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Ideal Man in Astrological View

As has been explained in the article titled “Teachings of Astrology” in my works “Some Fundamentals of Astrology”, the Zodiac itself without the planets and mathematical points viz. Dragon’s head and tail which are the significators of different complexes represents the Divine instructions of the Supreme Soul for leading an ideal life in all respects. We shall now try to understand this. At the onset, it may be noted that out of the 12th signs of the Zodiac, four groups of three signs each are controlled by four elements viz. Fire, Earth, Air and Water of which the entire material world is composed. Therefore, in an ideal man, these four elements should equally contribute their characteristics to the individual in his/her self-physical, mental, activities and spiritual to form a balanced personality. This is reflected in the Zodiac symbolizing an individual having no complexes to deviate the self from the ideal path indicated by the Divine Self. The life starts according to Hindu Astrology in the sign Aries which is cardinal, fiery sign of Tamas nature ruled by Mars which gets exalted in the sign Capricorn, another Cardinal sign of Tamas nature but of earthy element. The interesting feature is that the Lord of Aries viz. Mars and the Lord of Capricorn viz. Saturn are bitter enemies of each other. This is because Mars is the representative of youth which has plenty of energy but due to immaturity and youth like emotion. It suffers from hastiness in decision which in most cases yields no fruitful results. For this reasons, Mars requires the guidance of matured brain which is available in an old personality having his lifelong experience of material life represented by Saturn. But Saturn is the ruler of two signs viz. Capricorn and Aquarious. Of these two, Capricorn is the Earthy sign of Tamas nature while Aquarious is airy sign of Rajas nature. Therefore, Capricorn is the fittest sign for Mars to express his energy and activity in the best possible manner in practical activities. Moreover, Saturn is the representative of servants as well as Hermits having no personal desire which is the prime criterion of Karma-Sanyasa as said by the Lord Shree Krishna in “The Shreemodbhagbada Geeta” and this work should be of servicing nature having no ego. Therefore, in all perspective Capricorn is the fittest sign for Mars for getting exalted. In Hindu Philosophy, it is repeatedly said that after millions of births, a man realises himself and then only he wants to return to his origin i.e. The Paramatma. In Astrology, the consequence of any Bhava is judged from the 5th house therefrom. Again, in the physical life a living being finds its consequence through its offsprings. Therefore, a man in his physical being finds his consequence through his offsprings which is judged from the 5th house. The 5th house is also the significator of the deeper level of mind wherein is situated the regards i.e. Bhakti. It has been said in Hindu Philosophy as also in The Vaishnav Padabalis that it is through Bhakti alone that Lord Shree Krishna is available to a person. In accordance with this, it has been said that Vyas Deva after long years of academic culture ultimately took recourse to Bhakti Marga through Shree Modbhagabata. Therefore, the 5th house in the Zodiac viz. the sign Leo ruled by the Sun, the representative-cum-significator of Paramatma in our solar world signifies in the physical level the offsprings, in the mental level, the deeper level of mind having Bhakti therein and in the spiritual level the Paramatma Himself. So, the ultimate goal of a person after long journeys of repeated births realising his ultimate goal of unification with the origin i.e. Paramatma sets aside all His material links for getting united with the Parampurusha i.e. Lord Shree Krishna which has been described in sweet poetic language of Vaishnav Padabali wherein Shree Radha i.e. Jeevatma hearing the sounds of flute of her beloved Shree Krishna throws away all her shame, fear, social respect etc. for uniting with the beloved Shree Krishna. The 3rd sign of the Zodiac is Gemini signified by a couple playing music in instrument. The 3rd house signifies common sense, strength, courage, communication etc. Gemini, the mutable airy sign, is ruled by Mercury termed