GRAHAS Due to the unique lordships of the Graha, its natural malefic or benefic activity can change.
1. When ruling a endra !"th, #th or $%th house& natural benefics loose their benefic quality, and natural malefics loose their malefic quality. A malefic 'ho rules a endra as 'ell as a trine becomes benefic. When ruling a endra, stronger (enefics become stronger malefics. 2. The rulers of Trines (1st, 5th, 9th houses) become benefic. 3. The lord of the Ascendant is a great benefic. 4. The lords of Trishadayas Trishadayas (3rd, th, 11th houses) become malefic. 5. The lords of the !arashrayas (12th, 2nd and "th) act according to their th eir association #ith other malefics$benefics, and also gi%e results according to the house their other sign falls in. . The "th lord is 12th from the 9th, and is therefore not benefic. &hen the "th lord is also a Trishadaya lord (3rd, th, 11th) then it becomes malefic. 'ut if the "th lord also rules a Trine (1st, 5th, 9th) it #ill be a benefic. The u n or oon ruling the "th house h ouse does not become malefic. *. +n each grou (-endras, Trines, Trishadayas, Trishadayas, !arashrayas) the lordshis are increasing stronger in their order. or e/amle the 9th lordshi is a greater benefic than the 5th lord. The nature of a 0raha ruling a redominant house #ill o%er#rite the nature of another 0raha that rules a less redominant house. ote +n the general case of lordshis, there is a rincile that out of the t#o signs signs a 0raha rules, the ooltriona rulershi is more redominant. ome are of the oinion that this #ould cause the nature of the ooltriona lordshi to redominate in determining the functional nature of the 0raha. o#e%er, this conflicts #ith 'rihat !arashara ora hastra in a number of cases ercury$rishabha, ercury$rishabha, aturn$ithuna, aturn$ithuna, 6uiter$-ara, aturn$7hanu, enus$aara. enus$aara. &e therefore do not recommend alying this rincile in this conte/t. o# let8s loo at each Ascendant Ascendant and use these rules to find out #hich 0rahas are functional malefics and #hich are functional benefics. )esha !Aries&
The un rules the the 5th house, so it is a benefic. The oon rules the 4th, so it looses its benefic uality (but does not become a malefic). ars rules rules the 1st and "th houses. As lord of the 1st (rule :1) and as lord of the "th also ruling a trine (rule : ) it #ill be benefic. ;n the other hand, the "th house is redominant o%er the 1st house (rule :*) so the "th house lordshi is not
comletely remo%ed. !arashara concludes that ars is helful to other benefics. +n other #ords, ars can contribute in yogas as a benefic, but also has a malefic side. ercury ruled the 3rd and th house, so it is malefic (rule :4). 6uiter rules the 9th and 12th. The 12th house lordshi is also bringing out the other lordshi (of the 9th). Therefore, 6uiter is a benefic. o#e%er, #hen 6uiter is associated #ith malefics, it8s 12 house lordshi #ill still sho# and turn 6uiter malefic. enus rules the 2nd and *th. The 2nd lordshis is neutral and brings out the other lordshi. The *th, #hich is also the higher house, is strongly emhasiagna. *rishabha !+aurus&
The un rules the 4th house. ormally a trine rulershi is reuired to turn a malefic #holly benefic, but since the un has only one lordshi, it become benefic here. The oon rules the 3rd house and becomes malefic (rule :4). ars rules the 12th and *th. The 12th lordshi is neutral, and the nature deends on the other lordshi, the *th. As *th lord ars looses its malefic uality, but does not turn benefic. ercury rules the 2nd and 5th. As the 2nd ruler it is neutral. The more redominant house is the 5th, a benefic lordshi. +n site of that, !arashara only declares ercury as a lesser 'enefic. This is because ercury8s natural tendency is to act according to its associations, and as the 2nd lord this tendency is reinforced. As a result, ercury is not so caable of acting as a strong benefic on its o#n. 6uiter rules the "th and 11th so it becomes malefic (rule :). enus rules the 1st and th. The th house is the more redominant house. o the malefic contribution of the th #ins o%er the benefic uality of the 1st, and enus is malefic. aturn rules the 9th and 1=th, so it is benefic (rule :1). )ithuna !Gemini&
The un rules the 3rd house, so it is malefic (rule :4). The oon rules the 2nd, so it is neutral, deendant on other associations. ars rules the th and 11th, and is %ery malefic. ercury rules the 1st and 4th. The 1st house rulershi could mae it a benefic, but the 1st is also a -endra. The more redominant lordshi is the 4th, another -endra. As a result, ercury looses its benefic uality but does not become a malefic. +ts actual nature #ill deend on associations #ith other malefic or benefics.
