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Maharshi Bhrigu's

Bhrigu Sutras

Introduction

The original bookBHRIGU SUTRAS, which I am translating has no introduction

whatsoever and hence, I am unable to say anything about the author thereof. It givesvaluable hints and aids, in delineating the character & fortunes of a native , in various

walks of life. What is popularly known asBhava Phala(effects of the 12 houses) in

standard texts, is dealt with a direct touch, and with particular reference, to the planets

stationed in various houses, the aspects they receive and the fact, that a planet is inexaltation, own or enemy house. Even a cursory perusal of the book, would convince

even a professional astrologer, that this book can enable astrologers, to predict the

future of a native, and form an opinion about planetary dispositions in a horoscope, witha fair amount of ease.

Sage Bhrigu, like other authors, has described in anumber of slokas, acts of sexualperversion, arising as a result of peculiar planetary mappings. With a view to

maintaining literary decency, these have simply been termed as "sexual perversion".

It will be seen that the Sage indicates occurrence of certain important events in a native's

life at specified ages. It was noticed by me, in a number of horoscopes, that, though theevents forecast, have actually occurred, the years of their occurrence (in about 50% of

the cases) were different. I have not been able to ascertain, as to how the Sage has fixed

the various ages, at which the events were to occur and why they occur late, in a numberof cases. Despite this slight discrepancy,Bhrigu Sutras, will prove to be a valuable aid

to practising astrologers in making decisions, on important questions concerning

nativities.

Part II of this book is comparable to a First-Aid Box or South Indian Cuisine -Aviyal -

which can contain all the vegetables that a cook can lay his hands on. Important

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information onBhava Phala, transits, assessment of strength of planets, major periods

and their effects etc. have been included.

OM SADGURU PARAMATHMANE NAMAHA

OM NAMO BHAGAVATHE SIVANANDAYA

Signed : N N Krishna Rau

6th MAY 1959

Effects of Planets

in12 HousesBhava Phala

Om Sri Suryanarayanaya Namaha

Effects ofSUN

in different houses

:-

SUN in ASCENDANT

Bilious constitutionally; eye troubles; intelligent; observes religious rites; acidic

stomach; foolish;

very few children; quick-witted; talks only as much as necessary; liking for travels;

sight-seeing;

happiness in general

In Aries Reputation and good education.

In Aries with benefic aspect on SUN Higher knowledge.In Arieswith conjunction/aspect of

malefic/debilitated planet Proud; inclination to disregard religious

injunctions.

poverty; eye troubles.

The evil effects will be nullified if there is

also a benefic aspect.

In Leo Material happiness and bodily comforts.

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In Cancer Higher knowledge; some diseases; good

eye-sight.

In Capricorn Heart disease and heart attack.

In Pisces Great liking for women.

In Virgo Loss of wife; ungrateful.

Conjunct with benefics Good health; grateful.

Conjunct with malefics Sufferings from higher fever and

dysentry in the 3rd/7th year.

OR In Libra The evil effects will be nullified if there

is also a benefic aspect.

The effects stated above forSUNin various signs of the zodiacwill arise if the

specified sign also happens to

be theAscendant at the same time. These effects will be in addition to those stated

in the opening para.

SUN in 2nd House

Diseases of the mouth; dental troubles; punishment from King/Govt. in the 25th

year & losses thereby.

In Aries/Leo None of the above malefic results will

arise.Very good wealth and landed property.

Conjunct/Aspectedby malefic Eye/ear troubles/diseases; meagre

education; mean minded.

Conjunct/Aspectedby benefic Wealthy; good eye-sight.

Conjunct Mercury Talks in lighter vein.

If the dispositor of SUNis in

exaltation/own house Talks succinctly and clearly; knowledge

of ancient sciences;

broad-minded; bodily comforts; lives like

a King.

SUN in 3rd House

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Intelligent; no younger brothers; loss of elder brother; in the 4th/5th/7th/8th/12th

years, suffers bodily.

Conjunct/Aspectedby benefic Prosperous brothers.

Conjunct/Aspectedby malefic Cruel hearted; cruel professions; will

have 2 mothers; valorous;

not afraid of fighting; reputation.

wealthy.

If the dispositor of SUN is strong

and favourably placed Brothers will enjoy longevity.

If the dispositorof SUNis

conjunct/aspected by a malefic Loss of wealth.

If the dispositor of SUNis

conjunct/aspected by a benefic Wealth; material prosperity;

happiness.

SUN in 4th House

Defect in any limb/organ; proud; enemity with public; hot constitutionally; mental

worries; after attaining the

age of 32, native will succeed professionally and in many respects; in addition to

engaging himself in public

charities; attains knowledge and becomes valorous.

If dispositor is exalted or in own house, Conveyances,; great wealth;

charities; travels in high classor in quadrant/trine conveyances; enjoys "jhoola" or

rocking chair & the likes.

Conjunct/Aspectedby malefic or the Rickety/poor class conveyance; no

house to live-in; will be4th house happens to be Libra or enemy spending his lifetime in a rented

house.

sign for the SUN

SUN in 5th House

Poor wealth; bulky body; death or misfortune to father in the 7th year of native;shrewd & intelligent; very

few children.

Ifdispositor is strong birth of sons.

If dispositoris affected by malefics birth of daughters.

If SUNis conjunct Rahu/Ketu Loss of children due to wrath of

serpent god.

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If SUNis conjunct Mars Loss of children due to enemy.

If SUNis aspected by benefic None of the above malefic effects

will arise.

SUN in 6th House

Large number of enemies; few nephews and in-laws; growth of wealth and

agricultural income;

eye troubles in the 20th year of native.

If Conjunct/Aspectedby benefic None of the above malefic effects

will arise but the native will

be constitutionally hot; great

interest in chanting Mantrasand

have never-ending worries.

If dispositor of SUNis conjunct or Good health; good number of

relations and enemies.

aspected by benefic

If dispositor of SUNis weak Destruction enemies, in addition to

native's father being

very weak.

SUN in 7th House

The native's marriage will not take place on attaining marriageable age but at a much

later stage; hatred

towards opposite sex; interest in women other than wife; 2 marriages; a long distance

travel in the 25th year;

having to consume food of inferior quality; humorous in nature.

If SUN or dispositorhappens The native will have only one wife.

to be in Own House/in Exaltation

If SUN or dispositoroccupy Debilitation,enemy house OR aspected/conjunct malefic More than one marriage is

indicated.

SUN in 8th House

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Few children; eye troubles; boils and itches on head or diseases on head in the 10th

year of native.

If Aspected/Conjunctbenefic No such malefic effects indicated

above but the native will

possess meagre wealth; loss of cattle

& bodily ailments.

Ifdispositoris strong Landed property.

If dispositor is exalted/in own house Long life.

SUN in 9th House

Charitable minded; devotion to God and Preceptor; meagre prosperity; hatred

towards father; possesses wife

and children.

If in Aries/Leo Longevity for father; rich;

prosperity; devotion to God;

meditation.

If in Libra/enemy house or

Aspected/Conjunct malefic Loss of father.

If conjunctbenefic Long life for father.

SUN in 10th House

The native will possess command over knowledge or reach a stage in scholastic

career by the 18th year; in

good books of superiors; good profession; attains a status in life; reputation; ability

to earn well.

If in Aries/Leo Does public charities like erecting

temples/rest houses etc.

If inLibra/in enemy house/ Will become somewhat a misfit

professionally; liking for men

Aspected/Conjunct malefic of questionable character; wastes

money on immoral

purposes and will become

irreligious.

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SUN in 11th House

Good agricultural income; from the 25th year onwards, the native will possess good

conveyances; will earn as a

broker or through his capacity to talk diplomatically and cleverly; love for

brothers/sisters.

If conjunct malefic Conveyances; will fritter away

his wealth.

If in Aries/Leo Good conveyances; good amount

of wealth.

If conjunct lord of 4th Wealth; control over large

amounts of money;

costly & decorated conveyances;

great prosperity.

SUN in 12th House

Will suffer from appendicitis in the 36th year; wasteful expenses; sinful in all

actions; loss of wealth; harms

quadrupeds; lives outside one's native place.

If dispositoris strong Will enjoy blessings of God and

will enjoy life.

If conjunct malefic Will not even possess a good

bed/cot.

