FundamentalPrinciples

Contents
1BeforeWeStart
2TheHoroscopeExplained
3CreatingHoroscope(CastingtheChart)
4Planets
5Houses
6Cusps
7Signs
8ZodiacDivisionSign,StarandSub
9HouseGrouping
10GoodandBadHousesforSpecificMatters
11Significators
11.1Concept
11.2FindingSignificators
11.3FindingSignificationofPlanets
11.4FindingHouseSignificators
11.5SignificationsofNodesRahu&Ketu
12StrengthsofSignificators
13RulingPlanets(RP)
14SelectionofSignificators
14.1Method1:DetrimentalHouseMethod
14.2Method2:Sublordmethod
14.3Method3:RulingPlanetsmethod
14.4SelectionofFruitfulsignificator:AStepbyStepApproach
15Findingoutpromisesinachart
16TimingEvents

BeforeWeStart
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ofKPstudentwhilereadingthis
tutorialcanbediscussed
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wanttocontributetothis
tutorial.

TheHoroscopeExplained
Ahoroscope(alsocalledChartor
Kundali)isamapofheavens
seenataparticulartimefroma

particularplace.TheKP
horoscopeisslightlydifferent
fromthetraditionalhoroscopeas
itcontainscomparativelymore
information.AKPhoroscope
typicallycontainspositionof12
planets(includingRahu,Ketu,
Uranus,NeptuneandPluto)and
12houses.Therearevarious
waysinwhichahoroscopecan
bedrawn.InIndiatwomost
popularformatsareNorth
IndianformatandSouthIndian
format.Hereisasample
horoscopediagramdrawnfor
Date:January13,2009
Time:12:00NoonIST
Place:Agra,UP,India
(Detailedchartcanbefound
atwww.astrosage.com/chart.asp?
user=kptutorial)

ThisisahoroscopeinSouth
Indianformat.TheSouthIndian
chartisseeninclockwise
fashion.IntheSouthIndian

chartformat,signsarefixedand
houses&planetskeepmoving.
Thesecondboxfromthetopleft
isfixedforAries.Thisisthebox
whereI0012355iswritten
onthechart.Fromthatbox
onwards,intheclockwise
fashion,wecanreadothersigns
i.e.Taurus,Gemini,Cancer,Leo,
Virgo,Libra,Scorpio,Sagittarius,
Capricorn,Aquarius,andPisces
respectively.
Sokeepingthischartinmind,
wecansaythatfirsthousestarts
fromAries(becauseIiswritten
intheboxfixedforAries)1
degree,23minutesand55
seconds.Thesecondhouse
startsfromTaurus3degree46
minutes54seconds.Thestarting
positionofsecondhouseisalso
endingpositionforfirsthouse.
ThirdhousestartsfromTaurus
29degree19minutes19
seconds.Fourthhousestarts
fromGemini23degree2minute
49seconds.AsweseeKetuin
Cancer16degree24minute10
secondsbetweenIVandV
number,wecansaythatKetuis
infourthhouse.Similarly,Saturn
isbetweenVIandVII,sowe
cansaythatSaturnisinsixth
houseandsoon.
Similarlywecanseepositionof
allplanetsandhousesfromthis
chart.Tohaveaconsistency
acrossthetutorial,weare
planningtosticktotheSouth
Indianchartformat.
Note:Astrologersfromthe
Traditionalastrologybackground
maywonderseeingthechart
abovehowcomebothsecond
andthirdhousesarefalleninto
thesamesignTaurus?Which
meansthatVenusislordofboth
thehousessecondandthird.
Marsalsobecomelordofeighth
houseandninthhouseasperKP
chart.VirgoandPiscesarekind

ofdisappearedasnohouseis
fallinginthesetwosigns?Thisis
becauseofthereasonthatKP
usesPlacidusHousedivision
system,whichisborrowedfrom
Westernastrology,wherethe
housesareofunequalsize.
UnlikeTraditionalastrology,not
allhousesareofequalsizeof30
degreeinKPandhence
sometimesnohousefallsintoa
signorsometimesmorethan
onehousefallintoasign.We
willtalkmoreaboutitinthe
laterchapters.

CreatingHoroscope
(CastingtheChart)
Asdiscussed,tocastaKPchart,
youneedpositionsof12planets
and12houses.Therearetwo
waysyoucangetthese
information
1.Youcanusesomesoftware,
whichrequiresjustdate,time
andplace,or
2.Youcancalculatethese
positionsmanuallywiththehelp
ofcertaintables
CalculatingKPhoroscope
manuallyisatediousprocess.
Wewillcovermanualcalculation
inlaterchapters(chapter3).Till
suchtime,youcanusefree
software
onwww.MyKundali.comfor
castingaKPchart.

