Hamsa Yoga
Hamsa Yoga is formed by Jupiter in a horoscope and it is considered as one of the five most auspicious Yogas in Vedic astrology which are known as Panch MahaPurusha Yogas where the other four Yogas are called Malavya Yoga, Ruchaka Yoga, Bhadra Yoga and Shasha Yoga.
According to the prevalent definition of Hamsa Yoga in Vedic astrology, when Jupiter is placed in Kendra or center from Ascendant which means when Jupiter is placed in 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from Ascendant in any of the signs namely Cancer, Sagittarius or Pisces, Hamsa Yoga is formed in the horoscope. It can bless the native with prosperity, authority, success, respect, luck, progress in the fields of spiritualism and religion; wealth and many other things. Hamsa Yoga can also bless the native with some divine or supernatural powers or with such an inspiration.
Some natives under the strong influence of Hamsa Yoga may become famous in the fields of religion or spiritualism and some of these natives may achieve posts of authority in spiritual or religious organizations. When their overall horoscopes are supportive; they can start new religious or spiritual missions or faiths. They are also likely to be followed by a large number of devotees, depending on the overall theme of their horoscopes. Strong Hamsa Yoga in a horoscope can also bless the native with very good materialistic progress. Therefore, some natives under the strong influence of Hamsa Yoga can make great fortunes and wealth through businesses, through creative practices, through fields like spiritualism or astrology and many other fields.
Such natives are likely to lead lives full of luxuries and comforts; and these natives are also likely to be inclined towards religious, spiritual and charitable deeds. These natives generally believe in doing something constructive for the people around them, for the weaker sections of society as well as for the society and humanity on the whole. In general, the natives under the strong influence of Hamsa Yoga may not only achieve great materialistic or spiritual results, they may also prove very good for the society and humanity.
Due to the above mentioned qualities possessed by them, the natives under the strong influence of Hamsa Yoga are respected, loved and followed by people around them as well as by many members of society. It is evident that all these qualities and achievements are found rarely and they are not found in a great number of human beings. Therefore the formation of Hamsa Yoga in a horoscope should also be a rare phenomenon and it should not be something that may repeat in a number of horoscopes. This is because horoscopes only reflect our personalities and our destinies based on those personalities. Hence if a person is very good, that goodness is shown in his horoscope also. It means that if the number of very good people like the ones mentioned in this example is not high, there should not be many horoscopes featuring strong Hamsa Yoga.
Analyzing the definition of Hamsa Yoga, we can find out that according to its prevalent definition, this Yoga is present in every 12th horoscope on average as there are only 12 houses and 12 signs in a horoscope. Accordingly, the probability of Jupiter being placed in any particular house in different signs makes 12 placements of Jupiter in every house. Since Jupiter can be present in 12 different signs in each house, so the total number of combinations for all 12 houses is 144. Looking at the formation of Hamsa Yoga, Jupiter can form Hamsa Yoga when present in 1st house in one of the three signs namely Cancer, Sagittarius and Pisces, and hence the number of occurrences is 3. The same number of occurrences will be found in case of placements of Jupiter in 4th, 7th and 10th houses which make a total of 12 occurrences of Hamsa Yoga out of the total 144 placements of Jupiter in 12 different houses and in 12 different signs.
Hence this Yoga should be present in every 12th horoscope on average and accordingly every 12th person should be blessed with great qualities and luck rendered by this Yoga. This is obviously not the case in actual practice as such great qualities and achievements are found rarely. It means there must be more conditions for the formation of Hamsa Yoga in a horoscope and this Yoga can’t be confirmed merely on the basis of presence of Jupiter in some particular houses and in some particular signs in a horoscope.
The most important factor for the formation of Hamsa Yoga in a horoscope is that Jupiter should be working as a benefic planet in the horoscope, apart from being placed in any one of the already mentioned houses in any one of the already mentioned signs. On the other hand, malefic Jupiter placed in any of these four houses in any of the signs namely Cancer, Sagittarius and Pisces may not form Hamsa Yoga and it may form some defect in the horoscope which may trouble the native with many kinds of problems. This is because benefic yogas are made by benefic planets only. Malefic planets can’t bless a person with results like respect, fame and spiritual growth in the long run, though they may sometimes give some temporary gains to some natives, if their overall horoscopes are supportive for such gains.