If conjunct lord of 6th Will suffer from long standing

diseases and sorrow,

besides having too many

enemies.

Effects ofMOON

in different houses

MOON in ASCENDANT

Very handsome looking; unsteady mentally; pilgrimage or long-distance travel in native's 15thyear.

MOON in Aries, Taurus or Cancer Interest in ancient literature and shastras;wealthy; happy;

influence in higher circles; sweet tonguedbut not very intelligent;

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soft skin; strong build.

Aspected by benefic Very healthy; intelligent; diplomatic in talking;wealth.

If lord of Ascendantis weak The native will suffer from diseases.

If lord of Ascendantis aspected by benefic Healthy.

MOON in 2nd House

Congenial environments; valorous; wealthy; little happiness; distinct professionalachievements throughthe help of King/Govt in his 18th year.

If conjunct malefic Poor education.

If conjunct benefic Well educated and wealthy.

If MOONis standing alone without Well educated; wealthy; well-versed inworldly affairs.

any aspect

MOON in 3rd House

Average number of brothers and sisters;rheumatic complaints; poor diet; moderate prosperity;suffers punishment from King/Govtin native's 24th year, resulting in loss of wealth; no cattle wealth; stingy.

MOON in 4th House

Enjoys high class food; growth of financial and agricultural prosperity; abundance of milk; sicklymother; will be brought-up onbreast-milk of women other than his mother; interest in women other than his wife; happiness.

If in Cancer and is waxing or Full Moon Long life for mother.

If in Cancerand is waning/conjunctmalefic Early loss of mother; noconveyances.

If MOONis strong Conveyances.

If MOONis conjunct benefic Public charities and service tohumanity.

MOON in 5th House

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The native's wife will be very good looking but a bit quick-tempered and will have a birth-mark inbetween breasts; will possess two wives;abundance of milk; strong build; moderate hunger; will have more daughters and only one son;blessings from Goddess; gain of quadrupeds;truthful; too many worries.

If conjunct/aspectedby benefic Blessings from God.

If conjunct/aspected by malefic Will not be lucky.

If MOONis waxing & nearing Full Moon The native will possess goodintellect and power of expression; interest in

feeding others; steady growth ofprosperity; lead a kingly life.

MOON in 6th House

Poverty; sufferings from want of finance; intimacy with a widow in his 36th year; thirst for money.

Conjunctmalefic Commits sinful deeds; suffers fromlong-standing diseases.

Conjunct Rahu/Ketu Extreme poverty; cruel; suffers fromtoo many enemies; will have no brothers

OR will not be on brotherly termswith his own brothers; diseases/disorders

arising due to poor digestion; likelyto meet his death in water.

If MOON is weak Totally malefic results.

If MOONis conjunct benefic Free from diseases.

MOON in 7th House

Sweet talk; looks through one eye or one who looks sideways; sexual enjoyments from 32ndyear; great love for women; favours from royalty.

If lord of 7th is strong Two wives.

If MOON is weak Loss of wife.

If exalted or in own house without Will have only one wife; his educationsuffers due to woemn; stingy.

MOON in 8th House

Little or no conveyance; accidents in water; will forsake his relatives due to women.

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If MOONis weak Moderate longevity.

If exaltedor in own house Long life.

MOON in 9th House

Highly learned; very charitable towards public, like constructing temples/wells etc. publicactivities; prosperous children.

If nearing Full Moonor strong Great prosperity; good longevity forfather.

If conjunctmalefic or standing in a malefic house Poor prosperity and will suffer earlyloss of parents.

MOON in 10th House

Academical attainments.

If debilitated/conjunct malefic Intimacy with widows and bitternessarising therefrom in the 20th/27th year

of the native; very intelligent;good deeds; reputation; kind hearted;

devotion towards God/Preceptor.

If dispositoris strong Public charities and praiseworthydeeds.

If dispositor is weak and is badly placed Loves wife; professional failures andobstacles due to wife.OR is conjunct/aspectedby malefic

MOON in 11th House

Highly learned; children; helpful to others; will beget children early in life; praiseworthy habits.

If dispositoris weak Very heavy expenses.

If dispositoris strong Financial gains.

If MOON is strong Gain of properties, preciousstones and articles white in colour.

If conjunct Venus Conveyances drawn/driven bymen; highly educated; protecting and

feeding a number of people.

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MOON in 12th House

Consumes inferior quality food; expenses and lossess of questionable nature; gambling losses;expenses on women and luxury; excess of anger;worries on various counts; venereal diseases; finds difficulty in feeding himself.

If conjunct benefic Learned; kind hearted.

If conjunct malefic/enemy Goes to hell after death.

If conjunct benefic and malefic Goes to Sreshta Lokaafterdeath.at the same time

Effects ofMARS

in different housesMARS in ASCENDANT

Wound marks on body or marks caused by boils, itches and the like; stealing habit; navel of morethan average size; reddish hands;cruel hearted; excess of anger; extraordinary valour; moneyed; suffers from peculiar diseases;company of rogues.

If exalted or in own house Enjoys excellent health; enjoyssight-seeing; well built body; reputation;

favours from highly placedpersons; long life; financial prosperity; learned.

If in enemy or malefic house Poor longevity; few children;rheumatic/shooting pains; ugly face.

If conjunct or aspected by malefic(s) Eye diseases.OR staying in malefic house

MARS in 2nd House

Poor education.

If lord of 11th is standing in 6, 12, or 2nd Eye troubles.

If Marsunder these circumstances is Good eye-sight will result.aspectedby benefics

If exaltedor in own house Higher education and good eye-sight.

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If in malefic house/aspected by malefic Eye troubles.

MARS in 3rd House

Native's wife will be of questionable character.

If aspectedby benefic No blemish on wife's character;no younger brothers; financial income.

If conjunct Rahu/Ketu Intimacy with women ofquestionable character; hates brothers;

bitterness with brothers; fewbrothers.

If conjunct/aspectedby malefic Loss of borhters.

If exaltedor in own house Prosperity; longevity for brothers;valorous.aspected by benefic

If aspected by malefic The native will be weak.If occupying friendly house Courageous

MARS in 4th House

Adversities in the home of the native; death of father in his 8th year; ill health to mother.

If conjunct benefic The native may not have ahouse of his own and may have to live in

another's house; want offinance & agricultural produce;having to live

in old or indecent house.

If conjunct benefic and at the same time Conveyances; householdproperty; long life for mother.in own house/exalted/friendly house

If debilitated/conjunct malefic Loss of mother; enemity withrelatives; having to quit his native place;want of clothes and

insufficiency of food.

MARS in 5th House

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Sufferings from want of finance; few or no children; ungentlemanly actions; in bad books ofsuperiors; sufferings from wounds/cuts in his6th year; uttering lies; very shrewd.

If exalted or in own house Good number of children;feeds others; wields powers delegated

by King/Govt;; troublesfrom enemies.

If aspected/conjunct malefic Loss of children; mentaldisorders and allied diseases.

If lord of 8th from Ascendantis conjunct malefic The native will become

valorous and may be given away in adoption.

MARS in 6th House

Reputation; capable of achieving success in undertakings; defeats enemies; children; maritalhappiness and conveyance in his 27th year.

In malefic house conjunct/aspectedby malefic The above effects will beenjoyed in full; in addition, there will be

rheumatic and shootingpains.

If in Virgo/Gemini Possibility of leprosy.

If aspectedby benefic No such disease.

MARS in 7th House

If it happens to be a malefic sign and/or Loss of wife.Mars is conjunctmalefic even if the 7thhappens to be Aries/Scorpio

If conjunct/aspected by benefic The above malefic effectwill NOT occur; but there will be foreign travel.

If conjunctbenefic and at the same time Loss of wife; failing that the

native will develop intimacy with a woman otherstanding in exaltation/own house/friendly house than his wife; sexualperversions.with malefic aspect

If connected with Saturn Sexual perversions

If conjunct Ketu Contacts with women inmenses.

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if also conjunctanother malefic loss of more than 1 wife

if there is a benefic aspect the native will commitadultery.

If Mars is conjunct/aspected by enemy Loss of wife.

OR with debilitated planetIf conjunct Rahu Intimacy with servant-maid or widow.

MARS in 8th House

Eye diseases; longevity below 60; loss of father; urinary diseases; few children; rheumatic andshooting pains.

