Change Your Name Change Your Fate

“Change Your Name, Change Your Fate” is the first book of its kind in the world, where the learned author has compiled his findings after study of one million names and its effect on the human personality. Naming a child soon after his birth is the first exercise that a Hindu family undertakes. In a Hindu family a learned pundit performs worship (puja) and hawan on the tenth or twelfth day after birth, on an occasion known as ‘Namkaran Sanskar’. Some people approach a learned Astrologer, who prepares birth chart of the newborn child on the sixth day from his birth and names the infant on that basis. Therefore, in the common parlance, people call it Janmpatri (birth chart) or Chhathi.
Name is like the ornament of a person. The personality goes haywire if the ornamentation is not proper. Sometime back, people had started adopting bizarre and meaningless names. But, now with the spread of education, people have begun to show interest in good and meaningful names. Complying with this angle, the book has incorporated a collection of attractive and charming names.
The amazing aspect of this book is that it prepares you for self-assessment of your name on the touchstone of Astrology so that you can evaluate your name yourself, whether it is favouring your luck or not. You can discover what the name of your life partner should be. What should be the name of your partner in the business? Which name-bearer assistants could be favourable to you if you happen to be the proprietor of a firm or factory? Such mysteries would be unveiled before you in this book. If you so wish, you can also change your name to enjoy the fortune eluding you so far. All this has been carefully described in this book.
Further, the canvas of this book is quite expansive. All types of names, pertaining to Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians, have been compiled with great effort, in this book. You would acknowledge for the first time the huge difference among Champalal and Chaain Singh and Chunnilal and Chimanlal, with the help of this book. You would know the difference between Abhinav and Omprakash. Gabru and Gulab are of the same sign (Rashi) but both the persons show great difference. Not only a consonant but a vowel too changes the personality of a man, in addition to his astrological evaluation. You would unravel this secret as well, for the first time, with the help of
this book.
Every astrological aspect related to the alphabets used in a name has been studied in detail. This book is a scientific account of the relation between Astrology and Names, written by the revered author Sarva Shri Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi.
—Prof. Kalyan Bharti

About The Author


Devagya Shiromani Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi is a great astrologer, a respected journalist, and a famous scholar on the subject
of Astrology, Exorcism (Tantra-Mantra), and Spirituality.
He qualified M. A. in Sanskrit - Philosophy from Samprati Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur, in the first division securing the highest marks and is now engaged in research on the
subject of Astrology from the same University. He has been working as Editor of the astrology-based magazine named ‘Agyat Darshan’ for the last seventeen years. Recipient of various gold medals and honours, he has received the honorary degree of Doctorate in Astrology from former Union Health Minister Makhanlal Fotedar.
He has been conferred gold medal by former President Giyani Zail Singh. He has extensively travelled to places like Singapore, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and many other Muslim countries to promote Astrology.
He has written innumerable books on Astrology. One of these unique books is in your hands now.



Contents


1. What Is In The Name? 9
2. Secret Of The Letters That Make Names 14
3. The Relation Between Rashi And Name 20
4. Easy Ways Of Computing Name Number 25
5. The Fate Can Be Changed By Name Number 31
6. Antagonism Of Groups 36
7. The Scientific Method of Matchmaking
In Marraiage Or Partnership 38
8. A Thought To ‘Verna’ 40
9. A Thought To ‘Vashya’ 42
10. A Thought To ‘Tara’ 44
11. A Thought To ‘Yoni’ 46
12. A Thought To ‘Grah’ Friendship 49
13. A Thought To ‘Gana’ 51
14. A Thought To ‘Bhakut’ 53
15. A Thought To ‘Nadi’ 57
16. Secret And Importance Of English Alphabets 59
Nomenclature According To Sign (Rashi) 116

What Is In The Name?



The famous playwright of western world William
Shakespeare has written – “What is in a name? A rose
by any other name will smell as sweet.” Logically, it may sound correct but it is far from the fact.
Once Lord Vishnu and Lord Mahadev, the Lord of lords, were the object of similar discussion. The scholars have said:

