Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV: Sloka 25: Signification, Creation, Gunas of Planets

This sloka describes the Significations, creation and Gunas(disposition) of the planets:

Significations:

1) Sun : Mahesh (God Shiva) and it represents the Soul and Father.

2) Moon: Bhavani, Shakti(Goddess Durga) and represents the Mother

Creation:

1) Mars: Has been created by Prithvi (Mother Earth)

2) Mercury: Has been created by Water(Jala)

3) Jupiter: Has been created by Fire (Agni)

4) Venus: Has been created by Vayu(Air)

5) Saturn: Has been created by Akasa(Ether)

The Gunas of the Planets are:

1) Satvika Planets: Jupiter, Venus, Mercury

2) Rajasika Planets: Mars

3) Tamasika Planets: Saturn

Moon and Sun as Lords of 6th & 8th House

- Even if the Moon and Sun are lords of 6th, 8th house still they are not considered as Marakas (Killer Planets). Though in such situation Sun and Moon may result in problems /malefic results but they are not Marakas (Killers).

Explanation:

The Human Character has all three gunas. To know the personality it is important to understand the position of planets in the horoscope their strenghts and influence.

The Gunas are explained here:

Rajasik: Denoted Action, Denotes ego and luxury, spending, enjoying through positive things.

Tamasik: Denotes deterioration, Non-Vegetarian food, Denotes acts which are considered low, pleasure by giving pain.

Satvik: Kind, Calm, Composed, Vegetarian, Learning.

Tamas is to be understood by its visible deterioration of physical body and mind. Lethargy or Alasya and inaction may give temporary pleasure but it simultaneously disintegrates the body. It is precursory to disease and decay. Eventually the body can not tolerate too long. To resist decay is again our nature. The viveka or intellect revolts saying ‘this can not go on’. And then the ego-self says ‘I must do something about it’.

This awakening of ego is the awakening of rajasik. The tamasik becomes the cause for triggering rajasik as darkness becomes the cause for lighting the lamp.

But rajasik is all action. It is like getting geared up and not knowing the direction to move. It may become recklessly unproductive or may even relapse back to tamasik. That would be disastrous.

But abandoning us to disaster and condemned existence is not in the divine scheme. It is constantly working on us to lift us up again and again. Hence the guidance and direction has to be provided to the soul.

The direction is derived from the knowledge of satvik. This knowledge is provided by the inner voice residing within the innermost center of our existence. It is the extension of the Divine itself ever guiding ever correcting and ever advising us to chose the right conduct.

So all the three gunas with their characteristic nature govern all our actions. It then boils down to which particular guna predominates.

How does one understands what kind of guna at any given time is having a greater influence on him?

If you are more prone to lethargy, inactiveness, diseases and negative thoughts etc it is because of dominance of tamasik. If the mind is running constantly after gains and profits of material nature, and generally unhappy about something or other, it is the rajasik that is riding. With a reasonably unperturbed disposition, having positive thoughts towards all and often finding happiness in thinking of the Divine and his ways one is said to be under the influence of the satvik.

Obviously no wise man would like to be dominated by rajasik or tamasik influences. Satvik is always to be craved for. People speak of eliminating rajasik and tamasik gunas as part of one’s sadhana. That is foolishness. Gunas can not be eliminated. As long as you are living, in this life or next, as long as one remains part of this creation, he can never break away from the shackles of the three gunas.

Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV: Sloka 24: Categorization of Houses

This sloka categorized and groups the houses

1) Kendra: The 1st(Ascendant)(Lagna) house, 4th, ;7th, 10th houses (bhavas) are termed as Kendras

2) Panphara: The 2nd houses from the Kendras i.e. 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th are termed as Panpharas


3) Apoklima: The next adjacent houses from Panphara i.e. 3rd, 6th,9th,12th are termed as Apoklima

4) Trikona: 9th and 5th House

5) Upchaya: 3rd, 6th, 10th, 11th House

6) Janma Rasi(Moon Sign): Sign where moon is placed

7) Lagna(Ascendant): Rising Sign at the time of birth is termed as Adi or first house.

Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV: Sloka 23: Auspicious Yoga

The yoga describes the combination for being a king of kings, wealthy, intelligent, famous and full of valour

1) If the malefics be debilitated

2) Benefics are in strength

3) Benefics occupy Kendra, Trikona houses

4) Lords of 10th, 9th, 4th houses are grouped together in 9th or 10th house

Explanation: Self explanatory, malefic planets are weak and posited in houses where they give good results. This results in heightened benefic aspects in the horoscope.

Uttara Kalamrita article published by AstroSutra

Uttara Kalamrita is a reference work on Vedic astrology or Jyotisa it is also termed as sidereal astrology, written by Kalidasa. However, it isn't known whether the Kalidasa who wrote this work is the Kalidasa who wrote Raghuvamsha and Abhijñānaśākuntalam. The manuscript is available in various libraries in India including the Government Oriental Manuscript Library in Chennai.

