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During the past issues we discussed a lot about Vedic Astrology.
In this issue I wish to explain about Indian Astronomy and Vedic
Astrology. So to say the Indian Astronomy is the oldest and even
without having a telescope, the ancient rishis, sages and monks
have predicted a lot about the planets and stars. The modern day
scientists have scientifically proved that all these ancient factors
are the greatest truths.
In India the first references to astronomy are to be found in the
Atharva Veda which is dated around 2000 B.C. Vedic Aryans
in fact deified the Sun, Stars and Comets. Astronomy was then
interwoven with astrology and since ancient times Indians have
involved the planets (called Graham) with the determination
of human fortunes. Out of the nine planets some of the planets
are considered inauspicious. In the working out of horoscopes
(called Janma kundali/Janma patra/horoscope/Vedic astrological
chart), the position of the Navagrahas, seven planets plus Raaghu
and Kethu (mythical demons, evil forces) was considered. The
Janmakundali was a complex mixture of science and system of
belief. But the concept was born out of astronomical observations
and perception based on astronomical phenomenon. In ancient
times personalities like Aryabhatta and Varahamihira were
associated with Indian astronomy.
It would be surprising for us to know today that this science had
advanced to such an extent in ancient India that ancient Indian
astronomers had recognized that stars are same as the sun, that
the sun is center of the universe (solar system) and that the
circumference of the earth is 5000 Yojanas. One Yojana being 7.2
kms. The ancient Indian estimates came close to the actual figure.
In Indian languages, the science of Astronomy is today called
Khagola-shastra. The word Khagola perhaps is derived from the
famous astronomical observatory at the University of Nalanda
which was called Khagola. It was at Khagola that the famous 5th
century Indian Astronomer Aryabhatta studied and extended the
subject.
Aryabhatta is said to have been born in 476 A.D. at a town called
Ashmaka in today’s Indian state of Kerala. When he was still
a young boy he had been sent to the University of Nalanda to
study astronomy. He made significant contributions to the field
of astronomy. He also propounded the heliocentric theory of
gravitation, thus predating Copernicus by almost one thousand
years.
Aryabhatta’s Magnum Opus, the Aryabhattiya was translated
into Latin in the 13th century. Through this translation, European
mathematicians got to know methods for calculating the areas
of triangles, volumes of spheres as well as square and cube root.
Aryabhatta’s ideas about eclipses and the sun being the source
of moonlight may not have caused much of an impression on
European astronomers as by then they had come to know of these
facts through the observations of Copernicus and Galileo.
But considering thatAryabhatta discovered these facts 1500 years
ago, and 1000 years before Copernicus and Galileo makes him
a pioneer in this area too. Aryabhatta’s methods of astronomical
calculations expounded in hisAryabhatta-siddhanta were reliable
for practical purposes of fixing the Panchanga (Hindu calendar).
Thus in ancient India, eclipses were also forecast and their true
nature was perceived at least by the astronomers.
The lack of a telescope hindered further advancement of ancient
Indian astronomy. Though it should be admitted that with their
unaided observations with crude instruments, the astronomers in
ancient India were able to arrive at near perfect measurement of
astronomical movements and predicteclipses. Indian astronomers
also propounded the theory that the earth was a sphere.Aryabhatta
was the first one to have propounded this theory in the 5th century.
Another Indian astronomer, Brahmagupta estimated in the 7th
century that the circumference of the earth was 5000 yojanas. A
yojana is around 7.2 kms. Calculating on this basis we see that
the estimate of 36,000 kms as the earth’s circumference comes
quite close to the actual circumference known today.
There is an old Sanskrit Sloka (couplet) which is as follows:
“Sarva Dishanaam, Surya, Surya, Suryaha.” This couplet means
that there are suns in all directions. This couplet which describes
the night sky as full of suns indicates that in ancient times Indian
astronomers had arrived at the important discovery that the stars
visible at night are similar to the Sun visible during day time. In
other words, it was recognized that the sun is also a star, though
the nearest one. This understanding is demonstrated in another
sloka which says that when one sun sinks below the horizon, a
thousand suns take its place.
It was also recognized that this force is a tractive force. The
Sanskrit term for gravity is Gurutvakarshan which is an amalgam
of Guru-tva-akarshan. Akarshan means to be attracted. Thus the
fact that the character of this force was of attraction was also
recognized. This apart, it seems that the function of attracting
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heavenly bodies was attributed to the sun. The term Guru-tva-
akarshan can be interpreted to mean, ‘to the attracted by the
Master”. The sun was recognized by all ancient people to be
the source of light and warmth. Among the Aryans the sun was
highly honored. The sun (Surya) was one of the chief deities in
the Vedas. He was recognized as the source of light (Dinkara),
source of warmth (Bhaskara). In the Vedas he is also referred to
as the source of all life, the centre of creation and the centre of
the spheres.
The last statement is suggestive of the sun being recognized as
the centre of the universe (solar system). The idea is that the sun
was looked upon as the power that attracts heavenly bodies. He
is supported by the virile terms like Raghupati and Aditya used in
referring to the sun. While the male gender is applied to refer to
the sun, the earth (Prithivi, Bhoomi, etc.,) is generally referred to
as a female. The literal meaning of the term Gurutvakarshan also
supports the recognition of the heliocentric theory, as the term
Guru corresponds with the male gender, hence it could not have
referred to the earth which was always referred to as a female.
Many ancient Indian astronomers have also referred to the
concept of heliocentrism. Aryabhatta has suggested it in his
treatise Aryabhattiya. Bhaskaracharya has also made references
to it in his Magnum Opus Siddhanta-Shiromani. All these were
based only on Atharva Veda. But it has to be conceded that the
heliocentric theory of gravitation was also developed in ancient
times (i.e. around 500 B.C.) by Greek astronomers.
What supports the contention that it could have existed in India
before the Greek astronomers developed it, is that in Vedic
literature the Sun is referred to as the ‘centre of spheres’ along
with the term Guru-tva-akarshan which seemingly refers to the
sun. The Vedas are dated around 3000 B.C. to 1000 B.C. Thus
the heliocentric idea could have existed in a rudimentary form
in the days of the Atharva Veda and was refined further by
astronomers of a later age. lndian Astronomers like Aryabhatta
and Varahamihira who lived between 476 and 587 A.D. made
close approaches to the concept of Helicentrism.
In the Surya-Siddhanta, an astronomical text dated around 400
A.D., the following appellations have been given to the sun. “He
is denominated the golden wombed (Hiranyagarbha), the blessed;
as being the generator”. He is also referred to as “The supreme
source of light (Jyoti) upon the border of darkness - he revolves.
Being the creator of creatures He is bringing out the beings from
darkness to light. The Surya-Siddhanta also says that “Bestowing
upon him the scriptures (Vedas) as gifts and establishing him
within the egg as grandfather of all worlds, he himself then
revolves causing existence”. The next ancient science is Indian
Vedic Astrology. Indian Vedic Astrology is considered to be one
of the oldest, most accurate and consistent form of astrology
all over the world. It is a natural cosmic science based on real
astronomy. In India, where Astrology is taken very seriously, it is
one of the most important gifts to the Indian culture. Indian Vedic
Astrology is generally regarded to be very predictive in nature
and hence, it helps an individual to face the future in a better way,
evading any misfortunes or obstacles that might be laid down in
the path to success.
The ancient Vedas which are said to be the oldest religious
literature available has references to this science. “Jyothisha or
Astrology” is one of the limbs of the “Vedas” which date back
to 1500 B.C. Hindus were the original masters who had the
thorough knowledge of astronomy and many rituals and religious
rites were related to the position of planets and their motions.
Long before Kepler, Copernicus, Brahe, Galileo and other galaxy
of astronomers were born, the Hindu sages had already gained
much knowledge on the stellar or planetary universe.
Indian Astrology has three main branches of study. They are
Siddanta, Samhita and Hora.
Siddantas are those who devote to astronomical study of
celestial bodies Samhitas deal with mundane astrology, earth
quakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, rainfall, weather conditions
economic conditions and effects of sunspots. The next and the
very important branch is the Phalitha Jyothisha or Hora, which
concentrates on the system of predictions. This branch has six
sub-divisions, namely, Jathaka, Gola, Prasna, Nimitta, Muhurta
and Ganitha. I wish to give you a briefing about Indian Vedic
Astrology in a nut-shell. Then anybody can easily understand
what Vedic Astrology is. The Indian astrology study consists
of 27 constellations, in 12 lunar mansions. The movements of
two luminaries Sun and Moon, five major planets (Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Venus and Mercury) and the two nodal points of the
Moon i.e., Raaghu and Kethu are considered and their positions
are marked. The extra Saturnine planets like Pluto, Neptune and
Uranus are not recognized by the Indian Astrology Above all,
Moon is taken as very important planet for predictions though it
is satellite of earth. The Moon, at the time of birth is found in a
particular position or in a particular star and it will be taken as the
star of the person born. This star will be used for finding out the
major and sub-periods of the person in his life.
Now let me tell the utilities and benefits of Indian Vedic Astrology.
1. To predict the future events.
2. To match the birth-charts of the couple at the time of
marriage for a successful married life.
3. To provide a Life reading containing issues of a person’s
personal life.
4. To find out the Muhurath (best time) to start any auspicious
ceremony.
5. To determine which stars are affecting one’s life.
6. To provide a remedy for your problems.
All the aforesaid things are just hints. The planetorial position
will change according to the Individual horoscopes. To know
more and more about individual horoscope and to solve your
problems anybody can contact me @ USA toll free 1-888-808-
1418 or email to me avtemple@aol.com
I pray Lord Shiva, Goddess Vanadurga and the other Atharva
Veda Yaksha/Yakshini devathas to shower their entire blessings
on all of us to have a clear future and comfortable living. I pray
them to make us meet in the next issue, with some more different
ideas of Vedic Astrology.

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Dreams and the
meanings of dreams(Swapna saasthram.)
By Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar (Dr. Commander Selvam)
The Atharva Vedic astrology has a lot of sub clauses in it. One of
those clauses is dealing with the dreams. In Sanskrit it is called
as “Swapna Saastram”. The dreams have many meanings. I have
explained a lot about dreams on the basis of Atharva Veda. Let us
read about this wonderful science.
The “Maha Rishi Kabala Muni”, one of the authors of Atharva
Veda is one of the main disciples of the great sage Sri.Agasthiyar.
He has written a wonderful Saastra/ theme about the dreams and
their meanings, and the same is still in the old palm scripts and
not yet published anywhere in the world. The palm scripts came
to me from my “Maha guru Sri Chinnappa Siddhar” and being
the Guru Parampara and the next successor of the Ashram, I had
an opportunity to read and utilize the same for the benefits of
the mankind. I like to give some important features about the
Dreams exclusively for the readers, which I hope, are the most
useful for all human beings.
