Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV: Sloka 18: Loss of Bhava Significance

If the (Phala Karaka) and the (Bhava Karaka) of any Bhava as also the lords of
the Rasi and Navamsa occupied by the Lord of the Bhava and the Bhava itself be hostile, the effect of the Bhava is lost.

The sloka is an important one and describes the effect of planetary relationships on the results (good or bad) of a particular house (bhava)

The results of a bhava (house) are lost if the following combinations exist

1) If the Significator of a house and the Lord of the house are enemies

2) If the significator of a house/ the lord of house are enemies with the Dispositor of the Lord of the house

3) If the significator of a house/ the lord of house are enemies with the Navamsha Dispositor of the Lord of the house

4) If malefics occupy the Rasi of a significator planet, the house of which the significator planet is a significator suffers.


Explanation: The natural relationships between planets are at play here and if they are inimical to each other and related to a particular bhava the results of the bhava are lost.

Another important aspect, the significators are given importance in this bhava while in earlier slokas house lords were given importance. Malefic effect to the significators signs will result in loss to bhavas of which the planet is a significator

Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV: Sloka 17: Rupa Bala

The following, viz., (1) the waning (1) the waning Moon (2) Mercury (3) Venus (4)Full Moon and Jupiter, become auspicious in the proportion of ¼, ½, ¾ and 1
res¬pectively.

Jupiter and Venus become fully favourable when in the house of a benefic
and in conjunction with the lord of the same. The following four groups, viz.
(1) waning Moon and Mercury when he is a malefic,
(2) the Sun
(3) Rahu and Mars and
(4) Ketu and

Saturn are , productive of evil in the same proportion already stated.

1) The Rupa Bala of planets is mentioned in this sloka (Benefic Proportion)

a) Moon without strength : 1/4 Rupa
b) Mercury: 1/3 Rupa
c) Venus: 3/4 Rupa
d) Full Moon , Jupiter: 1 Rupa

2) The Following planets signify malefic strength

a) Moon without strength & Mercury (in conjunction with Malefics): 1/4 Rupa
b) Sun: 1/3 Rupa
c) Rahu, Mars: 3/4 Rupa
d) Ketu, Saturn

3) Jupiter and Venus are auspicious in Rasis owned by benefic planets

Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV : Sloka 16 : Benefic Malefic and Placement

1) Benefics (Jupiter and Venus) are strong in the following houses
Kendra, 5th, 9th, 2nd, 3rd, 11th, 6th house

2) Malefics will be auspicious if placed in the upchaya houses

3) Sun and Saturn are auspicious and give good results when in 9th house

4) Mercury is auspicious in the 8th house

5) Saturn is good in Exaltation, own house, or in Jupiter's Signs even if it occupies the lagna

6) Venus is good in 12th house except in Rasi or Amsa of Saturn.



Explanation:

The benefics are strong in Kendra and Trikona. Here in this sloka upchaya houses have beeen added to the list and 2nd

house being the house of wealth has been added for placement of benefics

Malefics are auspicious in upchaya house

Mercury has been termed as auspicious in 8th house. The reason for this could be the significators of mercury have a

close relationship with the house of unknown 8th house. The ability to see the unknown.

Venus being significator of luxuries indicates expenses on luxuries which signify materialistic growth.

Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV : Sloka 15 : Strength of Planets

In the following conditions the planet loses strength (Bala)
- In Infancy (0-6 degrees in sign)
- Old Age(25-30 degrees in sign)
- Eclipsed by Sun
- Lost in Planetary war
- Benefic planets aspect east during waxing moon period and vice versa
- Malefic planets aspect east during waning moon period and vice versa
- Jupiter is strong aspecting the West
- Saturn is strong when it is not in retrograde motion
- Saturn and Venus are strong even if they are eclipsed by sun
- Mars in strong even in inimical signs

Points to be noted

- The Ascendant denotes East
- Thus benefic planets get strength from 1st to sixth houses
- Thus malefic planets gain strength from from 8th to 12th houses
- Jupiter is strong in the ascendant

Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV : Sloka 14 : 6th, 8th,12th Lords & Houses

Sloka 14: Special Yoga on 6th, 8th, 12th Lords & Houses

This yoga is an important one and actually mentions multiple principles.