Planets
Asmentionedabove,totally12
planetsareusedinKPnamely
Sun,Moon,Mars,Mercury,
Jupiter,Venus,Saturn,Rahu,
Ketu,Uranus,Neptune
andPluto.AsUranus,Neptune
andPlutoareofcomparatively
recentdiscovery,usageofthese
planetsisnotasextensiveas
other9planets.NotallKP
astrologersuseall12planets,

hencetheusageofUranus,
Neptune,andPlutoisuptothe
choiceofaKPastrologer.Inthis
tutorial,ouremphasiswillalso
beonoriginal9planetsonly.
PleasenotethatRahuandKetu
arenotplanetsintermsof
modernastronomy,astheydon't
haveanyphysicalexistence.
Theyaremeremathematical
points.Duetothisreason,they
arealsosometimescalledas
shadowplanets.I'llnotgointo
theastronomicaldetailsofRahu
andKetubecauseitisnotthe
objectiveofthistutorial.
Eachplanetownscertainsigns
andstars(nakshatras)asfollows

Planet
Name

Sign(s)
Stars
Ownedby (Nakshatras)
thePlanet Ownedbythe
Planet
Sun
Leo
Kritika,
Uttaraphalguni,
Uttarashadha
Moon
Cancer
Rohini,Hasta,
Sravana
Mars
Aries,
Mrigasira,Chitra,
Scorpio
Dhanshita
Mercury Gemini,
Aslesha,Jyehsta,
Virgo
Revati
Jupiter Sagittarius, Punarvasu,
Pisces
Visakha,
Poorvabhadrapada
Venus Taurus,
Bharani,
Libra
Poorvaphalguni,
Poorvashadha
Saturn Capricorn, Pushya,
Aquarius
Anuradha,
Uttarabhadrapada
Rahu

Aridra,Swati,
Satabisha
Ketu

Aswini,Magha,
Moola
Fromtheabovetableyoucan
seethatRahuandKetuhavenot
beenallottedanysign
ownership.Youmayalsonote
thateachofthenineplanets

havebeengivenownershipof3
stars.
AsUranus,Neptune,andPluto
werenotpartoftheancient
Hinduastrology,theyhavenot
beengivenownershipofany
signoranystar.AsperWestern
astrologers,Uranusowns
Capricorn,NeptuneownsPisces
andPlutoownsScorpio.

Houses
Thereare12housesin
astrology.Housesarealso
referredasBhavaorGharin
Hinduastrology.Everyhousein
astrologyhasbeenassigned
certainsignificationsbythe
sages.Forexample,1sthouseis
forself,health,2ndhousefor
family,finance,3rdhousefor
brother,courage,4thhouseis
formother,conveyanceandso
on.
Intheastrology,ifahouseis
good,youwillgetgoodresults
relatedtothehouse.For
example,ifthe1sthouseisgood
inyourhoroscope,yourhealth
willbegood.Onthecontrary,if
thefirsthouseisbad,thehealth
willbeaffectedandonecaneven
haveashortlife.Different
systemsofastrologylikeHindu
system,Westernsystemetc.
havedifferentrulesforjudging
thehouses.Inotherwords,all
systemsusesomewhatdifferent
rulestoidentifywhetheryouwill
getgoodresultsorbadresults
pertainingtoahouseinyourlife.
Similarly,KPSystemalsohas
differentrulesandwewillbe
describingthoserulesinthe
followingsections.Beforethat,
letushavealookatwhatis
generallyassignedtoeachhouse
byoursages
FirstHouse
Birth,head,physicalbody,limb,
physicalfeatures,livelihood

SecondHouse
Wealth,food,righteye,what
oneeatsordrinks,face,eye,
speech,family,property
ThirdHouse
Courage,firmness,bad
thoughts,breast,ear,especially
rightear,prowess,brotheror
sisteryoungerone,heroism,
mentalstrength
Fourthhouse
House,home,land,relation,
mother,vehicle,happiness,
water,learning
FifthHouse
Intellect,children,son,belly,
traditionallaw,virtuousacts
previouslydone
SixthHouse
Debt,wounds,disease,enemy,
sin,awickedact,fear,
humiliation
SeventhHouse
Desire,love,passion,
cohabitation,partner,public,
wifeorhusband,dowry
EighthHouse
Life,longevity,mentalpain,
defeatorinsult,sorrow,scandal,
illrepute,death,impurity,
obstacle,danger
NinthHouse
Guruorpreceptor,father,
auspicious,previouslife,
worship,penance,virtue,
grandson,prayer,spiritual
initiation,noblefamily,fortune
TenthHouse
Livelihood,kingdom,work,
commerce,trade,business,rank
orposition,goodconduct,honor,
sacrifice,command,quality,
wealth,occupation
EleventhHouse
Profitorgain,income,allkinds

Profitorgain,income,allkinds
ofreceipts,acquisition,gain,
desire,passion,fulfillmentof
one'sdesire,wealthorriches,
brothersandsisterselderone,
friends
TwelfthHouse
Houseofdisappearance,
bondage,loss,negation,bed,
sin,poverty,penury,loss,
decline,misery,lefteye,leg,
defect

