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Understanding the essence (part 4)

Goddess Çärada
The Goddess Çärada, is none other than Sarasvati herself. Her name ‘Çärada’
means ‘the giver of essence’ and she gives one the ability to understand the essence of
scriptures and various embodiments of knowledge, God and spirituality.
The formation of the Yoga will tell us more;

Formation and Meaning of Çärada Yoga


Moon in the first dreñkäëa of movable signs, 2nd dreñkäëa of fixed signs or 3rd dreñkäëa of dual
signs, whilst Mercury is in a quadrant from Moon forms Çärada Yoga.

In this yoga, the specific use of dreñkäëa is mentioned. The dreñkäëa is based on
the trines to Lagna (viz. 9th and 5th houses), and Lagna itself, this leads us to the
knowledge of the Guru and Åñi, which resides in the 9th from any house. Specifically
when we do invocation of mantra, the Åñi is invocated1 on that portion which is above
the head, and is the place where the intelligence resides, and hence the Åñi is said to
reside on this portion steering the intelligence and giving it knowledge.
The Dreñkäëa shows the Åñi presiding over an individual, and whilst there are
many dreñkäëa charts (5 or more), the specific Dreñkäëa Chart which shows this is the
Jagannath Dreñkäëa. The calculation of the same has been tabulated:
Table 1: Jagannath Dreñkäëa
1st 2nd 3rd
Fiery signs Aries Leo Sagittarius
Earthy signs Capricorn Taurus Virgo
Airy signs Libra Aquarius Gemini
Watery signs Cancer Scorpio Pisces
It can be inferred from the table that the 1st Dreñkäëa is always a movable sign,
the 2nd a fixed sign and the 3 rd a dual sign. This is the case for all signs.
Now if a planet is placed in movable sign in Räçi and also the 1st dreñkäëa, it will
occupy the same sign in Räçi and Dreñkäëa. This is the same for planets in the 2nd
dreñkäëa of fixed signs and 3 rd dreñkäëa for dual signs. A planet placed in such a
position becomes blessed by the Åñi as its actions in life (Räçi) and its focus (Dreñkäëa)
are the same, and will give blessings.
Dreñkäëa of the Moon shows the Åñi who will guide the natives mind in this
world. The Moon shows the native’s attitude towards life, and the chart with reference

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Invocation of Mantras.
to the Moon will indicate how the native wishes to interact with the world. Jupiter’s
position with reference to Moon will indicate the native’s attitude towards money and
can produce either Sakata Yoga or Gajakesaré Yoga. Mercury placed in a Kendra from
the Moon indicates the native is adept and enjoys learning, and when the Moon receives
the auspicious guidance by the Åñi due to its dreñkäëa placement, the native will receive
divine insight and write about spiritual topics and the universe as were they guided by a
Åñi.

Example of Çärada Yoga


Chart 1: Native blessed with spiritual learning and achievement.

In the given chart, the native has Moon in Aquarius in the 2nd dreñkäëa, whilst
Mercury is in the 7th from it, forming the Çärada Yoga.
Here Moon lords the 5 th house and shows that the natives blessing from Åñis will
begin when he is initiated into Mantra or prayers. As Moon is placed in the 12th house he
will experience the results during sleep. When the native was running the Maha Dasa of
Jupiter and Antara Dasa of Mercury he was initiated into the Sävitur Gäyatri Mantra
which was a custom for his family (Pitå Käraka Venus is in 5th house with Bhrätå Käraka
- Sun).
It will be noted that the Åñi of the Sävitur Gäyatri is Vishvamitra, and as both
Moon and Mercury are in Durvasa Dreñkäëa, the Sävitur Gäyatri Mantra would be most
excellent for the native.
Now Mercury placed in the 6th house shows research and study, whilst its
lordship of the 4th house indicates that this will come through establishment of a school
or a body of study, as Rähu is placed in the 4th house this will happen in country abroad.
When the native began Mercury Mahä Dasa he established the Sri Jagannath
Vedic Center for the purpose of promoting the study of Jyotiña in the world, with its
main fraction placed in the USA.
Chart 2: Jyotiña

In the given chart 3 very auspicious Yoga’s for knowledge are formed.
i) Çärada Yoga is formed by Moon in 2nd dreñkäëa of a fixed sign
whilst Mercury is in Kendra, ensuring that the native easily
understand the essence of spirituality.
ii) Dhémantaù Yoga is formed by Lagna lord in the 3rd house, and this
is coupled with a very powerful Guru Maïgala Yoga, just as in the
chart of Swami Vivekananda. This makes the native a very
determined Jnäna Yogi.
iii) The 10th lord and the 9th lord join in the 9th house, forming
Dharmakarmädhipati Yoga, ensuring that the native will work
towards establishing truth in the world.
On a special note, the placement of Jupiter in the 3rd house, is Marana Käraka
Sthäna, and is very inauspicious for the native, and can cause troubles to the houses
lorded by Jupiter. However; these indications would become auspicious as soon as the
Guru entered the natives life, as Jupiter is the Bhrätå Käraka, and hence also the
Gurudevata.
The native is an aspiring Jyotiña, and as Mercury is 9th lord in the 10th, the native
is sure to reach outstanding heights in his learning, and spiritual practice.

Further use of the dreñkäëa


The Yoga of the Moon and Mercury is not exclusive to indicate the blessings of
the Åñi’s in our learning. Any planet placed in/aspecting or lording the Lagna in an
appropriate Dreñkäëa, can confer divine insight upon the native.
This again follows the Jagannath Dreñkäëa (refer: Table 1: Jagannath Dreñkäëa).
• The 1st dreñkäëa is considered as the sunrise or Brahma Gayatri. The
planets; Sun and Mars thrive in this Dreñkäëa.
• The 2nd Dreñkäëa is considered as Midday or Vishnu Gayatri – the two
Gurus; Jupiter and Venus thrive in this Dreñkäëa.
• The 3 rd Dreñkäëa is considered Sunset or Shiva Gayatri – Saturn and
Moon (controllers of longevity) thrives in this Dreñkäëa.
• Mercury thrives in all three Dreñkäëa’s, just as the chid Buddha (son of
Soma) was able to learn from all Gurus.
As is noticeable the Midnight or Kali Gayatri, is not mentioned. The reason is
that the midnight has no noticeable light and hence the knowledge cannot pass through.
The Shadowy planets – Rähu and Ketu are excluded from the scheme, just as they are
excluded from the Shad Darshan, because they obstruct light. It is however possible for
the nodes to give a very high level of knowledge in some yogas.
Examples of Dreñkäëa use
Chart 3: Understanding Jyotiña Çastra

In the given chart, the Lagna is occupied by the Sun, who is placed in the 1st
Dreñkäëa. This ensures blessings of knowledge on the native especially in matters
related to the occult – Scorpio.
This interest developed in Mars Dasa, as the Sun and Mars are in Parivartana
with each other, hence Mars’ ensures that the Sun gets his results.
The native has been studying Jyotiña since their 16th/17th year.
Chart 4: Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

In the given chart of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, there are 2 planets in Lagna; i.e. Mars
and Jupiter. Among these two, Jupiter is placed in the 3rd Dreñkäëa, whilst Mars is
placed in the 1st Dreñkäëa. The placement of Mars in the 1st Dreñkäëa ensures an easy
grasp of the essence of the Vedas, as it’s placed in the Cancer. The native will especially
be attracted to the Åg Veda, as Cancer is a watery sign.
The joining between Jupiter and Mars also forms the auspicious Guru Mangala
Yoga. And as Jupiter is in the Lagna it conferred fame upon him.
(continued...)

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