Raja yoga (Hindu astrology)

Raja yogasareShubha('auspicious')yogasin jyotish philosophy and tradition. They are believed to give success and a grand rise in career or business, and a greater degree of financial prosperity particularly during thedashaof the planets that give rise toRaja yogas.However, these results get adversely modified by the presence of otherAshubha('inauspicious')Arista yogas.In a nutshell, the Yoga or Raja yoga-causing planets during the course of their respective dashas confer their most auspicious results if they happen to own the lagna-bhava (the Ascendant) or the Suta-bhava (the 5th house) or the Bhagyasthana (the 9th house); the person remains healthy, wealthy, happy and successful enjoying yoga and Raja yoga results in case the lagna, the 3rd, the 6th, the 8th, the 9th and the 12th houses counted from the lagna are also not occupied by any planet, and the kendras (quadrants) are occupied only by benefic planets.

Meaning of Raja Yoga

The term "Raja yoga" is not defined in the texts dealing with Hindu Predictive astrology. All such planetary situations and combinations that indicate good fortune, wealth, comforts, exercise of ruling power and political influence gained, either by way of inheritance or acquired through self-effort, are termed as Raja yogas.There are many varieties ofRaja yogasbut their formation generally involves the 9th, the 10th, the 2nd, the 11th house and thelagna('Ascendant'), their respective house-lords and their exaltation signs and exaltation lords, which house-lords combining and giving rise toRaja yogasinvariably tend to enhance the affairs of the house they occupy, aspect and rule. In doing so they combine the influence of two types of houses – a) those governing personal initiatives and b) those that show good fortune. Therefore,Raja yogasare generally found in the horoscopes of leaders and famous people and reveal their birth to be out of the ordinary.

The results of theyogaorRaja yogaformed owing to a lord of akendra('quadrant') (the lord of the 1st, the 4th, the 7th or the 10th counted from theLagna('Birth Ascendant') or Natal Moon) and a lord of atrikona('trine') (the lord of the 1st, 5th or the 9th house) establishing mutual relationship become more pronounced if the lord of anothertrikonajoins them or if their dispositor, preferably the lord of the Ascendant, finds its exaltation in akendraor atrikona.For anyyogaorRaja yogato produce more effective results the yoga-causing planets possessing requisite six kinds of strength (Shadbala), must form an immediate relationship with theLagna('Ascendant'), which is possible by any one of them occupying or aspecting thelagnaor by directly associating with the lord of thelagnabut without any one of them being afflicted by either natural or functional malefics, or by a lord of atrikasthana(the lord of the 6th, the 8th or the 12th house).Varaha Mihirastates that the results of powerless planets are enjoyed in dreams and thoughts only. Moreover, if any planet occupying a particular sign as part of a yoga formation happens to be aspected by the lord of that sign and both occupy auspicious houses then alone aRaja yogais formed. If the lord of the 9th or the lord of the 10th respectively own the 8th and the 11th, their association will not give rise to an effective yoga orRaja yogaorif they do not conjoin either in the 9th or 10th house. According toParasara,the most powerfulRaja yogaarises when the strong lord of the lagna is in the 5th house and the strong lord of the 5th house occupies the lagna-kendra or if theAtmakaraka('the planet most advanced in the sign') and thePutrakaraka(chara karaka) are jointly or severally in the lagna or in the 5th house or occupy their exaltation or own sign or navamsa in aspect to a benefic planet and adds that one will be a king if benefic planets occupy the kendras from theKarakamsa('the navamsa occupied by the Atmakaraka') or if theArudha lagnaand theDarapadaare in mutualkendrasortrikonasor in the 3rd and the 11th from each other or if the lord of the 10th house placed in its own or exaltation sign aspects thelagnaor if thelagnais aspected by the debilitated lord of the 6th, the 8th or the 12th house.If thedispositorofGulika(Māndi) is in akendraor atrikonavested with requisite strength in own or exaltation or friendly sign then one possesses a pleasing personality, is popular and famous and enjoys the benefits ofRaja yoga,he becomes a powerful ruler.