The dreams are so much connected to our future, or some times,
it would be a warning for the expected problems. The dreams are
divided in to 4 different segments of Dreams. One is at the time,
which happens, immediately, as soon as we sleep. The second
one happens at the mid night or called as rendaam jaamam. The
3 rd one occurs in the early morning. The 4th one occurs in the
afternoon or evening times. . We need not worry about any kinds
of dreams come to us after the sun light and before the sun set.
. The Dreams occur in the night always are related to our past
life or to the last incarnation. The mid night dreams have got
connection with our present life. The early morning dreams, lot
of time related to our present life and lot of times, could be the
warning for the forthcoming issues. Rishi Sri Kabala Muni has
divided the dreams in to 74 parts, and even to my experience with
my followers and devotees, all of their different kinds of dreams
are falling within these 74 segments. I would be able to give
only crispy ideas here. Temple related dreams; If we see, a large
temple, implies that, we are going to get miracles or excellent
Gods’ grace very soon.
If we see the closed temple, or no body in the temple and we are
the only people, implies that, we would be getting lot of hurdles
and bad luck in our different issues, and the same could be settled
by proper advice and rituals through an Atharva Vedic scholar. If
we are getting a dream like opening the Pooja room or the door
of any spiritual place, implies that, we are going to get in to some
new business or job. If we see lot of temple ceremony crowds,
implies a business/ job opportunity and if we see that we are
standing in the crowds implies that, somebody is going to come
to us to give great help.
If we hear a big bell sound either from the temple or from any
other sources imply that, all of our problems and stress in the life
is going to be settled very soon, and also it implies that, again we
should not get in to the problems or causing stress to somebody.
Green trees or tree avenues; seeing some kinds of avenues with
lot of trees or green leaves implies that, we are going to have
excellent new baby in our life. Chances to get some huge money
from the unexpected channels, winning lotto, getting money
from the Politicians are the possibilities.
Seeing in the dreams about King or Raja (government people),
elephant, horse, cow, bull, and or gold would give dhana laabam
(excellent wealth), lucky children, and traveling to the holy
places. Dreams like you are riding or happened to climb bull,
elephant, mountains, tree and dreaming like garbage or split
of other person fall on our body, seeing blood, dead body, and
prostitute would yield a special benefit or quick luck, betterment
of the health, or would absorb new cloths. Seeing a very low
cadre people (in India we call them as scheduled caste people)
or the cleaning persons come with dangerous instruments to fight
with us, it shows that soon we would get lot of health related
problems. . Feeling like, we clean the home with cow dung and
praying, would yield unnecessary feeling about robbers and bad
people. .If we happened to see an unmarried pundit comes to the
home; chances are to get fire problems or accidents.
Climbing on a tree with lot of flowers and fruits gives siddhi-
definite success in our endeavors. Snake climbing on the right
shoulder is the symbol for definite success to get gold/ money, or
getting new children. Eating on the walls or crossing the border
of sea in any means of transportation, gives an unexpected
promotion or the increment in the job. Seeing snake or cancer
means getting money or success. Seeing like eating the sweet on
the lotus leaf, the person will be a Millionaire soon. Seeing like
catching the birds, would yield to enjoyment with a new girl or
lady and all the material blessings.
Seeing like drinking or making liquor, seeing as getting or
giving blood would yield excellent education or wealth. Seeing
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bring definite success in the action or job. Seeing like having
the intestine of a human being around us means the concerned
person will become the leader for the place, town, country, or
nation. Seeing like traveling in the carts driven by donkey, camel,
or buffalo means death is soon. Seeing thaamboolam, (marriage
Plate), Sandal wood or Sandal wood paste, curd (Yogurt), pearls,
flowers will bring excellent growth of wealth.
Fruit tress/ forest Dreams; if we happened to see trees or fruits,
which we are using in our day to day life reflects that, we are
going to have sudden “Kubera Sampatthu” (great wealth) and
all kinds of material wealth very soon. Seeing an accountant or
a writing person; these kinds of dreams reflects that, any kind of
court cases will end to our favor. The persons with some kinds of
arts back ground would be getting awards and lot of money too.
If we happened to see any police station/ police/ legal buildings
reflects that, soon we are going to get in to some kinds of court
cases, or litigations. We should be very careful in all kinds of
financial transactions, property related, and business related
deals. Otherwise, we would be put in to lot of hard ships.
If we happened to see flowers means, lot of happiness is
going to be started. If we happened to see that a small girl is
presenting flowers means, success in love affairs, seeing a girl
putting flowers on the head of other girls/ ladies reflects happy
understanding between the couples is going to happen. Beautiful
girl; seeing a beautiful girl in the dreams reflects the happiness
in the life.
If we happened to see a girl entering our home with good / subha
things such as fruits, turmeric, kumkum on her hands reflects
that, some kinds of happy ceremony in the house is will happen
very soon. If you see the marriage or attaining puberty of a girl,
it resembles getting a property. Girl with lot of Jewelleries; if we
happened to see a girl entering our home with lot of jewellery
reveals that we are going to get huge assets from some of our
relatives or from the ancestors. It also reflects some kinds of will
deeds too. Beggar; if we happened to see that we are begging
on the roads, reflects that chances to get in to Bankruptcy, or
somebody could cheat us. For the Business people it reflects that
loosing of business and for the Job people loosing our job or de
promotion etc., For an Industrialist, chances to get either labor
strike or big labor court cases.
House birds; if we have a dream related to the usual house
pets/ birds means, we are just wasting our excellent smartness.
Aggressive Birds; seeing some kind of aggressive birds like Eagle
etc; reflects that soon we are going to get into heavy troubles by
our own surroundings or by the close circle of friends. It also
reflects that, we will not be in a position to understand who is
initiating, the concerned negative ness or black magic around
us. Hunting the birds; having a dream like hunting or shooting
birds or animals reflects that we are unnecessarily disturbing and
bothering somebody and the same should be avoided. Birds’/
Animals’ escape; if we see like some kinds of birds or animals
are escaped from our possession reflects that we are going to
have lot of relief from the long-standing issues and problems.
Sandal wood paste; if we happened to see that or if we dream
that we are pasting a good sandal wood powder or paste on our
body reflects that we are going to get excellent name and fame
very soon in our carrier and lot of chances to get awards from the
Government or the Employer. If we dream like we are putting
sandal wood paste on somebody’s body means, we are going to
get into the clutches of the opposite sex and the opposite person
is going to use us for all their sexual pleasures.
Umbrella; if we happened to see an umbrella related dreams
reflects that we are going to get a permanent and stable life
immediately or chances to get back our loans, which are
uncollected for a long time. There will be chances to get away
from financial burdens too. Meeting a stranger; this dream elects
that we are going to get an excellent status in our life very soon.
Even our enemies will become as closest friends soon and there
are also chances to get somebody to solve the sufferings in our
life. Injury related Dreams; if we dream like we had some kinds
of hurt in the body and the injury is only inside, reflects that
sooner or latter we are going to have lot of problems from the
secret enemies. There are a lot of chances to get in to highest
mental stress. If a business person happens to dream the same,
it is In the business to get in to Bankruptcy or to get in to legal
litigations etc., if we happened to see an accident for us or lot of
blood from our Body reflects that, we are going to have excellent
name and income from some source. Money would flow like
waterfalls. Seeing a dream like getting a bandage for the injury
reflects that, we are going to get cheated by somebody very soon.
Carpet’; Seeing a Carpet reflects that some one who is very close
to us, is going to die and at the same time, the same person is
going to give some kinds of good wealth to us. It is something
like somebody is getting huge funds from somebody, and the
person who gave loan die suddenly without informing to his
people that, the concerned loan or some kinds of payments made
to us.
These are just hints to tell about the Atharva Vedic Swapna
Saastram or dream science. The bad effects of the bad dreams
can be converted as good effects. Having the bad dreams are also
eradicated by the Atharva Veda Thantric rituals. To know more
and more about dreams and the results of the dreams, contact
Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar (Dr. Commander Selvam) @ USA
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Back to Square One
As usual a lot of people were present in Akbar’s durbar. A
famous astrologer had come from a far away country. He
was talking about the Solar System and the Earth’s shape.
At one point Akbar said, “If the earth is round, and if one
travel strait towards one direction, he will come back to the
same spot from where he has started the journey.”
“Theoretically it is correct”, said the astrologer. “Why not in
real life?” asked the king.
“One has to cross oceans, mountains and forests to keep the
path straight.” the astrologer said. “Sail through the oceans,
make tunnels in the mountains and use elephants to cross the
forests.” Akbar found the solution. “Still it is impossible”
said the astrologer.
“Why?” Asked Akbar. “It may take years to complete the
whole journey” said the astrologer. “Years? How many?”
asked Akbar. “I don’t know. May be a hundred years or
more” said the astrologer
“Don’t worry I will ask my ministers. They have an answer
for everything” Akbar looked at the ministers. “Impossible
to calculate.” “Around 25 years” “Fifty years or less”
“80 days” “Why Birbal, you haven’t uttered a word”
the king showed his surprise at Birbal’s silence. “I was
just calculating the time required to go round the earth”
explained Birbal. “And did you get the answer?” asked the
king. “Sure.” Said Birbal. “It will take just one day.” “Just
one day! Birbal it is impossible! Even it will take more than
one day to cross our country.” Said Akbar. “It is possible.
Provided you travel at the speed of the Sun” said Birbal with
a smile.
Uncle Spider
The spider is the hero of many West African tales. Nobody
knows why a spider, of all creatures, should be so honored.
Some say the spider represents a legendary warrior of
ancient times, a man renowned for his cunning as well as for
his velour; others say the spider is a solar symbol, perhaps
because its legs radiate out from a central orb, like the rays of
the sun. Here is a spider tale from northern Nigeria. When
Mother Hyena was away, Anansis, the spider, went to her
den and informed her cubs that he was their uncle, “For-
you-all”. “Wake me up when your mother brings food,”
he said and curling up in a corner, went to sleep. Presently
Mother Hyena came with meat which she gave to her cubs,
saying: “This is for you all.” The cubs woke up the spider
and gave him the meat which he devoured. Mother hyena
brought meat twice more, on each occasion saying, “This is
for you all,” while handing over the food to her cubs. Each
time, the cubs dutifully woke up Anansis and gave him the
meat. In the evening when Mother Hyena came home the
cubs started crying for food. “Still hungry after all the meat
I gave you?” she asked, surprised. “Uncle ate it all!” they
wailed. The spider, realizing that it was time to run, darted
out of the cave and sprinted away. “That’s Uncle For-you-
all!” shouted the cubs. “Is he!” said their mother, grimly,
and bounded after the spider. Anansis rushed into Dog’s
house and sat beside him. “I’ve just finished eating,” said
the dog. “I’ve nothing to offer you.” “That’s all right,” said
the spider, “I’ve already eaten. That’s why I’m here.”
