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Timing Curses and their Remedies[1]

Introduction

Abhiçäpa or ­çäpa, otherwise known as a curse, is an invocation to the superior powers, in order to cause harm and bring about suffering to another person or persons, nation or lands. The person bestowing the çäpa or curse causes misfortune to another by evoking the Gods or supernatural elements. Consequently, the cursed person is engulfed by misery and hardship, while cursed lands are devastated by wars, strife, floods and famine. A person is instigated to curse because of extreme and intense emotions, namely, anger (Mars), sorrow (Saturn) and shock (Rähu)[2]. Such emotion ignites a person to curse, which very often leads to the denial of the basic aspects of happiness and content in life like marriage, children, family, home, money, and profession etc. of the cursed subject.

Mythology of both the East and the Occident is replete with stories of curses. The åñés of yore were particularly adept at casting sweeping curses on all and sundry at the blink of an eye. People trembled at the name of åñés like Durbäsä, whose legendary anger provoked him to curse frequently. The Rämäyaëa came into existence because of Närada’s curse on Viñëu denying him marital happiness and conjugal bliss. Viñëu had to take birth as a human being in the form of the Räma avatar to fulfill Närada’s curse[3]. Gautama’s curse on his wife Ahalyä froze her into a stone for centuries, until the divine feet of Räma relieved her of her misery. Gändhäré’s curse on Kåñëa destroyed the Yadu Dynasty. Dakña’s curse compelled the Moon to wax and wane, while Çanaiçcara was tarnished for life, as his gaze destroyed whatever it beheld, due to the deadly curse of his wife. The reason behind these curses were a variety of passionate reactions: Närada’s anger at Viñëu’s obstruction of his marriage, Gautama’s anger and shock at his wife’s alleged infidelity with Indra, Gändhäré’s hatred towards Kåñëa for not stopping the Kurukñetra war and thereby destroying the Kuru Dynasty, Dakña’s anger and sorrow for the Moon’s disdain towards his 26 daughters for the sake of Rohiëé, the sorrow of Çani’s wife for her husband’s negligence of his marital and conjugal duties in favour of a spiritual life[4].   

A curse caused many a devatä and åñé to take human birth and provides the causal link in mythological narratives to karma and rebirth, thereby connecting two souls. At a more mundane plain from the ethereal beings, mortal lives are very often bound in curses, silently suffering the burden of their karma from either the past or the present life. Curses and karma therefore have a symbiotic relationship; the seed of one is often embedded in the other. Hardship and denial in one’s life can be frequently rooted in a curse from the past life. Identifying curses in a horoscope thus becomes an important tool for determining the cause of sufferance in this life and their remedies if any may be documented and applied.     

Paräçara’s Tenet  

Discussion on curses of past births is not easily found in jyotiña texts, except in Båhat Paräçara Horä Çästra and Candrakalä Näòé, both of which talk about the denial of children due to various curses from the past life. Parsara has written extensively on curses from the previous birth in the chapter entitled Purvajanmaçäpadyotanädhyäya of the Båhat Paräçara Horä Çästra. Basically this chapter deals with the question of childlessness or denial of children as a result of a curse from the past birth. Such a curse may have been uttered by one’s parents, relatives, gurus, priests or even the Sarpas (Divine Serpents) or departed spirits, in the past life, due to some action or event that occurred at that time. Such an action or event stirred some deep passions within them of anger, sorrow or shock, thereby provoking them to wish ill of others.

In the Harihar Majumdar edition[5] of the Båhat Paräçara, the chapter on curses commences with Pärvaté asking Çiva to explain the curses from past life which causes childlessness. Çiva replies by stating that the first thing one must undertake is to examine the bhäva bala or the strength of all the twelve houses very carefully, following which two general principles are given by Paräçara for childlessness. These are as follows:

1.   When Jupiter, Lagna lord, 7th lord and 5th lord are without any strength, there    will be a denial of children or there will be anapatya yoga.

