Kanad Rishi Bhatnagar - A Memoir - K.N. Rao
Kanad Rishi Bhatnagar - A Memoir - K.N. Rao
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reactions. I told him that Ketu in his 5^ house1 had given him his intuitive gifts hut he was
misusing it. He could learn sounder techniques of astrological predictions and not tax his
gifts. He did not heed to this advice of mine and started going wrong when his gifts let
him down, which happened more often in the last years of his life. In Delhi among many
astrologers I met only two impressed me as excellent, Kanad Rashi Bhatnagar was one of
them, for his intuitive gifts. He never worked hard on any horoscope but gave excellent
predictions fast and free without ever charging any money from anyone. The other was
K.C. Saxena who had a keen probing mind. Other astrologers were the run of the mill
mercenaries, which they are even now.
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Irom Asc or Asc Lord or 10H/10L or Arudka Lagna can at times give krilliance to an astrologer in tke lorm ol rare &
stunning predictions as per our okservations. Ckeiro kad Ketu in tke 5H Irom Asc, Prol K S Krisknamurtky (KP system)
kad Raku in tke 5H Irom retro Asc Lord Saturn (place it in previous kouse) and Raku aspecting tke 2H {anothersuper
yoga when Rahu aspects the QH/L hor brilliant predictions — this we have stated in our commentaries ohRavan
Samhita, Joni Pa try who predicted the Japan Tsunami also has this yoga ohRahu inhluencing the 2IJohspeech, so also
Gay atri Devi Vasudev who predicted the Japan Tsunami has Rahu in theJIJ we have ohten seen this Super Predictive
Yoga give great results among astrologers and at the same time cause deceit hy a hamily member as Rahu islcaraka hor
cheating), tken Pro! B Suryanarayan Rao kad Ketu in tke 5H Irom 10L Saturn, kis grandson B V Raman kad Ketu in
tke 5H Irom Asc lord, Gay atri Devi Vasudev daugkter ol B V Raman kas Raku/Ketu axis in tke 5H Irom Arudka
lagna, Nostradamus kad Ketu in tke 5H Irom Asc lord Jupiter retro (taken Irom previous kouse), tke legendary
predictor Seskadiri Iyer wko introduced divisional ckarts in vedic astrology in tke last century kad Ketu in tke 5Ii
Irom Arudka Lagna, R Santkanam kad tke Raku/Ketu axis lalling in tke 5H Irom AL, Britisk astrologer Komilla
Sutton kas Ketu in tke 5H Irom Asc. For tkose wko use divisional ckarts G know tke true importance ol Dasamsa will
note tkat K N Rao kas Ketu in tke 5H in D10.-SA.
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CHARADASHA
SIMHA 1927 to The period of childhood when he got Sun, who is also the
1939 interested in the study of Sanskrit. Ketu in BK, became the cause
the 5tl1 aspected by Jupiter is classical of his father's death.
Language.
TULA 1940 to From here, the if House has many planets. See darakaraka and
1951 So his earnings had to start. Prepare the sub- amh in the I2r house,
periods and see the importance of the Kanya
sub period.
VRISCH 195110 From here, Jupiter, the natural putrakaraka See a good 10* house.
i960 is in the 5tl1 house. Between 1950 and i960, he He got his promotion
had five children, daughter, son, daughter, in 1958.
son and daughter. His last child was born on
1961. His wife had conceived in i960.
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KUMBHA 1965 to He was deprived of promotion. See the But Jupiter in the 2/'
1980 Amk in the S'11 house. But he got one house gave money
promotion after some delay. from his plays from
the All India Radio.
MESHA 1980 to With so many planets in the 5th house, his Excellent trikona.
1984 creativity was at its very best and his
children too started learning and doing well
in their studies
VRISHA 1984 to It is the h'11 house from Karakamsha. He dies Note this important
1988 on z6 August, 1986. point.
MESHA 1980 to With so many planets in the 5tl1 house, his Excellent trikona.
1984 creativity was at its very best and his
children too started learning and doing well
in their studies
VRISHA 1984 to It is the 6th house from Karakamsha. He dies Note this important
1988 on 2,6 August, 1986. point.
i. The second house has two benefics, Venus and the Moon aspected by Jupiter. He had
really predictive gifts as Jupiter the planets of Vedanta is also the planet of Vedanga
called astrology. I have rarely met an astrologer who could predict so far, so well and
make people feel happy.
The second house is the house of speech and Jupiter's aspect on it gives truthfulness
which is a necessity an astrologer should have to be able to predict well. He got the
horoscopes as were brought to him, bare horoscopes, with only the dashas mentioned.
