According to Vedic astrology,a yoga is formed due to the relationship between one planet, sign, or house to another by placement, aspect, or conjunction.
Raja yogas are Shubha (‘auspicious’) yogas according to Vedic Astrology. They are believed to give success and a great rise in career or business, and a high degree of financial prosperity particularly during the dasha of the planets that give rise to Raja yogas. According to Vedic Astrology, there are in total 32 types of Raja Yogas that offer status, prestige and honor to a native. The formation of such planetary yogas direct a person towards success, and help him/her win over all life troubles with success.
Two major very important Raja Yogas are:
Gaj Kesari Raja Yoga
This is an important Raja(Royal) yoga which falls under the category of Variegated yogas.This yoga is formed when a Kendra from the Moon is occupied by Jupiter. These are 1, 4, 7, 10th houses from the Moon. The Gajakesari Yoga is a sign of riches, power, and fame. If this yoga is present in a horoscopeIt is the birth chart of the native in all cases. It shown a... More in fully effective way, native is gifted with these qualities. The Gajakesari Yoga would not be able to bestow it’s full benefits if the malefic planets have a strong influence on Jupiter and Moon or on anyone of these two planets.If a strong Gajakesari Yoga is present in a horoscopeIt is the birth chart of the native in all cases. It shown a... More chart, native will never have to worry about money.
Neecha-Bhanga Raja Yoga
A Neech Bhang Raj Yoga can bring its native results extremely similar to those achieved by a proper Raj Yoga. Neech Bhang Raja Yoga can show results stronger than a proper Raja Yoga, and this Neech Bhang Raja Yoga can give the native the status of a King or Emperor.
This yoga indicates cancellation of a debilitated planet. This condition yields a benefic result that gives rise to a Raja Yoga. A planet attains neech bhanga condition when it fulfills one or more of the following conditions:
- Lord of the house where debilitation takes place is placed in Kendra position from ascendantIt is the first house in the horoscope. More or from Moon.
- Lord of the house where that planet can exalt is placed in Kendra from ascendantIt is the first house in the horoscope. More or Moon.
- The debilitated planet is associated with or aspected by its debilitation lord.
- The debilitated planet exchanges houses with its debilitation lord.
There are 11 different types of Raja Yogas formed due to the relationship between Kendra lords and trikona houses lords.
Causes of Raja Yogas
These Raja Yogas result from a mutual relationship between:
- AscendantIt is the first house in the horoscope. More lord on one side and lord of the fourth or fifth or seventh or nineth or tenth houses on the other. Thus 5 combinations arise.
- Lord of the fourth house on one side and the lord of the fifth or nineth house on the other side. Thus 2 combinations arise.
- The lord of the fifth house on one side and the lord of the seventh or tenth on the other side. Two combinations arise like this.
- The lord of the seventh house on one side and lord of nineth on the other side.
- The lord of the nineth on one side and lord of tenth house on the other side.
Types of Raja Yogas
According to Rishi Prashara there are some more Raj Yogas:
- A conjunction or mutual aspect between the lord of the fifth and the lord of the nineth. This combination gives royal status to the native.
- Exchange between lords of fourth and tenth houses, aspected by or associated with the fifth or the nineth lords.
- Lord of the fourth and the tenth associating with lords of fifth or nineth.
- Lord of the fifth house associated with ascendantIt is the first house in the horoscope. More lord or nineth lord and placed in houses 1, 4 or 10.
- When benefics are associated with 2,4,5 houses from ascendantIt is the first house in the horoscope. More or from AtmakarakaIt is the planet with highest degrees in a horoscope. More and malefics are in in 3 or 6 house number from them.
- All benefics are in Kendra houses1, 4, 7, 10 houses of the horoscope. More and all malefics are in 3, 6, 11 houses.
- Debilitated lords of 6, 8, 12 houses aspect the ascendantIt is the first house in the horoscope. More.
- Debilitated planets occupy 3, 6, 8, 11 houses and a strong ascendantIt is the first house in the horoscope. More lord is aspecting ascendantIt is the first house in the horoscope. More.
- Jupiter and Venus are conjunct in nineth house or associated with fifth lord.
- Venus is placed in ascendantIt is the first house in the horoscope. More and is aspected by or associated with moon and Jupiter.
- Tenth lord is exalted or in own house and aspecting ascendantIt is the first house in the horoscope. More also.