Pushkar Navmansh

Brihaspati, The Myth of Pushkara and the Pushkara Navamsha

Part One
by
Komilla Sutton
posted on 3 october !!"
Pushkara navamshas are special navamshas that enhance the #uality of the planet$
Pushkara bha%as are special de%rees, &hich brin% %ood luck and auspicious ener%y to the
chart$ Push means to nourish and kara means &ho does or &hat causes$ So pushkara
navamsha nourishes the #uality of the planet placed &ithin it$ This can take the #uality of
the planet from ordinary to e'tra(ordinary$ Pushkara are not %iven in many te'ts$ They
form the secret part of )edic astrolo%y in &hich &hen you di% deep, you come up &ith
%ems of analysis$ The secret part &as essential to %ive serious astrolo%ers insi%ht &here
the amateurs could fail$ *handra Kala Nadi, +ataka Pari,ata have a fe& shlokas that
mention them$ Their importance is understood throu%h understandin% the myth of
pushkara and its relationship &ith the creator Brahma and Brihaspati -+upiter.$
Myth of Pushkara
/fter a prolon%ed penance a Brahmin called Tundila &as %ranted a boon that he &ould
remain permanently &ith Shiva in form of +alamayatva Siddhi$ Shiva has ei%ht forms and
one of them is +alamayatva Siddhi, the ability to live in &ater$ Tundila became kno&n as
Pushkara, the one &ho nourishes the &orld as this penance %ave him the po&er to purify
all the holy rivers for the benefit for all$
Brahma &anted &ater for creation and Pushkara0s ability to purify it$ 1e pleaded &ith
Shiva to allo& Pushkara to live in his kamandal -the &ater pot that Brahma keeps by his
side.$ Shiv %ranted this re#uest$ Brihaspati -+upiter. asked Brahma that Pushkara should
be &ith him, as &ater &as essential for mankind and Pushkara0s ability to purify uni#ue$
Pushkara refused, as he did not &ant to leave Brahma$
Brahma resolved the situation by askin% Pushkara to stay &ith Brihaspati for 2 days
&hen the latter &as enterin% a ne& 3ashi and 2 days &hen he &as leavin% it$ On a daily
basis, Pushkara &ould stay &ith Brihaspati for a len%th of t&o Muhurta -45 minutes is
one muhurta. in the afternoon$ Brahma, accompanied by all the other %ods, &ould %o
&ith Pushkara to the holy river bein% blessed$ Thus, Pushkara could be &ith Brahma as
&ell as &ith Brihaspati at the same time$ Brihaspati stays in one rashi for a year and takes
2 years to complete one cycle of the 6odiac$ 7hen Brihaspati comes into a 3ashi then
the Pushkara &ould be &ith him in the first 2 days -/adi Pushkara. and the last 2 days
-/ntya Pushkara. as Brihaspati e'its the rashi$ 7hen people bathe in a holy river at the
time of Pushkaram, they take the blessin%s of +upiter into the ne't t&elve(year cycle of
Brihaspati$
The t&elve main rivers &ere blessed by Pushkara and purified once every t&elve years$
Pushkaram si%nifies the entry of Pushkara into the river &ater alon% &ith all %ods and
%oddesses, &hich makes the &ater of that river pure for another 2 years$ The entire year
is considered holy to have the dip because earthly one(year amounts to only one divine
day$ 8urin% Pushkaram, the old sins can be &ashed a&ay and the souls leave the &ater
purified$ People also pay homa%e to their departed ancestors durin% this time as &ell$ /ll
can e'perience the blessin%s of Pushkara t&ice a day &hen the pushkara muhurta is on by
takin% a dip the holy &aters$
The temple to&n of Pushkar in 3a,asthan is blessed, as its lake is the livin% kamandal of
Brahma$ There is a rare Brahma temple there as &ell$ This is one of the holiest place and
people thron% there to find absolution for ne%ative past karma$
8aily there are t&o Pushkaram &hen the holy &aters %et ener%i9ed &ith the %odly
presence and these are the special times to take a dip in the holy &aters as they are
specially ener%i9ed and purified$ /ll the %ods are residin% &ith Brahma to %ive their
blessin% to the aspirants$
Brihaspati - +upiter. transits and Pushkara of the 1oly 3ivers
There are t&elve holy rivers in ancient :ndia and these rivers are not al&ays easy to trace
in the present times$ The rivers blessed by Pushkar durin% Brihaspati 3ashi transits are
3ashi
3iver
Mesha
;an%a
)rishibha
3e&a
Mithuna
Saras&ati
Kartaka
<amuna
Simha
;odavari
Kanya
Krishnaveni
Tula
Kaveri
)rishchika
Bhima
8hanus
Pushkaravahini
Makara
Tun%abhadra
Kumbha
:ndus
Mina
Parineeta
/s +upiter %oes into )rishchika - Scorpio. on 5 october !!", he &ill be blessin% Bhima
river$ Bhima river rises near Pune in the &estern %hats near an ancient shiva temple
kno&n as Bhimashankar$ Bhima Shankar is one of the t&elve ,yotirlin%as of Shiva$ this is
&here Shiva killed the demon Tripurantikari$ The Bhima flo&s throu%h the states of
