There are three important things for an event to take place in a native’s life - promise, transit and Dasa. For instance, if your 7th house and the lord are positive and natal Jupiter and Venus are also placed well, your chart has a strong “promise” of marriage but for it to take place, “transit” Jupiter and Saturn should be influencing marriage related houses or lord (2nd, 7th, 11th). Another major aspect for event occurrence is “Dasa”.

In Vedic Astrology, different planets influence us at different points of time in our life. The perceived life span of an individual is counted as 120 years in total. Each planet is assigned certain number of years in one’s life. Our life is divided into Mahadasa of 9 planets and each Mahadasa is then further divided into 9 Antardasas each. The Mahadasas follow in the following sequence - Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury. Mahadasa begins from the lord of the Nakshatra where is Moon positioned at the time of birth. The exact duration of the first Mahadasa depends upon the degree of the Nakshatra when you were born.

Ketu Mahadasa runs for 7 years, Venus has 20 years, Sun has 6 years, moon has 10 years, Mars has 7 years, Rahu has 18 years, Jupiter has 16 years, Saturn has 19 years, and Mercury has 17 years.  
Mahadasa is like a calendar of your life’s events. Whether the Mahadasa is auspicious or inauspicious for you depends upon several factors like position of that planet in your birth chart, whether it’s malefic or benefic. This duration of planets gives direction to the events in your life.  

Mahadasa of each planet runs for several years but this doesn’t mean that you get the results associated with a single planet only. The actual results depend upon Antadasa. Mahadasa of each planet is further divided into 9 planets Antardasas following the same sequence of planets.

The events of your life are based on both - the Mahadasa and the Antardasa planets. For example, if you have Rahu Antardasa under Rahu Mahadasa, events would follow as per Rahu’s characteristics and strength in your horoscope. However, if you have Jupiter under Rahu, then the results would be based on the position of both Jupiter as well as Rahu. If the planets are positioned on 2 – 12, 6 – 8 or 5 – 9 axis, repercussions might not be that positive for the native. The lordship of planets is also considered in the process. If both planets are lords of Kendra or Trikone houses, the results would be like that of a Raj Yoga. If one has Kendra or Trikone lordship, and the second planet is lord of 6th, 8th or 12th house, then the results might not be favorable.

Understanding the houses in Vedic astrology

The celestial sphere is divided into 12 equal parts of 30 degrees each. Each of which represents a zodiac sign. There are 12 different signs. Wherever you are born on earth, there is a local horizon, the line where earth and the sky meet. The whole zodiac belt seems to ascend from eastern horizon and descend to the western horizon due to the daily rotation of earth around its own axis. At a particular place and time of birth, the exact point or the degree of the sign that is rising on the eastern side of the horizon is considered to be the starting point of the houses division, it is also the Ascendant. This is because Sun rises from the east and the rising of Sun means new beginning.

Now note that you can only see 6 houses at any location on the earth as rest of the houses are below the horizon. From the starting point on the eastern side, the 1st house is followed by the rest of the houses in anti-clockwise motion so you never get to see the 1st to 6th houses in the skies. The point which is exactly above your head right now is the starting point of the 10th house for someone born right at this moment at your location. The point that lies on the horizon on the west is from where the 7th house begins. 4th house begins from the point which is exactly opposite to the point of 10th house, so naturally it is not visible in the sky as it is below the horizon.

The 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses are the pillars upon which the strength of the horoscope depends. These are the four pillars of your horoscope, lying on the horizon and meridian plane. These are called Angular or Kendra houses. Each house governs some particular aspects of your life. The anti-clockwise motion of the houses also symbolizes your lifecycle, starting from the first house that represents birth and personality to the 12th house which stands for death and emancipation.

The placement of different planets in houses based on their movement in the sky at the time of birth tells which aspect of your life is being affected & how. These houses not only govern your life but also tell a lot about your friends, family and relatives.  

The very basis of interpreting a horoscope is about understanding the connection between houses and the signs and how the planets influence this connection. The detailed overview of each house and the dimensions of your life covered by each one of them is covered in the subsequent pages.  

If you are even a little bit interested in Vedic astrology, you must have heard of the term “Raj Yoga”. It is a special combination that if exists in a horoscope makes the native wealthy, healthy and prosperous. Like Raj Yoga, there are many other special Yogas that are considered important in Vedic astrology. “Yogas” is an aspect that is unique to Vedic astrology. Yogas essentially are special combinations and positions of planets in relation to houses and other planets.

