From Rashmi to cazimi (RK Daa : Utkal Nandikal Rudra)

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Lalit,

The concept of ray is based on the sun as the source of potency for the planets, including the moon. In fact the prime potency of the moon is helio-centric, that is (and paradoxically too) the farther away the moon is from the sun the greater its potency. In other words it's the angular distance from sun that gives a planet's rashmi bala proportinate to the distance, in the 360 degree scheme.

Thus full moon has the greatest potency. This visual clue from a full silver disc of a moon seeming the biggest and brightest is where the basis of this theory of graha rashmi is. Texts give rules to f ind out a panet's rashmi bala. The nearer it's to the sun, the weaker its ray strength -- culminating in combustion. However, some authorities, Western of course, make a special case of absolute combustion of mercury, called cazimi. So rasmi bala is hardly any different from moon's digit potency. This is my understanding. (More on cazimi after I'm done with a para to take up your next point.)

As for the other, degree a planet has occupied in a sign i what Jaimini system uses for dtermining the concurent signification of a planet-- the vaiable variety or the chara karaka of a horoscope. The rashmi bala concept is quite complex in application, particularly in ayurdaya context.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON CAZIMI

Cazimi (Arabic for "heart of the Sun" or "in the heart of the sun) means a planet that is in exact conjunction with or very near the precise center of the solar disc.

A planet that forms a conjunction with the sun within 17' (arc minutes) of partile (exactitude) is said to be cazimi, literally engulfed and fortified by 'sol' and, as it also may be interpreted, "in the heart of the sun." The sun, representing the ego, engulfs the energies of the planet in cazimi and is said to imbue it with the intensely positive and life-giving energy and power of the sun.

In traditional astrology, any planet is combust the sun when it is within 10 degrees of the sun either approaching or departing. Being combust the sun, weakens a planet's strength. The sun is extremely powerful and "outshines" anything close to it. The sun is like a great king. In the court of the great king, any person who enters the court, no matter how great his reputation or how incomparable her beauty, must be humble before the king. Thus, their greatness is diminished. But cazimi, being right in the heart of the sun, is like being allowed into the very throne room or private chambers of a great king. This is the fortunate position of being highly favored by the sun, like a king who brings only a select few into his private chambers and bestows wealth and privilege upon them and listens to their deepest concerns with a mindset to help them.

British astrologer Deborah Houlding calls cazimi "a state of solar-empowered brilliance, where the two planets are fused to act as one."

Even though cazimi has traditionally been thought to strengthen the planet's influence as much as being combust the sun weakens a planet, some astrologers disagree with the traditional method of calculating planetary strength and weakness of a planet. Their view of cazimi, as in all conjunctions, is that the positive or negative outcome of the influence will vary according to the nature of the planet(s) involved. So, Mars either cazimi or combust the sun is strengthened because Mars is considered fiery and hot, and thus benefits from meeting the fiery heat of the sun -- the commander that he (Mars) is. But cold and dry Saturn would weaken when either combust or cazimi, because the nature of the sun is damaging to Saturn; the brooding, plodding commoner has no use for brilliance and charge (of Mercury) or dash (Mars): he is best left alone, away from the royal retinue. Mercury, being the prince, has the privilege -- most astrolgers tend to theorize -- of being in the heart of the king. [Come to think of Mc in cazimi in Aries, where the king is exalted. Does he go berserk?]

Astrologers today usually make no distinction between a planet being combust the sun or cazimi. So?Vedic Astrologyandhealing , "litsol" <mishra.lalit wrote:>> Hello RK Daa,> > I loook forawrd to meet u tomorrow, I have recently studied planet's > rays chapter in saravali and shambhu horo prakash, rays are amazing > concept but there are two schools of thoughts, I dont know which is > correct, rays connect one's rise in life with degrees a planet > occupied, I have also collected some shlokas of unverified source > which gives light to one's nature that he derives from the degrees > that planet has occupied.> > I wish to examine above.> > regards,> Lalit Mishra. > > > > Vedic Astrologyandhealing , "arkaydash" > arkaydash@ wrote:> >> > > > Lalit, have no idea about this. Sounds exciting but the edition> > (translation) of the book mentioned here is by someone from Bengal > and> > the publisher could also be from there. Anyway we will look out > for> > it. Wish you the best.> > > > RK> > > > > > Vedic Astrologyandhealing , "litsol"> > <mishra.lalit@> wrote:> > >> > >> > > RK Daa,> > >> > > While searching the net, I found this information, can u pls try > to> > get> > > the book :> > >> > > regards,> > > Lalit> > > Nakshatra Jataka> > > by Prof. Shivaji Bhattacharjee> > >> > > This is an English translation of the classic work of Mahadeva,> > > the great scholar in the discipline of Vedanga Jyotish during > 12th> > > Century, whose another classic is known as Jatakatatwa.> > > The book describes the characteristics, mental, psychic and> > > physical nature of individual, one's sufferings and threat, > health> > > and disease, longeviry etc. in a handy manner according to the > birth> > > Nakshatra and hints expected events at different ages but unless > we> > > judge the respective planetary positions, their relation, aspect > and> > > Dasa-Bhukti periods, we may not strike the correct target since > every> > > horoscope is unique and identical in spirit.> > > When certain planet is strong and influence Lagna having> > > similitude with the nature and character of birth Nakshatra, the> > > predictive hints as given in Utkal Nandikal Rudra amazingly > coincide> > > with the events relating to the life circumstances of the native.> > > The tenet has mostly highlighted possible inauspicious results> > > pertaining to the periods of ill health, threat on longevity, > nature> > of> > > death stating the age in year, month, day. Tithi, name of > weekday in a> > > gradual order to which men are destined.> > > Illustrative real life horoscopes are given for each Nakshatra.> > >> >>