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How the astrological beneficence of various planets calculated?


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How the "Overall Functional Beneficence" of various planets calculated?


To calculate the Overall Astrological Beneficence/ Overall Functional Beneficence (OFB) values of various planets, first of all, we need to determine the functional benefic and functional malefic planets in a birth-chart, as told by sage Parashara, and the principles told in various other streams of Vedic Jyotish to measure the exact benefic or malefic nature of the nine planets in the native's horoscope. The importance of various astrological parameters is to be calibrated very carefully - as told in ancient Vedic Jyotish texts.  (see a sample calculation)

Some of the commonly used principles are:

Which houses are owned by concerned planet? Lordship beneficence/ maleficence values acquired by it due to being lord of certain houses.
In which house (considered good or bad) the concerned planet is posited? Also check the Ashtakvarga strength of that posited house?
With which planets - the concerned is posited? Also check that those co-posited planets are owners of which houses and they themselves are posited and aspected by which planets?
Which planets are aspecting the concerned planet? Also check that those aspecting planets are owners of which houses and they themselves are posited and aspected by which planets?
Consider concerned Planet's Shadbala and Ashtakvarga strengths

The above written are only some of the most commonly used principles. Besides them, a learned astrologer should also apply special principles to arrive at more accurate "beneficience values", as far as possible. At times, these special Jyotish principles may over-shadow the net result obtained through the normally used Parashari principles to determine the beneficence of a planet. In such cases, these special principles prevail and may reduce (or enhance) beneficence of a planet considerably.

Shyam has developed a procedure for all these complicated calculations after many years of research. A typical example of calculating the Overall Functional Beneficence (OFB) values of planets is given below:

Birth-Data

Date:

24 Sept 1983

Time:

2:40 hrs.

Place:

Jewar (U.P.), India

Latitude:

028N07'59

Longitude:

077E33'00

Time zone:

5:30 hrs 
ahead of GMT

DST:

