Kirtana has always played a major role within Bhakti Yoga- the Yogic path of Praise and Devotion. 

​Bhakti Yoga allows anyone and everyone to pray with love and faith. It is a community-singing experience that utilizes songs and music to feel close to the Divine! It does not require strict and often restricting principles and methods of the other two paths of Yoga- Jnana Yoga (Yogic path of Knowledge) or Karma Yoga (Yogic Path of Action).

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In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna declared that among the nakshatras (lunar mansions or constellations), he is the Abhijeet nakshatra. Abhijeet means one is who is Victorious- over everything and everyone. The one who is finally wins over all his foes and enemies- be they outside people or his own inner negative tendencies. The one who cannot be defeated- i.e., he who is supremely victorious!

Within the 28 nakshatra system, which indicates the creation of the mind- Abhijeet nakshatra is the 22 nakshatra. This nakshatra has been removed in the 27 nakshatra system, which is indicative of the creation of the body. It is not surprising since, real winning is first mental, within our mental make-up the outward physical manifestation of that victory is then bound to happen in time.
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If you do not believe me ask any Martial Arts expert- they will tell you that even the biggest guy with the fastest technique is no competition to the one- who is truly and deeply confident within himself about his power and ability to win. This is not about superficial ‘wanting’ to win or even ‘thinking’ about having the right talent to win- but knowing- deep and pure knowing that you can, and you will win. That is what Abhijeet represents.

​Three-fourth of this nakshatra is from Uttar Ashada (preceding it) and one-fourth is from Shravana (following it).  Because of this Abhijeet brings in the qualities of both these nakshatras and transforms them even more to make it “truly illustrious”.

​Now, coming back to Abhijeet nakshatra- it is made up of Uttar Ashada, which means- the latter victorious one and Shravan which means- to listen. Also, Uttar Ashada is ruled by Shiva (among the tri-murti rulers) and Shravana is ruled by Vishnu.

​So, Abhijeet forms the point within the nakshatra journey (or, we should rightly say, the soul journey thru the nakshatras) where it is able to receive blessings from Hari-Hara. A form of the Divine, which has the qualities of both Hari (Lord Vishnu) and Hara (Lord Shiva). The tri-murti lord of Abhijeet is Brahma. So, Abhijeet assimilates and expresses the qualities of ALL the three of the tri-murtis.

People having planets (grahas) in the Abhijeet nakshatra or having this nakshatra in any prominent position in their chart will find that they are drawn to the qualities of both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu and they are better off assimilating the individual qualities of these two divinities and then utilizing them as necessary- depending on the situation that they are facing to ensure the best outcome. 

There is a time when one needs to be meditative and/or angry and there are times- where we need to work with calm diplomacy- each of these qualities are essential and the one who wants to be supremely victorious needs to know- when he/she should be utilizing which quality as well as the best manner in which to express it. This is the power of the Abhijeet nakshatra.

In addition, people with a prominent Abhijeet nakshatra in their chart can be highly creative and can come up with truly unique and ‘creative’ solutions to problems and challenges. Where others may not see a way out- a Abhijeet person will be able to find a viable solution. Because of this they can be very resourceful to obtain their objective- till they have clarity of purpose and a well-defined direction of endeavor (note- the negative influence of Shravana can make a person wander aimlessly without clarity of purpose in their life).

Also, another point to note is that all the other Lunar Constellations are feminine in nature, as they are considered to be wives of the Moon; but Abhijeet is masculine in nature.

Because Abhijeet has the power packed from two key nakshatras that inculcate the individual powers of courage, patience, and valor (Uttar Ashada) and divine wisdom (Shravana), ​it indicates that ‘high point’ the top of… the zenith of being-ness.
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It is for this reason that Abhijeet muhurta, i.e., the Abhijeet hora segment of the day is considered extremely auspicious and can be utilized to better time one’s actions for fruitful and favorable results.

​Special Note: This article like others within the   Jyotish    category, assumes that you already have some basic understanding of Jyotish or Vedic Astrology. Here on Maitreyi Paradigm, my intension is to utilize the information that is contained within each of our astrological charts to help strategically pave our own pathway- to health, wellbeing, and happiness. To help you identify and address your own deep, driving soul urges and desires.

Above all, my intension with explaining these ‘not-so-typically-explained’ Jyotish (meaning Eyes of the Vedas- that allow us to see light) concepts is to help you build a   Life Process Framework™ that is customized to your own lessons, your trials, and tribulations- so that you can not only thrive materially, but also find peace and happiness.
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Some of these concepts are from classical ancient texts and other wisdom details have been obtained from deep contemplative states or as I prefer to say- by the blessings of the Divine Mother.

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Traditionally Makar Sankranti has been celebrated on Jan 14th of each year- but   starting last year, it is also being celebrated on Jan 15th. This has created some confusion in people's mind. Here is a quick short video explaining the correct date for the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti.

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Jupiter rules both Sagittarius and Pisces, though Sagittarius is the mool-trikona sign of Jupiter. In simple terms, this indicates that on this earthly material plane, the key purpose of Jupiter is to show the path of “Dharma”. But this is not the end purpose of Jupiter- in and of itself!! 

This is indicated by the symbol for Sagittarius which is the archer and the three signs that follow it- Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pieces. Of these, Capricorn and Aquarius are ruled by Saturn and Pisces is ruled by Jupiter. It is also important to note that Saturn is the karaka for Karma- our actions as well as receiving the fruits of those actions.
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As we know the symbol of Sagittarius is half-horse and half-man. It shows the evolution of a soul thru the various stages designated by the various signs and that as we arrive at Sagittarius, even though we now realize the importance of civilized-living, which is governed by dharma and laws- we still have not completed our journey to being a complete, i.e., evolved man (an evolved human being). 

