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THE STORY OF WOODSMAN NAMED VISU
Many years ago there lived on the barren plain of suruga a
woodsman by the name of Visu. He was a giant in stature and
lived in a hut with his wife and children. One day Visu received a
visit from an old priest, who said to him “Honorable woodsman
I am afraid you never pray”.
Visu replied “If you had a wife and a large family to keep, you
would never have time to pray”. This remark made the priest
angry and the old man gave the wood cutter a vivid description
of the horror of being reborn as a toad, or a mouse, or an insect
for millions of years. Such lurid details were not to Visu’s liking
and he accordingly promised the priest that in future he would
pray. “Work and pray” said the priest as he took his departure.
Unfortunately Visu did nothing but pray. He prayed all days long
and refused to do any work so that his rice crops withered and his
wife and family starved. Visu’s wife who had never said a harsh
or bitter word to her husband, now became extremely angry,
and pointing to the poor thin bodies of her children, she
exclaimed “Rise Visu, take up your axe and do something
more helpful to us all than the mere mumbling of prayers”.
Visu was so utterly amazed at what his wife had said
that it was some time before he could think of a
fitting reply when he did so his words came
hot and strong to the ears of his poor, much-
wronged wife. “Woman” said he, “The Gods
come first you are an impertinent creature to
speak to me so, and I will have nothing more
to do with you”. Visu snatched up his axe
and without looking round to say farewell,
he left the hut, strode out of the wood, and
climbed up Fujiyama, where a mist hid him
from sight.
When Visu had seated himself upon
the mountain he heard a soft rustling
sound and immediately afterwards
saw a fox dart into a thicket. Now Visu
deemed it extremely lucky to see a fox
and forgetting his prayers, he sprang up, and ran
hither and thither in the hope of again finding this
sharp nosed little creature. He was about to give
up the chase when, coming to an open space in a
wood, he saw two ladies sitting down by a brook
playing go. The woodsman was so completely
fascinated that he could do nothing but sit down
and watch them. There was no sound except the
soft click of pieces on the board and the song
of the running brook. The ladies took no notice
of Visu for they seemed to be playing a strange
game that had no end, a game that entirely
absorbed their attention. Visu could not keep his
eyes off these fair women. He watched their long
black hair and the little quick hands that shot out
now and again from their big silk sleeves in order
to move the pieces.
After he had been sitting there for three hundred years, though
to him it was but a summer’s afternoon, he saw that one of the
players had made a false move “Wrong, most lovely lady” he
exclaimed excitedly. In a moment these women turned into
foxes and ran away. When visu attempted to persue them, he
found to his horror that his limbs were terribly stiff that his
hair was very long and that his beard touched the ground. He
discovered more over that the handle of his axe though made of
the hardest wood had crumbled away into a little heap of dust.
After many painful efforts Visu was able to stand on his feet and
proceed very slowly toward his little home. When he reached
the spot he was surprised to see no hut and perceiving a very old
woman, he said “Good lady I am amazed to find that my little
home was disappeared. I went away this afternoon and now in
the evening it has vanished” The old woman, who believed that
a mad man was addressing her, inquired his name when
she was told she exclaimed. “Bah you must indeed
be had Visu lived three hundred years ago! He went
away one day and he never came back again” “Three
hundred years” murmured Visu. It cannot be possible.
Where are my dear wife and children? “Buried” hissed
the old woman” and if what you say is true you children’s
children too. The Gods have prolonged your miserable
life in punishment for having neglected your wife and
little children. Big tears ran down Visu’s withered
cheeks as he said in a husky voice. “I have lost
my manhood. I have prayed when my dear ones
starved and needed the labor of my strong hands.
Oh dear people, remember my last words. “If
you pray, work too”. We do not know how
long repentant Visu lived after he returned
from his adventures.

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A business is a legally recognized
organization designed to provide goods
and/or services to consumers. One who
owns a business is called as businessman.
Each and every one who starts a business
does not shine as a successful businessman.
It is not that they are not capable of
running a business. The horoscope and
planet position in the horoscope make a
n individual as a successful businessman.
The 2nd, 10th, and the 11th houses, the
owner of those houses and the planets
occupying those houses decide the factor
of a businessman.
Atharva Veda explains a lot more about
the business. Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar
has done a vast research in Atharva
Vedic astrology and he has written a lot
of articles on this subject. The planetary
positions cannot be changed. It is called as
“Destiny’ or “Karma”. None can change
it. But by proper Atharva Vedic Yaksha
devathas rituals one can make this karma
or destiny in a smooth way. The evilness
of the planets can be removed and the
same evil planets will be made as the best,
by the Atharva Veda Yaksha/Yakshini
Devathas. The worship of Atharva Veda
Yaksha/Yakshini devathas is called as
ritual. There is a great difference between
the regular prayer and rituals.
Physically one may show many reasons
for the loss in the business or closure of a
business. But the fundamental base is only
one. That fundamental base is astrology.
If the planets and their positions are good,
everything will go smooth and well. But if
the planets and their positions are not well
the entire things will be spoiled. There are
many examples for the best businessmen,
who have become the worst businessmen
Business Problems and
spiritual solutions.
and lost everything they earned. All
are not planned but when the planets’
positions change everything gets changed.
What is the remedy for this? Atharva
Veda is the only remedy and solution
for this. The horoscope of the person is
to be scrutinized by Swamiji Sri.Selvam
Siddhar (Dr. Commander Selvam). After
scrutinizing the horoscopes he will prefer
some Atharva Vedic Thantric rituals.
Atharva Veda has wonderful mantras
and rituals to bring up the down trodden
business and it can make the worst
businessman as a successful businessman.
The rituals for the following Yaksha
devathas are to be performed be at least
seven learned scholars. The rituals
should be performed only in a divine
and auspicious place. The rituals are to
be done as per the directions of Siddhar
Swamiji. By adopting these one can
become a successful businessman.
The following Atharva Veda Yakshini
Devathas are to be worshipped with the
utmost dedication and devotion. The first
Yakshini Devatha is Shodashi Devi. She is
called Shodashi because she possesses all
the sixteen Supernatural powers. Goddess
Shodashi is the most enchanting beauty
of all the ten great learning. Shodashi,
who has the mantra consisting of sixteen
letters, has organs glowing like a rising
sun. She has four hands and three eyes.
She is seated on the lotus, which is placed
on the body of Shiva who is lying in a
peaceful posture.
She has a noose, a hook, a bow and an
arrow in each of her hands. Eveready to
shower blessings on her devotees, her
appearance is completely cheerful and
gentle. Her heart is full of compassion.
A devotee who takes her refuge achieves
great divinity like the deities. In fact her
splendors are indescribable. Even the
Vedas are incapable of describing her
greatness. Being pleased with her devotee
she gives more than he demands.
The next Atharva Veda Yakshini Devatha
is Siddhidatri. She is capable of giving
all sorts of occult powers. According to
Atharva Veda there are eight types of
these powers - Anima, Mahima, Garima,
Laghima, Prapti, Prakamya, Isitwa and
Vasitwa. The number eight is given
special consideration in Atharva Veda.
The mother Siddhidatri is competent
enough to give all Siddhis to the strivers
and her devotees. According to Devi
Purana the Lord Shiva acquired these
powers only by the grace of this goddess
alone. Only due to her grace the Lord
Siva became Ardhanariswara. The mother
Siddhidatri is four-armed. Her vehicle is
lion. She is seated on a lotus flower. She
holds a Chakra in her right lower hand
and a mace in the upper. In the left lower
hand there is a conch and in her upper left
hand a lotus flower. By performing the
rituals in a manner prescribed Swamiji Sri
Siddhar and with his full faith the Sadhaka
acquires all Siddhis. There remains
nothing unattainable in the universe. He
develops competency to conquer the whole
universe. It is the duty of every person to
always try to propitiate mother Siddhidatri
and earn her favor. By her grace only a
devotee crosses the ocean of miseries and
remaining quite untainted, enjoying all
worldly pleasures. By adopting the rituals
prescribed by Swamiji Siddhar through
the learned pundits in a holy place even
the dull most businessmen can become
the best businessmen. To know more
and more about bringing up the down
trodden business visit Hindu Temple of
Georgia,5900 Brook Hollow Parkway,
Norcross , GA. To know more and more
about Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji
Sri.Selvam Siddhar) and to solve your
business related problems contact Dr.
Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.Selvam
Siddhar) @ USA toll free 1-800-574-
3427 or 1-88-232-1818 or Hindu Temple
of Georgia @ 770-447-9393 ext -0- or
email to avtemple@aol.com also visit
the websitewww.drcommanderselvam-
business.org
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Vaastu/ Vasthu Shastra by Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar for
different problems in your life
Vastu means home or dwelling place. Vastu Shastra is ancient
Indian science based on the Vedas. It explains the basics of
architecture, interior designing and construction on the basis of
principles of Vaastu. It is fundamentally a Hindu Art of planning
the central architecture of a building. Vastu somewhat perished
in the industrial and colonial era especially during the British
Raj but was largely practiced in Temple architecture. The layout
details and specifically the main door or entrance hall of all
temples in India was planned according to Vasthu. Recently
there has been tremendous increase in the popularity of Vastu
remedies. Even the demand for Vastu advice and consequently
experts and consultants has soared high.
As an initiation towards understanding the very essence of Vastu
Shastra, we bring to you this dedicated section on Indiahousing.
com that will answer all your information-seeking quests on
Vaastu. The science of Vastu Shastra explores the relationship
between energy field of a man and his physical surroundings.
The effects of the environment on man are clearly demarcated as
physical, mental and spiritual and managing the cosmic energy
in the buildings and structures a man lives in can bring positive
energy in our lives. Vastu Shastra and Feng Shui and the usual
fundamentals of astrology are combined by the consultants to
give you remedies against the Vastu Dosha in the course of your
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home building experience.
On our following paragraphs , you will find quick Vastu Shastra
tips, learn more about the applications of Vaastu for home,
office, plots or particular areas of your house and even get
details on the Vastu basics like Vastu Purush Mandala, mantras,
Yantras, Vastu Dosha and much more. Just browse through our
Vastu section and quench your thirst for any information on this
ancient science of architecture.
For every problem there is a solution to solve. God has given
us an opportunity and talence to overcome these problems. We
face all these problems due to erratic planning of the house
construction. The almighty has given us the vastu shastra, which
enable us overcome all the problems, which we face in our day
to day life, now go ahead and start reading our vaastu shastra.
Today I am proud that millions have sought our counseling
and they are fully satisfied and gained peace, wealth, love,
popularity, money etc following our suggestions and advice on
vaasthu shastra. I am confident when you experience the effects
of vasthu shastra, definitely you will convey the message of
your victories to your kith, kin & others of the benefits of vastu
shastra. Need a Online Professional Vastu Consultant reach us
at – 678 234 6885.(USA)
Meaning of Vaastu: From the time of immoral the vastu shastra
has been come into being existence during the period of kings.
But there was no information revolution as of today, only the
kings & rich people has been observed to safe guard (vastu)
the richness as well as their kingdom. Unfortunately the poor
& drown-trodden people have no idea of present vasthu. But as
time passes the kings & Kingdom had ruined, the democracy
came into force, being by advent of democracy everyone has own
idea of on vastu. The people can be developed when they about
follow the vastu of land & vastu construction of a building has
prosperity in their life, it is certain, when they neglect the vastu
shastra . Here we should know what vastu is….? For instance the
meaning of sorrow is either pain of difficult similarly we have to
define what vaastushastra means. The facilitation of dependent”
In addition the peace of mind to the family the inhabitance will
acquire the peace & prosperity for the house holders during their
life time.
Though they have all rounded developments & richness is no
letter than the people without mental peace, who is greater than
the man with full of peace. Wealth does not give mental peace.
We can’t buy everything with money we can’t buy many things
like…. Mother’s love. Many people of this kind had not following
the vaastu Shastra advice of right person. Because of that there
was much criticism of vastu. We can have incredible benefits,
if you follow a right vastu expert. Apart from earning crores
of rupees in this matter, the house holders can obtain peace of
life. From the very beginning I have been in touch with so called
rich people & noticed lack of peace of mind, so the importance
of peace of mind is unlimited. As per our old literature “Vastu”
means “Vasathi” or “Vaasa” it means living under one roof.
Later this word has been changed as Vastu , in some areas the
spelling is also been changes as “Vastu” or “Vaastu” or “Vasthu”
or “Vaasthu” Many people of this kind had not following the
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vastu advice of right person. Because of
that there was much criticism of vastu.
We can have incredible benefits, if you
follow a right vastu expert. Apart from
earning crores of rupees in this matter, the
house holders can obtain peace of life.
From the very beginning I have been in
touch with so called rich people & noticed
lack of peace of mind, so the importance
of peace of mind is unlimited. The
influence of vastu is no doubt the peace
of mind for the house holders. Those
who are suffering from in health, wealth,
debts, quarrels, court cases, property
loss, misunderstandings, facing troubles
at family life, disputes, frustration and
tension and they look forward towards
peace. The people who have frustration
& negative outlook will crave for present
vastu…… The ultimate answer is vastu.
Those who follow “vastu” on basis of
construction will attain their desired goals
& perfect happiness.
Vastu is the science of architecture of
ancient India. Vastu, in Sanskrit means
nature, a surrounding or an environment.
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The word Vastu came from Vasi,
denoting anything existing such as a
house, shelter, building etc. For every
problem there is a solution to solve. God
has given us an opportunity and talent to
overcome these problems. We face all
these problems due to erratic planning of
the house construction. The almighty has
given us the vasthu shastra, which enable
us overcome all the problems, which we
face in our day to day life.
This science, after propounding the
rules of construction, goes to prove that
by constructing properly our buildings,
villages, towns, cities, shops, offices,
factories and industries we can make
ourselves prosperous
Vaastu considered the interplay of various
forces of nature involving the five elements
of earth, water, wind, fire and ether and
strives to maintain equilibrium as these
elements influence, guide and change the
living styles of not only human beings but
every living being on earth. Thus they
influence our deeds, luck, behavior and
other basics of life.
Vastu Shastra is the sublime elucidation
of your surrounding and their influence on
your life. Vastu literally means “ house”
or Dwelling Place and its principles
establish to create a harmony between the
fine elements viz. Earth, Sky, Fire, Water
and Air in the environment.
Vastu Shastra unifies the science, art,
astronomy and Siddhar’s Astrology;
it can also be said as an ancient mystic
science for designing and building. Vastu
Shastra helps us to make our lives better
and will secure from things going wrong.
Vastu shastra is an ancient building
science which covers the philosophy and
theory of Architectural works to construct
any building and as well as living style of
people. Vastushastra is based on various
natural energies, which is available free
cost in atmosphere like:
Solar Energy from Sun. Lunar Energy
from Moon
• Earth Energy
• Sky Energy
• Electric Energy
• Magnetic Energy
• Thermal Energy
• Wind Energy
• Light Energy
• Cosmic Energy
Utilization of such energies gives us
pleasure peace, prosperity and money etc
in our life
Vastu can be used for every room, every
house, every temple, every shop industry,
town planning, tour, cities and even for
earth. Vastu can be used for micro as well
as for macro level.
There are three forces in action to create
harmony. Wind, water and fire or, vaayu,
jal and Agni. If these forces are kept in
their appropriate places, then there will
be no disturbance. But if water is put in
place of fire and wind in place of water
or in any other combination, the forces
will start acting accordingly and create
disharmony and unpeacefulness.
Vastu Advice by Dr Commander Selvam
Siddhar For The Selection Of The Plot
The selection of the land is the initial
stage and is very crucial as it is like the
starting of anything. If you get a good
one, you are lucky, if you are not then
the problems start prevailing. So if you
are going to buy a new land/property,
make sure you do under guidance. If
you get a wrong plot and without any
consultation start construction then it will
be a invitation for all sorts of problems
like financial problem, health problem,
worries, sorrows. Make sure you do not
invite such inexplicable problems.
We will provide you with the assistance
in selection of the best suitable plot. We
follow the following steps:
• Check and determine the directions of
the site.
• Check the soil of the site as it plays a
major role in forming the vibrations of
that particular site.
• Try to get a personal feel and touch
of the property to observe positive or
negative vibrations at the site.
• Prepare a Vastu analysis chart indicating
important aspects and grading of the plot
and suggestions.
Vastu Advice Dr Commander Selvam
Siddhar For The Construction Detail
The second stage after buying a land is
to start construction. Now even if you
have chosen a bad land you can correct
it by making proper construction and
using Eco friendly material according
to vastu. If you have purchased a good
land, it can be unsuspicious if you don’t
make the construction according to the
rules of vastu. If you choose the wrong
materials in wrong place, they will start
giving problem later. Imagine after whole
construction you come to know that the
material is the cause of worries. What will
you do? You cannot demolish the whole
building , so its always better to have
precautions rather than to go for cures.
• Stairs-location shapes and rise.
• Placement of the main gate doors
windows, ventilators, and cupboards.
• Electricity meter, main line, lighting
system.
• Placement of all the rooms, kitchen,
bathrooms.
• Placement of the water sources like
overhead tanks, underground tank, septic
tank.
• Use of Eco- friendly materials
Residential Vastu
The meaning of vastu is dwelling, which
is the home for god and humans. Vastu
shastra is based on various energies that
comes from atmosphere like solar energy
from sun, cosmic energy, lunar energy,
thermal energy, magnetic energy, light
energy, wind energy. These energies can
be balanced to enhance peace, prosperity
and success. If a house is made according
to these principles, the inmates enjoy all
the happiness in life. If it is against vastu
principals, it will be a place for all sort of
problems, worries and no peace.
( for more information visit http://www.
drcommanderselvam-vastu.org/)
The interior signifies the space enclosed
by the outer walls of the house. The
interior is not like the homogeneous mass
of that of any sweet but it differs from
inch to inch so its very important to plan
it accordingly. Sometimes a person living
in Vastu based house can face problems if
the interiors is not done in proper manner
and many a times the problems can be
rectified by changing the interiors of the
house/office.
Vastu Advice For The Interiors Of The
House
The aim of Vaastu is to make us live in
harmony with nature taking advantage of
the magnetic fields, gravitational effects
etc. of the earth, the rainfall, the galaxy
and the whole of the nature and the
universe and duly invoking the blessing
of the Gods of the directions. So every
direction signifies a particular room and
if in any house the Vastu principles are
not followed, that result in misfortunes
and problems.
We will suggest you the design of the
interiors according to vastu.
• Placement of furniture in all the rooms
• Placement of the accessories in the
kitchen and bathroom.
• Suggesting the colour schemes for paints

We will provide you with the following

details:

• About the proportions of open spaces

and built space.
• Shape and height of the building levels.
• Slopes of floor and roof.
• Location of Columns beams.
• Boundary walls height, design, and
thickness.

