‘By DriES Neelakantan HE pendulum of luck always oscillates between success and failure, fortune ‘and misfortune, joys and sorrows throughout the life of human beings. From a higher standpoint, this has ‘one major significance ~ main is fexsential bor to conquer destiny, become a master of stars rather than one subject to the unerring course of destiny, which isharsh and ‘merciless at times but benign and ‘educative in its nature and sprit. “Adversity changes to prosperity in ‘a fraction of a second and the ‘converse is also true under the planetary rulership. A scientific explanation for this phenomenon ‘was sought to be provided by the Sages of yore and Vedic astrology is their hequest, not only to the ‘current generation but also for ages to come. Determination of lagna ‘The first house in any horoscope is termed as lagna. Ifthe Sun were 10 be in Virgo and a person is bom exactly at sunrise, his lagna changes ‘with the Sun's movement across the horizon, At sunset, the lagna will ‘be in the 7® from the Sun. In the above example of Virgo lagna, ithe ‘person were to be born about two hous from sunrise, the lagna would hnave by then moved to Libra. Each ‘sign becomes the lagna for about twoours and ina span of 24 hours, the lagna covers the twelve signs. Te must be mentioned here that ‘Scorpio and Aquarius are examples of signs of shorter duration and Gemini and Libra are longer duration, Fixing the lagna is of ‘enormous significance, because a % LAGNA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS Fixing the lagna is of enormous significance. The strength of Tagna will have a major bearing on the native’s success, fame and also longevity. The lagna is comparable to a wall without ‘which there cannot be. portrait. The potential ofa horoscope ‘can either be enhanced or suppressed by the strength or ‘weaknesses in the lagna bhava. plane, say in the 11°48 highly | longevity. The lagna ord in the 8 Fencficil, while the sameinthe 12° | by itself is good for longevity, but is not only powerless, but also a | when conjunct or aspected by & thalefc, If doubt exists whether a |_-malefic, the effet is reversed and person is bor in Leo lagna, then thereisatheat fr ofthe accident {inless a clear answer is found itis | death. The 11® house stands for tot possible to determine the status | speedy fulilment of wishes and the fof planets ~ for instance, Mars isa presence ofthe lagna ordin the 11° yogekaraka for Leo ascendant and | house is welcome feature of any ‘strong mafic forts adjacent sign, | horoscope, especially from the native’s financial standpoint. The ‘exchange of houses between the lagna lord and the 11® or the 2° can lead to substantial monetary ~ gains, Exchange between the lagna Tord aid the 9® house is generally ‘an auspicious one termed as “lakshimi yoga”. From the viewpoint ‘of acquiring conveyances and Jmmovable property. the presence Vio. Significations of lagna ‘The lagna denotes the physical feature ofa person such as eight, ‘weight and complexion and also the Feeion ofthe head, with reference {o body. The sength of lagna will havea major bearing onthe natives sucees, fame and also longevy “The lagna is comparable to a wal The aga is coma et | of the lagna ford inthe 4 is 2 PorraitThe penta of aoroscope | destableane Pin either, be enhanced or | Lagna lord In evil houses Suppressed by the strength or | Whenthelagna lord occupies an ev dveaknesses inthe lagna bhava, | house i. 6, 8 or 12, the foremost gna lord and is role in natal | qvestion tat arise is wheter tis charts {ood or bad? ti not possible to ‘Thebes poston forthe lagna lord |_ ive categorical reply. It is ip cooapy in the chat would be the | importance of “thuva via” eae eae rc aties ow of te | of analysis of bhava comes ito ‘peta tat athava Nourshes when | ply. When he lagna lords oocuies ie cn ed 1a roe «potion the, | owe tic Taewe Gs ion or cect unphysical | affected, while the 8% bhava is a tmgony Health of | benefited. Any bhava for that seen STs ie lagna ld | ate Which ays ost lagna ernpis 6,8or 