Parashara says:

...Simha lagna has well developed bones & a broad forehead. He is of moderate stature, well built & muscular.  His appearance is dignified, imposing & commanding.  

Persons born with this lagna are generally noble, large hearted, magnanimous & generous.  They are helpful to mankind.  

They have great faith in friends & relatives.  They become head of the organization with which they are connected.  If they are in government or any commercial organization, they attain high positions there. 

They do not talk much.  They are fond of authority & are brilliant and ambitious.  They are firm in their thinking & attitudes.  When they are angry they roar like lions.  

They are spendthrifts.  They have capacity to face adverse circumstances.  They want to maintain their authority in their household.  

Very often their married life is not happy. 

They enjoy sound health if there are no bad influences on the lagna or Ravi, the lord of this lagna.

Das / Behari: says:

".... bestows a regal appearance, as if the life-force were vibrating from every part of your body. You have a broad face with strong bones, beautiful & expressive eyes. You may be a possessive parent, egotistical & selfish in temperament, & a braggart. You are excessively libidinous but not necessarily promiscuous. 

You are not satisfied with the material heights you attain & are always aspiring towards greater intellect, greater wealth, greater status, & greater respectability. Often you think you have achieved more than you really have; nevertheless, you are never satisfied, for you think you deserve more than you have received. You always strive to reach the top of the mountain. 

You are basically materialistic but like to assume that you are spiritually highly evolved. Involvement in work is intense & whole-hearted. You may be seen working adroitly on the subtle problems of life, whether related to physical sciences, psychology, or to concrete and technological problems in engineering, industry or economics. It is not the subject matter that is significant: your complete involvement in whatever you undertake is of supreme importance to you. In that pursuit, your engagement of effort is total. 

There is a suddenness in your actions which gives your an element of surprise & unpredictability. However involved you may seem in a pursuit or relationship, you can suddenly end it. You are loyal friends, but that friendship can end suddenly. To some people you may seem ungrateful. The world exists only for your convenience & the satisfaction of your desires. 

In your social relationships, contradiction & self-aggrandizement seem to predominate. You may find married life difficult. Your spouse is very calculating & self-centered - which are some of Leo's traits as well. Compatibility becomes difficult. In such circumstances, you often acts in a clandestine manner, concealing certain aspects of your life. 

You do not trust others: equal partnership is not a common factor in your life. ... gives rise to wealth in mutual combination. The Sun is lord of the Ascendant, Mercury lord of wealth and Mars is of course Yoga karaka. Thus all the three planets have acquired some power or other to do good. It will be seen that the Sun, Mercury and Mars play an important role in case of persons born in Leo Ascendant, while other planets will be able to do some good under certain special conditions. 

.... fond of eating meat & enjoying worldly enjoyments, will earn wealth & honor through the government, bereft of religion, dutiful in family affairs, hold a high rank of office, be majestic, strong, bold, speak sparingly, a miser, will trouble others, will wander in hills and forests, be irascible, firm in friendship, careless, inaccessible (or inviolable), will destroy his enemies, have famous sons, honor the virtuous, rich through agriculture etc., interested in business & will spend heavily on prostitutes & dancers. Spouse will suffer dental diseases.

Domain

Phul (fruits)

[applies as well or better to Chandra lagna]

Simha [Leo] in Radix Lagna  - House 1 - 

Magha

• Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte 

• Dale Earnhardt  

• Paramahamsa Yogananda    

• USA-VP, 2000-2008, Richard "Dick" Cheney    

• Brooke Shields (actor-model) 

Purvaphalguni

• USA Pres 37, Richard Nixon  

• USA Pres 41, George H. W. Bush

• USA Pres 30, Calvin Coolidge  

• Madonna  

• JFK, Jr.  

Uttaraphalguni

• Steve Jobs (Apple CEO)

Lagnesha Surya  -Sun: the Soul-Self rules a natural house of great friend Kuja  

Domain-1 signifies personal competition for social validation through a winning combination of physical behaviors and traits.

