Cancer rising with the lagna lord in the 3rd along with the retrograde Saturn, the lord of 7th and 8th, is sufficient to indicate the role of women in this explosive environment. Lord of the 2nd in the 8th, though can indicate hidden wealth, is suggestive of some hidden agenda, as the place Kumbha (Aquarius) is Gupta or shielded in secrecy and the association of Venus with the Sun can indicate the role and rule of women.

The lagnalord with Saturn is causing Vachanachorabheethi Yoga. Jupiter in the 6th from the Moon is causing a Sakata yoga and the 9th lord in the 8th, a Nirbhaagya Yoga. These are sufficient to indicate that the moment of the expose is wrought with the possibilities of some more explosive exposures. The exchange of houses by the lords of the 3rd and the 8th houses can suggest persistent troubles from those, who are behind this exposure. As the 7th house is a Movable sign and is subject to the powerful aspect of a retrograde and debilitated Mars, no rehabilitation of the concerned person can become possible nor can the institution regain its past and lost glory, so easily.

A beneficial prishtodaya rasi Kataka (Cancer) rises suggesting some succour. However, as it is without any benefic association or aspect and because a strong malefic joins it, it becomes completely evil. Moon is weak and the lagna does not occupy benefic Shadvargas. These can make the investigative clouds murkier. Despite all these hullabaloos, there is a strong possibility of culprit/s slipping into a safe escape route.

The effort of this scribe is only just to explore the possible consequential calamities the moment of this startling exposure could unfold. Some are of the opinion that the morality issue, which of course is apparent with the afflictions of the 7th, about the Swami, does not impact the effectiveness of the meditation techniques he has been teaching very successfully. The benign aspect of Jupiter to the 4th, with whose lord it is conjunct, indicates a hiding with no loss of comforts. For the arms of law to catch him make take time.

It will be worthwhile to examine whether there could be any conspiracy against the Swami who was virtually unknown 7 years ago, but once he appeared in public, his popularity catapulted at a dramatic rate bringing together his core inner group of devotees from many corners of the world, many of whom are ready to vouch, even now, for his miraculous healing powers. This attack could be for destroying his image or to publicize some possible legal misdeeds. The highly sensational exploits, telecast repeatedly, to devastate his credibility, could not be the work of some isolated individuals. The only man who has openly come out as the main accuser is an ashramite, who is stated to have fallen, out when he got demoted due to his conduct. He is reported to have had a prior criminal record. The Shula Yoga present in the chart can confirm this, as the provocation could have come from a quarter, on whose flesh the swami was a thorn.

This study will not be complete, without an examination of the natal horoscope of the person concerned. According to media reports, there are some allegations that the Swami had forged his birth documents as well because the US visa mentions it as March 13, 1977. However, there is reliable information that he was born on the 1st January 1978 at 32 minutes past midnight at Tiruvannamalai. The following will be the planetary patterns for that moment:

A striking similarity emerging in both the Prasna and birth charts is the retrograde Mars in Cancer and the inseparable combination of retrograde Saturn and Moon. Saturn in the 12th with a Waning Moon can cause mathibhramana or mental imbalance. Born in a Chandravela of Krurakarma, it is not surprising that the native was prone to do prohibited deeds. The lagnalord in the 3rd has made him courageous and fortunate. This can help the native to have more than one spouse. The depressed 3rd lord Mars, in the 11th, is suggestive to make the later life of the native too difficult. Though the 4th lord, Jupiter, in the 10th, could have helped the native to become famous, Jupiter as the 7th lord, in the 10th, Gemini is bad. It is the fifth lord, Saturn in the 12th that made the native turn philosophical. The 9th lord, Venus in the fourth helped to get him vast properties and earnings and the tenth lord, Mercury in the 3rd made him travel a lot and the twelfth lord in the 4th got him mental unrest and enmity. Hypocrisy, as evident from the 12th lord, a malefic in the 4th and aspecting the 4th lord, has some assuaging element, because the 4th house is a benefic sign and is having a benefic.

Even with much powerful beneficial yogas in the natal horoscope of Nityananda, the horoscope has no tinge of any planetary proposition for a total renunciation or a tendency to lead any abstinent life. The 7th house aspected and associated by malefics can generate a duskriti yoga, bringing infamy; it can also make the native libellous and troubled by the ruler.

Even with much powerful beneficial yogas in the natal horoscope of Nityananda, the horoscope has no tinge of any planetary proposition for a total renunciation or a tendency to lead any abstinent life. The 7th house aspected and associated by malefics can generate a duskriti yoga, bringing infamy; it can also make the native libellous and troubled by the ruler. Natal Rahu being in Virgo can destroy all benefits and make one lose everything at the end of its period, i.e., by 2019. However, the Venus bukthi from June 2013 can threaten an incarceration or major trouble from persons in power.

The native is running Rahu Dasa since September 2001. Rahu being in Lagna can bring acquisition of a status, cosy vehicles and sudden access to much wealth. With weak Shadbala, it can bring a scandal due to breach of etiquette and cause a loss of position, thereby compelling the native to migrate from his native land to live in a forsaken place. The later part of the dasa can create loss of position. Rahu being in Virgo can destroy all benefits and make one lose everything at the end of its period, i.e., by 2019. However, the Venus bukthi from June 2013 can threaten an incarceration or major trouble from persons in power.

None can deny the fact now-a-days spiritualism has become a corporate enterprise achieving instant success with its immense competence to con the gullible. As Swami Ramakrishna said that kamini (women) and kanchan (money) are the biggest roadblocks to the path for selfrealisation. With both of these aplenty in his ashram, it was easy for Nityananda to resort to sensual pleasures than seek the realisation, for which, however, there is some apparent urge in his nativity. As Somerset Maugham tells “the only way to be strong is never to surrender to one’s own weaknesses.” Evidently Nityananda did not know his weakness.