Chapter 1

Explanation of technicalities used

Stanza 1: The Sun, who is one of the AshtaMurthies of Siva, who forms
the path for those who go to Moksha, who represents Atma
for those who are well versed in Atmavidya, who accepts the
results of the sacrificial rites, who is the master of Amaras
and Jyotishas; who destroys, creates and protects the Lokas,
who is praised in the Vedas in various forms, who is
possessed of many rays and who is the lamp of the three
worlds, may he grant us speech
Stanza 2: Although there are great many works a!ly written !y
intelligent men in accordance with e"cellent literary style,
many people get dispirited in trying to cross the vast ocean
of horoscopic knowledge; to such # offer a small !oat,
constructed with metre of various kinds, short !ut very
suggestive and full of instructive ideas, to ena!le them to
cross this ocean$
Stanza 3: The science of astrology is called %ora Sastra from the
compounding of the two words Aho and &atri and the
dropping of the first and last letters; and it speaks of the
results of the good and !ad deeds done !y men in their
previous !irths$
Stanza 4: #n the celestial 'hakra (glo!e) the signs commencing with
Mesha and Aswini, are each formed !y nine padams
(*uarters) of stars and govern the following organs of
+alapurusha, namely, head, face, chest, heart, !elly, waist,
lower !elly, se"ual organ, thighs, knees, !uttocks and feet
respectively$ &asi, +shetra, ,riha, &uksha, -ha and -havana
refer to and signify the .odiacal signs$
Stanza 5: Meena is represented !y two fishes lying close to each other
with their heads pointing in opposite directions; +um!ha is
shown !y a person !earing a water pot; Mithuna is indicated
!y a man with a clu! and a woman with a lute, in close
em!race; /hanus is descri!ed as a 'entaur with the hind
part resem!ling that of a horse and the front of an archer;
Makara !ears the representation of the face of a deer with
the hinder part of a crocodile; Thula represents the
appearance of a man with a !alance in hand; +anya is shown
!y a virgin seated in a !oat with a crop in one hand and with
a light in the other, and the other signs are represented !y
their names and move in places congenial to their nature$
Stanza 6: +u0a, Sukra, -udha, 'handra, &avi, -udha, Sukra, +u0a,
,uru, Sani, Sani and ,uru are respectively the lords of the
signs and their divisions from Mesha; the navamsas
commence from Mesha, Makara, Thula and +ataka, etc$,
/wadasamsas commence from the houses themselves$
Stanza 7: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury and Venus govern five, eight,
seven and five -hagas (degrees) respectively in the
Trimsamsas of the odd signs while the order is reversed in
those of the even signs$ The last part of 'ancer, Scorpio and
1isces goes under the name of &ikshasandhi (0unction of two
rasis or constellations)$
Stanza 8: +riya, Thavuri, Jitheema, +ulira, Laya, 1athona, Juka,
+owrpi, Thaukshika, Akokero, %ridroga and Anthya are names
for Mesha, Vrisha!ha, Mithuna, +ataka, Simha, +anya, Thula,
Vrischika, /hanus, Makara, +um!ha and Meena respectively$
Stanza 9: #f a planet is in its /rekkana, %ora, 2avamsa, Trimsamsa,
/wadasamsa and &asi, it is said to !e in its Varga$
Stanza 1: Vrisha!ha, Mesha, /hanus, +ataka, Mithuna and Makara are
&atri!ala &asis or signs powerful during night$ 3ith the
e"ception of Mithuna these same rasis are called
1rustodayas, The other rasis, vi.$, Simha, +anya, Thula,
+um!ha and Vrischika are called /ina!ala &asis$ These with
Mithuna are called Sirshodayas$ Meena is called
4o!hayodaya$
Stanza 11: The signs are cruel and !eneficial regularly, they are also
masculine and feminine, the same are also mova!le, fi"ed
and common; the lords of the cardinal points are the lords of
the triangular houses from Mesha, Vrisha!ha, Mithuna and
+ataka$ #n odd signs, the first hora is governed !y &avi and
the second hora !y 'handra and the reverse holds good in
the even signs$ The lords of the /rekkanas are the lords of
the 5
st
, 6
th
and 7
th
in a rasi$
Stanza 12: Some writers on astrology say that the first hora is governed
!y the lord of that house while the second hora is governed
!y the lord of the eleventh from that house$ They further
say that the lords of the /rekkanas are8 (5) the lord of the
first, (9) the lord of the 59
th
, and (:) the lord of the eleventh
houses respectively$
Stanza 13: Aries, Taurus, 'apricorn, Virgo, 'ancer, 1isces and Li!ra are
signs of e"altation for the Sun, etc$, respectively$ The 5;
th
,
:
rd
, 9<
th
, 56
th
, 6
th
, 9=
th
and 9;
th
degrees of the a!ove signs are
deep e"altations for the Sun, etc$, respectively$ The seventh
from these are the signs and degrees of de!ilitations for
those planets$
Stanza 14: The first navamsa of mova!le, the middle navamsa of the
fi"ed and the last navamsa of the dou!le>!odied signs are
technically called Vargottama, Leo, Taurus, Aries, Virgo,
Sagittarius, Li!ra and A*uarius are Moolathrikonas for the
Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn
respectively$
Stanza 15: The twelve houses from lagna have !een given the following
names8 (5) Thanu, (9) +utum!a, (:) Sahotha, (?) -andhu$ (6)
1utra, (@) Ari, (=) 1atni, (<) Marana, (7) Shu!ha, (5;) Aspada,
(55) Aaya, and (59) &ipha$ The 4opachayas are the :
rd
, @
th
,
5;
th
and 55
th
houses from lagna, while the rest are
Apachayas$ Some say that these should not !e taken as
permanent$
Stanza 16: +alya, Swa, Vikrama, ,riha, 1rati!ha, +shata, 'hitthotha,
&andhra, ,uru, Mana, -hava, Vyaya are names of !irth,
second, third, etc$, houses, respectively$ The fourth and
eighth from lagna are technically called 'haturasra, the
seventh goes under the name of /yuna and the tenth is
Agnya$
Stanza 17: +antaka, +endra and 'hatustaya denote *uadrants and these
are Saptama (=th), Lagna (5
st
), 'haturtha (?
th
) and +ha (5;
th
)
-hanam &asis (signs)$ The 2ara &asis (masculine signs) are
Mithuna, +anya, Thula, the first half of /hanus and +um!ha
and these are powerful when they happen to !e !irth signs$
The Jalachara &asis (A*uatic) are +ataka, Meena, the second
half of Makara, and these !ecome powerful in the fourth$
+ita &asi (Vrischika) !ecomes powerful in the=th, and 1asu
&asis (*uadruped) Mesha, Vrisha!ha, Simha, the 9
nd
half of
/hanus and the 5
st
half of Makara !ecome potent when they
!ecome the 5;
th
houses$
Stanza 18: Those houses ne"t to kendras are called 1anaparas and those
ne"t to 1anaparas are designated Apoklimas$ %i!uka, Am!u,
Sukha and Vesma denote ?
