Navatara Chakra

March 1, 2013

NAVATARA CHAKRA

Navatara, derived from Nava (nine) and Tara (star) is the ordering of the 27
nakshatras in three groups of nine stars each.

Lagna Navatara: ‘Taraʼ the goddess of spiritual splendor is the spouse of

Brhaspati (Jupiter) and who governs, intelligence (Lagna). The Navatara
chakra is drawn starting from the nakshatra occupied by Lagna in the birth
chart/prasna and is called Lagna Navatara.

Masa/ Varsha Navatara: Tara was kidnapped by the Moon god Chandra
(Soma) on the dark night of amavasya (Krsna 15 tithi). Soma hid inside the
plants/ trees during this day and copulated with Tara causing the birth of
their illegitimate child Budha (Mercury). On realizing his error, Chandra
released Tara at the end of amavasya, the moment called amanta and the
chart drawn for this moment is used for all mundane purposes including the
Navatara chakra for the year or month.

Janma Navatara: The birth constellation is called Janma Nakshatra and the
Navatara chakra down is using the Moonʼs constellation as starting point is
called Janma Navatara Chakra.

Navatara nomenclature: The nine stars are called (1) Janma (2) Sampat (3)
Vipata (4) Ksema (5) Pratyari (6) Sadhaka (7) Vadha (8) Mitra and (9)
Atimitra.

(1) Janma means birth and refers to the self, well being, life and everything
that the mind must experience at a personal level or intelligence must act on.

(2) Sampat means wealth and is derived from sampad, a samskrta word
meaning to acquisition, possess, enjoy, benefit, advantage, grow and be a
blessing. It gives excellence, glory, beauty and splendor. It brings good
fortune, prosperity and riches.

(3) Vipata means misfortune and calamity. It indicates all kind of troubles,
obstacles and hindrances that lead to sorrow and suffering at the material
level.

(4) Ksema means residing, restoring and being at ease, comfortable,

shows an overall prosperous disposition, free from disease (it is opposite of
being at ease). It brings in spiritual bliss and final emancipation (moksa). It
refers to the perfume of sandal. It shows something/ someone very secure
and safe and being protected by Durga.

(5) Pratyari is derived from ‘ariʼ meaning enemy and pratyari refers to the
well matched enemy equal to the native in all respects and capable of
inflicting terrible pain and suffering.

(6) Sadhaka refers to efficiency and skill introducing accomplishments and

abilities. It indicates the productive and fruitive side of everything and brings
supporters/ assistants. A Sadhaka is one who does sadhana to attain siddhi.

(7) Vadha means vanquisher or destroyer. It is killer nakshatra and is also

called naidhana Tara. It refers to capital or corporeal punishment and
includes slaughter, murder, destruction and death. It causes someone/ thing
to disappear. It causes heat and shows defects and imperfections. It is a
raksasa (demonical being).

(8) Mitra means friend and refers to close companions like spouse or an
associate. Mitra is an aditya who solemnizes agreements and marriage vows
or ties of any kind, including treaties. It brings about blood relationships and
refers to all those who stand strong during battle and protect.

(9) Atimitra shows a superlative form of ‘mitraʼ where a spiritual bonding is

expressed. It goes beyond normal human ties and is super human in its
expression of love indicating something divine. For example if mitra brings
glory then atimitra is crowning glory.

VIMSOTTARI LORDSHIP OF NAKSATRA

There is various planetary lordship schemes for nakshatra of which, the

Vimsottari scheme is universally applicable. The natural Navatara chakra
reckoned from the first Asvini nakshatra allocates the lordship of the
Navatara to Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn and
Mercury in that order.

Rajiv Gandhi born on 20th August 1944, 7_11_28 AM IST, Mumbai 72E50
18N58. At the time of birth both Lagna and Moon are in Purva Phalguni
Nakshatra showing that Lagna and Janma Navatara chakra are one and the
same.

Jupiter and Atmakaraka Mercury gave digbala (directional strength) in Lagna

and they are the lords of Sadhaka and Mitra nakshatra (Navatara scheme)
promising support, success and fame (Jupiter) and family, friends and great
associations (Mercury). The Moon as lord of Vipata nakshatra shows
obstacles and reluctance is initially following the path of mother (Moon).
Venus as lord of Janma nakshatra is family well placed in Lagna, but is
debilitated in Navamsa in mercurial sign, thereby transferring the task of
giving ill health or suffering to Mercury. The close conjunction of Moon and
Venus generates Vaitanika yoga giving great leadership qualities but it is also
Rudra yoga indicating danger from travel or women (Venus) and with Moon
shows one who acts as if pregnant. Rahu, lord of Pratyari nakshatra is the
worst malefic being a maraka from Lagna in Rasi and Navamsa. It is also
strong and vargottama in 12th house of end of life and secret enemies.

8th September 1960: Death of father Feroze Jehangir Gandhi: Sun dasa
Rahu antardasa. We can see how Rahu has robbed him of the little
association he had with father after his parents reconciled in 1958 at the
advent of Sun dasa.

27th May 1964: Death of Grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru: Sun dasa Venus
antardasa. Weak Venus involved in Rudra yoga with Moon and is lord of
Janma nakshatra.

31st October 1984: Death of Mother Indira Gandhi: Rahu dasa Jupiter
antardasa: The culprit is Rahu the terrible malefic lord of Pratyari nakshatra.
Jupiter the lord of Sadhaka nakshatra has directional strength and shows
astounding achievements like the parliamentary elections of 1984 where he
won with an unheard victory (404 seats in Parliament out of 545). Jupiter as
lord of 5th (power, authority) and 8th (inheritance) only confirmed inheritance
of leadership/ political legacy of mother.

1989 elections: Rahu dasa Saturn antardasa: Saturn as lord of Vadha

nakshatra shows terrible enemies belonging to the old order who shall come
in garb of friends (Saturn in 11th house of friends). Amitabh Bachchan and V
P Singh were two friends who let him down. V P Singh accused him of
corruption (Saturn aspect Lagna) thereby denting his reputation. In the 1989
elections, the lion still roared and Rajiv Gandhi, inspite of the Bofors scandal
created by V P Singh, led the congress to be the single largest party (197 out
of 545). Yet he allowed the others to form government through strange
coalitions: Each of them survived a few months – V P Singh, Devi Lal and
Chandra Sekhar all fell to greed. Elections were declared again in 1991.

21st May 1991: Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: Rahu dasa Mercury Antardasa
Rahu Pratyantara is a classic case of marakaʼs (2nd/ 7th lord of Leo). Rahu is
lord of Pratyari showing infliction by enemies. In the evening of that fateful
day, Moon was in Purva Phalguni nakshatra proving that Janma nakshatra
can be dangerous. Mercury as lord of Parama Mitra Tara is beneficial
showing that Rajiv Gandhi was surely going to win the election, but it carries
the energy of Venus (debilitated) and Moon in Virgo Navamsa.

To be continued with more case studies.

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