[Jagannath] Exaltation of Rahu and Ketu

[Guest guest]

Namaste Gauranga,

 

> We haven't been so active lately. Does anyone know when will Sanjay

> Prabhu be back?

 

As per the original plan, he should leave Denver on Nov 25th/26th and

come back to Delhi on Nov 27th.

 

BTW, as of now, Sanjay has no access to the internet and that's why you

haven't heard from him.

 

> Meanwhile I have a question that You may know. What are the exaltation

> places and degrees for Rahu and Ketu. Do they have Moola-trikona

positions

> as well? Could You give me any clue as to how will they behave when

exalted

> or debilitated. Why don't we calculate Shad Bala for them? How

should we

> estimate their strength and influence?

 

Rahu is functionally exalted in Gemini and Ketu in Sagittarius.

Debilitation

occurs in oppisite signs. There are secondary exaltation and

debilitation

signs (Taurus and Scorpio) which are more popular.

 

Moolatrikonas of Rahu and Ketu are Virgo and Pisces respectively.

(However, these are not used in Moola dasa.)

 

[Note: I am teaching here what Sanjay teaches. Most BPHS translations

of today

disagree with the above.]

 

* * *

 

Rahu and Ketu in Ge and Sg (exalted) give spiritual growth. Especially

when in

quadrants, they can make one a saint. Rahu and Ketu and Sg and Ge

(debilitated)

can give materialism and make one materially successful.

 

These exaltation and debilitation signs (Ge and Sg) relate to the

functionality

of Rahu and Ketu.

 

The other set (Ta and Sc) relates to their basic nature. Rahu in Ta

(exalted)

gives troubles when in a quadrant (being an exalted natural malefic).

Rahu in Sc gives happiness and success when in a quadrant (being a

debilitated natural malefic).

 

* * *

 

Sometime back, I gave an analogy:

 

Own sign: One's house (comfortable)

Moolatrikona: One's office (duty)

Exaltation: One's favorite picnic spot (exciting)

 

Rahu is comfortable giving material gains and Ketu is comfortable giving

occult knowledge. Those are their natural inclinations. So Rahu owns

11th sign

(Aq) and Ketu owns 8th sign (Sc).

 

In addition, Rahu is excited to do some creative work and Ketu with

religious

and dharmik work. So their exaltation signs are 3rd sign (Ge) and 9th

sign

(Sg).

 

But the official duty assigned to Rahu is fights, arguments, accidents

etc and

the official duty assigned to Ketu is moksha (liberation/emancipation).

So

their moolatrikonas are 6th sign (Vi) and 12th sign (Pi).

 

Hope this explanation makes some sense.

 

> Yours, Gauranga das

 

May Jupiter's light shine on us,

Narasimha