2.   When Sun, Mars, Rähu and Saturn are posited in the 5th house in strength, while simultaneously the 5th lord and/or Jupiter are bereft of any strength there will be anapatya yoga.

Paräçara in his primary analysis takes into account the afflictions on the 5th house, the 5th lord and Jupiter, by Mars, Saturn and Rähu. Jupiter is included here as it is the karaka for children and the 5th house. He then takes the planet and the house associated with a particular curse. The examination of Pitåçäpa would entail not only the condition of the 5th house and its lord and Jupiter but also the Sun and the 9th house and its lord. Similarly for the curse of the spouse, the 7th house, 7th lord and karaka Venus are examined and so on. This gives an indication that curses represent the severe affliction of a house, its lord and its karakas by the three primary malefics, Mars, Rähu and Saturn, resulting in the eventual destruction of the house and its signification.  Two aspects are highlighted, namely, the strength or bala of the houses and the planets and secondly, the affliction on the kärakatva of houses and planets.

Paräçara has identified the types of curses that one may bear from one’s past life in order to experience the sorrow of childlessness in the present birth. These curses are as follows:

Paräçara gives certain combinations for these various curses which are as follows:

Combinations for Sarpaçäpa (Curse of the Divine Serpents)

1. Rähu in the 5th aspected by Mars, or Rähu in Mar’s sign.

2.      Fifth lord conjunct Rähu and Saturn in the 5th aspected by the Moon.

3.      Jupiter conjunct Rähu, the 5th lord without strength and lagna lord conjunct Mars.

4.      Jupiter conjunct Mars, Rähu in lagna and 5th lord in a dusthäna. 

5.      Mercury as 5th lord in Mar’s navämça conjunct Mars and Rähu and Mändi in lagna.

6.      Fifth house a Martian sign and Mercury aspected by Rähu

7.      Lagna lord conjunct Rähu, 5th lord conjunct Mars and Jupiter aspected by Rähu.

In Sarpaçäpa, Rähu is the common factor and plays a pivotal role in all the combinations, with Mars and the dusthäna lords.

Pitåçäpa (Curse of Father)

1.      Debilitated Sun in the 5th in päpakartäri yoga and Saturn’s navämça.

2.      Sun as the 5th lord, in a trine, in päpakartäri and conjunct and aspected by malefics.

3.      Jupiter in Sun’s sign, the 5th lord conjunct Sun and malefics in the lagna and the 5th house.

4.      Lagna lord devoid of strength, 5th lord conjunct Sun in the fifth house with the lagna and the fifth house aspected by malefics.

5.      Ninth lord in the 5th house, 5th lord in the 10th, and lagna and 5th house afflicted by malefics.

6.      Mars as 9th lord conjunct 5th lord in lagna or the 5th house, with the 9th house afflicted.

7.      Ninth lord in a dusthäna, Jupiter in a malefic sign, and lagna lord and the 5th lord conjunct malefics.

8.      Sun, Mars and Saturn conjunct in either lagna or the 5th house, with Rähu and Jupiter in the 8th or the 12th house.

9.      Sun in the 8th house, Saturn in the 5th and the 5th lord conjunct Rähu.

10.  Twelfth lord in the lagna, 8th lord in the 5th and the 9th lord in the 8th.

11.  Sixth lord in the 5th, 9th lord in the 6th house and Jupiter conjunct malefics.

One can observe the affliction of the Sun, the karaka for father and its placement in dusthänas and with the dusthäna lords are the common factor, along with the association of the 9th house and 9th lord, the bhäva for father.

