Major Yogas

Pancha Maha Purusha Me Ve Ma Ju Sa in K while exalted or own sign. Bhadra, Malavya, Ruchaka,
Hamsa, & Shasah respectively.
Sunapha -Mo- Anapha (not Su Ra Ke ) Dhurudhura graha-Mo-graha Kemadruma none-Mo-none (Xed
if planet w/Mo or in K from L or Mo)
Vosi - Su - Vesi (don't count Mo Ra Ke ) Ubhayachari planet - Su - planet (shubha or papa)
Kartari (scissors) planet - L - planet (shubha or papa)
Shushubha (very benefic) NB in 2nd unblemished Amala (spotless) NB in 10th from Mo or L preferably
unblemished
Mahabhagya (++) male day birth w/ Su Mo L in odd rashis female night birth w/ Su Mo L in even
rashis (some add lagnesha, too)
Kesari Mo in K to Ju Shakata Mo in 6 or 8 to Ju and Mo not in an angle
Vasumat (rich) all NBs in upachayas from L or Mo
Pushkala (plentiful) l Mo w/ lagnesha in K or friendly rashi while L aspected by NB
Shubhamaala (+ necklace) all NBs in 5, 6, 7 Ashubhamaala (- necklace) all NBs in 6, 8 , 12
Lakshmi (prosperity) Ve and l 9 in own or exaltation rashi in K or T or (Parashari) l 9 in own or
exalted rashi in K while l 1 strong
Gauri (goddess) Mo in own or exalted in K or T aspected by Ju
Saraswati (knowledge) Me Ve Ju in Ks, Ts, or 2nd while Ju in own, exalted, or friendly rashi
Sriikantha (Shiva) l 1 Su Mo in own, exalted, or friendly rashis in K or T
Sriinaatha (Vishnu) l 9 Me Ve in own, exalted, or friendly rashis in K or T
Virinchi (Brahma) l 5 Ju Sa in own, exalted, or friendly rashis in K or T
Dur (difficult) Strong l 6, 8, 12 in K or T & l 1, 4, 9, 10 weak in NH
Parivartna (exchange, endless oscillation)

Dainya (wretched) l 6, l 8, or l 12 with any other house

lord

read planets into other's sign & degree

Khala (battle) l 3 with any other house lord (except

dusthanas)

best planet's position provides resolution

Mahaa (great) l 1, l 2, l 4, l 5, l 7, l 9, l 10, or l 11 with

each other

Parvata (mountain) l l l exalted or own rashi in K or T

Raja l 9 & l 10 together in a PH or l 4 & l 5 together in a PH
Shankha (DKA) K lord with T lord in PH
12 houses (+) house occupied/aspected by NBs while l in PH or exaltation/own rashi (-) l in NH,
weak, w/aspect NM
Lagnadhi (added to Lagna) Me, Ve, Ju in 6th, 7th, & 8th from Lagna Candradhi (added to Moon) Me,
Ve, Ju in 6th, 7th, & 8th from Mo
Kalanidhi (expert) Ju in the 5th in association or aspect with Me and Ve (or Ju in sign of Me or Ve)
Parvata (mountain) benefic or nothing in 7th & 8th while all Ks occupied by benefics
Brahma (the creator) NB in 4th, 10th, & 11th
Viparita (reversed, benefits from adversity) lords of 6th, 8th, 12th in 6, 8, or 12 and with another trik lord
or 2 trik lords together, w/o aspect or z
(Benefits shown by house position of nakshatra dispositor of one or both planets, less benefit/more
negative if planets are weakly conditioned)
Kala Sarpa all grahas between Ra and Ke (pay attention to the axis of the nodes)
Nodal Raj yogas Ra and Ke in 10th with lord of T or in 5, 9 with lord of 1, 10
Dhana yogas lords of 1, 5, & 9 with lords of 2, 11
Budhaditya un-afflicted Su with Me (preferably not combust) and either configured with strong L or
5th
Chandra-Mangala strong Mo with Ma in PH
Kahala (large drum) dispositor of dispositor of lagnesh is in own sign or exalted in kendra or trikona l
l 1 strong in T or K
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga neecha graha in K while: its lord in K from L or Mo or aspects
graha or graha exalted in rashi in K from L or Mo
Qualifying Vargottama: Condition of natal planet, condition of natal dispositor (possible influences:
powerful benefics, dig bala, sandhi)

Legend for Yoga Checklist

Yoga in blue are positive in their results.
Yogas in red are negative in their results.

