SAVol8June2010Indian.. - Saptarishis Astrology

1331vAme ca pAde tritayaM hi bhAnAM bhAnAM trayaM dakShiNapAdasaMstham|catvAri R^ikShANi ca dakShiNAkhye pANau praNItaM muninAradena||4||Three nakshatras in the left foot, three nakshatras in the right foot and four nakshatras in the right handThis has been mentioned by Devarshi Narada.बमाक्षऽासेन शिननक्षऽफलम ् -रोगो लाभो हािनराि सौं बः पीडा संूयाणं च लाभः।मे चबे मागर्गे कनीयं तैलोाीयगे ुः फलािन॥५॥kramAnnakShatranyAsena shaninakShatraphalamrogolAbho hAnirAptishca saukhyaM bandhaH pIDA saMprayANaM ca lAbhaH|mande cakre mArgage kalpanIyaM tadvailomyAcchIghrage syuH phalAni||5||The Nakshatra of Saturn (at birth and also in transit) when placed in various organs of the human body (also called ShaniChakra) will cause the effects in the following ways –Human body organ (position of Saturn at birth andsubsequently in transit)HeadMouthGenitalsEyesHeartLeft HandLeft footRight footRight handEffectsDiseasesProfitLossesObtainment of WealthHappinessBondagePainTravelProfitThe above mentioned rather insignificant five verses are from a humungous classic called Jataka Bharanam byPandit Dhundiraja which has been neglected by most jyotish scholars. Is this human figure called Saturn’s chakra(Shanichakra) mentioned by Pandit Dhundiraja and earlier by Narapati and later by Kasinath a ridiculousmisinterpretation of the manuscripts as David Pingree suggests?If so, then why is the description of the humanbody so precise in relation to the nakshatras? Also, why use nakshatras at all for this?If the Saturn chakra knowledge is relevant, then can such chakras exist for other planets as well?These questions will be answered in subsequent issues of AIAC Times that is a promise.