Ishta devata

[starsearcher]

Please let me know whether my Ishta Devata is Lord Shiva, since an astrologer asked me to worship any deity related to Ketu.

d.o.b: 14th September 1963
Time: 9.23 p.m.
Place: Mumbai

[Dr Neeraj]

Atma Karaka is the planet that has the highest longitude in one's natal Chart. Atma Karaka in Navamsa is called the "Karakamsa". The 12th from the Karakamsa determines the "Istha Devata". The 12th house from the karakamsa is called the "Jivanmuktamsa". This is the house signifying the emancipation of the soul and we have to examine this house in order to find one's Ishta Devata.

• If there is a graha in the Jivanmuktamsa, it signifies the Devata.
  If there are more grahas than one, we choose the strongest.
  If there is no graha in the Jivanmuktamsa, we can see whether any Grahas are aspecting the 12th.
  If no Grahas aspect it, we can take the 12th Lord as Ishta Devata.

Below are the presiding deities for each planet who will be your Ishta Devata as per your Horoscope.

Sun-- Vishnu/Rama/Shiva
Moon-- Krishna/Shiva/Parvati
Mars-- Hanuman/Subramanya/Sri Narasimha
Mer-- Vishnu
Jup-- Vishnu/Sri Vamana/Dattatreya/Sai Baba
Ven-- Maha Lakshmi/Parashurama/Maa Gouri
Sat-- Shani Dev/Hanuman/Kurma/Shiva/Vishnu
Rahu—Maa Durga/Varaha
Ketu-- Ganesh/Matasya
Ascendent-- Kalki

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In ur chart, Sun is AK and in navamsa it is posited in Sagittarius.
So Sagittarius is ur Karkamansha. 12th from it is Scorpio (Jivanmuktamsa).
There's no planet in ur Jivanmuktamsa but Jup aspect it.
So ur Ishta devtas are Vishnu/Sri Vamana/Dattatreya/Sai Baba

God bless you
Neeraj

[raghu]

What if you have 2 planets aspecting the Jivanmuktamsa, Which do we choose ??

I have Saturn & Mars aspecting My Jivanmuktamsa (using Jagannatha Hora software)

My details are
28/04/1975
Walsall, England
14.05

Hope you can help me ....Kind Regards Raghu

[hari766]

del

[Dr Neeraj]

Dear Devbrat
Your Karakamansha is Gemini and 12th house from this is Taurus.
No planet present in Taurus, neither any planet aspect it by Parashari aspect.
Hence lord of Taurus Ven will determine ur Ishta devta which is Maha Lakshmi/Parashurama/Maa Gouri
God bless you
Neeraj

[Dr Neeraj]

Dear Preet
I cudnt find this place or even district.
Plz share its coordinator.
God bless you
Neeraj

[Dr Neeraj]

Dear Sshe
Your Karakamansha is Libra and 12th house from this is Virgo.
No planet present in Virgo, neither any planet aspect it by Parashari aspect.
Hence lord of Virgo Mer will determine ur Ishta devta which is Lord Vishnu.
God bless you
Neeraj

[Hanish]

Dear Dr Neeraj,

May I plz ask what if more than one planet aspects that house.? In my natal chart theres no planet sitting in that house but 3 planets Jupiter, Saturn and Mars aspecting it..

Regards

[Dr Neeraj]

Dear Hanish
I've mentioned: If there are more grahas than one, we choose the strongest.
You may ascertain Shadbala or Vimshopak bala for determining the strength of planets.
God bless you
Neeraj

[Dr Neeraj]

Dear Vaenu
Your KL is Gemini and Sat is posited in 12th from it.
Sat indicates Shani Dev/Hanuman/Kurma/Shiva/Vishnu
God bless you
Neeraj

[ash2016]

Dr. Neeraj,
Kindly guide me about my health problem.
Since last october 2015 , I have developed BP but it was never there before as I donated blood twice in Jan 2014 and december 2014.
Doctors point it out due to sedentary life style and emotional stress and told me there is nothing to worry. One of the reasons is that I lost my beloved father in feb 2015 and I was very attached to him.
I am taking medication and have changed life style .
A learned member of this forum (lex) claims that I would have to be on BP medication for life ! Do you also believe that !
Many freely computer generated varshik phal point that muntha (lagna lord) will be in 8th house of my horoscope from october 2016-2017 that would be dangerous period.