Certain planetary positions can lead to some specific results, whether good or bad. And Vedic astrology has defined some of these very special positions as Yogas. The meaning of the word Yoga is “union” so certainly, the different ways planets associate with each other and form combinations is also called Yogas. Most Yogas consist of more than one planet. There are a huge number of Yogas in Vedic astrology but some are more important than others, which apparently should be on tips of any perspective astrologer.

When a Yoga is formed in a particular house by lords of different houses, it can deem positive or negative results based on the area of life that the associated planets and houses signify. You would rarely see someone who only has auspicious Yogas in his or her horoscope. The combinations that yield negative results for the native are called Doshas, addressed separately in a different section here. Further, we will discuss some of the major Yogas that every learner of Vedic astrology should be aware of.

In the most basic terms, planetary conjunction occurs when two or more planets occupy the same house. But what happens when planets are conjunct in a house? They DEFINE your life in a nutshell. A conjunction can be benefic or malefic, depending upon several factors such as the nature of the planets involved, their relationship with each other, and the house/sign they are placed in. The strength of the planet is also taken into account, like whether the planet is combust, retrograde or direct.

There can be as many as 5 or 6 planets in the same house but such is a rare occurrence. These are in fact the most difficult horoscopes to interpret. Care must be taken in determining how the planets affect each other. There could be a Yoga or a planetary combination) forming due to the conjunction but if a malefic planet is operational in the same house, the Yoga may not fructify for the native. On the other hand, when multiple weak or malefic planets get together in a house, presence of a benefic could balance the situation. Nevertheless, its power would be low due to malefic influence so the horoscope can only be considered average.

Conjunction of multiple planets in one house indicates the focus area of your life - the house where most of the planets are placed. Nevertheless, there could be some misbalance in the personality of the native due to the strong pull of a single house. The lord of house where conjunction of planets takes place is also under the spotlight. If it is positioned well, it casts a benefic influence upon the native. It tends to make other planets strong too. However, if it is weakly posited or under malefic influence, it may only deem negative results and may worsen the situation.

Before we discuss the impact of various planetary combinations, take a look at the chart below.

The conjunction of planets in this chart takes place in the 11th house (governing income and expansion) so the focus of the native would be on expanding income.

Mercury being the lord of 5th house (education) would boost earnings from intellect and learning. And since it’s the 8th house lord too, it may give sudden gains but at the same time, health issues and hurdles in life may occur, more so because it is placed in an enemy sign.

Moon is the lord of 6th house (difficulties) and is placed in Sagittarius in the 11th, so the native will struggle, but will put in hard work and beat competition to shoot off income.

Sun, being the 7th lord in friendly sign will give earnings from partnerships and spouse.

Venus, which is 4th and 9th lord is the Yogakaraka for this horoscope, will give ample opportunities to earn well. It is placed with Moon and Sun, its natural enemies so it’s positive effect will slightly be lessened but still Venus is very benefic for this horoscope.

Why Vedic Remedies are required?

A horoscope represents the combined energy system of the 9 planets including Rahu & Ketu. Any imbalance of the planetary energy in a chart creates a need for adopting measures to balance out the energy. This, in simple terms is the way Astrological Remedies work to balance out the energy system in your life.

• We are humans, we make mistakes. We suffer due to our temptations and troubles in this life and even for our past life karma. This comes up in form of negative influences in the horoscope. Certain areas of life being represented by them appear unfulfilled and troubled zones. This can be understood as a negative imbalance in the chart and can be helped by remedies. Remedies can help strengthen or weaken a planet. It’s like an expert’s prescription based on the diagnosis.

•  Think of Sun. Its energy can be felt through the light and heat but when you are in a closed room, you would be unable to experience it and all you see is darkness. You need to lift the window blinds to let the energy in. In astrological terms, this window blind represents a malefic aspect of other planets over Sun in form of an eclipse, position in enemy sign, debilitation or placement in negative houses like 6th, 8th and 12th. To open those window blinds, you need remedies. Remedies work both ways - they can activate and re energize a weak planet or nullify the impact of a strong malefic planet.

