There has been consensus on the results of exalted planets between astrologers that they can never give bad results. Experience has been otherwise although. None of the astrologer on Earth has been able to understand the results of exalted planets. This is because planet remains exalted in a sign. By general common sense from zero to 30 degrees a planet can not give same or similar results. It is not only the exaltation but so many more conditions are advised by traditional astrology that it becomes impossible to understand the result of a planet. To brush up retrogression, combustion, avasthas, ashtakwarga, stregnth of planets, natural maleficence beneficence, aspects, conjunctions, divisional charts etc. so many conditions are advised in astrological texts to reach to any conclusion.
Coming on to the crux of the matter in this article Exalted planets are expected to give good results and it is believed by majority of astrologers that if exalted planets will get retrograde the results may get reversed.
From more than two decades I have observed astrologers are wasting time on strength of planet from which they see promise in a horoscope. They are not concentrating on the main objective as to what a planet will exactly give in its period. A person can become multimillionaire in a dasa and probably not keeping good health. It’s a common observation MBA’s from premium institutions search for jobs and illiterate people have raised business empires. Successful politicians have disturbed married life or no married life at all. Majority of IAS, IPS officers also do not have rosy married life. We have examples of Kiran Bedi who hardly lived with his husband and now after retiring from office has become a social worker. Narendra Modi, Jaylalita, Mayawati, Mamta etc. never married whereas Maneka Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Indira Gandhi became widow at young age and Nehru had a troubled married life.
For knowing the result of planet retrogression or exaltation does not matter. They do not have any meaning at all in predictive astrology. Planets give result according to its position and lordship its nakshatra and sub lord. According to Nadi Astrlogy planet gives result stronger of its Naskshatra and strongest of its sub lord. Let us understand the result if Satrun which is retrograde as well as exalted.
Case – 1
Ascendant is say Pisces and Venus is in 17 degrees and is retrograde. Henceforth Venus will be in Mercury Nakshatra and Mercury’s sub lord. Let us assume Mercury is also is in Pisces with Venus.
Placement Lordship
Planet Venus 1 3, 8
Nakshatra Mercury 1 4, 7
Sub lord Mercury 1 4, 7
Now the results of Venus will be ordinary in all the arenas of life. Venus will give results of 1,4,7 stronger and that of 1,3,8 weaker. These houses are good for property and vehicle but are ordinary for education as well as professional life. However no major health problem or litigation is seen as 6 8 12 houses are not predominant.
Case – 2
In second case say Ascendant is Aries and Venus is in 17 degrees in Pisces and is retrograde. Henceforth Venus will be in Mercury Nakshatra and Mercury’s sub lord. Let us assume Mercury is also is in Pisces with Venus.
Placement Lordship
Planet Venus 12 2,7
Nakshatra Mercury 12 3,6
Sub lord Mercury 12 3,6
In this case Venus will give result of 3 6 12 houses predominantly. Venus signifies native will not study. Venus is bad for professional life and also signifies litigations in its period. This concludes that its not the exaltation, retrogression etc. which is important. Its important planet is in which Nakshatra and sub lord and which houses it is lord of and where it is placed.
All ancient sciences talk of balancing of five elements of life. For a healthy and peaceful living the balancing of these five elements is a must. Every problem is caused by the imbalance of these five elements. Let us try to understand these elements.
Earth (Prithvi)
When we talk of Earth means we are talking of stability. To all living beings Earth gives stability. Hence anything which carries heavy weight, has stability, is solid and is rough and has shape is Earthy element. Simple example of Earthy element are iron bars, stones, bricks, heavy logs of wood, T-Iron, slab, concrete etc. are considered as earthy elements which are primarily used for construction of building at initial stage. They are responsible for shape, stability, strength and age of the building.
When we talk of eatables any food which is heavier than water is considered earthy element like wheat, rice, jaggery or staple food. All taste sweet.