Maharashtra and karnataka into Krishna river, blessin% its people$ The ma,or shrines on
the banks of Bhima &ill hold festivals to &elcome the pushkara of its river$ /ll the ma,or
%ods &ill visit the river alon% &ith Pushkara and cleanse the river and its people$
Pushkara Bha%a, Navamsha and the Myth
There are t&o pushkara bha%as=navamshas in each si%n$ This reflects the fact that there
are t&o Pushkara muhurta daily in the afternoon$ T&o de%rees became hi%hly beneficial
durin% each month$ / muhurta is 45 minutes, the start of the muhurta &ould represent the
Bha%a=de%ree as duration of it the navamsha$ The navamsha and the bha%a do not al&ays
coincide$ : do not have any ans&ers for it as yet$ 1o& the e'act daily calculation is done,
: am still not a&are of but &ill keep on researchin% and keep you all posted$ :n all these
&ould make 4 positions &ithin the solar year -3"!> 6odiac.$ These positions have been
transposed into the natal chart to sho& de%rees or navamshas, &hich become special
placement for the planets$ The planets in these positions take a virtual dip in the holy
&aters and re%ardless of their previous karma or &eaknesses they have the ability to %et
redeemed and be stren%thened$
7hile humans can %et rid of their sins by takin% a dip in the holy &aters durin%
Pushkaram, the planets in the natal chart %ets similarly blessed and lose all their ne%ative
#ualities$ 7hat is important to remember is that the individuals in &hose chart &here the
la%na or planets in the pushkara navamshas and bha%as should &ant to make the chan%es,
to find the blessin%s$ Other&ise these positions can ,ust remain unreali9ed blessin%s$
Brihaspati -+upiter. has a special relationship &ith Pushkara and its position in Pushkara
is especially beneficial$
The rishis and spiritualist &ait for pushkara time to rise before they take a dip in the holy
&aters, similarly &e can %et the same blessin%s by choosin% a pushkara la%na risin% in
our muhurta$
Note? Part t&o of this article on Pushkara Navamsha and Bha%a &ill be published in
November !!"$
Part
Pushkara? Navamsha and Bha%a
Part T&o
Komilla Sutton
click here for part one
posted on 2 Nov !!"
Pushkara navamshas are special navamshas that enhance the #uality of the planet$
Pushkara bha%as are special de%rees, &hich brin% %ood luck and auspicious ener%y to the
chart$ Push means to nourish and kara means &ho does or &hat causes$ So pushkara
navamsha nourishes the #uality of the planet placed &ithin it$ This can take the #uality of
the planet from ordinary to e'tra(ordinary$ Pushkara are not %iven in many te'ts$ They
form the secret part of )edic astrolo%y in &hich &hen you di% deep@ you come up &ith
%ems of analysis$ The secret part &as essential to %ive serious astrolo%ers insi%ht &here
the amateurs could fail$ *handra Kala Nadi, +ataka Pari,ata have a fe& shlokas that
mention them$ : read about Pushkara in * S Patel0s book Navamsha and Nadi /strolo%y,
+ataka Pari,ata and *handra Kala Nadi, but the final analysis is my o&n research and
e'perience$
Pushkara navamshas are special navamshas that enhance the #uality of the planet$
Pushkara bha%as are special de%rees, &hich brin% %ood luck and auspicious ener%y to the
chart$ Push means to nourish and kara means &ho does or &hat causes$ So pushkara
navamsha nourishes the #uality of the planet placed &ithin it$ This can take the #uality of
the planet from ordinary to e'tra(ordinary$ Pushkara are not %iven in many te'ts$ They
form the secret part of )edic astrolo%y in &hich &hen you di% deep@ you come up &ith
%ems of analysis$ The secret part &as essential to %ive serious astrolo%ers insi%ht &here
the amateurs could fail$ *handra Kala Nadi, +ataka Pari,ata have a fe& shlokas that
mention them$ : read about Pushkara in * S Patel0s book Navamsha and Nadi /strolo%y,
+ataka Pari,ata and *handra Kala Nadi, but the final analysis is my o&n research and
e'perience$
Pushkara Navamsha
Navamsha is the most important var%a$ Planet positions in their navamsha finally decide
&hether they are stron% or &eak in the chart$ 8o they feel supported or not$ Therefore
Pushkara navamshas become very important$ They are specific areas in charts that
nourish &hich %ive planets the capacity to heal and re%enerate themselves$ This special
navamsha allo& the personality to flourish$ 3e%ardless of the situation of the planet, its
#ualities become replenished$ :t is al&ays the navamsha ruled by the same si%ns &ithin
the same elements that become pushkara$ Study the table belo& for further clarification$
Pushkara navamsha table by si%ns and elements
Alements
Si%ns
pushkara de%rees
Pushkara navamsha
Bire( /ries, Ceo, Sa%ittarius
! de% to 3 de%!
