Sarpasapa Yoga

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

Moon · Mars · Mercury · Jupiter · Saturn · Rahu

Uncommon3.3%

At least one of its 4 versions appears in about 1 in 30 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

UNCOMMON

Condition: Rahu is in the 5th house, aspected by Mars or Mars rules the 5th which contains Rahu.
Source: Original source unknown
Results: The person will suffer the premature death of his children (due to a serpent's curse).
How common: Uncommon: about 1 in 33 charts (3.0%)

From Lagna

Variation 2

VERY RARE

Condition: The 5th house lord is conjunct Rahu while Saturn is in the 5th house conjunct or aspected by Moon.
Source: Original source unknown
Results: The person will suffer the premature death of his children (due to a serpent's curse).
How common: Very rare: about 1 in 1,314 charts (0.076%)

From Lagna

Variation 3

RARE

Condition: Jupiter, or Putrakaraka, is conjunct with Mars, while Rahu is in Lagna and The 5th house lord in a Trik house (6th, 8th or 12th).
Source: Original source unknown
Results: The person will suffer the premature death of his children (due to a serpent's curse).
How common: Rare: about 1 in 390 charts (0.26%)

From Lagna

Variation 4

RARE

Condition: Mars rules the 5th house, which holds Rahu which is conjunct or aspected by Mercury.
Source: Original source unknown
Results: The person will suffer the premature death of his children (due to a serpent's curse).
How common: Rare: about 1 in 390 charts (0.26%)

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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.
Dusthana / Trik houses: The 6th, 8th and 12th houses, linked with obstacles, loss and hidden matters.
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.
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).
Rahu and Ketu: The Moon's north and south nodes. These shadow planets are always opposite each other and are treated as malefics.
Chara karakas: Significators chosen by degree: the planet with the highest degree in its sign is the Atmakaraka (soul), the next the Amatyakaraka (career), and so on. Karakamsha is the Atmakaraka's Navamsha sign.

Fig. 1How it forms

Rahu is in the 5th house, aspected by Mars or Mars rules the 5th which contains Rahu.A sample chart from our test set (born 2018). Highlighted: Mars, Rahu.Check your chart →