​What is interesting to note is that this archer in Sagittarius is pointing his arrow forward- towards the three signs that follow it- Capricorn, Aquarius and then finally Pisces. Here Jupiter symbolically indicates that the path forward is thru the key-core qualities of those three signs so that we can arrive at our final goal of Pisces- where we complete our journey. 

The way we move further on with our soul-journey is by first conducting our own karmas- signified by Capricorn and then preforming karmas for the general wellbeing, i.e. for the wellbeing of our communities, societies and the world at large- signified by Aquarius and it is only after we have performed the appropriate (needed) karmas and learnt our lessons in the process that we will be able to arrive at Pisces- the Cosmic ocean, the abode of Lord Vishnu- the supreme consciousness that pervades everything and everywhere and is known as the supreme God-head. 
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Pisces which is also ruled by Jupiter is signified by the two fishes swimming in opposite direction. On one hand we can learn our lessons and move out of this repeated cycle of birth and death or on the other hand, it is possible that there are still many lessons that we need to learn, many karmic debts that we still need to clear/pay and so because of this we need to “go back” to continuing with the cycle- another iteration of the journey- and hopefully the next time around we will be that much wiser about our experience and grow further within our soul-consciousness. 

Here in Pisces, Jupiter helps us to know/realize that we have now reached the cosmic presence. Finally, our journey can stop. We can rest, we do not need to trek anymore and here our feet (our soul-journey) find rest at the feet of the supreme consciousness within the depths of the Cosmic ocean. 

So basically, Jupiter rules the wisdom of the way forward in Sagittarius and gives us the knowledge/wisdom and desire to traverse the path forward thru Capricorn and Aquarius, where we need to “settle” our karmic accounts so as to then arrive at the final junction where we can attain moksha- liberation from this cycle of birth and death, i.e., our individual consciousness can finally merge with the Divine Supreme Consciousness!! 
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So – how can we practically utilize this Wisdom of Jupiter?? Take a look at your Vedic chart and then check to see the houses these four signs fall in. Addressing the karmas/lessons associated with those houses will help you to easily progress on your soul journey- which is to say that it will help you in a general manner, to make things better for you- at an overall level.

For e.g., let’s say you are a Virgo ascendent, then in that case Sagittarius will be in your 4th house with Capricorn being in the 5th, followed by Aquarius in 6th and Pisces in the 7th house. At a simple level, even if you are to ensure that you conduct appropriate karmas around your relationship with your mother, your home along with ensuring proper focus and commitment to creative endeavors and children along with following a structured daily routine and ensuring that you have a more accommodative stance when you deal with other people… will help you bigtime in sorting thru other challenging areas of your life.

Even though doing all the above actions may seem like common sense, but particularly for a Virgo ascendent person, they will find that when they do those things and pay more attention to those tasks- concerning the houses 4 thru 7, the rest of their life will flow that much smoother. 

Also, it would not be surprising, if you have planets in these houses which will further indicate that these are part of your core life-lessons!! Then in that case, conducting those karmas will take on an even deeper significance and so subsequently addressing them properly will help you that much more… 
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If you are a student of Jyotish, then you can surely meditate on this snippet of wisdom and find out other deeper significances. But if you are a lay person reading this to find answers for their own chart, then even simply looking at the significance of the houses these four signs fall in, and then attending to those lessons/actions/tasks will go a long way into smoothening (making easy & joyful) your overall life experience.

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Ganesh is one of the widely known Hindu deities. This joyously happy and extremely benevolent elephant-faced God is revered and cherished not just by Hindus but also by many people of other spiritual faiths.

All Hindu deities represent cosmic energies that are part of the Divine Universal Energy or the Supreme God-head. 

In this regard, Ganesh represents the energy that is capable of removing obstacles and obstructions. Due to this, he is revered and paid obeisance before starting any auspicious or important work. His blessings are sought before starting travel to ensure safe, smooth journey and successful completion of work.

​According to mythology, Ganesh is the second son of the deities- Shiva and Parvati. Here the concept of ‘son’ is used to indicate the product or an effective outcome. 

Shiva represents the Male Cosmic energy principle of our form-created world and Parvati (who is another representation of Shakti), is the Female Cosmic energy principle.  Both these primal Male and Female cosmic energy principles are responsible for creating our form world.

The energy of this action of creation (kinetic or action energy) is their first son- Karthikeya.  Thus Shiva and Shakti together create this form-world as we know.

​Their second son is Ganesh. Thus his energy is of prime importance in this created (manifested) world and he is considered as a ruling-leader of the masses. It is due to this leadership position that Ganesh is revered before starting any important task. He is considered as the prime energy of importance in our material world for special occasions as well as day to day existence.

This Ganesh energy is called by many names to address his various abilities and qualities- as a Leader of the Masses, he is called Ganaraj or Ganapati) and as a Remover of Obstacles; he is called Vighnaharta .

Ganesh’s two consorts are Buddhi (Intellect) and Siddhi (Accomplishment). Typically his consort Buddhi is also addressed as Riddhi which is Abundance or Affluence.  This is to indicate that the energy of Ganesh is the governing energy behind intelligence, abundance, affluence and accomplishment.

​Joyous benevolent Ganesh is revered by millions worldwide across many cultures and countries. He comes to the aid of anyone who requests through prayers for help and guidance. It could be in the form of daily prayers or to ask for obstructions & obstacles to be cleared before starting a special venture or before starting on a journey for its successful completion. 

As the ruling energy- i.e. the Leader of the Masses- Ganapati is always willing to help and benefit anyone who seeks his guidance.

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