"Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other five without it" says William Maugham Somerset. This is very true as money is needed for all worldly matters. Vishnupathy is a special day when money miracles happen.

Four times in a year Vishnu performs money miracles for his devotees or those who pray to him. The first miracle time for 2008 just passed in February 2008. However a second one is coming and it is May 14. This Vishnupathy is very special as this time as it falls on a Wednesday and Mercury rules Wednesday. The presiding deity for Mercury is Lord Vishnu.

Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi are in charge of money and other material things. The Siddhas are masters of time and advise that you cannot pray randomly. There is a time to pray to each deity. For instance you should pray to Ganesha on the 4th moon, Muruga (Subramaniam) on the 6th moon, Bhairava on the 8th moon, Vishnu on the 11th moon and Siva on the 13th moon and the new moon. Apart from the general, there are also special days and times. Astroved is performing a group Fire ritual for Lakshmi Narayana on this auspicious occasion. Participate and receive Vishnu’s blessings this Vishnupathy. Click here to order.

According to Vedic tenets, Vishnu Yantra is the best way to worship Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu is the second of the Trinities and is the preserver. Worship this Yantra to accomplish your targets, protect your heath from ailments and to accumulate wealth. This also protects you from negative forces.

Jeeva Karunya Tarpan:

This Vishnupathy is very exceptional and unique for a special ritual called "Jeeva Karunya Tarpan". Jeeva Karunya Tarpan is performed for all souls, irrespective of whether they are humans or not. Be it your ancestors or your beloved pets, all the souls need help from us. We could have caused harm knowingly or unknowingly to living beings in one of our previous births or even in this birth. Performing Karunya Tarpan on this day is very powerful and helps to overcome hurdles to material abundance.

On Vishnupathy day the ruling Karnam (means 'Half of a Moon Phase') is 'Thaithulam' and is meant for ancestors. Moreover, the Sun enters the sign Taurus and is aspected by Saturn. This aspect of Saturn from the star Magha is a favorable placement for performing ancestor rituals. The Karnam and the aspect of Saturn is the most significant coincidence during this Vishnupathy. Performing Jeeva Karunya Tarpan or ancestor ritual for people especially who have died of a fire accident, ingesting poisonous substances and due to machineries calms the souls and gets you their blessings. According to our astrologers, performing Jeeva Karunya Tarpan on Vishnupathy also blesses families with progeny.

Jade is considered to be a preferred gem stone for Mercury. Astroved is planning to energize Jade malas on the Vishnupathy day. Jade is a stone that protects and heals. The green color of the jade stone is very soothing and is wonderful for healing. This jade gemstone is particularly good for problems related to kidney, heart and stomach. It also helps Rheumatic ailments.

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Life is likened to a flower for which love is the honey. There is none who symbolizes love better than your Mother. The best things in life are nearest: smile of a child, dawn of a day and above all a caring hug or a kiss from your Mother.

We come across various forms of relationships in life. The most blissful relation of all is of a mother and her child relationship. The bond of mother and child is purest and holy. Mother’s affection is divine. Astroved has made special arrangements to send Mothers Day Greetings to your Mother with a mention of special gifts that you are going to choose for her. The Mothers Day Greetings will be delivered on any day you choose on or before May 11. Your selected gift will be delivered to your Mom within 2-3 weeks. You could specify your Mom’s address so that the gift or Prasad is delivered at her home. Click here to view a sample astroved greeting.

‘AUM’ is a primordial sound for energy and creation. Astroved is energizing silver bracelets with ‘AUM’ inscribed on it in a special pooja at the Dattatreya Sivababa’s Ashram in Chennai. This would be a divine gift to your special mother and carries special energy for your Mother’s well being. Click here to order.

According to vedic mythology, Lord Vishnu loved ‘thulasi mala’ or ‘thulasi garland’. In one of his incarnations, Lord Vishnu came to the earth plane as Lord Balaji. It is said that he converted his mother in to a thulasi mala (garland) and wore it. This is because he wanted his mother to be always with him. Gift a energized Thulasi Mala to yourselves and feel your Mom’s proximity always. Click here to order.

Siva Sakti Mala beads are a special rosary used for counting recitations of mantras. Typically they come in a necklace form with either 108 or 54 beads. .(Twice around a set of 54 beads equals a count of 108). The best mala beads are composed of both rudraksha beads and crystal beads. Rudraksha beads are symbolic of Lord Siva, and crystal beads are symbolic of the Goddess. Lord Siva gives spiritual evolution, and the Goddess gives material possessions. This combination of the beads will tune the spiritualism and bring down the stress levels of your Mother. Click here to Gift.

You can also gift your mother with special rituals done specially for the well being of Mother's in Dattatreya Sivababa’s ashram and special temples in Kerala. The special Mother’s day rituals are given below.