Cibra
" de% to 3! de% !!
Sa%ittarius
Aarth( Taurus, )ir%o, *apricorn
!" de%4! to 2! de% !!
Pisces
23 de% ! to 2" de% 4!
Taurus
/ir( ;emini, Cibra, /#uarius
2" de% 4! to ! de% !!
Pisces
3 de% ! to " de% 4!
Taurus
7ater( *ancer, Scorpio, Pisces
!! de% !!to !3 de% !
*ancer
!" de% 4! to 2! de% !!
)ir%o
7hile there are t&o Pushkara in each si%n, they do not fall in /ries, ;emini, Ceo,
Scorpio, *apricorn, and /#uarius navamshas$ These navamshas can be taken as points of
personal development, &here individual learns from their o&n mistakes$ /ries, ;emini,
Ceo and /#uarius are male si%ns and their navamsha may use up all the ener%y available
to them not try to re%enerate the planetary #ualities$ Scorpio and *apricorn are female
si%ns but these are comple' areas &ithin si%ns$ Scorpio creates sudden transformation
and *apricorn makes planet feel very burdened, even if they are &ell placed$ /s
*apricorn makes us face up to our karmic responsibilities and therefore &e are not able to
nurture the soul$:f planets are placed in these navamshas, it should not be taken as minus
points$ 7hat needs to be understood that these planets have to be self(motivated, their ,ob
in this life uses up some of the positive ener%y saved from previous lives, and therefore
pushkara does not nourish them$ That may not be ne%ative, ,ust the &ay life is$ Not
everythin% can be saved up or nurtured$ But by bein% a&are of these #ualities, &e can
make sure that &e learn to nourish them throu%h our actions$
Pushkara navamsha can be classified throu%h nakshatras padas as follo&s
Ketu Nakshatras -/sh&ini, Ma%ha, and Mula. do not have any pushkara navamsha$
3rd pada -Cibra. of )enus nakshatras( Bharani, Purva Phal%uni, Purva /shadha
2st pada, Sa%ittarius and 4th pada, Pisces of Sun nakshatras( Krittika, Dttara Phal%uni,
Dttara /shadha
nd pada Taurus of Moon nakshatras( 3ohini, 1asta, Shravana
Mars -Mri%asira, *hitra, and 8hanishta. do not have any pushkara navamsha$
4th pada Pisces of 3ahu nakshatra( /rdra, S&ati and Shatabhishak
nd pada -Taurus. and 4th pada -*ancer. of +upiter nakshatras( Punarvasu, )ishakha,
Purva Bhadra
nd pada -)ir%o. of Saturn nakshatra( Pushya, /nuradha, Dttara BhadraMercury
-/shlesha, +yeshta, and 3evati. do not have any pushkara navamsha$
Ketu nakshatra are be%innin% sta%es for the development for the soul$ These sta%es can be
very intense and therefore personal effort and the stru%%le of the soul to live a material
life is there$ :n Ketu nakshatras, the soul is takin% a ne& step in its development, so it
uses up some of its accumulated nourishment$ So &hile they are aspirin% for moksha,
their very action depletes their collected %ood karma and planets find it difficult to find
nourishment in these circumstances$ That does not make it &ron% or brin% &eakness but
pushkara cannot thrive$ The soul cannot chan%e the situation and in its pursuit for the
ne't level of development, they have to use up some of their e#uity$ :t is like takin% a
loan for present development, &hich &ill brin% future re&ards$ But the present &ill make
them feel burdened$
Ketu nakshatra are be%innin% sta%es for the development for the soul$ These sta%es can be
very intense and therefore personal effort and the stru%%le of the soul to live a material
life is there$ :n Ketu nakshatras, the soul is takin% a ne& step in its development, so it
uses up some of its accumulated nourishment$ So &hile they are aspirin% for moksha,
their very action depletes their collected %ood karma and planets find it difficult to find
nourishment in these circumstances$ That does not make it &ron% or brin% &eakness but
pushkara cannot thrive$ The soul cannot chan%e the situation and in its pursuit for the
ne't level of development, they have to use up some of their e#uity$ :t is like takin% a
loan for present development, &hich &ill brin% future re&ards$ But the present &ill make
them feel burdened$
Mercury nakshatras are areas of transformation &here the debris of all soul0s ne%ativity
%ets collected, the soul stru%%les to make the chan%es, the mind is active tryin% to make
sense of their circumstances$ The planets stru%%le to transcend, therefore there is no
calmness and stillness provided by Pushkara$ Planets use up their ener%y and do not
al&ays feel nourished$
The pushkara navamshas thro& up some interestin% points$ The rulerships of the
navamshas are by benefic planets$ +upiter and )enus ruler nine pushkara each, one in fire,
earth and air elements, &hereas Moon and Mercury rule one each in 7ater elements$
7ater si%ns are kno&n as moksha houses as &ell$ Moksha houses are about self(
realisation and the rulership of Moon and Mercury( the t&o planets of the mind should
that &e have to nourish our mind before &e can aspire to realise ourselves$ /nother &ay
of lookin% at it is that a nourished and #uiet mind helps us to %o to&ards self(reali9ation$
The planets that are not placed in pushkara need to be ener%i9ed, as they do not have the
capacity to nourish themselves$
Pushkara Bha%a
Pushkara bha%a are specific de%rees &here planets become especially auspicious to do
%ood$ The e'act de%ree is becomes very po&erful a%ent for bein% positive, &hereas the
navamsha is still po&erful but not as intense as the de%ree$ Pushkara de%rees are used for
Muhurta$ *hoosin% the muhurta la%na on a pushkara bha%a makes that a very auspicious
moment$
+ataka Pari,ata( /dhyaya 2 Shloka E5 %ives the follo&in% de%rees?
