The Story of VarahaMihira !!!

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Shri Varahamihira, who lived around 5th century AD, is believed to have played a dominant role in the revival of ancient astrology.

Varaha Mihira was earlier referred to as only Mihira. When the astrologers in the palace of King Vikramaditya were asked to study the horoscope of the Prince, all of them spoke about the possibility of a serious danger to the life of the Prince at the age of 18. Astrologer Mihira not only accepted the possibility but also added that the Prince would surely die when he is 18 years old and that the death would be caused by a wild boar on a particular date at a particular time. Knowing that Mihira was a step above other astrologers, the King got worried. To avert the grave possibility, the King constructed a special multi-storied building into which the entry of any animal leave alone a wild boar was impossible.

On the predicted day, security arrangements were extraordinary. The King told Mihira, "I will give you one last chance to reconsider your predictions". But Mihira did not budge such being his faith in the science of astrology. Mihira said that, "This is the punishment as announced by the planets in the horoscope according to Karma or actions done by the Prince in his previous life (lives). The results of the past life speak out through the planetary positions at the time of birth."

The King was very anxious and frightened and so every 5 minutes, the king sent a servant to go up and check if the prince was safe. The servant would come down and tell the King that the prince was safe and playing with his friends.

After the predicted time had passed by, the King asked Mihira to accompany him and see for himself the prince playing with his friends.

Mihira said, "I'm sorry, O King, but the Prince had died before five minutes." The King along with others reached the 7th floor. To his utter dismay he found on the open terrace adjacent to the room where the games were being played, the prince lying in a pool of blood. Next to him was found a wooden pole. On the end of the pole was a carved wooden boar. The national emblem of the kingdom happened to be the wild boar. It was the habit of the engineers to put up this symbol on all the tall buildings of the King.

The Prince had been playing with his friends. So when the king asked his security guards to check the condition of the prince, they reported what they had seen. Around the predicted time, the prince suddenly felt an urge to go out into the terrace as he felt the room was a little suffocating. At the same time, a strong wind broke the pole and heavy wooden boar fell on the prince.

Varaha means wild boar. From that day onwards Mihira came to be known as Shri Varaha Mihira.

(Taken from astrojyoti.com)