Ruchaka Yoga is formed by the placement of Mars in the horoscope and is considered one of the most auspicious yoga in all the five yogas in vedic astrology. As per the placement of Mars, if it is posited in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from ascendant in a horoscope in any one of the three signs namely Aries, Scorpio, and Capricorn, then Ruchaka Yoga is formed. Red Coral is a lucky gemstone to get good result of Mars.
Importance of Ruchaka Yoga
- It can be very helpful for the native as it blesses the native with many good things but it depends on the strength of the yoga and the overall strength of the planets.
- This Yoga makes native courageous, good physical energy, quick witted and many other things as per vedic astrology.
- Ruchaka Yoga is very helpful in blessing the native with success through the field of profession.
- The person associated with this Yoga can be body builders, air force officers, police officers, naval officers and other related services such as defense services.
- The native of Ruchaka Yoga attains success with their own efforts.
It is known that these qualities are found very rarely and they are not present in large number of people. Therefore, the formation of this yoga is a very rare phenomenon and it is not something repeated in a horoscope. This is because horoscope reflects one’s personalities.
Analysis of Ruchaka Yoga
If we analyze the definition of Ruchaka Yoga it can be found that as per the prevalent definition, this yoga is found in every 12th horoscope on average as there are only 12 houses and 12 signs in a horoscope. Since the position of Mars in 12 different signs are different in each house. Therefore the total number of combinations for all 12 houses will be 144.
If we analyze the formation of Ruchaka Yoga, then Mars can form Ruchaka Yoga if it is present in 1st house in one of the three signs as Aries, Scorpio and Capricorn, and as per the number of occurrence is 3. The same number of repetition is found in case of placements of Mars in 4th, 7th and 10th houses which is total of 12 occurrences of Ruchaka Yoga.
Factors Forming Ruchaka Yoga
The most important factor for formation of this Yoga is that Mars should act as a benefic planet in a horoscope apart from being placed in any one of the already mentioned houses in any one of the already mentioned signs. If on the other hands, malefic Mars is placed in any one of the above mentioned signs, it may not form Ruchaka Yoga. It may form defect in the horoscope and may trouble the native with numerous hurdles.
We can explain it as follows – The placement of malefic Mars in the 1st house in a horoscope in Aries, Scorpio and Capricorn can give enhanced physical energy and also courage to the native which he or she may use it negatively. Though the person may get short term gains by the placement of Mars, if the overall horoscope is analysed it has to be checked whether the placement of other planets are good or bad. Similarly the placement of malefic Mars in any one of the three main house of the horoscope can also cause problems for the native in one or the other sphere of life. Hence, the Mars to be benefic is the first condition for the formation of Ruchaka Yoga.
Moving on to the other condition, Mars should have fairly good level of activity in order to form Ruchaka Yoga. Please note – The good and the bad aspect of Yoga depends on the strength of the planets. Also depends on the planets forming such yoga in a horoscope.