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Tomorrow is Dhana Trayodashi

Tomorrow is Dhana Trayodashi, the 13th Lunation, two days before Deepa Vali. Dhana Lakshmi, one of the Forms of the Eightfold Prosperity, Ashta Lakshmi,  is propitiated and precious metals are bought on this day !

Happy Thula Vishu and Thula Varsha !

The Sun entered  Zero Degree Sidereal Libra yesterday at 0602 PM, initiating Thula Vishu, as well as Thula Varsha.  Vishu or Equinox occus twice on Apr 14 ( Solar ingress into Aries ) and on Oct 17 ( Solar ingress into Libra ).Today is Thula 1,  Aslesha upto  25 Nadis and 48 Vinadis and the Tenth Lunation, Dasami.

The indications to Thula Varsha had  already begun and it rained heavily day before yesterday. Thula Varsha is the North East Monsoon. As the point in the 

Indian Ocean becomes hot, near the Tropic of Capricorn, cool winds come from the Bay of Bengal. pick up moisture and pour over India peninsular. 

We expect more rains in Thula.  Vrischika end ( Dec 15 ) will see the end of the Monsoon Season in Kerala. On Dhanu 10th ( Dec 25 ) , farmers will start irrigating their fields, which they were not doing from May 29 onwards.

The North East Monsoon, Thula Varsha, comes as rains in the afternoon normally, with fireworks ( lightning and thunder ). People are warned not to stay outdoors, not to stand behind solitary trees and not to touch window bars. Thunder and lightning had wreaked havoc in some places in Kerala yesterday !

How accurate the Kerala Calendar is was proved true  as heavy rains and thunder hammered Guruvayur at 0420 PM yesterday. I disconnected the modem and pulled out of office at 0430 PM. Day before yesterday also I pulled out at 0645 PM, when thunder and rains took over. Thunder can damage hard disks.

The Indian mathematicians have not erred and as scheduled  Thula Varsha begam in earnest and it is raining cats and dogs in Guruvayur now. 

Fierce rains slashed Guruvayur at 0420 PM onwards and it is raining torrentially.

The Heavens prove Hindu Calendar true !

The Megha Visphotana or Cloud Explosion at Guruvayur on the evening of Thula Vishu or Thula Varsha day ! ( 0420 to 0510 PM ).

Did the Lord send the shower to prove the Hindu Calendar true ?

Q & As about the similarities in the horoscopes of Modi ji & Shivaji.

Q - What are the similarities in these horoscopes ?

A - In both horoscopes, Jupiter is angular. An angular Jupiter can destroy 100 K afflictions, Laksham Doshan Hanti Devendra Poojya. In both horoscopes, Jupiter is in Aquarius. Jupiter in Aquarius gives the effect of exalted Jupiter in Cancer. 

Q - Is Jupiter the King Maker?

A - Yes. He is the largest planet in the solar system. 1300 earths can be fit into Jupiter.He played a vital role in the horoscopes of British Sovereigns. He was angular, either rising ( in First )  or culminating ( in Tenth ).  

In Shivaji's horoscope, he is in the Seventh and in Modi ji's, 4th. Shivaji had Saturn and Venus exalted. Modi ji has Mercury exalted with Jupiter, equivalent to exaltation,  Kumbhe Karkatakal Phalani. 

Mars, in both horoscopes, is well posited. In Modi ji's he is in the Ascendant, conferring Ruchaka Yoga and in Shivaji's, he is in the benevolent 11th. 

More info at 
http://www.eastrovedica.com/html/modi.htm

Q & As about the similarities in the horoscopes of Modi ji & Shivaji.

Q - What are the similarities in these horoscopes ?

A - In both horoscopes, Jupiter is angular. An angular Jupiter can destroy 100 K afflictions, Laksham Doshan Hanti Devendra Poojya. In both horoscopes, Jupiter is in Aquarius. Jupiter in Aquarius gives the effect of exalted Jupiter in Cancer. 

Q - Is Jupiter the King Maker?

A - Yes. He is the largest planet in the solar system. 1300 earths can be fit into Jupiter.He played a vital role in the horoscopes of British Sovereigns. He was angular, either rising ( in First )  or culminating ( in Tenth ).  

In Shivaji's horoscope, he is in the Seventh and in Modi ji's, 4th. Shivaji had Saturn and Venus exalted. Modi ji has Mercury exalted with Jupiter, equivalent to exaltation,  Kumbhe Karkatakal Phalani. 

Mars, in both horoscopes, is well posited. In Modi ji's he is in the Ascendant, conferring Ruchaka Yoga and in Shivaji's, he is in the benevolent 11th. 