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‘What is the use of adorning oneself with good clothes and ornaments? The main thing is virtue. A man will be honoured for his virtues and abilities. The ability is of paramount importance, neither the presentation nor ornamentation.’
There is a different school of thought which says that ability is important but presentation, clothes and ornamentation are also important. It is seen that presentation often wins where ability fails. The proof was amply demonstrated when Samudra offered his daughter Lakshmi to the suave Lord Vishnu draped in yellow ensemble and embellished adorably. But the same Samudra offered poison to Lord Mahadev, the Lord of lords, seeing his dreadful appearance, body smeared with ashes from the funeral pyre. Ironically, the donor being the same that is Samudra and both the takers being of the same calibre, the reward for the two was grossly different just on account of appearance, clothes, ornamentation, and presentation.
How does a name matter? It is also a kind of ornamentation for every human being. Improper ornamentation would warp the personality. Therefore, Indian sages have done a deep study on names. Such intense study is hardly witnessed anywhere else in the world. The Indian tradition of ‘Namkaran Sanskar’ is a ritual that enhances the innate qualities of a man and fills him with a new consciousness, a new light, and thus takes him on a new voyage of auspicious changes.
Hindu Sanatan dharma acknowledges the elaborate plan associated with Namkaran as an important aspect of ancient tradition and culture. A similar tradition (Sanskar) prevails in the Sikh community where one is named according to the guidance of ‘Shri Guru Granth Saheb’.
Names entail a history behind it and each name has its distinct effect. My ritualistic, Vedic family has performed Namkaran Sanskar for thousands of people for the last nine generations. We enjoy personal relations with thousands of families even today. We have done deep study of names and have found that all the women named as ‘Shanti’ do not live in peace after marriage. Women whose names begin with letter ‘S’ were seldom found happy after marriage. She may be Sati, Sita, Savitri, Shakuntala, or Sonia. Sita, in spite of being wife of the omnipotent Maryada Purshottam Lord Ram, had to face such difficulties as temporary separation from her husband, abduction by Ravana, and test by fire (Agni-Pariksha). Sati Savitri had lost her husband within a month of their marriage. King Dushyanta turned amnestic towards the pregnant Shakuntala. Sonia Gandhi became widow at a young age. The letter ‘S’ attracts shadow of Saturn (Shani) in such a way that it spoils the married life of a woman. All the girls named Indira would be fearless and outspoken. You may try these tips and discover the miracle. You would acknowledge a new fact and to highlight it is the exact aim of this book.
Take the letter ‘A’ for example. ‘A’ always leads. ‘A’ means excellent, first class, and victory. Ace is the strongest card in the pack of 52. Be it any field, people with their names beginning with the letter ‘A’ are unparalleled and extraordinary; take the example of Emperor Ashoka, Akbar, Amitabh Bachchan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Abhimanyu or Arjun. The history has not seen another emperor like Ashoka. Among the Muslim kings, there has been none other as intelligent and famous as Akbar. Among the horde of film stars, Amitabh Bachchan enjoys a unique status. There is no dearth of leaders and orators in Bhartiya Janata Party but Atal Bihari Vajpayee surpasses them all. Another example of the name beginning with letter ‘A’ is Ashok Gahlot (former Union Textile Minister), my friend and a great well-wisher of Jodhpur, who has no parallel. There has never been an archer like Arjun. History has witnessed numerous warriors but none as brave as a warrior as Abhimanyu. All these facts cannot be dismissed as mere coincidence or miracle. As we would fathom the power hidden in names, we would experience the charisma without much effort. Our heart fills with love as soon as some names are heard and, contrary to it, utterance of some names raises disgust in our heart. Why is it so? The book aims at analysing this question in detail.
The extent of impression that names leave on humanity can be judged from the fact that names of those who by their misdeeds have earned a bad name find no takers in the posterity. That is why post-Mahabharat no one has ever named his son after Duryodhan, Duhshasan, Ravana or Kansa. Looking beyond the geographical boundaries of India, no one has ever adopted the name of Genghis Khan, Hitler, Mussolini, Halaku, or Aurangzeb. This proves that a name does not only affect a family, a generation, a caste, or a country but influences perennially the entire mankind.
We notice a strange phenomenon of distorting names in Sanatan Dharma. Parents, who procreate with difficulty – after worshipping gods and goddesses—award their progenies with distorted names. Some swear by God to beg in order to feed or clothe their child for five years as mark of obligation to award them a child. A belief prevails among a section of the followers of Hindu religion that parents bereaved of their children within eight years of their birth pledge not to feed or clothe the next child for eight years. Progenies having such background are often named as Muft, Muftiyon, Focutiyon, Walia, Petu, Petia, Ghisiyan, Ghasita, Mikia, Mika, Makku, Lunia, Nauki etc. In other words, it can be said that there had come a period when warped and meaningless names had an overwhelming presence. The main reason for this can be attributed to the lack of education and ignorance about the importance of names.
Sindhi community had a tradition of naming their children after vegetables such as Mirchumal, Aloomal, Bhasarmal (onion), Baiganmal, Jamboomal, Tindamal, Torumal etc. But there was a reason behind it. In order to have a son with the blessings of Shivji, some would swear to sacrifice eating brinjal and some would sacrifice eating potato. But before that they would donate five or ten kilogram of brinjal or potato. When they would have a son by the grace of God, they would name him Baiganmal, Aloomal, Torumal, Mirchumal, or Bhasarmal. Later the brunt of such names is borne by the poor child when he grows up. But people have developed interest in the well-meaning names after propagation of education. The present book introduces you to thousands of modern, decent, and meaningful names.
There is a latest development. People have become inclined towards astrology, forgoing the impediments of castes and colour. As a result, thousands of books on Astrology have been published. There is hardly a newspaper published in India or abroad without a column on Astrology. During my foreign tour, two newspapers at Bangkok, named ‘Dineshan’ and ‘Bangkok Post’ came to my notice, where forecast for men and women were published separately covering two full pages. To adopt a name on the basis of date of birth, birth sign, and birth star has now become a vogue. But the difficulty is the paucity of adequate names beginning with certain auspicious letters. This book amply addresses this issue.

