Benedictory Message from our Kulaguru

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji,

Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

The Working of Karma and the Need to Perform Good Deeds

The Manu Smriti clarifies:

Until a man attains Moksha, he will be subject to births in accordance with his Karmas. In each birth,

pleasure and pain will alternate in proportion to the fruits of his karma.

This is what is known as the Samsaara Samudra (the ocean of births and deaths).

Whatever karma one does, one will have to experience its fruits – happiness as a result of satkarma (good deeds)

and suffering as a result of dushkarma (sinful deeds).

That is why our ancestors used to advise that everyone must always keep doing Satkarma.

The Shastras says : (what one sows, so shall he reap)

However many people on hearing this, get the following questions - Are there not instances of bad people

enjoying the comforts of a good life? And are there not many good-hearted people who are seen to undergo

suffering? This is because that the comforts enjoyed by people today, even if they are evil-minded, are a result of

their good deeds from a previous birth. Similarly, a good person can also undergo suffering as a result of sins

committed in a past life. The fruits of karmas of the present birth will definitely follow.

That is, unjust actions do not produce immediate results as the cow that gives milk the instant you milk it. Rather,

unjust actions like the seeds sown in the earth sprout and slowly destroy the unjust person in due course. Hence,

in whatever position one is, he should not let his mind stray towards Adharma.

We bless all to understand this well, develop an inclination towards good deeds, and attain Sadbhaava

(good nature) through help to others and steadfast devotion to God.

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THE ONGOING WINTER sessions are making a mockery of India. The political leaders, both

ruling and opposition, are at logger heads. The Congress and its allies are trying to hide the

recent scams that have got exposed, while BJP (also equally scammed) and its allies are taking

a chance to collapse the ruling party. How does the future of India look like? Are we, citizens of this

oldest and spiritual country, safe guarded? Are our interests taken care of? And can we citizens live

peacefully?

Political Parties and Future

Vimshottari style of time division allocates the Sun, Mercury and Rahu in that order, as the influencers

in January 2012. It is commonly referred in the astrological community as “having Sun Mahadasa,

Mercury Antardasa and Rahu Pratyantardasa” and denoted as Sun>Mercury>Rahu. The role of the Sun,

as the main influencer started as early as August 2007, when the NDA government was ruling.

In the Indian Independence horoscope, the Sun is the lord of the

fourth house and is located in the third house, in Cancer, a movable

sign. Being in an inimical sign, his influence on the ruling party to

undertake immoral and unethical tasks of high degree, behaving

opportunistically and exhibiting hypocrisy has been clearly seen.

The ruling parties refer to those in center as well as the states. More

than 20 plus scams have been committed since August 2007 including

the 2G scam which looted money of the citizens, the commonwealth

games scam which caused shame in the international front, the

Bellary mining scam, Indian Black Money in Swiss banks etc. The

same has been the case with Jan Lokpal Bill. The promise by central

government to Anna Hazare is not likely to be kept. This unfavorable influence of the Sun on India’s

political influence extends into 2012 as well. We will continue to see similar events and scams happening

in 2012 as well.

Mercury is the secondary influencer of the first three quarters of 2012. He owns the second and the

fifth houses of the Indian Horoscope, and occupies the third house as the Sun. Thanks to his influence

these scams were exposed in the second half of 2011. Watch out! More scams are going to get exposed

in the coming days. Mercury’s effect will escalate the political debates addressed to sort out and find

solutions to various scams. Mercury however lacks support from the primary influencer, the Sun. He

will only be instrumental in exposing the scams and other unethical transactions of the political leaders,

but will not be able to bring about justice. The undesirable influence of the Sun will eventually prevail.

Future of IndiaRAMAN SUPRAJARAMA

in 2012

Natal Chart

Rasi

Mars

Ketu Jupiter

Rahu

Ascendant

Moon

Saturn

Mercury

Sun Venus

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In January 2012, a scam related to military and science is

likely to take place. We would caution the citizens and

urge them to look out for any such dealings that might be

undertaken by our political leaders. The Jan-Lokpal bill

activities might give out favorable side-shoots with a major

financial sector scam getting exposed in the last week of

February. A wikileaks cable or similar broadcasts could

be leaked exposing the role of certain state government

officials’ unethical practices. However, with the

undesirable influence of Sun, the political leaders are likely

to get themselves a rain check from getting arrested and

sent to jail.

