Article by Jitendra Trivedi

Late Shri Yashodhar Mehta (1909- 1989) is a respected name among astrologers of Gujarat, India. He was a novel writer, philosopher and lawyer. Astrology was his passion. He believed astrology is knowledge for spiritual progress and not for acquiring worldly things. In his view, astrology has not attained the status of Shashtra (Science); it is a Vidya (Art). According to him a Sashtra should demonstrate Darshan.

In his words “There is anarchy and mismanagement in the predictive part of astrology. To predict for someone is very risky task, because future involves number of possibilities and subject is so deep and complex that future’s full picture never reflect in the little human skull. What we do not see in the horoscope is always more than what we see.”

He continuously insisted on research and presented many examples of famous people, where results were contrary to the basic and widely accepted astrological principles. He had successfully predicted Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s death (off course, not explicitly). Late Shri Morarjee Desai became Prime Minister of India in 1977, which was predicted by Mehta in 1957. He has written six books on astrology.

You may not agree with all his thoughts but his writing has definitely stirred the souls of astrologers in the whole of Gujarat for a very long time. He presented number of horoscopes in support of his arguments. This is my little effort to present enchanting thoughts of Yashodhar Mehta on the subject of astrology.

Yashodhar Mehta on First House (Ascendant Lord)

I have seen in horoscopes of Kings and King like humans, they have strong ascendant lord. It could be in his own house, in exaltation sign, Nichabhang Yoga (cancellation of debilitation) or strong by Parivartan Yoga (exchange of signs). No doubt, there may be horoscopes where such yogas are present even though the native is poor or a common man. But I presume that in such cases there must be a Duryoga, which weakens this yoga.

Mehta says “Ascendant is the foundation of the horoscope. Native having strong ascendant lord indicate birth in wealthy family. I can say that he has won the half battle of life and rest half is to be fought. There is no doubt that if 9^th lord is weak, native will not succeed to win this half battle. In short, weak 9^th lord weakens the strong ascendant lord. Therefore ascendant lord is not given as much importance as 9^th lord.”

Chart 1

Following is the horoscope of Late Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi.

Rajiv Gandhi, Birth Date 20-August-1944, 06.34 AM, Mumbai

1^st house lord Sun in his own sign had given him birth in the Family of Rulers/ Kings.

Chart 2

Madhav Rao Scindia, Birth 10-March-1945, 00:00 hrs, Gwalior, India.

Madhav Rao Scindia was descendant of Scindia Dynasty of the Marathas. In Scindia’s horoscope lord of the 1^st house is exalted and aspected by 2^nd & 5^th lord Jupiter.

Chart 3

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Birth 07-July-1981, 11:15 AM, Ranchi, India

Famous cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born in Royal Family. Dhoni’s 1^st house has three planets and lord of the 1^st house Mercury is placed in own sign in the 10^th house with royal planet Sun, which clearly indicates birth in royal family.

Chart 4

Following is the horoscope of a person who has many landed properties and has never bothered to earn money in his life of 59 years. He still is doing nothing to earn, except managing the ancestral properties.

Male: Birth 13-October-1953, 07-25 AM, Mumbai.

First house has exalted Saturn and lord of the 1^st house is in 11^th with 2^ndand 7^th lord Mars.

Chart 5

Here is a chart of a person who was born with an almost¹ unafflicted Mars in own house, but he is born in poor family.

Male: DOB: 25-September-1973, Time: 19:50, Place: Lat 23 N44, Long 73 E 15

In this horoscope there is no Duryoga (i.e. lord of the 10^th in 6^th, 8^th or in 12^th house). Lord of the 9^th is in Neecha rasi and lord of the 5^th in 6^th house is reason for birth in poor family (Mansagari terms 1^st, 5^th and 9^th as houses of childhood). This boy was mentally retarded and lived only for 18 years.