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for different rooms.
• Suggesting the colours of the drapery
and choice of materials for different
rooms.
• Suggesting the colour for the exteriors.
•Placement of invertors, washing machine,
electrical items.
• Choice and placement of plants to be put
in an area and plants to be avoided in the
building.
In the commercial places also, each
portion of land is for specific purpose
and violation of these rules result into
problems in business, unsuccessful
projects and less money.
place to live in.- visit http://www.
drcommanderselvam-vastu.org
Swamiji Selvam Siddhar has written
numerous articles about Vaasthu Sastra
exclusively for the North American
Properties and for the European properties.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THE
USUAL VASTU SASTRA IN INDIA
cannot be applied or used for the North
American Properties or for the European
properties. DO NOT CONSULT A
VASTU CONSULTANT, UNLESS
OTHERWISE HE LIVED IN USA AND
UDERSTOOD ABOUT AMERICAN
PROPERTIES and published numerous
articles about the same in USA. Swamiji
has invented special remedies for the
Vastu problems exclusively for the
North American properties. Reach Param
Pujya His Holiness Swamiji Sri Selvam
Siddhar / Dr. Commander Selvam @ 678
234 6885 or
e- mail - avtemple@aol.com
web site :-
http://www.drcommanderselvam-vastu.
org

We will provide you with the following

detail

• Placement of the rooms of the director

• Placement of the room of the staff
according to the work done like accounts,
finance, designing, cash and what so
ever.
• Placement of the safe/vault.
• Placement of the raw materials, finished
products.
• Placement of machinery.

Make your surroundings a better

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 Pandit
L.V. Sharma
I n past issues I have shared many of my
thoughts on spirituality. First, I humbly
submit my Pranams to the Almighty for
blessing me with the opportunity to do
so. In this issue I wish to talk about the
spirituality taught to King Janaka by one
of the great saints, Ashtavakra.
The reason for his name is that he had
eight misplacements in his physical body.
Even though he had the misplacements
his knowledge is great. Even though he
lived and died thousands of years ago, his
thoughts on humanity and spirituality are
suitable even for today’s hectic world.
The Ashtavakra Gita, or The Song of
Ashtavakra (also known as the Ashtavakra
Samhita), is an Advaita Vedanta scripture
which documents a dialogue between the
Perfect Master Ashtavakra and the student
Janaka, the King of Mithila.
The Ashtavakra Gita comprises of a total
of 20 chapters. Ashtavakra Gita presents
the traditional teachings of Advaita
Vedanta with a clarity and power very
rarely matched. In the first chapter, the
teacher Ashtavakra imparts the highest
knowledge there is to King Janaka. In
the 2nd chapter, King Janaka asserts
that he has figured it out (as to what
true knowledge is). In the third chapter,
Janaka tests if King Janaka really got
this knowledge, and starts explaining in
more detail the nature of this “Brahma
Jnana,” or “Knowledge of Brahman.”
This continues through the 6th chapter,
and then Janaka speaks again in the 7th
chapter. Ashtavakra further instructs
Janaka in chapters 8 to11. In chapters 12,
13, and 14, Janaka speaks, giving a rare
glimpse into the mind of a true seeker,
who surely but steadily shows the signs
of “Jeevan-Muktah,” or liberated-while-
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living.
The Ashtavakra Gita states that there is nothing as existence or
non existence, right or wrong, or moral or immoral. In the eyes
of the Ashtavakra, one’s true identity can be found by simply
recognizing oneself as Pure Existence and that as individuals
we are the Awareness of all things. The Ashtavakra Gita teaches
that one is already free when one realizes that he or she is free.
In the first chapter the student Janaka asks only one question,
and for that one question the master gives a very big answer. The
question of the student Janaka is essentially, “How is knowledge
to be acquired? How is liberation to be attained? And how is
dispassion to be reached?” For this question the master’s long
reply is as follows.
If you are seeking liberation, turn away from the objects of the
senses like poison. Practice tolerance, sincerity, compassion,
contentment, and truthfulness like nectar. You are neither
earth, water, fire, air, nor even ether. For liberation, know
yourself as consisting of consciousness, the witness of
these. Only if you remain resting in consciousness, seeing
yourself as distinct from the body, then even now you
will become happy, peaceful, and free from bonds. You
do not belong to any caste, you are not at any stage, nor
are you anything that the eye can see. You are unattached
and formless, the witness of everything. Only by being
a witness of the world and worldly actions can one be
happy.
Righteousness and unrighteousness, pleasure and pain are
purely of the mind and are no concern of yours. You are
neither the doer, nor the reaper of consequences, so you are
always free. You are the one witness of everything, and are
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always totally free. The cause of your bondage is that you see
the witness as something other than this. Since you have been
bitten by the black snake of the self-opinion that “I am the doer,”
drink the nectar of faith in the fact that “I am not the doer,” and
be happy. Burn down the forest of ignorance with the fire of the
understanding that “I am the one pure awareness,” and be happy
and free from distress. That in which all this appears - imagined
like the snake in a rope - that joy, supreme joy and awareness is
what you are; so be happy. If one thinks of oneself as free, one
is free; and if one thinks of oneself as bound, one is bound. Here
this saying is true, “Thinking makes it so.”
On following the great sayings of this wonderful scholar saint
Ashtavakra, our Swamiji Sri. Selvam Siddhar always says, “You
will live according to your thoughts.”
Your real nature is as the one perfect, free, and action-less
consciousness, the all-pervading witness. You are unattached
to anything, desire-less and at peace. It is from illusion that
you seem to be involved in Samsara. Meditate on yourself as
motionless awareness. Be free from any dualism, giving up the
mistaken idea that you are just a derivative consciousness, or
anything external or internal. You have long been trapped in
the snare of identification with the body. Sever it with the knife
of knowledge that “I am awareness,” and be happy. You are
really unbound and action-less, self-illuminating and spotless
already. The cause of your bondage is that you are still resorting
to stilling the mind. All of this is really filled by you and strung
out in you, for what you consist of is pure awareness. So, don’t
be narrow-minded. Keep your mind broad and wide. You
are unconditioned and changeless, formless and immovable,
unfathomable awareness and imperturbable, so hold to nothing
but consciousness. Recognize that the apparent is unreal, while
the un-manifest is abiding. Through this initiation into truth you
will escape falling into unreality again. Just as a mirror exists
everywhere, both within and apart from its reflected images, so
the Supreme Lord exists everywhere, within and apart from this
body. Just as one and the same all-pervading space exists within
and without a jar, so the eternal, everlasting God exists in the
totality of things.
This long answer given by the master teaches the highest
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spirituality. If everybody were to adopt
this point of view there would be no ego
and jealousy. The entire world would be
very peaceful. After hearing the longer
answer, the great student Janaka asks
for a longer explanation from the great
master by narrating his experience as
well. This makes the second chapter of
this wonderful work.
Truly I am spotless and at peace, the
awareness beyond natural causality. All
this time I have been afflicted by delusion.
As I alone give light to this body, so I do
to the world. As a result, the whole world
is mine, or alternatively, nothing is. So
now, abandoning the body and everything
else, by some good fortune or other, my
true self becomes apparent. Just as waves,
foam, and bubbles are not different from
water, so all this which has emanated
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from oneself, is no other than oneself. In
the same way that cloth is found to be just
thread when analyzed, so when all this is
analyzed, it is found to be no other than
oneself.
Just as the sugar produced from the juice
of the sugarcane is permeated with the
same taste, so all this, produced out of me,
is completely permeated with me. From
ignorance of oneself, the world appears,
and by knowledge of oneself, it appears
no longer. From ignorance of the rope, a
snake appears; and by knowledge of it, it
appears no longer. Shining is my essential
nature, and I am nothing over and beyond
that. When the world shines forth, it is
simply me that is shining forth. All this
appears in me imagined due to ignorance,
just as a snake appears in the rope, the
mirage of water in the sunlight, and silver
in mother of pearl. All this, which has
originated out of me, is resolved back into
me too, like a jug back into clay, a wave
into water, and an ornament into gold.
How wonderful I am! Glory is to me, for
whom there is no destruction, remaining
even beyond the destruction of the world,
from Brahma down to the last clump of
grass. How wonderful I am! Glory is to
me, solitary even though with a body,
neither going nor coming anywhere, I
who abide forever, filling all that is. How
wonderful I am! Glory is to me! There is
no one as clever as me! I who have borne
all that am forever, without even touching
it with my body! How wonderful I am!
Glory is to me! I who possess nothing at
all or alternatively possess everything that
speech and mind can refer to.
Knowledge, what is to be known, and
the knower, these three do not exist in
reality. I am the spotless reality in which
they appear because of ignorance. Truly
dualism is the root of suffering. There is
no other remedy for it than the realization
that all this that we see is unreal, and that
I am the one stainless reality, consisting
of consciousness. I am pure awareness,
though through ignorance I have imagined
myself to have additional attributes.
By continually reflecting like this, my
dwelling place is in the Unimagined.
For me there is neither bondage nor
liberation. The illusion has lost its basis
and ceased. Truly all this exists in me,
though ultimately it does not even exist
in me. I have recognized that all this and
my body is nothing, while my true self
is nothing but pure consciousness, so
what can the imagination work on now?
The body, heaven and hell, bondage and
liberation, and fear too, all these are pure
imagination. What is there left to do for
me whose very nature is consciousness?
Truly, I do not see dualism, even in a
crowd of people. What pleasure should I
have when it has turned into a wilderness?
I am not the body, nor is the body mine. I
am not a living being. I am consciousness.
It was my thirst for living that was my
bondage. Truly it is in the limitless ocean
of me, that stimulated by the colorful
waves of the worlds, everything suddenly
arises in the wind of consciousness. It is
in the limitless ocean of me that the wind
of thought subsides, and the trader-like
living beings’ world bark is wrecked by
lack of goods. How wonderful it is that
in the limitless ocean of me the waves
of living beings arise, collide, play, and
disappear, according to their natures.
After hearing the longer explanation of
experiences by the student Janaka, the
Master speaks more.
person, who knows that what he sees is
by its very nature nothing, consider one
thing to be grasped and another to be
rejected? For someone who has eliminated
attachment, and who is free from dualism
and from desire, an object of enjoyment
that comes of itself is neither painful nor
pleasurable.

Knowing yourself as truly one and This country is great and the world is the
indestructible, how could a wise man greatest. We are all living an uncomfortable
possessing self-knowledge like you life, even though we have all the earthly
feel any pleasure in acquiring wealth? comforts needed for a comfortable living.
Truly, when one does not know oneself, What is the reason for it? We all forget
takes pleasure in the objects of mistaken the spirituality taught by our ancestors!
perception. It is just as greed arises for the By adopting this spiritual life, one can
mistaken silver in one who does not know have a peaceful and comfortable life. I
mother of pearl for what it is. All this wells whole heartedly thank the Almighty and
up like waves in the sea. Recognizing, “I Swamiji Sri. Selvam Siddhar for blessing
am that”, why run around like someone me with the chance to share my thoughts
in need? After hearing of oneself as on Spirituality. I pray that they bless me
pure consciousness and the supremely with ever more opportunities such as
beautiful, is one to go on lusting after this. In our next issue we will continue
sordid sexual objects? When the sage has to discuss this same subject. Om Nama
realized that he himself is in all beings, Shivaya.
and all beings are in him, it is astonishing
that the sense of individuality should be
able to continue. It is astonishing that a
man who has reached the supreme non-
dual state and is intent on the benefits
of liberation should still be subject to
lust and held back by sexual activity.
It is astonishing that one already very
debilitated, and knowing very well that
its arousal is the enemy of knowledge
should still hanker after sensuality, even
when approaching his last days.

It is astonishing that one who is unattached

to the things of this world or the next, who
discriminates between the permanent
and the impermanent, and who longs
for liberation, should still feel fear for
liberation. Whether feted or tormented,
the wise man is always aware of his
supreme self-nature and is neither pleased
nor disappointed. The great souled person
sees even his own body in action as if it
were some-one else’s, so how should he
be disturbed by praise or blame? Seeing
this world as pure illusion, and devoid of
any interest in it, how should the strong-
minded person feel fear, even at the
approach of death? Who is to be compared
to the great souled person whose mind is
free of desire, even in disappointment,
and who has found satisfaction in self-
knowledge? How should a strong-minded

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Akasthya Yoga by Swamiji Sri Selvam
Siddhar- Dr Commander Selvam
The Word YOGA comes from Sanskrit
and means to unite, the coming together of
Soul and God. Yoga is a process by which
you can dissolve your Self with God.
Yoga is a method of meditation which
brings a breakthrough in the evolution
of human awareness. By this process a
person becomes moral, united, integrated
and balanced. The all-pervading divine
power can be felt or experienced as a cool
breeze. “Know thyself” is the main theme
of all the scriptures - it becomes evident
and one reaches an absolute understanding
of oneself.
Yoga is not only for the physical body,
people practice yoga for many reasons to
feel more connected, to quiet the mind
and to strengthen the body. It is a mind
– body practice that enhances physical
and mental fitness, as well as spiritual
well – being.
Yogis view that the mind and the body
are one and that if it is given the right
tools and taken to the right environment,
it can find harmony and heal itself. Yoga
therefore is considered therapeutic. It
helps you become more aware of your
body’s posture, alignment and patterns of
movement. As people worldwide know
the benefits of yoga, it makes the body
more flexible and helps you relax even in
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the midst of a stress stricken environment.
This is one of the foremost reasons why
people want to start practicing yoga - to
feel fitter, be more energetic, be happier
and peaceful.
The main aim of yoga that we are trying
to achieve is to unite our soul with the
super consciousness which is “Our God”.
Our physical and mental healthiness is
essential in order to reach this target.
Yoga emphasizes good health and
prevention of illnesses and diseases. Yoga
is also used as a therapy to help us recover
and over come illness and stresses caused
by a hectic lifestyle. Our bodies and minds
reflect the stress, tension and depression
that we subject it to everyday.
Sri Selvam Siddhar has designed specific
Yoga Workshops to deal with various
physical and mental issues that one might
suffer from. The workshops that we run
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The workshops can be tailored to meet the
individual’s own fitness level, covering
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yoga. We also offer Yoga workshops for
yoga teachers.
We practice Yoga in its ancient and
original form respecting its ancient
theories and principles.
Pranayama - a short introduction
The term Pranayama is a word from the
ancient Indian language Sanskrit. It refers
to the regulation of our breathing activity
and to controlling our life force. We all
know that none of us can live for longer
than a few minutes without breathing, yet
many people either don’t breath well or
are unaware of what it means to breath
properly. With a bad breathing habit a
person only utilizes a fraction of their
body’s potential life force.
Prana is an energy or a form of life force
which we can perceive in nature: for
example wind is an energy that we don’t
see, yet we know it exists because of
the movement of the trees or grass etc.
Similarly Prana is also invisible but we
can still perceive it, for instance when we
put our fingers in front of our nose and
feel our breath. Therefore our breath is an
external manifestation of Prana. When we learn to control our There are three different forms of Pranayama exercises: Puraka,
breath, then we can regulate the subtle energies in our body and Kumbhaka and Rechaka. Puraka is inhalation, Kumbhaka is
also control our mind. holding the breath and rechaka is exhalation

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The neighbor happily abides the

request. A week passed, without
Nasruddin knocking to return the
pot. The neighbor and Nasruddin
bump into each other at the bazaar
a few days latter. Nasruddin’s
neighbor asked, “Where is my
pot?” “It’s dead,” said Nasruddin.
“But how can that be?” asked the
neighbor. Nasruddin explained,
“If a pot can give birth, then a pot
can die!”

