Looking at the refined definition of this Yoga, if positive Saturn is placed in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house of a horoscope in Libra, Capricorn or Aquarius; Shasha Yoga is formed in such horoscope. This Yoga may bless the person with success, fame, wealth, authority, recognition, awards and many other good results; depending on his overall horoscope.
Once the formation of Shasha Yoga is confirmed in a horoscope, the next thing to check is its strength. The strength of this Yoga is checked through the placement of Saturn in various houses, signs, nakshatras and navamshas; as well as through the influences of other positive and negative planets on Saturn in a horoscope. For example, Shasha Yoga formed due to the presence of positive Saturn in the first house of a horoscope in Capricorn may bless the person with a post of high authority in the government or with top class success through some sport or business, depending on the overall horoscope. Hence the person may become a government officer, sportsman, athlete, actor, singer, doctor, businessman, industrialist, politician or some other type of professional; depending on his overall horoscope.
Looking at nakshatras, if Saturn forms Shasha Yoga in the first house in Capricorn in Uttarashada nakshatra, the person may achieve success as an actor, singer, politician, government officer, businessman engaging in manufacturing or supply of goods used by defence services like vehicles, arms, ammunition, dresses and other such things; sportsman or some other professional; depending on his overall horoscope. The formation of Shasha Yoga in Uttarashada nakshatra is the best among all three nakshatras in this sign when it comes to bless the person with some type of authority. In addition to that, Uttarashada is a nakshatra which is good at engaging in wars and winning them. Since most wars need patience and perseverance in order to be won as they may stretch long or very long; the placement of positive Saturn in this nakshatra may prove very beneficial. This is because Saturn brings qualities like patience, perseverance and discipline to this combination whereas Uttarashada adds qualities like war skills, strategy and deep sense of variables involved in a war. As a result, this combination may emerge as a victorious combination in most cases; provided the overall horoscope is supportive.
Whether such war is fought physically on a battle field, it is fought in the field of profession, in the field of marriage, family, education, health or inside the person; depends on the placement of Saturn in various houses, the positive or negative nature of Saturn, navamsha of Saturn and on the overall horoscope of the person. Inside war means one such person may engage in war with the enemies which lie within him. It means he may choose the path of spiritualism and he may keep fighting with one bad habit or trait after the other; thereby improving his personality more and more. It should be noted that Uttarashada is good at fighting and winning wars but it doesn’t mean this nakshatra loves wars; as these two aspects are different. The people under the effect of Shasha Yoga formed in Uttarashada are not likely to be war loving and in fact they are more likely to be peace loving. However, they may be wise enough to see the act of war as a necessary evil, which is evil but necessary at times. Hence they may engage in wars from time to time; when such wars become necessary to bring or sustain peace and when they find there is no other genuine way to do that.
It means such people may first try their best to resolve any issues under consideration in peaceful and civilized manner. However, when all attempts for peace fail and there seems to be no other genuine option left; they may engage in war. Once they do so, they may not be afraid of anything or any type of loss and they may take such war to the end; generally winning in most cases; when their overall horoscopes are supportive. However, not all planets are capable of making the most of such energies of Uttarashada nakshatra and the placement of different planets in this nakshatra may bring different types of results. For instance, Jupiter may not do well here since it may not want war at all, no matter what the circumstances. Apart from that, Jupiter is debilitated in Capricorn and that serves as an added negative factor. On the other hand, Mars loves Uttarashada but this combination may spell trouble in many cases; especially when Mars is negative. This is because Mars lacks the kind of patience required to win long lasting wars and even before that; the kind of patience and balanced approach required to decide whether such war is needed or not in the first place.
