The argala of the 2nd is obstructed by the 12th, that of the 4th by the 10th, that of the 11th by the 3rd, and that of the 5th by the 9th; the planet or sign so obstructing is the virodhadhipati, the lord of counter-intervention. The final verdict is settled by preponderance of strength: if the obstructing side is stronger or holds more planets, the intervention is cancelled; if weaker, the argala prevails and its promised effect stands.
Verse 2 — Twelfth Against Second — Expenditure Checks Accumulation
द्वादशी द्वितीयस्य सञ्चयस्य निरोधिनी ॥
dvādaśī dvitīyasya sañcayasya nirodhinī
The twelfth's counter-intervention upon the second is expenditure checking accumulation: losses, taxes and outflows blunt what income feeds. When Saturn holds the twelfth against a Jupiter-fed second, wealth still grows — slowly, through disciplined spending; when Rahu opposes from the twelfth, leakage becomes haemorrhage.
Verse 3 — Tenth Against Fourth — Career Displaces Comfort
दशमं चतुर्थस्य आधारस्य विघ्नं गृहसुखे ॥
daśamaṃ caturthasya ādhārasya vighnaṃ gṛhasukhe
The tenth obstructing the fourth shows career displacing domestic peace: office invades home, transfers uproot families, ambition consumes rest. Benefic tenth-counter keeps the tension productive — work that serves home; malefic versions sacrifice hearth entirely to the altar of status.
Verse 4 — Third Against Eleventh — Effort Checks Easy Gain
The third countering the eleventh substitutes effort for windfall: self-initiative, courage and siblings' involvement block passive gains, insisting that rewards be earned. Charts where a strong third defeats eleventh-argala belong to self-made natives allergic to shortcuts.
Verse 5 — Ninth Against Fifth — Tradition Guides Creativity
The ninth's obstruction of the fifth disciplines creativity with tradition: gurus correct disciples, scripture edits inspiration, lineage channels genius into continuity rather than novelty. Where the ninth wins, innovation honours roots; where the fifth overpowers, revolution breaks lineage.
Verse 6 — Strength Verdict Between Intervention and Obstruction
बलाधिक्येन विजयी पक्षः फलं ददाति ॥
balādhikyena vijayī pakṣaḥ phalaṃ dadāti
Only the victorious side delivers fruit: count planets on each side, weigh dignity, aspects received and proximity to degrees. A lone exalted obstructer can silence three debilitated interveners; numbers alone never decide — quality outweighs quantity in every virodha court.
Verse 7 — Equal Strength Yields Mixed Results
तुल्यबले मिश्रफलं द्विविधं वर्तते ॥
tulyabale miśraphalaṃ dvidhivartate
When both sides stand equal in strength, results arrive mixed: partial success shadowed by partial denial, progress punctuated by retreat. Such charts describe lives of two steps forward, one step back — neither blessed nor besieged, but perpetually negotiating.
Verse 8 — Blocking a Malefic Argala Is Itself Auspicious
पापार्गलायाः निरोधः शुभः स्वयमेव ॥
pāpārgalāyāḥ nirodhaḥ śubhaḥ svayam eva
Obstruction of a malefic intervention is itself auspicious: when strong benefics in the counter-seat silence a hostile argala, protection arrives precisely where harm was aimed. This reverses naive readings — a powerful twelfth can be the fortress guarding the second, not its enemy.
Verse 9 — Unopposed Argala Flows Unchecked
अविरोधे अर्गला निर्बाधा प्रवहति ॥
avirodhe argalā nirbādhā pravahati
Where no counter exists, argala flows unchecked: an unobstructed benefic second floods the lagna with resources; an unopposed malefic eleventh drowns ambition in greed. Absence of opposition is not neutrality — it is amplification, for nothing stands between force and target.