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from the Discussion
Board on Friday Mar 24, 2006
Q. It is stated that the 11th house is one of those houses
whose ruler can become a functional malefic. Yet, in the Brihat
Parashara Hora Shastra (Ch. 26 Effects of the Bhava Lords)
and other works the position of the 11th ruler seems to give
only positive results in the house it is located. What's the
underlying logic?
A. This is a very good question. It is a confusing point.
The 11th lord is always a temporal or functional malefic no
matter what the ascendant. Yet, planets placed in the 11th
house, whether benefic or malefic, are considered well placed.
Being an upachaya house (3, 6, 10, or 11), malefics especially
are best placed here. Also, the 11th lord does not carry extreme
malefic qualities like the dusthana lords (6, 8, 12). Wherever
it is placed it can indicate an area of potential gains or
income, especially side income. The 11th lord in the 4th house,
for instance, can represent gains through properties and real
estate.
The 11th lord is one of the three trishadaya lords
3, 6, 11, which is an often overlooked category houses. The
malefic quality of the 11th house is greed as it
is one of the three kama or desire houses (3, 7,
11). B.P Malviya has written an excellent article called,
"The Mystic Trio in Astrology" in K.N.
Rao's book, Advanced Techniques of Astrological Predictions.
He quotes Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita as saying:
"Tri-vidham narakasyedam dvaram nasanam atmanah
kamah, krodhas tatha lobhas tasmad etat trayam tyajet."
Which translates as:
"Desire, anger and greed - the triple gate of
hell bring about the ruination of the soul. Therefore one
should avoid all these three." Ch 16 verse 21
Mr. Malviya points out that desire, anger and greed are represented
by the trishadaya houses 3, 6, and 11 respectively, which
are opposite the most important houses for spiritual advancement:
9, 12 and 5 houses. Being the last of the trishadaya trio,
the 11th house is the most powerful. He says,
"Every gain or success paves the way for another
effort, as the more one gains, the more greedy one tends to
be. Any control over Lobha (greed) is possible only
by contentment, which is rooted in Viveka (discrimination),
represented by the 5th house.
The 5th house is opposite the 11th house. Its qualities, like
discrimination and wisdom, are the balancing polarity for
the 11th house.
Copyright 2006. Vaughn Paul
Manley. All Rights Reserved.
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