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Vedic astrology, written for thinking seekers
Plain-language essays from the Vidhata Editorial Desk - grounded in Parashari, KP, and Lal Kitab traditions. No marketing fluff, no copy-paste predictions, no fear-mongering. Just clear thinking about how the planets shape life.
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Janm Kundali
Vakri Grahas: How Vedic Astrology Actually Reads Retrograde Planets
A retrograde planet in Vedic astrology is not the ill omen popular writing makes it out to be. Classical Jyotisha holds the opposite view for most cases, that a vakri graha gains strength through Cheshta Bala rather than losing it, and the Mercury-retrograde panic borrowed from Western astrology has no real parallel in the older texts.
Vidhata Editorial Desk8 Sept 2026 · 9 min - 🔮
Predictions
Mercury retrograde: what the Vedic view actually says (and what is hype)
Western astrology has made Mercury retrograde a cultural phenomenon. The Vedic tradition treats it more carefully - sometimes auspicious, sometimes not. Here is the honest sorting.
Vidhata Editorial Desk9 Sept 2025 · 6 min
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