The Yoga in orange is challenging in its result.

K = in a Kendra (houses 1, 4, 7, 10)
Ks = plural of K, the Kendras
K lord = the ruler of an angular house
T= in a Trikona - Trinal - house (houses 1, 5, 9)
Ts = plural of T, the Trinal Houses
T lord = the ruler of a Trinal house
Xed = canceled (ameliorated)
L = Lagna (Ascendant, First House)
x - planet - x = Two planets in both adjacent houses to the planet (one in the earlier house,
one in the later house)
NB = Natural benefics (in yogas, this means Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter, even if Mercury is
influenced by malefics)
NM = Natural malefics (in yogas, this means Saturn, Rahu/Ketu, Mars, and Sun)
PH = Positive House, houses 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11
NH = Negative House, houses 3, 6, 8, 12
10th from Moon = the 10th house as counted inclusively from the Moon

l 1 = lord of the First house l 2 = lord of the Second house

l 2 = dispositor of the Moon
l l 1 = lord of the lord of the First house the dispositor of the lord of the First house
l l l 1 = lord of the lord of the lord of the First House - the dispositor of the dispositor of the lord
of the First house
apoklima = the cadent houses, houses 3, 6, 9, 12
association = in the same sign (conjunction by sign)
dusthanas = houses 3, 6, 8, 12
friendly sign = the sign of a friend (use table given at the beginning of the series to determine
friendly signs)
in 6 or 8 to = in six or eigth houses counting inclusively -- from the planet considered

lagnesha = the ruler of the First House

nakshatra = the Lunar Mansion a planet is placed in
nakshatra dispositor = the planet that rules the Lunar Mansion a planet is placed in
neecha = debilitated (a planet in the sign of its debilitation)
Rahu = the North Node of the Moon
Ketu = the South Node of the Moon
panaphara = the succeedent house, houses 2, 5, 8, 11
sandhi = means transition zone, the effect is that the planet is weak because it is at 0 -1
degrees of a sign or 29 -30 degrees of a sign
strong = primarily exalted and own sign, (do notice dig bala and retrograde but omit other
measures of strength in assessing yogas)
strong 2 = Moon in Taurus and Cancer, (do notice dig bala or bright in the 6 th, 7th, or
8th house from the Sun)
together = in the same sign, in the opposite sign (provided one is not in a negative house), in
Parivartana yoga in good houses
trik = houses 6, 8, 12
unblemished = without association or aspect by a malefic planet (Saturn, Rahu/Ketu, Mars,
Sun)
upachayas = the improving houses = houses 3, 6, 10, 11

Evaluating Yogas
by Hank Friedman
One of the things that distinguishes Vedic astrology from Western
astrology is the extensive use of yogas in delineation. The word
"yoga" used in this context means the union of two or more factors in
combination in the chart. Note also, for the purpose of this article,
that unless otherwise specified, when I use the word yoga, I am
referring to a positive yoga, i.e. one that leads to desirable results.
1. The importance of yogas in the birth chart.