The Simha native seeks to develop the physical personality identity through association with royal figures, politicians, persons of high intelligence and creative genius, games and entertainments, and high entitlements of every kind.   

The social personality has an inherent affinity for bright, hot light; highest mountains; speculative winnings, theatrical performance, one's own children. The native is particularly influenced by the presence of the Divine in human life. This presence need not be articulated, but the Simha native is always aware of the godlike nature of human beings.

Simha natives are generally bold and confident, dominating and self-centered, regal and radiant. Surya rules only one domain in the nativity, which gives Simha (and Karkata) natives a singularly focused intensity of personality.  They strive to maintain a competitively confident personality and regal physical appearance.

Physical appearance depends on the condition of D-1/D-9 Simha including rashi, bhava, companion grahas, drishti, etc.

Generally, Simha-lagna shows a pitta or slightly reddish cast to the complexion, a subtle golden glow, relative to the gene pool.  (at a more subtle astrally based but physically perceptible level, Soma's rashi & characteristics also influence the coloring.)

Psychically, Simha lagna projects an aura of intense confidence and dynamic life force.  Unless Surya is damaged, Hari-lagna have a bright and riveting physical countenance which magnetically attracts attention.

Many celebrities & performance artists, models, dancers, & others who make their living with & through the glamorous appearance of their physical bodies have Simha rising along with Ravi well disposed.

Simha: Rulership via Divine Right

Simha natives can project a distinctive leadership personality aura which emanates from one's sensed entitlement via Divine Right. 

If Simha lagna = Magha lagna, the native becomes a law unto oneself, ruling by divine fiat. (Dick Cheney, Napoleon Bonaparte, Henry Ford.)

The domain occupied by lagnesha Surya will predict the style and location of adult manifestation of Simha's creative, domineering life force. "You do what you gotta do."

• Richard Nixon lagnesha Surya/Dhanau in domain-5 = confidence and speculation

• Steve Jobs lagnesha Surya/Kumbha in domain-7 = business partnership networks

• JFK, Jr. - lagnesha Surya in domain-4 = education, owned properties & vehicles, patriotism, childhood home (had he lived longer, probably would have become a real-estate tycoon)

• Paramahamsa Yogananda - lagnesha Surya/Dhanau in domain-5 = confidence and speculation (cf. Nixon; the big difference is Chandra)

Marriage: 

In order to carry out the mandate of a Shani-ruled yuvati bhava, Simha lagna must marry an elder, experienced, practical and socially well-networked spouse (Kumbha traits).

N. Bonaparte - Josephine = 8 years his elder, famous social networker in Paris (Josephine knew "everyone", 1795

R. Nixon - Pat Nixon = a year older than her husband, intrepid fundraiser and networker, notably conservative in beliefs and personal conduct

GHW Bush-41 - Barbara Bush = not chronologically his elder but her conservative traits, social networking skills, and remarkable elderly appearance mark Mrs. Bush as a suitable spouse for the politically ambitious Simha lagna male 

S. Jobs' second, long-term marriage to a younger spouse is more famous than his first, uncertified,  marriage-via-childbirth. The mother of his first child who by Jyotisha standards constitutes his first spouse was neither elder nor conservative in character (indeed she is a progressive artist); Surya occupies 7 (selfishness in marriage). The first Shani-ruled union did not succeed. Simha's second marriage is ruled by Budha, a karaka for youth.

If the Shani-ruled spouse of the Simha native is not elder, more conservative, or exceptionally well-networked -  the marriage will not succeed.

Kanya [Virgo] = House 2 - Value

Budha -Mercury: Mental Tasking rules a natural house of Shukra

Budha's governance is not impeded in the natural house of friend Budha. 

Social, moral, & financial values are very detailed & organized, depending of course on the natal condition of Budha. 

They value family life and children, but find they need to be super-organized and compartmentalized in order to accomplish their other driving value, which is success in their professional work. 

