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Golden Keys to Jyotish
The Effects of the Planets Due to House
Ruler ships
By Marc Boney M.A.

Dedicated to Shri K.N. Rao
Who ignited in me the light o/Jyotisha
"Jyotisha is the art of seeing light, of guiding, of counseling

based on the truth called the horoscope. Jyotisha is the pathway to
God through the mazes of intuitions and the brilliance of an
organized science, like any other science. Jyotisha is the fusion of
the divine with the mundane, the metaphysical with the scientific
methodology, a divine chorus of the music of the heavens and the
dance of the stars. It is that divine ballet, Jyotisha, which is at once
both a divinity and science that we are presenting."
Introduction
A major source of confusion among students of Jyotisha centers on

which planets function as benefics and which planets function as malefics for
each of the twelve different ascendants, regardless of their inherent nature.
The Sage pronounces on this vital subject in his chapter entitled Yogakarkas.
The problem is that there appears to be some inconsistency in what

Parashara says. For example, we are told in the beginning of the chapter that
the lagna lord is always auspicious since it rules both an angle and a trine.
Yet later, when the functional malefics for a Taurus ascendant are
enumerated, Venus, the lagna lord, is included in this category, presumably
because of its simultaneous lordship of the 6th house. Some commentators
I've read have suggested that since Libra is the moolatrikona sign of Venus,
its lordship of the 6th takes precedence, making it a functional malefic for this
lagna. However later, when speaking of Scorpio, Parashara refers to Mars,
the lagna lord, as a neutral, even though it also rules the 6th house through its
moolatrikona sign Aries.
It is this type of thing that can drive a student of Jyotisha mad—or to his
meditation pillow. But I've learned not to doubt Parashara. What may seem
like a contradiction or an inconsistency at first is usually my own lack of
comprehension—and sometimes that of the translator/commentator as well.
Which planets function as benefics, and which planets function as

malefics for each lagna is something about which the Sage is very explicit.
Explaining why this is so in each case is not something he does, but rather
implies, based on the principles laid down at the beginning of the chapter.
Apply these principles, and one finds that the conclusions drawn are
completely coherent and perfectly consistent.
This lesson outlines these principles in detail and gives illustrations using
the charts of well-known personalities.
The source material for the discussion that follows is a translation by

Sanskrit scholar, Martin Gansten, of the chapter in the Brihat Parashara Hora
Shastra entitled Yogakarakas that deals with this issue. Mostly I intend to let
the Sage speak for himself. However, I will also incorporate comments from
a highly experienced modern-day jyotishi, Mr. K.N. Rao from his book
Astrology, Destiny, and the Wheel of Time.
The Interpretive Principles
The Sage introduces his subject in the first shloka of the chapter:
Thus, O Brahmin, I have explained the results arising from the

karakamsha. Hear now the results of planetary combinations arising from the
ruler ship of houses.
In the next 16 shlokas or verses he then goes on to enumerate some

general principles with the usual economy of words that is characteristic of
the Sanskrit style of writing. For ease of digestion, I am separating principles
that are distinct from one another with spacing, and numbering them for ready
reference later on. Note that these are my divisions, not Parashara's.
The general principles will be given in toto first, and then discussed
individually.
1. Natural benefics ruling the angle houses do not give auspicious

results, while natural malefics ruling the angle houses do not give
inauspicious effects.
2. The lords of the trines (whether a natural benefic or malefic) give

auspicious effects.
3. Being an angle and a trine both, the ascendant in particular

bestows good results.
4. The 5th and the 9th houses are especially related to wealth.
5. And the 7th and the 10th houses to happiness.
6. All the planets ruling the trishadayas (the 3rd, 6th and 11th houses)
are known as givers of inauspicious effects.
7. The rulers of the 2nd, the 12th, and the 8th houses bestow results
according to their association (with other house lords) and according
to the other house they rule.
8. And they are stronger in their qualities in the ascending order.
9. Among these, the 8th lord is not auspicious because he owns the
12th house from the 9th house.
10. And if he (the 8th lord) is also the lord of the 3rd, 6th, or 11th house
simultaneously he becomes still more inauspicious,
11. But if he is also the lord of a trine (1, 5, 9) he becomes more

auspicious in giving effects.
12. Among the combinations thus stated, the stronger will obstruct
weak one.
13. Here, there is no fault for the Sun and Moon in ruling the eighth
house.
Parashara then tells us which planets are natural benefics and which are
the natural malefics.
14. Jupiter and Venus are said to be natural benefics, while the Moon
is said to be
mediocre.
15. Mercury is neutral...
16. And the Sun, Saturn, and Mars are natural malefics.
17. Full Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are increasingly powerful
(as natural benefics).
18. A dark Moon, the Sun, Saturn and Mars are likewise increasing
powerful (as natural malefics).
19. The fault, which has been ascribed to benefics in ruling angles, is
increasingly powerful in the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus.
The Sage now gives those principles that make planets yogakarakas,
combinations that can bring especially favorable results.
20. If the ruler of an angle and the ruler of a trine were to occupy
each other's house
(exchange of houses)
21. Or if they are in conjunction in a house,
22. Or if either of them occupies the other's house,
23. Or if they are in mutual aspect, they are yogakarakas (they cause
auspicious combinations)
24. In this yoga a king is born or a commoner attains fame.
25. If one planet ruling a trine also becomes the ruler of an angle, and
occupies either an angle or a trine, it becomes a singular yogakaraka.
The Sage now qualifies the principle with which he began the chapter,
stipulating under what conditions malefic planets that rule angles can actually
become auspicious planets or yogakarakas.
26. The good effects ascribed to natural malefics when they rule
angles exists only when they simultaneously rule trines, and not by their
merely ruling angles.
27. If an angular lord or a trinal lord is simultaneously the lord of any

malefic houses (3,6,11) a man thus born does not get raja yoga by their
mere connection.
Since Rahu and Ketu do not rule any houses, the Sage next informs us as
to how they should be interpreted.
The shadowy planets Rahu and Ketu give predominantly the effects of
the ruler of the houses with who they are in conjunction, or of the house in
which they are situated.
If the shadowy planets Rahu and Ketu occupy an angle or trine and are
conjunct or aspected by a ruler of the other, they become yogakarakas.
These principles, and the inferences that can be drawn from them, are
elaborated on in K.N. Rao's book Astrology, Destiny and the Wheel of Time, I
strongly encourage the reader to partake of this commentary by a highly
experienced jyotishi.
However, I have yet to see a complete and thorough discussion of why

Parashara classifies each planet as he does based on these principles, and with
illustrations.
It is what I now propose to do after first giving the translation of the

Sage's classifications for each lagna.
Auspicious and Inauspicious Planets for Each Lagna
Aries Ascendant
Although ruling the 8th house, Mars will give good effects when
associated with auspicious planets (trine lords). Saturn, Mercury, and Venus
are malefics, while Jupiter and the Sun are benefics. No good arises by the
mere combination of Saturn and Jupiter, and Jupiter, coming under the
influence of malefics, will certainly give bad results. Venus, being marked as
a fatal planet, will certainly kill; the malefic planets beginning with Saturn
will also kill.
Mars is the lagna lord for an Aries ascendant, and according to one of
the principles laid down at the beginning of the chapter, the lagna lord is
especially auspicious since the 1st house is both an angle and a trine.
Moreover, another principle applies here that improves the disposition of
Mars for this lagna. We were told that a natural malefic like Mars sheds its
malefic nature when ruling an angle.
But Mars also rules the 8th house from this lagna. Recall that we were
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given the principle that the 8 lord (since it represents the loss of fortune,
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being 12 from the 9 ) has a special propensity to be inauspicious, though we
are additionally told that this will depend upon its associations, and the other
house it rules. Since in this case the other house (the 1st) is its moolatrikona
sign and a trine, the conclusion seems to be that Mars can bring good results.
But note that the Sage stops short of classifying Mars as a full-blown
auspicious planet for this lagna. He indicates that it can only be helpful to
another auspicious planet through an association with it. An example would
be when Mars conjuncts or is in mutual aspect with the Sun or Jupiter. In
commenting on this situation where the lagna lord is also the 8th lord, Mr. Rao
says:
The general rule is that the beneficence of it being the lagna lord will
prevail unless the 8th house and the 8th lord are afflicted, mildly or intensely.
Saturn, Mercury, and Venus are termed malefics for this lagna, and if we
apply the principles, it is easy to see why.
Saturn sheds it malefic nature, becoming a neutral by virtue of its

lordship of the angular 10th house. But it loses this neutrality since it is also
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the 11 lord, which we were told gives inauspicious results. Thus Saturn
becomes a malefic for this lagna.
Mercury rules two inauspicious houses (the 3rd and the 6th) according to
the principles, and thus is the worst planet for an Aries ascendant.
As a natural benefic ruling the angular 7th house from Aries, Venus sheds
its benefic nature and becomes a neutral. Since Parashara tells us that it is the
strongest benefic, you might say that it suffers the most in becoming a neutral.
But since it also rules two mar aha houses, the 2nd and the 7th, the conclusion
seems to be that Venus behaves more as a malefic for Aries.
Since the Sun and Jupiter rule the 5th and 9th houses respectively, these
are the good planets for an Aries lagna in keeping with the principle that the
trinal lords are auspicious.
The Sage goes out of his way here to stipulate that the mere conjunction
of Saturn and Jupiter does not cause raja-yoga, and we must ask ourselves
why. Recall that we are given the principle that the conjunction of a trinal
lord and an angular lord indicate raja-yoga, or a combination resulting in
position and status. Having given us this general principle, the Sage is now
making us aware of instances where this does not apply, so that we will not be
misled. However, it can be seen that this exception flows from the
application of other general principles.
From Aries, Jupiter rules the trinal 9th, but also becomes one of those
"impressionable neutrals" as the 12th lord. We were told that as the 12th lord it
gives results based on its associations. When conjunct Saturn, Jupiter is not
only conjunct a natural malefic, but also a planet that functions as a malefic
for this lagna, since Saturn is the inauspicious 11th lord. This
impressionability of Jupiter is confirmed in the next statement when the Sage
adds that Jupiter's giving of inauspicious effects is also certain if he is at the
disposal of any other malefic.
Going back to Saturn, another principle given earlier applies here,