One afternoon, Nasruddin and his

friend were sitting in a cafe, drinking tea, and talking about life
and love. “How come you never got married?” Nasruddin asked
his friend at one point. “Well,” said Nasruddin, “to tell you the
truth, I spent my youth looking for the perfect woman. In Cairo,
I met a beautiful and intelligent woman, with eyes like dark

O ne day, Nasruddin came riding into town. The people olives, but she was unkind. Then in Baghdad, I met a woman
stopped him to ask, “Why are you sitting back to front on who was a wonderful and generous soul, but we had no interests
your donkey?” He replied, “I know where I am going, I want in common. One woman after another would seem just right, but
to see where I have been.” Later that evening, Nasruddin was there would always be something missing. Then one day, I met
cooking up some things. He went to his neighbor and asked for a her. She was beautiful, intelligent, generous, and kind. We had
pot and promised to return it the next day. A knock, knock came everything in common. In fact she was perfect!” “Well,” said
on the neighbor’s door the next day. Nasruddin had come to Nasruddin’s friend, “what happened? Why didn’t you marry
return the pot. The her?” Nasruddin sipped his tea reflectively. “Well,” he replied,
neighbor looks at “it is a sad thing. Seems she was looking for the perfect man!”
his pot and inside
was one smaller. Once upon a time, Nasruddin went to the marketplace and put up
The neighbor a sign that read: “Whoever has stolen my donkey, please return
said, “There is a it to me, and I will give it to them.” “Nasruddin!” exclaimed
small pot inside the townspeople, “why would you put up such a sign?” “There
the one I loaned are two great gifts in life,” replied Nasruddin. “One is to find
you.” Nasruddin something that you’ve lost and the other is to give something
told him, “The pot that you love away!”
gave birth.” The
neighbor was quite Mullah Nasruddin had a beautiful
pleased to hear daughter. She was the desire of all
this and accepted the evil eyes of the men who lived
the two pots. The in his village. Everyone sought the
very next morning, hand of the fair maiden, but Mullah
Nasruddin knocked Nasruddin protected her from the
on the neighbor’s outside world, saving her for the
door to borrow wealthy young Khan who lived just
a larger pot than outside the village. At last the young
the previous one. Khan came to ask for the hand of the
beautiful maiden. Mullah Nasruddin
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drove a hard bargain and was to receive
the highest bride-price ever bargained for
in the entire region. With the usual Muslim
regard for tradition, Mullah Nasruddin
insisted on a long waiting-period before the
wedding vows could be taken.
However, it seemed that the young and
beautiful daughter of Mullah Nasruddin
had a mind of her own. She had fallen in
love with a young stalwart ne’er-do-well in
the village, who constantly showered her
with attention as she went to the nearby
well to gather water in the mornings and at
dusk. Her trips to get water began to take
longer periods of time. Most people in the
village knew what was happening, but no
one dared tell Mullah Nasruddin. The time
for the wedding approached and the young,
wealthy Khan came to collect his bride.
Mullah Nasruddin brought her to greet her
betrothal, and lo and behold, she was very
well pregnant by this time! The young,
rich Khan was horrified, and turned on the
Mullah Nasruddin, demanding to know
why such a thing had occurred. And when
Mullah Nasruddin merely replied that such
things are normal when people get married,
the young, rich Khan stormed out of Mullah
Nasruddin’s compound, and said that he
withdrew his offer of marriage to the young
beautiful daughter of Mullah Nasruddin;
and therefore, would expect a return of his
down payment on the bride’s price. Mullah
Nasruddin,
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genuinely shocked, called after the
young, rich Khan, and the young Khan
returned. “Let us be sensible about this,”
pleaded Mullah Nasruddin. “Actually,
I should double the bride price now that
my daughter is truly pregnant and can
give you a son.” The young Khan, even
more horrified, stuttered and asked, “In the
name of Allah, why?” Mullah Nasruddin
calmly replied, “Why just last week I
delivered a cow to a man to whom I had
sold the cow several months before. In the
interim period, the cow became pregnant,
and when I delivered the cow, I demanded
and received twice the original amount.
Now what is so different between a cow
and a daughter?”
Nasruddin heard that there was a banquet
being held in the nearby town, and that
everyone was invited. He made his way
right now. The most important thing is to
there as quickly as he could. When the
take very good care of your feet and sandals;
Master of Ceremonies saw him in his
you must keep them clean and neat at all
ragged clothes, he seated him in the most
times.” The neighbors listened attentively
inconspicuous place, far from the great
until they glanced down at his feet, which
table where the most important people were
were in fact quite dirty and shod in old
being waited on hand and foot. Nasruddin
sandals that seemed about to fall apart. “But
saw that it would be an hour at least before
Nasruddin Hoja,” said one of them, “your
the waiters reached where he was sitting.
feet are terribly dirty, and your sandals are
So he got up and went home. He dressed
a mess! How do you expect us to follow
himself in a magnificent sable cloak and
your teachings if you don’t carry them out
turban and returned to feast. As soon as
yourself?” “Well,” replied Nasruddin, “I
the heralds of the Emir, his host, saw this
don’t go around asking people how I should
splendid sight they started to beat the drum
live my life either, do I!”
of welcome and sound the trumpets in
a manner befitting a visitor of high rank.
One day Mullah Nasruddin went to market
The Chamberlain came out of the palace
to buy new clothes. First he tested a pair of
himself, and conducted the
trousers. He didn’t like the trousers and he
magnificent Nasruddin to
gave back them to the shopkeeper. Then he
a place almost next to the
tried on a robe which was the same price
Emir. A dish of wonderful
as the trousers. Mullah Nasruddin was
food was immediately
pleased with the robe and he left the shop.
placed before him. Without
Before he climbed on the donkey to ride
a pause, Nasruddin began to
home he was stopped by the shopkeeper
rub handfuls of it into his turban and
and the shop-assistant. “You didn’t pay
cloak. “Your Eminence,” said the prince,
for the robe,” said the shopkeeper. “But I
“I am curious as to your eating habits,
gave you the trousers instead of the robe,
which are new to me.” “Nothing special,”
right?” replied Mullah Nasruddin. “Yes,
said Nasruddin; “the cloak got me in here
but you didn’t pay for the trousers, either!”
and got me the food. Surely it deserves its
said the shopkeeper. “But I didn’t buy the
portion!”
trousers,” replied Mullah Nasruddin. “I am
not so stupid as to pay for something which
One day Nasruddin was taking a walk in
I never bought!”
his village, when several of his neighbors
approached him. “Nasruddin Hoja!” they
said to him, “You are so wise and holy!
Please take us as your pupils to teach us
how we should live our lives, and what we
should do!” Nasruddin paused, then said
“Alright; I will teach you the first lesson
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 O n c e upon a time there lived a stone cutter who went every
day to a great rock in the side of a big mountain and cut out slabs
for houses. He understood the kinds of stones very well, that
are wanted for the different purposes, and as he was a careful
workman he had plenty of customers. For a long time, he was
quiet happy and contented and asked for nothing better than what
he had. Now in the mountain dwelt a spirit which now and then
appeared to men and helped them in many ways to become rich
and prosperous. The stone cutter, how ever had never seen this
spirit, and only shook his head, with an unbelieving air, when
any one spoke of it. But a time came when he learnt to change
his opinion.
One day the stone cutter carried a grave stone to the house of a
rich man, and saw there all sorts of beautiful things, of which he
had never even dreamt. Suddenly his daily work seemed to grow
harder and heavier, and he said to himself. “Oh if only I was rich
man and could sleep in a bed with silken curtains and golden
tassels, how happy I should be” and a voice answered him “Your
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wish is heard: a rich man you shall be”.
At the sound of the voice the stone cutter looked around, but
could see nobody. He thought it was all his fancy, and picked
up his tools and went home, for he did not feel inclined to do
any more work that day. But when he reached the little house
where he lived, he stood still with amazement for instead of his
wooden hut was a stately palace filled with splendid furniture
and most splendid of all was the bed , in every respect like the
one he had envied. He was nearly beside himself and in his new
life the old one was soon forgotten. It was now the beginning of
summer and each day the sun blazed more fiercely. One morning
the heat was so great that the stone cutter could scarcely breathe,
and he determined he would stop at home till the evening. He was
rather dull, for he had never learnt how to amuse himself and was
peeping through the closed blinds to see what was going on in the
street, when a little carriage passed by drawn by servants dressed
in blue and silver.
In the carriage sat a prince, and over his head a golden umbrella
was held to protect him from the sun’s rays. “Oh if I were only a
prince” said the stone cutter to himself as the carriage vanished
around the corner. “Oh if I were only a prince and could go in
such a carriage and have a golden umbrella held over me, how
happy I should be”. And a prince he was. Before his carriage rode
one company of men and behind it. Servants dressed in scarlet
and gold bore him along, the coveted umbrella was held over
his head, every thing his heart could desire was his. But it was
not enough He looked around still for something to wish for and
when he saw that in spite of the water he poured on the grass
the rays of the sun scorched it and that in
spite of the umbrella held over his head
each day his face grew browner and
browner, he cried in his anger: “The sun
is mightier than I If I were only the sun”
And the mountain spirit answered. “Your
wish is heard the sun you shall be” And
the sun he was, and felt himself proud in
his power. He shot his beams above and
below, on earth and in heaven, he burnt
up the grass in the fields and scorched the
faces of princes as well as of poorer folk
but in a short time he began to grow tired
of his might, for there seemed nothing
left for him to do. Discontent once more
filled his soul, and when a cloud covered
his face and hid the earth from him, he
cried in his anger “Does the cloud hold
captive my rays, and is it mightier than I?
Oh that I be a cloud and mightier than any.
And the mountain spirit answered “Your
wish is heard a cloud you shall be”. And
a cloud he was, and lay between the sun
and the earth. He caught the sun’s beams
and held them, and to his joy the earth
grew green again and flowers blossomed.
But that was not enough for him and for
days and week he poured forth rain till
the rivers over flowed their banks and
the crops of rice stood in water. Towns
and villages were destroyed by the power
of the rain, only the great rock on the
mountainside remained unmoved. The
cloud was amazed at the sight and cried
in wonder “Is the rock then, mightier than
I? Oh if I were only the rock “. And the
mountain spirit answered your wish is
heard the rock you shall be! And the rock
he was and gloried in his power. Proudly
he stood, and neither the heat of the sun
nor the force of the rain could move him.
“This is better than all” he said to himself.
But one day he heard a strange noise at
his feet, and when he looked down to see
what it could be. He saw a stone cutter
driving tools in to his surface.
Even while he looked a trembling feeling
ran all through him, and a great block
broke off and fell up on the ground. Then
he cried in his wrath; “Is a mere child of
earth mightier than a rock? Oh If I were
only a man”. And the mountain spirit
answered “Your wish is heard once more
you shall be a man”.
And a man he was in the sweat of his
brow he toiled again at his trade of stone
cutting. His bed was hard and his food
scanty but he had learnt to be satisfied
with it and did not long to be something
or somebody else. And as he never asked
for things he did not have or desired to be
greater and mightier than other people, he
was happy at last and never again heard
the voice of the mountain spirit.

There can be many other ways to

S ilence holds the key to opening doors to a wholesome life,
ultimate liberation and attainment of happiness. It uplifts our
visions, our concepts, our way of thinking, feeling and how we
act in our world. Silence is the tool which helps us know and
experience fully who we are and what our purpose in life is.
Silence offers the way to complete liberation for body, mind and
soul. The appreciation for silence replaces the need for addictive
thoughts and activities. When we love silence, there is no reason
to run away from our thoughts and fears. The practice of silence
brings unspeakable peace.
Speech is the biggest consumer of our energy; it depletes the
oxygen in our body and mind and causes energy burnout. This
is turn causes the mind to overheat, which leads us to become
angry, impatient etc and hence we are unable to think or act
calmly, coolly or rationally.
communicate with each other without
using speech, Swamiji believes that
when two people meet it is possible
to communicate in an energetic level
because communication is not just only
by speech, but by synchronizing energy
levels you can also communicate.
Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar also
known as Dr. Commander Selvam does much work with energy
and believes we can synchronies our energy more in silence
rather then through speech.
Also he feels why we can’t develop other methods of
communicating other then speech as he feels we loose so much
of the essence of what we are trying to express through speech.
Words can only ever give a limited interpretation of our real
feeling; words will never grasp the real sentiments of feelings
and emotions.

Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar also known as Dr. Commander

Selvam recommends the practice of silence in his workshops
and seminars. Only by participating in this silence therapy will
you realize the benefits of it and the amount of energy you will
gain from it.

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Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar also known as
Dr. Commander Selvam believes healing
energy flows more freely in silence
Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar also known
as Dr. Commander Selvam has been
practicing silence at a very young age. At
the age of fourteen he spent three months
alone in the jungle. Swamiji Sri Selvam
Siddhar also known as Dr. Commander
Selvam has spent many other periods in
silence, anything from three or six months
up to a year. Spending time in silence
in both important and necessary for
Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar also known
as Dr. Commander Selvam to exist in this
world.
Swamiji would like to express to people
about his nature and his need for silence
as a person, while traveling with his
work or whether at home in the ashram
he would encourage people to hug him or
sit with him in silence from time to time.
Swamiji would also like to express to
people that he is extremely approachable
and accessible if they would like to talk
with and tell him their problems, he will
listen and try to heal them.
Atharav vedic Sound therapy invented
by Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar for
harmonization and deep relaxation:-
The technique of sound therapy has its
roots in Nada Yoga, the yoga of sound, as
well as in Yoga Nidra, the deep relaxation
of yoga. Since time immemorial, sounds
of Indian stringed instruments have been
applied for healing and harmonization.
In former times people have used stringed
instruments for playing sacred music and
as an accompaniment and assistance for the
pujas (rituals), meditations and also for the
yoga-asanas. And also today musicians in
India are still invited to perform at rituals,
healings and Yoga Nidra. In the course of
our society’s media development, the CD
has replaced the quality of live music. But
Indian music always emerges newly in
every moment and is a transmission from
heart to heart.
The effects of sound therapy
Sound therapy contributes to the relaxation
of tensions and blockades caused by
stress. The getting down to a deep state of
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peaceful mind revitalizes and restores the Siddhar. For more information reach
self healing forces. Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar also known
as Dr. Commander Selvam @ USA
The sounds produce a tender massage Toll Free 1-800-574 3427 OR E- MAIL
reaching more or less deeply into the avtemple@aol.com
inner body. Selected tone scales (Ragas)
of the Indian music tradition support
the re-discovery of the basic harmonic
condition of the mind. Using relaxation
exercises at the beginning, the listener
opens up for the nourishing and healing
tones. The music leads to an extended
self perception. It activates the inner
experience and can help to discover a
new access to one’s own inner resources.
All body organs and senses come to
peace hardly found even asleep. Crucial
for this deep relaxation is the experience
of real live music, as only this way
a true dialog between musician and
audience can begin, while the musician
is sensitively in accordance with the
immediate experience of the listener.
The Rudra Veena
The Bin or Rudra Veena is a zither and
belongs to the oldest classical instruments
of India. According to traditional sayings
Shiva has created it while he meditated on
the beauty of his wife Parvati. The Rudra
Veena is an early form of the popular
Sitar and has been called the mother and
queen of Indian strings. Rich in basses
and overtones the Rudra Veena has been
the ideal musical instrument to arouse
a meditative condition of mind since
centuries. Due to it’s sound frequencies
it is possible to resolve blockades very
effectively in a quite easy manner.
The Sitar
The Sitar is a long-necked lute and was
created 700 years ago from the well
known musician Amir Khusru.
The instrument is a further development
of the Persian Setar and the Indian Rudra
Veena.
The Sitar has through many resonant
strings a very fine and lyrical character.
The sound is suitable for heart openings
and meditative concerts.
Also lot of other special music theraphy
was invented by our Holiness Sri Selvam
 Certain works in the world needs only physical strength. For
example, lifting a weight. Certain works need only mental
strength. For example, working with a computer. It needs only
mental power and there is no need for physical strength. But sex
is the only work, which needs mental and physical strength. A
lot of people suffer due to this and they go to a sexologist for
their health check up. They undergo a lot of medication but the
result will be nothing. Some people face horrible situations in
their life. Some people have gone to the extent of divorce and
some have gone even to the extent of committing suicide. What
is the reason for all these things? The horoscope and the position
of the planets in the horoscope are the only reasons for all these
things. According to Atharva Vedic Astrology the planet Venus,
which is called as Sukran, is the in charge of enjoyments.

The planet Venus, if he is in his own house individually in one’s

horoscope it is very sure that the person will have a satisfied
sexual life. If the plant Venus is in his full power (uccham) it
is very sure that the person will wander for more and more sex.
If the planet Venus is powerless in a male’s horoscope he will
have the problem of premature ejaculation. If the planet Venus
is powerless in a female’s horoscope she will wander for having
sex with more than one man. If the planet Venus is seated along
with the Planet Moon in on female’s horoscope it is very sure
that she will have more than one partner for sex. If the planet
Venus is seated with the planet Mars in a male’s horoscope it is
very sure that he will be a homosexual personality. If the planet
Jupiter is seated with the planet Venus, in one’s horoscope, he/
she will have no interest towards sex. The aforesaid are only
examples. There are a lot of things to analyze regarding one’s
sexual life and how much enjoyment one will have in the life.
The transit of major planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Raaghu and
Kethu also play a role in deciding the capacities of an individual.
The planets are the only authorities to decide on the life of an
individual.

There is a vast different between the regular astrology and Vedic

astrology. According to the regular astrology only the planetary
position of an individual is analyzed. But in Vedic astrology the
Karma, is also being analyzed. Especially Atharva Veda deals
a lot in all of these aspects. Our ancestors were intellectual
giants. They have foreseen what will happen in future and how
to come out of those troubles. It will be the best to consult an
Atharva Veda scholar before taking any important decisions.
Only by taking the consultation and adopting the procedures
advised by the Vedic scholar anybody can come out of their

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problems very easily. The procedures may be tough at times to
adopt but having in mind to get out of the problems one should
adopt the procedures as prescribed by the Vedic scholar. We all
consult the doctor to come out of our physical ailments and we
take the medications as per the advice of the doctor. Like that
we should undergo the prescribed procedures prescribed by the
Vedic scholar to have a beautiful life.
5900 Brook Hollow Parkway, Norcross , GA 30071. Contact
Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar) @ USA
toll free 1-800-574-3427 or 1-88-232-1818 or Hindu Temple of
Georgia @ 770-447-9393 ext -0- or email to avtemple@aol.com
Visit the website www.drcommanderselvam-vedicastrology.org
to know more and more about the solutions for the problems.

