Avasthas of Planets

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Based on Chapter 45 of Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra –Reference also taken from English translation by Shri
R.Santhanam. This write up was prepared by me to clear certain doubts regarding avasthas of planets to one of my
friend who is learning Astrology.

Depending on their position in the chart and the other conditions, Indian astrology classifies the condition of
the planets into 5 different sets of avashas. They are:

1. Baladi Avasthas - Set of 5 avasthas

2. Jagradadi Avasthas - Set of 3 avasthas
3. Lajjitadi Avasthas - Set of 6 avasthas
4. Deeptadi Avasthas - Set of 9 avasthas
5. Sayanadi Avasthas - Set of 12 avasthas

It is a very detailed and complicated study as to how a planet in each of the 5 types of sets of avasthas
behaves. Based on that the results given by each planet for each type of the sets of avasthas is taken into
consideration while giving predictions.

Following table gives a list of all the sub sets of the major avasthas:

Baladi Jagradadi Lajjitadi Deeptadi Sayanadi

Bala Jagrata Lajjita Dipta Sayana
Kumara Swapna Garvita Svastha Upavesana
Yuva Susupti Ksudhita Mudita Netrapani
Vriddha Trsita Santa Prakasa
Mrita Mudita Dina Gaman
Kshobhita Dukhita Aagamana
Vikala Sabhaa
Khala Aagama
Kopa Bhojana
Nritya Lipsaaa
Kautuka
Nidra

Out of the above avasthas the three avasthas namely - Baladi, Sayanadi and Deeptadi deal with the states of
the body, mind and soul respectively. Baladi avasthas deal with the physical state of body systems. Sayanadi
avasthas deal with the states (awareness) of the mind. Deeptadi avasthas deal with the light of the soul.

Baaladi Avasthas (states related to age)

In Odd Rasis In Even rasis Avasthas Meaning Results

0° to 6° 24° to 30° Bala Infant Quarter
6° to 12° 18° to 24° Kumara Adolescent Half
12° to 18° 12° to 18° Yuva Youth Full
18° to 24° 6° to 12° Vriddha Old Some
24° to 30° 0° to 6° Mrita dead None

1. A planet in Bala avastha will have a child-like energy to it, and like a child will not be able to exhibit
the full potential of its strength. In fact, a planet in Bala avastha displays only about one-fourth of
the strength that would otherwise be predicted for it.

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2. Kumara means youth in an adolescent stage and like a vigorous youth, a planet in kumara avastha
gives one-half of its results since, though strength is present, the wisdom needed to direct that
strength, which is derived from experience, is usually lacking.
3. Yuva, which also means young, indicates a young adult who has had sufficient experience to gain
some of life’s wisdom. A planet in Yuva avastha gives full results.
4. Vriddha means aged and indicates a planet which has entered its senior, retired years; it gives
minimal results.
5. Mrita means dead; relatively speaking, dead planets produce no results, though every planet does
in some way or other give some result.

Some astrologers determine the baaladi avasthas from the drekkana of a sign. The three drekkanas of a rasi
are divided into Child, Middle age and old age respectively. Since baaladi avasthas deal with the physical
body (or bodily systems), they are reckoned in the opposite order for even signs – with the first drekkana
showing old age.

The Sun and Mars give best results as children.

Venus and Jupiter give results in middle age.
Moon and Saturn give results in old age.
Mercury, the eternal adolescent represents the spirit of man. He rules the natural upachaya houses (3 rd and
6th). He is always enthusiastic, full of hope and high spirited. As a result is strong in all three ages.

The baaladi avasthas above depend on the drekkana division. The shastamsa division (half of drekkana) can
also be used. Here there are 6 states from childhood to death. In order, Sun, Mars, venus, Jupiter, Moon and
Saturn are strong in each of the 6 shastamsas. Once again Mercury is strong everywhere.

Jagradadi Avasthas (related to Alertness)

Condition Avastha Meaning Results

In own rasi or exaltation Jagrata Awake, alert Full
In rasi of a friend or neutral Swapna Dreaming Medium
In enemy’s rasi or debilitation Susupti Sleeping Nil

Lajjitadi Avasthas (related to Mood)

Condition Avastha Meaning Results

In Putra Bhava (5th house) Lajjita Shy, Will have aversion to God, loss of intelligence,
associated with Rahu or Ketu, ashamed loss of child, interest in evil speeches and
or with Sun, Saturn or Mars. listlessness in good things. Person will always
be subjected to miseries
In exaltation or in Moolatrikona Garvita Proud Will cause happiness through new houses and
gardens, regalhood, skill in arts, financial gains
at all times and improvement in business.
In an enemy’s rasi or yuti with Kshudita Hungry Will cause downfall due to grief and passion,
an enemy, or receives a drishti grief on account of relatives, physical decline,
from an enemy, or even if a troubles from enemies, financial distress, loss
planet is yuti with Saturn. of physical strength and an eclipsed mind, due
to miseries.
In a watery rasi and receives Trushita Thirsty Will cause diseases through association with
drishti from a malefic but does females, leading to wicked deeds, loss of
not receive a drishti from wealth due to ones own men, physical
benefic weakness, miseries caused by evil people and
decline of honour.

