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‘To Dr Raman With Love’ Series
On The System Of Bhrighu
By
Pt. Ashutosh Ghosh, B.A., (Hons), B.L
(Taken From Astrological Magazine Of Raman Saheb, Jan 1957 Issue)
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Before proceeding to deal with the Mahamuni Bhrigu's principles of reading the
houses as revealed in his Bhrigu Mula Sutram and Bhrigu Yogavalis, it will be
much appreciative and elucidatory if a bird's eye view to taken of the principles
of reading houses according to the other saints, Jaimini and Parasara.
Jaimini system can, at best, be called the system of combinations only, dependent
on various factors, such as Argala, Pada Lagna, Upapada, Atmakaraka along with other
Karakas, Hora lagna, Ghati Lagna, Varna-pada, Balapada, Lavapada, Kaksha, Sula,
Trisula, Kemadruma yoga, Panchamansha Varga (which it not recommended by
Mahamuni Parasara and others but by Tajik only) Karakamsa, Rudra Graha, Maheswara
Graha, Dwara Dasa, Bahya Dasa, Paka Rasi, Bhoga Rasi, Upagraha and several others.
All these technical terms must, first of all, be worked out for each horoscope, and then
the various combinations enunciated by him, must be searched out for the purpose of
their application in order to have the correct fitting and never-failing forecasts. Of
course, it is a laborious task, but it ensures good and satisfactory results towards the end.
The factors enumerated by him are so numerous that each and every horoscope admits of
applicability of much of them to point to such never-failing forecasts.
In connection with the reading of houses, it must be
borne in mind that each one of the three systems of
Bhrigu, Parasara and Jaimini refers to the periods in dasas
formulated by them only, and not by others for the
purpose of fruition.
The results of reading houses according to Jaimini
have been announced by the learned Saint to be fruitful
only during the periods of Chara and Sthira dasas framed
by him alone. So does Parasara say, with reference to his
mode of house readings and his own dasas. The learned