The Sixth house of a Horoscope tells about the Competition, injuries , surgery, damage , enemies and rivals , accident , litigation , small intestine , maternal uncle , pancreas , kidneys , debts , subordinate employee , bodily exertion , illness , deception and weird aberrations, ghosts, disincarnate astral entities, and black magic
It is the fourth house from the third. It therefore represents home and property of younger siblings. It is the third house from the fourth. It therefore represents younger siblings of the mother. It is the second house from the fifth. It represents wealth of the eldest child. It is the twelfth house from the seventh. It represents loss to the spouse. It is the tenth house from the ninth. It represents profession of the father, and it is the eighth house from the eleventh. It represents longevity of and danger to the elder siblings.
According to Garga a naturally malefic planet like Mars, Saturn, Rahu or ketu in this house will destroy enemies, competitors and rivals.
Sarvagya Bhooshan also states that a naturally beneficial planet in the sixth house indicates that the circle of enemies will be growing, a naturally malefic planet in the sixth causes their destruction.
We can say the same about the aspect of naturally malefic planets on the sixth house. The influence of naturally beneficial planets on the sixth house will promote enemies. This is one of the three Trik houses.
It is also an Upachaya house.
The contact of the owner of this house with the ascendant will cause significations of this house to appear in the body of the individual or he will closely experience them. When the owner of the ascendant is in contact with this house and Mars, the individual will get injured, undergo surgery or meet with an accident.
When in the contact between two houses Mercury is also involved the individual will be in close contact with his maternal uncle; when Saturn is so involved he may fall sick or may have to work very
hard; when Rahu is so involved, he may be deceived; and when Ketu is involved he may suffer at the hands of disincarnate astral entities, he may have weird physical deformity or he may be cast a
black magic spell on.
A disease or injury invariably affects the whole physical being. Hence the ascendant will always be involved but the exact part of the body can be determined through the use of the house and karaka. For example, when the ascendant (whole body) and the fourth house (heart) are related to the sixth house, and Mars (significator of surgery) and the Sun (significator of heart) are also involved, the individual is likely to undergo a heart surgery. If instead of the Sun it is the Moon that is so involved, the surgery will be on the lungs.
Mahadeva in Jatakatatvam has given some yogas that appear to work in practice. According to him if the owner of the fourth house occupies the sixth the mother of the individual will be inimical to him; if this is true for the owner of the fifth, the child of the individual will not be well disposed to him. If the owner of the ascendant and the Sun are in the sixth house the individual may be injured by fire; when the Moon is so involved the accident may happen with water .
The combination of the owner of the sixth house with a karaka in ascendant will cause trouble relating to the concerned part of body indicated by the karaka. The owner of the sixth house and the concerned karaka in a house representing a relative will cause trouble relating to the part of the body represented by the karaka to the relative. Suppose Mars is the owner of the sixth house. Mars with the Moon, which is the karaka for face, in the ascendant will cause disease or injury in the face of the individual. This combination in the third house will cause this trouble to the younger sibling.
The basic principle is that a contact between the ascendant, or the house for any relative, with the sixth house will cause trouble for the individual or for that relative. The nature of trouble will be determined by the karaka. If in the above combination the karaka Sun is involved the trouble could relate to fire; the Moon, to water; Mars, injury, accident, litigation or enemies; Saturn, disease; Rahu, deception; and Ketu, extra mundane forces.
When the owner of the sixth house is weak and ascendant is strong, the individual will be able to overcome his enemies.
Venkateswara Daivagna says that a weak owner of the sixth house and a strong owner of the tenth will ensure failure of the enemies of the individual.