Raja yogas based on placement of planets

Certain unique placements of planets/house-lords give rise to excellent and exceptionalRaja yogas.B. Suryanarain Rao writes that peculiar powers seem to characterise the angular positions of the planets which enable persons born under such combinations to become kings (i.e. acquire ruling powers).In all such cases the strength and the placement of the lord of theLagna('Ascendant') is of paramount importance, if it happens to be weak in strength or ill-placed or otherwise afflicted, then auspicious results of good yogas are not experienced. If the lord of theLagnavested with requisite strength is situated either in akendraor in the 9th house in itsVargottama navamsaand the lord of the 9th is also either exalted or situated in its own sign attainingvargottama,then a powerful, wealthy and learned ruler is born; thisyogais also known as theLakshmi Yoga.Other few examples that can be cited under this category are a) theAdhi yogathat arises if benefic planets are situated in the 6th, in the 7th and in the 8th house from the Moon, b) theMahabhagya yogawhich is caused if a male born during day-time has the Sun, the Moon and theLagna,all three in odd signs or if a night-born female has these three in even signs,C) asPhaladeepikastates – when a benefic sign is on the 10th house and the 10th house is occupied by a benefic planet and is aspected by a benefic or benefics and the lord of 10th not being combust occupies a benefic bhava in its own sign or exaltation sign the very favourableKhyati yogaarises making one adept, wealthy and achieve wide and lasting fame, who like a king will protect his subordinates and d) asJataka Parijatastates – if from thebhavaoccupied by the lord of thelagnathe lord of the 4th, the planet occupying the 4th house, the lord of the 9th and the planet occupying the 9th house are all inShubhvargas,strong and associated with thelagnathe person will certainly become a long-lived, mighty and wealthy ruler. This last mentionedyogais a very rareRaja yogawhich will not arise in case the planets causing it are not directly connected with thelagna.Parasharastates that if there be a malefic in the 10th house inSayana-avasthaorBhojana-avasthathe person will face many miseries on account of his own deeds but if the Moon is in the 10th inKautaka-avasthaorPrakasana-avasthathere will undoubtedly be aRaja yoga.

All planets occupying thekendrasgain exceptional strength. Mars and Saturn are natural malefic but both situated in the kendras can confer advancement in life though tending to prove evil towards the end. Saturn in Cancer (when it becomes a temporary friend of Jupiter) and Mars in Capricorn produce prominent persons but not vice versa. Saturn in Libra in akendrafrom theLagnaor theChandra-lagnacausingSasa yoga,aPanch Mahapurusha yoga,gives wealth, status, fame and also ruling power but does not give a happy life because of its square aspect on Cancer and being in the 8th from Pisces the exaltation sign for itsdispositor.

The directional strength gained by planets is a vital factor for it is seen that planets possessingDigbalagiving rise toyogasandRaja yogasare more effective even if they do not combine well e.g. when Saturn is with the Sun and Mars in the 10th house and Venus is in the 4th there arises a significantRaja yoga.

Thetrikonasare as sensitive as thekendrasif not more; planets in mutual trikonas become effective co-workers. Theantra-dashaof the planet situated in akendraor in atrikonafrom thedasha-lordgenerally confers auspicious results. The Sun in the 4th, a retrograde Venus in the 5th with Jupiter situated in thelagna,or Saturn in the 9th, Mars exalted, and Mercury, Venus and Jupiter combining in the 5th house give rise to powerfulRaja yogaswhichyogasillustrate the importance and effectiveness of the trinal aspects of planets more particularly that of Jupiter. If the benefic sign rising in thelagnais occupied by a benefic planet and the lord of thelagna,also a natural benefic, occupies a benefic sign in the 9th house then they invariably make one fortunate, long-lived and enjoyRaja yoga.But thekendrasdominated by cruel malefic planets usually prove counter-productive, they prevent effective operation ofyogasandRaja yogas,which situation becomes worse with the lord of thelagnaand the lord of the 9th afflicted and ill-placed, and not favourably influencing their ownbhavas.

