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T he United States of America
(commonly referred to as the United
States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a
federal constitutional republic comprising
fifty states and a federal district. At 3.79
million square miles (9.83 million km²)
and with about 305 million people, the
United States is the third or fourth largest
country in the world by total area, and
the third largest by land area and by
population. The United States is one of
the world’s most ethnically diverse and
multicultural nations. It is the product
of large-scale immigration from many
countries. The U.S. economy is the largest
national economy in the world. The United
States dollar (sign: $; code: USD) is the
unit of currency of the US. Even though
there are many nations whose currency
has a greater exchange rate than the US
dollar, people would rather immigrate to
the USA. There are a lot of reasons for
this. The following are the reasons why
people love America.
United States of America is a great place
built on a motivation towards developing
a social/political system that is based
on intellectual endeavors as opposed
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to military style behavior. People love
America because it is “The Land of
Opportunity,” regardless of what some
people might believe. There are truly
more opportunities open to more people,
in America, than anywhere else in the
world.
In the US even a person born to the
poorest of parents, in the lowest sections
of the country, can still become someone
that other people look up to and admire. A
person need not be born rich to make it in
America. There is no cast system, and the
economic classes are mostly permeable,
non-permanent, and non-binding.
People love America because it is the only
country in the world where Freedom is for
real. In fact it is sometimes because of the
freedoms people enjoy in this country that
a many people from other countries hate
or envy Americans. We are free to speak
our minds about anything and everything
-this means we often step on the toes of
others, but it also means we are allowed
to give strong support to a many people
in this world.
One is also free to make as much money,
and spend as much money, as he or she
desires. Compared to the rest of the
world, the government has very little
involvement in how one makes a living or
on what one spends the money.
This brings up another really big reason,
why people love America so much. The
government here is set up to do what one
asks them to do, and ideally tries to stay
out of their lives as much as possible.
This is very different from most other
countries.
In fact, even the welfare and social
services are so good and attractive that
people from other countries will often
risk their very lives to get it. Countless
new immigrants are very glad to be living
on welfare in the United States.
People also love America because of her
strength. Americans withstand more hate,
jealousy, and envy than any other country
in this world. They have come through
wars, disasters, civil unrest, and every
kind of social problem that one can think
of with grace and dignity. They are not
afraid to change. They are not afraid to
admit when they are wrong. And, whether
one likes it or not, most of the people trust
in God, and rely on Him for answers to
their problems.
There is no requirement for a person to
be a member of the “landed gentry” or
the aristocracy to succeed and become
“someone” in America. All one has to do is
have average intelligence, take advantage
of opportunities, and work with the goal in
mind to “become somebody”, rather than
to merely live off the state. A determined
person can learn enough to know which
way to go to and to also become someone
who can help others succeed.
People love America because it is a land
of good, kindhearted souls. America today
has the promise of opportunity, equality,
and freedom for everyone. The freedom
is not only for the people who were born
here, but also for those who have moved
here, for we are a nation of immigrants.
The promise is in the form of a government
and system that values the individual and
respects the rights of everyone. The partial
fulfillment of that promise has been made
possible through the safeguards that have
been built into the system that keeps a
watchful eye on the majority and shields
each of the citizens from the power and
unlimited resources of the government.
America’s goodhearted souls are those
generous and kind folks who run the
engine of the economy. The generosity
of America is displayed regularly as they
willingly pitch in to help citizens of other
countries through the loss and devastation
of natural and unnatural disasters.
Immigrants love America for its refuge
from oppression - the opportunity to
be unencumbered by the abuses of a
privileged nobility, or the coercion of
religion and theocracy.
America’s promise has been fulfilled in
many other respects also. Here are a few
reasons why people want to live in the
United States. One can live in this country
knowing that they have a Bill of Rights
and a Constitution. There are limits on
the power of the government. One has the
freedom of religion, and one can believe
in and express his or her own beliefs.
One has the freedom of speech. One can
express his or her complaints with the
government without fear of loss of life or
liberty.
A balance of powers
exists in the federal
government. The
judiciary, executive,
and legislative branches have
limitations. This helps guarantee
freedom and rights by not
concentrating all the power into one
entity. The system of government
and other agencies are more straight
forward than in any other country
in the world. One can earn and
accumulate good amount of
money. Even though there are
many currencies that have a higher
value than the American dollar,
it is the only currency valued and
preferred globally. That says a lot
about the greatness of this country.
One can get a great education, enjoy
a moderate climate, have the safest
and most abundant food supply, and
receive the best medical care. That is
why people all around the world like
and wish to come to America. The truth
of this is evidenced by the fact that once
someone enters into this great country,
no one is ready and willing to leave this
holy and blessed land. This is the land of
respect, money and individual values.
Each and every one of us should
pray to the Almighty to grant
more and more blessings to this
holy country. We should also
thank God for allowing all of us
to live in this wonderful country
of ours.
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 During the past issues, the Almighty
and our Swamiji has blessed me with
the opportunity to share my ideas
on the Spirituality of the Srimad
Bhagavad-Gita. In this issue I wish to
discuss the Spirituality explained in
the Ramayana.
Lord Rama is the seventh incarnation of Lord Mahavishnu. In
his incarnation as Rama, he set himself up as a practical example
of the best spiritual human being. He performed his duties
Pandit perfectly, in every aspect of his life.
L.V. Sharma Rama, the hero of Ramayana, is a popular deity worshiped in

Spirituality
the Hindu religion. According to Hindu tradition, Rama is an

incarnation (Avatar), of the god Vishnu. The main purpose of

this incarnation is to demonstrate the righteous path (Dharma)
for all living creatures on Earth.
The Ramayanan history of Rama is an ancient Sanskrit epic
thought to have been compiled between approximately 400 BCE
and 200 BCE, attributed to the Hindu sage Maharishi Valmiki
and an important part of the Hindu canon. There are two major
portions of Hinduism. They are Sruti and Smruti. The Vedas
come under the category of Sruthi and epics like The Ramayana
and The Mahabharatha come under the Smruthi grouping.
The name Ramayana is a compound of Rama and ayana (going,
advancing), translating to “Rama’s Journey”. The Ramayana
consists of seven books, called the “Kandas.” It has 500 chapters,
and 24,000 verses. It tells the story of Lord Rama, whose wife
Sita is abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana.
Thematically, the epic explores the themes of human existence
and the concepts of Dharma and Spiritualism. It contains the
teachings of the very ancient Hindu sages and presents them
through allegory, in narrative, and the interspersion of the
philosophical and the devotional. The characters of Rama, Sita,
Lakshmana, Bharata, Hanuman, and Ravana (the villain) are all
fundamental to the cultural consciousness of India.
Rama, a prince in the city of Ayodhya, the capital of the Kosala
Kingdom, belongs to the Suryavamsa (Sun Dynasty). His
dynasty was also called the Raghuvamsam, which was named
after Raghu, one of Prince Rama’s ancestors. - The great poet,

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Kalidasa, wrote a separate book, the
“Raghuvamsam,” to narrate the story
of Rama’s ansectors. However, The
Ramayana starts just before Rama’s birth
and ends after his death when his two
sons ascend to power. The following is a
brief outline of this story.
Dasaratha, the king of Kosala, had been
childless for a long time, and was anxious
to produce an heir. He performs a ritual
(Puthrakameshti Yagna) for the gods
to bless him with progeny. The gods
presented him with a bowl of divine
nectar. His three queens partake of it, and
in due course four princes were born to
the three queens. The first queen, Kausaly
gave birth to Rama. The second queen,
Sumitra gave birth to the twins Lakshmana
and Shatrughna. The third queen, Kaikeyi
gave birth to Bharata. - The verses of the
poet Valmiki delights the reader much at
this point in informing about the birth of
the four princes.
Rama, being the eldest, is naturally
being groomed as the future king. All the
brothers are close-knit. Lakshmana had
the closest bond with Rama, and Bharatha
had the closest bond with Shatrughna.
Together, they are schooled in all kinds of
arts, including archery.
Vishwamitra, one of the legendary seven
sages of Hindu mythology, trained them
all in the art of firing missile-arrows
imbued with power by secret chants that
can cause them to shower fire or water on
enemies, and even follow them through
the seven worlds until they are killed.
and Kaikeyi saved his life by taking over the kingdom. They were summoned
Vishwamitra led Rama and Lakshmana the reins and driving the chariot to safety. upon their father’s death, and when
to Mithila, the capital city of the kingdom Kaikeyi demanded that her son Bharata be they arrived, were told what happened.
of Videha, ruled by king Janaka. Janaka’s the next king, and that Rama be banished Bharata was against his mother’s greed
daughter Sita (also called Janaki, to the forest (vanavasam) for fourteen (ostensibly for his good), and promises
Vaidehi,and Mythili) has to wed, and the years, to prevent him from damaging that he will restore Rama as king. He
king was holding a contest to select the Bharata’s rule. The king, unable to refuse traveled to the forest to convince Rama
best prince for his daughter. Rama won her wishes, agreed to grant them. The to return to Ayodhya. Rama refused on
the contest and returned home to Ayodhya coronation preparations were halted and the grounds that he must obey his father’s
with his new bride. His brothers also got Rama was told to prepare to leave for command, but allowed Bharata to take
wedded to different princess. the forest. At first, Rama wanted to go to Rama’s sandals back to Ayodhya, so that
the forest alone, but Sita and Lakshmana Bharata could symbolically enthrone
The time came for Dasaratha to coronate
had none of it and convinced Rama that, Rama’s sandals and rule as regent for lord
Rama as the next king. Kaikeyi, the third
for them, “wherever Rama is, that is Rama. Rama and Lakshmana frequently
and youngest of Dasaratha’s queens,
Ayodhya.” battled the forest demons that disturb the
reminded her husband of his promise to
hermits’ meditations.
her a long time ago that he would grant her The king descended into despair when
any two wishes she had. This happened the three left for the forest, and died Soorpanaka, one of the demons who had
on an occasion when Dasaratha was soon afterwards. All the while, Bharata been defeated by them, decided to take
wounded in his chariot on the battlefield, and Shatrughna had been away from revenge. She described the beauty of Sita

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to her brother, Ravana, the demon king of
Lanka (now Sri Lanka). Ravana decided
that he must possess Sita, and had one of
his cousin’s brothers to take the form of
a deer to attract Sita’s attention. Sita sent
out Rama to capture the deer for her as a
pet. The deer lead Rama far away from
their cottage, and when Rama realized
that this was not an ordinary deer, he
killed it. The dying demon shouted Sita’s
and Lakshmana’s names in Rama’s voice,
and caused Sita to send Lakshmana out
to help Rama. When the cottage was thus
unguarded, Ravana swept in, kidnapped
Sita, and flew off to Lanka. When Rama
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saw Lakshmana approaching him, he
at once realized the trick. They both
ran back to the cottage and found it
empty.
Rama and Lakshmana travelled to
Lanka to fight and kill the demon king
and get Sita back. They started out
by travelling south (in the direction
Ravana was last seen to have flown
with Sita). They killed demons and
helped hermits and sages along the
way, until they reached Kishkinda.
There Rama started a good friendship
with Sugriva, the king of a troupe of
monkeys. His belief that they were
on the right track is reinforced when
the monkeys show him a bundle of
jewels that fell from the sky. Sita had
removed her jewels and dropped them
to earth while being carried away.
Sugriva sent the monkeys in all four
directions to scout out the location of
Ravana. The monkey that travelled
to the south was Hanuman, Sugriva’s
minister. Being the son of the wind
god, Hanuman is endowed with
supernatural strength and powers.
When the troupe reached the southern
tip of India and are at a loss as how
they were to proceed, Hanumaan
decided to leap across the sea to
Lanka, and continue the search. He
located Sita imprisoned there, and
identified himself to Sita. He further
assured her that Lord Rama is coming
with a great troupe of monkeys to free her. He then skirmished
with the demon king’s army and informed Ravana that his days
were numbered.
Upon Hanuman’s return from Lanka, the entire monkey army
along with Rama and Lakshmana marched to Lanka, building
a bridge across the sea that Hanuman leapt across. They battled
against Ravana’s army for eighteen months and demolished his
kingdom. Sita was restored to Rama. Rama commanded Sita to
walk through fire to prove that she had remained faithful to him
during his absence, and Sita passed through the fire unscathed.
By this time the required period of exile of fourteen years had
come to an end. Rama returned to Ayodhya and was crowned
king. He then ruled as an extra ordinary emperor for several
decades. But he exiled Sita to the forest when he overheard a
conversation casting doubts on her fidelity: “unlike Sita, my wife
has never left my household.” In the forest, Sita, then pregnant
with Rama’s twins, was taken care of by the sage Valmiki
(another one of the seven legendary sages of Hindu mythology.
- Many stories in Hindu mythology have some autobiographical
segments, where the author is featured in the story). Rama’s twin
sons Lava and Kusha were born and brought up in the sage’s
hermitage.
As an emperor, Rama performed a horse sacrifice (Ashwamedha
Yagna) to enlarge his empire. (The horse sacrifice is a ritual
where an emperor sends out a horse accompanied by a huge
army to various neighboring lands. Into whichever kingdom the
horse wanders, the local king can allow the horse to wander,
signalling that his kingdom may be annexed, or tie up the horse
- indicating that he’s ready to battle the emperor’s army to
prevent his kingdom from being annexed.) The horse wandered
into the forest where Rama’s twin sons lived and they tied up
the horse, not knowing its significance. When confronted by the
accompanying army, they refused to untie the horse and soundly
defeated the army. (They had been trained in arms by the sage
Vaalmiki since he knew that one day they would be kings.)
Rama hears of this and guessed that two youths at a hermitage,
who can defeat an entire army, can be no ordinary children, and
went to see them himself. Rama met his sons for the first time.
He also met Sita again. Some time later, when the sons were
grown up, Sita decidesd that her time on the earth is nearing
its end, and ended her life by asking mother earth to open and
swallow her. The sons went to Ayodhya to live with their father
until they inherit the kingdom.
This story operates at multiple levels: at one level, it describes
the society at that time: vast empires, the life of a prince destined
to become the next king, the rivalry between mothers and
stepmothers, the bond of affection and loyalty between brothers,
contests to win the hands of a princess, etc. On a second level,
it describes how an ethical human being and a leader of men
conducts himself at all times, facing situations with equanimity,
rising to the occasion to lead his people, independent of his own
personal tragedies and limitations, cultivating the affection and
respect of his people. And yet, on another level, it is a story of
the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Incarnating as a human
this time, combating evil, restoring justice in the land, fully
aware of his divinity and yet resorting to using his superhuman
powers only when absolutely necessary.
During the whole book Rama reveals that he is the incarnation
for two times only. One is at the time of giving “Moksha” to the
vulture king Jataayu and the other is at the time of the war with
the king of oceans.
By reading Ramayana one can easily understand the cultural
heritage of India, how to be a good citizen to the country and
how to be a true relative to one and all. The level of spirituality
in the Ramayana is extremely high. By adopting the spirituality
as taught in the Ramayana, one can be a practical example to
the world.
I thank the Almighty and our Swamiji for the opportunity to
discuss my ideas on Spirituality. I humbly submit my prayers
to them to bless me with more and more opportunities to share
my thoughts.
-Pundit Sharma
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History of Great People.
In this area we will see the short life
history of great people all over the world.
In this issue we will see about Sir.Jagdish
Chandra Bose, one of the great scientists
from India.

Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, (November 30,

1858 – November 23, 1937) was a Bengali
polymath: a physicist, biologist, botanist,
archaeologist, and writer of science
fiction. He pioneered the investigation of
radio and microwave optics, made very
significant contributions to plant science,
and laid the foundations of experimental
science in the Indian subcontinent. He
is considered one of the fathers of radio
science, and is also considered the father
of Bengali science fiction. He was the first
from the Indian subcontinent to get a US
patent, in 1904.

He was the first to prove that plants and

metals too have feelings. Jagdish Chandra

Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose

Bose was born on November 30, 1858
in Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh).
His father Bhagabanchandra Bose was a
Deputy Magistrate. Jagdish Chandra Bose
had his early education in village school in
Bengal medium. In 1869, Jagdish Chandra
Bose was sent to Calcutta to learn English
and was educated at St.Xavier’s School
and College. He was a brilliant student.
He passed the B.A. in physical sciences
in 1879. In 1880, Jagdish Chandra Bose
went to England.
He studied medicine at London
University, England, for a year but gave
it up because of his own ill health. Within
a year he moved to Cambridge to take up
a scholarship to study Natural Science at
Christ’s College Cambridge. In 1885, he
returned from abroad with a B.Sc. degree
and Natural Science Tripos (a special
course of study at Cambridge).

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After his return Jagdish Chandra Bose,
was offered lectureship at Presidency
College, Calcutta on a salary half
that of his English colleagues. He
accepted the job but refused to draw
his salary in protest. After three years
the college ultimately conceded his
demand and Jagdish Chandra Bose
was paid full salary from the date he
joined the college. As a teacher Jagdish
Chandra Bose was very popular and
engaged the interest of his students
by making extensive use of scientific
demonstrations. Many of his students
at the Presidency College were
destined to become famous in their
own right. These included Satyendra
Nath Bose and Meghnad Saha.

In 1894, Jagdish Chandra Bose decided

to devote himself to pure research. He
converted a small enclosure adjoining
a bathroom in the Presidency College
into a laboratory. He carried out
experiments involving refraction,
diffraction and polarization. It would
not be wrong to call him as the inventor
of wireless telegraphy. In 1895, a year
before Guglielmo Marconi patented
this invention; he had demonstrated
its functioning in public.

Jagdish Chandra Bose later switched

from physics to the study of metals
and then plants. He fabricated a
highly sensitive “coherer”, the device
that detects radio waves. He found that
the sensitivity of the coherer decreased
when it was used continuously for a long
period and it regained its sensitivity when
he gave the device some rest. He thus
concluded that metals have feelings and
memory. Jagdish Chandra Bose showed
experimentally plants too have life. He
invented an instrument to record the pulse
of plants and connected it to a plant. The
plant, with its roots, was carefully picked
up and dipped up to its stem in a vessel
containing bromide, a poison. The plant’s
pulse beat, which the instrument recorded
as a steady to-and-fro movement like
the pendulum of a clock, began to grow
unsteady. Soon, the spot vibrated violently
and then came to a sudden stop. The plant
had died because of poison.
Although Jagdish Chandra Bose did
invaluable work in Science, his work was
recognized in the country only when the
Western world recognized its importance.
He founded the Bose Institute at Calcutta,
devoted mainly to the study of plants.
Today, the Institute carries research on
other fields too. Jagdish Chandra Bose
died on November 23, 1937. He set
himself as a practical example for the
hard work. By adopting his life style and
policies, we can also try to become a
practical example to others.

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 INDRA
AND
VRITHRA
naturally the weaker of the two. So when
the asuras came to know that the Devas
had offended their teacher, they attacked.
Again and again, the Devas suffered
defeat and humiation. At last Indra went
to Brahma and asked for his help. Brahma
said to him, “You are now paying the
price for your arrogant folly. How could
you ever forget that the teacher is placed
as high as god Himself and therefore
deserves all reverence and worship? But
I see you have suffered enough for it.
Now go to Viswarupa, the younger son of

B rihaspati is the teacher of the

devas. The Devas reside in swarga
(heaven) and have Indra as their king.
Unfortunately Indra is not very wise.
Some times he gives way to his anger,
pride, envy, jealousy, arrogance and fear,
like any human being. This oftern gets
him into trouble. One day as Indra was
sitting in swarga his mind got enchanted
with the glamour around him and
He thought, “Look at all this exquisite
beauty and grandeur and to think I am
the lord of it all! Ah, I am indeed the king
of kings. There is none other superior to
me!” At that moment, Brihaspathi, the
teacher of the Devas entered the court.

But Indra was so puffed up with pride that

he did not raise to receive him. Now this is
the greatest insult to a teacher. Brihaspati
was offended by this arrogant behavior of
Indra. Angrily he turned on his heel and
left the court. No sooner he had left Indra
realized his mistake. Quickly gathering
some of his attendants with him, he went
in search of the perceptor. But Brihaspati
was really angry. And try as they might,
Indra and his friends could find him, for
he had made himself invisible. Now their
anxiety grew. The devas and the asuras
(demons) were constantly quarrelling and
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Twasta, who is a great yogi, and ask him to be your preceptor”.
Indra went to Viswarupa who agreed to be the teacher of the
Devas. He taught them the Narayana Kavacha, which was a
prayer unto Narayana and had great potency. The Devas now
scored one sweeping victory after another. The asuras lost
miserably. In the midst of all this, an unfortunate incident took
place. Viswarupa was an asura from his mother’s side and a
Deva form his father’s side. So when he offered oblations in the
sacrificial fire to the Devas he secretly offered a share of it to the
asuras. But some how Indra came to know of this. He became
so angry that one day, when Viswarupa was at his worship he
came up from behind and cut off his head with a sword. When
Twastadeva heard of this, he lighted a sacrificial fire poured
oblations into it and commanded a demon to arise from it for
the destruction of Indra. An awful looking creature called Vritra
rose from the flames and filled the air with his hot breath. He
had a flaming tongue, which would lick any think that comes
in its way. All the people of the three worlds fled in fear at the
sight. But the Devas took courage in their hands and attacked
the monster from all sides. They used every weapon they could
lay in their hands. But Vritra swallowed them as if they were the
most delicious fruits in the world.
The Devas were terrified. They went to Sri Narayana and asked
him for help. Naryana said to Indra “Go to the Rishi Dadhichi
and ask him to give you his body. Then from his bones shall
issue weapon with which you will be able to cut off Vritra’s
head”.
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So the gods went to Dadichi and asked him to give them his body
which had been strengthened by the constant repetition of the
Naryana Kavacha. Dadhichi, large hearted sage gave it to them.
The Devas then extracted the devine weapon form the bones of
his arms. Confident of victory they attacked Vritra who had the
entire host of daityas asuras on his side. The Devas wiped them
out completely, till at last, there was only Vritra, standing all by
himself facing the Devas.
But he was undaunted. He had only to open his mouth and
roar at hundreds of Devas. Immediately they would fall down
unconscious. And he would trample upon them as an elephant
would walk over a lotus bed. Indra was astonished at the
strength and skill of his enemy. He hurled the special weapon at
him. But Vrithra picked it up and hurled it at Indra’s elephant,
which fell down unconscious. Then Indra got down fighting
face to face with Vritra. Vritra, when he saw the slayer of his
brother, was filled with rage. Trembling with emotion he said “I
am extremely happy that I now have you in font of me, so that
I may pierce your cruel heart with my trident you shamelessly
killed my brother, who was your own guru. Even the makshasar
condemn you for this deed of yours”.
“I am also fully aware that the weapon you carry in your hands
has been got from the bones of Maharishi Dadichi, and that this
sacred weapon shall kill me. Now go ahead and do your job.
I am waiting to be released from this body of mine that I may
merge myself with Lord Narayana that I may tread the path of
yoga and ever be His Devotee”.
Then he turned his mind to the Lord and fervently prayed “My
heart yearns for the sight of you O Lord! Grant my prayer that
I may be united with you in every thought, word and deed. I
desire nothing else in this great big, universe of yours”.
Vritra gave a mighty roar and hurled his flaming trident at Indra.
Indra destroyed it mid-way with his devine weapon, and also cut
off the arm that hurled it. Vritra were present proised this feat
of his, Indra looked embarrassed. But Vritra encouraged him to
pick it up again use it against him Indra was now dumb with
amazement at the nobility of his enemy. He said to him”, “O
chief of the asuras, you are indeed the noblest of all creatures.
You attained eternal Bhakti for the Lord and have indeed gone
beyond His Maya. Hail to you” He picked up the weapon and
cut off the other arm of the demon. Vritra now opened wide his
mouth and swallowed both Indra and his elephant Airavaatha.
The gods and demons who were watching the awesome battle
thought that this was the end of Indra. But Indra still had the
sacred weapon with him and so he tore open Vritra’s belly from
inside and came out triumphant. Then there was the sound
of crashing thunderbolts as he chopped Vritra’s head, which
bounced and rolled away and then lay still.
Now the most amaying thing happened. As the Devas watched
open-mouthed, the soul of Vritra entered straight into Sri
Naryana, who was standing a midst of them all. Vritra’s prayer
had been answered.
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T here is a place in South India called
Rameshwar. Here the devotees of
Lord Eshwara and Lord Maha Vishnu
assemble to worship and take their holy
baths in the sea. Pilgrims from all over
the world come to visit the temple at
Rameshwar. The name Ram and Eshwara
are combined to denote the grace of Lord
Rama and Lord Eshwara. Sri Rama is one
of the incarnations of Lord Maha Vishnu
He came to world to save the people from
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the Asuras, or Demons, who were doing
so many atrocities and cruelties to the
people of the world.
Seetha Devi, the wife of Sri Rama was
forcibly lifted by the Asura, “Rawana”.
When Sceetha and Sri Rama were living
in the forest, the Demon Rawana came
and moved Seetha to Sri Lanka where
the Demon’s palace was situated. (The
country Sri Lanka is a very large island.)
Sri Rama sent his devotee Anjaneya to
search for his missing wife, Seetha. Sri
Anjaneya was called Hanuman. Vayudeva
was his father. Vayudeva was the god of
the winds, so Hanuman had the talent to
fly upon the wind. When he was searching
for Seetha, he found her in Sri Lanka.
Hanuman brought the good news to Sri
Rama, who immediately planed to invade
Sri Lanka and bring back his wife Seetha.
King Sukreeva was the devotee of Sri
Rama. Sukreeva had his monkey regiment
in large numbers. They planned to build a
bridge over the sea to reach Sri Lanka.
The immense task was taken on by Sri
Rama and Sri Laksharma, his younger
brother. Because, it was time to meet
the Demons on the battle field, Sri Rama
decided to worship Lord Eshwara and get
his blessings.
In an incident similar to that, Lord
Eshwara happened to grant a boon to a
Demon named Basma Asura, because
he had done penance by worshipping Sri
Eshwara. The penance was done with
strong mind and power and it took several
long years. On the final occasion, Lord
Eshwara appeared before him and asked
the Demon to demand his boon.

Basma Asura asked for his boon in a tricky
manner - that if he happened to touch
anybody’s head regardless, that person
should turn to ashes on the spot.
There was no way out for Lord Eshwara,
so he granted the boon. The Asura thought
that if he could destroy Lord Eshwara
himself, then he could rule the entire
Universe. So, he attempted to touch the
head of Lord Eashwara.
The Incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu is as
Sri Ram Avatar. Maha Vishnu had himself
born into this world as the first son of King
Dasaratha. The name given to him was
Sri Ramachandra. In the shortened form
people say “Rama.”
Incomparable divine powers, as noted in
the Vedas, are Lord Eshwara and Lord
Maha Vishnu. The worship we perform
to Lord Eashwara will go to Lord Maha
Vishnu. And the worship we give to Lord
Maha Vishnu will most positively reach
Lord Eashwara. There is no difference
between them both and as it is in reality a
united form of nature.
On these grounds then, obedience,
politeness, and respect are exchanged
between them, at every crucial juncture.
Asura. After looking at the charm and
beanty of the maid, the Demon followed
eagerly after her. He was very fond of
the maid and greatly desired to reach her.
The maid then began to dance and asked
the demon if he could challenge her in a
dancing competition. He said, “Yes,” and
began to dance exactly as per the steps and
actions exhibited by the maid. The maid of
course was no other than the Lord Maha
Vishnu appearing as Mohini avatar.
At a crucial stage of the dance, and at the
most difficult poses to be exhibited, the
maid touched her own head. The Demon
was fully engaged in repeating the poses
the maid, and unknowingly he touched his
own head as well.
The tricky boon had been granted on the
basis that up on the world, the head of
whom so ever he touches, they have to
meet with death by fire, and turn to ashes.
So, the Demon fell dead and turned to
ashes. The eminent danger that had chased
Here Lord Maha Vishnu, as Rama, and
the Lord Eshwara had come to an end. And
worshipped as Lord Eshwara, built a big
the Lords were very happy to come out of
bridge to Sri Lanka, and went to the island
this trouble, successfully.
where he met Rawana and killed him in
a war. Seetha Devi was brought back and
In such a manner, there are no differences
they reached Ayodya, the country of Sri
among the Gods. People should show
Rama, Lord Eashwara ran towards the sea
equal devotion, and with pure heart receive
end hills. The Demon followed the Lord
the blessings of all the Lords.
swiftly and gave chase. Lord Eshwara
quickly met Lord Maha Vishnu in
Here Rama’s worship is marked and
Vaikuntha, the residing place of the Lord.
Rameshwar becomes a sacred place in this
Help was sought by Lord Eshwara.
world that gives grace to all human beings,
and other lives.
Seeing the critical situation, Lord Maha
Vishnu turned himself into a beautiful
maid and stood before the Demon Basma
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 There is a great saying, “No pain, No
gain”. It is very common to have pain to
gain something. The quantity and quality
of the pain will differ from person to
person according to the goal they wish
to achieve. For example if a kid of three
or four years old wish to join in school
there will be no tests for that kid. If the
same kid grows little bigger and needs
admission in 5th or 6th grade, the kid
should undergo for some minor tests.
If the same kid wishes to enter in 10th
or11th grade the same kid has to undergo
some tough tests. If the same kid wishes
to enter a higher grade of education, it
should undergo the toughest tests and
come out successfully. Then only it will
be admitted in that course of higher
education. Like that construction of a
small temple is very easy. But it is very
hard to build a temple for Lord Shiva is
the toughest thing in the world. That too
building a temple for Lord Shiva with
108images of Lord Shiva is the toughest
of the toughest. First let us see a few
historical celebrities, who faced a lot of
troubles in building the temple of Lord
Shiva. There is no difference between
divine, human and animal powers in
having pain, while building a temple for
Lord Shiva.
Shiva Temple at the Indian city Madurai
is one of the notable temples of Lord
Shiva. The temple was first constructed
by Devendra, the leader of the divine
powers. Indra is one of the Devas, an
extra-dimensional race of beings who
were worshipped as gods by the people of
Ancient India. Indra was revered as one
of the most important gods of the earlier
Vedic Pantheon. Indra seemed to earn
his place in the pantheon by
defending the Vedic
gods from
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their enemies, often invigorating himself
on soma, the drink of the gods, in order
to do so. He became leader of all the
divine powers, but also became one of
the close friends of Vishnu. However,
Indra eventually became so drunk that
he slew Vritra, one of the Danavas or
serpent-gods in the Vedic Pantheon.
Vritra had coiled up at the bottom of
Mount Himavat preventing rain from
falling to earth and had been enchanted
that he was impervious to weapons. In
order to slay him, Indra turned the sea
to foam and drowned the serpent -god
in the depths of the sea. Vritra had been
close friends of Vishnu, and his death
brought great sadness over the Vedic
gods. As punishment, Indra had to
construct a temple for Lord Shiva. Then
only he will be freed from the curse of the
Gods and the serpents. Indra lost all his
beauty. He prayed Lord Shiva to excuse
all his sins and grant his beauty again.
Lord Shiva excused him and ordered
him to build a good temple. Indra started
his journey in fetch of a good place for
Lord Shiva’s temple. At last he came to
the Southern part of India. In one city
he found a small forest full of trees and
called as “Kadambavanam” (the forest
full of a kind of tree called kadambu).
There he felat a kind of peacefulness
in his mind. He decided that this is the
most fitting place for constructing the
temple of Lord Shiva. He called the
divine architect Viswakarma to design
the great temple of Lord Shiva. Indra
further requested all his sub-ordinates to
help him for this holy cause. But nobody
was ready to support Indra, as he got the
curse from the serpent king. Any how
Indra managed to get
the help.

