understanding and

overcoming
your dark sides

An astrological treatise by
Krishnaraj Divakaran
PREFACE

We have not seen many who have risen completely above

negative emotions. (a Ramana Maharshi or a Mother
Teresa or an Amritanandamayi doesn’t happen all too
often!) But, we have seen people with loads of negative
energy transforming into positive ones, thanks to the
guidance received from within and out.
Let us list a few negative emotions: expressed/suppressed.
a) The instinct to inflict physical or emotional pain onto
others/oneself or to witness it, and derive pleasure
out of it.
b) Anger
c) Lust
d) Jealousy
e) Greed
f) Parasitism
g) Pride, and the desire to be respectable, by any
means
h) Gluttony and Substance addiction
i) Laziness
j) Obsoleteness(not enriching oneself and falling
into a monotonous subsistence.)

As we know, the reason for all these being a simple but

very deep reason: Lack of understanding about the
interdependence of each and every existence in this
nature(compassion and responsibility to be fulfilling to
oneself and others naturally arise out of this understanding)
This book will show you that even the most respectable of
the society, the rich, the beautiful and even the greatest of
saints, all have the negative traits. It just so happens that
the wise ones, are in control. May be with hard effort in the
beginning and later, with lesser effort. This book offers an
astrological angle of the negative traits and propitiations to
get over them, as much as one can.
A glimpse through these pages will make us understand
that we can change our destiny of future births by prayers in
this birth.
th
Another interesting angle is that the lagna is you. 5 is your
th th th th
son. The 5 of 5 , namely the 9 is son’s son. The 9 also
happens to be your dharma and father. Ie., your father’s
th th
dharma(9 of 9 ) will translate into your son! This shows
how much we are dependant on our fathers’ and
grandfathers’ dharmas for what we are!

Varahamihira has emphasized that the time of conception

(adhana lagna) is the actual time of birth. The state of minds
of the parents at this time plays a very important role in the
formation of character of the offspring. In the modern world,
when most children are just the offsprings of animal love,
this awareness factor is very significant for the formation of
a better future world.
CONTENTS
These chapters are interpretations of basic rules pertinent
to the topic. The general rules are given in the second half.
Request beginners to refer the second half(chapter 11) for
better understanding.

1) Grahas, Rasis and Bhavas - signifying feelings

2) Purusharthas- Dharma, Artha/Karma, Kama and Moksha
3) More on Kama
4) More on Artha or Karma
th th th
5) 6 , 8 and 12 - tempering through suffering
6) Trikonas- the goodness trine
7) Yogas
8) Propitiations
9) Case studies:
1) Gandhiji
2) Nathuram Godse
3) Ramalinga Raju
4) Swami Vivekananda
5) Jayalalitha
6) Mother Teresa
7) Sankaracharya Sri. Jayendra Saraswathi
8) Madonna
9) Sigmund Freud
10) Alfred Hitchcock
11) LK Advani
12) Paramahamsa Yogananda

11) Conclusion
12) Basics for beginners.
Grahas

Surya, Chandra and the Lagna(or the ascendant, the rising

point in the horizon, at the time of your birth) are considered
to be the 3 pillars of a horoscope.

Surya is the natural Atmakaraka, the actual state of the self.

Chandra is the Manokaraka (mind), or the signifactor for
collection of emotions and thoughts. And the lagna, signifies
our perception about the self, and its projections.

Sukra is the karaka for sensual pleasure, while Kuja gives

the drive to seek pleasure. Sani is the karaka for delays,
pain and agony while his agent, Rahu is the master
deceiver who lends the streak to seek the smoky zones.
(Ketu, the agent of Kuja, is more of direct destruction and
detachment). Budha is sarcastically witty and playful. And,
Guru, is the master of dharma, the one who helps in
knowing what is right and wrong.

The 12 Rasis, can be interpreted as:

Mesha- the adventurer, like a mountain goat.
Rishabha- the settler, like the domesticated cattle.
Mithuna- the playful, like a couple
Karkataka- the withdrawn, like a crab
Simha- the majestic, lion like.
Kanya- the fertile, like a riverside virgin land.
Thula- the measurer, symbolized by the balance.
Vrischika- the self doubting, as a Scorpion
Dhanus- the daring, symbolized by a Horse and Bow.
Makara- the opportunist, a deer, or otherwise a crocodile
Kumbha- the seeker, like the man who bears an empty pot
and Meena- the transient, as a fish couplet, in the last of the
signs before the start of the next phase.

The 12 Bhavas(houses) can be interpreted as:

lagna or 1 = perception of the self and its projection, ie. the
personality.
2 = speech and the family you administer.
3 = communications/expressions other than by
speech(includes valour) and also indicates initiative.
4 = comforts you enjoy.
5 = your romantic nature and potency.
6 = the enmities you incur through your words and acts.
7 = sensuality and the vacuum you feel like fulfilling through
partnerships
8 = your transparency, masked faces and love of the
mysterious.
9 = your righteousness or dharma.
10 = karma and the esteem it generates.
11 = desire manifestation.
12 = frustrations, disgrace, loss of hope and salvation.

Purusharthas

As you are aware, Dharma/philosophies, Artha/karma,

Kama/desire and Moksha/salvation are the four
Purusharthas. An attempt to translate them will be to the
effect, Righteousness, Material resources, Desires and
Salvation.

In Bhavas(houses)

1, 5 and 9 represent the dharma triangle,

2, 6 and 10 – the artha/karma triangle,
3, 7 and 11 – the kama triangle and
4, 8 and 12 – the moksha triangle.

Likewise in Rasis,

Mesha, Simha and Dhanus represent Dharma,

Rishabha, Kanya and Makara – Artha/Karma
Mithuna, Thula and Kumbha – Kama and
Karkataka, Vrishchika and Meena represent Moksha.

In Nakshatras, the classification is as follows:

Aswini, Bharani, first pada of Krittika, Magha, Pubba, first

pada of Uthra, Moola, Purvashada, first pada of Uthrashada
- Dharma

Last 3 padas of Krittika, Rohini, first 2 padas of Mrigasirsha,

last 3 padas of Uthra, Hasta, first 2 padas of Chitra, first 3
padas of Uthrashada, Sravana, first 2 padas of Dhanishta
- Artha/Karma

Last 2 padas of Mrigasirsha, Ardra, first 3 padas of

Punarvasu, last 2 padas of Chitra, Swati, Visakha’s first 3
padas , Dhanishta’s last 2 padas, Satabhisha, first 3 padas
of Poorvabhadra – Kama

Last pada of Punarvasu, Pushya and Aslesha, last pada of

Visakha, Anuradha, Jyeshta, last pada of Poorvabhadra,
Uthrabhadra, and Revathy - Moksha

The Karaka for Dharma and Artha is Guru, Kama is Sukra

and Moksha is Ketu.

Kama

Desire for anything gets listed under Kama. Be it for money,

sex or for Moksha! Whenever there is a preponderance of
 th
Mithuna, Thula or Kumbha, or Bhavas 3, 7 and 11 , by
means of Lagna’s or Chandra’s sambandha(connection),
the Kama factor will be very evident. It will be accented in
the Kama nakshatras. Is the Kama, for sex or Moksha or
what for, has to be seen from the disposition of the
rasi/bhava lords and the grahas occupying them.
th
Eg. for a Thula lagna native, whose 7 lord Kuja is
th
positioned in 4 in Makara, in Uccha rasi, aspected by
uccha Guru from Karkataka, the sensual feelings will be
very much within the moral boundaries. Whereas, for a
th
Kumbha lagna native with Sukra in 7 who is aspected by
Kuja from Rishabha, with no other compensations, will find
it difficult to control his passionate desires.

The general orientation of the native, is always to be kept in

mind when we assess the kama aspect. Which is evident
from his Lagna, Surya and Chandra.