If conjunct benefic Good health; goodlongevity.

If occupying malefic house OR Rheumatics diseases andT.B.

conjunct/aspected by malefics

If dispositor of Marsis strong Full longevity.

MARS in 9th House

Loss of father; moderate prosperity.

If Mars is strong Prosperity; adultery.

MARS in 10th House

If Mars is in 10th with dispositor Long lived brothers; goodprosperity; interest in chanting hymns;thereof fairly strong devotion.

If conjunct malefic Failures in undertakingsand professional reverses; loss of

reputation; capable ofprofessional earnings from his 18th year;

able-bodied; stealinghabit.

If conjunctwith lord of 9th/10th Raja Yoga will arise.

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If conjunct Jupiter Gain of landed property.

MARS in 11th House

The native besides enjoying financial prosperity, will become a man of manifold activities.

If conjunct lord of 11th Lordship over a town.

If conjunctbenefic High class Raja Yoga;prosperous brothers and prosperity.

MARS in 12th House

Sufferings from want of finance; rheumatic and bilious constitution; ungentlemanly actions; sinfuldeeds.

Effects ofMERCURY

in different houses

MERCURY in ASCENDANT

Learned; proficiency in witchcraft and black-magic; sweet talk; kind hearted; pilgrimage in the

native's 27th year.

If conjunctmalefic or staying in malefic house

Diseases generally; Lucoderma; excess of bile.

If conjunct or aspectedby benefic or staying in benefic house

Good health; lustrous body; knowledge of astrology; slight defect in any organ; bitternesswith gentlemen; quarrels and

misunderstandings with brothers in native's 17th year; deceitful.

If exalted or occupying own house

Happiness with and from brothers.

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If debilitated or conjunct or aspected by malefic

Will go to hell after death; forsakes comfortable bed; worships Dushta Devata

Ifconjunct/aspected by Saturn

Troubles to left eye.

In this Yoga, if conjunctlord of 6th or debilitated planet .... No such defects; wastefulexpenses.

If conjunct auspicious planet

Charities; proficiency in debating and in use of arms; well built body.

MERCURY in 2nd House

Talkative; good number of children; interest in shastras; contented; moneyed; praiseworthyhabits; acquires good amount of wealthby his 15th year.

If conjunctmalefic or staying in malefic/enemy house or debilitation

Poor education; Rheumatic and phlegm in diseases.

If conjunct/aspected by Jupiter

Proficiency in mathematics and astronomy; self confident.

MERCURY in 3rd House

Gain of gold in native's 15th year; praiseworthy habits; financial prosperity.

If dispositor is strong

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Brothers prosper; courageous.

If dispositoris weak

Sufferings to brothers; fear complex.

MERCURY in 4th House

Courageous; broad eyes; happiness from father and mother; knowledge; acquires money throughquestionable means in 16th year.

if conjunct Venus/Jupiter

Many conveyances

if dispositoris strong

Conveyances like palanquin.

if conjunct Rahu/Ketu/Saturn

Loss of conveyances; loss of happiness; bitterness with relatives; uttering lies.


Fear of death for uncle; well-being of mother; birth of children doubtful; intelligent; sweet tongue.

if dispositor is strong

Prosperous children.

if dispositor is weak

Loss of children.

if Mercury is debilitated

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The native will be adopting a child; proficiency in chanting mantras/hymns; uncharitabledeeds; knows how to talk

according to times.


Respect and presents from King; obstacles in the direction of native's education; showy andproud; influence in hgiher circlesin the native's 30th year; will write or edit books.

if in Aries/Scorpio

Leprosy of blue colour.

if conjunct Rahu/Saturn

Rheumatic and shooting pains; quarrels with distant relatives.

if dispositoris strong

Prosperous nephews.

if conjunct Ketu

Acquaintance/intimacy with widow and monetary gains therefrom.


Happiness and well-being of mother; charitable disposition; broad-minded; very good reputation.

if conjunctbenefics

Gain of conveyance and horse in native's 24th year; good wife.


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Only 1 wife.

if dispositor is weak or posited in malefic house or conjunct Mars/Saturn/Rahu

Loss of wife. This Yoga occuring in the horoscopes of girls will result in loss of husband or

the native herselfsuffering from leprosy.


Number of children = 7 ; public charities in the 25th year.


The native will enjoy full span of life.

if dispositoris conjunct malefic or debilitated or in enemy house

Poor longevity.


Large number of children; highly learned in shastras and Veda; proficiency in music; goodamount of patiency; charitable;longevity for father; professional earnings through business; hates Preceptor.


Good longevity for father; interest in meditation or being aloof.


Good deeds; hgihly courageous; reputed; highly prosperous; eye diseases in the 28th year.

if in exaltation/own house/conjunct Jupiter

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Religious charities/sacrifices.

if combust, retrograde or conjunct malefic

Opposes religious sacrifices.


Kind hearted; financial prosperity and birth of son in his 27th year.

if conjunctmalefic

Loss of money through low-class people.

if exalted/in own house/conjunct benefic

Financial prosperity.


Knowledge; valorous in battle.

if conjunct malefics

Fickle-minded; bitterness with highly placed persons including King.

if conjunct benefics

Expenses on charity and in the right directions; meagre education; sickly mother.

Effects ofJUPITER

in different houses

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JUPITER in ASCENDANT

in Sagittarius/Pisces

Well-versed in various shastras; children; happy long life.

inCancer

Full benefic results; kingly life; an elevated position after his 16th year.

if debilitated or occupying malefic or enemy house or conjunct malefic

Ungentlemanly actions; fickle-minded; longevity below 60 years; no children; forsakes hisown relatives; proud; ungrateful;

quarrels with his friends and well-wishers; likes travel; contacts people with evil intentions.

JUPITER in 2nd House

Financial prosperity; intelligence; financial and agricultural prosperity in his 16th year.

if exaltedor occupying own house

High financial prosperity.

if conjunct malefic

Obstacles in education; deceitful; stealing habit; vulgar in talk.

ifdebilitated or conjunct malefic

Drunkard; irreligious; no children.

if conjunct Rahu

Wife's character will be of a questionable nature.

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JUPITER in 3rd House

Highly stingy; growth of brothers; patience and tolerance; pilgrimage in his 38th year; forsakesrelations.

ifdispositor is strong

Prosperity to brothers; wanting in courage; indecisive; poverty.

JUPITER in 4th House

Happiness; intelligence; household property; abundance of milk and cereals; good deeds.

ifdispositor is strong and occupying Subha Vargas (benefic classifications) and if thereis also conjunction of Venus/Moon

Conveyances like horse or those drawn/driven by human beings; spacious house.

if conjunct/aspected by malefic

Jupiterin this Yoga becomes malefically disposed, hence the native becomes uncharitable

and cruel; suffers without enoughfinance or house; loss of mother; ill-disposed towards relations; unhappy; disinterested in

religion and charities.


Intelligent and clever in acting according to circumstances and time; broad eyes; interested infeeding others; loves his family; attainscaptaincy or professional elevation through King's favour in his 18th year; good number ofchildren.

if dispositor happens to be strong and is at the same time stationed in a malefic/ enemyhouse or debilitated

Loss of children but will have a minimum of 1 boy; expenses on account of King/Govt.

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ifconjunct Rahu/Ketu

Loss of children due to wrath of Serpent God.

In this Yoga, if there is benefic aspect, the above evil results will not occur.


Defeat of enemies; increased number of nephews and in-laws; wound or boil-marks on body.

if conjunct benefic

Freedom from diseases.

if conjunct malefic or staying in malefic house

Rheumatic pains and diseases due to cold.

if staying in Capricorn/Aquarius conjunct with Rahu/Ketu

Leprosy of the worst kind.


Good education and financial prosperity; heavy gains in various directions; possesses a chasteand devoted wife.

if dispositor is weak and is conjunct Rahu/Ketu/Saturn/Marsand aspected by malefic

Loss of wife.

if conjunct benefic or is in exaltation/own housewithout any malefic conjunction

The native will have only 1 wife hailing from a rich family. Besides, the native will enjoyRaja Yogafrom his 34th year.