He prayed Lord Shiva. At last Lord Shiva himself took the
human form and helped Indra to build the temple.
The next notable one is the biggest temple in Tanjor. It is called
as “Bruhadeeswaram”. That means the biggest one. The king
Rajaraja Chola constructed this temple. He conquered many
kings and became an Emperor. As a mark of the victory he
wanted to construct the biggest temple for Lord Shiva. The
Emperor started the work. All the citizens were ordered to
involve themselves in the temple work. All the citizents eagerly
took part in the construction works of the temple. The emperor
started getting proud. He started to think himself as the biggest
one. He forgot that Lord Shiva has blessed him with the
opportunity of building the temple. Lord Shiva understood this
and planned to teach lessons to the emperor. One day he went
to the dream of the emperor. He told the emperor that he wishes
to rest only under the shadow of the stone lying in the entrance
of the poorest lady. Lord Shiva mentioned the dimensions of
the stone also. The emperor woke up and started search of the
stone all over his kingdom. At last he found a stone in front of
the hut of a poor lady. He literally begged the poor lady and got
the stone. He placed on the roof top of the sanctum sanctorum.
After this a great tug of war between him and his son Rajendra
Chola started. Rajendra Chola also started constructing the big
temple as of the Emperor Raja raja Chola. The father and son
became enemies. At last Lord Shiva himself took the shape of
an old man and settled the problem. Even then the problems
were not completed. Before the day of the “Kumbabishegam”
(inauguration ceremony of the sanctum sanctorum), Lord Shiva
went to the dream of the emperor Rajaraja Chola. He ordered the
emperor to change the inauguration day.
The emperor asked why. For that Lord Shiva replied as “dear
emperor you are building the temple only to show your strength
and power. But one of my ardent devotees Poosalar Nayanar
is building a temple. I am going over there. So you change the
date”. The emperor went in search of the It is a Vedic custom to
place some kind of herbal paste made with eight kinds herbal
products. It is used to fix the image to the pedestal. It is called
as “Ashtabandhanam”. Normally it will look like a small hard
rock. It will be broken into small pieces and will be melted with
butter. Then it will be poured on the pedestal and the image
will be fixed on the pedestal. It will become hard as stone while
cooling. It will be very rigid for a minimum period of twelve
years. Even though the quality of Ashtabandanam was used the
main Lingam was not fixing on the pedestal. The emperor was
stunned. At last his Guru, the famous Siddhar Karuvoorar rushed
to that place and fixed the Lingam on the pedestal. As a mark
of devoted dedication towards Lord Shiva the emperor Rajaraja
Chola got a wonderful and remarkable place in the history.
There are a lot of historical evidences to show the pains delivered
in building a temple for Lord Shiva. All these happened during
the past centuries. In this 21st century we are blessed to see a
person who is suffering with a great pain in building a temple for
Lord Shiva. He is Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar. He is undergoing
a lot of troubles from the persons, who do not want the upcoming
of the wonderful Shiva Temple. It is very sure that Swamiji will
emboss his name in the history. The opposites will enter in to the
anger of Lord Shiva. It is very sure that they will be punished to
the greatest extent by Lord Shiva. There are a lot of examples
from the past, for the persons who got great blessings from Lord
Shiva. There are lots of examples also for the persons who got
into the anger of Lord Shiva. This one issue is not sufficient
for writing all these; we will see some more examples from the
history in the next issue.
This is the highest Yoga: to remember God always and constantly
to repeat His Name.
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 members. India joined as an affiliate
in 1936. The BWF now governs
international badminton and develops the
sport globally.
While originated in England, international
badminton has traditionally been
dominated by Denmark from Europe.
Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia are
among the nations that have consistently
produced
world-class players in the past few
decades and dominated competitions on
the international level, with China being
the most dominant in recent years.
The basics
Each game is played with 21 points, with
players scoring a point whenever they win
a rally (this differs from the old system,
where players could only win a point
on their serve). A match is the
best of three games. At the start
of the rally, the server and
receiver stand in diagonally

opposite
service courts.
The server hits the
shuttlecock so that it
would land in the receiver’s
service court. This is similar to tennis,
except that a badminton serve must be hit
from below the waist in underhand form
(upwards), the shuttlecock is not allowed
to bounce, and in tennis the players
stand outside their service courts. When
the serving side loses a rally, the serve
passes to their opponent(s) (unlike the
old system, there is no “second serve”).In

In 1893, the Badminton Association

of England published the first set of
rules according to these regulations,
similar to today’s rules, and officially
launched badminton in a house on
September 13 of that year. They
also started the All England Open
Badminton Championships, the first
badminton competition in the world,
in 1899.
The International Badminton
Federation (IBF) (now known as
Badminton World Federation) was
established in 1934 with Canada,
Denmark, England, France, The
Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, continued to page no 55
Scotland, and Wales as its founding
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 Letters to the
Editor
1. Albert Vetrivelan Colombo
Swamiji, I came to know about you and
your wonderful magazine only through the
website. I approached you through phone
to clear the black magic on my family. You
did a great ritual based on Atharva Veda
and removed the black magic. Now we
are very happy. Nanriyudan Vanakkangal
Ayya. Please come and bless our home at
Sri Lanka.
2 Shiva Priya Tadani AZ
Siddharji, after reading the wonderful
magazine I approached you to solve
my family problems. You found that
the problems are due to the evilness of
planets and you removed the evilness of
the planets in my horoscope and blessed
me with a wonderful life. I dedicate my
life time for your divine services. Pranams
and Namaskars.
3. Shivani Anjalika TN
Swamiji came to you to bring up my
downtrodden business. You guided me
in the proper way and, only because of
that guidelines, my business is going
upwards. You please be the consultant
to the company and give your esteemed
ideas to grow more and more. Namaskars
and thanks Swamiji.
4. Xavier Antony AL
Revered Siddhar, I have no words to
explain the power of your mantras. You
have saved me and my family from
suicide. We had an idea to commit suicide
because the debts. You showed me the
best ways to come out of the debts. Once
again thanks to you and your fantastic
magazine Siddhitimes.
5. Gary H Fernley, Paris
I am a German. I have read a little bit of
Vedas. Only after your meeting at Swiss,
I am able to think more clearly. Thanks
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for giving me a wonderful vision. Please
expand your magazine circle to my
country also to enlighten more and more
people.
6. Jayadurga Das Chaturvedi, IN
I am a Vedic Scholar and I have gone
through vigorous training under
eminent Gurus. On the first sight itself,
I understood that you are a wonderful
blessed personality. As I am older, I bless
you and as a devotee, I seek blessing from
you Swamiji.
7. Jayalani Saleem KY
Swamiji I have no words to explain
your power. After reading the magazine
Siddhitimes I approached you to bring out
my son from drug addiction. You brought
my son out from his drug addiction. Even
though I am a Muslim, I keep your photo
in my house and worship it daily. Thanks
and Salaams Swamiji.
8. Radha Johan ME
Swamiji, I am an ardent devotee of Sri.
Durga Mata. I came to know about you
through the magazine Siddhitimes. I
came to you for the peace in my family
and development in my business. After
taking part in the rituals, I am very happy
now. My family life and business are very
smooth. I am seeing Sri.Durga Matha in
your shape. I humbly submit my pranams
to you.
9. Karna Malhothra Ont Canada.
Swamiji I came to you after browsing
the website of the beautiful magazine
Siddhitimes. I consulted you to solve the
marriage problems of my daughter and
followed your advise. Due to that, my
daughter’s marriage went on successfully.
She is leading a happy family life. I
humbly submit the pranams of my entire
family to Swamiji Sri Siddhar.
10. H.P.Shingania
Orlando FL
Swamiji, I came to
this country along
with my wife.
We both had jobs
but in different
cities. Even though
we were married, we
had to live as bachelors. We had
much confusion in our life. We
approached your good self to fix these
problems. You fixed the problems in a
wonderful way with your Atharva Veda
Thantric rituals. Now we are leading a
peaceful and wonderful life. I thank you
and your magazine for making my life as
the best..
11. Rajini Sukdev NE
Parampujya Siddharji, I had many
problems caused by evil spirits. I had no
sleep at all during the nights. I consulted
many physicians and no medicine helped
me to get rid of my sleepless nights’
problem I consulted you. You performed
a great ritual based on Atharva Veda and
now I am free from all the troubles. Now
my life is wonderful. Thanks and pranams
Swamiji
12. Chandanu M Raj CA
Swamiji, I am a young man. Even though I
study hard, I was not able to do well in my
examinations. I was unable to get a good
job also. I consulted you. You did some
wonderful rituals and by your gracious
and auspicious blessing, I am doing well
in my studies. I have a job also. Thanks
and Namaskars.
13. Darshi Satya CO
Respected Siddhar Swamiji, I approached
you to solve the problems in my job and
career. You preferred some Thantric rituals
 and you performed those rituals.
By the power of the mantras and
rituals, now I am in a good job.
Thank you very much for making
my life a wonderful one.
14. Andrea Soman HI
Swamiji, even though I am a Christian
I am married to a Hindu Indian. After
reading the magazine Siddhitimes, I
thought that you are also like other
Swamijis. I approached you only
half mindedly to solve the problem
in selling my lands. To my surprise
you gave me exact directions
without caring for the money.
Only after your consultation and
rituals my land was sold with a
good profit. As I pledged in my
mind I am sending $10001.00 as a
donation to the Temple. Namaskars
Swamiji. Whenever you come to
Hawaii please stay in my house and
bless all of us. Thanks once again.
15.Selvanayaki Rajaratnam NJ
I have a son of seven years old. All of a sudden, he became
very dull in his studies. After reading the magazine, I personally
approached Swamiji Siddhar to solve the problems. As a Atharva
Veda scholar he did some rituals to my son. Now he is doing
very well in his studies. Thanks and pranams to Swamiji for
making my son well. Thanks for bringing out such a wonderful
magazine also.
16. Imran Syed MA
I am a poor Muslim. I have two daughters. Even though my wife
and I work very hard we were not able to get a good job. After
reading the magazine Siddhitimes, we approached you. You
found that we have some black magic problems. You solved the
problem very easily with your wonderful mantra power. Now we
are getting well in all our affairs. Salutes to you, your wonderful
mantra power and the holy magazine Siddhitimes.
17. Vamsi Mohan Khandalia NJ
Parampujya Swamiji, Namaskars. I am from a very good Sri.
Vaishanvate Brahmin family. Few years back the problems
started coming up in my family life due to the black magic done
on my family and me. Even though my family members consulted
many astrologers here and in India, the problems were not solved.
Finally, I came to you through the magazine Siddhitimes. You
analyzed my horoscope and performed wonderful rituals. Now I
am getting alright. Thanks and Namaskars.
18. J .T. Vaseena Columbus OH
Swamiji, I was affected by some kind of evil spirits and black
magic twenty years back. After a prolonged suffering, I consulted
you for the remedy. You prescribed some kind of Thantric rituals
and started performing those rituals. By the result of those rituals
and your mantra power, my life is getting to a better position
now. Thanks for making my family and me happy.
19. S.M.Patel GA
Swamiji, Namaskars. We are having a gas station. We were
facing many problems in our business. We came to you after
reading the magazine Siddhitimes. You checked our horoscopes
and started doing the rituals. By the power of your blessings
and mantras, we are solving the problems. Please shower your
continuous blessings on us and our two kids.
20.K.R.Reddy PA
Swamiji, I had a lot of legal problems and immigration problems.
I approached many astrologers. Nobody was able to fix the
problem. I approached you finally. I can say that all my problems
are nearing the end only because of your blessings and rituals.
My namaskarams to you and your wonderful mantra power.
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 Warning: Those who read the following
story may feel embarrassed and hurt. If
they are true Hindus, it may cause them
to experience moments of true sadness
throughout the day. The story is even more
curious than the complex plot of an action
filled Hollywood movie. Being Indian
Americans, as well as Hindus, we may feel
shame even more so, after reading this
article.

An unbelievable response to Part I of our

story about the “Terrorists Attack on US
Priests.” Valmikinathan Puducheri Raghunathan,

As the author of the article that appeared

last month in Siddhi Times, I wish to
personally thank all the millions who
responded. Many people also read this story
online at www.siddhiusa.com. Most were
asking, “What is law enforcement doing in
Georgia?” I am told that the phones were
ringing off the hook in the Mandir, from
the First week of January to pass on their
words of support and express their concerns
about the ongoing criminal conspiracy to
wrest away a Hindu Temple in America.
However, Swamiji expressed to me, very Sundaram Puducheri Raghunathan,
clearly, that he will take it in front of the
Yakshini Devathas (Goddesses) and that
they will take care of this. As I stated in the
first part of the story, I will now follow with
even more scary and shocking news.

