Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra · Chapter 39
atha rājayogādhyāyaḥ
अथ राजयोगाध्यायः
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athā'taḥ sampravakṣyāmi rāyayogān dvijottama |
yeṣāṃ vijñānamātreṇa rājapūjyo ja…
O excellent among the Brahmins, I now narrate the Raja Yogas that make one entitled to royal honour.…
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ye yogāḥ śambhunā proktāḥ purā śailasutāgrataḥ |
teṣāṃ sāramahaṃ vakṣye tavāgre …
These were told to Parvati by Lord Shiva once upon a time. The gist of them is as follows.
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cintayet kārakāṃśe vā janurlagne'tha vā dvija |
rājayogakarau dvau dvau sphuṭau …
Raja Yogas are to be known from the karakamsha lagna and from the natal lagna.
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ātmakārakaputrābhyāṃ yogamekaṃ prakalpayet |
tanupañcamanāthābhyāṃ tathaiva dvij…
On one hand, the pair of Atmakaraka and Putrakaraka is to be considered. On the other hand, the lord…
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lagnaputreśayorātmaputrakārakayordvayoḥ |
sambandhāt pūrṇamardhaṃ vā pādaṃ vīryā…
The effects arising from such association will be full, or a half, or a quarter, according to their …
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lagneśe pañcame bhāve pañcameśe ca lagne |
putrātmakārakau vipra lagne ca pañcam…
Maha Raja Yoga: when the lagna lord and the lord of the fifth exchange their signs; or when Atmakara…
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svocce svaṃśe svabhe vā'pi śubhagrahanirīkṣito |
mahārājākhyayogo'tra jātaḥ khyā…
One born in Maha Raja Yoga is famous and happy.
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bhāgyeśaḥ kārako lagne pañcame saptame'pi vā |
rājayogapradātārau śubhakheṭayute…
If the lagna lord and Atmakaraka are in the lagna, the fifth, or the seventh, joined with or receivi…
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lagneśāt kārakāccāpi dhane turye ca pañcame |
śubhakheṭayute bhāve jāto rājā bha…
If benefics are in the second, the fourth, and the fifth — counted either from the lagna lord or fro…
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tṛtīye ṣaṣṭhabhe tābhyāṃ pāpagrahayutekṣite |
jāto rājā bhavedevaṃ miśre miśraph…
Similarly, malefics in the third and the sixth, counted from the lagna lord or from the sign of the …
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svāṃśe vā pañcame śukre jīvenduyutavīkṣite |
lagne lagnapade vā'pi rājavargo bha…
One will be related to royal circles if Venus is in the karakamsha, or in the fifth from it, or in t…
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janmāṅge kālahorāṅge kālaṅge yena kenacit |
ekagraheṇa sandṛṣṭe tritaye rājabhāg…
Even if a single planet gives drishti to the natal lagna, or to the hora lagna, or to the ghatika la…
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lagnaṣaḍvargake caivamekakheṭayutekṣite |
rājayogo bhavatyeva nirviśaṃka dvijott…
If the six divisions (shadvargas) of the lagna are occupied or receive drishti from one and the same…
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pūrṇadṛṣṭe pūrnayogamardhadṛṣṭe'rdhameva ca |
pādadṛṣṭe pādayogamiti jñeyaṃ kram…
Accordingly, the drishti being full, half, or one-fourth, the results will be — in that order — full…
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lagnatraye svabhoccasthe kheṭe rājā bhaved dhruvam |
yadvā lagne dṛkāṇeṃ'śe svoc…
If the three lagnas (natal lagna, hora lagna, and ghatika lagna) are occupied by planets in exaltati…
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pade śubha sacaṃdre ca dhane devagurau tathā |
svoccasthakheṭasandṛṣṭe rājayogo …
If the Moon and a benefic are in the arudha lagna, while Jupiter is in the second from the natal lag…
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śubhe lagne śubhe tvarthe tṛtīye pāpakhecare |
caturthe ca śubhe prāpte rājā vā …
If the lagna, the second, and the fourth are occupied by benefics, while a malefic is in the third, …
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svoccastho hariṇāṃko vā jīvo vā śukra eva vā |
budho vā dhanabhāvasthaḥ śriyaṃ d…
The native is wealthy if one among the Moon, Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury is exalted in the second.
