The ancient sages told us of hundreds of different yogas. Among them there are important combinations, easy to remember, which should be kept in mind when analysing a horoscope: a) the Pancha-mahapurusha yogas: Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Mercury or Mars in a kendra in exaltation or in its own sign; b)
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A yoga (literally «a connection») is a combination of planets that allows them to join their efforts and achieve better results. In religion there is the notion of a yoga of mind and body; in the system of Ayurveda, yogas of two or more medicinal preparations are used which act beneficently on...
Read moreIf the ruler of the 10th house is in the kama-trikona (the 3rd, 7th and 11th houses), and the ruler of the Lagna and Jupiter are joined. The Sun must be exalted and strong, and the Moon must occupy the 9th house. If these conditions are met in the natal chart, Gandharva yoga arises. The person will
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Kalasarpa yoga arises when all seven planets are placed on one side of the Rahu/Ketu axis. This yoga foretells discord, difficulties and destruction, but it has no effect at all on mental abilities and hardly afflicts the length of life. Its effects are most palpable in the planetary periods of the
Read moreBandhana yoga in Vedic astrology chiefly indicates that a person is placed under restraint, arrest, seizure, detention, imprisonment, confinement, bondage and the like because of circumstances beyond anyone’s control, by opponents or by the interested authorities without cause, or on criminal...
Read moreDhana means wealth. Dhana yogas are combinations that give a person great wealth. The basic rule: the lords of the 5th and 9th houses and the planets that join them are able to give money. They give their results in their own dashas. The 11th house is also important for material profit, and it must
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Buddha-Aditya yoga is the conjunction of the Sun with Mercury. The person will be intelligent, capable, taciturn and respected in society. Sri Govind Swarup Agarwal — «Vedic Astrology» Budha-Aditya yoga is formed when Mercury and the Sun are in one house. Aditya is one of the names of Surya. Budha
Read moreRaja means king, sambandha — a connection with (someone); the notion therefore implies relations with a royal or powerful family or people; such yogas give high standing and a great deal of luxury in addition to every kind of comfort. Svaace va paicame cukre jevenduyutaveknite | Lagne lagnapade...
Read moreWhen beneficent planets occupy the seventh and eighth houses from the lagna, free of conjunctions with malefic planets and of aspects from them, Lagnadhi yoga arises. One born with this yoga is learned and endowed with comfort. The above definition of Lagnadhi yoga was given by Parashara. This yoga
Read moreIn the broader sense, a Raja yoga is any yoga in which the ruler of some kendra is joined with the ruler of some trikona in one house, or in which they influence a single house at the same time. 106 Raja Yogas Yoga-Karaka One and the same Graha [planet] rules a Kendra and a Trikona Success and...
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