th
house, Jamitra denotes =
th
,
Sutha!ham, Thrikona shows 6
th
, Meshurana and +arma are
names for /asama (5;
th
)$
Stanza 19: #f the lord of the !irth, Jupiter or Mercury occupy or aspect
lagna (!irth) it !ecomes most powerful$ #f other than these
planets aspect or occupy it, it will not !e so$ All signs in
kendras are powerful$ Signs in 1anaparas are of moderate
strength while signs in Apoklimas are powerless$ -iped signs
are powerful during day, Auadruped signs in the night and
+ita &asi during the two twilights$ The measure of the rasis
from Mesha to +anya inclusive is 6>@>=><>7 and 5; multiplied
!y four, respectively, the other half from Thula to Meena in
the reverse order, Saha0a (:
rd
) is called /uschikya, 2avama
(7
th
) is denoted as Thapas and Trikona$
Stanza 2: -lood>red, white, green, whitish red, smoky, variegated,
!lack, golden, reddish yellow, whitish yellow$ /arkish white,
and fish tint are the colours of Aries, etc$, respectively$ The
signs of planets get 1lava in the direction of their lords$ The
second from the Sun !ecomes Vasi$
Chapter 2
!raha"oni pra#heda
Stanza 1: The Sun represents the Atma, the Moon mind, Mars strength,
Mercury speech, Jupiter wisdom and happiness, Venus
passions, and Saturn sorrow, of +alapurusha respectively$
The Sun and the Moon are &a0as, Mars is 'ommander>in>
'hief, Mercury is Buva &a0a, Jupiter and Venus are ministers,
and Saturn is the servant$
Stanza 2: %eli and Surya are names for the Sun$ 'handrama and
Sitarasmi stand for the Moon$ %emno, Vit, ,na, -odhana and
#nduputra are names for Mercury$ Ara, Vakra, +ruradrik,
Avanaya denote Mars; +ona, Manda, Suryaputra and Asita
stand for Saturn$
Stanza 3: Jiva, Angira, Suraguru, Vachasampathi and #0ya are terms for
Jupiter$
Sukra, -hrigu, -rigusuta, Sita and Aspu0it are names for
Venus$
Thamas, Agu and Asura are names for &ahu, Sikhi stands for
+ethu$
Their other names must !e learnt from well>known works in
the world$
Stanza 4: The Sun is dark>red, the Moon white, Mars !lood>red,
Mercury green, Jupiter yellow or golden, Venus neither white
nor !lack, Saturn !lack$
Stanza 5: 'opper colour is governed !y the Sun, while white !y the
Moon, !lood>red !y Mars, green !y Mercury, yellow !y
Jupiter, variegated colours !y Venus and !lack !y Saturn$
The Sun has Agni as adhidevata$ The Moon Am!u, Mars has
+umara, Mercury has +esava, Jupiter has #ndra, Venus has
#ndrani, and Saturn has +aha$ The east, etc$, is governed !y
the Sun, Venus, Mars, &ahu, Saturn, Moon, Mercury and
Jupiter respectively$ 3aning Moon, Sun, Mars, Saturn and
Mercury in con0unction with them, are malefics$
Stanza 6: Saturn and Mercury are impotent, Venus and Moon are
females and the rest are masculine$ Cire, earth, sky, water
and air are rules !y Mars, etc$
Stanza 7: Sukra and ,uru represent Vipras, +u0a and &avi +shatriyas,
'handra Vaisya, -udha Sudra, and Sani represents Antya0as$
'handra, &avi and ,uru represent Satwa, +u0a and Sani
Thamasa, and -udha and Sukra represent &a0asa
Stanza 8:
to
Stanza 11:
The Sun has a well proportioned !ody, is !ilious and
possesses pingala eyes, has short hairs, coloured eyes$
The Moon has a well rounded !ody, much wind and phlegm,
intelligent, sweet speech and good eyes$
Mars is youthful, li!eral !ilious, fickleminded and possesses a
thin waist$
Mercury has gurgling speech, fond of 0oking and has a
mi"ture of air, phlegm and !ile$
Jupiter has a corpulent !ody, golden locks and eyes, moral
and is phlegmatic$
Venus is fond of happiness, handsome, fine eyes and !lack
ringlets and a temperament compounded of wind and
phlegm$
Saturn is la.y, has yellowish eyes, lean tall !ody, stout teeth
and rough hairs$ %e is of a windy temperament$ Saturn
governs nerves, the Sun rules !ones, the Moon controls the
!lood, Mercury the skin, Venus the sperm, Jupiter the !rain,
and Mars the marrow$
Stanza 12: The Sun controls /evastana, the Moon watery place, Mars the
fire place, Mercury the gaming place, Jupiter the treasury,
Venus the !ed room, and Saturn the heap of dirt$
The Sun governs rough cloth, the Moon rules new clothes,
Mars controls !urnt clothes, Mercury rules soaked clothes,
Jupiter neither old nor new clothes, Venus controls strong
clothes, and Saturn rules rags$ Sun governs copper, Moon
precious stones, Mars gold, Mercury !elimetal, etc$, Jupiter
silver, and when he is in his own house he governs gold,
Venus pearls and Saturn governs iron, lead, etc$
Saturn controls Sisira, Venus Vasanta, Mars ,rishma, Moon
Varsha, Mercury Sarat, Jupiter %emanta, and the Sun
,rishma$ These seasons may also !e indicated !y the lord of
the /rekkana rising in the lagna at the time of *uestion or
consultation of lost horoscopes$
Stanza 13: 1lanets aspect D,5E9, F and full in the :
rd
and 5;
th
, in the 6
th
and 7
th
, in the ?
th
and <
th
and in the =
th
respectively$ Saturn,
Mars and Jupiter have special sights and are powerful in
aspecting :
rd
and 5;
th
, ?
th
and <
th
and 6
th
and 7
th
respectively
Stanza 14: An Ayana, a +shana, a 3asara, a &uthu, a Masa, an Ardha and
a Sama will !e the time allotted to the Sun, etc$,
respectively, for the fulfillment of any act or deed indicated
in a *uestion$ 1ungent, salt, !itter, mi"ture, sweet, sour
and acid are the tastes attri!uted to the Sun, etc$,
respectively$
Stanza 15: According to some, Sun has Jupiter, Moon has Mercury and
Jupiter, Mars has Venus and Mercury, Mercury has all e"cept
the Sun; Jupiter has all e"cept Mars; Venus has all e"cept the
Sun and the Moon; and Saturn has all e"cept Mars, Moon and
the Sun as friends$ -ut according to Satya from the thrikona
of the planet the 9
nd
, 59
th
, 6
th
, 7
th
, the lord of his e"altation$
<
th
and ?
th
lords, are friends$ The rest are not friends$
Stanza 16
$ 17:
%&'(E)S *+,E(-S (E.)+'&S E(E/,ES
Sun Moon, Mars Mercury Saturn G Venus
G Jupiter
Moon Sun G Mars, Jupiter, 2one
Mercury Saturn G Venus
Mars Jupiter, Sun Saturn G Venus Mercury
G Moon
Mercury Sun G Venus Saturn, Mars G Moon
Jupiter
Jupiter Sun, Moon G Saturn Mercury G Venus
Mars
Venus Mercury G Mars G Sun G Moon
Saturn Jupiter
Saturn Mercury G Jupiter Sun, Moon G
Venus Mars
Stanza 18: The 1lanet in the 9
nd
, 59
th
, 55
th
, :
rd
, 5;
th
, or ?