More info at 
http://www.eastrovedica.com/html/modi.htm

Q & As about Farm Tourism.

Q - What is Farm Tourism?

In Kerala, which is an agri state, Farm Tourism is promoted as a new tourism product. Without much investment, F T can be marketed, as Kerala has 30 lakh hectares of gross cropped area. More than 33% contain plantations of Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Cardamom et al and more than 33% contain coconut plantation. The State has 350 K lakh hectares under paddy cultivation.

5% of the total land has been allocated for  F T..There are schemes which are under way to prepare the plantations/ Farms to receive tourists by presenting a positive image of the Farm and Agri as a whole. The Agri Sector is therefore revitalised and  will increase tourist arrivals in the State.  

Farm Tourism is an integral part of Eco Tourism but there is a slight difference. While artificially created landscapes are part of Eco Tourism - gardens, pond etc - the goal of Farm Tourism is to show the curious tourist about Nature in her pristine purity. .

More info about Farm Tourism at 
http://www.keralaheritages.com/html/farmtourism.htm

Q & As about Farm Tourism.

Q - What is Farm Tourism?

In Kerala, which is an agri state, Farm Tourism is promoted as a new tourism product. Without much investment, F T can be marketed, as Kerala has 30 lakh hectares of gross cropped area. More than 33% contain plantations of Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Cardamom et al and more than 33% contain coconut plantation. The State has 350 K lakh hectares under paddy cultivation.

5% of the total land has been allocated for  F T..There are schemes which are under way to prepare the plantations/ Farms to receive tourists by presenting a positive image of the Farm and Agri as a whole. The Agri Sector is therefore revitalised and  will increase tourist arrivals in the State.  

Farm Tourism is an integral part of Eco Tourism but there is a slight difference. While artificially created landscapes are part of Eco Tourism - gardens, pond etc - the goal of Farm Tourism is to show the curious tourist about Nature in her pristine purity. .

More info about Farm Tourism at 
http://www.keralaheritages.com/html/farmtourism.htm

The Seven Branches of Poetry

They are

The Iambic
The Pastoral
The Elegiac
The Anagogic
Tragedy
Comedy
Epic

FAQs about Corrective and Impulse Phases.

Q - What do you means by the Impluse Phase?

A - The Primary trend. In an Uptide, this is the bullish trend and during a Downtide, the bearish trend.

Q - What is the Corrective Phase ?

A - This is the corrective reaction which happens naturally when the Stock Market is in an overbought or oversold zone. During the Uptide, the secondary reaction is the Corrective Phase and during a Downtide, the bear rally.

More info about Corrective and Impulse Phases at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8YqjYbDyvo

Q & As about the Messenger of the Solar System, Mercury.

Q - What does Mercury signify?

A - Academic knowledge and degrees are the prerogative of Mercury, Vidya Mathula Karako Budha. Books, publishing, knowledge, mathematics, sculpture & arts all come under his domain. If he be exalted in one's horoscope, the native will become a great scholar. ( Example horoscope is that of Augustus Caesar who had exalted Mercury in Virgo ).

This science of the Heavens was called by the Germans as Cosmo-Biology. To them, Cosmo-Biology was the calculus of cosmic interrelatedness. It simply means the celestial influences on terrestrial affairs as per the principle " As Above, so below ".

The role of Mercury in Horoscopy

Mercury in the Ascendant

Mercury in the Ascendant makes one a scholar.Will be intelligent
and clever. Will be a master of arts. Will have good oratorial
prowess and can captivate people with speech. This position of
Mercury confers high longevity.

http://www.eastrovedica.com/html/vedic_astrology9.htm

Q & As about the Messenger of the Solar System, Mercury.

Q - What does Mercury signify?

A - Academic knowledge and degrees are the prerogative of Mercury, Vidya Mathula Karako Budha. Books, publishing, knowledge, mathematics, sculpture & arts all come under his domain. If he be exalted in one's horoscope, the native will become a great scholar. ( Example horoscope is that of Augustus Caesar who had exalted Mercury in Virgo ).

This science of the Heavens was called by the Germans as Cosmo-Biology. To them, Cosmo-Biology was the calculus of cosmic interrelatedness. It simply means the celestial influences on terrestrial affairs as per the principle " As Above, so below ".

The role of Mercury in Horoscopy

Mercury in the Ascendant

Mercury in the Ascendant makes one a scholar.Will be intelligent
and clever. Will be a master of arts. Will have good oratorial
prowess and can captivate people with speech. This position of
Mercury confers high longevity.

http://www.eastrovedica.com/html/vedic_astrology9.htm

Happy Vijaya Dasami !