as child planet in Astrology. The sign is inimical for Mars which is highly significant inasmuch as in our ordinary sense. Mars is the significator of courage and strength. Therefore, the inimic nature of the sign Gemini for Mars signifies that in ideal case, it is not Martial nature which accords the native real strength. But it is childlike simplicity and purity which is the real source of strength and courage unto which all evil forces have to bow down. The 4th sign counted from Gemini is Virgo - a sign also ruled by Mercury but this time a mutable earthy sign and the sign of exaltation for Mercury. Being the 4th house from Gemini, Virgo signifies the house of rest and happiness for childlike simplicity and therefore here Mercury is practical and involved in earthly matters excluding mere inquisitive intellect. The 6th sign signifies natural instincts i.e. Shararipus but in Sattwick modes and therefore it is the sign of debilation for Venus, the significator for all earthly desires related to money and lust signified by the 2nd sign Taurus and the 7th sign Libra both ruled by Venus. This signifies that to maintain an ideal life, the Shararipus instead of being suppressed should be utilised in a Sattwick fashion keeping the earthly desires and lust under control for the establishment of Supreme Lord’s Kingdom on the earth as was done by Shree Hanuman in the Treta Yuga utilising his sacred anger for the interest of his Master Shree Rama Chandra and also in the present era by Shree Shree Ramkrishna Paramhansadeva and also by Param Premomoya Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra maintaining ideal domestic life to set examples before their followers as to how to utilise lust in Sattwick mode for the establishment of Supreme Lord’s Kingdom on the earth. It is to be particularly noted that Venus, the significator of all earthly desires and lust, is exalted in the 12th sign Pisces, a Sattwick dual and watery sign ruled by Jupiter, the Deva Guru. The 12th house signifies expenses, sacrifice for others, freedom from all earthly ties etc. this means that wealth and lust find their best utilisation through sacrifices for the benevolence of others which ultimately leads to freedom from all earthly desires resulting in unison with the Supreme Lord. The 9th sign Saggitarious, the dual fiery sign of Sattwick nature is also ruled by Jupiter. But the difference between Saggitarious and Pisces lies in the fact that while Saggitarious is of Kshatriya Varna i.e. warrior in nature, Pisces is of Vipro Varna i.e. of Brahminik nature involved in academic culture, meditation etc. The 4th house counted from Saggitarious is Pisces which means that the warrior nature of Jupiter is submerged in rest in the water of Pisces and thereby resulting in the arousal of Brahminik culture through meditation as happened in the case of the King Vishwamitra who ultimately turned to Vishwamitra Muni through his untiring Tapasya. The very significant characteristic of the Zodiac is that Jupiter and Saturn have no role in the first two quadrupeds but the 3rd quadruped starting from Saggitarious is ruled by Jupiter and Saturn only. The 9th sign i.e. Saggitarious, the positive sign of Jupiter signifies Dharma i.e. what helps to maintain the Divine creation, Vivek i.e. consciousness, Guru i.e. who enlightens the native arousing the inner vision to find the real path of life course. The 2nd house from Saggitarious is Capricorn, cardinal earthy sign ruled by Saturn. The 2nd house signifies accumulated wealth which means Dharma results in the accumulated wealth in the form of characteristic of Capricorn which being the 10th sign of the Zodiac signifies activities of the native signified by Aries, the ruler of which Mars finds itself exalted in Capricorn the explanation of which has already been provided in the foregoing paragraph. