Balarishta (Varja-Mushti) Yoga
Balarishta (Varja-Mushti) Yoga is a combination described in classical Vedic astrology. Below is how it forms and the results it is said to bring.
Very rare0.023%
It appears in about 1 in 4,346 charts.From 1,030,000 birth charts calculated for random dates from 1940 to 2025 at places around the world, using the same rules as our Yoga finder.
How it forms
- Condition
- The Lagna is identical to Cancer or Scorpio, and all benefics are in the 4th to 10th houses and all malefics are placed in the 10th to 4th houses.
- Results
- The newborn child is vulnerable to an early death (keep in mind that this is an isolated indication - also look out for Arishta-Bhanga Yoga for the cancellation of this effect).
Terms used on this page
- Lagna (Ascendant)
- The zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth. It becomes the 1st house, and every other house is counted from it.
- Benefic
- Naturally helpful planets: Jupiter, Venus, a waxing Moon, and Mercury when not joined by malefics.
- Malefic
- Naturally harsh planets: Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, a waning Moon, and Mercury joined by malefics.
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Fig. 1How it forms