Hindu Predictive Astrology Part 30: Practical Horoscopes and Decanates
Hindu Predictive Astrology — Complete Modern Guide
Theory meets practice. This article covers 20 real horoscopes analysed by Raman himself, followed by the complete 36 Drekkana descriptions used in horary identification and death prediction, and a summary of 27 nakshatra personalities.
Part 30 of 31 • Applied Practice • Covers: Chapters XXXV–XXXVI
20 Practical Horoscopes
Selected from kings, presidents, orphans, philosophers, and people of all temperaments. Birth data is fairly correct; planetary positions given in Rasi (sign).
1
Male, 29 Jul 1883, 2 PM, near Doria, Italy. Lagna: Scorpio. Moon/Mars/Saturn in Taurus; Sun/Venus/Mercury in Cancer; Jupiter in Gemini. One of Europe's greatest men; blacksmith's son; great revolutionary; sudden downfall, violent end.
2
Male, 11 Jul 1872, 7:45 AM, Bangalore. Lagna: Cancer. Sun/Mars/Venus in Gemini; Moon in Leo; Mercury/Jupiter in Cancer; Saturn in Sagittarius. Father died 2nd year; great strides; two wives (Venus afflicted); lost two sisters early.
3
Male, 10 Aug 1874, 1:40 AM, Iowa, USA. Lagna: Taurus. Sun/Moon/Mars/Mercury in Cancer; Jupiter/Venus in Virgo; Saturn in Capricorn. Great politician, equal to a king; saved Europe from anarchy; humane and tactful.
4
Female, 30 Oct 1920, 8:30 PM, S. India. Lagna/Moon: Taurus; Jupiter/Saturn in Leo; Rahu/Sun in Libra; Mercury/Venus in Scorpio. Smallpox 8th year, dropsy; died 14th year. Saturn aspects Lagna and Moon.
5
Female, 12 Jun 1909, 4:25 AM, Bangalore. Lagna/Sun/Rahu in Taurus; Moon/Saturn in Pisces; Mars in Aquarius. Fair, modest, chaste; Mars in 12th from Moon = strong widowhood combination; husband died 14th year.
6
Female, 11 Jan 1928, 8:30 AM, Bangalore. Lagna: Aquarius; Venus/Saturn/Ketu in Scorpio; Sun/Mercury/Mars in Sagittarius. Typical Balarishta; died 15th month. Malefic conjunction in 10th/11th.
7
Male, 28 Sep 1852, England. Lagna: Aquarius; Moon in Pisces; Saturn in Aries; Venus in Cancer; Mars in Libra; Sun/Mercury in Virgo; Jupiter in Scorpio. Excellent military career; commanded British Army in Great War; Earldom 1921; died 1925.
8
Male, 21 Aug 1858, 10:15 PM, Vienna. Lagna/Jupiter in Taurus; Saturn in Cancer; Sun/Ketu in Leo; Venus/Mercury in Virgo; Mars in Scorpio; Moon in Capricorn. Royal personality; lost wife early.
10
Male, 25 Apr 1874, Bologna, Italy. Moon in Leo; Jupiter in Virgo; Saturn in Capricorn; Sun/Rahu in Aries; Venus/Mars in Taurus. Expert physicist; revolutionised the electric world; inventor of wireless. Sun in Aries.
11
Male, 23 May 1707, 12:30 AM, Sweden. Lagna: Capricorn; Venus/Mercury in Aries; Sun/Saturn in Taurus; Mars in Cancer; Jupiter in Leo; Moon in Aquarius. Greatest botanist; binomial nomenclature; Knight of the Polar Star 1758; apoplexy 1774; death 1778.
12
Male, 2 Oct 1869, 7:35 AM, Gujarat. Jupiter in Aries; Rahu/Moon in Cancer; Sun in Virgo; Mars/Venus/Mercury/Lagna in Libra; Saturn in Scorpio. Great Indian leader; always incarcerated; strong opponent of British rule; inflexible and obstinate.
13
Male, 30 Jul 1863, 3 PM, Michigan, USA. Lagna/Rahu in Scorpio; Moon in Capricorn; Sun/Mercury in Cancer; Mars in Leo; Venus/Saturn in Virgo; Jupiter in Libra. World's richest man; restless, active, energetic; conflicting traits.
14
Female, 5 Jun 1913, 1:15 PM, Bangalore. Mars/Rahu in Pisces; Sun/Mercury/Saturn in Taurus; Moon in Gemini; Lagna/Ketu in Virgo; Jupiter in Sagittarius. Strong widowhood combination (Mars/Rahu in 8th bhava); husband died 19th year.
