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Chapter 4

The various kinds of Strengths of Planets and Houses

This Chapter deals with as to how to assess the strength of the planets and houses (bhavas). In this connection before mentioning the view of Shri Mantreswara, it will be useful to know the views of other ancients.

Six kinds of strength of planets is an important and very instructive contribution of Hindu Astrology. According to our sapient learneds the six kinds of strengths are (1) Sthan Bala, (2) Drik Bala, (3) Kala Bala, (4) Chesta Bala, (5) Naisargik Bala, and (6) Ayana Bala.

Sthan Bala — This is of the following twelve kinds:—

(1) Uchcha Bala —A planet at his deep exaltation point, is allotted 1 Rupa (60 Shastayamsa). If he is at his deep debilitation point, his strength is nil. At the intervening positions the strength has to be worked out by the rule of three. This is known as Uchcha Bala.

(2) If a planet is in his Moolatrikona Rasi he gets 36 Shastayamsa of strength. In the Rasi of Adhimitra he gets 22.5 Shastayamsa and 15 Shastayamsa if he is in the sign of a friend. He gets 7.5 Shastayamsa in a neutral Rasi, 3.75 in the Rasi of an enemy and 1.875 Shastayamsa in the Rasi of Adhishatru.

(3) He gets 30 Shastayamsa in his own Hora, 22.5 Shastayamsa in the Hora of Adhimitra, 15 Shastayamsa in the Hora of a friend, 7.5 Shastayamsa in the Hora of a neutral, 3.75 Shastayamsa in the Hora of an enemy and 1.875 Shastayamsa only in the Hora of a Adhishatru.

(4) He gets 30 Shastayamsa strength in his own decanate, 22.5 Shastayamsa in the decanate of an Adhimitra, 15 Shastayamsa in the decanate of a friend, 7.5 Shastayamsa in the decanate of a neutral, 3.75 Shastayamsa in the decanate of an enemy and 1,875 Shastayamsa in the decanate of Adhishatru.

(5) He gets 30 Shastayamsa in his own Saptamsa, 22.5 in the Saptamsa of Adhimitra, 15 in the Saptamsa of a friend, 7.5 in the Saptamsa of a neutral, 3.75 in the Saptamsa of an enemy and 1.875 Shastayamsa in the Saptamsa of an Adhishatru.

(6) He gets 30 Shastayamsa of strength in his own Navamsa. 22.5 in the Navamsa of an Adhimitra, 15 in the Navamsa of a friend. 7.5 in the Navamsa of a neutral, 3.75 in the Navamsa of an enemy and only 1.875 in the Navamsa of an Adhishatru.

(7) A planet gets 30 Shastayamsa of strength if he is in own Dwadasamsa, 22.5 in the Dwadasamsa of his Adhimitra, 15 in the Dwadasamsa of a friend, 7.5 in the Dwadasamsa of his neutral, 3.75 in the Dwadasamsa of his enemy and 1.875 in the Dwadasamsa of his Adhishatru.

(8) A planet gets 30 Shastayamsa in his own Trimsamsa, 22.5 in the Trimsamsa of his Adhimitra, 15 in the Trimsamsa of his friend, 7.5 in the Trimsamsa of his neutral, 3.75 in the Trimsamsa of his enemy and 1.875 in the Trimsamsa of his Adhishatru.

(9) (a) The Sun, Mars, Mercury and Saturn amongst those five whoever is in an Oja Rasi (viz. Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius) gets 15 Shastayamsa.

(b) Amongst the Moon and Venus, whoever is in Yugma (Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn or Pisces) Navamsa, gets 15 Shastayamsas.

(11) A planet in Kendra Rasi gets 1 Rupa (60 Shastayamsa). That in a Panaphara Rasi gets 30 Shastayamsa and on an Apoklima Rasi gets 15 Shastayamsa.

(12) (a) Amongst the Sun, Mars and Jupiter whoever is in the first Drekkana gets 15 Shastayamsa of strength. In other Drekkanas they get no strength at all.

(b) Amongst Saturn and Mercury, whoever is in the 2nd Drekkana, gets 15 Shastayamsa of strength.

(c) Amongst the Moon and Venus, whoever is in the last Drekkana. gets 15 Shastayamsa of strength.

These 12 combinations are known as Sthan Bala. In Sanskrit they are called, (1) Uchcha Bala, (2) — (8) Saptavarga Bala, (9) Oja Yugma Rasi Bala. (10) Oja-Yugma navamsa Bala, (11) Kendradi Bala and (12) Dreshtakana Bala.

Drik bala (Directional strength)

(a) Amongst the Sun and Mars, whoever Is the 10th Bhava madhya (South) gets 1 Rupja strength. Their strength is nil if they are located in the 4th Bhava madhya. In the intervening locations, the strength has to be calculated proportionately.

(b) Amongst the Moon and Venus, whoever is in 4th Bhava madhya (North) gets 1 Rupa of strength. Their strength is nil if they are located in the 10th Bhava madhya. In the intervening locations their strength has to be calculated proportionately.

(c) Amongst Mercury and Jupiter, whoever is in the Bhava madhya of the 1st Bhava (Lagna) (East) get 1 Rupa of strength. Their strength is nil if located in 7th Bhava madhya (West).

(d) If Saturn is in the 7th Bhava madhya, he gets 1 Rupa of strength. In the 1st Bhava madhya his strength is nil. In the intervening locations the strength has to be calculated proportionately.

Kala Bala

This is admixture of the kinds of strength as described below: —

(1) (a) The Sun, Jupiter and Venus get 1 Rupa of strength exactly at mid-noon. Exactly at mid-night they are devoid of any strength. For the intervening periods the strength has to be calculated proportionately.

(b) The Moon, Mars and Saturn get one Rupa of strength if the birth is exactly at mid-night. Exactly at mid-noon, their strength is nil. For the intervening periods, the strength has to be calculated proportionately.

(c) Mercury gets one Rupa of strength if the birth be at any time during the day time.

(2) (a) When the Sun and the Moon are at a distance of 180° from each other, the benefics get one Rupa of strength. When they are together the benefics get no strength at all. For the intervening distances, the strength has to be calculated proportionately.

The Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are benefics. Keshavi Jatak is of the view that Mercury if associated with a malefic becomes a malefic. But some Acharyas are of the view that for determining kala Bala Mercury should be treated as a benefic. We support this view.

(b) When the Sun and the Moon are In the same sign and the same degree, the malefics get 60 Shastayamsa (one Rupa of Kala Bala). If they are (the Sun and the Moon) 180° away from each other, the Kala bala of the malefics will be nil In the intervening distances, the strength is to be worked out proportionately.

The Sun, Mars and Saturn are malefics.

This strength is known as Paksha Bala which comes under the purview of Kala Bala.

(c) The Paksha Bala of the Moon should be doubled (the Moon is never retrograde. Therefore it never gets Chesta Bala. Therefore, Paksha Bala of the Moon is doubled).

(3) (a) Divide the Dinamana (the time between Sunrise and Sunset) into three parts, if the birth is during the day. If the birth be in the first part Mercury will get one Rupa of Paksha Bala. If the birth be in the second part of Dinamana, the Sun will get one Rupa of Paksha Bala. If the birth be in the 3rd part, Saturn will get one Rupa of this strength.

(b) Divide the Ratrimana (the time between Sunset and Sunrise) into three parts, if the birth be during the night. If the birth be in the first part, the Moon will get one Rupa of strength. If the birth be in the second part, Venus will get one Rupa of this strength, and if the birth be in the third part Mars will get similar quantum of strength.

(c) Jupiter will get one Rupa of this strength if the birth be at any time during the 24 hours.

(4) One year is of 360 days and one month is of 30 days Find out the day of the week from which the year commences, the lord of that day becomes the lord of the year. The lord of the year gets 15 Shastayamsa of strength.

(5) Similarly find out the day of the week from which the month commences, the lord of that day gets 30 Shastayamsa of strength.

(6) The lord of the day in which birth takes place, gets 45 Shastayamsa of strength.

(7) The planet in whose hora the birth takes place gets one Rupa of strength.

Ayana Bala

(8) From the centre line of the sky some planets are in the north. Then they are said to have northern declination. If they are in the South they are said to have southern declination. One exactly on the centre line has no declination.

(a) If the Sun, Moon, Jupiter and Venus have 24° of northern declination they get 1 Rupa of Ayana Bala. This strength is nil if they have 24° of southern declination. For the intervening declinations, the strength has to be looked proportionately.

(b) The Moon and Saturn get one Rupa of Ayana Bala when they have 24° of Southern declinations. For the intervening declinations, the strength has to be worked out proportionately.

(c) Mercury has been given special consideration in this respect. He gets 30 Shastayamsa of Ayana Bala if his declination is 0 degree. The strength increases with the increase in declination from 0°-24° and he will get one Rupa of Ayana Bala when he has 24° of northern declination. He also gets one Rupa of strength when his southern declination is 24°. For the intervening degrees of northern and southern declinations, the strength has to be calculated proportionately.

(d) The Ayan Bala obtained by the Sun is to be doubled because the Sun is always direct and never retrograde. As he does not get any Chesta Bala, his Ayana Bala is doubled.

Yudha Bala

(9) This is the ninth kind of strength under the heading 'Kala Bala'. Besides the Sun and the Moon if amongst the other planets (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn) any two be in the same Rasi, degree and minute, they are considered to be at war. For the method to work out Yudha Bala, refer to Sripati Padhati, Keshavi Jataka or Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra.

Chesta Bala

The Sun and the Moon are never retrograde in their motions. The remaining planets viz. Mars, Mercury, Jupiter. Venus and Saturn have both direct and retrograde motions. The strength which the planets obtain by virtue of their motions is called Chesta Bala (Motional strength). To work out this strength the facts regarding Mandoucha, Kshetra and Kendra etc., have to be worked out. This involves lot of arithmetical calculations. It is not possible to give those details here for lack of space. Still some information in this regard is given below —

(a) If the planet is retrograde he gets 60 Shastayamsa (one Rupa) of strength.

(b) If he is Anuvakra he gets 30 Shastayamsa of strength.

(c) If he is Vikala, he gets 15 Shastayamsa of strength.

(d) If he is in Samagama, he gets 30 Shastayamsa of strength.

(e) If he is Manda (This means motion be increasing but be less than the medium motion) and direct he gets 15 Shastayamsa of strength.

(f) If he is Mandatara (The motion be decreasing but be more than the medium motion) and direct, he gets 15 Shastayamsa of strength).

(g) If the motion be fast and be direct, he gets 45 Shastayamsa of strength.

(h) If motion be faster, and direct, he obtains 30 Shastayamsa of strength.

Naisargik Bala (Inherent strength)

This strength is inherent in the planet and never changes.

The Naisargik Bala of the Sun is 60 Shastayamsa, of the Moon 51.3, of Venus 42.85, of Jupiter 34.28, of Mercury 25.70, of Mars 17.14 and of Saturn 8.57 Shastayamsa.

Drig Bala

This kind of strength is derived from aspect. If a planet is aspected by benefics, the aspect is considered as benefic (favourable). To work out the strength of aspect, the difference in degrees etc., of the aspecting and aspected planet has to be worked out arithmetically.

If any planet is aspected by malefics, the aspect is treated as malefic (unfavourable). The strength of the aspect is to be worked out arithmetically. For details see Sripati Padhati.

Bhava Bala (The strength of houses or Bhavas)

In working out the strength of houses the strength of the following has to be calculated —

(1) The strength of the lord of the house.

(2) The Dik Bala of the house

(3) The strength of the benefic aspects.

Bhava Dik Bala

(a) Gemini, Virgo, Libra and first part of Sagittarius are biped signs. If these signs be in the Lagna, they obtain one Rupa of strength. If they be in the 7th, the strength will be nil. For the intervening houses, the strength has to be worked out proportionately.

(b) Aries, Taurus, Leo, the latter half of Sagittarius and the first half of Capricorn are quadruped signs. If they represent the 10th house, they achieve one Rupa of strength. In the 4th house, their strength will be nil. In between other houses the strength has to be calculated proportionately.

(c) Cancer and Scorpio are Keeta signs. If they represent the 7th house, they get one Rupa of strength. In the first house, their strength will be nil. For the intervening houses, the strength has to be calculated proportionately.

(d) Pisces and the latter half of Capricorn are watery signs (Jala Rasis). If they represent the fourth house, they obtain one Rupa of strength. In the 10th house their strength will be nil. For the intervening houses the strength will have to be calculated proportionately.

Auspicious and Inauspicious Drishti (as per Bold)

If there be more of benefic aspect on a house, deduct quantum of malefic aspect from it and the strength of the lord of the house and add Bhawa Dik Bala to it. The result will be the total strength of the house.

If the malefic aspects are more than the benefic aspects, deduct the quantum of the latter from that of the former. Further deduct the result from the total of the strength of the lord of the house and Bhava Dik Bala. The net result will be the strength of the house (Bhava) concerned.

Please refer to Jataka Padhati by Bhu Deva for determining the quantums of malefic and benefic aspects. Keshavi Jataka and Sripati Padhati will also be helpful.

Now we come to Shri Mantreswara's views on this subject as given in the following verses in Chapter 4 of Phaladeepika.

1. A planet is said to possess six kinds of strength which are in the following order —

(1) Kalay or temporal.

(2) Chesta Bala or motional strength.

(3) Uchcha or that derived from its exaltation position.

(4) Dik or directional strength

(5) Ayana or that derived from declination (north or south).

(6) Sthana Bala or positional strength.

Mars, the Moon and Venus are strong during the night time. Mercury is strong all the 24 hours. The rest viz., the Sun, Jupiter and Saturn are strong during the day time.

The benefics are strong during the bright half of the month (Shukla Paksha) and the malefics are strong during the dark half of the month (Krishna Paksha).

Planets when they are lords of the year, month, day and house get 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1 Rupa of strength respectively.

