Sanskrit: “spotless, unstained”
A natural benefic — Jupiter, Venus, or unafflicted Mercury — placed in the 10th house from the Lagna or from the Moon.
The 10th from the Moon counts as well as the 10th from the Lagna, which roughly doubles the frequency. Mercury qualifies only when unafflicted, since Mercury takes on the character of its associates. The Moon itself is accepted as the benefic by some authorities when waxing, and excluded by others.
Lasting reputation and a career conducted honourably enough that the good name outlives the position.
Stronger when the benefic is in its own or exalted sign, and stronger again when it is simultaneously the 10th from both Lagna and Moon. A benefic that is also the 9th or 10th lord makes this one of the more reliable indications of professional standing in the classical repertoire.
Malefic aspect on the benefic, or the benefic being combust, is read as compromising the yoga. Mercury conjunct a malefic disqualifies it outright under the standard formulation.
Operates during the dasha of the benefic concerned and during 10th lord periods. Because reputation accrues slowly, classical sources treat Amala as cumulative rather than episodic — unusual among yogas.
The main dispute is whether the Moon counts as a qualifying benefic and under what phase. A secondary dispute concerns whether the 10th from the Moon is genuinely equivalent to the 10th from the Lagna, which bears on how common the yoga is.
A narrow and modest yoga by classical standards, which is part of why it is trustworthy. It describes the character of a career rather than its scale.
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