For Simha lagna, presuming that Budha is fairly well disposed, periods of L-2/L-11 Budha generate considerable wealth via family-of-origin hoarded assets and knowledge-values, as well as earned income from the marketplace of goods and services.

They like to talk, and are usually quite effective in their speech. If Budha is well-disposed, they are articulate people with a cheerful even adolescent style of talking.  

See Steve Jobs with radix Budha in Makara/6, indicating the development of values focused into corporate business.

Thula [Libra] = House 3 - Mental Process

Shukra -Venus: How We Love

Shukra's governance is not impeded in the natural house of friend Budha. 

Good socializers who easily find a point of balance in meetings and business activities.  Likes to design plans and schedules. Enjoys the flow of daily business. Favors teamwork, social event organizing, building a favorable sibling-type group of business associates who work cooperatively due to balanced mental and communicative interactions.

Quality of the neighborly & sibling-type interactions depends on character of Shukra in the nativity. 

Vrischika [Scorpio] = House 4 - Home, family, security

Kuja -Mars: Kinetic Energy

Kuja's governance is not impeded in the natural house of friendly Chandra. 

Conditions in domain-4, the home & schoolroom, are controlled by Kuja. Therefore this domain always has a touch of ambitious aggression & competition, & matters of cultural indoctrination toward deepening "roots" are never completely settled.  

Simha lagna may be a frequent house-mover in search of better opportunities for self-expression in politics, performance arts, and literary pursuits.

Dhanusha [Sagittarius] = House 5 - Children, Genius

Guru -Jupiter: Wisdom Expansion

Guru's governance is not impeded in the natural house of friend Surya. 

Generally fortunate in matters of children unless some occupying graha disturbs Guru's abundance. (Surya in 5 is a blocker, saying "I am the Child".) Expansively creative. High entitlement for celebrity, recognition, authorship. Wonderful teacher and coach, but not interested in other viewpoints - must follow one's own creative instincts without interruption, or regal Simha lagna generally will leave the scene. 

Great genius in literature, product development, & performance art is possible, depending on auspicious placement of Surya & Vrihaspati. Maximized effect when Guru casts drishti from domains 9, 11, or lagna or if Guru yuti magnifying nodes. Location of Guru will show the manifestation of creative powers.

See Steve Jobs for a primary manifestation of highly creative product development with Guru in domain-11 for marketplace earnings.

Makara [Capricorn] = House 6 - Argumentation, Conflict, Loss of Agreement

Shani -Saturn: Karmic Cleanup

Shani's governance is not impeded in the natural house of friend Budha. 

Health issues from overproduction. Tolerance for rule of law; accepts conventions of finance & business. Tends toward austere diet, with yogic practices centered around food & medicine. 

General good favor from government due to the calming & regulatory effects of Shani, unless a benefic occupies domain-6. 

Necessarily there is much duty & responsibility for maintaining correct practices especially in areas of medicine & finance. Periods of Shani or any graha occupying a rashi of Shani may bring karmic accountability, forcing reduction of the regal instinct in order to stay on the right side of the law. 

Kumbha [Aquarius] = House 7 - marriage, partnership, contracts, alliances

Shani -Saturn: Karmic Cleanu

Shani's governance is not impeded in the natural house of friend Shukra. Duties are properly performed. But the spouse is "heartless".

"If at woman's birth, the 7th bhava or the setting Navamsha be that Saturn, her husband will be an old man and a fool."

~~ BPHS Ch. 80, shloka 22-25

"If, during birth, Capricorn or Aquarius be descending or Saturn's Navamsha be descending, the woman will get an old fool for her husband."

~~ Bhrigu Sutram Ch. 2 4 Shloka 11

As Parashara confirms, for Simha and Karkata lagna, the reality is that marriage pleasure is dominated by a deep Saturnian sense of duty. Personal intimacy is not destroyed, but the native will prioritize the marriage tasks which contribute to social respect and stability.

Simha lagna is all about "Heart". The Simha native radiates Courage, Valor, and leonine strength. Yet Kumbha, lagna for the spouse, is "Heart-less".  

