Astrological Yoga for Renunciation : Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

VGR Pavan

Parivrajaka or sanyasa yoga is always an interesting combination which rarely surfaces in a horoscope. The following is a small analysis of this yoga in the horoscope of the “Saint” of recent times and the real example of a  Sadhaka” Sri Rama Krishna Paramahamsa”. (Mostly the analysis is done as per KP.)

KP teaches that “If the sublord of the Ascendant is deposited in the star of the planet, which is strongly connected with 3, 10, 12 houses and connected with Saturn/Kethu.” Then one will be an ascetic.

However we  have to assess other houses also to see whether Sanyasa yoga is confirmed or not. Generally Karaka for Iha loka Sukha is Venus. She is to be afflicted, to have aversion about these matters. The Karaka for mind is Moon; she should be well posited to support the Sanyasa yoga. All other houses which attract us in this world like Money (2nd), Mental inclination (3rd), Properties (4th), Children (5), Spouse (7th), Fame (10) has to change their color and support for the Spiritualistic progress.

In Swamiji’s horoscope,

Ascendant Sublord is Jupiter, lord of 2, 11 in 5 in Rahu star and Kethu sub. Rahu is in Taurus (materialistic) in 4 (sukha), but the deciding factor Kethu is in 10th in Scorpio denoting Mars lord of 3, 10 in 12. Kethu is the key here; Kethu is in the star of Jupiter again. Another notable point is that Rahu denotes Venus, who is the sole occupant of Saturn star in this map. Saturn lord of 1, 12 houses is in 8 in Rahu star again. Jupiter is fortifying Saturn by his 5th glance. Ascendant Sign, Star and sub lords are all connected to Rahu.

The Karaka for Iha loka sukha , Venus is in the star of Saturn lord of 1,12 in 8. The combination of 1, 12 show the self undoing from those affairs. Further the yoga is accentuated because Venus is in her own sub.

The Karaka for mind is Moon, she is in the Ascendant in Jupiter star and Saturn sub. Jupiter in 5 (meditation) and Saturn in 8(occult practices) , So his mind is always fond of Dhyana which brought the Supreme position  called as “Samadhi”. Guruji Sri KSK said that one can concentrate well if Moon is in the sub of Saturn. How true is that statement! Here Moon is in Saturn sub connected with 1,8,12 houses. 12th stands for the subduing of ones own ego by self effort.

Second house sub lord Mercury, is in Rahu star and Kethu sub both these planets signify 1, 3, 4,9,12 houses which are not at all showing material earnings.whatever he earned is only liberation.  His speeches are full of knowledge and very lucid also. He explains great truths with simple illustrations and analogies. All these are because of Mercury aspected by Jupiter.

Third house sub lord is Jupiter, discussed above.

Fourth sub lord is again Mercury as discussed above strongly connected with 1,3,4,9,12 houses.

Fifth sub lord is also Mercury. And his connection with 1,3,4,9,12 houses shows that he will not have children. He will not have physical offspring except philosophical ones.

Seventh sub lord is Saturn in Rahu star, Rahu is in 3 signifying1,4,9 houses and he is the sole occupant in the star of Sun the 7th lord. Saturn is aspected by Jupiter lord of 2,11 houses thus marriage is promised. Because of Saturn there is a wide age gap between Swami and Sarada Matha. Their marriage was celebrated during 1859 in Saturn-Sun period. Saturn was in his own star squaring his natal position, Jupiter in mithuna transiting over his natal position. As lord of the lagna and 7th are in excellent trine they had superb hormony. Sex drive didn’t entered even in their minds , because there is no connection of 5,8 houses to 7th sub lord and 5,8th lord mercury is heavily afflicted by signifying detrimental houses. This is a very rarest tie of relationship ever took place.

Tenth house sub lord is Mercury, in Ascendant receiving trine aspects from both ascendant and 11th lords. But mercury himself is in Square with 10th cusp. This combination shows that he will have wide range of reputation even though he is not interested in it. The mutual trine positions of (1,12), (5,8), (2,11) houses show that he will have very  fruitful results in occult practices because 1,5,8,12 houses favorably connecting  with 2,11 houses will definitely offer good results.

If we observe the dasa sequences we will have a better idea about his life.

 The dasa at the time of birth is that of Jupiter, this point itself reveals that he was philosophical insight right from the moment of his birth. In his biography we will find that right from the age of 5 or 6 years he had occult experiences. Jupiter-Kethu period started at this age. Readers should note that Kethu is the sublord for Jupiter the dasa lord. As Guruji pointed that if a planet and its sub lord are significators  of certain group of houses then such results manifest in their conjoined periods only. Hence Jup-Ket period is justified.

His sadhanas were very much accentuated right from the Saturn dasa. Saturn lord of Ascendant shows his self involvement. Mars the 10th lord is squaring Saturn, indicating that he will select the toughest kind of practices which ordinary people even can’t imagine. We can note that Saturn is in Mercury sub, who is lord of 5,8 houses.

Following dasa lord is Mercury; he continued whatever Saturn caused in his dasa. He attained higher levels of Siddhi during this period; we can say that the pressure created by Mars on Saturn is converted into a positive energy by Saturn and transferred to Mercury through his trine aspect on him.

Next Dasa is that of Kethu, he is in 9th badaka sthana in scorpio sign. He is deposited in Jupiter star and Rahu sub. Jupiter is lord of 2 in 5 and Rahu is in Sun star lord of 7 in 12. Rahu also denotes Venus the badaka lord. Kethu the moksha karaka signifying all the Maraka and Badaka sthanas sets the stage ready for Swamijis disincarnation. Only for that reason he suffered with cancer in throat. Pls note the 6th sub lord Venus. She rules the 2nd sign in the Zodiac and occupies the second sign from the ascendant. Further she is in Saturn star lord of 1,12 in 8.She is in exact trine with 6th cusp, Venus rules the Badhaka sthana and in evil aspect with 5,11 and Asc lord Saturn indicating no cure. All these Venusian traits are absorbed by Rahu in her sign and delivered through Kethu who is in Rahu sub. Swamiji developed cancer right with the commencement of Kethu dasa in 1885.

He dissolved into the Almighty on 16-08-1886 (Kethu-Venus-Saturn) Monday, Sathabhisha Star day. Kethu in Rahu star and Venus sub in Aquarius.
Venus is in Saturn star and sub, squaring Saturn the ascendant lord. Sun is in Kethu star Venus sub. Luminaries are perfectly transiting over the stars and subs of maraka and badaka significators.

Of course some people never die; Ramakrishna Paramahamsa is like the Dhruva among all the sadhakas, whose position can never ever be occupied by any. I myself offer full stretch pranam to this noble sole.

With pranams to the Lotus feet of Uchishta Ganapathy and Sri KSK.