Hi everyone, welcome to Vedic Astrology Study
Podcast. Through this medium, I cover a breadth
of some basic principles and analysis of the
beautiful ancient science of Jyotish. Gifted
to humanity by wise ancient seers of India, typically
there are playlists of different kinds with case
studies to have a practical grounding of those
principles. In this series which will become
a part of the Panchanga playlist, I am covering
the science of Muhurta or the timing of events,
activities, dietary control, tuning your attitude
to any given day of the month since this is a
lunar calendar. As per Vedic astrology, the human
being should regulate their daily activities
in alignment with the lunar cycle. and the corresponding
tithi of the day. You might say this is the beginning
of the use of science of Jyotish consciously,
with awareness and in full view of self and this
space -time reality we find ourselves in. Since
this deals with your everyday cycle of energies
that each of us deals with on a daily basis,
it's a good beginning point to start Jyotish
which Panchanga studied first, before you get
to the charts part. If you do not know what your
current tithi is, where you are on the planet,
you can download the Jyotish app, which is indicated
on the slide with its logo on android or iphone
store. Download it, set its location to wherever
you are on the planet. Then click on mahurta
and panchanga part as is shown on the slide,
and it will tell you the current panchanga aspects,
the tithi, the vara, the karada, yoga and nakshatra,
which is typically where moon is transiting over.
Then use these series as a study material to
guide your daily activities, diet, attitude for
any given day. The way I shall cover each tithi
here begins with the element and deity followed
by the energy of the day, what to do, what to
avoid, suggested mindset, elementary, dietary
consideration and the content is covered both
for Shukla paksha and Krishna paksha tithis.
For the basics of this, see the previous tithi
videos in this playlist. Let's get started. Now
let's discuss the Navami tithi, the nine tithi.
You can see the pachad there where it falls in
the lunar day cycle. Towards the waxing side
on the left and on the right side the veining
side, the highlighted ones. So this is part of
the rikta tithi. Rikta in Sanskrit means empty.
They said inauspicious. Inauspicious is only
in context to what can be achieved in the external
world. And it's since 9, now me, and I shall
cover this numerology business a little later
on. 9, a number in numerology is associated with
Mars. This is the year of the 9, 2025. That's
why you see a lot of conflicts going on. So Rigdhati.
This is the second of the Rigdhati. If you recollect,
The first one was Chaturthi. Second one is Navami.
The last one is Chaturdashi, both on the Shukla
and the Krishna Paksha side. So what's the quality
of Rikta? Read up that box there. Considered
hollow, rikta means empty or void for growth
-oriented activities. Like I said. Inauspicious
means what? What do typically people in Vedic
traditions mean when they say inauspicious? It's
not a good time for going outward and getting
stuff done. It's the time for going inward. Better
for reduction, removal, destruction, austerity
and obstacles. So think Mars. All are Mars kind
of energies. Think of aggression. Think of aggressive
way of completions you might say. avoid new beginnings
or celebrations, so don't do contraindicated
activities. Now let's see the generic qualities
of Navami Tithi. Reading from my notes here,
Navami is another Rikta Tithi like Chaturthi
and Chaturdashi. Thus, it is traditionally considered
inauspicious or empty for most auspicious activities.
The presiding deity of Navami is Nagas. The Nagas
is the serpentine quality. or the race of serpentine
beings that are here you might say also you might
say Kundalini imparting an element of mystery
depth and potentially venomous light symbolically
speaking this tithi carries a rather harsh or
strict energy so ninth day of the lunar cycle
on the waxing or waning side check the mahurta
and panchanga button on your jyotisha if it is
such a day This is the day after Ashtami's intensity
and often in mythic cycles, Navami is when battles
conclude or aftermaths are dealt with. For example,
Ram Navami. Lord Rama was born on Ram Navami.
It is celebrated in India as Vishnu's avatar's
birth on earth. It is auspicious due to Lord
Rama's birth but also considered that in Ramayana
war, the ninth waxing half might have been the
day of significant battle progression. Another
one in Mahabharata war, day 9 was when Bhishma
was incapacitated. So it's a fierce, conclusive
day you might say. Navami is often linked with
discipline, law, as law drama was considered
Mariyada Purushottam. Mariyada means, actually
these days translated as discipline, as one who
always follows the rule of law, the rule of doing
the right thing, not just law in terms of something
that is scribbled in constitution or somewhere
in legal stuff. Embodiment. Rama was the embodiment
of whatever it means to be the person and what
consequences they typically suffer on this 3D
earth plane. When you go by your own laws, your
moral ethical compass is Rama, is the Sun. All
of these are covered in other places. Anyway,
back to this. Was born on a Navami and sometimes
finality. The term Navami is used in the context
of Navaratri. The concluding day on the major
battle, you can look this up, is Dashami. This
is the Ramayana. Because it is the Rikta Tithi,
Navami is seen as void for initiating positive
things. However, no day is a waste, isn't it?
