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Graha Maitri- Friendship between Rashis                                                       Guna 5
This kuta looks at the natural friendships between planets ruling the Rashis. Rashi are the signs where the natal Moon is situated. How the Moon rashis relate to eachother shows the ability for a couple to be friends with each other. Friendship forms and important part of overall harmony. If we can be friends with our partners, lots of issues can be discussed amicably. this is why this kuta has high marks of 5 gunas.
You can also analyse the friendship between your lagna and your partner’s lagna ruler determines whether you are going to like your partners in the long run, have companionship, camaraderie, and mutual understanding.
Planets relate to each other like humans. They can feel friendly towards each other or be inimical. If their feelings are mixed, then the relationship is known as neutral- good at times and troublesome at others. A neutral relationship veers between compatibility and lack of it, the overall impact being neutral. Inimical relationship shows a lack of understanding between each other and this relationship can become frustrating or negative very quickly. See the natural planetary relationship table below.
Natural Planetary Relationships

Each planet has friendship, enmity or a neutral relationship with other planets. The rulers of the signs, which are 2nd, 4th, 5th 8th, 9th, and 12th from the Mooltrikona sign of the planets are his friends. Rulers of the signs other than the above are enemies. In
Case of planets ruling more than one sign if they have a friendly as well as an inimical relationship become neutrals.

Rahu ketu have their own relationships but these are not generally used for Graha Maitri compatibility.

Planet Friends Neutral Enemy
Sun Jupiter, Mars, Moon Mercury Saturn, Venus
Moon Sun, Mercury Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn  
Mars Sun, Jupiter, Moon Saturn, Venus Mercury
Mercury Sun, Venus Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Moon
Jupiter Sun, Moon , Mars Saturn Mercury, Venus
Venus Mercury, Saturn Mars, Jupiter Sun, Moon
Saturn Mercury, Venus Jupiter Sun, Moon, Mars
Rahu & Ketu      

 

Here it is also important to understand that one planet may be friendly towards the other whereas the other may be inimical and this can create real problems in relationships. Moon is friendly or neutral to all planets but Mercury, Venus and Saturn are inimical to the Moon. In a relationship between Cancer Moon and Virgo Moon - Cancer will love the Virgo more easily whereas Virgo finds the sensitive emotional Moon difficult to handle.
If there is lack of friendship between the rashis, then it is important that the individual work towards harmony in the relationship. We can learn to adapt and work with difficult circumstances and natures. This friendship does not come easy but can be improved over time.

Scoring the gunas
If the male and female rashis are friends or same then 5 gunas are given.
If one is friendly and the other neutral - 4 gunas.
Both are neutral- 3 gunas.
One friend, other enemy- 2 gunas,
One neutral, other enemy - 0 gunas
 
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