namely, that when an angular or trinal lord becomes the lord of any of the
malefic houses (3, 6, 11), the native does not get raja yoga only by this
relationship.
So when Parashara tells us that that the mere conjunction of Jupiter and
Saturn will not give raja yoga, he is highlighting the need for a judicious
blending of principles to reach a sound conclusion.
Lastly, Parashara tells us that the malefics for this lagna (Saturn and
Mercury) can also become marakas in particular situations, in addition to
Venus mentioned earlier.
The Sage does not mention the Moon, but as a benefic ruling an angle,
we can conclude that it looses its benefic nature and becomes a neutral, which
is how K.N. Rao classifies it.
Taurus Ascendant
Jupiter, Venus, and the Moon are malefics while Saturn and the Sun are
auspicious. Saturn will cause raja-yoga. Mercury bestows a little good.
Jupiter and the rest, along with Mars are fatal planets (marakas)
Jupiter, though a natural benefic, is the worst planet for this lagna based
on the principle that as an impressionable 8th lord who is also the lord of the
inauspicious 11th house, he becomes very potently malefic.
Surprisingly, the lagna lord, Venus, is also given by the Sage as a

malefic, and this seems in contradiction to the principle of the lagna lord
being an especially auspicious planet.
But now recall the additional principle that a natural benefic ruling a
kendra loses its benefic nature. Not only that, but since Venus is classified by
the Sage as the strongest benefic, it suffers the most in losing its beneficence
due to angular lordship. Then combine this with the principle that a trinal or
angular lord who also rules a malefic house—in this case the 6th—does not
become auspicious alone, and we see the reason why. The combination of
losing its benefic nature due to angular lordship, and its malefic lordship of
the 6th, (its moolatrikona sign) makes Venus the only lagna lord identified by
Parashara as a functional malefic.
The Moon is inauspicious according to our principles due to its lordship

of the 3rd.
Saturn as the ruler of the 9th is auspicious for this lagna, but is also
among that special category of planets that rule both an angle and a trine
simultaneously. Besides the trinal 9th, Saturn also rules the angular 10th from
Taurus, making it a yogakaraka, meaning that by itself it can give raja-yoga.
It is also a particularly powerful yogakaraka because the 9th house is the
strongest trine, and the 10th house is the strongest angle.
Mercury is also auspicious as the ruler of the other trine, the 5th house,
but less so, presumably because it also rules the 2nd house, making it very
impressionable, which Mercury is anyway. The 2nd is also a maraka house.
The results it gives will be very dependent on sign and house placement, as
well as its associations with other house lords.
The Sun is also listed as auspicious for Taurus, though it is difficult to

completely understand why, just based on the principles. As a malefic ruling
an angle, it shed its malefic nature, which is good, but the Sage seems
emphatic in his principles that this alone doesn't make a natural malefic
auspicious. It may have something to do with the Sun being the mildest of
malefics. K.N. Rao in his table actually lists it as neutral for Taurus.
Mars, as an angular lord, sheds its malefic nature, and therefore is not
classified among the malefics for this lagna, but is identified as a maraka
since it rules the 7th. What result it brings depends in part on its association
and placement, since it also rules the impressionable 12th.
Other malefics for this lagna (Jupiter, Venus, and Moon) can also
become marakas according to the Sage.
Gemini Ascendant
Mars, Jupiter, and the Sun are malefic planets; Venus alone is a benefic.
The combination of Saturn and Jupiter is as for an Aries Ascendant. The
Moon is the prime killer but will give these results by association.
Mars is the worst planet for Gemini based on the principle that it rules
two of the trishadaya houses, 6 and 11.
Jupiter is classified as a malefic also, partially because it is a natural

benefic ruling two angles (7 and 10). As we will see with other lagnas, it
seems that when the same natural benefic does this twice, and is not the lagna
lord, rather than merely loosing its benefic nature and becoming a neutral, the
Sage classifies it as a malefic. The fact that Jupiter is also a maraka planet
since it rules the 7th also contributes to this classification.
Mr. Rao has this to say on the matter of benefics ruling the angles:
Lords of kendras become neutrals. From this flows the principle that
benefics as lords of kendras lose their capacity to do good while malefics lose
their capacity to do evil. Which then is good—benefics not being able to give
their benefic results or malefics not being able to give malefic results?
Obviously, if benefics lose their capacity to give benefic results it is a major
loss.
With respect to Jupiter for a Gemini ascendant, Charak adds:
Jupiter as a benefic is lord of two quadrants (excluding the lagna). It is

particularly liable to the blemish of kendra lordship. Such blemish is
applicable to Mercury and Jupiter only.
The Sage does not mention Mercury, who is the lagna lord as well as the
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4 lord. The blemish due to the lordship of an angle applies twice here as
well, but seems to be offset by the principle of the special auspiciousness of
the lagna lord. Charak mentions it as a neutral, while Rao doesn't list it in his
table at all
The Sun's designation as a malefic is clear since it rules the 3rd house.
Only Venus is listed as a clear benefic since it rules the auspicious 5th
and neutral 12th.
We are told that the other trine lord, Saturn, does not produce raja yoga
when it combines with Jupiter, just like with Aries Ascendant. The reasons
are similar as before, though the roles of these two planets as owners of a trine
and an angle are reversed from what they were with Aries. As the ruler of the
8th house in addition to the 9th, Saturn is now one of those impressionable
neutrals, and therefore its combination with Jupiter, who as we saw is a
malefic and a maraka for this lagna, is not productive of good results.
According to Charak, "Saturn may give mixed results" for Gemini.
Lastly, the Moon is mentioned as the prime maraka due to its lordship of
the 2nd, but will give its results by association. Some commentators have
taken this to mean that the Moon does not kill in its own periods, but in the
periods of planets connected with it.
Cancer Ascendant
Venus and Mercury are malefics; Mars, Jupiter and Moon are benefics.
Mars indeed is a full yogakaraka, bestowing auspiciousness. Saturn is a
killer and the Sun gives effects by association.
Venus is not a good planet for a Cancer lagna since it loses its benefic
nature ruling the angular 4th house, while acquiring a malefic nature by its
lordship of the 11th.
Mercury is a malefic as well, ruling the neutral 12th house, but also the
inauspicious 3rd, which therefore predominates.
Mars is the outright yogakaraka since it rules the angular 10th house, and
the trinal 5th house. By itself it is capable of bringing full auspicious effects,
especially when situated in an angle or trine house.
The classification of Jupiter as a benefic might seem perplexing since it

also carries the taint of its lordship of the 6th. According to our principles,
Jupiter's mere combination with an angle or an angular lord will not produce
raja-yoga when this is the situation.
Why then does Parashara see it mostly as a benefic? I believe this is

where the principle of relative strength mentioned by the Sage comes into
play.
Quoting from the translators notes:
The houses may be classified in the following way according to the

difference of the effects:
1. Angles 1-4-7-10
2. Trines 1-5-9
3. Trishadaya 3-6-11
4. Parashraya 2-12-8
In every class the house will be stronger in ascending order. The

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strongest in their respective classes will be the 10 , 9 , 11 , and 8 houses.
Note that Jupiter is the lord of the 9th for a Cancer ascendant, the
strongest trine. As lord of the 6th, it rules only the 2nd strongest trishadaya
house. Could it be that this is why it "wins out" as a benefic? (We will see
that for Capricorn, the same principle seems to hold true for Mercury).
However, commentators have opined and my own experience indicates
that as a moolatrikona 6th lord, Jupiter for a Cancer ascendant can bring
illness, conflicts, debts etc. in its periods and sub-periods.
Since Parashara also lists the Moon as a benefic we must assume that its
auspiciousness as the lagna lord tilts the scale in a positive direction after it
becomes neutral due to its lordship of an angle.
We are told that Saturn is a maraka, which flows naturally since it rules
the 7 house as well as the 8th. The Sun for a Cancer lagna is like the Moon
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for Gemini. It gives its results by association, and therefore doesn't tend to
"kill" by itself, but through the planets connected with it
Leo Ascendant
Mercury, Venus, and Saturn are malefics and Mars, Jupiter and the Sun
are benefics. No good arises from the mere combination of Jupiter and
Venus. Saturn is the killer and the Moon gives results according to its
association.
Mercury is neutral but impressionable as the 2nd lord, and wholly

inauspicious as the 11th lord, hence not a good planet for this lagna.
The benefic quality of Venus is neutralized by its lordship of the 10th,

and then made malefic by its lordship of the 3rd.
Saturn's malefic quality is neutralized by its lordship of the angular 7th,

but then regained by its simultaneous rulership of the inauspicious 6th house.
Mars is the best planet for Leo since it is a yogakaraka, ruling both the
angular 4th and trinal 9th.
Jupiter, as an impressionable 8th lord, becomes more benign and

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auspicious through its additional lordship of the trinal 5 , depending upon its
other associations.
The Sun becomes a neutralized malefic as an angular lord, then achieves

"especially auspicious" status as the lagna lord per our principles.
Consistent with the application of the principles with respect to Aries

and Gemini lagnas, the Sage cautions us that just because Jupiter and Venus
combine as lords of a trine and an angle, this alone won't bring auspicious
results.
The reason is the same as before. Jupiter is an impressionable trinal lord,

since it also rules the 8th, and Venus becomes a functional malefic for this
lagna because of its blemish due to angular lordship, and its additional
rulership of the 3rd. Their conjunction alone cannot therefore be good because
Jupiter gets impressed with the inauspiciousness of Venus. Additionally,
Jupiter and Venus are not friends.
Saturn is a maraka since it rules the 7th house.
The Moon rules the neutral but impressionable 12th, and since she only
rules one house, will give results based on her association, per our principles.
Virgo Ascendant
Mars, Jupiter and the Moon are malefics and Mercury and Venus are
benefics. Indeed, Mercury and Venus become yogakarakas. Venus is a killer
also and the Sun gives results based on his associations.
Mars, as an impressionable 8th lord, becomes a very potent malefic for