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ṣaṣṭhe'ṣṭame tṛtīye vā svasvanīcagatā grahāḥ |
lagnaṃ paśyet svabhoccastho lagna…
If the sixth, the eighth, and the third are occupied by debilitated planets, while the lagna lord is…
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ṣaṣṭhā'ṣṭamavyayādhīśā nīcasthā ripubhe'sthagāḥ |
svoccasvabhagalagneśo lagnaṃ p…
A Raja Yoga is also formed if the lords of the sixth, the eighth, and the twelfth are in fall, in in…
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svoccasvabhastharājyeśo lagnaṃ paśyaṃśca rājyadaḥ |
śubhāḥ kendrasthitā vā'pi rā…
If the lord of the tenth, placed in his own bhava or in his sign of exaltation, gives drishti to the…
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śubharāśau śubhāṃśe ca kārako dhanavān bhavet |
tadaṃśakendreṣu śubhe nūnaṃ rājā…
If the Atmakaraka planet is in the sign or navamsha of a benefic, the native is wealthy. If there ar…
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lagnārūḍhaṃ dārapadaṃ mithaḥ kendra sthitaṃ yadi |
trilābhe vā trikoṇe vā tadā r…
If the arudha lagna and the dara pada are in mutual kendras, or in mutual 3rd/11th bhavas, or in mut…
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bhāvahorāghaṭīsaṃjñalagnāni ca prapaśyati |
svoccagrho rājayogo lagnadvayamathāp…
If two or all of the bhava lagna, hora lagna, and ghatika lagna receive drishti from exalted planets…
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rāśerdreṣkāṇatoṃ'śācca rāśeraṃśādathāpi vā |
yadvā rāśidṛkāṇābhyāṃ lagnadraṣṭā t…
If the bhava lagna, hora lagna, and ghatika lagna, along with their dreshkanas and navamshas — or th…
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pade svoccakhagākrānte candrākrānte viśeṣataḥ |
krānte ca guruśukrābhyāṃ kenāpyu…
If the arudha pada is occupied by an exalted planet — particularly the Moon in exaltation, or by Jup…
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duṣṭārgalagrahābhāve rājayogo na saṃśayaḥ |
śubhārūḍhe tatra candre dhane devagu…
If the arudha pada is a benefic sign containing the Moon, while Jupiter is in the second, the same e…
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duḥsthāneśo'pi nīcastho yadi lagnaṃ prapaśyati |
tadā'pi rājayogaḥ syāditi jñeya…
Even if one among the lords of the sixth, the eighth, and the twelfth — being in debilitation — give…
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caturthadaśamārthāyapatidṛṣṭe vilagnabhe |
padāllābhe tu śukreṇa dṛṣṭe'pyārūḍhab…
The native becomes a king if a planet ruling the fourth, the tenth, the second, or the eleventh give…
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rājā vā tatsamo vāpi jātako jāyate dhruvam |
ṣaṣṭhāṣṭamagate nīce lagnaṃ paśyati…
The same effect arises if a debilitated planet gives drishti to the lagna and is placed in the sixth…
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tṛtīyalābhage nīce lagnaṃ paśyati vā tathā |
lagnāṃśakendreṣu śubhe nigrahānugra…
Similarly, the native becomes a king if a debilitated planet placed in the third or the eleventh giv…
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athā'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi rājayogādikaṃ param |
grahāṇāṃ sthānabhedena dṛṣṭiyogava…
I now tell you the Raja Yogas based on the dignities of the planets, and on the drishtis and conjunc…
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tapaḥsthānādhipo mantrī mantrādhīśo viśeṣataḥ |
ubhāvanyonyasaṃdṛṣṭau jātaścedih…
The lord of the ninth is akin to a minister — and the lord of the fifth even more so.
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yatra kutrāpi saṃyuktau tau vāpi samasaptamau |
rājavaṃśabhavo bālo rājā bhavati…
If these two planets give drishti to each other, the native obtains a kingdom. Even if they are join…
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vāhaneśastathā māne māneśo vāhane sthitaḥ |
buddhadharmādhipābhyāṃ tu dṛṣṭaścedi…
The native attains a kingdom if the lord of the fourth is in the tenth and the lord of the tenth is …
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sutakarmasuhṛllagnanāthā dharmapasaṃyutāḥ |
yasya janmani bhūpo'sau kīrtyā khyāt…
If the lords of the fifth, the tenth, the fourth, and the lagna are joined in the ninth, one becomes…
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sukhakarmādipau vāpi mantrināthena saṃyutau |
dharmanāthena vā yuktau jātaścedih…
Should the lord of the fourth, or of the tenth, join either the lord of the fifth or the lord of the…
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suteśe dharmanāthena yute lagneśvareṇa vā |
lagne sukhe'thavā māne sthite jāto n…
If the lord of the fifth is in the lagna, the fourth, or the tenth, joined with the lord of the nint…
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dharmasthāne sthite jīve svagṛhe bhṛgusaṃyute |
paṃcamādhipayukte vā jātaścediha…
Should Jupiter be in his own sign identical with the ninth bhava, and joined with either Venus or th…
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dinārdhācca niśārdhācca paraṃ sārdhadvināḍikā |
śubhā velā tadutpanno rājā syātt…
Two and a half ghatis — that is, sixty minutes of time — from mid-day or from mid-night is an auspic…
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candraḥ kaviṃ kaviścandramanyo'nyaṃ tribhavasthitaḥ |
mithaḥ paśyati vā kvāpi rā…
Should the Moon and Venus be mutually in the third and the eleventh, receiving drishti from each oth…
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candre vargottamāṃśasthe sabale caturādibhiḥ |
grahairdṛṣṭe ca yo jātaḥ sa rājā …
Should the Moon, endowed with strength, be in vargottama and receive drishti from four or more plane…
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uttamāṃśagate lagne candrānyaiścaturādibhiḥ |
grahairdṛṣṭe'pi yo jātaḥ so'pi bhū…
One becomes a king if the lagna is in uttamamsha and receives drishti from four or more planets, of …
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tryalpairuccasthitaiḥ kheṭe rājā rājakulodbhavaḥ |
anyavaṃśabhavastatra rājatuly…
If one, two, or three planets are in exaltation, one of royal scion becomes a king, while another is…
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caturbhiḥ pañcabhirvā'pi kheṭaiḥ svoccatrikoṇagaiḥ |
hīnavaṃśabhavaścāpi rājā bh…
If four or five planets occupy their signs of exaltation or moolatrikon, even a person of base birth…
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ṣaḍbhiruccagataiḥ kheṭaiścakravartitvamāpnuyāt |
evaṃ bahuvidhā rājayogā jñeyā d…
If six planets are exalted, the native becomes an emperor and enjoys various kinds of royal parapher…
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eko gururbhṛgurvāpi budho vā svoccasaṃsthitaḥ |
śubhagrahayute kendre rājā vā ta…
Even if one among Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury is in exaltation, while a benefic is in a kendra, the …
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kendresthitaiḥ śubhaiḥ sarvaiḥ pāpaiśca triṣaḍāyagaiḥ |
hīnavaṃśo'pi yo jātaḥ sa…
If all benefics are placed in the kendras, while malefics are in the third, the sixth, and the eleve…
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