For example, malefic Jupiter placed in the tenth house of a horoscope in Cancer, Sagittarius or Pisces can make the native a con man who believes in deceiving and tricking other people in the name of religion, spiritualism and humanity. Though this native may witness short term gains by fooling people, if his overall horoscope is supportive for such gains; he may face bad name and many other problems in the long run. Similarly, malefic Jupiter present in any of the other three central houses of a horoscope can also cause problems for the native in one sphere of life or the other. Hence, the need for Jupiter to be benefic is a must meet condition for the formation of Hamsa Yoga in a horoscope.
Hence the refined definition of this yoga says, if benefic Jupiter is placed in the any one of the central houses in any one of the signs namely Cancer, Sagittarius and Pisces, Hamsa Yoga is formed in such horoscope. This yoga may bless the native with name, fame, success, authority, wealth, spiritual growth, divine knowledge, philosophy, humanitarian interests and other good results, depending on the overall theme of the horoscope.
Once the formation of Hamsa 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 Jupiter in different houses, different signs, different nakshatras and different navamshas as well as through the influence of other positive or negative planets on Jupiter in a horoscope. For example, the formation of Hamsa Yoga in tenth house of a horoscope in Sagittarius can blesse the native with success through government services, politics, creative fields, businesses and many other fields, depending on his overall horoscope. Hence such natives may become administrative officers, revenue officers, police officers or other types of officers in government, politicians, ministers, actors, singers, writers, musicians, sportsmen, dancers, movie directors, producers, astrologers, spiritual gurus, religious heads and many other types of professionals, depending on their overall horoscopes.
Looking at conjunctions, Hamsa Yoga formed due to the presence of exalted Jupiter in the first house of a horoscope in Cancer along with benefic Moon in the same house can bless the native with a post of high authority in government through politics, if the overall horoscope is supportive. Such benefic combination forms Gaj Kesari Yoga which may significantly enhance the benefic results indicated by Hamsa Yoga. On the other hand, Hamsa Yoga formed due to the presence of exalted Jupiter in the first house of a horoscope in Cancer along with malefic Rahu or malefic Ketu may not produce significant good results. This is because such malefic Rahu or Ketu may form Guru Chandal Yoga in the horoscope which may dilute as well as corrupt the results of Hamsa Yoga. If the overall horoscope is also negative, the native may even become a criminal and he may earn bad name instead of good name. This is because the presence of highly negative Rahu or Ketu may add corruption to this Yog and hence the native may use the abilities given by Jupiter for selfish motives. It should be noted that Rahu and Ketu have just been used for reference and the same results may be witnessed due to the presence of other strong and malefic planets with Jupiter, in the same case.
Looking at one more possibility, the presence of benefic Rahu or Ketu in the first house of a horoscope in Cancer along with Hamsa Yoga forming Jupiter can increase the quantum of good results achieved by the native and hence he may achieve good results of high quantum. For example, such natives may excel in the fields like medical science, astrology, hospitality industry, spiritualism, teaching and many other fields; depending on their overall horoscopes. Similarly, the effect of other good or bad planets on Jupiter should also be checked before predicting the good or bad results indicated by Hamsa Yoga.
The next factor to check is the time of activation of Hamsa Yoga, like all other yogas. Even when actually formed in a horoscope, any good or bad Yoga may not be activated from the time of birth of the native and this activation may vary from person to person. It means that Hamsa Yoga present in different horoscopes may have different times of activation and accordingly, different natives may start benefitting from it during different ages. This is why you see some people witnessing such benefits at early ages, some during middle ages and some of them during their ages above 50 or even 60.
Above all, the overall theme of the horoscope having such Hamsa Yoga should be analyzed carefully as this is what matters the most. The overall theme of a horoscope is the most important aspect in it and it can change everything. For example, if Hamsa Yoga is formed due to the presence of exalted Jupiter in the first house of a horoscope in Cancer and the overall theme of the horoscope is indicating authority, this Yoga may bless the native with a post of authority in the house of government.
Looking even deeper, if the education aspect is stronger in the horoscope and the diplomacy or adventure aspect is relatively weaker, the native may achieve such authority through government job, achieving success in competitive exams. On the other hand, if education aspect is not that strong and diplomatic, adventurous and public interaction aspects are strong, the native may achieve a post of authority through politics. Similarly, if the spiritual aspect is strong in this horoscope, the native may become a highly authoritative spiritual guru due to the blessings of Hamsa Yoga. Likewise, if the creative aspect is high in the horoscope, the native may become a highly authoritative writer or actor and he may later be introduced to politics also.
