Dr. Shanker Adawal
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The famous astrologer
Pandit Gopesh Kumar Ojha has brought out the meanings of Upachaya and Apachaya –
Upachaya is increase to heap or prosperity and Apachaya is decrease to heap or
adversity. When these terms are applied to specific houses, we come face to
face with one of the greatest misconceptions of Indian Astrology. Upachayas or
houses of prosperity have been taken as the 3rd, the 6th,
the 10th and the 11th calculated from the Ascendant. No
astrologer from Jaimini to modern times has departed from the beaten track
except Varaha Mihira. In Sloka 16 of Chapter 1 of Brihat Jataka, Varaha Mihira
has given the usual definition but added “no niyam eke” to suggest that some
astrologers held different views in the matter. He, however, has not specified
the differing views. Pandit Ojha has raised doubts as to how the 1st,
the 4th, the 5th and the 9th can be taken as
Apachaya houses or houses of adversity. He has tried to explain the
significance of the term Upachaya on the basis of twelve divisions of the body
of the Kalapurusha but the elucidation is not at all convincing. Before
bringing out various principles out of Upachaya furnished by Varaha Mihira,
Kalidasa, Mantreswara, Vaidyanatha Pandit, I desire to elucidate on real
interpretation of Upachaya as we fid in Maharishi Parasara’s Brihat Hora.
Pandit Gopesh Kumar Ojha has brought out the meanings of Upachaya and Apachaya –
Upachaya is increase to heap or prosperity and Apachaya is decrease to heap or
adversity. When these terms are applied to specific houses, we come face to
face with one of the greatest misconceptions of Indian Astrology. Upachayas or
houses of prosperity have been taken as the 3rd, the 6th,
the 10th and the 11th calculated from the Ascendant. No
astrologer from Jaimini to modern times has departed from the beaten track
except Varaha Mihira. In Sloka 16 of Chapter 1 of Brihat Jataka, Varaha Mihira
has given the usual definition but added “no niyam eke” to suggest that some
astrologers held different views in the matter. He, however, has not specified
the differing views. Pandit Ojha has raised doubts as to how the 1st,
the 4th, the 5th and the 9th can be taken as
Apachaya houses or houses of adversity. He has tried to explain the
significance of the term Upachaya on the basis of twelve divisions of the body
of the Kalapurusha but the elucidation is not at all convincing. Before
bringing out various principles out of Upachaya furnished by Varaha Mihira,
Kalidasa, Mantreswara, Vaidyanatha Pandit, I desire to elucidate on real
interpretation of Upachaya as we fid in Maharishi Parasara’s Brihat Hora.
The Parasari Slokas
relating to the houses are reproduced below:-
relating to the houses are reproduced below:-
Lagna
turya asta viyatam Kendra samga visesata
turya asta viyatam Kendra samga visesata
Dwi
pancha randhra lavakhyam gyeya, chiva upakendrakam
pancha randhra lavakhyam gyeya, chiva upakendrakam
Tri
sada bhagya vyayadinam anukendram iti smrita
sada bhagya vyayadinam anukendram iti smrita
Lagnat
panchama bhagyasya kona somga vidhiyate
panchama bhagyasya kona somga vidhiyate
Sastha
astana vyaya bhanam dur samga trik samgaka
astana vyaya bhanam dur samga trik samgaka
Chaturasram
turya radhram kathayanti dwijottama
turya radhram kathayanti dwijottama
upachayakshani tri sada aya ambaranihi.
At the outset, Maharishi
classifies twelve signs under triple fours – Kendras or angles; Upakendra or
succeedents: Anukendra or cadents (he has not used these foreign terms like
Panapnara and Apaklima. Kendras of angles (1st, 4th, 7th
and 10th houses) are the main supporters in the preservation of
life. Upkendras or succeedants the (2nd, 5th, 8th
and 11th houses) add to the significances of Kendras while
Anukendras, or cadents decrease the angular effects. (The theory of the 2nd
house advancing the cause of a house and its 12th house obstructinig
it is based on this Parasari exposition. The theory has to be applied for angles only – the 1st
house with the 2nd and 12th houses; the 4th
house with the 5th and 3rd house; the 4th
house with the 5th and 3rd houses; the 7th
house with the 11th and 9th houses. The karaka theory is
an exception to the above principle. Bhavakaraka or karaka planet for a particular
house is very effective when it is in the 12th of the concerned
Bhava or house because karaka or cause must precede effect or significances of
a Bhava or house).
