Kendradhipati

Kendradhipati Dosha

I read in some books, that even a benefic planet being a Kendradhi pathi placed in a Kendra becomes malefic. For example, for Virgo Ascendant, Jupiter being a kendradhipathi, if placed in Gemini or Virgo or Sagittarius or Pisces gets kendradhipatya dosha and his dasa or antardasa will not be benefic. Is it true ? if so what are the remedies for it.

Well, let's first understand, what the term "Kendradhipati Dosha" means.
Kendradhipati is a planet which is the lord of only Kendras and not Trikonas. This may happen only to two planets, if you look, to Jupiter and Mercury, because the rest of the planets do not own two signs which are in Kendras from each other. Dosha means a fault. This is to indicate that if a planets is only the lord of two kendras, and is not connected with the trikonas, then it will be limited in giving its results.

Now what is the meaning of this Dosha? For this we should understand Parashara's chapter on the functionality of the planets. He says that the Kendras and the Trikonas are the benefic houses, and he especially emphasizes that any connection between a Kendra and a Trikona is a Raja-yoga combination, and the planet/planets forming it becomes Yoga Karaka. This is because the Kendras signify Vishnu, the maintainer, and the Trikonas signify Lakshmiji, the Goddess of Fortune. Thus the Kendras indicate things that we should maintain (1st-body, 4th-home, 7th-wife, 10th-work). On the other hand, the Trikonas indicate fortune (5th house - Purva Punya, i.e. pious activities from past life, 9th house - dharma, i.e. religiousness in this life). So if there's a connection between Kendras and Trikonas through their lords being conjunct, in Parivartana or at least in aspect, the Yoga of Lakshmi and Vishnu is created, which brings success. However, if there's only the Kendras, with no contact from the Trikonas, then there will be no fortune, opportunities and there will be nothing to maintain. This is the case with Kendradhipaqti Dosha. The results of the planet are limited because of no yoga with the Trikonas.

There are some factors alleviating the Kendradhipati Dosha. If one of the houses is the 1st, then the Dosha is broken, as 1st house is both a Kendra and a Trikona. So it actually happens if the planet is lord of 4th and 7th or 7th and 10th houses. But still if this planet is in a Trikona itself, then the Dosha is alleviated. The dosha is also somewhat decreased if the planet is aspected or disposited by a Trikona lord.

Otherwise in these charts the general Upaya would be to strengthen the 9th house as this is the house of fortune also. Of course for divisional charts one has to make separate consideration based on placements.