Mars and Mercury: Preface

Dr. Shanker Adawal

Instinct, Freewill, Karma, God and Creation are the topics which are frequently discussed. People from all walks of life lean on these words.

The two planets discussed here are `Mars’ and `Mercury’ and in one of the earlier books we had talked of Jupiter and Saturn.

Jupiter is a planet which signifies the inherent potential of a person and each individual has certain propensities as is seen in our daily interactions. Saturn is the significator of the efforts and the `NOW’, which determines the potential that can be tapped by work and free will. A weak Jupiter and a strong Saturn is perhaps an unlucky person. Mars and Mercury set the pace in life.

Mars is the planet which governs strength, action, and on the extreme side i.e. war while Mercury is the planet of intellect, mind and mathematics in one’s behavior in all walks of life.

A strong Mars may make a person aggressive, having leadership qualities and the will to do it – a man of actions; but if this is coupled with a weak Mercury governing the calculations and intellect, he may perform actions which are perceived as foolishly aggressive. A strong Mars with a strong Mercury brings forth a person who is balanced and leads a good life. Here again we need to have a holistic approach as the PATRA i.e. the vessel length and breadth of which is governed by Jupiter. The actions of a politician, bureaucrat, a businessman and for that matter every individual at each level depends on the play of these two planets – Mars and Mercury.

Mars, if strong, produces a Kshatriya (fighting instincts) and Mercury, a Vaish (businessman), and perhaps the caste system of today was in the past more from the perspective of putting a person in a profession towards which he by his inherent nature is aligned with.

In the present context, however, the morals and ethics have changed, which have to be borne in mind while studying a horoscope. A successful businessman today will perhaps have a weak Mars and a fairly strong Mercury. This is because a weak Mars connected with the house of business or self makes him to be a master deceiver, hits from the back and will not be straight forward. These qualities are evident in today’s Yuga but it may lead to problems in married life and perhaps have relations outside marriage if Venus is not strong.

My book is a collection of composed material available in fragments, groups and sets to give the reader an understanding of the two planets in a holistic manner.

The various chapters on the impact of planets, nature, their transits etc. should be interpreted in relation to other planets as written above.

I have written this book for a layman as well as the students of astrology and the pundits, as I believe, this compilation will provoke thoughts.

My thanks to my mother Dr. Krishna Saksena who has encouraged me to write and has been a motivator. The freedom to do and spend time cannot be possible without your wife’s support and my gratitude to Renu and above all the smile of my daughter, Vrinda – a Gudiya, is a part of my energy invigoration.

I am thankful to all who helped in compelling, editing, transcribing and other associated activities with special thanks once agai9n to Nagi, Pinku and Tinku who have always reminded me of completing and this is important for me with the Cancer Lagna and Mithuna Rashi of mine. Moon in Gemini gives a wavering mind.

Narinder Sagar ji has always been a source of initiation and spurring me into action.

Astrology is a combination of logic and statistical evidence, and like any other science, is based on assumptions, the research of which will be an ever ongoing process. All that I pen down is dedicated to my father Late Shri Kailash Chandra, a great contributor to this science in his life time. My Ishta Shri Krishna’s blessings, mercy and arrangements are above all and pray to him at all times.

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