Eg. If a person has got Karkataka, a moksha sign as his

lagna, with Guru in uccha and Chandra in Swakshetra
posited there, even if other malefic streaks are present, his
general orientation will take care of moralities, to an extent.

Artha/Karma

One’s resources, inherited and accrued, and the way it

nd th th
builds up can be seen from 2 , 6 and 10 houses,
Rishabha, Kanya and Makara rasis and the artha
nakshatras mentioned earlier.

As these resources are the means by which most of the

kamas can be attempted to be fulfilled, it assumes great
significance in human lives. It is the karma.

If a person has got predominance of Grahas in artha rasis,

even if he is born in a moksha rasi, he will end up striving to
make material resources. And, conversely, if one has Artha
rasi birth, but if the lord is in dharma or moksha position, the
materialization of resources will be less.

A comparison: Dhanu lagna, Sani in Rishabha Vs. Makara

lagna, Sani in Dhanus. In the first case, even though the
birth is in a Dharma sign, the second lord Sani is in an Artha
th
sign, Rishabha. This happens to be the 6 house, which is
an artha house, which indicates that situations will so arise
that continuous effort will be made for acquisition of wealth.
nd th
Whereas in the second case, the 2 lord, Sani is in 12 , a
Moksha house and Dharma rasi indicating a detachment to
the wealth making process.

The spiritually oriented ones have always maintained great

detachment to wealth as they felt that money brings
chances for more attachment. So, in a spiritual sense, an
ideal situation could be birth in a moksha/dharma rasi and
artha house lord posited in moksha/dharma rasi/house.

Dharma

Dharma, assumes maximum significance in Purusharthas

as this is what will be determining the conscious attitude of
the person. No matter how the Kama and Artha houses are
disposed, if the Dharma rasis are strongly founded, it will
ultimately lead to goodness.

The first of Dharma houses is Lagna, which is the basic

orientation or the way we would like to see our self. The
th
second being the 5 house which is the house of wise
discrimination of right and wrong. The third Dharma house
th
in the 9 house, which is the Upasana and the way we
conduct ourselves. The natural Dharma rasis in the Zodiac
are Mesha, Simha and Dhanus. The Nakshatras involved
are Aswini, Bharani, first pada of Krittika, Magha, Pubba,
first pada of Uthra, Moola, Purvashada, first pada of
Uthrashada.
th
Illustration: A Dhanus lagna native with his 7 house
occupied by Sukra will find his desires well controlled if the
th th
9 lord(Upasana) Surya will occupy the 5 house(Viveka)
Mesha, which happens to be his Uccha rasi.

Moksha

The Moksha or salvation, indicators are House numbers:

4, 8 & 12, the Rasis: Karkataka, Vrischika & Meena, and the
Nakshatras: last pada of Punarvasu, Pushya and Aslesha,
last pada of Visakha, Anuradha, Jyeshta, last pada of
Poorvabhadra, Uthrabhadra and Revathy. And, lets not
forget the moksha karaka, Ketu.

The study of Moksha parameters is most complex as two of

th th
the most difficult Dusthanas, namely 8 and 12 are
featuring in it.

As a general rule, Dusthanas won’t hurt if they become inert

zones. That is if they have no associations or aspects
from/to other houses. A Dusthana lord will do well if he is
posited in another Dusthana. This goes by the name,
Vipareeta Rajayoga.
th
4 house is the house of comforts. It is also the house
th
of simplicity or transparency you have. 8 is the house of
th
struggle and 12 is the house of Swakshayam or disgrace /
deterioration. A closer look at these 3 houses will show that
Moksha is very much beyond contentment.
th
An illustration: For a Meena lagna native, 4 lord Budha is
th th
in Thula, the 8 . Suppose the 12 is occupied by Ketu and
th
its lord Sani is in 4 , we can safely predict that this person
has very less of comforts and is in a very stressed out
th
situation. But with support from Karkataka, the 5 lord
th
Chandra, and Kuja, the lord of Vrischika the 9 , this native
has got great chances for Moksha. Ie. even without peace
of mind and contentment, moksha is possible. Another
logical explanation could be that comfortable situations very
rarely let us seek God. This is very much in contrast with
the common understanding of spiritual masters’ teaching
that, out of peace arises moksha.

Dusthanas- 6th , 8th and 12th houses

As we have seen above, two houses involved in Moksha

th th th
are Dusthanas, namely, 8 and 12 . Likewise Artha’s 6 is
featuring in Dusthana, but Kama’s and Dharma’s no house
is featuring. But out of our experience, we need to consider
rd th
3 and 7 houses of Kama as secondary Dusthanas.
Dusthanas are houses who cause much of suffering. The
rd
show off nature and courage/timidity of the 3 house lands
us up in trouble many a time. So does the passionate
th rd th
nature of 7 . This is why even 3 and 7 are included as
the secondary Dusthanas.

Through which factors life will turn desperate depends on

nd
which houses are related to these Dusthanas. If 2 lord is
th
in a Dusthana, money could be the problem or if it is the 7 ,
th
marriage or desires could be the problem. If 9 lord is
associated with a Dusthana, we may have problems in
Upasana. Imagine the plight of a person who is unable to
pray too!

But it is these Dusthanas which hold tremendous potential

in leading us to Moksha. The Dusthanas will lead us to so
much of frustration that we feel we are in no control at any
point of time. We reach such a helpless level that we call
out loud to the God with no hope, and it just happens! May
be this is what the masters say, Let go.

Trikonas- the goodness trine

The lagna symbolizes what you are and what you look to
th
be. The 5 house denotes the Poorvapunnya and wisdom
th
and the 9 house denotes the Bhagya arising out of
th
upasana. 9 is also called the parapunnya or the punnya
you carry over to the next birth.
th
As mentioned before, the lagna is you. 5 is your son. The
th th th th
5 of 5 , namely the 9 is son’s son. But then 9 also
happens to be your dharma and father. Which means, your
dharma will translate into your grandson! And your father’s
dharma is your son. This shows how much we are very
much dependant on our fathers’ and grandfathers’ dharmas
for what we are!

A question may arise, why this is not applicable in mother’s

lineage. It is, but in a slightly material level. This could be so
as Veda considers the Purusha as the Chaitanyam which
sparks life in the otherwise potent but inert earth.

Significance of Wisdom

th
A school of thought is that a strong 5 house(wisdom) will
lead to maximum utilization of the potential available. With
th
the support of Bhagya, the 9 house and properly banking
 nd th
on Knowledge (the 2 house), one can do right Karma(10
th
house) which will result in Moksha(12 , the last of Moksha
houses)

Detailed analysis of negative emotions

The Lagna, the Atmakaraka Surya and the Manokaraka

Chandra being the 3 pillars of the horoscope, play the
greatest roles in the basic orientation of the person. And,
whenever there is a lack of equilibrium in the Purusharthas,
or to be more precise, whenever there is an excess of
Kama and Artha, it results in negative emotions. Another
way of putting it is, when the Dharma and Moksha
houses/signs fail to perform properly, negativity results.

A word of caution here. Many a time we consider only the

sthoola (apparent) and not the sookshma. Eg. we find the
atmakaraka Surya in dharma rasi Mesha, its uccha rasi and
pronounce the person as a very authoritative person. But if
Surya’s amsaka is in a weakening sign like Thula, the
person will become an egotist who would create sufferings
to his associates. Or, we find a Thula lagna native with Sani
in lagna, in Uccha and we pronounce him a Kroora(cruel).
But suppose Sani receives an aspect from Guru in strength,
he may become a very disciplined yogi too. So before
jumping into conclusions we need to be aware of all angles.
1) The instinct to inflict physical or emotional pain onto
others/oneself or to witness it, and derive pleasure out
of it:

When the lagna lord is weak and afflicted, oneself will suffer
and when the lagna lord is strong but afflicted, others will
suffer.

