Indira Gandhi was the daughter of the first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, and the mother of Rajiv Gandhi who succeeded her as the prime minister. Her tenure as the Prime Minister of India for 15 years and 350 days was the second longest after her father. She was known for her uncompromising political stances and centralization of power. The Time Magazine named her among the 100 most powerful women who defined the 20th century. The horoscope of Indira Gandhi features the classical ‘Maha Bhaghya Yoga’ and three major ‘Rashi Parivartan Yoga’ which are very rare to be seen in a horoscope.
In 1976 the Time Magazine had named her the women of the year and wrote about her the ‘Empress of India who had become a great authoritarian’.
During Indira Gandhi’s tenure India has won a decisive war against Pakistan and had liberated East Pakistan to formed a new country named Bangladesh. Indira Gandhi was then hailed as the ‘Iron Lady’ for her tough and resolute persona.
The horoscope of Indira Gandhi is taken from the book “The Nehru Dynasty” by Shri K.N. Rao.
Chart 1. Horoscope of Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi born – 19 November 1917, 23:11:00 hours, Allahabad (U.P)
Karakamasha lagna: Capricorn , Indu lagna : Gemini , Upa Pada: Aries
This is the birth chart of the greatest woman politician of the twentieth century, Indira gandhi ,who was the third prime minister of India and the second from the Nehru dynesty.In her birth chart Mercury aspect her Karakamsha lagna (capricorn) ,which is a combination to become famous in the chosen sphere of activity as per Jaimini Sutram. Saturn aspect the 2nd house from her Karakamsha lagna (Jaimini aspect), which is another yoga of getting immense fame in career. Darakaraka Sun and Putrakaraka Mercury are conjoined together and aspected by Atmakaraka Saturn, by Jaimini aspect, which is creating a set of Jaimini Raja Yoga in her birth chart.
Rare Parashari Yoga’s in Indira Gandhi’s horoscope
As per the Parashari system there is a classical ‘Maha Bhagya Yoga’ in her chart. As per Phaladeepika Chapter number 6, ‘Yogadhyay’ Sloka number 14 , for a female native if the birth took place at night and the lagna, the Sun and the Moon are all in even sign then the ‘Mahabhagya Yoga’ is formed which give great fame and fortune. It has been observed that this Mahabhagya Yoga works in charts if other good Raja Yoga’s and/or Dhana Yoga’s are present.
In case of Indira Gandhi’s Cancer lagna chart the birth has taken place in the nigth. The lagna, the Moon and the Sun are all in the even sign only. Apart from this there are 3 Rashi Parivartana Yoga in her horoscope. The exchange of 2nd (family and wealth) and the 5th houses (Lakshmi Sathana) lords is a good Dhana Yoga. The Rashi Parivartana of the 6th (enemies and competition) house lord and the 11th house lord (gains) is a good yoga for fighting spirits and rise after receiving a setback to defete enemies decisively.
The Rashi Parivartana Yoga of the lagna (fame) and the 7th (public image) lords is a good Yoga for a political career. As per my teacher Shri K.N. Rao the association of Saturn (democracy) and the Moon (public opinion) in Rashi, Navamsha and Dashamasha in a horoscope, which has good Raja Yoga’s in it, is excellent to make a career in public life and/or politics. In case of Indira Gandhi the Moon and Saturn are making this yoga in Rashi chart and also in her Dashamasha chart.
Born with golden spoon
Indira Gandhi was born in th opulent Anand Bhawan in the Vimshottari Dasha balance of the Sun 1 years 11 months and 26 days. The Sun as the 2nd lord is in the 5th house getting the aspect of the Yogakaraka Mars and also 9th lord (father) Jupiter which is a good Dhana Yoga.
The third house from the lagna signifying younger siblings, has the aspect of the 8th (death) lord Saturn due to which her mother had two pregnancies, miscarriage in one case and death in the other. Thus she was the only surviving child of her parents. As per the Jaimini system the Upa-Pada is in Aries and the 3rd from it has the Jaimini aspect of Venus which is a yoga for the death of co-borns. This yoga has also been mentioned in the Upa-Pada Adhyay of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Sloka number 32.
Political Rise of her father
His father Jawarlal Nehru become President of Congress in 1929 , though by the manipulative tactics of her grandfather Motilal Nehru. The Vimshottari Dasha of Moon and Anter Dasha of the Venus was running in the horoscope of Indira Gandhi then. The 9th house (father) from the Moon is getting the auspicious aspect of Jupiter in the birth chart. In Dwadamsha (D-12) the Maha Dasha lord the Moon is in the 11th house along with 9th lord (father) Saturn, and they both are under the 5th aspect of Jupiter. The Anter Dasha lord Venus is the lord of the Dwadamsha lagna.
