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Divine Charts. Horoscope of Lord Krishna

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  Divine Charts: The Horoscope Of Lord Krishna August 20, 2020  by  Team Jothishi The birth charts of the divine Avatars of the Lord Vishnu are traditionally used as examples for teaching astrology. This is because of the religious significance and reverence and also because the detailed knowledge of the life events are easy for the student to relate with the chart. The Source Of The Birth Charts As with most prominent horoscopes, there is much difference of opinion with regard to the exact birth date and chart. The birth chart of Lord Krishna that is most commonly accepted is sourced from the Pranas, Srimad Bhagavatam and other ancient texts.  Baby Krishna The sources state that Lord Krishna was born when the  Moon  was in Prajapati’s constellation which is the Nakshatra of  Rohini . He was born on the night of Krishna Ashtami in the Sravan month. Some texts say that his birth was at midnight. Krishna And Radha Chart 1 The most commonly accepted chart...
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Third Lord in 12 houses

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  Lords In Houses – The Third Lord In Houses September 28, 2020  by  Team Jothishi In a birth chart, there are twelve houses and nine  Grahas or planets . The effects of a house are determined not only by the placement of a planet in that house but also by the house lord. An astrologer studies the horoscope by planetary placement, house lord placement as well as other factors such as the significator, Aspect (Drishti), Yogas etc. The third lord’s placement in any of the houses of the chart can be interpreted as follows. Bhava Chart Vs Rashi Chart The birth chart is the Rashi chart. It assigns the Rashi in which the Lagna degree falls as the first house and so on till the twelfth house. The degree of the Lagna does not affect the house boundaries. However, the  Bhav Chalit  or Bhava Chalit chart redraws the house boundaries based on the Lagna degree. The redrawn house borders sometimes cause the planets to move into the next or previous house. The house lord...
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What is the story of Brihaspati?

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  From Shani Mahatmya – The Mythology Behind Brihaspati or Jupiter August 17, 2020  by  Team Jothishi Shani Mahatmya is a narration of the happenings in the life of the King Vikramaditya during his seven and a half year Saturn period called Sade-Sati. The narration starts in the court of the King Vikramaditya. He was a very wise, benevolent and well-loved King. King Vikramaditya liked to encourage meaningful debate in his court. He was listening to a debate on which planet among the Navgrahas was the greatest. One by one the representative of each planet stood up and described and praised the virtues of their planet. Each representative naturally argued that their planet was indeed the best of them all.  Surya  or the Sun was the first planet whose virtues were extolled. Next came the representatives of  Chandra  (Moon),  Mars  (Mangal) and  Mercury  (Budh). The King listened carefully to each of the speeches. The next speaker was t...
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