Planets, Signs and Their Properties

Every odd sign viz., Aries, Gemini, etc. is masculine and every even sign viz., Taurus, Cancer, etc. is feminine.

The influence of these planets determines the sex of the children as well as brothers and sisters. They are also instrumental in establishing the sexual potency of a person, a possibility of love marriage and companionship as even the ability to look after family and children.

Any planet which occupies the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, and 12th, house from that of any given planet becomes the temporary friend of the given planet. The rest are his enemies.

Planets which are both permanent and temporary friends give an excellent result.

Planets which are permanent friends and temporary enemies or vice versa, give average results.

The 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th houses from the Ascendant Kendra's (angular).

1st, 5th, 9th house from the Ascendant is Konas or Trines.

Note: the Ascendant is both a Kendra (Angle) and Konam (Trine). That is why the placement of any planet in it is considered to be good.

Panaparas or succeeding houses are 2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th, house from Ascendant. But 5th house is a Kona (Trine), and their fire may be excluded.

Apoklimas (the cadent houses) or the next houses to these are 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th, but here the 9th house may not be included as it has been taken as a Kona (trine).

Upachayas or Improving house: These are the 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 11th, houses from Ascendant.

All planets aspect the 3rd and 10th houses with a quarter sight. 

All planets aspect 5th and 9th houses with half sight

Planets, signs and their properties

All planets aspect 4th and 8th house with three-fourth sight 

All planet aspect the 7thhouse in full this aspect is considered to be very powerful.

Saturn aspect of the 3rd and 10th houses in full

Jupiter aspects the 5th and 9th houses in full

Mars aspect 4th and 8th houses in full

The Sun, Moon, Mercury, and Venus give full results by their aspect.

Mars gives three-fourth result by his aspect.

Jupiter gives half results.

Saturn gives quarter results.

Planets have Shad-Balas

The strength attained by the aspect is called the Drig-Bala.

By strength or position, Sthan-Bala

By natural strength, Naisargik-Bala

By the strength of motion, Cheshtha-Bala

By the strength of direction, Dik-Bala

By the strength according to time, Kala-Bala

When they have no aspect of natural benefic planets or other such good influences,

When they are in depression or associated with or aspected by inimical or malefic planets, or

If they occupy the Vargas of inimical or malefic planets, or posses few points in their AshtakaVarga (less than five), or

When they hold the bad portions of Rashi (sign), or

When they are eclipsed by Sun, or

When they are defeated in the planetary war

Mercury and Jupiter have Digbala in Ascendant or an Eastern house. Venus and Moon have Digbala in the 4th house or a Northern House. Saturn has Digbala in the 7th house or a Western House. The Sun and Mars have Digbala in the 10th house or a Southern house.

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus have Kalabala during the day. The Moon, Saturn, and Mars have Kalabala at night. In his hour, day, month and year, each planet is strong.

Benefic planets have strength in the bright half and the malefic in the dark half of a lunar month. Mercury is always strong.

Venus, Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter have Cheshtabala when they are retrograde and victorious in the planetary war. The Sun and the Moon have Cheshtabala in Uttarayana.

Sun          -      7

Moon    -       6

Venus   -       5 

Jupiter    -    4

Mercury   -   3

Mars      -      2

Saturn   -       1

Drigbala        -           1

Cheshtabala -          5

Sthanabala   -         5

Digbala          -         1

Naisargikabala   -       1

Kalabala              -       7

The Lords of the movable houses occupying the 11th house,

The Lord of the fixed house occupying the 9th house and the Lords of dual houses occupying the 7th house from their houses harm. The houses they occupy also become harmful if these planets own at the same time the houses occupied by the dragon's head, i .e. Rahu.

Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus become harmful if they occupy the 4th, 5th, and 7th houses respectively from the Ascendant.

Saturn if he occupies the 8th house gives excellent and happy results. Some hold that he may cause early death.

Planetary Wars 

The Sun defeats Saturn 

Saturn defeats Mars

Mars defeats Jupiter

Jupiter defeats the Moon

The Moon defeats Venus

Venus defeats Mercury

Mercury defeats the Moon 

Planets are prosperous in a war when they occupy the subsequent star house, or Asma, i.e., to say if Mars is behind and the Planets in question be in advance. 

If Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn are associated with Mars, they are defeated in war. The planet that is situated previous to the star, in which Mars is situated, is a planet that is defeated in war.

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