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PITFALLS IN PREDICTING FUTURE EVENTS

RavindeR KumaR Soni

New Delhi, India.Pigeon Books India

PITFALLS IN PREDICTING

FUTURE EVENTS

Pitfalls in Predicting Future EventsFirst Edition, September 2013

Copyright © Ravinder Kumar Soni 2013

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1. Pitfallsinpredictingfutureevents 13

2. Casestudy–1 Anoverview 27

3. Casestudy–2 Trikona-lordsintheKendras 59

4. Casestudy–3 Planetsinthe11thhouse 68

5. Casestudy–4 Operativeandinoperativeyogas 76

6. Casestudy–5 IneffectiveLaganadhiyoga 83

7. Casestudy–6 BirthofTwins 88

8. Casestudy–7 Defunctyogas 92

9. Casestudy–8 ImpactofRetrogradeplanets 98

10. Casestudy–9 Alifewithoutmarriage 106

11. Casestudy–10 Combustlordofthe10thhouse 111

12. Casestudy–11 Acaseofself-destruction 116

13. Casestudy–12 NeechabhangaRajayogas 121

14. Casestudy–13 ImpermanenteffectofRajayoga 126

15. Casestudy–14 Balarishta 130

16. Casestudy–15 Impactofyoga-givingDasas 134

17. Casestudy–16 Four-planetcombinationinthe7thhouse 138

18. Casestudy–17 MarakaDasas 143

19. Casestudy–18 Unstablemarriedlife 147

20. Casestudy–19 AcaseofAlpayu 151

contentS

21. Casestudy–20 DepressedMarsinthe10thhouse 155

22. Casestudy–21 Abriefinsignificantlife 159

23. Casestudy–22 TheunmakingofaPrimeMinister 163

24. Casestudy–23 AKrishnapakshaAmavasyabirth 167

25. Casestudy–24 Ataleofunendingbadluck 172

26. Casestudy–25 APurnimabirth 176

27. Casestudy–26 Acaseofdiscontentedlife 180

28. Casestudy–27 ThehoroscopeofRashtriya 184 SwayamsevakSangh

29. Casestudy–28 Theadverseeffectsoftheweaklords 191 oftwolagnas

Englishtransliteration:

“RaazebaqaasamajhnasakaajabbaqaideziistFardakiikummidpeinsaanfanaahuaa”

“Whenman,enslavedbylife,couldnotunderstandthesecretsofhissurvival,heperishedinexpectationofhisresurgence.”

-Zia Fatehabadi

Dedicated to

To my wife,Shakuntla,

My companionOf over four decades.

Englishtransliteration:

“grahaadhiinaayogaahsadsadabhidhaanaajanmitaamtatoyogaadhinamphalamitipuranaihsamuditama”

“Ourancientteachershavesaidthatthegoodandbadyogasareformedbyplanets,andthegoodandthebadresultsofplanetsareexperiencedonaccountofthoseyogas.”

-Jatakalankara(Ch.IIIonYogas)

Topredictmeanstoforetellorforecastthefuture.Thefutureisalwaysuncertainandtheuncertaintyabout itmakes iteversoexcitingandattractive.Thereisnoonewhodoesnotwanttoknowaboutthefuture,andthereisnoonewhodoesnotseektoknowwhatthefutureholdsinstore.TowardsthispurposefulendthosewhopracticethescienceofAstrologyaremostoftenapproached,and from them astrological predictions about future events areeagerly gained. The experienced practitioner of Astrology knowsandunderstandsthelanguageofthestarsandtheroamingplanets,and he also understands what those who consult him desire toknow.Hetakesontheroleofatrustedfriendandfaithfulguide,and in someextremecasesassumes the roleofapsychiatrist totakethepressureoffthemindsofthosewhoapproachhim.Heactsas a witness, speaks soothingly and exercising needful patiencelendshisearsandsupport.But,predictingfutureeventsforeventhemostexperiencedastrologerisnotaneasytask. Accurate astrological predictions cannot be made withoutmasteringtheartofprediction.Tomastertheartofpredictionittakesmanyyearsofdedicatedin-depthstudyofthevariousavailabletextsunderthewatchfuleyesandsupervisionofanableguru,andthereafter,byputtingthatlearningintoactualpracticeallthewhilegainingmoreandmoreexperienceandhoningoftheacquiredskills.Allpredictionsaregenerallybasedonstatisticalinference,bysiftingthedata inhandandsubjecting it toquantitativeandqualitativeanalysis using relevant scientific methods that have as theirbasis logical consequences of scientific theories and establishedprinciples. For a devoted astrologer each act of prediction is a

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learningexperience,healwayscreditssuccessfulpredictionstotheancientseersandhisguru,andwheneverhefailshetakesituponhimselfthetaskoffindingoutwherehehaserredandwhatmorehehastolearninthatparticularcontext. Anastrologerpredictsfutureeventswiththehelpofthemovingplanets,andthefixedstarsservingastheirback-ground.Astrologyenables him to discover their varying effects and influences onhumanandmundaneaffairs.Asincereastrologerdoesnotallowhisjudgementtobeinfluencedbyoutwardappearances;heweighsandre-weighstheevidenceaffordedbyplanetaryconfigurations;hecarefullymaintainsthedelicatebalanceinhiscriticalassessmentofthatevidence,andhedoesnotignoreorsetasideanyabnormality.Themovingplanetsandthefixedstarsdonotbythemselvescausetheeventsthatareassociatedwiththemtooccur.Alleventsthatunfold expectedly or suddenly for us to experience are actuallybeyond causation and destined to occur. Verily the planets andthestarsdottingtheskyindicatethedestiniesofallhumanbeingswhichdestinieswithoutanyexceptionareguidedbythereasonofanindividual’spresentactionsandreactionsinthecontextofoneormorepreviousexperiences.Theseactionsandreactions,whichare not independent but dependent on the physical self, bind apersontothisworldandshapeindividualandcollectivedestines.Destinyisconnectedwiththeouterphysicalbodythattheresultsof thepreviouskarmasbind,andwhichresultscannotaffect theinnerself.Astrologyunfoldstheresultsofthepreviouskarmasofmanwhom it fore-warns tobe fore-armed.Existence isamatterof science and direct perception, and as Adi Sankara had onceremarkedknowledge isobtainedby investigationandnotby themereacceptanceofassertionsbyothers.Asascienceoftendenciesastrology indicateswhat is likely tohappen, it reveals the futurebutitisnotmeanttopromotefatalisticattitudeofresignationtoapre-determineddestiny, it ismeanttofreetheconfinedspacesofthemindstifledbyignorance,delusionandgreed.Fearisakindofdelusion,andastrology ismeant tomakeone fearlessandbepreparedfortheworst. PredictionsasperHinduAstrology,which is indigenous in itsorigin,arebasedonvariousprinciplesthathadlongagodawnedupon our ancient seers as a result of supernatural divinations.Astrology or Jyotisa is a divine science; it has a set format and

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follows a well-defined methodology but it is not an empiricalsciencebecause itdealswith thepart-less formlessnon-materialentitiessuchasTimeandSpaceinthecontextofCauseandEffect;its prescribed rules cannot be violated. For effecting accuratepredictionstheancientseersdeemedasessentialtheknowledgeoftheexactdeterminationoftheascendantorlagnaatthetimeofbirthorquery,theknowledgeoftheexactpositioningofthenineplanets,theirrelativestrengthandinter-relationship,thenatureofquery and the judicial applicationof various rules andprinciplesof mathematics, astronomy and prognostication. Astrologicalpredictionsgowrongwhenthesefundamentalsareeitherignoredorarecasuallyapplied. In India, it isnotraretoseethePundits,theprofessionalpractitionersofAstrology,makingpredictionsonthebasisoftheRasi-chart(Horoscope)withreferenceonlytothecurrentplanetarydasaandplanetarytransits;theydonotappeartoconducteventherequiredminimumanalysisofthatrasi-chart.Predictionsmadeinthisfashionaremostlyunreliableandinvariablygowrong.Incorrectpredictionsaremadenotduetoanyabsenceofscientificbasis,butonlytothelackofpropercommandofthefacts.Allastrologershavetheirownpercentageoffailures.Manyastrologersareevenseentoapplyalongwith thereadingof thebirth-charts or query-charts entirely different vidyas such as thestudyofthethumbbasedonRavanaSamhita,thiskindofapproachshould be avoided. An astrologer should have a very thoroughknowledgeofinterpretationofhoroscopes.Hereditaryastrologersacquire skill due to generations of cumulative experience. Thereare no short-cuts available for an accurate divinisation of futureevents.Astrologyisnotconsidereddeterministicforitisthehumanmindthatfinallydecideseventhoughallformsofdesirethatthemindprojectsgiverisetopainandpleasurewhichareattherootoftheevolutionofthebrain.Nevertheless,revelationofwhatcausesspecificandsignificantimpactsonallthatexistsrequiresahumanagencyforitsownmanifestation,andtherefore,thathumanagencymustbeatrainedone. HinduAstrologyisbasedontheFixedZodiacandtheNirayanapositionsofplanets.TheNirayanapositionsofplanetsarearrivedatbyfirstlyascertainingtheirSayanapositionsandthensubtractingtheAyanamsafromsuchpositions.TheBhavaSphutas(LongitudeoftheHouses),theRasimanas(ObliqueAscensions)andallother


calculations are computed for Sayana Rasis or signs and thensubjected to Nirayana reduction. The Ayanamsa or Vishuva, thewordusedinVedangaJyotisa,isthedistancebetweentheHinduFirstpointoftheZodiacandtheVernalEquinox,measuredatanepoch,takingintoaccounttheveryslightrateofPrecessionoftheEquinoxes.TherelevantverseofVedangaJyotisaisalsointerpretedasdescribingthearithmeticalmethodtodeterminetheTithiandParva on the day of the Equinox without the observation of orcomputingthepositionoftheSunandtheMoon.Sincetheexactdatewhenthefixedandthemovablezodiaccoincidedatthefirstpointisnotexactlyknowntheprecessionaldistancevariesfromnineteendegreestotwenty-threedegrees.TheadeptsinHinduastrologybyusing different dates have introduced un-necessary complicationanddoubtswithregardtothetruevalueoftheAyanamsa.Therateofprecessionisonedegreeinabout72yearsoroneDwadasamsain179years,and isgenerally takenasfiftyandone-thirdsecondperannum.Therateofactualprecession is50.2438secondsperannumbutduetoerrorinthelengthofaSiderealYearintheHindutabulationsitis58.68secondsperannum.Itisgenerallypresumedthat theprecession isperpetualbut therearesomewhobelievethattheprecessionisnotperpetualbutoscillatesupto70degreeseithersideoftheFirstpointofAriesinacycleof7200years,andthattherateofprecessionisnotuniform.VedangaJyotisaofLagadhaisbelievedtohaveusedDhanishtaasthefiducialconstellation.Chitranakshatraisusedasthefiducialforthepresentage.TheAyanamsaaddedtotheVernal-pointequals30degrees.Someinsistthatthesixteen-degreewideZodiacisalientoHinduastrologybecausetheancienttextsusetheterm,Rasikootadhruvaorthemeetingpointofallrasis,asreferringtothepolesoftheeclipticwhichare180degrees apart which distance at any givenmoment covers rasisandnakshatrasandtheirparts.Thedimensionsofsignsisnotthesame at all latitudes, and the change in the values of positionalparametersofplanetsduetoachangeintheco-ordinatesdobringaboutachangeinthevargasofoccupancyofplanetsandashiftinthetimingofoperationofdasasandantra-dasas.TheYogatarasareconjunctionstarsandnotthejunctionstars. TheVedicpeoplewhowerefullyconversantwiththenakshatras(RigVeda8.8.5)werealsoconversantwiththetwelverasisorsigns(RigVeda1.164.11,1.164.48)andthefiveplanetsorTara-grahas,


Mercury,Venus,Mars,JupiterandSaturn(RigVeda1.105.10).Thedivisionofthezodiacintotwenty-sevennakshatrasisanexclusivefeatureofHinduastrology.ThemoreancientHindutextsrefertothenakshatra-wisepositionofplanetswitheachnakshatrasub-dividedintofourormoreparts.Theydonotrefertothesigns.Planetstendto give results of the lords of the nakshatras occupied by them.It is essential to findoutwhether a planet occupies a nakshatrawhichisbeneficandfriendlyandthatthenakshatra-lordisvestedwithrequiredstrength.Aplanet inthesamesignbut indifferentnakshatrabehavesdifferently.Planetsconjoininginthesamesignandsamenakshatraaremoreeffective.Thepointsofthehighestexaltationofplanetsarebasedonthe lordshipofthenakshatrascovering those very particular points as representing their anti-thesis. TheUdu-dasa system isprimarilybasedon thenakshatraoccupiedby theMoonat themomentofbirthorqueryand theeffectsofthedasasandantra-dasasofplanetsalsodependonthequalityofthenakshatrasruledandoccupiedbythedasa-lordsandnotonthesignsandthesub-divisionsofthesignsalone;thenatureandthequalityofthenakshatrasalteraccordingtothenakshatraoccupiedbytheMoon. Timehasbeenvieweddifferentlybydifferentschoolsofthought.Patanjali tells us that time is the fluctuation of consciousness.Theconsciousmindalone isawareoftime.Einstein tellsus thattime is relative to theobserver. Time isperceivedbecause thereareobjects in space and itsmeasurement is not the sameat allplacesintheuniverse.AstrologydealswiththephysicaltimethatisexpressedasSolar,Sidereal,StandardandLocaltime,whichphysicaltimeisprovidedbythespinningoftheearthandhasnoseparateexistencebecauseitisamodeofbeingofconcreteobjectswhichcannotbe reversed.Forallpracticalpurposes the localapparenttimeofrisingandsettingoftheSunistakentobealmostcorrect.The duration of the signs of the zodiac differs from latitude tolatitude;theHinduPanchanga(Ephemeris)usestheCharkhandas(accessionaldifferences)oftheparticularlatitudeforascertainingthatduration.ThehoroscopeiscastonthebasisoftheLocalMeanTime.Panchangafortheplaceofbirthisusuallynotavailable;thebirthtimeisrequiredtobeconvertedintolocaltimeoftheplaceforwhichtheconsultedPanchangahasbeenprepared.Mostoftenthepunditspreparehoroscopeswithouteffectingthisconversionand


theyusethePanchangapreparedfortheplaceotherthantheplaceofbirth.InHinduastrologythetimeofbirthistheIshtamexpressedin ghatis and palas elapsed after sun-rise forwhich purpose therisingandthesettingofthecentreoftheSun’sdiscistakenasthecorrect sun-rise and sun-settime,which is not the sameas thatpublishedinmostofthedailynewspapers. Kalidasa in his Uttarakalamrita insists that the time of birthmust be correctly ascertained, the duration of the day and thedurationofthenightintermsoftimemustbeknown,thecorrectpointoftherisinglagnashouldbedeterminedwiththeaidoftheSayanalocationoftheSunandtheIshta-kala,andonlythereafteraccordingtothestandardmethodsofcalculationtheexactlocationof theplanets mustbeobtained, thebhavasetc; identified;andthe lagna determined should be then verified and re-verified byutilisingthelocationoftheMoonandMandi,andrectifiedifneedbe. Janardhan Harji in his Mansagari states that foolish peoplealone whowithout ascertaining the correct lagna-point and theexactlocationofplanetsbecomeobjectsofridiculewhentheystartgiving the resultsofdasasandantra-dasas ignoring the inherentandtheacquiredstrengthofplanetsandtheShadavargas,towhichlapsecanbeaddedtheinadequateabilitytorecognisetheyogas(favourable or auspicious planetary combinations) and the ava-yogas (unfavourableorevilplanetary combinations) thatmaybeobtaining at the given time. Predicting the effects of planets byassessingthestrengthofplanetsispeculiarandoriginalconceptiontoHinduastrology.MandiisnotthesameasGulika;theirpositioniscalculatedindifferentways.GulikaisavoidedinMuhurata,andMandi helps determinematters pertaining to progeny, longevityandthecorrectlagna.ParasharahasadvocatedtheuseofDhuma,Vyatipata,Parivesa,IndrachapaandUpaketu,whicharefiveinvisiblemathematicalsolarpositions,alongsidethenineplanets. Hardlyeveranyattemptismadetoknowandrecordthetimeofconception,Vatsayanastatesthatanintelligentwomancertainlybecomesawareofconceptionforshefeelsit.Theneedforknowingtheexacttimeofconceptionariseswhentheexacttimeofbirthisnotknown.VarahamihirareiteratesthatwhentheMoonisnotinasignthatformsanUpachyasthanathemensesforconceptionoccurs,andthatconceptionoccurswhentheSun,theMoon,VenusorMarsoccupytheirownnavamsasorifJupiteriseitherinthelagna


orinatrikona-bhava.However,workingbackwardtoarriveattheexacttimeofconceptionfromtheapproximateorexactdateandtimeofbirthhasnotbeendealteffectivelybytheancientclassics,and is a tedious task whose outcome cannot be always relied.Tattva-shodhanamethodhasalsobeenadvocated to correct theknowntimeofbirth.Theseexercisesaregenerallyavoided,anditissaidthattheprinciplesthataresuggestedtobefollowedinfixingthecorrectlagnaofapersonaremeanttobeappliedonlywhentherearedoubtsabout it. It isbelieved thatevenParasharahadleftthisissueunresolvedbecauseallinstrumentsandimplementsconnectedwiththedeterminationandmeasurementofTimeareman-madeandnoterror-free. HinduAstrologyisbasedonEqualHouseSystemi.e.theentiresignrepresentsonehouseorbhava;Sripati’sUnequalHouseSystemisconfusing.EachofthetwelvesignsofthezodiacisfurtherdividedintospecifickindsofdivisionsorVargaswhicharesixteeninnumberviz.,(1)Rasi,(2)Hora,(3)Drekkena,(4)Chaturthamsa,(5)Saptamsa,(6)Navamsa,(7)Dasamsa,(8)Dwadasamsa,(9)Shodasamsa,(10)Vimsamsa,(11)Chaturvimamsa,(12)Bhamsa,(13)Trimsamsa,(14)Khavedamsa,(15)Akshavedamsa,and(16)Shashtiamsa.Eachvargahasbeenassignedaspecificroleandsignificance.Usingthesesub-divisionstheSthanabala,theDigbala,theKalabala,theCheshtabalaand the Ayanabala of planets, and the Bhavabala of houses isdetermined.Therearecertainschoolsthatdividethezodiac intoninety-sixAshtamsadivisionsordividethezodiacintoonehundredthirty two Ekadamsa divisions, and there are those that divideeachsignintoonehundredfiftyNadiamsas.Satyacharyaisoftheviewthat if thecorrectNadiamsa isnotknown, thecorrectnessof the time of birth cannot be decided. But amajority of thesesub-divisionalchartsareseldomstudiedandapplied.ThebasicsofNadimethodaresaidtospringfromtheLawofResonancerelatedtocosmicinteractions,accordingtowhichlawasmallfluctuatingforcecanhavelargeconsequences.VarahamihiraandKalyanvarmaattach great importance to Drekkena. Varahamihira assigns thethreeDrekkenasthelordsofthelagna,the5thandthe9thhouse.Kalyanvarma insists that drekkena results should be predicted iftheDrekkenasandtheirlordsarestrongandaspectthelagna.Thehigher divisional charts are more sensitive to birth-time errors.Parasara tells us that from the Bhamsa i.e. the Nakshatramsa is


tobe judgedone’sstrengthsandweaknessespertaining toone’spersonalityandcharacter;overallvalourandpersistence;peaceofmind;emotionalstate,pronenesstoquarrelsanddisappointments;diplomaticskills;pronenesstouneasiness,unhappiness,scepticismand tension; generosity, righteousness, and respect for tradition;organizationalability;materialgainsandspiritofcompassionandhumility.TheBhamsaisseldomconsulted. HinduAstrologyevolvedtheplanetaryDasaSystemsfortimingofeventsonthepremisethattheinfluencesthatwereoperativeat birth affect all departmentsof life. If theplanet is strong andauspicious its dasa would be beneficial, and if the planet is ill-disposedandevilitsdasawouldbebadandevendisastrous.Thedasas (planetary major periods) or antra-dasas (planetary sub-periods)ofthelordsofthe2ndandthe7thfromanybhavaorthekaraka(significator)ofthatbhavaandofthoseplanetsassociatedwiththeselordsthroughconjunctionoraspectprovedetrimentaltomatterssignifiedbythatbhava.Thedasasandtheantra-dasasofstrongbeneficplanetssituatedinthetrikonas(trines),orinthe2nd orthe11thhousefromthelagnagivewealthandhappiness.TherearemanyDasaSystemsmentionedinthetextsbuttheVimshottariDasaspanning120yearsismoreinvogue.Thefirstdasaatthetimeofbirthisthatoftheplanetwhichrulesthenakshatra(constellation)occupiedbytheMoon.Veryfewpeoplelivethatlongtoexperiencethedasasof all nineplanets. Thedasasarebasedon the lengthoftheSolarYearmeasuredintermsofthetimetakenbytheSunfromtheverybeginningofthefirstdegreeofAriestotheendofthethirtiethdegreeofPiscessign.TheyearoftheVimshottaridasaisofthreehundredsixtydays.Themarginaldifferenceaffectstheexacttimingofevents.TheVimshottaridasa-systemdependsontheplacementoftheMooninaparticularnakshatra,theancienttextsinsistthatthepositionoftheMoonatthetimeofcommencementofadasaisalsorequiredtobetakennoteof,thegoodorthebadpositioningoftheMoonwithreferencetothelagnarisingatthatmomentandotherplanetswillindicatewhetherthegoodresultsexpectedduringthecourseofthedasawouldmaterialiseornot,andwhether the bad results would bemore intensely felt. Thisaspectisoftenignoredbecauseintheabsenceoftheknowledgeof the exact time of birth and the correct Ayanamsa, it is notpossibletoarriveattheexacttimeofthecommencementofany


dasa.Predictionsbasedonnakshatrasareheldtobemorereliable.TheHinduPanchangasuseChitrapakshaayanamsabasedon thepremisethatthebeginningofAswiniisexactly180degreesawayfromChitranakshatra. The Ashtakavarga method of prediction is as important asthedasa systemsbasedon thenatal positionof theMoon. Thissystemisbasedontheprogressionofthesevenplanetsfromtheirrespective radical positions and from lagna, and on the actionsand inter-actionsof thetransitingplanetswithreferencetotheirnatalpositionsandthelagna. Ithelps indeterminingthegeneralstrengthofplanetsandbhavas,inanticipatingoccurrenceoffutureeventsofimportance,inforecastingGocharaortransitresultsandindetermininglongevity.Planetsinexaltation,inownhouse,inthekendras,inthetrikonasorintheupachayasbecomeineffectiveiftheydonotgainfourormorebeneficbindusintheirAshtakavarga.Planetsoccupyingdebilitationor inimicalsignsortrika-bhavasorassociatedwiththelordofthesignoccupiedbyMandibuthavingmore than fourbeneficbindus confer favourable results. Planetstransiting the signswhich havemore than twenty-five bindus intheir Ashtakavarga give better results. The results depend uponthebhavawhichtheplanetoccupiesandtheypertaintomattersindicatedbythebhavaandthosesignifiedbythatplanet.Allplanetsinfluence the bhava they occupy.With regard to Saturn, DhruvaNaditellsusthatthetransitofSaturnovertheradicalpositionofthelordsofthe6th,the8thandthe12tharedifficultperiodsandthatSaturnafflicts thosebhavas thatheoccupiesandaspectsandbyoccupyingthe8thfromthem. Planets devoid of sambandha (relationship) are restricted intheir effects. Planets establishing sambandha give rise to yogas,Rajayogas or ava-yogas or yogabhanga (destruction of yoga).Noplanetactsalone, itbecomesanactiveparticipantbyhavingestablishedanunavoidablerelationshipwithoneormoreplanets.All yogas are basically geometrical configurations effected byplanetsinmutualrelationshipandindicatethepossiblepatternoflifeofindividuals.Thediscerningeyeisabletolocateandidentifytheseyogas.Thereareseveral instanceswherethetextsdoofferdifferingconstitutionandinterpretationofoneandthesamenamedyogas,insuchinstancesexperiencealonecomestotherescueoftheprognosticator.Thefailureoftheyogastogivetheanticipated


or expected results can inmost casesbe attributed to theweakstatusofthedispositors(thelordofthesignoccupied)oftheyoga-formingplanetsratherthantheweaknessoftheplanetsinvolvedintheyogaformation.Theafflictionsufferedbytheyoga–causingplanetsandtheplanetsassociatingwiththemneedstobecloselyexaminedinthelightoftheirresidentialstrengthandtheAwasthagainedbythem,andwithreferencetothenakshatrasinfluencedbythem.Planetsestablishsambandhathroughaspects.Theresultofaninimicalplanetaspectingaplanetfromaninimicalsignwillnotbethesameastheresultsoftheaspectoftheplanetfromaninimicalsignonitsownsignwhichistheinimicalsignforitsoccupantbutthesignoccupiedbytheaspectingplanetisafriendlysignoftheplanetaspected.Thiskindofsubtletyveryoftenobservedismoreoftenignoredandnotproperlyweighed.Asamatteroffact,eachsubtlevariation,broughtaboutbythearrangementsofplanetsinthetwelvesigns,introducesachangeintheultimateoutcomeofresults. The conjunctionof the same twoormoreplanets occurringin different bhavas (houses) primarily gives different resultsfor different lagnas on account of different signs and bhavasof occupation and different bhavas owned by the planets withreferencetothedifferentlagnas,andsecondarilyonaccountoftheinfluencehavingdifferenteffectsexertedbyotherplanetsontheplanetsinconjunction.ForsomelagnastheconjunctionofplanetsinaparticularsignandbhavamightgiverisetoyogaorRajayogaandforothers,beofnobeneficconsequencewhatsoeverorgivebad results only. There are certain yogas which indicate gain ofrichesandprosperity,andthesameyogasarealsoconsideredasacaseofaffliction,forexample,theconjunctionoftheMoonandMarswhich gives good results forAries andPisces lagnas if it isaspectedbyJupiter.However,mostyogai.e.planetarycombinationsaremutuallyexclusiveanduniquelydefined,and theirdefinitioncannotbedistortednortheirconditionalityviolated. In actual practice, the Navamsa-chart and the other sub-divisional-charts,andtheMaitriofplanetsandtheirAwasthasareseldom referred to and seriously considered, and the nakshatra-wiselocationofplanetsandtheTara-chakra,andtheAshtakavargacalculationsandtheGocharaarealmostignored.Moreover,therearecertainissuesthatinthelightofpresentcircumstancesappear


not to have been adequately handled by our ancient seers, forexample,themostsignificantquestionpertainingtoemploymentandprofessiononeismostlikelytoadopt?VarahamihiraandJaiminiclassified the professions then prevalent on the basis of caste.Jaiminihadevenaniticipatedandlistedthepresent-dayprevailingprofessions but did not elaborate. Was he not able to exactlyforeseeperiodicchangesofsocialconditions?SaravallistatesthatJupiterandVenus inmutual yoga-formationgivewealth throughknowledge,whichstatementcanbeinterpretedinmanyways.Thatmoney comes througha vocation connectedwithVidya is a factthatcannotberefutedbutthisdoesnotspecifytheexactnatureofprofession.Whysuchlikeissuesdidnotreceivetheattentiontheydeserved,isthequestionthatisoftenasked.Butthen,ashasoncebeensaid,therearestillmanywhyslingeringeveninothersciencesthatarehighlydevelopedandacceptedasreliable. A responsible astrologer anticipates the future planetaryconfigurationsandheconductsanadvancestudyoftheireffects,whichpreparationcomestohisaidwhileforetellingdasa-resultsinthelightoftheGocharaeffects.Between14thApriland10thMayof2003A.D.theworldwitnessedsixplanetsviz,theSun,Venus,Mars,Jupiter,RahuandKetu,simultaneously transitingtheir respectivesignsofexaltation,SaturnwastransitingGemini, itsfriendlysign,andMercurywasinconjunctionwiththeexaltedSun.WhentheSunhappenstooccupyitsexaltationsignMercurycanneverbeinVirgosign,andifMercuryisinVirgothentheSunandVenuscanneveroccupy their exaltation signs.An individual bornwith fourexaltedplanetisararitybutthosebornwithfiveormoreplanetsarerarerstill.Duringthesameperiodfromthelateeveningof2nd Mayuptotheearlyfore-noonof5thMay,theMoonhadremainedinTaurus,itsexaltationsign.TheMoonalsotransitedKritika,RohiniandMrigsiranakshatraswhoselordswerethenexalted.Duringthisbriefperioditiscertainthatsomewhereinthisworldafewpersonshavingsixorsevenexaltedplanetshavetakenbirth. Itwouldbeaninterestingandvaluableexperiencetostudytheirhoroscopes.WeareawareofShriRamabornwithfivetara-grahasoccupyingtheir respective signs of exaltation, all distributed in the fourkendrasthanas, andwe are also aware of Lankapati Ravana alsobornwithfiveexaltedtara-grahasdistributed inthefourkendrasbutwithavariation.Botharestillremembered,theformermuch


respectedandadored,andthelatterthoughdespisedyetgreatlyadmiredforhisdedication,mightandlearning. Theresultsaboutallastrologicalproblemsshouldbededucedfromtherelevantbhava,itslord,itskarakaandtheirdispositorsinthelightoftheintricacydisplayedbythevariousyoga-formationsobtainingatthetimeofbirthorquery.Cruelplanetsrequirespecialattentionfortheyaremischievous,theirevilpropensityiskeptundercheck by their association with natural benefics occupying andaspectingauspiciousbhavas.Rudrabhattaassertsthattheresultsascribedforconjunctionoroccupationshouldbereadasapplyingtoaspectsandvice-versa,andKalidasacontendsthatplanetssituatedinfriendlysignsorexaltationsignsrulingortenantingevilbhavasdonothavetheirgoodnessentirelydestroyedandiftheevilbhavasareweaktheydonotafflicttheiroccupantsasmuch.SrutakirtiisoftheviewthatnaturalbeneficssituatedinthetrikabhavasfromthelagnaortheMoonconferfavourableresultsandnotthenaturalmalefics,inwhichregardVaidyanathaqualifiesthatsuchbeneficsshould not in anymanner be influenced bymalefics and the 4th housemustremainridofmalefic influences.Naturalbeneficsdonotordinarilyspoilthebhavatheyoccupybuttheydonotconfertheir good results in full if theyare in the3rd, the6thor the12th housefromthelagnaorbehindtheSun.Thenakshatradispositorofthelordofthedasashouldnotbethelordofanevilhouseoroccupyanevilhouse. InHinduAstrologytheeffectofanaspectdependsonthenatureofaplanetaspectingandnotonthetypeofaspect,thereadingoftheeffectsoffractionalaspectsisusuallyavoided. VeryoftenIndianastrologerstakerecoursetoNamanakshatrawhere no horoscope or birth data is available. They identify thebirth-starfromthefirstsyllableorletterofthename.ThispracticehasmanyfaithfulfollowerswhodependonPrasna-chartformakingpredictionswithreferencetotheNamanakshatra-padaofasign.Thispracticehasseveraldrawbacksandisnotreliable.Theargumentofferedthatthesoundvibrationsofnameshavedirectbearingoneventspast,presentandfutureisnotsustainablebecauseitisnotlogical.ThereareseveralSanskritsoundsthathavenoequivalentinotherlanguages,andthesamenameispronounceddifferentlyindifferentlocaldialects.


Parasharaholdsthe5thhouseasrepresentinglearning,andthatthelordofthelagnasituatedinthe8thhousemakesoneadeptinoccultscience.AccordingtoSatyacharya,Mercuryrulesastrology,Varahamihira tellsus that theSun inGeminior theMoon inLeoaspectedbyMercurymakesoneacapableastrologer,PrithuyasashasheldthatonewiththeMooninCancermaybeanastrologer,KalyanvarmastatesthattheconjunctionoftheMoon,VenusandSaturnoroftheSunandMarsinthe10thhousefromtheMoonmakesoneanableastrologerandRamanujacharyatellsusthatMercurysituatedinthe4thhouseortheSunandMercuryconjoininginthe2ndhouseortheSun,MercuryandRahucombininginthe5thhousemakes one learned in astrology. According to Kalidasa, MercuryandJupiterarethekarakasofastrology. IfMercury issituated inthe5thhousefromthelagnaandJupiter,aspectedbySaturn,isinthe8thhousepreferablyinitssignofexaltationthenoneconductsresearchinoccultsciencesandwritesonshastras.MridulaTrivediaversthatthe2ndandthe10thhousefromthelagnahavecontrolovertheoccupationofthenativewhereasthelordsofthe2ndandthe10thsignsofthenaturalZodiac,VenusandSaturn,arecausativeorkarakasofcareer,andthatnovocationcanbedecidedbyasingleplanetorgraha.Theterm,Graha,meansanythingwhichhasthepowertoseize,attractorinfluence,andnotallgrahasareLokasorallLokas,Grahas;LokaistheSanskrittermforplanets.Thelagna,thetwoluminaries,thefivetara-grahasandthetwochaya-grahasaddup to tengrahasoutof these the two chaya-grahasarenotLokas. In the following pages are discussed a few horoscopes thathigh-light some of the avoidable errors and omissions thatare inadvertently made while predicting future events. Thesehoroscopes, barring two, belong to common people like uswhooftencrossourpathinthestreets,inthemalls,inrestaurantsandintrainsetc.Theyaretheoneswhoconstantlydreamabouttheirfuture,whoaspire,planandstriveforbettertomorrows.TheyaretheoneswhowanttoknowwheretheyreallybelongandarebeingledtobyFate.Aperusalofthefollowingstudieswillindicatetothecommittedkeenprognosticatorssomeoftheimportantareasthatregardlessofthedifferenceofopinionthatexistsamongstancientandpresent-daywriterscanbeeasilyidentifiedandrequireacloserandmorecarefulexamination.Inthisshortelucidationcontroversial


mattershavebeenavoidedandonlythetime-honouredParashariprincipleshavebeen followed. The intricacy involved in applyingthoseprincipleshasbeenbrieflyexplained.

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Case study - 1

Rasi Chart: Gemini lagna 25:28:09, Mars 20:11:06 and Saturn 08:52:47inGemini,Rahu25:55:03inScorpio,Moon15:05:37inCapricorn,Jupiter19:48:13inAquarius,Venus15:48:13inPisces,Sun28:31:44inAries,Mercury)08:31:33andKetu25:55:03inTaurus.Navamsa Chart: Tauruslagna,MooninTaurus,KetuinLeo,VenusinScorpio,SunandSaturninSagittarius,RahuinAquarius,JupiterandMercuryinPiscesandMarsinAries. Thenativeof this horoscopewas bornwhen theMoonwastransitingSravananakshatra(constellation).Taurusnavamsaisthe8thnavamsasub-divisionofGeminisign,inwhichregardMansagaristatesthatthepersonborninthe8thnavamsaofthesignrisinginthe lagna(ascendant)willbeevil, jealous,unhappy,blessedwithmanyissues,laborious,butwhoselabourswillnotyieldresultsattheappropriatemoment;inotherwords,suchapersonwillnotbe


fortunateinmanyrespects.ThisisasweepingobservationmadebyJanardanHarjithatdoesnotseemtotakeintoaccountthenatureofthesignandthenatureofthenavamsarisinginthelagnanorthequalities,strengthetc;oftheirlordsandlordsofotherbhavas.Observationsofthisnatureshouldnotbeliterallyappliedfortheyarequantitativeandbroadlyapplicableatmacro-levelsonly,theyshouldberelatedwithseveralotherqualitativeindications,factorsetc; that the overall intensive study of a horoscope is bound torevealandwhichdemandourpropernoticeandattention. Inthepresentcase,therising-pointofthelagnaisinPunarvasu,aKshemanakshatraruledbyJupiter,Mars,rulingSampatanakshatrasandoccupyinganeutralsignisalsointhesamenakshatra.Thelordof the lagnasituated in its intimate friend’s signand inKritika,aParam-mitranakshatraruledbytheexaltedSunwhichisalsointhenakshatra,andthelordofthenavamsarisinginthelagnaoccupyingits friendly exaltation sign but Uttara Bhadrapada, a PratyarinakshatraruledbySaturn,aremutualnaisargika(natural)friends,andtheactivebeneficsforGeminilagna.Thelordofthelagna,whoisalsothelordofthe4thhouse,isrelegatedtothe12thhousewhichis a trika-bhava (cadent house) andwhich particular situationofthelordofthelagnaisordinarilynotconsideredfavourable.InthiscontextB.V.Ramanwritesthatthelordofthelagnaoccupyingthe12th housewill give the same results as in the 8th are produced,that is, thepersonwillbe learned,possessgambling tendencies,beinterestedinoccultismandhaveameancharacter;ifthelordisstrongthenativewilltakeprideinhelpingothers,haveanumberoffriends,bereligiouslyinclinedandhaveapeacefulandasuddenend;additionally,becauseofthelagna-lordoccupyingthe12thhousetherewill bemany losses, visitingof holy places andno successinbusinessenterprises,thepersonwillspendinheritedwealthoncharitiesandotherdeservingcauses,emotionallybalancedhewilldedicate himself for public weal. In this very contextMansagaristates that the person will be rude in speech, evil and lowly inconduct.But, Taurusnavamsa rising inGemini lagna is abeneficnavamsa, andGemini is also a benefic sign.Here at, the lord ofTaurusnavamsa,Venus is situated in its signof exaltation in the10th house from the lagna and in a kendrasthana counted fromthebhavaoccupiedbythe lordoftheauspicious9thhouse.EventhoughMarsandSaturnhappentoconjoininthelagna,thelagna-


kendraisaspectedbyJupitersituatedinthe9thhouseasthelordofthesignoccupiedbythelordofthenavamsa-lagna.Therefore,theevilordainedforthe8thnavamsarisinginthelagnaorforthelordof the lagnaoccupying the12thhouse fromthe lagnaor fortheoccupationofthe lagna-kendrabytwocruelnaturalbeneficshasnotcometopass,andthisnativeislearned,intelligent,goodinspeechandbehaviour,hasnoinclinationtowardsevilandsinfulacts,andisnotaspend-thrift. The texts do state that if the lord of the lagna situated in atrika-bhavaisinconjunctionwithamaleficplanetorifthelagnaisoccupiedbymaleficsandthelordofthelagnaisweakinstrengththen thepersonwillnotbephysically strong,willbeafflictedbyvariousailments,andgenerallyremainworried,buttheaspectofJupiteronthelagnaandonitsowndispositorimpartstherequiredstrength to the lagnaand thus to the lagna-lord.The lagnaand/orthelagna-lordorthelordofthesignoccupiedbythelagna-lordassociatingwiththelordofthe9thhouseandespeciallyaspectedbyJupiterfromthe9thhousegenerallymakesonefortunate;withtheseconditionshavingbeenadequatelymetthisnativecanneverbecomewaywardorcommitevildeedsevenifattimeshehappenstoharbourevilintentionswhichisowingtotheassociationofMars,acruelandafieryplanet,withthelordofthe9thhouse. ThroughyetanothersweepingstatementJanardanHarjitellsusthatapersonbornonaMondaywill sufferpain intheeighthandintheeleventhmonthafterbirthowingto(theevildisposition)of theMoon;thesixteenthandthetwenty-seventhyearswillbetroublesomewhereafterthepersoncanexpectto liveuptotheageofeighty-fouryears.TheMoon is the lordofMondayand inthepresentcaseitoccupiesthe8thhousefromthelagna,thoughin its ownnakshatra is in a sign ruledby Saturn. Capricorn sign,which is strong during night-time and is also the exaltation signfor Mars, falling on the 8th house from the lagna has not beenassignedevilresults,thetextsstatethatthepersonwillbelearned,knowing,proud,able,averykeenobserverandgoodworker,braveandgenerousprovided the8thhouseand its lordare strongandassociated with benefic planets. But, Capricorn sign happens tobeoneofthePrashtodayasignssituatedwhereinbeneficplanetsgenerallybecomeincapableofconferringgoodresults.Asisseen,theMoon, the lordof the2ndhouse, situated in the8thhouse in