2,beretofbeneic | ord stands 10 gain. The lagna ord i malt nanyone | inthe 68 undesirable from the si the four Kendrasis conducive for’ | 146 bhava viewpoint, wheres XPRESS STAR TELLER JULY 20085 : s eae riwhen the lagna lard occupies the 7, it becomes beneicit {rem the 6® house point of view. | to the native in more ‘than oneways. Since the 7® house is favourable planet inte 6 os | the house af spouse it leads to harmony in married life Tt seal re ca ay at lites of the 7 house like sel cana a |e activates the Abt potentialities ‘edie wil be only for good | overseas travel OYerseas Fl ‘and birth of children. 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Sinee sng: A Pe the hosetathe house of spouses ‘Sonex isha the lagna lor in order teas to harmony in arid ie corer itn erite should be | yore x Sarnin Assn for | Ie also, acuvales, Ne OE to eens ng eters | Tipnut vee | pnts he 7 he sre fend issrone | agthe lagna lor intheTazna. Just | overseas ranch Oe than he lagna Led a ae pot sea rom hs | employment an bith of eiien Malefies as tag lords 2s ae baton fom oer | By axpctng the lagna from the 7, wt at nm, Suen a th | tor, Seeds teeth TAD PATE Tortfied ee metimace bre | ombmnesaalo nla | When oxo die ingnalerisam ew ofiagn | anBhvalotinphava. TosWmUD, | tying Fala Se it Ate ea taral | lag fr! in he 6 vourale) ora 0 Oe, Ni bond Jat pressed ens | fom the house stantolnts | lac oom pe eau ale Oar berrcops | unfevomreble from she eeme | te 7 kine Seba Poadre wien Suu cccupis | wewpoin. Furies a one 96 | pa eae aa ead SeeSrrapeon ih Asari | lod ine rede 9 ray de lord of ack inte 7° mith aes | Canals. give feedom fom | iso loksd pena «DSSS deerme must be considered a | diseases. = | nea ear ithe es of in the Et oerare of the | foes connected to lagna word | bene Se eeceatel detriment anni the | There ae two debatable sues | sve He KERR, dosha, ‘Kum thatthe fonetionalordsiP | concerning the lagna ot and as ofa planet more important than yy Whether the IaEn SY ts natural qualities in predietive ce acer senrntaiaanee Ts ankona? ‘iarak in bhava spoilt Hhava) » se tagnaordean | ievoked Ce gy | erties See deen sniavourble dosha? foelve bhavas 2, Saturn nthe 6 38 * onsiered aca |The presence of gna ler in gn teen Lape cons | car eer a roasts ait Reenter ers ‘with wo confiting mules: “Though both the above views ae —FyPRESS STAR TELLER CD JULY 2008 aoutset. personality. In the 2» it confers wealth, In the third, it gives good fiends | fd makes one charitable in oulook. Inthe Fourth lagna lord gives happiness avalso reverence to parents, Inthe 5®,it gives children and spirituality. In the 6%; i gives freedom from diseases as also victory over enemies. In the 75, it gives one a good appearance and a beautiful wife. In the 8%, it ‘confers longevity. In the 9, it gives good conduct and fame. In the 10%, itaives favours from kings reverence to preceptors and makes one a scholat. Inthe 11% it gives freedom from sorrows and good life, Inthe 12° it gives wisdom and livelihood in an alien country. Predominance of lagna ‘When a planet owns two houses, one of which happens to be the lagna and the other an evil house, emphasis should be lad on lagna lordship andthe ‘other has only secondary importance. In other words, the planet concerned js deemed to be the lagna lord primarily and its ownership of the other ‘house has only residual significance. f gerrftatt: # tafe ath: weer TL water BA GAT PAE eve a PRT ate quchere afefer crentet saree: (Phaladeepika XV/0) ‘The lon ofthe ascendant (eventhough it may be an inaspictos plane) ‘nl ony promote the growth ofthe house occupied by Eventhough it nay bea Dustana lord it lagna lordship wil gain precedence over Dusona loriship. When Mars as lagna lord occupies Meena or Sima coming aouterBeneic aspect, astrologers say that the native willbe blessed with Sons soon. [Lagna lords as dustana lords For Taurus Lagna, Venus inthe 128 cannot be considered drawback, tecaune the 6 lord in the 12% generates partial Raja yous, which is hough wo neualize the drawback ofthe lagna