2> /ries -Cibra Navamsha. 2F> Ceo -)ir%o navamsha. 3> Sa%ittarius -Cibra Navamsha.
These three in )enus nakshatras and Bire si%ns
24> Taurus -Taurus navamsha and var%otamma( Moon nakshatra.,F> )ir%o -Pisces
navamsha( Sun nakshatra., 24> *apricorn -Taurus Navamsha( Moon nakshatra./bove
Three in Aarth si%ns
25> ;emini -Pisces navamsha( 3ahu nakshatra.,4> Cibra -Taurus Navamsha( +upiter
nakshatra., 2F> /#uarius -Pisces Navamsha( 3ahu nakshatra./bove three in /ir si%ns
5> *ancer -)ir%o Navamsha. 22> Scorpio -Cibra Navamsha., F> Pisces -)ir%o
Navamsha./bove three in Saturn nakshatras and 7ater si%ns
Pushkara de%rees %iven by *S Patel in his book Nadi and Navamsha astrolo%y are?2> of
Bire si%ns? 2> /ries, 2> Ceo, and 2> Sa%ittarius -)enus nakshatras.24> in Aarth si%ns?
24> Taurus, 24> )ir%o, and 24> *apricorn -Moon nakshatras.4> in /ir si%ns? 4> ;emini,
4> Cibra, and 4> /#uarius -+upiter Nakshatras.G> in 7ater si%ns? G> *ancer, G> Scorpio,
G> Pisces -Saturn nakshatras.
/ccordin% to the *S Patel, Bha%as are not found in Ketu, Sun, Mars, 3ahu and Mercury
nakshatras &hile +ataka Pari,ata has pushkara bha%a in 3ahu and Sun nakshatras but not
in Ketu, Mars and Mercury nakshatras$
Mostly the +ataka Pari,ata pushkara bha%a de%rees are used$ : am also usin% +ataka
Pari,ata bha%as as it %ives these actual de%rees in the te't$ Plus it resonates &ith my
research$
: have been infomred by one of his students that *S PateHls information is from Purva
Kalamrita$ 8o research both sets of de%rees and come up &ith your o&n conclusions$
1o& to use Pushkara Bha%a and Navamsha$
+ataka Pari,ata says that pushkara should be used in muhurta, natal and any other factor
under consideration$ Other factors under consideration are in prashna and maybe
relationship compatibility$
Muhurta? There are 4 pushkara navamsha and 2 pushkara therefore every hour a
pushkara navamsha rises and every t&o hours a pushkara de%ree rises$ Therefore &hen
you need to find an auspicious time in a hurry, you can chose a pushkara navamsha or a
pushkara de%ree$ Some de%rees reflect both the navamsha and de%ree of pushkara$ :n
Taurus, the pushkara navamsha and the de%ree are var%otamma@ therefore that particular
position is e'tremely stron%$ ;enerally &hen plannin% a muhurta, it &ould be %ood to
choose a pushkara de%ree or navamsha risin%$ This protects the chart and %ives it a
benefic #uality$ To have the benefic planets, la%na lord, Fth lord, Eth lord as &ell as the
lord of the house for &hich you are performin% the muhurta -2!th career, 4th( home. to
be in pushkara navamsha &ill further fortify the chart$
Natal? 3emember pushkara is added on kno&led%e$ <ou should analyse the chart by all
traditional methods and then study the chart to see &hether any planets are placed in
pushkara bha%a or navamsha$ :f a chart does not appear to have any %reat stren%th but it
has ascendant in pushkara bha%a and 2!th lord in pushkara de%ree, the #uality of the is
chart chan%es and your analysis &ill be different$ The chart is sho&in% e'tra ordinary
stren%th &ith both the la%na and 2!th lord fortifies$ Pushkara &ill brin% stren%th to the
chart, nourish it after it has used up some of its ener%y$ The individual may not
immediately %ain the stren%th, but is %uided throu%h these auspicious de%rees to &ork
&ith their issues, accept them and learn to overcome them$
Planet in an e'act de%ree is stron%er than the bha%a so the #uality &ill be more intense$ :f
you have Sun e'alted in 2> /ries, it is in pushkara navamsha and bha%a$ But this is also
