THE UPACHAYA HOUSES…… 3-6-10-11
All school of thought in Vedic Astrology consider/refer to 3,6,10 and 11 houses as UPACHAYA HOUSES from the ascendant/karak house. These houses are responsible for the growth/expansion and are distinguishable by their superiority. No previous available text explains the reason behind their selection except a generalised statement that its their observation.
The scope of study is limited to identifying the reason behind selection of these particular houses as Upachaya Houses from the Ascendant/karak house.
Please refer to LESSON No:1 by Guru Krushana Ji, where it states that a total of 337 benefic points are distributed by all the planets relative to the Ascendant [karak house] and relative to its own position as well as relative position of other planets in the chart. These are:
- Sun[48]
- Moon[49]
- Mars[39]
- Mercury[54]
- Venus[52]
- Jupiter[56], and
- Saturn [39]
- Ascendant/karak house: 3,4,6,10,11,12.
- SUN…………………………….: 1,2,4,7,8,9,10,11
- MOON ………………………..: 3,6,10,11
- MARS………………………….: 1,2,4,7,8,9,10,11
- MERCURY……………………: 3,5,6,9,10,11,12
- VENUS……………………….: 6,7,12
- JUPITER…………………….: 5,6,9,11
- SATURN……………………..: 1,2,4,7,8,9,10,11
However the distribution of benefic points relative to the ascendant/karak house is fixed and does not change as this distribution is not dependent on the position of planets in a chart but rather it is fixed to relative position from the ascendant/karak house. Therefore we will only study distribution relative to the ascendant/karak house.
Planets will give benefic points in houses as listed below for all horoscopes.
- SUN……………:3,4,6,10,11,12
- MOON……….:3,6,10,11
- MARS…………:1,3,6,10,11
- MERCURY…..:1,2,4,6,8,10,11
- VENUS………..:1,2,3,4,5,8,9,11
- JUPITER………:1,2,4,5,6,7,9,10,11
- SATURN………:1,3,4,6,10,11
House wise they are as listed below: [ House number/benefic points ]
1/5, 2/3, 3/5, 4/5, 5/2, 6/6, 7/1, 8/2, 9/2, 10/6, 11/7, and 12/1.
In this distribution we observe that houses 1,3,6,10 and 11 have more bindus/benefic points and stand above the rest these are named as ABCDE by Krushana Ji. THEREFORE FROM ANY ASCENDANT/KARAK HOUSE 3,6,10,and 11 ARE THE UPACHAYA HOUSES.
TEACHINGS OF KRUSHANA JI
LESSON NO 8 PAGE NO:53 [points 19,20,21,22]
1/19
Only Saturn can give zero in the 2nd,5th,7th,8th,9th and 12th house if it is situated in those houses [no other planet can have zero points in the place where it is situated]
EXPLANATION:
Saturn is the only planet which does not give a bindu to the house in which it is placed. In our above study we observe that no planet gives a bindu to Saturn in the 2nd,5th,7th,8th,9th,and 12th house relative to the ascendant/karak house. Therefore in any natal chart we may find Saturn giving a zero in the above mentioned houses if it is placed in these houses.
2/20
Mars can give zero points for 2nd,4th,5th,7th,8th,9th,and 12th house only when it is not in those houses.
EXPLANATION:
Mars can give zero in above houses when it is not placed in these houses [Mars itself does not give a bindu in these houses] and no other planet gives a bindu in the above houses relative to the ascendant/karak house. Therefore Mars can have a zero in these houses only.
3/21
No planet can give zero points in the 11th house.
EXPLANATION:
All planets give a bindu in the 11th house as relative to the ascendant/karak house. Therefore it is not possible that any planet can give zero in the 11th house, [Here I remember that we in India often say “Even an insect under the stone is fed by the creator”.
4/22
Only Venus can give zero bindu in the 10th house.
EXPLANATION:
All planets except Venus give benefic point to the 10th house relative to the ascendant/karak house therefore only Venus can give zero in the 10th house.
Hamid Sheikh
Vedic Astrologer.