Yogas directly indicate the "level" of a person's life. I.e. whether the
person will have ordinary successes and difficulties or extraordinary
achievements or challenges. In fact, as my teacher Hart de Fouw
explains, yogas are the most important factors in a chart. They create
the context of the person's life, and are much more influential than
simple planetary placements. Yogas affecting the first house are most
important of all, since they are most easily utilized and describe the
person and the tenor of their lives directly. In fact, yogas
disconnected from the first house may be difficult to manifest or to
"own".
2. For a yoga to fully manifest:
A. At least one planet comprising the yoga should have first tier
strength.
B. The dasa of the planet(s) should run at an appropriate age (to be
able to utilize them).
C. The yoga should in some way be linked to the First House.
3. For a yoga to be optimal:
D. If the yoga repeats from the Chandra and/or Surya Lagnas, they
will be more powerful. (I.e. where the sign of the Moon or the Sun
becomes the first house, respectively.)
E. The yoga-forming planet(s) should preferably not be:
I. aspected by/associated with malefics, especially strong or weak or
multiple malefics.
2. In negative houses (6, 8, 12), yogas will invoke themes of those
houses.
Or weakened by the following five factors:
3. within 1 degree of the beginning or end of a sign (sandhi).
4. combust (within 6 degrees of the Sun), or dark Moon, or eclipsed.
5. defeated in a planetary war.
6. take place in dagdha rasis.

7. debilitated by rasi.
Note: these 7 negative considerations do not nullify a yoga.
G. The dispositor of an exalted yoga-forming planet should not be
weak or very afflicted.
H. If the yoga is based upon a planet being exalted or in its own sign,
that planet should not be debilitated in the Navamsha.
4. Yogas are synergistic.
A. Most charts have at least one yoga. Having many yogas in a chart
can be one indication of an exceptional life -- especially if they involve
the same planet(s).
B. Some yogas, such as those where planets flank the Sun or Moon,
are supportive of other yogas, as opposed to giving extraordinary
results by themselves.
C. Pay particular attention to any planet that participates in
multiple yogas, as the dasa of that planet (and possibly some bhuktis)
will be particularly noteworthy.
5. Yogas are interactive.
A. Particularly with "bad" yogas, i.e. combinations that predict
negative life results, the position of other planets in the chart can
ameliorate, nullify, or even reverse the effect of the negative yoga to
some degree.
B. In most cases, the negative yoga is not completely eliminated by
its planetary "antidote", so either its effect is weakened or both
negative and positive results may occur.
C. A particular yoga may contradict the results of another yoga. It is
common, for example, to have both poverty and wealth yogas in a
chart. It takes careful evaluation of both the strength (and number)
of contradictory yogas and the sequence of dashas - to see when each
yoga is likely take place - to attain accuracy in predicting the results
in cases like these.

6. Named and Classical Yogas

A. There are several yogas that are mentioned repeatedly in Classical
Vedic Astrology texts, and these yogas therefore carry the weight and
certainty of tradition (as compared to the myriad - literally
thousands - of combinations that crop up in one text or another.
Among the classical yogas are:
1. The Pancha Mahapurusha Yogas.
2. The Dharma Karma Adhipati Raja Yogas
3. The Solar and Lunar yogas, including the Kemadruma yoga.
4. The "Goddess" yogas, e.g. Lakshmi, Saraswati
5. The Neechabhanga Raja yoga
6. The planet pair yogas: Chandra Mangala, & Budhaditya yogas
7. The Jupiter/Moon yogas: Shakata, kesari and Gajakesari
8. The shuba and papa Lagna and Chandra Lagna Adhi yogas.
Note: for some yogas, a malefic influence on Mercury does not turn
Mercury into a malefic.

Types of Yogas
by Hank Friedman
There are an incredible number of categories of
yogas, each offering differing results. In this
introductory article, I will not be exploring all of the
types of yogas. Among the many yogas that I've
omitted are the Early Death of Children yogas
(Balarishta), the Asceticism yogas (Pravrajya), the
yogas that determine life span, the yogas indicating
mental or physical illness, and most of the Poverty
yogas (Daridra) from this introduction to the varieties
of yogas.
Here is a summary of several categories of yogas:

