Question 1

How to understand Mutual Relationship between Planets?

Accepted Answer

Understanding Mutual Relationship between Planets

According to Satyacharya, the lord of the Rasis falling in the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th from the Mulatrikona of a Graha (Planet) are friendly to that Graha.

The Mulatrikona of various grahas are as follows :

Sun: Leo (Simha)
Moon: Taurus (Vrishabh)
Mars: Aries (Mesha)
Mercury: Virgo (Kanya)
Jupiter: Sagittarius (Dhanu)
Venus: Libra (Tula)
Saturn: Aquarius (Kumbh)

Some other rules about Mulatrikona of grahas (planets) :

All planets excluding Mercury and Moon have their Mulatrikona in the odd sign owned by them.
Mercury and Moon have their Mulatrikona in even sign. Both this grahas attain their Uccha Or Exaltation in their Mulatrikona Rasi.
Moon is the only Planet whose Mulatrikona falls in a sign Not owned by itself. (Moon has its Mulatrikona in Taurus owned by Venus)

Classification into 6 fold mutual relationships

There are 21 pairs of relationships among the Saptagrahas (7 Planets), out of which 6 are mutual love, 4 are one-sided love, 1 is love and hatred, 2 are complete indifference, 5 are one-sided hatred, and 3 are mutual hatred.

Love-Love: Sun-Moon, Sun-Mars, Sun-Jupiter, Mars-Jupiter, Mercury-Venus, Venus-Saturn.
Love-Neutral: Mercury-Sun, Mars-Moon, Jupiter-Moon, Saturn-Mercury.
Love-Hate: Moon-Mercury.
Neutral-Neutral: Mars-Venus, Jupiter-Saturn.
Hate-Neutral: Venus-Moon, Saturn-Moon, Saturn-Mars, Jupiter-Mercury, Jupiter-Venus.
Hate-Hate: Sun-Venus, Sun-Saturn, Mars-Mercury.

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Rule for Reading these relationships: Let us take Moon-Mercury’s relationship to demonstrate this. We note above that this relationship is classified as Love-Hate. Moon-Mercury’s love-hate relationship means Moon loves Mercury while Mercury hates Moon. Similarly, Venus-Moon’s Hate-Neutral relationship means Venus hates Moon while Moon is neutral towards Venus.

Some other important Points for deeper insights into these Relationships:

Moon is mildly inimical towards Mars as Moon is debilitated in the 7H making it doubly inimical towards Scorpio.
Mercury is mildly inimical towards Jupiter as Mercury is debilitated in the 7H making it doubly inimical towards Pisces.
Jupiter is mildly inimical towards Saturn as it is debilitated in the 2H making it neutral towards Capricorn instead of friendly towards it.
Venus is mildly friendly to Mercury as it is debilitated in the 12H making it neutral towards Virgo.
Saturn is extremely friendly towards Venus as it is exalted in 9H making it doubly friendly towards Libra.

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BPHS 3.55: Note the Rāśis, which are the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th from the Mulatrikona of a Graha. The Grahas ruling such Rāśis are its friends, apart from the Lord of its exaltation Rāśi. Lords other than these are its enemies. If a Graha becomes its friend as well, as its enemy, then it is neutral.

Understanding the Priciple in Deepth (Note : Indian name for planets and signs are used)

According to this principle, the the owner of the signs falling in the Upachaya 3H-6H-10H-11H and Saptama 7H, from the mulatrikona Rasi of a graha are its enemies. Lets take Kuja whose Mulatrikona is Mesha. Counting from Mesha, the enemies should be the lords of Mithuna (3H), Kanya (6H), Makara (10H) and Kumbha (11H) as well as Tula (7H). Hence, the enemies of Kuja should be Budha (Mithuna, Kanya), Shani (Makara, Kumbha) and Shukra (Tula). However, there is a catch. Shani can’t be Kuja’s enemy as Makara is the Uccha Rasi of Kuja. Similarly, Shukra’s other Rasi Vrsha is placed in the 2H from Mesha. Thus, the only enemy is Budha, while Shani and Shukra should be neutral. The remaining i.e., Guru, Surya and Chandra should be Kuja’s friends.

