Astrology Discussion Group & Horoscope Forum for Learning Astrology

In olden days Gurukuls were the places to learn and gain knowledge. Time has changed many things and one of the major change is that it has given access of knowledge to everyone. Now 'Eklavyas' and not deprived of knowledge and they can compete much easily with 'Arjunas'. Thanks to Internet and mobile technologies, now one can get connected to experts worldwide and also get access to authentic and original texts which was earlier available to only privileged few.

Talking about myself, I used Internet and technology extensively both for learning and sharing my knowledge. I also created forums and discussion groups which helped in learning astrology. So if you are 'Eklavya' and want to learn astrology or you are Guru and want to share your knowledge, these discussion forums can be helpful. You can join some of these forum based on your preference for social networking websites -

LinkedIn
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1852108

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vedicastrology/

Apart from this, there are also some subject specific forum and you can also join them based on your preference:
1. Lal Kitab on Facebook | 2. Krishnamurti Paddhati on Facebook | 3. Lal Kitab on Yahoo Groups | 4. Krishnamurti Paddhati on Yahoo Group

Ravan Samhita - Mass Fraud Continues

Recently somebody in my Vedic Astrology Facebook group informed me that translation of original Ravan Samhita has been published by Chaukhamba. Wasting so much time and money on duplicate and photostat copies Ravan Samhita, I was delighted hearing this. I have great faith in Choukhamba and seeing opportunity I didn't waste any time and immediately called Choukhmba up. In the group I was given address of "Chowkhamba Sanskrit Seris Office, Varanasi"

In 2-3 days book was delivered to me by VPP. That was quick. The cover of the book was Black and Yellow with Ravana picture on it. I was very happy having this book in my hand. I started reading book and which was divided in six sections. First was about Ravana, second was about Shiva and Shiva Sadhana, third was about Yoga, fourth was about Mantra, fifth was about Ayurveda and sixth was about Astrology. As my primary interested is in astrology, I skipped quickly to the last section of astrology named "Jataka Gunaguna Nirupam".

Just after reading few stanzas I could see influence of Kerala Jyotish. I though OK, Lanka is not far from Kerala and it is very much possible. As I kept reading, I started suspecting it. I felt good amount of similarity with Prashna Marga. I started matching stanza by stanza and the Jataka section of Ravan Samhita was nothing but copy of Prashna Marga. To my utter dismay, this was nothing but "Prashna Marga" only and the author Dr. Surkant Jha put it in the book by the name of Ravan Samhita. What a shame.

Later on I realized that the author Dr. Surkant Jha has also translated "Prashna Marga" and published by the same publication house. So when he didn't find astrology section in his manuscript, he just copied Prashna Marga and put it in the name of Ravan Samhita. Well done Mr. Jha. Copy-pasting doesn't end here. Even the translation is picked-up from the "Prashna Marga" Hindi Translation by Shri Shukdev Chaturvedi and Late Shri Jagannath Bhasin published by Ranjan Publications. I didn't find much difference between his translation and Ranjan Publication translation. It was more of find and replace of certain words and phrases using computer. I must say I am very disappointed.

On a sidenote, my first level investigation says that "Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office / Chowkhamba Krishnadas Academy" and "Choukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan/ Chaukhamba Surbharti Prakashan" are two different companies. Later has published some excellent Sanskrit translations and I am indebted to them. I just want to caution astrologers to be very careful of buying "Ravan Samhita" by "Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office", it is not worth the money. If you are astrologer, better get "Prashna Marga". If you are interested in rest of the material, get "Chaturgyan".

Saturn leaving Virgo entering Libra & Shani Sade Sati

On 15th November 2011 around 10:11 AM IST Saturn, our beloved Shani Dev, is leaving Virgo and entering Libra. Saturn is going to stay in this sign for the full year 2012. At the time of entering Saturn will be in Chitra Nakshatra - 3rd quarter. At that time Moon will be in Ardara Nakshatra - 4th Quarter in Gemini sign. Due to this transit, Shari Sade Sati will end for Leo Moon Sign (Rashi) and it will start for Scorpio Moon sign (Rashi). In other words, now Virgo, Libra and Scorpio will be under the Shani Sade Sati influence.