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Poor longevity; uncharitable deeds.

if conjunct malefic

Commits sin.

ifdispositor is conjunct benefic and is staying the 8th

Long life.

if dispositor is weak

Poor longevity.

ifdispositor is conjunct malefic

Intimacy with widows after his 17th year.

if in exaltation/own house

Full span of life; weak constitutionally; learned.


Charitable; meditation or likes being aloof; moneyed; performs religious sacrifices in his 35thyear; long life for father; public charities;feeds and protects a number of people.


Charitable; good deeds; studies Gita or philosophy; respect and honour from a number of people.


High class religious sacrifies.

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if conjunct malefic or staying in malefic house

Unsuccessful professionally.


Learned; moneyed; horse or conveyances in his 32nd year.

if conjunct benefic OR conjunct malefic+benefic together

The native will enjoy high class conveyances and great prosperity.

if conjunct MOON

Effortless financial gains.

Note : The learned authror says, in this sloka, that the native will enjoy conveyance and increasedprosperity if Jupiter is in 11th with theconjunction of another benefic only OR conjunction with a benefic and a malefic together.

Jupiter is the highest ranked benefic planet. Another benefic in conjunction with Jupiter willtherefore become a formidable

beneficial combination whihc is said to confer highly auspicious results. The Sage seems tosuggest that one or two malefics

in conjunction with such a formidable benefic combination cannot noticeably alter these

benefic results.


Mediocre finances; interested in studies; few children; proficiency in mathematics/astronomy;commits adultery; ungentlemanly character;suffers from tumours/wounds.

if conjunct benefic or in exaltation/own house

Goes to heaven after death.

if conjunctmalefic

Goes to hell after death; expenses on right lines; intimacy with enciente women.

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Effects ofVENUS

in different houses

VENUS in ASCENDANT

Knowledge of astronomy; loves wife; long life; fastidious in dressing; handsome looking;praiseworthy habits; taste for feminine company; moneyed; learned.

if conjunct benefic

Costly jewels; lustrous body of golden colour.

if conjunctdebilitated or inimical planet OR aspected by malefic

Stealing habit; rheumatic and phlegmatic diseases.

if dispositor is conjunct Rahu

Prolific progenitor.

if there is a benefic in the 4th or the dispositor of 4th is conjunct with a benefic

Very high prosperity.In this Yoga, if Venusis occupying own house, very high class Raja Yoga arises.

if conjunct/aspected by lords of 8/12 or Venus is otherwise weak

Hard hearted; 2 marriages.

VENUS in 2nd House

Wealthy; fairly large family; eats costly dishes; patience and tolerance; kind hearted; helpful toothers; begets a good wife in his 32nd year.

ifdispositor is weak and posited in 6/8/12

Eye sight will be affected.

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if conjunct MOONwhile the above Yoga is occuring, : Night blindness; bereft of family;financial losses; eye troubles.

VENUS in 3rd House

Very stingy; patience and tolerance.

if dispositor is strong and in exaltation/own house

Growth of brothers.

if dispositoris weak or debilitated or in enemy house

Loss of brothers.

if Venus is conjunct malefic

Quarrels with brothers; enjoys wealth.

VENUS in 4th House

Lustrous body; intelligence; happiness with sisters; happy, patient and tolerant; acquiresconveyance and establishes himself in his professionin his 30th year; abundance of milk.


Loves mother; loves his wife; commits adultery; sexual perversion; prosperity in alldirections.

if debilitated or conjunctenemy planet

Professionally unsuccessful; spends life outside his mother province; intimacy with widows;ungentlemanly actions.

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VENUS in 5th House

Intelligence; adviser; grown-up wife and children; presents from King/Govt.

if occupying malefic house and/or conjunct malefic or debilitated planet or Venus iscombust

Loss of children; dull-headed.

if conjunct benefic

Intelligent; good children; conveyances; strong and healthy.

VENUS in 6th House

Good number of nephews and in-laws; defeat of enemies; expenses in wasteful directions; utterslies; suffers from diseases.


Increased number of nephews and in-laws and also enemies.

VENUS in 7th House

Highly sexed; commits adultery; fond of kissing; successful in all directions; recipient of costlypresents from relatives; good wife.

if conjunct malefic or debilitated or staying in enemy house

Loss of wife; 2 marriages; no children.

if conjunct benefic or staying in exaltation/own house

Long life; will have a prosperous father-in-law; the native will also enjoy prosperity throughhis wife; fond of women.

VENUS in 8th House

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Happy; danger to life of native's mother in the 4th year; poor longevity; sickly constitution;praiseworthy wife; discontented.

if conjunct benefic

Full span of life.

VENUS in 9th House

Charitable; gentlemanly; possesses a good wife and children; long-lived father.

if conjunct malefic

Early death of mother; loss of money; commits adultery.

if conjunct benefic

High prosperity and kingly environment.

if conjunct lord of 4th/7th

High class conveyances; neat and tidy in dressing; wields power; knowledge of sexology.

VENUS in 10th House

Chivalrous; good profession; many conveyances.

ifconjunct malefic

Unsuccessful professionally and commits sinful deeds.

if conjunct Mercury/Moon

Possesses high class conveyances; performs many religious sacrifices and praiseworthycharities; talkative; happy;

prosperity and paraphernalia.

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VENUS in 11th House

Learned; high financial prosperity; gain of land; kind hearted.

if conjunct benefic

Many conveyances.

if conjunct malefic

Gain of money through questional sources and ungetlemanly actions.

if conjunct malefic, or lord of 8th or debilitated

Poor financial gains.

VENUS in 12th House

Extreme poverty.

if conjunct malefic

Mean minded; goes to hell after death.

if conjunct benefic

High financial prosperity; enjoyments on cot; goes to heaven after death.

Effects ofSATURN

in different houses

SATURN in ASCENDANT

The native will suffer from rheumatic and bilious complaints.

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if exalted

Lordship over a village or town; financial and agricultural wealth.

if in own house

Paternal prosperity.

if Saturn enjoys lordship over 4,9 or 10

High prosperity and Raja Yoga.

SATURN in 2nd House

Financially a poor status; two wives.

if debilitated or conjunct malefic

Commits sinful deeds and earns livelihood through inferior trades; eye diseases; heavily indebts.

SATURN in 3rd House

Loss of brothers, particularly younger ones; profession in inferior trades.

if conjunct malefic

Bitterness and hatred towards brothers.

if exalted or occupying own house

Prosperity to brothers.

SATURN in 4th House

Loss of mother; 2 mothers; loss of happiness; poverty.

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if Saturn happens to be lord of Ascendant

Long life for mother.

if exalted or in own house

Gain of conveyances.

SATURN in 5th House

No children; poverty; sinful deeds; profession in inferior trades; adopts a son/daughter.

if aspected by Jupiter

Two wives.

if Saturn is strong in 5th

Only one wife.

SATURN in 6th House

Defeat of enemies; Financial and agricultural prosperity.

if conjunct Mars

Travels far and wide; Raja Yoga of a moderate order; happiness due to his high status inprofession.

if Saturn has lordship over 8th house

Malefic results generally; rheumatic pains; wound marks on body.

SATURN in 7th House

Lean-bodied wife; intimacy with women of questionable character; suffers much sorrow.

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Intimacy with many women.

if conjunct Ketu

Sexual perversion

if conjunct Venus

Sexual perversion; intimacy with women of lower class and addicted to drinking.

SATURN in 8th House

Poverty; intimacy with women from lower walks of life.


Full span of life.

if debilitated or in enemy house

Short life; earns his food as a labourer.

SATURN in 9th House

In his 39th year, will do public charities of a high order like erection of rest houses, tanks and thelike.


Full span of life for father.

if Saturn is weak

Short life for father; if there is Raja Yoga in the horoscope, the presence of weak Saturn in9th causes cancellation thereof.

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SATURN in 10th House

Bath in Ganes in his 25th year; stingy; bilious constitution.

if conjunct malefic

Professional setbacks.

if conjunct benefic

Successful and daring professionally; self respect; respect from highly placed persons; highprosperity & kingly paraphernalia.


High financial prosperity; gain of land; respect from highly placed persons.


Learned; conveyances.


Develops defect in any organ.

if conjunct malefic

Loss of eye-sight/eye.

if conjunct benefic

Good eye-sight; goes to heaven after death; wasteful expenses.