Simhasana yogaarises if at the time of birth only the 2nd, the 6th, the 8th and the 12th houses counted from the lagna are occupied by planets;Hansa yogaarises if at that particular moment only thelagna,the 5th, the 9th and the 7th houses are occupied by planets or if planets are situated only in Aries, Aquarius, Sagittarius, Libra and Scorpio (or Leo) signs; planets similarly occupying Cancer, Pisces, Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius signs give rise toDanda yoga;these are allRaja yogas.However, Simhasana yoga is most effective for persons born in Aries, Libra or Capricorn lagna; Hansa yoga is most effective for those born in Capricorn, Cancer, Aquarius or Gemini lagna, in which eventuality these stated yogas gain the more exalted status ofChilhipuchccha yoga,also known asYogadhiyoga,and become powerful twice-over.

For aShuklapaksha('bright fortnight') day-time birth the exalted lord of thenavamsaoccupied by the Moon at the time of birth makes one a great orator, invincible, very powerful and highly influential, and enjoyRaja yoga,but if the lords of thenavamsas,occupied by the lords of the 2nd, the 5th, the 9th and the 11th house, are all in their respective signs of exaltation then in addition to the enjoyment ofRaja yogaone also gains world-wide fame as a great scholar.

There are some Raja yogas described by texts which simply cannot occur, e.g. Varahamihira states that if exalted Mercury occupieslagna,Venus occupies the 10th, the Moon and Jupiter join in the 7th and Saturn and Mars occupy the 5th, the person becomes a ruler, thisyogacannot occur because Mercury cannot be in a kendra from Venus, certainly not 77 degrees apart for this yoga to arise, or if the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter are in the 10th, 11th and lagna respectively, Mercury and Mars in the 2nd and Venus and the Sun in the 4th, which event cannot take place because Mercury can never be in the 3rd house counted from the Sun.

Raja yogas based on conjunction/combination of planets

Sreenatha yogais caused when at the time of birth the lord of the 7th house is exalted and the lord of the 10th is with the lord of the 9th house. This is an importantRaja yoga.If at birthMercuryand theSunconjoin in the 10th house andMarsis withRahuin the 6th house, the person becomes chief among men, and ifVenusis with Mars in the 2nd house,Jupiteris inPiscesand bothSaturnand theMoonare in their respective signs of debilitation aRaja yogais caused but the person will not be wealthy.The most powerfulRaja yogais produced when, free from the adverse influences of thetrika – lords,the lords of the 9th and the 10th or the lords of the 4th and the 5th conjoin in an auspicious sign andbhava.VideBhavartha Ratnakaraif at the time of birth Mercury, Venus and the Moon are in the 11th house, Jupiter is in Cancerlagnaand the Sun occupies the 10th house, one becomes a ruler who is able, brave and famous.Ramanujacalls this theMaharaja yogawhich yoga is also found described inBrihat Jatakabut along with the mention of Saturn's and Mars' placement.

The lord of the 10th house counted from the stronger of the two, theLagnaor theChandra-lagna,occupying akendraor atrikonaor the 2nd house vested with required strength by itself gives rise toRaja yoga(MansagariIV Raja yoga 4). If at the time of birth the Moon is in anUpachayasthana,all benefic planets occupy their own signs andnavamsasand all malefic planets are weak in strength the person will rise to be a ruler equal toIndra(MansagariIV Raja yoga 16). Venus and Mars combining in the 2nd house with Jupiter situated in Pisces, Mercury and Saturn in Libra and the Moon occupying its debilitation sign give rise toRaja yoga,in which event the person will be generous, wealthy, proud and famous ruling a vast territory (MansagariIV Raja yoga 33). If the Moon combines with the Sun in the first half of Sagittarius sign, Saturn vested with strength is in the lagna and Mars is exalted a mighty much venerated ruler is born (MansagariIV Raja yoga 65–66).

