Lata Mangeshkar - an Astrological Tribute

Lata Mangeshkar is one of the greatest play-back singers of Hindi Cinema. She has been given names like Queen of Melody, Nightingale of India and Voice of the Millennium to acknowledge for her sweet and flawless voice that was extremely melodious. She has sung almost 8500 songs in her career. She recently died on 6th Feb 2022 at 92 years of age. I am writing this article on her Vedic Horoscope to pay an astrological tribute to her.

She was born on 28th Sep 1929 in the city of Indore in the present-day Madhya Pradesh state of India. There has been some confusion regarding her time of birth but I used astrological techniques to discover/confirm her birth time, and based on that I feel that she was born around 11:50 pm.

 

 

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WHAT GAVE HER SUCH A BEAUTIFUL and SOFT VOICE?

Voice or speech is seen from the 2nd H. She has Moon in Cancer in the 2ndH. This gave her soft and beautiful voice. She has Rahu in the 10thH from Moon, so she was able to mesmerise everyone with her voice.

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Why she worked in Film & Entertainment Industry?

• · As per this birth data she is Gemini Ascendant rising. The ascendant lord Mercury is retrograde and in placed in the 4th H in his own sign Virgo.
• · Virgo placement of Mercury is considered very powerful. So, this is a hint that she was born with the promise of become a privileged personality.
• · Since ascendant lord Mercury is placed in the 4th H, so this connected her life to culture and cultural activities and we all know that cinema is part of culture. This is further supported because the 10thH ruler Jupiter is placed in the 12th H/Taurus and from there Jupiter is seeing the 4th H and 4th L Mercury.
• · Since 10th L Jupiter is sitting in the 12th H, so that is a hint that she had to work from behind the scene, and we all know that she was a playback singer and not as an on-screen actor.
• For someone to be active in a work that is connected to CREATIVITY and COMMUNICATION, there has to be some connection between the 5th H of creativity and 3rdH of communication.
• · In her horoscope Venus is the ruler of the 5th H and this 5th H ruler Venus is placed in the 3rd H/Leo. This way the 3rd H in her horoscope is connected to 5th H and that made her life connected to creative communication. Some kind of interconnection between the 5th H and 3rdH is often seen in the horoscopes of actors, singers… etc.
• · 3rd L Sun is placed in the 4th H and from there seeing the 10th H, Sun conjunct with 1st L Mercury, Sun is also being seen by the 10th L Jupiter from his seat in the 12th H – this connects her life and work/career with CREATIVE COMMUNICATION energy.

Why she has three younger siblings and all of them are singers?

• · The placement of 5th L Venus in the 3rd H also gives an energy boast to the 3rdH (because 5th H is bhaavat-bhaavam for 3rd H), and we all know that Lata Mangeshkar has two younger sisters and a brother all these are singers and Asha Bhosle (the immediate younger sister) is considered as another legendary playback singer on par with Lata Mangeshkar in terms of greatness.

Her Father died when she was only 13 years of age

• She has Saturn sitting in the 7th H of her horoscope. Saturn is seeing the 9thH from his third side glance. Although, Saturn is himself the 9th L but Saturn is also the 8th L and Saturn’s 3rd-side glance is very difficult. Saturn is also seeing Sun (Sun is natural significator of father). Her father died in 1942, during the Mercury’s main period and Jupiter sub-period or Saturn sub-period.

Why She was not married?

• She has Saturn in the 7th H. This Saturn is 8th L. This may have prevented her into getting into stable association with anyone for long. Saturn is also the 9th L, so few potential relationships may have broken due to some condition connected to religion or traditions connected to religion etc. The 7th L Jupiter is also not very well-placed in the 12th H - Jupiter is also seen by 6th H (break-ups) and 11th H (multiplicity) ruler Mars from the 5th H.

EDUCATION: Why she did not study in School?

• Her 4thL Mercury is retrograde and placed at 29 deg in Virgo in the 4thH. So, she went for unconventional education. She did not go to normal school and studied music at home first from father, and then from other teachers. 2ndL Moon in the 2nd H made her choose the family’s vocation as the basis of her education as her father had been directing Marathi Musical Plays.

Her CAREER Graph and the Dasha Sequence

• · She started working in her father’s plays as 5 year old girl. Period was Mercury/Venus.
• · She sang song and did acting in Marathi movies from year 1942 onwards – Mercury/Jupiter
• · In 1945, she started singing and doing acting in minor roles in Hindi movies – KETU MD begins. Ketu is sitting in the 5th H/Libra. Ketu will give the results of Venus also. Ketu is sitting in the nakshatra Vishakha which is ruled by the 10th L Jupiter.
• · In 1949, the film Mahal was released in which she had done playback singing for Madhubala – Ketu/Jupiter
• · From 1952-1972, she ran through the main-period of Venus. Venus is 5th L and placed in the 3rdH. This period saw her becoming a super-star singer in the Hindi cinema.
• · Sun main-period ran between 1972-1978 – Sun is 3rd L (dispositor of 5th L Venus), seen by 10th L Jupiter and seeing the 10th H.
  Moon main period between 1978-1988 – Moon is 2nd L and sitting in the 2nd H/Cancer, giving her the most beautiful and soft feminine voice.
  Mars main-period between 1988-1995 – Mars in 11th L and sitting in the 5th H/Libra and from there seeing the 10th L Jupiter. Mars is sitting in the Chitra Nakshatra that is known to create glitter and illusion in the world and make people get fascinated by its energy.

Gradual Retirement from actual Work

• · Rahu main-period between 1995-2013 – Rahu is well placed in the 11th H in his enemies sign Aries, Rahu is sitting in the 12th from the 10th L Jupiter; Rahu is sitting in Scorpio in D10.
• · Jupiter main-period between 2013-2029 – Jupiter is 10th L and sitting in the 12thH/Taurus. She kept on receiving public respect but she was less active physically (12th H). Jupiter is also a maraka (7thL – death inflictor) and a badhaka (7th L – can cause obstacles) for her.

Died

6thFeb 2022 - Jupiter/Venus/Mars

 

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