Pain is ruled by Sani. It is triggerred by Kuja. Like how wind

will accent fire.

It has been observed that when Kuja, Surya, Rahu, Ketu

nd
and even Budha are present in the 2 house, speech of the
native results in hurting others.
th
When the 10 house is so afflicted, it is the actions that
th
hurt. Mars and Surya in 10 in an afflicted condition
produces tyrannical rulers, whereas a bad Sani + Rahu
combination will give rise to a backstabber.

Take the case of a Kumbha lagna native, with Kuja

rd th
occupying the lagna and Sani in 3 in neecha. The 9 lord
th
Sukra is in Neecha Meena and 10 is occupied by Rahu.
th
Guru is seen to occupy 12 Makara in Neecha. And,
imagine Chandra as without pakshabala.

Here the Kama lagna with Kuja in it, and the lagna lord Sani
in neecha, with no friendly support from Surya and Chandra
will surely make this person negative. This negativity will be
expressed out as per the situations that arise during the
Dasa- Apaharas.

2) Lust:

The combination of Sukra and Kuja is notorious for lust.

While Sukra gives the desire, Kuja gives the drive. We need
to consider Rahu, the eununchs Sani and Budha too. Sukra
occupying Kuja’s or Sani’s rasi generally gives too much
passion. Sukra in (mouddhya) combustion will either make
the native frigid or excessive. A subha drishti(aspect) from
Guru will of course help in keeping things under control.

3) Pride, and the desire to be respectable, by any

means:

True respect is a by-product of graceful actions. It can never

be forced on. But, our natural weaknesses and our desire to
be important drives us to do many things which make us
feel like a rat later.
th rd
The main villains here are the Lagna, 10 house, 3 house,
Surya, Kuja and Guru. An affliction to these factors will
th
always render the person an egoist. 10 house being the
house of honour and esteem attains special significance. In
normal cases, Guru will compensate for most of the evils.
But suppose for Mesha lagna, Guru is in neecha in makara,
th
the 10 house, there will be many acts of pride which will
hurt oneself and others. The affliction can come from other
Grahas like Rahu too.

4) Jealousy:

When others have what you don’t have, or when you feel
you have lesser than others, jealousy results. And a worse
condition is feeling bad about other’s happiness. If Surya,
Chandra and the Lagna are strong and un-afflicted, one will
be content and jealousy is ruled out. Bhavas to watch out
rd th th th th
for are: Lagna, 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 , and 12 . As you must have
observed, too many houses are involved here that the
control part gets tougher. Even Guru falls in status if he is in
an artha or kama rasi.

5) Greed:

Insatiable need of money, love or anything else can be

classified under greed. This can turn quite negative, as this
could never let you enjoy what you have as you are always
in the process of looking for more. Mostly greed and
jealousy go hand in hand. If Sani takes the lead role in
jealousy, it is Chandra in greed. Sukra, Kuja, Rahu, Ketu or
nd rd th th
even Surya fares bad if afflicted in Lagna, 2 , 3 , 6 , 10 ,
th
and 11 which are the most important houses in this case.

6) Parasitism:

Parasitism here is meant as: To derive one’s energy by

sucking the life out of the host.
th
Self is lagna. Generally, The descendant or 7 shows our
nd
attitude to others. 2 house is the house of our family we
rd th
administer, 3 is our co-borns, 4 is motherly relations,
th
uncles and relationships through marriage, 5 is offspring,
th th
6 is the house of dependants/servants and enemies, 7 is
th th
your love relationships and marriage, 8 is your legacy, 9
th
is your fatherly/priestly relations, 10 is your political
th th
relationships, 11 your elder co-borns and 12 your
enemies relations.
When the lagna has a healthy relationship with the
concerned house, the relationships pertaining to that house
th
will be good. Eg. if lagna and 5 lord are friendly and have a
good relationship, then there will be Putra soukhyam. If
th
lagna lord and 6 lord are in friendly terms there wont be
much of trouble from enemies.

Likewise, suppose a weak lagna or its lord is afflicting Surya

th th
or 9 / 9 lord, then there will be trouble to father due to the
native. So, who is the host and who is the parasite need to
be seen from the lagna and the concerned house
relationship and who gets weak in the process.
.

7) Anger:

Look out for Surya, Kuja, Sani and Rahu. The houses
rd th th th nd
to be considered are Lagna, 3 , 6 , 5 , 10 and the 2 .
rd
3 is the house of obstinancy, courage and its expression.
th th
6 is the house of enmities. 5 is the discretion and
th nd
wisdom. 10 – esteem, 2 is speech. Rasis to be
considered are Mesha, Simha, Dhanus and the above
houses’ rasis. How cold or how volatile you will be depends
on the nature of Grahas. Sani is cold whereas Rahu or Kuja
are very aggressive.

8) Gluttony/Substance Addiction:

It has been found that emotional factors behind gluttony and

addiction are same. Depression, boredom, restlessness,
and lack of outlet of creative energy.

Physical factors include excess of bilious energy, indicated

th nd
by 6 house and 2 house being occupied by Sani, Kuja,
Sukra or Surya.
th th
Rahu in 5 , 9 or lagna is also a major driving factor. Guru
nd
in 2 house will make one enjoy food, but one will control
the intake as age progresses.
nd rd
One’s tastes for food can be observed from ones 2 and 3
house’s satvic nature. More malefic influences in these
th
houses lead to non-vegetarianism of all forms. Here 9
th
(dharma) and 5 (viveka) houses also play a significant
role.

Sukra in watery signs, influenced by Kuja, Rahu or Sani is a

primary factor for substance addiction. With a weak
Chandra, one may not be able to come back to normalcy, if
addicted. Many a time, addiction has led natives with
Chandra- Sani combination to insanity and even suicides.

9) Laziness and Obsoleteness

(not enriching oneself and falling into a subsistence.)

Other than our basic factors, namely the Lagna, Surya and
Chandra, the following factors are very important:

Sani has been described as “Mando alasa:”

Kuja has been described as the Oja karaka, which means
the driving energy.
th rd
6 house(house of lack of focus and laziness), 3
th
house(the house of drive), and the 10 (the house of
karma).

People with Sani in lagna are supposed to be very slow and

lazy unless otherwise fortified. Kumbha lagna people with
an afflicted Mesha and Karkataka are seen to be the most
th
lazy people. Guru in 6 is another yogam for laziness.
rd
Benefic grahas like Guru or Sukra coming into 3 , reduces
the veeryam(valour or virility) of a person.

Propitiations

Normally, it is when we have the wrath of Grahas, we

consult a Jyotisha. When nothing else works out, we blindly
follow the Jyotisha and the Priest and do any unreasonable
thing they suggest.

Mostly the advices rendered will be like, “you are having

such a bad period because of this and that, and there is a
small chance that you may get ok if you do these
propitiations.”

The desperate client will do anything and everything

possible as he has no other go. 70 % cases, the
propitiations fail and yet there wont be much complaints, as
it was previously told that it may not work due to the severity
of the bad period. Or, because by this time a new problem
would have cropped up!

The propitiations mentioned below are inexpensive, self do-

able, surely helpful in general body and mind health. And if
it works for you to rectify the bad periods, it means
Astrology works. Find out for yourself:
Propitiations for an afflicted Surya

When Surya is afflicted, you need to do at least 20 minutes

of sunbath daily. Wheat intake has to be increased. Red
chilly to be avoided. (Green chilly can be taken.) Copper
utensils to be preferred for cooking. Drinking water kept at
least for 2 hours in Copper vessels will be very beneficial for
all diseases Surya causes. Surya namaskaram surely
helps. Words to be honoured, or false promises not to be
given. Practice real dignity but check the haughtiness factor.

