The Navagrahas are the foundation to the study of Vedic Astrology and the inter-relationship among them forms a major role with regard to analyzing results. Each planet maintains some sort of association with another planet that falls within the bracket of Friendship, Enmity or Neutrality and paves the way to fine tune results in a more efficient manner.
Let's look at the connection between planets by defining rules behind each others relationship. These are bifurcated into two categories based on natural nature and temporary nature and clubbing both of these is essential in deriving at a final end result.
Natural Relationship:
It is said that from the Mooltrikona sign of a planet, the owner of the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th happens to be it's friend which means the rest viz 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th are it's enemies. The 1st is not taken into account as it happens to be the planet in question. There is one exception whereby if a planet rules an enemy sign but if that happens to be the exaltation sign of the Mooltrikona planet, then even if it falls in an enemy sign it will still be considered as a friend only. These rules however isn't as easy as it seems as in most of the cases a planet is known to own 2 of the signs whereby one could be a friend and the other enemy in which case it tends to become neutral. Let's look at it from the lens of each planet to understand how the Natural relationship tends to work.
Sun: (Mooltrikona sign - Leo)
Friends - Moon, Mars, Jupiter
Enemies - Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
Neutral - Mercury
1) Moon - It rules the 12th sign of Cancer and hence is a friend
2) Mars - It rules the 4th sign of Scorpio and 9th sign of Aries both which happen to be friends
3) Mercury - It rules the 2nd sign of Virgo and 11th sign of Gemini of which 2nd becomes friend and 11th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
4) Jupiter - It rules the 5th sign of Sagittarius and 8th sign of Pisces both which happen to be friends
5) Venus - It rules the 3rd sign of Libra and 10th sign of Taurus both which happen to be enemies
6) Saturn - It rules the 6th sign of Capricorn and 7th sign of Aquarius both which happen to be enemies
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be an enemy
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an enemy
Moon: (Mooltrikona sign - Taurus)
Friends - Sun, Mercury
Enemies - Rahu, Ketu
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn
1) Sun - It rules the 4th sign of Cancer and hence is a friend
2) Mars - It rules the 7th sign of Scorpio and 12th sign of Aries of which 7th becomes enemy and 12th becomes friend which when combined becomes neutral
3) Mercury - It rules the 2nd sign of Gemini and 5th sign of Virgo both which happen to be friends
4) Jupiter - It rules the 8th sign of Sagittarius and 11th sign of Pisces of which 8th is friend and 11th is enemy which when combined becomes neutral
5) Venus - It rules the 1st sign of Taurus and 6th sign of Libra of which 1st is own sign of Venus which becomes friend and 6th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
6) Saturn - It rules the 9th sign of Capricorn and 10th sign of Aquarius of which 9th becomes friend and 10th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be an enemy
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an enemy
Mars: (Mooltrikona sign - Aries)
Friends - Sun, Moon, Jupiter
Enemies - Mercury, Rahu, Ketu,
Neutral - Venus, Saturn
1) Sun - It rules the 5th sign of Leo and hence is a friend
2) Moon - It rules the 4th sign of Cancer and hence is a friend
3) Mercury - It rules the 3rd sign of Gemini and 6th sign of Virgo both which happens to be enemies
4) Jupiter - It rules the 9th sign of Sagittarius and 12th sign of Pisces both which happen to be friends
5) Venus - It rules the 2nd sign of Taurus and 7th sign of Libra of which 2nd becomes friend and 7th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
6) Saturn - It rules the 10th sign of Capricorn and 11th sign of Aquarius both which happens to be enemies. However since the 10th sign happens to be exaltation sign of Mars it becomes friend. Thus combining the results it becomes neutral.