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In a friendly rasi or is yuti with, Mudita Delighted Will give residences, clothes, ornaments,
or receives drishti from a happiness from lands and wife, happiness
benefic, or is yuti with Jupiter from relatives, living in royal places,
destruction of enemies and acquisition of
wisdom and learning.
Yuti with Sun and receives a Kshobhita Shaken, Will give acute penury, evil disposition,
drishti from or is yuti with a agitated miseries, financial debacles, distress to feet
malefic or receives a drishti and obstruction to income due to royal wrath.
from an enemy

Deeptadi Avasthas (related to attitude)

Condition Avastha Meaning Results

In its exaltation rasi Deepta Bright
In its own rasi Swastha content
In a great friend’s rasi Mudita or Delighted Will give residences, clothes, ornaments,
Pramudit happiness
In a friendly rasi Shanta Peaceful
In a neutral rasi Din Sad, depressed
In an enemy’s rasi Dukhita Distressed
Yuti with a malefic Vikala Crippled
In a great enemy’s rasi Khal Mischievous,
scheming
Being eclipsed by Sun Kop Angry, furious

Depending on such a state of the planet, thee house occupied by it will obtain corresponding effects. The
learned should estimate the effects, due to a House, in the manner, cited above, after ascertaining the
strength and weakness. Weak Planets cause reduction in good effects, while stronger ones give greater
effects. If a Planet, posited in 10th House, is in Lajjita, Kshudhita Avastha, or Kshobhita Avastha, the person
will always be subjected to miseries. If a Planet in 5th is in Lajjita, there will be destruction of progeny, or
there will be only one surviving child. Surely the wife of the native will die, if there is a Planet in 7th in
Kshobhita, or in Trushita Avastha.

SAYANADI AVASTHAS (Relating to activity)

Table 1
Index Avastha Meaning
1 Sayana Lying down, resting
2 Upavesana Sitting down
3 Netrapani Crying (eyes and hands)
4 Prakaasana Shining
5 Gamana Going (on the move)
6 Aagamana Coming, returning
7 Sabhaa Being at an assembly
8 Aagama Coming, acquiring
9 Bhojana Eating
10 Nritya Lipsa Longing to dance
11 Kautuka Being eager
12 Nidra Sleeping
Every individual is engaged in some activity or other. The exact activity one engages in is more important.
No doubt the productivity of an activity depends on age (whether one is young, adolescent or old), on

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alertness (alert or not plays a role) and also on mood (angry or sad or happy). Likewise, states related to
activity are the most important of all states or avasthas.

Formula for calculating the Sayanadi Avastha of a planet:

‘C’ - Nakshatra number occupied by the planet (1 for aswini, 2 for bharani etc.
‘P’ - Planet whose avastha we have to calculate (1 for Sun, 2 for Moon, 3 for Mars, 4 for Mercury, 5 for
Jupiter, 6 for Venus and 7 for Saturn).
‘A’ - Index of the Navamsa occupied by the planet in rasi.
‘M’ - Constellation occupied by Moon.
‘G’ - Ghati running at birth.
‘L’ - Rasi occupied by Lagna (1 for Aries, 2 for Taurus) and so on).

Compute (C x P x A) + M + G + L and then divide it by 12 and take the remainder. Using the resulting number
as the avastha index and referring to table given above, we find out the avastha of the planet.

The next step:

Multiply the avastha index as determined in the above method with itself and add the number
corresponding to the first sound in the first syllable of the name, as found in table below:

Numbers of the sounds

Table 2:

Number Sounds Roman Transliteration

A, k, D, f, x,
1 a, ka, cha, da, dha, bha, va
_a, v
#, o, j, F, n, m,
2 I, kha, ja, dha, na, ma, sa
z
%, g, H, t, p, y,
3 u, ga, jha, ta, pa, ya, sa
;
@, ", q, w, ), r,
4 e, gha, ta, tha, pha, ra, sa
s
Aa, c, q, d, b, l,
5 o, ca, tha, da, ba, la, ha
h

Then divide that number by 12 and take the remainder. We have to add a planetary adjustment to the
remainder. We use 5 for Sun and Jupiter, 2 for Moon and Mars, 3 for Mercury, Venus and Saturn and 4 for
Rahu and Ketu. We divide the sum by 3 and take the remainder. This gives the strength of the activity.

