The Moon in the Eleventh House
Sutras 61-69-If the Moon is in the eleventh house, the native will be highly learned, will have sons and will be helpful to others. At the age of 50 he will be father of many sons. He will also possess praiseworthy qualities. If the lord of the eleventh house is weak, the native will lie put to lot of expenditure. If the lord of the eleventh is strong (and well disposed) the native will have gains of wealth. The presence of the Moon in the eleventh will enable native to acquire wealth without much effort. If the Moon is in conjunction with Venus the native will be owner of conveyances pulled by men. He will be highly educated, will own lands, will be fortunate and protector of others.
Comments-The essence of the above Sutras is that unless the lord of eleventh is weak, the placement of the Moon in the eleventh gives very auspicious results in matters of acquisition of wealth, land etc. and also children (we would add that for good results there should also be no evil influence on such Moon). The Late Shri N.N. Krishna Rao of Bombay who had to his credit the translation into English of many classical texts of Hindu Astrology including Brihat Parashara Hora and Saravali has in his English translation of Bhrigu Sutras translated this Sutra to mean ‘will beget children early in life’. We respectfully beg to disagree with both these beamed writers. Sutra 61 has already mentioned that if the Moon is in the eleventh, the native will have sons. Therefore there is no question of getting a son only at the age of 50. We have taken the view that this Sutra intends to convey that when the native is 50 years old he will be father of many sons. As regards Sutra 67 which goes to say that if Moon is with Venus in the eleventh house the native will own conveyances pulled by men. This could apply to olden times when conveyances pulled or carried by men were treated as luxuries. This combination should be interpreted to mean that the native will own good type of conveyances. Venus is the significator of conveyances, hence the association of Venus with Moon in the eleventh will give this favourable result.
The results of the Moon in the eleventh will be still better if the Moon be in Cancer. Then the lord of 11th will be in 11th . If the Moon be in Taurus (Cancer Ascendant), the exalted lord of Ascendant will be in the 11th forming a powerful Dhanayoga which will immensely benefit the native financially and in many other respects.
Other Views
Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will become famous and will acquire wealth and the like.
Phaldeepika-The native will be a great thinker, long lived, wealthy and will be blessed with sons. He will also have servants.
Saravali-The native will be wealthy, will have many sons, long lived, will be a good friend and will have servants. He will be a great thinker, full of glory, valorous and famous.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will get honours, authority and good dresses from the king. He will be very wealthy and will have beautiful damsels to enjoy. He will often be unsuccessful in his efforts and he will beget daughters only.
Note-All the authorities mentioned above have spoken well of the Moon in the eleventh. Their views are substantially in line with those expressed in Bhrigu Sutras. Chamatkar Chintamani has sounded two discordant notes-(1) The native will often be unsuccessful in his efforts. This will happen when Moon has evil influence on her of an obstructionist like Saturn. (2) The native will have only daughters. This may happen when Moon is in a female sign (even sign).
The Moon in the Twelfth House
Sutras 70-71-If the Moon is in the twelfth house, the native will be deprived of good food, will incur wasteful expenditure, will be of angry nature, will earn money by questionable means (like gambling, racing, trading in women etc), will suffer from diseases as a result of contacts with women (like venereal diseases) and will have no grains. If the Moon is associated with a benefic, the native will be learned kind-hearted, will have good friends and will go to heaven after death. If the Moon is associated with a malefic, the native will go to hell.
Comments-The twelfth house is an-inauspicious house and it is termed as the house of loss. Therefore Moon will lose all its good significations there and will be overcome by the evil significations of that house resulting in a miserable and immoral life for the native. The twelfth house being- twelfth to the first house (which signifies birth), represents the end of life. If there is evil influence on the Moon and the twelfth house the native will go to hell after death. Beneficial influence will take him to heaven. Most of the ill effects of the Moon in the twelfth house will be warded off if she is in her own sign Cancer without any malefic influence.
Other Views
Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be wickedly disposed and defective in some limb.
Phaldeepika-The native will be lazy, humiliated, unhappy and will not be liked by others.
Sarauali-The native will be mean, envious, lazy, troubled and humiliated and will suffer from eye troubles.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will always be troubled by enemies, eye troubles and other afflictions. His money will be spent on good causes. He will be dissatisfied with his uncles and mother. His efforts will prove abortive.
Note-All the above authorities have described the evil effects of Moon in the twelfth house in their own way and in essence substantially agree with the views expressed by Bhrigu Sutras. Chamatkar Chintamani has inter alia said that the Moon in the twelfth will make-the native spend money on good cause. This will happen when there is benefic influence on the Moon and the twelfth house.
