From Yogis, Destiny and the Wheel of Time - Ch. 2
Swami Paramananda Saraswati
Vargottama
Simha lagna (Leo ascendant in both the natal chart and the
Navamsha) is a sign of redoubled obstinancy.* I do not remember
a single instance of any mental or emotional flexibility of
my late Guruji. Such obstinancy was jarring often in the running
of his ashrams, where discipline was violated by one and all,
individually and collectively.
The
most notable feature in the horoscope is that all seven planets
(excluding Rahu and Ketu) occupy four rashis (signs), those
of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and of the Sun†. There is
no influence of Mars or Saturn anywhere‡. All major
planets are in benefic rashis± and coupled with a vargottama
lagna, helped him do his sadhana (spiritual practice) with
a single-minded devotion, as would be the envy of many.
He
was such a votary of truth and so excellent human being that
if he uttered anything it came to pass. Jupiter aspecting
his second house gave him vak-siddhi (that state of spiritual
progress when whatever the Yogi utters always come out true).
Whatever he said came to pass. The word went round, but in
the cozy, comfortabl and cultered days of those decades such
a gift was respected and not exploited.
Note
by K.N. Rao:
†
To know the sattvic (pure) quality of a horoscope, this should
be seen.
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K.N. Rao
reprinted with permission
Notes
by Vaughn Paul Manley:
*
Leo is a sthira rashi or fixed sign which gives obstinancy
and stubbornness. Here Swami Paramananda Saraswati has Leo
ascendant in both the natal chart and the Navamsha which strongly
reinforces this characteristic.
‡
Here K.N. Rao is referring to the fact that none of the 7
major planets occupy signs of the malefic planets, Saturn
or Mars, and therefore 'there is no influence of Saturn or
Mars anywhere.' He is not referring to the aspects of Saturn
and Mars which both aspect the ascendant and the Moon, and
have signficant influence in the horoscope.
±
The benefic rashis (signs) are those that are ruled, or disposited,
by the benefic planets - Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, the Moon.
The Sun is generally considered a mild malefic in Vedic astrology,
however, here K.N. Rao is including it in the list. This point
demonstrates the importantance of the role of the dispositor
(ruler) in determining the influence of the planets that occupy
its sign.
 Natal
chart
 Navamsha
chart
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K.N. Rao
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