Vedic Astrology gives us many tools to analyze the wealth and career potential of a chart. Chief among them is yogas, ie combinations that bestow wealth and success. In particular, classic texts like Parasara’s Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and Phaladeepika by Mantreswara lay out many of the techniques and combinations in order to see wealth in a chart. The yogas listed in these books are essential for seeing the range of potential a chart can obtain. Finally, in my next articles I will go over a lesser-known, but incredibly powerful and innovative set of principles from Sheshadri Iyer of Bangalore. Lastly, I will look at the classical Indu Lagna, used to predict wealth.
Jeff Bezos — The Richest Man in the World
Looking at Jeff Bezos’s chart, we see powerful indications for wealth. Mr. Bezos is the wealthiest man in the history of the world, with $185,000,000,000 and rising. We would expect to see Jyotish’s many factors for wealth being strongly present, and we do.
The chart of such a historic and wildly successful person will, most of the time, will have a powerful first house, several interlocking yogas, and at least a few powerful planets. He has it all. Mr. Bezos has a powerful first house. Jupiter has positional strength, dig bala, and is in his own sign, forming one of the great yogas in Vedic astrology – Hamsa yoga. This yoga gives great wisdom, makes one charitable, learned, prosperous, acclaimed, and gives a spiritual nature. I believe we will see these qualities blossom in his Jupiter period, starting in 2029. His first house has a double strong natural benefic. We would expect to see many of the best qualities of Jupiter being displayed in his nature and way of interfacing with the world. Jupiter gives an optimistic and expansive attitude that enables one to want to reach for the stars. From the first house, this empowered Jupiter aspects the other two trinal houses — the 5th and the 9th houses. Also, Jupiter’s aspect has an empowering effect on these houses, therefore strongly helping to bring forth their more desirable themes.
Houses, Trines , Jupiter, Money — Good Luck & Good Fortune
Jupiter is the greatest of the benefics. His influence lifts wherever he touches. Many of the great yogas involve Jupiter. In the natural zodiac, Jupiter owns the 9th sign, Sagittarius. The 9th house is the highest place of Bhaga, good fortune. The 9th house is the highest of the trinal houses, is indicative of life’s higher offerings like intelligence and wisdom, luck and good fortune, creativity, and higher education; all are typically found in people of great wealth and accomplishment. Many of the higher paying careers require a master’s degree or Ph.D., which are seen in the 9th house. The 9th house shows the father. A good father comes with a good lineage and can pave the way to success. A good 9th house is wealth through virtuous means, in line with righteousness and dharma. Many of the famous yogas mentioned in India’s classic texts involve the 9th house and/or its lord.
The 5th house is another important trinal house. From here we see intelligence, advising and the advice you get, teaching, children, creativity, speculative business, stock market investments, speculations where chance plays a role, sudden gains, racing, lotteries, betting. and the past life karma we bring to this life.
When considering wealth, the first thing that any student of Jyotish would see in this chart is the amazing 11th house. The two money houses have come together in a money house; Saturn is in his own sign, and Mars is exalted in a money house, as lord of a money house.
The 2nd house is accumulated wealth, money saved, net wealth. The 11th house is income and cash flow from work and investments. The 11th house is a place of large-scale projects and can show those who create or work in big undertakings, like large entertainment, business, or industrial ventures. Combinations of these 2 houses and their lords with trinal houses and their lords make the basic Dhana Yogas, combinations that indicate wealth potential. The stronger the planets involved in a desirable yoga, the better the results. Bezos also has the lord of the 9th house, that exalted Mars, in his 11th.
In fact, if you rotate the chart and make the Sun and Moon the 1st house, then we still get an amazing Dhana Yoga with Saturn and Mars, this time in the 2nd house. You also get a Dhana Yoga in the second house from the Indu Lagna, a Lagna used to analyze wealth, more on that later.
Yogas, Strenghth and Wealth
Typically, the charts of renowned people will have several yogas. He also has a Shankha Yoga formed with his Sun and Moon. The Sun has dig bala, giving this yoga strength. The Moon forms Raja Yogas with Ketu and Mercury. While the Moon is weak due to its closeness to the Sun, these yogas do have power. Mercury is strong through retrogression and Ketu is strong through its sign dispositor Jupiter, who enjoys double strength by being dig bala and being in his own sign. In fact, the whole 10th house is lifted up by having its lord so powerful and also in a Raja Yoga. If we rotate the chart to put the Sun and Moon as the first house, we see Mercury and Ketu still forming Raja Yogas and Jupiter’s Hamsa Yoga repeats as well.