A value of 1 means “drishti” and medium results.

A value of 2 means “cheshta” and full results.
A value of 3 or 0 means “vicheshta” and gives very little results.

The good and bad effects of planets should be deciphered, based on the strength and weakness of the
planets. In exaltation the planets reveal effects in a pronounced manner due to avasthas.
An example calculation of Sayanadi avastha will clear the doubts.

Example: Person born on October 5, 1949 at 13:47 IST. Longitude: 79 E 23; Latitude: 10 N 58
Ayanamsa: 23:09:19.34

Body Longitude Nakshatra Pada Rasi Navamsa Avastha

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Lagna 7 Cp 54 Ushada 4 Cp Pi
Sun 18 Vi 36 Hasta 3 Vi Ge Sayana (lying down)
Moon 29 Aq 20 Pbhadrapada 3 Aq Ge Sayana (lying down)
Mars 24 Cn 10 Aslesha 3 Cn Aq Sabhaa (at an assembly)
Mercury 15 Vi 25 Hasta 2 Vi Ta Netrapani (eyes and hands)
Jupiter 29 Sg 37 Ushada 1 Sg Sg Prakaasana (glowing)
Venus 0 Sc 59 Visakha 4 Sc Cn Sabhaa (at an assembly)
Saturn 20 Le 28 Pphalguni 3 Le Li Aagamana (coming)
Rahu 23 Pi 36 Revati 3 Pi Aq Sabhaa (at an assembly)
Ketu 23 Vi 36 Chitra 1 Vi Le Sabhaa (at an assembly)

Calculations for the last column are shown below:

Now let us prepare a table for doing the calculations: Step 1

Planet
Planet Navamsa Moon Ghati at (C x P x A) Remainder
Nakshatra Lagna-L
Number-P Index-A Nakshatra-M birth-G +M+G+L =Prev.Col/12
Number-C
Hasta-13 Sun-1 6 25 20 10 133 1

Explanations:
C – Planet Sun is in Hasta nakshatra. It is the 13th constellation
P – Sun is taken – Hence number = 1.
A – Sun is in 18° Vi 36’ which has the index number as 6.
M – Moon’s nakshatra is Purvabhadrapada which is the 25th constellation.
G – Native was born at 13:47. Sun rise on that date was 6:04. 7 hours and 43 minutes have passed since sun
rise which is equal to 463 minutes. A ghati contains 24 minnutes, 463/24 = 19.29 ghatis. So the 20 th ghati
was running at birth.
L – Lagna is Capricorn which is the 10th in the natural zodiac.

The remainder is ‘1’. From table 1 we find that the index no. 1 represents ‘Sayan’ – lying down, resting.

How to find the Navamsa Index?

Each rasi is divided into 9 equal parts and each part will have 3° 20’. The following table is easy to
remember and will be useful in fixing the Navamsa index.
Index No From – Degree - To
1 0° - 3°20’
2 3°21 - 6°40’
3 6°41- 10°00’
4 10°00 - 13°20’
5 13°21 - 16°40’
6 16°41 - 20°00’
7 20°00 - 23°20’
8 23°21 - 26°40’
9 26°40 - 30°00’
In the example we note that Sun is in 18° Vi 36’ which has the index number as 6.

Step 2
Avastha Square of Name Add Remainder Add planetary Remainder
Index Avastha Number b+c d/12 adjustment to e f/3
a b c d e f g

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1 1 5 6 0 5 2

Explanation:
1. Multiple avastha index by itself: 1 x 1 = 1
2. The name begins with ba b. The number corresponding to the first syllable is 5 from table 2. Add
this number to the number got from item 1 which is = 1 + 5 = 6.
3. Divide the number in step 2 by 12 and take the remainder = 6/12 = 0.
4. Add the planetary adjustment for sun: 0 + 5 = 5
5. Divide the above by 3 and the remainder is 2. It shows “Cheshta”.

So Sun’s results due to ‘Sayan’ are given in full. We find from the table 3 that the effect of Sun’s avastha is
‘Digestive deficiency, many diseases, stoutness of legs, bilious vitiation, ulcer in the anus and heart strokes.

Now let us complete the calculation for all planets:

The three columns in the table under Step 1 will be the same for all planets-namely
Moon Nakshatra (M) = 25
Ghati at birth (G) = 20
Lagna (L) = 10
Name Number = 5
So let us remove these 3 columns from the table under step 1 and merge the columns under step 2 to form
a single table.

