Dr.
Shanker Adawal
When
I had just passed my B.A. honours examination my father took me with him to an
astrologer, familiarly known as Singapore Jotishar. He was a real Tejaswi, in
the traditional way putting on kumkum mark on his forehead but he used to chew
paan and tobacco frequently. My father showed him my horoscope, given below,
and asked him will he come up and shine well in life?” He gazed at the
horoscope, just for five minutes, and replied “What?” This is a good horoscope
with chandraadhi Yoga which is a Raja Yogas and which is unpolluted. Budha,
Guru aqnd Shukra are in the 6th and the 7th houses from
the Moon and they are not combust. They are not spoiled by malefic planets
especially they are not eclipsed by Rahu or Ketu. He is surer to come up very
well and reach very high positions in life.” The chart is as follows:
Mark Mercury in the 6th
house from the Moon. Guru is in the 7th house from the full Moon and
Venus is retrograde in the 6th house from the Moon. Later, only I
studied law, after M.A. degree and I passed B. L.
When I studied law, at the
instance of my maternal grandfather who had financed me for this course for
enlistment as an advocate. I consulted Sr. Kavassery Subrahmania Sastrigni who
used to practice astrology from the small frontal room in a house in
Lingichetty street, Madras while his family was in his native place near Palghat.
He also predicted a high position quoting Brihat Jatakam sloka as follows:
Soumyaih
Smarrari Nidhaneshwadhi
Yoga Indo
Stasmeemschamoopa sachiva kahitipa
Bala Janma
Sampatta soukhya vibhavaa Hata
Satravascha
Deerghaayusho Vigat a roga Bhayaascha
Jeetaah.
Yoga Indo
Stasmeemschamoopa sachiva kahitipa
Bala Janma
Sampatta soukhya vibhavaa Hata
Satravascha
Deerghaayusho Vigat a roga Bhayaascha
Jeetaah.
Neither the Singapore
Jotishar nor Sri K. Subrahmania Sastrigal referred to or relied on the 9th
and the 10th houses and the strength of the lord of the 10th
house. As I had picked up some knowledge of astrology, by that time. I asked
the Sastrigal how he could predict high position in life for me when Saturn,
the lord of the 10th house, was relegated to the 12th
(hidden) house. He replied since Saturn was in Meena (Pisces) it had the good
aspect of exalted Jupiter, the 9th
lord. But he explained that, apart, Adhi
Yoga is a very important Yoga and it has alone capable of conferring very high
position.
According to Brihat
Jataka, Adhi Yoga is a Rajaj Yoga especially when it is caused by the Moon who
was powerful and who was aspected by exalted Jupiter. This was also the view of
Kalyana Varma of Saravali concurring with the views expressed by Varaha Mihira.
Adhi Yoga gives the native long life, health, freedom from ailments or disability,
power to overcome cruel enemies and to be a king or a Senadhipati or a Mantri
of Nyayadheesh. The exalted placement of Jupiter always magnifies Adhi Yoga.
Adhi Yoga can also be formed in relation to the ascendant.
The principle is that all
the four benefics namely full Moon, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter are or should be
involved in the formation of Adhi Yoga to make the Yoga fully effective and
powerful. But if the Moon is weak and or is not well placed then the effect to
Adhi Yoga will not be so benefic as it should otherwise be. Another classical
text defines Adhi Yoga in a slightly different way in which it says that Adhi
Yoga becomes useless if Chandra is placed in the 6th the 8th
or the 12th house from the ascendant in spite of Budha, Guru and
Shukra being in the 6th the 7th or the 8th
from the ascendant. This is perhaps Yoga Bhanga or cancellation of the benefic
power of Yogas. The effect of Adhi Yoga will b e totally diluted.
Mahadeva, in Jataka Tatwa,
says that benefic Mercury, Venus and Jupiter should all be necessarily in the 6th,
the 7th or the 8th from the Moon for a native to become a
Senadhipathi, Mantri or King’s Counsel. Further, the strength of the Yoga will
depend upon the strength of all the planets. Kumaara Swamiyam, a Tamil work,
says that Guru or Jupiter must not be in the 8th house from the Moon
but preferably it should be in the 7th house from the Moon for the
formation of an effective and beneficial Adhi Yoga.
Another important point is
that all the three benefics namely Mercury, Venus and Jupiter together in the 6th
or the 7th house also cause Adhi Yoga in which event they better
stay in friendly houses alone.
A question arises whether
Adhi Yoga is constituted when only 2 out of 3 benefic planets are in the 6th,
the 7th or the 8th houses from the Moon or the ascendant.
The fact remains that for constituting a strong, beneficial and useful Adhi
Yoga all the three benefics must be there in the 6th, the 7th
or the 8th houses from the Moon or the ascendant.
I know some Kerala
astrologers and even others who overlook Adhi Yoga or ignore it. This is not
correct. Adhi Yoga is one of the best Yogas and it raises a man from very
ordinary circumstances to dizzling heights. But it is one of the most difficult
Yogas to be easily interpreted; and unless the astrologer possesses expertise
thorough knowledge and Vak siddhi he will prove a failure in interpreting
Yogas. Intutive ability and capacity to assess the planets properly are both a
must to evaluate the strength of Adhi Yoga from its correct perspective.
Dr. Shanker Adawal
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