Secret Of The Letters
That Make Names



T he first letter of a name houses the whole personality of a
man. This is an age-old astrological method practised in
India to forecast after ascertaining Sign (Rashi) with the help of the first letter of the name. Western scholars also have acknowledged the importance of the letters of a name. Characteristics of a stranger can be found through the help of the first letter of his name.
Name of a person has left a strong imprint in the Indian Vangmaya (literature). Sages like Vashishtha, Parashar, Gautam, Varah Mihir, Shankaracharya have their descendence by their name even now. Similarly, in the series of kings, Indra, Vikramaditya, Chandragupta etc. have been so popular that their inheritors also were known by the same names and thus causing great confusion to historians to ascertain the actual period of one king from another.
Edward, Elizabeth, Henry, Louis, George and Pope were the names that became so popular in the western world that their series from first, second, third, fourth, and tenth to 108 came into practice. There is no dearth of names in the world but the eastern and western worlds have different perspectives regarding names. Here we would study the importance and secret of English alphabets only.
One breakthrough says that people with names followed by ‘Raj’ are smug and their own masters. They despise dependence. Given an opportunity, they live life king size. Their next move remains inconspicuous even to their closest ones like their wife and son. Sukhraj, Lekhraj, Bhojraj, Pukhraj, Harakraj, Meghraj, Karanraj, Devraj, Deshraj, Dhanraj, Dharamraj, Natraj, Premraj, Vanraj, Rishiraj, Hemraj are some of the names which, if studied closely, would reveal their nature as described above.

