Implications of True Zodiac in Karma Vidya

1. Karma Vidya in Modern Times - An Introduction

In recent times there have been a proliferation of predictive astrological books dealing with well-known and little known predictive techniques under the guise of astrological research. How much significant are these works is a moot question the answer of which can only be realized by the blessings of Sarada. Traditions and conventions tend to exercise great control over human faculties of reasoning and also many become victims of their own ambitions and obsessive thinking. It is therefore meaningless to criticize any work or author - astrology is the science of enlightenment, Jyotisastra - and as disciples of Sadasiva it is the responsibility of all connoisseurs of this great science to diligently observe and understand the subtleties and the truth underlying the Jyotisha. We should not limit ourselves to a few books or a few wrongly cast horoscopes alone, study must involve multifarious intellectual efforts to critically examine the so-called research outputs and commentaries on ancient works in the light of appropriate data and this involves a devoted occupation and an unbiased mind. Knowingly or unknowingly if we become enslaved to narrow considerations of money or fame or other such mental handicaps, our efforts are bound to falter from the path of truth. The present work is an attempt to share some thoughts with people who are interested in a graceful conflict of thought with thought about certain fundamental aspects of astrology.

Astrology in the language of modern science attempts to delineate the biological evolution of life as a function of Time. The 'Time' that we mention here is not the mysterious or elusive philosophical time but it is the time that is computable, recognizable over a wheel of Time (Kalachakra) in terms of visible planetary longitudes or apparent positions. It is very important to understand that in astrology, we are not dealing with the actual spatial positions of the planets or stars - we consider the planetary rhythms in terms of their apparent positions over an imaginary celestial sphere and accordingly we have got all "our planets (Grahas including Rahu & Sikhi) and nakshatras" at the same radial distance from us. In astrology, we deal with the Sun, Moon and other grahas in the same way was Rahu & Sikhi i.e., geometrically and this is well evident from the fact that the distances of planets from the earth has no application in astrology. We have Mars near to us than Jupiter or Saturn and Moon is near to us than Sun (which is away from all stars and the distance is expressed in terms of "light minutes") but the different distances of these planets are of no relevance in astrology. In the same way, we refer to stars as divisions of a great circle of the celestial sphere that is traced by the apparent geometrical longitudes of Sun and other Grahas. Even though it is well known, for clarification sake, I would like to add that the Sanskrit term "Graha" is not an equivalent of the English word "Planet" or vice versa when we consider the application of the term in astrology. 'Graha' of astrology means the apparent geometrical longitudes that serve as indicators of time or time as niyati or the visible apparent positions of light that gives us a feel of time or the apparent geometrical longitudes that renders a computable experience of time. There is absolutely no scope for any doubt, if we study the Jyotihsastra as Sastra, in this respect. It's only conventional method of referring and the unscientific traditions in astrology that tend to look upon astrological references to planets as referring to the actual planetary bodies and then attempts to make explanations in terms of radiations and other physical phenomena to explain the astrological phenomena. What we experience as "niyati" has nothing to do with the physical effects of planets. Niyati evolves out of Karma and astrology deciphers the distribution of the fruits of Karma in terms of the Zodiac and the associated symbolism and mathematical constructs based on the periodicity of the apparent geometrical longitudes. Hence, Jyotihsastra, in ancient works has also received the name "Karma Vidya".

