HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR LAGNA (ASCENDANT)

HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR LAGNA (ASCENDANT)

WHAT IS YOUR LAGNA (ASCENDANT)?

Your Lagna (Ascendant), or the first house is the most important house in your horoscope. The Lagna signifies your body, the self and has important clues about the guiding traits in your life.

By learning what your Lagna is you can have a deeper understanding of your motivations, inner spirit, and important characteristics.

HOW TO FIND YOUR LAGNA?

Your Lagna (Ascendant) is calculated on the basis of your birth date, time and the location that you were born.

1.      If MESHA is strong and in the LAGNA, the native is a man of fierce anger; a greedy person with little character who travels in foreign countries; a weak man who has little happiness and speaks in a blundering fashion; one whose body is afflicted by (illnesses connected with) bile and wind and by diseases of the eye; a man clever in business whose righteousness (dharma) is corrupted by temptation; a jealous person who causes destruction among others_ possessions; one who is cowardly, despondent, fickle, and stupid; a man who is parted from his father and mother or from his brother; one who walks swiftly and is gluttonous; a man with few children whose character is opposed by his brothers and friends; one who possesses various moneys; a famous person whose wealth is secure and immense; one with bad relatives; a man of good conduct whose nails are ugly and whose enemies are conquered; one who gets a lame and rude wife who comes from a bad family or who desires her own people; a man whose wealth is increased by the commission of evil deeds, and whose happiness is enjoyed by diminishing and wasting (that wealth) ; one who dies because of blood, fire, and sword, or from the breaking of his body, or because of diseases arising from poison and bile.

2.      If VRUSHABHA is in the LAGNA, the native is a happy hero who is able to bear toil and trouble and who possesses a hoard in his youth; one whose cheeks, lips, forehead, and nose are fleshy; a man who causes many diseases of his father and mother; a handsome and generous person whose actions are zealous; one who harasses his foes and has various expenses and moneys; a person of phlegmatic and windy humor who slays his own people; a man who fathers daughters and whose intellect shies away from righteousness (dharma); one fond of his wife and greedy for food and drink; a handsome man with bright-coloured clothes and ornaments; one who secretly thinks of friendship with his family, but who is an enemy to his own brothers and very cruel to his relatives; a hateful, ungrateful, fickle, and slow man, a source of confidence who enjoys coarse foods; a lord of a guild (srenisvara) whose wealth is increased by traveling on waters and engaging in the business of a merchant; a man whose deeds are clever and strong; a person whose mind is filled with misery, pain, and laziness; a glorious man whose heart has turned to firm deeds; one who dies because of quadrupeds, blows, arrows, weapons, nooses, or fevers, or who is slain by his enemies.

3.      If the third sign (MITHUNA) is in the LAGNA, the native likes to be respected and is addicted to conversation and giving gifts; a man whose mind is expanded by music, singing, sacred traditions (smrti), laughter, learning, the meaning of the sciences, and the meaning of poetry; one who is overwhelmed by a desire for beauty, ornaments, and sexual intercourse; a truthful and eloquent man who is the most honorable of good men; one who has two mothers and two natures; a courteous person whose limbs are too few or too many and whose eye-lashes are malformed; a pure and well mannered man who is beloved among the elders, but whose family and possessions are unsteady and insignificant; one who is impatient of insult and has a noble lineage; a handsome rogue with evil sons and few relatives; a man with many wives and a widespread and cruel family; one who is lazy with respect to righteousness (dharma) but conquers his pitiless foes; a man whose actions lead to accomplishment with respect to the buying of jewels, the use of expediencies, travelling over water, and magic spells, but who abandons his money; one who gives away his lands, woolens, goats, sheep, and objects of gold; a lazy man who endures the anger of the king; one who dies because of animals, forests, carnivorous beasts, or oceans, or from being surrounded in the water.

