Chapter 26: Transits of Planets

Of all the Lagnas it is only the Moon's Lagna that is most important for ascertaining the (Gocharaphala - effect of transits). One ought therefore to calculate and predict from the Moon's place to predict the effects due to the transits of planets through the several signs counted from that of the Moon.

During transit, the Sun gives good results when he is in the 6th, 3rd and 10th houses (counted from the Moon), the Moon in the 3rd, 10th, 6th, 7th and 1st; Jupiter in the 7th, 9th, 2nd and 5th; Mars and Saturn in the 6th and 3rd ; Mercury in the 6th, 2nd, 4th, 10th and 8th ; all planets in the 11th ; Venus in all places other than the 10th, 7th and 6th. Rahu and Ketu are similar to the Sun.

The Sun is declared auspicious when he transits the 11th, 3rd, 10th and 6th, if, at the time, the corresponding (Vedha) places, viz., the 5th, 9th, 4th and 12th respectively are not marred by the transit of any of the planets other than Saturn.

The Moon will produce good effect when she transits the 7th, 1st, 6th, 11th, 10th and 3rd if planets other than Mercury do not transit the corresponding Vedha places, i.e., 2nd, 5th, 12th, 8th, 4th and the 9th.

Mars in the 3rd, 11th and 6th will give good effect if the 12th, 5th and 9th places respectively are free from the transit of other planets at the time. The same remark applies to Saturn, but in this case the effect will not be marred if the Sun should transit at the time the corresponding (Vedha) places.

Mercury will be auspicious when he transits the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 11th houses provided their corresponding Vedha places, viz., 5th, 3rd, 9th, 1st, 8th and 12th are not occupied by any of the planets other than the Moon.

During his transit in the 2nd, 11th, 9th, 5th and 7th, Jupiter is good if the corresponding (Vedha) places, viz., 12th, 8th, 10th, 4th and 3rd are void of planets.

Venus will give bad effects during his transit through 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th and 11th, if he is marred by planets in the corresponding (Vedha) places, viz., 8th, 7th, 1st, 10th, 9th, 5th, 11th, 6th and 3rd respectively.

When the Sun traverses through the Rasi occupied by the Moon, the person concerned will suffer fatigue and loss of wealth. He will become irritated and suffer from diseases. He will undertake a wearisome journey. When he transits the 2nd house, there will be loss of wealth ; and the person will be unhappy. He will be duped by others, and will be obstinate. In the 3rd house, acquisition of a new position, advent of moneys, happiness, freedom from sickness and destruction of enemies will be the result. In the 4th house, the Sun will cause diseases ; and there will often arise impediments to the native in the matter of his sexual enjoyments.

Mental agitation, ill-health and embarrassment in all possible ways will be the result of the Sun's transit in the 5th house. The Sun in the 6th house will remove all diseases, destroy enemies, and dispel all sorrows and mental anxieties. In the 7th house, there will be wearisome travelling, diseases of the stomach and the anus. The person concerned will further suffer humiliation. During the Sun's transit in the 8th house, the native will suffer from fear, and diseases. He will be drawn to a quarrel. He will incur royal displeasure and he will suffer also from excessive heat.

The Sun's transit in the 9th house will cause to the native danger, humiliation, separation from his kith and kin and mental depression. During the Sun's passage through the 10th house a very mighty undertaking will be successfully completed. A new position, honour, wealth and freedom from diseases will be the effect of the Sun's transit in the 11th house. When the Sun passes through the 12th house, there will be sorrow, loss of wealth, quarrel with one's friends and fever.

The Moon in her travels through the 12 houses counted from the (Janmarasi) will give the following respective effects: (1) dawning of fortune (2) loss of wealth (3) success (4) fear (5) sorrow (6) freedom from disease (7) happiness (8) untoward events (9) sickness (10) attainment of one's cherished wishes (11) joy and (12) expenditure.