the debilitated navamsha of the Sun$ Sun debilitated by navamsha sho&s hidden lack of
confidence, need for support of others, and lo& self esteem$ The &eakness indicated by
the Sun in its debilitated navamsha is bein% over(ridden by the fact that the Sun is
pushkara both in navamsha and bha%a$ Therefore an individual may e'perience some
&eaknesses of this debilitation, but they are #uickly able to overcome it and make the
Sun, its karakas, house rulerships etc positive$ Co& esteem &ill be there but the person
learn confidence, pushkara &ill make them feel stron% instead of &eak$
/ll te'ts say la%na, la%na lord, and 2!th lords in Pushkara %ives %reat stren%th and %ood
luck to the birth chart$ :n my e'perience, the more planets in pushkara, the stron%er the
chart$ The la%na is a pushkara de%ree or navamsha brin%s fortune and success$ :f the lord
of a house is placed in pushkara or the bhava Madhya of the house is placed in pushkara,
this stren%thens it and makes it a force to do %ood$ Pushkara imparts s&eetness to the
chart that brin%s in hi%her #ualities of %oodness, spiritual aspirations and material success
as$
Those &ho have their ra,ayo%a karaka in pushkara or their yo%as takin% place in
pushkara, they are specially blessed$ This enhances an already stron% position to
somethin% sublime$
The e'perience of pushkara is durin% their dashas$ :f the dasha lord is in pushkara or the
lord of bhava Madhya that are pushkara, it &ill %ive special results in relationship to its
si%nification0s$
/lso &atch &hen planets %o into their pushkara positions by transit$ :n +une !!E, many
planets, +upiter, )enus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Sun &hile as : &rite this article -3
+uly!!E. only Saturn and Sun are pushkara in "> *ancer$ But Saturn is combust and
Saturn is spoilin% Sun$ Therefore the ability of these planets to do %ood is limited$ But
their bein% in pushkara position, it su%%ests that despite their limitations and the pain that
this con,unction has %enerated is there, but also there is hope and capacity for
improvement$
Prashna? :f the prashna ascendant falls in pushkara or the karaka falls in pushkara, there
&ill be a %ood endin%$ Cets suppose the #uestion &as about buyin% a ne& home$ 4th lord
is Mercury and is placed in the 5th house in Taurus navamsha in Cibra$ The immediate
ans&er &ould be that there is difficulty in buyin% the house$ But this is a pushkara
navamsha@ therefore there are some underlyin% factors that &ill make this ne%ative aspect
positive$ :t may be that not buyin% the house saved you from a bi% loss or there may be a
better property ahead so not buyin% this property &ill be for your %ood in the lon% run$
3elationships? if )enus, the karaka of relationships is placed in 24> )ir%o$ No& )enus in
)ir%o &ould usually create problems &ith relationships but the pushkara aspect &ill
nourish )enus, make it feel supported and that &ould have %ood effect for
relationships$<our la%na lord is pushkara in your partner0s chart or vice versa means that
you have the ability to nourish your partners$ The karakas )enus and +upiter in pushkara
de%rees help make partnerships %ood$ :f a &oman has +upiter in pushkara, then she &ill
e'perience %ood partners and children$ / pushkara )enus %ives nourishin% relationships
Pushkara? Navamsha and Bha%a
*opyri%ht by Komilla Sutton
Pushkara? Navamsha and Bha%a
Part T&o
Komilla Sutton
click here for part one
posted on 2 Nov !!"
