# Astrological remedies : SHANTI TO WARD OFF EVIL

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- Published: 2021-09-06T23:46:43+05:30
- Author: Astrologer Sidharth

Astrology explains the law of nature. It is entirely based on the Karma and Reincarnation
theory. At the same time, it supports Newton’s third law of motion that every action
has an equal reaction. It proves that no action will go to waste and also nothing
can happen without a cause, that is why astrology is considered to be a convincing
science. Accurate results predicted by an able astrologer will surely come to pass
whether one does Shanti or not. In all cases, Shanti or Astrological remedies cannot
offer complete protection from the evils. It does not give guarantee to all.

Those who believe in Shanti may ask, “If one can’t modify or nullify the evil by
doing Shanti, why have the sages prescribed varieties of Shanties to ward off evil?
If every action has to produce a reaction or cause an effect, then how can the Shanti
performed go in vain without removing the evil? Hindus perform Pujas and Homa, pray
to Gods and Planets, construct choultries and hospitals, feed the poor and the disabled,
do charity and assist the needy, etc. Cannot these virtuous deeds mitigate the affliction?
In other countries, though they do not perform Homa, etc., yet they do charity or
help the fellow beings and animals without having faith or expecting any beneficial
result in overcoming difficulties. Even then whether they have faith or not, whether
they do it with a set purpose or hot, should not such casual or continuous meritorious
action help such persons to get rid of evil? “

Astrology says that Destiny cannot be altered. What is meant by Destiny is not generally
properly understood by non-astrologers. Karma is that which is already done in the
previous birth. Destiny includes all actions done in that birth and the results 
which one is to enjoy. One’s Destiny may force him to do Shanti and give complete
protection by removing the anticipated evil or only to an insignificant extent or
it may prevent one from performing any Shanti at all. Destiny ultimately gives the
result which one has to surely experience, without any alteration. The people have
to subdue to fate, otherwise termed Destiny.

Therefore, the people may be classified into four groups. One group will be those
who do Shanti and enjoy the results, desired by them and may attribute the benefit
to the Shanti; the other group will do Shanti, yet suffer, without any appreciable
redemption and say that, however much they offered Shanti, it did no good. The third
group will neither do Shanti nor believe in it. Yet they live happily, roll in wealth,
have success after success and enjoy enviable results. The fourth’ group never does
Shanti, but ever suffers.

The circumstances under which one is placed, one’s natural expectations and normal
anticipation,” one’s performing Shanti either out of fear or for favor and. the 
ultimate results are all due to one’s previous Karma. All these can be read from
one’s horoscope and it is possible for the astrologer to estimate the seriousness
of the Karma. Have we not seen in Nadis” written by the sages that advices are offered
to do’ various Shantis depending on one’s past action?

Karma can be divided broadly into three kinds. **DHRUTHA KARMA**, **DHRUTHA ADHRUTHA
KARMA** and **ADHRUTHA KARMA**.

By Dhrutha Karma, it is meant, that one has committed an inexcusable mistake or 
crime in the previous birth, like murder, denying food and shelter to the invalid
old parents, cheating the minor brothers during partition, to deny the wages to 
the poor class of helpless servants, cheating, ingratitude, etc. Such male factors,
ungrateful children, dishonest brothers, mighty masters and cheats may do any amount
of Shanti. They cannot ward off the malefic results to the desired’ extent as the
crime is serious and unpardonable, though to a negligible extent it will be reduced,
as no action will go to waste and every action has its own result. But the same 
Shanti, done by people who have committed pardonable mistakes, mitigates the affliction
in full and leaves” them unscathed. Suppose” A” has borrowed Ks. 50,000/- and “B”
has taken only rupees one hundred as loan. ” A ” repays rupees one hundred. “B” 
also repays rupees one hundred: ” A ” has yet to suffer as the loan cleared is negligible
and the burden is yet more or less the same But ” B” is care-free and regains peace
of mind. Therefore, such Dhrutha Karma people have to accept the punishment, undergo
the trial and patiently endure the penalty. In such cases, “**Avasyaro Anubok thavyam
Kritham Karma Subhasubham**” will apply. Whether they pray to God or they perform
any Shanti, they should reap the consequences of the previous Karma, with practically
no appreciable modification, because of the Shanti done.

(God is all merciful; yet He is all attentive to His Duty in administering justice.
He is-fully aware of the Karma which one has done in the previous birth, the. Shanti
or virtuous deed one will do in this birth and His impartial judgment is „the result
which one will enjoy. God knows what Shanti one will do, how far it would mitigate
and what the result would be.)