The Maha Dasha of 5th lord Mars (from November 1929 to November 1936) in Vimshottari gave her an opportunity to get some education, and she went Shantiniketan of Tagore and even to Switzerland for some schooling in none of which she did well at all. She could not even clear her high school exams. Her Maha Dasha lord Mars is badly placed in the 8th house from her ‘Chandra lagna’. In Navamsha Mars is in the 6th house along with the 6th lord the Sun
Serious illness to her mother
In the Maha Dasha of Mars (November 1929 to November 1936) throughout her mother’s health problems deteriorated. In the birth chart 4th lord Venus is in the 6th house of disease, and it is along with natural malefic Rahu. The 4th house from the Moon (mother) is getting the aspect of Saturn. And the 4th lord from the Moon is Mars who is badly placed in the 8th from it.
Her Mother died of tuberculosis (T.B.) on 28th of February 1936 in Switzerland. In was the Anter Dasha of the Sun in the Maha Dasha of Mars. The Anter Dasha lord the Sun is in the 5th house which is 2nd from the 4th house of mother. The Sun is also 8th lord from the Moon which in natural significant of mother. In Dwadamsha (D-12) the Maha Dasha lord Mars is 7th lord a ‘Maraka’ (killer).The Anter Dasha lord the Sun taking the lordship of 4th house (mother) in Dwadamsha (D-12) falls into the 8th house of death and is getting the aspect of natural malefic Saturn.
When Indira Gandhi suffered from T.B.
Later in Rahu Maha Dasha and Jupiter Anter Dasha in July 1939, she herself sufferd from Tuberclousis (T.B). Rahu is in the 6th house of disease along with the 11th lord, which is 6th from the 6th, Venus. Rahu is in the Nakshatra of Ketu and is along with the 4th lord (lungs) Venus which shows the infection of T.B which takes months to cure.
Her father lacking in commensense send her to the same Hospital( in the same room) of Switzerland where her mother was died of the T.B, the disease from which she was now fighting.She was there looked after by Feroz ,her classmate.The lonely girl Indira clung to Feroz, her only support in that difficult situation. Notice the Maha Dasha lord Rahu was in conjunction with Venus the sthira karaka for spouse and also the planet of love .The Anter Dasha lord Jupiter is in the 11th house giving aspect to the 7th house showing her attraction towards opposite sex. In Navamsha also Jupiter aspect the 7th house.
Falling in love and unconventional marriage
She became Frenzy in love of Feroz , a parsi, and decided to marry her despite strong opposition by her father Jawahar Lal Nehru.There marriage was solemnised on 26-March-1942 in Rahu Maha Dasha and Saturn Anter Dasha. Rahu is conjunction with Venus but since Venus is in Rashi Parivartana with Jupiter the 9th lord so it is showing the unconventional marriage which was performed under Vedic rites. The Anter Dasha lord Saturn is the lord of the 7th house of spouse and 8th lord of unconventional matters. In Navamsha Saturn is in the 11th house from where it aspect the lagna and the 8th house showing this unorthodox marriage. The role of the 8th house/lord should be noted in unorthodox and unconventional marriages.
Birth of her children
She became the mother of her first son Rajive Gandhi on 20 August 1944 in Vimshottari Dasha of Rahu Anter Dasha of Saturn And Pratyanter Dasha of Jupiter. Rahu is in the sign of Jupiter in her Rashi chart.Jupiter, the natural Putrakaraka, aspect the 5th house of children. The Anter Dasha lord Saturn is strongly placed in the Janma lagna.
In Saptamasha (D-7), Rahu, Saturn and Jupiter all the Dasha lords are getting the strong aspect by 5th lord Mars.
Her second son Sanjay Gandhi was born on 14-December-1946 in Rahu Maha Dasha Mercury Anter Dasha and Jupiter Pratyanter Dasha. The role of Rahu and Jupiter we have already discussed above. Now see Mercury the Anter Dasha lord, who’s Dasha was running at the time of the birth of her second child Sanjay Gandhi, is placed in the 5th house in Rashi chart. In Saptamasha Mercury is in conjunction with the lagna lord the Moon and it is in mutual aspect with the 9th lord Jupiter making it amply clear.
Father Nehru become Prime Minister of India
In Rahu Maha Dasha Ketu Anter Dasha and the Sun Pratyanter Dasha on 15-August-1947 her father became the first prime minister of India. Now mark the 9th house Pisces in the Rashi chart of Indira Gandhi. Her Dasha lords Rahu and Ketu are both in Kendra from the 9th house of father i.e. Pisces. In Dwadamsha (D-12) chart the Maha Dasha lord Rahu is in conjunction with Saturn which is the lord of the 9th house there.
