Grahas as Consciousness (Why Not Outer Planets), TP Chart Dasha Boundary Rule & Sun in Hasta Worship
Graha = Sanskrit for "that which grasps" — a consciousness that captures human consciousness, not an astronomical body. "Mars dasha = the consciousness of Mars is catching hold of your consciousness and making you angry — at the sukshma sharira (subtle body) level, not through physical gravitation." Rahu and Ketu are abstract mathematical points (Moon's orbital-plane intersection) with zero mass yet real consciousness = Chayagrahas (shadow planets determining eclipses). Why outer planets (Uranus/Neptune/Pluto) are NOT used: Pluto's gravity = 1/1000 to 1/10,000 of Saturn; but more importantly, rishis could merge consciousness with any entity in the universe — they deliberately chose only up to Saturn because those outer-planet consciousnesses do NOT grip human consciousness. "Inventors of Pluto = transformation are creating, not discovering. Systems you create die with you. If you are a rishi, what you discover stays forever." TP dasha boundary rule: each TP chart is valid from its date until next year's TP date; when new TP arrives, old chart is void (like an expired check); a dasha crossing the TP boundary switches interpretation on the new TP date — use the new chart from that day forward. Sun in Hasta nakshatra (~Sep 20 – Oct 4 each year) = most auspicious annual period for Surya worship; read Surya Upanishad during this time; "all devatas are manifestations of Sun" in this text.
"If you are a rishi, what you discover stays long after you because you don't create — you just understand what was already there. The people who invented Pluto as transformation are creating. Their systems die with them."
— P.V.R. Narasimha Rao
Nature of Grahas as Consciousness
Why only 9 planets (not Uranus, Neptune, Pluto):
- Graha = Sanskrit: "that which grasps, captures" — not "planet" (astronomical)
- Grahas are consciousnesses floating in the universe that can capture/hold our consciousness
- Mars dasha = "the consciousness of Mars is catching hold of your consciousness and making you angry"
- This happens at the sukshma sharira (subtle body) level, not through physical gravitation
Rahu and Ketu — existence without physical mass:
- Rahu and Ketu are abstract mathematical points (intersection of Earth's orbital plane and Moon's orbital plane)
- They have zero mass, zero gravitation, are invisible
- Yet rishis included them as major grahas — because they have their own consciousness that impacts ours
- They are called Chayagrahas (shadow planets) because they determine how shadows are cast (eclipses)
Why not Uranus/Neptune/Pluto:
- Pluto's gravitational force = ~1/1000 to 1/10,000 of Saturn's (too far, too small)
- Uranus: ~1/50 to 1/100 of Saturn's effect by gravitation
- More importantly: Rishis could merge their consciousness with any being in the universe and understood each entity's nature and purpose in Divine Mother's creation
- They chose to use up to Saturn — not because they didn't know about the outer planets, but because those consciousnesses were not found to grip human consciousness
- Inventors of "Pluto = transformation" etc. are creating, not discovering — their systems die with them
- "If you are a rishi, what you discover stays long after you because you don't create — you just understand what was already there."
Tithi Pravesh Chart Dasha Overlap — Correct Reckoning
Question: If a dasha in TP starts before the TP date but runs past it, what applies?
Answer:
- Each TP chart is valid from its Tithi Pravesh date until the next year's Tithi Pravesh date
- When the new TP date arrives, the previous year's TP chart becomes void (like an expired check)
- A dasha that crosses over the TP boundary: use the new TP's interpretation from the TP date forward
Example:
- TP date: August 30
- Venus Dasha shown: June 24 – September 2 (in the outgoing year's chart)
- From August 30 onwards: use the NEW year's chart for Venus dasha interpretation
- "The dasha doesn't overlap — it just switches interpretation on August 30"
Analogy: Like a natal Vimshottari Dasha — if Jupiter started in 1960 but you were born in 1969, you may be born in Jupiter-Mars antardasha. The earlier Jupiter antardashas that are already over are shown by software but are not relevant to future events from birth.
Sun in Hasta Nakshatra — Special Worship Period
PVNR mentions an annual auspicious period:
- When Sun transits Hasta nakshatra (~September 20 – October 4 approximately each year)
- This is the most auspicious time in the year to pray to Sun
- Highly recommended: Surya Upanishad (prays to Sun as Supreme Being; all devatas are his manifestations)
- Any Surya mantra done intensively during this period carries special power
- For those born with Sankranti Dosha: doing Satyanarayana puja on each Sankranti day (108 names of Satyanarayana) is an additional personal remedy — use the feature in your chart as a connection point