SAVol8June2010Indian.. - Saptarishis Astrology

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Budha is taken to be a natural benefic. So it is said that father will live long.
The same results happen if the Moon, Guru or Sukra also remains there. This shows
that all these four planets are taken to be natural benefics under any circumstances
whatsoever. Ravi being Pitrukaraka, remaining in the 9 th causes long life to father.
When Guru is in the 8 th , exalted or in own house, the native will have good
longevity. When the 8 th lord is weak, the native will have alpayu; if the 8 th lord
remains in exaltation or in own house or sees its own house or house of exaltation,
he is dirghayu.
When Sukra is in the 8 th which is the house of a benefic, then the native gets
purnayu. If malefic is still there, then he is alpayu. When Sani is in the 8 th , one will
have three-fourth life.
(Note.- Longevity of alpayu is 32, madhyayu 64, dirghayu or purnayu 100.
Therefore tripadayu would be 1/4 th less than 100, i.e. 75 years). When Saturn is
exalted or otherwise strong, one will have full life.
From all the above, it is evident that by the term Bhavadhipa balayute, the
Mahamuni means that the planet (भावािधप) must remain either in its own house or house
of exaltation. Besides this conception of strength of a planet, there is another conception of
the same to be found in one solitary sentence of a sutra amongst the descriptions of results of
Guru remaining in the 4 th house.
भवािधपे बलयुते, भृगुचयु , शुभवगण, नरवाहन योगः।
I have placed commas to show three possible conditions.
The learned Mahamuni here speaks of a Subha Varga as being equivalent to
balayuktha or being strong.
Now the question is-what kinds of vargas were prevalent at the time of Bhrigu
Bhrigu is of the age of the Satya Yuga whereas Jaimini and Parasara belong to
Dwapara Yuga.
We find in Parasara, so many Vargas-the six Vargas, the seven Vargas, the ten Vargas and
the sixteen Vargas, etc.