Political figures King Birendra of Nepal 1945-2001 "double L-8" Shukra lord of 8th-from-lagna and 8th-from-Chandra Shukra dominates the nativity Shukra gains much power via the parivartamsha yoga between Shukra-Guru Ketu in bhava-10 = Rahu in bhava-4 L-3 + L-6 + L-8 i lagnesha + Gajakeshari yoga in randhra bhava + neechcha Kuja in putra bhava: abundance of hidden forces, ultimately destroyed by one's own child
Degree on the Navamsha Lagna = 29 Karkata (Cancer) = service to others: According to M.C. Jain in The Stars and your Future (p 53), 29 Karkata =the "Degree of Obstruction": "Denotes one liable to be bound hands, soul and body, who will be restricted in action and desire. But even so he may yet release his true self and meet the force flowing from the fountain head. Thus, though one side may frown and obstructhim, the other will smile and releasehim. If afflicted, the native is subject to dangerfromsecret enemiesandjealous foes, inperil of anuntimely end. This degree also rules over botany, geology, wild life, and collecting."

A Jyotisha inquiry into the Circumstances of Death by Murder

Birendra was a well-loved king in Nepal. The most devoted of his Hindu subjects saw him as a manifestation of Shri Vishnu. Even those who disliked the monarchy were able to admire Birendra as a responsible and

diplomatic leader

According to Wikipedia: " The and most of his family (including Queen Aiswarya) were massacred at a royal dinner on 1 June 2001. It is still unclear that who is behind the royal killings...

Nepalese people believe that Gyanendra is the main suspected mastermind behind the royal palace massacre...

However, according to published reports, his eldest son and heir, Dipendra (photo), was apparently the gunman, but he himself died a few days later of gunshot wounds suffered during the massacre."

Birendra's younger brother, Gyanendra, (photo) became king after the murders, totaling 12 deaths.

Unlike the gracious, cosmopolitan Birendra, the younger Gyanendra has an aggressive, militaristic style, and is intensely disliked. (Gyanendra was later deposed.)

Timing of Death: 01-June-2001, in the Royal Palace, at Kathmandu

• Budha/Budha/Surya/Shukra period

• gochara Rahu-Ketu at 13 degrees of Mithuna/Dhanusha

• gochara Ketu contacts radix Surya exactly

• Birendra's radix Surya, karaka for Kingship= 13 deg Dhanusha

• Dwadamsha for 13 deg of bhava-10 = "Residential plot and living home, Palatial dwellings" (Birendra was killed in the Royal Palace.)

L7 Budha

• Budha = L-7 radix, a maraka graha

• First bhukti of any mahadasha is 'double strength'

• Birendra had entered the double-strength period of maraka L-7

• Extraordinary strength of maraka L7 Budha in Saptamsha lagna, the divisional chart for one's children.

Rahu-Ketu:

• Rahu-4 =
  • quickly ascending, unusual, or unstable conditions in the early childhood home; parents unpredictable; disrupted or foreign education

• "nodal opposition"- gochara Rahu-Ketu had returned to their natal axis = 4/10 = home/government

• this is always a significant event = natal Rahu-Ketu engages Shani, Shukra, and Surya

• gochara nodes activate:

  • L-6 Surya

  • L-3+L-8 Shukra

  • L-11+L-12 Shani

Barbara writes: I was never certain about the true circumstances of this heinous crime.

• Young Dipendra was of course an alcoholic boor, well known in Kathmandu for his spoiled aggressive immature behavior in discothèques and on the street.

• Yet, Gyanendra's jealous resentment toward his brother Birendra's kingly privilege was also well known.

• If there is such a thing as 'national karma', in Nepal the national karma = jealousy.

• "Police Investigations" in Nepal are unreliable due to severe corruption (Rahu-4/homeland).

  • So is there any real evidence one way or the other? Perhaps Jyotisha can offer some insights.

One approach is to examine Birendra's radix bhava-8 for 'conditions of death'. Agents and environments of the native's death should occur here.

L-3+L-8 Shukra:

• Shukra = younger brother = Lord of Trimshamsha (D-30 for misfortunes)

• L-3+L-8 Shukra is a major papa-graha, being also lord of D-30, and combust graha are troublemakers!

• The younger brother is not proven to be the cause of death, but he is implicated

L-2+L-9 Kuja:

• The eldest son is certainly a person with many social-emotional problems, judging by the neechha Kuja in bhava-5.

• L-2+L-9 in bhava-5 gives Birendra lots of wealth and religious status, but it's largely ruined by the neechha Kuja.

• The eldest son is deranged enough to be violent, given L-5 Chandra in bhava-8. In fact, this item - the L-5 in bhava-8 - shows the eldest child as a violently derangedperpetrator agent in the native's death.

• Lord of 'loss of career"through the agency of L-9 = maraka Kuja, representing the eldest son.

Shukra + Ketu

• Does the younger brother want the older brother's job? Yes indeed - see L-3+L-8 Shukra, combust, in native's bhava-10 for job.

• Shukra positions at 5 deg of Dhanau, while Ketu rests at 7 deg. Ketu is heading toward Shukra. The younger brother is prevented, like Ketu, from connecting with his 'head' Rahu. Ketu's role is to 'maintain disconnection'.

• Is Shukra a killer though? No. Not directly. Shukra is a schemer and pretender to the throne, a poseur and eventually a false monarch.

• Why false? Because Ketu and

  Shukra's moudhya weakness destroys Shukra's connection with ethical kingship, which is Surya.

• Even as L-6 (which bring much animosity, poverty, and

  illness into the King's leadership portfolio) Surya Dhanau has a great deal of dignity in radix-10.

Jyotisha Conclusion:

Jyotisha indicators suggest that: the killer really was Dipendra. He was a loose cannon, notoriously spoiled, infamous for his social and emotional problems. His emotional immaturity and history of unpunished aggression was exacerbated by his Father's position (Chandra with Guru).

• When Birendra entered the double-intensity period of maraka L7 Budha, the strength of Budha from Saptamsha lagna kicked in, and the personality (lagna) his son Dipendra dominated everything.

• Gyanendra is a false king and a scheming opportunist, but he is probably not a murderer.

• Shukra gives a desire for something which cannot be had in this life for Gyanendra, which is ethical kingship. Birendra's own kingship was definitely marred by Shukra's sensual entitlements, disconnection from the people, and the whole cult of popular religion toward the king (Dhanusha, messed up by Ketu/Shani.)

Yet, Birendra had a sincere love of his tradition, lands and peoples - see Surya rising in Karkata navamsha. Gyanendra, represented in Birendra's radix as L-3+L-8, is only an agent of destructive change.

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