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn which is significator of servant, hermits, depressed and common people etc. The significance of this is that all activities should be for the service of others and without any personal desire of benefits as is the nature of a hermit. The 3rd house from Saggitarious which is also the 2nd house from Capricorn is Aquarious, also ruled by Saturn, but this time it is the positive sign of Saturn, fixed and airy in nature. The 3rd house signifies strength and the 2nd house the accumulated wealth. This means that the strength of Dharma and the accumulated wealth of sacrificing and impersonal activities of the native result in the characteristics of Aquarious which being the 11th sign of the Zodiac signifies earnings of the native in the present birth, both in material aspect as well as in intellectual aspect. But this sign being also ruled by Saturn, the hermit, the earnings of the native as well as the intellectual activities are also for the benevolence of the world. This is exemplified by the life of Karl Marks, the great social philosopher, Shree Shree Ramkrishna Paramhansa Deva etc. The symbol of Aquarious is a man bearing a large pitcher filled with water on his shoulder which means that an Aquarian native has to provide the needs of people suffering from thirst arising out of earthly desires. The last i.e. the 12th sign of the Zodiac is Pisces symbolised by a pair of fish facing each other in a current of water which is a river. The sign is ruled by Jupiter and is a dual watery sign of Sattwa Guna. It is the 4th sign counted from Saggitarious, the 7th sign from Virgo, the 8th sign from Leo, the 9th sign from Cancer, the 10th sign from Gemini, the 11th sign from Taurus and the 12th sign from Aries. It is also the 5th sign from Scorpio, the 3rd sign from Capricorn and the 2nd sign from Aquarious. Being the last sign of the Zodiac, it signifies the end of the journey of a soul in the present birth in an ideal case. Being the 12th sign from Aries, it signifies the drowning of the ego of Mars, the ruler of Aries, in the pleasure of self-realisation or wisdom of Jupiter in this watery sign. Being the 11th sign from Taurus, it signifies the success of accumulated wealth for the sake of benevolence of others. Being the 10th sign from Gemini, it signifies the highest achievement of the intellect of Mercury in the self-realisation signified by Pisces. Being the 9th sign from the Cancer, it signifies the origin of real happiness in life because Cancer is ruled by Moon, the disciple of Jupiter and being the watery sign signifying the sea, it signifies that Deva Guru Jupiter leaving his river- signifying residence in Pisces expresses himself happily in the greater environment of ocean where his disciple Moon accepts him to give happiness to the world. Being the 8th sign from Leo, the royal sign ruled by the creator Sun, the fixed fiery sign of Raja Guna signifies that the king like personality of Leo submerges in the self-realisation of the water of the sign Pisces arising out of the wisdom of Jupiter, the ruler. Being the 7th sign i.e. the house of detriment from the 6th sign Virgo of the Zodiac, it signifies that the earthly desires, commonly termed as Sharha ripus are destroyed in the wisdom and self-realisation signified by Jupiter in the watery sign Pisces. Being the 6th sign from Libra, it signifies that it is the inimical house for the lust signified by Libra and also the house of recovery from the disease originated from this lust. Being the 5th sign from Scorpio, the 8th sign of the Zodiac signifying the house of rest of the soul signified by Leo, it signifies that from rest or sleep, the soul finds itself expressed in the self-realisation in the current of water signified by Pisces ruled by Jupiter. Being the 4th sign from Saggitarious, the warrior sign of dual fiery nature signifying Dharma, Consciousness etc. it signifies the house of rest of the warrior after his continuous struggle against all evil forces in the self-realisation signified by the sign Pisces, the negative or the passive field of Jupiter. Being the 3rd sign from Capricorn, the cardinal earthy sign ruled by Saturn, it signifies the strength acquired by virtue of sacrificing and servant like activities. Being the 2nd sign from Aquarious, the fixed airy sign of Raja Guna ruled by Saturn signifying hermit like meditation for the benevolence of the common people, it signifies the accumulated wealth of this saint- like meditation resulting in the self-realisation awarded by the Deva Guru Jupiter. Thus, in an ideal case it signifies the completion of journey of an individual soul or Jeevatma whereafter it sub-mergers in the realisation of the self identified with the Supreme Soul or Paramatma through the wisdom of Jupiter.

Astrology :- In Dispute, Reality and Essence.

