The strong lords of the first, tenth and third houses and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and those placed in the third house, during the course of their operational periods give entrepreneurial inclinations to the native.  A strong lord of the third house placed in the third, first, second, tenth and eleventh houses impels the native to go in for business for greater earnings during the course of its operational periods.

A strong Sun adds to the organizational capabilities and enhances the results and success.  The strong and unafflicted position of Jupiter and the lord of the ninth house, if containing a mooltrikona sign, contribute the element of luck blessing the native with easy success.

While handling the question whether one should venture into a business or not, the astrologer should particularly consider the influence of the planets governing losses on the fourth house, second house, tenth house, third house and eleventh house or their lords.  It is also necessary that the lords of the second, tenth and fourth houses and planets the Sun and the Moon are not under the close influence of Rahu which results in sudden suffering or losses or loss of reputation and causes problems with the state agencies.

We shall take up the subject further with the help of the discussions through case studies for better comprehension.

Male born 21st Sep. 1940, 2342 Hrs  (Click here to see chart)
The prime determinant of the professional matters is placed in the twelfth house in its sign of exaltation.  As brought out earlier, the placement of the lord of the second house in the twelfth house impels the native to go to a foreign place for acquiring wealth and status in life.  Venus and Ketu influence professional affairs.  The lord of the house of the income is in the third house indicating his own business enterprise.  The well-placed exalted lord of the fourth house is closely conjunct with the malefic, Rahu, and indicates that the business acumen of the native will be blurred and he may face loss of assets.  The close conjunction of functional benefics, Saturn and Jupiter being the lords of the ninth and seventh houses, respectively, in the house of gains, is indicative of gains from foreign lands.

The sign, Virgo rises in the ascendant of dasamsa.  Venus is placed in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa.

The confluence of the placement of the Moon in the twelfth house and the placement of Saturn and Jupiter in the eleventh house in the natal chart took the native to a foreign country for business. The business was going on well but during the sub-period of Rahu in the main period of Jupiter, the native incurred business losses as Rahu closely afflicts Mercury.  The performance of astral remedies removed the afflicting influence of Rahu.

Male born 31st Sep. 1954 2300 Hrs  (Click here to see chart)
Mercury becomes the prime determinant of professional matters in this case.  Mercury is closely conjunct with the Sun and is placed in the fifth house indicating that the native will derive good amount of earnings through trading and speculative investments.  The placement of exalted Saturn in the third house, close to the most effective point of the third house, indicates that the native may enter into business initiatives in a foreign land as Saturn rules the seventh house.

The lord of the ninth house, ruling fortune, Mars, is closely influencing the most effective points of the seventh, tenth, first and the second houses.  The influence of Saturn and Mars is indicative of huge financial benefits.

The sign, Taurus, rises in the ascendant of dasamsa.  The Moon is placed in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa.

The native is a merchant exporter and is a multi-millionaire and    enjoys all comforts.  The planets, Jupiter, the Moon and    Venus are weak in the nativity as they are in the state of infancy.  The Moon ruling the house of losses is placed in the eighth house indicating loss of inheritance.

Male born in April 1950  (Click here to see chart)
As there is no mooltrikona sign in the tenth and second houses, Saturn becomes the prime determinant.  The planets Jupiter, Venus, Moon and Rahu influence professional matters in this case.  The functional benefics, Venus and Saturn, closely and mutually influence each other indicating exponential growth to the native.

The lord of the house of the gains is placed in the ascendant.  Rahu-Ketu axis is on the mid-point of the houses and afflicts all the houses occupied and aspected.  The Sun and Mercury are rendered weak due to the weakness and bad placement of their dispositor.  The placement of Rahu on the most effective point of the second house and the Moon in the second house is indicative of disputes and loss of reputation for the native in the sub-periods of these planets.

The sign, Gemini, rises in the ascendant of dasamsa.  No planet is placed in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa.

The good placement of Jupiter, Venus and Saturn in the natal chart blessed the native with a very good status.  He is the chairman of a big pharmaceutical company.  To ward off the evil influence of Rahu and the Moon, the native was advised to perform the astral remedies.

Male born in July 1971  (Click here to see chart)
The Sun and Mars become the prime determinants for professional affairs.  Both of these planets are suffering close affliction of the most malefic planet and Rahu-Ketu axis, respectively.  Mercury, the lord of the third house, is placed in the house of gains indicating that the native may venture into his own business.  The lord of the ascendant is placed in the fifth house in its sign of debilitation and is suffering from the close afflicting aspect of Ketu and the most malefic planet, Saturn.  The functional malefic, Jupiter, is on the most effective point of the fifth house and afflicts the eleventh house, as well.  The lord of the house of assets, Venus, is in a weak state and placed in the eleventh house.

The sign Aries rises in the ascendant of dasamsa and no planet is placed in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa.

Due to the close affliction of all planets except the weak Venus, in the natal chart, the family business is not going on well resulting in the late settlement of the native and delay in marriage.  Continuous unfavorable spells of time impelled the native to seek astral remedies for changing the trends.  The astral remedies in such all round severe afflictions show result with some delay.

Male born in Feb. 1965  (Click here to see chart)
The Moon becomes the primary determinant of professional matters in this nativity.  The Moon is exalted but placed in the eighth house.  The lord of the ascendant, Venus, is placed on the most effective point of the fourth house and closely influences the tenth house.  The lord of the fifth house is well-placed in its own sign and closely influences the most effective point of the fifth, seventh, eleventh and the second houses.  The lord of the house of initiatives is placed in the seventh house and aspects the house of initiatives.  The lord of the house of income is placed in the fourth house and is under the influence of the planet, Rahu, which indicates high-level income with high-level tensions.

The sign, Capricorn, rises in the ascendant of dasamsa and no planet is placed in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa.

The good influences of Venus, Saturn and Jupiter took the native to his own business enterprise connected with the items pertaining to the planet Venus and conferred fabulous gains.  However, during the sub-periods of the functional malefic planets, the native continued to confront problems from the state as the Sun is under the exact malefic influence of Rahu from the eighth house.

Male born 22nd Jan. 1955 1253 Hrs.  (Click here to see chart)
Mars becomes the prime determinant of professorial matters in this case while the Sun and Mercury become the secondary determinants.  The exalted lord of the house of gains, Saturn, closely influences the most effective points of the seventh, ninth, first and fourth houses. The planets, the Sun and the Moon, are well-placed while the planets Jupiter, Venus and Mars are rendered weak due to the state of infancy and bad placement. The Moon is also weak as it is in the dark half and its depositor is weak.  The close influences on the professional matters are of Mercury and Saturn.  Mercury rules trading and the means of communications while the Saturn rules industrial units.  The native owns a printing press and is doing good business.

The sign, Capricorn rises in the ascendant of dasamsa and no planet is placed in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa.

During the sub-period of weak Jupiter in the main period of Rahu the native experienced stagnation and was afraid of the rising competition.  The wearing of a Kavach for strengthening the weak planets and propitiatory remedial measures for warding off the evil influences of the functional malefic planets were advised.