Nabhasa Yogas
Varaha Mihira has dealt with these various yogas in his immortal Brihat Jataka and the English rendering of this work by the late Prof. B. Suryanarain Rao would be of inestimable help to students
of astrology. The Yavanas have treated Nabhasa Yogas extensively.
The 32 Nabhasa Yogas consist of four groups, viz.
Akriti Yogas 20
Sankhya Yogas 7
Asraya Yogas 3
Dala Yogas 2
Total 32
According to Varaha Mihira, the effects of Nabhasa Yogas are said to be felt throughout one’s life and not merely during the Dasa and Bhukthi
periods of the planets causing the Yoga.
Akriti Yogas:
Yupa Yoga
Ishu Yoga
Sakti Yoga
Danda Yoga
Definition.-When all the planets occupy four signs contiguously from the Lagna and other kendras respectively Yupa, Ishu, Sakti and Danda Yogas are caused.
Results.-One born in Yupa becomes liberal, self-possessed and noted for charitable deeds, makes one successful as a superintendent or head of
a jail, concentration camp, etc., Sakti renders the native lazy, slothful, devoid of riches, and generally disliked by people and Danda suggests that the person will lack happiness due from wife and children.
Remarks.–These four yogas arise by virtue of the seven planets being disposed in four contiguous houses as reckoned from the Ascendant and other kendras. Thus if all the planets are placed in Lagna, 2nd, 3rd and 4th houses, Yupa is caused; in 4th, 5th, 9th and 7th, Ishu or Sara is produced; in 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th, Sakti is caused and in the 10th, 11th, 12th and 1st Danda is caused.
Personally, we are of opinion that all these various Akriti Yogas do not contribute much to the making of the horoscope. In fact they seem to give rise to clues as regards the means of livelihood one is likely to have. Thus, for instance, Ishu Yoga, said to be caused by the seven planets occupying the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th houses, is common in the horoscopes of persons, who may have anything to do with prisons, lock-ups, concentration camps, etc. Of course these deductions are based on our own observations and readers have to view them with due reserve.
Out of the four yogas mentioned above Yupaand Danda are better than Ishu and Sakti because in the latter two, planets are about to culminate or
about to set.