Virgo lagna 12:12:01; the Sun 10:35:06, Mercury 02:14:10 and
Mars (C) 06:03:29 in Virgo; Saturn 19:13:52 and Venus 20:09:00 in Libra; Jupiter 20:22:43 in Sagittarius; the Moon 00:47:03 and Ketu 10:04:00 in Capricorn and Rahu 10:04:00 in Cancer.
Navamsa Chart:
Aries lagna, the Sun, Venus and Ketu in Aries, Jupiter and Rahu in Libra, Mercury and the Moon in Capricorn, Mars in Aquarius and Saturn in Pisces.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or the R.S.S. was formed by
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar at Nagpur. At the time of its formation the rising point of the lagna was in the Aries sub-division and Hasta nakshatra portion of Virgo sign. Hasta nakshatra is ruled
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by the Moon, which nakshatra, in the present case, is one of the three auspicious Sampata nakshatras. The Moon, the lord of the
11th house from the lagna situated in its debilitation sign in the 3rd house, was then transiting Uttara Ashada nakshatra ruled by the Sun, the lord of the 12th house occupying its exalted navamsa in the lagna and the Hasta nakshatra. At the time of its formation the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was experiencing the effects of the Vimshottari Dasa of the Sun occupying a Sampata nakshatra. While discussing this horoscope in the May 1979 issue of The Astrological Magazine, B.V.Raman had said that “there is astrological evidence to suggest….that the Sangh’s achievements would be the awakening of the conscience of the Indian Youth to their moral rights and guiding the mind of the younger community from the morasses of
mischievous materialistic political and social doctrines of the West to the idealism and benevolence of Indian culture……Dharma is not just religion, as some Indian politicians suffering from the disease of ‘secularism’ want us to believe. Dharma is the moral or ethical principle regulating all activities.”
The Sun signifies the Atman, the inner self, which is pure and
indestructible, and Jaimini has attributed politics and high ranking Government services to it. In the present case, the Sun rules the Mokshasthana and is exalted in the navamsa. Such a Sun, even though it has gained only three benefic bindus in its Ashtakavarga, makes one develop and nurture the highest kind of ideals and engage in purposeful intellectual activities. Here, situated in an inimical sign it is in conjunction with the lord of the lagna and with the combust lord of the 8th house. Mercury is in its own sign which is its moolatrikona-rasi and its sign of exaltation, but Mercury is not inimical towards the Sun. Mars, which is a papa-graha for Virgo lagna though occupying a friendly navamsa is in the sign ruled by its bitter enemy. Kalidasa tells us that Mars is strong even in its enemy’s sign and that it is only three-fourth evil compared to Saturn. P.S.Sastri states that the conjunction of the Sun and Mars indicates great energy in the areas signified by both, the person is more intellectual than practical, self conscious and critical with an analytic mind who faces severe struggles while championing good causes but it also indicates great physical danger or disease.
B.V.Raman in his book, How to Judge a Horoscope, states that the dignified lord of the lagna occupying the lagna gives fame in own
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community and country but the lord of the 8th house situated in the lagna and afflicted gives trouble from Government which becomes a constant source of worries. Both, Mercury which is afflicted by the Sun, and Mars have gained only three benefic bindus in their Ashtakavarga. Counted from the Chandra-lagna, the lord of the Chandra-lagna, Saturn, is exalted in the 10th house in conjunction with the lord of the 10th house; Mercury occupies the 9th house as the lord of the 9th in conjunction with the lord of the 4th and the 11th and the lord of the 8th house. The conjunction of the Sun, Mercury and Mars confers material gains but not happiness. Mars and Jupiter are the two primary Marakas for Virgo lagna and Capricorn Chandra-lagna. According to Yavaneshwara, Mars is the only enemy of Jupiter. Mars as a functional malefic aspecting Jupiter makes one suffer on account of hostility hidden or open. Mars ruling Aries sign is the planet of passion but by ruling Scorpio sign it subdues passion and makes one free from ahamkara. However, in the present case, Jupiter occupying its own and moolatrikona-rasi in the 4th house from the lagna is in a neutral navamsa and in Poorva Ashada, a Param-mitra nakshatra ruled by Venus, the lord of the 9th, which is situated in the 2nd house in its own and moolatrikona-rasi in conjunction with the exalted lord of the 5th and the 6th house, which favourable situation makes one long-lived and blessed with a steady fortune. A favourable Jupiter gives a strong aversion towards base motives and evil ways; it is stronger placed in Sagittarius sign than in Pisces.