Mätåçäpa (Curse of Mother)

1.      Moon as 5th lord debilitated or in päpakartäri and the 4th and 5th houses afflicted by malefics.

2.      Saturn in the 11th, malefics in the fourth and a debilitated Moon in the 5th house.

3.      The 5th lord in a dusthäna, lagna lord debilitated and the Moon conjunct malefics.

4.      The 5th lord in a dusthana, the Moon in a malefic navämça and lagna and the 5th house afflicted.

5.      Moon as the 5th lord aspected by Mars, Saturn and Rähu posited in the 9th or the 5th houses.

6.      Mars as 4th lord conjunct Saturn or Rähu and the Sun and the Moon in the lagna or the 5th houses.

7.      Lagna and 5th lords in the 6th, 4th lord in the 8th and 9th and 8th lords in the lagna.

8.      Sixth and 8th lords in the lagna, 4th lord in the 12th, Moon in the 5th and Jupiter afflicted.

9.      Lagna in an açubha yoga, a feeble and waning Moon in the 7th and Rähu and Saturn in the 4th or the 5th houses.

10.  Exchange between 5th and 8th lords with the Moon and the 4th lord in a dusthäna.

11.  Mars in lagna, Rähu in the 5th, Sun in the 8th and Saturn in the 12th with the lagna and 4th lords in a dusthana.

12.  Jupiter in the 8th conjunct Mars and Rähu and Saturn and the Moon in the 5th house.

The affliction of the 5th house, its lord and the Moon, the karaka for mother and their association with the 5th house and its lord and placement in a dusthana is emphasized.

Bhrätåçäpa (Curse of Brothers)

1.      Third lord conjunct Mars and Rähu in the 5th and the lagna and 5th lords in the 8th house.

2.      Debilitated Jupiter in the 3rd, Saturn in the 5th and the Moon and Mars in the 8th house.

3.      Lagna lord in the 12th, Mars in the 5th and the 5th lord in the 8th.

4.      Lagna and the 5th houses in päpakartäri and Lagna lord and Jupiter in   dusthäna.

5.      Tenth lord in the 3rd with other planets and Mars in the 5th house.

6.      Fifth house a Mercurial sign with Saturn and Rähu in it and Mercury and Mars in the 12th house.

7.      Lagna lord in the 3rd, 3rd lord in the 5th and lagna, 3rd and 5th houses afflicted.

8.      Third lord in the 8th, Mars in the 5th with Rähu and Saturn or aspected by them.

The third house, its lord and the karaka for brothers, Mars is included in the combinations of Bhrätåçäpa.

Mätulçäpa (Curse of Maternal Uncles)

1.      Mercury and Jupiter in the 5th conjunct Mars and Rähu and Saturn in lagna.

2.      Lagna and 5th lords in the 5th house with Mercury, Mars and Saturn.

3.      A combust 5th lord in lagna, Saturn in the 7th and lagnapati conjunct Mercury.

4.      Sixth lord conjunct 12th lord in lagna with Moon, Mercury and Mars in the 5th. 

Mercury, the karaka for relatives plays the key role for these combinations.

Brahmaçäpa (Curse of the Brähmië)

1.      Rähu in Jupiter’s sign, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn in the 5th and the 9th lord in the 8th house.

2.      Ninth lord in the 5th, 5th lord in the 8th along with Jupiter, Mars and Saturn.

3.      Ninth lord debilitated and 12th lord in the 12th conjunct or aspected by Rähu.

4.      Jupiter debilitated, Rähu in lagna or the 5th house and the 5tgh lord in a dusthäna.

5.      Jupiter as 5th lord in the 8th house conjunct malefics or the Sun and the Moon.

6.      Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in Saturn’s navämça and the 5th lord in the 12th house.

7.      Jupiter and Saturn in the lagna, Rähu in the 9th and the 5th lord in the 12th.

Brahmaçäpa exhibits the weakness of Jupiter, afflicted by Rähu, with the latter strongly placed in the lagna or trines. The ninth house and lord, the karaka for gurus, teachers and priests also play a prominent role in these combinations.

