Aspects (Drishti Siddhaant) [Phala Deepika by Mantreshwar, Ch. 15, Sl. 30] The Five Planetary Connections 30. The following are the five recognized connections or relations between two p lanets: (1) When they occupy mutually each other's sign. (2) When they are conjoined. (3) When there is mutual aspect between them. (4) When they are in Kendra position with respect to each other. (5) When they are in Trikon position with reference to each other. This applies to Ansh of Raashi as well - planets in Kendra from the analyzed pla net provide a stable fundament, planets in Trikon support the analyzed planets ( with his natural and functional themes, lordship taken from main chart). Aspects-Introduction Graha Drishti means how a Graha (planet) takes or accepts another Graha. If a Gr aha looks at another Graha with a full look (Drishti or aspect) it means that th e aspected Graha is fully affected by the aspecting Graha. It is the 3rd, 7th and 10th house from the one that the planet is positioned in? Graha Drishti All planets aspect their 7th house (Opposite House) from the House they are sitt ing in. For example, if Sun is in Taurus, he will aspects Scorpion; if Mars is i n Gemini, he will aspect Sagittarius, if Moon is in Leo, he will aspect Aquarius . Jupiter in Pisces will aspect Virgo. Saturn in Capricorn aspects Cancer. So fi nd the 7th house from the planet and the planet aspects that house. In addition, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have special aspects: Jupiter aspects the 5th and 9th houses from him, in addition to the 7th House. Mars aspects the 4th and 8th houses from him, in addition to the 7th House. Saturn aspects the 3rd and 10th houses from him, in addition to the 7th House. We can decide the signs and houses aspected by a planet as above. If any planet occupies the aspected houses, then the planet in it is also aspect ed. For example, if Jupiter is in Taurus, he will aspect Capricorn, because Capricor n is the 9th house from Taurus and Jupiter aspects the 9th House from him. Then if Saturn is in Capricorn, Jupiter will aspect Saturn also. Basics are as following : (a) 7H = 100% (b) 4H and 8H = 75% except for Mars for which these are full aspects. (c) 5H and 9H = 50% (Trikon) except for Jupiter for which these are full aspects . (d) 3H and 10H = 25% except for Saturn for which these are full aspects. (e) 3H and 10H = 25% for all other planets i.e. Ju + Raashi Drishti Raashi (Signs) also aspect other Raashi and their aspects are based on the follo wing rules: Movable Raashi aspecting other Raashis - and receiving aspects from them - namel y the Fixed Raashi, except the one close-by. A movable Raashi aspects all fixed Raashi except the one adjacent to it. A fixed Raashi aspects all movable Raashi except the one adjacent to it. A dual Raashi aspects all other dual Raashi. For example, --Aries is a movable sign. It aspects all the fixed signs except the one adjacen t to it, i.e. Taurus. So Aries aspects Leo, Scorpion and Aquarius. --Taurus is a fixed sign. It aspects all the movable signs except the one adjace nt to it, i.e. Aries. So Taurus aspects Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. --Gemini is a dual sign. It aspects all other dual signs. So Gemini aspects Virg o, Sagittarius and Pisces. Graha Drishti vs Raashi Drishti A simple analogy will make things clearer. Look at planets as people. Let us tak e a priest as an example. Will he have some influence on his neighbors? Probably . Because he lives there, gets up early in the morning and recites Mantra, it ma
y influence his neighbors also. Because of the houses they live in, his neighbor s come under his influence. How pious and god-fearing his influence makes his ne ighbors depends on other factors. If one of the neighbors is a dreaded criminal, he is not going to be influenced. Let us take a dreaded criminal as another example. He may also have an influence on his neighbors. Youngsters living in the neighboring houses may enter the cri minal world because of him. Ladies in the neighboring houses may stay inside the ir houses at night and not come out after certain time. Thus we are influenced by people in neighboring houses. Influence exerted by pla nets by Raashi Drishti is similar to this influence. Compared to this limited influence on the neighbors, a priest may have greater i nfluence in the matters of the nearby temple where he works. He may have a lot o f influence on devotees who come to visit the temple and who approach him for pe rforming Poojaas, Homs etc. Influence exerted by Graha Drishti is similar to thi s influence. Influence exerted by Raashi Drishti is due to the sign a planet is in and this i nfluence is due to the inherent nature of a planet. This is analogous to the inf luence people exert on their neighbors. All planets in a sign will have Raashi D rishti on the same signs, just as people living in the same house see the same n eighbors everyday and exert some influence over the same neighbors. But the infl uence they exert may differ. A priest may tell his neighbors to pray to God. His movie-loving brother living in the same house may talk the same neighbors into watching all the movies of a particular actress. Similarly, planets in the same sign may influence planets in different houses. Thus, planets in the same sign e xert influence on the same houses and planets through Raashi Drishti, but the na ture of the influence varies from planet to planet. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------All 7th house aspects (oppositions) are full aspects. 75% aspects are those to the 4th and 8th Raashi counted from a Graha, except for Mars for which these are full aspects. 50% aspects are those to the 5th and 9th Raashi (Trikon) counted from a Graha, e xcept for Jupiter for which these are full aspects. 25% aspects are those to the 3rd and 10th Raashi counted from a Graha, except fo r Saturn for which these are full aspects. Never heard of 75%, 50% or 25% Raashi Drishti? They are not mentioned in most im portant classics, therefore we can take all Raashi Drishti as full aspects. BPHS and others do not define special Graha Drishti for Raahu and Ketu, therefor e the general rules apply for them - or they do not throw any aspect due to thei r shadowy nature. I do not work with Raahu/Ketu aspects - but of course with the aspects of the Raashi where they are placed in. Raashi Drishti are always valid , for Upagraha as well. Argalaaa Argalaa means Intervention In addition to the influence caused by planets with Graha Drishti and Raashi Dri shti, there is another influence called "Argalaaa". Argalaa is a very important concept in Vaidik astrology. Literally speaking, Arg alaa means "a bolt". Argalaa on a house shows the influences that intervene in i ts affairs, decide some parts of it and close the bolt on it, so to speak. Plane ts having Raashi Drishti have a small influence. Planets having Graha Drishti ha ve a more concrete influence. Planets with Argalaa simply decide some parts of t he matter signified by the house. The influence caused by Argalaa is decisive. A planet or house in the 2nd, 4th and 11th houses from a planet or house causes primary Argalaa on the latter. Argalaa by a benefic planet is called a "Shubh Ar galaa" (benefic intervention) and Argalaa by a Malefic planet is called a "Paap Argalaa" (malefic intervention). This simple concept can be better appreciated i f some examples are given. The 4th House stands for education. The 2nd, 4th and 11th from the 4th House are 5th, 7th and 2nd houses respectively. One's intelligence (5th), interaction wit h others (7th) and and overall character and Sanskaar (2nd) make or break one ed
ucation. If Jupiter is in 5th house, he will give intelligence and his Shubh Arg alaa (benefic intervention) on 4th House will help one's education. If Raahu is in 5th House, his Paap Argalaa (malefic intervention) on 4th will cause obstacle s in one's education by way of poor intelligence. Similarly, benefics and malefi cs in the houses causing Argalaa cause good and bad intervention. Basically, the point is that intelligence, interaction and Sanskaar are the things that decide one's education. They have a decisive role. Let us take another example. Short journeys are seen from the 3rd house. What ar e the things necessary for a journey? One needs a vehicle (4th). One may need so meone to serve one by driving the vehicle. Servants are seen from 6th. So, no wo nder the 4th and 6th houses cause Argalaa on the 3rd house, being the 2nd and 4t h from it respectively! If one has Paap Argalaa on 3rd from 4th, it may show tro uble to the journey because of the vehicle. If one has Paap Argalaa on 3rd from 6th, it may show trouble to the journey because of the driver. Let us take another example. Domestic harmony, comfort, well-being and happiness are seen from the 4th house. What are the things that can make or break domesti c harmony? Of course, wife, children and other family members! Each of them can intervene in one's domestic harmony. No wonder the 5th, 7th and 2nd houses have an Argalaa on the 4th house (being the 2nd, 4th and 11th respectively from the 4 th house)! If a malefic in 5th has Paap Argalaa on 4th, it may show domestic cla shes and lack of Sukha (comfort or happiness) on account of a child. If a benefi c in 7th has Shubh Argalaa on on 4th, it may show domestic happiness due to a ca ring partner. Apart from the 2nd, 4th and 11th houses from a house, the 5th house from a house has a secondary Argalaa on it. In the case of learning, Argalaa of 8th house on 4th (8th is the 5th from 4th) shows the influence of hard work in