Pushkara navamshas are special navamshas that enhance the #uality of the planet$
Pushkara bha%as are special de%rees, &hich brin% %ood luck and auspicious ener%y to the
chart$ Push means to nourish and kara means &ho does or &hat causes$ So pushkara
navamsha nourishes the #uality of the planet placed &ithin it$ This can take the #uality of
the planet from ordinary to e'tra(ordinary$ Pushkara are not %iven in many te'ts$ They
form the secret part of )edic astrolo%y in &hich &hen you di% deep@ you come up &ith
%ems of analysis$ The secret part &as essential to %ive serious astrolo%ers insi%ht &here
the amateurs could fail$ *handra Kala Nadi, +ataka Pari,ata have a fe& shlokas that
mention them$ : read about Pushkara in * S Patel0s book Navamsha and Nadi /strolo%y,
+ataka Pari,ata and *handra Kala Nadi, but the final analysis is my o&n research and
e'perience$
Pushkara navamshas are special navamshas that enhance the #uality of the planet$
Pushkara bha%as are special de%rees, &hich brin% %ood luck and auspicious ener%y to the
chart$ Push means to nourish and kara means &ho does or &hat causes$ So pushkara
navamsha nourishes the #uality of the planet placed &ithin it$ This can take the #uality of
the planet from ordinary to e'tra(ordinary$ Pushkara are not %iven in many te'ts$ They
form the secret part of )edic astrolo%y in &hich &hen you di% deep@ you come up &ith
%ems of analysis$ The secret part &as essential to %ive serious astrolo%ers insi%ht &here
the amateurs could fail$ *handra Kala Nadi, +ataka Pari,ata have a fe& shlokas that
mention them$ : read about Pushkara in * S Patel0s book Navamsha and Nadi /strolo%y,
+ataka Pari,ata and *handra Kala Nadi, but the final analysis is my o&n research and
e'perience$
Pushkara Navamsha
Navamsha is the most important var%a$ Planet positions in their navamsha finally decide
&hether they are stron% or &eak in the chart$ 8o they feel supported or not$ Therefore
Pushkara navamshas become very important$ They are specific areas in charts that
nourish &hich %ive planets the capacity to heal and re%enerate themselves$ This special
navamsha allo& the personality to flourish$ 3e%ardless of the situation of the planet, its
#ualities become replenished$ :t is al&ays the navamsha ruled by the same si%ns &ithin
the same elements that become pushkara$ Study the table belo& for further clarification$
Pushkara navamsha table by si%ns and elements
Alements
Si%ns
pushkara de%rees
Pushkara navamsha
Bire( /ries, Ceo, Sa%ittarius
! de% to 3 de%!
Cibra
" de% to 3! de% !!
Sa%ittarius
Aarth( Taurus, )ir%o, *apricorn
!" de%4! to 2! de% !!
Pisces
23 de% ! to 2" de% 4!
Taurus
/ir( ;emini, Cibra, /#uarius
2" de% 4! to ! de% !!
Pisces
3 de% ! to " de% 4!
Taurus
7ater( *ancer, Scorpio, Pisces
!! de% !!to !3 de% !
*ancer
!" de% 4! to 2! de% !!
)ir%o
7hile there are t&o Pushkara in each si%n, they do not fall in /ries, ;emini, Ceo,
Scorpio, *apricorn, and /#uarius navamshas$ These navamshas can be taken as points of
personal development, &here individual learns from their o&n mistakes$ /ries, ;emini,
Ceo and /#uarius are male si%ns and their navamsha may use up all the ener%y available
to them not try to re%enerate the planetary #ualities$ Scorpio and *apricorn are female
si%ns but these are comple' areas &ithin si%ns$ Scorpio creates sudden transformation
and *apricorn makes planet feel very burdened, even if they are &ell placed$ /s
*apricorn makes us face up to our karmic responsibilities and therefore &e are not able to
nurture the soul$:f planets are placed in these navamshas, it should not be taken as minus
points$ 7hat needs to be understood that these planets have to be self(motivated, their ,ob
in this life uses up some of the positive ener%y saved from previous lives, and therefore
pushkara does not nourish them$ That may not be ne%ative, ,ust the &ay life is$ Not
everythin% can be saved up or nurtured$ But by bein% a&are of these #ualities, &e can
make sure that &e learn to nourish them throu%h our actions$
Pushkara navamsha can be classified throu%h nakshatras padas as follo&s
Ketu Nakshatras -/sh&ini, Ma%ha, and Mula. do not have any pushkara navamsha$
3rd pada -Cibra. of )enus nakshatras( Bharani, Purva Phal%uni, Purva /shadha
2st pada, Sa%ittarius and 4th pada, Pisces of Sun nakshatras( Krittika, Dttara Phal%uni,
Dttara /shadha
nd pada Taurus of Moon nakshatras( 3ohini, 1asta, Shravana
Mars -Mri%asira, *hitra, and 8hanishta. do not have any pushkara navamsha$
