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Tanu Bhava
Domain-1
Radix Lagna
Body, Form, shallow-shell, appearance
"Tanu" =
outward form
character or nature
manifestation
small, limited, shallow, delicate
unimportant
the [physical] body
the body , person , self
~~ V. S. Apte, Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, p. 758
Tanu
thin , slender , attenuated , emaciated , small , little , minute , delicate , fine
the body , person , self
form or manifestation
the skin
Hemionitis cordifolia
a metre of 4 + 24 syllables
cf. Lat. {tenuis, 'holding in place'}
~~ Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon
Constitution
Vitality
Cultural & Ethnic Identity (Caste)
Confidence
Early Childhood
Well-being
BPHS Chapter 12:
Effects of Tanu Bhava
1-2. Physical comforts.
Should Lagna Lord be yuti with a malefic, or be in Randhra, 6th, or 12th, physical felicity will diminish.
If he is in an angle, or trine there will be at all times comforts of the body. If Lagna Lord is in debilitation, combustion, or enemy's Rasi, there will be diseases.
With a benefic in an angle, or trine all diseases will disappear. Lagna's angles (i.e. Bandhu, Yuvati, or the 10th), or its trine (Putra, Dharma), containing a benefic, is a powerful remedy for all, related to health.
3. There will not be bodily health
if Lagna, or Chandra be drishtied by, or yuti with a malefic, being devoid of a benefics Drishti.
4. Bodily Beauty.
A benefic in Lagna will give a pleasing appearance, while a malefic will make one bereft of good appearance.
Felicity of the body will be enjoyed, if Lagna is drishtied by, or yuti with a benefic.
5-7. Other Benefits.
If Lagna Lord, Budha, Guru, or Sukra be in an angle, or in a trine, the native will be long lived, wealthy, intelligent and liked by the king.
Fame, wealth, abundant pleasures and comforts of the body will be acquired, if Lagna Lord is in a Movable Rashi and be drishtied by a benefic Graha.
One will be endowed with royal marks (of fortune), if Budha, Guru, or Sukra be in Lagna along with the Chandra, or be in angle from Lagna.
If Budha, Guru, or Shukra be in 4th, 7th, or 10th from Lagna, or be in the company of Chandra in Lagna, the native will enjoy royal fortunes.
8. Coiled Birth.
If there be a birth in one of Mesha, Vrishabha & Simha Lagnas, containing either Shani, or Mangala, the birth of the child is with a coil around a limb.
The corresponding limb will be in accordance with the Rashi, or Navamsha, rising.
9. Birth of Twins.
The native, who has Surya in a quadruped Rashi, while others are in Dual Rashis with strength, is born, as one of the twins.
11. Important.
The learned in Jyotisha should base the effects on Chandra also, as are applicable to Lagna. Now explained are clues to know of ulcers, identity marks etc. on one's person.
12-14. Decanates and Bodily Limbs.
Head, eyes, ears, nose, temple, chin and face is the order of limbs, denoted (by the various Bhavas), when the first decanate of a Rasi ascends.
In the case of the second decanate ascending the order is neck, shoulder, arm, side, heart, stomach and navel.
The order for the third decanate ascending is pelvis, anus/penis, testicles, thigh, knee, calf and foot.
The portion already risen indicates left side of the body (while the one yet to rise, i.e. the invisible half, denotes the right side of the body).
15. Limbs Affected.
The limb, related to a malefic by occupation, will have ulcers, or scars, while the one, related to a benefic, will have a mark (like moles etc).
So say the Jyotishis. (Also see Sloka 6, Chapter 4 of Saravali, which states, that a malefic, or a benefic, if be in own Rasi, or Navans, the effects will be right from birth. In other cases it will be in the course of one's life, that these effects will come to pass)
Indications of the first house are: Physique, Complexion, Longevity, Fame, Status, Appearance and Wealth. These should be assessed from the Rising Sign, the Lagna.
-- Madhya Parashari, Ch. 9 , Shloka 1
From the first house should be considered everything about the native's body, complexion, marks or moles, longevity, manner of living, caste, temperament, happiness or otherwise.
-- Sankheta Nidhi, Ch. 7, Shloka 2
"Tanu" or the Outward Form, is seen first through:
Whatever results are to be known from ... Tanu, ... should also be known from... from Karaka rashi itself....
-- BPHS Ch. 7, Shloka 39-43
The astrological picture of body, complexion, & constitution is expanded by noting:
The rising nakshatra
Lord of the rising nakshatra
Navamsha (D-9) lagna
D-1 lagnesha within navamsha
Moon in D-1 and D-9
It is worth looking at the characteristics of the D-9's rising nakshatra and its Lord. Although D-9's rising nakshatra will tell us more about the native's behavior and expectations in relationships, our social relationships in fact define our personality to a very great degree. Therefore, do consider the D-9 in assessing native's overall fortune, appearance & social behavior.
The most basic and most predominant signification of Tanu Sthana is the physical body and its appearance on the material plane. Strong, positive planets in radix lagna or Chandra lagna (more potently, radix lagna) indicate physique and physical vitality. Any planet gains strength and dignity by occupying the lagna.
Rising house lords become exceptionally strong when located in lagna. Whether the house lords bring gifts or liabilities, they have a great effect on the quality of life overall.
For example, when the entrepreneurial L3 is rising, a person will develop self-made wealth.
