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Rasi Basics - Revisited
Rasi Basics - Revisited
which we call a Rasi and there are different Rasi’s all of them are described and
differentiated here.
Further sage makes it clear that all these Signs are the limbs of Shri Vishnu who is time
personified. What are limbs that are body parts using which someone works and thus
it is a hint that the birth chart shows our Karmas based on which we get rewards and
punishment and this is the way from which god manifest in human life? His works are
carried out by planets.
Then he makes clear How the word Hora ( होरा) is derived. Vedic Jyotish has few limbs
that are mainly divided into three parts of Siddhant that mean basic and fixed
calculation formulas. Samhita deals with the mundane part of Jyotish that is to predict
happenings with nations and other phenomena that affects people at large (a large
group of people). Hora deals with Natal Horoscope that is related to a person’s self
and mostly is related to either one person or only a few in his personal circle. Here the
sage exposes how the word Hora is derived he says “from the word Ahoratra (अहोरात्र)
– that means day and night (collectively) when we remove first A (अ) and last Tra (त्र)
we have Hora (होरा). That speaks about native’s good and bad.” The word A (अ) in
Hindi is used as obstruction it means Apriya (अप्रिय) (unpleasant) or not to be.
Whereas Tra (त्र) means from here, from this place, from this state. That means at one
place “Ahoratra (अहोरात्र)” as whole means day and night and at another place, it says
Hora from this place starts good and bad fortune of a person as it is a collection of all
past deeds whose results are now to be faced.
Body parts represented by Rashi’s are – Aries – Head, Taurus- Face, Gemini – Hands,
Cancer – Heart (Chest), Leo – Stomach, Virgo – कटी that means area between
stomach (lower stomach) and hips, Libra – बस्ती between navel to private parts (one
can see here Virgo represents the same area in the rear body whereas Libra rules the
same region in the front part of the body – these small words should be understood
carefully for a complete understanding of Shastra), Scorpio – गुह्यस्थान private parts,
Sagittarius – उरु below the waist and above knees/thigh, Capricorn – जानु knees
(Basically means up-to knees but as till knees are covered by Sagittarius only knees
are to be known from Capricorn, Aquarius – shin/calf (Although the shloka says knees
it looks as interpolation), Pisces – Feet.
Ruthless is not caring for others whereas Beneficial cares for everyone and then
makes a decision.
Male signs have the power to dominate and change things whereas females are
submissive and in another aspect male signs are about creation whereas female signs
promote modifications and enhancements but not to change the complete thing
altogether.
Rashi Details
Aries – Red coloured, Big Body, Four Footed, Night Strong, East Direction, Warrior,
Roams in Hilly areas, Motivated by desires, Hind Rising, Fire Sign, Lives in Village,
Ruled by Mars
Taurus – White-coloured, Long Body, Four Footed, Night Strong, South Direction,
Lives in Village, Trader Class, Loves land, Hind Rising, Ruled by Venus
Gemini – Head Rising, Male with mace and Female with harp together (iconography),
West Direction, Two Footed, Night Strong, Lives in Village, Square bodied (Height
and Fat in proportion) Green Color, Ruled by Mercury
Cancer – पाटल (Red and White mixed) coloured, Moves in forests, Intellectual class,
Night Strong, Extremely intelligent, Chubby body, lives in water, hind rising, ruled by
Moon
Leo – Dominated by Sattwa (Selfless work), Four-footed, Warrior class, strong, head
rising, long body, पांडू (red-yellow/red mixed with yellow) coloured, east direction, day
strong, ruled by Sun
Virgo – Especially interested in Hilly areas, Day-strong, Head rising, Middle bodied
(proportionate height and weight), Two legs (Human sign), South Direction, Trader
Class, Preparing Grains (In India first Grains are harvested and then they are cooked
on low flame to make them ready to eat – the sign represents that and it is of very
high significance), Variegated clothes (What is written is छींट के वस्त्र – it means
suppose a cloth of red colour which is having some print (not indefinite) order of some
other colour, Tamas Oriented (Tamas is working for own lowly desires that include
doing bad for others. whereas Rajas only means work for own desire while no harm to
others. and Sattwa is selfless work), he is of children’s nature, ruled by Mercury
Sagittarius – Thighs of Horse (It is half human and half horse sign. below navel it is a
horse and above navel human) Sattwa dominated, पिंगलवर्ण – Brown with the
dominance of red – Maroon, Night -Strong, Fire Sign, Warrior Class, 0-15 Degree of
Two footed (human) and rest four-footed (Animal), proportionate body, Having a bow,
east direction, lives on land, Bright/Stunning (तेजस्वी), Ruled by Jupiter
Capricorn – Dominated by Tamas, Earth element, South direction, night strong, hind
rising, big-bodied, walks on watery lands, 0-15 degree is four-footed and rest is two-
footed (human), Lives in water, ruled by Saturn
Aquarius – Man with a pot, Colour like Beige (Brown), Middle bodied, Two footed
(Human), Lives in water, Airy Temperament, Head-Rising, Ruled by Tamas, Low
caste (engaged in lowly deeds), Ruler of West direction and countries (Western
countries), Ruled by Saturn
Pisces – Two fishes with one’s face on another’s tail, Day-Strong, Moves in water,
Dominated by Sattwa, Engaged in intellectual duties, Without Foot, Middle bodied,
Ruler of North direction, Head-Rising, Ruled by Jupiter.
As per my little and limited understanding, I will make a statement that as per me
Rashi is a defined set of 30 degrees with such a special phenomena/power that
anything inside them gets trapped and their complete influence is into the sign itself.
for example, it doesn’t matter Sun is at 3 degrees Libra or 29 degrees his influence
will only be in Libra and will never Move to Scorpio or Virgo. this is as per my limited
understanding readers are free to deny from it.
These fundamentals must be learnt very properly as they are basic building blocks
and help from Rectification to Prediction as well as remedies. like for example if
someone is born in Aquarius lagna his height will be middle. not too long or short. and
if someone is born in day time then all the Rashi’s which are Day-Strong they much
dominate in his chart making those houses Very Active. In dasa’s, they are also used
as Head Rising signs give their effect first (In Rashi Dasa) and in remedies, one can
safely say if someone’s 4th Lord is in Aquarius then one must wear Brown clothes to
give power to the planet.
Some information is missing, like the colour of Capricorn. which must be learnt from
other classical texts. which if god will we will give in Rashi Basic’s article Part -2.