During Week 7, we looked at the degrees within a Rasi house. We also learnt that Rasi is a fixed place that has qualities and Grahas are celestials in motion that carry energies. Grahas occupy Rasis.
This week, let us see how Grahas are energised(or otherwise weakened) within Rasi degrees. We evaluate the energy of a Graha in relation to the Rasi House by way of it’s dignity.
The following are the ways to evaluate Surya Graha’s dignity in decreasing order.
8.01: Exaltation: The Sanskrit word for this is ‘Uccha’. It roughly translates to ‘high’ or above. Here it can be translated to ‘exaltation’. When a Graha is ‘uccha’ or in it’s highest dignity, then it has all the capabilities to express it’s highest capabilities from it’s existing position. It is EXALTED. A Graha can be exalted at a specific degree only.
Surya is exalted at 10 degrees Aries.
What does this mean? It means that:
In the Rasi of Aries/Mesha, at 10 degrees, Surya is at it’s highest functioning capability. Graha’s nature at this degree is suited to the qualities of the Rasi.
10 degrees Aries means that it is at it’s Kumara Avastha due to Aries being an odd sign. Surya acts like a young adult or teenager. The Graha is full of vim, vigour and potential. Surya is able to capture and channel the Rasi’s charge to be at his best.
Assignment 1: Apply everything we have learnt so far. Gunas, Tattvas…and imagine how and why Surya feels exalted here. Keep refining as you go along.
Example:(i wont do this every day..you already have so much information that you should be able to paint this picture and pay attention to all the little details) > Surya is exalted in Aries. Surya is exalted in 10 degrees Aries. Surya is exalted in Ashwini nakshatra 3rd pada. The Purusharatha of Ashwini 3rd pada is Kama. Aries is ruled by Mars which is a Fire tattva. Surya controls Fire and is in a Rasi that is predominantly fire. The grahas involved are Mars at Rasi level, Ketu at nakshatra level and Budha at navamsa level(3rd pada Ashwini goes to Gemini in D9).
What more can you add to the above? Use everything we have learnt in the past 7 weeks. Do not apply anything we havent covered it or from what you already know from other sources. Just the 7 weeks details should form a picture. What does your picture look like..?
8.02: Moolatrikona: Moolatrikona can be split into Moola + Trikona. This is a range of degrees within a Rasi from where the Graha draws it’s power or charge. If Rasi houses are constellations, it means that there is a span of this constellation or a cluster of stars within a range from the 360 degrees ecliptic that the Graha DRAWS it’s energies from to add to it’s dignity.
Surya’s Moolatrikona is in Leo/Simha Rasi from 0-20 degrees.
What does this mean?
It means that in the Rasi D1 Chart, when Sun is anywhere between 0 and 20 degrees in Leo, it is charging itself with the qualities of Leo Rasi.
In Moolatrikona, Graha derives it’s strength from it’s inherent nature. Here, the Graha is able to shine bright and the charge between Moolatrikona Rasi zone and Graha is live. It is a charging port.
Compare this to the highest dignity a planet can experience, it’s EXALTATION point. The difference is that at exaltation, the Graha has been given all the tools/energies to transform itself to get closer to it’s highest self. It is like being given an extra advantage or a special power to chase a long cherished goal.
8.03: Own Rasi: Every Graha has a Rasi that it has lordship over and sometimes, a Graha has lordship over two Rasi houses. With the exception of Moon, all other Grahas have their Moolatrikona in the Rasi that they rule.
Surya rules Leo Rasi. Moolatrikona is extra special charging zone from 0-20 degrees in Leo constellation. What about the last 10 degrees of Leo? Here too, Surya will possess high and positive dignity, but it’s not as powerful and potent as in the Moola trikona degrees.
Surya’s Own Rasi is all of Simha/Rasi and covers the remaining last ten degrees.
Assignment 2: Same as Assignment 1 above, but only…do it for Moolatrikona/Own Rasi table using all that you have learnt in the past 7 weeks. Apply gunas, tattvas, triplicities, quadraplicities, avasthas etc.
8.04: Friendships: There are five kinds of relationships a Graha can have with the owner of the Rasi house he is occupying:
Great Friend
Friend
Neutral
Enemy
Great Enemy
On a sliding scale, a great friend is more auspicous than a great enemy who is outright inauspicious.