In April 2012, Ketu becomes the secondary influencer

and lasts till August 2012. As the ruler of Scorpio, the

seventh house, he is in Scorpio itself. He does not have

any malefic influence. His influence will trigger spiritual

leaders and freedom fighters to take up the cause of

corruption in India. We can see far more influential and

persuasive protests from Anna Hazare and his team, Baba

Ramdev and his team and similar people. They will be

able to effectively educate the citizens about the causes

they are standing for, and gather even greater support

from the citizens. In April, we might see the spiritual leaders

and freedom fighters coming together, and discussing their

strategy to eliminate corruption. May 2012 could see film

and sport celebrities joining the movement.

At around this time, there are certain

planetary patterns worth taking note of

from the May 22, 2009 swearing-in chart

of the current Prime Minister of India,

Dr. Manmohan Singh. In June 2012, the

present political ruling will be under the

primary and secondary influence of

Jupiter and the Moon. Jupiter as the lord

of the third and sixth house is in the fifth

house and viewing the ascendant. The Moon, as the lord

of the tenth house is in the seventh. He is along with the

second and the seventh lord Mars.

The Moon takes the role of

a first rate maraka. This

pattern of Jupiter and the

Moon is likely to create

problems to the ruling party.

The problem creators for the

ruling party are clearly

indicated as spiritual leaders

and freedom fighters. The

influence of the Moon will

be severe, perhaps life-threatening as well. The similarities

in the Indian Horoscope and swearing-in chart indicate

destabilization of the ruling party with a few top leaders

going behind bars.

In July 2012, the tertiary influence of Jupiter kicks in. The

political leaders may twist the laws to their favor, and

even conceal certain facts from being exposed. They may

attempt to buy out top judges as well to stall or turn certain

cases to their favor. India could see the first version of

the Jan Lokpal Bill rolling out, with lower officials under

its radar in August 2012. The unfavorable position of the

Sun could help the top political leaders to negotiate

themselves out of the ambit of the Jan Lokpal Bill.

Venus takes the role of secondary influencer in September

2012. Venus as the lord of the ascendant and the sixth

house is in the third house. The anti-corruption activities

would have minimized by this time. The top political leaders

will happy that they were out of the Jan Lokpal radar. A

new issue arises and attention is focused to that. October

and November might see the political leaders occupied

by this issue. As the year ends, there would be state of

uncertainty pervading across the country.

2012 Legislative Elections

A few states have their ruling party’s tenure expiring in

2012. Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab,

Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are due. The transit of

Saturn in Libra, Jupiter’s transit in Aries and then Taurus,

and Mars’ transit in Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio, are

going to have a significant impact on the elections. India

represented by Virgo, will have Saturn in the second from

it. Jupiter will transit the eighth and ninth houses.

The BJP government in Gujarat

under the leadership of Mr.

Narendra Modi is likely to win

the elections again. In Mr.

Modi’s horoscope, the Sun and

Mercury influence his actions

in 2012. The Sun as the tenth

lord in the eleventh is a positive

combination and makes him more powerful in the political

front. Mercury, as the lord of the eighth and the eleventh

is in the eleventh, and will push Mr. Modi to take many

more economic reforms. Indications suggest that Gujarat

under the leadership of Mr. Modi could emerge a world

destination. His Prime Ministers role however, will have

to wait.

Natal Chart

Rasi

(Mercury)

Rahu

Ascendant

Sun

Ketu

VenusMars

Moon

Saturn

Jupiter

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The Bahujan Samaj Party won206 seats in 2007 election in UttarPradesh. Ms. Mayawati becamethe Chief Minister. In 2012, wecan expect a repetition. Mercuryas the primary influencer will helpMs. Mayawati to emergevictorious.

