The Zodiac itself is the Divine instruction of the Supreme Lord for ideal living whereas the planets signify different complexes which deviate a native from the ideal process through the bindings of Maya. Mars is the lord of the first sign Aries and the 8th sign Scorpio in the Zodiac. Life cycle starts in Aries and in this worldly life, every native has to do work, willingly or unwillingly, being obsessed by different complexes. This has been uttered by the Lord Shree Krishna in The Shreemadbhagabadgeeta “no body can remain idle even for a single moment since the natural instincts in a human being compel him to do work according to his inherent inclination” (Shreemadbhagabadgeeta, Chapter 3, Karmayoga, Shloka 5). To achieve the ends what are required are practical sense with a fixed target, servicing attitude, punctuality, adherence to discipline, without any desire for enjoying the results together with tremendous working energy, courage, capacity to take quick decision in any matter. Of these, the first three are the characteristics of the cardinal Tamasik earthy sign Capricorn and its lord Saturn and the latter are those of Mars. In the Zodiac, these two planets are described as bitter enemies to each other because Mars belongs to the creative group and Saturn to the destructive group. But for successful performance of any work are required punctuality, discipline, matured practical sense with a servicing outlook characterized by Saturn on the one hand and tremendous physical and mental strength together with courage to overcome any hindrance characterized by Mars on the other. Lack or deficiency of either of the two leads to failure either partially or totally. Again, the highest expression of human life is through activities. In the Zodiac, the start of life is signified in Aries ruled by Mars and as such the activities of human being in general are judged from the 10th sign Capricorn. Therefore, it is very natural that the characteristics of Mars are best expressed in Capricorn.
Again, as the lord
of the 8th sign Scorpio; Mars signifies the store house of the
experiences acquired through activities in each birth. The 3rd sign
counted from Scorpio is Capricorn which means the characteristics of Scorpio
are established through activities. So, from both considerations it is apparent
that the sign Capricorn, inspite of being inimical for Mars permits best
expression of Martial qualities and as such its designation as the sign of
exaltation for Mars is quite justified.
Therefore, the
opposite sign of Capricorn i.e. Cancer should be the sign of debilation for
Mars because the cardinal Tamasik watery sign Cancer is opposing for Mars to express
its qualities. The fire signified by Mars gets extinguished in the water
signified by Cancer. Although, Mars in Cancer forming the fifth/tenth relation
is Raj Yoga karaka, yet it does not help strengthening Mars.
Again, Mars being
the military commander in the planetary kingdom is ever careful to protect the
body. The fourth sign Cancer in the Zodiac signifies family and domestic
happiness which are somewhat obstructive for performing the duties of Mars as
ever awakened guard. So, consideration of all these factors naturally justifies
the sign Cancer being described as the house of debilation for Mars.
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