BHRIGU SUTRAS PART 2

Effects of Mars in the Twelve Houses

Mars in the First House (Ascendant)

Sutras 1-9-If Mars is in the Ascendant the native will have wound marks in the body or marks left behind by boils. The native will have a stout body, will have stealing habit, a big navel and reddish hands. He will be cruel, strong, stupid, of angry temperament, extraordinarily valourous, wealthy, unstable and he will suffer from peculiar diseases, sufferer of mental troubles. He will also be of wicked disposition. If Mars is in his own signs (Aries or Scorpio) or is exalted.(is in Capricorn), the native will be healthy and of strong constitution, and will get honours from Government enhancing his reputation. He will also be long lived. If Mars is in conjunction with a malefic or enemy planet, the native will be short lived, will have few children, will have an ugly appearance and will suffer from diseases and pains on account of rheumatism. If Mars is exalted in the Ascendant, the native will be wealthy and will be fond of sight seeing. If Mars is associated with or aspected by malefic or is in enemy sign, the native will suffer from eye diseases.

Comments-Mars is a hot, dry cruel and malefic planet. Mars makes the native quarrelsome and of aggressive nature. It is on this account that the native will have wound marks on the body when Mars is in the ascendant. His aggressive nature makes him powerful but stupid. When he loses his temper he forgets what is right and what is wrong. If Mars is in either of his two signs or is exalted he becomes a functional benefic in the horoscope and will give the native good health, strong body, honours from Government, good reputation, wealth and high education. When Mars is in one of his two signs or is exalted while being posited in the ascendant, Ruchaka yoga (one of the Panchamahapurusha yoga) is formed, the effect of which has been given as under by Prof. B.V. Raman in his book Three Hundred Important Combinations':-"The person born in Ruchaka will have a strong physique, he will be famous, well versed in folk lore, king or an equal to king, conforming to traditions and customs. He will have a ruddy complexion, attractive body, charitable disposition, long lived and leader of an army." If there is evil influence on Mars, the native will suffer from eye diseases and rheumatic troubles. As Mars will lose much of his vitality, the native will have few children.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will have an injured limb.

Phaldeepika-The native will be very cruel and courageous. He will be short lived and will get injuries in his body.

Saravali-The native will be cruel, courageous, stupid, short lived, proudy, valourous, handsome and of unstable mind.

Chamatkar Chintamani-Lathi (objects made of iron and fire) will be source of danger to the life of the native. He will remain worried and will suffer from the loss of his wife, children etc. However courageous he may be, he will have to face evil consequences from his actions.

Note-All the above authorities have described the effects of a malefic Mars in the ascendant. They have not given the good effects of Mars when he becomes a functional benefic by being in his own sign or in exaltation or by becoming lord of auspicious houses (For Cancer and Leo ascendants, he is lord of 5th and 10th houses, and 4th and 9th houses respectively and is considered as yoga karaka par excellence. For Sagittarius ascendant being lord of the auspicious 5th house (and

twelfth) and for Pisces ascendant being lord of the 2nd and the 9th, Mars in the ascendant will be beneficial to a great extent).

Mars in the Second House

Sutras 10-15-If Mars is in the second, the native will have no education but he will gain wealth. If the Mars is with the lord of the sixth house, the native will suffer from eye troubles such as cataract, defective eyesight, blindness etc., but this may not happen or the native may recover from eye troubles if the above combination is aspected by a benefic (Jupiter or Venus). If Mars is in one of his two signs, namely Aries or Scorpio or if he is exalted (is in Capricorn) the native will be well educated and will have good eyesight. If Mars is in conjunction with a malefic, is in the house of a malefic or is aspected by a malefic, the native will suffer from eye troubles.

Comments-The above Sutras have expressed the view that if Mars is alone in the second house without any benefic or malefic influence, the native will be uneducatd but will have gains of wealth. If, however. Mars is with lord of sixth without any benefic influence, the native will suffer from eye troubles. If Mars is in his own house or is exalted the native will be well educated. It is not clear why this

disposition will also not give good wealth which is one of the important significations of the second house. If Mars is in Aries, the ascendant will be Pisces and Mars as lord of the second and ninth houses will give rise to a powerful Dhana Yoga giving the native abundant wealth, name and fame and also higher learning. If Mars is in Scorpio, Libra will be the ascendant and Mars as lord of the second and seventh houses will be in the second. This disposition will enable to have abundant gains of wealth through his wife. If Mars is exalted (that is, he is in Capricorn), Sagittarius will be the ascendant and lord of the 5th will be exalted in the second. This again will be a powerful Dhanayoga making the native very rich and highly intelligent. He will also be blessed with children.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will eat bad food.

Phaldeepika-The native will have an ugly face, his speech will not be perfect, he will be uneducated and will serve undesirable persons.

Saravali-The native will be poor, he will eat bad food, will have an afflicted face, will move in the society of mean people and will be stupid.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be miser and will defeat his enemies.

Note-The above authorities have given the effects of a malefic Mars. Mars is capable of giving auspicious results also as we have already explained in our comments on Sutras 10-15. Auspicious results will be experienced when the ascendants are' Aries, Scorpio Sagittarius, Cancer, Leo and Pisces.

Mars in the Third House

Sutras 16-25-If Mars is in the third house, the native will have no younger brothers or sisters and the native's wife will be of questionable character but this will not happen if Mars is aspected by a benefic. He will also have financial gains. If Mars is associated with Rahu or Ketu, the native will have association with prostitutes. He will have inimical relations with his brothers and will face difficulties on that account. His wife will have a well- shaped female organ. He will have few brothers and sisters. If Mars is associated with or aspected by malefics, the native will suffer from loss of brothers (and sisters). If Mars is in his own sign (Aries or Scorpio) or

is in his sign of exaltation (Capricorn), the brothers will be long-lived and the native will be patient and brave. He will prove very valourous in the battle-field. If Mars occupies a friendly house, the native will be courageous.

Comments-All the effects given above are appropriate and in accordance with the significations of the third house except those given in Sutras 16 and 20. According to Sutra 16, Mars in the third will make the wife of the native adulteress. The third house has nothing to do with wife and wife's character. This effect could be ascribed to Mars in the third house only if he were to be in conjunction with the lord of the seventh house or with Venus (who is a significator of wife, marital life and love affairs).

In Sutra 20 it is stated among other things that the wife of the native will have a well-shaped female organ. Our humble view is that this matter has nothing to do with the third house.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-Effects same as for the Sun in the third house. (See Part II, Chapter I).

Phaldeepika-The native will be full of good qualities, wealthy, happy and valourous and he cannot be suppressed by any body. But the native will not be happy on account of his brothers (this can mean that he may have no brothers or the relations between him and his brothers may be inimical).

Saravali-The native will be valourous, unconquerable, without brothers, equipped with good qualities, healthy and famous.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be valourous, wealthy (Wealth earned by valourous deeds) unhappy on account of brothers and relations.

Note-The third house is an 'upachaya' house where malefics are said to give benefic results in accordance with the significations of the house. All the above authorities seem to have based their views on this principle. Mars is a significator of brothers. He is also a karaka for the third house. Mars in third is said to give ill effects in regard to brothers. This is perhaps due to 'Karako Bhava Nashaya' theory propagated by some of our ancients. But we strongly hold the view that the line taken by Bhrigu Sutras that all good effects in respect of brothers will be realised if Mars is in his own or in his sign of exaltation, or is under benefic influences, is very relevant, logical and correct inspite of the 'Karako Bhava Nashaya' theory.

Mars in the Fourth House

Sutras 26-33-If Mars is in the fourth house, there will be adversities in the family of the native causing domestic disturbances. The father may die in the eighth year of the native's and the mother of the native will always be in bad health. The native will enjoy good health but will have no land of his own, he will be poor and live in a dilapidated house. He will have inimical relations with his near relatives, will live away from his native place and will be without proper clothes. If Mars is associated with Mercury (his enemy), the native may not have a house of his own but may have to live in somebody else's house. If Mars is in his own sign (Aries or Scorpio) or in his sign of exaltation (Capricorn) and is in conjunction with a benefic or is in a friendly sign, the native will own conveyances, lands and his mother will be long-lived. If Mars is in his sign of debilitation (Cancer) and is associated with a malefic or malefics or the lord of the 8th house, the native will suffer the loss of his mother early in his life.

Comments-Mars is one of the worst malefics. His placement in the 4th house will destroy all the good significations of the house. If he is associated with a malefic, he will cause more havoc. The domestic life of the native will be badly affected, he will have no house, no land, will be poor and his mother will suffer from ill health and may die early if Mars is in his sign of debilitation and associated with malefics. If Mars is in his own sign or is exalted very good results have been predicted. He will own conveyances, lands and houses and his mother will be long-lived. When Mars'is in Aries he will be in the fourth house as lord of fourth and eleventh in fourth the ascendant being Capricorn. If Mars is in Scorpio, the ascendant will be Leo (for which Mars is a yoga karaka planet), he will be in the fourth as lord of the fourth and the ninth houses. If Mars is in Capricorn (exalted) the ascendant will be Libra and Mars will be in the fourth as lord of the 2nd and the 7th houses. All these dispositions will generate powerful Dhana Yogas. If Mars is in Aries, Scorpio or Capricorn, in the fourth house (a kendra or quadrant), Ruchaka yoga will also be formed, the effects of which have already been described. It has been stated that if Mars is in the fourth, father will die early in the life of the native. The reason for this can be that Mars in the fourth house will aspect the 10th house which is a maraksthana for the native's father (being 2nd to the ninth house).

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The same effects as given for the Sun in fourth house (please see part II chapter I).

Phaldeepika-The native will be without mother (that is he will lose his mother in his early life), will be without friends, happiness, conveyances and lands.

Saravali-The native will have no house, grains, proper clothes, relations, conveyances will have no happiness and will have to live in a house not his own.

Chamatkar Chintamani-Inspite of the other planets being favourable in the horoscope, if Mars is in the fourth, the native will be deprived of happiness from father, mother, wife and children (in other words his domestic life will be unhappy). But the native gets land and clothes by the favour of the king (Government).

Note-All the above authorities are in agreement that Mars in the fourth will give only evil effects in respect of the significations of that house. But as pointed out in Sutras 28,30 and 32 of Bhrigu Sutras Mars can give very benefic results also if he is posited in his own or in his sign of exaltation or when there is benefic influence on Mars. The above authorities have not taken this aspect into account. The beneficial result of getting lands and clothes by the favour of the king, mentioned by Chamatkar Chintamani can be realised only when there is some kind of benefic influence on Mars in the fourth house or when Mars is dignified.

We are also of the view that the disposition of the lord of the fourth should also be taken into account in reaching final conclusions.

Mars in the Fifth House

Sutras 34-45-If Mars is in the fifth house the native will be poor, will have few or no children, will be immoral and in the bad books of the Government. He will suffer from cuts or wounds in his sixth year. He will be a liar but very shrewd. If Mars is in his own sign (Aries or Scorpio) or in his own sign of exaltation, the native will have a good number of children and will feed others. He will hold Governmental positions of high status but will have troubles from enemies. If Mars is in conjunction with a malefic or is in the house of a malefic there will be loss of children. He will suffer from mental disorders and other such diseases. If he is associated with the lord of the 8th house, he will be sinful but brave. He may have no children of his own and may have to adopt one.

Comments-Fifth house is inter alia a significator of children, intellect, morals, Bhagya and prosperity (being ninth to ninth house). All these significations will be destroyed if malefic Mars. is posited in the fifth house and all the evil effects described in the above Sutras will be realised by the native. Very beneficial results have been predicted if Mars is in his own sign Aries or Scorpio or in Capricorn his sign of exaltation. When Mars is in Aries, the ascendant will be Sagittarius and Mars will be in the fifth as lord of the fifth and twelfth. Being in the fifth in his own sign the evil effects of the lord-ship of the 12th will not be felt and only good results will follow. If Mars is in Scorpio, the ascendant will be Cancer for which Mars is a yoga karaka planet, and Mars will be in the fifth as lord of the fifth and the 10th. By being in this position he will substantially improve the significations of both the houses. He will be blessed with a good number of children and attain a high position in Government. He will also be very intelligent. While in Aries or Scorpio, Mars will aspect the 11th house (house of gains) and the native will amass wealth. We do not agree that Mars in his sign of exaltation will be good for the native because he will be in the fifth as lord of two bad houses, the 3rd and 8th (the ascendant being Virgo). However, in the case of Gemini and Capricorn ascendants, Mars will be lord of the 11th and will aspect his own house from the fifth. This situation will be good for finances. In the case of Pisces ascendant Mars Will be lord of the 2nd and 9th houses and will also be quite beneficial for finances.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-Same effects as for the Sun in the fifth house (see part II, chapter I)

Phaldeepika-The native will be without children, will not be intelligent, and will be a backbiter.

Saravali-The native will be without children, wealth and happiness. He will be of unstable mind, a backbiter, wicked, worried and mean.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will suffer from hyperacidity and will be sinfully inclined. The native's wife will suffer from abortions.

Note-There is a consensus amongst all the above authorities that Mars destroys all the good significations of the fifth house, but Mars in the fifth is not always bad. As mentioned in Sutras-39 and 40 of Bhrigu Sutras, if Mars is in his own sign he does immense good to the native. Our comments on these Sutras will also show that Mars is capable of giving good effects also in the fifth house.

Mars in the Sixth House

Sutras 46-53-If Mars is in the sixth house, the native will be famous, he will be successful in his undertakings, will defeat his enemies, will be blessed with children, will have marriage and acquire conveyances (horses and camels) in his 27th year and his enemies will cease to exist. If Mars is associated with or aspected by a malefic, the above results will be realised in their entirety but the native will suffer from rheumatism, pains etc. If Mars is posited in any of the signs owned by Mercury (Gemini or Virgo), the native will suffer from Leprosy. He will, however, recover from this disease if he is aspected by a benefic.

Comments-The sixth house is an upachaya house. It is believed that malefics in upachaya houses give beneficial results. This seems to be based on the logic that malefics destroy the significations of the house they occupy. Mars occupying the sixth house destroys the evil significations of the sixth house and thus gives good results such as name and fame, success in undertakings, humiliation of enemies and

the results are realised in full if Mars is associated with or aspected by a malefic. This view that Mars a malefic will give good results is supported by Jatakaa Desmarga which says-This means that malefics are strong in the 3rd, 6th and 11th houses (Upachaya houses) and benefics endowed with strength in the Kendra and Trikona positions with respect to any Bhava prove friendly and auspicious to the Bhava and promote the advancement of the same. In Sutra 48 it is stated that if Mars is in the sixth the native will have marriage and acquire conveyances in his 27th year. We do not understand on what basis this prediction has been made because sixth house has nothing to do with marriage. On the other hand being 12th to 7th (house of marriage) a malefic planet in this house will prove injurious to marital relationships. The sixth house signifies diseases also. If Mars in the sixth is supposed to give good results, he should have freed the native from diseases also. But according to Sutras 51 and 52 Mars in the sixth house while eradicating enemies, will make the native suffer from various kinds of diseases. Whether logically relevant or not it is found in practice that Mars or any other malefic planet in the sixth gives rise to various kinds of diseases. We give below a horoscope to illustrate this point.

He is also troubled by enemies. The sixth house while being an Upachaya house is also a Dusthana (evil house) along with the 8th and 12th houses. Bhrigu Sutras have apparently not taken this into account. The views of Jatakaa Desmarga and Phaldeepika in this respect are given below:-Jatakaa Desmarga- (Chapter X-Sloka 34)

This means that the 6th, 8th and 12th houses in any nativity have been declared by the sages as evil houses. Even those houses whose lords are conjoined with or aspected by the planets owning those houses, the planets occupying these houses themselves are productive of evil results to the native. All these three prove ineffective, cause losses and become crippled. Of these the 8th is the most injurious.

(Chapter X-Sloka 36) This means that when the lord and karaka of any bhava are both strong and occupy good houses they produce full and enjoyable effects to the person concerned. Should these occupy the 12th, 6th or 8th house and be weak, the bhava becomes futile to the native. Where there is the question of his enjoying the fruits of the said bhava ?

Phaldeepika- (Chapter XV-Sloka 5)

This means that if the lord of a house is in the 6th, 8th or 12th house from the ascendant, it adversely affects the significations of that house. If the lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th is posited in any house it spoils the significations of that house. Such adverse effects will not be felt if the house concerned is aspected by benefic or benefics.