Eleven Golden Rules To Follow Before Adopting A Name
1. Names at best should be adopted as per one’s caste, class, and character. Do not adopt a name that is distorted or does not match with your caste because it would disturb your identity. For example, if you are born in a Kshatriya family and you have to name yourself beginning with letters ‘Pr’, in that case, you should adopt such names as Pradyumn Singh, Prithvi Singh etc. But if you adopt such names as Prempal Sharma or Pramod Shankar, you would distort your genetic identity. Names like Prempal Sharma or Pramod Shankar go well with the Brahmin class. Further, a name as Pramodmal is suitable to Vaishya (business) class. Kshatriya names should exude power such as Tej Singh, Brahmin names should be auspicious as Shiv Sharma, Vaishya names should imbibe money such as Dhanwardhan, Dhanraj and Shudra names should suggest service such as Ramdas, Devdas etc. Also the surname should be carefully chosen.
2. Name should be adopted, as much as possible, on the basis of ‘Birth Star’ and its ‘Cycle’. If the specific cycle does not suggest the appropriate name and if all the four cycles of the stars do not offer a name of choice, the name could be adopted out of any of the letters corresponding to the particular Rashi. But, under no circumstance, cross the limit of Rashi.
Thousands of worried people visit me who have two different names – one, the birth name used in home and close circles and the other socially known name. Their query is, which Rashi should they rely on? I have added an entire chapter in this book addressing to this problem so that your child does not suffer due to the conflict of two-three Rashi in his life. Therefore, you should adopt a proper name for your child based on correct Rashi so that the child could grow according to the blessings of his stars.
3. Effort should be made to adopt a name based on that of great men, gods and goddesses and inspiring themes.
4. The name of the child may be adopted on the basis of his features, characteristics, and nature.
5. No two children should have the same name in a family.
6. There are some names which are adopted by male as well as female such as Madhu, Kamal, Komal, Daya, Suman etc. While choosing such a name, the gender should be clarified in the second part of the name. For example Madhu Dev, Madhu Kumari, Komal Kant, Komal Kumari, Daya Shankar, Dayawanti, Suman Prasad, Suman Kumari, Gulab Singh, Gulab Kaur etc.
7. Keep in mind that the surname of your favourite name integrates you to your religion, caste, ancestor, generation, and business. Hence the surname following the name should be chosen carefully.
8. Save from such names which belong to bad characters and are unpleasant to ears. Select a name that is pleasant to ears.
9. The name should be small as far as possible. It may either be your name or that of your factory, the small names gain popularity faster than long names. People find it difficult to utter or write long names.
10. Save from the Western effect – Influenced by the Western culture, people have begun to abbreviate their names which is wrong and hampers your personality. For example – Chandra Prakash becomes ‘C. P.’ and Prem Kumar becomes ‘P. K.’. Father in English is pronounced as dead (Dad) and the mother is called Mummy which means preserved corpse. The meaning, thereby, is that the ghost of Western culture has turned the living parents into a dead species. Dad (phonetically ‘dead’) is short form of Daddy. Both these words are excessively used in common parlance. We have also adopted the word Papa for Father (Pita). Mother-Father has now become Mummy-Daddy or Mummy-Papa. Pita means progenitor and Pitaji and Pitashri are respectable words but ‘Papa’ is meaningless. This would be a warped derivative of Papi (the sinner). Therefore be safe from meaningless words.
Another distortion of westernisation is that bathroom or latrine can be made anywhere in a house. If a child pees at some place, it is called bathroom and if he excretes at some place, it becomes latrine. If the child spoils his diaper, the diaper becomes bathroom and latrine.
The third goof up of westernisation is that Tau, Chacha, Phoofa, Mama, and Mausa all are called uncle and Tai, Chachi, Bua, and Mausi all are called aunt. Father’s acquaintances are also uncle and mother’s female friends are also called aunt. This can be jeered upon as the marvel of oneness in many. Again the ghost of westernisation has confused all the relations. Bahnoi and Saley saheb both are called brother-in-law. Maasi and Saasu both are termed as mother-in-law. Sali and Bhabhi are addressed as sister-in-law. In Hindu religion, Sali is called half-wife because she can be married to, in the event of the death of one’s wife. But Bhabhi is considered as respectable as mother. Addressing Bhabhi as sister-in-law is like an abuse amounting to crime.
The fourth sad surprise is that children of this so-called educated class who go to public schools understand neither Hindi numerals nor name of weekdays in Hindi. Even parents are unconcerned about this state of affairs as they themselves are victims of Western culture. It is true that many English words have become popular in the Hindi language because they cannot be replaced. Besides, new inventions in science and technology are coming up with new equipments and names which are accepted internationally. Similarly machines and its tools and spares also have English names – such as Fridge, Cooler, Telephone, Ballpen etc.
The fashion of speaking in English is catching on among urban ladies. Now Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner have replaced the meals known in Hindi as Kaleva, Dopahri, and Byaloo. Dining in groups has become necessarily buffet affair where people eat their food in standing posture, sharing food from each other’s plate.
Coat and pant were in vogue even earlier but now the Hindi term for kurta and kameej have been replaced by shirt. In Hindi we used to do ‘istri’ on our cloths but they are said to be ‘pressed’ in English and the woolen clothes are dry-cleaned. ‘Rasoi’ has been replaced by ‘kitchen’. The rooms have been designated as Drawing Room, Living Room, Bedroom and Storeroom.
‘Kitty Parties’ have become quite a fad among educated ladies these days. This party is arranged at the residence of a member by rotation and a minimum amount of Rs. 250/- is collected from each member. Ladies, made up heavily, attend these parties and flaunt a new saree on each appearance.
Westernisation has doomed our cultural traditions. Inebriated young boys and girls dance to the tune of pop music at nightclubs and discotheques. No one seems to care how the movies, full of sex and violence that are shown on television, affect the minds of children. Even the government is promoting these things instead of censoring it. Censor Board has proved to be an ineffective body.
Those who raise voice against such practices are pulled down as orthodox and unprogressive. Newspapers too are making hay while the sun shines. Film stars have become idols of our children. Film songs and TV advertisements are ruling the tongues of youngsters. Westernisation has seized us and we have become its slaves. Our living style—eating and speaking etc.—all have come under Western influence. Be mindful that educating children in public school tantamounts to distancing them from Indian culture and lifestyle.
‘Bobby’ means mendicant (sanyasin), ‘Gypsy’ means monkey, ‘Rita’ means upside-down pitcher, ‘Janu’ means thigh and ‘Dummy’ means empty drum, ‘Jackie’ is the name for dog, ‘Naughty’ means the child of devil and ‘Sexy’ is used for whore and ‘Crazy’ applies to mad. Therefore it is advised to keep away from anglicizing names.
11. The female names should be such that they are soft in pronouncing and have clear and nice meaning, which are auspicious and fill heart with joy. The name should be a blessed one ending with ‘a’ or ‘i’ phonetic sound such as Mangala, Prabha, Yashoda Devi, Janaki, Gayatri, Lakshmi etc.

