Knowledge is Power!

Author: Khushboo Singh

  • The old lady and a magical lake by Khushboo Singh

    A cloth merchant was returning to his town. On his way, he passed a small village. It was already late evening and he was tired of traveling so he decided to rest before moving ahead. He looked for a place to stay as he didn’t want to spend any money on renting a room. He saw a temple on the outskirts of the village, where people were going for evening prayers. Nearby that temple was a beautiful lake. But surprisingly the lake was completely isolated. No one was to be seen there.

    The merchant decided to take a nap near the lake. It was quiet so he won’t have to bother about any disturbance. He chose a tree and put his bag under it. Then he used the bag as a pillow and slept on it. The bag was important to him as he had kept all his gold coins in it, from his recent sales. He was almost asleep when some voice woke him up. There was someone at the lake. He hid behind the tree and looked in silence. An old lady had approached the lake. She took out something from her saree. It was a gold coin. She threw it in the lake. The merchant was taken by surprise.

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    He kept looking. The lady waited momentarily and then something shiny appeared from the lake. It was a bowl filled with gold coins. The merchant was astonished. He got goosebumps all over his body. He had never seen such magic before. He thought to himself:

    One gold coin gave her a full bowl of gold. What if I throw five gold coins? I will get five times as much money as she has.

    He was filled with excitement. He waited for the old lady to leave. The old lady took the bowl full of gold and left. As soon as she left, the merchant rushed towards the lake and took out five gold coins. He threw them into the lake. He waited with impatience. But nothing happened. He was confused. He waited more. Still nothing. He didn’t understand anything. He looked around. No one was there. The old lady was gone. He searched for the coins by entering the lake. But he found nothing but mud and water.

    He realized that he was missing something. He ran in the direction where the old lady had gone. But he could not find her. He thought to himself:

    The lady was so old. How far she could go? Maybe she is from the village.

    So he decided to go to the village in search of the lady. He roamed like a madman in an unknown village but could not see any recognizable face. For a moment he wanted to return to his hometown. But he had lost five gold coins. That was a big part of his sale. How could he let it go? Plus he still wanted to use that magical lake for gaining more wealth. The greed made him stay.

    He rented a house in the village by a goldsmith. He kept asking about the old lady in the entire village. But he could not reveal his motive, so he made up a story and told everyone that the old lady stole his 5 gold coins near the temple gate. After two days of searching, he found nothing. So he decided to go back.

    On his way back home, he again crossed the temple. This time he decided to enter the temple. He did his prayers. Then he looked at the head priest. He realized that he had yet not talked to him. So he approached him and asked him about the old lady. But this time he told the truth to the priest.

    After hearing from the merchant, the priest burst into laughter. The merchant was confused. He asked the reason for such mockery. Then the priest said:

    I am not laughing at you but at the very nature of human greed. You threw your hard-earned money into the lake, to get more money that does not belong to you. You are not the first one to fall into the trap. Don’t you see that the lake is abandoned?

    This is a very old lake and is ruled by a Yaksha. Yakshas are the protectors of wealth and treasure. They change form and are shapeshifters. The Yaksha presiding over this lake creates illusions by taking various forms and testing people coming close to it. The greedy people lose money and gold as you did. The ones who are truthful have been rewarded in many instances. The lake is filled with treasure but people like you won’t get anything out of it because the Yaksha protects that ancient treasure and increases it over time.

    The merchant was filled with deep regret. He was sad about losing his hard-earned money. He also regretted going to the village and telling lies to people. Had he told the truth, he wouldn’t have wasted more money on his stay. Filled with remorse he went back to his town.

    By

    Khushboo Singh

  • The Tiffin by Khushboo Singh

    Rohan was getting dressed for school. His mother, Saroj was preparing breakfast in the kitchen. Rohan was constantly looking at the watch. He was waiting for his father who was out for his morning walk.

    Saroj served him Poha and milk as he sat at the dining table. She packed his tiffin as he ate his breakfast. Right then Rohan’s father came in. Rohan looked at him with excitement. He went to his father and said, “Papa! Give me 50 Rupees.”