H e saw them, quickly, applied the transits of planets and in his usual way gave
pleasant but correct predictions. How much respect he won from all his visitors,
particularly some huge women whose gait had appeared to me something of an
earthquake. He made all mothers who came to him with their children very happy by
praising, even exaggerating the merits of their children and then telling them
cautiously what they should be careful of in the upbringing of their children. His
house was a picture of utter confusion with his most innocent and child-like wife
talking like a girl of twelve years always. Often in the Indian homes a law of
compensation applies, if the husband neglects the home as is the case mostly, the
wife arranges everything so meticulously that the house becomes a picture of comfort
with a good kitchen and tastefully cooked food. But here was a house where the
entire burden of running the household seemed to have been left entirely to God,
who did it so gracefully and kindly that there was always undisturbed peace in that
household.
People came to his house to thank him for his successful predictions with packets of
sweetmeats which he ate with keen relish inspite of his diabetes. Strangely, his wife
or children never protested. I always thought that Kanad knew the art of living
cheerfully with all his ailments. How many ailments he had I never knew.
2. The best benefics are not in kendras from the lagna which gave him a medium life. It
is well known that according to the Parashari principles of astrology, the i5* dasha in
the Vimshottari proves had in all cases of halarishta, the 3r^ dasha for short life and the fth
dasha for medium life if the span of life calculated does not take the longevity beyond
it. After the Ist dasha of the Moon, he had the dashas of Mars, Rahu and Jupiter. It
was his dasha and the dasha of the 7^ lord Saturn aspected by Jupiter. Yet it
must be seen here that Jupiter is retrograde which according to a principle of Parashari
can reverse its promised results. This principle should not he overlooked in crucial predictions.
3. The mutual aspects of Saturn and Mars is hardly good for health as they afflict both
the lagna and the lagna lord Sun. Simha is the rashi to he watched for heart problems and
the planet, Sun is the key factor for heart ailments. In this case it was very evident that he
had to be careful. Yet he had more belief in eating without restriction, drinking
without stop and keeping late nights. All his doctor friends had warned him
repeatedly but he would meet their arguments that when death came to lift him out
of this world, no doctor would be able to stop Yamaraj, the God of death.
4. His io^1 lord debilitated with the 12^ lord gave him less chances for career rise. He
was a victim of the jealousy of his superiors who did not like his intimate friendship
with India's top politicians, who visited his house and whom he could contact on
phone anytime he liked. It is well known that the first reaction of an Indian towards
anyone's rise is jealousy. Kanad Rashi had a much larger share of it. An upstartish,
astrologer who had been created by an unscrupulous politician then wanted top
politicians to visit him which never happened. He had many malicious stories spread
about him which he did not care for at all. Kanad was spiritual inwardly and he
accepted it as the normal ways of the world.
5. The exact proximity of Mars on the degrees of his lagna was a real danger signal of
which he was aware. He told me that he was aware of it. If God had chosen to give
him a horoscope like the one he had, what could he do was his favourite argument.
1.From Karakamsha, Dhanu, the presence of the Moon and Venus in the io^ house
aspected by Jupiter made him a very popular playwright (literary activities) for the
All India Radio.
2. The only good rajayoga in his horoscope is the combination of the Amatyakaraka and
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Darakaraka but here the Darakaraka is debilitated . Yet the Moon and Venus
combination in this horoscope is a rajayoga spoiled by the aspect of the Gantikaraka,
Jupiter and Rahu and Ketu.
3. In the navamsha the Amk is in the 6tl1 house from the Atmakaraka but the
Amatyakaraka is exalted here.
Note: I have noticed that if the Amatyakaraka is strong, exalted or in Moolatrikona sign
important people from different walks of life come into one's life.
Now see some events from the point of view of both the Vimshottari dasha and Chara dasha
Mother died in 1967-69 In Jupiter in the y'11 house from the It was the dasha of Kumbha
lagna and the sub-period of Venus from where the Moon is in the
All children horn In Rahu covering 5/11 axis and In the chara dasha, it was the
between 1950 - 1961 then of Jupiter the 5tl1 lord. period of Vrischika which has
the putrakaraka and has
additionally Jupiter in the 5tl1
house aspected by two benefics.
