Hindu Predictive Astrology Part 21: Characteristics of Signs and Planets
Hindu Predictive Astrology — Complete Modern Guide
This chapter maps astrology to the physical world: what places, objects, professions, and body parts each sign and planet governs. Essential for horary astrology (finding lost objects, identifying thieves), mundane astrology (predicting national events), and medical astrology (diagnosing disease origins).
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What Each Sign Governs: Places, Locations & the Kalapurusha
The Kalapurusha (Zodiacal Man or Time Personified) maps the 12 signs to body parts from head (Aries) to feet (Pisces). Each sign also governs specific types of locations in the physical world:
♈ Aries Head
Lands frequented by sheep and goats, jungles, caves, mountains, forests, cattlesheds, mines, places worked by internal fires.
Lands frequented by sheep and goats, jungles, caves, mountains, forests, cattlesheds, mines, places worked by internal fires.
♉ Taurus Neck
Pastoral and cultivated fields, projecting rocks, lively tracts, wilderness, mountains, lands frequented by cattle, jungles abounding in elephants.
Pastoral and cultivated fields, projecting rocks, lively tracts, wilderness, mountains, lands frequented by cattle, jungles abounding in elephants.
♊ Gemini Shoulders
Musical and entertainment halls, brothels, carpenters' shops, parks, gambling houses, cinemas, theatres, manufacturing tracts, libraries, granaries, store-houses, aeroplanes.
Musical and entertainment halls, brothels, carpenters' shops, parks, gambling houses, cinemas, theatres, manufacturing tracts, libraries, granaries, store-houses, aeroplanes.
♋ Cancer Chest
Watery places, tanks, rivers, pearl beds, lands of wet cultivation, canals, reservoirs, marshes, holy places, picturesque localities, sandy places.
Watery places, tanks, rivers, pearl beds, lands of wet cultivation, canals, reservoirs, marshes, holy places, picturesque localities, sandy places.
♌ Leo Heart
Inaccessible peaks and rocks, jungles with ferocious beasts, deep forests, forts, palaces, government institutions, chemical laboratories, explosives factories, glass factories, hunting places.
Inaccessible peaks and rocks, jungles with ferocious beasts, deep forests, forts, palaces, government institutions, chemical laboratories, explosives factories, glass factories, hunting places.
♍ Virgo Stomach
Arts, sciences, literature, meadows, grassy plains, banks, exchange places, large manufacturing cities, secret organisations, industries, nurseries, gambling rendezvous.
Arts, sciences, literature, meadows, grassy plains, banks, exchange places, large manufacturing cities, secret organisations, industries, nurseries, gambling rendezvous.
♎ Libra Abdomen/Navel
Racing and gambling centres, roads, commercial places, betting places, streets, exchanges, byeways, thoroughfares, forests, planes.
Racing and gambling centres, roads, commercial places, betting places, streets, exchanges, byeways, thoroughfares, forests, planes.
♏ Scorpio Sexual organ
Natural crevices, dark retreats, caves, earth openings, dens, kitchens, vaults, vineyards, underground cells, strategic fortifications, serpent-infested areas, anthills, stagnant pools.
Natural crevices, dark retreats, caves, earth openings, dens, kitchens, vaults, vineyards, underground cells, strategic fortifications, serpent-infested areas, anthills, stagnant pools.
♐ Sagittarius Thighs
Camping grounds, military retreats, chariots, armouries, cavalry stables, army barracks, battlefields, ammunition depots, racing grounds, sacrificial places, military stores.
Camping grounds, military retreats, chariots, armouries, cavalry stables, army barracks, battlefields, ammunition depots, racing grounds, sacrificial places, military stores.
♑ Capricorn Knees
Rivers, forests, lakes, caves, church yards, temple precincts, tombs, sepulchres, arsenals, jungles, marshy places, waters with whales and crocodiles.
Rivers, forests, lakes, caves, church yards, temple precincts, tombs, sepulchres, arsenals, jungles, marshy places, waters with whales and crocodiles.
♒ Aquarius Calves
Marshy places, inferior grains, rendezvous of debauchees, toddy shops, intoxicating drinks, gambling dens, mines, aeronautic machinery, infamous houses, vineyards, caves.
Marshy places, inferior grains, rendezvous of debauchees, toddy shops, intoxicating drinks, gambling dens, mines, aeronautic machinery, infamous houses, vineyards, caves.
♓ Pisces Feet
Holy shrines, altars, sacred places and rivers, tanks, oceans, hermitages, fountains, sacred pagodas, localities frequented by mahatmas, pumps, cisterns, fish ponds, excessive watery tracts.
Holy shrines, altars, sacred places and rivers, tanks, oceans, hermitages, fountains, sacred pagodas, localities frequented by mahatmas, pumps, cisterns, fish ponds, excessive watery tracts.