Patnéçäpa (Curse of Spouse)

1.      Seventh lord in the 5th, Saturn in the 7th lord’s navämça and the 5th lord in the 8th house.

2.      Seventh lord in the 8th, 12th lord in the 5th and Jupiter afflicted by malefics.

3.      Venus in the 5th, 7th lord in the 8th and Jupiter afflicted by malefics.

4.      Malefics in the 2nd and the 5th houses and the 7th lord in the 8th house.

5.      Venus in the 9th, 7th lord in the 8th and malefics posited in the lagna and the 5th house.

6.      Venus as the 9th lord and Jupiter, the 5th and lagna and 7th lords in dusthänas.

7.      Fifth house in a Venusian sign with Moon and Rähu in it.

8.      Saturn and Venus in the 7th, Jupiter in the 8th, Sun in the 5th and Rähu in lagna.

9.      Mars in the 2nd, Jupiter in the 12th, Venus in the 5th conjunct or aspected by Rähu.

10.  Second and 7th lords in the 8th, Saturn and Mars in 5th/lagna and Jupiter conjunct malefics.

11.  Rähu in lagna, Saturn in the 5th and Mars in the 9th and 5th and 7th lords in the 8th house.

Understandably, the 7th house, its lord and käraka Venus is in focus, but what stands out as a common factor is the placement of the 7th lord in the 8th house.

Pretaçäpa (Curse of the Departed Spirits)

This occurs when the final rites have not been performed, and then the forefathers bestow a curse in their form as spirits.

1.      Saturn and the Sun in the 5th, feeble, waning Moon in the 7th and Rähu and Jupiter in the lagna or the 12th house.

2.      Fifth lord Saturn and Jupiter in the 8th and Mars in lagna.

3.      Malefics in lagna, Sun in the 12th, Mars, Saturn and Mercury in the 5th and 5th lord in the 8th.

4.      Rähu in lagna, Saturn in 5th and Jupiter in the 8th.

5.      Rähu, Venus and Jupiter in lagna and the lagna lord in the 8th with Saturn and Moon.

6.      Rähu in lagna and Saturn in the 5th, conjunct or aspected by Mars.

7.       Debilitated Jupiter debilitated 5th lord conjunct or aspected by any debilitated planet.

8.      Saturn in lagna, Rähu in 5th, Sun in the 8th and Mars in the 12th.

9.      Seventh lord in a dusthana, Moon in the 5th and Saturn and Mändi in lagna.

10.  Twelfth lord in the 5th with Saturn and Venus and Jupiter in the 8th house.

These combinations of curses as given by Paräçara depict the annihilation of a house and its signification. Such a destruction of a house is done by the association of malefics, specifically, Mars, Saturn and Rähu by their conjunction and aspect on the house, its lord and its karaka. It is also done by the placement of the karaka and the lord in dusthänas, and their association with dusthana lords, particularly the 8th and the 12th houses and their lords, that is añöameça and vyäyeça.  One may refer back to the opening lines made by Çiva that is the understanding of curses is to be done by analyzing the strength of the bhäva. When the bhäva and its signification are destroyed, it is bereft of any strength. It is interesting to note that Paräçara here talks only about the association with malefics and the link with dusthänas. Apart from mentioning debilitation a few times, he has not referred to any other sources of strength. This leads one to conclude, that the malefic association of Saturn, Mars and Rähu is emphasized in the context of curses.

If one takes the principles expounded by Paräçara for the 5th house, one may extend them to the other houses as well. Association of these three malefic planets along with the dusthana lords with any bhäva may destroy the signification of that bhäva and deny the fruits of the same to the native. The table below suggests possible results of the destruction of each of the twelve bhävas by applying the principles of Paräçara.

Cursed Planets

Sri Jagannath Center[6] has done extensive work on curses and has extended Paräçara’s principles to other areas of life, such as denial of marriage, home, profession, health etc. It has also extended the concept of curses on houses as elaborated by Paräçara to that on planets (discussed above), as has been taught in the parampara of Puri.