The Hyena came in just then. “Which of you was the rascal
I was chasing!” she demanded. The spider pointed to the
dog. “He has been running,” he said. “See how he’s panting
with his tongue hanging out.” The hyena pounced on the
dog that twisted away and jumped out of the window. The
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Hyena followed him. The spider, knowing that it would be a
long time before the dog got back, stretched out on his bed
for a short snooze.
The Best Artist
A despotic sultan who was blind in one eye invited three
artists to paint his picture.
“If you do a bad portrait, I will punish you,” he warned, “but
if you do a good one I will reward you. Now start!” The first
artist produced a picture that showed the sultan as he was:
blind in one eye. The sultan had him executed for showing
disrespect to his monarch. The second artist showed him
with both eyes intact. The sultan had him flogged for trying
to flatter him. The third artist drew him in profile, showing
only his good eye.
The sultan, pleased, rewarded him with gold and honors.
Sleepless Night
There was an Old Iranian who was intensely proud of two
things – his long, white beard that reached down to his
chest, and his ability to sleep the moment his head touched
the pillow. One day, his 3-year-old grandson asked him how
he arranged his beard when he slept: did it go under the
blanket or did it remain above it? The old man had never
paid attention to this detail, and he confessed he didn’t
remember whether his beard remained above or went under
the blanket. He promised to find out. It was very cold that
night. The old man got into bed and pulled the blanket over
himself. Then he suddenly remembered his grandson’s
question. He became acutely conscious that his beard was
under the blanket. He lifted it from under the blanket, and
placed it above it. This made him feel that something was
not quite right. So he tucked the beard under the blanket
again. But he soon felt it would be better if it were out. In
and out went the beard; first under the blanket, then above it,
then under once again. The old man spent a sleepless night.
The next morning the first thing he did was cut his beard to
chin level, to the great joy of his daughter who, for several
months, had been urging him to do just that.
Change of Mind
There was a sickly young girl who always seemed to be
at death’s door. Her neighbor was a widow, bent with age.
Whenever she caught sight of the girl she would shake her
head sadly and say: “Oh God, why do you torment that
poor child...if you want a life take this old woman!” One
evening a bull in the village, put its head into a large black
pot to get at some grain at the bottom, and then couldn’t
get its head out. Frightened and confused, it ran hither and
thither, unable to see where it was going because its eyes
were covered by the pot. Meanwhile, the old woman we
mentioned, was visiting her neighbor. She came out and as
usual began shaking her head and saying that if God wanted
a life he should take hers. Suddenly she became aware that
a powerfully-built beast, apparently headless, was rushing
at her. “Yama has come for me!” she thought and was filled
with terror.
“Mercy, my Lord, mercy!” she screeched, falling to her
knees in front of the advancing bull. “Spare me. There’s a
sickly girl next door. Take her instead!”
The Wise Men of Chelm
The residents of the Jewish town of Chelm, one day, decided
that there was no point in all of them worrying about their
various problems. “Let us appoint a Worry Man, somebody
who will worry for all of us,” said the mayor. Everybody
hailed it as a great idea and when one of the elders suggested
that Yossel, the cobbler, who seemed to have a lot of time
on his hands, should be given the job. The man was at once
sent for.
“How much will I be paid,” asked Yossel, suspiciously, after
the nature of the job was explained to him. “Er… one kopek
a week,” said the mayor. “It won’t work.” “Why not?”
“Because if you give me one kopek a week,” explained the
cobbler, “I’ll have nothing to worry about.”
Wish List
His troops, led by four of his finest commanders won a great
battle for him, and Napoleon Bonaparte was in a generous
mood. “Ask for anything and I’ll give it to you,” he said to
the four officers who had distinguished themselves. “I’ve
always wanted a house in Paris,” said one of the men, a
German. “Done!” said Napoleon. “You’ll get a mansion in
thecity.”“I’vealwaysdesiredtoownahotel,”saidthesecond
officer, a Frenchman. “Done!” said the emperor. “I’ll order a
hotel to be given to you.” “I’ve always wanted a brewery,”
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give you a brewery!” “And you, sir?” he said, turning to the
fourth man. “What will you have?” “Grant me a fortnight’s
leave,” said the man. “Done!” said the emperor. “Your leave
begins from tomorrow!” Now the fourth man happened to
be a Jew, and in those days at least, Jews were supposed to
be shrewd and possess great business acumen.
So his colleagues were surprised that he had asked for so
little. They felt he had missed a rare opportunity to become
rich, and were elated that they themselves had kept their wits
about them and asked for worthwhile things. They asked
him about it when they ran into him later that day. “Why did
you ask for so little?” they taunted him. “Did courage fail
you?” “You asked for a lot,” replied the Jew. “But you must
remember that the emperor is a busy man. He will order
his secretary to fulfill his promises. His secretary too is a
busy man. He will pass on the order to his assistant who too
is a busy man. So the emperor’s order will go down from
subordinate to subordinate and finally in the course of a
few months…it’ll get lost!” “We’ll appeal to the emperor!”
shouted the Frenchman.
“The emperor will not know what you’re talking about,”
said the Jew. “By then our great victory will have become a
dim memory. You should have asked for something that the
emperor could give immediately – like I did. Now, if you’ll
excuse me gentlemen, I have work to do.” And leaving the
three officers gaping, the Jew went off to arrange for his
holiday.
Chintu and The Crocodile
“Beware of the crocodile while passing by the river,” Tina
Monkey warned her son Chintu Monkey while helping him
put the schoolbag on his back. “Crocodile? What’s that?”
asked Chintu. “Haven’t you learnt about the crocodile in
school?” asked Tina.
“You mean ghost? I am not afraid of ghosts!” said Chintu.
“It’s not a ghost. It’s a reptile with a thick skin, a strong tail,
a huge mouth and beady eyes. It can walk on land and swim
in water,” explained Tina. “But that’s an elephant and not
a croco.. er..what did you call it, Mom?” “Crocodile. A big
crocodile has come to the river. I heard that it killed a goat
that had gone to the river to drink water. I want you to be
careful when you pass by the river.” “All right, Mom, I’ll be
careful,” said Chintu, waving goodbye to his mother.
As he walked to school, he thought about the strange creature
called the crocodile that had made its home in the river. “I’m
not scared of that crocodile. If it comes near me, I will break
its head with my water bottle!” he told himself. “And I’ll
kick his face with my shoe and poke his eyes out with my
umbrella!” When he reached the riverside, curiosity got the
better of him and he climbed up a tree to catch a glimpse
of the crocodile. He looked all along the length of the river
but couldn’t see the crocodile. “Mom must have cooked up
this story just to keep me from the river,” sighed Chintu as
he climbed down from the tree. “There is no creature called
crocodile in this world.” “What did you say?” asked a voice
from behind. “If there are no crocodiles in the world, pray,
who am I?”
Turning back, Chintu asked, “Who said that?” “I said it!”
said the crocodile, and whipping a log with his tail, he cut
it into two. “Who are you?” shouted Chintu frightened. “I
am a CROCODILE!!” said the crocodile, opening its mouth
wide.
“It must be the creature that mom had warned me about!”
thought Chintu. “Okay, I believe you. There are crocodiles
in this world. Let me go or I will be late for school,” saying
that Chintu started moving backwards. “Don’t move! I am
going to eat you up right now” said the crocodile and started
moving towards him slowly. Chintu thought fast of a way
to escape. He quickly emptied his schoolbag in front of the
crocodile.
Why did he do that? What was his plan to escape? Did he
succeed? Complete the story making Chintu the real Hero
of the Day!
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During the past issues, by the gracious
blessings of the Almighty and Swamiji, we
discussed about the Spirituality described in
Vedas, other great epics and sayings of great
sages and monks. In this issue we will discuss
a little bit about the spirituality explained
in the great Upanishad named Mundaka
Upanishad.
Man is endowed with the special instrument
of discrimination, of judgment, of analysis
and synthesis, which among all animals, he
alone possesses. He has to develop this and
utilize it to the best purpose. Through this
instrument, he can realize the Immanent
Divinity. Instead, man pesters himself
and others with the question: Where does
God reside? If He is real, why is He not
seen? Hearing such queries, one feels like
pitying the poor questioners. For, they are
announcing their own foolishness. They are
like the dullards who aspire for university
degrees without taking pains even to learn the
alphabet. They aspire to realize God without
putting themselves to the trouble of practicing
the Sadhana required. People who have no
moral strength and purity talk of God and His
existence and decry efforts to see Him. Such
people have no right to be heard.
Spiritual Sadhana is based on the holy
Sastras. They cannot be mastered in a trice.
They cannot be followed through talk. Their
message is summed up in the Upanishads;
hence, they are revered as authoritative. They
are not the products of human intelligence;
they are the whisperings of God to man. They
are parts of the eternal Vedas. The Vedas
shine gloriously through all their parts. The
Upanishads are authentic and authoritative, as
they share the glory of the Vedas. They are
1180 in number, but, through the centuries,
many of them disappeared from human
memory and only 108 have now survived. Of
these, 13 have attained great popularity, as a
result of the depth and value of their contents.
The sage Vyasa classified the Upanishads
and allotted them among the four Vedas; The
Rig-Veda has 21 branches and each branch
has one Upanishad allotted to it. The Yajur
Veda has 109 branches and 109 Upanishads.
The Atharva Veda has 50 branches and 50
Upanishads were its share. The Sama Veda
has a thousand branches and the balance,
namely, 1000 Upanishads were its share.
Thus, the 1180 Upanishads were assigned by
Vyasa to the Four Vedas. Sankaracharya raised
the status of ten among the Upanishads by
selecting them for writing his commentaries
and so they became especially important.
Humanitystandstogainorfallbytheseten.All
who are seeking human welfare and progress
through spirituality are now apprehending
whether even these ten will be forgotten,
for, neglecting them will usher in moral and
spiritual disaster. There is no reason, however,
for such fears.TheVedas can never be harmed.
Pundits and those with faith should resolve to
present before humanity these ten Upanishads
at least. They are Isa, Kena, Katha, Prasna,
Mundaka, Mandukya, Thaithiriya, Aithareya,
Chandogya and Brihadaranyaka. In this issue
we well discuss the spirituality explained in
Mundaka Upanishad, which is considered as
the head of all Upanishads. This is the main
Upanishad of Atharva Veda.