Cusps
Thepointatwhichtwohouses
meetiscalledaCusp.Starting
pointofahouseiscalledthe
cuspofthathouse.Sometimes
terms'cusp'and'house'are
usedinterchangeably.For
example,lordofthecuspand
lordofthehousehasthesame
meaninginKP.
Theplanetthatownsthesign
thatfallingonthecuspofa
houseiscalledtheowneror
thelordofthehouse.Please
notethattheterms'ownerofa
house'and'houselord'areused
interchangeablyinastrology.In
theexamplechart,thecuspof
thefirsthousefallsinsignAries.
Marsistheownerofthesign
Aries.Sowewillsaythatfirst
houselordisMars.Similarly,
cuspsofthesecondandthird
housefallinTaurussignwhichis
ownedbyVenus.Sowewillsay
thatthesecondhouseandthird
houseareownedbyVenus.
Someoftheastrologersfromthe
classicalastrologybackground
willfindthisunusualthatboth
secondandthirdhouseare
ownedbyVenus.Thishappens
duetothefactthatKPfollows
unequalhousedivision.Wewill
talkaboutthehousedivisionin
detailslater.

Signs
ThewholeUniverseisdivided

into12equalpartsandeachpart
isreferredtoasasign.Sothere
are12signsasfollows
1.Aries
2.Taurus
3.Gemini
4.Cancer
5.Leo
6.Virgo
7.Libra
8.Scorpio
9.Sagittarius
10.Capricorn
11.Aquarius
12.Pisces
Therearevariousclassification
forthesigns.These
classificationsaresometimes
usefulinpredictions.Someof
theimportantclassificationsare
asfollows
Classification1
FierySigns:Aries,Leo,
Sagittarius
EarthySigns:Taurus,
Virgo,Capricorn
AirySigns:Gemini,
Libra,Aquarius
WaterySigns:Cancer,
Scorpio,Pisces
Classification2
Movable:Aries,
Cancer,Libra,Capricorn
Fixed:Taurus,Leo,
Scorpio,Aquarius
Common:Gemini,
Virgo,Sagittarius,Pisces

ZodiacDivisionSign,
StarandSub
Zodiacisanimaginarybelt
encirclingtheheavenswithin
whicharealltheplanets.Aswe
knowinmathematicsacircleis
of360degree.Whenthiscircle
isdividedinto12equalpartsof
30degrees,eachpartiscalleda
sign.Wehavealreadytalkeda
littlebitaboutsigns.Whenthis

circleisdividedin27equalparts
of13degree20minutes,each
partiscalledaStarora
Nakshatra.Ifwedivideastar
furtherintonineparts,this9th
divisionofastariscalleda
'Sub'.This'Sub'isthereal
backboneofKPSystem.We
havealreadytalkedaboutthe
lordofasignandthelordofthe
starabove.Aslord(owner)ofa
signiscalled'Signlord',similarly
lordofastariscalled'Starlord'
andthelordofasubiscalled
'Sublord'.'Sublord'iscalculated
onthebasisofyearsallocatedto
eachofthe9planetsin
VimshottariDasasystem.The
yearsallocatedtoeachplanetin
VimshottariDasaSystemareas
follows
Planet
Ketu
Venus
Sun
Moon
Mars
Rahu
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
TOTAL

YearsAllocated
7
20
6
10
7
18
16
19
17
120

Youcannoticethedifferencein
thesequenceoftheplanets
notedabove.Thisisthe
sequenceusedinVimshottari
Dasa.Ketuislistedfirsthere
becauseKetuownsAshwinistar,
thefirststarofthezodiac,
followedbyVenus,Sun,Moon,
Mars,Rahu,Jupiter,Saturnand
Mercury.
Ineachstar,firstsublordisthe
planetthatownsthestarand
thenitisfollowedbythe
remainingeightplanetsin
VimshottariDashaplanet
sequence.Forexample,
IfAshwiniisthestarwhichis

ownedbyKetu,thefirstsublord
inAshwinistarwillbeKetu,the
secondsublordwillbeVenus,
thethirdsublordwillbeofSun
andsoon.
IfBharaniisthestarwhichis
ownedbyVenus,thefirstsub
lordinBharanistarwillbe
Venus,thesecondsublordwill
ofSun,thethirdsublordwillbe
ofMoonandsoon.
Youcannoticethatthereisno
namegiventoasublikewe
havegiventhenamesforsigns
andstars.Whatwearemostly
cocernedaboutisthelordofthat
subi.e.sublord.
Thespanofasublordcanbe
calculatedasfollows
SpanofaSubLord=(Years
ofPlanetinVimshottari
Dasa/120)X13degree20
minutes
as13degree20minutescan
alsobewrittenas800(13X60
+20)minutes,forsimplicityof
calculation,wecansay
SpanofaSubLord(in
minutes)=(YearsofPlanet
inVimshottariDasa/120)X
800
basedonthiswecancalculate
thespanofeachsublordas
follows
SpanofaSubLordKetu=(7
/120)X800=46.6666=0
degree46minutes40
seconds
SpanofaSubLordVenus
=(20/120)X800=133.3333
=2degree13minutes20
seconds
SpanofaSubLordSun=(6/
120)X800=40=0degree40
minutes00seconds
SpanofaSubLordMoon
=(10/120)X800=66.6666
=1degree6minutes40