Rahu will give the results of its dispositors. In addition, Mercury is its rasi dispositor powerfully aspecting Rahu while aspecting into his own sign as well. Rahu is aspected by these yoga-forming planets in the 10th house, giving Rahu the power to bestow those yogas. Rahu is in his own nakshatra, which gives a subtle power. Bezos is in the Rahu period now and has been flying high. Venus will be lifted up by its dispositor Saturn’s strength and the strength of its nakshatra dispositor exalted Mars.
All of his planets are in yogas! When the planets that make up yoga are in 2 or more yogas, this gives an exponential growth of the power of that planet, and the yogas it participates in.
Jupiter the Lord of the chart is forming Hamsa Yoga from the 1st house, the Sun, and the Moon Lagnas!
Mars and Saturn: Dhana yoga from the Lagna, as well as the Sun and the Moon.
Sun: Shankha Yoga
Moon: Shankha Yoga, Raja Yoga with Mercury, and with Ketu.
Mercury: Raja Yoga from all 3 ascendants
Venus: Vipareet Raja Yoga aka Sarala Yoga.
All of his planets have strength:
Jupiter is double strong, dig bala, and in his own sign.
Sun is dig bala
Moon is exalted in the navamsa
Mercury is retrograde
Mars is exalted
Saturn is in his own sign
Rahu and Ketu will channel the power and results of the planets they sit with, who aspect them and their nakshatra, and sign dispositors. This makes his nodes very powerful! Also, a little-known principle from S.Iyer, is that Rahu is empowered by being in a dagda rasi. He is currently in his Rahu dasa and has become ever richer! This is absolutely a powerful chart!
Bill Gates the 4th wealthiest Person in the World
Mr. Gates is a historic figure who is known internationally and has had a major global influence with his business and charity efforts. He has the biggest charity foundation in history. After his retirement from Microsoft, he has worked tirelessly on large-scale projects for the betterment of humanity.
Like Mr. Bezos, he has several yogas that involve strong planets; this supercharges his chart.
The lagna (ie the 1st house) is always important in any chart. His lagna lord is Mercury. Mercury is in a powerful yoga called Bhadra. Bhadra Yoga gives a powerful intellect, great wisdom, analytical ability, good speech, writing and communication skills, flexibility, management skills, mathematical skills, a youthful face, good health and physical stamina, and business skills; He is known for these qualities.
Furthermore, he has a stellar Laxmi Yoga, both the version from Phala Deepika and the version from Parasara! His Laxmi Yoga is made up of a powerful Saturn, lord of the 9th house of Dharma, good luck and good fortune. Also, a powerful Venus, the planet of prosperity in the trinal 5th house. The 5th house is the house of creativity and intelligence. The results are born out in his life: Good looks, virtuous, wealthy, owns many lands, well educated, kind, famous, blessed with family. Well, maybe not the looks.
Moreover, he has another famous wealth yoga called Chandra Mangala. In addition, notice that the Moon is bright and owns the second house, while Mars owns the 11th. Furthermore, the Moon and Mars also make a Dhana Yoga with his Mercury. The Bhadra Yoga is influencing his Chandra Mangala Yoga. Finally, Gates has another major yoga called Chandra Adhi Yoga that involves and supports his Moon.
All of his planets are in yogas!
Mercury: Bhadra, Adhi, Dhana
Mars: Chandra Mangala, Dhana
Moon: Dhana, Chandra Mangala, Adhi
Jupiter: Adhi
Sun: Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga
Venus: Laxsmi, Raja Yoga
Saturn: Laxsmi, Raja Yoga
Rahu and Ketu will act like their sign and nakshatra dispositors. Ketu will act like Mars and Venus. Rahu will act like Mars and Mercury. consequently, since all of those dispositors are in yogas, the nodes are capable of giving yoga-like results in their time periods.
The benefics are always Jupiter and Venus, and then the Moon when bright and Mercury when not influenced by malefics. Time and again we see yogas requiring combinations of benefics, or aspects of benefics. While Jupiter stands out as the great benefic, Venus too can be powerful in his ability to bring success and wealth. Venus is the natural indicator of luxuries, pleasures, and beauty in all its manifestations.
Yogas: Combinations for Wealth, Status, and Success
Above all, when looking at wealth with Vedic Astrology, yogas are one of the first things to look at. As always, first, consider the ascendant and its lord. A strong 1st house indicates the person will be able to utilize the opportunities life presents. A good ascendant gives good health, an independent spirit, good character, and good capacities to endure. Next look for yogas. Specifically, the more you find interconnected and overlapping yogas, especially when powerful, you will more often than not find a destiny where the person will rise well above the average. Usually, yogas in the angles and trines, aspected by benefics, will enhance the houses the yoga/yogas are in, as well as their lords. Here are some important yogas to look for wealth:
Money Yogas
Laxshmi Yoga: Phala Deepika (PD) by Mantreswara: Lord of 9th house and Venus are in trine or kendras and occupy OH or Exaltation sign.