In view of the principles enunciated above, if Mars being lord of the houses 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th and llth, is posited in the 6th, the significations of those houses will be adversely affected. These principles will apply not only to Mars but to all planets.

We have given our comments on this subject in so much detail as very important principles of predictive astrology are involved. These principles are to be kept in view while examining the effects of other planets also when they are posited in the 6th, 8th or 12th house.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-Same effects as given for the Sun (See Part II, Chapter I)

Phaldeepika-The native will be wealthy, famous, conqueror of enemies, glorious like a king but very passionate.

Saravali-The native will be very passionate. He will suffer from hyperacidity and will be handsome with a stout, body, powerful and a leader amongst his relations.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will humiliate even the most powerful enemy. He will be very intelligent but he will suffer unhappiness on account of his maternal uncle. He will earn a lot and will spend it all.

Note-In essence all the above authorities except Brihat Jataka are in agreement that Mars in the sixth gives good effects. According to Brihat Jataka the person concerned will be powerful but will be over powered by his enemies. The views expressed by Bhrigu Sutras with which the majority of the above authorities substantially agree are more logical and to the point except some on which we have already given our comments.

Mars in the Seventh House

Sutras 54-65-If the Mars is in the seventh the native will suffer on account of being of ill health. If Mars is in the house of a malefic, or is associated with a malefic or even if he is in his own sign (Aries or Scorpio), the native will lose his wife. If Mars is associated with a benefic, the wife will die in the life time of the native and the latter will go away from his native land. If Mars is in his sign of exaltation, or in the sign of a friend or in his own sign or is associated with a benefic or in the sign of a malefic, the native suffers loss of wife. If this does not happen then the native will secretly develop sexual intimacy with women of loose character and indulge in sexual perversions like kissing the secret parts. He will also have unnatural intercourse with quadrupeds and will be fond of drinking liquor. If Mars is aspected by Saturn the native will touch with his mouth the secret organs of others. If Mars is associated with Ketu, the native will not mind having sexual intercourse with a woman in menses. If Mars is associated with an inimical planet the native will suffer loss of many wives (one after another). He will be without potency and will be full of vanity. It will not be so if Mars is aspected by a benefic.

Comments-The text of the above Sutras is so confusing that it is difficult to comment upon them. Mars if alone in the seventh is capable of causing loss of wife. It can also be believed that Mars under evil influence, of Saturn, Rahu or Ketu can lead the native to indulge in sexual perversions but it is difficult to believe that when Mars is in his own sign (Aries or Scorpio) or when he is aspected by a benefic or when he is in his sign of exaltation (Capricorn) there can be loss of wife or native can indulge in sexual perversions described in the above Sutras. Mars in the seventh house will be in Kendra to the Ascendant. If he is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, Ruchaka yoga will be formed, the good effects of which have already been described at the beginning of this chapter.The late Shri N. Krishna Rao who has to his credit translation of several astrological classical texts including 'Brihat Parashara Hora' and 'Saravali' has translated the above Sutras as under (a) If Mars is in 7th of the Asdt. which happens to be a malefic sign and/or conj. malefic (even if the 7th happens to be Aries/ Scorpio. (6) If conj. or aspected by benefic. (c) If conj, benefic and at the same time standing in exaltation/own house/friendly house malefic aspect. (d) If connected with Saturn (e) If conj. D. Tail (Ketu) If in this yoga, there is also another malefic in Loss of wife The above malefic effect will not occur but there will be foreign travel. Loss of wife; Failing that would be developing intimacy with a woman other than wife; various sexual perversions. Sexual perversions Contacts with women in menses. Loss of more than one wife in conjunction.in the same yoga there is a benefic aspect. (f) If Mars is conj. Or aspected by his enemy. (g) If Mars is conj. His enemy or a debilitated planet. (h) If conj. Rahu The native will commit adultery. Loss of wife. Intimacy with maid servant. (It will be seen that there is no mention of a debilitated planet or Rahu in the text of the above Sutras. We have checked carefully that Mr. Rao used the same Sanskrit Text ot Bhrigu Sutras which is with us. It seems he has made some additions and omissions in view of the original Sanskrit text being confusing).

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned should suffer humiliation at the hands of women.

Phaldeepika-The native will involve himself in undesirable things, will be sickly and will suffer from loss of wife.

Saravali-The native will suffer loss of wife, will be sickly, immoral, unhappy, sinful troubled and poor.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be engaged in business in a foreign land or in a place away from his native place. He will always be troubled by enemies and diseases. The native's wife will be short lived.

Note-All the above authorities have ascribed evil effects to Mars in the seventh house. We are of the view that there will be no evil effects if Mars be in his sign or in his sign of exaltation. There will be mitigation of evil effects to a great extent if the seventh house and Mars are aspected by Jupiter.

Mars in the Eighth House

Sutras 66-71-If Mars is in the eighth house, the native will suffer from eye diseases, he will not be long lived. Father will die early in the native's life and he (native) will suffer from urinary diseases. He will have few children and suffer from rheumatism, shooting pains etc, but will have a happy married life. If Mars is in conjunction with a benefic, the native will enjoy good health and will be longlived. If Mars is in the house of a malefic or is associated with a malefic, the native will suffer from rheumatism, consumption or from urinary troubles. The span of life will be medium. If the lord of the eighth is powerful, the native will have full longevity.

Comments-From the eighth house Mars will aspect the second house which inter alia signifies eyesight. The malefic influence of Mars will make the native suffer from eye troubles. The presence of malefic Mars will adversely affect the longevity of the native particularly when he is associated with a malefic. Eighth house is/12th to the ninth house which amongst other things is a significator for father. The presence of Mars in the 12th to ninth will make the father short-lived. The eighth house also represents secret parts. Mars in this house will cause damage to the family. He will therefore have few children. Eighth house is significator of chronic diseases. The native will therefore suffer from diseases like consumption, rheumatism which are chronic in nature. These troubles will be aggravated if Mars is associated with a malefic. Eighth house is house of longevity. Benefic influence on the eighth house will extend the span of life and free the native from diseases, malefic influence will give the reverse result. If the lord of eighth is powerful the native will enjoy full longevity. Same will be the effect if Mars is in his own sign. Eighth house is the worst Dusthana (evil house). If Mars is lord of a good house in the horoscope, by being in the eighth house, the significations of these houses will be destroyed. This has already been discussed in detail while dealing with the position of Mars in the sixth house.

Other Views-

Brihat Jataka-The native will have a limited number of issues and will have defective eyesight.Phaldeepika-The native will have an afflicted body, he will be poor and shortlived and people will speak ill of him.

Saravali-The native will be sickly, short lived and ugly. He will indulge in undesirable activities and will be sorrowful.

Chamatkar Chintamani-If Mars is in the 8th, even other good planets in the horoscope cannot remove the adversities of the native. Even his friends will turn into enemies. He will face obstacles in whatever efforts he makes for his betterment.

Note-All the above authorities agree that Mars in the 8th house gives only evil results. The effects given by Bhrigu Sutras are more detailed than given by the above authorities and effect of benefic influence has also been mentioned by Bhrigu Sutras.

Mars in the Ninth House

Sutras 72-74-If Mars is in the ninth house the native will suffer the loss of father in his early life. He will be unfortunate (no prosperity). If Mars be exalted (in Capricorn) or be in his sign (Aries or Scorpio) the native will have illicit relations with the wife of his preceptor.

Comments-Ninth house inter alia signifies father. The malefic Mars in ninth will take the life of the father of the native early in the latter's life. It is also said that Mars in the ninth will make the native unfortunate. Mars is a powerful malefic and

is capable of this effect but this will not happen in the following circumstances:-

(1) When Aries or Scorpio is the ascendant and Mars is in the ninth as lord of the ascendant.

(2) When Sagittarius is the ascendant and Mars is in the ninth as lord of the fifth house.

(3) When Cancer is ascendant and Mars is in the ninth as lord of the 5th and 10th houses.

(4) When Leo is the ascendant and Mars is in the ninth as lord of the 4th and 9th houses.

(5) When Pisces is the ascendant and Mars is in the ninth as the lord of 2nd and 9th houses.The dispositions mentioned at (3), (4) and (5)will give rise to a powerful Rajayoga giving name, fame and wealth to the native.

We are also doubtful if a powerful and benefic Mars (that is when he is exalted or in his own sign) will tempt the native to have illicit relations with his preceptor's wife. This may happen only when such Mars is associated with or aspected by Saturn, Rahu or Ketu.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will commit sinful actions Phaldeepika-People will be jealous of the native even if he is a king's favourite. The native will not enjoy happiness from the side of his father (this may mean early death of the father) and he will cause sorrow and pain to others.

Saravali-The native will be mean, violent, irreligious, sinful but he will get favours from the king (Government).

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be wealthy and fortunate. He will have a cruel mind. His efforts will not prove successful.

Note-All the above authorities except Chmatkar Chintamani have attributed evil effects to Mars in the ninth house. The beneficial results mentioned by Chamatkar Chintamani should be realised in the circumstances mentioned in our comments above.

Mars in the Tenth House

Sutras 75-85-If Mars is in the tenth house, the native will be acclaimed by the people. If the lord of the tenth is strong the brothers will be long-lived. The native will be particularly fortunate and prosperous, he will take interest in meditation, and will be devoted to his preceptor. If Mars is in conjunction with a malefic, there will be obstructions in the professional career. If he js associated with a benefic or is in the house of a benefic, the native will be successful in his undertaking. He will

be famous and respected and will commence earning from his 18th year. He will have a stout body and will be well off in every respect but he may have mentality of a thief. If Mars is associated with a malefic or is in the house of a malefic, the native's life will be full of obstructions and he will indulge in sinful deeds. If Mars is associated with lord of the 9th or 10th, the native will be installed as a king or heir apparent. If Mars is associated with Jupiter the native will possess elephants (conveyances) and will be full of glory. He will also possess lands.

Comments-Almost all the Sutras are logical and to the point and self-explanatory. Mars will give good effects in the 10th as he gets directional strength in that house. Ill effects are realised only when Mars is associated with or aspected by a malefic or is lord of an evil house. If Mars is in his sign (Aries or Scorpio) he will be in the 10th as lord of the 10th, giving rise to a powerful Rajayoga. The same will happen if Mars is in Taurus (Leo Ascendant) or in Sagittarius (Pisces Ascendant), because

then he will be in the 10th as lord of the 9th. If Mars is in the 10th, he will be in kendra to the ascendant. If he is in own sign or in his sign of exaltation, Ruchaka yoga will also be formed, the effects of which have already been described at the beginning of this chapter.It is stated in Sutra 76 that if the lord of 10th is strong the brothers will be longlived. Although the tenth house has nothing to do with brothers, Mars is significator (karaka) of brothers, and it is on this basis that the above result has been predicted.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be happy and powerful.

Phaldeepika-The person will be cruel, charitable, like a king, valourous and will be admired by all.

Saravali-The native will be very efficient in his work, valourous, unconquerable, employee of a highly placed man, blessed with children and full of glory.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will have auspicious celebrations in his house. He will be respected by people. Even if he belongs to modest family he will rise very high on account of his brilliant intellect. He will be like a lion (that is, very courageous).

Note-All the above authorities agree that Mars in the tenth gives beneficial results, but if the results are to be of high order, Mars should get benefic influence and be in dignity, and the lord of the 10th should be well placed as indicated in Bhrigu Sutras.

Mars in the Eleventh House

Sutras 86-89-The native besides enjoying prosperity on account of his dexterity in his affairs, will be involved in manifold activities. If Mars is associated with the lord of the llth, the native will be a king. If Mars is associated with two benefics, the native rules over a big kingdom and his brother will be prosperous.

Comments-The eleventh house, is an upachaya house where malefics give good results. The conclusions mentioned are very logical and to the point. Mars will also give very good results if he is in llth house in his own sign. Still better results will be realised if Mars is in his sign of exaltation (Capricorn). In this disposition Pisces will be the ascendant and Mars will be in the llth as lord of the 2nd and 9th, giving rise to a very powerful Dhanayoga.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person born will be wealthy.

Phaldeepika-The person concerned will be wealthy, happy, valourous and will be cultured

Saravali-The native will be full of good qualities, happy, valourous and wealthy. He will also be blessed with children.

Chamatkar Chintamani--Mars in the llth is bad for enemies and children. Even if a person is unfortunate, he will consider himself as fortunate. He will earn wealth by selling cows, horses, elephants and chariots. He will be very miser and his wealth will be destroyed.

Note-Except Chamatkar Chintamani all the above authorities agree with Bhrigu Sutras that Mars gives good results in the llth in regard to finance. The views of Chamatkar Chintamani are not based on logic. We disagree with Saravali that Mars is good in the llth for birth of children. Our view is that the aspect of Mars who is a malefic, on the 5th house will cause loss of children.

Mars in the Twelfth House

Sutras 90-91-The native will suffer from want of finance. He will suffer from rheumatic and bilious diseases. If Mars is associated with a malefic the native will have false vanity.

Comments-The 12th house is a house of loss and Mars there will give only bad results as described above. He may give some good results if he is in his own sign. Being in the 12th he will also destory the good significations of the house he owns.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person will suffer degradation.

Phaldeepika-The native will be a backbiter, cruel, without wife and mean. He will also suffer from eye troubles.

Saravali-The native will suffer from eye troubles, he will be sinful, mean, killer of his wife, backbiter and cruel, and will be liable to get imprisonment.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be irreligious and a liar. He will have fear from thieves.

Note-All the above authorities are in agreement that Mars gives only bad results when he is in the 12th house.

Effects of Mercury in the Twelve Houses

If Mercury is in the first house (ascendant)

Sutras 1-17-, the native will be educated, will have early marriage and will be a devout listener of the recitation of religious scriptures. He will like to travel to many places.. He will be inclined towards Mantras and Tantras and will have the power to free people from the influence of evil spirits. He will be soft spoken, learned, of a forgiveable nature and kind hearted. He will go on pilgrimages in his

27th year and will have enormous gains of wealth and will attain distinction in academic pursuits. If Mercury is in conjunction with or in the house of a malefic, the native will suffer from diseases (possibly skin diseases), bilious troubles and jaundice. If Mercury is associated with or in the house of a benefic, the native will maintain good health. His body will glitter like gold on account of good health, he will take interest in the study of astrology. He will have a defective limb, will be antagonistic towards gentlemen and will suffer from eye diseases. In his 17th year he will have inimical relations with his brothers and will be deceitful. If Mercury is in his sign of exaltation (Virgo) or in his own sign (Gemini or Virgo), he will have happiness from the side of his brothers. He will go to heaven after his death. If Mercury is associated with or aspected by a malefic or in his sign of debilitation (Pisces), the native will go to hell after his death. He will be deprived of the comforts of bed (sexual pleasures) and will be a devotee of evil Gods. If Mercury is in conjunction with malefic like Saturn, the native will suffer the loss of sight in his left eye. If Mercury is in conjunction with the lord of the sixth or a debilitated planet, there will be no eye trouble but he will be sinful and incur expenditure on undeserving persons. If Mercury is associated with a benefic, he will definitely have wealth and a good stock of grains and will be religious minded. He will be well versed in the use of arms and in arithmetic, will be happy and gain proficiency in logic and will have a stout body.

Comments-Mercury is a significator of education, learning, intellect, logic, astrology, arithmetic etc. The ascendant amongst other things represents the body of the native. Mercury is a benefic planet unless he is associated with or aspected by a malefic or he is combust on account of nearness to the Sun. Most of the effects described in the above Sutras are logical, relevant to the significations of Mercury and the first house but there are some effects which we find difficult to accept. Our

comments about them are given below:-

(1) It is stated in Sutras 5-8 that if Mercury is associated with a benefic or is in the house of a benefic, along with some of beneficial results in regard to health, learning astrology, a number of effects like having a defective limb, being antagonistic to gentlemen, having eye troubles, being inimical towards brothers and deceitful, will also accrue. Our view is that the above evil effects should not accrue

when the Mercury and the first house are under benefic influence. Actually the position should be quite opposite to what has been stated above.

