Relationship of planets

Planets are friendly, inimical or neutral to one another.

How to determine which other planets are friendly or inimical to a planet?

Each planet has a ‘moolathrikona’ sign. Signs 2, 4 5, 8, 9 and 12 from that sign and their

rulers are friendly and others are inimical. If one of the signs is friendly and the other

inimical, then the sign and its ruler become neutral. And if the planet gets exalted in a

sign, it is no more inimical.

Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus SaturnMoolathrikona Leo Taurus Aries Virgo Sagittarius Libra AquariusExaltation Aries Taurus Capricorn Virgo Cancer Pisces Libra

Let us explain this with some concrete examples.

Taurus is the Moolathrikona sign of Moon. Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces

are friendly signs. Since Mercury rules Gemini (2) and also Virgo (5), it is friendly to the

luminary. Sun is a friend because Leo is the 4th sign from Taurus. Venus rules the 6th and

the 1st but Moon is exalted in Taurus, so Venus neutral. In the same way, Mars is neutral

since it rules the 7th (inimical) and the 12th (friendly). Jupiter and Saturn are also neutral.

Mercury has Virgo as its ‘moolathrikona’ sign. According to the rule, Libra, Sagittarius,

Capricorn, Aries, Taurus and Leo are friendly. That means, Venus and Sun are friends.

Mars rules the 3rd and the 8th. So the planet is neutral to the ambassador. Jupiter ruling the

4th and the 7th from Virgo, it becomes a neutral planet to Mercury. Saturn owns the signs

Capricorn and Aquarius, 5th and the 6th signs. Therefore, the dreaded planet becomes

neutral. Moon rules the 11th and hence an enemy.

Exercise: Tabulate the relationships of planets.

Friendly Inimical neutralSun Mo, Ma, Ju Ve, Sa, Ra, Ke MeMoon Su, Me Ra, Ke Ju, Ma, Ve, SaMars Su, Mo, Ju Me, Ra, Ke Ve, SaMercury Su, Ve Mo Ma, Ju, Sa, Ra, KeJupiter Su, Mo, Ma Me, Ve Sa, Ra, KeVenus Me, Sa, Ra, Ke Su, Mo Ju, MaSaturn Ve, Me, Ra, Ke Su, Mo, Ma JuRahu/

Kethu

Ve, Sa Su, Mo, Ma Me, Ju

Temporary relationship

In addition to natural relationship, the planets acquire temporary relationship also. Planets

in the signs 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th and 12th from a planet’s position become friendly and

others are inimical. If we combine both the natural and temporary relation, we will see

that for any planet, there will be ‘athimitra’ (very friendly), ‘athichattru’ (very adverse)

and neutral planets. For instance, Jupiter is inimical to Venus. If Venus is in Vigo and

Jupiter in Scorpio, the latter is a temporary friend because the benevolent planet is in

third sign from the planet of arts. So, it is neutral to Venus.

When we study a chart, we should take this factor into account.

Let us take an example chart.

Ju Ra

Mo Sa

Ma Me

Ke Ve Asc

Su

Let us find out the relationship other planets bear to Venus in the above chart.

Sun is a natural enemy to Venus. The luminary is in the XII to Venus and becomes a

temporary friend. So Sun is neutral to Venus.

Moon is an enemy too. But the fastest planet is in the 5th from Venus. It is unfriendly to

Venus by rule. Thus, Moon becomes the ‘adhi chatru’ or a bitter enemy to the planet of

arts.

Mars is neutral to Venus by nature. But being placed in the 4th sign to Venus, the fiery

planet becomes a friend to Venus.

Again, Jupiter is a neutral by nature to the ‘asura guru’ (head priest of the demons). But

as it transits the 6th sign, it becomes an enemy.

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