DOB:20-10-1973
Birth Time :18:23
Birth Place: Delhi, India
Kindly guide me
Regards,
Yours,
Ash
Delhi

[Dr Neeraj]

Dr. Neeraj,
Kindly guide me about my health problem.

Dear Ash
You shd ask your query in separate post. This post is about Ishta devta only.
God bless you
Neeraj

[ash2016]

Dr. Neeraj,
Kindly guide me like all who is my Ishta devata
DOB:20-10-1973
Birth Time:18:23
Birth Place: Delhi, India
Regards,
Yours,
Ash

[Dr Neeraj]

Dear Ash
Plz read the post just above your's post.
God bless you
Neeraj

[Comeback Kid]

Please help me finding out my Ishta Debra

DoB - 14 July 1983
Time - 13:58
Place - Mangalore (Karnataka)

[Dr Neeraj]

Dear CBK
Your KL is Gemini.
There's no planet in 12H.
Jup aspect 12H hence Lord Vishnu is your Ishta devta.
God bless you

[Comeback Kid]

Thank you Dr Neeraj. I appreciate that. God bless you too.

[Comeback Kid]

Dr Neeraj,

While we are at can you explain me why Jupiter was picked ahead of Saturn?

Elaborating:
1. Sun with highest shadbala in lagna is my Atmakaraka.
2. Sun is place in third house in my Navamsha which is owned by Gemini. So, Gemini becomes my Karakamsha.
3. 12th house from this is owned by Taurus. So, Taurus becomes my Jivanmuktamsha.
4. No planets are present in Taurus.
5. Saturn has 7th aspect and Jupiter has 9th aspect on Taurus in Navamsha.
6. In shadbala Saturn is stronger than Jupiter.

What made Jupiter to be picked ahead of Saturn?

[hari766]

Neeraj ji,
I have a basic doubt.
"If there is a graha in the Jivanmuktamsa, it signifies the Devata."
Here, do we see Jivanmuktamsa sign in Rasi or Navamsa?
Till now, I was in the understanding that all these signs like Jivanmuktamsa, sixth from Amatyakaraka(for palana devata) etc are to be seen from the respective placements in the Navamsa.
But in the above response to "starsearcher", I think you considered the graha placed in the Jivanmuktamsa (as seen from rashi chart) for ishtadevata. Pls advice.

[aristides]

Isnt the karakamsa lagna put back into the D1 and then we analyse the Ishta devata. And also using the AK in D20 chart for the same instead of D9. As D9 will mislead yo many times concerning this.

[Racing]

[quote=aristides post_id=264549 time=1531836306 user_id=18670]
Isnt the karakamsa lagna put back into the D1 and then we analyse the Ishta devata. And also using the AK in D20 chart for the same instead of D9. As D9 will mislead yo many times concerning this.
[/quote]

Precisely.

If Karakamsha Lagna is AK's navamsha sign in rashi chart - and Swamsa is AK's position in navamsha - then, shouldn't Ishta Devata be determined from 12th from the karakamsha (in rashi chart)?

Either way, I think D-20 is a better chart for delineating specific deities.

[Dr Neeraj]

Dr Neeraj,
While we are at can you explain me why Jupiter was picked ahead of Saturn?
What made Jupiter to be picked ahead of Saturn?

Dear CBK
Earlier in this post I've written the rules for finding Ishta Devta. I'm repeating the same here:

The 12th from the Karakamsa determines the "Istha Devata". The 12th house from the karakamsa is called the "Jivanmuktamsa". This is the house signifying the emancipation of the soul and we have to examine this house in order to find one's Ishta Devata.

If there is a graha in the Jivanmuktamsa, it signifies the Devata.
If there are more grahas than one, we choose the strongest.
If there is no graha in the Jivanmuktamsa, we can see whether any Grahas are aspecting the 12th.
If no Grahas aspect it, we can take the 12th Lord as Ishta Devata.

Your KL is Gemini and Since there is no planet in 12H from KL Gemini i.e. Taurus sign is vacant, we see which planet(s) aspect it. In your chart, only Jup aspect Taurus, hence I chose Jup.

God bless you