Distribution of Planets in a Chart - the Royal Yellow Umbrella

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In Vedic, one way of evaluating of chart is to see the pattern of

distribution of planets. (Tropical Astrology also has this, but their

pattern of classification is slightly different).

 

There are several yogas for this category.

 

The one sub-category under this main category is when all the planets

(9 in Vedic) form a semi-circle. It can be from the 4th to 10 House,

from the 2nd to the 8th House, 5th to the 11th House, 3rd to the 9th

House etc. with EACH PLANET POSITED IN EACH HOUSE THAT IS FORMING THE

SEMI-CIRCLE. Rahu and Ketu is not considered for the formation of

this yoga.

 

One pattern that denotes special mention in this sub-category is when

all the planets sits from the 7th to the 1st House (one planet in each

house from 7th to 1st). The Yoga name for this denotes the Royal

Yellow Umbrella used by royalty in Malaysia, Sri Lanka etc. (The

English word for this umbrella starts with 'P'. I cannot remember the

word.

 

A person born with this distribution is basically a nourisher of the

current society which he lives in. It is like he is providing a shade

to the beings that are currently living by shielding them with the

umbrella. So a person with this configuration can come up with novel

ideas be it invention, literary insights etc. whatever that benefits

the society enormously.

 

As in all Yogas, there is always a step-down from the pure version.

Some of these are listed below :-

 

(1) If the semi-circle has holes, then the person would be lacking in

that area when he tries to achieve the fulfillment of the Yoga. In

our example, if there is a planet missing in the 9th House of the

semi-circle formed from 7th to the 1st, then the person's endeavours

lacks credibility (the 9th House rules faith).

 

(2) The head of the planet in the semi-circle (as in all

configurations when the planets are lined up as in a locomotive, not

just the semi-circle, the planet in the head of the chain gains

significance) would determine the primary motivation and method of how

the person achieves his aim. So if Venus is in the 1st House, then

the person would seek to achieve his goal through means that are

non-disruptive and is in harmony with the society's standard.

 

(3) Although Rahu and Ketu are not considered in this yoga, if they

happen to be placed one on each end of the 'umbrella' (the 1st and 7th

Houses), it is as if they are carrying the umbrella's weight. This is

interpreted as the person's vision as being more stable and not prone

to wavering. It also means success is more likely. If Rahu is on the

1st and Ketu on the 7th, then the planets are going from Ketu to Rahu.

This means the working out of the vision is more automatic for the

person and not much consciousness endeavour is required. The opposite

is true if Ketu is on the 1st and Rahu is on the 7th.

 

(4) If (3) occurs, then the planet on the 10th splits half of the

planets on each side. The planet is considered a pivotal point in

Vedic whenever half of the planets are on each of its side. This is

all the more so if a yoga is involved and the 10th House is involved.

If the planet happens also to be a Yogkaraka, then the person is

someone extraordinary and would be noticed by the world (10th house

involved).

 

The above yoga analysis goes to show that sometimes yogas can be given

further evaluation based on other basic Vedic principles which may not

be described under the yoga in question. All this require insight and

judgement.