In the horoscopes of those who have done ‘Dhrutha Karma, the Dasanatha, the Bhuktinatha,
Lagna and Moon will be devoid of the beneficial aspect from Jupiter and from the
lord of the 9th house who indicates the virtuous deeds done in the previous birth.

Dhrutha adhrutha Karma means that one would “have committed excusable mistakes in
the previous birth. It is just like an ignorant person having purchased a ticket
to Bombay getting into Calcutta Mail. The Inspector finds out the mistake and points
it to him. The passenger pleads ignorance and prays for excuse. The examiner leaves
him without any punishment in such person’s horoscopes, either the Lagna or Moon
or Dasanatha or Bhukthinatha will receive favorable aspects from either Jupiter 
or Lord of 9 or both. Here the crime committed is so simple that he can be Excused
on his bumble application.

A constable can excuse a driver for having driven a car on the wrong side if he 
gives satisfactory explanation like skidding pr puncture, etc., especially when 
there is neither traffic nor accident. But the same constable cannot excuse the 
driver, if the car runs over a boy. Hence excuse or no excuse depends on the seriousness
of the crime.

The third one is Adhrutha Karma. The crime committed may be negligible. It might
have ended only in evil thought. Suppose a young boy finds a fruit bearing tree 
in a house over-hanging on the road side, .and goes near it and like a vulture is
moving there alone with a desire to have the fruit. The. owner notes the boy and
whistles. The boy understands that the! -owner is watching him and so he retraces
his step honorably. He does not remove the fruit. The boy had only the evil thought
but he did not commit theft; Such ones may be classified “is Adhrutha Karma. In 
such a person’s horoscope. Guru of Lord of 9 will be in the Lagna or conjoined with
Moon, or Dasanatha or Bhukthinatha. Such people will enjoy life though they do not
perform any Shanthi, nor pray nor donate for a good cause in this birth. One should
not forget that “_Karma of the previous birth and Shanthi or no Shanthi in this 
birth result in the final destiny which is the impartial judgment of God, which 
was already, once for all, decided at the time of birth. This is called as that 
which is written on the head_“.

This can be read from the horoscope. God writes on the head only once. He does not
alter now and then as and when the Shanthi is done. Nor can the birth time be changed.
The horoscope will ever remain the same. Hence the results indicated must come to
pass. “We know that doing or not doing Shanthi is also indicated in the horoscope.
The variety, of Shanthi which one may be advised to do depends upon the Planets 
which rule his time and also the nature of the results which the native desires 
to have.

In a lady’s chart, Rahu and Saturn are in the fifth house and both are in the constellation
of Lord of 6. The native was married in Mercury (Budha Dasa), Jupiter Bhukti (Guru
sub-period). Saturn Bhukti followed. Years passed. It did not give her the pleasure
of having a child. Kethu Dasa followed. Every fourth week disappointed her and the
husband. The couple became anxious. They approached an astrologer who said that,
in her chart, Jupiter was conjoined with Kethu in 11 while Sani and Rahu were in
5. So, he advised that, if they do Shanthi, they would surely have a child during
Kethu Dasa, Guru Bhukti. As per his advice, they visited Banaras, then Rameswaram,
and finally Guruvayur Krishna, at the time when Guru Bhukti just started. They also
did some charity. They had a child born before her Kethu Dasa Guru Bhukti ended.(”
Here the chart denotes that Lord of Lagna is Jupiter (Guru) who is conjoined with
Dasanatha Kethu. That she will take the advice and do Shanti is clearly shown. Guru
in 11 promises progeny. So -she. had a child during Guru’s period. The child was
born in Moolam star which is governed by Kethu in Jupiter’s sign “Sagittarius).

It may be asked, if she had not gone to these holy places, could she have had the
child. The astrologer will say, that she will have a child whether she wards off
the evil by such pilgrimage or not and also that she had to visit, to wipe off the
malefic effects and receive the blessings of God in the shape of a boy. Both are
her fate.

Two friends A and B request an astrologer’ to suggest some remedy, i.e., Shanthi
as they were suffering from eye trouble. The astrologer found that in A’s birth 
chart, the evil period was coming to an end whereas in B’s chart the future was 
becoming worse. He suggested to them that ” Surya Namaskaram” would be effective.
He also added that A would have the benefit, whereas B could not expect any improvement.
Both decided to do Shanthi. ” A “” found all favorable conditions for him to do 
it satisfactorily and enjoyed the beneficial results. “B ” had many obstacles and
impediments even to perform ” Surya Namaskaram with all that, he managed to do the
Shanti. Yet unfortunately, he had no improvement.

