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Tarkashastra Yoga

Tarkashastra Yoga is a combination described in classical Vedic astrology. The texts give 3 versions of it, each formed differently. It involves the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Venus.

Sun · Mars · Jupiter · Venus
Uncommon5.4%
At least one of its 3 versions appears in about 1 in 18 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.

3 versions

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From Lagna

Variation 1

VERY RARE
Condition
The lord of the 2nd house is either Jupiter or Venus and is aspected by Sun and Mars and is located in it's Moola-Trikona sign or exalted.
Source
Sarvartha Chintamani 3/40
Results
The person becomes the foremost among the knowers of the science of logic (Tarka/Nyaya).
How common
Very rare: about 1 in 7,518 charts (0.013%)
From Lagna

Variation 2

UNCOMMON
Condition
The Sun and Mars are together in the 2nd house.
Source
Bhavartha Ratnakara 2/2/4
Results
The person becomes knowledgeable and talented in the science of logic (Tarka/Nyaya).
How common
Uncommon: about 1 in 84 charts (1.2%)
From Lagna

Variation 3

UNCOMMON
Condition
Mars well placed in the 2nd house.
Source
Bhavartha Ratnakara 2/2/9
Results
The person becomes knowledgeable and talented in the science of logic (Tarka/Nyaya).
How common
Uncommon: about 1 in 21 charts (4.8%)
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Terms used on this page

Trikona
The trinal houses (1st, 5th and 9th), associated with fortune, merit and intelligence.
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).
Fig. 1How it forms
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The lord of the 2nd house is either Jupiter or Venus and is aspected by Sun and Mars and is located in it's Moola-Trikona sign or exalted.A sample chart from our test set (born 1979). Highlighted: Sun, Mars, Jupiter.Check your chart →