Capricorn sign and in its own exaltation navamsa is aspected byMars,theevil lordofthe6thandthe11th,occupyingthe lagna inconjunctionwithSaturn,thelordofthesignoccupiedbytheMoon.Vaidyanatha states that if theMoon is in the8thhouse from thelagna the person will be fond of strife, generous and forgiving,fun-lovingandaneagerlearnerorstudent.TheMoonsignifiestheMind,ifvestedwiththeprescribedstrengthitinvariablygivesverygoodresults.RudrabhattatellsusthatiftheMoonisstrongthentheSun,signifyingtheAtman,alsobecomesstrong;andiftheSunisstrongthentheMoonalsobecomesstrong.Moreover,aweakMoonrendersallotherplanetsweak,andtheweakMoonadverselyaffectslongevity.ThesituationoftheMooninthe8thhousedoesnotbyitselfrendertheMoonweakorevil. RudrabhattaassertsthattheMoonsituatedineitherthe6thorthe8thhousefromthelagnaevenifinconjunctionwithabeneficplanetbutaspectedbyamaleficplanetormaleficsdoesnotbestowalifespanexceedingonemonthbutdoesnotcausebalarishtabymerely occupying these bhavas when conjoined with a benefic.Bhattotpala too concurs with this opinion. Rahu is capable ofafflictingtheMoonandalsothe4thhousefromthelagnaofwhichhousetheMoonisthekaraka.TheafflictioncausedbyRahucanbeverysevere;andtheafflictionthatSaturncancausetotheMoonisnolessevilinitsresults.TheafflictedMoonandtheafflicted4th houseanditslordgivesanunsteadymind,weaklungsandotherailmentsrelatedtothefluidsinthebody.TheMoon,notafflictedbyRahuornotaspectedbyabeneficbutaspectedbyapapa-graha,if situated in the 6th or in the 8th house from the lagna can giveblood-circulatoryailments.AtthetimeofhisbirththisnativewasundertheinfluenceoftheSaturn’santra-dasaintheVimshottari-dasaofthe8thhouseMooninwhichcontextSarvarthaChintamanistatesthatthepersonwillnotenjoysoundhealthduringthefirstyearoflife. Saturnsituatedinthe6thhousefromtheMoongenerallygivesvariousphysicalailmentsorproblemsconnectedwithone’swell-beingandwelfare,andsodoestheconjunctionofthelordsofthe6th and the8th particularly if occurring in the lagna for the lagnasignifiesthephysicalself.Inwhichevent,becauseoftheaspectofthelordofthe6thonthe4thhousetherecannotbemuchhappinessinlifeevenwheninpossessionofallkindsofmaterialwealth,and


becauseofthelordofthe11thassociatingwiththelordofthe8th therecanalsonotbeeasyearningsnoraneasyliving.Cruelplanetsoccupyingthelagnaoraspectingthelagnagiveaweakconstitutiondependingupontheintensityofafflictioncausedbythem.Thetextsaffirmthatthelordofthe6thinconjunctionwithanevilplanetinthelagnacangiveaninjurycausedbyaquadrupednotwithstandingthefactthatthelordofthe6thoccupyingthelagnawhilenotconferringhappinessorapeacefulfamilylifecangiveapersonalargefamily,makehimadestroyeroffoesandtheonewhoadherestohiswordsanddecisions.Thelordofthe8thsimilarlysituatedcanbecomeanindicator of death following a prolonged period of illness, it cancausemanyobstaclesinlife,andoneobtainswealththroughfavourofsuperiorsandcommitssinfuldeeds.Jatakalankaraisoftheviewthatthelordofthe6thhousesituatedinanoddsignoritsexaltationsignassociatedwithamaleficplanetmakesonesufferatthehandsofenemiesorthroughanun-diagnosabledisease. Areadingofthetextsindicatesthattheaspectofaplanetonavacantbhavaisleasteffective;itseffectcomesintoplayonlywhenthebhavathatisaspectedisoccupiedbysomeplanet.Accordingto Varahamihira the amsa occupied by the aspecting planet andtheamsaoccupiedbytheaspectedplanetbothhaveasubtleroletoplayinthefinaloutcomeofresultsbutinaccordancewiththerespectiverelativestrengthgainedbythem.Iftheaspectingplanetisdevoidofstrengthitsaspectwillnotgivetheassignedexpectedresultsandevenproveharmful.Themutualaspectbetweentwoplanetsdoesnotproducethedesiredresultsowingtotheconflictcausedbytheirrelativestrength,disposition,etc. Mars occupying Gemini sign makes one good-looking, abletowithstand various hardships, possess vast knowledge, and beadept,very intelligent,dutiful,andfondof travelling,benevolentandadoeroffavourablegooddeeds.GeminiisabeneficsignthatisruledbyMercury,anaturalbenefic.But,MercuryisnotfavourablyinclinedtowardsMarswhich isapapa-grahaforGemini lagnabyvirtueofrulingthe6thandthe11thbhavas;Marsbyvirtueofrulingthe3rdandthe8thbhavasisapapa-grahaforVirgolagna,alsoruledbyMercury.Marsoccupyingthe lagna-kendramakesonerudeinbehaviour,hard-hearted,braveandvaliant,anunexpecteddoerofgooddeeds,short-lived,giventoself-pride,handsomeandrestless.In the present case, Mars occupies its own Aries navamsa sub-


divisionofGeminisignandthatmeansmorepronouncedwillbetheresultsindicated.EventhoughB.V.Ramanstatesthatifthelordofthe6thhouseoccupyingthelagnaiswellaspected,thepersonmayjointhearmyasasoldierorasaCommanderconsistentwiththestrengthorotherwiseofitsdispositionorifweak,thepersonwillbecomearobberoraleaderofacriminalgang,buthereMarsasthelordofthe6thoccupyingthelagnaiscastingitsaspectontheMooninwhichregardSaravalistatesthatwhereasitwillmakeaoneattainapositionofimportancethepersonwillreapgainsfromotherwomen,will be devoid of son andbe ill-tempered; andbecausetheMoonisinTaurusnavamsasub-divisionofCapricornsignthepersonwillbemoreinterestedinothers’wives,amorousandhavemanypeopleservinghim.TheMoonsituatedinCapricornisnotatallbadlyplaced,forsuchaMoonmakesonelearned,determinedand steadfast, truthful, honest and dutiful, progressive, popular,notevil-tempered,good-looking,slimthoughgreedyandnotveryenthusiastic. Mars generally suffers affliction through Saturn, inwhicheventit isnotconsideredstronginaspect,occupationetc.SaturnrestrictsMarsevenifitdoesnotimproveMars. Theprimarybasis for resultsofconjunctionofplanets is thenatureetc;ofthesignandtheamsasoccupiedbythemalongwiththeirownbasicqualitiesandlordship.Thestrengthanddispositionof the lordof thesignofoccupation, the lordof thenavamsaofoccupationandthelordofthenakshatraofoccupationarethefinaldeterminants.Usuallymaleficplanetsconjoininginabeneficsignspoilthebeneficsignificationsofthesignofoccupation,andofthebhavaitformsascountedfromthethreestandardlagnas;butallplanetsretainanupper-handbyoccupyingtheirownorexaltationnavamsas or ownor favourable nakshatras. Saravali tells us thatifMarsandSaturncombine inthe lagnathenthepersonthoughsuccessful in his various efforts and struggles will neverthelessbe anti-mother, short-lived and generally unfortunate. Saturn inoccupationofGeminisignmakesonelaboriousandhard-workingbutdoesnotconferpeaceandcomforts,goodbehaviour,earning,wealthetc;andwhensituatedinthelagna-kendraitgenerallydoesnotgivemuchhappinessnorgoodhealthnormuchsuccessandprosperity.MansagaristatesthatwhereasMarsinthe6thhousefromtheMoontends tomakeonewayward,havemanyenemiesandbecomeafflictedbysomekindofaphysicalailment,Saturnlikewise


situatedmakes one suffermuch, be capable of withstanding allthosesufferingsandbeshort-lived.Butthen,Saturninoccupationofa friendlybeneficsignandabeneficnavamsaruledbyJupiterandaspectedbyJupiterdoesnotproducemoreofitsknownevilresultsevenifitdoesnothappentoconfermanygoodresults.Thegeneralperception is thatSaturnsituated in the3rd, in the6thorinthe11thhousefromeitherthelagnaortheMoonorduringthecourseofitstransitthroughthesebhavasconfersyoga-results. Saturninconjunctionwiththekarakaofbrothersandaspectingthe3rdhousefromthelagnaortheMoon,doesnotgivebrothers,and accordingly this native has not been blessedwith a brotherandistheonlychildofhisparents;Saturnisalsoaspectingthe10th house from the lagna. Saturn tends to destroy the significancesof the bhava it occupies aswell as of the bhavas it aspects andtherefore,itsaspectonthe10thhouseisnotgainful,itisnotgoodforthewelfareofone’sfatherandisanindicationofAlpayu,butthetextsstatethatifonesurvivesthepersonbecomesfortunate.However,forGeminilagnaSaturnismorethelordoftheauspicious9thhousethanthatofthe8th,andayoga-karaka,andtherefore,itsconjunctionwiththelordofthe11thmadethefatherofthisnativeprosperduringthecourseofthenative’smajorperiodordasaofMarsoccupyingthe4thhousefromthe10thandduringthecourseofthenative’sdasaofRahusituatedinthe9thhousefromthe10th house.Moreover, Jatakabharanamstates thatwhereasMarsandSaturnconjoiningeitherinthelagnaorinthe7thhousefromthelagnaaspectedbyanother cruel planet (the Sun)will not confermorethanaverybriefspanoflifebutthisconjunctionoccurringinthelagnaaspectedbyJupiterfromatrikonasthanawillgiverisetoaformidableyogaandRajayogadependingupontherelativestrengthoftheaspectedandaspectingplanets.Thisisauniqueobservation.Jupitercastingitsaspectonthelagna-kendrafromatrikonasthanawilleitherbe in the9thoraspecting the9thhousewithoutbeingaspected by the aspected planets. The occupation of the lagna-kendrabyapapa-grahawhichisaspectingtheMoonandthe10th house,andalsoitsconjunctionwiththelordofthe9thmadethisnativestruggleandsuffermuchhardshipinhiseffortstoachievehispre-determinedgoalsthatofqualifyingasaCharteredAccountantandattainingagoodcareer-openingwhichheeventuallydid. ThebeneficaspectofJupiteronthelagnafromthe9thhouse,


asthesignificantlordofthe10thhouse,andonthelordsofthe9th andthe11thwhichhousesareformedbytheirmoolatrikona-rasis,made this native emerge successful but not before experiencingthepangsofdespairetc;andsoonthereaftermadehimobtainhisfirst employment as the Department Head in an organisation ofreputewhicheventheraldedthecommencementoftheoperationof the Rajayoga described by Dhundhiraja. Jataka Parijata statesthat if there is a Rajayoga then itwill come into operation afterthecompletionofyearsinageasisthenumberofbeneficbinduscontainedinthelagnaandthepersonwillattaineducation,rulingpowersandposition,wealthandsuccess.Thisnativewasdeclaredsuccessful in his C.A. Examinations in his twenty-sixth year ofage,andhislagnacontainstwenty-sixbeneficbindusintheSarvaAshtakavarga; he got his service appointment two days after histwenty-sixth birthday. Jupiter may be the lord of the Badhaka-sthanaforGeminilagna,andalsoafflictedbyKendradhipati-doshaandsituatedinnotfriendlymaleficAquariussignbutVarahamihiratellsusthatwhenJupiterisinAquariussignitwillgivetheresultsofitsoccupationofCancersignwhichisitssignofexaltationandthepersonwillbepossessedofgreatwealthandgems,wifeandchildren,enjoyment,intelligenceandhappiness.SaravalidoesnotfavourJupiter’ssituationinAquariussignforwhichithasassignedbad resultsbut states that if Jupiter is in the9th house from thelagna it will make one remain engaged in works of auspiciousnature,belearned,veryfortunateandenjoyRajayoga;thepersonwillrisetobecomearoyalminister,aleaderorachief.B.V.Ramantellsusthatthelordofthe7thhouseoccupyingthe9thmakesoneprosper in foreign lands,getanobleanda luckywife,and if thelordof the10thoccupies the9thhouse then thepersonwillbeaspiritual stalwart,who followsahereditaryprofession,onwhomthefatherwillexerciseagreat influence,beadutifulsonanddomanychartabledeeds. Ofcourse,onesingleplanetonitsowncannotmakeapersonveryfortunateorcauseaRajayogatoarise;thereareseveralotherfactorsthatcombinetocausesuchresultstomaterialise.Therefore,SatyacharyahasgivendueimportancetotheCheshtabalaacquiredbyplanets,planetsstronginCheshtabalamakeoneveryfortunateandcausesignificantRajayogas.HestatesthatplanetswhicharevictoriousinGrahayuddha,whichareinretrogrademotion,which


possessbright rays, theSunand theMoon inUttarayana,areallstrong inCheshtabalaand theyogas causedbyplanets strong inCheshtabala readily confer their ordained results. Kalyanvarmareiterates that planets afflicted by cruel planets or defeated inplanetary-fightbyaninimicalplanet,occupyingsignofdebilitationor debilitation navamsa, occupying a trika-bhava or devoid ofstrength, are incapable of conferring good results. The ancientdictumisthatplanetsoccupyingtheirsignofexaltationorafriendlysign or own navamsa become yoga-karakas, and that the planetthatissituatedinthe10thhousefromthelagnainitsexaltationsignbecomesanexceptionalRajayoga-karaka,butRajyaorsuccess inone’sendeavoursisgenerallygainedduringthecourseofthedasaorantra-dasaoftheplanetrulingoroccupyingthe10thhouseoroftheplanetinfluencingthe10thhouseandthelagna. The lordof the10thhouseoccupying the9thhouse fromthelagnamakesonepossessanexcellenttemperamentandattitude,gain good friends andwell-wishers, andwhosemotherwill be averyable,competent,dutifulandtruthfulwoman.The10thhousecomplementsthelagna-kendraandthe4thhouse.Thelordofthe9thhouse,beitabeneficoramaleficorsimultaneouslyrulinganevilbhava,situatedinthelagnamakesonedevotedtowardsGodandtowardsone’sownteachersandservethemsincerelyandwithfaith; the person is usually intelligent, fearless and courageousthoughamiserandaristocraticinattitude,behaviourandspeech.According toParashara the lordof the9thor the lordof the10th simultaneouslyrulingeitherthe8thorthe11thhousedoesnotconferyogaorRajayoga,butvideKalidasa,Saturnrulingthe8thandthe9th isabeneficplanetforGemini lagna.Thisnativeattainedhisgoalandalliedstatussoonafterthecommencementoftheantra-dasaofVenusinthedasaofRahuoccupyingthe6thhouseaspectedbythelagna-lord,andaspectingthe10thhouse,andwhosedispositor isotherwisesituatedinthelagna-kendrainconjunctionwiththelordofthe9thhouseaspectedbythelordofthe10th.Venusoccupyingthe10thhouse fromthe lagna is ina trikona-bhava fromRahu inakendra-bhava fromthe lordof the9thandfromthe lordof thenavamsait itselfhappenstooccupy.Venusis inScorpionavamsasub-divisionofPiscessign.Varahamihirastatesthatifaplanetisinagoodhousebutisinitsdebilitationorunfriendlynavamsaitgivesmixedresults,thisnativewasstalkedbyanxietyandapprehension


duringthecourseoftheantra-dasaofVenus.PhaladeepikatellsusthatcruelplanetsinaShirshodyarasidonotconfermuchevilresultsandallplanetsoccupyingUbhayodayarasisconfermixedresults;here,RahutenantsaShirshodayarasiandVenus,anUbhayodayarasi. Thewisemoreexperiencedpractitionersofastrologyunfailinglyconsider theUdu-dasaeffectsofplanetsalongsidetheirGocharaeffects.Phaladeepikaremindsusthatthestrongdasa-lordwillalsoconferresultsaccordingtothebhavasittransitsduringthecourseofitsdasaandaccordingtothesignsittransits,iftheyareintheirownorfriendlysignsthentheresultsinconformitywiththatsignandbhavawillbemorepronounced.Atthetimeofthedeclarationof his C.A. Final examinations results Rahu, the dasa-lord, wastransitingCancersignwhichisitsmoolatrikona-rasi;itwastransitingthe2ndhousefromthelagnaandalsocastingitstrinalaspectonthebhavaandsignoccupiedbyVenusatthetimeofbirth.AtthetimeofsecuringtheserviceappointmenttheSunwastransitingTaurussignruledbytheantra-dasalord;thelordofthedasaorthelordoftheantra-dasawhicheverisstrongeratthetimeofbirthandmorebeneficiallydisposedgivestheresultssignifiedbyitwhentheSuntransitsthesignruledbythatlord.ThedasaofVenussituatedinitsownsignorexaltationsignandinthe10th,the11thor12thhousefromthelagnaconfersmuchwealthandaplaceofpride,theantra-dasaofVenusgivessimilarresults ifatthetimeofbirthVenusissituatedinatrikona-bhavafromthedasa-lord.Rahu,whichislikeSaturn in its nature and behaviour, has become a karaka-grahabecause it has attainedNeechabhanga status by virtue ofMars,thelordofitsdebilitationsign,andVenus,thelordofitsexaltationsign,bothoccupyingakendrasthanacountedfromthelagna,andbecauseitisinitsfriendlyAquariusnavamsawhichisalsodeemedto be its own navamsa. Since such a Rahuwas aspected by thelagna-lord therefore, success, promotion, upliftment, recognitionetc;resultedforthenativeduringthecourseofitsdasa.Moreover,Rahu is in a sign that contains thirty-threebeneficbindus in theSarvaAshtakavargaandalsooccupiesa Sadhakanakshatra ruledbythelordofthelagna.Otherwise,Rahudasarunningitscourseduring the time of one’s educational pursuits is the worst thingto happen, there is either a break in education or one gives upeducation.


Inthegivenbirth-chart,withtheexceptionoftheMoontherestsixplanetsareintheChakrardhagovernedbytheMoon.Saravalistates that ifall sevenplanetsare in theChakradhagovernedbytheMoonthepersonwillbesweetandmild-manneredandveryfortunate.The lagnaalsorises intheHoraof theMoonandthathasmadethenativeblessedwithverygoodthoughtsand ideas.The visible-half is dominated by planets; five planets are in theApachayas and two, in the Upachyasthanas. Varahamihira in hisBrihat Jataka while summing-up the chapter dealing with theAshtakavarga states that planets in the Upachayas, in friendlyandownbhavasand in their exaltation signswill give very goodresults but not thoseplanets that are in theApachayas, in signsofdebilitationorunfriendlybhavas.Hereat,twoUpachayasthanasin the visible-half areoccupiedbyplanets that are in their signsofexaltation;Venus is inthe10thhouse inPiscesthathasgainedthirty-threebeneficbindus,andtheSunisinthe11thhouseinAriesthathasgainedthirty-twobeneficbindusintheSarvaAshtakavarga,andbothgainfivebeneficbinduseachintheirownAshtakavarga.Therefore,inthiscasethesetwoplanetswilltendtoproducemoreoftheirgoodresultsandlessoftheirbadresults. Thetextsingeneral insistthatJupiterandSaturnareneithernatural or permanent foes nor friends; they are neutral towardseachother.Mercury isanaisargikafriendofSaturnbutSaturn isneitherinimicalnorfriendlytowardsMercury.BrihatJatakastatesthattheplanetinthe2nd,12th,11th,3rd,10thor4thfromanyotherplanetbecomesitstemporaryfriend,accordingtosomeexponentsthe lord of its exaltation sign also becomes a friend; planetsoccupyingthesamesigni.e.whentheyareinconjunction,inthe5th,6th,7th,8thor9th ,areenemies, that the lordsof twohouses,thelordofthehousenamedandthelordoftheotherhousenotnamedbecome friend, neutral andenemy respectively, and thatthistemporalrelationshipmustbetaken intoaccountalongwiththe naisargika relationship for a final determination of results.According to Satyacharya counted from themoolatrikona-rasi oftheplanetthe2nd,12th,5th,9th,thelordofexaltation,8thandthe4th lordsarenaturalfriendsandtherestarenotfriends.Inthegivencase,MarsandSaturnareconjoininginthelagna-kendra,whereasSaturnbyvirtueofitsnaturalrelationshipisneutraltowardsMars,Mars is inimically inclined towards Saturn, and therefore, taking


intoaccounttheirtemporaryrelationshipaswellSaturnbecomesanenemyofMars,andMars,abitterenemyofSaturn;thustheyareafflictingeachother.Saturnasthelordofthe9thhouseafflictedbytheinimicallordofthe6thandthe11thcannotduringthecourseof its own dasa and antra-dasas be expected towholeheartedlyadvancethefavourableindicationsoftheBhagyasthana.MarsandJupiter aremutual natural friends but situated in the 5th and 9th fromeachothertheyhavebecometemporaryfoestherefore,theywillactasneutralstowardseachother.SaturnandJupitersimilarlydisposedwillact lessthanneutralsandmoreasfoes.SaturnandVenusoccupyingmutualkendraswillactasintimatefriends,Marsand Venus otherwise mutually neutral will act more as friends,MarswillbeafriendofMercurybutMercurywillremainneutral,Venuswill remainneutral towardsJupiterbutthe latterwillbeafriend,MarsandtheSunwillbeintimatefriendsbuttheSunandSaturnwillremainmutuallyneutral.Therefore,JupiterinAquariussigninthe9thandSaturninGeminisigninthelagnaappeartobeintheirinimicalsigns,thussituatedthesetwocanseverelyaffectthemodeofearning,andmakeonewanderaimlesslyinsearchofasuitable livelihood.Thisadverse impact isneutralisedbyVenusoccupying a friendly sign in the 10th house andby the aspect oftheMoononitsownsignfallingonthe2ndhouse,whichsituationconferswealthandmakesoneadored.BecauseSaturnisinGeminiwhichisthesignruledbyanintimatefrienditwillnothinderthisnative’sprogress. Phaladeepika states that a planet situated in a friendly signduringthecourseof itsdasaorantra-dasaconfersgainsthroughfriends,goodfamilymembers,wealth,happinessetc;provided itisadequatelyvestedwith strengthand isnotafflicted.SarvarthaChintamani reiterates that theyogascausedbymutually friendlyplanetsproduceverygoodresultsbutnotthosecausedbyinimicalplanetseveniftheyarestrongandnotafflicted.BrihatJatakastatesthattheplanetthatisascendingfromitsdebilitationgivesArohanidasaand if suchaplanetoccupies itsnavamsaofdebilitationoran unfriendly navamsa it gives aworthless period, and that if aplanetisinagoodhouseandjoinsasimilarnavamsaitgivesmixedresults.Onthewholethetextsseemtomakeonlyoneexceptionto this rule that in case the concerned planet is in retrogrademotionthen if it is inan inimicalor in itsdebilitationsignor if it


occupiesVargottama-navamsaitwillgiveresultsoftheoccupationof its exaltation sign even though Jatakabharanam states that aretrograde planet situated in its debilitation or inimical signwillcauseonetocommitevilactsanddeedsandresidefarawayfromone’sowndearones;somesaythatthiswouldresultifonlymaleficplanetsareretrograde. As is seen in the given nativity all seven planets occupy sixcontinuous signs beginning with Capricorn in which contextJanardanHarjistatesthatiffromCapricornuptoGeminiallsignsareoccupiedvariouslybysevenplanetsthenaRajayogawillariseand the personwill undoubtedly become a ruler. This particularRajayoga also gives rise to Damini yoga and the person blessedwithallkindsofcomfortswillperformhisallottedtasksearnestly,will be learned, a ruler who will be generous, benevolent andpopular.Thisyogaover-ridesthedistressingeffectsoftheadversepositioningofplanets suchasMars,Saturnand theMoon.AriesisthefirstsignoftheZodiacandisalsoknownasAja,inthegivencase it isoccupiedbya friendlyplanet that ishemmedbetweennaturalbeneficsoccupyingbeneficsigns;thereareplanets inthe11th house, in the 10th house and in the 3rd housewhich bhavassignifygains,karmaandrajyaanddhairyainthechartassignedtotheKalapurusha.Thesesevenplanetsoccupyingcontinuoussignsfromthe6thhousetothelagnabesidesinfluencingthesignsandbhavas they themselves occupy also influence the remaining sixvacantsignsandbhavasthusactivatingalltwelvesignsandbhavastobecomeproductiveandconfergoodresults. The basis of all yogas is the strength of the lagna and thestrengthofthelordofthelagna.Thelagnaoccupiedoraspectedbypapa-grahasandinimicalplanetsandnotinfluencedbybeneficplanets generally remains weak and afflicted, and Phaladeepikareiterates that thekendrasand the trikona-bhavas counted fromthebhavaunderconsiderationifoccupiedoraspectedbybeneficsand not by malefics confers strength to that particular bhavawhichwillthengiveitsgoodresultstothemaximumextent.Thelordofthelagnaoccupyingatrika-bhavaoraninimicalsignoritssignof debilitationor amsa, unaspected andnot conjoinedwithbeneficsbutwithmaleficplanetsweakensthelagnaandsubjectsthelagnatovariousafflictions.ConjoiningwithRahuorKetu,thelordofthelagnaifitisanaturalbeneficbecomesafflictedanddoes


notcausemuchgoodeven if ithappenstooccupyanauspicioussign and bhava. Any affliction suffered by the lord of the lagnainvariablyaffectsthelagna.Inthepresentcase,Mercury,thelordof the lagna,occupiesthe12thhouse fromthe lagnaandthoughsituatedinabeneficfriendlysignitisinconjunctionwithKetunotaspectedbyanybeneficplanet.Moreover, it is in itsdebilitationnavamsa.Primafacie,Mercuryisdevoidofnecessarystrength.Thelagnatooappearstobeweakandafflictedbythepresenceoftwonaturalmaleficswhicharelordsoftwoevilbhavas,andisaspectedbyJupiterafflictedbyKendradhipati-doshaandbyoccupationofaVipatanakshara. TheweakandafflictedlagnaandtheweakandafflictedlordofthelagnadonotpermitunrestrainedoperationofauspiciousyogasandRajayogasandevencauseyogabhangatooccurandgiveaweakphysicalconstitutionvulnerable tovariouskindsofailments.ThelordofthelagnaandthelordofthesignoccupiedbytheMoon,bothinconjunctionwithfiery,cruelandmaleficplanetsgenerallytendtorestraintheotherkaraka-grahasfromgivingtheirgoodresults.Here,thelordofthelagnaissituatedinTaurussignwhichformsthe12thhousefromthelagnaandTaurussignfallingonthe12thhouseindicatesdestructionorlossofwealththroughwomenorthroughlitigationswiththestateorimportantpeople.Mercurysituatedinthe12thhousemakesoneinimicaltowardsone’sownwell-wishers,andthoughwealthybedevoidofgoodsenseorintelligence;asthelordofthelagnasituatedinthe12thitcanmakeoneveryrudeinbehaviour,evilandlowlyinthoughtandconduct,andasthelordofthe4th in12th itdoesnotgivea long-livedfather.Relegatedtoitsneecha-navamsaitisalsohemmedbetweencruelandmaleficplanetsonwhichcounttheeventssignifiedbythebhavasitrulesandofwhichitisthekarakaareboundtosuffer.But,MercuryalongwithVenus,thefriendlylordofthe5thhouseanditsfriendlybeneficdispositorandafunctionalbeneficforGeminilagna,isinShubha-ubhayachari yoga with the exalted Sun; Venus, is exalted in the10thhouseatasafedistancefromtheSunandtheMoon.Planetsinoccupationof theirdebilitationsigndonotefficientlyproducegoodresults;theycanduringthecourseoftheirdasaorantra-dasagiveundesirableormiserableresults.Srutakirtireiteratesthatthedasawillbegoodorbadaccordingtothestrengthorweaknessofthebhavathedasa-lordrulesandthebhavaitoccupies.Here,the


bhavasruledandoccupiedbyMercuryarenotweak,andbecauseofbeinginthe12thhousetheeventsetc;ofwhichitisthekarakawillflourish,inotherwords,itwillmakethenativewealthy,learned,intelligent, influentialandofanoblemindthougheasily fatiguedandunexpectedlyharsh.JatakaParijatatellsusthatifthelordofthenavamsaoccupiedbythelordofthelagnaisexaltedeitherinakendraorinatrikonaorinthe11thhouseinstrengththenoneremainshappyafterattainingtheageofthirtyyears.Jupiterthoughnotinitssignofexaltationisinatrikona-bhavainthesignwhereinsituateditgivestheresultsoftheoccupationofitsexaltationsign,andmostimportantlyJupiterisinitsownnavamsa. Varahamihiratellsusthatifthelordofthe12thisexaltedandaspected by a benefic planet itwill confer all kinds of comforts.In thepresent case, theexalted lordof the12th thatalsohas itsmoolatrikona-rasifallingonthe5thhouseandisafunctionalbenefic,is aspectedby its adhi-mitra (intimate friend), Saturn,which toois a functional benefic for Gemini lagna andwhich occupies thenavamsaruledbyJupiter;thissituationgivesrisetoaRajayogaandthenativewillearneasily,retainthewealthsoacquiredandgotoSwarga-lokaafterdeath.ThereisthebeneficaspectofJupiteronthe5thhouseandonthe lagnathathasmadethenativeacquirethehighestlevelofeducationalqualificationinhisfieldofactivity,givenhimason,madehimintelligentandenjoytheRajayogasthatare obtaining. Phaladeepika states that if the 5th house is eitheroccupiedoraspectedbyabeneficplanet, the lordof the5thnotbeingcombustoccupiesasignificantbhavainitsownorexaltationsign then Chattra yoga will arise conferring very good fortune,happiness from children,wealth, fame and esteem, intelligence,goodcommunication,asharpintellectandaRajayoga.Theeffectsemanating from the moolatrikona-rasis that form auspiciousbhavas thatareassociatedwithbeneficsareexperiencedsoonerthan the rest. By virtue of Jupiter’s situation of the 9th housethe bhavas occupied, ruled and aspected by Venus have gainedsufficientstrengthandfortificationsoastoproducegoodresultsonly, and forwhich reason theadverse impactof ava-yogas thatareobtainingandthesubjectmatterofdiscussionwillnotbefelt.VenusandJupiteroccupyingakendraoratrikonainstrengthcansingle-handedlydestroytheevileffectsofallava-yogasandarishta-yogas.


Saravalinotesthatoneborn inthethirdDrekkenaofGeminilagnawillbeanti-women,possessabroad fore-head,willbe tallwithdrynails,feetandpalms,haveanunsteadywealthbutwillbeaverydeterminedandastubbornperson.Inthepresentcase,thethirddrekkenaofGeminilagnariseswhichisruledbySaturnandisformedbySaturn’smoolatrikona-rasi,Aquarius.Saturnoccupiesthe Gemini drekkena whose lord, Mercury, is in the sign anddrekkenaruledbyVenus.Inthebirth-chart,Saturnaspectswithitshalf-strength-aspectitsownAquariussignthatformsthe9thhousecontaining thirty-one benefic bindus in the Sarva Ashtakavargatherefore, this sign is neither strong norweak, and since the 9th houseisoccupiedbyJupiterequippedwithfivebeneficbindusinitsownAshtakavargathepositiveimpactofAquariussignwillbefeltingreatermeasure;thisnativewillnotwaverwhilewalkingonthepathofDharma,hewill ever remainengaged ingooddeedsandbecomeaphilanthropist.Inthegivensituation,Saturn’shalf-strength aspect on Jupiter has conferred extraordinary level ofeducationtothenativewhoisofgoodconduct,enjoysaneminentpositionaccompaniedbyall kindsofdesiredcomforts; the trinalaspect of a planet is generally friendly and benefic in its effect.Venus,thelordofthenavamsarisinginthelagna,exaltedandinthe10thhousefromthelagnaandinthe3rdfromtheMoon,makesonegainevenfromthelowandthelowlyplaced.Venusisthemostdominantplanetinthishoroscope. JatakaParijatatellsusthatifthelordofthe10thhousebeinganaturalbeneficisconjoinedwithoraspectedbyanothernaturalbenefic and also occupies a benefic navamsa then it confers anexecutive position and ruling powers. The grant of an executivepositionandrulingpowersbasicallydependsontherelativestrengthof the lagna-kendra, the 9th house or the Bhagyasthana and the10thhouseortheKarmasthanawhichisalsotheRajyasthana,andontheirrespectivelords.Ithasbeenoftensaidthatifthegeneralwelfareof thephysical beingof aperson is not assuredofwhatusewouldbetheBhagyayogasandtheRajayogas.OnemaystatethatapersonisblessedwithastrongandhealthyphysiqueowingtofavourableBhagyayogasbutthis isnotalwaystrue.Rajayogasbecomeeffectiveandoperationalonlywhenapersonisdestinedto avail their benefits, that is, if the person is basically destinedtoexperiencethedasasoftheRajayogacausingplanets,andnot


otherwise, very rarely it is seen that the Deerghayu yogas, theDhanayogas,theBhagyayogasandtheRajayogassimultaneouslyoccur, operate and become effective. An executive position andrulingpowersarealsoconferredbythelordsofthe9thandthe10th mutuallyassociatinginvolvingthelagna,andwhenstrongbeneficsoccupythe9thandthe10thbhavasinyogawiththethreestandardlagnaswhichisthecaseinthehoroscopeunderconsideration. InthisnativitythelagnaisrisinginPunarvasunakshatraruledby Jupiter that rules a Kshema nakshatra counted from SravananakshatraoccupiedbytheMoon;SravananakshatraistheJanmanakshatrabutitisnotahappynakshatrafortheMoontooccupybecauseitrulesthe7thhouse,amarakasthana.But,Jupiterandthelordofthelagna,Mercury,areinoccupationofmutualkendrasandtherefore,JupiterbecomesafriendofMercury,andeventhoughnotequallyfriendly,MercuryisnotinimicaltowardsJupiter.JupiterisinVipatanakshatraruledbyRahu,andMercuryrulingaSadhakanakshatraisinKritika,itsParam-mitranakshatra,ruledbytheSun.Mercury formsa shubha-yogawith theSunwhich situated in itsexaltationsignoccupiesSagittariusnavamsaruledby JupiteranditsownKritikanakshatra.Mars,tenantingthelagna-kendra,rulestheSampatanakshatrasbutitself is inaKshemanakshatrai.e. inPunarvasu; it afflicts the lagna. Saturn ruling Pratyari nakshatrasoccupiesAridra,aVipatanakshatraruledbyRahu;ittooafflictsthelagna.But,RahuisinJyeshta,oneofthethreeSadhakanakshatrasruledbyMercury,andKetuisinMrigsira,oneofthethreeSampatanakshatrasruledbyMars.Thenakshatra–wisepositionofplanetsand the nakshatras ruled by them should never be over-lookedbecauseonthisfactordependsthequalityoftheirslatedresults. JatakaParijatadrawsourattentiontoanancientprincipleandstates that counted from the Janma nakshatra the dasas of theplanets occupying the first nine nakshatras reflect the effects ofthepast, fromthetenthtotheeighteenthnakshatra,thefuture,andtheresultsofthedasaofplanetsoccupyingthenineteenthtothetwenty-seventhnakshatrabearnoresults.ThisnativewasbornwhenthedasaoftheMoonwasinoperation.TheMoon,Jupiter,Venus,theSunandMercuryoccupythesetofnakshatrasformedby the first nine nakshatras; Ketu, Saturn and Mars occupy thesecondsetandRahualoneoccupiesthethirdset.Thedasasandtheantra-dasasofplanetsoccupying the Sampata (2nd), the Sadhaka


(6th), theMitra (8th) and theParam-mitra (9th) conferwealth etc;the 5th is called theUttpanna, the 8th is theAdhana and the 4th,theMahanakshatra.Venusoccupiesthe5thnakshatra,afavourableproductivenakshatra. Mercury, the lordof the lagna,occupiesthe12thhousefromthelagna.Ifthelordofthelagnaoccupiesthe6thorthe8thorthe12thbhavainconjunctionwithoraspectedbyacruelmaleficplanetandisinacruelandmaleficsignthenoneremainsunknownandleadsthelifeofanordinarymortal.But,Mercuryisnotinacruelmaleficsigneventhoughitdoesnotimpartstrengthtothelagna.However,SarvarthaChintamanistatesthatifMercuryisinthe12th houseandthelordofthe12thhouseoccupiesitssignofexaltationit givesoneapuremindandmakesonegood-hearted. The lordof the11th,acruelfierypapa-graha that is inconjunctionwithanaturalmaleficinthelagna,makesoneharbourevilintentionsthatimpelevilactions.Notsowhenthelordofthelagnaandthelordofthe12thareinbeneficsignsandthelordofthenavamsaoccupiedbythelordofthe12thisaspectedbyJupiterwhenthepersonwillbeabletocurballevilintentionsharbouredbythemind. Bhavartha Ratnakara tells us that the planet occupying the12th house from the lagna will advance the significations andeventsetc;ofwhichithappenstobethekaraka.Mercury,whichoccupies the12thhouse, isoneof thekarakasof the10thhouse.In thepresent case, Jupiter,Venusand the lordof the9th housearesituatedinthekendrasandtherebyinmutualkendrasinwhicheventJatakaParijatastatesthatyogaforattainmentandexerciseof ruling powers arises; these three planets are strong and ownsignificant bhavas. B. Suryanarain Rao states that the callings ofmenarevarious,asinterestingandasdiversified,astheindividualpeculiaritiestheyexhibit,andthisisanundeniablefact.Thetextsdotellusthatthelordofthe10thhouse,theplanetoccupyingthe10th or if the 10th house is vacant then the lord of the navamsaoccupiedbythelordofthe10thfromthelagnaortheMoonarethefairindicatorsofthesourceofone’sincomeandwealth.B.V.Ramanstates that Jupiter and Mercury refer to intellectual avocations,Venus to aesthetic professions, the Sun, theMoon andMars toeconomicoccupations,Mercurytotraders,Saturntohardworkingjobs and Rahu and Ketu to routineworkers. Here at, theMoonrelativelystrongerthanMercuryisinasigndevoidofdirectbenefic


influencesandinthe10thhousefromtheSun;the10thhousefromtheMoonisruledbyVenus,thelordofthenavamsarisinginthelagnaandthenavamsaoccupiedbytheMoon.VenusisinScorpionavamsa ruledbyMars, the lordof the11thhouse, and the lordofthe10thoccupiesitsownnavamsa.MercurymadethenativeaCharteredAccountant,andMars,asisordainedbyPhaladeepika,gave him his first employment concerned with the supervisionandmanagementofaccountsandfinancesofaunitofareputedconcern.EventhoughweakindirectionalstrengthVenusisstronglyplacedinthe10thhouseinPiscessign,suchaVenusmakesoneveryinfluential.Piscessignthatformsthe10thhousebecomesstrongforaday-timebirthandisabeneficsignsignifyingtheNorthdirection;moreover,thelordofthe9thhouseisinPiscesnavamsa.Thisnativemovedtoaplacenorthoftheplaceofhisbirthtotakeuphisfirstemployment. Scorpio navamsa occupied by Venus also indicatesthesamedirection. Owing to the yoga obtaining in the lagna-kendra and in thekendrasinvolvingthelordsofthe9th,the10thandthe11thbhavas,theaspectofMarsonthevacant4thhouseblessedbytheaspectofbeneficVenusfromthe10thwillnotbedetrimentaltothewelfareofnative’smother;itwillgivelandedpropertiesandbenefitstherefrom,andensuredestructionofopponentsandfoes.The4thhousecomplementsthe10thhouse.Venusisthelordofthe2ndandthe9th fromthe4thandoccupiesthe11thhousefromthelordofthe4thasthedispositorofthelordofthe4thandthelagna,andoccupiesaSadhakaandaParam-mitranakshatrawhoselordoccupyingitsownnakshatraisexaltedinthe11thhousefromthelagnaavoidingthelastdegreeofAries.Thus,Venusisinintimaterelationshipwiththelordofthe4thhouse,itwillprovegoodfornative’sparents,makethenativeengage ingoodand importantworks,earnreasonablywellandgraduallygaininstrengthandpower,popularity,happinessetc. Inthecaseofday-timebirthsVenusassumestheroleofthekarakaofmother.Mars rules the2nd and the9thhouse from the10th and Saturn rules the9th house from the lagna andboth areaspectedbyJupiter,thelordofthe10thsituatedinthe9thhouse,therefore, the aspect of Saturnon the 10th housewill not proveadverse,therewillbenoAlpayuyoga,welfareofparentswillremainprotectedandthenativewillbeblessedwithgoodfortune.Saturnconfersgainsbutslowlyandseeminglybelatedlybutsteadilyand


onapermanentbasis;itsmutuallyfriendlyaspectonexaltedVenusconfersRajayogaactingmoreasthebeneficlordofthe9thandnotofthe8thbecausethe8thhouseisoccupiedbytheMoon.Saturnisthekarakaofthe8thandoneofkarakasofthe10th.TheeffectoftheRajayogasinvolvingSaturnwillbemoderatebecausethenavamsaoccupiedbyitisofKrura-sangyakaandisinaVipatanakshatrawhilerulingthePratyarinakshatras.ParasaradoesnotconsiderSaturntobeafunctionalbeneficforGeminilagnabecauseitsimultaneouslyrulesthe8thandthe9thbhavas. Not if the 10th house from the lagna and/or its lord isweakand afflicted the dasa of the lord of the 10th makes one attainsuccess, gain renown and experience much happiness. Theseresultsbecomemorepronouncedincasethelordofthe10th isabeneficplanet.GeminilagnarisinginTaurusnavamsaandaspectedby Jupiter according to Varahamihira makes one learned andenjoywellallbenefitsandcomfortsofthislife,andthatMercurysituated in itsown trimsamsagives intelligence,goodeducation,show,poeticability, eloquence, skill in arts,philosophic acumen,enterpriseandmuchrespectwhicharethebasictraitsofMercury.Venus occupying the 10th house and exalted and notmarred bythepresenceof a luminary simultaneously gives rise to the veryfavourableMalvaya yoga and Amla yogawhich yogas give greatability,wealth,comforts,longspanoflifeandaneminentposition.Both,VenusoccupyingatrimsamsaruledbyJupiterandMercuryoccupyingitsowntrimsamsaalongwiththeexaltedSuncausethevery favourable Shubhavesi yoga involving the lagna, the9th, the10thandthe11thbhavas.Thetextsstatethatifbeneficscausethisyogathepersonwillbeakingorequaltoakingblessedwithwealth,happiness,generosity,goodqualitiesetc.;resultsvaryaccordingtowhichbeneficisaheadoftheSun.Venussituatedinthe12thhousefrom the Sunmakesone fearful, amorous, keenonfinishing theworkortaskinhandandbedependentonothers;beneficssituatedin the2ndhouse fromtheSun i.e. inVesi-lagna,confer fameandmakeonebraveandrespected. VenusoccupyinganavamsaruledbyMars,andMarsoccupyingthe lagna-kendra in its own navamsa do not make one alwaysapprehensivenordotheymakeonesubmissivewhoontheotherhandcanbeasaggressiveas the situationwarrantsordemandsparticularlywhenpersonalinterestsseemtobeinjeopardy.Mars


supportedby theaspectof Jupiterand theexaltationof theSundoes notmakeoneunreasonable in actions or reactions, SaturncombiningwithsuchaMarswillmakethepersonfavourtheweak,the low and the down-trodden. The lord of the lagna, a naturalbenefic,whenoccupyingthe12thhousefromthelagnaandthe5th housefromtheMoonmakesonekindandtolerant. TheMoonthoughsituatedinthe8thhouseoccupiesitsexaltednavamsa which happens to be the 5th navamsa sub-division ofCapricornsign.ThisbyitselfisaRajayoga.Rajayogacausingplanetsrelegatedtothetrika-bhavasarenotconsideredsoveryeffective;moreover,theMoonisnotaspectedbyanybeneficplanetanditsdispositortenantsthelagna-kendraonlywithmoderatestrength.There is a school of thought that insists that with their impactdepending upon the strength of the lagnas and the presence ofotherava-yogasthatmaybeobtaining,theyogasformedfromthelagnaoperateinthefirstthird-partofone’slifeoruptothethirty-second yearof age, those formed from theMoonoperatemoresignificantlyinthesecondthird-partoflifeorbetweenthethirty-secondyearandthesixty-fourthyearwhereaftertheyogasformedfromtheSungainascendancy. In thepresentcase, theRajayogacausedbytheMoonwillgiveitsresults inthemiddlepartof lifebecauseVenus, the lordof thenavamsaoccupiedby theMoon,istheyoga-karakaandtheRajayoga-karakaforCapricornChandra-lagna. The effect of the yoga and theRajayoga causedbyVenushasalreadybeenexperiencedduringthefirstthird-partoflife,butbecauseVenusaspectsthenavamsalagnaoccupiedbytheMoonandtherefore,theeffectsofRajayogawillalsobefeltduringthemiddlepartofthisnative’slife. Inthepresentcase,Jupiter,thelordofthe10thhouse,occupiesits ownPisces navamsa and Taurus shashtiamsa ruled byVenus.SarvarthaChintamanitellsusthatifthelordofthe10thhousebeingabeneficoccupiesitsexaltation,friendlyorownsignornavamsaand is in a benefic shashtiamsa one becomes known for goodworksanddeeds.ThesametextalsostatesthatRajayogascausedby planets occupying their exaltation sign, moolatrikona-rasi ornavamsa alone display their full effect. This native is presentlyexperiencingthedasaofJupiterandenjoyingtheeffectoftheyogaandtheRajayogacausedbyJupiterbutnotwithouthiccupsbecauseJupiterisnotinitsmorepositiveSagittariusnavamsa.JatakaParijata


remindsusthatifnaturalmaleficsoccupythekendras,thetrikonasortheupachayasotherthanthe6thandareintheirinimicalsignsaspectedbypapa-grahas then theevilRekayogawill arise.EventhoughMars,SaturnandtheSuntenantthesenamedbhavastheydonotgiverisetoRekayogabecauseneitherMarsnorSaturniscombust. TheSunoccupyingthe11thhousefromthe lagnamakesoneblessedwithplentyofwealth,awife,sonandservants.ForGeminilagnatheSun isthe lordofthe3rdhousethatfinds itsexaltationsituatedinthe3rdhousefromthelagna.AccordingtoMansagari,the lordof the3rd in the11th gives goodbrothers andgains andadvancementincareerandlifeassistedbyone’ssuperiorswhobeingfortunatewill takegoodcareofhis family-members. Inthiscase,theSunexaltedinthe3rdhouseisinthe29thdegreeofAriessign,eventhoughit issupportedbythelordofthenavamsaoccupiedby it occupying the 9th house, its dispositor,Mars, the karaka ofbrothers, occupying the lagna is afflicted by inimical Saturn thataspectsthe3rdhousefirstlyasthelordofthe8thandthereafterasthelordofthe9thhouse.Thisnativehasnobrothersorsistersandthesupportofhissuperiorshasnotbeenreadilyavailabletohimrequiringintensepersuasiononhispart;thelordofthe3rdrulinganoddsignisinanoddsignandinanoddnavamsa.Both,theSunandMars,arepapa-grahasforGeminilagnabyvirtueoftheirrulingthe3rdandthe6threspectively.Thelordofthe11thhousesituatedinakendraoratrikonaissaidtoconfergainofwealthbuthere,Mars is not only in conjunctionwith Saturn it is also in Saturn’sdrekkenaanditsdispositorrelegatedtothe12thhouseishemmedbetweentwocruelpapa-grahas;theearning,gainandretentionofwealthwillnotbeaneasyexerciseforthisnative.Evenotherwise,the lord of the 2nd house, theDhana-bhava, relegated to the 8th house makes earning of livelihood a strenuous task. The savinggraceistheaspectoftheRajayogacausingMoononthe2ndhousesupportedbyanexaltedbeneficoccupyingthe10thandthelordofthe10thaspectingthelagnafromthe9thhouse,andfromthe2nd housefromtheMoon.Therefore,thisnativewillnotfindmakingareasonablesoundlivingdifficultandwillalsonotbeextravagantinspendinghishard-earnedwealth.TheSunortheMoonsituatedinthe11thhousefromthelagnamakesoneexceptionallyfortunate. TheSunaphayogacausedbyJupiterdoesnotinvolveakendra,


and theMoon is in Adhama yogawith the Sun,which situationindicates difficulties in the path of progress but then, theMoonis not Ksheena-Chandra and is still bright and radiant, and theSunaphayogaoccursinvolvingthelordoftheDhana-bhavaandthelordof theKarmasthanawhich isalso theDhana-karakaand thelord of the 7th house, the Kalatra-bhava. The ordained results ofSunaphayogahavebeenexperiencedbythenativeeverafterhismarriage,andtherehasbeennoadverseimpactofAdhamayoga.BrihatJatakastatesthattheMooninAdhamayogadoesnotgivepoliteness, wealth, intelligence and skill, and Rudrabhatta statesthatiftheMoonisinthe10thhousefromtheSunthepersonwillnotbeabletoemployhis intelligence.Here, thisadverseyoga iscancelledbytheShubha-ubhayachariyogaandbythesituationofthelordsofnavamsaofoccupationofallsevenplanetseitherinakendraorinatrikonafromthelagna. TheKahalayogaasdefinedbyPhaladeepikadoesnotariseinthiscasebecauseJupiterisnotinitssignofexaltationbutParvatayogadoesarisebecausethelordofthesignoccupiedbythelordof the lagna is in a kendra in its sign of exaltation. Parvata yogamakesoneblessedwithasteadygoodfortune,happiness,wealthandavocationforalongtime.However,thelocationoftheDhana-karakainthe8thfromtheDhana-bhavaandthelordoftheDhana-bhava situated in the 12th from the Dhana-karaka presents aparadox,inwhichcaseitcanbesafelyconcludedthatthelevelofearningandtheextentofwealthretainedbythisnativewillnotbeaccordingtohisownexpectations.JatakaTattvastatesthatifthelordofthenavamsaoccupiedbythelordofthelagnaisstrong,isafriendofthelordoftheDhana-bhavaandoccupiesakendraoratrikonathepersonwillearnandacquirewealthwithownefforts.BecauseofthelordoftheDhana-bhava,theMoon,associatingwiththelordofthe9thisinthe8thhouseinthe11thfromthe10thandfromVenus,and inthe10th fromtheSun inheritanceofpaternalwealthisassured,andbecauseMars,oneofthekarakasofthe6th house,aspectstheMoonsituatedinCapricorn,theexaltationsignforMars,itispossibleforthisnativetogainwealththroughthosewhoarenothisfriends. JanardanHarjitellsusthatiftheMooninthe8thhouseisinadrekkenaruledbyMercury,VenusorJupiterthentheArishtayogascausedbytheMoonwillnothaveanyeffectandthepersonblessed


withthissituationwillavailthebenefitsofafairlylongspanoflife.Inthepresentcase,theMooninthe8th is inanavamsaruledbyVenus.Jatakalankarastatesthatifthelordofthelagnaishemmedbetweentwopapa-grahasthelifespanwillnotexceedthirtyyears,andifthelordofthe8thisinthelagnaandthe8thhouseisbereftofanybeneficassociationtheagewillnotexceedfortyyears.Thesametextalsostatesthatifbeneficsdonotoccupythe8thhouseandthelordofthelagnacombinedwithamaleficplanetoccupiesthe12th houseonewillliveuptotheageofsixtyyears.Phaladeepikastatesthatanearlydeathisindicatedifpapa-grahasoccupythekendrasandthe8thhouseoriftheyareinthelagnaandthe8thorinthelagnaandthe7thorifeitherthelagnaortheMoonishemmedbetweenpapa-grahasoraweakandlustrelessMoonisinatrika-bhavaorifsuchaMooncombinedwithapapa-grahaoccupiesthelagna,the7th or a trikonasthanaor if cruel papa-grahasoccupy the7th andthe8thhouse;anearlydeathcannotbepredictedifthelagnaand/or theMoonareeither conjoinedwithoraspectedbyabeneficor if benefics occupy the kendras from the lagna. Phaladeepikaalso states thatAlpayu is indicated if thedrekkena- rasi rising inthelagnaandthatoccupiedbytheMoonarefixedsignsorifthelordofthesignoccupiedbytheMoonandthelordofthe8thsignfromtheMoonaremutualenemies.Hereat,thestrongVenusinthe10thhouseandJupiteraspectingthelagnafromthe9thhousewillprotectthisnativefromallailmentsofseriousnatureandgranttohimafairly longspanof life.JatakaParijatatellsusthat iftheMoon in the6thor in the8th fromthe lagna isaspectedbyMarsandSaturnisinthelagnathenonedevelopsbleedingproblemorproblemsrelatingtoexcessivelossofblood.TheaspectofJupiterontheMars-SaturnconjunctioninthelagnaprotectsthenativeandJupitersituatedinthe2ndhousefromtheMoonprotectstheMoonandtherefore,itprotectsthisnativewhichisevidencedbythefactthathedoesnotperspireabnormally,otherwisetheadverseMooninthe8thmoreoftenmakesoneperspireprofusely. The texts affirm that amongst the planets occupying the 8th houseandaspectingthe8thhouseonediesbecauseofthediseaseorailmentindicatedbytheplanetthatisstronger.Capricornsignfalling on the 8th house indicates abdominal pains, appendicitis,ulcer, colic pain, nervousness and loss ofmemory; theMoon inthe 8th indicates cholera, problems connectedwith the digestive


tract, oedema or fluid in hands, feet etc; ailments due towaterandcollectionoffluidsintheorgans;Marsaspectingthe8thhouseindicates burns, electrocution, accidents, excessive bleeding orblood loss or ailments of the blood. Mars-Saturn conjunctionoccurring in the lagna indicatesbreathingproblems,weak lungs,asthama and diseases of the skin. Here at, the most effectiveprotectionagainstallthesemaladiesisprovidedbytheaspectofJupiteronthelagna-kendra. Phaladeepikastatesthatifthelordofthe12thhousefromthelagna is in a benefic sign in a benefic navamsaor if it combineswithabeneficorifthe12thhouseisoccupiedbyabeneficandthelordof the12th is abeneficplanet then theendwill bepainlessandpeaceful;maleficswill produceopposite results. The lordofthe 12th, a natural benefic, and occupying the navamsa ruled byMarsindicatesthatthisnativewillberebornonthisplanet,buttheexaltedlordofthe12thisalsothelordofthe5thhousewhichfactindicates ascension to Devabhumi or Swarga-loka. Mantreswarareiteratesthatthelordofthe5thhouseoccupyingthedebilitationsign for the lordof the lagnamakesone reborn as a bird and ifthelordofthe9thisinthelagnathepersonwasahuman-beinginpreviousbirthandaresidentofAryavrata,theareaextendingfromtheHimalyastotheVindhyas.Ketuoccupyingthe12thhousefromthelagnaortheKarakamsa,inconjunctionwithMercury,thelagna-lordandtheDheekaraka,actsastheMokshakaraka,itcanprovidethisnativemanyopportunitiestospirituallyuplifthimselfandgainthehighestknowledgeandself-realisation,moresobecause it isinSagittariusnavamsaalongwith theSun, thesignificatorof theAtman,whichnavamsaisruledbyJupiterthatsignifiesVidya,Kirti,theTaraka-shastraandDharmatmak-buddhi. Malefic planets occupying the lagna do not produce goodresults during the course of their dasas. This native experiencedtheVimshottari dasaofMarsduring theperiodof his childhoodandadolescence,andthedasaofSaturnwillrunitscourseafterhisforty-seventhbirthday.AccordingtoSarvarthaChintamanithedasaofRahusituatedinthe6thhousegivesunfavourableresults.Inthepresentcase,Rahu,occupyingScorpiosignanditsownnavamsa,rulesVipatanakshatrasbutitselfisinaSadhakanakshatraaspectedbythelordofthelagnaasafriendofVenus,makingitafunctionalbenefic.ThisnativesucceededinclearingtheC.A.FinalExamsin


theprayantra-dasaintheantra-dasaofVenusinthedasaofRahubutafteragreatdealofstruggleanddisappointmentswhichperiodalsogavethenativehisfirstemployment.Duringtheprayantra-dasaofSaturnwhenSaturn in conjunctionwith Jupiterwas transitingTaurus sign, and Venus, the antra-dasa lord, was transiting itsexaltationsign,thisnativegotabetteremployment. ThemarriageofthisnativeoccurredduringthecourseofthePrayantra-dasaof the Sunwhen the Sun, alongwith Jupiter andMars,wastransitingthelagna-kendraandtheMoon,itsnatalsignaspectedbyVenus.HewassoonblessedwithasonwhentheSun,Venus,Mars,Jupiter,RahuandKetuweretransitingtheirrespectivesigns of exaltation and theMoonwas Ucchabhilashi and Saturnoccupieditsexaltationnavamsa. This native is presently under the influence of Jupiter dasa.JupiterrulestheBadhakasthanaforGeminilagnabutbyoccupyingthe9th househasbecomea Sadhaka andas the lordof the10th situatedinthe9thandinaShirshodaya-rasiandinownnavamsa,vide the dictum ‘khageshdasanrpaashryardaa’, it has given thisnative good earnings, gains and elevations in rank and position.Hegothisfirstgradepromotioninthepresentemploymentintheprayantra-dasaoftheMoonintheantra-dasaofMarsinthedasaofRahu,inotherwords,justbeforethecommencementofJupiterdasa. He got his second grade promotion in the prayantra-dasaofRahu in theantra-dasaofMercury in thedasaof Jupiter. Thedasaofplanetsstronginnavamsa-balamakeoneveryinfluential,verypopular,veryhappyandwealthy,andgaineminenceaidedbysuperiors. Since all beneficplanets give strength to the sign andbhavatheytenantandaspect,here,JupiterhasprovidedstrengthtotheBhagyasthana, the lagnaandthe5thhouseand is inyoga-formation with the lords and occupants of these three statedbhavas,andwiththeMoonandRahuandtheirdispositors.Whenthe sign and the bhavas are strong all good results indicated bythemfructify.JupiteraspectsSaturnandMarsbutisnotaspectedbyeithertwo.MurlidharChaturvediexplainsthatJupiterbyvirtueof holding the rank a minister in the planetary council governsgoodeducationand learningand is theupholderofDharmaandtherefore,attainsfull-strength5thandthe9thhouseaspects;Saturnwhichsignifiesthosewhoservewithagreatdealofdiligencealsoattains full-strength3rd and10thhouseaspects, andMars, as the