The karma or destiny cannot be changed. But according to

Atharva Veda the karma or destiny can be easily altered
conveniently. The Atharva Veda Yaksha/Yakshini devathas
play a vital role in altering the karma and making one’s life as
the happiest life. One can be relieved from all kinds of sexual
problems by approaching the Atharva Veda Yaksha/Yakshini
devathas. According to Atharva Veda “nothing is impossible”.
The approach of the proper Yaksha/Yakshini devathas through
the proper person like Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.
Selvam Siddhar) is the proper way to clear off all kinds of
problems related to all walks of life. Dr. Commander Selvam
(Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar) has established the Hindu
Temple of Georgia. This is also known as Shiva Vishnu Temple
of Georgia. This is the first healing temple in the entire western
countries. This is the first Hindu Temple in the entire Hindu
Lineage to house 108 different images of Lord Shiva. This is the
first Hindu Temple in the entire western countries to house various
Atharva Veda Yaksha/Yakshini Devathas like Sri. Atharva
Soolini. To solve your problems come and get the blessings
of the Almighty and the other Yaksha/Yakshini devathas at
Hindu Temple of Georgia/ Shiva Vishnu Temple of Georgia,
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Life is not a bed of roses. Things are not that smooth as
we expect them to be. Marriage is the most beautiful
relationship that happens to everyone at some point of
time. But, some of us fail to keep the spark of married
life alive. Problems in marriage are bound to come,
because two individuals having different personalities
meet and then clashes take place. Time is not the same
always. When a person gets married, there are lots of
responsibilities that
one has to bear.
Amidst the day-to-
day tensions, sometimes
the person is not able to
keep up the expectations
of his/her partner. But it
does not mean that he/she
doesn’t love his/her partner.
What is the reason for all these
problems? According to Atharva
Veda, the planets and their positions are the only
reasons for all these kinds of problems. Atharva Veda
clarifies all kinds of marriage related problems into
two major divisions. One is pre marriage problems
and the other is post marriage problems. Atharva
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Veda also describes the rituals of Yaksha/Yakshini
devathas’ rituals to remove the aforesaid problems.
In today’s world each and every one faces many problems in
life. All need salvation for the problems. Marriage is the most
important part of a human life. According to the words of
Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar), “There
is neither dependence nor independence but inter dependence but
the inter dependence starts”. There is an old saying “Marriages
are made in Heaven”. As per the Vedic scriptures the marriage
is a social, spiritual, or legal union of individuals. This union
may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks
its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status
created is called wedlock. Marriage takes many forms: a union
between one man and one woman as husband and wife is a
normal and regular marriage. It is called as arranged marriage.
The marriage is decided by the elders of the couple. The next is
the love marriage. Vedic scriptures define this kind of marriage
as “Gaandharvam’. Some marriages are done in a very secret
manner. These kinds of marriages are called as “Raakshasam”
(the system of marriage followed by the demon kings) and many
more like this. A man who marries more than one woman is
called as polygamy and a woman who marries more than one
man is called as polyandry. These were not very common in
ancient days. But nowadays these things have become very
common. What is the reason for this? Dr. Commander Selvam
(Swamiji Selvam Siddhar), the only living Siddhar of the entire
western countries and the only scholar of Atharva Veda in the
entire Western countries, reply in a word. The reply is “planets”.
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 Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar) scrutinizes
the horoscope and paves the wonderful path for salvation.
Before going deep to solve the problems, it is a must to analyze
why the problem happens. The analyzing tool is astrology. The
usage of the tool is horoscope. The preparation of horoscopes
is to be done by a well learned Atharva Veda scholar and the
horoscopes should be scrutinized only by him. The planet position
clearly tells about the married life of the couple. Some couple has
a long and peaceful married life. Some couple has a long married
life but without any peaceful ness in the family and often quarrels
between each other.
Some couple has a very short span of married life. Some women
become widow at the later stage, some at the early stage. Some
men become widower at the later stage and some at the early
stage. What is the reason for all these kinds of problems? The
answer is “Planets’.
prayer. The request to the Yaksha /Yakshini devathas to solve a
problem is called as rituals. By properly performing the rituals
as per the directions of Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.
Selvam Siddhar) and by the blessings of the almighty and
Yaksha/Yakshini devathas the problems will be put to an end.
To know about the problems in marriage and salvation of the
problems approach Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.Selvam
Siddhar).
The problems related to pre marriage issues are unable to find a
suitable life partner, unable to find the proper time to get married
and so on. The post marriage problems are, lack of understanding,
unable to have the proper sex, unable to lead a peaceful family
life and unable to get proper income to run the life peacefully.
Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar) has
wonderful mantra powers and knowledge on Atharva Veda. He
gives wonderful salvation for the problems through the rituals.
Atharva Veda rituals means finding solution of problems related

Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.

Selvam Siddhar) is well versed in Atharva
Vedic astrology. Among all different
techniques of astrology Atharva Vedic
astrology is the most ancient one and is the
most accurate one. According to Atharva
Veda techniques, the horoscope is to be
scrutinized in 144 angles. Then only we can
have a clear solution for the problems.

According to the Atharva Veda, astrology

is only a tool to find the root cause of a
problem. It is not a solution to solve the
problems. Atharva Veda tells about the
rituals for the wonderful Yaksha/Yakshini
devathas to solve the marriage related
problems. The request to gods is called as
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to an individual’s Health, Wealth, Career, Obstacles, Happiness,
married life, relationship and many other problems based on
principles of Vedic astrology. After analyzing the horoscope
of an individual Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.Selvam
Siddhar) suggests unique remedial measures to solve even
chronic and critical problems in day to day life.
Siddhar) @ USA toll free 1-800-574-3427 or 1-88-232-1818 or
Hindu Temple of Georgia @ 770-447-9393 ext -0- or email to
avtemple@aol.com To know more and more about the salvation
of marriage related problems visit www.drcommanderselvam-
marriage.org

After analyzing an individual’s Horoscope/Birth Charts/kundli

in depth and Swamiji tells one about the exact positions of the
planets and how these planets can influence one’s life. The astro
expert Swamiji would suggest the suitable remedies, which
could be Yantra, mantra and thantra or performing regular
rituals for Yaksha/Yakshini devathas. Swamiji also provides
one with the ancient Atharva Vedic Astrological Remedies and
Remedial Solutions which could provide relief from the malefic
effects of the planets. A person’s Horoscope clearly sketches
the problems one has to face. These problems are outlined
in the form of planetary afflictions. Dr. Commander Selvam
(Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar) first forms the individual’s Birth
Chart/Horoscope/Kundli based upon Ancient Atharva Vedic
Astrology and then analyzes it deeply to arrive on highs and
lows of a person and accordingly remedies or solutions are
suggested. Atharva Vedic remedy depends upon planetary
positions, the main remedies include - Mantra, Thantra, and
Yantra.

Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar) is the

only living Siddhar and Atharva Veda scholar in the entire
western countries. Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.
Selvam Siddhar) is the first Hindu Indian of the entire Hindu
lineage to establish a Hindu Temple with 108 various images of
Lord Shiva. That temple is known as Hindu Temple of Georgia/
Shiva Vishnu Temple of Georgia. This is the first Hindu Temple
in the entire western countries to house Atharva Veda Yaksha/
Yakshini devathas such as Sri. Atharva Soolini. To solve your
problems visit Hindu Temple of Georgia/Shiva Vishnu Temple
of Georgia, 5900 Brook Hollow Parkway Norcross, GA 30071.
or contact Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.Selvam

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 Vedic Astrology healing
by Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar

Vedic Astrology is originally called Vedanga Jyotish. Siddhar-Dr Commander Selvam, as an experienced
‘Ved-anga’ means from the Vedas and ‘Jyotish’ is face and palm reader, to connect with your
the Sanskrit term for astrology. The Vedas personality.
are the oldest texts of the world and
contain the system of wisdom There are two possibilities to
in Indian culture. They have receive a reading. You can
a very broad outlook and either pose one question
are essentially a study by filling the form
of self. after clicking at the
link below. For one
The calculation of question please
Western Astrology make a donation of
is based on the 20 Euro. Further
solar system. questions are
With horoscopes possible for an
in newspapers, additional donation
magazines or of 10 Euro per
astrologers you question. You will
might already have receive an answer by
knowledge about email.
this system. With
a Vedic birth chart His If you would like to have
Holiness Sri Selvam Siddhar a personal and more detailed
of Hindu Temple of California consultation but cannot meet Sri
USA can give you an insight in the Selvam Siddhar in person you can
Vedic Astrology whose calculation is fill the form and we can arrange a phone
based on the lunar system. consultation. For this we will find a date and a time
which suits your and his convenience. If you wish to
Astrology is not just about predicting the course of have a phone conversation please e- mail us with your
one’s life. It is a science and you will receive a diagnosis name , date of birth, birth place and your credit/ debit
about the energy of the planetary constellations in card with expiry date, your billing address for US $
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offers you solutions and the cure for energies which :- 1-888-232-1818
are influencing your life in a negative way. This is
why it is called Astrologic healing.

On your request for astrology Sri Sri Selvam Siddhar

has a deep inside in your birth chart and gives his
valuable advice with the answer of your question.
Sending a picture along with the request can be
beneficial because it will be easier for Swamiji Sri
Selvam

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A Direct Experience of God By Father Peter Bowes

Many say they believe in God, but believing in God is not the
same as having a direct experience of God. Direct means first-
hand, not second-hand. It is not hearsay or conjecture. Direct
means something happens to you. You go through something,
and then you can say you have had an experience. Throughout
history, belief in God has resulted in people gathering for
worship in churches, mosques, and temples. All over the world
people still congregate based on similar beliefs about God. But
how many can really say they know God?

Love and faith are the two most important qualities that make a
substantial relationship with God possible. Love pulls you to the
Divine Being; faith expects that something real will happen. Love
connects you and God together; faith brings trust that God will
respond to your hopes. Love creates the opening for something
genuine to occur in relationship with God; faith reaches out
beyond what is comfortable, stretching you to feel and see what
you long for with your whole heart, mind and soul.

A direct experience of God requires love and faith, both of which

play integral roles in preparing you to meet God. With love and
faith, you let the Divine Being know you care enough so that
God will come and give you God’s Self. You have to silence the
mind and the emotions, and develop a stillness that can wait for
a response from God. With meditation and prayer, a person can
clear the mind of the world and the distractions of the senses in
preparation for this meeting with God. God will come when you
have cleared away all the other gods in your life, and this takes
work, patience and diligent effort.

The initial phase of this preparation can be somewhat discouraging

because the most dark and detrimental parts of your nature show
up for review. You just can’t ask God to come into a place soiled
with dirt, confusion and negative energy, so you will have to
make a clean and wholesome space before you invite God to
reside in you. Often you will need a Teacher – someone who has
had a direct experience of God, who can see what needs to be
drawn out of you – to help you clear the space within you.

All the mystics and saints have described direct experience

of God in much the same ways. Each describes experiencing
the love of their life in the embrace of God’s kiss and God’s
presence. No fear can exist in the presence of God since God
is all love and light. God is inside you and is loving you with
every ounce you are willing to receive, and this experience will
move you from belief to knowing. When you come into a direct
experience of the God at the center of your being, it will change
you completely, and you will know a profound peace that cannot
be disturbed by the confusion of the world.

To learn more about Father Peter Bowes visit: FatherPeter.

CentersOfLight.org
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 How many days to take benefit

Another common question is how soon can one expect to

experience the benefits of wearing or installing a Yantra. This
usually takes 45 days but this is a conservative estimate. Some
Atharva Yantras activate results almost immediately if one’s
karmic potential is ripe. Others work better over the long term,
gradually but steadfastly increasing stages of blessings. Atharva
Yantras for prosperity and wealth are usually of this category.
Hence patience is required. For example, the Yaksha Atharva
Kuber Yantra may or may not bestow immediate results but the
patient person will eventually see benefits. It is known that the
greatest bounties that can be conferred by the Yaksha Atharva
Kuber Yantra come after 3 years in many cases.

Atharva Yantras for health, preventing accidents and mishaps

and the like, are known to be working if nothing is going wrong!
However, despite one’s best intentions, the desired results may
not always be achieved. This is usually due to reasons of karma
that have to be worked out and experienced before the organism
can achieve its desire.

Please call Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar – Dr Commander Selvam

in Toll Free # 1-800-574-3427 or e-mail avtemple@aol.com
Sri Sri Selvam Siddhar- Dr. Commander Selvam “Siddhar”
in USA and Canada to decide what is the right one according
to your grahas and and present problems you are undergoing.
Yantra is an instrument, or a talisman or a mystical diagram
Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar / Dr. Commander Selvam is the
usually in copper. It is a technique or path, considered the
Authority of Vedic Astrology and the only Living Siddhar in
simplest and shortest, through which one can attain one’s
USA and an Athava Vedic scholar and the Atharva Veda is the
desires, and fulfill one’s wishes. It is said that the ‘Deities’
base for any kinds of yantras
reside in the Atharva Yantras and by performing ‘Rituals’ or
worship of Atharva Yantras, one can appease them, remove
the malefic effects of planets, and increase the flow of positive
energy. Procedures to be followed by you to place this energized
Atharva Yantra.

1. First purify your body and start with a clear and positive mind
frame
2. Find a place on the floor facing east, where you will be
undisturbed.
3. Light the incense or diya. (It does not matter how many you
light).
4. Lay a fresh flower and a fresh fruit on the altar.
5. Open the Atharva Yantra and place it along with the image
of the deity of
Atharva yantra and your isht God.
6. Take the water with any leaf from any tree and sprinkle the
water on
yourself followed by sprinkling the water on the Atharva
Yantra.
7. Close your eyes and concentrate on the deity to bless you
with wishes.
Now with all sincerity, ask God to grant you the desire of your
life that
you wanted to be fulfilled in your own language.

Vedic Yantras are Energised (Pran pratishta) by learned purohits,

by reciting the vedic mantra of the particular Devi or Devata.

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 - Part 3

jobs), join up with the two terrorists

priests, Muthu Krishnan, and Ramesh ,
who got arrested by the Indian police on
an “ATTEMPTED MURDER” charge
and the trial is going on now!

Out of the accused, Mr. Muthukrishnan

Attorney Mr. AP Jeyachandran
Coimbatore, India
Now, thousands of people have been
asking about the status of the criminal case
against the Hindu Temple of Atlanta’s
board members which is on hold since,
the judge on duty is undertaking some type
of training. But as soon as he comes back
to his seat, we will have some interesting
news on the case updated in our world
famous Siddhi Times magazine.
became the state witness for the police
and admitted to the murder attempt on
the Indian employees of Hindu Temple
of Georgia! The balances of the criminals
are awaiting and sentencing from the
Judge. Most likely they will go to jail for
attempt murder and other crimes. A Tamil
magazine called Nakkeeran which joined
forces with these criminal conspirators is
also facing serious criminal charges and
they are waiting for their trial date!
As usual, the infamous terrorists
Chandramohan Loganathan, Valmikinathan
Raghunathan, and his closest brother
Sundaram Raghunathan are waiting
to be taken into custody by the police,
since they are in contempt of the court.
They have not attended a single required
criminal court appearance. Indian lawyers
are working with law & enforcement to
get these criminal conspirators to India
soon.
“TERROR’’
One piece of interesting news is that one
of the brothers of Mr.Valmikinathan
Raghunathan who goes by the name
Dr. Sankaran Raghunathan has started
a management school in Chennai, India
by the name “National Management
School”, where the students must pay
around 9.00 Lakhs Rupees for a degree
that is not even recognized by any Indian
University. One of our under cover
agent as a student ,who spoke with Dr.
Sankaran Raghunathan informed that,
getting admission to universities in the US
and getting a Student Visa is very difficult
right now. But an easy way of coming to

