The 2nd house from the Arudha lagna (which I will for the moment call AL2 for ease of writing, reading and speaking), is a house of sustenance. Its natural karaka is Jupiter, so its the sustenance of Jupiter, which is a powerful supporting force. ositi!e planets here can uplift the Arudha "# gi!ing it the "est sustenance. $alefics can pull the Arudha down "# the negati!ities the# represent. %or e&le, 'aturn second from the AL ma# show a person whose reputation is damaged "# l#ing. (r if $ars and )enus were second from AL then the person ma# ha!e their reputation ruined "# se&ual scandal. The AL2 will sustain the Arudha, and "enefics placed here will gi!e the Arudha Lagna good nourishment to rise.
arasara sa#s that if *$ercur#, Jupiter or )enus are e&alted (or strong) in the AL2 it will make the nati!e rich. (2+,2-). *If $ercur# is in the AL2 the nati!e will lord o!er the whole countr# and "e knowing e!er#thing. )enus in the AL2 will make one a poet or a speaker (2+,/0). This !erse shows how "enefics uplift and support the Arudha, and help it to rise according to their significations. The AL2 is !er# important for the longe!it# of the Arudhas rise. Jaimini sa#s if the $oon, )enus or Jupiter are in the AL2 the person "ecomes rich. If an# other planet is there in e&altation, the same is the result.. (1./.12,13) Looking at the chart of 4ill 5ates, his lagna lord and AL lord are e&alted. 6is AL2 has )enus in its own sign, an e&alted 'aturn with a neecha"anga 'un. This is a !er# strong AL2 and will pro!ide the proper support of his image. 6e is a good speaker with )enus there and "ecame famous as a common man ('aturn) rising to the one of the most powerful positions ('un). Adolf 6itler had an e&alted 'un lording his AL2, if not for his defeat he would ha!e "ecome a 7ing o!er 8urope with power "eing the main support of his Arudha. 5eorge 4ush has Jupiter lording his AL2, and Jupiter is in maranakarakasthana with the $oon and A11. 'o 5eorge 4ush has his Arudha sustained "# Jupiters killing and the gains (A11) that he gets from it. As it is Jupiter and $oon it will support the Arudha e!en though it is negati!e pu"licit#. This com"ination has helped him to rise to the position of power and prosperit# he presentl# en9o#s. Jaimini also sa#s in 1./.1: that *7etu in the AL2 indicates prematurel# gra#ing hair or an elongated penis.. The $aha!id#a connected to 7etu is ;hooma!ati, a goddess with gra# hair, the planet in the AL2 will show its traits on the nati!e as the# progress through life. The elongated penis is relati!e to <ahu in the 2nd from the = th . 'howing e&tra support for the =th house, the opposite indication (<ahu in the 2nd ) is said to ha!e the opposite result. >akshatras and indications of the =th house of the na!amsa need to "e taken into account with this rule for accurate results. lanets in the 2nd from the AL will often show health ailments directl# affecting the Arudha. %or e&le $ercur# afflicted in the AL2 can cause weight pro"lems. The 2 nd house is a maraka house. The 2nd house from ?L can also "e seen to see the apparent illnesses of the spouse.
(ne last note on the AL2, it is important to remem"er that arasara noted that *#ogas narrated with reference to the =th from AL are to also "e considered from AL2 @2+,2=A..
