Jyotish — Astrology
Trained by his father. He reads by Kundali, the chart of your birth, and by Prashna Kundali, a chart cast for the moment a question is asked.
The Story
Not a calling he
Not a calling he
chose, exactly
Guruji was born in Ganeshpuri — the place of Shri Nityanandswami's samadhi mandir. His father was also a priest, and worked under the guidance of Shri Nityanandswami. He started learning to recite mantras and the Vedas at an early age. At his home there were always many people.
He was, by his own account, reluctant. The priesthood was his father's life, not obviously his. It was his father who said to him that he would be only doing something in future what is fated — which was to walk on the path of spirituality.
Then came the dreams. Saibaba appeared in them, and the matter stopped being a question. In 1987 he joined the Saibaba temple at Vartak Nagar in Thane as a priest. Three years later he was its head priest.
Astrology he had already learnt, from his father, and it is by Kundali and Prashna Kundali that he reads. Vastu followed, and with it corporate work — helping organisations align a workforce with its goals using Vastu, colour therapy and astrology together.
Two things he speaks of wanting. The first is a Veda Patashala, a school to revive Vedic knowledge and keep it in use. The second is the empowerment of women, which he holds to be inseparable from the progress of the country itself.
A Life in Order
From Ganeshpuri to Thane
GaneshpuriBorn
Born in Ganeshpuri, the village that holds the samadhi mandir of Shri Nityanand Swami. His father, Gurudev Balkrishna Mahadev Mahaskar, was head priest at Shri Nityanand Babaji's temple, and the house was rarely empty of people who had come for guidance.
Early yearsLearning
He began reciting mantras and the Vedas as a child — not as study but as the ordinary sound of the household. Astrology came the same way, learnt directly from his father.
ReluctanceA father's word
He did not want the priesthood. His father told him that in time he would do only what was fated for him, and that what was fated was to walk the path of spirituality. Visions of Saibaba during his dreams settled the question.
1987Vartak Nagar
He joined the Sai Baba temple at Vartak Nagar, Thane, as a priest.
Three years onHead Priest
He was made head priest of the temple at Vartak Nagar, and served in that role for many years.
PracticeKundali & Prashna
Alongside temple duty he built an astrological practice, reading by Kundali and by Prashna Kundali, and advising on Vastu for homes, land and organisations.
AheadVeda Patashala
His intention is to establish a Veda Patashala — a school where Vedic knowledge is taught and kept alive rather than merely remembered.
Areas of Practice
Four disciplines,
Four disciplines,
one tradition
Vastu Shastra
For property being considered and property already owned — doshas identified and remedies prescribed according to shastra.
Corporate Consulting
Vastu, colour therapy and astrology used together to help an organisation align its workforce with the goals it has set.
Classical Music
He is trained in tabla and harmonium and knowledgeable in Indian classical music — a part of temple life rather than apart from it.
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः। सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः।
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु। मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग्भवेत्॥
May all be happy. May all be free from illness. May all see what is auspicious. May no one come to suffering.
Shanti Mantra
Gallery
Temple, puja and practice
More photographs to come — temple, puja and consultation. These four slots are waiting; replace each one and the layout holds.
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Begin
Begin with your birth details
Date, exact time and place of birth, with your name and your parents' names. Guruji will read the chart and come back to you.