Contents 1 Acknowledgements ll About The Author ... lll The Need to Share these Favourite and Practical Techniques .. IV Introduction and Dedication .... V Some Insights about Nadi Reading: VI PREFACE by K.N. Rao Part A Chapter 1 Bhrighu Naneli Nadi .. weemanncemngnnaO: Chapter 2. Basic Techniques with ustrations captains aoe Part B Chapter 3) My Understanding of the Principles of Nadi Techniques ..... Chapter 4 “35" Golden Rules to be Followed Chapter 5 The Importance of Transits of the Slow-Moving Planets Chapter 6 Transit of Saturn... Chapter 7 Transit of Jupiter........... Chapter 8 Transit of Rahu and Ketu . Chapter 9 Planets and Quality of Events for all the Twelve Signs Chapter 10 Translt of Saturn over Natal Saturn Chapter 11 Handy Table of Events based on Transit of Key Planets in the 12 signs . Chapter 12 Handy Table of Key Transit Planets 0 on Key Natal Planets ......-..-.--.-::ssseeces Part C Chapter 13 Transits and Exceptions to the General Rules Chapter 14 Nadi and profession......Chapter 15 Fall In Career Chapter 16 Dasha and Antar/Bhukti. Chapter 17 Nadi and Karakas Part D Chapter 18 The Timing of Events in Nadi Astrology . Chapter 19 Amshas and Nadi Chapter 20 The Editor’s Note... List of Books of Vani PublicationsChapter 2 Basic Techniques with Illustrations Let us see how these snapshot techniques wark on live horoscopes. Basically, the nadi principles are very simple, The rules for casting of a chart, or significations of planets or simply put, the indications of karakas or the basic principles of applying Hindu astrology remains the same. What is different, of course, is the angle through which one sees the chart. These snapshot rules can be applied to any horoscope in our possession and similar results got. Following are a few rules, which if followed, will show the events very clearly without any calculations or by using any dasha-antar to know the background of an unknown native. ‘Chart | ‘This is the chart of a person born on 7th August, 1963 at around 9.15 pm, place of birth not known but longitude and latitude are mentioned as 83E58 and 21N27. As you can see Jupiter is in the lagna itself which is Meena rashi. Now read the entire chart from Jupiter as well as lagna which is one Chart 4 Male FAug 1953 9:15 pra 83E58 21Ne7 MarsBasic Techniques with Illustrations Practical Application of Nadi Techniques and the same in this case. Use the karakas. Let us take Venus which is the karaka for marriage and Mars, the karaka for lands. Use of Saturn and Jupiter transits is for timing of events. Count each house from jupiter as one year starting from Jupiter's placement in Meena as one or the first year. This is used to arrive at timing of certain events, which will be discussed at length in detail in progressive chapters. We will first see the condition of the marriage of this person in the above chart. Notice the seventh lord from Jupiter as well as lagna in this case which is in the 6H. The marriage has little chance of survival. This persen got divorced from his (first) wife and later got married to another. These are some snapshot life events which can be read at a glance from the chart, Now let us check his career taking natal Saturn as the 1H. The IOL is in the 7H along with Sun, the 8L. His life partner will be someone who will be connected to his profession. He was a government servant, who later taught astrology and made a name for himself in the West. 1OL with 8L from Saturn has given him a broken career. He left’a government job to become a fulltime teacher in astrology showing the break in career. Let us again have a re-look at Jupiter but taking it as the karaka for children this time are sad, From Jupiter the 3L and 8L Venus is in the 5H and keeping him company is the 6L, Sun. Also the SL itself is in the 12H indicating some kind of loss. He has.a boy who is mentally disturbed/retarded. There are some more key planets and their transits which can also bring out some more events into picture at a glance. These are discussed in later chapters taking some other charts for illustrating the same. ‘Chart 2 Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's Horoscope Mark Venus, the karaka for marriage as 1H, notice the 7L which is in the 12H. From Venus, Saturn is In the 8H which obstructed him from consummiating his marriage, though it did not obstruct his mariage per se. Secondly, from Jupiter, the 5L isin the 10H. His spiritual followers who were treated like his own children carried on his work and kept alive his name and fame. This pattern is repeated when.rou see thePractical Application of Nadi Techniques Basic Techniques with illustrations Rah JupiRh Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 18 Feb 1836 06:28 Purulia Sati) same from the karaka for work, viz., Saturn, Here 10L from natal Saturn goes Into the 5H Indicating his spiritual children carrying on his work after he is long gone. Now see another angle from Jupiter, the karaka for his own guru and related significances, His chart has 3 planets in his 9th from Jupiter and notice also how the 9L is exalted. This should be read as following: he himself had many famous gurus who guided him