The Upanishads have also inspired other
works on Geography, Astronomy, Astrology,
Economics and Political Theory. The Vedas
and the Upanishads are the very foundation for
Sanathana Dharma and spirituality. There is
one interesting feature to be noted. The Hindu
religion has no one Founder as the others
have. That invisible unknown founder is God,
the source of all wisdom. He is the Prophet
of this Sanathana Dharma. He is the Founder;
His Grace and His Inspiration manifested
through the pure Sages and they became the
spokesmen of this Dharma. When the moral
purity of the human beings degenerates, God
takes form as grace and inspiration in sages
and teachers. He has also given through the
Upanishads the Sathya-Jnana, the Wisdom
concerning the Reality.
This Mundaka Upanishad begins with
an Invocation, praying that eye may see
auspicious things, the ear may hear auspicious
sounds, and that life may be spent in the
contemplation of the Lord. The teaching of
this Upanishad is referred to as Brahmavidya,
either because it describes first the message of
Hiranyagarbha, the casual Brahma, or because
the message relates the glory of Brahmam.
This Upanishad speaks of Brahmavidya as the
mystery which only those with shaven heads
and those who go through a rite of having Fire
on the shaven head can understand. So, it is
called Mundaka, or shaven Head. Apart from
this, this Upanishad is honored as the crest
of all, since it expounds the very essence of
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This knowledge has been handed down from teacher to pupil by
word of mouth, enriched and confirmed by experience; it is also
called Paravidya, the knowledge of the Other when it deals with
the attribute less Principle; when it deals with the attribute-full,
the Saguna, the materialized principle, it is called A-paravidya,
the knowledge of the Immanent, not the Transcendent aspect.
These are the two that are found in this Upanishad. They were
taught by Sage Saunaka to Sage Angirasa; that is what the text
announces. The Vedas and the Vedangas deal with Aparavidya.
The Upanishads deal specially with Para-vidya. But, the
interesting thing is: the Apara-vidya leads on to the Para, the
knowledge of Brahmam, which is the goal.
The spider evolves out of itself the magnificent manifestation of
the web; so too, this moving, changing world is manifested from
the causative Brahmam. The changing world is the product of
creator-creation complex. It is true and factual and useful, so
long as one is unaware of the Reality. The utmost that one can
gain by activity, that is to say, holy or sacred activity is Heaven
or Swarga, which has a longer lease of life, but, which has an
end in spite of it. So, the seeker loses all yearning for Heaven;
he/she approaches an elderly teacher full of compassion, who
instructs him/her in the discipline for realizing the Brahmam.
All beings are Brahmam and no other. They all do emanate from
Brahmam.As sparks emanate from fire, as hair grows on the skin
but is different from it, so too beings originate from Brahmam.
Brahmam causes the sun, moon, stars and planets to revolve
in space; Brahmam grants the consequence of all the acts of
beings. The Individual and the Universal are two birds sitting
on the same tree i.e., the human body. The Jivi (individual)
acts, and suffers the consequences of those acts. The Iswara
(universal) sits quiet, as a witness of the other bird. When the
Jivi looks at the Iswara and realizes that it is nothing but an
image, it escapes from grief and pain. When the mind is drawn
by yearning to know the Iswara, all other low desires diminishes
and disappears. Then, knowledge of Atma is attained. The last
mantra of this Upanishad declares that its aim is to make man
attain that Jnana. Munda means head; this Upanishad is the
Head of all Upanishads, we can say.
It has three sections, with two chapters in each. In the first
section, the Aparavidya, and in the second, the Paravidya
and the means of mastering them are dealt with. In the third,
the nature of the Reality and of the release from bondage is
defined. The Karma that helps attain the Brahmam is denoted
in the mantras. That is why this Upanishad is respected as very
sacred.
The spider, as already indicated, spins out the web from itself
without any extraneous agency; it also takes in the web it has
spun. So too, Creation was effected without an agent and the
Universe emanated. Heaven is the highest attainable stage
through Karma. Of such Karmas or rites, the worship of Fire
called Agnihotra is the chief. The performance of such rites
contributes to the cleansing of the mind. Such cleansing is a
necessary preliminary to Paravidya. The flames that rise high
from the sacrificial altar of fire appear to the performer as if
they are hailing him on to realize the Reality or Brahmam. He
who does the rite with full awareness of the significance of the
mantra is able to reach the Solar Splendor, through the offerings
made; they take him to the region of Indra, the Lord of the Gods.
Only on this basis, Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar does a lot of fire
worship and he recommends fire worship named “Mahayajna”
to his devotees, who need more and more powers.
The Upanishad recommends two types of obligatory Karmas:
Ishta and Poortha. The rite of Agnihotra, adherence to Truth,
Thapas or Asceticism, Veda-adhyayanam or study of the Vedas,
the service offered to guests in one’s home - these are Ishta;
construction of temples, caravan-series, rest-houses, tanks,
planting of avenue trees - such acts are Poortha. These give
consequences that are beneficial but, all such cause-effect
chains are transient, they are fundamentally defective. The
entire Creation is bound up with name and form and so unreal.
It can be described in words and so, limited and circumscribed
by the intellect and the mind. The Paramapurusha, the Supreme
Person alone is eternal, real, and pure. He is the prompter of
activity and the dispenser of consequence. But, He is beyond
the eye, beyond the intellect. Like the spokes of a wheel that
radiate from the hub, that lead from all directions to the centre,
all creation radiates from Him.
To reach the central hub and know that all spokes radiate from it,
the mind is the instrument. Brahmam the target is to be reached
by the arrow-mind. Have your mind fixed on the target and
using the Upanishadic teaching as the bow, shoot straight and
hard, to hit the Brahmam and master. That is to say, the Pranava
or the OM is the arrow; Brahmam is the target. As aforesaid the
mind and thoughts are the base for an individual’s development.
That’s why Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar often says as “you will
live according to your thoughts”.
The Brahmam illumines the Jivi by getting reflected in the
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that consciousness away from the objective world, contact with
whichcontaminatesthemind.Now,traintheinnerconsciousness
to meditate on the OM, with single-pointed attention. Meditate
on the Atma as unaffected by the Jivi, though in him and with
him and activating him. Meditate on Him in the heart, from
which radiate countless nadis, subtle nerves, in all directions. If
this process is followed, one can attain Jnana or Wisdom. The
Universe is an instrument to reveal the majesty of God. The
inner firmament in the heart of man is also equally a revelation
of His Glory. He is the Breath of one’s breath. Since He has
no specific form, He cannot be indicated by words. Nor can
His mystery be penetrated by the other senses. He is beyond
the reach of asceticism, beyond the bounds of Vedic rituals. He
can be known only by an intellect that has been cleansed of
all trace of attachment and hatred, of egoism and the sense of
possession.
Jnana alone can grant self-realization. Dhyana can confer
concentration of the faculties; through that concentration,
Jnana can be won, even while in the body. The Brahmam
activates the body through the five vital airs or Pranas. It
condescends to reveal itself in that same body as soon as the
inner consciousness attains the requisite purity. For the Atma is
immanent in the senses, inner and outer, as heat in fuel and as
butter in milk. Now, the consciousness is like damp fuel, soaked
in the foulness of sensory desires and disappointments. When
the pool in the heart becomes clear of the slimy overgrowth,
the Atma shines in its pristine splendor. He who acquires the
knowledge of this Atman is to be revered. For, he is liberated.
He has become Brahmam that which he strove to know and be.
Man is essentially divine. However, he believes himself to be
an individual, limited and temporary, because he is entangled
in the characteristics of the Five Elements, namely, Sound,
Touch, Form, Taste and Smell. This error brings about joy
and grief, good and bad, birth and death. To escape from this
association with the Elements, to rid oneself of the pulls of
their characteristics, is the sign of Liberation, called in Sanskrit
as Kaivalya, Moksha or Mukthi. Names may change; but the
achievement is the same.
WhileentangledintheFiveElements,manisattracted,distracted
or disappointed by them; all this causes distress. Wealth,
possessions - vehicles, buildings - all these re transmutations of
the elements. Man craves for them; when he loses them or fails
to get them, he spurns them. Let us take the Five Elements, one
by one. The living being has the first one, the Earth, as its base.
Water, the second, is the basis for the earth. Water is produced
from Fire, the third element, Fire itself emanating from Wind,
the fourth. Wind or Vayu arises from Ether, or Akasa. Akasa
emerges from the Primal Nature and the Primal Nature is but
the manifestation of one aspect of the majesty of God, or the
Supreme Sovereign Atma, the Paramatma.
Seeking to reach that Paramatma, the source and core of the
Universe, the Individual or Jivi, who has entangled himself in
the elements, has to overcome, by discrimination and steady
practice of detachment, the bonds one by one; such a person is
a Sadhaka; he who wins in this struggle is the Jivan-muktha,
‘Liberated even while alive.’
For the exercise of such discrimination and for the visualization
of one’s innate reality, one has to study the Upanishads. They
are collectively called Vedanta. They form the Jnana kanda
of the Vedas, the section that deals with the Higher Wisdom.
Liberation from the consequences of Ignorance can be secured
only by Knowledge or Jnana. The Upanishads themselves
declare, “Jnaanaad eva thu kaivalyam”: “By Knowledge alone
can freedom be won.”
The term Upanishad denotes the study and practice of the
innate truth: the term, Brahmavidya, denotes the supremacy
of spiritual contemplation; the term, Yogasastra denotes the
mental churning that brings success. What is the fundamental
activity which is required of man? What is the basic thing to be
known? It is only one’s basic reality. The Upanishads describe
the various stages and the various modes of this search for
realizing this. The name is full of significance. ‘Upa’ means
the process of studying with ‘Nishta’ or steadfastness; ‘shad’
means the attainment of the Ultimate Reality. The name Upa-
ni-shad arose for these reasons. The Upanishads teach not only
the principles of Atmavidya; they indicate also the practical
means of realization. They point out not only the duties and
obligations one has to bear, but also the actions to be done and
those to be avoided.
So, whether it is the Gita or the Upanishads or any holy and
spiritual teachings, the teaching is Non-duality, not Duality, or
qualified Monism. The human eye cannot delve into the minute
or the magnitudinous. It cannot read the mystery of the virus or
the atom or the stellar universe. Therefore, scientists supplement
the eye with the telescope and the microscope. Similarly, sages
are able to experience Divinity through the eye of knowledge,
gained by following the Dharma of moral conduct and spiritual
discipline. When the human eye stands in need of an extraneous
instrument to observe even the insignificant worm and virus,
how can one refuse to go through the process of mantra if he
desires to see the omnipresent transcendent Principle? It is very
hard to acquire the eye of wisdom. Concentration is essential
for this. And, for concentration to develop and stabilize itself,
three things are very important: purity of consciousness, moral
awareness and spiritual discrimination. These qualifications are
difficult of attainment by ordinary folk.
We should read at least the basic teachings of the Upanishads and
try to practice the spirituality taught in those Holy Scriptures.
