Is Scorpio lagna at a disadvantage?

Is it desirable to be born in one lagna over another? This is a tough question and, yes, there are successful and unsuccessful individuals in all lagnas. However, does having a particular lagna increase or decrease the probability of success?

To analyze this question we will look at a few dimensions and evaluate each lagna to see if there is an inherent bias.

1. Kala Purusha – The natural zodiac or “kala purusha” starts with Aries and ends in Pisces. Kendra (1,4,7,10) and Trikona (5,9) houses are always considered good and dusthana (3,6,8,12) houses are considered bad. For this exercise we will consider houses 2 and 11 neutral. So, we can say lagnas that are good in “kala purusha” are good for the individual and lagnas that are bad in “kala purusha” are difficult for the individual. This dimension puts Gemini, Virgo, Scorpio, and Pisces at a disadvantage. Taurus and Aquarius are neutral. The rest benefit from this dimension.
2. Natural nature of lagnesh – In evaluating the lagna, the lord of the lagna (lagnesh) is very important. In this dimension we consider it a benefit if the lagnesh is a natural benefic and a disadvantage if the lagnesh is a natural malefic. We take Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and Moon as natural benefics. So, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Pisces benefit from this dimension. Aries, Leo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Aquarius are at a disadvantage.
3. Functional nature of lagnesh – The lagnesh is a functional benefic if it only owns good houses (1,4,5,7,9,10) – meaning, it does not own a bad houses (3,6,8,12). Gemini (1,4), Virgo (1,10), Sagittarius (1,4), and Pisces (1,10) benefit from this because the lagnesh for these rasis only own kendra houses. Cancer and Leo, also, benefit because the lagnesh does not own a bad house. Capricorn is neutral because its lagnesh, Saturn, owns the first and second houses. The other rasis, Aries (1,8), Taurus (1,6), Libra (1,8), Scorpio (1,6), and Aquarius (1,12) are at a disadvantage.
4. Yoga karaka – A yoga karaka is a graha that owns a kendra (1,4,7,10) and a trikona (5,9) house. This is a clear example of biases in lagnas. Not all lagnas have a yoga karaka. The yoga karaka, all other factors being equal, can help the individual achieve success. For Taurus and Libra lagna, Saturn is the yoga karaka owning 9,10 and 4,5 houses respectively. So, Saturn is beneficial to these lagnas. Mars is the yoga karaka for Cancer (5,10) and Leo (4,9). Venus is the yoga karaka for Capricorn (5,10) and Aquarius (4,9). The rest of the lagnas Aries, Gemini, Virgo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, and Pisces do not have a yoga karaka.
5. Dasa length of lagnesh – the timing of events and the fructification of results are determined by the cycle of the grahas in Vimshottari dasa system. Venus has a twenty year cycle. While, Sun has a six year cycle. So, if the lagnesh is strongly placed we get benefit for twenty years in the case of Taurus and Libra, but only six years in the case of Leo. This also seems to suggest a bias towards some lagnas. The longer dasa cycles are those of Jupiter (16 years), Mercury (17 years), Saturn (19 years), and Venus (20 years). The shorter dasa cycles are those of Sun (6 years) and Mars (7 years). Moon, at 10 years, is in between. This dimension benefits Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. This dimension puts Aries, Leo, and Scorpio at a disadvantage and Cancer is neutral.

Putting the above dimensions in a table we get

Total is calculated by giving one point to “green”, minus one to “red”, and zero to “grey”.

Clearly, Cancer lagna benefits the most. Cancer also has the added advantage that its lagnesh, the Moon, has no enemies. Typically, a planet sitting in an enemy’s house weakens in strength. In the case of Cancerians, the Moon is never weakened because of this factor. Individuals born in Cancer lagna can consider themselves lucky!

Scorpio is the most disadvantaged. Scorpio is, also, the only rasi where two graha’s (Moon and Rahu) are debilitated. Scorpio is a tough lagna, but it is also the lagna with the most mystical powers and which is best suited for astrology!