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In a horoscope, to assess the results of a house with respect to areas it signifies, we need to look at influence of other planets on these three elements –

1. The house,
2. Influence on the lord of the house, and
3. Influence on the Karaka of the house.

Beneficial influence on these elements contributes to their strength. If all three elements are strong, Continue reading

This post, although being posted late, should be read before any other posts under References category. In a Vedic horoscope, planets are said to be in combination if:

1. Kshetra Sambandha (क्षेत्र सम्बंध): They exchange location and occupy each other’s rashi. E.g. Venus in Leo and Sun in Taurus simultaneously in the chart
2. Drishti Sambandha (दृष्टि सम्बंध): They affect each other through full aspect or drishti,
3. Rashish Drishti Sambandha (राशीश दृष्टि सम्बंध): Continue reading

This post is in response to a question about strength of planet in a horoscope, that was asked in Vedic Astrology forum on this site. The reader “had presumed that the higher the degree, the more matured the planet and hence more powerful the planet”.

There are 5 avasthas of planets as shown below. These states are mentioned here for odd signs (Aries, Gemini etc.) and should be Continue reading

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. Continue reading

In a horoscope, Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga is formed when one of the five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are powerful, i.e. near their point of exaltation, and are in a kendra from Moon or Lagna. The planets in this combination exert a powerful influence on a horoscope. The influence is in form of general disposition of the person and since there is a kendra involved, it affects personal Continue reading