By practicing the spirituality we all can lead a comfortable
life. There is no caste, creed, region and religion for practicing
spirituality. I thank Almighty and Swamiji for blessing me with
an opportunity to share my thoughts one spirituality. I pray
the Almighty and Swamiji to bless me with more and more
opportunities like this to share my thoughts on spirituality.

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Foods Of ChettinaduBy Visalakshi Ramanathan
Chettinad is famous for its rich cultural heritage,art and
architecture,huge mansions etc etc.But more recently it is
becoming well known world over for its mouth watering
culinary delicacies.Chettinad restaurants are being opened in
almost all big cities and towns world over Chettinad food is
famous for its spicy aroma.Most of the food items are easily
digestible,less in caloric value compared to other south indian
food items since items like cheese butter and cashews rarely find
its way in chettinad recipe.Cocunut which is feared by all for
its high cholesterol content is also used in very small quantities.
Chettinad (Karaikudi) History
Karaikudi is the biggest City in Sivaganga district. Known as
the capital of Chettinad, because of the predominance of the
“Nattu Kottai Chettiars” who have from here have ventured
far and wide to set up their businesses even at the turn of the
20th century. Karaikudi is also home of two famous Institutions,
Alagappa University and CECRI (Central Electro Chemical
Research Institute).
Karaikudi is known as an ancestral home of Chettiyars. It is 80
kilometers away from Madurai. It is famous for its Chettinad
Mansion, CECRI (Central Electro Chemical Research Institute),
Temples, Old buildings, Gopura karai saris and Chettinad
delicious tasty dishes. Nowadays it is termed as a shooting spot
for Tamil and Telugu film industries and as well as a tourist
center. Tourists come in large numbers to have to have a view on
history of Chettinad buildings. One of the well known country’s
magazines recently came out with surprising news wherein it
was mentioned that Chettinad was one among the top 5 fast
growing vacation spots in India. Hence, Karaikudi will provide
relaxing and enjoyable time to tourists who will cherish the
memories for long.
Karaikudi and 74 other villages comprise Chettinad, the
homeland of the Nattukottai Chettiars. The Chettiars were a
prosperous banking community who ventured overseas to do
business in South and Southeast Asia in the 19th and early 20th
centuries.
Our Holiness swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar is also from , a small
village called as Kilasevalpatti which is just 20 miles from
Karaikudi. Swamiji is a Nagarathar and the 1st Nagarathar in
the whole Nagarathar History who became the 1st Nagarathar
Swamiji with millions of followers.
Swamiji also standing as the 1st richest Nagarathar in the USA
and in the entire western courtiers with a net worth of more than
a Billion US dollar. He is the 1st Nagarthar who has donated
millions of US dollars for various social causes all around
the world.He has donated money so far to 3,846 marriages,
donated money for 6,321 various health surgeries, and has also
donated money for 26,290 students education so far . Swamiji
is considered to be the living God to his followers and there is
no wonder why all his followers are calling Swamiji Sri Selvam
Siddhar as a “ LIVING GOD!!
Reach Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar in USA @ 1-4008 829 7780
or E mail to Swamiji is ‘ avtemple@aol.com ”
“Om Selvam Siddhar Guruve Namaha!!
-Ramu Visalakshi, Karaikudi, India
Chettinad Kitchen-By Vishal Kalyani
Bread Pakoda
Ingredients:
Bread (white or wheat, any) - 8 to 10 slices :Cabbage (chopped)
- 2 cups
Carrot (grated) - 2 cups:Onion (chopped) - 1 cup:Ginger garlic
paste - 1/2 spoon:Chili powder - 1/2 spoon:Salt - to taste:Oil - to
deep fry
Method:
1.Dip the Bread slices in water and squeeze out the water. Take
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2.Add chopped Onion, Cabbage, grated Carrot, Ginger garlic
paste, Chili powder and Salt to it. Mix well with the Bread
pieces.
3.Make small dumplings of this mix or vadas (Take small portion
of the mix and flatten that between your palms).
4.Heat oil in a pan. Deep fry these dumplings or vadas till it
turns into golden brown color.
Chettinadu Appam
Ingredients:
Raw rice-2 cups:Boiled rice -3/4 cup:Grated coconut-3/4 cup:
For grinding:
Soak both the rice for 2 hours.
After soaking grind it in the mixie or grinder. Do not add too
much water while grinding. If you are using fresh coconut then
that coconuts water can be used for grinding. Add the grated
coconut after 5 minutes of grinding. This itself will make the
dough little loose. Grind it to a fine paste. After taking out the
dough from the grinder or mixie wash it with 1 cup of good
water and keep aside.
Method :
1.Take 3 spoons of grinded dough and mix it in the water kept
aside. Add 2 more cups of water into it. Now keep this mixture
in the stove and go on stirring it. It will start to become thick.
When it becomes little thicker (consistency of corn flour added
soups) remove it from stove. Allow the Kanji to cool.Add little
salt and the kanji to the dough and mix well. Make it to the
consistency of idly batter.
2. Allow the batter to ferment for 6 hours. After fermenting,
if little thick, coconut milk can be added or water can also be
added to bring it to the correct consistency. It should be in the
consistency of dosa batter.In medium fire make appams.
3.It can be made with ease in non stick appa tawa.If it is going
to be served along with coconut milk soak them in the coconut
milk a few minutes before serving.
Chettinadu Kozhukattai
Ingredients:
Par boiled rice (idly rice) - 1 ½ cup:Red chillie-6:Curry leaf:Urud
dhal-1teaspoon
Mustard seed-1 teaspoon:Bengal gram-1 teaspoon:Oil-2 table
spoons
Grated coconut-2 tablespoons
Method:
1.Soak the rice for 1 hour. Put it in the mixie with the salt needed
and grind for 2 minutes.
2.Add 1 cup of water to the grinded batter.Keep the kadai in the
stove. pour the oil ,when it gets heated add the mustard seed and
allow it to crack then add the urudh dhal, curry leaf and Bengal
gram .
3.When the dhal gets roasted add the grated cocunut stir for a
minute, then pour the batter into the kadai and go on stirring.
4. Switch off the stove when it becomes thick to the consistency
that you can make balls out of it. Allow the batter to cool for 2 or
3 minutes. Then make kozhukattai’s of the desired shape .Steam
the kozhukattai’s in the idly pot for 5 minutes.
5.This kozhukattai can be eaten without any side dish. But if you
can find time then you can prepare Tomato chutney or coconut
chutney. It will taste yummy in that combination.

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Praying to Lord Hanuman with Hanuman Chalisa and other
Hanuman Mantras, and prayers to Lord Kartikeya protect
the native from the evil of planet Mars. Angaraka Astottara
Shata Namavali can also be suggested. Many remedial
measures are prescribed for Manglik Girls especially of
Ashtam Mangal. These are Kumbh Vivah, Savitri and
Mangal Gauri Vats etc. These should be performed under
the proper guidance of an Atharva Vedic Swamiji only.
Before Marriage:
• Kumbha Vivah, Vishnu Vivah and Ashwatha Vivah are the
most popular remedies for Mangal Dosha.
• Ashwatha vivaha means the marriage with peepal or
banana tree and cutting the tree after that.
• Kumbha (Ghata) Vivah, means marriage with a pot and
breaking it after that.
After Marriage:
• Worship Lord Hanuman by reciting Hanuman Chaalisa
daily
• Keep Orange coloured idol of Lord Ganesha in worship
room and worship daily.
• Chanting of Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
• Worship banyan tree with milk mixed with something
sweet
• Feed birds with sweets
• Keep ivory (Haathi Daant) at home
Mangal Dosha Shanti Mantra:
Dharani Garbha Sambhutam Vidyut Kanti Samaprabha
Kumaram
Shakti Hastamca Mangalam Pranamamy Aham
Meaning:
I offer my obeisance to Shri Mangal, the god of the planet
Mars, who was born from the womb of the earth goddess.
His brilliant is like that of lightning, and he appears as a
youth carrying a spear in his hand.
Important Note: However, it has to be remembered that
each horoscope is unique so no remedy can be suggested
to all of them. The best way is to get your chart consulted
by a knowledgeable Athrva Vedic Swamiji like our Swamiji
Selvam Siddhar and NOT a usual Jyotish or a Pundit at all
to know what remedy you would need to overcome this
problem.
Mangal Dosh Parikar

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Skin Cleanser
Found in your own kitchen is a simple, chemical free
cleanser – good oil’ unboiled milk. All you need to do is
dip a piece of cotton wool in milk and wipe your face with
it. It also cleans unseen dirt and goes down into your pores.
Another fine cleanser is almond oil, especially effective in
protecting the delicate skin under the eyes.
Skin Moisturizer
For normal skin care, you can take 1 cup of yogurt, 1
tablespoon orange juice and 1 tablespoon lemon juice and
mix it into a paste. Apply it on your face as a mask and
keep it on for 15 minutes. Then clean it off with a wet
tissue watch your complexion glow. For dry skin, you
could use a mixture of cooked oatmeal and honey; it will
not only help moisturize the skin but also acts as a good
cleansing agent.
Skin Nourishment and Bleach
For nourishing your face try a protein mask. You can
prepare this mask by first soaking 1 tablespoon urad dal
and 4 almonds in water overnight and then grinding them
into a paste. You can then apply this protein mask to your
face and wash it off after half an hour. This exceptional
protein mask will not only nourish the skin but also bleach
it.
Wrinkle Prevention and Softer Skin
To prevent wrinkles and soften your skin, you could try
pure castor oil; it is known to slow down the aging process
of the skin.
Skin Conditioner:Another simple and excellent skin
conditioner that can be made out of 1 tbsp. honey blended
with 2 tbsp. cream (of milk). Leave it on for a few minutes
and wash it off. It works like magic.
Skin Blemishes
For skin blemishes, you can try rubbing a raw potato on
your face.
Sun-Protection Lotion
It’s summer time. Time to cool off. So let’s wind up with
a good home-made sun-protection lotion. Take cucumber
juice and equal amounts of glycerin and rose water and
make a concoction. This should be refrigerated. Try it, it’s
really cool.
Herbs & Health

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By Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar
Before the beginning, the Brahman (absolute reality) was one
and non-dual. It thought, “I am only one -- may I become many.”
This caused a vibration which eventually became sound, and this
sound was Om. Creation itself was set in motion by the vibration
of Om. The closest approach to Brahman is that first sound, Om.
Thus, this sacred symbol has become emblematic of Brahman
just as images are emblematic of material objects.
The vibration produced by chanting Om in the physical universe
corresponds to the original vibration that first arose at the time of
creation. The sound of Om is also called Pranava, meaning that it
sustains life and runs through Prana or breath. Om also represents
the four states of the Supreme Being. The three sounds in Om
(AUM) represent the waking, dream and deep sleep states and
the silence which surrounds Om represents the “Turiya” state.
