Importance of Mars in Astrology

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Normally when one hear about Mars, they will get a fear. Mars is presented in such a way that we get a feel wherever it is present, it will ruin all the features of that house. Manglik dosha is an example for this Martian fear.

In ancient texts, Marsis shown as the son of Earth and Vishnu. Different texts speak different stories. In all astrology branches, whether it is Vedic or Babylonian, Mars is considered as the planet of War and passion. Mars represents brother and co-born, aggressiveness, aggression, land, property, military people, engineers and surgeons, rulers, accidents, war, ambition, strength, and conflicts. Mars rule Aries and Scorpio. It is exalted in Capricorn and debilitated in Cancer. The Sun, the Moon and the Jupiter are his friends, whereas Mercury and Ketu are his enemies, Rahu and Saturn are neutral to Mars.

Since Mars is a form of intense energy, the house which Mars is placed shows struggles. You need to be very careful in the matters allotted to that house. Mars is named after the Roman God of war. Ancient astrology always describe Mars as a malefic planet, but a life without valor and vigor will be terrible. Mars symbolizes that valor and vigor which we need to fight against the odds of life. According to the placement of Mars we can understand whether our vigor and valor is directing us into the righteous or unrighteous way of life. 

It is very easy to understand how Mars is going to influence you. Mars, since it is a soldier planet, it likes to be in the front of your life, defending you and promoting you. So, Mars should place in a house where it had deal with others. If it is not in a house where it has to deal with others in a direct manner, then your Mars is going to be a bad boy in a double doze. 

For example, Mars is exalted in Capricorn, it is highly forceful if it is in 10th house too.  So, for Aries Ascendant, if Mars is in Capricorn, the Mars will be in the 10th house. The 10th house represents profession, career, promotion, power, fame, honor, status, karma in life, character, authority, government,  and bosses.  The placement for Mars in 10th house for Aries ascendant, doesn’t say that this will easily get everything mentioned in the 10th house. The meaning is that the person is highly ambitious and will do anything for the success. 

If Mars is in a neutral sign or in the sign of enemies, then the amount of will power can vary and you have to make necessary adjustments or realizations. Astrology is not used  to get what all you wanted in your life. Not everyone can’t be an allrounder in a cricket team. You may not get all the comforts you want in the life. You are destined for certain losses also. 

Why Mars is debilitated in the 4th house and in Cancer because this house is dealing with private matters. Soldier is to deal with outside world. So, Mars will be very much irritated in this house. If it is in Cancer sign, and in 4th house, such placement will happen only in case of an Aries Ascendant. 

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Ordinarily, the situation of Venus in the Ascendant makes one fortunate but "If Venus combines with the lords of the 2nd, the 7th (Marakas) and the 6th and occupies the Ascendant, the native's moral character will be questionable'. Venus in the Ascendant associated with or aspected by malefics, makes the native hunt other women which can be punishable under law. If weak Venus is in the 2nd, the 4th, the 7th, the 8th or the 12th from the Ascendant or the Moon, the native will have more than one wife vide Charts 2, 3 and 4. If afflicted Venus is in the 5th, 7th or the 9th in conjunction with a weak Sun, the native may not marry or the spouse may be very licentious, he may have loose habits and may be fond of other people's wives. If Venus is in the 6th house with Saturn or Ketu, the native will have no sexual urge.

In Chart l, Venus is in Virgo in the 8th from the Ascendant. Not only he is debilitated but is also in conjunction with a malefic and is aspected by another malefic, and is thus much afflicted. The native married in his 36th year when he was having Venus Dasa and within one year he had to separate from his wife almost for good. He lost his job on account of quarrels with his superiors and also his properties in this Dasa finally leading a sickly and lonely life. The situation of Venus in the 7th house is very inauspicious as it makes the native extremely passionate and immoral; if such Venus is powerful the native will have more than one wife. He may also have bad habits like masturbation and sodomy, he may be fond of other woman and enjoy sexual pleasure always. Generally Venus in the 7th in Scorpio or afflicted Venus in the 7th indicates death of the life-partner.  If Venus is in the 7th in association with the Sun or the Moon, the native may not marry or may marry a widow or a barren woman and in association with Mercury the native may hunt after other women, Venus in conjunction with a malefic in the 7th in a common or Dwiswabhava Rasi like Gemini indicates more than one wife. 

In Chart 2, Venus is in the 7th from the Ascendant in Gemini in association with Mars. The native was highly sexed, immoral and wayward and often engaged in nefarious activities. He had more than one wife. According to Varahamihira, if Venus occupies anyone of the Vargas of Mars or Saturn and is in the 7th aspected by either one of them, the native becomes adulterous. A conjunction of Mars and Venus in the 7th house ordinarily makes one extremely passionate and adulterous. It indicates sexual connections with other people's wives. Chart 2 is an example for it.

If the Moon joins Venus and Mars in the 7th in the horoscope of a female, she becomes adulterous with her husband's connivance. If Saturn is associated with a weak or afflicted Venus in the 7th. the native may have adulterous tendencies or sexual relationship with widows, servile or aged women. If Venus is in the 7th in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces coinciding with Rikshasandhi (last Navamsa of Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces) and Saturn is in the Ascendant or the 5th house, the native's wife will be barren. If Venus in the 7th house is influenced by Rahu or Ketu and another malefic, the native will have least respect for moral codes and is capable of seeking sexual gratification in most nefarious ways. Chart 2 is an example for this. If Venus is in the 6th- the 8th or the 12th from the Ascendant, combined with or aspected by a malefic the partner-in-life will not survive in spite of repeated marriages. 

In Chart 3, Venus is in the 12th from the Ascendant with two malefics and is aspected by Mars, another malefic. the native is extremely passionate and licentious and unhappy in love. He married in his 31st year, but his wife died within 6 years; he had his second marriage in his 38th year and his second wife also met with her death in his 47th year. Venus in the 8th house is generally considered auspicious but when weak or afflicted by malefics, denotes death due to rheumatism, tuberculosis or diabetes.

In Chart 4, Venus is in Taurus in the 8th from the Moon and is afflicted. Note the association of Mars with Venus and the situation of Saturn in its 10th house. In the Navamsa also, Venus is in Taurus itself associated with Mars and Ketu, and aspected by the Sun and Rahu. The native was lustful and he married twice. His first wife died and the second wife was sickly. His health was badly affected too much sexual indulgence; he had urinary and bladder troubles besides rheumatic trouble, tuberculosis and diabetes. He passed away in his 55th year.

Venus in the 9th house makes one fortunate but he will be selfish. If he is in association with Mars, the native will be cruel, insincere and averse to women. Venus in the 10th house is considered good. It may make one a lawyer or judge and popular, social and wealthy but it is not conducive to the growth of one's family. If the 10th, the 7th and the 4th are occupied by the Moon, Venus and malefics (in any order), the person may destroy his family. This is called Vamsacheda Yoga.

In Chart 5, Venus is in the 10th, Ketu in the 7th and Saturn in the 4th from the Moon. From the Ascendant, the 4th, the 7th and the 10th are occupied by Ketu, Venus and the Moon respectively. The native was a bar-at-law and a great lawyer and an influential man in his locality but remained a bachelor throughout till his death. Venus in the 12th house makes one licentious and low minded, fond of women, unprincipled and unhappy in respect of two love - affairs. Chart 3 above is an example. Brihat Jataka says:"If Venus occupies the 12th , joining the Navamsa of Saturn, the person becomes the son of a menial servant women".

In the horoscope of a female, if Venus is between malefics or if Venus is associated with or aspected by malefics or if malefics are in the 4th and the 8th from Venus, the native is likely to become a widow early in life.

In Chart 6, both the Ascendant and Venus are aspected by Jupiter and as a result, the native had an early marriage, but she became a widow the very next month. Note the position of Venus between two malefics, the weak Moon and Ketu. Here Venus is also aspected by Mars, hi the horoscope of a male if Venus is between malefics or if Venus is not combined with or not aspected by benefics, the wife will be killed by fire, fall or ropes. It is certain that under the strong influence of natural malefics, Venus loses almost all his luster and good qualities and turns out to be malefic.

Courtesy: Modern Astrology (P Damodaran Nair)
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Importance of Venus in Astrology

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Venus, the teacher of Asuras, is the Son of sage Bhrigu, who is the author of Bhrigu Sutra, and Usha, the dawn. In astrology, Venus rules Taurus and Libra. Taurus is an earth sign and Libra is an air sign. In all ancient texts, Venus comes in different names, but all indicates love, luxuries, comforts, beauty happiness and marriage. According to Uttara Kalamrita written by Mahakavi Kalidasa, Venus means good clothes, marriage, pearls, enjoyment, possessing many women, speaking the truth, semen, dances, genital organs, strong in the afternoon, musical instruments, fine arts. 

Venus owns Bharani,Purva Phalguni,  and Purva Ashadha. 

In astrology, for both males and females, Venus indicates love and spouse. So, the condition of Venus will show how your love life going to be. It doesn’t mean that a well aspected and placed Venus indicates an "all is well" type of spouse, or if your Venus is badly placed, then your love life is totally waste. First, think that Venus means not the only spouse. Yes, it indicates spouse and love, but it indicates the matters like interest in arts or being in a deal making a process like that. 

Venus is debilitated in the sign of Virgo and exalted in the sign of Pisces. This planet in Pisces shows interest for charity, bed pleasures and charity. It is a surprising fact that Venus is exalted in the sign of Pisces, which is the sign of Jupiter, who is the teacher of Devas. In Virgo, Venus doesn’t like to stay for obvious reasons. Venus which deals with sensitive things may not like to be in the sign which deals with diseases, debts and burdens. It is as simple as it is. 

Wherever Venus is a present in your chart, you will have an unending passion for those things. According to the dignity of Venus, your passion can be constructive or destructive. Anything too much or too low is not considered as a great thing. For example, when Venus is in the 5th house, it may take you interest out from studies and put you more towards entertainment and fun. In the 9th house, Venus will give immense attraction for higher studies and philosophy. So, Venus in different houses and different signs can behave different ways. 

You should interpret a chart in a generic way, like Venus in 8th house is interest for extra affairs, instead, astrology interpretations should be more specific. 

Venus surely means what you are attracted towards in this life time. The type of attraction you have mattered. A retrograde Venus shows you have to be slow in taking decisions related to love and money. A debilitated Venus means you have to give your extra energy efforts to make your Venusian qualities stronger.  The best remedy for weak Venus is sponsoring a virgin. It can be a child, you can sponsor her for studies or nourishment. 

Venus goes in a retrograde mode once in every two years. The retrograde time period is not considered great for make new relationships.

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Vedic astrology is replete with many kinds of tools and techniques which aid in predicting events in the life of a native and pin-point the time of their fructification. Even a single Sloka or a small set of 3 or 4 Slokas may contain in them the germ of a complete system of prediction. While studying Phaladeepika certain Slokas of Chapter 20 that deal with the transit effects of Vimshottari Dasa and Bhukti lords attracted my attention.

Phaladeepika slokas, chapter 20

यद्भावगो  गोचरतो विलग्राद्दशेश्वरः स्वोच्चसुह्र्द्र्हस्थः I

तद्भावपूष्टिं कुरुते  तदानीं  बलान्वितश्रेज्जननेपि तस्य ॥

Whichever Bhava from the natal Ascendant the Dasa lord moves through in his transit identical with his own exaltation or friendly sign, the concerned Bhava will be strengthened, provided the Dasa lord is strong in the natal chart    

बलोनितो जन्मनि पाकनायो मौ स्वनीचं रिपुमन्दिरं वा  I

प्राप्तश्र्च  यद्भावमुपैती  चारात्तद्भावनाश कुरुते तदानीम् ॥

When the Dasa  lord is weak in the natal chart and he transits a sign identical with his debilitation or inimical sign or when he gets eclipsed by the Sun, the effects of that house from the natal Ascendant will get spoiled.
                                   पाकप्रभुर्गोचरत :स्वनीचं मौ यदायाति विपक्षाभं वा I

कष्टं विदध्यात्स्वगृहं स्वतुङ्गं वत्र्कं गतः सौख्यफलं तदनीम् ॥

When the Dasa lord during his transit moves in his debilitation or inimical sign or gets eclipsed by the Sun, the Dasa will yield unfavorable results. Contrary to this, if the Dasa lord moves in his exaltation, own or friendly signs or becomes retrograde during his transit the Dasa will produce benefic results.

यावन्ति  वर्षाणि दशा च सा स्यच्चरत्र्कमात्तत्र दशापतिः सः I

यत्रा  स्थितस्तद्भवनाद्द्रीधो स्तु स्थितेः प्रकल्यं सदसत्फलं हि ॥

During a particular Dasa, the results of the house reckoned from the natal Moon-sign will come to pass whenever the Dasa lord transits through them.