Qualities – heavy, rough, solid, stable, dense, resistance Substance – anything solid and heavy
Water (JalaorApa)
Water element has weight but it does not carry stability and does not have shape either. You can judge it from water. Water flows. It can not be stable and it takes the shape of the utensil it is kept in. Water is used for cooling as well as lubrication. When we talk of building construction water is required for bondage between cement, stone dust, concrete and Iron bars.
When we talk of eatables water, drinks, soups, cucumber, melons can come into water element.
Qualities – weight, moist, cool, fluidity, no specific shape, lubrication Substance – anything liquid, fluid or watery
Fire (AgniorTejas)
Fire element is hot, sharp, dry and rough and is weightless. Fire element has luster and is attractive. When we talk of construction of building then we can relate fiery element in building construction is required for making bricks. Paints, whitewash etc. is attributed to Fire element. Fire element also signifies radiation to heat and light. Henceforth tube light, bulbs etc. also signify fire element. Fire element increases glow. When we talk of food items then chilies, ginger, pepper, clove, cumin fall into this category.
Qualities – hot, sharp, dry, subtle, weightless and rough Substance – anything combustible and spicy
Air (Vayu)
Air element is weightless, mobile, cool and noisy. We can understand by the example of musical instruments like table, mridang, drums are hollow and because of that they make sound. Similarly when you speak air comes out of it. In construction this element is residual of chemical reactions and evaporation is required for setting the RCC etc. Excess of this element in building or human body indicates aging process. When we talk of food items beans, alcohol etc. have this element in abundance. Consuming excess alcohol increases instability in the body.
Qualities – weightless, mobile, cool, dry, porous, noise and subtle Substance– anything dry and airy, or that creates gas
Space (Akash)
The element is difficult to understand however it is hollowness or which gives room or looseness or openness. Everything is contained in space. All heavenly bodies that we see in the sky is in space. When we have to change place we have to make room. When we have to adjust anything we need room. When we talk of food items hollow foods like pop corn, catechu, fennel fall into this category.
Qualities– soft, light, subtle and abundant. Substance– anything that is light, profuse, and ethereal
Using the characteristics described above, every object around you can be considered and classified. This should be done with the basic understanding that everything is a mixture of different proportions of the elements, some of which may be manifested under different conditions.
For example, even the compound of water itself cannot be considered to have a single fixed elemental nature. When solid and heavy (ice, snow, hail) it is a representation of earth ( since it is solid, it has shape and stability). It melts due to the exposure of light and heat – fires. So it transforms to water, then evaporates and creates steam due to contact with air and fire (sunlight) and disappears into space.
The balance and character of elements in the environment constantly fluctuates and is never static – the temperature (fire), humidity (water), dryness (air) and so on are in a natural state of flux, depending upon the combination and quantity of elements present. Sometimes severe weather results when this combination becomes volatile, unsustainable or extreme – electrical storms, cyclones or hurricanes, floods or drought.
Five elements and its relation to nature, building structures and human body
Humans are one of the many living organisms present on Earth. We are physically made up of exactly the same elements that form all of the other entities that live on Earth. When we die, our bodies return to the earth, water, fire, air and space. A person sustains the combination of elements already present in the body through breathing air and consuming food and liquids – taking in those elements found in the surrounding natural world.
The “five element” theory explains the similarity between humans and the natural world surrounding them. In our body, space is present wherever there is a cavity like in the nostrils, mouth, ears, throat, lungs, and stomach; air in movement of the lungs, heart, stomach, intestines and joints; fire in all metabolic activity, the eyes, intelligence and body temperature; water in all plasma, blood, mucus, and saliva; and earth in any solid structure like fat, muscles, skin, nails and hair.
The basic elemental compatibility or similarity between Earth and humans clarifies why substances found in the natural world (plants, herbs, foods) are usually harmonious with the human system. They can be easily absorbed and cause no adverse reactions or side effects (if consumed in appropriate quantities) because they are fundamentally the same in character and composition. This is why foods and herbs are able to heal the human body. Vegetation can repair and restructure humans because they share a common elemental basis.
