From the very beginning of time – it has been observed that STEPMOTHERS have always been very negative, and destructive by nature. Although some stepmothers have been exceptionally good but these kind of good stepmothers are in minority. The majority of stepmothers have turned out to be the worst nightmare and the obvious target and victim is the stepson or stepdaughter.
If you go back in the history – you will find many examples of such evil and dangerous stepmothers who have tried to defame or destroy their stepson in order to make things easier for their own son or daughter. In Ramayana – the main villain is not Ravana but Kaikai. KaiKai was the stepmother of Lord Rama and it was her plotting and cunningness that forced Lord Rama into an exile. He was forced to leave his palace, his home, his father and he had to spend 14 years in forest with his wife – Ma Sita. So the whole trouble begin because of this one woman – the stepmother of Lord Rama – Kaikai.
Similarly there have been millions of Kaikai meaning millions of stepmothers who have been plotting and try to kill or harm their stepsons or stepdaughters by means of black magic spells and physical abuse.
In this podcast – I am going to talk on the astrological indications that signify a very bad wicked stepmother who is like a witch.
Always remember – 4th house is directly connected with Mother. However 4th house Lord is connected with the status of Mother. And so if 4th house is in the 3rd house and 4th house lord is debiliated – then that becomes one indication.
- 4th house lord in Moola Nakshatra or Ardra Nakshatra is second indication.
- 4th house lord in 12th house, 8th house or 6th house is third indication.
- 4th house lord afflicted by Rahu or Ketu or Shani is fourth indication.
- 4th house lord in 6th, 8th, 12th Navamsha is fifth indication
- 4th house lord debilitated in the Navamsha is sixth indication
Basically – the very first observation should be on the 4th house lord condition in the birth chart.
The second observation should be on the condition of Moon in the birth chart,
- Moon Ketu conjunction in 6th house, 8th house, 12th house is first indication
- Moon Rahu conjunction in 4th house, 8th house, 12th house is second indication
- Moon Saturn in Aries sign or Leo sign or Sagittarius sign is third indication
- Moon combust and the lord of moon sign afflicted by association of Rahu, Ketu or Shani is fourth indication.
Basically – the second observation should be around the condition of Moon in the birth chart.
The third observation should be based on the planets that aspect or occupy 4th house
- Rahu in 4th house in Ugra or Teekshna Nakshatra
- Shani in 4th house in Ugra or Teekshna Nakshatra
- Rahu Shani in 4th house in Ugra or Teekshna Nakshatra
- Sun Mercury in 4th house in Ugra or Teekshna Nakshatra
- Uranus Neptune in 4th house
- Sun Mars in 4th house in Ugra or Teekshna Nakshatra
Basically – the third observation should be around the placement of planets in the 4th house and any malefic drishti on 4th house such as Saturn’s 3rd or 7th drishti on 4th house, Mars drishti or Rahu’s drishti on 4th house.
The last and the most significant observation should be around the Nakshatras – whenever any strict planet like Saturn or detached planet like Ketu is found in the Nakshatra of Moon – then that signify absence of affection from the stepmother.
So as I have explained – whenever you come across difficult situations in life and you have a stepmother than you must revisit your birth chart just to know that it is your stepmother who is behind all the troubles and sufferings that you have been going through in your life. It is your stepmother who is doing all kinds of dirty black magic spells on you – so that she can finish you totally.
But let me tell you – there is someone more powerful and His name is God. If you continue to walk with faith in your heart and if you continue to pray and worship your Lord – the Holy Master – then let me tell you from my own experience that nobody can harm you or kill you until your exit time has come. It is true that through black magic spells – stepmothers have been trying to cause much harm to innocent stepsons or stepdaughters – but in the end it is the evil that gets defeated and victory always belongs to the good, the truth, the divine.
When it comes to the subject of stepmother and their evilness – the best story is the story of Cinderella – I think that one story speaks a lot about how evil and cunning stepmothers are!
Stepmother is the negative face of Real Mother. You see – and so in many people’s live – they don’t have stepmother but their real mother behaves like a stepmother! Such mothers are narcissist by nature and they simply make the lives of their children – a hell. They continue to dictate the lives of their children and in such a terrible situation the children feel suffocated as they can’t do much – they are expected to live like a slave of their mother.
Like in many literatures of the world – there is one beautiful book – “The 24 filial Exemplars” in which there are many stories revolving around the many evil practices of step mother. “The 24 filial Exemplars” is a Chinese classical text written by Guo Jujing in the 12th century.
Based on many historical references – it is observed that 90% of stepmothers have been utterly evil, wicked and narcissist by nature. However in their public life – these evil stepmothers have been sweet talkers and have been fooling others by wearing a mask of goodness whereas in reality they have turned out to be the most evil wicked person in human history.
Now that I have addressed the astrological aspects of a wicked and evil stepmother – the most important question still remains and the question is that “Why you come across such situations in life wherein you have to face the many wraths and evil games of your stepmother?”
It is a significant question that can help you turn inwards and find the answer. The answer is simple because truth is simple, God is simple, love is simple.
The answer is directly connected to your past birth. Your past birth evil and bad karma have come back in the form of your stepmother in this birth. It is also a probability that the bad karmas of your past life were connected to the person who has now come in the form of your stepmother.
However – Karmic cycle always has an ending. Once you are punished for your all your past bad karma pertaining to your stepmother – you will be finally released and then nobody can harm you anymore. Then even if your stepmother continue to cast dirty black magic spells on you or even if she try to harm you in any other means – you will remain safe because now you don’t have any past life bad karmic balance left.
