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Argala The Linchpin

Argala The Linchpin

Dedication: This small write up is reerentiall! dedicated to "ri #rishna $ishra who brought out the correct interpretation o% Argala among

the ancient commentators and "ri &ranganti 'angachar!a %or his beauti%ul e(planation o% the concept.

)ote: "ome o% the "ans*rit erses below couldn+t be gien in Deanagari due to m! computer problem, which & will correct later.

m )amah "ia!a

There is much to be discussed about Argala so sa! the e(perts on aimini "!stem. et, we neer nd a clear cut e(planation o% thisconcept. % course, neer did &. Am & going to clear the con%usion regarding Argala in this blog3 )o, then what is the purpose o% this post3

4ell, the purpose o% this post is to write a er! small introduction o% this concept. 4hile & was going to archies o% some o% the !ahoo

groups, & %ound that een the e(perienced teachers li*e "ri 56' )arasimha 'ao writing a natural malec in 2nd house gies a malec

Argala. et, there are some sill! argument that a planet in 6irodha Argala sign do harm een i% no planet in Argala sign. "ome scholars

write, planets in 2nd, 7th, 11th houses %rom an! house gie Argala %or that house.These are er! much contrast to the basic concept o%

Argala. Then, & decided to introduce the Argala concept in a step b! step basis, with re%erence to the commentaries.

"age aimini stated his diine science with the word 8padesam. The letter 8 re%ers to Lord "hia. 9ence "age inocating Lord "hias

%eet started his description o% the science. According to adaa #osa, the letter 8 re%ers to Lord 6ishnu. "o, it can be understood that the

"age inocated Lord 6ishnu also. )ow, 8pdesam is a imparting the *nowledge in a er! m!thological and secretie wa!. Thus, became

this aimini "!stem is a er! secret branch o% diination and has been *ept %or centuries.

The er! ne(t sutra deals with aspects.

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abhipa;!anti ?i 1-1-2

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p>r;abhe ca 1-1-@

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tanni=>;ca tadat 1-1-7

Translation: The aboe three sutras e(plain that "igns do aspect the %rontal signs, signs in both sides and the planets there in aspect as

the signs do. 9ere it is to be understood that "age aimini gae importance to the %rontal aspect. "o, it is er! important to rst loo* at the

%rontal sign aspect, and then go %rom lateral aspect.

"o, what "age is instructing us3 9e rst e(plained how Drishti to be rec*oned %rom signs in contrast to the Braha Drishti. &t is Cust li*etelling this another t!pe o% aspect. Then, he instructs us which does hae aspect. That is, e(plaining planet in these signs hae aspect. As

a sign alwa!s hae aspect on the opposite and beside signs, which is permanent doesnt add the d!namism that translates the horoscope

unless there is a planet. The planet in aparticular sign haing aspect in 'asi Drishti will add the d!namic inuence.

Let me state another 6riddha #ari*a e(plains that aspects be calculated onl! %or planets, not %or the signs, though we use the misnomer

term 'asi Drishti.

carasthaE sthiragaF pa;!et sthirasthaE carar>;igam G

ubha!asthaF tHbha!ago ni*aasthaF in>graham GG

Then, comes the er! important sutra as %ollows.

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d>rabh>g!a ;Hlasth>rgaI> nidh!>tuE 1-1-J

As most o% the students *now,K 7, K 2K 11.

Translation: "o, the planets in 7th, 2nd, 11th %rom the , gie Argala. 4hat do the doing there. This is where the con%usion

comes in. $ost scholars interpret the aboe word as sign. &s it correct interpretation3 This Muestion needs to as*ed b! eer! student as m!

guru puts it Argala is the linchpin o% the aimini Astrolog!. 4ithout understanding this aimini will eer be hardnut to crac*.

The *e!word here aimini puts in is

4hats that3 &ts literal meaning is the one which has sight. "o, the 7th, 2nd and 11th houses %rom the aspecting one proide the Argala.

4hich is the Aspecting one3 &s it the sign, or all signs, or Lagna, or all the bhaas3

As "age aimini mentioned all signs do aspect, then is there a need o% the word )idh!atuh in the aboe Argala sutra3 Nen without theword, the meaning suOces to sa! that 7th, 2nd, and 11th are the Argala places.

Another point as mentioned a couple o% paragraphs aboe, "age mentioned aboe onl! another drishti in contrast to longitudinal based

Braha Drishti. "o, here aspecting ones in the aboe Argala sutra are onl! the planets and )T the signs. &% "age wanted to mention that

signs without occupanc! o% a planet do aspect, then there is no meaning o% specic word )idh!atu as all signs become )idh!ata.

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"o, it is eident %rom the discussion aboe that onl! we need to calculate Argala %or aspecting planet. This aspecting planet is also called

Drashta which is an eMuialent term o% )idh!ata.

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*>masth> tu bhH!as> p>p>n>m 1-1-P

Translation:This ne(t sutra tal*s about the more than two malec planets constitute Argala. 4h! more than two, wh! not onl! two3 The

*e! word here is , which is plural. &n "ans*rit we hae sigular, dual, and plural in contrast to man! other languages. "o, onl! more thantwo malec planets in @rd house constitute Argala.

riEphanQca *>masth> irodhinaE 1-1-R

Translation: The planets in 10th, 12th and @rd respectiel! proide obstruction Sirodha to the Argala %ormed b! the planets in 7th, 2ndand 11th houses.

na n!Hn>ibal>sca 1-1-U

Translation: The planets in the 6irodha Argala signs do not obstruct when the! are small in number or wea*er than the planets in Argala

signs.