(2) In Sutra 13 it is stated that if Mercury in the first house is in conjunction with Saturn or other malefics, the native's left eye will be damaged but this will not happen if Mercury is associated with the lord of the sixth or a debilitated planet. In a horoscope the sixth house is considered as an evil house (Dusthana) and lord of such a house cannot be treated better than a malefic (in this connection please see our comments against Sutras 46-53 in part II chapter III and views of Jatakaa Desamarga given there). Similarly a debilitated planet loses the power of doing any good. How can the association with Mercury of such planets ward off the evil effects of association of malefics like Saturn with Mercury? If Mercury is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation in the first house (which is also Lagna Kendra), Bhadra yoga (a Panch maha-purusha yoga) is formed, the effects of which are as under:-

"The person born in Bhadra yoga will be strong, will have a lion-like face, well developed chest, well proportioned limbs, he will be taciturn, will help relatives and will live up to a good old age." The following horoscope of the late Dr. S. Radha Krishnan, former President of India is a good illustration of Bhadra yoga.

Saravali-The native will have a beautiful body, will be wise and will have knowledge of his country, arts, poetry and arithmetic. He will be sweet and tactful conversationalist and will be long-lived.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be a learned man. Phaldeepika-The person concerned will be well versed in shastras. He will be a sweet and tactful talker and will be long-lived. Chamatkar Chintamani-Mercury in the first house destroys the Arishta (evil effect on longevity) caused by other planets in the horoscope the native will be very intelligent and will earn his living by writing. Such natives will also be good physicians.

Note-All the above authorities agree that Mercury in the first house gives benefic results. But it should be kept in view that Mercury is a convertible planet and becomes a malefic if he is associated with or aspected by a malefic. Then he will give evil results.

Mercury in the Second House

Sutras 18-24-If Mercury is in the second house, the native will have a good number of children, he will be talkative, well versed in shastras, determined, contented, wealthy and full of good qualities. He will attain distinction in academic pursuits in his 15th year and will have enormous financial gains.

If Mercury is associated with a malefic, or is in the house of a malefic or- is in his sign of debilitation (Pisces), the native will remain uneducated. He will also suffer from windy troubles. If Mercury is associated with or aspected by a benefic, the native will be wealthy and educated. If Mercury is associated with or aspected by Jupiter the native will be very proficient in mathematics and will be an authority on this subject.Comments-All the effects given are logical and relevant to the significations of Mercury and the second house. The second house is house of family. By the benefic influence of Mercury the native will have a good number of children and the family will be enlarged. It is, however, doubtful that the native can achieve distinction in academic pursuits and acquire enormous wealth at the early age of 15 (Sutra 18) unless he is an exceptionally .gifted person. Mercury will give very beneficial results in the case of Taurus and Leo ascendants. For Taurus ascendant Mercury will be in his own sign in the second as the lord of the 2nd and 5th houses. For the Leo ascendant he will be in his own sign in the second as lord of the 2nd and llth houses. Good result will also be experienced in the case of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces ascendants. For the Gemini ascendant Mercury will be in the 2nd as lord of the ascendant and 4th. For Virgo ascendant Mercury will be in the 2nd as lord of the ascendant and the 10th. For Sagittarius ascendant Mercury will be in 2nd as lord of the 7fh and 10th. For Pisces ascendant Mercury will be in the 2nd as lord of the 4th and 7th. These dispositions give rise to powerful Dhana yogas:

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be rich.

Phaldeepika-The native will acquire wealth by his intelligence. He will become a poet. He will be soft spoken and will get sweetish food to eat.

Saravali-The native will earn his livelihood by his intelligence. He will be fond of good food and drinks. He will be soft spoken' and of high moral.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be wise and intelligent and will acquire name and fame. He will be a good orator and very generous. He will also be fond of luxurious living.

Note-There is a consensus among all the above authorities that Mercury when posited in the second house gives benefic results.

Mercury in the Third House

Sutras 25-31-if Mercury is in the third house the native will have a good number of brothers and will be very happy. In 15th year he will get a son and will become owner of lands. Mercury in the third house will enable the native to acquire wealth. He will be of high morals and full of good qualities. If the lord of the third is strong the native will be long-lived and tolerant. If the lord of the third is weak, the brothers will have to face sufferings and the native will be timid. If the lord of the third is strong the brothers will be long-lived.

Comments-The third house signifies brothers. Benefic influence of Mercury gives the native a number of brothers. If the lord of third is strong the brothers of the native will be long-lived. From the third Mercury aspects the ninth house which signifies Shagya, prosperity morality and also children- Thus the native will be of high morals, prosperous and will get children early in his life. The third house being 8th to-8th house is also the house of longevity. When Mercury is in the third and the lord of third is strong the native will get a long span of life.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be a consummate rogue. Phaldeepika-The native will be courageous but of medium longevity. He will have good brothers and sisters. He will have to work very hard to earn his livelihood.

Saravali-The native will be hard working, without friends, clever and blessed with brothers and sisters, and will have unstable mind.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will have contacts with businessmen and will himself adopt business as his profession. He will have good nature and will remain detached from worldly affairs. His younger brothers and sisters will be dependent on him.

Note-The effects given by Brihat Jataka appear to be of Mercury associated with a malefic. Saravali says that the native will be of unstable mind. This will also happen where Mercury is under malefic influence. The effects given by Chamatkar Chintamani do not appear to be logical except in regard to brothers and sisters. Mercury is not a planet of satwik nature but of Rajasik nature and he will make the native to give up worldly attachments. The effects given by Brighu Sutras are more logical, detailed and relevant to the significations of the third house.

Mercury in the Fourth House

Sutras 32-37-If Mercury is in the fourth house, the native will have very active hands, he will be patient, will have broad eyes and happiness from parents. He will be learned and happy. In his 16th year he will acquire wealth by questionable means and acquire many kind of conveyances. If the lord of the 4th house is strong he will have palanquin as his conveyance. If Mercury is associated with Rahu, Ketu or Saturn the native will be deprived of the comforts of conveyances. He will have no land, will have bitterness with his relations and will be deceitful.

Comments-Very beneficial results have been ascribed to Mercury in the fourth house when he is alone or when the lord of the 4th is strong. Evil effects have been indicated when Mercury is associated with Saturn, Rahu or Ketu. In Sutra 32, does he mean to say that the native will be clever in handicrafts ? In the same Sutra it is said that the native will have broad eyes. Neither Mercury nor the fourth house have anything to do with eyes. This statement therefore seems to be irrelevant. We also feel that in Sutra 34 the meaning of the Sutra will then be that in his 16th year he will get wealth as a gift. In the fourth house Mercury will be in a Kendra to the ascendant. His disposition therefore in his own sign or in his sign .of exaltation (Gemini and Virgo) will give rise, to Bhadra yoga the effects of which have already been indicated earlier in this chapter.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be learned.

Phaldeepika-The native will be learned, a flatterer, wealthy, will own lands and have good friends. He will also be happy.

Saravali-The native will be wealthy, will have good relations, will own conveyances and good clothes. He will also be learned. Chamatkar Chintamani-

The native will be wise. He will have enjoyments with his friends. He will be Chief Accountant of the Government Secretariat. He will be deprived of ancestral property.

Note-All the above authorities are in agreement that Mercury in the fourth house gives beneficial results in accordance with the significations of that house. Chamatkar Chintamani, however, says that Mercury in the fourth will deprive the native of his ancestral property. This is likely to happen if the lord of the fourth house is placed in 6th, 8th or the 12th house or Mercury is in the 4th as lord of these evil houses.

Mercury in the Fifth Houses

Sutras 38-40-If Mercury is in the fifth house, the native's maternal uncle will suffer

from a serious trouble of the throat. He will enjoy happiness from mother, will have difficulty in having children, will be highly intelligent, soft spoken and wise. If the lord of 5th is associated with malefics or is weak, there will be loss of children. Having no children he will obtain a son by adoption. He will be sinful and will have belief in mantras.

Comments-It is not clear to us how Mercury in the fifth house will make the maternal uncle of the native suffer from a throat disease. This house has nothing to do with maternal uncle. The native will have difficulty in begetting children because Mercury is a sexless planet (eunuch) but the native will certainly have children if the lord of the 5th and Jupiter (significator for children-Santan Karaka) are strong and well placed. This is implied from Sutra 39 that there will be loss of children if the lord of the 5th is with malefics or is otherwise weak. We are also of the view that Mercury will give much more beneficial results if he is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be a minister.

Phaldeepika-The native will enjoy happiness and glory on account of his brilliant intellect. The native will have many children and he will be learned in mantra shastra.

Saravali-The native will be learned in mantra shastra and hypnotism. He will have a good number of children, will be well educated, will hold a position of authority and will be happy.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will get children late in his life. He will be selfish and a clever hypnotist.

Note-Almost all the authorities are in agreement that Mercury in fifth will give beneficial results in the 5th in accordance with the significations of this house. Phaldeepika and Saravali are of the view that with Mercury in the 5th, the native will have many children whereas Bhrigu Sutras holds that the native will have difficulty in begetting children. We reiterate our view ,that the native will be blessed with children if the lord of the 5th and Jupiter are well placed in the horoscope.

Mercury in the Sixth House

Sutras 41-47-If Mercury is in the sixth house the native will be respected by the king. There will, however, be obstacles in achieving success in educational pursuits. The native will be showy and proud and very proficient in creating controversies. In his 30th year he will be accorded great favour by the king (Government). The native will write letters, books etc. If Mercury is in the sign of Mars (Aries or Scorpio), the native will suffer from leprosy of the blue colour or other similar diseases of the skin. If Mercury in the 6th is associated with Saturn and Rahu or Saturn and Ketu, the native will suffer from diseases like rheumatism, shooting pains etc. He will have quarrels with enemies belonging to his community. If lord of the 6th is strong the people of the community will prove stronger. If the lord of the 6th is weak, the people of the community will get annihilated.

Comments-It will be seen from the above that Mercury in the 6th house gives mixed results but the evil effects predominate. While the native will get favour from Government, he will be showy and proud, quarrelsome and will not achieve success in the educational sphere. He will suffer from diseases and enemies if Mercury is under evil influence.

Other Views

Brihat Jafaft-The native will be without enemies.

Phaldeepika-The native will be lazy and will have harsh speech. He will humiliate his enemies but will be fond of creating controversies.

Saravali-The native will be victorious in the battlefield and will be free from diseases. He will be lazy, without anger, harsh in speech and he will get humiliated.

Chamatkar Chintamani-He will have inimical relations with other people. He will earn wealth with his own efforts.

Note-According to above authorities, Mercury gives both favourable and unfavourable results when he is in the sixth house. They are however, agreed that the native is either without enemies or he annihilates them.

Mercury in the Seventh House

Sutras 48-56-If Mercury is in the seventh house, the native will enjoy happiness from mother and will also enjoy comforts of horses etc. He will be religiously inclined and will be broadminded. He will possess wide spread reputation and will be respected by Government. If Mercury in 7th is associated with benefics he will own a palanquin (conveyances) and will get a good wife but he will eat non-

vegetarian food. If the lord of the 7th is strong the native will have only one wife. If the lord of 7th is weak or is situated in a malefic house or in conjunction with malefics like Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu, there will be loss of wife. In a female horoscope the above disposition will cause loss of husband and the native herself will suffer from leprosy and will be ugly in appearance.

Comments-Seventh house by itself is not a significator of mother and conveyances, but being 4th to 4th house, such matters can also be considered from the 7th house according to 'Bhavat Bhavam' theory. The above Sutras are all logical and relevant to the significations of the 7th house and there is not much to comment upon. Mercury in the 7th will be in kendra to the ascendant. His disposition in his own

sign or in his sign of exaltation (Gemini and Virgo), will give rise to Bhadra yoga the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter. If Jupiter or Venus are associated with Mercury in the 6th, 7th or 8th houses or if they are spread out in these three houses without any malefic association, a very beneficial yoga known as Lagnadhi yoga is formed, the effects of which are as under :-

"The person born under the Lagnadhi yoga will become a minister, a commander or a ruler (of a District or Province). He will have many wives, will be well-behaved, long-lived, virtuous and without foes."

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will possess a knowledge of law and rules of the country.

Phaldeepika-The native will be wise, well dressed and full of glory. He will be married to a wealthy wife.

Saravali-The wife of the native will be intelligent, beautiful, quarrelsome and wealthy. The native himself will be a respected person.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will give happiness to his wife but will not be very virile. He will be handsome and wealthy.

Note-All the above authorities have ascribed good effects to Mercury in the 7th house but it is surprising that effects given by Brihat Jataka have no relevance to the significations of the 7th house.

Mercury in the Eighth House

Sutras 57-63-If Mercury is in the 8th house, the native will get a good span of life and will be owner of a large area of land. He will have seven children. In his 25th year he will receive respect and honour in many ways and will get wide spread fame and reputation. If the lord of the 8th is strong or if the lord of the 8th is in his sign of exaltation (Virgo) and associated with benefic the native will be assured of full span -of life. If the lord of the 8th is in his sign of debilitation (Pisces) and is associated with malefics, the native will have a short life.

Comments-The above Sutras speak very well of Mercury in 8th house. The native will get lands and good reputation and also longevity. The Sutras do not mention of wealth. In our view Mercury-will aspect the 2nd house (Dhana Bhava) from the 8th and therefore the native should be wealthy also. According to Sutra 58 the native will have seven children. At the time of giving effects of Mercury in 5th house (house of children Suta Bhava), it was said in Sutra 38 that Mercury in 5th would create obstacles in getting the native children. It, there fore becomes difficult to believe that the same Mercury in the 8th house (an evil house) will give the native seven children particularly when this house has got nothing to do with children.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be widely known for his qualities.

Phaldeepika-The native will be a person who will have authority to award punishment (judge, magistrate etc). He will have wide spread reputation and will be long-lived. He will be a supporter of his family and will be full of good qualities.

Saravali-The native will be famous, full of glory, powerful, longlived and supporter of his family. He will be like a king or a judge.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will live for one hundred years. He will enjoy good reputation not only in his own country but in foreign countries also. He will acquire wealth by favour of the king or by doing business. He will enjoy the company of women.

Note-All the authorities are in full agreement with Bhrigu Sutras that the-position of Mercury should be considered as very favourable in the 8th house but as pointed out by Bhrigu Sutras the disposition of the lord of the 8th should also be kept in view. It should also be remembered that as mentioned in chapter three (while dealing with the position of Mars in the sixth house) that if Mercury is in 8th house (a dusthana) as lord of an auspicious house, he will adversely affect the significations of that house but as lord of 2nd in the 8th he will not prove harmful because then he will be aspecting his own house from the 8th house.

Mercury in the Ninth House

Sutras 64-66-If Mercury is in the 9th house the native will have many children. He will be learned in Vedas and Shastras, fond of music, very patient, religious minded, full of glory, wealthy and fortunate and his father will be long-lived. He will be well cultured and will take interest in meditation.

Comments-The above Sutras have clearly established that the placement of Mercury in the ninth is very beneficial to the native and will give long life to his father. The views expressed are logical and relevant to the significations of the 9th house. For Taurus ascendant Mercury will be in the 9th as lord of the 2nd and 5th. For Gemini ascendant Mercury will be in the 9th as lord of ascendant and the 4th.

For Leo ascendant, he will be in the 9th as the lord of the 2nd and llth. For Virgo ascendant he will be in the 9th as lord of ascendant and 10th. For Libra ascendant he will be in 9th as lord of 9th. For Sagittarius ascendant he will be in the 9th as lord of the 7th and 10th. For Pisces ascendant he will be in the 9th as lord of the 4th and 7th. These are powerful Dhana yogas. If Mercury is in his own sign (Gemini or Virgo) a very powerful Raja yoga will be formed giving name, fame and wealth to the native. The following horoscope of Mr. Paul Reynaud, former Prime Minister of France is an example of such Raja yoga.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be endowed with children, wealth and happiness.

Phaldeepika-The native will be very learned, religious minded wealthy and of good conduct.

Saravali-The native will be very wealthy, very learned, of good conduct, orator, proficient in his work and religious minded.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be religious minded and very wise. He will perform religious rites, bathe in the Ganges, bring good reputation to his family and will dstroy those who indulge in sinful deeds.

Note-All the above authorities agree with the Bhrigu Sutras about the beneficial effects of Mercury in the 9th house.

