Nadi Astrology and Transits Part – 1 by Mrs. Satyamma Bharadwaja

Article by Satyamma Bharadwaja

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The work on Nadi has been done by many sages.

In this Century, Sri R.G. Rao has written a treatise on Bhrigunandi Nadi.

It is my good fortune that Smt Gayatri Devi Vasudev offered me to write Lessons on Nadi monthly for her magazine ‘Modern Astrology’ which is available in the Saptarishis Astrology Online Book Shop. Fourteen lessons have thus been written and can be obtained via the past issues of the magazine.

Presently, I have taken the task of writing article for Saptarishi Astrology on Transits and Prediction of the various transits which have their effect on persons.  We all know that nothing is stationary.  Right from birth all the 9 planets will move on, some fast, some slow, some very slow.  We should know the time taken for all these to move in each Rasi.

Sun traverses one degree a day and remains in the same Rasi for a month.  Moon travels 12-13 degrees a day.  These two are fast moving planets. Coming to Jupiter it takes one year to move from one Rasi to the other while Saturn takes

two and half years to move from one house to another.  Both Rahu and Ketu reside in one house for eighteen months before transiting to the next house.  Our focus in this article will be on the very slow moving planets Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. As they remain for a considerably long time in a house in transit, their effects can be felt vividly by the native.  Thus one can judge important events like marriage, childbirth, moving abroad, sickness, even death.

In the examples provided in this article, I have shown transit Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu and Saturn in the outer 3 boxes.  The respective ages, signs and natal planets they influence are shown in the main chart in the Centre.  Delineation of events should be done on the basis of this for all elements.  General prosperous ages in a native’s life also can be deduced.

Do note that Jupiter’s influence is from birth 12 years or to the degrees of Jupiter at birth. For example, if Jupiter is at 0^o10 Scorpio then its influence lasts for all twelve years from birth.  Alternatively, if Jupiter is at 2^o30 in a sign at birth, then its influence is for 11 years.  A 30 degrees span is for one sign so calculate proportionately.

Rahu will show his influence in one sign for 18 years or proportionate to the degree of Rahu in the natal chart and similarly for Ketu.

Saturn takes 30 years for one full round so it shows its influence for 30 years starting from its birth sign.  This amounts to proportionately 1 year for each degree so, an 11 degrees Saturn indicates 11 years influence on the natal sign – in terms of ages, it will cover ages from 11 to 41 from the next sign as shown in the outer box.  —-Should it not be that there are 19 years left for the first sign and therefore, the next sign will be from 19 to 49??—-

I am going to explain through example charts the effect of transits Nadi-wise. In Nadi, Trines hold importance.  Planets placed in 1, 5, 9 are important for delineation of the horoscope.  Lagna is not taken into consideration.  Jupiter is taken as the starting point for annual prediction.

The Parasari dasa and bhukti should also be considered while predicting events.

CHART I MALE

Below is the horoscope of a male who recently got married on December 15, 2010.  In this chart, do note that Mars is in own house.  Venus is mainly Kalatrakaraka and in Nadi Astrology Venus represents the wife.  Though he was born in 1969, he could not get married till completion of 31 years of age, the reason being that Mars’ influence was there from 18 to 30 years of age.  Note Transit Jupiter’s influence on Scorpio and see that Natal Mars is posited there.  This is represented in the outer box of the chart in the form of age as per Jupiter’s placement and degrees at birth.  Jupiter’s influence will be on Sagittarius
present 12 year period augurs well.

Similarly, note the influence of Saturn on the person from birth.  We very well know that he takes 30 years for one full round of all twelve Rasis.  Here Retro Saturn is at 15^o15 in Aries.  Thus the Retro effect of Saturn will be for the first fifteen years on Pisces and later 15 to 45 years on Aries and 45 to 75 years on Taurus.

Now see that Ketu influences Leo with Sun from birth to 18 years and then from 18 to 36 years Ketu influences Cancer where Moon and Kalatrakaraka Venus, representing wife, are posited.

Thus when Transit Jupiter moved into Pisces (December 7^th 2010) with Transit Saturn in Virgo, they mutually aspected each other and the native was married on December 15^th 2010.  Moreover note the Trinal link between Transit Jupiter and Natal Venus and Moon. Thus Venus’ link with Transit Jupiter and Transit Jupiter aspect on Transit Saturn in Virgo was doubly effective in culmination of marriage.

I have shown the transit planets and influence of slow moving planets as Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu age-wise till around 70 years of age.

Taking the transit of these planets along with the age obtained and their influence on the Rasis and planets, we can pin-pointedly arrive at the events in life.

Of course, only the event of marriage is shown for this chart. If need be, all other events can also be looked into.

CHART II MALE

The chart below shows the following links.

