Questions and Answers
41 questions on Astrology (Jyotish)
My Jupiter is exalted and my door is on N6-N7, towards the North-East, yet we have had no problems. Why?
The Ishaan (North-East) corner belongs to Jupiter, so people whose Jupiter is exalted can keep their door there. This shows how the birth chart decides which door suits a person.
In my chart no planet is exalted or debilitated. How should I understand this for choosing a door?
There is nothing to read into it; not everyone has exalted or debilitated planets, and it is neither good nor bad. In such cases the door is chosen towards the direction in which the benefic planets sit, which was taken up in the evening astro-vastu class.
My new flat's entry is on N4, but Mercury sits in the 8th house of my Mesh lagna chart, though not debilitated. Will using this door activate the 8th house?
Such a case has to be judged from the birth chart, so it was taken up as a special case study in the evening astro-vastu class. For this analysis only the lagna chart is used, not the navamsha, so only the lagna chart needs to be sent.
For trading, should Rahu be good or bad in the chart?
Rahu should be exalted: an exalted Rahu makes a trader very rich, and people with a strong Rahu earn huge amounts from shares. When an exalted Rahu and Ketu are linked with the house of gains, people have been seen earning crores from the share market.
If the lord of a good house sits in the 8th house, is that a problem?
No. The lord of a good house sitting in the 6th, 8th or 12th must be given power, just as Ram freed Sita from Ravan. Use its colour, its metal and its beej mantra to strengthen it.
With the Sun vargottam and Mercury and Jupiter exalted, which direction or work is best?
Also check which houses they rule. With an exalted Mercury, finance work suits; with an exalted Jupiter, knowledge work suits, such as vastu, astrology, tarot reading, college teaching and writing.
How are the degrees of planets read as child, young and old stages?
From 0 to 6 degrees a planet is a child, 6 to 10 a prince, 10 to 20 (up to 21-22) young with 100 percent power, 21 to 26 old, and 26 to 30 dead. A child planet gives the least result and a dead one gives none, whether it is exalted or debilitated.
Does a conjunction (yuti) work only when planets sit together, or also through aspect?
It also works through aspect. Sitting together and an aspect relationship both give the result, so Jupiter aspecting with its 5th, 7th or 9th aspect, or Saturn and Mars with their aspects, also forms the relationship.
Mars is exalted but at 1 degree. What will it give?
It is in the infant stage, like a king's newborn son who has no power yet, so it gives only minimal results.
What happens when a planet is retrograde?
A retrograde planet works at 100 percent power. If it is debilitated, it gives its bad result in full; if it is exalted or swagrahi, it gives its best result at full strength.
With an exalted Moon in Taurus together with Jupiter, how can the Gajkesari yoga be made fruitful?
The house it falls in matters: a Gajkesari yoga in the 8th or 12th house does not give results and in the 6th it gives less. To make it fruitful, create the Gajkesari combination in the home through the interior, such as a water-filled kalash and white flowers in the North-East.
Is Gajkesari yoga formed when a debilitated Moon is with Jupiter?
Gajkesari yoga forms when the Moon and Jupiter are together or opposite each other, but with a debilitated Moon its prosperity does not fully arrive, like a child born in a wealthy home who still does not progress much.
What is the difference between a birth chart and a name chart?
The birth chart is accurate; the name chart is only an estimate. Billions of people are divided among just 12 signs, and results depend on where each planet sits and with whom, which only the birth chart shows.
Should the pen colour follow the birth rashi or the name rashi?
Use the rashi of the name you sign with, the name in current use. Trade and other moving (chal) matters follow the name rashi, while a house is built by the birth rashi. For example, someone signing as Pramod uses Kanya rashi.
Saturn and Venus are in my 8th house in sign 8 (Scorpio); can I open a West door?
Saturn in the 8th is not bad. Here Saturn sits in a sign of Mars, and Mars with Saturn forbids the South, but the West door can be opened. Send the kundli for a closer look before opening it.
Jupiter is at 0 degrees in my chart and Rahu is in the 12th at 0 degrees; what should I do?
Chant the beej mantra of Jupiter (the beej mantras were shared in the group); it is the simplest method. Do Rahu's beej mantra too; Rahu and Ketu are shadow planets, so when Rahu is treated Ketu is treated as well.