Pulippani Sloka 10 (Rahu Ketu)

Pulippani sloka 10 covers the houses Rahu and Ketu own and the signs in which they achieve exaltation and debilitation.

பாரப்பா ராகுடனே கேதுவுக்கும்
பாங்கான வீடதுவே கும்பம் ஆட்சி
வீரப்பா விருச்சிகமும் கடகம் உச்சம்
வீருடைய ரிஷபமது நீசம் சிம்மம்
கார்ரப்ப பகையாகும் மற்றேழ் நட்பாம்
காண்பதுவும் மூன்று பதினொன்றாம் சொல்லார்
ஆரப்பா போகருட கடாக்ஷத்தாலே
அப்பனே புலிப்பாணி அறிவித்தேனே

Translation of Pulippani Sloka 10

For both Rahu and Ketu, Aquarius is their own sign. Rahu’s sign of exaltation is Scorpio and Ketu’s sign of exaltation is Cancer. Rahu and Ketu have their sign of debilitation in Taurus. Leo is inimical to both Rahu and Ketu and the other signs are friendly. Rahu and Ketu aspect the third and eleventh houses.

There is no consensus on the signs Rahu and Ketu own or the signs in which they are achieve exaltation or debilitation. The signs given by Pulippani are not corroborated by anyone else. In general, you evaluate the strength of Rahu and Ketu using the lord of the sign they are in, their nakshatra lords, and grahas that are conjunt or aspecting them. This gives for many ways to interpret the results of Rahu and Ketu, thus making it more complex.

One big difference is Pulippani’s statement that Rahu is exalted in Scorpio. Parashara says Rahu is debilitated in Scorpio. Therefore, we can use Rahu in Scorpio as a case study to see which one is true.

Example charts

We look at charts that have Rahu in Scorpio without a primary strength for Mars, the ruler of Scorpio.

Leonardo DiCaprio has Rahu in Scorpio. Rahu is in Mars’ sign and Mercury’s nakshatra. Both Mars and Mercury are not in their own sign or their signs of exaltation. He runs Rahu mahadasha from 1982 to 2000. His biggest success, Titanic, was in 1997, during his Rahu period.

David Beckham also has Rahu in Scorpio. In his chart, Rahu is in Mars’ sign and Saturn’s nakshatra. Both Mars and Saturn are not in their own signs or their signs of exaltation. David Beckham ran his Rahu mahadasha from 1993 to 2011, covering his entire soccer career.

A couple of examples do not confirm Pulippani’s statements. However, they serve as an alternative to what others say about Rahu and Ketu’s own signs and signs of exaltation and debilitation.

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