Now, Internal Affairs, the District

Attorney, the Department of Justice, and
the FBI, are all working on this high-profile
criminal conspiracy. The saddest part is
that normally when someone becomes a
victim in America, they go to the law for
help; however, in this case, it was the law
enforcement authority it self that is part of
criminal conspiracy! Of course, one should
not accuse The entire police department
for the actions of just one police man who
has taken sides, and with personal hate and
vengeance, is using his police powers to
bring down a Hindu Temple.
I know it may sound more like you are
watching a Telugu action movie, rather than
reading the Siddhi Times USA magazine.
But yes, you may actually feel that you are
watching a movie, where the police officer
is doing all kinds of criminal things and
abusing his powers. It is indeed very scary
to see that, a powerful police officer has
become the a major player in the criminal
conspiracy. If you follow the actions over
the last four years, you can see how big,
humorous & disturbing is the way that the
criminal conspirators have joined together
to down.
The regular readers of the Siddhi Times
magazine should be fully aware by now
that the criminal co-conspirators Valmiki
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Chandramohan Loganathan
Raghunathan, Sundaram Raghunathan, and
Chandra Mohan Loganathan were ordered
by the Criminal Court in India to present
themselves. However, as usual for these
terrorists, they never even showed up! It
seems that they just love to break the law.
Therefore, the magistrate signed orders to
catch them through the Indian Consulate in
Houston, TX.
Now about the “Terrorist Attack on the US
Priests” story published in January 2009.
For those who are reading this story for the
first time, let me give you a synopsis of Part
I. “The Indian court last month ordered three
of the Atlanta Tamil speaking Indian families
to present themselves in front of their Judicial
Magistrate in regards to several serious
criminal charges. There was an extensive
criminal conspiracy to attack and harass a
particular Hindu Temple in Georgia. These
co-conspirators associated with another

Ananthi Pazhamuthu (OWNER) Dr. Selvi Vasudevan
Kumon Math And Reading Centre,
Kennesaw , Georgia.
criminal by the name of Chandra Mohan
Loganathan, who also did not show up in
the Indian Magistrate’s Court. The devotees
interviewed for this article referred to him as
a “Psycho.”* An attorney in India is arranging
for a “non-bailable” (no bond) arrest warrant
against these conspirators to place them in
jail. The next hearing in the criminal case,
which is guaranteed to bring about more
interesting information next month for part
III of this story, is scheduled for February
the13th 2009.
The Criminal Conspiracy Begins
The whole sad saga begins when Mr.Valmiki
Puducheri Raghunathan of Atlanta came to
the Temple in Georgia during early 2006 and
wanted to rent their 20,000 sq ft auditorium.
He could only afford $500.00 a day, but the
auditorium normally rents for approximately
$5,000.00 a day. However, because his event
was for a religious conference, a lower rate
was accepted by the Temple out of charity. The
renters brought in a lady by the name Prema
Pandurang for a Bagavad-Gita lecture, which
was enjoyed by all in attendance. However
after that event, Raghunathan started
threatening to bomb the entire facility and
made other terrorist threats. Through much
exhaustive research, the Temple authorities
found, after examining more than 75 blocked
number phone calls, the cell phone of Valmiki
Raghunathan’s wife, to be the source of all
the calls.
Now comes the first association in the
criminal conspiracy - a local detective. There
were two (2) witnesses listed on the “911”
emergency phone call report; however, the
detective allowed Valmiki to escape charges
by reporting that, someone calling in threats
continuously for more than 75 times within
15 days, was a “civil” dispute! On top of this,
the same officer then filed his police report
saying that there were “no witnesses” in the
case, even though both the emergency phone
call and the original incident report indicate
that there were two (2) witnesses! The law
in Georgia says, “If there is more than one
witness, the accused shall be arrested for
terrorist threats.” In fact, two different police
Mohan started feeling better, and was slowly
coming out of his illness, Ananthi expressed
her gratitude to the Swamiji of the Temple,
and requested that he allow her husband to
do some volunteer work at the Temple, like
driving the Mandir’s car, doing physical
labor, and also helping to get some charitable
donations in the form of advertisements for
the Temple’s magazine.
After a few months he left the temple saying
Teressa Louis that he had finally found a real job. However,
after leaving the temple, his mental condition
apparently grew worse. For, it came as a very
officers investigated this case and the other large surprise to all at the Temple, when he
associated cases. They each gave a different filed a spurious “false imprisonment” charge
report. One officer gave the correct version with the police. The Temple authorities were
and the other officer’s report favored Valmiki made aware of this on the 15th June 2008.
and his gang. So, the bottom line was that
Valmiki simply escaped justice with the help
of this detective.
After that, through one of his friends in
Alabama by the name Mr. Gopa Kumar, the
Rajesh Jyotishi
Khabar Owner
conspirators started doing some more of the
same type threats. However, every report filed
was made null and void under the influence
of this same detective. Mr. Gopa Kumar
was fired from his job at Kirklin Clinic, in
Alabama, when his boss found out that he
was using the office phones to make terrorist
threats. Apparently, God gave him just what
he deserved.
Then two and a half years later, on July 31st
Valmiki and his brother Sundaram sneaked
Khabar Owner
onto the temple property and were taking
Pari Jyotishi
photographs for unknown purposes. Two
priests went and asked them not to take any
pictures. The brothers physically attacked the
priests and who were then taken to hospital
in an ambulance for medical treatment. The
local Magistrate issued an arrest warrant to
remand these two criminals to Jail, but again
the same policeman came to their rescue and
caused the case to stand still. This case is no
Hindu Temple of Atlanta
longer under investigation and mysteriously,
nothing seems to be happening to bring these
two attackers to justice.
Enter our anti-hero Chandra Mohan
Loganathan In later stages, Mr. Gopa Kumar
Ravi Sharma
Ex President
associated with one Chandra Mohan, a
man who has not held-down a proper job in
over 6 years. Usually asleep throughout the
day, Chandra spent the night time posting
defamatory blogs about the Temple and
working on ways to loot money.
Chandra Mohan is the husband of Ananthi
Palamuthu, who runs a Kuman Math Tutorial However, upon a thorough investigation by
Center in Kennesaw, GA. She brought this so the law, his claims were determined to be
called “psycho” and “terrorist” to the Temple totally “unfounded.” Yet, it is interesting to
in late June of 2007, in hopes of curing his note, he faced no consequences for bringing
mental problems through rituals and prayers. the false charges! Thus emboldened, with
Once this was accomplished and Chandra criminal intent, he joined with the Valmiki
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Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act (POTA).
was arrested under
AR. Rajagopal
and Sundaram Raghunathan brothers, in
getting a couple of priests to steal donated
cash from the Temple. They shared the stolen
money, hid the priests in their custody for five
days, and helped them to escape justice and
flee the country. Ultimately, the priests who
ran away to India have come to be placed in
custody. Now these two priests are facing
serious criminal charges such as attempted
murder, criminal conspiracy, and indecent
exposure of women, amongst others in India.
In Tamil there is a proverb, “Inam Inathoduthan
Serum.” We sometimes see pigs on the roads of
Tamilnadu. The Tamilnadu people know that
these pigs normally eat garbage. Sometimes
dogs that run away from home will join with
the street pigs and eat the same garbage that
the street pigs eat! In much the same way, the
once innocent priests, peacefully working in
the Temple, have now become international
criminals! And it was Chandra Mohan who
made them into the infamous terrorists that
they have become.
The Routes for these Terrorists
One wonders how and why these Tamilnadu
folks, who came to America as immigrants,
started all this terrorist activity and getting
in to so much troubles. The route starts in
Chennai, India. Rajagopal, the editor and
owner of the Nakkeran Magazine is the
boss, trainer, and advisor, to these psychotic
criminals. Rajagopal was indicted, arrested,
and jailed in a high-profile terrorist case in
India. He was convicted under the Prevention
of Terrorism Act (POTA), a crime considered
more serious than homicide. India has billions
of people, out of which, only a small number
of people have ever been indicted through
this top-priority law in India.
Rajagopal attempted blackmail when he
demanded a considerable sum of money from
a prominent Swamiji in America. When the
Swamiji said very clearly, “Absolutely no
money. Do what ever you want. I am the slave
to my Lord Shiva, and He will take care of
me!”
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Now that’s the true spirit of a real
“Sivanadiayar,” (Lord Shiva’s Devotee/Slave).
However, this made Rojagopal so angry, that
he turned to his trained gang of terrorists in
the US, Valmiki, Sundaram, and Chandra
Mohan. Now all of these terrorists are facing
a series of serious of criminal charges in the
court house!
Criminal Conspiracy and the Media
In the mean time, three of the criminal
conspirators in America meet with a local
cable television spokesperson in Atlanta, who
becomes part of the conspiracy by helping
this group to broadcast one-sided, scandalous,
and defamatory stories. Then, once he got
connected with these Indian American guys,
these news segments were uploaded on to the
“You Tube” website.
Next, using a database of donators stolen
from the Temple by Chandra Mohan while
volunteering on the premises, they have
actively emailed thousands of the Temple’s
followers, from all over the nation and in
India, to personally defame the Temple
and attempt to recruit even more fellow
conspirators. However, the cable guy made
a serious error in judgment, and now he and
his station owners are quite possibly going to
soon face serious criminal charges, under thy
Cyber Law and in Information Technology
Act of 2000. Now the million dollar question
is, whether these people will telecast their
criminal court proceedings in India on their
local cable television channel in Georgia,
or have them placed them on You Tube! It
is interesting to note that the TV reporter’s
parent company already has numerous cases
against them in courthouses around the world.
Do these people have the impartiality, in the
name of community interests, to place the
court cases against them on their television
network or on You Tube? If he is indeed an
unbiased Investigative Journalist, he needs to
“investigate” why there are so many lawsuits
against his cable station in Atlanta!
A Possible Motive
Now it’s true, that for whatever reason,
there is always someone, who does not like
someone else. It’s a universal law. There
are lots of Hindus who go to Swaminarayn
who don’t want to pray to other Gods. People
praying to Shirdi Baba don’t want to pray to
other Gods. Many Vaishanvates don’t want
to pray to Lord Shiva. Hinduism is a very
complex religion. Even when you examine
the history of Shirdi Saibaba, you find that he
was accused of being a drug addict!
The reason that I am bringing up this
information is because of the following
points.
These criminal conspirators needed to find a
Hindu Temple in Georgia to talk bad about
the new Temple. They found the Hindu
Temple of Atlanta, and its President Dr. Ravi
Sharma. In fact their whole Temple Board
was very jealous about the growth of a new
Swamiji’s temple in their state. Also there
was the question, “How come, as a single
person, this Swamiji was able to support a
50,000 sq ft temple, while we, who are all
leading multi-millionaire physicians, are still
struggling to raise money for our Temple?”
Their temple has a long list of fees and other
charges for various poojas and prayers, just
like a restaurant’s menu card, with prices
for each food! For the last 25 years they
have been trying to raise money from their
followers, for the construction and operation
of their Temple. However, they had forgotten
a very important principle, “Why don’t we
millionaire physician board members share
1/5th of our income with the Temple, as per
the Hindu Sastras, so that we don’t need to go
to every one, every day, for $50.00 here and
$100.00 there?”
A wise Swamiji once said, “You should have
trust in your Trust, before you ask someone
else to trust in your Trust.” That is what
lacking in their Temple. The Temple activities
would have been made very simple, if only
the Trustees alone shared the major part of
the expenses. However, the infighting, each
with the other, between the Trustees, has
not brought forth any positive fruit. It is an
obvious truth that, except for a few Hindu
Temples, the majority of Temples have lots of
ego in-fights, clashes, and legal battles both
inside and out. The two best known examples
of this are the fights that happened in the
Ganesha Temple in Flushing, New York, and
the Malibu Temple in California, though I
could list literally hundreds of Temples.
So they got Dr. Ravi Sharma to come forward
and offer his “opinion” about the new Swamiji
“living as a millionaire” and allowing the
public to consume meat and alcohol during
their secular events held in a public banquet
rental hall in his community center building.
Being a physician, and a president of a Hindu
Temple, Dr. Sharma was displayed as “an
authority” to offer misleading information
about Hinduism and Swamijis. His malicious
statements were used by the television
reporter to concoct a scandalous story.
To the average American, such statements are
believable as shocking. However in India, it is
well known that there are numerous Swamijis
living as millionaires and even billionaires.
There are also, lots of Hindu Temples in India
that offer meat to their gods. There are even
many temples in India that offer liquor to the
gods. Dr. Sharma is not blind, and he is not
ignorant of these facts. Even in his own home

A.P. Jayachandran
Attorney at Law
Coimbatore, India.
state in India, there are a couple of Temples
which offer meat sacrifices to God!
So, Dr Ravi Sharma joins with the terrorists
and their criminal intents. He next went to
a local magazine named Khabar, which had
some publishing conflicts with the famous
Swamiji and wrote a defamatory article with
the help of Valmiki Raghunathan. Now, Lord
Balaji of his Temple has given him the fruit
of his actions. Yes, he is going to be the first
Hindu Temple president in American Indian
History to have his entire Temple Board
accused in court for criminal conspiracy
and other associated charges! He is very
well connected to the Khabar owners Mr.
Rajesh Jyotishi and Mr. Parthiv Parikh, and
their employees, in this criminal conspiracy.
Believe me. Now, Lord Balaji has given his
Anugraha (blessings) to Dr Ravi Sharma and
his Board members!
Another interesting aspect here is that
Parthiv Parikh, always he always says that
he is supporting the community through his
magazine. However, when any normal minded
person sees his magazine, they can quickly
discern how much they have increased the ad
space, and its associated revenue, in “support”
of his “Home Community,” rather than the
actual local Indian-American community.
Compare this to the Siddhi Times USA, which
is distributed nationally, carries enormous
expenses with very minimal advertising, as a
true spiritual service to the Indian-American
community. Parthiv donated an entire page
for these criminal Conspirators
for their malicious article.
Now Parthiv is associated with
a Swamiji by the name of Jaggi
Vasudev. The scary news about
Mr. Jaggi Vasudev is that, he
was involved in a very serious
criminal case concerning the
killing his wife in India. Mr.
A.P. Jayachandran, a leading
criminal attorney in India,
who is now suing this entire
group, once saved Mr. Jaggi
from the clutches of law. See
how quickly life can turn?
Believe me, I take no pleasure
in having to report that now
the whole Khabar team is
going to face serious criminal
charges. I believe that they all
might want to take a charter
flight, with all that adverting
revenue, and take along all
the board members of Hindu
Temple of Atlanta with them
as well. Believe me that should
cost them a lot less than going
to criminal court in India!
Conspiracy Up-date:
Hindu Temple of Atlanta
Sued for $ 5 Million Dollars.
In the most recent stage of events, all these
criminal conspirators went to You Tube and
Google blog sites, and used them as platforms
to harass the Hindu Temple of Georgia.
So, they have started “cyber-terrorism”
now. Two of these criminals, Valmiki and
Chanrdamohan were released from a County
Magistrate on a $6,500.00 “Good Behavior
Bond.” These two criminal conspirators had a
$5,000.00 bond, but had its penalty increased
due to their recent aggravated stalking of a
temple priest.
These two are now calling up the Indian
witnesses against them and threatening to kill
them. They were also requested to remove
all their harassing blogs against the Temple;
however it comes as no surprise that they, as
usual, did not care about the law, and did not
comply. Now they are being sued to remove
the blogs within fifteen days and pay five
million dollars in damages for their actions.
Google Sued for Ten Million Dollars
Google’s owners and directors are also being
sued for ten million dollars, and are instructed
to remove the defamatory blogs and to turn
over all the encrypted information on the
posters and their IP addresses, for use in the
prosecution of those involved in the cyber
terrorism crimes. The good news is my dear
readers, that the federal and state agencies
are finally investigating these criminal
conspirators. This case will be the largest
criminal case against Google ever in India.
And the entire Hindu Temple of Atlanta
Board, along with the owners and associates
of Khabar are being sued because of the costly
mistake made by Dr. Ravi Sharma.
In conclusion, what I understand out of
all of this is very simple. “Keduvan Kedu
Ninaippan.” In the Hindu Vedas, it is very
clearly revealed that when anyone wants to
hurt someone else knowingly, they themselves
will get into trouble, long before anything
bad happens to the other person. There is
another Tamil saying, “Darmathin vaazhvu
thanai soodhu kavvum, dharmam vellum.”
The meaning is that, “many problems will
come to the good souls who do Dharma. But
the good souls and Dharma will win at the
end.” These are not troubles to the Swamiji,
they are just troubles that attach themselves
to Dharma. By the great blessings of Lord
Shiva, Dharma will win.
Even more interesting aspects of this story
will be revealed in the upcoming March 2009
issue, including some more scary news about
this criminal conspiracy, the local station
owner’s back ground, the numerous cases
against the local cable television station,
the criminal court proceedings, and the
state and federal investigation against these
conspirators.!
Important Note & Disclaimer
This whole report represents my thoughts,
views, and knowledge about the facts. The
Siddhi Times USA magazine, the swamiji,
the priests, and anyone else associated
with the Hindu Temple of Georgia, are not
responsible for any information or opinions
given here. And, I am not trying to personally
hurt anyone’s feelings. My only concern is
that I want the truth to prevail, the Hinduism
should grow and not to be destroyed by these
kinds of criminals and I will give my whole
life for that to happen.
Satyameva Jayate. Om Shanti
-Santhanam Bajagovindam
-Freelance Writer, Coimbatore, India.
Psychopathy is a psychological construct that describes chronic immoral and
antisocial behavior. The persons who are having this psychopathy are called
in casual parlance “psychos”. The term is often used interchangeably with
sociopaths. The complete definition of the term “psychopath” is a person
suffering from “psychopathic personality disorder.” This term is used to denote
a severe condition that is often related to an antisocial or dissocial personality
disorder. The psychopath or “psycho” is defined by a psychological gratification
in criminal, sexual, or aggressive impulses and the inability to learn from past
mistakes. Individuals with this disorder gain satisfaction through their antisocial
behavior, and lack remorse for their actions.
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Puzzles for Kids
1. Name the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.
2. What are the only four words in the English language that end in “dous”?
3. Find at least two English words that have “uu” in them.
4. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it
away?
5. Name a word that has all five vowels in it, in the same order they are found in the
alphabet.