lod beng in @ Dusan. “Thos or Taurus aswell as Scorpio Laga, he presence ofthe lagna ford in { Dasana may even tur out 0 bea blessing in disguise, since the lagna lord has simaifancous ownership over an evi hots tects of the nine planets when occupying the lagna ‘Sun: The person wl be tl shrt tempered impatient, eu inactive, has Tit ai, courageous. > ‘The most crucial bhava in any chart is the lagna bhava. To have a strong lagna lord is the foremost blessing in any chart. Weaknesses inthe lagna bhava are compensated to some extent byastrong9 bhava. Basically misior doshas in the natal chart are offset by astronglagna lord ‘and benefics in or aspecting the lagna. A strong lagna lord ensures that a person overcomes hhurdles however strong they be, while a person with a weak lagna lord feels diffident even at the ‘Moon: (Waring) strong body, long life, wealthy and powerful ® < XPRESS STAR TELLER C2 WULY 2008 (Note: When Waning moon occupies the lagna, the above effects are reversed.) ‘Mars: The person is adventurous, ‘hort lived and cruel “Mereury: Sharp wited,leamed in scriptures, soft spoken, long lived, ‘Jupiter: The person is handsome, fortunate, brave, blessed with children and longevi ‘Venus: The person is happy, elegantly dressed, healthy, has a ‘charming body and long life. Saturn: In Libra, Capricorn and “Aquarius as ascendant, the person ‘concerned is aking or some Chief, In other signs: Suffers from poverty-Utidy, sorow and misery. ‘Rabu: Short-lived, diseases in upper part ofthe body, wealth. ‘Ketu: Suffers from ingratitude, is unhappy, tale-bearer, keeps ‘company with wicked people. Planetary aspects on lagna ‘Sun: The person gets paternal ‘wealth “Moon; Dealer in marine products (products obtained from ocean), hhas a tender physique ‘Mars: Endowed with courage. Mereury: Educated, famous. ‘Venus: Blessed with all kinds of enjoyments, prosperous, is ‘handsome, has all eomfor'. Jupiter: Spiritual in outlook, respectable. ‘Saturn: Service mentality, lives without happiness. Planetary conjunetions in lagna ‘The conjunction of Moon with = adJupiter in lagna is considered 38 & Raja Yoga. This is a case of ‘Gajakesar yoga occurring in Lagna bhava, One wl be well dressed if Moon and Venus occupy lagna One becomes skilful and has expertise ia some branch of learning. if Moon and Mercury are inagna, Ifthe lagna is aspected by several planets, then it is considered asRajayoga. We might as well daw one main inference from the many rules applicable to planetary conjunctions in lagna ie, | fe planets conjuncomin gna “are benefies and also lords of Tehtasthanas (auspicious houses, tine indications will be favourable; ifDustana lords ormalefiesconjoin in lagna, the result will be tunfavourable. If one planet is 2 benefic andthe other a maleic by nature, the effects vary ~ for jnstnce Mars with Mercury in aga is considered a favourable ‘combination whereas Mercury with ‘Satur is considered unfavourable, “Lagna and the Yogss ‘Letus now briefly summarise some ofthe yopas involving lagna (Chapa Yopx: When the lagna ford is exalted and there is an Jerchange of houses between 4 and 10, this yoga is caused, The person becomes wealthy, and fecomes a member of the king's council Bheri yoga: If Venus, upter and thelagnalord are in mutual kendas and the 9 lord is tong. this youa Isgiven isetoanditmakesa person Jong lived, generous, happy and ive ‘various sources of income. hana Yoga (In Middle Age) The 2 lord possessing Kalabala (or temporal strength) joins the Tord of lagna and the 11 lord in a Quadrant o ine and gts aspected by benefis, inthis paicular yous. “The effect is tha the native acquires self-eamed wealth in middle age. A perusal of astrological literature bearing upon wealth reveals clearly that ie brder to become rich, one should havin his horoscope combinations which ‘eomprenend a point of contact between lords of Iagna, 2" 11°, 5° and 9. Permutations and combinations of these lords give rise to a stupendous ‘number of Dhana yogss. ate ‘Practical illustrations: Now let us tur our