Virgo since it simultaneously rules the inauspicious 3rd house.
Like we saw with Gemini, Jupiter suffers from its rulership of two angles
(excluding the lagna) and therefore is classified as a malefic.
The Moon is malefic as it rules the inauspicious 11th.
Mercury is a benefic ruling an angle as well, but its special

auspiciousness as the lagna lord keeps it in the benefic category.
Venus as an impressionable 2nd lord becomes a very good planet for this
lagna since it also rules the strongest trine, the 9th house.
The combination of Mercury and Venus causes raja yoga. But the Sage
tells us that Venus can become a killer also since it rules the maraka 2nd
house.
Like the Moon for Leo ascendant, the Sun will give its effect based on its
associations since the impressionably neutral 12th house is the only house it
rules.
The Sage is silent when it comes to Saturn, who is something of a

paradox for this lagna since he rules the auspicious 5th house but also the
inauspicious 6th house. Some authors have expressed the opinion that since
the 6 house Aquarius is Saturn's moolatrikona sign; its lordship of the 6th
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predominates.
Libra Ascendant
Jupiter, the Sun and Mars are malefics, while Saturn and Mercury are
henefics. The Moon and Mercury become indicators of raja yoga. Mars will
kill and Jupiter and the rest of the malefics can also become killers. Venus is
a neutral, neither benefic nor malefic.
Jupiter is the worst planet for Libra since it rules two inauspicious
houses, the 3rd, and the 6th.
The Sun as lord of the inauspicious 11th house is also a malefic.
Mars looses its malefic nature as lord of the angular 7th, and is an
impressionable neutral as the 2nd lord, but its additional status as a double
maraka apparently impels the Sage to classify it as a malefic, as he did with
Venus for Aries lagna.
Saturn is a very good planet for Libra; a stand-alone yogakaraka since it

rules the angular 4th house, and trinal 5th house.
Mercury is one of those impressionable neutrals as the lord of the 12th

house, and since it also rules the trinal 9th house, it becomes an auspicious
planet. Its combination with the 10th lord Moon causes a powerful raja yoga.
We have already discussed the maraka status of Mars, but the Sage also
tells us that the other malefics (Jupiter and the Sun) become endowed with the
quality of killers for this lagna.
Venus is designated as a neutral even though it is the lagna lord. This is

readily understandable based on the principle that benefics ruling angles lose
their benefic nature, which is especially damaging in the case of Venus since
it is the strongest benefic. This, combined with its simultaneous lordship of
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the banefully neutral 8 house, is why a normally auspicious lagna lord gets
neutralized.
Scorpio Ascendant
Venus, Mercury, and Saturn are malefics and Jupiter and the Moon are
benefics. The Sun and Moon become yogakarakas. Mars is neutral. Venus
and the other malefics become marakas.
Venus is an impressionable neutral as lord of the 12th, but shades into a

malefic status due to the blemish of its additional lordship of an angular and
maraka house. Note how consistently in the Sage's classifications the status
of Venus falls dramatically when it is lord of an angle.
(The question could be raised as to why then was Mars not classified as a
malefic for Taurus, instead of just a maraka, since for this ascendant it also
rules the 7th and the 12th. Based on this apparent discrepancy, and the one
arising from his treatment of Venus for Taurus and Mars for Scorpio (both
rule the 1st and 6th houses for this lagna), it is clear that Parashara considers
benefics losing their benefic natures as being worse than malefics losing
theirs. Recall Mr. Rao's comments quoted earlier.)
Mercury becomes a potent malefic since it rules the impressionable 8th

house, while simultaneously owning the inauspicious 11th house.
Saturn becomes a neutral by virtue of owning the 4th angle, but reverts to
its malefic status by additionally owning the inauspicious 3rd.
Jupiter owns the impressionable 2nd but also the auspicious 5th house, and
thereby becomes a benefic.
The Moon owns the auspicious 9th house making it a pure benefic.
The Sun is not classified among either the benefic or malefic groups,
presumably because as the mildest natural malefic owning just the angular
10th house, it becomes a pure neutral.
The Sun-Moon combination produces raja yoga because it unites a

planet that only rules the 10th house with a planet that only rules the 9th house.
Mars, as the lagna lord as well as the 6th lord, is deemed a neutral and we
need to contrast this with Venus being termed a malefic for Taurus, from
which it also rules the 1st and the 6th. In both cases the 6th house is also their
moolatrikona sign. Is the Sage being inconsistent? Not at all; he is implying,
as was mentioned earlier, that benefics loosing their benefic nature is worse
than a malefics loosing their malefic nature. Now recall, that Venus as the
strongest benefic would suffer most from such a loss, whereas Mars as the
worst malefic would be most benefited. Far from being inconsistent, the Sage
is conforming perfectly to the principles laid down at the beginning of the
chapter.
Venus as lord of the maraka 7th acquires the power to kill, as do the other
planets designated as malefics.
Sagittarius Ascendant
Venus alone is malefic. Mars and the Sun are benefics. Raja yoga
results from a combination of the Sun and Mercury. Saturn is a killer.
Jupiter is said to give neutral results and Venus is a killer.
The Sage tells us that the only truly malefic planet for Sagittarius is
Venus and it is easy to see why. As the lord of the 6th and the 11th, Venus
rules two inauspicious houses.
Mars rules the auspicious 5th house, and since it is an impressionable

neutral as the lord of the 12th house, it becomes a benefic for this ascendant.
The Sun is likewise a benefic as lord of the 9th.
Though Parashara does not mention Mercury specifically, the

implication is that the blemish that it acquires through its lordship of two
angles (excluding the lagna) is not as damaging as Jupiter for Gemini and
Virgo lagnas. He clearly states that Venus is the only malefic. Why this is so
is not completely clear to me, but based on what we've seen thus far, it is
probably because Jupiter suffers more, being a stronger benefic than
Mercury. I also wonder if it has something to do with its lordship of the most
powerful angle, the 10th, as its moolatrikona sign.
This line of thinking is supported when the Sage goes on to say that
when Mercury is with the 9th lord, Sun, it produces raja-yoga, this being a
combination of the strongest angular lord with the strongest trinal lord.
Saturn becomes a killer for this lagna, since it rules the maraka second
house. Why it is not also categorized as a malefic is a mystery to me. It
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additionally rules the inauspicious 3 house. In other instances where one of
the impressionable lords (2, 12, and 8) likewise owns inauspicious houses (3,
6, 11), they become malefics in accordance with the principles stated at the
beginning of the chapter.
Jupiter is designated as a neutral, though it rules two angles. As we saw

in the case of Mercury for Gemini and Virgo, its additional status as lagna
lord prevents it from beginning a malefic.
Lastly, we are told that in addition to Saturn, Venus acquires killing

powers for this lagna.
The Moon is not mentioned, but earlier in the chapter the Sage tells us
that the 8th lordship of the Sun and the Moon is not evil. However, Mr. Rao
adds a cautionary note in his book that this may not be so, and Dr. Charak in
his book mentions that when it comes to health-related matters, he has not
found it to be so.
Applying the principles, we must assume that the Moon as the 8th lord is
an impressionable neutral and will give good effects when well associated but
unfavorable results when ill associated.
Capricorn Ascendant
Mars, Jupiter and the Moon are malefics, while Venus and Mercury are
benefics. Saturn itself will not kill, but Mars and the other malefics will. The
Sun is neutral in its results. Venus alone causes raja yoga.
Mars sheds his malefic nature as lord of the 4th angle, but becomes
malefic as the lord of the inauspicious 11th house.
Jupiter is an impressionable neutral as the lord of the 12th house, and thus
becomes inauspicious as lord of the 3rd.
The Moon loses her benefic nature as lord of the 7th angle, and according
to the Sage becomes a malefic for this lagna. Why not just a neutral? Is it
because this is also a maraka house?
Venus is the outright yogakaraka since it rules the trinal 5th and the
angular 10th.
Mercury too becomes a good planet even though it rules the inauspicious
6th. Its simultaneous lordship of the stronger 9th house, which is its
moolatrikona sign, Virgo, apparently wins out. (See my comment on Jupiter
for Cancer lagna.)
The Sage tells us that Saturn himself will not kill, even though it rules
the maraka 2ndhouse. This toning down of effects is presumably due to its
special auspiciousness as the lagna lord.
Like the Moon as the 8th lord for Sagittarius, the Sun as the 8th lord
becomes a neutral for Capricorn.
Aquarius Ascendant
Jupiter, the Moon, and Mars are malefics while Venus and Saturn are
benefics. Venus is a raja-yoga karaka while Jupiter, the Sun, and Mars are
killers. Mercury gives "middling" effects.
Jupiter as the 2nd lord is an impressionable neutral, but then becomes

malefic as the lord of the inauspicious 11th house.
The Moon as the lord of the 6th only, clearly becomes malefic.
Mars as lord of the angular 10th sheds its malefic nature, but re-acquires
it as the simultaneous lord of the 3rd.
Venus is again the outright yogakaraka since it rules both the angular 4th,
and trinal 9th.
The Sage classifies the lagna lord, Saturn, as a benefic, since it is an

impressionably neutral 12th lord simultaneously owning an especially
auspicious trine. This is in complete accordance with the stated principles.
Jupiter, the Sun, and Mars are designated as the killers. Mercury is said
to give medium effects, which may seem surprising since it owns the 5th trine,
while simultaneously owning the impressionably neutral 8th house. One
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reason is that the 8 is only "banefully neutral" as Rao puts it. Another
reason is that Mercury is very impressionable.
Yet by that logic alone, one could ask why Jupiter then gets classified as
a clear benefic for Leo lagna, since it also rules the 5th and the 8th? The
difference lies in the strength of moolatrikona sign versus merely own sign.
The 5th house from Leo is Sagittarius, the moolatrikona sign of Jupiter, while
the 8th house from Aquarius is the moolatrikona sign of Mercury. This
condition makes Mercury capable of only lukewarm beneficial effects for
Aquarius.
Pisces Ascendant
Saturn, Venus, the Sun and Mercury are malefics, while Mars and the
Moon are benefics. Mars and Jupiter will give raja yoga. Mars, though a
maraka will not kill, Saturn and Mercury will kill.
Saturn is lord of the impressionably neutral 12th, and therefore becomes a

clear malefic through his additional lordship of the 11th.
As lord of the 3rd and the 8th houses, Venus for this lagna becomes a very
potent malefic.
The Sun as the lord of the 6th joins this category as well.
Mercury is a benefic owning two angles, the 4th and the 7th, and is also
therefore classified by Parashara as a malefic, since like Jupiter for Gemini
and Virgo lagnas, it becomes a maraka 7th lord as well.
Mars owns the impressionable 2nd, and becomes a benefic by its

