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Viparita Raja Yoga

Sanskrit: “reversed royal union

How it forms

The lord of a dushthana (6th, 8th or 12th house) placed in another dushthana. Named by which lord: Harsha (6th lord), Sarala (8th lord), Vimala (12th lord).

What the tradition says

A rise that comes through difficulty rather than despite it — the classical idea that two afflictions can cancel one another, producing gain from crisis, competition or loss.

An honest reading

One of the more genuinely interesting yogas, and one of the most over-claimed. It does not mean hardship is absent; it describes people whose advancement tends to come out of the hard passage rather than the smooth one.

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Other raja & status yogas

Raja Yoga · Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga · Amala Yoga · Saraswati Yoga · Parivartana Yoga

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