Lord of the 1^st House in 12^th House

Mehta says, “In old books of astrology it is said that if that if lord of the 1^st house is in 12^th house, native will have short life, an unhappy and poor life. But my experience is contrary to that. I have seen persons having 1^st house lord in the 12^th house has long healthy and rich life.²

Chart 6

Queen Victoria, DOB: 24-May-1819, TOB: 4.04 AM, Place: London, UK

You can see lord of the 1^st house lord Mars is placed in 12^th house. She lived for healthy 82 years and how can you say she was poor? Her empire spread in all continents of the world. Lord of the 1^st house is not only in 12^th house, it is also with dreaded natural malefics Rahu and Saturn.

Chart 7

Now see the chart of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, informally called Rajaji or C.R. He was an Indian Lawyer, Independence activist, Politician, Writer and Statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India.

This research of Late Yashodhar Mehta was written many years before others could produce such a piece of observation. Some claim it as their original research to the young ones but the young ones do not know that Yashodhar Mehta was a famous astrologer among the freedom fighters of India and his predictions and techniques were discussed in darbars of astrology vide his books. – SA

Rajagopalachari, DOB: 10-December-1878, TOB: 5:20 AM, POB: Salem Javal, Lat 11:38 N, Long. 78:08E

Lord of the first house is in 12^th house. He lived for 94 years.

Yashodhar Mehta on Second House

Mr. Mehta has given some valuable and unique observations on second house.

Mostly these are about wealth.

Jadui Chokdi (Mystic Square). Mystic Squire is formed when 2^nd, 6^th, 8^th, & 12^th houses are occupied by any planet and one or two planets situated in 1^st or 7^th This yoga makes the native very lucky. Such natives progress well with the help of luck. They get unexpectedly big money. With little effort or with almost no hard work such people are seen to make it big in life. Mehta says that as per his knowledge no Acharya has given this yoga anywhere.

Chart 8: Rich and active in Public Life (Male)

In the above chart observe, Ketu and Venus are in 2^nd house. Saturn and Mars are in 6^th house, Rahu and Moon in 8^th house and Jupiter and Mercury in 12^th house. Also, note Sun is in the 1^st house. This satisfies the conditions of the mystic square as studied by Metha ji. The native is extremely rich and lucky.

Chart 9: Son of Rich Man. High status by Father’s Position.

Similarly, see the same conditions mentioned in the mystic square are (almost) satisfied in this case as well.

Chart 10: Millionaire by Birth

Chart 11: Inheritance from Father and Brother, Happy In-Laws and High Public Life. (Female)

Some more observations made by Mr. Metha

Native will surely rise financially if 2^nd lord from Moon is exalted (i.e. in Uchcha rasi) or in own house.
Native will surely fall financially if 2^nd lord from Moon is debilitated (i.e. in Neecha rasi) or in bitter enemy’s sign.
Lord of the 2^nd house placed in the 8^th house also make person
Person will be rich, if debilitated Venus or Jupiter is placed in
From ascendant Sun in 2^nd house and Venus in the 3^rd house will make native rich. If Sun is in Leo and Venus is in Virgo much better yoga is formed.
Person will be wealthy in the dasa of a benefic planet posited with
Kal Sarpa Yoga is not good for financial Native born with Kal Sarpa yoga loses money.
Connection between 2^nd & 11^th lord makes the native
Connection between Moon & Mars also forms good Dhana yoga.
Vasumati yoga also makes the native Vasumati yoga is formed when benefic placed in 3^rd, 6^th, 10^th or 11^th houses from Lagna or Moon.
Adhi Yoga also acts as good Dhana Yoga. Adhi yoga is formed when Shubh Grahas are placed in 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th house from Moon.

Yogas for Good Luck

Person will be lucky if lord of the 9^th house from Moon is in strong position. i.e. in exaltation or in his own sign or in Neech Bhanga.
Native will surely rise if 2^nd lord from the Lagna or Moon is

Yogas for Bad Luck

Person will lose ancestral properties if 9^th lord from Lagna or Moon is in Neecha
Person will topple from financial heights if lord of 9^th from Lagna or Moon is in 6^th, 8^th
Person will encounter obstacles if 9^th lord from Lagna or Moon is related to 12^th
Saturn aspect on 9^th house is not good for overall ³
Kalsarpa Yoga. There should not be any house empty, between Rahu-
Lagna in Papkartari
One or two Trikona lords in 6^th or 8^th.
10^th lord with 12^th lord in 10^th In this yoga ancestral property will be lost⁴.
Rahu-Moon or Rahu-Sun, Moon-Saturn or Sun-Saturn yuti is bad for progress in
Yuti (Conjunction) of 1^st & 6^th
Kemdrum yoga. There should not be any benefic in 10^th house from Moon⁵.

