Example Chart: Sri Aurobindo

Class: 65
Source: v65.txt
Purpose: Demonstrating 5th from Karakamsha (authorship, philosophical orientation, weapons/skills)
Subject: Sri Aurobindo Ghosh — philosopher, poet, freedom fighter, yogi

Birth Data

Name: Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
Date: August 15, 1872 (famous coincidence with India's Independence Day — August 15, 1947)
Place: Calcutta (Kolkata), India
Time: Referenced in class (exact time not captured in transcript)

Chart Analysis (as discussed in Class 65)

Karakamsha Analysis

Sri Aurobindo's chart was used to illustrate the 5th from Karakamsha showing authorship potential and philosophical orientation
The combination in his 5th from Karakamsha showed multiple planets, leading to discussion of:
- His prolific writing (books on philosophy, yoga, poetry, political essays)
- His Vedantic/yogic philosophical orientation
- His poetry and literary excellence

Teaching Points Illustrated

Authorship from 5th Karakamsha

Moon+Jupiter type combination showing famous authorship
PVR noted that Sri Aurobindo was both a great author AND poet — Venus influence was also present
The quality and breadth of his writing (philosophy, yoga, epic poetry like Savitri) corresponded to the planetary combination

Philosophical Orientation

His Integral Yoga synthesis (combining Karma, Bhakti, Jnana, and Raja yogas) reflected the breadth of the chart
The Vedantic inclination (Sun influence) alongside poetic gift (Venus) and philosophical systematization (Jupiter/Mercury) all visible in the 5th from Karakamsha

Weapons/Martial Aspect

Sri Aurobindo was also a political revolutionary before becoming a yogi
Mars influence in the chart accounted for his early militant approach to Indian independence
Later transition to purely spiritual path reflected the chart's evolution through Dashas

Notable Features

Born August 15: Remarkable that India's Independence Day (1947) falls on his birthday
Life phases: Political activist (Mars phase) → Pondicherry ashram/pure spirituality (spiritual planets Dasha)
Multiple talents: Poetry, philosophy, political writing, spiritual treatises — breadth shown by multiple influences

Notes

Sri Aurobindo's chart was one of several celebrity charts used in Class 65 to illustrate the 5th from Karakamsha analysis. The class was focused on the BPHS verses about weapons and scholarly abilities from this house position.