Thread by @simple_astro

Today let me do a thread on Rahu

"Swarabhanu" was Son of Simhika he cheated the gods and demons to drink "Amrita" by foul means which gave him no death this was discovered by Sun and Moon and Vishnu by his Sudarshana Chakra made "Swarabhanu" into 2 pieces

The head was known as "Rahu" and The tail was known as "Ketu"

Rahu displayed more qualities of Shani and Ketu displayed more qualities of Mars so the dictum
" Shani vat Rahu Kuja vat Ketu"

In Scriptures it is said
"Rahurbalam Karotu Virodha Shamanam" meaning If there is Rahu power in one's chart he will subdue Opponents

About Ketu :- "Ketu Kulasyaunnatim Kuru Sarwada"
Meaning - Ketu will enhance family as a whole

Rahu is Karaka of Research, Foreign travel, Paternal grandfather, falsehood, maternal grandmother, darkness, hypocrisy, amputation, enemies, accident, gambler, Liqour, Smuggling, Spy, reptiles, hunters, slavery, Short temper

Profession alloted for Rahu :- Lawyers, Scholars in foreign language, avaiation, electronics, aeronautics, engineering, cops, sportsmen, theives, modern industries like water purifying , food processing etc. Drug sellers, Astrologers, doctors

Rahu represents materialism, oldish look, anything which is foreign, Planet of Transcendalentism.
Also gives Vairagya, Foreign travels

Rahu in signs :-
P.S :- Many factors are to be considered while coming for a conclusion and largely generalized

Aries :- Acquisition of properties, happiness , not straightforward

In Taurus:- Acquisition of properties, Honour from public, emotional,good education

In Gemini:- Fond of Singing, Sweet voice, worries

In Cancer:- Wealth, Power, Position, Favour from govt

In Leo:- Diplomatic thinker , Bereavements, Govt favour

In Virgo:- Domestic Happiness, Prosperity in native place, Good position in profession, writer, Singer

In Libra :- Trouble from govt, Executive capabilities

In Scorpio:- Victory over enemies, Govt favour, over confidence, Over Courageous

In Sagittarius:- Attain name, fame, wealth , religious

In Capricorn :- Good Name and fame, All round prosperity

In Aquarius :- Sickness, Worries, Sweet speech

In Pisces:- Loss from theft, Religious, Well behaved, fond of arts

Rahu with planets

Rahu with Sun :- The sun suffer the most when they come in close contact with Rahu. It may harm relation with father, loss of peace in profession, hypocrite .

Rahu with Moon:- May give rise to Hysteria, Mental depression, mothers health may suffer

Rahu with Mars :- May make a person short tempered, violent, hasty judgement, cruelty, accidents. May also cause Hernia, Bladder defect

Rahu with Mercury:- May make a person suffering from incurable diseases, nervous breakdown, perverse intelligence, cunning, shrewd.

Rahu with Jupiter :- Destroys major good qualities of Jupiter. Makes a person Unorthodox, Unreliable, scoff at religion

Rahu with Venus :- May give a perverse sex outlook, absence of aesthetic nature, sense of beauty. Affect native health and character.
Maximum Film stars will be having this combination

Rahu with Saturn:- May make a person pessimist, criminal tendency, rude, short tempered, quarrelsome, accident prone, may make a person Yogi too.

Rahu in houses
P.S :- Many factors like Conjunction, Nakshtra placement, and aspect need to be considered

1st house:- Weak health, Talkative, Selfish,Deep thinking, shrewd personality, strong attachment for material things, hoard money.

2nd house :- Rich, Break in education, Touchy, little domestic peace, burdensome responsibility, good for wealth bad for health, earning by unfair means

3rd house:- Proud, Dignified, Royal Comfort, Quarrel with brothers, good spouse

4th house :- Head of a town, Not satisfied in wealth, heartless, stubborn, friction in married life, mother long lived, friction with father

5th house:- Limited progeny, short tempered, nosal sound, forgetfulness, absent mindedness, Rahu dasha may lead to some addiction or infatuation with someone

6th houses:- No enemies, long Life, destroy hurdles, nervous problems, Material comforts, Successful in foreign land or through foreigner

7th house :- Unprincipled life, Self willed, unconventional marriage, wife undermine native, loss of wealth

8th house :- Sickly, Mean, Occult studies, gout, rheumatism, limited issue, ones own master, limited issues

9th house:- Easily defeated by opponents, rudeness of soeech, selfish, may get cheated, cunning, expect more from others

10th house :- Good for profession, bring sudden up and down, checked Career, bold, limited children, sudden change of carrier, attractive to look

11th house :- Capable, Good wealth, foreign trips, meritorious deeds, ear trouble, control his mind

12th house :- Continued illness, wasteful expense, danger from water, secret misdeeds, irreligious, successful in occultism, difficult to diagnose illness, disturbed sleep, Live away from home

Some observations on Rahu with other planets and placements

Moon and Rahu connection gives materialstic instincts, hypocrite in spiritual field

Mars and Rahu in 4th if afflicted in female chart will give bad relation with in laws

Mercury with Rahu in any of 6,8,12 houses give nervous disease

Mercury and Rahu in Lagna makes native suspicious and afraid of deception, over cautious

Venus in 8th in Cancer / Scorpio aspected by Rahu will give kidney disorder or Urinary diseases

Venus and Rahu combination may decline native prosperity in Ketu Dasha, elopement, gain through modern professions

Rahu and Saturn except in house 3/6/11 may give fear complex, hysteria

Rahu behind moon generates
"Mahashakti Yoga"results in abundant courage and immense success in life

During Rahu dasha educational career will be disturbed in sub period of planet posited in constellation of Rahu. If no planets then in Mars sub period

Rahu in 4,7,10 from Moon gives bad health to mother, set back in profession, and in married life or partnership

Rahu in 2nd to Saturn give struggle in intial stage in profession

Rahu in constellation of Sun or vice versa give many ups and downs in Politics

Rahu is 3 or 9 from moon native will become unusually rich in old age

Rahu in 5th from Moon may give danger from water or accident prone.