Sagittarius lagna 16:07:35, Saturn 28:32:37 and Rahu 13:04:02
in Capricorn, the Moon 10:11:17 in Gemini, Ketu 13:04:02 in Cancer, Mars 12:21:54 in Leo, Sun 10:11:37, Mercury 24:33:31, Jupiter (c) 10:32:11 and Venus 04:28:32 in Libra.
Navamsa Chart:
Leo lagna, Saturn in Virgo, Ketu in Libra, the Moon and Venus in Scorpio, the Sun and Jupiter in Capricorn, Rahu in Aries, Mercury in Taurus and Mars in Cancer.
When this native was born, the Moon, the lord of the 8th house
from the lagna, was transiting the last pada of Mrigasira nakshatra ruled by Mars; Mrigsira nakshatra forms a part of Gemini sign ruled by Mercury. Other than the Moon, which was situated in the 7th
house, no other planet occupied a kendrasthana either from the
lagna or the Chandra-lagna. The 4th house was fully aspected
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by Saturn, the lord of the 2nd and the 3rd, and the 7th house was aspected by Jupiter, the lord of the lagna and the 4th; the Moon alone as the lord of the 8th house aspected the lagna-kendra. Jupiter, situated in an inimical sign and in its debilitation navamsa in the 11th house, was combust. The Sun and Mars are the two designated yoga-karakas for Sagittarius lagna by virtue of their ruling a trikonabhava each. But the Sun, which was in its debilitation sign and in an inimical navamsa, did not gain neechabhanga, and Mars, the lord of its exaltation sign, no doubt occupying its Param-mitra’s rasi but not aspecting the lagna, was in the 9th house in its debilitation navamsa. Prima facie this is a weak nativity. Except for the four-planet conjunction occurring in the 11th house from the lagna and in the 5th house from the natal Moon, which Moon while aspecting the lagna is not in the middle portion of the common sign it occupies, there seems to be no other yoga of note indicating progress and prosperity for this native. Kalyanvarma tells us that planets situated in their exaltation navamsas give their full results, those situated in their own navamsas give the results of the occupation of their own signs, those in their friendly navamsas give ordinary results and those which are in their debilitation or inimical navamsa give bad results. As regards the combust status of planets it is said that the combustion of planets within five degrees of the Sun is real, beyond five degrees and within ten degrees it is ordinary, and if it is beyond ten degrees and within fifteen degrees it is nominal. Three or more planets combust give only misery. Saturn occupying the 10th house from the Moon makes one sickly, poor, unhappy, and a complete
failure in life, its occupation of a friendly sign notwithstanding; such a Saturn generally does not confer a high status and fame. But, this native was a very successful highly paid advocate of the Supreme Court of India.
Saravali tells us that if the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter combine in a sign then one, who adept in his field of activity or profession and holding an eminent position, will remain wealthy and very happy throughout life surrounded by brothers, friends and many well-wishers. For Sagittarius lagna, Saturn ruling the Dhana-bhava, Venus ruling the Labhasthana and Mercury ruling the all important 10th house are functional malefics. However, Venus is capable of removing or reducing the defects of Mercury. In this case, the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter combining in Libra sign and in
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mutual kendra from Saturn gave rise to a Dhana yoga in as much as the 2nd house was occupied by its own lord that was situated in the 4th house from the lords of the 9th, the 10th and the 11th bhavas in the 11th house from the lagna in the moolatrikona-rasi of the lord of the 11th, combining with the lord of the lagna, who is also the Dhana-karaka and casts its aspect on the 11th house. Even though the Sun and Jupiter were in the sign occupied by their bitter enemy and were, therefore, defective, this native was a professional who was in the very high income-bracket, and most of the wealth he
possessed he had earned for himself. The 11th house had gained
in the Sarva Ashtakavarga lesser benefic bindus than those gained by the 10th house, and the lagna-kendra had gained far less benefic bindus. The maximum number of benefic bindus was gained by Leo
sign falling on the 9th house from the lagna which sign was occupied by Mars which had gained the maximum number of benefic bindus.