What does this mean? Example: It means that if you are ill and need a donor kidney, a great friend will donate his own organs. A friend will work tirelessly to help you survive your crisis. A neutral person would not do anything, but won’t harm you. An enemy would not support your efforts and stop others from helping you. A great enemy would actually harm you and suffocate you with a pillow on your death bed.
I think the above is self explanatory and it should be easy to apply to relationships between Grahas and Rasi Lords.
Assignment 3: There is a very straight forward formula to find Graha/Rasi friendships/enemities. The assignment for you is to see if you can detect the pattern. I will reveal the method at the end of the week here or on ClubHouse. But I would like everyone to try if you can find the pattern.
For Surya:
Mars, Jupiter and Moon are Friends.
Mercury is Neutral.
Saturn and Venus are Enemies.
Dignity of the Sun increases if it is in a Rasi ruled by friends and decreases if it’s in a Rasi ruled by enemies.
8.05: Debilitation: The Sanskrit word for this is ‘Neecha’. It roughly translates to ‘low’ or beneath. Here it can be translated to ‘debilitation’. When a Graha is ‘neech’ or in it’s lowest dignity, then it has lost all of it’s capabilities and is too weak. It is DEBILITATED. A Graha can be debilitated at a specific degree only.
Surya is debilitated at 10 degrees Libra.
Debilitation will always occur 180 degrees from the the point of exaltation. It will be in the 7th Rasi House from the Rasi House of exaltation.
What does this mean? It means that:
In the Rasi of Libra/Tula, at 10 degrees, Surya is at it’s lowest functioning capability. Graha’s nature at this degree totally trashed due to the qualities of the Rasi.
10 degrees Libra means that it is at it’s Kumara Avastha due to Libra being an odd sign. Surya behaves like an aimless young adult or teenager. The Graha is has lost it’s dignity and is in it’s worst behaviour. Surya is utterly unable to be his best possible version.
Assignment 4: Same as Assignment 1. Apply everything we have learnt so far. Gunas, Tattvas…and imagine how and why Surya feels debilitated here. Keep refining as you go along.
8.06: Summary: There are 9 forces whose interactions determine the dignity of a Graha occupying a Rasi House. They are : exaltation, moolatrikona, own sign, 5 kinds of relationships between graha and lord of occupied rasi, debilitation.
SURYA is:
exalted at 10 degree Aries.
moolatrikona at 0-20 degrees Leo
own rasi influence 21-30 degrees Leo
friends with mars, jupiter, moon
neutral with mercury
enemies with saturn and venus
debilitated at 10 degrees Libra.
exaltation, moolatrikona, own rasi, great friendships and friendships bring auspicious scores to the graha. neutral influence is zero. enemies and great enemies influence and debilitation bring inauspicous scores to the graha.
8.07: Dignities Score Card: Total dignity is calculated by adding all the positive auspicious scores and all the negative inauspicous scores. We can determine dignity of every single Graha in the Rasi chart. The point system is give below for D1 chart only. For other divisional charts, halve the overall score before determining dignity.
The scores for D1 Rasi chart are as follows:
Exaltation: 60 points
Moolatrikona: 45 points
Own Rasi: 30 points.
Great Friend’s Rasi: 22 points
Friend’s Rasi: 15 points
Neutral Rasi: 0 points
Great Enemy’s Rasi: -58 points
Enemy’s Rasi: -56 points
Debilitation: -60 points
8.08: I am skipping the explanations for the mathematical values that are assigned to determining dignity. I will bring it up when we discuss Assignment 3 when we are done with basics and when I give the formula for determining friendships/enemies. We will also speak about Rahu/Ketu separately as they deserve sessions dedicated just for them.
If you cant create formulas or figure out the numerical patterns, memorise. MEMORISE. It will come to you as you practice on charts which you must be doing everyday. Practice assignments on 3-5 charts everyday.
If you have attended my Nakshatra Bootcamp, apply relevant details during assignments. Otherwise, dont bring in other material you have learnt elsewhere. It will disturb the order and flow of my lesson plan.
Next: Chandra: Degrees and Dignities.