Overall, the planetary patterns indicate an unfavorableoutcome for the Congress Party. Moon and Mercury are theprimary and secondary influencers for the party in 2012.Moon, as the fifth lord is in the seventh, in maraka sthana

along with Rahu. Mercury as the seventh lord is the ninthhouse. The Moon’s gender is Female and Mercury is aeunuch. The party’s senior leader’s end is foreseen.

Economy, Inflation and Markets

The Indian economy has been bad in 2011. Both theSensex and Nifty are down by 18% in the last one year.Inflation is ending at around 9.5%, Benchmark Interestrates are have increased from 5.5% to 7.5%, petrol priceshave increased by Rs. 10.00 per litre, both Industrialproduction and Government Budget have dropped by 5.1%of GDP. Basic necessities have become dear. Theinfluence of the Sun is clearly seen.

Going forward, the first half of 2012 will continue to see adownward trend. We can expect the markets to drop byanother 10%. Iron, Steel and other Metal Sectors,Automobile sector, Oil and Chemicals sector, andcompanies with government holding will move southwards.Banking and Financial sectors, Power and Media sectorswill also move southward, but at a slower pace. We maysee a temporary relief in the months of May. The transitof Sun into Aries is likely to build support levels, and themarkets gaining some strength. There could be an upwardgrowth of about two to three percent during this time.Inflation can increase to around 11%, and two moreupward revisions of petrol prices can be expected, oncein January and then in February. The secondary influenceof Mercury, indicates an increase in benchmark interestrates 50 basis points. Home loans and vehicle loans couldbe very high. The transit of the Sun and Mercury in bearishsigns also suggest that the crops, pulses and othernecessities will become dearer.

By June 2012, the secondary influence of Mercury wouldhave subsided and Ketu’s influence will begin. The marketswill drop further, perhaps to another 10%. However, thebenchmark interest rates are likely to reverse and likely toreduce the home and vehicle loans. Inflation can also reduceto about 8% and petrol prices can also stabilize. Throughoutthe year, iron, steel and metal stocks may perform badly whilemedia and power stocks can be stable.

Other Mundane Indications

The new Samvatsara or lunar new year, Nandana,

commences on March 22, 2012 at around 8 pm in the evening.

The first degree of Libra will be rising and thereby Vargottama.

With retrograde Saturn in the ascendant and viewed by Venus

and Jupiter, Nandana

appears to be a year of mixed

results, both favorable and

unfavorable. The ruling star

is Uttarabhadra, ruled by

Saturn and is an Amritanadi.

At the time of Solar Ingress

to Gemini in June 2011, Leo

will be rising with Mars in

it. Jupiter and Retrograde

Venus occupy the tenth house and Saturn, the third. Rains

this year will be below the expected levels. Farmers need

to factor this or will end up facing problems. Amritanadi

effects can manifest with Government providing support

in the form of cloud seeding.

Further Events

There is a strange planetary formation taking place in

the last week of October. Jupiter and Ketu are in

conjunction in Taurus, and

Mars, Mercury and Rahu

are viewing the two planets

from Scorpio. Yogas or

planetary combinations

taking place in Taurus

usually manifest

aggressively. In the case of

Scorpio, in addition to being

aggressive, they are

secretive in nature. The arrangement of these five

planets suggests terrorist activities or human

exploitation. The affected countries include one belt

from Guyana, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay and

another belt from Ukraine, Turkey, Iraq, Syria via

Ethiopia, Somalia and all the way to Tanzania. Planetary

heat map estimates indicate Kenya and Somalia to have

the highest influence.

With reference to India ruled by Virgo, Scorpio is the third

house and Taurus is in the ninth house. An unhappy event

is likely to take place and it could relate to religion. More

details about this event will be given in the coming issues

of our magazine.

The above predictions are projections only. We hope the

readers and governments take note of the planetary

movements and plan for greater good.

Lunar Year

Rasi

Moon

(Mercury)

Rahu

Ketu

Sun

Venus

Jupiter

(Mars)

(Saturn)

Ascendant

October 2012

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Rahu

Mars

Ketu

Jupiter (R)Moon

Saturn

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