Mischief of Maraka Planets by Gomathi Annapoorni

He earned easily Rs. 4,000 to 6,000 per month as an appellate civil lawyer, was elevated to the Bench in Jupiter Dasa, swa (own) Bhukti and died at 52 in Saturn Bhukti. Lagnesa (lord of ascendant) is weak in the 3^rd in Gemini, but is in Chandra Kendra (lunar angle). Venus and Saturn in the 7^th gave him plenty of money, through a childless widowed sister and through his profession. The Moon is aspected not only by Mars but also by Jupiter; and from Chandra Lagna (natal Moon), the 9^th and the 10^th lords are together in the 10^th, and the 2^nd and the 11^th lords are together in the 11^th. Strangely, despite Malavya Yoga and Sasa Yoga, he had a premature death; and his fuller renown was cut off by untimely death. Venus and Saturn in the 7^th gave an accomplished, good-looking and faithful wife; but, the sting of the lords of the 2^nd and the 7^th and of the lord of the 11^th for a cardinal sign was felt and came like a thunderbolt. No wonder, people shudder when thinking of getting the Dasas of Venus lord of the 2^nd and the 7^th for a Chara Lagna, or Mercury, lord of the 3^rd and the 6^th and an enemy of Mars, lord of Lagna. Of course, there may be very rare exceptions, as when Venus, lord of the 2^nd and the 7^th, is in the 9^th and aspected by Jupiter, lord of the 9^th or if Venus and Mercury in the 3^rd are in Chandradhi Yoga configuration.

For Taurus ascendant Jupiter, lord of the 8^th and the 11^th, is a maraka and a dire malefic, though a good exchange between Jupiter, lord of the 11^th and Mercury, lord of the 2^nd (and the 5^th), gives Dhana Yoga.

For Gemini ascendant, Saturn lord of the 9^th is not praised, as he is the lord of the 8^th, though when is oocha (exaltation) in the 5^th with Mercury he gives yoga. Jupiter lord of the 7^th and the 10^th, is a doshi and a maraka. Likewise, Mars, lord of the 6^th and the 11^th, is a bad malefic capable of maraka.

For Cancer ascendant, the Sun lord of the 2^nd will seldom be a maraka, as he is a good friend of lagnesa the Moon. But, Saturn lord of the 7^th and the 8^th is a definite maraka, as also Mercury lord of the 3^rd and the 12^th, who, however, will be good in the 3^rd. Venus, lord of the 4^th and the 11^th may kill in a case of poor longevity, unless he becomes a sadhaka placed in the 9^th in Pisces. For Leo, Mercury is lord of the 2^nd and the 11^th. But, if in the 2^nd in Virgo or in the 10^th or in the 11^th in Gemini, he gives high education, good speech and much money. If, however, he is weak he may show his mischief as a maraka. And, Venus, lord of the 3^rd and the 10^th is no doubt a maraka, in cases of poor longevity unless he is in th 9^th or the 10^th in own house or better in the 3^rd in Libra. Bhavartha Ratnakara swears that, for Leo Venus in the 3^rd in Libra is a shubha (benefic) or in the 5^th.

For Kanya (Virgo) Lagna, Mars lord of the 3^rd and the 8^th is the worst planet, unless he is in the 3^rd or relegated to the 12^th. He is worse for Virgo, than Venus lord of the 3^rd and the 8^th for Pisces Ascendant, because he is inherently too a malefic. According to a Tamil aphorism: the lord of the 2^nd and the 7^th will not kill but the lord of the 3^rd and the 8^th will. This is on account of a Sanskrit aphorism dwimarako-na-marakah meaning that if a planet owns two maraka houses, he does not kill. If this were correct, Venus lord of the 2^nd and lord of the 7^th cannot and will not kill. But, the hard and solid fact emerging from actual practical experience is, that Venus, lord of the 2^nd and the 7^th in his Dasa and Bhukti, is apt to give and does give all troubles upto maraka. Of course, where the scheduled longevity has not been completed or is not nearing completion, Venus cannot and will not kill.

For Libra Lagna, Jupiter lord of the 3^rd and the 6^th is a dire maraka and bad malefic worse then Mars lord of the 2^nd and the 7^th, though there is a school of thought that Mars lord of the 2^nd and the 7^th may not kill, as the 7^th lordship is good for a natural malefic. The Sun, lord of the 11^th for Libra, is not so good but bad as a badhaka, so that there is a sloka that a native born in Libra Lagna with the Sun in the 12^th lives long; and in experience natives with the Sun in the 12^th or in debility in Lagna are well-off and prosperous.

For Vrischika (Scorpio) Lagna, Mercury lord of the 8^th and the 11^th is a maraka. But, if Mercury is in Lagna with Lagna lord Mars in the 11^th or if Mercury is in the 11^th in Virgo, the evil is considerably eliminated. Venus lord of the 7^th and the 12^th is a maraka. In his Dasa, even if one earns, one may not, at all, save. If Venus is in the 5^th in Pisces, he gives a good wife and stylish life and enjoyment. And, if Jupiter, lord of the 5^th is in the 7^th and Venus lord of the 7^th is in the 5^th Pisces, the evil of Kalatradosha (affliction to spouse) or Putradosha (affliction to children) ascribed to the lord of the 5^th in the 7^th or the lord of the 7^th in the 5^th should not be predicted; on the other hand, the wife lives even till Shashtiabdipoorti (61^st birthday) of the husband.

For Dhanus (Sagittarius) Lagna, Venus lord of the 6^th and the 11^th is a malefic and a maraka unless Venus lord of the 6^th and the 11^th is in the 11^th (in the 6^th from the 6^th) avoiding the 6^th or Venus is in a good Parivarthana or exchange with the Sun [the Sun in the 11^th even though in neecha (debilitation) and Venus lord of the 11^th is in the 9^th] or better, Venus in the 4^th in Pisces and Jupiter lord of the 4^th is in the 11^th. Here, I should pause for a moment to state that even though Parashara says that the evil lordship of the 8^th does not affect or taint the Moon and the Sun yet, the Moon lord of the 8^th is bad, though he may not kill. According to Uttarakalamrita, the Moon should join Jupiter or is well-aspected by Jupiter. Saturn lord of the 2^nd and the 3^rd is a maraka, unless he is in the 10^th, or the 11^th (oocha) or in the 3^rd (own house).

For Makara (Capricorn) Lagna, the Sun lord of the 8^th and a bitter enemy of Lagna lord, Saturn, is bad and baneful, unless he is in the 3^rd or the 11^th. Jupiter, lord of the 3^rd and the 12^th is also a maraka, though in the 3^rd in own house or even in the 12^th in own house, he is good enough. And, he may be in neecha in Lagna if with neechabhanga (cancellation of debilitation).

For Makara (Capricorn) Lagna, Saturn is a benefic, but, for Aquarius ascendant, for which he is lord of the 1^st and the 12^th he is not such an unmixed benefic. Mercury lord of the 5^th and the 8^th is not good for Kumbha (Aquarius) Lagna; but, the Sun lord of the 7^th is not bad but good, especially when in the 3^rd in oocha, or in the 10^th or in the 11^th whereas the Moon lord of the 6^th is bad unless he is in the 6^th or the 3^rd.

For Meena (Pisces) Lagna, Venus lord of the 3^rd and the 8^th, who is best in the 3^rd and good in the 8^th, is a maraka; and the Sun, lord of the 6^th, is not good. But, Mars, though lord of the 2^nd, being lord of the 2^nd, and the 9^th, is a good benefic.