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additional ownership of the 9 trine.
The Moon as the owner of the 5th trine becomes benefic as well.
Jupiter owns two angles, but its status as lagna lord prevents it from
being malefic. By good association, as we shall see, it can give good effects.
Parashara tells us that this lagna and 10th lord Jupiter, combining with
the 9th lord, Mars, will cause the best raja-yoga for Pisces ascendant.
Mars as the 2nd lord is also a maraka, but needs the additional association
of a malefic to do so.
Rather than memorize these designations, I recommend that students

learn well the principles from which these designations arise. This enables
one to reason correctly about any planet with respect to any ascendant.
In summary form, these are as follows:
1. Natural benefics as rulers of angle houses (1,4, 7,10)

lose their beneficence.
2. Natural malefics as rulers of angles houses lose their

malefic nature.
3. However, the ownership of an angle house alone does not
convert benefics into malefics and vice versa.
4. Rulers oftrines (1, 5, 9) give benefic results regardless of

whether they are natural benefics or malefics.
5. Since it rules both an angle and a trine, the 1st lord can be
especially auspicious.
6. Rulers of the 3rd, 6th, and 11th houses are inauspicious.
7. Lords of the 2nd, 8th and 12th are "impressionable

neutrals," they give results based on the other house they rule, their
location, as well as association.
8. The twelve houses of the birth chart can therefore be

divided into 4 groups. There is a hierarchy of strength from the
strongest to the weakest within each group.
(a) Rulers of the angles are the most powerful group

and among these the 10th lord is the strongest, followed by
the 7th, 4th, and T' lords.
(b) Rulers of the trines are the next most powerful

group and among these the 9thlord is the strongest,
followed by the 5th and 1st lords.
(c) Of the 3, 6, 11 group, the 11th lord is the

strongest, followed by the 6th lord and the 3rd lord.
(d) Of the 2, 8, 12 group, the 8th lord is the most

powerful, followed by the 12th lord and the 2nd lord.
(Note: This is the only group that does not follow
numerical order).
(e) Parashara instructs us that when lords of

different groups, or even lords within a group, are
together in a chart, the stronger among them will obstruct
the weaker and its results will predominate.
9. The ruler of the 8th house has a special propensity for

giving "evil" results, since, as the 12th house from the 9th house, the
8th house represents the "loss" of "fortune."
10. When the 8th lord is also the 1st lord (Mars for Aries lagna
and Venus for Libra lagna), the benefic nature of ruling the 1st
house prevails, and this planet can give benefic results unless
afflicted and ill placed.
11. However, when the 8th lord simultaneously rules the 3rd,
6th, or 8th house, it becomes highly malefic.
(a) For Taurus lagna, this is true of Jupiter who

rules the 8th and 11th houses
(b) For Virgo lagna, this is true of Mars who rules

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the 8 and 3rd houses
(c) For Scorpio, this is true of Mercury who rules

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the 8 and 11th houses
(d) For Pisces, this is true of Venus who rules the 8th
and 3rd houses.
12. Yet the 8th lord can become benefic when it simultaneously
rules a trine.
(a) For Gemini lagna, Mercury rules the 8th and the
5th houses
(b) For Leo lagna, Jupiter own the 8th and 5th houses
(c) For Gemini, Saturn rules the 8th and 9th houses
(d) Whether these planets actually do give benefic

results will depend on their associations and placements,
since as an 8th lord they are still "impressionable."
13. The evil effects of being the 8th lord do not apply to the
Moon (Sagittarius lagna) or to the Sun (Capricorn lagna)
according to Parashara. Some commentators have suggested that
this may not hold true in actual practice. Others have said it
depends on their associations.
14. When a planet simultaneously owns both a trine and an

angle, it has a special capacity to bring good results and it termed a
"yogakaraka" or "indicator by itself of raja yoga." When it is
located in an angle or trine, it becomes even better.
(a) Mars for Cancer and Leo lagnas becomes a

yogakaraka
(b) Saturn for Taurus and Libra lagnas becomes a

yogakaraka
(c) Venus for Capricorn and Aquarius lagnas

becomes a yogakaraka
15. Just owning an angle does not convert a malefic into a

benefic. This malefic must also simultaneously own a trine, as in
the case of Mars for Cancer, and Saturn for Taurus.
16. Full Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus, in this order, are
progressively more powerful as benefics.
17. Waning Moon, the Sun, Saturn and Mars, in this order,
are progressively more powerful as malefics.
18. The blemish of ruling an angle that befalls a natural

benefic therefore increases progressively from the Moon, to
Mercury, to Jupiter, to Venus.
19. When an angle lord or house is in some way related to a

trine lord or house, a highly benefic combination called "raja
yoga" is formed and can bring position and recognition.
20. This can happen when:
(a) The lord of an angle and a trine exchange houses

(b) The lord of an angle and a trine are conjunct in a
house
(c) The lord of an angle and a trine are in mutual
aspect
(d) The lord of an angle goes into a trine house
(e) The lord of a trine goes into an angle house
21. However, when the lords of angles and trines are related
in one of the ways indicated above but also simultaneously rule one
of the adverse houses (3, 6, 11), this combination is "blemished"
and does not form a very good raja yoga.
22. Rahu and Ketu give results according to the house where
they are located and according to the planet (i.e., the lord of a
house) that they join.
23. Rahu and Ketu become yogakarakas:
(a) When they are placed in an angle and are

conjunct or aspected by a trine lord
(b) When they are placed in a trine and are conjunct
or aspected by a angle lord
As was shown earlier, all the designations that Parashara gives for each
planet for each lagna flow from these principles and therefore they should be
thoroughly digested. What results a planet is likely to bring in its period and
sub-periods cannot be correctly judged without a very sound understanding of
these.
Keep in Mind the Context
It is important to remember that the title of the chapter where Parashara

gives this information about the functional benefics and malefics for each
lagna is Yogakarakas. The Sage wants us to understand in particular which
planets in their periods and sub-periods can be especially favorable, given
certain lordships. He gives us the principles for determining the best planets
and best planetary combinations for each ascendant— the ones that can give
raja yoga.
In actual practice, one observes that any house and house lord, when
favorably disposed, can bring benefit and "blessings" into a person's life. The
11th lord as the ruler of the house of "gains" can bring great wealth. The 3rd
lord can bring wonderful siblings, talent in the arts and other types of
performances, as well as great drive and courage. A strong and favorable 6th
lord can make one triumphant in competitions, whether on the playing field,
in the courts or in political elections. Even the much-maligned 8th lord can
bring you a welcomed inheritance or unexpected lottery winnings. All these
potentially good results have been given in earlier chapters of the BPHS from
what are termed "inauspicious house lords" in this chapter. This seems like a
contradiction and can leave a student feeling very confused. However, the
confusion disappears when you keep in mind the context.
The emphasis here is on a method for being able to time the especially
auspicious (raja yoga) or especially inauspicious (maraka) periods—in other
words, when a person might experience some elevation in life, or when they
might die.
The 3rd, 6th, and 11th lords are termed "inauspicious," and designated as
functional malefics partly because they can't give raja yoga and because they
can contribute to a person's death.
Another reason has to do with cultural context. In order to understand

why something is considered "bad," one has to understand what is considered
"good." In the ancient culture of India in which Jyotisha originated, the
summum bonum, or "highest good" was considered to be the achievement of
full God-realization and spiritual liberation or moksha. Anything, therefore,
that was seen as an obstacle or impediment to this lofty goal, was
understandably termed "evil" or "inauspicious."
From this standpoint, the 3rd, 6th, and 11th lords are "always inauspicious"
since they represent lust (kama), anger (krodha) and greed (lobha). See the
following passages from the Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter 16, verses 21-22:
"Lust, anger, and greed—these constitute the threefold gate of hell

leading to the destruction of the soul's welfare. These three, therefore, man
should abandon."
"O Son of Kunti! By turning away from these three entrances to the
realm of darkness, man behaves according to his own highest good and
thereafter reaches the Supreme."
It is in these contexts then that the "inauspiciousness" of the 3rd, 6th, and
11th lords should be partially understood.
Illustrations—Superior Raja Yogas
The Sage defines raja yogas as angle lords combining with trine lords or
falling in trine houses, and trine lords combining with angle lords or falling in
angle houses. Any planet that simultaneously rules both an angle and a trine is
termed a "yogakarako" and can give these results without combining with any
other house lords, particularly if placed in an angle or trine house.
We also saw how the Sage highlights certain angle and trine lords
combining—like Venus and Mercury for Virgo lagna—as giving particularly
good raja yoga. Why? The answer is that Mercury rules the strongest angle
house, the 10th, and Venus rules the strongest trine house, the 9th. But equally
important is the fact that neither planet "bears the blemish" of
simultaneously ruling an inauspicious 3rd, 6th, or 11th house, or any other
blemish. They are both purely functional benefics for this ascendant, and as
such, their combination gives unqualified or "superior" raja yoga.
See the chart of former U.S. President Harry Truman.

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It can be seen that in his Virgo lagna chart Mercury and Venus are
involved in a 9-10 exchange of house lords, giving a superior raja yoga. With
the death of FDR, he became the President on April 12, 1945 in Mercury-
Saturn-Venus.
For Virgo lagna, Jupiter also rules angles houses—the 4th and 7th, and
Saturn rules the trinal 5th house. But according to Parashara the "mere
combination" of these to planets will not give raja yoga, and once again we
need to understand why.
The answer is that both have problems associated with them. Jupiter
bears the blemish of a benefic owning an angle house, actually two in this
case, and, as lord of the 7th house, he is a maraka as well. Thus, the Sage
classifies Jupiter as a malefic for Virgo lagna. Saturn rules the good 5th
house, but also the 6th, an inauspicious house. Their combination alone then
cannot give good raja yoga.
It should be clearly understood, however, that some quality of raja yoga

does occur if they additionally fall in angle or trine house.
See the following chart.

