Combustion of planets

[Guest guest]

Respected Rao Chitturu Sir,

1. ‘Vikala’ is one of the states of existence, ‘Avastha’ of planets out

of ten. This avastha       indicates loss of wife and children, disgrace,

disease etc according to tradition. ‘Vikala’ is translated as

‘combustion’. What does actually combustion mean in astrology? In other

words what does ‘Vikala’ mean?

2. It is mentioned that different planets have different orbs for application

of combustion. For example Saturn has an orb of 15 degrees from Sun. During

August and September this year Saturn remains in this zone for about 35 days

[sun (-) 15 to Sun (+) 15]. Does it mean that Saturn is combust for all these 35

days? In case of Moon it comes to about 2 days in combustion every month. The

period of combustion for other planets varies accordingly.

3. What should be our reading for combust planets in KP?

With regards.

Dr. Luther