2. Karma Kundalini or True Sidereal Horoscope

Kundalini is a term that we are all familiar with - it refers to the Yogasakti arising in human beings. What has Yogasakti to do with Jyotisha, niyati or horoscope? What is Yogasakti - Sakti that unites man with the fruits of his Karma or actions? According to the principles of Tantra, Karma is Maya or Mayasakti and Maya and Yoga are the negative and positive forces that reign over the realm of human existence. When Maya is 100%, Yoga is zero and when Yoga is 100%, Maya is zero, Karma is exhausted - Yogasakti or Kundalini carries the signature of Karma and is thus the fulfillment of one's Karma. Karma Vidya therefore makes use of Karma Kundalini, an astro-mathematical projection of the Yogic body onto the apparent solar orbit for deriving the mathematical construct that we refer normally as Zodiac or Rasi Chakram. I hope the esteemed readers must have taken note of the fact that the true zodiac is Muladhara Rahu Sikhi Cakra - a description/title that highlights the Yogic dimensions of astrology, which was explained my previous paper "The True Essence of Jyotihsastra". As have I pointed out there-in, in brief terms, Horoscope is a mathematical modeling of the temporal course of life - a yogic projection of life as a function of time on to the celestial belt of planetary rhythms that renders computable experience of the enigmatic flow of time. I shall not go into the details of the Yogic vision that created Jyotihsastra as we ordinary humans are incapable of re-discovering or grasping the same in toto. I have detailed the glimpses I had with relevant mathematical proofs understandable to the scholars in my book 'Hindu Zodiac & Ancient Astronomy' which the interested readers may refer to. The true ayanamsa accordingly for the Muladhara Rahu Sikhi Chakra for the epoch J2000.5 (3rd July 2000, 03:00 GMT) is 24035'33".76 which is more than the Chitrapaksha value by nearly 44 minutes of arc. So the true sidereal longitudes shall be less than the Chitrapaksha values by 44 minutes of arc and this correction needs to be made in deriving the true horoscopes. What impact does this correction makes in predictive astrology is the subject matter of this paper.

3. Analysis of Horoscope - A Note

Whether we accept or not Jyotisha has two dimensions viz.,

(a) 'Wisdom' that enables a glimpse of the possibilities/likelihood in future can be gained by assimilating the vast expanse of Jyotisha Samhitas or astrological knowledge.

(b) 'Siddhi' that provides transcendence over 'maya'/confusion can be gained through the path of Yoga and brings to the mind a vision of future with definitiveness.

The inference drawn from a logical analysis of the decisive astrological factors need not be a true or complete picture always. On the other hand vision is always un-ambiguous and complete, but the task of gaining mastery over such occult powers is very difficult if not impossible for ordinary men. Astrological thinking in fact is akin to a train moving over these two inevitable rails between which the emphasis may shift very often as ordained by fate or other mysterious reasons. The success of an astrologer depends on the effective synthesis of both the above factors. In Kerala, where the roots of the classical practice of astrology are existent even today astrologers make use of Prasna to access the element of 'siddhi' while giving shape to their predictions. As is generally understood Prasna is not exclusively a 'chart' business that relies on logical reasoning. It brings into play the Yogic powers of the individual to interpret the breath (Ida & Pingala) as well as 'nimitta' as un-ambiguous verdicts on the questions that loom over his mind. Without these latter elements a 'Prasna' is never complete and "incomplete chain of factors and reasoning" renders equal probability for the conclusion to be true or false. A similar view is not that untenable in the case of horoscopes and perhaps this may be the major cause of failures in the astrological business.

Apart from the above fundamental limitation, in astrology we have to grapple with a corpus of literature that evolved through millenniums carrying of course the wisdom of the bygone ages as well as a good amount of dirt that does not qualify for use in astrology. Quite unwarranted, unscientific, logical extension of fundamental principles has brought forth many so-called "predictive techniques" and "wonderful researches" especially during the last two decades. What we consider as 'classical' too is not beyond question. It is widely believed that the classical rules being exclusively of the Sages are all infallible. This is not true as can be seen from Brhatjataka where-in Varaha Mihira chose to reject many of the methods for the determination of longevity like 'Uccadasamarga' (Maya-Yavana), Svaramsa siddhanta of Jiva Sarma etc., as wrong while accepting the 'navamsa-ayurdaya' of Satyacarya as correct. It is very difficult today to identify the original principles of Kausika, Garga or Parasara and as such any notion of infallibility may adversely affect the aim of research as reflected in 'Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya'. In the modern history of astrology there have been even such unscrupulous men who generalized (and published) the single instances of observation as Yogas for gaining credit. There is no reason to believe that the classical history is devoid of such attempts as astrology in its known history is devoid of institutionalized studies governed by precise rules of genuine research as in other disciplines. Fraudulent researches by unscrupulous and over ambitious men are the greatest bane of astrology today. The metaphysical stain that characterizes Indian thinking, the mystique background and the legends of Arsha tradition has now become a bane for India as the above mystique background is offering a haven for perpetuators of frauds/pseudo-sciences to strive under the garbs of Siddhas/R?ishis/Gods.

