Secrets of the Vimsamsa: The 20th Division

“Devotion”

The secrets of the Vimsamsa are it is an eighth house varga and the second of the inner vargas. The Vimsamsa corresponds to a Moksha house or House of Liberation that is part of the Truth Trine. The Vimsamsa represents devotion and bonding. Among other things, the eighth house is a house of trust and bonding in the esoteric sense. It represents the bond between two people. It is the spiritual bond between a disciple and their chosen path, Deity or Guru. The eighth house is the value other people hold for us and the value we find in others. Whatever it is that facilitates a transformation within our psyche is represented by the eighth house. Due to this intense meaning, the eighth house and its varga, the D20 reveals that to which our consciousness is devoted and what our consciousness churns within it.

An individual’s consciousness will always be drawn towards something. That “something” can be beneficial and produce a happier inner life or it can be drawn towards that which causes anxiety and pain and every nuance in between these two extremes. Depending on what we hold as dear in our consciousness, we will attract these things into our life. The Vimsamsa reveals what our consciousness dwells upon and, consequentially, what we attract.

The house cusps and planets that are strongly manifested in this varga indicate the person’s consciousness can attract those significations.

Magnetism is created by churning what we desire over and over in our mind. This is the basis for the practice of mantra for which the Vimsamsa will give more insight.

Important Planets and Bhavas

Jupiter is the main planet in the Vimsamsa. One of the names of Jupiter is Guru which means “weight”. In fact, Jupiter has such mass, that he causes interference in the gravitational pull of the Sun. Jupiter is the weight of what we hold dear and important. In several ancient societies, the guru or teacher elicited devotion within their students. Jupiter is the great attracter in the universe. Another one of his names is Mantrika, which means a person who practices mantra to perfection. Mantras are designed to create through vibration what you want on the astral so that it eventually manifests in the material world. Jupiter rules money and wealth. When Jupiter is harmed in the D20, the person does not understand the limitations of money to provide happiness. The person will chase material wealth for selfish reasons and to satisfy worldly desires only to discover after they have acquired it, that they are the same person, with all the same problems, longings, and wounds. Jupiter as the karaka or indicator of wealth is designed to give the person wealth so they are free from material concerns and have time to grow in wisdom and divine knowledge. Jupiter frees them to have time to devote to contemplation.

The eighth cusp is the key house cusp. Secondary in importance is the third house which is the eighth from the eighth following the principle of “bhavat bhavam” or “house from the house”. When the eighth and third bhavas and their lords are harmed the person dwells on egocentric aspects of their personality. They dwell on their personal and financial limitations, obsessing over what they do not have. To dwell upon what we do not have is to dwell upon what we are not. It is important to distinguish between desiring to reach a goal and wishing for things we do not have. A goal involves concentration usually upon one thing. Once that goal is reached, the desire is satisfied and the person acquires an element of peace. Desires are legion and dependent upon what is outside of us rather than an inspiration that comes from within.

Afflictions to the twentieth varga will cause our consciousness to dwell on something that does not support our happiness and well-being.

How to Calculate

Divide the Sign into parts of one degree thirty minutes each. Note the degree of the planet and house cusp and the corresponding part it falls within. Planets in cardinal Signs should count the number of parts from Aries. Planets and house cusps in fixed Signs should be counted from Sagittarius. Planets and house cusps in dual Signs should be counted from Leo.

Deities

Many Deities of the Vimsamsa are Mahavidyas which are ten aspects of the Divine Mother in Hindu mythology. The planet and house cusp will manifest in the essence of the deity. Below are descriptions of the Deities, some with the pertinent aspects of their myths and the etymology of their names which give clues as to how they will influence a planet or house cusp.

The deities follow a certain order which is given below. The Deities rule the increments of one degree, thirty minutes each. The Deities are completely different for odd (masculine) Signs and even (feminine) Signs.

Odd (Masculine) Signs

1.Kali

“Time”. “The fullness of time”.

The feminine counterpart of Kala which also means time. Kali is the wrath and destructive rage of Goddess Durga and was born from her forehead.

2. Gauri

The Divine Mother as kind, loving, charming, maternal and devoted. A gentle-natured goddess.

3. Jaya

Metaphor for Rajas. Rajas is the illusion that actions happen because we will it.

One of the twin gatekeepers of the abode of Vishnu. Jaya was cursed by the Kumaras to give up his divinity and be born as a mortal on Earth. Vishnu gave him the option of being born seven times as his devotee or three lives as his enemies. They chose three lives because they could not bear to be separated from Vishnu for seven lives.

4.Laxmi

Goddess of fortune and prosperity.

5.Vijaya

Metaphor for Tamas. Tamas is the motivation to do or not do something based on fear and security. One of the twin gatekeepers of the abode of Vishnu. Vijaya was cursed by the Kumaras to give up his divinity and be born as a mortal on Earth. Vishnu gave him the option of being born seven times as his devotee or three lives as his enemies. They chose three lives because they could not bear to be separated from Vishnu for seven lives.

6.Vimala

Meanings are “stainless” “spotless” “clean” “bright” “pure” “transparent”. Concerned with finding truth.

7.Sati

The Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity. She married Shiva and brought him out of his asceticism to participate in the world.

8.Tara

Derived from the Sanskrit root ‘tá¹›’, meaning to cross.

The Goddess as Guide and Protector, or One Who Saves.

Tara leads you to a better place and safeguards you. Mobility and movement are implied.

9.Jwalamukhi

Jwala Mukhi means “flame mouth”. Fire always has to do with the essence of something, burning away the impurities until only the essence remains. Most things burn and therefore have fire within them. Jwalamukhi is a goddess created after the death of Sati, the wife of Shiva. She is an essence of Sati, the goddess of fidelity and marital loyalty.