th
from any
other planet at the time of !irth, !ecomes his temporary
friend$ Some say the lord of the house in which a planet is
e"alted also !ecomes his friend$ The rest (unnamed here)
are enemies$ The lords of two houses, the lord of one house
named and the lord of house not named !ecome friend,
neutral, and enemy, respectively$ These relations
(temporary) must !e taken along with the 2isargika
(permanent) relations named in the previous stan.as and
then friendship, etc$, must !e finally determined$
Stanza 19: -y Swochha, Suhrut, Swa Thrikona, 2avamsa, the planets get
Sthana!ala$ #n the Hast Jupiter and Mercury, in the 2orth the
Sun and Mars, in the 3est Saturn, and in the South Venus and
Moon get /ig!ala$
Stanza 2: &avi and 'handra have chesta!ala in 4ottarayana$ The rest
will have chesta!ala when they have Vakra or Samagama$
Those who are in the 2orth of the planetary fight, and those
whose rays are !right also possess chesta!ala$
Stanza 21: The night gives Moon, Mars and Saturn +ala -ala$ Mercury has
it always$ The rest are powerful during the day$ -enefics
have +ala!ala during the !right half of the lunar month,
while malefics get it during the dark half$ The lord of the
year, of the day, of the hora, of the masa also gets +ala!ala$
Sa, +u, -u, ,u, Su, Sha, &a, are respectively stronger than
each other$
Chapter 3
0i"oni 1an2adh"a"a
Stanza 1: 3hen !enefics are powerless and malefics powerful, and
when impotent planets are in *uadrants, the !irth must !e
foretold of o!0ects that have resem!lance to the nature of
the dwadasamsa occupied !y Moon at the time, or when
under similar con0unctions the !irth sign is aspected !y
impotent planets, the !irth of viyonis must !e predicted
Stanza 2: #f powerful malefics occupy their navamsa, if powerless
!enefics occupy othersI navamsas and if lagna is viyoni, then
viyoni creatures must !e predicted
Stanza 3: Aries represents head, Taurus face and neck, ,emini front
legs, 'ancer !ack, Leo chest, Virgo sides, Li!ra !elly, Scorpio
anus, Sagittarius hind legs, 'apricorn genitals, A*uarius !utt
and upper legs, and 1isces tail
Stanza 4: The color must !e predicted !y the !irth sign, its amsa, !y
planets in it or !y their aspects$ The intensity of the color is
known !y powerful con0unctions or aspects of planets$ -y the
planets in the =
th
the lines or spots on the !utt must !e
identified
Stanza 5: #f !irth is in pakshi drekkana, if Saturn 0oins or aspects it,
the !irth of !irds must !e predicted$ #f Moon is there or
aspects it, predict the !irth of water>!irds$ #f the navamsa
falls in Mercurial signs with Saturn in con0unction or
aspecting, then ordinary !irds, !ut if Moon 0oins or aspects
it, a*uatic !irds must !e predicted
Stanza 6: 3hen the !irth sign, Moon, Jupiter and Sun are powerless,
the !irth of trees must !e predicted$ The nature of the
plants (a*uatic or land) must !e identified !y the rising
navamsa, and the num!er of the trees !y the num!er of the
navaaamsas that the lord of the navamsa has passed from his
rising amsa in the lagna
Stanza 7: Sun produces internally strong trees, Saturn ugly ones, Moon
milky trees, Mars dry plants, Mercury and Jupiter fruitless
and fruitful ones respectively and Venus flowery trees$ Moon
makes !right plants and Mars !itter ones
Stanza 8: #f a !enefic occupies a !ad sign, then a good tree grows in a
!ad place, if otherwise it is reversed$ The num!er of trees is
determined !y the amass the lord has passed from his
Chapter 4
(ishi3a 4consu22ation of 2arria5e6
Stanza 1: Mars and the Moon are the cause for monthly menses$ 3hen
the Moon is in anupachaya rasis the menses for conception
occurs$ 3hen the reverse is the case, and the masculine
!enefics aspect, the woman gets se"ual union with man$
Stanza 2: The se"ual union resem!les the nature of the Astha rasi$ #f
malefics con0oin or aspect the =
th
, union will !e
consummated under *uarrelling, if !enefics 0oin or aspect
the =
th
, the se"ual union will !e happy$
Stanza 3: #f &avi, 'handra, Sukra and +u0a occupy their own navamsas,
if ,uru is found in lagna or thrikona, conception takes place$
#f this com!ination is present in impotent cases, it will !e
useless as moonlight is to a !lind man$
Stanza 4: #f +u0a and Arka0a occupy the seventh from &avi and
'handra, they make the man and the woman sick
respectively$ #f they occupy the 59
th
and the 9
nd
from &avi
and 'handra, the man and woman will meet with Mrityu
respectively$ #f +u0a and Arka0a 0oin &avi and 'handra, and
has one of their aspects$ /eath may !e foretold for the man
and woman respectively$
Stanza 5: /uring the day the Sun stands for father and Venus for
mother; during the night Saturn and Moon$ 1aternal uncles
and maternal aunts are to !e 0udged in the reverse order,
and if they are in odd and even signs respectively they
!ecome !eneficial to the parties concerned$
Stanza 6: #f malefics are approaching the rising sign without !eneficial
aspects the woman dies$ #f Saturn occupies the rising sign
aspected !y Mars or weak Moon she dies$
Stanza 7: #f the rising sign and the Moon are !etwi"t two evil planets
unaspected !y !enefics 0ointly or separately the woman dies
in pregnancy
Stanza 8: #f from the rising sign of the Moon the ?
th
house is 0oined !y
evil planets and Mars is in the <thhouse, she suffers death$ #f
from lagna, the ?
th
and 59
th
houses are occupied !y the Sun
and Mars and the Moon is weak, she suffers death as !efore$
Stanza 9: #f +u0a and &avi are in the 5
st
and =
th
respectively, death
occurs to her !y weapons$ The a!ortion takes place in the
month, whose lord is powerless or afflicted$
Stanza 1: #f !enefics are in con0unction with lagna and 'handra, of if
the 6
th
, 7
th
, 9
nd
, =
th
, ?