Basic Controversies of Astrological Formalism
I shall refer to just two issues that I consider as of vital importance in the interpretation of horoscopes viz.,
1. The true definition of birth time & 2. The true definition of Vargas, especially Dasamsa

1. Birth Time in Astrology

As I have already discussed in the aforementioned book, the birth time in Jyotisha according to Tantric precepts is the time of first cry. This time or the yogic births do not occur at random - there exists patterns of life /slots of destiny to which the individuals are born and these patterns are represented by the Lagna in correlation to Chandra. The fundamental equation that defines a Yogic birth is:

Lagna x 81 = Chandra or Chandra ± 1200
i.e., Kunda-Lagna = Chandra or its triangular longitude

This in turn means that Chandra represents the Kunda-Lagna in terms of longitude and the Vimsottari dasa will be the same from both Chandra as well as Kunda-Lagna. In fact, the basis of the Vimsottari technique itself may be Kundalagna, which due to difficulties of computation of Lagna was easily not derivable in ancient times. On the contrary Moon could be observed and computed to serve as an approximation to Kundalagna. The above fact also explains the rationale of raising Chandra Kundalini - Chandra's longitude in the various houses represents the respective Bhavasphuta in Kundamsa i.e., Rasix81. Lagna, rectified by Kundaganita appropriately only shall be representative of the first cry of the child that represents the first pulse of a sequence of events that forms the temporal course of life. Such Lagna too can be used for deriving Vimsottari sequence as observed by Satya.

No verbatim application of the above aspect is called for. The method will work satisfactorily only in the case of the Muladhara Chakra. Everyone must make a diligent study of the principle with large number of horoscopes and learn by himself the methodology involved before making practical application.

2. Vargas (Hindu Harmonics)

Ø Houses ® Hindu astrology stipulates the equal house division for the 12 Houses and these 12 houses or 12 departments of life are in turn represented by the 12 Vargas (harmonics) or 12 integer multiples of the Rasi Chart.

Ø The "mathematical Bhava" concept is non-sense and runs contrary to the Varga concept in predictive application, as may be illustrated using practical examples of true horoscopes.

Apart from the twelve Bhavas that signify the 12 departments of life, Jyotisha makes use of numerous derivatives of the Rasi chart to assign as well as understand the functional roles of the Planets. Many of these supplementary charts like Saptamsa , Navamsa etc. are obtained from the 'Rasi' by way of multiplication but certain Vargas like Hora, Drekkana etc., have incongruous definitions that do not reflect a common rationale. Despite their references available in almost all classical texts under schemes like 'Shadvarga', 'Saptavarga', 'Sodasa- Varga' etc., astrologers are generally ignorant of their application in interpreting the horoscopes. The exposition of Shodasa-Varga available in Parasara Hora is confusing and the astrological intelligentsia is yet to arrive at a consensus as to what is the right method of derivation. For example, consider the ' Hora', which involve the division of a sign into two. Slokas III.55 & III.56 of the Parasara Hora are contradictory to each other:

III.55 ® Suryendorvishame rasou same tadvipareetakam

III.56 ® Raserdhambhavethora taschaturvimsath smrtah
Meshadi tasam horanam parivrttidvayam bhavet

III.5 depict the traditional concept in which only Sun & Moon have lordship of the Hora divisions of a Rasi. Varaha Mihira also repeats the same in Brhatjataka but nothing is known about the utility of such a division in assessing the financial prospects, which the hora supposedly signifies. All the Planets will be found grouped across Cancer & Leo - a configuration devoid of any astrological sense.

III.56 on the other hand explicitly display a contradictory sense:

"The 24 halves of Rasis those constitute the Hora-Cakra form two cycles of signs beginning with Mesha"

No amount of intellectual exercise may succeed in reconciling the two diverse statements. In my opinion III.55 is an interpolation arising out of the 'Yavanajataka' while III.56 is reflective of the original concept i.e. 'Hora' being the second harmonic signifying the IInd House or the Varga Rasi´2, the Hora-Cakra is of arc-length 360´2=720 degrees = 24 Rasis. As such the 'Hora' can be erected by the multiplication of all longitudes with 2 i.e. simply as "Hora = Rasi ´ 2".