Yogas for Political Power

Lords of the 7^th and 10^th houses are related by yuti or
Lords of the 1^st and 10^th houses are related by yuti or
Mars should have relation to 10^th lord.
See where 4^th lord is placed. Strong 10^th lord from position of the 4^th lord will give

Chart 12: Rajgopalacharji

Here 4^th lord is in 2^nd and 4^th lord from 2^nd house is Aries which is aspected by Mars.

Chart 13: Mohammad Ali Jinnah – Ex-Pakistan Prime Minister

In Jinnah’s chart one sees the yuti of 10^th and 7^th lord. 10^th lord is aspected by Mars. 4^th lord is posited in 7^th and 10^th lord from position of 4^th lord Mercury is in its own sign.

Chart 14: Morarji Desai

In Morarji Desai’s chart 7^th and 10^th lord Jupiter is in Exaltation, it is aspected by Mars. There is also 10^th and 7^th lord connection. Also 4^th is in Makara and 10^th from Makara is Venus which is with exalted Mars.

Chart 15: Queen Victoria

Chart 16: Rajiv Gandhi

In Rajiv Gandhi`s chart 10^th lord Venus is aspected by 7^th lord Saturn and yuti of 1^st lord Sun and 10^th lord Venus.

Yoga for Marriage in Wealthy Family

Native will marry in wealthy family if lord of the 7^th house and 9^th house are connected by Yuti, Drishti or Parivartan.

Timing of Death

No one except God knows when a person will die. In old books there are rules for longevity given by Acharyas, but I have never found a single rule or yoga, which correctly predicts death in five out of ten cases. It can be said a rule which fits in less than five cases is “chance’’, not a rule.

Here are more observations of Mr. Mehta:

Death may come in dasas of planets in the 8^th house or dasha of 8^th
In many cases Saturn Dasa- Rahu Antardasa proves fatal for native, especially when Saturn is in 11^th But this should not be taken as a rule.
There will be sudden death, if 8^th and 12^th lords are

Mars in Gemini

Mehta observes that Mars in Gemini makes the native lazy and inactive. Such natives never do a steady business. It is not that they lack capacity and qualification. They are doing nothing in spite of getting higher education. Their life passes sitting idle. Even if they do something for their livelihood, they are not doing it with all their heart.

Mars in Gemini makes person lazy is true, but it should be noted that in Kundali of Saints and Mahatmas this quality of inaction is a bliss. You can’t call them lazy.

Sun in Angles (Kendra)

Native will be of easy going nature, if Sun is in angles (1, 4, 7, & 10^th houses). You cannot call them lazy. They are taking more time to finish any task. For example, if woman spends more time for bathing, it is assured that her Sun must be in Kendra (1, 4, 7 and 10) houses. Sun in angles also indicate that person is content and has no ambition. Person having Sun in Kendra will be generous and caring.

Chart 17: Factory owner – never bothers about anything

Chart 18: This Lady – Always says Why Hurry?

Chart 19: A Girl who is always Late

When two persons come closer and help each other?

When two persons have at least three planets in the same sign, they will help each other. In business, partners usually have this yoga. To find who will benefit out of relationship see position of Moon in their charts. Person will gain if other person’s Moon sits in 2^nd house from Moon or aspect it.

Let me explain it by example. My Moon is in Makara (Capricorn) and my friend`s Moon is in Simha (Leo). In this case my friend’s Moon is aspecting second house from my Moon, hence I will gain from the relationship. Also our Jupiter, Saturn and Rahu are in the same sign. It is a fact that my friend is responsible for my professional career.

Yoga for Spirituality

Spirituality should be judged by position of the Jupiter. If Cancer, Pisces or Sagittarius Jupiter is in 6^th, 8^th or 12^th house, then native will have intense desire for Moksha says Acharyas. Same way, if Cancer, Pisces or Sagittarius Jupiter is found in Kendra, then also native wishes Moksha.