th
and 5;
th
houses from them are
occupied !e !enefics or if the malefics occupy :
rd
and 55
th
houses, and aspected !y the Sun she will have a safe and
happy pregnancy$
Stanza 11: #f powerful lagna, &avi, 'handra and ,uru occupy odd signs
or navamsas, they cause masculine !irth$ #f these occupy
even signs and amsas, they produce feminine !irth$ #f ,uru
and &avi are found in odd signs, then a male, if Sukra, +u0a
and 'handra are in even signs, a female is !orn$ #f these
planets are in dou!le>!odied signs aspected !y -udha, there
will !e twins after the se" of the .odiacal sign$
Stanza 12: #f Saturn occupies odd signs from the lagna (e"cepting
lagna), he causes male !irth$ H"amine the relative strength
of the various planets and predict the !irth of males or
females$
Stanza 13: #f the Moon and the Sun aspect mutually, if Saturn and
Mercury aspect mutually; if Mars, in an odd sign, aspects the
Sun in an even sign; if the Moon and lagna are in odd, and
have the aspect of Mars in even sign; if the Moon is in even
and Mercury in odd, and have the aspect of Mars; if Venus,
lagna and the Moon are posited in masculine amsas; in all
these si" cases, eunuchs will !e !orn$
Stanza 14: #f the Moon and Venus are in signs, and if Mercury, Mars,
Jupiter and lagna are in odd signs, twins are !orn, of whom
one will !e male and the other female$ Lagna and the Moon
in even houses aspected !y male planets, produce twins, as
a!ove$ #f powerful -udha, +u0a, ,uru and lagna are in even
signs, then predict the same result$ #f planets and lagna are
in common amsas, aspected !y Mercury in his amsa, three
children will !e !orn, of whom two will partake of the se" of
the amsa occupied !y Mercury and the other of the opposite
se"$ #f planets, lagna and -udha are in similar amsas, then
three children of that se" will !e !orn$
Stanza 15: #f lagna is in /hanus, or falls in that amsa, if all the planets
are powerful Sani and -udha, then predict many children at
one !irth$
Stanza 16: +alala, ,hana, Ankura, Asthi, 'harma, Anga0a, 'hetamatha
are governed !y Sukra, +u0a, ,uru, &avi, 'handra, Sani and
-udha respectively$ The lord of lagna, 'handra, and &avi are
rulers of the ne"t three months respectively$ The foetal
growth depends upon the strength and weakness of the
planets, who govern the particular month$
Stanza 17: #f -udha is in thrikona, and other planets are powerless, then
the child will have two faces, four hands, and four legs with
one face$ #f the Moon is in Taurus, and evil planets are in
&uksha Sandhis, predict a dum! child$ #f, in this con0unction,
the Moon has !eneficial aspect, the child !egins to speak
very late in life$
Stanza 18: #f Sani and +u0a occupy -udhaIs houses or navamsas, the
child will !e !orn with teeth$ #f +ataka is lagna with 'handra
init, having the aspects of Sani and +u0a, the child will !e
dwarf$ #f Meena !ecomes lagna !ecomes a cripple$ #f the &asi
Sandhis are occupied !y malefics and the Moon, the child
will !e deaf$ #n all these cases there must !e no !eneficial
aspects$
Stanza 19: #f the last navamsa of Makara is lagna aspected !y Sani,
'handra and &avi then a dwarf is !orn$ #f malefics occupy
the 6
th
, 7
th
and 5
st
drekkanas, handless, feetless and headless
child respectively must !e predicted$
Stanza 2: #f Leo is !irth occupied !y the Sun and the Moon, aspected
!y Mars and Saturn the child will !e !lind$ #f in the a!ove
com!ination there is also !eneficial aspect the vision will !e
dim$ The Moon in the 59
th
house causes loss to the left eye
and the Sun there causes loss to the right eye$ -eneficial
aspects give some relief in these com!inations$
Stanza 21: The !irth of a child takes place in the sign occupied !y the
Moon, which is represented !y the num!er, in which
/wadasamsa, the Moon is fi"ed at the time$ The day or the
night and the ghaties of the !irth time must !e known !y the
num!er of the ghaties at the time of the *uestion and the
nature of the sign whether diurnal or nocturnal$
Stanza 22: #f Makara or +um!ha navamsa rises at the time of
conception, aspected !y Sani, the child will !e !orn after ?
years$ #f +atakamsa rises at the time of conception, aspected
!y 'handra, then the !irth occurs after 59 years of
pregnancy$ The details in this chapter must !e carefully
understood and applied with sense and 0udgment$
Chapter 5
1an2a 7ala la3shana
Stanza 1: #f !irth sign is unaspected !y the Moon, father will !e a!sent
at the !irth$ #f the Sun occupies a mova!le sign (pathitha)
from the 5;
th
, the father will !e away in a foreign country at
the !irth of child$
Stanza 2: #f Saturn occupies lagna or if Mars is in the =
th
or if the Moon
is !etween Mercury and Venus, the father will !e a!sent at
the !irth of the child$
Stanza 3: #f the Moon occupies Mars drekkana and !enefics are in the
9
nd
and 55
th
houses, predict a serpentIs !irth$ #f an evil sign
falls in +u0aIs drekkana and has !enefics in the 9
nd
and the
55
th
, the child will !e !ound !y a serpent>like !andage$
Stanza 4: #f the Sun occupies a *uadruped sign and if other powerful
planets occupy common signs, twins will !e !orn covered
with a common hood$
Stanza 5: #f Mesha, Simha or Vrisha!ha falls as lagna, occupies !y Sani
or +u0a, the child will !e !orn with a cowl or cord in that
organ which is represented !y the rising navamsa$
Stanza 6: #f Jupiter does not aspect !irth and Moon, or if he does not
aspect the Sun, in con0unction with the Moon, if the Moon
with a malefic com!ines with the Sun then say certainly the
child is !orn to another person or of adultery$
Stanza 7: #f malefics occupy the signs of cruel planets and are in the
=
th
, 7
th
or 6
th
from the Sun, the father will !e imprisoned
when the child is !orn$ The sign occupied !y the Sun
determines the locality of his !ondage$
Stanza 8: #f Cull Moon is in cancer, if Mercury is in lagna and !enefics
are in the ?
th
, the delivery takes place in a !oat or steamer,
or in a sea voyage$ #f !irth is watery with the Moon in the =
th
the same result happens$
Stanza 9: #f !irth falls in a watery sign as also the Moon, the delivery
will !e close to water$ #f lagna (a watery sign) has Cull MoonIs
aspect the same result happens$ #f, for such lagna, the Moon
is there or in the 6
th
or 5;
th
then similar results happen$
Stanza 1: #f Saturn occupies the 59
th
, and a malefic aspects the Moon,
the woman delivers the child when in !ondage or 0ail$ #f
Saturn is in Scorpio or 'ancer one of which is the !irth
aspected !y the Moon, the delivery takes place in a hole or
hollow or pit$
Stanza 11: #f !irth is watery with Saturn in it, aspected !y Mercury, the
Sun and the Moon, the !irth takes place in playgrounds,
temples and uncultivated fields, respectively$
Stanza 12: #f !irth with Sani falls in a 2ara &asi aspected !y +u0a the
!irth happens in a grave>yard; aspected !y Sukra and
'handra in pleasant places; aspected !y ,uru in sacrificial
places; aspected !y &avi in royal mansions, cowsheds, or
temple premises; aspected !y -udha in li!raries, art colleges
or carpentersI premises$
Stanza 13: 1lace of !irth happens to !e according to the nature of the
rasi and navamsa, either at home or outside$ The !irth place
should !e determined according to the strength of the lagna
either in rasi or navamsa$
Stanza 14: #f the Moon or the Sun is in the 7
th
or 6
th
from Saturn and
Mars, the child will !e forsaken !y its mother$ #f in that
com!ination Jupiter aspects it, the child lives long and
prospers although forsaken !y its mother$
Stanza 15: #f the Moon is in !irth aspected !y a malefic and has Mars in
the =
th
the forsaken !a!e will perish$ #f in this com!ination
Mars and Saturn are in the 55
th
, the child dies, if aspected !y
a !enefic, the child gets protection !y such caste man as is
indicated !y the !enefic; if aspected !y malefics, the child
falls to different hands and dies$
Stanza 16: The !irth takes place in the house of the father or mother
according to the strength of their lords$ #f !enefics occupy
de!ilitated places, !irth will !e under trees, roads, etc$ #f
!enefics occupy neecha and if the Moon and !irth are
unaspected !y other planets occupying one house, the !irth
occurs in lonely places$
Stanza 17: #f Moon 0oins SaturnIs amsa or is in the ?
th
or has aspect of
Saturn or occupies watery signs or con0oins with Saturn, then
!irth takes place in darkness$ #f there are three or more
de!ilitated planets, !irth takes place on the ground$ The
!irth takes place similar to the rasi which rises on a level
with the e*uator$ #f malefics occupy the ?
