Graha

Gochara

Guru - Brihaspati

Great Golden Guide - Gnanakaraka

Social and Intellectual Guidance (bhava-9) -- Spiritual and Divinatory Guidance (bhava-12)

bhadrakaraka - gnanakaraka - putrakaraka

~~ Proverbs 4:5-7

Vrihatipati - Vrihaspati - Brahaspathi - Brihattejas - Brahmanapati - Aggirasa - Amaraguru - Citrazikhandin -

Devapati - Devapujya - Devapurohita - Devejya - Dhisana - Diidivi - Dvaadazakara - Dvaadazaamzu -

Gaura - Guraja - Giriiza - Graharaaja - Indramantrin - Ijya - Jyau -

Mahaamati - Mahendra - Naakanaayaka - Paarusya - Pracaksas - Prakhyas -

Praakphaalguneya - Phalguniibhava - Phaalgunya - PuurvaphalgunI -

Saptarsi - Suraguru - Surapati - Surejya - Surendra - Suri - Utathyaanuja -

Vaacasaampati - Vaacaspati - Vaagiiza - Vaagmin - Vaakpati - Vibudha

Table of Guru transits thru 12 rashi: 1900-2099

• Herb (Bhasman) for Brihaspati

• Vimshottari Dasha of Guru, from BPHS

• Twelve Rashi Qualities of Guru

• Twelve Bhava Qualities of Guru

• Planetary Yoga involving Guru

• Guru = malefic or benefic?

movements in a northeasterly direction are forecast during many periods of Guru

and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!”

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from L. Iupeter, from PIE * dyeu-piter- "god-father" ...

• from *deiw-os "god" (see divine + piter "father"...)

• Cf. Gk. Zeu pater, vocative of Zeus pater "Father Zeus;

• Skt. Dyaus-pita "heavenly father.

O.E. worðscip, wurðscip (Anglian), weorðscipe (W.Saxon)

• condition of being worthy, honor, renown," from weorð "worthy" ... + -scipe .
• Sense of "reverence paid to a supernatural or divine being" is first recorded c.1300.
• The original sense is preserved in the title worshipful (c.1300).
• The verb is recorded from c.1200.

"Jupiter rules auspiciousness, virtue, physical stoutness,

prowess, preceptorship, deputation, city, state (province),

gold, bed, conveyance, position, grains, residence and sons. "

then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated,

full of mercy and good fruits,

without partiality,

and without hypocrisy.”

Guru =

• heavy , weighty
• heavy in the stomach (food) , difficult to digest
• great , large , extended , long;
  • long by nature or position (a vowel)
• high in degree , vehement , violent , excessive , difficult , hard
• grievous
• important , serious , momentous
• valuable , highly prized; venerable , respectable ;
  • m. any venerable or respectable person (father, mother , or any relative older than one's self)
• haughty , proud (speech)
• A spiritual parent or preceptor
  • (from whom a youth receives the initiatory Mantra or prayer ,
  • who instructs him in the Shastras and conducts the necessary ceremonies up to that of investiture
  • which is performed by the Acharya)
• the chief of
• author of a Mantra
• "preceptor of the gods", Brihaspati; the planet Jupiter
• The 9th astrological mansion
• Mucuna pruritus
• parents and other venerable persons;
  • a honorific appellation of a preceptor ;
  • "venerable woman ", a mother
• "great (with child)", pregnant, a pregnant woman
• The wife of a teacher

• name of the authors of the hymn Rik Veda; the 7 Rishis
• The 7 Rishis = the 7 stars of the constellation Ursa Major
• "the northern quarter of the sky "
• The planet Jupiter

• A god , divinity , deity
• The image of a god , an idol
• Al a symbolic name for the number `" thirty-three "' (from the 33 gods)
• A sage , learned man
• The sun {kSura}{svara}
• Calotropis Gigantea
• A wise or learned man , teacher
• An inciter , propeller
• The Soma-juice flowing from the Soma press

• "lord of the gods"; lordship over the gods
• name of Indra
• name of Shiva
• Indra's teacher, Brihas-pati
• The planet Jupiter
• "bow of Indra", the rainbow

• speaking , talking
• A parrot
• The sun
• speech , a word
• The goddess of speech
• A holy word , sacred text
• An oath

You create your universe absolutely.

You create your own reality moment by moment, even your physical body.

You create it, hold it together, recreate it microsecond by microsecond.

It is not really as solid as you would believe, even those glorious cells called ‘fat'!

Not solid.""