Venus is linked in trine to Retro Jupiter as well as Mars.  The Jupiter link gave an early marriage at the age of 23 in 1978 and Mars’ link resulted in loss of limb to his wife in 2006 when Transit Jupiter was in Libra and linking to Natal Ketu – he was then immobilized since Ketu causes Bandhana Yoga and Mars is a destiny breaker.

Native became sick with urinary and kidney problems in 2009, when Transit Jupiter came to Aquarius and linked to Natal Ketu in Gemini.  This is the starting point of a year long illness with weekly dialysis, which became more frequent as months rolled by.

Around the same time in November 2009, Transit Rahu moved to Sagittarius and Transit Ketu to Gemini.  Thus both Natal and Transit Ketu and Rahu played havoc with his health.  Finally, Transit Jupiter entered into Pisces where the destiny breaker Mars is posited and, from December 1^st 2010, Transit Mars also moved into Sagittarius.  This combined with both Natal and Transit Rahu/Ketu thus resulting in complete Bandhana yoga of the body (Mars represents Body).  Hence his body could no more take the suffering and he breathed his last on December 15^th 2010.

Also see that Natal Mars is in Pisces along with Transit Ketu from 46 years to 64 years when death took place.  Note Natal Ketu influencing Transit Jupiter (51 to 63 years of age) and transit Saturn during which the mishap occurred.

This is the sad life story of a young 55 years bank manager with so many twists in life and so much of suffering experienced.  Thus Nadi Astrology reveals the secrets of one’s life through the major planets Jupiter (Jeeva karaka), Saturn (Karmakaraka), Rahu (Kalapurusha) and Ketu (Muktikaraka).  As a result the soul is released from this worldly Bandhana.

CHART III FEMALE

Next I will show how Foreign Travel can be foreseen in a Horoscope.  The combination or link should be there between Jupiter, Moon and Rahu.  Moon is a must as this planet shows change of place.  It is at the appropriate time of links occurring between natal and/or transit of the above planets that the event takes place.

Between February 1961-February 1962, Jupiter was transiting Capricorn where Natal Moon is present and Rahu is in 12^th to this. This link clearly establishes foreign travel.

Additionally, Rahu was transiting Leo in from April 1960-October 1961.  Note the link between Natal Rahu in Sagittarius and Transit Rahu in Leo where Venus is posited. Natal Venus has a direct link to Natal Saturn in Aquarius. Thus this native due to Natal Venus and Transit Rahu link was awarded the prestigious Smith Mundt Fulbright Scholarship for postgraduate studies at the famous University of California, Berkeley. This scholarship is prestigious as it takes care of complete travel both ways, besides a monthly two hundred and fifty dollars scholarship for one-year way back in 1961. It is half a century ago.

In later years she visited many foreign countries as basic foreign travel is seen in the natal horoscope.

See that the January 1985 Transit Rahu in Aries links with Natal Rahu in Sagittarius.

Also note Rahu’s transit in Aquarius in 1988 with natal Ketu.  She took an orphan child from India to his adopting parents in US.

Again in 1992 when Transit Rahu met Natal Rahu, she visited UK for the birth of a grandson.

In Feb 2002-September 2003 Rahu in transit came to Taurus and linked with Moon in Capricorn.  Moon indicates travel and change of place.

Then in March 2005-October 2006 Rahu transited into Pisces and established a Trinal link with natal Jupiter.

More recently, Rahu moved to Sagittarius in November 2009 where natal Rahu is present. We see that Natal and Transit Ketu is in Gemini continuously till June 2011. The Native and her husband went to Nepal in March 2010 and to Malaysia in August 2010.  This was a pilgrimage trip to Pashupatinath and Muktinath in Nepal.

Thus although she has completed 75 years, this native is still going abroad whenever the opportunity knocks at her door from 24 years of age onwards.  In fact, of late foreign travel has become frequent as compared to a half-century back.  The native is prosperous in her life.

Only Foreign travel is discussed in this female chart.  Note that she went abroad mainly for study between 26 to 28 years of age while Jupiter’s and Rahu’s influence were seen on natal 4^th house with natal Moon posited there.  Moon indicates travel.

Do note the influence of Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu in their respective periods of age as shown in the outer boxes.

CHART IV FEMALE

Now I take the example chart of a female who was a doctor, fell in love, got married and within 4-6 years went for divorce and later went abroad and studied PG there and remarried recently.

In this we shall note how transits resulted in a love marriage and later divorce.  Foreign travel also will be seen and finally remarriage.

Note that in the natal chart Moon, Mars, Rahu and Ketu are linked.  This points out two features – Mars for a female chart represents the husband and its link to Rahu and Ketu spells break in marriage.  Secondly, in the 2^nd house to Moon and Rahu, we find Jupiter posited in a Chara Rasi.  This denotes foreign travel as enunciated earlier.

Jupiter, Venus Kalatrakaraka, Mercury and Sun are together and linked to Retro Saturn the Karmakaraka, which shows that she will have a good career.  The Sun denotes medical profession.

