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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.

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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,


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       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.

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          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

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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.

(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.

           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.

         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.

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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 Yogas:
(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.


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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
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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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