Physical Felicity from the Lagna Bhava

Sarajit Poddar, March 2015

Physical Felicity from the

Lagna Bhava
Sarajit Poddar SJC
March 2015

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Maharishi Parashara says
BPHS 12.1-2

sappo dehapo'rivyayago dehasaukhyaht |
kendre koe sthito'gea sad dehasukha diet || 1||

lagnapo'stagato nce atrubhe rogakd bhavet |
ubha kendratrikoasth sarvarogahar smt || 2||

Should Lagna Lord be conjoined with a malefic, or be in 8th, 6th, or 12th,

physical felicity will diminish. If he is in a quadrant or a trine there will be at
all times comforts of the body. If Lagna Lord is in debilitation, combustion, or
enemys Ri, there will be diseases. With a benefic in a quadrant or a trine all
diseases will disappear. Lagna's quadrant or its trine containing a benefic, is a
powerful remedy for all, related to health.
BPHS 12.3

lagne candre'thava krragrahairde'thav yute |
ubhadivihne ca jantordehasukha na hi || 3||

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There will not be bodily health, if Lagna or Candra are aspected by, or
conjoined with a malefic, being devoid of a benefics aspects.
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Our body is signified by the Lagna and the Chandra lagna. Like, without
Lagna, there is no Bhavas, similarly without the body, there is no existence.
Although the soul existed much before and will continue to exist much longer,
the horoscope is casted for the moment when the body is formed in the womb
(conception) or when the body is separated from the mother's body (birth) and
both can say a lot about the destiny and experiences.
The body however is subjected to many kinds of forces, some positive and some
negative. The level of discomfort that the body is subjected to can be seen from
the influences on the Lagna. The discomfort can be caused either by sickness,
laborious work or lack of care to the body.
Following are the conditions which need to be noted to determine the level of
comfort and discomfort.
1. Placement in good or bad bhavas: The good bhavas are the Kendra
(strength) and the Trines (blessings) and the bad bhavas are the
Dusthanas (bad places).
a. The Kendras are specifically known for action, achievement and
success while the Trines are known for blessings received from
others and financial rewards.
b. The dusthana on the other hand indicate, 6th: enemies, debts,
diseases, injuries, conflicts etc.; 8th: Sudden calamities, mishaps,
extreme financial difficulties and bankruptcy, congenital defects or
chronic illnesses which arises out of malfunctioning of some body
parts or organs etc., 12th: Losses, leaving homeland and culture,
hospitalization etc..
c. We should include 3rd and 11th house also into the list of Dusthana
because of Bhavat-Bhavam principle. 3rd is 8th from the 8th house,
hence carries the energy similar to the 3rd. 11th is 6th from the 6th
and also 12th from the 12th house, hence carries the energies of
both 6th and 12th.
d. The only remaining house after considering Kendra (1-4-7-10),
Kona (5-9), dusthana (6-8-12), and derived dusthana (3-11) is 2nd

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house. 2nd House is treated as a neutral bhava i.e., it has both

good and bad potencies and much is dependent on other yogas.

2. Placement in a good or bad sign: When the Lagna lord is placed in a

good sign, the comfort level will be good and vice-versa.
a. Good signs of a Graha are their exaltation, mulatrikona and own
signs as well as friendly signs. Which signs are friendly to the
Lagna lord? For that we need to know the naisargika relationship.
To judge whether or not the Graha is placed in a friendly sign, note
the dispositor of the Graha. Find the mulatrikona or the dispositor.
The signs which fall in the Upachaya (3-6-10-11) or the 7th from
the Mulatrikona are the inimical signs of the dispositor.
b. For instance, for a Sagittarius Lagna born, with the Lagna lord
Jupiter placed in Aquarius. The dispositor is Saturn (bodied
planet, Rahu is ignored). Saturns mulatrikona is Aquarius.
Jupiters signs are 2nd and 11th from Aquarius, hence Saturns is
neutral towards Saturn. Similarly, from Jupiters mulatrikona
Sagittarius, Saturns signs are in 2nd and 3rd, hence Jupiter is
neutral towards Saturn. I.e., Both Jupiter and Saturn are neutral
to each other.
c. The Deva group planets Sun-Moon-Jupiter-Mars are friendly
among themselves while the Asura Group planets Saturn-MercuryVenus-Rahu are friendly among themselves. Ketu is the bridge
between the two groups and is friendlier to the Deva group, with
some exceptions.