The conjunction of Jupiter with either Mars or the Moon giving rise to auspicious yogas also pave the ground forRaja yoga-formation, however,Ramanujastates that in these two events the person will be fortunate and prosperous in thedashasof Mars and the Moon but Jupiter'sdashawill be ordinary.Saraswati yogaoccurring for Geminilagnainvolves the conjunction of the lord of thelagnaand of the 4th house with the lords of the 5th, the 7th and the 10th occurring in atrikonafrom thelagna-kendrais aRaja yoga.

Janardan Harji tells us that a famous and generous king is born if at birth Venus and Mars occupy the 2nd house, Jupiter is in Pisces, Mercury in Aquarius and the Sun in Scorpio sign is joined by the Moon or if Venus is in Pisces, the Sun is in the lagna, Mercury is in the 12th house, the Moon is in the 2nd and Rahu is in the 3rd house. A person gains a kingdom or power to rule if at the time of birth Jupiter, Venus and the Moon happen to combine in Pisces sign.

Raja yogas based on mutual association of planets

In mostRaja yogaformations planets are seen to associate with each other i.e. they form a mutual relationship.Parasharastates that aRaja yogais certainly caused if the lords of the lagna, the 5th and the 9th combine or associate with the lords of the 4th and the 10th house or if the Moon and Venus aspect each other, or if Jupiter situated in its own sign in the 9th is conjoins Venus and is aspected by the Sun as the lord of the 5th house which yoga is possible for an Aries-born only.A person becomes a leader, gains great political power and mass following if Mercury situated in akendraor atrikonahappens to be aspected by the lord of the 9th house, and the person born with Saturn situated in an Aquarius has four planets occupying their exaltation sign becomes a powerful ruler. If the lord of the 4th house is in the 10th and the lord of the 10th is in the 4th house then a powerful but rareRaja yogais caused.A very powerfulRaja yogais caused if the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter are in the 10th, 11th and 1st respectively, Mercury and Mars in the 2nd and Venus joins the Sun situated in the 4th house in which event the Full Moon in the 10th will be aspected by Mars and be in mutual aspectual relationship with Venus and the Sun.A powerfulRaja yogaalso arises if all major planets favourably disposed are in mutualkendras.Thus, irrespective of the sign rising in the lagna if Saturn and Mars conjoin in thelagna,the Moon is un the 4th, Jupiter in the 7th and the Sun in the 10th a person born in a royal family will certainly ascend the throne, if not so born will be very wealthySaravali.Even though Venus and Jupiter are not mutual friends and Venus is not happily placed in a Martian signRamanujastates that Venus confersRaja yogain itsdashaif it is in conjunction with Jupiter in Scorpio.

Parasaracalls thekendrastheVishnusthanasand thetrikonas,theLakshmisthanas;their lords in mutual association becomeyogakarakasandRajayogakarakasas in the case ofDharma Karmadhipati yogaandSankha yoga.These lords attainingParijatadi awastha('status') make one a ruler who takes care of and protects his subjects; attainingUttamadi awasthathey make one a wealthy ruler; attainingGopuradi awasthathey make one a ruler who is held in high esteem and venerated, and attainingSimhasanadi awasthathey make one an all-conquering mighty ruler. Those born under the influence such strongkendraandtrikonalords and the lord of the 2nd house, have emerged as great rulers; those blessed with these lords attainingSimhasanashaandGopuranshahave emerged as rulers andChakravarti SamratslikeRaja HarishchandraandVaivasvata Manu.Yudhishthirawas blessed with similarly strong lords as alsoShalivahana.Person born with all these seven lords attainingDevaloka awasthaswill be theAvatarof LordVishnu.