It means a person blessed by Shasha Yoga formed in Uttarashada may take his due time and consider all other options before deciding to engage in war. Here also, he may think, plan and prepare ahead for the consequences of war, before actually engaging in war. On the other hand, a person blessed by Ruchaka Yoga formed in Uttarashada may lack that patience and he may at times end up engaging in wars; when other options may be available. Even when it comes to strategy; such person may not plan much ahead and he may keep making plans as and when situations show up. In summary, the person blessed by Shasha Yoga in Uttarashada may try to avoid wars and if he has to engage in them; he may go fully prepared. However, the person under the influence of Ruchaka Yoga may not always try to avoid wars and he may at times engage in wars even when they may be avoided. At the same time, he may not plan far ahead like a wise old man which is Saturn; and he may act more on impulses or instincts like a young man which is Mars.
Though Shasha Yoga seems to take a definite edge over Ruchaka Yoga in this case, it may not be so in reality; since every type of energy has its use. Shasha Yoga is a blessing when it is present in the horoscopes of heads of states like prime ministers or presidents since it gives them ample time and wisdom to think about the act of war from multiple dimensions; before reaching a decision. However, the same Shasha Yoga may not prove of much help when it is featured in the horoscope of an army officer especially the one who doesn’t hold a very high rank; or for engaging in sports like boxing, martial arts and other such sports. This is because all these people simply need to follow orders or they simply need to engage in fight. It is not helpful thinking about whether or not they should fight and whether there is another option left. Ruchaka Yoga comes as a blessing in this case as the person may not think much about engaging in war or the long term consequences of war; and he may simply engage in it.
This quality helps an army officer to fight on the front and a sportsman to attack and win; without thinking much about whether to fight or not. However, the same quality rendered by Ruchaka Yoga may prove troublesome for heads of state or generals of army; since they need to think and plan a lot; before engaging in acts of war. Hence Shasha Yoga may prove good when it comes to make decisions about war and engage in long term planning whereas Ruchaka Yoga may prove good when it comes to actually engage in the act of war and make plans for the short term. Each and every type of energy as well as combination of energies has its own relevance at a suitable time and place. Moving on, it should be noted that the placement of negative Saturn, Mars, Sun, Rahu or Ketu in Capricorn in Uttarashada may prove bad for the person as well as for many other people since these negative planets may easily misuse the warrior skills given by Uttarashada.
For example, the placement of negative exalted Mars, negative Sun or Rahu in Uttarashada in the horoscope of a head of state means he may engage in acts of war every now and then; not in order to bring peace, but for selfish motives. However, the placement of negative Saturn in Uttarashada means the person may choose not to engage in war; even when it is necessary, and he may do so for selfish motives. For example, if an ally country or a friend is trapped in a war and such country or friend needs help at the earliest; the head of state or the friend with such negative Saturn may choose to stay away; as he may not want to become a part of this war; primarily in order to stay away from problems that such war may bring for him. It means such negative Saturn can make the person selfish and he may not be a trustworthy friend or ally. In extreme cases when such negative Saturn is supported by other negative planets of specific type; the person may betray his friend, country or an ally country for his own profits or in order to stay away from his own losses.
Moving on, if Saturn forms Shasha Yoga in the first house in Capricorn in Shravana nakshatra, the person may achieve success as a politician, businessman dealing in fields like media, communication, vehicles, constructions of all types and other businesses; industrialist dealing in production of mobile phones, internet equipment, vehicle parts, vehicles, medical equipment and other things; professional like actor, singer, dancer, architect, consultant, manager, coach, trainer, sportsman, lawyer, psychiatrist, judge, government officer and many other types of professional. Shravana nakshatra adds qualities like cleverness, communication skills, perseverance, wittiness, diplomacy, flexibility, business skills, marketing skills and other qualities to Shasha Yoga. As a result, people under the influence of Shasha Yoga formed in Shravana are likely to succeed in fields which are supported by Saturn, Capricorn and Shravana nakshatra. The people with this formation of Shasha Yoga are skilled at the art of resolving matters without violence and they generally don’t let the situations like war raise their heads.
