The two rules one must apply

The two rules one must apply   

🔹 Rule 1: Connection of 2nd and 11th Promises Riches

Principle

When there is a connection (sambandha) between:

• 2nd house (Dhana Bhava – accumulated wealth)
• 11th house (Labha Bhava – gains, income, fulfillment of desires)

→ Wealth is promised.

Why?

• 2nd house = Stored money, savings, family wealth, speech, assets.
• 11th house = Incoming gains, profits, fulfillment, inflow.

If:

• 2nd lord sits in 11th
• 11th lord sits in 2nd
• 2nd and 11th lords conjoin
• They aspect each other
• Exchange signs (Parivartana)

Then:

Income (11th) flows into accumulation (2nd).
Gains convert into savings.

Simplified Understanding

Think practically:

• 11th house = salary or profit.
• 2nd house = bank balance.

If both connect → whatever you earn stays and multiplies.

Without connection:

• You may earn (strong 11th) but not save (weak 2nd).
• Or you may have family wealth (2nd) but no steady gains (11th).

Important Subtlety

This rule promises capacity for wealth, but:

• Strength of planets
• Benefic/malefic influence
• Dasha timing
• Affliction

will decide the degree of wealth.

 

Rule 2: When a Planet Goes Adverse (3, 6, 8, 12 from Its Own Sign)

Principle

If a planet is placed:

• 3rd
• 6th
• 8th
• 12th

from its own sign(s), then the results of that sign and its bhava become compromised.

 

What Does This Mean?

Every planet owns one or two signs.

Example:

• Mars owns Aries & Scorpio
• Venus owns Taurus & Libra
• Saturn owns Capricorn & Aquarius

Now check where the planet is sitting relative to its own sign.

If it is placed:

• 3rd from its own sign → mild stress
• 6th from its own sign → conflict
• 8th from its own sign → obstruction
• 12th from its own sign → loss

Then it harms the affairs of that sign.

 

Simple Example

Suppose:

• Venus owns 2nd house (Taurus)
• Venus is sitting in the 8th from Taurus

Result:
→ Wealth (2nd house) suffers
→ Family peace may suffer
→ Speech may cause trouble

Why?

Because:

The planet is not well positioned relative to its own domain.
It cannot protect its house fully.

 

Conceptual Understanding

Think of it like this:

A planet is like a landlord.
Its sign is its property.

If the landlord is:

• Sitting comfortably in or near his property → protects it.
• Sitting 6th/8th/12th away → distracted, weakened, troubled.

So the house loses strength.

 

Why Specifically 3, 6, 8, 12?

These are traditionally difficult positions:

• 3rd = effort, struggle, instability
• 6th = enemies, debt, conflict
• 8th = obstacles, sudden events
• 12th = loss, expenditure

So when a planet is in these positions from its own sign, it cannot nourish it properly.

 

Important Clarification

This rule applies:

• Even if the planet is strong by dignity.
• Even if it is exalted elsewhere.

Because this rule is based on relative sign relationship, not dignity alone.

 

Combined Insight of Both Rules

Now combine Rule 1 and Rule 2:

Suppose:

• 2nd and 11th are connected (wealth yoga).
• But the 2nd lord is 8th from its own sign.

Result:
→ Wealth promised
→ But instability, breaks, and sudden reversals are possible.

So:

Promise ≠ a smooth experience.

 

Very Simplified Summary

Rule	Meaning	Practical Outcome
2nd + 11th link	Income connects to savings	Wealth accumulation
Planet in 3/6/8/12 from own sign	Cannot protect its house	House results suffer

 

Good. Let us now reconcile this rule of Bhavartha Ratnakara with classical Parāśari doctrine from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra.

We will go step-by-step and keep it precise.

 

This Rule Against Parāśara?

At first glance, it seems different because Parāśara mainly judges:

• House lord placement from Lagna
• Strength (uccha, sva, moolatrikona, etc.)
• Aspects and conjunctions
• Functional benefic/malefic status

But Parāśara also uses relative reckoning from houses and lords, especially in:

• Bhavat-bhavam principle
• Arudha concepts
• Lord counted from its own house
• Dasha evaluation

So Ramanujacharya’s rule is not anti-Parāśari — it is a refinement.

 

Understanding the Logic in Parāśari Terms

Core idea:

A house survives through its lord.

If the lord is placed in:

• 6th from its own sign → that house suffers conflict
• 8th from its own sign → obstruction
• 12th from its own sign → loss

This is actually an extension of:

“Bhava suffers if its lord is in dusthana.”

But here the reference point is shifted.

Instead of counting from Lagna,
we count from the house itself.

That is a subtle but powerful shift.

 

Technical Illustration

Example: Aries Lagna

2nd house = Taurus
Lord = Venus

Now, suppose Venus is in Sagittarius.

Count from Taurus:
Taurus → Gemini (2) → Cancer (3) → Leo (4) → Virgo (5) → Libra (6) → Scorpio (7) → Sagittarius (8)

Venus is 8th from its own sign, Taurus.

Even if:

• Venus is in a trine from Lagna,
• Or well dignified,

Still:
The 2nd house suffers from hidden instability.

This matches Parāśara's idea:

8th position indicates obstruction, vulnerability.

But now applied from the house reference.

 

 

Why 3rd Included?

This is where Bhavartha Ratnakara becomes subtle.

3rd is not a classical dusthana from Lagna,
But from a house it represents:

• Strain
• Effort
• Sustainability challenge

So the house requires effort to sustain.

Not destruction — but stress.

 

How This Works in Dasha

This rule becomes very visible in planetary periods.

Suppose:
2nd and 11th are connected → wealth yoga.

But the 2nd lord is 12th from its own sign.

During its dasha:

• Wealth comes
• But heavy expenditure
• Money does not stay

Thus:
Yoga exists
But retention weakens

Parāśara says:

फलानि भावेशदशायाम् (Results manifest in the dasha of the lord)

Bhavartha Ratnakara refines:

Quality of result depends on lord’s position from its own sign.

 

Reconciliation with 2nd + 11th Rule

Now combine both principles.

Case A:

2nd + 11th connected
Both lords are well placed from their own signs

→ Stable wealth
→ Gradual accumulation

Case B:

2nd + 11th connected
But the 11th lord 6th from its own sign

→ Gains through struggle
→ Income with disputes
→ Money through service or competition

Case C:

2nd + 11th connected
But 2nd lord 8th from its own sign

→ Sudden gains
→ Sudden reversals
→ Family wealth instability

So:
The yoga promises wealth.
The adverse placement modifies the quality.

Not cancellation — modification.

 

Philosophical Understanding

Parāśara gives structure.
Bhavartha Ratnakara gives micro-adjustments.

Think of it as:

Parāśara = Architecture
Ramanujacharya = Interior engineering

One gives promise.
The other refines durability.

 

Important Subtle Point

This rule does NOT override:

• Exaltation
• Own sign
• Strong shadbala
• Benefic aspects

It modifies outcome intensity and sustainability.

A strong planet 8th from its own sign:
Will give results,
But with transformation or volatility.

Final Simplified Framework

When judging wealth:

Step 1 → Check 2nd and 11th connection.
Step 2 → Check strength of lords.
Step 3 → Check placement from their own signs.
Step 4 → Check dasha timing.

Only after combining all, give prediction.