Siva bhava is to be worshipped. Best mantra is Om Nama:

Sivaya: 1008 times.

Propitiations for an afflicted Chandra

When Chandra is afflicted, regular sea bath helps. Fat in

milk and allied products to be maximum avoided. Soya most
preferred. Eating 5-6 times in a day to be avoided. 2 heavy
meals are more than enough for afflicted Chandra. Liquids
help more. Use more silver at home. Watering and taking
care of plant-life is an effective remedy for Chandra doshas.

Chandra aradhana on fullmoons and newmoons are very

powerful. Gouri to be worshipped. Best mantra is Om
Sivaya nama: 501 times.

Propitiations for an afflicted Kuja

Exercise helps these people more than anyone else.

The dreaded Chovva dosham can be propitiated to a large
extent, by removing the congestion of negative aggressive
energy through channelized exercising. Reducing Sodium
salt and substituting with Potassium salt helps. (to be done
after Doctor’s consent.) Butter milk and Red Gram to be an
integral part of the diet.

Taking care of the earth is the greatest propitiation for an

afflicted Kuja. This could be at your Kitchen garden or a
service to the nearby forest land.

Bhava for worship- Kumara. Hara haro hara is one of the

best mantra for Kuja. At least 108 times.

Propitiations for an afflicted Budha

Budha loves it when people focusses on what they do.

Intermittent silence and audible mantra japam work
wonders for Budha betterment. Teaching younger ones
without an authoritative air is well liked by Budha. Green
gram not just betters the logical memory, it gives better skin
too.

Vishnu incarnations like Krishna and Rama are Budha’s

bhava. A effective mantra being: Om Krishnaya
Parabrahmanae nama: 1008 times.

Propitiations for an afflicted Guru

Here is one who appreciates orthodoxy. Respectful attitude

towards fatherly people and Gurus will be well received by
Guru. So is the effect of chanting Bhajans. Bengal Gram will
do wonders for wisdom and taking fasting vritas like ekadasi
vrita will go a very long way in Guru preethi.

Om Gurubhyo Nama: 1116 times is the mantra and the

bhava is Parabrahma Vishnu.
Propitiations for an afflicted Sukra

Treating all women like mother and keeping away from

addictive substances(including food for which we have
obsession) will be good for Sukra afflicted people. Simple
dressing, lesser show off and learning music and art forms
will help more. Vanpayar(lobia) and honey + tender coconut
water are effective for virility.

Annapoorna and Lalita are highly potent bhavas of Sukra.

Usable Mantra: Sree devea nama: 1005 times.

Propitiations for an afflicted Sani

Yoga is the best for the Yogiswara. All forms of disciplined

physical work would be appreciated. Cleanliness(personal
as well as surroundings) matters. So does being helpful to
lesser fortunate. Sesame oil application under the feet and
all over the body will have special effects in taking care of
alasyam.(laziness)

Yogeswaraya nama: 1007 times is a miraculous mantra.

Bhava is Hari Hara Suta.

Propitiations for an afflicted Rahu

The ultimate deceiver will do better without garlic and with

lots of turmeric in food. Kadali pazham(a variety of banana)
and Milk + ginger + Jaggery is another good combination
which could be taken after prayers to Rahu.

Other propitiations include not criticising others without real

reasons, adhering to truth and nature worship.

Mantra 108 times, is Prakrityae nama: and bhava is Mother

Earth.
Propitiations for an afflicted Ketu

The fiery Ketu, the agent of Kuja, will cool a bit if you
meditate regularly. It helps if you avoid hot and spicy food.
Ketu will feel happy if you are involved in restoration of
relations as well as dilapidated social structures.
Bhava for worship: Ganesha. Usable mantra: Vighnaharaya
nama:

Propitiations for Gulikan

Upachayas are okay for Gulikan, but he is not good even in

th
the best of Upachaya, 11 ! Gulikan can be propitiated by
reverential remembrance of forefathers. Before food and
while bathing a prayer for them will do wonders. A lamp lit
with reverence, every evening at the south west corner will
be good. Special day for prayers being dark moon nights.

Bhava: forefathers. Mantra: Pitruvae nama: 11 times.

Chart
Gandhiji, October 2, 1869 at 7:12 AM, in Porbandar

GURU

CHANDRA
RAHU

MK Gandhi
KETU RASI CHART

SANI KUJA LAGNA

BUDHA SURYA
SUKRA GULIKAN

(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Bu- 3 yrs, 3 months, 13 days

CHANDRA KETU KUJA SURYA

SUKRA

LAGNA

SANI NAVAMSA
BUDHA CHART

GURU RAHU GULIKAN

Gandhiji was born in Kanya lagna, a very fertile artha sign.
It is also known for its steady, systematic, methodological
nature. A notable kanya lagna physical characteristic is
drooping shoulders.

Gandhiji was born in the nakshatra Aslesha. Aslesha is a

star known for its slow and steady entwining/influencing
nature, be it for positive or for negative purposes.

Chandra in swakshetra, karkataka with a meena navamsa

is strong though it has the weakness of Krishna paksha.

Lagna Surya which would have made him a fiery

aggressive man, got tempered as it is neecha aaropi (going
towards neecha in thula) and due to occupation of the cool
Kanya, and the navamsa in another Budha sign, Mithuna.
Being the lord of 12th, the house of frustrations and
losses, Surya in lagna conferred on him the temperament to
suffer and to stand for a cause. Still, one can find a kind of
excessive seeking of suffering also through this
combination. May be this was his moksha marga.

Chandra in Swakshetra in Karakataka,

with its navamsa in the Gurukshetra Meena is very
favourable, especially as it is posited in the Sarvabheeshta
sthaanam, namely the 11th. This favours desire fulfillment,
though we can find
some clouding and masking of desires due to the Rahu
yoga of the Krishna paksha Chandra. This also gives a kind
of Unmada yoga. (tendency for hysteria)

Kama(desires):

Bhavas 3, 7 and 11, the rasis Mithuna, Thula and Kumbha,

the grahas Sukra, Kuja, Sani and Rahu are the key
indicators of Kama. 3rd lord is Kuja, who is occupying a
Kama rasi, Thula, along with Sukra and Budha. Anytime
there is a relationship between Kuja and Sukra, there is an
accentuation of sensual passions. Here the yoga is in both
rasi as well as in navamsa which strengthens the point
further. A positive relief is that the yoga has the drishti from
Guru(though he is the 7th lord) 3rd house, which shows the
drive, has got Sani in it, which will slow it down, but doesn't
kill it. 7th lord is Guru occupying 8th, a dusthana. This
indicates the denial of a platform for sensual gratification.
Guru in
swakshetra navamsa makes it more satvic.

11th lord Chandra has been discussed before.

The goodness trine, 1, 5 and 9:

Lagna lord is Budha, who is in a favourable bhava, the

vaksthaana, the 2nd. (Budha here is Karmadhipa too) He
has association with another trine lord, Sukra which is very
favourable. Budha's navamsa from the rasi lagna's 5th
house, the house of wisdom further accents the goodness.

5th lord Sani is in 3rd house, an ishta bhava for Sani and in
Swakshetra navamsa. But we need to see the negative
presence of Ketu in the 5th, which ofcourse brings problems
too in decision making.

9th lord, Sukra is in excellent strength by being in

Swakshetra in Rasi as well as Navamsa. His yoga with the
lagna and karmadhipa Budha (dharmakarmadhipa yoga)
has conferred on him qualities par excellence, though the
desire factor is accented by the yoga with Kuja.

