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All were originally written in Urdu language, with total Punjabi touch in its style, and where, Pandit Ji felt necessary, he used Farsi or Arabic language, and even phrases in Punjabi to convey meanings emphatically.
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of a new system of prediction, which we may quote as Lal Kitab System Of Prediction, through which, the author Pandit Rup Chand Joshi {1898 1982} tried and succeeded to get rid of tough/long mathematical calculations and linked planetary readings with Samdurik Shashtra {palmistry} and through Ilm Kayafa {estimations} related knowledge about influences of our surroundings.
Time Period When All Five Editions Of Lal Kitab Were Published
Lal Kitab was written and published from 1939 to 1952 in five total different editions. All these were published under the name of Pt. Girdhari Lal Sharma along with his photograph, but actual writer of these books was Pandit Rup Chand Joshi Ji, resident of village Farwala {Distt. Jalandhar} near Phillaur (Punjab state), from where busses follow a route toward Noor Mehal. Pandit Rup Chand Joshi Ji was in service in Defense Accounts and retired as Asst. Accounts Officer, which becomes very much clear to the visitor even today, to the native village of Pandit ji, where a beautiful, big name plate is still present on top of the main gate of Baithak {A Room, where Pandit Ji attended to visitors and used to give predictions to them}. As, most of the practitioners of Lal Kitab are writing name of Pandit Ji with wrong spellings i.e. Pandit Roop Chand Joshi, but in the original name plate, spellings are Rup Chand Joshi (see below original name plate).
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I visited personally Farwala (Distt. Jalandhar) village and contacted some old persons from that village, who were very much pleased to talk about Pandit Ji, and all gave due respect to Him. One of his neighbors, Sh. Kundan Lal, whose shop and residence is just opposite to Baithak, told me that all knowledge, which is reflected in all these five editions of Lal Kitab is entirely due to His hard work, intelligence and interest in this field of Jyotish and whatever is said, is true and what so ever He predicted to his visitors, came true and that was his own original work and all this knowledge was acquired by Him during his service time. First edition of Lal Kitab was published in 1939 titled as Samudrik Ki Lal Kitab, in which, it is very much clear from title page of this book, where it is written {hatheli ki lakeeron se teva (tipra) janam kundli bnane aur zindgi ke poorey halaa,t dekhne ke liye, Samudrik Ki Lal Kitab {how to enact a horoscope based on readings from hand lines of a person}. This book contains information in 383 pages regarding palmistry mainly, showing relationship of 9 planets and 12 houses of horoscope on palm of a person and their influences on his life and also on his relatives. Second Edition of Lal Kitab was published in 1940 and was titled as Samudrik Ke Lal Kitab Ke Armaan {285 pages}, in which all required information, which was not included in First Edition of Lal Kitab, was incorporated and this is the book, in which Ilm Kyafa {estimations} was included and it was clearly mentioned in Sarsri Note in the beginning of this book that all Armaans of this book are to be read in conjunction with all Farmaans of 1939 edition, to reach up to the depth of this subject. This book also contained some remedies in a precise manner, which were also quoted in other editions too. Third edition of Lal Kitab was published in 1941 and was titled as Samudrik Ki Lal Kitab Teesra Hissa {428 pages} and is a pocket sized edition. This book is written mostly in poetry and this is a summary reference book and Pandit Ji used to call this book as Gutka {Pocket Book}. In this book, one thing of great importance regarding remedies of adverse influence of planets is quoted on page no 410 {line number 12 to 15}, where to perform remedies according to planetary position in horoscope of subject or correct planetary influences according to House Horoscope {Makaan Kundli}. Fourth Edition of Lal Kitab was published in 1942 and was titled as Samudrik Ki Lal Kitab tarmeem shuda {379 pages} is written in a very much compact way, in which detailed information is incorporated in quite an interesting manner regarding all twelve houses, nine planets, samudrik shastra, Ilm Kyafa, additionally remedies are also explained in a very nice way and more stress is paid on Grammer Of Lal Kitab and how to judge negative or positive influence of planets and their placements by looking at individuals such as When Face Is Long, Jupiter Is Found Influencing Sixth House, When Face Is Broad, Instead Of Jupiter, Ketu`s Influence Is More On Sixth House And In The Same Way From Eyebrows Of A Person, Quality Of Saturn Can Be Judged, From Ears Ketu, From Tip Of Nose Mercury And All Other Planets Can Be Noticed In The Same Manner, but all this information is lying scattered in different Farmaans of Lal Kitab, which reader is supposed to collect with his labor and reading it with deep interest. This is the only edition, in which, Pandit Ji said Mazmoon Go Deemag Par Bhari Asar Hone Se Thakaega Magar Mehnat Se Lal Ktab Ke Zariye Nikala Hua Natija Ya Farmaan 219
Ek Karamad Cheej Hogi which means the astrologer who uses all these calculations will get mentally tired but with the labor he does of Lal Kitab the result he will get will be miraculous. Which shows, how deep was the interest of Pandit Ji in this system of prediction, and these words are reflecting that the writer himself realized the impact and depth of information included in these books, who also felt exhausted with the overloading of brain force while reading and writing all this information for the benefits of humanity. Fifth Edition of Lal Kitab was published in 1952 and was titled as Jyotish Ki Lal Kitab and on title page it was written in English language first time that {Astrology Based on Palmistry} and there were 1180 pages in total up to last page of drustiyan {correction memo} and this edition was the most detailed version and more stress was paid on Grammar Of Lal Kitab, Varsh Phal Calculations, all planets were discussed to make it clear to its reader regarding Nek {Good} or Bad {Adverse} condition of every planet with very nicely incorporated information regarding various remedies, which are to be performed to ward or get rid of adverse influence of any planet. Relation of different planets with residential house, types of person of various planets, effects of animals, birds, plants, donations, colors of writing pen with ink used there in are very nicely explained. One more interesting chapter in this book is PitriRin, which deals with influence of bad deeds / sins of the ancestors of native on the native, which generally create obstacles for the prosperity of the person and how to get rid of all these is mentioned very elaborately. All the above five editions of Lal Kitab are written in a proper sequence, if any person reads all these five books in their proper order (order of their publication) repeatedly, he is blessed with very deep knowledge and will be in a position to interpret horoscope made by our traditional system, by reading palm and will be in a position to trace placement of all planets in different houses, can give predictions only by looking at any person by ascertaining position and condition of planets as per guidelines given in all these five editions. Basis Of Judgment accordingly to Lal Kitab is very accurate because: 1. We can read horoscope made according to old traditional system by giving ascendant as no 1 and then complete horoscope according to Lal Kitab. 2. By casting a horoscope of Ones Own Home Makaan Kundli, based on observations of placement of different items and their location by linking all these with 9 planets and 12 houses. 3. By looking at the face and observing personal behavior, a horoscope according to the brain of that person Deemag Kundli (Brain Horoscope). 4. By having a detailed look at the hand of a person; planets can be placed in 12 different houses of a horoscope Samudrik Ki Bunyad Se Banayee Hooyee Janam Patri. All these charts are given below for readers reference.
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Pls note that in the Vedic system Saturn and Ketu are placed in the first house in Virgo Sign and this gets converted into the Red Book Horoscope by just changing the sign of Virgo to No 1 as the first house, there are houses in Lal Kitab.
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In the same manner, there are a great number of remedies which are very easy to perform and effect oriented, but these remedies should be performed under the guidance of any person who is blessed with this knowledge to get their optimum results in minimum time period.
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