**Using this logic, the friendship and enmity of grahas are as follows: **

Surya (Simha): Surya is friendly towards Chandra (12), Guru (5-8) and Kuja (4-9). Surya is inimical towards Shani (6-7), Shukra (3-10). Surya is neutral towards Budha (2-11).
Chandra (Vrishabh): Chandra is friendly towards Surya (4) and Budha (2-5). Chandra is neutral towards Kuja* (7(deb)-12), Guru (8-11), Shukra (1-6), and Shani (9-10). Chandra is inimical to none.
Kuja (Mesha): Kuja is friendly towards Surya (5), Chandra (4), Guru (9-12). Kuja is inimical towards Budha (3-6). Kuja is neutral towards Shani (10(exalt)-11), Shukra (2-7).
Budha (Kanya): Budha is friendly towards Shukra (2-9) and Surya (12). Budha is inimical towards Chandra (11) and Kuja (3-7). Budha is neutral towards Guru* (4-7(deb)) and Shani (5-6).
Guru (Dhanu): Guru is friendly towards Surya (9), Chandra (8), Kuja (5-12). Guru is inimical towards Budha (7-10) and Shukra (6-11). Guru is neutral towards Shani* (2(deb)-3).
Shukra (Tula): Shukra is friendly towards Budha* (9-12(deb)) and Shani (4-5). Shukra is inimical towards Surya (11), Chandra (10). Shukra is neutral towards Kuja (2-7) and Guru (3-6(exalt)).

Question 2

How Planets vibes (or feels) with each other in Astrology? (Graha Sambandha)

Accepted Answer

There are Groups of planets which go good with each other and then there are planets which shows clashes.

It is a very basic of Indian Astrology and as my teacher said When it comes to going deeper in Jyotisha. Most wisdom is mined by digging more and more into basic.

If you ever want to know that any of the planets in your birth chart is good or bad, this basic will help you get the finest touch in understanding it.

Varahamihira gives an excellent foundation of understanding Planet and in a unique way as below. He divides planets into to camps as DEVAS and ASURAS. This classification by him very legit as per Indian astrology and backed strong fundamentals of Jyotisha.

The Deva and Asura camp

Let us understand the high-level relationship between the two camps, the Deva and Asuras, the Daityas and the Adityas.

Among the Deva grahas, Surya, Chandra and Brhaspati are endowed with Sattva Guna, while Mangal and Ketu are endowed with Tamas Guna. On the other hand the Asura grahas Shani, Rahu are endowed with Tamas Guna while Shukra and Budha are endowed with the Rajas Guna. The more about the Gunas can be understood from Srimad Bhagavad-Gita.

The Devas and Asuras are in an eternal fight to dominate and overpower each other. This is also seen among the grahas belonging to these two camps. The Devas army represented by Ketu, who is led by Mangal and guided by Devaguru Brhaspati. On the other hand, the Asura's army is represented by Rahu and guided by Shukra. They are into a never-ending fight.

Hence, it can be said that the grahas belonging to each of the camps are friendly to each other. For instance, in the Deva camp, Surya, Chandra, Brhaspati and Mangal are friendly to each other. Similarly, in the Asura camp, Shani, Shukra and Budha are friendly to each other. The treatment of the nodes are different as they are Chaya grahas.

Mapping the grahas into the zodiac, the Deva Grahas govern the Fiery and watery signs while the Asura Grahas govern the Earthy and Airy signs. Each group have one pair of Odd and even signs, representing, the prevalence of both masculine and feminine energies within both the groups. However, from a tattva perspective, there is a difference as some tattvas are in exclusive control of both the camps. This has a deeper meaning. Let explore that.

Gandanta point between Fire and Water signs

Fire represents the father Surya and Water represents the Mother Chandra. Both of them are needed for the creation to happen. But they need to be balanced, else, the fire will turn water into Air or Water will douse the fire. The creation happens at the juncture of the water and fire signs, which is a very delicate and fragile process. Hence the junction represents the danger zone which is prone to mishaps and death. They are also known as the Gandanta. Coming back to the nature of the Tattvas, the fire governs energy, drive, enthusiasm, optimism, positivity, innovation and creative potential. The water element governs compassion, beauty, harmony, comfort, care, knowledge and wisdom. These characteristics are needed to maintain positive energy, balance and harmony in the world.