I personally do not give much important to Shani Sade Sati phenomenon but people interested can read following articles -

• Shani Sade Sati 2012
• Saturn enters Libra - Horoscope for each zodiac sign
• Another Article on Saturn entering Libra by Astrologer SN Rao

You can also check -

• Shani Sade Sati Calculator & Life Report on AstroSage.com

Horoscope 2012 / Astrology 2012

Dear Horoscope Lovers,

2012 Horoscopes and 2012 Astrology (Transit Horoscope) are available on AstroSage.com now. Transit Horoscope 2012 shows planetary positions for each sign during the start of the year on January 2012. Here are 2012 Horoscopes -

Free Horoscope 2012

• Aries Horoscope 2012
• Taurus Horoscope 2012
• Gemini Horoscope 2012
• Cancer Horoscope 2012
• Leo Horoscope 2012
• Virgo Horoscope 2012
• Libra Horoscope 2012
• Scorpio Horoscope 2012
• Sagittarius Horoscope 2012
• Capricorn Horoscope 2012
• Aquarius Horoscope 2012
• Pisces Horoscope 2012

Free Astrology 2012 (Transit Horoscope)

• Aries Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Taurus Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Gemini Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Cancer Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Leo Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Virgo Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Libra Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Scorpio Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Sagittarius Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Capricorn Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Aquarius Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)
• Pisces Astrology 2012 (Transit horoscope 2012)

Hope horoscope lovers will like it. 

AstroSage Kundli in Hindi now

I am very pleased to announce that "Astrology Software" inside AstroSage.com is now available in Hindi language. So you can get Hindi Kundli from AstroSage apart from regular English language. There are two ways to get your Kundli in Hindi -

1. After creating a chart using AstroSage.com/ MyKundali.com/ GPShorary.com/ KundliFree.com, you just need to click  on the top-right and it will show kundli in Hindi.

2. You can also go directly to www.HindiKundli.com and create chart directly from there.

FREE Mobile Phone Astrology Software - AstroSage Kundli

Android Indian Astrology App: generate detailed birth chart / kundli with our latest free mobile phone astrology software "AstroSage Kundli"

10 years back we developed first ever mobile phone software for Indian astrology called "Mobile Kundli". It is 10 years since then and technology has changed quite a lot. Touch mobile phones and tablets have taken over traditional smart phones. There was no software that can give a great user experience to the astrology software users and on the same time also cost effective. Keeping that need in mind, I am pleased to announce "AstroSage Kundli", the mobile edition of AstroSage.com/ MyKundali.com. It is as feature rich as our old Mobile Kundli, moreover it is absolutely FREE like AstroSage.com.

The software has all the necessary features like Lagna chart, Navamsa, Shodashvarga, Ashtakvarga, KP system, Vimoshottari dasha, choice of various Ayanamsa, and Panchang etc. Next release is also going to be available in Hindi. Some of the noteworthy features of the software are –

• User friendly UI with flipping screens. Colord charts. 
• Vedic Astrology - Traditional Features 
• KP System / Krishnamurti Paddhati with Significators, Ruling Planets, KP Ayanamsa and Sub-Sub Positions etc. * Shodashvarga - All 16 divisional charts 
• Ashtakvarga 
• Vimshottari Dasha / Udu Dasha upto five levels 
• Panchang 
• Large city atlas with thousands of cities, and Google Maps Support for finding city latitude and longitude 
• GPS support for Prashna Kundli (Horary Charts) and Time Charts * Store thousands of horoscopes that can be viewed at anytime, anywhere. 
• North and South Indian chart style 
• Choice of Lahiri (Chitrapaksha), KP Old, KP New, Khullar, and Sayan ayanamsa 
• Option for exporting chart, emailing chart or sending it via Bluetooth. Saved chart can be printed later. 

The software is especially designed keeping mobility and instant calculations in mind. For example you can immediately know the Ruling Planet of any time, cast Horary chart while on move etc.

The software can be download from Android Market - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ojassoft.astrosage

Hindu Panchang 2011 & Muhurta 2011

With the start of the year, we generally buy Hindu Panchang that gives us information about various festivals and muhurta for the whole year. Like every year, we have published Panchang, Muhurta, Festivals, Hindu Calendar etc. for the year 2011 on AstroCAMP.com. The Panchang section can be found at http://www.astrocamp.com/content.asp?contenttype=Dharm

Here are some of the direct links from Hindu Panchang 2011 -

• Hindu Marriage Muhurat in 2011 - Vivah Muhurta 2011
• Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga in 2011
• Surya Grahan in 2011 - Chandra Grahan in 2011
• Amrit Siddhi Yog in 2011 – Amritsiddhi Yoga
• Pushya Nakshatra in 2011 - Pushyamrita Yoga
• Venus enters Capricorn on 25th February 2011 - Horoscope
• Dream Interpretation Astrology
• Body Parts Palpitation Astrology
• Lizard and Chameleon Astrology - Palli Dosham Shakunam
• Gayatri Mantra - Meaning and Importance
• Vastu Tips for Home, Office and Factory
• Basant Panchami 2011 - Vasant Panjami in 2011
• Tantra: Effect of Worshiping Different Deities

Print & Share Kundli (Horoscope) Free

I am pleased to announce that we have now added PDF feature to AstroSage.com/ MyKundali.com/ GPShorary.com. It means that you will be able to take high-quality printouts without any problem. Most importantly, you will be able to get multi-page consolidated report in one single file. Free PDF report will have Lagna Chart and calculations, Vimshottari Dasa Predictions for your life, Sade Sati Life Report, Transit Predictions are much more.

