Graha Asta - When Planets Lose Strength
In Vedic astrology, when a visible planet (Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn) comes too close to the Sun, it becomes "combust" or "Asta." The planet loses its visible and astrological strength, overshadowed by the Sun's rays.
Moon Combustion
Mars Combustion
Mercury Combustion
Jupiter Combustion
Venus Combustion
Saturn Combustion
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
"अस्तं गते तु सौम्ये च क्रूरे वा सूर्यसन्निधौ।
तद्बलं हीयते सर्वं फलं नैव प्रदीयते॥"
When a benefic or malefic planet becomes combust near the Sun, its entire strength diminishes and it cannot deliver its results.
— Maharshi Parashara
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