Saravali prefers the location of the Moon in a kendrasthana,
and Jataka Parijata states that the Vargottama Moon should avoid occupying the lagna-kendra. In the present case, the Vargottama Moon occupying a friendly even sign and navamsa is in the 5th conjoining Ketu. Jataka Parijata tells us that if the Sun avoiding the navamsas ruled by Venus occupies the lagna, and Mercury is also in Virgo sign then a Rajayoga is caused. This Rajayoga occurring in the present case is spoiled by Mars which is an indication that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh harbours no political ambitions to
acquire power to rule and will never acquire the power to rule. The Bhadra yoga, a very favourable yoga, caused by Mercury is spoiled by the Sun, and the Hamsa yoga, also a very favourable yoga, and the favourable Anapha yoga caused by Jupiter are marred by the
aspect of Mars. Planets occupying their own sign or exaltation sign
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whether they are benefics or malefics situated either side of the Sun give good results. The effects of exalted planets depend on the nature and strength of their dispositors. Sarvartha Chintamani tells us that one speaks pleasant words if the lord of the 12th house occupies the lagna and that even evil planets associating with the lord of the lagna tend to improve their basic traits, it is the weak lord of the lagna associated with malefic planets that gives bad results.
B.V.Raman states that the conjunction of Mars with exalted Mercury not aspected by either Rahu or Saturn indicates that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh cannot be fascist in its outlook and programmes even though it has been so dubbed by its critics, and that it is Jupiter that has provided the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh the inspiration, the determination and the restraint, and made it capable of reading the events in their proper perspective.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was given a bad name at the
behest of the then ruling Congress Party after the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. It was banned thrice by the Government of India after independence. At that time the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was under the influence of the dasa of Rahu
occupying the sign ruled by its bitter enemy, but as is seen, had Rahu not occupied the 11th house from the lagna aspected by the lord of the 11th, had it not occupied the navamsa of its intimate friend, and had it not occupied a Sadhaka nakshatra ruled by its intimate friend, the efforts of the then rulers and their allies would have succeeded in destroying the very identity and existence of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Even though the Kapoor Commission Report
had concluded that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was not responsible for the murder of M.K.Gandhi and that it was not proved that the accused were members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Indira Gandhi, who broke away from the original Congress Party and founded the Congress Party (Indira), usurped the history and the legacy of the original Congress Party and chose to carry on with the tirade against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh but
without denting the latter’s foundation, structure and ideals which are strong because of the favourable placements of the lord of the lagna, the lords of the two trikonas and Jupiter. During the course of the dasa of Jupiter the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh witnessed the merger of the Jan Sangh with the Janata Party; it was a difficult
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and most uncomfortable merger. The so-called Socialists, the Raj Narains and the Madhu Limayes, raked up time and again the issue of Double-membership which constant rant was a smoke-screen to cover the nefarious designs of those who wanted the Morarji
Desai government to fall, and fall it did. The inevitable breakup of the Janata Party and the birth of the Bhartiya Janata Party or B.J.P.
happened shortly after the Saturn – Rahu conjunction in Leo sign that occurred on 17th July 1979.