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be an enemy
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an enemy
Mercury: (Mooltrikona sign - Virgo)
Friends - Sun, Venus
Enemies - Moon
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu
1) Sun - It rules the 12th sign of Leo and hence is a friend
2) Moon - It rules the 11th sign of Cancer and hence is an enemy
3) Mars - It rules the 3rd sign of Scorpio and 8th sign of Aries of which 3rd becomes enemy and 8th becomes friend which when combined becomes neutral
4) Jupiter - It rules the 4th sign of Sagittarius and 7th sign of Pisces of which 4th becomes friend and 7th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
5) Venus - It rules the 2nd sign of Libra and 9th sign of Taurus both which happen to be friends
6) Saturn - It rules the 5th sign of Capricorn and 6th sign of Aquarius of which 5th becomes friend and 6th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be neutral
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an neutral
Jupiter: (Mooltrikona sign - Sagittarius)
Friends - Sun, Moon, Mars
Enemies - Mercury, Venus
Neutral - Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
1) Sun - It rules the 9th sign of Leo and hence is a friend
2) Moon - It rules the 8th sign of Cancer and hence is a friend
3) Mars - It rules the 5th sign of Aries and 12th sign of Scorpio both which happen to be friends
4) Mercury - It rules the 7th sign of Gemini and 10th sign of Virgo both which happens to be enemies
5) Venus - It rules the 6th sign of Taurus and 11th sign of Libra both which happens to be enemies
6) Saturn - It rules the 2nd sign of Capricorn and 3rd sign of Aquarius of which 2nd becomes friend and 3rd becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be neutral
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an neutral
Venus: (Mooltrikona sign - Libra)
Friends - Mercury, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
Enemies - Sun, Moon,
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter
1) Sun - It rules the 11th sign of Leo and hence is an enemy
2) Moon - It rules the 10th sign of Cancer and hence is an enemy
3) Mars - It rules the 2nd sign of Scorpio and 7th sign of Aries of which 2nd becomes friend and 7th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
4) Mercury - It rules the 9th sign of Gemini and 12th sign of Virgo both which happen to be friends
5) Jupiter - It rules the 3rd sign of Sagittarius and 6th sign of Pisces both which happens to be enemies. However since the 6th sign happens to be exaltation sign of Venus it becomes friend. Thus combining the results it becomes neutral
6) Saturn - It rules the 4th sign of Capricorn and 5th sign of Aquarius both which happens to be friends
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be friend
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an friend
Saturn: (Mooltrikona sign - Aquarius)
Friends - Mercury, Venus, Rahu, Ketu
Enemies - Sun, Moon, Mars
Neutral - Jupiter
1) Sun - It rules the 7th sign of Leo and hence is an enemy
2) Moon - It rules the 6th sign of Cancer and hence is an enemy
3) Mars - It rules the 3rd sign of Aries and 10th sign of Scorpio both which happen to be enemies
4) Mercury - It rules the 5th sign of Gemini and 8th sign of Virgo both which happen to be friends
5) Jupiter - It rules the 2nd sign of Pisces and 11th sign of Sagittarius of which 2nd becomes friend and 11th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
6) Venus - It rules the 4th sign of Taurus and 9th sign of Libra both which happen to be friends
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be friend
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an friend
Rahu:
Friends - Venus, Saturn
Enemies - Sun, Moon, Mars
Neutral - Mercury, Jupiter
1) Sun - Considered to be enemy
2) Moon - Considered to be enemy
3) Mars - Considered to be enemy
4) Mercury - Considered to be neutral
5) Jupiter - Considered to be neutral
6) Venus - Considered to be friend
7) Saturn - Considered to be friend
8) Ketu - Not applicable (Can be considered to be friend)
Ketu:
Friends - Venus, Saturn
Enemies - Sun, Moon, Mars
Neutral - Mercury, Jupiter
1) Sun - Considered to be enemy
2) Moon - Considered to be enemy
3) Mars - Considered to be enemy
4) Mercury - Considered to be neutral
5) Jupiter - Considered to be neutral
6) Venus - Considered to be friend
7) Saturn - Considered to be friend
8) Rahu - Not applicable (Can be considered to be friend)
Note:
With respect to Rahu and Ketu, plenty of interpretations exist. There is a general belief that Rahu and Ketu are the agents of Saturn and Mars respectively. Also Rahu is considered to be part of the Asura Guru department comprising of Venus, Mercury and Saturn with Ketu forming part of the Deva Guru group consisting of Jupiter, Sun, Moon and Mars. Apart from all this, there are issues with respect to the signs owned by Rahu, Ketu. In general, there is no specific designated sign owned by Rahu or Ketu. There are mentions of Rahu owning Aquarius along with Saturn and Ketu co-owning Scorpio with Mars. But here again the primary responsibility continues to lie with Saturn and Mars respectively. The list above pertaining to Rahu, Ketu happens to be just one of the notions with respect to it's relationships with other planets but when it comes to these shadow planets, these measures need to be factored judiciously. Also important to note is that Moon's Mooltrikona sign falls in Taurus though it only owns the sign of Cancer but judgement of it's relationship with other planets is to be performed only from Taurus as it holds the office of responsibility.
