The friendship and Strength among Planets
ByPlanets are related to one another in five ways. Adhimitra (most intimate friendship), Mitra (friend), Neutral, Enemy, Adhishatru (most bitter enmity). A planet occupying the sign of its friend gives good results but when placed in the sign of its enemy, it is incapable of giving full results.
Sun treats Moon as adhimitra, Mercury as friend, Mars and Jupiter as neutral, Venus as enemy and Saturn as bitter enemy. How Sun and other planets treat one another is indicated in the table on page 50.
Temporary Friendship ‑ Apart from permanent friendship between planets their temporary friendship should also be looked into. A planet is friendly to the places that are 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th or 12th for; it is inimical to the places 1st, 5th, 6th 7th, 8th and 9th from ft.
Strength of Planets ‑ In examining a natives’ horoscope regard is paid to the strength of planets. This strength is six fold.
(i) Positional Strength ‑ A planet that is exalted in a friendly sign or decante is called strong in positional (Sthan) strength. Moon and Venus have positional strength in Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Aquarius while Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn are strong in Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra Sagittarius and Aquarius.
(ii) Dig or Directional Strength ‑ Mercury and Jupiter in the ascendant, Venus and Moon in the 4th house, Saturn In the 7th house, and Sun and Mars in the 10th house get directional strength.
(iii) Kala or Temporal Strength ‑ In the horoscope of a native born during the night, Moon, Saturn and Mars are considered as endowed with this type of strength while in the horoscope of one born during the day time, the same is possessed by Sun, Mercury and Venus.
(iv) Naisarglk or Permanent Strength ‑ In this type of strength Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Moon and Sun have it In ascending order i.e. Saturn Is the least strong and Sun the highest in strength.
(v) Drig or Aspect Strength ‑ All planets that are ascpected by natural benefic planets possess this strength.
(VI) Cheshta or Motional Strength ‑ If Sun and Moon, or Moon and Mars, or Moon and Mercury or Moon and Jupiter, or Moon and Venus or Moon and Saturn are located in any of the signs Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.
Aries, Taurus or Gemini they are considered as possessing this strength. A strong planet gives results according to its nature
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