Ruchaka, Bhadra, Hamsa, Malavya, and Shashaka are the five Mahapurusha Yogas. These are formed when Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn respectively occupy a Kendra house identical with their own or exaltation sign.
One born under Ruchaka Yoga has a long face, acquires wealth through daring deeds, is a victorious commander of armies, and subdues enemies. One born under Bhadra Yoga is long-lived, possesses sharp intellect, is pure in conduct, praised by learned men, becomes a ruler of immense wealth, and dominates assembly courts.
Under Hamsa Yoga, one is a king praised by the virtuous, with feet and palms marked by auspicious signs like conch, lotus, fish, and elephant-goad. Under Malavya Yoga, one is prosperous, happy, owns good vehicles, is renowned, learned, and has well-controlled senses.
Verse 4 — Verse 4
शस्तः सर्वजनैः सुभृत्यबलवान् ग्रामाधिपो वा नृपो
दुर्वृत्तः शशयोगजोऽन्यवनितावित्तः सौख्यवान् ।
लग्नेन्द्वोरपि योगपञ्चकमिदं सान्त्राज्यसिद्धिप्रदं
तेष्वेकादिषु भाग्यवान् नृपसमो राजा नृपेन्द्रोऽधिकः ॥ ४॥
One born in Shasha Yoga is praised by all, commands good servants, rules over a village or kingdom, but may have questionable morals, enjoying others' wealth and women. These five yogas evaluated from Lagna or Moon confer empire and royal rank according to the number of yogas present.
vidhostu sunaphānaphādhurudhurāḥ svariḥphobhayasthitairvaṃravibhirgrahairitarathā tu kemadrumaḥ |
himatviṣi catuṣṭaye grahayute'tha kemadrumo
na hīti kathito'thavā himakarādgrahaiḥ kendragaiḥ || 5||
Planets other than the Sun in the 2nd, 12th, or both from the Moon form Sunapha, Anapha, and Dhurdhura respectively; otherwise Kemadruma is formed. Kemadruma is cancelled if planets occupy Kendras from the Lagna or Moon, or if planets are conjunct the Moon.
Verse 6 — Verse 6
स्वयमाधिगतवित्तः पार्थिवस्तत्समो वा
भवति हि सुनफायां धीधनख्यातिमांश्च ।
प्रभुरगदशरीरः शीलवान् ख्यातकीर्तिर्विषयसुखसुवेषो निर्वृतश्चानफायाम् ॥ ६॥
In Sunapha Yoga, one earns wealth by self-effort, becomes a king or equal to a king, intelligent, rich, and famous. In Anapha Yoga, one becomes a lord, healthy, virtuous, widely renowned, well-dressed, happy, and contented.
One born in Dhurdhura Yoga enjoys all pleasures, is blessed with wealth, conveyances, generosity, and servants. In Kemadruma Yoga, even a prince becomes dirty, sorrowful, base, destitute, a servant, and wicked.
Benefics (excluding Moon) in 2nd, 12th, or both from the Sun form Shubha Vesi, Vasi, and Ubhayachari yogas; malefics form Papa Vesi, Vasi, Ubhayachari. Benefics or malefics flanking the Lagna form Subhakartari or Papakartari yogas. Benefics in 2nd from Lagna unaspected by malefics form Sushubha Yoga.
Under Shubha Vesi Yoga, one is fortunate, happy, virtuous, steady, and a king. Under Shubha Vasi, one is religious, famous, beloved of all, generous, and favored by rulers. Under Shubha Ubhayachari, one is handsome, sweet-spoken, eloquent, renowned, and wealthy.
Under Papa Vesi, one acts unjustly, censures others, and associates with low people. Under Papa Vasi, one is deceitful, speaks ill of others, and associates with wicked men. Under Papa Ubhayachari, one suffers ill-repute, mental grief, and loss of learning, wealth, and fortune.
One born under Subhakartari Yoga is long-lived, free from disease and enemies, happy, and prosperous. Under Papakartari Yoga, one becomes destitute, impure, lacking wife and sons, deformed, and short-lived.