classifies twelve signs under triple fours – Kendras or angles; Upakendra or
succeedents: Anukendra or cadents (he has not used these foreign terms like
Panapnara and Apaklima. Kendras of angles (1st, 4th, 7th
and 10th houses) are the main supporters in the preservation of
life. Upkendras or succeedants the (2nd, 5th, 8th
and 11th houses) add to the significances of Kendras while
Anukendras, or cadents decrease the angular effects. (The theory of the 2nd
house advancing the cause of a house and its 12th house obstructinig
it is based on this Parasari exposition. The theory has to be applied for angles only – the 1st
house with the 2nd and 12th houses; the 4th
house with the 5th and 3rd house; the 4th
house with the 5th and 3rd houses; the 7th
house with the 11th and 9th houses. The karaka theory is
an exception to the above principle. Bhavakaraka or karaka planet for a particular
house is very effective when it is in the 12th of the concerned
Bhava or house because karaka or cause must precede effect or significances of
a Bhava or house).
The 5th and 9th
houses from the Ascendant are termed Kona or triangles. The 6th, the
8th and the 12th houses from the Ascendant are called Dur
or Trik (Dusthanas). The 4th and the 8th houses from the
Ascendant are called Chaturasra. Upachayas or houses of prosperity are to be
calculated from houses that (or the 2nd, the 5th, the 8th,
and the 11th) in the order of the 3rd, the 6th,
the 10th and the 11th houses respectively. Upachaya is,
therefore, definitely related to Upakendra and not Lagna. The matter may be
tabulated thus:
houses from the Ascendant are termed Kona or triangles. The 6th, the
8th and the 12th houses from the Ascendant are called Dur
or Trik (Dusthanas). The 4th and the 8th houses from the
Ascendant are called Chaturasra. Upachayas or houses of prosperity are to be
calculated from houses that (or the 2nd, the 5th, the 8th,
and the 11th) in the order of the 3rd, the 6th,
the 10th and the 11th houses respectively. Upachaya is,
therefore, definitely related to Upakendra and not Lagna. The matter may be
tabulated thus:
|
Upakendra
|
Specified
House |
Upachaya
House |
|
2nd house to
its |
3rd house is
equal to |
4th house
(angle) |
|
5th house to
its |
6th house is
equal to |
10th house
(angle) |
|
8th house to
its |
10th house is
equal to |
5th house
(triangle) |
|
11th house to
its |
11th house is
equal to |
9th house
(triangle) |
It will be clear from the
above tabulation that the 4th, the 5th, the 9th
and the 10th houses are really Upachaya houses and no one can deny
that these are the houses of prosperity. The other eight houses are, therefore,
Apachayas or houses or adversity. In support of my assertion, I am advancing
Parasari principles as under:-
above tabulation that the 4th, the 5th, the 9th
and the 10th houses are really Upachaya houses and no one can deny
that these are the houses of prosperity. The other eight houses are, therefore,
Apachayas or houses or adversity. In support of my assertion, I am advancing
Parasari principles as under:-
(i) In
Karaka chapter, Maharishi Parasara has furnished the following Slokas:-
Karaka chapter, Maharishi Parasara has furnished the following Slokas:-
Punah
tanyadaya Bhava sthayapya tesam subha asubham
tanyadaya Bhava sthayapya tesam subha asubham
Lavam
tritiyam randhramcha satru swa stri vuyayastha atha
tritiyam randhramcha satru swa stri vuyayastha atha
Esam
yogena yo Bhava tan nasam propnuyat dhruvam
yogena yo Bhava tan nasam propnuyat dhruvam
Ete
Bhava samkshata asubha dwijasttama.
Bhava samkshata asubha dwijasttama.
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