It is ideal for acts that involve cutting down,
fighting or strenuous effort. Mars -like energy.
We can characterize Naomi's vibe as fiercely
result -oriented, suitable for closure of conflicts
and tackling tough, possibly unpleasant tasks.
There are always these, isn't it, in our lives?
There's always some stuff, some shit you need
to get done, but, you know, you keep putting
it off. Naomi is a good day to complete that.
The emotional tone may be a bit dry or stern.
Very acidic, Mars is like that. In worldly terms,
things done on Navami might not bear fruit. Again,
it's a void tithi. Don't go out and do stuff.
Go inward and complete things. Even if you're
going outward, this is a good day for completing
stuff which you have been putting off. Think
of it that way. Competitive and aggressive endeavors,
what is it good for this day? Navami is considered
an ideal for competitions, debates, physical
exercise, elimination of enemies, hunting, weaponry
and violent activities, all Martian stuff. This
blunt list from classical sources makes it clear.
If you need to win a contest, engage in a debate,
or overpower an adversary, Navami gives you a
cold sharp edge and critical sort of a knife
edge to do that. It's a great day for martial
activities, whether literal or combat training
or target practice or strategic war room meetings
kind of thing. Even things like negotiating a
tough deal, confronting a difficult situation
can benefit from Naomi's unsentimental unforgiving
type energies, okay? So don't do anything positive
on this day. Think of it like concluding stuff.
Especially don't go out and get stuff done. Intense
physical training. Going to the gym, bodybuilding,
intense workouts. This is good on this day. NAMI's
energy can help you push your limits while exercising
in the gym, for example. The text specifically
mentioned physical exercise as a favorable day
in NAMI. You might break your personal records
lifting weights, for example. Tasks of destruction
or removal. You need to demolish a building,
clear a field or kill the pests. Pest control.
Nami is suitable for this day. In the older terms,
classical texts list hunting as an exercise which
could be done or culling invasive species or
pests or deep cleansing a problematic area. If
you have an addiction or a bad habit to remove,
they might start advising the quitting process
on Nami day because you want to remove something.
It's an energy of removal and create a void for
new energies to come in, essentially. Tool work
and construction. With caution, building weapons
or tools are mentioned. If you're a craftsperson
or an engineer needing to do heavy tool -based
work, this is a fine day to do that construction
kind of work. Alcohol production or consumption
in the ritual context. Interestingly, classical
sources notes alcohol consumption among other
things that Nami can be ideal for. Doesn't mean
you get a whole bottle of scotch and down it,
okay? This doesn't mean that. Don't go on a binge.
In Tantra, certain Navamis like Kaal Navami,
which falls on Krishna Navami Tithi, are attempts
to use controlled ritual alcohol. Okay. Backing
up a little here. Use of alcohol in Tantra or
in the left -handed side of engaging in Tantra
or what you call Aghora Tantra is used, but you
have to use this by learning from a proper guru.
Don't try all these kinds of stunts by yourself.
You'll go berserk. So, I just limited that. We'll
move on to the next. Spiritual austerities, tapas.
Now, this is a good one which everyone can follow.
Navami can be tough, but it's actually a good
day for spiritual austerity. So, you can use
this for your meditation, digital detox, and
for some discipline. Rather than going outward
and taking all kinds of goodies like you want
health, wealth and all that kind of stuff, this
is a day of purification, removal, activities
to avoid. Starting any new or auspicious ventures
should be avoided. Inauspicious for starting
business, house warmings, all the things we saw
in the previous tithis. Those should be on the
brighter tithis. Avoid any activities needing
to bring growth and increase. This is a void
energy. Avoid large purchases. Avoid travel.
Suggested mindset would be discipline, detachment
and duty. On Nami, a no -nonsense discipline
attitude is advised. This is the day to put your
soldier face on and execute tasks without expectation
of praise or immediate reward. Think of Rama,
who was born on Nami. He embodied all these qualities.
He just did what was needed at that time and
did it without any emotion or this thing, just
following the ethical compass. Because Rama represents
the sun, that's why I tell look at the sun every
day. The most benevolent king, what it is to
be a mortal king is Rama. Detachment is the key
since Navami is empty. Try to cultivate vairagya
or detachment, dispassionate way of engagement
with the world. Cool calculation and fairness
is advised. Introspection is also helpful. Since
this is Nagas, they symbolize Kundalini and inner
depth. Take some time to observe your fears and
shadows hide. Something people don't do it. They
run from it. Navami's energy can bring up what
is lurking beneath. Recognize those aspects calmly.