Avastha
Square Add
Planet Remainder
Planet Navamsa (CxPxA) Of Planet Rem.
Nakshatra Index (f+name
No.-P Index-A +M+G+ L Avastha Adjust. i/3
Number-C Rem. number)/12
Index To h
=d/12
a b c d e f h i j
Hasta-13 Su-1 6 133 1 1 (1+5)/12=6 6+5=11 2
PBhad-25 Mo-2 9 505 1 1 (1+5)/12=6 6+2=8 2
(49+5)/
Aslesha-9 Ma-3 8 251 7 49 6+2=8 2
12=6
Hassta-13 Me-4 5 315 3 9 (9+5)/12=2 2+5=7 1
(16+5)/
Ushada-21 Ju-5 9 1000 4 16 9+1=10 3
12=9
(49+5)/
Visaka-16 Ve-6 1 151 7 49 6+1=7 1
12=6
(36+5)/
PPhal-11 Sa-7 7 594 6 36 5+7=12 0
12=5
(49+5)/
Revati-27 Ra-8 8 1783 7 49 6+8=14 2
12=6
(49+5)/
Chitra-14 Ke-9 8 1063 7 49 6+8=14 2
12=6

Let us create one more table for the Avasthas as well as the strength of the activity:

Planet Avastha Avastha Activity Strength

Index number
Sun 1 Sayana 2 Cheshta (Full)
Moon 1 Sayana 2 Cheshta (Full)
Mars 7 Sabhaa 2 Cheshta (Full)
Mercury 3 Netrapani 1 Drishti (Medium)
Jupiter 4 Prakaasana 3 Vicheshta (Little)
Venus 7 Sabhaa 1 Drishti (Medium)

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Saturn 6 Aagamana 0 Vicheshta (Little)
Rahu 7 Sabhaa 2 Cheshta (Full)
Ketu 7 Sabhaa 2 Cheshta (Full)

The final table below gives the results of the planets based on the avastha they are in and the strength
arrived at:

Planet Due to Results

Digestive deficiency, many diseases, stoutness of legs, bilious vitiation, ulcer in
Sun Sayana - full
the anus and heart strokes.
The native will be honourable, sluggish, given to sexual lust and he will face
Moon Sayana - full
financial destruction.
Will be disposed to help others, be always endowed with wealth and gems, be
Mars Sabhaa - full virtuous, endowed with lands, new houses and robes, be very strong, very
affectionate to his friends and very kindly disposed.
Will be charitable, merciful and meritorious, he will cross the boundaries of
Netrapani -
Mercury ocean in respect of many branches of learning, he will be endowed with the
medium
great faculty of discrimination and will destroy evil people.
Will enjoy virtues, will be happy, splendorous and will visit holy places, devoted
Prakaasana -
Jupiter to Lord Krishna. Jupiter is exalted, hence, will attain greatness among men and
little
will be equal to Kubera.
Will earn eminence in the kings court, will be very virtuous, will destroy
Sabhaa -
Venus enemies, be equal to Kubera in wealth, will be charitable, will ride on horses
medium
and will be excellent among men.
Aagamana - Will be akin to a donkey (foolish) and bereft of happiness from wife and
Saturn
little children, will always roam pitiably without anybody’s patronage;
Will be scholarly, miserly and endowed with many virtues, wealth and
Rahu Sabhaa – full
happiness;
Will be garrulous, very proud, miserly, licentious and skilful in evil branches of
Ketu Sabhaa - full
learning;

Now let us tabulate the effects of the Planets various Avasthas:

Effect of Sun’s avasthas

Avastha Effects
Sayana Digestive deficiency, many diseases, stoutness of legs, bilious vitiation, ulcer in the anus and
heart strokes.
Upavesana Poverty, will carry loads, will indulge in litigations, be hard-hearted, wicked and will lose in his
undertakings. Will make one an artisan, black in complexion, devoid of learning and
miserable. One will serve others.
Netrapani Will always be happy, wise, and helpful to others, endowed with prowess and wealth, very
happy and will gain royal favours. There will be all kinds of happiness, if Sun is in 5 th, 9th, 10th
or 7th. In other houses will give eye diseases and enmity with all.
Prakasha Will be liberal in disposition, have plenty of wealth, be a significant speaker in the assembly,
will perform many meritorious acts, be greatly strong and endowed with charming beauty.
Native will be meritorious, religious and liberal, will enjoy pleasures, be equal to a prince and
will enjoy the status of Kubera, the God of wealth. However, the prakasha of Sun, placed in 7 th
or 5th will cause loss of the first child and will produce many litigations.
Gamana Will be disposed to live in foreign places, be miserable, indolent, and bereft of intelligence
and wealth, be distressed due to fear and will be short-tempered. The native will incur