Chandramohan Loganathan who appears

We do have an update on the two priests
who fled from our Hindu Temple of
Georgia after stealing $ 16,200.00 the
Temple’s donated cash, with the support
of the three criminal conspirators,
Valmikinathan Raghunathan, Sundaram
Raghunathan, and Chandramohan
Loganathan. They got arrested by
the Indian police and were taken into
custody and then released.. After a few
days they went with weapons to murder
the Indian employees of the Hindu
Temple of Georgia, under the advice
of the three conspirators. These three
international terrorists, Valmikinathan,
Raghunathan, Sundaram Raghunathan
and Chandramohan Loganathan,( who
for so many years never held any proper
to be the head of all this criminal
conspiracy is being sued in Cobb County
for two counts of Malicious Prosecution
and one other serious case of physical
assault on a Hindu Priest. His wife
Ananthi Palamuthu, who goes by the
name Ana Palamuthu, who is believed
to be the owner of Kumon math and
reading tutorial center in Kennesaw,GA
is also named in one of the Lawsuit in the
Gwinnett County. The beauty here is that,
Chandramohan Loganathan who has not
Chandramohan Loganathan
had a proper job for many years is now (Wanted by the Indian Law & Enforcement
spending most of his time running the on serious Criminal charges. Facing
conspirator’s team. I expect that he will Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit and also
end up in some more lawsuits. another Lawsuit for beating a Priest in the
superior court, Cobb County, GA, USA)
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Vlamikinathan Raghunathan
(Wanted by the Indian Law &
Enforcement on the serious Criminal
charges)
the US with a visa which costs just RS 9
Lakh is ok with them, because they don’t
need to finish their MBA program; as
soon as they come to the US as a student
with the fake visa gotten through Dr.
Sankaran Raghunathan, they quickly find
Ananthi Palamuthu Chandramohan
-The owner of KUMON MATH TUTION CENTER in Kennesaw, Georgia. Facing
Lawsuit in Gwinnett county, GA, USA
Anyone wants to give tips about these Crimnal conspirators to the Indian Law and Enforcement , kindly send an e- mail to
tipsnathanbrothers@ gmail.com. or directly call the Attorney Mr AP Jeyachandran from usa @ 011-91-98430 30210
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Sundaram Raghunathan
(Wanted by the Indian Law &
Enforcement on the serious Criminal
charges)
a job where they can make good money
and pay off their debt of Rs. 9.00 lakhs!
Also, this same under cover agent informed
us that Dr. Sankaran Raghunathan advised
him that he could get married to some one
as soon as he comes to Atlanta (USA).
This is called a “Paper Marriage” and
may cost between US $ 10,000.00 and
US $ 20,000.00. When the undercover
agent asked, Dr. Sankaran “Don’t you
think that it’s fraud and forgery? ” Dr
Sankaran replied coolly, that ,”he is well
connected with all kinds of people in
Atlanta and also he knows someone in
the US consulate in Chennai, India to help
his school ,to get Visa and he will take
care of everything!” once you give Rs 9
Lakhs to him!
Here is the question. When Dr. Sankaran
Raghunathan, who is one of the
Raghunathan brothers in Atlanta, where
they are the founders of Blueshift India,
Private Limited, which has been running
under heavy losses for many years now,
how is he going to teach his management
students to manage someone’s business
profitably, when he himself can not manage
his Blueshift business profitably?
Currently, one of the Gwinnett County
Police officers, who is also the part of the
conspi racy, is under Internal Affairs and
FBI investigation! This officer, in a mad
way took his gun and put in front of the
chest of three Hindu priests and threatened
them to withdraw their complaints against
these criminal conspirators!
Why are all of these things happening to
a place of worship or to a Swamiji? As
per our Swamiji Selvam Siddhar‘s word,
“It’s KARMA!” According to my word,
it is jealousy and irritation at someone’s
growth, name and fame, and success.
Anyway, let God bless all these evil
minded people to get restored to good
thoughts and good attitudes.
More breaking news to come in the next
edition of Siddhi Times.
Pundit Rudra, India

All religions have all along their history
cherished and held peace which is the
most valuable treasure for mankind. All
the schools of thought, all the saints and
seers, all the visionaries and poets have
advocated the cause of peace. Indeed, all
the religions of the world and all prophets
have sung the praises of peace; and
whatever may be the doctrinal or other
differences between religions and sects,
there is perfect unanimity in their appeal
for peace as the most honored possession
of man.
Naturally, one may wonder why in spite
of such unanimous advocacy of peace,
mankind has been witnessing wars and
conflicts without a break all through
history. There is not a single country in
the world, which has not suffered by the
breach of peace to a smaller or to a greater
extent. Great saints and prophets have
come and gone. They have all preached
peace eloquently and honestly, but their
influence has not been considerable in
preventing dissensions and conflicts.
The doctrine of Atharva Veda says that
‘na hi kadachid anidrasam jagat’ (The
world was never any different from what
it is now) implies that the affairs of the
world do not alter with the passage of time
and that human nature remains identical
whatever the affairs of the world. History,
in a sense, truly repeats itself. Wars have
always been fought; and violence, deceit,
ambition, envy, hatred, fear, suspicion,
anger, pride, revenge, passion and
prejudice have dogged man all through
his career on the globe. The course of
mankind has not changed despite prophets
and messiahs, sages and seers.
But this is no justification for pessimism
or cynicism. It is the nature of all
phenomena that when things go wrong,
corrections are promptly applied and the
original state is sought to be restored.
Wars are fought and peace is sought
thereafter. Periods of agitation and turmoil
are always followed by spells of calm and
comfort. Depravity soon gives place to
good sense. But is a significant detail to
note that such corrections do not occur
spontaneously or mechanically. There are
always at the back of all these changes.
And such individuals are divinely
inspired and operate as emissaries of
Destiny. Whenever evil prevails and the
good suffers, God manifests Himself to
put down the evil and support the cause
of the good.
The Vedic seer visualized a state of
composure and contentment in which
not only all the living beings but also the
natural forces settle down amicably for
mutual benefit and betterment. He did
not distinguish between human beings
and animals or between animate beings
and inanimate things. They were all
alike eligible for peace and happiness.
The Veda treats all aspects of existence
equally as sources of comfort or distress
for man depending on how he approaches
them. By adopting spirituality in the day
to day life one can enjoy a comfortable
life fully well.
Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji Sri.
Selvam Siddhar) is the only living
Siddhar and Atharva Veda scholar in
the entire western countries. He has
established a wonderful Hindu Temple in
Georgia. The temple is famous as Hindu
Temple of Georgia/Shiva Vishnu Temple
of Georgia. This is the first Hindu temple
in the entire Hindu lineage to house 108
various images of Lord Shiva. This is the
first Hind Temple in the entire western
countries to house Atharva Veda Yaksha/
Yakshini devathas like Sri. Atharva
Soolini. To solve your problems visit
Hindu Temple of Georgia, 5900 Brook
Hollow Parkway Norcross, GA 30071or
contact Dr. Commander Selvam (Swamiji
Sri.Selvam Siddhar) @ USA toll free
1-800-574-3427 or 1-88-232-1818 or
Hindu Temple of Georgia @ 770-447-
9393 ext -0- or email to avtemple@aol.
com
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 negative thoughts. There is heaviness and weight on the heart
and constriction in the throat.

At times, there could suddenly be blue marks on thighs without

getting hurt, or faster & erratic heartbeat and breathing without
any physical exertion. There are quarrels in the family without
any reason. One might feel the presence of somebody in the
house.

One feels one is not getting one’s due and can achieve much
more. One feels suffocated & restless in all circumstances, and is
never at peace. One remains depressed, with lack of enthusiasm
or desire to live & rise in life.

Effects of Black Magic

Black Magic can really play havoc with the life of the target
person by destroying any aspect of life may it be career/business
or wealth/prosperity, creating family problems or unnecessary
tensions/phobias, adversely affecting children & family, creating
chronic health problems, destroying mental peace, intelligence
& happiness, cause inner turmoil, unrest & uncharacteristic /
abnormal behavior and even cause unnatural deaths in extreme
circumstances.

Black Magic not only affects the circumstances and future

prospects of a person, but also deprives him materially of

Black Magic- Kala Jadoo Problems?

“Soolini Kavach” Maha Yagna to come out of Black magic-
Kala Jadoo Voodoo, Evil Spells, Curses, Tantra problems, Evil
eye,Ghosts and Spirits

Black magic is the negative use of energies and power by jealous

and malicious human beings of Kaliyuga, whose main objective
is to harm or deprive others from something, or influence them
to do something wrong or negative. Black magic is the evil side
of the celestial cycle or negative energies.
Black Magic can be used to harm or hurt another person by
performing certain acts even at a far away place - the effect of
this technique can be experienced thousands of miles away.
With increase of jealousy, frustration, greed, selfishness,
negativity and inability to accept other’s happiness & growth,
the use of Black magic has become the most common way to
take out one’s vindictiveness and get an evil kind of satisfaction
from the turmoil of others. This problem has intensified a lot in
the last few years, and many are suffering all over the world,
totally unaware of the attacks made by no other than their closest
friends, acquaintances and relatives. Many prosperous and happy
families are ruined by Black magic.
Symptoms of Black Magic

Black magic puts a block on a person’s wisdom and intelligence

and all efforts to solve the problem go fruitless. One feels
a mental block, gets disturbed sleep with bad dreams, and
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 Gurudev curses those doing Black Magic on innocent people
and destroying their lives and happiness for years to come.

‘Soolini Raksha Kavach’ for Protection & Cure of Black Magic

‘Raksha’ is ‘Protection’ and ‘Kavach’ is ‘Shield’. ‘Raksha

Kavach’ is the most powerful Talisman for protection and cure
of Black magic. ‘Raksha Kavach’ eradicates all ill-effects of
Black magic, Evil spells, Curses, Ghosts and Spirits. Raksha
kavach cures one of evil effects of past attacks and protects one
from all future attacks.

The effect of ‘Raksha Kavach’ never gets reduced. Raksha

kavach’s protection is life-long, and lasts for as long as it is worn.
The moment it is worn, the negative effects start receding and
it’s protection starts, freeing the wearer from all evil influences
which can ruin & destroy one’s present and future life.

‘Raksha Kavach’ is blessed with so much extraordinary energy

and power that it can guard and protect an individual against
the strongest super-natural forces, negative powers and reverse/
break any kind of spell.

The wearer of ‘Raksha Kavach’ always remains immune from

all kind of Black magic (Voodoo, Evil Spells, Curses, Ghosts
and Spirits) attacks.

Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar / Dr. Commander Selvam is the

only Atharva Vedic scholar in USA and in the western countries,
who is well specialized in removing and stopping black magic
problems. He is not like a funny psychic. He is a master and
healed numerous people all over the world. If you have a
problems in Black Magic- Kala Jadoo. Call immediately @ 1-
888-232-1818.

everything he was destined for, but also affects the psyche of the
victim in such a way that one looses the will-power & mental
energy to get out of the sinister situation one is in, and has no
desire to live or rise in life.

The effects of Black Magic become more chronic,

dangerous and fatal with time, if untreated, like a
horrible disease. Black Magic starts spreading like a
contagious disease, affecting the person’s mind, brain,
body, relationships, attitudes, work, money, marriage,
career and everything in life.

Breaking or reversing Black Magic Spell

Putting a Black magic spell on someone is very easy

for those knowing even a little bit of Tantrik Siddhis
/ voodoo. But to remove the spell and eliminate it’s
sinister effects needs lot of expertise, continuous &
rigorous puja / worship and a combination Siddhis &
Sadhana.

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 Hypocrisy of Hindu Temple of
Atlanta, Riverdale, Georgia, USA
The so called Sudarshna Saharanama
Parayanam by the Hindu Temple of Atlanta
in Riverdale Georgia performed in a shopping
mall just above a BAR?
The practice of religion is not like taking
out the garbage. There are a lot of rules and
restrictions to be observed in the performance
of prayers and rituals. The nature of the
performer, the participants, and the place
are all mentioned in detail in the Vedas and
the Agamas of Hinduism. Not only do they
clearly specify the mentality of the devotee,
organizers, and the priests, they even state
rules right down to the location where the
prayers are to be performed. The poojas and
the chanting is to be done only at specified
places. That place should be very pure.
That’s why the Temples are called “Sanctum
Sanctorum.” The Mantras should be chanted
in a holy place.
There is a Temple on the south side of Atlanta
called the Hindu Temple of Atlanta. Even
though they have roughly twenty physicians
and several multimillionaires serving on
different committees and as trustees, its
construction has still not been completed
after approximately twenty-eight years since
their inception. Recently their board members
conducted a “famous” SUDHARSHANA
SAHASRANAMA PARAYANAM few
weeks back in the Global Mall, a public
shopping mall located just one block over
from our Hindu Temple of Georgia.
The great physician Dr Ravi Sharma, the
Ex-President and spokesman for the Hindu
Temple of Atlanta, presented himself as an
authority on Hindu Agamas and Vedas on a
local cable television station last year. He gave
his candid opinion, public ally, about how a
Hindu Temple should be run. Now there is
nothing wrong about giving an opinion - that’s
a freedom of speech – however, before giving
an authoritative opinion about something, one
should make sure that they actually follow
their own advice! That is what is known as
proper leadership.
They conducted this Sudarsana Sahasranama
Paryanam in a public shopping mall where no
Hindu Agamas are required to be followed.
Nothing wrong about that; since after all, it is
just a shopping mall where all kinds of people
come, sometimes without taking baths,
drinking alcohol, and eating meat, and women
during their menstrual periods (females
traditionally should not come to a place of
prayer at the time of their menstruation).
Here are the shocking facts. This Parayanam
occurred, with many of their board members
and their family in attendance, where two
restaurant and bars are located less than
approximately fifty feet away. These places
cook all kinds of meats! The unfortunate
Lord Sudarsan must have been sitting sadly
without knowing how to give the proper
mentality to the great leaders and priests of
the Hindu Temple of Atlanta who profess
they are the authority on Hindu Agamas!
Another shocking thing is that directly under
the first floor of the shopping center where the
Paryanam was held, and where Lord Sudarsan
was sitting very sadly, a huge restaurant
Ex President
Hindu Temple of Atlanta
which serves all kinds of Drinks and Meat is
also located. The Parayanam proceeded very
well with Lord Sudar sana surrounded by
active alcohol drinkers, smokers, meat eaters,
dancers, and socializers. Wow! What a great
Sudarsan Sahasranama Maha Parayanam!
The word Sudarsana means a person who
exhibits correct and good behavior, and I
believe Lord Sudarsan was not comfortable in
showing the right ways and attitudes for these
organizers.
We don’t know if Dr. Ravi Sharma forgot
to mention to his followers his authoritative
opinion about how temples should operate:
“The Temple is a place where meat, alcohol,
smoking is not allowed!” However, it is all
very unusual.
Another interesting fact is that for many
years this mall has had three small temples
located in little rooms, or shops, within the
shopping center, where just under all the
Hindu Gods are sitting, a very large amount
of dancing, drinking, smoking, and meat
eating are occurring daily. Apparently there
a lots of Temples within close proximity to
alcohol and meat! But, it appears that Dr.
Ravi Sharma and his board members must be
living on the moon and they just aren’t aware
of what is happening in Atlanta! However,
they sure purport to know exactly what’s
happening in the Hindu Temple of Georgia.
Dr. Ravi Sharma’s hypocritical opinions
appear to be motivated out of jealousy and
irritation at someone else’s rapid growth, pure
and simple.
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What is rightly said by our Swamiji Selvam Siddhar, “Correct yourself,
before you correct other one?” (Christians say the same thing: “Remove
the plank from your eye, before you attempt to remove the splinter from
another’s eye.”) Being true Hindus, how are people able to participate
in these kinds of so called religious ceremonies?
All over North America our Siddhi Times is the only Hindu Spiritual
Magazine available for free. Millions of people appreciate this;
however, one always lives with people who are jealous and irritated
by your growth. It is even more inevitable when there are crooks in the
community.

Whoever went for the 20 Sudarsana Sahasranama Parayanam where
meat and alcohol is supplied just fifty feet from the saddened Lord
Sudarsana, I would say that either they are not proper Hindus, or else
they must feel that advice is for someone else and not for themselves.
It looks like traditional Hindu rules are changed according to their
needs, whims, and fancies!
As rightly said by Swamiji Selvam Siddhar, “You will live according to
your thoughts.” It looks like that’s why the Hindu Temple of Atlanta’s
construction is still not 100% completed approximately 28 years after
their inception, even with lots of multimillionaires as their Trustees
and Board members.
Even the priests in their Temple are getting around $ 1,500.00 to $
2500.00 in their paychecks. This was reported by a priest who left the
Hindu Temple of Atlanta because of the politics and inside fighting.
After so many years of their excellent duty they were still getting only
a small wage. And they were forced to collect from the THATTU
KANIKKAI, whatever comes on the Arathi plate. I am a priest, and if
I am forced to watch my Thattu Kanikkai, then how I would I do my
Archana properly to Lord Balaji, or to Lord Shiva? Why have so many
people left Hindu Temple of Atlanta? Talk to them and they will give
strange and scary stories about the inside politics, fights, ego clashes
and so on between the Board members.
Pundit Rudra, India

A few of the dancing instructors who are holding classes in the

Hindu Temple of Atlanta came to the Swamiji of the Hindu Temple of
Georgia. As usual, they wanted everything for free. They only wanted
to pay $ 50.00 a month to the Temple to rent dance class space. The
wise Swamiji advised that, “You guys are going to end up paying 30%
on your income as taxes! Why don’t you donate=2 01/3rd of your fees
to our Temple and use our Community Center for your dance needs.”

Well that was it! Every one of them flew back to the Hindu Temple of
Atlanta saying that the Swamiji is asking a lot of money! Now, let’s look
at what was the real problem here. When you make money, definitely
you will have to pay taxes on it. However, most of these people don’t
show their real dance and music incomes. They take it as cash, so that
they won’t have to show it to the IRS!

