APPENDIX
I
A
NOTE ON KALA
SARPA YOGA (bold/italics from B.P. Lama)
Kalasarpa
Yoga (KSY) is said to be formed if all the planets are situated between Rahu and Kethu.
The
results are that countries and rulers are destroyed and people
become afflicted.
Strictly
speaking, KSY does not find a place in the
classical astrological literature. How this yoga gained currency and gathered a sinister meaning is not
clear.
I
propose to make a few observations in the light of my own humble experience and it is left to the discretion
of the readers to accept them for what they are worth.
The
definition of KSY given above generally holds
good.
But what if all the planets are
hemmed in
between Kethu and Rahu ?
According
to some, this does not constitute KSY. But in our view irrespective
of whether the planets are between Rahu and Kethu, or Kethu
and Rahu, the yoga technically exists.
But
in conferring results several variations are
possible. The general belief is that KSY is evil, restraining
all the other good yogas present in the horoscope,
and that those having the yoga will have set-backs and reverses in
life.
It is also feared that Kalasarpa
Yoga is capable of nullifying the most powerful Dhana-yogas rendering a rich man poor.
In
interpreting Kalasarpa Yoga, consideration should
be given to the houses which are mainly
involved,
e.g., 1st and 7th, 2nd and 8th, 3rd and 9th, 4th and 10th, 5th and
11th, 6th and 12th, etc.
In
each case the results could be different, depending upon
a number of other horoscopic factors.
KSY
on the 6th-12th axis
Generally it is found, other combinations warranting, the
6th-12th axis (i.e., Kalasarpa Yoga) could indicate
incarceration, or spiritual elevation, depending upon
the presence or absence of powerful Bandhana Yogas.
KSY
on the 1st-7th axis
If
the axis involves the 1st and 7th
houses, it
is not good for marital happiness. The marital life
may become oppressive and marred by frequent clashes
and want of understanding.
If the 7th lord or Venus is
strongly placed and well disposed then the
evil results should not be predicted. The marital troubles can be
avoided.
Knowing in advance, the implications of this yoga,
one can regulate one's thinking
and behavior and develop an understanding.
KSY
on the 4th-10th axis
Likewise
if the houses involved are the 4th and 10th, setbacks may mark one's career
unless the 10th
house or the 10th lord is strong and well placed.
KSY
has its bright shades.
It makes one
industrious,
hard-working, aware of one's own ability - despite
mental restlessness.
It raises the natives to
top positions
in their respective fields provided of course
other Raja Yogas are
present.
Rahu-Kethu axis
favors rise in mundane life while Kethu-Rahu axis
indicates elevation in spiritual matters.
It is also found
that KSY natives get betrayed by trusted friends and even relatives.
Suffering due to developments in life strengthens the mind and
mellows one's outlook.
This is a blessing of KSY.
Other
important factors to be noted are:
(1)
In a KSY horoscope, the evil gets
intensified if the Lagna
is between Kethu and Rahu ;
(2)
the evil
gets almost neutralized
if the Lagna is between Rahu and
Kethu; and
(3) the
yoga can be considered as defunct even
if a single planet is with Rahu or Kethu or outside the axis.
The original sloka refers to
agre rahu, i. e., Rahu must be the main or prominent planet which means
the
Yoga can become effective if planets are in between Rahu and Kethu.
The
common fear that if Kala-Sarpa Yoga is fully present the
effects of other good planetary combinations get nullified
is not without justification. There are horoscopes with excellent yogas
showing great advancement and prosperity but the natives continue to
be mediocre. A brilliant
career may suddenly end.
Such cases may have KSY but
it may not be the main cause
for making one what he is. It
may be one of
the causes.
KSY
Example
In
the following horoscope, KSY is present because of the situation of all the planets in
between Kethu and Rahu.
The Yoga is not really strong as the Kethu-Rahu
axis is involved and Lagna is not behind Rahu.
But the other afflictions
- such as the political
planet and lord of the 9th Sun being aspected by Saturn, and Saturn being in
conjunction in the 7th with the lord of Lagna
- gave a deep fall despite
the fact that the native rose to the highest position by virtue of other Raja Yogas, reckoned from
both Lagna and Chandra Lagna. The end of Saturn Dasha gave a violent death.
Mark the fact the Kethu-Rahu
axis involves the 12th and 6th. The native was betrayed
by his own trusted colleagues.
updated: 31 August 2008