Mars had gained seven benefic bindus in which context Jataka Parijata states that Mars if occupying Aries, Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius or Capricorn sign happens to gain four or more benefic bindus it makes one a king. But Mars was not in any Raja yoga formation
and it occupied its debilitation navamsa, and therefore, this native did not hold an official position in the government or a political office; he never indulged in politics. The 9th house that had gained forty-two benefic bindus had made this native very fortunate and prosperous. The lord of the 10th contributing seven benefic bindus to its own bhava and six benefic bindus to the 9th house made him succeed in his profession and gain considerable repute, and the lord of the 11th contributing the most bindus to its own bhava and the 9th house, progressively gave him very many opportunities to earn well. Fortune smiled on this native after his marriage and the birth of his first son; the Moon occupied the 7th house in this nativity as the main and sole invigorator of the lagna and the entire council of planets, and it was in the navamsa ruled by the lord of the 5th house.
Jupiter as the lord of the 10th house from Chandra-lagna combining with the lord of the Chandra-lagna and, the lord of the 5th in the 5th house from the Chandra-lagna in yoga with Saturn and aspected by Saturn, made this native a leading advocate of the Supreme Court of India. Saturn rules law, and Jupiter associating with Mercury gives analytical intellect and the legal profession to pursue. The lord of the 11th house occupying its own bhava ensures domestic peace
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and happiness throughout life and, benefics situated in the 11th house make one acquire wealth through honest and noble means.
Four planets conjoining in the 11th house from the lagna do not become instrumental in the formation of Sanyasa yoga.
For Sagittarius lagna the Moon rules the 8th house, it is not a functional benefic. Mars along with the Sun is a functional benefic but it continues to be a cruel planet unless aspected by Jupiter.
Mars does not own a kendra from this lagna, and here, it occupies a fiery and a cruel sign in the 9th house from the lagna. Mars situated in the 9th house gives proficiency in law. Legal profession does not abhor falsehood. If the lord of the 2nd house is in a sign ruled by Saturn or Mars and if malefics join the kendras and the trikonas then the person will be a liar, the same results ensue if the lord of the 2nd house is in a navamsa ruled by Saturn or Mars. This is the Asatyavadi yoga which occurs in this nativity. Since the 4th house from the lagna is formed by a benefic sign and Jupiter casts its full benefic aspect on the Moon this native could actually have been pure-hearted who probably detested secrecy and hypocrisy in personal life. All planets occupying the 11th house or aspecting the 11th house confer many good things in life, comforts and wealth, they do so in accordance with the nature of the sign forming the 11th house and in accordance with the planets they combine
with or aspect, malefics situated in this bhava seem to lose their evil propensity and tend to give more of their good results. The presence of a planet in debilitation or in combustion does not spoil the 11th house and the planets situated therein, it merely delays the fructification of the assigned good results. Garga tells us that that the Sun in Libra sign occupying the 11th house even without the benefit of neechabhanga will give rise to an excellent yoga for good fortune, prosperity and gains provided it is also in conjunction with Mercury.
A vacant lagna is not as strong as the lagna that is occupied
by a planet but the Chandra-lagna can never be vacant because it is always occupied by the Moon. In this nativity, the Chandra-lagna was stronger than the lagna and was aspected by Jupiter no longer a strong functional benefic owing to its combust status, and for which lagna Saturn occupying its own sign in the 2nd house and Venus occupying its own sign in the 11th house act as functional benefics capable of giving yoga. The lord of the Chandra-lagna,
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Mercury, situated in the 5th house from the Moon was retrograde but it was outside the range of combustion. Irrespective of their bhava-lordship and navamsas of occupation when all three natural benefics occupy the auspicious 5th house from the Moon they confer strength to the Chandra-lagna and cause yoga even in the company of the debilitated Sun which if event warrants may be in conjunction with the lord of the sign that it happens to occupy; however, planets in conjunction with the debilitated Sun do not give rise to Rajayoga. Fortunately, at the time of the birth of this native, the Sun situated in its sign of debilitation was not in the navamsa ruled by the lord of the 8th.
