Q: How can we check if the Mahadasha and Anthardasha period gives a good or bad result to a particular person?

Mahadasha and antradasha should be concluded based on planetary set up in the individual horoscope. I will give general thumb rule here, The Mahadasha or antradasha for Yogakaraka planet will be always favorable, based on the placement and other conjunctions the result would be highly favorable or moderately favorable. The Mahadasha of planet that owns at least one Kendra or Trine house will also be good, again based on the placement and other conjunctions the result would be moderately good or favorable Mahadasha of planets that own dushthana will be also be good provided it has dual lordship. For example, for cancer ascendant Jupiter dasha or bukti will be good even though it owns both 6th house and 9th house. Mahadasha of the planet ruling upachaya house will be equivalent to Yogakaraka planet. For example for Aries ascendant Mercury dasha will be favorable for the native since Mercury rules both 3rd and 6th house Mahadasha and antradasha of Malefic planet will always be bad even though it is Yogakaraka. For example for Aquarius ascendant, though Mars is Yogakarka the Mars bukti in Saturn dasha or Mars bukti in Rahu dasha will not be favorable as both Mars and Saturn are malefic. Last but not least the effect of Yearly transit will augment or lessen the effect of dasha bukti. For example if Yogakaraka dasha bukti is running and at the same time if Jupiter transit to 9th house with good number of bindus then native will see more positive result. Author's profile

Q: Which planetary combination in horoscope denotes one’s prosperity after marriage or because of the luck of his spouse?

Strong 5th house would indicate prosperity after marriage In astrology, the 7th house refers to a married relationship, spouse, and quality of married life. The 11th house rules gains and profits. The 5th house is 11th house from the 7th house and hence it refers the prosperity after marriage and gains form the married life partner. Analyzing 5th house for the prosperity after marriage When 5th lord is well placed in Kendra or Trikona or Upachaya and if gets benefic aspection then native will gain status and reputation after marriage. When 7th lord occupies 5th house and if conjoined and aspected by 5th lord then gains after marriage is indicated. Similarly, when 5th & 7th lord gets parivartana then native will see progressive growth after marriage. If this has some connection with 10th & 2nd lord then native will get huge success through partnership business. The 7th lord and 5th lord having a benefic connection with 4th lord or Venus then the native will acquire multiple immovable properties after marriage. The Role of Dasha bukti The dasha bukti in the native horoscope is very important to yield the above mentioned positive results. The dasha/sub-period of 5th, 7th and 11th lord will decide which period of the time the native will gain reputation and status after marriage. Author's profile

Question 1

What planetary combinations are required in a chart for a person to get settled in a foreign country?

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In astrology 3rd house rules short journey, 7th house rules travel, 9th house rules long journey and 12th house(3rd house from 10th house) rules short travel related to job. So any benefic combination of above mentioned lord with 10th house(rules profession) then native will have short or long term travel related to job.

4th house rules mother land, so in case if 4th lord is afflicted then native will not prosper well in the mother land. In such scenario, if 9th house/lord and 12th house/lord gets stronger then native will permanently settle in the foreign country.

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Question 2

What is Panch Mahapurusha yoga in a horoscope?

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Five planets viz Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Saturn and Mars when occupies Kendra which should be Own house or exaltation house causes Panchamahapurusha Yoga. Very rarely a person can have all five planets in Kendra. Some people will have two or three mahapursha Yoga based on the planets in Kendra

Hamsa Yoga: When Jupiter occupies Kendra which should be Own house or exalted house, then Hamsa Yoga is caused. Jupiter is considered most divine planet. Person with Hamsa Yoga will be righteous and pure in mind. The strength of Yoga depends on Lagna and Kendra in which Jupiter is placed. 10th kendra is more powerful then 1st Kendra.

Malavya Yoga: When Venus occupies Kendra which should be Own house or exalted house, then Malavya Yoga is caused. Venus is the planet of fine arts, sensual pleasure and Materiel wealth. Person with Malavya yoga will be very well learned in arts, will possess all materialistic comfort, happy with wife and children.

Sasa Yoga: When Saturn occupies Kendra which should be Own house or exalted house, then Sasa Yoga is caused. As per vedic definition Sasa Yoga give the native extreme power like a ruler, to apply to the modern context the native will be head of small or medium organization based on other Yoga factors in the horoscope.

