We are very well aware of two terms benefic & malefic in astrology. But there are two more terms very often used in Astrology which every Astro Enthusiast have to understand if wants to know the real interpretation. That is ‘Functional Benefic’ & ‘ Functional Malefic’ . Result of every planet in your horoscope will depend on about these two terms. Whether its going to be positive for you or negative.
Functional Benefic : planes those are having the lordship of only positive houses like Kendra or Kona (Quadrant or Trine) or 2nd house 11th house are the functional benefic planet. Even a natural malefic like Mars or Saturn can be Functional Benefic in a horoscope. A Functional Benefic planet will enhance the positivity of the houses or planets it will get conjoin or aspect.
Functional Malefic : Planets those are having lordship of negative houses like 3rd,6th,8th,or 12th house or one positive house and another negative house lordship. Result or outcome of those planets will not be that positive in life. Natural benefic or positive planets like Jupiter or Venus can be Functional Malefic in a horoscope. A malefic planet will spoil the house or planets it will get conjunction with.
Few mistakes related to Functional Benefic & Malefic :
- Exalted Functional Malefic planet doesn’t mean it is going be to better for you or it will give good result in chart.
- Exaltation or Debilitation only tells about the strength of the planet not about the intention of the planet.
- Exaltation means the strength of a planet, so one needs to understand who is getting strength the good one or bad one?
- If your Functional Malefic planet is getting strength by getting exaltation or being in Mool trikon sign then it will do more harm related to the houses it has ownership in our chart.
- Functional Benefic planet if posited in good house then it will enhance the positivity of the signification of houses it possess
- Functional Benefic planet if posited in negative houses like 6th, 8th or 12th then the positivity of the houses it owns will be spoilt upto some extant, but will not transformed into negative one.
- Whether benefic or malefic, natural or functional, in own house does always good to the house it owns.
- When it comes to Functional Benefic or Malefic, house position is more important than sign of a planet.
- A debilitated Functional Benefic planet will do good if posited in a positive house perhaps intensity of the positivity will be less.Where else an exalted Functional Benefic planet in a negative house will be of your no use.
- If your Functional Malefic planet is strong or posited in a positive house, it will attain strength or induce strength to the negative house that Functional Malefic planet owns, which is obviously not a good thing to have strong negative house in a horoscope.
- A Functional Malefic planet posited in a negative house makes that planet little low in intensity and that’s when we call it Viparit Raaj Yoga.
Suppose for Taurus Ascendant Jupiter being the Functional Malefic for having 8th house lordship posited in ascendant. This Jupiter is strong in 1st house as getting directional strength. But still the Mahadasha of Jupiter will not be good for that native. As 8th house lord getting strength will give him sudden loss, accident, anxiety etc. Being natural benefic planet Jupiter in 1st house with directional strength will perhaps give good knowledge, ordinary earning etc. That’s how you need to assess the power and result of Functional Malefic planet.