Note that Jupiter in Pisces in the 7th is in mutual aspect with Saturn in
Virgo in the 1st. It is an angle-trine lord combination in angle houses. In the
Jupiter-Saturn period this person was given promotion and recognition for
professional achievements, but it is "inferior raja yoga for the
abovementioned reasons.
Based on this illustration, we can now classify three types of angle and
trine lords.
(a) Those that rule angle and trine house only.
(b) Those who rule an angle or a trine, but who

simultaneously rule a house of the 3-6-11 group.
(c) Those that rule and angle or trine, but who

simultaneously rule a house of the 2-12-8 group.
The first group can be termed "flawless," while the second group denotes
those "with a flaw.' The third group is "flawed" or "flawless" depending on
whether they combine with group "a" or "b" since these are also the
impressionably neutral lords, and can therefore be termed "conditional."
With these designations in mind, we are now ready to look at the
superior and inferior raja yogas for each ascendant.
Aries Ascendant
Trine Lords Type Comment
Mars (1st) Conditional Rules 8th house as well
Sun (5th) Flawless Only rules a trine
Jupiter (9th) Conditional Rules 12th house as well
Angle Lords Type Comment
Mars (1st) Conditional Rules 8th house as

well
Moon (4th) Flawless Only rules angle
Venus (7th) Conditional/Some Rules 2nd and a

Flaw maraka.
Saturn Flawed Rules 11th as well

(10th)
Superior Raja Yogas for Aries Ascendant
Trine-Angle Quality of Raja Yoga Comment

Combination
Mars + Superior (but only if Mars Mars in conditional

Moon well placed and associated) and the Moon is flawless
Mars + Superior (but only if Mars Mars is conditional

Sun well placed and associated) and the Sun is flawless
Mars + Superior (but only if Mars Mars is conditional
Jupiter well placed and associated) and Jupiter is conditional
Sun + Superior Both are flawless

Moon
Jupiter + Superior - Best! Jupiter is conditional

Moon and the Moon is flawless
The Moon-Jupiter combination for Aries can become a superb raja yoga
since the Moon is "flawless" and Jupiter is a "conditional," while ruling the
best trine. Additionally, these planets form Gaja Kesari Yoga when conjunct
or in mutual aspect, which can also be a very benefic combination. Just ask
movie director, George Lucas, of Star Wars fame.
His 9th lord Jupiter goes into the 4th house Cancer where it gets exalted.
This placement of a trine lord in a kendra house is alone raja yoga. However,
it is also conjunct the 1st lord Mars and in mutual aspect with the 4th lord
Moon forming incredibly powerful 1-9 and 4-9 raja yogas in angle houses.
Upon first moving into his Jupiter period in 1973 he scored his first
major success with American Graffiti, which has become a cult classic.
However, beginning with the first Star Wars film in 1977, he became a
movie-making legend—and an enormously wealthy one at that, creating the
famous Skywalker Ranch. Note that Jupiter is in the 4th house of lands and
property.
As one would expect, Jupiter-Moon was one of the high water marks in
his career, coinciding with the period just following the release of the third
film in the trilogy, Return of the Jedi. During this time George Lucas was
indeed an "Elephant-Lion" of the movie making industry.
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Jupiter, giving Gaja Kesari Yoga but also a powerful raja yoga from the
Chandra lagna. But to fully understand why the Jupiter period brought him
the highest office in the land, one must see the navamsha.
Here Jupiter is again involved in very superior raja yogas, combining

through mutual aspect with the 1st lord Mars in its own sign/house, and an
exalted 5th lord Sun.
This configuration gives three raja yogas of the superior variety, and
with the planets all very strong.
In contrast to Moon-Jupiter combination for Aries, Parashara goes out of
his way to emphasize that the mere connection between the 9th lord Jupiter
and the 10th lord Saturn will not give a good yoga, for the reasons given
earlier. However, when additionally combining in good houses, they can
give some level of raja yoga.
See the chart given below
Here the 9th lord Jupiter goes into the 10th house with the 10th lord Saturn
in its own sign Capricorn. This woman's Saturn period encompassed the first
18 years of her life and she was bom into a prominent and wealthy family.
She also is a very high achiever, and in Mercury-Jupiter and Mercury-Saturn
founded her own successful business.
Due to their additional placement here in the 10th house, the Jupiter-
Satum combination has given some quality of raja yoga, but not the best, and
her father experience (Jupiter as lord of the 9th) has been a very mixed
blessing.
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Here Jupiter and Saturn are in a mutual glance, but along the 6-12 axis.
Per Parshara, this combination does not give raja yoga. He has yet to run
either his Jupiter or Saturn major period, but Rahu gives the results of these
two grahas, since it falls is Saturn's sign and Jupiter's nakshatra, and this
major period has given him no rise in life at all.
Taurus Ascendant
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Trine-Angle Quality of Comment

Combination Raja Yoga
Saturn Superior Especially good if in Capricorn or

(Alone) Aquarius
Venus + Superior Even though Venus is flawed,

Saturn Saturn and Venus are Great Friends
Mercury + Superior Mercury is a conditional, though a

Sun maraka, and the Sun is flawless
Mercury + Superior Mercury is a conditional, and Saturn

Saturn - The Best! is flawless
Saturn + Superior Saturn is flawless and Mars is a

Mars conditional, but maraka
Incredibly, nearly all these powerful raja yogas are present in the birth
chart of basketball legend, Wilt Chamberlain.
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First and foremost, Saturn, the yogakaraka planet could hardly better
placed in its moolatrikona sign, Aquarius, in the 10th house. Its close mutual
aspect with Mercury in Leo along the 4-10 axis is a truly superior raja yoga
combination. However, a flawless 4th lord Sun in its own sign and the lagna
lord, Venus, also join them.
Equally amazing is the fact that from the Moon, Saturn is again the
yogakaraka, this time in the 5th house, and the mutual aspects with Mercury,
Venus and the Sun in Leo again form several superior raja yogas.
Wilt Chamberlain was destined at birth to be a giant among men in the

world of sports, both literally and figuratively.
Gemini Ascendant
Mercury Flawless Only rules angles, including the

(1st) lagna
Venus Conditional A trine lord ruling the
th
(5 ) impressionable 12th as well
Saturn Conditional Best trine lord but ruling the

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(9 ) impressionable 8th as well
Mercury (1st Flawless Only rules angles, including the

and 4th) lagna
Jupiter (7th Flawed A benefic owning two angle and

and 10 ) th also a maraka.
Superior Raja Yogas for Gemini Ascendant

Combination
Mercury Superior - Best! Mercury is flawless and

+ Venus Venus is a good conditional
Mercury Superior Even with Jupiter's flaw

+ Jupiter this can be a fairly good yoga.
Mercury Superior (but only if Mercury is flawless, but

+ Saturn well placed and associated) Saturn rules the 8th
Venus + Superior Even with Jupiter's flaw

Jupiter this is can be a fairly good yoga
One of the most famous men of our times, Albert Einstein, had many of
these planets combining in his 10th house, including his 5th lord of
intelligence, an exalted Venus.
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The scientific papers that made him famous were all written in his Venus
period, and in the following period of the Sun (obtaining directional strength
in the 10th house), he gained international recognition and received the Nobel
Prize in Sun-Venus.
What is quite interesting about Einstein's chart is that the exchange of

houses between the 9th lord Saturn and the 10th lord Jupiter under lay all the
planets in the 10th house. Like with Aries, Parashara goes out of his way to
stipulate that the mere connection of Jupiter and Saturn for Gemini lagna does
not produce a good raja yoga. Jupiter here suffers the blemish of owning two
angles excluding the lagna and is a maraka 7th lord. Combining with Saturn,
the 9th lord, but also the impressionable 8th lord, is not good in his view.
However, in this case, based on their mutual house placement, they do

give a powerful yoga, though it is interesting to note that they were not the
planets that brought him fame since he never ran their major periods.
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Mercury and Venus combining, especially when strong and well-placed

gives the best raja yoga for Gemini lagna, and Hillary's Clinton's chart, like
Einstein's is another good example. Besides being nearly flawless in terms of
their lordship for Gemini, these two planets are Great Friends and work well
together as a horoscopic combination.
In Hillary's chart they are together in the 5th house and are both in their
own sign in the navamsha, and it was the Venus period that brought her to the
White House as First Fady and now to the Senate as well. With Venus-
Mercury still ahead, I've predicted that she will rise still higher.
In the table given above, it is noted that the 1st lord Mercury and the 9th
lord Saturn can combine in a good yoga if well placed by house and if Saturn
as an impressionable 8th lord does not get poorly associated.
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In the chart of famous Indian sitar master, Ravi Shankar, the 1st lord
Mercury goes to 9th house Aquarius in mutual aspect with the 9th lord Saturn.
Saturn does not come under the influence of any other planets and hence this
is a very good yoga.
He began his Mercury period starting at age fourteen, and it marked the
beginning of his rise to fame.
Cancer Ascendant
Moon (1st) Flawless Rules only the lagna
Mars Flawless Rules only an angle and trine

th
(5 )
Jupiter Flawed Rules the best trine but also the 6th
k^) house
Moon Flawless Rules only the lagna

st
(1 )
Venus Flawed Rules the 11th

(4th)
Saturn Conditional/Some Rules the 8th and is also a

(7,1.) Flaw maraka
Mars Flawless Rules only an angle and

th trine
(10 )
Superior Raja Yogas for Cancer Ascendant

Combination
Mars Superior - Best! Stand Alone Yogakaraka

(Alone)
Moon + Superior Two flawless planets with

Mars one a yogakaraka
Moon + Superior (despite Good 1-9 raja yoga and

Jupiter Jupiter's flaw) Gaja Kesari yoga
Mars + Superior (despite 9-10 raja yoga and these

