Graha Dṛṣṭi

Graha Dṛṣṭi

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Tattva

There are five principal elements or states of existence of all material bodies called TATTVA. These are (1) the Solid state called Pṛthvi or Earth, (2) the Liquid state called Jala or Water, the Gaseous state called Vāyu, the Vacuum state called Ākāśa or the Energy state called Agni. Each sign is assigned one of the four principle elements of Agni (loosely called Fire), Vāyu (loosely called Air), Pṛthvi (loosely called Earth), and Jala (loosely called Water). However the fifth, Ākāśa Tattva (loosely called Sky) pervades all the signs and represents Viṣṇu Who pervades everything although not visible to mortal eyes.

Other basics can be studied from standard texts. To use Nārāyaṇa Daśā, the reader should be conversant with certain tools of jyotiṣa like Argalā, Rāśi dṛṣṭi, Āruḍha Pada (both Rāśi & Graha), Chara Kāraka etc, which have been given in considerable detail in the Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra and other standard texts. Some of these are enumerated as below while the others can be learnt from my books[ref] Crux of Vedic astrology (1998), Vedic Remedies in Astrology (2000), Maharishi Jaimini’s Upadesa Sutra (1997).[/ref] .

Dṛṣṭi (Sight)

The planets and signs have a sight or ability to influence/decipher the readings of other bodies (signs/ stars or planets) stationed at certain positions from them. The rules for Graha dṛṣṭi (planetary sight) and Rāśi dṛṣṭi (Sign sight) are as follows: –

1. Graha dṛṣṭi (planetary sight) is an expression of desire which is relatively more temporary as compared to Rāśi Dṛṣṭi (Sign sight) is an expression of knowledge.
2. All planets excepting Ketu the headless one, have sight.
3. All planets aspect the seventh sign from where they are stationed.
4. The outer planets Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have special aspects on signs other than the seventh sign. So also, Rāhu has special aspects. Just like an eagle can see everything from a position above, so also the outer planets are at a relative height above the earth (as reckoned from the Sun) and hence acquire this ability of special aspect.
5. None of the planets can aspect the 2^nd or 12^th house from their station, except Rāhu who can see the second house from its station (counted zodiacally or 12^th house counted in reverse. They are one and the same.)
6. None of the planets can aspect the 6^th & 11^th houses, as these are places of Danda (punishment) and Hara (removal from this planet)[ref] tanou tana daṇḍa hara (Jaimini sūtra); tanou is 6th house and tanou-tana is 6th from 6th house or 11th house.[/ref] . Planets/ bodies cannot desire punishment and removal from this material universe. The only one who creates this desire of removal from the material world is Ketu and hence it is the Mokṣa Kāraka (giver of emancipation).
7. Thus, removing the 2^nd & 12^th, the 6^th & 11^th and 1^st & 7^th signs which have already been explained above, the outer planets have special aspects on the remaining signs (3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 8^th, 9^th & 10^th)
   1. Mars aspects the chaturaśra (4^th & 8^th signs).
   2. Jupiter and Rāhu aspect the prārabdha/ pūrva puṇya (good or evil done in the past birth as indicated by the 5^th and 9^th houses). While Jupiter indicates the puṇya (net good karma from past life), Rāhu indicates the pāpa (net bad karma from past life).
   3. Saturn aspects the upachaya[ref] Although there are four Upachaya houses 3rd, 6th, 10th & 11th, the 6th & 11th have been excluded as explained.[/ref] (houses of growth 3^rd & 10^th) and indicates the resources that would be depleted in fulfilling personal desires or weaknesses (called ṣaḍripu[ref] Ṣaḍripu: The six weaknesses which are different from the pañca makara (five “M’s”)[/ref] .
8. Rāśi dṛṣṭi is a permanent feature of the signs and they are like buildings in the skies, facing each other.
   1. The movable signs aspect all fixed signs except the one juxtapose.
   2. The fixed signs aspect all movable signs except the one juxtapose.
   3. The dual signs aspect each other.
9. Every sign that is aspected by another also aspects it. Thus if Taurus aspects Libra, then Libra also aspects Taurus.
10. Planets placed in signs also aspect other planets and signs on the basis of Rāśi dṛṣṭi. However, this shows having knowledge of each other and/or involvement in similar activities.

Chart 1: Determine the aspects in the Standard Nativity (Male born on 7^th August 1963 at 9:15’ PM IST, Sambalpur, India (21N28’ 84E01’). The horoscope is given in Chart-1. The Graha Dṛṣṭi are shown in Figure-3 and Table-3 whereas the Rāśi Dṛṣṭi are shown in Figure-4 & Table-4 respectively.

Table 3: Graha Dṛṣṭi

Table 4: Rāśi Dṛṣṭi

The aspect of Pisces (l) and Jupiter (K) on the dual signs except Pisces, the aspect of Capricorn (j) & Saturn (L) on the fixed signs except Aquarius and the aspect of Aquarius (k) & Moon (y) on the movable signs except Capricorn are shown in the figure-4.