Fame and Astrology (Part-1)
The results of the yoga or Raja yoga formed owing to a lord of a kendra (quadrant) (the 1st, 4th, 7th or the 10th house) and a lord of a trikona (trine) (the 1st, 5th or the 9th house) establishing mutual relationship become more pronounced if the lord of another trikona joins them or if their dispositor, preferably the lord of the Ascendant, finds its exaltation in a kendra or a trikona.
For any yoga or Raja yoga to produce more effective results the yoga-causing planets possessing requisite six kinds of strength must form an immediate relationship with the lagna (Ascendant) which is possible by any one of them occupying or aspecting the lagna or by associating with the lord of the lagna but without any one of them being afflicted by natural or functional malefics or by a lord of a trikasthana (the 6th, 8th or the 12th house).
The results of powerless planets are enjoyed in dreams and thoughts only. Moreover, if any planet occupying a particular sign as part of a yoga formation happens to be aspected by the lord of that sign and both occupy auspicious houses then alone a Raja yoga is formed. If the lord of the 9th or the lord of the 10th respectively own the 8th and the 11th their association will not give rise to an effective yoga or Raja yoga in case they do not conjoin either in the 9th or 10th house.
The term Raja yoga is not defined by the texts dealing with Hindu Predictive astrology. But, as per practice, all such planetary situations/combinations that indicate good fortune, wealth, comforts, exercise of ruling power and political influence gained either by way of inheritance or acquired through self-effort, are termed as Raja yogas. There are several varieties of Raja yogas but their formation generally involves the 9th, 10th, 2nd, 11th houses and the lagna (Ascendant), their house-lords and their exaltation, which house-lords giving rise to Raja yogas invariably tend to enhance the affairs of the house they occupy and rule, and they combine the influence of two types of houses, those governing personal initiatives and those that show good fortune.
Raja yogas are generally found in the horoscopes of leaders and famous people and reveal their birth to be out of the ordinary.
Raja yogas based on placement of planets
Certain unique placement of planets/house-lords give rise to excellent and exceptional Raja yogas. The strength and placement of the lord of the Ascendant is of paramount importance, in case it is weak in strength, ill-placed and afflicted, auspicious results of good yogas are not experienced.
The lord of the Ascendant vested with requisite strength situated in a kendra or the 9th house is in Vargottama navamsa and also the lord of the 9th is exalted or in its own sign attaining vargottama, a powerful ruler is born; this yoga is also known as the Lakshmi Yoga.
Another example that can be cited is of the Adhi yoga which arises if benefic planets are situated in the 6th, the 7th and the 8th from the Moon and of the Mahabhagya yoga which is caused if for a male-born during day-time the Sun, the Moon and the Lagna are in odd signs or for a female night-born thewy are in even signs.
Raja yogas based on conjunction/combination of planets
Sreenatha yoga is caused when at the time of birth the lord of the 7th house is exalted and the lord of the 10th is with the lord of the 9th house. This is an important Raja yoga. If at birth Mercury and the Sun conjoin in the 10th house and Mars is with Rahu in the 6th house the person born is chief among men, and if Venus is with Mars in the 2nd house, Jupiter is in Pisces and both Saturn and the Moon are in their respective signs of debilitation a Raja yoga is caused but the person will not be wealthy. The most powerful raja yoga is produced when the lords of the 9th and the 10th or the lords of the 4th and the 5th conjoin.
Raja yogas based on mutual association of planets
In most Raja yoga formations planets are seen to associate with each other i.e. they form a mutual relationship. Parashara states that a Raja yoga is certainly caused if the lords of the lagna, the 5th and the 9th combine or associate with the lords of the 4th and the 10th house or if the Moon and Venus aspect each other, or if Jupiter situated in its own sign in the 9th is conjoins Venus and is aspected by the Sun as the lord of the 5th house which yoga is possible for an Aries-born only. A person becomes a leader, gains great political power and mass following if Mercury situated in a kendra or a trikona happens to be aspected by the lord of the 9th house, and the person born with Saturn situated in an Aquarius has four planets occupying their exaltation sign becomes a powerful ruler. If the lord of the 4th house is in the 10th and the lord of the 10th is in the 4th house then a powerful but rare Raja yoga is caused. A very powerful Raja yoga is caused if the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter are in the 10th, 11th and 1st respectively, Mercury and Mars in the 2nd and Venus joins the Sun situated in the 4th house in which event the Full Moon in the 10th will be aspected by Mars and be in mutual aspectual relationship with Venus and the Sun.
