SAVol8June2010Indian.. - Saptarishis Astrology

1316The chart has Leo rising, one of the recommended lagnas for oaths. Lagna is ruled by exalted Sun in Aries whichis with Venus and Mercury in the 9 th . The Sun is very strong in the chart followed by exalted Jupiter (8 th houseruler). This follows Mehta et al.’s recommendation that the 8 th house have benefic aspects and the lagna lord bestronger than the 8 th lord. The Sun is inUttarayana and the week day wasThursday, both positive. Saturn in itsown sign of Aquarius gets dig bala in the7 th and provides ballast to the shining 1 sthouse that we think of from that time inhistory. Mars in the 8 th in Pisces rulesboth the Sun and debilitated Rahu in the4 th in Scorpio. Rahu has graha drishti onboth Mars and exalted Jupiter and theonce-rebels must deal with the shock ofletting go of England and forging theirnew country’s identity. Saturn aspects theSun by both rasi and graha drishti (3 rdaspect) and aspects Rahu by 10 th grahaaspect indicating a dry but stablebeginning for the new government and itsrelationship with its President.Washington wanted to serve without payment but finally accepted payment to avoid making the presidencypossible only for the wealthy. He turned out to be a skilled and fair administrator and only reluctantly agreed toserve a second term.George Washington’s second inauguration took place on the prescribed day, March 4, 1793, a Monday,this time in Philadelphia, andreportedly he took the oathprecisely at noon:Sun is with lagna lord Mercury inthe 9 th in Aquarius and on theRahu/Ketu axis. The Sun’s lord isSaturn (karaka of the 8 th )debilitated in Aries and Saturnaspects the Sun by rasi drishti.Washington limited himself toserving two four year terms. TheSun’s co-lord Rahu (the opposition)opposes the Sun by graha drishti.In 1794, Washington ably took upmilitary command again to enforcea whisky tax (Sun rules Rahu inthe 3 rd , Mars in 10 th in Pisces isaspected by Jupiter in Scorpio inthe 6 th ). Moon and Jupiter aretogether in the 6 th house of service but Moon is debilitated. By limiting himself to two terms, Washington set aprecedent followed by every president until war-time President Franklin Roosevelt. At the end of his last term,he was very happy to return to farming.Jumping to the first inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt, the 32 nd president: