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Vedic Astrology Section => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: TC on October 27, 2012, 10:47:44 AM

Title: Gandanta and Sandhi

Post by: TC on October 27, 2012, 10:47:44 AM

There is a principle in Jyotish which assumes that the strength of a Juncture point (Sandhi) is weak and ill defineddue to the forced intermingling of two different energies.

There are many such weak points in in the Zodiac. For example the last Degree and the 1st one degree of Aries and

Taurus is a Sandhi. In Sanskrit the word "Sandhi" (also spelt Samdhi) has several meanings. "Sandhi" in Sanskrit

means "critical juncture". It also carries such diverse meanings as "seam" "boundary " "space between heaven

and earth" "cervice and "hinge".

A Gandanta point is a portion of the zodiac where a Rashi as well as a Nakshatra ends its span and where

another Rashi and Nakshatras begins its span. Gandanta (Sanskrit - gandanta, from gand- 'knot', and anta-

'end'.) Gandanta is a knot in Jyotisha.

The portions where the Gandanta points are located are at the end of the span of Pisces Rashi and Revati

nakshatra, the beginning of the span of Aries Rashi and Ashvinī Nakshatra, the end of the span of Cancer

Rashi and Ashlesha Nakshatra, the beginning of the span of Leo Rashi and Magha Nakshatra, the end of the

span of Scorpio Rashi and Jyeshtha Nakshatra, and finally, the beginning of the span of Sagittarius Rashi

and Mula Nakshatra.

Pisces (Meena) is a watery sign and Aries (Mesha) is a fiery sign. All the 4 Padas of the Nakshatra Revati end in the

last degree of Pisces. The Nakshatra Ashvini starts in Aries. Now imagine a Graha which is at 0 Degree in Aries. The

Graha is just out a watery Sign and is now about to enter into a fiery sign. A Graha placed in such a degree is

bound to be weak ill defined and indicate major problems in the native's life unless the grahas involved are

strengthened by appropriate Upayas.

similarly, Graha caught in 0 degrees in Leo is going to be in the same trouble since the Graha is just out of a watery

sign and is now entering a fiery sign. Ashlesha Nakshatra ends all its portions in Cancer and Magha begins in Leo.

lastly another junction point is in between Scorpio and Sagittarius. here Scorpio is a watery sign while Sagittarius is

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a fiery sign. Again the Nakshatra of Jyeshtha ends its portions in in Scorpio while the Nakshatra Mula starts its

portions in the Rashi of Sagittarius.

If you sit back and analyse what I have written above, you will realize that the Nakshatras involved are only ownedby Budha and Ketu. Budha stands for the "Intellect" and the "thinking mind". Ketu as we know, is one Graha who can

pervert the intellect with ease. Now you will be able to understand why Gandanta is a serious affliction.

It would be better to illustrate a Gandanta point with a picture, for they say, a picture speaks a 1000 words, withoututtering a word.

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Title: Re: Gandanta and Sandhi

Post by: TC on October 27, 2012, 11:28:08 AM

while a lot of Jyotishis subscribe to the rule that a Graha caught in a Gandanta is bound to create trouble, ......

experience shows that this rule cannot be applied to all Grahas and to all Gandanta points. Certain Grahas seem to beunafflicted when they are caught in certain portions of the Gandanta points. Let me illustrate this with an example.

For the record, some Jyotishis hold that a graha is subject to the rule of Gandanta only when it is transiting within 1Ghati or 24 minutes. Some Jyotishis hold that a Graha is weak only when it is in the first and the last degree of a

Gandanta Rashi, while others hold that a Graha which is within 3Deg20 is subjected to the effects of Gandanta. Ipersonally feel that a Graha within less than 1.5 degrees is subject to the effects of Gandanta, and a Graha which is

within 1 Ghati is subject to severe effects of Gandanta.

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Post by: TC on October 27, 2012, 12:17:09 PM


A cursory glance will reveal that the 2nd and the 5th Bhava lord Guru is in serious trouble because he is at 00Deg28

in Sagittarius. Similarly, the 10th lord Ravi is at 1Deg40 in Leo and so is in a Gandanta degree.

Yet, Sean penn, who saw Guru dasha at the age of 10 years and two months, started his movie career in Guru dasha

Ravi Bukthi. This dasha scheme gave him a role in the movie "taps"

The 10th Bhava lord Ravi is worth examining closely. Ravi gets directional strength in the 10th. But what is truly

remarkable about his Sun is that it falls in his own or exaltation sign in 9 of 10 dashavargas, including the navamsha,giving it a whopping 19 points in the 20 point varga vimshopaka bala scheme.

What about Guru? Guru is strong due to his Retrogression giving him him Cheshta bala. It is important to note thatGuru and Ravi, are in their own Rashis. This placement greatly modifies the effects of Gandanta.


Post by: TC on November 18, 2012, 09:19:09 AM

Here is a case of Gandanta which managed to take the life of a young girl. This Gandanta is the deadliest Gandanta,

when compared to the others. This Gandanta is so deadly, that Rishi Parashara dedicated a separate chapter for it

(chapter 93 - remedies for births in Abukta Mula)

In chapter 92 Rishi Parashara states -Quote

5. Amongst these Gandantas the last 6 Ghatikas of Jyeshtha and first 8 Ghatikas of Mulaare known, as Abhukta Mula.

In chapter 93 Rishi Parashara states -Quote

1-2. The ruling deity of Jyeshtha is Indra and the ruling deity of Mula is Rakshasa. As

both the deities are inimical to each other, this Gandanta is considered, as the most evil.

A boy, or girl, born during the period of Abhukta Mula, should either be abandoned, orthe father should not see the face of the child for 8 years.

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The lady, is a beautiful, smart, brilliant, kind, and endearing personality. Born in a extremely cultured and financially

well to do family, she breezed through her academics with ease. Note the exalted 4th and 5th Bhava lord Shani whois exalted in the lagna. also note the conjunction of the 9 Bhava lord Budha, along with the Lagna lord Shukra in the

11th Bhava, aspecting the 5th.

She had a masters in Clinical Embryology along with a two year research fellowship in Reproductive medicine fromthe Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA. She had over 7 years experience in most ART techniques. She was a Research

Fellow, In-charge, in ART Training from February, 2009 to January, 2011 for the center for Reproductive medicine– Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. Brilliant in her academics and Career, she was a dear friend of

mine. I cannot imagine that she is not amongst us today. She was indeed in her budding stage of her career, and hadshe been alive, she would have gone places and earned several accolades for herself. A very very promising career

and life, was snuffed out, due to one aberration in her horoscope.

So what went wrong? One the outside, the lady appeared to be a bright, Jovial, hearty, party animal. She wasindeed, a beautiful, smart, brilliant, kind, and endearing personality. But on the inside she was a tormented soul. she

suffered from extreme bouts of depression. her habit of indulging in cigarettes, and alcohol did not help matters.She was extremely figure conscious and did not maintain even a semblance of a healthy diet. rumors that she was

Anorexic did the rounds. But I cannot confirm it. see how a persons life style and life's choices, comes back tohaunt then in a critical situation. She visited several psychiatrists, who diagnosed her as having a Borderline

personality disorder. Some doctors came to the conclusion that she was suffering from a Bi - polar disorder andprescribed medications he same.

The medication took a toll on her life style, her health and career. This in turn, fueled her depression. Still, she

managed to hang on to her sanity, and fell in love with a boy, who, though not from her caste, was extremely wellcultured, hailed from a very reputed family, and was financially well to do. they courted for about a year and decided

to tie the knot. They got married on the 31st of March 2012. The marriage was a grand event with a gala show.things should have only gotten better for her from here. What more can one want in life? For an outsider, she was

the epitome of all things good, that life can bestow to one, who possessed ample luck. But what was her opinion oflife?

The marriage only added fuel to her fire. Though the couple loved each other, her mood swings and her depression,did not help the marriage. there was a constant strain in the relationship. The boy tried his best to keep her happy,

and yes, there were times when there was extreme joy in the relationship. but, the Grahas play their own gamesdon't they? She began to turn suicidal. She made a couple of attempts trying to commit suicide by consuming an

overdose of prescription medications, along with sedatives. These attempts were nothing more than a blank ploy, ofgrabbing attention. Neither was the dosage life threatening, but neither was the dosage small enough to be ignored.