Observation:
- There are 6 cases of Perfect Friendship and only 2 cases of Bitter Enmity among the 7 planets sans taking into account impact of Rahu and Ketu. Majority of the cases happen to be Neutral.
Perfect Friendship:
Sun - Moon
Sun - Mars
Sun - Jupiter
Mars - Jupiter
Mercury - Venus
Venus - Saturn
Bitter Enmity:
Sun-Venus
Sun-Saturn
Temporary Relationship:
This is purely based on the placement in one's chart and has nothing to do with inherent relationship prevailing between the planets. As per this rule, one can think of 7 kinds of axis relationships to exist between planets viz 1/1, 2/12, 3/12, 4/10, 5/9, 6/8, 7/7. It says that when planets are in 2/12, 3/11 or 4/10 from each other, then they happen to be temporary friends. Thus in essence when planets are in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 12th from each other it is considered to be favorable. There is no question of neutrality coming into place unlike how it's been assessed for natural nature of planets. One thing to note however is that even when two planets are best of friends as per permanent nature but when they are conjunct together in a sign temporarily they are not friends and the overall relationship ends up becoming neutral.
Overall Relationship:
Combining the impact of Permanent nature and temporary nature, we get the following categories based on which the final result is evaluated
Natural Friend + Temporary Friend = Best Friend
Natural Neutral + Temporary Friend = Friend
Natural Enemy + Temporary Friend = Neutral
Natural Friend + Temporary Enemy = Neutral
Natural Neutral + Temporary Enemy = Enemy
Natural Enemy + Temporary Enemy = Worst Enemy
Summary:
Natural Friendship - From Mooltrikona sign of Planet, the rules of the signs lording 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th are friends. The rulers of 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th are enemies. Exception is if enemy sign happens to be the exaltation sign of the planet then in that case it'll be friend. In case from one angle it's a friend and from another angle it's an enemy, then it becomes neutral
Temporary Friendship - When planets in a horoscope are 2nd, 12th, 3rd, 11th, 4th, 10th from each other they tend to be temporary friends. When planets are in 1st, 7th, 5th, 9th, 6th, 8th from each other they are temporary enemies.
Overall Friendship - This works on the combination of Natural Friendship and Temporary Friendship. Friends in both cases result in extreme friendship and likewise enemies in both cases result in extreme enmity. A combination of friend in one rule and enemy in another rule will result in being neutral. Similarly Neutral combined with friend will remain a friend and likewise neutral tagged along with enemy will remain an enemy.
Lal Kitab Methodology of Friendship:
Apart from this rule based ascertainment of friendship seen within the realms of Vedic Astrology, the Red Book has it's own surmise of which planets get along and which don't. A few of it goes in similar vein as what is seen in Vedic but there are minor differences as well. It doesn't however lay out any rules splitting up between natural and temporary nature and lists them out directly. Let us see how relationship among planets is ascertained in the framework of Lal Kitab.
Sun:
Friends - Moon, Mars, Jupiter
Enemies - Venus, Saturn, Rahu
Neutral - Mercury, Ketu
Moon:
Friends - Sun, Mercury
Enemies - Ketu
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu
Mars:
Friends - Sun, Moon, Jupiter
Enemies - Mercury, Ketu
Neutral - Venus, Saturn, Rahu
Mercury:
Friends - Sun, Venus, Rahu
Enemies - Moon
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Ketu
Jupiter:
Friends - Sun, Moon, Mars
Enemies - Mercury, Venus
Neutral - Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
Venus:
Friends - Mercury, Saturn, Ketu
Enemies - Sun, Moon, Rahu
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter
Saturn:
Friends - Mercury, Venus, Rahu
Enemies - Sun, Moon, Mars
Neutral - Jupiter, Ketu
Rahu:
Friends - Mercury, Saturn, Ketu
Enemies - Sun, Mars, Venus
Neutral - Moon, Jupiter
Ketu:
Friends - Venus, Rahu
Enemies - Moon, Mars
Neutral - Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn
Lal Kitab places extra emphasis on the Kala Purusha chart where Aries is always ascertained as the Lagna. It also works on some of the natural significations of the planets based on which relationships are drawn upon. Also in Red Book, Rahu and Ketu are both said to be direct agents of Saturn and here in also with regard to shadow planets relationships tend to be on a diverse tangent. However looking at it from a broad overview, a majority of planetary relationships appear somewhat similar to how it is defined in Vedic Astrology but still there are some inherent differences also witnessed that need to be noted keenly.