3. Benefics in Kendra or Kona from the Lagna: The next step after
understanding the impact of the placement of the Lagna lord, is to
understand the support received from the Kendra and Kona.
a. There is support from either protection from ill health or cure (if
disease occurs) if there are benefics in the Kendra and Kona
bhava.
b. The Kendra Bhavas are active while the Kona bhavas are passive.
The Benefics in the Kendra Bhavas will prod the native to go to

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people and places where he will receive the right cure. The Kona on
the other hand indicates that a healer coming to the native due to
blessings of the deity indicated by the Graha in the Kona. The
Karaka of the Graha in the Kendra and Kona needs to be judged to
assess the sources, people, places, medicine or surgery system etc.
that can cure the ailments.
c. Exalted Grahas in the Kendra and Kona should be treated as
benefics, while debilitated Grahas should be treated as malefics.

4. Grahas placed in or aspecting the Lagna or Chandra Lagna: Here the

Maharishi is telling us never to underestimate the influences on the
Chandra Lagna. The reason being, Chandra is the karaka for Human
birth. As we know that all people in our life can be judged from 3 factors,
the Bhava, the Bhava lord and the Karaka. Similar, the life of the native
(bearer of the horoscope) under consideration can be judged from Lagna
(bhava), Lagnesha (Bhava lord) and Chandra (Karaka). What has been
said below also applies to the Chandra Lagna
a. Benefics in the Lagna protect heath. This is a special case of
placement of benefics in Kendras to the Lagna. Best among the
benefics are Jupiter and Mercury who attain Dikbala in the Lagna.
Mercury when placed in the Lagna should be well associated else
Mercury is treated as a malefic.
b. Status of the Grahas in the Lagna: Exalted Grahas protect the
Prana energy from being wasted while debilitated Grahas
dissipates the Prana energy. This is because the exalted grahas are
endowed with Sattva Guna and the debilitated grahas with Tamas
Guna. Grahas in own and friendly signs also dont spoil the Bhava
they are in. Thus, Grahas placed in the Lagna should be in good
state for good health; they should not be placed in debility or
inimical sign. In the world of benefics, Moon attains a special
status as its beneficence depends on the Paksha Bala. Thus, if it is
placed in Strong Paksha bala, then it will make the physique
strong even if it is placed in debility or inimical sign and vice-versa.
Similarly Jupiter is an exception, even if it is debilitated, it does
not lose all its beneficence and still protects the Lagna. Other
benefics such as Mercury and Venus are Rajas, hence they lose
their benefic potency when placed in debility or inimical sign. For
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Pisces Lagna, if Mercury is debilitated in the Lagna, it will give

mixed results. It is a Badhaka and hence, it can cause troubles
from unknown sources. However, since it attains Dikbala in the
Lagna, some of its negativity is annulled. However, if Mercury is
conjoined with or aspected by a Tamas planet (Saturn, Mars,
Rahu, Ketu), it becomes deadly. Venus is the only Graha who gets
debilitated in its friends sign (Venus and Mercury are in the Asura
group), so it doesnt do much negative unless afflicted by other
malefics. Sun is considered as malefic for health matters as it is a
Krura Graha and very heaty. So, Sun in the Lagna can give health
troubles due to high pitta (bile heat), however, since it is a Sattva
Graha, the native can get rid of the troubles by invoking the Sattva
(positive) energy of Sun through Gayatri Mantra, Surya Namaskara
etc. or even going to Setu Rameswaram and dipping in the sea. If
Sun in the lagna is afflicted by other Tamas Grahas, then it can
cause serious health troubles.
c. Functional nature: The Dusthana lords, especially that of 6-8-12
carry the energy of Saturn, hence their position in the Lagna is not
conducive to good health, especially when it is under affliction.
There are some dusthana lords who are friendly to the Lagna,
hence they will not damage health when placed in the Lagna. For
instance, the 6th lord for even sign Lagna is always friendly to the
Lagna lord. Similarly, the 8th lord for odd sign Lagna is always
friendly. Similarly, the 12th lord for the odd sign lagna is friendly to
the Lagna lord. In each group, there are 3 planets which own both
the Lagna and a dusthana. 6th Venus for Taurus Lagna (even
sign), 8th- Mars for Aries Lagna (odd sign) and 12th- Saturn for
Aquarius Lagna (odd sign). When the Dusthana lords who are
friendly to the Lagna lord are placed in the Lagna, they attain dual
tendencies and tilt on either side based on other influences. If they
are devoid of any conjunctions or aspects, they are beneficial to the
Lagna. If they are associated or aspected, then they give good
results if they are influenced by Sattva Graha and evil results
when they are influenced by Tama Graha.
5. Other considerations: For health troubles, the Badhaka sthana and the
Badhakesha should not be overlooked. They have the tendency to give
health troubles from sources that cant be diagnosed (i.e., Abhichara,
black magic etc.). The Badhaka tendencies are usually dormant unless