Now let us see the effect of the transits for Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu.

Jupiter was in Pisces from May 2010-November 2010. The second marriage took place in August 2010. This time, unlike the First marriage affected by Sun, there is no such link thus this marriage will prosper well.

Jupiter is in Virgo from August 2004-September 2005.  She went abroad for higher studies – see the Natal and Transit Jupiter link.

Jupiter transited Taurus from June 2000-2001.  See the link between Transit Jupiter in Taurus with Natal Jupiter in Capricorn along with Venus and Mercury and Sun.  Sun is a separative planet therefore, though the first love marriage took place during May 2001, it could not last long due to Sun’s separative effect.

Jupiter transited Leo between July 2003-August 2004.  She went abroad in September 2003 to the UK and remained there working as a doctor till August 2004.  Note that Leo links with Moon and Rahu in Sagittarius.  Thus the link of Transit Jupiter in Leo to Natal Rahu and Moon in Sagittarius gave her foreign travel.

In this case, the above transits of Jupiter have been favorable for two foreign travels, two marriages and also success in Career.

When the second marriage took place in August 2010, Transit Jupiter was in Pisces and Transit Saturn was in Virgo along with Venus and Mars.  This paved the way for a successful second marriage.

She has been my consultee for more than 15 years.

May God bless her.

Well, let us see one more example in… CHART V

In this horoscope, Jupiter is in Leo a friendly house.  There is link only between Moon and Mars in Virgo with Ketu in Taurus.  No other links are seen.

Next to Jupiter is Mars and Moon in Virgo.  Jupiter’s influence is on Leo from birth to ten years of age.  During this period, in 1964, her only younger brother died with brain problem causing grief to both father and mother.  This occurred when the native was 9 years old.  Note Jupiter is in Sun’s house representing father and second to it is Moon representing mother.  Mars any way represents younger brother and is a destiny breaker placed in an enemy house here.

Between 10–22 years of age she completed her education and, diploma in hand, started a medical shop which ran into debts and she had to wind up.  1965-1977 was an unfavorable period when Jupiter was influenced by Mars, Moon and Ketu.

Later at 22-34 years of age between 1977-1989, Jupiter was influencing Sun and Mercury.  This period proved very favorable as she got a job in ESI in 1978/1979.  Later in March 1986 she got married to a bank employee at the age of thirty-one and, although it was late, she was blessed with a son in October 1988.

Jupiter’s influence over the next 12 years i.e. 1989–2001 was on Saturn and Venus in Scorpio during which period she gave birth to a girl child in 1991 and built a house in March 1991.  Still in 1991, she added the second floor to this house.  See the presence of Venus and Saturn in Scorpio where Jupiter’s influence is present.

After 2001, Jupiter’s influence is on Natal Jupiter in Leo i.e. 2001-2013.  Note the Trinal link between Natal Jupiter in Leo and outer box Transit Jupiter in Sagittarius.  This was a highly prosperous period as Sagittarius is Jupiter’s own house and Leo, where Natal Jupiter is placed, is a friendly house.  During this period, her son Joined IIT Madras and fared exceedingly well while her daughter joined engineering. Her son was sent abroad twice from IIT and obtained Campus selection.  They built another house on the first floor of their mother’s house in 2010.

From 2013-2015 i.e. 58-70 years of age, Jupiter’s influence from Capricorn will be on Ketu and, during this period, she will become more philosophical – concentration on Numerology will help her to divert her mind fruitfully.  Her children will be settled by then.  The Ketu effect will give her retirement from her job.

The Native basically has a philosophical bent of mind and, in the later years of life, will lead a spiritual life.

I have made my best attempt to explain Nadi astrology through transits of Jupiter primarily and Saturn, Rahu and Ketu as well with five illustration examples throwing light on various facets of life.  I am sure the explanation is lucid and anyone with knowledge of basic Astrology can adopt this method and give snapshot predictions.

About Author: Born in Gadwal AP on 7th October 1935.  Mrs Y. Satyamma Bharadwaja was taught astrology by her late father, Pullagummi Srinivasacharyulu, Aasthana Vidwan and Jyotisha Vidwan of Gadwal, AP, from 1955 to 1965. His teaching was a composite method of Parashara and Jaimini, integrated for prediction. Worked as a Principal for Reddy Women’s College in Hyderabad from 1957-1997 and was awarded Smith Mundt Fulbright Scholarship to do MS at Berkeley University in Berkekey US.  Received the State Best Teacher award in 1986.  From 1990 onwards, Mrs Bharadwaja’s interest in astrology was rekindled in an intensive way. She studied Jyotisha from Potti Sriramloo Telugu University, and then from the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences, ICAS (Regd) from 1995. She is the founder and chairperson of the Sravana Astrological Research Center, and the author of Jaimini Dasha Prediction* published in 2007