2. The Moon gets Chesta Bala when it is full. The Sun gets this strength when he is on the northern course. The other planets get Chesta Bala when they are in retrograde motion.

The planets are victorious in the planetary course when they are in the north and are not combust. A planet is said to possess full Uchcha Bala when he is in deep exaltation position.

As regards directional strength or Dik Bala the Sun and Mars get this strength when they are in the 10th house. Mercury and Jupiter get directional strength when they are in the 1st house (Lagna), Saturn gets this strength in the 7th house and the Moon and Venus in the 4th house.

Mercury, Saturn and the Moon get Ayana bala when they are on the Southern course. The rest are vested with Ayana bala when they are on the northern course.

3. A planet gets Sthana Bala (positional strength) according to position in his sign of exaltation, in his own sign, in his friend's sign or in the six vargas.

A planet obtains one Rupa of strength in a Kendra, 1/2 Rupa in a Panaphara house and 1/4 in an Apoklima house.

The hemaphrodite planets are strong in the middle of the sign (11° to 20°), male planets in the first part of a sign (1° to 10°) and female in the last part of the sign (21° to -30°).

Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, the Moon and the Sun are in their natural or inherent strength (Nalsarglk Bala). This means Mars is stronger than Saturn, Mercury is stronger than Mars, Jupiter is stronger than Mercury, Venus is stronger than Jupiter; the Moon is stronger than Venus and the Sun is stronger than the Moon. The Sun is the strongest and the Saturn is the weakest in inherent strength or Naisargik Bala.

4. Even if a planet be in his sign of debilitation or debilitated Navamsa, he is vested with full strength if he is retrograde and if his rays are full and brilliant.

Like the Moon, a planet will be treated as weak if his rays are eclipsed (on account of being near the Sun) even though he may be posited in his sign of exaltation, in his own or a friend's sign or Navamsa. This means that even if the Moon be in Taurus or Cancer, if she is very near or with the Sun, she will be considered weak. A debilitated Moon when she is full (on Pooran masi night) will be treated as strong. This principle applies to other planets also.

5. All planets are strong when they are posited in their sign of exaltation. The Moon is strong and auspicious when she has her full Paksha Bala. The Sun has his full Dik Bala when he is in the 10th house. The other five non-luminous planets are strong when they are retrograde.

Rahu is strong in Cancer, Taurus, Aries, Aquarius and Scorpio and Ketu is strong in Pisces, Virgo, Taurus and the latter half of Sagittarius and in Partvesha and Indrachapa when the Sun and the Moon are together in the same sign.

Notes. It will be useful to know at this stage now the position of Partvesha and Indrachapa is worked out.

(1) Add 4 Rasis 13 degrees and 20 minutes to the longitude of the Sun (Surya) Spasta. The result will be Dhooma.

(2) By deducting 12 Rasis from Dhooma we get Vyatipata.

(3) Add 6 Rasis to the longitude of Vyatipata, we will get Partvesha.

(4) By deducting 12 Rasis from the longitude of Parivesha, we will get Indrachapa.

For example at birth the Sun's longitude is 7-26°-ll'-38". (1) Longitude of the Sun

+	7-26-11-38 4-13-20
Dhooma (-)	0-9-31-38 12-0-0-0 0-9-31-38
Vyatipata (-)	11-20-28-22 11-20-28-32 6-0-0-0
Partvesha (-)	5-20-28-22 12-0-0-0 5-20-28-22
Indrachapa	6-9-31-38

6. The first house gets one Rupa of strength if it is a triped sign. If it be Vrischika it gets 1 /4 Rupa as its strength. In any other sign the strength will be 1/2 Rupa.

The strength of the Ascendant (Lagna) is equal to that of its Lord and is very powerful when the lord occupies an Upachaya house (3, 6, 10, 11). It is also very powerful when it .is aspected by its lord Jupiter or Mercury or when it is occupied by Venus and is at the same time without the conjunction or aspect of any other planet.

The day signs are strong in births during day time and the night signs in birth during night time.

7. If a planet is in his sign of exaltation he gets one Rupa of positional strength (Sthana Bala). He gets 3/4 of this strength in his Moolatrikona Rasi, 1/2 Rupa in his own sign and 1/4 Rupa in his friend's sign. He gets very little strength when he is in his enemy's sign. If a planet is in his sign of depression or is combust, he gets no positional strength at all.

8. The planets are vested with full positional strength in the Ascendant (first house), 3/4th strength in the 7th house, 1/2 in the 10th house and 1/4 in the 4th house. This is how a distinction has been drawn by the astrologers amongst the four kendras.

9. The aspect from the 7th house is the only one that should be considered as most effective in all cases. But some learneds are of the view that the special aspects of Jupiter (to the 5th and the 9th), of Mars (to the 4th and the 8th) and of Saturn (to the 3rd and the 10th) are equally competent in producing effects in all Yogas and the like.

10. The Naisargik or natural friendship and enmity etc. of the planets is more fully effective and preferable to their corresponding Tatkalik or temporal ones as the latter is only of changing nature and not of permanent one.

11. In warding off evil and in promoting auspicious effects Jupiter is the most powerful of all planets. Venus possesses half of the auspicious effects of Jupiter and Mercury possesses only half of that of Venus. But the Moon's strength is the foundation of the strength of all the planets.

Chandrakriya etc.

Now we will be demonstrating the method to work Chandrakriya, Chandra Avastha and Chandravelas specify their effects. In the assessment of a birth chart, query chart and for Muhurta, full consideration should be given to Chandrakriya, Chandra Avastha and Chandravelas. Chandrakriyas are 60 in number, Chandra Avasthas 12 and Chandravelas 36.

12. Note the Nakshatra at birth, query or Muhurta. The Ghatikas and Vighatikas which have elapsed may be converted into Vighatikas.

Divide this result by (1) 60, (2) 300 and (3) 100. The three resulting quotients are named (1) Chandrakriya, (2) chandra Avastha and (3) Chandravela respectively. Their effects are described below.

Effects of Chandrakriyas

The following are the effects of the 60 Chandrakriyas:

13-15. (1) Loss of position, (2) One practising austerities, (3) One who has bad intentions towards other persons' wives, (4) Gambler, (5) One who is mounted on a prominent elephant, (6) One who is installed on a throne, (7) A king, (8) Destroyer of enemies, (9) Commander of an army, (10) Equipped with good qualities, (11) One that is dead or without any energy, (12) One whose head is severed, (13) One who has injured head and feet, (14) One who is captured (imprisoned), (15) One who is spoilt, (16) A king. (17) One who studies the Vedas, (18) One who sleeps, (19) Virtuous, (20) One who acts according to Dharma, (21) One who belongs to a good family, (22) One who unearths a treasure, (23) One who belongs to a family of renowned and learned persons, (24) One clever in exposition, (25) Destroyer of enemies, (26) Sickly, (27) Conquered by enemies, (28) One who has left his native land, (29) A servant, (30) One whose all wealth has been destroyed, (31) A number of royal assemblies, (32) A good minister or adviser, (33) One who has become lord of other persons lands. (34) One who is faithful to his wife, (35) One who is afraid of elephants, (36) Coward, (37) One who Is very afraid, (38) One who lives in hiding. (39) One who feeds others, (40) One who falls down in a Ore, (41) One who is hungry, (42) One who is eating, (43) Wanderer, (44) Non-vegetarian, (45) One who is wounded by a weapon, (46) Married, (47) One with a ball in his hand, (48) A gambler. (49) A king, (50) One who is unhappy, (51) One who has lying on a couch, (52) One who is served by his enemies, (53) One who has friends, (54) A Yogi, (55) One who is with his wife, (56) One who is fond of sweets, (57) One who drinks milk, (58) One who performs pious deeds, (59) Healthy and (60) Happy.

Effects of Chandra Avasthas

16. The following are declared by the wise as the effects of the 12 Avasthas the Moon:

(1) Absent from one's home, (2) Favourite of a prominent king, (3) Loss of life in slavery, (4) Distinguished for becoming a ruler, (5) Equipped with qualities appropriate for his family, (6) Sickly, (7) Becoming member of a royal assembly, (8) Fear, (9) Bitten with hunger, (10) Marriage with a young maiden, (11) Ambitious to have a luxurious bed and (12) Eating good and delicious food.

Effects of Chandravelas

17-10. The following are the effects of 36 Chandravelas as declared by the wise:

(1) Headache, (2) happiness, (3) performing a yagna, (4) sitting delighted and comfortably, (5) eye diseases, (6) to be happy, (7) amusement with young damsels, (8) high fever, (9) gold ornaments, (10) having tears in the eyes, (11) taking poison, (12) cohabitation, (13) stomache ailments, (14) amusing oneself in water, merriment and painting, (15) anga. (16) dancing, (17) rating gftee, (18) sleeping, (19) to offer charities, (20) dental troubles, (21) quarrel, (22) travelling. (23) intoxication or insanity, (24) swimming, (25) opposition, (26) bathing according to will, (27) hunger, (28) fear. (29) studying shastras, (30) acting according to own will, (31) meeting friends and gossiping with them, (32) fighting, (33) sacred deeds, (34) indulging in sinful deeds, (35) perfect in cruel action, and (36) exaltation.

Notes: Now we give below ready made tables for finding out the Chandrakriyas, Chandra avasthas and Chandravelas.

Chandrakriya

60 parts of a Nakshatra to find out Chandrakriya

The stretch of a Nakshatra is 13°-20'. One sixtieth part of which will be 13'-20"

	D M S		D M S		D M S		D M S
(1)	0-13-20	(16)	3-33-20	(31)	6-53-20	(46)	10-13-20
(2)	0-26-40	(17)	3-46-40	(32)	7-6-40	(47)	10-26-40
(3)	0-40-0	(18)	4-0-0	(33)	7-20-0	(48)	10-40-0
(4)	0-53-20	(19)	4-13-20	(34)	7-33-20	(49)	10-53-20
(5)	1-6-40	(20)	4-26-40	(35)	7-46-40	(50)	11-6-40
(6)	1-20-0	(21)	4-40-0	(36)	8-0-0	(51)	11-20-0
(7)	1-33-20	(22)	4-53-20	(37)	8-13-20	(52)	11-33-20
(8)	1-46-40	(23)	5-6-40	(38)	8-26-40	(53)	11-46-40
(9)	2-0-0	(24)	5-20-0	(39)	8-40-0	(54)	12-0-0
(10)	2-13-20	(25)	5-33-20	(40)	8-53-20	(55)	12-13-20
(11)	2-26-40	(26)	5-46-40	(41)	9-6-40	(56)	12-26-40
(12)	2-40-0	(27)	6-0-0	(42)	9-20-0	(57)	12-40-0
(13)	2-53-20	(28)	6-13-20	(43)	9-33-20	(58)	12-53-20
(14)	3-6-40	(29)	6-26-40	(44)	9-46-40	(59)	13-6-40
(15)	3-20-0	(30)	6-40-0	(45)	10-0-0	(60)	13-20-0

For example in a nativity the longitude of the Moon (Chandraspasta) is 11-20-37-21 and the stretch of Revti Nakshatra being from 11-16-40 to 12-0-0:

Longitude of the Moon 11-20-37

Commencement of Revti 11-16-40

Elapsed portion of Revti 3-57-21

By referring to the above table we will find that the 17th part ended at 3-46-40 and the 18th part will end at 4-0-0. Therefore by the elapsing of 17th part the effect of its Chandrakriya viz one. Who studies vedas' will be taken into account which means that the native will be a learned person.

Chandra Avastha

For finding out Chandra Avastha the stretch of a Nakshatra has to be divided into 12 parts. Thus one part will come to 1-6-40.

	D M S		D M S		D M S
(1)	1-6-40	(5)	5-33-20	(9)	10-0- 0
(2)	2-13-20	(6)	6-40-0	(10)	11-6- 40
(3)	3-20-0	(7)	7-46-40	(11)	12-13-20
(4)	4-26-40	(8)	8-53-20	(12)	13-20- 0

For example the elapsed portion of Revti Nakshatra Is 3°-57'-21". The third part ends at 3°-20-0 The 4th part will end at 4°-26'-40". Therefore the effect of 4th part will be taken into account which is 'distinguished for becoming a ruler'.

Chandravela

For finding out the Chandravela the stretch of a Nakshatra viz 13°-20' has to be divided into 36 parts. One part will thus come to 13'-13"-20"

			DMS				DMS				DMS
	(1)		0-22-13-20		(13)		4-48-53-20		(25)		9- 15-33-20
	(2)		0-44-26-40		(14)		5-11-6-40		(26)		9-37-46-40
	(3)		1-6-40- 0		(15)		5-13-20-0		(27)		10-0-0-0
	(4)		1-28-53-20		(16)		5-55-13-20		(28)		10-22-13-20
	(5)		1-57-6-40		(17)		6-17-46-40		(29)		10-49-26-40
	(6)		2-13-20- 0		(18)		6-40-0- 0		(30)		11-6-40-0
	(7)		2-35-33-20		(19)		6-2-13-20		(31)		11-28-53-20
	(8)		2-57-46-40		(20)		7-24-26-40		(32)		11-51-6-40
	(9)		3-20-0-0		(21)		7- 46-40- 0		(33)		12-13-20-0
(10)		3-42-13-20		(22)		8-8-53-20		(34)		12-35-33-20
(11)		4-4-26-40		(23)		8-31-6-40		(35)		12-57-46-40
(12)		4-26-40-0		(24)		8-53-20-0		(36)		13-20-0-0

For example if the elapsed portion of Revati Nakshatra is 3°-57'-21". Part 10 ends 3°-42'-13"-20". Part 11 ends 4°-4'-26"-40". Therefore it falls in 11th part. The effects of this 'taking poison' which means the nature is fed up with life and wants to get rid of it.

20. The Chandrakriya, Chandra Avastha and Chandravela described above will be found very useful and effective in the case of a birth, muhurta and a quary. One ought therefore to pay particular attention to them before making any prediction.

