What is Arudha Lagna (Ascendant) ? | How to Calculate Arudha Pada or AL ? | Different kind of Padas

What is Arudha Lagna (Ascendant) ?

Arudha pada is one of the very important concepts of Astrology, Arudha Lagna is also known as AL. Arudha means illusion (Maya). The maya which is associated with the native.

Different kind of Padas is given in the following table.

Arudha Pada	Name of Pada
A1, Arudha Pada, AL	Arudha Lagna, Lagna Pada, Arudha
A2	Dhanarudha, Vittarudha, Dhana pada, Vittta pada
A3	Bhatrarudha, Bhratri pada, Vikramarudha, Vikrama pada
A4	Matri pada, Vahana pada, Sukha pada, Matrarudha, Vahanarudha, Sukharudha
A5	Mantra pada, Mantrarudha, Putrarudha, Putra pada, Buddhi pada
A6	Roga pada, Satru pada, Rogarudha, Satrarudha
A7	Dara pada, Dararudha
A8	Mrityu pada, Kashta pada, Kashtarudha, Randhrarudha
A9	Bhagya pada, Bhagyarudha, Pitri pada, Pitrarudha, Dharma pada, Guru pada
A10	Karma pada, Karmarudha, Swarga pada, Swargarudha, Rajya pada
A11	Labha pada, Labharudha
A12, Upa Pada	Upapada lagna, Upapada, Gaunapada, Vyayarudha, Moksha pada

How to Calculate Arudha Pada or AL ?

  

Example 1 : Arudha Pada or AL is calculated from Ascendant. If lord of the Ascendant is placed in 5^th house (which means it is placed in 5^th sign from Ascendant), then we have to count five signs from 5^th house (count five sign from Leo and we get Sagittarius). Hence, Arudha Pada or AL is placed in Sagittarius sign.

Example 2 : Arudha Pada or AL is calculated from Ascendant. If lord of the Ascendant is placed in 3^rd house (which means it is placed in 3^rd sign from Ascendant), then we have to count three signs from 3^rd house (count three sign from Gemini and we get Leo). Hence, Arudha Pada or AL is placed in Leo sign.

Exception :

Arudha pada of a house cannot be in the 1st or 7th from the house. If the Arudha pada falls in the 1st or 7th from the house for which we are finding arudha pada, then the 10th house from what was found above becomes the Arudha pada (or Deduct 4 houses from the result).

OR (in other word)

If the Arudha Pada of house is in 1^st, 4^th, 7^th, or 10^th house, then 4 houses should be deducted from the result.

Exception Example 1 : Arudha Pada in 1st house.

Arudha Pada of A10 is placed in its own sign. Hence, deduct 4 houses from the result. Arudha Pada for A10 will be in Libra sign.

Exception Example 2 : Arudha Pada in 7th house.

- Arudh Pada of A4 is placed in 7th house from the 4th house. This is wrong calculation.

- As per exception rule : If Arudha Pada of A4 is placed in 7th house then deduct 4 houses from the result Sign. Here, result sign is Capricorn, therefore, deduct 4 signs from Capricorn sign and we will get correct Arudha pada of A4 in Libra sign, which is correct Arudha Pada of A4. Arudha pada of A4 in Capricorn sign is incorrect.

This exception rule applies If the Arudha Pada of house is in 1^st, 4^th, 7^th, or 10^th house, then 4 houses should be deducted from the result. 

In some astrological books following Rule is given for exception.
If the Arudha Pada of house is in 1^st, 4^th, 7^th, or 10^th house, then add 10 signs in to result sign.

This thing is noting else but the same. If you add 10 signs in above example [Exception Example 2 : Arudha Pada in 7th house.] You will get same result. 

- Arudh Pada of A4 is placed in 7th house from the 4th house. This is wrong calculation.

- As per exception rule : If Arudha Pada of A4 is placed in 7th house then add 10 signs in to the result Sign. Here, result sign is Capricorn, therefore, add 10 signs to Capricorn sign and we will get correct Arudha pada of A4 in Libra sign, which is correct Arudha Pada of A4. Arudha pada of A4 in Capricorn sign is incorrect.

 

Similarly, we can calculte the Arudha Pada for all the houses and these are called Dhana Pada (2nd), Bhratripada (3rd), Matri Pada (4th), Mantrapada (5th), Satrupada (6th), Dara Pada (7th), Roga pada (8th), Bhagyapada (9th), Rajyapada (10th), Labhapada (11th) and Upapada (12th).

Some Astrological Software are giving Arudha Lagna Calculation.