HOW BHAVAS ARE RUINED

Stanza 28. � The benefic nature of Bhavas is destroyed by their connection with the
lords of 6th, 8th and 12th or with the natural foes of their respective lords. If
the Bhava, or its
lord or the Karaka is weak, then also the Bhava comes to grief.
NOTES
The lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th are always said to be evil. If a Bhava is
associated with
or aspected by the lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th, the Bhava gets afflicted.
Similarly if a Bhava is
occupied by a planet who is a natural enemy to the lord, then also the Bhava
becomes afflicted. If
the Bhava, the lord or Karaka is weak, then also, the Bhava suffers annihilation.
In what manner,
a Bhava suffers damage, has to be ascertained by a careful balancing of the
intensity of the
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affliction to which it is subject. If the 2nd Bhava is afflicted in the manner
suggested in this
stanza, then the native may become poor; or even though rich, he may get involved
in debts.
Stanza 29. � Sages have declared that the 6th, 8th and 12th lords are malefic in
nature.
(1) Bhavas aspected by or associated with the lords of these; (2) Bhavas, the lords
of which are
associated with or aspected by the lords of these houses; and (3) Bhavas whose
lords occupy 6th,
8th or 12th: these three sets of houses get destroyed. Even if they remain, they
are found to be
impotent or distorted in effect.
NOTES
Lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th are evil. The following Bhavas become afflicted :
(1) Those that are aspected by the lords of 6th, 8th and 12th.
(2) Those that are occupied by the lords of 6th, 8th and 12th.
(3) Those whose lords are aspected by the lords of 6th, 8th and 12th.
(4) Those whose lords are associated with the lords of 6th, 8th and 12th.
Here the intensity of the affliction of a Bhava is directly proportional to the
number of
evil associations or aspects.
In actual practice it is not advisable to apply these combinations literally. For
purposes of
illustration, the following example is given.
Mars
Rahu
Sun
Moon
Jupiter
Ketu
Asc
Merc.
Venus
Saturn
Lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th are Venus, the Moon and Mars. Theoretically the
following
houses become sterile or afflicted.
(1) Houses aspected by Venus, the Moon and Mars, viz., VII, II, IV, VII and VIII.
(2) Houses occupied by Venus, the Moon and Mars, viz., I, I and VIII.
(3) Houses whose lords are aspected by Venus, the Moon and Mars. Venus does not
aspect any lord. Mars aspects Moon (lord of VIII)and Jupiter (lord of I and IV).
the Moon
aspects the Sun (lord of IX).
Therefore Bhavas lhat get afflicted are VIII, I, IV and IX.
(4) Houses whose lords are associated with Venus, the Moon and Mars. Venus
associates
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with Mars (owning V and XII): Mars associates with Venus (owning VI and XI); the
Moon
associates with Jupiter (owning I and IV).
It must be noted that according to cannons of astrology, since some planets own two
houses, the affliction due to lordship of the 8th or the lordship of the 12th or
the lordship of the
6th gets neutralised under certain conditions. Hence the necessity of not applying
the principles
verbatim. In this connection, reference may be made to my book How to Judge a
Horoscope.
Stanza 30. � A Bhava should be considered to be weakened under the following
circumstances: The said Bhava, its lord or the Karaka is weak; they are hemmed in
between, or
are combined with, or are aspected by malefic planets or their respective enemies;
benefics do
not associate with or aspect them; and the evil planets are disposed in the 4th,
8th, 12th or 5th or
9th: out of these various afflictions, even if two or three are present, the Bhava
may be rendered
extinct.
NOTES
The factors to be considered in judging whether a Bhava is strong or weak are the
concerned Bhava, its lord and the appropriate Karaka. There ara twentyone points of
affliction,
which are as follows: �
The three factors being weak 3
� subject to Papakarthari Yoga 3
,, are combined with or aspected
by malefics 3
,, are conjoined with their respective
enemies 3
,, are not associated with or
aspected by benefics 3
,. have evil planets disposed in
in the 4th, 8th and 12th. 3
,, evil planets are disposed in
the Sth and 9th. 3
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Of these 21 items of affliction, even if there are two or more, then the Bhava
becomes
weak or ruptured. Here again great care must be exercised in balancing the
afflictions.