=1degree6minutes40
seconds
SpanofaSubLordMars=(7
/120)X800=46.6666=0
degree46minutes40
seconds
SpanofaSubLordRahu
=(18/120)X800=120=2
degree0minutes0seconds
SpanofaSubLordJupiter
=(16/120)X800=106.6666
=1degree46minutes40
seconds
SpanofaSubLordSaturn
=(19/120)X800=126.6666
=2degree6minutes40
seconds
SpanofaSubLordMercury
=(17/120)X800=113.3333
=1degree53minutes20
seconds
Abovecanbesummarizedina
tabularformatasfollows
SubLord
Ketu
Venus
Sun
Moon
Mars
Rahu
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
TOTAL

SubSpan
046'40"
213'20"
040'
16'40"
046'40"
20'0"
146'40"
26'40"
153'20"
1320'

Tosaveyoufromthehasslesof
calculations,thisisaready
reckonertableofSign,Star,and
Subcanbefoundhere.
Note:Highschoolmathematics
isinvolvedinthecalculationof
Sublord.Don'tworry,ifyou
don'tunderstandthecalculation
partbecausenowadayswe
havesoftwareprogramsthatcan
dothecalculationforyou.Also
thesublordcalculation
tablementionedabovecanbe
usedforreadyreference.

HouseGrouping
LikeSub,housegroupingis
anotherveryimportantconcept
inKPSystem.Forevery
importantaspectofhumanlife,
onehousehasbeengiven
primaryimportanceandfew
otherhouseshavebeengiven
secondaryimportance.Allthese
housestogetherareknownas
groupofhousesforanaspect.
Bythetermaspectofhuman
life,Imeanhealth,family,
professionetc.Letustakean
exampleofmarriage,for
marriagehousenumber7thhas
beengivenprimaryimportance.
Why?Because7thhouseis
takenasthehouseforspouse
husbandorwife.Ifyouare
comingfromtheHinduastrology
orWesternastrology
background,youwillfindit
familiar.Ifyoudon'thaveany
astrologybackground,youcan
referhousesignificationtable
undertheheading'House'
above.Housenumber2and11
aresaidtobesupportivehouse
formarriage.Inourtraditional
astrology,2ndhouseisthe
houseforfamilyand11thhouse
isthehouseforfriendsand
fulfillmentofdesire.Sowecan
saythatformarriagewehaveto
judgehousenumber2,7and
11.Thisishousegroupingfor
marriage.Similarly,wecan
grouphousesforothermajor
aspectsofourlife.Iam
tabulatinghousegroupingfor
someoftheimportantaspectsas
follows
Aspect
Longevity
Cureof
disease
Education
Marriage
Childbirth
Foreigntravel

HouseGroups
1,8,3
1,5,11
4,9,11
2,7,11
2,5,11
3,9,12

Service
2,6,10
Gainofmoney 2,6,11

Morecomprehensivelistof
housegroupscanbefound
atHouseGroupingsectionofthis
wiki.

GoodandBadHousesfor
SpecificMatters
Generally12thhousefromany
houseisconsidereddetrimental
tothathouseandhencenegates
theresultsofthathouse.For
example,2,7and11housesare
thehousesthatgivemarriage.
12thHousefromthesehouses
i.e.1(12thfrom2),6(12th
from7)and10(12thfrom11)
willgiveoppositeresultsi.e.
denialofmarriageorseparation,
divorceetc.,ifalreadymarried.
Thisisageneralrulewhich
requiressomemodificationson
thebasisofsufficientevidence.

Significators

Concept
Asmentionedabove,12houses
dealwithallaspectofahuman
life.Generallyaplanetcangive
resultsrelatedtomanyhouses.
Forexample,fromthesection
Houses,wecanseethat7th
houseisthehouseformarriage
whereas10thhouseisthehouse
forjob.Now,onesingleplanet
cangivebothjobandmarriage
toaperson.AssumingMarsis
thatplanet,wewillsaythatMars
signifies7thhouseand10th
houseinsuchacase.
Similarly,resultsrelatedtoa
housecanbeobtainedfrom
morethanoneplanet.Assuming
inachartMarsandJupiterboth
cangiveMarriage,wewillsay
that7thhouse(marriage)is
signifiedbyMarsandJupiter.
Toputinsimplelanguage,a

planetcansignifymorethanone
house.Alsoahousecanbe
signifiedbymorethanone
planet.Fromterminology,letus
movetothemethodoffinding
significatorsinthenextsection.

