Viparita Raja yoga
Viparita Raja yoga forms when the lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th house sits in one of those same houses. Its name means “reverse Raja yoga”: success that comes after, or out of, adversity.
Also known as: Vipreet Raj yoga, Vipareeta Raja yoga, Viprit Raj yog
The 6th, 8th and 12th are the dusthanas, the houses of obstacles, upheaval and loss. When one of their lords occupies a dusthana, the difficulty is said to work against itself, like one problem cancelling another. Later classical works name three forms: Harsha (the 6th lord), Sarala (the 8th lord) and Vimala (the 12th lord).
The traditional results are gains through situations others find hard: overcoming rivals, recovering from setbacks, benefiting from change. Harsha is linked with good health and victory, Sarala with resilience and learning, Vimala with good conduct and careful spending.
It is weaker when the planet also rules a good house (Mars, for example, rules both the 1st and 8th for Aries ascendants), or when it joins the lords of good houses. Astrologers read such cases with care.
Its results often come in the dashas of the planets involved, and they usually arrive after a period of difficulty rather than instead of one.