21. Paksha Bala (fortnightly strength) is of special importance to the Moon and Sthana Bala is of some importance to the other planets. When this strength added to other kinds of strength of a planet, it will add more strength to that planet. There are many such types of strength.

Number of Bala Pinda

22. The Sun is said to be strong where he obtains 6.5 Rupas of strength. The Moon is strong with 6 Rupas, Mars with 5 Rupas, Mercury with 7 Rupas, Jupiter with 8.5 Rupas, Venus with 5.5 Rupas.

23. Saturn is declared strong with 5 Rupas of strength. If Shadbala Pinda of planet be less than the strength number given above, he will be considered weak. In this manner the strength of each planet should be taken into account before making prediction.

Notes: It has already been indicated above what should be the strength of a planet under Shad Bala scheme, to be declared strong. Now we consider it useful to describe the views of other authorities as to when he should be declared strong on the basis of the five kinds of strength viz. (1) Sthan Bala, (2) Dik Bala, (3) Chesta Bala, (4) Kala Bala and (5) Ayana Bala. We have not mentioned Naisargika Bala because it is always the same in every birth chart. The following table shows how much strength is required for the various planets to be declared strong:

Planet	Sthan	Dik	Chesta	Kala	Ayana	Total
	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS
Sun	2-45	0-35	0-50	1-52	0-30	6-32
Moon	2-13	0-50	0-30	1-40	0-40	5-53
Mars	1-16	0-30	0-40	1-7	0-20	4-13
Mercury	2-45	0-35	0-50	1-52	0-30	6-32
Jupiter	2-45	0-35	0-50	1-52	0-30	6-32
Venus	2-13	0-50	0-30	1-40	0-40	5-53
Saturn	1-36	0-30	0-40	1-7	0-20	4-13

24. To ascertain the strength of the Lagna and other house add one Rupa to the strength of the lord of the Bhava concerned. Further add to them the Dik Bala and Drig Bala of that house. The sum total would be the Bhava Bala required.

Notes: If the Bhava is aspected or associated with its lord, Jupiter. Venus or Mercury or be aspected by Jupiter or Mercury, the strength so obtained should also be taken into account in determining the strength of a house (See verse 6 of this Chapter).

Thus ends the fourth chapter on "Determination of Shadabalas" in Phaladeeplka composed by Mantreswara.

 

Chapter 5

Source of livelihood

1. Which planet helps to acquire wealth? Which planet is in the 10th to the Lagna or Moon whoever is stronger? The source of acquisition of wealth will be father if the planet be the Sun. mother if the planet be the Moon, an enemy in case of Mars, a friend in case of Mercury, a brother in case of Jupiter, a wife in case of Venus and a servant in case of Saturn.

The profession of the native will be that assigned to the lord of the Navamsa occupied by the lord of the 10th house from the Lagna, from the Moon and the Sun (severally) whoever is the strongest.

Notes — It will be seen in the verse that the source of acquisition of wealth has been limited to relations and some other persons. In ancient times when this work was written, the sources of income were limited. In modern times the situation is quite different. For example, it is stated that in case of the Sun the accrual of wealth could be from father. No doubt, the Sun governs and is significator should be taken into consideration for determining the source of income. The same could apply to other planets. For example, if there be a strong Moon in the 10th from the lagna. the income can be predicted from white coloured articles (milk, pearls, silk, white clothes etc.), from articles coming out of water, from silver, from business with foreign lands etc.

For the other part of the verse we will try to explain its meaning through a chart.

The Lagna is Leo. The Sun is in Scorpio. The Moon is in Pisces. Taurus is the sign 10th to the Lagna. Suppose the lord of this house Venus is in Libra 5 degrees. Then Venus would be in Scorpio Navamsas in Libra. The Navamsa of Scorpio falls between 3°-30' to 6°-40'. The lord of Scorpio Navamsa is Mars. Therefore, we will take that the source of livelihood (profession) would be in any of the significations of Mars.

Moon
			Lag.
	Sun	Merc.	Jup.

If the Sun be the strongest Leo will be the 10th sign and its lord is the Sun. Suppose the Sun is in Scorpio-26 degrees, he will be in Aquarius navamsa (because Aquarius Navamsa falls in 23°-20' to 26°-40' of Aquarius). Saturn will, thus, be the lord of the Navamsa of the Sun. Therefore the sources of livelihood will be in accordance with any of the characteristics and significations of Saturn.

If the Moon be stronger than the Lagna and the Sun, Sagittarius will be the sign 10th to the Moon whose lord is Jupiter. If Jupiter is in 15 degrees of Virgo, he will be in Taurus Navamsa (because in Virgo, Taurus Navamsa falls in 13°-20' to 16°-40'). The lord of this Navamsa is Venus. Therefore, the sources of livelihood will be in accordance with the characteristics and significations of Venus.

A question arises why should only the lord of the 10th house from the Lagna, the Sun and the Moon Whoever be the strongest, should be considered and why not assessment should be made from all the three Vis., the lord of the Lagna, lord of the Moon sign and the lord of the Sun sign. Many learneds are of the view that equal importance should be given to all the three lords because there are some who have only one source of income while others have varied sources of income.

2. The sources of livelihood of the native will be through fruit bearing trees, by the recitation of mantras, by fraud and cunningness, by gambling, by speaking lies, through wool, medicines and the like, by working on metals or through service under a king or respectable person, if the lord of the 10th house be placed in the Navamsa of the Sun.

3. The sources of income or livelihood will be through trade in water-products (pearls, corals etc.), agriculture and cattle breeding, pilgrimage to holy places, service under a woman and trade in drapery. If the Navamsa occupied by the lord of the 10th house is that of the Moon.

4. The sources of income or livelihood will be through metals, serving for fighting battles, cooking, lands, gold, causing troubles to others, weapons, adventure, association with wicked men, spying or through theft if the lord of the 10th house occupies the Navamsa of Mars.

5. In a nativity where the lord of the 10th house is posited in the Navamsa owned by Mercury, the earning will be through composition of poem, study of sacred scripture, by being a writer, or through clerical work or through tricks, through the knowledge of astrology, through the study of Vedas, by recitation of Mantras, through priesthood or by some pretext.

6. If the Navamsa be that of Jupiter, the sources of livelihood or earning will be through dependence on Brahmins, or through dependence on temples (serving as priests etc.) or religious Ashramas, through the beneficience of the king (Government), through study of Puranas, Shastras, or Vedas, through practicing of righteous paths and actions, or by religious instruction.

7. If the Navamsa be that of Venus, the sources of earning will be through dependence, serving a woman (she may be wife, prostitute, queen, a film actress or any other woman), through cows, buffaloes, elephants, horses, etc., through teaching music or through musical performances, by singing or dancing, through silver (sale and purchase), scents, milk, curd etc., ornaments, through silken and other expensive dress materials, by being a companion or aides of a lady of high standing, or by his poetic talents.

8. If the Navamsa be that of Saturn, the sources of income or livelihood, will be through dealing in roots and fruits, by hard physical labour, through servants or menials, rogues and through the earnings of men of low morality, through grains of bad quality, by carrying loads, by following low kind of professions, through sculpture, wooden materials, and by serving under a butcher.

9. If the lord of Navamsa be strong, there will be accrual of wealth without any obstacle or exertion. If it be weak, very little earning may be expected. The country from which the accrual of wealth will be Indicated by the sign representing the 10th house or the Navamsa occupied by the lord of the 10th house. If the sign be occupied or aspected by its lord, the source of income will be found in his own country. The same will happen when the Navamsa occupied by the lord of the 10th house by a fixed sign. If the sign of the 10th house be occupied or aspected by planet other than its lord, the person concerned will earn in the place other than his native land.

Thus ends the fifth chapter an "Profession & Livelihood" in Phaladeepika composed by Mantreswara.

 

Chapter 6

YOGAS

1. If Mars occupies Aries or Scorpio (his own signs), or Capricorn (his sign of exaltation), identical with a kendra, the yoga so formed is known as Ruchaka.

If Mercury occupies Gemini (his own sign) or Virgo (his sign of exaltation) identical with a kendra, the Yoga so formed is called Bhadra Yoga.

If Jupiter occupies Sagittarius or Pisces (his own sign) or Cancer (his sign of exaltation) identical with a kendra, the Yoga arising from such a disposition is known as Hamsa Yoga.

If Venus occupies Taurus or Libra (his own sign) or Pisces (his sign of exaltation) identical with a kendra, the Yoga so formed is called Malavya Yoga.

If Saturn occupies Capricorn or Aquarius (his own sign) or Libra (his sign of exaltation), the Yoga so formed is known as Sasa Yoga.

Nates - These five Yogas have been named as Pancha Mahapurusha Yogas. Jataka Parijata has defined these Yogas as under :-

"According as Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus or Saturn possessing the greatest strength and occupying a kendra is in Moolatrikona, Swakshetra or Swochcha, the resulting Rajayogas will be named Ruchaka, Bhadra, Hamsa, Malavya and Sasa the beautiful"

According to Saravali "Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury remaining in their respective own houses or exaltation signs, identical with kendra cause Malavya, Ruchaka, Sasa, Hamsa and Bhadra Yogas respectively"

But it is imperative that Yogas will give the promised effects only when the Lagna or the Moon and the Yoga forming planets are without blemish. In other words they are vested with strength and are not associated with or in conjunction with malefics, are not combust and not placed between malefics.

As the names of Yogas denote the presons with such Yogas at birth become Mahapurushas or illustrious persons. We have also found that the many of the noted politicians and administrators had one or more of such yogas present in their birth charts, some illustrative birth charts are given below :

2. The person born in Ruchaka Yoga has a long face. He acquires wealth by performing coura­geous deeds. He will be full of valour and powerful, will conquer his enemies and will be arrogant. He will become famous by virtue of merits and will be commander of an army and will be successful in all his ventures.

The person with Bhadra Yoga at birth will be longlived. He will be intelligent, will be clean (pure thoughts and clean body), praised by learned persons, very rich and prosperous and eloquent in his speeches.

Moon Saturn	Mars		Ketu
Jupiter	Stalin Ruchaka and Malavya Yogas
Sun Rahu	Mercury	Venus Lagna

3. The person born with Hamsa Yoga at birth, will be a king, a high political or gvernment dignitary respected by good people. He will have in his hands and feet marks of Conch, Lotus, Fish and Ankusha. His body will be beautiful, will eat delicious food and will be virtuous.

The person born in MaJavya Yoga will have strong limbs, will be very rich, blessed with wife and children and good fortune. He will be prosperous, will enjoy pleasures of life, will possess good vehicles and become renowned and learned. He will have imperturbed senses.

4. The person with Sasa Yoga at birth will be acclaimed by all, have good servants, will be strong, will be the head of a village or a king. He will be wicked by nature and will associate with women not his own. He will be inclined to use other's wealth and will be happy.

These five yogas reckoned from the Lagna as well as from the Moon and will be found effective from both the places. They bestow on the native an empire and perfection. The person with one such yoga will be fortunate, with two such yogas will be equal to a king, with three he will be a king, four such yogas will make him a sovereign of sovereigns (Emperor) and with five such yogas the person will be superior to an Emperor.

	Dr. Radha Krishnan		Rahu Venus
Ketu			Sun Moon
	Mars	Mercury Jupiter Saturn

Moon	Sun Mercury Venus	Mars	Ketu
	Moti Lal Nehru Hamsa Yoga		Lagna Jupiter
			Saturn
Rahu

5. Three yogas, viz, Sunapha, Anapha and Durudhara are formed when the planets occupy the 2nd and 12th houses reckoned from the Moon. There will be Kemadruma yoga if the above three Yogas are absent. Some learneds are of the opinion that there will be Kemadruma Yoga if (1) When a Kendra or the Moon is associated with a planet (2) When there is a planet in a Kendra from the Moon.

Notes — According to Saravali Kemadruma Yoga is formed if at least one of the said three yogas (viz., Sunapha, Anapha and Durudhara) is not present or if the Moon's angles (Kendras) are devoid of angles or if she is unaspected by all the planets. Such yoga causes extreme difficulties.

			Rahu
	Jawahar Lal Nehru Malavya Yoga		Moon
			Saturn
Jupiter Ketu	Sun	Mercury Venus	Mars

According to Hora Sara (an ancient treatise on Astrology by Prithuyasas) the Anapha, Sunapha and Durudhara Yogas will not put to effect if the Moon's or Lagna's angles are not occupied. In such case, the Yoga arising is called Kemadruma which makes even a king beg. To explain this further it may be said that for obtaining Kemadruma, the Moon should not have a planet on either side or with it. The Sun's presence and of course that of nodes, will not nullify the Kemadruma Yoga. But if there is a planet in any of the Moon angles or from the angles of Lagna, or if the Moon herself angular to the Lagna, the Kemadruma Yoga does not exist.

Rahu	Lagna	Moon
	Sardar Patel Sasa and Ruchaka Yogas
Mars Saturn
		Sun Merc. Jup.Ven	Ketu

There are other kinds of Kemadruma Yogas mentioned in Jataka Parijata which are as follows :-

(1) The Moon in Lagna or the 7th but not aspected by Jupiter.

(2) All the planets devoid of strength and less Bindus in Ashtakavarga.

(3) The Moon in case of a night birth if in fall or in enemy's Rasi/Navamsa and aspected by the 10th lord.

(4) The Moon in Scorpio Navamsa joining a malefic and aspected by Lagna lord.

(5) The waning Moon in Neecha Rasi for a night birth. As regards Anapha, Sunapha and Durudhara Yogas according to Saravali by all possible permutations and transmutations, one can see 30 kinds of Sunapha yoga, 30 kinds of Anapha and 180 kinds of Durudhara yogas. For details please consult English translation and commentary of Saravali published by Ranjan Publications.

6. The person with Sunapha Yoga at birth will be a monarch or his equal with self acquired property and respected and renounced for his intellectual ability and riches. The person born with Anapha Yoga will be powerful, will enjoy good health and will have sweet temperament. He will be famous and all worldly comforts will be available to him. He will be well dressed contented and happy.