Spouses look respectable in public but emotional vitality in the marriage may be limited by a heavy workload. Depends as always on the condition of Shani. The spouse will generally look older and more dried-out or pale than the native. 

A famous example of the Kumbha-ruled spouse is Barbara Bush, the wife of U.S. Pres. 41 George H. W. Bush ('Sr.'). Mrs. Bush possessed dignity without charm. By demeanor and complexion, she looked to be about 20 years older than her husband, whereas chronologically Mrs. Bush and her husband were the same age. 

Her public image was socially proper but she lacked tangible compassion. Her "heartless" comments during the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, a tragedy which ruined the lives of thousands of very poor people in Louisiana and Texas, became well-known. Mrs. Bush appeared to fulfill her duties adequately but it was obvious to the public that on a personal level, she had no heart for the people. Apparently she did not care about anyone outside of her family. Perhaps, even, not anyone outside of herself.

Even uchcha Shani in domain-3, the best possible setup for this difficult marriage (see Bush 41) gives the spouse, and the native through auspice of the spouse's behavior, high position, accountability, and dignity. There is rarely much interpersonal pleasure, except the pleasure of enjoying a solid public reputation. 

Contracts, agreements, legal discussions, all types of advising are somewhat difficult & tedious unless Shani is exceptionally strong.  After their typically rather long resistance to commitment followed by a later marriage, divorce is uncommon (unless Shani is damaged) because the native takes a very dry and legalistic attitude toward marriage, seeing marriage as primarily an expedient requirement of career.  

Despite their tolerance for meetings & party talk, these folks dislike adversarial conflict, & they will compromise in order to avoid legal disputes.  They like rational conceptualization, not emotional arguments.

Spouse can be made into a workhorse, piled up with duties & schedules, treated as a fixture in public life, emotionally ignored while the native attracts all the attention unto oneself. Simha lagna is sometimes a glutton for attention and applause, esp if Rahu is in lagna (Bush 41).  

Intimacy problems. Does better with an older or more conservative spouse whose self-image is also invested in public role-playing.

Best to have conservative values & low emotional expectations in marriage. Good results from marriage to an older, more duty-focused and life-experienced spouse.  

Chandra in Kumbha may bring (slightly) more emotional juice, although as L-12 Chandra is also problematic. Surya in Kumbha is poorly disposed, leading to spousal disregard for moral principle and the native, while invested in the marriage, is socially or politically embarrassed.

Meena [Pisces] = House 8 - secrets, hidden assets, confidential information, sudden and catastrophic change 

Guru- Jupiter: Wisdom Expansion

Guru's governance is not impeded in the natural house of friend Mangala 

Guru's abundance provides an opening into the deep mysteries of life. If auspicious graha own or occupy domain-8, the native may be profoundly involved in tantrik pursuits. 

Sees one's own destiny in cosmic terms, and accepts entitlement to "make magic" in the world. Also entitled to maintain intimate connections outside of marriage - not necessarily sexual, but therapeutic.

Capacity to know & share secret knowledge through a network of retreat centers & mystical teachers.  

Inauspicious graha controlling domain-8 can give manipulative selfishness and misuse of confidential information for destructive purposes. 

The native's level of ethical development will be indicated by Surya and Guru. 

If Surya/Guru are favorable, one can use this entitlement to tremendous material and psychic resources as a tool for creating extraordinarily positive change in the world. 

If Surya/Guru are not helpful, the native may degenerate into unfocused childlike 'play' with his resources, wasting the kingly opportunity of a blessed life. 

Mesha [Aries] = House 9 - temples of wisdom, priests and professors, father and moral teachers, children and grandchildren

Kuja -Mars: Kinetic Energy

Kuja's governance is not impeded in the natural house of friend Guru. 

Should Kuja be strong, the interest in religion is lifelong & passionate. Yet according to the overall theme of Simha lagna, religious fellowship & priestly practices must serve the native's individual Soul interests. 

Highly independent and athletic approach to philosophy and higher knowledge.  