Gandhiji constantly tried to rise above his kamas and

pursue the path of Dharma to seek moksha. We have much
to learn from " the small obstinate man".
Chart
Nathuram Godse, May 19, 1910 at 8:29 AM, in Baramati,
Pune

RAHU
SUKRA SANI SURYA LAGNA
BUDHA KUJA

GULIKAN

Godse
RASI CHART

KETU CHANDRA
GURU

(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Surya- 0 yrs, 5 months, 12 days

CHANDRA GURU BUDHA SANI

KUJA

SURYA
RAHU

NAVAMSA
LAGNA CHART KETU
SUKRA GULIKAN
Godse was born on the nakshatra Uttaraphalguni (uthram)
whose lord is Surya. Uthra is known for its commitment to
causes and partnering. If it is for the wrong or for the right,
needs to be seen from the nakshatra lord Surya's
disposition and other combinations. In Godse's case, Surya
th
is the vikrama lord in the house of losses, the dusthana 12 .

Here the lagna is Mithuna. Its lord Budha is in 12th house in

combination with Vikramadhipa (3rd lord) Surya and the
eternally doubting Rahu. Budha being in vargottama confers
on the native, many good qualities also like sharp
intelligence and association with knowledgeable scholars.
The lagna is occupied by Kuja, the lord of 6th and 11th. 6th
house being the house of enemies, litigations and diseases
Kuja gets more strength for his natural valour. Kuja in lagna
aspected by Sani, the lord of 8th and 9th, gives one high
inflammability. (agni- maarutha)

Chandra, the second lord is posited in 4th, in Kanya, along

with Guru, the karma lord forming a Gaja kesari yoga,
though not in full strength. This gives leadership qualities
and a strong mind. The drishti of the 5th lord Sukra in
exaltation is another very positive aspect.

Dharma:

For a Mithuna lagna person, the dharma lord Sani happens

th
to be the lord of 8th as well. Anytime dusthanas like 8 is
influencing the 9th, there could be confusions/lack of clarity
regarding rights and wrongs. Here Sani has gone into his
neecha rasi, mesha which means chances for getting into
the wrong track, for even a good reason is very high. When
the 3rd, vikrama lord has also gone into dusthana the
expressions of dharma also could be violent.

Karma:
th th th
10 lord, Guru is in 4 , fully aspecting 10 itself is good.
nd
His association with 2 lord Chandra is also good. The
th
positioning of Sukra(though duritha bhavadhipa) in 10 is
extremely good as he is in his Uccha.
Here is one man who is a perfectionist in his karma.

Dusthanas:

6th lord Kuja in lagna aspects by Sani. 6th occupied by Ketu

th th th
8 lord Sani in neecha, drishti from Gulikan. 12 lord in 10 .
12th occupied by 3rd lord Surya, Budha and Rahu. All the
dusthanas are very active in this horoscope. Hence the
suffering.

It can be seen that only one Graha is in Dharma rasi. So

that grahas significance is very high. Unfortunately Sani, the
graha in Dharma is in neecha. In Godse's case
misunderstood Dharma caused by Sani, high inflammability
caused by Kuja- Sani, negative expression of valour by 3rd
lord Surya in 12th etc caused the undesired effects,
including the murder of Mahatma Gandhi whose idealisms
differed much from Godse's.
Chart
Ramalinga Raju, September 16, 1954 at 11:19 AM, in
Bhimavaram, AP

CHANDRA KETU

GURU

Ramalinga Raju
RASI CHART
SURYA

RAHU LAGNA SUKRA BUDHA

KUJA SANI
GULIKAN

(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Su- 15 yrs, 23 days

KETU GULIKAN BUDHA

SUKRA GURU

SANI NAVAMSA CHART CHANDRA

KUJA

SURYA LAGNA RAHU

 th
Ramalinga Raju was born in Vrischika lagna, the natural 8
house of the zodiac. This rasi is a moksha sign, but with a
self defeating attitude. (the infamous self stinging scorpion
when defeated) The lagna lord Kuja is in an excellent
nd
position, the dhana sthaana 2 and in the navamsa of
athibandhu Surya. But the association with the shadowy
planet Rahu is not desirable. The lagna has the full aspect
from Guru, which reduces the negativity of the horoscope.

The manokaraka Chandra is weak and makes him

dependant on others for his happiness due to Krishna
th
paksha and the positioning in 6 , a dusthana. The aspect of
th
Sani from 12 house, further accents the negativity. This
gets worse as Chandra in this case, is the lord of Upasana
and Dharma also. That is when Mr. Raju gets into difficult
moods, his mind doesn’t allow him to do even prayers!
Being in the Nakshatra Bharani lorded by Lord Yama, there
will be tremendous internal conflicts when deviating from
idealistic situations.
th
The atmakaraka Surya is occupying the 10
house(esteem), Swakshetra Simha and in Guru’s navamsa.
This gives a subtly proud nature which desires respect more
than money.
The positive is that, he can derive tremendous
atmachaitanyam through performing his duties.

Kama /desires:
rd th
3 lord Sani, and 7 lord Sukra are both in a yoga in a
th
kama rasi Thula. This happens to be the 12 , a dusthana.
th
The 11 lord, the next consideration, is also occupying the
th
Kama house 11 , but in Uccha wit Swakshetra navamsa.
These points coupled with the influence of a weak Dustha
th
Chandra and Surya posited in 10 will surely make the
person desirous of worldly respect and sensual too. The
influence of Guru in Uccha vargottama in Dharma sthaana
will take care of all this other than when very bad periods
would run, when what is required is more upasana and
sticking to idealisms.
Sufferings, the result of Dusthanas:
th th th
6 , 8 and 12 are the Dusthanas responsible for
th th
sufferings. In Raju’s case, 6 has Chandra, 8 has Ketu
th
and 12 has Sukra and Sani. Which means during the
periods of these grahas he may find himself in situations
which lead him to sufferings. Presently Raju is running the
th th
period of 6 house Chandra in Rahu dasa. 6 is more about
financial liabilities, cases and diseases. So its quite natural
that he has seen himself getting into all this now. Post
mortems do help. Atleast for the others around. When bad
periods run, we need to depend more on the superior power
and obtain grace.

The goodness factors:

th
The lord of wisdom, ie the 5 lord Guru is Vargottama in
th
9 , the bhagya sthaana in his Uccha kshetra Karkataka. It
th
is aspected by lagna lord Kuja. As the 5 house is poorva
th
punnyam and 9 is the para punnyam Raju will surely
benefit from all his present birth’s struggle in his next birth.
Raju is of course a worldly wise man, no matter where his
Rahu dasa’s Chandra apaharam has landed him in! He will
emerge stronger and wiser if he doesn’t sting himself
with his self defeating attitude during the present
period (upto august 2009). After June 2010, when this
Guru dasa starts, Raju’s fortunes will soar high, spiritually
for sure, and materially too.
Chart
Swami Vivekananda, January 12, 1863 at 6:33 AM, in
Kolkata

KUJA KETU
GULIKAN

Swami Vivekananda
RASI CHART
LAGNA
BUDHA
SUKRA

SURYA RAHU GURU SANI

CHANDRA

(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Chandra- 4 yrs, 3 months, 2

days

SUKRA BUDHA SANI CHANDRA

KUJA

KETU
GULIKAN

LAGNA NAVAMSA
RAHU CHART

SURYA GURU
The persevering karma rasi Makara is rising as lagna for
Swami Vivekananda, and in it is posited, Yogakaraka(lord of
a trikona and kendra) Sukra and Dharmadhipa Budha.
Sukra gathers more strength as he has an Uccha navamsa
also. Lagna being a karma rasi, with the lord of dharma, 9th
lord, and the karma and self esteem(10th) in it, will make
the person a dharmika karma yogi. Lord of lagna, Sani is
in Dharma sthana(9th), in conjunction with the manokaraka
Chandra. In navamsa also, Sani is in strength in mitra
kshetra, in budhi sthana. Sani has given strong spiritual and
yogic tendencies and opportunities to the native.

