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  The Great Astrologer  of Gujarat

Series

By

Jitendra Trivedi, India

Editors: A V Gopalakrishnan, UAE &
Maurício Avila. Brazil

A
strologers nowadays
emphasize the use of
 J     
itendra Trivedi is Bombay based divisional charts. But there
was one exceptionally talented
 Astrologer and freelance Journalist.
 After 19 years stint with Indian Express astrologer of a small village of India
who did not use Vargas kundalis, not
Group of Newspapers, he is now writing
on Astrology and Spiritualism. His even Navamsa chart nor even dasha
 journey of Astrology started in his 20th  system for making predictions.
year (1980). Ardent advocate of Parashar Late Shri Manubhai S. Shah (23-12-
System of prediction, he is active 1908 to 16-01-1985) of Gujarat was the
 volunteer of SA Mumbai Club. His astrologer who devised and used a
greatest asset is his soft spoken nature. system of astrological prediction based
on birth chart only. He wrote that
Navamsa and others Vargas kundalis were
the tools through which astrologers try to
 justify their wrong predictions. He wrote a
voluminous book called “ Jyotish
Shiromani’’  In which Shah has given
simple rules and has substantiated it
with 3,597 horoscopes. He also studied
western astrology but found Indian
Astrology more useful.

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He considered astrology as a Science and stated that if you are able to predict 30 important
events of one’s life with year and month then you are a good astrologer . He has demonstrated
how to do it in his above mentioned book, which is available in Gujarati and English
as well. Mr. Shah  has written other 18 books which are sheer gems; he was very
detailed and precise in its writings,  defining each house results with clearly
illustrations of benefic and malefic influences and presenting the astrological
combinations and yoga’s in a crisp and accurate manner.
Late Manubhai Shah had once visited an astrologer who insulted him. This made
him learn Astrology and, in the process, he learned Astronomy, Western and Indian
Astrology, but found Indian Astrology more useful and declared it as the Gem of the
Earth. He only used Rasi charts for making predictions. For timing of events he used
Paribhraman Kal Paddhti (Hindu Theory of planetary progressions).
Although I believe in Dashas and Navamsa chart, I respect Mr. Shah`s 
techniques for their simplicity and effectiveness. His techniques give amazing results
when put to a test on different horoscopes.
His most startling statement is that " Rahu & Ketu are mathematical points and not
planets, hence they don’t have any role to play in predictions ''. Therefore he has not given
the positions of Rahu-Ketu in any of the 3,597 horoscopes of its collection.

The technique structure base of his predictions is founded on the following points:

Sthan Karakas
Irrespective of the sign it is tenanting, planets in certain houses produce good
results. Mr. Manubhai said that a planet in its karaka house should not be considered
weak, but should be seen as if were in its own house. For example, Jupiter in 2nd or
9th house even in the sign of Capricorn is not weak.

Following are the karaka houses for each planet:

Planet Karaka Houses

Sun 1, 9, 10
Moon 1, 3, 4, 7
Mars 3, 6
Mercury 4, 10
Jupiter 2, 5, 9, 11
Venus 7
Saturn 6, 8, 12

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Planets Natural Friendship 

There are two categories of planets: Dev grahas (Sun, Moon, Mars and Jupiter) and
Danav grahas (Saturn, Venus and Mercury). Dev grahas are winners. Danav grahas 
are defeated by Dev grahas. Danavas  are enemies of Devas. Moon is loved by all
planets. No planet is enemy of Jupiter since he is Ajatshru (one without enemies).

Planet Friends Neutral Enemies

Sun Moon, Mars, Jupiter Mercury Saturn, Venus
Moon Sun, Mercury Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus ----------
Mars Sun, Moon, Jupiter Venus, Saturn Mercury
Mercury Sun, Venus Saturn, Jupiter, Mars Moon
Jupiter Sun, Moon, Jupiter Saturn Mercury, Venus
Venus Mercury, Saturn Mars, Jupiter Sun, Moon
Saturn Mercury, Venus Jupiter Sun, Moon, Mars

Strong, Weak and Failed Planets

A debilitated planet is considered weak. Such planet will not give good or bad
results as expected.
Retrograde Mars and Saturn should be considered strong, retrograde Jupiter, Venus
and Mercury should be considered weak.
A planet in conjunction with Sun even though combust ( Asta) gives the results of
the Sun.

Houses
Kendra houses (1st, 4th, 7 th and 10th) are beneficial. Generally 10th house is considered
strong, but Mr. Shah considers 1st, 5th and 9th houses as the strongest.

Sarak benefic) and Marak killer) Theory

Mr. Shah on the basis of the following three rules presents Sarak and Marak Theory.

1.  Lords of the 6th, 8th  and 12th  houses are Marakas  (death inflictors) if they are not
lords of Kendra houses.
2.  Saturn is a Marak even if it owns a Kendra (angular) house.
3.   Jupiter will not behave as Marak even if he owns the 6th, 8th or 12th houses.

