Bhava Destruction and saving grace.

 Verse 8- Bhava Destruction and saving grace.

यद्भावेशोनाशगो मूढ वैरी
नीचर्क्षस्थो नौत्तमैदृष्टयुक्तः ।
नाशं ब्रूयात्तस्य भावस्य तादृग्
भावश्चेदप्यस्ति सन्नो तथोग्रः ॥८॥

If the lord of a house is:

• placed in the 8th house,
• combust (mūḍha),
• in an enemy’s sign or debilitated,
• not aspected by benefics or in a weak condition,

Then the astrologer should predict the destruction of the results of that house.

However, if the house itself is strong, then full destruction may not happen.

But if the house itself is cruel or malefic (ugra), and the lord is also weak, then loss of results is certain.

Simplified Explanation:

If the house lord is in the 8th, combust, debilitated, or unaided, the house suffers. If the house is strong, damage is reduced. But if the house is cruel too, the loss is definite.

 

Sanskrit Verse (उत्तरकालामृत)

"तद्भावस्य विनाशनं मुनिगणाः शसंन्ति सौम्यैर्युत,
श्चेत्तत्रापि फलप्रदो न हि तथा तन्वादिभानां क्रमात् ॥"

 “The sages declare that the destruction (vināśa) of a bhava occurs when the 6th, 8th, or 12th house from that bhava is occupied by malefics. Even if benefics are present there, they are not able to give full auspicious results. This is to be applied concerning all bhavas from the Lagna onward.”

Parallel Verse (जातकपारिजात)

"यद्यत्रापि फलप्रदो न हि तथा मूर्त्यादिभानां क्रमात्।"

(Meaning is the same — “Even if benefics are placed there, they won’t be able to give full positive results — this is to be judged from Lagna or other bhava lagnas.”)

 

Another Supporting Verse:

पंकास्त्रिकस्थास्तनुपूर्व भावा
कुर्वन्ति ते तन्निलयस्य नाशम्।
कल्याणखेटा यदि तत्र याता
नातीव कल्याणकरा निरुक्ताः ॥

 “If malefic planets (Paṅkaḥ – literally: 'muddy', symbolising cruel planets) are placed in the 6th, 8th, or 12th from any given house (tanu-pūrva-bhāva = the house under consideration), they cause the destruction of that house. Even if benefics are present in those trik houses, they are not said to bring much good.”

 

Textual Explanation (पदच्छेद व अर्थ):

• तद्भावस्य विनाशनं — Destruction or harm to that specific bhava.
• मुनिगणाः शसंन्ति — The sages proclaim or assert.
• सौम्यैः युत — Even when associated with benefics (Saumya: Jupiter, Venus, Mercury (unafflicted), Moon (bright)).
• तत्रापि फलप्रदः न हि तथा — Even then, they do not produce full or desirable results.
• तन्वादि भानां क्रमात् — Refers to reckoning from Lagna (1st house) onwards to any other bhava.
• पंकाः — Malefics (muddy or unclean by nature: Saturn, Mars, Rahu, Ketu, Sun if malefic, etc.)
• त्रिकस्थाः — Situated in the Trik houses (6, 8, 12) from the bhava under consideration.
• नातीव कल्याणकराः — Not excessively beneficent even if benefics are there.

 

Simplified Explanation (Plain English):

When analysing the strength and outcomes of any particular house (say, the 7th for marriage, the 10th for profession), you must check whether there are malefic planets in the 6th, 8th, or 12th house counted from that bhava.

• If such malefics exist, the original house suffers, even if that house looks strong otherwise.
• Even benefic planets in those trik houses fail to protect fully or bestow full good results.
• This rule applies from Lagna as well as from any other house you are examining.

For instance:

• You're judging the 4th house (home, mother, comfort).
• Check the 6th from the 4th (i.e., the 9th), 8th (11th), and 12th (3rd).
• If any of these houses have malefics, they harm the 4th house, even if the 4th lord is strong.
• Benefics in those trik houses may moderate harm but not eliminate it.

 

Astrological Principle Derived:

Destruction of a bhava occurs if malefics occupy the 6th, 8th, or 12th house counted from that bhava.

This is a subtle but powerful rule that often explains why some houses underperform despite having their lords well placed — their trik houses are occupied by cruel or malefic planets.