If Jupiter, the Moon and theLagnaare aspected by Saturn, and if Jupiter is in the 9th house, the person born would be aRajawho would write onshastrasor sciences (Brihat JatakaXV.4).Bhattotpalarecords thatKanada,Buddha,Panchashikha,VarahamihiraandBrahmaguptawere blessed with this yoga. Mandavya states that if there is aRaja yogaalong with thisyoga,then the person will not be a king but only a scientist, if there are twoRaja yogasthen he will be a ruling king and also a great writer on sciences likeJina,Kasiraja,SphujidhvajaandJanakawere.

The number ofRashmiscollectively gained by all planets at the time of birth indicate the future course of one's life, in which regard Janardan Harji in hisMansagaristates that the person (blessed withRaja yogaand) who has gained more than thirty-eightRashmiswill certainly become a ruler, the more number ofRashmisone has gained the more powerful and great.According toParasarathe person gaining 31 to 40Rashmiswill be asamanta('vassal') or a senior/ chief executive or a magistrate or a judge; gaining 41 to 50Rashmishe will certainly become a ruler of a state and command an army, and beyond 50Rashmisan all-powerful chief or an emperor; the person blessed with more than 40Rashmisif born aKshatriyain a royal family will be a mighty king, in aVashiyafamily, a ruler; in aSudrafamily, a wealthy person; and in aBrahminfamily, a highly regarded and respected scholar-priest. He states that without the knowledge ofRashmisgained correct prediction is not possible and adds that planets having gained moreRashmisandSthanabalawill also make the person an able administrator and renowned; moreRashmisandDigbala,proud and very successful; moreRashmisandChestabala,an able politician; moreRashmis and Kalabala,very adept and enterprising; moreRashmisandAyanabala,a family chief; moreRashmisandUchhabala,a great ruler and earn much renown, and moreRashmisandNaisargabalawill make him prosper in his traditional activities.This is a unique method now seldom employed.

Special or Rare Raja yogas

Raja yogas described in the various texts are numerous, but among those thousands are some that are very special and some that are very rare in occurrence, such as:

• Panch Mahapurusha yoga:

Thisyogaarises when any one of the fiveTara-grahasviz; Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn; is in its exaltation, own ormoolatrikona rasiin akendrafrom thelagna;thus thePanch Mahapurusha yogathat can be formed are five in number calledBhadra yoga,Malvaya yoga,Ruchuka yoga,Hamsa yogaandSasa yoga respectively.

• Adhi yoga:

Thisyogaarises when benefic planets viz Jupiter, Venus and Mercury(if not acting as a malefic via conjunction) occupy the 6th, the 7th or the 8th bhavas counted from the Moon provided all planets are vested with requisite strength. (Source:Jataka Tattva)

• Kahala yoga:

Thisyogaarises if the lord of the sign occupied by the lord of thelagnais in akendraor atrikonain its exaltation or own sign. (Source:Phaladeepika)

• Chamara yoga:

Thisyogaarises if thelagnais aspected or occupied by benefics and the lord of thelagnasituated in an auspicious house is in its exaltation or own sign. (Source:Phaladeepika)

• Akhanda Samrajya yoga:

Thisyogaarises only if Jupiter owns either the 5th or the 11th house and the lords of the 2nd, the 9th and the 11th from the Moon are strongly placed in the kendras or if Jupiter, not weak or debilitated, is in the 2nd, the 5th or the 11th and the lords of the 2nd, the 9th and the 11th are in a kendra from the Moon. (Source:Jataka Parijata)

• Viparita Raja yoga:

Thisyogainvolves the conjunction of the lords of the evil houses i.e. 3rd, 6th, 8th and 12th, in an evil house or their interchanging of signs with these lords remaining weak in strength.(Source:Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra)

• Neechabhanga Raja yoga:

Thisyogaarises if an exalted planet conjoins with a planet in its sign of debilitation, or if a planet in its sign of debilitation attains its exaltationnavamsa,or if the lord of the sign occupied by the planet which is debilitated occupies its own exaltation sign, or if the lord of the sign of the planet in debilitation is in a kendra from the Moon, or if the lord of the sign occupied by the planet in debilitation and the lord of its exaltation sign are both in mutualkendras,or if the debilitated planet is aspected by the exalted lord of the sign it occupies. (Source:Phaladeepika)