The 'extant Parasara Hora' (text as available now) is ambiguous as above, in the description of Drekkana as well. Drekkana being representative of the IIIrd House, the description of Drekkana or the 3rd harmonic visible in sloka III.57, i.e.

Rasitribhaga drekkanasteca shadtrimsadeeritah
Parivrttitrayam tesham Meshadeh kramaso bhavet

"The 36 Decanates in succession form three cycles of Rasis beginning with Mesha" must be taken as correct. With this definition the Drekkana could be charted in accordance with the simple rationale- "Drekkana = Rasi´3". For the substantiation of the above interpretations we need to look upon only the more popular Vargas like Saptamsa and Navamsa, about which there is universal agreement. In both these the underlying rationale is multiplication of Rasi respectively by 7 & 9 to produce the 7th and 9th harmonics. The crux of the matter is the term "Meshadi parivrtti" which means the 'regular cycle of Rasis from Mesha to Mina' and it appears only in the Parasara Hora though in a mix-up with the Varaha Mihira's version. The terms Varga, parivrtti & amsa point towards the correct definition as well as the underlying common mathematical rationale.

Varga - Multiple or a repeating cycle
Parivrtti - Regular cyclic order from 0° to 360° or From Mesha to Meena Rasi
Amsa - Angle or longitude or the cycle of 360°.

The terms like Saptamsa, Navamsa, Dasamsa, Dvadasamsa etc., all refer to the multiplication of Rasi longitudes by the number they respectively suggest. The Vargas as such is nothing but the harmonics - from Hora (R´2) onwards R´3, R´4, R´6... R´12 respectively signifies the Bhavas (Houses) from IInd to the XIIth.

The subject of significations of the Vargas also is controversial - as for example - the Saptamsa is indicative of children according to the traditional wisdom but the mathematical rationale puts the VIIth house under its domain rather than Vth. We can allow for a logical absurdity if it can be shown by research that the Saptamsa is truly reflective of children rather than the VIIth house. Similar is the case with navamsa also. Theoretically, navamsa should have signified the ninth house but in actual practice it was found to represent the marital life, the department of seventh house.

Dasamsa, the Varga that Signify Tenth House

As the term implies, Dasamsa is reflective of the prospects of the Xth house but the "Dasamsa-Chakra" we find in the classical texts is anomalous. The dasamsa-rasis of Aries follow the mathematical rationale of multiplication by 10(R´10) but those of Taurus follow the equation (R´10 - 30°) i.e. the first dasamsa of Taurus is up to 33°´10 - 30= 330° - 30 = 300° i.e., the sign Capricorn (Makara). This overlap of the last dasamsa of Mesha and the first of Vrsha is logically untenable but still the traditional view upholds this bogus description. The dasamsa-Chakra falls short of the ten 'Meshadi parivrttis' required. Further, the traditional dasamsa of Mithuna as in Parasara Hora available now, begins with Mithuna while the previous chain had ended with Tula rasi. The traditional method is therefore wrong and the same should not be used any more in the analysis of horoscopes. Certain researchers have claimed the traditional dasamsa to be true, as they have never experimented with the true definition of Dasamsa and true longitudes.

Similar arguments hold good for the Dvadasamsa also. Traditional method implies for Aries the formula R´12, but for Taurus it is (R´12)+30°, Gemini®(R´12) +60° Cancer®(R´12)+(30°´3)... Pisces®(R´12)+(30´11)=(R´12)+330= (R´12) -30° (by eliminating360°). This mathematical rationale that varies across the 12 Rasis have no sense at all and must be rejected.

4. Horoscopes Illustrative of True Ayanamsa

(a) Indira Gandhi's Horoscope® Birth Data: 19.11.1917, 23:11, at Allahabad

Guru(R) Sikhi
Rasi LagnaSani
Chand Kuja
SukraRahu SuryaBudha
Lagna 116042'
Ravi 213024'
Chandra 274052'
Kuja 135038'
Budha 222031'
Guru (R) 44016'
Sukra 260017'
Sani 111005'
Rahu 248035'
Guru(R) Rahu
Lagna Chandra Navamsa
Sani KujaSurya
Sikhi BudhaSukra

Ayanamsa Used: 23026'.Rectified Lagna =115059'

