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Sh. K.N. Rao

Kotamraju Narayana Rao) retired from the Indian Audit and counts Service as Director General in November 1990. He is the second of the four sons of thefamous journalist of the pre-independence era, K. Rama Rao, the founder editor of the National Herald and editor of more than thirty journals in his long journalistic career.

Rao was initiated into astrology by his late mother, K. Saraswani Devi, at the age of twelve in 1943. He regards her as the best astrologer he has known in two areas, marriage and children and prashna (horary).

Rao was a lecturer in English before joining the government service through an all-India competition in 1957. He joined the Indian Audit and Accounts Service from which he retired as Director General in November 1990.

More interested in games and sports than in astrology in his youth, Rao won brilliancy prizes in chess competitions and two state championships in bridge competitions. He played ten other games which is why in his astrological writings also there are references to games often.

During his service career, he was the planner, organizer and teacher of three international courses on Audit of Receipts as a joint director once and director twice.

His interactions with foreigners have been both on professional and astrological levels for more than two decades which is why he has, as an astrologer, a large international network of friends. He went on doing all his fundamental researches in astrology during his service career because of which, he went on collecting horoscopes systematically in thousands.

He has in his possession more than 50,000 horoscopes with ten important events of each individual noted with him. It is perhaps, the largest individual collection of horoscopes any astrologer perhaps has.

The strain of doing astrology as a mission, not charging any fee, almost made him give up astrology many times. But in December 1981, he was forced out of his shell to participate in a three-day seminar on astrology in Delhi. After this ground breaking speech, there has been a persistent demand for his astrological articles. From then onwards he has been sharing with his readers his original researches for which he has won worldwide praise.

Between 1993 and 1995, Rao has visited the USA on five lecture tours. He was the Chief Guest at the Second Conference of the American Council of Vedic Astrology in 1993. He was requested to be present in the Third Conference also in 1994 on the opening day because of the crowds he would draw. His name was advertised till November 1995 also for the Fourth Conference though he had made it clear that he would not be available anymore for the American conferences. As a result of his academic approach, he has now more than a thousand students in India and more than two hundred in the USA.

He is the Advisor of Astrology Courses in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi. The teachers on the teaching faculty of the astrology course in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan have, like him, never charged any fees for teaching which they do in an honorary capacity.

What impelled Rao to do it is well explained in his own horoscope where the lagna and the 10th lords get combined in the lagna, with an exalted Jupiter in the 10th house.

All this was foreseen by his Jyotish Guru, Yogi Bhaskarananda of Gujarat whom Rao describes as the last of the Rishi astrologers in the purest classical mould. He had told him that he would have to visit many foreign countries to give to Hindu astrology the honour, recognition and dignity which it did not have till then. An American summed up the impact of the first ever foreign visit of Rao to the USA in 1993 as, “Vedic astrology before Rao and after Rao”.

What different yogis have said about astrology as a Vedanga which he must not give up has been quoted in his book, Yogis, Destiny and the Wheel of Time. Astrology is ill-reputed as a profession because of its mercenary and exploitative nature.

Rao's desire never to turn into a professional astrologer, has won him thousands of admirers and also some enemies from the community of professional astrologers who felt threatened, when around him there grew up a fine team of more than two hundred academic astrologers like him, for whom astrology is not a source of living, but a super science to delve into the meaning and purpose of human life, which is what astrology, as Vedanga, should and has to be.

Both his mantra guru, Swami Paramananda Saraswati, and his jyotish guru, Yogi Bhaskarananda, taught him some secrets of spiritual astrology which are not given usually in any book of astrology. Rao has revealed some of these secrets in his book, "Yogis, Destiny and the Wheel of Time".

Among Rao’s recent fundamental and most original researches are his two books "Predicting through Jaimini's Chara Dasha" and "Predicting through Karakamsha and Mandook Dasha". It has been possible for him to produce such researches because he was told by his jyotish guru that what was in parampara (tradition) was much more than what was contained in books of astrology which are translated literally and are without illustrations generally.

His own mother, who was his first jyotish guru, knew many such traditional secrets, parts of which Rao has revealed in his three books “Ups and Downs in Careers”, "Astrology, Destiny and the Wheel of Time" and "Planets and Children". It was the mantra guru of Rao, Swami Paramananda Saraswati, who first asked Rao not to give up astrology as it had to be an integral part of his sadhana. Later a great yogi, Swami Moorkhanandji, prophesied in 1982 that he would be the architect of a great astrological renaissance. Whether that is already fulfilled or not can be gauged from the impressive list of his researches published in his writings.