15
Female, 29 Aug 1920, 5:51 PM, S. India. Lagna/Moon in Aquarius; Sun/Mercury/Jupiter/Saturn in Leo; Venus in Virgo; Mars in Scorpio. Father died within 9 months. Venus debilitated in house of father + Saturn conjunct Sun.
17
Male, 7 Sep 1874, 7:45 PM, Karnataka. Lagna: Pisces; Moon in Cancer; Sun/Mars/Mercury in Leo; Jupiter in Virgo; Venus/Ketu in Libra; Saturn in Capricorn. 15 children living; high position; fair wife. Planets in own signs.
18
Female, 21 Jan 1905, 10 AM, Bangalore. Jupiter in Aries; Moon in Cancer; Sun/Saturn in Capricorn; Venus/Ketu in Aquarius; Lagna in Pisces. Father died 7th year; mother 16th year; husband 19th year. Many litigations; daughter surviving.
19
Female, 1 Apr 1930, 1:50 AM, S. India. Lagna: Capricorn; Saturn in Sagittarius; Mars in Aquarius; Sun/Mercury in Pisces; Moon/Venus/Rahu in Aries. Strong Balarishta; died 6th month. Malefics in 12th from Moon and 2nd/12th from Lagna.
20
Male, 12 Feb 1856, 14:30 gh after sunrise, Chicacole. Moon/Rahu in Aries; Lagna in Taurus; Saturn in Gemini; Mars/Ketu in Libra; Venus in Sagittarius; Sun/Mercury/Jupiter in Aquarius. One of the world's greatest men; historian, author, reputed astrologer; two wives; advanced yogi; died 82nd year.
The 36 Drekkanas (Decanates)
Each sign has 3 decanates of 10° each. Of 36 total: 24 are male, 12 female; 4 are bird drekkanas, 9 quadruped, 5 serpent. Used for identifying thieves in Prasna and determining death sources.
| Sign | D | Description | Ruler | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♈ | 1 | Dark man, white dress, terrific, reddish eyes, lifted axe | Mars | M |
| 2 | Woman in red, fond of jewels, horse-faced, single-footed, thirsty | Sun | F, Bird | |
| 3 | Cruel man, red colour, wearing red, unprincipled, angry | Jupiter | M | |
| ♉ | 1 | Woman with torn ringlets, inclined to eat, thirsty, burnt garment | Venus | F, Fiery |
| 2 | Man skilled in agriculture/music/science, bull-like neck | Mercury | M, Quad | |
| 3 | Man with white teeth, camel feet, elephantine belly, fond of sheep | Saturn | M, Quad | |
| ♊ | 1 | Handsome female, skilled in needlework, issueless | Mercury | F |
| 2 | Man in garden, armed with bow, warlike and sportive | Venus | M, Bird | |
| 3 | Man rich in jewels, armed with bow, learned and peevish | Saturn | M, Armed | |
| ♋ | 1 | Man with vegetables/flowers/fruits, elephant body, pig face, horse neck | Moon | M, Quad |
| 2 | Woman with flowers and snake, crying in forest | Mars | F, Serpent | |
| 3 | Man in boat on ocean, serpent round waist | Jupiter | M, Serpent | |
| ♌ | 1 | Jackal and vulture on sandal tree; dog and man crying in forest | Sun | M, Quad+Bird |
| 2 | Centaur-like man, deer-skin/blanket, bow, fierce look | Jupiter | M, Armed | |
| 3 | Man with bear face, monkey actions, long moustaches | Mars | M, Quad | |
| ♍ | 1 | Beautiful virgin with basket of flowers, dirty garments | Mercury | F |
| 2 | Dark-headed man with pen and bow, dense hair | Saturn | M, Armed | |
| 3 | Fair woman, yellow cloth, exposed breasts, going to sacred place | Venus | F, Bird | |
| ♎ | 1 | Merchant with measuring pan | Venus | M |
| 2 | Hungry/thirsty man, vulture face, attached to family | Saturn | M | |
| 3 | Man with quiver, precious metal coat, frightening forest animals | Mercury | M, Quad | |
| ♏ | 1 | Beautiful naked woman emerging from ocean, feet bound by serpent | Mars | F, Serpent |
| 2 | Materialistic woman with serpent coiled round her | Jupiter | F, Serpent | |
| 3 | Lion with turtle face, frightening wild animals | Moon | M, Quad | |
| ♐ | 1 | Centaur-like man in hermitage/religious places | Jupiter | M, Armed/Quad |
| 2 | Handsome woman, champaka complexion, captivating look | Mars | F | |
| 3 | Man with long hair, deer-skin and silk clothes | Sun | M, Armed | |
| ♑ | 1 | Man with much hair, pig body, camel face, carrying rope and net | Saturn | M |
| 2 | Beautiful woman, lotus eyes, skilled in arts, costly ornaments | Venus | F | |