Death of her husband Feroz Gandhi
Her husband Feroz Gnadhi was died of a heart attack on 09 September 1960 in Jupiter Maha Dasha Mercury Anter Dasha and Mars Pratyanter Dasha. In Indira Gandhi’s case Venus the natural Karaka for spouse is in the Dusthana the 6th house along with a natural malefic Rahu. This is the yoga for an early death of spouse as the 7th house lord Saturn is in ‘Paap Kartari’ yoga in Rashi chart. And in Navamsha the 7th lord goes into the 8th house and get the 10th aspect by Saturn.
Now mark the 7th house of spouse Capricorn in Indira Gandhi’s birth chart. Check the lordship of all the Dasha lords at the time of her husband Feroz Gandhi’s death. From her 7th house Capricorn the Maha Dasha lord Jupiter take the lordship of 12th and 3rd house, Anter Dasha lord Mercury is 6th lord and Pratyanter Dasha lord Mars goes into the 8th house of death from the 7th house Capricorn.
Health issues and Death of Father
In first half of 1963 her father suffered a Paralytic attack after receiving a setback from Indo-China war. The enigmatic Jupiter Dasha and Vensu Anter Dasha in Vimshottari (September 1962 to May 1965) was running in Vimshottari in the birth chart of Indira Gandhi then. Now mark the 9th house Pisces in the birth chart of Indira Gandhi to see the lordship and position of the Dasha lords. Jupiter is the 9th lord itself which is in mutual aspect with the 7th lord (maraka) Mercury. Venus is the 8th lord from the 9th house of father i.e. Pisces.
From the Sun these Dasha lords are in Maraka Bhava’s. So, this illness to her father in Jupiter Dasha and Venus Anter Dasha has to lead to death only.
In Jupiter Dahsa Venus Anter Dasha and Jupiter Pratyanter Dasha her father died after prolonged illness on 27-May-1964. From the Sun (father) Jupiter is in the 7th house and Venus is in the 2nd house both the maraka Bhava’s. In Dwadamsha chart (D-12) Jupiter is in the 7th house and the Anter Dasha lord Venus is getting the aspect by the 7th lord Mars explaining it more clearly.
But Jupiter being the 9th lord and the Anter Dahsa lord Venus taking the lordship of 11th house of gains she became the Information and Broadcasting Minister in June 1964, in the cabinet of Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Indira Gandhi’s surprise rise
After the mysterious death of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Soviet Union in January 1966 she became the Prime Minister of India on 24-January-1966 for the first of her two terms. She won the contest for the post of PM from Senior congress leader Morarji Desai. It was in the Vimshottari Dasha of Jupiter and the Anter Dasha of the Sun which is placed in the 5th house of minister post.
In Dashamasha Jupiter is the lord of the lagna and aspect the lagna powerfully from the 7th house of ‘Pada Prapti’. The Anter Dasha lord the Sun is in the 9th house in own sign in Dashmasha which made her prime minister of the country then.
Split in the Congress Party in 1969
In the second half of May 1969 during Jupiter Maha Dasha and Rahu Anter Dasha Indira Gandhi caused a split in the party to supress the revolt against her with in the party. She made Congress (R) that came to be known as Congress real and other faction of syndicate Congress(O) came to be known as Congress organization. She also sacked Morarji Desai then Finance Minister and nationalized fourteen Banks in a populist move. See the mutual position of the Maha Dasha lord Jupiter and Rahu as they are in 6/8 from each other in Rashi chart. But since there is an exchange of houses between the 6th lord Jupiter and 11th lord Venus so Indira was able to suppress the revolt against her in this difficult Dasha Chiddra of Jupiter-Rahu in Vimshottari.
Major Election Victory of Indira Gandhi in 1971
At the onset of the Maha Dasha of Saturn she got the parliament dissolved and ordered mid term poll on 27-December-1970. Saturn the 7th (public image) and 8th (sudden decision) showing this bold move. Her gamble paid off and her Garibi Hatao (eradicate poverty) slogan allured the masses. She registered a historic Parliamentary victory in which her party Congress (R) had secured 349 seats.
In Saturn Maha Dasha and Saturn Anter Dasha , her popularity was sky high when Indian Army gave Pakistan a humiliating defeat in the December 1971 war and East Pakistan was liberated as Bangladesh. For the nation Indira Gandhi became the incarnation of the Godess Durga mounted on a tiger.
As per the rules of Laghu Parashari the Maha Dasha lords generally don’t give good results in their own Anter Dasha unless they are involve in major Raja Yoga’s in Kendra or Trikona. In case of Indira Gandhi her Maha Dasha of Saturn in her own Anter Dasha from November 1970 to November 1973) was the best period of her political life though. Saturn is in good Rashi Parivartana yoga with lagna lord the Moon. In Navamsha Saturn is in own sign and in the Dashamasha Saturn is in its sign of exaltation. Noticable point here is that Jupiter aspect Saturn in both Navamsha and Dashamasha charts of Indira Gandhi.