Mercury in the Tenth House

Sutras 67-70-If Mercury is in the tenth house the native will be successful by performing virtuous deeds. He will be patient, will have wide spread reputation and will be a great thinker. In his 28th year he will suffer from eye troubles. If Mercury is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation or is in conjunction with Jupiter, the native will perform many kinds of religious rites. If Mercury is in the house of his enemy, or is associated with a malefic, the native will be stupid, will indulge in sinful deeds and will be of bad conduct.

Comments-The above Sutras have ascribed beneficial results to Mercury in the tenth house unless he is under malefic influence. However, the statement in Sutra 68, that the native will suffer from eye troubles in his 28th year does not appear logical and relevant to the significations of Mercury and the tenth house. If Mercury is in the 10th house in his own sign Gemini he will be there as lord of the ascendant and the tenth in the 10th house. If he is in his own sign Virgo (this is also his sign of exaltation) he will be there as lord of seventh and tenth in .the tenth house. These are very favourable dispositions. Lord of 10th in the 10th or lord of 9th in 10th (Capricorn ascendant) also forms a powerful Raja yoga which is capable of giving the native great name, fame and popularity.

Mercury in the tenth in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, being in Kendra to the ascendant, will also give rise to Bhadra yoga, the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter.

If Mercury as a benefic occupies the tenth house from the ascendant Amia yoga is also formed, the results of which have been given as under:-

"The person will achieve lasting fame and reputation. His character will be spotless and he will lead a prosperous life."

For Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces ascendants, Mercury in the tenth as lord of the ascendant and 4th, as lord of the ascendant and the 10th, as lord of 7th and the 10th, as lord of the 4th and 7th respectively will give rise to powerful Dhan yogas.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be happy and powerful.Phaldeepika-The native will be learned, powerful, intelligent, happy, will perform virtuous deeds and will be successful in his life.

Saravali-The native will be highly intelligent, will perform virtuous deeds, will be successful in his life, will be educated, tolerant and powerful. He will be decorated with many honours.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will get paternal property. He will be respected everywhere. He will have the authority of a king. He will speak less and do more

Note-All the above are agreed that the position of a benefic Mercury in the 10th would be one of the most favourable dispositions in a horoscope.

Mercury in the Eleventh House

Sutras 71-75-If Mercury is in the eleventh house, the native will perform many auspicious ceremonies. He will acquire wealthy through many sources. After the age of 21 he will be blessed with children and will be wealthy and kind-hearted. If Mercury is in the house of a malefic or is associated with malefics, the native will suffer loss of wealth on account of sinful deeds. If Mercury is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, the native will become wealthy by performing virtuous deeds.

Comments-The above Sutras have attributed very benefic results to Mercury in the eleventh house if he is not under any malefic influence. For Leo Ascendant if Mercury is in the 11th house he will be there as lord of the 2nd and 11th houses in the 11th. This will be a very good disposition for making the native very wealthy. For Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Pisces ascendants also Mercury in the 11th will be very beneficial.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-Mercury in the 11th house will make the person born wealthy.

Phaldeepika-The native will be long-lived, true to his words, possessor of enormous wealth and happy. He will enjoy happiness and comforts from his servants.

Saravali-The native will be wealthy, learned, happy, fond of things of luxury and famous, and will have obedient servants.

Chamatkar Chintamani-There will be no gain of wealth unless Mercury is in the eleventh house.

Note-All the above authorities and Bhrigu Sutras are in full agreement that eleventh house is a very auspicious and favourable house for Mercury.

Mercury in the Twelfth House

Sutras 76-81-The native will be learned. He will be fond of distributing things to others. If Mercury is associated with malefics, the native will have an unstable mind and he will have bitterness towards the king. If Mercury is associated with benefics, the native will incur expenditure on religious charities and will have meager education.

Comments-The twelfth is a house of loss or expenditure (Vyaya Bhava). The only good that the benefic Mercury does is to make the native spend money on religious charities and distribute articles of necessity to the needy.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will suffer degradation.

Phaldeepika-The person will be poor, lazy, cruel and without any education. He will also suffer humiliation.

Saravali-The person will be true to his words, lazy, humiliated, orator, poor and cruel.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will entertain Brahmins and create fear in the mind of enemies.

Note-Adverse results have been attributed to Mercury in the 12th house by the above authorities.

Effects of Jupiter in the Twelve Houses

Jupiter in the First House

Sutras 1-6-If Jupiter is in his own sign (Sagittarius or Pisces) in the first house (ascendant) the native will be a. good speaker and well-versed in Shastras. He will have full knowledge of three Vedas good number of children and will be happy, long lived and learned. If Jupiter is in his sign of exaltation (Cancer) all the above results will be fully realised and in his 16th year the native will enjoy the effects of Maharaja yoga so caused by Jupiter. If Jupiter is in the house of his enemy, or in the house of a malefic, or is associated with a malefic or in his sign of debilitation (Capricorn) the native will indulge in sinful deeds, he will have an unstable mind and a medium span of life. He will be childless, ungrateful, full of false vanity, will forsake his near relations and well wishers, like travels, will be inimical towards others and be miserable.

Comments-Jupiter is the greatest benefic amongst all the planets. The first house in the horoscope is the most ideal position for Jupiter. He gets directional strength in this house and casts benefic aspects on the 5th house (signifying children, intellect etc), the 7th house (signifying wife, marriage, married life etc.) and the 9th house (signifying religious mindedness, bhagya, prosperity, father etc). If Jupiter is in the first house in a horoscope, it indicates that the native is blessed with the grace of God. According to Jataka Desamarga, when Jupiter possessed of exceeding strength with clear bright rays, occupies the lagna, the child born should be declared to be free from all afflictions. This means that Jupiter posited in a kendra position to the Moon wards off all evils (that would otherwise befall on a child) caused by all the planets, just as a lion, though single, is able to kill thousands of elephants. Jatakaa Parijata says in this respect:-

This means that if a powerful Jupiter in his full rays is posited in a kendra (1,4,7,10), he alone wards off all aristhas just as a sincere prayer to God Mahadev destroys all sins of the devotee.

Thus all the good results described in Sutras 1-4 will definitely be realised if Jupiter is not in any way afflicted. If afflicted the native will have to face effects in Sutras 5 and 6.If Jupiter is in Sagittarius in the ascendant, he will be there as lord of the 4th and the ascendant. If Jupiter is in Pisces, he will be there as lord of the ascendant and

the 10th house. If Jupiter is in Cancer (his sign of exaltation), the ascendant will be

Cancer and he will be there as lord of the ninth. These are very beneficial dispositions for any horoscope. The disposition of Jupiter in Sagittarius, Pisces or Cancer in the ascendant (Lagna-Kendra) also gives rise to Hamsa yoga (a Panch Mahapurusha Yoga), the effects of which have been given as under:

"The native's legs will have the markings of a conch, lotus, fish and ankusa. He will possess a handsome body; he will be liked by others; he will be righteous in disposition and pure in mind." The following horoscope of President Sanjeeva Reddy is a good example of Hamsa yoga-

The following horoscope of the late Sir Mirza Ismail Prime Minister of former Mysore state is another example of Hamsa yoga-

Other Views

Brikat Jataka-The person concerned will be learned.

Phaldeepika-The native will have a dignified appearance, will perform righteous deeds, will be long-lived and fearless. He will have happiness from children.

Saravali-The native will possess a beautiful body, will be long-lived, learned and tolerant.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be respected for his good qualities. He will spend money on pilgrimages.

Note-All the above authorities have attributed benefic results to Jupiter in the first house .but not in so logical a manner as given by Bhrigu Sutras.

Jupiter in the Second House

Sutras 7-12-If Jupiter is in the second house the native will be rich and intelligent. What he foretells will come true. In his 16th year he will enjoy financial gains and agricultural prosperity. He will also be very powerful. If Jupiter is in his own sign (Sagittarius or Pisces) or in his sign of exaltation, the native will be very prosperous and wealthy. If Jupiter is associates with a malefic there will be obstacles in educational pursuits and the native will be a thief, liar and will have vulgar speech. If Jupiter is in his sign of debilitation and associated with a malefic, the native will be a drunkard and immoral. He will be a destroyer of his family and will have relations with other people's wives. He will also be childless.

Comments-The second house is native's Dhana bhava. Jupiter in the second will give the native financial prosperity early in his life. According to the author second house also deals with education and Jupiter associated with malefics will cause obstacles in the educational sphere. The second house also signifies speech and family. Jupiter associated with malefics will .make the native immoral in every respect. Jupiter is a significator for children. If he is afflicted or is in his sign of debilitation, there will be no issues. If Jupiter is in Sagittarius the ascendant will be Scorpio and Jupiter will be ii"the 2nd house as lord of the 2nd and 5th houses. If Jupiter is in Pisces, the ascendant will be Aquarius and Jupiter will be in the 2nd as lord of the 2nd and 11th houses. If Jupiter is in Cancer (his sign of exaltation), the ascendant will be Gemini and he will be in the 2nd as lord of the 7th and 10th houses. These dispositions give rise to powerful Dhana yogas. For Virgo ascendant also Jupiter will be very beneficial in the 2nd house.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be eloquent and sweet tongued.

Phaldeepika-The native will be intelligent, handsome and eloquent. He will get good food to eat. Jupiter in the second will improve all the good significations of this house.

Saravali-The native will be rich, fond of luxuries, eloquent handsome, sweet tongued and charitable.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be fond of poetry. He will be well versed in administrative affairs. He will suffer on account of lack of food. He will be very talkative. He will earn wealth with difficulty and inspite of all his efforts he will be unable to accumulate any wealth.

Note-Brihat Jataka does not mention anything about wealth.

Chamatkar'Chintamani has expressed the view that the native who has Jupiter in the 2nd can never be wealthy. Perhaps the author has 'Karko Bhava Nashaya' theory in view. Phaldeepika and Saravali are in agreement with the views of Bhrigu Sutras which we think are very logical and relevant to the significations of Jupiter and the 2nd house. We have found them correct in practical experience.

Jupiter in the Third House

Sutras 13-18-If Jupiter is in third house, the native will be very miser and there will be a good number of brothers. The native will be very clever and determined. He will forsake his relations and will have travels in his 38th year. If the lord of the 3rd is strong the brothers will be longlived. If the lord of the 3rd is associated with a malefic there will be loss of brothers and the native will be impatient by nature, an idiot and poor.

Comments-The effects given above are quite logical and relevant to the significations of the 3rd house. Jupiter as a natural benefic gives good results unless he is afflicted. Jupiter from the 3rd aspects the seventh, ninth and eleventh houses, thus giving a happy married life to the native and also financial gains.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be stingy.

Phaldeepika-The native will be sinful, will have a malicious nature, and will be

miser and humiliated, but his brother will achieve a high position.

Saravali-The native will be humiliated in public, miser, youngest amongst his brothers, dominated by his wife and sinful.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will get happiness from his brothers but he will be ungrateful and will not be friend of any body. Although'he will be fortunate he will not be able to earn as much wealth as he aspires to get.

Note-Almost all are agreed that the native will be miser with Jupiter in the third. We are, however, unable to agree to other evil effects attributed to Jupiter in the 3rd by Phaldeepika and Saravali. These can be realised when Jupiter is afflicted.

Jupiter in the Fourth House

Sutras 19-23-If Jupiter is in the 4th house, the native will be happy, wise, of good conduct and highly intelligent. He will also be a land-lord and will have abundance of milk. If the lord. of the 4th house is strong 01. is associated with Venus or Moon or is in benefic vargas the native will have conveyances pulled by human beings. He will 9wn many lands, horses and a spacious house. If Jupiter is aspected by or associated with a malefic, the native will be without any land or conveyance, he will have to live in other people's houses and will suffer loss of mother and have bitterness with relations.

Comments-The effects given in the above Sutras are very logical and relevant to the significations of the 4th house. Jupiter will give still better results if he is in his own sign (Sagittarius or Pisces) or in his sign of exaltation (Cancer). When he is in Sagittarius, the ascendant will be Virgo and Jupiter will be in 4th as lord of 4th and 7th. If Jupiter is in Pisces, the ascendant will be Sagittarius. Jupiter will be in 4th as lord of ascendant and the 4th. If Jupiter is in Cancer, the ascendant will be Aries, he will be lord of the 9th exalted in the 4th. The association of Jupiter with Moon in the 4th, will give rise to a very beneficial yoga known as Gajakesari yoga the effects of which have been given as under :-

"Many relations, polite and generous, builder of villages and towns or magistrate over them, will have a lasting reputation even long after death." Jupiter in the 4th will be in kendra to ascendant. His disposition in Sagittarius, Pisces or Cancer will give rise to Hamsa yoga, the effects of which have already been given earlier in this chapter.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be happy.

Phaldeepika-The native will enjoy happiness from mother, friends, children, wife and agriculture.

Saravali-The native will enjoy happiness in regard to members of his family, house, clothes, conveyances; luxuries and wealth. He will humiliate his enemies.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will own horses and will take part in religious ceremonies. His enemies will act like his servants. Still he will not remain contented.

Note-The views expressed above will show that Jupiter has been considered to give quite favourable results when situated in the fourth house but none of the above authorities has examined this disposition as appropriately as done by Bhigru Sutras whose conclusions we commend to the readers.

Jupiter in the Fifth House

Sutras 24-31-If Jupiter is in the fifth house, the native will be highly intelligent, will have broad eyes, will be a good conversationalist, full of glory, will feed others, love family and in his 18th year become commander of the army by the favour of the king. He will also have a good number of children who will be prosperous. If the lord of the 5th is strong and at the same time in the house of a malefic or his enemy or he is in his sign of debilitation, there will be loss of children or the native will have only one issue. He will be rich but will suffer loss of wealth on account of penalties imposed by the king (Government). If Jupiter is associated with Rahu or Ketu, the native will suffer loss of his children on account of the wrath of Serpent God but this will not happen if Jupiter is aspected by a benefic.

Comments-Effects given in Sutras 25 and 26 are logical and relevant to the significations of Jupiter and the fifth house. It is said that in his 18th year, the native will obtain the position of a commander in the army by the favour of the king. This may be taken to mean that the native will be appointed to a respectable governmental post early in his life.

Sutras 26-29 are confusing. It is difficult to believe that the lord of the 5th will be strong and be at the same time in the house of malefic or in the house of his enemy or be in his sign of debilitation. There seems to be some error in printing of the original text. Shri N. N. Krishna Rao has also translated these Sutras according to the above text. His translation is as under:-

If depositor happens to be strong, there will be loss of children; but will have minimum one son; and at the same time if it is situated in a malefic, enemy or debilitation sign, there will be expenses or account of king or govt. We interpret the above Sutras as follows: If the lord of the 5th is strong the native will be wealthy. If the lord of 5th is weak by being in a malefic or enemy's house or in his sign of debilitation, the native will suffer loss of children or will have only one son and will be put to loss of wealth on account of penalties imposed by Government. Bad effects will not be there if there is aspect of a benefic on Jupiter. If Jupiter is in his own sign Sagittarious the ascendant will be Leo and he will be lord of 5th in 5th (there will be very little evil effect of his being lord of 8th also). If Jupiter is in Pisces, the ascendant will be Scorpio and he will be in the 5th as lord of 2nd and 5th. If Jupiter is in Cancer (his sign of exaltation), the ascendant will be Pisces, and he will be in 5th as exalted lord of the ascendant and the 10th. These are very powerful and beneficial dispositions and will greatly improve the good effects of Jupiter in the fifth house.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be intelligent.

Phaldeepika-The native will be intelligent and a minister 120 of the king but will be unhappy on account of want of children.

Saravali-The native will be happy, will have a good number of children, will be learned, tolerant, and permanently wealthy.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be fond of luxuries. He will be a good orator and a writer with good imagination. He will sometimes acquire wealth through his children.

Note-Saravali agrees substantially with Bhrigu Sutras. Brihat Jataka makes no mention of the children which is the most important signification of Jupiter and the fifth house. Phaldeepika says that the native will suffer on account of the want of children. It seems to favour the 'Karko Bhava Nashyas' theory. We would commend to the reader the effects given by Bhrigu Sutras which have been supported by Saravali.

Jupiter in the Sixth House

Sutras 32-34-The native will destroy his enemies, there will be growth of the members of his family (some have interpreted this to mean increase of nephews and in-laws), he will have grand-children and marks of wounds on the body. If Jupiter is in conjunction with a benefic the native will be free from diseases. If he is associated with a malefic or is in the house of malefic, the native will suffer form rheumatism or diseases due to cold. If Jupiter is in the sign of Saturn (Capricorn or Aquarius) in association with Rahu or Ketu the native will suffer from diseases of the worst type.