Parashara: When the Lagna Lord is abundantly strong and the 9th lord occupies a kendra identical with his OH, Moolatrikona, or Exaltation sign.
Results – Good looks, virtuous, wealthy, owns much lands, well educated, kind, famous, blessed with family.
Chandra Mangala Yoga: Moon and Mars in an angle to each other.
Results: wealth, gains through women, treats mother badly
Vasumat Yoga: all the benefic planets occupy upachaya houses (3, 6, 10, 11) from the lagna and or the Moon.
Results: will always remain at his house (perhaps this means that he will not go out of his native land) and he will be very wealthy.
Dhana yogas – the most common and famous of the money yogas. These involve combinations of trinal lords, houses 1-5-9, and the money houses, 2 & 11. Specifically, it’s best if they are sitting together, mutually aspecting or exchanging, but if any of them are in the other’s house, it’s helpful for attracting wealth.
From Phala Deepika we get the 24 yogas. There are 2 groupings, one for better, the other for worse. Firstly, these yogas give desirable results when house and lord are under exclusively benefic influence and the lord of a house goes to a positive house, ie not a dustana house. The second half of these yogas are the opposite where the house and lord is exclusively under the malefic influence and the lord goes to a bad house, ie a dustana house. For example, the following four yogas are from this series.
Bhagya Yoga for the ninth house: “The person born in the Bhagya Yoga will move in excellent vehicles in the midst of sounds of musical instruments (bands, drums, etc.) and with chowries waving to and fro. He will always be equipped with wealth and will observe a righteous code of conduct. Gods and Brahmins will be pleased with him for his devotion and virtues. He will make his family illustrious and will have a lowering disposition.’
Khyati Yoga for the tenth house: “The person born with Khyati yoga at his birth will become a king who will protect his good subjects by following a code of conduct approved by all. He will have sons, friends, wife and will be very wealthy, prosperous and famous.”
Dhenu Yoga for the second house: “The person born in the Dhenu Yoga will command good food, drink, etc. He will have wealth, and a very good education all around, and be blessed with a large family. There will be plenty of gold, gems, wealth, corn, etc., and he will shine like God Kubera.”
Parijata Yoga for the eleventh house: “The person born in the Parijata Yoga will always be in the midst of festivities (or auspicious ceremonies), becomes a King, becomes the lord of much-hoarded wealth, will own a large family, intent on hearing stories of great people, learned and doing something auspicious.”
Status Yogas
There are many yogas that will give a rise in status, which usually has an accompanying rise in wealth. Notice that most of the classic yogas involve natural benefics and/or kendras and trines. The kendras are places of action, the trines are places of good luck and good fortune. Therefore, when strong kendra lords (action) meets powerful trinal lords (good luck and good fortune), consequently, the karma is there for the individual to rise above the norm in life. The condition of the Lagna and its Lord and the presence of yogas will, almost always, reveal that the chart is of a successful person.
Raja Yogas – can give status, fame, success, and prosperity. The most famous are combinations of an angle and a trine, ie the lords of houses 1-4-7-10 and 1-5-9, sitting together, mutually aspecting or exchanging.
Raja Yoga – Exalted Lord of the 10th aspecting the Lagna.
Raja Yoga – benefics exalted in the 2nd Bhava and natural Benefic in Kendra.
Rahu and Ketu create a Raja Yoga when one is in a trine with the lord of a kendra, or in a kendra with a lord of a trine.
Parvata Yoga – from Phaladeepika (PD) 5:35 When the dispositor of the Lagna Lord is in OH and in Kendra or Trine from Lagna.
From Parashara – 1) Benefics in the kendras, with 7 & 8th houses empty or occupied with benefics. 2) The lagna lord and the lord of the 12th house in mutual kendras while aspected by benefics.
Results – fortunate, wealthy, communication skills, charitable, leader of town or city, well educated, lustful, humorous, a leader.
Pushkala Yoga – PD 5:19 When the lord of the Moon’s (Moon’s dispositor) conjoins the lagna lord in a Kendra, in an auspicious rashi which is strong or a rashi of a very friendly planet and a strong benefic aspects the Lagna.
Results – wealth, sweet speech, loved by the King.
