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STRENGTH OF PLANETS
TVestern: Westerners ccnsider that a planet situated in its
own sign is the strongest. The signs are in Sayana system.
Next in strength is the essential dignity i.e , exaltation. .Accord-
ing to them Sun in 19 deg. in Aries, Moon in 3rd deg Taurus,
Mars in 28 Caplicorn, Mercury in 15 in Virgo, Jupiter in l5 in
Cancer, Venus in 27 in Pisces Saturn in 2l in Libra and Rahu
in the 3rd in Gemini and Kethu in the 3rd degree in Sagittarius.
What we call as debilitation or neecba, they call as FALL a4d
hence these planets are debilitated in the opposite signs of their
exaltation ones. They consider that a planet is very powerful
in the elevated position Meridian is the most elevated one.
They term a planet in its own sign as Domal dignity. Detri-
ment is the term used when a planet is in a sign opposite to its
own. They have notbing as Moolatrikona, Shadbala, Ashtakal
varga etc.

If a planet is dignified, it will manifest good qualities whcrc-

as planets without dignity will manifest the lower sidc of thc
nature. They give importance more to .the aspect rhan these
digniti"s.

Hindu system: They have their nrethod cf calcutating thc

sixfold strength of a planet to ascertain whether it is strong and
do good to the native. They are Kalajr, Chesta, Uchchaja, Dik,
Ayana and Sthana. AIso it is said that Moon, Mars and Venus
are strong if the birth were to be in the night hours ; Mercury
always ; the other planets are strong if the birth was in the day
time.

. Moon is said to be stqong when it is full, i.e., waxing Moon.

Sun is strong when he is in Northern course, other planets
when lhey are rctrograde.

Sun and Mars are strong in the tenth house. Moon and,
Venus are strong in the 4th house. Mercury and Jupiter aro
strong in the asce ndant. Saturn strong in the 7th. Moon, Mer-
cury and Sattrrn are strong in the southefn coursc and the others
iu the northrn course.
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'A planet is strong if it is retrograde or if it is full and not

eclipsed, even though it is debilitated or deposited in cnemy's
quarters.' If a planet is eclipsed, it loses all its strcngth, irrcr-
pectivc of it being exalted etc. Thus the Hindus have various
rules to calculate the strenglh of the planet.

Hindus are of opinion that strong planets will offer invari-

ably advantageous results, wtre as those who have little strcngth
will do harm. In practice, it is found tobc ABSURD Arc there
not people born in Cancer Ascendant having Jupiter exalted in
the ascendant suffered during Jupiter Dasa ? Aretherenot pcoplc
born in Aries having Saturn in 7 met with only difrculties, dia'
grace and dlsappointment ? Therefore thc nature of the rcsult
need not be desirable simply because a planetis strong. Further
there are many othcr rules; amendments. An cxalted planct if
retrograde it loses strength. An exalted planet lf debllltated in
Navamsa it loses strength and vice versa. A dcbilitated planct
lf retrograde gains strength. If debilitated in Rasi but exaltod
ln Navamsa it gains strength.

In K.P. no such confusion. or thousands of rules. Natal

floroscope:-
/,
In a Natal chart, do not wony ahether a planel is ln
direct motion or retrograde. There is no diference, Retro'
grade planels neither loses strength nor they are harmful..
If one takcs the horoseopes of those born in March, April and
May, 1922, they had Rahu, Juplter and Srturn in Virgo.
They were retrograde. People born in the stats of Venus,
Sun, Moon, Mars and Rahu had the dasas of Jupiter follow'
ing Rahu and then Saturn The lived long: They had educa-
tion, they had their mariiage, birth of children, purchasc of
car, house, etc. They enjoyed thc fruits of life in this world.
Have the retrograde planets denitdbecause they were retrogrado.
No. Not at all. There is nothingas exaltation becoming auspicious
and debilitation inauspicious.

In K.P. (a) if a plonet ls exalted but is in tbe constellatipn

of a planet in debilitation, the extent to which it can do cithef
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good or bad is limlted. A container (the planet) may be big but

thc content is a cheap affair (lord of the constellation is the
content) likc cotton bundle.' But a debilitated planet (small
packet in the constellation of a planet in exaltation (costly
!ems) is similar to diamond in a' small packet. Thc lord
of
the constellation is to be considcred as one representing lhc
valuc of -the content. The container is the planet which is
deposited in a constellation.