The result will vary according functional malefic or benefic. For example for Taurus Lagna Saturn occupying 10th house will create Sasa yoga. In this case Saturn becomes Yogakaraka and hence result will be extremely benefic. The next important factor is dasha bukti, if the Saturn dasha bukti comes in middle life then Yoga will be enjoyed by the native to full extend. Otherwise some benefic result will be seen during buktis

Since Sasa yoga is caused by Saturn which is natural malefic, this Yoga also indicates questionable character of the native. But in case in Moon is well placed without any affliction then native will be noble and enjoy the benefit of Sasa yoga.

Ruchaka Yoga: When Mars occupies Kendra which should be Own house or exalted house, then Ruchaka Yoga is caused. Mars is the indicator of commanding, strong physique. A person with Ruchaka yoga will be head of army, strong body, well built physique

Bhadra Yoga: When Mercury occupies Kendra which should be Own house or exalted house, then Bhadra Yoga is caused. Mercury is the planet for intelligence. A person with Bhadra Yoga will be well learned and noble.

All these Yoga will produce result according to the strength of Lagna and the planet involved with other malefic and benefic aspection and conjunction.

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Question 3

What is the position of Mars to consider manglik?

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In astrology Mars is considered natural malefic and it denote hot constitution. 7th house represents marriage/spouse, 8th house represents longevity of spouse(2nd house from 7th house), 4th house represents general conveyance and comforts, and 12th house represents conjugal life. So when Mars occupies 4th house, 7th house, 8th house or 12th house then it is considered manglik.

Having said that the placement of Mars in all these houses are not considered same, a general thumb rule below

When Mars occupies 7th house or 8th house then it considered 70–100% Manglik based on the strength of Mars. For example when Mars gets exalted in 7th house then it is considered 70% Manglik against when its get debilitated considered 100% Manglik.
When Mars occupies 4th house or 12th house then it is considered 20–40% Manglik. Here again according to strength of the Mars the % will be decided.

Manglik is overrated in modern world. This should be considered as just one factor during marriage. There are so many factors that needs to be considered while matching two horoscope which I have explained in my blog post[1]. So when all other factors are very good then Manglik can be conditionally approved, but this should be analyzed by skilled astrologer carefully case by case.

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Question 4

What makes a person a nurturing spouse in a natal chart?

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In astrology 7th house represents spouse and the planet Venus indicates marriage and spouse. 4th house denotes general happiness and conveyance. When 7th lord is well placed with benefic aspection or conjunction then the native will get caring, understanding and loving spouse. When well placed 7th house conjoins 4th house or 4th lord then native will have lucky wife and happy married life.

When Venus or 7th lord have positive connection with 5th or 9th house the native will have mature partner, if have positive connection with 11th house then native will get source income from spouse. If Venus is well placed with Mercury and Mars then native will have successful married life and partners will have good understanding between them if afflicted then reverse is true.

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Question 5

How can we check if the Mahadasha and Anthardasha period gives a good or bad result to a particular person?

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Mahadasha and antradasha should be concluded based on planetary set up in the individual horoscope. I will give general thumb rule here,

The Mahadasha or antradasha for Yogakaraka planet will be always favorable, based on the placement and other conjunctions the result would be highly favorable or moderately favorable.
The Mahadasha of planet that owns at least one Kendra or Trine house will also be good, again based on the placement and other conjunctions the result would be moderately good or favorable
Mahadasha of planets that own dushthana will be also be good provided it has dual lordship. For example, for cancer ascendant Jupiter dasha or bukti will be good even though it owns both 6th house and 9th house.
Mahadasha of the planet ruling upachaya house will be equivalent to Yogakaraka planet. For example for Aries ascendant Mercury dasha will be favorable for the native since Mercury rules both 3rd and 6th house
Mahadasha and antradasha of Malefic planet will always be bad even though it is Yogakaraka. For example for Aquarius ascendant, though Mars is Yogakarka the Mars bukti in Saturn dasha or Mars bukti in Rahu dasha will not be favorable as both Mars and Saturn are malefic.
Last but not least the effect of Yearly transit will augment or lessen the effect of dasha bukti. For example if Yogakaraka dasha bukti is running and at the same time if Jupiter transit to 9th house with good number of bindus then native will see more positive result.