    Father- “Why?”

    Rohan- “You said if I scored more than 80% on my tests, you would give me 50 Rupees. I showed you the sheets. Please! Please!”

    Father smiled and asked, “What will you do with the money?”

    Rohan- “Our school canteen has excellent cream rolls. I will use the money to buy it.”

    Father- “No! Your mother prepares such a delicious meal for you and you want to eat crap. No!”

    Rohan- “Please Papa!”

    Father- “No! If you want money then I will give you. But you need to spend it on something good. You can buy some books, or maybe colors for your drawing lessons.”

    Rohan thought for a while and agreed. He got his 50 Rupees. But while giving the money his father reminded him that the money must be spent wisely. He would check the kinds of stuff bought with those 50 Rupees.

    Rohan thought to himself- “If I spend the money on cream rolls then what would I tell father? He would ask me to show the colors or the book I bought.”

    Saroj tapped him on the shoulder and gave him the tiffin. She said- “Put it in the bag otherwise you will forget.”

    This gave Rohan an idea. He thought- “If I forget the tiffin then I will have an excuse of spending money on food.” He smiled mischievously.

    Saroj was busy serving breakfast to his father. Suddenly, he heard the bus engine. His father screamed- “Rohan! The bus is here. Come fast.”

    He left the tiffin on the table and ran towards the bus. He had successfully left his tiffin home and was now free to eat his favorite cream rolls.

    He could not concentrate in any class. The thought of eating the cream roll had increased his hunger. He was eagerly waiting for the lunch break.

    And then the bell rang! He quickly took out his 50 Rupee note and ran out of the class. He was not able to control his happiness. With a wide smile, he ran towards the canteen. Suddenly he stopped as if a sudden brake was applied to a fast-moving car.

    The canteen was closed today!

    Rohan felt as if someone had snatched away food from his hand. His smile faded and he slowly walked back to the class. He entered the classroom where students were eating their tiffin. He could smell so many different foods- Paratha-curry, fried rice, sandwich, Maggie…

    He thought to himself- “I wonder what mother would have packed in my tiffin? It must be something good.”

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    Rohan looked at other students with the hope that someone might offer him food. But the kids were so engrossed in eating their food that none had paid attention to him. The lunch was over. The last few classes seemed like ages. He did not pay attention to a single word said by the teacher. He could only think about rice, dal, and curry.

    As soon as the school got over, he became hungrier. The time taken by the bus to reach home seemed like an entire day. As soon as he reached home he threw his bag and ran towards the kitchen. Saroj asked him to wash his hands but he had no patience. He saw the tiffin still packed and sitting calmly on the kitchen shelf.

    He grabbed it and ran to the dining table. He opened the tiffin and started eating the Paratha and Bhujiya in a hurry.

    Saroj smiled as she watched him eat. She said, “You forgot your tiffin on purpose. So did you enjoy your cream roll?”

    But Rohan did not have time to answer. He was busy devouring all the content of the tiffin. When he had finished eating then he looked at her and said- “Cream roll can never match Paratha Bhujiya. Please bring more!”

    Story by:

    Khushboo Singh

  • Sun in All Houses Astrology

    Sun is considered the king among the planets. It is the natural atmakaraka and signifies the soul of the native. Sun represents the vitality and energy needed to survive. The energy of the Sun is so strong that it overpowers any other planet close to it. That’s why any planet that comes too close to the Sun will combust.

    Sun shows the throne and hence it controls power. A native with a strong Sun has leadership qualities and good self-confidence. Sun represents your career and status in society. It is the karaka of your son and shows your lineage. In the body, the eyes and backbone are represented by the Sun. Also, your metabolism and digestion can be seen by the Sun.

    Sun dominates gold, wheat, throne, royalty, son, father, the king/person in authority, strength, and leadership skill. When the Sun goes into a particular house then it affects all the things associated with that house.

