planetary war & Strength:-

In a planetary war that planet becomes victorious or strong, which is full of bright rays,
moves in a dextral manner around the other planet, as well as the one that moves to the
north of the other.
1. In a horoscopic chart the six houses beginning with the 10th and ending with the 3rd
house, are considered strong, while the rest viz. from the 4th to the 9th house, weak.
2. The ascendant becomes strong when it is aspected or occupied by Jupiter, Mercury or its
own lord.
3. The six signs beginning with Leo are strong by day, while those beginning with Aquarius
are strong at night. The signs that happen to be the Ascendant are, of utmost strength.
4. Those Rasis that become Kendras beyond the ascendant are of moderate strength, while
those Kendras prior to the ascending sign are deficient in strength.
5. The Ascendant conjoined with the waning Moon as well as a biped sign, is strong in day
time, while others (i.e. Quadruped ones) become strong at night. Both signs and Planets
termed Kita are strong at twilight.

Planetary strength is derived from four sources:

(1) Sthana or position,= is based on the positions of planets such as own house, exaltation,
own decanate etc.
(2) Asraya or resort,= is based on the signs that happen to be ascendant, Kendra,
Pamphara, Apoklima etc.
(3) Time= is derived from the time, i.e. day, night or twilight.
(4) Cesta or motion= is based on the motion of planets e.g. the Sun and the Moon get
excellent Cesta bala in their northern course, while others in their retrograde motion.

Another four-fold source of strength based upon:

(1) Tatkalika (temporary or transitory)= Temporary strength is spoken of when the
ascendant gets strength owing to its conjunction with the Moon.
(2) Naisargika (natural)= The second viz. natural strength, is seen in the statement that
among the planets Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, the Moon and the Sun each
succeeding planet is more powerful by nature than its predecessor.
(3) Sampatika (concurrent)= and The third type of strength has already been referred to in
connection with the concurrent or Sampatika source.
(4) Relations as friendly, inimical and neutral= The type of planetary friendship termed
temporary also comes under the same category.
These eight sources of strength of planets have to be carefully noted both in natal
charts and horary ones. We have just seen their natural and relative types of strength.
Literally construed it would mean that of all the planets the Sun is supremely strong.
Actually, it means that comparison of planetary strength should be resorted to only when
their strength is of equal degree. For example, if the Moon be very weak or the Sun
debilitated and afflicted, we could not give credit to either of them in preference to Jupiter or
Venus.

Measures of Signs (Rasis):-

Aries and other Rasis have been allotted units of measure.
(a) that are of moderate stature: Cancer 32; Capricorn28; and Sagittarius32.
(b) Measures of short stature: Aries20; Taurus24; Aquarius-24; and Pisces20.
(c) Measures of Rasis of tall stature: Leo36; Virgo40; Libra40; and Scorpio36.
Whichever Bhava has benefics in the 2nd and 12th , 7th , 4th and 10th houses, will
prosper well. Malefics in the above houses with reference to any house would spoil that
house. In case the lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th Bhava counted from the Arudha or Ascendant,
is inimical to the lord of the Bhava in question, the significations of that Bhava will suffer,
even if these planets happen to be benefics. Similarly if a particular Bhava, its lord and its
significator are devoid of strength, that Bhdva will suffer. The same effect will follow, if the
Bhdva is hemmed in between malefics, aspected by or conjoined with malefics or inimical
planets. If there be no association or aspect of benefics or friendly planets, or if the 4th, 5th,
8th, 9th and 12th houses be occupied by malefics, the concerned Bhava would be
destroyed or damaged. The effect of these malefics would be more pronounced in case
these conditions are satisfied in more than one instance.

Rashmis of Planets:-
At this juncture it would be very profitable for students of astrology to know the rays
or Rasmis of the different planets: According to the Krsniya the rays of the planets are as
follows: Sun25. Moon 91. Mars25. Mercury74. Jupiter60. Venus76. Saturn25.
Planets and Signs 59.

According to the Nakshatra prasna dipika they are in order (1) 30; (2) 28; (3) 8; (4) 6; (5) 9;
(6) 7; (7) 3; and (8) 2 (each). Krsnacarya adds that a planet posited in his own house gets
his rays doubled; in his exaltation, four-fold. One in retrograde motion also gets his rays four
times the usual number. One in Mula-Trikona gets it trebled. A malefic posited in the 7th
house loses | of his rays; one (malefic) in the 8th house loses 1/5 of his rays; one in the 9th
house loses 1/4 of his rays; one in the 10th loses 1/3 of his rays; one in the 11th house loses
1/2 of the rays.
According to another authority the rays are in order 5, 21, 7, 9, 10, 16 and 4. "When
Mars is posited in the Lagna, he aspects all his 7 rays. In the 3 rd and 11th houses he aspects
only a fourth of his rays, i.e. 7/4 = 13/4 rays. When he is in trine (5th and 9th ) he aspects 7/2
+ 3 = 61/2 rays and when he is in the 4th house, he aspects 41/2 rays. Similarly Mars in the
7th house fully aspects all his rays. In the 10th house he aspects only two rays; and in the
9th house, half of his rays, i.e. 7/2. This example of Mars is to be taken in the case of all
planets, the only difference being their natural rays. These numbers of rays are to be
made use of in queries regarding lost articles as explained below:
A planet posited in a friendly house would yield only 1/4 effect; one in own house, 3/4
effect; one in exaltation would yield results in full measure, and one in trines (5th and 9th),
1/2 effect. The rays of debilitated planets are utterly null and void. Even so are those that
are posited in inimical houses and those that are defeated in planetary war.
In a query of loss the number of fruitless rays would give the number of stolen
articles or fruits or crops. On the other hand, the querist would get back the number
of articles indicated by the total number of rays aspected by benefics. We have
already seen the rays of the planets.
We have to understand the rays of the signs also: They are in order:
7,8,12,11,12,6,9,7,13, 8,7 & 27, according to the Prasnamarga. However, the Rays of Aries
and other signs, according to Krsndcdrya, are 90,90,110,110,110,110,117,110,90,100,100
& 100. This list of rays of signs would also be very helpful to astrologers in finding
out the number of stolen articles, amount of gain, time taken for a journey, distance,
depth of wells etc.