Gulika gulikA: a ball (as a missile) a small ball or globule a pearl a pill a kernel a head (of cattle)  maNDa  a measure of weight slow , tardy , moving slowly or softly , loitering , idle , lazy , sluggish apathetic , phlegmatic , indifferent  weak , slight , slack (as a bow) ,  dull , faint (as light) ,  low (as a voice) ,  gentle (as rain or wind) ,  feeble (as the digestive faculty) weak i.e. tolerant , indulgent dull-witted , silly , stupid , foolish unhappy , miserable languid , ill , sick bad , wicked drunken , addicted to intoxication the planet Saturn the (upper) apsis of a planet's course or (according to some) its anomalistic motion  the process of correction for the apsis; the equation of the apsis Name of Yama a stupid or slow elephant the end of the world a pot , vessel , inkstand slowly , tardily , gradually , slightly , faintly , softly ~~ Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon   Gulika is an 'invisible' sub-graha. Similar in density to Rahu-Ketu, Gulika has no mass and is therefore undetectable with the material eye. It is however vividly obvious to the psychic eye located in the Ajna chakra at the point between the two material eyes. Gulika is traditionally believed to be a highly malefic influence, which very much slows things down. Hence its moniker 'maanda' = 'slow', 'feeble', 'miserable' or 'weak' Gulika, the agent of tardiness & delay, gives good results only in domain-3, -6, -10, and -11 - i.e., the natural domains of neutral Budha and neutral Shani.  In karma bhava, Gulika slows down progress toward career recognition but Gulika there will not fully impede career results. In any other domain, Gulika is inauspicious.  Gulika in lagna is traditionally considered terribly malefic. One function of Gulika in lagna is to delay the proper development of the physical body.  In fact, many great healers are born with Gulika in lagna. Their life histories often show an early childhood struggle with some disease or condition, which difficulties create their spiritual laboratory, and thus develop their divinely inspired healing abilities.  Gulika in lagna is not a curse and it should not cause undue fear. It implies a set of conditions evoking restriction & delay, posed as an extreme Shani effect. These conditions can be handled successfully by the patience & skill of the affected parent, physician, and child.  Gulika in lagna frequently signifies a great saint. Maraka powers Lord of Gulika is considered a maraka.  Lord of the point 180 degrees opposite of Gulika is also a maraka graha.  Under the proper circumstances and presuming other conspiring indicators (such as lord of Gulika = also lord of a 'terminating' domain or lord of Gulika = also a natural malefic) Lord of Gulika = indeed a virulent malefic.  However it is important to avoid immature conclusions regarding the maraka powers of any graha except the classic killers, L-2 or L-7. There must be special circumstances to justify the maraka prediction. Dasha-timed Gulika effects Gulika's sluggish, retarding effects are most pronounced during the dasha period of grahas yuti Gulika. The native feels a tremendous frustration of being 'held back' against their will. They sense restraint by Shani-like forces of social rigidity or caste, depending on the domain occupied by Gulika.  Although muted slightly  when Gulika occupies upachaya domains-3, -6, -10, or -11, the long-term, deep-seated but largely invisible environmental restraint is always felt during the dasha of a graha yuti Gulika.  Traditionally, the dasha period of any graha that is yuti Gulika in the navamsha or dashamsha vargas will also deliver Gulika's effects. Naturally the Gulika slowdown will impact relationship behaviors if coming from the navamsha, and career/public respect behaviors if coming from dashamsha.  If Shani is yuti Gulika in lagna, the restraint may be nearly unbearable, yet the social or material constraints are so diffuse that the native may have a great deal of trouble getting control of the resistance factors. Wanted changes are geologically slow to occur. Dasha periods of Shani are acutely difficult. Judging effects of Gulika Gulika in 2 signals restraint through conservative forces within the family or trouble accumulating provisions Gulika in 4 indicates either delayed access to formal education, or retarded social development due to very conservative educational practices. Gulika in 9 signals delay in obtaining religious instruction, or inhibition through conservative religious values Gulika in 11, a useful location for this malefic, indeed delays obtainment of gains & income. However, the eventual results of financial discipline induced by a long-term income constraint are in the end beneficial, and the native eventually sets forth to earn handsomely with very little waste.  Gulika is beneficial in the upachaya houses - 3rd, 6th, and 11th.  In karma bhava [10th] Gulika develops public religious behaviors, especially a visible devotion to tapasya (austerities). BPHS - Ch. 25 [Effects of Non-Luminous Planets], Shloka 62-73 From BPHS: 62. If Gulika is in the ascendant, the native will be afflicted by diseases, be lustful, sinful, crafty, wicked, and very miserable. 63. If Gulika is in the 2nd, the native will be unsightly in appearance, miserable, mean, given to vices, shameless, and penniless. 64. If Gulika is in the 3rd, the native will be charming in appearance, will head a village, be fond of virtuous men, and be honored by the king. 65. If Gulika is in the 4th, the native will be sickly, devoid of happiness, sinful and afflicted due to windy and bilious excesses. 66. If Gulika is in the 5th, the native will not be praiseworthy, be poor, short-lived, spiteful, mean, be a eunuch, be subdued by his wife and be a heterodox. 67. If Gulika is in the 6th, the native will be devoid of enemies, be strong-bodied, splendorous, liked by his wife, enthusiastic, very friendly and helpful in disposition. 68. If Gulika is in the 7th, the native will subdue to his spouse, be sinful, will go to others' females, be emaciated, devoid of friendship and will live on wife's (or a female's) wealth. 69. If Gulika is in the 8th, the native will be troubled by hunger, be miserable, cruel, very much short-tempered, very unkind, poor and bereft of good qualities. 70. If Gulika is in the 9th, the native will undergo many ordeals, by emaciated, will perform evil acts, be very unkind, sluggish, and be a tale-bearer. 71. If Gulika is in the 10th, the native will be endowed with sons, be happy, will enjoy many things, be fond of worshipping gods and fire, and will practice meditation and religion. 72. If Gulika is in the 11th, the native will enjoy women of class, be a leader of men, be helpful to his relatives, be short in stature, and be an emperor. 73. If Gulika is in the 12th, the native will indulge in base deeds, be sinful, defective-limbed, unfortunate, indolent, and will join mean people. from B.V. Raman, A Catechism of Astrology:   "Ancient writers have not attached much significance to Gulika.  Reference to this is mostly to be found in Tamil books on astrology.  Maandi or Gulika plays an important part in the determination of lagna (in doubtful cases), maraka planets and also in finding out the probable period of death.   Gulika in different bhavas gives the following results: 1st Bhava - cruel, thief, devoid of modesty, voracious eater, deformed eye, irritable nature 2nd - quarrelsome, will be poor, not true to his word, and devoid of all wealth 3rd - ill-tempered, unsocial, ostentatious, devoid of brothers and sisters,  4th - unfortunate and poor 5th - fickle-minded, badly disposed 6th - brave, versed in Kshudra Mantras and a terror to his foes 7th- quarrelsome, loose morals, ungrateful 8th - weak and impaired eyes,  9th - unhappy on account of children and deserted by them 10th - heterodoxical tendencies having no faith in religion, miserly 11th - happiness, children, power, and plenty 12th - poor, will have high expenditure, dislikes sexual pleasures The above is culled out from an ancient astrological work."   ~~ B.V. Raman, A Catechism of Astrology p. 97 [4th edition, 1992]
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