A person becomes fortunate in case malefic planets tenant the
3rd, the 6th or the 11th house from the lagna, and benefic planets occupy the kendras in strength forming an association with the lagna. If malefic planets occupy benefic signs then they should be aspected by benefic planets in order to confer good results assigned to them or to check their evil propensity. In this nativity Reka yoga is present because the combust lord of the 4th aspected by Saturn, the lord of the 3rd, a papa-graha, has combined in the 11th house with the lord of the 6th, which is also a papa-graha for Sagittarius lagna. There are no planets tenanting the 2nd or the 12th sign from the Moon, but no Kemadruma yoga arises because the Moon is in
a kendra from the lagna. Moreover, the Moon is situated in the 9th house from the Sun in which regard Brihat Jataka states that the person will be of a very good amicable temperament, very wealthy, very learned and extraordinarily intelligent. The Moon situated in Gemini sign makes one jovial, long-lived and a pleasure-seeker, by aspecting the lagna it makes one good-looking, likeable, generous and considerate, and if aspected by Jupiter makes one develop and harbour good thoughts; the combust Jupiter is seldom bad in aspect. Saravali states that the lagna aspected by the Moon makes one fortunate, exceedingly clever, very rich and soft-spoken; these favourable results do not accrue if the Moon is devoid of pakshabala or if it occupies an evil sign or navamsa or is not aspected by Jupiter.
However, at the time of the birth of this native no planet occupied the 5th navamsa of the sign of its occupation which would have otherwise given rise to a significant Rajayoga and made him a prominent political leader wielding power and authority.
The dasas of planets ruling or occupying the Vipata, Pratyaka
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or Pratyari and Nyadhana or Vadha nakshatras are deemed evil for they generally produce bad results; the benefic nakshatras, such as the Janma, Sampata, Kshema, Adhana or Sadhaka, Mitra and Param-mitra nakshatras, become afflicted if they are occupied by papa-grahas and particularly those who own the three sets of afore-mentioned evil nakshatras. In this nativity, the set of three Janma nakshatras is ruled by Mars, the Sampatas are ruled by Rahu, the Vipatas are ruled by Jupiter, the Kshemas are ruled by Saturn, the Pratyakas are ruled by Mercury, the Sadhakas by Ketu, the Nyadhanas by Venus; the Sun rules the Mitra nakshatras and the
Moon, the Param-mitras. At the time of birth the lagna-point was in Poorva Ashada, a Nyadhana nakshatra, the Sun was in Swati, a Sampata nakshatra, the Moon was in Mrigasira, a Janma nakshatra, Mars was in Magha, a Sadhaka nakshatra, Mercury was in Vishakha
, a Vipata nakshatra, Jupiter was in Swati, a Sampata nakshatra, Venus was in Chitra, a Janma nakshatra, Saturn was in Dhanishta, a Janma nakshatra, Rahu was in Sravana, an Param-mitra nakshatra, and Ketu was in Pushya nakshatra, a Kshema nakshatra. The lagna-nakshatra was protected by the aspect of the Moon ruling the set of three benefic Param-mitra nakshatras, the Moon situated in a benefic nakshatra was also aspected by Jupiter ruling the Vipata nakshatra but while occupying a Sampata nakshatra at the time of birth. With the exception of Mercury the rest three of the four planets conjoining in the 11th house were in benefic nakshatras; Saturn that cast its 10th house aspect on this conjunction, ruled and occupied a benefic nakshatra, and was in the Dhana-bhava. The
dasas of Jupiter and Saturn proved most auspicious for the general welfare, career and well-being of this native; both assumed the role of yoga-karaka but did not give Rajayoga effects. Even otherwise, there was no Rajayoga caused because here the lords of the 6th, the 7th and the 10th bhavas did combine in one sign and bhava but they had not combined in a kendra from the lagna, they did combine in a trikona from the Chandra-lagna but the Moon is the lord of the 8th house for Sagittarius lagna.
