Different Avasthas of Planet in Astrology - Moving Planet

Planets while moving get into certain states of existence called avasthas. These avasthas are ten in number. Each avastha produces its own results. Let us discuss the different Avasthas in detail.

Deepta or Exaltation

When a moving planet achieves Exaltation, it indicates Gains from conveyances, respect from elders, fame, wealth and good progeny.

Swastha or Own House

When a moving planet enters in its own house, it indicates fame wealth, position, lands, happiness and good children.

Mudhitha or in the house of a friend

When a moving planet enters to a friendly house, it indicates happiness.

Shantha or an Auspicious Sub-division

When a moving planet reaches to an auspicious sub division, it indicates strength and courage, helping relations, comfort and happiness.

Shakta or Retrogression

While moving, when the benefic planet becomes retrograde then it gives Courage, reputation, wealth and progeny.

Peedya or Residence in the last quarter of the sign

Moving Planet in the the last quarter of the sign indicates prosecution, incarceration, pilfering habits and expulsion of country.

Deena or Inimical House

Planet moving in the inimical house indicates jealousy, mental worry, brain trouble sickness and degradation.

Vikala or Combustion

When a moving planet attains combustion, it indicates diseases, orphanage, loss of wife and children and disgrace.

Khala or Debilitation

Moving Planets in debilated state indicate losses from various sources, quarrels with parents and relations, imprisonment, hating God and sacred literature.

Bhita or Acceleration

This indicates losses from various sources, torture, foes, mean habits, and danger in foreign countries.

The Shadbalas or Six Sources of strength and Weakness of Planets

Each planet is supposed to get a particular share of strength when it occupies a particular position. The source of strength can be numerically measured by a certain unit called Rupa. There are six kinds of strengths considered in the Indian astrology.

• Sthanabala : This is the positional strength which a planet gets as a result of it occupying a particular house in the horoscope.
• Digbala : This is a directional strength. Jupiter and Mercury are powerful in the East (ascendant) . The Sun and Mars get their directional strength in the North (10th house), Saturn in the west (7th house) gains Digbala. Venus and Moon acquire directional strength in the south (4th house).
• Chestabala or Motional Strength : The Sun and Moon get Motion strength in the signs of Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus and Gemini which constitute the Uttarayana ( Sun Northerly course) and Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn in retrogression or in conjunction with the Full Moon get Chestbala or Motion strength. If Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and Saturn are with Mars, they are said to be defeated in the planetary fight and get Motion Strength.
• Kalabala : Kalabala means temporal strength. The Moon, Mars and Saturn are powerful during the night. The Sun, Jupiter and Venus are powerful during the day. Mercury is always powerful.
• Drugbala : Drugbala is reckoned as a result of the aspect to which each planet is subjected to by the other. Aspects of benefics give full drugbala, while aspects of Malefics take away the Drughbala.
• Naisargikbala : This means permanent or natural strength. Each planet is supposed to produce a particular measure of strength permanently, irrespective of its position.

Moving Planets – Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars – are usually not considered as important because they move quickly through the zodiac. The transits of the slower moving planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto – are more powerful and noticeable, especially when they hit a personal planet or cardinal point.