Mehta’s observation is that Cancer or Sagittarius Jupiter in 8^th house makes native spiritual. Cancer Jupiter in ascendant make one very truthful, but selfish. Why it is so? I wonder, God may have decided to uplift them by that instinct.

Chart 20: Maharshi Arvind – Moon Lagna

Here Jupiter is in Cancer and in the 8^th house. Rishi Yoga

Mehta mentions a Rishi Yoga.

Rishi Yoga is formed when dispositors of Sun and Moon is aspected by Saturn.

Chart 21: Yogananda

In Yoganandas chart Rishi Yoga is visible indirectly, dispositor of Moon is Sun, this is not aspected by Saturn but dispositor of Sun is Jupiter who in turn is aspected by Saturn. Yogananda brought out the Kriya Yoga that was hidden for centuries, only a Rishi could do such work. Ofcourse the strength of each planet in any Yoga needs to be checked to see if the Yoga has power, then the dasa. It was in the dasa of Sun which started in 1918 that he became world famous and he founded the Self Realisation Fellowship in USA in 1920. Wiki states “For the next several years, he lectured and taught on the East coast and in 1924 embarked on a cross-continental speaking tour. Thousands came to his lectures. During this time he attracted a number of celebrity followers, including soprano Amelita Galli-Curci, tenor Vladimir Rosing and Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch, the daughter of Mark Twain. The following year, he established an international center for Self-Realization Fellowship in Los Angeles, California, which became the spiritual and administrative heart of his growing work.” This was the period of Moon Dasa, which followed the Sun Dasa, so you can see that Sun and Moon which are involved in the Rishi Yoga, gave him the highlight of his career externally speaking.

Note :

If at all there is truth in what Mehta wrote and mentioned the Rishi Yoga, one must not be foolish to check the same yoga in charts of all the saints. Like prosperity yogas are not just one, same way there would be several yogas of spirituality and several Rishi Yogas, meaning several yogas which would show that a person is a ansha (part) of a Rishi’s tatva. What we found in several charts of great saints that the Rishi Yoga seems to indirectly connect thereby creating a sambandh between the dispositors of Sun and Moon with Saturn. For example the great astrologer B V Raman was not less than a Rishi, he liberated the jyotish shastra from the shackles and chains of parampara, which no other man had ever done. His Suns dispositor is Moon who is with Saturn in the 4H of vidya, he liberated the vidya and brought it to even the lower Varnas (Saturn). Saturn is with Moon and aspects the Sun, thereby forming an indirect sambandh and an indirect lesser version of Rishi Yoga. A Rishi does not work only in Shastra, his work effects all of humanity, take the case of Mahatma Gandhi and observe his D60 and see how beautifully this Yoga works in the most powerful Varga Kundali and see it in the Rashi chart of Abraham Lincoln how it has worked semi directly, he is credited to have removed slavery and racism, though some dispute that. One must remember what is often said in the SA Mumbai Club meetings, one combination does not give result, many combinations conspire to give a result.

Chart 22 : Shrimad Rajchandra

Here Sun and Moon sign lord is Mars and he is with Saturn, hence Rishi Yoga is formed.

Chart 23: Shri Nrisimhacharya

As mentioned earlier Dhanu Jupiter in Kendra forming Adhyatma Yoga.

Gajakesari Yogas

We all know that Gajakesari Yoga is good Yoga, but out of four yogas which is best and which is weakest? According to Mehta Jupiter-Moon in one sign is weakest Gajakesari Yoga, while Jupiter in 10^th from Moon is strongest Yoga.

Debilitated Planets

According to Mehta there is not much discussion on debilitated planets among Pandits. Debilitated planet is not always bad. It is a planet which has compressed energy. Dharmaraj Yudhishthir’s Sun and Moon were in debilitation. So he lost power but his commitment to Dharma, Dhriti, Kshama and truthfulness is not understandable with two Neecha planets. Also, he won his state back from the

Kauravas and become Chakravati King (Emperor). I believe that Neecha planets which are strong by Parivartna yoga give much power and wealth than Uchha planets. Debilitated planet in Lagna gives wealth. Neecha planet has hidden powers, whereas Uchha planet has visible power. Rags to Riches people have Neechha planets. Neecha planets help people born in poor family more than persons born in rich. Contrary, a person born in a poor family with Uchha planets rarely helps him. This is my assumption, readers please check if it is true.