    Sun in the 1st house: In the 1st house, Sun gives immense confidence in self. The person is self-righteous and continuously works on self-improvement.
    However, Sun can also show arrogance and a rigid mindset in this position. These people will think quite highly of themselves and may develop a superiority complex.
    These people are born leaders and they have the ability to influence/intimidate others.
    This placement can cause hair loss as well. It’s not so good for eyes. These people will love royal status and want others to follow them. They love good clothes and are high maintenance.
    If Sun is in fire sign in the 1st house then it can give them a lot of anger issues and headache as well.

    Sun in the 2nd house: In the second house, Sun can give you kingly status and wealth. You will make good money with self-effort.
    The native will love hot and spicy food. They are proud and speak their mind with confidence.
    This placement can cause struggle in the family. The childhood may not be so good. Father might have played a key role in shaping their attitude.
    In this placement, it is quite possible that the native will try to leave the family or stay away from them.
    This placement is not good for the eyes. It can affect the eyesight as well as the smelling power of the native. Especially if the 2nd house is weak and afflicted by other malefic as well.

    Sun in the 3rd house: This placement is a good one. It gives power and strength to the native. It brings fame and valor. The native is good at taking initiative and manages risks quite well.
    They are good and confident speakers. They are followed and looked up to. They have leadership skills and they don’t like to be dominated in a conversation.
    As it is one of the upacchya houses, hence the confidence of the native will increase with time.
    Relations with younger siblings might not be so good. In fact, in most cases, these individuals are the youngest child.

    Sun in the 4th house: This house has the energy of the Moon and Venus. Therefore, the Sun does not perform the best in this place. Although it’s good for a career in politics or achieving a good place among the masses. But the family life and mental peace will be adversely affected.
    This placement can cause heart-related issues and emotional trauma. The native will either choose to go away from family or may try to dominate the household.
    It’s possible that the mother has played the role of father in the household. So mother could be a strong lady.
    Good position if you choose to go in politics.

    Sun in the 5th house: The 5th house is controlled by Leo in the kaal purusha kundali. Therefore, the Sun in the 5th house boosts the energy of Leo. The person is full of energy and highly active. They have a great capacity to learn things and they have inherited good qualities/creativity from past life.
    These people love high class, name, and fame, and they don’t want to settle for small. That is the reason that this placement brings a lot of struggle in the life of the native.
    These people can be popular and lucky in their field of work. They can grab good positions in their field of work.
    They can be good at theatre and may love to stay in the spotlight. They can have ego clashes with their romantic partners.

    Sun in the 6th house: In this position, the person overpowers his/her enemies. They are pretty dominating in the workplace.
    The native can be good in speculative business, medicine/surgery, law, politics, etc.
    One must be careful with health, especially eyes. There can be digestive issues if the Sun is afflicted.
    The native can have good negotiation skills and like to work on their own terms. They can spend energy on their body, can be into gym or sports.

    Sun in the 7th house: This is the house of marriage and partnership. Here, the Sun does not perform so well. The person can be very dominating in a relationship and that can cause a risk of breakup or divorce.
    Even in business, they can be quite assertive. The good thing is that they can’t be dominated and hence, no one will take advantage of them.
    This position can make you popular among other people and can give you massive fame if other good combinations are supporting it.

    Sun in the 8th house: Here, Sun goes into hiding. It means you have a lot of talent and value, but you will keep questioning yourself.
    But this is good for delicate research or handling a difficult job. These people have a lot of pride which they hide from people. You often don’t see their aggression until they finally lose their calm.
    They can have an interest in occult and mysticism. They can study ancient and rare languages, cultures, or branches of study. They often take a difficult profession.
    Their goals in life will keep changing and often these people get confused about what they really want in life.

    Sun in the 9th house: This is one of the most interesting positions for Sun. These people are highly linked to their ancestors and values.
    They have immense faith in their father and forefathers. They can be quite religious and rigid in nature.
    These people often suffer a lot and face struggles before achieving success in their lives. These people can be famous but only after certain struggle unless aspected or joined by benefics like Jupiter and Venus.
    They can take many pilgrimages and religious journeys. They can even go abroad for work or study.

