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

If however a combination of malefic combust debilitated Mars and benefic Sun is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer, the combination is still likely to be net positive in results. Though combust debilitated Mars is malefic in this case, it may not afflict much damage to benefic Sun as Sun is much stronger than Mars and hence it can control such debilitated combust Mars even after receiving affliction through it. However if benefic combust debilitated Mars is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer along with malefic Sun, the combination is likely to be net negative on the similar grounds. Malefic Sun being stronger than benefic combust debilitated Mars 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 Mars and malefic Sun is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer, 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 Mars.

When benefic in nature, a combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mars in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer 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 Mars may especially prove good for the professions of the natives under its impact and it can bless them with good results through many fields of profession, when supported by other positive planets in their horoscopes. A benefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mars in the first house in the sign of Cancer can bless some natives with posts of authority in government through jobs or through politics and these natives may achieve such authority as politicians, revenue officers, administrative officers, army officers and many other types of professionals. For example, if a benefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mars is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer, benefic exalted Jupiter is also placed in the first house along with these two benefic planets, benefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo along with benefic Venus; and benefic Moon is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn along with benefic Saturn, the native may achieve authority through politics.

Benefic Jupiter being exalted in the sign of Cancer may cancel the debilitation status of benefic combust Mars and these two benefic planets may form Neechbhang Rajyoga in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer, which may bless this native with top class authority through the field of politics, as indicated by the overall tone of his horoscope. Hence the native blessed by benefic combust debilitated Mars in the first house in the sign of Cancer and other benefic planets may win many public elections during his political career and he may become a minister in government. Apart from this, a benefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mars in the first house in the sign of Cancer can bless the natives with good results through many other fields of profession, and it can bless them with benefits through their marriages also.

On the other hand, a malefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mars in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, health, profession and many other types of problems depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Some natives may get hit by this malefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mars in the field of their profession due to which they may face problems related to this field. A malefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mars in the first house in the sign of Cancer can keep some natives jobless many times in their lives and these natives may not find permanent professions. In extreme cases when supported by other profession spoiling planets, a malefic combination of Sun and combust debilitated Mars in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer can keep the native jobless for periods of more than two years, many times in his life, unless there is a strong profession boosting planet in his horoscope.

Himanshu Shangari