PAST LIFE

PAST LIFE  CALCULATIONS ASTROLOGY

we have to first see the sun and moon in the rasi chart (D-1). We have to see which of these two is powerful.

Choose the powerful one among the sun or the moon and see its position in the D-3 (drekkana) chart. The lord of that house holds the key for poorva janma!

If such a lord in D-3 is Jupiter, predict that the person was in devaloka before being born on earth.

If such a lord in D-3 is Moon or venus, predict that the person was in Pitruloka, before being born on earth

If such a lord in D-3 is Sun or Mars, predict that the person was in Tiryagloka before being born on earth.

If such a lord in D-3 is Mercury or Saturn, predict that the person was in Narakaloka before being born on earth.

If such a lord is exalted or in benefic positions,
know that the person has enjoyed high status in that loka.

If debilitated or in malefic combinations, know that he had a degraded life there.

Now about the lokas:-


Devaloka is an exalted plane of existence peopled with souls in higher order of awareness and enlightenment.

Pitruloka is a plane where departed ones live before taking another birth. This plane is also higher than our plane of existence on earth.

Tiryagloka is a plane of inferior order where souls with evil karma have to reside.

Narakaloka is a plane of much inferior order, where souls having excessive evil karma in their backlog have to spend their time.


Another text on how to predict the previous birth is Phaladeepika by Manthreshwara.

In the 14^th chapter there comes information on astrological pointers to know previous birth.

According Phaladeepika, the 9^th house holds the key.


If the 9^th lord in natal chart is exalted, the previous birth was in a high society of good people.

If the 9^th lord in natal chart is in debility or in enemy's sign, the previous birth was in a different country.

If the 9^th lord in natal chart is in his own house or in a friend's house, the previous birth was in the same country to which the person belongs. (Manthreshwara meant Bharatha varsha).

In such a case, if the 9^th lord happens to be Jupiter, the person was born in Aryavartha – in the area between Himalayas and Vindhyas.

In such a case, if the 9^th lord happens to be Venus or Moon, the person was born near Punya nadhis or sacred rivers such as Kaveri.

In such a case, if the 9^th lord happens to be Mercury, the person was born near Kshethras of Gods like Vishnu or Shiva. (places such as Srirangam or Chidambaram).

In such a case, if the 9^th lord happens to be Saturn, the person was born in Mleccha desa – outside Bharatha varsha.

In such a case, if the 9^th lord happens to be Sun, the person was born in a place of forests and / or mountains.

In such a case, if the 9^th lord happens to be Mars, the person was born in abandoned places or places where living was difficult.


Now about the kind of birth – whether as plant life or animal life:-

(The souls are born in four forms according to astrology and Hindu Thought – as devas, humans, animals and plant life.)

If the 9^th lord is placed in Prishtodhya rasi that happens to be fixed sign, the previous birth was that of some vegetation.

If the 9^th lord is placed in Seershodhaya rasi that happens to be movable sign, the previous birth was that of some living being, either animal or man.

If the 9^th lord is placed in the signs of exaltation or own house or friend's house of the lagna lord, the previous birth was that of a human being.

If the 9^th lord is placed in neutral sign of the lagna lord, the previous birth was that of an animal.

If the 9^th lord is placed in an enemy sign of the lagna lord, the previous birth was that of a bird.

In this way, the clues are given for finding out what we were in previous birth.

Past Life	Present Life
Forced his wife against her will to sleep with a rich man	The wife became the concubine of a rich man and later on came back to this man and again left him. The subject is without relationship.
The native married a number of women and killed them one by one in order to get married to younger women.	Now jobless and dependant on women for his survival.
The native impregnated a virgin, abandoned her and went abroad. The virgin committed suicide.	Now he is childless and the women he marries die prematurely.
The girl deliberately messed up the marriages of young girls.	She has innumerable relationship problems.
The native ignored the parents and mistreated them.	He undergoes problems in his old age.
The native blinded the eye of a Calf.	Her eye surgery failed due to the mistake of the surgeon and she lost her vision.
He stole temple properties.	His house remains under constant attacks of burglars.
The native never paid wages to her servants.	Now jobless and is being exploited by others.
The native refused to marry the woman after engagement.	The woman came back in this life and killed him.
The native was a jeweller. Someone came to sell his jewels. The jeweller offered a low price and when the seller said that he didn't want to sell them, the jeweller claimed that those jewels were his. The poor seller suffered a heart attack and died.	The native suffers heart problems and his family life is not harmonious, problems arising on account of children or wife.