CAN WE FIND ISHTA DEV THROUGH ASTROLOGY, AND MY VIEW WITH A DIFFERENCE
In Hinduism it is said that there are 33 Crores of Devtas and that is this the most common question that many people ask as astrologer is to know their Ishta Dev.
We believe that our problems in life is heard by one’s Ishta Dev more nicely and we get the solution much faster when we pray to our Ishta dev.
Since there are many Gods in Hinduism so will be the Ishta Dev also and every family from a certain section of area will have a Ishta Dev. So the best way to know about one’s Ishta Dev is to ask his relatives within the family and the elders ( old ) as they could be the best person to tell.
When someone does not know about Ishta Dev and neither there is any source from the family who know about it, goes to the vedic astrologer to know about it as per their horoscope.
Yes, in vedic astrology the dictum about one Ishta Dev is given by the great Rishis Monis and one can know it from their horoscope.
MY VIEW WITH A DIFFERENCE
I am not going in the academic part of finding Ishta Dev as there are different techniques in vedic astrology to find it and again there are different dictums and it’s a confusion as which one is the correct method.
Every astrologer following a particular branch of astrology will tell that their way of finding Ishta Dev is the correct way.
Let us not go deep in the dictum and academic part of astrology.
My simple understanding is that a family of mother, father, brothers and sisters will have a single and same Ishta Dev.
BUT WHEN ASTROLOGICALLY ONE WILL TRY TO FIND IT FROM THEIR HOROSCOPE IT WILL SHOW DIFFERENT ISHTA DEV FOR ALL OR FEW.
This is where my understanding gets stuck.
I don’t call myself a Pandit, may be understanding is less, BUT I do talk like a Pandit ( am I banging my own trumpet too hard . . .ha . .ha . . ha ..ha )
MY VIEW
I always feel that we should invoke the God we know and understand with our true devotion.
THAKUR SHRI RAMKRISHNA SAID GOD IS ONE, BE IT OF ANY RELIGION.
If one collects a small pebble from the road and wash it and invoke it with prayer and devotion, even God will appear from that pebble too.
God is everywhere, what is more needed for oneself is the self-realization.
SELF-REALIZATION IS FOREMOST IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND GOD.
Once a person has self-realization or in the path of it, he will then understand that God is within himself / herself and there is no longer need to go to the vedic astrologer to know the ISHTA DEV thru vedic horoscope.
I always tell my client that you pray the God you love the most / have faith / believe the most / like the most. ( my words are very basic, poor English, please excuse me . . . .ha ha ha ha ).
God will definitely bless you.