Functional role changes with Lagna
A graha's natural symbolism remains, but its ruled houses change with Lagna. The same Saturn carries a different portfolio for Aries and Taurus Ascendants.
Retrograde is apparent motion
A negative speed records apparent reverse motion from Earth. Retrograde is not automatically good, bad, or stronger; traditions differ, so the rule must be named.
Combustion needs a threshold
Combustion compares angular distance from the Sun with a declared threshold. Because thresholds vary, a production tool must expose the rule instead of hiding it behind an icon.
Conditions coexist
A graha may be dignified, retrograde, joined to another graha, and lord of two houses at once. Keep the facts separate; an unexplained percentage creates false precision.
Retrograde Saturn
Saturn has negative daily speed.
- Record speed.
- Keep sign, house, lordship, and dignity separate.
- Apply a declared retrograde rule conditionally.
- Add timing only later.
Practice on a chart
- Write natural and functional roles for one graha in separate columns.
- Separate every state fact from its interpretation.
Can you explain it?
Does retrograde always mean negative?
No. It is an astronomical state with tradition-dependent interpretation.
Parāśari functional lordship and graha-state chapters in Phaladīpikā.
Traditional interpretations are presented as a field of study and reflection, not scientifically established prediction.