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THREE HUNDRED IMPORTANT COMBINATIONS

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BY BANGALORE VENKATA RAMAN (B. V. RAMAN)
EDITOR: THE ASTROLOGICAL MAGAZINE, INDIA In interpreting Kalasarpa Yoga, consideration
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9th, 4th and lOth, 5th and 11th. 6th and 12th, etc.
APPENDIX I In each case the results could be different, depending
. upon a number of other horoscopic factors. Gen-
A NOTE ON ULA SAJlPA YOGA
erally it is found, other combinations warranting,
the 6th-12th axis (i.e., Kalasarpa Yoga) could indi-
Kalasarpa Yoga (KSY) is said to be formed if cate incarceration, or spiritual elevation, depending
all the planets are situated betwt:en Rahu and Kethu. upon the presence or absence of powerful Bandhana
The results are that countries and rulers are destroyed Yogas. If the axis involves the 1st and 7th houses,
and people become affiicted. . it is not good for marital happiness. The marital
Strictly speaking KSY does no~ find a ~lace m life may become oppressive and marred by frequent
the classical astrological literature. How this Y0s.a clashes and want of understanding. If the 7th lord
gained currency and gathered a sinister meaning IS or Venus is strongly placed and well disposed then
nut clear. . the evil results should not be predicted. The marital
I propose to make a few observati~~ in the light troubles can be avoided. Knowing in advance, the
of iny own humble experience and It 18 left to the implications of this yoga, one can regulate one's
discretion of the readers to accept them for what thinking and behaviour and develop an under-
they are worth. standing.
The definition of KSY given above generally Likewise if the houses involved are the 4th and
holds good. But what if all the planets are hemmed 10th, setbacks may mark one's career unless the
in between Kethu and Rallu? Accord.ing to. so~e, 10th house or the lOtJr lord is strong and well
this does not constitute KSY. But m our VIew placed.
irrespective of whether the planets are between ~ahu KSY has its bright shades. It makes one indus-
and Kethu or Kethu and Rahu the yoga tec~l~y trious, hard-working, aware of one's own ability-
exists. But in conferring results several v~t1on.s despite mental restlessness. It raises the natives to
are possible. The general belief is that KSY ~s evil top positions in their respective fields provided of
restraining all the other good yogas presen! m the course other Raja Yogas are present. Rahu-Kethu
horoscope and that those having the yoga wIll have axis favours rise in mundane life while Kethu-Rahu
set-backs and reverses in life. It is also feared that axis indicates elevation in spiritual matters. It is
Kalasarpa Yoga is capable of nu~lifying the most also found that KSY natives get betraye;! by trusted
powerful Dhanayogas rendering a nch man poor.
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friends and even relatives. Suffering due to develop- Chart No. Born 19th July 1883 at 2 p. m. L.M.T. Lat.
ments in life strengthens the mind and mellows one's 41" N. Long. 160 E.
outlook. This is a bleassing of KSY. Moon Moon
Other important factors to be noted.are: (1) In Kethu Saturn Jupit. Saturn
a KSY horoscope, the evil gets intensified if the Mars Jupiter
Lagna is between Kethu and Rahu; (2) the evil gets Sun Mars
Mere. Rahu Lagna
almost neutralised if the Lagna is between Rahu and Venus
RI-SI Venus
Kethu ; and (3) the yoga can be considered as defunct NAVAMSA

even if a single planet is with Rahu or Kethu or out- . Kethu

side the axis.
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The original sloka refers to agre rahu, i. e., Rahu Mercury
Lagna Rahu
must be the main or prominent planet which means Sun
the Yoga can become effective if planets are in
between Rahu and Kethu. Another factor to be Balance of the Moon's Oasa at birth: years 3-8-26.
considered is if the planet associated with Rahu or ted by Saturn, and Saturn being in conjunction.in
Kethu is strongly disposed in his exaltation or own the 7th with the lord of Lagna-gave a deep fall
house, the intensity of the KSY gets reduced. The despite the fact the native rose to the highest position
common fear that if Kalasarpa Yoga is fully .present by virtue of other Raja Yogas, reckoned from both
the effects of other good planetary combinations get Lagna and Chandra Lagna. The end of Saturn Oasa
nullified is not without justification. There are gave a violent death. Mark the fact the Kethu-Rahu
horoscopes with excellent yogas showing great axis involves the 12th and 6th. The native was
advancement and prosperity but the natives continue betrayed by his own trusted colleagues.
to be mediocres. A brilliant career may suddenly It occurs to me that undue importance need not
end. Such cases may have KSY but it may not be be given to KSY. The view held by some astrologers
the main cause for making one what he is. It may that KSY affects longevity and adversely affects
be one of the causes. the. operation of other yogas favouring rise in life,
In the following horoscope KSY is present because achievement and accomplishment is not tenable.
of the situation of all the planets in between Kethu The overall assessment of the horoscope is impor-
and Rahu. The Yoga is not really strong as the tant. No single yoga, including KSY, is capable of
marring or making a horoscope. In our view
Kethu-Rahu aXis is involved and Lagna is not
Kalasarpa Yoga plays an importan role in mundane
behind Rahu. But the other aftlictions such as the
astrology and is not of much importancet in indivi-
political planet and lord of the 9th Sun being aspec- dual charts. .. .