4th pada Pisces of 3ahu nakshatra( /rdra, S&ati and Shatabhishak
nd pada -Taurus. and 4th pada -*ancer. of +upiter nakshatras( Punarvasu, )ishakha,
Purva Bhadra
nd pada -)ir%o. of Saturn nakshatra( Pushya, /nuradha, Dttara BhadraMercury
-/shlesha, +yeshta, and 3evati. do not have any pushkara navamsha$
Ketu nakshatra are be%innin% sta%es for the development for the soul$ These sta%es can be
very intense and therefore personal effort and the stru%%le of the soul to live a material
life is there$ :n Ketu nakshatras, the soul is takin% a ne& step in its development, so it
uses up some of its accumulated nourishment$ So &hile they are aspirin% for moksha,
their very action depletes their collected %ood karma and planets find it difficult to find
nourishment in these circumstances$ That does not make it &ron% or brin% &eakness but
pushkara cannot thrive$ The soul cannot chan%e the situation and in its pursuit for the
ne't level of development, they have to use up some of their e#uity$ :t is like takin% a
loan for present development, &hich &ill brin% future re&ards$ But the present &ill make
them feel burdened$
Ketu nakshatra are be%innin% sta%es for the development for the soul$ These sta%es can be
very intense and therefore personal effort and the stru%%le of the soul to live a material
life is there$ :n Ketu nakshatras, the soul is takin% a ne& step in its development, so it
uses up some of its accumulated nourishment$ So &hile they are aspirin% for moksha,
their very action depletes their collected %ood karma and planets find it difficult to find
nourishment in these circumstances$ That does not make it &ron% or brin% &eakness but
pushkara cannot thrive$ The soul cannot chan%e the situation and in its pursuit for the
ne't level of development, they have to use up some of their e#uity$ :t is like takin% a
loan for present development, &hich &ill brin% future re&ards$ But the present &ill make
them feel burdened$
Mercury nakshatras are areas of transformation &here the debris of all soul0s ne%ativity
%ets collected, the soul stru%%les to make the chan%es, the mind is active tryin% to make
sense of their circumstances$ The planets stru%%le to transcend, therefore there is no
calmness and stillness provided by Pushkara$ Planets use up their ener%y and do not
al&ays feel nourished$
The pushkara navamshas thro& up some interestin% points$ The rulerships of the
navamshas are by benefic planets$ +upiter and )enus ruler nine pushkara each, one in fire,
earth and air elements, &hereas Moon and Mercury rule one each in 7ater elements$
7ater si%ns are kno&n as moksha houses as &ell$ Moksha houses are about self(
realisation and the rulership of Moon and Mercury( the t&o planets of the mind should
that &e have to nourish our mind before &e can aspire to realise ourselves$ /nother &ay
of lookin% at it is that a nourished and #uiet mind helps us to %o to&ards self(reali9ation$
The planets that are not placed in pushkara need to be ener%i9ed, as they do not have the
capacity to nourish themselves$
Pushkara Bha%a
Pushkara bha%a are specific de%rees &here planets become especially auspicious to do
%ood$ The e'act de%ree is becomes very po&erful a%ent for bein% positive, &hereas the
navamsha is still po&erful but not as intense as the de%ree$ Pushkara de%rees are used for
Muhurta$ *hoosin% the muhurta la%na on a pushkara bha%a makes that a very auspicious
moment$
+ataka Pari,ata( /dhyaya 2 Shloka E5 %ives the follo&in% de%rees?
2> /ries -Cibra Navamsha. 2F> Ceo -)ir%o navamsha. 3> Sa%ittarius -Cibra Navamsha.
These three in )enus nakshatras and Bire si%ns
24> Taurus -Taurus navamsha and var%otamma( Moon nakshatra.,F> )ir%o -Pisces
navamsha( Sun nakshatra., 24> *apricorn -Taurus Navamsha( Moon nakshatra./bove
Three in Aarth si%ns
25> ;emini -Pisces navamsha( 3ahu nakshatra.,4> Cibra -Taurus Navamsha( +upiter
nakshatra., 2F> /#uarius -Pisces Navamsha( 3ahu nakshatra./bove three in /ir si%ns
5> *ancer -)ir%o Navamsha. 22> Scorpio -Cibra Navamsha., F> Pisces -)ir%o
Navamsha./bove three in Saturn nakshatras and 7ater si%ns
Pushkara de%rees %iven by *S Patel in his book Nadi and Navamsha astrolo%y are?2> of
Bire si%ns? 2> /ries, 2> Ceo, and 2> Sa%ittarius -)enus nakshatras.24> in Aarth si%ns?
24> Taurus, 24> )ir%o, and 24> *apricorn -Moon nakshatras.4> in /ir si%ns? 4> ;emini,
4> Cibra, and 4> /#uarius -+upiter Nakshatras.G> in 7ater si%ns? G> *ancer, G> Scorpio,
G> Pisces -Saturn nakshatras.
