Written by Bijal Shukla , Guru and guide: Pandit Sanjay Rath
Shubha: Auspicious, pure, prosperous, fortunate, benevolent.
Pati: Master, lord, owner.
Śubhapati: The Lord of the Moon sign (Janma Rashi). It stands as one of the most vital planets in an astrological chart.
Chandra (The Moon): Creates thoughts and represents baseline awareness and consciousness.
Śubhapati is the Painter, Mind is the Canvas.
The Shubhapati : 
- Gives the major direction to an individual’s mind
- Rules the actual quality of that thinking.
- Colors the overall experiences of the mind.
- Dictates the definitive direction of thoughts.
The following table outlines the some traits and life attributes associated with an individual based on different Grahas acting as the Shubhapati :
Śubhapati |
Planet / Element |
Type of Thoughts / Associated Traits & Characteristics |
Su |
Surya |
Kingly, straight, rules and regulations, strong discipline, rules, responsibility |
Mo |
Chandra |
Homely, caring, compassion, strong healing & nurturing abilities, ability to care for others, manage home, compassionate, loves people |
Ma |
Mangal |
Aggressive, Strong, Mentally strong, enterprising |
Me |
Budhha |
Like a child, happy, business, Business oriented, jovial, good communication skills |
Ju |
Guru |
Knowledgeable, dharmic, pure, Good & noble thoughts, Directed towards knowledge, Good retention power, Person is chaste, principled, tolerant, peaceful |
Ve |
Shukra |
Artistic, Creative, Love, Compassion, Creative, artistic, will have a lot of desire & will like to enjoy the world. A person will like a spouse. Will follow spouse or sister. |
Sa |
Shani |
Philosophical, old school, Serious, Sadness, Pessimistic thoughts |
Ra |
Rahu |
Full of thoughts, Many thoughts, lot of ideas, Drain lot of energy from mind |
Ke |
Ketu |
No thoughts, detachment, No thought, Radical thoughts, detachment |
Chandra is a Jala tattva graha. Based on the tattva of different grahas we can understand the best to worst Shubhapatis:
| Planet | Quality | Tatva (Element) | Comments |
| Shukra | Best | Jala (Water) | Pure water, highly auspicious, Shukra as a shubhapati will do everything for the native! |
| Chandra | Good | Jala (Water) | Natural affinity with water element |
| Budha | Good | Prithivi (Earth) | Friendly to Jala |
| Guru | Good | Akash (Ether) | Harmonious expansion, friend to all |
| Surya | Strict | Agni (Fire) | Demands discipline |
| Shani | Bad | Vayu (Air) | Never gives happiness; causes an agitated, gloomy mind, depression, and disease |
| Rahu | Bad | Vayu (Air) | Acts like Shani |
| Mangal | Worst | Agni (Fire) | Agni-Jala clash (gandanta); evil end, extreme anger, and destruction |
| Ketu | Worst | Agni (Fire) | Acts like Mangal |
The Dignity And Status Of The Shubhapati Directly Reveals The Level Of Purity And Dignity Of The Mind.
| Shubhapati Status | Mindset & Impact |
1. Exalted |
Noble thoughts, moving in a good direction, highly creative with a lot of ideas, and driven by a clear, higher purpose. |
2. Moolatrikona |
Gives a strong, positive drive and desire to take up work, a career, or a job in the significations of that planet. |
3. Svakshetra |
Strong sense of identity; the person completely aligns and identifies with the natural qualities and talents of that graha. |
4. Debilitated / Afflicted / Badly Placed |
Weak,humiliated,hopeless, filled with doubts and bad thoughts; leads to depressed thinking, zero happiness, and moving in the wrong direction. |
- Exalted Śubhapati:
In Śrī Rāma’s chart, Chandra is in Karka so we take the exaltation Lord Śukra as a Śubhapati.
Śukra is exalted in Mīna.
Śrī Rāma is known for his very high ideals, including his Eka-patnī-vrata—one life, one wife. His wife, Mā Sītā, also did everything for him, including accompanying him to the forest for fourteen years of Vanavāsa, serving him throughout that period.He fought a war for her, and later she made a great sacrifice, spending the rest of her life in the forest in order to support Śrī Rāma in fulfilling his Dharma as a king.
2. Śubhapati in Svakṣetra:
In Pandit Sanjay Rath’s Chart, Chandra is in Kumbha. Śubhapati Sa is in Makara in own sign giving a serious,philosophical, traditional mind dwelling in the knowledge of Vedas and Jyotish.
- Afflicted Śubhapati
In Adolf Hitler’s chart, Chandra is in Dhanu. Śubhapati Guru is also in Dhanu but in MKS in 3H of fighting wars also afflicted by Ke. This has a very negative influence on his mind.
- If you count from Candra to Śubhapati, you will see the Bhāva on which the mind is focused.
- Śubhapati also rules the dominant taste, which can improve appetite, digestion, energy levels, and mental strength. Consuming this taste before a meal can be very beneficial.The tastes associated with the Grahas are:
- Sūrya — pungent
- Candra — salty
- Maṅgala — bitter
- Budha — mixed
- Guru — sweet
- Śukra — sour
- Śani — astringent
- Rāhu — similar to Śani
- Ketu — similar to Maṅgala
- If Śubhapati is well placed, you will love the people represented by that Graha, and they will bring happiness and good fortune.
- If Śubhapati is badly placed, you may dislike the people represented by that Graha, and they may bring unhappiness and difficulties.