'When Mars transits the Janma Rasi, there will result dejection of the mind, separation from one's relations and diseases caused by (impurity of) blood, bile or heat. In his passage through the 2nd house, Mars will cause fear, hot words, and loss of wealth. In the 3rd house, the effect will be success (in everything) and happiness through the attainment of golden ornaments. During his passage in the 4th house, he will cause loss of position, disease of the belly such as dysentery, diarrhoea, etc., and sorrow through relations.

The effect of Mars' transit through the 5th house will be fever, improper desires, mental anguish caused through one's son, or quarrel with one's relations. When Mars transits the 6th house he will bring about the termination of strife and the withdrawal of enemies, alleviation of disease, victory, financial gain and success in all undertakings

When Mars transits the 7th house, there will arise misunderstanding with one's own wife, eye-disease, stomach-ache and the like. In the 8th house, the native will suffer from fever ; his body will become soiled by blood. He will have lost his wealth and honour. In his transit through the 9th house, Mars will bring about humiliation through loss of wealth, etc. The native's gait will become retarded due to bodily weakness and wastage in the several constituent elements of the body.

When Mars passes through the 10th house, the person concerned will either misbehave (i.e., his behaviour will not be above board), or he will fail in his attempts. He will have exhaustion. In the 11th house, there will be financial gain, freedom from sickness, addition to landed property, etc. Mars in his transit in the 12th house will bring about loss of wealth, and the native will suffer from diseases caused by excessive heat.

Mercury in his transit through the 12 houses reckoned from the Janma Rasi will cause in their order the following respective effects : (1) loss of wealth (2) financial gain (3) fear from enemies (4) influx of money (5) quarrel with one's wife and children (6) success (7) misunderstandings (8) acquisition of children, wealth, etc., (9) impediments (10) happiness all round (11) prosperity and (12) fear of humiliation.

During Jupiter's transit through the Janma Rasi, the person concerned may have to leave his country, incur heavy expenditure and bear ill-will towards others. When Jupiter passes through the 2nd house, the native will acquire money and will have domestic happiness. His words will have weight. In the 3rd house, loss of position, separation from one's friends, obstacle to business and disease will result. When Jupiter transits the 4th house, there will be sorrow through relations ; the person will suffer humiliation and will have to apprehend danger from cattle.

Acquisition of children, friendship with the good and royal favour will mark Jupiter's passage through the 5th house. In the 6th house, the native will have trouble from his enemies and cousins. He will also suffer from diseases. When Jupiter transits the 7th house, the person will travel on an auspicious undertaking, will be happy with his wife and will be blessed with children. In the 8th house, he will have fatigue by wearisome journeys, will be unlucky, suffer loss of money and will be miserable.

During Jupiter's passage through the 9th house, the person concerned will succeed in enjoying all prosperity. In the 10th house, danger to one's property, position and children is expected. Acquisition of children, new position, honour and the like may be expected during Jupiter's transit through the 11th house. In the 12th house, there will be grief and fear caused through property.

When Venus transits the Janmarasi, he will confer on the native all kinds of enjoyments. He will cause financial gain when in the 2nd house ; prosperity in the 3rd ; increase of happiness and friends in the 4th ; acquisition of children in the 5th ; mishap in the 6th ; trouble to wife in the 7th ; wealth in the 8th ; happiness in the 9th ; quarrel in the 10th ; safety in the 11th and acquisition of money in the 12th.

During Saturn's transit through the Janmarasi, the native will suffer from disease ; he will perform funeral rites ; in the 2nd house he will suffer trouble to wealth and children ; in the 3rd house, there will be acquisition of position or employment, servants and money. During Saturn's transit in the 4th house, there will be loss of wife, relation and wealth. In his transit through the 5th house, wealth will decline, there will be loss of children and the native's mind will become confused. In the 6th, -Saturn causes happiness all round. In the 7th, the native's wife will suffer; there will be travelling ; he will be depressed by fear. In the 8th house, there will be loss in children, cattle, friends and wealth. The native will also suffer from disease.