7. The native with Durudhara Yoga will enjoy all comforts of life as may become available to a ruler and will own abundant wealth and vehicles. He will be generous and will be attended to by faithful servants.

One born under Kemadruma Yoga even if he belongs to a royal family, will become unknown and will lead a miserable life. He will be addicted to immoral ways, will face poverty, will be a menial and will be wickedly disposed.

8. If benefic planets other than the Moon (and the nodes) are posited in the 2nd, the 12th and both the Bhavas from the Sun, the Yogas so formed are known as Subhavesi, Subhavasi and Subhobhayachari respectively. But if the planets forming the Yogas are malefics, the yogas so formed are called Papavesi, Papavasi, and Papobhayachari respectively.

When the 12th and 2nd from the Lagna are occupied by benefics, the Yoga so formed is called Subhakartari. If these houses are occupied by malefics the resultant yoga is called Papakartari.

If benefics without being aspected by malefics occupy the 2nd house from the Lagna, the Yoga so arising is known as Susubha.

Notes — In most of the authoritative works of Hindu Astrology differendation lias been made between malefics and benefics in forming Subhavesi, Subhavasi and Subhobhayachari Yogas. According to them —

(1) The yoga is called Subhavesi if amongst Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, any of them is in the 2nd to the Sun.

(2) The Yoga is known as Subhavasi if any amongst the planets mentioned above is in the 12th to the Sun.

(3) If any or more of the above planets are in the 2nd and 12th the Yoga is known as Ubhayachari Yoga.

But as will be seen from verse 8, Shri Mantreswara has made a definite and clear distinction between the Yogas formed by benefics and those formed by malefics. We feel that Mantreswara's views are very logical and therefore correct.

9. The person with Subhavesi Yoga at birth will be very good looking, happy, meritorious, valiant, a king and virtuous. The person with Subhavasi Yoga will be renowned, dear to all, and very rich and prosperous. He will be governed and will be liked by the king. The native having Subhobhayachari Yoga in his birth chart will have an attractive body, will be soft spoken, will delight the world, will be eloquent, renowned and wealthy.

10. The person with Asubhavesi Yoga at birth will unfairly defame others, will not be beautiful and will move in the company of low and wicked people. The person with Asubhavasi Yoga will be dishonest, harsh and abusive in speech and will associate with wicked people. He will be unvirtuous though he will have knowledge of Shastras and Scriptures. The person born in Asubhobhayachari yoga will suffer mentally due to dishonour in public and will be devoid of wealth and fortune.

11. Subhakartari Yoga at birth will make a person longlived, fearless, healthy and without enemies. Papakartari Yoga will make the person miserable, bereft of wife and children. He will have defective limbs and will have a short life.

Notes — Saravali which makes no differences between Subhavesi and Subhavasi and Asubhavesi and Asubhavasi Yogas has given effects of different planets forming Vesi and Vasi and Ubhayachari Yogas. According to Saravali should Jupiter cause Vesi Yoga, the native will accumulate money, be learned and be good-treated. If Venus produces this yoga, the person will be timid, will face obstacles in his missions, will have pleasant (swift) movements and will be defeated. Mercury's participation Indicates that native will be a servant, will suffer penury, be soft-spoken and be modest. He will be bashful. Mars denotes that native will resort to base means but will be helpful to others. If it is Saturn that causes vesi yoga, one will join others' wives, will be wicked, will resemble an old person in appearence, will be fraudulent in disposition and be contemptuous. He will, however, have wealth.

If Jupiter should cause vasi yoga, the native will possess courage, strength and wisdom. He keeps up his word. In the case of Venus, the person will be valorous, famous, virtuous and reputed. Mercury emanating this Yoga will make one speak sweetly. He will be beautiful and will obey other's orders. The Vasi Yoga caused by Mars indicates that the subject will be victorious in war, will be famous and will own fortunes. If the Yoga is caused by Saturn, the native will be businessman, wicked, will steel others' money, will hate elders and will be husband of a pious woman.

12. The person born with Amala Yoga at birth will be virtuous, will have faith in religion, will be happy, fortunate, will be honoured by the king, have an amiable nature and will always have a smile on his face.

Notes — Amala Yoga is formed when there is a benefic planet in the 10th. house from the Lagna or the Moon.

13. The effects of Susubha, Subha Kartari and Subha Vest and other Yogas would be the same as they are caused by benefics in case of Suhapha and other Yogas. The reverse would be the effects in case of Asubha, Papakartari and other Yogas caused by malefics.

14. Mahabhagya Yoga is caused In the case of a male if the birth is during the day (between sunrise and sunset). If the Ascendant, the Sun and the Moon are In odd signs (viz., Aries, Gemini, Leo. Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius).

Mahabhagya Yoga will arise in the case of a female if the birth is during the night time (after sunset and before sunrise) when the Ascendant, the Sun and the Moon are in even signs (viz., Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio. Capricorn and Pisces). In this connection see the horoscope of Indira Gandhi who was born at night.

Kesari Yoga is caused when in a birth chart the Moon is in a Kendra position to Jupiter.

The Moon in the 12th, 8th or 6th house from Jupiter causes Sakata Yoga. The Sakata Yoga is cancelled if the Moon be in a Kendra position from the Ascendant (lagna).

		Jupiter	Ketu
			Lagna Saturn
Moon			Mars
Venus Rahu	Sun Mercury

The Adhama, Sama and Varishtha Yogas are formed when the Moon is respectvely in a Kendra, a Panaphara and an Apoklima house reckoned from the Sun.

15. The person with Mahabhagya Yoga will be immensely popular In the public, will be very generous in giving gifts and will possess a very high reputation. He will be a ruler of the earth, will have a life span of 80 years and will be of spotless character. A female born with this Yoga will be exceedingly fortunate and possess sweet manners.

Notes — In the case of Shrimati Indira Gandhi whose horoscope we have given above, all the above effects were experienced by her in her life time except that her husband was longlived. That was due to other adverse planetary dispositions in her horoscope.

16. The person with Kesari Yoga will destroy his enemies like a lion. He will address assembly with wisdom and in a noble manner. He will be passionate and emotional in his behaviour. He will enjoy a long life and will attain a high reputation and will be intelligent. He will achieve every thing by his own valour.

17. The person with Sakata Yoga at birth will be unhappy and unfortunate. He will be unable to achieve any fame and will lead an ordinary life. Sometimes his luck dawns and at other times it fades away.

This is the horoscope of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. There is Sakata Yoga as the Moon is in the 6th house from Jupiter but Sakata Yoga gets concelled as the Moon is in a Kendra from the Lagna (in the Lagna itself).

			Rahu
			Lagna Moon
			Saturn
Jupiter Ketu	Sun	Venus Mercury	Mars

18. The person born with Varishta Yoga, will be wealthy, will possess vehicles, will achieve fame, will enjoy happiness, will acquire knowledge and will have intellectual equipment, modesty, ability, learning and will be generous. The effects will be of a medium nature in Sama Yoga and very little in Adhama Yoga.

19. Vasumati Yoga is formed when all the benefic planets occupy upachaya houses (3, 6, 10, 11) from the Lagna or the Moon.

Amala yoga is formed when benefics occupy the 10th house reckoned from the Lagna or the Moon.

If the lords of the signs occupied by the Lagna and the Moon be together in a Kendra or be in the house of an Adhimitra and a planet endowed with strength aspects the Lagna, the planetary disposition so formed is known as Pushkala yoga.

20. The person born with Vasumati yoga will always remain at his house (perhaps this means that he will not go out of his native land) and he will be very wealthy.

The person born with Amala yoga will possess lands, will be wealthy, will be blessed with sons and will be famous, prosperous and wise.

The native of Pushkala yoga will be reverred by kings, will be renowned and wealthy and will wear expensive clothes and ornaments. He will be fortunate, will be a lord of many men and achieve a high status.

21. If all the planets in regular order are in the 5th, 6th and 7th houses, the yoga is known as Subnamala. If the planets should occupy the 8th, 6th and 12th houses, the yoga will become Asubhamala.

If Venus and the lord of 9th occupy their own or exaltation houses identical with Trikona or Kendra, the yoga so formed is called Lakshmi Yoga. If the Moon be in his own or exaltation house identical with Kendra or Trikona and be aspected by Jupiter, the resulting Yoga is called Gouri Yoga.

22. The person with Sumala Yoga at birth will be an administrator or high official, will be reverred by king and will indulge in pleasures of life. He will be generous, will be helpful to others and will be devoted to his kinsmen. He will be brave and will be blessed with a virtuous wife and sons.

23. The person with Asubhamala Yoga at birth will be way ward, will be unhappy, will torture or kill others, will be timid and ungrateful, will not pay respect to Brahmins, will be unpopular and quarrelsome.

24. The native with Lakshmi Yoga will be constantly engaged in enjoyment with a woman of noble temperament. He will be brilliant. He will be capable of providing protection to his men and will be a favourite of Goddess Lakshmi (very wealthy). He will be free from diseases. He will enjoy rides in beautiful palanquines, horses or elephants (He will have the privilege of travelling in luxurious conveyances). He will be generous in gifts and will be a capable ruler favourite of his subjects.

25. The native with Gouri Yoga will have a beautiful body and will be a friend of the king. He will possess good qualities and will be blessed with sons. He will belong to an illustrious family. His face will be like a lotus. He will be praised for his successes (over enemies).

26-27. If Mercury, Jupiter and Venus be in Kendra or Trikona from the lagna or be in the 2nd house and Jupiter be in his own sign, friend s sign or in his sign of exaltation, the planetary combination so formed is called Saraswati yoga. The horoscope of Moti Lai Nehru illustrates Saraswati Yoga.

Moon		Mars	Ketu
			Lagna Jupiter
Sun Mercury Venus			Saturn
Rahu

In this Jupiter, Mercury and Venus are in Kendra and Jupiter with Digbala is exalted in Lagna, forming a perfect Saraswati Yoga.

The Native with Saraswati Yoga at bith will be highly Intelligent. He will be very competent in composing prose, drama, poetry and will be learned in Alankar Shastra and Mathematics. He will be skilled in poetry, in narrative composition and in the exposition of sacred texts'. His fame will spread over the three worlds. He will be extremely wealthy and will be blessed with wife and children. He will be fortunate and will be reverred by the greatest of the kings.

28. If the Lord of the Lagna. the Sun and the Moon being in their sign of exaltation, own sign or a friend's sign, occupy kendra or trikona, the yoga so formed is called Srikantha Yoga.

If Venus, the lord of the 9th and Mercury be in similar position, the yoga formed is known as Srinatha Yoga.

If Jupiter, the lord of the 5th and Saturn be similarly disposed, the yoga so formed is termed as Virinrhi Yoga.

29. The person with Srikantha Yoga at birth will wear Rudraksha rosaries and his body will look white shining by besmearing the sacred ashes. He will be very liberal and will be constantly in meditation of Lord Shiva. He will regularly and rigidly perform the prescribed rites and will submerge himself in the worship of Lord Shiva. He will be a friend of the virtuous and will have no animosity against any other religious belief. He will become influential and his heart will be enlightened by the worship of Lord Shiva.

30. The native of Srinatha Yoga will be wealthy, splendorous and soft spoken. His Manner of speaking will be pleasant and witful. He will have in his body marks of Lord Narayana (such as conch, chakra, etc.). He will, along with other devotees or virtuous persons, be engaged in the recitations of religious songs about greatness of Narayana. He will be devotee of Vishnu. He will be respected by other persons. He will be very handsome and attractive and others are pleased in coming in contact with him. He will be blessed with a virtuous wife and noble sons (children).

31. The person with Virinchi Yoga at birth will be extremely intelligent. He will be fully absorbed in the knowledge of Brahm. He will never deviate from the code of conduct prescribed by the Vedas. He will be full of good qualities and will always be happy at heart. He will have many distinguished disciples. He will be sweet and noble in his speech and will be blessed with much wealth, wife and children. He will shine with spiritual luster. He will be long-lived, will have complete control over his senses and will be revered by kings.

32. When two lords of different houses mutually interchange places, that is, they occupy the house of each other, such a disposition of planets is known as Parivartana yoga. The interchanges of the pairs of the bhava lords will number 66 beginning from the Lagna and ending with the 12th. Out of these 66 parivartana Yogas, 30 are caused by the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th and are called Dalnya yogas. 8 such Parivartana Yogas are caused by the lord of the 3rd and are termed as Kahala yogas. The remaining 28 are known as Maha Yogas.

Notes — Following are the details of the yogas mentioned above.

28. Maha Yogas: (1) The lord of the Lagna in the 2nd and the lord of the 2nd in Lagna, (2) the lord of the Lagna in the 4th and the lord of the 4th in Lagna, (3) the Lord of the Lagna in the 5th and the lord of the 5th in Lagna, (4) the lord of the Lagna in the 7th and the Lord of the 7th in Lagna, (5) the Lord of the Lagna in the 10th. and the Lord of the 10th in the Lagna, (7) the lord of the Lagna in the 11th and the lord of the 11th in the Lagna, (8) the lord of the 2nd in the 4th and the lord of the 4th in the 2nd, (9) the lord of the 2nd in the 5th and the lord of the 5th in the 2nd, (10) the lord of the 2nd in the 7th and the lord of the 7th in the 2nd, (11) the lord of the 2nd in the 9th and the lord of the 9th in the 2nd. (12) the lord of the 2nd in the 10th and the lord of the 10th in the 2nd, (13) the lord of the 2nd in the 11th and the lord of the 11th the 2nd, (14) the lord of the 4th in the 5th and the lord of the 5th in the 4th (15) the lord of 4th in the 7th and the lord of the 7th in the 4th. (16) the lord of the 4th in the 9th and the lord of the 10th in the 4th, (17) the lord of 4th in the 11th and the lord of 11th in the 4th, (19) the lord of the 5th in the 7th and the lord of the 7th in the 5th, (20) the lord of the 5th in the 9th and the lord of the the 9th in the 4th, (17) the Lord of the 4th in the 10th and the lord of 9th in the 5th, (21) the lord of the 5th in the 10th and the lord of the 10th in the 5th. (22) the lord of the 5th in the 11th and the lord of the 11th in the 5th. (23) the lord of the 7th in the 9th and the lord of 9th in the 7th. (24) the lord of the 7th in the 10th and the lord of 10th in the 7th. (25) the lord of 7th in the 11th and the lord of the 11th in the 7th, (20) the lord of the 9th in the 10th and the lord of the 10th in the 9th, (27) the lord of the 9th in the 11th and the lord of the 11th in the 9th (28) the lord of the 10th in the 11th and the lord of the 11th in the 10th.