Let's look at the connection between planets by defining rules behind each others relationship. These are bifurcated into two categories based on natural nature and temporary nature and clubbing both of these is essential in deriving at a final end result.
Natural Relationship:
It is said that from the Mooltrikona sign of a planet, the owner of the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th happens to be it's friend which means the rest viz 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th are it's enemies. The 1st is not taken into account as it happens to be the planet in question. There is one exception whereby if a planet rules an enemy sign but if that happens to be the exaltation sign of the Mooltrikona planet, then even if it falls in an enemy sign it will still be considered as a friend only. These rules however isn't as easy as it seems as in most of the cases a planet is known to own 2 of the signs whereby one could be a friend and the other enemy in which case it tends to become neutral. Let's look at it from the lens of each planet to understand how the Natural relationship tends to work.
Sun: (Mooltrikona sign - Leo)
Friends - Moon, Mars, Jupiter
Enemies - Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
Neutral - Mercury
1) Moon - It rules the 12th sign of Cancer and hence is a friend
2) Mars - It rules the 4th sign of Scorpio and 9th sign of Aries both which happen to be friends
3) Mercury - It rules the 2nd sign of Virgo and 11th sign of Gemini of which 2nd becomes friend and 11th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
4) Jupiter - It rules the 5th sign of Sagittarius and 8th sign of Pisces both which happen to be friends
5) Venus - It rules the 3rd sign of Libra and 10th sign of Taurus both which happen to be enemies
6) Saturn - It rules the 6th sign of Capricorn and 7th sign of Aquarius both which happen to be enemies
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be an enemy
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an enemy
Moon: (Mooltrikona sign - Taurus)
Friends - Sun, Mercury
Enemies - Rahu, Ketu
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn
1) Sun - It rules the 4th sign of Cancer and hence is a friend
2) Mars - It rules the 7th sign of Scorpio and 12th sign of Aries of which 7th becomes enemy and 12th becomes friend which when combined becomes neutral
3) Mercury - It rules the 2nd sign of Gemini and 5th sign of Virgo both which happen to be friends
4) Jupiter - It rules the 8th sign of Sagittarius and 11th sign of Pisces of which 8th is friend and 11th is enemy which when combined becomes neutral
5) Venus - It rules the 1st sign of Taurus and 6th sign of Libra of which 1st is own sign of Venus which becomes friend and 6th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
6) Saturn - It rules the 9th sign of Capricorn and 10th sign of Aquarius of which 9th becomes friend and 10th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be an enemy
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an enemy
Mars: (Mooltrikona sign - Aries)
Friends - Sun, Moon, Jupiter
Enemies - Mercury, Rahu, Ketu,
Neutral - Venus, Saturn
1) Sun - It rules the 5th sign of Leo and hence is a friend
2) Moon - It rules the 4th sign of Cancer and hence is a friend
3) Mercury - It rules the 3rd sign of Gemini and 6th sign of Virgo both which happens to be enemies
4) Jupiter - It rules the 9th sign of Sagittarius and 12th sign of Pisces both which happen to be friends
5) Venus - It rules the 2nd sign of Taurus and 7th sign of Libra of which 2nd becomes friend and 7th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
6) Saturn - It rules the 10th sign of Capricorn and 11th sign of Aquarius both which happens to be enemies. However since the 10th sign happens to be exaltation sign of Mars it becomes friend. Thus combining the results it becomes neutral.