Because the first of the three states of consciousness is the
waking state, it is represented by the sound “A” pronounced like
“A” in accounting. Because the dream state of consciousness lies
between the waking and the deep sleep states, it is represented by
the letter “U” which lies between the “A” and “M”. This “U” is
pronounced like the “U” in would. The last state of consciousness
is the deep sleep state and is represented by “M” pronounced as
in “sum.” This closes the pronunciation of Om just as deep sleep
is the final stage of the mind at rest. Whenever Om is recited
in succession there is an inevitable period of silence between
two successive Oms. This silence represents the “fourth state”
known as “Turiya” which is the state of perfect bliss when the
individual self recognizes his identity with the supreme.
The Symbol Om
Just as the sound of Om represents the four states of Brahman,
the symbol Om written in Sanskrit also represents everything.
The material world of the waking state is symbolized by the large
lower curve. The deep sleep state is represented by the upper left
curve. The dream state, lying between the waking state below
and the deep sleep state above, emanates from the confluence of
the two. The point and semicircle are separate from the rest and
rule the whole. The point represents the turiya state of absolute
consciousness. The open semicircle is symbolic of the infinite
and the fact that the meaning of the point can not be grasped if
one limits oneself to finite thinking.
The Power of Chanting Om
1. The chanting of Om drives away all worldly thoughts and
removes distraction and infuses new vigour in the body.
2. When you feel depressed, chant Om fifty times and you will
be filled with new vigour and strength. The chanting of Om is a
powerful tonic. When you chant Om, you feel you are the pure,
all pervading light and consciousness.
3. Those who chant Om will have a powerful, sweet voice.
Whenever you take a stroll, you can chant Om. You can also
sing Om in a beautiful way. The rythmic pronunciation of Om
makes the mind serene and pointed, and infuses the spiritual
qualifications which ensure self-realization.
4. Those who do meditation of Om daily will get tremendous
power. They will have lustre in their eyes and faces.
Meditation on Om
Retire to a quite place, sit down, close your eyes and completely
relax your muscles and nerves. Concentrate on the space between
your eyebrows and quieten and silence the conscious mind. Begin
to repeat “Om” mentally while associating the ideas of infinity,
eternity, immortality, etc. You must repeat Om with the feeling
that you are the infinite and all-pervading. Mere repetition of
Om will not bring the desired result. Keep the meaning of Om
always at heart. Feal Om. Feel that you are the pure, perfect,
all-knowing, eternal, free, Brahman. Feel that you are absolute
consciousness and the infinite, unchanging existance. Every part
Om

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of your body should powerfully vibrate with these ideas. This
feeling should be kept up all day long. Practice regularly and
steadily with sincerity, faith, perseverance and enthusiasm in the
morning, midday and evening.
Mantras
There are many mantras used in worship. The first is always
the Moola Manthirum. This mantra forms the foundation which
supports all the others. It was not written by a person but was
given to us directly from Amma Herself in Her oracle. This
mantra has enormous power. Some of the benefits conferred by
reciting the Moola Mantra are:
1. The Divine energy freely flows from the feet of Amma to the
different systems of the body. The holy vibrations penetrate all
the cells and revitalize the entire system.
2. Eradication of one’s Karma.
3. Gives you what you rightfully deserve.
4. Helps solve ailments and genuine problems.
5. Confers blessings leading to prosperity and a happy life.
6. Helps one to reach the highest spiritual pedestal (Mukti).
7. Prevents fatal accidents.
Each type of pooja or velvi has specific mantras which are
recited at a certain time during the ritual. The long mantras
have either 108 or 1008 lines and are concluded with a short
mantra of three lines and three om’s. The mantras recited
during mandram pooja in America are shown below. Amma
has given us permission to omit the 1008 line mantra which
is normally recited because She says we are so busy and have
little time. All mandrams in India, however, recite the 1008
as is normally required.
The number 108 has been considered sacred for thousands
of years in India. The origin of this number probably lies
in astronomy. The average distance from the sun and moon
to the earth is 108 times each of their respective diameters.
This is true to an accuracy of 0.5% for the Sun and 2% for
the Moon. The thought that this was known so long ago is
amazing. Like all tantric mantras each line is preceded by
om and concluded with om. These characteristics give the
mantras great potency

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By Jyotish Samrat His Holiness
Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar
Marriage is an important event in our life. It brings along
with it a sense of maturity, responsibility and completeness. It
contributes towards the enhancement of social status of a person
after marriage.
Before deciding when the native will get married, so many
factors have to be taken into consideration. The most important
factor deciding the time of marriage is Venus apart from Jupiter.
To predict the time of marriage, one should have to consider
the period of marriage i.e., early, average or late, the Dasha,
Antardasha etc., and the transit of planets favorable for marriage.
If jupiter is placed natally between the Libra and Pisces rashis,
generally marriage will take place only after 30 years. As far
as female natives are concerned, the 8th house, or its Lord and
the planet located in the 8thhouse play a vital role in marriage
aspect. During marriage jup usually transits over or aspects the
house 1st ,2nd ,5th , 7th , 9th and 10th from Moon or Lagna,
crosses the natal jup, venus or the present Dasa lord in Rashi.
Early marriage will take place according to various texts under
the following conditions:
1. Ven is placed in Karkataka Rasi, Sagitt. or Pisces Rashi.
2. Ven positioned in an angle, while the lord of the Lagna is
placed in 7th house.
3. Ven in an angle in opposition to Saturn
4. Strong Ven in lagna, 2nd , 7th or 11th house.
5. Ven in own or exalted sign but associated with the lord of the
7th house.
6. Ven is placed in the Lagna, 2nd , 7th or 11th house.
7. A strong moon is placed in 5th or 7th.
8. Ven is placed in between Aries Rashi to Virgo Rashi.
9. Ven combined with the lord of the 7th in an angle while
aspected by jup in 7th .
Timing of Marriage Operative Dasha Parameters:
1. Connection of Vimshottari Mahadasha, Antardasha Lords
with Lagna or 7th House or Lagna Lord.
2. Lagna Lord and 7th Lord making connection in Navamsha
chart.
3. Chara Antardasha Making a connection with Darakaraka in
Jaimini System.
4. Dasha of 7th Lord/ Lagna Lord or Dasha of 7th lord from
Venus.
5. Dasha of planet posted in 7th house, aspecting 7th house or
Lord.
6. Transits of Jupiter on Vivah Saham (sensitive marriage point
in the horoscope).
7. Navamsa lords of the 1st, 2nd or 7th houses.
8. Jupiter activating natal Venus in male charts.
9. Planets positioned in 7th from Venus.
10. Lagna Lord transiting in/near 7th house.
11. Dasha of Rahu/Venus, natural significator
12. Dispositor of 7th Lord.
13. Saturn and Jupiter activating Lagna/Lagna Lord.
14. In the natal horoscope, planets associated with the lord of
2nd, 7th ,10th or Ven.
15. Sun and or most planets around lagna or 7th house.
Parameters for Transit of Planets:
1. Saturn and Jupiter will influence two conditions out of four
mentioned below :
i. 7th House ii. 7th Lord iii. Lagna iv. Lagna Lord
2. The Sun may indicate month of marriage by influencing one
of four conditions mentioned above by positioning or aspect.
3. The Moon may indicate date of marriage by influencing one
of four conditions mentioned above by positioning or aspect.
Regarding the marriage of the female natives, 8th house, its lord
and the planet located in the 8th house, plays an important role
for marriage.
Important Tips:
Predicting time of marriage is a very tricky question, which
worries the parents about their son/daughter. In such cases the
Astrologer should check yogas that confer marriage, planetary
conditions at birth and in transit, dasha and antra dasha etc.
The following points should also be considered.
Good Time For Your
Marriage or Remarriage

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Mantras for Delayed Marriage
With the blessings of Goddess Atharva Soolini Ma, and with the proper “soolini Yantra”,
these Mantras should be recited with utmost devotion and faith to get their wish fulfilled.
( there is only one Temple for Soolini Ma in the North America @ Dayton, OH)
Gatyayani Mantra:
‘Katyaayani Mahaamayey Mahaa Yoginiya Dheeshwari
Nand Gopasutam Devi Pati Mey Kuru Tey Namaha’
This Mantra should be recited 108 times by
unmarried girls everyday after getting an initiation
through an Atharva Vedic Swamiji in USA.
Meaning:
“O Katyaayani! Mahaa Mayey (names of Mother
Goddess), Supreme Lord of all great Yoginis, Make
Shree Krishna, my husband. I prostrate before
you.”
Parbati Swayamvar Mantra:
“Ballarkayutsatprabhaam Kartale Lolbru
Malakulam
Malamsanddahatim Manohartanum
Mandsmitadhomukheem
Mandam Mandmupesushee Bariyitum
Shambhum Jaganmohimim
Vanditpadamishtarthadaam Parvateem”
This sloka should be recited every Friday evening
regularly with utmost devotion by the girls to get
desired husband, after getting initiation by an
Athava Vedic Swamiji
1. If Ascendant rashi of a Navamsha chart falls in 7th house of
birth chart and 7th lord is in 12th from Ascendant, marriage will
take place between 16 and 20 years of age.
2. When 2nd house is occupied by Venus and 7th lord is in 11th
house, marriage is between 23 and 28 years of age.
3. When 2nd lord is in 11th and Lagna lord is in 10th house,
marriage may occur between 17 and 20 years of age.
4. When Venus is in Kendra houses and 7th lord is posited in any
house owned by Saturn, aspected by a benefic, marriage age is
23 to 28 years.
5. If 2nd lord is posited in 11th house and 11th lord in 2nd house,
marriage will be between 16 and 25 years of age.
6. When 7th house is occupied by Venus, Moon and Saturn, the
marriage will not be possible before 30 years of age. It may be
the 35th year.
7. If Sun is in 7th, and 7th lord cojoins Venus in Kendra, marriage
is possible within 23 to 25 years of age. If 7th lord or Venus is
afflicted in birth chart or Navamsha chart, marriage
may occur between 30 and 33 years of age

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- Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar
Vaastu for Kitchen
• Kitchen/fire-place should be preferably in the South-East
direction. It may be in East/North-West direction. Avoid North
and South directions while cooking as facing North increases
unwanted expenses and facing South is detrimental to lady’s
health which causes pain in the shoulders or even cervical pain.
Facing East or West while cooking is a must.
• If your wife is facing cervical problems, pain in leg and
backache, this can be due to her back facing the entrance gate
of the kitchen. Install a convex mirror in front of her so that she
can see what is going on in her backside through the mirror.