Retrograile-HorrrY chart

InHorary horoscope, planets in retrograde motion, if

dcposited in the ,constellation of a planet which is in direct
motion indicates that after some obstacle and delay, the matter
will materlalise, when it is indirect motion and passes beyond the
point wherefrom retrograde motion started.

But planets in retrograde if deposltcd ln the conslllation of

another retrograde planet or in its own when retrograde, promi-
ses only failure. Never success.
I
Planets in direct motion if dcposited in the constellation
of a retrograde planet, onc cannot have succe's (For retrograde
motion take only Mars, Mercuty, Juplter, Venus and Saturn
Rahu and Kethu should not be considered as retrograde, aE
these two nodes never appear to retracc the path travelled by
thcm. W[en all planets, in direct motion moves in one direc-
tion Rahu and Kethu move in the opposite direction. But they
t"
do not take such a direction by which the Sun or Moon ever
travcl.)
If one wants to know whether he could marry a girl in view
and if tbe sub-lord of thc 7th cusp is in dircct motion but the lord
of the constcllation is retrograde he cannot marry ber. It does
not mean that he will never marry. If one wants to know whether
marriagc is pronnised at all and if the subJord of the ?th cusp
is relrograde and it is deposited in the constellation of a retro-
grade planet, he can never marly at all. If a planet is the signi-
ficator of 2 or ? or 11 and it is deposited in the c.rnstellation of
a rctrograde planet whctber it is in direct motion or retrograde,

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that ptanet cannot give marriage in its period or sub-period.
Hls
vote is invalld in the election. If one wants to know
whethcr
be can divorce one; if the significator of I or 6 or l0 werc
to be in the consteilation of a pranet in retrograde motioa he
can't divorce her'. If one courrs imprisonm"nt and
if the sigar-
ficatorofthe houses 3 and 12 vre dipositeo in the consteflatron
of a olanet in retrograde motion, he wifl not be arrestcd, in
its
period and sub-period. But another significator
of 3 and 12
whether lt is retrograde or direct wilr give him prison li?e
rn its
period if this significator is in the constellation
of a pranet in
dlrect motion.

If one wants to know wheiher he will win in the races, or in

the competition, or ritigation or election, if the significator
of thc
houses 6 and I r is dcposited in the consteilation -of a
retrograde
planet he cannot win in the period and sub-period
of that pr"anct;
but later when tbe significator of 6 and I t, in direct or r.trogr"Jc
motion deposited ln the constellation of one io direct ,Jtioo,
rules, during its period and sub-period he will win.

ECLIPSE_ECLTPSED PLANET_RESULTS

lf any heavenly body intercepts the light of another

heavenly body and the onlooker is unable tu ,"I
th" fortn", on
planet it is said to be eclipsed. The nearer pranet
deprives rhe
light of the more distant pranet. Its brilllance, thi
shape and splcndour will be lost. "ii"or"t
In the sotar system, sun is taken as the centrar body
around which the pranets move round and round.
e""n-pruo-.t
has its own orbit- its own pathway round the Sun.
But the
earth and the Moon go round the Sun, together. The
one
feature of Moon wbich is about 2,40,000 miles away
from the
earth goes round thc carth oncc in 271 days and
both Moon and
earth go round tbe Sun once a year.

Mercury and venus are vcry near sun. sun is 93

milrion
miles away froru rhe earth. Mercury is 36 millioo,
o,it",
ffop Sun; Venus is 6? million r-niles away from the "w"y
Sun,
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Therefore, there will be occasloas when Moon, Mcrcury end

r Venus can come between tha earth and the Sun.

Suppose you keep one of your fingeru near clther of your

cyes. Close the other eye. One elephant standltrg 100 yiarr,
away is hidden by this smail finger. This depends on the sizo of
the finger, its nearness to the eye and the farther distance of tbe
clephant. Now, your eye, the finger and the elcphant are in thc
same line and plane. Suppose, the elephant ic lifted by a lift,
in the same place. Even though the elephant was hldden by tho
finger previously, as it is lifted up abovJth e area covered by the
finger, then thc elephant becomcs visible, slowly and steadily.

