Shukla paksha Tritiya (third waxing phase of the Moon) in the month of Vaisagam is known as Akshaya Tritiya. This was the day when Kritha Yuga (cycle of time), the first among the four Yugas, started. The star Rohini and Wednesday, both auspicious for Lord Krishna, coincided on this day.

Akshaya Tritiya is the festival of attracting enormous prosperity. The word “Akshaya” refers to the one that never diminishes and is believed to bring good fortune and victory in life. It is an ideal day to purchase Gold and to expand your new ventures successfully.

Akshaya Tritiya is the occasion to seek indestructible prosperity, wealth and royal abundance! This auspicious day falls on the third day of the bright half of Vaishakh month (April – May), when the Sun and Moon are in exaltation. These planets are simultaneously at their peak of brightness and it happens only once in a year. This is a beautiful planetary confluence that offers the perfect conditions for you to gain wealth and power. This year Akshaya Tritiya falls on 6th May.

Are you finding difficulty to find an appropriate partner or spouse? Is your relationship status ‘married and separated soon’? Then, you might be inflicted with Manglik dosha or Kuja Dosha. Manglik dosha occurs when Mars is placed in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or the 12th house in a horoscope. The strength of Manglik dosha is most severe when Mars is placed in the 7th or the 8th House. The other houses experiences milder afflictions only. So if the planet Mars is in any of these mentioned houses in your birth chart, it may have affected your relationship compatibility.

Every year, Jupiter, the lord of Fortune, moves from one sign to another and sets the stage of human consciousness for the resulting year and in 2011, Jupiter enters Aries on May 8th.

Jupiter in Aries is an exhilarating, inspiring and enthusiastic blend of energies, which contains the kind of confidence that attracts abundance. Jupiter is also happy to experience the adventurous nature of Aries, which results in dynamic expressions and the desires to broaden horizons. Jupiter also enjoys an added benefit of attaining the Vargottama power during this transit.

Jupiter is the only powerful planet that is authorized to give both wealth and wisdom in ample quantity. And anybody in this material world gets recognition mainly by either his affluence or by his wisdom. Because of its abilities to bestow all that is good in life for generous and respectful life it is regarded as the most auspicious planet of all the 9 planets.

But, when Jupiter is unfavorably placed, he creates fears and tears, ruins the reputation, destroys chances for wealth and makes for disasters in life with less chances of recovery.

A Day of Honor for Chitra Gupta

The full moon day of the month of Chitra is considered the birthday of Chitra Gupta, the karmic accountant of all the soul’s doings and misdoings in life. Lord Brahma created Chitra Gupta through the Sun God, and He is considered as the younger brother of Lord Yama. He is considered the Karmic Accountant or the Divine Judge who tallies the good and bad deeds of every being and reports to Lord Yama in order to punish or reward them after their death.

Chitra Gupta has a temple in Tamil Nadu where He is depicted sitting holding a pen in His right hand. In the left hand, He holds a palm leaf or the Karma Accounts of all the beings in this world. Chitra Poornima is the right time to gain His blessings and wash away all your sins to bag the virtue for the life beyond!

Planetary Aspects on Chitra Poornima

Full Moon on Chitra occurs when Sun is in its Exalted state of Aries (close to the Earth), and when Moon is aligned with the bright Star called Chitra in the constellation of Libra. Libra is the sign that seeks balance. With the Full Moon here, your mind begins to weigh and balance its own thought forms. And with the Sun energizing your soul from its full strength position in Aries, you are further empowered to make wiser “karmic” choices during this time. These Karmic choices decide on the destiny of your existing life and also for the life beyond.

Everybody dreams of a superior life filled with comforts, health, success and prosperity. Complete wellbeing is enjoyed only when you are blessed with the divine support. You can gain this Divine Support through the grace of Lord Rama who bestows & brightens your lives from severe downfalls towards a superior quality of life for a supreme living.

This great opportunity is opened for you on the day of Rama Navami which falls on April 12th this year. Rama Navami signifies the birthday of Lord Rama, who is a compassionate winner with absolute self-righteousness. You can easily access the incomparable and everlasting energy of Lord Rama on this auspicious day.

Sun in Aries is referred as an ideal time in Vedas and this is the time, when a new Vedic Year starts. On this auspicious occasion, the Sun transit into Aries acquires maximum power. Aries, the 1st natural house of the Zodiac is very fiery, independent, courageous and enthusiastic in nature. The Sun gets exalted in Aries and presents itself as a wonderful window of opportunity to harness its power for your overall well being.

Sun in Aries: Time to Connect With the Power of Sun

The Sun becomes exalted into its full power when it is in Aries, making it the most auspicious month of the year to strengthen you. Moreover, the radiance of Sun opens the way for new possibilities and strengthens your various endeavors in life.

Sun God is the symbol of strength and power in classical Hinduism. Worshipping the Sun God through “Surya Namaskar” and chanting the Sun Mantra blesses your life with strength, glory and success. The radiation of Sun empowers you with leadership, brilliance and executive power for a magnificent life.

What is Addiction, one of the most common questions which you might have come across in your life time?

Addiction is a continued involvement with a substance or activity regardless of negative consequences associated with it. It originates in pleasure but over time it is needed in order to make us feel normal. It can also be called as an abnormal psychological dependency on substances like alcohol, drugs or other behaviors, to the extent that they feel overwhelmingly deprived if they attempt to stop.

Alcohol addiction, drug addiction, food addiction and gambling are some of the mostly seen forms of addictions and it has to be treated as a health problem. Addiction treatment will induce a person to get rid of the sick thinking, to refresh him or her, to promote abstinence and to interrupt the life threatening habit of that individual.

Some say addictions are genetic. Some say that it is formed from early childhood traumas and still others say that it is habitual. But the spiritual truth states that addictions are karmic and karmas are strongly determined by planets.