Gajakesari yoga
Gajakesari yoga forms when a strong Jupiter stands in a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house) from the Moon or the ascendant, joined or aspected by a benefic. It is linked with wisdom, reputation and lasting goodwill.
Also known as: Gaja Kesari yoga, Gajkesari yoga, Gajakesari yog, Jupiter–Moon yoga
The full guide: Gajakesari Yoga: Meaning, Conditions and How to Check It
Gaja means elephant and kesari lion, so the name promises dignity and courage together. In its basic form, as B. V. Raman gives it, Jupiter stands in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house counted from the Moon. Parashara’s version (BPHS 36.3) counts the kendras from the ascendant as well, and asks that Jupiter be free of debilitation, combustion and enemy signs and be joined or aspected by a benefic. Our Kundli applies Parashara’s conditions.
Its traditional results are a good name, intelligence, generosity and the respect of others, with a reputation that outlasts the person. A strong Jupiter and a bright, waxing Moon give the fullest results.
Jupiter falls in a kendra from the Moon in about one chart in three, but with Parashara’s conditions the yoga forms in about one chart in ten. Even then astrologers look at its quality rather than its presence: a Jupiter hemmed in by malefics or weak in the Navamsa gives much less.
It is a supportive yoga, not a ticket to fame. Its results show most clearly in the dashas of Jupiter and the Moon.