The human lifecycle is divided into childhood, where physical growth takes place (water and earth), adulthood where activity and change occur (fire), and old age where mobility becomes impaired and the body begins to weaken (space and air). Health problems are also according to age. During physical growth the taste buds also change. Child likes to eat sweet things like (Earth) whereas young man likes to eat spicy food and elderly likes bitter ones. Even the common diseases during childhood are dysentery, at young age is acidity whereas at elder age is arthritis, pain in joints, dry skin, Parkinson etc. It is same as when building is being constructed it requires (water and earth). When structure is complete it requires paint and white wash and after a number of years the building or structure weakens and cracks appear (space and air) in the building.
The year is divided into four seasons – winter when it is cold and rainy (water, earth); spring when new growth occurs and it becomes warmer (water, fire); summer when it is hot and dry (fire, air); and autumn when it is windy and cool (air and space).
These five elements are further classifieds as
1) Earth + water = Phlegm (Kaph)
They are primarily used for building construction
Earth elements are bricks, concrete, iron bars added with fillers like cement and stone dust (air element) and water to build structures. Addition of all these creates a chemical reaction (fire). Without the use of water fire and air element the Earth element (bricks, concrete, iron bars) can not join together. However the major element used during construction is water and Earth and all the elements should be properly mixed for maximum strength of the structure. The Earth element is used so that it will give stability for the machinery/ people working on it and in it.
2) Water + Fire = Pittah
Once the building structure is complete it requires finishing touches, paint and whitewash. This is for decoration or beauty of the building. All these are fiery items including lights. Paint and whitewash is repeated at regular interval for the maintenance of the building and once the building becomes old paint and whitewash can not hide the age of the building.
3) Air + Space = Vaat
Vaat of building would increase when the building has gone too old and that is the time the pillars and the walls get cracks and that is the time to rebuild the whole structure after demolishing it.
In hindu astrology it is said that planets get debilitated in a particular sign. There is no convincing argument on it however it is assumed as such. Teachers of astrology convince and preach their students that debilitated planets are weak and are bound to give bad results. debilitated signs of the planets are as under:
PlanetsDebilitated Sign
Sun – Libra
Moon – Scorpio
Mars -Cancer
Jupiter-Capricorn
Saturn -Aries
Mercury – Pisces
Venus- Virgo
. For a student of astrology debilitated planets is a big puzzle to understand the result of an debilitated planet as to whether the planet is weak or it will give bad result? This is also unclear whether the debilitated planet will give problem in which arena of life marriage, property, vehicle, health, career or what? In certain horoscopes debilitated planets results come good and in some other horoscopes results are reversed. Saturn remains in a sign for 2.5 years. When Saturn will transit Aries children born in this period will be born with debilitated Saturn. Hence the Saturn will give bad results in the Horoscope of all the children?
Similarly furthermore questions are about the following conditions related to debilitated planets as to what will happen when the debilitated planets will be retrograde, combust, combust as well as retrograde, in different avasthas like balyakal, vridhkal etc., aspected by a malefic, conjunct be a malefic, debilitated navamsa, in dusthana ( 6,8,12 houses) etc.
A student of traditional astrology gets confused while understanding results of debilitated planets.
Let us understand how a planet gives result? Let us take an example of debilitated Saturn and understand the result of it.
A planet gives result of its placement, stronger of its Nakshatra and strongest of its sub lord. Let us understand by following example.
For an example Saturn is placed in Aries Ascendant and degree of Saturn is 13 degrees and 50 minutes. Hence Saturn will be in Venus Nakshatra and Venus sub lord. Let us assume is in Ascendant. Hence Saturn will give results as follows:
PlacementLordship
Planet Saturn 110,11
Nakshatra Venus27
Sub lord Venus27
Henceforth Saturn will give result of 2 7 10 11 houses profoundly. Saturn will give really good results in its Dasa periods as well as in Transits.
Let us take another example when Saturn is in 7th house and is in Aries in Venus Nakshatra and Venus sub lord. Venus is placed in Ascendant. Ascendant in this case would be Libra. Let us assume the degree of Saturn is 13 degree 50 minutes again.