There are very manyRaja yogasbut it is essential to know as to when thoseRaja yogaswould yield their assigned results. The benefits ofRaja yogaaccrue during the course of thedashaof theRaja yogacausing planets occupying the 10th house from theLagna or the Chandra-lagna,failing which during the dasha of the strongest planet amongst the planets giving rise to theRaja yogaprovidedBhagya('good luck') also sides the native. The actual exercise of ruling power is not in the destiny of all persons/politicians blessed with powerfulRaja yogaswho mostly land up serving those actually exercising ruling power.Varahamihirain hisBrihat JatakaXI.19, to ascertain when one may get ruling power or lose it or try to overcome the misfortune, states that the person acquires royal power in the sub-period of the most powerful planet or of the planet who is in the 10th or in the Lagna; he loses power in the sub-period of an unfriendly or debilitated planet in which event he must seek protection from a powerful ruler.

Birth at the time of (exact) mid-day (Local Mean Time) or at the time of (exact) mid-night (Local Mean Time) by itself gives rise toRaja yoga.

Mahabhagya yoga,equivalent toRaja yoga,arises if theLagna,the Sun and the Moon are in odd signs for a male born during day-time or if these three are in even signs for a female born during night-time.Neroborn at 7.28 A.M. on 15 December 37 CE was blessed with this yoga; though not born heir he was adopted by Claudius in 50 CE which adoption made him ascend the throne on 13 October 54 CE.Indira Gandhiborn on 19 November 1917 atAllahabadwas also blessed with thisyogaand reaped benefits.

Raja yogasdo confer a degree of power and influence but there are certain standard planetary situations that ensure a greater degree of success as a politician. The conjunction of Mars and the Moon or their situation in mutualkendrasortrikonasbut devoid of benefic influences can make one rich, immoral, untrustworthy, criminal-minded successful businessman or a politician. Mercury aspected by the lord of the 9th house and occupying akendraor atrikonafrom thelagnamakes one a highly influential politician. Mercury aspected by the lord of thelagnaand the lord of the 5th house can make a person a minister. Mars and/or the lord of the 3rd house conjoining with Jupiter aspected by either the lord of the 4th or the 10th house makes one a successful politician.Thiruvalluvarhas said – There is nothing more powerful than fate or destiny, what is destined will certainly happen (ThirukkuralSt. 380). Sanketanidhi (Chapter III.48) highlights the importance of Vargottama lagna, of benefic influences on the Moon and of strong planets occupying the kendras in the case of Raja yoga formations, it states that a Raja yoga is caused if Vargottama lagna rises at the time of birth, a benefic planet is in the 2nd house from the Moon and strong planets are in the kendras from the lagna.

N. Sundarajan states that the astrological factors required for success in politics are the stronglagna,the 5th house, the 10th house and the 4th house and their respective lords; a combination or association or aspect between these four factors (as was in the case ofJawaharlal Nehru), and failure results only when they are weak and mutually unconnected but occupy the eviltrika-bhavasor associate with thetrika-lordsin theRasi-chartorNavamsa-chart(as was in the case ofMorarji Desai). CitingKumarswamiamhe states that the person will be a ruler if the lords oflagnaand the 5th aspect the lord of the sign occupied by Mercury or if the lord of the 4th and the 10th or 4th and the 11th exchange signs and Jupiter as the lord oflagnais in the 9th house.

