Mangal Dosha: Formation Rules, Exceptions and Chart Examples
Compare named Mangal Dosha house lists, count Mars from Lagna, Moon and Venus, and follow two worked examples without treating a label as fate.
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37–54 / 176Nadi Dosha in Kundli Matching: Groups, Scoring and Exceptions
See the complete 27-star Nadi table, calculate the 8-point kuta and compare named same-star, sign and pada exceptions.
Bhakoot Dosha: Moon-Sign Counting and Rule Differences
Count Moon signs both ways for 2/12, 5/9 and 6/8 Bhakoot pairs, then check the named scoring and sign-lord exception.
Ashtakavarga Explained: Bindus, Tables and a Worked Example
Compare BAV and SAV, reproduce a Sun Ashtakavarga contribution table, and check the raw 48 and post-Trikona 24 totals.
Gajakesari Yoga: Formation, Strength and Chart Examples
Compare Moon- and Lagna-based Gajakesari rules, check three worked chart counts, and see why a yoga label is not a prediction.
Budhaditya Yoga: Sun–Mercury Association, Degrees and Context
Check Budhaditya by sign, calculate Sun–Mercury degree gaps across signs, and compare a named combustion threshold.
Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga: Five Types and Formation Checks
Compare the five Pancha Mahapurusha planet, sign and kendra tests, then check worked charts without mixing Rashi and Navamsa.
Viparita Raja Yoga: Harsha, Sarala, Vimala and Worked Charts
Compare broad and narrow Harsha, Sarala and Vimala rules, identify the 6th, 8th and 12th lords, and verify three charts.
Kemadruma Yoga: The Moon Rule, Qualifications and Examples
Check the Moon, its adjacent signs and Lagna kendras under a named Kemadruma rule; compare a worked chart and counterexamples.
Rohini Nakshatra: Degrees, Four Padas and a Worked Example
Find Rohini in sidereal Taurus, map all four padas to Navamsa signs, and calculate a Moon longitude without turning symbolism into a fixed prediction.
Ashwini Nakshatra: Aries Degrees, Padas and the Ashvins
Locate Ashwini from 0° Aries, calculate its four padas and Navamsas, and understand the Ashvins in tradition without making medical or personality predictions.
Pushya Nakshatra: Cancer Degrees, Padas and Timing Claims
Calculate Pushya’s four Cancer padas and distinguish a natal Moon in Pushya from Guru Pushya transit timing and a complete muhurta.
Revati Nakshatra: Pisces Degrees, Padas and the Zodiac Boundary
Locate Revati from 346°40′ to 360°, calculate its four Pisces padas, and compare named gandanta conventions without fatalistic claims.
Bharani Nakshatra: Aries Degrees, Four Padas and Meaning
Find Bharani between Ashwini and Krittika, calculate its four padas, and separate Venus’s nakshatra role from Mars’s Aries rulership.
Hamsa (Hansa) Yoga: Jupiter’s Kendra Rules, Signs and Chart Examples
Verify Hamsa (Hansa) Yoga in Vedic astrology: Jupiter in Cancer, Sagittarius or Pisces in a Kendra from Lagna, classical variants and worked examples.
Malavya Yoga: Venus in Kendra, Own or Exalted Signs and Chart Examples
Learn how Malavya Yoga forms when Venus occupies Taurus, Libra or exalted Pisces in a Kendra from Lagna, with ascendant tables, combustion checks and examples.
Ruchaka Yoga: Mars in Kendra, Sign Rules, Mangal Dosha Overlap and Examples
Verify Ruchaka Yoga when Mars occupies Aries, Scorpio or Capricorn in a Kendra from Lagna, check Mangal Dosha overlap in houses 1, 4 and 7, and study examples.
Bhadra Yoga: Mercury in Gemini or Virgo, Kendra Checks and Examples
Learn why Bhadra Yoga forms when Mercury occupies Gemini or Virgo in a Kendra, why only Dual Lagnas qualify in whole-sign charts, and how combustion works.