6. Which sound occurs in the English language, but has no letter to represent it?
7. What is the longest English word that can be spelled without repeating a letter?
8. Can you find an English word that has the six vowels, A, E, I, O, U, and Y, in their
alphabetical order? For example, there is the word “facetiously.” What is another
one? Answers on page no: 42

The King and the Foolish Monkey
Once upon a time, there was a king who
kept a monkey as a pet. The monkey
served the king in whatever way he
could. He had free run of the royal
household because he was the king’s
favorite pet.
One hot day the monkey sat by his side,
fanning the king who was sleeping. He
noticed a fly on the chest of the king and
tried to swish it away. The fly would go
away for the moment and then come
back again landing on the king’s chest.
The monkey could take it no longer
and decided to teach the fly a lesson.
He looked for a dagger with which to

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 kill it. When he found one, he brought
it down on the fly with all his might.
However, the fly quickly flew away! As
result of the dagger blow delivered by
the monkey, the king died.
Moral: A person who cares about
his life should not have a fool for his
servant.
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The Foolish
Crane and the Mongoose
A big banyan tree was home to a number
of cranes in the forest. A cobra living in
the hollow of that tree used to feed on the
young cranes which had not yet learned
to fly. When the mother crane saw the
cobra killing her offspring, she began
to cry. Seeing the sorrow of the crane, a
crab asked her what made her cry.
The crane told the crab, “Every day, the
cobra living in this tree is killing my
children and I am not able to contain my
grief. Please show me some way to get
rid of this cobra.”
The crab then thought, “These cranes
are our natural born enemies. I shall
give her advice that is misleading and
suicidal, which will bring about the
end of all these cranes! Our elders have
always said that if you want to wipe out
your enemy, your words should be soft
like butter and your heart, hard like a
stone.”
Then the crab told the crane, “Strew
pieces of meat, from the mongoose’s
burrow to the hollow of the cobra. The
mongoose will follow the trail of meat to
the cobra burrow and will kill it.”
The crane did as the crab advised her.
The mongoose came following the trail
of meat and killed not only the cobra,
but also all the cranes on the tree!
Moral: If you have a strategy, you
should also think about where the tactic
will end up. Evil minds (Papabuddhi)
consider only the crooked plan, but not
the consequences that follow.
How a Sparrow Came to Grief
A pair of sparrows made their home on
the branch of a big tree and lived happily
there. Soon it was winter and it began to
rain heavily. Frequent gusts of wind made
the wet and cold unbearable. About this
time a monkey, completely drenched in
the rain and shivering from cold, came
scurrying to the tree for cover.
Seeing the condition of the monkey, the
female sparrow said, “Gentleman, with
your feet and hands you seem to be a
human being. Why didn’t you build a
house for yourself?” Angered by this
uncalled for advice, the monkey said,
“You stupid, why do not you shut up and
mind your own business?” The monkey
then thought to himself, “My, what
impudence! This small creature has the
gall to offer me advice! She makes fun
of me with unnecessary prattle. I must
teach her a lesson…Why shouldn’t I kill
her?”
Turning to the little bird, the monkey
said, “How does it help you to worry
about my plight? Haven’t you heard
the saying of the elders, that you should
offer advice only to those who seek it
and cherish it? Advice, to him who is
 king. He will not agree to kill our camel.
Yet with my cunning, I will see that the
lion kills him. For the learned say, ‘there
is nothing impossible, or forbidden for an
intelligent being.’”

The jackal told the camel, “O

Sankhukarna, our lord has been without
food for a long time and he may die of
hunger. His death will mean a disaster for
all of us. However, I have a plan to solve
this problem. Listen.

“Go ahead. Let me know what you have

in mind. I shall certainly do whatever I
can for my lord the lion, because if we
do good to our master, we will reap a
reward one hundred times more valuable
than whatever we give to him,” said the
camel.

The jackal said, “O young camel, offer

your body to the lord at double the profit.
Your body will grow in size, and the lord
also will continue to live.”

The camel replied, “I am ready. Let the

indifferent, is like a cry in the wilderness. you Sankhukarna.” lord know that he can have my body
You shouldn’t do that!” However, when provided the Lord of Duty is a witness to
the female sparrow persisted, the angry As days passed, Sankhukarna became my sacrifice.”
monkey climbed up the tree and busted- a young and energetic animal. He was
up the sparrows’ nest. always seen in the company of the lion. The jackal, the wolf, and the camel then
Moral: You should be careful in One day the lion had to confront a wild called on the lion to inform him of the
offering advice; however, you are not at elephant, and in the fight the elephant camel’s decision. The jackal told the lion,
fault for doing so, because fools do not badly injured the lion. Now the lion was “We searched the entire forest without
understand the essence of good advice, too weak to go out and hunt. He called sighting even a small animal. It is already
while wise men will follow it and benefit his friends, the jackal, the wolf, and the sunset now. However, the camel is
by it. camel, and told them, “Look for an animal prepared to offer himself, if you agree to
and bring it to me. I will kill it, and then increase the size of his body and to invite
all of us will have a good meal.” the Lord of Duty to be a witness.”
The Lion and the Jackal
So, the three scoured the entire forest, but Upon the lion agreeing to the proposal,
Once there was a lion living in a forest. could not find a single animal. In despair, the jackal and the wolf at once pounced
He had two friends, a jackal and a wolf. the jackal thought, “If we can kill this on the camel and tore him to pieces.
Because of their friendship with the lion, camel we will surely have a meal for
the jackal and the wolf had free run of the several days; but, he is a favorite of our
forest. One day the lion found a female
camel separated from its caravan and in
labor pains. The lion killed the camel
and found a live baby camel inside her
womb. The lion and his friends fed on the
dead camel but spared the baby. The lion
adopted the baby and brought him home.
The lion told the baby camel, “You are
now my child. Nobody will harm you.
You can freely roam about the forest and
have a nice life. You have ears which
look like a pair of conchs, so I will call

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 The lion, told the jackal, “I am going to
the river to take a bath and to worship
the deities. Keep an eye on this food until
I come back!” The minute the lion left
the scene, the jackal thought of a plan to
have the camel all to himself. He told the
wolf, “You seem to be very hungry. Go
ahead and feast on the camel meat. When
the lion comes back, I’ll convince him of
your innocence.”
Just as the wolf started to taste the meat,
the jackal alerted him and told him that
the lion was coming and in order to allay
any suspicion, he should stop eating
at once and leave the place. When the
lion returned, he saw that the heart of
the camel was missing. Angrily, the lion
roared and said, “Who is the culprit? I
will kill him!”
The wolf then looked at the jackal,
suggesting that the jackal should
convince the lion of his innocence. But
the cunning jackal said, “You did not
heed my warning and you ate the meat!
Why do you now expect me to help you?”
Realizing the danger he was in, the wolf
fled the scene to save his life.
Meanwhile, a caravan of camels passing
by stopped where the lion and the jackal
were planning their next move. The lead
camel had a big bell tied around his neck.
Frightened by the sound of the bell, the
lion asked the jackal to find out what the
sound was. He had not heard such sounds
in his entire life. Pretending to find out,
the jackal went out of the lion’s sight and
shouted from there, “O lord, run for your
life.”
“What’s the matter?” asked the lion.
“Why are you frightening me? Let me
know clearly what is happening!”
The jackal said, “My lord, the Lord of
Death is angry that you have killed the
camel before its death was due. He is
upset and vowed that he would get from
you one thousand times more than the
value of the camel that we have killed.
It is the Lord of Death who hung a bell
in the lead camel’s neck. He has also
brought with him all the ancestors of the
camel!”
The jackal thus tricked the lion into
hurriedly fleeing from the place, leaving
the camel’s body all to himself to feast
upon.
Moral: A wise man protects his interest
even if he has to torment others and
never share his secrets with them.”

Answers:

1. Dreamt.
2. Tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
3. There are at least four words: Muumuu, vacuum, continuum, and residuum.
4. Charcoal.
5. There are at least two: facetious and abstemious.
6. The sound found in the following words: vision, version, treasure, and pleasure.
7. Uncopyrightable (15 letters).
8. Abstemiously (let us know if you find any others).

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Twenty Eight Hours That Keep On
Rocking My Head
Fourth day home, a few hours of sleep,
and once again I find myself shaking all
over! Coming home from India after three
weeks of wild, crazy, scary, and sensational
India, my heart begs sleep. My skin swells
all over with hives. My meditations are
less fluid. I feel a bit insane. Oh, the strain
in my head that comes from remembering
the courage and steadiness my darling
husband Bruce and I had, determined not
to die by a terrorist gun shot or by fire.
Just eighteen feet away, smoke seeps
through the door jam. Towels scrunched
under to soften the
smoke. Breathing difficult,
mind racing, using each other as a
source of strength, we did not leak fear.
I remember Bruce telling me, two hours
before the assault, that he felt really bad in
his gut and thought we should leave India.
He felt something was wrong. I hadn’t
slept since we arrived two nights before
- the same way I didn’t sleep just before
September the 11th. I felt the universe
jumbled in disrepair.
We had changed our dinner reservations
to an hour earlier, hoping on this night,
that I would get rest, and then, flying
off to Jodhpur early the next morning.
Knowing now that if we hadn’t changed
our reservations, we would of walked
right into the carnage. Keeping one
another from feeling scared, holding on
to everything we can touch, from our
bodies, hands, and hair. Full on body hugs
that almost hurt with intensity. Sounds
r i p p i n g through our senses,
guns, explosions, the crackling of the fires
smoldering, sirens screaming, torpedo
bombs set off by the commandos to scare
the terrorist, take us beyond fear! Still, we
stay still.
We meditate on the energy and light that
was protecting us. We were nourished
by the prayers and thoughts of so many
-feeling that love in our bones, caressing
our agitation, and smoothing-out the
fray. Oh God, our sweet and remarkable
Amanda! The light was sometimes on
and most times off -no television, no
telephone. Amanda and the “Le Passage
of India” agents: Madhu, Moni and
Kuldeep, feed into our little, life-saving,
but losing energy, cell phone. (Bruce
getting a new look at how the cell phone
can make a difference.) Morgan, Ed, and
Kevin were there for Amanda, through it
all. Her strength was palpable. Our little
amazing family was not going down. The
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American consulate calling us. My sisters getting through and
giving us hope.
I stand on the chair with my blue top and white pants, moving my
arms up and down like my old aerobics days. Looking through
massive windows to find our tour guide herding hundreds of
people from the 17th floor -it’s not easy! I see him, and they call
and tell me to get away from the window! We’re told to stay in
the bathroom - no sounds, no movement - no letting on we’re
proud Americans. I fantasized Obama in a helicopter whirling
in through the window like Batman gathering us to freedom.
There is no food at all in the fridge, just a stale chocolate bar
that Bruce carefully portions-out for the long haul. Conserving
water; scared of running out. The cell phone now losing its
energy, we are worried more for our daughter, than ourselves,
and clutching each other.
I got stir crazy with the heat and smoke and sounds. I did not
want to have my one good lung further damaged. I escaped the
room. Bruce held the door. My heart beating so rapidly, elevators
not working, hall lights flashing, I tried a couple flights down
though my instinct said, “No! Go
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back. Be a good girl. Do the right thing. Wait. Be patient!”
There is no more toilet paper and I’m embarrassed that the
cleaning staff will be offended. With anguish tears, I almost give
up. I cry with Amanda. I cherish every word she says, and I
say, “We can’t hear ourselves through the sobbing!” I think how
tragic it would be if these were our last words. Bruce holds me
again. For that moment fear had engulfed us.
The waiting seems endless for the assurance that the commandos
are coming and the hope that we’ll get out. The room is closing in
on us! Wanting to take a bath. No noise- we can’t sleep! Finally
we sleep for an hour with the knowledge we’ll be rescued.
Suddenly, explosions in the hallway! A commando is at our
door! I thought he looked like a terrorist. Bruce knocked. We’re
instructed to open the door. Five young baby-faced commandos,
gear all over their bodies, swarm in, check passports, and take
the entire room apart. More fear building now. Wanting to take a
bag of clothes, but not allowed. With only two handbags and our
lives on hold, we step inside the stairwell, with one commando
targeting every where with his power. Three men come down
with us, an Aussie, a South African, and a Chinese man, who
lends me his phone to call Amanda. I loose my connection
upon reaching her. Fear and joy are in our faces. We hug
each other. I comfort the African man. He says he was so
scared.
With three commandos forward and three back
we begin the descent to our new life. We all hold
hands in the dark blood stained stairs. A woman’s
heel slashes our breaking hearts with more
cruelty. In the lobby we’ve made it knee deep in
water and blood. Commandos, hundreds of them,
gazing at us with exhaustion we’re all stressed,
bewildered, and spent.
The trip in the police bus, sirens blasting. The
people on the streets cheering for us. Enormous
relief sets in. Giddiness. Photos with the
policeman. “Le Passage of India” quickly gets us
to an Airport hotel. We have dinner with Kuldeep
who waited for an entire day for us. We’re
famished! The Indian buffet was the very best
ever! The chefs came out to congratulate us, and
the waiter charged my phone. Everyone expects
us to go home. We feel so free, so willing and
so even more determined to enjoy the rest of our
“trip of a lifetime.” We wouldn’t think of leaving
- of going home and wishing we hadn’t. Our trip
was planned for almost a year. We were more
alive now than we ever knew possible.
After getting new clothes and meeting with the
media we begin our journey to Udaipur. Security
is insane at the airports! Interglobal Travel
Agency’s “Moni”, from New York, who was up all
night with worry, informs us how happy everyone
is that we’re continuing our passage thru India.
Flowers at every airport, upgrades into rooms
set up for kings, and a security guard outside our
room. Butlers Srinivas and Laskman run to are off the charts -Vibrating in Veranasi- my
our every need. meditations are sensational. I’m in a trance
within a minute. We befriend a fabulous L.A.
Our photos appear on the front page of the Couple Susan and Adam. Meet-up for the
India times! People stop and stare at us. very best lunch ever in Delhi, with Madhu and
Everywhere people run up and share their Bharat, and another great guy who kept our
feelings. Everyone recognizes us. The feeling energies strong and excited through the most
of celebrity sets in. Always being looked at, tragic time of our lives, and the most energized
and attended-to, my spirit thrives. We live like
heroes!
In nine cities security tightens
even more, as we move through
to more airports, reminded of
the first night free. After a few
hours of sleep, pain so deep
in my chest, we both wake up
and weep together. The tears
don’t stop. They just keep
moving out until the pain
vanishes. All the tour guides
were remarkable in their
knowledge, and affection for
their city. We fall in love with
the people of India, with that
incredible spirit of peace and
joy, consideration and respect.
In the 21 days, I saw only one
and spirited time of our
lives. The faces, the
friends, the smells, the
sounds, the chaos, the
bliss, the magic of India,
present themselves to
every pour of our senses.
We are not the same two
people that left that Dec
13th day in 2008. India
has boosted and broken
down our egos. We are
transformed. We will
never be the same. We
will wake up in time,
to face the truth that
the earth has no center,
and the sky has no roof.
“There is nothing to
attack, or anything to
person frown, their energies and light, smooth defend. There is nothing
us. Our vacation becomes the most magical, so straight that the mind can not bend.” - A
remarkable dream! They serve dinner for us in quotation from Stephen Soultry.
Rambagh Palace, with musicians and flowers Thank you for listening to my passage to
and whatever our desires might fancy. We are India. It had many ups and downs. I know this
so blessed with the feeling of welcome. may be painful for most of you. Thank you for
In Veranasi we attend a candle light ceremony listening. - Pati Scott.
for those that died in Mumbai. Bruce and
I speak to the Hindu people, as Ashok, our
sensational guide, interprets. All the many
healers touch us with their amazing grace. We
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William Shakespeare is an English poet
and playwright, widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language
and the world’s preeminent dramatist. He
is often called England’s national poet
and the “Bard of Avon” (or simply “The
Bard”). His surviving works consist of 38
plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative
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poems, and several other poems. His plays
have been translated into every major
living language, and are performed more
often than those of any other playwright.
Shakespeare was born and raised in
Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, he
married Anne Hathaway. Between 1585
and 1592, he began a successful career in
London as an actor, writer, and part owner
of a playing company called the Lord
Chamberlain’s Men, later known as the
King’s Men. He appears to have retired
to Stratford around 1613, where he died
three years later.
His early plays were mainly comedies
and histories, genres he raised to the
peak of sophistication and artistry by
the end of the sixteenth century. He
then wrote mainly tragedies until about
1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, and
Macbeth, considered some of the finest
examples in the English language. In his
last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also
known as romances, and collaborated
with other playwrights. Many of his plays
were published in editions of varying
quality and accuracy during his lifetime.
In this issue we will see the story of one
of his plays “The Tempest”.
People in the story
Prospero – the Real duke of Milan
Antonio - his real brother who has made
himself the Duke.
Miranda – Prospero’s daughter.
Alonso – king of Naples
Sebastian – his brother
Ferdinand – Alonso’s son.
Gonzalo – an honest old noble man.
Ariel – a fairy
Caliban – a slave
Long ago, in the far away country of
Italy there was a Duke of Milan called
Prospero. He was a wise and learned man,
more interested in books than in ruling his
country. He left the care of political affairs
to his brother Antonio, while he himself with a plentiful supply of fruits
studied strange sciences and books of vegetables, and fresh streams
magic Antonio, however, was jealous of of water. Prospero
his brother. He felt that while Prospero decided that he and
remained in Italy, he would always be his little daughter
considered the real Duke of Milan; and would be able
Antonio wanted that title for himself. And to live there in
so he and Alonso, the king of Naples made happiness and
a wicked plan. They decided to banish comfort for as
Prospero far away from his country, so long as was
that Antonio could rule Milan in his place. n e c e s s a r y.
One dark, stormy night Prospero was He soon
secretly taken as prisoner by his enemies discovered
and carried down to the sea shore. His too, that
little three year old daughter Miranda was there
also taken with him, and they were put were
into an old boat which had neither sails fairies
nor oars. on the