Surya, the ashtamadhipa is in vargottama and in 12th

forming a vipareeta rajayogam. The pitru karaka, Surya
though in vargottama, as is in a dusthana, accounted for his
father's not very long span of life. The same Surya being
the lord of Ayu sthanam could be held responsible for
Swami's short life span.(a strong lagna and 3, 6 or 11
posited with malefics normally give a long life)

Krishna paksha Chandra being in 9th, the

dharma sthana, in Hasta Nakshatra, with
Lagnadhipa Sani makes the person sensitive and gives
tremedous spiritual yearning.

Karma is occupied by Guru, which is fully aspected by Kuja

who is in Swakshetra in Vidyakshetram. Guru is in bandhu
navamsa in 11th bhava. This favours success in karma, in
this case spiritual pursuit.

Kama: 3rd lord Guru in karma sthaana, 7th lord Chandra

who is in dharma, the 9th and the 11th lord, being Kuja who
is in a dharma rasi in swkshetra with a drishti from Guru,
gave the Swami desires mainly connected with dharma. If
you take the natural kama rasis also, ie mithuna, tula and
kumbha they have a tremendous dharma(associations with
dharma rasis/bhavas and Guru) sambandham.
Dusthanas: the lord of 6th Budha is in lagna, who is also
the dharma lord. Which implies in this case, that when
diseases, debts and enemies trouble, the dharma thoughts
intensify. 6th lord in lagna surely gives the above mentioned
problems. 8th lord, Surya gave sufferings on account of
Father and diseases of the heat, whereas the 12th
lord(house of restrictions) Guru being in 10th in Sukra
kshetra brought much struggle and frustrations. Swami’s
famous statement- “evolution through struggle..” must have
been inspired by his personal experience.

More on struggles: Vivekananda, before his acquaintance

th
with Sri Ramakrishna was full of confusion. 5 lord Sukra
th
though excellently posited, 5 house, the bhava of
intellect/wisdom is occupied by the most difficult of all,
namely Khantakaraka Ketu and Gulika. This surely gives
lack of clarity and confusions.

“Expansion is life and Contraction is death” –

Swami Vivekananda.

Vivekananda’s lagna is makara, which is the karma bhava

of the natural zodiac. And in lagna as we discussed before,
the lord of wisdom, 5th and the lord of dharma, 9th is
posited. The struggles mentioned above and the blocades
idealism genereally brings, were eventually overcome
through constant search, sadhana and ofcourse divine
th th th th
support. 5 /10 lord Sukra, 9 lord Budha and Guru in 10
surely helped in this. Another notable aspect is Kuja’s
th
drishti into 10 , which gave him a steely resolve. (Swami’s
tremendous scientific temperament is also seen from this)
Chart
Jayalalitha, February 24, 1948 at 14:34 PM, in Chennai

SUKRA RAHU LAGNA

GULIKAN

SURYA SANI
BUDHA
Jayalalitha
RASI CHART
CHANDRA
KUJA

GURU KETU

(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Ketu- 3 yrs, 5 months, 29 days

LAGNA
KUJA KETU CHANDRA
GURU

SANI

NAVAMSA
SUKRA CHART
SURYA

GULIKAN RAHU BUDHA

When a person has a Chandra – Mangala yoga(with the

dispositor Surya in weak in Satrukshetra) and Sani in
2nd house, we all can infer how the wealth will be
amassed by the native. But then, when the person has
got the 10th lord Guru in 7th in swakshetra and in 10th it
is Sukra in Uccha kshetra, we need to agree that this
person’s political career will be fruitful to the state
whatever be the other negatives. This is so for sure, as
this person’s Guru dasa will start from 2012 August.

Jayalalitha’s nakshatra is Makha- 3rd pada, indicating

a nature to express aristocracy. In a right direction the
Nakshatra has got tremendous potential, but with
wrong combinations, may prove otherwise.

Her lagna is Mithuna, with the lord Budha in Bhagya

position. The drishti of Guru into the lagna makes it
stronger. Surya, is in a rather weak state, though in
Bhagya, as it is Satrukshetra in both rasi and navamsa.
Indicating, a very raw form of ego, which needs lot of
evolution. Surya’s weak positioning in 9th, will
normally confer hypocrisy in religious expressions and
personality. Chandra is in a strong state though 3rd
house yoga with Kuja(the earlier mentioned Chandra
mangala yoga) gives excess of vikrama and
duschilkyam.A positive feature is that this combination
gets the drishti of Guru vis a vis the 9th drishti. True,
Guru has got the dreaded Kendradhipathya dosha, but
still he is powerful enough to confer rajayogas
otherwise indicated.

Kuja is the owner of 6th and 11th, thus becoming a first

rate malefic. But if you take the case if Sani, who is
occupying the house of wealth, as he is in
moolatrikona navamsa in dharma from radix lagna, he
will lose much of his negative with time.

Another very intersting position is that of Rahu’s.

When the house of friendship, ie the 11th house is
occupied by Rahu and in navmasa he is in 6th from
radix lagna, friendships will most definitely prove to
be head aches for JJ. Likewise, the house of wisdom,
the 5th house is occuped by Ketu, who again has got a
12th bhava position from radix lagna in navamsa chart.
This also will give troubles in decision making.

Getting over the negatives:

9th lord Sani in 2nd will perform better if she observes
silence, in place of wrong utterances.
Fasting on Saturdays and Mondays also will be of
tremendous help as 2nd house is the house of food too.
Surya needed to be strengthened through a proper,
“who am i?” enquiry and through Mahakala worship.
Guru pooja also is another method. Wrong friendships
to be avoided. Intake of lot of tumeric will
automatically set in this. Chandra mangala yoga to be
in a positive direction, she needs to do lot of writing
works. (3rd house is the house of writing) Giving good
exercise to the hands also will help. To help her in
taking right decisions, before every decision, praying
to Ganesha will help ease the Ketu issue.

With these propitiations she can usher in more peace

and meaning into her life. And, we may see a good
leader for Tamil nadu and for India.
Chart
Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, July 18, 1935 at 9:20
AM, in Madurai

BUDHA
KETU

SANI SURYA

Sankaracharya
Jayendra Saraswati
CHANDRA RASI CHART LAGNA
SUKRA

RAHU KUJA GULIKAN

GURU

(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Kuja- 4 yrs, 2 months, 28 days

SANI GURU KETU

SURYA

BUDHA NAVAMSA SUKRA

GULIKAN CHART

LAGNA CHANDRA
RAHU KUJA
Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, one of the most
favoured disciple of the epitome of knowledge, Late
Sankaracharya Chandrasekhara Saraswati got into
controversy when he was arrested on certain issues.

Jayendra Saraswati has Simha as lagna indicating, natural

th
leadership qualities. The lagna lord Surya is in 12 , the
house of frustrations and losses, and spirituality too. Surya’s
vargottama surely gives strength, but the effects of
dusthana position can’t be discounted for.
rd th
Lagna is occupied by the 3 and 10 lord Sukra, who is the
natural signifactor of sensuality. Sukra’s vargottama again
adds more strength to him. We have to clearly note the
th
drishti of Sani from the 7 to Sukra, which increases the
sensual element.
th
Chandra is posited in 6 house, another dusthanam, with
rd
the drishti of Kuja from 3 house. It clearly gives an
aggressive temperament with mood fluctuations.
rd
Guru in 3 house in Sukra kshetra is again not very
favourable, but his association with Kuja, the lord of Bhagya
and Dharma is auspicious.
th
5 house, the house of wisdom is occupied by Rahu, who
also is in vargottama as in navamsa also he is Dhanu. But
th
Rahu in 5 gives a smoky wisdom, normally seen in spies
and politicians.
th
7 house(Kama) Saturn in Moolatrikona is definitely good,
but the drishti of Sukra there is not very desirable.

