The Mysterious Rahu and Shooting of Ravana
The Mysterious Rahu and Shooting of Ravana
The killing of Mahout by elephant on the sets of Ravana on 29th July 2009 (As reported by media on 30th July 2009):-
Here we are presenting the angle of Rahu in this tragic happening.
The
shooting party on the set of Ravana would like to forget the horrifying
incidence which found them stranded in a jungle for more than 12 hours
surviving on bread and eggs. Andavan the Mahout was not lucky enough to
survive. He was crushed to death by the rampaging elephant. The
elephant was to be utilized for the shooting of the film and was
trained for this purpose. It went berserk and became the cause of death.
Vedic astrology has emphasized that Rahu represents serpents. It also connects wild life to Rahu. Lal Kitab which is a recent inclusion to astrology
classics (written originally in Urdu) has specified many other roles of
Rahu. It addresses Rahu as an elephant also. The book tells us that an
elephant represented by benefic Rahu is a source of power and wealth to
its master. However, a mad elephant that tramples over the master and works havoc all around is represented by malefic Rahu.
A crosscheck of horoscopes of Abhishek
Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan the main casts of the film will
help us understand if the happening had any connection with the
mysterious role of Rahu. Was the elephant an agent of Rahu?
Aishwarya
Rai was born on 1st November 1973 when Virgo was rising in the eastern
horizon. Rahu is placed in the 4th house with natal Moon. She is
currently running the operational dasa of Rahu / Rahu till September
2009. To be more precise she is currently running the operational dasa
of Rahu / Rahu / Mars which shows the dominant influence of Rahu in her
horoscope at present. The pratyantar dasa of Mars (placed in the 8th
house) signifies danger to her spouse. In Vedic astrology 8th house is considered the Suhag Sthan (house of spouse) in woman horoscopy.
Abhishek
Bachchan was born on 5th February 1976. The lagna rising at the time of
birth is Libra. Rahu is placed in lagna. Lal Kitab suggests that
placement of benefic Rahu in the lagna confers kingly status to a
person. However, it also suggests that Rahu placed in lagna, if not
benefic, can cause safety and health concerns. Lagna is the most
important house in the horoscope. Hence, placement of Rahu in lagna
makes Rahu quite dominant.
Rahu
is functional malefic both for Aishwarya and Abhishek because it is
placed in their 4th house and the lagna respectively. The best
placement of Rahu is in 3rd house, 6th house and the 11th house. Hence,
both of them need to thank God and their Sadguru in guiding them to
their safety. Was the Mahout the scapegoat to safeguard the celebrity couple? Only God knows.
Can these incidents be predicted in advance? Astrologers of yesteryears like Varahmihir could predict that son of Vikramaditya will be killed by Varaha (wild boar).
The king took all precautions to save his son and made a fortress in
which there was no chance of any wild boar to enter. Varahmihir
insisted that the death cannot be stopped by any human intervention.
Only great Rishis like Vasishta could reverse the karma of the Prince.
On
the predicted day the prince died of accident from a falling royal
emblem made of iron which had an artificial boar attached to its top.
This was the reason why Mihir got the title of Varahmihir. (Rao,
Suryanarian, 1987, 3rd edition, Life of Varaha Mihira)
Written by: Anand Sagar Pathak
Astrologer
Dated: 6th August 2009
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