Yogas in Vedic Astrology - Part 4

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).

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).

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.

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.

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Kemadruma Yogas | Yogas in Vedic Astrology - Part 3

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.


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Yogas in Vedic Astrology - Part 2

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.

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.

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Yogas in Vedic Astrology

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.

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.

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