So she was rushed to the hospital on various occasions for a stomach wash. all this time, seeking attention, and

crying wolf.

on the 15th of November 2012, post lunch, there was a small argument between the couple. This time, she made upher mind to "up the ante" and over dramatize the situation by crying wolf once again. This was to be her last. In a

momentary lapse of reason, she consumed a mixture prescription medications and sedatives, only this time, thedosage was a lot than previous times. Look at how stupid decisions, cascade into a critical situation, she had been

ignoring a persistent chest congestion from the past four or 5 days. The overdose of medication, soon knocked herunconscious. The doctors suspect that she must have aspirated some of her gastric juices into her lungs while was

unconscious (Aspiration Pneumonia). By the time she was found, what started out as a a silly game, became a deadlybattle for survival. The husband found her that evening at around 18.00 Hrs in an unconscious state and rushed her

to the hospital.

The persistent chest congestion, the aspiration of the gastric juices into the lungs, her Anorexia, the previousnights alcohol, the smoking in spite of the lung infection, all added up to a life threatening level. he condition

deteriorated rapidly. The doctors put her on a extra strong course of Antibiotics, and put her on a Ventilator. About19:25 on the 16th of November 2012, she went into a massive cardiac arrest, coupled with Acute respiratory

distress syndrome (ARDS). several attempts to revive her went futile. She was declared dead at 19:35.

The chart looks marvelous. There is a excellent Sasa yoga forming in the Lagna. The well placed 11th lord in the10th, is a combination to die for - no pun intended. ::) Note the exalted 4th and 5th Bhava lord Shani who is exalted

in the lagna. also note the conjunction of the 9 Bhava lord Budha, along with the Lagna lord Shukra in the 11th Bhava,aspecting the 5th. The 2nd lord, though in a Mrityu avasta, is in his own house, and aspects the 5th bhava from the

Lagna. Superb. spite of all this, she laid dead on a autopsy table. why?

The answer lies with the position and condition of Chandra. Chandra is the significator of the Mind. Intelligence andwisdom are seated in the Mind, and so, it is Chandra, that is the pivot for all human faculty. An aberration to

Chandra, and all the Raja and Dana yoga in a horoscope will be rendered futile. This is the first lesson my Guru

taught me in Jyotish. In the lady's case, Chandra is at 0.36 Degrees in Mula Nakshatra. Chandra has crossed

just three Ghatis (1 Ghati is 24 minutes) which forms a Abukta Mula Gandanta dosha. What makes matters

worse, is that Shani, the 4th and the 5th lord, aspects Chandra. Don't be fooled by Shani's Yogakaraka status. Yes,he has bestowed her with plenty, but at the same time, Shani as a exalted Malefic wrecked havoc on Chandra, the

significator of the mind. What made matters worse, is the conjunction of the 6th lord with Chandra. Thisconjunction resulted in a mental illness which ultimately played a part in taking her life.



Post by: TC on March 22, 2013, 09:07:04 AM

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Here is another case of Gandanta.

Doug Flutie Jr is the son of Doug Flutie, perhaps the Canadian Football League's greatest player ever. A beautiful boy, happy

and affectionate, he has a vocabulary of maybe four words at age six; he is autistic. At 2 1/2, he was speaking in full sentences

and was perfectly normal; a year later, he totally regressed. He would go into a corner and stop speaking to anyone. He is

strong and healthy, but does not understand how to play with a toy. His only symptom of autism is twirling whatever he has in

hand, whether it's a potato chip or a ball. Dougie goes to a special-needs school. He has few functioning skills, not so much as

being able to feed himself.

take a look at his chart,

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It is easy to see what went wrong here. Shukra the lagna lord is debilitated within one degree of his peak debilitation point.

