ASHTAKVARGA SYSTEM OF PREDICITION - PART -8

BY Dr.E.S.NEELAKANTAN
Introduction

In our previous part we had discussed about the role of Mars in
Ashtakavarga. As the entire discussion could not be completed
in one piece , we will continue the discussion here.

Medical opinion as on date is that we should consume small
amounts of food at periodic intervals. In olden days people
used to have heavy lunch and not have any food intake in
between meals. As acidity could develop because of that,
doctors advise patients not to leave much gap between meals.
Here we have one similarity. If the discussion on Mars is spread
over two articles, comprehension becomes easy.In vedic times,
much emphasis on acquisition of knowledge was laid on
revision and repetition of what has already been taught.
Students of Astrology must not only keep on updating their
knowledge but also keep reading what they already know;
otherwise they may not be able to recollect the rules when
they sit down to analyse horoscopes. With these introductory
remarks we will move over to our discussion on role of Mars in
Ashtakavarga.




Judgement of Mars in Ashtakavarga

1) Mars is Bhoomi Karaka or significator of immovable
property.This is indicative of stability or permanency in
mundane matters.Hence it is very important to have larger
number of bindus in the Trikona houses in the
Bhinnashtakavarga chart of Mars.

2) One will become rich if Mars with 8 benefic bindus is also
exalted.

3) Find out the sign in the Bhinnashtakavarga chart of Mars,
which has received Zero bindus when that house is transited by
Saturn it will give rise to the following results for co-borns.
(a) Death
(b)Lawsuits
(c)Enmity
(d)Disputes
(e)Legal problems or court cases

4) When Mars with 8 bindus is either exalted or located in own
house and is placed in the lagna, 4
th
, 9
th
or 10
th
, one becomes a
crore pathi.

5)If Mars in lagna is in Aries, Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius or
Capricorn, one becomes a king if the above planet obtains four
or more bindus.

6)Kings are of various types ; one can rule over a town , city,
state or even a country. The greater, the area over which he
has control, the more is his renown. For example, Great Britain
had almost the whole world under its control and there was a
saying at that time, The sun never sets on the British Empire.
So the head of Great Britian was not only the head of his
country but also ruler of all countries under British rule. In
order to administer the conquered countries , the port of
viceroy was created ; India had viceroys like Lord Ripon, Lord
Curzon etc. To find out whether a person would become a king
and if so to what extent his empire would be is possible
through the analysis of Mars in Ashtakavarga.

(a) In any bhava, Mars with 8 bindus would make a person a
petty king; This we can take as the lowest grade.

(b) Assuming that in the above case, Mars is in lagna or the 10
th

house, one becomes a king- this is the next higher grade in
royalty.

(c) If apart from being born in the combinations mentioned
above , one is also blessed to be born in a royal family, one
becomes the ruler of a country;
One subtle point needs to be appreciated here. An ordinary
person can become a petty king if supported by rules of
astrology.A prince , having an identical combination becomes
not just a petty king but the ruler of the country. This means
rules of astrology should be applied after taking into
consideration the persons background.
I just wish to cite one example here. Those who have travelled
from Chennai to Mumbai by Chennai Dadar express train
would be able to understand what I am telling here faster.
When the above mentioned train halts at Pune junction , what
they do is to attach one Electric locomotive engine at the rear
behind the guards compartment. The next station would be
Lonavala and once the train reaches Lonavala , the rear engine
is detatched and only the electric locomotive in the front hauls
the train.The reason for this move of Railways is that the
Western Ghats is exactly in between Pune and Lonavala and the
rear engine helps push the train from behind while it is climbing
the hilly terrain.
Similarly a prince becoming a king is a usual occurrence. Right
from birth onwards , the prince is groomed in all royal matters,
undergoes training in commanding the army, horse-riding, use
of weapons etc. and at an appropriate time, he ascends the
throne. For an ordinary man, there are too many matters
pulling him down and he can become a king only by overcoming
heavy odds. Here Mars functions like the rear engine in pushing
him up to the top. But because the prince has the advantage of
being born in a royal family, the similarly placed Mars, pushes
him to a far greater level because of the initial momentum.

(d) If in addition to the combinations mentioned above , Mars is
also in own house or exaltation , one becomes a Emperor.

7) If Mars with 4 bindus is related to Saturn , either by way of
conjunction or mutual aspect , then one will either be a head of
state or a judge.

8)If Mars with 3 bindus or less is related to Mercury, by way of
conjunction or mutual aspect , one will not only be poor but
also subjected to sorrow.

9) If Mars with 4 bindus or more , is related to Moon , by way of
conjunction or mutual aspect , one will become head of many
states.

10) When Mars as lord of 4
th
is in the 4
th
house with 4 bindus ,
then the person born in the royal family will own three or four
fortresses. Instead of 4
th
house , let us say under identical
conditions , Mars is in the 10
th
house. One will be a king or
dispenser of justice.

11) We all know that Mars is the Karaka for brothers. So all that
we need to know about brothers , valour or courage can be
deciphered from the Ashtakavarga of Mars.

12) Depending upon whether the lagna is chara
(movable),sthira(fixed) or ubhaya(common) and from the
position of Saturn , we can draw certain inferences from
Bhinnashtakavarga of Mars. The rules can be understood from
the following table

Nature of Nature of Number of Result
Lagna Saturns Bindus in
Rasi Saturns
Rasi
1.MOVABLE COMMON 1-3 Loss of brothers/
Sisters.
2.COMMON MOVABLE 1-3 Loss of brothers.

3.FIXED ANYWHERE 1-3 Loss of
brothers&fathers

4.MOVABLE ANYWHERE 5or MORE PROSPERITY &
WILL HAVE MANY
BROTHERS.
5.FIXED COMMON 4OR MORE LONG LIVED
(IN5TH RICH
HOUSE) COMFORTABLE
MANYBROTHERS

13) When Mars in conjunction with the lord of 7
th
house is in
debilitation or is combusted or has association or aspect of
malefic, there will be loss of brothers.

Now we will take up the chart of Arthur Ashe(July 10,1943
Feb 6,1993) ,former Wimbledon Champion for our practical
discussion.
Ashe is credited with having won three Grand Slam
Titles,viz.,the US Open in 1968,Australian Open in 1970 and the
coveted Wimbledon title in 1975.
In his chart ,Mars is the yogakaraka-cum-10
th
lord placed in the
tenth house itself.
The salient feature in Ashtakavarga is that Mars obtains 5
bindus which is the highest obtained by any house in its
Bhinnashtakavarga.The Samudaya Ashtakavarga chart shows
that the maximum number of bindus is obtained by Aries with a
fgure of 35 where Mars is placed.So Mars apart from being in
its own house is also strengthened in its individual
Ashtakavarga as also in the Sarvashtakavarga by obtaining the
No.1 rank in terms of number of bindus obtained.As Mars
happens to be the 10
th
lord denoting karma,Ashe rose to the
pinnacle of glory in his field of work,namely his career as a
Professional Tennis player.He could even be termed as a
Monarch of the Tennis kingdom.As we know ,Sports is one are
to prove ones supremacy.A strong Mars in ancient times could
make one a king and in a way ,Champions in Sports are
invariably led to the top by a strong Mars.

The End