Commander-in-chief duty bound to protect life and property ofothers’,attainsfull-strength4thand8thhouseaspect. The results of planetary aspects tend to vary in accordancewiththenatureofthelordofthesign,navamsaandnakshatraofoccupation,andinaccordancewiththeplanetsconjoiningthemoraspectingthemandinaccordancewiththesignandbhavaasareaspectedby them. SarvarthaChintamani tells us that during thecourseoftheantra-dasaofbeneficplanets inthedasaofJupiteroccupying a trikona-bhava there will be much happiness, gooddeedsdone,muchfameandgainofwealth,comfortsetc;andinthecourseoftheantra-dasaofmaleficplanetsthepersonwillearntheireofwife,sonandsuperiors,therewillbelossofdearonesbydeath, lossof reasoningandposition,obstacles inworks, lossthroughtheft,fireetc.Inthepresentcase,allplanets,byvirtueoftheir situation andmutual association causing yoga or Rajayoga,arefunctionalbenefics. TheSunandMarswhoarebothnaisargikafriendsofJupiterarethepapa-grahasforGeminilagna,andKalidasastatesthatJupitertooisnotanauspiciousplanetforthislagna.VenusandSaturnbyvirtueoftheirruling atrikona-bhavaeachandasthenaisargikafriendsofthelagna-lordarethetwobeneficplanets,andofcourse,Mercuryasthelordofthelagnacannotordinarilybeafunctionalmalefic.TheMoon isneitherbeneficnormalefic.Theantra-dasaofplanetssituatedinthe2ndhousefromthelordofthe10thhouse,hereJupiter,confersgoodfood,variouscomforts,opportunitiestobegenerousandtoextendfavourstoothersandreapmanygains;anexaltedVenus is in the2ndhouse fromJupiterand in the10th housefromthelagnaindicateselevationsinrank.Theantra-dasaoftheplanetsoccupyingthe3rdhousefromthelordofthein10thwillproducegoodresultsonly.AnexaltedSuninShubha-ubhayachariyogawithVenusandthelordofthelagna,isinthe3rdhousefromJupiter. Planets in the 4th house from the lord of the 10th if notsituated inownorexaltedsignordevoidofstrengthdonotgivegood resultseven if theyhappen tobebenefics.Maleficplanetstenanting the 5th house during the course of their antra-dasa inthedasaofthe10thhouselordcanproveinauspiciouswithregardtobirthorwelfareofsonorsons.Theantra-dasaofapapa-grahasituatedinthe10thhousefromthelordofthe10thadverselyaffectscareerprospectsandinvariablybringsdiscreditorseriousproblems


relatingtoone’swork-performance.Inthiscontext,JatakaParijatastates that the dasa or antra-dasa of a planet occupying its signofdebilitationorinconjunctionwithaplanetindebilitationorinconjunctionwithRahuorthelordofthesignoccupiedbyRahuoroftheplanetoccupyingthesignruledbythedispositorofRahu,doesnotproducegoodresults.Thedasaorantra-dasaofthebitterenemyofabhava-lordalwaysprovesevilinrespectoftheeventssignifiedbythatbhava. Thereisthedictumthattheconjunctionofthelordsofthe9th houseandthe11thhousefromthelagnamakesonefortunate,andthere isalso thedictumthatSaturnsituated inakendrabutnotaspectedbyJupiterand/orVenusdoesnotmakeonefortunate,andthatVenusoccupyinganUpachayasthanamakesonefortunateaftermarriagewhichhappeningthelordofthe7thsituatedinthe9thhousealsoindicates.Thelordofthe8thhouseinthelagnaorinthe7thhousegivestwowivesormakesonemarrytwiceasdoesVenusoccupyinganinimicalnavamsa;moreover,ifthelordofthenavamsaoccupiedbyVenusisinconjunctionwiththelordofthe8thandaspectsthe7thhousecordialrelationsdonotexistbetweenhusbandandwife.Thisadversityisoff-setbytheMoonoccupyingitsexaltationnavamsaasthelordofthe7thhousefromtheChandra-lagnaandbythe lordof itsnavamsaofoccupationoccupying itsexaltationsigninakendrafromthelagna.Inanyeventthe9thhousefromthelagnaassociatedwithabeneficplanetbyoccupationoraspectandthelordofthe9thhousealsoconjoinedwithoraspectedbyabeneficplanetmakesonefortunate inmanyrespects.Here,thebeneficplanetoccupying the9thhouseandaspecting the9th house-lord happens to be Jupiter, andMars in conjunctionwiththelordofthe9thaspectsthe7thhouseforwhichitisafunctionalbenefic.Theobservationthatadualsign fallingonthe7thhouseandVenusalsooccupyingadualsignresultsintwomarriageshasnotheldtrueinmostcases. A benefic sign falling on the 5th house either occupied oraspectedbyabeneficorthelordofthe5thhouseexaltedinakendrawithJupiteroccupyingatrikona-bhavamakesoneintelligent.JatakaTattva tells us thatMars andMercury both occupying a beneficsignorsignsmakesoneearnpraisefromlearnedpeople,andthatthe lordofthe5thsituated inthe10thorthe11thbhavafromthelagnaconfersgreatlearning.Inthepresentcase,Mercurydoesnot


occupyakendraoratrikonabutatrika-bhava,andthelordofthe5thfromthebhavaoccupiedbytheexaltedlordofthe5thhousealsodoesnotoccupyakendraoratrikonasthanabutatrika-bhava;thissituation is said toaffectone’smemoryandgraspingpower.ThesavinggraceisprovidedbytheaspectofJupiterandtheexaltedSunonthe5thhouse,theaspectoftheexaltedSunadditionallyprovidesopportunitiesforeffectiveandgainfulapplicationofone’slearningandexperiences.Sinceithasadvancedmostinthesign,theSunistheAtmakaraka,inwhichregardJaiministatesthattheAtmakarakainSagittariusnavamsaindicatessufferinganddangerfromfallsandconveyances. The Sun is hemmedbetween twobenefics. SaturnjoinstheSuninSagittariusnavamsainwhicheventitconfersyogaandmakesone a famousperson in his fieldof activity solely onaccount of his extra-ordinary abilities. The use of Argalas in thissystemisunique;theArgalasgiveimpetustoandfortifythebhavaunderconsideration. The11thhousefromtheArudhalagnaisjoinedbyJupiter,andthismakesonegainwealthbyfairandlawfulmeans,andVenusinthe12thfromArudhalagnaindicatesthatexpendituresincurredwillbeforgoodpurposesonly.JaiminiSutrasarecrypticanddifficulttocomprehendandJaimini,whowasthediscipleofVedaVyasa,admits thathehadonly systemisedandexplained theprinciplesandmethodscontainedinotherworks,andwhichhaveheldgoodinmattersofpredictions. Kalachakra dasa, also based on the nakshatra occupied bytheMoonatthetimeofbirthorquery, isoneofthemanyDasasystems mentioned by Parashara; it has not become popularbecauseoftheextremelybriefmannerinwhichithasbeendealtwithbyvarioustexts.ThissystemgivesmuchimportancetoDehaandJeevaRasiswhicharesensitiverasisforoccupationofplanetsatthetimeofbirthwhichthenindicate importantdevelopmentsduringthecourseoflife,andtheirperiodictransitsindicatewhenthosedevelopmentswould takeplace. Since theMoonoccupiesthesecond-padaorquarterofSravananakshatra thisbirth-chartbelongstotheApasavyagroupwithVirgosignformingtheJeevarasiandLibrasignbecomingtheDeharasiandthenavamsarasiofbirth.TheParamayuforthisgrouphasbeenfixedateighty-threeyears.Theformula‘taasaadatrakshurnidhirddaasa’isapplicabletothisgroup;theinitialdasaisthatofVirgo-Mercury.GopeshKumar


Ojhaisoftheviewthatforthepurposeofarrivingattheinitialdasacommencement the entire arc of 200minutes of the nakshatra-padashouldberelatedwiththeentiregivenspanofParamayuandnotwiththegivenspanoftheinitialdasaoftheRasi-planetlistedintheprescribedformulae;B.V.RamanrejectstheformerapplicationbecauseitisnotinconformitywithParashara’sdictumandoptsforthe latterapplication.Mantreswarahas leftthis issueunresolvedandhasnot clarifiedas towhy theParamayu shouldbeusedasthedivisorbutseemstosupportitsapplicationwhichVaidyanathatoodoes.AccordinglythisnativewasbornwhenAquarius-SaturnKalachakra-dasawason. Libra sign is the Deha rasi; it is not occupied by any planetexceptbyVyatipata,andformsthe5thhousefromthe lagnaandthe10thhousecounted fromtheChandra-lagna, it is aspectedbytheSunandJupiter.Itisabeneficsignwhoselord,afriendofthelagna-lord, is a functional benefic and a yoga-karaka for Geminilagna; it isalsoamutual friendofthe lordoftheChandra-lagna.It is exalted in the 10th house and aspected by Saturn; both arestrong in Shadabala. Both, theChakra-dasaof the5th house andtheApasavyaLibra-VenusdasagivegoodresultsbuttheJeevarasiisoccupiedbyGulikaandDhoomaanditslordisinthe12thhousefromthelagnainconjunctionwithKetu,therefore,thisnativeeventhough blessedwith excellent yogas and dasas all operatingwillremainworriedandemotionallydisturbedafflictedbydiscontentand frustration, andmaynotenjoy soundhealth throughout lifemore so because ofUpaketu and Inderchapa occupying the 10th housewhichsituationindicatesconstantstruggleandunease,anda long painful wait for good-luck to smile intermittently. VenusdoesnotcastitsaspectontheMoon.Itisnotadvisabletoassessany nativity and make predictions with the simultaneous aid oftwoormoredasa-systemsor systems; therewillbemanyerrorsinpredictions.Kalachakradasahasbeenbrieflymentionedforthebenefitofthosewhopreferitsapplication. IfthelordofthenavamsaoccupiedbytheMoonisinakendraoratrikona-bhavafromthelagnaandinakendrafromMercuryonewillrisetobeakingofkings,thispowerfulRajayogawillnotconfertheascribedresultsincasetheMoonorthelordofthenavamsaoccupied by the Moon and Mercury are weak, suffer affliction,occupyorownevilbhavasfromthelagna.Theconstructiveandthe


destructive qualities of navamsa positions gained by planets aremoreoftenover-looked.Thisyogadoesnotoccur in thepresentcasebecauseVenusisnotinakendrafromMercurybutbecausethelordsofthe9thandthe10thareinthenavamsasruledbyJupiterwhichwhileoccupyingatrikona-bhavaisinakendrafromMercury.Therefore, the significations of the 9th and the 10th bhavas haveflourished notwithstanding the fact that in the Navamsa-chartJupiterisinthe12thfromthesignoccupiedbyitintheRasi-chart. Mantreswara tells us that the Ashtakavarga system is thebest method for making predictions. But, the available texts donotexplainthismethodaselaboratelyastheydoothermethods.However, the Ashatakavarga method and the Gochara methodcomplementtheUdu-dasasystems.TheVimshottaridasaofRahuholds sway foreighteenyears.Dividing thisperiodby twelve i.e.thetotalnumberofsigns,theinitialsub-periodwouldbethatofScorpiosign,thesignoccupiedbyRahu,followedbythesub-periodofSagittariussign.Thesub-periodofAquariussignthathasthirtybeneficbindusandisthe9thhousefromthelagnaandthe2ndfromtheMoon,sawthisnativequalifytheC.A.Entrancetestinhisfirstattempt.Theinitial intervalofSaturninthesub-periodofCancersigncontainingtwenty-eightbeneficbindusmadehimemergeasaCharteredAccountantwhenSaturnwastransitingAriessignasadonortothatsignandalsothekakshayaoftheSunwhohasalsocontributedabindutoAriessign.Saturn,alongwiththeexaltedSunandtheMoon,thesub-periodsign-lord,wasthentransitingAriescontainingthirty–twobeneficbindusinthe11thfromthelagnaandinthe4thfromtheMoonandRahuwastransitingCancersign.Theinterval ofVenusexalted in the9th house fromCancer sign gavethisnativehisfirstjobwhenVenuswastransitingthekakshayaoftheMooninthe10thfromCancersignandwasinconjunctionwithSaturnandJupiter,andtheirdispositor,Mars,wasinthe11thhouseinthefriendlykakshayaoftheSunwhohadcontributedabindutothetransitedTaurussign;Marswastheninthe9thhousefromthetransitingMoonwhichwas transitingVirgosigncontaining thirtybeneficbindus.Mantreswara states that thebhava that containsmorethantwenty-eightbindusisstrong,moresoifithasabeneficplanet tenanting it. There are a few scholarswho hold the viewthattheaspectoftransitingplanetonthekakshayaofthesigntowhichithascontributedabeneficbinduprovesmoreeventfulthan


itstransitofthatkakshaya.TheChaya-grahashavebeenexcludedfromthegeneral schemeofAshtakavarga thoughShambhuHoraPrakasatakesintoaccountRahuwhichremainsalwaysinaconstantperpetualretrogrademotion. In the present case, Venus, the exalted yoga-karaka, attainsallthreeauspiciousawasthasandisalsostronginSthanabalaandCheshtabala. Parashara declares that the yoga-karakas as are intheirsignsofexaltationconferthebestresults.Outofthethirty-tworashmisgainedbythesevenplanetsVenushascontributedelevenrashmis;onlytheSun,alsoexalted,hascontributedmorerashmisthanVenus, theSunhas contributed thirteen rashmis.Parasharastates that it is impossible to make prediction without priordeterminationofrashmistrength,andaddsthatplanetsstronginsthanabalamakeonearenownedadministratorandthoseplanetsthatarestrongincheshtabala,makeoneanadepttactician.Ifthesevenplanets contributebetween themselves thirty-one to fortyrashmisthenonebecomesaSamanta,occupiesapostofdignity,andbecomesajudgeandanabledecision-maker.

tRiKona-loRdS in the KendRaS

Case study - 2

Rasi chart Cancerlagna13:12:38,Ketu00:26:11inLeo,Saturn14:58:23in Virgo, Mars 07:57:50 in Libra, Moon 22:40:24 in Sagittarius,Rahu00:26:11inAquarius,Jupiter16:26:46inAries,Sun26:00:46,Mercury27:19:15andVenus21:57:55inTaurus.Navamsa Chart Libra lagnawithMoonandRahu,Mars inSagittarius,Ketu inAries, Saturn in Taurus, Venus in Cancer, Sun and Jupiter in Leo,MercuryinVirgo. Thenativeofthishoroscopewasborninawell-to-dofamilyastheyoungestamongstfourbrothersandfivesisters.AtthetimeofhisbirththeMoonwasinSagittariussignandwastransitingthe3rd padaofPoorvaAshadanakshatraruledbyVenus.TheMoonwas


situated inthe6thhousefromCancer lagnawhich isnotan idealhouseforthelordofthelagnatooccupybecauseitssituationinthe6thhouseweakensthelagnaandthelordofthelagna,andalsotheMoon.TheMoonweakinpakshabalaoccupyingthe6thhouseisnotgoodforlongevity,italsoaffectsthedigestivesystem,makesoneneedlesslyaggressiveandearntheenmityofmanypeopleandsufferhumiliation.Ifthelordofthelagnaisinthe6thhousethenitshouldremainstrongerthanthelordofthe6thhouse.Inthiscase,theMoon,thelordofthelagna,doesnotpossessanyCheshtabala;it is weak and renders all other yoga-causing planets which areotherwisestronginSthanabalaetc;weak.TheMoonsituatedinthe6thhousefromthelagnaandinthenakshatraruledbyacombustplanetdoesnotgiveyogaresultsduringthecourseofitsowndasa.The lord of the lagna relegated to a trikasthana even otherwiseweakensthe impactof theotheryoga-givingfriendlywell-placedbhava-lords. Inthisnativity,Jupiter,thecommonlordofthesignoccupiedbythelordofthelagnaandthelordoftheChandra-lagna,occupiesa kendrasthana from the lagna and in a trikona-bhava from theChandra-lagnaandaspectstheMoonfromthe10thhousefromthelagna.Jupiteraspectsitsownsign,whichisalsoitsmoolatrikona-rasi,withitsfullaspectthusstrengtheningthebhavaoccupiedbytheMoonasthe lordof the lagna.ThedasaofMoonran its fullcoursewhilethisnativewasstudyinginschoolandincollege,anditfavouredhismother;thisnativedidnotexperienceanyexceptionalor unexpected problem during this period. The lord of the 4th,occupying itsown sign in the11th house, and the lordof the5th occupyingthe4thhouse inmutualaspectwithJupiter,madehimintelligent and gain proper education. TheMoon produces verygood results when it is in occupation of Cancer, Taurus or Ariessigns,intherestitgivesordinaryorbadresults.TheMoonsituatedinSagittariussignmakesonecourageous,grateful,eloquent,adeptandaffectionatewithrelations. Aplanet situated inany signorbhavaby itself constitutesayoga or an ava-yoga because then it immediately establishes arelationshipwiththelordofthesignandbhavaitoccupiesasthelordofaparticularbhavaandsignwithreferencetoallthethreestandard lagnas – the Lagna, the Chandra-lagna and the Surya-lagna.However,themereoccupationofasignbyanyplanetneed


not necessarily produce the results assigned to it for such anoccupation,becauseresultsvaryinaccordancewiththeinfluencesexerted upon it by other planets through aspect or conjunctionorbyvirtueoftheoccupantandthesign-lordrulingoroccupyingdifferentnakshatras,navamsas,drekkenasetc.Anyassociationofthe lordof the lagnawith the combined lordsof the kendrasorthetrikonas inakendrasthanaoratrikona-bhavafromthe lagnagives rise to yoga and Raja yoga; this yoga obtaining for Cancerlagna confers excellent results butwhich yogadoesnotoccur inthepresentcase,inwhichcasethelordofthe9thoccupiesthe10th house in mutual quadrangular relationship with the lord of the10th thatalso rules the5thhouseand inamutual trine from thelordofthelagna.Thisfavourablesituationnotonlyprotectedthenativefromtheevileffectsofotherava-yogasbutalsomadehimfortunate,able,respectedandwealthy.MarssituatedinLibrasignisinthenavamsaruledbythelordofthe9thhouse,andParasharatellsusthatifthelordofthe10thhouseiscombinedwithabeneficor is hemmed between benefics or occupies benefic vargas itconfers fameandaplaceofpride insocialcircles.Here, the lordofthe10thisnotaspectedbyanyinimicalplanetbutitisafflictedbecausethelordofthe4thsituatedinthe8thfromthe4thinitsownsignisincloseproximityoftheSunandinconjunctionwiththelordofthe3rdandthe12thhouse,apapa-graha.MarsandJupiterarethetwobeneficsforCancerlagna,Mercury,VenusandSaturnarefunctionalmalefics. There is the view expressed that Jupiter, the lord of the 9th house, is not an absolute benefic for Cancer lagna because itsimultaneously rules the 6th house, but Jupiter certainly doesbecomeayoga-karakaifitisexaltedorissituatedinthelagna,the10th,the2nd,the11thorthe9thhouse.Inthepresentcase,italsorulesthe9thhousecountedfromthe10thwhichitincidentallyoccupies.B.V.RamanwritesthatifJupiterisinthe10thhousefromthelagnathenativewillbeahighofficialinthegovernment,rich,virtuous,steadfastinhisspiritualorreligiouslife,wiseandhappyguidedbyhighprinciples.And,ifJupiterisaspectedbyMars,thenativeheadsresearchinstitutes,academiesandeducationalinstitutions.TheseresultsaccrueonlyifJupiterisexaltedoris in itsownsigninthe10thhousenotafflictedbymaleficsand if it isalsoverystrong inshadabalaoccupyingmaximumshubha-vargas vestedwith seven


oreightbeneficbindusintheSarvaAshtakavarga.JupiterinAriessigncanmakeonecommandanarmyorsectionofanarmyorgainadominatingpositioninaninstitution,butthenthelordofthe10th shouldalsobeverystrongandinassociationwiththelordofthelagna and the lord of the 4th house in the case of Cancer lagna.Here, the lordof the lagnawho is thekarakaof the4thhouse isrelegatedtotheinauspicious6thhouse,anditsdispositordoesnotoccupyakendrasthanafromtheMoon. Thelordofthe2ndisthegiverofwealth,ifthe2ndhouseoritslordissimultaneouslyassociatedwiththelordofthe11thandthekarakaofwealth,Jupiter,throughaspectorconjunctionthenonegainswealthduringthecourseofthedasasofthe2ndhouselord,the11thhouselordandJupiter,andbecomesveryrich.Thelordofthelagnaaspectingthe12thhousemakesoneaccumulatewealth.Inthepresentcase,thelordofthe2ndhousesituatedinthe11thisinconjunctionwiththe lordofthe11thhouse,andthe2ndhousereceives the aspect of Jupiter from the 10th, moreover, the 12th house isaspectedby the lagna-lord.ThisnativewasbornduringthelastquarteroftheVimshottaridasaofthelordofthe11thhouseresultinginhisbirthinawealthyfamilybutthedasaofthelordofthe2ndhouseranitsentirecourseduringtheperiodofhisinfancy.This native became wealthy during the major period of Jupiter.Thelordofthe2ndhousesituatedinthe11thgenerallymakesonewhoseadviceissoughtafterandheeded,wellbehaved,fortunateandhappy,andifthelordofthe11thhouseisinthe11ththenthepersonlong-livedwillenjoyvariouscomfortsandluxuries.Thelordofthe12thsituatedinthe11thhousemakesonehoardwealth,serveothersandrude.TheaspectofMarsonthe11thhouse increaseslongevity,givesgoodhealth,sonsandvehicles.Someconsiderthe8thhouseaspectofMarsasunfavourableifthebhavaitaspectsisnotvacant,andMarsevenifsituatedinownsignorexaltedsignorfriendlysignoraspectedbyJupiteraffectshappinessinthefirsthalfof life if theMoon is ill-placed.There isalsotheviewthat ifJupiterassociateswiththelordofthe2ndhousethenitshouldalsoestablishasambandhawithMercuryandthatincaseJupiterandMarshappentoestablishamutual relationship thenthedasaofMarsproducesbetterresults. In the present case, no planet occupies the lagna and thetwotrikonasthanas,noplanetaspects the lagnawhich isboth,a


kendrasthanaandatrikona-bhava,andneitherthelordofthelagnanorthelordofatrikona-bhavaaspectsatrikonasthana.TheprimeconditionforfructificationofgoodresultsofyogasandRajayogasisthatthelagnashouldbevestedwithrequisitestrength;thelagnabecomesverypowerfulifthelordofthelagna,JupiterorMercuryoccupyoraspectthelagnabutnotifanyotherplanetaspects.Thelordofatrikonaaspectingthelagnaoratrikonaprovidestheneedfulopeningforauspiciouseventstooccur.Marsistheyoga-karakaforCancer lagna and Sagittarius Chandra-lagna but here it does notestablisharelationshipwithJupiter,thelordoftheChandra-lagnaandofthe9thbhavafromthelagna,soastocauseaRajayogaofanynotebecauseprimarilyallplanetstendtorestraintheplanetthat isplaced in theopposite sign frombestowing its favourableresults in full, and Mars does not own a kendra for SagittariusChandra-lagna. The lordsof the two trikonasthanas, the lordsofthe 5th and the 9th house, are the significators of prosperity andgoodfortune,iftheyareinassociationwiththelordofthe2ndandthe11thhousetheyarecapableofgivingwealthoriftheyhappentooccupytheir respectivesignsofexaltation.Weaktrikona-lordsdonotindicatepoverty,onlytheydonotmakeonefortunate;theymakeapersonstruggleinlife.Thekendrasthanasandthetrikona-bhavasnotoccupiedbyplanetsotherthanRahuandKetuindicateaturbulentlife.RahuandKetualoneoccupyingthekendrasthanascause immense pain. These chaya-grahas cannot simultaneouslyoccupythetwotrikona-bhavas. Anaturalmaleficsituatedinthe4thhousefromthelagnadoesnotgivehappinessandifthe lordofthe4th is inatrikasthanaascountedfromthelagnaorthe4thhousethenonederivesverylittlehappinessfromfather.Venus,thelordofthe4thforCancerlagna,inthisparticularcaseisnotstronginShadabalaandisinconjunctionwiththeinimicalSunandisnotafunctionalbeneficforthislagna.The lordofthe4thhouseweakandinconjunctionwithamaleficdeprivesoneofhappinessevenifthepersonisrichandpowerful.Marsbyvirtueofsimultaneouslyrulingatrikonaandakendraistheyoga-karakaandtheRajayoga-karakaforCancerlagna.But,LibraisaninimicalsignforMarstooccupyandtherefore,itsdasadidnotgivethedesiredhappinesstothisnativeagainstwhomacourtcasewasinstitutedbyhisfatherwhichcasetothechagrinofthisnativehaddraggedonforalongperiodoftime.Marsissituatedinthe6th


housefromtheSuninthesignruledbythelordofthe6thhouse.ThethirdhouseruledbyMercuryistenantedbySaturninthe12th fromMars,thekarakaofbrothers.SaturnisnotaspectedbyVenusorJupiter,andMarsoccupiesthe6thhousefromthelordofthe3rd. Thecourtcaseinstitutedagainstthisnativebyhisfatherwasatthebehestofhisinimicalbrothers.However,inthiscase,MarsisverystronginCheshtabalaandisalsoadequatelystronginSthanabala.Itisinthemorepositivenavamsaruledbythelordofthe9thhouseoccupyingthe10thhouse.MarsandJupiterinmutualaspectandinmutualkendraswhileoccupyingkendrasfromthelagnadogiverisetoafavourableyogabutnotaRajayoga.Here,thelordofthe10th isinaninimicalsignandthelordofthe9thisnotinafriendlysigneventhoughbothhaveestablishedaParasparadrishtisambandha.Jupiter in Aries gives good looks,makes one argumentative andsuccessful indebates, gives a son, richesofmany kindsbut alsogivesmanytroublesomeenemiesbuttheaspectofMarsonJupiterinAriessigndoesnotproduceveryfavourableresults.Duringthecourseoftheantra-dasaofJupiterinthedasaofMarsthisnativefoundagainfulemploymentinanationalisedbankwhichinstitutionheservedtillthedateofhissuperannuation.Hegotmarriedintheantra-dasaofMercury,thelordofthe7thhousefromtheChandra-lagna, in the dasa ofMars, andhewas blessedwith a daughteranda son in theantra-dasaofVenus thataspects the5thhouse.Moreparticularly inthecaseofCancer lagnaifthe11thhouseorthe 4th house or the 12th house from the lagna is occupied by abeneficthenthe9thhousegainsstrengthandmakesonefortunatebecause the11thand the4thhouseareboth ruledby the lordoftheexaltationsignofthelordofthelagna,andifthe8thhouseisruledbytheintimatefriendofVenus.Inthiscase,the11thhouseisoccupiedbytwonaturalbenefics,MercuryandVenus,whothoughfunctionalmaleficsandpapa-grahas for this lagna,areno longerenemiesofthelordofthe9thhouse.Therefore,themajorperiodofMarsgavethisnativeallthosethingsthatoneordinarilydesiresin life. Theplanets thatare in conjunctionwith theSun, in theirrespectivedasasandantra-dasasconferordinaryresultsonly. Mercury,hereoccupyingTaurussignanditsownVirgonavamsa,istheplanetmostadvancedinasign;alongwithVenus,whichisalso in the same sign,Mercury closely hems the Sun situated initsownnavamsaportionofTaurusinthe11thhouse.Thewelfare


andwell-beingofone’sfatherisdivinedfromthesignandbhavaoccupiedandruledbytheSun.Here,theSunisinconjunctionwiththelordofthe2ndandthe5thfromSurya-lagna,andthelordoftheSurya-lagna,Venus,isaspectedbyMars,theevillordofthe7thandthe12th andamaraka for Taurus lagna, and the Sun is hemmedbetweentwonotsoeffectivenaturalandbeneficplanetsforthislagna.ThissituationoftheSunindicatesthatthefatherofthenativebelongedtoawealthyfamilywholosthisfatherveryearlyinlifeandwhograduallylostallhisinheritedwealththroughlitigationorsaleofpropertyowingtoMarssituatedinthe6thhousefromSurya-lagna,andJupiter,thelordofthe8thandthe11thfromSurya-lagna,occupyingthe12thhousefromtheSun.Saturn,thelordofthe9th andthe10thforTaurusSurya-lagna,occupyingthe8thhousefromitsmoolatrikona-rasididnotpermit thenative’s father topursueanyindependentgainfulvocationthroughouthislife-timeandwhothroughout his life remained involved in litigations with variouspeopleincludingthisnativewhenthelatterwasexperiencingtheantra-dasaofMercuryinthedasaofMarswhichisinShada-ashtakarelationshipwiththeSun.TheSunortheMoonoccupyingthe11th housefromthelagnadoesmakeoneexceptionallyfortunatebutinthepresentcase,theSuneventhoughoccupyingitsownnavamsais inthesignruledby itsbitterenemyand is inconjunctionwithit inmutualtrinalpositionwithSaturn,the lordofthe8thhouse.TheSunandtheSurya-lagnaarebothafflictedbyinimicalplanets.SaravalidoesnotassignbadresultstotheaspectofMarsontheSunoccupyingthesignruledbyVenusnortotheaspectoftheSunonMarssituatedinaVenusiansign,exceptthattherewillbeincreaseof enemies. The native of this father made many troublesomeenemies. Planets ruling or aspecting either the 9th or the 10th housepromoteupliftmentinlifeandcareer.Saturnaspectingthe9thhousemakesonefortunateduringthecourseofitsowndasaandinthedasaofthelordofthe9thifitissituatedinitsownsignorinLibraorinasignruledbyJupiter;here,ideallysituatedwithreferencetothelagnaitisucchabhilashi,inthe10thfromtheChandra-lagnaandisthelordofthesignoccupiedbyRahuonwhosebehalfitwilltendtoact.Rahu,withitsdispositoralsofavourablyinclined,generallymakes one very fortunate during the course of its dasa. SaturnwhichisveryweakinShadabalaandisnotaspectedbyeitherVenus


orJupitergaveitsgoodresultstothisnativeafteralongfrustratingwaitandthattoonotuptotheextentonewouldordinarilyexpect,becauseMarsandJupiterhavenotcausedaformidableRajayogato arise andMars does not cast its aspect on the lagna-kendra.PromotionsinservicecametothisnativeratherlateowingalsototheShada-ashtakapositionofthetwoluminariesandofthelordofthelagnaandthelordofthehouseofgains.But,thelordofthe11th houseisinakendrafromitsintimatefriendRahuwhichissituatedinthe11thhousefromthe10thandinthe5thfromthelordofthe10thhouse;accordingly thisnative receivedhisfirstpromotion intheantra-dasaofVenusinthedasaofRahuandalsopurchasedahouseofhisowntowhichhemovedintheantra-dasaoftheSunsituatedinthe4thhousefromRahu;Rahugavehimthreetransfer-postingsduringthecourseofitslongdasaspanningeighteenyears.Thepromotionsthatthisnativereceivedwereofaminornature,themereoccupationof thekendrasbyyoga-givingplanet is justnotenoughtoconferahighpositioninlifeorcareer.Furthermore,therelativelyweakVenushascausedtheunfavourableandhiddenKemadrumayogatoariseonaccountof itsownproximitytotheSunandbecauseof theaspectofMarsoccupying theexaltationsignofthelordofthe8thhousethatitreceivesfromthe4thhousewhich isafflictedby the lordof the8th situated in the3rdhouse;thisava-yogahadseverelyhinderedthisnative’scareerprospectsthroughouttheperiodofhisservice.TheaspectofMarsonVenusoccupying itsownsign isevil ineffect,whichevil is cancelledbyJupiter.TheconjunctionoftheSun,MercuryandVenusinanyoneofthetwelvesignsdoesnotordinarilygiveyogaresults. ForCancerlagnathe4thandthe10thbhavaswhichcomplementeachotherareformedbyoddsigns.Planetssituatedinoddsignstendtoproducemoreoftheirpositiveresults.Hereat,thelordofthe5thandthe10thi.e.Mars,isinLibra,anoddsign,andJupiter,thelordofthe6thandthe9th,isinAries,anoddsign;thesetwonamedplanetsbyvirtueoftheirbhava-lordshipandplacementproducedfor thisnativemoreof theirpositiveresultsduringthecourseoftheirrespectiveVimshottaridasas.ThedasaofJupiter,thelordofthe9thsituatedinthe10thinyoga-formationwiththelordofthe5th,hasbeenthebestperiodofhislife.DuringthecourseofthedasaofJupiterthisnativereceivedhislastpromotionintheantra-dasaofSaturnwhichisthelordofthe10thandthe11thfrom10thhouse,and


thelordofthe4thandthe5thfromthesignoccupiedbythelordofthe10thhouse.Mostimportantly,Jupitersignifiesone’schildrenandtheirwelfare;itisinyogawiththelordofthe5thhouse,therefore,itsdasaprovedveryfortunateforthetwochildrenofthisnative.Theelderdaughterofthenativebecameasoftwareprogrammer,gotmarried andmoved toUnited States, and his son became aCharteredAccountant,wenttoUSAforfurtherstudies,gotmarriedandisresidinginUSAeversinceandwhowasblessedwithason.For Cancer lagna, Jupiter no doubt qualifies to be the Rajayoga-karaka because it rules the 9th house from the 10th and the lordofthe10thfromthe9thhouse,anditisinthe5thnavamsaofAriessign,butduringthecourseofitsdasawhileprovidingalldesirablecomfortsandwealthtothenativeJupiterfailedtoconferRajayogaresults.JupiterisstronginShadabalabutinitsownAshtakavargahasgainedonly fourbeneficbindus. The signoccupiedby ithasgainedmoremaleficrekhasthanbeneficbindusandfarlessbeneficbindusthanthe9thhousethatitruleshasgained.But,becauseitoccupiesthefirstpadaofBharninakshatra,the10thandoneofthethree Janma nakshatras ruled by Venus, its temporal friend, thedasaofJupiterprovedfruitfulforthisnative. In the present case, the Surya-lagna is the Lagna-pada; itis occupied by a cruel planet and two natural benefics in closeproximityoftheSun.Thekendrasandthetrikonasaredominatedbynaturalmalefics.Theseplanetshavenotprovedfavourableforthisnative.TheAruddha-padaof the9thhouse isalso theSurya-lagna.ThisnativehasbeenfortunateinalimitedwayonlybecauseofSaturn.Saturnasthelordofthe9thandthe10thfromtheArudha-padaofthe9thhouseisucchabhilashiinthe5thhouseinafriendlysignandafriendlynavamsaasafunctionalbeneficfortheArudha-padaofthe9thhouse,butitsdispositor,whichisapapa-grahaforCancerlagnaandnotanaisargikafriendofthelordofthelagna,isintheverycloseproximityoftheSunandholdsbackSaturn.AbeneficiallyinclinedSaturngenerallymakesapersonfortunateandwealthylateinlife.

PlanetS in the 11th houSe

Case study - 3

Rasi chart Sagittariuslagna16:07:35,Saturn28:32:37andRahu13:04:02inCapricorn,theMoon10:11:17inGemini,Ketu13:04:02inCancer,Mars12:21:54inLeo,Sun10:11:37,Mercury24:33:31,Jupiter(c)10:32:11andVenus04:28:32inLibra.Navamsa Chart:Leo lagna,Saturn inVirgo,Ketu inLibra, theMoonandVenus inScorpio,theSunandJupiterinCapricorn,RahuinAries,MercuryinTaurusandMarsinCancer. Whenthisnativewasborn,theMoon,thelordofthe8thhousefromthelagna,wastransitingthelastpadaofMrigasiranakshatraruledbyMars;MrigsiranakshatraformsapartofGeminisignruledbyMercury.Other than theMoon,whichwas situated in the7th house,nootherplanetoccupiedakendrasthanaeither fromthelagna or the Chandra-lagna. The 4th house was fully aspected


bySaturn, the lordof the2ndand the3rd, and the7thhousewasaspectedby Jupiter, the lordof the lagnaand the4th; theMoonaloneasthelordofthe8thhouseaspectedthelagna-kendra.Jupiter,situated inan inimical signand in itsdebilitationnavamsa in the11thhouse,wascombust.TheSunandMarsarethetwodesignatedyoga-karakasforSagittariuslagnabyvirtueoftheirrulingatrikona-bhavaeach.ButtheSun,whichwasinitsdebilitationsignandinan inimical navamsa, did not gain neechabhanga, andMars, thelordofitsexaltationsign,nodoubtoccupyingitsParam-mitra’srasibutnotaspectingthelagna,wasinthe9thhouseinitsdebilitationnavamsa.Prima facie this is aweaknativity. Except for the four-planetconjunctionoccurringinthe11thhousefromthelagnaandinthe5thhousefromthenatalMoon,whichMoonwhileaspectingthelagnaisnotinthemiddleportionofthecommonsignitoccupies,thereseemstobenootheryogaofnote indicatingprogressandprosperityforthisnative.Kalyanvarmatellsusthatplanetssituatedintheirexaltationnavamsasgivetheirfullresults,thosesituatedintheirownnavamsasgivetheresultsoftheoccupationoftheirownsigns, those in their friendly navamsas give ordinary results andthosewhichareintheirdebilitationorinimicalnavamsagivebadresults.AsregardsthecombuststatusofplanetsitissaidthatthecombustionofplanetswithinfivedegreesoftheSunisreal,beyondfivedegreesandwithintendegreesitisordinary,andifitisbeyondtendegreesandwithinfifteendegreesitisnominal.Threeormoreplanetscombustgiveonlymisery.Saturnoccupyingthe10thhousefromtheMoonmakesonesickly,poor,unhappy,andacompletefailureinlife,itsoccupationofafriendlysignnotwithstanding;suchaSaturngenerallydoesnotconferahighstatusandfame.But,thisnativewasaverysuccessfulhighlypaidadvocateoftheSupremeCourtofIndia. Saravali tells us that if the Sun,Mercury, Venus and Jupitercombine in a sign thenone,whoadept inhisfieldof activityorprofessionandholding aneminentposition,will remainwealthyandveryhappythroughoutlifesurroundedbybrothers,friendsandmanywell-wishers.ForSagittariuslagna,SaturnrulingtheDhana-bhava, Venus ruling the Labhasthana andMercury ruling the allimportant 10th house are functionalmalefics. However, Venus iscapableofremovingorreducingthedefectsofMercury.Inthiscase,theSun,Mercury,VenusandJupitercombininginLibrasignandin


mutualkendrafromSaturngaverisetoaDhanayogainasmuchasthe2ndhousewasoccupiedbyitsownlordthatwassituatedinthe4thhousefromthelordsofthe9th,the10thandthe11thbhavasinthe11thhousefromthelagnainthemoolatrikona-rasiofthelordofthe11th,combiningwiththelordofthelagna,whoisalsotheDhana-karakaandcastsitsaspectonthe11thhouse.EventhoughtheSunandJupiterwereinthesignoccupiedbytheirbitterenemyandwere,therefore,defective,thisnativewasaprofessionalwhowas in theveryhigh income-bracket,andmostof thewealthhepossessedhehadearned forhimself. The11thhousehadgainedintheSarvaAshtakavargalesserbeneficbindusthanthosegainedbythe10thhouse,andthelagna-kendrahadgainedfarlessbeneficbindus.ThemaximumnumberofbeneficbinduswasgainedbyLeosignfallingonthe9thhousefromthelagnawhichsignwasoccupiedbyMarswhichhadgainedthemaximumnumberofbeneficbindus.Mars had gained seven benefic bindus in which context JatakaParijatastatesthatMarsifoccupyingAries,Leo,Scorpio,SagittariusorCapricornsignhappenstogain fourormorebeneficbindus itmakesonea king.ButMarswasnot in anyRaja yoga formationanditoccupieditsdebilitationnavamsa,andtherefore,thisnativedid not hold an official position in the government or a politicaloffice;heneverindulgedinpolitics.The9thhousethathadgainedforty-twobeneficbindushadmadethisnativeveryfortunateandprosperous.Thelordofthe10thcontributingsevenbeneficbindustoitsownbhavaandsixbeneficbindustothe9thhousemadehimsucceedinhisprofessionandgainconsiderablerepute,andthelordofthe11thcontributingthemostbindustoitsownbhavaandthe9thhouse,progressivelygavehimverymanyopportunitiestoearnwell.Fortunesmiledonthisnativeafterhismarriageandthebirthofhisfirstson;theMoonoccupiedthe7thhouseinthisnativityasthemainandsoleinvigoratorofthelagnaandtheentirecouncilofplanets,anditwasinthenavamsaruledbythelordofthe5thhouse.Jupiterasthelordofthe10thhousefromChandra-lagnacombiningwiththelordoftheChandra-lagnaand,thelordofthe5thinthe5th housefromtheChandra-lagnainyogawithSaturnandaspectedbySaturn,madethisnativealeadingadvocateoftheSupremeCourtofIndia.Saturnruleslaw,andJupiterassociatingwithMercurygivesanalyticalintellectandthelegalprofessiontopursue.Thelordofthe11th houseoccupying itsownbhavaensuresdomesticpeace


and happiness throughout life and, benefics situated in the 11th housemakeoneacquirewealththroughhonestandnoblemeans.Four planets conjoining in the 11th house from the lagnadonotbecomeinstrumentalintheformationofSanyasayoga. ForSagittariuslagnatheMoonrulesthe8thhouse,it isnotafunctionalbenefic.MarsalongwiththeSunisafunctionalbeneficbut it continues to be a cruel planet unless aspected by Jupiter.Marsdoesnotownakendrafromthislagna,andhere,itoccupiesafieryandacruelsigninthe9thhousefromthelagna.Marssituatedinthe9thhousegivesproficiencyinlaw.Legalprofessiondoesnotabhorfalsehood. If the lordofthe2ndhouse is inasignruledbySaturnorMars and ifmalefics join the kendras and the trikonasthenthepersonwillbealiar,thesameresultsensueifthelordofthe2ndhouseisinanavamsaruledbySaturnorMars.ThisistheAsatyavadiyogawhichoccurs in thisnativity.Since the4thhousefromthelagnaisformedbyabeneficsignandJupitercastsitsfullbeneficaspectontheMoonthisnativecouldactuallyhavebeenpure-hearted who probably detested secrecy and hypocrisy inpersonallife.Allplanetsoccupyingthe11thhouseoraspectingthe11thhouseconfermanygoodthings in life,comfortsandwealth,they do so in accordance with the nature of the sign formingthe11thhouseand inaccordancewith theplanets theycombinewithoraspect,maleficssituated inthisbhavaseemto losetheirevil propensity and tend to givemoreof their good results. Thepresenceofaplanetindebilitationorincombustiondoesnotspoilthe11thhouseandtheplanetssituatedtherein,itmerelydelaysthefructificationoftheassignedgoodresults.Gargatellsusthatthatthe Sun in Libra signoccupying the11th houseevenwithout thebenefitofneechabhangawillgiverisetoanexcellentyogaforgoodfortune,prosperityandgainsprovideditisalsoinconjunctionwithMercury. Avacant lagna isnotas strongas the lagna that isoccupiedby a planet but the Chandra-lagna can never be vacant becauseit is always occupiedby theMoon. In this nativity, theChandra-lagnawasstrongerthanthelagnaandwasaspectedbyJupiternolongerastrongfunctionalbeneficowingtoitscombuststatus,andforwhichlagnaSaturnoccupyingitsownsigninthe2ndhouseandVenusoccupying itsown sign in the11th houseact as functionalbenefics capable of giving yoga. The lord of the Chandra-lagna,