 May Her Grace free us from miseries !

Today is the Tenth Lunation, Dasami, that is the Moon in between 108 and 120 degrees from the Sun ( 9*12 = 108 ),  Till 09.58 AM, it is  the Ninth Lunation, Navami and the Deity that is worshipped on Navami  is Siddhi Dhatri, which means giver of para normal powers or Siddhis.

( Siddhi means psychic or occult powers. There are eight Siddhis. They are Anima, Mahima, Garima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakamya, Iishitva & Vashitva,) 

Navamam Siddhi Dhatree cha
Nava Durga Prakeerthitha. 

Thou art the Primal Prakriti
The Cause of all Multiverses !
And the triune attributes of Nature
Also the impulses of Creative Intelligence
Thy Play is unknown 
Even to the Trinity !
The Universe is only Thy infinitesimal expression
Thou, Manifestation of the Unmanifest 1

More info about Prakriti or Maya at 
http://www.guruvayur4u.com/html/spiritualtourism22.htm

Today is the Eighth Lunation

Today is the Eighth Lunation, that is the Moon in between 84 and 96 degrees from the Sun and Maha Gauri is the Deity that is worshipped during the Festival of Nine Nights, Nava Ratri. Maha Gaureethi Chashtamam !

Gauri means White. She is as pure and white, sinless. Mythology has it that She lost her complexion while travelling in the forest and Her meeting with Lord Shiva made her regain Her Fair Complexion !

The Prikriti of Sankhya and the Maya of Vedanta became the Shakti or Devi of Tantra. She is the beginingless Universal Mind, which brought the Universe into existence  ( kayanaumeya sudhiaiva Maya Yada Jagath Sarvam idam prasooyathe ) and hence called the Mother of the Universe, Jagath Amba ! 

In the Epic poem, Ramayana, She is Seetha, the idol of Indian Motherhood. In Her Hands is the Key to the luminous Kingdom of Heaven, to Self Actualisation ! 

How glorious is the Eternal Law !

Ya Devi Sarva Bhootheshu Maha Gaureethi Samsthitha
Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namo Nama

More info about the Fair One at 
http://www.guruvayur4u.com/html/spiritualtourism32.htm

Today is the Seventh Lunation

Today is the Seventh Lunation, that is the Moon in between 72 and 84 degrees from the Sun. The Deity that is worshipped during Nava Ratri is Kala Ratri. ( The Kanya Shukla Nava Thidhis are celebrated as Nava Ratri, that is the NIne Lunations in the Bright Fortnight in the sidereal month of Virgo or Kanya ).

Saptamam Kala Ratreeti Maha Gaureethi chashtamam. 

Kala means Dark and Ratri means Night. This is the symbolism
of the Dark Night of the Soul and the Dark Night of the Spirit. 

Without Her Grace, Salvation is not possible !

In Bridal Mysticism, Vandanam means to bow before the Tutelary Deity. The Masters of India knew that Yoga and Vedanta are ultra worldly sciences, which are  best suited for ultra worldly people. So they brought in Tantra and installed Tutelary Deities in all cities and villages, so that worldly people can have the same mystic experiences like the Initiates.  Bhakti Yoga is for the worldly man. She is Bhagavathy, the Damsel Divine adorned with the Six Attributes ! Arpanam means to sacrifice one's life for Deity. Dasyam is to be Her servant, serving All and Loving All !

She and He are ultimately One. This is well expressed by the Mother of Auroville

Without Him, I exist not
Without Me, He is Unmanifest !

Write up and videos about Para Prakriti at
http://www.guruvayur4u.com/html/spiritualtourism20.htm

Happy Sixth Day of Nava Ratri !

Today is the Sixth Lunation and the Deity that is worshipped during the Festival of Nine Nights is Kartyayani, Shashtam Karthyayaneethi cha. ( Moon in between 60 and 72 degrees from the Sun ).

Katyayini or Kartyayini was born as the daughter of Katyavan. Katyavan was a seer who perfomed penance to get the Universal Mother as his daughter.

One of Her greatest festivals is Thri Karthika, which is celebrated on the astersim of Karthika, during Mandala Kalam. Mandala Kalam is the 41 day holy period, starting from the sidereal month of Scorpio or Vrischika. . Thri Karthika is celebrated in Her Temples, Kadampuzha, Kumaranellur and the Ayyanthol Karthyayini Temples.

I will consecrate my Poem to Thee
As a garland or necklace
On Thy Sacred Chest
Which is Thri Karthika !
Please hear our prayer
O Consort of the Destroyer
O Daughter of the Mountains
Who graces Kadampuzha !