"Malefics, Benefics, and Neutrals" p. 6 : Guru = malefic or benefic?

• Benefic as lord of 2 and 5 for Scorpio,

  • 9 and 6 for Cancer,

  • 9 and 12 for Aries

• Neutral as lord of 1 and 4 for Sagittarius,

  • 1 and 10 for Pisces ,

  • 5 and 8 for Leo .

• Malefic As lord of 2 and 11 for Aquarius,

  • 3 and 6 for Libra,

  • 3 and 12 for

  • 4 and 7 for Virgo,

  • 7 and 10 for Gemini,

  • and 8 and 11 Taurus ."

Gnanakaraka Guru

Karaka significations:

Body Parts =

swadhi-sthana = 2nd chakra

"Jupiter must be the karaka for language.

If he is in lagna or aspects the 9th house, one will know several languages.

The second house indicates speech.

If Ketu is in the second, or the lord of the second happens to see the second,

then the native will become well versed in a number of languages.

The second house and Jupiter are the most important factors for judging linguistic capabilities."

"Q. 39 -- Is Jupiter's aspect in debilitation good?

Ans. -- Jupiter is primarily a benefic by nature.

Though he is in debilitation, he still retains his benefic nature and his aspect will be good though weak."

p. 27

"Q. 32 -- Is there any truth in the saying that Jupiter, posited in Aquarius, is equivalent to Jupiter in Cancer?

Ans. -- Brihat Jataka, Chapter 16, verse 6 , gives this effect,

though Saravali gives bad effects. The former is more authoritative.

Many things are beyond our explanation and logic and they should not be rejected on that score."

• Karmically, Guru tells us what type of talent, gift, and privilege is stored in the "credit account" created by generous actions in past lives.

• Physically, Guru expands everything He contacts. He can change the size of the person's annamayakosha (the "food body"). When He sends a drishti to the lagna, for example, Guru makes the person look large. When He sends drishti to Chandra, the person is reproductively fertile.

• Emotionally, Guru is relaxed and confident.

• Socially, Brihas-pati is compassionate and generous.

• Intellectually, Guru is omniscient Himself and a wonderful teacher to others.

"It is only the mean-minded who calculate in the manner that such and such is mine and such and such is alien.

For those of magnanimous character the whole earth is one family. "

Buddhist Texts (vs. images)

~~ Generous Wisdom : Commentaries by His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV on the Jatakamala Garland of Birth Stories. (1992). Tenzin Dorjee (Trans.) Dudjom Rinpoche (Ed.).

"It wouldn't be bad if you didn't have statues, but it has become indispensable to have Buddhist texts which deal with the structured path to train our mind.

If you have Buddhist texts, read them for yourselves and to friends who visit. That way you can help others to understand Buddhist ideas.

For instance, it is interesting to read Milarepa's life story and songs. We find in them many enlightening lessons. Buddha's image alone will not purify us of karmic obscuration....

• It is very important to study the scriptures. They are not to be just stacked up on the altar. They must be cultivated in our mind. ...

• [we] take great interest in having the symbolic representations of Buddha's body, speech and mind.

• I feel it is more important to acquire and read scriptures, the symbolic representations of his speech.

• You can pay homage to them, you can make offerings to them; above all, you should study them."

Religious Vows

* * * Dedicated to Chokhor Duchen, Shakyamuni Buddha

~~ Generous Wisdom: Commentaries by His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV on the Jatakamala Garland of Birth Stories.(1992). Tenzin Dorjee (Trans.) Dexter Roberts (Ed.).

"... Shakyamuni Buddha, even when he was a trainee on the path, was solely concerned in both thought and action with others' welfare. Whenever he found an opportunity to work for others, no matter what difficulties he faced, he was never discouraged.

He never hated obstacles and hardships encountered on the way. Instead, the difficult situations facilitated his being more courageous and determined to accomplish others' welfare. Just because he was so determined to work for others in the past, even as a trainee on the path, it is needless to say how much more it is so with him now as a completely enlightened person.

...We say this prayer at the time of taking vows:

• I shall relieve those who are distressed; I shall establish beings in the bliss of enlightenment.

In regard to situations in which we cannot help others literally, we can mentally dedicate our body, wealth and virtue to them. Otherwise, we are just helpless.

While you give, do not expect something in return. Do not give to fulfill selfish motives. Do not be discouraged in giving. Generate the altruistic mind of enlightenment as best you can, and then give out of sole concern for others.

Having been reborn as human beings and having come into contact with Dharma, we know something about what to do and what not to do."

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