In his passage through the 9th house, Saturn will bring about loss in finance. There will be many obstacles for the native's doing any good action. A relative who is equal to the father will die. There will be perpetual sorrow. In his transit through the 10th house, Saturn will make the native do a sinful deed. There will be loss of honour. The person may suffer from disease. Saturn in the 11th house confers all kinds of happiness and wealth on the native, who will also receive unique honour. When Saturn is in the 12th house, the native will be wearied by being engaged in a worthless and fruitless business. He will be robbed of his moneys by his enemies. His wife and sons will suffer from sickness.

The following are the effects in their order caused by Rahu during his transit through the 12th house counted from the Janmarasi (1) sickness or death (2) loss of wealth (3) happiness (4) sorrow (5) financial loss (6) happiness (7) loss (8) danger to life (9) loss (10) gain (11) happiness and (12) expenditure.

Mars and the Sun produce effect (during their passage) when they are in the initial 10 degrees or first decanate of a sign. Jupiter and Venus become effective when they are in the middle portion of a sign (2nd decanate) while the Moon and Saturn bear fruit when in the last portion. Mercury and Rahu produce effect throughout their passage.

Draw seven lines horizontally (from west to east) and over them draw seven lines vertically. The 28 extremities or points reckoned from the north-east are to be assorted to the 28 stars (including Abhijit) counted from Krittika (as shown in the previous page). If the star occupied by the Sun at the time happens to be the Vedha asterism to the natal star, danger to life has to be apprehended ; if to the (Adhana Nakshatra, 19th from Janmanakshatra), there will be fear and anxiety; if to the 10th from Janmanakshatra), loss of wealth will be the result. Should however the Sun in the above positions be also associated with a malefic, death alone has to be expected.

If any one of the three asterisms referred to above be thus marred by the occupation of other malefics (other than the Sun), death may happen ; if by benefics; there will be no danger to life. Everything should be judged similarly.

If the 19th, 10th, 3rd, 1st, the 23rd, the 5th or the 7th (all reckoned from the Janma tara) are afflicted by malefics during their transit, there will be danger to life. But if the planet be benefic, failure in business will be the only result.

The three asterisms (viz., Janma, (Anujanma), (Trijanma), 1st, 10th, and 19th) falling on a day identical with the Sun's Sankramana (Sun's entry into a new Rasi) or at a time when any of the other planets transit from one Rasi to another, or when there is an eclipse, planetary war (Grahayuddha) or a fall of meteors (Ulkanipata) or other unexpected occurrence, death or a similar untoward event should be expected.

A planet yielding unfavourable result when aspected by a benefic, or the one that gives good results if aspected by a malefic, both become void of effect. The same will be the case if they are aspected by their respective inimical planets.

A planet in an untoward Bhava, if he is in exaltation or Swakshetra, will not do any harm. If in such favourable position, he should also occupy a favourable Bhava, he will give full beneficial results (effect) to the native during his transit in that Bhava.

Planets in their transit through favourable places (houses wherein they should give good effects) become void of effect if they happen to be at the time in their depression or inimical houses or be in an eclipsed state. But if the houses transitted be also unfavourable, they give bad effects and that too in an aggravated form.

Saturn, the Sun, Mars and Jupiter when they transit the 12th, 8th or the 1st, (counted from the Moon's place) bring about danger to life itself, a fall from one's position and loss of wealth.

The Moon in the 8th, Mars in the 7th, Rahu in the 9th, Venus in the 6th, Jupiter in the 3rd, the Sun in the 5th, Saturn in the 1st and Mercury in the 4th, bring about loss of honour and wealth, and danger to life also, if all the conditions exist.