    Sun in the 10th house: This placement gives a high position in the workplace. These individuals are dedicated to their careers unless joined by Ketu. They will face all struggles diligently and will not stop until successful.
    Often this placement gives a hard-working and energetic person. Such people attain massive fame in their profession and often reach the top positions.
    They can even inherit a lot from their father and ancestors. In fact they can follow the profession of their father.
    The father must be a strong man unless Sun is weak/debilitated in the chart.

    Sun in the 11th house: The Sun in the 11th house gives you purpose through your social circle. Such individuals love going to parties with friends and relatives. They love enjoying and exploring life.
    They can be humanitarian in their approach or could be very spiritual as well. They find meaning in their life when they attach themselves to big groups or social organizations.
    They have high energy and they want to fulfill all their desires. Such people have high pride in themselves.

    Sun in the 12th house: These individuals are good at escaping a situation. They don’t like confronting people and are generally seeking isolation.
    Here, the Sun makes you very creative. You may love art or dance.
    You can have a lot of traveling in your life. You may even go abroad after a certain point in life.
    You can be deeply intuitive and philosophical. Your father can also be into spirituality, yoga, meditation, etc.
    You may work in career fields where you need isolation, like research centers, medical facilities, courts, jails, asylum, areas that are reserved like forest lands, or places close to water reservoirs. You can be close to nature.

    These are basic results of Sun placement through houses. Thanks for reading!

    Khushboo Singh
    (Author)

  • Moon in All Houses

    The moon is one of the most important planets in Vedic astrology. Jyotish speaks of the moon as the queen among the planets. That is why the moon is often associated with, royalty, wealth, luxury, nourishment, emotions, etc.

    The moon is like water. It reflects your true personality and nature. It is your emotional and mental state. It gives life and attracts different types of energy. That is why the moon sign or rashi is essential in astrology.

    Moon shows your food intake, love from your mother, care, and the kind of nourishment you received as a kid. Therefore, the moon often tells about your childhood. When the moon is auspicious, you are pampered and loved as a child. When the moon is afflicted or badly disposited, it can give mental and emotional struggles in childhood.

    Let’s see the results of moon placement in various houses:

    Moon in the 1st house: When the moon goes in the 1st house of the birth chart, it gives you the personality of the moon. You are caring and nurturing. You may love your mother a lot. You may even have her look/face.
    You could be impulsive and emotional in nature. You spend a lot of time grooming yourself. You want to improve your personality and look. You are a charming, and self-loving person.
    But with this placement, you can be quite fickle-minded as well. You make decisions emotionally and that can have severe consequences because this house has the energy of Mars. Mars does not like to delay or be indecisive.
    If the moon is afflicted in this position it can cause troubles. Moon-Ketu in 1st house is not considered good. People can think of you as dumb. Moon-Saturn can make you a pessimist. Moon-Rahu will make you self-obsessed and delusional. Moon-Mars will make you a hothead who takes decisions impulsively without much thinking. Moon-Sun will evaporate all your emotions and you will be blinded with pride.

    Moon in the 2nd house: A very good placement for the moon. You are loved as a child and might be born into a big family. You have all the resources you need to carry yourself. You will love cooking and feeding people.
    Money will come and go. So financial stability can be a bit difficult. Often this placement makes someone homesick. You don’t want to get away from the love and security provided by your family.
    You speak a lot and sometimes in haste, but you have a soft voice, especially if Moon is not afflicted or weak.
    Moon in 2nd can give a taste for salty food. You may love salty food.
    Also, this placement shows that you love the royal lifestyle. You want everything good in your life.

    Moon in 3rd house: The third is for siblings, strength and willpower, initiatives in life, skill development, etc. Here, the moon can give you good communication skills and a soft relationship with siblings. But you might lack strength and willpower. You may take the initiative to start something but end up leaving the task.
    Also, this placement suggests that you love chatting with people. You want to have a huge circle and may be always in contact with family and friends.
    Moon in 3rd suggests a lot of short travels. You are always traveling even if it may be short trips.