Surya Sani LagnaGuru, BudhaSukraSukraB Rahu Guru Sukra
Nodes Dasamsaas Rasix10 Dasamsaas in Brhatjataka
Kuja Kuja Surya
Chandra LagnaBudha SaniChandra Sikhi

v Conventional Event Based Verification of Ayanamsa

1. Marriage on 26 March 1942, as per true ayanamsa occurred during Rahu dasa - Guru bhukti:

Guru-bhukti was to expire on 16 April 1942 and Sani bhukti to have the beginning on 17 April. The normal interpretation is to declare the Guru bhukti and the ayanamsa as wrong but a look at the Navamsa as signifying marital life offers a valid reason for the Guru bhukti to cause marriage. Guru, here is the lord of Navamsa-Lagna placed in the 11th House as Vargottama and also the dispositor of Rahu and thus Rahu himself represented Guru. Dasa and bhukti lords thus carry the influence of Navamsa-Lagna.

How valid or absurd is the above interpretation can be understood from the agreement of other events with the well known classical principles.

2. Widowhood on 08 September 1960 during Guru dasa - Budha bhukti

What explanation can we give for this event without looking at Navamsa? Only Navamsa offers a valid explanation for widowhood in Guru dasa - Budha bhukti ® Budha is the eighth lord of Navamsa while Guru owns the second and eleventh in Navamsa. It is also important to note that the Chidram (antara) or sub-sub period prevailing on the above date was of Sukra (up to 10.09.1960) placed in the 6th house of Rasi in the company of Rahu.

3. Becomes Prime Minister on 24 January 1966 in Guru (d)-Surya(b)-Guru(c)-Sukra(s) .

Have a look at the Dasamsa (Rasix10) chart - note the Guru-Sukra association in Lagna and placement of Sun in the 10th there-from in Meena rasi. Configuration in Rasix10 is better than that of the classical dasamsa.

4. War of 1971 was during Sani dasa - Sani bhukti followed by the craze for power in Budha bhukti and fall during the bhukti of Sikhi placed in the 12th house of Rasi.

Budha as lord of Dasamsa-Lagna and 12th lord in Rasi paved the way for downfall even though during the Budha-bhukti, Budha made her a dictator and gave monstrous powers. Sukra bhukti brought her back to power as the bhukti lord is in exchange of houses with Guru in Rasi and occupies R x10 Lagna. The parivartana yoga we see in Rasi between 6th and 11th lords (Guru&Sukra) becomes Rajayoga in Rx10.

5. Death on 31st October 1984 ® Sani dasa - Rahu bhukti had its beginning on 24 October 1984 ® for the Moon's longitude of 274052'. If the correct Moon is 274049', death occurred at the end of Mars bhukti - Mars is in the 8th from Lagnapati Chandra and aspects the 8th House. Mars is also the lord of Ashtamsa (Rasix8)-Lagna. It is important to remember here that the computation of Moon is a very tricky issue as the orbit is prone to innumerable perturbations and as such a 3' variation in the computed Moon is not improbable.

v Application of the Kunda - Lagna Principle & Rectified Lagna

Chandra = 274052', Lagna = 116042': Rectified Lagna is 115059'09".63, which demands a correction of nearly three minutes in the birth time. Also, according to the rectified value the navamsa-Lagna is Kumbha and Dasamsa-Lagna is Mithuna. A look at Dasamsa suggests that the Lagna cannot exceed 270 of Kataka for the Rx10 Lagna to be Mithuna. For the given position of Chandra Lagna could have been either 117028'2".96 or 115059'09".63 for the minimum corrections (±) to birth time. The choice between them is a matter of wise selection based on other divisional charts or Vimsottari dasa patterns derived from those longitudes. Vimsottari dasa from the rectified Lagna of 115059'09".63 is 05 years 01 month 12 days of Budha dasa.

Sikhi dasa from 01.01.1923 to 01.01.1930, Sukra dasa from 01.01.1930 to 01.01.1950, Surya1950 - 1956, Chandra 1956 - 1966, Kuja dasa from 01.01.1966 to 01.01.1973 and then Rahu dasa. The beauty of astrology may be realized from comparing the Vimsottari dasa patterns emerging out of both Chandra and Lagna.