Just look for “Print Detailed Kundli & Reports - PDF” link on left side menu. Screenshot below tells the link from where you can obtained printable life report.


You will also find PDF links in front of many pages, so that you can also take printouts of individual pages.

What you are waiting for, get a detailed life report & kundli free from AstroSage.com or MyKundali.com and do not forget to share your feedback.

Vedic Astrology Discussion Forum on Facebook

I am generally an active community member and participate in various communities. My favorite for astrology community is Yahoo Groups and I have many forums there. For example, a forum for learning KP Astrology on Yahoo Groups was created in 2001 and now in its tenth year.

There are various community websites available, but the main advantage with Yahoo Groups is the integration with email. I mean, you can participate in discussion just by email and there is no need to visit Yahoo Groups website.

Recently, Facebook has also added this email discussion feature in their forums. I recently experimented with it and found this feature similar to Yahoo Groups. Keeping it in mind I have created a Vedic Astrology discussion forum on Facebook. If you are already a member of Facebook, you can request joining.

For Facebook addicts, I think this will be more convenient than Yahoo Groups. Please try experimenting and let me know your feedback. Here is the URL again - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_157922590915148&ap=1

Related Forums/ Groups:
Apart from above, if you are looking for system specific forums, here are those -

1. Lal Kitab Group on Facebook
2. KP Astrology Group on Facebook
3. Stock Market Astrology Group on Facebook
4. Nadi Astrology Group on Facebook

Updates on GPS Prashna Kundali Software

Last week we announced Free GPS Prashna Kundali Software (Horary Astrology Software). We got excellent feedback from astrologers and astrology enthusiasts. Based on the feedback and suggestions, we have made few changes to the software to make it more useful. These changes are most important -

• We have introduced a new hyperlink named "GPS Accuracy". If you click on this link, it will tell you estimated GPS Accuracy in meters. This will help an astrologer taking decision whether to use software provided latitude/ longitude or to enter your own. 
• Started using higher precision for location detection. Though this option is slightly slower than earlier method, it gives more accurate latitude/ longitude.

Please continue sharing your feedback so that we can improve the software further. 

Free GPS Horary Astrology Software Announced

Dear Friends,

We are happy to announce a new FREE astrology software interface that I am sure will be loved by Horary astrologers (both traditional and KP) and the astrologers who use “Time Charts” frequently. We call it “GPS Horary” and it is available at http://www.GPShorary.com. This software doesn’t require any input from the astrologer and can detect your latitude, longitude, time zone, dst etc. automatically and can generate chart based on that instantly. You just need to click on “Get Horary Chart” and instantly you will see horary chart (Prashna Kundali) – no input required. Some of the salient features of this software are -

1.       User’s Location Detection using GPS: It detects your position (latitude/ longitude) using GPS or GeoLocation technology which is already supported by most of the leading browsers and mobile phones. Generally it gives very accurate longitude/ latitude information of the user’s location (accurate up to few meters). I guess, Internet Explorer doesn’t support GeoLocation feature natively. You need to install Google Toolbar (http://toolbar.google.com) to get support of GeoLocation feature. Other browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Safari, iPhone browser, Android browser, Nokia browser doesn’t require toolbar. It is extremely accurate if accessed from the device that has GPS inbuilt like some of the recent mobile phones.

2.       User’s Location Detection using IP: If GPS coordinates are not available, it tries to find out your Location using your IP address. Though it is less accurate than earlier GeoLocation method, still good-enough for most of the practical purposes. If the software will use GPS, it will show “GPS Coordinate” in the Place field. If it is showing name of the place, it means that the software is using IP address for finding out latitude and longitude.

3.       TimeZone Detection: Not only that, it also tries to find out your time zone. So you need not to enter your time zone. Time Zone detection is based on your DST, so you need not to worry about DST either.

4.       DST Detection: It also detects whether DST (Daylight Saving Time) is applicable to your place or not based on your location. Finding out DST is a big headache for most of the astrologers for various cities, so this feature will be really convenient for the astrologers especially in the counties in US, Europe and Australia where DST is used.

