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Mercury (Budha ra) had domination over the ninth house, at the moment of birth. Therefore, Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira's higher mind was always more active than the lower. He was very quick in his perceptions, and very intuitive. He had a metaphysical turn of mind and loved mystical subjects.
The twelvth house of the horoscope is one of mystery; that is, owing to the cadent and mutable influence, it is more connected with the mind than with actual physical manifestation. Jupiter was lord of this house at the moment of birth. Therefore, Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira's mind was drawn towards occultism, and He made great progress during his life in all matters connected with occult-thought and study. He was, therefore, drifted away from the subjective life and the inner worlds had fascination for bim. He endeavoured to understand much of his inner nature; for He had a faith in mystical affairs,
Mars exaulted in the first house, Jupiter exaulted in the seventh house, Sun exaulted in the fourth house, and Saturn exaulted in the tenth house, and all the planets angular, indicated that śramaņa Bhagavān Mabāvîra must attain At Moksa at the close of his life, after destroying all the Karmas of previous lives, signified by Dragon's Head-Rabu TE in the seventh house and by Kétu in the first house. Dragon's Head's-Rāhu's Te Dasā Kāla F FTE the period of yood or bad influence, according to Indian Astrology, lasts for twelve years. Therefore, śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra, while going froin village to village, after his Diksā, was put to terrible molestations for twelve years, by enemies of his previous life. He endured all these adversities, with such fortitude and equanimity of mind, that he was able to destroy a large majority of the remaining Karmas of previous life, and thus to make himself fit for the acquisition of Kévala Jnāna la, Perfect Knowledge, which enabled him to comprehend the true nature of all substances and their attributes
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