The text was first printed in the Telugu script. The reference to Andhra Bhasha , Urdu or Persian, Turushka, Sukkani, Rahu Kala,and other things show that he came after the sixteenth century. His use of the words Udyoga, got job, mud-cleaning,, Smarta , Nadi and Vinadi, Sarasa-sallapa (a peculiar Telugu expression), Tyajya Kala and other prove that he is South Indian. His opposition to the marriage with the daughter of the maternal uncle references to the usages in the South in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

These and other factors convince us that the author belongs to a time after the 16th or the 17th century.


There is a Shankara Vijaya attributed to Madhava Vidyaranya. But the next clearly states that the author was condensing the work of Vyasachala (17th century) and that he was called Abhinava Kalidasa. Possibly the author of Uttara Kalamrita is the same one.


The Uttara Kalamrita contains a wealth of astrological principles which are derived from earlier works on astrology namely Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Brihat Jataka & Phaladeepika.


Key Highlights of Uttara Kalamrita

1. Detailed information regarding the how to perform nakshatra rectification, how to calculate the position of Mandi and Gullika, the situation of the place of birth of the native, the position of lamp when the child was born, the position and location of father of the child.

2. Information on Natural and Functional relationship of planets, knowledge of Kendras and Trikonas, Details on Retrograde planets, exaltation and debilitation of planets, calculation of Shadbala.

3. Ways of calculation of longevity of a person. Mathematical formulae anshayu, lagnayu, knowing the past, present and future using deshkran, Ayurdaya using planetary yogas, yogas for short life, long life.

4. Description of various yogas including raja yogas, vipreet raja yogas, fructification and cancellation of Raj Yogas, Finding benefic and malefic planets, Yogakaraka planets etc. All in all an excellent chapter to study basic astrology principles.

5. Excellent list of significators of houses, planets.

6. Detailed descriptions of Dasha and its significance. Results of various planetary dasha with little known rules. How to time events using dasha and transit.

7. How to calculate ishta lagna, nashta jataka details, prashna lagna and answering queries of users on lost articles.

8.Nakshatra results, Muhurata for various karmas.

9.Details on Karma Kanda, Process to be followed for marriage etc.

Significators

Uttara Kalamrita stands out as a vedic astrology reference book because of an exhaustive list of significators. No other reference on vedic astrology provides such an exhaustive collection.

The Significators are listed in Chapter 5.

1.Significators of the twelve houses (bhavas)

2.Significators of Planets (Graha)

Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV: Sloka 22: Vipreet Raj Yoga

The following combinations are to be noted as Vipreet Raj Yoga and will result in the person becoming a king of kings and blessed with name, fame and wealth.

1) Lord of 8th occupying the 6th, 12th houses

2) Lord of 6th occupying the 8th, 12th houses

3) Lord of the 12th Occupying the 6th, 8th houses

If the above planets are connected with each other through relationships :

a) Interchange
b) Mutual Aspect
c) Lord of the Rasi aspecting a planet in its Rasi
d) Posited Together

And they do not have any such relation with other planets in the natal chart.


Explanation:

The lords of 6th, 8th and 12th are lords of malefic houses (Dushsthanas) their placement in bad places signifies a reverse yoga i.e. placement of maleficence in malefic houses.

e.g. placement of a malefic lord in 6th will result in no enemies and diseases

Point to be noted:

1) Their placement in their own houses e.g. 6th lord in 6th is not covered in Vipreet Raj Yoga. This kind of placement would actually enhance the significations of malefic houses and prove inauspicious.

2) Whether the relationships between these malefic lords will lead to auspiciousness is a point for research. Just placement in malefic houses definitely should give good results.

Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV: Sloka 21: Swadheen Vedha, Paradheen Vedha

The Sloka describes the various aspects and its results

1) Aspect on planets by friendly malefics is termed as Swadheen vedha (liberating)

2) Aspect on planets by Inimical malefics is termed as Paradheen vedha (Enslaving)

3) Aspect on planets by friendly benefics is termed as swadheen Vedha(liberating)

2) Aspect on planets by Inimical benefics is termed as Paradheen vedha (Enslaving)

- The results of benefics is good and felt at the beginning

- The results of malefics is bad and felt at the end.

- The natives luck and his longevity shoudl be judged by the above

Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV: Sloka 20: Chhadaka, Vedhaka, Bandhaka, Pratibandhaka

This is a very important sloka for finding results that planets will give to the native.

Rule 1: By Placement from a House

1) Planet in the 2nd house from a house (bhava) is called Chhadaka for that house (bhava). Chhadaka would mean shadow or enhance or support.

2) Similarly Planet in the 3rd house is called Vedhaka (Negative term, Drill a hole, tear apart, create problems)

3) Similarly Planet in the 4th house is termed as Bandhaka (To imprison, Obstruct, Negative term)

4) Similarly Planet in the 8th house is termed as Pratibandhaka (More powerful than Bandhaka, Obstruct, Negative Term)

Rule 2: By Lordship of a house from a house (bhava)

1) Lords of 2nd and 7th from a house (bhava) are termed as Marakas(Death, Destruction, Negative term) for that house(bhava)

Rule 1: Point 4: The Planet in the 8th house from a house is an important one and shows the increase or decrease in the significations of that Bhava. The planet in the 8th house from a house has been given special significance.