6uiter rules the *th and 1=th. As a great benefic ruling 2 -en dras, it becomes a malefic (rule :1). enus rules the 12th, #hich is neutral. The other lordshi is the 5th, a trine, so enus becomes a benefic. +t is the only benefic for ithuna >agna. aturn rules the "th and 9th. The "th house lordshi is not good, but the 9th house, a trine, is a benefic one. +n site of that, !arashara does not declare aturn as benefic. !erhas the natural affinity of aturn #ith the "th house brings enough emhasis on the "th house lordshi that it redominates o%er the 9th house. ara !-ancer&
The un rules the 2nd house. +t #ill act according to its association (rule :5). The oon is benefic as it rules the 1st, a trine lordshi. ars rules the 1=th and 5th, and is therefore a -endra as #ell as Triona lord. +t is benefic. ercury rules the 12th and 3rd. The 12th lord is neutral, so the lordshi of the 3rd house maes it malefic. 6uiter rules the th and 9th. The th lordshi is malefic, but the 9th lordshi #hich is a higher house, is benefic. 6uiter8s natural affinity #ith the 9th house #ins, and 6uiter is a benefic. enus rules the 11th and 4th. As 11th lord enus is malefic, and the 4th house lordshi also adds to the malefic nature. aturn rules the *th and "th house. The *th house lordshi for a malefic reduces the malefic tendency, but the "th house lord acts according its association. Therefore, aturn8s nature #ill deend on associations #ith other 'enefic or alefics. eo !Simha&
The un is benefic as it rules the 1st, a trine lordshi. The oon rules the 12th, so it #ill act according to its association (rule :5). ars rules the 9th and 4th, so ars has a -endra and trine lordshi. ars is a benefic. ercury rules the 11th and 2nd. The 11th lordshi is malefic, #hile the 2nd lordshi is neutral, so ercury is malefic. 6uiter rules the 5th and "th. The "th lord is benefic if it also rules a trine, and 6uiter8s affinity #ith the 5th house reinforces the 5th lordshi, so 6uiter is benefic. (rule :). enus rules the 1=th and 3rd house. The -endra lordshi turns this natural benefic malefic, and the 3rd house lordshi is also malefic. aturn rules the th and *th. The th house lord is malefic. The *th house lordshi #ill not cou nter that. anya !*irgo&
The un rules the 12th house, its nature #ill deend on its associations. The oon is malefic because it rules the 11th. ars rules the 3rd and "th house, so it is a malefic. ercury rules the 1st and the 1=th. The 4th is a -endra, and because ercury is a (#ea) natural benefic, it #ould be a (some#hat) malefic lordshi. 'ut the ooltriona sign is redominant here, so the trine lordshi re%ails, and ercury is benefic. 6uiter rules the 4th and *th, 2 -endras, so it is malefic. enus rules the 2nd and 9th. The nature of the 2nd lord deends on association and the other lordshi, so the benefic 9th lordshi re%ails. aturn rules the 5th and th. The 5th lordshi is benefic, but the th lordshi is malefic. aturn is neutral. +ula !ibra&
The un rules the 11th, and is malefic. The oon rules the 1=th, and benefics ruling -endras are malefic. ars rules the *th and 2nd. ?%en though the rulershi of the *th is not malefic as
such (malefic ruling a -endra), and the 2nd lordshi is neutral (deending on other associations), the combined rulershi of these t#o houses maes ars some#hat malefic. ercury rules the 9th and 12th house. The 12th house lord is neutral, so the benefic 9th lordshi (trine lordshi) re%ails. 6uiter rules the 3rd and th, t#o malefic lordshis. enus rules the 1st and "th houses. As lord of the 1st (rule :1) and as lord of the "th also ruling a trine (rule : ) it #ill be benefic. ;n the other hand, the "th house is redominant o%er the 1st house (rule :*) so the "th house lordshi is not comletely remo%ed. And also, the 1st house is a -endra as #ell, #hich turns a benefic into a malefic. !arashara concludes that enus is neither malefic or benefic. aturn rules the 4th and 5th, a -endra and Trine, so it is benefic. *rischia !Scorpio&
The un rules the 1=th house. +t looses it malefic uality due to the -endra lordshi, but does not become benefic. The oon rules the 9th house, a trine, and is benefic. ars rules the 1st and th. The 1st house lordshi is benefic, but the th house lordshi is malefic. +t is a neutral. ercury rules the "th and 11th. The nature of the "th combined #ith the 11th is malefic (rule :). 6uiter rules the 2nd and 5th. The 2nd lordshi is neutral, and the 5th lord is benefic, so 6uiter is benefic. enus rules the *th and 12th. The nature of the 12th house lord deends on the other lordshi. As a benefic ruling a -endra, the *th house lordshi turns enus malefic. aturn rules the 3rd and 4th. The 3rd lordshi is malefic, and the 4th lordshi is not c ontributing benefic ualities. o aturn is a malefic. Dhanu !Sagittarius&
