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Guru - Brihaspati

 

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

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

- Giriiza - Graharaaja - Ijya - Indramantrin - Jyau - Mahaamati - Mahendra - Naakanaayaka -

Paarusya - Phalguniibhava - Phaalgunya - Pracaksas - Prakhyas - Praakphaalguneya -

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

Vaacasaampati - Vaacaspati - Vaagiiza - Vaagmin - Vaakpati - Vibudha

 

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Ju-piter

(Anc. Gk. = zdeus + pitar = zdeuspitar = Jupiter, father of the gods)

Teaching and Expansion


Jupiter: "c.1205, "supreme deity of the ancient Romans,"

  • 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." ..."

- www.etymologyonline.com

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 & 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

  • [cf. Lat. {gravis} ; Goth. {kauriths} ; Lith. {gieras}.]

 

Jyau =

  • Jupiter

 

Saptarsi (sapta-rishi) =

  • 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

 

Sura =

  • 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

 

Sura-pati =

  • "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

 

Vaca =

  • speaking , talking

  • a parrot

  • the sun

  • speech , a word

  • the goddess of speech

  • a holy word , sacred text

  • an oath

-- Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionary

Guru = malefic or benefic?

"Jupiter.

~~ B.V. Raman, Three Hundred Important Combinations. (10th ed., Delhi, 1991, 1947). "Malefics, Benefics, and Neutrals" p. 6

Karaka significations of Guru:

Protection, benevolence, affluence, fame, astrology, councilors, advisors, religiousness, belief in god, priests, teachers, judges, children, guardianships, charity, generosity, contentment, laziness fat, expansion, largeness, devotion, faith, hope, higher aspect of intelligence, fairness, justice, honesty financial dealings, foreign affairs, god's grace in this world, honor, lawfulness, master of knowledge & wisdom ,insurance, legal matters, medicine, occult science, physicians, liver (purification of blood), morality, conservative, optimism, peace, opulence, performance of sacrifices, perpetuation of established codes, philosophy, pilgrimage, religious vocations, reputation, trust, scriptures, Veda. (this list is adapted from Das)

BPL:

teaching, ritual priesthood, religious and philosophical education, sacred texts, wisdom traditions, knowledge of languages and history, scholarship and studies, libraries and research laboratories, academic fieldwork, memory, understanding of symbols, knowledge of the gods and other worlds, transactions on the bridge between the material place and the astral plane, clairsentient perceptions, mystical visions, psychic healing and intuition, preaching, temple and university professions, world travel, international undertakings, sleep and the sleeping quarters, sanctuary, diagnostic medicine (vs. prescriptive medicine = Budha) escape, expansion and development, divine children, monasteries and enclosures, ashrama, worldview, mediation and prayer, hospitals and anesthetic drugs, funerals, moksha, religious items, golden-orange things

Father (piter) - Priesthood, religion, truth - Santa Claus - Language  - Generosity, charity - Abundance, wealth, expansion - Opportunity, growth, fat - Understanding, truth - Children, productivity, re-productivity - Optimism, hope, positive expectation - benefits, gifts  - Wisdom (vs. knowledge, vs. information) - Teaching profession, guru - Humanistic education, opportunity, growth

Jupiter rules auspiciousness, virtue, physical stoutness, prowess, preceptorship, deputation, city, state (province), gold, bed, conveyance, position, grains, residence and sons. ~~ Saravali, Ch. 7-13

Body Parts

  • liver

Wisdom

The two rashi (signs) of Surapati are Dhanus and Meena

  • The portfolio of Sagittarius includes all Exterior - social-material - expressions of Wisdom

  • The portfolio of Pisces includes all Interior - psycho-emotional - expressions of Wisdom.

Teachers and Children

Languages

Traditionally, Language originates in the human structure, within the cave of Brahma.

"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."

~~ B. V. Raman, A Catechism of Astrology, p. 39

Guru has a big body, tawny hair and tawny eyes, is phlegmatic, intelligent, and leaned in all shastras.

~~ BPHS Ch. 3 [Planetary Characters & Description], Shloka 27

"Pupils should tend to their teachers in the following five ways:

  1. By rising to greet them,

  2. Waiting on them,

  3. Being attentive,

  4. Serving them and

  5. Mastering the skills they teach.

The teachers should similarly:

  1. Give thorough instruction,

  2. Make sure the pupils have grasped what they have been taught;

  3. Give them a thorough grounding in skills,

  4. Recommend their pupils to friends and colleagues and,

  5. Make them secure. "

~~ Digha Nikaya 31: Sigalaka Sutta, III

"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." ~~ B.V. Raman, A Catechism of Astrology. p. 33

"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." ~~ B.V. Raman, A Catechism of Astrology. p. 27

"The wise do not seek to hasten the ripening of that which is not yet ripe, but rather they wisely await its ripening. " ~~ Digha Nikaya ii 333

Jupiter is the "Guru of the Gods". He is the teacher of teachers; the high-priest; the voice of Truth. His portfolio includes wisdom, ritual excellence, and joy.

