Niṣeka and Ādhāna

Niṣeka and Ādhāna are separate events in the creation of a baby. Niṣeka (निषेक) literally means sprinkling, infusion, dripping and refers to the seminal infusion which leads to impregnation and the vedic ceremony connected with it. Ādhāna (आधान) is better understood from the word garbhādhāna where garbha means womb. It means depositing, placing or impregnating and refers to the place in which anything is deposited or rests, which in the context of birth is the womb. Impregnation or fertilization of the ovum happens after coitus (niṣeka) and can be as far apart as seven days. Many astrologers have come up with various innovative schemes and calculations for knowing this. Yet the method of the great master Parāśara remains the best and most accurate. If you ponder at the philosophy behind those calculations, there would be a lot to learn.

  • Lesson-01: Māndi - Māndi Determination Divide the day duration [sunrise to sunset] into 8 parts [8 petal lotus]. Each part is called velā. These eight parts of time are ruled by the children (Upagraha) of the Sūrya, Chandra, Maṅgala, Budha, Guru, Śukra, Śani and Śūnya. These eight Upagraha are काल kāla, परिधि paridhi,...
  • Lesson-02: Niṣeka Calculation - There are three parts to the calculation of Niṣeka Lagna that leads to the creation of the being, just as there are three parts to ‘auṁ’. These are Brahma ‘A’, Viṣṇu ‘U’ and Rudra ‘M’. Next Lesson
  • Lesson-03: Niṣeka Lagna - From the previous lesson, please note that by now we have two niṣeka dates/times and we can draw charts for these dates. Pregnancy Period Test Both the niṣeka periods are (a) 298 days 8h01m46s and (b) 278 days 1h02m35s. The full term of the niṣeka period is 273 days and...
  • Lesson04: Niṣeka Study - शुभाशुभं वदेत्‌ पित्रोर्जीवनं मरणं तथा। एवं निषेकलग्नेन सम्यग्‌ ज्ञेयं स्वकल्पनात्‌॥ ३०॥ śubhāśubhaṁ vadet pitrorjīvanaṁ maraṇaṁ tathā | evaṁ niṣekalagnena samyag jñeyaṁ svakalpanāt || 30|| Maharṣi Parāśara states that all the good and evil related to the lives of elders, particularly father and mother and also grandparents or great grandparents is...
  • Lesson-05: Ādhāna Chakra - तस्माच्छुभाशुभं वाच्यं गर्भस्थस्य विशेषतः॥ २९॥ tasmācchubhāśubhaṁ vācyaṁ garbhasthasya viśeṣataḥ || 29½ The good or evil that is to follow such a copulation (niṣeka) i.e. the nature and guṇa of the baby is to be known from the niṣeka chart. Of particular importance is the conception itself, that must follow the...
  • Lesson-06: Ādhāna Chakra II - Ādhāna Strength {tab=Carriage} Our next step (see previous lesson) is to confirm that the ādhāna chart shows a birth/delivery within the stipulated period. Sārāvalī 8.32-33: Miscarriage – Should a planet be affected by celestial portents, or defeat by malefic at the time of ādhāna, miscarriage may take place in the...
  • Lesson-07: Ādhāna Lagna - {tab=Exact Ādhana} Exact Ādhana Lagna We are now in a position to calculate the exact time of the Ādhāna and should forsake the approximate methods obtained previously. While those methods based on niṣeka period in days and solar motion help us to arrive at the date, it is necessary for...
  • Lesson-08: Course of Pregnancy - Pregnancy Months Sārāvalī 8.29-31: Process of Growth of Embryo and Lords of the months of pregnancy. The embryo in the womb improves, as under – Month Growth Lord Bhāva 1 Coagulated Blood Venus Lagna 2 Mass of Flesh Mars Dhana 3 Limbs Jupiter Sahaja 4 Bones Sun Sukha 5 Skin...