 

Author's Commentary & Classical References:

• This view agrees with Mantreśvara, and also with Jātaka Pārijāta and Uttarakālamṛta:

"Even if the bhāva is strong, a weak bhāva-lord will not give good results."
— Uttarakālamṛta

"If papagrahas are in 6th, 8th, or 12th from any bhāva, they destroy it."
— Jātaka Pārijāta

 

Strength of Trikona and Kendra Lords

 Verse 13 – Strength of Trikona and Kendra Lords

श्लोक:
केन्द्रत्रिकोणालयपाः शुभप्रदाः
सोग्रा मिथोऽन्त्यार्थं गता न शोभनाः ।
परभुः सवक्षितो बली
यद्भेऽस्ति तत्पुष्टिरनीचशत्रुगः ॥१३॥

Translation & Explanation:

• Lords of Kendra (1, 4, 7, 10) and Trikona (5, 9) are inherently benefic.
• But if these planets are malefic by nature and are placed in 2nd and 12th from each other (mutual dwirdvādaśa), they lose their beneficence.
• The lord of the ascendant (lagneśa), when strong (not in debilitation/enemy sign) and associated/aspected by benefics, enhances the house it is placed in.
• However, if debilitated, in enemy sign, or afflicted by malefics, it gives inauspicious results.

Simplified Insight:

• Kendra and Trikona lords are good unless they are in mutual 2nd/12th and associated with malefics.
• The ascendant lord is key; if strong and supported, it uplifts the chart. If weak or afflicted, it brings suffering.

 

Relationship and Strength-based Failure:

 Relationship and Strength-based Failure:

"सत्फलोऽपि खग उग्रवीक्षितो-
ऽसत्फलोऽपि सुकृतेक्षितः किमु ।
सुस्थलस्थितखगः खले क्षितो
ऽसुस्थलभ्थखचरः शुभे ॥२१॥"

• Even an exalted (satphala) planet gives negative results if aspected by malefics
• Even a debilitated or detrimental planet becomes fruitful if aspected by benefics
• A planet in a good house loses power if afflicted by malefics
• A planet in a bad house gains strength if aspected by benefics

 

"निष्फलौ रिपुनरीक्षितो
ऽस्तंगतोऽधरभगो फलस्ततः
चेन्नभोग इतरत्र संस्थितो
मध्यमः फल उदीरितस्तदा ॥२२॥"

• A planet placed in the enemy's sign, combust, debilitated, or in an adverse house becomes fruitless
• If it's free from such conditions and in a neutral house, the results are moderate

 

Inverse Behavior of Natural Malefics and Benefics:

"स्वीप तुंगसखिसद्मसंस्थितः
पामरोऽपि यदि सत्फलं व्रजेत् ।
क्रूरतां व्रजतु शोभनोऽप्यरि-
मूढनीच निलयस्थितो यदि ॥२३॥"

• Even a natural malefic (like Mars or Saturn), if placed in its own, exalted, or friend’s sign, becomes capable of giving good results
• Conversely, even a natural benefic, if placed in an enemy’s sign, debilitated, or afflicted, turns malefic and causes harm

Failure of Planet-Position Conjunctions:

 Failure of Planet-Position Conjunctions:

"यदि हरिः सहरिगिरि गोभवो
वनगृहे विबुधो भृगुजो भये ।
मनसिजे मृदुगो धिषणाभिधो
धियि भवन्ति तनोविफला अमी ॥२०॥"

When the following planets occupy certain specific houses, they become fruitless (fail to deliver their promised results):

• Sun + Moon conjunction
• Mars in the 2nd house
• Mercury in 4th
• Venus in 6th
• Saturn in 7th
• Jupiter in the 5th

Commentary:
This happens because when a karaka (significator) planet is in the 12th (vyaya) from its natural significator house, it causes loss of the results it usually promises.

Examples:

• Saturn (karaka for longevity) in 7th (12th from 8th) reduces longevity
• Venus (karaka for spouse) in 6th (12th from 7th) harms marital harmony
• Mars (karaka for siblings) in 2nd (12th from 3rd) is similarly adverse

Some Simple rules to judge the condition of Bhava

 

Dispositor of bhavesha in dusthāna	Weakens the house
Dispositor of bhavesha in own/exalted/friendly sign	Strengthens the house
Benefics in kendra/trikona from house + malefics in 3/6/11 (friends of bhavesha)	The House gives full results
Malefics in house, 2/4/5/7; benefics in 6th	House suffers
Benefics in 2/4/5/7/9; malefics in 6th	House improves
Malefic in its sign	Strengthens the house it occupies
Malefic in debility/enemy	Harms the house
Exalted benefic who is trik-lord	Harms the house
Exalted malefic who is a good house lord	Supports the house