In the year 2000 when K.N.Rao. was ailing seriously and was unable even to walk, astrology was introduced as a subject of study in modern Indian universities , (it has been taught in Sanskrit institutions for many decades and centuries), it was relentlessly attacked by the pseudo-scientists, pseudo-intellectuals and the media, both print and electronic, carried on a relentless propaganda.

A case was filed first against this decision of the University Grants Commission in Madras High Court where it was dismissed on preliminary grounds. The well known scientist Padmanabhiah filed a similar case in Andhra Pradesh High Court where too it was dismissed on preliminary grounds. Surprisingly, not a single English knowning and speaking astrologers in these two citadels of Hindu orthodoxy even decided to appear as petitioner in person. That speaks volumes for their "love and pride" in the great ancient Hindu astrology.

But Padmanabhiah pursued the dismissed case further and appealed to the Supreme Court where the legal luminary, Shanti Bhushan succeeded in getting the case admitted to be heard on merits.

Recovering slowly from his sickness, not yet fit to sit for long hours in a court of law, Rao appealed to astrologers of Delhi and of other centres to appear in person and defend the cause and case of astrology in the Supreme Court. At least twenty of them promised to do so but not one of them came anywhere near the Supreme Court even to hear proceedings of the case when it was being heard for admission ! Later, when it was heard on merits on 4 November 2004, to his consternation, Rao found that he was the only petitioner in person to defend it and praying to God to give him stamina to defend the case, he not merely defended the case but even won demolishing all the arguments of the famous lawyer, Shanti Bhushan.

Read an account of all this with evidences and the court judgement together with the great research Rao has done on the religio-scientific-social legacy of India's composite culture in ASTROLOGY THE SUPER SCIENCE. In this book many of the remarkable predictions given by Rao in mundane astrology are given along with some notable failures about which he had always had the sterling honesty to write as an ideal teacher.

The same media, some well known English newspapers and weeklies and the psudo-intellectuals, scientists who never studied astrology but attacked it throwing behind their ignorance the weight of their reputations and, the television, ever referred to the triumph of astrology in the highest court of India !!! The critics of astrology thus suffered a hattrick of defeats but there are some television channels which still carry on this attack slyly not knowing that they can be sued for contempt of court since the the judgement of the Supreme Court is on the merits of the case.

Television channels known as idiot boxes are tabloid in approach, and commercial.

If the media has an honest intention of contributing to social causes why does it not take up a fight against fraudulent astrologers who make fortunes in the name of fraudulent and non existent yogas like KAAL SARPA YOGA and costly remedial measures through which they cheat people all over India ?

Rao is well known all over the world for some notable achievements, the greatest being as the founder member of the world's largest school of astrology in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi where there are in 2006, more than nine hundred students and twenty six teachers on the teaching faculty of the Institute of Astrology.

Not merely is Rao a highly successful teacher but is the teacher of teachers besides being a very rational and scientific astrologer who wants sanity and modernization to a science which otherwise will remain archaic and look like the vestigal remnant of a dogma and not the super science it really is. All the members of the teaching faculty of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan are his own former students. He has encouraged all of them to write books with their original researches and fifteen of them have done it so far.

Single handedly, Rao has encouraged and produced more writers and researchers than any living or dead astrologer. He also edits the Journal of Astrology which is the best astrological three monthly carrying the best researches of the world.

To give to jyotisha through rediscovery and research, Rao has written nearly thirty books some of which have been translated in Russian and Japanese. He has taught astrology to thousands of students in India, USA and Russia over a period of nineteen years now since the founding the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan

Sh. S. Ganesh

Sri S Ganesh is one of the highly respected names in Vedic Astrology. He has been practicing Vedic Astrology for more than 25 years and also teaches at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan since 1994.

He hails from a traditional Tamil Iyer family and his father Sri Sankara Narayanan was secretary of Madrasi Vedic Brahmin Association of Delhi. His holiness Jagadguru Sri Sri Shanakaracharya of Sringeri Muttis is his guru.

Though born and brought up in Delhi and working as an accountant in NIPCED, he still upholds and preserves the rich traditional values. Daily Sandhya Vandan, Rudram recital and Srividya Upasana are a must for him.