The Relation Between
Rashi And Name


I n astrology, planets and Signs (Rashis) are integrated
elements. Planets do not directly influence
anyone in the birth-chart or visible object (Gochar) but do so with the help of Rashi. Rashi has significance in astrology as much as the Stars do in Muhurats. In the Hindu religion, all the names are adopted on the basis of Rashis or Stars. Therefore, the inquisitive folks should understand what is ‘Rashi’.

What Is A Sign (Rashi)?
The land can be divided into many zones, as is practised in Geography, for better understanding. Similarly the sky can be divided in 360° imaginary parts/zones. Rashi is a unique formation of Stars and planets in the sky. There is neither a scorpion nor lion in the sky. It is just a kind of nomenclature evolved by sages, to denote a name to a Rashi that has similarity of shape with a known object on earth. The sages have divided the sky into 12 zones. The ‘Bhachakra’ situated in the sky is of 360° or 108 parts. The ‘Bhachakra’ consists of 12 Rashis, and thus designate 30° or 9 parts to one Rashi. The distance to firmament (Akash Mandal) is divided into 27 parts to understand ‘Rashyawali’. Each part called Nakshatra is further divided into four parts called leg or ‘Charan’. The Moon stays in each Rashi for two and a quarter of days and then it moves on to the other Rashi. Thus, the Moon travels in 12 Rashis in 27 days and completes one cycle. In brief, the position of Moon at the time of one’s birth decides his birth Rashi, or the Moon Sign (Chandra Rashi). Four legs (Charan) constitute one Nakshatra. And two and a quarter Nakshatra constitute one Rashi. And thus a Rashi has nine Charan. This is the typical interpretation of Rashi in the Indian school of thought.

Moon Sign (Chandra Rashi)
We, now, know the meaning of Sign (Rashi). The Rashi that the Moon is passing through is called the Chandra Rashi or Moon Sign. In the Indian astrology, Rashi is invariably meant to be Chandra Rashi. Western astrologers consider Sun-Signs more important. We would discuss about the Sun-Sign or Surya Rashi in the coming chapters. We have learnt so far that there are twenty-seven Nakshatras and twelve Rashis in the astrology and, therefore, two and a quarter Nakshatra is equal to one Rashi. Each Rashi constitutes 9 Charan and each Charan is designated with one letter of Indian language. This is the criterion to perform Namkaran Sanskar in India. Therefore, people interested in learning astrology should cram this relation between Rashi and name-letters.

Moon Sign Chakra

Sr. Name letters, Nakshatra and Rashi Hindi name English name
No. of Rashi of Rashi