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disease of the feet and will be very mean.
Agamana Will be interested in others wives, be devoid of his own men, be interested in movements and
skilful in doing evil deeds, be dirty, ill-disposed and will be a talebearer. Sun in 12th or in 7th will
destroy progeny and will give very limited wealth.
Sabhaa Will be disposed to help others, be always endowed with wealth and gems, be virtuous,
endowed with lands, new houses and robes, be very strong, very affectionate to his friends
and very kindly disposed.
Aagama Will be distressed due to enemies, fickle-minded, evil-minded, and emaciated, devoid of
virtuous acts and intoxicated with pride. Will give many miseries, an ugly appearance and
foolishness. However, he will give wealth.
Bhojana Will experience pains in joints, will lose money on account of other females, will have
strength, declining off and on, be untruthful, will incur head-aches, eat remnant food and will
take to bad ways. Will cause head and ear diseases, apart from joint pains.
Nritya Will be honoured by the learned, be a scholar, will have knowledge of poetry etc., and will be
Lipsaa adored by kings on the earth.
Kautuka Will always be happy, will be endowed with Vedic knowledge and will perform yagyas, will
move amidst kings, have fear from enemies, will be charming-faced and be endowed with
knowledge of poetry. Will have fear from enemies. (Bala Bhadra exempts such evil effect for
the 6th house position) Sun in kautaka in other houses will give a number of daughters, two
wives, itch, excellence, liberality etc.
Nidra Will have a strong tendency towards being drowsy, will live in foreign (distant) places, will
incur harm to his wife and will face financial destruction. Native will be predisposed to incur
piles and elephantiasis, will experience a lack of peace and he will be liable to lose his first
child.

Effect of Moon’s avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana Will be honourable, sluggish, given to sexual lust and he will face financial destruction.
Will be troubled by diseases, be dull-witted, not endowed with mentionable wealth, will be
Upavesana
hard-hearted, will do unworthy acts and will steal others wealth.
Will be troubled by great diseases (long lasting in nature), be very garrulous, wicked and will
Netrapani
indulge in bad deeds.
Will be famous in the world, will have his virtues exposed through royal patronage, will be
Prakaasana
surrounded by horses, elephants, females and ornaments, will visit shrines.
With decreasing rays, the native will be sinful, cruel and always troubled by afflictions of
Gamana
sight. With increasing rays, the native will be distressed, due to fear.
Will be honourable, will suffer diseases of the feet, will secretly indulge in sinful acts, and will
Aagaman
be poor and devoid of intelligence and happiness.
Will be eminent among men, honoured by kings and kings of kings, will be very beautiful, will
Sabhaa
subdue the passion of women and will be skilful in sexual acts, will be virtuous;
Will be garrulous and virtuous and, if the said Moon is of dark fortnight, the native will have
Aagama
two wives; he will be sick, highly wicked and violent.
Will be endowed with honour, conveyances, attendants, social status, wife and daughters,
Bhojana
provided Moon is Full Purna; if Moon is in dark fortnight, auspicious effects will fail to come.
If endowed with (fortnightly) strength, will be strong, will have knowledge of songs and will
Nritya
be a critic of beauty of things; if in dark fortnight, i.e. not endowed with strength, the person
Lipsaa
will be sinful;
Kautuka Will attain kingship, lordship over wealth and skill in sexual acts and in sporting with harlots.
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Moon is in Nidra, but devoid of Jupiter’s Conjunct, the native will lose his wealth on account
of females and female jackals will be crying around his abode (as though it were a cemetery).

