22 Vividha Yogas

In Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra (BPHS), Vividha Yogas (“miscellaneous/varied yogas”) is an umbrella section that gathers many distinct planetary combinations that don’t belong to a single earlier yoga-family (like the major rāja yogas, etc.) and that produce specific, concrete life results—good, bad, or mixed—depending on how planets and house lords conjoin, aspect, exchange, or occupy particular houses, and on their strength, dignity, and afflictions. Rather than describing one unified mechanism, the Vividha Yogas chapter(s) function like a catalog of practical combinations that an astrologer checks in a chart to refine judgments about prosperity and loss, status and reputation, comfort and suffering, conduct, capability, obstacles, and other outcomes—always with results moderated by the broader chart context and daśā timing.

  • 1. Śubha–Aśubha Yoga - In Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, the first Vividha Yoga introduced is Śubha–Aśubha Kartarī Yoga, which evaluates whether a house or planet is protected or harmed by the planets flanking it on both sides. When benefics occupy the adjoining houses, Śubha Kartarī Yoga is formed, safeguarding and strengthening the significations of… ...
  • 2. Gajakesari Yoga - 2. In the Vividha Yoga section of Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, Gajakeśarī Yoga is formed when Jupiter is placed in a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th, or 10th) from the Moon. Parāśara states that this association grants intelligence, reputation, prosperity, authority, and stability, likening the native’s stature to that of an… ...
  • 3. Amalā Yoga - In the Vividha Yoga chapter of Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, Amala Yoga is formed when a benefic planet occupies the 10th house from the Lagna or from the Moon. Parāśara describes this yoga as producing pure conduct, lasting fame, good reputation, and professional distinction, with one’s actions remaining untainted in… ...
  • 4. Parvata Yoga - In the Vividha Yoga chapter of Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, Parvata Yoga is formed when benefic planets occupy kendras and trikonas, while malefics are weak or placed away from these key houses. Parāśara states that this yoga bestows stability, prosperity, respect, and an elevated social standing, likening the native to… ...