30. Dainya Yogas:

(1) The lord of the 6th in the Lagna and the lord of Lagna in the 6th, (2) the lord of the 6th in the 2nd and the lord of the 2nd in the 6th, (3) the lord of the 6th in the 3rd and lord of the 3rd in the 6th, (4) the lord of the 6th in the 4th and the lord of the 4th in the 6th, (5) the lord of the 6th in the 5th and the lord of the 5th in the 6th, (6) the lord of the 6th in the 7th and the lord of the 7th in the 6th, (7) the lord of the 6th in the 8th and the lord of the 8th in the 6th, (8) the lord of the 6th in the 9th and the lord of the 9th in the 6th, (9) the lord of the 6th in the 10th and the lord of 10th in the 6th, (10) the lord of 6th in the 11th and the lord of the 11th in the 6th, (11) the lord of the 6th in the 12th and the lord of the 12th in the 6th. (12) The lord of the 8th in Lagna and the lord of Lagna in the 8th. (13) the lord of the 8th (14) the lord of the 8th in 3rd and the lord of the 3rd in the 8th, (15) the lord of the 8th in the 4th and the lord of the 4th In the 8th, (16) the lord of the 8th in the 5th and the lord of the 5th In the 8th. (17) the lord of 8th In the 7th and the lord of 7th in the 8th, (18) the lord of the 8the In the 9th and the lord of the 9th in the 8th, (19) the lord of the 8th in the 10th and the lord of the 10th in the 8th, (20) the lord of the 8th in 11th and the lord of the 11th in the 8th, (21) the lord of the 8th in the 12th and the lord of 12th in the 8th, (22) the lord of the 12th in the Lagna and the lord of the Lagna in the 12th, (23) the lord of the 12th in the 2nd and the lord of the 2nd in the 12th, (24) the lord of the 12th in the 3rd and the lord of the 3rd in the 12th. (25) the lord of the 12th in the 4th and the lord of the 4th in the 12th, (26) the lord of the 12th in the 5th and the lord of the 5th in the 12th (27) the lord of the 12th in the 7th and the lord of the 7th in the 12th, (28) the lord of 12th, (29) the lord of 12th in the 10th.and lord of the 10th in the 12th, (30) the lord of the 12th in the 11th and the lord of the 11th in the 12th.

8. Kahala Togas:

(1) The Lord of the Lagna in the 3rd and the lord of the 3rd in the Lagna, (2) the lord of the 2nd in the 3rd and the lord of the 3rd in the 2nd. (3) the lord of the 4th in the 3rd and the lord of the 3rd in the 4th (4) the lord of the 5th in the 3rd and the lord of the 3rd in the 5th, (5) the lord of the 7th in the 3rd and the lord of the 3rd in the 7th. (6) the lord of the 9th in the 3rd and the lord of the 3rd in the 9th, (7) the lord of the 10th in the 3rd and the lord of the 3rd in the 10th. and (8) the lord of the 11th in the 3rd and the lord of the 3rd in the 11th.

33. The person with Dainya Yoga at birth will be a fool, will revile others and indulge in sinful deeds. He is always in trouble from his enemies. He will speak harshly and will not have a stable mind. He will encounter obstacles in all his ventures.

The native with Kahala Yoga will occasionally be haughtly and sometimes sweet in his speech. There will be occasions when he will be very prosperous and then will be driven to poverty, unhappiness and misery.

34. Person born with Mahayoga will have the beneficence of the Goddess Sri and will be adorned with expensive and beautiful clothes and ornaments. He is reverred and honoured by the king. He will hold a high position and will be rewarded of authority by the king, He will be blessed with sons and fully enjoy wealth and conveyances.

Here is the horoscope of Smt. Indira Gandhi. Here there are interchanges of houses: —

(1) The lord of the Lagna is in the 7th and the lord of the 7th is in the Lagna.

(2) The lord of the 2nd is in the 5th and the lord of the 5th is in the 2nd.

(3) The lord of the 11th is in the 6th and the lord of the 6th is in the 11th.

		Jupiter	Ketu
			Lagna Saturn
Moon			Mars
Rahu Venus	Sun Mercury

(1) and (2) are Maha Yogas and (3) is Dainya Yoga The effects of these Yogas were fully realised by the native in her life.

Notes - Here it would be relevant to mention that in khand 4 sloka 22 in Uttarakalamrit, the exalted results given for mutual interchange of lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th houses are quite reverse of the effects given in Phaladeepika. The sloka in Uttarakalamrit is as under.

This means that (1) If the lord of the 8th is in the 12th or 6th, (2) if the lord of the 6th is in the 8th or 12th. (3) if the lord of the 12th is in the 8th or 6th. (4) the three lords may be in the signs of each other or be aspected by each other and (5) if they are not associated with or aspected by the lords of any other houses (in other words they may have nothing to do with the lords of any other houses), the person born in such a Yoga will be very prosperous and a king of kings.

This is known as Vipareeta Raja Yoga which means that the planets who normally give adverse effect, give excellent results.

However, there is some difference between the Yogas given above and those mentioned in Phaladeepika. In Phaladeepika Dainya Yogas (by the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th) are caused by interchanges of two planets only amongst the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th, while in Uttarkalamrita the effects are given of the placement of the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th in Dusthanas or of their association with or aspect by each other and be unrelated top lords of any other houses.

Lagna
Sun
			Mars
		Saturn

35. Note in the birth chart where the lord of the Lagna is posited, and where the lord of the sign occupied by the lord of Lagna is placed. If the lord of this sign is in his sign of exaltation or own identical with kendra or trikona, the Yoga so formed is termed as Kahala Yoga See this birth chart as an example.

In this example horoscope lord of the Lagna is Mars. He is in Leo (5th house) Lord of 5th house (Leo) the Sun is in the 1 It in Aquarius. Saturn, the lore, of Aquarius, is in 7th a kendra, in his own sign of exaltation. This is how Kahala Yoga is formed.

If the lord of the sign in which the Lord of Lagna is posited, be in his sign of exaltation, of own sign identical with kendra or trikona, the Yoga so arising is known as Parvata Yoga.

In this example horoscope the lord of the Lagna. Mars is posited in Sagittarius (9th house). Lord of the 9th house Jupiter is in the 4th (a Kendra) in his sign of exaltation causing Parvata Yoga.

	Lagna
			Jupiter
Mars

36. The person with Kahala Yoga at birth will be prosperous, noble, benevolent, kind and propitious. He will be very popular in the public.

The person born with Parvata Yoga will always be wealthy and happy. He Will perfrom acts which will afford by lasting benefit to others (like construction of Dharmashalas, hospitals, temples, reservoirs, etc.). He will become the ruler of the Earth.

			L
Sun Rahu			Jup
Ven Mars Mercury			Moon Ketu
		Sat

This is the horoscope of Shri Morarji Desai former Prime Minister of India. The Lord of the Lagna Mercury is in Capricorn (8th House). The Lord of the 8th house Saturn is exalted in the 5th causing Parvata Yoga.

37. The conjunction or association of the lords of 9th and the 10th house in any auspicious house consitutes Raja Yoga.

If the lords of a Kendra and Trikona are similarly placed (that is, they occupy together an auspicious house), the Yoga so formed is called Shankha Yoga.

38. The person with Raja yoga will be a king or equal to a king. When sets out on a journey he will be greeted by bands like Bheri and sounds of Conch etc. He will have a Royal Umbrella over his head and will be accompanied by elephants, horses, and palanquins etc. Bards and minstrels will recite poems in his praise, He will be presented gifts by eminent persons.

The person born with Shankha Yoga will enjoy all comforts in the company of many beautiful women.

39-41 (1) When the seven planets from Sun to Saturn occupy seven separate signs the Yoga so arising is known as Vallaki. This is also called Veena Yoga. The person born in this Yoga is fond of dancing, singing and playing on musical instrumets and is wealthy.

(2) When all the seven planets are in six signs, they form Dharma Yoga. The person born with this Yoga will be generous, a king and benefactor.

(3) When all the seven Planets are confined to five signs only, they give rise to Hasha Yoga. The person born with this Yoga indulges in enjoyment of life, is wealthy and of good conduct and has relatives.

(4) When all the seven planets are placed in four signs only, they form Kendra Yoga. The person with this yoga at birth will acquire wealth and agricultural lands.

(5) When all the planets are disposed in three signs only, the resulting yoga is known as Shula Yoga. The person with this yoga at birth is wrathful, of violent disposition and poor.

(6) If all the seven planets are posited in two signs only, they give rise to Yuga Yoga. The person with this Yoga In his birth chart will be heretical and without wealth.

(7) If all the seven planets are disposed in one sign, they form Gola Yoga. The person born with this Yoga will be Indolent, shortlived, without wealth, sinful and will associate with low type of persons. Such a person will not be a skillful artisan.

42. When the benefic planets occupy the 6th, 7th and 8th places from the Lagna or the Moon, the Yoga so formed is called Adhiyoga.

The person born with Adhiyoga is a commander (Superintendent of Police or Commander of an army), a minister or a ruler (of a District or State). He will be renowned, prosperous, wealthy, longlived and large souled.

This is the horoscope of Sardar Patel. In this Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are in the 7th from the Lagna and in the 6th from the exalted Moon.

There is both Lagnadhiyoga and Chandradhiyoga.

Rahu	L	Moon
Mars Sat
		Sun Merc Jup Ven	Ketu

Notes— Some authors are of the view that for the Adhiyoga (from the Moon or the Lagna) all the three houses viz.,'the 6th, 7th and 8th should be occupied by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus. None of them should be vacant but this is not correct. Shruti Kirti has pronounced that according to Vyas and other ancient sages Mercury, Jupiter and Venus may be separately In the three houses or two may be in one house and the third may be in any other house (amongst 6,7 and 8) and all the three may be together in any of these three houses to meet the requirements of these three houses to form this yoga.

43. The further effects of the Adhiyoga are that the native will become lord of men, will always be wealthy, will have a large number of kinsmen and whom he will feed and will be victorious over his enemies.

44-56. (1) benefics occupy or aspect the Lagna and the lord of Lagna not being combust be posited in an auspicious house in his sign of exaltation or own sign, the resulting planetary disposition is called Chamara Yoga. The person with this yoga at birth grows (progresses) in prosperity like the Moon of the bright half of the month and well behaved. He is wealthy, renowned, longlived and lord of men.

(2) If the 2nd house is occupied or aspected by benefic planet and the lord of 2nd house not being combust is posited in an auspicious house in his sign of exaltation or in his own sign, the resulting Yoga is Dhenu Yoga, the person born with this yoga will be well equipped with gold, wealth, grains, and precious stones, and will be equal to king of kings.

(3) If the third house is occupied or aspected by benefic planets and the lord of the third house not being combust, is in an auspicious house, in his sign of exaltation or in his own sign, the yoga so formed is known as Shaurya yoga.

The person born with Shaurya Yoga has younger brothers devoted to him. The younger brothers will attain glory and will be brave and valiant and will be endowed with admiration of others. His nature will be adorned like Shri Rama, he will be engrossed in state affairs, will be loved by everybody and will be very renowned.

(4) If the fourth house is similarly disposed the Yoga formed is known as Jaladhi. The person born with this Yoga will be rich in cattle wealth and grains. He will own a beautifully constructed mansion full of relatives. He will have an excellent wife, gems, clothes, ornaments and will attain a high and respectable status. He will be blessed with everlasting happiness. He will own elephants, horses, palanquins etc., and will be reverred by the king. He will be devoted to Brahmins and gods and construct wells and reservoirs by the road side for the benefit of others.

(5) Similar disposition of the 5th house gives rise to Chhattra Yoga. The person born with Chhattra yoga will lead a very happy family life, will be very fortunate and will enjoy happiness from children, will be wealthy and renowned with eloquent speech. He will possess a sharp intellect and will become a minister of the king. He will be honoured by the king and will be respected by others.

(6) Similar disposition of the 6th house causes Astra yoga. The person born with Astra yoga will be capable of conquering very powerful enemies. He will be cruel in his disposition and arrogant. He will have bruised limbs but a strong body. He will be quarrelsome.

Notes — Normally the 6th house is treated as Dusthana (bad house); but if the lord of the sixth be in the sixth, he improves the effects of the 6th house. It is generally said by the astrological pandits that malefics do good if they are posited in the 6th house. The reason for this can be that the 6th house is 'Shatru sthana'. Malefics will destroy the enemies. It is also believed that Mars, Saturn and Rahu are good in the 3rd, 6th and 11th. The reason for this is also the same, namely, the malefic will destroy enemies and diseases. Now we come to Shri Mantreshwarar's views. According to him the lord of a house gives good effects when he is vested with strength. This is unobjectionable but he has also expressed the opinion that if lord of a Dusthana is posited in another dustnana he does good. This has been described in Verse 57 of this very chapter. Another thing is that benefics do good to the house where they are posited. Similarly the aspect of benefics improves the effects of the aspected house.

(7) If there be similar disposition of the 7th house, the Yoga arising is called Kama yoga. The person with Kama yoga at birth will have nothing to do with other people's wives. His good qualities will enable him to surpass his father and he will be very prosperous.