Depending as always on the disposition of Kuja, relationship with Father and Guru is strained by the warrior nature of this Simha child. 

If Kuja is super-strong, the father's ego may be too volatile to sustain his parenting role. The spiritual guru too must accommodate the powerful individuality of this native.

Surya, Guru, and Kuja control the fortune houses 1-5-9. These hot, energized, forward-moving graha when well coordinated can bring great fortune into the Simha lagna birth. 

Vrishabha [Taurus] = House 10 - respect and responsibility, career and profession, public reputation

Shukra -Venus: How We Love

Shukra's governance is not impeded in the natural house of neutral Shani. 

Tendency to place social & physical aesthetics at the top of leadership concerns; great focus on art & design, the beauty and attractiveness of the task. Public dignity chained to the auspiciousness (or not) of Shukra. 

General reputation for artistic sensitivity to balanced design of products and social order, with a focus on social harmony. 

Surprisingly talented at building relationships targeted to the top level of social governance (in contrast to limited ability to develop emotional intimacy in marriage.) Shukra will show the nature of iconic public roles, if any.  

Mithuna [Gemini] = House 11 - associations of voluntary friendship, elder sibling, gains and achievements, marketplace networks

Budha rules a natural house of neutral Shani

Budha's governance is not impeded in the natural house of neutral Shani. 

However, Budha is so easily influenced that Simha lagna's gainfulness cannot be predicted without understanding Budha's role in the nativity. However, in general, good business acumen and accurate calculations unless Budha is impacted. Domain of Budha will show the source of gainfulness. 

For Simha lagna, presuming that Budha is fairly well disposed, periods of L-2/L-11 Budha generate considerable wealth via family-of-origin hoarded assets and knowledge-values, as well as earned income from the marketplace of goods and services.

Compare:

• politician Richard Nixon Budha-5/Dhanau income through political showmanship (campaigns, elections) & literary authorship.

• Steve Jobs Budha-6/Makara income through complexly structured high finance (investor loans)

Karka [Cancer] = House 12 - dreams and psychic perception, long-term foreign travel, private imagination, meditation and prayer

Chandra -Moon: the Whole Mind

Chandra rules a natural house of Guru.

Chandra's governance is not impeded in the natural house of neutral Guru. 

Great need for emotional privacy. Emotionally imaginative in their own sanctuary space, while generally speaking the emotional life plays a minimal role in the public personality. Emotional need for and appreciation of spiritual sanctuary & religious retreat. 

Core emotional life is effectively curtained off & kept away from prying eyes of others, even including the spouse.

The native may be introduced to meditative practices early in life, which allow control of the emotions so that Surya's domineering rationality can proceed unimpeded by the fluctuations of emotional life, especially anxiety and self-doubt. 

Others may notice the Simha natives emotional vulnerability but the native oneself suffers very little self-doubt. 

Enemies of the marriage, always indicated by the L-12 and graha within vyaya bhava, tend to be females with maternal or nurturing powers. They have large breasts, along with a soft and loving embrace.

The native promotes a fixed, controlled, intelligent & socially positive package of public attributes which however represent only one's rational side. The intuition may be extremely strong if Chandra is auspicious; yet the native will not normally be aware of Chandra's influence & certainly will not share much of their emotional perception with others. 

The influence of the Mother is "lost" buried deep in the subconscious while the influence of the Father's intelligence predominates unless Surya is damaged. 

There are numerous exceptions to this overall truth but generally the mother's influence expresses through dreams & the imagination while the father's influence is much more in the body & social personality.

One's public personality expressed dominantly through the physical body appearance; for Simha lagna it, should be lean & darkly golden with very little influence from the soft, plumping, watery-light Moon unless Chandra is yuti Surya or some other parivartana effect. 

See Madonna for the above parivartamsha yoga which brings a lighter than typical for Simha body complexion. Lagnesha Surya/  Karka/ domain-12, for public expression of private imagination, e.g., foreign ideas, & bedroom life.