in his spiritual path. Also worthy of note here is his 7L and 10L being one and the same (Jupiter) which has to be taken to mean that his wife who was his spiritual consort got involved in his life-mission and worl. Mars in the 8H from this same Jupiter shows death, which could very well occur in machaayu. This again will be dealt in a separate chapter dealing with death and timing of death. The e.g., given below are taken from the book on Bhrigu Nandi, Nadi which was authored by Shri. RG. Rao. The main reason for taking the same example is to show the validity of the techniques. ‘Only the rules laict down by Parashara are used. No progression is usecl. The explanation of the author in the book is left out as it is not consistent nor Is it replicable, This author has a lot of respect for Shri R.G. Rao but would like to differ where astrological interpretations ate concerned. Now look at the charts given. Note the interpretation given. Then note the logic or the astrological rule from the interpretation which Is given.Basic Techniques with Mustrations Practical Application af Nadi Techniques Chart 3 B.¥. Raman's Chart From natal Jupiter the 10L is in the 9H signifying his career as being a teacher. He became a teacher and guru in astrology. BY, Raman 8 Aug 1912 19:42 Bangalore His chart also has the { 1L along with Mars and Venus in the 10H. There are many other patterns which can be seen from this 10H which will be elaborated elsewhere later. From natal Saturn, the 1OL is in the 1H along with 3L. He became famous as an author of many books on astrology. Mars and Venus combination invariably make a petson more famous after the native's demise. Marriage This is the major success and failure story of the Indian astrologer. Many times people find using the normal astrology techniques not working. For men Venus is taken for women it is Mars for spouse. Chart 4 Divorce Mrs.G's son August 25, 1975 ; 8:50:45 am Chennai, India Take this boy's case. He got divorced just 3 months after his marriage was performed. Notice how the 7L is in the 12H from the karaka Venus. 7L, whenever it is placed in 6, 8 or 12 from its karaka, Venus, does not augur well for the native’s married life. On top, should a negative clasha start running, then that period will create a lot of difficulties in one's martied life leacing to separation or divorce in afflicted charts such as this.Practical Application of Naci Techniques Basic Techniques with llustr: ‘Sun Veal} Mar Mrs.G's son 26 Aug 1975 : 8:50:45 am Chennai, India Sun VentRy ns.10. Chapter 4 “35” Golden Rules to be Followed The rules enumerated below have been applied throughout in all the horoscopes which have come my way and some of them being given as examples to prove a rule or two in this first ever book of mine. The Lagna should be seen for transits. | do not use the Chandra kundali as | have found the transits always working with stun- ning precision from the lagna itself than from the chandra lagna. However, the stronger of the three Lagnas, viz., the Lagna, the Chandra Lagna and the Karkamsha Lagna can also be used for transits as a second option. (I use Shri K.N.Rao’s method of marking the same sign as Karakamsa Lagna in the Rasi chart which is occupied by the Atrna Karaka in the Navamsha chart} The movements/transits or gochar of Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu is used for timing of events. The functional lords are used and not the karakas as is used in the Bhrigu Nandi Nadi which I have explained in some detail in the earlier chapters. When Saturn transits the 8th, 6th and the {2th lords nega- tive events, situations leading to problems occur for the native. | have observed and as a matter of fact, these are very trying times in a native's life. When Saturn transits the Ist, 5th and 9th lords there will be a huge positive upliftment in the native's life. When Saturn transits the 4th lord there will be change of resi- dence. The native also gets opportunities to go to distant places. There will also be changes or modification in the office or place where the native works. When Saturn transits over the 7th lord, martiage for the unmar- ried person and if already married good tidings for the native's spouse can be safely predicted. So is the case when Saturn transits the 3rd lord for siblings and16. ‘pplication of Nadi Techniques “35° Golden Rules to be Followed the 9th lord for father, higher studies and travel abroad. When Saturn transits the 6th, 8th and 12th house for any lagna, malefic situations will arise in the native’s life. The period of about two and half years of Saturn's transit will bring, tears in the na- tive's eyes except for those petiods of respite when it retro- grades to the previous house. The occurrence of bad events in the malefic houses should be taken in this order. In terms of personal sufferings, Saturn's tran- sit on 8th house is the worst, in the 12th house it Is worse and in the 6th house it is bad. To put it in another way the Gth house transit is bad, the 12th house worse and the 8th house worst. It is only the comparative degree of greater or lesser suffering during Saturn transits in these malefic