Maharaja Yoga – If 2,9,11th lord is in a Kendra from the Moon while Jupiter owns 2nd, 5th or 11th
Shankha Yoga – A) 5th and 6th Lords in mutual Kendras and Lagna Lord is strong, or B) the 1st and 10th lord occupy a movable sign & 9th L is strong. Result – kind-hearted, virtuous, learned, blessed with wife and children, morally sound, versed in sacred scriptures, owns land, enjoys prosperity.
Amala (aka Amalarkirti Yoga) – natural benefic in the 10th house from Lagna or the Moon, without the aspect of a malefic.
Result – praised by the king, good reputation, agreeable, good character, generous, wealth, fame.
Maha-Bhagya Yoga – for a man you need a Day Birth, and the Lagna, Sun, and Moon in odd signs. For a woman, you need a night birth and the Lagna, Sun, and Moon in even signs.
Results – gives good fortune, wealth and character. Odd signs will increase the masculine qualities in men, and the even signs will increase feminine qualities in women.
A male will be of agreeable nature, generous, famous, a ruler, noble and long-lived.
A female will have the blessing of healthy children.
Chatussaagara Yoga – A) All planets occupy 4 Kendras or B) All planets occupy the 4 movable rashis
Result – This yoga destroys numerous afflictions in a chart and ensures wealth and high status. He will earn a good reputation, be equal to a ruler, have a long and prosperous life, be blessed with good children and health and his name will travel to the confines of the four oceans.
Yogas with 9th lord is involved
Laxshmi Yoga – see above
Beri Yoga (Bheri) – A) 9th House Lord is strong and all planets occupy the lagna, the 2nd, 12th, and 7th houses ONLY or B) The 9th Lord is strong and the Lagna Lord, Jupiter, and Venus occupy kendras.
Results – of royal bearing, of noble birth, moral, healthy, wealth, family and comforts, fame. Excels in power and politics. Receives wealth from various sources. Spiritual and good-natured.
Khadga yoga – a parivartana between 2nd & 9th houses, and the lagna lord occupies a kendra or trine.
Results: one studies scriptures, noble, skilled, prosperous, wise, healthy, comfortable, grateful.
Shankha Yoga – A) 5th and 6th Lords in mutual Kendras and Lagna Lord is strong, or B) the 1st and 10th lord occupy a movable sign & 9th lord is strong.
Results – prosperity, owns land, generous, moral, good education, blessed with family, studies scriptures.
All of the Trinal Lords in angles or even better in trines, then luck and good fortune, fame, wealth, prosperity, luxuries, properties, and success. Trinal lords in the trinal houses make a Raj Yoga.
Results – native leads a comfortable and blessed life.
Chamara Yoga – 1)Two benefics conjoined either in that lagna, or in the 9th house or the 7th house, or in the 10th or 2) benefics in 1 and 9 or 7 and 10. Exalted Lagna Lord occupying a Kendra and aspected by Jupiter
Results – Kingship, honor from high places, skilled in communication, wise, knowledgable of many things, studies sacred scriptures, lives to 71 years.
Kahala Yoga – PD 5:35 1) if the lords of the 9th & 4th are in a kendra from each other, while the lagna lord is strong. 2) The dispositor of the dispositor of the lagna lord is in kendra or trine and is exalted or in his own sign. 3) The lord of the 4th house is exalted or in its own sign while being aspected by or in conjunction with the lord of the 10th bhava.
Results – noble, generous, kind, fame, able, dynamic, appealing personality, leads an army.
Parashara – a) 4th Lord and Jupiter in mutual kendras and LL strong.
b) 4th Lord Exalted or in OH associated with or aspected by 10th lord. Kahala means mischievous.
Results.: The native will be stubborn, not well informed, daring, head of a small army and a few villages.
Jupiter dependent Yogas
Gajakesari – Jupiter in Kendra from Lagna or Moon, stabilized by natural benefic while avoiding being in debilitation, or enemies rasi. Prefer Jupiter not afflicted.
Results: capable, efficient, comforts and conveniences, obtains a higher position, creative arts, good at arguments, debate and very intellectual, sharp intellect and prosperity. good longevity. Gaj = intelligence and knowledge.
Kesari – Jupiter in Kendra from Moon.
Gouri Yoga PD 6:21/25– If Moon in Kendra or Trine Exalted or in OH and aspected by Jupiter.
Result – appealing personality, born of illustrious family and a friend of the sovereign. Success ans praised by one and all.
Finally, here is an excellent visual diagram that illustrates the staggering difference in his wealth compared to the rest of us: https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/