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According to the prevalent definition of Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog, when in a horoscope, Rahu is placed in the tenth house, Ketu is placed in the fourth house and all the other planets are placed between the axis of Rahu and Ketu, Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog is said to be formed in that horoscope. To simplify, if Rahu is placed in the tenth house of a horoscope, Ketu is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope and all other planets are placed from tenth to fourth house or from fourth to tenth house in this horoscope, Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog is said to be formed in the horoscope. This defect is also known as Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh. We have already discussed all the conditions required for the formation of Kaal Sarp Yog in a horoscope in the article named ‘Kaal Sarp Yog’ and hence we will skip those conditions here. Let’s now see what type of problems Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog can cause when it actually forms in a horoscope.
The presence of Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh in a horoscope can disturb the childhood of the native under its impact and it may especially trouble the native with problems related to his mother. Accordingly the natives under the impact of such Kaal Sarp Yog may come across various types of problems related to their mothers. Some natives suffering from such Kaal Sarp Dosh may not have good relations with their mothers; right from their childhood. These natives may either have serious differences of opinion with their mothers or they may feel that the necessary amount of emotional strength is not present in their relationships with their mothers.
Though these natives suffering from Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog may still seem to have normal relations with their mothers throughout their lives on the outside; on the inside, they may not enjoy this relationship much. In an extreme case of its type when supported by other malefic planets, strong Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh present in a horoscope can create such serious differences of opinion between the native and his mother that he may choose to disconnect from his mother. Such native may only have limited interactions with his mother during some special days like weddings and birthdays; and he may not wish to speak to his mother otherwise.
The malefic influence of Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog can keep some natives devoid of their mothers’ love and affection due to different reasons. Some of these natives may not have their fathers with them right from their childhood as their fathers may either go away through divorces or they may die; and these natives may become the sole responsibility of their mothers. The mothers of these natives suffering from such Kaal Sarp Dosh may have to work a lot in order to manage the bread and butter for the family due to which, they may not be able to provide much time to these natives.
Though these natives may have much respect for their mothers as well as a normal or even a good relationship with their mothers, they may still not get the kind of love, affection and time from their mothers as a normal child gets; as their mothers may be very busy managing the affairs of the family. In an extreme case of its type, the native suffering from strong Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog supported by other malefic planets may be raised by his grandparents or he may be raised by a nanny; as his mother may not have time for the native due to the absence of his father, which may put all the load on his mother, to provide everything for the native and his siblings, if any.
In a case of this type, the native under the impact of such Kaal Sarp Dosh may also be sent to a boarding school by his mother as there may be no better option available for her, and the native may have to stay away from his mother. It should be noted that if such native suffering from Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog has a sibling and his mother chooses to raise one child by herself whereas she decides to send the other child to a boarding school which may be far away from home, the native is likely to be the child who is sent away whereas his sibling may stay with mother. However if the sibling is also suffering from a defect which shows similar problems related to mother, both of them may be sent to a boarding school.
Some other natives under the malefic impact of Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh may have good relations with their mothers but their mothers may suffer from various types of health problems. These natives suffering from such Kaal Sarp Yog may lose their fathers relatively early and they may have to take care of their mothers. The malefic impact of such Kaal Sarp Dosh can make these natives spend a lot of time and money towards the treatment of many types of diseases that their mothers may have, where the amount of time and money spent by them depends on the strength of such Kaal Sarp Yog as well as on the overall tone of the horoscopes of these natives. In an extreme case of its type when supported by other malefic planets, strong Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh present in a horoscope can make the native spend great deal of money and time in order to take care of his ill mother who may suffer a lot for many years before dying, and the native may have to bear big medical bills along with other problems.
The parents of some natives having Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog in their horoscopes may get divorced during their childhood and the custody of these natives may be handed over to their fathers, which may devoid them of their mothers’ love. It should be noted that in many such cases, the mothers of these natives under the spell of Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh may themselves choose to hand over their custody to their fathers as they may not be willing to raise these natives due to various reasons. In an extreme case of its type when such Kaal Sarp Yog is strong and supported by other malefic planets in a horoscope, the native under its impact may lose his mother to death during his early childhood and he may become the sole responsibility of his father, which once again deprives him of his mother’s love and affection for his entire life.
The presence of Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh in a horoscope can also trouble the natives under its impact with health problems due to which these natives may come across many types of health issues and diseases. Such problems may intensify with the addition of other negative planets to the horoscopes of these natives and they may have to suffer from serious and permanent type of diseases which may trouble them a lot till the end of their lives and which may reduce their lifespan. In an extreme case of its type, the native under the malefic impact of strong Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog and other malefic planets may get afflicted with a fatal disease which may claim his life at a young age.