Mercury,situatedinthe5thhousefromtheMoonwasretrogradebut itwasoutside the rangeof combustion. Irrespectiveof theirbhava-lordshipandnavamsasofoccupationwhenallthreenaturalbenefics occupy the auspicious 5th house from the Moon theyconferstrengthtotheChandra-lagnaandcauseyogaeveninthecompanyofthedebilitatedSunwhichifeventwarrantsmaybeinconjunctionwith the lord of the sign that it happens to occupy;however, planets in conjunctionwith the debilitated Sun do notgiverisetoRajayoga.Fortunately,atthetimeofthebirthofthisnative, the Sun situated in its signof debilitationwasnot in thenavamsaruledbythelordofthe8th. Apersonbecomesfortunateincasemaleficplanetstenantthe3rd, the6thor the11thhouse fromthe lagna,andbeneficplanetsoccupy the kendras in strength forming an association with thelagna.Ifmaleficplanetsoccupybeneficsignsthentheyshouldbeaspectedbybeneficplanetsinordertoconfergoodresultsassignedtothemortochecktheirevilpropensity.InthisnativityRekayogaispresentbecausethecombustlordofthe4thaspectedbySaturn,thelordofthe3rd,apapa-graha,hascombinedinthe11thhousewiththelordofthe6th,whichisalsoapapa-grahaforSagittariuslagna.Therearenoplanetstenantingthe2ndorthe12thsignfromtheMoon,butnoKemadrumayogaarisesbecausetheMoonisinakendrafromthelagna.Moreover,theMoonissituatedinthe9th housefromtheSun inwhichregardBrihat Jatakastatesthatthepersonwillbeofaverygoodamicabletemperament,verywealthy,verylearnedandextraordinarilyintelligent.TheMoonsituatedinGeminisignmakesonejovial,long-livedandapleasure-seeker,byaspectingthelagnaitmakesonegood-looking,likeable,generousand considerate, and if aspected by Jupiter makes one developandharbourgoodthoughts;thecombustJupiterisseldombadinaspect.SaravalistatesthatthelagnaaspectedbytheMoonmakesonefortunate,exceedinglyclever,veryrichandsoft-spoken;thesefavourableresultsdonotaccrueiftheMoonisdevoidofpakshabalaorifitoccupiesanevilsignornavamsaorisnotaspectedbyJupiter.However,atthetimeofthebirthofthisnativenoplanetoccupiedthe 5th navamsa of the sign of its occupationwhichwould haveotherwise given rise to a significant Rajayoga and made him aprominentpoliticalleaderwieldingpowerandauthority. ThedasasofplanetsrulingoroccupyingtheVipata,Pratyaka


orPratyariandNyadhanaorVadhanakshatrasaredeemedevilforthey generally producebad results; thebeneficnakshatras, suchas the Janma, Sampata, Kshema, Adhana or Sadhaka,Mitra andParam-mitra nakshatras, become afflicted if they are occupiedbypapa-grahasandparticularlythosewhoownthethreesetsofafore-mentionedevilnakshatras. In thisnativity, the setof threeJanmanakshatrasisruledbyMars,theSampatasareruledbyRahu,theVipatasareruledbyJupiter,theKshemasareruledbySaturn,the Pratyakas are ruled by Mercury, the Sadhakas by Ketu, theNyadhanasbyVenus;theSunrulestheMitranakshatrasandtheMoon,theParam-mitras.Atthetimeofbirththelagna-pointwasinPoorvaAshada,aNyadhananakshatra,theSunwasinSwati,aSampatanakshatra,theMoonwasinMrigasira,aJanmanakshatra,MarswasinMagha,aSadhakanakshatra,MercurywasinVishakha, a Vipata nakshatra, Jupiterwas in Swati, a Sampata nakshatra,VenuswasinChitra,aJanmanakshatra,SaturnwasinDhanishta,aJanmanakshatra,RahuwasinSravana,anParam-mitranakshatra,andKetuwasinPushyanakshatra,aKshemanakshatra.Thelagna-nakshatrawasprotectedbytheaspectoftheMoonrulingthesetof threebeneficParam-mitranakshatras, theMoonsituated inabeneficnakshatrawas also aspectedby Jupiter ruling theVipatanakshatra butwhile occupying a Sampata nakshatra at the timeofbirth.WiththeexceptionofMercurytherestthreeofthefourplanets conjoining in the 11th housewere in benefic nakshatras;Saturnthatcastits10thhouseaspectonthisconjunction,ruledandoccupiedabeneficnakshatra,andwas in theDhana-bhava. ThedasasofJupiterandSaturnprovedmostauspiciousforthegeneralwelfare,careerandwell-beingofthisnative;bothassumedtheroleofyoga-karakabutdidnotgiveRajayogaeffects.Evenotherwise,therewasnoRajayogacausedbecauseherethelordsofthe6th,the7thandthe10thbhavasdidcombineinonesignandbhavabuttheyhadnotcombinedinakendrafromthelagna,theydidcombineinatrikonafromtheChandra-lagnabuttheMoonisthelordofthe8th houseforSagittariuslagna. Thisnative,wholikehisfather,wasaleadingadvocateoftheSupremeCourt of India,was born at the fag-end of the dasa ofMars,whenMarswas inMagha,theSadhakanakshatraruledbyKetu.Thisdasawas followedbythatofRahuoccupyingSravana,theParam-mitranakshatraruledbytheMoon,whichdasaranits


fullcoursewhenhewasstudying.ThedasaofJupiterwhichwasinSwatiruledbyRahu,aSampatanakshatra,ensuredhisqualificationasanadvocateoftheDelhiHighCourtandtheSupremeCourtofIndia, duringwhich period he joined his father and commencedlegalpracticeaswasindicatedbyJupitercombiningwiththeSun.He inherited the legal practiceof his father and alsohis father’slandedpropertiesandwealthduringthedasaofSaturnwhichwasinDhanishtaruledbyMars,aJanmanakshatra,andoccupiedthe2ndhouseconjoiningwithRahuthatalsoruledandoccupiedbeneficnakshatras,duringwhichperiodthisnativeearnedwell.Thelordofthenavamsaoccupiedbythelordofthelagnahappenedtobethelordof theDhana-bhavasituated in itsownsignandbhava,andthisnativemadeanameforhimselfbecausethe lordofthe10th house,anaturalbenefic, conjoiningwith twonaturalbenefics inthe11thhouse,occupiedabeneficnavamsa in the10th from thenavamsa-lagna. This native did not purchase or construct a newhouse;hecouldnothavedonesobecauseofthecombustlordofthe4thoccupyingthe8thhousefromthe4th. ThedasaofMercurywhichwasinVishakharuledbyJupiter,aVipatanakshatra,gavehimhugeincomebutalsoaffectedhishealthandforcedhimtogiveuphislegalpracticewhichwaseventuallyinheritedbyhissons.HemethisendinthedasaofKetuoccupyingthe8thhousefromthelagnawhichhadassumedtheroleofmarakabyoccupyingPushya,aKshemanakshatra,ruledbySaturnwhichissituatedinamarakasthana. Inordertoascertainthenatureorcauseofthediseasewhichis likely toafflictanyperson theplanet situated in the6thor the8th or the 12th house, the lord of the 6th house and the planetsassociatedwith the lordof the6th,need tobeexamined.PrasnaMarga insistsupontheexaminationof the8thhouseonasimilarbasis.Inthepresentcase,the6thhousewasnotoccupiedbyanyplanetnorwasitaspectedbyanyplanet.Thelordofthe6thhouseisamarakaforSagittariuslagnaandinthiscase,itisaspectedbyanothermarakaandoccupied itsownsign inthe8th fromthe6th house.Thelordofthe8thaspectedbythecombustlordofthelagnainitsturnaspectedthelagna.TheinfluenceofJupiteronthelordofthe6thandthelordofthe8thmakesdiagnosisofdiseasedifficult.MercuryrulesthenervesandtheNervoussystem;itwasafflictedby Saturnand the lordof the6thwhichalso afflicted the lordof


the lagna. Saturn afflicting Mercury can cause paralysis of thelimbsordamagetothebrainandthespinalcordorevenmadness.ThisnativesufferedfromthewastingParkinsondiseasewhichheseemstohavecontractedduringthedasaofMercury.SaravalihasassignedbadresultsfortheaspectofSaturnonMercuryoccupyingasignruledbyVenus;hestatesthatthepersonwillbedevoidofhappiness, troubledby relatives, face severalextremesituations,andremainsickandslovenly.Jatakalankaratellsusthatifthelordofthe6thhousesituatedinanoddsignisaspectedbyapapa-grahathenonesuffersfromanunknownorsecretdiseasecausedbytheenemies.ForSagittariuslagna,Saturnisapapa-grahabyvirtueofrulingthe3rdhousefromthelagna. Ketuoccupiesthe8thhousegoverninglongevity;itisinCancersign.Ketu indicatesmentalworriesormental ailmentsand is anadversefactorforlongevityifthesignoccupiedbyitisnotaspectedby a benefic.Here, it is aspectedby the karakaof the 8th houseoccupyingitsownsigninthe2ndhouse.ThisnativeenjoyedafairlylongspanoflifebutcouldnotlivebeyondthedasaofKetuwhichhadassumedtheroleoftheprincipalmarakaalsobecauseofthelordofthe8thoccupyingamarakasthana.Ketu,astheprincipalmaraka,givesapainfuldeathaftersufferingalongtroublesomeperiodofailment.Thediseasesofthemindandthebrainare indicatedbyCancersignfallingonthe8thhousefromthelagnawhichdiseasestendtoafflictapersonifthe8thhouseiseitheraspectedoroccupiedbycruelmaleficsdevoidofbeneficaspects.

oPeRative and inoPeRative YogaS

Case study - 4

Rasi chart Capricornlagna10:31:21,theSun07:15:51,theMoon20:34:00and Venus 19:37:32 in Capricorn, Ketu 13:18:59 in Aries, Rahu13:18:59andJupiter07:23:42inLibra,Saturn28:19:19andMars27:01:18inScorpioandMercury13:53:51inSagittarius.Navamsa Chart: Aries lagna,Venus inGemini, theMoonandKetu inCancer,MercuryinLeo,JupiterinSagittarius,RahuinCapricorn,theSun,MarsandSaturninPisces. Thisnativity,whichhastheretrogradelordofthe10thhouseinconjunctionwiththelordsofthe7thandthe8thinthelagna,doesnotrevealanyyogaorRajayogaofanyparticularimportanceotherthantheoccupationofthe10thhousebyJupiter,andofthelagna


byVenus, theyoga-karakaandtheRajayoga-karakaforCapricornlagna.JupiteroccupiesaneutralsignandVenusoccupiesthesignruledbyitsintimatefriend.Moreover,thelordofthelagnathoughaspectingthelagnaisinthe11thhouseinthecompanyofitsbitterenemy who rules the 11th house. The placement of planets isindeedveryordinaryholdingnoexceptionalpromiseofadvancedprosperity to this native who is not exceptionally educated; hedoesnotholdaprofessionalqualification.Neitherthelordofthelagna,whoisalsothelordoftheChandralagna,northelordofthesignoccupiedbyitisinakendracountedfromthelagnaandthenatalMoon.Yet, thisnative leadsagood life,hasagoodsourceofincome,livesinhisownhouse,hashisownvehiclesandbyallstandardsiswealthyandhappy. Venus,thelordofthe5thandthe10th,occupiesthelagna-kendrawhichisalsotheChandra-lagnaandtheSurya-lagna.ThecommonlordofthesethreelagnasisSaturnwhichoccupiesthe11thhouseinScorpiosignalongwiththelordofthe11th,Mars.SaturnisnothappilyplacedinScorpiosignwhereinsituateditgenerallymakesonerichbutalsogivesmanyailmentsandmakesonesuffermanypainsandsorrowssecretly.Marsoccupyingitsownsign,Scorpio,makesoneawealthybusinessmanwhoisvindictiveandintentonharminghisopponents.Marssituatedinthe11thhousegivesplentyofwealth,courageandhappinessbutanunhappymarriage.Saturnsituatedinthe11thhousealsogivesaverygoodsourceofincome,wealthandpropertybutdoesnotgivehappinessfromwifeorson.The lord of the lagna conjoiningwith the lord of the 11th housein the11th fromthe lagnagivesmuchgain fromtradeandmanybenefitsthroughanelderbrother. Jupiter in Libra sign gives goodmemory and actions,wealthandacomfortableliving;itmakesonereligious.Jupiteroccupyingthe10thhousefromthelagnagivesplentyofwealth,goodhealth,successandprosperity.Asthelordofthe12thsituatedinthe10thitmakesoneindustrious,eagertogainmoreincomeorhoardwealthandblessedwithasonbutrudeinspeechandbehaviour;asthelordofthe3rdsituatedinthe10thitmakesonefortunate,generousandengageingoodworks.RahuinconjunctionwithJupitertakesawaymanyof thegoodthings indicatedby Jupiter; itcauses theunfavourableGuru-ChandalayogawhichyogahereisnotrelievedbytheaspectofVenusorMercury.Rahusituatedinthe10thhouse


has spoiled the Amla yoga caused by Jupiter, and there is nobeneficplanettenantingthe9thhouseruledbyMercury.Mercuryiseasilyinfluencedbythenatureofthesignitoccupiesandbytheplanets conjoiningwith it or aspecting it. Situated inAquarius itmakesoneverytimidandgivesvery littleenjoyment in life;andwhileoccupyingthe12thhouse itdoesnotgiveeasysuccessandmakesonefrustratedandindolent.ThetextshavenotpraisedthesituationofMercuryinthe12thhouseunlessitisinitsownsignorinasignruledbyVenus.Here,Mercurydoesnotoccupyabeneficnavamsa. The 12th house is hemmed between natural maleficsandtherefore,thegoodsignificationsindicatedbythebhavasthatMercury rules suffer. Jupiter is not a benefic for Capricorn lagnabutafunctionalmalefic,byoccupyingLibrasigninthe10thhouseithasafflictedVenusandthroughVenusafflictedthe lagna.Asafunctionalmalefic,whorulesthe3rdandthe12th,Jupiter’saspectonthetrikonasortheirlordscanproducebadtoverybadresultsifithappenstooccupyamajorityofunfriendlyandevilshodasvargas;itcanmakeapersonunfortunate.AccordingtoKapilaNadi,Venusconjoining with Jupiter in Capricorn lagna confers yoga but thisconjunctionmakesapersonborninRajayogaexperiencepoverty. InthisnativitytheUpapadaofthelordofthelagnafallsonthe9thhousefromthelagna,andtherefore,VirgosignistheUpapadaofSaturnwhichpadaformedbyanevenandbeneficsignisdevoidofbeneficandmaleficaspects.MercuryoccupyingakendrafromtheLagnaUpapadagivesrisetoayogathatconfersauspiciousresults;itdoesnotcauseaRajayogaeventhoughKalidasastatesthatitwillmakeoneakingandverylearned.SaturnhavingadvancedmostinasignistheAdhika-grahaortheAtmakaraka.KalidasastatesthattheAdhika-grahaconjoiningwithMarsmakesonebeararmsandbecomeasoldierordealinmetalsormetallicobjectsandifvestedwithrequisitestrengthcanmakeonearulerandexercisepowerandauthority.ThesestatedeventshavenotmaterialisedbecauseofthelackofmutualaffinitybetweenSaturnandMarswhohappentooccupythesamerasiandthesamenavamsa. This native was born when the Aries navamsa sub-divisionofCapricornsignwasrisinginthelagnaintheSravananakshatraruledbytheMoon.TheMoonwasalsoinCapricornsigninitsownnavamsaandinSravananakshatra.Thelordofthelagna,Saturn,which is also the lord of the Chandra-lagna situated in the 11th


houseinthecompanyofthelordofthe11thhouseandsupportedbyVenusandJupiter,hasmadethelifeofthisnativesmoothandeasy.Thisnativehasnothadtostruggletoestablishhisowncareerasabusinessman.Hewasbornatthefag-endoftheVimshottaridasaoftheMoon.Hisbirthbenefitedhisfatherwholivedwellasa Gazetted officer of the Central Government of India and livedlongbecausetheSunsituatedinaneutralsigninthelagna-kendraalongwiththedasa-lordMoon is inakendrafromJupiterand isaspected by the lord of the lagna, and because the dasa of theMoonwassoon followedbythedasaofMarsoccupying itsownsigninthe11thhouseasthelordofthe4thandthe11thhouse.Marsis inaSadhakanakshatraruledbyMercurywhoismorethelordofthe9thhousethanofthe6th.Mercuryoccupyingafriendlysignaspectsitsown6thhousewhichaspectcoupledwiththeaspectofJupiterdidnotpermitanymajorimpedimentoroppositioninhispathofprogresstotakefirmrootandmadehimleadarelativelycomfortablecare-freelife.TheaspectofMercuryonthe6thhousecreatesmanyenemiesthatneedtobesubjugated;theaspectofJupiteronthe6thhousedestroysenemies. ThedasaofRahusawthisnativecompletehisstudiesobtainingadiplomainElectricalEngineering,andlaterjoinhiselderbrotherinlatter’sbusiness.Rahuoccupiesthe10thhouseinthesignruledbyitsintimatefriendandisinitsownnakshatra.BecausethedasaofRahuranitscoursewhenthisnativewasstudyingitdidnotallowthenativetoacquireahighlevelofeducation;inthiscaseRahurulesthesetofthreeVipatanakshatras.ThedasaofRahuprovedfruitfulforthisnativebecausethelordofthe10thhouse,Venus,situatedinthe4thhousefromRahuisretrograde,andVenusoccupyingthelagna-kendrainakendrafromJupitergivestheresultsofbeinginitsexaltationsign.ThedasaofRahusituatedinthe10thhousefromthelagnamakesoneharbourgoodintentionsandgiveapracticalshapetothosegoodintentions;itconferssuccessinallundertakingsandone’seffortsgenerallybearrichfruits.RahuoccupiesCapricornnavamsainthe10thfromtheNavamsa-lagna. Jupiteroccupiesaneutralsignruledbyanaturalbeneficwhois the yoga-karaka and Rajayoga-karaka for Capricorn lagna, andisinaVipatanakshatraruledbyRahu,itisinitsownnavamsainthe9thfromtheNavamsa-lagna.TheentiredasaofJupiterprovedexceedinglygoodforthisnativewhowithoutinvestinganycapital


becameanequalpartnerinhisbrother’sbusiness,gotmarriedandwas blessedwith a son andhis shareof incomealsomultiplied.SarvarthaChintamanistatesthatduringthecourseofthedasaofJupiteroccupyingthe10thhousefromthelagnaonegainsakingdomif there is a Rajayoga; otherwise the person becomes wealthy,marriesandbegetsasonallthewhileenjoyingallavailablematerialcomfortsandhappinessbefittingaking.Exceptfortheconjunctionofthelordofthe5thwiththelordofthe7thinthelagnawhichyogaisspoiledbythepresenceofthemorepowerfullordofthe8thhousethereisnoRajayogaobtaining.JupiteralongwithMarsandVenushasgainedthemaximumbeneficbindusintheSarvaAshtakavarga.EventhoughJupiterisapapa-grahaforCapricornlagna,itdoesnotspoilthebhavaitoccupiesandaspects,especiallywhenit is inakendraoratrikonafromthelordofthesignofitsexaltation,theMoon,andparticularlywhenitissituatedinitsownmorepositivenavamsaordrekkena. Presently this native is experiencing the effects of the dasaofthelordofthelagnaandtheDhana-bhava,Saturn.Saturnisinclose conjunctionwithMars in the sign ruled byMars, its bitterenemy.SinceSaturnisthelordofthelagnaandisinconjunctionwiththelordofthe11thwhoalsorulesakendrasthanaanditselfoccupiesaSadhakanakshatra, itsdasahasnotgivenbad resultswhichitotherwisewouldhavegiven.Otherwise,thedasaofSaturnoccupyingthesignruledbyitsbitterenemyandinconjunctionwithapapa-grahadevastatesall thatonehasgainedandestablished.DuringthecourseofthedasaofSaturntheincomeofthisnativeincreased and he also purchased a new residence for himselfandhisfamily.SaturnhasgainedfivebeneficbindusintheSarvaAshtakavargaandisassociatedwiththelordofthe4thandthelagnathroughaspect. Jupiterasthelordofthe3rdhouseoccupyingitsownnavamsamakesonefortunatewiththefinancialhelpextendedbyabrother.Thisnativegainedthesourceofhisearningandwealthwith theassistance and support of his elder brother who made him anequalpartner inhisbusiness.Apersongainswealththroughthesourceindicatedbythekarakathat isassociatedwiththelordofthe 2nd house and the 11th house. Sarvartha Chintamani statesthat if the lordof the2ndhouseand the lordof the lagnaare inthe 3rd house strong and associated with male planets through


aspectorconjunctiononegainsandearnswealththroughbrotheror brothers, or if the lords of the lagna and the 2nd aspect eachother or occupy the same bhava aspected by or in conjunctionwith the karaka of brothers. In the present case, Saturn, as thelordofthelagna,alsorulesthe2ndhouseandisinthe11thhouseinconjunctionwiththe lordofthe11thwho isalsothekarakaofbrothers; moreover, this conjunction is hemmed between twonaturalbeneficsoneofwhichrulesthe10thhouseandtheotheroccupiesthe10thhouse,theKarma-bhava,whoselordissituatedinthelagna.Thelordofthe11thsituatedinthe10thhousefromthe2ndhousealsocastsitsaspectonthe2ndhouse.Thus,thelordsofthelagna,theDhana-bhava,theKarma-bhavaandtheLabhasthanaareall intimatelyconnectedwitheachotherandalsoconnectedwiththelordoftheBhagyasthanathatishemmedbetweentheseverynamedlords;thisisaveryrareassemblyofimportantbhava-lordsthatsignifyallthingsthatonelongsforordesiresinlife,andobtains.As it is,Saturnhasgainedonly fourParam-mitra-vargas,oneownvargaandfourneutralvargasintheShodashvarga.Thetextsstatethatonegainspowerandwealthduringthecourseofthedasaofthelordofthelagna,thestrongerthelordofthelagnaismorepronouncedwillbetheresults,andthatduringthecourseof thedasaof the lordof theDhana-bhava,provided it isvestedwithrequisitestrength,therewillbeexpansionandbettermentofthefamily,therewillbemanyreasonsforcelebrations,andgainofwealththroughbetteragreementsandstrongerintimatebusinessrelationships.Incidentally,inthisnativitynoplanetoccupiesaneviloracruelshashtiamsa. Mercury situated in the12thhouse fromtheMoondoesnotgiverisetothefavourableAnaphayogabecauseoftheconjunctionoftheMoonwiththeSunbutitdoescauseVasiyogawhichgiveslearning,wealth, richesetc.Amaleficplanet situated in the12th from the Sun generally makes one reside in foreign lands andMercury is not a malefic planet. The three-planet conjunctionoccurringinthelagna-kendraisaspectedbySaturnwhoseaspectto the lagna strengthens the lagna and the planets occupying itwhichare incidentally inakendra fromJupiter.TheydonotgiverisetoRajayogabutdidblessthisnativewithalong-livedcaringfather,alovingmother,goodbrothersandsisters,anaffectionateresponsiblewife andan intelligent andgood-looking son.Adual


signfallingonthe12thhousefromthelagnaandoccupiedbythelordof the9th in the2ndhouse fromthe lordof the lagnamakesonesettle in theplaceofhisbirth; thepersondoesnotseekhisfortuneanywhereelse.Mercuryisthelordofthe9thhouseforallthreelagnasbutitishemmedbetweencruelplanetswhichhasnotmadethisnativeindependentlyfortunate.Successfulpeopledonothavethelagna,the9thandthe10thbhavasortheirlordshemmedbetweencruelorevilplanets.

ineffective lagnadhi Yoga

Case study - 5

Rasi chart Arieslagna25:43:48,Mars22:19:50,Jupiter20:25:14,Saturn12:57:04andRahu24:09:38inVirgo,Venus29:14:26inLibra,theSun15:57:39andMercury01:47:28inScorpio,theMoon08:27:03inSagittariusandKetu24:09:38inPisces.Navamsa Chart: Scorpiolagna,theSuninScorpio,KetuinAquarius,SaturninAries,VenusandtheMooninGemini,Mercury,JupiterandMarsinCancerandRahuinLeo. WhenthisnativewasbornAriessignaspectedbyVenusfromitsownsignwasrising in the lagnaandtheMoonwas in the4th padaofMoolanakshatraruledbyKetu,andintheGemininavamsasub-divisionofitsfriendlySagittariussign.Ketusituatedinthe12th house from the lagnawas in Pisces sign ruled by Jupiter and inRevatinakshatraruledbyitsintimatefriend,Mercury.Thelordof


theChandra-lagnawasinthe10thhousefromtheMoonwhichwasaspectedbyMars, theyoga-karaka forSagittariusChandra-lagna.Thisnativewasbornastheyoungestamongstthreebrothersandthreesisters,inareputedwealthyfamilywhichisproudofitslonglineageandhistory.Hewasafavouriteofhisparents;hisbrothersand sisterswhodotedonhim spoiledhim thoroughly;mark theassociationof the lordof the11th, signifyingelderbrothers,withthe lordsofthe lagnaandthe9th.His fatherwasaCivilEngineerwhocommandedagoodincomeandledacomfortableluxuriouslife. TheMoonsituated in the9thhouse fromthe lagnagenerallymakesoneveryactive,intelligent,fondoflearning,good-tempered,respectful,courageous,endowedwithwealth,prosperous,blessedwithsons,friendsandmanyrelatives,andtheMooninSagittariussign,makesonegrateful,goodinspeechandanableperson.Jupiteroccupyinganeutralsigninthe6thhousefromthelagnaandinthe10thhousefromtheMoonisnotconsideredbadlyplaced;itmakesonefoe-lessandavailthefruitsofthefavourableyogasobtainingsuchas theLagnadhi yoga, theGajakesari yogaand theMalvayayoga that are evident in this nativity. The three natural beneficsoccupyingthethreecontinuousbhavas,the6th,the7thandthe8th housefromthelagna,gaverisetotheLagnadhiyogabutthisyogawasafflictedbythepresenceofSaturn;Jupitersituatedinthe10th house from theMoonhad caused theKesari yogaand this yogatoowasafflictedbySaturn,andVenusoccupying itsownsign inthe7thhousefromthelagna,gaverisetotheMalvayayogawhichyogawasmarredbynaturalmaleficsandcruelplanetsoccupyingbothsignsadjoiningLibrasign.JatakaParijatastatesthatifthelordof the lagna is situated inanUpachyasthanaandbeneficsare inthe kendras in benefic navamsas and papa-grahas are devoid ofstrengththenaloneonebecomesarenownedruler,somesaythesameresultwillensueifthelordoftheChandra-lagnaissimilarlysituatedbutherethiswasnot tobe.TheaspectofVenusto thelagna-kendra ifnotoccupying itsexaltationsign isnot treatedasbeneficanaspectasisthatofJupitertothelagna.AstrongVenussituatedinthe7thhousemakesonehandsome,fortunateandgivesarichwife.Thisnativewasnothandsome,hehadhadtoworkhardtogainall thathehadachieved,andhiswifehailed fromaveryordinarypoorfamily.


ThisnativeavailedthefullbenefitsoftheVimshottaridasaofVenus. Venus had gained five benefic bindus in its Ashtakavargaand ran its course during the first third-part of his life. Venus,hemmedbetweentwonaturalbenefics,wasatthetimeofhisbirthalsohemmedbetweencruelfierymaleficplanetswhichmadehimcare-freeandcare-lesstotheextentthatheneglectedhisstudiesanddidnotcompletehiscollege-education.VenuswasinaVadhanakshatraandinthe12thhousefromthelordofthe5thoccupyingthe 8th house in conjunction with a functional papa-graha bothoccupyingafriendlysignbutanunfavourablebhava.SaravalitellsusthattheconjunctionofMars,JupiterandSaturninthe10thhousefromtheMoonmakesonedevoidofgoodreasoning,education,wealth,andhappiness,avoidedanddiscardedbywell-wishers.Thesame text also states that theMoonoccupying anavamsa ruledby Mercury and aspected by Mars makes one a thief, clever inargumentationandadangerousbeing.ButtheaspectofVenusonthe lagnamade thisnative interested inMusicwhich interestheinheritedfromhisfather.Hegainedproficiencyinplayingviolinandvariousotherstringedinstruments.Hejoinedacentralbroadcastingorganisationasanartistthroughtheeffortsofhiseldestbrother.Venusoccupyingthe7thhousefromthelagnamakesonefortunateaftermarriage. ThedasaoftheMoongavethisnativeamarriage,birthofsonsand a house of his own; he obtained the house from his fatherthrough deceit, and by depriving his two elder brothers of theirrightfulshares.Thisnativecompelledhisfathertosellthepalatialhouse in which the entire family lived. His two surviving eldersisterswhohadwrongfullyassistedthisnativeingainingthehousealso benefited because they too were gifted house-propertiespurchased for them by their father. There was discord with hisbrotherswhoneverreconciledtheirdifferenceswiththenativeanddriftedapart.Mars,afflictedbySaturnandoccupyinganeutralsignbutanevilhouseandadebilitatednavamsa,aspectingtheMoonfrom the 6th house made this native deceitful and cunning, hevirtuallyrobbedhisfatherandhistwobrothers.TheMoon,rulingthesetofthreeKshemanakshatrasandsituatedinthenakshatraof Ketu thatwas placed in opposition to the karakaof brothers,had gained only three benefic bindus in its Ashtakavarga, itwassituatedinSagittariusdrekkenabutJupiterwhichwasnotstrongly


placeddidnotaspectthelagna.Hadthelagnareceivedtheaspectof Jupiterthisnativewouldnothavecommittedthewrongsthathedid.Nevertheless,owingtoVenushegainedreputeasamusic-guru;duringhisheydaysthisnativetrainedmanyrenownedsingersbutfailedinhisattempttofindforhimselfafootholdintheFilmindustryasamusiccomposer. DuringthedasaofJupiterwhichwasinaVadhanakshatrathefoursonsofthisnativerevoltedandforcedpartsaleofthehousepropertythathehadgainedfromhisfather.Thereafter,thisnativeenjoyedneitherdomesticpeacenorgoodhealth,andgoodfortunealtogetherdesertedhim.HehadalreadyretiredfromserviceinthedasaofRahu.JupiterwasintheShastiamsaruledbySaturn,itbeingafriendoftheSun;therefore,thisnativelivedlong.JatakaTattvastatesthatifthereisLagnadhiyogaandmaleficplanetsareinthe3rd,the6thorthe11thhouseapersonliveslong.Thisnativediedintheantra-dasaofSaturninthedasaofSaturn.ThelordofthesignofoccupiedbySaturnwasinthe8thhousefromthelagnainmutualexchangeofsignswiththelordofthe8thwhoisalsothelordofthelagna.Marssituatedinthe6thgivesapainfuldeath.Saturnwasinthenavamsaruledbyitsbitterenemy,Mars,andtherefore,itsdasawas theAnishtadasaduringwhichperiodone’shealthgenerallysuffers anddeteriorates. JatakaTattva clarifies that if the lordofthelagnaalsorulesthe8thhousedeathdoesnotoccurduringthecourseofitsdasa,deathoccursduringthedasaofSaturnorduringthedasaofthelordofthe22nddrekkenaorofthe64thnavamsa. Thelordofthe6thsituatedinthe8thhousefromthelagnagivesrisetothefavourableHarshayogawhichmakesonefortunate,enjoygoodhealth,remainhappyandsubduehisfoes.Thelordofthe8thoccupyingthe6thhousegivesrisetothefavourableSaralayoga,thepersonblessedwithlearningandcomfortsoflife,fearlessandfullofdeterminationliveslong.Here,thereisthemutualexchangeofsignsbetweenthelordsofthe6thhouseandthe8thhouse.Acruelmaleficoccupyingthe8thhousewhenthelordofthe8thisinthe6th causesyogabhangaandcreatesmanyproblems.Thelordsofthe6th andthe8thinmutualexchangeofsignsgiverisetoanunfavourableDainyayogawhichmakesoneabusive,badinconduct,aback-biterandofunsteadymindandresolve;suchapersondoesnotgainhisobjectivethroughhonestmeans.Planetsrulingfavourablehousesassociatingwitheitherthelordofthe6thinthe8thorwiththelord


of the 8th in the 6th do not generally produce their good resultsduringthecourseoftheirowndasasorintheirantra-dasasinthedasasofotherbeneficyoga-causingplanets. In thepresentcase,thefavourable lordsofthe9th, the10thandthe11thconjoinwiththelordofthe8th inthe6thhouseandthefavourablelordofthe5thhouseconjoinswiththelordofthe6thoccupyingthe8thhouse;the auspicious indications of these stated bhavaswere not fullyexperienced by this native in asmuch as good fortune desertedhimduringthecourseofthedasaofthe9th,hedidnotrisehighinhis career,mostofhiswell-intendedefforts failed toyield theexpectedgoodresults,andhederivednohappinessfromhisfoursons.LagnadhiyogaisequaltoaRajayoga.Rajayogaresultsdidnotaccruetothisnativebecausegoodluckdidnotsidewithhimwhenrequired. Thelordofthe2ndissituatedinthe6thfromthe2ndhouse.Eventhoughoccupyingitsotherownsignithasthelordsofthelagna,the9th,the10thandthe12thoccupyingthe12thhousefromthesignitoccupies,andthe2ndhouseisaspectedbytheevillordofthe6th and the spoiled lordsof the two trikonas.Noplanetaspects thelordofthe2ndwhichoccupiesanavamsaruledbyapapa-grahaforArieslagna.Thisnativewasnotawealthyperson.Thelordofthe4th occupyingthe6thhousefromthe4thhavingitsdispositorrelegatedtoatrika-bhavamadethisnativeleadaveryordinarykindoflife.Thisnativehadtosupplementhismeagresalarywithtuition-feeshe charged for teachingmusic.Many of his pupils earnedmorenameandfamethanthisnative,theirteacher.The10thhousefromthelagnaisvacantbutthelordofthe10thhousefromthenavamsalagna is occupied by Rahu. The lord of the 10th house from thenavamsalagna,theSun,occupiesthenavamsalagnaandthelordofthenavamsalagnajoinsanexaltedJupiter,andalsoMercuryinthe9ththerefrom.Thisassemblyofplanets,whichneutralisedtheadversesituationof the5th lordseen in therasi-chart,madethisnativeaverycompetentteacherwhocouldablymakemostofhisdedicatedpupils toeffectivelyunderstand, graspandmaster thebasicfundamentalsofmusicandtheiradvancedapplications,andalso improvise.TheMoongaining inpakshabala joinsVenus, theAtmakaraka,inGemininavamsa;thisgavethenativetheabilitytogainproficiencyinmusicandtheabilitytoteachmusic.

BiRth of twinS

Case study - 6

Rasi chart Sagittarius lagna 18:30:20; Rahu 24:33:38 in Taurus; Mars09:40:57andVenus06:04:16inLeo;theSun17:53:01;theMoon02:07:55andMercury00:53:03inVirgo;Saturn10:33:23inLibraandKetu24:33:38andJupiter13:45:20inScorpio.Navamsa Chart: Virgolagna,JupiterinScorpio,theMoon,SaturnandMercuryinCapricorn,KetuinAquarius,VenusinTaurus,theSunandMarsinGeminiandRahuinLeo. The natives of this horoscope are two sisters who are notidentical twins; theirs’was a Caesarean-birth. The birth of twinsand triplets is not uncommon. But, it is not possible to fix theexacttimeofbirthorconceptionforeachindividualinsuchcases.TherecordedtimeinthecaseofCaesarean-birthsisgenerallyanapproximatetimeandiscertainlynottheexacttimeofbirth.


Notwoindividuals,includingtwins,canhavetheirhoroscopesidentical inall respects. Inthebriefestof intervalbetweenbirthsoftwinsthelagna-pointadvances,theMoonandtherestplanetschangetheirpositionshowsoeverminutetheshiftmaybe.Insuchinstances the use of the various sub-divisions of the signs hasbeen recommended.Bhupalahas stressedupon theneedof thefixationofSukshama-lagnaorthemicro-ascendant;hestatesthattheSthula-lagnaandtheSukshama-lagnamustbecalculatedandsimultaneouslyconsideredasneitherof themalonewillgivethecorrectresult. Theclassicwritershavepaiddueattentiontomaleandfemalebirthsandtobirthsoftwinsandmultiplebirths.MahadevastatesthatwhentheSunisinaChatushpadarasii.e.inaquadrupedsign,therestsixplanetsareindualsignsvestedwithstrengththentwinsarebornwhichsituationobviouslysignifiesbirthofidenticaltwins.Thelagnarisingatthetimeofbirthinadualsignandinthenavamsaformedbyadualsign,andtheSunandtheMoonalsooccupyingdualsignsdoindicatebirthoftwinsbutwhoneednotbeidenticaltwins.RudrabhattainhiscommentarywritesthatifatthetimeofconceptionoratthetimeofbirthorquerytheMoonsituatedinadualsignisaspectedorconjoinedwithMercuryorVenustherewillbebirthoftwogirls.BhattotpalainhiscommentaryonBrihatJatakastatesthatifatthetimeofconceptionthelagna,theSun,theMoonandJupiterhappentobeinevensignsandevennavamsaagirlwillbeborn, if theyare inVirgoandPiscesnavamsasor iftheMooninVirgonavamsaisaspectedbyMercury,andVenusisin Pisces navamsa there will be birth of two girls. Varahamihirastatesthat ifatnuptialtimeorconceptiontimeVenus,MarsandtheMoonareinevensigns,afemaleisbornbutiftheseplanetsareincommonsignsaspectedbyMercurytherewillbebirthoftwins,males ifGeminiandSagittariusare involvedand females ifVirgoandPiscesareinvolved,andthatthebirthofachildinnormaltimestakesplaceinthesignoccupiedbytheMoon,whichisrepresentedby the number, inwhichDwadasamsa, theMoon is fixed at thetime. In the present case, the Moon at the time of birth was inVirgo,theDwadasamsaoccupiedby itatthetimeofconception,butinthe10thhousefromSagittarius,thesignithadoccupiedatthetimeof conception. The fact remains that thebirthof these


twinsisterswasnotnormal,thebirthwasbyCaesareansectioninwhichinstancethereisnegligibledifferenceintheirbirth-time.TheShashtiamsaChart(1/60thdivisionofasignor30’’)substitutingtheRasiChartinthecaseoftheyoungertwiniscapableofcapturinglife-patternsoftwinsonlyiftheyarebornatadifferenceofatleasttwominutes.SufficientresearchhasthusfarnotbeenconductedforthebirthsoftwinsbyCaesareansection. These two sisters differ in personal appearance, one is ofmediumheightandtheotheroneisshortinstature.Onecontractedanarrangedmarriagetwoyearsearliertohersisterandisblessedwithasonbuttheother,whochosetomarryoutsidehercaste,hasyet to gainmotherhood. Both areworking-women,whereas theformeriscontractuallyemployedandworksfromhome,thelatterisabankmanager.Theyhaveadifferenteducationalpatternandtheyalsohaveadifferent lifepattern.Therefore,theirconceptionhadcertainlynotoccurredatthesametime.Thelearnedinastrologysuggestthatinallsuchcasestheanalysisofpersons’characteristicsand surroundings in the light of astrological formulaewhich arewarranted by the combinations of planets which obtain at theassumedtimeofbirthshouldberesortedto,butthisexercisehasnotservedthedesiredpurpose. The belief that the birth of a child yet to be born could bedeliberately brought about through Caesarean section at thepredeterminedmomentonadaydeemedtobeauspiciousresultinginfortunatebirthinsteadofwaitingfornormaldeliveryofthechildthroughnaturalprocessisill-foundedandunethical.But,itisafactthattheevolutionarydevelopmentofthehumanbrainresultinginthegradualincreaseofitssizeandthecranialvolumemightnotinthenearfuturepermitnormalhumanbirthspossible.Homosapienshavethelargestbrain-massforthebodyweight,andaverageaboutonerandommutationpertengametestohaveanewinheritablechange in thegenetic instructionsthatdeterminethemakeupoffuture generations. In recent times the evolution of the humanskullhasbeenmorerapid;ithasalreadymadechildbirthpainful.Theorbitsofthenineastrologicalplanetsandoftheeartharealsoregisteringperceptiblechanges,andit isverylikelytheywilltakeuppositionsinthehoroscopesofthemothers-to-beandthenew-bornsindicatingfuturehumanbirthsthroughCaesareansectionorunnaturallyasacommonevent.Ourancientseersdidnotseemto


haveanticipatedbirthsthroughartificialmeans;theyspokeaboutonlydifficultbirths.Thetextsstatethatifatthemomentofbirthevilplanetshappentotenantthetwotrikonasthanasandthe7th houseorcruelplanetsoccupy the4thand the7th fromthe lagnaor theMoon, then delivery of the child will be very painful formother. Predictionsbasedontransitsofplanetswithreferencetothehoroscopeexaminedarereliableonlyifthetimeofbirthisreliablyknown.HoroscopesdrawnonthebasisofthetimeofCaesareansectionleadingtotheextractionofthetwinsfromthewombcannotbe relied upon. Therefore, the predictionsmade on the basis ofquerywillalsogowrongbecausethequery-chartisbasicallymeanttobereferredtoalongsidethebirth-chartandnotindependently.The query-chartworks independently in the rarest of rare casesaftermeetingwith the prescribed conditions. B.V.Raman definesHoraryastrologyastheartofperceivingtherelationbetweenthethought as it arises in themind and the pattern of the heavensat themoment, and elsewhere states that as in horoscopy, veryoftenthetime-factorisahardnuttocrackinHoraryastrologytoo.Predictionsbasedonquery-chartdependonthenatureofquery,andtheTajikasystemdealswithyogas thatariseon thebasisofapplyingexactandseparatingaspects,and this systemavoidsallsubjectivefactors.