Antonio had ordered that they were to take

nothing with them, not even food. He was
certain that the old boat would sink in the
stormy seas, Prospero and Miranda would
be drowned. He did not dare to murder
them in Milan, knowing how greatly they
were loved by all the people.

There was, however, one kind old man

among Alonso’s noblemen, whose name
was Ganzalo. He secretly put food,
warm cloths and water into the boat;
and he added some of Prospero’s books,
knowing the Duke’s love for his library.
The little boat was pushed out to sea, and
for many hours it rocked helplessly on the
waves. The little Miranda was too young
to be afraid and she slept peacefully at the
bottom of the boat; but Prospero began to
doubt whether they would ever see land
again. At last the storm ended and the sea
was calm once more. Perhaps Prospero’s
magic had some thing to do with it, for he
was a very clever man, practiced in the art
of magic. Perhaps the good fairies were
watching over him and his little daughter.

Whatever is the cause, when morning

came, Prospero saw an island in the sea,
ahead of him, and soon he managed to
steer the boat to the sandy shore. He landed
safely and carried the sleeping Miranda to
a sheltered cave. Then he returned to the
boat to fetch their clothes and his gracious
books. Those books were a great help to
him in the years that followed.

There seemed to be no one living on

the Island but it was rich, and green, Island,

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and he was glad that he had spent so many years in studying content to live
magic. His knowledge gave him power to see and identify all on the island and
these strange creatures. Their chief was a fairy called Ariel. asked for nothing
Prospero found Ariel quite by chance, when he was walking different. And then
through the woods one day. He heard a voice crying pitifully one day, there was
from inside a tree and with his magic prospero was able to split a terrible storm.
the tree open. To his astonishment a pretty little fairy flew out Miranda stood on
from the centre of the tree. the shore, watching
the wild waves
The fairy who said his name was Ariel had a sad story to tell. and the heavy rain
He had been imprisoned in the tree for twelve years, through the sweeping across
magic of a wicked old woman called Sycorax. When Sycorax the sea. Suddenly
first came to the Island, Ariel and many other fairies had refused she saw a ship
to obey her and to punish them she had imprisoned them all being carried by
inside these trees. Now she was dead and no one lived on the the strong tide
Island except her ugly, half mad son Caliban. towards the rocks.
The sails of the
Prospero freed all the fairies from their woody prisons, and they ship were torn by
gratefully promised to help him faithfully in anything he ordered the wind and great
them to do. Prospero then went in search of the ugly Caliban. waves washed over the decks. Even above the noise of the storm
He found him hiding fearfully in a cave and at first he tried to Miranda could hear the sailors crying for help.
teach this miserable creature some of his own knowledge. He
taught him the names of the sun and the moon, and fed him on “All lost, to prayerss to prayerss! Mercy on us” she heard their
berries and water and was gentle and kind to him. But Caliban cry, and she ran to tell her father. Surely he, with the fairies to
was wicked stupid and ungrateful and finally prospero made him help him, and with his great knowledge of Magic, could do some
his slave. Caliban had to carry water and cut fire wood, and lived thing to save the ship. But Prospero did not seem greatly anxious
in a little cave by himself. And so Prospero and Miranda lived on about the fate of the sailors. He told Miranda that all would be
this magic Island, helped by the fairies and served by the ugly well and that no harm would come to ship. He himself had
Caliban who was more like a wild beast than a man. caused the storm; he intended to frighten the people on board,
but they would none of them to be drowned and the ship, too
Twelve years passed and Miranda grew to be a beautiful girl. In would be saved.
all those twelve years she had never seen a human being except
her father. She remembered nothing of their life in Milan, because (Next Part Next Month)
she had been so young when they left Italy. Nor did she know that
her father had once been the Duke of Milan. She was perfectly

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 Welcome President

B arack Hussein Obama is the forty-fourth

and current President of the United States
of America. He is the first African American to
hold the office. Obama was the junior United
States Senator from Illinois from January 3,
2005, until his resignation on November 16,
2008, following his election to the presidency.
He was sworn in as the forty-fourth President
of the United States on January 20, 2009, in the
largest and most expensive inaugural ceremony
in history at the U.S. Capital.

Mr. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University

and Harvard Law School, where he was the
first African American editor of the Harvard
Law Review. He worked as a community
organizer, and practiced as a civil rights attorney
in Chicago before serving three terms in the
Illinois State Senate. He studied constitutional
law also. Obama was elected to the US Senate
in November 2004. He delivered the keynote
address at the Democratic National Convention
in July 2004.

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As a member in the 109th Congress,
Obama helped create legislation to
control conventional weapons and to
promote greater public accountability
in the use of federal funds. During
the 110th Congress, he helped create
legislation regarding lobbying and
electoral fraud, climate change,
nuclear terrorism, and care for U.S.
military personnel returning from
combat assignments in Iraq and
Afghanistan.

On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama

defeated John McCain in the general
election and became the first African
American to be elected President of the
United States. In his victory speech,
Obama proclaimed that “change has
come to America.”

President Obama was married to

Michelle Robinson, in June 1989, and
they are blessed with two daughters.
The elder is Malia Ann, and the younger
is Sasha. Before his inauguration, then
President Elect Obama published an
open letter to his daughters in Parade
Magazine describing what he wants
for them and every child in America:
He wrote that he wanted them “to
grow up in a world with no limits on
your dreams and no achievements
beyond your reach, and to grow into
compassionate, committed women
who will help build that world.” This
is just the same as the dream of the
past Indian President Dr. A.P.J.Abdul
Kalam. We whole heartedly welcome
the new American President and pray
to the Almighty to bless him with the
qualities that he will need to be the
best ruler possible.

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The term alternative medicine, as used in the modern western
world, encompasses any healing practice “that does not fall
within the realm of conventional medicine. “Alternative
medicine practices are as diverse in their foundations as in their
methodologies. Practices may incorporate or base themselves on
traditional medicine, folk knowledge, spiritual beliefs, Herbalism
is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the
use of plants and plant extracts. Mostly these plants play a major
role in the daily food habits of an individual. Sometimes the scope
of herbal medicine is extended to include fungi and bee products,
as well as minerals and shells. Many plants synthesize substances
that are useful to the maintenance of health in humans. Many of
the herbs and spices used by humans to season food yield useful
medicinal compounds. The use of herbs to treat disease is almost
universal among the human race. All plants produce chemical
compounds as part of their normal metabolic activities. These
include primary metabolites, such as sugars and fats, found in
all plants, and secondary metabolites found in a smaller range of
plants, some useful ones found only in a particular genus or species.
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Pigments harvest light, protect the organism from radiation and
display colors to attract pollinators. Many common weeds have
medicinal properties. Since herbalism is such a diverse field few
generalizations apply universally. Herbalists tend to use extracts
from parts of plants, such as the roots or leaves. Under this category
we saw a little bit about Fenugreek and Gulkand in our last issue.
In this issue we will discuss about Cinnamon and Ginger.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon has been known from remote antiquity, and it was so
highly prized among ancient nations that it was regarded as a gift
fit for monarchs and other great potentates. Cinnamon is native to
Sri Lanka. It was imported to Egypt from China. It is possible that
the Arabs established an early monopoly on trading in cinnamon,
and kept its origin a secret for hundreds of years. Cinnamon is
harvested by growing the tree for two years and then coppicing it.
The next year, about a dozen shoots will form from the roots. These
shoots are then stripped of their bark, which is left to dry. Only
the thin inner bark is used; the outer woody portion is removed,
leaving meter-long cinnamon strips that curl into rolls on drying;
each dried roll comprises strips from numerous shoots packed
together. These rolls are then cut into 5–10 cm lengths for sale.
The name cinnamon is correctly used to refer to Ceylon cinnamon,
also known as “true cinnamon”. However, the related species are
sometimes sold labeled as cinnamon, sometimes distinguished from
true cinnamon as “Chinese cinnamon”, “Vietnamese cinnamon”,
or “Indonesian cinnamon”. Ceylon cinnamon, using only the thin
inner bark, has a finer, less dense, and more crumbly texture, and is
considered to be less strong than cassia. Cassia has a much stronger
(somewhat harsher) flavor than cinnamon, is generally a medium
to light reddish brown, hard and woody in texture, and thicker as
all of the layers of bark are used.
Cinnamon bark is widely used as a spice. It is principally employed
in cookery as a condiment and flavoring material. It’s used in the
preparation of chocolate. In medicine it acts like other volatile
oils and once had a reputation as a cure for colds. It has also been
used to treat diarrhoea and other problems of the digestive system.
The essential oil of cinnamon also has antimicrobial properties,
which can aid in the preservation of certain foods. Cinnamon has
traditionally been used to treat toothache and fight bad breath
and its regular use is believed to stave off common cold and
aid digestion. Cinnamon has been proposed for use as an insect
repellent. Cinnamon leaf oil has been found to be very effective
in killing mosquito larvae. It is reported that regularly drinking
of tea made from the bark could be beneficial to oxidative stress
related illness in humans, as the plant part contains significant
antioxidant potential. The next is Ginger.

Ginger
Ginger is a spice which is used for cooking and is also consumed
whole as a delicacy or medicine. It is the underground stem of the
ginger plant. The characteristic odor and flavor of ginger root
is wonderful. Young ginger rhizomes are juicy and fleshy with
a very mild taste. They are often pickled in vinegar or sherry
as a snack or just cooked as an ingredient in many dishes. They
can also be stewed in boiling water to make ginger tea, to which
honey is often added as a sweetener; sliced orange or lemon fruit
may also be added. Mature ginger roots are fibrous and nearly
dry. The juice from old ginger roots is extremely potent and
is often used as a spice in Indian recipes to flavor dishes such
as fish or mutton and vegetarian recipes. Powdered dry ginger
root (ginger powder) is typically used to spice gingerbread and
other recipes. Fresh ginger can be substituted for ground ginger
although the flavors of fresh and dried ginger are not exactly
interchangeable. Ginger is also made into candy, is used as a
flavoring for cookies, crackers and cake, and is the main flavor
in ginger ale a sweet, carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage.
Fresh ginger should be peeled before cooking. For storage,
the ginger should be wrapped tightly in a towel and placed
in a plastic bag, and can be kept for about three weeks in a
refrigerator and up to three months in a freezer. The medical
form of ginger was classified as a stimulant and carminative,
and used frequently for dyspepsia and colic. It was also
frequently employed to disguise the taste of medicines. Ginger
is on the FDA’s ‘generally recognized as safe list. Ginger may
also decrease joint pain from arthritis and useful for treating
heart disease. Ginger compounds are active against a form of
diarrhea. Ginger has been found effective in multiple studies
for treating nausea caused by seasickness, morning sickness
and chemotherapy. A variety of uses are suggested for ginger.
Tea brewed from ginger is a folk remedy for colds. Three to
four leaves of Tulsi taken along with a piece of ginger on an
empty stomach is an effective cure for congestion, cough and
cold. Ginger ale and ginger beer have been recommended
as “stomach settlers” for generations and ginger water was
commonly used to avoid heat cramps. Ginger has also been
used to treat inflammation,
In India, ginger is applied as a paste to the temples to relieve
headache and consumed when suffering from the common cold,
people use ginger for making tea, in food etc. In the United
States, ginger is used to prevent motion and morning sickness.
It is recognized as safe by the Food and Drug Administration
and is sold as an unregulated dietary supplement.
During the next issue we will discuss about some different
plants that has got very good medicinal effects.

