Arudha Lagna
Arudha Lagna
1. Arudha lagna (AL) is the image of a person (or anybody) which is the reflection of the ascendant
about the lord of the ascendant.
The ascendant is the physical personality & intelligence while the ascendant lord is the
applied intelligence (Paka lagna).
The arudha shows the way we are viewed in this world due to our overall personality and
resources as well as due to its use and modifications.
2. There are arudha for each of the twelve houses and they represent the images that exist in our
minds. For example, the arudha of the fourth house represents the home environment at
childhood. If this is in a sign of Venus then it indicates a strong presence of mother and her
family in shaping childhood.
3. The arudha lagna represents the final record of all events of one’s life that form the image of
the person. This implies images of other houses adding to the image of AL. Impact of darapada
(A7) is crucial for relationships, finances and social success.
Further reading
Co-born: Younger co-born from 3rd house & lord and elders from 11th house and lord.
Children from the 9th house from Upapada
Protector from the 9th house from arudha lagna¦and so on.
Transit of Saturn in the 1st, 4th, 8th & 10th houses from lagna and arudha are inauspicious.
Transit of Jupiter in quadrants from arudha lagna is a blessing.
Transit of Rahu in trines to arudha lagna gives rajayoga and material blessings while that of Ketu in
trines is excellent for spiritual pursuits and renunciation.
The Sun & Moon in trines to any arudha causes it to manifest
1. The image or arudha is maya or untruth and cannot be permanent. It changes with
time based on dasa.
2. Every dasa affects the arudha by (1) house placement from it and (2) argala
(planetary intervention)
3. Narayana dasa, Vimsottari dasa and other such methods of progression are useful
tools to decipher the changes in image.
4. Natural years of carakaraka replacement also cause major changes in the arudha.
5. Change in jobs, attainment of position and authority, marriage and various other
events cause changes in the image depending on the association of their respective images
with the arudha lagna.
1. Rasi/Bhava Arudha
Mirror image i.e. image of person in this world is his Arudha Lagna, Image of mother
is A4, Father is A9 and so on.
How do these images intervene with his image?
Argala & Virodhargala
2. Graha Arudha
Image of other people
Calculation
1. Bhava Arudha – 1st house: Arudha Lagna, Lagna Pada, Pada – AL, 2nd house: Dhana Pada; etc.
till Upapada –UL,
2. Graha Arudha –Ravi pada, Chandra pada, Guru Meena pada etc.. are used in the nadi literature.
What do they mean?
· Rasi Arudha Chakra has true Graha positions. Thus it is the interaction of the images of his personal
self and others close to him with the world. It shows how the world perceives you and how the world
around you shall react to what you do.
· Graha Arudha Chakra has true Bhava positions. Thus it is the interaction of the images of the
various people as perceived by the native on himself. It shows how you perceive the world around
you and how you will react to the various environmental inputs.
· Reverse shall occur when these planets are debilitated in Navamsa i.e. Vipareeta Rajyoga/neecha
Yoga can occur.
· All planets, and even an Upagraha is beneficial in the ninth and shows prosperity and protection. It
should be used for protecting your image.
· Planets in 7 & 12 show those who shall oppose you/ cheat you at home
· Just like the above, but the sun is Karaka and is always beneficial to UL.
· Exalted planets in UL, show spouse from a well known family; if debilitated reverse holds good; if
none then the lord of UL shall show the status of spouse’s family.