Are you a Shakta! [Big Haired Guru Seeks Companion...]

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Perhaps I am a bit naive [to say the least] but doesn't the ishta

devata reveal herself in dreams or in some other revelation and you go

from there? You might run into her in a story or see a part of her in

someone you meet. It could be a painting. Then you meditate and

contemplate her aspects.

 

Eric

 

 

 

, sankara menon <kochu1tz>

wrote:

> The 5th and 9th houses and their lords determine who the "ishta

Devata" is. 9th is used as ascendant to see what the past was. and the

ninth from 9th is used to see what devata the person did upasana of in

the past lives.

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> childofdevi <childofdevi> wrote:

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> , Len Rosenberg

> <kalipadma108> wrote:

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> > When I asked astrologer K.N. Rao if my Jyotish chart indicated who

> my Ishtadevata was, he said, "Shiva family -- Shiva, Shakti, Ganesha,

> Kumara..."

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> Len:

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> Can you tell on what basis K.N.Rao-ji said that you ista belongs to

> the Siva family? I raised this question at his forum but did not get

> any reply.

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> If you look at planetary strenghts as the basis for deciding who the

> ista is, there is a lot of contradiction (esp. BPHS vs. what is

> generally followed in South India).

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> -yogaman

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Nilkunnavanu munpe nokkunnavanum. Aspecting planets. The lord of the navamshaka'

there are a lot of indications.

For SVU the aspecting of Jupiter and venus at least is essential. but for a

fullblown SVU the planets Jup-merc-ven-Moon are essential.

 

childofdevi <childofdevi wrote:

 

Kochu-ji,

 

Thanks very much for this info. I am aware that 5th and 9th are the

ones GENERALLY used to find istadevata. But in some cases, some

people say that the deity of the strongest planet is the ista even

when it is not in the 5th or the 9th. Also when the 5 and 9th lords

are debilitated and if there drishti of an exalted planet(eg Jupiter)

into the 5/9th, in this case the deity representing Jupiter i.e.

Vishnu is the Ista - is this correct?

 

There is also some differences as to what planet represents what

deity. Eg - generally in the South, Subramanya is the deity of Mars;

this makes sense, Subramanya is the general of the gods and his

warlike nature is similar to that of Mars; however in the Hora sastra

we find that Visnu is the ruler of Mars(not 100% sure of this though).

 

What are the indications of a Devi/Srividya upasak??

 

-yogaman

 

 

, sankara menon <kochu1tz>

wrote:

> mantraamaatyaputrathanoojaaH panchamenaiva vichintayet;

poorvapunyam, bhaagyam upasana, guru etc are read from the 9th house.

>

> Meaning mantra = u know; amaathya= those who advice (here the

deshika gurus come) putra= children;

> poorvapuNyam= past merits; upasana bhagyam = luck

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> sankara menon <kochu1tz> wrote:

> The 5th and 9th houses and their lords determine who the "ishta

Devata" is. 9th is used as ascendant to see what the past was. and

the ninth from 9th is used to see what devata the person did upasana

of in the past lives.

 

 

 

 

 

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