1. Planetary Emphasis yogas, called Pancha Maha

Purusha yogas.
These yogas focus on a single planet, and its
exceptional emphasis in a chart. Since they are fairly
common, for truly extraordinary results, they should
repeat from the Moon and Sun lagnas.
Hart de Fouw has introduced a variant of this
yoga, wherein the planet can be in the 5th or 9th houses
and still produce this yoga. My opinion is that while
there is logic in his extended definition, it doesn't
properly distinguish between the core meaning of the
kendras empowerment of the planet vs. the core
meaning of the trikonas - opportunity and fortune.
2. The Power Yogas, called Raja yogas.
There are many, many, many Raja yogas
indicated by Vedic classical astrology. These yogas
represent the ability to succeed in the world,
especially in the areas of life represented by houses
the yoga-forming planets occupy or rule. If they
repeat from Chandra or Surya Lagnas, they are
stronger.
One important set of Raja Yogas occurs when
the rulers of Trinal houses (1, 5, 9) are associated or
mutually aspecting each other. For example, if the
ruler of the 5th and the 9th house are associated with
each other, the yoga is present.
In several cases, there are major Raja yogas,
e.g. the lords of the 9th + 10th or lords of 4th +

5th houses in sambandha, but there are also minor

variants when any kendra lord combines with any
trikona lord and these latter yogas gain strength
and importance if the planets involved are strong
and/or if there are many of these in one chart
Similarly, the Nodal Raj yogas, where Rahu or
Ketu is in the 10th with lord of the 9th or in the 5th or
9th with the lord of the 1st or 10th, have minor variants
where one of the nodes is in a different kendra from
the 10th with a trikona lord.
3. The Flanking yogas, called Kartari, Solar
(Vosi, Vesi, and Ubhayachari) and Lunar
(Sunapha, Anapha, and Dhuradhura)Yogas,
andLagnadhi and Candradhi yogas.
Each of these yogas are indicated by planets
flanking (and in the Adhi yogas also occupying) the
Sun, Moon, or Lagna, or 7thhouse.
The Solar and Lunar yogas are supportive if
positive (i.e. flanked by benefics), i.e. they enhance the
expression of other yogas in the chart.
Note: the Kartari yogas (where a house is
flanked by either benefics or malefics) seem to uplift
or detriment the themes of the house flanked.
The Adhi yogas have a more potent influence,
as do their counterpart "Mala" yogas wherein there
are malefics or benefics flanking and in either the
Lagna or Chandra Lagna. These yogas can lead to
greater success (if formed by benefics) or greater life
challenges (if formed by malefics). It is important to

note that if malefics occupy the 12th, 1st, and 2nd houses
or the 6th, 7th, and 8thhouses, they form a papa
(malefic) Adhi yoga even if benefics are also present
in one or more of the houses. The same is true for
benefics.
4. The Major Lunar Yogas.
One of the most important of the malefic yogas
is the Kemadruma yoga. This yoga is formed when
there are no planets (not counting the Sun or nodes)
in the same house as the Moon, adjacent to the Moon,
or in a kendra from Lagna or the Moon (and the
Moon itself is not in a Kendra). In my experience, this
tends to isolate the individual quite noticably, and
create social challenges (the classical texts include
poverty and other difficulties, too). Even partial
Kemadruma (e.g. where there is one planet in kendra
to the Moon or Lagna) may indicate some degree of
isolation.
Another challenging yoga is the Shakata yoga,
where the Moon is 6 or 8 houses from Jupiter (and
not in a Kendra from the Lagna). The weaker the
Moon is (e.g. by being debilitated or dark), the more
severe the Shatata yoga. The result of this yoga is ups
and downs in finances and fortune.
On the positive side, if the Moon and Jupiter
are associated or in Kendra to each other, then
a Kesari or Gaja Kesari yoga is formed. While both
indicate good fortune and the ability to network
(make social connections), the stronger Gaja Kesari is
formed when Jupiter is not weak nor in an enemy's