Please note:

Astrology remedies are a means to heal, not prevent every possible loss. Your karma manifests in this life so there is no running away from it. You also need to experience pain, learn from your mistakes and only then true healing begins. Letting go, charity, fasting, volunteering are few effective ways but all remedies should be done with a serious approach and sense of responsibility and not to be carried out as barter with God.

Different Ways / Means of Astrological Remedies:

There are several ways and methods to perform remedies that align with Vedic astrology principles. 

Mantras

How Vedic Mantras work?: Mantras are sound vibrations grouped together & chanted to propitiate planets. By chanting Mantras, not only we pay respect to the corresponding planet but also become one with their energy. The Mantra gets activated by perfusing into that part of your body or the cells that it correlates with, which are ultimately made of the tatva corresponded to that planet. Mantra requires the use of the power of your Mana, meaning mind (Man + tra). It is a relatively safer form of remedy with little or no side effect. We can use Mantra and meditation to ward off negative energy that may be troubling us like an overly strong & malefic Rahu, Mars and Saturn. It may not be advisable to strengthen these planets using gemstone. Propitiation of planets in this case using meditation techniques is a better way of remedies.

Tantra

Tantras are the rituals and actions performed in order to free oneself from the negative impact of planets. Tantras are actions performed for the enlightenment of the soul and in doing so, you need to use the power of your 'Tana', that is body.

Yantra

Yantra refers to the devices, symbols or processes used to balance the mind and concentrate your energy on to the concepts that the Yantra represents. Yantras can have geometric patterns imprinted comprising of squares, circles and so on and these shapes represent some spiritual power or concept. Sri Yantra is one of the most common Yantra used which has geometrical patterns that represent the Universe, hinting towards the unanimity of the subject and object - of human and divine.

Gemstones

Through the dawn of history, gemstones have been thought to carry talismanic value. The Navagraha concept is specifically popular in Vedic astrology. According to this, each gemstone represents a certain planet and based on the strength or weakness of the planet in the horoscope, a gemstone is recommended to either strengthen or pacify the planet.

Significance of Ascendant

There are times when people just can’t identify with the attributes of their Sun or Moon sign. In fact, they may feel that they are an antithesis of their zodiac sign. You may also have observed it. Your Leo friend may not seek attention, may be because he or she has a Capricorn ascendant. Your Sagittarius friend is very possessive, may be because he or she has a Scorpio Ascendant. It is easy to understand why some people do not correspond to their Sun or Moon signs once you know about what is the rising sign or Ascendant in a horoscope.

Ascendant is the degree of the zodiac sign that was highest on the Easter horizon at the time and place of birth. When seen from Earth, the sky seems to move, so the entire zodiac can be observed in a span of 24 hours day which means the rising sign changes on the Eastern horizon every 2 hours because there are 12 zodiac signs. People tend to associate their physical, emotional and spiritual attributes more with rising sign at times.

Effects of Ascendant

Ascendant represents us in our purest and highest form; its like a lens of our personality through which people see us. It is the mask we wear to revel in the masquerade of life, to meet people. It embodies our natural reactions to things, objects, people and so on.

Don’t know your ascendant? You could sign up with Indastro to have your personalized birth chart ready. The sign that is located in the first house (which is also called the Ascendant) of your chart is called the rising sign or Ascendant. To determine the Ascendant, the exact time of birth is required since ascendants change every two hour.

You can get the astrological analysis and signification of 12 ascendants from the subsequent pages. The characteristics of the ascendant can differ a lot, depending upon the placement of the ruling planet and the other planets occupying the first house or aspecting it. A Sagittarius Ascendant, having Jupiter in Scorpio would be very different from a Sagittarius Ascendant having Jupiter in Aries.

In Indian Astrology, the Moon resembles our mind, emotions and thoughts which activate and channel our actions, the Ascendant resembles our physical self and how those thoughts and actions are perceived by others and our social interactions, and the Sun resembles our physical body. The Moon sign is an accurate depiction of how we channelize our energies through our moods, emotions, reaction and perceptions. The Sun is how we may be perceived, but who we are can be entirely different.