Effect of Mar’s avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana Will be troubled by wounds, itch and ulcer.
Upavesana Will be strong, sinful, untruthful, eminent, wealthy and bereft of virtues. When placed in
Lagna, the native will be extremely sinful and he will incur several diseases, will be indigent
and not peaceful. If in 9th, the native will lose his whole wealth apart from his wife and
progeny.
Netrapani If placed in Lagna, there will be penury; if placed in other Houses, will confer ruler ship of a
city. In Lagna- will give poverty and will destroy the native’s wife and progeny; in other
Houses, this confers on the native all kinds of wealth and happiness from wife and children.
The 2nd or 7th position will cause fear from lions and snakes apart from giving earnings from
lands. Furthermore the native’s wife will predecease him.
Prakasha Will shine with virtues and will be honoured by the king. In 5th will cause loss of children and
of wife. In 5th and with Rahu, a severe (positional) fall will descend on the native. In 5th, or in
7th, the native will lose his wife and all children. If conjunct with Saturn, the native will kill
cows.
Gamana Will be always roaming, will have fear of multiple ulcers, will incur misunderstandings with
females, will be afflicted by boils, itches etc. and will incur financial decline. In Lagna, the
native will be active in his assignments, will incur diseases of the joints, burning pains in the
eyes and will obtain dental afflictions and the like; he will have fear from dogs and will adore
the guise of a female. In other Houses will bring royal favours, leadership and luxuries of life.
Aagaman Will be virtuous, endowed with precious gems, will adore a sharp sword, will walk with the
gait of an elephant, will destroy his enemies and will remove the miseries of his people. Will
cause piles and diseases of the rectum.
Sabhaa If in exaltation, the native will be skilful in conducting wars, will hold the flag of righteousness
aloft and will be wealthy; if in 5th, or 9th, the native will be bereft of learning; if in 12th,
childlessness and no wife and no friends will result; if in other Houses, the native will be a
scholar in a kings court (poet laureate), be very wealthy, honourable and ch6thtable.
Aagama Will be devoid of virtues and good deeds, will be distressed by diseases, will acquire diseases
of the root of the ears (Karan Mularogam & Padamulam Urumulam etc.) and severe gout
pains, will be timid and will befriend evil lot.
Bhojana If with strength, the native will eat sweet-food; if devoid of strength, will indulge in base acts
and be dishonourable. If Mars is in Bhojana, or in Sayana in 5th, or in 8th, there will be
untimely death for the native. In other Houses will confer wealth.
Nritya Will earn wealth through the king and will be endowed with fullness of gold, diamonds and
Lipsaa corals in his house; If in Lagna, 2nd, 7th, or 10th, the native will receive all kinds of happiness;
there will be miseries in abundance, if placed in 8th, or 9th, apart from incurring untimely
death. In other Houses will make the native akin to Kubera.
Kautuka Will be curious in disposition and will be endowed with friends and sons; if exalted, will be
honoured by the king and the virtuous and will be virtuous himself; In 7th, or in 9th will give
several diseases and death of the first child and wife. In other Houses will confer scholarship,
various kinds of wealth, two wives and more female children.
Nidra Will be short-tempered, devoid of intelligence and wealth, will be wicked, fallen from virtuous
path and troubled by diseases. In Lagna, 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, or 11th will give scholarship,
foolishness and poverty. 5th, or 7th placement of Mars will give many miseries and many
male children. Should Rahu join Mars in any House, the native will have many wives, be
miserable and will suffer from some diseases on the surface of the feet.

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Effect of Mercury’s avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana In Lagna, the native will be lame and will have reddish eyes (like the black bee); if in other
Houses, the native will be addicted to licentious (disregarding certain rules) pleasures and be
wicked.
Upavesana Will possess (the seven principle) virtues; if in Lagna, receiving a Aspect from a malefic, or
Aspects from malefics, or is conjunct with malefics, penury will result; if in Lagna, receiving a
Aspect from a benefic, or Aspects from benefics, or is conjunct with benefics, financial
happiness will follow.
Netrapani Will be devoid of learning, wisdom, well wishers and satisfaction, but he will be honourable; if
in 5th, the subject will be bereft of happiness from wife and sons, will be endowed with
(more) female children and will gain abundant finance through royal patronage.
Prakasha Will be charitable, merciful and meritorious, he will cross the boundaries of ocean in respect
of many branches of learning, he will be endowed with the great faculty of discrimination and
will destroy evil people.
Gamana Will visit the courts of kings on many occasions and Goddess Lakshmi will dwell in his abode;
Aagaman The same effects, due to his being in Gamana, will fructify;
Sabhaa If happens to be in exaltation, will be affluent and meritorious at all times, will be equal to
Kubera, or will be a king, or a minister, will be devoted to Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva, will be
virtuous and will attain full enlightenment.
Aagama Will serve base men and will gain wealth thereby, will have two sons and one fame bringing
daughter.
Bhojana Will face financial losses through litigations, will physically lose on account of fear from the
king, will be fickle-minded and will be bereft of physical and conjugal felicity;
Nritya Will be endowed with honour, conveyances, corals (gems etc.), sons, friends, prowess and
Lipsaa recognition in assembly, due to his scholarship; if in a malefics Rasi, the native will be
addicted to prostitutes and will long for licentious pleasures.
Kautuka Will be skilful in music; if in 7th, or 8th, the native will be addicted to courtesans; if placed in
9th, the native will be meritorious and attain heavens after death.
Nidra Will not enjoy comfortable sleep, will be afflicted by neck, or neck joint Samadhi diseases, will
be devoid of co-born, afflicted by miseries galore, will enter into litigations with his own men
and will lose wealth and honour.

