Once upon a time—not very far from our own timeline—there lived a brilliant astrologer named Rudra Datt, in a small village near Kashi.
He had studied every shastra—Parashara, Jaimini, Nadi—but his favourite was Bhrigu Shastra. People came from far away just to hear one-minute predictions from him. His eyes sparkled like Mercury, speech was as sharp as Ketu behind Venus.
But he had one ego problem—he never believed in doing any remedy.
“Why should I do Rudrabhishek?” he used to laugh.
“I know the planets, I know their degrees. That’s enough.”
But what he didn’t know was—his past life karma was waiting quietly… like a Rahu in 12th house.
One Monday Morning – A Stranger Walked In
A man entered his home. Silent. Dressed in white. Eyes like a deep well.
He said nothing—just placed a chart on Rudra Datt’s table.
The chart had:
- Moon in Scorpio (emotional debts),
- Venus behind Ketu* (love betrayal from past life),
- Saturn retrograde in 10th (unpaid karmas from authority),
- Mars + Rahu in 8th house (sudden, explosive past life incident),
- and Jupiter in 12th from Sun (wisdom lost in ego).
Rudra Datt calculated for five minutes.
And then stopped. His hands began to shake.
“This is my own chart,” he whispered.
The stranger smiled gently, and said,
“Yes. It is yours. But not from this life. From your previous life—when you were a minister in Lanka during the time of Lord Rama.”
The Forgotten Karma of a Forgotten Life
In that past life, Rudra Datt was a minister under Ravana. Highly learned, but proud. Once, when Shivlinga puja was going on, he interrupted it to boast about his jyotish powers. He disrespected the lingam and called Shiva “one who lives in smashan” (cremation ground). That same evening, his daughter was cursed by a rishi, and the kingdom lost a war to Rama’s vanaras.
He died regretting that he never did even one Rudrabhishek.
That pain became Ketu in this life.
That guilt became Saturn retrograde.
That arrogance became Sun combust Mercury in his chart.
Now It Was Time to Pay Back
The stranger said:
“Your predictions are sharp because you learnt Jyotish from Rishi Bhrigu in your previous life. But your chart has no peace.
Only one thing can heal you now—
Rudrabhishek. Every Monday. Without missing.”
And then…
The stranger vanished.
Yes, vanished. Like Ketu—without head, without trace.
Rudra Datt’s Journey of Healing Began
From the next Monday, he started going to a small Shiv temple. No show-off. No camera. Just raw bhakti.
He did abhishek with raw milk, honey, bilva leaves, and Ganga jal.
Slowly, the fear in his heart reduced.
The sleep came back.
His Moon in Scorpio began to soften.
His Venus-Ketu stopped attracting wrong people.
He even found a handwritten palm-leaf in his puja room one day. It had a Nadi shloka:
“Yasya Shani drishto Chandra, tasya manah chanchalam bhavet.
Somvar Rudrabhishekam kurvan, tasya chittam sthiram bhavet.”
(Whose Moon is under Saturn’s eye—their mind stays restless.
But one who does Rudrabhishek on Mondays—their mind becomes peaceful.)
What This Story Teaches Every Jyotish Student
- Past life karma is real. It hides behind planetary combinations like Ketu with Venus, or Saturn retro in karma sthana.
- Planets don’t punish. They just remind. They’re like Shiva’s trishul—showing us our ego, our pain, and our path.
- Rudrabhishek is not a remedy. It is a remembering.
You’re not pouring water on stone—you’re melting your karmas on the Shivlinga.
Hidden Bhrigu Nandi Nadi Secrets Inside This Story
- If Moon is with Saturn or Ketu → Mind carries past-life fears. Rudrabhishek helps.
- If Venus is behind Ketu → Emotional longing, karmic partner issues. Rudrabhishek balances desires.
- If Mars with Rahu → Sudden anger, accidents, past life battles. Water element of Shiva calms it.
- If Jupiter is 12th from Sun → Wisdom is blocked by ego. Rudrabhishek humbles and opens grace.
- If Mercury combust → Nervous energy, unstable speech. Chanting “Om Namah Shivaya” daily purifies it.
Final Words for You, My Dear Students
You may master all charts, learn every technique, even tell past life stories using Bhrigu Nandi Nadi…
But if you forget Shiva, even your predictions will feel hollow.
So, every Monday, before opening your laptop, before checking transits, before looking into someone’s fate…
Go to Shiva. Do Rudrabhishek. Pour your ego, your karma, your breath on that Lingam.
Because remember—
Only the one who bows to the Unseen,
Can truly read the Unwritten.
And Shiva is that Unseen.
He is the Rishi.
He is the Nakshatra.
He is the Chart.
He is the Silence between your predictions.
Jai Guru Dev,
Vinayak Bhatt