He got two quick All his promotions came in the In Chara dasha it was mainly
promotions in 1958 and dasha of Jupiter involved in the in Vrischika and Dhanu from
1963. Gajakesari yoga. where the io'11 House are
excellent
Between 1968 and 1980 It was the period of Jupiter and It was the Meena period from
he was the top political Saturn is in the fourth house and where the amatyakaraka,
astrologer advising aspects the tenth house. Saturn is Jupiter and Moon and Venus
ministers of cabinet of the planet of democracy and he aspect the 10^ house. He
Indira Gandhi. brought into his life dozens of big became a distinguished writer
politicians of the country. Jupiter of play for the All India Radio,
also aspects the to'11 lord Venus. though, professionally, he
continued to he the victim of
his seniors in the office.
In early eighties he was It stared in Saturn Venus both of It was Mesha dasha from where
at his brilliant best. which are connected with the to'11 the 5th house of creativity is
house. superb.
He died in 1986. It was Saturn Moon period It was the Vrisha dasha which
is 6th house from the
Moon is in the z"'1 house. Karakamsha
Dasha Sequence
4. In the dasha sequence it can be seen that he got a job in Tula-Kanya and also got
married.
5. His children were born in the dasha of Vrischika which contains his Putrakaraka and
from there the 5^ house his Jupiter, the natural putrakaraka, aspected by two
benefics, the Moon and Venus and also Rahu and Ketu.
I had lost touch with him for about two years in which he got busy in arranging his
family matters knowing as an ideal husband that his innocent and unworldly wife would
find management of affairs difficult after his death. Once or twice when he met me he
seemed to have been gripped by some unknown fears. His predictions had started going
wrong, he was losing his concentration. Selfish politicians who visited him so regularly
stopped going to him. He was friendless almost. In the meantime, I was transferred to
Bhubaneshwar in the state of Orissa as Accountant General in May 1985. After I was re-
posted to Delhi in February 1986, and perhaps I never met him in 1986 or had only talked
to him on phone when he had sounded despondent. Then the day he died no one
informed me about it. A week or two later, I learnt about it. I thought that an astrological
poem which I had liked had been removed from the anthology of my life.
Finer Points
Astrological Superstitions
1. I also know some astrologers who told me of what they called great predictions
without even showing any technical reason. One of them, very senior in age
something of an astrological guru came to our classes and said that anyone who has a
debilitated Venus in the horoscope or even in navamsha, must become a beggar. Such
superstitions spread by these so called gurus without examination of many
horoscopes has become quite dangerous. Some of the most successful men I have met who
are also prosperous have debilitated Venus. I never saw Kanad Rashi falling into such
dogmas and superstitions of astrology merely because it is mentioned in the "Jatak
Parijat" where no reference to offer divisional horoscopes has been made in any
discussion. To accept all this as unfailing truth and talk about it openly before such
intelligent and elitist students as we have was a mistake.
2. The latest astrological racket now since 1990 what is called Vastu-Shastra or the
architectural planning of buildings according to astrological principles. Some of them
are making lot of money. What they say and advise can never be tested for some
people who were earlier doing only some bare horoscope reading with their scanty
knowledge of astrology have suddenly jumped into this branch seeing lot of money in
it. They have lot of gullible businessmen, industrialists and rich landlords as their
victims. If astrology gets a bad name it is because of such fraudulent practices.
3. The great God has been so kind to his family that all his children are married happily
and are prosperous with their own children.
4. A good astrologer late Keshav Menon had produced this small research or better to say
gave his observation. I tested it on many horoscopes and found it correct with many
variations. Not being a doctor, I kept myself within my limits and have not produced
a research which I could have done with some convincing proof.
5. I appreciated this problem of his. Some very senior officers in the department I served
in, had become so jealous of my contacts with big person that of the earliest
opportunity they manipulated my transfer from many stations, particularly from
Delhi.
6. That upstart has become a shameless tout of politicians now yet has won no respect
in astrological circles or among astrologers. He did liaison work for many
businessmen also who consulted me when they ran into crisis but used him to go to
the Ministers to get their work done. It was an experience which made me feel
disgusted with astrology than anywhere else.
7. Astrologers are planted by intelligence agencies and also politicians to know about
other politicians and their ambitions. To do it they supply them with money and
even persuade them to start an astrological journal which gives them a position of
vantage. Many of them are the worst racketeers and are not averse to planting some
wrong horoscope of important political leaders of India to mislead other serious
astrologers. I remember to have met a young astrologer in Ahmadahad many years ago who
was advised by his father never to read astrological journals if he wanted to do astrology
seriously and accurately.
8. He always had the wisdom to see that one could do nothing with the combinations in
a horoscope. He rightly advised people to live cheerfully and worship God. He was a
totally guileless man, through his fast generalization on the basis of horoscope were
sometimes amusing. He would for example, say if he liked a politician that planets
had lined up to shoot down his opponents and were waiting with bouquets in their
hand to honour him. If he heard a politician, he gave some extreme prediction. Yet he
remained guileless but could never overcome his political prejudices in his assessment
of horoscope.