He has written a two volume book on Bhava Analysis and has got several highly acclaimed papers to his credit.

Sri Sringeri Math

Welcome to India, where the phrase “unity in diversity” is not just a political slogan to promote communal harmony- feel it as different religions and cultures converge without loosing their distinctive identities. The Indian Pilgrimage destinations are spread across the country, from Dwarka in West to Bodh Gaya in east, from Hazrat Bal & Vaishno Devi in North to Kanyakumari in South.

There’s something for everyone, no matter which religion you follow (or even if you don’t follow any), India will never stop surprising you!

Take a holy dip in the Ganga or try to locate the mystic Saraswati, worship Goddess Sharada at Sringeri or simply admire the architecture at numerous temples spread across South India.

About Sringeri: The Sharada Peetham is the first and foremost of the four Peethams established by the renowned 8th century philosopher saint Sri Adi Shankaracharya, the principal exponent of Advaita (non-dualism). It houses a Matha along with a temple dedicated to the divinity of knowledge, Goddess Sharada. Besides Sringeri in south India, Sri Adi Shankaracharya also established Mathas in the north (Jyotirmath, near Badrinath), east (Puri) and west (Dwarka) with the vision to promote the growth and development of Sanatana Dharma.

According to legend, after disseminating all the non-Vedic creeds prevailing in the country, Adi Shankaracharya’s quest for a calm and serene place to establish an institution to teach his disciples brought him to Sringeri.

On the banks of river Tunga, Acharya saw an unusual sight of a venomous Cobra spread out its hood over a frog in labour pains, in order to protect it from scorching sun. He was very impressed with the sanctity of the place where natural enemies had gone beyond their wild instincts. Hence, he decided to establish his first math at this very location. Sringeri has been a prominent learning centre of southern India for more than 12 centuries now and till date it continues to be institute of traditional “Vedic” learning and spirituality.

Over centuries, the Sharada Peetham has not only withstood invasions but also captured the imagination and respect of a number of rulers and empires including some Muslim Mysore Maharajahs (Tipu Sultan, Hyder Ali), Hyderabad’s Nizam and others.

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Chaitra Sukla Pratipad Chart 2008-09

We would be putting general predictions for the country based on Chaitra Sukla Pratipad chart. Vikrami Samvat 2065 would commence on April 6 2008 at 09:25 AM, New Delhi

We would be discussing some salient features of this chart. The chart is rising with Taurus Lagna and Lagna Lord Venus is exalted in 11th house of Gains. It is associated with 4th Lord Sun & 5th Lord Merc forming an excellent raja yoga. So this combination is going in tune with the excellent growth story of India as is being perceived by the Financial Analysts around the globe. The 3rd Lord of communication in the 11 house also shows growth of communication and service industry.

The 2nd house has 12L Mars being placed in an enemy sign. In mundane the 2nd house signifies Financial position of the country. The 12L being placed here indicates that Foreign investors taking there money out of the country. It also indicates increase in inflation and price of goods. This may create some sort of frustration in the masses.

The 4th house in this chart has 9th & 10 L Saturn placed with ketu. The 10h is party in power and its policies. The placement of Saturn in enemy sign with ketu indicates that the goverment may face problems due to its policies and opposition not agreeing on them. This would further weaken the party in power. But there is an aspect of Jupiter coming as a blessing which saves them from embarrissment. The Sat is also the 9th of judiciary and so the court also might have to intervene in some important policy decisions.

Char Dham Yatra

Introduction: There’s some obscurity on the origin of the Char Dham as it refers to India’s most famous pilgrimage circuit covering 4 important temples spread across the country - Puri (Orissa, East India), Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu, South India), Badrinath (Uttrakhand, North India) and Dwarka (Gujrat, West India) – clubbed together by the great 8^th century reformer and philosopher Adi Shankaracharya.

But over a period of time, Badrinath was also accepted as an important site of Himalayan pilgrimage circuit, named as “Mini Char Dham” though the word “Mini” was dropped.

Today, the term Char Dham refers to the 4 most revered Hindu Temples in the Himalayan region, i.e., Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamnotri.

Char Dham Yatra holds very high religious significance according to the Puranas and various Hindu Scriptures. Severe weather conditions and harsh landscape not withstanding, millions from across the world undertake the pilgrimage every year.