th
or =
th
from Moon
or 0oin Moon, the delivery is attended with much pain$
Stanza 18: The *uantity of oil !y Moon, the wick !y the !irth sign and
the light !y Sun, the door !y the planets in *uadrants or !y
the most powerful of the planets must !e ascertained$
Stanza 19: #f Saturn is the strongest, the house will !e one newly
repaired having !ecome old; if Mars is so, itIs partly !urnt; if
Moon, new; if the Sun, the house contains much wood; and if
Mercury, !uilt !y many artists; if Venus, handsome, painted
and new; if Jupiter, strong house; the ad0oining houses must
!e indicated similarly !y the planets in the rasis$
Stanza 2: #f !irth falls in Mesha, +ataka, Thula, Vrischika and +um!ha,
or in these navamsa the delivery will !e in the eastern part
of the house$ #f the !irth falls in ,uruIs or -udhaIs houses or
amsas the delivery happens in the northern part of the
house$ #f it falls in Vrisha!ha or its amsa the !irth takes place
in the west and if it falls in Makara or Simha or their
navamsas the !irth place will !e in the southern side$
Stanza 21: The cardinal direction of the lying down must !e indicated
!y two signs from Mesha etc$, and the corners !y the dou!le>
!odied signs$ Similarly # must !e ascertained for the
direction of the !ed, etc$ The legs of the cost or the sides of
the !ed must !e ascertained !y the @
th
, :
rd
, 7
th
and 59
th
houses from lagna$
Stanza 22: The num!er of women to assist the delivery must !e
determined !y the num!er of planets !etween the Moon and
the lagna$ Their presence inside or outside the delivery room
has to !e learnt !y the planets in the invisi!le and the visi!le
half of the .odiac respectively$ Some say *uite the reverse$
Stanza 23: The !ody of the child will resem!le the planet who is the
lord of the navamsa or who is the most powerful$ The color
of the infant will resem!le that of the lord of the navamsa
occupied !y the Moon$ Taking the lagna as head, etc$, the
lim!s resem!le the rasis in which they fall$
Stanza 24: #f the first drekkana rises in the lagna; !y the /rusya and
Adrusya halves of the .odiac, left and right sides of head,
eyes, ears, nose, temples, cheeks and face must !e
determined from the lagna respectively$ #f the second
drekkana rises in the lagna, neck, shoulders, arms, sides,
chest, !elly and navel should !e similarly determined$ #f the
third drekkana rises in the lagna, lower stomach, se"ual
organ and anus, testicles, thighs, knees, calves and feet
must !e similarly delineated$
Stanza 25: #f those rasis are occupied !y the malefics there will !e sores
or wounds, if these are occupied or aspected !y !enefics
there will !e marks; if such planets causing sores, etc$>are in
their won rasis or navamsas or infi"ed signs or navamsas, the
sores, etc$, will accompany !irth, if not they come !y
accidents after !irth$ #f such a planet is Saturn the wounds
will !e caused !y stones and windy diseases; if Mars !y fire,
weapons and poisons; if Mercury !y the earth or the ground;
if the Sun !y wood or *uadrupeds; if the Moon !y horned
animals or a*uatics; if they are other planets then there will
!e no wounds$
Stanza 26: #f Mercury 0oins three other planets in any rasi he will cause
wounds in that organ which is governed !y it$ #f an evil
planet is in the @
th
from !irth, there will !e wound in that
organ represented !y that rasi$ #f such a malefic has
!eneficial aspect then there will !e Thilaka, Masaka, etc$,
there$ #f !enefics 0oin him there will !e Lakshma, etc$
Chapter 6
8alarishta 4earl" death6
Stanza 1: 'hildren !orn during sandhi or when !irth is in 'handra hora,
when evil planets occupy the ends of signs or when four
malefics (including Moon) occupy *uadrants, will die
Stanza 2: #f cruel and !enefic planets occupy the first and the second
halves of the .odiac respectively and the !irth rises in an
insect rasi or if the !irth and the =
th
ar placed !etween
malefics, the child dies straightaway
Stanza 3: #f malefics occupy !irth and =
th
and if Moon 0oins cruel
planets, unaspected !y !enefics, the child dies *uickly
Stanza 4: #f a weak Moon occupies the 59
th
with malefics in the !irth
and the <
th
without !enefics in *uadrants, the child dies soon
Stanza 5: #f Moon 0oins a malefic and occupies the =
th
, <
th
or 59
th
and
when !enefics arenIt in *uadrants and donIt aspect these,
the child dies
Stanza 6: #f Moon occupies @
th
or <
th
aspected !y malefics, early death
comes$ #f such Moon has !eneficial aspects, the child dies
!efore <$ #f such Moon ahs mi"ed aspets, the child lives for
? years$ #f a !enefic occupies the @
th
or <
th
aspected !y
powerful malefics, the child lives for a month$ #f the lord of
the !irth 0oins the =
th
and suffers defeat there !y malefics,
similar results must !e predicted
Stanza 7: #f a weak Moon 0oins the lagna with malefics in the <
th
or
*uadrants, or if Moon is !etwi"t malefics occupying the ?
th
,
=
th
or <
th
, the child dies$ #f Moon is in lagna as a!ove stated,
malefics in the =
th
and <
th
without the aspect of powerful
!enefics, the mother and child !oth die
Stanza 8: #f Moon occupies the last navamsa of the sign and malefics
are in the 6
th
and 7
th
without !eneficial aspects, or if lagna
0oins Moon with malefics in the =
th
, the child dies
immediately
Stanza 9: #f Moon 0oins a malefic in lagna, eclipsed with Mars in the <
th
,
!oth mother and child die$ Similarly, if Sun is in lagna, death
results from weapons$ #f Moon or Sun occupy the lagna with
powerful malefics in trines and the <
th
, unassociated with
!enefics, the child dies
Stanza 1: #f Saturn, Sun, Moon and Mars occupy the 59
th
, 7
th
, lagna and
<
th
respectively, unaspected !y a powerful Jupiter, the child
dies *uickly
Stanza 11: #f Moon is with malefics and occupies a trine, =
th
, <
th
or 59
th
and not aspected !y or com!ined with a powerful Venus,
Mercury or Jupiter, death comes early
Stanza 12: #f Moon in transit 0oins the house of the most powerful
malefic in the a!ove yogas or 0oins his own place, or the
lagna, when heIs strong and has strong malefic aspects, he
causes death to the child within one year
Chapter 7
'"urda"a 4&on5e9it"6
Stanza 1: Sun, in deep e"altation give 57, Moon 96, Mars 56, Mercury
59, Jupiter 56, Venus 95 and Saturn 9; years of life
respectively according to Maya, Bavana, Manitha and
Saktipurva$
Stanza 2: 3here a planet is de!ilitated he cuts away half of the term
of life and in the middle rasis he give terms of life as per
rule of three$ The lagna is supposed to give that num!er of
years, which is represented !y its amsa, while others say the
num!er will !e similar to the rasi$ A planet in an unfriendly
sign cuts one>third of his term unless he is retrograde$ The
com!ust planets e"cept Venus and Saturn, cut off half their
term of life$
Stanza 3: Hvil planets in the 59
th
, 55
th
, 5;
th
, 7
th
, <
th
, and =
th
away 5, J,
5E:, D, 5E@ and 5E<
th
of the term of life allotted to them
respectively$ #f !enefics occupy the same houses, they take
away only one half of that which the malefics do$
Satyacharya says that, if there are many planets in anyone of
the houses, only the most powerful among them will eat the
proportion of life granted !y it$
Stanza 4: #f an evil planet occupies the !irth the num!er of amsas,
etc$, passed !y the lagna must !e multiplied !y the total of
the planetary terms of years, etc$, and then divided !y 5;<,
and deducted from the total term of life the figure thus
o!tained$ #f a !enefic aspects the a!ove con0unction, half of
this must !e deducted$
Stanza 5: Men and elephants have @; " 9 years as terms of life and 6
days more$ %orses live :9 years$ 'amels and asses 96 years$
-uffaloes and !ullocks live 9? years$ /ogs have 59 years$
,oats etc$, 5@ years$
Stanza 6: #f the last navamsa of Meena !ecomes lagna$ #f Mercury is in
the 96
th
minute in Vrisha!ha and if all the rest are in their
deep e"altations, the person gets the utmost limit of life,
vi.$, 59; years and 6 days$
Stanza 7
$ 8
Vishnugupta, /evaswami and Siddhasena have given similar
longevity$ There is one serious o!0ection to the acceptance
of their theory, !ecause according to them, no children can
die a!ove < and !elow 9; years which is a!surd$