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In past issues I have explained a lot about
Vedic Astrology. In this issue I wish to explain
the nature of the planets in their different
houses. In January, I explained the positions
of the Sun, the Moon, and Mercury in the
twelve houses of an individual’s horoscope.
Now, I am going to explain the positions of
Saturn, Raghu, and Kethu. These are all only
influences. The strength of the planet will vary
from person to person, and from horoscope to
horoscope.
Saturn in the Twelve Houses:
Even though Saturn is considered the most
malefic planet, he is considered one of the
most influential planets, because he is the son
of the Sun God. He is the in charge of Dharma
and Poorva Punya, bringing the influence of
one’s good Karma from their previous life
into their present one. He is also the planet of
restrictions and limitations.
time to relax, these people find it hard to do
so. Romance is taken very seriously and can
end up causing them more pain than pleasure.
Their romantic partners are likely to be older
then them. They are likely to either not want
any children in their life, or they tend to
have a lot of problems with bringing up their
children.
Sixth House: People here take their work
very seriously. They are often expected to
handle the largest responsibilities at work; yet
promotions are rare. Health matters may be of
constant concern.
Seventh House: People with Saturn in the
Seventh House are very cautious about
relationships and marriage, and are therefore
likely to delay a marriage for as long as
possible. Although they may feel very Sri Sri Selvam “Siddhar”
restricted in relationships, they can accept all
situations for better or for worse.

Vedic Astrology
First House: These people are often very
serious which means that it is hard for them to
relax and have a good time. They are usually
prone to depression. They are very highly self-
disciplined and set strong rules for themselves.
They usually also suffer from shyness or an
inferiority complex, which they try to hide.
Second House: Saturn positioned in the
Second House places importance in financial
and material affairs and denotes a good deal
of ambition and hard work associated with
accumulating material security.
Third House: These people tend to be prone
to depression. Their speech is usually well
considered and deliberate. They more than
likely experienced trouble, or difficulties in
their education, were slow or late learners, and
were probably bullied by others. They have a
strong sense of right and wrong.
Fourth House: They have a strong dislike for
change. Relationships become very serious
and last for a long time; yet, once these people
are in a relationship, if the partner makes any
changes, they will find it extremely hard to
accept the changes. This can lead to problems
in their relationships. These people must learn
that change is important. They cling strongly
to the past and their roots, but would greatly
benefit from leaving behind their childhood.
Fifth House: Although they often have the
Eighth House: Finances are likely to heavily
weigh upon these people. They are likely to
have to help others with their finances, and
probably have a partner with bad financial
dispositions which they will have to take on
their financial problems themselves.
Ninth House: People here are likely to be able
to accept concepts such as astrology. They are
usually high followers of religion, strong in
education and business. They will always face
some type of problems with their father.
Tenth House: People here have a strong quest
for both responsibility and power. They have a
managerial quality to them, and could easily be
strong leaders if they wished to. They will be a
very strong team leader, but not the owner.
Eleventh House: People with Saturn in
the Eleventh House often let find it hard to
fulfill their goals, hopes, dreams, and wishes
due to their friends, families, and associates.
Although they have a large circle of friends,
they are not very intimate or close to any of
them. Most of their friends will be older and
will place heavy demands on them.
Twelth House: Their work tends to be under
recognized and their subconscious doubts are
likely to strongly affect their self-confidence.
They usually have a subconscious need for
solitude and retreat.
Raaghu in the Twelve Houses.
This planet shows which areas of our life need
to have freedom and seclusion. It is also where
a lot of unexpected changes occur. According
to the Atharva Veda, Raaghu is the planet that
gives very good physical strength and controls
one’s enemies.
First House: These people often have very
erratic behavior. Usually they stand out
from a crowd due to their personality and
outgoing behavior. They are very strong
natured individuals. Others may view them
as somewhat eccentric, unusual, or advanced.
Common sense is often not used in their
actions, due to their impulsiveness, yet they
are good at inventing.
Second House: These people will face a lot of
ups and downs in finances. No matter what is
done. It is very unlikely that someone in this
category will ever gain a stable income.
Third House: These people often have a
willful and rebellious nature. They are very
spontaneous and are usually involved with
new age thinking. They don’t plan their trips
or travels, they just tend to pack-up and go.
Fourth House: These people need freedom
and are likely to break away from the family
home at a young age. Sudden upsets or changes
are likely to occur for these people.
Fifth House: These people are often

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highly inventive and creative. They have strong urges to be free and they are extremely sensitive to medications, drugs, and alcohol and
independent. Romances are usually sudden and unexplained, and so they normally are the ones to receive side effects or problems from
are break-ups. medications due to this.

Sixth House: They usually learn the hard way that they have to do
what they are told. They can get highly worked up, and easily work
themselves into a nervous condition. These people tend to be strongly
interested in diets and health fads. This can lead to various eating
problems.
Seventh House: The people here often have idealistic views on
relationships and partnerships rather then realistic views. They are
strongly aware of other people yet find it hard to bond with the right
people. They are likely to have older friends. They will have the best
spouse, but a lack of understanding will be there.

Seventh House: Marriage is likely to be a spur of the moment Eighth House: These people have a strong interest in the money of
thing. Relationships can be hard, as these people tend to be very others. They are likely to be the people who work in banks or help
independent. others with marketing.

Eighth House: These people tend to be very intuitive. Both finances
and business relationships are subject to sudden ups and downs.
Ninth House: These people tend to be into law, philosophy, religion,
and travel. They are very independent, and adventurous; they love to
travel to exotic places.
Tenth House: These people tend to take matters into their own hands.
They are not afraid to make decisions. They usually clash with their
boss, and tend to be their own boss. They will tend to change their jobs
often.
Eleventh House: They often have difficulty with decisions and making
up their mind. They make friends easily, but keep them at a distance.
Ninth House: These people are likely to study or teach, art or drama.
People may find it hard to understand them, especially their relatives;
they think that they understand them, when they don’t. This can lead
to problems.
Tenth House: How these people portray themselves to others is not
normally what they are like as a person on the inside; one could say that
they “hide behind a mask.” They often set high goals, which are usually
much higher than they can reach.
Eleventh House: These people are likely to be schemers and plotters.
They are good at predicting things and often base their dreams and
goals on things that are attainable.

Twelth House: These people often feel trapped. They often have a
strong need to be alone and independent; yet may feel lonely at the
same time.
Kethu in the Twelve Houses.
Kethu is very mystical and dreamlike; it is where the spiritual and
psychic side will be portrayed.
First House: These people are highly susceptible to suggestions and
recommendations by others, rather than obtaining the goals and living
the life that they wish to live. People here are usually more psychic than
others and than they actually believe they are. Yet, they have a low self-
esteem about their self-image and appearance.
Twelth House: A person having Kethu in Twelfth House usually suffers
from depression. Most of them will have the life of a saint, sage, or
monk. They often have fears that are linked to problems and events in
the past. They often have a great compassion for those who are outcasts
in life, or who have physical or mental, problems.
In the next issue I will explain about some other intresting part of Vedic
Astrology. I pray Lord Shiva and Vanadurga Matha to shower their
entire blessings on all of us.
Om Shanthi Om Shanthi OmShanthi.

Second House: They are likely to misplace, or make a few careless

mistakes with money. This can lead to money problems for these
people.

Third House: People here are very intuitive and have a great ability to
communicate with higher spirits. They often tend to “live in a world of
their own” and are subject to drifting, wondering, and daydreaming.

Fourth House: These people have a need for personal security and are
often very close to their mother. They are often drawn to living near
water, and as they grow older they may become somewhat withdrawn.
Their family is a very important aspect of their life.

Fifth House: Kethu, in the fifth house has a heavy influence

on relationships. They are very romantic individuals; but, their
experiences in relationships can be chaotic and sometimes confusing.
They normally have a creative talent for acting, or role playing, and
are usually into cinema, theatre or other performances.

Sixth House: These people are very strongly associated with their
work, and feel a need to help others. They often have difficulty
concentrating on repetitive jobs and in obtaining details. Sometimes

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Mesham
Your sign Lord Mars is in ‘Magaram’ with Lords Sun, Jupiter and Mercury. It is
a good symbol. This month will be with several engagements. Notable beginning
of year will keep you in good mood and spirit. The expenditures will be exceeding
the budgets. Any way it is spent on good purpose. Some grace of luck and fortune
will be forming to bring your status high. It is advised that over expenditure are to be curtailed.

Women and children at home: Are happy and busy. Their needs and expected plans are turning to their expectation.
Lord Jupiter, even though he is in debilitated condition, takes care of their health, finance and assets. The New Year
beginning is for their prosperity.

Students: Are graced with the boons of Lord Jupiter, who takes all the care with their educational affairs. Their
rank and position in classes will positively improve. Even for class teachers or professors, it will be wonder to look
at a good improvement.

Business men and professionals: Are with heavy burdens. They will prosper in their attempts. They will find new
links in their trade and profession. Of course it will be bringing them good profits. They have to take time to assort
the matters and execute in the proper way.

Lovers: Their trend in this month will be with good results and they can feel a new atmosphere of freedom. They
have to plan their own way with good future. Lord Venus in the 12th sign in exalted position gives a suspicion on
the counter part. Open talks will clear the way with good understanding.

Married persons and the spouses: Positions are better than the former months. They will feel good and the
happiness will follow. The long awaited plans, privacy and expectations are coming to the clear sight and the
days will be with success. Domestic and with children affairs, the order is good and Lord Mars in exalted position
supports their prestige.

Dates 17th and 18th are not profitable. Avoid promises and also lending money to any body.