Comments-According to above Sutras Jupiter as a natural benefic will give good effects in regard to the significations of the sixth house unless he is afflicted. This sixth house is not a significator of children or grand children. It is, therefore, not understood how the effect will be realised if Jupiter is in the sixth house. The sixth house is an evil house (dusthana) and if Jupiter is there as a lord of an auspicious house, the significations of that house will be adversely affected.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be without enemies.

Phaldeepika-The native will destroy his enemies, he will be lazy, he will get humiliated, will take interest in recitation of mantras and will be clever.

Saravali-The native will win over his enemies, will be famous but humiliated, lazy, will gain name and fame through his wife and will suffer from diseases like hyperacidity.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will destroy his enemies, get happiness 'from his wife but not from his maternal uncle. He will always be sickly. His mother will also remain sickly.

Note-The above authorities have given both favourable and unfavourable results of Jupiter in the sixth house without taking into account the malefic or benefic associations. In this respect the views expressed by Bhrigu Sutras are more logical and reasonable except those on which we have already given our comments.

Jupiter in the Seventh House

Sutras 35-37-If Jupiter is in the seventh house, the native will be highly educated and a]§o worried. He will have lot of financial gains and his wife will be learned, chaste and devoted to her husband. If the lord of the 7th is weak or is associated with Rahu, Ketu, Saturn or Mars or is aspected by any of these malefics, the native will have illicit relations with women other than his wife. If Jupiter is associated with benefics, is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, the native will have and be attached to one wife only and he will gain wealth through his wife. He will be happy and earn great respect in his 34th year.

Comments-Jupiter is a natural benefic and according to above Sutras he gives very beneficial results in the matter of education, finances and marital relations. The native becomes immoral if the lord of the seventh is weak and associated with or aspected by malefics. The same results may be expected if Jupiter- is associated with or aspected by any of the malefics mentioned in Sutra 36. Still better results will be realised if Jupiter is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation. Here a doubt may arise whether Jupiter in his sign of exaltation can be capable of giving good results because in such a position with Capricorn as the ascendant, he will be lord of two bad houses, the 3rd and the 12th houses. This doubt has been cleared by Kalidasa's Uttara Kalamrita in the following sloka:- (Extract-from sloka 9-Khand IV) This means that Jupiter when he owns the 3rd and 12th houses in a nativity will be productive of good to the person concerned. The same applies when he holds the ownership of the 8th house or when he occupies the 8th house. When Jupiter is in own sign Sagittarius in the 7th, the ascendant will be Gemini and he will be in the 7th, as lord of the 7th and 10 houses. When Jupiter is in Pisces, the ascendant will be Virgo and he will be in the 7,th, as lord of the 4th and 7th houses. These dispositions give rise to powerful Dhana yogas. When in the 7th house, Jupiter will be in Kendra to the ascendant, his disposition in Sagittarius, Pisces or Cancer, will also give rise to Hamsa yoga, the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be excelling his father (in his qualities).

Phaldeepika-The native will get a good wife, will be blessed with children and will be more generous than his father.

Saravali-The native will be handsome, will get a beautiful wife and will be superior to his father in good qualities. He will be an orator, poet, head of the village and famous for his learning.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be highly intelligent. He will not care very much for women (perhaps those other than his wife because of his chaste nature). He will be powerful and very handsome.

Note-All the above authorities are in agreement that Jupiter in 7th house gives very good results in accordance with his significations and those of the 7th house.

Jupiter in the Eighth House

Sutras 38-43-If Jupiter is in the 8th house, the native will be shortlived, and indulge in undesirable activities. If Jupiter is associated with a malefic, the native will be sinful. If the lord of 8th is associated with a benefic and is posited in the 8th the native will be long lived. If the lord of 8th is weak, he will be short lived. If the lord of 8th is associated with a malefic the native will have illicit relations with widows after his 17th year. If Jupiter is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation the native will be long lived, free from diseases a saintly person, learned and well Versed in vedas and Shastras.

Comments-It will be noted that Jupiter in his ordinary position is not considered to give good results in the 8th house. If associated with a malefic Jupiter and lord of the 8th give still worse results in regard to longevity and morals of the native. It is only when he is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, Jupiter gives beneficial results in the 8th house. We thought that Jupiter being a benefic and Dhana-Karaka will give wealth to the native as he would aspect the second house (Dhana bhava) from the eighth house, but the author of the above Sutras does not seem to think so. But this should certainly happen if the 2nd house falls in Sagittarius or Pisces because then Jupiter would be making the Dhana bhava very powerful by aspecting it.We have expressed this view on the strength of the following sloka of Jataka Desamarga:-

(Sloka 32-chapter I)

This means that whichever bhava is aspected or occupied by its lord or by any of the benefics, the prosperity of that bhava is assured. The 8th house is an evil house (dusthana). If Jupiter as a lord of auspicious houses is in the 8th, the significations of these houses will be adversely affected.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be base.

Phaldeepika-The native will be poor and will earn his livelihood by serving others. He will be long lived but indulge in sinful deeds. Saravali-The native will be long lived but will live in humiliation by serving others. He will have illicit relations with dirty women (or women of low status)

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will not live in his paternal house for a long time. He will not be in good health. He will go to heaven after his death.

Note-All the above authorities are in agreement that to be in the 8th house is not a beneficial position for Jupiter. This tallies with the views expressed by Bhrigu Sutras which has, however, made an exception when Jupiter is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation and when Jupiter or the lord of the 8th is strong and associated with benefics. While Bhrigu Sutras is of the view that Jupiter in the 8th will make the native short-lived, Phaldeepika and Saravali are of the opposite view. We feel that a benefic like Jupiter if not afflicted should certainly help to enhance the longevity of the native.

Jupiter in the Ninth House

Sutras 44-45-The native will perform religious and charitable deeds, will take interest in meditation and will be pious and wealthy. He will perform religious ceremonies in his 35th year. His father will be long lived, he will be righteous and will receive respect and honour in many ways. He will give protection to many. Comments-The above Sutras are very logical and to the point Beneficial results have been attributed to Jupiter in the ninth house because as a natural benefic he improves all the good significations of this auspicious house. Still better results would be experienced if Jupiter is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation. If Jupiter is in one of his own signs, by being lord of 9th in the 9th, he will give rise to a powerful Rajayoga giving name, fame and wealth to the native. If Jupiter is in his sign of exaltation (Cancer), the ascendant will be Scorpio and Jupiter will be in the ninth house as lord of 2nd and 5th, giving rise to an extremely powerful yoga for prosperity and fame.

The following horoscope of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman the late President of Bangladesh is an example of this yoga-

He met a tragic end on account of other evil factors in the horoscope the study of which is beyond the scope of this small book.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be devout and philosophical.

Phaldeepika-The native will be wealthy, blessed with children, famous, anxious to perform religious rites and a minister of the king.

Saravali-The native will worship family gods, will be learned, handsome, a minister of the king or commander of the army and a recognised leader.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will own a palatial mansion. He will be a favourite of the king and devotee of Brahmins. He will be loved by his near relations.

Note-All the above authorities are in agreement that Jupiter is very favourable to the native when he is situated in the ninth house.

Jupiter in the Tenth House

Sutras 46-49-The native will be religious minded and will perform righteous deeds, study Geeta, will be very able, will have widespread reputation and will be respected by the masses. If the lord of the 10th is strong, the native will perform high class religious sacrifices. If the lord of the 10th is associated with a malefic or is in the house of a malefic, there will be obstacles in his professional career and the native will indulge in evil deeds and will suffer financially.

Comments-According to above Sutras the placement of Jupiter is very beneficial for the improvement of the significations of the 10th house. If Jupiter is in the 10th house in his sign Sagittarius, Pisces will be the ascendant and Jupiter will be in the 10th as lord of the ascendant and the 10th house. If Jupiter is in Pisces, Gemini will be the ascendant and Jupiter will be in the 10th as lord of the 7th and 10th houses. For Virgo Ascendant Jupiter will be in the 10th as lord of the 4th and the 7th houses. For Sagittarius ascendant Jupiter will be in 10th as lord of the ascendant and the 4th houses. These dispositions give rise to powerful Dhana yogas. Jupiter will be a good wealth giver even when he is in Cancer (his sign of exaltation) in the 10th in spite of being lord of 3rd and 6th houses, the ascendant

being Libra. This view gets support from the following sloka of Bhavartha Ratnakar:

This means that Saturn is a yoga karaka planet for the Libra ascendant. Jupiter inspite of being lord of the 3rd and the 6th for this ascendant gives yoga effects. The disposition of Jupiter in the tenth house in his signs Sagittarius and Pisces gives rise to a powerful Rajayoga.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be wealthy.

Phaldeepika-The native will be very rich and a favourite of the king (Government). He will be of praiseworthy conduct and will enjoy great respect and reputation.

Saravali-The native will be successful in his efforts, respected and proficient in every way. He will be happy, wealthy respected and will enjoy confidence of the public and comforts of conveyances.

Chamatkar Chintamani-A. flag will fly on the top of the house of the native (sign of being head of a State). His house will be decorated with pictures. He will excel his forefathers in his reputation. He will not be happy in regard to his children.

Note-Except one evil effect about children indicated by Chamatkar Chintamani all the above authorities agree with Bhrigu Sutras about the very beneficial effects produced by Jupiter when posited in the tenth house.

Jupiter in the Eleventh House

Sutras 50-53-If Jupiter is in the eleventh house, the native will be learned, wealthy and will have lot of financial gains. In his 32nd year he will possess horses to ride on (this means he will acquire conveyances) and will have widespread reputation. If he is associated with benefics and malefics he will possess elephants and will have pronounced good luck. If Jupiter is associated with Moon, the native will have effortless financial gains.

Comments-Jupiter will be of immense good to the native according to above Sutras if he is in the eleventh. In Sutra 52 it is stated that if Jupiter is associated with benefics and malefics, the native will acquire elephants (conveyances) and enjoy increased prosperity. Jupiter is the greatest benefic amongst the planets. Another benefic in conjunction with him will therefore become a formidable beneficial combination. The learned author seems to be of the view that one or two malefics in conjunction with such a strong benefic combination cannot noticeably alter the benefic results. Further llth is an upachaya house in which even malefics produce good results. When Jupiter is in Sagittarius, Aquarius will be the ascendant and he will be in the llth as lord of 2nd and llth. When he is in Cancer, (his sign of exaltation) Virgo will be the ascendant and he will be in the llth exalted as lord of the 4th and 7th houses. These are very powerful Dhana yogas.

The following horoscope of Dr. C.D. Deshmukh former Governor of Reserve Bank and Union Finance Minister illustrates the above statement.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be prosperous.

Phaldeepika-The native will be wealthy, fearless and long lived. He will have few children but many conveyances.

Saravali-The native will enjoy enormous financial gains, comforts of conveyances and servants. He will be noble but will have few children and not much of education.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will possess articles of, gold and silver. He will be intelligent and will maintain his father. He will get five children. He will spend money not on luxuries but for the good of others.

Note-Jupiter has been held as a very beneficial planet in the eleventh by all the above authorities. The views of Phaldeepika and Saravali that the native will have few children are not maintainable as from the eleventh Jupiter will throw a benefic aspect on the 5th house (house of progeny) and should therefore bless the native to have a good number of children.

Jupiter in Twelfth House

Sutras 54-58-The native will be poor, he will be interested in studies, will have few children, will be proficient in mathematics but will be of loose character. If Jupiter is associated with a benefic or is in his own sign or sign of exaltation, the native will go to heaven after his death. If Jupiter is associated with a malefic the native will go to hell after his death. He will spend money on religious causes and will have sexual contacts with Brahmin and pregnant women.

Comments-The twelfth house is an evil house and Jupiter though a satwick planet loses all his good significations and qualities when he is posited in that house. By being in the 12th house, the significations of the good houses owned by Jupiter are also adversely affected. The 6th and 8th and 12th houses have been called evil houses but if the lord of these houses are posited in any of these houses, Vipareeta Raja yoga is caused conferring name, fame and wealth on the native. The view is supported by the following Sloka of Uttarakalamrit:-

This means that if any one of the following three yogas, namely (a) lord of the 8th occupying the 12th or 6th; (b) lord of 6th being placed in the 8th or 12th; (c) lord of 12th being posited in the 8th or the 6th; (d) the said three lords being connected in any way, by mutual interchange of places, mutual aspect or conjunction, and are at the same time Tree from such relation with other planets, the person born will become an emperor over other kings and blessed with fame and wealth. We are of the view that on the analogy of the above principles the lord of the 12th in the 12th, the lord of the 8th in the 8th, and lord of the 6th in the 6th, should also give the same results. If Jupiter fulfils any of the conditions mentioned above, he can be very beneficial even in the 12th, 8th or 6th houses.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be a villain.

Phaldeepika-The native will be disliked by other people. The native will also be vulgar in his speech. He will be childless, will indulge in sinful deeds, will be lazy and one who serves others. Saravali-The native will be lazy, without good speech and unfortunate and will have a feeling of bitterness towards others. Chamatkar Chintamani-The native in spite of spending on good causes will not get any praise. He will be stupid and will incur loss of wealth. "

Note-All the above authorities are in agreement with Bhrigu Sutras that Jupiter gives only inauspicious results if situated in the 12th house. They have, however, expressed their views in their own way.

Effects of Venus in the Twelve Houses

Venus in the First House

Sutras 1-13-If Venus is in the first house (ascendant) the native will be proficient in mathematics and lor.glived. He will be loved by his wife, fond of ornaments, good dresses and beauty. He will be liked by women, will be wealthy and learned. If Venus is in conjunction with a benefic, the native will have a lustrous body shining like gold and will own many ornaments. If Venus is associated with of aspected by a malefic or is in his sign of debilitation (Virgo), the native will be a thief and a cheat and will suffer from rheumatic and phlegmatic diseases. If the lord of the first is associated with Rahu the native will suffer from hydrocele. If Venus is in the ascendant and the fourth house is occupied by a benefic, the native will own elephants (conveyances) and enjoy high prosperity. If Venus is in his own sign (Taurus or Libra) the native will enjoy Maharaja yoga (great name, fame and wealth). If Venus is lord of the 8th, 6th or 12th.house or is weak, the native will have two wives, his fortune will be fluctuating and he will be hard hearted.

Comments-The effects given in the above Sutras are logical and relevant to the significations of Venus and the first house. In Sutra llth it is inter alia stated that if Venus is lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th house, the native will suffer from evil effects mentioned therein. While such effects may be realised if Venus is in the ascendant as lord of the 12th house, it will not be so if he is lord of the 8th or 6th. When he will be lord of the 8th or 6th house he will be in the first house, in his own sign Libra or Taurus and the effects of his being in his own sign will prevail over the effects of the 8th or 6th house as already accepted by the learned author in Sutra 10th where it is said that if Venus is in his own sign (Taurus or Libra) the native will enjoy Maharaja yoga. For Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants, Venus is a yoga karaka planet, being lord of 2nd and 9th houses, lord of 5th and 10th-houses, and lord of 4th and 9th houses, respectively. Such Venus in the ascendant will prove immensely beneficial to the native and bring him, name, fame, wealth, conveyances and all worldly comforts. If Venus in the ascendant (Lagna Kendra) is in his sign (Taurus or Libra) or in his sign of exaltation, Malavya yoga (a Panch Mahapurusha yoga) will be formed, the effects of which have been given as under:-"The person will have a well developed physique, will be strong minded, wealthy, happy with children and wife, will command vehicles, endowed with clean sense organs and be renowned and learned."

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be skilled in amorous sports (love affairs) and will be happy.

Phaldeepika-The native will have an attractive body, charming eyes and will be happy and long lived.

Saravali-The native will be handsome in every respect, happy and long-lived. He will be liked by women.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will have an attractive body and will like the company of noble persons. He will be suitable for the company of beautiful women. He will perform pious deeds and will enjoy high class comforts.

Note-All the above authorities agree that Venus would be good in the first house but Bhrigu Sutras arriving at the same conclusion have dealt with the effects in more detail and much more appropriately after keeping the significations of Venus and the first house in view.

