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Upapada Part 1

This document provides an introduction to a book about Upapada, a method in Vedic astrology for determining aspects of married and family life from a person's horoscope. It explains that Upapada is derived from selecting one of the houses in a male's horoscope as a reference point called Upapada, which can be used to predict harmony in marriage, the wife's qualities and number of children. The passage reviews key terms from the ancient sage Jaimini's teachings on Upapada, including Pitree (ancestors), Anuchara (following) and Padam (distance from sign lord), to help understand this astrological technique for gaining insight into relationships.

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Upapada Part 1

This document provides an introduction to a book about Upapada, a method in Vedic astrology for determining aspects of married and family life from a person's horoscope. It explains that Upapada is derived from selecting one of the houses in a male's horoscope as a reference point called Upapada, which can be used to predict harmony in marriage, the wife's qualities and number of children. The passage reviews key terms from the ancient sage Jaimini's teachings on Upapada, including Pitree (ancestors), Anuchara (following) and Padam (distance from sign lord), to help understand this astrological technique for gaining insight into relationships.

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Upapada:

The Ultimate Determinant Of Family


& Marriage Life

A Novel Exposition
By
Jagdish Raj Ratra, India

Copy Editor: Chandrashekhar Sharma


Readership Level: Scholars

I
n arranged marriages Matching of Horoscopes
ranges from fashion to necessity. Koot Milan is
done from Nakshatra-Padas of would be brides
and grooms. Some experts perform 'Graha
Milan', yet the future spousal life remains a mystery
or rather a Lottery.

The Rishis of yore solved this problem of


uncertainty. They developed a system, whereby
from horoscope of a groom, harmony and turmoil
of Conjugal Life, Virtues and distractions of wife,
the number of children she will bear, the number
of co-born she has, (the Mayaka of her root
Jagdish Raj Ratra is B.Com (hons) L.L.B family) could be predicted. The method was
through Upapada Kundali. By certain rules, one
Fellow (F.I.I) worked in Insurance Sector (LIC of the houses in male horoscope was chosen as
Of India) for 38 years. He has been dedicated reference to lagna which was called 'Upapada'.
Shri Jaimini, whose Sutras are like an ocean in a
to serious study in astrology since last few
decades. He retired in Feb 1996, has special cup, define Upapada - upapadaM (%ppd<), padaM
interest in Jaimini Astrology. He Researches (pd<), pitranucaraat (ipÇnucrat! ). This contains
on
three key words - (1) Pitree (ipt&), (2) Anuchara
a) Why there are 150 nadis in a sign and
what is the span of each nadi (Anucr), and (3) Padam (pd<). If we can
b) What is their importance and its understand them, we shall know Upapada. A
contribution in natives age span? little review of these magic words is necessary.
Padam (pd<) or Aroodha (AaêF) is known to all

students of astrology. (yavdIzaïy< pd\]a[am!²)


"As far as a Sign-lord is away from its sign that
far away is the “Padam” from the sign-lord., is
the basic rule, e.g. Mars, the lord of Mesha rasi, if
placed in Simha, (Mesha to Simha are five signs)
which is five signs away from Mesha, counting
again the five signs ahead including Simha i.e.
Simha, Kanya, Tula, Vrishchika and Dhanu, are
five signs. Thus,
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