‘Param Vir Chakra’ is India’s highest military award which is awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valor during wartime. As of January 2018, this highest military decoration has been awarded 21 times to Indian soldier’s out of which 20 were from Indian Army and one from the Air force. In this write-up we will discussing the two horoscopes of ‘Param Vir Chkara’ awardees who were posthumously recipient of this gallantry award. The first horoscope we will take of the Flying officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon who’s data was obtained from February 1973 issue of ‘The Astrological Magazine’. The second horoscope is of ‘Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal who’s birth records were released by his birth place Pune’s Municipal Corporation after 50 years of his sacrificing life for his nation. Before we study the birth charts of these great patriots , let’s see some of the astrological yoga’s for a successful career in armed forces.
The flying officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon is the only member of the Indian Air force till day to have won the hightest gallantry award ‘Param Vir Chakra’. He was posthumously awarded India’s highest military honor for saving the Sri Nagar Airport single-handedly in his lone fight against 6 Pakistani fighter Jet’s attack on 14th of December 1971.
Chart 1. Horoscope of Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
Born: 17 July 1945, 02:30 a.m. at Ludhiana, Punjab
Source: From February 1973 issue of ‘The Astrological Magazine” article ‘Horoscope of a Gallantry Award Winner” by N.V. Sastri
In Hindu astrology Jupiter and Ketu are consider as ‘Aakash Tattwa’ planets. The airy signs (Gemini, Libra and Aquarius) along with houses 3,6 and 10 are important for a flaying officer career. In the Taurus lagna birth chart of Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon the lord of the 10th house Saturn is in airy sign Gemini in Nakshatra of Jupiter. Here Saturn is along with Rahu which is karaka for aeronautical engineering and career as a pilot or air force flying officer.
Jupiter aspect the 10th house from his Janma lagna. The lords of the 3rd, 6th and 10th houses are strong in Rashi and Navamsha both. There is special Parashari Raja Yoga present in the horoscope of Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon which is made by present of Mars in Janma lagna, Navamsha lagna and Dreshkkan lagna. As per the Raja Yoga Adhyay of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra if a planet aspect or influence the Janma lagna, Navamsha lagna and also Dreshkkan lagna then it gives Raja Yoga effects. This yoga we can see in a horoscope from both Parashari and Jaimini angle.
Great Act of Valor by Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon
On the morning of 14th of December 1971, the 6 Saber US made F-86 Fighter Jet’s from Pakistan entered the Indian air space to destroy the Sri Nagar Air port. The moment they starting bombing the Sri Nagar Air base the Flying officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon jumped into his Folland Gnat fighter plane. His senior Flight Lieutenant BS Ghumman’s plan had lost visual contact due to heavy fog , thus it was Sekhon who was left alone in the Sky in his Gnat jet to fight 6 Pakistani Saber jet’s. In the classical dogfight in the Sky Sekhon hit two Pakistani Saber jet before his own aircraft caught fire in the bullet attack of enemy. The experience Pakistani air squad led by Wing Commander Sharbat Ali Changazi had to run away after aborting their operation due to the exceptional courage shown by Niraml Jit Singh Sekhon. The Vimshottari Dasha running in the horoscope of flaying officer Sekhon that time was of Jupiter Maha Dasha Saturn Anter Dasha and Mercury’s Pratyanter Dasha.
Jupiter in his chart his lord of the 11th house of gains and also 8th house of death. Jupiter is strong in its own Navamsha and in Dashamasha it aspect the lagna powerfully. Anter Dasha lord Saturn is Yogakaraka in Rashi and it is in ‘Maraka’ Bhava. In Navamsha Saturn is in the sign of Mars and in Dashamasha it is with Mars which made him exhibit great courage in the battle field. The Pratyanter Dasha lord Mercury is in Raja Yoga as it is 5th lord in the conjunction with the 4th lord the Sun.
Ketu is in the 8th house afflicted by the aspect of fiery planet Mars in the Rashi, Navamsha and Trimshamsha didn’t let his body found after his martyred as his Gnat Jet was crashed in dense hilly forest.
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal of the Indian Army created history through unparalleled sacrifice and dedication at the age of just 21—a legacy that senior army officers still cite as an example to the youth today. Having joined the Army’s 17 Poona Horse Regiment as a young officer merely six months before the Indo-Pak War of December 1971, Arun Khetarpal, alongside his comrades, destroyed ten Pakistani Army tanks. Details regarding the birth of this immortal martyr—born on October 14, 1950, at 2:15 PM in Pune, Maharashtra—were released by the Pune municipal authorities fifty years after his martyrdom.
Chart 2. Horoscope of Arun Kehtarpal
In his horoscope, characterized by the Capricorn Ascendant, Rahu is positioned in the third house (the house of valor), receiving the direct seventh aspect from the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and Saturn, all of which are situated in the ninth house. A powerful conjunction of the Moon and Mars is formed in the eleventh house relative which is a good yoga for fame by courageous act. Furthermore, Jupiter’s placement in the fourth house from the Moon bestowed upon Arun Khetarpal enduring fame. His Chandera Kundali is extremely powerful as the 11th house from the Moon is very strong due to the presence of 4 planets. From his birth ascendant the conjunction of lagna lord Saturn, 9th lord Mercury and Yogakaraka Venus is a good Raja Yoga. The presence of this major Raja Yoga in the 9th house shows his great linage. His father and grandfather both had served as military officers.
In Navamsha and Dashamasha the aspect of strong Mars on the 3rd house shows a great military career.
On December 16, 1971, displaying indomitable courage in the Shakargarh sector of Pakistan’s Punjab province, the 21-year-old Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal destroyed ten enemy tanks. Despite his own tank catching fire, he continued to fight until the very end; by sacrificing his life, he became an everlasting source of inspiration for young military officers. The presence of Saturn and Mercury in Virgo—his ‘Karakamsha Lagna’ endowed him with imperishable fame.
The Vimshottari Dasha at the time of Arun Khetarpal’s martyrdom was of Mercury Maha Dasha and the Sun Anter Dasha. Mercury as the lord of the 6th house (armed conflict) and also the 9th (social responsibility) is placed in the 9th house in Rashi and in Navamsha it is strong in the lagna. The Anter Dasha lord the Sun is the lord of the 8th house of death and it is with Gulika. After his sacrifice of life his body was found from his battle tank “Famagusta”. The aspect of Jupiter on the 8th house in Rashi and Trimshamsha (D-30) ensure that his last rites were performed with his body after his martyrdom.
[Hindi] यह योग हैं आप की कुंडली में तो बन सकते हैं सेना के बड़े अफ़सर !
