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Badhak Planets/Graha, Badhakasthana & BadhakeshNow there are
so many rules in astrology, there is no consensus among astrologers
which rule to
take and which rule to leave. If we ask two astrologers to
analyze the same chart for a known
event, we will see two different analyses. One astrologer will
use one theory to justify the same
event and other will use another theory/ rule/ principle to do
the same. As there are no common
rules, we cannot say who is correct and who is not in the
analysis. I strongly see a need forstandardizing the rules, so that
astrologers can at least discuss on the same platformand understand
each other's language. Unavailability of common language is
drastically
hampering the progress and success of Vedic astrology.
Coming to the topic, Badhak Graha, Badhakasthana & Badhakesh
is another rule where there is
no consensus and astrologers utilize this rule the way they
want. Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra,
the bible of Vedic astrology, defines Badhakshana as follows
-
"For all movable signs, the 11th house therefrom is the badhaka
sthana, for all fixed
signs, the 9th therefrom are their badhakasthana and for all the
dual signs, the 7th
therefrom are their badkasthanas."
Thus for the 12 signs of the zodiac, the badhakasthanas are:1.
Aries: Aquarius
2. Taurus: Capricorn
3. Gemini: Sagittarius
4. Cancer: Taurus
5. Leo: Aries
6. Virgo: Pisces
7. Libra: Leo
8. Scorpio: Cancer
9. Sagittarius: Gemini
10. Capricorn: Scorpio
11. Aquarius: Libra
12. Pisces: Virgo
Badhak the word literally means to Obstruct meaning oppressing,
harassing, paining, opposing ,
hindering, injuring, prejudicing from the root verb 'baadh'
meaning to press , force, drive away,
repel , remove.
Generally astrologers treat badhakasthana as malefic house and
gives adverse result during its
dasa. Though the usage and application differs from astrologer
to astrologer and everybody
applied his/ her own modifications. Let us see first what
Mahirshi Parashara has to say about
Badhaka. There are only two places where we see the reference of
Badhaka in BPHS, both in the
chapter "Effects of the Char etc. Dashas", as follows -
1. Kumbh, Vrishabh, Simh and Vrischik are Badhak Bhavas for the
four Movable Ris: Mesh,Kark, Tula and Makar. In other words the
11th Ri to a MovableRi is its Badhak Bhava. Ifthere is a malefic in
the Bhava, occupied by its Lord, or in Badhak Bhava of that Ri,
there willbe occasions of great sorrow, imprisonment and diseases
during the Dasha.
2. There will be great danger, imprisonment during a journey,
displeasure of Government anddanger from enemies in the Dasha and
Antar Dasha of the Ri, from which its Badhak Bhava,Vyaya, Ari and
Randhr are occupied by Rahu. There will be loss, due to the
displeasure of theking and danger therefrom in the Antar Dasha of
the Ri, that is occupied by Srya, Mangal,Rahu and ani. There will
be the possibility of death, if the 5th and the 9th from the Antar
DashaRi are occupied by a debilitated, or malefic Grah.
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It is important to note that Maharishi Parashar has used Badhak
only in reference with
Chara dasha and not in general application. So should it be used
with other dasa
systems, especially Nakshatra based dasa systems like
Vimshottari dasa, they way it is
being used by present astrologers? For example, we don't see
reference of badhaka in
Vimshottari Dasa chapter, his favorite dasa to which he has
devoted most number of
chapters. Badhakasthana is a rasi based concept and it makes
more sense to use it with
a rasi based dasa like Chara dasa.
The point should also be noted that Mahirshi doesn't make any
mention that the owner
or occupant of badhakastha will prove malefic for the native. If
badhakesh or the planet
occupying badhakasthana are to be classified as malefics, it
will violate other rules laid out by
Maharishi. Generally it is accepted by all that any planet in
11th will give good results, by being
Tri-Sharaya Pati. Similarly for Fixed Sign Badhak Rashi is 9th
from it. 9th lord is considered
yogakaraka by Maharshi Parasar and said that except the lord of
Dusthanas, all planets give
good results in this house. In Parasara Hora Sastra, in the
Chapter of Vimshottari Dasa, all the
Dasas andantardasas of Trines has been said to be good. Finally,
for the dual rasi, the Seventh
House is the Badhak rasi. Seventh house can be considered evil
by being marka house, but we
should note that the seventh house is also one of kendras and
any planet in kendras give goodresults and in Parasara Hora Sastra,
the dasas & antardasas of planets posted in kendras has
been said to be good.
So in my opinion, occupants and owner of the badhakasthana
cannot be considered
malefic. The only point that we can take from Parashara Hora
Shastra is that the
(chara) dasa of a rasi will prove adverse if its badhakasthana
is occupied by malefic
planet or afflicted by malefics.
