Pret Badha Yoga or Pishacha Yoga are the astrological combinations for trouble from evil spirits or ghosts. These yogas are lesser known as the major astrological text such as Bhriat Parashra Hora Shastra and Bhriat Jataka etc. has not discuss them. The Sage Parashara in his Bhriat Parashara Hora Shastra has elaborately explained though the astrological yogas for past life curses in the ‘Poorva-Janam-Sharap-Addhayaa’. The chapter number 84 of Bhriat Parashara Hora Shastra has discuss the 70 yogas which occurs due to curses from past life which gives childlessness to the native in present birth. Nowadays astrologers have started using the term ‘Pitra-Dosha’ for it and have over simplified these yogas without understanding their essence. There are 11 yogas for curse by father from previous birth, 13 yogas for curse coming from mother, 13 yogas for curse from brother, 4 yogas for curse by maternal uncle (Mama), 7 yogas for curse from Brahmin (priest) , 11 yogas describing curse from wife (spouse) and 9 yogas which explain curse by the Pret or Evil Spirit in the previous life. These yogas are mainly for childlessness.
{Note: This article of mine was published in the September 2019 issue of Express Star Teller Magazine. The same has been reproduce here for the readers of my blog}
The Sage Parashara in his ‘Hora Shastra’ has also given astrological remedies to remove the effect of these past life curses. These astrological remedies include donations, Mantra Japa, Puja, Yantra, Planting trees, going for pilgrimages, serving cow and Brahmin etc. The Sage Parashara has specifically indicated that native having these yogas in his chart should himself do these remedies. Parashra has nowhere mention that one can hire a priest for doing Puja or Mantra Japam. These curses of past life birth are due to our own bad Karmas which we can get-rid of by either patiently enduring them or by doing Praschit Karma (penance) with pure heart. Sage Parashra has not recommended wearing a gem stone or giving a contract to someone for doing Puja on our . The modern age astrologers has oversimplified these ‘Poorva Janma Sharapa’ Yogas given by Sage Parashara and started addressing them as ‘Pitra Dosha’ in a horoscope indicating the placement of Rahu in certain houses. In reality the Sage Parashra has mention 70 yogas for giving curses due to past life bad Karmas which can deny progeny for the native in present birth. Astrologers in modern days are using ‘Pitra-Dosha’ which is neither mention by Parashara nor by any other ancient authority in Hindu astrology classics. The same applied with ‘Kaal-Sarpa-Dosha’ which is nowhere found in any major classical text of Hindu Jyotish.
Now I will come to the Pret Badha Yoga which is discuss in Jataka Tattwam very briefly in ‘Shashta Viveka Adhayaa’ Sloka number 14 and 15. The Pandit Mahadev Pathak had written Jataka Tattwam in the last decades of 19th Century which was later translated into English by legendry Subramanian Shastry. In this book the Pret Badha yoga has briefly explained in two Slokas in ‘Shashta Viveka Adhayaa’
- A weak Moon in the 8th house with Saturn 2. Rahu and Saturn in the ascendant are the two yogas that can give trouble from evil spirits to the native.
Apart from this the “Pratham Vivik Adhayaa” Sloka number 112 of Jataka Tattwam gives a Pischacha Yoga which is as given here “ Moon afflicted with Rahu in the lagna and malefic planets in trine houses gives Pischacha Yoga to native”. This yoga is also mention in the classical text Shambhu Hora Prakash where apart from Moon the Sun with Rahu in the lagna with malefic planets placed in trine houses produce this dreaded yoga.
After studying the horoscopes of people suffering from evil spirits I have found two more astrological combinations which are given below. These yogas should be checked in Rashi, Navamsha and Trimshamsha charts.
- Lagna, 2nd , 4th and 9th houses afflicted by malefic planets Rahu, Mars and Saturn can give trouble from evil spirits.
- Atamakaraka badly placed and afflicted by Rahu or hard malefic planets. Gulika in the lagna getting Jaimini aspect by malefic planets ( Rahu, Mars and/or Saturn) can also give trouble from evil spirits.
Now I will discuss some example horoscopes of persons suffering from evil spirits which are known to me to explain the validity of the above mention 5 yogas for Pret Badha.
Case 1. Male ( Young Businessman)
29 June 1991, 20:15 hours
Longitude 94E 54’ and Latitude 27N 28’
Balance of Dasha in Vimshottari: Moon 9 Years 5 months 23 days
Gulika – Pisces , Karakamsha lagna- Pisces
This young businessman is suffering from an evil spirit since last 3-4 years and having strange dreams continuously. His career, family life and health has suffered due to it. Gulika is in Pisces in the Karakamsha lagna. His Atamakaraka Venus is in Pisces in the Navamsha. The Rahu and Sun are giving Jaimini aspect to the Gulika.