PlacementLordship
Planet Saturn 74,5
Nakshatra Venus11,8
Sub lord Venus11,8
In above case Saturn will give result of 1,4,5,8 houses which is different from the above case. Saturn is slightly negative in more and less all the arenas of life in this case.
The conclusion is it is not the debilitation which is important. Important is at which house planet is placed and which houses it rules. Same is for its Nakshatra and sub lord. This gives clarity of results of planet may be debilitated or what. This is also wrong to conclude that debilitated Sun will give name and fame. If it will be good it will give name and fame in its period according to the principles of Nadi Astrology explained as above. Even Saturn will also give name and fame if it signifies 10,11 houses whether debilitated or not. Conjunctions, aspects etc. Will also not modify these results of Saturn or any other planet as explained in above example.
Note – If Debilitated planets have been so bad Deepawali would not have been celebrated in Debilitated Sun. Bhaiiya Dooj would not have been celebrated in Debilitated Sun and Debilitated Moon.
Jupiter gets exalted in Cancer sign. You can get loads of explanation in Astrological texts, on internet and by stalwarts of Astrology. Normally it is said every planet said to give excellent results in its exaltation sign and that is said for Jupiter also. However when it comes to practical we find it is not that easy to infer the results of exalted Jupiter as being taught in various schools of astrology and as written in astrological texts etc.
The problem is simple Jupiter can be exalted in any of the 12 houses of Horoscope. It can be exalted and retrograde, exalted and combust, exalted and in debilitated Navamsa, Exalted Jupiter in various avasthas, exalted Jupiter in deb. Navamsa and also retrograde so on and so forth. In this manner it is nearly impossible to infer result of exalted Jupiter.
By simple application of rules of Nadi Astrology the results of exalted Jupiter can be easily explained or derived at. According to Nadi Astrology a planet ( in this case exalted Jupiter) gives result of its placement, stronger of its Nakshatra and strongest of its sub lord. Let us understand by following example.
For an example Jupiter is placed in Cancer Ascendant and degree of Jupiter is 2 degrees and 16 minutes. Hence Jupiter will be in Jupiter’s Nakshatra and Mars sub lord. Let us assume Mars is in teh Ascendant. Hence Jupiter will give results as follows:
Placement Lordship
Planet Jupiter 1 6,9
Nakshatra Jupiter 1 6,9
Sub lord Mars 1 5,10
Henceforth Jupiter will give result of 1,6,9 weaker and 1,5,10 houses stronger.
Let us take another example when Jupiter is in 7th house and is at same degree in Cancer in Jupiter’s Nakshatra and Mars sub lord. Mars is placed in the Ascendant . Ascendant in this case would be Capricorn obviously.
Placement Lordship
Planet Jupiter 7 3,12
Nakshatra Jupiter 7 3,12
Sub lord Mars 1 4, 11
In above case Jupiter will give result of 3,7,12 weaker and 1,4,11 houses stronger which is different from the above case.
This concludes it is not the exaltation which is important. Important is at which house Jupiter is placed in and which house it rules. Same is for its Nakshatra and sub lord. This gives clarity of results of planet may be exalted or what. This is also wrong to conclude that exalted Sun will give name and fame. If it will be good it will give name and fame in its period according to the principles of Nadi Astrology explained as above. Even Jupiter will also give name and fame if it signifies 10,11 houses whether exalted or not. Conjunctions, aspects etc. Will also not modify these results of Jupiter or any other planet as explained in above example.
In hindu astrology it is said that planets get exalted in a particular sign. There is no convincing argument on it however it is assumed as such. Teachers of astrology convince and preach their students that exalted planets are strong and are bound to give excellent results. Exalted signs of the planets are as under:
Planets Exalted Sign
Sun – Aries
Moon – Taurus
Mars -Capricorn
Jupiter-Cancer
Saturn -Libra
Mercury – Virgo
Venus- Pisces
. For a student of astrology exalted planets is a big puzzle to understand the result of an exalted planet as to whether the planet is strong or it will give excellent result? This is also unclear whether the exalted planet will bestow which event of life marriage, property, vehicle, good health, good career or what? In certain horoscopes exalted planets results come good and in some other horoscopes results are reversed. Saturn remains in a sign for 2.5 years. When Saturn will transit Libra children born in this period will be born with exalted Saturn. Hence the Saturn will give good results to all the children?