sign, and is influenced by benefics, and in a Kendra

from Lagna or the Moon.
The Chandra Mangala yoga is formed when
the Moon and Mars are in the same house (a variant
is when Moon and Mars are opposite). This yoga
often indicates prosperity (especially through women)
but if aspected by malefics can indicate using women
for gain.
5. The foremost Day/Night Yoga.
The Mahabhagya yoga is a particularly potent
yoga for success, given its relative infrequency. This
yoga is even stronger if, for a man's chart, the lagnesh
is also in an odd sign, and for a female's chart, is in an
even sign.
6. House-Based Major Yogas.
Many yogas are based on the status of a
particular house or set of houses.
For example, the Shushuba and Amala yogas
are based upon a natural benefic being alone in the
2nd or 10th house respectively, without any aspect with
a natural malefic.
The Vasumat yoga, on the other hand, is
indicated by only natural benefics in the upachaya
houses (i.e. 3, 6, 10, 11).
The Ashuba mala (necklace of ill fortune)
yoga, where all benefics are in the trik houses (6, 8,
12), is an example of a negative house-based yoga.

Note: there are also 24 house-based

yogas where one must assess if there is a confluent
positive or negative theme associated with each house.
For example, if a house is occupied and aspected only
by benefics, and its lord is strong by sign and in a
good house, then a positive yoga exists for that house
(and vice versa). It is important to realize, in this
context, that a weak 6th, 8th, or 12th house actually
renders some benefits for the person, e.g. weakened
enemies, crises, and losses respectively.
7. Parivartana Yogas.
These yogas occur when two planets are in
each others' houses. (This is called a mutual reception
in Western astrology.) This yoga is considered to give
good results if the planets exchanging houses are both
in 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 or 11. If one of the planets is in 3,
6, 8, or 12, the parivartana is more challenging and
can cause poverty and other difficulties. If the
exchange is between two trik lords (6th, 8th, and
12th lords), then there may be benefits that are the
result of hardships.
A person with this yoga may feel pulled backand-forth between the two houses involved, with the
resolution found seeing which planet (and house)
becomes stronger if you move each planet into the
other's degree/sign position. (E.g. if a planet moves
into a combustion, or associates with malefics, etc.
then the other planet provides resolution, or if the
planet gains directional strength dig bala it
provides resolution.)

8. Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga.

When a planet is in its sign of debilitation
(called neecha in Vedic astrology), it is considered
either weak or likely to give negative results. But
there are special combinations that actually
transform (bhanga means break, nullify, modify) the
negative sign occupation into a positive, to some
degree. There will still be some expressions of the
debilitation, but also unique positive results if certain
conditions are met.
There are different definitions of whether the
yoga exists, depending upon the specific classical
Vedic source. Most consider this yoga to exist if the
debilitated planet is conjunct or aspected by the
planet that rules that sign, especially when the neecha
planet (and/or its ruler) is in a kendra. (Hart de Fouw
states that the debilitated planet must be in a kendra
for the raja yoga to form).
Additional "bhangas" include: the lord of the
sign where the debilitated planet is exalted is in a
kendra from the lagna or the moon (or in association
or aspect to the planet), and the planet which would
be exalted in the sign of the debilitated planet is in a
kendra from lagna or moon. All of these variants have
a weaker effect.
9. Viparita Raja Yoga.
This yoga is a case of "two bads making a
good". If two rulers of dustana houses are together in
any house or in mutual aspect or in parivartana, and
neither planet is with or aspected by any other planet.

This yoga can indicate a rapid rise in life, or

adversities turning into benefits (the lemons to
lemonade effect) especially when the dasa and bhukti
of the both planets occurs.
Hart says that the benefits of this yoga are
indicated by the house position of the nakshatra
dispositor of one or both planets, and that the yoga is
of less benefit (i.e. more negative) if both planets are
weakly conditioned
10. The Yogas of Intelligence.
There are several yogas that particularly
indicate a higher degree of intelligence. The major
ones are the Budhaditya yoga, where the Sun and
Mercury are in the same sign (and connected with the
5th house or Lagna, and preferably Mercury is
strong),
The Kalanidhi yoga is formed by Jupiter being
in the 5th house (in association with or aspected by
Mercury or Venus) or simply in the sign of Mercury
or Venus, but in the latter case, Jupiter would need
strength for this yoga to be significant.
The Saraswati yoga gives many gifts of
creativity and intelligence, and there are variants in
the definition of this yoga where if Jupiter is of
ordinary strength and Mercury and Venus are strong,
the yoga still exists.
10. The Lagna Empowerment yogas.