Jupiter Jupiter's flaw) planets are Great Friends
The birth chart of Michael Crichton, the best-selling author of such sci-fi
thrillers as Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park is a good illustration of how
the Moon, Mars, and Jupiter combining can bring fame and fortune to
someone with Cancer lagna.
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M o
Sa
Jp
S j' K [0 i\n ! 1 Van 1 (I flffl
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Jp
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His lagna lord Moon falling into the 10th house is almost perfectly full
and forms a superior raja yoga with the yogakaraka Mars through mutual
aspect. It also forms a beautiful Gaja Kesari yoga with an exalted 9th lord
Jupiter in the 1st as well. Little wonder then that his Moon period proved
extraordinary and catapulted him to great fame. Note that these same planets
continue to give superior raja yogas from the Chandra Lagna, Aries.
Combinations of the Moon, Mars and Jupiter in the Cancer lagna charts
of The Judds catapulted them to the top of the country western musical world.
Mo Ra
Sa
Li
U Pfc 1I u
A .n
Am 11 Tau ! Z ^ tLFli
Mi
As
JO
& \qu l Can
Q 0
N aom iJudd
7 Ciip 9. I nn
S u M e
Jp
Ve Ke
S Sae 5 Sco Uhr 3 Vim
Naomi's chart shows a beautiful exchange between the 1st lord Moon and
the 10th lord and yogakaraka planet Mars, The Moon and Jupiter in mutual
aspect along the 4-10 house axis produces another powerful 1-9 raja yoga and
Gaja Kesari yoga. Then see the strength of these planets. Mars and Jupiter
are vargottama. Four platinum albums and four Grammy awards soon
followed their first single in 1983 (coinciding with Mars-Jupiter) making
them one of country western's hottest acts of the 80's.
Her daughter Wynonna's chart shows some similar and no less powerful
raja yogas.
R a
Jp M a Su Ra
Me Ve
ii1 A
u A\n
m 11 Tau 12 lti
Su
As
Sa
a
6 \qU I Can
W c 0
\\ yttpnna Judd
Jp
Mo 1 Bjitmcl. k \
7 Ciip 2 Leo
M o
S a S Sae 5 Sco 4 Ihr Mi*
Remarkably, it was also her yogakaraka planet Mars that brought her to
fame, the same as her mother. It is powerfully placed in the 10th house in its
own sign Aries with the 9th lord Jupiter, forming a dharma-karma raja yoga.
Additionally, Mars goes into Scorpio, its own sign again, in the navamsha.
As in her mother's chart, the 1st lord Moon forms Gaja Kesari yoga with this
Jupiter and here the Moon is also vargottama.
Leo Ascendant
Sun Flawless Rules only the lagna

(1st)
Jupiter Conditiona Rules the 8th as well

(5th)
Mars Flawless Rules the best trine and an angle

(9th) simultaneously
Sun Flawless Rules only the lagna

(1st)
Mars Flawless Rules the best trine and an angle

(4.1.) simultaneously
Saturn Flawed Rules the 6th house as well

(7th)
Venus Flawed Rules the 3rd house as well

th
(10 )
Superior Raja Yogas for Leo Ascendant

Mars (Alone) Superior Stand Alone Yogakaraka
i 1 r
Sun + Mars Superior - Two flawless planets with one
Best! a yogakaraka
Sun + Jupiter Superior Flawless planet with a

conditional
Mars + Jupiter Superior Flawless planet with a

conditional
The chart of former President Richard Nixon is a perfect illustration of

how combinations of the Sun, Mars and Jupiter in a Leo lagna chart form
superior raja yogas.
All three of these planets combine in his 5th house of royal authority,
with Jupiter in its moolatrikona sign, Sagittarius. He rose up during his
Jupiter major period, becoming a U.S. senator, and in Saturn-Jupiter made it
to the White House only to have to resign his office in ignominy.
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7 Aqu 12 Can
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The yogakaraka. planet. Mars, combining with the 5th lord Jupiter in
Madonna's chart brought fame and fortune to The Material Girl when she ran
her Mars period in the late 80's and early 90's. In her case, Mars is in its own
sign Aries, and Jupiter is vargottama.
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Virgo Ascendant
Mercury Flawless Rules the lagna and the strongest

(1st) angle
Saturn Flawed Rules the 6th as well

th
(5 )
Venus Conditional Since it becomes a maraka as

(94) well
Mercury (1st Flawless Though it's a benefic ruling an

and 10th) angle, still good
Jupiter (4th Flawed Benefic ruling two angle without

th
and 7 ) one being lagna
Superior Raja Yogas for Virgo Ascendant

Mercury + Superior 9-10 combination between

Venus - Best! mostly flawless planets
Mercury + Superior Even though Saturn is flawed,

Saturn this is still good.
As we saw earlier in this lesson, former President Harry Truman's Virgo

lagna chart shows an exchange between the 9th and 10th lords Venus and
Mercury. He became President in his Mercury period.
Mercury and Saturn combining in the chart of Warren Beatty made him a
big Hollywood star beginning in the early 60's, and a legendary lover, given
its placement in the 7th house. He began his 17-year Mercury period
beginning in 1959.
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/ 11 o \ /^ K c \
7 Aqu 19 Can
Ma 0
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Libra Ascendant
Venus Conditional Since it also rules the 8th. Depends

(1st) upon associations
Saturn Flawless Yogakaraka, rules both an angle and

th a trine
(5 )
Mercury Conditional Since it rules the 12th, but well

th
(9 ) associated, very good.
Venus Conditional Since it also rules the 8th. Depends

(1st) upon associations
Saturn Flawless Yogakaraka, rules both an angle and

(4«.) a trine
Mars Flawed A maraka twice over

(7th)
Moon Flawless Rules the strongest angle

th
(10 )
Superior Raja Yogas for Libra Ascendant

Saturn Superior Especially when in an angle or

(Alone) trine, and dignified
Mercury + Superior 9-10 combination in which planets

Moon - Best! are mostly flawless
Mercury + Superior Both planets are mostly flawless

Saturn
Saturn + Superior Though not as good as the other

Moon combinations.
Venus + Superior Especially if no other house lords

Saturn combine
Venus + Superior Especially if no other house lords

Mercury combine.
The exact birth time of French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, is not

known, but his parents did record an approximate birth time, such that the
lagna could only Libra.
His chart shows rare combinations that brought this diminutive Corsican
of obscure birth to the throne of an empire that encompassed nearly all of
Europe.
The best raja yoga according to Parashara is a combination of the 9th

lord Mercury and 10th lord Moon. These are in mutual aspect along the 4-10
house axis. But see that these two planets combine in other superior raja
yogas for this lagna as well. The 10th lord Moon is involved in an exchange
of signs and mutual aspect with the 5th lord and yogakaraka planet Saturn.
Additionally, Mercury and Saturn combine in the 10th house from another
superior raja yoga. The lagna lord Venus goes into the 9th house of fortune.
Ke
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S PK T Ah & Til LI 9 (i on
As
X X
/ \ jp / \Su Sa
Me
/ ^0 X/ \ 3 \qu 10 Can
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Mo Ma
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It is an extraordinary astrological picture that gave rise to an

extraordinary man who in his extraordinary career sacrificed the lives of
hundreds of thousands in service of his own ruthless ambitions.
Some similar combinations in the chart of former U.S. President, Jimmy

Carter, brought him to power in a much more benign way.
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The 10th lord Moon combining with the yogakaraka planet Saturn,
exalted in the 1st' gives a very superior raja yoga, as does the 1st lord Venus
and the 9th lord Mercury combining in the 11th house. The Ketu period,
giving the results of Saturn, put him in the White House.
Scorpio Ascendant
Mars (1st) Flawed Since it also rules the 6th
Jupiter (5th) Conditional Since it is also a maraka
Moon (9th) Flawless Only rules the best trine
1[ ir H
Mars Flawed Since it also rules the 6th

st
(1 )
Saturn Flawed Since it also rules the 3rd

(4,h)
Venus Conditional/Some A maraka and rules 12th

a"1) Flaw
Sun Flawless Rules on the strongest angle

th only
(10 )
Superior Raja Yogas for Scorpio Ascendant
Trine-Angle Quality of Raja Comment

Combination Yoga
Sun + Moon Superior - Flawless lords of 9 and 10

Best! combining
Sun + Jupiter Superior Mostly flawless planets

combining
Charles Lindburgh became an international hero, and one of the first

"media stars" when he flew across the Atlantic and landed in Paris on May
20,1927.
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Ke
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Sa
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It happened in his Sun period, the 10th lord of his chart combining with
the 5th lord Jupiter.
The chart of NBA Hall of Fame player, Bob Pettit, shows one of the best
raja yogas possible for a Scorpio lagna.
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Mo
Sa\ / As
j P fc S An T Tan K (i cm
/( Me X
Ra
/ XSu / \
J
/ \i/ P \ i Aqu 9 Can
l
\ Ra /h. Ma 0
Ke Jp
Bob Pettit
'Jon. 1^2,-1^2 iJiiaq
Sa Bdbalouta, LA Ma
\/ M o \/
1 Cap 10 left
Me Ve
Su As
■ t Srfi l?i,hr 11
The Moon is a flawless benefic planet for this ascendant since it only
rules the best trine, the 9th. It becomes spectacularly benefic when full and
exalted, as it is here. Its mutual aspect with the 10th lord Sun gives a truly
superior raja yoga. He led his team to the championship in 1958 during
Rahu-Moon.
Jupiter Mostly Rules lagna and an angle

(1st) Flawless
Mars Conditional An impressionable 12th lord as

(5th) well
Sun Flawless Only rules the best trine

,h
(9 )
Jupiter (1st Mostly Ruling lagna overcomes benefic

and 4th) Flawless ruling angle blemish
Mercury (7th Some Benefic ruling two angles and

and 10th) Flaw maraka.
Superior Raja Yogas for Sagittarius Ascendant

Sun + Mercury Superior - Mostly flawless lords of 9 and

Best! 10 combining
Sun + Jupiter Superior Mostly flawless planets

combining
Mars + Jupiter Superior Mostly flawless planets

combining
Mars + Superior Mostly flawless planets

Mercury combining
Jupiter + Superior Mostly flawless planets

Mercury combining
Comic move star John Belushi reached the height of his popularity and
success when he appeared with his ex-Saturday Night Live cohort Dan
Akroyd is the smash hit The Blues Brothers. It happened in his Sun-Mercury
period.
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XMgllflSu/NMo /
Ra
\/ As V/ T :r
d Pfe 5 Ah 6 Tau
X Ve ^
/ \ jp / V|e
T\qu S Can
0
Ma John Belushi Sa
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MeSu (ktagO j It
Ra\/ \/
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Ve Mo
JpAs Ke
■ 1 Sas tSScn il !.hr 10 V
These two planets form the best raja yoga for Sagittarius lagna and they
are conjunct in his 2nd house. The additional presence of an exalted 5th lord
Mars makes this combination an even more powerful raja yoga. Yet, this
Sun, falling in the 2nd house and under the influence of malefics, had another
role to play. It proved to be a maraka, when Belushi died of a drug overdose
in Sun-Venus.
The same combination, along with the 1st lord Jupiter, also made
Catherine Zeta-Jones a huge star.
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Sa
-K
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y\ Ma X
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/ Mo \ / Jp \
3 Aqu S Can
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Sa A X /
Ha Me
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■ isae I^Srn il !.br
Her Mercury-Sun combination is even better since it falls in her 10th

house, where the Sun gets directional strength, and Mercury is within one
degree of its highest point of exaltation. She shot to stardom in Mercury-
Jupiter after appearing in The Mark ofZorro.
Mars-Jupiter combining in the Sagittarius lagna chart of actor Sean

