Astro Isha

     Ascendant is the horoscope sign which is rising on the eastern horizon at the time of your birth. Lets simplify it. Most hindus pray to the rising Sun which is in the east. They have faith that offering water and staring at the rising Sun would give them health, wealth, happiness and success for the entire day. Similary astrology also believes in the concept of rising sign. The qualities of the rising sign(called ascendant) are said to b...

Mantras For Immediate Benefits      In vedic astrology there are remedies and mantras which provide immediate help. They are not long term solutions and need to be recited only when needed. Once the natives goal is fulfilled he/she may or may not need the mantra remedy. The effect from these mantra remedy is not permanent but sometimes the need arises for instant solutions. When in a pinch try these m...

Story So Far      Check bad yogas in your horoscope: Astro Yoga Calculator      In Part 1 of the 3 part series we saw how Pitru Dosha is wrong done by our forefathers. In ...

Pitru Dosha Part Two      Check bad yogas in your horoscope: Astro Yoga Calculator      In Part 1 of the 3 Part Series on Pitru Dosha we looked at how Pitru Dosha is formed by sins of our...

Significance Of Pitru Dosha      Check bad yogas in your horoscope: Astro Yoga Calculator      In hindu culture there is a tradition that has been going on for ages called Pitru Shradh. There are sixteen days from Full Moon (Purnima) to No Moon (Amavasya) in Bhadra month of the hindu calender. Normally devout Hindus of...

Buying Lucky Charms      Many people bring items like Laughing Buddha, Shree Yantra and Chinese Bamboo without knowing what they are and what is their purpose. Someone advised them it would bring good luck and that is enough for them to spend a fortune on it. Let me start by saying these remedies for good luck actually work but only when you know what they mean and what is their importance. If you jus...

     Numerology today has started to gain a lot of popularity in astrology. People change their names from "Sunil" to "Suniel" or from "Punit" to "Puneet" hoping that adding that extra i or e would really change their luck.      But facts speak otherwise. Just like a naming someone Alexander doesn't make a person Alexander The Great. A number...

     Most Hindus speak some or other vedic mantras in the morning. People of other faiths often try some or other sort of prayers.  But do we actually know what we are doing? Most would say it is to please God and ensure a fruitful day. But it would give more benefits if people try to know the reason for existence of such mantras.    There are many different sort of mantras some of which exists to bring inner peace and equil...

  Rahu and Ketu Illustration Rahu and Ketu are north and south nodes No Mention in Old Texts      Kaal Sarp Yoga(KSY) doesn't find a mention in old texts. But in modern day it has gained considerable notoriety. Some prominent...

  Dushamsthana is a term used to describe the sixth house, eight house and twelfth house in vedic astrology. The word dusham means polluted in sanskrit and sthana means house. So the word dushamsthana roughly translates to polluted houses. Sixth houseis the house of debt, disease, enemies and struggles. Eight house is the house of transformation, despair, divorce and death. While twelfth house is the house of los...