Thus, it can be shown that it is possible for an astrologer to say whether one can
have the chances to do offerings to God and whether one will have the advantage 
of such an action or not, by reading the horoscopes and ascertaining what variety
of Karma he ought to have done in the previous birth.

**Shanthi is of two kinds. One is Thrishta Shanthi and the other is Athrishta Shanthi.**

By Thrishta Shanthi is meant that one knows what Shanthi he should do and that he
is aware of the results of such a remedial measure.

If one suffers from headache and takes Aspro. or Saridon or Anacin or Cod pyrin 
he knows: that these are specifics for headache and he gets the relief. A few, even
after taking them, specific may continue to suffer which is also their fate. Here
the native is aware of his taking the medicine and also its curing effect. This 
is Thrishta Shanthi.

Athrishta means that which one can’t see with naked eyes and non-astrological eyes.
Athrishta-shanti brings results without the knowledge of the person. Nor can the
person judge the nature of favorable result he may enjoy and also whether Athrishta
Shanthi includes Homa, prayers, pilgrimage, construction of hospitals, maternity
home, schools, choultries, feeding the poor, donating blood, etc., but the nature
of the beneficial result which he may enjoy is not known. That is why it is called
Athrishta.

Thus, it will be seen that astrology can show what Karma one should have done in
the previous birth, whether one will do Shanthi or not in this life, and the ultimate
results one is to enjoy. It is also known that every action will have its reaction:
i.e., good actions yield desirable results, whereas bad actions bring evil to the
native.

As doing Shanthi is always considered to be a virtue and therefore it has necessarily
to bring favorable results to the doer, it is advisable that one either praise God
or does Homa or contributes for a good cause.

The number of people who commit inexcusable crime like murder amounting to Dhrutha
Karma will be very few. The number of people who do not commit any crime at all 
but occasionally think of evil, known as Adhrutha Karma, will be still fewer. Both
form a very small minority. But the majority of people commit excusable mistakes
called Dhrutha Adhrutha Karma. Therefore, Shanthi will be done 20 by them with or
without their knowledge and they will not ultimately suffer. As a layman may not
know which variety of Karma he could have done in the previous birth, he will assume
that he is one among many and that the performance of Shanthi will give him solace
and peace of mind and ward off suspense which is highly painful.

Shanthi may be compared to taking prophylactic vaccines against cholera, or typhoid,
or having revaccination against small pox. Such a preventive measure gives confidence
and immunity. One can visit the infected areas with courage and mix with such patients
though it may not guarantee that all those who had taken preventive measures will
never suffer. Even if one contracts the disease, the attack will be very mild.

Six years ago, four friends visited Kancheepuram to enjoy a festival when cholera
was prevalent there.’ Two of them did not take cholera vaccine inoculation before
leaving Madras. But the other two had taken it well in advance. Actually, one of
the two who had taken the prophylactic vaccine, did not suffer from cholera, at 
all. He was hale and healthy. The other even after taking it in time, had a very
mild attack and recovered rapidly. The third who could not have the inoculation 
was attacked by cholera severely and succumbed to it. The fourth who had no inoculation
neither had the attack nor any difficulty, because he had the immunity within himself.
But only those two who had inoculation were fearless during the visit while the 
other two had their own doubts and fears-‘ Similarly, the performance of Shanthi
will give mental strength, will reduce the virulence of the evil and more often 
save the individual.’

If one does not -perform Shanthi or any virtuous deed, one can’t be confident about
his happiness in 21 the future. There will be the doubt whether it will be peaceful
or miserable. A few may live happily. But many will suffer from untold miseries.

One attends to minor repairs to his car before starting out and drives it with confidence.
Two other people drive, without testing it. One car returns safely and the other
car breaks down. Is it not advisable to have the car examined by the expert, have
the minor’ repairs attended to, and then alone drive? Just as the repairs can give
confidence to the driver about the peaceful nature of the journey, even so the performance
of Shanthi will be helpful to relieve one from worries.

Astrology indicates who will do Shanthi and attribute the reduction of the evil 
result to Shanthi alone. The person may be ignorant of the fact that his fate was
that he should do Shanthi and he unnecessarily expected a more serious trouble, 
whereas only a mild one was his fate. Astrology advises all to be good, to do Shanthi
in any form and enjoy life with absolute peace of mind.

PEACE AND PROSPERITY BE UNTO YOU.

Source: Astrology & arishtha