Events Lagna based sequence Moon based sequence
1. Mother's death on 23.02.1936 Sukra (dasa) - Kuja (bhukti) ®note here that from Lagna, Sukra is the 4th lord and Kuja is the 5th Lord - the former representing mother and latter maraka for mother. Kuja (dasa) - Sukra (bhukti) ®note here that from Moon, Kuja is the 4th lord and Sukra is the 5th Lord - the former representing mother and latter maraca for mother.
See the correlation of the periods - dasa & bhukti lords derived from Lagna and Moon carry the same signature of the houses when considered with reference to them. As the Moon is in Makara directly opposite Karka Lagna, the 4th lord from Lagna became 5th lord from Chandra. Same principle is in manifestation whether we derive Vimsottari from Lagna or Moon.
2. Marriage on 26 March 1942 Sukra (d)-Guru(b)® 2nd March 1940 to 31st October 1942. Sukra was the 11th lord and Guru was placed in the 11th house ® the triangular houses of marriage are 7, 11 and 3rd. Rahu (d)-Guru (b)® Rahu here duplicates Sukra by association and it is the Guru - Sukra exchange that has played a critical role in the marriage when the chart is viewed from Lagna or Moon.
Here we have another remarkable illustration of the astrological phenomena apparent in Vimsottari dasa.
3. Death of Father on 27.05.1964 Chandra(d) - Sukra (b) ® Sukra is the 8th lord from ninth house of father. Guru (d) - Sukra (b) ® Sukra is the 8th lord from ninth house of father.
4. Prime Minister: 24.01.1966 Mars dasa had its beginning on 01.01.1966 and within 24 days it made her the PM as Mars is tenth lord in the royal sign Leo and exalted in Rasi ×10. Dasa lasted for 7 years, till 1973 and was of course the best period of her professional life. Here the Dasamsa is more apparent than lordship of tenth house. Surya bhukti of course is justifiable in terms of lordship as Sun is in exchange of houses with Mars.
The critical influence that Mars played in the life of Indira Gandhi is apparent only when we rectify the Lagna by Kundaganita and Vimsottari is derived from the same.
5. Judgment of Allahabad High Court and Emergency 12.06.1975 & 26.06.1975 Rahu dasa - Rahu bhukti ® 01.01.1973 to 14.09.1975® Rahu in the 6th house associated with the Guru-Sukra parivartana Yoga caused the greatest turbulence of her life ® Note also Rasi ×10. Budha bhukti of Sani dasa ruled this turbulent phase of Indira's life. Budha is the sixth lord from Moon and the sixth house from Moon is the Rasi ×10 Lagna placed in the 12th house of Moon.
Note here that Rahu and Budha are related to the 6th house respectively from Lagna and Moon. In addition Rahu is in the 10th in Rasi ×10 while Budha is Lagnapati in Rasi ×10.
6. Back to Power: early 1980 Rahu dasa - Guru bhukti ® 14.09.1975 to 06.02.1978 and Sani bhukti from 06.02.1978 to 12.12.1980: Guru as 6th lord caused the defeat of 1977 and Sani the return to power in Rahu dasa. Rahu(d)-Sani(b), killed her son as Rahu is in the 8th and Sani is 8th lord of Saptamsa (Rasi x 7). Sani dasa-Ketu bhukti caused the defeat ® Ketu in the 6th of Moon: Recovery in Sani dasa - Sukra bhukti, Sani is lord of Chandra-lagna and Sukra lord of 10th house there from. Sukra killed her son, being the 5th lord from Moon placed in 12th in the company of Rahu.
7. Death on 31.10.1984 Rahu(d) - Sukra(b)® Sukra killed her being a malefic for Karka Lagna and is heavily afflicted as 11th Lord. Rahu and Sukra occupying the sixth house caused death by weapon and injury. For the rectified Lagna, Moon is 274050' and the Mars bhukti of Sani (d) ends on 29 October 1984. As we discussed earlier she died at the endpoint of Mars bhukti and the 2-day deviation is due to the microcosmic error in Chandrasphuta. Sani & Mars are in the7th and 8th from Moon.