However the catch is here. The catch is that many sons and daughters react by offending their stepmother and this leads to a new bad karmic cycle for you. So instead of reacting or offending your stepmother – it is always wise to implement a defensive mechanism wherein you can protect yourself from the heinous black magic attacks that she cast upon you and when your past birth karmic balance is over – then you will no more suffer due to her black magic attacks or any other political games that she may try to play upon you.
That is why the Bhagavan always says that You should never react. Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi quotes ââThe only spiritual life you need is not to react.â
To be calm is the greatest asset in the world. When you are perfectly calm, time stops. There is no time, karma stops, samskaras stop. Everything becomes null and void.
Mohan asked âBut how to remain calm?â
Its a good question – very few people ask real questions – questions that can transform your life.
To remain calm you have to drop the mind. Unless and until you come out of the clutches of your mind – you cannot remain calm. And so the whole spiritual journey is to move beyond the mind – and the only tool available to help you move beyond the mind is the Mantra!
By daily reciting a specific soothing Mantra – you can burn the very existence of the mind. Man means Mind and Tantra means technique. Mantra is a technique to overcome the monkey mind. As you start reciting the mantra with deep devotion and faith – slowly slowly this Mantra becomes a flame that burn the whole slavery that the mind has created and then you start feeling lighter – then as you progress more in your chanting practice – you start experience the taste of freedom – you start experiencing bliss within, the joy within and what to say about such a blissful state – even if you put millions of dollars before such a man – he will just laugh at you – because no money and no precious stones can lead you to such a blissful state that just one mantra and the grace of the Guru can!
That is why Ramkrishna Paramhansa used to hate money – once it happened – a man came to meet Ramkrishna Paramhansa. And when Ramkrishna came before him – he laid precious gemstones and lots of money before Ramkrishna. Ramkrishna smiled and said âle ja Bhaiâ meaning âTake this away – brother.â The man said â You are great. This is one more example that you have sacrificed everything – you are a great hermit.â Ramkrishna laughed and said â You have sacrificed – I havenât sacrificed anything. Because I am enjoying the divine bliss within however you have sacrificed this divine bliss for the sake of these precious stones and money. You are busy in accumulating stones and money and I am busy in accumulating the love of the Lord. For these mere stones and gold and money – you are sacrificing the divinity so who is truly sacrificing? You or me? It is you – and so I am not sacrificing anything – but you certainly are. One who accumulates the useless and sacrifice the divine – is the one who sacrifices. The man collected all his money and gold and diamonds and went away – he was fortunate to receive a very significant message from Ramkrishna.
And so my fellows – the message is simple and clear. Focus within. It is your own past birth bad karma that manifest in the form of Stepmother, Stepfather or Stepsister or Stepbrother and then these men and women try to harm you – but as I mentioned – every karmic cycle has a beginning and end as well. So donât focus much on the reaction – focus on the cause behind the reaction and you will then start walking back home. Meditation is coming back home. Meditation is awareness. Meditation is paradise. Meditation is rest.
Rest is necessary – and the mind will rest only when you start chanting daily. Every great saint has emphasized on the significance of chanting. Reminds me of one significant incident that happened in the presence of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi. Once a man came and said to Bhagavan âBhagavan I have received a mantra. So I seek your advice – should I recite this mantra?â
Bhagavan smiled and said â Certainly – it should be repeated with faith.â
The man said âWill it do by itself? Or can you kindly give me any further instructions?
Bhagavan said âThe object of mantra japa is to realize that the same japa is already going on in oneself even without effort. The oral japa becomes mental and the mental japa finally reveals itself as being eternal/ That mantra is the personâs real nature. That is also the state of realization.â
The man asked âCan the bliss of samadhi be gained through mantra chanting?â
This time Bhagavan smiled again and said â The japa becomes mental and finally reveals itself as the Self. That is Samadhi.â
My fellows – and I say this only to my close followers – through this divine conversation – the compassionate Bhagavan shares the whole eternal truth with us – to all those beautiful souls who follow me, listen to my podcasts – I wanted to encourage you all and help you realize the significance of chanting and so this sharing is just for you all – so that you get the message and you continue to chant with consistency and faith. The reason many of you are not able to be consistent in your chanting is because your faith in chanting is somehow is still not as strong as it should be. Your thirst for the Lord is not as intense as it should be. It is the lack of intensity and weak faith is what makes you inconsistent in your spiritual practice. Always remember to attain spiritual progress – first comes intensity and then the rest follows. That is why Kabir says that âWhen the Guest is being searched for, it is the intensity of the longing for the guest that does all the work.â
Intense love, Intense faith and Intense passion is what you need – if you truly desire to progress on your spiritual path, if you truly desire to experience the divine.
Enough for now. My utmost love to all my close followers. It doesnât matter how many follow you – what matters is who follows you. There is one beautiful quote in regards to Jesus Christ. And the quote is significant in many ways as it speaks the ultimate truth. It says âJesus fed 5000, but only 500 followed Him after lunch. Jesus had 12 disciples but only 3 went further in the garden, and only one stood with Him at the foot of the cross. The closer you get to the cross, the smaller the crowd becomes.â
The close you get to the Cross – the smaller the crowd becomes. The Cross is the symbolic representation of the ultimate Truth – and so the more you come close to the Truth – the less followers you will have! Because facing the Truth, facing God is not everybodyâs cup of tea. Only few can come closer to the Cross – closer to God consciousness and so Godâs fellows are always in minority – they are few – very few but they are the ones who make a great difference in the lives of others – they are the Godâs fools – and they love – they dance, they rejoice in the name of the Lord because they love to be Godâs fools. Ask yourself – are you willing to become a Godâs fool? The door is open for all – the question is âwho is willing to walk-in?â
Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.