Rajayogabhanga or nullification of Raja yogas

There are certain planetary situations or yogas which can arise and causeRajayogabhangaso as to nullify the auspicious effects of any one or allRaja yogasthat may be present at the time of one's birth. For instance, there will beRajayogabhangaif there be along withRaja yoga-formation the simultaneous presence of a planet/planets (other than those involved in theRaja yoga-formation) in debilitation signs or debilitationnavamsas,or of planets defeated in planetary war (Grahayuddha) or occupying inimical signs or inbhava-sandhior planets that are weak, combust or retrograde, or if any one of those planets happens to be in conjunction with Rahu or with the lord of the 6th or the 8th or the 12th, or with the lord of akendra,a functional malefic.(Source:Uttara Kalamrita) Also, if the Lagna (Ascendant) is neither in vargottama nor aspected by a benefic, and ifTrishanku Nakshatrais rising and Saturn is inlagnathen tooRaja yogaswill get nullified.(Source:Saravali) In anyRaja yogaformation if the lord of the 10th house happens to occupy the 6th house counted from the 10th the impact of thatyogawiil be slight or for a short period only, there will be no permanentyoga.

If theRaja yogasare loosely knit their results collapse at the prime of life, as was in the case ofNapoleonBonaparte who born in Libralagnahad Saturn, theRaja yogakaraka,conjoining with Mercury, the lord of the 12th house, in the 10th house but ten degrees apart, which afflicted Saturn and destroyedRaja yogas.In the case ofTipu Sultanborn in Sagittarius lagna it was the Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Rahu conjunction in the 12th house.

The presence of theSakata yoga,theKemadruma yoga,theKalasarpa yoga,theDaridra yoga,to name a fewava-yogas,either stalls the operation ofRaja yogasor completely destroys theRaja yogas.The lord of the 10th situated in the 6th house from the 10th, or either the lord of the 8th or the lord of the 11th associating with theRaja yogaformation or the Sun in its deep debilitation or Venus occupying the 5th house, the 12th or the 2nd house and the lord of thebhavaof its occupation weak and afflicted or when allpapagrahasoccupy thekendrasin their inimical or debilitation signs and are aspected by a benefic from atrikasthana('cadent house'), are a few of the many factors that indicateRajayogabhanga.

Raja yogas in Jaimini System

According to theJaimini systemof prognostication, whenJanma Lagna,Hora LagnaandGhatika Lagnaare simultaneously aspected by a planet, the person becomes a ruler or one equal to him (Sutra I.3.24). A powerfulRaja yogais caused if at the time of birth,Chandra lagna,Navamsa lagnaandDrekkana lagnaand the 7th house from these three are aspected by one planet (Sutra I.3.25).Jaiministates that if out of the sixlagnas,viz.,Lagna,Ghatika lagna,Hora lagna,Chandra lagna,Navamsa lagnaandDrekkana lagna– one planet sees five and not all the six, the person will enjoyRaja yoga(Sutra I.3.26); B. Suryanarain Rao in his commentary on thissutratells us that if an exalted planet occupies theArudha lagnaor the Moon, Jupiter and Venus occupy theArudha lagnaand there are no obstructiveargalasbut only beneficial ones, the person will attain to royal position. If the 2nd, 4th and 5th become equal (in strength etc.) to theKaraka,the person becomes a Raja or equal to him or when the 3rd and the 6th bhavas fromAtmakaraka(the planet most advanced in a sign) are equal in strength or if they are joined by malefic, or if from the lords oflagnaand the 7th house benefic planets occupy the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 8th house. If to the lord of thelagnaor to the lord of 7th, the 5th house is occupied by Jupiter, Venus or the Moon, the person becomes a high Government official and wields political power. If the lord of thelagnaaspects thelagnaand if the lord of theKaraka lagnaaspects thatlagna,the person will have very goodRaja yogas.The Sun and Jupiter are thekarakas('significators') of the 10th house, any kind ofsambandha('mutual association') established by these two makes one adept and shine in his/her chosen field of creative/scientific/religious/philosophical activity, become a high-ranking official or advisor and famous. Jupiter situated in theKarakamsai.e.That sign in birth chart which is occupied by Atma karaka in navamsa, makes one master theVedasor become a philosopher or a religious leader; Venus likewise situated makes one a great political figure.However,B V Ramanstates that Raja yogas given by Jaimini have not been tested as his method has not been in vogue.