Aspects and Arudhas: Rashi Drishti and Pada Calculation
⏱️ 240 min • 📖 3 topics
Master Jaimini's sign-based aspect system (rashi drishti) and learn to compute arudha padas—the reflection of houses derived from house-to-lord distance projection.
Rashi Drishti: Why Signs Aspect, Not Planets
Explain the Jaimini principle that aspects are between signs, not planets, and that the aspect pattern depends on sign modality (moveable, fixed, dual).
Arudha Calculation: Distance and Reflection
Compute arudhas (pada reflections) by measuring the distance from a house to its lord and projecting that distance forward, with exceptions for lords in the 1st and 7th from the house.
Arudha Lagna and Upapada: Image and Marriage
Interpret Arudha Lagna (public perception and success image) and Upapada Lagna (spouse's family, marriage dharma) and their relationship to Darakaraka and marital outcomes.