Decoding Bhavarth Ratnakar – 1 by Vidhan Pandya

Sun & Moon are conjunct in Gemini sign. Note: this is a very close conjunction both planets are within a few minutes away from each other. Such a combination occurs on the day of Amavatsya.

Stanza 3

मोषलग्नेतुजातस्य भाग्यान्त्यस्थाननायकः ।

देवेन्द्रपज्योू राज्यस्थ सभवेन्मारकःस्मतःृ ||3||

For a Mesha lagna person, Jupiter, lord of the 9th and 12th, becomes a maraka if he occupies the 10th house.

This is a translation of Stanza 3 of Chapter 1 given by BV Raman in his book “Bhavartha Ratnakara”.

In other words, Jupiter in Capricorn for Aries ascendant = Maraka

Points to ponder

Below are the few points which would help to understand this dictum:

1. Some important significations of Jupiter as per Uttra Kalamitra – sons, grandsons, bhahmanas, one’s own teachers, religious, social and other duties, elder brother, honor from King etc.
2. Some important significations of 9th house as per Bhrigu Sutra – Faith, wisdom and divine worship; fortune or luck (bhagya), philosophy, religious and philosophical beliefs, meditation, intuition and forethought, places of worship, sacrifices and charity, father, preceptor (Guru), teaching, Dhanna, grandchildren, dreams and visions, knees; communication with spirits, long journeys, voyage, air travel, higher education, foreign travel;
3. If 9th lord suffers with debilitation it will give bad results related to all or some of the significators mentioned above effects like – misfortune, blessing of god taken away, enmity with father or guru, trouble with government etc.
4. 9th House is the most powerful trine, if its lord suffers, growth of native is obstructed
5. Some important significations of 10th house as per Bhrigu Sutra – highs, honor, dignity, public esteem, name and fame, power prestige, credit (for good work and conduct), success and status, rank and renown, respect and reputation, ambition and authority, worldly activities, responsibilities, permanency (in service), promotion, advancement, appointment, profession, last rites to one’s parents, religious functions. Government, high position such as President, Prime Minister or Minister, pilgrimage to holy places, honour from Government.
6. Debilitated planet in the 10th house would mean some or all of these significations mentioned above would suffer.
7. Also we know that the 10th house is the most powerful Kendra.

So overall if we see, both the most powerful Kendra and Trine (Kona) houses are suffering. This combination will cause much humiliation, public scorn, disrespect to native from its own guru, god, father, government of the day, king, due to bad (unholy – 9th house) karma (10th house).

Remember Maraka gives death, as per Indian philosophy there are 8 types death, they are:

1. Vyatha (agony/distress/suffering)
2. Dukha (pain/sorrow)
3. Bhaya (fear/anxiety)
4. Lajja (shame)
5. Roga-vyadhi (illness)
6. Bhandhan (confining/fastening/bondage)
7. Apamaan (insult)
8. Mrityu (death)

Hence Jupiter will provide any one or combination of above results as per this dictum. Let us understand where this dictum will work

1. Jupiter in Capricorn around 5 degrees (deep debilitation)
2. Weak Lagna lord – Mars
3. Weak Sun or Saturn
4. Jupiter getting Neech bhanga
5. Saturn in Libra
6. Saturn in Aquarius
7. Strong Mars aspecting Jupiter
8. Saturn in other Kendra houses
9. Jupiter in Cancer navamsha (Aries 10’00-13’20)
10. Other combination for Neech bhanga
11. Strong Lagna lord – Mars
12. Strong Sun and/or Moon

Views from other classics

Jatak Parijat/Adhyaya 6/ Shloka 35:

“If the malefic planets be in their depression signs at a person’s birth, he will do sinful acts; if the benefic planets occupy their depression signs, he will keep his sins concealed; if Jupiter being depressed occupies the 10^th bhava or Mars be in the 5^th bhava depressed in position, the effect will be the same.”

Notes: Here Rishi Vaidyanath mentions Jupiter in depression in 10^th house will indicate concealed sinful acts by native.

Chamatkar Chintamani of Bhatt Narayana/S.S. Sareen/Chapter 5/Jupiter in Tenth house: “This Jupiter of Taurus, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn or Aquarius indicates at 16 or 24 loss of father, dispute, unfortunate partnership between them, debt, imprisonment, hard-ship etc.”

Source unknown:

R Shantanam in his notes on Saravali mentions effects of debilitated Jupiter for Aries ascendant (page 389) “…so to say with the fall of Jupiter alone, the Aries radix loses all its charm and the life becomes worthless.”

Kalyan Verma in Saravali does not mention the effect of debilitated Jupiter for Aries ascendant but R Santhanam has added these notes from other classics.

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