INDIAN ASTROLOGY

As indicated in Indian mythology, the science of ASTROLOGY was developed by Rishi BHRIGU.

The story is; once upset upon Lord VISHNU; Rishi BHRIGU approached, and kicked him on the chest. [We see lots of pictures on Lord VISHNU with foot mark on his chest].

Lord VISHNU as usual remained calm, but this annoyed to Devi LAXMI & she cursed Rishi BHRIGU, your race [decedents] lively hood shall be begging only.

By the time the anger of Rishi BHRIGU was subsided & realizing the mistake, he apologized to both Lord VISHNU as well as Devi LAXMI.

Devi LAXMI was unable to take her curse back; to compensate she blessed him, you will not have to go out to beg; people will come to offer you elms.

To make this possible, she enlightened Rishi BHRIGU to develop the science of ASTROLOGY.

ASTRO                          + LOGY
Planets and stars or space + Discourse; Science; theory; study.

To make ASTROLOGY feasible, Rishi BHRIGU had to develop ASTRONOMY first; as he based the science of ASTROLOGY on the extra-terrestrial bodies. [Planets & moon(s) of Sun family, as well as certain groups of stars]

In my opinion God has made the extra-terrestrial bodied to decide the guide line of life of a man.

Like a computer program of today to perform the particular jobs.

In other words the “extra-terrestrial bodies” is computer of GOD.

Undoubtedly the universe is infinity, but the variable he found useful by Rishi BHRIGU in ASTROLOGY are given below:
-Planet Earth [where we live]
-Moon of planet Earth 
  Moon
-Star Sun [of which Earth is one planet]
-Other planets of star Sun
  Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, (Neptune, Uranus & Pluto)
-Shadow Planets
  Rahu [umbra] & Ketu [Parambra]
-Surrounding space around earth [360Degree] ; which he divided in 12 parts (houses) of 300 each.
-Days - 7Nos
  Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday
-Months - 12 Nos
  Chaitra, Vaishakh, Jyeshtha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapad, Ashwin,Kartik, Agrahayana, Paush, Marghshrish, Phalgun.
-Time Sun rise & Sun set
  Moon rise & Moon set
-Zodiac signs [Rashi] - 12 Nos
  Mesh(Aries), Vrish(Taurus), Mithun(Gemini), Kark(Cancer), Singh(Leo), Kanya(Virgo), Tula(Libra), Vrishchik(Scorpio),
  Dhanu(Sagittarius), Makar(Capricorn), kumbh(Aquarius), Meen(Pisces).
-Constellations [Nakshtra] - 27 Nos
  Ashvani, Kritika,Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Poorvaphalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Moola, Uttarashadha,
  Dhanshita, Poorvabhadrapada, Reveti, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttarphalguni, Chitra, Vishakha,
  Jyeshtha, Poorvashadha, Sravana, Satabisha & Uttarbhadrapada.

Planets Neptune, Uranus & Pluto are not part of INDIAN ASTROLOGY & there is no reference available in the subject. These three planets are found by modern ASTRONOMY.

Then he [Rishi BHRIGU] decided characteristics of all above bodies; depending upon, their positions, time & vicinity of other extra-terrestrial bodies.

In advanced ASTROLOGY these houses are sub-divided again in several ways, but to understand only, the subject it is not important.

This means if characteristic of any particular extra-terrestrial body is evaluated, at any particular moment,

By the position of all other components, i.e. time, day, month, zodiac signs, constellations & of course the position of all other planets, including the shadow planets Rahu & Ketu, the moon as well as Zodiac signs [Rashi] & Constellations [Nakshtra].

To predict future, first at the time of birth, position of all above variables is decided; then for the time of prediction.

Prediction is made considering the placement of all above variables at the time of birth as well as for the time of prediction [Gochar].

According to our recent past astrologers, (till modern astronomy was developed & well propagated) Erath was the center of Universe & all the Stars, Planets, Moons, Zodiac signs & Constellations were moving around it.

Undoubtedly it does not make any difference in Astrology, as it considers the relative positions &motions.

But it requires a thought, a person who calculated relative motions of above extra-terrestrial bodies so precisely, did not understand the anatomy of universe.

Some also believe, the knowledge of Astrology came to India from Latin Culture with Alexander.

How true it is, we can visualize by the fact, Latin [western] Astrology does not have shadow planets [2 Nos.] & Nakshatras [27 Nos.].

Only an Indian knows about, two (large & small) SAPT-RISHI MANDAL [Group of seven stars named upon seven saints].

Some extra intelligent Indian astrologers interpret Rahu & Ketu as Uranus & Neptune.
This has no sense. My horoscope contains all four including planet Pluto.

On television, all astrologers & tele-shopping agencies talk about protection from SHANI. Shani is also a planet like any other. His time of orbiting the Sun is very long, hence its period in each Zodiac Sign is very long. His full name is Shanishchar i.e. Shaineh + char, means slow moving.

Otherwise also Shani keeps character of a father. Till the time he is positioned active, keep the person well in control [not starved]. When he moves away from active position, leave all the assets for the person only.

No one talks about Jupiter, whose behavior is quite fanatic. He keeps Characteristics of a king. i.e. till he is pleased, shall keep the person better than self. But if he is not happy, the person shall be in extreme troubles. He would think, I would be better dead, which one cannot be, by his wishes.

There is horoscope of dead person also. The best examples of this are of Lord Ram & Ravan.


Ram
-Alive had to go through what not.
-He beeing the eldest son was the apparent heir of kingdom, but it was given to his younger brother.
-That too in last minute decision after declaring the date of coronation.
-He was exiled for none of his fault at a very young age.
-His wife was kidnapped; he could not get any help from mankind & fought back the kidnapper with the help of animals.
-He got back his kingdom only because his brother was courteous enough to return it back.
-He was forced to desert his wife, for no fault of his wife or himself.
-He such a big warier, (who defeated the strongest man of Indian mythology Ravan), was forced to fight his son. To make the situation verse, he was defeated.
-His wife refused to join him back after the confusions were sorted.
-Ultimately he was forced to commit suicide by drowning in river.

After death he is worshiped & considered incarnation of God.

Ravan
-Alive was strongest man of all times, in Indian mythology
-He is supposed to be most learned man of Indian mythology.
-He jotted down all the four Vedas, backbone of Indian mythology.
-He was supposed to own an airplane. Which he piloted & maintained himself.
-There was no warier in his time, who was not defeated by him.
-He controlled the planets, specifically the largest one Shani. (It is not specified how were they controlled & he controlled
  them by Knowledge, Strength or Engineering).
-He is the only ruler in Indian history, who arranged Moksha not only for himself but for his entire subject.
-He had a son Meghnath, who could not be defeated, so he was killed when he was performing Yagna.

After death nobody likes to take his name on auspicious accusations.