What Each Planet Signifies: Objects, Professions & Qualities
SoulFatherPersonal magnetismPatrimonySelf-reliancePsychic developmentPolitical powerSatvagunaGodlinessNobilityFiresBilious temperamentPompDespotismAuthorityTemplesPlaces of worshipGreeshma RuthuHot/pungent tastesGoldsmithsMoney-lendersChemistsDruggistsSacrificial placesCoronation chambersCourageBonesDoctoring capacity
MindMotherClothesWaterWomenCultivationSeamenTravelling agentsNavigatorsPearlsMilkGemsVegetationPolitenessSpirit mediumsFishermenJollitySaltWatery placesBathroomsSpringsMental happinessBloodSatvagunaStrength of mindPsycho-physiological consciousnessMoral/religious actsVisionWater journeysRomancesPopularity
Brothers/sistersBileHeir-apparentsEndurancePhysical strengthTamasagunaPoisonous gasesFiresFiremenWarriorsStrifesScars/woundsEarthquakesMilitary operationsWeaponsTreasuresCatastrophesLitigationBloodDesertsMountainsFortificationsCannonSulphurCourageSouth directionGold/copperSurgeonsSapphire/coralsDentistsEngineersButchersIron/steelChemical laboratories
Trade/commerceWisdomIntelligenceCunningDexterityJournalistsAccountantsMathematiciansOratorsPublic speakersAmbassadorsBooksellersPublishersBrokersImports/exportsIndustriesPoetsArchitectureWeavingVegetationBeauty/eleganceBase metalsWit/humourGreen colourNorth directionRajasagunaBetel leaves/nuts
Vedas/VedantaPreceptorFaithDevotionHonoursLegal affairsDiplomacyReligiousnessTruthfulnessArts/sciences proficiencyReligious institutionsMoralityShrines/templesProgenySatvagunaMinistersLawyersPhilosophical wisdomAsceticismBankersPhilanthropistsSilverMerchantsCorpulenceRestaurants/hotelsNE directionCharityAstrologyReputation
Poetical facultyAttachmentsWifeChildrenLove affairsSingersMusiciansSexual pleasuresDressFine artsFamily blissActors/artistsBotanistsFeminine graceVenereal complaintsLustre in eyesMarriagePearlsIntoxicating drinksAuthorshipRainsBedroomsDancingPassionsSE directionLakesForesightVariegated coloursLearningKindnessVitality
StubbornnessServitudeImpedimentsDespondencyImprisonmentObstructionsBondageServantsWindy diseasesSorrowsInjuriesJailsThievesMinersBrick layersGamblingOils/seedsWoollen fabricsArchitectural skillIron/leadCerealsWest directionAtmosphereConservativesWhirl-winds/stormsThamogunaHair/teethHousesLow people
SerpentsDiseasesScarsCourageAdventuresExecutionVenomous reptilesStones/mudTravellersInventorsLecturersWidowhoodLitigationDuplicityGoldsmithsAviatorsAstrologersScientistsThievesSepulchresHuntersSpiesFeversRadioAerial navigationPsychologistsMetaphysical studentsSW directionInflammable gasesEpidemicsViolencePolitical plotsExiles
ReligionAstrologyMokshaSpiritual initiationReligious resignationSectarian principlesArtistic tasteLiterary geniusesPrideDissimulationMendicancyBankruptcyMiserlinessAsceticsQuarrelsDeceptionBiliousnessPhilosophersSelfishnessOccultistsSkullsReligious showAssassinationsCharms/amuletsSecret intriguesBackbiting
Key Takeaways
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The Kalapurusha maps signs to body parts: Aries (head) through Pisces (feet)
In medical astrology, affliction to a sign indicates disease in the corresponding body part. -
Each sign governs specific TYPES of locations — use this in horary astrology for lost objects and theft
If the significator is in Cancer → search watery places. In Leo → government buildings, forests. In Gemini → entertainment halls, libraries. -
Planet significations cover professions, objects, relationships, body parts, diseases, and abstract qualities
Sun = father, authority, temples, bones. Moon = mother, water, mind, blood. Mars = brothers, fire, surgery, iron/steel. -
Rahu signifies modern technology: radio, aerial navigation, aviators, psychologists, scientists
Remarkably forward-looking for a 1938 text. Rahu's association with innovation and disruption extends naturally to modern technology. -
Ketu signifies moksha, astrology, occultism, spiritual initiation, and final emancipation
Ketu is the planet of detachment and spiritual culmination — but also bankruptcy, deception, and assassinations.
In Part 22, we enter the most practically important chapter in the entire book: Results of Dasas and Bhuktis — what specific events happen during each planet's Dasa period in each sign, plus the detailed results of all 81 sub-period combinations. This is where timing meets prediction.
Based on
Hindu Predictive Astrology
by B.V. Raman | First published 1938 | UBS Publishers' Distributors Ltd.