FindingSignificators
Hereisthesign,starandsub
positionforalltheplanetsand
cuspsfortheexamplechart
Planet Longitude Sign Star
Name
Sun 26919'04" Jupiter Sun

Sub

Rahu

11850'32" Moon Mercury Saturn

Moon

Mars 25856'14" Jupiter Venus

Mercury 28337'35" Saturn Moon

Jupiter 27755'40" Saturn Sun

Venus 31625'24" Saturn Rahu

Saturn 14742'35" Sun

Sun

Rahu 28624'40" Saturn Moon

Ketu
10624'40" Moon Saturn

Rahu
Rahu
Venus
Venus
Moon
Saturn
Jupiter

Cusp Longitude Sign Star

Sub
1
00123'55" Mars
Ketu
Venus
2
03346'54" Venus Sun
Saturn
3
05919'19" Venus Mars
Saturn
4
08302'49" Mercury Jupiter Saturn
5
10859'58" Moon
Mercury Ketu
6
14116'58" Sun
Venus Jupiter
7
18123'55" Venus Mars
Mercury
8
21346'54" Mars
Saturn Saturn
9
23919'19" Mars
Mercury Saturn
10 26302'49" Jupiter Venus Saturn
11 28859'58" Saturn Moon
Mercury
12 32116'58" Saturn Jupiter Jupiter

FindingSignificationof
Planets
Aplanetsignifiesvarioushouses
intheorderofstrengthas

follows
Level1.Houseoccupiedbythe
starlordoftheplanet
Level2.Houseoccupiedbythe
planetitself
Level3.Housesownedbythe
starlordoftheplanet
Level4.Housesownedbythe
planetitself
Asthissignificationisinthe
orderofstrength,significationat
level1ismorepowerfulthan
significationatlevel2.
Significationatlevel2ismore
powerfulthansignificationat
level3andsoon.Level1to4is
usuallymentionedasgradeAto
Esignnificators.
Supposewehavetofind
significationfortheplanetMars
inexamplechart.Herearethe
signifiedhouses
Level1.MarssstarlordisVenus
whoisinhouseno.11
Level2.Marsisinhouseno.9
Level3.MarssstarisVenuswho
ownshouseno.2,3,7
Level4.Marsownshouseno.1,
8,9
WecansaythatMarssignifies
houses11,2,3,7,9,1,8inthis
chart.
Letustakeanotherplanet
Moon
Level1.MoonsstarlordMercury
isinhouseno.10
Level2.Moonoccupies5th
house
Level3.MoonsstarlordMercury
owns4thHouse
Level4.Moonowns5thhouse
So,wecansaythatMoon
signifieshouses10,4,and5.
Wecantabulatesignificationof
theplanetsinourexamplechart
asfollows

Planet Level1
Level2
Level3
Level4
(starlord's (occupancy) (starlord's (ownership)
occupancy)
ownership)
Sun
10
10
6
6
Moon
10
5
4
5
Mars
11
9
2,3,7
1,8,9
Mercury 5
10
5
4
Jupiter 10
10
6
10
Venus 10
11

2,3,7
Saturn 10
6
6
11,12
Rahu
5
10
5

Ketu
6
4
11,12

FindingHouse
Significators
Significatorforahouseinthe
orderofstrengthareasfollows
Level1.Planetsinthestarof
occupantsofthathouse
Level2.Planetsinthathouse
Level3.Planetsinthestarof
ownersofthathouse
Level4.Ownerofthathouse
Sigificatorsarementionedinthe
orderofstrength.Itmeansthat
thesignificatorsatlevel1is
morepowerfulthanthe
significatorsatlevel2.
Significatorsatlevel2aremore
powerfulthansignificatorsat
level3andsoon.Level1to4is
usuallymentionedasgradeAto
Esignificators.
Letustakeanexampleofhouse
number6inourexamplechart
Level1.Planetsinthestarofthe
occupantofthe6thhouse
(Saturn)Ketu
Level2.Planetsin6thhouse
Saturn
Level3.Planetinthestarofthe
owner(Sun)Sun,Jupiter,and
Saturn
Level4.Ownerof6thhouse
Sun
so,6thhousesignificatorsare
Ketu,Sun,Jupiter,andSaturn.
(Theeasywayistotakefrom
theabovetableofplanet

