Lal
Kitab: An Astrological Marvel
Lak Kitab is the type
of astrology in which one can calculate and know about his past,
future and can change his future according to his will. Lal Kitab
is a mysterious book that is originally written by pundit Roop Chand
Joshi. It is written in Urdu without the element of punctuation
and sounds Greek to a layman. Poetical verses interpolated with
philosophy and hidden nuances of destiny form the core 'farmaans'
of the book. Book contains 1097 pages. The solutions and remedies
given in Lal Kitab are very effective. Some of the remedies given
in this may look odd in this modern age but if performed accurately
and at right time, right days, and right period then it shows miraculous
results and it changes the life. Most of the problems are cured
and they never arise again. Even if remedies are not performed perfectly
there is no harm adverse effects.
Lal Kitab, originally published in urdu language, enshrines such
effective astrological principles and remedial measures that it
has rightly been termed as "The Wonder Book" of Astrology.
The science of palmistry too has been explained in such an exquisite
manner that each of the 42 divisions of the human brain have been
related to the different houses of a man's birth chart in such a
scientific manner that the sketch of the human brain reflects accurately
on the lines of the palm. On the basis of these lines of the palm
one can draw the actual horoscope of an individual and can do the
placement of planets in various houses of the birth chart. The date
of birth and the birth ascendant can be found out by reading the
lines and mounts of the palm, which means that an individual's accurate
birth chart can be drawn by seeing the lines of his palm. Similarly,
by studying the different aspects of a man's residential house his
birth chart can be accurately prepared on the basis of the sutras
explained in the Lal Kitab.
In addition to the above, Lal Kitab has announced unique remedial
measures to solve chronic and critical human problems in day to
day life. These measures do not require the practice of ordeals,
yagnas, havans and other complicated and expensive rituals, which
prove more troublesome for persons who are already in trouble because
of the evil effects of certain planets. These measures are again
different from Yantras, Mantras and Tantras, which give various
adverse effects if not followed rigorously in all their minute details.
The measures suggested in Lal Kitab are electrically effective in
solving all kinds of human troubles and tensions, without inflicting
harm on anybody i.e. these remedies are completely self defensive
against the evils created by the planets without causing injury
in anyway to anyone concerned.
The first part of this great treatise contains the principles and
Sutras for interpretation of horoscope, termed as "Vyakaran". The
birth chart of an individual is prepared like the traditional Parashar
principles, but the only important difference is that the Rashis
are not considered or taken into account for predictive astrology
and, therefore, the digits indicating the Rashis in a traditional
birth chart are scrapped. Secondly, for predictive purposes the
ascendant is treated as the first house and it is regarded as the
house of the first Rashi, i.e., Aries and counting progressively
in a sequence up to the 12th house being that of Pisces.
The specific principles of predictive astrology
as per Lal Kitab are better summed up here as follows :
1. The Sun as lord of the 5th, the Mercury as lord of the 3rd and
6th, the Jupiter as lord of the 9th and the Saturn as lord of the
10th are directly or indirectly in some form or the other are the
Karakas of the father and his property. But the Jupiter and the
Sun, Jupiter and Mercury or Jupiter and Saturn occupying any house
jointly carry no relevance to the knowledge about father or father's
property at all. Even Mercury and Sun, Mercury and Saturn or Sun
and Saturn also sitting together behave in the same manner.
2. If two or more inimical planets are occupying a single house,
they will not behave as enemies. But it does not mean that they
do not affect the influences of each other and show their own results
of being in that house independently i.e. their conjunction does
not affect their individual results.
3. Friendly planets together occupying a house become extremely
friendly and help each other in producing good and auspicious results.
4. The 7th house is regarded as the Pucca Ghar (permanent house)
of Mercury. If Mercury is placed in the 7th house of a horoscope,
even the powerful planets like Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn occupying
a Kendra, 2nd or 11th house can not affect the health of the native
adversely.
5. If a female planet is placed in any house along with Saturn and
both are being expected by any other planet, then the expecting
planet will become afflicted and affect adversely the persons and
relatives of such expecting planet as Karakas.
6. In general, all planets in their Pucca Ghar, own house or exalted
house give good results. A planet in inimical house or in a house
of debilitation gives bad results. If a planet is not placed in
his Pucca Ghar and the same is occupied by a planet inimical to
such planet, then that planet will destroy the good results of the
house in which he stands placed.