The auspicious results of Sushubha, Subhakartari, Vesi, Vasi, etc., should be understood like those of Sunapha, etc. Malefics producing these yogas yield opposite results.
ojeṣvarkendulagnānyajani divi pumaṃścenmahābhāgyayogaḥ
strīṇāntadvyatyayesyācchaśini suraguroḥ kendrage kesarīti |
jīvantyāṣṭarisaṃsthe śaśini tu śakaṭaḥ kendrage nāsti lagnāccandre kendrādige'rkādadhamasamavariṣṭhākhyayogāḥ prasiddhaḥ || 14||
Mahabhagya Yoga occurs for a male born by day with Sun, Moon, and Lagna in odd signs; for females, born by night with Sun, Moon, and Lagna in even signs. Kesari Yoga occurs when Jupiter is in a Kendra from the Moon. Sakata Yoga occurs when Moon is in 6th, 8th, or 12th from Jupiter (cancelled if Moon is in Kendra from Lagna). Adhama, Sama, and Varishta Yogas occur when Moon is in Kendra, Panaphara, or Apoklima from the Sun respectively.
A male born in Mahabhagya Yoga gladdens the eyes of all, is liberal, famous, a king of kings, lives for 80 years, and is pure. A female born in this yoga is blessed with wealth, marital bliss, sons, grandsons, good conduct, and long life.
Under Kesari Yoga, one destroys enemies like a lion, speaks boldly in assemblies, exhibits royal majesty, is long-lived, highly intelligent, sharp-minded, and victorious through splendor.
Under Sakata Yoga, one repeatedly loses fortune and regains it, remains unrenowned in the world, suffers an unpreventable inner torment, and experiences immense sorrow.
In Adhama, Sama, and Varishta Yogas, wealth, conveyances, fame, happiness, prosperity, knowledge, wisdom, humility, skill, learning, generosity, and enjoyment are small, medium, and abundant respectively.
All benefics occupying Upachaya houses (3, 6, 10, 11) from Moon or Lagna form Vasuman Yoga. All benefics in the 10th house from Moon or Lagna form Amala Yoga. If the lord of Moon sign and Lagna lord are together in a Kendra or extreme friend's sign, and a strong planet aspects Lagna, Pushkala Yoga is formed.
In Vasuman Yoga, immense wealth always stays in one's home. In Amala Yoga, one is a king, wealthy, blessed with sons, fame, prosperity, and moral wisdom. In Pushkala Yoga, one is rich, honored by rulers, renowned, adorned with fine clothes, eloquent, and a supreme lord.
All benefics occupying the 5th, 6th, and 7th houses in line form Subhamala Yoga; if in 8th, 6th, and 12th houses, Asubhamala Yoga is formed. If the 9th lord and Venus are in own/exaltation sign in a Trikona or Kendra, Lakshmi Yoga is formed. If Moon is similarly exalted/own-sign in a Trikona/Kendra and aspected by Jupiter, Gauri Yoga is formed.
One born in Subhamala Yoga commands people, is praised by kings, enjoys life, is generous, helpful to others, loved by relatives, blessed with good wife and sons, and patient.
Under Asubhamala Yoga, one follows evil paths, is miserable, causes harm/death to others, ungrateful, cowardly, devoid of devotion to learned Brahmins, cursed by society, and quarrelsome.
Under Lakshmi Yoga, blessed by Goddess Lakshmi, one enjoys life with a virtuous wife, is disease-free, wealthy, radiant, protects kinsmen, rides fine palanquins, horses, and elephants, delights the populace, becomes a supreme king, and is charitable.
Under Gauri Yoga, one has a beautiful body, comes from a praised family lineage, is a friend of kings, has virtuous sons, a lotus-like face, and shines with praised victories.