The 10th house from Virgo lagna formed by Gemini sign is aspected by a strong unafflicted Jupiter which in its turn is aspected by a friendly and exalted Saturn, the lord of the 5th house. The 9th house and its lord situated strongly in its other own sign are not aspected by or conjoined with inimical planets. Moreover, Venus and Saturn have also granted adequate strength to the 10th house counted from the radical Moon. The 2nd, the 3rd, the 6th, the 9th, the 10th and the 11th bhavas from the lagna have gained more benefic bindus in the Sarva Ashtakavarga than the lagna that has twenty-five benefic bindus, which means that the leaders and the members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will continue to uphold noble principles and high moral ground with firm conviction backed by good fortune, good intentions and good constructive approach, and they will always be able to successfully and gainfully counter its critics and opponents outlasting them. During the dasa of exalted Saturn the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh witnessed the rule of the NDA government led by the Bhartiya Janata Party, which it supports. The dasa of Mercury afflicted by two cruel malefics and occupying Uttara Phalguni, a Janma nakshatra ruled by the lord of the 11th house, was an uncomfortable period for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its associates and well-wishers; the two
unsuccessful bids by L.K.Advani to regain power for the NDA failed which failure resulted in the slow and steady disintegration of the said coalition. Mercury signifies the Fourth Estate, the Media, which was and is still being used by opponents to stifle and denigrate the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bhartiya Janata Party. The
dasa of Mercury will run its course up to the fag-end of 2016.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is presently under the
influence of the antra-dasa of Jupiter in the dasa of Mercury which Jupiter by occupying its own bhava in a kendra from the dasa-lord has seen the resurgence of Bhartiya Janata Party which party is
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exuding renewed confidence. At the time when the next elections to the Lok Sabha will be held, the antra-dasa of exalted Saturn situated in the 2nd house from the dasa-lord will be in operation.
The Bhartiya Janata Party is presently under the influence of the dasa of the Sun situated in the 7th house in Pisces in a neutral sign and aspecting the lagna. The Sun is in Revati nakshatra, a Janma nakshatra ruled by Mercury, the lord of the lagna. Planets aspecting the lagna and in yoga-formation with the lord of the lagna generally produce favourable results in the course of their dasas. This period favours the Bhartiya Janata Party but not entirely because the Sun happens to be the lord of the 8th house and the lord of the sign occupied by it is retrograde and located in the 12th house from the lagna. Bhartiya Janata Party is also under the adverse influence of the Sade-sati of Saturn. The saving grace is provided by the lord of the 9th occupying the 9th house which has the potential to make the Bhartiya Janata Party to successfully ride its luck. Venus is said to be the lone benefic for Virgo lagna and in the case of the Bhartiya Janata Party is aspected by the Vargottama Moon gaining in pakshabala
with the benefit of neechabhanga. Atal Behari Vajpayee had led the NDA government for six years during the dasa of Venus. Whether
the Bhartiya Janata Party will lead the next ministry at the centre or not will depend on the fortune of the individual who is destined to lead and become the Prime Minister of India. The fortune of that individual should be in sync with the party or the alliance that he leads.
Taurus lagna of independent India is very weak on account of the combust status of Venus and its association with Mercury, Saturn and the Moon. It does not augur well for democracy. In this context, B.V.Raman has said that caste alliances, intrigues, hypocritical profession for weaker section, defection on the basis of flexible conscience and not conviction will continue to be the order of the day. Taurus sign falls on the 9th house in the horoscopes of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bhartiya Janata Party, the
fate of these two organisations is intimately linked with the fate of India and therefore, these two organisations are and will continue to be sincerely concerned about the well-being and safety of India.
Jupiter is the Atmakaraka for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. It is strongly placed in the 4th house from the lagna; it protects the lagna and the well-being of this organisation. Venus and Saturn vested
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with strength placed in the 2nd house from the Sun and the lagna confer similar protection. The lords of the lagna, the 8th and the 10th situated in the kendrasthanas or trikonabhavas or the 11th house grant a very long term of life. Vridhyavana treats the occupation of the lagna by the lord of the 8th as the principal indication for a very long life.
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