| 3 | Man covered by blanket, armed with quiver/arrows/bow | Mercury | M | |
| ♒ | 1 | Disturbed drunkard man, deer-skin, vulture face | Saturn | M |
| 2 | Female in partly burnt carriage, pots on head | Mercury | F | |
| 3 | Black man, long hair, wandering with iron pots | Venus | M | |
| ♓ | 1 | Man with ornaments, handling articles, crossing ocean in boat | Jupiter | M |
| 2 | Beautiful woman sailing in boat with flags towards shore | Moon | F | |
| 3 | Man naked in forest, attacked by serpents and thieves | Mars | M |
27 Nakshatra Personalities
| 1. Aswini | Fond of decoration, lovely, popular, skilful, clever, intelligent |
| 2. Bharani | Determined, trustful, clever, happy, healthy, obstinate |
| 3. Krittika | Voracious eater/writer, capricious, fond of others' wives, widespread fame |
| 4. Rohini | Truthful, pure, renowned, clean, moral, handsome, firm views |
| 5. Mrigasira | Capricious, fickle, sharp-witted, timid, skilful, hopeful, voluptuous |
| 6. Aridra | Dissimulating, ungrateful, haughty, mischievous, proud, debaucherous |
| 7. Punarvasu | Religious, persevering, happy, many misfortunes, amiable, self-control |
| 8. Pushyami | Learned, rich, charitable, wealthy, virtuous, controlling passions |
| 9. Aslesha | Dissimulator, ungrateful, hoarding, sinful, deceitful, selfish |
| 10. Makha | Rejects preceptors, great wealth, enjoyment, enterprising, industrious |
| 11. Pubba | Sweet speech, liberal, handsome, wanderer, loyal |
| 12. Uttara | Self-acquired property, popular, voluptuous, happy, befriending |
| 13. Hasta | Enterprising, intelligent, shameless, polite, cruel, pilfering |
| 14. Chitta | Lotus eyes, proportionate limbs, good looks |
| 15. Swati | Sweet-tongued, generous, virtuous, modest, clever in trade, compassionate |
| 16. Visakha | Avaricious, jealous, quarrelsome, clever in speech |
| 17. Anuradha | Magisterial office, in exile, fond of travelling, unable to suffer hunger |
| 18. Jyeshta | Few friends, irritable, charitable |
| 19. Moola | Haughty, proud, rich, wealthy, luxurious living |
| 20. P.shadha | Beautiful wife, polite, proud, steady |
| 21. U.shadha | Virtuous, learned, polite, popular, grateful, amiable |
| 22. Sravana | Liberal, renowned, learned, rich |
| 23. Dhanishta | Wealthy, courageous, greedy, fond of music |
| 24. Satabhisha | Plain, truthful, trouble through females, adventurous |
| 25. P.bhadra | Skilful, sorrowful, miserly, wealthy, clever, henpecked |
| 26. U.bhadra | Good conversationalist, happy, charitable, successful over enemies |
| 27. Revati | Symmetrical body, courageous, clean, healthy, liked by all, popular |
Key Takeaways
- The 20 case studies demonstrate that theory must always be applied with discretion, not verbatim
A blacksmith's son (Chart 1) became one of Europe's greatest men — chart analysis must account for the native's circumstances and the full weight of yogas. - Balarishta (infant death) charts consistently show malefics in 1st/2nd/12th from Lagna and Moon
Charts 6 and 19 both died in infancy with malefic conjunctions flanking the Ascendant and Moon. - Widowhood charts consistently show Mars/Rahu in the 7th-8th axis without benefic relief
Charts 5, 14, and 18 all confirm the widowhood combinations from Part 28. - The 36 Drekkana descriptions serve as the "police sketch artist" of Vedic astrology
In Prasna, the rising drekkana identifies the thief's appearance. In death analysis, the 22nd drekkana identifies the death agent. - Nakshatra personalities provide an additional personality layer beyond sign and house placements
Pushyami natives are learned/charitable. Aslesha natives are deceitful/selfish. These modify the ascending sign profiles from Part 16.
In Part 31, the final article, we provide the Reference Tables — Ayanamsa calculation, oblique ascension tables, Dasa-Bhukti duration tables, and a comprehensive glossary of Sanskrit astrological terms used throughout the series.
Based on
Hindu Predictive Astrology
by B.V. Raman | First published 1938 | UBS Publishers' Distributors Ltd.