(8) With similar disposition of the 8th house, the yoga-formed is known as Astra yoga. The person with this yoga will disturb others in their work and will become a talebearer. He will be selfish, poor and have forbidden cravings. He will indulge in mean doings and will untimately suffer for his unwanted doings.

(9) The 9th house disposed in the same manner gives rise to Bhagya Yoga. The person who has his birth in the Bhagya yoga will move in palanquins (excellent vehicles) in the midst of sounds of musical instruments (bands, drums etc.) and with chowries waving to and fro. He will always be equipped with wealth and will observe a righteous code of conduct. Gods and Brahmins will be pleased with him for his devotion and virtues. He win make his family illustrious and will have a lowering disposition.

(10) The disposition in similar manner in the 10th will cause Khyati Yoga. The person born with Khayti yoga at his birth will become a king who will protect his good subjects by following a code of conduct approved by all. He will have sons, friends, wife and will be very wealthy, prosperous and famous.

(11) The disposition in the same way of the 11th will give rise to Parijata Yoga. The person born with the Parijata Yoga will always be celebrating on some account or other. He will become a king and will also be the owner of much hoarded wealth. He will have a large family and will be fond of hearing songs of great people. He will be learned and always engaged in performing auspicious functions.

(12) The 12th house so disposed will cause Musala Yoga. The person born with Musala Yoga will accumulate wealth with great difficulty. He will suffer humiliation. His wealth will be tnstable. His expenditure will be only for legitimate purposes. He will be stupid and of unsteady mind and he will go to heaven after his death.

57. If the lords of the houses from the Lagna onwards are in the 6th, 8th or the 12th. or If the houses are occupied or aspected by malefics, 12 kinds of yogas are formed from the houses commencing from the Lagna. They are respectively—

(1) Ava Yoga, (2) Nisswa Yoga, (3) Mriti Yoga, (4) Kuhu Yoga, (5) Pamara Yoga, (6) Harsha Yoga, (7) Dushkriti Yoga, (8) Sarala Yoga, (9) Nirbhagya Yoga, (10) Duryoga,

(11) Daridra Yoga, and (12) VimalaYoga.

58. The person born with Ava yoga will be of no significance (He will be unknown and will be of no importance to others). He will be exceedingly poor and will have a short life (Alpa ayu). He will suffer humiliations, will remain in company of the wicked and will Be deformed and of ill behaviour. His position will remain unsteady.

59. The person with Nisswa yoga at birth will be harsh in speaking. His wife will not bear children. He will remain in bad company and will have ill formed teeth and eyes. He will be bereft of intelligence, children, learning and power. His wealth will be taken away by his enemies.

60. The person with Mriti Yoga will be annihilated by his enemies, will be devoid of brothers, shame, strength and wealth. He will get tired by indulging in unseemly actions and will be of excitable temperament.

61. Kuhu Yoga will make the native be bereft of mother, conveyances, friends, happiness, ornaments, relations. He will be unemployed and without a place of living having lost the one already owned by him and will have association with women of low caste.

62. Pamara Yoga which affects the 5th house, will give the native a miserable living and he will be indiscriminate. He will be liar and a cheat. He will suffer from loss of children or will be childless. He will associate with mean and wicked persons. He will have no faith in God or religion and will be a glutton.

63. Harsha Yoga concerns the 6th house. According to this yoga if the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th occupy the 6th house, the native will be blessed with happiness and good fortune and a strong constitution. He will conquer his enemies and will hesitate in indulging in sinful deeds. He will become a friend of illustrious and men with class. He will be wealthy, splendourous, famous and will have friends and sons.

64. Dushkriti Yoga involves the 7th house. The person with this yoga at birth, will be deprived of his own wife and will indulge with other persons' wives. He will wander about to and fro unnoticed and will suffer from venereal diseases. He will be punished by the king (Government). He will be hated by his relations and will remain unhappy in consequence.

65. Sarala Yoga concerns the 8th house. The yoga is formed if the lords of the 6th, 8th or 12th are posited in the 8th house. This yoga inspite of the house being a Dusthana gives excellent results. The yoga enables the native to be longlived. resolute, fearless, prosperous, learned, blessed with children and wealth. The native with this yoga will achieve success in all his ventures, will be victorious over his enemies and will be a great celebrity.

66. The Nirbhagya Yoga which concerns the 9th house (the house of Bhagya) causes the native to lose all his paternal property such as lands, house etc. He will have no regard for good people and elders and will be irreligious. He will be dressed in old and worn out clothes, will be poor and miserable.

67. All the physical efforts will prove fruitless for the person born with Duryoga involving the 10th house. He will be of no importance, a traitor and very selfish only earning to satisfy his own hunger. He will be constantly away from his home and live abroad.

68. The yoga involving the 11th house is known as Daridrya Yoga. Incoming debts constantly will be the way of life for the person with this yoga. He suffers from diseases of the ear. He will be deprived of good brotherhood and will be engaged in cruelly and sins. He will be indecent in speech and work like a menial.

69. The person with his birth in Vlmla Yoga (which concerns the 12th house) will be frugal in his expenses and clever in saving money. He will be equipped with good behaviour towards others, will enjoy happiness, will be independent, will follow a respectable profession or conduct and will be well known for his good qualities.

Notes — We would like to make some comments on the three yogas vis., Harsha, Sarala and Vimala involving the 6th, 8th, and 12th, the three Dusthanas or inauspicious houses of a horoscope. As will be seen irom verses 63, 65 and 69, if the lords of these three houses are posited in their own houses or in any of the other two houses, they produce excellent results. Every planet In his own house is deemed to be good and strong even if the house concerned is 6th, 8th or 12th; but how is it that lord of an inauspicious house produces good resultes when he is posited in another inauspicious house. The reason given for such an opposite effect is that the lord of an inauspicious when disposed in another inauspicious becomes so weak that it loses its evil character and assumes the role of a strong benefic to enable him to produce excellent opposite results. Why these three yogas have been called as Vipareeta Raja Yogas? As stated in our notes on verses 33-35 Uttarakalamrit supports this view; but Parashara in his Brihat Parashara Bora Shastra has accorded no recognition to this yoga. The effects given there of disposition of the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th in each other's houses are described below :-

(1) 6th lord in the 6th - The native will have enmity with the group of his kinsmen but. he will be friendly to others and will enjoy mediocre happiness in matters like wealth.

(2) 6th lord in the 8th - The native will be sickly, inimical, will desire others' wealth, be interested in other's wives and be impure (or degraded).

(3) 6th lord in the 12th - The native will always spend on vices, be hostile to learned people and will torture living beings.

(4) 8th lord in the 6th - The native will win over his enemies, be afflteted by diseases and during childhood, will incure danger through snakes and water.

(5) 8th lord in the 8th - The native will be longlived. If the said planet be weak being in the 8th the native's longevity will be medium, he will be a thief, be blameworthy and will blame others as well.

(6) 8th lord in the 12th - The native will spend on evil deeds and will have a short life. More so, if there be additionally a malefic in the said house.

(7) 12th lord in the 6th - The native will incur enmity with his own men, be given to anger, be sinful and, miserable.

(8) 12th lord in 8th - The native will always gain, will speak affably, will enjoy a medium span of life and be endowed with qualities.

(9) 12th lord in the 12th - The native will face heavy expenditure, and will not have physical felicity, be irritable and spiteful. It will be seen from the above that according to Parasara the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th are not good enough even when they occupy their own houses. According to him only the 12th lord in the 8th produces some good effects.

Dr. B.V. Raman also has not been kindly to the Harsha, Sarala and Vimala yogas laid down by Shri Mantreswara. In his book Three Hundred Important Combinations while commenting on these three yogas he says boldly, "These three yogas furnish us with a clue as to how lords of Dusthanas by occupying another Dusthana can overcome the evil due to such malefic ownership. Even though the author of the above yogas has ascended very pleasant results to these three combinations yet in actual practice, quite contrary have been the results. Parashara and Lomasa do not seem to favour the conception that the sting arising from an evil lordship can disappear entirely as a result of the lord occupying another Dusthana. On the other hand, the intensity will be somewhat modified. This is evident from the fact that according to Parashara, when the 6th lord is in the 6th, the native's relatives become enemies while he would be friend of the outsiders; and when the 6th lord is in 8th or 12th, the person becomes sick, hates learned men,, goes after others' women and takes pleasure in causing violence. Therefore, in interpreting the three yogas given above, one should have an eye on the intrinsic evil nature of the ownership"

It is also stated in verse 57 of Phala Deepika that Harsha, Sarala and Vimala Yogas will also be formed if the 6th, 8th or 12th houses be associated with or aspected by malefics. In the context of the general principles of Hindu Astrology, we find it difficult to believe that such dispositions or combinations can yield any auspicious effects.

We have not found mention of any such yogas In Brihat Jataka, Saravali and Jataka Parijata.

70. If the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th houses vested with strength are posited in Kendra or Trikona and the lords of 1st, 10th, 4th and 9th houses be weak or combust, and occupy the 6th, 8th and 12th houses, the yoga so arising is named Duryoga. If, however, the above dispositions are in the reverse order, viz., the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th houses being weak or combust occupy those houses and the lords of the 1st, 4th, 9th and 10th being strong are posited in the kendra or trikona house, the native will become a king, fortunate, wealthy, happy and virtuous.

Thus ends the sixth chapter on "Yogas" in Phaladeepika composed by Mantreswara.

 

Chapter 7

RAJA YOGAS

1. The native becomes a widely renowned king if at birth he has three or more planets in their signs of exaltation or in their own signs posited in a kendra. Even one born in an ordinary family becomes a ruler of the earth possessing bands of elephants and horses, if five or more planets be posited in a kendra in their signs of exaltation or in their own sign*.

2. A person born in a royal family becomes a king if he is not born under any Duryoga nor any planets at the time of his birth are eclipsed by the Sun's rays. A person born in a royal family becomes a king if in his nativity three or more planets posited in a kendra are in their signs of exaltation or in their own signs but if such a yoga exists in the nativity of a person born in an ordinary family, he becomes influended and prosperous like a king. He can also become a king.

3. Even a single planet, even if he be in debilitation, is capable of making a person equal to a king, if not being posited in Dusthana (6th. 8th or 12th) or combust and be possessed of brilliant rays and be in retrograte motion. If three or more planets be so disposed, the native becomes a king. If there are many planets posited in auspicious houses and Navamsas. the native will become a king endowed with the inslgnias of royalty such as crown, umbrella and waving chowries.

4. The native belonging to royal family becomes victorious every where if at his birth two or more planets are endowed with Digbala.

Notes — The Sun and Mars have full Dlgbala in the Bhava madhya of the 10th house. The Moon and Venus have full Digbala in the Bhava Madhya of the 4th house. Mercury and Jupiter have full Digbala in the Bhava madhya of the first house. Saturn has full Dlgbala in the Bhava madhya of the first house. Saturn has lull Digbala in the Bhava madhya of the 7th house.

Should there be five such planets (excepting Saturn) or at least 4 planets possessing Digbala, even the person born in an ordinary family, becomes a king.

5. When the Lagna and the Moon both be In Vargottama Navamsas and when the Lagna be aspected by four planets other than the Moon, the person belonging even to a low family becomes a king.

6. Should at birth the lord of the Langa being Vargottama be posited in a kendra or Trikona and the lord being Vargottama be posited in a kendra or the 9th in his own sign or his sign of exaltation, the native will become a king who will occupy a beatiful golden vehicle on the back of an elephant, with chowries adorning the two sides.

7. When at birth the Moon is brilliant with white luster and is aspected by planet disposed in his own sign or his sign of exaltation, even the person whose legitimacy is questionable, will become a king.

When the full Moon is placed in Kendra other than the Lagna the native will become a king owning elephants and horses.

8. When at birth Venus being placed in Aswini Nakshatra occupies the Lagna and is aspected by three planets, the person concerned becomes a powerful king capable of overcoming his enemies.

When the lord of Lagna is powerful and occupies the 2nd house with Venus in a sign which is not his sign of depression nor an enemy's sign, the person concerned will become a king.

9. Should Mars be in Aries or Sagittarius identical with the lagna and be aspected by a friendly planet, the person concerned becomes a king.

Should the lord of the 9th be in the 10th and vice versa, the person born becomes a king who is extolled by all (This is a very powerful Raja Yoga).

10. Should the Sun in conjunction with the Moon be posited in the middle of Sagittarius, Saturn be occupying the Lagna and a very powerful Mars be in his sign of exaltation, the native will become an extremely valourous king who will be offered solutations out of fear by his enemies from a distance.

Notes - It will be relevant to quote here Varahamihir who in his great work Brihat Jataka has specified that Saturn is capable of conferring royalty if were to rise with the ascendant identical with Libra, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius or Pisces.

11. If the Moon brilliant with disc resembling nectar and lotus stalk in color (i.e. the full Moon) occupies a Navamsa owned by the Sun and benefics unassociated with malefics occupy kendra, the person born will become a king owning many elephants.

12. Should the Moon be brilliant and as white as milk or conch (i.e. full) and three other planets not being in depression sign or vargas or inimical sign or inimical vargas, be in their own Navamsas and be receiving the aspect of benefics, the person born becomes lord of the Earth (king) and Vanquishes his enemies.

13. Should the Moon having attained Vargottamsa be aspected by a strong planet and no malefic be posited in the Lagna the person will become an emperor and possess a well formed body.

14. When Jupiter, Mercury and Venus or the Moon are posited in 9th with brilliant rays uneclipsed and are also aspected by or associated with friendly planets, the person born will become a great king and will be worshipped by his subjects like a deity.

15. Should Jupiter and Venus be in Meena, Saturn be exalted, the full Moon be aspected by Mars and the Sun be in Aries identical with the Lagna, the native concerned will become a king owning a vast army by whose marching so much dust is raised that Sun becomes invisible and as a consequence the lotus flowers begin to contract under the impression that the Sun has set.

