part of Saturn |
Ending time of Saturn for 12 hr night |
|
|
Day |
|
Night |
|
|
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday |
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 |
10:30’+SR
9:30’+SR
7:30’+SR
6:00’+SR
4:30’+SR
3:00’+SR
1:30’+SR |
3
2
1
7
6
5
4 |
4:30’+SS
3:00’+SS
1:30’+SS
10:30’+SS
9:00’+SS
7:30’+SS
6:00’+SS |
Note 2: Of the two nakshatra arrived at, one using the ‘9’ as the muliplier
shows ‘devadosha’ or wrath of deities and consequential diseases/suffering,
while the one using ‘12’ as the muliplier shows the secret enemies. In both
cases the disease should be serious enough to merit the use of this method as
Gulika/Mandi indicate serious and life threatening poison like cancer, HIV, etc.
c) Praśna akśara: This is the first letter of the communication. The nakśatra
can be determined from this first letter based on the hoda chakra (available in
a good ephemeris where the phonemes of each nakśatra pāda are given) and
Parāsara (BPHS).
1. If the disease commenced within the last 1 month, this would have commenced
when the Moon transited this nakśatra.
2. If the disease commenced within a year, then the transit of the Sun in this
nakśatra will indicate the start.
3. If even older than a year, then see transit of Jupiter/Saturn over this
nakśatra to indicate the time.
Time of start
If there is a planet in the sixth house, consider it, else take the
lord of the sixth house. The time when the planet is strong
indicates the tentative time of the starting of the disease. Note
that Sun, Jupiter and Venus are day strong while Moon, Mars and
Saturn are night strong indicating the day/night time respectively.
Mercury is strong in both the day and night and will indicate
sandhya (junctions of the day).
Timing Cure
The longitude of the 6th lord in the sign occupied by it indicates
the extent and period of disease. The expired portion indicates the
time already spent and the balance indicates the time left for
complete cure. Note that we have already determined by prior methods
the time when the disease started. This starting date to the date of
Prasna is the period of suffering already seen and is mapped to the
longitude already covered by the sixth lord. The balance,
proportionately gives the days left for cure.
A rough indication is that if the sixth lord has already traversed
half the sign, the worst is over (ie. Half the suffering period is
already over).
Timing Manifestation
The manifestation of a disease is different from its start. The
disease often starts much before the first symptoms manifest. The
number of months elapsed since manifestation of the disease is known
by either method-
1. The number of signs counted from Ārudhha Lagna to sixth lord, or
2. The number of nakshatra from Prasna nakshatra to that of the 6th
lord, or
3. The number obtained at (b) above is multplied by the number of
navamśa gained by the 6th lord.
The date of manifestation would be when the Moon would have
transited over the 6th lord (prasna) sign during the month of
manifestation.
Natal Chart
1. Diseases begin when the lagna, Pāka lagna and/or Moon are
transited by malefic planets and cure begins when these are
transited by benefic planets. Complete cure comes when all these
three signs have the association/aspect of transiting benefic
planets.
2. If the disease started in signs preceding chandrāstama, then
recovery begins after chandrāstama.
3. Moon (day), Sun (month), and Jupiter (year) transit of signs
having the association/aspect of malefic planets indicates the
beginning of disease and their transit of signs having the
association/aspect of benefic planets indicates cure (beginning of
recovery).
4. The aid of the deities associated with natal favorable planets
over which the transit Jupiter/Sun/Moon gives the cure and this
should be sought through mantra, etc. It must be noted that worship
of the dusta grahas or their deities causing the disease shall not
give the cure.
5. If the sickness began when the Moon transited over the 6th lord
(of Prasna or natal chart) then the cure will come when Moon
transits the 4th Lord (sign) in the Prasna or natal chart.
6. Starting nakśatra: Details of the effects of the starting
nakśatra has already been explained earlier. In addition, Kŕittikā,
Dhaniśŧhā, Bharańī, Śatabhiśa, coinciding with Sunday/ Tuesday/
Saturday and also coinciding with Chidra/Rikta Tithi gives death. In
general commencement on aśŧami, pūrńa, rikta tithi and a malefic
weekday can cause death.
Navatāra cakra [27 star chakra]
Moon in Trijanma nakśatra or vipat, pratyak or naidhana nakśatra can
lead to long term disease and death. Normally this works well when
the strongest influence in the third from Ārudhha lagna is that of a
night strong planet. If otherwise, day strong planets are in the
third, prefer the Śula cakra.
Understand that the nakshatra in which disease starts has animportant message to convey related to karma. If it is the janma or anujanma (conception also) nakshatra then it relates to longevity or sometimes the onset of genetic diseases. If it is karma nakshatra then major changes in work are to take place or if it a simple fever then, it can indicate that some evil at work is being overcome. The special nakshatra should also be studied in regard to the start of disease in this manner.
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