Ah Yes,, Priyakumaran da With so many ways of interpreting the myriad of personal planets, things can easily get out of hand as one wades through a chart, but do they tell us clearly ?
However, there are several ways to exercise discrimination and not fall prey to some all-inclusive broad-brush methodology. The simplest primary cut would be by considering the relative strengths of these entities. Vedic astrology attributes several sources of strength to planets. Although it is a matter of personal preference borne out by experience, I firstly look at strength determinations based on the degree of exaltation, angular/directional disposition and sign-friendship (uchcha, kendra, dig and moolatrikonadi bals, respectively). The strongest of all personal planets wins. Sometimes, the same planet appears on the personal planet list on several counts (e.g., Moon in early degrees of Cancer ascendant! Moon will be lagnesha, lord of navamsha lagna and the sign will also be the natal lunar sign and also serve as its own dispositor in all three counts), and obviously this is an important consideration to pay attention to. In general, the ascendant lord, the ascendant sub-lord and the dispositor of the natal Moon are worthy of closer attention because they generally play an important role in judging the effects of planetary combinations (Yogas
nice explanation Obviously, a planet that is near the cusp between two signs is very likely to turn out to be the youngest (least longitude in the sign) or the oldest (most advanced longitude in the earlier sign)
Ahhhhh.. There is an error Sagarika, If you go by that method, see this The potential for significant error, therefore, exists and must be kept in mind in order to avoid falling in a trap. On the other hand, this very fact of such a slippery planet can clinch the ayanamsha issue for some of us! Those who tend to take the young/old region of a given sign as a sign of weakness (first five and last five degrees in a sign are considered to be weakening on planets by some) would often find the Atmakarak and kalatrakaraka falling in this 'ineffective' region of a rashi and this can pose some problems and initial confusion. Little wonder that they would have to divorce themselves from the charakaraka principle because of the conflict.
Many astrologers tend to describe people as being primarily demonstrating the nature of any one planet (a Martian or a Jupitarian person!), so thinking it may go for sure , Is It ?
There you got it Sagarika When the personal planet is in a benefic house (angles, trines), the stronger it is the better. The planet should also be well-supported by other benefic planets (lords of 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 8 and 10th houses) in the chart so that it can ride the 'waves' when these come crashing in. The stronger these planets are, the smoother ones life
On the other hand, if the personal planet(s) happen to be in malefic houses (6th, 8th or 12th), then there could be a lot of self-doubt, misery, pain and isolation in ones life. When strong, the evil propensity of the planet generally increases. It stands to reason; therefore, that the personal planet will be weak in strength when placed in one of these houses - the major exception being a situation where the personal planet also happens to be the ruler of the ascendant. A weak ascendant lord in the 6th, 8th and 12th could reflect a propensity for chronic illness, lack of mental peace and of confidence or of self-worth, one with a low self-esteem, burdening oneself with self-imposed limitations and trepidation, or else indulging in reckless actions and self-inflicted danger, incurring damage and loss. Typically, people with the ascendant lord in the 6th house can look forward to a lot of self-exploration as they work through self-doubts in order to regain/enhance their self-worth.
Mars, on the other hand, is a fighter; it meets its challenge and shines in the confining saturnine sign of Capricorn (exaltation), but its dynamic fiery energies tend to fritter away in the movable and watery Cancer (debilitated). It becomes too easy and tempting for Mars in such a situation to blow off steam too frequently and the critical pressure necessary for meaningful activity never builds u