(b) Horoscope of Jawaharalal Nehru

Nehru's birth time as reported by Sri BV Raman is 1130 PM, LMT at Allahbad, which means 23:32 IST. This time gives Lagna as 118004' for an ayanamsa of 2302'47", which is more than 02010' of Raman's ayanamsa. So for Raman's ayanamsa, the Lagna of Nehru is Leo, when the horoscope is cast correctly. As I have already explained, I have my own reasons to check the validity of the birth time reported. To my mind Lagna can be either 118021'44".4 or 116052'51".1and from a look at his life events I have taken the latter value 116052'51" as representing the destiny of Nehru. This in turn spells out the correct birth time as 23:24:18 IST - almost eight minutes behind the reported birth time.

Rahu
Rasi LagnaMoon
Sani
SikhiGuru RaviBudhaSukra Kuja
Lagna 116053'
Ravi 209034'
Chandra 107019'
Kuja 159016'
Budha 196027'
Guru 254027'
Sukra 186039'
Sani 130004'
Rahu 70043'
LagnaKuja Ravi
Budha Navam?sa SikhiSani
Rahu Guru
Moon Sukra

MoonNodes Guru Lag.Sukra BudhaSikhi Guru
Rasi x 10True D-10 MihiraD-10 Ravi
Ravi KujaChand.
Sani KujaBudh. Sukra LagnaSani Rahu

v Note the placement of Sun in Rasi ® with the true ayanamsa Sun shifted from Vrscika to Tula to aspect the tenth house.
v Lagna and Moon sandwiched between malefics ® caused incarceration and solitude in life.

Events Lagna based sequence Moon based sequence
1. 1905 ® separation from home for schooling at Harrow, England Sukra dasa - Chandra bhukti, had begun on 11 March 1905. Moon is in between malefics. Budha dasa - Sani bhukti: Budha is the 12th lord that signifies foreign lands and Sani the 7th lord that signify long journeys.
2. 1905 - 1912: Stay in England and return to India in 1912. Moon, Mars and Rahu bhukti covered the six years from 1905 - 1911. Ketu dasa. Budha bhukti of Ketu dasa caused the return to India. Budha occupies the 4th house and is also the lord of Dasamsa-Lagna.
3. Association with Congress also began in 1912 Sukra dasa - Guru bhukti, had begun on January 9, 1911. Under the influence of Budha who signified Nehru's career as lord of Dasamsa-Lagna.
4. Sukra dasa began on 20th January 1913. Marriage on 8th February 1916. Sukra dasa-Sani bhukti between 09.09.1913 to 09.11.1916. Sani, is the seventh lord. During own bhukti of Sukra. Chitrapaksha ayanamsa places marriage in the bhukti of Sun, 2nd lord placed in the 5th in rasi-sandhi.
5. Indira was born on 19.11.1917 Sukra dasa- Budha bhukti: See the Saptamsa, Budha is in the 7th of (Rasi x 7) - Lagna. Sukra dasa-Chandra bhukti ® Chandra being lord of Saptamsa-Lagna and Lagna. Lagna, Vargottama in Rasi x 7. Citrapaksha matches here but note the mismatch in the case of marriage.
6. Death of Kamala Nehru 28.02.1936 Chandra dasa - Sukra bhukti, Sukra being the eighth lord of Navamsa, killed the wife: Nehru's horoscope has the first and fourth houses afflicted by malefics placed between and hence the fatality of Moon and Venus to family life. Surya dasa-Sani bhukti ® see the appropriateness of dasa lord - debilitated 2nd Lord and Sani - the malefic 7th lord placed in second in the sign of Sun. Chitrapaksha places the event in Budha bhukti.
7. 15.08.1947, Nehru becomes Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy. Rahu dasa - Guru bhukti, note the position in Rasi of Guru and Rahu. Chandra dasa - Sukra bhukti. Chandra dasa had begun on 21.01.1939. Moon being between malefics caused struggle and imprisonment (1942: Guru bhukti®6th lord) also earlier. Note Rasi x 10 and placement of both Moon and Venus.
8. 27.05.1964 Death Guru dasa-Sani bhukti, Sani is 8th lord aspecting the 8th house. Rahu dasa- Budha bhukti began on 3rd January 1964.
v Guru dasa had its beginning on 9th Nov. 1961

v Here both Lagna and Moon are in the same Nakshatra, separated by 09034' = 12 years 02 months 11 days in Vimsottari dasa. But both the sequences provide adequate justification for events as we have used the true ayanamsa here. With Chitrapaksha ayanamsa incongruities crop up in both the sequences.