Questions and Answers
114 questions on Astro Vastu
The 5th lord is Mars but the child studies in the West. Is that wrong?
See in which direction the 5th lord sits. If it sits in the West, that is excellent; if in the East, choose the East. The East and North are best for study anyway, and if the lord sits in the South, studying in the South also works.
My Saturn is debilitated and my school uniform is blue. What should I do?
The uniform cannot be changed. Chant the beej mantra of Saturn and do Saturn remedies such as donating its items; for example, donate five shirts to poor children, and the effect gets balanced.
If the 10th lord is debilitated in the 4th house, which colour can be used?
Apply the neech bhang chain: see the sign where it is debilitated, the lord of that sign, and the sign where that lord is exalted. For example, Saturn debilitated in sign 1 leads to Mars, which is exalted in sign 10, ruled by Saturn again, so donate Saturn's items instead.
If the planet of profit sits in the 11th house in its own sign, will a South-East entrance for the office be good?
Yes, it will suit, because the lord of the house of gains is swagrahi there.
With the Sun vargottam and Mercury and Jupiter exalted, which direction or work is best?
Also check which houses they rule. With an exalted Mercury, finance work suits; with an exalted Jupiter, knowledge work suits, such as vastu, astrology, tarot reading, college teaching and writing.
How are the degrees of planets read as child, young and old stages?
From 0 to 6 degrees a planet is a child, 6 to 10 a prince, 10 to 20 (up to 21-22) young with 100 percent power, 21 to 26 old, and 26 to 30 dead. A child planet gives the least result and a dead one gives none, whether it is exalted or debilitated.
Does a conjunction (yuti) work only when planets sit together, or also through aspect?
It also works through aspect. Sitting together and an aspect relationship both give the result, so Jupiter aspecting with its 5th, 7th or 9th aspect, or Saturn and Mars with their aspects, also forms the relationship.
If the husband's kundali is not available, can the whole interior be done from the wife's?
No. The husband's chart can be made from his thumb impression, from his palm, or as a prashna kundali, or the eldest son's chart can be used. Reading the palm also shows which direction suits him.
Are women given less importance when the house is read from the man's chart?
No, they are given full importance. The house is bought with the man's money, but its comforts are for the women. At griha pravesh the kalash chakra also checks the woman's rashi for the 4th, 8th and 12th positions, and women enter the house first.
Rahu sits in Taurus in the 11th house. What should be done for business profit?
Rahu is exalted there, so nothing needs to be done. Such a person gains more through shrewd tactics (sam, daam, dand, bhed) than through plain dealing. If the person stays sattvik, avoiding alcohol and non-veg and keeping tamasic food low, Rahu gives excellent results and can bring crores, provided its degree is good.
Mars is exalted but at 1 degree. What will it give?
It is in the infant stage, like a king's newborn son who has no power yet, so it gives only minimal results.
What should be done when Jupiter is exalted?
Give importance to the Ishaan (North-East), spend more time there and keep a silver mangal kalash. In the same way use the direction of every good planet with its colours, such as the South-East for a good Venus. If a planet is debilitated, use its direction as little as possible and avoid its colours.
The 10th lord Saturn sits in the 10th house in its own sign but is at 28 degrees and combust. What should be done?
It cannot give its good result because of its degree, so give it power. Power is best given by chanting its beej mantra; every planet has one, and the Jain and Hindu agams give different versions.
What result does an exalted Rahu at 10 degrees give?
A very good one. At 10 degrees it is young and fully powerful, so it can bring gains through speculation, the share market and administration, and even a sudden large windfall.
How should a chart be read if no planet is exalted or debilitated?
That is not a problem. See where the key lords sit: for example, a lagna lord in the 5th house shows that life progresses through children and knowledge. Check its degree and strengthen it. The lagna lord, 5th lord and 9th lord, if not debilitated, can be strengthened through their gems, metals, colours and grains for all-round growth.
What happens when a planet is retrograde?
A retrograde planet works at 100 percent power. If it is debilitated, it gives its bad result in full; if it is exalted or swagrahi, it gives its best result at full strength.
Why is sleeping recommended in the South-West or the South?
Sleep is an activity of Saturn, and Saturn is a friend of Rahu-Ketu, who rule the South-West. The South is the seat of Yama, before whom no one prevails. Sun and Saturn are enemies, so sleeping in the East brings husband-wife quarrels; only a king-like person such as a politician or minister can sleep there. Applying this friend-enemy logic of the planets to every activity lets you derive remedies yourself.
Can these planet artifacts be used even when the birth chart shows no defect?
Yes. Without a dosh they simply add energy. Nobody would refuse if God offered an exalted Jupiter, Mars or Saturn in their chart, and decorating with the items that represent such planets raises energy in the same way. Energy never becomes so much that it causes harm; how the gain is used is the person's own responsibility.
How do we choose a direction when no planet in the chart is exalted and several planets sit in one direction?
First choose the direction of exalted planets. If none are exalted, go towards the direction where the benefic planets sit: Venus, Mercury, Moon and Jupiter are benefic, while Rahu, Ketu, Saturn, Sun and Mars are malefic. Then use the interior items, seed mantras, artifacts, statues, trees, colours and symbols, to strengthen the planets that are not exalted.
Can a Moon photo be put up when the Moon and Saturn are conjunct in the chart?
No. A Moon-Saturn conjunction is not good, so do not put up a Moon photo in that case.
Should we follow the direction a planet rules or its position in the chart, for example an exalted Sun sitting in the West?
Follow the direction the planet rules: if the Sun is exalted, select the East even though it sits in the West of the chart. Also see where most benefic planets sit; two, three or even four directions can be favourable for one person.
With an exalted Moon in Taurus together with Jupiter, how can the Gajkesari yoga be made fruitful?
The house it falls in matters: a Gajkesari yoga in the 8th or 12th house does not give results and in the 6th it gives less. To make it fruitful, create the Gajkesari combination in the home through the interior, such as a water-filled kalash and white flowers in the North-East.
If Mars as the 10th lord (karmesh) is debilitated, should red be avoided in the logo?
Yes. A debilitated karmesh does not support you, so avoid its colour in the business and the logo, and take the colour of the 11th lord (labhesh) instead.
If the Sun is debilitated, can a Sun picture be kept in the East?
No, do not keep it and do not take on the trouble. Strengthen the West instead; its power reaches the East on its own.
Can a photo of Sammed Shikharji be put in the bedroom?
Venus and Jupiter are never friends. Sleep belongs to Saturn and the comforts of the bedroom to Venus, so a Jupiter picture like this suits the bedroom only if you observe celibacy (brahmacharya) and restraint.