For example, if malefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Aries, malefic Ketu is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra, malefic Jupiter is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius along with malefic Moon; and malefic Saturn is placed in the fifth house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio, the native may suffer from health problems. The native troubled by such malefic Kaal Sarp Dosh and other malefic planets may get afflicted by a permanent type of disease which may cause him a lot of trouble and which may also reduce his lifespan. This disease may intensify quickly anytime after native’s age of 48 and it may become stronger and stronger after that, eventually killing the native anywhere between his age of 50 and 56.
At the same time, if malefic Mercury is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius along with malefic Moon and Jupiter; and malefic Venus is also placed in the eighth house of this horoscope along with these three malefic planets, the equation may become more negative. The native troubled by such Kaal Sarp Yog and other malefic planets may develop a fatal disease which may kill him at a young age. The combined effect of such Kaal Sarp Dosh and other malefic planets can afflict this native with a deadly disease like some type of cancer, especially brain cancer or blood cancer and he may die due to such cancer, anytime after his age of 35, depending on the overall tone of his horoscope.
Apart from afflicting the natives with physical type of health problems, Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog can also affect the mental health of some natives under its impact due to which these natives may have to suffer from a verity of mental problems. These natives may suffer from restlessness, anxiety, hysteria, madness, split personality disorder and other types of psychological problems. These problems may intensify as such Kaal Sarp Dosh gains more and more strength in the horoscopes of these natives or as more and more negative planets get added to their horoscopes; and the natives may have to suffer more. In an extreme case of its type when supported by other malefic planets, strong Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog present in a horoscope can afflict the native with a serious mental disorder which may not be cured and the native may have to spend many years of his life in a mental asylum.
For example, if malefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Aries, malefic Ketu is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra, malefic Venus is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, malefic Saturn is placed in the fifth house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio and malefic debilitated Jupiter is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn, the native may suffer from psychological disorders. The native troubled by such Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh and other malefic planets may suffer from mental illness of serious degree and he may have to undergo prolonged medical treatment in order to get out of such mental illness or in order to keep it under control. The combined effect of such Kaal Sarp Yog and other malefic planets can also make this native spend some years of his life in a mental asylum in order to get treated for such mental illness.
At the same time, if malefic debilitated Moon is placed in the fifth house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio along with malefic Saturn; and malefic Mercury is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius along with malefic Venus when all other malefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the problem may aggravate. The native under the combined malefic impact of such Kaal Sarp Dosh and other malefic planets may get afflicted with a very serious type of mental disorder and he may not get out of it for his entire life. Such native troubled by Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog and other malefic planets may come across serious mental illness anytime after his age of 16; and he may not recover after that. The collective malefic influence of such Kaal Sarp Dosh and other negative planets mentioned in this example may also make this native commit suicide under the attack of serious mental illness, and he may die during such attempt.
The malefic influence of Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog can also affect the marriages of the natives under its impact in a negative way due to which these natives may come across many types of problems before and after their marriages. Such Kaal Sarp Dosh may cause delay in the marriages of some natives due to which these natives may not get married till late in their lives. This delay may prolong with the addition of other marriage delaying planets to the horoscopes of these natives and the natives troubled by such malefic Kaal Sarp Yog and other malefic planets may not get married till very late in their lives. In an extreme case of its type when supported by other malefic planets, strong Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh present in a horoscope can delay the marriage of the native under its impact till his age of 41 or such native may not get married at all.
For example, if malefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra, malefic Ketu is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aries, malefic Moon is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo, malefic Venus is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini along with malefic Sun; and malefic Saturn is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer, the native may witness delay in his marriage. The native under the combined effect of such Kaal Sarp Yog and other malefic planets may not get married till his age of 36 and his marriage may delay even till his age of 38.
At the same time, if malefic Mercury is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini along with malefic Sun and Venus; and malefic Jupiter is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aries along with malefic Ketu when all other malefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the equation may become more troublesome. The native suffering from Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh and other malefic planets may not get married till his age of 41 or he may not get married at all. This native under the combined malefic effect of such Kaal Sarp Yog and other planets mentioned in this example may engage in a love relationship during his young age, such love relationship may continue for many years but it may eventually break due to serious disagreements between the native and his lover; and his lover may walk out of the relationship. The native may get so hurt by this setback that he may not become prepared for a marriage, till many years after this impact or he may not marry at all, due to the malefic impact of such Kaal Sarp Dosh and other malefic planets.
Apart from delaying the marriages of the natives under its impact, Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog can also disturb their marriages due to which these natives may come across many types of problems soon after their marriages. Some natives suffering from this type of Kaal Sarp Dosh may have problems in their marriages on account of complete mismatch of mental compatibility with their life partners. The differences of opinion between the two partners may be the root cause of most problems in the marriages of such natives suffering from Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog. Some natives having this type of Kaal Sarp Dosh in their horoscopes may get married to people who may keep bothering them mentally, on account of one thing or the other.
