RAJA YOGAMS IN VEDIC ASTROLOGY.
Part—45 (Feb—14—2009)
Saraswati yoga: Rule : Kendra-sthana-gathe Jeeva, Sukra eavam Soumya sthithau, akahanda vidya praprthihi; ithi Saraswthi yoga muchyathe = When Jupiter, Venus and Mercury are placed in kendra houses, in a friendly sign, or even better, in the second house – writer, learned person, speaker, intellectual. When they are in a favourable position, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury can provide wisdom. Example :--1 This is the natal chart of a retired College Principal; he enjoyed a happy and prosperous life. Venus is exalted in birth lagna, both Kendra (Sri Narayana sthana) and kona (Sri Lakshmi sthana). This is Malavya yoga. Jupiter is in 4th house; Moon and Mercury are in 10th house (Kendras; Sri Narayana sthanas). He has strong Srika-yoga, Gaja-kesari yoga and Charu-sagara yoga. Mars is exalted in 11th house (laabha; prosperity). He earned name and fame as a scientist and also as an astrologer,
| Lagna Venus | Aries | Saturn | Jupiter |
| Ketu | Raasi; Prof. Venkateswaran | (5) | |
| Sun Mars | Leo Rahu | ||
| Moon Mercury | -9- | Libra | (7) |
Example :--2
| Pisces | Jupiter (7) | Taurus (8) | (9) |
| -5- | Mahatma Gandhiji Oct—2—1969 at 8—12 Morn Porbunder; Gujarat | Rahu Moon | |
| Ketu | Leo -11- | ||
| -3- | Saturn | Libra Lagnam Mercury Venus Mars | Sun -12- |
In Mahatma Gandhi's horoscope, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury are placed in kendra houses: Mercury and Venus (in his own House) and conjunct in birth-lagna and Jupiter is in 7th house and Moon is in 10th house (own house). It is true that Jupiter and Mercury are placed, for them, in neutral houses, but as all these benefic planets are either in conjunction with each other, or aspect benefices, the Saraswati yoga here is powerful. Jupiter is aspected (7th durshti) by Venus and Mercury; Jupiter aspects (7th drushti) birth-lagna, Venus and Mercury. He was a writer, learned person, good speaker and an intellectual. His books on Bhagavadgeetha and his autobiography “The Story of Experiments with Truth” continue to inspire millions of schlars all over the world Example 3:-- This is the natal chart of Viswa-kavi (Poet Universal) Sri Ravindranath Tagore. He won Nobel Prize in literature during 1913 for his collection of poems in English, Geetha-anjali. He was the founder-President (for life) of Viswa Bharathi University at Santhiniketan, near Kokatta (India).
| Lagna Moon | Venus Sun Mercury | Taurus | Ketu Mars |
| -12- | Raasi; Prof. Venkateswarn | Jupiter | |
| -11- | Leo Saturn | ||
| Rahu | -9- | Libra | (7) |
Moon was in birth lagna; Venus and Mercury were conjunct in 2nd house conjunct with Sun in his own house. Jupiter was exalted in Cancer, the 5th house (house of learning and intellect). Jupiter aspected (9th drushti) both birth lagna and the Moon. So he had powerful Saraswathi yoga. He was a world-renowned writer, learned person, good speaker and an intellectual.
Example 4:-- This is the natal chart of world-renowned poet, philosopher Sri Arabindo Ghose (1872--1950). He had Saraswathi yoga in his horoscope. Jupiter is in
| | Aries | Rahu | Gemini |
| | Rasi Sri Arabindo Ghose | Lagna Mars Jupiter | |
| | Sun Mercury Venus | ||
| Moon Satrun | Ketu | Libra | Virgo |
birth-lagna (both Kendra and kona; Cancer) and is exalted. Mercury and Venus are in 2nd house. Venus, the planet of poetry, is in 2nd house. Arbindo revealed unusual powers of intellect and a poetical genius of the highest order. Venus is the lord of 4th house (Libra); house of learning and education; is in lagna-bhava. The 4th house is aspected (4th drushti) by yoga-kaaraka planet Mars. The Indu-lagna is Sagittarius; Jupiter is the lord of Indu-lagna and also 4th house (Pisces) from Indu-lagna and he is positioned in cancer in 5th house (intelligence) from the 4th house (Pisces) and is exalted. Mercury, the planet of intelligence, is in 2nd house conjunct with Sun (in his own house) forming strong Budha-Aditya yoga. Sri Arbindo was a highly brilliant scholar; he passed tripos in Cabridege University in distinction. He was a master of several languages: Bengali (his mother tongue). English and Sanskrit. Besides he had good command over Greek, Latin, German, French and Italian languges. He was a freedom fighter and escaped to Pandichery (then a French colony) to avoid persecution by the British rulers in India. There he set up an Ashram and started a Univeristy now world-famous as Sri Arbindo University. His philosophy won admiration of millions of scholars all over the world; Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru kept Arbindo’s poem, as his inspiration, on his office table. Sri Ghose was a prolific writer and was adored as Guruji by many eminent scholars all over the world. His books on Isha Upanishad and Essays on Gita won ever-lasting name and fame.
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