These Slokas suggest that when a certain Vimshottari Dasa and Bhukti is running in the life of a native, then the transits of the Dasa and Bhukti lords can be utilized to confirm the event promised by them in the natal chart and also to zero-in on the time of fructification of the event. Similarly, the transits of planets on the natal positions of the Dasa and Bhukti lords also have say on the manifestation of results. As with all methods of Vedic astrology, the dicta laid down by the Rishis should be taken as a broad guideline and more precise rules with empirical analysis need to be identified. With these pointers I have analyzed a number of horoscopes of people who have experienced a variety of events, both good and bad, and found that the method works amazingly.

First of all the events promised by the planets in the natal chart should be analyzed minutely in order to successfully apply this method. The good or bad results which the Dasa and Bhukti lords portend from their natal positions, lordships and association should be judged properly. While doing this, both the Ascendant and the natal Moon-sign should be considered. Similarly, the lord of the Nakshatra in which a planet is placed as per Vimshottari Dasa system should also be studied as it plays a prominent role in shaping the results. Various benefic and malefic combinations enumerated in the classical texts should be applied carefully before drawing a conclusion regarding the potential events that can manifest in the life of the native during a given Dasa and Bhukti period. After that, the following rules regarding the transit of Dasa and Bhukti lords and also other planets should be applied to pin-point the event. This method is particularly helpful when at least either the Dasa or Bhukti lords is a slow moving planet. Nevertheless, it works well for fast moving planets also.

General Principles

(a)Observe the houses transited and aspected by the Dasa and Bhukti lords both from the natal Ascendant and the natal Moon-sign. The events connected with these houses will manifest during the Dasa-Bhukti period.

(b)Observe the natal planets on whom the Dasa and Bhukti lords move or cast their aspect in transit vis-a-vis their lordships and natural Karakattwas. The events connected with these planets will manifest during the Dasa-Bhukti period.

(c)Transit Dasa or Bhukti lord moving over or aspecting a particular combination in the natal chart may manifest the results of that combination.

(d)When the Dasa or Bhukti lord moves on or aspects a house of which it has natural Karakattwa the results of that house will manifest significantly.

(e)When the Dasa and Bhukti lords move over or aspect their natal positions then the period will give the results promised by them in the natal chart.

(f)When either the Dasa or Bhukti lord is a natural benefic and indicates a happy event in transit while at the same time the other lord is a natural malefic and indicates unfavorable result in transit, then the native will experience both results during that period. For example, events like marriage followed by immediate separation or birth and death of a child etc.

Favorable Results

Opposition and Conjunction

a)Dasa or Bhukti lord transiting the 9th house from the natal Ascendant or the Moon-sign may give happy occasions like marriage, child birth etc.

b)The Dasa and Bhukti lords coming into opposition in transit will give benefic results promised by their position in the natal chart.

c)When Dasa and Bhukti lords come together in transit in a beneficial house either from the natal Ascendant or from the natal Moon, then the native will experience the favorable results of these houses.

Transit Jupiter

d)When transit Jupiter moves on natal Dasa or Bhukti lord, the native may experience happy events. Also, Dasa or Bhukti lord transiting on natal Jupiter may indicate happy events.

e)Transit Jupiter on or aspecting both Dasa or Bhukti lords will give happy events.

f)When Jupiter is either the Dasa or Bhukti lord and transits over the other planet while the said planet aspects or moves over natal Jupiter, the native will experience happy events.

g)The Dasa or Bhukti lord in transit moving over or receiving the aspect of natal Jupiter and Venus will give benefic results pertaining to the

houses owned by him in the natal chart and also the houses influenced by him in transit.

h)When the Dasa or Bhukti lord transits natal Jupiter while transit Jupiter moves over the natal position of the Dasa or Bhukti lord, the native will experience benefic results.

i)When a Dasa or Bhukti lord is a natural malefic and transits over a beneficial house from the natal Ascendant or natal Moon while simultaneously either Jupiter or Venus is transiting over the natal position of the said planet, then the native will experience happy events.

j)When both Dasa and Bhukti lords join together in transit in the natal Ascendant or natal Moon-sign while transit Jupiter aspects their natal positions, then the native will experience happy events.

k)Transit Jupiter moving over the natal position of the Dasa or Bhukti lord or aspecting the it in transit bestows favorable results on the native.

I have tested these rules successfully on more than 60 horoscopes and would like to demonstrate its applicability its applicability through an example horoscope.

Male: Born May 9, 1979 at 21h. 30m. 1ST at 16 N 17, 80 E 26.

Event I:Sister's Birth: Mars Dasa-Ketu Bhukti• A younger sister was born on 15th November 1982.
Vimshottari: Mars is the Karaka for siblings and is also the 3rd lord from the Moon-sign. Mars occupies the Nakshatra of Ketu who is in the 3rd from the Ascendant. The Bhukti lord Ketu is in the 3rd from the Ascendant aspected by 3rd lord Saturn.
Transits: Both Dasa lord Mars and Bhukti lord Ketu were moving together in Sagittarius, the natal Ascendant. Transit Jupiter was in Libra aspecting natal Mars and Ketu, the Dasa and Bhukti lords.

Event II: Award of Gold Medals: Rahu Dasa-Moon Bhukti • The native was awarded three gold medals for outstanding performance in the Under Graduate Course and received the medals on 25th November 2001 in the University Convocation through the Governor of the state.
Vimshottari: Dasa lord Rahu is in the 9th with the 2nd and 3rd lord Saturn. Rahu occupies the Nakshatra of Venus, the 6th and 11th lord, who is exalted in the 4th house. Rahu should give the results of his dispositor Sun who is exalted in the 5th house joined by 10th lord Mercury and 5th lord Mars. Thus Rahu is well fortified to bestow Yoga on the native. The Bhukti lord Moon is the 8th lord (the blemish of 8th house lordship will not affect the Sun and Moon) placed in the 10th aspected by exalted Venus. Moon occupies the Nakshatra of the 5th lord Mars who is in the 5th with the 9th lord Sun and 10th lord Mercury. Thus, the Moon is also qualified to bestow recognition to the native and thrust him centre stage in the academicia.
Transits: The Dasa lord Rahu was transiting Gemini, his exaltation sign, in the 10th from natal Moon. Transit Jupiter also joined transit Rahu in Gemini. The Bhukti lord Moon was transiting Pisces over natal exalted Venus aspecting the natal 10th house where natal Moon is placed.

Event III: Top Rank in PG studies and qualifying CS1R-JRF-NET exam: Jupiter Dasa- Jupiter Bhukti • The native obtained the top rank in his batch in Post Graduate Studies and received a prize and certificate of appreciation on March 14, 2003 in the University Convocation through the Governor. He also got qualified in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Junior Research Fellow cum National Eligibility Test and joined the fellowship in April 2004. For the first time in his life the native get a regular income in the form of a stipend.
Vimshottari: The Dasa and Bhukti lord Jupiter is the Ascendant and 4th lord exalted in the 8th aspecting the 2nd and 4th houses. The 5th lord Mars aspects Jupiter from the 5th. From the Moon-sign Jupiter is the 4th lord placed in the 11th house.
Transits: The Dasa and Bhukti lord Jupiter was moving through his natal position in his exaltation sign Cancer.

Event IV: Joining as Executive in a prestigious PSU: Jupiter Dasa-Saturn Bhukti • The native joined as an executive in a prestigious Public Sector Company on March 20 2006.
Vimshottari: The Dasa lord Jupiter is exalted and aspects the 2nd house and is in the 11th from the Moon-sign. Further, Jupiter occupies the Nakshatra of the 2nd lord Saturn who is in the 9th house. The Bhukti lord Saturn is the 2nd lord placed in the 9th in the Nakshatra of the 6th and 11th lord Venus who is exalted in the 4th and aspects the 10th.
Transits: The Dasa lord Jupiter was transiting Libra, the 11th house from the natal Ascendant and the 2nd house from the natal Moon, aspecting the 10th lord Mercury and 10th house from the natal Moon sign. Bhukti lord Saturn was moving in Cancer over natal Jupiter in the 11th from natal Moon-sign and aspecting the 10th house and 10th lord from the natal Ascendant. Transit Venus was aspecting transit Saturn from Capricorn.

Event V: Sister's Marriage: Jupiter Dasa- Saturn Bhukti• The native's sister got married on January 25, 2007.
Vimshottari: The Dasa lord Jupiter is the 2nd and 11th lord from the 3rd and occupies his exaltation sign. Jupiter is in the Nakshatra of the 3rd lord Saturn who is in the 7th from the 3rd house. From the Moon-sign, Jupiter happens to be the 2nd and 5th lord from the 3rd and occupies the 9th from the 3rd house in exaltation. The Bhukti lord Saturn is the 3rd lord from Ascendant and occupies the 7th from the 3rd. Saturn further occupies the Nakshatra of exalted Venus who is the 7th lord from the 3rd house from the Moon sign.
Transits: The Dasa lord Jupiter was transiting Scorpio, the 3rd house from natal Moon, casting his aspect on the 7th house therefrom. The Bhukti lord Saturn was transiting Cancer over natal Jupiter, the Dasa lord. Also, transit Jupiter was aspecting transit Saturn.

Event VI: Native's Marriage: Jupiter Dasa-Mercury Bhukti • The native got married on 15th May 2009.
Vimshottari: The Dasa lord Jupiter is the 7th lord from the Moon-sign and aspects the 7th from the Moon where Venus is placed in exaltation. The Bhukti lord Mercury is the 7th lord from the Ascendant.
Transits: Dasa lord Jupiter was transiting Aquarius aspecting Gemini, the 7th house from natal Ascendant. The Bhukti lord Mercury was transiting in Taurus, the 9th from the natal Moon- sign.

Event VII: Awarded PhD degree: Jupiter Dasa-Ketu Bhukti• The native was awarded Doctorate degree on June 9, 2010.
Vimshottari: The Dasa lord Jupiter is endowed with the capacity to confer distinction in studies. The Bhukti lord Ketu is in the 3rd house and can confer Yoga as per the dictum Truteeye Ketu samsthanam yogadam Bhavathi dhruvam. Further, Ketu occupies the Nakshatra of Ascendant and 4th lord Jupiter who is in exaltation.
Transits: The Dasa lord Jupiter was transiting Pisces, the 4th house from the natal Ascendant, aspecting the natal 10th house. The Bhukti lord Ketu was moving in Gemini, the 10th house from natal Moon.

Event VIII: Acquires car: Jupiter Dasa-Ketu Bhukti• The native purchased his first car on September 24, 2010.
Vimshottari: The Dasa lord Jupiter is the 4th lord from both the Ascendant and the Moon sign and occupies his exaltation sign aspecting the 4th house from the Ascendant. The Bhukti lord Ketu is in the 3rd house albeit in the Nakshatra of the 4th lord Jupiter. Further Ketu should give the results of Saturn who is placed in the 9th house.
Transits: Dasa lord Jupiter was transiting Pisces, the 4th house from the natal Ascendant. The Bhukti lord Ketu was transiting Gemini and aspecting Sagittarius, the 4th house from the natal Moon.

Event IX: Birth of Daughter: Jupiter Dasa-Ketu Bhukti • The native was blessed with a daughter on November 3, 2010.
Vimshottari: The Dasa lord Jupiter is the natural Karaka for progeny and occupies his exaltation sign aspecting the 2nd house from the Ascendant which happens to be the 5th from the Moon-sign. Further, Jupiter is in the Nakshatra of Saturn, the 5th lord from the Moon sign, and receives the aspect of Mars, the 5th lord from the Ascendant. The Bhukti lord Ketu should give the results of Saturn and Mars (Kujavad ketu). Mars is the 5th lord from the Ascendant and Saturn is the 5th lord from the Moon. Further, Ketu occupies the Nakshatra of Karaka Jupiter.
Transits: The Dasa lord Jupiter was transiting Aquarius where natal Ketu, the Bhukti lord, is placed. Further, transit Jupiter aspects natal Saturn, the 5th lord from the natal Moon-sign. Transit Ketu was moving in Gemini aspected by transit Jupiter from Aquarius.

Event X: Promotion in Job: Jupiter Dasa-Venus Bhukti• The native got a promotion in his job with effect from January 1,2011.
Vimshottari: The Dasa lord Jupiter is exalted and aspects the 2nd house and is placed in the 11th house, an Upachaya, from the Moon-sign. Further, Jupiter occupies the Nakshatra of 2nd and 3rd lord Saturn (lord of an Upachaya) the 6th and 11th lord (lord of Upachayas) from the Ascendant placed in the 4th in exaltation aspecting the 10th house. Venus is the 2nd and 9th lord from the Moon-sign. Venus occupies the Nakshatra of Mercury, the 10th lord from both the Ascendant and Moon-sign.
Transits: The Dasa lord Jupiter was transiting Pisces aspecting the 10th house from natal Ascendant and also natal Jupiter placed in Cancer. The Bhukti lord Venus was transiting Scorpio receiving the aspect of both natal and transit Jupiter. Further, transit Jupiter was moving on natal Venus in Pisces.