There is no neecha Bhanga either from the lagna or from the Moon since Shukra is not in a Kendra. The dispositor Budha is in

deep trouble caught between Rahu and Kuja, in a deep Gandanta degree in a fiery sign. To make matters worse, Budha is in

the Nakshatra of Ketu who is in his negative Moolatrikona sign Gemini. Ketu is in the Nakshatra of Ardra ruled by Rahu. Rahu

is in the nakshatra of Shukra. Shukra is debilitated Vargothama. Guru and Chandra art in the Nakshatra of Shukra. Do I need

to say more?


Post by: TC on June 26, 2014, 10:32:02 AM

Kindly Read reply 14#

http://www.vedicforum.com/articles-and-research/papa-karthari-yoga/msg1510/#new (http://www.vedicforum.com/articles-

and-research/papa-karthari-yoga/msg1510/#new)

Now lets have a look at the children's chart.

15 December 1996 at 07:28 AM in Cambridge, MA (Twin daughter Arinna born)

15 December 1996 at 07:35 AM in Cambridge, MA (Twin daughter Alanna born)

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Now note the dasha - Rahu - Guru - Kuja - Ketu.


The Significator of the father is Ravi. Here Ravi is the 9th lord. Guru is with the 9th lord. Kuja is in the 9th, and is in the

Nakshatra of Ravi. Guru is also in the Nakshatra of Ravi. The 9th house signifies the father.

Now note the degree of Ravi. Ravi is not only in a extreme Gandanta degree. I have said before, that not all Gandanta's are

created equal. Note that in this degree, Ravi gets his exalted Navamsha. But that is where the story ends. Ravi is also subject

to a Shankaranti dosha. While the exaltation in the navamsha, is a balm on Ravi's wounds, it is not enough to rescue him to

the extent that he remains benefic. This is why, I am always skeptical of the glorification of the Navamsha chart. Kuja, gave the

full effects of his dispositor Ravi in his Pratyantar dasha. Look at how much damage their father did to their lives. The story is

there for all to see. This one, was truly scripted by the stars.


Post by: TC on July 28, 2014, 09:07:38 AM

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a "wise" and "spiritually exalted" astrologer suggests a remedy, :P

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This remedy is like wearing a condom on the finger to practice birth control, The "astrologer" has given a remedy for the Moon,

completely ignoring Budha, when it is Budha who should be addressed first. Not that the Moon is not afflicted, it is no doubt,

but the pressing problem is Budha. Let me tell you why, .............

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Note Budha's position. Even though is in his own Nakshatra, (Not that it helps. There is no point since he is weak by debilitation

himself) is in a extreme degree of Gandanta. That Weakness is further Amplified by the aspect of Saturn, who regardless of

being a Yogakaraka, seated in a Good Bhava, remains a natural malefic. Note that Budha, the dispositor of Shani, is the one

that is in crisis. Shani is in the Nakshatra of Ardra, ruled by a debilitated Rahu. Of what help can Shani be? Budha's dire

placement is further amplified by the 6th lord, both of them in conjunction in the 6th Bhava (Diseases / illness, Maladies). It is

the Gandanta that has put the final nail on budha's coffin.

Its a crying shame, when a astrologer, fails to identify the Graha that causing the problem, but suggests a remedy for a Graha

that has little to do with the actual problem. This is like prescribing a analgesic to cure chronic constipation.


Post by: TC on July 29, 2014, 03:47:56 PM

The proof of the pudding they say, .......... is in the eating,

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Budha is the 9th lord. Do i need to say more?



Post by: diljeet.singh.7140 on July 29, 2014, 11:17:05 PM

TC,

I think there might be two causes why he went for Moon.

1. Budha might want to roast the person a bit more before ending up with correct remedy.

2. My guru used to say something about moon and I use a modified version

"Moon is what we see , Moon is what we hear, Moon is what we EXPERIENCE"

May be the guy giving remedy was thinking along the above lines.



Dear Diljeet,

Which Graha according to you, rules the intelligent and rational mind?