defunct YogaS

Case study - 7

Rasi chart Aquarius lagna 29:26:56; Ketu 03:40:39 in Taurus; Mars26:24:39 and Jupiter 17:46:51 in Cancer; Venus 21:13:02 (R),Saturn12:25:54andtheMoon16:04:16inLeo;TheSun05:42:46andMercury01:38:32inVirgoandRahu03:40:39inScorpio.Navamsa Chart: Gemini lagna; Saturn in Cancer; theMoon andRahu in Leo;VenusinLibra;JupiterinSagittarius,MercuryinCapricorn;theSun,MarsandKetuinAquarius. ThisnativewasbornwhentheVargottamaMooninLeosignwasinthefirstpadaorquarterofPoorvaPhalguninakshatraruledbyVenus.At thetimeofhisbirth theVimshottaridasaofVenussituated in Leo, a neutral sign, and in a Janma nakshatra, wasrunningitsduecourse;Venushadgainedonlythreebeneficbindusin the Sarva Ashtakavarga. The Aquarius lagna rising in Gemini


navamsa in thePoorvaBhadrapadanakshatra ruledby Jupiter, apapa-graha for this lagna, isaspectedbyVenuswhich is the lordof the4thandthe9th,andayoga-karakaandRajayoga-karakaforthislagna;itisalsoaspectedbySaturn,thelordofthelagna,whoalsorulesthe12thbhava.JupiterandSaturnoccupyingneutralsignsaspectingthelagnahereindicatesthatbirthofthisnativewasinawell-to-donoblefamily.TheMoon,whichisinconjunctionwithVenusandSaturn,isinthesignruledbyitsintimatefriendandinitsownnavamsa,itishemmedbetweentwonaturalbenefics,JupiterandMercury,andalsocastsitsaspectonthelagna.Thisnativewasafavouriteofhismotherandofallfemalemembersofthehouse-hold.MarsinconjunctionwithexaltedJupiterinthe11thfromtheSunmade even his father and elder brother favour him. Saturn,Venus,Mars,andtheSunarefunctionalbeneficsforthislagna. ThoseborninAquariuslagnaaregenerallysteady,composed,capable of exercising self-restraint but slow to act. SatyacharyahasdeclaredAquariuslagnatobeevilwhichviewissupportedbyVishnugupta.ItisinthecaseofAquariuslagnaalonethatthelordofthelagnaalsohappenstoowntheadjoining12thhouse.AquariuslagnaoranyotherbhavacountedfromAquariuslagnaifoccupiedbySaturnoraspectedbySaturnisbelievedtobecomemoretaintedthanthelagnaswhichhavetheirlordssimultaneouslyrulingthe6th orthe8thhouse.Thelordofthe12thsituatedinthelagnagenerallygivesbirthinanaffluentfamily.But,thelordofthelagnasituatedinthe12thhousemakesonemeanincharacterandgivesnosuccessinbusinessenterprises.Saturn isanaturalmalefic,andanaturalmaleficsituatedinthe12thhousemakesoneexceedinglyevilwhouseshiswealthandotherresourcesforevilpurposes.Therefore,itisbelievedthatpersonsborninAquariuslagnahavegreaterabilitytoself-destructandactastheirownworstenemies. Mantreswara tells us thatwhen benefics are situated in the6th,7thand8thfromthelagnathentheLagnadhiyogaariseswhichyogagivesthesameresultsastheAdhiyogacausedwithreferencetotheMoonandinwhichcontextVarahamihiraclarifiesthatthebeneficsmeanthethreenaturalbenefics,viz.,Mercury,VenusandJupiter. This is a rare and an important combination thatmakesonepolite,trustworthy,healthy,wealthy,successfulandlong-lived;itisequivalenttoaRajayoga;withallnamedbhavasoccupiedbybenefics the person usually occupies an eminent position in life


andhashisorherwordsobeyed.AccordingtoSrutakirtibeneficsinthesebhavascausetheShubhadhiyogaandmaleficcausetheAshubhadhiyoga.Allplanetsexerttheirinfluencetothemaximumextentwhen they are placed in signs opposite the sign rising inthelagnaoroccupiedbytheMoonortheSun.Planetspossessingbrightraysandaspectingthelagnafromthe7thhousecanbecomeeffectiveyoga-karakasiftheydonothappentooccupydebilitatedor inimical sign or navamsa or evil nakshatra as the lords ofauspiciousbhavas.Beneficplanetsaspectedbyorconjoinedwithotherbeneficsproduceexcellentresults.Maleficplanetsinbeneficsignsandaspectedbybeneficsdonotprovesoevil.Maleficplanetsin malefic signs aspected by other malefics produce disastrousresults.Beneficplanetsinmaleficsignsaspectedbymaleficshavetheirgoodnesscurtailed.Theplanets in the6th, the7thor the8th housemaybe goodor evil by sign positionbut all three cannotbe goodbyhouseposition. Therefore, the results causedby thepermutationandcombinationeffectedbythethreenaturalbeneficsamongstthemselvesorwithnaturalmaleficinthesestatedbhavasareboundtodifferineachcase. ThisnativewasblessedwiththeLagnadhiyogabuthedidnotsucceedinhislife,lackedinitiative,didnotcompletehiseducation,hardly earned a living for himself, remained dependent on hisfather and brothers, andwandered aimlessly in the company ofundesirable people of low status, and had no family of his ownforhehadnotmarried. TheShubhadhi yogawasmarredby thepresenceofmaleficandcruelplanetsintheconcernedbhavas,andalsothelagnawasnotvestedwiththerequiredstrength.HediedinthedasaofJupiterataroundtheageofsixtynineyearshavingtastednocomfortorsuccessinthemiddleandthelastportionofhislife.TheSunrulingakendraoratrikonaandoccupyingthe8th housefromthelagnamakeslifedifficult,andifthelagnaorthe9th orthe10thhouseisalsoweakorafflictedbypapa-grahas,itmakesoneunfortunateunabletosucceedinanychosenenterprise.TheSunrulingakendraoratrikonainconjunctionwiththelordofthe8thhouseinthe8thdestroysallyogasinvolvingthebhavaitrules.Hereat, thebhavas representedby the threeplanets thatare inconjunction in the7thhouse ruledby theSunandby the lordofthe sign of its exaltation and byMercury, have all suffered andfailed toproduce good results. This evil causedby such a Sun is


notmitigatedevenifitweretobeinitsownorfriendlyorexaltednavamsa,stronginshadabala. Varahamihira insists that for the Adhi yoga or the Lagnadhiyogatoactuptotheirfullpotentialthebeneficsgivingrisetotheseyogas shouldbestrong; theyshouldnotbeafflictedbymalefics.In the present case, Jupiter is situated in the 6th in its friendlyexaltationsignandinitsownnavamsa,Venusoccupyinganeutralsign in the7th isalso in itsownnavamsa,andMercury in the8th occupyingitsownsignandexaltationsignisinafriendlynavamsa.Jupiter ruling the 11th house from the lagna is not a functionalbeneficforAquariuslagna,inconjunctionwiththelordofthe3rd andthe10thinthe6thhousefromthelagnaitdoesnotcauseyoga.Moreover,JupiteroccupyingitsexaltationsignsuffersucchabhangainthecompanyofdebilitatedMars.Venusoccupyingthe7thhouseconjoinswiththelordofthelagnawhichisburdenedbythe12th house lordship, in conjunctionwith the lordsof the12thand the6thhouseitdoesnotgiveyogaresults,andMercurysituatedinthe8thhouseinconjunctionwiththeSun,whorulesamarakasthanaoccupyinganinimicalsign,alsodoesnotactasatruebenefic.TheaspectofVenusonthe lagna isnotalwaysabeneficaspect.ThetwosignsruledbyVenusareinthe6thandthe8thfromeachotherwhereasthoseruledbyMercuryandJupiterareinmutualkendras.Inthiscase,theMoonwaslosingitslustre,andtheSunwasmovingtowardsitssignofdebilitationthatfallsonthe9thhouse.TheSuninthe8thasthelordofthesignoccupiedbythelordofthelagnagavethisnativeafairlylongspanoflifebutaweakandveryslimphysique.Hereat,thelordofthe3rdandthe10th,thelordofthe2nd andthe11th,thelordofthe5thandthe8thandthelordofthe7th,alloccupyevilbhavasascountedfromthelagna,therefore,thesenamedbhavasareweak,wheneveranybhavaisweakorafflicteditdoesnotproducegoodresults. Birth in lagna-sandhi i.e.attheverybeginningorattheveryfag-end of the lagna-rasi, is not considered auspicious and therising-pointofthelagnasituatedinanevilnakshatraorthenavamsaruled by an evil planet is also not considered auspicious. In thepresentcase,therising-pointofthelagnawasinthelastnavamsaofAquarius sign in a Sadhakanakshatra aspectedby the lordofthelagnawhoisalsotheAyushkaraka.ThedasaofVenusgavethisnativeacomfortablechildhood, thesucceedingdasasof theSun


andtheMoon,becauseofbothbeingweakandnotyoga-giving,ruinedhim.Thelordsofthe4thandthe5thafflicted,madehimgiveupstudies,andRahusituatedinthe10thhouseinthesignruledbyitsbitterenemydidnotmakehimcompletehiseducationorseekemploymentorsettleinbusinessevenduringthecourseofthedasaofMars.Rahuwas in aVadhanakshatra ruledby Saturn. SaturnrulingVadhanakshatraswasnota functionalbeneficevenwhenoccupying a Param-mitra nakshatra; Saturn situated in a kendraevenasthelordofthelagnamustreceivetheaspectofJupiter.Here,Saturnalsooccupiesaninimicalsign;theplanetoccupyingthesignruledbyitsbitterenemysoondestroysthegoodsignificationsofthebhavaitoccupies.Thisnativeremainedunmarriedthroughoutlife.TheAnaphayogacausedbyMarsandJupiterwasofnoavailbecause these two were not yoga-giving planets. The Vasi yogacausedbyVenusandSaturndidnot fructifyonaccountof thesetwoplanetsnotoccupyingtheirfriendlysignseventhoughSaturnaspected the9thhouse.Neither the lordof the signoccupiedbythelordofthelagnanorthelordofthenavamsaoccupiedbythelordofthelagnawasinakendrainownorexaltationsign.Ifthelordofthesignoccupiedbythelordofthelagnaand/ortheMoondoesnotoccupyakendrafromthelagnathenallfavourableyogasthatmaybeobtainingfailtooperate.AllplanetsotherthanRahuandKetuwere inthreesignsgivingrisetotheunfavourableSulayogainwhichregardB.V.Ramanstatesthepersonwillbedevoidofwealthandcruel. TheMoon,VenusandSaturncombining inonesignwhichisnottheirown,friendlyorexaltationsignisnotayoga-givingconjunction.Noplanetcastsitsfullaspectonanyotherplanet. Thelordofthe6thsituatedinthe7thhouseweakinlustreandafflicted,andthelordofthe7thsituatedinaninimicalsigninthe8thhouseinconjunctionwiththelordofthe8thdidnotpermitthisnativetomarry.SaravalidoesstatethatVenus,MercuryorJupitercombiningwiththeMooninthe7thhousemakesonewealthybuttheMoonshouldthenownafavourablehouseandremainstronginpakshabala;here,theMoonhadgainedonlytwobeneficbindusin itsAshtakavarga. TheMoonwas inPoorvaPhalguninakshatrawhich is not a happy nakshatra to be born in. The VargottamaMooninLeosigndoesgiveastrongRajayogabutnotsowhenitisweakanditsdispositor,alsoafflicted,happenstooccupythe8th


housefromthelagna.JatakaParijatastatesthattheKrishna-pakshaMoongainingthreeorlessbeneficbindusintheSarvaAshtakavargadestroysthegoodsignificationsofthebhavaitoccupies.Thisnativethoughunfortunateinmostrespectswasintelligentandcourteous;he seldom behaved rudely or displayed fits of anger which wasbecause of theMoonoccupying the 12th house from the Sun. IftheMoonandVenusare in thekendrasandpapa-grahas tenantthe8thorthe9thhouseonesuffersfromepilepsy.ThisnativewasnotafflictedbyepilepsybecauseofthelordofthelagnajoiningtheMoonandVenusinthe7thhouse. Ketu situated alone in the 4th house from the lagna devoidof benefic aspects or conjunction gradually destroys all goodindicationsofthe4thhouse,thepersonintelligentandpersevering,does not succeed in his attempts to improve his own lot,whichattempts he soon gives up surrendering himself to his fate, andthereafter remains unhappy and much worried. Rahu situatedalone inthe10thhousefromthe lagnadevoidofbeneficaspectsorconjunctiondoesnotgivearegularsourceofearningorwealth,theperson remains constantlyworriedhavingpowerful enemiesorunsurpassableobstructionsandimpedimentstocontendwith.Inthepresentcase,thesetwochaya-grahasactuallydominatethekendrasbecausetherestseventara-grahasarelockedwithinKetu-Rahuaxis; the chaya-grahas then render inoperativeall yogasorRajayogasthatareformedbythetara-grahas.Here,allseventara-grahasaremovingtowardsRahuandtherefore,thisnativewasbornwithApasavyaKalasarpaDosha.KalasarpaDoshaoryogadoesnotfindamentionintheclassicaltexts;andasisseentheeffectsofthetwochaya-grahasareonlybrieflydealtwithbycertaintexts,butitisbelievedthatKarmiceffectscomethroughRahuandKetu.RahushowsmoreevileffectswhenoccupyingLeo,ScorpioorCapricornsign. Rahu andKetu situated in the kendras should conjoinwiththe lord of a trikonabhava, and then their evil propensity getsreduced.

imPact of RetRogRade PlanetS

Case study - 8

Rasi chart Virgo lagna 00:51:42; Ketu 13:04:49 and Mars 01:41:39 inScorpio; Jupiter 19:20:56 in Sagittarius; the Moon 04:23:47 inPisces;theSun13:54:09,Mercury05:03:39andVenus00:44:52inAriesandRahu13:04:49inTaurus.Navamsa Chart: Capricorn lagna, Saturn in Pisces, Venus and Rahu in Aries,MercuryinTaurus,MarsinCancer,theSunandtheMooninLeo,JupiterinVirgoandKetuinLibra. ThisnativewasbornattheverybeginningofVirgosignruledbyMercurythatwasthenrisinginthelagna.Hewasbornwhentherising-pointofthelagnawasintheCapricornnavamsasub-divisionofVirgoinUttaraPhalguni,aPratyarinakshatraruledbytheSun.


TheSunwasinitsexaltationsigninthe8thhouseinconjunctionwithVenusandthelordofthelagna,both,placedbehindtheSunbutinaninimicalsignandoutsidetherangeoftheircombustion.TheMoonwasthentransitingUttaraBhadrapadanakshatra,ruledbySaturn,situatedinitsfriendlyPiscessign,andaspectingthelagna.Both,MercuryandSaturn,weretheninretrogrademotion,andthelatterwassituatedinLibra,itssignofexaltation.TheMoon,inthemutual-kendrasituationwithJupiteroccupyingitsownsigninthe4thhouse fromthe lagna,gaverise to the favourableKesariyogaandtheAmlayogawhichkindofyogasgenerallydonotoperateuptotheirfullpotentialifthebirthisinLagna-sandhi. Inthisnativity,fourplanets,theSun,Saturn,RahuandKetu,areintheirrespectivesignsofexaltation,andMarsandJupiterareintheirownsigns.Saturn,Mars,JupiterandMercuryareinretrogrademotion.SaturncastsitsaspectonJupitersituatedinthe4thhouse,andalsoon theSun-Mercury-Venusconjunctionoccurring in the8thhouse,Jupiteraspectsthe8thhouseandtheMoonaspectsthelagna.Thisnativeishandsome,tallandofveryfaircomplexion.Thethree-planetconjunctionoccurring in the8thhouse is thatof thelordofthelagnaandthe10thwiththelordofthe2ndandthe9th withthelordofthe12thhouse;occurringinthe8thhousefromthelagnathisconjunctiondoesnotgiverisetoanynoteworthyyogaorRajayoga;moreoverMercuryandVenusareplacedbehindtheSun.AretrogradeSaturnsituatedinthe2ndhousefromthelagnadoesnotmakeonewealthy,andhere,theGajakesariyogaandtheAmlayogacausedbyJupitersufferonaccountofJupiter’sretrogression.Threeormoreplanetsinretrogrademotiongiveonlymisery. Thisnativewasbornintheantra-dasaofSaturninthedasaofSaturnoccupyingSwati,aMitranakshatraruledbyRahu.Saturnisretrogradeinitsexaltationsign.Acruelplanetrulingthe5thhouseandoccupying the2ndhousedepriveswealth.NoDhanayogaofnoteiscausedbySaturnoccupyingLibrasignfallingonthe2ndhouseif it does not possess adequate shadabala, and if Venus equallystrong does not occupy a kendra or a trikona from Virgo lagna.An exalted Saturn situated in the 10th house from the 5th houseitrulesgenerallydoesnotdeprivewealthorhappinessthoughitmakesoneotherwisebrimmingwithconfidence,very skilful andrenowned,harshorrudeinbehaviour.AnexaltedSaturnsituatedinthe9thhousefromthe6thhouseitrulesforVirgolagnausually


makesoneexcelindebatesandacontroversialfigure,andalsogivestheabilityandresourcestosubduepowerfulenemies.And,thereisthedictumthatVenusconjoiningwithexaltedSaturnoccupyingthe2ndhousefromthelagnaorevenaspectingitmakesonelearned,rich and famous, courageous in moments of crisis, an effectivespeaker,possessasharpintellectandanableruleroradministratorprovided Mercury is strong and well-placed and Saturn is notretrograde.Then,thepersonislikelytoacquirewealththroughasonorsonsorthroughserviceoratthecostofone’sopponents.Saturnasthelordofthe6thhousesituatedinthe2ndhousecausesfamilymisunderstandingandirreconcilabledifferences,itdoesnotpermit continuous retentionof cordial relationswithoramongstfamilymembers. No planet is deemed to be a benefic for Virgo lagna. Inthe present case, the lagna is aspected by theMoon that rulesthe11thhouse,andbyRahu from the9thhouse that is aspectedby the lord of the 3rd and the 8th,Mars, a papa-graha for Virgolagna.ThedispositoroftheMoonoccupiesitsownsigninthe4th house.TheMoonsituatedinthe7thhousemakesoneintelligent,attachedtoappearanceandjealous.Here,itisthedark-halfMoonweak inpakshabalawhichwillnotgivemanygains tothisnativeevenduringthecourseoffavourabletransitsanddasas;moresobecause itoccupiesanakshatraruledbyanaturalmaleficwhichisnotayoga-karakaforVirgolagna,anditaspectsthelagnawhichrises in an unfavourable nakshatra ruled by the lord of the 12th house relegated to the 8th house afflicting the lord of the lagnaandthelordofthe9thhouse.Thelordofanybhavaresidinginthe8thhousefromthelagnaorfromitsownbhavadoesnotproducegoodresultsinrespectofthebhavaitrules.Therefore,inthiscase,the conjunctionof the Sun,Mercury andVenusoccurring in the8thhousehasadverselyaffectedthegoodindicationsofthelagnaand the10thhouse,of the2ndand the9thhouse,andof the12th house fromthe lagnawhichadversity is further compoundedbynonaturalbeneficplanetapectingeitherthelagna-kendraortheMoon.Mercury, the simultaneous lordof the lagnaand the10th house,situatedinthe8thhousegenerallygivesyogaandalonglifebutbytenantingacruelinimicalsignitgivesindifferenthealthandanunsteadycareer.ThegoodsignificationsofVenusoccupyingthe8thhousealsosufferforwhilesituatedinaninimicalsignitoccupies


aVipatanakshatraruledbyKetu.ForapersonborninVirgolagnathe Sun conjoiningwithVenus in an auspicious house does givewealthetc.,butelsewhereitmakesonesufferlossofwealthandexperiencemanytroublesandpains.Aquariussignfallingonthe6th housefromthelagnagenerallymakespersonsborninVirgolagnaeasilyearntheenmityofthelowandthemighty. Toomanyplanetsinretrogrademotionspoilthegoodeffectsofauspiciousplanets;theyevenbringtoasuddenhalttheoperationof yogas and Rajayoga as was in the case ofMujib ur Rehman,thefounderofBangladesh.Inthepresentcase,amongstthefourretrogradeplanetsSaturnisthemostadvancedinasignandthemostaffectiveone,andbecauseretrogradeplanetsgainthefourthaspectitsaspectonthe8thhouseisoffullstrength(asisofMarsonthe9thhouseandofJupiteronthe10th).ThegoodsignificationofSaturnisreducedtotheminimumbytheoppositeaspectoftheSunwhichhasresultedinthenativenotholdinganygoodwilltowardshisownfather,theexaltedSaturnisnotinakendrasthanaandisnotaspectedbyJupiter;moreover,itreturnsthefriendlyaspectsofMercuryandVenuswhichisnotgoodbecauseretrogradeplanetstendtogiveunexpectedresultsandmakeothergoodplanetsalsoto give unexpected contrary results. Here, Saturn has becomemoremalevolent.MercuryandJupitertoorulingthekendrasandretrogradebecomemoreadverseandspoilthehousestheyown,occupyandaspect.Venus,whichisthesoleyoga-karakaforVirgolagnaandthesignificatorofBhagya,byjoiningretrogradeMercury,hasgotitsstrengthreducedbyhalf. Retrograde Saturn is said to produce results of its 8th houseoccupation.Saturnsituatedinthe8thhouseconfersalongspanoflifeandmakesonesincereandpersevering.Normally retrogradeplanets only gain exceptional or superior strength, they do notproduceresultsidenticaltotheiroccupationofexaltationsignsandtheresultstheyproducearenotuniformortheyconferunexpectedresults, but they do not always produce bad results. The threenaturalbenefics if rulingthekendrasotherthanthe lagna ifalsoretrogradetendtospoiltheindicationsofthebhavastheyhappento represent or influence; naturalmalefics in retrogrademotiontendtoimprovethoseindications.Allretrogradeplanetsarealsosaidtogivetheeffectsofthebhavaprevioustotheoneoccupied,andsuperiorplanetswhenretrogradegainthefourthaspecti.e.the


full-strengthaspecttothe7thhouse.Exaltedplanetsinretrogrademotionlosetheirpowertogivegoodresultsandremainanenigma.Kalidasa in hisUttarakalamrita tells us that theexaltedplanet inretrogrademotionproducesitsdebilitationresults.Saturnbecomesdebilitated in Aries sign. Saturn in Ariesmakes one cruel, sharptempered, disrespectful, conceited, damaging and poor. Here, itis inmutualoppositiontothreeplanets includingthe lordof thelagna;planetsthatareinmutualoppositioniftheyarerecipientsof the special aspectsof SaturnorMarspossessmorepower tocause destructionof good things. The Sun and Saturn inmutualoppositionor inmutualkendras tendtopromotepoliticalcareerbutdevoidofbeneficaspectorsupportofMarstheyindicateafallfrompositionorpowerornoprofessionalcareerorsocialpositiontospeakabout.Inthepresentcase,retrogradeSaturn,eventhoughrulingatrineandoccupyingthegainful2ndhouseinitsexaltationsign, no longer acts as a yoga-karaka and adversely affects thebhavasitrules,occupiesandaspects. RetrogradeSaturncastsitsfull-strengthaspecttothe8thhouse.Ariessignformingthe8thhousemakesonecleverbutremainmostlyunhappy.TheSunsituatedinthe8thhousemakesonepronetofitsofanger,physicallyweak,corruptandearnenmityofundesirablepersons,whereasMercuryandVenusoccupyingthe8thhousefromthelagnagiveyogaresultsiftheydonotoccupyinimicalsigns.Theaspectof Saturnon the8th houseadversely affectsone’shealth,andtheSunsituatedinAriessign,notindeepitsexaltation,giveslittlewealthandmakesoneawanderer.ThisnativeexperiencedthedasaofretrogradeexaltedSaturnduringhischildhood.Itaffectedhimbecausetherewasdomesticdisharmonytocontendwithwhichaffected his upbringing and development, and his father at thattimedidnothaveasteadysourceof income.ThemutualaspectbetweentheSunandtheretrogradeSaturn,bothoccupyingtheirexaltation sign in inauspicious bhavas, adversely affects father’scareerandearningcapacity. JatakaParijatastatesthatifthelordsofthe4th,the9th,the11th andthe2ndsituatedinakendraoratrikonavestedwithfullstrengthassociatewiththelagnathenduringthecourseoftheirdasasonegains ruling power, becomes fortunate and very wealthy, but incasetheyareweakordevoidofstrengthonesuffersrejectionandpoverty.Inthepresentcase,thelordofthenavamsaoccupiedby


thelordofthelagnaandthelordofthelagnaaremutualfriends;theformerrulesthe2ndhousebutisnotsituatedinakendraoratrikonafromthelagnawhichmeanstheearningsofthisnativewillalwaysbemeagreanddifficulttocomeby.Heislikelytobankonhisfather’swealthwhichhewill inherit;marktheconjunctionofthelordofthelagnaandthe10thwiththelordofthe2ndandthe9thinthe8thhousefromthelagnaincombinationwiththeSun.Butthen,thereisthepossibilityofthisnativeincurringlossthroughtheagencyofhisfatherbecausethelordofthe12th joinsthelordofthe10thhouse.Moreover,theMoonisinconjunctionwiththeSuninLeonavamsawhichsituationalsoindicatespoverty.Neitherthelordofthelagnanoranynaturalorfunctionalbeneficoccupiesanupachayasthanafromthelagna,theretrogradeJupitersituatedinthe10thhousefromtheMoonindicatesalateriseinlifepossiblyinthedasaofVenuswhichisplacedinatrinefromJupiterandinthe2ndhousefromtheMoon.Thelordofthe2ndhousesituatedinthe8thhouseinconjunctionwiththelordofthe8thandaspectedbythelordofthe6thhouseindicatesthisnativewillincurhugedebts. This native is presently experiencing the effects of theVimshottari dasa ofMercury, the lord of the lagna and the lordof the10thhouse.Normallybecause it is inconjunctionwith thelordofthe2ndwhoisalsothelordofthe9thhouseMercuryshouldhaveduringthecourseof itsdasaensuredpropercompletionofeducationandgainofemploymentforthenativebutMercuryisinthe8thhousefromthelagnasituatedinaninimicalsignandaVipatanakshatraruledbyKetuoccupyinganeutralsign.ItisaspectedbyJupiterwhichthoughoccupyingitsownsignisnotinafavourablenakshatra.Mercury’sdasahasnotprovedhelpful; ithasfailedtoestablishthisnative.ThedasaofMercuryinconjunctionwiththeSungenerallycreatesmanyobstacles,givesnoamountofphysicalandmentalpeaceandtheperson isbotheredbyoppositionandfeareventhoughSarvarthaChintamanistatesthatduringthedasaof retrogradeMercury one earns repute and increase inwealth,marries and begets a son. For retrogradeMercury to give goodresultsitshouldoccupyanauspiciousbhavafromthelagnaandbenotovershadowedbytheSun.Hereat,theSunaphayogaoccurringinthe8thhouseismarredbythepresenceofthelordofthe12th. Mercuryoccupiesaninimicalsigninthe8thhouse.Itsabilitytoconfergoodresultsinthedasasofotherbeneficsisnotimpaired


by either the Sun or Venus, but in the present case, the lord ofthe8ththoughoccupyingitsotherownsigninthe8thfromthe8th and in the3rd from the lagnaby its aspect afflicts the9th house.Therefore,thedasasofplanetsoccupyingthe9thhouseorrulingthe9thorassociatingwith the lordof the9thhousewillproduceordinaryresultsforthisnative;andonlybadresults intheantra-dasasofplanetsnot situated in favourablehousescounted fromthedasa-lords.Mercury is inconjunctionwith the lordof the9th housealsooccupyinganinimicalsign.Duringthecourseofitsdasa,Mercury,ifitisweakorafflicted,makesoneindecisive,inexpressiveandwayward,andthepersonisnotabletodiscriminatebetweengoodandbad, hedoesnot completehis education.Accordingly,thisnativegaveuphisstudiesandlacking inconfidenceleadsaninsecurelifedependentonhisparents.TheMooninthe7thhouse,gaining only four beneficbindus in theAshtakavarga, occupies asign which has gained only nineteen benefic bindus. The lagna-kendrahasgainedthirty-twobeneficbindusfarmorethangainedbythe9thandthe10thhouse. Thelordofthe4thoccupyingthe4thhousedoesnotonitsownaccordconferyoga,hereitassociateswiththekarakaofthe4thhouseandalsowiththelagnabyoccupyingakendrafromthelagnaandanavamsaruledbythelordofthelagna.ThisnativeisdependentonhismotherandbecausetheMoonrulesthe11thhouseandaspectsthelagnatheintenseinfluenceofmotherhasnothelpedthenativeinthewayitshould.TheaspectofretrogradeexaltedSaturnonthe4thhouseandonJupiteraffectshappiness,educationanddomesticpeace; itcompels thepersontostay farawayfromthehouseorplacewherehewasbornandbroughtup.Jupiter’smutualtrikonarelationshipwiththelordsofthelagnaandthebhagyasthanaisnotmutuallyproductiveofgoodresultsowingtolatter’sinauspiciousplacementandweaknesses.The3rdhouseandtheretrogradelordofthe3rdwhoisalsothekarakaofbrothers,hemmedbetweentwomajorplanetsalsoinretrogrademotionhavenotgiventhisnativeayoungerbrother.Theretrogradelordofthe7thhousedoesnotgiveahappymarriage,andtheMoonlosingitslustresituatedinthe7th houseinafierynavamsaindicatesunproductiveassociationswithmenandwomenoflowstatusandupbringing. TheMoonwhetheroccupyingabeneficsign, itsownsignorexaltationsignornot,ifitissituatedaloneshouldbeaspectedbyat


leastonebeneficplanet.ThefullaspectofabeneficonsuchaMoonlendsstrengthtothelagnaandallotherplanets,iftheMoonstaysunaspectedtheyogascausedby itandbyotherplanetsbecomedefunct,andtheplanetarydasasdonotgivetheirexpectedgoodresults.TheVargottamaMoonisnoexception.Jupiterdoesaspectthe exalted Sun occupying its own navamsa and it also aspectsMercury, but both the Sun and Mercury are not situated in akendraoratrikonaeitherfromthelagnaortheChandra-lagna,andtherefore,theydonotconfertheprescribedyogaandRajayoga. ThekendrasaredominatedbyJupiteroccupyingitsownsigninthe4thhousefromthelagnaasthelordofthesignoccupiedbytheMoon.Hereat,Jupiterprovidessomeprotectiontothelagna,tothelordofthelagnaandtothelordofthe9thhouse,butthisnativeisunlikelytoexperienceitsdasa.Itsaspecttothe10thhouseisoffullstrength,andMercuryandJupiterareinthecruelandmaleficAquarius shashtiamsa. Since Jupiter is situated in the 10th housefromtheChandra-lagnaasthelordoftheChandra-lagnaandthe10thhouse,andsincethelordofthe9thhousefromtheChandra-lagnaisafriendofthelordoftheChandra-lagnaandoccupiesthe9thhouse,therewillbebhagya-udayaduringthecourseofthedasaofKetuconjoiningwithMarsandactingonbehalfofMars.

a life without maRRiage

Case study - 9

Rasi chart Libra lagna 05:10:01; Saturn (R) 15:33:01 in Libra; Mars24:36:24inScorpio;Rahu28:46:31inSagittarius;Mercury08:32:35inAquarius;theSun01:18:20andVenus12:11:41inPisces;Jupiter24:36:24inTaurus;Ketu28:46:31inGeminiandtheMoon17:51:34inCancer.Navamsa Chart: Scorpiolagna,Mercury,theMoonandRahuinSagittarius,MarsandSaturninAquarius,KetuinGemini,theSuninCancer,JupiterinLeoandVenusinLibra. Thisladyoffair-complexionandexceptionalbeautywasbornin Chitra, a Sadhaka makshatra ruled byMars, when theMoonwasinAshleshanakshatraruledbyMercury.Therewasnoplanet,beneficormalefic,occupyingthe7thhousefromthelagnaandthe


Moon.TheMoonwasthengainingpakshabala.GirlsborninTaurus,CancerorLibralagnaareblessedwithbeauty.Here,thelagnawasLibraandtheMoonwasinCancersign,butneitherthelagnanortheMoon receives the full aspectofanyplanet. Libra lagna fallsin Aquarius trimsamsa in which regard Varahamihira states thatthewomanwillbeaPunarbhui.e.shemarriesasecondhusbandwhilethefirstisliving,andtheMooninCancerinPiscestrimsamsamakes a woman blessed withmany admirable qualities. The 7th navamsafromthelagnaisruledbyVenuswhichsituationgivesahandsomeand lovinghusband. There arenobenefics occupyingthelagnabutanexaltedSaturnoccupiesthelagnaforwhichlagnaitisafunctionalbenefic.Allplanetsoccupyingtheirexaltationsignsorownsignsorbeneficvargasinthelagna-kendraconfermoreandmoreoftheirgoodresults,theydonotgivebadresultsprovidedthey are associatedwith benefic planets. Exalted Saturn gainingfivebeneficbindusinitsAshtakavargaaspectstheMoonsituatedinthe10thhouseinitsownsign.Thisnativityhastwoexaltedplanetsandtwooccupyingtheirownsigns,outofwhichtwooccupythetwoimportantkendras,thelagnaandthe10thhouse.Inthiscase,Saturnoccupyingitsexaltationsignisretrograde. Saturnoccupyingthelagnadoesnotconferbeautifullookstoagirl.Inthepresentcase,SaturnisexaltedandinitsownnavamsaalongwithMars;thenavamsarisinginthelagnaisruledbyMars.TheMoon situated in Ashlesha nakshatra also does not bestowgoodlooksbuttheMooniswithVenusinPiscestrimsamsa.AtthetimeofherbirththeMoonoccupieditsownsignwhichismild,evenandfeminine,andtheChandra-lagnawasstrongerthanthelagna.B.Suryanarain Raowrites that if theMoon is in Cancer sign thewomanwillbesickly,respectedamongrelations,dignified,devotedtogodsandpriests.Thedispositorofthelordofthelagnasituatedinthe8thhousegivesapersonweakorlightandslimphysique.TheSunalsooccupiesaneventrimsamsaruledbyVenus.TheSunbyvirtueofrulingthe11thhouseisaBadhakaforLibralagna.SaravalistatesthatthepersonborninthefirstHoraofLibralagnawillhaveanovalface,araisednose,bigblackbeautifuleyes,betall,richandafavouriteofall. Exalted Saturn occupying a kendra not aspected by eitherVenus or Jupiter does not cause any exceptional yoga. The Sasayogageneratedby it remains innameonly.During thecourseof


itsdasaanexaltedSaturn in retrogrademotiongives the resultsofitsoccupationofdebilitationsignwhicharebasicallyevil.Evenotherwise, the dasa of Saturn occupying its exaltation sign butnot in itsdeepexaltation is aperiodof greatuneaseandunduepressureonthemind,lossinbusinessandconflictwithauthorities.Here, Saturnoccupies itsownnavamsa;planets situated in theirownnavamsas become greatly improved and givemore of theirgoodresultsbut this situationdoesnotannul theevil causedbyitsfourthfullstrengthaspectonthe7thhouse.This ladywasnotdestinedtoexperiencethedasaofSaturn. TheMoonsituatedinitsownsigninthe10thhouseandaspectedbythelordofakendraandatrikonadoesgiverisetoayoga,theperson becomes gainfully employedwho progresses through hisorherowneffortsandabilities,andgainsagoodsocialposition,istruthfulandfondofmeritoriousdeeds.Thislady,possessingallthesetraits,wasaschool-teacher.TheMoonhadjoinedMercury,thelordofthe9th,inSagittariusnavamsawhoselordoccupiedthe10thhousefromtheNavamsa-lagna.TheMoonsignifies learning,Mercury signifiesVidya and study andmastery of the texts, andJupiter is the karaka of intelligence and exceptional study andknowledge.Mahadevastatesthatifthelordofthe5thhousefromthelagnaoccupiesitsexaltationsign(inakendraoratrikona)oris hemmed between benefics it makes one very intelligent, andthatMarssituatedinthe2ndhouseaspectedbyJupiterorVenusorMercurymakesoneadeptinmathematics.Theexaltedlordofthelagnasituatedinthe6thhouseinabeneficsignuncombustgenerallygivesalifeofeaseandcomfort. Marsisthelordofthe7thhouse;itissituatedinitsownsigninthe2ndhousefromthelagnaaspectedbyJupiter.MarsandJupiterare functionalmalefics for Libra lagna. Both afflict the2nd housefrom the7th,whichbhava signifiesKutumbaand thewell-beingandlongevityofhusband.ThissituationofMarscombinedwiththeaspectofSaturnonthe7thhouseinvariablyresultsinlatemarriageornomarriageiftheaspectingplanetsarenotfavourablydisposed;hereitjoinsSaturninAquariusnavamsa.Marssituatedinthe2nd housefromLibralagnahindersmarriage,andMarsinthe8thhousefromArieslagnabreaksmarriage. This lady did notmarry evenwhen the Vimshottari dasa of


Venuswasrunningitsduecourse.VenuswasinUttaraBhadrapada,aParam-mitranakshatraruledbySaturn,andSaturnwasinSwati,oneof thethreeVadhanakshatras ruledbyRahusituated in the3rdhouse fromthe lagna.Therefore,anafflictedSaturnaspectedthe7thhousewhoselordthoughinitsownsignwasinthe8thfromthe7thhouse.Moreover,theevilDainyayogacausedbythemutualexchangeofsignsbythelordsofthe6thandthe8thoneithersideof the 7th house afflicted the 7th house and destroyedmarriageprospects.Thisladyvoluntarilydeclinedallmarriageproposalsandchosetoremainunmarried.Venus,the lordofthe lagna,exaltedinthe6thhouseaheadoftheSunandinconjunctionwiththeSunindicatesa failedromance; itsdispositoroccupyingthe8thhousefrom the lagnaand situated in the sign ruledbyVenus indicatesthat thedisappointmentcausedby the failedromancecouldnotbeovercome.Venusisinmutualtrikonarelationshipwiththelordofthe7thhousebutthelordofthe7thoccupyingaKeeta-rasiandafunctionalmaleficforLibralagnaishemmedbetweentwonaturalmalefics,SaturnandRahu,whosedispositorsarerelegatedtothetrikasthanasandafflictingthe7thhouse.Varahamihirastatesthatifthe7thhouseispowerless,unoccupiedandunaspectedbybenefics,thehusbandwillbemean. TheSun, thatcombineswithVenus inPisces sign, isapapa-grahaforLibralagna,andVenusalsorulingthe8thhouseisnotanabsolutebeneficforthislagna.VenusinPiscessigngivesexcellentresultsinitsdasaonlywhenitisinitsparama-ucchastateotherwiseSarvartha Chintamani states that the person is bound to sufferseparationanddisappointmentsinmattersconcerningrelationshipwith themembersof theopposite sexwhichcould result in lossor destruction ofwealth and violation of good principles. Venusoccupyingthe6thhousefromthelagnadoesgiveyoga-resultsbutthedasaofVenusoccupyingthe6thhouseandthe12thhousefromtheNavamsalagnadoesnotgivethedesiredexpectedfavourableresults. No benefic planet occupies a kendra or a trikona fromVenus;thetwochaya-grahasoccupyingthekendrasinthepresentcasewereofnohelp.MattersdidnotimproveinthenextdasaoftheSunforobviousreasons. Strijatakaconsidersthetimeofthefirstappearanceofmensesin a girl, and the nakshatra etc;when she attains puberty to beofutmost importance.Mostgirlsarenotawareoftheimportant


significations of this event and therefore, do not keep a note ofit.Becauseitisnotconsideredprudenttoobtainthisinformationdirectly from any woman of whatever age she may be, noastrologer enquires about it, and thus fails to correlate a factorequalinimportancetothelagna,whichfailureresultsinerrorsinpredictionspertainingtowomen.Theresponsiblitiesandprioritiesofwomenaredifferentfromthoseofmen;theyarebynaturemoreinstinctiveandintuitiveandtherefore,theyhaveadifferentsenseofself-relianceandadifferentsenseofreality.

comBuSt loRd of the 10th houSe

Case study - 10

Rasi chart Cancerlagna05:10:22;Venus04:35:20inCancer;Ketu21:22:04inLeo;Saturn02:23:51inVirgo;Rahu21:22:04inAquarius;Jupiter15:38:36inPisces;Mercury29:40:55inAriesandtheSun20:28:33,theMoon25:02:27andMars17:00:15inTaurus.Navamsa Chart: Leo lagnawithVenusandtheMoon,Ketu inLibra,Jupiter inScorpio,MercuryinSagittarius,SaturninCapricorn,RahuinAries,MarsinGeminiandtheSuninCancer. ThisnativewasbornintheLeonavamsasub-divisionofCancerlagnawhentheMoontransitingitsexaltationsign,Taurus,wasinLeonavamsaandinMrigsiranakshatraruledbyMars.Atthetime


ofhisbirthtwonaturalbeneficsweresituatedinthekendrasfromCancerlagnaandonenaturalbeneficwasinatrikonabhava.Hewasbornasicklychildandsuffered fromvariousailments inhisveryfirstyearoflife.Marsisthebeneficyoga-karakaandtheRajayoga-karakaforCancerlagnabutitwascombustinthesamenakshatraoccupiedbytheSun.SarvarthaChintamanistatesthatthedasaofMarsafflictedbytheSunendangerslifeandgivespain.Thisnativerecovered and regained good health because the exaltedMoonoccupyingthesamesignastheSunandMarswithbothoccupyingaParam-mitranakshatra,wasaheadoftheSunandMarsandwasgainingpakshabala,andthelordofthesignoccupiedbythemwassituatedinthe lagnaaspectedbyJupiterfromthe9thhouse.TheMoonoccupyingafixedsigninthenavamsa-chartdoesnotcausebalarishta.EvenotherwisewhenthekendrasandthetrikonasareoccupiedbynaturalbeneficsandtheMoonisexaltedallarishtasget cancelled. In this case, threeoutof the fourupachyasthanasfromtheMoonareoccupiedbynaturalbenefics;thisnativewasawealthyperson. Shortly after he was born it was predicted that this nativewouldleadahappylifeasagovernmentservantorwiththearmyor become a politician, and rise in rank and wield power andauthority.Mars,thelordofthe10thhouse,wasinconjunctionwiththeSun,thelordofthe2ndhouse.MarssignifiesArmedforcesandthe Sun, the government; they also signify power and authority.Marswasinconjunctionwiththeexaltedlordofthelagnainthe11thhouseandinthenavamsaofMercuryoccupyingthe10thhousefromthelagna.Mercurysignifiesdiplomacyandpolitics.TheSunor theMoon situated in the 11th house if unafflictedmakes oneexceptionallyfortunate.TheSunsituatedinthe11thhousevestedwith strengthmakesoneaprincipal official in the serviceof theruler, possess a pleasing personality, several good qualities, self-disciplinedandwealthy. The2ndhouse counted from the signoccupiedby theSun istheVesi lagna,whichmeans theSunwill alwaysoccupy the12th housefromtheVesilagna.GoodplanetsinfluencingthislagnaandtheSunmakeone fortunateand reapgood resultsof yogasandRajayogas.Here, theVesi lagna is the12th house from the lagnaand is aspectedby Saturn, and theSun conjoiningwithVenus isalsoinconjunctionwithMarswhichiscombustandwhichisnota


beneficinfluence.Theallimportantlordofthe10thhousefromthelagnasignifyingRajyai.e.rulership,occupiesthe11thhousewhichisformedbyTaurussign.Thelordofthe10thhouseisinconjunctionwith the lordof the 2nd house and the exalted lordof the lagnainthe11thhousewhichisruledbyVenus.Thisconjunctionisnotaspected by any benefic planet and these three lords viz.,MarstheSunandtheMoon,havenotgainedsufficientbeneficbindusin their Ashtakavarga. But, the lordof the signoccupiedby thelordofthelagnaandtheChandra-lagnaoccupiesthelagna-kendrainvolvingthelordofthelagnaandthelordofthe11thinamutualexchangeofsigns.Themutualexchangeofsignbetweenthelordofthelagnaandthelordofthe11thhousegivesrisetoafavourableMahayoga.Thismutualexchangeofsignaddsadditionalstrengthtothe lagnaandtoVenusandaccordingtoMahadeva, thisyogamakesonelearned,engageingoodworksblessedwithalongleaseoflifeandarenownedruler.Vriddhayavanastatesthatifthelordofthelagnais inthe11thhouseoneleadsasplendid lifeblessedwithsons, fame, influence,powerandhappiness;the lordofthe11thhousesituatedinthelagnamakesoneshort-lived,powerful,brave,generous,exceedinglypopularandfortunatebutwhodiesafflictedby thirst. In thepresentcase, thecombuststatusof thelordofthe10thhasweakenedthe10thhouse.ThisnativewasnotdestinedtojointheArmy.MarsiscombustwhenitiswithinthearcofseventeendegreesfromtheSun;combuststatusofaplanetisadisqualification;itisanobstructinginfluencewhichimpedesgoodeffects.Acombustplanetbecomespowerlesstoconfergoodresults,acombustmaleficbecomesmoreevilandthecombuststatusofaplanetdoesnotgetcancelledbyanymeans.Mantreswararemindsusthatacombustplanetgivestheresultsasthoughitwereinitssignofdebilitation. TheSunandVenuswhetherinfluencingthe10thhousedirectlyorindirectlyareinstrumentalingivingGovernmentservice.Inthiscase,Mercuryoccupiesthe10thhouse.MercuryastheAtmakarakais situated in Sagittarius navamsa, the very last navamsa sub-divisionofAriessignandisinRasi-sandhi.AriessignandSagittariussigndonotreceivetheaspectofeithertheSunorofVenusandtherefore,thisnativedidnotjoingovernmentservice.AccordingtotheclassicalwriterstheSunsituatedinthe11thhousemakesonemoreofamanufactureroratraderthanagovernmentservant.


