Verse 20.54
आरम्भो राजयोगस्य भवेन्मारकभुक्तिषु । प्रथयन्ति तमारभ्य क्रमशः पापभुक्तयः
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The beginning of a Raja Yoga may occur during the sub-periods of maraka planets; starting from that initiation, the subsequent sub-periods of malefic planets gradually expand and manifest it. This verse reveals a profound paradox in the…
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