rha and My

Definitions

rdha means to mount, rise, bestride, like mounting a horse or to ascend,

or elevate. In jyotisa terminology it is used to describe a secondary self
(mounted selves or selves which bestride the original self) or image that is
mounted or superimposed upon the real self. This superimposed self often
exists in a parallel plane to the real self; but can become so real as to blur
the distinction between the real and the projected, to the extent the native
can forget his true self and imagine the projection to be the truth. These
superimposed selves are multiple, depending upon the various aspects of
our lives. So we can have multiple selves projected in different arenas of
life, whereby our college friends, our families and colleagues can have
different pictures of the same person. The real self is the Lagna and the
superimposed self is the rdh a Lagna. The multiple superimposed selves
in the different arenas of life are the different rdh
a padas. Hence, in the
eastern Indian traditions, horoscopes are to be analysed from the Lagna,
rdh a Lagna and the tmakraka to get a complete and correct
understanding of the chart.

Human personalities, therefore, are a collage of real and created images, a

mixture of that which is actual and illusionary, satya and my. Hence
rdh
as are associated with my. The literal definition of my is that
which is an illusion, deceit, supernatural tricks or sorcery, fraud, an
apparition. The illusionary city of Lank was built by the demon Maya at
Rvana s behest. The root of the term however, can be traced back to the
Advaita teachings of the Upanishads, which holds the satya santana
nirguna Brahman to be the only truth of the Universe, while the rest was
held to be nothing but an illusion or my. This facet of the Paramtman,
which manifests itself to create the vast and beautiful created universe, is
known as its akti, deified as the Great Goddess Mahmy. It is therefore,
not surprising, that the Moon, the planet representing the Divine Mother, is
the karaka for rdh a Lagna.

The Moon and the rdh

a

Mother is the mind as represented by the Moon. The image that we have of
the mother in our mind is a warm, secure home created by her. Hence the
rdh a of the fourth house is the image that we have of our mother and
home. If the rdh a is associated with the asura grahas Venus, Saturn and
Mercury, a strong matrilineage is indicated. If the A4 is associated with the
sura grahas Sun, Moon, Jupiter and Mars, then the patrilineage will be
strong. If there is a doubt regarding a natives lagna, then one way to check
the chart is to ascertain the lineage through A4.

Chart 1: Patrilneage

The rdh a pada of the 4th house is not conjunct any planets; so we take
the lord Mars, a sura planet, conjoined exalted Moon and Mercury. The
patrilineage dominates.
Chart 2: Matrilineage

In this case too, the A4 is not associated any planets. The lord of A4 is
Venus, an asura planet, indicating the matrilineage to be very strong. This
is an added tool to be looked into while examining parental lineage.

Reversing Images
The Moon does not have light of its own but basks in reflected light. In
physics, the concept of the pin-hole camera illustrates how images are
created by reflected light, whereby the reflected light forms a duplicate
image by reversing the original. In a similar manner, images captured by
our eyes are reversed in our brain. The Sun and the Moon give the light to
see the image but Rhu and Ketu in our brains reverse that image by
turning it upside down. The qualitative aspect of these images is brought
about by the nodes. Each event in our lives is stored in our brain in groups
of images and emotions related to the event. These groups are twelve in
number and are the twelve rdh a padas. To get to the satya of each
event, one will have to reverse each image stored in the brain.

Parara and other astrologers use the concept of reversals in the context
of spirituality. The first step in our quest of truth is the reversal of the
images in our brain; to them around so that they right side up. My is
reversed by the following specific planets and the deities associated with
them:

Chart 3: Sri Ramakrishna

In the chart of Sri Ramakrishna, Jupiter is in rdh

a Lagna. Saturn is his
lagna lord exalted in the ninth house and he was born in ukla dvtiy.
Thkur in his quest for complete sublimation into the Absolute Divine was
seeking to annihilate his material and worldly identity. The planet which will
reverse the rdh a is Saturn, from the scheme given in the above table. It
is a well known fact that he was an ardent worshipper of Kli, in whom he
had completely dissolved himself.
Chart 4: SJC Student