Mercurydoesoccupythe10thhouse fromthe lagnabut it isnota functionalbenefic forCancer lagnaandnobeneficaspectsitoritsdispositororthelordofthelagna.MercuryplacedinAriessigndoesnotgivefavourableresults,itmakesoneathief,giventountruth, cunning, quarrelsomebut diplomatic,who loseswealthor isdevoidofwealth, incursdebtsandmaysufferincarceration.Mercury’s situation in the 10th house from the lagna mitigatesthe evil of its sign-occupation but not completely;withMercuryoccupyingthe10thhousefromthelagnaonebecomesintelligent,aware,truthful,respected,wealthyandsuccessful.Inthiscase,thelordofthenavamsaoccupiedbyMercuryismorethelordofthe9ththanofthe6thhousewhichfactordidnothelpmuchbecauseofthecombuststatusofthelordofthe10thhouse.Thoseplanetswhoownoroccupythe11thhousefromCharalagnasareBadhakas.CancerlagnaisaCharalagna,andaccordinglyVenusthatrulesthe11thhouseandissituatedinthelagna,andtheSun,MarsandtheMoonoccupyingthe11thhouseareallbadhaka-grahas.Badhaka-grahasobstructsmoothoperationofyogas,andgivebadorverybadresultsintheirdasasandantra-dasas. A strong Jupiter situated in the 9th house makes one attainwide fame and occupy a high position in life as aminister or aleader,itdoesnotgiveverygoodresultswhenitisintheScorpionavamsa sub-division of Pisces signwhile occupying a nakshatraruledby Saturn that rules amarakasthanaand the8th house forCancerlagna.WhenSaturnandJupiterareplacedinoppositesignsSaturnimprovesbutitinvariablyafflictsJupiter,noyogaiscausedifSaturnasthelordofthe8thaspectsthelordofthe9thsituatedin the9thhouse.Moreover, for thisnativeJupiter thoughgainingsixbeneficbindusintheSarvaAshtakavargarulesthesetofthreeVipata nakshatras which are malevolent nakshatras. The dasaofRahusituated in the8thhouse inAquariussignandoccupyingPoorva Bhadrapada naksahatra ruled by Jupiter could not havepreparedthisnativeforanykindofleadership.RahuandKetuifnotconjoinedwithanyplanettakeupthequalitiesandattributesofthelordofthebhavatheytenant.Rahuinthe8thaffectsone’smentalattitudeandphysicalhealth,thislocationofRahuisadverseforalong lifeandmakesoneoppressedbyenemies. This situationofRahudoesnotgiveafollowing;itdoesnotmakeoneapublicfigureorapoliticalleader.Anunafflictedlordofthe10thhousesituatedin


the11thhousemakesonepopular.Thepersonbornwiththelordofthe11thorthelordofthe9thorthelordofthe2ndhousefromthelagnaoccupyingakendrafromtheChandra-lagnabecomestherulerofamightyempire.Here,thelordofthe2ndhouseoccupiesthe Chandra-lagnawhich is not the same as occupying a kendrafromtheChandra-lagna,andthe lordof the9thoccupies itsownsigninthe10thfromtheChandra-lagnabutinanavamsaruledbythecombust lordof the10thhouse,which isanegative factor.AstrongSunassociatingwiththelordofthelagnaandwiththelordofthe9thhouseoccupyingeitherthe10thhousefromthelagnaoraspectingthe10thmakesoneapopularleaderandanableruleroradministrator. The3rdhouseoccupiedbySaturn,thelordofthe3rdsituatedinthe8thfromthe3rdhouseandthekarakaofthe3rdhousecombustdidnotgivethisnativeayoungerbrother. Jupiter occupying the 9th house from the lagna confers yogaresults; itmakes one learned,wealthy and blessedwith sons. IfJupiter in the9thhouseparticipates inaRajayogaformationor ifthereisaRajayogaonebecomesaministeroraleader.Thelordofthe9thoccupyingthe9thhousegivesa long-livedandprosperousfather.Here,Jupiteroccupiesthe5thnavamsaofPiscessignwhichmakes it a strong benefic but it also rules the 6th house whichrulershipisablemishandspoilstheyoga-givingabilityofJupiter.

a caSe of Self-deStRuction

Case study - 11

Rasi chart Libra lagna 17:04:14; Ketu 29:27:04 in Sagittarius; Saturn29:07:49 in Capricorn; Jupiter 14:06:13 and Venus 21:34:21 inPisces; the Sun 21:57:07 in Aries; Mercury 07:16:11 in Taurus;Rahu29:27:04inGemini;Mars24:02:06inCancerandtheMoon28:08:04inVirgo.Navamsa Chart: Pisces lagna,Rahu inGemini,Saturnand theMoon inVirgo,the Sun in Libra, Jupiter in Scorpio, Ketu in Sagittarius, Venus inCapricornandMarsinAquarius. Thisnativewasborninawell-to-doeducatedandwealthyfamily.Hewasatall,slim,handsome,intelligentandlearnedpersonwhoheldgreatpromisewhenhewasstudyingintheschoolandcollege.HewasborninPiscesnavamsaofLibralagnawhentheMoonwas


in Chitra nakshatra portionofVirgo sign. Libra sign ismoveable,dry,odd,airy,cruel,masculine,beneficsignoflongascensionrisingwiththeheadfirst.TheLibralagna-bornarelearnedandintelligentwhoearntheir livingthroughrighteousmeans,theyareadeptinfinearts,richandrespected,truthful,possessattractiveeyesandmanysplendidqualities,fickleinlove,becomeachieforaleader.Thelordofthelagna,anaturalbenefic,whoalsorulesthe8thhousefromthelagna,attainsitsexaltationinthe6thhouse;exaltedplanetsarecapableofconferringyogaandRajayogaresultsprovidedtheyown an auspicious bhava, and also strong in shadabala occupyanauspiciousbhavapreferablyaspectedbyanunsullied friendlybeneficwhoalsorulesanauspiciousbhavaandsign.Parasharatellsusthatanexaltedplanetalwaysactsasabenefic. The 6th house is certainly an evil house to occupy whereinsituatedthe lordsofauspiciousbhavasbecomedefectiveanddonotgivegoodresults.However,theexaltedlordofthelagnainthe6thavoidingassociationwithamaleficorpapa-grahatendstomakeoneenjoygoodhealth,bestrong,ownlands,bewealthyandgoodin conduct. Venus exalted in the 6th as the lord of the 8th housealso gives rise to the favourable Sarala yogawhich yoga conferslonglifeanddestroysallopposition.Inthiscase,VenusandJupitercombininginthe6thhousefromthelagnawithMercuryoccupyingthe8thhouse,andbothsituated in the12thandthe2nd fromtheSungiverisetotwoauspiciousyogas-theLagnadhiyogaandtheUbhayachari yoga,which yogas are equal to Rajayoga. SarvarthaChintamani tells us thatoutof the6th, the7th and the8th if twobhavasarevariouslyoccupiedbynaturalbeneficsonebecomesaministerandnotaking. Ifbeneficially inclinedJupiter isstrongerthanthelordofthelagnathenoneremainshappyandbecomesthebest amongst equals. Situated in the4th house from its ownmoolatrikonasignandaspectingthefriendlysignfallingonthe2nd houseand itsexaltationsign in the10th Jupitergenerally confersmuch wealth, a high position in life and fame. The exalted Sunaspecting the lagna indicates an influential fatherholding a veryhigh rank in the government service.Here, the exalted Sun is inShubhakartariyogawithallthreenaturalbeneficswhichyogamadethefatherofthisnativehappy,healthy,wealthyandlong-lived. The most striking feature of this nativity is the occupationofall threekendrasthanas fromthe lagna i.e. the4th, the7thand


the10th,bycruelnaturalmalefici.e.bySaturn,theSunandMars,respectively;cruelplanetsthussituatedcausetheevilAhiyogaorSarpa yogawhichmake a person an evil-doer and grief-stricken,andVajra yogawhich gives happiness only in the first third-partof life or in old-age. Saturn situated in its own sign gives rise totheSasayoga,whichisoneofthefivefamedPanchamahapurushayogas.PhaladeepikastatesthatapersonbornwithSasayogamaybeimmoralandcraveforothers’wivesbutwillbehighlyinfluentialandholdaneminentposition;hewillbepowerfulandhavegoodpeopleservinghimorsupportinghim,andhewillalsoearnmuchpraiseforhisactions.TheSunexaltedinAriesinthe7thhousefromthelagnaisanenigma.TheSunisapapa-grahaforLibralagna.Ifthelagnaisaspectedbyamaleficplanetbutnotbyabeneficandthe7thhouse isoccupiedbyapapa-grahaandtherearemaleficssituatedinthe3rdandthe9thhouseonedevelopsbadhabitsandcommitsevildeeds. Mars occupying its debilitation sign in the 10th house hasits debilitation cancelled. The lordof theexaltation signofMarsoccupiesa kendra counted from the lagnabut itdoesnot causeapowerfulNeechabhangaRajayogatoarise.Both, the lagnaandthe Chandra-lagna are aspected by exalted planets, and planets,thataspectthelagnaortheMoon,generallyconferbeneficresults.But, Saturn occupying its own sign in the 4th house harms thegoodindicationsofthe4thhouse,ofthelagnaandalsoofthe10th housewhichisowingtothepartial-strengthaspectofMarsthatitreceivesfromthesignoppositetoitsownsignofoccupation.MarsisanaturalenemyofSaturn.MarsoccupyingCancer signmakesoneafavouriteofthesuperiorsandarichperson,andoccupyingthe 10th house from the lagna it gives power and fame. Saturnoccupying its own sign aspected byMars gives courage, mentaland physical prowess andmakes one brave and renowned. TheaspectofSaturnonMarssituatedinCancersignmakesoneequaltoakingandhappy.MarsoccupyingAquariusnavamsaismoreevilthanSaturnoccupyingVirgonavamsa,bothcasttheirfull-strengthaspectsonthelagna.Marsisnotakarakaofthe10thhousewhichSaturnis.AllthreemaleficsaspectthelagnabuttheaspectoftheSunwhichoccupiesitsdebilitationnavamsahascausedapowerfulyoga-bhanga. This native after completing his education joined a multi-


nationalcompanyofreputeandsoonrosetobeanAreaManagerandlater, it’sDivisionalManager.GopeshKumarOjhawritesthatMarsinCancersignmakesonerestlessandworriedduetosomechronicailmentandthatthereisacycleofwealthandlackofluck;good health and ailments alternate. Here,Mars casts its aspectonthe lagnaandthe5thhouseand is itselfaspectedbyastronglordofthe6thhouse.Duetohabitualchronicover-consumptionofalcoholicliquorthisnativedamagedhishealth,couldnotperformhisdutiesandsubsequentlylosthisjob.Hecouldnotre-establishhimselfanddiedofliverfailureinthedasaofSaturnleavingbehindhis wife and three children without any support. A VargottamaRahuoccupiesthe10thhousefromtheMoon.Basically,RahuislikeSaturnineffect,situatedinthe10thfromthelagnaortheMoonitgivesasharpandsuddenriseandthereafterafall fromposition,andalsomakesoneexperiencepovertyincasethelordofthelagnaorthelordofthetrikonasorthelordofthe10thhouseisrelegatedtoanadversehouseweakandafflicted.Saturnruling,aspectingoroccupyingthe10thhousefromthelagnadoesnotmakethosewhocannotcontinuallyapplythemselvestogiventaskssuccessfulandreapthefruitsofsuccessonapermanentbasis.Inthepresentcase,suddenfallfromhighstationinlifeisalsoindicatedbytheMoonoccupyingthe12thhouseasthelordofthe10thwithitsdispositor,Mercury,thelordofthe9thhouse,relegatedtothe8thhouse. Thelordofthelagnainconjunctionwiththelordofthe6thinthe6thhousecausesbreakinyoga,soalsothevargottamalordofthe10thhousesituatedinthe12th.TheexaltedSuninitsneecha-navamsaandinaVadhanakshatra,andJupiteroccupyingthe6thorthe8thorthe12thhouseconjoiningwitheitherVenusorMercurygives poverty. The lord of the 12th situated in the 8th in neecha-navamsaunaspectedbyafriendlybeneficinvariablycauseswastageorlossofwealth.Both,VenusandMarsaresituatedinunfavourablenakshatrasruledbytheafflictedlordofthe12thhouse;theirafflictionisfurthercompoundedbythekendrasdominatedbycruelplanetswhichdidnotpermitgoodthingsinthelifeofthisnativetolastforverylong.MarsisafunctionalmaleficforLibralagnaandforwhichlagna ifVenus isexalted in the6thhouse thenthe lordof the6th shouldavoidoccupyingitsownbhava,ifnot,itcanadverselyaffectone’s health, cause yoga-bhanga and make one lack dynamismandinitiative.ThelordsofthelagnaandtheChandra-lagna,both,


relegated to the trikasthanas curtail longevity and give a painfuldeath. Theprocessof self-destructionof this native commencedinthedasaofVargottamaRahuinrasi-sandhioccupyingaVipatanakshatra, during which period he started consuming alcoholicdrinksinarecklessmannerthatlatermadehimneglecthisdutiesanddamagedhisliver.UsuallySaturnoccupyingitsexaltationsigninthelagnaorinitsownsigninthe4thhouseactsasafunctionalbeneficandayoga-karaka,buthere, thoughsituated ina JanmanakshatraruledbyMarsitisnotaspectedbyanybenefic;Saturnaspectingthelagna,thelordofthelagnaandalsotheDeha-karaka,Jupiter,andinfluencedbytwodefectivecruelplanetstorturedthisnativeandactedastheprincipalmarakainitsowndasa.

neechaBhanga RajaYogaS

Case study - 12

Rasi chart Scorpiolagna08:46:48;theMoon06:36:48inScorpio;Jupiter09:13:05 and Saturn 02:53:52 in Capricorn; Ketu 03:56:32 inAquarius;Venus24:08:19inTaurus;Mercury17:20:01inGemini;theSun06:58:29 inCancer;Rahu05:15:22andMars21:20:51 inLeo.Navamsa Chart:VirgolagnawiththeSun,MarsinLibra,KetuinScorpio,SaturninCapricorn,MercuryandJupiterinPisces,RahuinTaurus,theMoonandVenusinLeo. MantreswarainhisPhaladeepikahasdescribedtheconstitutionof theNeechabhangaRajayoga in five slokas.He states that thisyogaarises if the lordof the signofdebilitationof theplanet indebilitationandthelordofthesigninwhichtheplanetindebilitation


becomesexaltedbothoccupyakendrafromtheMoonorifthelordofthesignofdebilitationandthelordofthesignofexaltationoftheplanetindebilitationbothoccupythekendrasfromthelagnaorifthelordofthesignofdebilitationoccupyinganauspiciousbhavafullyaspectsitsownsignoccupiedbytheplanetindebilitationorifthelordofthesignofdebilitationofthedebilitatedplanetandthelordofthesignofexaltationofthedebilitatedplanetbothoranyoneofthemoccupiesakendrafromthelagnaortheMoonorifthelordofthesignofexaltationofthelordofthesignofdebilitationofthedebilitatedplanetortheplanetwhichwouldbecomeexaltedinthesignoccupiedbytheplanetindebilitationoccupiesakendrafromthelagna.Withthisyogaobtainingonebecomesapowerfulrulerorheadsaninstitution.QueenVictoriawasbornwithJupiteroccupyingCapricornsigninthe9thhouse.Thus,Jupiterwasinitssignofdebilitationbutthelordofthesignofitsexaltationwassituatedinthelagna-kendragivingrisetotheNeechabhangaRajayoga.SheruledtheBritishempireforaverylongtime. Onthebasisoftheafore-citedchartwhichwasconsultedmorethan twentyyearsago thisnativewas told thathewasdestinedto become a Regional Manager in a Public Sector Undertakingandmuchmore,hehadthenput ina fewyearsofserviceasanofficerhavingbeendirectlyrecruited.ThereasonwasthepowerfulNeechabhangaRajayogacausedbythedebilitatedMoon,thelordofthe9thhouse,involvingthelagna,thelordofthelagnaandthemostpowerfulkendra,the10thhouse.Both,Venus,thelordoftheexaltationsignfortheMoon,andMars,thelordofthedebilitationsignfortheMoon,occupyingthekendrasfromthelagnaaspectthelagnaandtheMoon.HewastoldthathewouldbepromotedintheVimshottaridasaofKetuandthenbecomeaRegionalManagerinthedasaofVenus. Here,thecausationofNeechabhangaRajayogaisattributedtotwolords,thedispositororthelordofthesignofdebilitationoftheplanetindebilitationandthelordofthesignofexaltationoftheplanetindebilitation.Theprimaryroleofthisyogaistocounter-balancetheneechastatusi.e.debilitation,resultsandnottoconferkingshipetc; to thenative.Theplanetwhich is in itsdebilitationsignfoundoccupyingitsexaltationnavamsaisalsodeemedtohaveattainedNeechbhangastatus,butastudyhasrevealedthatinmostcases ofNeechabhangas of this nature neither Raja yoga results


norfavourableresultshadaccrued.Venussituatedinitsownsignin a kendrasthana also gives rise to the famedMalvaya yoga, aRajayoga,andinthiscase,VenusaspectsthelagnaandtheMoon.The presence of Malavya yoga has its own drawback inasmuchas it rendersone,asB.V.Ramanstates,more inclined towardsallindicationsofVenuswiththeresulthisspiritualadvancementandoutlookwillbeininverseproportiontohismaterialcomfortsandpleasures.ThisnegativeinclinationisnotseenincaseswheretheSunhasconjoinedwithVenus. This native was born when Virgo navamsa in AnuradhanakshatraofScorpio signwas rising in the lagna.TheMoonwassituatedinAnuradhanakshatraruledbyVargottamaSaturn.SaturnavoidinganassociationwiththeMoonisstronglyentrenchedinitsownsigninthe3rdhousefromthelagnaalbeitinconjunctionwithadebilitatedJupiterinthe2ndhousefromitsmoolatrikona-rasiandinthe11thfromitsownsignbutoccupiesitsownnavamsa.Jupiteralso attainsNeechabhanga on account of theMoon, the lord ofitsexaltationsign,occupyingthelagna-kendrawhichcancellationofdebilitationisnotasstrongasthatgainedbytheMoon.Threesignificant planets occupied their own signs at the time of thebirthofthisnative.ThereisnoplanetoneithersideoftheMoontenantingthelagna,whichmeansthatthisnativedidnothailfromawealthyfamilyandhewillalsonotbeveryrichorhemaysquanderawayhiswealth.ThelordofthelagnaandthelordoftheChandra-lagnaoccupyingakendraandaspecting these lagnasas the lordofthesetwolagnashasliftedthisnativetothelevelfarabovetheordinary.IfatthetimeofbirththelordofthelagnaorthelordoftheChandra-lagnadoesnotoccupyakendrafromthelagnathentheshubha-yogasandtheRajayogasobtainingfailtodelivertheirordainedresultsandoneisseentoleadanordinarylife. Powerandfameareassociatedwiththelagna,the9thhouseandthe10thhouse;thesenamedbhavasshouldremainstrongandunafflicted.ForScorpiolagna,theMoonaloneistheyoga-karaka;VenusandMercurydonotactasbenefics.TheSunbyvirtueofrulingthe 10th house can assume the role of yoga-karaka or Rajayoga-karaka.Thelordofthe9thandthe9thhousevestedwithstrengthinvariablyconferprosperityandmakeonefortunatebutthelordofthe10thandthe10thhousebothvestedwithstrengthconferpowerandpositiononly.Inthiscase,thelordofthe10thissituatedinthe


9thhouseinoppositiontoSaturnandJupiter.Parasharainsiststhatthelordofthe10thhouseshouldoccupybeneficsignsandbhavas,and that it shouldbeassociatedwithbeneficplanets alone. ThebhavaoccupiedbytheSunisabeneficbhava,CancersignoccupiedbytheSunisamildandabeneficsign,andtheSunisassociatedwithMercuryandJupiter,bothnaturalbenefics,andwithSaturn,atemporalbenefic.Acruelplanetinfluencingthe10thhousemakesonecommitunethicalacts,andamaleficplanet,evilacts.Leosignfallingon the10thhouse is afiery sign foranyplanet tooccupy;itmakesone cruel andheartless, stubborn, not easily amenableto reason,unforgivingandvengeful.And, ScorpiobeingaKeeta-rasi,apersonborninthislagnadoesnothesitateinstrikingbackandwhen he strikes he strikes un-noticed and venomously. ThesurvivalinstinctsofaScorpiolagna-bornareverysharpandstrong,whichqualityisneededtogain,retainandwieldpower.Saturninitsownsigninthe3rdhouseinmutualaspectwiththeSundoesnotconferyogaresults,thepersonremainsmostlyunhappyevenwhileholdinganexaltedposition in life surroundedbymanypleasure-givingthings.TheMooninScorpiolagnaordinarilycurtailslongevitybutnotsoifitsdispositoriseitherinthelagnaorinthe10thhouse;suchaMoonshouldnotbeweakinpakshabala.But,ittakesmorethanthedebilitationoftheMoontomakeonereallyunfortunate.Onecertainlybecomesunfortunateandagreatloserifthelordofthe lagnaandthe lordofthe9tharenotstrongandareafflicted,andthe9thhouseisalsooccupiedbymorethanonemaleficplanetwithouttheireviltraitskeptundercheck. Planetsoccupyingtheirownsignsifnototherwiseafflictedtendtoproducefarbetterresultsthanwhentheyareintheirexaltationsigns. In thiscase, threeplanetsare in theirownsigns,owing toSaturnoccupyingitsownsignthisnativeisblessedwithbrothers,owingtoVenusoccupyingitsownsignhehasagood-lookinggood-naturedwife,andowingtoMercuryoccupyingitsownsignhehasattainedahighofficialposition,wieldspowerandauthority,andwilllivelong.Allfourkendrasareoccupiedbyplanets;planetsdisposedin kendras add great strength to the nativity. Strong planets inoccupation of four kendras causing Chatussagra yoga make oneearnagoodreputation,equaltoaruler,wealthy,prosperousandlong-lived.SincethelordsofthetwotrikonabhavasfromthelagnaandtheMoonarestrongandfavourablyeffectivetherewillbeno


Rajayoga-bhangawhich isotherwise indicatedby the lordof the10thoccupyingthe12thhousefromthe10thhemmedbetweenthelordofthe6thhouseandthelordofthe8th.

imPeRmanent effect of RajaYoga

Case study - 13

Rasi chart Virgo lagna 17:00:36; the Moon 18:27:32 and Mercury11:14:17inVirgo;Venus01:59:01inLibra;Saturn(R)12:30:39andKetu15:21:25inCapricorn;Jupiter(R)14:13:14inAquarius;Mars13:25:23inGemini;Rahu15:21:25inCancerandtheSun15:50:31inLeo.Navamsa Chart: Gemini lagna, theMoon inGemini, theSun in Leo,Venus inLibra,RahuinScorpio,MarsandJupiterinAquarius,MercuryandSaturninAriesandKetuinTaurus. PlanetsoppositetheSunpossessbrightraysandtheyexercisetheir influenceto themaximumextent.Mars, JupiterandSaturnthenacquireretrogrademotionandexceptionalstrength.Whereas


natural benefics in retrogrademotion give power and authoritythoughnotonapermanentbasis,retrogrademaleficsgiveworries,futile wanderings and cause immense loss or harm; in practice,theyareseentocauseyoga-bhangaandRajayoga-bhanga.Kalidasastatesthataretrogradeplanetisasstrongasinitssignofexaltation,aplanetassociatedwitharetrogradeplanetisofmediumstrengthandaplanetwhichisretrogradeinitssignofdebilitationsigngivesthe results of its exaltation. SanketaNidhi states that retrogradeplanetsgiveresultsaccordingtothebhavaofwhichtheyaretheprincipal karakas. This native has retrograde Saturn situated inits own sign in the 5th house and retrograde Jupiter is in the 6th house from the lagna inAquarius sign ruledbySaturn. Saturn isin itsdebilitationnavamsaandJupiter is inVargottamanavamsa,both possessing bright rays cast their full strength aspect onVenusoccupying itsownsign in the2ndhouse.Venussituated inthe2ndhousegivesgoodfoodtoeat,goodclothesandornamentstowear,goodmannerofspeechandgoodeducation,asthelordof the2ndoccupying the2ndhouse itmakesone rich, reapmanybenefits,enjoydifferentkindsofmaterialgainsandcomforts,earnwell through self-efforts, well-dressed etc. Saturn occupying the5thhouseasthelordofthe5thgivesintelligence,effectivespeech,and a place of pride. Jupiter situated in the 6th house from thelagnagivesproficiencyinfineartsandininitiatinggoodworksorcommencingnewprojects,eagernesstoearnfame,andabilitytoovercomeoppositionordestroyfoes. EventhoughnoplanetisdeemedtobeabeneficforVirgolagnabutVenus,rulingthe9thhousefromthelagna,istreatedasayoga-karaka,andLibrafallingonthe2ndhouseisabeneficsign.Abeneficplanetenhancestheindicationsofabeneficsignorownsignandtheauspiciousnessofthebeneficbhavaitoccupiesoraspects.The2ndhouseisagainfulbhava.KalyanvarmatellsusthatVenusinitsownsignaspectedby Jupitermakesonegain,possessandenjoyalldesiredthingsandobjectsofenjoymentandcomfortsbuthasassignedsomeverybadresultstotheaspectofSaturnonVenusasaffectinghappiness,healthandwealth.Inthepresentcase,SaturnisinitsdebilitationnavamsaandVenusisinVargottamanavamsa,SaturnhasgainedonlyonebeneficbinduintheSarvaAshtakavargabutVenushasgainedsixbeneficbindus,Venushasgainedfarmorebenefic vargas than Saturn even though both occupy favourable


nakshtras i.e. Venus is in Chitra, a Sampata nakshatra, ruled byMars, and Saturn is in Sravana, a Janma nakshatra ruled by theMoon.Thus,VenusisstrongerthanSaturn,alsoonaccountoftheaspectofJupiterthat itreceives.Thisnative,neververywealthy,hasenjoyedgoodlivingandgoodhealth,andhashadmostofhisdesiresfulfilled. Mars situated in the 10th house from the lagna makes onelearned, famous and a leader, and also occupy a good positionin life provided it is a functional benefic and is in a favourablerelationshipwiththelordofthelagna,thelordofthe10thhouseandthelordofthe9th.Inthiscase,Marsoccupiesthe10thhousenotasfunctionalbeneficbutastheevillordofthe3rdandthe8th. Thelordofthe3rdorthelordofthe8thsituatedinthe10thhousedoesnotgivepermanentyogaorRajayoga.Marsisapapa-grahafor this lagna. Situated in the 10th house from the lagna it doesgiveahighexecutivepositionbutonlyonatemporarybasiswhichpositionislostduringthedasaofamaleficplanetplacedinanevilbhavawithreferencetothe10thhouse.Mars,whichisinGemini,itsneutralsignandconjoiningwithvargottamaJupiterininimicalAquariusnavamsa,castsitsfourthhousefriendlyfullaspectonthelagna,thelordofthelagnaandtheMoon,andisinmutualtrikona-relationshipwithVenusandJupiter,whichrelationshipbutforthelordshipofevilbhavasbyMarswouldhaveresultedinapowerfulyogaorRajayoga. Saturnsituatedinthe5thhouse,evenifinitsownsignbutnotaspectedbyJupiter,makesonelongforason.Thelordofthe5th house inadverserelationshipwiththekarakaofthe5thdoesnotgiveason,moreover,byoccupying the6thhouse fromthe lagnaand the Moon, Jupiter does not protect the 5th house and theplanetsituatedinthe5th.Therefore,thisnativeisnotblessedwithason.Initsownantra-dasainitsowndasaSaturnmadethisnativequithisjobandseekhisfortuneabroad.Aweakretrogradeplanetinthecourseofitsdasainvariablybringsaboutaradicalchangeinone’slifeandoutlook;itevenmakesthepersongiveupallpreviousgainsincludingresidenceandthecountryofbirth.Here,SaturnisafflictedbyKetu.Rahusituatedinthe11thhouseisnotconsideredbadlyplacedbutKetusituatedinthe5thhouseinthesignruledbyitsbitterenemyandinthecompanyof itsbitterenemycertainlycompels a person to act in an unreasonable manner and invite


troubles andworries.Mars situated in a friendly sign in the10th house made this native handsome, agreeable, sincere, hard-working,aleaderandsuccessful,butitdoesnotownaquadrantoratrineeitherfromthelagnaortheMoon,therefore,thesuccessgainedwas limitedandfrustrating.Thisnativeexcelled insports,captainedtheStatesidewithdistinctionbutdidnotmakeittothetop grade; during his service period hiswork-performance drewmuchpraisefromallquartersbuthewasneversuitablyrewarded.DuringthecourseofRahudasathisnativehadmadeanamebyplayingcricketforhisschool,collegeandstateandinthedasaofJupitergainedrecognitionandpromotionsinservicebutthedasaofSaturnmadehimgiveupallthesegainsbyoccupyingitsneecha-navamsaruledbyMarsoccupyingthe10thhouse.ForVirgolagna,SaturnsituatedinCancerinthe11thhousegivesyoga-resultsduringthecourseofitsowndasabutnotwhenoccupyingitsownsigninthe5thhouse.Moreover,retrogradeSaturnrulingthe5thorthe9th houseevenifitisaspectedbyJupitercausesreversals,humiliationandlossofpositionduringthecourseofitsowndasa.

BalaRiShta

Case study - 14

Rasi chart Tauruslagna12:09:43;Mars10:27:00andJupiter07:21:59inTaurus;theMoon17:41:51inCancer;Ketu11:06:06inLeo;Saturn19:11:35 in Sagittarius; Rahu 11:06:06, Venus (C) 29:21:35 andMercury18:22:37inAquariusandtheSun03:51:49inPiscesNavamsa Chart: Aries lagna,Mars in Aries, Venus in Gemini, Ketu in Cancer,theSun in Leo,Saturn inVirgo, theMoon inSagittarius,Rahu inCapricorn,MercuryandJupiterinPisces. ThischildwasborninAriesnavamsaportionofTauruslagna,itsrisingpointwasinRohininakshatraruledbytheMoon.TheMoonwasthentransitingthefirstpadaofAshleshanakshatraruledbyMercury intheSagittariusnavamsaportionofCancersignthat itrules.Thus,hewasundertheinfluenceofthedasaofMercuryatthetimeofhisbirth.TheSunoccupying its intimatefriend’ssign


wasinUttarabhadrapada,aParam-mitranakshatraruledbySaturn;MarsoccupyingafriendlysignwasinRohini,aPratyarinakshatraruled by the Moon; Mercury occupying its friendly sign was inShatabhisa, aVadhanakshtra ruledbyRahu; Jupiter in aneutralsignwasinKritika,aKshemanakshatraruledbytheSun;acombustVenus in its intimate friend’s sign was in Poorvabhadrapada, aMitra nakshatra ruled by Jupiter; Saturn in an inimical sign wasinPoorvashada, aVipatanakshatra ruledbyVenus;Rahuwas inits own Shatabhisa, a Vadha nakshatra, and Ketuwas in its ownMagha nakshatra, a Sampata nakshatra. All planets had gainedadequateshadabala,thestrongestbeingJupiterfollowedbyMars.IntheSarvaAshtakavargathe8thhousefromthelagnahadgainedthirty-sixbeneficbindusfollowedbythe11thhousewiththirty-fourbeneficbindus. Taurus is a benefic sign. According to Hindu astrology evenbereftofsuperioryogasorevendevoidofmeritsTaurus lagna isagoodlagnatobebornin.TheSun,MercuryandSaturnarethethreebenefics for this lagna.The lagna-lordsimultaneously rulesthe6thhouseandJupiterrulingthe8thandthe12thisapapa-grahaandamaraka.Capricornsignfallingonthe9thhouseindicatesthatthepersonwillbefortunatebecauseofhispastgooddeeds;hewillremainunprincipledandfacemanyobstaclesinlifemoresoifthesign-lord,Saturn,isinatrika-bhavaorwithatrika-lord,onwhichscorealoneSaturnisunabletoactasafullbeneficforTauruslagna.InthecaseofTaurus lagna,Saturn inanyassociationwitheitherVenusorJupiterwillbeassociatingwithatrika-lord. TheconjunctionofJupiterandMarsinthelagnahasnotbeenassignedbadresultsbythetexts,itmakesoneenterprising,able,engage in noble works, rise to be a chief or a minister; JupitersituatedinthelagnaprotectslifeandbodywhichcannotbesaidaboutMarsifitisinthelagnaunaspectedbyJupiterorbythelordof the lagna.Naturalbeneficsoccupyingthe10thhousefromthelagna give rise to the favourable Amla yoga which is equivalenttoRaja yoga. The lordof the lagna, anaturalbenefic,occupyingakendraoratrikonainstrengthandinconjunctionwithanotherbeneficplanetconfersgoodhealth,incaseitisinVargottamathenthepersonisblessedwithgoodfortune,goodreputation,wealthetc. These stated good resultsmaterialise only if the concernedplanetsarenotafflictedandthereisnoava-yogacancellingtheir


goodeffects. The Sun in the11th bhavaand in abenefic signensured thebirthofthisnativeinawell-to-doeducatedfamily.Inthepresentcase,theconjunctionofJupiterandMarsinTauruslagnaisthatofthelordofthe8thandthe11th,apapa-grahaandamaraka,withthelordofthe7thandthe12th,alsoafunctionalmaleficandamaraka,eventhoughsituatedintheirownnavamsastheyarenotaspectedby any planet. This conjunction affects the lagna and longevity.Moreover,thesituationofthelordofthe9thhouseinthe8thhouseinshadashtaka-positionwiththelordofthe8thandaspectedbyamarakadoesnotindicatealongspanoflife.TheMoonoccupyingitsownsignhasnoplanetoccupyingtheadjoiningsignsandthekendrasthanasfromitself,suchaMoondoesnotproveauspicious;moreover, it aspectsa vacant9thhousewhichaspectmakesonerestless andwavering. The lord of the lagna situated in the 10th houseiscombust,eclipsedbyRahu,inconjunctionwiththelordofamarakasthanaoccupyingitsneecha-navamsa,andinRasi-sandhi;thissituationofthelordofthelagnatoodoesnotguaranteealongleaseoflife.RahuoccupyingitsownnakshatrabutaVadhanakshatrabecomesmoreevil.Thereareseveralmethodsrecommendedforcalculatingone’s spanof lifebutParashara suggests that the lifespanofapersonneednotbecalculatedtillonehasattainedtheageoftwenty-fouryearsbecauseanearlydeathcanoccurforotherreasonsincludingplanetarydura-yogas. Jatakalankarastatesthatifamaleficoccupiesthelagnaandthelordofthelagnaisweakthepersonwillsufferfromacutementalorphysicalailmentsorhardships.TheMoonoccupyinganeutralandanoddshashtiamsabecomesafflictedbythelordofthatshashtiamsaif that lord has acquired evil propensity. TheMoon signifies themind, and in the present case, it is in Gemini shashtiamsa ofMercurywhichonitspartoccupiesaninimicalnavamsa.Whetherone’schildhoodandtheperiodofadolescencearegoodorbadisjudgedfromMercury.AbadMoonandMercurygiveadisturbedchildhoodandadolescence;theymakeonenotamenabletoreasonandeveninducesuicidaltendencies.ThisnativewasbornwhenthedasaofMercurywas current.Mercury receiving the thirdhouseaspectofSaturnoccupiedaVadhanakshatraruledbyRahuwhichalsooccupiedthesamenakshatra.ThisnativecommittedsuicidebyhangingmuchbeforethedasaofMercuryhadrunitsfullcourse.


Mercurysignifiestheneckorthethroat.Saturnsituatedinthe8th housegivesabadmannerofdeath.Mahadevastatesthatpapa-grahasoccupyingthekendrasunaspectedbyabeneficplanet,andwiththelordofthelagnaalsoweakinstrength,conferashortspanoflife.

imPact of Yoga-giving daSaS

Case study - 15

Rasi chart Sagittarius lagna 10:16:38; Jupiter (R) 00:48:24 and Saturn(R)19:44:37 inSagittarius;theMoon11:38:00 inCapricorn;Ketu22:25:23inAquarius;Mars09:37:31inTaurus;Mercury01:32:20andtheSun20:40:30inCancer;Rahu22:25:23andVenus03:01:54inLeo.Navamsa Chart: Cancerlagna,MercuryinCancer,SaturninVirgo,RahuinLibra,theSuninCapricorn,MarsinPisces,andKetu,Venus,JupiterandtheMooninAries. Thishoroscopebelongstoaneducatedpersonwhohasriseninlifeentirelythroughself-efforts.HewasbornonaPoornimatithiwhichisconsideredasafortunatebirth.Inthiscase,theFullMoon


situated in the2ndhouse fromthe lagnaaspectsand isaspectedbythe lordsof the9thandthe10thconjoining inthe8thhouse inthesignruledbytheMoon.ItgivesrisetoanauspiciousyogabutnotaRajayoga;suchaMoondestroysallarishtasandmakesoneprogressdaybyday. The conjunction of Jupiter, the lord of the lagna and the 4th house,with Saturn, the lordof the2nd and the3rd, in Sagittariuslagna dominates the kendrasthanas. This conjunction occurs inthe12thhousefromtheMoonoccupyingtheAriesnavamsasub-divisionofCapricornsignruledbySaturn.TheFullMoonequippedwithfourbeneficbindusinitsAshtakavargawastransitingthefirstpadaofitsownSravananakshatraandthuscausingthisnativetoexperiencetheVimshottaridasasofRahu,JupiterandSaturnatthebeginningandatthepeakofhiscareer.YogasandRajayogasareofnouseifapersondoesnotexperiencetheeffectsofthedasasofplanetsgivingrisetothoseyogasandRajayogas,whichplanetsshouldbeintheirDeepta,Swastha,MuditaorShaantawastha. RahuoccupyingLeo,aneutralsign,andthethirdpadaofPoorvaPhalguni,aMitranakshatraruledbyVenus,isinconjunctionwithVenusinthe9thhousefromthelagnaandactedasabeneficyoga-karakaduringthecourseofitsdasa,andmadethisnativefortunatewhocompletedhiseducationandfoundasuitableemploymentinareputedorganisation.Healsogotmarriedandwasblessedwithason.The9thhouseandtheconjunctionofRahuandVenusoccurringthereinareaspectedbythelordofthelagna,andthelordofthe9th. Thelordofthe9thhouse,theSun,situatedinaSadhakanakshatraruledbyMercury,isinthe8thhouseinconjunctionwithMercury,the lord of the 10th house and the 7th. The lord of the navamsaoccupiedby the Sun is in conjunctionwith the lordof the lagnainthelagna.MercuryoccupiesthesignruledbytheMoonwhichisverystronginpakshabalaandaspectsMercury.ThisnativewasbornonShuklaPoornimaofSravana-masa.DuringthecourseofhisdasaRahuactedonbehalfoftheauspiciouslordofthe9thandthegainfullordofthe11thhouse. JupitersituatedinthelagnaisnotaspectedbyanyplanetbutitassociateswiththeFullMoon,withthelordoftheDhana-bhava,withthe9thhouseandwiththelordofthe11thhouse.AtthetimeofbirthJupiterwasretrogradeinthe6thhousefromtheSunbut


stronginsthanabalaandcheshtabala.JupiterhadjoinedtheMooninAriesnavamsa.However,itoccupiedthefirstpadaofMoola,aVadhanakshatra, ruled by Ketu. There also occurred themutualexchangeofnakshatrasbecauseKetuoccupiedPoorvaBhadrapadaruledby Jupiter.Ketu situated in the3rdhouse from the lagna isconsidered favourably placed, itmakes one intelligent, steadfastand prepared to face and overcome any obstacle or opposition,increaseswealth,givesmanycomforts,strength,andalongleaseoflife.ButAquariusisnotacomfortablesignforKetutooccupyifitisnotinassociationwithanaturalbenefic.Here,situatedinthesignruledbySaturnandinanakshatraruledbyVenusitisaspectedbyVenusfromthe9thandbySaturnfromthelagna-kendra.Thetwochaya-grahasgenerallyconferthegoodorthebadeffectsofplanetstheyareconjoinedwith.KetuisinthenavamsaoccupiedbyVenus,JupiterandtheMoon.Thenavamsaandthenakshatralocationofplanetsareasimportantastheirsignlocation.Itisgenerallyseenthat the evil owing to the occupation of an inimical navamsa oranafflictednakshatrabyplanets in yoga formationdoesnot getneutralisedwhichiswhyyogasandRajayogasarenotalwaysfoundto confer their assigned results. The dasa of Jupiter gavemixedresultstothisnative. Jupiter is thekarakaof the5thhouseandof sons;here, it isin rasi-sandhi and occupies an afflicted nakshatra and therefore,compoundedbythelocationofthelordofthe5thinthe6thwhichalsoaspectsthe9thhouse,Jupiteradverselyafflictedthesignificanceofthe5thhouseandofthe9thhouseduringthecourseofitsdasainasmuchthisnativelosthisonlysonandhisfatheralsosufferedphysicalhardships.Theantra-dasaofSaturninthedasaofthelordof the lagna is generally abadperiod; it causes lossorharmonmanyfronts.But,thelordofthelagnaoccupyingthelagnaevenifafflictedbyinimicalplanetsorbymaleficshastheabilitytoquicklycompensatelossesincurredduringtheantra-dasaofSaturninthedasaofthelordofthelagna.Therefore,duringthedasaofJupiterthisnativewasblessedwithtwins,twoboys,whoarenowstudyinginaschool.JupiteroccupiesthemoolatrikonaportionofSagittariussign. Inthepresentcase,aretrogradeSaturnoccupiesan inimicalsignbutaMitranakshatra;retrogradeplanetsarestrongingivingtheirresultsiftheyarenotintheirexaltationsigns.Saturnoccupies


afavourablepartofSagittariussign;itisinVirgonavamsaandinanakshatraruledbyVenus,andassociatingwiththelordofthelagnaitaspectsthe10thhouse.ThisnativeispresentlyexperiencingthedasaofSaturnwhichdoesnotownakendrasthanaora trikona.SarvarthaChintamani states that thedasaof Saturnoccupyingakendrawillnotbeahappyperiod,ifSaturnhappenstooccupythelagnaitaffectsone’shealth,butsincehere,itisinconjunctionwiththelordofthelagnawhichisanaturalbenefic,itwillproducemixedresults.TheconjunctionofJupiterandSaturninSagittarius lagnadoesconferyogaandRajayogabecausethelordofanybhavaasisconjoinedwithJupiterorVenusinakendraoratrikonaassociatedwiththelordofthelagnaorthelordofthe9thhousewiththelordofthelagnaorthelordofthe9thhouseoccupyingownorfriendlysignmakesonefortunateandriseinrankandstatus.SaturngivesfavourableresultswhenoccupyingLibra,SagittariusorPiscessign.Here,JupiterandSaturnsituatedinthelagna-kendraareretrograde;retrogradeplanetsaremorepowerfulingivingtheirgoodandbadresults.RetrogradeSaturn inconjunctionwithretrogradeJupiter,strong in Digbala and occupying the lagna in its own sign, givesmoreofitsbeneficresults,inanyevent,thelordofthe2ndhouseinconjunctionwiththelordofthelagnainthelagna,ifitdoesnotcause a powerful Dhana yoga to arise, then it certainly confersmanygains.

fouR- Planet comBination in the 7th houSe

Case study - 16

Rasi chart Tauruslagna23:02:31;Rahu07:18:27inVirgo;Venus09:53:51inLibra;Jupiter(C)20:40:04,theSun24:22:50,Mars11:30:22andMercury03:35:16 inScorpio;Saturn13:39:10 inSagittarius;Ketu07:18:27inPiscesandtheMoon03:06:35inAries.Navamsa lagna: Cancerlagna,MercuryandSaturninLeo,KetuinVirgo,MarsinLibra,VenusinSagittarius,JupiterinCapricorn,theSuninAquarius,RahuinPiscesandtheMooninAries. Theconjunctionofthreeormoreplanetsinasignisnotaverycommonevent.Theconjunctionofmanyplanets inonesignandbhavacreateshurdles indeterminingtheireffectsonthe livesofindividual,eventhetextsarenotinfullagreementwithregardto


theirresults;infact,theoldertextshavedeliberately,soitappears,limitedtheirobservationstotheconjunctionoftwoplanetsonly.Inthepresentcase,theSunisinconjunctionwithMercury,Marsand Jupiter inwhich regard Saravali tells us that the personwillbecourageous,makerofyarn,awandererdevoidofwife,wealthandhappiness.ObviousasitisKalyanvarmaconcurswiththethencurrentopinionthattheSunandMars,bothfieryandcruelplanets,inthepresenceofMercurywhomtheSundoesnottreatasafriendandMarstreatsitasitsenemy,spoilsthesignicationsofJupiter,forifMercurydoesnot jointheotherthreethentheconjunctionoftheSunwithMarsandJupiter,whoarebothmutualfriendsoftheSun,issaidtomakeonecleveratspeech,veryrich,aroyalministeroradvisor,arulerorcommanderofarmy,whothoughaggressivein attitudeandbehaviourwill adhere to truthandbe truthful inhisdealingsandrelationshipwithothers.VaidyanathatakingintoaccounttheafflictioncausedtoJupitertellsusthatthisfour-planetsconjunctiongivesstrength(tofacethevagariesof life)butalsoawaveringorunsettledmind,andmakesoneunfortunate. In this case, the conjunction of the SunwithMercury,MarsandJupiteroccursinScorpiosigninthe7thhousefromthelagna.AccordingtoPachadha-maitritheSunoccupiesaneutralsignandaneutralnavamsa,Mercuryis inaninimicalsignbutinaneutralnavamsa,MarsoccupyingitsownsignisinafriendlynavamsaandJupiteroccupyinganeutralsignandafriendlynavamsaiscombust.Noplanet is involved ingraha-yuddha.This is theconjunctionofthe lordof the4thhousewiththe lordof the3rdandthe5th, thelord of the 7th and the 12th and the lord of the 8th and the 11th,hemmedbetweenthelordofthelagnaandthe6thandthelordofthe9thandthe10thbhavas.Itisnotahappyconjunctionowingtotheinvolvementofthetrika-lords.Nodoubtplanetsoccupyingoraspecting the lagna canassume thebenefic roleof yoga-karakasbuttheydosodependingontheirbasicandacquirednatureandstrength.TheconjunctionwiththeSunreducesthestrengthoftheconjoiningplanets,andtheUbhayachariyogaiseffectiveonlyifnoplanetcombineswiththeSuninthesamesign. The strength gained by a bhava is also very important. Thebhavasoccupiedby their own lords are considered tobe vestedwithstrength,occupationofbhavasbyinimicalplanetsreducethatstrength.Thebhavaoccupiedbyplanetsandtheplanetsoccupying


itshouldalsobestrong intheAshtakavarga. Inthepresentcase,whereas Jupiter had gained seven benefic bindus and Mercury,four,theSunhadgainedonlytwobindusandMars,oneonly,andthe7thhousehadgained the leastnumberofbeneficbindus i.e.nineteen bindus.Moreover, Jupiter having gained seven beneficbindusinitsAshtakavargaoccupiesitsneecha-navamsaalsointhe7thhouse from theNavamsa-lagna.The7thhouse indicationsareadversely affected. This nativehas suffered a great deal, sociallyandfinancially,onaccountofthemisdeedsofhiswifeparticularlyduring the course of the dasa of theMoon situated in the 12th occupyingthesignruledbythelordofthe7th,andduringthedasaofMars,thelordofthe7thhouse.B.V.Ramanstatesthatduringthedasaoftheweaklordofthe7thhouseonemaybeforcedtobegforalms;infact,duringthecourseofthedasaofthelordofthe7th housethisnativeborrowedheavilytopay-offthemoneyowedbyhiswifetothemarketandtonumerousoutsiders. TheVargottamaMoongaininginbrightnessisaspectedbythelordofthelagnasituatedinitsownsign.TheMoonaspectedbyafairlystrongVenusgiveshandsomelooks,goodfortuneandsons.VenussituatedinLibramakesoneearnthroughself-effortsandifaspectedbytheMoongiveswealthandagoodpositioninlife.Thisnative iswell-placed in lifeholdinga responsiblepost inapublicsectorundertakinghavinggraduallyriseninranks.The10thhousefromthelagnahasgainedmorebeneficbindusthanthelagnaandthe9thhouseandtheMoon is the lordof the9thhousecountedfromthebhavaoccupiedbyitsdispositor.The9thhousefromthebhava occupied by the lord of the 9th has thirty-seven beneficbindus,andthe10thhousefromthebhavaoccupiedbythelordofthe10thhas forty-twobeneficbindus, therefore, career-wise thisnativehasnotsuffered.Mantreswaratellsusthatthe11thhouseshouldhavemorebeneficbindusthanthe10th,andthe12thhouseshouldhave lessbindus thangainedby the11thhousebutmorebindusthangainedbythelagnatomakeapersonwealthyandleadagoodcomfortablelife.Inthepresentcasethe10thhouseisvestedwithslightlymorebindusthanthe11th,andthe12thhousehasthesamenumberofbindusasthelagna. Vaidyanathareiterates that theplanetwhetheroccupying itsexaltationsign,ownsignorfriendlysigninakendraoratrikonaoranupachayasthanaandequippedwithfewerbeneficbindusi.e.less


thanfourbeneficbindus,doesnotconferitsfullgoodresultsandgivesmoreofitsbadresults;theplanetsituatedinatrika-bhavaorthe7thwhether in itsdebilitationsign, inimicalsignorassociatedwiththelordofthesignoccupiedbyMandiifequippedwithmorethanfourbeneficbindusinvariablygivesmoreofitsgoodresults.Inthiscase,theMoonisequippedwithfivebeneficbindus;thelagna-lordVenushasfourbindusandthecombustJupiterinthe7thhouseassevenbeneficbindus.ThisnativeisnotdestinedtorisetoaveryhighofficialpositionbecauseSaturn,thelordofthe9thandthe10th,hasgainedonlyonebeneficbinduinitsAshtakavarga,thetextsareinfavourofSaturnpossessingfewerbeneficbindusifitisexaltedorinownsigninakendraorinatrikona,butmorebeneficbindusifitisdebilitatedorisinaninimicalsigninanevilbhava.GainofonebeneficbindubySaturn indicates lossofwealth,anddestructionofallpossessions;Saturnisnotsituatedinaquadrantoratrineinitsownsignornavamsa,andasthelordofthe9thandthe10thitisnotinthe3rd,the6thorthe11thhouse;here,itdoesnotbecomeayoga-karaka. ThisnativeispresentlyexperiencingthedasaofRahuwhichissituatedaloneinVirgosignandinthe5thhousefromthelagna.AtthetimeofbirthRahuwasinUttaraPhalguni,aVipatanakshatraruledbyJupiter,anditsdispositoroccupiedaninimicalsigninthe7thhousefromthelagna.Noplanetaspectsthe5thhouse.PlanetsoccupyingorrulingVipatanakshatrasaredeemedevilandproducebadresults,andthetwochaya-grahasarebasicallymaleficplanets.JupiterbyoccupyingJyeshtanakshatraruledbySaturnafflictsSaturnwhichistheonlyplanetoccupyingakendraoratrikonafromthebhavaoccupiedbyRahubutitisnotinacruelshashtiamsa.Rahuinakendraorinatrikonainabeneficsignnotconjoinedwithoraspectedbyanyplanetgivesgoodresultsinitsownantra-dasa,inwhicheventtheotheryoga-karakasalsogivegoodresultsintheirantra-dasasinthedasaofRahu;otherwise,onefacesfailuresandsuffersfromfearandpain,fallfrompositionordisgrace.KalidasatellsusthatagoodRahuduringthecourseofitsdasagivesallkindsofbenefitsincludingaRajyaorrulingpowers,gainofwealthandknowledge,andthatifRahuoccupyingadualsigninakendraoratrikona,andthelordofthesignoccupiedbyitalsoinakendraoratrikonafromthelagna,bothconjoinwithorreceivetheaspectofayoga-karakaoraRajayoga-karakatheninitsdasaRahugiveswealth


andauthoritytoruleandcommand. AtthetimeofthebirthofthisnativetheMoonsituatedinthe12thhousefromthe lagnawasgaining inpakshabalaandmovingtowards its sign of exaltation, such a Moon aspected by Venusoccupyingitsownsign,Libra,addsstrengthtotheChandra-lagna.JatakabharnamstatesthattheMooninAriessignaspectedbyVenusmakesoneblessedwithwife, sons, goodmannerof speechandconduct,calmtemperamentknowledgeandalldesirablematerialcomforts.ThelordoftheChandra-lagnaoccupiesitsownsigninthe8thhousefromtheChandra-lagnainconjunctionwiththelordsofthetwotrinescountedfromtheradicalMoonandwhichsituationstrengthensthe9thhouseandSaturn,thelordofthe10thandthe11th fromtheMoon,situatedinthe9thhouse. Thisnativehas inthemiddlepartofhislifereapedthebenefitsoftheyogacausedbytheseplanets,andoftheVesiyogacausedbythefunctionallybeneficSaturn.

