12 Jun 2023
Ms. Thrylokya asked: When an Astrologer says that we'll get a job by so and so time and we'll get married by so and so time, will that happen even without our effort?
Swami replied:- The Gita says that a human being cannot be idle without doing work (Na hi kaścit kṣaṇamapi…). Expecting that the human being will be continuously making efforts driven by the needs of worldly life, astrology advises whether the time is favourable or not. You should not say that if the effort is put up, the fruit will naturally come. What you said is not correct because there are several instances where even if the effort is put, the fruit does not appear. Therefore, it is not necessary that every effort be followed by the fruit. Astrology helps to advise the favourable time for the fruit. You may say that there are some people who do not put-up efforts and lead a lazy worldly life. For such people, fruits are not seen and this is familiar to all of us. Of course, if God’s grace exists, the fruits will come even without efforts. The level of God is very high compared to the level of the power of planets. In unfavourable times for fruits, even astrology advises to worship various forms of God for attaining favourable fruits even with partial efforts.
The level of God and the level of planets are related to each other because the total structure of both the levels constitute the divine administration. God is the Chief Boss whereas the planets and other administrative deities (Lokapaalaas) work as per the divine constitution composed by the omniscient and omnipotent God. God also does not deviate from His own constitution. If He deviates from the divine constitution, Sages will criticize God and God also has His own standard of morals and ethics. He is the basic foundation and protector of the deity of justice. We have to understand the reason for our misery as the fruits of our own past sins. God gives the logical and legal judgement in our case sitting on the topmost throne of justice. We have to understand the delicate position of God and should not blame God for not responding to our prayers. In the case of extreme devotion of devotees, God postpones our punishments with accumulated interest to a later time of this life or to hell or to the next birth. All these parameters are involved like a three-dimensional net behind the cycle of deeds and justice (Karma Dharma Chakra). Astrology shall be considered only in worldly life and not in spiritual life in which the work of God is carried on by devotees.
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