1. Ārūḍha MANIFESTATION OF LIFE
Everything manifests from Ārūḍha including weaknesses, sufferings and troubles
We examine the AL6 and AL8 in some charts

2. Bhāva is based on rāśi = Resources (Aditya - Sun)
Tripod of Life
Bhāva is based on rāśi = Resources (Aditya - Sun)
Pāka Lagna, the knowledge, is like Guru
Āruḍha Lagna, the image, is like the Moon
Everything manifests through ārūḍha
Just as Lagna is most important of houses (pradhāna), so also its image Ārūḍha Lagna is most important
Lagna
SUN
Pāka
JUPITER
Āruḍha
MOON
Every House has a resources associated called Bhāva
Manipulation of resources is the work of its lord (i.e. Pāka)
What manifests from this is Āruḍha

3. Ārūḍha Bhāva
Mark the sign having “AL” as the “Manifested Image”
The houses are reckoned from this sign called Ārūḍha or Pada Lagna
House indications are similar to the bhāva indicated by Parāśara for houses from Lagna
However, the results are “more pronounced”
Ārūḍha shows the “Sources” through which things manifest
Effects of Planets are based more on their lordship of natural signs of the Zodiac.
Moon is the significator of the Ārūḍha

4. Ārūḍha and Planets Everything about the person is the Ārūḍha Lagna
Benefics Jupiter, Moon (Sattva) and Venus, Mercury (Rajas) associating the Ārūḍha show a likable, socially successful personality. This can lead to fame and great success
Sun is reclusive and brings a royal or spiritual image
Saturn spoils the reputation due to weaknesses, alcohol, drug additions etc., and consequential lying to cover-up these weaknesses
Rāhu shows excessive consumption and greed which can come from denial and addictions while Ketu shows one who renounces easily, a donor and an elite. Either way, they can lead to impoverishment of the ārūḍha.
The aspect and conjunctions brings a mixed effect of the personality

5. Ārūḍha Creation
Rāhu or Saturn  Very low (Saturn) mean-minded (Rāhu) qualities
Mars or Mercury  Labour, Worker, Service
Jupiter  Priests who perform daily worship
Venus  Teacher, Preacher, Speaker
Jupiter or Venus dṛṣṭi Malefic(s)  normal good people not very strict about spiritual discipline; kṣatriya etc.
Sun  distinguished person or government officer
Ketu  Elite person or sadhu
If Moon or Venus  Lady
Moon is with Saturn  bad women;
Moon + Venus + no malefic(s)  very good lady
Moon + Jupiter  Chaste Lady …
In this manner examine the planets and see the “blooming of the person” in Ārūḍha from the seed in Lagna.

6. Parivartana Yoga = Change must happen for ārūḍha to rise
Jupiter: Religion
Mercury: Name
A.R.Rahman
Ārūḍha Lagna in 10H in Pisces with Lord Jupiter [saint, priest] conjoining Moon [lady, mother] in mercurial sign Gemini (change of name, identity)
Much suffering after death of 9 years age [mysterious disease which doctors failed to diagnose]
“I changed my religion and became Allah Rakha Rahman: My mother's belief in spiritual healers grew stronger after our family went through a rough patch following my father's death. Sufi saint Karimullah Shah Kadri changed our lives and all of us converted to Sufism. But it wasn't an instantaneous decision — it took us 10 years to convert. The change in religion was like washing away the past. In 1982, I left Dileep Shekhar behind and became Allah Rakha Rahman.”
Jup daśā Mer antara (age 16)

7. Ārūḍha Duṣthāna 3rd, 6th and 12th bhāva are duṣthāna like 8th House
AL6 = 6H from AL: Enmity, Ṣaḍripu, Growth
Suffering of prārabdha karma
Upachaya if associated
With benefics without malefic dṛṣṭi or
With malefics alone but they give ṣaḍripu
AL12 = 12H from AL: Expenses, Losses (good and bad)
AL3 = 3H from AL: Deprivation, Death
Go without food, fasting
Deprivation
Death circumstances
AL8 = 8H from AL: Terrible Suffering, Past Debts to Repay in this life

8. Serious Drug Abuse 6H from Ārūḍha Lagna shows Weakness
AL6 Lord must be conjoined Saturn to confirm addiction of some kind
AL must also be afflicted by Saturn to confirm serious addictions
Other malefic planets afflicting show the intensity of these addictions
If AL alone is afflicted by Saturn, then alcoholism is indicated
If AL6 Lord alone is afflicted by Saturn, then smoking or smaller addiction
Both AL and AL6-Lord afflicted by Saturn shows drug usage
Additional afflictions can show very serious abuse cases
These rules show the manifestation of weaknesses in the chart
Saturn is significator for Weakness
This is an additional confirmation tool and supports regular chart study

9. Kurt Cobain
Ārūḍha Lagna in Taurus: Both AL and AL-Lord Venus afflicted by Saturn and pāpa kartari between Rāhu and Sun
AL6 is Libra: AL6-Lord Venus afflicted by Saturn
AL afflicted by Mars and Rāhu (graha dṛṣṭi)
Tormented by heroin addiction leading to suicide in Saturn daśā Moon antara. Moon is lord of AL3

