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Dear K. Lakshman, Namaskar.
Heres answering your query on the topic of Varṇada Lagna.

Varṇa means color, caste or the single syllable of a word or mantra. As a sound syllable it refers to the origin of our creation, namely sound itself of which the first sound was aum. Sound manifests in the Akaśa or ether element, followed by the creation of the Vāyu or air element, which again is followed by the Agni or fire element. At this stage light and therefore also color emanated. This then resulted in the creation of Jala or water which gave sustenance and finally Prthvi or earth which brought about the solid surfaces and therefore also food.

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Posted in the Srijagannath Gurukul forum - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/srijagannath/

Svati wrote:
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> Hare Rama krsna
> Dear Vistiji,
> i remember from one of the lectures by Sanjayji, where he made a difference in two kind of researches where one is based on collection of data and other a theoretical approach . The first methodology was more an Approach of Rahu , while the other be more of Mercury . Am i right in my interpretation >?

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Here is a writeup on the concept of Brahmana Yoga, and its allied yogas. These are compiled from a selection of emails posted at the SJC: Gurukul list.

Email from Julli Morrison:
You keep mentioning the Brahmana yoga (?) which has to do with moon in 8 and saturn in 1st. I’ve looked through B.V. Raman’s 300 Important Combinations and can’t find it. Is there a list on any of the websites which gives these yogas that you use? I’ve had no luck finding them.

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A topic which brings much doubt and tests the faith of newcomers in Jyotish is the topic of Ayanamsa. Where our western counterparts who use the tropical zodiac aren’t affected by this problem, those who use the sidereal zodiac, or a zodiac based on star positions are cast into a deep dilemma as to which ayanamsa to use. Where western sidereal astrologers are almost forced to take the plunge into learning the intricacies of the ayanamsa and thereby choose the ayanamsa they like the best, vedic astrologers are presented with a peculiar situation where faith tends to be the compelling factor in choosing ayanamsa.

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Solar and Lunar eclipses occur every six months, with both eclipses ocurring within fifteen days of each other. These two close eclipses, their time of ocurrance and the rasi/nakshatra of the luminaries during both events, are most relevant for analysis.
The analysis of eclipses adds significant relevance to the use of nodes transit in the zodiac.

The solar eclipse can occur before or after the lunar eclipse, and as a result the effects of the eclipse also vary from auspicious to inauspicious. Or rather, the eclipse leads ones towards ‘bhoga’ and material benefit, or ‘moksha’ and purging/spiritual benefit.
The effect of the eclipse becomes relevant when occuring over the rasi or nakshatra of natal grahas in the persons chart. Herein the lagna is included as an important point of reference.

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Published on the Srijagannath forum.
Dear Ramesh, Namaskar
This is aiming towards a more advanced understanding of retrogression. Consider this he NEXT level of understanding of the topic.

When we go deeper into retrogression we can no longer settle with simply recognizing two motions of planets, namely Direct vs. Retrograde, but must now consider THREE motions namely:
Direct - Chara (rajasic state)
Stationary - dvisvabhava (sattvic state)
Retrograde - sthira (tamasic state)

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Published on the Sohamsa and Srijagannath forums.
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Dear Nitin and group, Namaskar

dārārūḍhavaśādvadedupapadāttāmādibhāryaṁ tataḥ tattannaidhanabhātsmarākhyapadato yāvacca pāpādikam|
From the arudha of the seventh (darapada/a7) and from the arudha of the twelfth (upapada/UL) we have to find out everything about the first wife. From the eighth houses of these two arudhas we can know about the second wife. - Translation by P.S. Sastri - Uttara Kalamrita Chapter IV, sloka 40

So, to find the subsequent partners see the eighth from the particular pada. Specifically with the darapada we are concerned with ‘vaśā’ which is any woman/partner, wife/spouse, mate, etc. In the tradition we call this all sambandha.

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Published on the Sohamsa and Srijagannath forums.

Atma (soul), Mana (mind) and Tanu (body). These correspond to the i) Charakarakas, ii) Naisargika karakas and iii) Sthira karakas respectively. The dhi or intelligence is an addition to these three, which has been created by Vasudeva (refer creation). Through the lagna we have Bhaava. Look up the sanskrit word for this and you will find that it means much more than just house. It means ‘approach’ or ‘manner of acting/condition, state etc’.
So each bhaava in the chart shows:
i) how we approach a certain aspect of life (bhaava itself)
ii) how we are approached by those people indicated by those aspects of life (bhaavesha - lordship)

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Dear Readers, namaskar.
A lot has changed on the website over the last few months, moving from a more static and newspaper-like website to a more interactive website. Now you can post comments to these posts on the frontpage (just scroll down) and also post comments/questions to each of the articles and also the lectures as given on the website.