Comparing to the people with Shasha Yoga formed in Uttarashada, the Shravana type are more flexible as well as skilled at the art of bargaining, negotiating and understanding the situation. Whereas Shasha Yoga in Uttarashada may bless the person with great skills related to war; the same in Shravana may bless the person with skills to avoid war. It means if a head of state is blessed with Shasha Yoga in the first house of his horoscope in Shravana; his foreign policy as well as his sense of making alliances may be good or very good; depending on the rest of his horoscope. Due to such skills and expertise; he may be able to make friends with most other heads of states and if he can’t do so with some of them, he may try and make sure that he doesn’t make them enemies. Even then, if such a country poses danger or threatens war; the person with Shravana type Shasha Yoga is more likely to resolve the situation with other methods, than going to the war.
For example, he may ask his friends and allies to intervene; such allies may warn the other country to stay away from the country of this person or face a war with all of them. The other country may choose not to engage in war due to such allies. Hence the person may be able to eliminate the threat of such war; primarily because of his diplomatic skills. When supported by the overall horoscope, the heads of states or businessmen blessed by Shasha Yoga in Shravana nakshatra may have a useful network of friends and allies; and this network may prove as their biggest asset. The lawyers under the influence of such Shasha Yoga may be very skilled at getting their job done through each and every possible way. It means they may be friends with most other lawyers, they may be in good books of most judges and they may possess many other such qualities by virtue of which; they may be able to get the job done through favours, if such job is not done on merit. Arts like out of court settlement may be gifted to them as they may get together with the lawyers of the opposite parties, where such lawyers are likely to be friends; and they may get the issues sorted through talks.
Due to high element of cleverness combined with patient attitude of Saturn; the lawyers under the positive influence of Shasha Yoga may not be known for speaking too much or presenting many arguments. They may instead listen more as well as observe more and when the time is right; they may speak a couple of sentences; which should be sufficient to win them the case. Comparing to this, the lawyers blessed by Ruchaka Yoga in Shravana nakshatra are likely to win their cases with heated arguments and presentation of so many facts and documents. Such people may not let the other lawyers speak and they may dominate the courtrooms, speaking continuously for hours; if so needed. The people with Shasha Yoga in Shravana nakshatra however, are likely to observe and enjoy what the other lawyers say and when the time is right; they may simply quote a couple of very relevant citations or rulings; and they may win their cases. Whereas the lawyers blessed by Ruchaka Yoga in Shravana may engage in court room battles to win cases; the ones under the influence of Sasha Yoga in Shravana may enjoy winning their cases, without saying much or with minimum verbal effort.
If Saturn forms Shasha Yoga in the first house in Capricorn in Dhanishtha nakshatra, the person may achieve success as an actor, singer, writer, musician, director, dancer, sportsman, politician, government officer, businessman or professional like music distributor, movie distributor, movie or music financer, owner or financer of a sports team; manufacturer or seller of music equipment, manufacturer or seller of packed food products; owner of a media house, telecom company, TV media company, movie or TV program production company, music company; and many other types of professional; depending on his overall horoscope. Dhanishtha nakshatra adds things like music, acting, entertainment, luxuries, grandeur and aggression to Shasha Yoga.
Shasha Yoga formed in Dhanishtha nakshatra behaves quite differently from those formed in Uttarashada or Shravana; and it may create behaviour patterns or results which are generally not like those indicated by Saturn. For instance, all the qualities rendered by Dhanishtha as mentioned earlier are almost opposite to those of the ones rendered by Saturn in general. This is because Dhanishtha is ruled by Mars and accordingly, it introduces some traits of Mars to Shasha Yoga. Hence the people having this type of Shasha Yoga may behave quite differently; compared to the general behaviour pattern of those under strong influence of Saturn.