10.Shaveta

Meanings: “Pure”, “Fair”, “Beauty”

11.Lalita

“The Graceful One” “Beautiful Goddess of the Three worlds”

Beyond the three gunas (tamas, rajas and sattva) and residing in the three worlds of manas (mind), buddhi (intellect) and chitta (consciousness, feeling). The foremost Goddess of the Mahavidyas.

12.Bagalamukhi

“The Crane-Headed One”. This goddess shatters peoples’ misconceptions and delusions with her club and possesses the power to stun an enemy into silence. She pulls the tongue from a demon with her left hand while striking him with a club with her right. This represents putting an end to gossip and slander. She also makes us regret our own useless gossip. The crane she rides symbolizes deceit and most gossip and slander are based on deceit.

13.Pratyangira

The universal feminine force is known as Shakti. Pratyangira has the face of a lion and the body of a woman. She placated the rage of Narasimha, the lion-headed god.

This energy is designed to make friends out of enemies and overcome anger.

14.Shachi

She is associated with beauty, sensuality, jealousy, and rage.

15.Raudri

Personification of the Fire Element. “The terrible goddess”.

16.Bhavani

“Giver of Life”, power of creative energy. Also a mother like Bhairavi, dispenses justice by killing enemies of the Devas, the Asuras.

17.Varada

Varada means The Bestower of Boons and Granter of Wishes.

18. Jaya

Same as number three. Metaphor for Rajas. Rajas is the illusion that actions we perform happen because we will it.

One of the twin gatekeepers of the abode of Vishnu. Cursed by the Kumaras to give up his divinity and be born as a mortal on Earth. Vishnu gave him the option of being born seven times as his devotee or three lives as his enemies. They chose three lives because they could not bear to be separated from Vishnu for seven lives.

19.Tripura

“Three Cities” or “Three states of consciousness”

Cities are and have been a metaphor for states of consciousness.

She is another name for Lalita mentioned above.

20.Sumukhi

“Bright Faced” “Beautiful woman” “Subdued”

Even Signs

1.Daya

Compassion, empathy, mercy

2.Medha

Intelligence, Knowledge, Wisdom, Memory

3.Chhinna Masta

Goddess of contradictions. Destruction, death and temporality in addition to immortality and salvation. A Goddess of sexual dominance and fury that is destructive.

4.Pishachini

Female shape-shifting, flesh-eating demon that inhabits cremation grounds and enjoys darkness. She is a vampire of human energy. A person can perform certain propitiations and use this demon for fortune-telling, she will whisper the fortune into the ear of the teller.

5.Dhoomavati

“The smoky one”.

An old, ugly woman that rides a crow in a cremation ground. She manifests during times of dissolution and indicates the nothingness or void before creation. She can give supernatural powers, especially to defeat one’s enemies and give boons to unattached people like those who are single, widowers and ascetics.

6.Matangi

The arts, knowledge, music and speech are governed by her. She can give the power to destroy enemies while also giving the power to attract people. Also associated with pollution and the outcastes of society.

7.Bala

The daughter of the Goddess Lalita and an adept in martial feats but also a young girl of nine. She is like the god Skanda who is a young child but also leads an army and is a god of war. This denotes fighting for righteousness but also having the childlike quality of wonder and adaptability. To be able to change the mind if wrong is a quality of the gods as young children.

8.Bhadra

Bhadra is the goddess of auspiciousness, described as the wife of demigod, Kubera, a god of wealth. She is the power (shakti) of wealth which usually means a person has the freedom to do what they want.

9.Aruna

“red, ruddy, rose”

The charioteer of Surya, the Sun god. He is the personification of the reddish glow of the rising Sun.

10.Anala

A god of the material world. Anala means fire. Fire is within most things, nearly everything because most things burn so fire has to do with the hidden essence of something. Fire is destructive as well as purifying.

11.Pingala

According to one text, the Ramayana, one of the eleven Rudras, devotees of the god Rudra-Shiva.  Rudras are gods of the middle world, situated between earth and heaven. Rudras are wind-gods and vital energies (rudra-prana) that represent the life-breath and subtle energies in the body which when they leave, the person dies. As such, they are known as “ones who make cry”.

12.Chuchchuka

“Breast” “Nipples”

13.Ghora

“Extremely Terrifying” form of Rudra

14.Varahi

One of the Matrikas, a group of seven mother goddesses in the Hindu religion. She has a boar’s head and is the shakti (feminine power) of Varaha, the boar avatar of the god Vishnu. Ruler of the Northern direction. Varaha brought the Earth into manifestation after the Great Flood. Symbolizes worldly aspirations and those things that can only be experienced in physical reality.

15.Vaishnavi

Protector Goddess of the Earth, defeating evils and demons. She was born from the combined spiritual efforts of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati.

16.Sita

Sita is known for her dedication, self-sacrifice, courage and purity.

17.Bhuvaneshvari

She is also known as Adi Parashakti which is one of the earliest forms of Shakti.

“Goddess of the world” or “Queen of the universe”.

The elephant prod is her weapon.

18.Bhairavi

The Fierce Goddess.  “Terror” “Awe-inspiring”

Bhairavi is violent and fierce to those who are cruel but a good mother to devoted children.

19.Mangala

Another name for the planet Mars, born from the Earth and celibate. He has no parents and no consort. Mangala is a brahmacharya, an ascetic with no worldly ties. Denotes logic and fixing problems.

20.Aparajita

“Undefeated”.  â€œImpossible to overcome”.

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