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Raja Yoga: Benefics in the 2nd, 4th and 5th from the Lagna Lord

Classical definition: Benefics in the 2nd, the 4th and the 5th, counted from the Lagna lord, make one a king. (The verse also allows counting from the Atma Karaka's rashi. This rule uses the Lagna lord.) In modern terms: Take the planet that rules the rising sign. Use its sign as house 1. There is a benefic in the 2nd, a benefic in the 4th and a benefic in the 5th counted from that sign. Benefics are Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and the waxing Moon. Malefics are the Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. Source: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Chapter 39, verses 9-10 (verse numbers follow the R. Santhanam translation).