Effect of Jupiter’s avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana Will be strong, but will speak in whispers, he will be very tawny in complexion, will have
prominent cheeks and will have fear from enemies;
Upavesana Will be garrulous and very proud, will be troubled by the king and enemies and will have
ulcers on the feet shanks, face and hands;
Netrapani Will be afflicted by diseases, be devoid of wealth, fond of music and dances, libidinous, tawny
in complexion and will be attached to people of other castes;
Prakasha Will enjoy virtues, will be happy, splendorous and will visit holy places, devoted to Lord
Krishna; if Jupiter in Prakasha is exalted, will attain greatness among men and will be equal to
Kubera;
Gamana Will be adventurous, happy on account of friends, scholarly and endowed with Vedic learning
and with various kinds of wealth;
Aagaman Serving force, excellent women and the goddess of wealth will never leave the natives abode;
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endowed with superior corals, rubies and wealth, will be rich with elephants, horses and
chariots and will be supremely learned;
Aagama Will be endowed with various conveyances, honors, retinue (many persons will take good
care of him), children, wife, friends and learning, will be equal to a king, extremely noble,
fond of literature and will take to the path of the virtuous;
Bhojana Will always beget excellent food and horses, elephants and ch6thots, while Lakshmi, the
Goddess of Wealth, will never leave his house;
Nritya Will receive royal honors, be wealthy, endowed with knowledge of moral law 9tha and
Lipsaa Tantra, will be supreme among the learned and be a great grammarian;
Kautuka Will be curious in disposition, very rich, will shine, like Sun in his circles, be exceedingly kind,
happy, honoured by the kings, endowed with sons, wealth and just disposition, will be very
strong and he will be a scholar in the kings court;
Nidra Will be foolish in all his undertakings, will suffer irredeemable penury and will be devoid of
righteous acts.

Effect of Venus’s avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana The native, although strong, will incur dental disease, he will be very short-tempered, bereft
of wealth, will seek union with courtesans and be licentious;
Upavesana Will be endowed with a multitude of nine gems (Navamin Vraja) and golden ornaments, be
ever happy, will destroy enemies and will be honoured by the king, will have highly increased
honors;
Netrapani In Lagna, 7th, or 10th, there will be loss of wealth on account of afflictions of the sense of
sight (heavy medical expenses, due to severe eye diseases); if Netrapani occurs, when in
other Houses, the native will own large houses.
Prakasha If in its own Rasi, in its exaltation Rasi, or in a friendly Rasi, the native will sport, like a lofty
elephant, will be equal to a king and be skilful in poetry and music.
Gamana Will not have a long-living mother, will lament over separation from his own people and will
have fear from enemies;
Aagaman Will command abundant wealth, will undertake to visit superior shrines, will be ever
enthusiastic and will contract diseases of the hand and foot;
Sabhaa Will earn eminence in the kings court, will be very virtuous, will destroy enemies, be equal to
Kubera in wealth, will be charitable, will ride on horses and will be excellent among men;
Aagama There will be no advent of wealth, but there will be troubles from enemies, separation from
children and relatives, diseases and lack of pleasures from the wife.
Bhojana Will be distressed, due to hunger, diseases and many kinds of fear from enemies; if in Virgo,
the native will be very rich and will be honoured by scholars.
Nritya Will be skilful in literature and intelligent, will play musical instruments, like flute, tabla etc.,
Lipsaa be meritorious and very affluent;
Kautuka Will be equal to Lord Indra, will attain greatness in the assembly, be learned and will have
Lakshmi always dwelling in his abode;
Nidra Will be interested in serving others, will blame others, be heroic, garrulous and will be
wandering all over the earth.

Effect of Saturn’s avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana Wll be troubled by hunger and thirst, will incur diseases in boyhood and later on he will

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become wealthy;
Upavesana Will be troubled greatly by enemies, will contract dangers, will have ulcers all over the body,
will be self-respected and will be punished by the king;
Netrapani Will be endowed with a charming female, wealth, royal favour and friends, will have
knowledge of many arts and will be an eloquent speaker;
Prakasha Will be very virtuous, very wealthy, intelligent, sportive, splendorous, merciful and devoted
to Lord Shiva;
Gamana Will be very rich and endowed with sons, will grab enemy lands and will be a scholar at royal
court;
Aagaman Will be akin to a donkey (foolish) and bereft of happiness from wife and children, will always
roam pitiably without anybody’s patronage;
Sabhaa Will have surprising possessions of abundant precious stones and gold, will be endowed with
great judicial (political) knowledge and will be extremely brilliant;
Aagama Will incur diseases and will not be skilful in earning royal patronage;
Bhojana Will enjoy tastes of food, will be weak-sighted and will be fickle-minded, due to mental
delusion;
Nritya Will be righteous, extremely opulent, honoured by the king and brave, heroic in the field of
Lipsaa war;
Kautuka Will be endowed with lands and wealth, will be happy, endowed with pleasures through
charming females and learned in poetry, arts etc.;
Nidra Will be rich, endowed with charming virtues and valorous, will destroy even fierce enemies
and will be skilful in seeking pleasures through harlots.

