Gola yoga is one of the Nabhasa (pattern) yogas: it forms when all seven planets — Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn — are in one single sign. Rahu and Ketu are not counted. Because the slow planets are rarely together, it is extremely rare. It is not a sign exchange between planets.
How the yoga forms
The rule is simply all seven planets in the same sign. It belongs to the Sankhya group of Nabhasa yogas, which count how many signs the seven planets occupy — Gola is the case of one sign.
Nabhasa yogas are pattern yogas: they look at how the seven planets from the Sun to Saturn are spread across the chart. Rahu and Ketu are not counted. The number-of-signs group (Sankhya yogas) applies only when no shape-based Nabhasa yoga is present.
| Signs occupied | Yoga | Classical result in brief |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Veena (Vallaki) | Fond of music and the arts, many friends, comfortable |
| 6 | Dama | Generous, helpful, wealthy |
| 5 | Pasha | Earns through many dealings; large circle |
| 4 | Kedara | Farming and land, useful to others, prosperous |
| 3 | Shoola | Sharp, combative, struggles for wealth |
| 2 | Yuga | Unorthodox views, uneven finances |
| 1 | Gola | Hard life, poverty in the classical description |
How rare it is
Jupiter and Saturn meet in one sign only about once every 20 years, and the Sun, Mercury and Venus must join them along with Mars and the Moon. A seven-planet conjunction in one sign happens only a few times in centuries, so Gola yoga is mostly of theoretical interest. Charts with five or six planets in one sign (Pancha or Shad graha yoga) are more common and are read separately.
Typical results
Classical texts describe the Gola native as poor, unclean, unlearned and struggling. Like all Sankhya yogas, its result is overridden by stronger yogas and by the dignity of the planets involved — a cluster in an exaltation or own sign reads very differently from one in a weak sign.
Check it in your own chart
Yogas are read together with planetary strength, the houses ruled for your lagna and the running dasha. A free kundli shows these placements; the yoga finder lists common yogas. For a full reading, book a consultation.
Frequently asked questions
What is Gola yoga?
All seven planets from the Sun to Saturn in one sign — a Nabhasa (Sankhya) yoga.
Is Gola yoga common?
No, it is extremely rare because Jupiter and Saturn must be together with all the other planets.
Do Rahu and Ketu count for Gola yoga?
No. Nabhasa yogas count only the seven visible planets.
Is Gola yoga a sign exchange?
No. A sign exchange is Parivartana yoga.
What are the other Sankhya yogas?
Yuga (2 signs), Shoola (3), Kedara (4), Pasha (5), Dama (6) and Veena (7).
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