To Mrs. Srimati Bhagavathi, regarding Raman & VRY

[Guest guest]

Dear Srimati,

 

after some research I've found the source of Raman's disapproval with

respect to VPY.

 

It is found in a comment to Phaala Deepika by Dr. G.S. Kapoor with

regard to Harsha, Sarala and Vimala Yoga.

 

Quoting him (sorry, citation is a bit long, but interesting):

" Parashara in his Brihat Parashara Hora

Shastra has accorded no recognition to this yoga. "

 

" Dr. B.V. Raman also has not been kindly to the Harsha, Sarala and

Vimala yogas laid down by Shri Mantreswara.

 

In his book Three Hundred Important Combinations while commenting on

these three yogas he says boldly, " These three yogas furnish us with a

clue as to how lords of Dusthanas by occupying another Dusthana can

overcome the evil due to such malefic ownership. Even though the

author of the above yogas has ascended very pleasant results to these

three combinations yet in actual practice, quite contrary have been

the results.

 

Parashara and Lomasa do not seem to favour the conception that the

sting arising from an evil lordship can disappear entirely as a result

of the lord occupying another Dusthana.

 

On the other hand, the intensity will be somewhat modified. This is

evident from the fact that according to Parashara, when the 6th lord

is in the 6th, the native's relatives become enemies while he would be

friend of the outsiders;and when the 6th lord is in 8th or 12th, the

person becomes sick, hates learned men,, goes after others' women and

takes pleasure in causing violence.

 

Therefore, in interpreting the three yogas given above, one should

have an eye on the intrinsic evil nature of the ownership "

 

Kindly Regards

Pascal