Jaimini teaches that *$alefics con9Baspecting the /rd house from the significator indicates a painfulBhorri"le death. (2.2.12). *4enefics conBaspecting the /rd house from significator indicate a painlessBeas# death. (2.2.1/). *The 'un causes death due to the king (go!ernment), @'un also shows firearmsA. The $oon causes tu"erculosis (or other chest complaints) as the cause of death @kapha disordersA. $ars indicates death from weapons (cutsBsurger#), fire, wounds, "urns, etc. 'aturn shows flatulence, indigestion, and other )ata diseases as the cause of death. 'aturn and $andi indicate snake"ite, poison, water and "ondage as the cause of death. 7etu causes smallpo& and other contagious diseases. $oon and $andi indicate death "# choking or food poisoning. Jupiter indicates !omiting and the ina"ilit# to eat as the cause of death. )enus shows urinar# and kidne# pro"lems and dia"etes. $an# planets indicate mi&ed results. (2.2.12,2:) Cith this information, not onl# are we a"le to tell a"out the nature of death, "ut we are a"le to clarif# dou"ts a"out the death of particular people. Cho reall# killed J%7, what happened to a missing person that turns up dead, did 8l!is die as the# saidI * %or how man# #ears ha!e we speculated whether the great 'u"hash Ghandra 4ose is actuall# deadI %or how man# #ears do we wonder on how Ghaitan#a $ahapra"hu left this world. 6e 9ust walked into the idol of JagannathJJ Gan #ou percei!e or imagine this. 8!en in death, an e!ent, perceptions differ. Chen someone dies, most lament, some enemies delight, and most dont care. The realit# is the same for all #et the perception is different. This is not an eas# topic and most people a!oid it. 4ut it is worth thinking as no one can gi!e a perfect answerHafter all who knows 'at#a or the perfect truth, what we all understand is half truths @2A.. The AL/ will re!eal enough information to know the circumstances of death. Jaimini also mentions that *Jupiter or )enus in the third house (from AL ) indicate awareness (9nanapur!akam) of the period of death. (2.2.2-). These "enefics association with the /rd house will gi!e a person the a"ilit# to know a"out their death "eforehand. $alefics do the opposite, so when #ou see malefics in this place, #our chance of predicting the time of their death is Euite small, as the# are not meant to know. The last point that Jaimini sa#s is that *malefics /rd and 3th from AL gi!e similar results @ra9a #ogaA.. (1././1) *$i&ed planets reduce the <a9a#oga. (1././/). This will "e discussed more under the AL3.
Trines are the most important from the lagna and the 'un, Kuadrants are most important from the $oon and the Arudha Lagna. The strongest planet in a Euadrant will ha!e a large influence on how a person is percei!ed in the world@1A. (ne can e&amine the planets con9unct the AL as well as planets in Euadrants to it to see what people are known most for. Jaimini sa#s that *)enus and $oon, either 9ointl# or independentl#, aspecting or con9oining the first or fourth house gi!e !arious lu&uries and paraphernalia generall# attendant upon ro#alt#. (1./.:2). A dig"ala planet well placed will gi!e a"undantl# of its significations. ;ig"ala from the lagna will show which direction the intelligence is "eing applied and will gi!e great strength in that direction. The aspects on a house will gi!e opportunit# for the fulfillment of that same end (rasi drishti), using >ara#an dasa the person will go towards that direction. ;ig"ala from AL determines which planets ha!e the power
to transport the mind. The dig"alas from the AL show which direction #ou can tra!el for !arious purposes. )enus represents the 'outh 8ast direction, the ph#sical direction comes from the direction #our mind wants #ou to go. There was an Indian with )enus in the :th from the AL, he wanted to go to America , "ut instead went 'outh 8ast to $ala#sia . If a planet is in dig"ala from the AL it can take #ou in that direction during that dasa.
>arasimha <ao used the 2th house to differentiate : points of percepti"le referenceL *The influences on the 2th from lagna show if the person is intelligent and capa"le. The influences on the 2th from arudha lagna show if the person is percei!ed "# the world to "e intelligent. The influences on A2 show if the person materiall# achie!es things that are supposed to come from intelligence (e.g. awards, priDes, special recognition etc). The influences of planetar# arudhas (instead of planets) on the 2th from lagna show what the person himself thinks of his intelligence @2A.. In the e&le, we ha!e Al"ert 8insteinFs chart, he has a dimanta #oga with 1st , /rd , :th and 2th lord con9unct as well as e&alted 3th lord, and a neecha "anga $ercur#, this shows he was intelligent. 8insteins AL2 has and 8&alted $ars and <ahu, which shows peoples awe at the might of his intelligence. It is said that if the 2th from AL is weak, percei!ed a"ilities are poor. eople think the person is not intelligent @/A, "ut if it is e&alted people will praise their intelligence. 6is A2 (recognitionBachie!ements) is opposite Jupiter with ?ccha $ars ha!ing rasi drishti, the lord of A2 is the 'un which is dig"ala, con9unct an uccha graha and neecha "anga graha, this shows his recognition for his creati!e intelligence.