The un rules the 9th house, and is benefic. The oon rules the "th and is neutral (rule :). ars rules the 5th and 12th. The 12th lordshi is neutral, and the 5th lordshi, a trine lordshi, maes ars benefic. ercury rules the *th and 1=th, t#o endras. According to the rules, ercury #ould be malefic. o#e%er, !arashara defines it as a neutral. 6uiter rules the 1st and 4th. The 1st house rulershi could ma e it a benefic, but the 1st is also a -endra. The more redominant lordshi is the 4th, another -endra. As a result, 6uiter looses its benefic uality but does not become a malefic. enus rules the th and 11th, t#o malefic lordshi, and is the only malefic for this Ascendant. aturn rules the 2nd and 3rd. As the 2nd lord its nature deends on other associations, and the other house it rules. The 3rd house lordshi is malefic. +n site of this, !arashara declares it as a maraa (@iller@) lanet only, but not as a generally malefic 0raha. )aara !-apricorn&
The un rules the "th house, and is neutral (rule :). The oon rules the *th house, and as a benefic ruling a -endra, becomes malefic. ars rules the 4th and 11th. The 11th lordshi is malefic, and the 4th lordshi is not contributing benefic ualities. o ars is a malefic. ercury rules the th and 9th. The th lordshi is malefic, but the 9th lordshi #hich is a higher house, is benefic. ercury8s greater affinity #ith the 9th house #ins, and ercury is a benefic. 6uiter rules the 12th and 3rd. The 12th lordshi is neutral, but the 3rd is malefic, so 6uiter is malefic. enus rules the 5th and 1=th. The 1=th house lordshi is malefic for enus, but this is o%erruled by the fact that enus rules a -endra and Trine simultaneously. enus is a benefic.
aturn rules the 1st and 2nd. The 1st is a benefic lordshi, but aturn8s affinity #ith the 2nd house (2nd lord is a maraa lord, and aturn is a natural significator for death) gi%es a malefic slant. As a result, the t#o effects are cancelled out and aturn is neutral. umbha !Aquarius&
The un rules the *th house, losing it8s malefic nature due to the -endra lordshi. The oon rules the th house, and is a malefic. ars rules the 3rd and 1=th. As lord of the 1=th, ars loses its malefic nature, but the 3rd house lordshi is malefic, so ars is malefic. ercury rules the 5th and the "th. The 5th house lordshi is benefic, and the "th lordshi is malefic. According to the rules, the combination of these t#o lordshis maes a benefic. o#e%er, because ercury is ha%ing such a dual nature, and is so easily subect to 0rahas it is associated #ith, it #ill not be able to manifest only ben efic ualities. !arashara declares ercury as ha%ing a mi/ed nature for this >agna. 6uiter rules the 2nd and 11th house. The 2nd house lordshi is neutral, #hile the 11th house lordshi is malefic, so 6uiter is malefic. enus rules the 4th and 9th. The 4th house lordshi is malefic for a n atural benefic lie enus, but the 9th house lordshi is benefic. o#e%er, as the ruler of a -endra and -ona, !arashara declares enus as a benefic. aturn rules the 12th and 1st house. The 12th house lordshi is neutral, a nd gi%es the effect of the other lordshi. The 1st house lordshi, a triona lord, is benefic, so aturn is benefic. )eena !/isces&
The un rules the th house and thus is malefic. The oon rules the 5th house, a triona lordshi, and is benefic. ars rules the 2nd and 9th. The 2nd lordshi is neutral, and the 9th is benefic, so ars is benefic. ercury rules the 4th and *th, t#o -endra lordshis, and is malefic. 6uiter rules the 1st and 1=th. The 1st house lordshi is benefic, but the rulershi o%er the 1=th is malefic (a benefic lord of a -endra). 6uiter is therefore neutral. enus rules the 3rd and "th, and is malefic. aturn rules the 11th and 12th. The 12th house lordshi is neutral, and gi%es the effect of the other lordshi. The 11th house lordshi is malefic, and therefore aturn malefic. Rule )emori0ation
+t is not so easy to memoriagnas e/cet Taurus (malefic) and 0emini (eutral). or the 2nd half of the agna it is neutral. 3. The 5th lord is al#ays benefic, e/cet for aturn for irgo it is neutral.
4. The *th lord is al#ays malefic, e/cet for #hen the *th lord rules a higher house and is not a great natural benefic, then it is neutral. (This e/ce tion occurs for Taurus, Bancer and agittarius >agnas). 5. The 9th lord is al#ays benefic, e/cet for aturn for 0emini >agna it is neutral. . The ruler of the 11th house is al#ays malefic *. The rulershi of the un and oon o%er e%en houses is generally neutral, #ith the e/cetion of a) un is benefic #hen it rules the 4th, b) un and oon are malefic #hen they rule the th, c) The oon is malefic #hen it rules the 1=th.