This chart belongs to an SJC student. Similar to Thkur, she has Jupiter as
the lord of the rdh a Lagna conjoined A7, belongs to a Saturns lagna and
is born on ukla dvtiy. She was going through a terrible marriage where
she was physically and verbally abused by her husband, who was also a
sadomasochist. There are ample combinations in the chart to support this,
into which we are not focussing at present. In the process she was reduced
to a dithering heap, with her soul smothered and her confidence shattered.
In order for her to take any steps to redress the situation, she had to be
mentally strong to tackle the situation. The remedy that was prescribed for
her was the reversal of her rdh a. She too has lagna lord Saturn placed
in Kumbha. She was advised the worship of Kli, to whom she was deeply
attracted. Kli gave her the tremendous strength necessary to emerge from
the nefarious situation, and she is now divorced and has found her second
Upapada, Jupiter.

Forgotten Worship

If Saturn aspects an enemy graha in any rdh a, the natives concerned

relation will suffer, as it indicates that he has forgotten the worship of the
concerned deity. If the Sun is in the A9 aspected by Saturn, the natives
father forgot to worship Visn u . If this combination is also in the natives
fathers chart, then the grandfather would have forgotten the worship of
Visn u
. If the aspect of Saturn is on multiple planets in an rdh a, then the
planet with the highest degree should be chosen. Exaltations and
debilitations of the planets are to be ignored in the rdh as. In general,
krs n a
paksa indicates iva worship and ukla paksa indicates Visn u

worship and both iva and Visn u worship each other.

Chart 5: Forgotten Vishnu Worship

In the given example, Saturn is conjoined A9 aspecting Sun in the seventh

from it. The natives father is a blind worshipper of iva and does not
recognize any other deity. He is particularly biased against Visn u
. Even
when he visits the Jagannath Temple in Puri, he addresses the lord with a
loud and sonorous Om Namah ivya much to the chagrin of the temple
priests and the bemusement of the gathered devotees.

rdh
apadas from Candra Lagna

As Moon is the kraka for rdh a lagna, one needs to examine where the
various rdh a padas are placed from the Moon, to determine the
manifestation of these rdh as in a natives life. If the rdh as are well
placed from the Moon, the rdh as will prosper. If they are badly placed,
like in the 8th and the 12th house, the rdh as will suffer. The worst
rdh as are those in the 12th from the Moon. When placed in the 8th from
the Moon, the native will suffer immensely and eventually die without iva
krp.
In any case, these rdh as placed in the 12th and the 8th from the
Moon will get destroyed and can only be saved by the grace of Jupiter. The
native will experience separation with the people represented by these
rdh as and they will above all indicate the problem areas of the chart. The
functional enemies of the Moon, if placed in these rdh as or lord of these
rdh as will adversely affect the situation.
Chart 6: Aishwarya Rai

The above chart is that of a leading film actor of Indian cinema and ex-Ms.
World. Extremely beautiful and endowed with supreme star qualities, she
has A7 and A5 placed in the 12th from the Moon. Her ethereal beauty had
a long queue of men at her doorsteps, and charmed by these attentions,
she enjoyed the company of many of them. However, these series of much
publicised affairs and relationships did not culminate in matrimony or
happiness, and she underwent a lot of suffering in her relationships. In one
of the relationships with a leading actor she suffered severe physical
abuse, which was once again much publicised and there were photographs
of her with bruises on her face splashed across newspapers and
magazines.

Chart 7: Problems with Property

The lady whose horoscope is displayed above has A4 and A10 in the
eighth from her Moon. The A4 represents mother, the world of the mother,
which is her home. She has decided to give up her share of ancestral
property to her brother, with whom she and her parents have been having a
lot of problems. She decided that giving up her share of property would
bring peace in the household. The A4 is not only in the 8th from the Moon,
and hence destroyed but in the 8th house of the ri chart, which is the
house of inheritance.