The principles of Astrology talks about nine planets and their significance on the lives of human. Some plants are auspicious and some might give inauspicious results when placed in different houses and signs of a horoscope. The principles of malefic and benefic planets are different for different ascendants. In this article, we will discuss about them in detail.

Aries Ascendant

Mars is the lord of ascendant and the eighth house in Aries ascendant. aries has been considered to be a Mooltrikona sign of Mars. Aries ascendant is a movable sign and the lord of the eleventh house work as a badhkesha for this sign. This is the reason why Saturn being the lord of the eleventh house in this case bring obstacle to the native with aries ascendant. Jupiter is the lord of the ninth house and when it is present with Saturn in a horoscope, both the planets are unable to give good results. This is becauses in this situation the lord of destiny conjuncts the badhkesh. When a planet is accompanied by Saturn in a horoscope, it is unable to give favourable results to its maximum capacity. Unfavourable or inauspicious placement of Saturn in a horoscope can give malefic results. Venus is not favourable for Aries ascendant, while Moon being the lord of the fourth house gives mixed results.

Taurus Ascendant

Saturn gives favourable results to the natives born with Taurus ascendant. In this position Saturn being the lord of kendra and trikon gives auspicious results. Jupiter being the lord of the eighth house and eleventh house may not be able to give good results. Venus being the lord of the eleventh house is also the lord of the sixth house may give good results as its mooltrikon sign lies in the sixth house itself. Moon being the lord of the third house also gives auspicious results. Sun on the other hand, being the lord of the fourth house is also auspicious in the horoscope with Taurus ascendant. This is because Sun being an aggressive planet calms down in conjunction with other lords of the kendra.

Mercury is the lord of the second house. It is the karaka of wealth and may prove to be inauspicious in Taurus ascendant. However, being the lord of fifth house also, it gives auspicious results since it the house of trikon. Mars being the lord of seventh and twelfth house is inauspicious here. Although, Moon is the lord of the third house that gives auspicious results, but when it conjuncts with malefic planet, it starts giving inauspicious results as well.

Gemini Ascendant

In this ascendant, Jupiter is the lord of both seventh and tenth house. It also work as malefic on being lord of the seventh house. Also, since Gemini is a dual character sign, seventh house proves to be a hindrance for it. Saturn is the lord of the eighth and ninth house in this horoscope. Eighth house is the house of badhak, while the ninth house gives auspicious results. If Jupiter conjuncts Saturn, then evcen Saturn may not be able to give good results in Gemini ascendant horoscope. Mercury is the lord of ascendant and fourth house in this horoscope. Kendrapati Dosha is formed when both the signs lie in the kendra of the horoscope due to which the planet is not able to give good results. Moon being the lord of the second house becomes malefic in the Gemini ascendant horoscope. It is said that Moon and Sun can never form Marak dosha, but if Moon in a horoscope is accompanied by a malefic planet then it can also become malefic.

Cancer Ascendant

In this ascendant horoscope, Mars being the lord of the fifth and tenth house becomes extremely auspicious. Mercury being the lord of the ninth house also gives auspicious results. Moon,being the lord of the ascendant is auspicious in this horoscope. In short, we can say that Moon, Mars and Mercury are auspicious planets for Cancer ascendant horoscope. On the other hand, Saturn being the lord of the seventh house and eight house is not at all favourable for such natives. Sun being the lord of the second house also becomes malefic in this horoscope. Also, if Saturn conjunct Sun, then also the good results cannot be attained.

Venus is not considered auspicious for Cancer ascendants. This is because Cancer ascendants is a movable lagna and the lord of the eleventh house proves to be a badhkesha for it. Also, Kendradhipati Yoga is formed when the mooltrikon rashi of Venus comes in the fourth house. Mercury is the lord of the sixth house and ninth house. It gives auspicious results because it is friendly to the Moon, the lord of the ascendant.