1. Chu, Che, Cho, La; Li, Lu, Le, Lo; Aa Maish Aries
Ashwini, Bharani, Kritika (1)

2. E, U, Aei; O, Wa, Wi, Woo; Wey, Wo Vrish Taurus
Kritika, Rohini, Mrigshira (2)

3. Ka, Ki; Ku, Gha, R, Chh; Key, Ko, Ha Mithun Gemini
Mrigshira, Aadra, Punarvasu (3)

4. Hee; Hu, Hey, Ho, Ha; Dee, Du, Dey, Kark Cancer
Doe, Pu (1), Pushya, Aashlesha

5. Ma, Mi, Mu, Mey; Mo, Ta, Ti, Tu,Tey Singh Leo
Magha, Pu. Fa., Oo Fa. (1)

6. To, Pa, Pi; Pu, Sha, Jh, Dh; Pey, Po Kanya Virgo
Oo Fa. (3), Hast, Chitra (2)

7. Ra, Ri; Ru, Rey, Ro, To; Ti, Tu, Tey Tula Libra
Chitra (2), Swati, Vishakha (3)

8. To; Na, Ni, Lu, Ney; No, Ya, Yi, Yu Vrishchic Scorpio
Vishakha (1), Anuradha, Jyeshtha

9. Yey, Yey, Bha, Bhi; Bhu, Dha, Fa; Dhanu Sagittarius
Dha, Bhey, Mool, Poorvasharha,
U. Sharha (1)

10. Bho, Ja, Ji; Khi, Khu, Khey, Ko; Ga, Gi Makar Capricorn
Oo. Sharha(3), Shravan, Dhanishtha(2)

11. Gu, Gey; Go, Sa, Si, Su; Say, So, Da. Kumbh Aquarius
Dhanishtha(2), Shatbhisha, Pu. Bha.(3)

12. Di; Du, Tha, Jha, Iyan; Dey, Do, Cha, Chi Meen Pisces
Pu. Bha.(1), Oo. Bha, Revati


Sun Sign (Surya Rashi)
Most of the books, in the present times, forecast on the basis of the Sun Sign taking cognizance of the western astrology. Indian astrology acknowledges Moon Sign (Chandra Rashi) as the birth sign of a person. Western astrology, on the contrary, acknowledges the Sun Sign (Surya Rashi) as the birth sign of a person.
Sun travelling through a Rashi at the time of a person’s birth becomes his birth sign. As per the Indian analysis the Sun enters Aries with the start of Vaishakh month. The month ends on the day of full Moon, hence the month carries the name of the Nakshatra positioned on the night of full Moon. As such, Vaishakh from Vishakha, Jyeshth from Jyeshtha, Asharh from Poorvasharha, Shravan from Shravan, Bhadrapad from Bhadrapad, Osoj from Ashwin, Kartik from Kritika, Margshirsha from Mrigshira, Paush from Pushya, Magh from Magha, Falgun from Purva Falguni, Chaitra from Chitra, are the names of Indian months. This as well as the division of the Sun Signs are all based on scientific calculation. But according to the western astrology the Sun enters Aries every year around 21st March and traverses through this Rashi by 19th April and then moves on to Taurus. And, thus, it moves from Kritika, traversing through 30 days in each Rashi. In western astrology the Rashi that the Sun is traversing through becomes the birth sign of a person which is serialized as under:

Aries 21 March to 19 April
Taurus 20 April to 20 May
Gemini 21 May to 20 June
Cancer 21 June to 22 July
Leo 23 July to 22 August
Virgo 23 August to 22 September
Libra 23 September to 22 October
Scorpio 23 October to 21 November
Sagittarius 22 November to 21 December
Capricorn 22 December to 19 January
Aquarius 20 January to 18 February
Pisces 19 February to 20 March

What To Consult: The Sun Sign Or The Moon Sign?
The western scholars have a common prediction for the character, future, good and bad events in the lives of everyone born worldwide, during the course of one month because they are born under the same Sun Sign. Often people interested in astrology appear confused as what to consult – the Moon Sign or the Sun Sign. In this context, it would be worth pondering over how everyone in the world born during the span of a month can have same character and behaviour. Quite obviously, this method of prediction is rigid and full of faults. Further, such imaginative and unscientific method of analysis dents the prestige of astrology. Predictions based on age-old Indian tradition are quite scientific. It should also be kept in mind that when the Gochar Moon would partly coincide with the birth time Moon, relevance to the related actions would be more effective. Therefore, prediction or Rashifal should always be made according to the Indian method through the first letter of name.

What To Consult– Birth Sign Or Name Sign?
Another difficulty faced by people interested in Astrology is what to consult – Birth Sign (Janm Rashi) or Name Sign (Nam Rashi). Although the detailed predictions about someone is possible through birth chart only, yet a lot can be derived by knowing
the place of Moon at the birth time. In the race of prioritisation between birth sign and name sign, Astrology offers the
following direction:

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The Name Sign and not the Birth Sign is important in moving to or from home, start a journey, inauguration of field, farm or factory or completion of a task, Yajna, party, commerce, or daily chores.

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According to the findings the name that wakes up a man from sleep, the name that is deeply associated with the daily chores– that Name Sign Rashi one should consult.

Easy Ways Of Computing Name Number (Namank)


Numerology works with nine (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) numerals only, just like nine planets. This basic point should be understood before practising Numerology. The secret of Numerology lies in these nine numbers only. It unveils the characteristics of a person, his behaviour, his way of living, his interests, fame, financial status and good and bad years in life. Zero (0) has no significance in Numerology but, adding up with other base numbers, it may throw light upon additional dimensions of life. Nevertheless, Zero has no independent existence.
Numerology has set four standards by way of computing numbers in four ways:
1. Birth Number (Moolank)
2. Destiny Number (Bhagyank)
3. Year Number (Varshank)
4. Name Number (Namank)

Birth Number (Moolank)
Birth Number is also called Root Number. Birth Number is related to a person’s date of birth. Numbers from one to nine are the Root Numbers and ten and thereafter numbers are added to reach at a Root Number. For example, the Root Number for
10 is (1+0)=1 and the Root Number for 31 is (3+1)=4. People born between 1 and 31 of a month would compute their Birth Number (Root Number) in the above-mentioned fashion. The Birth Number plays a decisive role in analysing merits and demerits of one’s character. You shall see the details on Birth Numbers in the chapters ahead.