Frequent turning around is avoided.Kitchen is the second best
place after North-East for performing Pooja. Choose North-East
corner of the Kitchen for putting an idol of deity.
• Remove medicines from kitchen and shift it to living room,
preferably at Pooja place.Avoid water and fire in one line from
the kitchen for better harmony. Having water & fire in one Line
or opposite to one another, adds to difference of opinion amongst
the family members. Rearranging the gadgets or putting a
minimum 2’ high partition of any material between fire/water
will be very helpful.
Vaastu for Bed Room
• Bedroom for head of the family should be in South-West/South
direction. North and East directions are best suitable for small
children. Children pursuing research or some serious study
should occupy West sector of the house. If you want your grown
up child to leave the home for career building, put his bedroom
in the North-West direction of the home.
• To maintain health and happiness, the color of the bedroom
walls should be same on all four walls, while the ceiling should
always be white/sky blue. Improper position of the bedroom/
bed/ dressing table brings unhappiness in the married life
and causes disturbed sleep.Never keep your head towards
North while sleeping. Keeping it towards South or East gives
peaceful/restful sleep and a healthy life. West facing head is also
acceptable.
• Never put a mirror in front of the bed or attached with the
bed. Cover it while sleeping to avoid bad dreams and ensuring
a healthy sleep. A properly placed round mirror and soothing
paintings etc. in the bedroom can enhance the relationship.
• Wooden beds without box (for storage) are the best for
sleeping. Avoid metal beds (wrought Iron) etc. as it may lead to
health problems related to heart and brain.For better harmony
& ever lasting personal relationship always prefer a double bed
with single mattress, since the normally used double mattresses
creates a symbolic separation which might become real.
• Place Heavy furniture such as wardrobe, floor to ceiling
bookcase on South or West side of the Bedroom. Dressing table
along with any jewellery and bangle boxes should be located
against the North or East wall.A wall poster having mountains/
snow-clad peaks of mountains (without water) etc. on South-
West wall of the bedroom can add immense strength and stability
in the life.
• Avoid or minimize the use of T.V or computer in bedroom as
the energy level of the room will get destroyed by the radiations
emitted; causing disharmony which may lead even to separation.
Avoid sleeping in a room located at the end of a long corridor, or
where the door opens directly to a staircase. The strong flow of
bad soul may bring illness to the occupants.
• To improve marriage prospects, Hang several crystal balls
and light a chandelier in South-West corner. Keep Rose Quartz
precious stone along with a pair of Mandarian ducks in South-
West of your bedroom will enhance harmony. Immerse a fresh
sweet and juicy orange to a moving stream of water on any full
moon day for an early, happy and durable marriage. Keeping a
picture of any flower, double happiness symbols and a picture /
idols of Goddesses Atharva Soolini helps in getting a suitable
life partner.

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Yogini Dasha is very popular in northern india.Yogini dasha is also Nakshatra based
dasha like Vimshottari dasha and it is based on the constellation of the Moon, commonly
referred to as Rashi Nakshatra or Janam Nakshatra. On this basis accurate predictions can
be given.
There are 8 types of Yogini which are in the following order. Their total operative period is 36 years.
As per classical texts the planets known as following names:
No. of Planet Name of Yogini No. of years in Dasha
1. Moon Mangala One year
2. Sun Pingala Two years
3. Jupiter Dhanya Three years
4. Mars Bharamari Four years
5. Mercury Bhadrika Five years
6. Saturn Ulka Six years
7. Venus Siddha Seven years
8. Rahu Sankataa Eight years
The mahadasha of each Yogini starts with itself and follows in a regular order as above. In the major period of each Yogini, sub
period of all Yoginis operate according to their proportional periods in the natural order starting from its own sub period. It is
like same way as in Vimshottari Dasha.
How to Calculate the Yogini Dasha:
Note down the Nakshatra no. of the Moon, taking Ashwini as Nakshatra no 1. Add (3) Three into it. Divide by eight. The
remainder represents the Yogini dasha operative at the time of birth.:-
Yogini dasha at birth = Nak. no. of Moon + 3 ÷ 8 = Remainder will be Yogini dasha.
Yogini D
asha
Astrology
By Swamiji Selvam Siddhar
The lines in our palms act as registers,
recording events and suggesting the
possible outcomes of our actions and
decisions. However our lines keep on
changing according to our karmas we
do providing a chart of the progress
and development we make through our
lines.
There are 4 major palm reading lines in
most hands. The major lines in our hand
are the Life Line, the Head Line, the
Heart Line and the Fate Line.
These major lines give basic
information about you, like how you
function physically, emotionally,
and intellectually. These major lines
of palmistry are only one source of
information and other parts of the hand
can tell you much about each of these
major lines.
Life Line: (Line of Vitality/Jeevan
Rekha/Pitr Rekha)
It starts from the base of the palm from
above the first bracket, circles half
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below the mount of Jupiter and above the mount of lower
mars. Contrary to popular misconception, the length of the
Life Line does not determine how long you will live.
In palm reading, the Life Line shows Health, Prosperity,
Quality of life, Vitality, Sexuality and general energy level.
The stronger the life line, the more robust and vigorous is
the constitution. The life line when read with the heart line
indicates the longevity. If the life line appears more prominent
than the other major lines in the hand. Physical activities will
take precedence over intellectual pursuits.
The life line may start from an island or fork, which indicates
an unfortunate childhood. The life line ending with a fork is
both bad and good, depending on the position of the forked
line. If one line of the fork goes into the Jupiter, it is good or if
one line of the fork ends in a grill diseases like paralysis, loss
of memory etc. are likely, as per the supportive indications of
the palm.
Subsidiary lines arising from the life line towards the mounts
of Mercury, Sun, Saturn or Jupiter are called the secondary
lines, which indicate the rises in life in the field indicated
by the mount
towards which
these rising lines
travel. A parallel
line to the line of
life on the side
of the mount of
venus is called
“Mars line” or
“the sister life
line” which
augments the life
line.
In palmistry, a double Life Line is often seen. This line echoes
the Life Line, but can be even less than half as long, held along
the curve of the Life Line. This is called an Angel Line. It
signifies that angels or other supreme powers are watching
over and protecting you. It increases the power of health and
vitality in a person.
Head Line: (Line of Mentality/Mind Line)
The Head line begins on the thumb side of the hand and sweeps
out towards the percussion edge. It starts from the base of the
mount of Jupiter and above the lower Mars, extends towards
the mount of Moon. It could be curved towards the mount of
Moon, end at the base of mount of Moon or at its middle. It
reflects your mind and brain and from the study of the head
line it is possible to determine the quality and quantity of brain
power.
The Head Line shows things like Memory, Concentration,
Level of intelligence, Type of intelligence. From this line we
can make out the mentality, the power of mental concentration
and the ability to exert self-control. A strong head line is
associated with dynamic thinker. The stronger and clearer the
line, the greater the clarity of thought. Mental processes are
sharp, facts are assimilated logically. People with strong head
lines possess excellent powers of comprehension and ability
to concentrate for longer periods of time.
In the normal course, the head line goes straight across the
palm or slopes slightly downwards. If it goes upward towards
the heart line, it is not considered good. It indicates that the
person allows his feelings to overcome his better judgment. He
loses self-control and is over come by emotions and passions.
The bad effects get aggravated if the head line goes towards
the mount of Saturn. It causes sudden death.
If there is a cross, dot, or star at the end of such head line,
on the mount of Saturn, sudden end of life is certain. A cut
indicates head injury, break indicates brain disorder, cross or
star indicates head injury or danger to head. A chain like line
makes the person idiotic. An island or a dot at the end of the
head line indicates mental disturbances. The severity of the
affliction will depend upon the size of the island or dot. The
bigger the island or dot the more serious the affliction. This
however, be confirmed by other indications on the palm.
Rarely in palmistry a double Head Line is seen. Doubling a
line usually strengthens its energy. If the double Head Lines go
in different directions or seem far apart, it can indicate more of
a double-personality. This often indicates a lot of talent and an
instinct for business. They will tend to do well in life.
Heart Line: (Line of Emotions/Line of Love)
It starts from the percussion at the base of the mount of Mercury
and from the top of the mount of Mars positive and extends

The Monkey and the Crocodile
Once upon a time, a clever monkey lived in a tree that bore juicy,
red rose apples. He was very happy.
One fine day, a crocodile swam up to that tree and told the
monkey that he had traveled a long distance and was in search of
food as he was very hungry. The kind monkey offered him a few
rose apples. The crocodile enjoyed them very much and asked the
monkey whether he could come again for some more fruit. The
generous monkey happily agreed.
The crocodile returned the next day. And the next. And the next
one after that. Soon the two became very good friends. They
discussed their lives, their friends and family, like all friends do.
The crocodile told the monkey that he had a wife and that they
lived on the other side of the river. So the kind monkey offered him
some extra rose apples to take home to his wife. The crocodile’s
wife loved the rose apples and made her husband promise to get
her some every day.
Meanwhile, the friendship between the monkey and the crocodile
deepened as they spent more and more time together. The
crocodile’s wife started getting jealous. She wanted to put an end
to this friendship. So she pretended that she could not believe that
her husband could be friends with a monkey. Her husband tried to
convince her that he and the monkey shared a true friendship. The
crocodile’s wife thought to herself that if the monkey lived on a
diet of rose monkeys, his flesh would be very sweet. So she asked
the crocodile to invite the monkey to their house.
The crocodile was not happy about this. He tried to make the
excuse that it would be difficult to get the monkey across the
river. But his wife was determined to eat the monkey’s flesh. So
she thought of a plan.
One day, she pretended to be very ill and told the crocodile that
the doctor said that she would only recover if she ate a monkey’s
heart. If her husband wanted to save her life, he must bring her
his friend’s heart.
The crocodile was aghast. He was in a dilemma. On the one hand,
he loved his friend. On the other, he could not possibly let his
wife die. The crocodile’s wife threatened him saying that if he did
not get her the monkey’s heart, she would surely die.
So the crocodile went to the rose apple tree and
invited the monkey to come home to meet his
wife. He told the monkey that he could ride across
the river on the crocodile’s back. The monkey
happily agreed. As they reached the middle of the
river, the crocodile began to sink. The frightened
monkey asked him why he was doing that. The
crocodile explained that he would have to kill the
monkey to save his wife’s life. The clever monkey
told him that he would gladly give up his heart to
save the life of the crocodile’s wife, but he had left
his heart behind in the rose apple tree. He asked
the crocodile to make haste and turn back so that
the monkey could go get his heart from the apple
tree.
The silly crocodile
quickly swam back to
the rose apple tree. The
monkey scampered up
the tree to safety. He told
the crocodile to tell his
wicked wife that she had
married the biggest fool in
the world.