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be an enemy
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an enemy
Mercury: (Mooltrikona sign - Virgo)
Friends - Sun, Venus
Enemies - Moon
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu
1) Sun - It rules the 12th sign of Leo and hence is a friend
2) Moon - It rules the 11th sign of Cancer and hence is an enemy
3) Mars - It rules the 3rd sign of Scorpio and 8th sign of Aries of which 3rd becomes enemy and 8th becomes friend which when combined becomes neutral
4) Jupiter - It rules the 4th sign of Sagittarius and 7th sign of Pisces of which 4th becomes friend and 7th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
5) Venus - It rules the 2nd sign of Libra and 9th sign of Taurus both which happen to be friends
6) Saturn - It rules the 5th sign of Capricorn and 6th sign of Aquarius of which 5th becomes friend and 6th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be neutral
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an neutral
Jupiter: (Mooltrikona sign - Sagittarius)
Friends - Sun, Moon, Mars
Enemies - Mercury, Venus
Neutral - Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
1) Sun - It rules the 9th sign of Leo and hence is a friend
2) Moon - It rules the 8th sign of Cancer and hence is a friend
3) Mars - It rules the 5th sign of Aries and 12th sign of Scorpio both which happen to be friends
4) Mercury - It rules the 7th sign of Gemini and 10th sign of Virgo both which happens to be enemies
5) Venus - It rules the 6th sign of Taurus and 11th sign of Libra both which happens to be enemies
6) Saturn - It rules the 2nd sign of Capricorn and 3rd sign of Aquarius of which 2nd becomes friend and 3rd becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be neutral
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an neutral
Venus: (Mooltrikona sign - Libra)
Friends - Mercury, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
Enemies - Sun, Moon,
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter
1) Sun - It rules the 11th sign of Leo and hence is an enemy
2) Moon - It rules the 10th sign of Cancer and hence is an enemy
3) Mars - It rules the 2nd sign of Scorpio and 7th sign of Aries of which 2nd becomes friend and 7th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
4) Mercury - It rules the 9th sign of Gemini and 12th sign of Virgo both which happen to be friends
5) Jupiter - It rules the 3rd sign of Sagittarius and 6th sign of Pisces both which happens to be enemies. However since the 6th sign happens to be exaltation sign of Venus it becomes friend. Thus combining the results it becomes neutral
6) Saturn - It rules the 4th sign of Capricorn and 5th sign of Aquarius both which happens to be friends
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be friend
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an friend
Saturn: (Mooltrikona sign - Aquarius)
Friends - Mercury, Venus, Rahu, Ketu
Enemies - Sun, Moon, Mars
Neutral - Jupiter
1) Sun - It rules the 7th sign of Leo and hence is an enemy
2) Moon - It rules the 6th sign of Cancer and hence is an enemy
3) Mars - It rules the 3rd sign of Aries and 10th sign of Scorpio both which happen to be enemies
4) Mercury - It rules the 5th sign of Gemini and 8th sign of Virgo both which happen to be friends
5) Jupiter - It rules the 2nd sign of Pisces and 11th sign of Sagittarius of which 2nd becomes friend and 11th becomes enemy which when combined becomes neutral
6) Venus - It rules the 4th sign of Taurus and 9th sign of Libra both which happen to be friends
7) Rahu - There is no designated sign owned by Rahu. In general Rahu is considered to be friend
8) Ketu - There is no designated sign owned by Ketu. In general Ketu is considered to be an friend
Rahu:
Friends - Venus, Saturn
Enemies - Sun, Moon, Mars
Neutral - Mercury, Jupiter
1) Sun - Considered to be enemy
2) Moon - Considered to be enemy
3) Mars - Considered to be enemy
4) Mercury - Considered to be neutral
5) Jupiter - Considered to be neutral
6) Venus - Considered to be friend
7) Saturn - Considered to be friend
8) Ketu - Not applicable (Can be considered to be friend)
Ketu:
Friends - Venus, Saturn
Enemies - Sun, Moon, Mars
Neutral - Mercury, Jupiter
1) Sun - Considered to be enemy
2) Moon - Considered to be enemy
3) Mars - Considered to be enemy
4) Mercury - Considered to be neutral
5) Jupiter - Considered to be neutral
6) Venus - Considered to be friend
7) Saturn - Considered to be friend
8) Rahu - Not applicable (Can be considered to be friend)
Note:
With respect to Rahu and Ketu, plenty of interpretations exist. There is a general belief that Rahu and Ketu are the agents of Saturn and Mars respectively. Also Rahu is considered to be part of the Asura Guru department comprising of Venus, Mercury and Saturn with Ketu forming part of the Deva Guru group consisting of Jupiter, Sun, Moon and Mars. Apart from all this, there are issues with respect to the signs owned by Rahu, Ketu. In general, there is no specific designated sign owned by Rahu or Ketu. There are mentions of Rahu owning Aquarius along with Saturn and Ketu co-owning Scorpio with Mars. But here again the primary responsibility continues to lie with Saturn and Mars respectively. The list above pertaining to Rahu, Ketu happens to be just one of the notions with respect to it's relationships with other planets but when it comes to these shadow planets, these measures need to be factored judiciously. Also important to note is that Moon's Mooltrikona sign falls in Taurus though it only owns the sign of Cancer but judgement of it's relationship with other planets is to be performed only from Taurus as it holds the office of responsibility.
