Dala Yogas:
Srik Yoga, Sarpa Yoga
Definition.-If all the benefics occupy kendras, Srik Yoga is caused. If all the malefics occupy kendras Sarpa Yoga is produced.
Results.-The person born in Srik Yoga will live in comfort, will possess conveyance and will have many enjoyments. Sarpa Yoga renders one miserable in many ways, cruel and stupid.
Remarks.- Srik (also known as Mala) and Sarpa Yogas are the two Dala Yogas mentioned by Parasara. The Kendras must be exclusively occupied by
benefics or malefics. It must be noted that so far as this yoga is concerned, the Moon is completely left out of account so that there remain only three benefics and three malefics. We have formulated above in a fairly exhaustive manner all the Nabhasa Yogas mentioned by Varahamihira. In locating these yogas, there are certain factors to be considered. By carefully
remembering the definition of Asraya Yogas, Akirti Yogas, Dala Yogas and Sankhya Yogas it would occur to any student of Astrology that sometimes
Asraya Yogas become identical with Akriti Yogas. Sankhya Yogas become identical with Akriti yogas; Asraya Yogas coincide with Sankhya yogas and
Dala Yogas coincide with Sankhya yogas. When such identification of two yogas belonging to two different groups of the Nabhasa yogas happens, one
of the two will cease to operate. Mihira answers this point clearly and succinctly. It will be seen that three Asraya yogas (Rajju, Musala and Nala) are practically the same as yava, Abja, Vajra, Andaja or pakshi, Gola, Gada and Sakata, among the Akriti yogas and Sula aqd Kedara among the Sankhya yogas, while the two Dala Yogas (Srik and Sarpa) give results simjlar to those of benefics and malefics occupying kendras (Vajra and Yava). Elaborating the comparison further let us suppose that in a horoscope Cancer and Libra (movable signs) have been occupied by all the
planets, thereby causing Rajju yoga. Two adjacent angles are occupied. If the ascendant is either Cancer or Libra, then Gada is caused with the result it becomes identical with Rajju. Similarly if the planets occupy Cancer and Capricorn and the Lagna is Cancer or Capricorn, both Rajju and Sakata yogas merge together. Nala and Sakata coincide if we switch on to Gemini and Sagittarius provided one of these two signs is raising. Thus, if the ascendant falls elsewhere then both the yogas w ill be present. Similarly
examples for coincidence of Asraya or Dala Yogas with other Akriti and Sankhya yogas can be given. These coincidences do not include all possible
instances of Asraya and Dala yogas in the Akriti and Sankhya Yogas. Therefore, in order to show that Duryoga Asraya and Dala Yogas are also Nabhasa yogas. Varahamihira has treated them separately. We have now to consider another point. When Sankhya Yogas coincide with Akriti yogas, the latter alone prevail. When Asraya Yogas coincide with other yogas (Akriti) the former cease to function. When Dala Yogas coincide with Sankhya yogas the latter become defunct. And if Asraya yogas coincide with Sankhya, i.e.,Kedara, Sula and yuga, the former alone will prevail and finally if an Asraya yoga coincides with Gola Yoga, the Asraya yoga becomes defunct. Thus it will be seen that the differences between some of the yogas are very thin and call forth on the part of the astrologer keen perception and
analytical power.