Event XI: Construction of House: Jupiter Dasa-Venus Bhukti• The native constructed his own house and performed its Gruhapravesham on May 9, 2011.
Vimshottari: The Dasa lord Jupiter is the 4th lord from both the Ascendant and the Moon and occupies his exaltation sign aspecting the 4th house from the Ascendant. The Bhukti lord Venus is the 11th lord exalted in the 4th and receives the aspect of 4th lord Jupiter. Further, from Moon-sign Venus is the 2nd and 9th lord.
Transits: The Dasa lord Jupiter had just entered Aries aspecting Sagittarius, the natal Ascendant and the 4th house from the natal Moon-sign. The Bhukti lord Venus was transiting his natal position in Pisces, the 4th house from the natal Ascendant.

Event XII: Second Child: Jupiter Dasa-Moon Bhukti• The native's wife delivered a baby girl on October 1, 2014.
Vimshottari: The Dasa lord Jupiter is capable of bestowing progeny. The Bhukti lord Moon is in the 10th house aspected by exalted Venus. The Moon occupies the Nakshatra of Mars, the 5th lord from the Ascendant.
Transits: The Dasa lord Jupiter is transiting Cancer over his natal position aspecting Capricorn, the 5th house from natal the Moon-sign

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Importance of Jupiter in Astrology

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Jupiter is considered as the most benefic planet in astrology, it is also known as Brihaspati. Brihaspati is the teacher of Devas in ancient texts. He is the symbol for higher studies, philosophy, spirituality, international relations, etc. Jupiter rules 2 houses in zodiac wheel and that is Sagittarius and Pisces.

Jupiter is exalted in Cancer and debilitated in Capricorn. Jupiter is known as the ultimate form of purity; its duty is spread wisdom and optimism in the universe. So, whichever house Jupiter is placed in your chart will show that you are confident or hopeless according to the placement Jupiter. There are a lot of things which we need to look at to know the strength of Jupiter. It is generally known as PAC - placement, aspects and conjunctions. 

Jupiter’s role is expanding the matters of the house which it is placed in. So, according to the PAC, you can find maximum possibilities from that house. If Jupiter is weakly placed, then you have to fight a lot or eventually, you have to find alternative methods to treat with the matters of that particular house. 

Suppose, if your Jupiter is placed in its own sign Sagittarius, then you have to find what Sagittarius means. It is the Mool trikon, means first 10 degrees of Sagittarius, then Jupiter is tremendously powerful and in a benefic mode. At the same time, if it is in this sign and in 10th house, it may not be that much effective to give full results, because the 10th house which is Capricorn in natural zodiac wheel is the debilitation sign of Jupiter. So we need to look at such matters also. 

If Sagittarius forms the 9th house and Jupiter is there in the 9th house, it happens only for Aries Ascendant, then Jupiter will magnify all the matters of the 9th house like higher studies, long travels, international relations, spirituality, writing, philosophy, astrology, and publishing. Then, in that native’s life, he will quench for these things throughout his life. 

Even though Jupiter can give you blessings despite PAC, it also gives negative events if it becomes the lord of killer houses/maraka bhava. In any chart, killer houses are 2nd and 7th. For Scorpio, ascendant Jupiter owns the 2nd house of Sagittarius, so during the Jupiter main dasa or sub dasa, you may have issues with finance, health, and self -esteem. The more positive the PAC is, the more positive results can be expected. 

An astrology chart can’t be read through looking at a single aspect. You have examined the whole chart. If your Jupiter is under bad PAC, then if it's in great PAC in divisional charts, then it will definitely reduce the ill effects in the birth chart. 

When you check the PAC, you should also check the Nakshatra placement of Jupiter and the dispositor as well. 

Since Jupiter is known as the ultimate form of spirituality, and if the Jupiter is placed, the very you may even get a chance to work with spirituality. Jupiter forms a lot of great yogas. With Moon it creates the famous Gaja Kesari yoga, with Mars it creates Guru Mangal yoga, When Jupiter is in its own sign or exaltation sign, it causes Hamsa yoga as well.

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Unfavorable Results

The first part of this paper has dealt with the connection between the Dasa-Bhukti lords and transiting planets covering favourable results. There are other principles which can also be applied in deciphering unfavorable results to the Dasa-Bhukti lords against the transits of planets.

Mutual Relationships

1)The Dasa and Bhukti lords portending evil results in the natal chart and joining together or coming in mutual opposition in transit in malefic houses from the natal Moon or the natal Ascendant will bring about evil results.

2)When the Dasa and Bhukti of malefic planets are running and one of them transits over the other, then the bad effect suggested in the natal chart will manifest itself.

3)When both the Dasa and Bhukti lords are natural malefics and form a formidable combination in the natal chart and one of them moves on or aspects that natal combination in transit while the other moves on or aspects the natal Ascendant, Moon-sign or the 10th house from them, the native will experience very bad results and commit grave mistakes due to poor judgment.

Debilitation

4)The Dasa or Bhukti lord transiting his debilitation sign and suffering combustion at the same time will give very bad results.

5)If the Dasa or Bhukti lord occupies his debilitation sign in a bad house in the natal chart and transits the same sign then that period will be unfavorable.

6)When a Dasa or Bhukti lord moves over a planet debilitated in the natal chart and also joins the same planet in transit, then the period will give bad results.

7)When either the Dasa or Bhukti lords is debilitated and posited in a bad house in the natal chart and the Dasa and Bhukti lords in transit move through or aspect that house, then the native will experience bad results as indicated by that house.

8)The Dasa and Bhukti lords both moving over or aspecting natal debilitated planets will bring bad results like loss of position etc.

Inimical Signs and Planets

9)When a Dasa or Bhukti lord in transit moves in an inimical sign joined by planets inimical to him, then that period will give bad results.

10) When Jupiter is either the Dasa and Bhukti lord and joins his enemies Venus or Mercury or both in transit in an inimical or debilitation sign, then the native will experience bad results.

Combustion

11)The Dasa or Bhukti lord though moving in exaltation, friendly or own sign will give unfavorable results when combust at the same time.

Malefic Planets and Positions

12)Transit of malefic planets over Dasa or Bhukti lord who is disposed badly in the natal chart will give bad results.

13)Though a planet transits his exaltation, own or friendly sign that will not preclude him from giving unfavorable results if that sign happens to be the 6th, 8th or 12th house from the natal Ascendant or natal Moon.

14)When a Dasa or Bhukti lord transits his natal position joined by transiting malefic planets, the native will experience bad results.

15)When a Dasa or Bhukti lord moves in his debilitation sign or a malefic house from the natal Ascendant or natal Moon and is simultaneously influenced by transit Saturn and Mars either by conjunction or aspect then the period indicates unfortunate events.

16)When the Dasa or Bhukti lord moves over a natal planet that owns bad houses and joins the same planet in transit also, then the native will experience bad results of the house pertaining to that natal planet.

17)When the Dasa or Bhukti lord activates a formidable natal combination in transit and simultaneously suffers combustion or affliction by transiting malefic planets, the native experiences very bad results indicated by the natal combination.

18)When Saturn is one among the Dasa and Bhukti lords and generates sadesathe in transit (moves in the 12th, 1st or 2nd from natal Moon) while the other lord simultaneously indicates bad results in transit, the native will face difficult circumstances.

Rahu-Ketu

The Dasa or Bhukti lord joining transit pronounced when the planet moves through his inimical or debilitation sign.

20) Rahu transiting on natal position of Dasa or Bhukti lord will be bad.

21) When transit Rahu moves over a planet whose Dasa or Bhukti is current and the planer simultaneously transits his debilitation or inimical sign or suffers combustion, bad results follow.

22) When both the Dasa and Bhukti lords move over a bad natal combination joined with transit Rahu then that period will prove to be unfavorable.

23) When Rahu or Ketu is the Dasa or bhukti lord, the transit or aspect of the node over natal Ascendant or natal moon may give bad results.

24) If the Dasa or Bhukti lord transits natal Rahu while transit Rahu simultaneously transits over the natal position of the said planet, then the native will experience bad results.

The same case discussed in Part I of this paper is examined in the light of these principles for unfavorable results.

Male: Born May 9, 1979 at 21h. 30m. IST at 16N 17, 80E 26.

Event XIII: Father's heart attack and bypass surgery• Rahu Dasa -Mars Bhukti

The natives father suffered a heart attack on October 2, 2002 and had undergo bypass surgery on November 11, 2002. The 9th house lodges Saturn in an inimical sign with Rahu while the 9th lord and Karaka Sun is exalted in the 5th with Mars and Mercury. The 9th is hemmed between benefics exalted Jupiter and Full Moon. Thus though the 9th house is considerably afflicted, the 9th lord and Karaka Sun is fortified and the 9th house is protected by the benefic Argala

Vimshottari: Both the Dasa and Bhukti lords are natural malefics. The Dasa lord Rahu is in the 9th with Saturn. Rahu occupies the Nakshatra of Venus who is in the 4th (8th from the 9th). The Bhukti lord Mars joins the 9th lord Sun in the 5th house along with Mercury. Mercury is a Maraka from the 9th house. Mars occupies the Nakshatra of Ketu who is in the 3rd house, the 7th from the 9th. Mars Bhukti is the last in Rahu Dasa coming under Dasa-chidram which usually gives bad results.

Transits: Dasa lord Rahu was transiting Taurus, the 9th house from the natal Moon. Bhukti lord Mars was transiting natal Saturn and Rahu in Leo, the 9th house from the natal Ascendant.

Event XIV: Father's Hip Fracture and Operation: Jupiter Dasa-Ketu Bhukti • On October 24, 2010, the native's father fell down and had a hip fracture which was operated upon on November 2, 2010 and a joint replacement done.

Vimshottari: Dasa lord Jupiter is in the 8th house, the 12th from the 9th and happens to be the 8th lord from the 9th house. Jupiter occupies the Nakshatra of Saturn who is in the 9th along with Rahu. The Bhukti lord Ketu is in the 3rd and should give the results of Saturn who occupies the 9th house with Rahu. Both Dasa and Bhukti lords are in Shastashtaka or mutually unfavorable positions.

Transits: The Dasa lord Jupiter was transiting Pisces, the 8th house from the natal 9th house. The Bhukti lord Ketu was transiting Gemini, his debilitation sign, aspecting the natal Ascendant.

Event XV: Heart Problem to Mother: Jupiter Dasa-Venus Bhukti • The native's mother had to be hospitalized on September 28, 2011 as she was complaining of shortness of breath. It was diagnosed as heart failure because of reduced EF %.

Vimshottari: The Dasa lord Jupiter is the 4th lord from both the Ascendant and the Moon- sign. Though in his exaltation sign, Jupiter is in the 8th house from the Ascendant in the Nakshatra of Saturn who is placed in the 6th from the 4th in Leo which rules the heart. The Bhukti lord Venus is the 6th and 11th lord from Ascendant and occupies the 4th house aspected by 8th lord and Karaka Moon. From the 4th house Venus is the 3rd and 8th lord.

Transits: The Dasa lord Jupiter was in Aries, the 8th house from the natal Moon-sign aspecting Libra, the 8th from the 4th house from the natal Ascendant. The Bhukti lord Venus was transiting his debilitation sign Virgo where the natal Moon, the Karaka, is placed. Transit Venus was with transit Saturn, the Sun, Moon and Mercury aspecting Pisces, the 4th house from the natal Ascendant.

This case illustrates the principles given in Phaladeepika very well. 

Courtesy: Modern Astrology( Dr. K Guru Rajesh)

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Kendras The next pair of opposite houses to be discussed in this series is of two of the four pivotal Kendras(quadrants) viz., the 4th (Sukastana) and the 10th houses (Karmastana). The Kendras (1, 4, 7,10) are called so because they work as the main pillars of a horoscope providing the much needed support for stability and growth in the life of a  person.They are described as '

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Saturn can be the most misunderstood planet in astrology. People take its name with fear and hatred when natural benefics in astrology can be harmful than Saturn in specific conditions. Saturn rules the 10th and 11th houses in the natural zodiac wheel. These houses deal with your status in the society. 

In Vedic texts, Saturn is described as the Son of Sun. The Sun’s wife Sanjana left his due to his ego. Before leaving him Sanjana created a shadow of herself named Chaaya. Chaya gave birth to the Sun. Due to the blue color of Saturn, Sun hated Saturn. This story proves why Saturn and Sun are enemies in astrology. 

Saturn is exalted in the sign of Libra and debilitated in Aries. Saturn generally means delays, obstacles and struggles. At the same time, the positive indication is that, when you overcome the struggles and obstacles, then you will get such victory and that will never leave your life. So, whichever house Saturn is present, there can be a general delay or struggle for prosperity. 

