Vesi, Vasi and Ubhayachari yogas
Vesi, vasi and ubhayachari are three yogas formed by planets placed beside the Sun. They parallel the Moon-based group, but are counted from the Sun.
What it is
Vesi: a graha other than the Moon in the 2nd house from the Sun. Vasi: a graha other than the Moon in the 12th house from the Sun. Ubhayachari: grahas in both. The traditional readings describe good fortune, reputation and fame.
How it is worked out or read
The rule counts from the Sun's sign and is not computed by the site. The houses are in the birth chart, so the rule can be checked by hand.
Where it appears on this site
The Sun's sign is in the birth chart. The Moon-based yogas article covers the parallel group.
A quick example
If the Sun is in Simha and Mercury in Kanya, Mercury is in the second sign from the Sun, so Vesi yoga is present. If Venus is also in Karka, the twelfth from the Sun, the pattern becomes Ubhayachari.
On this site
The planet table on the chart page shows the Sun's sign and every other planet's sign, so these yogas can be checked by hand in a few seconds.
Counting from the Sun
These three yogas are the solar counterparts of the lunar yogas Sunapha, Anapha and Durudhara. They look at the signs on either side of the Sun. Vesi yoga forms when a graha other than the Moon occupies the second sign from the Sun. Vasi yoga forms when a graha other than the Moon occupies the twelfth sign from the Sun. Ubhayachari yoga forms when there are grahas on both sides. Rahu and Ketu are not counted.
Because Mercury is never more than about 28 degrees from the Sun and Venus never more than about 47, one or both of them often fall in the sign on either side of the Sun, so these yogas, especially in a mild form, are common.
Benefic and malefic forms
The texts distinguish the results by the nature of the planets involved. With benefics, Jupiter, Venus or a well-associated Mercury, the yogas are described as giving a balanced character, eloquence, prosperity and good standing. With malefics, Mars or Saturn, the descriptions are harsher, suggesting effort, strain or a sharper temperament. Ubhayachari with benefics on both sides is read as particularly supportive, like a ruler flanked by good advisers.
Reading them in context
The Sun represents the self and authority, so planets beside it are read as colouring how a person expresses themselves and is seen by others. As with all yogas, the strength of the planets involved matters: a combust Mercury close to the Sun contributes less than a well-separated one. These yogas are best treated as one layer of description, alongside the Sun's sign, house and dignity.
The Sun's neighbours
Vesi, vasi and ubhayachari are the Sun-based counterparts of the Moon-based yogas. They depend on grahas other than the Moon placed in the second or twelfth house from the Sun. The reader counts from the Sun's sign and describes whichever condition applies, with the source named.