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there is an affliction coming from the Tamas Grahas or Guna (i.e.,

debilitated Graha). If the Lagna lord is placed in the Badhaka sthana or
the Badhakesha is placed in the Lagna, they can cause serious health
troubles from unknown sources, should they be also afflicted by Tamas
Grahas, Saturn, Mars, Rahu or Ketu.

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Diseases due to Lagnesha in Debility
When the Lagnesha is in Debility, it causes diseases partly due to the natural
signification of the Lagnesha and partly due to the Bhava where the Debility
happens.
The diseases are ascertained if the Lagnesha is conjoined or aspected by Tamas
Grahas Saturn, Mars, Rahu and Ketu or be hemmed between malefics, which
also include the Sun. Remember that debility reduces the Prana energy thus
giving rise to diseases in the body. This can be removed by increasing Prana by
regularly practicing Pranayama (breathing exercises)
Given below the diseases that can occur due to debility of different Lagnesha.
Debility in
Bhava
2nd Bhava

Lagna

3rd Bhava

4th Bhava

Lagna lord in house and

signs
Jupiter in 2nd house in
Capricorn

Diseases due to
bhava
Eyes, face, throat

Leo

Sun in 3rd house in Libra

Aquarius

Saturn in 3rd house in

Aries
Mars in 4th house in
Cancer
Saturn in 4th house in
Aries

Respiratory canal,
shoulder, ears, throat,
neck
-do-

Sagittarius

Aries
Capricorn

Lungs, heart, chest

-do-

Taurus

Venus in 5th house in

Virgo

Stomach, liver,
kidney, insanity

Cancer

Moon in 5th house in

Scorpio

Stomach, liver, kidney

7th Bhava

Virgo

9th Bhava

Scorpio

Genitals, pelvis,
urinary bladder
Thai, buttocks

10th Bhava

Gemini

Mercury in 7th house in

Pisces
Mars in 9th house in
Cancer
Mercury in 10th house in
Pisces

5th Bhava

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Knees

Diseases due to
planet
Cough and cold,
obesity, skin
diseases
Stomach, heart,
head, forehead
Nervous diseases
Dental, blood, boils
and eruptions
Joint pains,
arthritis, back
pain, knee pains
Sterility, sexual
problems, low
sperm count
Cough and cold,
high fever, asthma,
menstrual
troubles,
Speech, breathing,
blood pressure
Blood, boils and
eruptions
Mental diseases

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11th Bhava

Pisces

Jupiter in 11th house in

Aquarius

Shoulder, ears, shank

12th Bhava

Libra

Venus in 12th house in

Virgo

Eyes, sole (below foot)