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Question 6

How is Vasumathi (Vasumati) yoga formed in a horoscope? What are its effects?

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When benefics occupy upachaya houses(3rd house, 6th house, 10th house, and 11th house) either from ascendant or from the moon then Vasumathi yoga is formed. The Vedic text mentions that a person born with Vasumathi yoga will have sound wealth throughout life.

Upachaya houses

The upachaya houses are given more importance in Vedic astrology. The malefic planets in the horoscope when occupies upachaya house are generally considered good and with this, we can quite easily understand that benefics occupying Upachaya houses are considered Raja yoga.

Benefics

In astrology following planets are considered benefics,

Jupiter

All these benefics occupying upachaya(3rd house, 6th house, 10th house, and 11th house) is a very rare combination, but if happens then it would create powerful Vasumati yoga

Strength of the Yoga

Strength of the yoga depends on the number of benefics occupying upachaya houses. For example, 3 planets occupying upachaya will be less strong than 4 planets occupying upachaya but it is powerful than 2 planets occupying upachaya houses.

When considering from the Moon, the maximum number of benefic planet that can occupy upachaya is only 3 as Moon is already left out.

Even if one or two benefics occupying upachaya house can create moderate yoga, but if that planet gets exalted or aspected by benefic then it will give considerable results.

Overall conclusion

While accessing any yoga, the overall strength of the yoga should be thoroughly studied before the conclusion. For example, if 2 benefic planets exalted in the upachaya houses(possible only for Taurus ascendant and Libra ascendant when Jupiter and Venus exalted) but if the 2nd lord is extremely weak and conjoined with 12th house then it may not give lasting wealth.

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Question 7

Which planetary combination in horoscope denotes one’s prosperity after marriage or because of the luck of his spouse?

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Strong 5th house would indicate prosperity after marriage

In astrology, the 7th house refers to a married relationship, spouse, and quality of married life. The 11th house rules gains and profits. The 5th house is 11th house from the 7th house and hence it refers the prosperity after marriage and gains form the married life partner.

Analyzing 5th house for the prosperity after marriage

When 5th lord is well placed in Kendra or Trikona or Upachaya and if gets benefic aspection then native will gain status and reputation after marriage. When 7th lord occupies 5th house and if conjoined and aspected by 5th lord then gains after marriage is indicated.

Similarly, when 5th & 7th lord gets parivartana then native will see progressive growth after marriage. If this has some connection with 10th & 2nd lord then native will get huge success through partnership business. The 7th lord and 5th lord having a benefic connection with 4th lord or Venus then the native will acquire multiple immovable properties after marriage.

The Role of Dasha bukti

The dasha bukti in the native horoscope is very important to yield the above mentioned positive results. The dasha/sub-period of 5th, 7th and 11th lord will decide which period of the time the native will gain reputation and status after marriage.

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Question 8

What are the planetary combinations for a teaching job?

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Teaching is a noble profession

Of all profession, teaching is the noblest profession. Sharing knowledge is the only thing anyone can do without losing anything, and a teacher does this every day. For example, if you have some amount of money and if you share half of them to another person then you are losing your half. But if you share a piece of knowledge to another person, he/she will also learn from you without you losing the knowledge.

Hence it is commonly said that knowledge shared is knowledge doubled

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honor for me. - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Planets involved in the teaching profession

Jupiter - Jupiter is Guru, Guru is the one who provides wisdom.

Mercury - Mercury is the planet of intelligent and communication. A good teacher is one who articulates the concepts in a simple manner. Mercury is a key planet for well-versed articulation

Houses involved in the teaching profession

9th house - The 9th house is the house of teaching. The 9th house rules father, who is considered as the first teacher for a child. Though the mother is the first known person to a child, the father is the first person to teach wisdom to a child.

5th house - The 5th house is 9th house from the 9th house. Well placed benefics in 5th house make one a good teacher.

10th house - The 10th house rules profession, the 10th lord conjoined with 9th lord or 5th lord is an ideal combination for a proficient teacher.

4th house - The 4th house rule education, well placed 4th lord would give a successful career in the educational field.