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Dear Readers, Namaskar

Last week the solar eclipse occurred. The solar eclipse occurred in Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra, whilst the lunar eclipse preceeded it in Purva Bhadrapada. People with the Sun, Moon, Lagna or Lagnesha in these Nakshatras should take special care to analyze the effects of this eclipse.

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Dear Readers, Namaskar
In more recent news, Steve Irwin a.k.a. ‘the crocodile hunter’ has died. Yesterday, at 11 AM Australian time, he was stung by a sting-ray during a filming for a project for his daughter. This is a very unusual death for a very unusual man, who spent most of his life in touch with nature and the wild, in efforts to preserve it. My condolences go to his family, who with Mr. Irwin have contributed to a cause very few people take interest in, namely upholding the first leg of dharma - the dharma of the world and earth.

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Dear Readers, Namaskar
The middle-east is in a bit of a crisis, but very few astrologers have predicted any solution to this matter. The issue started with Moon, Saturn, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter in quadrants to each other on July the 12th and has taken a lot of casualties. The Qana bombing on July 30th took the most, when Moon entered into aspect with Rahu in the sign of Virgo. Let’s hope the Suns exit from the movable signs in 4-6 days time, brings some solace to the region. As always BBC’s website is an excellent resource for following the day-to-day events.

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Dear Readers, Namaskar
The third SJC International Conference in Serbia has been announced. Do check the official website for updates on the same. The SJC USA conference has also been announced, and you can check out the details at: http://jiva.us

In addition i have uploaded an article on Prasna in the articles section, which i had promised to publish for the benefit of my students. Please do read it to get a strong base in the use of Prasna or Horary astrology.

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Dear Readers, Namaskar
As you can see, the web site is changing its ‘look’ slowly, and while i haven’t updated this news page too often, the article section and Jaimini class section, have been updated. Do check out the article section for the article on ‘upasanamsa’ and two more write ups. One on the recent ‘Cartoon Row’ and an article on the technique of ‘Naming Children’.

Yours faithfully,

Visti Larsen, Guru of Sri Jagannath Centre

Dear Readers, Namaskar
Merry Christmas and Happy New year to everyone! I will be attending the SJC-International Delhi Conference which is starting 12th January, and for this reason i won’t be in touch until the begining of February. However, i will try to give a good covering of the conference and also some comments on the papers presented.

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Dear Readers, Namaskar
Thanks to everyone who made my birthday a memorable occasion. Rafal Gendarz has made some predictions for my upcoming year, using the Sudarshan Chakra Dasa-Pravesha Chart. You can read it here.

Three discussions have been held so far in the Sri Jaimini - SJC group. The recordings from the latest discussion can be downloaded here. Please keep in mind that they are in the Danish language.

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Dear Readers, Namaskar
Due to some moving and relocation, i will not have access to the internet for a couple of days, so please be patient if i you have any requests for me.

The next updates will feature information on discussion groups starting in Denmark!

Notably the US was hit by two hurricanes within the last couple of months. The worst being Katrina. As usual BBC has an excellent timeline and information on the two hurricanes.

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Dear Readers, Namaskar
After one month’s waiting, new updates are available for you. The two major world topics on peoples lips these days are; the London bombings on 7th July in Kings Cross in London (thorough bbc-timeline), and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on the night of 28th August (thorough bbc-timeline).

The recent Mars+Rahu conjunction in dual signs, which i had warned about in April and June news-items, apparently gave its full effect on July 7th. Future predictions and news-items on this site will be archived for future references.

Many have enquired as to, how to buy my new book; Jyotish Fundamentals - ‘My Masters Words’ . For those in India please contact; SJC Administration: Mihir Guy Roy at: admn@srijgannath.org. To order online, click here: Masters Words.

- Articles; “Trisphuta lecture with notes”, from the SJC & SJCERC Nagpur Conference, has been added to the articles section for reading. The Trisphuta deals with the past, present and future health of the individual through the use of Prasna or Horary charts. This is worth reading for Prasna enthusiasts.

- Related sites; Sarajit Poddar has updated his blog with more on Fertility. Pt. Sanjay Rath has updated his site with pdfs from the lectures of his conferences.

Yours faithfully,

Visti Larsen, Guru of Sri Jagannath Centre