The Stork and the Crab
Once upon a time, there
was a stork that caught
the fish in a particular
tank. The stork always
had a full meal. As the
years went by, the stork
grew older and weaker.
His ability to catch fish
diminished. At times he
would even starve. He knew he had to do something to survive.
One day he stood by the side of the tank with a very forlorn look
on his face. The frogs, fish and crabs wondered why he was not
trying to catch any food. A big crab asked him what the matter
was. The stork answered that he was sad because all the fish in
the tank were going to die and he would have to starve. He said
that he had heard that people were going to fill the tank with mud
and grow crops over it. The fish were very worried and asked the
stork to help them.
The stork offered to take all of them to a bigger tank some distance
away. But he said that he needed to rest between trips because of
his age. He would only be able to carry a few fish at a time.
The stork took a beakful of fish on his first trip. He flew to a big
rock and had a good meal. He rested awhile, and when he was
hungry again, he took a second trip. In this manner, he took a trip
each time that he was hungry.
The big crab in the tank also wanted to save himself and he
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across the palm to the base of mount
of Jupiter. This line may end below
Sun, Saturn or Jupiter independently
or merging with the line of head by
bending towards it. It reflects your
heart, on both physical and emotional
levels. It shows Ability to love and
accept love, Emotionality, Emotional
maturity, Passion and sensuality,
Manner of relationships
The Heart line also predicts your fate
in a love affair. If the heart line is clear
and deep, it reveals someone who is
confident of his or her sexuality and
is warm and generous towards others.
People with a dominant heart line tend
to act impulsively without thought for
the consequences. It also indicates
the dominance of emotions over mind
(mind line) and physical energy (life
line).The holder of a short heart line
is a cool and rational being, in full
control of his emotions and less likely
to be swayed by the ups and downs of
the heart. A sharply curved heart line
is the sign of a passionate and highly
emotional being.
When the heart line terminates in
between the index and middle fingers,
it shows that the person devote himself
to loved ones, and for a woman it is the
mark of a good wife and mother. This
gentle person is capable of enduring
love and devotion. Aline of heart which
is having a chain formation gives poor
health, a fork gives immorality, health
problems etc. depending on the nature
of fork of the way each forked line runs.
A descending line is bad, crosses, cuts,
stars, breaks on the line of heart are
danger signs.
Fate Line: (Luck Line /Dhan Rekha/
Karma Rekha)
The Fate Line in palmistry is sometimes
considered a minor line, rather than
a major line. It doesn’t show up in
every hand. Yet it is a dominant line,
compared to the other minor lines. This
line arises from the base of the palm,
ascending towards the mount of Saturn.
It is in the middle of the palm under
ordinary conditions. But there could be
many variations to it. It may merge with
the life line at its starting place to some
distance.
The Fate Line shows Success, Career
path, Possible types of Career, Pre-
destined vocation. The fate line is a
barometer of the degree of satisfaction
one has with his abilities and actual
accomplishments. The fate line tells
us the year of marriage as well as the
appearance of a lover and a strong
supporter. Fate lines that originate
from the lower part of the life line
is sign of determination, the person
who creates his own fortune through
willpower and perseverance. The fate
line is also known as Popularity Line
and belongs to the fortunate individual
who will always enjoy popularity and
benevolence from others.
A strong, well-constructed fate line is
associated with a self motivated
individual, someone with plenty
of drive and direction in life.
Trustworthiness, qualities of
leadership and seriousness are the
characteristics of this individual. A
line starting from inside the arc of
the life line and merging with the
fate line indicates an assistance
from a family member. A faint fate
line consisting of many short lines
is the mark of indecisiveness and
vagueness. Individuals who do not
define their life goals and allow
others to make decisions exhibit a
poorly developed fate line.
If the line has trident or a dident
(three divergent lines or split
into two lines), crosses, chain
formation, islands, cuts, stars on
it, then these are the indications
of misfortunes. In the absence of a
good life line or defective life line
not supplemented by a Mars line,
the fate line acts or supplementary
of the life line, thus enhancing its
strength to give fortune. There can
be no fortune without life. Living
itself against odds is a fortune.

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Q.1. Square plots bring health and wealth to the inhabitants.
Ans. Square shaped plots are considered the sign of stability
and economy. These plots are considered highly auspicious by
all the classical proponents of Vaastu as well as modern Vaastu
experts. There is more area and fewer perimeters in case of
square plots as compared to rectangular plots which has slightly
more perimeter and less area. Square and rectangular shaped
plots and buildings require lesser amount of masonry on its
periphery. Thus, we see that the perimeter of a given area in a
rectangular shaped building is nearly equal to the square but it
increases rapidly when its length is more than twice of width.
Hence, a square or rectangular building whose length is nearly
one and a half times of the width is ideal. Moreover, more space
can be utilized in a square shaped plot as compared to other
shaped plots. Our body also fits in square/rectangular shape
easily. All the above brings health and wealth to the inhabitants
in square shaped plot.
Q.2. Any excavation in the middle of the plot brings
disintegration of family.
Ans. The middle part of a plot is known as Brahma Sthan.
It should always be left blank as per Ideal Vaastu. It has ±0%
load. Therefore, no excavation should be done here. If we do
excavation in the middle of plot, there exists communication
gap in the family members and there is no easily accessibility to
general things. No meeting point exists here if excavation is done
.The best example can be given from the epics of Mahabharat
where Kaurvas had excavated in the middle part in the form of a
lake due to which all the Kaurvas were totally ruined. Moreover,
there should not be any height/beam in this area which also
gives the same effects in the family as of excavation. Therefore,
we can say that any excavation in the middle of plot brings
disintegration in the family.
Q.3. Main Road ending (Veethi Shoola) on the entrance
brings sudden misfortune.
Ans. Main roads that thrust into a site or a road which terminates
as dead end to a plot causes Shoola or fast approaching arrow like
effects. This is also called Veethi Shoola. Veethi means a small
road or passage. These are naturally or man-made and every dust
ends there which brings sudden misfortune for the inhabitants
of the plot. The results of Veethi Shoola are different depending
upon the direction of approaching road. To some extent it gives
auspicious results for the plot, if road is approaching in the
North or East of Northeast, West of Northwest and/or South of
Southeast. It leads to difficulties and hardship of all kinds. The
house owner will always feel insecure. Vehicles approaching
from the opposite direction cause imbalance of energies for the
people living in the plot which brings sudden misfortune.
Q.4. Lesser height of rooms may cause Preta Badha.
Ans. Preta Badha means shrinking of a man and the atma of
a man does not expand. If the rooms are of lesser height, may
be less than 10 feet, the volume of the rooms will be less and
there will be less quantity of air in the rooms as it could be as
in a greater height room. Moreover, it has less space element.
All the Panchmahabhootas i.e. fire, earth, air, water, space
will have dearth in these rooms. There will be no necessary
elements for survival. The man living in these rooms becomes
narrow minded. He does not rise in his life due to his less mental
growth. The other family members also suffer due to this, which
may get health problems in them. The rooms should always be
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of greater height so as to acquire all the five great elements of
Panchmahabhootas which are very necessary for survival. Thus,
it is said that lesser height of rooms causes Preta Badha for the
people living in these rooms.
Q.5. North or East of Ishaan is best for an underground
water tank/well/bowli.
Ans.WaterisoneofthefivegreatelementsofPanchmahabhootas
and is inevitable for a human life.Asite selection for the residence
is done keeping in view the availability of water. It can be ensured
in the form of a well, boring, hand pump, underground water
storage tank. In Vaastu, Northeast sector is best for underground
water tank/well/bowli as water governs the Northeast sector.
It is a cool place and cold water can be obtained from here. It
is also a Sattvik zone. Its lord is Jup and Dikpal is Lord Shiv.
Positive rays are obtained from this direction only which purify
naturally the underground water. When we dug earth from here,
it gets less weight and the Northeast corner becomes of less load
as per Ideal Vaastu which is best. Ishaan or Northeast corner is
also of Dev sthan and it should be given greater importance.
A well in the east of Northeast gives good finances and
education. Water source placed here leads to increased wealth,
prosperity, knowledge and family. The Borewell/Bowli should
not be in exact of North or East. It should not be constructed
in the shadow area of Northeast. The well or water should be
towards the right or left of these two axis. The well should be
in the North or East of Northeast and not towards Northeast
of Southeast. A boring/well in the East leads to prosperity, in
the North it leads to increase in wealth, in the West it invites
difficulties and hardships and in the South, it leads to untimely
death, deformities, frequent accidents, attempted suicides and
bad ways. A well in the Brahmasthan is never recommended.
Therefore, we can say that North or East of Ishaan is best for
underground water tank/well/bowli.
Q.6. Staircase should turn clockwise while going upwards
with odd number of steps.
Ans. One of the strongest recommendations in Vaastu Shastra
about Staircase is that it should always be clockwise or right-
handed. Because human wants to apply shortest route and covers
less distance in right hand direction. The rule of right hand or
clockwise movement is based on strong scientific grounds.
Today, nearly 90% of the world´s population is right handed.
The left hand is passive and subjective, showing early-inherited
traits and attitudes. The right hand is active and objective,
showing years of maturity, developed self and present & future
health. The right hand movement of a Staircase helps to take
advantage of the dominance of right hand rule in a lucid manner.
If the staircase is clockwise with right railing and open well in
the right hand side, the better grip of right hand will facilitate the
safe and quick ascending. Moreover, centre of gravity is in the
upward direction, while ascending. If a person starts from right,
it should end at right which is Shubh. Therefore,
odd numbers of steps are taken.
Q.7. Servants, Pets and Vehicles should be in
the Northwest, separate from the main building.
Ans. The planet Moon rules over the Northwest
sector. Its directional lord is Vaayu, the God of
Winds. Being the meeting point of cold and hot
zones,thissectorbecomestheidealplaceforwind´s
entry. Servants, pets and vehicles are not a part of
the house, they should be kept in the background.
In this sector they are active. Northwest is the
limit of extension of Master´s feet sleeping in the
Southwest. The servant, staying in the Northwest
remains youthful and vigilant to obey his master´s
orders. The air has swift movement which will
keep the livestock kept in the Northwest, active.
Animals used for transportation such as horse or
camel are kept here in Northwest, wind energy of
Northwest will make them to run faster. Garage or
vehicles are also best in this direction because of
their quick movements, to and from the house for
person´s personal use.
Q.8. Place for Weeping should be in the West
of North-West.
Ans: The planet Moon rules North-West sector
and Sat rules over West sector. In between these
sectors,place for weeping (Rodan Sthan) is taken
because it is the dark place and active disha exists
here. The cold nature of both of Moon and night
make the air soothing for our body and weeping
gets activated here in a fresh way. After weeping,
the person is relieved of his tensions and feels light

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