learning. Har d work is another decider. In the case of journey, Argalaa of 7th house on 3rd h ouse (7th is the 5th from 3rd) shows the influence of partners in a journey. Virodh Argalaa Means Obstruction Virodh Argalaaa shows the obstruction of Argalaaa. Planets and houses in the 12t h, 10th, 3rd and 9th Houses from a house or planet cause Virodh Argalaaa and obs truct the Argalaaa on it from the 2nd, 4th, 11th and 5th houses from it (respect ively). For example, let us say Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn are in Gemini , Pisces, Aries and Virgo respectively. Saturn is in the 4th from Mercury and Ge mini and he causes Argalaaa on them. With Saturn being a malefic, this is a Paap Argalaaa (malefic intervention). But Jupiter is in the 10th from Mercury and Ge mini. So he obstructs Saturn's Argalaaa and averts the troubles. Venus is in the 11th from Mercury and Gemini and so he causes Argalaaa on them. With Venus bein g a benefic, it is a Shubh Argalaaa (benefic intervention). If Leo (3rd from Gem ini) is empty, this Argalaaa is unobstructed. NOTE: If a sign contains Ketu, Argalaa and Virodh Argalaa on it are counted anti -zodiacally. For example, let us say Ketu is in Virgo. Then Leo, Gemini, Scorpio and Taurus are the 2nd, 4th, 11th and 5th from Vi (counted anti-zodiacally) and planets in those signs cause Argalaa on Virgo and on the planets in Virgo. Viro dh Argalaa is also counted similarly. Use of Argalaaa Depending on the matter of interest, take the relevant house or the relevant Kaa rak. Find all Argalaaa and Virodh Argalaaa on it. If there are both, see if more planets cause Argalaaa or Virodh Argalaa. If they are caused by the same number of planets, compare the strengths and decide whether Argalaaa dominates or Viro dh Argalaaa. Based on the signs, houses and planets involved, guess the meaning of the Argalaaa or Virodh Argalaaa. Argalaaa from the 2nd House shows the basic ingredient for the sustenance of a m atter. For example, the 2nd house shows food and it is a basic ingredient for th e sustenance of self (1st). The 5th House shows intelligence and it is a basic i ngredient for the sustenance of learning (4th). Argalaaa from the 4th House shows the basic factor that drives the mood, state a nd progress of a matter. For example, the 4th house shows comfort and it drives the mood and state of self (1st). The 7th House shows interaction and that drive s one's learning (4th).
Argalaaa from the 11th House shows the catalyst that can result in gains for a m atter. For example, the 2nd House shows character, grooming and Sanskaar and it is a catalyst in the process of learning (4th). Secondary Argalaaa from the 5th House shows the additional contributing factors. For example, the 5th house shows emotional situation and that contributes to th e state of self (1st). The 8th House shows hard work and that contributes to one 's learning (4th). Using the above guidelines, we can understand the meaning of Argalaaa on Houses and Kaarak. -----------------------------------------------------------------I am trying to find the easiest way to use Jhora to understand a few things by s imply clicking on the menu's. When I go to "Basics", place my cursor on lets say 2nd house (occupied by Mars) and then right click the mouse and go to "Highligh t Raashi(s)" and then another menu pops us as following : 1. Having Argalaaa on this Raashi 2. Having Virodh Argalaaa on this Raashi 3. Aspected by this planet (Graha Drishti) 4. Aspected by this planet (Raashi Drishti) 5. Aspected by this Raashi (Raashi Drishti) 6. Owned by this planet 7. Mool Trikon of this planet 8. Where this planet is exalted 9. Where this planet is debilitated So my question is--A. Does "Having Argalaaa on this Raashi" mean planets having good Drishti on thi s Raashi? no, Argalaaa and Drishti are two completely different things. *Argalaa* means de cisive placements in 2nd, 4th, 5th and 11th house, *Dristhi* means influence by signs (Rashi Dristhti) or by planets (Graha Dristhi) B. Does "Having Virodh Argalaa on this Raashi" mean planets having bad Drishti o n this Raashi? the same - Virodh Argalaa is Vipareet Argalaa, placements in 12th, 10th, 9th and 3rd Houses, limiting or nullifying good Argalaaa placements C. What does "Aspected by this planet (Graha Drishti)" show / mean in Jhora ? What it says - it shows full aspects of other planets to this particular planet D. What does "Aspected by this planet (Raasi Drishti)" show / mean in Jhora ? Aspects of other signs (with planets in it) to this particular sign (with planet s in it) E. What does "Aspected by this Raashi (Raashi drishti)" show / mean in Jhora ? Aspects of other signs (with planets in it) to this particular sign (with planet s in it). D and E are nearly the same, D emphasizes Raashi Dristhi 'by planets', E 'by signs'.