Leo Ascendant

Mars being the lord of kendra-trikon gives auspicious results in this horoscope. Jupiter;s mooltrikon rashi, Sagittarius being in the fifth house gives good results. It’s second rashi lies in the eighth house. Moon and Saturn are not considered auspicious for this horoscope. This is because Saturn is the lord of the seventh and sixth house and ascendant is the enemy of Sun. Mercury’s mooltrikon rashi lies in the second house, while Gemini sign lies in the eleventh house. Both these situations are not considered to be favourable. Kendradhipati dosha is formed when the Venus’s mooltrikon rashi shifts into the third house and Taurus sign enters into the tenth house.

Virgo Ascendant

Mercury and Venus, both are considered auspicious for Virgo Ascendant. Venus is he lord of the house of wealth and fortune. But, the house of wealth is also the place of marak and thus, Venus in this situation gives inauspicious results. Mars being the lord of the third and eighth house is inauspicious for this horoscope. Jupiter being the lord of the seventh and fourth house forms Kendradhipati dosha in this ascendant. Saturn being the lord of the fifth and sixth house is considered to be auspicious for this horoscope. This is because Saturn forms friendly relations with the lord of ascendant, Mercury, that helps the planets to give auspicious results.

Libra Ascendant

Venus and Mercury both the plants are auspicious for Libra ascendant. Venus being the lord of the ascendant and Mercury, the lord of the ninth house are considered to be auspicious. Mars being the lord of the second and seventh house is considered to be a malefic in this horoscope. Sun being the lord of the eleventh house gives obstacles because Libra is a movable sign and the lord of the eleventh house is a badhkesha for a movable sign. Since Jupiter is the lord of the third and sixth house in this horoscope, it is not considered auspicious. Also, it is the enemy of the lord of the Venus ascendant which results in inauspicious results.

Scorpio Ascendant

Jupiter is auspicious for this planet, because is it the lord of the fifth house. In the same way, Moon being the lord of the ninth house is also considered to auspicious for this horoscope. Saturn, Mercury and Venus are not considered auspicious for this ascendant. Venus becomes Markesha on being the lord of the seventh and twelfth house. Mercury being the lord of the eighth and eleventh house becomes Marak in the company of malefic planets. Same goes with Saturn, Since it is the lord of the third and fourth house in this horoscope, it also gives inauspicious results. Mars is neutral.

Sagittarius Ascendant

Mars is considered to be auspicious for this ascendant because the mooltrikon rashi of Mars, Aries lies in the fifth house. Sun is the lord of fortune for this horoscope and thus, very auspicious for the native. Mercury is also considered auspicious for this ascendant as it is the lord of the tenth house. But, on the other hand it may also work as marak when placed with malefic planets. Venus being the lord of the eleventh hose and enemy of the Jupiter is said to give unfavourable results. In this ascendant, Mercury can also form Kendradhipati dosha. But, Mercury can give good results in conjunction with Mars, the lord of the fifth house.

Capricorn Ascendant

Venus being the lord of kendra and trikon becomes auspicious in this ascendant. Mercury is the lord of the ninth house in this horoscope and thus gives extremely good results. Since Capricorn is a movable sign, Mars being the lord of the eleventh house can prove to be a badhakesh for this ascendant. Sun being the lords of the eighth house is neutral in this ascendant. Jupiter being the lord of third and twelfth house gives auspicious results.

Aquarius Ascendant

Venus being the lord of kendra and trikon becomes auspicious in this ascendant. Native going through dasha and antar dasha phase will attain good results. Saturn is friendly to the lord of the ascendant and thus gives good results. Jupiter is the lord of the eleventh house and twelfth house. Moon on the other hand, being the lord of the sixth house is not favourable for this ascendant. Sun being the lord of the seventh house and Mars being the lord of the third house are not considered auspicious in astrology. All these planets are equivalent to marak planets.

Pisces Ascendant

Moon and Mars being the lord of the fifth and ninth house respectively give auspicious results. Jupiter is the lord of the ascendant and all these three planets are friendly to each other. This placement provide auspicious results to the native. Although, Mars being the lord of the second house work as a marak, but because it is friendly to the lord of the ascendant it doesn't give inauspicious results.

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