They have further stated that those who have this longevity
will also !ecome emperors$ This is erroneous as many men
live long and still !e !eggars
Stanza 9: Jeevasarma says, on his own responsi!ility, that each of the
planets gives one>seventh of the period of the longevity
stated a!ove$ Satyacharya says that each planet gives that
term of life which is indicated !y the navamsa he occupies$
This seems to !e approved of !y many astrological e"perts$
Stanza 1: 'onvert the intended planetIs position into kalas; divide this
!y 9;;; the *uotient, if divisa!le, divided !y 59 represents
years, etc$
Stanza 11: A planet in e"altation or retrogression will give : times the
term of his life$ #f he is in Vargottama or in his own house or
navamsa or drekkana he gives dou!le the period$ This is the
speciality named !y Satyacharya$
Stanza 12: Lagna gives similar num!er of years as it has advance in the
navamsa$ #f it is very powerful it will give similar to the rasi$
#f a malefic is in lagna no deduction should !e made on this
account$ /o not take the terms of life granted !y the planets
as stated !efore$
Stanza 13: SatyacharyaIs system is e"cellent, !ut many have spoiled it
!y useless multiplication$
3henever two or three figures are to !e multiplied, then
multiply it !y that figure which are presents the strongest
factors$
Stanza 14: #f !irth falls in +ataka and ,uru and 'handra are in it, -udha
and Sukra in the kendras, the rest in :>@>55 the person lives
very long and mathematical calculations for longevity do not
apply to such a com!ination$
Chapter 8
-asantardasa
Stanza 1: The most powerful among Lagna, Surya and 'handra, with
planets in their kendras give results in the commencement,
middle, and last periods of life respectively$ #f planets are
not in kendras, etc$, the results will flow in the
commencement even from Apoklima planets$
Stanza 2: The planet most powerful gives the first dasa e"tending over
that period of life granted !y him$ #f many planets are
e*ually powerful then the first dasa will !elong to that
planet who gives the largest term of life$ #f some planets
give e*ual terms of life, then the first dasa will !e given !y
that planet who rises first$
Stanza 3: The planet with the /asanatha gives half the term of that
dasa with his results$ The planet who occupies the thrikona
from him gives one>third of that period with his results$ The
planet in the =
th
from him gives one>seventh of his period$
The planet who is in chaturasra gives one>fourth of that
term$ #n this manner lagna and planets give their /asas and
Antardasas$
Stanza 4: -ring all the fractions to a common figure, omit the
denominators and multiply severally the numerators !y the
dasa years and then divide the whole !y the total of the
numerators$ -y doing this you get the Antardasa periods$
Stanza 5: The /asa (period) of a most powerful and e"alted planet is
called the 1oorna /asa$ The dasa of a powerless planet is
called the &ikta$ The period of that planet which is in the
navamsa of unfriendly amsa is called the Aristaphala$
Stanza 6: The planet who has fallen from e"altation gives Avarohi
/asa$ #f he 0oins friendly or e"alted navamsa, he constitutes
Madhya /asa$
The planet who is ascending from his de!ilitation gives
Arohani /asa$ #f such a planet occupies de!ilitated or
unfriendly navamsa, he gives a worthless period$
Stanza 7: #f a planet is in a good house and 0oins de!ilitated or
unfriendly navamsa, it gives mi"ed results$ The names are
fi"ed for these indicative of their results$ # shall give the
results of the periods of the Sun, etc$, later on$
Stanza 8: #f lagna rises in common sign, its drekkanas constitute
Adhama, Madhya and 1u0ita respectively$ #f lagna is mova!le,
the order must !e reversed$ #f lagna is fi"ed, they constitute
Ashu!ha, #sta and Sama respectively$ Lagna /asas are thus
arranged$
Stanza 9: Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, the Sun and Saturn give
5, 9, 7, 9;, 5<, 9;, 6; years respectively of 2isargika /asa$ #f
in the previously stated dasa period of the planets, they get
also this 2isargika dasa, they produce good results$ Some of
Bavanaas say that the Lagna /asa comes in the end and gives
good$ Some do not accept this view$
Stanza 1: #f the anthardasanatha is in lagna, or if his friend is in lagna,
or if lagna falls in his friendIs or in his varga, the dasa
!eginning then, will !e productive of good$ 4r if he is in the
:
rd
, @
th
, 5;
th
or 55
th
houses it is good$ 4r if the Moon occupies
the e"altation house of the 1akaswami or his friendly rasi, or
thrikona, or the =
th
from him, it produces good$ #f it is the
reverse it produces !ad$
Stanza 11: That dasa which !egins when the Moon is in his own house is
good and gives honour, wealth and happiness$ That dasa
which !egins when the Moon is in +u0aIs house makes his
wife immoral; if that dasa !egins when the Moon is in
-udhaIs house it gives education, friends and wealth; if the
dasa !egins when the Moon is in Simha it gives work for him
in forts, forests, roads, houses and agriculture; if it !egins
when the Moon is in SukraIs house he gives all desira!le food;
if it !egins when the Moon is in SaniIs house it gives mean
woman; if it !egins when the Moon is in ,uruIs house it gives
reputation, wealth and happiness$
Stanza 12: The Sun gives wealth !y 2akha, (nails or claws) teeth, skins,
gold, cruelty, travel, kings and wars$ %e makes the man hot>
tempered determined in doing work, in getting reputation
and good !y courage$ %e gets misery through wife, children,
wealth, enemy, weapon, fire and king$ The Sun gives li!erty,
fondness for sinful deeds, *uarrels among his workmen or
servants, complaints in chest, stomach and other diseases$
Stanza 13: /uring the MoonIs period the person gets money or profits
from mantras, -rahmins, sugarcane, milk, clothes, flowers,
playing, oil seeds, good and fatigue or pain$ %e will !e fond
of sleep, la.iness, enduring pain, -rahmins and /evatas,
getting female issues, possessed of good intelligence,
reputation, earning and spending, and he will pick *uarrels
with is own men and those who are more powerful than
himself$
Stanza 14: /uring the period of Mars there will !e destruction of
enemies, gains from rulers, lands, !rothers, sheep and wool$
%e will have hatred among his children, wife, friends,
!rothers, learned men, and preceptors$ %e will suffer from
thirst, !loody diseases, fever, !ile, fractures$ %eIll !e fond
of othersI wives, sinful men and uncharita!le deeds$ %eIll !e
harsh, hot and evil>tempered
Stanza 15: #n the period of Mercury, the person gets wealth !y em!assy,
friends, preceptors and -rahmins$ %eIll !e praised !y
learned men and there!y gets reputation$ %e gets gold,
mules, lands and personal charm, and happiness$ %eIll !e
witty and humorous and will !e clever in serving$ heIll have
a good mind and charita!le disposition$ %arshness, fatigue,
restraint or imprisonment, mental disease and complaints
from the three dhatus (vaata, pittha and sleshma) will result
Stanza 16: #n his period, Jupiter gives honor, good character, good mind,
personal charm, courage, philanthropic disposition,
determination and devotion$ %e gets wealth thru mantras,
kings, vedic recitation, counsel and skill in diplomacy$ %eIll
have gold, houses, sons, elephants, clothes and friendship
with good rulers$ he gets trou!led !y deep thinking, diseases
in the ear and hatred among lawless people
Stanza 17: /uring VenusI period, the person will !e fond of music,
pleasure, fine scents, good food and drink, clothes, females,
gems, personal charm, sensual pleasure, yogis, friends,
desira!le personages, skill in merchandise, agriculture,
treasure>troves, wealth, hated !y communities, kings, wild
people, vaga!onds and sorrow thru friendship
Stanza 18: /uring SaturnIs period, the person gets donkeys, camels,
!irds, !uffaloes, old women, leadership over communities,
towns or cities, and inferior gains$ he gets miseries or
trou!les thru phlegm, 0ealousy, wind, anger, derangement,
dirt, la.iness and fatigue$ %eIll !e insulted and terrified !y
servants, children, wife and will suffer the loss of a lim!