5.       User’s Date & Time Detection: Last but not the least, it also picks up date and time from user’s computer and NOT from the server. Which means that it will use date and time for your place. (It would be a good idea to check your local machine clock prior to using this software. Now a days, Windows support the feature of synchronizing your computer’s time with atomic clock, so make sure you have enabled that and correct time on your computer.)

6.       KP Horary Number Auto Generator: If you are a KP astrologer, just click on “Random KP Number” and it will automatically fill computer generated random number between 1 to 249 in “KP Horary Number” field. For traditional astrologers or time charts, KP Horary Number is not required and it can be left as-it-is.

As it finds out everything automatically, all you need to do it to click on “Get Horary Chart” to generate Prashna Kundali or Horary Charts. Of course, you can change any value that you want to, if needed.

If you are using http://www.GPShorary.com from your mobile phone, you should get even more accuracy, as now-a-days all hi-end mobile phones like iPhone, Android, Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony etc. have GPS device inbuilt. You will enjoy this software really when you are travelling and somebody asked a horary question to you.

As this software is in beta phase, your feedback will be very useful to improve it further. Please write to info@astrocamp.com or to me and share your feedback.

If you are member of any other astrology forum, you are requested to forward this email to those forums so that other astrologers also know about it and take advantage of it.

Here is the URL of the software again - http://www.GPShorary.com.

Thanks & Regards,

Punit Pandey 

Grahan in 2010 - Chandra Grahan & Surya Grahan

During the year 2010, two solar eclipses (surya grahan) and two lunar eclipses (chandra grahan) occur as follows:

• 15 January 2010: Annular Solar Eclipse (Khandgras Surya Grahan)
• 26 June 2010: Partial Lunar Eclipse (Khandgras Chandra Grahan)
• 11 July 2010: Total Solar Eclipse (Khagras Surya Grahan)
• 21 December 2010: Total Lunar Eclipse (Khagras Chandra Grahan)

Please click on the hyperlinks above to get more information and predictions. Hyperlinks on remaining two grahan will be made available as soon as possible.

Grahan on 11th July 2010 and 21st December 2010 will not be visible in India.

Chandra Grahan on 26 June 2010 - Horoscope

In this year the first chandra grahan (partial) will take place on 26 June 2010. It will be visible after sunset from Australia, and eastern Asia. The partial chandra grahan will happen at moon rise in India, Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia and other places in eastern parts of Asia. It will be seen before sunrise over Western, North and South America. In India, this grahan will be visible in north-east part of India in Arunachala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Assam and eastern Bihar at Moon rise. Grahan will not be visible in other parts of India. Exact details of chandra grahan places can be found from following Nasa map -

In India Timing for Chandra Grahan are as follows -
Grahan Start: 3:47 PM IST
Grahan Midtime: 5:08 PM IST
Grahan End: 6:30 PM IST

Sutak: Sutak for this Grahan will start at 6:47 AM IST. Please note sutak is applicable only at places where Grahan is visible.

Moon is going to join Rahu in Dhanus Rasi over Moola nakshatra. During the chandra grahan, Moon, the karaka for mind, will be afflicted by the magnetic impulses of Rahu /Ketu, this causes pressure and uncertainty in those areas ruled by Moon and the significations of the sign/ bhava in which the eclipse is taking place.

Detailed horoscope by astrologer VGR Pavan can be found on AstroCAMP.com.

Mars in Leo and Saturn getting direct in Virgo

Current week is a week of some significant transit changes. Firstly, Mars left Cancer sign and entered into Leo sign on 26th May 2010. It will remain in Leo till 20th July 2010. Secondly, Saturn will turn direct day after tomorrow i.e. on 30th May 2010.  It will remain in Virgo sign till the end of the year.

What will be the astrological impacts? Check out detailed information on AstroCAMP.com magazine -

• Saturn Turns Direct in Virgo from 30 May 2010 - Astrology & Horoscope
• Mars Enters in Leo on 26 May 2010 - Astrology & Horoscope

AstroCAMP launches affiliate program for making money online

If you are a website or blog owner then this news is for you. AstroCAMP.com today announced a new affiliate program by which you can make money online. The program is very simple, you can sign up for the program in few easy steps. Once signed up, the program will give you a code that you can put on your website or blog and start displaying advertisements. AstroCAMP.com will share revenue with you for any purchase made by the visitor coming from your website / blog.

The press release for the affiliate program announcement can be found here - http://www.astrocamp.com/affiliate-program-astrocamp-make-money.html

You can directly go to affiliate program sign-up page here - http://www.astrocamp.com/affiliate/

Happy making money !!!