4.       If the fourth sign (KARKATAKA) is in the LAGNA, the native is timid and kindhearted and dwells in many places; an intelligent but fickle man whose nature is inwardly coarse; one who worships and gives gifts to gods and Brahmanas; a wise man pained by diseases of the genitals; one who carries collections of stone-weights and merchandise; a slow person who enjoys actions involving the expenditure of other people’s money; a man engaged in righteousness (dharma) who is of a phlegmatic and windy humor; one who is to be honored among tribes and speaks a lot; a lover who delights in firm embraces, but has a bad wife; a man whose wife is from a despised and unsuitable family; one whose few sons are depraved and whose relatives have ruined characters; a man who sires daughters, has many foes, and wears armor for battle; one who travels in foreign lands and whose deeds are bold and firm; a man possessing an endless number of buffaloes, herbs, women, ornaments, clothes, and vehicles; one who dies because of Raksas, dogs, Candalas, Pisacas, low people, ropes, the breaking of bones, wind (diseases), thefts, and faults, or from an excess of phlegm, or from the cutting down of his body, or from a fistula in the anus (bhagandara).

 5.      If SIMHA is in the LAGNA, the native is a man of great strength whose chest is hard and whose form and face are fierce as a lion’s; a man fond of flesh who is honored by the king; one who has depth, firmness, steadfastness, and courage; an arrogant person who speaks little and runs after wealth; a greedy and hungry man who delights in striking others; a careless person who is very irritable and is hard to resist; one who is firm for his friends and a saint (sadhu) among those who pay obsequies to him; a well established man who undertakes all the duties of a household; one who is divorced from righteousness (dharma) in sexual acts; a man who slays adverse men of varying character, protecting his relatives who delight in murder and injury;. a man whose son is famous and the faction of whose enemies is overcome; one whose wealth is increased and accumulated by such activities as farming; one who marries various aged wives or whores, dancers, and ascetic women; a man addicted to his profession who desires various extravagances; one who suffers from tooth-aches; a man who dies inevitably because of hunger, swords, nooses, water, and poison, or because of anger and diseases, or because of aquatic animals.

6.      If the sixth sign (KANYA) is in the LAGNA, the native is one who talks softly and clearly and is attached to generosity, service, and affection; a compassionate man addicted to music and clever in litigation, poetry, courtesy, and sweetness; one whose body has the gracefulness, configuration, and spirit of a maidens; a proud man who enjoys wealth acquired by others; a well behaved pennon who wanders in foreign countries and has two natures; a man with few children who is inwardly a cheat and who desires glory; a lover who desires strength, pleasing objects, and glory; a handsome and lucky pennon whose shoulders and sides droop; an honest man with good righteousness (dharma) who is beloved among the elders; a pure man whose family does what is hated by others; one who is opposed by evil together with ignoble men, but who is much praised by his nobly acting relatives; one who sires girls and is afflicted by wind-diseases; a man whose anger is increased by his hatred of his vile enemies; one who is stimulated even among virtuous ladies, and who makes an effort in many activities; a man who dies because of bile (diseases), fire, burning, fevers, thieves, or swords, or because of quadrupeds, or because of poisons.

7.      If  TULA is in the LAGNA, the native is a valet whose body and character are coarse; a weak, ungrateful, fickle, and lazy person; one who is famous in his business and possesses property; a man of phlegmatic and windy humor whose body is slender and tall; one fond of strife who is attached to sexual intercourse which is against righteousness (adharma); a man who tramples on others, but himself has many sorrows; an intelligent person whose eyes are big, black, and beautiful; an industrious man who delights in being hospitable to gods and Brahmanas; one who is clever in serving and honoring the elders; a father of sons who is to be honored among wise men; a purposeful, restrained, and pure man who is dear to his brothers; one whose family is injured by serving evil people, and whose relatives and son are hostile to him; a man whose wife is ill-mannered and whose foes are feeble; one whose mind is busy with reasoning in dharma; a man who is not resolute in many kinds of activity and who is attached to objectives whose results are harsh and terrible; one who dies from phlegm (diseases), breaking, quadrupeds, women, bondage, wandering, drinking, drugs, or defects.