Stanza 19: ,ood periods give happiness and !ad periods produce misery$
Mi"ed periods give mi"ed results and the result of the
lagna dasa will !e similar in nature to its lord
Stanza 2: #n the period of each planet, the results will !e !ased on the
materials or o!0ects that have !een detailed in the
Saumgnyadhyaya and the means of livelihood detailed in the
+arma Jivadhyaya$ &esults of the planets will !e determined
!y the aspects, occupation and other com!inations given
elsewhere
Stanza 21: /ifferent planets give their luster of the maha!ootas in their
periods$ This luster or shade has to !e identified !y the nose,
face, eyes, skin and ear o!tained !y or thru the earth, water,
fire, air and space
Stanza 22: /uring the time of an auspicious planet, the mind of the
person will !e good$ #t ena!les the man to get wealth and
secure happiness$ The dasa may also !e known !y the
happiness or misery the man is su!0ected to$ The results
produced !y powerless planets will !e en0oyed in dreams and
thoughts
Stanza 23: #f one planet represents two contrary results, the effect will
!e the destruction of those events$ !ut if one is stronger
than the other, the stronger prevails$ #f one planet
represents one and another indicates a contrary result,
thereIll !e !oth the results$ 1lanets give good or !ad in their
own periods
Chapter 9
'shta3a 9ar5a
Stanza 1: Sun is favora!le from his position at !irth in 5, 9, ?, =, <, 7,
5; and 55$ %eIs similar from Mars and Saturn$ Crom Venus,
heIs good in @, = and 59$ Crom Jupiter in 6, @, 7 and 55$ Crom
Moon in :, @, 5; and 55$ Crom Mercury in :, 6, @, 7, 5;, 55
and 59$ Crom lagna, heIs favora!le in 9, :, ?, @, 5; and 55
Stanza 2: Moon is favora!le from his position at !irth in 5, :, @, =, 5;
and 55$ Crom Venus, heIs good in :, ?, 6, =, 7, 5; and 55$
Crom Jupiter in 5, ?, =, <, 5;, 55 and 59$ Crom Sun in :, @, =,
<, 5; and 55$ Crom Mercury in 5, :, ?, 6, =, < and 5;$ Crom
Mars in 9, :, 6, @, 7, 5; and 55$ Crom Saturn in :, 6, @ and
55$ Crom lagna, heIs favora!le in :, @, 5; and 55
Stanza 3: Mars is favora!le from his position at !irth in 5, 9, ?, =, <, 5;
and 55$ Crom Venus, heIs good in @, <, 55 and 59$ Crom
Jupiter in @, 5;, 55 and 59$ Crom Sun in :, 6, @, 5; and 55$
Crom Mercury in :, 6, @ and 55$ Crom Moon in :, @ and 55$
Crom Saturn in 5, ?, =, <, 7, 5; and 55$ Crom lagna, heIs
favora!le in 5, :, @, 5; and 55
Stanza 4: Mercury is favora!le from his position at !irth in 5, :, 6, @, 7,
5; and 55$ Crom Venus, heIs good in 5, 9, :, ?, 6, <, 7 and
55$ Crom Jupiter in @, <, 55 and 59$ Crom Sun in 6, @, 7, 55
and 59$ Crom Mars and Saturn in 5, 9, ?, =, <, 7, 5; and 55$
Crom Moon in 9, ?, @, <, 5; and 55$ Crom lagna, heIs
favora!le in 5, 9, ?, @, <, 5; and 55
Stanza 5: Jupiter is favora!le from his position at !irth in 5, 9, :, ?, =,
<, 5; and 55$ Crom Venus, heIs good in 9, 6, @, 7, 5; and 55$
Crom Mercury in 5, 9, ?, 6, @, 7, 5; and 55$ Crom Sun in 5, 9,
:, ?, =, <, 7, 5; and 55$ Crom Mars in 5, 9, ?, =, <, 5; and 55$
Crom Saturn in :, 6, @ and 59$ Crom Moon in 9, 6, =, 7 and
55$ Crom lagna, heIs favora!le in 5, 9, ?, 6, @, =, 7, 5; and
55
Stanza 6: Venus is favora!le from his position at !irth in 5, 9, :, ?, 6,
<, 7 and 55$ Crom Jupiter, heIs good in 6, <, 7, 5; and 55$
Crom Mercury in :, 6, @, 7 and 55$ Crom Sun in <, 55 and 59$
Crom Mars in :, 6, @, 7, 55 and 59$ Crom Saturn in :, ?, 6, <,
7, 5; and 55$ Crom Moon in 5, 9, :, ?, 6, <, 7, 55 and 59$
Crom lagna, heIs favora!le in 5, 9, :, ?, 6, <, 7 and 55
Stanza 7: Saturn is favora!le from his position at !irth in :, 6, @ and
55$ Crom Jupiter, heIs good in 6, @, 55 and 59$ Crom Mercury
in @, <, 7, 5;, 55 and 59$ Crom Sun in 5, 9, ?, =, <, 5; and 55$
Crom Mars in :, 6, @, 5;, 55 and 59$ Crom Venus in @, 55 and
59$ Crom Moon in :, @ and 55$ Crom lagna, heIs favora!le in
5, :, ?, @, 5; and 55
Stanza 8: The places mentioned a!ove are good and the rest evil$ The
good or !ad results will !e ascertained !y the ciphers and
figures marked as stated a!ove and the !alances show good$
1lanets in upachaya, in friendly or own houses and
e"altations give plenty of good; planets in apachayas, in
de!ilitation or unfriendly houses donIt do good
Chapter 1
7ar2a:ee9a 4profession6
Stanza 1: Crom Sun, etc$, the ac*uisition of wealth must !e predicted
thru father, mother, enemy, friend, !rother, woman and
servant respectively, when he occupies the 5;
th
house from
!irth or Moon, or thru lord of the navamsa occupied !y the
lord of the 5;
th
, from !irth, Moon or Sun
Stanza 2: #f the lord of the navamsa is Sun, the person gets wealth thru
scents, gold, wool, medicines, etc$ #f the amsa lord is Moon,
wealth flows thru agriculture, watery products and
dependence upon women, etc$ #f the lord of the navamsa is
Mars, he gets money thru minerals, fire, weapons,
adventures and physical strength$ #f the lord of the navamsa
is Mercury, money is o!tained thru writing, math, poetry and
fine arts
Stanza 3: #f the lord of the navamsa is Jupiter, he gets money from
-rahmins, priests, ,ods, in mines or manufactures, and from
charities$ #f that lord is Venus, he makes money !y gems,
silver, cows, !uffaloes, etc$ #f heIs Saturn, he gets money
from la!or, !y e"ecution, carrying and !y low artisanship$
The source of income may !e such as that which is controlled
!y the lord of the navamsa occupied !y the lord of 5;
th
in
transit
Stanza 4: 1lanets give wealth similar to the houses they occupy$ #f Sun
is e"alted and powerful, the man gets wealth !y
self>ac*uisition$ #f powerful !enefics are in lagna, 9
nd
or 55
th
,
he gets money in many ways
Chapter 11
+a:a"o5a