Destiny Number (Bhagyank)
The aggregate of date of birth of a person (date + month + year), added down to a Root Number is called Destiny Number. It is also called Spiritual Number. This number plays an important role in ups and downs of one’s life and changes therein and the fortunes. We can change the Name Number but cannot change the Destiny Number. This number is reflection of our inner experience. Therefore, some also call it Conscience Number. If Birth Number and Destiny Number show coherence, we can predict the future of a person with much clarity. If Birth Number and Destiny Number are favourable to Name Number, in that case we can make accurate prediction about a person. To calculate the Destiny Number of a person born on 4-9-1949, we would compute it thus:
4+9+1+9+4+9 = 36 Þ (3+6) = 9
So the Destiny Number and Birth Number are 9 and 4 respectively.

Year Number (Varshank)
The Year Number is reached at with the help of the English year of birth. For example, a person born in 1949 will have the Year number as (1+9+4+9) =23 Þ (2+3) = 5. The Year Number gives an indication of significant occurrence after every 9 years. The series of auspicious year for the 1949 born person, whose example has been taken here, will be 1949, 1958, 1967, 1976, 1985, 1994, 2003 etc. and the Year Number of all these years would be five. The first numeral of the name of a person influences his mind, soul and life on day-to-day basis.

Name Number (Namank)
The most important part of Numerology is to know the Name Number. The English alphabets A, B, C, D etc. have been denoted a number in the Numerology. The person’s name can be changed favourably according to Birth Number or Year Number. It is this method that is adopted while changing the name of firm, factory, mill, shops or partners. The first letter of a person’s name and its respective number explain the strength of his life. The numerical sum of the Name Letters leaves a deep impression on the person’s heart and mind and his personality. This influences the person on day-to-day and minute-to-minute basis. Therefore, the Name Number is of paramount importance. Name Number is a sure shot way to read a person’s character.
Suppose one is named Ramesh. First the name has to be spelled. The standard numbers have to be written against each letter, which, on addition, would yield the Root Number of Name Number.
Famous Numerologist Kero has enumerated the standard numbers for the 26 letters of the alphabet as follows:

The Standard Scale For English Alphabet
A = 1
B = 2
C = 3
D = 4
E = 5
F = 8
G = 3
H = 5
I = 1
J = 1
K = 2
L = 3
M = 4
N = 5
O = 7
P = 8
Q = 1
R = 2
S = 3
T = 4
U = 6
V = 6
W = 6
X = 5
Y = 1
Z = 7 Example—

R A M E S H
2 1 4 5 3 5
= 20
2 + 0
2

Thus, the Name Number of Ramesh is two. The Standard scale for Name Numbers has to be learnt by heart. Now that you have learnt Birth Number, Destiny Number and Year Number you should understand properly the method to compute Name Number.

The Fate Can Be Changed
By Name Number


Name has great importance in the life of a human being.
The aggregate number of a man’s name reveals the facts
related to the particular number. It often happens that the Name Number does not match with Birth Number and Destiny Number. In such circumstances, the man struggles all his life without reward. Like a holed pitcher never fills up, no matter what quantity of water you pour into it, a person meets similar fate when his Name Number does not favour Birth Number or Destiny Number. By incorporating propitious change in the name, one can change one’s fate. I have encountered various examples in my life when I changed the name of a person, factory or product and, as a result, their luck changed for better.
A gentleman went to Bangalore from Jodhpur. He started a business, borrowing millions of rupees from his relatives, in addition to investing his own capital. But the business did not come out of red in spite of five years of hard labour. Every business venture he undertook was unsuccessful. The indications in the birth chart were favourable. Exasperated, he met me at Jodhpur by a prior appointment. Handprint and birth chart both had favourable indications. The matter was difficult to apprehend. Suddenly, my attention was drawn towards Numerology. Till that point of time, I considered it a mere entertaining, playful subject only. His Birth Number, Destiny Number, and Name Number were adding to 8. The number 1 is governed by Sun but number 8 is governed by Saturn. Both the numbers are antagonistic. I changed the name of the gentleman in such a way that the total of Name Number came as 46 and 1 appeared in the Root Number of the Name Number. After this, his business progressed miraculously. In the year 1990, he earned a profit beyond his expectation. Today, he has four factories and owns many bungalows, cars and servants. He is all praise for Numerology.
Film actors and film directors changed their names, as well as that of their films, and rose to the height of prosperity and fame. I cannot reveal their names without their permission. Take another example: Various shaving blades, with such brand names as Ashoka, Seven O’clock, Panama etc. are produced in India. But ‘Topaz’ has earned the highest reputation. It made a lot of money and left all other brands behind. Why? Because ‘Topaz’ is a five-lettered name and its Name Number comes at 9 which is a number of total success.
T O P A Z
4 7 8 1 7
= 27
2 + 7 = 9
Further, the Birth Number of the manufacturer was also 9. Consequently, he earned a lot of fame and money and is flourishing even now. This is a good evidence of Numerology.
The factory of a skilful businessman was running in loss at Ahmedabad. In spite of good turnover, the balance sheet would not show profits. Outwardly, he appeared to be earning millions but, in reality, after paying his employees’ wages, building rent, meeting vehicle and factory expenses, he was left with the bare minimum to make both ends meet. The gist is that although the operations were okay but the money was eluding. He had invested heavily in Shree Yantra and worships which, in a way, was a favourable exercise. The lord of his Name Number was Mercury and his Birth Chart was of Aries lagna. The Sun was placed in the superior lagna and Mercury in Pisces was placed at twelfth house. After much pondering and jumbling the Name Letters, I suggested the name of his firm as ‘The Nakoda Textiles’ with the Name Number being equal to 1. After this change, the miracle followed. The gentleman turned a billionaire from a millionaire. He is now my devoted disciple and visits me every Guru Purnima from wherever he might be.
The Previous Name –
N A K O D A T E X T I L E S
5 1 2 7 4 1 4 5 5 4 1 3 5 3
20 + 30
5 + 0 = 5
The Changed Name –
T H E N A K O D A T E X T I L E S
4 5 5 + 5 1 2 7 4 1 + 4 5 5 4 1 3 5 3
14 + 20 + 30
5 + 2 + 3
= 10
1 + 0 = 1