2nd house - The 2nd house rules speech, well placed 2nd lord make one an eloquent teacher.

Source: All standard astrological text

Dharmakarmathipathi Yoga

When 9th lord conjoined with 10th lord, then it is called Dharmakarmathipathi yoga, this is very special yoga for a teacher

Source: 300 important combinations by Dr.B.V. Raman

The 9th house is the house of Dharma and the 10th house is the house of Karma. When the lord of the 9th house and the lord of the 10th house conjoined then it is called Dharmakarmathipathi yoga. When this conjunction happens in the 5th house or 5th lord also conjoined with 9th & 10th lord then it is an ideal combination for the best teacher.

Case study 1 - Dr. Radha Krishnan horoscope

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Horoscope source: Astrosage

Dr. Radha Krishnan is an Indian philosopher and statesmen and served as the first Vice president of India. He had high regards for teachers and hence he insisted to celebrate his birthday as Teacher’s day.

In his horoscope, the 9th lord Sun occupies own house with Moon. The 5th lord Mars occupies 12th house(own house) with the 4th lord Jupiter(Guru). The 10th lord Mercury exalted in 10th house aspecting 4th house. From Chandra Lagna, the 4th lord Mars and 5th lord Jupiter conjoined in 4th house aspecting 10th house. The involvement of the 4th house/4th lord gave him a successful academic career.

Case study 2 - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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Horoscope Source: Astrosage

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul kalam is a well-known scientist, teacher, author and former president of India. He was a passionate teacher.

In Adbul kalam horoscope, the 9th lord Jupiter(guru) exalted in Lagna aspecting 5th house. The 5th lord Mars occupies 4th house with 4th lord Venus aspecting 10th house. From Chandra Lagna, the 5th lord Jupiter exalted in 9th house. The strong 4th, 5th & 9th lord made him a passionate teacher and in his interest in academic teaching. The strong 9th lord and Jupiter not only made him a great teacher but also a great philosopher.

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Question 9

How did ancient Indians find that there were nine planets (Navagraha) without any scientific technology?

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Our ancient seers first confirmed the existence of planets and their influence on human life through Divya Drishti. Later, Indian astronomers(Bhaskara, Varahamihra, Aryabhatta) developed mathematical correlations to find distant objects. Varahamihra developed Surya Siddhanta that becomes the pioneer text of Indian astronomy.

The below answer is a bit philosophical concept, but trust me it will really inspire you.

The tool of confirmation

According to Indian philosophy, the confirmation can be done in 3 ways

Katchi pramana - Visual confirmation

Let us look into each one of these.

Katchi pramana - Visual confirmation

The visual confirmation may give literal meaning as confirmation through eyes, but visual confirmation actually means that confirmation through sensory organs. Humans have 5 sensory organs viz eyes(seeing), ears(hearing), nose(smelling), tongue (tasting) and body(touching) and we use one or more than one of the sensory organs at a time to confirm the object or a situation. For example, the shape of an object can be confirmed by seeing.

The process of Visual confirmation

We may generally think that our sensory organs will do the confirmation by itself. But the five sensory organs are just an instrument to capture the data and send it to another source to confirm. There are 4 more inner instruments that will help in the process of confirmation. They are

Manash - Mind
Buddhi - Intellect
Cittam - Pure intellect
Ahankara - Ego or identity

Source: Saiva Sidhanta

The sensory organs are external instruments and these four(Manas, Buddhi, Cittam and Ahankara) are termed as inner instruments.

Let us look into the process of visual confirmation

When the sensory organs capture the data(through eyes or ears etc), it will send them to Manas. The Manas is the silo of memory. These memories are from various sources such as Karmic memory(memories from our past birth), evolutionary memory - memory gain through evolution (for ex: calf immediately after birth know how to suck the milk), sensory memory, etc. So the mind will process the data sent by sensory organs and list out the options from its memory. For example, if you see an object(say a table). The sensory organ(in this case eyes) will capture the solid form and will send it to Manas. The Manas will list down the options(table, chair, door etc) from its memory. The buddhi will collect the information from Manas, and it will confirm the object using intellect.

What is the limitation of this process?