Psychically, Guru indicates the native's "permission" levels set at birth.

  • 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 & generous.

  • Intellectually, Guru is omniscient Himself & 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. " ~~ Pancha Tantra, 5.305

Buddhist Texts (vs. images)

"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 & 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 & mind.

  • I feel it is more important to acquire & 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."

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

Q:

Dear Barbara,

... Presume that one has both Jupiter (Guru) and Rahu in the sign of Taurus. What general conclusion could one draw from this arrangement? I'm presuming that in Jyotisha or traditional Vedic astrology, two planets (grahas) are automatically in conjunction when they occupy the same sign or house. (Concerning the house location of those two bodies, I'm not quite sure.) Thank you for any consideration that you may give to this question.

A:

Well there are a few general conclusions to be drawn about this pair of Guru + Rahu in Vrishabha rashi -- although Jyotisha graha are pretty tightly interlinked with each other, and generally it's misleading to judge graha without knowing all of their drishti, house placements, etc.

  • when Guru + Rahu share a rashi, in the radix chart, they will also share a house. However, in the bhava chart, they might be in adjacent houses based on their degree positions.

  • when Guru + Rahu share a rashi, this pair will have a very strong influence on four houses -- 1/3/ of the total real estate of the chart. They have so much influence because both Guru and Rahu cast 5-7-9 drishti. E.g., if Guru+Rahu occupy domain 8, they would both cast drishti upon domains 12, 2, and 4.

  • Rahu amplifies both His lord, and any co-tenants. Rahu will amplify and expand Guru. Guru is by nature the graha of wisdom and expansion. So, there is a lot of expansion, optimistic and Shukra-driven, in the nativity.

Expansion can be physical as in height or body-weight, but it can also be expansion of market share or territory in the empire... it depends on lord Shukra, plus house, plus drishti etc.

Examples:

Both Cindy Crawford (fashion model) and Brooke Shields (model/actress) both have Guru + Rahu in Vrishabha (Taurus).

  • They are both exceptionally tall, exotically attractive, (Rahu, Shukra) women. Cindy Crawford has Guru + Rahu in domain-7 which casts drishti direct upon her physical body (lagna). Cindy Crawford's Shukra occupies Makara, a notoriously good placement for beautiful bone structure. Makara isn't about sex or mystery. It's about status, profession, and hierarchies of money and power.

  • By comparison, Brooke Shields has Guru + Rahu + Shukra + Budha + Ravi -- all in Vrishabha, and all in domain-8!! Guru + Rahu for Brooke Shields does not cast drishti upon the physical body lagna directly, but rather upon domains-12, 2, and 4 - with 2 being the second marriage. The psychological complexities of Brooke Shields' sensuality & personal life are well known.

Lord Shukra

For your own kundali, at this point, it is necessary to find Shukra and determine Shukra's character. Only then is it possible to say what type of behavior Rahu-Guru are engaged in. But one thing we do know: it's all about sensual experience (food, sex, money, language, music, knowledge) and its range of influence in the lifestyle is quite wide.

 

Chandra

Also evaluate Rahu + Guru's angle to Chandra. Chandra is the baseline for all emotional relationships (parents, children, spouse, etc.)

  • If Rahu + Guru were e.g. in 7th-from-Chandra, the first spouse might be rather full of oneself, rather generous, sensual (rashi of Shukra), and likes mingling with foreigners (Rahu) and breaking social taboo (Rahu).

  • If Rahu + Guru occupy 2nd-from-Chandra, those characteristics belong to the second marriage partner.

  • Ninth-from-Soma = father.

  • 4th-from-Soma = maternal grandmother.

  • Rahu + Guru would be a noticeable effect if the father had it, or the mother's mother.

Find the relative indicated by the angle from the Moon, and think about their character. That relative's behavior will give a good description of the Rahu-Guru profile.

 

Use charts of Family members

One piece of advice for the beginner: when trying to figure out the effect of yogas like Guru + Rahu, don't concentrate too much on one's own personality as seen in one's own Jyotisha radix-navamsha.

It's hard to be objective about oneself. Trying to match one's own supposed personality traits to the moving target of a chart that one doesn't quite know how to read yet, is too vague a matching process to really start to see the patterns.

Rather, work with your known relatives, including spouse( s) as counted from Chandra lagna & too from radix rashi lagna. We tend to know our relatives' personalities/traits pretty well, so they can provide lots of fun data for matching.

Hope this helps toward your study of Jyotisha. It's detailed but really rewarding to start to figure it out.

All the best,

Barbara Pijan Lama, Jyotisha

www.barbarapijan.com

 

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