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The Yoga is formed when the Sun and Mercury are together in a horoscope. This is the literal translation that is found in many texts.
This Yoga confers success, wealth, intelligence, and power to the native. The person is blessed with excellent communication skills, and logical deduction abilities and is well-connected in society.
The Basics of Yoga
In the case of Budha-Aditya yoga, Surya and Budha can never be more the 28 degrees apart. So, the only sambandha that is possible is being together or in conjunction.
The Grahas involved in Budha-Aditya yoga are Surya and Budha (Sun and Mercury).
In any Yoga, one must know which Graha is initiating the results.
One interprets Budha as Mercury and Aditya as the Sun. This is an incomplete definition. Aditya is a form of the Sun that creates a resource for us to enjoy. What resource can this be? This can be education, wealth, knowledge, wisdom, etc.
The Budha-Aditya Yoga unfortunately has been interpreted too broadly. Since the Sun and Mercury can never to more than 28 degrees apart, this Yoga IS THE MOST common. Statistically, this Yoga is found in more than 60% of the horoscopes.
Can we then say that every one of the 60% of the human population will be powerful, intelligent, and a good communicator? This is not logical.
In Jyotish, there are many classifications of Yoga. We have Raja Yoga, Wealth Yoga, Spiritual Yoga, Yoga for money loss, etc.
Since Yoga is formed by a union of 2 or more grahas, we must be careful in understanding who is the initiator of the Yoga. For example, Loss of Money yogas are initiated by Saturn. Wealth yogas are the domain of Jupiter.
We need to understand who is the initiator of Budha-Aditya Yoga.
What does Aditya mean? Loosely translated Aditya stands for Sun. There are 12 forms of Adityas called DwadasaAdityas. Adityas are responsible for creating every resource we enjoy in this lifetime. Can we consume anything that has not been created? Obviously, NO.
So the initiator of the Budya-Aditya Yoga is the Sun. Budha uses the resource that has been created.
Hence the initiator of this yoga is Surya (Sun). This means Surya must be strong in the chart. Surya must be exalted, placed in his own house or friend’s house.
If Surya is Weak or afflicted), then the resource creation is weak rendering the Budha-Aditya Yoga null and void.
Similarly, Budha must also be strong to learn how to use the resources Aditya has created. Budha must be exalted, placed in his own house or friend’s house. Budha-Aditya yoga is very strong when in Virgo.
If Budha is weak then even though there are plenty of resources, the person does not know how to utilize them.
Example – The Father is rich, popular, and connected to powerful people in the society, but the child is ignorant.
Since Surya is initiating the yoga, we must understand the karaka bhavas, The karaka bhava of Surya are the 1st house and the 5th house. Sun exalts in the natural 1st house and owns the natural 5th house.
So, the focus of Budha-Aditya yoga is the 1st (Lagna) and the 5th house or Aries and Leo.
Condition- 1 When Budha and Surya are placed in Mesha or Simha, Budha-Aditya yoga gives excellent results. In Mesha, Surya is exalted, whereas Simha is the own house of Surya. When Budha and Surya are placed in the 1st house or 5th house, Budha-Aditya yoga manifests in full, provided they are not subject to malefic conjunctions and aspects.
Condition– 2 The next aspect of this yoga is the relative closeness between Surya and Budha. If Surya and Budha are in the same nakshatra, Budha is combusted.
When a Graha combusts, the internal significations of the Graha become very powerful. So, when Budha combusts, the internal qualities like learning, speech, and the knowledge of money do not get diminished. Many astrologers mistakenly interpret combustion to be negative. It is not so.
When Budha is not combust, we must look at the relative degrees between Surya and Budha.
When Budha is behind Surya, it is like Budha is following the steps of Surya. In this case, Budha will learn what Surya has to offer unconditionally. It is like a student who repeats and learns by rote what the guru teaches.
When Budha is ahead of Surya, the student tries to outthink the guru. This manifests in the student being an upstart and having harsh speech.
In all this, the effects of Budha-Aditya Yoga must be transferred to the native. This is Lagna.
Condition-3 Budha-Aditya Yoga ideally must have a connection to Lagna or Lagna Lord. Please make sure that the Lagna lord and Budha are friends. Condition – 4 Papakartari spoils this yoga.
Putting it all together
We now see that Budha Aditya Yoga operates to its fullest extent when the above conditions are satisfied.
Let us not forget the basics of the strength of the Grahas. Budha and Surya must not be afflicted by any papa Grahas like Shani or Rahu.
Every Graha has a Dristi (aspect) of the 7th house. So, Budha-Aditya Yoga functions well when in 11th or Aquarius (7th from Leo) and moderately in Thula (Surya’s debilitation)
Quiz – What about this Yoga being formed in Kendras? We need to analyse the Budha-Aditya Yoga regarding the Lagna. How about Budha-Aditya yoga for Scorpio Lagna? Mercury is a dire malefic for Scorpio Lagna being the lord of the 8th (Dusthana) and the lord of the Hara Sthana (11th). In this manner, the intensity of this Yoga must be understood.
Conclusion
Looking at the various conditions for a true Budha-Aditya Yoga to manifest, it is clear that a mere technical presence of this Yoga is not its manifestation.
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