Thus Moon ls a decently big body. It is very near to thc

earth. The Sun is very far off. It is very big like thc elcphant
compared with finger. So, when the Moon comc*ln bciwccn
the observer and the sun, thc sun is not visible. srowly thc
- shadow of the Moon, covers the sun. This is cailed the Solar
t eclipsc. During the duration of thc ectipse the dscrination of
the Moon and sun will be rhe same. But if the declination is
different, but the celestial longitude of both is the samc then it is
I only New Moon. Similarly, when earth comes betwecn Moon
t and Sun, earth prevents Moon from getting the light of thc Sun,
and lunar eclipse is formed.
t
Just like, during sorar eclipse, sun loss its briliance and is
hldden by Moon, and during tunar eclipse Moon loses its
pleasant light and is hidden by the earthn so also thc rays of
other planets are interrupted. Bccause, we, on tho eartl, do
not recelvc very bright right, llluminatlng the objects oa thc
I earth, from other planets, we cannot see, noticc and realise the
eclipse of the other planetS.
t
The planets Mercqry and venus arc cailcd Inferior pranets
as thcy are nearer to sui than the earth and they can bebltween
tho Sun and the Earth, just like Moon during New Moon days
h and solar ecllpse days. Moon is hiddcn from sun by tho earts
I

ll
during lunar cclipso. But earth cao never cams in bctween
fvlercury and Sun or ln between Venus' and Sua. Because, Su4
It

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is the Centre. From Sun, Mercury is 36 millton mtles away'

venus is 67 million milcs from sun. The distanca between sun
and Earth ls 92 million miles.
The other planetsarc called the superior planets.
Westcrnets givc importance only to the Solar and Lunar
eclipse. They donot attach much lmportancc to the conjunction
of Sun with other plsnets.
Hindus pay much attcntlon to the eclipse of the planets
while they pi.Ai"t results of those planets in their dasas and
bhukties, while giving transit results how a planet gtting cclipsed
wlll behave and also while selecting an auspicious time to
celcbrate marriage, of entry into a new house or for learning
vedas, etc.

Hindus are of opinion that the eclipsed planet, whether

a benefio or a malefic, loqcs its shength especially to do gocd
to the native.
In Jataka Thatvam, Mahadeva says that the planet that is
cclipsed will cause trouble and produce untoward results. In
'sanketanidhi', Ramadayalu has said if Mars and Venus
are eclipsed and occupy the 5th house, the person conccrned
becomes one-eyed and if the lord of the rising dwadasamsa is
ecllpsed, the person's property is insecure the also says that the
lord of the rising Trimsamsa when eclipsed causes misunder'
standing among the relatives.

I(alidas is of the opinion that if the lord of a Bhavi is

cclipsed by the Sun's raysr-the Bhave is completely destroyed
cven if the Bhava is occupied by benefics. In his work 'Uttara
Kalamirtham', he adds that Venus and Saturn do not lose
strength even when eoliPscd.

Prithuyasas, son of Varahamihira, deals a little elaborately

in his work Horasara, with the results of eclipsed planets.
'Even though thc planets may be strong by occupying a position
in the Zodiac, yet they become weak if they are eclipsed by the
Sunand hence theydo notproduce thegoodeffects whichare
declared to fructify in their dasa period, yogas and their bhavas
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However strong a planet may be, still it will not produce any
- good cfrect if it is eclipsed; and during its dasa, results will be
bad. It will apply to the results of tho tshava itowns and also
occupies. He also mentions that planets, excepting Venus and
Saturn, lose half of their $trength when eclipsed. If the Moon
becomes eclipsed, the native will have a fall from his position,
will be mentally africted, and will suffer from jaundice and
similar diseases. Further, there will be risk from water.
Mars, when eclipsed, will give troubte and many kinds of
worries, and thc native's mind will be ln a destructive mood.
Mercury when eclipsed, brings loss through lands and
perpetual mental affiiction. He will suffer from jaundice, sick-
ness, catarrh, etc. He will also incur loss.

Eclipsed Jupiter gives nisery and happiness in equal

proportion.
Saturn in ectipsed state shows that the person's income and
expeuditure wili balance each other. He will not feel happy.
IIc will have a frail body. But this fame will spread very wide.
He will bo tormented by various mental cares
Prithuyasas also mentlons that one's education will be
spoiled in tbe period of a planet occupying the navamea sign
owned by the eclipsed one.