A curse from a past birth is depicted in the horoscope when a natural benefic or a house is afflicted by at least two of the three natural malefics, Mars, Saturn and Rähu by graha dåñöi. The reason for taking graha dåñöi instead of räçé dåñöi is because a curse is caused by an emotion and is the result of a desire to inflict harm and difficulties upon another. The natural benefics are Jupiter, Moon, Venus and Mercury. The Sun is included to show Pitåçäpa. The affliction of these planets, following Paräçara, portrays the following curses:

When any of these planets are aspected by two or more of the following grahas, Mars, Saturn and Rähu, a curse is identified. Mars depicts anger, Saturn sorrow and Rähu shock from deceit or illusion. The house owned by these planets will show the areas of suffering, while the involvement of the Ätmakäraka in the scenario ensures that the curse will fructify and that it is complete and the torment severe. The connection of the 8th house and its lord in this yoga confirms that the curse is from a past birth, which can be re-confirmed with an examination of the ñañöiäàça. The involvement of the Ätmakäraka or the lagnädhipati shows that the curse will be upon the individual.

Multiple curses can operate in a horoscope, of which one will be primary and will yield maximum suffering, while the secondary curses will manifest at certain specific times. The curse of the highest natural benefic, that is Jupiter, usually depicts the primary curse, or the involvement of the Ätmakäraka, or if all three malefics are aspecting any of the natural benefics. Secondary curses do not exist independently, and once the primary curse in forgiven, the secondary curses are forgiven too. The remedy has to be done for the primary curse only, as it is the root and will remove the negatives of the other curses as well. One must also take into account other janma doñas, like Amävasyä, Caturdaçé, and Saìkränti doñas as the curse will afflict these doñas as well. Once the curse is lifted the janma doñas will be alleviated.

Remedies

Curses require remedial measures to relieve the afflicted planet. Paräçara has listed a set of remedies for each of the curses mentioned earlier, but it must be remembered that one must first ascertain whether the native is capable of doing the remedy. The ninth house has to be examined for this purpose, which will reveal whether the native has the bhägya or fortune to perform remedies which will remove the affliction on the planet said to be under curse. Examine the ñañöiäàça of the 9th lord which will give further indications of the capacity of the person to undertake remedies. Information about the correct remedy is very often not made available to the native with a curse in his chart until the curse period is over. At times, when the native is a very diligent worshipper of his iñöa devatä, the curse may not take affect, or the suffering may be very minor.

Paräçara’s remedies are as follows:

Sarpaçäpa

1.      Establish a gold idol of Näga and worship him according to the rituals followed in the native’s house.

2.      Cow, land, sesame and gold should be donated according to one’s capacity for the expansion of one’s clan.

Pitåçäpa

1.      Perform pitåçräddha at Gaya and feed a 1000 Brähmiës.

2.      Kanyädän or give away a girl in marriage.

3.      Donate a pregnant cow

Mätåçäpa

1.      Bathe at Setubandha and chant the Gäyatré one lakh times.

2.      Do grahadänam and feed milk to Brahmins from a silver bowl.

3.      Do pradakñéna of a pepul tree and recite nämagäna 1008 times.

Bhrätåçäpa

1.      Hear and chant (kirtaë) the names of Viñëu.

2.      Perform Candräyaëa Vrata.

3.      Bathe in the River Käveré and spend time with the Vaiñëavas.

4.      Plant a Pepul tree.

5.      Donate 10 cows through he hands of one’s spouse.

6.      Donate land whilst wishing for children.

Mätulçäpa

1.      Establish an idol of Viñëu.

2.      Bathe at Setubandha and dig wells etc.

Brahmaçäpa

1.      Perform Candräyaëa Vrata.

2.      Do Brahmakåcha Sädhanä three times.

3.      Donate cows along with dakñiëä.

4.      Donate païca ratna (diamond, ruby, blue sapphire, emerald and pearl) along with gold.

5.      Donate rice 10,000 times.

Patnéçäpa

1.      Give away a girl in marriage.

2.      Donate a bejeweled and adorned idol of Lakñmé Näräyaëa, 10 cows, beds and clothes. This has to be done both the husband and the wife.