Post by: sranjan on July 30, 2014, 10:49:21 PM

TC,

A lady known to me has strange behaviour towards everything. She is highly pampered and dominating on parents and on

everyone. After good education she gave up the job just because climate of city spoiling her complexion n so jumped into

spirituality long back . She keep shifting her obsessions from one saint to other and any family member, relatives who doesnt

follow d same are all culprits as per her.

Is there any gandanta effect on chart?

5 march 1973, 13:30, Supaul Saharsa Bihar, Gemini asc

Can u plz explain.


Post by: Rathore on July 31, 2014, 12:11:06 AM

Sranjan ji,

Does she rarely visit temples, even though she visits a lot of saints?


Rathore


Post by: sranjan on July 31, 2014, 02:35:29 AM

Yes upto now it was so,as she believed that saint is Bhramma, Vishnu, Shiva everything.

But now scenario is different, one of guru she was following is in jail , to her next guru she kept pressing to search a

millionaire groom for her which didnt happen, so she thrown away all his pictures n CD.

Now she wants to visit all pilgrimage, but till date didn't happen.



Dear Srajan,

Gandanta is one of the negative effects that can befall a Graha. The more the affliction to a Graha, the more a rise of negative

behavioral traits are guaranteed. In the case you have given above, note the affliction to the lagna lord and the 4th lord. I have

observed at times, that a mental aberration that results out of the affliction of the Moon, is less dangerous to the society and to

their near and dear ones, than a aberration arising out of the affliction to Budha and Guru. It is better to have a lunatic you

can lock up, that a intelligent criminal who you can do nothing about, because that intelligent criminal constantly come up with

ways to outsmart the law. Case in point - Fank abagnale.

The lady you are talking about, ........... note the position of Budha, who is the key element to this chart. Budha is the Lagna

lord, the 4th lord, and is in the 10th, thus gaining a connection to all key houses of the horoscope. Budha is debilitated, but

worse, the dispositor Guru, is also debiliated, without earning a neecha bhanga. This Budha is in the 10th no doubt, but is in

the Nakshatra of Shani, who is the 8th and the 9th lord, in the 12th. The 9th and the 12th are two Bhavas that are connected

to spirituality. Now see the aberration in her thought process with regards to spirituality. To make matters worse, this Budha is

aspected by Kuja from the 7th. Kuja is the 6th lord, who is within one degree of Rahu. The evidence is clear and simple. It is

Budha that is afflicted.


Post by: scorpqueen on December 09, 2014, 04:13:45 PM

what can be the effect of Lagna Gandanta ?

if at all u elaborate it that wil be great to learn


Post by: scorpqueen on December 10, 2014, 05:26:35 PM

[/size] G andant a is applicable t o only Moon and ascendant posit ion at bir t h which gives r ise t o 3 t ypes of gandant a. . t it hi, nakshat r a n lagna gandant a. . it is not applicable t o ot her planet ar y posit ions else how can one explain mar s or sun in 3 deg ashvini but being var got t am n in own sign n exalt at ion r espect ively in r ashi n navansha bot h. W ill t heir being in gandant a nullif y t he ef f ec t . . no. . t her e is no r ef er ence in classic about it . . so, gandant a bir t h needs r em edies ( given in ch 92 BPHS) and t he concept of gandant a is used mainly f or muhur at select ion. Sor r y f or comment ing as t he applicat ion of t his concept t o ot her planet s was somet hing new t o me which i am yet t o com e acr oss in any classic so f ar [/color]



Post by: anjeshv4 on May 20, 2015, 06:54:01 PM

I am having Aries ascendant at 28.5 degrees. Is this lagna sandhi? Also, I want to wear ruby. Is it auspicious? If not, which

gemstones should I wear. My birth details: Male, born 03rd April, 1988. Time- 8:15 am. Place of birth- Jammu (India)(32:43

North, 74:52 East).


Post by: anjeshv4 on May 25, 2015, 08:16:14 PM

I am having Aries ascendant at 28.5 degrees. Is this lagna sandhi? Also, I want to wear ruby. Is it auspicious? If not, which

gemstones should I wear. My birth details: Male, born 03rd April, 1988. Time- 8:15 am. Place of birth- Jammu (India)(32:43

North, 74:52 East).

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