On the other hand, the Tattva governed by the Asura grahas are Earth and Air. The Earth represents achievement, success, dominion and settlement. The airy signs represent human interaction, intellectual growth, logic, application of intelligence, philosophy etc. They are required for growth and progress in the world. So in a way, the Asura energies are not that bad, they bring growth and success in the world. The things turn sour, only when greed comes into the picture and the growth starts hurting the balance and harmony.

The Upachayas are the houses of growth and in the natural zodiac, they are governed by the Asura grahas Budha and Shani. on the other hand, the Trikona are the houses of harmony and are governed by the Deva grahas Mangal, Surya and Guru. The Kendras are equally shared by both the Deva and Asura grahas. The Dharma and Moksha Kendra are governed by the Deva grahas, while the Artha and Kama Kendras are governed by the Asura grahas. they also tell a lot of the primary and the root motive of the Deva and Asura Grahas. Among the four primary goals of the world, the righteousness (dharma) and moksha (freedom) are governed by the Devas, while the Artha (success, wealth) and Kama (fulfilment of desires) are governed by the Asuras.

The Trines from a Sign are always governed by the same tattva and the same camp of graha. That is why when a Bhava lord occupies a Kona from its Bhava, it is always placed in a friendly sign. Thus it is always conducive for a graha to be placed in the Kona from its Bhava. However, when a Graha occupies a Kendra, two of the four Kendras always belong to the friends while two belong to the enemies. Among the Kendras, the 7th is always ruled by a Graha belonging to the enemy camp, while the 1st is owned by the Graha. Among the 2 other Kendras 4th and 10th, the friendship or enmity depends on the oddity of the signs. For the odd signs, the 4th house is always ruled by a friendly graha, while for even signs, the 10th is always ruled by a friendly grahas. It is useful to keep these concepts in mind as this helps in developing the overall idea of graha placements in a snap.

Question 3

What is Arudha lagna in Indian astrology ? (Concept of Arudha pada)

Accepted Answer

Arudha Lagna - The Personal image

Calculation of Arudha for any house :

Count houses between the house (which you want to know the Arudha for) and the lord of that house, including the house which you want Arudha for and house in which lord of that is placed.For example : For Arudha of 1st house (Lagna) - count houses from 1st house (including 1st house) to the house in which lagna lord sits. If lagna lord is in 5th house the count will be 5.
Now count same number of houses from house in which House lord is sitting (inclusive counting as before). The house arrived is the Arudha of that house.Example : Count 5 houses from 5th house we arrive at 9th house. So 9th house is the arudha for Lagna.
Exceptions : Whenever after doing step 1 and 2, the arrived house is 1st (the same house), or 7th house. Just count 10 more houses from arrived house (1st or 7th), then you will get the proper Arudha is those cases. This means the same house and 7th house from the house in question cannot be Arudha for that house.

Contribution to work by famous Astrologer Sanjay Rath below

Arudha lagna (AL) is the image of a person (or any body) which is the reflection of the ascendant about the lord of the ascendant. The ascendant is the physical personality & intelligence while the ascendant lord is the applied intelligence (Paka lagna). The arudha shows the way we are viewed in this world due to our overall personality and resources as well as due to its use and modifications.
There are arudha for each of the twelve houses and they represent the images that exist in our minds. For example, the arudha of the fourth house represents the home environment at childhood. If this is in a sign of Venus then it indicates a strong presence of mother and her family in shaping childhood.
The arudha lagna represents the final record of all events of ones life that form the image of the person. This implies images of other houses adding to the image of AL. Impact of darapada (A7) is crucial for relationships, finances and social success.

Planets and the Arudha lagna

Moon is the significator of AL.

Planets like Moon & Jupiter who have a good reputation associating with arudha lagna protect the reputation and image while planets like Saturn & Rahu with a bad name spoil the image.

In general the relationship of planets with the Moon determines their ability to influence the arudha in a good or bad manner.

The status of the arudha lagna lord is the status of the native. Planets exalted in the arudha lagna or the 7th from it promise reputation and success in their fields as well as consequent good fortune. Debilitated planets in arudha ruin the image.

Benefic planets in the 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8 houses and malefic planets in 3 & 6 houses give good results if they are strong in rasi & navamsa. Instead if the planets are weak in debility in the rasi or navamsa, the results will be contrary. On the other hand, weak benefic planets in the 3 & 6 houses from arudha lagna give rajayoga.