Connery made him a big box office star playing James Bond, British special
agent 007. It happened in Rahu, giving the results of Mars, and continued in
Jupiter. In his navamsha Rahu is vargottama, Mars goes into its own sign
Scorpio, and Jupiter is its own sign Sagittarius.
As with Connery's chart, we have seen again and again how great fame
results from superior raja yogas—hut only where the planets involved are
very strong and well disposed, either in the birth chart or navamsha or both
—and where these planets get activated in the dash sequence.
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Ra Ma
Jp
iPfc 5 An G Tii u 7 (i' cut
/\ Sa 'X
/\ As / XKe
5 Aqu S Can
f X M e / 0
S uan C onneiA Su
\ / \ ^ 0
/ ipL iMD 1 MSrO
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MkJp
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/ \m a / \Su
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Capricorn Ascendant
Saturn Mostly As 2nd lord, planets with Saturn

(1st) Flawless become marakas
Venus Flawless Yogakaraka, simultaneously ruling an

th angle and trine
(5 )
Mercury Flawed Rules 6th house as well

(9th)
Saturn Mostly As 2nd lord, planets with Saturn

(Is) Flawless become marakas
Mars Flawed Rules 11th
(44)
Moon Mostly As the 7th lord, becomes maraka

(7th) Flawless

th angle and trine
(10 )
Superior Raja Yogas for Capricorn Ascendant

Venus Superior Especially if dignified in an angle

(Alone) - Best! or trine
Saturn + Superior Mostly flawless planets

Venus combining
Venus + Superior Mostly flawless planets

Moon combining
Venus + Superior Mercury's flawed, but still a good

Mercury 9-10 combination
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Ke
la fl Srn 10 Lbr 3 Vim
An exalted yogakaraka planet Venus brought actor Matt Dillon early

fame as an actor. For his Capricorn ascendant, Pisces is the 3rd house of the
dramatic arts, and Venus is placed there along with the 3rd lord Jupiter. It was
during Venus-Jupiter, at the age of fourteen that he made his first movie.
Saturn and Venus combining in the chart of pulp fiction author

Jacqueline Susann made her the most prosperous novelist in the history of
U.S. publications in the 1960's.
Jp
Ra Ke
3 P fe 1 Ar! a fail 6 0 cm
u
Ve
Sa
3 Aqu 7 Can
0
/
'as Jac<p;liie S u
a
S Mo Me
1 Cap 8 fen
Ke Ra
Ma
S 12 11 Sco 10 Lir 2 Vim
The Moon and Venus combining in the chart of legendary Doors

vocalist, Jim Morrison, brought him to rock star fame in the mid-60's,
coinciding exactly with his Moon dasha. His Moon falls in the 4th house
where it gets directional strength, and his yogakaraka Venus is the 10th lord in
its own sign Libra in the 10th house.
M o Sa
Su M a
-1 An A TTu S G tin
K
Ra
2 Aqu 7 C an
/ vLA
As
Jin Morrison
ft ed. UiiW Jp
■JetaurtflVri
, Ke
t CTn S ten
M a ;;
S u
Me Ve
! 2 Sat il See 10 Lbr 9 V 3v
Venus and Mercury combining in the 9th house of A.C. Bhakti Vedanta
Swami Prabhupad, the founder of the Hare Krishna movement in the 1960's,
made him a spiritual leader to tens of thousands world-wide. It all began in
th th
the period of his exalted 9 lord combining with his 10 lord in the 9th house
of the Guru.
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R a
M a
Mo
1 PB \ Ah 3 TilU 0 0 cut
Ra
S Cl r- jy
j \qu J Can
0
Swam iPmhbupad KeSu
I iIJl y/l((69S .
^ LMJ lA
As Jp
l Ciip 8 lêo
M a M e
Sa Me
M o e
Ve
u \9.Ste tl Sco 10 Lir 3 Vim
Aquarius Ascendant
Saturn Mostly Rules the 12th house as well

(1st) Flawless
Mercury Conditional Its lordship of the 8th is its

(5th) moolatrikona sign
Venus Flawless Yogakaraka, simultaneously ruling

h
(9' ) an angle and trine
Saturn Mostly Rules the 12th house as well

(Is) Flawless
(44) angle and trine
Sun Mostly As the 7th lord, becomes maraka

(7th) Flawless
Mars Flawed Rules the 3rd house in additional to an

th
(10 ) angle
Superior Raja Yogas for Aquarius Ascendant

Venus Superior Especially if dignified in an angle

(Alone) - Best! or trine
Saturn + Superior Mostly flawless planets

Venus combining
Venus + Sun Superior Mostly flawless planets

combining
Venus + Superior Can still be good, even with

Mercury Mercury's lordship of 8th
Venus as the Yogakaraka for Aquarius lagna can bring fame, especially
when well placed in an angle or a trine, as it did for Spanish actor Antonio
Banderas. His international stardom began after he moved into his Venus
period in 1987.
Mo M a
JPis L\ri -L Tan S en

Sa /
Ke Me
As Su
I A.Qil r 6 Can
)
Antono Banderas Ve
If ad.S^ VJtKl
: Ra
l?r;,n 7177,
Sa
Jp
[ [ Sae IG Sco 9 Lbr 8 V ire
A combination of the 1st lord Saturn with the yogakaraka Venus forming
a superior raja yoga in the chart of actress Diahann Carroll made her the first
Afro-American to have her own TV series. Later in Saturn-Venus she starred
on the Dynasty, one of the most popular shows of the 80's.
Ejatu^tldiflaag] tithifiu
Am o
Me
/ As \ / Ra K e
:fia lAn llau 5 (Ten
'X v Sa X
4
ba Su
As
o j"""1
1 L Aqu r% b L an
L_J
J
Mo DiahannC anvil Ve
/ Jp
7 1,6(5
M e
Ve
\ X
Ke / \m a Ra Jp
Ma
/ S 1! il Sap Sl.hr 8 V 3V
A similar pattern, with the additional of the 7th lord Sun, also made a
huge star of pop diva Whitney Houston. Predictably, she first gained
recognition as a model and TV commercial actress in Venus-Sun, appearing
in Vogue and Glamour magazines. But it was in Venus-Saturn in 1992 for
her role in the movie Body Guard, along with the hit single I Will Always
Love You, that she achieved mega-stardom.
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Mo
kc Jfi Ra
i F ii ^ An 4 Tau 5 U eW
/
Ve
As Su
Q fr
I Aqu o v an
0
Sa W Mtiey H Qustoit Me
Pii'qMwi soasKHi
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7 Leo
Ra |e
Ma
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Pisces Ascendant
Trine Type Comment

Lords
Jupiter Flawless Rulership of 1st overcomes benefic

(1st) ruling angle blemish
Moon Flawless Rules only a trine

th
(5 )
Mars Mostly Rules maraka 2nd house, but kills

th
(9 ) Flawless through association.
Jupiter (1st Flawless Rulership of 1st overcomes benefic

and 10th) ruling angle blemish
Mercury Somewhat Blemish of owning two angles

th th Flawed excluding lagna
(4 and 7 )
Superior Raja Yogas for Pisces Ascendant

Jupiter + Superior Mostly flawless planets

Moon combining
Jupiter + Mars Superior - Mostly flawless lords of 9 and

Best! 10 combining
(Note: For the most part, all the trine and angle lords combining for this
lagna are fairly good raja yogas.)
The chart of famed evangelist, Billy Graham, shows Jupiter, the Moon,
and Mars all combining to form a truly superior raja yoga along the 4-10
house axis.
A s
h
Ke
l PK 2 A rt 3 Tim 4 (i om1
Ke
12 \qu j Can
o 0
Billy G mhai Sa
Jo a
rhiL uAAHS
R a
11 f e p H l.eo
M o Ra Su
!J e
Ma Mc Ve
Sa eSa 10 Sae Q S l.br 7 Vim
This is a rare combination that resulted in a rare destiny. It is estimated

the Graham has preached to more people in live audiences than anyone in
history—more than 210 million in 185 countries. He reached hundreds of
millions more through the media of radio, TV and print. His remarkable
career first took off coinciding with the advent of his Moon period,
configured in these powerful yogas and exalted in the navamsha.
But then see how the dasha sequence favored continuous and expanding
fame for decades and decades. After the Moon period came the 7 years of
Mars (exalted in the dashamsha), followed by 18 years of Rahu (in the 9th
house giving raja yoga also), then followed by 16 years of Jupiter.
All the example charts given above for the twelve possible ascendants
share one thing in common—they contain superior raja yogas involving
planets that are strong and favorably disposed. Such yogas are capable of
giving their "full fruit," and did so in their periods and sub-periods.
Impressionable Neutrals Giving Raja Yoga By Association
Earlier in this lesson we saw how Parashara classifies the 2, 12, 8 group
of house lords as giving results based on the other house they rule and by
their association with other house lords. For this reason, my teacher likes to
call them "impressionable neutrals." This can be a source of confusion to
students who might also see over and over again in the literature of Jyotisha
the classification of houses 6, 8, and 12 as "Trik" houses (literally, "the
Three"). These houses and their lords are then usually spoken of as if they
were the primary sources of all human misery. One hardly gets the
impression of "neutrality." And, of course, the 2nd lord, being the strongest
maraka, can even bring death. My teacher wiggles out of this apparent
th
contradiction by calling the 8 lord (who Parashara tells us can be especially
malefic) "banefully neutral."
It can leave the student wondering, "So are the 8th and 12th lords
"functional malefics," or are they "neutrals?" The answer lies in Parashara's
principles—it depends on the other house they rule and which house lords
they are associated with. We saw how Jupiter, the ruler of the 5th and 8th
houses for a Leo ascendant, when combining with good lords of houses, like
the 1st lord Sun, and the 4th and 9th lord Mars, can give very good results. On
the other hand, Mars, as the lord of the 3rd and 8th house for a Virgo
ascendant, can create a lot of mischief, particularly when associated with
lords of other "inauspicious houses."
It is important to understand that these impressionable lords of houses 2,

12, and 8 can even give raja yoga when they get "impressed" by trine and
angle lords forming such a combination. See below the chart of George Bush,
Sr., who was elected President in his Mercury period.
George Bush Sr.

