The Lagnesh is the ruler of the first house of your birth chart, and if the Lagna lord is strong, the person gets lots of benefits in life; however, if weak, it creates issues.

Most people complain they have many auspicious yogas in their Kundali but are getting disappointing results. It is because of a weak/affiliated 1st house or its lord. So, although having the best planetary positions in the chart, the first house or its lord is not in best location, the native will not get satisfactory results.

How can you check if the Lagnesh is strong in the chart?

Here are some key points you must analyze to determine if your first house or its lord is in a beneficial position:

  1. The lagna lord should be in the Trine or Trikona houses from the Moon.
  2. If the lagna lord is in the Upachaya House(3, 6, 11) with the beneficial planet or its aspect.
  3. The Lagnesh becomes highly powerful in any house, even in 6, 8, or 12th if it occupies exalted or its sign. For example, if Mars is in the 8th house for Aries Ascendant.
  4. The 1st house lord should be aspected by the planet with its Exalted/Own sign. For example, if the Moon is situated in the 10th house(Capricorn sign) for Aries Lagna and Cancer venus aspecting Moon from the 4th house. Another example is if the mercury in the 10th house(Capricorn sign) for Aries Lagna and Virgo Jupiter is aspecting mercury from the 6th house.
  5. If the Lagnesh is not close to the influence of the Sun. (Combust lagna lord also fails to deliver good results in most cases)
  6. It should be in the Nakshatra of his friendly planet. For example, if you are born in Pisces lagna, and the Lagna lord Jupiter is in Mula Nakshatra, it makes your lagnesh powerful.
  7. Sign exchange between lagnesh and its friendly planet with Trine or Trikona house also makes 1st lord powerful. However, that friendly planet must be the benefic planet for your ascendant. For example, the exchange between 1st lord and 5th lord, 2nd lord and 10th lord in Trine or Trikona houses.
  8. The Lagnesh sitting alone in the particular houses makes him more beneficial. It makes a person with one personality. The aspect of a beneficial planet adds more attributes.
  9. It should have friendly relations with maximum planets to be strong. For example, other planets should be in the 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11 houses away from the 1st lord.
  10. The 1st lord should be in 1st house, as it is the most important incident that makes your Lagnesh auspicious.

How can you check if the Lagnesh is weak in the chart?

Here are some combinations that make your lagna lord weak in the birth chart:

  1. The 1st house lord should not get the planet with its debilitated sign. For example, if the mercury is in the 4th house(Exalted sign Virgo) for Gemini Lagna and Pisces Venus aspecting mercury from the 10th house. Although there is neechbhanga, it creates problems.
  2. The conjunction of the lagna lord with the 6th, 8th, and 12th lord may give challenges.
  3. The lagna lord should not be in the Debiliated/Enemy sign.
  4. It should not be in the 6th, 8th, or 12th house from Moon or Lagna.
  5. Aspects from many planets in the 1st house or Lagna lord make it weak. There will be much confusion in the life of the native.
  6. Combusted
  7. If the Dusthana lord is exchanging Sign with the Lagna Lord.

Overall, the lagnesh administrator all houses and lords in the birth chart. If it is weak or in combustion, the other good yogas will fail to deliver the best results during MD/AD. Therefore, it is necessary to check the strength of the Lagnesh to determine whether it is weak or strong in the birth chart.