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Sun / Surya in Vedic Astrology

a natural malefic in BPHS, yet also a sattvic and royal planet. BPHS describes the Sun as intelligent, bilious, clean in habits, square-bodied, honey-eyed and with limited hair. Core field: selfhood, vitality, authority, dignity, visibility, father-signification and the capacity to stand at the centre of responsibility. Because the Sun is a father-significator and is also connected with self and physical strength, paternal themes, authority and vitality should be cross-checked rather than inferred from occupation alone.

How to use these placement pages

Each article begins with the classical nature of Surya and the BPHS significations of the occupied bhava, then separates directly sourced principles from Parashari interpretive synthesis. The placement is never treated as a complete horoscope: dignity, dispositor, lordship, aspects, conjunctions, avasthas, divisional strength and dasha timing remain essential.