In recent era, Astrology has become one of the most disputed as well as cultured subject. The word “Astrology”, in fact, does not carry the real significance of the subject. Rather, the Sanskrit word “Jyotish-Shastra” carries it which means a subject that finds “Jyoti” or “Light” in the human life awarded by the Supreme Soul for taking each individual part of “Him” back to the destiny i.e. to get unified with the Supreme Soul after series of long journies through repeated births and enjoying material lives composed of six instincts and ultimately realising the essence of God gifted life. This is reflected in the Astrological significance of the Zodiac itself divided into twelve signs composed of 27 constellations but having no planet inside this. The planets in our solar system actually signify the complexes that compel human being to be involved in earthly activities for satisfaction of various passions and desires resulting in consecutive births. And here lies the root of all disputes regarding the underlying truth of Astrology. The interest towards Astrology of the mankind as a whole probably finds its origin from the very early stage of civilisation in different countries all over the world and thenceforth the two classes have been demarcated as believers and non believers having reasonings in their favour according to their ideas. But the matter is neither of belief nor of non-belief. If the subject has really any base, non-belief of some classes of people of any category does not tell upon its base and the reverse is also true for believers. In recent times, people in general may be classified into three groups depending on their views and actions in respect of Astrology. The first group includes those who do not accept any astrological prediction without having any Sanskrit sloka in favour, but they do not realize that it may not be availble in the ancient scripts or it may be very likely that such scripts might have been destroyed under any situation whatsoever. They also think that Astrology would be degraded if raised to the status of Science while thoughts of the second group are of opposite nature inasmuch as levelling Astrology to the status of Science would degrade Science from its esteemed position. The third category consists of people who, irrespective of their views and beliefs, utilise this subject for commercial purposes with very limited and in many cases wrong conceptions only for jewellary business and in consequence misguide people.Now-a-days it has been more populer to perform some ritulas or “yagna” for minimising the malefic influence of some evil planets in their opinion and to bring the progress and all round development of the wretched client, in any sense. In addition, now-a-days another saleable material has been introduced in the market by some groups of commercial astrologers in the name of “Jantram” as the remedy for different purposes. And here lies the root of all disputes regarding this Divine subject in the present era. Let us now examine the objections put forth against this Divine subject. Consideration of Astrology as something Holy by the first group excludes everything if not supported by any “sloka” in Sanskrit and this process of elimination has ultimately resulted in the closure of doors to the light of modern scientific truth barring thereby the entrance of new ideas for development of this esteemed subject. Not only they confine themselves in the narrow sphere of conservatisim, but also include many Astrological Formulae which have no rational basis in view of fundamental principles of Astrology and also contradictory to one another. In this context, readers are requested to go through the works titled “Falit Jyotisher Mool Sutra” by the eminent researcher Jyoti Bachaspati as also a book titled “ Some Fundamentals Of Astrology” written by this humble author. The second group consists of people having pseudo-scientific outlook who exert utmost effort so that Astrology may not be considered as science as if science would be seriously degraded due to the inclution of Astrology in this realm. These people do not know what the term “SCIENCE” actually means, but take technology as synonimus with science. As the consequence, science, in the true sense of the word, is being deprived of the enoromous wealth that Astrology can furnish towards very speedy development of different branches of science. The word “Science” actually points to the fact that keen observation would reveal that there is an underlying link among all the terrestrial phenomena and it is the task of Science to find these links and to predict the existence of yet undiscovered phenomena and also to create newer phenomena in the laboratory and here lies the probability of contribution of Astrology towards the further progress of different branches of Science if accepted by the Scientists keeping aside the pseudo-scientific outlook and neglence towards this Divine subject. The third group of people can be identified with the jewel merchants for selling jewelary stones as so called remedial mesures of clients and also for conducting so called Yagnas for the same purpose without having any authority in these activities. Perhaps, this constitutes the major part of Astrological business and therefore in consequence leads to disbelief of people of all spheres in this Divine subject. Now, let us cosider the reality underlying this subject. It is based