If Sahaja's lord is in Tanu Bhava, the native will have self-made wealth, be disposed to worship, be valorous, and be intelligent, although devoid of learning.
-- BPHS Ch. 24, Shloka 25
Similarly, the wealthy second lord brings a lifelong natural attraction to making and holding money, which is especially pronounced when L2 is timelord.
L9 rising brings the "bhagya" or good fortune of dharma-sthana very strongly into the person's life. Dasha periods of the 9th lord for one with L9 rising may be exceptionally auspicious.
By contrast, to have the 8th lord rising will bring occult interests and a struggle to understand hidden matters. You can apply this reasoning to the effects of any rising house lord.
If Lagna's lord is in Karmaa Bhava, the native will be endowed with paternal happiness, royal honor (or patronage), fame among men and will doubtlessly have self-earned wealth.
--- BPHS Ch. 24, shloka 10
As 10th-from-4th, the lagna describes "dignity of the mother". Naturally the mother's social and spiritual condition, her attitude, will have a tremendous impact on the native. Her dignity substantially defines her child's life experience. Planets in lagna will make the mother's impact more intense. Never forget the Moon and 4th house in assessing the mother, but have a look at Chandra and rashi lagna for information on her leadership, public responsibility, and dignity.
As 2nd-from-12th, the lagna describes "wisdom from previous lives". Vyaya bhava, the twelfth house, describes the subconscious storage areas. Called a house of sanctuary and ruling matters "behind closed doors", Vyaya bhava contains our ancient memory of past lives.
The 2nd-from- any house describes received knowledge regarding that house.
For example, when the 10th house is strong, a person will have a strong knowledge about religious ritual - a matter of the 9th house. Lagna similarly shows received knowledge from our subconsciously stored past-life memory.
As 5th-from-9th, Tanu Sthana signifies one's great-grandchildren. 9th house is grandchildren. 5th-from-9th is the children of the grandchildren.
Do you have Jupiter rising? Guru rising will give at least three children unless a separative planet like Rahu, Saturn or Mars blocks house 5, 7, or 9 (first, second, and third child.)
Dharma sthana itself (as 5th-from-5th) shows the first grandchild and the forecast for all grandchildren in general.
When Jupiter rises with strength, the bloodline is robust and positive thinking permeates the family tree, all the way down to the children's children's children. Many great-grandchildren can be expected!
- father's father's father [paternal great grandfather]
= 9th-from-9th-from-9th
= your lagna, 1st house
Also see 9th-from-9th-from-9th from Chandra, which will be Chandra itself. Both Chandra lagna and radix lagna have equal effects on your appearance.
The psychic influence of your paternal great grandfather is usually strong and positive - or at least strong! Ask this relative (who is generally deceased in our lifetimes given average lifespans) in meditation for guidance to know your true self. Also ask their guidance regarding any changes you might want to make regarding your physical vehicle, surgeries etc.
"If things did in fact exist the way they appear - if things did exist so concretely - then when one looked into and investigated them, this inherent existence should become even clearer, more obvious. However, when you seek for the object designated, you cannot find it under analysis.
...[That] which gives rise to the appearance of I is mind and body, but when you divide this into mind and body and look for the I, you cannot find it. Also the whole, body, is designated in dependence upon the collection of parts of the body; if you divide this into its parts and look for the body, you cannot find it either. Even the most subtle particles in the body have sides and hence parts. Were there something partless, it might be independent, but there is nothing that is partless. Rather, everything exists in dependence on its parts... There is no whole which is separate from its parts.
...No matter what the phenomenon is, internal or external, whether it be one's own body or any other type of phenomenon, when we search to discover what this phenomenon is that is designated, we cannot find anything that is it.
...However, these things appear to us as if they do exist objectively and in their own right, and thus there is a difference between the way things appear to our minds and the way they actually exist... Since phenomena appear to us in a way that is different from what we discover when analysing, this proves that their concrete appearance is due to a fault of our minds."
~~ H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, Kindness, Clarity, and Insight 25th Anniversary Edition. Jeffrey Hopkins (Trans. & Ed.), Elizabeth Napper (Ed.), Snow Lion Pub.
"There is no self or person existing in isolation from the mental and physical aggregates. This is to say that a person exists in reliance upon the aggregates.
This can be well understood by observing our everyday conventions. When the body and other aggregates are young, we say the person is young; when they age, we say the person is old. These conventional expressions concur with the actuality that the person exists in dependence on the aggregates."
~~ H.H. Dalai Lama. (2003). Stages of Meditation. Ven. Geshe Lobsang Jordhen, Losang Choephel Ganchenpa, & Jeremy Russell (Trans.). www.snowlionpub.com
"...meditation on emptiness begins with gaining a sense of the inherent existence of which phenomena are empty, for without understanding what is negated, you cannot understand its absence, emptiness.
... Through carefully watching how you conceive your self, or "I," to be inherently established, you will determine that the "I" appears to be self-instituting without depending on the collection of the mental and physical aggregates, which are its basis of designation, or without depending on any of them individually, even though the "I" appears with those aggregates.
Proper identification of this appearance is the first essential toward realizing selflessness -- ascertaining the object of negation."
~~ Dzong-ka-ba & H.H. Dalai Lama. Yoga Tantra: Paths to Magical Feats. Jeffrey Hopkins (Trans. & Ed.). www.snowlionpub.com
The Twelve Solar Domains (Bhava, Sthana, Kshetra)
updated: 24 July 2008
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