The word Simha means “lion” while “asana” indicates posture. Therefore, the Yoga refers to the posture of the Lion indicating the effects of the Yoga in rulership and adminsitration. There are two conditions and a few variations as how is Yoga formed. Since this is a very long and comprehensive subject, I will try to be breif, while longer version with examples will come in a special edition.
THE YOGA TYPE 1
1. Lord of 10th house should be placed in Lagna. In this case, Lagna becomes stronger, with all its impect such as fame and administration. A person will sit or head organisation, group or be a prominent figure in society. Lagna is a seat of Shiva or enlightment, so in a spiritual charts, this Yoga will give huge followings, based on the subtle divisions. For example, in Siddhamsha chart, it will surely give spiritual leadership in cases of spiritually fortified charts, due to the person acquiring sidhi.
2. Lord of Lagna should be placed in 10th house. This Yoga focuses on 10th house or Karma, so the person can become famous and sit on the throne due to the karma achieved. This is normally blessing of Ganesha and Yoga known as siddhi Yoga.
3. In both cases a lot of will depend on the following factors:
- friendship of a graha with a Karaka/Karakas.
- position of Lagnesha and Surya in the 1st case
- relationship of Surya with Budha, Guru, and Shani which will determine the strength of the Yoga and direction of the ”asana”. For example if 10th lord is in Lagna, and Surya and Guru are conjoined in the 5th house a person will seat on the spiritual throne. Their trine position is also sufficient. Lagnesh should normally avoid dustana and PARTICULARLY 3rd house and 8th house. In case of 10th lord in Lagna and Lagnesha in 3rd house or 8th house a person may reject the throne or feel very unhappy about it.
- Normally, Surya and Chandra strength as well as other planets which will activate and sustain the Yoga in Rashi and Navamsa should be seen as per Saravali
THEREFORE WE MAY CONCLUDE THAT THERE ARE NUMBER OF VARIATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS YOGA, AS PER THE STANDARD CANONS. SO THERE ARE NO UNIVERSALLY THUMB RULES AND SATYACHARYA ADVICE IS CRUCIAL WHERE HE INFERS THAT INTELLIGENT ASTROLOGER SHOULD MAKE A DEDUCTION AS PER THIER KNOWLEDGE.
THE YOGA TYPE 2
1. If 10th lord is in 2nd house Simhasana Yoga occurs. This Yoga will depend also on the following factors. Please observe the 2nd lord position whether it will support Yoga. If Yoga is formed by a planet opposite of a nature of a Karaka Yoga will have difficulty to fructify. Other standard rules should also be applied
2. If 2nd lord is in 10th house, this Yoga is also formed, however, the focus is here different. Check the planet which forms the Yoga (2nd lord). If that planet is Mangal or Shani, a person cannot be a spiritual leader, yet succesful in job or career. Budha, and planets frienly to Budha while those inimical to Guru (Shani for example) may lead a Yoga into a non spiritual field. A Lot will depend on the position of Guru and Surya as well as other karakas.
As per the teachings I received, stronger or more beneficial yogas occur when 10th lord is in 2nd or 1st rather than 1st or 2nd lord in 10th where a lot will depend whether planet is a benefic or malefic and in which sign planet is placed.
Please note that Simhasana Yoga need not bring spiritual leadership as per some writers. There are four karaks of the 10th house, such as Budha, Guru, Shani and Surya. Not every will support spiritual karma, so that you will see this Yoga in many cases of succesful people. Such example is Indira Gandhi where 10th lord Mangala in 2nd house (family) supported Simhasana Yoga, where she sat on the presidential throne for years. In her chart Surya and Budha in 5th house supported the Yoga, where also some other Yogas in the chart also operated. The nature of Mangala as 10th lord and weakened position of Guru in the chart, dismissed the case of spiritual achivements through this yoga and lead it towards material throne.
To be continued…
May 22, 2008 at 10:31 am |
Dear Zoran,
Very nice write up. Really really nice. So for any of the simhamsa yogas, unless guru or surya strongly connects to the houses and planets (like yuti, trines depostion) this yoga will not be spirtual..?
Please kindly tell me if my understanding is correct..
-Regards
Rajarshi
June 2, 2008 at 4:04 pm |
Dear Sir,
My name is N.Ch.srivathsa. I read ur posts on simhasana yoga. I am in learning phase, i wrote anything wrong plaese a I am having both of the Types1 (Lord of Lagna should be placed in 10th house) and 2 (10th lord is in 2nd house) in my chart. As per the type 2 my 10 th lord is debilitated. So I was wondering whether this yoga will occur or not my Shadbala strengths of Sun (213) and Moon (89), as sun is yoga giver and moon is the yoga sustainer. CAn u please tell me whther which will will work and will this yoga frtify in my horoscope and I would love to hear comments on my horoscope if possibe.
For reference my detils
DOB: 3rd August 1979
TOB: 12-08 PM
POB: Hyderabad, A.P
Another thing in a forum (Orkut: vedic learning astrology forum) someone has given like this regarding the debilitation
“Moon debilitation is cancelled if mars or venus is kendra to lagna or moon. Since moon does not get exalted in navamsha, so navamsha rule will be not applicable here.
Venus is the exaltation lord of Moon…..
Mars is the debilitation lord of the Moon as also owner of the house….
The basic idea is :-
When a plaet gets debilitated in a Rasi it tends to evil to the Rasi and its lord.
If the Lord of the that Rasi is in Kendras ? Konas, it means it gains power and may escape the negetive effects of debilitation. It may thus be able to further protect it self and may be the Rasi being the owner.
Second implications is that the planet which gets exalted in that Rasi (where a plannet is debilitated) is the best way out to help that Rasi (may not be the lord). In classics, it is stated that if the planet which gets exalted there, in that Rasi (where a planet is in debilitation) is in Kendra / Kona means, evils on the Rasi may be neutralised. Now this is a big hint for those who want to take it. This principle is hundred per cent applicable for Rahu and Ketu as also for other planets.
Third is that if debilitating plant has an exchage with the lord of the Rasi…think who will do the harm..???
The most forgotten principle now-a-days is the constellation…much before Vergas (including Rasies) came into being the entire Vedic Astrology was stellar…How can ony one call himself Vedic Astrologer by forgetting the Nakshtra. An exchange of Nakshtra between the lord of the Rasi and Debilitated planet is a relief.”
Can u plese tell me how far the notes of debiltation is correct and if possible can u please comment.
Plese accept my apologies for my ignorance if anything is there which caused truble for u.
July 2, 2008 at 3:47 pm |
if shani, mangal and shukra remains in 7th house with vrushaba rashi how is yoga, where dhaunu guru is there in 2nd house, lagni vruchik, chandra in third house of makara and ravi and budha is in 5th house of meen
September 25, 2008 at 9:45 am |
my date of birth is 14th oct 1981,place of birth is visakhapatnam,andhra pradesh, time of birth is 03:30am,do i have any good yogas in my kundali and life
November 21, 2008 at 8:15 am |
hi.im afflicted with stammering..and i was told to do simhasana..My date of birth is 18 nov 1987..do u think i will b able to eradicate this ill with simhasana?