Introduction to the Arudha Lagna

What an individual may know about themselves () may not be what others think of them (AL). Looking at a chart from verse Arudha will tell these two different stories. A person may know they are sick but it only becomes known that they are sick when it is perceived by others due to certain symptoms or going to the hospital. The Arudha tells about the illusion perceived by others, what people believe about you, which varies from what really is.

A person may be a crook, but with an exalted AL lord they will still be well liked and rise in popularity. To compare it to the Upapada, if the UL is strong people will believe the marriage is fine, even if partners have been separated. Or even if the marriage doesn’t work and the couple wants to separate, in the public eye it will remain a marriage. There are cases of people waiting 12 years to get a divorce because of the strength of the UL.

The whole world is Maya, the world is created by the mind, the world is perception. Though it may be illusion in the mind, it is still effectively acting on the manifestation of reality. The Arudha is not just seen as a perception, for what is perceived is what is making things move, making things turn and happen. The Arudha shows the person and how they are perceived. To compare, if is in Scorpio with A10 of a person born on Nanda tithi, the person will have an extra-marital affair with their boss or someone from work.

The A10 shows who, it is showing a person, and how that person is perceived, where they are being perceived from. If the A5 is damaged it can hurt the manifestation to have children [1]. In this way, the AL represents the individual () and how it is perceived. The circumstances of death are seen from the 3 rd house from AL , it does have a physical reality to it. As a special ascendant it will give results both in the mind of others and how their minds react with the reality of the individual. Both mental (perceived image) and physical results (interaction) are seen from the Arudha .

A sign has a reflection in its ruler planet. The planet acts as a mirror giving the same importance to the corresponding reflection as the original sign. As the light of the is a reflection of the so is the Arudha () a reflection of the Rasi (). As important as the is in Vedic Astrology, the Arudha is of up most importance along with the itself. Therefore we must understand the Arudha and what it represents.



There are three levels of perceptible ‘reality’. The first level is the Atma, which is Truth beyond all manifestation, often called Reality with a capital ‘R’. The next level of reality is the material world we live in. If you don’t eat you get hungry and die, the body has some reality to it, reality with a lower case ‘r’. It is impermanent and goes away, in that way it is less real that the Atma level of Reality. The third level of reality is the reality that exists within our heads, our perception.

This is often called delusion more than reality, as our perceptions rarely meet with the reality of the material world. But this reality that exists in our heads is often more influential in our behavior than the material world itself. Most people don’t buy the soap that will get their clothing the cleanest, they buy the one that has had the best effect on their mind through commercial advertising, graphic design of the box, and other such marketing aimed at one’s perceptions. A boss doesn’t always pick the most capable person, they pick the one that presents themselves the best, and is ‘perceived’ as the best employee for the job.

The perception, the perceived aspect of oneself, is very influential with ones interaction with reality. This is especially pertinent when dealing with how a person relates to others and the public. The Arudha (AL) is what is distinctly visible , it is that which catches the mind .