May 6th, 2007
Neechabhanga, Rajyoga
One of the sources of strength of a planet is the state of exaltation or “uchcha”. In this state of exaltation, a planet is said to get a lot strength to do good - even naturally inimical planets like Saturn do not cause harm to the traits of a horoscope when in exalted state. The planet gives lot of beneficial results when it is a ruler of a good house but on the other hand it does not do a lot of harm even if it is a lord of a difficult house like the 8th or 12th.
In the seventh sign from the “uchcha”, the planet is devoid of all the strength - also known the state of debilitation, i.e. “neecha”. The planet becomes weak and can also cause hindrances. However, loss of strength is not the important point here, the loss of “dignity” is. That is why our learned gurus chose the word “neecha” for such a state, they did not use the word “ashakta”, which is the Sanskrit word for powerless.
There was a brief discussion in one of the posts about Neechabhanga and some very interesting points were raised. I would like to summarize it for the benefit of readers and also add my comments. There are some conditions under which there is a cancellation (bhang) of debility (neecha) of the planets that are in neecha state. Under these following conditions, the position of planet from Moon or lagna is important and is automatically implied unless stated otherwise. It would be best if the conditions are satisfied from both. The debility is canceled when -
- the neecha planet is free from combustion or is retrograde and is not in any dusthana (6th, 8th or 12th),
- the lord of the sign where this planet would get exalted is in kendra,
- the lord of current house where the planet is debilitated and the lord of sign where this planet would be exalted are situated mutually in kendras,
- the neecha planet is aspected by lord of exaltation sign of the planet - of course, there ought to be a good relationship between the planet and ruler of the sign where the planet is exalted,
- the planet that becomes exalted in the current sign is in kendra from lagna or moon,
- this debilitated planet is exalted in Navamsha chart.
Conditions 1, 2, 5, 6 are explicitly mentioned as a rajyogas in Dr B.V. Raman’s book “Three hundred important combinations”. Along with these, conditions 3 and 4 are additionally called as rajyogas by J.N. Bhasin.
To illustrate the point, consider a horoscope where Saturn is in Aries and hence debilitated. As per the rules, Saturn’s debilitation would be canceled when -
- Saturn is in any house except 6th, 8th or 12th - e.g. this would happen for Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn lagna or rashi. However, this condition may not be true all the time and must be looked at in conjunction with other conditions as well. Per Dr. B.V. Raman, a retrograde Saturn, debilitated in 10th house can damage a person’s career beyond repair, unless there is some benefic aspect on 10th house. Saturn’s favourable placement in other divisional chart would also help in mitigating the effects.
- Saturn gets exaltation in Libra, which is the sign ruled by Venus. According to rule number 2, Saturn’s exaltation gets canceled when Venus is in kendra.
- Saturn is debilitated in Aries, which is rules by Mars. Thus, Saturn’s exaltation would be canceled if Mars and Venus are in mutual kendras.
- Saturn’s debilitation would be canceled if Venus aspects it.
- Aries is the exaltation sign of Sun. If Sun is in kendra, Saturn’s debilitation is canceled. This is not considered to be a one of the conditions causing neechabhanga by Dr. Raman, although it is mentioned in his book.
- If Saturn is in Libra in Navamsha chart, its debilitation stands canceled.
In the context of debilitation of planets, other yogas that are worth mentioning are -
- (a) When ruler of lagna is in moveable sign, (b) the lagna itself is a movable sign and (c) if the lord of Navamsha occupied by a debilitated planet is in a kendra or trikona, this Navamsha lord is capable of giving a rajyoga.
- Mutual aspect between lagna lord and a debilitated planet with Rahu and Saturn in 10th, aspected by benefic 9th lord, gives rajyoga. This effect would be seen in the dasha and antardasha periods of this debilitated planet.
Does mere cancellation of debility mean that the planet has become a rajyoga karaka? It is a matter of debate. Condition 1, which states that the planet just needs to be away from Sun and not situated in 3 out of 12 houses in a horoscope would apply to a majority of charts. This would mean that the debilitation would cancel for little less than 75% of all individuals. In my humble opinion, this condition is too generic to cause rajyoga.
A rajyoga should be caused only when such a planet getting the neechabhanga is situated in a kendra and is strong in Navamsha as well. It should also simultaneously be a lord of houses 1st, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th and 10th and not the rest of the houses in the chart. My opinion on ownership of kendra and trine houses is based on a simple reasoning - a planet becomes a yoga karaka by by the virtue of lordship of certain houses and not by its position in horoscope, e.g. Saturn is a rajyoga karaka for Libra lagna by becoming ruler of houses 4 and 5, and for Taurus by being the ruler of houses 9 and 10. Unlike a planet which is exalted, a planet getting Neechabhanga would still be naturally inclined to do harm when it is lord of dusthanas - just like other planets in the chart. Neechabhanga is cancellation of debility, it is not exaltation.
