Scorpio traits - Indian Astrology

Features of Scorpio Sign

According to Indian Jyotish, Vrishchika or Scorpio is a fixed, even, and watery sign, feminine in nature owned by the fiery planet Mars. It is an insect sign, and hence persons born under its influence possess characteristics akin to the insect world, e.g., that of storing and preserving and are thoroughly disciplined and social. They work more for the welfare of the society, or a group than for the individual. Here it bears many similarities with its sister sign Aries.

Traits of Scorpio

Thus those born under the influence of Scorpio, are ever busy doing something or the other and possess an adventurous spirit, and a commendable perseverance. There are great critics, go to the depth of everything they undertake and are endowed with great intellect and originality. They are fearless, frank, and out spoken like the Arians are stubborn and bold, and fight to the last for the cause they have in hand. They are usually reserved, and reticent, but when excited they do not hesitate to inflict pain on others, even severely and mercilessly.

Persons born under the influence of Scorpio, possess a strong bony and tall body, with prominent eyes, and a broad forehead. They possess an inherent love to display their ideas, and aspire to leadership, in which they often succeed wonderfully.

Career for Scorpions

They have a love for occult sciences and become proficient in various arts and crafts and pursue a thing till they succeed in it. They are always aware of their own superior powers, and their ability to achieve success in anything. But life is usually a great struggle for them, and their early life is often beset with great difficulties. Great statesmen, dictators, adventurers, explorers, scientists, surgeons, sages, and mystics are born when Vrischika is on the ascendant.

Benefic planets for Scorpio

The Moon is the most benefic for this lagna being lord of the ninth, bhava of Fortune. Jupiter the lord of the second and the fifth houses is also benefic, as well as the Sun lord of the tenth, Kendra.  

Malefic planets for Scorpio

According to Indian Astrology, Mercury being lord of the eighth and eleventh house is not good for Scorpion individual. Venus is not good for health however it is beneficial for financial status.

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Conception and Indian Astrology

Conception and Indian Astrology

Part -1

-         Pt.Nitin P.Kashyap

Human inception begins with the union of male and female. There are different views on appropriate timing for conception. This article  helps future parents to plan their baby according to Indian astrology so that the baby arrives with a lesser amount of difficulty and with the better prospect of growth.

According to Vedic science there are 16 samskar (events) which should be done in auspicious time. Birth, marriage and death are the important components of these 16 samskar. As death and birth both are out of our control, we cannot choose time for it on our own. Out of these 16 samskar conception is foremost and most important samskar. It is also known as Garbhadhaan samskar (गर्भाधान संस्कार). 

You can associate this samskar with sowing seed in farm. If you sow a seed at adverse climatic conditions, the result is quite obvious there will be no or little growth of the plant. On the contrary seed sown in favorable climatic conditions will show great growth with limited use of resources. In this series of article we will share auspicious and inauspicious time for conception.

There is a mythological story related to importance of conceiving time.

Aditi and Diti are two sisters. They both married to sage Kashyap. Sage Kashyap and Aditi opt a good and favorable time for conception and by doing so they produce deities (Devta).

Seeing Aditi's being blessed with children; Diti too was impatient to have a son. So, she had asked Kashyapa for companionship. Though Kashyapa had accepted her demand, He had asked her to wait for an hour as it was considered inauspicious and unsuited time for conception. However; Diti; shaken by the obsession of love and lust, couldn't wait and demanded immediate attention, Sage Kashyapa had to accept her demand. She gave nativity to two unworthy sons who violated all the ethics and follow the unethical path ultimately killed by God.

Conception and Astrology

There are other stories too which confirm that the timing of conception must be good. Here we are discussing only those factors which could be easily understood by a layman.

गंडांतम त्रिविधं त्यजेन्नीधनजन्मृक्षे च मूलान्तकं दास्त्रं

पौष्णमघोपरागदिवसान् पातं तथा वैधृतिम्|

पित्रोः श्राद्धदिनं दिवा च परिघाधर्ध स्वपत्नीगमे

भान्युत्पातहतानि मृत्युभवनं जन्मरक्षतः पापभम्||

û  Moola, Bharani, Ashwini, Revati and Magha constellation must be avoided for conception.( You can check daily constellation at our Panchang column)

û  Eclipse day must be let alone for it.

û  Day timing, dawn and dusk duration is quite inauspicious.

û  Vaidhriti & Vyatipaat yoga are too negative for such purpose.( You can check daily yoga at our Panchang column)

û  New moon day, Fourth, Ninth and Fourteenth lunar day must not be opted for conception.

û  Tuesday, Sunday and Saturday are ominous for conception.

……………to be continued