Effects ofRAHU/KETU

Dragon's Head/Tailin different houses

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RAHU / KETU in ASCENDANT

Still born children.

if occupying Aries, Taurus or Cancer

Kind hearted; mental happiness.

if aspected by benefic

Marks on face.

RAHU / KETU in 2nd House

Suffers from various diseases; loss of children and suffers sorrow thereby; dark complexion.

ifconjunct malefic

Two wives or two marriages.

RAHU / KETU in 3rd House

Abundance of oil-seeds like mustard, til, sesamum.

if conjunct benefic

Mark on neck; full longevity; courageous.

RAHU / KETU in 4th House

Various ornaments; enjoys happy company of two wives; loss of mother and sorrow thereby.

if conjunct malefic

Early loss of mother.

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if conjunct benefic

:Long life for mother.


No children or loss of children due to wrath of Serpent God; Birth of children will occur afterconducting pooja of Naga Pratima (golden image ofSerpent God) in manner prescribed in Bhrigu Sutras Chapter VIII, Sloka V. Rheumatic diseases;sinful deeds; wrath of king; company of rogues.


Courageous; very happy life.

if conjunct Moon

Intimacy with women in higher walks of life; stealing habit; poor finances.


2 wives or 2 marriages; second wife will suffer from tumour; intimacy with widows; irreligious.


Serious diseases in native's 32nd year.


Longevity 60 years.


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No children; intimacy with low born women; servitude; irreligious; early loss of father; hates hisPreceptor.


Intimacy woth widows; profession in inferior trades; company of rogues; some knowledge ofshastras; mean habits.


Good number of children; financial and agricultural prosperity; professionally in business/tradeand earnings therefrom.


Few children; eye diseases.

if conjunct benefic

Goes to Heaven after death.

if conjunct Jupiter orMercury

Will renounce the world OR become a sanyasi.

Assessmentof

Strength of Planets

Assessment of Strength of Planets

SUN

Aspects 7th House Only

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SUN is considered a beneficunder the following circumstances :

100% benefic (equivalent to Jupiter) if occupying Sagittarius. FULL benefic if owning trines [1, 5, 9]

SUN is considered a malefic under the following circumstances :

SUN is a 50% natural malefic Malefic when owning 3,6,8, 11 and 12th houses in a horoscope. Malefic results will be bestowed by SUN when occupying quadrants

[1,4,7,10] and trines [1, 5, 9].

MOON


MOON is considered a benefic under the following circumstances :

when MOONis weak, it's only 25% benefic.

Full MOON is 100% benefic comparable to Jupiter.

When possessing 75% of rays (assuming 100% for Full Moon), it isconsidered 75% benefic equal to Venus,

When Moon is between New Moon and Full MoonOR Full Moon andNew Moon, it is considered 50%benefic.

When Moon is aspected by Jupiter (irrespective of the rays possessedby Moon), it is considered 100% benefic.

Even when weak Moonis aspected by both Saturn & Jupiter, it isconsidered 100% benefic equivalent to Jupiter.

However malefic a Moon may be, Jupiter's aspect on Moon is enough to make it abenefic.

When Full Moon occupies Sagittarius or Pisces, it is considered 100%benefic, equivalent to Jupiter.

Moon is full benefic when owning trines.

Benefic effects will be conferred by Moon, if as a benefic, it stays inquadrants/trines.

MOON is considered a malefic under the following circumstances :

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Weak Moon is considered 75% malefic.

Malefic effects will be conferred by Moonif as a malefic, it stays inquadrants/trines.

When debilitated (irrespective of the number of rays, even when nearingFull Moon or a Full Moon), and also when combust,

MOON is considered 100% malefic comparable to Saturn.

MOON becomes a full malefic when aspected by Saturn.

Even when occupying Cancer, if conjunct or aspected by malefic, it isconsidered a full malefic.

MOON becomes a malefic when owning 3, 6, 8, 11 & 12th houses.

MARS

Aspects 7th House

Special Aspects : 4th House & 8th House4th House Aspect is the strongest

MARS is considered a benefic under the following circumstances :

When occupying Ascendantand/or owning quadrants/trines.

MARS is considered a malefic under the following circumstances:

It is considered to be a 75% natural malefic.

When owning 3, 6, 8, 11 or 12th houses.

When staying in quadrants/trines.

MERCURY


MERCURY is considered a benefic under the following circumstances:

It is considered to be a 50% natural benefic.

100% benefic (equivalent to Jupiter) when conjunct weak Moon (FullMoon also).

When owning trines.

Benefic effects will be conferred by Mercurywhen as a benefic, itoccupies quadrantsor owns Ascendant & 10th housesimultaneously.

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MERCURY is considered a malefic under the following circumstances :

Considered 75% malefics when conjunct malefics.

Even while staying in Gemini/Virgo, if it is conjunct/aspected bymalefics, it is considered malefic.

75% malefic when owning 3, 6, 8, 11 or 12th houses.

JUPITER

Aspects 7th HouseSpecial Aspect : 5th House & 9th House

5th House Aspect is the strongest

JUPITER is considered a benefic under the following circumstances :

It is considered to be the highest of all benefics or a 100% naturalbenefic.

When owning trines (1, 5, 9)

When occupying quadrants OR owning Ascendant & 10th housesimultaneously.

JUPITER is considered a malefic under the following circumstances :

When owning quadrants OR 3, 6, 8, 11 or 12th houses.

When occupying 6, 8 or 12th houses.

VENUS


VENUS is considered a benefic under the following circumstances :

It is a 75% natural benefic.

100% benefic when conjunct weak Moon(Full Moon also).

When owning trines (1, 5, 9).

Confers benefic effects when occupying quadrants (1, 4, 7, 10) ORowns Ascendant.

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VENUS is considered a malefic under the following circumstances :

When owning quadrantsor 3, 6, 8, 11 or 12th houses.

SATURN

Aspects 7th HouseSpecial Aspects : 3rd House & 10th House

3rd House Aspect is the strongest

SATURN is considered a benefic under the following circumstances :

When owning quadrants/trines.

SATURN is considered a malefic under the following circumstances :

Total or 100% natural malefic.


Malefic effects will be conferred if staying in quadrants.

RAHU


RAHU is considered a benefic under the following circumstances :


When staying in Capricorn (equivalent to Jupiter).

RAHU is considered a malefic under the following circumstances :

Total or 100% natural malefic. When owning 3, 6, 8, 11 or 12th houses.

Malefic effects will be conferred if staying in quadrants/trines.

KETU


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KETU is considered a benefic under the following circumstances :


KETU is considered a malefic under the following circumstances :

Total or 100% natural malefic


When occupying quadrants/trines.

Malefics acquire benefic qualities or power to confer benefic effects by reason of their stay inAscendantor lordship over the Ascendantorquadrants/trines.

Benefics in quadrants give benefic results; malefics in quadrants give malefic results.

Benefics when they own Ascendant & 10th house simultaneously, becomes all the morebenefic.

Malefics staying in 5 and 9 result in greater adversities for the native.

On Aspects

Planet being aspected by Moon is already receiving the aspect of Jupiter, is also capable ofconfering auspicious results.

e.g. assume Jupiter in Pisces, weak Moon in Cancer and any planet in Capricorn. The planetin Capricorn receiving Moon's aspect

will be capable of conferring auspicious results.

Very strong or exalted planet in opposition to equally very strong or exalted planet becomeineffective.e.g. Exalted Sun in Ariesand exalted Saturn in Libra. Both become ineffective.

Malefics standing in 10th (without any conjunction/aspect of benefics), will confer servitude. If 3similar malefics stand in the 10th,the native will be serving servants.

On Major Periods

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When the Major Period of Saturn, who is occupying Ascendant,operates, the native will be faced with servitude. If such Saturn isconjunct with other malefics, figuratively speaking, the native will noteven get alms.

There will be financial gains in Major Period of malefic standing in 5thhouse, if such a malefic is aspected by another malefic friendly to the

former.

Highly auspicious results will occur in Major Periods of planets in ownhouse, if aspected by another planet which is also in own house.

Likewise, in the Major Period of a planet in friendly house,if aspected by a planet which isalso in a friendly house, auspicious results.So also in the Major Period of a planet enjoying own navamsa, if aspected by another

planet enjoying own navamsa, auspicious results.

In other words, the Major Periods of planets, being aspected by planets of identicalstrength, will produce very good results.