Now, what this made this person the favourite of the great
Chandrasekhara Saraswati? Note the position of the strong
nd th
2 lord Budha in 11 , in Swaksetra. It gives the person
extraordinary verbal skills and scriptural knowledge. In
Sookshma, ie the navamsa, it may be noted that Budha is in
th
Dusthana 6 , along with Gulika. It may be also observed
nd
that Gulika is occupying the 2 house in Rasi.
Overcoming the negatives:
th
Lagnadhipa Surya is vargottama in 12 , which means that
through spiritual observances of the “Arka Sambhu” can
give positive results.
th
10 lord Sukra as is in lagna can grant positive results if any
art forms are practised.
th
Rahu in 5 can be made positive by assiting to create a
more greener nature. (Dhanu is araamam too)
th
Sani in 7 can be made made use of in a more positive way
through yoga and silence.
th
Chandra in 6 can be more positive through fasting and
through liquid foods.
Guru in bhagya in navamsa can be harnessed by strict
adherece to conventional dharma.

The Sankaracharya of Kanchi is the Hindu Pope of the

region. We can never know from outside if he overcame his
negatives and became the one his Guru would have wanted
him to be. Lets hope for it.

Chart
Mother Teresa, August 28, 1910 at 2:25 PM, in Skopje,
Yogoslavia

CHANDRA RAHU
SANI

SUKRA

Mother Teresa
RASI CHART
SURYA
KUJA

BUDHA
LAGNA KETU GURU GULIKAN
(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Sukra- 0 yrs, 9 months, 28 days

GULIKAN LAGNA SURYA

BUDHA GURU
KETU

NAVAMSA CHART
RAHU SANI

CHANDRA KUJA
SUKRA

th
Mother Teresa was born in Bharani 4 Padam. The
nakshatra Bharani is Yama’s star, known for its
experiments with truth and death. Chandra is posited in
Dharma rasi Mesha with its navamsa in Moksha rasi
th
Vrischika, the 8 amsa. Chandra’s association with Sani
who is in neecha rasi and Chandra’s neecha amsa to be
noted indicating a mind frame which is very sensitive to the
sufferings. The Guru drishti makes the combination a very
humane one.

Lagna if Dhanu, with Guru not in a malefic state normally

makes a person very God fearing and humanitarian. In
Mother’s case, Dhanu lagna lord Guru is in a very
th
favourable position 11 , with an amsa in Karkataka, its
Uccha rasi.
th th
Surya the 9 lord in 9 itself with another trikona lord Kuja
is a very powerful Rajayoga. The lord of Dharma combining
with the lord of Wisdom makes a person very practical
about carrying on with his/her Dharma.
The 3 pivotal points of a horoscope, namely the Lagna,
Surya and Chandra are in Dharma Rasis. This indicates the
person’s basic nature.

The Karma lord Budha is in karma position itself in Uccha

Kshetra again indicating the dedication to Karma.

Negatives:
Sani in house of budhi would surely have given lack of
clarity many a time to Mother Teresa. Especially because it
is afflicting the manokaraka Chandra.
th
6 house is occupied by Rahu which indicates diseases due
to wrong eating habits and lack of cleanliness. (may not be
apparent as Rahu is an expert masker)
th th
The 11 lord Sukra in a dusthana, 8 shows that her friends
may not have been as good as they aparently looked to be.
(eg Charles Keating, the fraudster). Also, her understanding
of sex and sexual matters would have been very ordinary.
th
Surya in 9 house gives a religious exhibition nature.
th
Gulikan in 10 gives certain abberrations in karma.
th
The I feeling due to 9 Surya and Neechamsa Chandra
may have caused her some obstacles in the moksha the
th
12 house Ketu and the lord Kuja’s bhagyasthana position
promised. But her karma must have given her enough
punnya to evolve to the next level.
Chart
Madonna, August 16, 1958 at 7:05 AM, in Baycity, USA

KUJA
KETU

SURYA
SUKRA
Madonna
RASI CHART
LAGNA
CHANDRA
BUDHA
GULIKAN

SANI GURU
RAHU

(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Sukra- 11 yrs, 8 months, 8 days

SURYA KETU GULIKAN

SANI BUDHA

NAVAMSA
CHART

LAGNA KUJA CHANDRA

GURU SUKRA
RAHU
The study of Madonna’s chart is very interesting as it
is a strange combination of sensuality and spirituality.

Madonna was born with the dominating Simha lagna.

The lagna lord Surya is in 12th house, a difficult house
for Surya as the dominating nature gets a beating in the
12th. There, Surya is in association with his enemy
Sukra, indicating the difficulties of Surya, made more
complex through Sukra’s sensuality.

Her birth star is Pubba, the nakshatra ruled by Sukra.

Sukra thus gains more relevance. And, it is in neecha
amsa. Indicating very complex issues related to
sensuality.

Chandra in lagna along with Budha and Gulikan,

accents the artistic qualities and sensitivity. Chandra
being in a sthira rasi, gives fixity in purpose, and
Budha lends adaptibility and finesse. Chandra’s
amsaka in Budha kshetra and Budha’s in Chandra
kshetra adds more meaning to this association.

The association of the Lagna lord and 10th lord well

aspected by the Bhagya (9th) lord Kuja, ensured
professional success though in 12th house. May be, the
fact that there is an underlying sexual-spiritual(12th
house) theme in almost all her works, has been
instrumental in her professional success.

4th house, the house of Sukha, is occupied by another

difficult planet, Sani. Sani occupying the 7th
house(madana) in navamsa from radix lagna, again
indicates, where the dissatisfaction is rooted in.
Her Dharma lord(9th) Kuja in 9th itself along with
Ketu(the agent of Kuja), fully aspected by Guru, the
lord of 5th, the poorvajanmapunnya lord, and Rahu
makes her dharma, the righteousness, very strange but
solid and working. Also, the parivartana yoga between
Surya the lagna lord and Chandra the 12th lord, is a
very good yoga for spiritual development. We can find
the reasons of her evolution from a sensual dancer to a
Kabballah practitioner from all this.
Chart
Sigmund Freud, May 6, 1856 at 6 30 PM, in Austria

GURU SURYA CHANDRA SANI

SUKRA BUDHA
RAHU

Sigmund Freud
RASI CHART
GULIKAN

LAGNA KUJA
KETU

(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Chandra - 0 yrs, 5 months, 2

days

KUJA SUKRA
RAHU

BUDHA CHANDRA

NAVAMSA CHART

LAGNA SURYA KETU GURU

SANI GULIKAN

The psychologist who researched so much on sexual

drives, had lagna as the Sukra kshetra Tula, Chandra
in Sukra kshetra Rishabha in 8th house and Surya in
Madana kshetra(7th) along with Sukra and Rahu.
Sukra is a very important planet in this horoscope as he
is not just the lagna lord, but as he is in 7th, constituting
a malavya yoga(though afflicted). Also Sani, the
yogakaraka’s positioning in 9th is very significant.

Whenever a person has a very active 8th house, it gives

him a mystical nature, or he will researh more on the
subtleties. 8th is not just about the death, but also about
the mystery of life. 9th lord Budha coming into this
house of research gave him the temperament to dig
more into this.

And, when a person has Sani in 9th, the house of

dharma, the person may not be bothered about getting
the approval of the society about his perception of
rights and wrongs or the dharma.

When there is Kuja in 12, the house of Sayana

(pleasures of the bed) and when it is in the 7th amsa
from the radix lagna, the sexual theme is getting
accented.