The tenth house is good for benefic planets only and even exalted malefic planets in this house cause trouble.

Transits and Arudha lagna

Transit of Saturn in the 1st, 4th, 8th & 10th houses from lagna and arudha are inauspicious.

Transit of Jupiter in quadrants from arudha lagna is a blessing.

Transit of Rahu in trines to arudha lagna gives rajayoga and material blessings while that of Ketu in trines is excellent for spiritual pursuits and renunciation.

The Sun and Moon in trines to any arudha causes it to manifest.

Change of image with time

The image or arudha is maya or untruth and cannot be permanent. It changes with time based on dasa.
Every dasa affects the arudha by (1) house placement from it and (2) argala (planetary intervention)
Narayana dasa, Vimsottari dasa and other such methods of progression are useful tools to decipher the changes in image.
Natural years of carakaraka replacement also cause major changes in the arudha.
Change in jobs, attainment of position and authority, marriage and various other events cause changes in the image depending on the association of their respective images with the arudha lagna.
Study dasa from standard texts.

*Contribution below by well-known **B.V.Raman

What are the different kinds of Arudhas ?

Jaimini emphasizes 12 Arudhas : Lagna Arudha, Dhana-arudha, Vikram-arudha etc.. . one for each Bhava.

Note where the lord of the ascendant stands and count as many signs from this Rasi as the ascendant lord is removed from the ascendant.

(1)The Rasi so got is Arudha or Pada or Lagna Arudha.

(2) The Rasi so got is Dhana Arudha.

(3) Vikrama Arudha (3rd),

(4) Matru Arudha (4th),

(5) Santana Arudha (5th),

(6) Vyadhi Arudha (6th),

(7) Bharya Arudha (7th),

(8) Niryana Arudha (8th),

(9) Bhagya Arudha (9th),

(10) Karma Arudha (10th),

(11) Labharudha (11th) and

(12) Upapada or Vyaya Arudha (12th).

*The following is an exact quotation from the works of esteemed Jyotishi Pt. **Narasimha Rao

What can be predicted from A-1?

A-1 = arudha lagna = lagna pada reveals how Others perceive one's personality. It shows how

If the lord of the arudha lagna is favorable, these projections are well received in the minds of others.

Famous persons and Entertainers frequently have highly favorable lords of A-1.

Lagna pada = arudha lagna is a good key to finding out how a person is perceived by the outside world. While the lagna may give a good profile of physical appearance, the arudha lagna shows the native 's psychic projection upon others - how the native strikes the minds of others.

If the arudha lagna is favorable, even a person with a poorly supported rashi lagna can be quite successful, getting job promotions and celebrity recognition etc. Arudha means illusion or image.

If the radix lagna itself is strong and vibrant but the lagna pada is weak, even quite a remarkably vital and attractive person will be missed by the public.

Similarly, Dhana pada shows how others perceive one's wealth. A person might be buried in consumer debt or paying huge medical loans or tax liens - but if A-2 is favorable, they could still be looking/acting wealthy. A-2 which contrasts favorably with the realities of actual bhava-2 is common in westerners who become "house poor" after buying a home that is too expensive for their income, or folks who become "car poor" after buying a prestige vehicle that looks good but leaves them without grocery money!

And so forth for the other arudha lagnas. Check for disparities, if the person seems to be faking it or living a lie of some type, you will see the gap between reality and illusion by checking the arudha lagna for the house in question.

What can be predicted from the A-7?

A-7 Dara pada = kalatra pada shows the glamour or charm of the spouse's personality, what

Perhaps the native has married a person of high moral caliber who nevertheless lacks some social graces. The general public may, if the A-7 is poorly situated, have a lower opinion of such a spouse than is truly warranted - and the native may suffer on this account.

By contrast some people find it difficult to sue for divorce when, despite their deep unhappiness in their marriage, their spouse is well thought-of in their community. This dilemma would also show up in the gap between A-7 and the reality of kalatra bhava and L-7.

"Dara"means "wife". Darapada is the arudha lagna of the radix seventh house. Darapada tells about the physical communion of the marriage, which is mainly the physical lovemaking.

Consideration of upapada and darapada are especially valuable for understanding the conditions applying in marriage and the behavior of the spouse.