Rather than feeling resentment towards the external
world, that's never gonna help. Surrender to
the divine law. Be resolute and have a prayerful
mind. Respect for hidden power and authority
is also good. On a mundane level, be careful
of handling unknowns. Double check before trusting
someone you are signing on some other document.
Don't do on this day. Put it off for some other
day. If you adopt a stoic, dutiful, vigilant
mindset on Nami, you'll navigate the challenge
as well. Diet with the Ayurvedic aspect. normally
tends to have tamasic undertone obviously mars
so diet should be ideally counteracting being
light and satvik don't add too much spice in
your diet on this day ok because spice stands
for mars it will just excite your aggressive
tendencies more satvik and simple meals are advised
eating vegetarian avoiding garlic onion mushroom
which are considered tamasic and rajasic can
help maintain mental clarity and lightness You
need to be light on this day simply because the
energy is of a void. Focus on fresh vegetables,
legumes, whole grains and maybe a bit of fresh
dairy. Avoid overindulgence. It might be tempting
to drown Navami's dryness in the comfort of food,
sweets, alcohol. Too much indulgence, you see.
Don't go on that path. Excessive intelligence
is never a good idea anyway. Ideally, avoid meat
and alcohol altogether on this day. If you do
need to drink, find some other day. It's the
best advice I can give. Hydration and cooling.
If you're physically exerting, since it's a good
day for exercise, go to the gym, do the yoga,
do the Tai Chi. Anything gentle and nice would
be also good. You might have a lot of water with
a pinch of rock salt and lemon if you sweat a
lot. Electrolytes include cooling foods like
cucumber and mint if you feel heated. internal
body heat might increase bitters and detoxifiers
since snake is associated with poison and the
day is about eliminating negativity consider
bitter foods like the bitter gourd like neem
like fenugreek or a dash of turmeric can cleanse
the blood and liver warm cup of triphala churna
triphala churna is an ayurvedic preparation it's
good for detox you can look that up So practice,
discipline on this day. Fasting is an option,
people do the fasting also if you like that.
Like Ekadashi, like fast on Naomi is also good.
Post conflict relaxation, it's been a strenuous
day physically mentally, a warm drink at night
like spiced milk. You can even add saunf or fennel
seeds into milk and have, it will cool the stomach.
Maybe with a dash of nutmeg and some honey spoon
of ashwagandha in milk ashwagandha is very good
spice um herbal equivalent of ginseng you might
say in ayurveda very good i found ashwagandha
very useful for controlling all kinds of things
ashwagandha ironically is tamasic smelling herb
it is the smell of a horse sweat that's why it's
called ashwagandha the smell of a horse but gives
strength, reduces stress, even reduces anxiety,
even blood sugar, all kinds of things. In essence,
use diet to maintain clear, steady energy, not
too stimulated, not too dull. Take care of this
and we shall see the specifics of Shukla and
Krishna parts now, with slight variations. The
deity is shown there, we are talking about Shukla
Nami. Nagas are the deity. Nagas are very mystical
and inward. They can provoke, they can be very
silently aggressive. It's like the passive -aggressive
reptilian complex, you might say, in terms of
modern brain analogy. Anyway, let's back to this.
Water is the element and Nagas are the deity.
Always look at deities and what they represent
if you want to do further research on this, okay?
Energy of the day is fierce, dharmic, spiritually
charged. Strong vitality, protective force and
capacity for accomplishment is there. The energy
supports courage, discipline and righteous action.
What to do? Well, recite the Vishnu Sahasranama.
This is my honest suggestion because it represents
Rama, Ram Navami, Durga Puja. Even you can do
Lalita Sahasranama or Vishnu Sahasranama. I am
a big fan of mantras so you will find me going
on about it. Begin significant endeavors requiring
will power and discipline, acts of courage, leadership
and defense of Dharma, like Lord Rama. Spiritual
practices involve Kundalini, Tantra, Serpentine,
Symbolism. Find a Guru before you start such
things. Don't get on this by yourself. Very sincere
advice. What to avoid? Begin projects without
clarity or discipline. Don't begin projects.
Don't engage in harshness with the external world
or misuse your strength against others. Never
a good idea. Carelessness with spiritual or occult
practices. Again, never a good idea. Suggested
mindset, courage, righteous zeal, devotion to
Dharma. Fearlessness balanced with responsibility.
Devotional alignment with higher truths. That's
the suggested mindset. Diet supported, like I
said, no spice or very less spicy foods, lots
of yogurt, lots of honey, lots of grains, pulses,
leafy greens and ghee. Favored meals that build
stamina without heaviness, not too much oily
stuff again, or spices. Avoid intoxicants, overly
spiced or tamasic foods, since you're already
in a tamasic energy, how much more do you want
to get? It's like that, you know. Now let us
see the Krishna Navami. Somebody upstairs is
dragging a table. I'll be back with Krishnanami.