Let’s look at another big rip-off. Lord Balaji and Lord Shiva. They
make easily around $ 5,000.00 per Arankettram. So, what about the
Poor? Lord Balaji only gets $ 50.00, some times little more as his
share; however, Lord Balaji is always trying to settle his debt to Lord
Kubera. With these type people, even Lord Balaji does not know when
he is going to settle his long held debt to Lord Kubera!
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Vedic Astrology
M arriage problems ? Family Problems
? Business/ Job Problems ? Love
problems ? Advise by by Sri Selvam
“Siddhar”- Dr Commander Selvam
What does it signify? Do these planets
have any influence on the earth? How can
one define these influences?
During the Vedic Era, the Sages and the
Saints known as Rishis and Munis used
to calculate the time from the sunrise till
sunset by viewing the shadows. During
night time they used the stars positions
to judge the time of the moment. Unlike
these days they never had any clock and
measuring instruments, yet they were far
more accurate in finding the planetary
positions and their movements. What they
found is astonishingly accurate to today’s
developed science and technology.
They identified the planets and its
influence on the earth and its particles
so precisely that each planet has some
relative element in its existence. Listed
below are some of the links and examples
that are quite relevant to Astrology and its
notions.
Sun being the largest star in our Solar
system, while passing its rays to the earth,
also touches many other planets before
entering into the earth’s atmosphere.
Thus radiation emanated from the Sun
is a mixture of rays with contamination
from other planets. These mixed rays are
suitable for some and not so for others,
whether human or otherwise.
To overcome these problems they found
simple solutions from nature itself and
discovered that each planet is, in one or
other way linked to the nature, viz. tree,
plants, grain, mineral and color too.
They precisely found the links and
identified it with remarkable influences.
For instance, wheat is identified with Sun
and if a person has the Star Sun placed
in a weaker position, then he is advised
to substitute wheat with other food items.
This is a corrective measure which helped
the sufferer from the ill effects of the
planet/star.
Like wise, for each planet they marked
a particular grain, mineral, metal, tree or
plant, color and flower. Within my limited
knowledge, I give below the list of each
planet and its relative substance on the
earth. 0ne can then easily understand why
an astrologer suggests some gem or other
to weed off the ill effects of a specific
planet. I am giving hereunder the sample
stones also for one to recognize.
Alright. Now what about its effects and
influences on humans? How can one be
sure which color or stone suites someone
best? What effect these gems will have
on a person?
Let us study these points one by one. First,
let us discuss the planet Saturn. People
in general tend to fear saying this planet’s
name and are scared once they find that
they are under the influence of Saturn
(Saade Sathi or the so called Seven and
half years period of Saturn’s cycle). higher interest rates etc. thus taking him
Saturn
Saturn is identified with Iron & Steel and
its rays contain Iron particles. When Iron
substance is excessively found in one’s
body then the neuron chips in the brain
gets disturbed. Thus the emitting of brain
wave is also disturbed or scattered and
this puts a person under Saturn’s effects
to great hardship. People tend to ignore
this person. Many a time clashes occur. A
person under its influence is likely to slip
Sri Sri Selvam “Siddhar”
from his or her routine. They are more
often attracted towards unwanted and
unlawful activities. Greed takes them for
a ride and they may even tend to go for
gambling, howsoever a refined person he
or she may be.
Saturn is a very slow moving planet and it
takes roughly two and half years to cross
one sign of 30 degrees. Unless it is a new
moon or full moon day, generally during
all Saturdays, the atmospheric pressure
is very minimal. This low pressure in
atmosphere causes lethargic attitude in
most of us and for those who suffer from
the Seven and Half years (Sade Sathi)
period of Saturn, in particular. That’s why
persons affected by it become lazy and
lethargic during the ill effect period.
This I have seen in many peoples’
horoscopes that practically during the
Saturn’s ill effect periods known as Sade
Sathi, they tend to forget even most
important assignment, lose valuable
items, become very lethargic and inactive,
lose weight, and spend money more than
usual and mostly borrow it even if it is for
to a bad debt trap.
Many a person who suffered these
bad effects were given some remedial
suggestions according to astrological
considerations. If a person wears a blue
sapphire stone during that specific period,
the Saturn’s ill effects are minimal. But
how a stone or gem can bring solace is
questioned by many. The fact is that the
mineral content in a particular stone and
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the cosmic radiation combined together are beneficial, that
much one can be sure of. And there is always a link between our
Mother Earth and the Celestial movement of planets; even the
researchers inform, that some sort of sound emission from other
planets too reaches the Earth; this sound vibration too causes
some disturbances with any person affected during the 7and half
year (Saade Sathi) period.
Some alternative methods are also suggested to weed off
Saturn’s radiations. 0ne such suggestion is to light/burn the
gingili (sesame) seeds soaked into gingili (sesame) oil and
inhale the carbon. This method is practically done on every
Saturday evenings in the famous South Indian temples which
hold a separate location for the Temple of Planets. This method
supposedly relieves one from Saturn’s ill effects, viz. by inhaling
the gingili Carbon, the ventricles take it directly to the brain and
the chemical reaction caused in the brain releases the excessive
Saturn Radiations from the brain, through the seven visible holes
in the face itself - i.e. nostrils, ear, eyes and mouth. In addition,
the skull punch or the focal point, (from where brain waves
are emitted) also ventilates the Saturn’s radiations. Saturn’s rays
are, presumably, thick containing more iron substance/iodine.
Another such method is, just to keep the gingili seeds into one’s
palm for few minutes and then to gift it to a Brahman. It is
said, that gingili seeds absorbs the Saturn’s rays directly from
the body and gives relief to the sufferer. This is also done on a
Saturday. It is widely believed that the receiver of this gingili
gets the ill effects of the Planet Saturn and the receiver is mostly
a Brahman who should take remedial measures to correct the
imbalances. This I shall discuss in a separate article under Duties
of a Brahmin.
RAHU
Next to Saturn, the people in India are generally scared of the
Shadow planet called Rahu which is known as “Dragon’s Head”
or Ascendant Node. Though this is called a shadow planet and
it takes anti clock wise move, its influence in one’s horoscope is
very high. Very particularly during its Dasa period of 18 years.
Rahu represents many ill aspects in general. Rahu is identified
with Black Cobra, poison, Zircon, black magic, gambling, black
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gram, black stone, blade grass (Dhruva in Hindi) menial jobs,
slavery, all sorts of skin ailments, venereal deceases, impotency,
childlessness, jail/imprisonments etc etc. In short this planet
mostly gives only negative results when it is ill placed in one’s
horoscope.
If Rahu is placed in the fifth house from Lagna or Ascendant,
then the native is most likely (he/she) childless and in some
cases only female issues and surely no male child. If there is any
conjunction with other planet, this result may, however, vary.
Likewise, if this planet is placed in the 6th house, the native
is likely to suffer from skin ailments, skin burns, dryness, sore
skin etc. That too when the Rahu Dasa is running; and if Rahu
is transiting through the 6th house, then ill effects are sure to be
there and critical too.
To weed off the negative aspects of this planet, there are many
remedial suggestions given in the ancient astrology. One such
suggestion is to consume the essence of the Blade Grass daily,
about three to five tea spoonfuls, for a consecutive 48 days.
This way one gets his/her blood purified and the skin ailment
vanishes. This medicinal remedy is so powerful that I have seen
people getting better after consuming it.
Another kind of remedy somewhat resembles pressure therapy.
It is believed that if a person under Rahu’s influence is made to
lay on the black gram seeds for a particular no. of hours then
the seeds absorb the ill effective rays from the body. Also the
pressure of the seeds on the body itself gives some massage like
therapy thus one gets a maximum benefit achieved by using the
Black gram.
Now for the fourth alternate suggestion given in the astrology
scripts. It is widely known as a pilgrimage to the temples which
cures any ailments that relate to Rahu’s placement in a native’s
birth chart. There are 3 such temple locations for Rahu and Ketu.
0ne is in Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra, other at Kaalahasthi
in Andhra Pradesh and the third is Thirunaageswaram in
Tamilnadu. To get more details on these and the benefits one
receives on a visit to any one of these places, please read my
article under head “Astrology, Myth & Facts” in this site. It is
self explanatory.
The third Planet people worry about is Ketu. This is also a
shadow planet and it is always at 180 degrees opposite to Rahu.
This planet too moves in anti clock wise direction. Ketu is the
kaaraka or cause for many good and bad events in one’s life.
MARS
The well known Manglik, Kuja Dosham or what they call as
Chevvai Dosham.
Mars, is identified as the Ruling planet of earth and known as
Bhoomi Karaka. It is denoted with brothers, Fire, Accidents,
cuts, wounds, injuries, rudeness, anger, short temper, lethal
weapon and War. It is also a most feared planet in general and
marriage alliance seekers in particular.
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People in India are too scared about the planet Mars known
as Kuja or Mangal. If this Planet is placed in the 2nd, 4th, 7th
or 8th houses from one’s ascendant or from the Moon sign in
their horoscope/Natal Chart, then it is really difficult for them to
find a suitable match and get married. It is a very foolish idea
that marriages in India are delayed only on this count. I know
a number of persons affected by branding them as “manglik”
They fear that if a person is married to a non manglik either one
of them will die soon. The fear of reduced longevity for one of
the coupled makes everyone to think twice before the wed lock.
I emphasis here, for the readers to understand that manglik is not
any untoward. Nor should one have any fear of it. It is nothing
but a classification of Blood group that can be judged by the
placement of Mars in their natal chart. In simples terms, Negative
goes with Negative and Positive with Positive. Whether it is
electricity or human body, the rule is same. So when next time
you search for an alliance, if you find the match is perfect in
every respect excepting the placement of Mars, then better you
go for matching the blood group rather than fully depending on
the unpredictable astrology!!

As many astrologers profess this as a major cause or set back
for one’s marriage, many of the match making efforts are
tactically rejected showing only on this count. No doubt, the
planetary influences are to the maximum extent causing some
imbalances in everybody’s life, it certainly cannot be taken as
granted to reject an alliance only on the ground that the person
is “manglik”.
I am not blaming the subject Astrology as unpredictable,
predictably, most of the astrologers do it in haste, without
considering the consequences. The rules, exceptions and
inclusions are there to see, but just simply they stamp a person
as manglik, if the Mars is placed in the houses of 1-2-4-7-8 &
12. This is where they fail and mismatch many horoscopes that
fails in practical life.

A number of matches can be found and suitable alliances can be
arranged, if a proper study of the horoscope is undertaken. For
example, majority of the people who fall under Positive Blood
group are having the planet Mars in their1-2-4-7-8 or 12th houses.
However, there are exceptions given based on the placement of
Mars occupying or in conjunction with some beneficial planets.
If these valuable points are ignored, then really one misses his/
her suitable alliance and wrongfully confined and coupled with
other non matching ones.
Likewise, majority of the Non manglik horoscopes, which I
have seen are of Negative Blood groups where Mars is placed
in their Natal Chart at 3-5-6-9-10 or 11th house from Ascendant
or Moon sign. Here again, many exceptions are given, someone
having Mars in the 7th house can be of Positive Blood group
and some one who has the Mars placed in the 3rd or 5th of their
natal chart can be of Negative Blood group. But leaving the
exceptions, majority of the cases are as aforesaid.
There are two systems to calculate one’s horoscope viz. Nirayana
and Sayana; The Hindu and Indian system mostly follows the
Nirayana System that is vastly experienced as the best suited
one. Now let us study the effects of Chevvai known as Kuja or
Mangal (Mars), as per the Nirayana system. The placement of
Mars or Mangal known in Tamil as Kujan and its house-wise
position effects are listed below. If the Lagna or Ascendant and
the Moons sign is same for a person, then it is considered that
the the Kuja dosham is doubled! It is most vital to see the Hindu
System astrological calculations, which is considered as an
effective one in finding the results. However, once should read
the chart before coming to conclusion as Mangalik, thoroughly
from the Moon sign & Ascendant. According to the Devakolam

Although it is the placement of the Mars that is now being

considered here, let us discuss some most vital points too. If the
birth time given is wrong, then the entire horoscope is wrong
and meaningless. In some cases, the Longitude & Latitude of
the birth place is wrongly given, then too, the natal chart erected
goes wrong. In most cases, when the birth is taking place in the
hospitals, the birth timing is not so seriously taken.

The staff nurse found her time to note the entries only at a time
that was suitable to her, hence she fixed the birth time! In such
cases, can one fully depend only on the horoscopes’ matching?
Is there any astrologer who takes the risk and blame for rejecting
a perfect match, otherwise found to be manglik?

Also, there is a risk of of classifying a person as manglik, if

her/his birth takes place during a time, whence even the fraction
of minute can change the natal chart housing positions. They are
known as border cases or the junctions, when actually they may
not be one!

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 and death of spouse. So an alliance with
Mars in seventh house shall be avoided. If
both are having the same proposition then
sure you can consider this for a match
The 8th house is for health, longevity and
death and if the Mars present here then
it is a potentially a danger to the native
of the chart because it is considered the
native as an accident prone and hence an
alliance with short life span person be
avoided.
3. Like wise Mars in 4th house and if the
4th house falls in Aries and Scorpio then
Kuja Dosham does not apply.
4. If the 7th house is in Capricorn or
Cancer and the Mars placed in any of
them, then also Kuja Dosham does not
apply.
5. If Mars is positioned in the 8th house
and the 8th house falls in Sagittarius or
Pisces then Kuja Dosham does not apply.

The 12th house is considered for Sayana, 6. If Mars is in conjunction with Jupiter
system now prevailing in Kerala and in
Moksha & Viraya ( expenditure) and if (Guru) or Sun (Suryan) or Sani, then the
some parts of Tamilnadu one should
Mars present in this house. it will affect Mangalic effect is nullified.
also check this Mangal’s effect from the
the longevity of the native hence an
Venus (Sukran) also.
alliance with short span of life should be 7. A general opinion is that if Mars is
avoided. in 2nd or 12th in the male horoscope or
As per the Ancient Indian Astrology
Mars in the 4th & 7th houses in female
Kuja Dosham is considered an important
For the above reasons an alliance with a horoscope or Mars in 8th in either of
aspect in marriage match making and
person having Mars placed in 2,4,7,8 & 12 the horoscope, there is no escape from
compatibility. The very word scares
houses of the horoscope are considered as Kuja Dosham. This single placement is
and sends shivers along the spine of the
people having Kuja Dosham or Mangalik considered too harsh to have Mangalik or
alliance seekers. The moment they hear
and be avoided unless the other party Chevvai or Kuja Dosham.
that Kuja Dosham exists in one chart,
is also having same value and extent of
they drop it and say you find a match
Kuja Dosham-Mangalik. Mars represents 8. If Jupiter’s 5th, 7th or 9th house aspect
with similar Dosham. Chevvai or Kuja
of a persons ego, self esteem, energy, will is visible, then the native need not worry
Dosham means the placement of Mangal-
power, confidence and temperament. If at all. If Mars is in conjunction with
Kuja (Mars) in houses 1, 2,4,7,8,12 from
mars dosham is there then it can make Jupiter and Moon, then it is considered
Lagna as well from Moon sign is bad and
a native’s temper volatile. Such natives more lucky as Guru Mangala Yogam and
will cause death or separation of spouse
have troubles adjusting with spouse, Gaja Kesari Yogam is combined together
and hence should be avoided for marriage
friends & colleagues can at times become to weed off the ill effects!
alliance unless both the parties have the
ruthless.
same extent of Chevvai / Kuja Dosham
9. Quite apart from the above, if Mangal
-Mangalik.
However traditional Indian system or Mars is in 8th house in conjunction
of Hindu Astrology has given certain with Venus known as Sukra, then it is
The second house from Lagna defined
exemptions even if the Mars - Kuja placed really more harmful. It is a must to find
wealth, eye sight, tongue, longevity,
in these houses with the following simple a suitable alliance only with the same
communication and transport and the
conditions. combination of horoscope. Venus in the
presence of Mars - Kuja in this affects the
7th house aspect of Mars from 7th or 8th
smooth sail of life in these fields and thus
1. If Lagna or Moon sign is Capricorn house Drishti is still worse. It this happen
may cause death or separation of spouse/
(Makaram - where Mars is exalted) OR to be the exalted house of Mars, i.e.
life partner and hence should be avoided.
in Cancer (where Mars is debilitated) or Makara, then surely a same combination
But there are exceptions for this, that is
Leo (Simmam as the Sun, Lord of Leo’s of alliance should be sought. It is just
dealt in detail separately.
Exalting House is Aries) Aries (Mesham) because, the physical and sexual demands
or Scorpio (Viruchikam) as the last two will be more, or to say critically high, so
The placement of Mars/ Kuja in 4th house
being Mar’s own house. The Kuja/Mangal the partner should match this criteria.
from Lagna, the house that deals with the
dosham will not affect or apply nor will If a person is born on a Tuesday, then
subjects of family, mother, and thus Mars,
do any harm to them. not to worry as for them, they are surely
a harsh and fiery planet, causes danger to
not a Mangalik, since the day lord Mars
those fields governed by the 4th house
2. If Mars is in 12th house and the 12th Rules for the day, the Manglik effect is
and hence should be avoided for marriage
house is Taurus or Libra then also the nullified to a maximum extent. If Mars
alliance.
native will not have the applicability of is in conjunction or aspect by Jupiter,
Kuja Dosham. This exception is given Sun or Saturn, then too the ill effects
If the Mars is placed in the 7th house from
because both Taurus and Libra are the are nullified. According to Deva Kolam,
Lagna, the house of spouse and partners,
direct 7th houses from Mar’s own house. even exchange of house with Mars by any
should not have the presence of Mars -
other planet causes this Dosham nullified.
Kuja and if present may cause disputes
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In terms of Astrology and the Indian
system I have listed few vital aspects of
the Kuja Dosham - Mangalik - Chevvai
dosham. Now it is for the reader just to
judge and value the the above, comparing
it with Science and nature. The general
and known house-wise effects of Mar’s
placement is listed below:
Mars dominated natives have a tremendous
fire like energy and if this energy is not
utilized in something constructive then the
above related problem arises. This specific
Mangal Dosham or Chevvai Dosham is
generally affect the marital life. Ill effects
of Mars/Mangal in the houses are as listed
below; Let’s see the house-wise effects of
Mars in a native’s chart:
Mars in Lagna (Ascendant - 1st house) :
It will directly aspect the houses 7th house
and also Its aspect (Drushti) is powerfully
fall in the 8th house. 7th house being the
house of life partner, Mars will create
quarrels even on minor issues. Here it
indicates physical violence and sexual
abuse. Because of cruel behavior of such
a native will be despised by society. Will
not be able to gain assets.
Mars in the 2nd house :
The second house represents for Family,
left eye sight, Money, cash flow, and
tongue. If Mars is placed in the 2nd house,
then the person is of curt, temperament,
harsh, talkative and with rash in nature.
Mars in 4th house:
This house also represents happiness.
This also affects the work area. Will
frequently change profession and jobs.
Will not be economically successful. No
job security.
Mars in 7th house:
Here it causes great anger. The native
possesses extra energy. If Mars placed
equally in the 7th house of the couple,
then the physical pleasure would surely
make them as happiest couple. If
otherwise, the person with Mars in the 7th
house will never get any physical/ sexual
satisfaction from the partner as it will be
a mis-matched couple. Therefore it is
most likely that the native has tendency
to look from outside for his pleasures,
thus putting a question mark on his/her
character. It makes such a person with an
abnormal interests such as domination,
fetish, bondage. It is most likely, that
he/she will have some differences with
family members.
Mars In 8th House:
Loss of paternal property and bad
relationship with the elders of the family.
A person with lethargic attitude and lazy.
No help he/she will get from the co-borns.
Will vile away the time and will expect
the spouse to earn.
Mars in 12th house:
Sudden financial losses are indicated in
this house. Lot of enemies and the enemies
will always trouble such a native. Will
have lot of mental problems and anxiety.
Lack of co-operation from brothers, or
No brother at all (Sahothra Nashtam).
However, the alignments of other planets,
the Drushti known as aspect and the
conjunctive effects of rest of the planets
are more influencing factors in judgment.
So, please do not conclude that the above
statement alone valid; it surely depends
on of other factors too, which must be
considered before branding any one as
mangalik.
No doubt, the ancient scholars did a
splendid job by identifying many of the
planetary influences on the Earth, but
they never would have thought about
our present day astrologers influences!
Oh, how many perfect suitable marriage
alliances are rejected, how many
mismatched ones are coupled and how
many divorces and death takes place
just because of horoscope mismatched
bondages!
OH, NO MORE MISMATCHES, please.
Just check the other qualities of the
prospective bride or groom, if only on
the ground of manglik it is rejected, then
better you go for Blood Group check and
match it fine from there on. And this way,
you can escape and be saved from the
HIV infected alliances too!
I am sure, the contents given above are an
eye opener to many of the alliance seekers
and I write this with good intentions.
Surely, I am not blaming any Astrologers
or their profession, but underline the
need to go for soul searching. In practical
terms, I did come across as many as
300 horoscopes, that were matched by
astrologers as best suited, but actually
the female partner suffers more, when the
blood group is a mismatch. This too, most
often occurs, when they are pregnant
and also post birth problems are of more
serious in nature.
Father is positive - mother is of negative
blood group. And if the child born with
positive group, then the breast feeding is
a complicated one as the child’s intake
might make a lots of complication right
from the first time. At times, even the
child may have to be kept under medical
observation for a longer period than
the normal times. Like wise for the
negative blood group father and positive
blood group mother and if the child is of
negative blood group, again same sort of
problem occurs.
So, be sure, you match the blood group,
when you are branded as or in doubt
about the Kuja Dosham, Manglik or
Chevvai Dosham. This will certainly give
you the scientific value, if you consult a
medical practitioner too in this regard.
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Mesham

