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An Upaaya without a plausible astrological logic is called a Totkaa. Not that we have any thing against the Totkaas, they have been a part of Indian culture for centuries; but a Totakaa cannot be accepted in the same sense as an Upaaya or Parihaar is accepted in astrology. A Totkaa can be suggested without having to look at the horoscope. Totakaa is more a belief, a faith, a ritual and there is no doubt that even the Totkaas are also very effective in mitigating the malady.

An Upaaya or Parihaar has a very valid astrological reasoning behind it. An Upaaya can be suggested only after having a look at a horoscope, an Upaaya is horoscope specific. That being so, we should know the logic and reasoning which makes it an Upaaya, thus differentiating it from Totakaa. Therefore it becomes essential to know whether it is an Upaaya or a Totakaa. That can be done only after analyzing the Upaaya and the process through which the Upaaya has been devised in the first place.

Finding logic behind an Upaaya suggested by the Lal Kitab is not so much to verify its authenticity as it is to learn the process of how the Upaaya had been devised; what astrological factors had gone into before the Upaaya was given the shape. Analyzing for the process of learning can never be construed as irreverence.

Even otherwise there is nothing divine or sacrosanct about the Lal Kitab, it is like any other classic book on traditional Indian astrology. Critical evaluation is a normal academic process of learning; more so with those who have a critical and free open mind. Therefore we do not consider it a sacrilege or irreverence to critically analyze every thing which has been said in the Lal Kitab.

We should not accept an Upaaya unless valid astrological coordinates have been established, because an Upaaya has to be done according to certain rules. If it has no astrological validity then it is a Totakaa and can be done without having to follow the rules of doing remedies. That is another reason we insist on understanding the logic of the Upaaya.
[Varun Trivedi]
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RULES
--All Upaaya must be completed as they all are the components of one single remedy.
--All Upaaya should be done in daylight time or when the Sun is up, even if the clouds are there, the Sun is still up behind the clouds.
--All Upaaya should be done with devotion and prayers, for example - "Since your Moon is with Saturn and Ketu, in your mind you have to say that I am doing this lunar eclipse Upaaya to get the Moon freedom from the clutches of the Saturn and the Ketu.
--If there are 3-4 Upaaya, and some are short and some continue for some time, one should do them one by one with a gap of 3-4 days - the short one first, and the long one later.
--If several are long Upaaya, start the new one with a gap of 3-4 days.
--While immersing the things in water, never immerse the things in a plastic bag. You can carry the things in a plastic bag, but then pour them out from the bag into the water.
--If you are doing any Upaaya for somebody else, you must mention it before doing the Upaaya, that you are doing it for such and such, otherwise it will go in your name.
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Remedies are done according to the problems related by those who seek advice. If the problems are of very long duration then the Upaaya might be suggested based on the Janma Kundalee, if they are of recent origin then the Upaaya might be based on the Varsh Phal Kundalee. It depends on the astrologer what he thinks could be the cause of the problem.
[Bhooshan Priya]

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