Chiraan's Astrology

A careful diagnosis of nature of disease ,its causes is essential to determine the nature of  treatment and course of medicine .Ishta Anishta sthanas[bhavas] determine health .Good health is indicated when

• malefics in 3 and 11
• benefics in other than 3,6,8,12
• gulika in bhavas 3,6,11,2
• other than these placements indicate ill health and disease .

Planets in favorable positon are known as susthas . otherwise they are known as dusthas .weak malefics in kendra kona ,8 ,12 or benefics in 6,8,12 are known as dusthas . Planets govern

• sun-stomach
• moon-heart
• mars-head
• mercury-chest
• jupiter-thighs
• venus-face
• saturn-knees
• rahu-feet
• ketu-left foot

twelve houses signify parts from head to feet .

• sun-pitta + vata
• moon-vata +kapha
• mars -pitta
• budha -vata+ pitta +kapha
• jupiter -kapha+vata
• venus -vata+kapha
• saturn- vata

Diseases are

• nija

• sarirotha
• chittoth
• drishta
• adrishta

• vata
• pitta
• kapha
• sannipata

Lunacy – Unmada

1. jupiter in lagna saturn in seventh causes unmada
2. saturn in 1st and mars in 7th 5th 9th
3. moon and mrcury combust in 1st
4. afflicted mercury  in 3,6,12 ,8
• the cuses for lunacy are excessive delight ,desire ,fear ,sorrow,inappropriate eating and wrath of deities and preceptors.
• five types are caused by
• vata ,pitta,kapha ,sannipata and agantav

1. vata causes laughing ,clapping,loud speaking ,singing dancing crying ,moving shaking ,these are manifested more after meals .[vatonmada]
2. seeking pleasure of women and solitude ,sleeping too much ,showing aversion for everything, speaking less ,drops of saliva trickling are kaphonnmada
3. showering abuses ,ever angry ,longing to drink water and food impatience  and hating all are pittonmada
4. All above characteristics are mixed in sannipata
5. sometimes unmada is caused by Dev andAsura grahas when one is possesed .
6. Devgraha he will talk like learned and be strong
7. Asura grahas will make person abusive and uneasy in disposition with cannibalisitic attitude.
8. medicated oils can cure vatonmada
9. strong purgatives can cure pittonmada
10. kaphonmada is cured by inhalations and vomiting
11. there is no treatment for sannipata
12. All types of madness can be cured by japa homa etc.

Epilepsy – Apsmara

• saturn in eighth
• powerful malefics in trikona
• sun and mars in 12th
• these are causes of epilepsy

symptoms of epilepsy are

1. man faints all of a sudden
2. dirty sphutum flows out of his mouth
3. one makes strange sounds
4. eyes roll
5. bites ones teeth
6. becomes pale ,thirsty and excited

types of apsmara

1. svasini
2. malina
3. nidra
4. jrimbhika
5. anashana
6. trasini
7. mohini
8. rodani
9. krodhini
10. tapani
11. soshani
12. dhwamsini

• kushmanda bali and tila homa with krodhagni mantra cures epilepsy .
• herbs {sindhuth ,vrischikali ,kushta,vanga and bhangee} powdered and inserted in nose pacifies apsmara
• herbs{ bramhi , vacha ,amaya , shankhapushpi ,dhatri } all these juices + honey + siddharta ,hingu,+ urine of cow inhaled or taken in can pacify apsmara
• A lay man should not administer these herbs .

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