This is er! important rider as the smaller in number dont obstruct the Argala is ne, but i% the! are eMual in number, then we need to

ascertain the relatie strength o% the both parties and then decide the result. This is o%ten oerloo*ed, %or the planets eMual in number in

both Argala and 6irodha signs is not er! common.

pr>gat tri*o?e 1-1-V

Translation: "imilarl!, the trinal signs SJth, Vth signs Argala ma! be understood in the aboe lines.

$ost commentators seems to understand that Jth sign is Argala sign and the Vth sign is 6irodha Argala sign. 9ere, it is to be noted thatthe "age used plural word Tri*o)e, which means that both trines are Argala signs. The, which are the 6irodha Argala signs3 The riddle

can be soled b! ta*ing an alternatie argument that i% planets are in Jth house cause Argala, then planets in Vth cause 6irodha Argala

and ice ersa.

iparQtam *etoE 1-1-10

Translation: The Argala shall be rec*oned in reerse manner %or the sign occupied b! #etu.

&t clearl! indicate that %or the signs occupied b! #etu 10th, 12th, and @rd are the Argala signs and 7th, 2nd and 11th are respectiel! the

6irodha Argala signs. 4h!, we need to calculate in reerse manner %or #etu3 As #etu moes in reerse, so do the Argala calculation. &% that

is the case, then we need to calculate reerse manner to 'ahu as well.

To support this argument, we hae some classical re%erences iparQtam r>hu*etoE as an alternatie te(t. This needs to be probed

%urther. )eertheless, it clearl! proes the concept o% Argala be calculated onl! %or planets, not to the signs.

Thus %ar, we hae three t!pes o% Argala. &s there an! diWerence between them, or the! are same3 Xor e(ample is a planet in 7th iseMuiant to the planet in Jth3 The answer is ). There is a clear cut classication between these Argala, which & introduce below.

The Argala can be diided into three main concepts.

5rimar! Argala

6isesha Argala

Tri*ona Argala

5rimar! Argala: The planets in 7th, 2nd and 11th places %orm primar! argala. An! planet either natural benec or malec in these primar!

Argala place constitute "ubha SYenec Argala. "o, the belieed notion o% a natural malec in 2nd house is bad is not acceptable in aimini

"!stem. An! planet will hae a benec bearing on the aspecting planet, i% it is placed in the respectie Argala houses. "imilarl!, we need

to ascertain the strength o% the planets 6irodha Argala signs.

6isesha Argala: nl! more than two malec planets in @rd house proide a benec Argala and this Argala neer be obstructed. This is aspecial case o% Argala, which is rare and we can obsere this t!pe o% Argala in the charts o% Zueen 6ictoria etc.

Tri*ona Argala: &n this Argala, onl! benec planets in Jth or Vth house constitute benec Argala. Xor e(ample, an! natural benec or an

e(alted planet in Jth house %rom aspecting planet results in benec Argala, which is basicall! results in Dhana oga. "imilarl!, natural

malec or debilitated planet in Jth house doesnt proide Argala at all. Xurther 'ahu in Trine denitel! spoils man! positie ogas in the

chart.

4ell, wh! do !ou need to beliee this classication, while this is not e(plicitel! stated in aimini "utras3 The answer lies in the %ollowing

indispensable 6riddha #ari*a.

bha!a pu?!a in> bh>>dra=ur>huE ;ubh>rgaIam sphuago C[e!a bh>>ttu iparQt>rgalaF iduE

!as!a p>paE ;ubho > pi grahasti=het ;ubh>rgale

tena dra=e S!u*te *=itaF lagnaF pr>bal!>!opa*alpate !adi tasm>tgrahastatra iparQt>rgaIa sthitaE

tena dra=e S!u*te *=itaFlagnaF daurbal!>!opa*alpate

Translation: Yha!a K 2, 5un!a K 11, ina K 7 houses %rom the aspecting planet are subha Argala places. "phuta K 12, ga K @, Cne!a K 10

houses are the irodhargala places. Nither benec or malec planets in the aboe said Argala places results in "ubha Argala. The planet

aspecting Ascendant haing Argala will strengthen the Lagna. &% at all, planet aspecting the ascendant is haing Argala obstructed b!

planets in 6irodha Argala places, will results in wea*ness o% the Ascendant.

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As !ou can see %rom the aboe 6riddha #ari*a, it is er! clear that an! planet either malec or benec in the Argala places results in

"ubha SYenec Argala onl! and i% the aspecting planet without being obstructed b! 6irodha Argala will result in strength to the bhaa. "o,

we hae an authentic in%ormation about 5rimar! Argala. 4hat about the other two3 To be %ran*, we cant nd much description or usage o%

this 6ishesha Argala inoling onl! malec planets in the aailable ancient commentaries, but %or its mention in the aiminmi "utras. The

Tri*ona Argala was mentioned in !otisha 5halaratnamala Jth chapter as #one 5aadamiti Yrianti. "ri #rishna $ishra mentions a ariet!

o% Argala in Muanti%!ing the strength o% Argala and allots one Muarter strength to the benec planets in Tri*ona places. 'emember he

mentions onl! benec planets in the trines and an! planet in other 5rimar! Argala places.

&n the aboe #ari*a, it was mentioned onl! about the Ascendant onl!. 4h! onl! Ascendant3 The answer is that it is the planet which

aspects the Lagna with unobstructed Argala gies the 'aCa!oga to the natie. 4e will go into Argala 'aCa!ogas, ma! be, in 5art 2 o% this

write up.