For every work to be done astrology obligates watching of Ascendant. This is because the Creator
has based this entire knowledge of good and evil of all the creatures on a moment
of stars to which the entire universe is bound. Among Hindus, when a child is
born the events of the period of time passed after the birth are incurred from an astrologer. The astrologer determines first of all ascendant or lagan and
then draws a horoscope of 12 columns entering in the names of the stars from the
prevalent almanac of the year.
The horoscope reveals
the nature and quality of the child’s life and vicissitudes of this life, his
habits and manners, progress and regression, his past deeds and the acts he
will do in the future. The existence and location of planets will be unreliable
till the ascendant remains unclear and incorrect. The entire result depends on the
accuracy of lagan or auspicious moment. Other aspects of the result are
associated with the columns of lagan.
Sometimes, when there is no means of
knowing the correct time or where one celestial house begins and where another
ends determination of auspicious moments becomes doubtful; or some amateur
astrologers draw a faulty horoscope which makes signs differ because the
timings of Sun rise and Sun set in different cities are different. Birth of
male children on the Earth surface differs from one another, even for a fraction
of moments due to this factor. This difference influences the features of the
newborn and he faces various tragedies in his life which become more severe if
there is a large difference between the calculated auspicious moment and the
actual one.
It has been observed that according to the celestial movement of
rapid stars a difference of even five minutes can bring a formidable impact.
However, in case twins are born they undergo more or less the same conditions.
They even die at the same time. The celestial movement is very complicated and
unpredictable. The Indian saints have mostly attributed it to Rashi, ansh, kula and bakula. 600 bipals make one pal, 60 pals make one ghari, 60 gharis make one
day and night, one day has 12 lagan, one lagan has 100 ansh. One ansh has 60 kulas, one kula has 60 bakula and one
bakula has 60 seconds or chhan. Prashar rishi’s have evolved
even more complicated calculations. It may suggest the awesome change that
occurs due to the difference of lagan the time change movement by movement.
All glory and gloom, rise and fall are caused by changes in circumstances whose
sole cause is the celestial movement.
Dr. A. Shanker
www.ShankerStudy.com
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