Venus in the Second House

Sutras 14-19-The native will be wealthy, will have a family, will get good food to eat, will have attractive eyes and will be of humble nature, kind hearted and helpful to others. He will get a beautiful wife in his 32nd year. If the lord of the second is weak or in the 6th, 8th or 12th house, the native will suffer from eye troubles. If Venus is associated with Moon (while the lord of the 2nd is in 6th, 8th or 12th), the native will suffer from night blindness, without any family and sufferer of eye troubles and will squander away his wealth.

Comments-We have no comments on the effects given in the above Sutras which are logical and relevant to the significations of the second house. The effects given in Sutra 19 are worth verifying by practical experience. Venus will give still better results if he is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, in the second house.

When Venus is in Taurus, the ascendant will be Aries and he will be in the 2nd, as lord of 7th and 2nd houses. If he is in Libra, the ascendant will be Virgo and he will be in the 2nd as lord of 9th and the 2nd houses. When Venus is in Pisces (sign of exaltation), the ascendant will be Aquarius and he will be in the 2nd exalted as lord of the 4th and 9th houses. These are all very powerful Dhana yogas.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be eloquent or sweet tongued.

Phaldeepika-The native will acquire wealth from many sources and will be a poet.

Saravali-The native will be very wealthy, humble in his speech and will enjoy good food and drinks, will be full of glory and will enjoy high class luxuries (including company of women).

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be sweet tongued and intelligent. He will have good appearance and decent dresses. He will be fond of beautiful women.

Note-There is a consensus amongst all the above authorities that Venus is very beneficial in the second house but the situations in which Venus could give evil effects as mentioned in Bhrigu Sutras should be kept in view.

Venus in the Third House

Sutras 20-22-If Venus is in the third house, the native will be very miser, he will be tolerant, there will be a good number of brothers and the native will have success by his determined efforts. Later on, the number of brothers will decrease. In successive order the native's brothers will have less and less of financial gains by their efforts. If the lord of the third house is strong, is in his own or in his sign of exaltation, there will be increase in the number of brothers. If the lord of the third house is in the 6th, 8th or 12th house or he is associated with malefics there will be loss of brothers.

Comments-In Sutra 20 it is stated that there will be growth in the number of brothers and also that is decrease in the number of brothers or deprivation of brothers. This statement is not clear because Venus as a benefic should cause only increase and not decrease of brothers. Further Venus being feminine should give more sisters than brothers. The learned author has not talked of sisters while giving

the effects of third house.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be stingy.

Phaldeepika-The native will be miser, not liked by people, without happiness and wealth and also without wife.

Saravali-The native will be miser, happy and wealthy wife will dominate over the native, he will not be courageous and will be unfortunate.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will not like women. He will not lose his brothers and sisters. He will have children but will not be happy in regard to them. He will not be courageous.

Note-All the above authorities have given different effects of Venus in the third house. Saravali says that the native will be happy and will be wealthy but he will be unfortunate. If we closely examine these views we will come to the conclusion that Venus has not been considered good in the third house. We, however, think that if Virgo or Aquarius is the ascendant, Venus will be lord of the 9th house. Venus in the third house will aspect the 9th house (his own house) and will improve the significations of that house, making the native prosperous.

Venus in the Fourth House

Sutras 23-28-If Venus is in the fourth house, the native will be handsome, intelligent, will have happiness from brothers, will be happy and of forgivable nature. In his 30th year he will possess conveyances pulled by horses. He will also have abundance of milk. If the lord of the fourth house is strong the native will possess horses, palanquins and gold etc. If the lord of the fourth house, is associated with a malefic, is in the house of a malefic or his enemy or is debilitated or is otherwise weak, the native will be without lands or conveyances. His mother will be in distress and he will have illicit relations with women other than his wife.Comments-According to above Sutras the placement of Venus in the fourth will be beneficial to the native in regard to the significations of the fourth house and more so if the lord of the fourthis well placed. Sutra 23 talks of happiness from brothers if Venus is in the fourth. This is not relevant to the significations of Venus or the fourth house. It will be noted that no mention has been made in the above Sutras of the effects of Venus when he is in own sign or his sign of exaltation. In the fourth house Venus will be in Kendra to the ascendant. His disposition in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation will give rise to Malavya yoga the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter. It is not clear how a benefic like Venus in the 4th can give distress to mother. The placement of Venus for Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants will prove very beneficial as Venus will be inthe fourth as lord of the 2nd and 9th, the 5th and 10th and the 4th and 9th respectively. These dispositions will give rise to powerful Dhana yogas.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be happy.

Phaldeepika-The native will possess a good conveyance, good house, ornaments, dresses and articles of perfumery.

Saravali-The native will have happiness from relations and friends, will possess conveyance and house and will be handsome and generous.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be superior to others. He will get many gifts from his followers. He will look after his mother from his early life.

Note-All the above authorities have attributed good effects to Venus in the fourth house but in their own way. But none of them has attempted to cover all the significations of the fourth house.

Venus in the Fifth House

Sutras 29-33-The native will be full of wisdom and will be a minister or commander of the army. He will have the good luck of seeing his grand mother alive, will have a young wife and also children. He will be respected and honoured by Government, will be a clever minister and his wife will be full of happiness. If Venus is associated with a malefic or is in the house of a malefic or in his sign of debilitation, the native will be dull headed and will remain in want of children. If Venus is associated with a benefic or is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation the native will be very wise, will be versed in worldly affairs and will have children and conveyances.

Comments-According to above Sutras, Venus will give very beneficial effects if in the 5th house in accordance with the significations of that house. For Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants, Venus will prove still more beneficial as Venus is a yogakarka for these ascendants and fifth is a very auspicious house for any planet to be placed in. Our view is that Venus being a female planet will give more daughters than sons.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be intelligent.

Phaldeepika-The native will be wealthy and honoured like a king. He will have happiness from children and will be very intelligent.

Saravali-The native will be happy, will have children and friends. He will be fond of enjoyments and very wealthy. He will be a minister or a judge.

" Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will have children but will not get happiness from them. He will not be courageous but will get success in his undertakings by hard work. He will be educated but will be incapable of being a poet.

Note-All the above authorities except Chamatkar Chintamani are agreed that Venus in the fifth gives good results. Brihat Jataka as usual does not cover all the significations of the house and it is difficult to understand the logic behind the views of Chamatkar Chintamani.

Venus in he Sixth House

Sutras 34-36-If Venus is in the sixth house, the native will have good number of relations, there will be destruction of enemies and the native will have children and grand children. He will incur wasteful expenditure, will be deceitful and will suffer from diseases. If the lord of the sixth house is strong there will be increase in the number of relations and enemies. If the lord of the sixth is associated with a malefic or is in his sign of debilitation or is associated with Moon, there will be loss of relations and destruction of enemies.

Comments-We have been greatly impressed by the views of the Bhrigu Sutras and the principles contained in it but some of the Sutras are very confusing. This may be due to the fact that some incompetent people who could not perhaps trace some parts of the original script have filled in those portions with text of their own without going into the relevancy or logic of what they were writing. It is stated in Sutra 34 that if Venus is in the sixth house the native amongst other things will have children and grand children. Neither the sixth house nor the Venus is a significator for children and grand children. According to Sutra 36 which is very logical if the lord of the sixth is strong, there will be increase in the number of enemies. If he is weak there will be destruction of enemies. The logic behind this is that if the sixth house gets strength, there will be more enemies and diseases and if the sixth house is weak there will be no diseases and no enemies.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be without enemies.

Phaldeepika-The native will be without enemies but he will be poor and unhappy. He will have contacts with several women.

Saravali-The native will have bitterness towards his wife. He will have many enemies, will be in distress and of mean mentality.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will have dangerous enemies. He will incur lot of expenditure. He will be unsuccessful in all his efforts. He will be deprived of happiness from father, preceptor etc.

Note-Brihat Jataka and Phaldeepika agree with the views expressed by Bhrigu Sutras in regard to enemies but Saravali and Chamatkar Chintamani are opposed to them. The views of Brihat Jataka and Phaldeepika should be considered more authoritative.

Venus in the Seventh House

Sutras 37-44-If Venus is in the seventh house, the native will be fond of kissing on the mouth and will be highly sexed. He will be wealthy and will take interest in women other than his wife. He will possess conveyances, will be efficient in his work, will play foul with women and will have a family consisting of brothers and wife etc. If Venus is associated with a malefic or is in the house of a malefic or in his sign of debilitation (Virgo) there will be loss of his wife but he will marry again. If there are many malefics with Venus, the native will have to marry many times on account of successive loss of his wives. In this situation the native will have no children. If Venus is associated with a benefic or in his own or in his sign of exaltation (Pisces) the native will become very wealthy on account of gift of wealth by his in-laws. He will be very influential with the help of his wife and will be surrounded by women.

Comments-Venus is a planet of emotion, passion and love. These are the significations of the 7th house also. When Venus is in the 7th, the native becomes highly sexed and has therefore many love affairs. Venus aspects the ascendant from the 7th house. The native therefore will become very attractive for women. He will also be wealthy and will possess all comforts of life including conveyances. If Venus is afflicted he has to suffer loss of his wife and may have to marry more than once. A dignified Venus brings wealth for the native from his wife's parents. He becomes a favourite of women and is always surrounded by them. We, however, feel that if Venus is aspected by or associated with Jupiter both the native and his wife will be very chaste and will enjoy a very happy married life. In the seventh house Venus will be in Kendra to the ascendant. The disposition of Venus in his sign or in his sign of exaltation will give rise to Malavya yoga, the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will promote quarrels and will be fond of sexual union.

Phaldeepika-The native will have a good wife but he may have to suffer the loss of his wife. The native will be wealthy and will fall for unchaste women.

Saravali-The native will be handsome, and will enjoy a happy married life. He will be wealthy, fortunate and a friend of everybody.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be very attractive. His wife will give birth to jewel of a son. He will be fond of enjoying life in every possible manner.

Note-In essence all the above authorities agree with Bhrigu Sutras about the effect of Venus in the seventh house. Saravali however does not consider that the native will have contact with many women, but Bhrigu Sutras have dealt with the matter in more detail taking into account the different dispositions of Venus in the seventh

house.

Venus in the Eighth House

Sutras 45-48-The native will be happy. His mother will suffer from a throat trouble in his fourth year. He will have less than medium span of life and will be sickly. He will have a devoted wife but he will be discontented. If Venus is in the house of a benefic, (or associated with a benefic) the native will enjoy full span of life. If Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a malefic, the native will be short lived.

Comments-The above Sutras are self explanatory and need no comments. There is, however, a contradiction-the native will be happy and discontented. Both these cannot go together. As the 8th house is an evil house, the disposition of Venus there will adversely affect the significations of the good house Venus owns.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be base.

Phaldeepika-The native will be wealthy, long-lived and owner of lands.

Saravali-The native will be long lived and equipped with all kinds of comforts, very wealthy, like a king and happy.

Chamatkar Chintamani-He will enjoy comforts of all kinds of conveyances like horses, elephants etc. He will be long-lived but he will be harsh in speech. He will always remain in debt.

Note-Phaldeepika and Saravali have spoken very highly of the disposition of Venus in the 8th house. We are inclined to agree with their views. 8th house is house of longevity and Venus as a benefic should improve its-signification. Venus is a great benefic (only 2nd to Jupiter) and will aspect the second house (Dhana bhciva) and will therefore make the dative wealthy. As regard longevity we feel that the views of these authorities should prevail over those of Bhrigu Sutras. Even Chamatkar Chintamani is of the view that Venus in the 8th will make the native long lived.

Venus in the Ninth House

Sutras 49-58-If Venus is in the ninth house, the native will be religious minded,

will devote himself to meditation and will perform religious rites, he will have very

auspicious signs in his foot (like lotus, ankush, conch, etc), will enjoy all kinds of comforts and will be blessed with children. The father of the native will be long

lived. If Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a malefic there may be loss of

father early in native's life. Again if Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a

malefic, or is in the house of a malefic or is in his sign of debilitation, there will be

loss of wealth and the native will have illicit relations with the preceptor's wife. If

Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a benefic (or is in his own sign or in his

sign of exaltation), the native will enjoy high prosperity as a result of Maharaja

yoga. If Venus is associated with the lord of the 4th or 7th house, the native will be

exceedingly fortunate and enjoy the comforts of all kinds of conveyances, dresses

and ornaments.

Comments-The ninth house is the most auspicious house in a nativity. When a

great benefic is posited there, all the good significations of the house will become

fruitful. The results will become more beneficial when Venus is associated with or

aspected by benefics and is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation. When Venus

is in his own sign Taurus, the ascendant will be Virgo and Venus will be in the 9th

as lord of the 2nd and when Venus is in his own sign Libra, the ascendant will be

Aquarius, and Venus will be in the ninth as lord of the 4th and 9th houses. These

are very powerful Dhana yogas.

The following horoscope of the late Jamshedji Tata illustrates the above point of

view: '

Further the disposition of Venus in his own sign in the ninth (lord of ninth in the

ninth) will give rise to a distinguished Raja yoga making the native very wealthy,

highly respected and famous.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be devout and philosophical.

Phaldeepika-The native will get rise in life by the favour of the king (Government).

He will enjoy happiness in respect of wife, children and friends.

Saravali-The native will have a stout constitution. He will acquire great wealth,

will be generous and will be happy in respect of wife and friends. He will devote

himself to the service of his guests, preceptor and gods.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be a prosperous moneylender and religious minded. He will have happiness in respect of his brothers (as Venus aspects the

third house). He will live a very comfortable and happy life.

Note-All the above authorities are agreed that Venus proves very auspicious and

beneficial when posited in the ninth house.

Venus in the Tenth House

Sutras 59-61-If Venus is in the tenth house, the native will be full of glory. If Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a malefic, the native will have difficulties and obstacles in his undertakings. If Venus is associated with Mercury, Jupiter and Moon, the effects will be as under:- (a) The native will enjoy the comfort of many conveyances. (b) He will perform religious ceremonies of many kinds. (c) He will enjoy world wide reputation. (d) He will enjoy many Raja yogas (that is, he will be wealthy, honoured and famous). (e) He will be very fortunate and talkative.

Comments-According to above Sutras, Venus gives very beneficial results in the tenth in respect of the significations of this house unless afflicted. The results will be far more beneficial when Venus gets associated with three benefics-Jupiter, Mercury and Moon. All the effects given are logical and relevant to the significations of the tenth house. For the Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants, Venus will be in the 10th, as lord of the 2nd and 9th, the 5th and 10th the 4th and 9th respectively. For the Cancer ascendant, Venus will be in the 10th as lord of 4th and llth. These dispositions give rise to very powerful Dhana yogas. When Venus is posited in the 10th in his own sign (lord of 10th in 10th), a distinguished Raja yoga is formed which will confer great wealth, name and fame upon the native. Venus in the tenth is in Kendra to the ascendant. The disposition of Venus there in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation will give rise to Malavya yoga, the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter.Venus a benefic being in the 10th to the ascendant also gives rise to the Amala yoga, the effects of which have been given as under:

"The person will achieve lasting fame and reputation. His character will be spotless and he will lead a prosperous life".

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will be wealthy.Phaldeepika-The native will perform virtuous deeds, he will have happiness from friends. He will be respected and will attain a high status and get name and fame.

Saravali-The native will achieve by his efforts happiness, name, fame, honours and good reputation.

Chamatkar Chintamani-the native will earn wealth by doing religious work.

Note-All the above authorities agree that for Venus to be in the tenth is an ideal disposition in a horoscope.

Chamatkar Chintamani has taken a very narrow view of the effects of Venus in the 10th.

Venus in the Eleventh House

Sutras 62-64-If Venus is in the eleventh house, the native will be learned, very wealthy, owner of lands and kind hearted. If Venus is associated with (or aspected

by) a benefic the native will enjoy the comforts of many conveyances. If Venus is in conjunction with a malefic, the gain of wealth will be through questionable means. If Venus is associated with a benefic the financial gains will be through rightful means. If Venus is in his sign of debilitation or is associated with a malefic or the lord of 8th, 6th or 12th there will be no financial gains.

Comments-The effects given in the above Sutras are very logical and relevant to the significations of the eleventh house. For Virgo, Capricorn, Aquarius and Cancer ascendants, Venus will be in the eleventh, as lord of the 2nd and 9th, the 5th and 10th, the 4th and 9th and the 4th and llth respectively. These dispositions give rise to powerful Dhana yogas. Another very gainful position for Venus in the eleventh will be in her sign of exaltation. Then Venus will be exalted in the llth as lord of the ascendant (Taurus ascendant).