Notice the afflicted Moon with Saturn in the lagna. Mars aspect them and also the 2nd house. The 9th lord Mercury is with Ketu and the 8th lord Sun. The 2nd, 4th and 9th houses/lords are all afflicted by malefic planets. Atamakaraka Venus is with Mars which is debliteated.
Now see this yoga in Navamsha and Trimshamsha. In Navamsha the 2nd lord is Moon which is with 8th lord Saturn. The 4th lord is Mercury which is under the aspect of Saturn. Mars is afflicting the 9th house with Sun. In the Trimshamsha the sign Pisces is rising with malefic Saturn in the 7th house along with Moon giving aspect to it. The 4th house get the bad aspects of Sun and Saturn both in Trimshamsha. The 2nd lord Mars is in the 9th house getting the malefic aspect of Saturn complete the hypothesis. The problems started in Rahu-Saturn dasha in 2014. He suffered lots of losses in business and his father was also cheated with someone later in Rahu-Mercury period. Their family has not recovered from these setbacks and the boy is still unmarried due to career struggle.
Case 2. Female ( Troubled by a Muslim evil spirit )
3 September 1960, 11:28 hours
Longitude 79E 40’ and Latitude 29N 37’
Balance of Dasha Moon 4 Years 6 months 7 days
Gulika- Virgo, Karakamsha lagna- Virgo
An evil soul of a Muslim ‘Pathan’ enter his body many a times since 1994. She then use to shot like a man and beat her husband. Her family consulted with many psychologist and even ‘Tantrik’s’ but no one able to assess what is the real issue. Gulika here is in Virgo which is the Karakamsha of this lady. Gulika is getting the Jaimini aspect of malefic Saturn.
Notice the afflicted 2nd , 4th and 9th houses lords in all the Vargas. In Tula lagna Rashi chart the 2nd lord Mars is in the 8th house. The 4th lord Saturn is under the aspect of this Mars. Saturn is retrograde and is with 6th lord Jupiter which due to becoming functional malefic is not helpful. The 9th lord Mercury is with Sun and Rahu and it is getting the aspect of Mars. When you will check her Navamsha and Trimshamsha then you will find that the 2nd , 4th and 9th houses/lords are all afflicted by malefic planets.
As per Jaimini system the Atakamaraka is Mars which is in the 8th house getting the Jaimini aspect of Ganatikaraka Moon. The problem started in 1994 when she was passing under Jupiter-Saturn in Vimshottari. An evil soul enter her body while she was at roof of her home. She suddenly got excited and jumped from the roof and injured her body. Since then she is been troubled by that evil soul of Muslim Pathan many a times.
Noticeable point here is the lordship of Jupiter in all the Varga charts discuss above. In the Rashi chart Jupiter is the lord of 3rd and 6th house. In Navamsha it is 7th lord a Maraka. In Trimshamsha, where Libra sign is rising, it is again a functional malefic.
Case 3. Male ( Businessman trouble by Tantra)
12 May 1950, 01:05 am
Longitude 77E 13’ and Latitude 28N 40’
Balance of Dasha in Vimshottari: Jupiter 3 years 5 months 11 days
Gulika- Pisces , Karakamsha- Sagittarius
This Makar lagna horoscope is of a businessman who had to suffer due to some ‘Tantra’ done over his family by his own brother and his wife. They are living in a big family house and have lots of commercial properties. He earned money in millions in the business of trading in fruits and vegetables at large scale. But he lost almost all the share in parental property and wealth due to his younger brother doing some evil Tantra over him. Gulika in his case is in Pisces which gives the Jaimini aspect to his Karakamsha which is in Sagittarius. Rahu is conjoined with Gulika in his horoscope.
The chart has a classical combination of losing parental property. The 4th lord Mars and 8th lord Sun are in a bad exchange. Now notice the affliction on the 2nd , 4th and 9th houses lords in the Rashi chart. Saturn as the lord of 2nd house is retrograde and is falling in the 8th house. Saturn is with 4th lord Mars and is giving aspect to the 9th lord Mercury.
The affliction to the 2nd, 4th and 9th houses lords repeats in Navamsha and Trimshamsha charts. In Trimshamsha the Saturn is again in the 8th house as the lord of 4th house. Saturn give aspect to the 2nd house and its lord Jupiter. Mars aspect the 9th lord Moon completing the condition which I had mention.