maRaKa daSaS

Case study - 17

Rasi chart Pisceslagna19:39:42;Rahu05:09:47inPisces;Saturn01:19:52in Aries;Mars 27:00:35 in Cancer; the Sun 20:37:54 and Jupiter22:26:49 in Leo; Mercury 13:40:54, Venus 11:54:49 and Ketu05:09:47inVirgoandtheMoon16:38:58inAquarius.Navamsa Chart: Sagittariuslagna,theMooninAquarius,MarsinPisces,VenusandSaturninAries,MercuryandKetuinTaurus,theSunandJupiterinLibraandRahuinScorpio. This nativity belongs to a wealthy businessman. He was inKedarnathonthenightof16thJune2013wherehehadgoneonapilgrimageaccompaniedbyhiswife,hiswife’syoungersisterandher husband, and his driver. Their whereabouts are not known.Theyareallnowpresumeddead. At the time when disaster first struck Kedarnath, Cancer


navamsainSagittariuslagnawasrising,KetuwasinLibranavamsaof Aries, Mars in Gemini navamsa of Taurus, the Sun in LibranavamsainconjunctionwithMercuryinTaurusnavamsa,VenusinAriesnavamsaandJupiterinScorpionavamsa,wasinGemini,theMoonhadjustenteredVirgo(at19:47hours)andwasinCapricornnavamsa, and Saturn in Capricorn navamsa in conjunction withRahuinAriesnavamsawasinLibra.WiththeexceptionoftheSunandJupiterwhichwereinJaagratAwastha(Wakingstate)therestwere either in Susupta Awastha (Sleeping state) or in SwapanaAwastha(Dreamingstate). Inthepresentcase,Ketuwastransitingthe3rdhousecountedfrom the Chandra-lagna of this native; the Sun,Mercury, VenusandJupiterweretransitingthe5thhouse;theMoon,the8thhouse;Mars,the4thhouse;andSaturnandRahu,the10th.TheMoonandSaturn possess less than four benefic bindus in their respectiveAshtakavargas. The Moon transiting the 8th house indicatesapprehension,uneasinessandworry,andsinceitisinasignwhereit has gainedonly threebeneficbindus, it denotesquarrelswithrelatives.Saturntransitingthe10thhouseindicateslossofwealthandname,andbecause it is inasignwithnobeneficbindus,anexceedinglyunluckyperiod.Atthetimeofbirththesignoccupiedby Saturn and the sign in the 7th from Saturnwere both devoidof benefic bindus after reduction indicating an unnatural death.Moreover,atthetimewhenthisnativewasatKedarnath,SaturnwastransitingLibrawhichsigntoowasdevoidofbindusinSaturn’sown Ashtakavarga at the time of birth. Loss of wealth or deathusually occurs when Saturn transits the signs devoid of beneficbindusinitsownAshtakavarga. Mercury,VenusandSaturnaredeemedtobemarakas(death-inflictingplanets)forPisceslagna.Mercuryoccupiesthe7thhouse,amarakasthanathat it rules; it is inconjunctionwithVenuswhorulesthe8thhouse,andiswithKetuwhichhasalsoassumedthemaraka-status by virtue of associating with two marakas in amarakasthana.At thetimeofhisKedarnathvisit, thisnativewasunderthe influenceoftheprayantra-dasaofSaturn intheantra-dasaofVenusinthedasaofMercury.Thetransitofcruelandmaleficplanetsovercertainsensitivepointsorfatefuldegreesduringthecourseoftheantra-dasaordasaofamarakausuallyindicateswhendeathcanoccur.ThetransitofMarsoverthelagnaorthe2ndorthe


3rdorthe8thorthetransitofSaturnoverthenatalpositionoftheMoonorthelagnaorthe8thorthe10thoroverthenatalpositionoftheSunduringthecourseofSade-satigenerallyoccursatthetimeofdeath.Inthiscase,Marswastransitingthe3rdhousefromthelagnaandSaturn,the8thhouse. This native’s wife’s sister’s husband who had accompaniedhimtoKedarnathandwhowasthreeyearshisseniorwasborninVirgolagnathathadtheSunandVenussituatedinthelagna,theMoon,MercuryandKetuwere inLibra,Saturn inPisces,Rahu inAries,JupiterinCancerandMarswasinLeosign.Thispersonwasundertheinfluenceoftheprayantra-dasaofJupiterintheantra-dasaofSaturn inthedasaofMercury.WhereasJupiteroccupiedPushyanakshatra ruledby Saturn,Mercurywas inVishakha anda retrograde Saturn was in Poorva Bhadrapada, both nakshtrasruledbyJupiter,bothhadtherefore,acquiredthedeath-inflictingpowersof Jupiter and thepower to acton itsbehalf. Therewasthemutual exchange of nakshatras between Jupiter and Saturn.JupiterisdeemedtobeamarakaforVirgolagnasinceitrulesthe7thhousewhichisamarakasthana,retrogradeSaturnoccupiedthatmarakasthana Jupiter’s aspecton the7th housenotwithstanding,andMercury toowas in amarakasthana. In his case too, Saturnwas transiting Libra sign which sign after reduction was devoidofbeneficbindus inSaturn’sAshtakavarga.Saturnwas inacruelshashtiamsaatthetimeofhisbirth. TheLibralagnaandtheLibraChandra-lagnaofthenative’swifewashemmedbetweenMarssituatedinthe2ndhouseandJupiterinthe12th,bothdeemedmaleficforLibralagna,andwereaspectedbyadebilitatedSaturnfromthe7thhouse.Shewasundertheinfluenceoftheprayantra-dasaofSaturnintheantra-dasaofVenusinthedasa of combustMercury situated in Pushya ruled by Saturn, aVipatanakshatra.VenusoccupiedMrigsiraruledbyMars,amarakaforthislagna.HeryoungersisterwasborninAquariuslagnawiththelordofthelagnasituatedinthe4thhouseinconjunctionwiththeSun,MercuryandVenusaspectedbyretrogradeJupiterfromthe10thhouseandbyRahufromthe12thhouse.ThisladywasundertheswayofthedasaofRahuconjoiningwithexaltedMars.RahuoccupiedSravana,aVipatanakshatra, ruledbytheMoon.AtthetimeofhervisittoKedarnathshewasrunningtheprayantra-dasaandtheantra-dasaofSaturninthedasaofRahu.Saturnoccupied


Kritika nakshatra ruled by the Sun, the lord of the 7th house, amarakasthana.Thesetwowomenwerealsoundertheinfluenceofdeath-inflictingplanets.Allfamilyhoroscopesareboundtogether.ResearchconductedbyDr.A.N.Rajamanihasrevealedthatfromacloserelative’shoroscope,thedeathperiodsofkithandkincanbepredicted. Kalidasa in his Uttarakalamrita advises that the birth-chartshould be read along with the annual-chart in the light of theGochara effects. According to himVenus is the principalmarakaforVirgolagna,MarsforLibralagnaandMercuryforPisceslagna.Planets associated with these three also acquire death-inflictingpowers and act as secondary-marakas for these lagnas. Exaltedpapa-grahas becoming marakas cause havoc in life. A study ofcollectivedeathsrevealsthatforyoungpeopledyinginaccidentsetc., thehoroscopic indications are ofAlpayu and in the caseofolderpeople,themarakadasas.

unStaBle maRRied life

Case study - 18

Rasi chart Capricornlagna17:07:34;MercuryinCapricorn15:16:55;theSun07:31:16,Venus13:50:33andRahu18:25:55inAquarius;Mars25:42:35inPisces;Saturn10:38:49inAries;theMoon23:03:53inCancer;Ketu18:25:55inLeoandJupiter(R)12:33:09inLibra.Nava’s Chart: Gemini lagna, Saturn in Cancer, Ketu in Virgo, the Sun inSagittarius,JupiterandtheMooninCapricorn,VenusandMarsinAquarius,RahuinPiscesandMercuryinTaurus. Thisnative,abusinessman,wasbornintheGemininavamsasub-divisionofCapricorn lagna.Therising-pointofthe lagnawasinSravana,aPrayernakshatraruledbytheMoon,thelordofthe7thhousefromthelagna.Atthetimeofhisbirth,theMoonwasinAshleshanakshatraruledbyMercuryandinCapricornnavamsaofitsownsign,Cancer.AdebilitatedSaturnsituatedinthe4thhouse


andoccupyingCancernavamsaandAshwini,aSampatanakshatraruledbyKetu,aspectedthelagnaandMercury,thelordofthe6thandthe9thhouse,situatedinTaurusnavamsaandinSravananakshatra.Whereas Saturn occupied a neutral sign, Mercury occupied afriendlysign.ThedebilitatedSaturnwasplacedinoppositiontoaretrograde Jupiter without the benefit of neechabhanga. JupitersituatedinCapricornnavamsaofLibra,thesignruledbyitsbitterenemy,Venus,andinSwati,aVadhanakshatraruledbyRahu,wasconjoinedwiththeSunandVenusinthe2ndhousefromthelagnaand in the8th from theMoon.RahuoccupiedPiscesnavamsaofAquarius, the sign ruled by its intimate friend, and Satabisha, aVadhanakshatrathatitruled. Inthiscase,theMoon,rulingthe7thhouseandsituatedinthe7th,thoughoccupyingitsownsignandgainingfivebeneficbindusin its Ashtakavarga suffered affliction on four counts. Firstly, theMoonwas in thenakshatraruledbyMercurywhichoccupiedanevil nakshatra; secondly, an afflicted Mercury aspected by thedebilitatedlordofthelagnaaspectedthe7thhouseandtheMoon;thirdly,thelordofthenavamsaofoccupationoftheMoon,whichlordwas debilitated in the rasi-chartwas inmutual exchange ofnavamsawith theMoon, and lastly, theMoon in a kendra fromretrogradeJupiterconjoinedwithJupiterinthelatter’sdebilitationnavamsa.TheMooninCapricornnavamsaaspectedbyMercuryissaidtoconferrulingpowersprovidedtheMoonstaysstrongandunafflictedand if there is at leastone strongRajayogaobtainingat thetimeofbirth involving the lordof the lagna.TheMoon inCancer sign aspected by Mercury makes one intelligent, gentle,cultured and good-mannered. The Moon, Mars and Jupiter aremaleficplanetsforCapricornlagna.TheinfluenceofJupiteronthetwotrikonascountedfromCapricornlagnaoronthelordsofthosetrikonasproducesbadresults;itsassociationwithSaturn,thelordofthelagna,canmakeoneacquireexpertiseinhandlingdelicatemattersbutdoesnotconferyoga-results. The afflicted Saturn occupying the 4th house from CapricornlagnaandaspectedbyanafflictedandevilJupiterwillnotmakethisnativeexperiencedomesticpeaceandhappinessevenduringthecourseofthedasaofVenuswhichwilloperateinthelastthird-part of his life. Venus in vargottama-navamsa occupies a Vadhanakshatra; theSunandRahu joiningVenus in the2ndhousealso


occupyevilnakshatras.PlanetsconjoiningwithRahudonotgivegood results. Here, the 2nd house suffers graver affliction thanthe4thhouse;moreover, the lordof the2ndhousesituated in itsdebilitation sign occupies the 4th house without the benefit ofneechabhanga.The2ndhouseisintimatelyconnectedwiththe4th house.The2ndhousesignifiesKutumbaorfamilyofapersonwhichincludesparents,spouse,childrenandallotherrelatives.Aweak2ndhousedoesnotgiveeasygainsanddoesnotencouragecordialrelations with family members to persist for very long. Venuswhich is situated in the12thhouse fromMars signifieswife, sex-harmony,marriage and family happiness; thesematters becomespoiledifVenusisafflictedbyconjunctionwithamaleficplanetorbyoccupyingamaleficnakshatra.VenusinconjunctionwithafieryplanetsuchastheSunorMarsorRahudestroyswife’saffectionandgivestroublethroughmarriageevenifthe7thhouseisformedbyabeneficsignandthelordofthe7thhouse,hereanaturalbenefic,both happen to be strong and favourably influenced by otherbenefics.TheMoonsituatedinthe7thhousegenerallymakesoneseekotherwomen.Thelordofthe7thhouseoccupyingthe7thandafflicted,doesnotgiveahappymarriage, itcausesmuchmentalagonyandseparationfromwife,andthepersonspendsmostofhislifeinutterlonelinessthoughsurroundedbyfriends,relativesandotherwell-wishers.Mercuryasthelordofthe6thhousefromthelagnaafflictsthe7thhouseanditslord,thissituationresultsinthedevelopmentofill-willbetweenhusbandandwife,andgivesmorethanonemarriageorliaisons. In this nativity, the 2nd house and the 7th house from thelagna have gained the least number of benefic bindus in theAshtakavarga;bothhavegainedonlytwenty-twobindus.Thelordofthe7thhasgainedfivebindusbutthelordofthe2ndhasgainedonly onebindu. The lord of the 7th situated in the 7th house didmake this nativemarry twicebut the influenceof theevil dasasandeviltransitswreakedhavocinhismarriedlife.Ifthe7thhousefromVenus is tenanted by amalefic planet or ifmalefic planetsconjoinwithVenusonederives nohappiness fromhiswife. ThefirstwifewhomhehadmarriedduringthedasaofRahudesertedhimintheantra-dasaofMarsinthedasaofRahuleavingbehinda daughter to take care of; Mars rules the badhaka-sthana forCapricornlagna.Thekarakaofthe7thhouseconjoiningwithmalefic


planetsoroccupyinganinimicalnavamsaorthenavamsaruledbyacombustplanetgivestwowives.ThefirstmarriagealliancebrokeupwhenSaturn’sSadeSatiwasafflictingthe7thhouse;hissecondmarriagealliancethatcameaboutduringthesameadversetransiteventuallybrokedowncoincidingwiththecommencementofthedasaofMoon.Here,bothsignsthatareadjacenttothe7thhouseareeitheraspectedoroccupiedbycruelfieryplanets.ThisnativeispresentlyexperiencingthedasaofMoonwhichfortunatelydoesnot occupy a kendrasthana from Mars. The dasa of the planetoccupyingaJanmaNakshatradoesnotconfergoodresults if thelordof the Janmanakshatras is not favourably inclinedor if it isweakandafflicted. AccordingtoParasara, Jupiterruling the12thhouse fromthelagnagivestheresultsofthe3rdhouselordship,whichlordshipisevil.Here,Jupiterrulingthe12thandoccupyingakendrafromthelagna,fromtheMoonandfromthelordofthelagnaafflictsallfourkendrasincludingthe7thhouse.Inthepresentcase,the7thhouseistheLagna-padaandalsotheDara-padawhichisoccupiedbytheMoonandaspectedbyMercury.The8thhousefromtheDara-padaisoccupiedbytwocruelplanets,theSunandRahu,andbyVenuswhich is afflicted by the other two planets conjoining with it inAquariussign.Thesecondwifewhohasalsoleftbehindadaughterwiththisnativeandtakenawaytheirsonisunlikelytoreturntoherhusbandintheverynearfuture.

a caSe of alPaYu

Case study - 19

Rasi chart Gemini lagna24:41:36; theSun21:18:45, Jupiter (C)21:55:4andMercury 04:55:21 in Cancer; Venus 20:30:01 and theMoon15:21:33inLeo;Mars16:26:33andKetu07:41:14inLibra;Saturn(R)18:51:52inPiscesandRahu07:41:14inAries.Navamsa Chart: Tauruslagna,RahuinGemini,MercuryandtheMooninLeo,VenusinLibra;KetuandSaturninSagittarius,JupiterandtheSuninCapricornandMarsinAquarius. ThisnativitybelongstoanAirForcepilotwhodiedinanair-crash.Theoccurrenceofthisuntowardhappeningwasforetoldafewmonthsbeforehegotmarried. This native, belonging to a well-to-do educated family, wasbornintheTaurusnavamsasub-divisionofGeminilagna.Mercuryplacedbehind theSunandoccupying Leonavamsawas situated


in Cancer sign in the 2nd house from the lagna.Mercury was inconjunctionwiththeSunsituated inCapricornnavamsaandalsowith Jupiter occupying its sign of exaltation. Jupiter occupyingthesame latitudeas theSunwascombustand in itsdebilitationnavamsa.VenusoccupyingitsownLibranavamsawasinLeosignin the3rdhouse inconjunctionwith theVargottamaMoon.Marssituated in Aquarius navamsawas in Libra sign in the 5th housein conjunction with Ketu occupying Sagittarius navamsa. Saturnsituated inSagittariusnavamsaandPisces signoccupied the10th houseaspectedbyJupiter.Saturnwasinretrogrademotion.RahusituatedintheGemininavamsasub-divisionofAriessignwasinthe11thhousefromthelagna. At the time of his birth the VargottamaMoon situated in afriendly sign was transiting Poorva Phalguni nakshatra ruled byVenus. This native completed his education during the dasa ofVenuswhichoccupied thesamenakshatraas theMoonbutwasinaninimicalsign,andhejoinedtheAirForceasanofficerinthedasaoftheSunalsooccupyingafriendlysignandaMitranakshatraruledbyMercury.TheSunisapapa-grahaforGeminilagna;itwasinconjunctionwiththelordofthe10thhouseandthelordofthelagnaasthelordofthe3rdhouse.Mercuryrulestheair.Mercuryoccupyingamarakasthanawasinconjunctionwiththeevillordofthe7thhouse,alsoamaraka.Themannerofdeathofthisnativewasthus already indicatedby the three-planet conjunctionoccurringinthe2ndhouse.Thisprobabilitywasbroughttothenoticeofthenativemanyyearsbeforehisactualdemise. Thelordofthe10thhousesituatedinitssignofexaltationwasinthe2ndhousefromthelagnainconjunctionwiththeSunandthelordofthelagna;itgaveaninfluentialgovernmentserviceandmuchwealthandwidepopularityduringthecourseofitsowndasa.Thelordofthe9thsituatedinthe10thhouseinaneutralbeneficsignandaspectedbythelordofthe10thhouse,anaturalbenefic,generallymakes one fortunate who gradually builds his own career withhisownefforts;italsogivesrisetoRajayoga.TheSunassociatingwiththelordofthe10thhousegivessuccessinmilitaryorpoliticalcareer.TheconjunctionoftheSun,MercuryandJupiteroccurringinabeneficsignandgainfulbhavagivesgreatlearning,richesandinterestinfinearts.


Atthetimeofthebirthofthisnativetheretrogradelordofthe9th,Saturn,occupyingthe10thhouseinaneutralsignasthebeneficlordofthe9thhousewasinaMitranakshatraruledbyMercury;itactedasayoga-karakaandgavethisnativehisfirstemploymentasanofficerandsubsequentpromotionsinserviceoftheGovernmentofIndia.Saturnoccupyingthe10thhousefromthelagnagivesrisein service or in political career but also gives a sudden fall fromposition.SaturninasignruledbyJupiterandaspectedbyJupitermakes one a ruler or a minister or commander of an army. Inthe present case, Saturn thus situated could not neutralise theevil tendencygainedbyMercury in thecompanyof theSunandcombust Jupiter. This nativewas not destined to experience thedasasofJupiterandSaturn. Saturn which also rules the 8th house from the lagna whilesituatedinakendrafromthelagnaalongwithMercuryoccupiedAries shashtiamsa ruled by Mars, which is a cruel shashtiamsa.Nobeneficoccupiedthekendrasthanas,andMercuryisamaleficplanetforCancerShashtimsa-lagna.WhenSaturnasthelordofthe8thhouseoramaleficinconjunctionwithanothermaleficoccupiesanevilshashtiamsa,thepersonisinvariablyshort-lived. ThisnativewasbornundertheinfluenceofthedasaofVenus,andtherefore,hisformativeyearswerespenthappilyduringwhichperiodhecompletedhisstudies.ThesucceedingdasaoftheSunsaw him gainfully employed in government service and he waspromotedtohigherranksinthedasaoftheMoonaspectingthe9th housealongwiththelordofthe5th.MarsdidnotoccupyafriendlysignandwasafflictedbyKetuwhich is an incendiaryplanetandbasicallymaleficinnature.Marsgainingonlythreebeneficbindusin itsAshtakavargaoccupiedaPratayarinakshatra ruledbyRahusituatedinafierysignruledbyMars.SuchaMars,whichwasalsoinshadashtakarelationshipwiththelordofthe8thandoccupyinganoddnavamsaruledbythelordofthe8th,andanoddshashtiamsa,ruledby the lordof the lagna in the12th from the Shashtiamsa-lagna,aspectedthe8thhouseandthe12th.Marswasnotaspectedbyanybeneficplanet.WhereasSaturnbyvirtueof ruling the8th house from the lagna is a chidra-graha for Gemini lagna, in thepresentcase,MarsbybecomingabitterenemyofSaturnwasalsoachidra-grahaandhadacquireddeath-inflictingpowersequal tothelordofthe8th,whichpowersRahualsoassumedbyoccupying


AriessignruledandaspectedbyanevilMars.ThisnativemetwithanaccidenttowardsthecloseofthedasaofMars,sufferedseverehead-injuries,becametotallyparalysedanddidnotrecoverfromthecomatosestate.Hediedintheantra-dasaofRahuinthedasaofRahu.

dePReSSed maRS in the 10th houSe

Case study - 20

Rasi chart Libralagna24:40:24;Jupiter(R)08:39:41inSagittarius;Rahu02:33:03inCapricorn;theMoon06:39:34inAries;Saturn20:56:14and Venus (R) 25:02:18 in Taurus; the Sun 19:58:49 in Gemini;Mercury15:37:40,Mars10:47:26andKetu02:33:03inCancer.Navamsa Chart: Taurus lagna, theMoon in Taurus, Jupiter in Gemini, SaturnandKetuinCancer,VenusinLeo,MarsinLibra,MercuryinScorpio,RahuinCapricornandtheSuninPisces. Thisnativitybelongstoawealthybusinessmanhailingfromafamilyofbusinessmenbuthe isnotengaged inanyofhis familybusinesses.At thetimeofhisbirth, therising lagna-pointwas intheTaurusnavamsasub-divisionofLibrasignruledbyVenus,andin


Vishakha,aVadhanakshatra,ruledbyJupiter.TheMoonoccupyingthe 7th house from the lagna and aspecting the lagnawas in itsexaltationnavamsaofAriessignruledbyMarsandwastransitingAshwininakshatraruledbyKetu.ThelagnawasaspectedbyMarsoccupying the10th house from the lagna. Thisnativeofmediumheightisveryfairandverygood-looking,andlooksyoungerthanhisactualage. The Sun,which is the lord of the 11th house, is a functionalmaleficforLibralagna;itissituatedinthe9thhousefromthelagnahemmedbetweenMars, occupying its sign of debilitation in the10thhouse,andSaturn,whichis inconjunctionwithVenusinthe8thhouse.ThissituationoftheSunharmedthefatherofthisnative.TheSunisthekarakaoffather.Soonafterthebirthofthisnativehisfather’sbusinessstarteddwindlingandhebecomedependentonthesupportofotherswhichlatterhappeningwasowingtotheaspect of retrograde Jupiter, the prime benefic but a functionalmalefic,onthe9thhousefromitsownsign.Thekarakaofthe9th house occupying the 9th house, and cruel and fiery planets alsooccupyingthe9thandthe10thhousemakeone’sfatherunfortunate.JupitersituatedinSagittariussignandaspectingthe9thhousemakesonefortunate,intelligent,wealthyandholdagoodpositioninlife. Planets occupying their respective signs of debilitationgenerally do not give good results; during the dasa of a planetin debilitation therewill be fall in positionor power, the personresorts to unethical, low and evil deeds, experiences poverty,becomesburdenedwithdebts,consortswithundesirablepeople,undertakes needless and fruitless difficult and painful journeysandiscompelledbycircumstancestoseektheserviceofothersorsupportfromothers.Inthepresentcase,Mars,thelordofthe2nd andthe7thhouse,isinitsdebilitationsigninthe10thhousefromthelagna;Marshasgainedthebenefitofneechabhangaandisinmutualexchangewiththe lordofthesignof itsoccupationbothoccupyingmutualkendrasinthekendrasfromthelagna.ThisisaMahayoga.TheconjunctionofMarswitheitherMercuryorwithKetuisgenerallydeplored,whichconjunctionoccurringinthe10th housewhilegivingimpetustotheprofessionalorbusinessactivityofapersontimeandagaincreateshurdlesandcausesuncertaintyand needless worries; it makes a person secretly cunning anddishonest.Here,whereasMercury has gained six benefic bindus


initsAshtakavargaoccupyinganeutralsigninthe10thhouse,Marsgainingonlytwobeneficbindusoccupiesasignruledbyitsintimatefriend.MarsdoesnotcauseNeechabhangaRajayogatoarisewhenitissituatedinakendraidenticalwithCancersignevenifequippedwith four or more benefic bindus. Mercury equipped with sixbeneficbindus generally confers success in all undertakings, andthebhavasoccupiedandaspectedbyitprosper. Marssituatedinthe10thhouseinakendrafromthelordofthe10thhousehasmadethisnativesucceedinhisbusinessenterpriseandearnhuge sumsofmoneybut it has also afflicted the goodindicationsofthe7thhousewhichitrules.Thebhavawhoselordisinitssignofdebilitation,thebhavawhoselordconjoinswithaplanetindebilitation,thebhavaoccupiedbyaplanetindebilitationandthebhavawhichisaspectedbytheplanetindebilitationallsufferdegradationanddonotproducegoodresults,theneechabhangastatusgainedbytheplanetindebilitationnotwithstanding.Here,Marssituatedinitssignofdebilitationoccupiesitsownshashtiamsawhich is cruel andevil. Ketu, the lordof thenakshatraoccupiedbytheMoon,situatedinthesamesignasdebilitatedMars,isinaneutralsignbutinaVadhanakshatra.Jupiterrulingthesetofthreeevil Vadha nakshatras has become more malefic and therefore,itsaspectonthe7thhouseandtheMoonsituatedthereinisnotabeneficaspect.TheMoonisayoga-karakaforLibralagnabutitislosingpakshabala,andinthiscasetwoafflictedorweakluminariesarefoundtoenclosethe8thhousetenantedbythelordofthelagnaconjoinedwiththeyoga-karakawhichisafunctionalbeneficforthislagna.Thissituationadverselyaffectstheauspiciousindicationsofthelagna,ofthe4thhouseandofthe5thhousefromthelagna.Marsoccupiesthe6thhousefromtheNavamsa-lagna. Venusisthekarakaofwife.JatakaTattvastatesthat ifVenusconjoinswiththeSuninthe5th,the7thorthe9thfromthelagna,orifVenusiswithMarsorSaturninthe7thhousefromtheMoon,orifVenusandMercurycombineinthe7thhousefromthelagna,orifthereisamaleficinthe7thhousefromVenus,orifamaleficplanetconjoinswithVenus,onedoesnotgetawife.ThisnativeshouldhavegotmarriedbeforehehadturnedthirtyyearsofagebutthenthedasaoftheSunwasnotkindtohim,itdidnotallowfinalisationofanymarriageproposalbecausehehadnotyetestablishedhisbusiness and his parents sought a wealthy relation. During the


entiredasaofMoonthefewmarriageproposalsthatcamehiswaywereeitherrejectedbyeitherpartyorwerenotfoundsuitable.HisfatherexpiredduringthedasaofMoon,andtilldateallattemptsof his mother and elder sisters to get him married have failed.Heispresentlyundertheinfluenceofthedasaofthelordofthe7th house,which is in its sign of debilitation.Mahadeva remindsusthat“jaaeshdasaashokdaa”i.e.thedasaofthelordofthe7th givesgriefandmanytroublesomeandpainfulmomentstocontendwith,separationfromnearanddearones,vaintravelsandvariousphysicalhardshipsandailments,allthisbecausethe7thhouseisamarakasthana. Generally theMoonsituated in the7thhousegivesmarriagebuttheperson,narrow-mindedbutsociableandsuccessful,doesnot give up seeking other women. The waningMoon in the 7th housecreatesproblemsinhisrelationshipwiththosewhoopposehim.Thelordofthe7thhousesituatedinthe10thhouseweakandafflicteddoesnotgiveanagreeableandsincerewife.Thelordofthe7thinitssignofdebilitationgivesawickedwife.IfSaturnandVenusareinthe8thhousenotaspectedbyanybeneficplanettheentireexerciseofmarriagegoeswaste.Themarriageofthisnativeisaveryremotepossibility.

a BRief inSignificant life

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Rasi chart Gemini lagna 22:50:37; Mars 25:58:47 in Gemini; Rahu14:55:36,Mercury16:00:05,theSun21:02:11,Venus(C)24:40:32,Jupiter01:57:42andSaturn(C)23:21:45inLeo,Ketu14:55:36inAquariusandtheMoon10:33:45inPisces.Navamsa Chart: AriesLagna,JupiterinAries,MarsinTaurus,MercuryandRahuinLeo,theSunandtheMooninLibra,VenusandSaturninScorpioandKetuinAquarius. At the time of the birth of this native Gemini sign ruled byMercurywas rising in the lagna in thefirstpadaofPunarvasu,aParam-mitranakshatra ruledby Jupiter,andMarswasoccupyingthe lagna in the same nakshatra portion of Gemini. The MoonwasthentransitingPiscessignruledbyJupiter, inthethirdpada


ofUttaraBhadrapada,anakshatraruledbySaturn.KetuoccupiedAquariussignruledbySaturn,inSatabhisha,aMitranakshatraruledbyRahu.Themoststrikingfeatureofthisnativityisthesix-planetcombinationoccurringinthe3rdhousefromthelagnainLeosignruledbytheSun,thesixplanetsinconjunctioninthatsignaretheSun,Mercury,Venus, Jupiter,SaturnandRahuvariednatureandqualities. TheSun,Mercury, a combustVenus, a combust SaturnandRahuoccupiedPoorvaPhalguni,aKshemanakshatraruledbyVenus, and JupiteroccupiedMagha, aVipatanakshatra ruledbyKetu.The lagnadidnot receive theaspectofanyplanetbut theMoonwasaspectedbyRahu.NeitherthelordofthelagnanorthelordoftheChandra-lagnaoccupiedakendrafromthelagna. ThebrightandradiantMoonoccupyingthe10thhouseinPisces,a benefic sign,makes one intelligent, virtuous, learned,wealthy,bold, short-tempered,optimistic, generous and religious; it givesa handsome body, attachment tomanywomen and unexpectedwealthorinheritance.Ifitsdispositorisinthe3rdfromthelagnainconjunctionwiththelordofthe3rdhouseorinthe6thhousefromtheMoon,thenintheformerevent,duringthedasaofthelordofthe10ththepersonbecomesfortunateandprosperous,andinthelatterevent,onebecomesanablehealerorsurgeon.But,JupiterandtheSunarenotauspiciousplanetsforGeminilagna,andtheMoonoccupyingLeosignhadbecomevestedwithevilpropensity. MarsismaleficplanetforGeminilagna;itsoccupationofthelagnadevoidofbeneficinfluencesisnotahappysituation,itcurtailslongevity.MarsoccupyingGeminigivesanattractiveappearance,physicalstrength,perseverance,fearlessness,miserlinessandmanysonsbutoccupyingthe lagnagivesatroublesomechildhoodandmakesonehard-hearted.Theaspectofthelordofthe6thhouseonthe4th,onthe7thandthe8thhousedoesnotconferhappyresults.Ifthelordofthe8thfromthelagnaorfromSaturniscombustitmakesoneabeggarthroughoutlife.Whereasthesituationofthelordofthe6thhouseinthelagnaisnotevil,theoccupationofthelagnabythelordofthe11thunrelievediscertainlyevil;itmakesoneshort-livedandsufferadifficultperiodleadingtodeath. TheconjunctionoftheSunwithMercury,Venus,JupiterandSaturn makes one very learned, devoted to his Guru and God,religious,well-versedintheShastras,andanoblesoul.Here,this


conjunctionoccurred inthesignruledbytheSunwhichsignifiestheAtman.WhiledescribingtheresultsofthevaryingconjunctionsofplanetstheancientwritershaveignoredRahuandKetu.Planetsconjoining with Rahu become defective, planets conjoining withcombust planets become defective, planets occupying theirneecha-navamsa or inimical navamsa also become defective,planetsplacedbehindtheSuninthesamesignhavetheirpowertoconferfavourableresultsmuchreducedandplanetsoccupyingevilnakshatrasrestricttheyogasortheRajayogasthatthecombiningplanetshappentoform.Inthepresentcase,RahuwhichwasnotfavourablyplacedinLeosignafflictedthefive-planetconjunctioninthe3rdhousefromthelagna,VenusandSaturnwerecombust,the Sun was relegated to its neecha-navamsa along with theMoon,theSunwasaheadofallplanetsthatwereinLeosignandJupiteroccupiedanevilnakshatrawhoselordwasinthe9thinanunfavourablesignruledbyitsbitterenemy.AnunfavourableKetusituatedinthe9thhousemakesoneareligioushypocriteandgivesno happiness frombrothers. Such a Ketu ruling the set of threeVipata nakshatras and aspected by papa-grahas and a marakaweakensthe9thhouseandmakesoneunfortunate.The9thhousehadgainedtheleastnumberofbeneficbindusintheAshtakavargai.e. only nineteen benefic bindus, and after reduction only onebindu.ThetotalbindusfromGeminitoLeoi.e.fromthelagnatothesignoccupiedbySaturn,beforereduction,adduptothirteenwhichnumberrepresentedtheagewhenacalamityintheformofdiseaseormisfortunecouldstrikethisnative. AtthetimeofthebirthofthisnativethedasaofSaturnwasoperating.SaturnoccupiedaninimicalsignandnavamsaandbeingcombustwascompletelyovershadowedbytheSun,itsbitterenemy,andittherefore,didnotproducegoodresults.Saturnrulesthe8th and the 9th house fromGemini lagna; it is not amaraka for thislagnabuthere,wasassociatedwithJupiter,adesignatedmaraka.Sarvartha Chintamani states that the dasa of planets occupyinginimicalsignsordebilitationsignsorcombustcausedeath inthecourseoftheirdasaorantra-dasaifassociatedwithpapa-grahasoriftheyalsooccupyorownaVipataorPratiyarinakshatra.Thisnativedidsurvivetheantra-dasaofJupiteroccupyingaVipatanakshatrain thedasaof Saturnbuthe couldnot survive theantra-dasaofcombustVenus in thedasaofMercurywhichwas situated inan


Ayurbhavaafflictedbyapapa-graha,andbytwocombustplanetsandamaraka.Theantra-dasaofplanetinconjunctionwiththelordofthedasagivesbadresults;theantra-dasaofVenusoccupyingthe3rdhousefromthelagnaisusuallyapainfulperiod.JatakaTattvastatesthatifthelordofthelagnaorthelordoftheChandra-lagnaisinconjunctionwiththeSunorSaturnthenthechildisnotlikelytolivebeyondtheageoftwelveyears.InthisnativitytherewasnoyogathatcancelledBalarishta.

the unmaKing of a PRime miniSteR

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Rasi chart Sagittariuslagna21:55:53;Saturn26:47:35inSagittarius;Rahu07:24:40inCapricorn,Mars(R)17:44:49inTaurus;Ketu07:24:40andJupiter19:10:49inCancer;theMoon02:18:35inLeo;theSun23:50:15 and Venus 26:00:33 in Libra and Mercury 05:06:26 inScorpio.Navamsa Chart: Libra lagna, Jupiter and Saturn in Sagittarius,Rahu inPisces,theMooninAries,theSunandVenusinTaurus,MarsinGemini,MercuryinLeoandKetuinVirgo. Thisisthechartdrawnforthetimeofswearing-inofChandraShekhar as India’s Prime Minister. At that moment Saturn, thedesignatedmarakaforSagittariuslagna,occupiedthelagna-kendra


andinVargottama-amsainitsinimicalsignandnavamsa,aspectingthe10thhouse.The10thhousewasalsoaspectedbyRahuoccupyingasignruledbyitsintimatefriendbutaninimicalnavamsa.Saturnwas aspected by the 5th house-lord,Mars, its bitter enemy, andMars itselfwas inan inimical signandnavamsa. SinceMarswasretrogradeitcastitsfullstrengthaspectonMercury,thelordofthe10th,occupyingthe12thhousethoughinan inimicalsignbut inaveryfriendlynavamsa.Sagittariuslagnafellinthe8thhouseoftheIndia’sIndependencechart,andthelordofthelagnaexaltedinthe8thhouseinafriendlysignwasconjoinedwithSaturninSagittariusnavamsa.Fromthe8thhousetheendofanyexistinggovernmentcanbepredicted. TheMoonwas in the9th house in its intimatefriends sign; itwas transitingMaghanakshatrawhose rulerKetuwasafflictingthelagna-lordsituatedinthe8thhousefromthelagnaandinthe12thfromtheMoon.Thelordofthe9thhousesituatedin its signofdebilitationoccupied the11thhousealongwith thelord of the 11th; the sign occupied by it was ruled by its bitterenemy,Venus.Therefore,ChandraShekharwassworn-inasPrimeMinisterofIndiaataveryinauspiciousmoment.Hisministrywasnotdestinedtolastforalongtime The5thhouserulesintentions.Thelordofthe5thhousefromSagittariuslagnaretrogradeandsituatedinthe6thhouseaspectingthelagnaoccupiedbyapapa-grahaandamaraka,andthelordofthe5thhousefromthe7thoccupiedbythelordofthe5thfromthe7thinconjunctionwiththeSuninitssignofdebilitation,indicatedthatChandraShekharhadbecomePrimeMinisteragreeingtoserveanefariousdesignplottedbyhisinsincerecolleagues,thathewassurroundedbymanymembersof theParliamentwhoharbouredmalafideandevilintentionstowardshim,andthathisdaysasPrimeMinisterwouldsoonendafterthetransitoftheSun,thelordofthe9th, andofMercury, over thepositionoccupiedby Saturn in thelagna-kendra,whichSaturnwouldthereafterconjoinwithRahuinCapricornsignforashortwhileandaspectthepositionheldbytheSunatthemomentofhisswearing-in. The process of disintegration of Chandra Shekhar’s ministrycommencedwhentheretrogradeMercuryassumingdirectmotiontransitedthepositionheldbySaturn.Mercurysituatedinthe12th houseandhemmedbetweentwomaleficshadindicatedthatthesupport extended to Chandra Shekhar by Rajiv Gandhi was not


sincere and honest, and that it would be withdrawn very soon.Mercuryisthelordofthe7thandthe10thhouse,the7thhousesignifiestransactionsandagreementsandthe10thhousesignifiesauthority,virtueandposition;anyarrangementmade togainapositionofauthoritywhenthecommonlordofthesetwobhavasisretrogradewill not last after ithasgaineddirectmotion. Independent Indiawasthenundertheinfluenceoftheantra-dasaofVenusinthedasaofVenus,andtheSadeSatiofSaturnwasonsince15thDecember1987.IntheIndependenceChart,VenusisafflictedbyitsoccupationofaninimicalsigninconjunctionwithamarakaintheproximityoftheSuninconjunctionwithSaturn.TheassociationoftheSunwithSaturndoesnotsupportParliamentaryDemocracyandcultivatespeople devoted to authoritarian personalities professing centristpoliciesandtobegovernedbythem.TheMooninconjunctionwiththesetwointhe3rdhousefromthelagnahasmadethemassesofthiscountryserviletotheinterestsofthoseinpower.AnadverseVenusdoesnotencourageco-operationathomeandoutside,andbringsabadname. ChandraShekharresignedon6thMarch1991aftertheCongressPartywithdrew support accusing himof spying onRajivGandhi.AtthatmomentMars,thelordofthe5thandthe12thhousefromSagittariuslagna,thenindirectmotionwastransitingTaurussigninthe6thhouseinatrinefromSaturn,thelordofthe2ndandthe3rd,andRahuoccupyingCapricornsignthatfallsonthe9thhouseofIndia’s Independencechartwasabadomen.HeremainedPrimeMinistertill21stJune1991duringwhichperiodthenextelectionstotheLokSabhawereheldandRajivGandhiwasassassinatedon21stMay1991.RajivGandhiwasbornwithMarsoccupyingVirgolagna,Ketuwasinthe5th,Saturninthe10th,Rahuinthe11thandtherestinthe12thhousegivingrisetopowerfulRajayogas.Saturninthe10thhouseandtheweaklordofthe10thconjoiningwiththelordof the12th in the12thandafflictedbymalefics inpolitically-orientedhoroscopesindicatessuddenfallfrompositionorlossofposition and power. This happening to occur during the adversetransitofSaturninCapricornwaspredictedinanarticletitled–WillRajivGandhiwin? -published in the26th February1989 issueofTheDailyExcelsiorSundayMagazine.MarsoccupyingthelagnanotaspectedbyanyfriendlynaturalbeneficindicatesaviolentmannerofdeathAtthemomentwhenRajivGandhiwasassassinatedMars


wasinconjunctionwithJupiterinCancersign,theChandra-lagnaofIndependentIndia,inoppositiontoretrogradeSaturntransitingCapricorn sign. In the case of Rajiv Gandhi, retrograde Saturntransiting a trikonabhava from radical Mars was fully aspectingMars,thelordofthe8thandalsoJupiterwhichruledamarakasthanawiththeaspectreturned. After the fall of Chandra Shekhar-led ministry the CongressPartyreturnedtopowertorulethisnationunderanewleader.

a KRiShnaPaKSha amavaSYa BiRth

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Rasi chart Capricornlagna11:13:59;Jupiter16:07:02andVenus22:19:06inAquarius;Mercury(C)24:11:59inPisces;theMoon00:25:38andtheSun07:50:13inAries;Ketu26:47:48inTaurus;Saturn06:45:45:andMars07:23:24inGeminiandRahu26:47:48inScorpio.Navamsa Chart: Arieslagna,theMoonandVenusinAries,theSuninGemini,KetuinVirgo,MarsandSaturninSagittarius,JupiterandMercuryinAquariusandRahuinPisces. This native was born when the rising-point of the lagna inCapricorn sign aspected by Mars was in Aries navamsa and inSravana,aKshemanakshatraruledbytheMoon.AtthemomentofhisbirththeVargottamaMoon,asthelordofthe7thhouse,was


transitingthefirstpadaofAshwininakshatraruledbyKetu;itwasinconjunctionwiththeexaltedSun,thelordofthe8th,occupyingthe same nakshatra but in Gemini navamsa. The tithi at birthwasKrishnaAmavasya. Excepting Jupiter andVenus,whichwereinMoon’sHora, the rest sevenwere inSun’sHora.All cruelandmaleficplanetssituatedintheSurya-Horagivehappiness,wealthandgoodhealthandmind.According toParasharabirth inAriesnavamsamakesthepersonathief. Parasharatellsusthatthelordsofthelagna,the5thhouseandthe9thhousefromthelagnaaretemporalbenefics,andthelordsofthe3rdhouse,the6thhouseandthe11thhousefromthelagnaare temporal friends. Planets situated in their own sign, in theirsignofexaltationor in friendlysignor in theirownnavamsabutaspectedbybeneficsaredeemedvestedwith required strength;theMoonandVenus ineven signsand the rest inodd signsarestrong.Therefore,forCapricornlagnaSaturn,MercuryandVenusare functional benefics, and Jupiter and Mars are functionalmalefics. In the present case, Saturn is situated in the 6th houseinthesignruledbyitsintimatefriendbutinaninimicalnavamsa.Mercury,whichalsorulesthe6thhouse,isinitssignofdebilitationwithoutthebenefitofneechabhangabutinafriendlynavamsaandabeneficnakshatrathat it rules.Venus is inaneutralsign, inaninimicalnavamsa,inanevilVadhanakshatraruledbyJupiterandinconjunctionwithinimicalJupiter.TheVargottamaJupiterisinitsinimical signand inimicalnavamsabut in a favourablenakshatraruledbyMercurywhichisneitherafriendnorafoeofJupiter.Thelordofthelagnaisinconjunctionwithitsbitterenemy,Mars,andaspectsacombustMercury.AninimicalMarscastsitsunfavourableaspectonthe9thhouseandonthelagna-kendra. Birth in the fourthnavamsaofa signmakesonewhoservessupported by influential and powerful persons and is rich andreligious,andthoseborninAshwininakshatraaregentle,truthful,possessedofwealthandcomforts,andcontented.NeitherSaturnnorMars occupying Gemini sign aspected by Jupiter confer badresults,theformergivesthesupportofthoseoccupyinghighofficeswielding power and authority; the latter,makes one progress inlife and grants an important social standing. Their conjunctionoccurringinthe6thhouseaspectedbyJupitercreatesobstaclesandalsodestroysthem.TheconjunctionofJupiterandVenusoccurring


in the 2nd house from Capricorn lagna confers a good source ofearning and wealth particularly when aspected by Saturn andmoresoasthelordofthelagna,buttheearningswillnotbeeasilygainedbecausehere,thedispositorofSaturn,acombustMercuryisaspectingitsown9thhouse. JatakabharanamstatesthatthepersonborninKrishnapaksha,thoughweakandrestlessbutindustrious,adoptsthepathwhichisdifferenttotheonefollowedbyhisfamily,andthattheonebornonAmavasyatithi possesses a calm temperament, is devoted tohis parents, desirous of possessing wealth acquires wealth butnotwithoutstruggleandstrife,andisrespectedinhisowncircle,andMansagaritellsusthatthepersonwillbelazy,envious,short-tempered,unintelligent,braveandwell-informed.Amavasya-birthsarenotunfortunatebirthsbecausetheMooninthecloseproximityoftheSundoesnotbecomecombust; itonly loses itsbrightnesswhich is rapidly regained. Sarvartha Chintamani states that thedasaoftheMoondevoidofbrightnessgivesbadresultsonlyiftheMoonhasnotgainedUttamakalas.JanardanHarjiremindsusthatbenefic planets are strong in Shuklapaksha, andmalefic planetsarestronginKrishnapaksha.JatakaParijatatellsusthatthepersonbornonAmavasyaiseverhopeful.Pakshabalaismerelyasourceofstrength.SaravalistatesthattheMoonisAlpabali i.e.notstrong,fromtheKrishnapakshaShastitithiuptoAmavasyatithiwhich isthe15thtithi. Birth on Amavasya tithi means, that then the Moon inconjunctionwiththeSuninthelatter’sverycloseproximityisnotbright; theKsheena-Chandra is classedasamalefic. In this case,both,theSunandtheMoonareeachother’stemporalfoes.TheMoonisnotafunctionalbeneficforCapricornlagnaforwhichlagnatheSun, thoughnot classedasamaraka, is capableofwreakinghavoc. The conjunctionof the lords of the 8th and the 7th housegenerallyspoilstheindicationsofthebhavaoccupiedandaspectedby them.The4thhousealso signifieseducation.This conjunctiondidnotallowthisnativetocompletehiseducation.But,here,theMoon isucchabhilashi andoccupiesa friendly sign,and the lordofthesignoccupiedbytheexaltedSunconjoiningwiththeMoonis the lord of the Chandra-lagna and the Surya-lagna, and is inconjunctionwiththelordofthe10thandthe11thfromthoselagnasand aspecting its exaltation sign forming the 4th house from the


lagnaandthe10thhousefromtheMoon,whichisafavourableyogaconferringallgoodthingsinlife.Moreover,theSunandtheMoonoccupyabeneficSadhakanakshatraruledbyKetuwhichnakshatraisnotspoiledbyplanetsrulingoroccupyingevilnakshatras.And,Ketuissituatedinthe5thhousefromthelagnainthesignruledbyitsintimatefriend. This native was born in a wealthy family engaged in themanufacturing ofmotor-parts; at the time of his birth the dasaof Ketu had just commenced. In the succeeding dasa of VenusoccupyinganinimicalsignandanunfavourableVadhanakshatrahedidnotpursuehigherstudiesaftercompletinghisschool-studies.Intheantra-dasaofJupiterinthedasaofVenushejoinedhisfather’sbusiness,andlatergotmarried.InthedasaoftheexaltedSunwhichaspectsthe10thhousehestartedandestablishedhisownbusiness,earnedwellandboughthisownhouse.HeispresentlyundertheinfluenceofthedasaofMoonwhichalsoaspectsthe10thhousefromthelagna.Here,theMoonisinyogawiththeexaltedlordofthe5thhousefromtheChandra-lagnaasthelordofthe4thhousecountedfromthatlagnaforwhichlagnatheMoonisafunctionalbenefic and the Sun is a yoga-karaka. This conjunction does notcauseaRajayoga.ButtheMoonisstronginDigbala;ithasgiventhisnativegoodearningandmanymaterialcomforts,conveyancesetc.TheMoonandtheSunarealsostronginshadbalaandtherefore,the Anapha yoga and the Vashi yoga caused by Mercury havebenefitedthisnative.Theconjunctionof theMoonwiththeSunmakesoneadeptinhandlingmachines.TheVargottamaMoonandtheVargottamaJupitergenerallygivefavourableresults. TheconjunctionoftheSunandtheMoondominatesthekendrascountedfromthelagnaandtheChandra-lagna.Thisconjunctionisnotconsideredauspiciousifnonaturalbeneficoccupiesakendraoraspectsthisconjunction.But,heretheexaltedSunisalsoexaltedinthedrekkenaandinafriendlynavamsa,andtheMoonoccupyingafriendlysign,Aries,isalsoinAriesdrekkenaandAriesnavamsa.Therefore,thesetwoplanetshavingturnedintoyoga-karakasareaspectingtheall important10thhousewhichisafriendlysignforbothandconferyoga-results. The7thhousefromthelagnaandthe7thhousefromtheMoonarenotoccupiedbyanyplanet.The7thhousefromthenavamsa-


lagnaoccupiedbytheMoonandVenusisLibrawhichisabeneficnavamsa. This nativemarried a beautiful and a highly educatedgirlwhoisdevotedtohimandthefamily.MansagaritellsusthatTaurussignfallingonthe5thhousegivesoneabeautifulattractivefortunatedaughterwhoremainsfaithfultoherhusbandbutwillbechildless.Thisnativeisblessedwithtwodaughtersbutwithnoson.Ketusituatedinthe5thhousedoesnotgivemanysonsbutinthisnativity,the5thhousecountedfromthesignoccupiedbyJupiterisoccupiedbytwocruelplanets,andthelordofthe5thhousecountedfromthelagnaoccupiesthe7thnavamsaofitssignofoccupation,whichplacementsdonotblessapersonwiththebirthofason.