The AL3 is another tamasic house with tamasic karakas. It is a dangerousl# destructi!e house, ra9asic planets lose their want to create. The satt!ic planets are weak here and the tamasic planets ha!e a similar effect as in the third house, though here the# are much more acti!e. $alefics here will gi!e a person a !er# warring nature. Jaimini sa#s, *if malefics are in the /rd and 3th houses @from ALA, the nati!e 9oins the armed forces. (1././3). $alefics in these placements will gi!e a person a harsh tone in their !oice and the# will often "e percei!ed as aggressi!e.
%rom the lagna, su"ha planets like Jupiter, 7etu, )enus, $ercur# and $oon indicate one who shall "e freed from the trou"les of the si&th house "# the deit# indicated "# the planet. ;isease and enemies (Agantuka drista) will "e alle!iated "# propitiation to those planets. In the 3 th house from Arudha Lagna, "enefics or a strong "enefic lord can torment the nati!e with enemies @1A. 6itler (chart on left) had Jupiter as "oth lord of 3 th from lagna and 3 th from AL, "ut 3th from AL had three su"ha planets. 6itler was read# to take on "ig ad!ersaries "ut the# ended up "eing too "ig for him. *Ghandra kala nadi sa#s that for Li"ra lagna nati!e, the great "lessing is the strength of e&alted Jupiter as the enemies will flee like elephants running from a "attlefield. >ow, if Li"ra is the Arudha Lagna, then the e&actl# opposite situation would arise if the si&th lord were e&alted. This ma# seem eas# to understand, "ut in application, this is the ke# to <a9,9#otish @2A.. 6itler has $oon 3th from AL , $oon a satt!ic planet in a tamasic placement. 'att!ic planets are not good in Tamasic positions. The# make a persons spiritualit# come not "# the persons own desire. A natural malefic in the AL3 gi!es !er# good results in the material word, "ut not for spiritualit#. The /rd and 3th from the AL indicate our am"itions and what we do and or use to get what we want. That is wh# malefics are good for material prosperit#. *If a natural malefic is placed alone in the si&th house from AL , there shall "e #oga during its period resulting in growth of lands, good crops and agriculture, ph#sical prowess and success in "attles. 6owe!er, arasara adds that the nature will recei!e illegal gratification like "lack mone# etc @/A.. This is a !er# important note to make. If someone has "een charged with accepting "lack mone#, look at the AL3 and see if there are an#
malefics placed there, this will indicate whether the# make mone# from underhanded situations or not. In the e&le "elow, there are two charts of "usiness partnersM the "usiness failed and there were accusations of fraud. Look at si&th from AL , can #ou determine which partner is the one to ha!e likel# done some t#pe of fraudulent acti!it#. *>atural "enefics placed in the third and si&th houses do not make a person cowardl#, "ut produce "elief in ahimsa (i.e. the path of non,!iolence) and gi!e rise to spiritualism and saints @:A.. )enus and $ercur# do "est in Euadrants from AL as it gi!es them the full room to create, and their worst placement for creation is in the /rd and 3th . The ra9asic planets in these houses will make the person a renunciate, as well as other "enefics if the# are strong, this is a
t#pe of pra!ra9a #oga (com"ination for renunciation). 'wami )i!ikananda (chart on left) had )enus and $ercur# in the 3th house, he was a perfect 'an#as. To note, he also had 'un in AL2 which made him known for his perception intelligence, )edanta and ga!e him the leadership image to start the <amakrishna mission. 'rila ra"hupada had $ercur# and )enus in the AL3 and $ercur# was e&alted, this ga!e him a !er# high le!el of san#as. This com"ination falls in the 10th house from the lagna which shows he attains fame through his renunciation. This com"ination falls into Gapricorn for )i!ikananda so it shows his de!otion to 7ali ('aturn). ra"hupada had his ra!ra9a Noga in )irgo so his de!otion was to 7rsna ($ercur#). <amana $aharishi has )e and $e 12th from AL , which is also a tamasic house, "ut it is a house of gi!ing up, as opposed to the si& which gi!es a