śukravākpatisudhākarātmajaiḥ kendrakoṇasahitairdvitīyagaiḥ |
svoccamitrabhavaneṣu vākpatau vīryage sati sarasvatīritā || 26||
Saraswati Yoga is formed when Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury occupy Kendra, Trikona, or 2nd house, and Jupiter is strong in own, exaltation, or friendly sign.
Under Saraswati Yoga, one is highly intelligent, skilled in drama, prose, poetry, mathematics, and rhetoric, expert in composing literature and scriptural treatises, world-renowned, very wealthy, blessed with wife and children, honored by supreme kings, and fortunate.
If Lagna lord, Sun, and Moon are in Kendra or Trikona in own, exaltation, or friendly signs, Srikantha Yoga is formed. If Venus, Mercury, and 9th lord are similarly placed, Srinatha Yoga is formed. If Jupiter, 5th lord, and Saturn are similarly placed, Virinchi Yoga is formed.
Under Srikantha Yoga, one wears Rudraksha beads, is smeared with sacred ash, is a great soul who constantly meditates on Lord Shiva, observed in Shaiva vows, helps holy men, holds no malice toward other faiths, radiant, and gladdened by worshipping Shiva.
Under Srinatha Yoga, one is prosperous, skilled in sweet speech, marked by Vishnu's emblems (conch/discus), sings hymns of Lord Narayana with good people, honors devotees of Vishnu, cheerful-faced, blessed with virtuous wife and sons, pleasing to all, and fortunate.
Under Virinchi Yoga, one is devoted to knowledge of Brahman, highly intellectual, proficient in Vedic scriptures, virtuous, cheerful, steadfast on the Vedic path, has renowned disciples, gentle in speech, wealthy, radiant with spiritual aura, long-lived, master of senses, and revered by kings.
Mutual exchange of signs between house lords from 1st to 12th generates 66 yogas. Exchanges involving lords of 6th, 8th, or 12th form 30 Dainya Yogas. Exchanges involving the 3rd lord (excluding 6, 8, 12) form 8 Khala Yogas. The remaining 28 exchanges between lords of auspicious houses form Maha Yogas.
Under Dainya Yogas, one is foolish, slanderous, sinful, tormented by enemies, harsh-spoken, unstable-minded, and interrupted in efforts. Under Khala Yogas, one is arrogant, sometimes obtaining good fortune and gentle speech, but at other times suffering ill-luck, poverty, and sorrow.
Under Maha Yogas, blessed by Goddess Lakshmi, one becomes a wealthy lord, wears colorful garments and gold ornaments, receives royal honors and authority, and possesses vehicles, wealth, and sons.
Find the lord of the sign occupied by Lagna lord (Dispositor A), then find dispositor of Dispositor A. If that planet is in Kendra or Trikona in own/exaltation sign, Kahala Yoga is formed. If Dispositor A itself is in Kendra/Trikona in own/exaltation sign, Parvata Yoga is formed.
Under Kahala Yoga, one increases in longevity, wise, cheerful, benevolent, and honored by rulers. Under Parvata Yoga, one has permanent wealth and happiness, performs enduring deeds, and becomes a ruler of the earth.
If 9th lord (Dharma) and 10th lord (Karma) are conjunct in an auspicious house, Raja Yoga is formed. If lords of Kendra and Trikona combine, Sankha Yoga is formed.
Under Raja Yoga, one becomes a king heralded by kettledrums and conches, under royal parasols, accompanied by elephants, horses, and palanquins, praised by bards, and petitioned with gifts. Under Sankha Yoga, one is a king blessed with noble wives, luxuries, and wealth.
When all 7 planets occupy 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 sign(s), the 7 Sankhya Yogas are formed respectively: Vallaki (Veena), Dama, Pasa, Kedara, Sula, Yuga, and Gola.
Under Veena Yoga, one loves music, dance, and singing, and is wealthy. Under Dama Yoga, one is generous, helpful to others, and a benevolent ruler. Under Pasa Yoga, one is voluptuous, surrounded by virtuous kinsmen, and wealthy. Under Kedara Yoga, one possesses agricultural lands and earns wealth through farming.