7. While examining a horoscope, the 1st, 7th, 8th and 11th houses
must be examined together as they are mutually interested. The planets
in the ascendant is treated as a ruler and the one in the 7th acts
as his minister. The planet in the 8th is the eye of that ruler,
whereas the planet in the 11th house is the ruler's foot. More planets
in the 7th house than the 1st house shows that the ruler does not
have required control over his minister. If the planets in the 11th
house are inimical to the planets in the first house, then they
will not obey the command of the ruler i.e., the results of the
11th house will be adversely affected. The planets of the 8th house
(eyes) guide the planets of the 7th house (minister) and control
their actions and effects. If the planets of the 1st and 8th houses
are friendly, then the planet in the 7th house can not play any
mischief. Mars in the 7th is considered to be highly conducive for
gaining large property. But if mercury is in the Lagna, it will
destroy the properties. It will be destroyed because of the foolishness
of the native, because here the Mercury being in the first house
is Karaka of the native. At the same time if the Mercury is in the
8th house, it will again destroy the properties, but here the reasons
for destination will be unknown and invisible, because the active
elements of the 8th house are always secretive and mysterious in
nature over which the native has no control. Similarly, if the planets
of the 1st and 11th houses destination are friendly, they will control
the planets of the 7th house. If they are inimical, the results
would be bad. The planets of the 1st house aspect the planets of
the 7th house. If they are mutually inimical, then the bad results
accrue because of the foolishness or unworthiness of the native.
The planets of the 8th house aspect the planets of the 2nd house
and thereby affect their results.
8. 2nd, 6th, 8th, 12th and 11th houses must also be examined simultaneously
as follows :
(a) The planets of the 8th house aspect the 2nd house and
thereby affect the results of the 2nd house. The effects of the
aspects of the planets of the 8th house over the 2nd house are affected
by the planets of the 11th house - favourably if friendly and unfavourably
if inimical.
(b) The planets of the 2nd house aspect the 6th house and
affects its results. The planets of the 6th and 8th houses have
secret relations with each other, because of which they also affect
the planets of the 2nd house (+++).
(c) The 12th house also affects the 2nd house (+++). If there
are evil planets in the 6th and 8th houses, (because of their secret/implied
conjunction) their evil power increases 10 times.
(d) If the planets in the 12th and 8th houses are inimical,
the native should not visit temples and other places of worship.
9. The 3rd, 11th, 5th, 9th and 10th houses must also be examined
simultaneously as follows: (a) If there is any planet in the
3rd house, it will start showing effects after the birth of the
native's younger brother. If the 9th and 5th houses are occupied
by Saturn Rahu or Ketu then the unfavourable changes start coming
up in the native's life just after the birth of the child.
(b) If there are good planets in the 9th house and there is
no planet in the 2nd house, the native remains deprived of all the
benefits.
(c) If there is no planet in the 4th house, or it is occupied
by Rahu, Ketu or Saturn, then the good results of the 10th house
will not be received by the native. If 10th and 2nd houses are empty,
the good results of the 4th house will go waste.
(d) If the 3rd and 9th houses are bad, the 5th will also prove
bad.
(e) If the 9th is occupied by Sun or Moon, the 5th house will
give good results.
(f) If the 9th is occupied by Sun or Moon, then Rahu or Ketu
in the 5th will neither affect the issues of the native or the native
himself adversely.
(g) If Rahu or Ketu be placed in the 5th and there are inimical
planets in the 8th then strokes of misfortune will hit the native
through the 11th house. The relatives indicated by the planets of
the 5th and 8th houses will also be affected. In this situation
the earnings of the native will also be affected very adversely,
if the 2nd house is empty. Nothing will be able to save the native.
Now the planets of the 10th and 5th will also turn to be malefic
whatever be their natural character.
The
Underlying Philosophy
To know and understand
about what Lal Kitab says or prescribes, one has to be familiar
with the way astrology works. It is said that - based upon ones
past karma, one is born into a certain constellation of planets
or "grehas". Each planet is based upon its nature and its placement
casts some effect on the life of the individual. The effect may
be either positive or negative and its magnitude may also be different.
Lal Kitab also gives various remedies to check such negative effects.
The nine planets can be likened to nine different colored lights
placed at varied distances from a screen. The screen can be analogue
to human life ; the net intensity and colour of illumination on
the screen is a complex function of all individual lights. There
may be a yellow light that is bright but far and a red light that
is equally bright but nearer - the effect will be reddish. Here
red corresponds to malefic Mars, while yellow to benefic Jupiter.
If we wish to make the screen yellowish and life better, I will
strengthen the yellow light, say by wearing the yellow sapphire
and at the same time, place a opaque filter before red light (by
propitiating Lord Hanuman, the deity Mars represents). As a result,
reddishness will decrease and yellowishness will increase, making
life wealthier, happier and better. Upayes or remedies of this book
are pure photographic techniques. The ancient astrological science
is a replete with solutions which start from prayer to chanting
mantras. In the Parashar school, stress is on japa, tapa, mantra,
and yantra, etc. The Lal Kitaab has simpler solutions revolve around
temples and its deities - temple here is meant in a secular way
and any place of worship may be used beneficially. The nine Lumanaries
are powered by the nine corresponding divine Gods : Sun is Vishnu,
Moon is Shiva, Mars is Hanuman, Jupiter is Bhrahma(not Bhrahm),
Venus is Lakshmi, Mercury is Durga, Rahu is Saraswati and Ketu is
Ganesha.
