The 22nd and 64th Drekkanas

The lords of both the 22nd and 64th drekkana will prove malefic, creating great
harm to the house they fall in and any planet they should associate with. The 22
nd drekkana is that planet which is lord of the 8th house from the D-3 Lagna. In
this case Venus becomes the 22nd drekkana.
The 64th drekkana is that planet ruling the 4th house from the D-9 lagna. In thi
s case the 64th drekkana becomes Venus and like Venus the 22nd drekkana Mercury
also sheds an evil light on her 7th house, commonly considered the house of marr
iage.
Gandanta:
Planets are said to be gandanta when they fall in 3 specific areas. The areas sp
an the last 3 degrees of fire signs and the first 3 degrees of water signs. The
following ranges can be called gandanta:
PI 27 - Ar 3
CA 27 - LE 3
SC 27 - SA 3.
What makes these degrees such a challenge is that they not only mark the end and
beginning of signs but the also mark the end and beginning of the three categor
ies that the nakshatras are placed in.
When starting the check for obstacles blocking any event in a person's life we c
an start with finding the badhak planet. The badhak planet is that planet which
causes obstacles, miseries and sorrows in any chart. The rules for badhak identi
fication are:
For moveable ascendants the lord of the 11th becomes the badhak;
For fixed ascendants the lord of the 9th becomes the badhak; and
For dual ascendants the lord of the 7th becomes the badhak.