8.      If VRISCHIKA is in the LAGNA, the native is a man with a broad, tall, and fat body, deep-set, reddish, blazing eyes, massive eyebrows, a low-hanging belly, and a nose that is slender in the middle; a sharp, firm, aggressive, and fierce man who is impatient of injury and whose character is rough within; a jealous person who does what his mother wishes; a hero who kills, takes, and sets up obstacles; one who delights in injuring his friends and elders and eats (the food) of others; a fellow who tries to seduce other men’s wives; one who possesses a family and flourishing wealth; a man whose brothers are hateful and relatives low; a man rich in sons who destroys confidence and has a bile-disease; are strained and generous man whose face is full of holes; a man who serves the king and has various groups of enemies; a person with many wives who has attained righteousness (dharma) ; one who is righteous (dharma) even in everlasting activities and gets wealth and honor by resorting to service; a man who dies because of such things as his enemies killing him, his drinking of intoxicating liquors, faults, his passion for women, or imprisonment.

9.      If DHANUS is in the LAGNA, the native is a man with large teeth, dirty, black lips, and fleshy thighs, belly, arms, and chest; a shy person with big eyes and a broad and high head; one whose mind is full of science, learning, and sacred traditions (sruti); a man whose intellect is fresh and who is endowed with firmness and courage; one whose anger is fierce, but who serves those who are obsequious to him; a man who can be overcome by bowing, but will not tolerate the insults of the mighty; a man with ugly nails who is the head of his family and has subdued his foes; a hero among his companions, who is pre-eminent for his good policy; one whose wife is from an unstable family that has many defects; a man who loves his clan and is friendly to his relatives; one who is victorious through his brothers and has many firm sons; a man who is injured in his mouth, eyes, armpits, feet, and head; a person of pleasing helpfulness who is rich in excellent wives; one who destroys the wealth of those who laugh at good dharma or are liars; a civil person who rejoices in good actions such as the crafts; one who gets his money from the king and has a phlegmatic and windy nature; a man who dies because of various ailments, or because of diseases of the belly and fevers, or because of animals which live in the water or in holes.

10.  If the tenth sign (MAKARA) is in the LAGNA, the native is a weak and timid man who has a body and face like a deer’s; a fellow tormented by diseases of the nature of wind; a man of little courage, the tip of whose nose is long and high; one whose hands and feet are overgrown with curly hair; a fickle person with long ears and black eyes; a thirsty man bereft of good conduct and virtues; one who can be controlled by sexual intercourse with women and who goes after wealth; a hero of noble descent who shines because of his many connections; one who is fond of responsive singing, sacred traditions (sruti), sciences, and crafts; the weak slayer of his brothers; a man with a family; a hated person whose people are depraved; the enemy of rogues; one whose wives have their bodies injured by their ill-mannered lovers; a man hostile to evil who possesses the wealth of his calumniators; one inclined towards righteousness (dharma) and knowing the five arts of a king; a man whose wealth is mostly obtained by stealing, and who gives away little of it; a lazy person who talks a lot and makes no effort; a father of daughters who ¡­; a man who dies because of carnivorous animals and wind-diseases, or because of the swords and prisons of the king, or because of bile-diseases, or because of poisons.

11.  If KUMBHA is in the LAGNA, the native is the leader of his family who commits many low deeds and the tip of whose nose is splayed; a tall and black man who is independent of his friends and relatives; a lazy and irritable pennon who is fond of quarrels; a thirsty man who enjoys women, gambling, and harshness; one who is a stranger to purity, auspiciousness, and restraint; a man whose wealth declines and increases and who has a phlegmatic and windy temperament; one with a bad reputation whose people are numerous and clever;. a man whose kinsmen and elders are dead, and who is thought ill of by others; a slanderous and envious person; one whose prosperity is ruined and who has no money from his family; but a roan who is honored by his cruel brothers; one whose lazy and jealous sons enjoy the ways of rogues and arc enemies of the weak; who are quarrelsome and harsh and do the work of women; who take no pleasure in righteousness (dharma) in their actions and who are despised; a traveler with many extravagances who possesses a hoard; one who is afflicted by phlegm-diseases in the heart; a man who dies because of women, anger, lightning, fire, water, or heat, or because of sicknesses in his belly.

