Authored By: Pandit Roop Chand Joshi (Anonymously)
Year of Publication: 1941
Printed by: Jahaazee Press, Lahore (Now in Pakistan)
Printer: Hafiz Mohammed
Language: Urdu
Number of copies printed: 1000
Price : One Rupee six Annas
(Was) Available from: Calcutta Photo House, Kotwali Bazar, Dharamsala and
Calcutta Photo House, Hall Bazaar, Amritsar
Published by: Sharma Girdhari Lal (Pandit Roop Chand’s cousin)
Published from : (Pandit Roop Chand’s native village)
Farwala, P O NoorMahal, Distt Jullunder, Punjab
This is the Third published volume of Lal Kitab.
This volume has many unique features. Firstly, this is in a pocket book (guTka)
format. Secondly, it presents LalKitab jyotish in a summarized format. So as
to make it easy for its readers, Pandit Ji makes use of verse in his writing.
"Because verses are much easier to remember than prose, therefore, Pandit Ji
decided to incorporate verses as an aid to memorizing the basics of LalKitab,"
explains Pandit Som Dutt. Numerous LalKitab practitioners have memorized the
verses and frequently quote these.
Only in this volume, Pandit Roop Chand hinted towards how he got into
astrology and how this knowledge was passed on to him by a ghaibee taaqat
(unseen being)
"Kyaa huaa thaa, kyaa bhee hogaa,
Shounk dil mein aa gayaa
Ilm jyotish, hast rekha,
haal sab farmaa gayaa......."
And later...
"haal sab graha khana vaare,
copy pe likhwa gayaa..."
Also for the first time, numerous important remedial measures are
specified.
Also introduced is the amazingly simple Varshphal table for making
annual progressed horoscopes. A method of fine-tuning the progression to
months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds and degrees is also described.
This book contains almost nothing about palmistry; astrology dominates this
volume.
Pandit Som Dutt recalls that 1939 and 1940 volumes became somewhat of a
challenge for the readers and therefore, Pandit Roop Chand put together a
summarized book in a portable, pocket book fashion, a khulaasaa (a
helpbook) of sorts. Pandit Ji was also very eager to share his knowledge with
his readers and therefore, he published these books in quick succession.