Pretaçäpa

1.      Donate an idol of Brahma after performing rudrasnäna. 

2.      Donate cows, silver and blue vessels.

 Paräçara’s remedies for planets under curse are as follows:

Müla Daça

 The tool for timing the manifestation of the curse is Müla Dasa, which is explained in detail by Säravalé. This is also known as the Lagna Kendrädi Graha Daça and is a derivative of the Vimçottaré. The daça commences from the strongest among lagna, candra lagna and sürya lagna. This is specifically mentioned by Säravalé and he also quotes Satyacärya on this principle. After the daça of the kendras are complete, the daça of the paëapharas and apoklimas take place. One must be careful in choosing the planet which will deliver the curse, which is usually the most malefic planet involved in the curse. Observe if a malefic is involved in multiple curses, then it is that planet which will manifest the curses.

Illustrations

1. Çré Rämacandra of Ayodhyä

Räma’s chart shows Brahma, Mätå and Pitå çäpas, of which the Brahma çäpa is the primary curse. This is the curse of Närada on Viñëu, prophesying the denial of marital bliss and conjugal life. Saturn and Mars aspect both Jupiter and Moon, while all three malefics, Saturn, Mars and Rähu aspect the Sun. Saturn is in the 4th house and Mars in the 7th in maraëa karaka sthäna. Saturn also lords the 7th house, signifying that the curse would affect domestic and marital life. Saturn gave him sorrow where his home and marriage was concerned and denied him happiness. His wife, Sétä was kidnapped by Rävaëa, where she suffered at the hands of the räkñasas. This period of separation and pain was followed by moments of great test when he had to ask Sétä to take the tests of fire to prove her purity in front of the world. The phase of separation continues, when she finally left hi and stayed in the forest upon their return to Ayodhyä. She did not even inform Räma about the birth of their children, and the boys grew up to battle their father.

The curse was uttered by his step mother and it banished him to the forests for 14 years bereft of all his possessions. The curse on the exalted Sun in the 10th house, denied him his kingdom for those years. The 6th house is also under affliction with the presence of Rähu, showing the existence of significant enemies, in the form of räkñasas. While in exile, Räma established and worshipped a jyotirlinga at Rämeçvaram (Exalted Sun in Rähu).   He also worshipped the Devi in the form of Durgatinäçiné and Cämuëòä (Moon as aspected by Mars). He was moreover a great worshipper of his guru, without whose blessings he never undertook anything. Jupiter, Moon and Sun and were propitiated. Venus is exalted in the 9th house, with the aspect of the 9th lord Jupiter from lagna, which is not only in exaltation but conjoined lagna lord Moon in a perfect Gajakeçaré Jupiter, Moon and Sun and were propitiated. Venus is exalted in the 9th house, with the aspect of the 9th lord Jupiter from lagna, which is not only in exaltation but conjoined lagna lord Moon in a perfect Gajakeçaré Yoga.

1.      Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu

The Moon has graha dåñöi from Saturn, Mars and Rähu and is also eclipsed, signifying Mätåçäpa. Mars is the AK and the 8th lord Jupiter is aspecting the Moon, fulfilling all conditions for a complete curse. So the Moon has to be propitiated. The ninth house has benefic influences with the presence of Venus and Jupiter’s aspect from Dhanu. Moreover, the 9th lord, which is also the AK, is exalted and aspecting the 9th house. The 9th lord also happens to be in Amåta ñañöiäàça. The lagna lord Sun is aspecting the 5th and 9th houses by räçé dåñöi.  The path of mantra and worship is strongly indicated and he spread the Hare Kåñëa Mahämantra in the world, to give mukti to a millions of souls in bandhana. Moon signifies Kåñëa and so the mantra of Kåñëa acted like a supreme remedy. Of course, Caitanya Mahäprabhu is considered to be an aàça avatar and his establishment and spread of Vaiñëavism in the world is legendary, which also indicates propitiation of the Moon.