The spouses of such natives may be too much to handle for them and in some cases; the natives under the malefic impact of such Kaal Sarp Yog may be mentally so much tortured by their partners on different levels that they may choose to spend most of their time away from their homes; which means away from their life partners. These natives troubled by such Kaal Sarp Dosh may give extra time to their work, they may choose a job which requires them to travel a lot or they may find other such reasons which may allow them to spend maximum time away from their life partners. The natives suffering from Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog have a significant tendency to be mentally tortured by their life partners and even divorces may take long to finalize in some of these cases.
Strong Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh supported by other malefic planets in a horoscope can put the native in a stalemate type of situation where he may have to live in separation from his life partner for many years, without getting a divorce. In an extreme case of its type when supported by other malefic planets, strong Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog present in a horoscope can make the native wait for more than seven years in separation, before a divorce is finalized. The appearance of Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh in a horoscope indicates a karmic debt from the past life towards his wife, which the native may have to pay by suffering a lot, as well as by suffering for a long period of time through his marriage.
Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog can also pose problems on professional front of the natives having this defect in their horoscopes due to which many natives suffering from this defect may face one or the other kind of problem related to their professions, depending on their overall horoscopes. Some natives suffering from this type of Kaal Sarp Dosh may have significant tendencies to engage in illegal activities and if this defect is supported by other malefic planets in their horoscopes, they become professional criminals. These natives under the combined effect of such Kaal Sarp Yog and other malefic planets may engage in various types of crimes and they may have to face the consequences by getting punished by various courts of law, for the crimes committed by them. In an extreme case of its type when supported by other malefic planets, strong Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh present in a horoscope can make the native receive a life sentence through a court decision or he may even get a capital punishment.
Considering an example, if malefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Gemini along with Mercury, malefic Ketu is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, malefic Mars is placed in the ninth house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus and malefic Moon is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius along with malefic retrograde Saturn, the native may engage in crimes. The native under the combined effect of such Kaal Sarp Yog and other malefic planets may become a professional criminal and he may engage in many types of crimes. The collective influence of such Kaal Sarp Dosh and other malefic planets mentioned in this example may get this native caught while committing a crime, when the running time is bad, and he may have to spend many years in prison by virtue being convicted for such crime.
At the same time, if malefic Jupiter is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aries and malefic Sun is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini along with malefic Rahu and Mercury when all other malefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the equation may become more troublesome. The native under the combined effect of Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog and other malefic planets may receive a life sentence or even a capital punishment through a court of law, by virtue of being convicted for a murder or even for an act of mass violence, which means that the native may kill many people in one single act of crime.
It should be noted that this native under the joint impact of such Kaal Sarp Dosh and other malefic planets may start engaging in various types of crimes in order to earn money, but the situation may change soon. Though this native may earn big amounts of money through the crimes committed by him, he may develop a taste for engaging in crimes, due to the malefic impact of such Kaal Sarp Yog and other malefic planets mentioned in this example. Hence this native may engage in more and more crimes in order to make a name for himself as a criminal; and money may become his second priority. This native under the combined effect of such Kaal Sarp Dosh and other malefic planets may become a notorious criminal and he may be wanted by the law enforcing agencies in many cases. Though he may rise in the domain of crime for some years, he may ultimately get caught and receive punishment.
Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog can also trouble the natives under its impact with many other types of problems related to their professions due to which these natives may face such problems. Some natives suffering from this type of Kaal Sarp Dosh may face sudden losses in their businesses whereas some of them may suddenly get fired from their jobs for no solid reasons. In cases where such Kaal Sarp Yog is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets, the natives under its impact may face big financial losses and they may have to shut down their businesses or they may get fired from their jobs many times in their lives, on account of allegations which may not be true even.
Some other natives suffering from Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh may have to face bad reputation through their professions and some of the may have to face court cases also. Strong Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog supported by other malefic planets in a horoscope can get the native involved in a scandal related to his profession which may bring him a lot of bad reputation. Such native troubled by this type of Kaal Sarp Dosh may have to lose his job due to his engagement in such scandal and he may also have to serve a prison sentence by virtue of a court decision going against him, where such court case may be related to such scandal. Apart from this, Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog can trouble the natives under its impact with many other types of problems depending on their overall horoscopes.
Vedic astrology is equipped with many remedies that can reduce the strength of Ghatak Kaal Sarp Dosh formed in a horoscope. These remedies include the application of gemstones, yantras, poojas and charities. Doing suitable remedies can certainly help reduce the strength of this defect and the native may witness better or much better results in the spheres of his life, which are affected by Ghatak Kaal Sarp Yog in his horoscope.
Himanshu Shangari