houses, but suffering there is all right. it’s been observed that whenever Saturn transits a house where there are more than three planets very important events will unfold in a native’s life. Where Jupiter transits the 6th, 8th and 12th houses from lagna the native loses power. However, Jupiter's transit over the 6th lord, 8th lord and 12 lord offers protection as he mitigates the negative events from happening or manifesting. We now come to Rahu transits. If Rahu were to transit a house or a lord there will be difficulties in those areas even though it could be a raja yoga house or a trikona or kendra lord. In the same way wherever Ketu transits there will be sudden changes in those areas. For e.g. If it is transiting the 4th house then one can safely predict sudden changes for 4th house significances or the 4th bhava. When both Saturn and Jupiter, either transit or aspect houses then important events for that bhava will manifest. Simply said it's the double transit or double aspect of these two powerful planets on a single house. For e.g, Saturn and jupiter were transiting Karkataka and Kanya respectively during the year from 26th May, 2005 to 27th Sept., 2005. So we can take Saturn's 3rd aspect on Kanya where [upiter is transiting as double transit and also Makara as Saturn's 3rd and Jupiter's Sth, both cast their aspects on this sign. Summing up by way of an eg taking a person with Mesha as his lagna, there will be significant events occurring in his 6th house (Kanya) and his 9th house (Makara) employing the above rule, This rule is to be carried forward in the same way for other lagnas too. For a Mithuna lagna person°35" Golden Rules to be Followed Practical Apolication of Nadi Techniques 18. 19, 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27, 28. 29, 30. his 4th house and 8th house receive the double transit effects, When Saturn transits the Ist, 5th and 9th house from any lord important changes will take place in relation to that lord, Whenever Saturn and Jupiter see a dasha lord or a bhukthi lord then also important events will take place. Saturn transiting natal Rahu and transit Rahu over natal Saturn will produce pain and agony for a native. This will last for the 1.5 years duration of Rahu transit in a house. When Jupiter transits natal Ketu and Ketu transiting natal Jupiter will bring about religious inclinations. The native is inclined to- wards things spiritual at this point in time in his life. We often hear about people suddenly visiting temples and undertaking pilgrimages while close ones swear that the native never ever visited temples and has now changed sudctenly! Now you know it is all due to Ketu or Jupiter's influence on each other! When Saturn transits natal Jupiter important events will hap- pen. When Saturn transits natal Ketu the native has to be careful of negative events. ‘Whenever Saturn or Jupiter go into the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 12th house for any lagna or sees any of these houses in aspect they will not bestow positive results. The reverse is true in case of the trikona houses. Saturn or Jupi- ter in transit or by aspect in Ist, Sth ancl 9th houses from lagna will give positive results. All the above sules can be applied in divisional charts also just as we do for the rasi or main chart. In the divisional chart if the planets whose dasha or bhukthi is seen by both Saturn and Jupiter applying the double transit theory then also, important events signifying the clivisional chart is bound to manifest. ‘Other rules like ashtakavarga etc., are not used much except to determine the strength of impact or progress, Positive or nega- tive, as the case may be, depending on the score in any particu- lar house or bhava. In Kalachakra dasha if transit Saturn takes a 6th, Bth or 12th Position from the dasha lord then also negative events will mani- fest for the transit period during such dasha period, Natal Jupiter or natal Saturn when transited by Saturn or Jupiter respectively foretells of a time for major changes in the life of the native.Practica! Application of Nadi Techaiques “36” Golden Rules to be Faltawed Bl. 32: 33. 34. 35, Whenever transiting Saturn and Jupiter by conjunction or as- pect make contact with a majority of natal planets (can be a mix of functional benefics and malefics) then it’s a sure-shot sign of major changes in the native's life. Whenever a majority of planets in a horoscope are transited of aspected by Saturn and Jupiter at the same time very important changes will occur for the lords those planets represent in a native’s chart. Whenever Saturn, jupiter, Rahu and Ketu collectively see a lord at the same time then also very important changes will happen for that lord’s significance. Whenever Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu are conjoining or aspecting the 5th, 7th or 9th houses at the same time then also: important events will manifest for that lord's significance. Digressing slightly from transits | wish to stress that dur- ing a native’s Rabu dasha one should judge the horoscope not only from the lagna but also from the chandra kundali and Karakamsha kundali too for accurate results.