a tale of unending Bad lucK

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Rasi chart Libra lagna 13:29:13; the Sun 16:14:04 in Libra; Mercury09:09:51 in Scorpio; Jupiter 11:40:55 and Rahu 26:03:13 inSagittarius;Saturn26:17:40inTaurus;Ketu26:03:13andtheMoon01:37:07,Venus09:05:51andMars27:23:20inVirgo.Navamsa Chart: Aquarius lagna, theSun inAquarius,Venus inPisces,Ketu inTaurus,JupiterinCancer,SaturninLeo,MercuryandMarsinVirgo,RahuinScorpioandtheMooninCapricorn. This native was born in Libra lagna which was occupied bytheSun, the lordof the11thhouse.Therising-pointof the lagnaand the Sun were in Aquarius navamsa ruled by Saturn and in


Swati,aKshemanakshatra ruledbyRahu.The lordof the lagna,Venus,wasinitssignofdebilitationbutinitsexaltationnavamsainUttaraPhalguni,aJanmanakshatraruledbytheSun.VenuswasinconjunctionwiththeMoon,thelordofthe10thhouse,andwithMars,thelordofthe2ndhouseandthe7th;theMooninCapricornnavamsawasinUttaraPhalguniandMarswasinVirgonavamsainitsownChitranakshatra,aVipatanakshatra.Mercury,heremorethelordofthe12ththanofthe9th,wasinitsownVirgonavamsasub-division of Scorpio sign in the 2nd house from the lagna andinAnuradha,aSadhakanakshatraruledbySaturn.Jupiterwasinthe3rdhouse in itsownsignandexaltationnavamsa inMoola,aMitranakshatraruledbyKetu.JupiterwasinconjunctionwithRahuoccupying Scorpio and Poorva Ashada, a Param-mitra nakshatraruled by Venus. Saturn was in Taurus sign, Leo navamsa and inMrigsira,aVipatanakshatraruledbyMars.Ketuoccupyingthe9th housefromthelagnawasinaninimicalsignbutinTaurusnavamsaandPoorvaAshada,aParam-mitranakshatraruledbyitsintimatefriend,Venus.Kalidasa states that theSun,Mars and Jupiter areinauspicious planets for Libra lagna, Mercury and Saturn areauspiciousplanets,MercuryandtheMoon inmutualassociationgiverisetoRajayoga,MarsistheprincipalmarakabuttheSunandJupiterarenotthemarakasforthislagna. The lord of the lagna situated in its sign of debilitation andparticularlyinconjunctionwithamaraka,thelagnaoccupiedbyapapa-grahasituatedinitssignofdebilitation,the9thhouseafflictedbymalefics,thelordofthe9thoccupyingamarakasthanahemmedbetweenfunctionalmaleficsinthe6thhousefromthe9th,thelordofthe10thhouserelegatedtothe12thandconjoiningwithamarakaandtheafflictedlordofthelagna,theyoga-karakaandtheRajayoga-karaka retrograde in the 8th house aspectedby the afflicted lordof the9th, the lagnahemmedbetween the lordsof the12th andthe2ndinvolvedinmutualexchangeofsigns,therebeingnoplanetoccupyingthekendrasotherthanthedebilitatedSuninthelagnaandnobeneficplanetaspectingthekendrasorthetrikonas,istheaptprescriptionforexperiencingpovertyandbadluck.Vaidyanatharemindsusthatthebhavawhoselordisrelegatedtothe8thhouseor iscombustor in its inimical signordebilitationsigndevoidofbenefic associations suffers, in this case, the11th housewhich isthe house of gains has become defective the aspect of Jupiter


notwithstanding.Mantreswara tellsus that theplanetoccupyingsuch a defective bhava fails to confer its assigned good results.Planetsaregreatlyinfluencedbythestrengthandweaknessofthebhavaoccupiedandthebhava-lord.Vaidyanathaclarifiesthatthemereoccupationofabhavabyaplanetdoesnotconferstrengthtothatbhava.Thisnativeborninawell-to-doeducatedfamilyisnoteducated,andhasyettofindasteadysourceof income.Thoughnowmarriedandblessedwithasonheisstillstrugglingtoestablishhimself. The Sun situated in its sign of debilitation does not favourfather.ThisnativewasbornundertheinfluenceofthedasaoftheSunanddidnotproveluckyforhisfather.Thesubsequentdasaofweakandafflictedlordofthe10thhousedidnotpermithimtostudyandbuildtherequiredfoundationforasuitablecareer.Thelordofthe5thafflictedinthe8thhousehavingitsdispositorafflictedandrelegatedtothe12thhousedoesnotmakeapersonintelligentandfortunate.ThedasaofMars,amaraka,ledhimastraytothechagrinofhisworriedparents,andthedasaofRahumadehimwanderinsearchofearningaregularlivelihoodandfailinhisattempts. This native is presently under the influence of the dasa ofJupiterafflictedbyRahu.Here,JupiterisanintimatefriendoftheMoon, though it is situated in the 3rd from the lagna it is in the4thhousefromtheMoon,andnotasafunctionalbenefic;itdoesnotcauseaneffectiveyogawiththeMoonwhichisalsoafflicted.JatakaParijataremindsusthatthedasasofplanetswhicharenoton friendly termswith the lord of the lagnamake one earn thehostilityofmanypersonsanddestroywealth.Hereat,accordingtoPanchadhaMaitri,VenusconsidersJupitertobeitsfriendbutthelatterconsiders the former tobeneutral, and Jupiter inadditiontobeingthepapa-grahaforLibralagnaalsorulesthesetofthreePratyarinakshatraswhichareunfavourablenakshatras.But,JupiteroccupiedaSadhakanakshatraatthetimeofbirthandhadgainedfour benefic bindus in its Ashtakavarga, and because it is in aprashtodaya rasi this nativewill find the second half of Jupiter’sdasa fruitfuldespite Jupiter’sassociationwithRahuand the lordofthebadhakasthanaoccupyingthelagnainitssignofdebilitationwithout the benefit of neechabhanga. No planet occupies akendrasthanafromthelordofthebadhakasthana.Planetsthataresituatedinthebadhakasthanaorconjoiningwiththebadhakaorin


akendrafromthebadhakasthanaoritslord,givemuchgriefandpain. In thepresentcase, the lordof the8thhousesituated in the12thhouseisinconjunctionwithaninimicalmalefic,Mars,andwiththeMoon,itsbitterenemy,whichsituationaccordingtoMahadevamakesonesufferhumiliationanddisgracebecauseofbeingpoor.The lord of the navamsa occupied by the lord of the 2nd houseconjoining with the lord of the 2nd house in the 6th house fromthenavamsa-lagnamakesonepoorandpoverty-stricken.TheSunsituatedinakendrainitssignofdebilitationasapapa-grahaandabadhakagivesthesameresults.Thelordofthe4thoccupyingthe8th housefromthelagnainaninimicalnavamsaandanevilnakshatramakesonedevoidofhappinessthroughoutlife.Jupiteroccupyingitsmoolatrikona-rasiisinAriesdrekkenaruledbyitsintimatefriendandisalsoinitsfriendlyexaltationnavamsabutitdoesnotaspectthelagnaorthelordofthelagnaorthe4thhouseorthekarakaofthe4thhouse.Wealthandhappinessarenotinthedestinyofthisnative.

a PuRnima BiRth

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Rasi chart Sagittarius lagna 00:59:31; Rahu 03:58:21 in Sagittarius; theSun24:15:54,Venus(R)03:10:18andJupiter29:28:26inCapricorn;Mercury12:08:43 inAquarius;Mars25:33:26 inAries;Saturn(R)04:41:46andKetu03:58:21 inGeminiandtheMoon23:34:43 inCancer.Navamsa Chart: Aries lagna,Rahu in Taurus, the Sun in Leo, Jupiter inVirgo,Mars,SaturnandKetuinScorpio,MercuryandVenusinCapricornandtheMooninAquarius. Thishighlyeducatedladywasborninanordinarymiddle-classfamily.SheismarriedtohighlyrankedEngineerandisblessedwithadaughter.At thetimeofherbirthSagittarius signwas rising inthelagnawithRahusituatedthereinfullyaspectedbyretrogradeSaturn from the7th house. TheVargottama lordof the9th house


situated inthe2ndhousefromthe lagnawas inthesignruledbyits bitter enemy; itwas in conjunctionwithVenus, a papa-grahafor Sagittarius lagna, and a bitter enemy. The lord of the lagnaalsooccupiedthesamesignwhich is itssignofdebilitation.ThisconjunctionoftheSun,VenusandJupiter,whichmakesonelearned,richandhaveaweakeye-sight,isaspectedbytheFullMoonfromitsownsignfallingonthe8thhouse.TheFullMoonsituatedinthe8thhouseinitsownsigndoesnotcausebalarishta;itgiveslonglife.Mercuryinyoga-formationwiththelordsofthe9thandthe11thandoccupyingasignruledbySaturndoesnotgivebadresults. The Sun occupying an inimical sign does not give muchhappinessfromfatherandinthiscasemostofitsgoodindicationsas the lord of the 9th house are spoiled by Venus and Jupiter.Therefore,herfathersufferedincreasingfinancialandhealthcrisisasheaged.Jupiteroccupyinganinimicalsignmakesoneworriedabout the future, and situated in its debilitation signmakes evilpersonsspeakillaboutthenative.Mercuryoccupyinganinimicalsign generally affects happiness. In this case,Mercuryoccupyingthe3rdhousefromthelagnaisinmutualexchangeofsignswiththelordofthe3rdwhichisnotagoodexchange,itmakeselderbrothersunfortunateandsuffermuchbecausethelordofthe3rddevoidofbeneficassociationisafflictedbyKetuoccupyingitsinimicalsign.Hertwoelderbrothers,notwelleducated,arepoorlyemployed.Mars situated in its own sign in the 5th house devoid of beneficaspectandinitsown8thnavamsa,alongwithSaturnoccupyingthesamenavamsa,makesonelongforason.Marsoccupyingthe5th housemakesonealwaysworryabouthappiness. JatakaParijatastatesthatthepersonbornonaPurnimatithiisgoodnatured,wealthyandhighlyregardedbyfamilymembers.BirthonPurnimatithiisafortunatebirth.ThisfactisconfirmedbythepowerfulChandradhiyogawhichisevidentinthisnativity,bytheVargottamalordofthe9thhouseassociatedwithallthreeyoga-causinguncombustnaturalbeneficsandaspectingtheFullMoon,and the 9th house is additionally strengthenedby the full aspectofretrogradeSaturnstrongindigbalawhichalsofullyaspectsthelagnaandthe4thhouse.Ramanujatellsusthatifthelordsofthe8th andthe9thareinconjunctionoraspecteachotherthenfameandpowerwillbeconferredduringthedasaofthelordofthe8thhouse.Thisladycompletedhereducationandgotmarriedduringthedasa


of Venus, turned yoga-karaka, occupying a favourable Kshemanakshatra during which period her elder brothers continued tosuffer degradation but good fortune sided with this native. Sheispresentlyunder the influenceof the favourable lordof the9th occupyinga Sadhakanakshatra ruledbyMars, thebeneficyoga-karakaforSagittariuslagnabyvirtueofrulingthe5thhouse;its12th house-lordshipdoesnotmakeitafunctionalmalefic.This lady isdestinedtoexperiencethegoodeffectsofthedasasoftheMoon,MarsandRahuwhicharetofollow.Rahubecomesayoga-karakabyoccupyingSagittariuslagnabecausethelordofthelagnahasgainedthebenefitofneechabhanga,andassociatedwiththepowerfullordof the9thhouse is inavery favourable fortunateyoga-formationwiththeFullMoonoccupyingitsownsigninanalshatraruledbythe lordof the10thhousealsoactivelyparticipating in the sameyoga-formation by aspecting the 9th house occupying the Vesi-lagna. Thelordofthe7thhouseoccupyingthe9thhousefromthe7th inmutualexchangeofsignsjoinsthelordofthe11thinanavamsaruledby the lordof the9th house, and the lordsof the11th andthe2nd fromthe7thhouseoccupytheirownsigns.The7thhousedoesnotreceivetheaspectofMarsortheSunwhichaspectsaredetrimentaltotheaffairsofthishousebutbothrulingatrikonabhavaeach by occupying gainful bhavas have provided the needfulopeningforgoodeventstooccurforthisnative;MarsoccupyingAriessigninthe5thhousecannotoccupyanavamsaruledbySaturnand theSunoccupyingCapricorn sign cannotoccupy itsneecha-navamsa. Therefore, the7th house signifying thehusbandof thisnativeisstrongandfruitful;ithasgivenherahighlyeducatedandhighly placed husband. Saturnwhich is in the 7th house signifiesemploymentintheserviceofothers.Saturninthe7thgaveheralatemarriage,anolderandstubbornhusband.But,the7thhousefallsinLibranavamsawhichisunoccupied,andthishasgivenherahandsomeandlovinghusband. AwomanborninSagittariuslagnaandAriestrimsamsaearnsrenownforhergoodqualitiesandabilities,andhasalargefamilyto attend to; and if theMoon in Cancer sign is in occupationofCapricion navamsa she can be instrumental in the death of herhusband which adversity here is checked by the Sun occupyingthe same trimsamsa as theMoon. A woman born in Cancer or


Sagittariuslagnadoesnotpossesswealthbutenjoysalongmarriedlifeinthecompanyofherprosperoushusbandandson. IfthekendrasthanasandthetrikonabhavascountedfromthelagnaarenotoccupiedbynaturalbeneficsbutbytheSun,Mars,Saturn,RahuorKetutheninadditiontotheirbhava-lordshipitisessential toexamine thevargasgainedby thembecauseplanetssituatedinthekendrasorthetrikonasorthe2ndorthe11thbhavatend to give their full good results depending on the favourableassociationsestablishedbythemwithotherkarakas. It is forthisveryreasonthatthetextshavedistinctlydescribedtheresultsfortheoccupationofownsign,ownmoolatrikona-rasi,exaltationsign,friendlysign,akendra,atrikona,the2ndorthe11thorvargottama-navamsabythenineplanets.Thesimultaneousoccupationofownsign,owndrekkenaandownnavamsaconferstheUttamsangyatoaplanet.SarvarthaChintamanitellsusthatthegoodeffectsofthefavourablevargasgainedaregenerallydestroyedbytheconcernedplanetsoccupyingevilbhavas.Inthepresentcase,Marsissituatedin the5thhouseandSaturn is situated in the7thhouse fromthelagna.Marsinitsownsigndoesnotoccupyitsowndrekkenabutoccupies its own navamsa whereas Saturn strong in directionalstrength does not occupy its own sign or own drekkena or ownnavamsa.Mars is a yoga-karaka for Sagittarius lagna, and SaturnrulestheDhana-bhava.Cruelplanetsevenifoccupyingtheirownvargasdonotgiveyogaorwealthincasetheyarenotaspectedbythefriendlylordofthelagna.

a tale of diScontented life

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Rasi chart Leolagna28:07:06;Mercury(R)20:24:50,Mars17:52:13andKetu09:20:58 in Leo; the Sun04:10:00 inVirgo;Venus18:24:24andJupiter12:39:44inLibra;Rahu09:20:58inAquarius;Saturn(R)29:00:07inAriesandtheMoon17:42:17inTaurus.Navamsa Chart: Sagittarius lagna, Satrurn and Rahu in Sagittarius, Jupiter inCapricorn,theSuninAquarius,VenusinPisces,theMoonandKetuinGemini,MarsinVirgoandMercuryinLibra. Thisnativewasbornatthetimewhentherising-pointofthelagnawasintheSagittariusnavamsasub-divisionofLeosignandinUttaraPhalguni,aParam-mitranakshatraruledbytheSun,thelordofthelagna.RetrogradeMercuryinLibranavamsaruledbyits


intimatefriendandinPoorvaPhalguni,aMitranavamsaruledbyVenus,Mars inVirgonavamsaruledby itsbitterenemyMercuryandinPoorvaPhalguninakshatraruledbyfriendlyVenusandKetuininimicalGemininavamsaruledbyMercuryandinMagha,aVadhanakshatraruledbyitself,wereinconjunctioninthelagna-kendra;Mercury and Mars were in intimate friend’s sign and Ketu in aneutralsign.TheSunsituatedinthe2ndhousewasinafriendlysignbutinAquariusnavamsaruledbyitsbitterenemy,andinitsownnakshatra,UttaraPhalguni.VenusinitsownsignwasinitsexaltedinimicalnavamsaandinSwati,aVipatanakshatraruledbyRahu;itwas inconjunctionwith Jupiteroccupying thesignruledby itsbitterenemy,initsinimicalneecha-navamsaandinSwatinakshatra.Rahusituatedinthe7thhouseinaveryfriendlysignwasininimicalSagittariusnavamsainitsownnakshatra.SaturnoccupyingasignruledbyitsbitterenemywasininimicalSagittariusnavamsa,andinKritika,aParam-mitranakshatraruledbytheSun.theexaltedMoonwasinaveryfriendlynavamsaandinitsownnakshatra,Rohini.NoplanetaspectsthelagnaandtheMoon.Birthsinthe9thnavamsaoftherisingsigninthelagnaareconsideredauspicious.Mansagaristates that the person will be an all-rounder, sharp, adept andlearnedwhosurroundedbymanyservantswillleadacomfortablelife.ThisnativewasborninthedasaoftheMoon,thelordofthe12thhousefromthelagna;itwasinitsownRohininakshatra.TheMoonwasinaninimicalsignbutinafriendlynavamsa. RetrogradeSaturnoccupying itssignofdebilitationinthe9th housefromthelagnaisthebitterenemyofthelordofthelagna;itgainsthebenefitofneechabhangabutdoesnotgiverisetoyogaorRajayogaforitisaspectedbyJupiter,itsenemy,andbyaneutralVenus.TheSunandMarsarethetwofunctionalbeneficsforLeolagnawhichdoesnothaveanavamsa ruledbySaturn that rulesthe6thand the7thbhavas.With theexceptionofMercurywhichisapapa-grahaandamarakaforthislagna,theresteightplanetsoccupy inimical navamsas, andneither the lordof the lagnanorthe lord of the Chandra-lagna occupy a kendra from Leo lagna.Adebilitatedplanetoccupying the9thhouseasmaleficdoesnotpromotetheauspicioussignificancesofthe9thhouse;itdoesnotmakeapersonfortunate.Thelordofthe10thsituatedinitsownsigninthe3rdhousedoesnotgiverisetoapermanentyogaorRajayogaeventhoughtheexaltedlordofthe12thhouseoccupyingthe10th


housekeepsapersonregularlyemployedintheserviceofothersbutwithoutmuchgain.Thereistheexchangeofsignsbetweenthelordsofthelagnaandthe2ndhouse,hereMercurydoesnotcauseastrongDhanayogatoarisebecauseitisthebitterenemyofthelordofthe4thandthe9thwithwhichitisinconjunctioninthelagna,whichconjunctionisafflictedbythepresenceofKetusituatedinthe samesign. TheadverseaspectofMarson the4thhousehasnotmadethisnativeahappyperson;ithasnotyetgivenhimanownhousetolivein,andhisparentsandyoungerbrotherhavenotspentahappycontentedlife.TheaspectofMarsonthe4thhousedoesnotpromotehappinessorgivecomforttoone’smother.Marsasthelordofthe4thhouseisinconjunctionwithMercury,apapa-grahaforLeolagna,whichsituationhasalsospoiledtheauspicioussignificancesofthe9thhouseandmadethisnativeunfortunateandunsuccessfulinhiscareerandlife,suchapersonisdestinedtoleadadiscontentedandfrustratinglife. Venus situated in the 3rd house in its own Libra sign, withtheMoonexalted in the10thhouse still possessingbrightness inthe night-sky, does confer yoga acting as a benefic; it has giventhis native a good wife. Jupiter situated in the 11th house fromits own 5th house in conjunctionwith a benefic has blessed himwith a son. Natural benefics situated in the 3rd or the 8th houseconferalonglifebuttheydonotmakeoneprosperousiftheyaremutuallyinimicalandhappentooccupyinimicalnavamsa,andevilnakshatras. Inthiscase,Venus is thebitterenemyof JupiterandJupiter is inimical towardsVenus,bothoccupy inimicalnavamsasandanevilnakshatra.TheircombinedaspectondepressedSaturnalsooccupyinganinimicalsignandnavamsainthe9thhousehasnotmade this native fortunate, in fact good fortunehas evadedhim.Forthesamereasonthisnativethoughintelligentisnothighlyqualified. Ordinarily the conjunction of Jupiter with the lord ofthe3rd inthe3rdhousemakesoneveryenterprisingandlearned.TheexaltedMoonsituatedinthe10thhousenotaspectedbyanyfriendly planet does not give a regular continuous progressiveemployment in government or private service. Ketu situated inthelagna-kendrainconjunctionwiththelordofatrikonahasnotcausedanyfavourableyogatoarisebecauseofthepresenceofapapa-grahainthesamesignandabsenceofbeneficaspectsonthelagna.


This nativewasbornunder the influenceof thedasaof theMoonwhich favouredhis fatherwitha regularemploymentandpromotionsinservice.ThedasaofMars,thebadhaka-lordofthe9thhouse,ranitscoursewhenhewasveryyoung.RahuoccupyingaVipatanakshatraandafflictedbyinimicalMercuryandMarsmadethisnativediscontinuehisstudiesandseekemploymentinserviceofothers.HeispresentlyundertheinfluenceofthedasaofJupiterwhohasnotbeenkindtohimforreasonsstatedabove.ThedasaofSaturnwhichwillfollownextwillgivemixedresults.Saturn,themutualbitterenemyofthelordofthelagna,inabadhakasthanaand occupying its debilitation sign is in rasi-sandhi, and the lordof thenavamsaoccupiedby it is in itsdebilitationnavamsa.Thedasasofthe lordsofthe6thandthe7thhousegenerallygivebadresults;theymakeapersonfearful,sickandsufferdegradationanddisgrace;Saturnsimultaneouslyrulesthesetwobhavas.AccordingtoSaravali,papa-grahasoccupyingthelagna,the3rdandthe9thgiverisetoRekayoga,thepersonbornwiththisevilyogaisgenerallyuneducated,devoidofwealth,poor,short-temperedandunhappy.

hoRoScoPe of RaShtRiYa SwaYamSevaK Sangh

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Rasi chart Virgolagna12:12:01;theSun10:35:06,Mercury02:14:10andMars(C)06:03:29inVirgo;Saturn19:13:52andVenus20:09:00inLibra;Jupiter20:22:43inSagittarius;theMoon00:47:03andKetu10:04:00inCapricornandRahu10:04:00inCancer.Navamsa Chart: Arieslagna,theSun,VenusandKetuinAries,JupiterandRahuinLibra,MercuryandtheMooninCapricorn,MarsinAquariusandSaturninPisces. TheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSanghortheR.S.S.wasformedbyKeshavBaliramHedgewaratNagpur.Atthetimeof itsformationthe rising point of the lagna was in the Aries sub-division andHasta nakshatra portion of Virgo sign. Hasta nakshatra is ruled


bytheMoon,whichnakshatra, inthepresentcase, isoneofthethreeauspiciousSampatanakshatras.TheMoon, the lordof the11thhousefromthelagnasituatedinitsdebilitationsigninthe3rd house,was then transitingUttaraAshadanakshatra ruledby theSun, the lordof the12thhouseoccupying itsexaltednavamsa inthelagnaandtheHastanakshatra.AtthetimeofitsformationtheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSanghwasexperiencingtheeffectsoftheVimshottariDasaoftheSunoccupyingaSampatanakshatra.WhilediscussingthishoroscopeintheMay1979issueofTheAstrologicalMagazine,B.V.Ramanhadsaidthat“thereisastrologicalevidencetosuggest….thattheSangh’sachievementswouldbetheawakeningof the conscience of the Indian Youth to their moral rights andguidingthemindoftheyoungercommunityfromthemorassesofmischievousmaterialisticpoliticalandsocialdoctrinesoftheWesttotheidealismandbenevolenceofIndianculture……Dharmaisnotjustreligion,assomeIndianpoliticianssufferingfromthediseaseof‘secularism’wantustobelieve.Dharmaisthemoralorethicalprincipleregulatingallactivities.” TheSunsignifiestheAtman,theinnerself,whichispureandindestructible,andJaiminihasattributedpoliticsandhighrankingGovernmentservicesto it. Inthepresentcase,theSunrulestheMokshasthana and is exalted in the navamsa. Such a Sun, eventhoughithasgainedonlythreebeneficbindusinitsAshtakavarga,makes one develop and nurture the highest kind of ideals andengage in purposeful intellectual activities. Here, situated in aninimicalsignitisinconjunctionwiththelordofthelagnaandwiththecombustlordofthe8thhouse.Mercuryisinitsownsignwhichis itsmoolatrikona-rasi and its sign of exaltation, butMercury isnotinimicaltowardstheSun.Mars,whichisapapa-grahaforVirgolagna though occupying a friendly navamsa is in the sign ruledby its bitter enemy. Kalidasa tells us thatMars is strong even initsenemy’ssignandthat it isonly three-fourthevilcomparedtoSaturn.P.S.SastristatesthattheconjunctionoftheSunandMarsindicates great energy in the areas signifiedbyboth, thepersonismoreintellectualthanpractical,selfconsciousandcriticalwithan analyticmind who faces severe struggles while championinggoodcausesbutitalsoindicatesgreatphysicaldangerordisease.B.V.Ramaninhisbook,HowtoJudgeaHoroscope,statesthatthedignifiedlordofthelagnaoccupyingthelagnagivesfameinown


communityandcountrybutthelordofthe8thhousesituatedinthelagnaandafflictedgivestroublefromGovernmentwhichbecomesaconstantsourceofworries.Both,Mercurywhich isafflictedbytheSun,andMarshavegainedonlythreebeneficbindusintheirAshtakavarga. Counted from the Chandra-lagna, the lord of theChandra-lagna,Saturn,isexaltedinthe10thhouseinconjunctionwiththelordofthe10thhouse;Mercuryoccupiesthe9thhouseasthelordofthe9thinconjunctionwiththelordofthe4thandthe11th andthelordofthe8thhouse.TheconjunctionoftheSun,Mercuryand Mars confers material gains but not happiness. Mars andJupiterarethetwoprimaryMarakasforVirgolagnaandCapricornChandra-lagna.AccordingtoYavaneshwara,MarsistheonlyenemyofJupiter.MarsasafunctionalmaleficaspectingJupitermakesonesufferonaccountofhostilityhiddenoropen.MarsrulingAriessignistheplanetofpassionbutbyrulingScorpiosignitsubduespassionandmakesonefreefromahamkara.However,inthepresentcase,Jupiteroccupying its ownandmoolatrikona-rasi in the4th housefrom the lagna is in a neutral navamsa and in PoorvaAshada, aParam-mitranakshatra ruledbyVenus, the lordof the9th,whichis situated in the 2nd house in its own and moolatrikona-rasi inconjunctionwiththeexaltedlordofthe5thandthe6thhouse,whichfavourablesituationmakesonelong-livedandblessedwithasteadyfortune.AfavourableJupitergivesastrongaversiontowardsbasemotivesandevilways;itisstrongerplacedinSagittariussignthaninPisces. Saravali prefers the locationof theMoon ina kendrasthana,andJatakaParijatastatesthattheVargottamaMoonshouldavoidoccupying the lagna-kendra. In thepresent case, theVargottamaMoon occupying a friendly even sign and navamsa is in the 5th conjoiningKetu.JatakaParijatatellsusthatiftheSunavoidingthenavamsasruledbyVenusoccupiesthelagna,andMercuryisalsoinVirgosignthenaRajayogaiscaused.ThisRajayogaoccurringinthepresentcaseisspoiledbyMarswhichisanindicationthattheRashtriya SwayamsevakSanghharboursnopolitical ambitions toacquirepowertoruleandwillneveracquirethepowertorule.TheBhadrayoga,averyfavourableyoga,causedbyMercuryisspoiledbytheSun,andtheHamsayoga,alsoaveryfavourableyoga,andthefavourableAnaphayogacausedbyJupiteraremarredbytheaspectofMars.Planetsoccupyingtheirownsignorexaltationsign


whether theyarebeneficsormaleficssituatedeithersideof theSun give good results. The effects of exalted planets depend onthenatureandstrengthoftheirdispositors.SarvarthaChintamanitellsusthatonespeakspleasantwordsifthelordofthe12thhouseoccupiesthelagnaandthatevenevilplanetsassociatingwiththelordofthelagnatendtoimprovetheirbasictraits, it istheweaklord of the lagna associatedwithmalefic planets that gives badresults. B.V.Raman states that the conjunction ofMars with exaltedMercurynotaspectedbyeitherRahuorSaturnindicatesthattheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSanghcannotbefascistinitsoutlookandprogrammeseventhoughithasbeensodubbedbyitscritics,andthat it is Jupiter that has provided the Rashtriya SwayamsevakSangh the inspiration, the determination and the restraint, andmadeitcapableofreadingtheeventsintheirproperperspective.TheRashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghwasgivenabadnameat thebehest of the then ruling Congress Party after the assassinationof Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. It was banned thrice by theGovernmentofIndiaafterindependence.AtthattimetheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSanghwasundertheinfluenceofthedasaofRahuoccupyingthesignruledbyitsbitterenemy,butasisseen,hadRahunotoccupiedthe11thhousefromthelagnaaspectedbythelordofthe11th,haditnotoccupiedthenavamsaofitsintimatefriend,andhaditnotoccupiedaSadhakanakshatraruledbyitsintimatefriend,theeffortsofthethenrulersandtheirallieswouldhavesucceededin destroying the very identity and existence of the RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh.EventhoughtheKapoorCommissionReporthad concluded that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was notresponsibleforthemurderofM.K.Gandhiandthatitwasnotprovedthat the accused were members of the Rashtriya SwayamsevakSangh,IndiraGandhi,whobrokeawayfromtheoriginalCongressPartyandfoundedtheCongressParty(Indira),usurpedthehistoryand the legacyof theoriginalCongressPartyand chose to carryonwith thetiradeagainst theRashtriyaSwayamsevakSanghbutwithoutdentingthelatter’sfoundation,structureandidealswhicharestrongbecauseofthefavourableplacementsofthelordofthelagna,thelordsofthetwotrikonasandJupiter.DuringthecourseofthedasaofJupitertheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSanghwitnessedthemergeroftheJanSanghwiththeJanataParty;itwasadifficult


andmostuncomfortablemerger.Theso-calledSocialists, theRajNarainsandtheMadhuLimayes,rakeduptimeandagaintheissueof Double-membershipwhich constant rantwas a smoke-screento cover thenefariousdesignsof thosewhowanted theMorarjiDesaigovernmenttofall,andfallitdid.TheinevitablebreakupoftheJanataPartyandthebirthoftheBhartiyaJanataPartyorB.J.P.happenedshortlyaftertheSaturn–RahuconjunctioninLeosignthatoccurredon17thJuly1979. The 10th house from Virgo lagna formed by Gemini sign isaspectedbyastrongunafflictedJupiterwhichinitsturnisaspectedbyafriendlyandexaltedSaturn,thelordofthe5thhouse.The9th houseand its lordsituatedstrongly in itsotherownsignarenotaspectedbyorconjoinedwith inimicalplanets.Moreover,VenusandSaturnhavealsograntedadequatestrengthtothe10thhousecountedfromtheradicalMoon.The2nd,the3rd,the6th,the9th,the 10th and the 11th bhavas from the lagna have gained morebeneficbindus intheSarvaAshtakavargathanthe lagnathathastwenty-fivebeneficbindus,whichmeansthattheleadersandthemembers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will continue toupholdnobleprinciplesandhighmoralgroundwithfirmconvictionbacked by good fortune, good intentions and good constructiveapproach,andtheywillalwaysbeabletosuccessfullyandgainfullycounteritscriticsandopponentsoutlastingthem.DuringthedasaofexaltedSaturntheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSanghwitnessedtheruleoftheNDAgovernmentledbytheBhartiyaJanataParty,whichitsupports.ThedasaofMercuryafflictedbytwocruelmaleficsandoccupying Uttara Phalguni, a Janma nakshatra ruled by the lordofthe11thhouse,wasanuncomfortableperiodfortheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSanghand itsassociatesandwell-wishers; thetwounsuccessfulbidsbyL.K.AdvanitoregainpowerfortheNDAfailedwhichfailureresultedintheslowandsteadydisintegrationofthesaidcoalition.MercurysignifiestheFourthEstate,theMedia,whichwasandisstillbeingusedbyopponentstostifleanddenigratetheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSanghandtheBhartiyaJanataParty.ThedasaofMercurywillrunitscourseuptothefag-endof2016. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is presently under theinfluenceoftheantra-dasaofJupiterinthedasaofMercurywhichJupiterbyoccupyingitsownbhavainakendrafromthedasa-lordhas seen the resurgence of Bhartiya Janata Partywhich party is


exudingrenewedconfidence.Atthetimewhenthenextelectionsto the Lok Sabha will be held, the antra-dasa of exalted Saturnsituated inthe2ndhousefromthedasa-lordwillbe inoperation.TheBhartiya JanataParty ispresentlyunder the influenceof thedasaoftheSunsituatedinthe7thhouseinPiscesinaneutralsignandaspectingthe lagna.TheSun is inRevatinakshatra,a JanmanakshatraruledbyMercury,thelordofthelagna.Planetsaspectingthelagnaandinyoga-formationwiththelordofthelagnagenerallyproducefavourableresultsinthecourseoftheirdasas.ThisperiodfavourstheBhartiyaJanataPartybutnotentirelybecausetheSunhappens tobe the lordof the8thhouseand the lordof thesignoccupiedbyitisretrogradeandlocatedinthe12thhousefromthelagna.BhartiyaJanataPartyisalsoundertheadverseinfluenceoftheSade-satiofSaturn.Thesavinggraceisprovidedbythelordofthe9thoccupyingthe9thhousewhichhasthepotentialtomaketheBhartiyaJanataPartytosuccessfullyrideitsluck.VenusissaidtobethelonebeneficforVirgolagnaandinthecaseoftheBhartiyaJanataParty isaspectedbytheVargottamaMoongaining inpakshabalawiththebenefitofneechabhanga.AtalBehariVajpayeehadledtheNDAgovernmentforsixyearsduringthedasaofVenus.WhethertheBhartiyaJanataPartywillleadthenextministryatthecentreornotwilldependonthefortuneoftheindividualwhoisdestinedtoleadandbecomethePrimeMinisterofIndia.Thefortuneofthatindividualshouldbeinsyncwiththepartyorthealliancethatheleads. Taurus lagna of independent India is very weak on accountofthecombuststatusofVenusand itsassociationwithMercury,Saturn and theMoon. It does not augur well for democracy. Inthis context, B.V.Raman has said that caste alliances, intrigues,hypocriticalprofessionforweakersection,defectiononthebasisofflexibleconscienceandnotconvictionwillcontinuetobetheorderoftheday.Taurussignfallsonthe9thhouseinthehoroscopesoftheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSanghand theBhartiya JanataParty, thefateofthesetwoorganisationsisintimatelylinkedwiththefateofIndiaandtherefore,thesetwoorganisationsareandwillcontinuetobesincerelyconcernedaboutthewell-beingandsafetyofIndia.JupiteristheAtmakarakafortheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh.Itisstronglyplacedinthe4thhousefromthelagna;itprotectsthelagnaand thewell-beingof thisorganisation.VenusandSaturnvested


withstrengthplacedinthe2ndhousefromtheSunandthelagnaconfersimilarprotection.Thelordsofthelagna,the8thandthe10th situated in thekendrasthanasor trikonabhavasor the11thhousegrantaverylongtermoflife.Vridhyavanatreatstheoccupationofthelagnabythelordofthe8thastheprincipalindicationforaverylonglife.

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Rasi chart Sagittarius lagna 23:36:29; Ketu 17:39:55 in Aries; Mercury25:34:10 inLeo;theSun12:39:55,Mars (C)10:05:19andJupiter(C)17:31:11 inVirgo;Rahu17:39:55andVenus24:23:36 inLibraandtheMoon26:12:33andSaturn16:13:50inScorpio.Navamsa Chart: Scorpio lagna, Mercury and Saturn in Scorpio, theMoon inAquarius,RahuinPisces,theSunandMarsinAries,VenusinTaurus,JupiterinGeminiandKetuinVirgo. This nativity belongs to an attractive lady who has alreadyexperienced the good and the bad happenings in her life. Inher case, Sagittarius lagna is stronger than the Scorpio Chandra-lagna, because the lord of lagna though combust and equipped


with six beneficbindus occupies a neutral sign in a kendra fromthe lagna and is in conjunction with two neutral planets butthe Moon occupying its debilitation sign is in conjunction witha mutually inimical lord of a marakasthana and a papa-grahaoccupyinganeutralsignequippedwithonlyonebeneficbinduinitsAshtakavarga;moreover,theformerbhavahasgainedtwenty-eightbeneficbindusintheAshtakavargaandthelatterhasgainedonlyeighteenbeneficbindus.Sagittariuslagna,whichisaspectedbyMarsoccupyinganeutralVirgosign,isinatrimsamsaruledbyMercurywhichoccupiesaveryfriendlysigninthe9thhousefromthe lagna and the 5th house counted from the trimsamsa lagna.Accordingly, this lady possesses several good qualities and is anableperson.But,thevacant7thhousewhichhasgainedthirty-threebeneficbindus is not aspectedby anyplanet beneficormalefic.Shehasnotbeenblessedwithagoodhusband;herhusband,whohadlongagosoldhisbusinessandhasremainedunemployedeversince,hasallalongbeenentirelydependentonherearnings.Thisladyisself-employed. This nativemarried a person of her own choice in a ratherunconventionalmanner during the course of the very long dasaofVenus. Shegotmarried toapersonwhowasalreadymarriedandfatheroftwosons.VenusisafunctionalmaleficforSagittariuslagna and a papa-graha. Venuswhich occupies its own sign andownnavamsarulesthesetofthreeevilVipatanakshatrasandis,therefore,moremalevolentinnatureandeffect.The5thhousefromthe lagna and the9th house from the lagnaboth signifyBhagya.Thesetwobhavasoccupiedbyafflictedplanetscanmakeapersonunfortunate.Ketuinthe5thandMercuryinthe9thbothoccupyingfiery signs occupy Vipata nakshatras ruled by Venus and areafflicted.ShehashadahorridtimeandherunfortunatemarriagehassufferedduringthedasaofcombustMarsoccupyingaPratyarinakshatraownedbytheMoon,thelordofthe8thhouse. MarsandtheSunarefunctionalbeneficsforSagittariuslagna,theirassociationwiththelordofthelagnainafavourablebhavagivesrisetoyogaandRajayoga.Theconjunctionof theSunwithitsnaturalfriendsMarsandJupitermakesapersonengageingoodand pleasing works, well-mannered and head of an army or aninstitution. In thiscase, thisconjunctionoccurs in the10thhousewiththelordsofthe10thandthe9thinmutualexchangeofsigns.


But, the lordof the9th situated in the10th is inconjunctionwithtwocombustplanetsoneofwhichisthelordofthelagnaandtheotherone is the lordof theChandra-lagna, and therefore, therewasRajayogabhanga.TherewasmildyogaforthisnativeduringthedasaoftheSun. ThedasaoftheMoonmadethisnativeself-employedbutgavemixedresultswhichadverselyaffectedhermarriedlifeduringthedasaofMars.TheMoon,whichsituatedinthe12thhouseinafriendlysignownedbyMarshas gainedneechabhanga, is in conjunctionwithan inimical Saturn thataspects friendlyMercury situated inthe9thhousefromthelagnaandinthe10thfromtheChandra-lagnainyogawithafriendlylordofthe9th.Debilitatedplanetssituatedinthe12thhouseandgainingneechabhangacauseonlymildRajayogaornoRajayoga.Kalidasastatesthatplanetsoccupyingneutralsignsproducevery littlegoodresultsandcombustplanetsdonotgivegoodresultsduringthecourseoftheirdasas.TherecentlyconcludeddasaofcombustMarsoccupyinganeutralsigninconjunctionwithneutrallordsofthelagnaandofthe9thhadnotbeenahappyperiodforthisnativewhoisnowburdenedbydebtsmainlycontractedbyherhusbandwhoisarecklessspend-thrift.ThegoodeffectsoftheUbhayachariyoga involvingthe lordsofthekendras,thetrikonasandthe11thhousehasthusfarsustainedthisnativeregardlessofthedasas inoperation.Shehastwobrothers;duringherdasaofadverseMarsbothsufferedcareer-wiseandmarriage-wise.Marsisthekarakaofbrothers. ThisnativeispresentlyundertheinfluenceofthedasaofRahuandSaturn’sSade-sati.RahurulesthesetofthreeVadhanakshatrasandoccupiesoneofthem.Here,Rahuafflictsthe11thhouseandthelordofthe11th.The11thhouseisnotaspectedbyanyplanet,goodorbad.KalidasatellsusthatRahusituatedinthe11thhousefromthelagnagivesverygoodresultsduringthecourseofitsdasaprovided it is joinedbystrongyoga-karakasbut if it is inadverseassociationwitheitherthelordofthe2ndorthe7ththenitsdasawillbeapainfulone.Inthiscase,Rahuaspectsthe7thhouse,andtherefore,the7thhouseaffairsarelikelytosuffermorethaneverbefore.Thecombustkarakaofchildrenandthecombustlordofthe5thhousehavenotgivenheranyissues.MahadevastatesthatthekarakaofchildrenconjoiningwithMarsandwith the lordof thelagnamakesonechildless.Here,Jupiteristhelordofthelagnaand


alsothePutrakaraka,itisweakandinconjunctionwithanadverseMars. Alltara-grahasoccupyfourcontinuoussignsinthethirdmandalacomprisingoffourbhavasfromthe9thtothe12th,butareledbytheMoongaininginpakshabalawhichhasadvancedthemostinasign,andtheMoonthoughnotdesignatedasamarakaforSagittariuslagnadoesnotownafavourablebhava.Italsooccupiesaninimicalnavamsaandanevilbhavaalongwiththe lordof itsnavamsaofoccupation.AweakandafflictedMoonifnotaspectedorconjoinedwithafriendlybeneficdoesnotgivehappinessandkeepsonetenseandworried,breedsnegativethoughtsandinextremecasesmakesonedevelopsuicidaltendency.It isthewaningMoonthatmakesapersontostooplowinordertogainbenefitsetc;orcommitevilacts or destroy useful things and not encourage a constructiveapproach.Thepoorandtheneedy,theunsuccessfulandthefallen,theyallsuffermainlyonaccountoftheweakafflictedMoonortheweakandtheafflictedlordofthelagna.IfthelordsofthelagnaandtheChandra-lagnadevoidofbeneficassociationarecombusttheydonotgenerallyallowanyyogaandRajayogatooperateandconferfavourableresults.Moreover,theMoonsituatedinanavamsaofSaturn is a bad omen; it indicates that one’s progress in careerandlifeareindangerofbeingstalledduringthecourseofadversetransitsintheprayantraortheantra-dasasofmaleficplanets.Thecombuststatusofthelordofthe12thhouseorofthelordofthe4th house indicates bankruptcy or impoverishment. The combuststatusofaplanetdoesnotgetcancelledevenifithasgainedthemaximumnumberoffavourablevargasi.e.attainedAiravataortheVaisheshikaSangya.

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