0:00 hrs
# Sun    : 
Exaltation: 18.53% [Poor]     Dignity: SAMA
Combustion: Not applicable
Natal Ashtakvarga status: 4e27  Shadbala: 1.07
~~  ~~
Benefic aspects   : Moon
Afflictive aspects: None
Aspects net result: Bnfc: 58.12 Affl: 0.00 NET: 58.12
~~  ~~
House-lordship           : L02
Conjunct with House-Lords: None
Aspects from House-Lords : L01
~~  ~~
Posited Nakshatra: Uttara-Phalguni [Lord: Sun: L02]
~~  ~~
Overall functional beneficence:  -70.77
# Moon :
Exaltation: 78.82% [Good]     Dignity: SAMA
Combustion: No. [Diff. 161.76 dgr]   0.00%
Natal Ashtakvarga status: 4e23  Shadbala: 1.00
~~  ~~
Benefic aspects   : Jupiter
Afflictive aspects: Mars, Sun
Aspects net result: Bnfc: 64.74 Affl: 144.10 NET: -79.36
~~  ~~
House-lordship           : L01
Conjunct with House-Lords: None
Aspects from House-Lords : L02 L05 L06 L09 L10
~~  ~~
Posited Nakshatra: Reoti [Lord: Mercury: L03,L12]
~~  ~~
Overall functional beneficence:  184.06
# Mars :
Exaltation: 2.53% [Worst]     Dignity: MITR
Combustion: No. [Diff. 34.08 dgr]   0.00%
Natal Ashtakvarga status: 4e29  Shadbala: 1.29
~~  ~~
Benefic aspects   : Venus
Afflictive aspects: Mercury
Aspects net result: Bnfc: 49.21 Affl: 2.81 NET: 46.40
~~  ~~
House-lordship           : L05,L10
Conjunct with House-Lords: L03 L04 L11 L12 
Aspects from House-Lords : None
~~  ~~
Posited Nakshatra: Maghaa [Lord: Ketu: L05]
~~  ~~
Overall functional beneficence:   73.43
# Mercury: 
Exaltation: 87.69% [Excellent]     Dignity: MITR
Combustion: No. [Diff. 13.80 dgr]   0.00%
Natal Ashtakvarga status: 7e29  Shadbala: 1.17
~~  ~~
Benefic aspects   : Venus
Afflictive aspects: Mars
Aspects net result: Bnfc: 49.21 Affl: 98.73 NET: -49.53
~~  ~~
House-lordship           : L03,L12
Conjunct with House-Lords: L04 L05 L10 L11 
Aspects from House-Lords : None
~~  ~~
Posited Nakshatra: Poorva-Phalguni [Lord: Venus: L04,L11]
~~  ~~
Overall functional beneficence:    3.98
# Jupiter:
Exaltation: 29.47% [Inadequate]     Dignity: MITR
Combustion: No. [Diff. 65.31 dgr]   0.00%
Natal Ashtakvarga status: 6e20  Shadbala: 0.79
~~  ~~
Benefic aspects   : None
Afflictive aspects: Mars, Rahu, Ketu
Aspects net result: Bnfc: 0.00 Affl: 181.82 NET: -181.8
~~  ~~
House-lordship           : L06,L09
Conjunct with House-Lords: None
Aspects from House-Lords : L05 L10
~~  ~~
Posited Nakshatra: Anuradha [Lord: Saturn: L07,L08]
~~  ~~
Overall functional beneficence:  233.55
# Venus :
Exaltation: 31.22% [Inadequate]     Dignity: SHTR
Combustion: No. [Diff. 35.83 dgr]   0.00%
Natal Ashtakvarga status: 5e29  Shadbala: 1.00
~~  ~~
Benefic aspects   : None
Afflictive aspects: Mars, Mercury
Aspects net result: Bnfc: 0.00 Affl: 101.54 NET: -101.5
~~  ~~
House-lordship           : L04,L11
Conjunct with House-Lords: L03 L05 L10 L12 
Aspects from House-Lords : None
~~  ~~
Posited Nakshatra: Maghaa [Lord: Ketu: L05]
~~  ~~
Overall functional beneficence:  -10.28
# Saturn :
Exaltation: 94.04% [Excellent]     Dignity: MITR
Combustion: No. [Diff. 32.62 dgr]   0.00%
Natal Ashtakvarga status: 4e28  Shadbala: 1.56
~~  ~~
Benefic aspects   : None
Afflictive aspects: None
Aspects net result: Bnfc: 0.00 Affl: 0.00 NET: 0.00
~~  ~~
House-lordship           : L07,L08
Conjunct with House-Lords: None
Aspects from House-Lords : None
~~  ~~
Posited Nakshatra: Swaati [Lord: Rahu: L11]
~~  ~~
Overall functional beneficence:  -10.66
# Rahu :
Exaltation: 89.22% [Excellent]     Dignity: MITR
Combustion: No. [Diff. 101.04 dgr]   0.00%
Natal Ashtakvarga status: 1e35  Shadbala: 1.00
~~  ~~
Benefic aspects   : Jupiter
Afflictive aspects: Ketu
Aspects net result: Bnfc: 64.74 Affl: 41.54 NET: 23.20
~~  ~~
House-lordship           : L11 (posited house)
Conjunct with House-Lords: None
Aspects from House-Lords : L06 L09
~~  ~~
Posited Nakshatra: Mrigshira [Lord: Mars: L05,L10]
~~  ~~
Overall functional beneficence:  -46.04
# Ketu :
Exaltation: 89.22% [Excellent]     Dignity: MITR
Combustion: No. [Diff. 78.96 dgr]   0.00%
Natal Ashtakvarga status: 5e20  Shadbala: 1.00
~~  ~~
Benefic aspects   : Jupiter
Afflictive aspects: Mars, Rahu
Aspects net result: Bnfc: 64.74 Affl: 140.28 NET: -75.54
~~  ~~
House-lordship           : L05 (posited house)
Conjunct with House-Lords: L06 L09 
Aspects from House-Lords : L05 L10
~~  ~~
Posited Nakshatra: Jyeshtha [Lord: Mercury: L03,L12]
~~  ~~
Overall functional beneficence:  272.96
ANALYSIS CONCLUSION:
In the above shown sample natal chart, the maximum OFB value is 272.96, got by KETU. On the other side, the minimum OFB value is -70.77, got by SUN. Therefore, the Ketu stands out as the best functional benefic planet for the native while Sun has been determined as the most damaging (functional malefic) planet in his chart. 
The OFB values of all nine planets, in declining order, are as follows: 
Ketu: 272.96; Jupi: 233.55; Moon: 184.06; Mars: 73.43; Merc: 3.98; 
Venu: -10.28; Satu: -10.66; Rahu: -46.04; Sun : -70.77