• in exaltation or swakshetra (esp moolatrikona)

• friend's rashi,

• in kendra, in trine

• in its power-kendra :

  • Guru-Mercury in Tula bhava-1;

  • Shukra-Chandra in Bandhu bhava-4;

  • Shani in Yuvati-7;

  • Surya-Mangala in Karma bhava-10.

• lord of Ari (6), Randhra (8), or Vyaya (12) bhava

• lord of a badhakahouse.

What makes a planet "weak" -- and amenable to remedies?

1. neechcha (uncorrected)

2. weak in shad bala

3. in enemy's Rashi

4. receiving drishti of enemy

5. in dushthamsha (bhava 6, 8 or 12)

6. semi-weak - in 3, 7, 10, or 11