When longevity is calculated, the Hindu sages declare that

oneboro during the period of eclipse is very shortlived. If the
lords of the lagna, navamsa lagna and Moon rasi are all
cclipscd, the person cannot livb long.

While the strength of the ecllpsed planet is discussed,

Varahamihira says in Brlhat Jataka that planets, when eclipsed,
contribute only one half of what longevity they can give in tire
samc position in the Zodiac, if they are not cclipsed. But
Mantreswara in Phaladeepika writes that the strength of an
eclipsed planet is nil and a pGrsoq will meet with his end in lts
dara within a short time after it starts. Destruction to the
members of the family and wealth is threatened. He will have
litlgation and may suffer humiliation. He saye that thc eclipscd
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planet rullng the ?th house shows lcss ofwife; lord of 5 denotes
d"ogcr to children and. lord of lagna will causc death to thc
nativo. If the planet is nrt eclipsed, good effeot of the bHava
will be enjoycd. All will welcome the lord of 6 to he eclipsed
as il ic sfiong to destroy lhe enemies

Corrcct interpretation K. P:
[What eclipscd planet can do in its period or sub-pcrlod.l
Let us consider the results of the planets situated in tho
constellation of thosc which are eclipsed and what they signify.
If a planet is deposited ln the constellation of an eclipsed one
and if it is the sub-lord of the lagna cusp, the sub lordshows that
the native will be lmprisoned; ic will lead thc life incognito ;
will sufrer from fear, disease and anxiely, will participate in
funeral riter; incur losg and may lose position too, will bo un'
fottunate, etc.
Sub lord of 2od cusp:Behaves stupldly in a public
assembly, will be untrustworthy, will receive annoying lettcrs,
write bad ones or anonymous ones sufrer from eye troublcs, will
be'foul-tongued, spend heavily, incur ro1 al displeasure.

Sub lord of 3rd cusp : Demise of brotber, evil advlce,

trouble through secret mechanisation of irternal enemies, humili- E
ation, discomfixture and loss of pride thereby.
lord of 4th cusp : Distress to mother, sickness to dear
Sub
friende, daoger to building, trouble due to the loss of cattle,
dan;get from water and conveYance.

Sub lord of 5th cusp: {-ose of a child, aberration of the

mind, deception, wearisome, wandering' trouble in the stomach,
displeasure of the Govcrnment and bodily weaknesg.
tSob lord of 6th cusp : Will have troubles through thieves,
will suffer revers, defeat, will commit wicked acts, will do servile
duties, will be despised, scandalised and injured.
Sub lord of 7th cusp : Distress to son-in-law, sep4ratlon
from bcloved, untqward results due to the troubles from thc
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oppo$ftc sex, intrigues wlth wicked women,
- privatc parts, ever wandering. diseases in the

Sub lord of gth cusp :-Excessive sorrow

carnal appetite, jealousy, unconsciousness, poverty,of
: want scnse,
fruitless
rambling, sickness, humiiiation and Jeatn.
sub lord of 9th cusp:--wilr incur the wrath
or Guru or preceptor or frther suffer something of the dcity
untoward,
troubre to wife and chirdren, wilr do wicked
acts, eld-er's-o.rir",
will suffer from pcverty.
Sub lotd of IOth cusp : Fruitless attempts, loss of
honour, wifl become wicked, Lun", hi, p"rrnuornt
picious happeniogs, will reai bad place, inaus-
lifq sutrer troubles.
Sub lord of llth cusp :_Bad nwg,
tlegfle to elder brother,
sickness to children, will sutreriircry,i...ption
-, and ear disease.
Sublord of l2th cusp: Varibus diseases,
dishonour, dis_
appearancc of wealth, detention, bondage.