- There are 6 cases of Perfect Friendship and only 2 cases of Bitter Enmity among the 7 planets sans taking into account impact of Rahu and Ketu. Majority of the cases happen to be Neutral.
Perfect Friendship:
Sun - Moon
Sun - Mars
Sun - Jupiter
Mars - Jupiter
Mercury - Venus
Venus - Saturn
Bitter Enmity:
Sun-Venus
Sun-Saturn
Temporary Relationship:
This is purely based on the placement in one's chart and has nothing to do with inherent relationship prevailing between the planets. As per this rule, one can think of 7 kinds of axis relationships to exist between planets viz 1/1, 2/12, 3/12, 4/10, 5/9, 6/8, 7/7. It says that when planets are in 2/12, 3/11 or 4/10 from each other, then they happen to be temporary friends. Thus in essence when planets are in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 12th from each other it is considered to be favorable. There is no question of neutrality coming into place unlike how it's been assessed for natural nature of planets. One thing to note however is that even when two planets are best of friends as per permanent nature but when they are conjunct together in a sign temporarily they are not friends and the overall relationship ends up becoming neutral.
Overall Relationship:
Combining the impact of Permanent nature and temporary nature, we get the following categories based on which the final result is evaluated
Natural Friend + Temporary Friend = Best Friend
Natural Neutral + Temporary Friend = Friend
Natural Enemy + Temporary Friend = Neutral
Natural Friend + Temporary Enemy = Neutral
Natural Neutral + Temporary Enemy = Enemy
Natural Enemy + Temporary Enemy = Worst Enemy
Summary:
Natural Friendship - From Mooltrikona sign of Planet, the rules of the signs lording 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th are friends. The rulers of 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th are enemies. Exception is if enemy sign happens to be the exaltation sign of the planet then in that case it'll be friend. In case from one angle it's a friend and from another angle it's an enemy, then it becomes neutral
Temporary Friendship - When planets in a horoscope are 2nd, 12th, 3rd, 11th, 4th, 10th from each other they tend to be temporary friends. When planets are in 1st, 7th, 5th, 9th, 6th, 8th from each other they are temporary enemies.
Overall Friendship - This works on the combination of Natural Friendship and Temporary Friendship. Friends in both cases result in extreme friendship and likewise enemies in both cases result in extreme enmity. A combination of friend in one rule and enemy in another rule will result in being neutral. Similarly Neutral combined with friend will remain a friend and likewise neutral tagged along with enemy will remain an enemy.
Lal Kitab Methodology of Friendship:
Apart from this rule based ascertainment of friendship seen within the realms of Vedic Astrology, the Red Book has it's own surmise of which planets get along and which don't. A few of it goes in similar vein as what is seen in Vedic but there are minor differences as well. It doesn't however lay out any rules splitting up between natural and temporary nature and lists them out directly. Let us see how relationship among planets is ascertained in the framework of Lal Kitab.
Sun:
Friends - Moon, Mars, Jupiter
Enemies - Venus, Saturn, Rahu
Neutral - Mercury, Ketu
Moon:
Friends - Sun, Mercury
Enemies - Ketu
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu
Mars:
Friends - Sun, Moon, Jupiter
Enemies - Mercury, Ketu
Neutral - Venus, Saturn, Rahu
Mercury:
Friends - Sun, Venus, Rahu
Enemies - Moon
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Ketu
Jupiter:
Friends - Sun, Moon, Mars
Enemies - Mercury, Venus
Neutral - Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
Venus:
Friends - Mercury, Saturn, Ketu
Enemies - Sun, Moon, Rahu
Neutral - Mars, Jupiter
Saturn:
Friends - Mercury, Venus, Rahu
Enemies - Sun, Moon, Mars
Neutral - Jupiter, Ketu
Rahu:
Friends - Mercury, Saturn, Ketu
Enemies - Sun, Mars, Venus
Neutral - Moon, Jupiter
Ketu:
Friends - Venus, Rahu
Enemies - Moon, Mars
Neutral - Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn
Lal Kitab places extra emphasis on the Kala Purusha chart where Aries is always ascertained as the Lagna. It also works on some of the natural significations of the planets based on which relationships are drawn upon. Also in Red Book, Rahu and Ketu are both said to be direct agents of Saturn and here in also with regard to shadow planets relationships tend to be on a diverse tangent. However looking at it from a broad overview, a majority of planetary relationships appear somewhat similar to how it is defined in Vedic Astrology but still there are some inherent differences also witnessed that need to be noted keenly.
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