Kemadruma Yoga: meaning, how it forms and the many ways it gets cancelled

Kemadruma Yoga is said to cause loneliness and a lack of support. The rule is simple, and so are the exceptions. Many people who are told they have it find that it is cancelled.

How it forms

Look at the Moon in your chart. If no planet other than the Sun, Rahu and Ketu sits in the same sign as the Moon, in the sign before it or in the sign after it, the yoga forms. In other words, the Moon is on its own.

What it is said to feel like

A feeling of standing alone, little help from others, ups and downs in income, and a mind that tends to worry. The effect is stronger in the dasha of the Moon or when the Moon is weak.

The common cancellations

• A planet other than the Sun, Rahu and Ketu in a kendra, the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th, from the Moon.
• A planet other than the Sun, Rahu and Ketu in a kendra from the lagna.
• The Moon itself in a kendra from the lagna.
• Jupiter looking at the Moon.
• The Moon with a strong planet or in a strong sign.

Many charts with this setup have one of these cancellations, so the yoga is less common in its full form than people fear.

What helps

• Build a circle of friends and mentors, even a small one.
• Keep regular routines and exercise, which steady the mind.
• Chant Om Namah Shivaya, and offer water at a Shiva temple on Mondays.

Ask your astrologer to check for cancellation before you worry. Most of the time, the answer is a relief.