Ksheeradhara and Mrityunjaya Fire Ritual at Kerala	Overcome all types of health disorders and to lead a healthy life
Ayush Fire ritual in Datta’s Ashram	To enhance longevity and well being of Mothers
Ikyamathyama Sooktham with Vasya Mantra for Lord Siva, Vishnu and Hanuman for Seven days	To enhance good relationship with your Mother and to heal difficult relationships
Ancestral ritual in kerala	To make your Mother’s soul rest in peace and to gain blessings from her

Vedas accord highest position to Mother. "Matha, Pitha, Guru, Deivam" is a popular sanskrit saying which means – first place for mother, then father, third place if for guru and finally it is God. So without the blessings of mother and father, the divine blessings alone will not help.

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Date on which you want to send the Greetings	May 8th, 2008 May 9th, 2008 May 10th, 2008 May 11th, 2008
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The Siddhas and the ancient seers clearly understood the importance of purifying ones souls. By doing so, the native could realize material and spiritual blessings. So they recommended a ritual by name “Pradosham” which means "to remove sins". This is a divine solution to purify your soul. This can also take place on a daily basis and is referred as daily Pradosham....more

Note: If you are enrolled in our Daily Karma Removal Program, you are automatically included in the special Pradosham rituals.

Pradosham Lamp

This lamp will have Lord Shiva along with Goddess Parvathi in Rishaba Vahana engraved. Lighting this lamp during pradosham hours and chanting the mantras is good. It is said in addition to dissolving your sins the pradosham lamp is capable of providing pure bliss to the native.

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RAHU and KETU are called snake planets, or shadow planets, in Vedic astrology. They do not exist as a visible celestial object like the other planets. They are called phantom planets and have no house representation in the zodiac chart. In Vedic astrology, they are considered as the nodes of the moon. Rahu is represented by the head of the snake and corresponds to the North Node of the Moon. Ketu has the body of the snake and is the South Node.

The Rahu & Ketu move together in the ephemeris. In ones horoscope, the move backwards, i.e. counter-clockwise, and remain in one Sign for approximately 1 ˝ years. The snake planets are transiting on April 9, 2008 according to the Tamil tradition (Vakkiyam) of astrology. The Vedic astrology based on mathematical calculations has it on April 29, 2008. Both traditions are valid. The Tamil is more based on intuition of the Siddhas. Under the guidance of Dattatreya Siva Baba, Astroved will take advantage of both dates to remedy the unwanted effects this transit may bring and to augment the positive effects.

The movement of Ketu into Cancer has some serious consequences in the oceans and waterfront. People with their Moon in Capricorn will have to be cautious in investments and expansions. The Movement of Rahu into Capricorn will cause phenomenal influences in stock market and real estates. Capricorn people should be prudent in their endeavors so as to achieve success and popularity in the next 1 1/2 years.

Even though Rahu-Ketu transit together, they are yet two separate planets. Each planet giving their own effects: sometimes good, sometimes bad. Hence you may wish to remedy one or the other based on their effects predicted. The overlord for Rahu is Goddess Durga and the overlord for Ketu is Lord Ganesha. Click here to alleviate Rahu & Ketu affliction.

Story behind Rahu and Ketu:

In order to understand the power of the planets over human life or any life for that matter, one should understand the mythology of the planets. Ancient cultures with extrasensory perceptions knew that the planets are not simply celestial object coming around the Sun. They are beings with tremendous amount of power.

Rahu and Ketu, now two beings were initially one person the demon "Swarnabanu". The story goes that the Sun God and the Moon God prevented Swarnabanu from receiving the elixir of life from Lord Vishnu which was obtained by churning the celestial ocean "Kshirsagar". Receiving the hint from the Sun and the Moon about the demonic nature of Swarnabanu, Vishnu split Swarnabanu into two halves. Rahu and Ketu originated from the disected portions of the demon Swarnabanu. Rahu and Ketu undertook severe penance invoking Lord Brahma, the creator. Lord Brahma appeared before them and granted them a boon conferring them planet status. This is how Rahu and Ketu became two planets.

Rahu and Ketu since then became the enemies of the Sun and Moon. During the eclipses the snakes Rahu and Ketu attempt to swallow up the Sun and the Moon. Rahu and Ketu afflict Cancer and Leo most because, these two zodiacs signs belong to the Moon and the Sun. The two halves of Swarnabanu that attained planet status viz Rahu and Ketu are personification of time as Past and Future. Ketu- Past, Rahu-Future. The creator Brahma having realized that the separation of time was inevitable , bestowed planetary status to Rahu and Ketu. They would represent time till the dissolution of the Universe.

Rahu and Ketu are the planets of Karmic retribution. The placement of Rahu in our natal chart shows the areas in our life that will require special attention in this lifetime. And the Ketu placement indicates what we are carrying over from our previous lifetime. The two are always moving in retrograde direction and change their signs every eighteen months.

Click here for the influence of this transit on various Moon signs or Rashis.

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The 2008 Astroved Calendar is ready! Let the Calendar guide you through a full year of planetary transits, moon phases, birthstar days, empowered days and special times (i.e. Pradosham days, Deity birthdays, 9 Nights of the Goddess, etc.). This 2008 Calendar contains brilliant color displays on all the Moon Phases (Tithis) including which deity to worship, activities to do and activities to avoid on the particular moon phase.


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