Jyotishika Yoga

Jyotishika Yoga is a combination described in classical Vedic astrology. The texts give 4 versions of it, each formed differently. It involves the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus.

Sun · Mars · Mercury · Jupiter · Venus

Uncommon9.5%

At least one of its 4 versions appears in about 1 in 11 charts.

From 30,000 birth charts calculated for random dates from 1940 to 2025 at places around the world, using the same rules as our Yoga finder.

4 versions

1 2 3 4Jump to a version · yellow = rare

From Lagna

Variation 1

VERY RARE

Condition: Mercury is located in a Kendra, the 2nd house lord is strong, and Venus is in exaltation in the 2nd house.
Source: Sarvartha Chintamani 3/35
Results: The person will become foremost in the group of astrologers (Jyotish).
How common: Very rare: about 1 in 3,787 charts (0.026%)

Variation 2

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE

Condition: The lord of the 2nd house is Sun or Mars and is aspected by Jupiter and Venus while Mercury is in Paravatamsha.
Source: Sarvartha Chintamani 3/39
Results: The person has a good understanding of the working and rationale of astrology (Jyotish).
How common: Exceptionally rare: about 1 in 257,500 charts (0.00039%)

From Lagna

Variation 3

UNCOMMON

Condition: Sun and Mercury are together in the 2nd house.
Source: Bhavartha Ratnakara 2/2/3
Results: The person has a good understanding of the working and rationale of astrology (Jyotish).
How common: Uncommon: about 1 in 23 charts (4.3%)

From Lagna

Variation 4

UNCOMMON

Condition: Mercury is well placed in the 4th house.
Source: Bhavartha Ratnakara 2/2/1
Results: The person has a good understanding of the working and rationale of astrology (Jyotish).
How common: Uncommon: about 1 in 19 charts (5.1%)

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Terms used on this page

Kendra: The angular houses: 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th. Planets here are considered prominent and able to act strongly.
House lord: The planet that rules the sign on a house. "Lord of the 9th" means the ruler of the sign falling in the 9th house.
Exaltation (Uchcha): The sign where a planet is strongest: Sun in Aries, Moon in Taurus, Mars in Capricorn, Mercury in Virgo, Jupiter in Cancer, Venus in Pisces, Saturn in Libra. "Deep exaltation" is its exact peak degree.
Aspect (Drishti): A planet's glance on another house. Every planet aspects the 7th house from itself; Mars also the 4th and 8th, Jupiter the 5th and 9th, Saturn the 3rd and 10th.
Conjunction: Two or more planets in the same sign (and so the same house).
Vaisheshikamsha: Grades of dignity earned when a planet is in its own or exaltation sign across several of the ten main divisional charts: 2 = Parijata, 3 = Uttama, 4 = Gopura, 5 = Simhasana, 6 = Paravata, 7 = Devaloka, 8 = Brahmaloka, 9 = Airavata, 10 = Sridhama.

Fig. 1How it forms

Mercury is located in a Kendra, the 2nd house lord is strong, and Venus is in exaltation in the 2nd house.A sample chart from our test set (born 1961). Highlighted: Mercury, Jupiter, Venus.Check your chart →