Notes — This verse appears to be somewhat confusing and complicated and has led to commentators to interpret it in more than one way. The translation given above is that based on the interpretation by Shri V. Subrahmanya Shastri.

According to him this is the only possible combination the author could have had in view as otherwise a full Moon in exaltation with the Sun in Aries is an impossibility, the Moon to be in exaltation, she should be placed in Taurus. If the Sun were to be in Aries the Moon cannot be full. In further explaining the combination Shri Shastri has said that planetary position as per his translation will be as follows:

Venus and Jupiter are in Pisces. Aries is rising with the Sun in it, the Moon is in Libra and Saturn is exalted there. Mars placed in Cancer aspects the Moon (This is in view of the phrase Teevravilochana Mars Is strong in his 4th glance). The reader should see for himself that in the above combination, Venus, the Sun and Saturn are exalted Jupiter is In his own sign. The Sun, Mars and Saturn are in Kendra. Saturn has got full Digbala. Mars thougn devoid of Digbala has got Neechabhanga Raja Yoga, as per verses 27 to 30 of this Chapter with the above combination, the lord of Ascendant with Neechabhanga Raja Yoga through the Moon definitely confers kingship on the native.

Jup Ven	Sun L
			Mars
		Moon Sat

However, according to the interpretation of the well known author and commentator Pt. Gopesh Kumar Qjha, the disposition of planets should be as under :— Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are in Pisces. The Moon is full and is placed in Taurus in her sign of exaltation. The Sun is aspected by Mars and the Lagna is identical with Aries.

The Sun has to be in Scorpio for the Moon to be full and Mars has been in Taurus or Leo to be able to aspect the Sun. We feel that Shri Ojha's interpretation is not correct as the combination formed according to it is not strong enough to form a Raja Yoga and confer kingship on the native.

Jup Ven Sat	L	Mars Moon
			Mars
	Sun

16. (a) The birth be at night (b) the Moon be in Cancer identical with 10th house, (c) benefics being in depression or inimical signs be posited in the 3, 6, 11 houses or be in deep exaltation or be all posited in kendras uneclipsed. When the native has such a disposition of planets at birth, he becomes, a great king ruling the three worlds under one umbrella.

17. If the full Moon be in Vargottamamsa, the person born becomes a powerful King of the Earth and is highly renowned. He will possess an army with horses, the dust raised by whose hoofs overshadows the light of the Sun and it resembles that of the Moon in the morning.

18. Should Jupiter and the Moon be in kendra aspected by Venus with no planet in his sign of debilitation, the person born becomes king with unequalled fame.

19. If at birth the Moon be in a watery sign and Navamsa identical with Lagna and also be in his own or benefic Varga, with no malefics in Kendra. the native becomes a King owning many elephants.

20. Five Yogas are described in this Verse which are as follows —

(a) If Venus is aspected by Jupiter a person born in a royal family becomes a King.

(b) If Jupiter occupies a sign other than Capricorn identical with Lagna, the native becomes a King with many elephants under his charge.

(c) A King will be born if in a nativity the lord of the Lagna vested with full strength occupies a Kendra.

(4) If at birth Mercury with full strength is posited in Kendra and is aspected by Jupiter, the native becomes so influential that the Kings act according to his advice.

21. Two Yogas are described in this Verse as described below —

(1) Even one planet posited in his sign of exaltation aspected by a friendly planet enables the native to become a king. If such a planet be also associated with a friendly planet, the native will become extremely rich and prosperous.

(2) If the Sun be in his own Navamsa and the Moon be in his own sign, the native becomes a King possessing many horses and elephants.

Note — In the Yoga mentioned at (2) above, it should be necessary for the Rasi of the Sun and the Navamsa of the Moon to be strong. The strength of a horoscope depends to a great extent on the strength of the Sun and the Moon.

22. There are again two Raja Yogas in this verse as described below: —

(1) Should the Moon with full rays be in Pisces aspected by a friendly planet, the native will become a king with pre-eminent position and delighting the world.

(2) Should the Moon be full and be in his sign of exaltation the native will become a very generous, charitable and praiseworthy King.

23. Should the Moon be in the Navamasa of an Adhimitra aspected fully by Venus. The native will become a very wealthy King.

Should the Moon in the above position be aspected by Jupiter, the person born will become a King reigning over the entire Earth.

24. The following are 4 Raja yogas declared by those versed in the science of Astrology —

(1) Malefics posited in the 3rd, 6th and 11th house counted from

The house occupied by the lord of Lagna, Moon or from the Lagna.

(2) Mars and Mercury occupying the 2nd house from the Lagna.

(3) The Sun and Venus located together in the 4th house.

(4) Mars, Saturn and Jupiter be housed respectively in the 10th, 11th and the Lagna.

25. Should one out of the lords of the 11th, the 9th and the 2nd houses occupies a Kendra with reference to the Moon and should Jupiter own the 2nd, the 5th or the 11th house, the Yoga so formed enables the person born to become the lord of a full fledged empire.

26. A planet in debilitation is considered adverse in effect. But there arise circumstances when the debilitation of such a planet is cancelled giving rise to Neechabhang Raja Yoga. These circumstances are explained below.

I at birth a planet is posited in sign of debilitation and the lord of the sign of debilitation be in Kendra from the Moon or Lagna or the planet that is exalted in the sign be in Kendra to the Moon or the Lagna, the debilitation of the Planet concerned gets cancelled and a Raja Yoga is formed enabling the native to become a very powerful King.

Note — There is some difference of opinion about the interpretation of the word Uchchanatha. Suppose Saturn is in the Aries in debilitation who will be Uchchanatha of Saturn? According to one view Saturn is exalted in Libra. Therefore lord of Libra, namely, Venus is the Uchchanatha. Another view is that Saturn being in Aries and the Sun is exalted in Aries. Therefore the Sun is the Uchchanatha. In our view the second view is more appropriate. There is also difference of opinion whether the conditions mentioned above have to be fulfilled before debilitation gets cancelled. Shri V. Subrahmanaya Shastri has taken the view that any of the two conditions should be enough for the cancellation of the debilitation. Pt. Gopesh Kumar Ojha has taken the view that both the conditions have to be fulfilled. We are of the view that it should be enough for any of the two conditions to be fulfilled for the cancellation of the debilitation. Our view and that of Shri Shastri is supported by Jataka Parijata.

Jup	Sat Ketu
Mars
			L Moon
Ven	Sun Merc	Ketu

Saturn is in his sign of debilitation. His debilitation gets cancelled as Mars the lord of the sign in which Saturn is posted, in Kendra to the Lagna and the Moon. Sun who is exalted in Aries is also in Kendra to the Lagna.

Illustration

27. Should at birth a planet be posited in his sign of debilitation, and the lord of that depression sign and the lord of the planet's exaltation sign are in Kendra positions mutually, the debilitation gets cancelled The Neechabhanga Raja Yoga so formed produces a powerful King of Kings.

28. If a planet is in his sign of debilitation, and is aspected by the lord of that sign, the debilitation gets cancelled and by the Neechabhanga Raja Yoga so formed the native becomes a ruler of the Earth and famous. And if in the above Yoga if the planet be placed in an auspicious case still better effects may be expected.

29. When the planet is posited in his sign of debilitation, if the lord of the sign so occupied or the lord of the planet's exaltation sign be in a Kendra position with reference to the Lagna or the Moon, the person so born will become very wealthy emperor. He will perform virtuous actions and will be very powerful, famous and affluent.

30. If a planet in his sign of debilitation be in a Kendra position with reference to the Moon or the Lagna, the debilitation gets cancelled and the Neechabhanga Raja Yoga so formed will produce an emperor revered by other Kings.

Nates — Thus there are five kinds of Neechabhanga Raja Yogas as described below:—

(1) The lord of the depression sign or the planet that is exalted in that sign, is in a Kendra position from the Lagna or the Moon.

(2) The lord of the sign of debilitation and the lord of the exaltation sign of the debilitation planet are mutually in Kendra positions.

(3) The planet in the sign of debilitation is aspected by the lord of that sign.

(4) The lord of the sign of debilitation or the lord of the exaltation sign of the planet in debilitation, is in Kendra from the Lagna or the Moon.

(5) The planet in his sign of debilitation is in Kendra with reference to the Lagna or the Moon.

Thus ends the seventh chapter on "Maharaja Yogas" in Phaladeepika composed by Mantreswara.

 

Chapter 8

Effects of planets in different houses

The Sun

1-4. If the Sun be In the 1st house at birth, the native will have scanty hair. He will be lazy, of hot disposition, impetuous and tall In stature. He will have soiled eyes and a lean and thin body. He will be cruel, impatient and valourous. The Sun in the 1st house with Cancer as the Lagna will give the native cataract in the eyes with the Lagna as Aries, the Sun in the 1st house will cause eye disease. In Leo Lagna the Sun will cause night blindness. If the Lagna be Libra and the Sun occupies it, the native will be devoid of wealth and suffer from loss of children.

When the Sun is in the 2nd house at birth, the person concerned will be without any learning; he will be shameless and will be stammering.

Should the Sun occupy the 3rd house, the native will be powerful, valiant, wealthy and generous. He will have inimical relations with his kinsmen.

If the Sun be in 4th house, the native will be bereft of happiness and comfort, relations, lands, friends and house. He will be in Government service and will squander away his ancestral property.

When the Sun is in the 5th house from the Lagna, the person concerned will be short tempered and will be deprived of happiness, wealth and children. He will be intelligent and wander in forest regions.

If the Sun be in the 6th house, the native will become a king. He will earn renown and will be equipped with praiseworthy qualities. He will be wealthy and capable of overcoming his enemies.

When the Sun is in the 7th at birth, the person concerned will suffer from the wrath of the king. He will have deformed body and will have no wife. He will suffer humiliation from others.

With the Sun in the 8th house, the person born will be deprived of his wealth and friends. He will be short-lived and suffer from defective eyesight. He can be blind also.

Notes — From the 8th house the Sun will aspect the 2nd house which represents the right eye. Thus the Sun's placement in 8th house should certainly affect the right eye. The Sun represents light and when he is placed in the 8th the worst dusthana, he can deprive the native of his eyesight.

Should the Sun be In 9th house at birth, the person concerned is likely to suffer from the loss of his father, but he will not be deprived of children and relations. He will have due respect foi gods and Brahmins.

With the Sun in the 10th house, the native will be blessed with sons and will enjoy the comfort of conveyances. He will receive praise for his good conduct and will have Intelligence, wealth, strength and fame. He will be a king.

Notes — Sun has Digbala in the 10th. For the above very good effects, the Lagna should be Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Aquarius. In other Lagnas the Sun Will not own any auspicious house and will not be capable of producing the good effects described above.

The Sun in the 11th house makes the native very wealthy and long lived. He will be a king with ever lasting happiness.

Should the Sun be in the 12th house at birth the native will have inimical relations with his father. His eyesight will be defective and he will be devoid of wealth and children.

The MOON

5-7. If at birth the Moon be waxing and be posited in the first house (the lagna), the native will possess a strong constitution and will be longlived. He will be powerful, fearless and wealthy. The effects will be quite reverse if the Moon be waning.

If the Moon be posited in the 2nd house, the person born will be a man of learning, sweet in speech and wealthy. He will have a defective limb and be sensuous.

If the Moon be in the 3rd house at birth the person born will have brothers. He will be lascivious, powerful and strong but very miserfy.

Should the Moon be placed in the 4th house, the person concerned will be happy, will be indulging in sensual pleasures He will be generous in gifts, will have good friends, will have comforts of conveyances and will enjoy a high reputation (Moon gets Digbala in the 4th).

If the Moon be in the 5th house at birth the person will walk gently, will be brilliant and will have good sons. Such a person becomes Minister of a king.

If the Moon be in the sixth house the person born will be short lived, will be stupid and sufferer of stomach ailments. He will aslo face humiliation.

Should the Moon be housed in the 7th at birth, the person concerned will be beautiful in his looks, and will be loved by a faithful and illustrious wife.

When the Moon occupies the 8th house at birth, the person concerned will be sickly and shortlived.

Should the Moon happen to be in the 9th house, the person born will be wealthy, virtuous and will be blessed with children.

The Moon in 10th house at birth makes the native victorious over his enemies, and achieve success in all his ventures. He will be engaged in pious deeds and will be a supporter of good people.

Should the Moon occupy the 11th house at birth, the person concerned will be high minded, longlived and wealthy and will be blessed with children. He will also have comforts of servants.

When the Moon is placed in the 12th house, the native is indolent, humiliated and unhappy. Others have animosity against him.

MARS

8-10. If Mars occupies the 1st house or the Lagna, the native will be very cruel but valourous. He will be short lived and his body will get bruised.

When Mars is posited in the 2nd house at birth, the native will not be good looking and will not be clever in speaking. He will have tearing and will be devoid of wealth. He will be serving low people.

Should Mars be in the 3rd house at birth, the person concerned will be equipped with qualities, will be powerful, happy and brave. He will be not subdued by others. But he will be deprived of the happiness of brothers.

When Mars is placed in the 4th house, the native will be bereft of mother, friends, happiness, conveyances and lands.

The person concerned will have no children and will face many disasters, should the Mars happen to occupy the 5th house at birth. The native will be a talebearer and without enough intelligence.

Should Mars happen to occupy the 6th house at birth, the person concerned will be wealthy, generous, capable of vanquishing his enemies and will have splendour like that of a king. Mars in the 6th makes the native very sensuous.

When Mars is in the 7th, the person born will indulge in undesirable actions, will be afflicted by diseases and will have a wife who will die prematurely.

Note — Mars in the 7th produces very strong Manglik Dosha. If the native is a man he loses his wife. If the native is a woman she becomes a widow. It is, however, widely believed that if both the husband and wife are Manglik, the Dosha gets cancelled. There is Manglik Dosha when Mars occupies the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th houses.