You are busy. Their mind is with proper plans. Lord of the sign,
Lord Mars is at his ruler ship house. This month June will be really
a meaningful one, their activities will be bringing good results. For
adults and married persons, the matters of engagements with close ones and spouses will be with
difficulties. You have to wait till August 2009.

Women and children at home: All their expectations are being attended properly and the things are
going on smoothly. Children will be smart and enthusiastic.

Students and their education: Lord Mercury will be transacting many things. Their conclusion
and plans are still a suspense one. Make rigid foundation and choose the clear way for further
studies.

Business persons and professionals: Luck and fortunes are there for their attempts. They have
to attend their work with more times. The profitable way is there, they are going to pick up
progress.

Lovers and their trend during this month: Many occasions are comming but there is only
disappointment. The trend is uneasy and their plans are getting postponed.

Married persons and spouses: This is a very busy month. There are lot of expenditures awaiting.
The privacy or a leisurely times are in a distance. Domestic and educational matters are given
preference. The same trend will drag for one more month.

Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every thing with security should be on 7th and 8th.

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 Rishabam
Lord of finance is involved
with certain changes
and new ventures. The
domestic and educational affairs will need more funds.
The profession and job will fetch only a limited sum.
There is a trend of unsteady moments in profession
also.
Women and children at home: Their expectations are
still under plans only. It is getting delayed. Ofcourse
they want more things. They have to bear the delay.
Lord of the sign is involved with Lord Mars; that is
also a set back. Worship to Navagraha is the most
important now.
Students and their education: It is an early stage of
entering into a further study. Beginning is not with
clear picture. They have to spare time and discus with
elders for their good future. Lord Mercury will bless
them for a good progress.
Business persons and professionals: Totally a dragging
scene is focused now. No certainty is prevailing at this
stage. When you reach half the way in one particular
matter it gets an unexpected change. Make firm and
steady of their decisions. The Lord Jupiter is in charge
to confuse you. You have to make special prayers to
Him. This month their program to finalize the further
branch of study will come into lime light.
Lovers and their trend during this month: The situation
was very crucial last month. The same matter is
discouraging them this month also. Better postpone
their engagement for next month. Lord Venus will
reach his own house and do some thing good.
Married persons and spouses: Their thoughts are
mixed with duty bound essential matters. Some are
discouraging. Really wanted things are not arriving in
time. The burden of needful expenditure is also not met
with. They have to look after these important matters.
They can solve these problems diplomatically.
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every
thing with security should be on 9th and 10th.
Mithunam
Some matters which
were expected by you
and still in a form of
unsettled trend are turning to a good stage. Benefits
are also likely to reach in the affairs of profession or
business. The Lord of their sign is busy with Lords
Mars Venus and Sun. New projects or plans are likely
to get progress.
Women and children at home: They are little worried
for shortage of finance and their expectations are
quite reasonable and they are coming true shortly.
Children should be cared more for health. Some times
sickness may affect them. The regular domestic and
educational affairs will be increased this month.
Students and their education: It is a good time for
them. Their efforts will be rewarded. Their studies
will be in a proper way. It is their duty to improve
further.
Business persons and professionals: Lord Jupiter is
likely to go on retrogration. The nature of works will
be surprising them. Some times it seems to be good
and some times it will be contrast. They can see steady
progress only after December.
Lovers and their trend during this month: Some kind
of disturbance and confusion prevail in their path. This
month there will be certain agreements, for which they
have to answer cleverly. Only the communications
will be giving some sort of relaxation. The true love
and deep thoughts will be increasing day by day.
Married persons and spouses: From the position of
Lord Jupiter, their mood and trend are giving the
happiness. When we check it deeply, the leisurely
times are not there. Duty bound matters are preferred
with importance. Any way a kind of fortune will reach
and keep them with happiness. Lord Kethu disturbs
the bank balance. They need more money since the
expenditures are all based only with bonofide and
essential matters. They will get success with their
diplomacy
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every
thing with security should be on 11th, 12th and
13th.
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 Kadagam
Some relaxation you
can feel. Till 10th of
this month, your free activities will keep you with
satisfaction. In trade or job a new change or extra duty
is likely to come. As your sign Lord is at Rishaba and
looked by Lord Saturn, you have to be very careful
this month. Some remarks or mistakes may interfere
to give trouble.
Women and children at home: Management of usual
family burden and the difficult situation are seen.
Even though Lord Jupiter looks their sign and sends
the grace, their routine works will be facing some
faults. They have to do slowly and steadily. Children
are clever enough to play and read. Since Lord Jupiter
occupies the place of children, the parents must care
the children more. Other wise some kind of illness or
injuries may occur.
Students and their education: The dullness in mood
as well routine will prevail. Slow and lazy way of
attentions will not be helpful. They have to attend the
studies with smartness. Some kind of experiments
they are trying, but they will not bring good results.
Business persons and professionals: Present work is
getting little alteration that may be in the projects. For
the professionals, their skill is exposed in different
ways which will be giving only experience to them.
The benefit will reach lately.
Lovers and their trend during this month: The matter
of new friends or love will not be giving success.
Lord Venus is bracketed with Lords Mars Sun and
Mercury. They have to be very careful even in
speaking. Privacy is in distance. Worship Lord Venus
(sukhra) and appeal for boon.
Married persons and spouses: Lord of the 7th sign is
Lord Saturn and he is aspect a little by Lord Jupiter.
It is good and some limited satisfaction is found in
the family. As usual the domestic need and burden
exceeds the budget. Their desires are reaching to half
the way with partial satisfactions.
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every
thing with security should be on 14th, 15th and
16th.
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Simham
You are facing weary
and tired physique with
surplus burdens. Some
attempt towards asset will be in their program. A light
ray is seen for conclusion but that is getting weaker
during December. It seems not to be so stronger. You
have to worship Lord Brahma for good results. The
regular income and ways of finance arrangements
will continue to manage any circumstance. Good luck
will be adding a pip shortly.
Women and children at home: The process is going on
slowly. Some times they will feel failure. Camparing
with some body will discourage them. They have to
pull on with the amenities available. Children should
be cared more. Their health will not be proper. Even
in the schools advise the children to be very cautious
in walking and handling any thing.
Students and their education: They have to concentrate
with studies and should carry on with their own
opinions. Support and encouragements are poor and
slow. But they can observe all the lessons well and
manage to keep the good luck.
Business persons and professionals: Lord Venus
combines with Lord Mars causes some kind of
objections or delays. Their works will be having
a set back. Money involved and the value will be
safeguarded usual income will be there to please
them.
Lovers and their trend during this month: This will
be a time of challenge for them. There will be some
problems for clearance. Lord Venus is very critical
with Lord Mars in Mesha. It is a set back on Fridays.
Their prayer for Lord Venus (Sukra) will give a
progress.
Married persons and spouses: They have to care
more of their spouse. The health and mood will be
affected. Make prayers to Navagrahas on Fridays.
Happy moments and joy times are getting post poned.
Domestic burden and children’s education will be
getting top priority. A fortune is now seeded which
will give good result during October.
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every
thing with security should be on 17th and 18th.
 Kanya
A scene of mixed
fortunes are seen. Lords
Mercury and Venus
combine together to introduce the new schemes in
their duties. In the beginning it will be in a confused
stage but it will turn good to the developments. Since
the Lord Jupiter is hiding in 6th house, you have to
be careful in some affairs that may turn as dispute or
quarrels.
Women and children at home: There are fresh things to
be arranged. They are showing the path for progress.
Domestic needs and the educational progress are
going ahead. The children will be acting fast with
progress. Bring down their speed. Some kind of sick
or minor accidents may occur.
Students and their education: They are lucky enough
to get accommodation with good teachers. They are
giving good support for building the education to a
strong position. Good companions and friends are
likely to join with them.
Business persons and professionals: Days are busy
and they are arranging certain new projects which will
fetch the waver of luck. They can find the results in
the forth coming month. Business people may enjoy a
steady progress with profits positively. The financial
positions are getting a good turn to give them fresh
strength.
Lovers and their trend during this month: Lords
Jupiter is in 6th house and the Lord Venus is in 8th
House. The company of Lord Venus with Lord Mars
will affect the love matters. They have to be very
careful to deal with their elders or family members,
who will object the views.
Married persons and spouses: Their arrangements and
procedures are good in the family. The understanding
between husband and wife will be argumental
and reach a good decision. The progress in their
married life and the health will be favoring a suitable
atmosphere at home. All the expenditures on account
of family will be reasonable to build a safe future.
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every
thing with security should be on 19th and 20th.
Tulam
Lord of the sign Lord
Venus is placed with
combination of Lords
Mars, Mercury and
Sun. this is a critical time, you are unable to decide
the factors promptly. Some confusion also comes to
disturb their original plans. The work and business
trend are heavy. You have to do hard work to get the
gains.
Women and children at home: The budget is top and
the expenses are also mounting. This month they
have to cover every thing. They need not hesitate to
demand the needy things with head persons in family.
Children will be happy and play well. The elders have
to instruct the children regarding the education and
discipline in a nice way.
Students and their education: Bright progress is likely
to come. They have to make the exact plans and begin
to read their syllabus. This year they have to do big
jobs in observing lessons properly. The planetary
guidance is favorable.
Business persons and professionals: Their 10th sign
is looked by Lord Mars. This is good and they are
making some short cut ways in completing the works
with aims. This will prove to be worthy. New matters
and links are also coming. They can go ahead for
good improvement.
Lovers and their trend during this month: Unusual
experience and complicated scenes are there.
Confusion rules over the topic of love. Deep analyzes
needed for good decision. It is good to pass silently this
month. Somuch of webs on the way to be solved.
Married persons and spouses: They have to show
importance to the health of their spouse. Many
matters are mixed and the priority is not yet decided.
The busy trend does not permit for privacy. The
leisurely hours are not possible this month. Number
of important works are mounting. Their executions
of all those things could be done with proper speed.
Income and the way they are doing the expenditures
are to be appreciated.
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every
thing with security should be on 21st and 22nd.
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 Viruchigam
The planetary
positions are with
trends to corner you in all efforts. Beyond the control
will be threatening circumstances. You have to face
it with diplomacy. The Lords Mercury and Venus
combine with sign Lord Mars. Be cautious to handle
all the matters with clever and calculative ways.
Women and children at home: This month, all their
talents are going to be tested. They have lot of matters
for solution. Inability may cross to make delays in
their attempts. Knowing the situations, it is good to do
the things with out hurry. Children will be behaving
adamantly. Keep them with calm atmosphere.
Students and their education: Reading times could not
be followed properly. Attendance in class will be with
laziness. They have to plan them self to complete the
syllabus with the guidance of teachers and the books.
Some disturbances are on the way. They have to show
the utmost care.
Business persons and professionals: There are some
good changes to specify their limitation works. The
program with expectation of category of profits will
prove to be worthy. Only thing that blocks them is
their own suspicious nature. Be with smart brain and
do the plans in perfect way.
Lovers and their trend during this month: They are
able to come to a decision and also the proposals
are reaching in order. New kind of problems and
objections will be coming on their way. They have to
plan properly to face the situation. Their lover is also
worried little bit to manage the circumstances. Don’t
be in a hurry; the time will take its own course.
Married persons and spouses: Their life with privacy
is being disturbed. The assets and rights are to be
claimed. That is the situation which is not permitting to
attend the other works peacefully. There is a solution
for this before December of this year. To such a long
time it will drag usual but the routine of maintenance
will not be affected.
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every
thing with security should be on 23rd and 24th.
Dhanur
Their sign Lord, Lord
Jupiter is in the 3rd
house. This will create a scene of difficulties in
solving their problems. Their self confidence and
the skill are there always to find the proper route.
Financial situations and domestic maintenances are in
tight reins. The budgets are not fulfilled and you have
to make the external arrangements of funds.
Women and children at home: To carry on with the
usual jobs, it seems as big as a mountain. Their hands
are tied up with insufficiency. Children will be with
dull mood and show no interest in any thing. Permit
them to have good sleep. During study times ask them
to write the lessons properly. That will be a slow
process but good for the present effect of time.
Students and their education: Their programs are
good. Make proper time table and work with sincerity.
Lord Jupiter will give good support till to the end of
December 2009. These accumulations of studies will
serve a lot in exams.
Business persons and professionals: The job and trade
whatever it may be, the Lord Mercury is suffering a
setback with 3 other Lords. It will be little dull and
the efforts engaged are not getting proper result. This
kind of dragging situation they have to face and with
their brilliance they can get the solution also.
Lovers and their trend during this month: They are
active and chasing in nature, the result is ending with
confusion. Of course certain matters should have clean
conclusions, they can try for the same as a stepping
stone. Yet the matter seems to be endless. Be slow
and steady to reach for a decision.
Married persons and spouses: Present times are little
confusing. Lord Mercury is combining with Lords
Sun, Venus and Mars. This predicts a scene of fishing
in the troubled waters. The expected matters and
plans are dragging behind. They feel it to be in speedy
action but in reality no energy proves to that aims.
Domestic burden is now cared much and the privacy
or leisurely times with spouse will be delayed.
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every
thing with security should be on 25th and 26th.
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 Magaram
Many days, months
for the past two years,
several kinds of challenges you have met. Still for
another 4 months the time is questioning. By a short
interval Lords Mercury and Venus discuss to promote
their position and show the path for a positive
progress.
Women and children at home: Lord Raaghu gives
the brilliancy to correct their self for the path of
fortune. Their burdens were more and have done a
good service. Continuous sufferings are likely to give
a release for them. Children should be cared well in
their health for further 4 months. Lord Jupiter is now
graceful for them.
Students and their education: Education will be in a
good standard. Their higher studies will be bringing
good results. Decide it to do the hard work. Sure this
year will give them a grand success.
Business persons and professionals: Their 10th
house is gracefully looked by Lords Venus, Mars
and Mercury. They can expand their activities; there
is luck for them to establish a good position. For the
people in job their work will be highly satisfied by
higher authorities.
Lovers and their trend during this month: Lord Moon’s
transit is free from any combination for first 10 days.
After that some problems will be there and they have
to adjust with critical scenes. Justice is there and the
matters will be favorable to them. Since Lord Venus
is with Lord Mars, they have to move with limited
freedom.
Married persons and spouses: Their 7th sign is
occupied by Lord Kethu and looked by Lord Mars.
They have to give attention to their spouse. The
health and the present mood are all to be set alright.
Money matters or the comforts not a criterion here,
the peacefulness and happy occasions are important.
They have to worship Navagraha.
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every
thing with security should be on 27th and 28th.
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Kumbam
Lord of their sign and the
Lord of 2nd house occupy
the house of opposition.
The matters of property and the rights will be considered
to highlights. The profession will be picking up gradually;
but the difficulties and hurdles are mounting up. The 3rd
house Lord, Lord Mars is with full power which goes to
their enemies naturally. Be cautious in all matters.
Women and children at home: Domestic matters are with
little hardship. Unwarrantly others are interfering in their
affairs. They should not take it as serious and respond
with harsh tendency. The dispute and trouble may arise.
Children will be as usual but their smartness and health
will be going down Elders should take care and provide
energetic tonics.
Students and their education: Lord of education and Lord
of brilliancy, both are settling tough condition. This will
not help them. This month they have to spare more time
and discuss their self deeply. Since it is the beginning
time for the full year syllabus, they can come to a correct
conclusion.
Business persons and professionals: First two weeks,
the grace of Lord Sun will help them to make beneficial
plans. They can commence the job also. Lord Mars will
give good support. Once again they should recount the
pending matters. All the matters are likely to come for a
good shape.
Lovers and their trend during this month: In two ways,
the matters are standing still. One way is that Lord Saturn
occupies the 7th house and the other, Lord Venus is
clamped with Lord Mars. This will make the hardship in
their path of love. Further, it shows that the heart distance
is also rather far away. They have to be silent for further
3weeks.
Married persons and spouses: The domestic and educational
duties are too much. Management and arrangement of
finance is also a big affair. The privacy with spouse or
leisurely times with company will also not possible because
of the combination of Lord Venus with Lord Mars. The
result will be like this for this entire month. On Fridays
they should worship Lord Venus as well as Navagraha.
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every
thing with security should be on 29th and 30th.
 Meenam
You are feeling very
weak some times. There
is no much confidence
in your activities. All these are because of Lord Jupiter’s
accommodation in 12th house. Domestic and finance
matters too create confusion. Well planned and perfectly
done are the expectation; but it is getting delayed. This
month will be proving as a normal month. Some incidents
will take place now and the same will prove to show good
fortune after three months.
Women and children at home: More and more will be the
important affairs to be executed by them. All the possible
care they are taking, but the shortage of finance will
discourage them. Children are doing and playing as usual.
The progress and trend will improve them little by little.
Students and their education: Lot of proposals and change of
opinions will cross in the life of students. They are capable
of exhibiting their talents. On the basis of job opportunities
their mind will be filled with several opinions. They know
their capacity and accordingly program their studies and
reach at their aims.
Business person and professionals: Their job or business
matters, it is below normal. There is some kind of slow
improvement. Their expectation is not fully settled. All
because of Lord Jupiter’s present accommodation and again
reach the house “Magara” on retrogration. This happening
will reflect in their profession too. Navagraha worship will
do good for them.
Lovers and their trend during this month: This month is
practically not favorable for their expectation. Lords
Venus and Mars combine together, that also indicate
the hardship in their love affair. To avoid confusion and
undesired situations they have to postpone their proposals
temporarily.
Married persons and spouses: Their spouse is with so many
engagements to be fulfilled. Their expectations at smooth
and peaceful happenings are getting delayed. More over
the forth coming educational year, all the preparations to be
done for children also. In this critical situation, the privacy,
joy and comfort are possible only in the next two months.
Unfavorable dates and their vigil to attend every thing
with security should be on June 1st and 2nd.
Deity adorning
the cover page.
The wonderful image of Lord Shiva drinking the worst
poison adorns the cover page of this issue. Lord Shiva
is a major Hindu god and one aspect of Trimurti. In
the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as
the supreme God. Shiva is usually worshipped in
the form of Shiva lingam. In images, he is generally
represented as immersed in deep meditation or dancing
the Tandava upon Maya, the demon of ignorance in
his manifestation of Nataraja, the lord of the dance.
According to the Hindu Philosophy, Brahma is the
creator, Vishnu is the maintainer or preserver, and
Shiva is the destroyer or transformer. Halahala is the
name of a poison created from the sea when Devas
(Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churned the sea in order
to obtain Amrita, the nectar of immortality.
Fourteen different ratnas (gems) were recovered in
this exercise mostly retained by Gods after Demons
tried to cheat them. Before these were recovered,
halahala (“the most vicious and venomous poison”)
was produced which started killing both sides. Both
parties prayed Lord Shiva to help. Shiva being the
supreme one chose to consume the poison. His wife
Parvati, alarmed, stopped it in his throat with her
hands thus earning him the name Vishakanta (the one
who held poison in his throat). The poison made his
throat turn blue. Hence he is also known as Neelakanta
(the one with a blue throat). The Devas and Asuras
represent the positives and negatives respectively of
one’s personality. The participation of both the Devas
and the Asuras signifies that when one is seeking bliss
through spiritual practice, one has to integrate and
harmonize both the positive and negative aspects and
put both the energies to work for the common goal. By
praying this image one can easily get the capacity to
overcome all the negativities and make the negative as
positive. Lord Shiva symbolizes the ascetic principle.
His role in this story as the consumer of poison
suggests that one can deal with the early problems of
spiritual life by cultivating the qualities of Lord Shiva,
namely, courage, initiative, willingness, discipline,
simplicity, austerity, detachment, compassion, pure
love and asceticism.
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 Tantra Sex Techniques
by Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar a Living God