Thri Karthika Jathi Thirumaril
Oru Keerthana Malika Chartham Njaan !
Eee Prarthana  Kelkoo Parvathiye
Kadampuzha Vazhum Para Nidhiye.

Write up and videos about Thri Karthika at
http://www.guruvayur4u.com/html/mandalakalam.htm

Happy Panchami in Nava Ratri !

Today is the Fifth Lunation ( Moon in between 48 and 60 degrees from the Sun )  and Skanda Mata is the Deity which is worshipped during the Festival of Nine Nights, Nava Ratri. ( Panchamam Skanda Mathethi... ).

Skanda Matha  is the mother of Skanda, the Military General of the celestials. She observed penance to get the hand of Lord Shiva ( which was magnificenlty portrayed by Kalidasa in " Kumara Sambhava"  )  and gave birth to Skanda, the Military Chief.

Another glorious Devi Temple, the Chottanikkara Amba Temple. .

Legend has it that this was once a dense forest and a tribal called Kannappan used to live here.  He was a devotee of the Mother Divine and he used to sacrifice an animal daily to the Goddess. He had a cute daughter who had a pet, a cow. Kannappan used to sacrifice cows also. One day Kannappan could not find an animal to sacrifice and he told his daughter that he is sacrificing her pet cow. She entreated him to sacrifice her instead of her beloved cow. 

The place where Kannappan used to sacrifice cows is of low elevation and is called Keezhe Kavu, a place devoted to the Mother Divine as Time Personified, Kali, who is Kaala Swaroopini.

Give us Wisdom, give us Prosperity
Give us Fame, O Mighty One
Give us comeliness, give us Victory
Give us Bliss Everlasting !

Vidya vantam Yasaswantham
Lakshmi Vantam Janam Kuru
Roopam Dehi Jayam Dehi
Yaso Dehi Dwisho Jahi.

More info  at 
http://www.guruvayur4u.com/html/spiritualtourism15.htm

Effects of Moon in the Twelve Houses of the Zodiac

With round eyes
And with fast gait
Easily pleased
Will be fond of Eros
Loved by women
Will be the one
Born with Moon in Aries !

When Moon tenants Taurus
Will be handsome
With lovely face
With marks on face
Will have daughters
Will be devoid of property
And will be lucky
In middle age !

When Moon tenants Gemini
Will be subservient to women
Knower of Sastras
Intelligent, with curly hair
Will be humourous
Adept at gambling
Will be handsome
And lover of food !!

Sun in Many Signs !

If the Sun be in Cancer
He will be devoid of wealth
Interested in others
With sorrow and bad progeny !

If the Sun be in Leo
He will be fond of travel
In forests and with animals
Shrewd and strong !

If the Sun be in Virgo
Will be knowledgeable in writing
In Mathematics, sculpture
With body feminine !

If the Sun be in Libra
Will be prosperous
From Music, LiteratureAnd with body beautiful ! 

The Effects of Sun in Different Signs !

Famous he becomes
Whose Sun tenants
Aries within ten degrees !
Fond of travel, smart
With less wealth
And armed well !

As Sun is exalted
Within first ten degrees
Fame will be conferred.
Clever and hedonistic
With stability financial
And with good fans !

If the Sun is in Taurus
Textile trader he will be
Income from Music, literature
Misogynist, hater of women
And highly educated !

The Sun in Gemini
Is a mathematician !
Lover of Astrology
Grammar, Rhetoric
He will be endowed
WIth Arithmetic- logical intelligence !

Q & As about Vedic Astro Gemology

 

 Q - What is Vedic Gemology ?

A - It is the union of two sciences, Gemology and Astrology and it postulates that the Nine Primary Gems correspond to the Nine Revolving Heavens.

The seven primary colors of the spectrum, VIBGYOR  and the two secondary colors, infra-red and ultra-violet, correspond to the nine planets.

Here we give the correspondence between Cosmic Colors, planets and gems.

Color              Planet               Gem

Red               Sun                  Ruby
Orange         Moon               Pearl
Light Blue        Jupiter              Yellow Sapphire
Ultra-Violet    Rahu             Hessonite
Green              Mercury       Emerald
Indigo           Venus          Diamond
Infra-red           Ketu          Cat's Eye
Violet         Saturn              Blue Sapphire
Yellow              Mars              Coral

Manikyam Dinanayakasya, Vimalam Muktaphalam Sheetagau
Mahedrasya cha Vidrumam, Marathakam Soumyasya Garutmakam

Q & As about Vedic Astro Gemology

 

 Q - What is Vedic Gemology ?

