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Example 44: Let us consider the rasi chart given in Chart 13 and start making some observations.

Lagna in Leo can show someone royal and authoritative. Lagna lord Sun is in the 10th house with 5th lord Jupiter. This forms a raaja yoga. With Jupiter in Uttamaamsa, this yoga is powerful. Moreover, this yoga takes place in the 7th from AL. That makes it more powerful.

However, we note that debilitated Moon occupies AL in a Martian sign and Saturn aspects him. Debilitated Moon in AL shows that the mind is turned away from the material world. Saturn is the significator of hard-work, service and austerity and he also signifies renunciation. His aspect on Moon can give renunciation. Moreover, Saturn is with Ketu here. Overall, there are parivraaja yogas  here. So this native is likely to have renounced the world.

Chart 13

Saturn is the planet of hard-work. Ketu is the planet of selflessness, evolution and rising above the shackles of the material world. Venus is the planet of passion. If two of these planets are together and the third planet aspects them, it gives Tapaswi  yoga. (Footnote: Tapaswi is a person who performs tapas. He forgets everything and pursues something single-mindedly. Tapaswis usually dedicate themselves to research and uncover the secrets of the world. A tapaswi can be into yoga, mantra, tantra, astrology or even physics or chemistry.) If AK (chara atma karaka – soul) also aspects or conjoins the planets involved in Tapaswi yoga, this tapas will be more fruitful and will be a continuation of the efforts of the past lives (AK is one’s link with the past lives).

Here Saturn and Ketu are together in Virgo and exalted Venus aspects them from Pisces. This gives Tapaswi yoga. Tapaswi yoga is particularly powerful when formed with a planet in the 8th house (hard-work, research, discovery and occult knowledge). Here Venus is in the 8th house. AK is also involved in Tapaswi yoga.

So this native is likely to be a renunciate who did tapas in something and dedicated his life to it. His soul is likely to have found its purpose in his tapas. However, at the same time, there is a powerful rajayoga involving lagna lord and GL lord in the 7th from AL. That yoga cannot go waste. So this native must’ve enjoyed some power and influence in the society.

Let us consider his D-20 now (see Chart 13). D-20 shows religious and spiritual activities. Lagna is in Pisces and lord Jupiter is in the 9th house. This shows religiousness and also being guided by a brilliant guru/parampara. GL in D-20 is in Sc and Jupiter occupies it. It shows a powerful position in religion.

If the 5th and 9th lords conjoin and aspect lagna, we learnt that it forms a rajayoga. Here 5th lord Moon and 9th lord Mars join in Vi and aspect lagna in Pi. This shows a powerful rajayoga giving a powerful and prosperous position related to religious matters. Venus, the planet of passion, is in the 8th house in own rasi. That shows sincere efforts and hard-work in religious matters. The 2nd house has Sun and Mercury in it. The 2nd house shows speech among other things. Mercury is the planet of speech and he has 6 rekhas in his D-20 BAV. Sun is a charismatic planet and he has 5 rekhas in D-20 BAV. They together give Budha-Aaditya yoga in the house of speech. The native is likely to be an excellent orator of religious matters.

This chart belongs to Swami Chandrasekhara Saraswathi, who was the chief pontiff of Kanchi Kama Koti Peetham. He was a great scholar and a keen student of many subjects. He was a true tapaswi and made a Herculean contribution in restoring the place of Vedic knowledge in Indian society. He was a brilliant orator. He  commanded the respect of presidents, prime ministers, chief ministers and millions of Indians.