T he name Tantra is made from

the two words “tan” and “tra”.
Tan is an abbreviation of the word
tanoti and when translated from
Sanskrit means to extend. Tra is
an abbreviation of the word trayati
and when translated from Sanskrit
means liberation. So the word
Tantra is a combination of these
two words and means to extend your
consciousness to be liberated.

Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar’s

thinking about Tantra is that he
wonders why the western world
mainly associates Tantra with sex
only; this is the wrong thinking and
understanding about Tantra. It is
also widely known in the western
world that people are associating
different colours with Tantra such as
white, red and black Tantra. Colour
plays no part in Tantra, the origins
of Tantra bears no colours.

In the Sanskrit tantric scriptures

there is much referencing to sexual
energies in Tantra. This is because sexual energy is a big part
of our consciousness and does not belong to any pornographic
sick sexual mentality. In the tantric scriptures sexual energy is
very divine and meant for yogis and not bhogis. Tantra is for
creating energy of love to liberate.
Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar feels much regret towards people
who are selling sex in the name of Tantra.
Tantra is about working with the chakras and kundalini to
achieve consciousness and this is what Swamiji Sri Selvam
Siddhar teaches in his workshops and not about tantric sex.

Tantra is about making love with the soul. Just like technology
helps us to enhance and advance our lives in this modern day
of living, similarly with Tantra we use “yantra & mantra”
which are methods we use to liberate our consciousness much
faster just like technology.

Detachment is the key to liberating ourselves in Tantra.

Detachment means when you love someone without having to
have any reason to love them, because when you love someone
with a reason you’re loving with attachments. You need to
have compassion, feelings and emotion in your heart to enable
you to love someone without having to have a reason to love
them.

For more information reach Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar

also known as Dr. Commander Selvam @ USA Toll free 1-
800-574 3427 or Email : avtemple@aol.com / Website : www.
sriselvamsiddhar.org

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Golden sayings of
Swamiji
Sri.Selvam Siddhar.
Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar (Dr. Commander Selvam) is not only
the authority of Atharva Veda and Vedic astrology but he is one
of the great scholars. His sayings are the best for the human life.
Often he used give notations with his quotes. Since this issue is the
25th issue of the magazine, 25 quotations of Swamiji Sri.Selvam
Siddhar (Dr. Commander Selvam) are quoted here.

1. Religion: The religion should be less of a theory and more of a

love and affection.

2. Religion: Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to

think, and it is to be humble.
17. Action: Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s
3. Religion: Spirituality is the religion of God. thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.

4. Love: To love means loving the unlovble.
5. Forgive: To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable.
6. Faith: means believing the unbelievable.
7. Hope: Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
18. Truth: You can bend it and twist it... You can misuse and abuse
it... But even God cannot change the Truth.
19. Happiness: Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
20. God: What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our
gift to God.

8. Courage: The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
9. Success: What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon
10. Success: Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations
unless he or she begins with some wild expectations.
11. Trust: One should trust a trust before the others trust the trust.
12. Future: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the
life you have imagined.
13. Future: Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where
there is no path and leave a trail.
14. Loss and Gain: For everything you have missed, you have gained
something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something
else.
21. Friendship: To the world you may be just one person, but to one
person you may be the world.
22. Friend: A friend is someone who understands your past, believes
in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.
23. Past: What you need to know about the past is that no matter
what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this
very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make
everything new.
24. Future: When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of
people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and
those who wonder what happened. One should be the second of the
three aforesaid qualities.
25. People: The public have an insatiable curiosity to know
everything, except what is worth knowing.

15. Successful Human: People will forget what you said, people
will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made
them feel.

16. Wisdom: Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is

true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is
true power.

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By Swami Mukundananda
Nelson Rockefeller, in his time the richest
person in the world, had a business decision to
make. The Standard Oil Corporation required
the transportation of goods by train, from
Houston to Chicago. The insurance of the
cargo would have cost $150. Rockefeller was
in a dilemma whether to have the goods insured
or not. He decided to take a risk and save the
insurance expense. As luck would have it,
a snow storm developed en-route. When he
came to know of it, Rockefeller was besieged
with anxiety. He lamented his decision, and
decided to pressurize the insurance company
into giving a last-minute insurance coverage.
It was late evening; the insurance company
had closed its office for the day. Rockefeller
contacted the manager at his home, and forced
him to open the office. By ten o’clock at night
he was able to procure the insurance. The next
morning, he received the news that the train
had safely reached Chicago, and that there was
no damage to the goods. Rockefeller was so
upset at having spent $150 unnecessarily that
he could not get to work until two o’clock in
the afternoon.
The stress of business took a heavy toll on
Rockefeller’s health. Doctors warned him
that his physical condition was critical, and
that if he continued in the same manner, he
would not survive. That shook him up. He
changed his priorities, and developed an
interest in other pursuits, besides earning
money. He set up the Rockefeller Foundation
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that did remarkable philanthropic work around
the world. His change in attitude towards his
work had a salubrious effect on his health and
he continued to live for another twenty-five
years after that.
This account is from the nineteenth century.
Today, in the twenty-first century, stress has
become a widespread ailment. While we
march forward boldly in harnessing nature
with ever-new technologies, when it comes to
the conquest of the mind, humankind seems to
be standing still. As the world speeds up with
cell-phones, emails, faxes, and the internet,
an increasing number of people complain
of stress. It is particularly common among
high-achieving company executives, and is
sometimes called the executive’s disease.
Stress leads to a gamut of negative emotions
like tension, fear, distress, apprehension, and
anxiety. On the physical level, it causes health
problems such as headaches, acidity, ulcers,
high blood pressure, and heart diseases.
How do we define stress? For an engineer,
stress is the force in a beam or a machine part
that tends to distort, crush, bend, or break
it. We humans too are subjected to forces at
home, at work, and in the world at large. The
tension and anxiety in our emotional being,
as we adjust to our continually changing
environment, is what we call “stress”. As
babies, we experienced stress when we were
hungry, and we cried out to our mother. As
grown-ups, we experience it when our boss
hints that our performance has not been
satisfactory and we will soon lose our job.
The situations for stress can be innumerable.
Before we get into the techniques of stress
management, we must bear in mind the
distinction between the emotional stress
within us and stressful situations outside.
Stressful situations are not harmful in
themselves; they are catalysts for progress.
They inspire us to develop our abilities, as
we attempt to face them. A world without
stressful situations would be as insipid as a
school class without exams. Good teachers
never permit the latter, and God never permits
the former. The Creator has designed the
world in such a way that it continually throws
up challenges and obstacles in our path.
Ramakrishna Paramahansa said, “Life is
the continuous unfoldment of a being under
circumstances tending to press it downwards.”
The Bhagavad Geeta conveys this message
very vividly. Shri Krishna chooses the most
dramatically stressful situation there can be
in the world, an oncoming battle, to impart
His teachings to Arjun. He thereby conveys
the message to us all that even in the midst
of a war one can remain serene and peaceful.
No one can claim that his external situation is
more stressful than Arjun’s.
Hence, our goal is not to eliminate stressful
situations. Instead, we wish to eliminate the
emotional stress these situations generate
within us. This stress varies from person
from person. Someone may be perfectly calm
and adjusted while administering a country;
another person may be a nervous wreck while
managing a single factory. Thus, the stress
we experience is dependant on our own inner
psyche, and not on the external situation.
How can we reduce or eliminate stress?
Consultants on Stress Management offer
a plethora of solutions for reducing stress.
They talk about time management, situation
management, meditation, yoga, tai chi, etc., as
solutions to stress. While these are wonderful
activities in their own right, as solutions
to the problem of stress, they all have one
shortcoming. They deal with the symptoms of
stress without tackling the cause. This is like
suppressing fever, without curing the typhoid
within. If we wish to get rid of stress, we
must get rid of the cause. The first step in
Stress Management is thus to try to understand
the cause for stress.
To explain it simply, stress develops when
we are attached to a particular outcome, and
things do not turn out the way we desire. If a
businessperson decides to make profits, but the
business runs in a loss, stress results. If a sales
representative wishes to meet a particular sales
target, but fails to do so, stress results. The
reason for stress is thus our own attachment
to a particular outcome, and our inability to
adjust to any other outcome. the Bhagavad Geeta states:
Once we understand the cause, the remedy for
stress is simple – give up attachment to the
outcome of your work. Learn to work without
attachment to the results. The Bhagavad Geeta
instructs:
“You have the right to work, but not to the
outcome.” Relish your work, but offer the
fruit of your efforts to God. The outcome
of our work is not in our hands in any case.
It depends upon several factors such as
circumstances, assistance from others, efforts
of competitors, sheer luck, coincidence, will
of God, and so on. Thus, wisdom demands
that while working, we put in our best efforts,
but when the results come, we be content.
To work without attachment to results is not
a new activity that we have never heard of.
There are innumerable examples of it in the
world. A nurse in a hospital tends to patients
with great care and attention. If a patient dies,
she does not lament; if a patient recuperates,
she does not celebrate. She merely discharges
her duty. But if one of the patients happens to
be her close relative, she experiences intense
anxiety while tending to him or her. Here, she
is attached, while with the rest of the patients
she is only doing her duty.
A cashier in a bank receives and disburses
millions of dollars. In doing so, he experiences
neither anxiety nor jubilation, although he
works with great care and diligence. But if he
collects his salary and accidentally drops $100
from it on the way home, when he discovers
his mistake, he is terribly upset. Here, he is
attached, while in the bank he merely does his
duty.
The above examples illustrate how we perform
a number of works in the world without
attachment. Now, if we can learn to do this
always and in all our situations, we will have
a permanent solution to stress. The Bhagavad
Geeta states that one who gives up attachment
finds perfect peace.
But if we give up attachment to results, will
it not decrease our performance at work?
Definitely not. In fact, when we become
free from negative emotions like tension,
anxiety, apprehension, and nervousness, in
most situations our effectiveness will increase.
For example, competent surgeons conduct
hundreds of operations on others, but they are
never willing to operate on their own children.
They know that attachment makes them prone
to error. All business people know that if they
become anxious in conducting their business,
they are liable to make mistakes. Thus if
we can become detached from our work, we
become even more effective. Accordingly,
Shri Krishna does not describe a yogi as one
who can perform a spinal twist, or one who
can stop breathing for a few minutes, or one
who can stand on one’s head in shirshasana.
He says, “A yogi is one who can work in even
the most agitating conditions, without any
attachment to the results of his actions.”
Let us now carry the argument one step back.
If attachment is the root cause of stress, how
can we get rid of attachment? The Bhagavad
Geeta gives a simple answer. It tells us,
not give up attachment, rather, to transfer
that attachment to God. When we develop
devotion or attachment to God, it will result
in two benefits: Firstly, we will become free
from the stress that results from attachment to
the world. Secondly, our work will become
an offering to God. This spirit of working in
devotion is called “Karmyog” in the Bhagavad
Geeta. “Karmyog” literally means union with
God by offering the fruits of our works to
Him.
Shri Krishna tells Arjun, “Whatever you do,
whatever you eat, whatever sacrifices you
perform, whatever you give away in charity,
and whatever austerities you perform, do it as
an offering unto Me.”
How can we reach this state of union with God
while working? The Supreme Spiritual Master
of this Age, Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji Maharaj
teaches a wonderful technique for the practice
of karmyog. He explains that throughout our
waking state we constantly perceive ourselves.
“I am eating. I am walking. I am thinking.
I am speaking, etc.” However, we fail to
perceive the presence of God, who always
resides within our hearts. We must now add
this perception to our consciousness. At
first, at intervals of an hour we must stop our
work for a moment, and think, “Shri Krishna
is standing before me. He is watching me.
He is my witness and my protector.” Now,
when we realize that God is the witness of
all our activities, we will automatically be
prevented from sin. Simultaneously, we will
be reassured and strengthened by the feeling
that the Supreme Lord is always with us as our
protector and benefactor.
Then, we must practice the same at intervals
of half-an-hour. In this way, we have to
keep reducing the time interval until we
reach the state where we constantly perceive
the presence of God with us. With the mind
fixed on God while working, we will feel the
constant flow of spiritual energy. Our work
and sadhana will go on simultaneously. The
day we can live constantly in the presence of
God, we will have accomplished success in
karmyog. It goes without saying that such a
karmyogi becomes totally free from stress.
Swami Mukundananda is a senior most
disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj
from Vrindavan, India. Swamiji received
B.Tech and MBA degrees from two world
renowned colleges in India - Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of
Management (IIM) respectively. However, the
call of God was so strong that a short while after
landing a top corporate job, he renounced his
professional career to take sanyas in the quest
for God realization. Swamiji will be touring
major metropolitan cities giving lectures and
speeches in the summer of 2009. New Jersey
will be his first tour stop at Gandhi Centre &
Hindu Temple in Wayne NJ the week of May
30th to June 5th. You may visit www.jkyog.
org for more tour details. Look for Swamiji’s
in future columns.
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