Regarding their understanding of the subject, there is a

famous “A” joke about Freud and Jung. It goes like
this:

“ S Freud had a desire to mate with an elephant. He

went in search and finally found one. He finds a
ladder, climbs her up, and starts the game. Jung who
was witnessing all this climbed up a coconut tree and
started masturbating. A coconut from this tree fell on
the elephant’s head and she said “ouch!” And Freud
asked her “did I hurt you baby?”

12th lord Budha in 8th constitutes a vipareeta rajayoga.

If he was right or not in his beliefs, we may not know,
but we can be sure that through his research or
sadhana, he must have evolved a lot. A major fact to be
considered here is that Sani,the lord of the house of
wisdom, of 5th, is in 9th, another trine. Sani is a
yogakaraka for Tula, and thus becoming more
beneficial. We need to remember that 5th is poorva
janma and 9th is the next one. Whenever there is an
benefic connection between 1, 5 and 9, the native will
be fulfilling the karmic destiny promised in the past
births.
Chart
Alfred Hitchcock, August 13, 1899 at 3:15 AM, in London.

GULIKAN KETU

LAGNA
SURYA
Hitchcock SUKRA
RASI CHART
BUDHA

RAHU SANI CHANDRA KUJA

GURU

(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Rahu - 11 yrs, 5 months, 14

days

SURYA KUJA RAHU BUDHA

SANI

CHANDRA NAVAMSA
GURU CHART

SUKRA KETU LAGNA GULIKAN

The man who made many a nail biting thriller, has got
his vikrama bhava(3rd house) occupied by Kuja, who
also has got a swakshetramsa in the karma bhava from
radix lagna. His vak sthaana, 2nd house, is occupied by
Vak(word) karaka Budha, who also has got swakshetra
navamsa. When there is an association between Surya
and Sukra, especially in lagna, 5th, 9th or 10th house, it
has been observed that there is a high chance for
theatre life.

Hitchcock was born in Karkataka lagna, the rasi of

Chandra the karaka for imagination. Chandra is
posited in 4th house, along with Guru forming a
Gajakesari yoga.(weak, as Guru has very less of
strength due to Satrukshetra sthithi and neecha amsa)

Surya in lagna is very strong in this case, as he is in

Chandra’s rasi and Guru’s navamsa in bhagya sthaana
from radix lagna.

Sani in the house of intelligence and theatrical

expression, has given those, rather serious outlook,
especially as Sani is in great strength in moolatrikona
navamsa in the house of death (8th house) from radix
lagna. Budha in 2nd will ofcourse give a kind of wry
humour too.

The most important thing about this horoscope is that

the Karmadhipa Kuja who is in the house of Vikrama,
is in a positive form as he is in 10th in navamsa from
radix lagna. He receives no evil aspect. We should
consider that this Kuja is the lord of wisdom too.

Had this Kuja been negative, instead of movies, he

would have used his creative intelligence in real life
situations, which could have yielded rather difficult
situations for the world.

Chart
LK Advani, October 8, 1927, 9 16 am, Karachi

GURU CHANDRA RAHU

LK Advani
RASI CHART

GULIKAN

LAGNA SURYA SUKRA

SANI KUJA
KETU BUDHA
(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Ketu - 3 yrs, 10 months, 8 days

KETU SURYA CHANDRA BUDHA

KUJA GURU
SUKRA

NAVAMSA CHART

LAGNA SANI GULIKAN

RAHU
LK Advani is born with the ascendant/lagna as
Vrischika. The lord of lagna Kuja/mars being in the
12th house, the house of frustrations, generally the
horoscope indicates hardships/struggles. The lagna is
occupied by Sani and Ketu, once again accenting the
delays and ostacles. But sani being in vargottama, as
it occupies the same rasi in navamsa also, will surely
confer good results finally.

The house of wisdom and poorva punnya, the 5th, is

occupied by Guru in moolatrikona. Guru is in Uccha
navamsa, in the 10th house from radix lagna. This
Guru is aspecting Sani, which should intensify Sani's
good results.

10th house is the house of honours and position and its

lord Surya is in 12th a dusthana. He is in Uccha
navamsa in 6th from radix lagna, which means that
power and position will be always strugglesome for
this person.

The significant thing about navamsas in this horoscope

is that Surya, Guru and Chandra have come into
exaltations in the navamsa. They are well backed up by
Sani's vargottama and Budha's swakshetra.

LK Advani will have to brave n number of troubles for

power. His health will deteriorate badly after 4 years,
and he can expect an accident too.

Overcoming dark sides:

Sani in lagna generally makes a person "alasa:"(lazy).
But in Advani's case as this Sani is in vargottama. ie in
same rasi in navamsa also and as the
Karmaadhipa(10th lord) Surya though in 12th, the
house of losses/spiritual nature, is in
Uccha(exaltation) navamsa the basic nature of laziness
will be overcome through will power, discipline
and persistence.

Chandra the manokaraka in 6th house, indicates a mind

which is sensitive.. but its occupation of the uccha rasi
in navamsa indicates, how through reflecting on ones
own limitations, he could emerge as a stronger person.

Sukra in neecha in rasi in 11th, indicates an unfair

friend circle, from where he had to face lot of
problems. But a drishti (aspect) of Guru has/will save
him from disgrace and will give him opportunities to
derive meaning out of any relationship.

To sum it up, here is a person who has acquired more

qualities than inherited.
Chart
Paramahamsa Yogananda, January 5, 1893 at 20:30 PM, in
Gorakhpur

KUJA RAHU
GURU

Paramahamsa
Yogananda
RASI CHART LAGNA
CHANDRA

SURYA GULIKAN KETU SANI

BUDHA SUKRA

(Vimsottari) Dasa balance- Ketu- 5 yrs, 4 months

CHANDRA LAGNA
BUDHA

GURU SANI
SUKRA RAHU

NAVAMSA CHART
KETU GULIKAN

SURYA
KUJA
Paramahamsa Yogananda was born in the Magha
nakshatra. This nakshatra is a strange combination of
Surya, the ‘aham’ feeling, Ketu, the renunciate and Pitru,
the ancestral experience.
It normally makes a person in the material world do things
for appreciation or atleast for a feeling of aristocrasy or it
makes a renunciate who gets a taste of the higher life. Of
the Gandantha trine nakshatras Aswini, Makha and Moola,
Magha is the most confused and hence tries harder to dive
deeper into spiritual practices.

In Paramahamsa Yogananda’s case, lagna is Simha, a

th
dharma sign. The lord Surya is posited in 5 house, a
trikona in strength. Surya’s neechamsaka, must have been
the chief worry for Guruji, as it implied that he could never
exercise power in a dignified way.

Chandra is also in lagna which makes all the 3 pivotal

points to occupy Dharma rasis. Which indicates that the
person will not move away from the dharma marga, in
normal case.

Well, we all expect all these beneficial positions in holy

men’s horoscopes, but what interests us most is the
th
positioning of Guru and Kuja in a dusthana 8 house. When
th th
9 lord occupies 8 , it normally gives a person with a non-
conformist dharma. An experimentor. Guru, the graha of
th
orthodoxical knowledge going in to 8 also gives
unorthodoxical temperament. Rahu in the house of dharma
accents this.

Yoga is the science of life and death. And who experiments

on this more than a Yogi? So, it is very natural that PY’s
th
horoscope has a very unique and blessed 8 house, the
th
house of death. Guru in 8 is in moolatrikona, along with the
dharma/bhagyadhipa Kuja. The association is fully aspected
nd
by Sani from the 2 .
th th
12 lord Chandra in lagna and Rahu in 9 must have been
the key indicators which forced PY to seek his destiny
abroad. The Vak karaka Budha’s occupation of the trikona
th th th nd
5 with Surya and the aspect of 5 and 9 lords into the 2
house which gives Sani a very changed constitution, were
responsible for his highly acclaimed words.