He was introduced to jyotish by his

Kulguru at the age of eight. After the initial

trigger early in life, he has pursued the study of jyotish with utmost passion ever

since. He writes with the pen name

Abhishekha and is the Editor/Publisher of

AIAC Times, Chicago.

Rakshashi Vidya

By

Abhishekha, USA

have always believed that true

treasure of jyotish knowledge is

hidden in the rich regional jyotish

literature of India. This age and time

seems to be the perfect time for all

jyotish enthusiasts to join hand to

uncover the rich knowledge hidden in

regional jyotish literature. In such a

search I often visit libraries and in one of

such numerous visits an apparently dust

covered book grabbed my attention. A

book called “Kosthi Dekha Sikhun”

(Learn to read your own chart) in

Bengali by Sri Vishwanath Chowdhury

caught my attention and I borrowed it

from the library. The details of the book

is given below –

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ooks titled “Learn to read your own chart” or titles even vaguely similar to these

are the last books of Earth in jyotish that I am drawn to, be it written in any

language. However, what grabbed my attention in this book was the little note

below its title. The translation of it in English would read – “Ashtakvarga Results,

Everyday fate results, Results based on Tibetan Tantrik astrology and results based on the

astrology of the Arabian Fakirs”. To see if I could find something interesting, I brought the

book home. I will like to share one particular method from the book which I found

exceedingly interesting.

The author in the third chapter mentions about something called Rakshashi Vidya. He

claims that he has visited many a Bhaivaris (Tantriks) in many a samsans (funeral

grounds) and have learnt this method from them. I am trying to provide this method that

the author has written in Bengali in this article.

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The alphabets are classified into groups of eight. In Rakshashi Vidya, these eight groups

are allocated special significance. Now, one needs to note that the Sanskrit and the

Bengali alphabets are almost identical, thus we can say that-

Alphabet Range

Classification Rasi

अ - औ Dhwaja Leo

क – ङ Dhumra Aries, Scorpio

च – ञ Simha Taurus, Libra

ट – ण Shwan Gemini, Virgo

त – न Vrisha Sagittarius, Pisces

प – म Khar Capricorn, Aquarius

य - व Gaja Cancer

श - ह Dhwankha Cancer

The author then explains how to use this scheme in Prasna Tantra. The querent (person

seeking astrological service) is asked to name a fruit by the jyotish. The first letter of the

fruit is to be taken into consideration and then the above mentioned table is used to

determine which rasi(s) are applicable to the Prasna. The author then goes on to provide a

predictive list –

Event Result Profit – Loss Question Leo, Sagittarius, Pisces, Libra or

Taurus signs denotes success. Rest of the signs denotes loss.

Success at work, for a task type Question

Leo, Cancer, Sagittarius, Pisces, Libra or Taurus denotes very fast positive results. Gemini, Virgo, Capricorn or Aquarius denotes delayed results. Rest of the signs denotes failure.

Success in court cases type Question Leo, Sagittarius, Pisces, Libra or Taurus signs denotes success. Rest of the signs denotes loss.

Bonus, Gain, Expectation type Question

Sagittarius, Pisces, Libra, Gemini, Virgo denotes success, rest of the signs denote negative results.

The author ends the chapter thus sharing the knowledge he learned from Tantrik’s called

the Rakshashi Vidya.

Practical Application

am giving below an example [Prasna application] of this knowledge.

On December 1, 2011, 4:33:42 pm, Chicago, Illinois, USA I was asked a Prasna by a

lady. Her Prasna was – “I have a very stable relationship with the man I love. He is

seeking divorce from his wife. Will the divorce come about smoothly?” The question was

a genuine question since the man and his wife [legal] had no relationship for the

past two years and he was living with this lady since. I had asked for a fruit that comes to

her mind and she mentioned Pomegranate. The Sanskrit name for Pomegranate is Dadima.

Based on Rakshashi Vidya, it comes to the slot of Vrisha varga.

The Prasna Chart is given below-

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Visha varga gives Dhanu or Meena as the sign which should be considered to be the

signficator for the Prasna. Here, we clearly see Shukra in Dhanu and the prasna is about

marriage. Now, we construct the chart from Dhanu and we get the below chart –

The question pertains to a legal issue and thus, it best fits in the category of “Success in

court case” category.

According to Rakshasha Vidya,

Success in court cases type Question Leo, Sagittarius, Pisces, Libra or

Taurus signs denotes success. Rest of

the signs denotes loss.

The sign Dhanu guarantees success in this case.

Additional rules of Prasna also be applied on this chart, but that is out of scope for this

article. For readers, a ready reference for Sanskrit names of some fruits is being provided

below. Hope readers find this method useful and share it with others.

Readers are requested to visit the below links for better understanding of the English

equivalent of Sanskrit words –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit