Article: Rāja-sambandha yoga

Rāja means king and sambandha means related to; hence, the word implies relationships to royal or powerful families/people and such yogas give a high status and lots of luxuries in addition to all the comforts of life.

Parāsara

svāmśe vā pañcame śukre jīvenduyutavīkśite |

lagne lagnapade vā’pi rājavargo bhavennaraħ || 11||

Translation: If Venus is in Svamśa or the fifth therefrom associated with Jupiter or the Moon, then the native is associated with royalty and people in position. This yoga is also to be seen from Lagna or Ārudha lagna.

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Chart 1: Princess Diana


In the chart of Princess Diana, the Moon is the ātmakāraka placed in Virgo navāmśa (kārakāmśa). Examine navāmśa: Venus is in the fifth house from the Moon and is also in the fifth house from kārakāmśa as well as navāmśa lagna. Thus, the dictum related to Svamśa is satisfied. Svamśa can mean both the navāmśa lagna as well as kārakāmśa and in this case, they are the same confirming the functioning of the raja-sambandha yoga. In the rāśi chart, Venus is neither in lagna nor in the fifth house. However, kāraka lagna is Capricorn as it is occupied by the ātmakāraka Moon. The fifth from it is Taurus occupied by Venus, which is aspected by Jupiter (graha dŕśťi) and both Jupiter and Moon (rāśi dŕśťi). Once again we find the rāja-sambandha yoga applicable to the chart.

The ninth lord is Venus which is placed in the fifth house from the Ātmakāraka indicating yet another rāja-sambandha yoga (BPHS 41.8). Venus the planet causing the yoga is the cara and naisargika dārākāraka and signifies the yoga functioning through the institution of marriage. Venus is also a yogakāraka for Virgo lagna.

In timing rājayoga it is vital to choose the appropriate daśā for the chart. This has been amply demonstrated in the previous case studies. In this chart Caturasīti-sama daśā applies as the tenth lord Mercury is in the tenth house.

Table : Chaturaseeti sama daśā (applicable if 10th lord is in 10th):
Moon: 1956-11-11 (3:26:34) - 1968-11-11 (5:25:17)
Mars: 1968-11-11 (5:25:17) - 1980-11-11 (7:07:31)
Merc: 1980-11-11 (7:07:31) - 1992-11-11 (9:02:47)
Jup: 1992-11-11 (9:02:47) - 2004-11-11 (10:50:36)
Ven: 2004-11-11 (10:50:36) - 2016-11-11 (12:43:54)
Sat: 2016-11-11 (12:43:54) - 2028-11-11 (14:32:07)
Sun: 2028-11-11 (14:32:07) - 2040-11-11 (16:20:42)

With the advent of the beneficial Mercury daśā, the raja-sambandha yoga started functioning and she was deeply involved with HH Prince Charles, scion of the British Royal family. Their marriage was televised and she became famous due to the marriage besides having all the luxury and paraphernalia of royalty.

Jupiter is the seventh lord (marriage) debilitated (fall, destruction) and retrograde in the fifth house (love affairs) and conjoined the sixth lord (enemy/ extra marital relationships) Saturn. A person attains the status of the planet during its daśā and with the advent of Jupiter daśā, their marriage suffered. She separated from Prince Charles and was accused publicly of having sexual relationships with servants of the royal household. Note that the planet indicating the problem is Saturn ruling servants and is also the lord of the sixth house. Jupiter daśā Saturn antardaśā between April 1996 to January 1998 was the worst period when the private life of the royal couple was brazenly published and debated by the British press. This was the period of the end of raja-sambandha yoga.

Thus, not only is the timing of rājayoga important but also the timing of the period of setbacks and possible end to such rājayoga (by using the appropriate daśā).
 

Chart 2: Jawaharlal Nehru


Rāja-sambandha yoga can take various shades and forms. One such yoga we find in the navāmśa chart of Jawaharlal Nehru. The ātmakāraka Moon is in Sagittarius navāmśa conjoined Venus and aspected by Jupiter. The yoga conditions are satisfied. Since this occurs in the navāmśa, it is likely to have a repercussion on the personal life of Nehru as well. In the eleventh house from navāmśa lagna it indicates a friend. There is another yoga that Venus is involved in with Mars in the second house from navāmśa lagna indicating relationships. It is well known fact that Jawaharlal Nehru was very close to Lady Mountbatten during the period when Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of colonial India. Thus, the raja-sambandha yoga did give a close friendship with Lady Mountbatten and it is also likely that the Mars and Venus influence on the second house causing physical relationships may have been activated.

The point is that the rājayoga should not be treated as occurring independently and the planets, if involved in other yoga, will also give their results simultaneously. Timing of the functioning of the yoga is simple using Vimśottari daśā when the yoga functions without hindrance during Moon daśā Venus antardaśā (1945–47). Lady Mountbatten returned to England in 1947 but the effect of the yoga did not end till her death later.

Raja-sambandha yoga indicates a good relationship and not carnal pleasure. It shows maturity and rise due to a relationship or friendship. Unless it occurs in the navāmśa chart, it should not be taken to mean any form of physical relationship.