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Sanyasa yogas in Hindu astrology are the planetary situations or combinations in certain nativities
(horoscopes) indicating Sanyasa. Sanyasa yogas are also known as Pravrajya yogas. They are
auspicious yogas.
Sanyasa yoga arises when four or more strong planets combine in one house or sign, the nature or
kind of Sanyasa adopted depends upon the strongest planet in that particular group of planets. If
the Sun be the strongest planet the person of high morals and intallectual prowess will choose
severe and difficult practices in remote places; if it be the Moon, then in seclusion more in the study
of scriptures; if it be Mercury, one who is easily influenced by philosophy of others; if it be Mars, one
who chooses to wear red-coloured clothes and who struggles to control his temper; if it be Jupiter,
one who has complete control over his senses and sense - organs; if it be Venus, a wandering
mendicant, and if the strongest planet be Saturn it makes one adopt exceedingly severe practices.
The involvement of the lord of the 10th house in this conjunction of four or more planets is the
stronger indicator of Sanyasa. If those four or more planets happen to conjoin in a kendra or in a
trikona, then the person attains Moksha but if they conjoin in the 8th house there will be
Yogabhrashta i.e. there will be break in yoga-operation, and fall from the final state of emancipation.
If strongest of the conjoining planets is combust then there will be no sanyasa and if it is defeated in
planetary warfare one returns to worldly life after taking sanyasa. Sanyasa is also indicated when the
Moon in a drekkena of Saturn is aspected by Mars and Saturn or is in a navamsa of Mars aspected
by Saturn. A person takes to sanyasa if the dispositor of the Moon is aspected by Saturn and not by
any other planet or if aspected by all planets occupying a single house or sign or if Jupiter is in the
9th house and Saturn aspects the lagna (Ascendant), the Moon and Jupiter, such a person will write
on Sastras and found a school of philosophy, and in case Saturn not aspected by any planet is in the
9th house then one born a king will take to sanyasa. [4]
Benefic planets in the 3rd or 6th house from Arudha Lagna gives rise to Sadhu Yoga which makes
the native a saintly person undertaking pious activities. Research has also found that Parijata
yoga can also act as Parivraja Yoga sometimes.
Four planets conjoining in the 10th house from the lagna or four planets aspecting the 10th house or
if the lord of the lagna and the lord of the 10th join with any three planets anywhere, give sanyasa but
if Saturn joins, there will be no sanyasa. And, in case the Moon and Jupiter join Mercury and Mars in
the 10th or in Pisces sign, then Moksha becomes assured.[6] If more than one planet is powerful out
of four there will be no sanyasa yoga, when two planets are powerful then one takes sanyasa of the
kind indicated by the more powerful one only to discard it to take up sanyasa of the kind indicated by
the less powerful. One of the four or more planets conjoining must be very strong to confer sanyasa
but if the sanyasa causing planet is combust or if it is defeated in Grahayuddha (planetary warfare)
and aspected by other planets there will be no sanyasa but the person will worship sanyasis i.e.
those who have taken up sanyasa.[7]
Varahamihira states that if the Lagna falls in an even sign, and the three natural benefics along with
Mars are all powerful to do good then a woman becomes a famous Vedantin, and if the 7th house is
tenanted by a cruel planet and the 9th by mild benefics then she will embrace the kind of Sanyasa as
is indicated by the planet occupying the 9th house. In a Capricorn Lagna nativity that had Rahu in
the 5th, Mars in the 6th, Saturn in the 7th, the Sun and the Moon in the 8th, Venus and Mercury in
the 9th, Jupiter and Ketu in the 11th despite a powerful Bhagya Yoga obtaining and all three natural
benefics being placed ahead of the Sun and the Moon the lady did not receive Diksha because
Saturn did not aspect the Moon or its dispositor, and Mars did not aspect the 9th house.[10]
Jataka Bharanam reiterates that if Jupiter is either in the 5th house or in the Lagna and the Moon is
situated in the 10th house then the person will be a Tapasavi i.e. the one who has conquered his
senses and who possesses the finest of intelligence, is persevering, hardworking and successful.
This is a yoga of a very high order and gives excellent results provided both Jupiter and the Moon
gain favourable vargas and nakshatras.[11] The significant factor in this yoga-formation is the lord of
the sign of exaltation for Devaguru (Jupiter) occupying the all-important Karmasthana (house of
action).
Saraswati yoga given rise to by the three natural benefic planets,
namely, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter co-operating with each other is an auspicious yoga which is not
rare in occurrence but when its participants are not strong merges with other yogas. [1] The person
born in Saraswati yoga besides being a very learned intelligent orator also becomes very fortunate,
rich and famous.[2]
This yoga is named after Saraswati, meaning the region abounding in pools and lakes, celestial or
oracular voice, speech or the power of speech, learning and wisdom, who is the deity identified with
education and knowledge.[3]
Application
In a Gemini lagna born nativity the conjunction of Mercury, Venus and Jupiter in the 5th house from
the lagna will give rise to Saraswati yoga; the 4th and the 5th bhavas deal with education and the
latter also deals with divine knowledge; good academic achievements are assured if the 5th house
and its lord are strong very strong.[6]Mercury, the lagna-lord, promotes the indications of the bhavas
owned by other two planets and the bhava it occupies. The 5th house subjected to many benefic
influences makes one intelligent and honest.[7] Moreover, the conjunction of the lord of the lagna and
of the 4th house with the lords of the 5th, the 7th and the 10th occurring in a trikona from the lagna-
kendra is a Raja yoga. When lords of the kendras and the trikonas establish a mutual relationship a
Raja yoga is produced. But, for any Raja yoga to produce more effective results the yoga-causing
planets must form an immediate relationship with the lagna which is possible by occupying or
aspecting the lagna or by associating with the lagna-lord but without being afflicted by malefic or by
the lords of the trika-bhavas.[8]
A mutual aspectual relationship between the lords of the lagna and 5th house has also been deemed
to have given rise to the Saraswati yoga which yoga signifies great intellectual capability. [9]