significations,i.e.fromlevel1
columnonlyKetufor6th,level2
columnonlySaturnfor6th,level
3columnSun,Jupiter&Saturn,
andlevel4columnSunonly.)
Letustakeanotherexampleof
housenumber10intheexample
chart
Level1.Planetsinthestarofthe
occupantsof10thhousei.e.
Sun,Jupiter,Mercury,andRahu
Sun&Saturn(inthestarof
Sun),noplanetinthestarof
Jupiter,Moon(inthestarof
Mercury),Venus(inthestarof
Rahu)
Level2.Planetsin10thhouse
Sun,Jupiter,Mercury,Rahu
Level3.Planetinthestarofthe
owner(Jupiter)noplanetinthe
starofJupiter
Level4.Ownerof10thhouse
Jupiter
so,10thhousesignificatorsare
Sun,Saturn,Moon,Venus,
Jupiter,Mercury,Rahu
TIP:Ifthereisnoplanet(s)
inthestarofsignificators,
significator(s)areconsidered
strong.Inabovecase,as
Jupiterdoesnthaveany
planetinitsstar,henceitisa
strongsignificatorfor10th
housebyoccupationandalso
bylordshipifthehouseis
empty,whichisnotsointhis
case.Byastrongsignificator
wemeanthattheplanethas
morechancesofgivingthe
resultofthehousethanother
significators
Wecantabulatehouse
significatorsinourexamplechart
asfollows
House Level1
Level2
Level3 Level4
(in
(Occupants) (in
(Owner)
Occupant's
Owner's
star)
star)
1

Mars

2
3
4
5
6

7
8
9
10

11
12

Mercury,
Rahu
Ketu

Sun,
Jupiter,
Moon,
Venus,
Saturn
Mars

Ketu
Moon
Saturn

Mars
Sun,
Mercury,
Jupiter,Rahu

Venus

NOTE:
1.Planetsconjoinedor
aspectedbytheabove
significators(level1to4)are
alsothe5thlevel(weakest)
significators.
2.Asyoucannoticefrom
above,Subdoesntplayany
roleintheprocessoffinding
significators.

SignificationsofNodes
Rahu&Ketu
RahuandKetuarenotplanetin
truesense.Theseareshadow
planetsanddonothaveany
physicalexistance.To
understandsignificationofRahu
andKetu,weneedto
understandthe'agent'nature
ofthesetwo.

RahuandKetuactasanagentof
theplanet(s)
(a)theplanetconjoiningor
aspecting
(b)ownerplanetofthesign
inwhereitisplaced
Inourexamplechart,Rahu
conjoinsMercuryandJupiterin
Capricornsign.Sowecansay

Mars
Venus
Mars
Venus
Moon
Mercury
Mercury, Moon
Rahu
Sun,
Sun
Jupiter,
Saturn
Mars
Venus

Mars

Mars
Jupiter

Ketu

Saturn
Saturn

thatRahuactsasanagentto
MercuryandJupiter.AsRahuis
closertoMercurythanJupiter,it
willrepresentMercurymore
prominentlythanJupiter.
Capricornisthesignownedby
Saturn,soitwillalsoactasan
agenttoSaturn,butevenless
prominently.Sometimes'Node
actasanagentofplanetplanet
X'isalsowrittenas'Node
representsplanetX'.
Anodesignifiesthehouses
(a)Level1toLevel4above
(b)Level1toLeve4ofthe
planetsitrepresents

Inourexample,Rahusignifies
houses5and10byitsown.
Rahualsosignifies5,10,and4
bybeingagentofMercury.Rahu
alsosignifieshouses10and6by
beingagentofJupiterbutless
prominentlythanbybeingagent
ofMercury.Rahualsosignifies
houses10,6,11,12bybeing
agentofSaturn,butevenless
prominentlythanJupiterand
Mercury.

Forpracticalpurpose,we
generallytakethemost
prominentagentonlyinour
analysis.Inotherwords,though
RahuactsanagentofMercury,
JupiterandSaturn,wewilltake
Mercuryonlyotherwisewewill
beconfusedwithtoomany
housessignified.

StrengthsofSignificators
Asmentionedabove,aplanet
givesresultofthehousesin
orderofLevel1toLevel4.
Thoughwemustnotethatif
thereisnoplanetinthatplanets
star,theplanetiscalledself
strengthplanetandgivesresults
infollowingorder

Level2.Houseoccupiedbythe
planetitself
Level1.Houseoccupiedbythe

starlordoftheplanet
Level4.Housesownedbythe
planetitself
Level3.Housesownedbythe
starlordoftheplanet

RulingPlanets(RP)
RulingPlanets(RP)isadivine
tooltohelpastrologers.Asthe
namesuggests,RulingPlanets
aretheplanetsthatrulea
particularmoment.KPSystem
considerstotal5rulingplanetsin
theorderofstrengthasfollows
1.AscendantStarLord
2.AscendantSignLord
3.MoonStarLord
4.MoonSignLord
5.DayLord
RulingPlanetsaregenerallyused
inconjunctionwithbirthcharts
orhorarycharts.SometimesRPs
alsohavesomeother
independentapplications
likepredictingminor
eventsandrectificationofbirth
time.
RahuandKetuactasagentsto
otherplanets.Pleaseseesection
"ShadowPlanetsRahuand
Ketu"belowformore
information.
Daylordforeachdayisas
follows
Day

