NOTES
1.Also known as Maṇgalik Dosha.
2.Recognised to be a disruptive force in long-term relationships, Kuja Dosha is formed when Mars tenants the 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th or 12th house from ascendant, Moon or Venus. If Mars is found to tenant more than one of these positions its acrimony intensifies during married life.
3.In actuality the Martian northern plains comprise far less of the planet’s total surface area.
4.Due to Mars’s extreme elliptical orbit and axial tilt, summers in its southern hemisphere are warmer and shorter (approximately 154 Martian days). Its cooler northern hemisphere has a summer season closer to 178 days. It has been speculated that this cycle is itself fluctuating, as Martian obliquity is unstable, meaning its axial tilt wanders over time. These fluctuations could see a reversal in seasonal cycles within 25,000 years.
5.In his popular 1961 sci-fi novel Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein presents the novel’s hero Valentine Michael Smith as a human born on Mars who later returns to Earth. During his adventures he meets a famous astrologer who tries to read his horoscope, only to realise Mars must be absent from the horoscope as this is his birthplace. The astrologer is then forced to consider the implications of having Earth in a particular sign or house.
6.An ardent devotee of Rama, Hanumān was one of the central figures in the Hindu epic poem Rāmāyaṇa.
7.More commonly worshipped as Kataragama in Śrī Laṇkā.
Brihaspati (Jupiter): I pay respects to Brihaspati, lord of the three worlds and teacher to Deva and Rishi. Born of Aṅgiras and Vasudā, he is wise beyond compare, large in stature with eyes the colour of honey.
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BRIHASPATI (Jupiter)
Śrī Laṅkān Narasiha Yantra deemed effective for the propitiation of Jupiter, removing ignorance negativity and darkness (tamas). This yantra appeases Lord Brihaspati, granting health, wisdom, fame and wealth. Narasiha Yantra makes one a respected minister, elevates career and social standing, bringing happiness and material comforts.
Brihaspati is large-bellied, yellow in colouration and is of a phlegmatic constitution. He possesses all virtues; is endowed with an aptitude for all sciences. His eyes and hair are brownish in colour; he possesses the qualities of goodness and purity, he is exceedingly intelligent. His person is graced with the marks of royalty, not to be despised.
Jātaka Pārijāta by Vaidyanātha Dīkṣita
Brihaspati is the King’s closest advisor. Brahmin1 by caste, he rides in a chariot of gold, pulled by eight yellow horses. Masculine, his complexion is tawny, his stature large. Jupiter’s taste is sweet, his element is æther. He dresses in fine saffron-coloured fabrics and gains strength in water signs. Jupiter is exalted in the sign of Cancer (specifically 5°); similarly he is debilitated at the same degree in Capricorn. His dosha is Kapha. Considered primary Kāraka for progeny (children), he grants knowledge, happiness and corpulence; his guna is Sattwika. Jupiter is learned in all shāstra including Jyotish; he is deemed representative of Rig-Veda. The effects of Jupiter mature in one’s 16th year of life.
If strongly positioned in the horoscope he indicates one with a large or firm frame. He is the great benefic, both generous and philosophical. His gaze is considered to promote wealth and happiness, whilst protecting the individual against misfortune or ill-health. Jupiter prospers in the 2nd, 5th, 9th, 10th and 11th houses; his metal is Vanga (tin). He presides over Masa, a period of one solar month.
Jupiter protects and cushions from life’s external knocks and scrapes. King of corpulence, this graha acts as the body’s store-house of fatty tissue. Jupiter aids in the absorption and assimilation of nutrients (enzymes), removing toxins through the liver and assimilating healthy oils via bile secretions from the gallbladder. Although Jupiter does partly contribute to pancreatic health, Venus is generally regarded as having the greater impact on its functionality.2 Jupiter’s association with akasha (æther element) permits his passage into the most subtle of tissues, bringing fortification, lubrication and cohesion via essential lipids (including cholesterol). Jupiter is unctuous (slippery) by nature. His presence adds smoothness, resistance, flexibility and elasticity.
Favourable Brihaspati: Empowers the ability to study or retain knowledge, granting mastery in our chosen profession. Jupiter grants blessings from Brahmins and instruction from a guru. Jupiter is very people-friendly, quickly putting others at ease and gaining their trust. One’s wealth may be accumulated through the trading of horses, elephants and/or precious metals, their notoriety through the recitation of Vedas, mantra, piety, service to others or invocations to gods. In good standing, Brihaspati incurs the favour of Lords Brahmā (creator) and Indrā (king of the gods).
Unfavourable Brihaspati: One’s child may suffer a protracted childhood illness or incur enmity from teachers/instructors. One may befriend wicked people, be cursed by Brahmins or scolded by priests. An ill-placed Jupiter can manifest through obesity, liver disorders, excess Kapha (phlegm), excess sweating, water retention, diabetes, loss of hearing or episodes of prolonged vertigo.
Bala (strength): Brihaspati is considered well-disposed if the following are applicable: falling on his own day (Thursday) or in the signs Cancer (exalted), Scorpio, Sagittarius and Pisces (own). Jupiter gains in stature while journeying northward (Uttarāyana), at midday or in the middle portion of Rashi. He bestows much prosperity when occupying Lagna, the 2nd, 4th or 10th house from Lagna.
Undertakings on Thursday: Sacrificial offerings to Jupiter on Thursdays were considered fruitful/auspicious for those wishing to receive benefit from Brihaspati. These acts or undertakings included: construction of sacred sites (temples, etc.), honouring of deities, ceremonies/sacrifices, performance of Dharmic acts, study of shāstras, recitation of mantra, speeches, propitiation of Brahmins, the trading of excellent goods such as precious metals (gold and silver), horses, elephants, umbrellas, cowrie and conch shells as well as yellow sapphires.
| Alternative names for Brihaspati | |
| Ganapati | Grand
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