!!Some notes
on Pada and Upapada!!
Reproduced from Modern Astrology October 2015
Reproduced from Modern Astrology October 2015
1- Upapada
1-4-1 Jaimini sutras
The word
‘Upa’ is a Sanskrit/Hindi term that refers to the English term ‘vice’. The terms ‘Pada’
and ‘Upapada’ are just like the president and vice president and we can say ‘Pada’
and ‘vice pada’ in English. If the ascendant is the president whose Pada is the main Pada
then we have to know which house is next to the ascendant that can rule the
horoscope in the absence (being weak) of the ascendant when it is weak! ‘Anuchar’
means follower of one, and next who can possess power in the absence of that one.
It is also known as ‘Gouna Pada’. ‘Gouna’ is a Sanskrit/Hindi word signify
secondary in status.
The word
‘Pitra’ signifies the ascendant according to the KTPY system. Now the question arises
which house is the follower and next to the ascendant that can assume the power of the ascendant in the present horoscope? Divergent views are available from scholars
in this regard. Some take it as the 2nd house and 12th house,
some suggest even the 5th house and some say it is the house where the ascendant lord is posited. A very perplexing situation arises in finding the correct
meaning of the Sutra. Every scholar has his own arguments and examples to prove his
view. If someone examines an object to
hit through various angles and one of them is wrong yet he can hit the target with
the effect of other correct angles. There is sufficient room in astrology to
prove even the wrong opinion among several thousands of prediction rules as it is
difficult to catch thieve among several saints. Available divergent views in a
single verse are sufficient to prove the above statement.