Education as per Jaimini

Time for Education

In India we are used to seeing children going to schools first, then to colleges and finally for higher education or some specialisation in middle and upper middle classes mostly. Among the poorer classes start of working life is generally earlier with some elementary education.

In USA and Europe higher education is unlike India, where proper education of the child is given perhaps undue importance.

In USA it is not unusual to come across instances of middle aged or even old persons joining colleges late if family burdens are less, which are less, unlike India where an old man will never join such courses in old age because he feels socially inhibited.*

References: 1. Normal education at normal age. (p.2, Pro iii) 2. Computer Training at the age of 22 in a foreign country. (pol3, ibid) 3. Education interrupted temporarily (p.97).

Keeping this background in the mind, Chara dasha should be used to see from early childhood if a person is progressing smoothly in formal education or there are some breaks.

How this is to be seen is being shown here through examples.

Abbreviations Used in Illustrations :

Some abbreviations which will be used throughout in these illustrations are:

AK for Atmakaraka                                        G K for Gnatikaraka

AmK for Amatyakaraka                                 DK for Darakaraka

BK for Bhratrikaraka                                      Aroodha for Aroodha or Pad a Lagna

MK for Matrikaraka                                        UP for Upa-pada Lagna

PK for Putrakaraka                                         KL for Karakamsha Lagna

Education

The First Illustration (Chart 3)

Here the ascendant is Cancer so the dasha order will be indirect: Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, etc.

The Cancer period ran from 1963 to 1973.

The Gemini period was from 1973 to 1984.

The sub-periods in Gemini major period were: Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio which ran from November 1979 to October 1980.

Now the features of the Gemini period are that from here two benefics, Jupiter and Venus are in the tenth house while another benefic, the Moon is in the fourth house. Such a period will be predominantly good.

In November 1979 when the native reached the sub-period of Scorpio, she got again two benefics. in the fifth house aspected by the Moon. She did exceedingly well in her studies and decided to appear for the competitive examination for a medical career.

She reached the sub-period of Libra from where the AmK is in the tenth house, aspecting her fifth house of education. She succeeded in the competitive examination and was selected.

Note:   It is always necessary to cross-check such events by looking at the corresponding Vimshottari dasha at that period.

Lagna              21⁰20’              Mars                23⁰06’              Venus              18⁰49’

Sun                  19⁰44’              Mercury             6⁰58’              Saturn              29⁰04’

Moon                 1⁰01’              Jupiter             13⁰36’              Venus              29⁰40’

She was running the major period of Mars from 1977 and it is her fifth lord of education and is aspected by Jupiter from the ninth house. The debilitation of Mars also gets annuled by the aspect of Jupiter in such a case.