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Arudha Padas

[1] [2] Introduction
Lagna shows true self. However, people’s perception of a person can be different from reality. Usually, how one is perceived by others is more important in material life than who one really. What people perceive about a person can often be different from reality. However, perceptions and reality are both important to an astrologer. For predicting some matters, we need knowledge of the perceptions. We should understand the true nature of a person and also how he is perceived by the world. Arudha padas are a very important concept of Vedic Astrology and they help us with that tough, but important, task.

Computation of Bhava Arudhas

Arudha padas of all the 12 houses (bhavas) in all the divisional charts are defined as follows:

1. Take sign containing house of interest in the divisional chart of interest.

2. Find the sign occupied by the lord of that house.

Note: Aquarius is owned by Saturn and Rahu. Scorpio is owned by Mars and Ketu. Take the stronger lord in the case of houses falling in these two signs. The chapter on “Strength of Planets and Rasis” will explain the rules used in comparing the strength of planets.

3. Count signs from the house of interest to the sign containing its lord. Counting is in the zodiacal direction always. For example, if the house we are interested in is in Gemini and its lord Mercury is in Aquarius, we count signs from Gemini to Aquarius and get 9.

4. Count the same number of signs from the sign containing the lord and find the ending sign. In the above example, we count 9 signs from Aquarius and we end up in Libra.

5. Exception: If the sign found thus in step (4) is in the 1st or 7th from the original sign in step (1), the we take the 10th sign from the sign found in step (4). Otherwise we don’t make any change.

6. The resulting sign contains the arudha pada of the house of interest.

Specific names of arudha padas

Arudha Specific
A1 Arudha lagna, Pada Lagna, Arudha, Pada
A2 Dhanarudha, Vittarudha, Dhana pada, Vitta pada
A3 Bhatrarudha, Bhratri pada, Vikramarudha, Vikrama pada
A4 Matri pada, Vahana pada, Sukha pada, Matrarudha, Vahanarudha, Sukharudha
A5 Mantra pada, Mantrarudha, Putrarudha, putra pada, Budhi pada
A6 Roga pada, Satru pada, Rogarudha, Satrarudha
A7 Dara pada, Dararudha
A8 Mrityu pada, Kashta pada, Kashtarudha, Randhrarudha
A9 Bhagya pada, Bhagyarudha, Pitri pada, Pitrarudha, Dharama pada, Guru pada
A10 Karma pada, Karmarudha, Swarga pada, Swargarudha, Rajya pada
A11 Labha pada, Labharudha
A12 Upapada lagna, Upapada, Gaunapada, Vyayarudha, Moksha pada

Use of Arudha Lagna

While lagna stands for true self, aurdha lagna (AL) stands for the maya associated with self. It shows how the native is perceived in the material world. It shows the status of the native. Arudha lagna deals with maya, illusions, perceptions and impression, it is very important in judging various materialistic things.

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  1. As per the book Vedic Astrology An integrated Approach by Sri P.V.R Narasimha Rao
  2. Narasimha Rao, P.V.R. Vedic Astrology An Integrated Approach. New Delhi: Sagar Publication. Search this book on