Arudha lagna of the bhava reveal the illusions, or what the sleepwalking public believes, about the goings-on of the bhava. One of the most important meanings of the dara-pada is therefore the illusory purpose of marriage which is physical sexuality.

Dara-pada can be analyzed to distinguish the physical dimension of marriage and describe how the spouse behaves physically. For example, is the partner's behavior sensed by the native as qualitatively affectionate, passionate, or withholding, distant?

The fleshly psycho-sexual dimension of marriage whilst often demeaned in body-reviling cultures as inferior or delusory, is in fact absolutely vital to marital well-being. There must be bona fide nurturing, appreciative, pleasuring affection between the spouses in order for marriage to succeed.

To find the dara-pada, count from yuvati bhava to the lord of yuvati.
Then count the same number of houses forward again, to reach the dara-pada. (see
If L-7 is in swakshetra (his own house) then darapada = bhava-10.

Darapada for second spouse

Darapada for the second spouse counts from dhana bhava to L-2. Then count the same number of houses forward again, to reach the second-marriage dara-pada.

Upa-pada

What can be predicted from the A-12?

A-12 = Upa pada or Vyaya pada = the second-most-consulted arudha lagna.

A-12 shows the aura of glamour or bubble of charm which surrounds the native 's

Gauna Pada shows what people believe about the native 's marriage -- which may be quite different from what is really going on.

Upa pada particularly indicates the psychic projection into "public image" of matters of the private bedroom. Do people think you have a happy marriage? Are they sure that communication and satisfaction is being delivered and received in the private bedroom? Or is there speculation that one's marriage is not satisfying, not balanced, not adequately pleasurable on a private, intimate level?

the public are usually quite sure that they can determine these matters and everyone will have an opinion -- that opinion is based on the appearance of the Upapada.

Nativities of politicians, business people, and others in public life who successfully project a loving marriage upon the public consciousness, frequently have a strong A-12. These folks often have a reputation, not really based on fact, for being reflective thinkers, prayerful and meditative, and some strong affinity with religious retreat and long-term foreign residence (such as university student study-abroad).

Given the stresses of public life and a certain required narcissism that accompanies high- profile leadership positions, there is frequently a factual gap between A-12's illusion- projection about matters of vyaya bhava - the good and the bad -- vs the reality of their private bedroom, sanctuary retreat, and meditation practice

Nevertheless, the public thinks they know. People will say "I have the impression that ...." and they do. Their impression is the psychic work of the arudha pada. Psychic projections are usually quite compelling and in the absence of fact - or indeed in the presence of fact - people will often adhere to their "first impression" which was not a rational conclusion but rather an apprehension based entirely on a first intuitive "hit"

Upapada = arudha lagna of the 12th house. It shows the public impression of your marriage.

Consideration of upapada and darapada are especially valuable for understanding the dynamics of a marriage. It is often said that Upa-pada represents "the institution of marriage" as practiced by the couple (with all the inherent conflict institutionalized into a stable format that Vyaya sthana being 6th-from-7th does imply).

To find the upa-pada, count the houses starting from vyaya bhava going forward to the twelfth-lord. Then count the same number of houses forward again, to reach the upa- pada.

Married couples who are secretly miserable whilst enjoying a smooth public presentation, as is so common in the instrumental marriages of politicians and senior executives, will often display a successful upapada but trouble appears in darapada.

Question 4

What are the reasons for failed love marriage in astrology?

Accepted Answer

The main reason why a love interest may end up fruitless is due to the obstruction in the materialisation of love into a socially acceptable bond. A marriage bond.

In the Indian context mainly,

Obstruction by parents.
Backing out of the partner.
OR backing out of native himself.

In spite of the fact that there are many reasons for a love interest or a long term love affair to end up in separation. For example, one partner's fate has a late marriage and another partner has destined early marriage.

Any reason it may be. There is some common pushing factor, in the breaking of these kinds of relationship. The marriage may be obstructed by partners themself or their parents or guardians. I list below the simple rule to identify them.

The rule goes like :

If 5th lord has connections with 6th house or its lord - the love partner of native can trigger the separation.
If 5th lord has connections with 12th house or its lord - the native himself can back out of love relationship.
If 5th lord has connections with 8th house or its lord - the obstruction can be created by parents. The parents of the native.

If more complex connections exist, then more complex becomes the reason for the failure of love marriage.