Combust Moudhya Solipsism - Planets too close to Ravi - Barbara Pijan Lama Jyotisha Vedic Astrology

Moudhya - Astha

Combustion

Does Shani have Moudhya? acc B.V. Raman
Moudhya graha - Ashtangata?

dAha

burning , combustion , conflagration , heat

place of cremation

sarvadAha

complete combustion

asta

marked , branded

thrown off , left off , set aside , given up

setting (as of the sun or of luminaries)

the western mountain (behind which the sun is supposed to set)

ended, ceased , vanished , perished , dead

ashthaa

eight

samayA

a meeting place in the middle

a line through the middle of anything

Graha	Traditional Combust Distance from Ravi	Comments
Chandra [Moon]	within 12 degrees
Mangala [Mars]	within 17 degrees
Budha [Mercury]	within 13 degrees if retrograde: within 11 degrees	Nipuna Yoga
Guru [Jupiter]	within 12 degrees
Shukra [Venus]	within 9 degrees if retrograde: within 14 degrees	"If Venus is combust, the native will be extravagant, and an attachment with persons whose affairs are always in a deranged or ruinous state, and his property will be continually wasted in retrieving them." (Behari).
Shani [Saturn]	within 15 degrees
Rahu [North lunar node]	None
Ketu [South lunar node]	None

When a graha approaches too close to the burning rays of Surya, and the graha occupies the same rashi with Surya, that too-close graha becomes "combust".

Combust planets lose much of their positive power and give only superficial benefits.

E.g., for Thula lagna, Shukra rules rashi lagna (1st house of body) and Ashtama Rashi (8th house of emergencies and secrets).

Shukra + Surya in Mithuna will normally make a person physically attractive, with lovely balanced features and a pleasing complexion.

Combust Shukra will give only a superficially balanced appearance. The person may have some obvious disproportion in the physical form. He will lack the sparkling, deep vitality of real health (1st house) while he remains largely ignorant of magical secrets and healing knowledge (8th house).

Not all Jyotishi agree with the technical combustion rules, listed in the table above. In practice, I have found that severely combust interior planets - Chandra, Budha, & Shukra, sitting within 2 or 3 degrees of Ravi - clearly have cancellation of strength for the affairs of their own houses.

Even slightly moudhya planets - all seven of them - can reduce expected results in their dasha/bhukti period. Usually the trouble is not serious, but rather a tainting which spoils an otherwise perfect picture.

For example, a combust L-2/L-5 Guru may, during his period, reduce a very promising forecast for expanded wealth & creativity by limiting the support coming from one's birth family & children. Foundational support from the very houses which should expand, is less than necessary for full expression of potential. Thus a potentially 'great' time-period becomes simply a good one.

Combustion is only one factor in evaluating a planetary ruler. Drishti upon a planet from other benefic or malefic planets remains extremely important.

Also, a minor degree of combustion in one of those planetary maladies that can be corrected by remedial mantra chanting, or by a carefully inspected & properly energized gemstone.

Moudhya graha - Ashtangata?

"Q. 27: Do planets in combustion get Astangata evil?

Ans:

Moudhya Dosha of Thara planets (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn) when they are in certain positions in proximity to the Sun, causes evil, technically known as Astangata.

Mercury and Sun occupying two different Rasis though in the same house do not cause much harm. In Ayurdaya no harana is made for such Budha.

Saravali calls Moudhya planets as Vikala planets. According to it, Vikala planets cause much evil.

"A person having Vikala planets will be driven out of his country and home. He will be unclean, will be living in foreign countries, molested by enemies. He will have his wealth taken away by enemies."

It is true that the above evils may occur if Moudhya planets are weak.
If they are strong, evils will be minimised.
Instead, he will experience some good by his contact with the Sun.

Here the Sun must be strong, rule Ishta houses and occupy good places.

Nipuna Yoga, for example, is caused by Budha Moudhya.

Prasna Marga is silent on this point.

~~ B.V. Raman. (1992, 4th ed.). A Catechism of Astrology. Part I, p. 22

from B.V. Raman. (1992, 4th ed.). A Catechism of Astrology. Part I, p. 22:

Does Shani have Moudhya?

"Q. 25: Is the view that Saturn has no moudhya (combustion) correct?

Ans:

Saturn has moudhya as do the other planets.
When he is within fifteen degrees forward or backward of the Sun, he has Moudhya.
But in determining longevity, Saturn's combustion is ignored, and no ashtangata harana (reduction) is made on this account."

file update: 19-Jun-2010

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