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

Which planet is responsible in astrology for highest intelligence?

Accepted Answer

The answer really depends on our understanding regarding the highest intelligence.

First, let us define what is intelligence and later will talk about my perspective on the highest intelligence. Intelligence is traditionally defined as the ability to understand and apply them in a situation. It should be noted that the word intelligence was derived from the Latin word intelligere meaning understanding. In other words, we can define intelligence as the ability to recollect stored information to apply them in a new situation.

Let us understand with an example. If a child slipped in a wet floor one time then it will store that information in the brain through a neurological connection. So next time when a similar situation happens it would recall the stored data and avoid an accident. When we say someone an intelligent, it means that the person is able to take appropriate decisions based on the stored information in the brain.

Astrologically the planet Mercury rules the nervous system and communication. Storing the information occurs in two steps, first through communication and later through neurological connections. When I say communication don’t literally take it as speaking. Our body constantly communicates with the external world through Hearing, smelling, speaking, tasting and feeling. So the Mercury is the key planet in accepting the communication and storing the information.

Now let us dig deeper, If I am able to relate one information to another completely new scenario then it is called creativity which is one step ahead of intelligence. For example, if a person is working in the medical industry able to find and adopt a new method from an engineer then we can call this as creativity. In other words,

The creativity is the ability to transcend conventional concept, patterns, relationship or the liking to create meaningful novel ideas, form, methods, interpretation.

Astrologically the Venus is the planet that rules creativity. So strong Mercury and Venus would give the ability to develop novel ideas. Since the Moon is the karaka for the mind, strong Moon is also essential for clarity of thoughts. Both intelligence and creativity will be based on our experience in this world. One can’t apply intelligence unless has experienced a similar situation in the past(including past birth).

Now comes the higher form of intelligence(in my perspective). If a person is able to understand something without any physical interaction then he/she is not bound by any physical limitations. They will be able to download information directly from the universe without the aid of any physical medium(ie: without five sense). This is how our ancient seers were able to accurately visualize(without limitation of physical eyes) all planets and distant object without any modern equipments. This higher form of intelligence is called wisdom. Astrologically the Jupiter rules wisdom.

So in summary, below is the list of the higher form of intelligence(in the order).

Mercury - a basic level of intelligence (intelligence of world)Venus - One step higher form of intelligence (one which makes was kind and compassionate)Jupiter - Higher wisdom. Infinite intelligence without any physical limitation. (One which grants ultimate level of wisdom)

The Moon will play a prominent role in all these stages of intelligence.

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