10. Boy George Ārūḍha Lagna (AL) in Cancer afflicted by Mars and Saturn
AL6 is Sagittarius; AL6-Lord Jupiter afflicted by Saturn and Mars
The death of friends due to heroin overdose in his house (1986) led to a wake up call. Moon daśā had just started and with the Moon conjoining Mercury, he used Buddhist chanting and other programs to come clean.
Remedy: AL6-Lord is Jupiter afflicted by Sat + Mar: “normal good people not very strict about spiritual discipline” … remedy was Spiritual Discipline by chanting mantras

11. Jimi Hendrix
Ārūḍha Lagna in Aquarius afflicted by nodes (Ketu, Rāhu) and Saturn (graha dṛṣṭi)
AL6 is Cancer; AL6-Lord Moon in Cancer is aspected by Saturn
Hendrix was negotiating with his girlfriend to buy a London apartment. Before the deal was closed, he spent his last days doing drugs and drinking heavily. He died in the early morning hours of 9/18/1970 due to suffocating from the inhalation of vomit due to barbiturate poisoning. Hendrix had swallowed nine of his girlfriend's sleeping pills. The coroner could not determine whether it was suicide or accidental poisoning.
AL3 in Aries (London), Mars-property

12. Elis Regina
Ārūḍha Lagna is aspected by Mars but AL-Lord Mercury is afflicted by Saturn and Sun and is also in debility
AL6-Lord is Rāhu afflicted by Saturn (we can also take Saturn as Lord which is in Maraṇa Kāraka Sthāna)
She died of a drug overdose on 19 Jan 1982, 11:45 AM, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Although rumours of suicide surfaced, there was no evidence found to indicate that her death was not an accidental overdose of cocaine combined with Cinzano. AL3: Scorpio, Lord Mars afflicts AL6

13. AL8: Debts from Past
The 8th Bhāva from Ārūḍha Lagna shows what ‘punishment’ will manifest in this life
8H from Ārūḍha generally indicates evils due to past debts and bad karma
If Sun associated with AL8, Royal displeasure OR Police or Army Trouble (Gov. action) AND if Sun is in -
Movable navāṁśa  Loss of mineral, land etc.
Fixed navāṁśa  Loss of property with plants
Dual navāṁśa  Battle with King!
If the Moon so placed in AL8 is weak, native goes without food. But if strong, Sri Kṛṣṇa (exalt) or Annapurna (Mo + Ve) will give rice at least!
If Mars (injury) associated with AL8
Sarīsṛpa (jala) Navāṁśa  Snake or Scorpion bite (poison)
Chara Navāṁśa  Weapon
Sthira Navāṁśa  Thorn
Dual Navāṁśa  Insect or animal bite

14. Maharaja Yudhiṣṭhira
Sun is alone in AL8; Sun is also lord of 9th house (father) = Paternal relatives; Sun in chara navāṁśa = Loss of properties (kingdom!)
Sun subjected to pāpa kartari between Saturn (battle with king) and Rāhu (cheated by king)
Result: Mahabharata War
Note: Jupiter exalted in AL6 + 2nd Lord from Lagna Saturn Exalt + … Always truthful, never spoke a lie in his life; Mars debilitated in AL6 (gambling)

15. AL8: Debts from Past
If Mercury (work) associated with 8H from AL, obstruction to work was caused by
Movable Navāṁśa  Sick Leave
Fixed Navāṁśa  No resources, support
Dual Navāṁśa  Verbal duel (with boss etc.)
If Jupiter (prayer, wealth) associated with AL8
Dual navamśa: Prayers are obstructed
Fixed or Movable navamśa: Wealth is lost
If Venus (spouse, clothes) associated with AL8
Jala Navāṁśa  Mice or white ants nibbled clothes
Movable Navāṁśa  clothes torn by laundry, washing machine
Fixed Navāṁśa  clothes torn or damaged by thorns, washing machine
Dual Navāṁśa  clothes lost or given away

16. AL8: Debts from Past
If Saturn (delay, danger) associated with 8H from AL
Movable Navāṁśa: Great danger, theft, losses of every kind
Fixed Navāṁśa: Food very late or unpalatable
Dual Navāṁśa: Untold suffering at home or at work
If Rāhu or Ketu (shock, sudden) associated with AL8, legs will be damaged; mobility will be lost
movable navāṁśa  Stones, hard metal
fixed Navāṁśa  Thorn, Wood
dual Navāṁśa  Snake bite etc.
Gulika associating with planet in AL8  Legs wounded or paralyzed
The rāśi and nakṣatra lord are afflicted by Gulika
The daśā of the gulika nakṣatra lord is called ‘gulika daśā’

17. 8H Multiple
Sun, Ven, Mer, Jup in AL8; Sun is weakest and shall lead the suffering (debt collection); Sat dṛṣṭi on Sun in AL8 (battle with King)
Sun in fixed navāṁśa  Loss of Lands with Plants. native lost all paternal properties with plantations as well as his palatial house;
Mercury in AL8 in Cp Navāṁśa (Sat, Mov)  Career in doldrums after 36 years when leaves excellent job to start business
Jupiter in AL8 in Aq Navāṁśa (Sat, Fix)  All wealth is lost, factories lost in litigation
Venus in AL8 in Ta Navāṁśa (Ven, Fix)  Nimitta about clothes not experienced