The Major Period of the planet in conjunction with Rahu, however good itmay be from other points of view, will be equal to that

of a Major Period of malefic.

The effects of the Major Period of a planet in retrogression will be of amoderate order.

If SUN is standing in 5, 7 or 9, the native will go on a pilgrimage and willenjoy an elevated position professionally in the Major Period of SUN.

Angaraka Dosha

Kuja DoshaMangali

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The detection of Angaraka Dosha in the horoscope of a would-be bridegroom or bride, is enoughnowadays, to put off his/her marriage by several years; in some cases, the horoscope with thisevil is not even considered by others, but thrown off as a hopeless case. In such cases, to short-circuit spinsterhood for the girl, the parents sometimes, out of sheer disgust, declare that nohoroscope exists and arrange marriage without consideration of horoscope. Even for boys withthis or similar evil, the same process is followed. Many such marriages have taken place andthere are cases of such couples carrying on normally, thus establishing, in some cases at least,that the seriousness attached to Kuja Dosha is unwarranted.

It is not uncommon to come across advertisements seeking horoscopes of boys/girls with KujaDoshain 7th, 8th etc. with a view to pick-up a match with equally strong Kuja Dosha.Some haveeven searched thousands of horoscopes, extending over years, to find a suitable match with KujaDosha. From our personal contacts with astrologers and students in the field, we have been ableto measure the importance attached by the public. to this evil and have also been witnessingcases of boys and girls remaining unmarried until well past their youth because of non-availabilityof suitable horoscope with this evil. We have therefore, come to the conclusion, that there is nocorrect appraisal of what constitutes Kuja Dosha and that unnecessary and unwarrantedimportance is being attached to it in a large number of cases, resulting in youth being wasted.Whilst everyone is conscious of this evil, it appears that the majority do not know precisely theextent of the Yoga, how the evil works and how it ultimately leads to premature death of thenative or his partner. We have brooded over the question whether it is in God's purpose ofcreation to let some bachelors remain unmarried and thus deny the greatest enjoyment in life.

How does Angaraka Dosha arise ?

In practice, the presence of Mars in 7th/8th from Ascendant, in some cases, from Moon also, is allthat is wanted to condemn a horoscope with Kuja Doshabut the sloka #s 108-109 above saythat Kuja Doshaarises if Mars is found in Asdt/2/4/7/8/12 for boys and in 1/2/4/7/8/12 fromMoon/Venus in a girl's horoscope,

We personally do not subscribe to this view in full that the dosha arises from Asdt for boys andfrom Moon/Venus for girls, but we support the view of those Sages who say that this evil operates

with full force from Asdt, 50% force from Moon and with 25% force from Venus without distinctionof sex.

Quantum of Angaraka Dosha

The slokas referred to above merely say that the evil arises by virtue of stay of Mars in certainhouses but not the quantum of evil in the different houses.

Similarly, the quantum of evil which arises by reason of Mars staying in different signs of zodiac isalso not given. The following Table in use in the Malayalam speaking areas of South gives clear-cut idea of the quantum of this evil in different houses and signs and with what force, it operatesfrom Asdt, Moon and Venus.

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TABULATION -----> indicating the quantum of evil contributed by planets SUN, MARS,

SATURN, RAHU & KETU occupyingspecified positions from ASCENDANT.

Planets standing in Ascendant, 7th & 8th houses

Planet Debilitation

Bitter

Enemy

Sign

EnemySign

Exaltation

Moola

Trikona

Own

House

Friend's

Sign

Intimate

Friend's

Sign

Saturn

Rahu

Ketu

128 120 112 96 72 64 32 24

Mars 192 180 168 144 108 96 48 36

Sun 64 60 56 48 36 32 16 12

Planets standing in 2nd, 4th and 12th houses

Planet

Debilitation

Bitter

Enemy

Sign

Enemy

Sign

Exaltation

Moola

Trikona

Own

House

Friend's

Sign

Intimate

Friend's

Sign

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Saturn

Rahu

Ketu

32 30 28 24 18 16 8 6

Mars 48 45 42 36 27 24 12 9

Sun 16 15 14 12 9 8 4 3

The above table is designed primarily to ascertain the Dosha Saamya orthe evil contributed by malefics standing in 1/2/4/7/8/12.

Mars standing in 1/2/4/7/8/12 constitutes what is called Kuja Dosha.Thus, the table is usable for both purposes.

The values given above are for calculation of the evil from Ascendantonly.

While calculating with reference to Moon, the above values should be reduced to 50%.

While calculating with reference to Venus, the above values should be reduced to 25%.

How to assess Dosha Saamya

From the Ascendant, find out the values for all the malefics standing inthe stated signs & total them-up A

From Moon, find out the values for all the malefics standing inthe stated signs & total them up Breduced to 50%

From Venus, find out the values for all the malefics standing inthe stated signs & total them up Creduced to 25%

Now, A+B+C = PPdivided by 128 would give the exact quantum of dosha.

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Angaraka Dosha is also like-wise calculated from Moon/Venus.

How does Angaraka Dosha Operate ?

Beyond stating that the Angaraka Dosha causes death (or premature death) of wife/husband or

alternatively estrangement or divorce, nothing is mentioned in the standard texts as to what willbe the behaviour of a native with this evil or the manner in which the Yoga operates and leadshim/her to premature death. To be conscious of one's own defects, which may prove fatal in theend, is to let one arm oneself up against it.

If there is no shanti/remedy, either clinically or through religious ceremonies, one will at leasthave the satisfaction of knowing that it was all due to one's past Karma.

From our extensive studies in this connection, we have concluded that a person with this evil (asa result of having Mars in 7th), would have, as life passes, a greater thirst for sex or fond ofwomen, as some modern men would put it with a sense of pride.The thirst grows with theage.and the man suffering from this evil, failing to get full satisfaction, goes in for sexualperversion.

The craze for perverted sexual acts sets in, under the guise of new methods of approach orinnovation and because one is shy to try this nonsense at home, tries it outside. The craze goeson increasing quickly and a sort of degeneration sets in - mental as well as physical. Excessiveindulgence in sex is definitely harmful. No wonder one's life gets shortened.

Natives suffering from this evil, would be well-advised to exercise control of mind, either throughYogic Kriyas and Asanas or through prayers.

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Vidya Visharada

Jyotisha Kalaanidhi

Prof NN Krishna Rau, MAFA(1905-1964)

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How Do You Read A Horoscope ?This note is dated October 31st, 1961*

Because many a prediction made by students of Astrology fail (the most recent and

glaring onebeing that of election of President John F Kennedyfor one reason or another, thereasons

for which they are unable to detect, it is but natural they get dejected and go about asking

professionalsHow do you read a Horoscope?

I shall, therefore, detail in this note, some of the apparent causes of failure of predictions

madeby many, as I have been able to guess from my experience. I am also detailing the various

items

of information, tables etc.based on which an opinion could be expressed on a horoscope.

First and foremost, both the student and the professional, must have implicit faith in God.

Maharshi Parashara says, in the first six slokas of his immortal astrological classic

BRIHAT PARASHARA HORA,this is NOT a science for those who

(a) learn astrology with a view to minting money with the help of planets and thuschange their present plight or

(b) want to test the correctness or

(c) desire to change the status of a horoscope by knowing its weakness andperform shanties to overcome such weakness and thus jump over the

purpose of creation or

(d) desire to go against the Will of God.

Actually, this science is for those who implicitly believe in God and sayings like BUDHI

KARMAANU

SARENA and so on. Just as we believe that every pot of milk we buy contains ghee, weshould not

doubt the Hand of God behind each horoscope. Credit goes to a Hindu Astrologer of

Bombay whoat the end of 19th Century, had the rare courage to forecast beggary in the 50th year of a

native,

who was only a babe in arms then, with an Estate to his share of the order rupees fiftylakhs.

The writer knew the native of that horoscope intimately.Not only did the prediction come

true 100%but the writer was able to witness how the saying BUDHI KARMAANU SARENA

worked. One has to

read a horoscope impartially, with an unbiased mind and the horoscope details should be

approached

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in an inquiring mood with utmost respect to the planets and not as if one is going to do a

simple arithmetic calculation.

