Ruling Planets and Krishnamurtipaddhati

One of the most important tenets of Krishnamurtipaddhati, especially in timing e

vents, is the concept of Ruling Planets. According to classical thinking in K.P.
Astrology, the ruling planets are planets that rule a particular moment in time.
These are:
a) The
b) The
c) The
d) The
e) The
ise to

Lord of the Star in which the Moon is deposited

Lord of the Sign in which the Moon is deposited
Lord of the Star in which the Lagna is rising
Lord of the Sign in which the Lagna is rising
Lord of week day (Hindu day is to be followed which extends from one Sunr
the next Sunrise)

It is said that, the ruling planets play a vital role in determining the timing
of events. The ruling planets which rule the time of judgment will be (will be a
mong) the ruling planets when a particular even fructifies.
Among the ruling planets, the order of importance is as follows:
a) The
wed by
b) The
c) The
d) The
e) The

Lagna Star Lord - is considered as the most powerful ruling planet, follo
Lagna Sign Lord, followed by
Moon Star Lord, followed by
Moon Sign Lord, and finally,
Day Lord

It is also to be understood that in recent times, many illustrious students of K

rishnamurtipaddhati have also included the following planets as ruling planets:
a) The planets which are conjoined with the above mentioned ruling planets, or,
those that as aspected by them
b) The Lagna Sub Lord (some also consider the sub sub lord)
c) The Moon Sub Lord (again some consider the sub sub lord also)
Also note that, in every case, if either or both of the nodes represent any ruli
ng planets in the above list, then the Node should be considered as a ruling pla
net. In fact, as said in an earlier article, a node is more powerful than the pl
anet it represents and can be included "instead of" the concerned planet.
No event in this world, including the thinking of human beings is exempt from th
e influence of planets. Guruji has said "Buddhi Karmaanusaarini", i.e., the mind
of a person works as per his Karma and the thoughts that arise are a consequenc
e of the karmic burden which everyone carries. Thus in Horary Astrology, when so
meone utters a number for a question he/she poses, the number is influenced by t
he collective planetary influences at that time, which in turn is dependent on t
he Karmic burden of the individual.
Thus while assessing almost every question in Krishnamurtipaddhati one should ma
ke use of the ruling planets. In some cases, when the querist' urge to ask a que
stion is very strong or the astrologer gets a very powerful urge to answer a que
ry, Guruji has said that one need not consider anything other than the ruling pl
anets at the moment to analyze the matter at hand. In all cases, without fail, i
f the urge is sincere and the intent is benign, the ruling planets will guide th
e receptive astrologer in understanding and judging a problem.
Elimination of Ruling Planets:
When deciding the time of an event, one considers the ruling planets. If one is
judging a horary chart, then one should take the planets which are common betwee

n the significators of the matter concerned and also the ruling planets at the t
ime of judgment. However, one must exercise caution in this. Those ruling planet
s which are in the star of a retrograde planet or in the sub of a retrograde pla
net, have to be rejected as they never vote for the positive result in any manne
r. However, if a ruling planet is itself retrograde, but is in the star and sub
of a planet in direct motion, then one need not reject the same. But one should
note that the retrograde planet will not give favorable results until it becomes
direct again and also crosses the point at which it turned retrograde. For exam
ple, if Jupiter is retrograde on a given date and it was in 10 Libra 30 when it
started retrograding, then one has to wait for the time until Jupiter resumes di
rect motion and also crosses 10 Libra 30 for it to give favorable results. Jyoti
shya Deepika makes it possible to get this information at the push of a button.
You may select a planet which is retrograde and get to know when the planet turn
ed retrograde and what its longitude was at that time. You will also get informa
tion on when the planet resumes direct motion and across the point of retro grad
ation.
Also one should note that ruling planets which are detrimental to the matters si
gnified by a bhaava have to be eliminated as they do not give positive results.
Thus if one is judging the results of the 10th bhaava and one finds that the 2 o
f the planets among the ruling planets at the time judgment are significators of
the 9th bhaava, then these two planets have to be eliminated in judging the res
ults.
Use of Ruling Planets in Rectifying Birth Time:
Professor Shri K.S.Krishnamurtiji has noted that the planets ruling the time of
judgment will be among the ruling planets at the time of birth of an individual.
This simple rule helps us to rectify birth times accurately. Jyotishya Deepika
Ultimate implements this rule and makes it easy for you to rectify birth times b
ased on the ruling planets at the time of judgment. We will study more of Birth
Time Rectification in another article in this reference.
Thus, to conclude, ruling planets are a vital tenet of Krishnamurtipaddhati and
every query should be judged after taking these into consideration.