9. How pleasant and genial he was will become clear from the following discussion I
had with him in presence of Raja Saheb Maqsoodpur. In 1978 Indira Gandhi after her
defeat in the Rae Bareilly election in March 1977, had absolutely no confidence that
she could win any election from northern India. She decided to fight elections from
Chikamangalur and thought she would lose elections even there; Kanad too had made
such a prediction. I, on the other hand insisted that she would win. But then did I not
see disaster in her career, he had asked me. I said that the disaster he was seeing
would be in December 1978 and not in October or November. I had explained it thus:
Indira Gandhi
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up to the end of October 1978. In the sub-sub period of her 10^ lord which is
vargottama she had to do better.
b) Then Jupiter in Karka and Saturn about 15 or 16 degrees would he on her vargottama 10^
lord Mars in Simha. This transit had to prove good.
c) The disaster that was visible would be in Saturn-Venus-Rahu. It is well known that
Indira Gandhi was expelled from the parliament after she had won the
Chikamangalur elections and even arrested in the last week of December 1978 and put
inside the jail for a brief period.
d) When Kanad's prediction went wrong and mine proved correct he congratulated me
gracefully and told me that he never worked with vast and elaborate data as I had
done. I do not remember any other astrologer with so much grace. For instance, when
my prediction about the death of Indira Gandhi was discussed all over, some of Delhi
astrologers abused me because they could not see this fatal event. Professional and
mercenary astrologers are among the worst human beings I have met. It was only an
astrologer like Kanad Rishi Bhatnagar who had so many talents and was such a
successful playwright that could find in astrology a compensatory happiness.
11. Mercury periods and suh periods are generally good for the pursuit of astrology. Kanad did
his astrology rather well in this period.
12. He had a very peculiar theory which he said he had learnt from his astrologer 'guru'
who was according to him a drunkard and debauch, but an excellent human being.
His jyotish guru had told him that Ketu was always capable of giving some unexpectedly good
results. In his case a son of his was given an agency of the Life Insurance Corporation
of India in the Ketu period (in the 5^ house) who got big policies from the friends of
Kanad whom people wanted to repay for his most helpful predictions at most crucial
times of their lives.
13. I told him that such problems could be solved easily by using divisional horoscope.
Here Ketu in the 11^ house (Dy of Kanad Rishi Bhatnagar) clearly showed what his
Guru had told him. In doing all this one had to work on correct horoscopes. But
Kanad was so gifted an astrologer that he never went beyond the birth horoscopes,
and yet gave good and flashy predictions. But this limitation often led him into some
very bad and wrong predictions on crucial occasions. His saptamsha had clearly
shown prosperity to his children Kanad was lucky enough to buy a house and
provide a shelter for his family before his death.
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^ Tke publisker ol SA kas olten lound tkat tke kad and good kanna ol latker is olten transierred to a certain extent
(unless anotker planet obstructs it) to tke ckildren. Old pukliskers ol astrological books would olten tell you tkis and at
tke same time some long term observation into tke personal lives ol astrologers would clearly skow tkat a good konest
astrologer s ckildren will olten kave a good lile (apart Irom tke normal bad events) and a diskonest abusive astrologer
will olten see kis ckildren s lives being a Dramatic Film Story. But astrologers wko pro!ess to see Karma in ckarts olten
become tke most diskonest, egoist and abusive kuman beings witkout knowing tkat tkeir bad karmas will eventually
ellect tke lives ol tkeir ckildren. II astrologers can t see tke karma ol latker son tken wkat will tkey guide tkeir clients. -
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14. Venus is debilitated in the birth horoscope and Venus is also the lord of the 2n<^
house from the Moon and was also placed in the 2n<^ house in the navamsha and
saptamsha. He had many ailments in this period and he had now some intuitive
feeling that his end was nearing. He came to me one day and showed the horoscope
of a girl who was poor and parentless and he wanted his son to many her. Kanad
never gave up his strong idealism.
15. The antardasha of the afflicted lagna lord led to worsening of his health.
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1. Rahu was in the house and Ketu in the 2n<^ house on his birth Moon.
2. Saturn was exactly on his Saturn.
3. Mars in Dhanu was aspecting the Sth house from his lagna.
4. Retrograde Jupiter in Kumbha was aspecting the lagna and was 6^ house from his
birth Moon.
5. The worst was the position of the Moon in the Sth house from his birth Moon. It was
that fatal and death inflicting ashtama Moon.
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