Padanadhamsa Dasa

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It is my privilege and honour to write a few words as a foreword to this valuable work authored by Shri Bhamidipati Anantha Sharma, a retired Principal, respected scholar, and devoted practitioner of astrology and Shri Ede Prasad, an experienced Banker and a Senior Management & Finance Professional. I have known them for many years and have always admired their dedication to the deep study of Jaimini System of astrology, and their sincere and humble approach to sharing knowledge. In particular, their enthusiastic efforts to bring the highly complex Jaimini System within the reach of students and budding astrologers deserve special appreciation.

In this book, the authors present a novel dasa system with exceptional clarity and simplicity, making complex concepts accessible to both learners and serious enthusiasts. The work reflects their years of experience in classical Parasara Astrology, harmoniously blended with the Jaimini System, and reveal their genuine desire to guide seekers on the path of truth.

As you hold this book in your hand, you might be a student of the Jaimini System of Astrology or an advanced scholar in this tradition. In either case, you are likely aware of the depth and complexity inherent in this system. What impressed me most is the practical value of the explanations and examples provided. Rather than remaining theoretical, the author demonstrates how astrological principles manifest in real life, enabling readers to apply them with confidence and wisdom. I feel it is my earnest duty to highlight some of the salient features of the Jaimini System and of this book, and to acknowledge how the author extends the principles with exceptional brilliance without transgressing classical foundations.

The classical tradition generally accepts that Sage Jaimini composed two chapters, each with four padas. Some later traditions attribute four or even eight chapters to him, though their authenticity is debated. Only two chapters were extensively commented upon by ancient scholars, while the 3rd and 4th are available only in sutra form. Some obscure commentaries exist on these chapters, but their authenticity cannot be sufficiently verified, while the 5th to 8th chapters are largely hearsay. Nevertheless, the total number of fully commented sutras comes to nearly 409. A broad classification is as follows:

1ª Chapter - Preliminaries, Karakamsha, Arudha Pada, Upa Pada

2nd Chapter - Ayurdaya, Ayur Dasas, and Phalita Dasas

The structure of analysis in the Jaimini method begins with ascertaining the promise of the horoscope using the principles of the 1 chapter, followed by calculating longevity (Yoga Ayurdaya) using the Ayurdaya principles of the 2nd chapter, and later applying an Ayur Dasa to predict fatal periods (Dasa Ayurdaya) and Phalita Dasa for other auspicious results. Unless the Yoga Ayurdaya promise is determined first, dasas must not be attempted (एवमायुः पुरा ग्राह्यं दशा पश्चाद्भवेत्ततः). The fatal dasa is determined on the basis of a malefic dasa that occurs within the Yoga Ayurdaya bracket. This is an important principle that students must always keep in mind. The predictive (Phalita) dasas are to be chosen based on the promise of the chart whether the native possesses Rajayogas or otherwise. There are many conditional dasas in the Jaimini system, which form both the strength of the system and the challenge, due to the multitude of dasa systems. However, without venturing into such complexity, the author has chosen to write this book on Pada Nathamsa Dasa (PND), primarily a Phalita Dasa.

Pada Nathamsa Dasa (PND) finds its earliest reference in the 27th chapter of the magnum opus of the Jaimini System Jyotisha Phala Ratnamala, authored by Krishna Mishra.

It was later refined and extensively used for predictions by the greatest Jaimini scholar of the last century, Sri Vemuri Ramamurthy Sastry of Andhra Pradesh. Krishna Mishra referred to its application for fixing the fatal period (पदनाथ स्थिते राशौ भवेत् आयुस्समापनम). A similar sutra appears in the Jaimini Sutra 2nd Adhyaya तत्रापि पदेश दशान्ते पदनावंश दशायाम. Laxmana Suri, in his Jyotisha Pradipika, explained Pada Navamsa Dasa, which begins from the Arudha Pada sign in the Rashi Chakra (D-1), whereas the subject matter Pada Nathamsa Dasa (PND) is calculated in the Navamsa Chakra (D-9).