12.  If MEENA is in the LAGNA, the native is a wealthy man with expanded nostrils and bright eyes who acts with brilliance and honor; one whose mouth is open and whose lips and teeth protrude; a leper who desires food, flesh, and drink; a courteous man who delights in purity, sacred traditions (sruti), and good conduct; one whose intellect is perfect and who is addicted to firmness and courage; an expert in music, sexual intercourse with women, and ornaments; one whose mind is developed by the sciences and the meaning of poetry; a man whose glory is obtained by means of his courtesy, honor, and reverence; one who is impatient of injury and possesses confidence and courage; a man with a family whose strength is swollen by goats and sheep; a rich fellow, steadfast to his wife and having a wealth of servants; a man who begets daughters and whose relatives practice many crafts; one whose enemies are vile and terrible, but whose wife is gentle and lovely; a person who follows righteousness (dharma) and has a phlegmatic and windy temperament; a man possessing who is intent on prominent actions; one whose wealth tends to diminish, but who has much iron (loha) and grain; a man whose body is weakened by wild animals, wanderings, diseases of the heart, and poison; one who is killed by such things as illnesses and fevers, drugs, or diseases of the genitals, or by prominent men, or by starvation.

Thus, by means of the twelve portions (bhaga) when they are in the LAGNA (the dvadashamsha) which are like the twelve signs and are such things as of water, of wood, movable, or fixed  as by means of the distinctions caused by the lords of the signs and the signs themselves, are to be described (the natures) of men.

Whatever sign is joined with its lord or with a planet which has its exaltation in it, or is aspected (by such a planet), or is strong on its own, that sign is said to have the greatest influence, having regard for its place; the opposite of this (is said) by others.

 

RESULTS OF PLANETS IN LAGNA

1.      GURU in the LAGNA produces a prosperous man with a fat and broad body and an inscrutable and firm nature; a very pious person full of intelligence and good qualities; one whose people are excellent.

2.      SUKRA in the LAGNA produces a heavy man whose arms, belly, and face are agitated; one who is fond of perfume and garlands and knows about music, sports, sexual intercourse, and singing; a graceful man devoted to love.

3.      BUDHA in the LAGNA produces a weak man with a black body who is a distinguished poet and has mastered many sciences; a servant with good handwriting; an intelligent man who is clever at speaking.

4.      The SURYA in the LAGNA produces a terrible man with little hair and hard limbs; a clever person who is lazy in his work and whose anger is intense; a person with a wealth of honor. The SURYA (has the same effect) in the cardines (1,4,7,10) house  of the LAGNA.

5.      SANI in the LAGNA produces a fool whose conduct is unrighteous (adharma); a weak rogue with a black body; a great man with immense wealth who, at the end (of his life), is penniless; the greatest of his relatives.

6.      KUJA in the LAGNA produces a fierce man who is addicted to injury, lies, thievery, and obstruction; a tawny man with reddish skin and eyes; one who is unstable and weak because of defects in his limbs.

7.      The CHANDRA in the LAGNA produces a man who is dwarfish, crippled, and hunchbacked; one who is paralyzed and is dumb because of an obstruction in his speech. But (the CHANDRA) in the LAGNA in MESHA, VRUSHABHA, or KARKATAKA produces a man whose body, wealth, and virtues are famous.

8.      If (the planets) are in the houses or vargas of their enemies, are overcome, or have diminished brilliance, they are said to be weak; if they are malefic or are aspected by malefics, they destroy good influences, lives, and bodies.

