Dear Visti,

In my chart Mercury is in combustion.
What is the result as Mercury is 8th and 11th lord

DOB:13-04-1975
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Thanks,
Venkatesh

visti ji

My dob 19 may 1970at 07.12 am Chandigarh Punjab and shanni(Saturn) is combusted in eleventh house and (as per vedic rule is forming parivartna yoga with mercury in same house )and currently i am undergoing saturn maha dasa and kitu anterdasha being saturn third from adhura lagana and melific how it is effecting me and cure for that ..One thing i want to share that after fallowing ur advice (rattan session) on wearing topaz( substitute of yellow sapphire–) i avoided loss from Indian stock market meltdown .So i thank full for ur valuable advice ( sir if possible do mention the weight of yellow sapphire (carats or ratti ) if i wants to wear that.

Thanks

ARDAMAN

1. behind/front or ahead of the sun in degrees
2. approaching the sun means in terms of degrees
eg: Sun 29 degrees Mercury 21 degrees
Sun 21 degrees Mercury 29 degrees

I would appreciate clarifications…

IN the example chart for jaw inflamation mars in moving towards sun as you mentioned. So does this mean that this was cause pain, and is the reason for his sustained anger?
Aalso does moving towards cazmi indicate remedies wont work?

For mercury combust, can the person chant the mantra for the aditya of the specifc rasi. Or the jyotirlinga mantra to exhalt mercury? ( as shiva is the pratyadi devata of agni)

-Regards
Rajarshi

When seeing which planet is the strongest in the parivrajak yoga (in case combustion is also involved), do we use the sadbala strengths or vimsopaka bala?

-Regards
Rajarshi

Was reading your mail about combustion and some points came to mind. I am sure Visti would be a more apt person to answer your queries,but anyway I had some points in mind. Now in the article it is mentioned that when a planet is past the exact degree of combustion, it wil through “penance” confer different and good results. So I wonder what degree was Thomas Alva Edison’s merc from sun. Also penance can mean not just sadhana but also effort with correct kind of attitude pertaining to the fundamental nature of a planet. Also directions ruled by the planet as well as other various things around the universe which trhat particular planet will rule. So degree and placement of the planet becomes of utmost importance. In case of Oprah, she did have a childhood of sexual abuse. Sexual abuse definitely has to do with venus. Again the degree and postion of venus with respect to sun becomes of utmost importance.
So the point is, there is no generalized rule that the third eye of shiva will indiscriminately destroy anything that is combust. It depends on the exact degree placement of the planet with res[pect to the sun.

-Best regards
Rajarshi

I good one.
1. Can you please clarify this and direct me to respective examples in the text to understand this better
“Whilst the recalling of these events hold very deep significance, sticking to the topic of combustion the tradition explains that these two states of 1) spiritual and material blessing and 2) cleansing and burning, as depicted in the acts of Agni and Çiva, are the two states of combustion. One, which is inauspicious as the planet approaches the conjunction or cazimi with the Sun, and the other more auspicious and spiritually benefiting when it moves away from this conjunction as the person overcomes their mistakes.”
2. I did not understand this concept - I would appreciate it if you can explain
When is a planet approaching combustion (this is inauspicious right) and when is it moving away? Is it in terms of degree of planet or due to placement in other houses

Myself have Libra rising ,my 6th lord Jupiter and 8th Lord Venus are combust and posited in 10th house together with 12 th lord mercury .Jupiter is exalted yet combust .in what way these combust planets in karma bhava give their effects .do they cause troubles in job matters ?Please guide .
Regards
prasad

thank you for the excellent writeup. I feel however that many of these dictums about combustion needs to be coordinated and counter checked with the actual “fact on the ground”-as it were.In many cases combustion will not produce weakness of the “burnt” planet. Thomas Edison had a combust Mercury- yet the outcome was extraordinary genius. The American talk show queen (and incidentally the richest woman in the US)Ophra Winfrey has a combust Venus within 1 degree of the sun. Neither the external nor internal meanings of Venus are harmed- on the contrary. She was a beauty queen (Miss Teeneessee),and went on to become a Hollywood celebrity with many shows,films etc to her credit.And world-wide fame. Venus must be “super charged”.
And now to Cazimi: It is an Arabic word meaning in the “heart of the Sun”- the latin term for this is “Cor Solis”. Experience of hundreds if not thousands of astrologers in the last (at least 800 years- from the time of Bonatti)have observed how a Cazimi Venus becomes super radiant and benevolent.I know someone with cazimi venus- and the person is a world famous artist.(within 6′ of the Sun). It would be “neat” if the mythical story of Shiva opening his third eye to burn the hapless Kamadeva to ashes would apply unconditionally to all Cazimi Venuses.( as I was advised by some Vedic astrologers).But the reality does’t always work this way.

