Yogas - Their Relevance - Introduction

Astro Guide Mysore

The word "Yoga" means when two or more things meet, or in the other sense is when conditions prevail.  

What are these conditions?  For example : Gajakesari yoga is a well know yoga which involves Jupiter and Moon.  The condition for this yoga to exist in one's horoscope is when Jupiter is placed in a Quadrant (Kendra) from Moon.  When this condition is satisfied the yoga is said to form.

Yogas are mainly classified into three important categories: -

1. Chandradi yogas

2. Suryadi yogas

3. Lagnadhi yogas

Chandradi yogas are those yogas which are said to manifest keeping Chandra (Moon) as the key planet of importance.

For example : Sunapha yoga, Anapha yoga, Dhurdhura yoga, Kemdruma yoga, Gajakesari yoga, Amala Yoga etc.

Suryadi yogas are formed when planets are placed in a certain longitude from Sun.  

For example : Vesi yoga, Vosi yoga, Ubhayachari yoga, Budhaditya yoga, etc.

Lagnadhi yogas are formed by certain placements of planets from the ascendant.  

For example : Adi yoga, Panchamahapurusha yogas (Ruchaka, Bhandra, Hamsa, Malavya and Sasa), Amala yoga, etc.

All these yogas give us an insight into the strength and capability of the native. The yogas are not only analysed to know the timing of an event, but also to understand its intensity depending on how strong the yoga is.  

The yogas from Sun (Suryadi yogas) indicate the confidence level of the native. Whether he is conscious of his surrounding, his identity and his practices. Analysis of these yogas show us as to whether the native is hardworking and selfmade.

The yogas from Moon (Chandradi yogas) indicate the mental make up of the native.  It shows how strong is he emotionally. Whether he is fickle minded, fearful or bold enough. The level of financial comfortability is also known from analysing these yogas.

The Lagnadi yogas (yogas seen from the ascendant) are more at the physical level.  They are analysed to know the health, physical makeup and belief system of the native.

Yogas are studied first individually and then in combination so that the combined effect is understood.

There are negative yogas or malefic combinations like the Sarpa yoga, Papa Karthari yoga, Panchamarishta yoga (bad to progeny or children), Aputra yoga, etc. 

It is extremely important to calculate the strength of each yoga before going into predictions.  

Watch my Astrology Videos on youtube :

Gaja Kesari Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CNMiBFD2Lo&t=58s

Budha Aditya Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6eYDW8Q4_0&t=74s

Kemadruma Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHXGbxFY35A&t=74s

Neechabhanga Raj Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf3j9rRKqJ4&t=43s

along with the above, all the 5 Panchamahapurusha Yogas are also explained in detail.

Author:

Sheshachalam Iyengar : iyengarastro@gmail.com
(for online Astrology and Tarot classes contact : +91-7338608070)

Insight to Astrology

Astro Guide Mysore

The way our life is moulded is directly related to how we think.  Life is directed in one direction or the other depending on how we think, what we desire, how we pursue, how we react/reciprocate and respond. How we understand society and control our emotions, etc.,

On the other hand the Image we create for ourselves keeps goading us to maintain itself for its positive outlook from the Society’s perspective.

This concept came to me when I was thinking on the relation between desire and the mind.

For example let us study the behavioral pattern of an Ant.

“Every day when it first comes out of its burrow, it scans for food and starts strolling in the field.  The pattern it follows each day is very complicated and fascinating, because it registers in its mind the path traversed for the past few days and its result. It finally starts to choose a particular route and repeats the trip. This shows that the desire for a particular food made the ant to repeat its route”.

Here the subject is very simple because the desire is singular and the ant is not confused. This is not in the case of human beings.  The desires are multifold and complex. The route is not definite, since one does not choose to fix to a singular desire. 

The path traversed is somewhat explainable as trial and error.  One gets fixed to some of the earlier traversed paths wherein one feels he is in-sync.  This also depends on the individual and the way he thinks. 

The hypothesis is that man thinks and then goes ahead in the path he likes or feels he finds happiness in it.  Does this mean that some part of our fate is also decided by the way we think? 

It surely does. The link between our urge to realize worldly matters and the pattern of our life is very much interdependent.

Can we control our desires, our thoughts; know our inner innate personalities and our Subconscious wants?

We surely can, this is where Astrology plays an important role in providing an insight into ones life pattern and the way one thinks.  The scientific analysis of a person will open-up the realities of one’s capabilities and will make him aware of his strengths and how to manage one’s short comings.

Astrology is a very deep rooted science in India and defaced due to petty astrologers who do not have the in-depth knowledge and are greedy to make money by suggesting remedies like performing poojas / homas and what not. If pooja’s and homa’s could have solved all our problems then there should have been lasting peace throughout India since centuries. With all regard to other religions, don’t people belonging to other religions have problems in their life? And when they go to an astologer, can he suggest pooja’s and homa’s as remedies?

The bigger picture is that everything is controlled by COSMOS and the vibrations coming from the constellations above us. Once we synchronize our physical, intellectual and psychological selves with the supreme power, we will be able to handle ourselves in a well orderly manner and our purpose of this birth will manifest.

A scientific approach is required to understand this beautiful phenomenon of the Cosmos and to know how it is related to what happens down here.

Watch my Astrology Videos on youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0piMd6Hcuw

Author:

Sheshachalam Iyengar
Jyotish Visharad : iyengarastro@gmail.com
(for online Astrology and Tarot classes contact : +91-7338608070)