Dhatrutwa Yoga
Definition.-The lord of the 9th should be exalted, and aspected by a benefic, and the 9th should be occupied by a benefic.
Results.—The person will be an embodiment of generosity.
Remarks.—The yoga assumes the strength of the 9th lord and the 9th house to make one charitable in one’s outlook. the 9th is termed Dharma as well as Bhagya and Dana or charity being an indispensable part of one’s Dharma, one should be fortunate enough to possess the instinct of generosity. Here again, there are various grades of charity ranging from giving away gifts without entertaining any profit-motives, to giving huge sums seemingly for charitable purposes but ostensibly to serve selfish ends. Karna of the Mahabharatha fame and Emperor Bali had been known for their absolutely motiveless acts of charity. But such men belong to the age of legend. Even today there are people who take immense pleasure in helping others without expecting anything in return for their acts of sacrifice. Such noble instincts should always be attributed to the strength of the 9th house. Malefics in the 9th house, otherwise strong and capable of conferring Rajayoga, deaden the finer instincts of the person. He would no doubt make large endowments for so-called charitable purposes, etc., but he does all this with an ulterior motive, to get some title or to get into the good graces of influential people. A man engaged in the perfidious task of filling his coffers by creating conditions for starving the poor man, and later on passing an insignificant part of this ill-gotten fortune towards a charitable purpose is worse than a thief wedded to rob the rich and help the poor. Here, the yoga is applicable to really sincere and humanitarian persons whose generous instincts find a spontaneous expression for the good of the suffering humanity.