Foreword by Pandit S.P.Tata
The Jaimini Sutras by Rishi Jaimini is popularly called Jaimini Astrology and is considered by many as a totally new system and different from the Parashara’s Vedic Astrology. This is not true.
In his great treatise Brihat Parashara Hora Sastra Rishi Parashara was the first one to give many of the so called “Jaimini” principles in the chapters 7 to 11, 24 to 27 & 35. While he gave these principles briefly,Rishi Jaimini further expanded and explained them in his Jaimini Sutras.
Jaimini Astrology Book, Predicting through Jaimini’s Chara Dasa. By K.N.Rao
PART – 1Distinctive Features of Jaimini Astrology
Since this is meant to be a primer on Jaimini Astrology to initiate an astrologer into some predictive uses of this unique system, only such preliminary aspects will be discussed, as may be found easy to understand.
Astrologers following Parashari system of astrology should first note the difference in this system, to get used to what appears to be totally foreign to their conception and assessment of a horoscope. These are being mentioned briefly here and will be elaborated in different chapters, with illustrations.
1. Karakas
Seven planets (excluding Rahu and Ketu) become seven karakas according to their degrees, in descending order, after excluding the signs. They are called:
Atmakaraka
Amatyakaraka
Bhratrikaraka
Matrikaraka
Putrakaraka
Gnatikaraka and
Darakaraka.
2. Aspects
Aspects in this system are from one rashi to another.
Movable rashis aspect all fixed rashis except the adjacent one; all fixed rashis aspect all movable rashis except the adjacent one; and all dual rashis aspect all other dual rashis. In this scheme all rashis aspect three rashis each.
3. Dashas
Jaimini dashas are known as rashi-dashas. Unlike the Parashari system of astrology, where dashas are nakshatra-based and are named after the lord of the nakshatra, the total dashas are twelve; Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.
4. The Order of Dashas
Out of these twelve dashas, six move in direct manner and six in indirect manner.
5. The Length of Dashas
The maximum dasha of a rashi is of twelve years and the minimum is of one year. Here there are a few controversies, which will be discussed later.
6. Yogas
Jaimini’s Y ogas, the Raja-yogas, the Dhana-yogas, the Arishta¬Yogas are different. They will be discussed in the chapters on Jaimini’s Yogas.
7. Karakarnsha
The Navamsha occupied by the Atmakaraka (the planet with the highest degrees) is made use of for important predictions.
8. Pada or Aroodha Lagna
Like the Karakamsha, the Pada Lagna is made use of for major predictions. The Pad a Lagna is as many houses away from the position of the Lagna lord, as the Lagna lord is from the Lagna.
9. Upapada Lagna
The Upapada Lagna is as many houses away from the position of the twelfth lord, as the twelfth lord is from the twelfth house.
These nine features with illustrations shall be explained initially.