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be prosperous.

Phaldeepika-The native will be wealthy, will have contacts with women other than his wife and will enjoy all comforts of life.

Saravali-The native will be happy and will enjoy large financial gains.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be handsome, well behaved, reputed, lover of truth, full of good qualities, fortunate, wealthy and king or like a king.Note-All the above authorities are in agreement with Bhrigu Sutras that Venus in the llth makes the native wealthy and happy.

Venus in the Twelfth House

Sutras 65-68-If Venus is in the twelfth house, the native will face exterme poverty. If Venus is associated with a malefic the native will be inclined towards sexual indulgences. If Venus is associated with a benefic the native will be very wealthy, will have all comforts of bed (sexual pleasures) and will go to heaven after death. He will go to hell if Venus is associated with a malefic.

Comments-The above Sutras are self explanatory and need no comments.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be rich.

Phaldeepika-The native will be rich and will have sexual enjoyments with many women.

Saravali-The native will be lazy and happy. He will have a plump body. He will be mean, clever in sexual matters and dominated by women.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be rich. He will destroy his fame and good qualities and will be inimical towards his friends and others.

Note-Except Saravali all the above authorities have expressed the view that Venus in the twelfth house will make the native rich. According to Bhrigu Sutras the native will face extreme poverty but will be very rich if Venus is associated with a benefic. We in this matter support the view of Brihat Jataka, Phaldeepika and Chamatkar Chintamani. The following Shloka from Bhavartha Ratnakar also gives support to the stand taken by us:-

This means that Venus in the sixth gives the same yoga effect (wealth) which he gives by being posited in the twelfth house.

7 Effects of Saturn in the Twelve Houses

Saturn in the First House

Sutras 1-7-If Saturn is in the first house (ascendant), the native will suffer from rheumatic and bilious diseases. If Saturn is in his sign of exaltation (Libra), the native will have lordship over a village or town and will have financial and agricultural prosperity. If Saturn is in his own sign Capricorn or Aquarius, the father of the native will be rich. If Saturn is in the ascendant in the sign of the lord of the 4th or 10th the native will be very fortunate and will enjoy the effects of Maharaja yoga (name, fame and wealth). If Saturn in the ascendant is aspected by Moon, the native will earn his livelihood by begging. This will not happen if Saturn is aspected by a benefic (Jupiter or Venus) also.

Comments-Very good effects have been ascribed- to Saturn when he is exalted, or in his own sign or is in the ascendant in the sign of the lord of the 4th and 10th houses. When Saturn is exalted, the ascendant will be Libra (for which he is a yoga-karaka planet) and he will be in the ascendant as the lord of the 4th and 5th. In this position he will naturally give very beneficial results. It is stated that when Saturn is in his own sign Capricorn or Aquarius, the father of the native will be rich. Neither Saturn nor the first house have any thing to do with father but this result can accrue when Taurus or Gemini is the ascendant when Saturn would be in the ascendant as lord of the 9th house (significator for father). We are of the view that if Saturn is in the ascendant, the native himself will enjoy good prosperity and will be long lived. Saturn in Capricorn will be better than Saturn in Aquarius, because in the former case he will be lord of the ascendant and the 2nd house and in the latter case he will be lord of the ascendant as well as the 12th house (an evil house). It is stated that Saturn in the ascendant in the sign of the lord of the 4th or the 10th will make the native very fortunate and cause Maharaja yoga. Saturn will be in the ascendant as lord of the 4th where the ascendant is Sagittarius. Saturn will be in the ascendant as lord of the 10th when the ascendant is Pisces. The view seems to be that Saturn will be very beneficial if he is in the ascendant in Libra or in either of the two signs of Jupiter. This view has been supported by the following Sloka of Uttarakalamrita:

This means that if there be any malefics posited in their highest exaltation coupled with their duty as Marakas, one need not describe the amount of evil caused by them. Saturn brings about a good amount of wealth and prosperity when he is posited in the Ascendant identical with Pisces, Libra or Sagittarius. If under the above conditions, the 7th kendra be not occupied or aspected by Jupiter or Mercury, the native will become a king. Still death should be predicted in the Dasa and Bhukti of the lord of the 7th house. The following Sloka from Man Sagri is also on the same The disposition of Saturn in the ascendant (Lagna kendra) in his own sign of exaltation will give rise to Sasa yoga (Panchmaha Purusha yoga), the results of which have been given as under:-

"One born in this yoga will command good servants. His character will be questionable. He will be head of a village or .a town or even a king. He will covet other's riches and will be wicked in disposition."

Other Views

BrihatJataka-The person concerned will be poor, sickly, love stricken, very unclean, suffering from diseases during his childhood and indistinct in his speech. (The above effects are only when Saturn occupies the Lagna identical with a sign other than Sagittarius, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Libra). If any one of the signs Sagittarius, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Libra be the ascendant and Saturn should occupy it, the person concerned will be equal to a king, the headman of a village, mayor of a city, a great scholar and will be handsome.

Phaldeepika-If Saturn is in the ascendant in his sign of exaltation or in his own sign, the native will be like a king or head of a village or a town. If Saturn is in any other sign, the native will be unhappy in his childhood and later will be poor and lazy.

Saravali-Same effects as given by Phaldeepika.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will own large properties and will be prosperous but greedy, sorrowful and narrow minded. He will humiliate his enemies.

Note-We commend the views expressed in Bhrigu Sutras which should be supplemented by those expressed in Brihat Jataka and Phaldeepika.

Saturn in the Second House

Sutras 8-9-The native will remain in want of money (financial stringency) and will have two wives (this means that his first wife will die and he will marry again). If Saturn is associated with a malefic the native will play foul with women and will be in charge of a Matha (a religious institution). He will possess no lands and will suffer from eye troubles.

Comments.-The important significations of the second house are finance, family, eyesight etc. These will be adversely affected by placement of the malefic Saturn in the second house as pointed out in the above Sutras. We, however, feel that in the case of the following dispositions the native will be well off financially:-

(1)When the Ascendant is Aries and Saturn is in the 2nd as lord of the -10th and llth houses. (2) When the Ascendant is Taurus and Saturn is in the 2nd as lord of the 9th and 10th houses. (3) When the Ascendant is Virgo and Saturn is exalted in the second as lord of the 5th house (He will also be lord of the 6th and there may be some blemish on that account). (4) When the ascendant is Libra and the Saturn is in the 2nd as lord of the 4th and 5th houses. (5) When Scorpio is the ascendant and Saturn is in the 2nd as lord of the 4th house. (There will be some blemish on account of Saturn being the lord of 3rd house also). (6) When the ascendant is Sagittarius and Saturn will be in the 2nd house in his own sign. (7) When the ascendant is Capricorn and Saturn will be in the second house as lord of the ascendant and the second houses (He will be in his own sign Aquarius).

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be immensely rich but will be deprived of his wealth by a king and will suffer diseases in the face.

Phaldeepika-The native will be ugly in appearance. He will adopt questionable means for earning his livelihood and will be poor. Later in his life he will go away from his native place and will acquire wealth, conveyance and other objects of comfort.

Saravali-The native will have an afflicted face. Later in life he will leave his native place and acquire wealth, conveyances and other objects of comfort.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be harsh in speech and will acquire wealth etc., when he separates from his family and goes away from his native place.

Note-We are of the view that the views expressed by Bhrigu Sutras are quite logical. The effects given by Phaldeepika, Saravali and Chamatkar Chintamani in regard to financial prosperity will be realised, when Saturn is in the 2nd as lord of a good house as explained in our comments on Sutras 8-9.

Saturn in the Third House

Sutras 10-13-If Saturn is in the third house there will be loss of brothers (or there may be no younger brothers). The native will earn his livelihood by undesirable trades. If Saturn is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, the native will have a good number of brothers. If Saturn is associated with a malefic the native will be inimical towards his brothers (if there are any).

Comments-The above Sutras are self explanatory, quite logical and relevant to the significations of the third house. It may, however, be mentioned that as a malefic in an upachaya house Saturn will make the native courageous and wealthy.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will possess a good intellect and great strength.

Phaldeepika-The native will be intelligent, generous and will enjoy the comforts of married life, but he will be lazy and unhappy.

Saravali-The native will be a man with family, courageous, charitable and intelligent but he will be mean.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be unhappy on account of his brothers. He will be ambitious and a good orator. He will face many obstacles in his life.

Saturn in the Fourth House

Sutras 14-21-If Saturn is in the fourth house, there will be loss of mother. After the death of his mother, the native will get a step mother, but all these evil effects will not happen if Saturn is in his own house or exalted in the fourth house and the native will own horses and prestigious conveyances like palanquins. If Saturn in the fourth happens to be lord of the ascendant, the mother will be long-lived and the native will enjoy all kinds of comforts and be happy. If Saturn is associated with the lord of the 8th house, there will be loss of mother and happiness.

Comments-Saturn being a malefic is not conducive to happiness of the native and the welfare of his mother but these will be ensured if Saturn is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation in the fourth house. In the latter situation not only the mother of the native will get a long span of life but the native will also have substantial financial resources to enjoy all comforts of life and to possess luxurious

conveyances (Palanquins were considered to be prestigious conveyances in old times-in the present times with such disposition the native will possess costly motor cars). The lord of the 6th, 8th or the 12th if associated with a planet will spoil not only the significations of that planet but also the significations of the house where the two planets are posited. If lord of 8th is associated with Saturn in

the fourth house, two evil planets will join together to adversely affect the significations of the fourth house as described in Sutras 20 and 21.155

In the case of Aries, Taurus and Libra ascendants when Saturn will be a functional benefic being lord of the 10th and 11th , the 9th and 10th, and the 4th and 5th houses respectively, the disposition of Saturn in the 4th will give rise to powerful Dhana Yogas. Saturn in the fourth house will be in Kendra to the ascendant. His disposition in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, will give rise to Sasa Yoga the beneficial effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will have no happiness and will be troubled in mind.

Phaldeepika-The native will be without house, conveyance, mother and happiness. He will also be sickly in his childhood

Saravali-Same as Phaldeepika.

Note-All the above authorities are agreed that Saturn as a malefic will prove very evil in the fourth house. As to when Saturn will do good has already been explained in our comments above.

Saturn in the Fifth House

Sutras 22-26-If Saturn is in the fifth house, the native will be childless and very poor. He will be engaged in inferior trades and will adopt a daughter. If Saturn is in his own sign the native will have daughters. If Saturn is aspected by Jupiter the native will have two wives of whom one will be issueless and the second one will give birth to daughters. If Saturn is strong the native will have affairs with many women.

Comments-The above Sutras are self explanatory and need no comments. In case of Aries, Taurus and Libra ascendants, disposition of Saturn in the 5th as lord of the 10th and 11th , the 9th and 10th and the 4th and 5th respectively will give rise to powerful Dhana Yogas.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be childless and without wealth.

Phaldeepika-The native will be evil minded and devoid of learning, children, wealth and happiness. He will move about aimlessly.

Saravali-The native will be without happiness, children, friends and intelligence. He will be heartless and always poor.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be childless and of unstable mind and wealth.

Note-All the above authorities are in agreement that Saturn in the 5th gives malefic results in regard to the significations of the house. As to when benefic results may be expected, has been explained in our comments given above.

Saturn in the Sixth House

Sutras 27-31-If Saturn is in the sixth house, the native will have little learning and there will be destruction of enemies. The native will have all financial and agricultural prosperity. If Saturn is associated with Mars, the native will travel far and wide and will enjoy Raja Yoga of a moderate order. If Saturn is in the 6th as lord of the 8th house, the native will suffer from Arishta (reduction in longevity) and rheumatic troubles and shooting pains. He will also have marks of injuries in the body.

Comments-The sixth is an upachaya house. Saturn in this house will give benefic results in regard to finances but will cause sufferings from diseases.The sixth house is an evil house. If Saturn being lord of an auspicious house is in the 6th, the significations of that house will be adversely affected. However, if Saturn is in 6th as lord of the 6th. 8th, or the 12th house, extremely favourable results will be realised. In this connection please see our comments about the effects of Jupiter in the 12th house in part II-Chapter Five.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be powerful but will be overpowered by his enemies.

Phaldeepika-The native will eat a lot, will be wealthy and proud.

Saravali-The native will eat a lot and will be passionate, handsome, courageous, evil minded and conqueror of his enemies.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will vanquish his enemies, will own cattle like cows and buffaloes and will suffer loss of his uncle.

Note-The views of all the above authorities are the same.

Saturn in the Seventh House

Sutras 32-36-The native will have a lean bodied wife, he will be afflicted in his body and will indulge in prostitution. He will also be very sorrowful. If Saturn is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation the native will have intimacy with many women. The effect will be the same if Saturn is in conjunction with Ketu. If Saturn is associated with Mars the native will kiss somebody's male organ with his mouth. If Saturn is associated with Venus, the native will kiss the female secret parts with

his, mouth and will have intimacy with women other than his wife.

Comments-The essence of the above Sutras is that Saturn in the seventh house whether he is alone or is in association with Ketu, Mars or Venus, will cause indulgence in sexual perversions. These will further increase when Saturn is in his own sign, or in his sign of exaltation. Our view is that the native will not be so perverse when Saturn is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation but there is no

doubt that the native will be of questionable character. In case of Aries, Taurus and Libra ascendants, the disposition of Saturn in the 7th as lord of the 10th -and 11th the 9th and 10th, the 4th and 5th will give rise to powerful Dhana yogas.In the 7th Saturn will be in Kendra to the ascendant. His disposition in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation will give rise to Sasa yoga the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned should suffer humiliation at the hands of women.

Phaldeepika-The native will have intimacy with women of questionable character. He will be poor and unhappy and will travel aimlessly.

Saravali-The native will be sickly and will suffer loss of wife. He will be poor, ugly, sinful and of loose character.

Chamatkar-Chintamani-The native will have good friends, stable wealth and a stable minded wife. Husband and wife will both be sickly.

Note-All the above authorities except Chamatkar Chintamani agree that Saturn in the 7th will make the native indulge in sexual excesses and he will be of loose character.

Saturn in the Eighth House

Sutras 37-40-The native will have a life span of 75 years. He will be poor, will have intimacy with low caste women and will earn his livelihood by serving others. If Saturn is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, the native will have a still longer span of life. If the lord of the-8th house is in the house of his enemy or in his sign of debilitation, the native will be short lived and he will earn his livelihood with difficulty and may have to go without food.

Comments-All malefics in the 8th house shorten the longevity of the native but Saturn in this house is believed to give good longevity. Except for longevity Saturn in the 8th house gives only evil effects as described in the above Sutras. The native will face poverty as Saturn will afflict the second house by aspecting it. As regards effects on longevity it will be relevant to quote the following sloka from Bhavartha Ratnakar:-

This means that Saturn in the 8th house gives long life. If the lord of the 8th is with Ketu in the ascendant, the native will be short lived.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The native will have a limited number of issues and will have defective eye sight.

Phaldeepika-The native will be unclean, will suffer from piles, will be poor, cruel minded and will remain in want of food.

Saravali-The native will suffer from diseases of the anus and will be short lived and incapable of succeeding in any venture. Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will suffer loss of wealth, will be without friends, sickly and evil minded.

Note-All the above authorities are agreed that Saturn in the 8th will give evil effects generally.

Saturn in the Ninth House

Sutras 41-43-If Saturn is in the ninth house the native will be sinful but still he will get the dilapidated buildings of religious institutions repaired and in his 39th year will have bathing ghats, shelters for cows etc. built. If Saturn is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, the native's father will be long-lived. If Saturn is weak or is associated with a malefic the native's father will be short-lived.

Comments-For Taurus and Gemini ascendants the ninth house will fall in Capricorn and Aquarius respectively. Saturn in the ninth will then be in his own sign and lord of ninth will be in ninth giving rise to a powerful Raja yoga. For Libra Ascendant Saturn will be in the ninth as lord of the 4th and 5th houses and for Capricorn ascendant he will be there as lord of ascendant and the 2nd house. For Aquarius ascendant, Saturn will be exalted in the ninth house as lord of the ascendant. These dispositions will give very favourable results.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be endowed with children, wealth and happiness.

Phaldeepika-The native will be unfortunate, poor, childless, fatherless, and irreligious. He will also be evil minded.