During the Sun's transit, the 27 stars reckoned from the (Janmanakshatra) will be distributed thus: (a) 1st star-face. (b) 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th— head ; (c) 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th — breast (chest?); (d) 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th — right hand ; (e) 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th-two feet ; (f) 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd--left hand ; (g) 24th and 25th-the two eyes; (h) 26th and 27th-organs of generation ; When the Sun transits through these limbs, the effect will be (a) destruction (b) influx of wealth ; (c) success, (d) financial gain, (e) loss of wealth, (f) bodily illness, (g) gain and (h) danger to life respectively.

MOON. No. of stars. Reckoned from the natal star. Particular limb dwelt in. Effect. 2 1st and 2nd Face Exceeding fear 4 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Head Safety 2 7th, 8th Back Subduing of enemies 2 9th, 10th Two eyes Financial gain 5 11th, 12th, 13th, Chest Mental happiness 3 14th, 15th 16th, 17th, 18th Left hand Quarrel 6 19th, 20th, 21st, 2 feet Going to a foreign 22nd, 23rd, 24th place 3 25th, 26th, 27th Right hand Financial gain

MARS No. of stars. Reckoned from the natal star. Particular limb dwelt in. Effect. 2 1st and 2nd Face Death (danger to life) 6 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Two feet Quarrel 3 9th, 10th, 11th Chest Success 4 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th Left hand Penury 2 16th, 17th Head Gain 4 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st Face Excessive fear 4 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th Right hand Happiness 2 26th, 27th The two Going to a foreign eyes place MERCURY, JUPITER & VENUS 3 1st, 2nd, 3rd Head Sorrow or grief 3 4th, 5th, 6th Face Gain 6 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th 12th The two Something hands untoward 5 13th, 14th, 15th, Belly Incoming of much 16th, 17th money 2 18th, 19th Generating Loss organs 8 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th Two feet Honour, fame

SATURN, RAHU AND KETU No. of stars. Reckoned from the natal star. Particular limb dwelt in. Effect. 1 1st Face Grief 4 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Right hand Happiness 3 6th, 7th, 8th Right leg Travel 3 9th, 10th, 11th Left leg Loss 4 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th Left hand Gain 5 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th Belly Sexual enjoyment 3 21st, 22nd, 23rd Head Happiness 2 24th, 25th Eyes Happiness 2 26th, 27th Back Danger to life

Planets passing through Rasis containing more benefic dots in the Ashtakavarga produce good effect always. Even when such Rasis happen to be the 12th, 6th or 8th, the effect will be good and beneficial.

The 12th asterism counted from that occupied by the Sun at the time, the 3rd from that of Mars, the 6th from that of Jupiter, and the 8th from that of Saturn are termed or forward Lattas. The 5th star reckoned from that of Venus, the 7th from that of Mercury ; the 9th from that of Rahu and the 22nd from that of the Moon are called or rear Lattas. If, when thus counting, the (Janmanakshatra, natal star) happens to come as the Latta star, there will be sickness and anguish.

During the Sun's Latta there will be the ruin of every business. Misery will result during the Latta of Rahu and Ketu. In the Latta of Jupiter, death, ruin of relations and a sort of general fear or insecurity may occur. There will be quarrel in the Latta of Venus. In Mercury's Latta will occur loss of position or similar untoward event. A great loss will mark the Moon's Latta. Thus the separate effects of the Lattas have been described.

When two or more Lattas synchronise, the cumulative effect will proportionately increase in intensity being twice or thrice and one ought only to predict evil as the outcome of the combination.

The Vedhas pronounced as auspicious in the (Sarvatobhadrachakra) bring happiness, while those declared as evil produce only misery. One should note this also while considering the effect caused by transit (of a planet).

If planets should be badly situated whether during their Dasa, Bhukti, Ashtakavarga or transit, one ought to invoke by prayers and incantations agreeable to the concerned planets and perform Shantis or propitiatory rites for averting the evil otherwise threatening, by doing virtuous actions, observing religious vows, making gifts and doing proper adorations.

Planets are always favourable to one who is harmless (who does not injure others), who possesses self control, who has earned wealth through virtuous means and who is always observing religious discipline.