First Principle

1) The Significations of The House (Bhava) whose Lord is posited in the 6th, 8th and 12th house are harmed.

2) The significations of the House (Bhava) where 6th, 8th, 12th Lords are posited are harmed.

3) The significations of the House(Bhava) where 6th, 8th, 12th Lords aspect are harmed.

Second Principle

4) Venus in 12th gives hapiness

5) Mercury in 8th gives hapiness

6) Jupiter in 6th gives hapiness

Third Principle

7) If the planes posited in 6th,8th,12th are in Friendly, Exaltation signs they give good results related to the houses they own.

8) If the Dispositors of planets posited in 6th,8th,12th are in Inimical signs, Debilitation, Astangata (Eclipsed by Sun), Lost in Planetary war the planets posited in these houses give good results.

Uttara Kalamrita: Section IV : Shloka 12 : InAuspicious Yoga

Destruction of the significations of a bhava (house) Similar to Shloka 10

While the Shloka 10 dealt with placement in 6,8,12th houses of the lords of a bhava the shloka 12 gives further combinations for destruction of the house significations.

The following combinations are mentioned as destroying the significations of a house, planet:

1) If a house, house lord, significator (karaka) planet are hemmed (in between) malefics

2) Conjunct with Malefics

3) Devoid of Strength

4) No benefic aspect / conjunction

5) 9,4,5,8,12 houses from them have malefics

6) House Navamsha, House Lord Navamsha, Significator Navamsha lords are also placed in Inimical Signs, Debilitation Signs, Astangata (eclipsed by sun), Lost in planetary war

Explanation: The above yoga takes into consideration all aspects of prediction the house, the house lord, the significator, the navamsha lords. Thus a holistic view of a house should be formed to arrive at precise results related to a signification. If from multiple sources the bhava is afflicted then the results will definitely happen if there are benefic aspects associations at various layers then the malefic results will be subdued.

Regarding placement of malefics in 9,4,5,8,12 houses the malefics are only good in 3rd, 6th and 11th houses (upchaya sthana) even 10th house being an upchaya sthana is not bad for malefic placement.

Uttara Kalamrita: Section IV : Shloka 11 : Auspicious Yoga

When the Lord of a bhava is placed in the following placements it brings prosperity to the native in a short span of time.

1) When the lord of a bhava is posited in Trikona, Kendra, 3rd, 11th houses.

2) It is in Exaltation, Own Rasi, Own Navamsha, Friendly Sign

3) It is between Strong Benefics

4) The Dispositors of such lords (The lords of Trikona, Kendra, 3rd, 11th
houses) are also in their exaltation or associated / aspected by benefics.

Explanation: The Yoga is self explanatory the upchaya, Kendra and Kona sthana lords being prosperity to the native when well placed. The Dispositors good position and placement is also essential to add strength to the Yoga.

Uttara Kalamrita : Section IV Sloka 5: Auspicious Yoga

The Following combinations cause Raj Yoga (Auspicious Yoga)

1) 9th Lord in 9th House and 10th Lord in 10th House
2) 9th Lord in 10th and 10th Lord in 9th House
3) 9th Lord in 10th Lords Rasi and Vice Versa
4) 9th Lord and 10th Lord Aspecting each other

If the 9th and 10th Lords are in 1,4,7, 5 Houses they cause Raj Yoga and result in hapiness and wealth to the native.

Note: The above is self explanatory, 1,4,7 being kendra sthanas and 5th house being the other Trikona sthana (apart from 9th) are the second best positions for 9th and 10th lords.

The AstroSutra Journey Begins

Hi,
What is the aim of AstroSutra? Hmm its a good topic for the very first few posts and suggestions and comments are welcome.

To do Authentic Research into vedic astrology principles. Vedic Astrology is spread across texts from various ages and principles and contradictions are galore. Most of the stuff that is available in classical texts is not well understood, or is not relevant anymore. The idea of AstroSutra is to propage the principles test them using scientific statistical principles and rule out the principles which are not applicable or have been put into the texts either to confuse the unwanted by the authors or mistakenly by translators.