9.      The SURYA aspecting GURU in the LAGNA produces famous friendship, riches, and wealth; KUJA establishes his health and auspiciousness; SANI produces evil;. SUKRA produces wealth and long life, glory, and happiness; BUDHA knowledge and distinction in actions; and the CHANDRA, in the bright paksa, health, fame, and riches.

10.  The SURYA aspecting SUKRA in the LAGNA produces one who is known to steal other men’s wives and property; KUJA a sad man who has his share of sinful women; SANI one whose wife and relatives are cruel;

11.  GURU a happy man with a distinguished wife; BUDHA one whose wife is an actress and who knows many things; and the CHANDRA a handsome man whose lands are obtained by fighting and whose wife has her own virtues.

12.  The CHANDRA aspecting BUDHA in the LAGNA produces a rich man; the SURYA one bereft of splendor and without children; GURU a man whose wealth is famous; SUKRA a coward; KUJA a low person; and SANI a fool.

13.  The SURYA aspecting the CHANDRA in the LAGNA produces a man without independence; SANI a sick man; KUJA one with a short life; GURU a noble and rich man; BUDHA a clever man; and SUKRA one who is lucky.

14.  GURU aspecting the SURYA in the LAGNA produces one whose virtues are famous among his friends and elders; the CHANDRA a tranquil man who is fond of his mother; SUKRA a person with a wealth of clothes and many wives; KUJA a man who kills his father and whose body is wasted away in performing a vow; BUDHA one whose virtues are made known by his knowledge; and SANI a man who is sad at the destruction of his father’s property, who is wounded by hunters, and who sails to foreign lands.

15.  The SURYA aspecting KUJA in the LAGNA produces a man pierced by poisoned swords; SANI one who is cooked by fire; the CHANDRA a man who loses his mother at the beginning (of his life); BUDHA a man who works with fire and has no hoard; GURU a healthy person who is hated by his elders and is wise in the rules relating to profits, money, and trade; and SUKRA a mutilated man who takes from his enemies, is overwhelmed by unrighteousness (adharma), and lives on the wealth of other men’s wives.

16.  The SURYA aspecting SANI in the LAGNA produces a restrained person obedient to his father; the CHANDRA one afflicted by diseases such as consumption; A murderous man suffering from a blood or wind disease; GURU the honored leader of a meeting; BUDHA one who is eminent in the arts, crafts, and writing; and SUKRA a man wise in business who gets his money honestly and desires to obtain a knowledge of women’s crafts.

17.  The influence pertaining to aspect is to be established as losing its own qualities under the influence of the qualities and natures of the signs. Now I shall describe (the influence) pertaining to a pair (of planets) being together in one sign and the conjunction of many (planets).

 

CONJUNCTIONS OF PLANETS AND THEIR EFFECTS

1.      The SURYA and the CHANDRA in conjunction in one sign produce a poor man; a rogue and a liar who is clever in business; one who is subject to women and knows how to sell good liquor.

2.      GURU and the CHANDRA produce a wise and rich man who establishes the good honour of his relatives; a courteous person who is pleased by gods, the twice-born, and teachers; a man of pure character and firm friendship.

3.      SUKRA and the CHANDRA produce a man who possesses garlands, perfumes, wreaths, clothes, and prosperity; an expert in the rules of business who knows about buying and selling; a man fond of strife who eats and talks a lot; a well-dressed person.

4.      BUDHA and the CHANDRA produce a wealthy man who knows the rules of poetry and story-telling and is handsome and a good conversationalist; a gentle man of good dharma who is honored by his wife; a man who is distinguished for his virtues and who smiles.

5.      KUJA and the CHANDRA produce a man who obtains fame on the battlefield; one whose actions are heroic and who is impatient of insult; a wrestler; an entrepreneur afflicted by a blood-disease; one who is an artisan with clay, leather, copper (loha), or iron (ayas).