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According to the above rules, following are the Sarak, Marak and the strongest Marak 
planets for each Ascendant:

Ascendant Strongest Marak Marakas Sarakas Benefics)

Aries ----- Mercury, Saturn Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter,

Venus
Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter,
Taurus ----- Saturn
Venus, Mercury
Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter,
Gemini ----- Mars* 
Venus, Mercury, Saturn
Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter,
Cancer Saturn Mercury
Venus
Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Venus,
Leo Saturn Moon Mercury
Moon, Jupiter, Venus,
Virgo ----- Sun, Mars* 
Mercury, Saturn
Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter,
Libra ----- Saturn
Venus, Mercury
Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter,
Scorpio ----- Mercury, Saturn
Venus
Moon, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter,
Sagittarius -----
Saturn Mercury
Moon, Mars, Jupiter,
Capricorn ----- Sun, Saturn
Venus, Mercury
Sun, Mars, Jupiter,
Aquarius Saturn Moon Mercury,
Venus
Moon, Mars, Jupiter,
Pisces Saturn Sun, Venus
Mercury
*Mars: For Gemini and Virgo Ascendants Mars is Marak, but if Mars is in his karaka house, exalted
or aspected by Jupiter (via 5th  or 9th  drishti) then it becomes Sarak  and being Saturn also a Sarak 
planet for these Lagnas, such natives continuously progress in their lifes as there is no Marak in their
kundalis.

If Mercury is in Deva rashi (1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th or 12th signs) consider Mars as Sarak 
and Saturn as Marak. Consider Saturn as a Marak even if Mercury is weak i.e. in
the 6th, 8th or 12th  houses. If Mercury is in Danava rashi (2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th or 11th 
houses) or between 29 and zero degrees consider Mars as a Marak and Saturn as a
Sarak.

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   It should be noted that Saturn is impotent hence it will not be able to give good
results of 5th  and 7th  houses in spite of being Sarak  for Gemini and Virgo
Ascendants.
   Saturn is the strongest Marak for Cancer, Leo and Pisces Ascendants.

Now we will see how a weak planet becomes strong and a strong planet becomes weak
or better saying: How a Marak planet turns into a Sarak planet and vice versa.

Neecha bhanga yogas

A  neecha (debilitated) planet is considered weak, but does not lose the power of
their aspect. Its power is weak, but if such planet is in its own karaka house, then it
gets Sthan bala and gives good results of its houses. For example, Jupiter in 2 nd house
rd

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in 6Sagittarius
th
 house for or Cancer Lagna.
Aquarius Lagna, also Mars placed in 3  house for Taurus Lagna or
Any Sarak  planet in  neecha  rashi if in  yuti, prati-yuti  or aspected by other Sarak 
planet also becomes strong.
Any debilitated Marak  planet or Saturn in 6th, 8th  or 12th  houses should also be
considered as being Neechbhanga.
If a neecha Marak planet is connected to Saturn by  yuti, prati-yuti or drishti then such
planet should be considered strongest Maraka.

Important note: A Marak planet is not able to give results of its karaka houses, hence is
considered malefic, but if such planet aspects its Karaka Sthan, then it will give benefic
results of its karaka house. For example, in Gemini Lagna when Mars is situated in the
12th  house he aspects the 3rd  and 6th  houses, in this case Mars will give good results
regarding 3rd and 6th house matters.

How Retrograde Planets become Strong 

Retrograde Sarak Mercury, Venus and Jupiter are considered weak. They are not
able to give the results of their own houses or karaka houses as expected. But if they
are placed in their karaka house in exaltation (except in 6th, 8th  or 12th  houses) or
related to the Sarak planet they become strong.

Important note: Any planet which is lord of a Kendra, 5 th or 9th houses and is also lord
of 6th, 8th or 12th house is Sarak, but it will not work as a strong Sarak if it is aspected by
Saturn, conjunct with Saturn, placed in Saturn’s sign or in 6 th, 8th or 12th houses.
th th th
Saturn is the karaka of 6 , 8   and 12   houses meaning disease, enemy, death, loss,
debt, interest and expenses. Saturn is Yama  and therefore it’s not able to give good

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results. Saturn has one quality and that is its satanic power. Native will be able to use
its satanic power only if it is aspected by a Sarak graha.

Planets and their Social Status

   Sun is the king and it dwells in palace and lives a royal life.
   Moon is the queen and dwells in artistic home with garden and fountains. Its home
is full of gold, silver and jewels.
   Mars is the minister or the army chief. It lives in a bungalow as per its ministerial
status.
   Mercury  is a businessman, finance minister or a treasurer and lives in a house as
per its status.
   Jupiter is the Dev Guru. It lives in the city in a house which has two or three rooms.

  Venus is the Danav Guru and lives in a two or three room house in a village.


   Saturn is the king of Danavas, he is a demon, uneducated, cruel, and hence it lives
in a slum.