disliking. The 3th house has a natural connection with celi"ac# as it is the 12th from the =th. <amana $aharishi was not inclined to make his students take san#as, he let them follow their own path and let renunciation happen if it was the "od#s destin#. As he himself didnt take formal renunciation. 6e *awoke. at the age of 13, wandered awa# to the mountain of whose name was re!er"erating in his mind, throw his "elonging awa# (was gi!en a haircut "# a "ar"er who noticed his mood of renunciation), then it is said to ha!e lightl# showered down (as if the rain ga!e him a ritual cleansingB"lessing). Then he entered into man# #ears of deep 'amadhi. 6e said he was a san#as "ecause that was his "od#s destin#. Chat happens when "oth "enefics and malefics occup# the AL3I The person is pulled "etween "oth spiritualit# and other pursuits. The malefics while den# the pra!ra9a #oga, "ut will help one win o!er enemies as the tamasic nature of the house will support the tamasic planets. $ercur# in the / rd and 3 th can gi!e good results if the karma phala is renounced, )i!ikananda renounced karma phala and then he achie!ed great success. 'ometimes #ou will see people with $ercur# in these placements "ut the# still do no renounce, this is often "ecause $ercur# is in a ra9asic naksatra which does not allow the mind to renounce.
The =th house is the 10th from the 10th house so it effects "usiness relations, it is also the :th house from the fourth and has a ma9or influence on happiness, the Euadrants are interrelated in this wa#, "usiness will effect relationship and relationship effects "usiness. <elationship effects happiness and happiness effects relationship. The strongest planet in Euadrants to the AL will ha!e a hea!# influence on the image in this wa# as the Euadrants are all affecting each other. $alefics in this placement can gi!e a "ad name (make the person known for negati!e reasons) or create o"stacles to the Arudha. This is often o!ercome "# worshipping the 7ali shakti associated with the malefic planet. Jupiter and $oon here will ha!e the same effect as if in the AL , the# will make a person famous e!en after the# die. In the e&le chart, 5eorge C. 4ush Jr. has <ahu opposite his Arudha Lagna, in his rise to power, there was a lot of focus on his earlier lifest#le (drinking and part#ing, etc), this e!en was more talked a"out than his fundamentalism (7etu with AL). In the Ghart of 5eorge 4ush, he has the lord of the AL= placed + th from the Arudha Lagna. ositi!e placement of the AL= lord will help one pass through that dwara of the = th house. In the chart of 'an9a# <ath, 5emini is the dwara, the door to go through, the door must open for success. The sign of the =th from AL can "e used to get success if the lord is well placed from the AL, that lord of AL= will open the door if well placed and will help open the wa# for the Arudha. If it is negati!el# placed it will gi!e o"stacles for the Arudha. 'an9a# has the =th lord + th from AL , so success is indicated. The sign 5emini represents the ?'A as Fse& is free and has no meaning, it is the onl# full# human sign, shows cities with modern amenities, it is the house of writing, culture, two faced politics, the forked tongue, and 5uru is "hadakesh so there is pro"lems from gurus. %or this reason the ?'A is the sign 5emini, and as the lord of the AL= it is the sign that will open the doorwa# for 'an9a#s Arudha.
