SELECTION OF FRUITFUL SIGNIFICATORS

The accuracy of the prediction depends on the correct selection of fruitful significators. As such which of the significators are fruitful and which of them are just tempters have to be found out. More times than not, one may find that, when one wants to judge a particular matter, for example marriage, then almost all the nine planets come in as significators of either or all of the houses 2, 7 and 11. Such a situation is no way rare and all too common an area where many a KP Astrologer falters in selecting the right planets and rejecting the unfruitful ones. Most of the literature I have surveyed in KP Astrology to find an answer to this question, point us to one of the following two principles:

1.  Suppose a person wants to know the time of marriage and also, he wants to find out the significators which will give marriage in their conjoined period. Then, according to this principle, first note the Sub in which each of the planets figuring as a significator is deposited. If that Sub Lord is a STRONG significator (see explanation below) of any or all houses of marriage (2 or 7 or 11), then you have to select the planet as a Fruitful significator, else not! Also, the planet SHOULD NOT be a strong significator of the bhavas, which negate the bhava in question – in this case 1, 6 and 10 for marriage. This is one of the most important methods of eliminating planets which are “merely tempters and not real significators”.

(Strong significator means – Planets in the star of bhava occupants, or, if there are no planets in its stars, the bhava occupant itself, or if the bhava is empty (no occupant), then the planet/s in the owners’ stars, or, if again there are no planets in the owner’s stars the owner himself – please remember, these conditions are mutually exclusive. That is, if and only if a bhava occupant has NO PLANETS in his stars, he becomes a strong significator; likewise, IF AND ONLY IF a Bhava is empty and there are no Planets in the owner’s stars, the bhava owner becomes a strong significator! However, if there are planets occupying the occupants’ or owner’s stars, then those planets and not the occupant or the owner of the bhava are considered as the strong significators of the bhava. This is a rule reiterated by many illustrious scholars of KP Astrology in many of their articles and books)

2. The second principle in order to eliminate the weak planets is by considering the ruling planets. Here again, you have to select the ruling planets which are deposited in the SUB of such a planet which is a strong significator of the bhava matter concerned. Again, the planet/s which represent 2, 7 or 11 and 1, 6 or 10 (this is only for the marriage example and for other matters, consider the respective representative houses and their negation houses) have to be rejected outright as they always do harm to the matter at hand and never good.

3. Take the planets which are posited in the sub of the significators whose constellations are untenanted.

4. If any planet is posited in his own sub, it can be considered as a stronger planet.

It may become necessary to apply one or both of the above principles depending on the number of planets you get as significators. Please remember, ONLY Strong Significators truly indicate the fructification of the event and are crucial in timing an event. The “weak significators” only fortify the event and may help to bring it to completion. But the event should and will always materialize in the Dasha, Bhukti and Antara of the Strong Significators.

Let us see what weak significators are:

a. If a planet A occupies the II Bhava and B and C are in the Star of A, then B and C are the “Strongest Significators of bhava II”.

b. If the condition in (a) is true, then the planet A itself which is the occupant of the II bhava, is rendered only a weak significator of the bhava. However, that does not mean that planet A will never contribute to the bhava matters or the results of II bhava never materialize during the period governed by planet A. But to time an event, we should consider only planets B and C in the first place in preference to A. Please bear in mind that planet A still gives the result of the bhava it occupies, but when it has planets deposited in its star/s, it is only connected to the bhava and not a strong significator of the bhava.

c. Now let us come to planets which are in conjunction with planets B and C. Let us for example say that planet M is in conjunction with planet B. If a true conjunction exists between planet B and M (taking the western aspects orb into consideration as ruled by our Guruji), then the planet M is also rendered as a Strong Significator of the II Bhava. It is then more powerful than planet A itself as a significator of the II bhava.

d. Suppose there is no true conjunction, and planet M happens to occupy only the same sign as planet B (as taken in classical Vedic astrology – two planets in the same sign are said to be in conjunction), then the planet M is a weak significator of the II bhava – that is, it is only connected to the II bhava. In strength it is weaker than planet A itself which is the occupant of the II bhava.

e. In another case, let us consider a planet Q which is aspected by planet B. Now B is a strong significator of II bhava by being deposited in the star of planet A, the occupant of the bhava. However, because planet Q is only aspected by planet B, planet Q is said to be only connected to the II bhava, or in other words, is a weak significator of the II bhava.

f. However, please note…..if the planet in conjunction or aspect of the strong significator is actually a Node (Rahu or Ketu) then the node becomes a Strong Significator of the bhava concerned. That is because the nodes are very powerful. Especially if there is a true conjunction

      with a node, the node can be taken in the place of the actual significator planet because the node is so powerful.

I hope this clarifies the topic of selecting the most fruitful significators for judging any event. Please note, that this is equally applicable to both natal and horary charts and is one of the most important aspects of Krishnamurti Paddhdhati.

HOW DO WE ELIMINATE UNFRUITFUL SIGNIFICATORS?

In KP principles an event is promised during the DBAS of the fruitful significator of the houses under consideration. In case if the significators of the houses under consideration exceed more than five, then the unfruitful significator should be eliminated as stated below:

      a. Always preference should be given to Rahu or Ketu first if it is representing any significator.

      b. The planet whose sub lord is the significator of the house detrimental to the house or houses under consideration should be eliminated first.

      c. The order of the DBAS period rulers become fixed according to the sign position of Moon at the time of birth in each case. One cannot avoid this, hence if the period ruler is in any manner connected with the matter of the house under consideration, if it be the chief governor of the matter under consideration, it has to be considered as an important significator of the matter under consideration. However, if it is not for, then we must eliminate them and we will focus on the next period ruler.