Importance of yogas in vedic astrology (www.soothsayers-india.com) In Sanskrit the word Yuj stands for union.

Yoga is formed by combination of planets or by placement of one planet in special status. There are two kinds of Yogas. They are the shubha or auspicious yogas and the other is Ashubh or inauspicious which is also known as Ava yogas. There are thousands of Yogas described in the classical Books of Astrology. These may be classified broadly as Dhana Yogas ( yogas giving wealth) , Raja yogas which give power, Kirti yogas which give name and fame, Sanyasa yogas found in the horoscopes of saints, Putra yogas (yoga for children), Sangeeta Vidhya yogas found in the horoscope of all musicians, and Vahana yogas for vehicles etc. In many horoscopes the Yogas overlap each other and if they are all good yogas the person leads royal life. Similarly there are Ava yogas bounding in many horoscopes. These are the sufferers of this earth who have earned their own suffering by bad deed in the past lives. The yogas are great teachers. They tell us what ever you have earned by your own merit , you are enjoying them and what ever demerit was there you are suffering for them. So dont fret and fume, dont be jealous. You cannot forcibly take away any ones wealth name or fame. Always try to do well and be good. In short as you sow, so you will reap There are very many rules for the formation of yogas. Mere presence of two or more planets in a sign cannot form a yoga. Late Dr B.V Raman has taken the pains to compile a book called Three hundred important yogas. This book is a must for every astrologer. All softwares use this book for tabulating the Yogas in a horoscope. Here again a word of caution is needed. The software manufacturers tabulate a yoga merely on the basis of the presence of planets in certain houses. They do not follow the guidance given By Dr Raman. So taking them for granted and giving forecast on that basis would lead to gross error. There are many stipulations under which a yoga becomes null and void. These rules are more important than the yoga themselves. An astrologer should know how to interpret the yogas. The vimsottari dasas or any other dasa should be favorable for materialization of a yoga. Another important factor is a yoga should have back up in Navamsa and concerned varga chart. If it is not there the yoga may be too feeble to be of any use to the native. Marana yogas are yogas for death are also there. Vedic astrological classics give very many yoga combinations for different kinds of death. Some of the examples are DURMARANA YOGA, SANKATA MARANA YOGA YUDDHA MARANA YOGA etc (DUR = BAD OR DEATH BY TORTURE ETC, SANKATA IS BY NATURAL CALAMITIES AND YUDDHA IS WAR) To know about the Yogas in your horoscope avail the Yogas Horoscope at http://www.soothsayers-india.com/yogas-their-periods-of-activation.html Horoscope services of The Himalayan Ashram of Vedic Astrologers are available in

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