A BRIEF NOTE ON THE VIPREETA RAJA YOGA

The Vipreeta Raja Yoga is usually defined in the primers on Jyotish. But it is often not
defined astutely. These texts define it as the lords of Dusthanas, and that too, the 6th, 8th
and 12th houses placed in one of these houses save the one they lord. This is not a good
definition.
The correct definition is that Vipreeta Raja Yoga is formed not only by the placement of
Dusthana lords in the Dusthana Bhavas but also by their Yoga with each other, even in
Trikona and Kendra from the Lagna Bhava.
The working of the Yoga is unique in that it is a Rajayoga but accrues only after initial
suffering, adversity and hardship. In this it is somewhat aligned with the Kalika Yoga if
formed in the 4th, 10th and 11th Houses. The difference is one of degree. In the case of
Kalika Yoga, destruction caused by Kali ensues. When destruction has run its course,
great benefits and victories happen, if the Yoga is in the 4th, 10th and the 11th Bhavas.
It is possible that a Vipreeta Raja Yoga might also be a Kalika Yoga.
The adversity and the peculiarity happens because of the term Vipreeta which means
opposite or reverse. The teachings of Pandit Sanjay Rath can be profitably accessed in
this regard.
In the Kendra or Trikona, the Vipreeta Raja Yoga will happen along with the downfall of
a friend or someone positively inclined to the Jatak while in a Dusthana an adversary will
suffer. The Grahas conjoined the Yoga suffer in their significations badly as the churning
of the negative energies encompasses them.
The benefits of this Yoga in the material sense are startling for their quanta and quality,
especially as they are viewed against the backdrop of the terrible circumstances that have
preceded them. If the Grahas forming the Yoga in the Quadrants or Trines to the
Ascendant are not strong in Rashi and Navamsha, the Yoga will fizzle out quickly and
will not be sustainable due to the intensity. Likewise if the Grahas causing the Yoga in
the evil Bhavas, including the 3rd from the Lagna, are not weak in Rashi and Navamsha,
the Yoga cannot be sustained and will deflate from its awkward and sudden promise. If
the planets are strong and weak as required then the Yoga can confer terrific material
bounty.
A naturally malefic planet as a Yogakaraka for the chart can also confer suo moto
Vipreeta Raja Yoga and does not need another Grahas to accomplish this provided it is
placed in Dusthana. Examples could be Mangal for Simha Lagna and Shani for Makar
Lagna placed in bad houses. Again, Grahas should not be joined or else the negative
energy can destroy their Karakattwa.

The Yoga is astonishing in its intensity and basic inexplicability. Of course reasons for
the success shall be present but basically there is a quality of astonishment in the working
of the Yoga, both the terrible trials and the terrific attainments.