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 Rishabam
Your sign Lord Venus is
in exalted position. That
is good. For the past one
year, when Lord Jupiter was in Dhanur you were with
great challenges. Now the scene is getting changed. Your
profession, study, trade and what so ever that will be blessed
for good shape and success. Lord Jupiter even though, he is
in debilitated condition; is liable to care your sign, places of
challenges, and the 5th sign. So, the grace of Lord Jupiter
will guide to fulfill your projects and plans.
Women and children at home: Will have good happiness.
For the past 3 months they were not proving to be good.
Now there is a change. The Kala sarpa dosha is over. On
this account the domestic needs and progresses are going
in a better trend. The occupation of Lord Saturn in the sign
Simha will reduce their pleasure and comfort to an extent.
Students: Are good with good company and their studies
are with research nature. Lord Mercury combines with
Lords Jupiter, Sun and Mars. This combination is good
to gather the knowledge of world. Their progress will be
steady.
Businesspeople and professionals: Will be with their
usual affairs. The improvements and profits are likely to
raise in the 3rd and 4th week of this month. The burden of
extra work and new additions will be there. They can feel it
with duty conscious and the result will be with success.
Lovers: Their trend in this month will be in a cordial way
especially during first two weeks but it will be with troubled
scene in the next two weeks. All they imagined seemed to
be with confusion.
Take slow approach and speak with open heart. All the
things will be settled smoothly.
Married persons and spouses: Will be with moderate
trend. Even though your sign Lord is in exalted position he
is the Lord of their 6th sign (Thulam) also. This will affect
very much in disturb their peace. The dispute litigation, ill
health are also dealt in 6th sign. So, the family and privacy
will be very normal. Their budgets will not be compromised.
They need more funds. Domestic matters are fast and keep
them busy to do your duties.
The dates 19th and 20th are not favorable. Better postpone
it any financial or important deal raises.
Mithunam
Four main Lords Jupiter,
Sun, Mercury and Mars
go and hide in 8th Sign. A
drawback is seen. For the
finance and assets the grace of Lord is reaching. That is
good to manage the situation. Lord of 6th sign and eleventh
trine is in exalted position. This will also bracket you with
certain impossibilities. When the 12th Lord is in exalted
trend, the expenditures are unlimited. You have to be very
careful during this month. Other wise big challenges will
affect you much.
Women and children at Home: Are keeping quite and
looking with anxiousness. The elders should keep them in
good mood and assist them to be in a better level. When
big expenses threaten them, they may go out of order. They
must also realize the situation prevailing in home. They can
control themselves. Lord Jupiter will help them to an extent
to manage the matters of needy finance.
Businesspeople and professionals: Will be feeling little
relaxed situation and Lord Venus having occupied the 10th
sign will support and lift them up. Yet the bank balance is
declined too much. An unexpected support will come from
Lord Jupiter to manage the situations.10th sign lord Jupiter
combines with Lord Raaghu. This will be proving a set
back, but the combination of Lords Jupiter and Mars will
form a fortune. Full benefit of fortune is reduced by Lords
Raaghu and Mercury. Any way it is a busy month.
Lovers: Trends in this month will be amidst the confusions.
The exalted position of Lord Venus is seen undisturbed
by any other. This shows the good negotiations and talks
between the Lovers. It will be fruitful to conclude important
matters shortly. Lord Venus will be doing well and will be
keeping the lovers with good ties.
Married persons and spouses: Will be involved in big
expenses at home. The domestic needs are none but arranged
with shortage. The relations between husband and wife will
be good. They will have the meetings in privacy to discuss
further development. The second week of this month will
keep them in tight finance. They have to manage certain
important jobs on their own accord.
The dates 22nd and 23rd are not favorable to give promise
on finance and important matter. Better postpone for next
few days.
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 Kadagam
Your sign Lord Moon
will be influencing good
combinations this month.
He is with Venus during
the first week, and during the 3rd week with Lord Mars. A
better scene with satisfaction to keep your health and project
favorably with finance. A fortune or small establishment
for timely income is awaited. Lord Kethu is in your sign
and gives you the essential plans and views.
Women and children at home: Are graced by Lords
Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Raaghu. They will be brilliant
and attentive. Their health and mood will be good. The
smartness and attending the matters for knowledge will
be in a slow trend, Lord Saturn occupys the second sign
and make lazy scenes while they are provided with books
of lessons. They have to show more attention in the jobs
they are engaged. While in play their brisk attempts will
be appreciated.
Students: Are much engaged in out works and engagements.
They should reduce the extra curricular activities. The
subjects they read carelessly and occasionally will be asked
as questions in Exam. Luckily they will score more. Since
Lord Saturn is going to start his travel in Retrogression,
more attention should be taken during the whole months of
January and February.
Professionals and business men: Are expecting the
grants of Lord Mars who helps to gain good position and
improvements. Financially they are lacking and Lords
Jupiter and Mars will join to guide them in needy hours.
Any way the Neecha Banga Raja yoga occurance in Magara
will support them for the prosperity.
Lovers: Their trend in this month will be with several
subjects. They have lot of matters to discuss. No easy
going will be accepted. Strong and good proposal for tuture
should be planed. A scene of compulsion will rise of course
it is a must to have open talks will be keeping their relations
firm.
Married persons and the spouses: Are free to claim their
needs. The matters are in bulk to be executed. They can do
every thing. The privacy and personal thoughts for desires
are to be fulfilled. Lord Venus is alone in Meena and he is
in exalted position. So, the happiness and satisfactions are
sure to reach. Lord Mars at his house of exalted position will
not trouble them. He is with Lord Jupiter for compromise.
This month will be good.
Dates 25th and 26th are tough days. The dealings is new
finance and giving promises are restricted.
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Simham
With reference to your
sign, almost 5 planets are
occupying the 6th sign and
it is not favorable. Your
attempts and continuous efforts you do will end in vain. The
heart will feel the failures. Lord of 3rd sign, Lord Venus is
in extalted position. This confirms that the approachable
matters are good and profitable but vanish baselessly. This
is the condition that prevails this month. Usual income and
job wise benefits reach but the expenditures are over.
Women and children at Home: Are not happy with the
care of elders. They need certain things. But the elders
show much attention to other matters. Domestic affairs are
done with half satisfaction. Children are lazy and adamant.
Lord Saturn will lead them to dull minded trend. Elders in
family should show grace upon them.
Students: Are not progressing now. Lord Mercury is with
Lords Sun, Mars, Raaghu and Jupiter. This will keep them
in a state of confusion. Their study times are spoiled. They
have to observe their condition and allot more time for
studying.
Lovers: Mood and times are not up to the mark this
month. As for as Simha sign is considered position of Lord
Venus in 8th sign is giving this prediction. His exaltation
is also not favorable in this particular case. But he gives
reasonable incomes and financial support, that too up to the
limit as per critical need. Their meetings and tele contacts
will also be reduced.
Married persons and spouses: The problems are
increasing to manage the family burdens. Lord Jupiter helps
to an extent with their regular incomes. Their finance status
will be with proper response. The privacy and happiness
with their spouse will be rare. This will occur on a crucial
and busy hours. During this month, there are lots of new
affairs for settlement. They can manage every thing.
The dates 26th, 27th and 28th are not favorable.
 Kanya
Lord of 2nd and 9th signs
looks graciously. That is
good. He is showering his
choicest blessing. Lord
Jupiter too is happy to do the best for you. You can go
ahead with your proposals. Since the benefic lords show
the green signals it is the good and prosperous one which
you have to use at this time.
Women and children at Home: Will be with happiness.
They are busy in their own ways. They have lot of things
to do. Lords Jupiter and Venus will positively look after
the health and mood. New purchase and other requisites
will be properly done for them. Since the sign of Kumba
is looked by Lord Saturn, small and bearable ill health will
affect but will be cured by the diet itself.
Students: Will be doing well and will be in a position to
face their exams in proper way. If they employ special
care they can keep a good rank in the class. Education is
promising with good future.
Professionals and Business persons: Are helped properly
for their improvement. In the 5th sign, Lords Mars and
Jupiter combine to give them a prospect which will be
bringing good benefits and profits. Lord Mars governs
the sign 3rd and 8th. This is in a way warns their over
expenditure. Some events are likely to occur with out their
knowledge. There is no intention but the matter may lend
either for dispute or to litigation.
Lovers: Their time will be leading for freedom. The
happiness and proper decisions are comming up. This
month is good for negotiation and finalization. The
prevailed hurdles are going away. It promises a good future
also. The Kala sarpa Dosha is over. So, it is a fine starting
for their programs.
Married persons and spouses: This month will be a nice
one. Previously they had several plans. All the things are
going to get settled now. The privacy and tour programs will
be fixed shortly. The maintenance of the family and new
purchases are step by step going to give them satisfaction.
This month is really going to prove as beneficial on.
The dates 1st and 2nd will be proving to be with confusion
and failure.
Tulam
Lord of your sign is
in exalted position. To
maintain status and
prestige the time is
favorable and at the same time, the expenditures raise. It
will form a grudge and enemity situation also. Lord Kethu
is occupying the 10th sign which is looked by five Lords.
This is good to give progress in profession or business.
The combination of Lords Jupiter and Mars will give you
excitement to observe new development with progress.
Women and children at home: Will be haste and speed
to execute their works. They will be getting the required
articles and things. Some are happy to get ornaments. The
exalted position of Lord Mars in the fourth sign will deep
with assets which are likely to be renovated. Few assets are
likely to come.
Students: Are doing good and making firm step towards
progress. Lord Saturn looks their sign. Some times they
feel lazy and stop reading for 2 to 3 days continuously.
This they have to check themselves and show much care
in lessons.
Business people and professionals: Are busy and doing
extra work for the best prospects. Their 10th sign is backed
by more than three Lords. This will help them to increase
their work as well as turn – over. Considerable profit is
likely to reach. Lord Mars is the supporter for money
savings.
Lovers: Their trends will be amicable. Long awaited
programs are nearing closer. Lord Venus is all alone at
‘Meenam’ and does the best for them. Lord Mars is also in
exalted status. They can feel the pleasure and comfort.
Married persons and spouses: Are feeling surely a better
time compared to last months. The Kalasarpa dosha is over
and their plans are becoming true with success. Domestic
and other needs are coming in time and keep them with
satisfaction. February is the month of happy and peace.
Dates 4th, 5th and 6th may be in a trend of challenge.
Better postpone important work for other days.
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 Viruchigam
Lord of your sign is in
exalted position. Your
status, prestige and
fame are well in order.
You will be doing the
jobs with braveness and sincerity. Lord Saturn supports
your profession and trade. The 7th sign Lord Venus is also
in exaltated position. Your nearest and associate will be
gaining good power and position. The happiness in married
life will be increasing for those who are married. Lord
Jupiter favors you by looking on the 7th sign “Rishaba”.
That is good.
Women and children at home: Are feeling good and
passing the times favorably. Lord Jupiter in 3rd sign
specifically does some troubles. But the associations of
Lord Jupiter and Lord Mars will prove it to be nullified.
But during the month of March, the trend will be with
disturbance. Children should be very careful while
playing.
Students: Are little lazy and they pay no good attention to
books. One way the season is disturbing and in other ways
the attention towards others activities will interfere. The
exams are nearing. They have to pay good efforts to gain
good marks in syllabus.
Business men and professionals: Are steady and they are
guarded by Lord Saturn. For out look it may be with very
slow speed. But really the times are turning. This year they
will make a good harvest. Lord Saturn is going to enjoy the
retrogression affects. This will help them to get benefits in
their jobs. For few the result will be for betterment.
Lovers: Their trends are free to finalize many matters.
They have to discuss the future and make perfect for good
living. Lord Venus is in exalted position to give them good
support in their programs. Many Pending affairs and doubts
and understandings will be booming in their conversation.
Married persons and spouses: The dates are reaching for
full happiness. Some kind of fortune for Luxury will occur.
The family will be with tight jobs and engagements. Lord
Jupiter in 3rd sign may give them confusion with failure.
But this occurance is not now. Lords Sun and Mars Make
compromise. During March and April some disturbances
are there and not now.
Dates 7th and 8th are to be dealt with caution. Some
unwanted things may happen. Look carefully and avoid
unnecessary matters.
Dhanur
So many engagements
and many are in need of
final touch. Your feeling
yourself with little
weakness. But the selfconfidence and brave nature push
you to complete all your deals successfully. Lord Mars
will be supporter now. Your multiple plans and branches
of thoughts are spreading in huge numbers. You have to re
think and filter the essentials. Then the success will be there
with diplomatic handlings.
Women and children at home: From the beginning
of January, they are progressing well. They were with
disappointments during last month. But this month, the
awaited plans and needs are gradually coming. The home
will be provided with all the decorations they like. Most of
the things will be according to their liking only. Financially
it is mixed trend of less income and more expenditure. But
they will manage it.
Students: Will be with the mood of research to improve their
standard. Sincere attempt and the strain will be appreciated.
This month they will fulfill the portions properly so as to
face the exam in order. Lord of their sign even though
debilitated; the benefits will reach them shortly.
Business persons and professionals: Will be graced by
Lord Venus and Lord Jupiter. This is a good time to step
ahead for a fortune. The work load will increase; they can
execute the duties satisfactorily. Since the Neecha Banga
Raja Yoga a fortune occurs this month will be a month of
gain.
Lovers: Their trend in this month will be with many
problems. Lord Mercury completes his retrogression. That
is a symbol to inform them about the release of hurdles
in their way. Many Lords are there in the second sign of
Dhanus. This will give them a time of business and new
creations all are going to give them good results shortly.
Married persons and spouses: Will be feeling far better
than the last two months. The kalasarpa Dosha has released
for them. They can feel an easy way of living. The burdens
will be less. The Domestic matter, they will enthusiastically
do with good comfort. The usual lively hood and profession
will be in a good way to bring more money. The children
and their studies are likely to improve for a good rank.
Dates 8th and 9th are to be dealt with caution No promise
on financial ground should be given.
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 Magaram
There are four Lords
Sun, Mars Mercury and
Raaghu occupying your
sign. The visit of VIP’s
will bring you fortune. Your times are changing to better.
Your tolerance was tested all these days by the Lords
ofcourse you have faced the acid tests also. This February
will be giving a relief and new things will arrive in your
way for progress.
Women and children at home: Will be really happy and
note the difference between the past month and the present
month. All their needs will be reaching to them as and when
required. Lords Jupiter and Mars combine to form Neecha
Banga Raj yoga. This will give strength and potentiality
with awaited prosperity. Magara people have to utilize this
opportunity.
Students: Are going to shine good in their lessons and the
period will take them to a desirable standard. Only for those
houses birth charts denote with difficulties. The exams are
likely to be answered well. It is a good time. It they work
hard a fine position will reach them.
Businesspeople and professionals: Are supported by
Lord Saturn who looks with the designation of sign lord
and supports them for their attempts. Even though he
is in 8th sign, he has tested them invariably and finding
their confidence, he begins to guide them to come out of
disturbances.
Lovers: Their trend during this month will be showing a
growth of good relation. Studying the true love is the check
point, their counterpart does. They can feel happy and
answer properly to the problems. This will help them to
build a good life at the early periods.
Married persons and the spouses: Are feeling the
reasonable times they expected. Every action will be with
inner meaning to lead a life of trouble free and comfortable.
This happens when Lord Venus is all alone with out any
kind of oppositions. So the family happiness and the welfare
of the spouse and privacy all are on the good way to give
them satisfaction. Lord Saturn in the 8th sign is going to set
retrogression. Next month some kind of slow moving and
laziness may affect them. But the outcome will be bearable.
In the past it was actually disturbing them, now there will
not be any hurdles.
Dates 10th and 11th are challenging. Better avoid financial
and important deals.
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Kumbam
To your sign, all the major
Lords are occupying both
sides. This is proposing
a structure of plans for
your good future. Some thing progressive and confident
aims are going to lead you for success. You have to utilize
this opportunity. This month is vastly different from past
months. Your sign Lord Saturn aspects your sign from the
7th sign. He gives good support to bring you out from the
hurdles.
Women and children at home: Will be feeling happiness
since the care comes from all members of the family. Their
desired articles and needy comforts are likely to reach
them. Lord Venus occupies the second sign He is the fourth
and nineth sign Lord. It is a good omen for their plans and
happiness.
Students: Are blessed with the grace of Lord Venus and
he supports for a good and neat execution of exercises.
The study will be firm and deep. The preparations for their
exams will be with good arrangements. Present planetary
position guides the students to better extent.
Businesspeople and professionals: This category of
persons is going to face new developments. All are arranged
for an expansion and executions of new target. Lord Mars
is exalted but he is in 12th House. This will clearly show
the benefits are hidden now and will be prospering in the
following month. Their challengers are also strong but will
affect only a little. They have to build a strong hold in their
career now.
Lovers: Their trend in this month is with confused mood.
Lord Saturn occupies the 7th sign and posts the delays.
Any how the Lord for Love is Venus and he is in exalted
position in the second sign. That is good. Their plans and
program will be touching the line of success shortly.
Married persons and spouses: Will be with the grace
of Lord Venus, the dignity and status of family are well
maintained. The privacy and good moods are likely to
occur in this month. The past months were not favorable.
Now the Kalasarpa Dosha is over and the lime light of good
and happy life has come. Children are now getting boons.
Financial and other matter related to assets are on the way
for success. Lord Jupiter and Lord Mars create a scene of
good luck for you.
The dates 12th and 13th are to be avoided to give promise
of finance helps. Even if they need any Bank’s assistance
post pone it for next days.
 Meenam
Your sign is occupied
Deity adorning
by majestic Lord Venus.
Your sign is being favored
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by Lord Jupiter who is the
booster of luck to your sign this year. The combination of Shiva: Is the main aspect of
Lords Mars and Jupiter is also good to ascertain the benefit
of Lord Jupiter. The days will be as usual passing but in
Trimurti. Lord Brahma takes care
the depth and reality the progress is going to be established of the creations. Lord Mahavishnu
positively this year. Only for whose chart and the present takes care of the protection. Lord
times are influencing the negative results will have to suffer
a little. Shiva takes care of the destruction
for reconstruction. In the Shaiva
Women and children at home: Passed the times with out
benefits. They felt that the scene of inconvenience could
tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen
prolong. In reality the relief is going to come during this as the supreme God. Shakti: Parvati
month and their desired needs will also be covered. So is the consort of Shiva, the Hindu
that the happiness is going to prevail. Beginning the year
2009, has started with good omen to render nice times and god of destruction and rejuvenation.
happiness. She is also called as Shakti. The
Students: Are brave enough to answer the tricky questions
word Shakti gives the meaning as
of lesson. They will thrive better to raise their ranks. This a sacred force or empowerment is
year will be bringing the lucks for them. Since the planetary the primordial cosmic energy and
positions are good, they should not forget to do their duties.
They have to work hard. represents the dynamic forces that
move through the entire universe.
Professionals and Business people: Will be awaiting the
time to click this opportunity of success. Since their sign
In Shaktism, Shakti is worshiped as
Lord is the Lord for 10th sign also, the trend in their duties the Supreme Being.
will be declining to an extent; but it will turn towards luck all
of a sudden. Such is the position of planetary phenomenon
for which time will expose the excitement. Shiva is usually worshipped in the
form of Shiva linga. In images, he is
Lovers: Their trend in the month will be with joy and
pleasure. Lord Venus is in exalted position. Long pending
generally represented as immersed
bundle of suspicions will be setting over and new way will in deep meditation or dancing the
arrive. Precision regarding the relations for stability will Tandava. But in this image we
be achieved.
can see the divine couple in an
Married persons and spouses: Are much related in one united form. This form is called as
way with the exaltation of Lord Mars. He deals even finance
and family. He supports now to fulfill their ambitions. The
“Shivasakthi”. By worshipping this
happiness and privacy will be bringing smooth and good image one can have the best unity
moods. Since kalasarpa dosha is relived they can feel a in the family life and great mental
sense of freedom. The children will also be happy. For
those who are anticipating to become parent, this is the peace. This is the special gift to all
time to get pregnancy. for Mahashivaratri.
Dates 14th and 15th will not be suitable to transact
financial and important jobs.

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