Chart 24: Wife of Crorepati Mill Owner

Neecha (Debilitated) Venus in 1^st house.

Chart 25: Rich Mill agent’s Wife

Neecha (Debilitated) Jupiter in 1^st house.

Chart 26: Son of Mill Owner

Neecha (Debilitated) Jupiter in 1^st house.

Chart 27: Doctor – High Earning

Neecha (Debilitated) Moon in 1^st house.

Chart 28: Famous Lawyer

Neecha (Debilitated) Venus in 1^st house.

Chart 29: A Businessman born in Poor Family, became Rich

Neecha (Debilitated) Mercury in 1^st house.

Chart 30: Daughter of Rich Man

Neecha (Debilitated) Mercury in 1^st house.

Some Strange Yogas

Jupiter & Moon conjunction makes the native a
Venus in Sagittarius make native miser and
Venus in Leo make native
If Moon in Libra native will be

Chart 31: A Lady who never Donates

Jupiter-Moon conjunction in 5^th house.

Chart 32: Rich Lady with Miserly Heart

Jupiter-Moon conjunction in Ascendant.

Chart 33: Rich Lady who can’t Spend

Jupiter-Moon conjunction in Ascendant.

Chart 34: Rich man with Poor Heart

Jupiter-Moon conjunction in 3^rd house.

Stray Thoughts

Moon indicates state of mind of native. If you study Moon closely, your readings will be far more accurate.

Natives having Moon in Libra are always after money. It is so much so that they lose sense of good and bad. Generally they are greedy and they suffer also due to their greed. It has been seen that they are selfish and indulge in worldly affairs. They also help others. Their married life will not be usually happy.
Person having Moon in Scorpio will be introvert and Such natives are courageous and oblivious. They do not think to progress in any condition. They don’t have much feeling to help others. Generally they are not attracted to wealth.
Persons will be ambitious if Moon is in They will always want to be on top and they have qualities to reach on top also. Such persons are courageous and generous. Their targets are very high. Same is the case of Sun in Leo. However, they are different from the natives who have Sun in Aries.
Mercury in the 1^st house makes the native very talkative, whereas the native will speak less if Jupiter is in 2^nd Jupiter in the 2^nd house from the Moon also makes the native less talkative. Saturn in the 1^st house also shows same result.
Generally we believe that native will be spendthrift if Mars is in 2^nd However I have noticed that native will be miser if Mars is in Aquarius or Leo in 2^nd house. If Mars is in Taurus, person will be spendthrift.
If a Male native has Mercury in 8^th house, he will have lesser masculinity. If such Mercury is found in a Woman’s chart, she may have loose
If husband has Sun or Mars in 7^th house, he will abandon wife and vice However this yoga is not responsible solemnly for separation.

This scribe will continue to bring out more pearls from the writers of Gujarat; it is a sad case that not a single astrologer who knows English and Gujarati have brought out the glory of the gujarati astrologers of yesteryears. Each state has many such great astrologers produced over centuries, their writings are recorded in local language, there are millions of astrologers all over India who read in their local language the works of old astrologers yet they do not translate and bring it out in English. If every Indian astrologer takes it as their divine task then we will be able to share a lot of knowledge, some of it will work and some of it will not, atleast information will come out and then the younger generation can get an opportunity to distill that knowledge based on their research testing’s. I request the modern Indian to wake up and do what is needed to preserve the knowledge of our old astrologers, who knows we might actually be bringing out our own works that we wrote 60 years back in our own previous incarnation.

About Auhtor : Jitendra Trivedi is Bomay based Astrologer and freelance Journalist. After 19 years stint with Indian Express Group of Newspapers, he is now writing on Astrology and Spiritualism. His journey of Astrology started in his 20^th year (1980). Ardent advocate of Parashar System of prediction, he is active volunteer of SA Mumbai Club.