Cough and cold,

obesity, skin
diseases
Sterility, sexual
problems, low
sperm count

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Diseases caused by Grahas in the 6th house
The houses of diseases are the 6th, 8th, 11th (6th from 6th) and 3rd (8th from 8th).
In addition Badhaka also contribute to diagnosable diseases. The full treatment
of different kinds of diseases are dealt in the Prasna Marga which needs to be
studied. Here are some key principles
1. One suffers from diseases only when the Lagna and the Lagna lord are
weak. Else, the diseases indicated by the various bhavas and grahas can
only cause occasional troubles in their periods, but nothing signification.
It becomes significant only when the Lagna is weak, whereby the same
diseases can cause lifelong suffering. So the biggest protection of
diseases is strong Lagna.
2. Aspect of conjunction of natural benefics Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and
strong Moon (paksha bala) gives protection. Association of debilitated
grahas, natural malefics who are inimical to Lagnesha damages the
natural protection.
3. 6th is the house of attacks i.e., external sources which tries to break our
natural shield or protection. Lagna and lagna lord should always be
stronger than the 6th house and 6th lord for protection from diseases and
enemies.
4. Malefics in the 6th house destroys enemies but can give diseases if they
are in bad state (i.e., debility or enemy sign). Jupiter is the only benefic
who removes enemies when in the 6th house. Other benefics increase
enemies when placed in 6th, especially Mercury, but they remove enemies
if they aspect the 6th house instead.
5. If the 6th house is under affliction due to debilitated graha, graha in
inimical sign or under papa-kartari yoga, the native suffers from
diseases.
6. When 6th lord is in the 6th house, the native is disease free if it is unconjoined or unaspected by any malefic. Malefic conjunction or aspect
can give long drawn diseases.

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7. The diseases can be known from nature of grahas in the 6th house or the
6th lord. The diseases happen only when the mentioned grahas are under
affliction. Strong natural benefics remove diseases by conjunction or
aspect on the 6th house or the 6th lord.
8. The diseases caused by the planets can be studied from standard texts
such as Phaladeepika. Given below some representative ones:
a. Sun: Bile, heart, brain, head, eye (eye sight, right eye), bone.
b. Moon: Breast, saliva, womb, left eye, body fluids, blood, lymphatic
and glandular system
c. Mars: Bile, ears, nose, forehead, sinews, muscular tissues
d. Mercury: Abdomen, tongue, lungs, bowel, nerve centers, bile and
muscular tissues
e. Jupiter: Phlegm, blood, thighs, kidneys, fat, arterial system
f. Venus: Ovaries, eyes (physical eyes), genitals, body fluids, semen,
phlegm
g. Saturn: Feet, wind, knees and excretory system, nervous system,
muscles and sinews
9. For example: Saturn debilitated in the 6th house for Scorpio Lagna can
affect one of the following
a. Saturn: Feet, wind, knees and excretory system, nervous system,
muscles and sinews
b. Aries: Head, brain
c. 3rd house: Arms, shoulders
d. 4th house: Chest, lungs

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Illustration
Case I: Arnold Bennett
Ra sh i (D-1 ) 1 0 : 0 9 : 4 5 - 1 3 : 0 3 : 5 4

CaAs

Na va m sh a (D-9 ) 1 0 : 2 9 : 1 0 - 1 0 : 4 8 : 3 5

PiKr

Ve 1156'

Me 817'
TaRo
Su 1337'

Me15

Ke

Mo 2158'
AqSh
Jp 144'

BK!

Jp 7 Ma4
MK

AqAl

Ma 2340'

Mo18 As 2 Su 3

GK

Ar Pb

GePb
2739'

GeVi

Sa 2740'

Sa10 Ke9
AK

PuK!

TaMg

Mon. 5/27/1867 10:30:00

53 0' 0"N 210' 0"W

PiK

Ve18

Am

As 328'
SgUp
Ra 2739'

Arnold Bennett

<Pa>

Arnold Bennett
Mon. 5/27/1867 10:30:00
53 0' 0"N 210' 0"W

Ra9

DK

Bennett contracted typhoid fever in Paris in January 1931. He went to his bed
for the final time on 2/03/1931 when the diagnosis was made. He suffered for
three weeks, with gall bladder infection and toxemia, racked with hiccups, and
died on 3/27/1931, London, England.
Jyotish assessment
i.

Rahu in Lagna in Leo in inimical sign. Rahu is inimical towards Sun.

ii.

Chandra Lagna is in Aquarius, Moon in an inimical sign as Saturn is

highly inimical to Saturn. Moon having moderate paksha bala as Moon is
in 10th house from the Sun. Moon is also aspected by Mars from the 6th
house (from Moon).

iii.

From Lagna, 6th lord is Saturn, 8th lord Jupiter and 12th lord is Moon.
Among them, 6th lord is inimical to the Lagna lord while 8th and 12th lord
are friendly.

iv.

Saturn has no direct connection with the Lagna or the Lagna lord.
However, they are connected via an intermediary Venus who is housing
both the Lagna lord Sun and Saturn. Venus is friendly towards Saturn
and hence it will favour Saturn over Sun.

v.