This process may look flawless, but there is a huge limitation in this process. The limitation of buddhi is that it will use the intellect according to the ahankara(identity) ie; if you have an identity or belief about something then your intellect will work according to your belief. For example, if you believe in God then your intellect will filter out the information that is supportive to the belief of God.

Secondly, each of these sensory organs has certain limitations. Our eyes can physically see only up to a certain distance, ears can hear the sound with certain frequency. So the visual confirmation is not the best source of confirmation.

Anumana pramana - confirmation by logics

There are certain things that we can confirm through logic. Say if you see lightning then you can confirm that you will hear thunder in few secs. If you see a smoke then you can confirm there was a fire. This logical conclusion will not give correct results in all the situation and hence this confirmation is also not the best source of confirmation.

Who is the true seeker?

The 5 external sensory organs and 4 internal instruments we discussed so far are just instruments, who is the real seeker of the information from the outside world? The answer is Atma or soul.

The soul gets the data from the external world through 5 sensory organs and it is processed and confirmed through 4 internal instruments.

What if the seeker is able to seek without instruments? - Divya Drishti

We just said that the true seeker is the soul and these internal and external sensory organs are just instruments in collecting and processing the data similar to what a computer does it for us.

Our ancient seers with the power of deep meditation were able to directly interact with the universe without the internal and external sensory organs and that is called Divya Drishti. The Divya Drishti don’t have any physical limitation, and hence the soul can visualize the distance objects(planets) and its influence without any internal and external sensory organs.

The distinction of faraway objects

With the power of Divya Drishti, our ancient seers were clearly able to visualize the distant objects including its proximity to Earth. Thus there were able to clearly identify the objects that can influence life on Earth and the objects that have negligible influence in life on Earth. Thus the Indian astrology ignored the distant planet Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto but they included the north and south nodes ie; Rahu and Ketu.

I hope this gives the information you are looking for.

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Question 10

Which house is for wealth in astrology?

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Earning a good amount of money becomes the mandate in the current world. Although money can’t buy happiness, money is a powerful tool to buy comforts and conveyance in this materialistic world. The wealth can be in any form such as money, immovable assets, and precious metals. Let us look into the astrological indications of each one of this.

The 2nd house - The earning potential

In astrology, the 2nd house rules earning potential of the individual. The strong 2nd house and well placed 2nd lord indicates that the native will have free cash flow throughout life. Afflicted 2nd house or 2nd lord would indicate constant financial instability and debilitated 2nd lord would indicate longing more and more.

The 11th house - The house of gains

The 11th house refers to gains and profits one would make in business or other sources. The strong 11th house and well placed 11th lord indicates that the native will have gains. Depending upon the planet influencing the 11th house, the source of gains can be determined. For example, the strong Mercury influencing 11th house would indicate gains from commodities.

The 4th house - Immovable assets

The 4th house indicates immovable assets. The strong 4th house and well placed 4th lord indicates that the native will buy the number of immovable properties. Venus is the karaka for immovable properties. The influence of Mars with well placed Venus indicates owning landed properties and the influence of the Moon with well placed Venus indicates prosperity through beautiful homes.

Wealth through precious metals and ornaments

The Jupiter rules gold and Venus rules the beautiful ornaments made of precious metals. The well placed Jupiter and Venus indicates that gains from precious metals and ornaments. The Venus is also the ruler of material comforts, so well placed Venus in the horoscope would indicate enjoying comforts throughout life.

Rahu - For materialistic gains from foreign countries

Due to globalization individuals earning potential can grow quickly by working in the first world countries. Rahu refers to foreigners and foreign countries. Well placed Rahu in the 3rd or 10th or 11th house would indicate earning from foreign lands during Rahu Mahadasha/bukti

Wealth through inheritance

The 9th house rules father and if 4th lord has a benefic connection with 9th lord then native will carry his father’s property; If 4th lord is well placed in 2nd house(11th house from 4th house) then native will inherit property from the maternal grandfather.

Wealth through speculation and windfall gains

The 5th house rules speculation and well placed 5th house or 5th lord will give native success in speculations. The 4th house rules general conveyance and 8th house rules sudden rise or fall, so well placed 4th lord gives native enjoy conveyance(be it monetary or other). Strong 8th lord or 8th house will give sudden gains through a lottery or from similar means.

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