ASHTAKAVARGA SYSTEM OF PREDICTION PART -38 - Neelastro

With due respects to Rishis, it must be said that Ketu aloneis not the determinant of Moksha though most authors andtextbooks take the beaten track. What causes Moksha?Detachment. Which planet causes detachment ? Saturn.Why? Because it is the giver of grief. Grief leads todetachment.You go to a hotel for having your lunch and the food isexcellent. Will you give credit to the waiter or to the cook?Naturally to the cook, who prepared the dishes rather thanthe waiter who merely serves it. You may give a tip to thewaiter but it is the cook who merits your appreciation.Likewise it is Saturn who prepares you for Moksha; Ketu likethe waiter, serves Moksha to you, by being in the 12 th , but it isSaturn, who deserves your appreciation You, think of Moksha,while you are unhappy not when you are happy. . Sai Babawrites in Geeta Vahini that Misery is a real friend and nothappiness.According to Sai Baba “ Misery is a real friend; happiness spendsout the stock of merit and arouses the baser passions. So it isreally an enemy. Really, misery is an eye-opener; it promotesthought and the task of self-improvement. It also endows onewith new and valuable experiences. Happiness draws a veil overexperiences that harden a person and make him tough. So,troubles and travails are to be treated as friends; at least, not as