For fixed signs, the 9th house is Badhaka. Venus is placed in Badhaka
sign and aspected by 6th lord Saturn. It is earlier said that Venus is
favouring Saturn in causing trouble to Lagna lord Sun.

vi.

Badhakesh Mars is placed in the 12th house having mutual aspect with
6th lord Saturn. It brings some affliction to Badhakesha by Saturn and to
6th lord by Badhakesha.

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vii.

From Moon, Mars is placed in the 6th house, Mercury is the 8th lord and
Saturn is the 12th lord.

viii.

The trouble makers in the horoscope are Saturn, Venus, Mars and Rahu.
Among them Saturn and Mars appear to be troublesome from both
Lagna and Chandra Lagna. The period and sub-periods of the mentioned
planets can bring serious health troubles, especially that of Saturn and
Mars.

ix.

His troubles occurred in Venus-Mars when Saturn was transiting

Sagittarius 24th degree, Rahu was in Pisces and Jupiter in Gemini.
Saturn transiting trine to the natal Rahu in Rasi and Navamsa confirms
the problem.

x.

The health trouble happened in Venus-Rahu

Case 2: Jayj Jacobs

Ra sh i (D-1 ) 1 : 3 7 : 5 7 - 4 : 0 1 : 3 2

Ra

Na va m sh a (D-9 ) 3 : 4 6 : 1 9 - 4 : 0 1 : 3 2

TaAs
638'

As 16

Mo20 Ra30
Am

TaPb

Mo 2528'

Sc PA

PuK

GK

GeSr

Ma 2841' Su 196'
CaSr
CpUA
Me 223' Ve 039'
Jp 2425'

Su22

MK

Sa12 Me19

VgDn

<Pa>

CaMg

Sa 1114'

Jayj Jacobs
Tue. 2/1/1949 3:54:00
3646' 0"N 9024' 0"W

Ve

DK
6

PiJy

As 2820'

PiK!

Jayj Jacobs
Tue. 2/1/1949 3:54:00
3646' 0"N 9024' 0"W

Ke30 Jp10
BK

Sc Ci

Ke 638'

Ma19

AK!

American second generation astrologer, raised by Donald "Moby Dick" Jacobs

who started his training when he was 15. Jayj began his professional practice
in '72 when he moved from Hawaii to San Francisco. His writings have
appeared in Astrology Now, ASPECTS, Welcome to Planet Earth, The Mountain
Astrologer, and in three of Llewellyn's astrology anthologies. He has been
awarded the Regulus Award for Community Service above and beyond the call
of duty, 1998.
A Type Two diabetic, diagnosed 10/1995, he had a heart attack on 2/21/1997,
2:18 AM leading to triple by-pass surgery 2/25/1997, 11:05 AM, Green Brae,
CA. In 1998, he broke his ribs on April 4 and had a car accident on June 18,
bouncing off the road and back, resulting in what appeared to be painful
whiplash (before X-rays) but was a crushed (L-1) vertebrae, and aggravated a
spinal (L-4-5) injury from a an old motorcycle accident (after dark, September
1970 in Kailua, HI).

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He died on July 3, 2011

Jyotish assessment
i.

Lagna is devoid of any planet and is also not aspected by any planet.

ii.

Moon is in an inimical sign of Saturn and also aspected by retrograde

Saturn. Moon is also weak as it is few days after Amavasya (Moon in 2nd
from the Sun). Hence it is afflicted by Saturn.

iii.

Lagna lord Mars is placed in 3rd house conjoined with Merc-Sun-Venus.

Mars is exalted but placed with inimical Mercury, neutral Venus and
friendly Sun. Venus is however, the 7th lord, hence has Maraka
potencies. However, Mars is under Subha-kartari yoga. There is also an
exchange of Sun and Saturn.

iv.

Moon sign lord Saturn is retrograde and placed in an inimical sign of

Sun and aspected by Rahu.

v.

Moon is the badhakesh but fortunately not afflicted by a malefic

conjunction. The Badhaka sign is also free of occupation. There is no
Badhaka trouble.

vi.

The troublemakers are Mercury and Venus being the 8th and 12th lord
conjoined with Mars. Also, Saturn and Rahu from the Moons
perspective.

vii.

Ketu is also afflicted by its placement in 12th house and aspected by 3rd
lord and retrograde Saturn.

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