Since Dhanishtha is a fun loving and musical nakshatra; the formation of Shasha Yoga in this nakshatra may bless the person with success through various types of creative fields; especially the ones which feature music as a part of them. Accordingly, the people with this formation of Shasha Yoga are likely to bend more towards acting, singing, dancing, music composing and other such forms of creativity, where music is an essential part. Even the businessmen with Shasha Yoga in Dhanishtha may deal in fields which are related to these aspects in one way or the other. Saturn itself doesn’t like music or entertainment that much and it is happy while producing or manufacturing. Hence majority of people with this type of Shasha Yoga may choose to provide the means for such entertainment, rather than provide the entertainment itself. It means the number of creative artists with this type of Shasha Yoga may be less or much less than the number of businessmen or professionals who deal in hardware or other resources used for such entertainment. For instance, one such person may not prefer to become musician himself but he may manufacture or sell musical instruments or he may own a music company which promotes and sells music and songs created by various artists.
Likewise, one such person may become a movie producer or director, instead of acting himself. Even if a person blessed by Shasha Yoga in Dhanishtha nakshatra becomes an actor due to the overall theme of his horoscope; he may later start a production house or he may become a director. Similarly, the singers blessed by such Shasha Yoga may later start their own music companies. Saturn is less of an artist and it is more of a manufacturer, manager, director and administrator. The influence of Dhanishtha nakshatra on Shasha Yoga may push the person towards such fields of entertainment whereas the influence of Saturn may not directly support him in creative pursuits. Hence a common ground may be reached and the person may start providing equipment, means, resources or management for various forms of creative and entertainment purposes. This way, Saturn is happy doing its job and Dhanistha is happy doing what it likes. Each and every element in a horoscope must work according to a bigger theme and no single factor can dictate its own terms.
Looking at navamshas; people blessed by Shasha Yoga in the first house in Capricorn in Uttarashada in Capricorn navamsha may achieve success as government officers with high authority like police officers, army officers or other type of officers; ministers like defence minister, home minister or finance minister; chief ministers, prime ministers or presidents; businessmen or industrialists dealing in war equipment, outfits, arms, ammunition, vehicles and other things; singers, motivational speakers, actors and many other types of professionals. People blessed by Shasha Yoga in the first house in Uttarashada in Aquarius navamsha may achieve success as scientists and especially the ones dealing with science of weapons, engineers designing new technology vehicles, weapons and other things for war; defence officers, defence consultants, politicians, ministers, heads of states, administrative officers, revenue officers, singers, actors, directors, businessmen of various types and many other types of professionals.
People blessed by Shasha Yoga in the first house in Uttarashada in Pisces navamsha may achieve success as government officers, politicians, ministers, actors, singers, dancers, sportsmen, spiritual gurus, astrologers, consultants, motivational speakers, businessmen dealing in sports equipment, TV media companies, movie producers or directors and many other types of professionals. Pisces navamsha is a much relaxed navamsha and hence it may not add that much direct urge to express some specific tendencies through the act of war or through the act of helping the war. It means the people blessed by Shasha Yoga in Uttarashada in Capricorn navamsha may directly engage in wars whereas those blessed by Shasha Yoga in Aquarius navamsha may provide help through intellect; like they may help create new technology to help win wars. However, Pisces is a peace loving and creative navamsha. As a result, the people blessed by this formation of Shasha Yoga may not have anything to do with direct wars in most cases.
They may engage in various sports or they may engage in movie industry. However, due to the influence of Uttarashada on Shasha Yoga, these people may be known for making actions movies and a fair share of them may feature wars in them. When supported by the overall horoscope, some people blessed by this formation of Shasha Yoga may engage in the field of spiritualism and they may achieve very good results in this field. Saturn gives patience and discipline; Uttarashada gives the strategy to fight wars as well as the ability to win them; and Pisces renders peace and spiritual growth. The combined effect of these energies may bend one such person towards the field of spiritualism where he may fight wars with enemies within. Such person may fight with patience as well as with very good skills, and he may win such wars by defeating such enemies. Therefore, such person may achieve very good growth in the field of spiritualism, when supported by his overall horoscope.