Mercury rules the 2nd and 11th houses. As such it is classified as a
malefic for this ascendant. Yet it is also classified among the group of house
lords that will give their effects according to their association with other
house lords.
Mercury is conjunct the Sun in the 10th house, and both are in mutual
aspect with Jupiter. The Sun and Jupiter form multiple raja yoga
st
combinations along the 4-10 axis of his birth chart. The 1 lord Sun in the
th
10 gives a very good raja yoga, especially since the Sun gets directional
strength in the 10th house. Jupiter, as the 5th lord in the 4th house, also forms
raja yoga, and the mutual aspect with the Sun is a 1-5 combination that gives
a third angle-trine connection. As the 5th lord, Jupiter also gives rajya, or
royal authority.
George Bush's Mercury dasha made him a "king" because, as an

impressionable 2nd lord, Mercury gets "impressed" with the powerful raja
yogas formed by the Sun and Jupiter.
Then see that from his Moon lagna, Virgo, the Mercury-Venus
th th
parivarthana yoga is an exchange between the 9 and 10 lords—the most
powerful of raja yogas.
Dr. Deepak Chopra
A planet ruling the 11th house also brought Dr. Deepak Chopra, best-
selling author of books on mind-body medicine and Eastern spirituality, to
great fame and prominence.
The potential for this kind of experience is not hard to find in his chart.
All told, there are eight combinations in Dr. Chopra's chart that produce raja-
yoga.
1. Venus in the 10th, as lord of the 4th and the 9th
2. Venus as the 9th lord exchanging houses with the 10th lord, Mars
3. Venus as the 9th lord aspecting Rahu in the 4th house
4. Venus as the 9th lord conjunct Ketu in the 10th house
5. Mars as the 10th lord conjunct Mercury as the 5th lord in the trinal
9th house
6. Sun as the 7th lord conjunct Mercury as the 5th lord in the trinal
9th house
7. Mars as the lord of an angle in a trine house
8. Sun as the lord of an angle in a trine house

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However, it was in his Jupiter period that he came to fame. Like we saw
with George Bush's Mercury, Dr. Chopra's Jupiter rules his 2nd and 11th
houses. But see how through conjunction or dispositorship, it is associated
with all eight raja-yoga combinations in the chart!
As an impressionably neutral 2nd lord, Jupiter does not just get

"impressed" with the inauspiciousness of its other lordship, the 11th. It also
gets impressed with raja-yoga after spectacular raja-yoga. Therefore, just like
the Sage tells us, it will give the effects of these raja-yogas.
However, there is yet another reason why Jupiter does not bring the
inauspicious effects we might expect, just based on its lordships. Go back
again to principles given in the very beginning of the lesson, when the Sage
tells us that "the planet owning a predominant house will stall the effects due
to another owning a less significant house and will give his own results!'
Jupiter, as lord of Dr. Chopra's 11th house, is predominant among its

own group of 3, 6, and 11. But this Jupiter is conjunct Mars, who, as the lord
of the 10th house, is predominant among the angular group. Since the angles
are the most dominant among all the house groups, this Mars will "stall" the
effects of Jupiter, and will give its own results according to the principle
quoted above. Particularly given the 9-10 exchange with the yogakaraka
Venus, the results of Mars are a spectacular raja-yoga.
It is for these reasons that Jupiter, this "inauspicious" planet for Aquarius
lagna, could put Dr. Deepak Chopra on the cover of Time and Newsweek
magazines.
Let one more example suffices to further illustrate this point.
Barrack Obama
An impressional 12th lord brought President Barrack Obama the highest

office in the land.
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To a beginning student of Jyotisha, this would hardly seem possible

given that it has this "bad" lordship and is debilitated. Aside from all the
special reasons that Jupiter will not give the results of a debilitated planet at
all, see that it is with the lagna lord Saturn vargottama in its own 1st
house/sign giving a powerful Sasha Yoga, but also that Saturn and Mercury
form a 1-9 raja yoga through their mutual glance. Per Parashara's principles
given earlier in this article, Jupiter will give the results of these planets. I
publicly predicted his victory prior to the 2008 election based on this, as well
as other factors, and it subsequently proved correct.
Conclusion
Has the earth ever seen anything like the brilliance of the Vedic rishisl
Through their enlightened cognitions they understood which planets give
which results for each lagna. In doing so, they gave us Golden Keys to
Jyotish.
About the Author
Marc Boney M.A. is an internationally renowned astrological teacher,

writer and consultant. He has been involved since 1974 with the integration of
the ancient wisdom of astrology with the counseling arts. He received his
training in Jyotisha primarily from K.N. Rao, one of the world's foremost
Vedic astrologers. His focus is on using the Vedic system to help guide
people in their lives, as well as training others.
Marc has been a featured speaker at international conferences, is a

faculty member of the American College of Vedic Astrology, and was the
main presenter on Jyotisha at the Chopra Center for Well-Being from 2000 to
2002. He is the author of 50 articles on this topic, and two soon-to-be
published books.
The Institute of Astrology, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, of New Delhi, India

honored Marc with a Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to the
advancement of Vedic Astrology in the West.
Marc recently founded the Pacific Institute of Vedic Science, which will
be offering quality educational programs in Yoga, Ayurveda, and Jyotisha in
the San Diego area where he lives.
Prior to his current full-time involvement with these Vedic sciences,

Marc held positions in the corporate world as a Director of Human Resources,
Outplacement Consultant, and Leadership Consultant.
Marc holds an MA in Counseling Psychology and a BA in English

Literature from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.
He is a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation since 1971 and later
trained as a teacher and taught TM in the late 70's.
Visit his web-site at www .marcboney .com or contact him at

marc @ marcboney .com
Table of Contents
Copyright:
Dedication
Who ignited in me the light of Jvotisha
Introduction
The Interpretive Principles
Auspicious and Inauspicious Planets for Each Lagna
Aries Ascendant
Taurus Ascendant
Gemini Ascendant
Cancer Ascendant
Leo Ascendant
Virgo Ascendant
Libra Ascendant
Scorpio Ascendant
Capricorn Ascendant
Aquarius Ascendant
Pisces Ascendant
Keep in Mind the Context
Aries Ascendant
Taurus Ascendant
Gemini Ascendant
Cancer Ascendant
Leo Ascendant
Virgo Ascendant
Libra Ascendant
Scorpio Ascendant
Capricorn Ascendant
Aquarius Ascendant
Pisces Ascendant
Impressionable Neutrals Giving Raja Yoga Bv Association
George Bush Sr.
Dr. Deepak Chopra
Barrack Obama
Conclusion
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Golden Keys to Jyotish

The Effects of the Planets Due to House

By Marc Boney M.A.

Who ignited in me the light o/Jyotisha

"Jyotisha is the art of seeing light, of guiding, of counseling

A major source of confusion among students of Jyotisha centers on

The problem is that there appears to be some inconsistency in what

Which planets function as benefics, and which planets function as

The source material for the discussion that follows is a translation by

Thus, O Brahmin, I have explained the results arising from the

In the next 16 shlokas or verses he then goes on to enumerate some

1. Natural benefics ruling the angle houses do not give auspicious

2. The lords of the trines (whether a natural benefic or malefic) give

3. Being an angle and a trine both, the ascendant in particular

5. And the 7th and the 10th houses to happiness.

11. But if he is also the lord of a trine (1, 5, 9) he becomes more

15. Mercury is neutral...

21. Or if they are in conjunction in a house,

22. Or if either of them occupies the other's house,

24. In this yoga a king is born or a commoner attains fame.

27. If an angular lord or a trinal lord is simultaneously the lord of any

However, I have yet to see a complete and thorough discussion of why

It is what I now propose to do after first giving the translation of the

Auspicious and Inauspicious Planets for Each Lagna

Saturn sheds it malefic nature, becoming a neutral by virtue of its

Going back to Saturn, another principle given earlier applies here,

Surprisingly, the lagna lord, Venus, is also given by the Sage as a

The Moon is inauspicious according to our principles due to its lordship

The Sun is also listed as auspicious for Taurus, though it is difficult to

Jupiter is classified as a malefic also, partially because it is a natural

With respect to Jupiter for a Gemini ascendant, Charak adds:

Jupiter as a benefic is lord of two quadrants (excluding the lagna). It is

The classification of Jupiter as a benefic might seem perplexing since it

Why then does Parashara see it mostly as a benefic? I believe this is

Quoting from the translators notes:

The houses may be classified in the following way according to the

In every class the house will be stronger in ascending order. The

Mercury is neutral but impressionable as the 2nd lord, and wholly

The benefic quality of Venus is neutralized by its lordship of the 10th,

Saturn's malefic quality is neutralized by its lordship of the angular 7th,

Jupiter, as an impressionable 8th lord, becomes more benign and

The Sun becomes a neutralized malefic as an angular lord, then achieves

Consistent with the application of the principles with respect to Aries

The reason is the same as before. Jupiter is an impressionable trinal lord,

Saturn is a maraka since it rules the 7th house.

Mars, as an impressionable 8th lord, becomes a very potent malefic for

The Moon is malefic as it rules the inauspicious 11th.

Mercury is a benefic ruling an angle as well, but its special

The Sage is silent when it comes to Saturn, who is something of a

The Sun as lord of the inauspicious 11th house is also a malefic.

Saturn is a very good planet for Libra; a stand-alone yogakaraka since it

Mercury is one of those impressionable neutrals as the lord of the 12th

Venus is designated as a neutral even though it is the lagna lord. This is

Venus is an impressionable neutral as lord of the 12th, but shades into a

Mercury becomes a potent malefic since it rules the impressionable 8th

The Sun-Moon combination produces raja yoga because it unites a

Mars rules the auspicious 5th house, and since it is an impressionable

The Sun is likewise a benefic as lord of the 9th.

Though Parashara does not mention Mercury specifically, the

Jupiter is designated as a neutral, though it rules two angles. As we saw

Lastly, we are told that in addition to Saturn, Venus acquires killing

Jupiter as the 2nd lord is an impressionable neutral, but then becomes

The Sage classifies the lagna lord, Saturn, as a benefic, since it is an