    Moon in the 4th house: The fourth house is a comfortable position for the moon. It is the house that signifies home, family environment, security, comfort, mental peace, society, etc. Therefore, in this placement moon gives you a comfortable home environment. Your home and your family bring peace to your life. You have a great love for women in general. You might be close to your mother and will share every problem of your life with her.
    Food is a comfort zone. So you like have good food and may often indulge in eating when you are stressed. You may even love cooking. You can be a great homemaker as well.
    You will get peaceful neighbors and may have a house close to water. Maybe a lake or river or close to the sea.

    Moon in the 5th house: Moon in the 5th makes you ambitious, romantic, and full of life. You want to dream, learn, work on your goals, and make a place for yourself. You don’t want to stop at anything. This placement can give you massive fame if the moon is strong and with beneficial aspects.
    You don’t want to settle for small. You are good at speculation, and learning, and may have profound knowledge of languages and history.
    You can be very romantic and may have multiple partners.
    You can be a good teacher. You love guiding and teaching people. You are spiritual from deep inside and you are blessed with a mother who has always been a motivation for you.

    Moon in the 6th house: Moon in the 6th can be a tricky position. Although you are very practical and argumentative, you lack the spirit to fight. You are often overpowered by enemies unless a malefic planet is either sitting in or aspecting your sixth house.
    You are very practical and calculative. But you also like to help others rise. You often help people and expect the same from them.
    You don’t trust people easily. This placement is good for service, or routine jobs. You are concerned about your health but will always invite some or other health-related trouble. You should be careful with weight gain, and blood/heart-related problems. Problems with the mother can be possible.

    Moon in the 7th house: This house belongs to your spouse, legal partners, or other people. You can be easily intimidated by others. You care about people and their opinions about you.
    You love your spouse and at times you can be very possessive and protective of them. Marriage as an institution matters to you and therefore you can be very submissive in the relationship. Therefore, you must avoid a dominating partner.
    You want to keep a balance between your personal and professional life. But you must avoid business partnerships because people can overpower you and at times they may take credit for your work. If there are malefics in conjunction with the moon or aspecting the 7th house then it can be different.

    Moon in the 8th house: Not so good placement. The plus point of this placement is that you can be good at research and handling uncertainty. It means you can do well in speculative business. You can also be good at research and study of unknown things or underground minerals, oil, gas, etc.
    You may have an interest in paranormal stuff, astrology, occults, etc. You can do good in psychology. There can be a lot of traveling. So a profession involving travel and transport, especially water transport.
    This house is responsible for eliminating things from the body or detoxing your body. Moon represents food and nourishment and hence it is not comfortable in this placement.
    Moon in 8th gives fear and phobia. People can have a fear of germs, dirt, etc. It can lead to OCD and other other problems.
    Moon can make someone fickle-minded in this placement.

    Moon in the 9th house: This house signifies luck and prosperity. A nice place for the moon. Here, the moon shares the energy of Jupiter and hence the person can be religious and full of wisdom. Although they may not be strict/rigid with their religious practice they will believe in their faith.
    Here, the moon can give a lot of traveling. In fact, with the moon in the 9th house, one must travel to invoke good luck.
    One must also donate food and visit religious places. This placement brings the blessing of the ancestors.

    Moon in the 10th house: This placement can make someone a workaholic. The native can be disciplined and love their work/profession. These individuals want to create a positive impact on the society through their profession. These people can be good teachers, philosophers, homemakers, merchants, traders, etc.
    The problem with this placement is that the moon is a soft planet and hence, it can make you submissive in the workspace.
    This placement makes you very responsible but gives you a lot of pressure and stress. One may have to change jobs multiple times.
    These people are good at planning and management. They love organizing things and can be popular in their field.

    Moon in the 11th house: This position makes the native friendly and social. These people love to interact, make friends, and help people.
    They are good at finance, strategy, logistics, etc. They are intelligent and goal-oriented.
    These natives want to enjoy all sorts of comfort and luxuries. They must have control over their desire because it is one of their setbacks. For the same reason, these people can indulge in extramarital affairs.
    These natives can have a lot of traveling in their lives, especially air travel. They can be involved with or support NGOs or some sort of religious or other group.

