Lal Kitab

by Pt. Benimadhav Goswami and Pt. Laxmikant Vashista

Astrology, as professed in the general sense is said to be part of the Vedic scriptures of ancient India and a major part of it has been culled out from Ayurveda. It may be added here that Hippocrates the most revered name in medicine had also said that “A physician without knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.” There is no denying the fact that Astrology in Lal Kitab is highly influenced by Vedic scriptures, but the fact remains that it is less ritualistic and more social-friendly. During the 9th to the 12th century AD, there was a huge migration of Hindu Aryans from Gaur (now Malda) and Kamrupa regions of Eastern India due to frequent attacks from foreign invaders. These people, particularly Brahmins traveling towards West settled in the plains of undivided Punjab and further in Jammu and Kashmir. The Oceanic knowledge which was scripted in the form of Lal Kitab is nothing but the same knowledge which was preserved by the astrologers of Gaur for centuries through Guru-Shishya tradition. The area referred to above did not come under foreign influence hence and this field of astrology was not influenced by any other school of Astrology. Hence, we coined a new name for this school of astrology as Lal Kitab Astrology for our convenience. It may be worth mentioning here that this school of astrology is very much a part and parcel of Vedic astrology.

Contents of the book:

• Acknowledgement,
• Preface,
• Abbreviations used in the book,
• Glossary,
• Index of vol. I:
• Introduction of Lal Kitab,
• Difference between Old and New system,
• Different Signs of Planets on Mounts,
• Zodiac Signs on the hand,
• Method of casting Horoscope from the Hand,
• Phrenology connected with Astro-Palmistry,
• 1. How Nature Determines Fate, Decrees of Nature, Doubts about Birth Time,
• 2. Houses and Planets, Fixed Houses, Mutual Friendship,
• 3. Fixed and joint Houses, Relationship of Planet and sign,
• 4. 12 Fixed houses, Joint Houses, bodily strength,
• 5. Aspects of Planets, normal and inverse aspect, aspects of planets,
• 6. Debts/complicated planets, kinds of debt,
• 7. Planet of Maajor Period, Moon Chart, Planet of Deceit,
• 8. Remedies, Remedy of Mars (-), Helpful remedy as per birth day/birth time, remedies at the time of marriage,
• 9. Effect of Planets, Effect of Artifical Planets, Effect of Joint Planets,
• 10. Changing condition of a child as per movement of planets in univere,
• 11. Changing, Rectification and kinds of Horoscipe, simple rectifiction, Moon horoscope,
• 12. Annual predictions, Analysis of horoscope, effect of planets, time of general effect,
• 13. Rajayogas,
• 14. Items/Business/reltions pertaining to different planets,
• 15. Residential Houses, Remedies, types of Houses, Doors,
• 16. Individuals dominated by planets, matters relating to service, travel,
• 17. Marriage of children, propitious time for marriage, complexiion, nature of wife, age of couple, happiness after marriage matrimonu of daughter, tips for comforts of family life,
• 18. money maters, average income savings/expenses, types of wealth, financial transcations, donations,
• 19. Disease/age/death.

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