Almost all the Maharshies of India including those who have compiled the Maha Vakya,

Maha Bharatha, Ramayana, Veda, Vedanta and Gita have certified and assured us that

Astrology is the LIGHTwithwhich one can read the AKSHARA MALIKA(garland of letters) written by Lord

Brahmaon the forehead

of everyone, said to be the gist of destiny. So, one should have firm faith in Astrologyand then only,

proceed further.

Where a horoscope does not fit in for a native or where predictions go wrong, approach

the matter in a

cool and dispassionate manner, locate the error and rectify the horoscope. Like the

Siamese Twinsor Dionne Quintuplets, there may be a freak case, one in a thousand,

which may not come within the rules. Leave them alone, as all the secrets of God'screation cannot be known to mankind.

Now coming to the subject proper, I am afraid the majority of horoscopes that we are

called upon to read nowadays are wrong in certain respects, possibly the graha-sputa

(planetary positions expressed in signs, degrees and minutes) given in most Indianhoroscopes do not tally with the actual positions occupied by planets on date of birth

when verified with the positions given in standard ephemeris (converted to Nirayana).

Today, there no two Panchangas (almanac or ephemeris) which tally with each other,subject to making due allowance for the difference in Ayanamsa. The majority of the

horoscopes that we see today are those erected with reference to such unreliable

panchangs. The reasons for these discrepancies are our Panchang compilers are stillfollowing the out-of-date siddhantas, Vakyas and what not. Almost three decades ago,

Jyotishacharya CG Rajan of Madras openlyadmitted that the Vakya method ofcompiling panchang cannot be relied upon.My fear that the Indian panchangs are notaccurate is so much that in the last 15 years, I have never read or given an opinion on a

horoscope, unless I have checked and recast the horoscope with reference to Raphael's

Ephemeris for the Year of Birth and using Prof. BV Raman's Ayanamsa. I think, today,

almost all the top-ranking astrologers use Raphael's Ephemeris, where there is nopossibility of error, for the planetary positions are periodically verified through large

telescopes. While noting down graha-sputa, I also make a note if there was an eclipse

(Lunar or Solar) on the preceding and following Full Moon or New Moon days. Thegrahana peeda for Rahu, Sun or Moon has to be taken into consideration. Also, if there

are any strong parallel aspects between planets.

I have observed that parallel aspects many a time broadly act like a conjunction in onesign. Other phenomena to be noted are : whether any planet is in Ati Manda Gathi,

Manda Gathi or Ati Seegra Gathi

or Sthambana (stationary). These have their own effects. I once came across a casewhere, during the major period of Mars, lord of 5 and 10 standing in good position,

which fooled many astrologers, as they forecast many auspicious events whilst nothing

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like that happened and the reason I found was that the Lord of major period (Mars) was

stationary on the day of birth.

AyanamsaThe Ayanamsa used by me is that followed by my Guru, Prof BV Raman, through whose

grand-father's books I first started my study of astrology. I changed over to thisAyanamsa some 20 years ago having

read a number of articles by Prof. BV Raman wherein he was reading the horoscopes of

natives ofdifferent continents using his ayanamsa and tallying certain personal events in their lives.

I have not, so far, found any reason to forsake this ayanamsa. The reason for failure of a

prediction need not always be dueto the difference in ayanamsa. It may be due to wrong time of birth or not reading a

horoscope with correct

graha-sputa or failure to do rectification of a horoscope where needed. Further, a majority

of horoscopes

we now handle are correct only upto Rasi Chakra - even there, with the possibilities ofMercury and Venus finding their way into different signs when checked-up.

RectificationThere is almost a fancy for many to rectify a horoscope. This is called for only in cases

where actual readings begin to fail and not in all cases as a rule. Further, I have explaineda method of rectification

based on actual events in life and adjusting Garba Sista.

Having ascertained the correct graha-sputa, erect the Rasi Chakra placing (within the

signs) the planets,

as they actually stand on the horizon. Where there are two or planets, place them in theorder of their positions (ascending order by degrees), so that, from Rasi Chakra itself, you

could make out whether a planet is in subha madhya or papa madhya (hemmed in

between benefics/malefics) and the proximity to

one another or a malefic. Subha madhyama or papa madhyama occurs rather rarely and iscertainly, of more than ordinary importance. Broadly speaking, subha madhyama for a

planet enables it to confer

benefic effects more than what the present astrologers estimate.

Navamsa chakra should be drawn as the astrologer can estimate the kshetra bala of a

planet from thisand Rasi chakra. Remember the adage GRAHANAAM AMSAKAM BALAM. Navamsa is

compared to the

roots of a tree.

Bhava chakra is of pivotal importance. Whilst its importance is realised, Hindu

astrologers merely find outthe ascending degree and also the 10th bhava madhya; opposites of these being

descendant and Nadir; from these, we get the bhava arambhas. There is thus the " equal

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house " system followed at least for

every 3 houses put together. Quite possibly, this system is good enough for Equatorial

Regions and sayup to 15 on either side of the Equator. Thus, for major part of India, this system may not

be found wanting. To ensure greater mathematical accuracy, I cast the Bhava Chakra

using Western methods and theTable of Housespublished by Raphael's, with the help of which, the individual cusps

are obtained for each latitude. This system is known as Placidian. Having worked out

this type of Bhava Chakra, it is converted into Nirayana, using the same ayanamsa usedfor conversion of graha-sputa of the horoscope.

In other words, the methods of casting a horoscope and compiling graha-sputa I follow, isexactly Western; thereafter, the entire chart is converted into Nirayana by deducting the

Ayanamsa.

The Rasi, Navamsa, Dasamsa (profession) and any other chakra necessary in a particular

case are drawn in traditional style. The Bhava Chakra (Nirayana) alone is drawn by me incircular fashion (in Western fashion) showing the Bhava Arambha of each house (in

place of the cusp points) and planets are insertedin the same manner as if it were a Western Horoscope, so that while giving predictions,

the astrologer sees

(a) whether a planet is in bhava sandhi or Rasi sandhi, subha/papa graha madhya

(b) proximity to malefic/benefic if any in same sign

(c) the gravity of combustion if any or planetary battle and(d) lordship of a planet in exact proportion.

It happens, in many cases, that planets like Sun and Moon will be owning say half of onehouse and half of another, thus having two lordships, whereas the astrologer would be

giving predictions based on one

lordship only following the Bhava Chakra drawn by him in Hindu fashion. Similarly,planets like Saturn who own two signs, may in fact be having lordship over 3 or 4 houses.

The astrologer having a look at the traditional Bhava Chakra (in the absence of Bhava

arambhas) reckons lordship over 2 houses and bases

his predictions on that. I think this is one reason why, in many major periods and sub-periods, events not forecast, suddenly spring up causing bewilderment both to the native

and the astrologer.

AspectsIn many cases, aspects are not assessed in a realistic manner. For instance, an aspect

between a planetin the last navamsa of Pisces and another planet in the first navamsa of Libra is ignored

for the latter happens to be in the 8th sign from Pisces. The 7th house aspect between a

planet say, in the first navamsa of Pisces and another in the last navamsa of Virgo istaken as full. In other words, aspects are being considered as if there's a wall at the end of

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each sign. Aspects should be considered somewhat on the lines of the graph given below

:

though it may not be necessary to work out the aspect strength mathematically.

YogasAll the yogas operating on a horoscope, auspicious as well as inauspicious, should be

noted along with their effects and whenever a planet is considered, the yoga effects

should also be considered at all stages. It should be remembered that an inauspicious

yoga is like a drop of poison in a pot of milk. Whilst there are actually lakhs of yogas,consideration of the 120 yogas given in Hora Ratna Maala - Appendix E, is the minimum

requirement. What is the use of Kesari Yoga between Jupiter as Lord of 8th and Moon asLord of 12th, assuming both are weak also ? Such insignificant Yogas should bediscounted. The same Kesari

Yoga between Jupiter as Lord of 9th and Moon as Lord of Asdt and if both are strong, is

sure to take the native higher up. Not taking note of all yogas in a horoscope, is also areason for failure of predictions.

