Understanding Guru
Jupiter is the greatest benefic planet and the one who brings the Akash Tattva. The natural 9th house and 12th house are ruled by Jupiter and exalts in the 4th house of Cancer. So Jupiter’s main focus is on Dharma, Vidhya and Spirituality. Jupiter also rules the Akash tattva the force that binds everything together. Jupiter is the only planet that is always Sattva Guna. Sun loses Sattva in Dakshinayana and Moon becomes Tamsic in Krishna Maksha. So Jupiter is the only true Sattva Guna in the Horoscope that shows the constant blessing of Mahadeva.
Jupiter is also called Brihaspati or the Guru of the Deva. He is the divine teacher and all knowledge permeates from him. The Devata for Guru is Sadashiva. Guru is the 5th planet in the Vara Chakra and has the power to protect the Sun from all eclipses. This is why Bhagwan Dakshinamurti is always worshipped during the Solar Eclipse.
Knowing Rahu
Rahu is not an easy planet to understand. Rahu denotes everything that is illusionary or can not be understood. There is no definite knowledge and there is darkness. This is why Rahu gives over thinking and pondering without much work to do. Rahu is the one who does not like to follow Dharma and goes out of social norms. Rahu gets debilitated in Saggitarius and Marana in the 9th house. He does not like Guru at all. He is the commander-in-chief of the Asuras and does not play by any rules. He is the natural bhadhak of the horoscope and who always opposes Vishnu. There are also positives, as Rahu gives bhoga and maya. Rahu always causes us to breathe.
Guru + Rahu
When Guru and Rahu conjoin then a malefic yoga occurs known as Guru Chandala Yoga. Guru Chandal means a guru aka teacher is sitting with a chandala ake demon. This Yoga is dangerous as it afflicts Guru to the tattva level.
Rahu causes Jupiter to fall down and corrupt the Akash tattva of the horoscope. This makes all other good yogas to become weak, as Akash Tattva is the one who brings things together.
Secondly, Guru Chandala Yoga hits the sign ruled by Jupiter. If Jupiter rules important bhavas then those bhavas can come under problem and may give suffering.
Thirdly, Guru Chandal Yoga also brings the wrath of Surya. If Jupiter becomes very weak, and the Sun is also in trouble, then the Sun will cause much damage and problems.
Chart 1 Maharaj Yudhisthira
The above is of Maharaj Yudhisthira. The Guru Chandal Yoga is happening in the 9th house. Jupiter is very adamant in Agni Rashi, one may cause himself problems due to anger or stubbornness. Here Jupiter rules Lagna and 4th House, showing if Jupiter fails, name, fame, kingship and home will all go. When this happened he lost everything. Here Surya is in exchange with Rahu forming Aditya Chandal and Gopal Yoga. Rahu is in Marana Karaka Sthana too. It was only after the Parivartana happened and Gopal Yoga (Sun+Jupiter) activated as Vasudeva Krishna himself helped them.
Chart 2 Adolf Hilter
In Adolf Hilter’s chart, Jupiter is with exalted Ketu and Moon in his own sign in the 3rd house. This Jupiter is under dristi from Rahu both rashi and graha. Jupiter and Ketu are called Guru Parampara Yoga but if there is no Guru to teach or tradition to learn from then at times it may become a Guru Chandal Yoga. Here we see that Surya is also in the 7th house, causing too many problems with love or war. In the end, he was defeated as his 6th house gave way to it. Jupiter in Marana sthana plus the influence of Rahu also caused him to commit suicide.
Chart 3 Arushi Talwar
Here Guru Chandala Yoga is happening in the 12th house. Jupiter in the 6th, 8th and 12th house is also called Asura Yoga, as Devaguru is in the Trika houses. Here Jupiter rules the 2nd and 5th house. Surya is in the 7th house. She was subjected to sexual abuse from a very early age. Notice Rahu is in the sign of Venus which causes sex scandals. Notice in the Hiltler’s and this chart A8 (Mrityu Pada) was in the sign of Jupiter and both died naturally.
Chart 4 Female Native Failed Marriage
The Native is a close friend of mine. She has Guru Chandal Yoga in the 12th house marriage. Here again, Jupiter rules the 2nd and 5th houses. She was warned that marriage will cause issues and kumbha vivah was advised along with other remedies. Rahu in signs of Venus is really a very big problem for females. She was married to a very well-known family but was later found that her husband was having mental issues and was not fit for marriage. Guru Chandal Yoga did it work as it hit her marriage. She went through a phase of depression but is now on the path to recovery. Surya is in the 9th house in Bhadhak and its lord Moon is in the 6th house with Ketu. The remedies prescribed were not done properly and their family priest made major mistakes in doing the poojas required.
Guru Chandala Yoga In Navamsa
Guru Chandal Yoga in Navamsa is much more troublesome than Rashi. The Karaka for Navamsa are Venus for marriage and Jupiter for Dharma and good fortune. If Jupiter is hit in the Navamsa then the whole destiny and dharma will take a hit. This can happen during the time of marriage also.
Example 1
This is a Navamsa Chart of the native. We see that the Sun and Moon conjunct together in the 12th house. This causes Amavasya Yoga the Navamsa causing Sattva to fall. The saving grace is Jupiter which is in Pushkaramsa but with Rahu. So the destiny of the native is badly hit and also there is a significant delay in marriage
Note: Sun and Moon conjunction in any Varga causes Amavsaya Dosha in that Varga. It means that Varga has gone into darkness, which may result in either scarcity of resources or too many resources being wasted.
Example 2
This is Navamsa and Rashi of female native whose child was diagnosed with Autism. We see Jupiter is the Chara Putra Karaka (PuK) in the horoscope and it is in Guru Chandal Yoga with a very powerful Rahu. Again we see Amavasya Dosha in Navamsa showing destiny hit and marriage problems. Jupiter in Marana Sthana in Navamsa also makes the problem worse.
Remedies
Yogas like Guru Chandala, Yama Yoga, and Pitra Badha are very hard to remedy because of their strong karmic roots. There are as such no generalised remedies for Guru Chandal Yoga and solutions will differ from horoscope to horoscope. Remedies have to be judged as per Jupiter’s placement, its lordships and degrees. In addition, charts like D9, D16, D27 and D30 also play a very important role in understanding the source of the problem.
Generally, one must worship Shiva to give power to Jupiter and should chant Mrityunjaya Mantra to prevent any harm to the body and life. We can also go for Mahavidhya but that too will depend on the Horoscope of the Native.
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