Combust Planets 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   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 healing 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 healing knowledge (8th house).  Not all Jyotishi agree with the technical combustion rules, listed in the table below.  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 combust 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.
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