Saral Jyotish Part IV

I take great pleasure in writing Part 4 of Saral Jyotish and thanks all Astrology lovers for their encouragement and good wishes to continue writing this series. This part of Saral Jyotish deals with two important features of Hindu Astrology. One is exaltation of planets and the other is Panch Maha Purush Yoga. These features when present in the horoscope brings smile and happiness to the owner of the horoscope.
A planet is exalted in 9 percent of time of its movement in twelve signs. A good number of horoscopes will have at least one planet in its exaltation sign. Some horoscopes can have more planets in exaltation but we do not find many highly placed people with this feature. The percentage of successful people is lower than the percentage of horoscope having exalted planets. Sage Garg has opined that in Kaliyuga debilitated planets are desired even when there are three planets in exaltation.
The effects of debilitation have been discussed in part 2 of Saral Jyotish.