Since the Lagna is the most important place in

the chart, as it represents the person and both their
ability to utilize their gifts and their ability to
rebound from adversity, combinations that strengthen
(or weaken) the Lagna are very important to take into
account.
Already mentioned in #3 above are the Adhi,
Kartari, and Mala yogas that influence Lagna.
In addition, when the ruler (or the ruler of the
ruler, or the ruler of the ruler of the ruler) of the
Lagna is strong, there are definite benefits for the life.
The Kahala, Parvata,
and Pushkala, Kalpadruma yogas are based upon this
principle.
11. Prosperity yogas.
While many yogas may represent financial and
other forms of success, the Lakshmi yoga is the
prosperity yoga par excellence. The ninth lord is
involved in both forms of this yoga because it
represents the greatest good fortune.
Additionally, there are many
other Dhana (wealth-producing) yogas. One of the
classical combinations is the lord of either the 2nd or
11th house connected to (by association,
aspect, parivartana, etc.) the lord of a trikona.
12. The Kalasarpa yoga.
The "serpent of time" yoga is formed when all
of the planets and preferably the lagna lie on one

side of the nodal axis. This yoga is given exaggerated

and often melodramatic interpretations by some
astrologers. The basic meaning is that there are
strong karmic currents in the person's life, and
several themes to work through relating to the houses
occupied by the nodes, their dispositors, or the houses
ruled by planets they conjunct

Phaladeepika Yogas
(Note: an easy way to start checking to see if specific yogas exist is to first notice which planets are
exalted or in their own sign, since for most yogas, strength is a necessary condition for the yoga to
exist.)
Pancha Maha Purusha Me Ve Ma Ju Sa in K while exalted or own sign. Bhadra, Malavya,
Ruchaka, Hamsa, & Shasah respectively.
Sunapha -Mo- Anapha (not Su Ra Ke ) Dhurudhura graha-Mo-graha Kemadruma none-Monone (Xed if planet w/2 or in K from L or Mo)
Vosi - Su - Vesi (don't count Mo Ra Ke ) Ubhayachari planet - Su - planet (shubha or papa)
Kartari (scissors) planet - L - planet (shubha or papa)
Shushubha (very benefic) NB in 2nd unblemished Amala (spotless) NB in
10th from Mo or L preferably unblemished
Mahabhagya (++) male day birth w/ Su Mo L in odd rashis female night birth w/ Su Mo L in
even rashis (some add lagnesha, too)
Kesari Mo in K to Ju Shakata Mo in 6 or 8 to Ju and Mo not in an angle
Vasumat (rich) all NBs in upachayas from L or Mo
Pushkala (plentiful) l Mo w/ lagnesha in K or friendly rashi while L aspected by NB
Shubhamaala (+ necklace) all NBs in 5, 6, 7 Ashubhamaala (- necklace) all NBs in 6, 8 , 12
Lakshmi (prosperity) Ve and l 9 in own or exaltation rashi in K or T or (Parashari) l 9 in own
or exalted rashi in K while l 1 strong
Gauri (goddess) Mo in own or exalted in K or T aspected by Ju

Saraswati (knowledge) Me Ve Ju in Ks, Ts, or 2nd while Ju in own, exalted, or friendly rashi
Sriikantha (Shiva) l 1 Su Mo in own, exalted, or friendly rashis in K or T
Sriinaatha (Vishnu) l 9 Me Ve in own, exalted, or friendly rashis in K or T
Virinchi (Brahma) l 5 Ju Sa in own, exalted, or friendly rashis in K or T
Dur (difficult) Strong l 6, 8, 12 in K or T & l 1, 4, 9, 10 weak in NH
Parivartna (exchange, endless oscillation)
Dainya (wretched) l 6, l 8, or l 12 with any
other house lord
read planets into other's sign & degree