/ccordin% to the *S Patel, Bha%as are not found in Ketu, Sun, Mars, 3ahu and Mercury
nakshatras &hile +ataka Pari,ata has pushkara bha%a in 3ahu and Sun nakshatras but not
in Ketu, Mars and Mercury nakshatras$
Mostly the +ataka Pari,ata pushkara bha%a de%rees are used$ : am also usin% +ataka
Pari,ata bha%as as it %ives these actual de%rees in the te't$ Plus it resonates &ith my
research$
: have been infomred by one of his students that *S PateHls information is from Purva
Kalamrita$ 8o research both sets of de%rees and come up &ith your o&n conclusions$
1o& to use Pushkara Bha%a and Navamsha$
+ataka Pari,ata says that pushkara should be used in muhurta, natal and any other factor
under consideration$ Other factors under consideration are in prashna and maybe
relationship compatibility$
Muhurta? There are 4 pushkara navamsha and 2 pushkara therefore every hour a
pushkara navamsha rises and every t&o hours a pushkara de%ree rises$ Therefore &hen
you need to find an auspicious time in a hurry, you can chose a pushkara navamsha or a
pushkara de%ree$ Some de%rees reflect both the navamsha and de%ree of pushkara$ :n
Taurus, the pushkara navamsha and the de%ree are var%otamma@ therefore that particular
position is e'tremely stron%$ ;enerally &hen plannin% a muhurta, it &ould be %ood to
choose a pushkara de%ree or navamsha risin%$ This protects the chart and %ives it a
benefic #uality$ To have the benefic planets, la%na lord, Fth lord, Eth lord as &ell as the
lord of the house for &hich you are performin% the muhurta -2!th career, 4th( home. to
be in pushkara navamsha &ill further fortify the chart$
Natal? 3emember pushkara is added on kno&led%e$ <ou should analyse the chart by all
traditional methods and then study the chart to see &hether any planets are placed in
pushkara bha%a or navamsha$ :f a chart does not appear to have any %reat stren%th but it
has ascendant in pushkara bha%a and 2!th lord in pushkara de%ree, the #uality of the is
chart chan%es and your analysis &ill be different$ The chart is sho&in% e'tra ordinary
stren%th &ith both the la%na and 2!th lord fortifies$ Pushkara &ill brin% stren%th to the
chart, nourish it after it has used up some of its ener%y$ The individual may not
immediately %ain the stren%th, but is %uided throu%h these auspicious de%rees to &ork
&ith their issues, accept them and learn to overcome them$
Planet in an e'act de%ree is stron%er than the bha%a so the #uality &ill be more intense$ :f
you have Sun e'alted in 2> /ries, it is in pushkara navamsha and bha%a$ But this is also
the debilitated navamsha of the Sun$ Sun debilitated by navamsha sho&s hidden lack of
confidence, need for support of others, and lo& self esteem$ The &eakness indicated by
the Sun in its debilitated navamsha is bein% over(ridden by the fact that the Sun is
pushkara both in navamsha and bha%a$ Therefore an individual may e'perience some
&eaknesses of this debilitation, but they are #uickly able to overcome it and make the
Sun, its karakas, house rulerships etc positive$ Co& esteem &ill be there but the person
learn confidence, pushkara &ill make them feel stron% instead of &eak$
/ll te'ts say la%na, la%na lord, and 2!th lords in Pushkara %ives %reat stren%th and %ood
luck to the birth chart$ :n my e'perience, the more planets in pushkara, the stron%er the
chart$ The la%na is a pushkara de%ree or navamsha brin%s fortune and success$ :f the lord
of a house is placed in pushkara or the bhava Madhya of the house is placed in pushkara,
this stren%thens it and makes it a force to do %ood$ Pushkara imparts s&eetness to the
chart that brin%s in hi%her #ualities of %oodness, spiritual aspirations and material success
as$
Those &ho have their ra,ayo%a karaka in pushkara or their yo%as takin% place in
pushkara, they are specially blessed$ This enhances an already stron% position to
somethin% sublime$
The e'perience of pushkara is durin% their dashas$ :f the dasha lord is in pushkara or the
lord of bhava Madhya that are pushkara, it &ill %ive special results in relationship to its
si%nification0s$
/lso &atch &hen planets %o into their pushkara positions by transit$ :n +une !!E, many
planets, +upiter, )enus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Sun &hile as : &rite this article -3
+uly!!E. only Saturn and Sun are pushkara in "> *ancer$ But Saturn is combust and
Saturn is spoilin% Sun$ Therefore the ability of these planets to do %ood is limited$ But
their bein% in pushkara position, it su%%ests that despite their limitations and the pain that
this con,unction has %enerated is there, but also there is hope and capacity for
improvement$
Prashna? :f the prashna ascendant falls in pushkara or the karaka falls in pushkara, there
&ill be a %ood endin%$ Cets suppose the #uestion &as about buyin% a ne& home$ 4th lord
is Mercury and is placed in the 5th house in Taurus navamsha in Cibra$ The immediate
ans&er &ould be that there is difficulty in buyin% the house$ But this is a pushkara
navamsha@ therefore there are some underlyin% factors that &ill make this ne%ative aspect
positive$ :t may be that not buyin% the house saved you from a bi% loss or there may be a
better property ahead so not buyin% this property &ill be for your %ood in the lon% run$
3elationships? if )enus, the karaka of relationships is placed in 24> )ir%o$ No& )enus in
)ir%o &ould usually create problems &ith relationships but the pushkara aspect &ill
nourish )enus, make it feel supported and that &ould have %ood effect for
relationships$<our la%na lord is pushkara in your partner0s chart or vice versa means that
you have the ability to nourish your partners$ The karakas )enus and +upiter in pushkara
de%rees help make partnerships %ood$ :f a &oman has +upiter in pushkara, then she &ill
e'perience %ood partners and children$ / pushkara )enus %ives nourishin% relationships
Pushkara? Navamsha and Bha%a
*opyri%ht by Komilla Sutton