Vyatipata
व्यतिपात • Vyatipata
"Great Fall/Calamity - The Disaster Upagraha"
Overview
Vyatipata is an upagraha signifying calamity, disaster, and great fall. It is derived from Dhuma's position and represents sudden downfalls, accidents, and catastrophic events. It is considered highly inauspicious.
Principle: Vyatipata means 'falling down' or 'disaster'. It indicates where sudden calamities, falls from position, and unexpected negative events may occur in life.
Note: Vyatipata also exists as one of the 27 Nitya Yogas in Panchang - different calculation
Calculation
As Upagraha
Formula: Vyatipata = 360° - Dhuma
Alternate Formula: Vyatipata = 12 signs (360°) - (Sun + 133°20')
- 1 Calculate Dhuma first (Sun + 133°20')
- 2 Subtract Dhuma from 360°
- 3 The result is Vyatipata's position
As Panchang Yoga
Description: Different calculation as 17th Nitya Yoga
Method: Sun longitude + Moon longitude = Yoga number
Note: This is separate from the upagraha Vyatipata
Significations
Primary Significations
Secondary Significations
Effects in Houses
1 1st House
Accident prone, health calamities, sudden physical problems
2 2nd House
Sudden financial losses, family disasters, wealth calamity
3 3rd House
Accidents during travel, sibling calamities, courage fails
4 4th House
Property loss, home disasters, mother's sudden problems
5 5th House
Children's accidents, education disasters, speculation crashes
6 6th House
Sudden health crises, enemy attacks, service calamities
7 7th House
Marriage disasters, partner accidents, partnership crashes
8 8th House
Very dangerous - sudden accidents, near-death experiences
9 9th House
Fortune collapses, father's calamities, travel disasters
10 10th House
Career crash, sudden demotion, public disgrace
11 11th House
Gains suddenly lost, friends' disasters, aspirations crash
12 12th House
Foreign calamities, sudden expenses, hospitalization
Conjunction with Planets
| Sun | Career downfall, father's calamities, authority lost |
| Moon | Mental breakdown, mother's problems, emotional disaster |
| Mars | Severe accidents, violence, brother's calamities |
| Mercury | Business crash, communication disasters, nervous breakdown |
| Jupiter | Fortune reversal, teacher's fall, expansion stopped |
| Venus | Relationship disaster, spouse's accident, luxury lost |
| Saturn | Long-term calamities, chronic falls, persistent disasters |
| Rahu | Extreme sudden calamities, unexpected disasters |
| Ketu | Spiritual crisis, accidents, sudden liberation needs |