• The Moon is a reflection of our level of sensitivity, empathy, emotional intelligence. Most of the energies in our birth chart are channelized through our Moon because we can only use and decode these energies in the way we think, feel and respond and make changes in our life to make it better or worse, a reflection of which can be perceived through the Sun, but the actual work is done through the Moon.
• Also, for relationships such as parent and child relationships or romantic relationships, people are bound not by how the world perceives us, that would be a very shallow view, but instead how we weave our intimate bonding through emotions, or compassions, our empathy, connect to someone on a more personal & genuine level which can surpass even after our ‘image’ in society changes. This is gauged through our mind which is resembled by the Moon.
• Most of the planets which bring in energies within the chart such as Jupiter, for wisdom or Saturn for discipline are energies which directly affects our mind and our conscience which leads us to take certain actions (Mars symbolizing actions weather volatile or peaceful resolutions with regards to our thinking process) and not our outer self, therefore, most accurate inferences can be made through the Moon sign and it is the actual depiction of a person as compared to the Sun sign which is rather superficial considering that many people can have the same sun sign yet, differ in the ways their mind works, forging different paths for themselves.
• To derive the results of this life and past life, Vedic Astrology takes the Moon as our immediate point of reference with other planets and their energies in the chart.
• Our mind and emotions always act as per the Moon’s transit and as Moon is a fastest moving planet, so like our emotions and mind, it changes every second and our lives. Day to day activities and events depend on our mood, which is in control of the Moon.
• Moon also gives an account of your travel plans.

Moon Sign Vs. Sun Sign

The Sun represents our physical body while the Moon is our mind and receptiveness to events that occur around us. Most of the times we are happy or sad because of what we feel instead of what we receive or physically do in our lives.

• It is an accepted fact that Sun is the giver of all energy & life within our solar system and because of that it should be the most important parameter to measure destiny too.
• However, the Moon is the closest celestial body through which the effects of all planets get filtered and reach us.
• Since the mind usually prevails over physical matters, Vedic Astrology discovered the accuracy of Moon sign readings many millenniums ago.
• The Moon gives an account of the things that may even come as a surprise to you also as you may not have explored your deepest desires, your fears, your strengths and remain ignorant until a phase of the Moon brings it forth and surprise the people around, including you.
• The Moon sign indicates your basic nature and how you react on small actions or reactions, it indicates all this. It is capable of indicating the tiniest reaction to any event or action. It signifies your emotions, feelings, intuition and recollections of various emotional aspects of the past as well.

Prediction Accuracy Comparison: Depth of Moon/Sun Connection

The Sun sign gives a broader picture of a person covering the overall attributes of physical appearances and personality traits which we may say to have more essence of tangibility attached to it. The broader view may carry the bigger depiction of you, leaving apart many areas of your personality unexplored, contours left open and minor details missed.

• The Moon sign has the quality of covering even the minutest of your inner self in detail. We may say that the open ends that have been left by the Sun sign are closed with the insights that are revealed by the Moon sign. For example, you may come across two persons, the Moon sign of one and the Sun sign of the other falls under the same zodiac. Hence, classically speaking, they would display similar traits. However, here Moon sign plays the trick since the differences between the two personalities, traits and the behaviors would be given more precisely by the Moon sign.
• The Moon sign here would also give the account of the limits and extent of personality traits that would depict the differences among the two, which the Sun sign may not have revealed, giving clearer picture about the person including the unseen inner-self, the untouched and dormant energies within, your inner voice which talks and guides you and many more such attributes… the list is long.
• The Moon is considered an important planet in your horoscope as per Vedic Astrology, even your experience in love, heartbreak, intimate & sentimental moments and your actions to come out of it, or make important changes post such events, or the trajectory of your life through your ability to perform or neglect life and activities are governed by your mind and emotions resembled by your Moon sign. This can be very different to what everyone perceives of you (the sun sign) and it changes as quickly as the position of the Sun in the sky, whereas, the Moon signifies the actual work you put into bringing noteworthy and real-life changes in your inner being.
  
  

By now we have seen the various factors and attributes that provide a clear insight into the comparative picture between the Moon sign and the Sun sign in terms of the levels of accuracy they provide in astrological predictions and the underlying reasons thereto.

As evident, the Moon sign gives a far better, accurate analysis at a micro level and in-depth analytical predictions of your personality since it divides your overall disposition into minutest of parts, which make the predictions so precise.

Though Sun sign-based predictions are also true and give a broad-brush pen picture of a person’s life, but when we want the finer details of human life or wish for accurate behavior, action-reaction on particular event, then we need to resort to the Moon sign-based predictions.