how health# a person is percei!ed, or how the life in #ou is percei!ed. 'att!ic and ra9asic planets will make one "e percei!ed as health#, while tamasics will let e!er#one know #our "ad ha"its. The AL- also shows transformation, and how nicel# or destructi!el# that is done is shown "# the planets placed here. 4enefics in houses 2, :, 2, =, and - gi!e e&cellent results. The onl# "enefic that wont gi!e good results in this placement is the $oon, as it is the karaka of the Arudha Lagna, to "e placed - th from it will not ha!e good effect for the o!erall Arudha. The AL- also shows whether people will gi!e #ou a loan or not, as it shows how people percei!e #our financial position and whether people will take a risk with #ou.
Arnold 'hwarDenegger has Jupiter - th from the AL , he is percei!ed as someone who has a high le!el of health. It is less known a"out his steroid use, drinking and smoking, as the Arudha for health is !i"rant.
'andra <a#, the famous teacher of re"irthing (holotropic "reathwork), is famous for her writings on achie!ing ph#sical immortalit#. 'he has 'aturn and Jupiter in the eighth house from the Arudha Lagna. 'aturn and Jupiter together are called 4rahma #oga, it is a com"ination for tr#ing to understand the nature of creation. 'he has it con9unct her A+ and A/, so her teachers are working on this or ha!e mastered this (one of her gurus is 6airakhan 4a"a9i) and she writes "ooks (A/) on the topic.
together and can cause a negati!e sam"andha which is e&perienced as "ad relationships from the le!el of the atma. J%7 has $ercur# as his Atmakaraka which is in 'agittarius in the >a!amsa, a prith!i (earth) planet in a Agni (fire) sign is good at the le!el of tatt!as. >inth from his 7arakamsa is 'aturn and )enus, )enus "eing stronger signifies the dharma de!atta. )enus is Jala (water) which is not agreea"le to his karakamsa sign (or the sign it is placed in). 6e will rise "ecause of the dharma de!atta ()enusBwomen) "ut it will also cause his fall. The +th from the Arudha Lagna will show the manifestation of the dharma de!atta in a persons life. The dasa of the AL+ will "e a period of "hag#a, which will "e good (unless afflicted). Corshipping the dharma de!atta during this time is !er# important and the results of the mantras relati!e to the dharma de!atta will manifest Euickl#. arasara sa#s that *The #ogas so far stated "# me with reference to the Arudha Lagna "e similarl# e!aluated from karakamsa as well. (2+.2+). The results gi!en for the AL will also appl# to the karakamsaM this is interpreted to mean a planet ninth from the 77 must "e propitiated for the AL+ to do well, (the dharma de!atta must "e pleased for the dharma to fructif# well in life). The + th from 77 shows the dharma de!atta and +th house from the Arudha Lagna shows what the dharma de!atta wants #ou to do in this life. The num"er of aksharas (letters) for the correct mantra to the ;harma de!atta is "ased on where the planet is placed from the <asi Lagna. Chen a mantra is done for planets in trines or 12th to 7arakamsa, the results will manifest in this world "ased upon (1) the atma"ala (strength of the soul) and (2) the placement of those planets. It is considered auspicious to carr# a s#m"ol of the dharma de!atta, for e&le Jupiter is karaka for mala "eads (rosaries), so someone with Jupiter as dharma de!atta will ha!e more 4hag#a (luck) if the# carr# a mala. The placement from the Arudha Lagna will show how the dharma de!atta will protect the nati!e. Lincoln had $ercur# and 'un in lagna and +th from his Arudha Lagna, when he grew a "eard (connected to $ercur#) he soon "ecame resident. The "eard protected his dharma and allowed it to fructif#. The dharma de!atta acts through the AL+. J%7 had 'aturn in Gancer in the AL+ so this is what his dharma de!atta manifested through. J%7 9oined politics after "eing a reporter at the ?nited >ations conference in 1+:2. 