Saturn rules Capricorn and Aquarius in the chart, but its amazing how Saturn can give the most profit giving houses in the zodiac wheel. Saturn is known as the planet of Karma and it takes 28 years to complete one trip through all the signs and reach back to the sign where it is placed in the birth chart. Every 2 ½ years it changes the sign. 

Saturn is not considered  as an auspicious planet, but it rules auspicious houses. Generally, Saturn represents old people and servants. Mercury and Venus are friendly towards Saturn., with Jupiter-Saturn shares a neutral relation. Saturn sees Sun, Moon, and Mars as its enemies. 

In Vedic astrology, when Saturn comes to the Kendra houses, 1,4,7, and 10, then it is called 2 ½ year Saturn transit period. Sade Sati or 7 ½ Saturn occurs when Saturn transits the 12th, 1st, and 2nd house from the natal moon. These are also an important time in any one's life. He is destined to move slow but steady.

Saturn Mahadasa is for 19 years, It also gives delays and obstacles, but it generally seen after this 19 years, the person started prospering. Saturn has 3 aspects. It aspects the 3rd, 7th and 10th houses from where it is placed. So, this delays and obstacles can be seen in these houses as well.

Yes, it indicates struggles, but we should understand that we are destined to work hard to make a living in this world. The struggles may not be always physical, financial or spiritual or emotional. Saturn never ruins a life completely. It shows the strategies you apply can go wrong if you are not careful. In different houses, Saturn of course  acts in the same way, but if in Upachaya houses 3,6,10 and 11, Saturn assures victory in the 2nd part of life. Upachaya houses deals with those matters which requires time to grow. Saturn has a limiting nature in any house which it sits, but if you are willing to work hard in a righteous way, Saturn will give you back in a great way. 

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The essence of Muhurta is the time which expands to 2 Ghatis. It is actually 48 minutes. You want to perform a specific activity and you are looking for a perfect time so that you can get the desired results. The placement of the Sun and Moon are very important in fixing a Muhurta. A Muhurta is fixed on the basis of a lot of parameters like Ayana, Month, Nakshatra, Tithi, Vaar, Nakshatra, Yoga, and Karana.

‘Muhu’ means ‘moment’ and ‘rta’ means ‘order’. This concept is created based on the ideas given in RigVeda about the Speed of Light. There are 30 muhurtas in a Nakshatra Ahoratra (sidereal day and night reckoned from one sunrise to the next sunrise). The time from Sun rise to local noon time is divided into 7½ Muhurta. Likewise, local noon to Sun set, Sun set time to Midnight, midnight time to sun rise time is also divided by 7½. This time will come into 30 when 7½ x 4= 30. 

The 4 conjunct points sunrise, local noon, sunset and midnight are called Gayatri Padha.  The time span between the 4points are 7½ wide, so these 4 points make a day. And it is called Prahara.  The last ½ muhurta in the morning and the first ½ muhurta in the after noon is called as Abhijit Muhurta. This muhurta is known to be very auspicious and it can be used only in an urgency. 

The exact time of Abhijit Muhurta depends upon the length of the day and the time of Sunrise. Both varies every day.

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Origin of  Present Birth

The 5th house in a chart is the central fulcrum among the trines which exerts its direct influence on the Ascendant (birth of the self) on one side and the 9th house (signifying his luck and Prarabdha) on the other. In other words, the 5th house indicates the source from which the present birth emanates while the 9th house governs the resources which a native has brought forward with him in the form of luck (Prarabdha) in this life. Also the 5th house (being the 12th from 6th) signifies the loss of runas or expending of the debts of past lives. As such, the planets influencing the 5th house create the necessary ground for achieving the Prarabdha (luck) indicated by the 9th house, the realization of which would be one of the main purposes of birth.

Jupiter who is the embodiment Divine Grace is the significator for both the 5th and 9th houses. His benefic influence on both these houses simultaneously either by aspect or position would enable the native to achieve fulfillment in this life to a great extent. Here, it needs to be pointed out that although Jupiter as Putrakaraka being in the 5th creates some anxiety in that area for some time, the problem will not persist for long and he surely grants at least one Karma putra to the native who will be available for releasing him from the links of this present birth by performing his antyeshti(last rites) which is one of the primary purposes of begetting a child. As  such, this does not hinder the native from achieving his goals in other areas in any way. Jupiter influencing the 5th house favourably bestows Mantrasiddhi, a natural inclination to worship God and observe religious practices etc., which facilitate not only the furtherance of the progress of the Soul but also in deriving peace and happiness in this life.

The 5th house of the natural Zodiac is Leo. Its symbol (lion) stands for the fully developed and dominant male principle. The lion, with its primary role as the seed for procreation, is analogous to the Sun, the ruler of Leo, who is the centre of vital energy which feeds the soul (Atma). Thus, metaphysically, the sign Leo connotes the power of the Karmic actions (poorvapunya) impinging on the Atma working as the seed for one's future lives. The fiery nature of the sign indicates the ability for transformation of the soul based on the Karmic imprints while the fixity of the sign alludes to the firmness of Karmic fruits which cannot be avoided. All these characteristics of the sign are also inherent in the 5th house of any chart. 

Eleventh House for Achievements

The 11th house signifies fulfillment of all desires (Ishta Siddhi), success in all undertakings (Sarvabhista agama/karyasiddhi), gains/profits(labha), income or all kinds of receipts (aya), elder co-borns (Jyestha bhrata), left ear (vama karna), daughter-in-law/son-in- law (7th from the 5th) etc.

In general, any planet owning the 11th house or occupying it is good (except Ketu). The association of the lord of any house with the 11th house and or its lord (without any afflictions) indicates the fulfillment of the objectives and desires of the native in the respective area of life through the relationship concerned. Primarily, the planets in the 11th house indicate the manner in which gains and fulfillment are possible and also the relationships facilitating such gains in life. But, if there is a malefic combination (Ava Yoga) in the house due to planets which are badly placed (debilitated, in inimical sign, combust, retrograde in own house, etc..) or afflicted (placed with/ aspected by malefics), good results cannot be pronounced without a proper examination of the attendant conditions. For example, if Mars is in the 11th house for a Cancer Ascendant, it implies that the native would seek to fulfill his dreams through his children with the support of his profession. If such Mars is afflicted by Rahu or Ketu or other inimical planets like Saturn, then it indicates suffering through children and profession.

The 11th being the highest Upachaya house, any planet in it supports the growth of the native. As such, almost all planets give auspicious results when in this house and help attain desired objectives in life. But, for this, it is very necessary that there should not be any mutual afflictions among the planets involved. Also, the nature of the planet posited in the house (benefic or malefic both by its basic nature and functionality in the chart), which helps in achieving the objectives, affects the way in which the fulfillment is actually achieved. Malefics would contribute to an element of adversity while benefics would the pave way for smooth success.

Also, it is pertinent to note that 11th house is the Badhaka house for movable Ascendants. Hence, the 11th lord along with the planets in the 11th house are capable of creating problems to the natives born in movable signs as Ascendants. Such a condition implies that the native is destined to face problems in achieving his goals and that he must be ready to struggle and put in extra effort without which it may not be possible to achieve them. But according to Pulippani Jothidam (SI. 52 and 53), if Badhaka is in trines for movable and fixed Ascendants the Badha gets cancelled and the native would only experience benefic results. In my opinion, this can happen only if 11th lord is in 5th or 9th house (5th from the 5th) because the 11th happens to be 6th from the 6th and the 5th house (as 12th to 6th) facilitates dispensing with the run as signified by 6th house (6th from the 6th house).

For example, if the Ascendant is Cancer and Venus in Scorpio or Pisces it would give good results. Similar is the case, if the Ascendant is Libra and the Sun is in Aquarius or Gemini. Even Saturn in Leo or Sagittarius will do good to a native of Aries Ascendant, although only in the latter part of his life.

The 11th house of the Zodiac is Aquarius symbolized by a pot, a pot of luck. What it contains can only be known when its lid is opened and not before that because it might be filled with hidden wealth (nidhi) or partly filled or empty also. As such, Aquarius introduces an element of secrecy in the realization of one's goals. The fixity of Aquarius alludes to the fixed quantity of the providential reserve in the pot while its airy nature connotes the necessity for a serious research to unveil the reserve. These characteristics are inherently seen in the 11th house of any chart. Also, the key to open the lid of Aquarius is primarily vested with its opposite sign i.e., Leo which carries the Karmic seed as Poorvapunya. If Leo and Aquarius (5th and 11th) are mutually inter-linked in a native's horoscope by way of planetary associations, the lid opens easily and confers results during the Dasa periods of the concerned planets, with the nature of interlink and that of the involved planets characterizing the nature of results.

Chart1: Swami Chinmayananda: Born May 8, 1916 at 7h . 10m. at 9 N 59, 70 E 18

Chart 1 is of Swami Chinmayananda. The following features may be noted.

i) The occupation of Mars (Ascendant and 6th lord) in the house of luck (9th) along with 9th lord (Moon) activates the Prarabdha of the native to his advantage, being a friendly conjunction in a trine with cancellation of debilitation for Mars. The mystic planet Ketu conjoining them ensures that the native's luck is through Moksha Gnana.

(ii) The 10th lord Sun getting exalted in the 6th house goads the native to adopt service (6th) through Atma Vidya (Sun) as his profession.

(iii) The crowning impact is the occupation of the 5th house by the most benefic planet Jupiter (ruling spirituality) in his own house which confirms that his Poorva punya is excellent. Jupiter's aspect on a vacant 11th house transfers the positive effect to that house to grant Ishta Siddhi and fulfillment.

(iv)The position of Mercury, the 8th and 11th lord in the 7th (Kendra), in Parivartana with the 7th lord Venus (a friend) ably supports fulfillment (11th) through the acquisition of secret knowledge (8th).

(v)The simultaneous aspect of Mercury and Jupiter on the Ascendant has greatly helped the native in acquiring both worldly knowledge and spiritual wisdom. As a result, although he started his career as a journalist (Mercury), Providence pushed him into the mystic science and enabled him to achieve excellence in spirituality (Jupiter).

Chart2: V. P. Singh: Born June 25, 1931 at 7h .04 m.25 N 28, 89 E 32

Chart 2 is of V.P.Singh, a former Prime Minister of India. The 5th house is aspected by 5th lord Mars (who is also Yogakaraka for the Ascendant) and Jupiter (9th and 6th lord) who is occupying his exaltation sign in Ascendant with Digbala. 

These twin friendly aspects, indicate that his Poorva Punya was excellent due to which he was born in a royal family.

The 11th house is occupied by Venus (4th and 11th lord) in own house, aspecting the 5th house which activated the Providential reserve of the 5th house and paved the way for achieving Ishta Siddhi. But Venus, being the Badhaka for Cancer Ascendant, has not granted him full satisfaction which is evident from the fact that although he had held key posts such as Member of Parliament. CM of UP, Union Minister for Defence and Finance, etc., he had also resigned from these posts on many occasions due to various reasons. Even as the Prime Minister of India, his Ministry had to resign after about 15 months in office and he could not complete even one full term as prime minister This is because of the one way link from the 11th to the 5th house without any direct reciprocation from the 5 th to the 11th house.

Thus it could be seen that analyzing the 5th and 11th houses together provides deeper insight into the native's past life reserves and their role in achieving luck and success in this life. 

Courtesy:Modern Astrology (Dr. Revathi Vee Kumar)

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Three Categories

There are three main categories of horoscopes. These with more number of benefic Yogas than malefic ones which make the concerned natives very lucky are Yoga Jatakas. If the planetary combinations clearly indicate that the natives are born to either experience more pain and punishment than pleasure or to repay their past Karmic debts in the present life, they are Runa Jatakas. The horoscopes with a mixture of mediocre Yogas and Avayogas alternating frequently causing both good and bad results and conferring the native with generally average results in almost all spheres of life are Mishra Jatakas.

Sixth and Twelfth Houses

The last pair of opposite houses (6th and 12 th) has a primary relationship to the Rina Jatakas as the 6th bouse rales Runas (Karmic debts) and 12th house governs Runamochana (freedom from debts). Examining these two houses together gives clear ernes the pending Runas from past lives and their clearance or otherwise in this life. This paper explores this relationship in detail beginning with an understanding of the pending Runas from the 6th house.

Pending Dues

The important significations of 6th house include Roga (diseases). Rue.2 debt). Shatru (enemy), Mathula (maternal uncle), Antaka (killer), Shanka (doubts or mistrust), Vrana (injuries, ulcer, tumor, etc), Sapathni maatharam (step-mother). Vigna (impediment, obstacle), etc., The 6th house also signifies service or servants i.e., it indicates whether the native himself will work as a servant or will do all his work himself or will get it done by his servants. Even the faithfulness or morality of the servants can be determined from the 6th house. Apart from these, one's success in competitive examinations, the punishments awarded to a native depending on whether the deeds performed by him are good or bad etc., can be judged from this house.

