Boston Child (Pisces Lagna, Dec 2009): Amavasya=Saint OR Goon (Thumb Rule Only, NOT Chart-Specific); Gandanta=Physical Problems NOT Evil; Actual Chart=5L-9L Parivartana+Neecha Bhanga=Spiritual Dharma; 3rd from AL Only Jupiter=Saintly Gentle Person; D10 Mercury Exalted(6H Harsha Yoga)=Precision Business; Chamunda Remedy; Going Abroad Possible
Young boy born Dec 15, 2009, 12:08 PM EST, Boston (Pisces lagna 5°6'). Prior astrologer predicted he would "become a rowdy/goon" based on: Amavasya birth + Mars+Ketu in 5th. PVNR rebuttal: "Amavasya thumb rule — person will be either great saint or big goon — this is the ONLY thing someone looked at and made a rash prediction; Mars+Ketu in 5th was also misread." Actual chart: 5th lord Moon debilitated in Scorpio (9th house) + 9th lord Mars debilitated in Cancer (5th house) = BOTH have Neecha Bhanga; parivartana exchange between 5th and 9th = "auspicious for Dharma/Poorva Punya; good karmic merit." Lagna lord Jupiter in 12th (contemplation, giving, fruitful sign) = "not really bad for lagna lord." 3rd from AL has only Jupiter = "very gentle, saintly disposition; 3rd from AL with only Jupiter = gentle, giving person." D10 Dasamsa: Mercury (6L) exalted in 6th house (Virgo) = Harsha Yoga = precision/intellectual service or business; 7th lord in 7th = business indicated over service; "may be a business person; business is better for this person." Mercury in Nirriti Dashamsa = cutting-edge technologies. D20 Vimshamsa: 5th lord in Moolatrikona, aspects lagna lord = "decent spiritual chart; reasonably spiritual and honorable person." Amavasya Dosha remedy: Amavasya Dosha Shanti puja (Sun/Moon idols + homam). Gandanta Dosha (Sun at water-fire sign junction): "Gandanta planets don't make evil people — they show physical problems or accidents when that planet's dosha period runs; remedy = Sankranti/Gandanta Dosha Shanti puja." Devata: Moon+Mars parivartana involving Scorpio+Cancer = Chamunda (warrior goddess); "if this child learns Chandi Saptashloki and practices Chandi Path regularly, he will be really unstoppable." Going abroad: strong indicators (lagna lord in 12th, Rahu-Ketu axis, D4 shows abroad potential).
"Amavasya is a thumb rule — the person will either be a great saint or a great goon. That's all it says. You cannot stop there and make a definitive prediction. The chart has 5th and 9th lords in parivartana with Neecha Bhanga. That is an auspicious Dharma yoga. The 3rd from the Arudha Lagna has only Jupiter. That is a saintly, gentle person. I don't see a mafia person here. I see someone reasonably spiritual and honorable. The parents should relax."
— P.V.R. Narasimha Rao
Example Chart
Why the Prediction Was Made (and Why It's Wrong)
Amavasya Yoga: Boy born on Amavasya (new moon)
- General rule: "People born on Amavasya will either be great saints or big goons — it can go either way"
- This is a thumb rule, not specific to any chart pattern
- PVNR: "This is the only thing somebody looked at, plus Mars+Ketu in 5th, and made a rash prediction"
Mars + Ketu in 5th: Mars debilitated in Cancer + Ketu in 5th (9th lords in 5th)
- Someone interpreted this as violence/underworld tendency
- But: debilitated Mars has Neecha Bhanga; 9th lord in 5th = Dharma in Poorva Punya = spiritual tendency
PVNR's actual assessment: "I don't really see a mafia person. This is a chart of somebody who is reasonably spiritual and an honorable person."
Actual Chart Analysis
Lagna: Pisces → Jupiter as lagna lord
- Jupiter in 12th house (Aquarius — philosophical, fruitful sign)
- 12th house for lagna lord: "not really a bad house for lagna lord — shows contemplation, giving, compromise"
9th lord: Mars debilitated in Cancer with Neecha Bhanga; in 5th house
5th lord: Moon debilitated in Scorpio with Neecha Bhanga; in 9th house
Parivartana: 5th lord + 9th lord exchange houses → auspicious for Dharma/Poorva Punya
- "5th and 9th lords exchanging = good for Poorva Punya, the person has good karmic merit"
Lagna lord Jupiter in 9th house (from Moon?): Combines with the parivartana yoga
Bhagya Triyoga: Lagna lord + 6th lord in mutual Kamasana → "makes person well known"
Arudha Lagna: 3rd from AL has only Jupiter → "very gentle, saintly disposition; 3rd from AL having only Jupiter = gentle, giving person"
D10 Dashamsa:
- Lagna: Sagittarius; Jupiter (lagna lord) in 3rd house
- Mercury (10th lord) exalted in 7th house = 10th lord in friendly sign, strong → 10th is powerful
- 7th lord (of D10) in 7th → business indicated; 11th lord exalted → Kama Trikonas very strong
- "This may be a business person; business is better for this person than service"
- Rahu in 10th, in Ananta's Dashamsa → foundation-laying, research, spiritual work (same Ananta teaching as lesson-188)
- Mercury exalted in 7th → trader, businessman with some mystical/spiritual aspect
D20 Vimshamsa:
- 5th lord in Moolatrikona (exalted Jupiter) and aspecting lagna lord → "decent spiritual chart"
- "This is a chart of someone who is reasonably spiritual and honorable"
Remedies
Amavasya Dosha: Perform Amavasya Dosha Shanti puja — Sun/Moon idols + homam with Parashara-prescribed mantras for Moon/Sun
Gandanta Dosha: Sun in Gandanta (water-fire sign junction)
- "Gandanta planets don't make evil people — they show physical problems, bone-related issues, or accidents when that planet's dosha period runs"
- Perform Sankranti/Gandanta Dosha Shanti puja separately
Going abroad: Strong indicators — lagna lord in 12th, Rahu-Ketu axis + 9th lord aspects, D4 Chaturthamsa also shows abroad potential
- "There is a good chance of settling down in a foreign country"
Relationship with parents: Decent (9th lord strong, 5th/9th parivartana)
- "He will have a normal, decent relationship with parents — nothing concerning"
Devata: Moon + Mars parivartana involving Scorpio + Cancer → Chamunda (warrior goddess)
- If parents learn Chandi Saptashloki and teach the child later → "if this kid can do Chandi Path regularly, he will be really unstoppable"