Similarly furthermore questions are about the following conditions related to exalted planets as to what will happen when the exalted planets will be retrograde, combust, combust as well as retrograde, in different avasthas like balyakal, vridhkal etc., aspected by a malefic, conjunct be a malefic, debilitated navamsa, in dusthana ( 6,8,12 houses) etc.
A student of traditional astrology gets confused while understanding results of exalted planets.
Let us understand how a planet gives result? Let us take an example of exalted Saturn and understand the result of it.
A planet gives result of its placement, stronger of its Nakshatra and strongest of its sub lord. Let us understand by following example.
For an example Saturn is placed in Libra Ascendant and degree of Saturn is 4 degrees and 16 minutes. Hence Saturn will be in Mars Nakshatra and Venus sub lord. Let us assume Mars and Venus are in 8th and 12th house respectively. Hence Saturn will give results as follows:
Placement Lordship
Planet Saturn 1 4,5
Nakshatra Mars 8 2,7
Sub lord Venus 12 1, 8
Henceforth Sun will give result of 7,8,12 houses profoundly. Saturn will give really bad results in its Dasa periods as well as in Transits..
Let us take another example when Saturn is in 7th house and is in Libra in Mars Nakshatra and Venus sub lord. Mars and Venus are placed in 11th house. Ascendant in this case would be Aries.
Placement Lordship
Planet Saturn 7 10,11
Nakshatra Mars 11 1, 8
Sub lord Venus 11 2, 7
In above case Saturn will give result of 2,7,10,11 houses which is different from the above case. Saturn is positive in more and less all the arenas of life in this case.
The conclusion is it is not the exaltation which is important. Important is at which house planet is placed and which houses it rules. Same is for its Nakshatra and sub lord. This gives clarity that results of planets are given by the Nakshatra and sub lord and not exaltation. This is also wrong to conclude that exalted Sun will give name and fame. If it will be good it will give name and fame in its period according to the principles of Nadi Astrology explained as above. Even Saturn will also give name and fame if it signifies 10,11 houses whether exalted or not. Conjunctions, aspects etc. will also not modify these results of Saturn or any other planet as explained in above example.
Outer Planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn etc. retrograde when they are in opposition with Sun. They are surely retrograde when they are 150 degrees to 210 degrees or 6,7,8 houses from Sun. These planets are combust when they are close to sun, say from 10 degrees to 13 degrees. However the inner planets Mercury and Venus are retrograde when they are in between Sun and Earth. Mercury and Venus are combust also when they are between Sun and Earth hence the condition of retrograde planets and combust planets us applicable only to Mercury and Venus.
Let us understand what will be the results of Mercury or Venus when they are in retro and combust Astrologically. According to Nadi Astrology a planet gives result of its Nakshatra and more profoundly of its sub lord. Its own results come bare minimum. Let us take an example of Aries Ascendant whereas Mercury is placed in Aries sign at 15 degrees and 54 minutes and Sun is at same degrees or we can say Mercury is in rapt conjunction and retrograde also. Now Mercury is placed in Venus Nakshatra (Bharani) and Sun’s sub lord whereas Venus is also at same degree. Henceforth result of Mercury will be as follows:
Placement Lordship
Planet Mercury (R) 1 3,6
Nakshatra Venus 1 2,7
Sub lord Sun 1 5
Such a Mercury will give results of 1,5 maximum and that 1,2,7 lesser and 1,3,6 the least. Now if Mercury is even direct it will give the same result. By direct I just want to say that Mercury will be on the other side of Sun to Earth.