These results will be experienced

by a person wheo he runs
.he dasa, bhukti or anthra oi the sub
f"ii ,.ori";;;;";.
",
.. Mlntleswara gives hopes by saying that a planet, even when
eclipsed, if it occupies an auspi"ioo,
its period, offer mixed results
,i"go
""d
il;;;, i,,i,, ,.
dasa, agreeable and beneficial "oonouiry
in the latrer half at its
results.
Traneit resurts of ecripse, pranets: planets
through favourable houses.lhoises, constellations in their transit
whercin they have to give good effectst and subs
they happen to be eclipsed. Bur if
b."o-"
'the void of effect if
them be unfavourabre, then they *ilt giu" noor.r-'t-rJr,","i O,
bad effe*s in an
aggravated form.
Election of auspicious time for auy nndertaking :
the consreltation in r*,hich th" ;;;;"ti]rrs Avoid
have appeared with-
ln six months before and after th" *'-trr
-' any aucpicious work.
'- rooitr when
wrrcrt one oeslres
desires to
to do
It ls also declarud rhat it is not
' upanayaosrn or marrrage .ir
advisable to celebrate
"oo.ou"t a buirding or ester into
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new premises when Jupite r and Venus are eclipsed. lt is called

'Guru, Sukra Moodamt or Moudyam or Asthamanam".
People belonging to Sama Veda should not initiate mantra
and do Upanayana when Mars is eclipsed. Rig Veda people
should avoid these when Jupiter is eclipsed. lf Venus is eclipsed,
Yajur Veda peoplc should not have Upanayanam.
Westerners are of opinion that the conjunction of Sun and
Moon is highly conducive to promote material welfsrc and to
have bright carcers from the tlme of conjunction. Sun and Mars
in close conjunction give force of character and power of endu-
rano. Great self-control is fo be exercised. There will be $trugglc
between one's will and desires during one's life.

Sun and Mercury in close conjunction give much mental

ability. with a clear thinking.of high order. It glves adaptability.
One will have reasoning ability, memory and fluency of speech.
Thc greatest orators, chief engineers, famous accountants and
auditors are having Sun and Mercury in the same longitude
(dcgree and minute) when it is combust. Only a few are per-
verted and dogmatic depending on the sub-lord (K.P. explains it).
Sun in conjunction with Jupiter .makes one a scbolar. He
will maintain good health, enjoy mental equilibrium and havc
professional advancerhent. New undertakings will prosper and
constructive ability will be strengthcned.
Conjunction of Sun and Venus sbows popularity and social
success. He will acquire" competence in music, art' poetry,
wrestling etc. Ile will gain through the other sex. Marriage will
give continuous happiness.

Conjunction of Saturn and Sun gives indomitable will,

courage and strength ofinteflect. It does not promote material
happiness. Ill-health and obstacles delay onc's advancemcnt in
life. 'But it brings lot of power, authority andresponsibility if
Saturn receives good aspects from benefits. (One may becomc
sanyasi.)

Thus Westerners have taken each planet, observcd the

them. Those who are intercsted to do
results and have recorded
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rcscarch can take the horoscopc of those in whom a few planetr

are eclipscd and obscrve the variour results enjoycd by them
duriog thc dasa of the eclipsed plants.

Stellar Astrological Research Institute, Madras, vcrificd

various charts and found out that the eclipsed planets givc both
good and bad rcrults inthelr dasas, depending upon the Bhukti-
nathas, 1.e., a person born in Dhanur lagna having Mercury
cclipsed, had hir marriage and prosperity in his profcssion dur-
ing Mercury Dasa. As lord of 7, it gave marriage, and as lord
of l0 gavc promotion. A person bors in Yricchika Lagna with
Moon in Vrischika had Venus eclipsed at tbe time of his birth.
He had his wcdding. in Venus Dasa and he enjoyed his married
life. Hc also invcsted money on luxurious articles, jcwels and
furniturc. Thus onc can scc that the planet when eclipsed does
not becomc a malefic and deny the resulb which it hes to
offcr.

HOW LONG WILL ONE LIVE ?

Ask for a number between I and 249 z for that numbcs

frx tbe asceadant referring to thc Table for Krishnamurti
Padhdhati.

If the ascendant is in a movable sign, llth housc is the

badhakasthana, ifthe ascendant falls ln a fixed sign, 9th houeo
ie thebadhakasthana, if the ascendant falls in a common cign,
thc 7th house is the badhakasthana.

Whatever be the sign in which the ascendant falls, the 2nd

aad the 7th houses are marakasthanas. Therefore onc ls to
judgc all these three houses and find out the significators.

One has to crect tbc (nap and note down the dasa batancc
to find out thc date of dcath.

According to sestern system, the ascendant, the Moon aod

thc Sun should not be forming evil aspects with the lord of 4, 6,
8 and 12, and at the samc time the lor<l of the ascendant tho
Moon snd the Sua must be strong. In that case, long lifc ir