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Sade sati is a period of delayed events but a transformative time in the lives of those it occurs. It is defined by series of physical, material, emotional and psychological changes which improves or distorts your world view, depending on how you take it and your past karmic records; it can be termed as a ‘wake up call’ from the universe. This is meant to bring growth and put you in the right path as well as repay every wrong deed and receive the fruits of your good karma as well.

However, it is generally observed to bring immense delays, obstructions from enemies, new enemies, & illnesses to name a few. The mishaps that occur is the reason why Sade Sati is considered an immensely difficult period and feared by most.

How it Occurs?

Sade Sati is Saturn’s transit of 7.5 years which occurs in three phases of 2.5 years each. The first phase happens in the sign that falls before one’s Moon sign, second happens within the Moon sign and final phase occurs in the sign right after the Moon sign. The first phase is known to bring physical issues and ailments in one’s life. The second phase brings karmic cleansing or results of one’s good/bad karma in its full-fledged form and the final phase is comparatively easy with few delays. All of these occur in the areas of your life where you need to improve the most or correction is required.

• The Sade Sati leaves one’s life after teaching the required lessons one needs to learn and bring out the reality of things.
• The results can be negative or positive depending upon how Saturn is placed in one’s birth chart.
• Positive placement leads to good results after considerable hard work and diligence or rewarding for good karmas of the past.
• Bad placement leads to turmoil, issues in relationships and profession along with penalizing for wrong deeds and a generally negative period for the person.

What are the Myths & Facts Related to Sade Sati?

People automatically assume that Sade Sati is a period of bad events happening one-after the another, just an extremely bad phase of delays, disturbances, losses and so on. But this is not the entire story. Sade Sati affects people by factoring in a lot of things.

• If Saturn is a ‘yoga karaka’ (a planet that confers fame, honor, dignity, financial prosperity, political success, & reputation) in your birth chart, it gives positive results such as promotions, recognitions, a hike in salary and other professional or academic laurels. A yoga karaka planet is one which is not blemished by evil effects of any negative aspects in the chart and positioned in certain houses to create a positivity in your life. Saturn should not be combust, debilitated, retrograde or associated with malefic aspects or placed in wrong houses.
• Its results are amplified during Mahadasha-Antardasha period. Although it is active throughout the period of 7.5 years in your life, its effects get felt more prominently during the antardasha/ mahadasha/pratyantar dasha periods, or the periods of Saturn when it behaves in full force.
• It gives you results as per your karma or doings. If you do something bad to someone you get it back 7.5 times, if you conduct something bad during these periods, it is kept a track of and gets paid off 7.5 times when you least expect it. So, only those who have a negative birth chart or are afraid of their own actions should be afraid of Sade Sati.
• Saturn is a strict planet. It behaves like a strict, unforgiving teacher. It will never give you an award for being lazy. Unless you lose years of sleep over hard work and use your mind, words, and thoughts effectively and righteously, you will not receive the fruits. However, if you try to act smart, you should remember that Saturn is a planet which patiently waits and watches. When it’s done with watching, it acts. And it acts in the hardest way possible amongst all planets. It is the planet which made Ravana lose a war against lord Rama. It is also the planet which gave nations its biggest presidents and prime ministers during their Sade Sati period.
• Saturn’s job, therefore, is not to punish you, but give you what you ‘deserve’ and take away what you don’t - when the time comes.
• These have adverse effects on those signs which are ruled by the Sun as Sun and Saturn are inimical to each other. It also has bad effects during Moon’s dasha since Moon is poisoned by Saturn which is a malefic. The results in both of these can look like - issues in professional life, troubles in health or health of family members, problems within family due to lack of peace, issues from enemies, and a generally tensed environment. Especially, if the Moon falls in a sign that is ruled by Sun and has the Antardasha of Saturn, these results get more pronounced.
• It also makes you prone to negative or evil eye. But Saturn spares no one and it gives each as per their deed, and no remedy easily works on it.

What Can Be Done To Alleviate The Ill-Effects Of Saturn’s Transit (Sade Sati)?

There is need to understand that this transit, no matter how difficult to go through, is something which does not support escapism, to begin with. So there is no running away from this period or its effects. However, to strengthen you own self to go through them with courage, remedies can be prescribed as per your Moon sign. These will not necessarily culminate the lessons which you need to learn in this lifetime through the adversities, but it will soothe you on the edges to take it in the right way. It might be helpful to avoid extremely drastic situations, but depending upon your deeds, if it requires karma-correction, one has to go through the results in order to pay back what is due.

