Rajayoga4
Definition.*The Lagna must be Kumbha with Sukra in it and four planets should be exalted without occupying evil navamsas or shastiamsas.
Rajayoga5
The Moon must be in Lagna, Jupiter in the 4th, Venus in the 10th and Saturn exalted or in his own house.
Rajayoga6
The lord of the sign, a planet is debilitated in, or the planet, who would be exalted there, should be in a kendra from the Moon or Lagna.
Results.-The subject becomes a ruler or an equal to him.
Remarks.-In the treatment of Raja yogas, I have included what are all called Neechabhanga Raja Yogas also. Generally the latter type of Raja yogas are said to denote elevation from ordinary or low births. But, in actual practice, it has been found that Raja Yogas as well as Neechabhanga Raja Yogas function more or less similarly subject to such difference as may be due to the inherent nature and functions of the planets involved.
Combination 4 is of rare occurrence and not of universal application as it is confined to only one Lagna and as it requires the exaltation of four planets and their non-occupation of malefic navamsas or shashtiamsas. If the exalted planets are in evil navamsas or shashtiamsas the yoga doesnot function and the native may become a tyrant or malevolent dictator.
Yoga No. 5 requires that the Moon, Jupiter and Venus should occupy Lagna, the 4th and 10th, Saturn being disposed in exalation or own house. Here again, the vitality and potentiality of the yoga depends upon the Lagna concerned. The most important point involved in this yoga is the fortification of the 4th and 10th houses by presence of two first-rate benefics.
As regards combination 6, there has been quite a lot of discussion about the planet “who would be exalted in the sign of the debilitated planet. The term
used in the original is thaduchchanatha and this has been interpreted by some scholars as’the lord of the exaltation sign of the debilitated planet. Arguments offered by such critics have not been convincing. According to savants like Prof. B. Suryanarain Rao, thaduchchanatha means the planet who gets exalted there, and not the lord of the cxaltation sign of the debilitated planet. This is still a controversial matter and I do not therefore propose to discuss it in this book which is mainly intended for students of astrology. Since astrology is a practical science any interpretation that we put upon a certain combination must be capable of verification when applied to practical horoscopes. As most of the astrological terms are expressed in very suggestive, symbolic or euphemistic language, no amount of scholarship in Sanskrit or Grammar or Literature would enable one to appreciate the subject in its proper perspective. On the contrary, the more one tries to grammatically interpret such terms the more absurd becomes one’s conclusion. A literal and matter-of-fact interpretation leaves no scope for imagination with the result original ideas would be narrowed down to mere confusion. Most of these yogas are to be reckoned both from Lagna and the Moon.