If Saturn forms Shasha Yoga in the first house in Capricorn in Shravana in Aries navamsha, such people may achieve success as politicians, government officers like administrative officers or revenue officers; lawyers, judges, consultants, doctors, sportsmen, actors, singers, dancers, musicians, businessmen dealing in industries like telecom, media and communication, information and technology, coaching or training centers; astrologers, motivational speakers and many other types of professionals. People blessed by Shasha Yoga in the first house in Shravana in Taurus navamsha are likely to achieve success as actors, singers, writers, musicians, dancers, managers, consultants, therapists, government officers, politicians, lawyers, judges, businessmen dealing in frozen food items, media industry, movie industry, real estate and some other fields; astrologers, psychics and some other types of professionals.
People under the influence of Shasha Yoga in the first house in Shravana in Gemini navamsha are likely to achieve success as lawyers, judges, writers, singers, actors, musicians, dancers, sportsmen, consultants, astrologers, government officers and politicians; businessmen dealing in media industry, TV channels, movie industry, marketing industry, ecommerce, telecommunications, internet and some other fields. People benefitting from Shasha Yoga in the first house in Shravana in Cancer navamsha may achieve success as teachers, coaches, doctors, astrologers, actors, singers, musicians, dancers, sportsmen, consultants, lawyers, government officers, politicians; businessmen dealing in entertainment industry, hotel industry, educational institutes, movie industry, medical industry, real estate and some other types of professionals.
People blessed by Shasha Yoga in the first house in Capricorn in Dhanistha in Leo navamsha may succeed as politicians, diplomats, government officers, musicians, singers, actors, dancers, sportsmen, movie directors, owners of media production houses; music companies or entertainment channels; businessmen dealing in music equipment, video game industry, event management companies and some other types of professionals. People under the positive influence of Shasha Yoga in the first house in Dhanishtha in Virgo navamsha are likely to succeed as actors, singers, writers, dancers, sportsmen, politicians, ministers, diplomats; owners of media houses, entertainment channels, music companies, movie production houses, dance teaching institutes; businessmen dealing in software industry, video game industry, real estate, construction, architecture, designing, music equipment, consultants, astrologers, lawyers and many other types of professionals.
The next factor to check is the field of impact of Shasha Yoga. To calculate field of impact, the house of placement of this yoga as well as the influences of other positive and negative planets on this yoga should be checked. For example, the formation of Shasha Yoga in the first house of a horoscope may produce positive results related to the overall personality of the person as well as those related to his profession. If Shasha Yoga is formed in the seventh house of a horoscope, the primary benefits may reflect through marriage and profession. The formation of Shasha Yoga in the fourth house may primarily produce good results related to mother, education, properties and vehicles. If Shasha Yoga is formed in the tenth house of a horoscope, the primary benefits may appear in the field of profession.
After this, the impact of running times should also be checked. The term ‘running times’ in this context means planetary periods, commonly known as Mahadashas. Running times are most important when it comes to check; when may the person receive maximum benefit from Shasha Yoga. Any type of good or bad yoga becomes duly effective, if one of the planets involved in its formation rules the running time. Therefore, the person may witness the strongest benefits offered by Shasha Yoga when he is hit by the planetary period of Saturn at relevant times. The term ‘relevant times’ in this context means when opportunities have appeared.
Taking an example, suppose Shasha Yoga is formed in a horoscope and the planetary period of Saturn hits the person around his age of 1 year. The planetary period of Saturn lasts for 19 years. It means the person will be under the effect of Saturn period during his age of 1 to 20 years. Since this age group doesn’t support major benefits through most spheres of life; the person may not be able to make the most of Shasha Yoga. Therefore, the planetary period of Saturn has hit this person at an irrelevant time, in this case. The cycle of planetary periods repeats after 120 years. Hence the planetary period of Saturn may not hit this person again; during his lifetime.
On the other hand, if the planetary period of Saturn hit this person during this his age of 25 and 44; the person may witness maximum benefits indicated by Shasha Yoga; during the planetary period of Saturn; when supported by his overall horoscope.
Himanshu Shangari