[Jagannath] Argala

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Pranaam Sanjay,

 

> As regards the Chaturthamsa usage for determining the

> efficacy of the

> Argala and its obstruction, this is Bhagya (fortune/Destiny)

> and we shall

> discuss this later. I have already explained earlier that the

> reverse

> counting is for Ketu ONLY and not for Rahu as along with the

> other planets

> Rahu is the cause of rebirth and the fruits. Ketu is the ONLY

> planet that is

> working like Ganapati (Tapasya) to take us to Narayana i.e.

> Moksha. Hence

> Ketu's Argala is in the reverse as it indicates the planets

> favouring or

> disfavouring the attaining of Moksha. For example, I have Ketu

> in the AL in

> Sagittarius with the Moon in Aquarius and no planet in Libra.

> Thus, the Moon

> in the 3rd from the AL shows the nature of death and this is

> unobstructed.

> Moon is also in the 11th from Ketu counted in the reverse

> direction and

> helps in the gain of the objective of Moksha and this Argala

> is

> unobstructed. Thus on the one hand the Moon gives death, and

> on the other it

> aids Moksha which can be achieved , in the real sense after

> death.

> I hope with this example it is amply clear that the

> reverse count is

> only for Ketu because it is the Moksha karaka.

 

This is a convenient example with Ketu in the arudha lagna.

Because of Ketu is in AL, 3rd from AL and 11th from Ketu (in

reverse) coincide and you have nice logic. This is not always

true.

 

If someone has Ketu is in Sg, Moon in Li and AL in Le, he can

say: " see - the 11th from Ketu (directly counted) has Moon and

3rd from AL also has Moon. So Moon gives death and helps in the

gain of the objective of Moksha " and present a case for forward

counting for ketu also.

 

No, I am not questioning " vipareetam ketoh " exception. I accepted

that argala caused *by* Ketu and his sign are counted in reverse,

because Jaimini maharshi and you taught so. However, I still

cannot see any logic behind this. I am referring to the

concluding remark quoted above. I still can't see the relation

between reverse counting for Ketu and Ketu being Moksha karaka.

 

I am not satisfied by the explanation you gave and will wait for

more explanation later.

 

Your sishya,

Narasimha