Dear Sir,
My DOB is 03-Aug-1971 at 06:20am in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
I’d like to know that for debilitated moon and for retro exaulted mars what are the remedies to followed.
Now is the moon dasa is running what will be my future in terms of abroad settlement, wealth, social status
dear sir,
i have leo lagna,and rahu and mars togather in 12th,and 12th lord moon in 10th in taurus..jupiter,mercury ,sun and saturn in second house. mercury in own sign virgo.venus in 3rd house in libra(own sign).
my full details are
date of birth 20/09/1981
time of birth 5:15am
place of birth batala(punjab)
as mars is placed in 12th from ascendent,but mars is also at fifth from its own sign scorpio in fourth house and at 5th from its another sign aries in ninth house,i would like to know if mars is creating any yoga of neechabhanga?
Dear Sir,
I have Mars in lagna in neech rashi & shani in 10th also in neech rashi…my details :
DOB : 13.08.1968
POB : RAGHOGARH ( NEAR GUNA ) - M.P.
TOB : 5: 50 AM
Any yoga of Neechbhanga ????
12-nov-1980
02.59 A.M.
Bulandshahr ( U. P.)
how will the moon dasa that will start form dec 2007
in the rasi chart ,lagna scorpio, there are 5 planets in 12th house,libra: i.e sun,jup,saturn,venus and mercury.Moon in aries.
rahu in gemini,ketu and mars .
In navamsa chart lagna is capricorn with rahu placed therein,sun and venus in kumbha,mars and jup in vrishabba,moon in gemini,ketu in cancer,mercury and saturn in libra.
What are the prospects for the girl do the 5 planets in vyaya sthana o.k.
how will be married and family life of this girl
regards
kvravinder
sir,
my date of bith is 15 dec 1977, time of birth is 11am 20 mins, place delhi.
i have a kumbh lagna and mars, saturn, mercury and jupiter are retrograde in my chart. Ups and Downs so far been very frequent in my life so far. Now i want make a mark in my life please help me.I am working with a news channel in the entertainment division.PLEASE HELP ME SIR.
regards
vishal chatkara
My D.O.B is 30/04/1971 i borned in Meerut at 7:45 pm my
lagna is tula my saturn is placed in 8th house it is bad or good
My birth details are as follows:
D O B : 24-08-1985
T O B : 03:15 AM [HRS]
P O B : CALCUTTA [22N30;88E20]
Sir,
I have a Cancer Lagna having Sun in its own rasi,
Saturn in exalted rasi and three planets viz.
Moon, Mars and Jupiter in debilitated rasi.
Do these planets in Neech (Debilitated) Rasi will
cause any kind of misfortune or will they tantamount
to Neech Bhanga Raja Yoga. (As illustrated in your
article)
I would be thankful to you for your kind pursual.
Namaste / Sir /madam
My Name is Satish Mistry, DOB: 27/05/1970 Time: 12:13 PM, Place : Navsari (Near Surat) South gujarat, India
I have Leo Ascendant, Debilitated Saturn in 9th House, Exalted in Navamsha, is it Neechbhanga?
Struggling from long time in job and now left in Jan’08. I have started my Investment Advisory Office. Whether i should succeed? or not? Please let me know future financial condition? Lot of knowledge possessing but not working. When will bhagyoday will come.
sorry I could not figure out how to put my -5 GMT to see my chart on your site…I wonder how things are looking for me?
Thank you kindly,
august 25, 1955
10:12PM
EDT
New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA
-5 GMT
(p.s. WHY AM I SO SENSITIVE TO OTHERS PAIN and SUFFERING?)THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR MY HEALTH;HOW CAN I STRENGTHEN MY MOON TO ALLOW ME TO BE STRONG/HAPPY?
Dear sir,
My lagna is aries and saturn is in seventh house which is in libra, and my sun, venus, jupiter and mercury is in eighth house i.e is scorpio and my mars is in capricon i.e 10th house.. plz let about my carrer and marriage.
Iam single right now.
age 25
i am born 9th August 1970, Quilon, kerala at 22:30. PLEASE ANYBODY TELL ME IF I HAVE GAJA KESRI OR RAJ YOGAS. I AM 37 NOW….EMAIL ME AT manusp9@indiatimes.com
sir my birth detail are as follow
6-11-1971 mumbai 00:04 am.
i wanted to know about my shani mahadasa.
will it give me good income as it is placed in 11th house vrusabh rashi.
but it is placed in neech rashi mesha that too in 6th house in navamsa kundli.
so please tell will it give good income during shani mahadasa or not.
D.O.B is 2nd May 1979, Kakinada, Anhara Pradesh, India.
Birth time is 15.20Pm (afternoon 3.20pm)
Sir,
How is birth chart, did i have any Rajayogas.
Regards,
dear sir
my DOB is 15 july 1972 in Baragarh of orissa at 12.15 am iwat to know that my 9th lord jupiter is in his own house and retrogrde what will be the effect of 9th lord if it retrogrdes. is there any dhanayoga or rajyog in my chart.
regrds