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Dusthana Yogas — Harsha, Sarala & Vimala

A dusthana lord sitting in his own house is not a bad placement. Harsha Yoga (6th lord in the 6th): cheerful and at peace. Sarala Yoga (8th lord in the 8th): straightforward and honest. Vimala Yoga (12th lord in the 12th): gives happily, contented, pure in purpose. PVNR points to both in his own charts — Vimala Yoga of Venus in his D7, Sarala Yoga of Mars in his rasi chart.

Key principle

So these three yogas go together: Harsha, Sarala, and Vimala. Cheerful, straightforward, and pure. If you are able to give happily, that means you are contented. So 12th lord in 12th house is a combination for contentment and purity of purpose.

Example Chart

PVNR's Birth Chart
Apr 4, 1970 · 5:47:13 PM IST · the birthplace, AP
Rasi chart: Virgo Lagna, the 8th house is Aries and its lord Mars sits there — Sarala Yoga. D7: Gemini Lagna, the 12th house is Taurus and its lord Venus sits there — Vimala Yoga. Venus is also the 5th lord of the D7, so the yoga speaks of contentment with children.
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Harsha, Sarala, Vimala Yogas (Dusthana Lords in Own Houses)

PVNR brings these in while judging his 5th lord Venus in the 12th house of D-7: a dusthana lord in his own sign is not a bad placement. The three go together.

YogaConditionMeaning
Harsha6th lord in the 6th houseHarsha = cheerful. Always happy, pleasant, peaceful, at peace with themselves
Sarala8th lord in the 8th houseSarala = straightforward (it can also be translated as naive). Honest, not wicked, no games
Vimala12th lord in the 12th houseVimala = pure. Gives happily; contented; purity of purpose

"12th house is the house of giving. If the 12th lord is in 12th house, they can give very happily. So that means they don't want anything. If you are able to give happily, that means you are contented. So 12th lord in 12th house is a combination for contentment and purity of purpose."

In PVNR's charts:

  • Vimala Yoga in D-7: Gemini Lagna, 12th house Taurus, its lord Venus in Taurus. He is happy and contented with his children.
  • Sarala Yoga: "I have Mars 8th lord in 8th house." This is his rasi chart — Virgo Lagna, 8th house Aries, Mars in Aries. (In the D-7 the 8th house is Capricorn, owned by Saturn; the yoga is not there.)

"Usually I am very straightforward. I don't like beating around the bush or playing games or saying something when you are here, something when you are not there."

Used again later in the class: in the student's Navamsa read with Virgo Lagna, the Sun in Leo is the 12th lord in the 12th → Vimala Yoga, "the yoga that ensures purity of purpose" — well placed even though in a dusthana.

Summary — Dusthana Lords in Own Sign

YogaConditionMeaning
Harsha6th lord in the 6thCheerful, happy, at peace
Sarala8th lord in the 8thStraightforward, honest
Vimala12th lord in the 12thPure, contented, gives happily

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