Krisanga Yogas
Definition.-The ascendant lord should occupy a a dry sign or the sign owned by a dry’planet (A). The Navamsa Lagna should be owned by a dry
planet and malefics should join the Lagna (B).
Results.–The subject will have an emaciated or lean body and will suffer from bodily pains.
Remarks.-Dry signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Leo, Virgo and Sagittarius. Dry planets are the Sun, Mars and Saturn. Mercury may also be held to be a
dry planet for all practical purposes. The same result can be judged if the Lagna and the lord have acquired a large number of dry vargas or divisions such as Rasi, Hora, etc.