The 6th house being the 2nd from the 5th indicates the wealth from the past. It is a staunch belief based on Karma Theory that the sins committed by us in our past lives only return to us in the form of Badhas (afflictions) such as disease, etc in the present life (Poorva janma kritham paapam vyaadhi roopena badhyathe). As such, the main significations of the 6th house like diseases, debts and enemies are the wealth acquired by us from our past lives. In other words, 6th house indicates all that we owe to others or all that we have to get back from others in this life. As a corollary, the 6th house would also indicate all types of sufferings to be undergone by us in the form of diseases and other types of Badhas (troubles) for the acts of sin and various kinds of retribution we have to suffer from our enemies due to the seed of enmity sown by us in past lives.

Actually, the nature of effects  either benefic or malefic would indicate the nature of pending Runas which get activated by the influence of various planets on 6th house or the influence of 6th lord on other houses or both. The source of problems and the nature of impact created by adversaries, who happen to be past Karmic links to such troubles in this life, can be known by assessing the inter-link of the 6th house and the 6th lord with other houses in the chart. For example, if the 5th lord is in the 6th house, one's own children would be behaving like enemies. Similarly, the 4th or 9th lord in the 6th house would make the mother or the father respectively of the native behave like an enemy. If these planets are afflicted, the relationship gets strained more. On the same lines, if the 7th lord is in the 6th, it would affect the relationship with the spouse severely and if the 7th house is also afflicted, it could lead to separation itself. If the 6th lord gets into a benefic house like the 4th, it would make the native get entangled in loans for enjoying the comfort of owning a vehicle or house depending on the other associated houses and planets.

Courtesy: Modern Astrology(Dr.Revathi Vee Kumar)
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Saturnine Connection

In this connection, it is pertinent to point out that the 3rd house signifying one's efforts also indicates the Karmic effects of the pending Runas (being 10th from 6th). As such, if the 3rd house is directly influenced by the Karmakaraka Saturn either by aspect or occupancy, the native would be a hard working person trying sincerely to get rid of all his Runas and hence, he would be a Karma Yogi in this birth. Therefore, the afflictions to the 6th house, if any, will be rectified by such a Saturn in the 3rd house. But, if the 3rd house is also simultaneously afflicted by malefic planets, the native will be helplessly enduring the pain and suffering unable to do anything to counteract them or may add to his problems by committing unwanted mistakes in the name of self-effort.

Also, according to basic principles of prediction, if malefic planets occupy any house, they affect the significations of that house. But, the occupancy of 6th house by malefic planets causes good results to the native because they tend to negate the basically adverse significations of the house such as disease, debts, enemies etc., which in turn is good for the native. Conversely, the position of benefic planets in the 6th house does not augur well for the native as they tend to increase the adverse signfications of the house. As such, if benefics are posited in the 6th house it is an indication that the native has some unfinished Runas(debts) to be dispensed with in this present life while the presence of malefic planets reduces the adversities in life. It is important to note that a combination of both benefics and malefics in the 6th house would be a source of other types of trouble (like diseases, enemies, servants, etc) stemming from the lordship and natural significations of the associated planets.

The 6th house is an Upachayastana in the sense that the overall growth of a person is directly dependent on the nature of influences from it. Obviously, the growth of an individual will be definitely affected either by a sickly constitution of the body or by the obstructive or destructive intervention of his adversaries as a result of which he would land in financial difficulties like loans while the absence of such inauspicious results would surely support growth. Virgo, the 6th house of the Zodiac, is ruled by Mercury signifying worldly knowledge that is essential for achieving material success. The symbol of the sign - a virgin standing in a boat holding a sickle in one hand and corn in another — signifies the process of harvesting the fruits of the seeds sown in the past. Materially, it signifies the craftsmanship of business and the ability to separate the husk from the grain and to use the grain for improving one's life. Spiritually, it symbolizes the harvest of experiences in the physical plane of manifestation resulting out of past Karma and the preliminary evolutionary stage of differentiating and understanding the good from the bad. Virgo also symbolizes the temptations of life stemming from the love of the fruit of harvesting. The 6th house of a horoscope also has the imprints of these impulses in the effective end results.

Release from Karmic Debts

The significations of the 12th house include Vyaya (loss or expenditure), Papa (sin/evil), Patana (fall), Moksha (emancipation), Vama- ambakam (left eye), Sthanabhramsa (loss or dis- appearence of position), Vikala (loss of limbs or physical injuries, depression or sorrow), Viraya (wasteful expenditure), Ayana sayana stana (bed comforts comforts in last part of life), Pitru vyasanam(anxiety due to father). Bandhanam ( captivity), Karagruham (prison). Paradesha vasa (foreign residence) etc. The 12th house also rules the end of life, new environment, hospitalization and confinement extra-marital relationships etc.

A critical examination of the significations of the 12th house reveals that it facilitates the (re)payment of all types of pending debts and dues in this life to whom the native owes as a result of his past life Karmic relationships. It is generally said: Runaanubandha roopena Pasu Patni Suta Alaya, meaning that the intimate family relationships such as children and spouse, the wealth of cattle one gets (which was the primary means of assessing one's wealth in olden days) and the very event of taking  birth in a particular family lineage are all due to ones past Karmic debts only. Not only that. It is a common belief among those who subscribe to the Karma theory that almost all our relatives and acquaintances who come in contact with us in this present life do so because of their past life links with us and that they get connected to us in one way or the other depending on the nature of the Karmic Runas. As such, a native is destined to get rid of the Runas either by way of undergoing losses on account of them or by incurring expenditures to support or foster such relationships or otherwise. That is the reason why, the actual results of the 12th house are dependent on its relationship with other houses in the chart and it does not act independently or in isolation. For example, if the 9th lord gets posited in 12th, the loss or expenditure would be due to one's father or for observing religious ceremonies and if the 5th lord goes to the 12th, the expenditure could be due to children born out of one's poorva puny a. If the 8th lord goes to the 12th and gets afflicted there, it could lead to losses due to gambling, speculation, mutual fund investments etc. The 10th lord in the 12th with affliction causes loss of job, loss of position due to departmental proceedings, punishment if a government employee, wasteful expenditure related to job etc.

Dustana cum Mokshastana

The 12th house is grouped under many heads because of its multifarious impacts in the life of a native. It is a Dustana (inauspicious house) in the sense that it signifies the negative results such as loss and expenditures, loss of position, loss of limbs or physical injuries or ! moving to a new environment etc,. But, being a Mokshastana (house of attaining self- | realization), the 12th house leads a native to the most wanted relief from the pangs of not only rebirth but also freedom from the present birth by exhausting the Runas. It is also considered to be a Leenastana (hidden house) as it governs many hidden aspects of the life of a native like sex habits, secret or anti-social activities like looting, arson, rape, kidnapping, smuggling, blackmailing, imprisonment etc., especially if afflicted very strongly by many malefic planets

Pisces, the 12th sign of the natural Zodiac, is symbolized by a pair of fish with the tail of one ending at the head of another. The fish being a cleanser of the sea, this symbol for the last sign connotes cleansing the soul in the sea of life through the cycle of births and deaths. It also indicates the end of the cycle of experience or the end of the pilgrimage of the soul for its evolution in the present incarnation as well as the desire to leave the physical world entirely and slipping out of the physical body or going back to Mother Earth from which the body was created for the material journey. The 12th house also carries these imprints of the end of life and Moksha.

Karmic Balance Sheet

The inter-link between the 6th and 12th houses in a horoscope indicates 'all that is received and or returned in this life by an individual along with what is pending for his future at the end of the present birth in all three planes of existence viz., material, psychic and spiritual. That is, these two houses together provide what may be called as the Trial Balance or Balance Sheet of the Karmic experiences a native undergoes in a particular birth. While the 6ih house reveals the details of Karmic dues or debts, diseases or enemies, servitude or success in competitions etc., the 12th indicates the clearance of such Karmic debts either by undergoing losses or expenditure caused by them or by enduring pain or punishment, pleasure or sorrow etc., due to them. Besides, the marital bed-comfort or discomfort, extra-marital relationships etc., occurring on account of pending past Karmic influences would also be revealed by these houses. A careful examination of the combinations related to these two houses and their inter-links with other houses in the chart provide vital clues to the residual effects of this birth if only the synthesis is proper. Although the details of the actual experiences in the different areas of life are to be read from all the 12 houses in a horoscope, their gross summary or the resultant effect can be assessed by examining the 6th and 12th houses together.

Twelfth Lordship

In the case of planets having dual lordship, the actual nature of the 12th lordship is decided based on its other lordship as the 12th house is considered to be a neutral one. That is. if a benefic planet owns a good house also along with the 12th lordship, it is generally considered to be a benefic and vice versa This neutrality of 12th lordship also explain its subtle link with other houses in a chart. But if the 12th lord is in the 12th itself, some special results such

as:-

• 12th house being the 10th from the 3rd, it is good for the younger co-borns of the native.
• 12th house being the 9th from 4th and the 4th from the 9th, it is favorable for both the mother and father of the native respectively.
• If the 12th lord  is with benefic planets in the 12th, it gives a religious bent of mind and makes the native spent liberally on religious pursuits besides making him virtuous and interested in spirituality.
• If the 12th lord is afflicted by malefics planets in the 12th , one will become restless and would always be roaming about unnecessarily. If the 12th lord is weak also, the native will be mentally disturbed and destined to be unfortunate in life.

Ketu in the 12th house is said to give Moksha. According to Brihat Parasa Hora(Chap:25, sloka 10), a native will attain final emancipation if there is a benefic in the 12th house with 12th lord exalted and conjoined with or aspected by a benefic.

Courtesy: Modern Astrology(Dr. Revathi Vee Kumar)

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Assessment of Yogas

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Yoga, in astrological parlance, is a specified permutation or combination of planets in the different houses of a horoscope. This generic term applies to either one of good angury or of bad. In popular language, the one of good angury is called Yoga and the bad, Arishta. Largely they constitute a ready reckoner, in the broad spectrum of applied astrological principles. For instance,

Notes on Dustanas

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Results of Dustanas

The Dustanas are the 6th, 8th and the 12th houses. They are also known as Trika houses

 Kalidasa in Uttarakalamrita says :-

i) When the lord of house in any of the Dustanas be in his fall or inimical house or be eclipsed, not conjoined or aspected by benefics, be in association with or aspected by his enemies in his inimical or debilitation Navamsa, be vanquished in planetary war with malefics and as a result has lost the brilliance of his rays, such a Bhava should be declared as totally lost or fruitless. This should be examined for all the Bhavas from the Ascendant onwards.

ii) When a Planet occupies the 12th, the 8th or the 6th Bhava, his Rasi becomes inauspicious; Similarly, when the lord of any one of these three Bhavas occupies or aspects a house, its effects are totally lost, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter in these three houses bring happiness. Planets in the 6th, 12th and the 8th when in their friends house, own or exalted signs, or aspected by auspicious planets prove beneficial. When the planets owning the said houses by inimical, be in their fall, eclipsed or defeated in war, then the planets occupying them will prove beneficial. 

iii) The presence of Ketu in the Karaka Bhava leaves a scar on the 6th, 8th and the 12th lords making them cast dark shadows on the life of native also. It also causes early demise of the wife and as a result a very disturbed domestic life.

iv) When Venus and Saturn are  in the 12th, 8th and 6th from each other and with lords of these houses, they tend to be auspicious and grant wealth and happiness. Should they both be malefics, they will prove extremely favourable to the native according to Uttarakalamrita(slokas 29 and 30).

v) If Rahu and Ketu be associated with or aspected by the lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th, there will not be much gain to the native; besides this Dasa will become instrumental for the demise of the mother of the native or any other near and dear maternal relative.

Dustana significations

The Karakattwas or the natural significations of the 6th, 8th and the 12th houses are as follows:-

i)Sixth house - Disease, obstacles, maternal uncle , insanity, venereal wounds, debts, mental worry, gain, poison, theft and calamity.

ii)Eighth house - Longevity,happiness, defeat, witchcraft, urinary disease,wife's sickness,misery, loss of limb, misfortune, battle and punishment from ruler.

iii)Twelfth house - Mental agony, imprisonment, horses, elephants, entry into heaven, left eye, loss through marriage, wretchedness, anger, death,and loss of wife.

Yogas involving Dustanas

Here are some Parasari Yogas described in Uttarakalamirta and Bhavarta Ratnakara.

i) DarunKarma yoga - Any relationship between the 6th and 5th lord.

ii) Bhagyavyaya yoga - Any relationship between the 8th and 9th lords

iii) Runavyaya Yoga - Any relationship between 11th and 12th lords

iv) Vittahani yoga - Connection between the 12th and Ascendant lords

v) The 12th house is the worst Dustana and hence the 12th lord causes maximum evil. But it indicates discharge of debts also.

vi) The 5th lord in the 6th may cause childlessness.

vii) The 7th lord in the 6th makes one sick, angry, lovelorn and spend money on courtesans.

viii) The 9th lord in the 8th shows an unlucky life.

ix) The 11th lord in the 12th brings out a man passionate in the extreme for the company of young foreign girls.

x) The Ascendant lord in the 12th indicates a gambler and thief.

xi) The 7th lord in the 6th, the native will have more then one wife

Planets in Dustanas

 According to Phaladeepika, 

i) Sun in the 6th : The native born will become a famous King, be of good qualities, wealthy and victorious.