Effect of Rahu’s avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana Will experience miseries in abundance, but, if placed in Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, or Aries, the
native will be endowed with wealth and grains.
Upavesana Will be distressed, due to ulcers, will be endowed with royal association, be highly
honourable and ever devoid of financial happiness;
Netrapani will be troubled by eye diseases, will have fear from wicked people, snakes and thieves and
Will incur financial decline;
Prakasha Will acquire a high position, will perform auspicious acts and will obtain elevation of his
financial state, will be highly virtuous, a chief in the kings court, charming, like freshly formed
clouds (that will cause soon rain) and will be very prosperous in foreign places;
Gamana Will be endowed with numerous children, be scholarly, wealthy, ch6thtable and honoured by
the king;
Aagaman Will be very irritable, bereft of intelligence and wealth, crooked, miserly and libidinous;
Sabhaa Will be scholarly, miserly and endowed with many virtues, wealth and happiness;
Aagama will be always mentally distressed, will have fear from enemies and litigations with enemies,
We bereft of his own men, will face financial destruction and will be crafty and emaciated;
Bhojana Will be distressed without food and dull-witted, will not be bold in his acts and will be bereft
of conjugal and progenic happiness;
Nritya Will contract a serious disease, which seems difficult to subdue, will have afflicted eyes and
Lipsaa will have fear from enemies, will decline financially and righteously;
Kautuka Will be devoid of a position (place), be interested in others females and will steal others
wealth;
Nidra Will be a repository of virtues, will be endowed with wife and children, be bold, proud and
very affluent.

Effect of Ketu’s avasthas:

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Avastha Effects
Sayana If placed in Aries, Taurus, Gemini, or Virgo, there will be plenty of wealth; if placed in other
Rasis, increased diseases will follow.
Upavesana Will suffer from ulcers and will have fear from enemies, windy diseases, snakes and thieves.
Netrapani Will contract eye diseases and will have fear from wicked people, snakes, enemies and
people of royal family.
Prakasha Will be wealthy and righteous, will live in foreign places, be enthusiastic and genuine and will
serve the king;
Gamana Will be endowed with many sons and abundant wealth, be scholarly, virtuous, ch6thtable
and excellent among men;
Aagaman Will incur many diseases, will face loss of wealth, will hurt (others) with his teeth (Danta
Ghatin), be a tale bearer and will blame others;
Sabhaa Will be garrulous, very proud, miserly, licentious and skilful in evil branches of learning;
Aagama Will be a notorious sinner, will enter into litigations with his relatives, will be wicked and
troubled by diseases and enemies;
Bhojana Will always be distressed with hunger, penury and diseases and will roam all over the earth;
Nritya Will be distressed, due to diseases, will have a floral mark on the eye (white of the pupil), will
Lipsaa be impertinent and wicked and will pl
Kautuka Will seek union with dancing females (prostitutes), will suffer positional displacement, will
take to evil paths and will roam all over;
Nidra Will be endowed with wealth and corns, will be virtuous and will spend his time sportively.

General Effects:

1. If a benefic Planet is in Sayana, there will be benefic effects at all times, according to the learned.
2. If a malefic is in Bhojana, everything will be destroyed and there is no need of a second thought.
3. Should a malefic in 7th be in Nidra, auspicious effects will follow, provided, that there is no Aspect
from another malefic.
4. Declare without a second thought auspicious effects, following the location of a malefic in 5th
House, but only with Nidra, or in Sayana.
5. Untimely death, due to royal wrath, will come to pass, if there is a malefic in 8th House in Nidra, or
in Sayana.
6. If in the case of a malefic in 8th House in Nidra, or Sayana there happens to be a benefic Aspect, or
the Conjunct of a benefic, (untimely) death will be in the river Ganges, i.e. Gangetic belt, shrines
etc.
7. If there is a malefic in 10th in Sayana, or Bhojana, the native will face many miseries on account of
his own deeds.
8. O excellent of the Brahmins, doubtlessly a Raja Yoga will come to pass, if Moon is in 10th in
Kautuka, or Prakasha.
9. Thus the good and bad effects should be guessed, assessing the strength and weakness of the
Planets, concerning all the Houses.

The states related to ‘age’ and ‘activity’ are based on the Rasi chart as natal positions of the planets are
important in establishing the status.
The states related to ‘alertness’ and attitude and mood’ by definition could apply to any chart as the
position of the planet in a sign (exaltation, own, good friend, friend, neutral, enemy sign, malefic planet sign
etc.) is important in establishing these states (and could apply to Divisional charts too).

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