What is Panch Mahapurush Yoga?

When any of the prime planets (Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn) is placed in own, moolatrikona or exaltation positions in Kendra/Trikona/Upachaya Houses, this yoga is formed. Kendra position will give the most favorable results while trikona houses will give good results and upachaya houses will give improving results.

Panch Mahapurusha Yoga, an important combination in Vedic astrology, means a combination of the personalities of great men (persons),which is considered to be created in their astrological charts due to the five different types of characteristics and positions of five different planets in four houses.

Character of a certain planet is strongly emphasized in each type of Panch Mahapurusha Yoga.

Panch Mahapurusha Yoga (combination) is formed due to specific positions(planets in exalted or own signs) of five different planets, combination of certain signs (rashis) and four (bhavas) in quadrant(kendra). This combination (Yoga) is created by any of the five different planets, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus or Saturn, each having different characteristics or peculiarity to bless us and thus has been given a different name accordingly.

Panch Mahapurusha Rajyoga, an important yoga in Vedic astrology, gives a person, rise in wealth, prosperity, gaiety, popularity, honor, glory and power. The person
may get high position, as a great political leader, a state or central government officer,top position in civil services or corporate office, an I.A.S. officer, a successful achiever as a famous cine star or a businessman and achieve all that one may like to acquire in one’s life.

Individual born under Panch Mahapurusha Yoga will enjoy luxurious life, will have bungalows, luxury cars and lots of servants . An individual will exceptionally be successful during the major time period (Mahadasha) and sub-periods (Antardasha) of the planets forming Panch Mahapurusha Yoga, according to the strength of related planets, in the astrological chart.

Panch Mahapurusha Yoga is considered more powerful when the related planets are direct, in their exalted degrees. The planets should not be powerless in strength due to being at Rashi Sandhi(joining point of two signs) or at Bhav sandhi (joining point of two houses). They should not be very near to Sun or Moon i.e. in combustion.