If Ascendant or Lagna is : Aries (Mesha)—Jupiter, the
Sun and Mars are benefics. Jupiter is the best benefic. The
next benefic is Mars. Saturn, Mercury and Venus are
malefics. Mercury being the greatest malefic as lord of the
3rd and 6th
Vrishabha (Taurus).—The best benefic is Saturn as he
owns the 9th and 10th. Mercury, Mars and the Sun are also
benefics. Jupiter, Venus and the Moon are evil planets but
Venus may be declared a neutral as he is lord of Lagna or
ascendant.
Mithuna (Gemini).—Venus alone is the most
beneficial planet for this Lagna. The most malefic is Mars
as he is lord of the 6th and the 11th. Jupiter and the Sun are
also evil. The Moon and Mercury may be classified as
neutrals.
Kataka (Cancer).—Jupiter and Mars are benefics, the
better being Mars as he is lord of the 5th and 10th. Venus
and Mercury are evil and Saturn, the Moon and the Sun are
neutrals.
Simha (Leo) — Mars and the Sun are benefics, the
former being the most auspicious. Mercury and Venus are
malefics. Jupiter, the Moon and Saturn are neutrals.
Kanya (Virgo).—Venus is alone the best benefic.
Moon, Mars and Jupiter are evil or malefics. Saturn, the
Sun and Mercury are neutrals.
Thula (Libra). — Saturn, Mercury and Venus are
benefics, Saturn being the best. The Sun, Jupiter and the
Moon are malefics. Mars may be taken as a feeble benefic.
Vrischika (Scorpio).—The Moon is the best benefic
and Jupiter and the Sun are also benefics. Mercury and
Venus are evil. Mars and Saturn are neutrals.
Dhanus (Sagittarius)—Mars and the Sun are benefics.
Venus, Saturn and Mercury are evil and Jupiter and the
Moon are neutrals.
Makara (Capricorn).—Venus is the most powerful
benefic. Mercury and Saturn are also benefics. Mars,
Jupiter and the Moon are evil, the worst being Mars.
Though the Sun is the 8th lord, he becomes a neutral.
Kumbha (Aquarius).—Venus is the benefic. The Sun
and Mars are also benefics. Jupiter and the Moon are
malefics and Mercury is a neutral.
Meena (Pisces).—The Moon and Mars are benefics.
Saturn, the Sun, Venus and Mercury are malefics. Jupiter is
of course a neutral.
To facilitate easy understanding I shall make these principles more clear.
In each horoscope there are benefic lords, malefic lords and neutral lords. These of course have nothing to do with the natural classification of planets as benefics and malefics.
In any horoscope the benefics or benefic lords are :— (1) First house lord, other than the Moon; (2) the 5th and 9th lords (Thrikonadhipathis); (3) and (4) lords of the 4th, 7th and 10th when they do not happen to be natural benefics.
The lord of the 9th is decidedly more benefic than the lord of the 5th. Similarly lord of the 10th is more benefic than that of the 7th while the lord of the 4th is the least benefic.
The malefics or malefic lords in a horoscope are :— (1) Lords of the 3rd, 6th and 11th houses; (2) lords of the 4th, 7th and 10th houses (Kendradhipathis) if they happen to be natural benefics. Again among the malefics the 11th lord is the worst malefic, the 6th less malefic while the 3rd the least malefic.
The neutrals in a horoscope are:—(1) The Moon—when he is lord of Lagna, (2) the Sun or the Moon as the 8th lord, (3) the Sun or the Moon as the lords of the 2nd and 12th.
Thus the student has to be very careful in correctly affirming the strengths, weakness and other peculiarities of the horoscope.
From the above it will be seen that a natural benefic, such as for instance Jupiter, can also become a malefic when he is lord of an angle. Natural malefics such as Mars, Saturn, etc., become temproral benefics if they become lords of angles (Kendras). Similarly, natural benefics become malefics if they own quadrangular houses. It is also to be noted that a natural benefic, who becomes a malefic by virtue of quadrangle ownership, will cease to act as a malefic, when he occupies the angular house (Kendra) of which he is lord. Thus in case of Cancer, if Venus occupies Libra, he will cease to be a malefic just because Libra happens to be his own. Similarly, a natural malefic, viz., Mars who becomes a benefic by virtue of quadrangular ownership will cease to be a benefic, when he occupies the angular house of which he is the lord.
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