 2.      Çrila Prabhupäda

Brahmaçäpa is indicated in this chart, with Jupiter aspected by AK Rähu and Mars. Mars is conjunct the 8th lord Moon. Jupiter is conjunct the ninth lord Sun and Ketu in the ninth house. The conjunction of these three highly spiritual planets in the 9th house is significant. The Sun in the 9th, especially in its own sign indicates temples while the lagna lord in the 9th house shows the blessings of Viñëu. Ketu, the mokña karaka is the 12th lord. Prabhupäda endured the curse through several dasas, including the Müla Dasa of Jupiter, Moon, Mars and Rähu. After the walking his way through the hardships of saàsära, he renounced the world at the end of Saturn daça. At the age of 70, in Sun and Ketu Müla dasas, he established ISCKON, went abroad and established 108 Kåñëa temples through out the world. He spread the Mahämantra and saved many a soul entrapped in narcotics, arms and alcohol. Observe his ñañöiäàça in Ghorä. Exalted Moon and the conjunction of Venus and exalted Mercury are particular combinations or Kåñëa and Rädhä-Kåñëa devotion.

 3.     Adolf Hitler

Lagna lord, Ätmakäraka and 8th lord Venus is retrograde in the 7th house, of which it is the karaka, aspected by Mars and Saturn. There is a curse both on the house and on Venus. Hitler never married, although he may have had several liaisons. The curse is so severe, the day he finally married, he committed suicide and left this world.  The 9th lord Mercury is in Bhrañöa (depraved, fallen) ñañöiäàça, indicating that his bhägya for performing remedies was poor. He finally succumbed to the curse in his chart.

 4.      Denial of Children

Curse on the 5th and 7th houses has denied the native children, marriage, even the joys of a relationship, although she years for love and companionship. Saturn and AK Mars is in the 5th with karaka Jupiter, which is also the 8th lord, in maraëa karaka sthäna conjunct Rähu. The 7th house is aspected by Rähu and Saturn, with the significator Venus in maraëa karaka sthäna. The 9th lord which is the AK is conjunct Saturn and the aspect of Guru Caëòäla Yoga on the 9th house has tarnished the dharma bhäva, despite the presence of Ketu and the presence of the 9th lord in Çitala ñañöiäàça. Ketu does bestow some spiritual inclinations in the native, and she took initiation, but never chose to chant her dikñä mantra, nor saw the need or necessity for it. Saturn is the most malefic planet as it is involved in the curses of both the houses, and during its Müla Dasa, it delivered the curse very severely. The blows also came from gurus and teachers and in 7th house matters.

 5.     Mother Teresa: Denial of Marriage

Mother Teresa’s chart has the curse on the 7th house, with Saturn and Rähu aspecting it and the karaka Venus in the 8th house. Rähu is the AK and the 8th lord Moon is conjunct Saturn. Denial of marriage and celibacy is complete, but here blessed life as a nun celebrated as a saint can be seen from the 9th house, where the 9th lord Sun is in the 9th house conjunct 5th lord Mars, a complete yoga for worship with the union of the 5th and 9th lords. The 9th lord is in Komala ñañöiäàça, and she was the personification of compassion and mercy, as she spend her life dedicated in building institutions for the poor, the orphaned and the needy. Every breath was spent in caring for the destitute that she picked up from the streets of Calcutta, whether there are orphans or lepers. One can clearly observe that in the charts of saints like Mother Teresa, Çrila Prabhupäda and Caitanya Mahäprabhu, remedies have worked through their 9th houses, through their prayers and worship, which became an integral part of their lives, and the very purpose of their birth.

6.      Denial of Marriage

Venus, AK and 8th lord is under curse by the conjunction of Mars and aspect of Saturn. This curse is also on the 7th lord. Consequently not only does she remain unmarried, she has suffered through her relationships, none of which come to the fruition of marriage. Venus Müla daça delivered the curse. Venus needs to be propitiated but as the curse is severe and since it is also the çubhapati and in a Kendra, she was advised to do Kamalätmikä worship. This was during Mars Müla daça, which ends in 2005