GANDAMOOLA DOSHA
The fear of Ganda-Moola or Gandants is highly prevalent in our society. At the time of birth pandits often terrorise the parents if a child born under certain nakshatra. It is important to understand the myth and reality first. The Ganda means Knot and the anta means end . The Zodiac or the path of moon is divided into 12 raashis or in 27 nakshatras. Each rashi is sub divided into nakshatras, so the nakshatras falling at the beginning of Aries/Leo/Saggitarius i.e. Aswini, Magha and Moola and the nakshatras falling at the end of Cancer/Scorpio/Pisces i.e. Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati is said to be trouble causing. Which means when moon is about to cross the dividing line or has just crossed from one nakshtra to the other it is that junction point in the zodiac,it is found at three places only.
According to astrologer, child born in these nakshatras is inauspicious and faces various obstacles and problems in life, therefore on the 27th day, pooja should be performed. Some astrologer also have these views that child born in such Nakshatras, signifies death of cattle, bad by heart, bad for maternal uncle, bad for elder brother, bad for spouse, death of father and death of mother etc.Why will these ill effects come into picture is not clear. These ill effects are not mentioned in classical texts and not even astrologers know about it.Six out of twenty seven nakshatras are Gand Mool Nakshatras. This implies 20% of the population of the world is inauspicious. Does this mean other 80% population is auspicious.Our Nakshatra remains for nearly 24 hours. Can it be believed that inauspicious children will be born in these 24 hours. Ganda Moola is not altogether a myth it has some relevance in astrology,being born in Gand Moola is just symbolic of any good or bad event that has to happen in the natives life but it does not signify the event in totality for that the whole chart has to be taken into consideration. Astrologers should stop cursing these Nakshatras. No one should fall prey to Pundits when they say that newly born baby is inauspicious to parents or some other relative. Mind it that the child is born from the parents and not the parents take birth from child. How a newly born innocent child can be inauspicious in this world is beyond my understanding!
