Temporal natures of the Grahas

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Om Sri Krsnaya NamahHi Everybody,Some time ago, I tried to study the temporal

natures of the planets from two classical texts. The first was the Laghu

Parashari Siddhanta, a nice concise work which discusses the nature of a planet

specificaaly during it's Vimshottari Dasha, and the second was, naturally the

Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, the cornerstone manual of our discipline.

Generally they both seem to agree with one another. I am presenting my study

notes here for anyone who finds them helpful, but please note they are only my

understanding of the books, and may be wrong:

The Lords of the the trikonas (1st, 5th, 9th) are always auspicious and benefic

regardless of the other house they rule.

The Lord of the trishadaya (3rd, 6th, 11th) are always inauspicious and malefic,

regardless of the other house they rule.

A natural benefic ruling the kendras (4th, 7th, 10th - 1st is a trikona also and

so is not counted) has his beneficience neutralised, although this does not

necessarily imply he becomes a malefic. The second house owned by such a planet

must be considered carefully.

A natural malefic ruling the kendras (4th, 7th, 10th - 1st is a trikona also and

so is not counted) has his maleficience neutralised, although this does not

necessarily imply he becomes a malefic. The second house owned by such a planet

must be considered carefully.

A kendra lord also owning a trikona is extremely auspiscious, and becomes a raja

yoga karaka. Provided he is placed strongly, he is able to give raja yoga all by

himself in a chart.

A kendra lord also owning a trishadaya is a temporal malefic.

A planet owning two kendras is not dealt with specifically in the books. This

only occurs with the dual lagnas where the planet ruling the seventh, also

gains ownership of another kendra. While this specific situation is not dealt

with specifically, Parashara's discussion on each lagna also appears to include

some othe principle, considering that for Gemini and Virgo Lagna's Jupiter, the

lord of two kendras is considered a malefic, and yet under Sagittarius lagna,

when Mercury becomes the ruler of two kendras, Parashara does not consider him

a malefic, but instead a yoga karaka. It seems as if the most appropriate

solution would be to consider the lord of two kendras neutralised, as per the

earlier principles of kendra ownership, and so their condition in terms of

placement, aspects, yogas, strengths etc. becomes an especially important

consideration. For example, a double kendra lord associated with a trikona lord

participates in a poweful raja yoga, and so his results would be more benefic

than not, while a double kendra lord owning associated with a trishadaya lord

will not give such desirable effects. The fact that both the seventh and tenth

are also two key houses of career success (representing business partners and

career/position/status respectively) also suggests that major developments in

career are likely under a period of such a lord, and the nature of these

developments will be indicated by the factors mentioned ealier.

Similarly, the lords of the twelfth, second and eighth are considered to be

neutrals, and their nature will be decided by the other house they own, and the

other planets they have relationships (sambandha) with. The Sun and Moon only

own one rashi, and if this rashi falls in the eighth house, the luminaries

should still not be considered inauspicious.

Rahu and Ketu give the effects of their dispositors, and the planets which they

closely associate with. The intensity of these planets will be greatly

intensified.

MARAKATVA

The second and seventh houses are the two maraka houses. Which is stronger is

not clear, as the author of the Laghu Parashari and Parashara himself, seem to

have a difference of opinion. In any case, these two houses are the primary

maraka sthanas.

The lords of these two houses, the malefic planets occupying them, and the

malefics in conjunction with the two maraka lords, all qualify as primary

marakas.

The twelfth is a secondary maraka sthana, and its lord as well as planets

related to it, may becomes killers. Parashara implies that benefics related to

the twelfth are especially noteworthy.

The eighth house is a tertiary maraka sthana. Planets related to it may also become marakas.

Saturn is a natural, unqualified maraka. If afflicted, related to the maraka

sthanas, or maraka planets, Saturn becomes a very powerful maraka himself.

A maraka who is related to a benefic is unlikely to display his marakatva in his

bhukti. Instead, the bhukti of a malefic planet unrelated to a benefic is more

likely to kill.

These are the main principles that I have made notes on. As I said, it is quite

possible that my interpretation/understanding is faulty and so I am open to

correction. Obviously one cannot just use these principles of ownership to

determine the results of a dasha, but when integrated into a holistic analysis

of planetary conditions, these principles seem to work quite well.

 

Hope this helps someone,

 

Pursottam