The strength behind numbers really works wonders sometimes. By ingeniously changing a letter here or there, from the existing name of the firm or factory, you can reach at the desired and favourable number. I don’t want to keep anything from readers. I would certainly like to relate the incident that occurred in my life. I was born on 4-9-1949 and therefore my Destiny Number is 9. In my date of birth, the number 9 is repeated thrice and 4 is repeated twice. I was not aware of the secret of the latent strength in this date. I was known as Bhojraj Sharma when I was young and with this name, I graduated as B. A. but in third division. My youth was full of struggle and staggered through various professions, but without much success.
In the year 1977 my respected father, Shri Jainarainji, departed for heavenly abode and the entire responsibility of the family fell on my shoulders. Our family was revered as a pioneer school (Gurukul) of Shrimali Brahmins. People called our family ‘Vedia Pariwar’ out of veneration for our deep knowledge of Veda. But I was never interested in it, even when my father was around. I learnt the family traits only under family pressure. But I never seriously contemplated to taking astrology as a profession.
I was reading a book on Numerology in 1990, when I discovered that my Name Number was 5. Mercury, the lord of number 5, was faulted and was placed in Neechbhang Rajyog. With the help of Numerology, I changed my name from Sharma to Dwivedi. The changed Name Number was 9. Mars, the lord of my Surname Number 9, was favourably placed in the lagna of my birth chart; hence my fate changed as soon as I adopted the surname ‘Dwivedi’. I took admission in the university again. I qualified as B. A. Honours (Sanskrit) in first division. Then, I qualified as M. A. Sanskrit in Philosophy and secured highest marks with first division and earned scholarship from the university. Then I formally entered the field of Astrology. I first wrote a book named ‘Angusth Se Bhavishyagyan’ and earned extraordinary fame. Subsequently, my endeavours, be it forecast, the fortnightly magazine Agyat Darshan and Shrimali Pradeep, the monthly magazine Shrimali Abhyudaya, Shrichandmartand Panchang received high appreciation among readers. My popularity began to rise and I received extraordinary affection from readers. The success was accompanied by monetary rewards. My desires, as a family man, were fulfilled by the gracious God.
Previous Name –
B H O J R A J S H A R M A
2 5 7 1 2 1 7 3 5 1 2 4 1
25 = (7) + 16 = (7)
7 + 7
= 14
1 + 4
= 5
Changed Name –
B H O J R A J D W I V E D I
2 5 7 1 2 1 7 + 4 6 1 6 5 4 1
25 + 27
7 = 9

Subsequently, I changed the luck of thousands of men as per Numerology and Astrology. To understand more about mystery of numbers, read my book ‘Ankon Me Chhipa Rahasya’. It may sound hyperbolic but the truth is that I succeed in 99% of my ventures. From here, I explored the field of Mantra-Tantra, succeeded in one or two impossible undertakings and carried out worship (Anushthan) successfully. In all, the course of my life changed for better.
Therefore, the curious students of this subject should first evaluate the name of a person and see if it is favourable or not. Is there a need to change the name? Whether your name is in accordance to your date of birth and birth chart? Only after addressing these questions, you should proceed with the business of forecast.