Yogas applying to the 12 houses in a horoscope are given bhava-wise in

SECRETS OF KERALA ASTROLOGYand HORA RATNA MALA

I would draw the attention of readers to the set of CHAMARAADI YOGAS in Appndix

B of HORA RATNA MALA. One, two or three yogas are likely to be found in a numberof horoscopes, but no notice is taken of them. In brief, if the lord of a house is strongly

placed and the house itself is either conjunct or aspected by

a benefic, one of the Chamaraadi Yogas arises concerning that house.Opposite conditionsbring in one of the Ava Yogas indicating malefic results.

Dasa Varga TabulationAscertain from the Dasa Varga table, the strength of planets on the lines of VIMSOPAK-

BALA as

enunciated by Maharshi Parasharain his BRIHAT PARASHARA HORA, so that thestrength of a planet

can be assessed and used for determining the quantum of auspicious/inauspicious effects.

Sayanadi AvasthasSayana Avasthas of the 9 planets and their effects (vide BRIAHT PARASHARA HORA)

have to be foundout and used in giving predictions concerning Major periods/Sub-periods. For instance,

SUN in NIDRA

Avastha is said to cause Oedema. When it does occur in some one's Surya Dasa, the

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native gets

bewildered, for the astrologer has not worked out these avasthas and hence, not predicted

it.Seldom do we see horoscopes giving details of this type.

Shad balaDo not condemn a planet the moment you see it in debilitation or debilitated navamsa,

but consider

whether it has any of the shad-bala (six kinds of strength). Assess even roughly how itstands with

regard to each one of the six kinds of strength. In the Example Horoscope, Mercury is in

debilitation,but he is on his own star and in Ascendant, contributing to positional strength.

Nakshatra ChakraAlmost the whole of Nadi Jyotisha is based on the constellation on which the planets are

standing. Findout the constellation on which the 9 planets are standing and note down their effects.

These effects aregiven in Nadi Jyotisha published by Meena or in the Novermber 1954 issue of

Astrological Magazine,

page 780. Even though Mercury is debilitated, there is a difference when such Mercury isstanding on

REVATI, his own star. A planet standing in its own house is said to be Swakshetra,

whilst a planet onits own star is said to be in Sookshma Swakshetra.

Ashtaka VargaThe method of ascertaining longevity by the Ashtaka Varga has been stated by

Maharshies to be the

best among all the known methods ASHTAKA VARGA DASA MAARGAM

SAVESHAM UTTAMOTHAMAM.

Another sloka by Maharshies say that it is only through the Ashtaka Varga that the

impact of a maleficyoga on a horoscope or the goodness of an auspicious yoga could be be assessed or

weighed.

Again, Ashtaka Varga is the method by which the day to day transit effects could be

deduced. What

is the use of Jupiter transiting your second house from Moon Sign if there are no bindusin that sign in Jupiter's Bhinna Ashta Varga ? There is a belief among learned astrologers

that future indicated by the Ashtaka Varga methodology never fail. Further, the very

same Ashtaka Varga tables could be used for assessing the transit effects throughout thecourse of life of a native. Even the dates of important events

like death of father/mother, marriage, birth, sex, number of children can all be predicted

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from the same set

of charts.

We have thus far found out the various yogas in a horoscope, call this (1) Yoga phala.

Note these on a separate sheet of paper. Similarly, make a note of the constellations on

which the 9 planets stand at birth, with individual effects. Call this (2) Nakshatra chakra.While so doing, make a note of the planets, if any, standing on their own star or on

auspicious stars. Planets standing on stars owned by lords of 1,5,9,10 acquire a special

power to confer good effects. (3) Sayanadi Avasthas of planets and their effects(4) Ashta Varga tables for all the 9 planets, the Asdt, Samudaya Ashta Varga and their

effects.

(5) Note the graha-sputa (position of the planets in sings, degrees,minutes) of the 9planets, Asdt and Gulika -- on a separate sheet of paper, and in remarks column, note

down important points (such as Yoga associated with, standing in own house/enemy

house etc., standing on special star, number of bindus in Ashta Varga, combustion etc.)

All these inputs help an astrologer form his opinion. The sum of the status

of all the 9 planets, Ascendant and Gulika, indicates the summit(or height) which thenative will ultimately reach/attain.

GulikaGulika is accepted as a sub-planet only in Kerala and parts of South India. Others ignore

it. Whenevera doubt arises regarding the correctness of Ascendant in a horoscope, Kerala astrologers

treat the Asdt

as correct if Gulika is in Asdt or in trines. The sub-planet is looked at so reverently. Theposition occupied

by Gulika is as much a virtual point as Rahu/Ketu. I am convinced that omission of

Gulika altogether doescontribute to a partial failure of predictions, both in bhava phala and in major period/sub-

period effects.

Rasmi ChinthaThere is no doubt that this methodology provides us with an easy yard-stick to determine

in a few minutes,

how good a horosocope is and to what heights the native would go on the material plane.

Major Period/sub-period effects (Vimshottari)Maharshi Parashara, who wrote the first great book on Astrology, says that VimshottariDasa System

is the best; and only where it fails, should Kala Chakra Dasa be relied upon. Other Dasa

System cannot stand in comparison with Vimshottari in many respects.

Only a few Maharshies have written about effects of Maha Dasa, Chidra, Sookshma and

Prana Dasas. These can be made use of in cases where rectification of birth time isrequired. If one knows the date and time of any important event in one's life, such as an

accident, narrow escapes, academic achievement etc.,

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rectification could be made if events do not tally with the ongoing Sookshma/Prana dasa.

The English translation MAHA DASA PHALA & BUKTI PHALAis unique in onerespect, namely, it gives

the special effects for different conjunctions/aspects on the lord of the sub-period. It also

includes DasaPhala under Dravida Shastra which gives the particular months and stars when some

notable events are likely. Make full use of these.

Whilst giving predictions concerning effects of any future sub-period in any major

period, do consider the

transits that are going to occur then, and whether they are favourable or otherwise.Whichever Major

Period may be running, the actual givers of any benefic/malefic effects to a native are

Sun, Moon and Jupiter, they are the executive officers. It is only through these planets,benefic/malefic effects are presented to a native. In general, when favourable transits take

place, auspicious effects arise and when transits are not fabourable, inauspicious effectscome to the fore.

Garba Shishta(balance of Major Period at birth) may be arrived at using the chart for

the same given in

Brihat Parashara Hora, based the degree occupied by Moon at birth rather than basedon tithi/lunar day.

ShantiesWhilst we hear about the wonders played by shanties, I am personally of the opinion that

there is a limitto depending on these. Miracles may have occurred in individual cases to the extent

justified by a native's

horoscope, however, a shanty cannot produce effects beyond what is indicated in ahoroscope. For instance, a man destined to suffer poverty cannot be turned into a rich

man by any amount of shanty nor can one destined to suffer diseases be totally relieved

of the same by chanting AROGYA SOOKTA.

Morals from other textsA careful perusal of Sukra Kerala Rahasya (Secrets of Kerala Astrology) reveals that

opinion on ahouse has to be pronounced with reference to :-

a. the bhava rasib. lord of the bhava

c. planets standing therein

d. planets aspecting that house.

If any two are GOOD and the rest poor, mediocre or average, bhava phala will be

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average. Here is a yard-stick to measure bhava phala. A similar moral from SarwarthaChintamani(English Translation byProf. Suryanarayana Raoisa must-read ... publisher) is when considering a planet, lookalso to its navamsa and the lord of such navamsa. If all these are strong, the planet under

consideration is taken to

be strong.

Having translated so many works on Astrology, I am convinced that the greater the

attention paid to ahoroscope, the greater is the accuracy of prediction and that, the following data, is a

MUST :

a. Correct graha-sputa

b. Rasi, Navamsa, Bhava and Dasamsa Chakras

c. Sayanadi Avasthas and effectsd. Nakshatra chakra with phala

e. Ashta Varga Phala for all the planets and Asdtf. reading Maha Dasa and Bukti Phala with reference to transits that take place

when the bukti runs.

OM SADGURU PARAMATHMANE NAMAHA

OM NAMO BHAGAVATHE SIVANANDAYA

sd/- N N Krishna Rau

October 31, 1961

[This is an edited version of the article written on 31st October, 1961. Times havechanged.

Computerised Horoscopes are the in thing today. However, the Ayanamsa used still

vary.

Under these conditions, get a FREE Computerised Horoscope and apply correctionswith

reference toRaphael's EphemerisOR Chaithra Paksha Panchang

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