Rahu and Ketu are two nodes of Moon and they are regarded as full-fledged planets in Vedic Astrology.
They are considered as most dreaded planets due to their heavy karmic effects.
Rahu is the Dragon's head and Ketu as Dragon's tail. Both of them form a malefic yoga, known as KalSarp
Yoga. There are multiple reasons and views on this yoga or dosha.
Most of the the Kalasarpa dosha effects are negative, while few can be positive too.
Rahu or Ketu gives sudden positive changes which are huge and can happen overnight or within a span of
few days. But these effects are temporary and will vanish soon.
Rahu is more independent than Ketu in giving karmic effects.
In Astrology, this Dosha or Yoga is supposed to have direct impact on the following events :
- It causes deterioration of health and reduces longevity.
- It causes imprisonment or serious accident.
- It causes separation, divorce, and marital discord.
- It causes poverty and destruction of wealth.
- It causes destruction of business and loss of job.
- It causes destruction of kingdoms and rulers.
- It causes the downfall of most powerful persons in politics.
Formation of Kalsarp Dosha or Yoga:
- All the planets should be within the orbit of 'Rahu and Ketu'.
- Rahu should be at the upper end and Ketu at the lower end.
- There is no planet outside the arch.
- There is no planet conjuncting with Rahu or Ketu.
- All the seven planets should face Rahu, which is always retrograde.
Impact of KalaSarpa Dosh or Yoga:
- Rahu in first house and Ketu in 7th house: Downfall, loss
of position and reputation, mishappening, marital discord, loss of wife and children.
- Rahu in second house and Ketu in 8th house: Reduction in
wealth and health causes poverty, worries, defects in body, and lot of traveling.
- Rahu in 3rd house and Ketu in 9th house: Involved in
criminal activities, unpopular, waste energy and wealth, selfish, accident-prone, and paralysis is
possible.
- Rahu in 4th house and Ketu in 10th house: Loss of
property, disappointment, loss of job and business, unhappiness, sarpdosha, unhappy, and unsettled
life.
- Rahu in 5th and Ketu in 11th house: Heavy losses in
litigation, failure in love affair, loss of children, and betrayal by friends.
- Rahu in 6th house and Ketu in 12th house: Imprisonment,
secret enemies, bad health, serious sickness, and setbacks in married life.
Note: The impact is more severe if Rahu has support of Sun and
Saturn through conjunction(s) or aspect(s).
Duration of Kala Sarpa Dosha or Yoga:
- Rahu in 1st house: Up to 27 years of age.
- Rahu in 2nd house: Up to 33 years of age.
- Rahu in 3rd house: Up to 36 years of age.
- Rahu in 4th house: Up to 42 years of age.
- Rahu in 5th house: Up to 48 years of age.
- Rahu in 6th house: Up to 54 years of age.
Important effects of Kalasarpa Dosha based on influence of other planets:
- It causes malefic impact on houses occupied by Rahu and Ketu.
- It spoils the benefic planets joining with Rahu and Ketu.
- It causes severe hardship when related with Sun and Saturn or the lords of the houses occupied by
Sun, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu.
- Its impact will be clearly noticed during periods and interperiods of Rahu and Ketu.
- Its impact is more severe when Rahu/Ketu are in 1st, 5th, or 9th position from themselves or Sun,
Mars, and Saturn.
- Sometimes it pushes a man to great heights, but that is a temporary effect.
- Sometimes it gives benefic results when Rahu/Ketu are aspected by benefic planets, especially
Jupiter or Venus.
- In case Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto are outside the arch of Rahu and Ketu, the effects of Kalasarpa
Dosha or Yoga are negligible.
- Ketu's aspect is less malefic than Rahu.
- Powerful Raja Yogas in the chart are more effective than Kalasarpa Yoga.
- Yoga causes great harm to the family, society, and nation.
- Joining ninth Mars in any chart creates criminals or suicide, serious accident, or murder.
- Rahu and Saturn joining in any house destroys the house opposite to them.
- Rahu in transit creating relations with Jupiter or Venus gives benefic results.
- Ketu moving over any planet is evil for the significations of the concerned house.
- If Ascendant is outside the arch of Kal-Sarp Yoga, the malefic impact of Kalasarpa Dosha is reduced.
- The dispositors of Rahu and Ketu also play an important role in determining the benefic or malefic
impact.
- Rahu in 3rd or 6th house in Aries, Taurus, or Cancer sign does not give malefic results. It is
benefic and gives benefic results.
- Rahu in 10th house or aspecting the 10th house and its lord along with Sun and Saturn destroy the
native's career. In case of the 7th house, separation and divorce are possible.
- Rahu and Mars in 3rd house causes accidents and damages to life.
- Rahu + Mars + Saturn in Ascendant: Dangerous personality.