1.  In every horoscope Ascendant is the Spine. All other planets give results of their
houses according to the strength of lord of the first house. The native will attain the
status of the lord of the sign in which lagnesh is situated (except when it’s placed in
6th, 8th or 12th houses). For example, if Lagna is Taurus and Venus is in Cancer, the
native will acquire the status of Moon. He will gain riches and acquire vehicles.

Native`s nature will be affected by any planet in the 1 st  house or aspecting the 1st 
house, but the native will not be able to reach the status of that planet . For example, if
Sun is in Ascendant or aspecting it, native will have the nature of Sun but will not
attain the status of Sun or for being in the Sun`s sign. However, if Ascendant lord
is in a sign of a lower status planet, then such Sun will maintain the native’s
position as per Lagna rashi.
Suppose for Sagittarius Ascendant, Jupiter being in Capricorn or Aquarius rashi
with Sun placed in 1st or 7 th house, in this way the native’s social status will not go
below Jupiter’s status.

Same way, if Ascendant lord is placed in 6th, 8th or 12th  houses, the native will not
attain the status of the lord of the sign in which it is placed. In such situation if any
benefic planet is related to the Lagna then native’s position is maintained as per
Lagna rashi. But if such related planet is of lower status then it will give lower
status.

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For example, in Cancer Ascendant if Moon is in 6 th, 8th or 12th house, the native will
attain the status of Saturn. But if Ascendant (not its lord) is in aspect with Sun,
then the native will get the status of the Moon (not of the Sun).

2.  Any planet connected with 1st house lord by  yuti, prati-yuti  or drishti  will have an
impact on the nature of 1st  house lord, but will not impact the status of 1 st  house
lord.

3.  When 1st  house lord (except Saturn) is in its karaka house in a sign having better
status, then lagnesh will attain the position of that planet. Suppose lagnesh Mars is in
11th house with Jupiter in Aquarius rashi, in this case Mars will not attain the status
of Aquarius rashi (Saturn’s status) but of Jupiter.

4.  When 1st house lord is in its karaka house in a sign having lower status, then lagnesh 
will be free from rashi dosha. In such a situation it is considered as if in their own
rashi. Suppose in Sagittarius Lagna with lagnesh  Jupiter in 2nd  house, native’s
financial status will not be of Saturn but of Jupiter. In short, planet in its karaka
house is said to be in its own house and free from rashi dosha.

5.  When 1st house lord aspects the first house, the native will attain the status of the
sign in the first house or the status of the sign in which the 1 st house lord is placed,
whichever is higher. For instance, in Taurus Ascendant when Venus is placed in
the 7th  house in the sign of Mars. As Venus aspects its own sign the native will
attain the status of either Venus or Mars. Since Mars status is higher than Venus
then the native will reach up to the status of Mars.

6.  If Dev lagnesh is in Danav rashi, then lagnesh will not accept the vices of Danav rashi.
However he will accept the virtues of Danav rashi and will get the status of Danav
rashi.

7.  Danav lagnesh will get results of the sign in which it is placed (except 6th, 8th and 12th 
houses). But such native will suffer when Saturn in transit connects with lagnesh by
 yuti, prati-yuti  or drishti. Bad results will prevail even though Saturn is Sarak  and
worse if he happens to be Marak.

8.  Dev lagnesh  in debilitation is considered weak. If in the kundali  of such native
lagnesh is placed in a lower status sign, then the native will get lower status (Except
for Moon and Mars).

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9.  If Danav lagnesh is in debilitation, then native will get the position of that sign, but
if that sign is of a higher status rashi, the native will not be able to enjoy higher
status. For example, when lagnesh Mercury is in Pisces rashi, Mercury will have to
undergo the results of Pisces rashi. On other hand, when lagnesh Venus is in Virgo
rashi, Venus will not be able to enjoy the results of Virgo rashi. Similarly, if lagnesh 
Saturn is in Aries rashi, the native will not enjoy the results of Aries rashi.

10. In Dev Lagna kundali  (1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th  and 12th  signs), Saturn being aspected by
Mars 8th  drishti is said to be Sarak. Saturn could not harm because it is defeated by
Mars. Such yoga is found in the horoscopes of Industrialists, these native’s can use
Saturn’s satanic power to do mass production. 

11.  Devas planets do not take advantage of Danavas position, but Danavas planets take
advantage of Devas position.

Now let us take one example to make above rules more clear:
Example chart:

This is Dhanu Lagna hence Moon, Venus, and Saturn are Marakas. Lagnesh  Jupiter,
Venus and Mercury are under Saturn’s special drishti  (3rd  & 10th  aspects). Thus the
native will have problems related to the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses. But Saturn turned
Sarak because it is with Mars. Also Sun aspects Jupiter hence Marak power of Saturn
is reduced considerably. Venus is strongest Marak as it is aspected by Saturn and not
having drishti of any Sarak planet. Venus rules 6th & 11th houses and is the karaka of 7 th 
house, therefore native will not have good results of these three houses. Though Sun

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aspect Jupiter, the native will enjoy the social status of Jupiter only because it is under
Saturn’s aspect. 

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