Note – For astronomical knowledge readers can see the following video to know how Mercury gets combust and retrograde astronomically.
All the planets and heavenly bodies revolve round Sun which is a star. Earth also revolves round the Sun. Moon revolves round the Earth. When we see both Sun and Moon from Earth we find them moving at a direct motion always and is the motion is being repeated at regular intervals. All the planets like Mercury< Venus, Mars, Jupiter Saturn etc. also move round the Sun in regular intervals however nearest Mercury completes single round of the Sun earlier than the planets which are far from Sun according to the Kepler’s law. Now these planets appear to move in retrogression due to their relative motion with Earth from where we see them obviously.
Astrologers from a number of decades are researching and discussing on the results of retrograde planets. Scientifically, planets effect other planets and heavenly bodies by their gravitational pull. Astronomers say that Gravitational force is the strongest force heavenly bodies have. Astrologically planets give result of their Nakshatra and sub lord not the direction of their motion. Let us try to understand by two examples in which a planet is retrograde and is also direct in the same degree and analyse its result.
Condition 1
Mercury is placed in Aries Ascendant, Aries sign at 14 degrees and 20 minutes and Sun is also in Aries. Now let us assume that Mercury is direct. Now Mercury is placed in Venus Nakshatra (Bharani) and Sun’s sub lord. Let us suppose that Venus is also in Aries. Result of Mercury will be as follows
Placement Lordship
Planet Mercury 1 3,6
Nakshatra Venus 1 2,7
Sub lord Sun 1 5
Condition 2
Let us assume now that Mercury is now retrograde and the conditions are same as above. Result of Mercury will be the same:
Placement Lordship
Planet Mercury (R) 1 3,6
Nakshatra Venus 1 2,7
Sub lord Sun 1 5
Reason to this is that houses signified by planet Mercury are same in both the conditions.
A planet gets combust or it cannot be seen when it is near to Sun. This is obvious because Sun is so brilliant the planets become invisible. Lights what planet emit is maximum reflection of the sun light only. Now since the planets are close do their results will also diminish is the main thing we have to understand. Scientifically Planets effect each other by their gravitational pull. Hence a planet whether it is near to Sun or away from Sun its mass remains the same and same as its gravitational pull. Results henceforth will not change either on other planets of solar system. Let us try and understand how a planet gives result astrologically.
A planet gives result of placement in sign, Nakshatra and Sub lord. According to Nadi Astrology Planet gives result of Nakshatra stronger and sub lord the strongest. Let us try to understand this with the help of an example of a combust and a non combust planet. Let us take example of Aries Ascendant. Jupiter is placed in Aries sign at 14 degrees and 40 minutes and Sun is also in Aries which is at 28 degrees. Now Jupiter is not combust in this case. Jupiter is placed in Bharani Nakshatra (Venus) and Sun’s sub lord whereas Sun is placed in Krittika. Let Venus also join Sun and Jupiter in Aries. Result of Jupiter will be as follows
Placement Lordship
Planet Jupiter 1 9,12
Nakshatra Venus 1 2,7
Sub lord Sun 1 5
Henceforth in its period Jupiter will give results of 1,5 the strongest/ 1,2,7 weaker and / 1,9,12 weakest. If person is middle aged he will enjoy good health, good professional life and mixed personal life with a bit of differences in opinion because of house 1 being profound. There will be long travel also in the period of Jupiter because of presence of 9,12 houses also.
Now let us take example of combust Jupiter in Aries Ascendant. Jupiter is placed in Aries sign and is close to Sun. Say it is within one degree or is deeply combust. Let Jupiter is in Venus Nakshatra and Sun’s sub lord. Ascendant is Aries and Venus is placed also in Ascendant again at 14 degrees 40 minutes hence Jupiter will give result of following houses.
Placement Lordship
Planet Jupiter 1 9,12
Nakshatra Venus 1 2,7
Sub lord Sun 1 5
In both the above cases Astrologically results are the same as the planets give results of their placement in sign, Nakshatras and sub lord.
Umang Taneja 