Sun in the 8th: Will suffer loss of wealth, friends and be short-lived. His eye sight will be defective or be lost.

Sun in the 12th : Will cause discord between the native and father, defective vision and without wealth or children.

ii) Moon in the 6th: Cuts short life, makes one ignorant and suffer from stomach ailments and face humiliation.

Moon in the 8th: One suffers from disease and is short-lived . 

Moon in the 12th: One is miserable, gets humiliated and is most indolent.

iii) Mars in the 6th: Exceedingly smitten with love, wealthy and famous, becomes a king and victorious over enemies. 

Mars in the 8th: Brings physical deformities, suffers on account of poverty, is short-lived and condemned by people.

Mars in the 12th: Suffers from defect in eyes. Is cruel and without a wife, a slanderer and mean -natured.

iv) Mercury in the 6th: Is short tempered in his dealings in disputes, impolite and idle and destroys the strengths of his enemies.

Mercury in the 8th: Is renowned, long lived, great supporter of family and a lord and leader of an army.

Mercury in the 12th: Makes life miserable, becomes devoid of learning, suffers humiliation, is cruel and indolent by temperament.

v) Jupiter in the 6th: Is indolent, not respected but destroys his enemies and is clever in earning, spells and mantras.

Jupiter in the 8th: Is poor and earns his livelihood as a low servant. Is sinful but enjoys longevity.

Jupiter in the 12th: Is condemned by others, uses abusive language, is issue less, sinful, idle and a menial.

vi) Venus in the 6th: Has no enemies, no wealth, is spoiled by young damsels and is much aggrieved.

Venus in 8th: Enjoys longevity, wealth and is a ruler of the earth when Venus is in the 8th house.

Venus in 12th: Sexual pleasures in abundance, wealth and splendor.

vii) Saturn in the 6th: Is a glutto, wealthy and vanquished by the enemy, stubborn but with a strong sense of self-respect.

Saturn in the 8th: Is untidy and poverty striken, suffers from piles and starvation, is cruel-minded and condemned by his own friends.

Saturn in the 12th:makes one impudent, indigent, childless, disabled, stupid and defeated by his enemies. 

viii) Rahu in the 6th: Is troubled by enemies, has ulcers in his rectum is wealthy and enjoys longevity.

Rahu in the 8th: Is short-lived, does impure acts, is disabled, develops gout and rheumatism and is blessed with few children.

Rahu in the 12th: Is always intent upon committing sinful deeds secretly, spend a lot and suffers from ailments like dropy etc.

ix) Ketu in the 6th: Will be magnanimous and the embodiment of the best human qualities, firm and famous, possesses high authority, destroys enemies and achieves his ambition.

Ketu in the 8th: Is short-lived, remains separated from his dear friends and engages himself in feuds, is injured by weapons and meets with disappointment in one's efforts.

Ketu in the 12th: Commits sinful deeds secretly and squanders away wealth on vile things. Destroys one's own wealth, is of questionable conduct and suffers from ailments of the eyes.

x) Gulika in the 6th: Can destroy hosts of enemies, will take pleasure in demonology, have a noble son and be brave.

Gulika in the 8th: Has a deformed face, weak, and impaired eyes and is of short stature.

Gulika in the 12th: Will make the native insensitive to sexual pleasures, is poverty stricken and incurs heavy expenditure.

Courtesy: Modern Astrology (S.S Kulkarni)

Ayanamsa And the Sidereal Zodiac

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Identifying First Point of Aries There is a wide spread speculation in identifying the correct date of the Ayanamsa or when it was at exactly 0° of the Zodiac or of the first point of Aries. Many hypotheses have been put forward each greatly differing from the other. The following questions need to he addressed in this context before going forward with the vexed question of Ayanamsa. 1.How

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Know your Spouse through Birth Chart

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Every birth chart consists of 12 houses. Each house deals with different matters starting from birth to death. Let's check the matters associated with each house.

1st House: Identity, appearance, health, the physical body, vitality, temperament and perspective.

2nd House: Money, material possessions, material assets, self-worth, finance, speech, personal   principles and emotional security.

3rd House: Communications, neighbors, siblings, relatives, letters, communication, papers, books, writing utensils, short travels and short courses.

4th House: Home, family and property. Your roots, family background, childhood, inner emotions, immovable possessions, domestic life, the end of life and endings.

5th House: Romance, love affairs, enjoyment, sports, arts, creativity, entertainment, games of chance speculation, stocks and investments.

6th House: Hygiene, work service, employees, pets and your daily routine.

7th House: Spouse, contracts, business partnerships, rivals, opponents (adversaries).

8th House: Birth, death surgery, healing, wills, transformations, credit, legacies, other people's money, taxes, investments and sex.

9th House: Long distance travels, foreign countries, church, religion, theology, philosophy, beliefs, divination, languages, higher learning, and publishing.

10th House: Ambitions, success, occupation, recognition, prestige, public image, duty, responsibility, superiors, authority and the father.

11th House: Friends, group activities, social life, leagues, clubs, and charity.

12th House: Seclusion, secrets, occult, psychic matters, escapism, dreams, the subconscious mind, spirituality, faith and meditation.

North Indian Astrology Chart

The 7th house of astrology chart deals with your spouse. It will be ruled by a sign. Every sign is ruled by each planet. The planets ruled by each signs are given below:

                                                                     

Aries          : Mars
Taurus        : Venus
Gemini       : Mercury
Cancer        : Moon
Leo             : Sun
Virgo          : Mercury
Libra          : Venus
Scorpio      : Mars
Sagittarius : Jupiter
Capricorn  : Saturn
Aquarius   : Saturn
Pisces       : Jupiter

Find which sign is occupying in your 7th house. If it is occupied by Aries then the ruling planet will Mars. If it is Taurus, then 7th house will be ruled by Venus. Find where the ruler of the 7th house sits.

These are the results for the 7th lord in various houses.

1st House: Your spouse may be a known person to you. He/she may be from your same community. They could be your distant relative as well.

2nd House: If your 7th lord is in 2nd house, then your spouse may be known to some of your family members. They can be somehow related to your finance, banking or your friends.

3rd House: The 7th lord in 3rd house, then your spouse can come through your siblings, relatives or neighbors. You may meet them through media, or you may meet them during some short course, or short journeys.

4th House: When your 7th lord is in this house, you may meet them in your student life, they may be someone related to your mother or maternal relatives. They may meet you even through your job.

5th House: In ancient texts it says when your 7th lord is in the 5th house, then it is a clear indication of love marriage. You may meet them from a public space like entertainment programs, networking or when you do your self-promotion activities.

6th House: The 7th lord in 6th house, they may be your colleagues, maternal relatives, they can be your enemies eventually, or some acquaintance of your enemies.

7th House: When 7th lord in 7th house, your spouse can come from business partnerships, this can be or cannot be a love marriage. Your parents can bring this relationship as well.

8th House: When 7th lord in 8th house, your spouse can be interested in research, they may like occult, they can be working people. You may even marry a person known to you.

9th House: You may marry a person from a different community, they can be interested in religion and philosophy, they like literature or higher studies. They can be even foreigners.

10th House: Your spouse can be your classmate, colleague, or from fields related to your job.

11th House: If your 7th lord is in the 11th, you may meet your spouse through your elder siblings, friends or team projects.

12th House: If  the 7th lord is in the 12th, your spouse can be from a different religion or foreign place. They can even be maternal relatives. 

Darakaraka - Indicator of Your Spouse

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There would be only less people, who don't like to have a spouse. Not all people in this universe are destined for a marriage too. At the same time, almost all people in the universe are destined to be attracted towards someone. Now a days, same-sex marriages is widely discussed and in certain countries they are legal too. So, this makes the concept of love and marriage very complex.

As an astrologer, when someone asks about their status of love and marriage, I will always notice, whether this person is destined to have a successful love life. There are charts where the segment of love is in complicate planetary alignment, which shows, the person is not destined to have satisfaction from his love or marital life.

I remember a 55-year-old man coming to me, who is very much interested in a marriage, asking when he will get his soulmate. He was actually fed up with his marital life, and from his chart what showed is his excessive desire for females. It will be difficult for him to be happy with one female. As a Theologian, I have noticed that the concept of ”soulmate” is very difficult to explain and very difficult to attain. According to astrology, we are destined to meet with people with whom we have Karmic debts.  Each person comes in our life to teach us various lessons. We get experiences according to past life debts. According to that nature of debts, they will bring happiness or bitterness in our life. The moment they finish their Karma, they will leave us, or stay with us forever. This is the tale of astrology.

In astrology, there are so many techniques to study about spouse and love affairs. Venus is the main planet to know how your love life would be. There are other techniques like Darakaraka and Upapada Lagna too.

Today I am going to say about DaraKaraka which is a concept in Jaimini astrology.  At the time of our birth, the planets are in various Rashis, at various degrees. The degrees of these planets are highly important. These degrees will show what the real strength of the planet is. The planet with less degree, that is of very minute fractions of a degree within rasi  is called DaraKaraka. It may not be the Rahu or Ketu.

Whichever planet with least degrees will show you the who and what your spouse is.  In astrology, every planet should be studied through a concept called PAC. It is the abbreviation named Placement, Aspect and Conjunction. If your Darakaraka is under the influence of good PAC, then obviously you will have a good and happy love life. This should not only be studied through birth charts, but you should study the PAC of Darakaraka in D9 and D7 also. Yes, birth chart holds the main keys, but the divisional chart also has a say in it.

All these should not be studied in a generic way, each chart should be studied in a specific way. If your Darakaraka planet is in a stress aspect in D1 chart, then it can be well placed in divisional charts as well. So, you may read a lot of stuff online about the stability of marriage. It’s always good if you have any doubts regarding your love life, you better go to a righteous astrologer.  

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The Sixth and Twelfth House Pair

The 6th and 12th houses provide the basic clues not  only to the pending Runas but also whether a native is destined to get rid of them or not in the present birth either by performing the deeds suitable to pay back the past life debts or by enduring the pains and Treasures arising due to them. The following points would be very useful in assessing the 6th and 12th houses as a pair.

Any planet in the 6th aspects the 12th house directly and vice versa. A benefic in the 6th not only increases the negative significance of the house but also connects them to the 12th house thereby forcing the native to incur losses and expenditure even by taking loans due to such problems. On the contrary, a malefic in the 6th would restrict the negative results of the 6th house. But, its aspect on the 12th activates discomforts like loss of sleep, loss of limbs, loss of position etc., depending on the other adverse influences prevailing in the 12th house itself.

A malefic occupying the 12th house itself would cause an affliction to the house which could result in disturbed sleep, etc although its aspect on the 6th is not negative as any malefic aspect on the 6th could result in either dispensing with a pending debt or containing it.

Contrarily, a benefic in the 12th is deemed to be a source of desirable expenditure which is generally not considered to be an adverse influence at all unless it is the lord of the Ascendant itself.

•A simultaneous occupation of either only malefics or benefics in both the 6th and 12th houses is desirable because it would ensure a fairly smooth redemption of Karmic Runas with

malefics restricting adverse effects and benefics offering no obstruction to the transfer of influences from one house to the other and facilitating the necessary expenditure without any difficulty

•A combination of both benefic and malefic planets in either the 6th and 12th house or a malefic in one house aspected by a benefic in another would simultaneously afflict both the houses and create problems of health, financial issues etc., and make it worse for the native by causing unwanted lossess and expenditure along with hospitalisation loss of mental peace etc.

•The conjunction of the 6th and 12th lords in either of the houses (or in the 8th as well is said from a Vipareeta RaiaYoga. According to Phaladeepika (Chap.6), if the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th houses occupy the 6th house it is Harsha Yoga when the native will be blessed with happiness and good fortune and a strong constitution. He will conquer his enemies and will hesitate to indulge in sinful deeds. He will become a friend of the illustrious and men of class. He will be wealthy, splendourous, famous and will have friends and sons (Sloka 63). If this conjunction occurs in the 12th house it is called as Vimala Yoga and such a native will be frugal in his expenses and clever in saving money. He will be endowed with good behaviour, will enjoy happiness, will be independent, will follow a respectable profession or conduct and will be well known for his good qualities (Sloka 69). The reason given for such an opposite effect is that the lord of an inauspicious house when disposed in another inauspicious one becomes so weak that he loses his evil character and assumes the role of a strong benefic to produce excellent results of an opposite nature.