6.      SANI and the CHANDRA produce a man devoted to despicable acts; a guardian of quadrupeds who has no self-control; the husband of an aged wife, a man who takes on the personality of others; a. person of bad character who is lord of a stable for horses.

7.      One finds that the man born under a conjunction of GURU and the SURYA has a strong body and is one whose wealth is obtained by his resorting to his friends; a man with many auspicious features; a twice-born who obtains honour by teaching others; a person who delights in serving the king.

8.      The SURYA and SUKRA produce a competent person who is clever in the science of swords and weapons; a wrestler who is knowledgeable in the great arenas; a man whose family is increased by his living with a wife at the end (of his life); one whose vision is weak.

9.      The SURYA and BUDHA produce a wise and noble man endowed with good. qualities of speech; one who is proud of his strength and looks; a servant desiring glory, but having insecure wealth; one beloved among kings (ksitisvara) and good men.

10.  KUJA and the SURYA produce a vigorous, violent, and fierce man possessing strength and courage; a person without knowledge or righteousness (dharma) who is untruthful in speech, but generous.

11.  SANI and the SURYA produce a man purified by the virtues of his clan and adorned with righteousness (dharma) because of his acts; a wanderer who has lost his wife and sons; an expert in the use of minerals.

12.  GURU and SUKRA produce a man who knows many sciences, sacred traditions (sruti), and poetry; one possessing distinguished firmness, steadfast-ness, and courage; a prosperous man whose wife is noble and good.

13.  GURU and BUDHA produce an intelligent pennon who constantly knows the truth about crafts, sacred traditions (sruti), and sciences and is clever at speaking; a handsome poet distinguished for the good qualities of his mind and possessing a wealth of fame.

14.  GURU and KUJA produce a harsh man who is fond of weapons; an orator of noble firmness; a prosperous hero or the lord of a city (nagaresvara); a glorious person with a wealth of auspiciousness or a twice-born.

15.  SANI and GURU produce men who are put in charge of towns (gramapuraskrta); those who are revered by guilds, assemblies, or conventions (srenisabhasanghanamaskrta); men who are resolute in many crafts and sacred traditions (sruti); and those of great wealth.

16.  SUKRA and BUDHA produce an eloquent man who is fond of perfumes and garlands and delights in singing and laughing; an honorable leader of the tribe (ganasrestha) who has many duties; one who is outstanding in (his knowledge of) the rules relating to such things as counting and measuring.

17.  KUJA and SUKRA produce a man who seduces other men’s wives; a fop who delights in dishonesty, lying, and gambling; a wrestler or a soldier; a leader of cowherds; one who lives by fighting.

18.  SANI and SUKRA produce an expert in wood-splitting or an artisan of arrows, missiles, armor, and blades; the husband of a woman who has lost her virginity or of a widow; a man who is unlucky with women and has little money.

19.  KUJA and BUDHA produce a man who works in gold and copper (loha); an expert in purchasing herbs and objects in the markets; a wanderer who is fond of strife and has many debts; a clever and shrewd person.

20.  SANI and BUDHA produce atheists (nastika) and cheats; men who are struck by losses and whose friendships are unstable; those who know the meaning of minerals (alchemy) and of magic; workers in iron (ayas).

21.  SANI and KUJA in one sign produce those who slay with poisoned swords and who are fond of deceit, theft, and fighting; men who are banished from righteousness (dharma).

22.  These planets are influential when they are in each other’s vat-gas, and these vargas are benefit; as they are highest, in the middle, or, lowest of their kind, they cause modifications as described.

23.  Three (planets) in one sign produce each its own distinctive characteristics in accordance with the science (of astrology); this combination of three kinds of influence is to be known as one which is put together by their association with each other.

24.  Three benefit planets in one sign are said to cause the birth of men outstanding and rich in knowledge, glory, and wealth; so three malefic planets produce one who is afflicted by poverty and disease.