Rise and fall in political career in Saturn Maha Dasha
As per the classical text Satya Jatakam if any planet gives good results during its own Anter Dasha in its Maha Dasha then rest of the Maha Dasha of that planet can bring lots of ups and down in life.
Swa-Dasha Bhukti reference is given in Satya Jataka Page number 93 translation by Gauri Shankar Kapoor. In English translation of S.K. Raman also this Sloka is given. Dasha Phala Adhyay Chapter number 4.
In the Swabhukti of a planet, the lord of the Dasha does not give its own results. It give results according to the results of the previous Bhukti, modified by its own nature. The results of the previous Bhukti do continue however.
” If the lord of the Dasha yield its results in its Swabhukti, it will not give results during the Bhukti (Anter Dasha) of other planets. But this will happen only if the lord of the Dasha (Maha Dasha) is very strong and other planets are comparatively weak.
This rule of Satya Jataka perfectly worked in case of Indira Gandhi’s birth chart.
In June 1975 in Saturn Maha Dasha and Mercury Anter Dasha she lost a case in Allahabad High court related to elections. Mercury is the lord of the 12th house of losses in her birth chart. To save her from disgrace of losing post of PM she declared first ever National Internal Emergency on 26th of June 1975. Indira put all her opponents, even her party member’s, behind bars. During this period she rule the country with an iron hand and unconcealed streaks of cruelty. Her son Sanjay Gandhi, shamelessly crushing all the democratic norms ,became the national terror in those notorious days of Emergency (1975-1977).
Major election loss of Indira Gandhi
In the Anter Dasha of Ketu in the Maha Dasha of Saturn (July 1976 to September 1977) she faced a humiliating defeat in General Elections held in March 1977.This was the end of sinister rule of Indira and her son Sanjay Gandhi.
The Anter Dasha lord Ketu is placed in the 12th house from the Maha Dasha lord Saturn. was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on October 3, 1977, on charges of corruption and misuse of office regarding the Jeep procurement case. She was later released on unconditional bail just 16 hours of her detention. In Hora lagna majority of benefic planets are in the 12th house from Saturn which has to give Indira Gandhi troubles in career during its Dasha with fluctuating fortunes.
Apart from this Indira Gandhi’s Indu lagna is Gemini from where Saturn is strongly placed in the 2nd house but it is the lord of 8th and 9th houses so the fluctuating fortune is foreseen during the Maha Dasha of Saturn.
Facing opposition within the party, Indira Gandhi decided to split the party again on 2-January-1978. It was during the Anter Dasha of Venus in the Maha Dasha of Saturn in her chart. Venus is making the 6/8 relation with the Maha Dasha lord Saturn has to give her tough and very challenging times.
Surprise come back of Indira Gandhi in 1980
True to its natural Saturn Dasha Venus Anter Dasha and Saturn Pratyanter Dasha in January 1980 gave Indira Gandhi a surprising and spectacular comeback in the General Election held in the country. Her party won with massive margin and she again became the Prime Minister of India. See the Rashi parivartana Yoga in which Venus is involve in birth chart. Also, Venus is in own Navamsha in Libra. In Dashamasha Venus is the lord of the 6th (fight back) and also 11th (gains) house lord and it is in mutual aspect with 5th lord Mars there has to give this comeback in power.
From Indu lagna Gemini in birth chart the Anter Dasha lord Venus is the lord of the 5th house of minister post and is placed in the 7th house which is good.
Tragic Death of Sanjay Gandhi
In Saturn Maha Dasha Venus Anter Dasha and Mercury Pratyanter Dasha period her son Sanjay Gandhi was died in a plane crash on 23-June-1980. In birth chart of Indira Gandhi the 5th lord Mars is placed in the ‘Maraka Bhava’ in the 2nd house in fiery sign Leo. The Anter Dasha lord Venus is in the 6th house which is 2nd (maraka) from the 5th house of child.
In Sapatamasha Saturn as the lord of the 8th house of death of child is badly placed in the 12th house of losses and get the 8th aspect by Mars. The Anter Dasha lord Venus is a functional malefic in her Saptamasha chart (D-7). In Trimshamsha (D-30) the Anter Dasha lord Venus falls into the 8th house of tragedies getting the aspect of Mars.
In Saturn Maha Dasha and Rahu Anter Dasha she herself was assassinated by her own bodyguards on 31-October-1984. Her Janma lagna Cancer is in ‘Paap Kartari Yoga’ as it is flanked by malefic Mars and Ketu from both sides. The 8th house (nature of death) get the aspect of Mars a violent planet. The 3rd lord, which is 8th from the 8th, is Mercury which is also afflicted by the aspect of natural malefic Mars. The Maha Dasha and Anter Dasha lords Saturn and Rahu are in 6/8 position in Rashi and in Navamsha both.
