Ascendant - Taurus ( Vrishabha )

Taurus rising bestows the qualities of ambition, tolerance & patience. They are obstinate and proud. Affectionate - loving, will ing to sacrifice and interested in competitive games. They will have beautiful faces and they are likely to be short. They are sometimes unreasonable. They are high-principled & they practice what they preach. They are mentally strong & their physical stamina is excellent. They love pleasure and like music. Scorpio is the Sign of the Mystic, the Investigator. They are endowed with personal magnetism. They are imperial in outlook & they feel that they are born to exercise authority. They will have more daughters than sons and they may not be very happy as regards happiness from children. As they are likely to contract nervous complaints from fiftieth year, it will be better for them to consult a medical specialist. They have to learn to incorporate tolerance for the adversary.

The ruler of the ascendant Venus also rules the sixth house, giving these individuals a feisty competitive nature, but since it is Venus it comes across pleasing. Mercury is the planet that creates wealth by its rulership of the second and fifth houses (Dhana planet). Mercury as the planet of perception and intelligence gives Taurus ascendants great ideas for making money, and cleaver communicative skills. The Moon as the ruler of the third house will give sensitive siblings and emotional sensitivity that leads to creative skills. The Sun as the ruler of the fourth will give a strong willed mother, and success with real estate, especially if the Sun is placed in a strong house. Mars rules both the seventh and the twelfth denoting difficulty and loss through relationships. The twelfth house can imply hidden agendas and abandonment within relationships. It is also a Maraka by ruling the seventh, adding to its potential for injury. Jupiter is the most difficult planet by its rulership of the eighth and eleventh houses. Jupiter can bring death and excessive desires. Saturn is the best planet for it rules the most powerful Tricona (ninth house) and the most powerful Kendra (tenth), giving it Raja Yoga status. Saturn will bring prestige and power, and success through their tireless persistence. The friendly planets here are Venus, Mercury, and Saturn.