Many other such combinations are also possible and that is why the overall theme of a horoscope is what matters the most. There are no doubts that if Hamsa Yoga of good strength forms in a horoscope, the native must benefit from it and he must achieve good results. However, the exact type of good results achieved by such native, the timing and the quantum of those good results are indicted by the overall theme of his horoscope.
Generally speaking, you can simply tell that something good is going to happen to the native having strong Hamsa Yoga in his horoscope. Specifically speaking, you can’t tell what type of good, how much good and when can such good happen to this native. Therefore, the overall theme of the horoscope becomes very important if you’re interested in the detailed applications of Hamsa Yoga or any other good or bad Yoga present in a horoscope.
Let’s consider a horoscope to understand the working of Hamsa yoga in a better way. This horoscope belongs to a native who is a well-established movie star as well as celebrity from India. Benefic exalted Jupiter is placed in seventh house of this horoscope in Cancer, benefic Moon is placed in tenth house in Libra, benefic retrograde Saturn is placed in fifth house in Taurus, a benefic combination of Sun, Mars, debilitated Venus and exalted retrograde Mercury is placed in ninth house in Virgo; malefic Rahu is placed in eighth house in Leo and Ketu is placed in second house in Aquarius. It should be noted that the term benefic combination means that the net outcome of the planets in such combination is positive for bigger results; though the combination may also have negative planets which may cause smaller negative results.
For example, if malefic debilitated Mercury and benefic Jupiter are placed in fifth house of a horoscope in Pisces, the overall combination is likely to be benefic unless there is interference from other planets in the horoscope. This is because malefic Mercury is weak due to debilitation whereas benefic Jupiter is strong due to placement in Pisces. Hence the overall bigger outcomes of this combination are likely to be benefic, blessing the native with success in various types of professions as well as with spiritual growth. However, malefic debilitated Mercury may still cause some problems like those related to children or love affairs. On the other hand, if malefic exalted Mercury and benefic Jupiter are placed in eighth house of a horoscope in Virgo; the overall combination becomes malefic, since Mercury is much stronger than Jupiter. Hence this combination can create serious problems related to family and finances of the native; though benefic Jupiter may still bless the native with spiritual growth and some good results related to some type of research and development.
Apart from Hamsa Yoga in seventh house, this horoscope features Neechbhanga Raj yoga as well as BudhAditya Yoga in the ninth house of this horoscope. Since Hamsa Yoga is formed in Cancer, Jupiter is placed in Punarvasu nakshatra, retrograde Saturn is placed in fifth house in Taurus in Rohini nakshatra, Moon is placed in tenth house in Libra in Swati nakshatra and a combination of Sun, Mars, retrograde exalted Mercury and debilitated Venus is placed in Virgo; the overall theme of this horoscope bends towards creativity, politics or hospitality. The signs like Taurus, Cancer, Virgo and Libra are soft signs and they promote delicate tendencies like creativity, care, nurture, charm, romance, diplomacy, politics and other such qualities. The native doesn’t have prominent placements in Aries, Scorpio, Leo and Sagittarius which are intense signs and they tend to create different set of qualities. Hence the chances of this native engaging in a creative field, politics or a field related to hospitality are better.
Looking at the running times; the periods of Jupiter and Saturn hit this native between his age of 15 and 50 where Saturn rules between 30 and 50. Since Saturn is placed in fifth house in Rohini; and fifth house is the house of creativity; the chances of this native engaging in a creative field are better. If this age of this native was ruled by Moon, he may have engaged in a business related to hospitality industry; like hotel business, tour and travel business and other such businesses. Due to Hamsa Yoga as well as due to the placement of four prominent planets in ninth house in Virgo; the native is able to benefit from luck factor; especially when the running times are good. Such versatile combination in ninth house enables this native to enact wide variety of roles without much difficulty. The combination of all these planetary energies as well as running times is capable of making this native shine in the field of acting. Hence the native witnesses very good results through this field due to benefic influence of Hamsa Yoga and other benefic planets.
You see, how many different possibilities are there, even with the same looking horoscope. All we have done is changed the placement of Moon within the same house as well as within the same sign; and the results change significantly. Hence the overall theme of a horoscope should be checked carefully and only then the resultant should be decided. When actually formed in a horoscope and supported by the overall horoscope, strong Hamsa Yoga can bless the native with very good results related to many spheres of his life, depending on his overall horoscope.
Himanshu Shangari