Saravali-The native will have meager wealth and will be irreligious, childless, unhappy and one who causes troubles to others.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be cruel minded. He will have faith in Yoga Shastra and renunciation.

Note-Except Brihat Jataka all the above authorities have described the position of Saturn in the ninth as evil. In our view the good results attributed to Saturn by Brihat Jataka will accrue only if Saturn is posited in the ninth as lord of an auspicious house as mentioned in our comments on Sutras 41-43.

Saturn in the Tenth House

Sutras 44-45-If Saturn is in the tenth house the native will bathe in the Ganges in his 25th year. He will be stingy and of bilious constitution. If Saturn is associated with a malefic the native will face obstacles in his professional career. He will be successful in his undertakings if Saturn is associated with a benefic.

Comments-The learned author does not consider Saturn in the 10th as favourable in the matter of finances as well as professional career. The on]y good he will do is to give the native a bath in the Ganges. We fare, however, of the view that Saturn will give extremely favourable results in the following circumstances (1) When Aries and Taurus are the ascendants Saturn will be in his own sign in the tenth as lord of the 10th and 11th and 9th and 10th respectively. With lord of the 9th in the 10th and lord of 10th in 10th, a very powerful Rajayoga will be formed conferring upon the native name, fame, wealth and honours of a high order. For Libra Ascendant, Saturn will be in the 10th as lord of the 4th and 5th, giving rise to a powerful Dhana yoga. (3) For Capricorn ascendant, Saturn will be in the tenth as exalted lord of the ascendant and the 2nd, which is as powerful a disposition as a Raja yoga. (4) For Aquarius ascendant, Saturn will be in the 10th as lord of the ascendant, again a favourable disposition. In the tenth house, Saturn will be in Kendra to the ascendant. His disposition in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation will give rise to Sasa yoga, the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be happy and powerful.

Phaldeepika-The native will be a king or minister of a king, and will be extremely wealthy, famous and courageous and will take interest in agriculture.

Saravali-The native will be wealthy, learned, minister or a Judge or head of a village.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will lose both his parents in his childhood. He will indulge in sinful deeds. He will humiliate his enemies. His means of livelihood will be poor.

Note-The good results from Saturn will accrue only if Saturn is in the 10th as a functional benefic as mentioned in our comments above.

Saturn in the Eleventh House

Sutras 46-48-If Saturn is in the eleventh house, the native will be very wealthy but there will be obstacles in his way. He will also be owner of landed property and a favourite of Government. If Saturn is in his own sign or in his sign ofexaltation the native will be learned and enjoy Mahabhagya Yoga (causing prosperity of a very high order) and comforts of all kinds of conveyances.Comments-All planets whether benefic or malefic prosper in the eleventh house unless they are lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th houses. Eleventh is an upachaya house and here malefics will fare better than benefics. It is on this account that very beneficial results have been attributed to Saturn in that house. Very powerful Dhana yogas will result with Saturn in the eleventh in the following circumstances:-

(1) When Aries is the ascendant and Saturn is in the eleventh as lord of tlie 10th and 11th,

(2) When Taurus is the ascendant and Saturn is in the eleventh as lord of the 9th and 10th,

(3) Libra is the ascendant and Saturn is in the eleventh as lord of the 4th and 5th,

(4) When Sagittarius is the ascendant and Saturn is exalted in the 11th as lord of the 2nd,

(5) When Capricorn is the ascendant and Saturn is in the eleventh as lord of the ascendant and the 2nd and

(6) When Aquarius is the ascendant and Saturn is in the eleventh as lord of the ascendant.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be wealthy.

Phaldeepika-The native will be courageous, healthy, wealthy, longlived and will

own immovable property. Saravali-Same as Phaldeepika.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will always be wealthy and courageous.

Note-All the above authorities are in agreement with Bhrigu Sutras that Saturn

gives very auspicious results in the eleventh house.

Saturn in the Twelfth House

Sutras 49-53-If Saturn is in the twelfth house, the native will be sinful and will have affliction in some part of his body. If Saturn is associated with a malefic the native will have defective eye sight. If he is associated with a benefic the native will be happy, will have good eye sight and will go to heaven after death. If he is associated with a malefic the native will go to hell, will incur wasteful expenditure

and will be poor.Comments-The above Sutras are self explanatory and need no comments. The 12th

is an evil house and if Saturn is there as lord of an auspicious house, the good significations of that house will be adversely affected. However, very beneficial results will accrue if Saturn is in 12th as the lord of 12th, 6th or 8th house as explained in detail in our comments on the effects of

Jupiter in the twelfth house in

part II

Chapter V.

Other Views

Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will suffer degradation.

Phaldeepika-The native will be shameless, poor, childless and stupid and some part of the body of the native will be deformed.

Saravali-The native will be sinful, gossiper, hard hearted, mischievous and humiliated and will incur wasteful expenditure.

Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be shameless and will have small eyes. He will be happy in foreign travels. If Saturn is in 12th as lord of the ascendant, the native will destroy his enemies.

Note-All the above authorities are agreed that Saturn in the twelfth house does not give any beneficial results.

8 Effects of Rahu and Ketu in the Twelve Houses

Note-The learned author has given the same effects of both Rahu and Ketu in the various houses. He has presumably taken the view as Rahu and Ketu are always in seventh to each other, both exert the same influence in a house in which any one of them is posited. The other authorities have, however, given separate effects for Rahu and Ketu in the various houses.

Rahu and Ketu in the First House

Sutras 1-4-If Rahu or Ketu is in the first house the native's wife will give birth to a still born child. If Rahu or Ketu is in Aries, Taurus or Cancer, the native will be kind hearted and fond of enjoyments. If Rahu or Ketu is aspected by a malefic there will be marks on the face (probably of small pox).

Other Views

Brihat Jataka and Saravali have not dealt with the effects of Rahu and Ketu in the various houses.Phaldeepika: Rahu-The native will be short lived but wealthy and powerful but he will suffer from disease in the upper part of his body.

Ketu-The native will be ungrateful unhappy, backbiter, and moving in the society of undesirable persons. He will have an afflicted body and will be deprived of his position.

Chamatkar Chintamani: Rahu-The native will destroy the power of his enemies. He will remain under the influence of others. He will remain detached in spite of having many wives.

Ketu-The native will prove troublesome to the members of his family. He will suffer from windy troubles.

Rahu or Ketu in the Second House

Sutras 5-6-If Rahu or Ketu is in the second house, the native will be poor, will suffer from diseases of the body and loss of children, and will be of dark. complexion. If Rahu or Ketu is associated with a malefic the native will have a mark on the lips.

Other Views

Phaladeepika: Rahu-The native will say words which convey double meaning. He will suffer from diseases of the mouth. He will be of angry temperament but rich on account of favour from the king.

Ketu-The native will be devoid of wealth and education. He will indulge in vulgar speech, have defective eye sight and will depend on others for food.

Chamatkar Chintamani: Rahu-The native will face destruction of his family. He will be fearless but a liar. He will destroy his enemies to save his wealth.

Ketu-The native will suffer from diseases of the mouth. He will have bitterness with the king (Government). He will suffer loss of wealth and will have troubles from the members of his family. If Ketu is in Aries, Gemini or Virgo, the native will enjoy all comforts.

Rahu or Ketu in the Third House

Sutras 7-8-If Rahu or Ketu is in the third the native will have abundance of oil seeds of the type of mustard, til, sesamum etc. If Rahu or Ketu is associated with a benefic, there will be a mark on the neck.

Other Views

Phaladeepika: Rahu-The native will be respected and will have inimical relations with his brothers. He will be wealthy, long lived and determined.Ketu-The native will be wealthy, powerful, long lived and reputed. He will enjoy company of his wife and will have abundant agricultural products. He will suffer loss of brothers.

Chamatkar Chintamani: Rahu-The native will be very courageous. Ketu-The enemies will be vanquished. There will be controversies. Great prosperity will be enjoyed. There will be no friends.

Rahu or Ketu in the Fourth House

Sutras 9-10-The native will own many kinds of ornaments, will have two wives and will serve others. If Rahu or Ketu is. associated with a malefic, the native's mother will be in distress but this will not happen if there is association with a benefic.

Other Views

Phaldeepika: Rahu-The native will be stupid, troublesome, short lived and seldom happy.

Ketu-The native will live in the house of others. He will suffer loss of his mother, land, happiness and grain fields. He may have to go away from his native place.

Chamatkar Chintamani: Rahu-The mother of the native will be sickly. Rahu in Aries, Cancer or Virgo, gives beneficial results. The native will then become a king.

Ketu-The native will be devoid of happiness from mother and friends. He will not stay in his own house for long. His paternal property will be destroyed.

Rahu or Ketu in the Fifth House

Sutras 11-13-The native will have no children or suffer loss of children due to wrath of the Serpent God. He will have children after conducting Pooja of Naga Pratima. The native will suffer from windy diseases and indulge in sinful deeds. He will suffer from wrath of the king and will live in undesirable places.

Other Views

Phaladeepika: Rahu-The native will be childless, hard hearted and will suffer from stomach ailments.

Ketu-The native will suffer from loss of children. He will be of evil nature and unwise. He may also suffer from 'Pishacha Badha'.

Chamatkar Chintamani: Rahu-The native will get a son. He will always be worried on account -of his wife. He will suffer from stomach ailments.

Ketu-The native will suffer from stomach ailments. He will not get many children. In spite of being courageous he will remain dependent on others.

Rahu or Ketu in the Sixth House

Sutras 14-16-The native will be tolerant and very happy. If Moon is associated with Rahu or Ketu, the native will have sexual contact with ladies of king's family. He will be poor and a thief.

Other Views

Phaldeepika: Rahu-The native will be wealthy and long lived. He will suffer from diseases of the anus. He will also suffer from enemies and from the evil effect of malefic planets.

Ketu-The native will be generous, full of good qualities, determined, famous and a person in authority.

Chamatkar Chintamani: Rahu-The native's enemies will be destroyed. He will be powerful, virile and wealthy.

Ketu-The native will suffer loss of reputation on account of his maternal uncle. He will own cattle like cows etc. He will be healthy but narrow minded.

Rahu or Ketu in the Seventh House

Sutras 17-21-The native will have two wives. The first wife will die and the second will suffer from tumour. If Rahu or Ketu is associated with a malefic the native will suffer from a disease called 'Ganda mala'. This will not happen if they are associated with a benefic. The native will generally have two wives but there will be only one wife if Rahu or Ketu is in conjunction with a benefic.

Other Views

Phaldeepika: Rahu-The native will be of independent nature and will incur loss of wealth on account of his association with women. He will be a widower and will suffer from loss of virility.Ketu-The native will suffer from humiliation. He will indulge in affairs with unchaste women and will be separated from his own wife. He will suffer from intestinal disorders.

Chamatkar Chintamani Rahu-The native will suffer loss of wife.

Ketu-He will suffer loss of wealth and there will be danger to his life from watery places. His wife and children will be sickly. If Ketu is in Scorpio, the native will always be happy.

Rahu or Ketu in the Eighth House

Sutras 22-23-If Rahu or Ketu is in the eighth house, the native will be very sickly and the life span of the native will be of 32 years. It will be of 45 years if Rahu or Ketu is associated with a benefic. It will be of 60 years if the lord of the eighth house is strong or is in his sign of exaltation.

Other Views

Phaldeepika: Rahu-The native will be in distress, will suffer from rheumatic troubles, will have few children, will be short lived and will indulge in evil deeds.

Ketu-The native will be separated from his near and dear ,ones, will be quarrelsome and short lived. He will get injured from weapons and will face obstacles in all his undertakings.

Chamatkar Chintamani: Rahu-The native will suffer from windy troubles. He will be deprived of paternal property and will be declared as an outcaste by his relations. He will be respected by the king and learned men but members of his family will have little regard for him.

Ketu-The native will suffer from piles and will have danger to life from falling down from a horse. He will be short of funds but there will be accumulation of wealth if Ketu is in Scorpio, Virgo or Aries.

Rahu or Ketu in the Ninth House

Sutra 24-If Rahu or Ketu is in the ninth house, the native will be childless, will have intimacy with low-born women, will depend on others for his livelihood and will be irreligious.

Other Views

Phaldeepika Rahu-The native will speak with bitterness and will not perform any charitable deeds but will be a leader of village or town.

Ketu-The native will be sinfully disposed, will perform un-pious deeds, will be fatherless, unfortunate and poor.

Chamatkar Chintamani Rahu-The native will be full of good qualities, fond of pilgrimages and kind hearted.

Ketu-The native will be anxious to get children and will earn wealth with the help of non-Hindus.

Rahu or Ketu in the Tenth House

Sutras 25-28-The native will have sexual contacts with widows and will live in slums. He will live in good places if Rahu or Ketu is associated with a benefic. The native will also be interested in poetry.

Other Views.

Phaldeepika Rahu-The native will have few children, will not perform good deeds but will be fearless and famous.

Ketu-The native will indulge in sinful deeds but he will be famous for his courage.

Chamatkar Chintamani Rahu-The native will waste money on drinking and do cruel deeds. He will prefer the company of non-Hindus and enjoy beautiful women.

Ketu-The native will be unfortunate and will live in distress. He will have no happiness from father. He will destroy his enemies if Ketu is in Aries, Virgo or Scorpio.

Rahu or Ketu in the Eleventh House

Sutras 29-30-The native will be blessed with children and be wealthy.

Other Views

Phaldeepika Rahu-The native will be wealthy and long lived but will have few children. He will suffer from ear troubles.

Ketu-The native will accumulate wealth and will enjoy all kinds of comforts. He will get success in all his undertakings.

Chamatkar Chintamani-Rahu-The native will acquire wealth through non-Hindus. He will have happiness from children.

Ketu-The native will have all kinds of gains. He will be fortunate, learned and well dressed. His issues will be unfortunate.

Rahu or Ketu in the Twelfth House

Sutras 31-32-The native will have few children and suffer from eye troubles. He will go to hell after death.

Phaldeepika Rahu-The native will incur lot of wasteful expenditure and indulge in sinful deeds.

Ketu-The native will commit sins secretly and incur expenditure for evil purposes. He will also suffer from eye troubles.

Chamatkar Chintamani- Rahu-The native will be poor and will be unsuccessful in all his undertakings. He will have friendship with evil minded persons.

Ketu-The native will be like a king. He will incur expenditure on charities. His enemies will be vanquished and he will suffer from eye troubles.

Comments-We would recommend to the readers to also study the effects of Rahu and Ketu in favourable and unfavourable positions, which are given in sufficient detail in Kalidas's famous classic 'Uttara Kalamrita. In view of the controversy about the role of Rahu and Ketu who are only shadowy planets there is a strong school of thought that they should not be considered as owners of any signs.

According to this view Rahu and Ketu act as agents to the planets to which they are conjoined. If they are not conjoined with any planet, they give the results of the planet who aspects them. Only when they are neither conjoined with, nor aspected by any planet, they represent the lord of the house in which they are posited.

Uttarakalamrita gives following further information about Rahu and Ketu:-

(1) Rahu and Ketu - if endowed with strength, produce effects similar to the planet owning an inauspicious house and in whose house they are posited or with whom they are conjoined. The lords ofKendra and Kona houses, if not conjoined with the two nodes, produces beneficial results. The effects will be contrary, if they be other node these two nodes in spite of their malefic nature becoming benefic by virtue of their position in certain houses or association with certain planets.

(2) If one of the two nodes and the lord of a Trikona be posited in the 9th or 10th, or if one of them be in the 9th or the other in the 10th or vice versa, the yoga will cause prosperity to the native. Even a conjunction of either of these with the lord of a trikona will prove beneficial. In the above circumstances the paras of these two nodes as well as these of the planets conjoined with them will prove happy. If there be a planet who is inauspicious associated by a sum of Sambhandha (relationship) with either of the nodes, then the Bhukti of the yogakarka planet will prove adverse. (3) The two planet.- Rahu and Ketu become auspicious when they occupy a Trikona or Kendra position or when they are associated with the lord of that particular kendra or kona house in which they are posited. They also prove beneficial when they conjoin with the lords of any Kendra or Kona house. If the lord of the 9th were to own the 8th or 12th as well, or if the lord of 9th and the 10th in the above circumstances were to conjoin with the lords of the 9th or the 12th, then the auspiciousness of the Yoga is lost.

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