6e 9oined as a ;emocrat ('aturn) and as Gongressman !oted for Trumans welfare programs, including e&panded social securit# "enefits, aid to !eterans, and old,age "enefits (famous for all 'aturnian pro9ects). As president he worked on ci!il rights legislation, esta"lished the eace Gorps and left us with the slogan *Ask not what #our countr# can do for #ou ,ask what #ou can do for #our countr#.. The 'un, king, gi!es to the countr#, while 'aturn the worker gi!es to the go!ernment. 'aturn opposes $ars (war) and the eace Gorps was and esta"lishment of 7enned#s dharma de!atta through 'aturn in Gancer. In the chart of $ohandas 5andhi ((cto"er 2, 1-3+ =L11L:-), the AL+ is isces. Jupiter is the karakamsa, so the sign the dharma de!atta manifests through is ruled "# the A7 which makes it !er# strong. 'at#a graha is directl# related to Jupiter. 5andhi was also known for not appro!ing of cast restrictions which is related to the open minded aspect of isces. The dharma de!atta acted through the + th house from the Arudha Lagna. The + th house from the karakamsa is Leo which is lorded "# the 'un, to worship with the + th from the 77 as the dharma de!atta he needs a 'un form of )isnu which is <ama. *<ama. was the main mantra 5andhi chanted. This strengthened and supported his a"ilities to achie!e his goals of an independent India . J%7 had )enus and 'aturn + th from the karakamsa in Leo. )enus is a higher degree and indicates the dharma de!atta. Therefore the de!i is important, as well as all women and the treatment of them is !er# important for the achie!ement of his goals.
The e&le nati!e, named $ark @:A, was not onl# ha!ing a difficult financial period "ut was una"le to keep the prosperit# he created when it would happen. %or e&le, he had started a construction "usiness that initiall# was !er# successful "ut then fell apart. 6e has Li"ra in the AL+, and its lord )enus is placed 12th from the Arudha Lagna with a neecha 5uru, retrograde (so it wont listen to an#one) and in Gapricorn picking up some of the effects of 'aturn. The planet in the +th from AL will "e a "lessing no matter who it is, people indicated "# the karatatt!a (significations) of the planet will effect his luck, success, and world image. )enus
represents women, and when he left his partner his "usiness also collapsed. 6e later changed his mind a"out his partner "ut she would not forgi!e him and has not re,entered the marriage. Looking at his na!amsa, <ahu is the 77 and ninth from it is the $oon. The ;harma de!atta is a )isnu form of the $oon which is 7rsna (and placed in his =th house in rasi). The nati!e was ad!ised to worship 7rsna with *Aum 7leem 7rsna#a '!aha. which is a = s#lla"le mantra (mantra s#lla"les relate to the rasi). As it is the dharma de!atta he was ad!ised to attend 'unda# feasts at the local temple regularl# (the dharma de!atta is connected to templesB + th house). 6is work has steadil# impro!ed since he "egan this remed#.
<emedies (especiall# those in!ol!ing pu9a) will pro!e more effecti!e when the# are related to 1st , 2th , +th or 12th from the karakamsa as these are the houses of worship. The first house (as mentioned a"o!e) relates to purification of sins, the 2th relates to attainment of 9nana, the +th relates to the dharma de!atta (achie!ing #our goals in this life), and the 12th relates to moksa (spiritual attainment in this life). The +th house from 77 is important for the AL+ 9ust as the 2th house from 77 is important if #ou want the 2th from AL to "e well off. In the dasa of a planet, look at its placement from the Arudha Lagna then look at it in relation to the karakamsa. %or e&le, in this chart the nati!e @2A is running $oon $ahadasa, the $oon is -th from the AL . Chen looking -th from the karakamsa we see that $ars is placed in 'agittarius. $ars is the lord of the 12th house from karakamsa, therefore it is the Ishta de!atta. 'ince it is connected to a house of worship (1, 2, +, 12 from 77) then pu9a will help rectif# the dasa. Corship of the Ishta de!atta for this chart will help the $oon dasa gi!e good results.