His sufferings came in the maha dasha of Venus ( from October 1996 to October 2016). Many a times he saw the drop of blood over his bedroom wall appearing mysteriously. Strange objects were found in the home from nowhere. Notice the close conjunction of Venus with Rahu. They are under the 8th aspect from Mars in Rashi chart. Venus is though the Yogakaraka for Makar lagan but it is conjoined with 7th lord (Maraka) Moon and also with malefic Rahu. From the Moon Venus becomes the lord of 8th house. In Navamsha and Trimshamsha the Venus is with Rahu and get the aspect of Saturn. In both Navamsha and Trimshamsha Venus becomes the functional malefic so its whole dasha has to be bad for him. In the maha dasha of Sun later in 2017-2018 he got some share in his parental property. The exalted Sun as the 8th lord finally gave him some respite in form of parental wealth. Throughout the Venus dasha earlier he was suffering from evil Tantra done over him by his younger brother.
Case 4. Male (Evil Tantra done by business competitor)
27 January 1981, 04:24 hours
Longitude 72 E 49’ and Latitude 18N 58’
Balance of Dasha in Vimshottari: Mars 3 years 5 months 28 days
Gulika- Leo , Karakamsha- Virgo
Many a times we come across such cases where people tell us that they are being trouble by some ‘Tantra’ done by their business rivals to inflict damage upon them. This is such case of a young businessman who comes from an influential family in Nagpur. He has Gulika in Leo which is getting the Jaimini aspect from malefic Mars and Sun. His business was flourishing until 2010 when a new competitor arrived and started doing some evil practices openly against him. It was Jupiter-Rahu in Vimshottari in his horoscope then.
Now check the parameter of affliction to the 2nd , 4th and 9th houses/lords in the above given Varga charts. In Rashi chart malefic Sun, Mars and Ketu are in the 2nd house. Mars aspect the 9th house. The 4th house and its lord Jupiter is with retrograde Saturn in a planetary war. In Navamsha the 2nd house has Saturn and 9th house has Rahu. In Trimshamsha Saturn from the 12th house aspect the 2nd and 9th house both. Mars gives its bad aspect to the 2nd house from the 8th house. The 4th house here is free from affliction.
His competitor inflicted strange Tantra over him as he told me that they use to find quite mysterious things at his showroom ever morning when staff use to do the cleaning. His problem were increased during Jupiter-Rahu dasha ( from February 2016 to July 2018) when he suffered from piles and stomach ailments despite having a health dietary habits. He is suffering from these disease, court cases, and business losses and have not been able to get marry despite best of the efforts by his family. Saturn afflicting the 7th house from lagan and Venus has to give troubles in getting married. He is now under the maha dasha of Saturn since July 2018 and have lost hopes of getting married. Some relief is expected in Saturn-Mercury dasha after July 2021. Both Saturn and Mercury are in good exchange of 2nd and 10th houses which will give him success in career and happiness in family.
I have in my collection many such cases of person suffering from evil spirits but the classical combinations mention by Jataka Tattwam are not applicable fully. Although the affliction to the lagna (self) , 2nd house (family), 4th house (home) and 9th house (grace of god and luck) was found in Rashi , Navamsha and Trimshamsha charts. Gulika was found to be getting the Jaimini aspect of malefic planets in all cases.
Remedies: As per Prashna Marg the ‘Maha Mrityunjaya Japam’ for 8000 times and its Homa is a good remedy to get relief from any ‘Abhichaar Karma’. It has also been observed Gayatri Homa or Gayatri Sadhana a very good remedy in such cases. You can conduct 5 Gayatari Homa’s in a period of 90 days at your home to get rid of the bad effects of evil spirits. (All India Gayatari Parivar Website http://www.awgp.org/contact_us/india_contacts )
Also doing Puja of Hanuman, Narsimha, Kali or Kaal Bharava as per the local custom is very helpful to get relief from the bad effects of evil spirits or any kind of negative energy. During the period of ‘Sadhana’ a person affected with evil spirit should avoid Tamsik food like non-veg, garlic, onion, wine etc. to get best results.
The Amavasya (no Moon) of Chaitra lunar month is called ‘Bhootani Amavasya’ which is most suitable to perform a remedy or Anushthana to get rid of evil spirit of any kind. The Amavasya of Chaitra Krishna Paksha is also preferred for performing ‘Pitru Dosha Puja’ at pilgrimages. Other good option is to perform major remedies on Amavasya occurring on Tuesday or Saturday. Amavasya, Dwadasha and Chathurdashi Tithi is consider best for Pitru Dosha Puja.
