Bhavartha Ratnakara Part 10: Capricorn Ascendant (Makara Lagna) | VedAstro
A modern English guide to the classical Vedic astrology text by Sri Ramanujacharya, translated and annotated by B.V. Raman.
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Makara Lagna
For a person born in Makara lagna, if Mercury is in the 8th and Jupiter is in lagna aspected by Venus—
Long life will no doubt be conferred, but poverty will also be undoubtedly caused.
For a person born in Makara, Venus in the 5th house is good; if, however, he is in the 10th, he may not give rise to any yoga.
One born in Makara with Venus and Mercury in Lagna and the Moon in the 5th aspected by Jupiter
will undoubtedly become an emperor. This yoga is termed as Maharaja yoga according to Brihat Jataka.
If Jupiter is in lagna and Venus and Mars are in the 11th, the native will get money through brothers in the course of Guru Dasa.
The learned in Astrology have said that a person born in Makara lagna will get access to palanquins and other conveyances.
If the Sun, the Moon and Mercury are in lagna and Mars and Venus are in the 12th, the native will not only get wealth from brothers but will also earn himself.
For a person born in Makara, Saturn and Mercury in the 9th confer fortune.
Rahu becomes yogakaraka if he is in the 12th with Guru.
For a person born in Makara lagna, Raja yoga is caused by the presence of the Moon in Cancer and Kuja in Makara.
The stanzas are clear enough and need no further explanations. However, some of the statements are vague and leave the reader where he is without making him understand the principles clearly. The 1st and 2nd stanzas suggest that Mercury no doubt bestows longevity if he is in the 8th, but the native will suffer from poverty. This is quite consistent. Because he is lord of the 9th of fortune, he will be occupying the 12th or house of loss (from the 9th) if he is in the 8th from lagna, thus causing loss of fortune.
Venus is the yogakaraka for Makara lagna. Whilst he will produce good results in the 5th, his presence in the 10th is not approved. For Makara, Venus has only one as Thiruk (Parousa) lord and a kendra. When he is in the 5th it is good because as lord of a trine he will be in a trine. He also owns a kendra (lordship) and this is bad for the native. Coupled with this, if he also occupies a kendra, he will be pressed to produce any Raja yoga. Quadrangular worship (Kendrasthipality for benefics other than for Guru and Venus) is held to be productive of extremely bad results. Stanza 6 hints at a distinct Neechabhanga Raja yoga with specific reference to Makara lagna. If Guru is in lagna, he is Neecha. But if Venus is quadrangular for Makara lagna, is in the 11th with Kuja (the planet who gets exalted in Makara), the debilitation effect is cancelled with the result that Guru gives maximum effects (reverses the Neecha). Tensions for cancellation of Neecha is lord of brother and Guru in lord of house of brother. Stanza 7 is vague because everyone born in Makara lagna cannot aspire to possess quinques and conveyances.
The Raja yoga implied in stanza 9 by the conjunction of Shani (lord of lagna) and Budha (lord of 9) in the 9th.
is understandable even according to ordinary canons of astrology