on the Zodiac and the planets of our solar system moving on the background of the Zodiac in their own orbits. The Zodiac is an eight degree belt on either side of the ecliptic and containing within the 27 constellations and divided into 12 equal parts, each being of thirty degree span and termed as sign. It is presumed that the cosmic emanations from the individual signs as well as from the planets including some mathematical points influence the human life as well as the various terresterial phenomena thereby determining the course of each individual life in the present birth and also in the subsequent births according to the Hindu philosophy. This is, in short, the reality of the Astrological predictions of the personal and terresterial phenomena. Now we shall try to realised the essence of this Divine subject. The Zodiac itself excluding the planets and the mathemetical points moving on its background is actually the course of human life that should be followed by each individual as desired by the Supreme Lord. In this connection, the readers may go through the book titled “Some Fundamentals Of Astrology” written by this humble author. But the planets moving on the background of the Zodiac in their own orbits represent in essence the various complexes that play within each individual giving birth to the earthly desires that detract the individuals from the Holly Path of God leading to series of consecutive births for suffering from the consequences thereof till the native realises that it is only God or Basudeva who is the real target of human life as spoken by Shree Basudeva Himself in the Shreemadbhagabat Gita when the native being free from all complexses is returned to the Supreme Lord for eternal rest. The mechanism of the planetary influences for controling the human lives is a subject of extensive research work in different branches of science which cannot be taken up here in this limited space and will be dealt with in some subsequent works of mine. But before that the scientific basis underlying Astrology may be considered. In Newtonin mechanics, space and time were considered to be independent of each other. But after the propagation of Einstein’s Theory Of Relativity , the concept of space-time continum was introduced. As the result, the existence of 3-Dimensional object was replaced by 4-Dimensional events. As Eddington put it in his famous works “Space, Time and Gravitation” – “Events do not happen, they are just there and we come across them.” So it is clear that events which are pre-determined appear to us as we move along the time axis and this is the basis of Astrology. And, therefore, human querries will naturally seek for the future and for this Astrology serves as the proper instrument. Although out of context, it may not be out of place to mention that Palmistry which is also considered as another instrument to foretell the individual future as also the past is actually not a separate system for this purpose, but it is appropriate to designate Palmistry as a translation of Astrology in a different language. But its limitation is that while Astrology can predict not only the individual life course of a native, but also all its relatives and friends as well as the ancestors and the future generations together with the natural phenomena and different aspects all over the world, Palmistry is restricted to the individual life course. For reference, the interested readers may go through the works titled “Some Fundamental Of Astrology” written by this humble author. The scope of Astrology is so vast that almost every sector of life and Science may be co-related with Astrology, which will be discussed in my subsequent works titled “An Integrated Theory Of Astrology”. But it may be mentioned that the Dasa system used in Hindu Astrology for predicting the time of occurrence of events in individual life should be deeply taken into account for co-relating with modern theory of Physics. And for this, what is needed is to come forward by the persons of real scientific outlook keeping aside all biased superstitions to ignore Astrology keeping in mind that if Astrology be discarded for failure of some predictions by some self-advertised astrologers, the successful predictions of many other cases should also be taken into account for understanding the underlying truth. It should also be borne in mind that in the history of Science all new and venturing ideas had to face obstructions from the prevailing conceptions of the contemporary period, but ultimately the old conceptions were but to make way for the new ideas. If this be borne in mind, the present day Scientists should take their appropriate role to discover the huge wealth stored in the mines of Astrology to enrich the human civilisation throwing of any pre-determined antagonastic views regarding Astrology and for this, they will be awarded in due course by the eternal Time undoubtedly. In this matter the different Hindu Puranas should also be taken into account for finding the predictions made by the different Deities and Rishis regarding the happenings prevailing in the present day era as a tool in support of Astrology. And for this no individual effort is capable, but a devoted team work comprised of specialists in different branches of Science and Philosophy is needed to explore the reality and essence of Astrology. And this is the humble appeal of this scribe to the Scientist Community.