Mars in the 8th house gives the native a diseased body, deprive him of wealth and makes him shortlived and reviled by others. Should Mars occupy the 9th house, the native will face animosity from others even if he be a favourite of the king. He will not enjoy the happiness of his father (i.e. he will lose his father prematurely), and will oppress other people.

If Mars be in the 10th house the person though cruel by nature will be charitable and will be like a king. He will be valiant and will be extolled even by great personalities.

When Mars occupies the 11th house the native will be powerful, wealthy, valourous, of good conduct, and happy.

Mars in the 12th house makes the native a talebearer and cruel. He will be devoid of wife, and mean by nature. He will suffer from eye diseases.

MERCURY

11-13. Should Mercury be posited in the 1st house or the lagna, the native will be learned in all Shastras, will be soft spoken and longlived.

If Mercury happens to occupy the 2nd house at birth the person earns his livelihood by his intelligence. He will compose poems and will be cultured in his speech. He will get sweetish preparations to eat.

If Mercury be in the 3rd house, the person born will be brave but will have a medium span of life. He will have good brothers and sisters, but he will suffer from fatigue and be dejected.

When Mercury occupies the 4th house, the person born will be learned and witty. He will be possessed of friends, wealth and happiness.

With Mercury in the 5th, the native will be learned, happy and courageous. He will be blessed with children and will be well versed in Mantras.

Should Mercury happen to occupy 6th house, the native will be indolent, harsh in speech and will be capable of overcoming his enemies. He will become adament when people enter into arguments with him.

Mercury occupying the 7th house makes the native learned, decently dressed. He will have all greatness and a wealthy woman as his wife.

When Mercury is in the 8th house at birth the person concerned will be widely renowned and longlived. He will be the supporter of his family, a lord and a commander of army.

With the Mercury occupying the 9th house, the native will be learned, wealthy, religious minded and observer of virtuous conduct. He will be well versed in everything and will not be reserved in speaking.

If Mercury be posited in the 10th house at birth, the native will be learned, powerful, wise, happy, virtuous and will stick to his word. He will be successful from the very beginning in all his ventures.

Should Mercury occupy the 11th house, the person will be longlived. He will keep his word, and will be very wealthy and nappy. He will enjoy the comforts of servants.

Mercury in the 12th makes the native poor and helpless, indolent and cruel and without any education. He will also suffer from humiliation JUPITER

14-16. If Jupiter be in Lagna at birth, the person concerned will be handsome and attractive, virtuous, longlived and fearless. He will be blessed with the grace of God.

Notes — It is said that if Jupiter is in Lagna, the native is blessed with the grace of God because from there he aspects the 5th, 7th and 9th house i.e. houses of children, wife and bhagya. Jupiter is the greatest natural benefic amongst all the planets and by his occupation of the 1st house, he makes the native healthy, happy, wealthy, fortunate and wise.

Should Jupiter occupy the 2nd house at birth, the person concerned will be learned and wealthy, will possess a beautiful face and will be eloquent in speech. He will enjoy food of high standard.

If Jupiter be placed in the 3rd house, the person born will be sinful, wicked and miserly He will suffer humiliation but one of his brothers will attain a position of honour and will be renowned.

With Jupiter posited in the 4th, person will be happy and will live with mother, friends, sons and servants. He will have plenty of grains.

Should Jupiter be in the 5th house, the native will suffer from distress from sons (children). He will be learned and a minister of the king.

If Jupiter occupies the 6th house at birth, the native will destroy his enemies but he will be lazy and will be humiliated. He will be clever and well versed in the recitation and utility of Mantras.

When Jupiter is posited in 7th house at birth, the native will be blessed with a decent wife and children. He will be handsome and more liberal than his father.

With Jupiter in the 8th house at birth, the native will be poor and helpless and earns his livelihood through servants or menials. He will indulge in mean action, but will be longlived.

If Jupiter be in 9th house at birth, the native, will be wealthy and will be blessed with sons (children). He will be famous and will be eager to perform virtuous deeds and religious rites. He will become a minister of the king.

Should Jupiter be occupying the 10th house at birth, the native will be very wealthy and a favourite of the king. Be earns a high reputation and is virtuous.

Jupiter in 11th house at birth makes the native wealthy, longlived and fearless. He gets few children; but enjoys the comforts of conveyances.

When Jupiter occupies the 12th house, the native will earn animosity ol others, and will himself use abusive language. He will be childless , sinful, indolent and a person who serves others.

VENUS

17-19. If Venus be posited in the lagna at birth, the native will have a beautiful and attractive body, and will be happy and longlived.

Notes—Venus is the benefic No. 2. He can never be as beneficial as Jupiter in the Lagna because he possesses one lull aspect only and that will fall on the 7th house only.

Should Venus occupy the 2nd house at birth, the native will be a poet and will enjoy riches of various kinds.

If Venus be In the 3rd house at birth, the native will be miserly, unpopular, devoid of wealth, happiness and wife.

With Venus occupying the 4th house, the person born, the native will be endowed with good conveyances, a decent house, ornaments, clothes and scents.

When Venus be in the 5th house at birth, the native will be endowed with wealth and will be as influential and renowned as a king. He will be learned and will be blessed with the happiness of children.

With Venus posited in the 6th house at birth, the native will have no enemies, but he will be devoid of wealth. He will develop ilicit relations with several young girls, but will not enjoy happiness.

Should Venus be placed in 7th house at birth, the native will enjoy the company of a faithful and beautiful wife and he may lose his wife. He will be wealthy and will have intrigues with bad women.

Venus posited in the 8th house at birth, will make the native wealthy, longlived and a landlord.

If Venus occupies the 9th house at birth, the native will draw his fortune through the beneficience of the king. He will be blessed with wife, sons and friends.

With Venus occupying the 10th house at birth, the native will perform virtuous deeds. He will enjoy happiness from friends, will be greatly honoured, will enjoy high reputation and will attain a high status. Should Venus occupy the 11th house at birth, the native will be wealthy, but will have connections with other people's wives. He will enjoy all kinds of happiness.

If Venus occupies the 12th house at birth, the native will enjoy sexual relationships with many women (bed comforts). He will be rich and prosperous.

SATURN

20-24. If at birth Saturn is in the Lagna in his sign of exaltation (Libra) or in his own sign (Capricorn and Aquarius), the person concerned will be equal to the king, a chief or mayor of a city. If Saturn be in the Lagna in any other sign, the native will suffer from sorrow and misery from his very childhood and will be poverty stricken. He will be living shabbily and will be inactive.

Notes — According to Brihat Jataka if Saturn occupied the Lagna at a person's birth, he will be poor, sickly, love-stricken, very unclean, Suffering from diseases during his childhood. However, if any of the signs Sagittarius, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Libra be the Lagna and Saturn should occupy it at birth, the person concerned will be equal to king, the headman of a village or the mayor of a city, a great scholar and will be handsome. Uttarakalamrit and Mansagari have supported this view.

Should Saturn be in the 2nd house at birth, the face of the native will be unattractive. He will not take the righteous path and will be devoid of wealth but in the latter part of his life he will quit his native place and will then possess wealth, conveyance and all enjoyments of life.

If Saturn should happen to occupy the 3rd house at birth, the native will be very intelligent, wise and liberal and will live with his wife. However, he will be indolent and unhappy.

If Saturn be in the 4th house at birth, the native will be bereft of house, respect and mother. He will be sickly in his childhood. He will also be unhappy.

If Saturn occupied the 5th house the person concerned will be evil minded and wicked. He will be bereft of learning, children, wealth and happiness. He roams about aimlessly.

Should Saturn occupy the 6th house at birth, the person concerned will be glutton, wealthy and will vanquish his enemies. He will also be arrogant.

When at birth Saturn is posited in the 7th house, the native develops relations with women of questionable character. He will be poverty stricken, a wanderer and unhappy.

Saturn occupying the 8th house at birth will make the native unclean afflicted with piles, devoid of wealth, of cruel disposition, hungry and will be avoided by his friends.

Should Saturn occupy the 9th house, the native will be devoid of good fortune, wealth, children father and will be irreligious. He will also be wicked.

Notes — A View has been taken that as the 9th house is the house of Dharma, Saturn occupying it will bring about a revolution in this sphere. If there be a Saturn endowed with strength in the 9th house and be aspected byjupiter, the person will follow Dharmic principles strictly and will be a tapasvi. In Ma Ananamayee's birth Saturn is exalted in the 9th (Aquarius Ascendent). In Swami Karpatri's birth chart Saturn is in the 9th and the Sun, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury are in the lagna idnentical with Cancer.

This is horoscope of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Saturn is exalted in 9th.

Saturn in 10th house enables the native to be king or equal to the king. He will be valiant, renowned and will be engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Ven		Ketu	Jup
L Sun Moon
Mars
	Rahu	Sat

Saturn in the 11th makes the native devoid of ill health and enables him lasting income and wealth.

Should Saturn occupy the 12th house at birth, the native will be impudent, poor, childless, defective of some limb, stupid and defeated by his enemies.

RAHU

25-27. When Rahu is in the occupaton of the 1st house at birth, the native will be shortlived, wealthy and strong and suffer from diseases in the higher limbs (Face, head etc.).

The person who has Rahu in the 2nd house at birth, will be insincere in speech and his words will carry double meaning. He will suffer from disease of the mouth or the face. He will be tender hearted and will receive wealth through the beneficence of the king. He will be of an angry disposition and happy.

When Rahu is in the 3rd house at birth, the native will be proud, inimical towards his co-born, wealthy, longlived and strongwilled.

With Rahu in the 4th house at birth, the native will have a short span of life and will be seldom happy.

When Rahu occupies the 5th house at birth, the native will have nasal touch in his speech. He will be childless, hard hearted and will suffer from pain in the stomach.

Should Rahu occupy the 6th house at birth, the native will be troubled by the enemies and will be oppressed by malefic planets. He will be wealthy and longlived and will suffer from ulcer in the anus.

Rahu in the 7th house at birth makes the person concerned independent, but without intelligence. He squanders away his money by associating with women. He will become a widower and also impotent.

If Rahu be posited in the 8th house the native will become miserable, will suffer from rheumatism, will have few children and will indulge in impure actions.

If Rahu occupies the 9th house at birth, the native will be harsh in speech and will indulge in unrighteous actions but he will become head of a clan, city or a village.

If Rahu be in the 10th house, the person born will have a limited number of issues, engaged in working for others, will not perform any rightful deeds, will be fearless and famous.

With Rahu occupying the 11th house at birth, the native will be wealthy and longlived, will have a limited number of issues, and will suffer from some disease of the ear.

Rahu in the 12th house at birth makes a man squanderer of money, will indulge in sinful deeds and suffer from diseases like dropsy etc.

KETU

28-33. When Ketu occupies the 1st house or the Lagna, the person born will be ungrateful, unhappy and tale bearer, will associate with unsociable elements, deformed in his body, fallen from position and outcaste.

With Ketu in the 2nd house at birth, the native will be bereft of learning and will have a harsh manner of speaking. He will have a sinister look and be dependent for food on others.

Should Ketu occupy the 3rd house at birth, the native will be longlived, powerful and renowned. He will live happily with his wife and will eat good food; but he will be deprived of a brother.

With Ketu occupying the 4th house at birth, the native will live in another man's house and will lose his lands, mother and happiness. He will be forced to leave his native land.

Ketu in the 5th house at a person's birth deprives the native of his children. He will be evil minded and will be oppressed by goblins (evil spirits).

If Ketu occupies the 6th house at birth, the native will be magnanimous, full of best qualities, firm, renowned and will be vested with high authority. He will vanquish his enemies and will be successful in obtaining Ishta Siddhi.

Ketu's occupation of the 7th house at birth will make the native suffer humiliation. He will associate with fallen women and will be separated from his own wife. He will suffer from diseases of the bowels and may lose his potency.

With Ketu occupying the 8th house at birth, the native will suffer from separation from his nears and dears. He will be quarrelsome and shortlived. He will get injury from some weapon and will be unsuccessful in all his ventures.

Ketu In the 9th house at birth, makes the native indulge in sinful and unrighteous actions. He will be deprived of his father, will be unfortunate, poverty stricken and will defame others.

If Ketu occupies the 10th house at a person's birth, he will face obstacles in performing good acts. He will be impure and indulge in wicked actions. He will be very bold and famous for his valor.

If Ketu should occupy the 11th house, the person born will accumulate wealth and will be equipped with good qualities. He will enjoy himself and all items of luxuries and comforts will be available to him. He will achieve success in all his undertakings.

When Ketu occupies the 12th house at birth, the native will commit sinful acts secretly. He will squander away all his money for undesirable purposes. He will destroy his wealth and take to forbidden conduct. He will suffer from diseases of the eyes.

34. The effects produced by a planet of the house, will be realized in full when he has traversed the number of degrees from the commencement of the Rashi equal to that traversed by the Lagna point in the Lagna Rashi.

It is the view of the authorities that Rahu is similar to Saturn and Ketu is similar to Mars in giving effects (Shani-vat Rahu, Kuja-vat Ketu).

Notes—For example (1) if the Lagna point (Lagna Bhava-Madhya) is 1 degree and the longitude of the Saturn posited in the 5th house is also 1 degree, Saturn will give the full effect of the 5th house.

(2) If the Lagna point is 29 degrees and Saturn's longitude in the 5th house is 1 degree, Saturn will produce very little effect of the same house.

35. This verse is Intended to further explain the principle laid down in verse 34. Find out how far away is the planet in the house whose effects are to be assessed, from the Bhavamadhya of that house. The more it is nearer to the Bhava-Madhya, the lesser will be the effects produced.

Notes — Described above are the general effects of planets in different houses. These effects get modified by several factors such as the houses they own, aspects on them, conjunction of other planets with them, the signs in which they are posited, the position of their disposition etc.

For detailed information in this respect please refer to our English translation of 'Bhrigu Sutras' published by Ranjan Publications.

Thus ends the eighth chapter on "The Effects of the Planets in 12 Bhavas" In Phaladeepika composed by Mantreswara.