Day
Lord
Sunday
Sun
Monday
Moon
Tuesday
Mars
Wednesday Mercury
Thursday Jupiter
Friday
Venus
Saturday Saturn
Supposewehavetocalculate
RulingPlanetsatJanuary18,
2009,6:00PMISTatDelhi,
India.HereistheAscendantand

Moonpositionatthattime
AscendantLongitude:
09755'37"
MoonLongitude:
18917'14"
Fromthe"Sign,Star,andSub
Table",wecanfindSignlordand
Starlordforboththelongitude
asfollows

Longitude

Sign Star
Lord Lord
Ascendant 09755'37" Moon Saturn
Moon
18917'14" Venus Rahu
Thedayon18thJanuary2009
wasSunday,sothedaylordwill
beSun.
So,herearetheRulingplanets
forthemoment(January18,
2009,6:00PMISTatDelhi,
India)
AscendantStar Saturn
Lord
AscendantSign Moon
Lord
MoonStarLord Rahu
MoonSignLord Venus
DayLord
Sun
Note:
1.Hindudaystartsfrom
sunriseandlasttillnext
sunrise.Wehavetotake'day
lord'accordingtoHinduday
only.
2.Therulingplanetsinastar
orsubofretrogradeplanets
shouldbediscardedfromthe
listofRP.

SelectionofSignificators
Asdiscussedabove,whenyou
arejudgingparticularaspectof
life,youhavetocheck
significatorsofthegroupof
housesrelatedtothataspectof
life.Forexample,ifyouhaveto

findoutthetimeofmarriage,
housegroupis2,7and11(see
thetableabove).So,youneed
tofindoutsignificatorsofhouse
number2,7and11.Whenthe
personwillpassthroughthe
dasaofsignificatorsofhouse2,
7and11together,s/hewillget
married.
Sometime,yougetmany
significatorsforjudgingan
aspectoflife.Forexample,ifwe
havetofindout,whenwillthe
nativeoftheexamplechartgeta
newjob.Forjob,wehaveto
judge2,6,10and11.Nowhere
arethesignificators
2Mars,Venus
6Sun,Jupiter,Saturn,Ketu
10Sun,Moon,Mercury,Venus,
Saturn,Rahu
11Mars,Ketu,Venus,Saturn

Nowhereisthedilemmaforthe
astrologer.Allthenineplanets
areappearingassinginifcatorfor
thejob.Insuchacase,weneed
tofindoutthesignifcatorswhich
aremorepowerfulthatothers
forthatparticularaspectoflife.
Asweneedtoeliminateless
powerfulsignificatorsandkeep
morepowerfulsignificator,this
processisalsotermedas
'eliminationofsignificators.'

Beforewejumpintotheprocess
ofsingificatorelimination,we
shouldrememberthesetwo
importantpoints
*Asmentionedabove,level1
significatorsarepowerfulthan
level2significatorsassoon.So,
oneneedtogivepreferenceto
thehigherlevelsignificators
*Againasmentionedabove,
Planetshavingnoplanetsinits
starisstronger.

Wewillnowdiscussthree
populareliminationmethods.

Method1:Detrimental
HouseMethod

Thesignificatorsofhouses
detrimentaltotheaspectunder
considerationareweaker.For
example,housenumber1(12th
to2ndnegationof2nd)5
(12thto6)and9(negationto
10th)aredetrimentalhousesfor
thejob.Intheexamplechart,
significatorsofhouse1,5,and9
areasfollows
1Mars
5Mercury,Rahu,Moon
9Mars

AsMoon,Mars,Mercuryand
Rahuarethesignificatorsof1,
5,and9aswell.Thesearenot
powerfulenoughtogiveresults
ofhousenumber2,6,10and
11.Sothesearetheplanetsthat
havethepossibilityofdropping
fromthesignificatorlistofjob.If
weremoveMoon,Mars,Mercury
andRahufromthesignificators
list,wewillleftwiththefollowing

Sun,Jupiter,Venus,Saturn,
Ketu

Method2:Sublord
method
Removethesignificatorsinthe
subofthesignifcatorsofthe
housesdetrimentaltothehouses
underconsideration.As
mentionedabove,housenumber
1(12thto2ndnegationof
2nd)5(12thto6)and9
(negationto10th)are
detrimentalhousesforjob.
Significatorsofhouse1,5,and9
areasfollows
1Mars
5Mercury,Rahu,Moon
9Mars

PlanetsintheSubofabove
planetsareasfollows
MoonSaturnisintheSubof
Moon
MarsThereisnoplanetinthe
SubofMars
MercuryThereisnoplanetsin
theSubofMercury

RahuSun,MarsandMercuryin
theSubofRahu

SoSaturn,Sun,Marsand
Mercuryarealsoweaker
significatorsforjobandcanbe
removedfromthesignifactorlist.