With deep respect:

Arpad Joo

In my horoscope of libra lagna, my lagna lord Venus is AK and deeply combust and is placed in 10th house in conjunction with Amatyakaraka jupiter who is also combust.Mercury is also placed with them but he is not combust .
But Jupiter and Venus are in 6th house in Navamsa where venus is exalted and Both of them are not combust here
So it is a conjunction of 6th 8th 12 lords in the Karma bhava with 6th and 1st/8th lord combust .Whether this will indicate to troubles in profession or AK combust in 10th will give rajyoga ?

suppose a diamond is worn for AK strngthening ,will it help career?

Please advice ,

I wanted to know if we can assume that - If a planet is combust but is in higher degrees from Sun, it is in setting position and inauspicious - Am I correct?
If a planet is within combustion degrees but in the next house, is it still combust?

My chart - 4th Sept 1974, 2:00 am Bangalore, India.

I have Mars combust in Virgo along with exalted Mercury in my 4th house of Virgo. Sun is in 3rd in Leo.
Can I understand the significance of this, please?

Thanks.

that’s understood, the point is that Vishnu Purana (the source of the list used) indicates ‘Dhata’ for ‘Chaitra’ and

Chaitra in lunisolar calendar is considered to correspond to Pisces (theefore, Dhata corresp tp Pi - as in VRA’s list, and list given by Sanjayji wrt Combustion on sohamsa),

and in solar calendar to Aries (therefore Dhata corresp to Aries as in Visti’s list).

I wanted to have Visti’s veiw on the preference of the use of calendar wrt Combustion.

Thanx nevertheless.

Best regards,
SS

thanx a tonne for putting up.
SS

Many thanx
SS

Quote:

The names of the Sun god in the twelve signs are given below, and a detailed study of these forms of the Sun shall explain the meaning implied by the combustion in a
chart when the Sun is in different signs.
Table 1: Surya
dvadasatma
> Sun Sign
> Aries Aryama > Taurus Mitra > Gemini Varun
> Cancer Indra > Leo Vivaswan > Virgo Pusha
> Libra Parjanya > Scorpio Anshuman > Sagittarius Bhaga
> Capricorn Twastha > Aquarius Vishnu > Pisces Dhata

Ref.: Sohamsa: message 9923

Sorry, i dont understand, u have quoted Vishnu Purana, but the list in the Purana doesnt tally with the one in the document - so how is that list arrived at.

Best Regards,
SS

Then what is the list in VRA meant for?

Best Regards,
SS

So as far as the Jyotisha use there is no debate.

Yours sincerely, Visti Larsen

The list of Adityas (wrt Rasis) given in VRA (Sanjay Rath), pg 151, differs from the one mentioned in this document.

In the book, Dhata (~ Dhatri) is ascribed to Pisces. In the book (VRA), Dhata is taken as corresponding to “Chaitra” - the latter being the “first month” (corresp. to sidereal Pisces), according to the Indian lunar calendar rather than corresponding to the “first rasi” (= Aries ~ Vaishakha).

The slokas 3 and 4 (Vishnu Purana: Part II, Chapter 10) indicate Dhata corresponding to Chaitra; likewise acc to slokas 10 and 12, Vivasvan corresponds to Bhadrapada (~Leo) and Parjanya to Kartika (~Libra). This seems to match the list in VRA.

Needless to say, the list given by Kurma, Linga and Brahma Purana differs from that in Vishnu Purana (Part II: Chapter 10; slokas 1-17) as quoted in the document or that listed in VRA. Probably it is a misprint in the document.

Now, if ‘Parjanya’ is meant for showering rains, shd’nt it correspond to month of ‘Shravana’ (the rainy season) - in that sense the list of Brahma purana seems to be more logical, and incidentally, it takes ‘Vishnu’ corresponding to ‘Chaitra’ (Chap 31: Sloka 19-21: Vishnustapati_Chaitre tu vaishaake cha_aryamaa…). Likewise Pusha, that makes the grains grow wud correspond to month of Paushya.

And as per Linga Purana (chapters devoted to jyotisha), which gives the list of 2 adityas per season, lists the 2 adityas for ‘Vasanta’ are ‘Tvashta and Vishnu’ . The list given in Linga Purana (Chapter 55) is closer to Kurma Purana, though not completely matching.

However, if @ Bhagvad Gita Chapter 10, Sri Krishna says that among Adityas He is “Vishnu” and “Mrigashira” among the months, then none of the lists seem to correspond to that statement, until we see that among seasons He is ’spring’ viz. Vasanta (~ Chaitra and Vaishakha!).

So i guess we keep going in spirals - the crux being there are 12 adityas for a month corresponding to a rasi each, and giving 2 adityas per season - which one is which - can be subject to debate or discussion.

Best Regards,
SS