Khala (battle) l 3 with any other house

lord (except dusthanas)

best planet's position provides resolution

Mahaa (great) l 1, l 2, l 4, l 5, l 7, l 9, l 10,

or l 11 with each other

Parvata (mountain) l l l exalted or own rashi in K or T

Raja l 9 & l 10 together in a PH or l 4 & l 5 together in a PH
Shankha (DKA) K lord with T lord in PH
12 houses (+) house occupied/aspected by NBs while l in PH or exaltation/own rashi
(-) l in NH, weak, w/aspect NM
Parashari Yogas
Gajakesari Ju in K from L or Mo while influenced by benefic and not debilitated, combust, or
in an enemies rashi
Lagnadhi (added to Lagna) Me, Ve, Ju in 6th, 7th, & 8th from Lagna Candradhi (added to
Moon) Me, Ve, Ju in 6th, 7th, & 8th from Mo
Kalanidhi (expert) Ju in the 5th in association or aspect with Me and Ve (or Ju in sign
of Me or Ve)
Parvata (mountain) benefic or nothing in 7th & 8th while all Ks occupied by benefics
Kaahala (large) l 4 and Ju in mutual Ks and l 1 strong (or l 4 exalted or own rashi in
association with l 10)
Camara (whisk) l 1exalted in K and aspected by Ju (or NBs in both 1st & 9th; or in both 7th and
10th)
Shankha (treasure) l 1 and l 5 & l 6 in mutual K (or l 9 strong and l 1 & l 10 in movable
rashis)
Bheri (drum) l 9 strong & all grahas in 2nd, 7th, & 12th (also: l 9 strong & l 1, Ve, & Ju in K)

Mridanga (sacred drum) l 1strong and other planets exalted or in own sign while in Ks or Ts
Srinantha (Vishnu - the preserver) l 7 exalted in the 10th and l 9 in association with l 10
Sarada (Sarasvati) l 10 in 5th, Su in own rashi & Me in K (also Me or Ju in T to Mo & Ma in
11th)
Matsya (fish) NB in 9th and 1st, & NM & NB in 5th, NM in 4th & 8th
Kurma (tortoise) NB in 5th, 6th, & 7th in own, exalted, or friendly rasi, and 3rd & 11th both
occupied by NM in exaltation or own rasi
Kalpadruma (most possible) In Ks or Ts and/or exalted or in own signs: l 1, l l 1, l l l 1 the
navamsha dispositor of l l l 1
Hari (Vishnu - the preserver) NB in 2nd, 8th, & 12th from 2nd lord
Hara (Shiva - the destroyer) NB in 4th, 8th, & 9th from 7th lord
Brahma (the creator) NB in 4th, 10th, & 11th
Additional Yogas
Viparita (reversed, benefits from adversity) lords of 6th, 8th, 12th in 6, 8, or 12 and with another
trik lord or 2 trik lords together, w/o aspect or

(Benefits shown by house position of nakshatra dispositor of one or both planets, less
benefit/more negative if planets are weakly conditioned)
Kala Sarpa all grahas between Ra and Ke (pay attention to the axis of the nodes)
Nodal Raj yogas Ra and Ke in 10th with lord of T or in 5, 9 with lord of 1, 10
Dhana yogas lords of 1, 5, & 9 with lords of 2, 11
Budhaditya un-afflicted Su with Me (preferably not combust) and either configured with
strong L or 5th
Chandra-Mangala strong Mo with Ma in PH
Kahala (large drum) dispositor of dispositor of lagnesh is in own sign or exalted in kendra or
trikona l l 1 strong in T or K
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga neecha graha in K while: its lord in K from L or Mo or aspects
graha or graha exalted in rashi in K from L or Mo
Qualifying Vargottama: Condition of natal planet, condition of natal dispositor (possible
influences: powerful benefics, dig bala, sandhi)