The Jaimini System is totally disctinctive from the other systems.

In Parasara System Planets aspect the Bhavas as well as the planets posited in those bhavas, whereas in Jaimini System Rasis (signs) aspect other Rasis and the planets posited in these Rasis also aspect the planets posited in the aspected Rasis.

In Parasara System planets have significations (Karakatwas) like Sun is the Atma-karaka (Soul), Moon is the Manah-karaka (Mind), Mars is the Brahtru-karaka (Brothers) etc.

It is completely different in Jaimini System. Identify the planets and their positional degrees. Find out the planet which is having highest degree. That planet is called the Atma-karaka (AK). The next highest degree planet is called Amatya-karaka (AmK), in that order comes the Brahtru-karaka (BK), the Matru-karaka (MK), the Putra-karaka (PK), the Gnathi-karaka (GK) and the Dara-karaka (DK). In all, there are 7-Chara Karakas.

In Parasara System, the Rasi and the Bhava may not be the same. There is a practice to calculate the mid-point (Bhava Madhya), beginning-point (Bhava Arambha), end-point (Bhava Anthya) and the twilight-point (Bhava Sandhi) of all the 12 bhavas. One bhava may spread into two Rasis or one Rasi may have two mid points (bhava madhya). All the 12 Rasis will have 30 degrees each but the bhavas may not be equal. Some times one Bhava may spread in 33 degrees whereas the other may spread in 26 degrees. Though two planets are posited in one Rasi i.e. one in 5 dgrees and the other in 25 degrees, yet they are not treated conjoined because they both may not fall in one Bhava.

In Jaimini, the Rasis and the Bhavas are the same. The longitudes (degrees) are used only for deciding the Chara Karakas. If two planets are posited in one Rasi, i.e. one planet in the 1 degree and the other is in the 30th degree of the same Rasi, it is understood that both the planets are posited in one Rasi.

In Parasara, there are more than 13 types of Dasa Systems. Some of them are Ashtottari, Sathottari, Vimshottari etc. These dasas are called NAKSHATRA DASAS. The dasa years are calculated based on the Nakshatra in which the Moon is posited in the horoscope. In BPHS it is advised to use a specific dasa system based on the planetary position present in the horoscope. But most of the astrologers use Vimshottari dasa. The dasa system mentioned in Brihat Jataka is Somewhat different.

There are Udu Dasas and Rasi Dasas. Sage Parasara also mentioned about Rasi dasas like Mesha rasi dasa, Vrushabha rasi dasa etc. There are more than 10 types of Rasi dasas like Chara Dasa, Sthira Dasa, Mandooka Dasa, etc.

The Jaimini Scholar Sri Krishna Mishra has mentioned in Kalpalatha, the ancient Jaimini Commentary book, that Maharshi Jaimini has discussed 70 dasas.

Some of the astrology pioneers have recommended usage of Chara dasa for all the horoscopes in Jaimini System of prediction, just like Vimshottari dasa is recommended under Parasara system of prediction.

Books like Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra (BPHS), Jataka Parijata, Saravali, etc. may have some differences in their methodologies, but they contain similar information.

But Jaimini is not like that. A book named "Jaimini Upadesa Sutras (JUS)" is the Source for Jaimini Jyothisha. This book has 4 chapters (Adhyayas) and each chapter contains 4 padas. There are in all 16 padas and 924 Sutras in this book.

There are several commentaries written on Jaimini system and each one offers different interpretation of the said Sutras. Due to this confusion, many people discontinue the study of Jaimini Astrology. As a result, very rarely we can find Jaimini Scholars in the present era who can give predictions using Jaimini System or teach Jaimini Astrology.

By learning the methodology and suggested case studies in this Book, one can interpret charts and predict the results by using Jaimini System.

Jaimini Sutras have also been discussed in some of the chapters of BPHS.

Analysis of a Bhava: Analyze the selected bhava both in Parasara and Jaimini methods and compare the results to come to a more obvious decision and the predictions may be close to the reality.