You can find Sade Sati remedies as per your Moon sign here.

The position of planets at the time of a birth is crucial to make accurate Vedic astrology interpretations. However, life is not still. It changes because planets continue to move at their respective speed. Vedic astrology predictions are based on the analysis of the position of planets at the time of birth as well as patterns they make due to constant movement in the celestial sphere. It is imperative to study how these planets move so as to interpret how they would affect our life.

Like earth, each planet is moving at a certain speed in the sky in the cosmic sphere. In astrology, as seen from Earth, the band of constellations in which all planets seem to move including Sun and Moon is called the zodiac belt. It is an imaginary belt of 360 degrees and is called the zodiac cycle. This zodiac belt is further divided into 12 equal parts called zodiac signs. Throughout their journey, planets move through different zodiac signs. When a planet moves from one sign and enters into another, it is called a planetary transit.

Ancient Vedic astrology is equipped with lots of means through which we can analyze the impact of these transits as well as work out remedies to mitigate any negative influence of these transits on life. Transit means transformation, and any cosmic change is said to cause a shakeup in life. Whether the transit brings positive or negative results depends upon which sign and house it is moving into and whether there is any affliction or not.

The results of planetary transits can be felt at different times in life because some planets change sign quickly while others take years. For instance Moon only takes 2.5 days to change sign, whereas the slow moving Saturn occupies a sign for as long as 2.5 years. If the transit takes place in a positive sign and house without any malefic influence, the person experiences positive changes in life. However, if there is affliction, some negative influence can be observed too. Planets like Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu spend a lot of time in a sign before transit, which is why their transition becomes important astrological events.

Understanding the houses in Vedic astrology

The celestial sphere is divided into 12 equal parts of 30 degrees each. Each of which represents a zodiac sign. There are 12 different signs. Wherever you are born on earth, there is a local horizon, the line where earth and the sky meet. The whole zodiac belt seems to ascend from eastern horizon and descend to the western horizon due to the daily rotation of earth around its own axis. At a particular place and time of birth, the exact point or the degree of the sign that is rising on the eastern side of the horizon is considered to be the starting point of the houses division, it is also the Ascendant. This is because Sun rises from the east and the rising of Sun means new beginning.

Now note that you can only see 6 houses at any location on the earth as rest of the houses are below the horizon. From the starting point on the eastern side, the 1st house is followed by the rest of the houses in anti-clockwise motion so you never get to see the 1st to 6th houses in the skies. The point which is exactly above your head right now is the starting point of the 10th house for someone born right at this moment at your location. The point that lies on the horizon on the west is from where the 7th house begins. 4th house begins from the point which is exactly opposite to the point of 10th house, so naturally it is not visible in the sky as it is below the horizon.

The 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses are the pillars upon which the strength of the horoscope depends. These are the four pillars of your horoscope, lying on the horizon and meridian plane. These are called Angular or Kendra houses. Each house governs some particular aspects of your life. The anti-clockwise motion of the houses also symbolizes your lifecycle, starting from the first house that represents birth and personality to the 12th house which stands for death and emancipation.

The placement of different planets in houses based on their movement in the sky at the time of birth tells which aspect of your life is being affected & how. These houses not only govern your life but also tell a lot about your friends, family and relatives.  

The very basis of interpreting a horoscope is about understanding the connection between houses and the signs and how the planets influence this connection. The detailed overview of each house and the dimensions of your life covered by each one of them is covered in the subsequent pages.  

‘Rudra’ refers to Lord Shiva and ‘Aksha’ means tears. Hence, 'rudraksha' means 'Lord Shiva’s tears'. According to legend, when Lord Shiva opened his eyes after a long time, his tears fell upon the earth and wherever those tears fell, a rudraksha tree grew.

The rudraksha beads are the seeds within the rudraksha fruits which open up by themselves when placed in water. Rudraksha trees are mostly found in Nepal, India, Burma, and Indonesia.

As per Hindu mythology, a rudraksha is considered extremely holy. There are about 125 different types of rudrakshas, each with a specific purpose and connected with mitigating challenges that come with associated planets.

If you are interested to know which rudraksha you should wear to amplify the strength of a planet's positive placement in your horoscope or to ward off the ill-effects of a certain planet's negative placement, you will find the information below helpful.