In KP, how are we to judge how the planets will react in any given situation?
A planet moving in a star is primarily under the influence of the lord of that star, and the planet will predominately give the results of the house the star lord occupies, in addition to the house(s) owned by the star lord. Then, the planet itself will offer the results of the house it occupies and the house(s) it owns. Assess both the star lord and the planet to determine the nature of the event.
Rasi Chart
For a client with an Aries lagna, Venus is lord of the 2nd and 7th houses. During a Venus dasa, we can say that marriage will take place as both the 2nd and 7th houses are significators for marriage, as is Venus. Dasa lord Venus is posited in Scorpio at 20 degrees 21 minutes, in the star of Jyeshta, which is ruled by Mercury, making Mercury the star lord of Venus. (If unfamiliar with stars and subs, please
see # 160 in the Star and Sub Lord Table).
Now we must determine how Venus will function, and how it will react to the prospect of marriage.
So what are the functions of Venus dasa Venus bhukti in this example chart?
Venus is posited in the Nakshatra of Jyeshta, which is ruled by Mercury. Mercury is posited in the 5th house, and is the lord of the 3rd and the 6th houses. This means that Venus will be under the influence and control of the planet Mercury, therefore Venus is compelled - by Mercury - to give the results of the 5th house because Mercury is posited in the 5th house. In addition to the 5th house, Mercury lords the 3rd and the 6th, therefore Venus - in her dasa - will predominately offer the results of the 5th, 3rd, and 6th houses - the houses of her star lord, Mercury.
Because Venus lords the 2nd and the 7th, Venus will be very attentive to - and concerned with - the matters revolving around the event of marriage, and therefore will indulge herself to initiate the marital ceremony by engaging in a love affair. Why? Because she is under the influence of Mercury - lord of the 3rd and 6th - but Mercury is occupying the 5th house of love affairs. So Mercury influences Venus - who is lord of the 2nd and 7th houses of marriage - to submit to the matters of the 5th house
first (where Mercury is posited - 5th suggests love affairs) and therefore entices Venus into a love affair that ultimately results in a marriage. However, after some time, Mercury - being lord of the 6th house (and now giving the secondary results of lordship - remember Mercury owns the 6th - which is 12th to the 7th house of marriage), so Mercury now initiates phase 2 of his plan for Venus - which is to separate the couple through 6th house matters (debts, conflict, etc.). So now Mercury's function, once again, is to lead the stage for divorce proceedings to follow.
So here you can see how several matters with respect to marriage are built in to both involve the dasa lord and the star lord, but according to the event matter, the house results are the only ones that manifest. So in summation, dasa and bhukti lord Venus is lord of the 2nd and 7th houses, and posited in the 8th. Mercury, the star lord of Venus, is posited in the 5th house and owns the 3rd and 6th houses. With all that in mind, we can now see how Venus is connected to offer the results of the 8th, 2nd, 7th, 5th, 6th, and 3rd houses. Venus will predominately offer the results of its star lord Mercury, and Mercury's position in the 5th house to initiate an affair, followed by Mercury's lordship of the 6th and 3rd houses, and then move on to the results of the 2nd and 7th houses of Venus, and also the 8th where Venus resides. So for deciding the matter of marriage, the 2nd and the 7th are the permanent residence for Venus - as Venus has lordship over these two houses - while the 8th house is where Venus takes up temporary residence. Then, the 5th, 6th, and the 3rd houses of Mercury are the ones controlling and compelling Venus to respond to the matters of the 5th, 6th, and 3rd.
Therefore, when the Venus dasa and bhukti is operating in this chart, Venus will first let you know (by lordship) that the matters will revolve around Marriage because the dasha/bhukti lord owns the 2nd and the 7th houses, and then that the results will manifest according to the position and then lordship of the star lord of Venus - which is Mercury. So much falls in the hands of the planet that is star lord of the dasa/bhukti that is running. See KP: Timing: Transits and Dasas
Transit Observations
Using the example of KP Chart for Bhatt's Horoscope 1 (below), let us observe what we should be looking for with respect to transiting planets, and what effects they will impact through their transit
placements in different areas of the chart.
Let’s first track the Sun. In KP Chart for Bhatt's Horoscope 1, we note that the Sun is significator for the affairs of houses 10, 6, 3, 12, and 8. Therefore, whenever any planet transits in the star area of the Sun, it will influence the matters signified by houses 10, 6, 3, 12, and 8.
