Retrograde planets have always been a concern for every astrologer. It is always difficult to interpret their results to the fullest extent due to the lack of knowledge about their behaviour.
Our great sages have compiled the activities of retrograde planets in their exhaustive work, which is being introduced for your kind reference and applications in the study of horoscope.
I hope these classical references will definitely enlighten the learned students of astrology.
As per Phaladeepika Ch.4-Sh.4
- Retrograde planet, debilitated in Rashi or Navamsha has full strength.
- A planet which could not give its results during its normal motion will give them during its retrogression.
- Planets become retrograde when placed in the 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th houses from the Sun. (Because they are nearest to the earth at that time.)
As per Jataktatwa Adhyaya 71
- A retrograde planet is equal in strength to an exalted planet, applies to both malefic as well benefic planets.
As per Bhavartha Ratnakar, Ch.13, Sh.16
- A malefic when retrograde gives benefic result.
As per Shambhu Hora Prakash, Sh.21
- A retrograde & debilitated planet during its dasha makes a person do bad deeds, live in distant places away from his friends & family & troubled by fire.
(Some Astrologers say that retrogression gives the result of exaltation but a debilitated retrograde becomes doubly malefic. A retrograde exalted planet gives benefic results.)
- In the dasa of a retrograde planet one’s honour & happiness is injured. There is fall from position, enmity with friends and person has to go to another country.
- A planet exalted and retrograde as well is equal to a debilitated one and therefore weak.
- A planet debilitated and retrograde as well is equal to an exalted one and therefore strong.
As per Saravali, Ch.5
- A benefic in retrogression becomes strong and can give a kingdom; if it is a malefic it gives grief and useless wanderings.
As per Uttarkalamrita, Ch.2, Sh.6.
- Retrograde planet gets strength equal to exaltation.
- A planet associated with a retrograde planet also gains strength.
- Retrograde Mars shows the effect of the house 4th from it.
- Retrograde Jupiter shows the effect of the house 5th from it.
- Retrograde Venus shows the effect of the house 7th from it.
- Retrograde Saturn shows the effect of the house 9th from it.
- Retrograde Mercury shows the effect of the house 2nd from it.
As per Bhava Manjari
- Benefic and exalted and retrograde planets become very strong and benefic.
- Malefic retrograde becomes more malefic.
- Retrograde planets get double in strength.
- Retrograde exalted planets get triple strength.
- Retrograde debilitated planets get half strength.
- During the period of retrograde planet the native resides in a foreign place, comforts are unstable and there is a loss of reputation.
This is quite clear from the mentioned references as to how the retrograde planets act and it is for the learned one’s to decide with their experience which reference will give the results during analysis.
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