•The horoscopes in which there are more planets in 6-12 axis (which cause afflictions to benefic houses) indicate that such natives are born to either experience more pain and punishment than pleasures or to repay their past Karmic debts in this life, even by suffering humiliation at the hands of others or by being forced to give others whatever they have with their possessions being forcibly taken from them.

•The aspect of the 6th lord on the 12th paves way for redemption of pending Karmic Runas through the source indicated by the planet owning the 6th house and the house occupied by it while the aspect of the 12th lord on the 6th house may obstruct such redemption through the positional impact of the planet owning the 12th.

•An exchange of signs or Nakshatras by the lords of the 6th and the 12th would also be favourable for dispensing with the Runas. In this case, the challenges and problems created by the 6th house or lord are absorbed well by the 12th house or lord and finally, the native ends up with freedom from problems even at the cost of extra expense. For example, the Roga (disease) created by the 6th house/lord is easily got treated in a hospital, of course, after spending on the hospital bills.

•The special influence of Jupiter in these houses needs separate mention. While the position of Jupiter in the 6th is sure to create unwanted expenses towards court cases/legal battles, its influence on the 12th house (aspect or occupancy) helps to a great extent in either spending money and getting wishes fulfilled or confers unexpected wealth to the native through fair and lawful means.

•Generally, it is said that if 6th and 12th lords are conjoined any where in the chart, the native will get wealth in the latter part of his life.

•It is important that the 12th lord should be in a Kendra or Trikona with a Kendra or Trikona lord for good results. But, this is not applicable to the 6th lord. If the 6th lord is with Kendra or Trikona lords in Kendra/Kona, the 6th house works more effectively by creating more problems and disturbances to the native.

•The occupation of Rahu or Ketu of the 6th house creates some special effects. As Ketu brings in the past Karmic fruits to this life and Rahu distributes these fruits to the native through the house tenanted by them in the chart, their position in the 6-12 axis creates a mutual interlink between the Run as and their redemption in this life. If either of these planets is conjoined with other planets in the 6th and aspect the 12th, the Runas are redeemed by the native himself though with enough sufferings. But, if the conjunction takes place in the 12th house with Ketu there, it makes the native a restless and wandering spirit forcing him to leave his place/country of birth and he may lose all his ancestral property and change his residence and profession. However, Ketu in the 12th provides mitigation of evil sins denoted by Rahu and signifies salvation by detachment. Ketu would also assist the native in restricting past Karmic effects by working as the balancing power along with Rahu. The aspect of 12th lord on 12th with Ketu there would render better support for evolution and emancipation.

Chart 1:M.G Ramachandran: Born January 17, 1917 at 9h.15m at Kandy (7 N 18, 80 E 38)

The chart of Late Dr. M.G.Ramachandran who was chief mister of Tamil Nadu is an example of almost all the planets causing both good and bad results simultaneously. Despite being a famous and popular personality in society, he did have problems in his private life. But they were overshadowed by his commitment to public welfare and achievements in his political career. The following salient features may be noted.

•The ascendant is Aquarius whose lord Saturn is in the 6th house in retrogression and aspects the three evil houses, namely, 3rd, 8th and 12th. This establishes a link among all the Dustanas from the 6th house through a single planet who happens to be the lord of both the Ascendant and the 12th houses. The Moon, the 6th lord is occupying the 9th house (Prarabdha). This means that the chart is mainly a Runa Jathaka and that the native was born to clear his Runas through service i.e., to serve others to get rid if all his past Karmic debts in this life. This prompted the native to implement many social welfare measures for the poor and aged people as the Chief Minister of the State. His inner urge for service (Saturn in 6th) was very evident from such activities . Even at the personal level, he was known for for his donations to the needy. Probably, that is why he was called as Makkal Thilagam or savior of the people.

•The lords of the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th and 10th houses are conjoined in the 12th house and are in mutual aspect with retrograde Ascendant lord. This implies that the native was destined to suffer significant losses in the areas of marriage (7th) and children (5th) as a result of his Karmic influences (3rd, 8th and l0th).

•The aspect of the first rate benefic Jupiter from the 3rd house (being the lord of the 2nd and 11th houses) on the 11th house (Ishtasiddhi) where the 4th and 9th lord Venus is posited, indicates that the native's efforts were rightly oriented towards achieving desired happiness(4th), realization of his Prarabdha(9th) and the fulfillment (11th) of his mission in his present life. But, Venus being the Badhaka and its affliction by natural malefic Rahu in the 11th house did not allow the native to sail through easily. The affliction to Venus who signifies happiness and luck or Prarabdha appears to have greatly reduced the level of his contentment and made him long for better Providential support as a result of which he resorted to seeking the blessings of Divinity during the latter part of his life, though he grew up initially in the corridors of atheism and was groomed as such by his mentors.

•The conjunction of Mercury, Sun and Mars in the 12th also creates simultaneously both good and bad results. The Poorvapunya and Putrastana is affected and rendered weak by the 5th lord in the 12th house along with affliction of 5th house from Ketu which denied him children although the aspect of the 2nd and 11th lord Jupiter on 7th house granted him a few marriages despite the 7th lord occupying the 12th house. This is a clear sign of enduring his past Karmic influences and expending them.

•Vipareeta Raja Yogas (Harsha and Vimala) are present in the chart because of the inter-links among the planets in the 6th and the 12th houses. The fact that the other lordships of these Yoga-forming planets are of benefic houses such as his self, Karma and Poorvapunyastanas, and the 9th lord (Prarabdha) in the 11th house, clearly indicate that the native was 'a child of destiny' and prove the superseding power of Providence in shaping the life of the native as a result of which he could rise up to a very high level in society with name and fame despite being born in an ordinary family. But, the Badhaka influence of Venus and its affliction by Rahu had always been a thorn in the bed of roses as a result of which he had to frequently face and surmount difficulties posed by his own colleagues and associates either in politics or in cinema.

•It is pertinent to note that the 3rd house is directly influenced by the aspect of Karma Karaka Saturn. As such, the native was a hard working person trying sincerely to get rid of all his Runas in this birth. Therefore, the afflictions to the 6th house, if any, are rectified by the same Saturn influencing the 3rd house. But, because the 3rd is also simultaneously afflicted by the aspect of the other planets, the native was enduring the pain and suffering in his personal areas by sublimating them into acts of service.

•During the last years of his life, the native's health suffered severely due to paralytic attacks and he was a living vegetable for quite a long time before breathing his last. This was mainly due to: (i) weak Poorvapunya and afflicted Prarabdha (ii) mutual aspects of Mars and Saturn along 6-12 axis (iii) Retrogression of the Ascendant lord in 6th (Roga) and his aspect on the 8th house and (iv) Moon (dispositor of Ascendant lord) occupying the Badhakastana.

Thus, in Chart 1, past Karmic influences were primarily responsible for not only his achievements in public life but also for all his personal sufferings.

 Chart 2:Male: Born November 26, 1962 at 14 h. 15 m. at 13 N, 77 E 35

The following points are may be noted in Chart 2 as significant.

•The Ascendant is Pisces and its lord Jupiter is occupying the 12th house. This is a basic indication that the native is destined to expend himself and experience notable losses in this life. The Ascendant lord Jupiter is aspected by debilitated Mars (2nd and 9th lord) from the 5th house. Despite Mars being a benefic by lordship and his position in the 5th house is interconnecting the Trikonas, both his conjunction with Rahu and getting aspected by Saturn, the 12th lord, make him more inauspicious while his aspect on the Ascendant lord increases the affliction to the present life of the native.

•Jupiter (Ascendant and Karma lord), the Sun (soul), Saturn (Karma Karaka and lord of Ishtasiddhi in D-l) are all debilitated in Navamsa rendering the soul weak and paving the way for the onslaught of past Karmas in the present life.

•There is the conjunction of Badhaka 7th lord Mercury and the lord of Runastana Sun with the lord of Poorvapunyastana (Moon) in the house of luck/Prarabdha (9th house) which is also aspected by natural Karma Karaka Saturn (lord of 11th and 12th houses in the chart). This combination clearly indicates that for this native there are pending past Karmic debts related to the portfolios of marriage and children which are to be endured and repaid in the present birth.

•The deep combustion of the 4th and 7th lord Mercury in the 6th lord Sun in the Bhagyastana has deprived the native of any significant happiness in life besides spoiling the prospects of marriage. The conjunction of debilitated Moon as lord of Poorvapunyastana with these planets worsens the situation.

•The afflicted 2nd and 9th lord Mars is in Rasi Parivartana with afflicted 5th lord Moon and both are in their debilitation signs. As the auspicious Yogas formed by these planets are destroyed clue to their debilitation (Uttara Kalamrita Sloka 2, Chapter 4), this sort of Neecha Sambandha to both the houses signifying the Prarabda and Poorvapunya of the native is also a clear sign of past Karmic misdeeds for which the native has to make amends in this life. As such, this combination has not only prevented the native from acquiring a family of his own but also resulted in depriving the native of any children.

•The retrogression of the 3rd (effort) and 8th (misfortunes) lord in his own house in the 8th creates more adversities due to some mysterious Providential influence and goads him to commit mistakes which provide an easy ground for the play of fate. As a result, the native who was holding an executive post in a central government PSU suddenly resigned his job and has chosen to live like an ascetic keeping himself away from the main stream of life at the early age of 47 years.

•The Ascendant is aspected by the 11th and 12th lord Saturn. This brings the Ascendant under the inauspicious sway of Saturn. As a result, the native has chosen to remain a bachelor to lake care of his unmarried elder sister.

In Chart 2, it should be noted that not a single planet is fully benefic. Hence, it can be rightly called a Runa Jataka.

  

Dustana Lords in Dustanas

Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra gives the following results for the disposition of Dustana lords in the 6th and the 12th houses.

(i) 6th lord in 6th - The native will have enmity with his kinsmen. But, he will be friendly to others and will enjoy mediocre happiness in matters like wealth.

(ii) 8th lord in 6th - The native will win over his enemies, be affected by diseases and during childhood, will incur danger through snakes and water.

(iii)12th lord in 6th - The native will incur enmity with his own men, be given to anger, be sinful and miserable.

(iv)6th lord in 12th - The native will always spend on vices, be hostile to learned people and will torture living beings.

(v)8th lord in 12th - The native will spend on evil deeds and will have a short life. More so, if there is additionally a malefic in the said house.

(vi)12th lord in 12th - The native will face heavy expenditure and will not have physical felicity, be irritable and spiteful.

According to Parasara, the lords of the 6th and 12th are not good even when they occupy their own houses. Therefore, it means that the effects of Harsha and Vimala Yogas will be felt only when the conjunction of other Dustana lords take place in these two houses.

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Courtesy: Modern Astrology(Dr. Revathi Vee Kumar)           
Continued from: Pairing of Opposite Houses Part 7B                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                       

Pairing of Opposite Houses - Part IXA

May 8, 2017, 2:59 am

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Deeper insights

We have seen so far in this series that if we analyse the opposite houses of a horoscope as pairs instead of as individual ones we can achieve improved accuracy in prediction with deeper insights (both material and spiritual) into the different areas of life of the individual. This technique has yet another application which needs to be discussed before concluding this series. That is, it is possible to identify with some clarity both the purpose of the present life of an individual and its accomplishment (or otherwise) by examining all the 6 pairs of opposite houses together. This is discussed in detail in this part.

According to Phaladeepika(chap 14, Sloka 26-27),

धर्मेश्र्वरैणैव  हि  पूर्वजन्मवृत्तं भविष्यज्जननं सुतेशात् |

तदीशजातिं तदधिष्टितर्क्षदिशं हि तत्रैव  तदीशदेशम् ||

meaning, it is the lord of the 9th house that tells all about a native's past birth, while all information about his future birth is revealed by the planet owning the 5th. the particular caste, the country and the quarter or direction of the individual in his past and future births should be guessed from the two respective planets refers to above.

Knowing Karmic Imprints

According to Vedic philosophy, it is a basic fact that the birth of every individual takes place with some specific purpose like enjoying the fruits of one's good deeds done in past lives,enduring pain and punishment for sins committed, repaying one's karmic debts, facilitating  the manifestation, evolution ot completion of the journey of other related souls etc., . As  a result of the Karmic impacts made by the relationships that existed int heir past lives and each other's doings in earlier births, people get reconnected in the present life with changed circumstances so that their activities in this life facilitate the settling of pending scores. Also, it is a widely accepted belief that every human being is reborn in a particular family tree with a certain type of socio-economic and environmental conditions to fulfill his strongest unfinished desire in the previous birth subject to his eligibility to get that dream realized based upon his Karmic account. This means that the experiences in the present life are directly related to the nature of his past Karma. In spiritual astrology, an effort is made to understand these Karmic imprints based on the birth chart.