attention to charts which feature ‘some ofthe concepts discussed ealir. For Chapa yoga to oceur, lagna lord shouldbe exalted! and there should be an interchange of houses between 4 “and 10, In Case-study 1, there isa slight variation from the above rue in ‘the sense that instead of interchange, there is a conjunction between the ‘Joris of 4 and 10, while the lagna lord is not only exalted but also Vargottams. “Appowerful wealth yogais given rise toby the mutual aspect between Moon “and Mars. The native who started his career asa banker is now holding a ‘eniorposition ina multinational barking corporation. wm | Rone at ‘As discussed earlier, lagna lord should not only be strong but also should fhave more strength than the 8* lord to confer long life. In Case-study 2, the lagna lord is debilitated while the 8* lord is strongly placed in the 10%. “From Chandra lagna, the lagna lord isin the 12°, while the 8* tord is “debilitated in the 7. ‘The Ayushkaraka Satur i acted by Ketu. The native was killed ina car accident in Venus dasa, Sarum Dhukthi, both ‘planes becoming strong indicators of his untimely demise. “The other concept regarding longevity as discussed earlier is that ifthe ‘agna lord is in the 8, longevity is assured; but when afflicted by a malefic, longevity gets curtailed, asthe above dictum ges reversed, Thisis illustrated Jn Case-study 3, where the native, a lady, was killed in a car accident in ~PPRESSTARTELER WY 2005 =O 6Jupiter dasa, Venus bhukihi, The lagna lords also the 8° ford in the 8° but Rabu joins the lagna lord in the 8 thereby curtailing longevity. Further, “Ayushkaraka Satur sin the 12%, whose sign-lispositor Jupiter and Vers ‘of Mandi) contributed ther untimely demise in their the lagna Tord has interchanged houses withthe 11* lord ane cena ‘mee , (which stands for wish-fulfitiment) and also in own Navamsa. Saturn aspects the 7, which stands for overseas residence, as also the lagna lord ‘The git! is happily married to a boy who is well placed overseas. The ‘marriage took place in Sun dasa (lord of 9 in lagna) and she is blessed with two children. ‘The mutual aspect between the agna lord and the 2°" Jord has also made her affluent. The lagna lord aspects the 2 lord and vice versa, while the 9* lord conjoins the 11 ford, 2 lord is in the 5* house, This isa case-study, which conforms to the view that all dhana yogas involve a point of contact between lagna lord andthe lords of 2, 5,9 and 11 and their permutations and combinations. ‘A Raja yoga arses, when the lagna lord conjoins the S* lord, Ian exalted a in ee > ar e Sep ere 7 sieon planet conjoins a debilitated planet, the “neecha” planet obtains | *neechabhanga” ot “cancelation ‘of debility. When both the above rules are simultaneously satisfied, the resulting yoga is termed as “Neechabhanga Raja yoga”. The above Raja yoga can be formed in avadenias ways. Cove-sudy.5 is anillustation of Neechabhanga Raja _yoga involving the lagna ford Venus and 5° lord Mercury. Saturn as ‘Dhagyadipathi(% ford) aspects the lagna and is placed in the Watery | Sign, Scospio. The native, who isa (Chartered Accountant, lone sunt abroad and is now happily placed having returner Lae reeeeelNesiationes Raja yoga involving lagna lord as also Satumsplacement ina Watery signa the 9 lord anpectin lana from the 7 have al contribute tis ecu overseas tenure. “Themostrucial bhava in any chart isthelagabhava. To havea stone Jagr for isthe foremost blessing inany chart Weaknesses in the lagna bhava are compensated 0 some extent by aston 9° bhava Basically minor dashes inthe natal chart are offset bya strong lagna lord an tenes in oaspeting th lagna. Astong lagna lord ensares that a person overcomes hurdles however strong they be, while a person with weak lagna ord els Giffident even atthe outset. In conclusion it may be a hat the Bride of place in any hart gost the lgna thereby making the lagna tothe fremont into hee inthe char ead Express Star Teller for a variety of articles on Occult Sciences and Spiritualism EXPRESS STAR TELLER Cl JULY 2008