Note:SomeKPastrologersgive
moreimportancetostarlordof
sublordratherthansublord
itself.

Method3:RulingPlanets
method
Checktherulingplanetsforthe
timeofjudgmentofthe
horoscope.Therulingplanets
thatarealsofoundinthe
significatorsofthehouse
groupingarethestrongest
significators.Inotherwords
selecttheplanetswhichare
commonamongsingificatorfor
theaspectandrulingplanets.

SelectionofFruitful
significator:AStepby
StepApproach
Thisisastepbystepapproach
oftenrecommended
ink_p_systemyahoogroup.Out
ofthesignificatorsmentioned
aboveandselectthefruitful
significatorsasfollows:
1)Significtorswhichare
commonwiththeRulingPlanets,
2)Significatorswhichareposited
inthestarsofthecuspalsub
lordsofrequiredhousesfora
matterunderconsideration,
2,7,11formarriage,
3)Significatorswhicharethe
cuspalsublordsoftherequired
houses,
4)Significatorsofplanets
withouthavinganyplanetin
theirstars,whicharestrongest
togivetheresultsofthehouses
bybeingthesublordtothem.
(GoldenRule:Taketheplanets
whicharepositedinthesubof

thesignificatorswhose
constellationsarenottenanted),
5)Significatorsappearingmany
timesamongsttheRuling
Planetsandsignificators.
6)RulingPlanetsorother
methodsofselectingfruitful
significatorscantobeusedin
fixingtimingofeventbyDBAS.

Findingoutpromisesina
chart
Inthe"HouseGrouping"section
itwasexplainedthat"forevery
importantaspectofhumanlife,
onehousehasbeengiven
primaryimportanceandfew
otherhouseshavebeengiven
secondaryimportance."
Standardrulesforpredictionare

1.Ifthesublordofprimary
houseunderconsiderationis
signifyinghousegrouprelatedto
thematterunderconsideration
thenthematterisgoingto
fructifyandtheansweris
positive.
2.Onthecontrary,ifitsublord
ofprimaryhouseissignifying
detrimentalhouses(seegood
andbadhousesabove)alone
thenthematterwillnotfructify
3.But,ifitsublordofprimary
houseissignifyinghousegroup
aswellasdetrimentalhouses
thenthenativewillgetboththe
resultsindifferentdasaperiod.

Asexplainedinhousegrouping
section,7thhouseistheprimary
houseformarriage.2ndand
11thhousesaresupportive
houses.Thesethreehouses
togetherwillbecalledconductive
housegroup(orsimplyhouse
group)formarriage.1st,6thand
10thhousebeing12thfromthe
mentionedhousegroupare
detrimentalformarriage.If
sublordof7thhouseissignifying
either7thor2ndor11ththen
themarriageispromised.The

personwilldefinitelymarry.This
waywecandecidethepromises
relatedtovariousaspectoflife
inachart.

TimingEvents
Onceitisdecidedwhetherthe
eventispromisedinthechartor
not,nextimportantstepisto
findoutwhentheeventwilltake
place.

Thematterwillfructifyinthe
dasa,bhuktiandantaraofthe
significatorsofhousesgroupfor
thematterunderconsideration.
Significatorsofmainand
supportivehousesneedstobe
foundoutaccordingtothe
methodgiveninthesection
"FindingHouseSignifcators."
NowadaysallKPsoftware
likehttp://www.MyKundali.comgives
youalistofsignificator,soyou
neednottoworryabout
significatorselectionprocess.
Theeventwillhappeninthe
conjoinedperiodofthe
signifcatorsofthehousegroup
forthematterunder
consideration.Amongthe
signficators,youneedout
possibledasalord,bhuktilord
andantaralord.Iftheselected
numberofsigfinicatorsaremore
thanthree(werequireonefor
dasa,oneforbhuktiandonefor
antara),weneedtofindout
powerfulsignificatorsamong
themaccordingtotherules
givenin"selectionofsignificator"
section.

Note:InKPSystem,only
VimshottariDasaisused.Other
dasaslikeYogini,Kalchakra,
Ashottari,CharaDasaetc.are
notused.
Generallydasaisforsome
longerduration.Topinpoint
exacttimeofhappeningofan
event,weneedtoseethetransit
asfollows
1.Dasa,BhuktiandAntaralord

shouldtransitthroughthe
significatorsofthehousesunder
considerationtofructifythe
event.
2.Forevenfinertiming,weneed
tochecktransitofSunand
Moon.SunandMoonshould
transitthroughthesignificators.

Note:Suntransitisconsidered
whentheeventislikelywithina
year.Moontransitshouldbe
consideredforpinpointingan
eventsuptoamonth.Lagan
transitshouldbeconsideredfor
predictingtheeventuptohour
andminutes