This native, who like his father, was a leading advocate of the Supreme Court of India, was born at the fag-end of the dasa of Mars, when Mars was in Magha, the Sadhaka nakshatra ruled by
Ketu. This dasa was followed by that of Rahu occupying Sravana, the Param-mitra nakshatra ruled by the Moon, which dasa ran its
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full course when he was studying. The dasa of Jupiter which was in Swati ruled by Rahu, a Sampata nakshatra, ensured his qualification as an advocate of the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India, during which period he joined his father and commenced legal practice as was indicated by Jupiter combining with the Sun.
He inherited the legal practice of his father and also his father’s landed properties and wealth during the dasa of Saturn which was in Dhanishta ruled by Mars, a Janma nakshatra, and occupied the 2nd house conjoining with Rahu that also ruled and occupied benefic nakshatras, during which period this native earned well. The lord of the navamsa occupied by the lord of the lagna happened to be the lord of the Dhana-bhava situated in its own sign and bhava, and this native made a name for himself because the lord of the 10th house, a natural benefic, conjoining with two natural benefics in the 11th house, occupied a benefic navamsa in the 10th from the navamsa-lagna. This native did not purchase or construct a new house; he could not have done so because of the combust lord of the 4th occupying the 8th house from the 4th.
The dasa of Mercury which was in Vishakha ruled by Jupiter, a
Vipata nakshatra, gave him huge income but also affected his health and forced him to give up his legal practice which was eventually inherited by his sons. He met his end in the dasa of Ketu occupying the 8th house from the lagna which had assumed the role of maraka by occupying Pushya, a Kshema nakshatra, ruled by Saturn which is situated in a marakasthana.
In order to ascertain the nature or cause of the disease which
is likely to afflict any person the planet situated in the 6th or the 8th or the 12th house, the lord of the 6th house and the planets associated with the lord of the 6th, need to be examined. Prasna Marga insists upon the examination of the 8th house on a similar basis. In the present case, the 6th house was not occupied by any planet nor was it aspected by any planet. The lord of the 6th house is a maraka for Sagittarius lagna and in this case, it is aspected by another maraka and occupied its own sign in the 8th from the 6th house. The lord of the 8th aspected by the combust lord of the lagna in its turn aspected the lagna. The influence of Jupiter on the lord of the 6th and the lord of the 8th makes diagnosis of disease difficult.
Mercury rules the nerves and the Nervous system; it was afflicted by Saturn and the lord of the 6th which also afflicted the lord of
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the lagna. Saturn afflicting Mercury can cause paralysis of the limbs or damage to the brain and the spinal cord or even madness.
This native suffered from the wasting Parkinson disease which he seems to have contracted during the dasa of Mercury. Saravali has assigned bad results for the aspect of Saturn on Mercury occupying a sign ruled by Venus; he states that the person will be devoid of happiness, troubled by relatives, face several extreme situations, and remain sick and slovenly. Jatakalankara tells us that if the lord of the 6th house situated in an odd sign is aspected by a papa-graha then one suffers from an unknown or secret disease caused by the enemies. For Sagittarius lagna, Saturn is a papa-graha by virtue of ruling the 3rd house from the lagna.
Ketu occupies the 8th house governing longevity; it is in Cancer sign. Ketu indicates mental worries or mental ailments and is an adverse factor for longevity if the sign occupied by it is not aspected by a benefic. Here, it is aspected by the karaka of the 8th house occupying its own sign in the 2nd house. This native enjoyed a fairly long span of life but could not live beyond the dasa of Ketu which had assumed the role of the principal maraka also because of the lord of the 8th occupying a marakasthana. Ketu, as the principal maraka, gives a painful death after suffering a long troublesome period of ailment. The diseases of the mind and the brain are indicated by Cancer sign falling on the 8th house from the lagna which diseases tend to afflict a person if the 8th house is either aspected or occupied by cruel malefics devoid of benefic aspects.
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