For example: Look at the KP Star and Sub Lord Table and note that the Star area of the Sun involves the Nakshatras of Krittika, U. Phalguni, and Uttarashadha. The exact degrees of these areas owned by the Sun are 26 degrees Aries 40 minutes to 10 degrees Taurus 00 minutes, 26 degrees Leo 40 minutes to 10 Virgo degrees 00 minutes, and 26 degrees Sagittarius 40 minutes to 10 degrees Capricorn 00 minutes. These are the Star areas of the Sun. So whenever a planet transits in these same Star area owned by the Sun, because the Sun is significator for the 10th, 6th, 3rd, 12th, and 8th houses in this Chart, the planet transiting through this area will have influence over the affairs of the houses that the Sun is significator for, or in other words, houses 10, 6, 3, 12, and 8.
The Table below will easily give reference to what areas will be affected in the KP Chart for Bhatt's
Horoscope 1 when a planet transits in the various Star areas of each planet. SeeBhatt's Effective
Significator's Table below the Transit Table 1.
To personalize the Transit Table when analyzing charts - either your own or another's - just change the houses in Column 4 ('Will Impact Houses') to reflect the significators of the chart you are currently working on. I have included a link to blank Transit Tables I and II at the bottom of this article, for your
convenience when working on a chart of your choice.
To view the larger Chart Image accompanying this tutorial, please click on the KP Chart for Bhatt's Horoscope 1 link below, along with other tutorial chart links that follow. To enlarge the image (on the linked pages only), click on the ctrl+ keys on your keyboard.
KP Bhatt's Horoscope #1
Transit Table 1
Using the Table above, we can see that when any planet transits in the Star of Rahu, it will influence houses 2, 6, 7, and 9 – the houses Rahu signifies in this chart.
In this Horoscope, health issues are indicated, and Saturn, Venus, Moon, and Rahu are significators of ill health (house 6). Their Sub Lords are also malefic due to the fact that they are connected with either house 6 or 8 – or both. So Saturn, Venus, Moon and Rahu are strongly evil for matters affecting
the health.
Therefore, the planets transiting in the Star areas of Saturn, Venus, Moon, and/or Rahu will not have a
good effect on the native’s health.
In this Horoscope, the native is running a joint period (dasa) of Ra/Ra/Sa from October 8, 1973 through March 12, 1974. So the planets transiting in the Star area of Rahu and/or Saturn will give the same results indicated by the Dasa of Ra/Ra/Sa if the Sub Lords of these transiting planets are not
detrimental to the matters indicated by the Dasa period rulers* for example, the Dasa of Rahu. See below...
Bhatt's Book: Horoscope #1 Effective Significator Table
Therefore, the planets transiting in the Star area (Nakshatra) of Rahu and/or Saturn will give the same results that are indicated by the Dasa of Ra/Ra/Sa if the Sub Lords of these transiting planets are not detrimental to the matters indicated by the Dasa period rulers - for example - the Dasa period
of Rahu.
This indicates that Rahu and Saturn are not favorable for the health of this native. Therefore, during his Ra/Ra Dasa, between the dates of approximately November 20, 1973 and December 2, 1973 when the Sun was transiting in Scorpio, between 03 degrees 20 minutes and 16 degrees 40 minutes in the Star of Saturn, and in particular during the Subs of Saturn (Saturn is the significator for the 6th and 8th houses), Mercury (Mercury is the significator for the 1st and 6th houses), and Ketu (significator for the Maraka 7th house and the Badhaka 11th house), the native suffered a great deal from asthmatic conditions.
Do pay attention to the position of the transiting planets and to the Sub Lords of these transiting planets. You can personalize Transit Table I and Transit Table II (see Tables below) for your own
chart, or the chart that you are currently working on. For your convenience, I have constructed Table Table II (below) to enable you to easily list the transit positions of the planets (and their Star and Sub Lords), enabling you to more easily track transit activity in any given chart. Remember to pay attention to the Sub Lords of these transiting planets to ensure that they are not detrimental to the
matters indicated by the Dasa period rulers.
This Table below can be used in conjunction with the blank Transit Table I that follows Transit Table II.
In Table I, you only need to fill in the appropriate house numbers in column 4 - to do that just check which house each planet is significator for, and fill in column 4 "Will Impact Houses".
To view the larger Chart Images accompanying this tutorial, please click on Permanent Transit Tables l and ll or the link immediately below.
Permanent Transit Tables l and ll Transit Table ll followed by Transit Table l
Instructions for Transit Table l:
For each Chart you work on, simply fill in columns 3 and 4 with the appropriate data.
After completing the above, review the material in the tutorial entitled: KP:Timing Transits and Dashas Charts above were constructed using KPAstro Software www.kpastrosystem.com