According to Saravali, (Chap 3, Sloka 26-27), one's past merits should be estimated from the 9th house. Also, the late Sri. J.N.Bhasin, an illustrious author on astrology, adds the following note to his translation of Slokas 35 to 39 of Chapter 3 of Sarvarta Chintamani: 

                   ... The capacity to understand and know the future is given by the excellence of the 5th house and its lord\ for the 5th house relates to "future " as distinct from the 9th house which relates to the past (having crossed the horizon before birth).

                   .... the 5th house indicates the source (Sanchita Karma) from which the birth emanates and hence, one's future depends on the 5th house. That is, if the 5th house is strong with benefic influences, it indicates a good future while its affliction by malefic influences portends problems and miseries.

Taking a cue from these, one can try to find the past Karmic imprints in a horoscope. The 5th house signifies one's Poorvapunya. It is the house signifying not only the sum and substance of all the past Karmic actions of an individual but also their fruits to be enjoyed in future births.  In other words, the 5th house indicates the source (Sanchita Karma) from which the birth emanates and hence, one's future depends on the 5th house. That is, if the 5th house is strong with benefic influences, it indicates a good future while its affliction by malefic influences portends problems and miseries. Also, as already discussed the 9th house signifies one's luck and Prarabdha which happen to be a part of the original resources which a native brings forward with him at birth to enjoy in the present life. That is, what a particular native is destined to get in this life based on his past Karma is governed by the 9th house. In other words, 9th house indicates as to what is in store for a native in this life based on the past deeds. Hence, it has been pointed out earlier in this series that the 5th house is the central fulcrum among the trines which exerts its direct influence on the Ascendant (birth of the self) on one side and the 9th house (signifying his luck and Prarabdha) on the other.

Applying the same analogy, it can be concluded that the 5th house from any house would indicate the source from which the results of a house originate (or the cause for a particular nature/type of results) while the 9th house from it indicates as to what can be expected in respect of that house in the present birth. That is the reason why more importance is given to the Trikonas in spiritual astrology. Thus, by examining the houses in trine to a particular house we can understand the Karmic imprints on that house. (Incidentally, this is the reason why prediction is made based on the occupation of planets in all 3 Trikona Rasis in Nadi system of astrology. these Purushartas i.e., the purpose or meaning for being born as a human being. Please study and compare the significations of the opposite pairs in the following Table.

Table of Purushartas of Opposite Houses

              .... Dharma and Kama mutually oppose each other while Artha and Moksha mutually oppose each other. Besides, these sets of houses are mutually exclusive and there is no interlink between them. That is, Dharma and Kama do not get interconnected with Artha and Moksha in this scheme of evaluation.

It may be noted from the Table that out of the 6 pairs of opposite houses, three pairs belong to Dharma and Kama while the remaining three pairs signify Artha and Moksha. Also, Dharma and Kama mutually oppose each other while Artha and Moksha mutually oppose each other. Besides, these sets of houses are mutually exclusive and there is no interlink between them. That is, Dharma and Kama do not get interconnected with Artha and Moksha in this scheme of evaluation. That is, the group of houses signifying Dharma and Kama (1, 5, 9 and 3, 7, 11) do not have a Karmic bearing on the other group signifying Artha and Moksha (2, 6, 10 and 4, 8, 12) being mutually exclusive to each other. However, the houses within a group have a Karmic connectivity at subtler levels because  in most of the cases a fusion in the results occurs due to the direct aspect of planets posited in the opposite houses. Therefore, the practical path of one's life can be identified by assessing and understanding the impact created by the missing inter-links, dormant or inactive areas, the mutually unfavorable and lop-sided influences, most- emphasized houses etc., among the different houses of a chart.

But. now the question is, how to find out all this? The following guidelines would be very useful in this direction:

1) If a particular house is vacant and unoccupied without the aspect of any planet on it and if simultaneously its lord is also weak (debilitated, combust etc..) then it is to be considered as a dormant or inactive house. The significations of such houses will not generally cause any sort of impact in the life of the native.

2) If a house is having the influence (occupation or aspect) of one or two planets irrespective of whether they are benefic or malefic in nature, then it gets activated even if its lord is  weak and it causes some significant impact on the concerned areas of life.

3) If the lord of a house is strong even without any influences on the house(s) ruled by it and it  simultaneously is supported by the Karaka of the concerned area of life, then the natural significations common to both the planets would also have some significant impact on the life of the native.

4) If there is a concentration of more number of planets in a house by way of either occupation or aspect, then some areas of life related to that house get extra boost either for good or far bad depending on whether the influences are favourable or not. If the benefic influence or more, it would give good results and vice versa. Such most-emphasized influences need to be understood clearly and if adverse and lop sided in effect, proper remedial action has to be taken .

5) It may  so happen that sometimes, the influences on the opposite houses may be mutually favourable or unfavourable and hence, they support or oppose the related significations of the concerned houses accordingly.

6) If it so happens the houses related to a particular Purushartha become dormant or inactive, then they may not have any interlinks with other houses in the chart unless its lord strongly establishes some contact with other houses by way of conjunction or aspect with other houses or planets. If no such interlinks exist either through the house or its lord, then the significations of such houses need not be worried about at all because they would be practically non-existent in the life of the native.

Thus, while assessing a chart for knowing the purpose of the present life of the native, first the group to which each of the houses belongs to is to be found out. Then, the nature of interlinks between all pairs of houses are to be studied and conclusions must be drawn based on whether the pairs of houses are active or dormant, over-emphasized or lop-sided or normal, mutually favourable or unfavourable etc.

Courtesy: Modern Astrology(Dr.Revathi Vee Kumar)
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Accomplishment of Life's Purpose

In general, the mutually supportive pairs associated with the Ascendant and 11th houses or their lords would naturally help in the realization of dreams, desires, goals and aspirations in the concerned area of life and create fulfillment and this would further pave the way for the progress of the soul also. But, the adverse effects of the lop-sided ones, the missing links and the dormant ones would either create bottle-necks or cause delay/slippage in fulfillment of desires and hence, they have to be identified properly and suitable corrective actions must be taken for achieving the purpose of the material manifestation of the soul.

Not only that. Often, the accomplishment of goals is linked to the clearance of past Karmic debts which can be understood through the assessment of the last pair of opposite houses i.e., 6th and 12th being the significators of the two most important houses of spirituality, namely, Runa (the Karmic debt) and Runa Mochana or Moksha (freedom from such debts)in the present birth. In other words, they relate to the evolution and emancipation of the soul of the native through enduring the Karma or experiencing it or by paying back the Karmic debt. As already said, Runa signifies either what we have to get from others or to give back to others based on our past Karmic links and relationships. But, Moksha signifies clearing all the debts and making the give and take either equal or zero i.e., what one has to either get back or give back is nothing. Meaning, that there is nothing left for experiencing in the material plane and that the native is ready for ascending to higher planes. After such continuous ascension from one higher world to another, the native's soul is said to reach its ultimate destiny i.e., returning to the source from which it manifested in the grosser world. Hence, the clearing of debts in each birth is very important for the overall evolution of the soul l£ the next level of manifestation. Incidentally, as already mentioned in this series, the occupation of a house-lord in the 12th from his own house or in the 12th house of the chart may also help in clearing of past Karmic debts.

Now, to understand these concepts better, the horoscope of my Manasa Guru Dr. B. V. Raman, who dedicated his whole life to the cause of astrology and is primarily responsible for popularising it throughout the world in the 20th century would be a good example.

This horoscope has already been discussed extensively in various journals and books. A discussion by S. Rajagopala Iyer is included by Dr. Raman in book Notable Horoscopes which is to be considered as the most authentic one because it has Dr.Raman's personal approval. Keeping this fact in mind, I am restricting my discussion only to the identification of the purpose of his life in the present birth and whether his mission was achieved or not by using the principles outlined in this article.

Chart 1:Dr. B.V. Raman: Born August 8, 1912 at 19 h. 42 m. at 13 N 77 E 35.

The following key points are to be noted in the preliminary analysis;

(a) All the 12 houses in the chart are active and there is no dormant or inactive one because the the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th houses are occupied by planets, houses 1 and 12 are aspected by planets while the lords of vacant houses 3,5,9 and 11 are strong and occupy Kendras with their Bhava Karakas also well placed in Kendras. This means that the personality of the native was a well balanced one and that he accorded importance to all areas of life without neglecting any of them.

(b) Out of the Trikona houses, the houses forming the Dharma Trikona (1,5,9) are not occupied by any planet while the remaining three trikonas (Artha - 2,6,10, Kama - 3,7,11 and Moksha - 4,8,12) are occupied by 3 planets each. This means that the activities of the native were focused more towards achieving Artha, Kama and Moksha Purushartas. That is, the native gave equal importance to them while his desire for being religious (Dharma) was not that pronounced (neither adverse nor overtly active) in his present life. In other words, he preferred to be more an activity oriented person rather than showing off with false religious make up like wearing saffron robes, anointing the body with kumkum or sacred ash. etc. He normally chose to wear simple clothing without any pomp and show with white shirts and a dhoti, the traditional dress of most South Indians unless the place, etiquette and weather conditions warranted a change in his attire.

(c) The horoscope has some strong and special influences on the 1-7 and 4-10 axes. The occupation of 3 planets (Venus, Mars and retrograde Mercury of the 7th with the aspect of Saturn and Mars on the Ascendant (which is vacant) makes these houses more active in the present life.

Venus as Yogakaraka, Mars as karmadhipati and Mercury as the lord of Poorvapunya have collectively  supported the native in getting many good associates in his pioneering activities. But, at the same time, with Venus as Badhaka and Mercury as 8th lord, the native was also destined to face troubles and disturbances from not only his associates and opponents but also his own people at every important stage of his life. In this connection, it should be noted that the 5th and 9th houses from both the Ascendant and 7th house are unoccupied by any planets; but, all planets posited in the 7th house own the 5th or 9th house from either the Ascendant or the 7th house. This indicates that the results caused by the influences on 1-7 axis have past Karmic imprints as well.

(d) The occupation of Saturn and Moon in 4th and Jupiter in 10th house causes another special impact in the horoscope. The conjunction of Saturn (Ascendant and 12th lord) with the Moon (6th lord) creates a conviction in the native to serve society. The occupation of Jupiter in the 10th aspected by the 3rd and 10th lord Mars emboldened him to choose an area of traditional wisdom as his career and livelihood. The mutual aspects of these planets in 4-10 axis create a synergic effect of fusing the impact of all the associated planets because Jupiter and the Moon are mutually friendly and Jupiter and Saturn are neutral to each other. The occupation of Saturn and Jupiter in friendly signs with the Moon in his exaltation sign make the results more pronounced in the area of profession and render it stronger than any other area of his life.

The occupation of Rahu (unconventional research) in the 5th from the 10th and Sun (Atma) in the 9th from the 10th and the controlling aspect of Jupiter (Jeeva) on both these planets indicate that the native's choice of astrology (research in Atmavidya) as his career was an election of Providence. Also, the conjunction of Mercury and Mars in the 7th and their aspect on both the Ascendant and the 10th is an indication of the Karmic role of his paternal grandfather in shaping his destiny.

(e) Another special feature is that the Sun, the Moon, Ketu and the Ascendant are all influencing the Moksha Trikona of the native which means that the present birth of the native was an evolutionary step towards Final Emancipation of his soul.

Purpose of Present life

As can be seen from the above discussion, the 4-10 axis is the strongest in the horoscope with synergic effects from 4 out of 9 planets which strongly guide and influence the goals, aspirations and purpose of the present birth . This means that the native was born to serve society (6th) and seek happiness (4th) through his choice of a career (10th) in the traditional wisdom of Atma Vidya (Sun, Jupiter and Saturn). He championed the cause of astrology 'to procure its rightful place in the hierarchy of sciences' and his main aim was 'to eschew Astrology from charlatanry and to refute the stale objections against Astrology raised in some scientific quarters through his writings'.

The aspect of Mars (3rd and 10th lord) on the 10th made him a prolific writer as well with the support of Mercury in the 7th aspecting the Ascendant.

Accomplishment of Life's Purpose

Jupiter being the lord of Ishtasiddhi (11th fulfillment) is in a mutually friendly aspect with the Moon (lord of service) who is exalted in Sukhasthana (4th) in conjunction with Saturn (Ascendant and 12th lord). The aspect of another friendly planet Mars as the lord of 3rd (effort) and 10th (actions) on Jupiter in the 10th indicates that his efforts were oriented in the right direction for achieving his goals. This means that the native's mission was well accomplished in this birth and that he found happiness in what he was doing. Also, the position of Jupiter in the 10th house (Karma) and aspect by 6th and 12th lords on it indicate that the native had expended his Runas brought forward in this birth and paved the way for the furtherance of his spiritual evolution.

Thus, it can be seen that analyzing a horoscope using all 6 pairs of opposite houses is highly useful in leading one to the right conclusion in identifying both the purpose of life in the present birth as well as in assessing its accomplishment.

Courtesy: Modern Astrology(Dr.Revathi Vee Kumar)
Continued from:Pairing of Opposite Houses - Part IXA