Sanskrit: “of the goddess of fortune”
The 9th lord in its own or exaltation sign placed in a kendra or trikona, with the Lagna lord simultaneously strong.
Two separate requirements must both hold: the 9th lord dignified by sign and placed in one of houses 1, 4, 5, 7, 9 or 10; and the Lagna lord strong on its own terms. A dignified 9th lord alone is not Lakshmi Yoga, which is the most common misapplication.
Sustained good fortune, comfort and the kind of prosperity classical texts describe as arriving without struggle.
Strongest when the 9th lord is exalted rather than merely in own sign, and when it occupies the 9th itself or the 1st. For Lagnas where the 9th lord is naturally strong — Sagittarius and Pisces ascendants with Jupiter, for instance — the yoga forms more readily and is correspondingly less distinguishing.
A weak or combust Lagna lord removes the yoga even where the 9th lord is perfect. Affliction of the 9th lord by Rahu or Saturn is read as fortune that arrives with conditions attached.
The 9th lord and Lagna lord dashas. Classical descriptions link this yoga particularly to the period from the mid-thirties onward, though that reflects when 9th lord dashas commonly fall rather than any rule about age.
Some texts substitute Venus, as the natural significator of Lakshmi, for the 9th lord entirely, producing a different yoga under the same name. Others require the 9th lord to be in a trikona specifically rather than any kendra or trikona.
A stricter condition than most wealth yogas, requiring two independent strengths at once. That strictness is why it is worth checking rather than assuming from the attractive name.
Our engine doesn't currently detect Lakshmi Yoga automatically, so we won't claim it either way. Generate your free kundli to see your planetary positions, house placements and dignities, then check the condition above against them yourself.
Create your free kundliA note on how to hold any of this: a yoga is one feature of a chart among many, and no combination decides a life on its own. Classical texts frequently disagree on exact conditions, and a yoga’s effects are traditionally read as arriving during the dasha periods of the planets involved rather than continuously. Be particularly wary of any reading that names a difficult yoga and then offers to sell you the cure.