Char Dham: The 4 holy Abodes/ Seats covering sacred shrines at Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamnotri in the north Indian state of Uttranchal.

Char Dham has been the most important Hindu pilgrimage circuit for centuries. Nestled in the Indian Himalayas, Char Dham has been capturing the imagination of devout Hindus as well as Foreigners from across the globe alike.

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Badrinath: It is the most important of the 4 sites in Char Dham pilgrimage. It is a small town on the banks of River Alaknanda, located between two mountain ranges known as "Nar and Narayan" with mighty "Nilkanth" peak in backdrop.The place was once carpeted with wild berries which gave it the name ‘Badri Van’,meaning ‘forest of berries’. The word "Nath" means "Vishnu" and that is how this name evolved. Badrinath has been mentioned as a holy place in legends and scriptures for thousands of years (including Vedas, Puranas & Mahabharata). Near the temple on the bank of river Alaknanda is a hot water spring known as "Tapt Kund" where tired visitors refresh themselves after a dip (separate tank for women).

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Kedarnath: It is a small town in the Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. At a height of 3584 mts above sea level, it lies near the head of "River Mandakini". Kedarnath has one of the holiest Hindu temples that attractes millions from across the world who brave rough terrain and hostile weather, following their faith. The temple is open only during the months of April/May to October/November due to heavy snowfall and extreme winter weather. There is no direct access road to the temple and it has to be reached by a 13 km hilly paved uphill trek from Gaurikund (palanquins/ mules are available on rent). The present temple was built by Adi Sankaracharya and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas with a stone "Lingam" that rests in the inner sanctum. Kedar is another name for Lord Shiva who is worshipped as the protector as well as destroyer.

Samadhi of Adi Sankaracharya
His Samadhi is located just behind the Kedarnath temple. Adi Sankaracharya went into his samadhi at an early age of 32 years, after establishing four sacred Dhams in India.

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Gangotri: A small town in Uttarkashi district of Uttrakhand, located on the banks of river Bhagirathi, Gangotri is one of the four sites in the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit. It is close to the source of river Ganges/ Ganga and seat of goddess Ganga. The origin of the holy river (Gaumukh) is a 40 Kms trek from Gangotri. It takes a day to reach Gangotri from Rishikesh, Haridwar or Dehradun and is also accessible directly by road. The main attraction of the small town is a temple dedicated to Goddess Ganga which was built by a Gorkha General in late 18th Century. The temple is closed on Diwali day every year and reopens in may as the idol of the Goddess is moved to a nearby village. The Temple is looked after by a family of priests who conduct an impressive "Aarti" ceremony at the Gangotri.

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Matchmaking Tips

Matchmaking has always been a tricky area when it comes to compatibility analysis. Besides Ashtkoot Guna Milan both the charts should also be analyzed. I am giving below some basic thumbrules which can be used to analyze both the charts of the Bride and the Groom.

If the Navamsa Lagna, Moon Rasi in Navamsha happens to be the lagna of Boy/Girl then the case may be considered as “ Made for each other” (there are other combinations for this type of Prathapams).
LL of the Boy afflicted in any way in Girl’s chart does not augur well.
6^th Lord should not be afflicting Lagna.
If the second house of the boy is afflicted then the eighth house of the Girl should be strong.
The 4^th house or Lord should not be afflicted by Rahu, if so other should have the same dosha.
Fate of marital happiness has to be seen from 5^th House/9^th House and their lords. For extra-marital and sanctity of marriage 3^rd house and 11 house are to be analysed.
In both the horoscopes, the 10^th house has to be analysed to know the natural tendency of the partners to achieve something in life.

How to Analyse

Lagna/LL should not be afflicted. They should not be placed in 6/8, 2/12.
LL of both should be friendly in nature or at least neutral and they should not be placed in 6/8/12
If the LL is afflicted in one horoscope, the other horoscope should not have any affliction.
The 6^th Lord or 8^th Lord should not be positioned in the lagna. The natural malefic Grahas should also not be there.
Mars if present in one horoscope then Mars should be placed in equally bad position in other chart (7, 8, 2, 4, and 12) i.e. 7 & 8 can be interchanged amongst themselves. Likewise 2^nd & 4^th Mars and 12^th house amongst themselves. For a malefic placed in 7/8 house the placement of another malefic in 2/4/12 is no substitution.
4^th house / 4^th lord should not be associated with Rahu otherwise same affliction should be there in female horoscope also.