Classical Yoga
Lagna malika Yoga
Phaladeepika names the Malika yogas by the house where the chain begins. Starting from the Ascendant it gives command and royal favour.
How Lagna malika Yoga forms and what it gives
Phaladeepika names the Malika yogas by the house where the chain begins. Starting from the Ascendant it gives command and royal favour.
What a Yoga is
In Jyotisha a Yoga is a specific combination of planets, signs and houses that classical texts single out for its results. Some promise status or wealth, some describe character, and a few describe difficulties. A Yoga only gives full results when the planets forming it are strong, unafflicted and activated by the Dasha of one of them.
Checking for Lagna malika Yoga in your chart
Yoga detection depends on exact house positions and lordships, which change with the Ascendant. Cast your birth chart to see which classical Yogas are present, how strong the participating planets are and when their periods run.
Common questions
How does Lagna malika Yoga form?
The description at the top of this page gives the classical rule. Detection depends on house lordships from your Ascendant, so the same planets can form it in one chart and not another.
When does Lagna malika Yoga give results?
Mostly during the Mahadasha or Antardasha of the planets that form it, and when they are strong by sign and house.
Is Lagna malika Yoga rare?
Some form of it appears in many charts. What matters is strength: well-placed, unafflicted planets give clear results; weak ones give mild results.
Can Lagna malika Yoga be cancelled?
Classical texts list conditions that weaken a Yoga, such as debilitation, combustion or affliction of the planets involved. A full chart reading checks these.
How do I check if I have Lagna malika Yoga?
Cast a free birth chart; the Yogas section lists every classical combination found, with the planets involved.