A - It is the union of two sciences, Gemology and Astrology and it postulates that the Nine Primary Gems correspond to the Nine Revolving Heavens.

The seven primary colors of the spectrum, VIBGYOR  and the two secondary colors, infra-red and ultra-violet, correspond to the nine planets.

Here we give the correspondence between Cosmic Colors, planets and gems.

Color              Planet               Gem

Red               Sun                  Ruby
Orange         Moon               Pearl
Light Blue        Jupiter              Yellow Sapphire
Ultra-Violet    Rahu             Hessonite
Green              Mercury       Emerald
Indigo           Venus          Diamond
Infra-red           Ketu          Cat's Eye
Violet         Saturn              Blue Sapphire
Yellow              Mars              Coral

Manikyam Dinanayakasya, Vimalam Muktaphalam Sheetagau
Mahedrasya cha Vidrumam, Marathakam Soumyasya Garutmakam

Birthday of Lord Krishna !

Today is the Birthday of our Lord. He was of handsome mien, born in the asterism of Rohini, with Moon exalted and powerfully posited Jupiter in Leo.

He is the Self that is immutably and becomes eternally in the eternal successions of Time.

Iswaram Paramam Krsna
Sacchidananda VIgraha
Anadir Adi  Govinda
Sarva Karana Karanam

Since He is the Self, the 16008 Upanishads are His wives symbolically.

HIs enchanting locks of hair
Are the Poetic meters !
His smile bewitching
The enchantress Maya
His Voice, the Rishies
His Back Portion, Adharrma
The equilibrium of Satva, Rajas, Thamas
His Avyakta or Attributeless Aspect !
His movement is Time
The Teaching Class, His Face
The Warrior Class, His Chest
The Commercial Class, His Waist
And bureaucrats His legs !
Entire Universe is He
With Mountains as  His Hairs
The Rivers as His Blood
Blessed be His Form Universal !

Monsoon Fury of Magha or Regulus !

It was a sunny day yesterday in the morning , when we got the news at noon that South Kerala is flooded and a lot of landslides had taken place.

At 0800 PM, I got out of my office and went to the nearest ATM. Then it was raining heavily. Power went off at that time and I couldnt complete the transaction. I got the full blast of the rains. The roads were flooded  and I had to walk ten minutes through the flooded road to reach the Rly Station.

Even now it is raining cats and dogs. Holiday for schools in Trivandrum 1

The Solar Transit of Regulus ( Persians called it Magh and Indians Magha ) can be destructive, as the rains now prove !

Aslesha wreaks havoc !

100 houses destroyed as Sun transits Alpha Cancri, Aslesha !

Neera, the Drink supported by Ayurveda !

Let me highlight the Kerala NEERA, the non alocholic coconut drink ! It is said that this drink alone can add 54 K crores to Kerala's SGDP !

The farmer gets 1200 INR per tree. So it is rewarding to the farmer ! We should produce it on a massive scale and get hold of the export market, which is now full of Thai and Lankan Neera ! We

have the price advantage. While Thai brand costs 160 Baht, ours is just 25 bucks !

It was sold first at Vyttila Mobility Hub, Kochi, under the brand name of PalmDew. It will now come to all districts !

By tapping ten percent of the 180 million coconut trees, www.coconutboard.nic.in will garner 54 K crores per year !

Full Report at http://keralaheritages.com/html/keraladrink.htm

Neera contains low Glycemic Index, 35 !

One friend had objected that Neera contains Sugar, but then the Glycemic Index is low at 35, as this video will show !

Aslesha devastates !

479 houses were destroyed and a big building sank during yesterday's rain fury.

A three storied building simply sank and three people died in yesterday's destruction. Now people are heaving sighs of relief, as it is a sunny day today.

The solar transit of Alpha Cancri or Aslesha is half good and half bad, Ayilya Kallan Akatho Puratho ! Aslesha is Serpent Energy combined with Wisdom and is ruled by Mercury !

The devastation of Pushya

The devastatation of Pushya Njattuvela was not confined to Kerala. We had evacuations on the Kosi in BIhar, landslide in Maharashtra and now the Chinese earthquake. Anyway, thank the Lord, for Pushya's exit!

At 0819 AM, the Sun entered Aslesha or Alpha Cancri. Aslesha is ruled by Mercury. Sometimes it will rain and sometimes it will not, as per the popular saying, Ayilya Kallan akatho puratho !

Pushya Njattuvela wreaks havoc ! - Floods in Kerala

Waterlogged streets - uprooted trees - houses destroyed - agri lands flooded - these are the reports that come from Kerala, as Pushya devastates. A Saturnine devastation !