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The combustion effect given by Sun to Mercury when a combination of them is placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces is likely to be very strong and hence Mercury may lose much of its power due to combustion, in this situation. This is due to the fact that Mercury is debilitated in the sign of Pisces and hence it gets weak due to such debilitation. Such debilitated Mercury is not capable of fighting the combustion effect produced by Sun in a strong manner and hence debilitated Mercury in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces may lose a good percentage of its power through combustion. It means that when a combination of combust debilitated Mercury and Sun is placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces, the good or bad results given by this combination are likely to be controlled by Sun and not by Mercury. To simplify, if benefic combust  debilitated Mercury and benefic Sun are placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces, the combination is net positive and these positive results are likely to reflect under the command of Sun and not under the command of combust debilitated Mercury.

If however a combination of malefic combust debilitated Mercury and benefic Sun is placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces, the combination is still likely to be net positive in results. Though combust debilitated Mercury is malefic in this case, it may not afflict much damage to benefic Sun as Sun is much stronger than Mercury and hence it can control such debilitated combust Mercury even after receiving affliction through it. However if benefic combust debilitated Mercury is placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces along with malefic Sun, the combination is likely to be net negative on the similar grounds. Malefic Sun being stronger than benefic combust debilitated Mercury may control the net effect of this combination and hence this combination may become negative. In the last possible case, when a combination of malefic combust debilitated Mercury and malefic Sun is placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces, the combination will be net negative and the malefic results produced by this malefic combination are likely to be controlled by Sun and not by combust debilitated Mercury.

A benefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mercury in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces can bless the native with good results related to marriage, profession, fame, authority and many other types of good results depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Such benefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mercury can especially prove good for the professions of the natives under its impact and it can bless them with good results through many professional fields, with the support of other positive planets in their horoscopes. A benefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mercury in the sixth house in the sign of Pisces can bless some natives with creative abilities due to which these natives may engage in creative professions and they may achieve success as dancers, singers, musicians, writers, actors and other such professionals. For example, if a benefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mercury is placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces along with benefic exalted Venus, benefic Rahu is placed in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, benefic Ketu is placed in the ninth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini, benefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house of this horoscope in the sign of Virgo and benefic retrograde exalted Saturn is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra along with benefic Mars, the native may become a dancer.

Benefic Venus being exalted in the sign of Pisces may cancel the debilitation status of benefic combust Mercury and these two benefic planets may form Neechbhang Rajyoga in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Pisces, which may bless the native with top class results through the field of dancing, with the support of other positive planets mentioned in this example. Hence the native blessed by such benefic combust debilitated Mercury and other benefic planets may become a very successful dancer and he may earn very good amount of money, success, fame and recognition through the field of dancing. Apart from this, a benefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mercury in the sixth house in the sign of Pisces can bless the natives with good results through many other fields of profession, when supported by other profession boosting planets in the horoscopes of these natives.

On the other hand, a malefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mercury in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, profession, health and many other types of problems depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Some natives may feel the heat of this malefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mercury in the field of their profession due to which they may have to face problems related to this field. A malefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mercury in the sixth house in the sign of Pisces can keep some natives jobless many times in their lives and this problem may worsen with the addition of other negative planets to the horoscopes of these natives. In extreme cases when working in the company of other negative planets, a malefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mercury in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces can devoid the native of a permanent profession throughout his life; and he may only find temporary jobs from time to time, with intervals of being jobless between such job changes.

Himanshu Shangari