    Moon in the 12th house: This house represents moksha, isolation, and all sorts of losses. When the moon is placed in this house then it can make someone emotionally detached or isolated. These people may have to leave their place of birth or go away from their mother at some point in time.
    They are full of imagination and can be good at some form of art/dance. They can work in theatres or performing arts.
    They must try to control their overthinking nature. This can cause mental and psychological troubles.
    The native can have insomnia or sleeplessness especially if the moon is afflicted in this position. Meditation can help the natives gain peace.
    One must donate food items and help women.

    Khushboo Singh
    (Author)

  • Love and Marriage Compatibility Through Astrology

    How can you check about your love life and marriage through astrology? Certain houses, planets, and combinations can tell if you will have a romantic married life or not.

    The first thing to check in your birth chart is Venus(for all), and Jupiter(females).

    Venus or Shukra is the planet that rules love and relationship. In most cases, if Venus is exalted (in Pisces) or in the moola trikona sign ( in Libra), you will have a partner of your choice. A strong Venus shows strength and love in a relationship. But it does not mean that other positions of Venus are bad. Let’s check what kind of relationship you can have based on the sign placement of Venus. You must check sign placement in both the natal chart and the Navamsa chart.

    Venus in Aries: Your partner may have a lot of self-love and can be a loner
    Venus in Taurus: A practical partner who wants you to manage your family and finances
    Venus in Gemini: A multitalented partner with good communication/writing skills
    Venus in Cancer: A loving and caring partner who is emotional and sensitive
    Venus in Leo: A partner who is ambitious and wants you to meet his/her expectations
    Venus in Virgo: A practical partner who always negotiates the terms of the relationship
    Venus in Libra: A good-looking partner who loves socializing and enjoying life
    Venus in Scorpio: A partner who won’t reveal their secrets easily and is defensive
    Venus in Sagittarius: A faithful partner who is very stubborn in relationship matters
    Venus in Capricorn: A hardworking and disciplined partner who plans everything ahead
    Venus in Aquarius: A partner who has an urge to experiment and socialize
    Venus in Pisces: A partner who has strong principles and values

    In the female chart, one must look at Venus as well as the position of Jupiter. Jupiter will give similar results as the sign placement of Venus, as shown above. (Only for predicting your partner’s nature)

    Is the analysis complete? NO.

    You must now look at the 5th and 7th house of your birth chart.
    If the 5th house ruler is strong and there are benefics in the fifth house like Jupiter and Venus, it gives a sweet, soft romantic life.
    If planets like Saturn and Ketu come in the 5th house or aspects the fifth house then the love will fade or there may be breaks in a relationship.
    Planet Mars and Rahu will make you passionate about love. The romantic life will be full of passion and insecurity.
    Mercury will add a childish energy to your romantic life. You may like doing fun activities with your partner.
    Moon in the 5th house can make you impulsive in matters of relationship. You can be attracted to multiple partners.
    Sun in the 5th house will burn the romance. Romantic life will be dominated by ego and self-love.

    If Venus or Moon is in the 7th house then it is good for partnership. You can be more submissive yet loving towards your partner. Relationship matters to you.
    If the Sun, Mars, or Saturn sits in the 7th house then there will be a lot of struggle in maintaining the relationship. You don’t want to be dominated and may end up fighting your partner over small stuff.
    If Jupiter sits in the seventh house then it will make you forgiving in a relationship but the passion can go missing after a while, especially if there are no other aspects.
    If Mercury sits in the 7th house then you or your partner have powerful negotiation skills. Your partner may be fun-loving and playful.
    Rahu in the 7th will make you obsessed with your partner and you may not get the same amount of love in return. Very difficult position for partnership. You may be unhappy and yet can’t let him/her go.
    Ketu in the 7th house will make you either detached or unsatisfied with your partner.

    Khushboo Singh
    (Author)