Stanza 1: Bavanas say that three or more cruel planets in e"altation
will produce a cruel>minded king$ Jeevasarma and his school
say that e"alted cruel planets wonIt raise a man to kingly
power
Stanza 2: #f Mars, Saturn, Sun and Jupiter or any three of them are
e"alted and one of these three occupies the lagna, 5@
ra0ayogas arise$ #f Moon is in his own house, and any two of
the a!ove planets are in e"altation, with one of them in
!irth, or if any of the a!ove>named planets is in e"altation
occupying the lagna, they produce 5@ ra0ayogas
Stanza 3: #f lagna or Moon occupies vargottama and has the aspects of
four or more planets, e"cept Moon, 99 ra0ayogas are
generated
Stanza 4: #f Saturn is in A*uarius, Sun in Aries, Moon in Taurus and
lagna rises in one of these, and Mercury, Jupiter and Mars are
in ,emini, Leo and Scorpio, thereIll !e com!inations for
royalty$ #f Sun and Moon are in e"altation and lagna rises in
one of these signs and if Sun and Mercury are in the @
th
, and
if Venus, Mars and Jupiter are in Li!ra, Aries and 'ancer,
they generate two ra0ayogas
Stanza 5: #f Mars is in 'apricorn, Sun and Moon in Sagittarius, and lagna
rising in 'apricorn with Saturn in it, the person !ecomes a
king$ #f, in the a!ove com!ination, Moon 0oins Mars in !irth
or if Saturn and Moon are in =
th
, if Jupiter is in Sagittarius,
and Aries !ecomes lagna with Sun there, the person !ecomes
a king
Stanza 6: #f Taurus rises at !irth with Moon in it, and Sun, Jupiter and
Saturn are in the ?
th
, =
th
and 5;
th
respectively, the person
certainly !ecomes a king$ #f 'apricorn is !irth with Saturn in
it, and :, @, 7 or 59 are occupied !y Moon, etc$, the person
!ecomes a famous, good>natured and prominent king
Stanza 7: #f Jupiter with Moon is in Sagittarius, Mars in 'apricorn and
1isces or Virgo is the lagna with Mercury and Venus there,
two ra0ayogas arise$ #f Mars and Saturn occupy the 6
th
,
Jupiter, Moon and Venus 0oin the ?
th
, if Virgo rises as lagna
with Mercury in it, the person !ecomes a king with good
character
Stanza 8: #f 1isces !ecomes lagna with Moon in it, Saturn, Mars and Sun
are in A*uarius, 'apricorn and Leo respectively, the person
!orn will rule the earth$
#f Aries !ecomes lagna with Mars in it, with Jupiter in 'ancer
or if 'ancer rises with Jupiter in it, with Mars in Aries, a king
will !e !orn
Stanza 9: #f 'ancer is lagna with Jupiter in it and if Moon, Venus and
Mercury are in Taurus and Sun in Aries, a mighty king will !e
!orn
Stanza 1: #f 'apricorn is lagna with Saturn in it and if Aries, 'ancer and
Leo are com!ined with their lords and if ,emini and Li!ra
are occupied !y Mercury and Venus, the person !ecomes a
renowned ruler
Stanza 11: #f an e"alted Mercury is in lagna, Venus in ,emini, Moon and
Jupiter in 1isces with Saturn and Mars in 'apricorn, the
person !ecomes a king
Stanza 12: #n the com!inations for royalty sketched !efore, persons
!orn in poverty will !ecome kings; much more so persons
!orn in royal families$ The com!inations to !e given
hereafter will make men kings who are !orn in royal families
and others !orn in ordinary families will !ecome e*ual to
kings
Stanza 13: #f there are three or more powerful e"alted or moolatrikona
planets in a horoscope, a person !orn in a royal family will
!ecome a king$ #f this num!er is five or more, then persons
!orn in ordinary families will !ecome rulers$ #f these planets
are powerless, the persons wonIt !e kings !ut wealthy men
Stanza 14: #f Aries is the lagna with Sun half>rising and Moon in it, Mars
in 'apricorn and Jupiter in Sagittarius, the person !orn in a
royal family !ecomes a king
Stanza 15: 3hen Venus occupies the ?
th
from lagna, Moon occupies the
7
th
and the rest are in the 5
st
, :
rd
and 55
th
houses, the person
!ecomes a king
Stanza 16: #f a powerful Mercury is in lagna, a powerful !enefic in the
7
th
and the rest of the planets in the 9
nd
, :
rd
, @
th
, 7
th
, 5;
th
or
55
th
, the person !orn in a royal family will !ecome a good
and charita!le king
Stanza 17: #f Taurus is lagna and Moon, Jupiter and Saturn and other
planets occupy the 5
st
, 9
nd
, @
th
and 55
th
respectively, or if
Moon and Sun in the 5;
th
and Saturn in lagna and other
planets in the 55
th
, the person !ecomes king
Stanza 18: #f Moon, Saturn and Jupiter are in the 5;
th
, 55
th
and 5
st
respectively, Mercury and Mars in the 9
nd
and Venus and Sun
in the ?
th
, the person !ecomes a king$ #f Mars and Sun are in
lagna, Moon, Jupiter, Venus, Sun and Mercury are in the ?
th
,
=
th
, 7
th
, 5;
th
and 55
th
respectively, the person !ecomes a king
Stanza 19: The person gets royal power in the antaradasa of the most
powerful planet or of the planet who com!ines in the 5;
th
or
the 5
st
$ %e loses that power in the antaradasa of the planet
whoIs unfriendly or de!ilitation house !ecause such a period
is called the chara dasa$ %e then must seek protection from
a powerful king
Stanza 2: #f Jupiter, Venus or Mercury is in lagna, Saturn in =
th
and Sun
in the 5;
th
, the person will en0oy his life well$ #f !eneficial
signs are powerful and fall in *uadrants and malefics occupy
cruel signs, the person will !e a master of hunters, thieves
and wealth
Chapter 12
(a#hasa ;o5as
Stanza 1: -y com!inations of two, three and four the multiples of 7,
5;, < !y :, : and ? respectively will !e the num!er of
2a!hasa yogas o!tained !y this process$ Bavanas have
descri!ed 5<;; varieties !ut # will descri!e them here !riefly$
Stanza 2: #f the planets are in 'hara, etc$, &a00u, Musala and 2ala
yogas are formed respectively according to Satya$ These are
Asraya yogas$ 1arasara mentions two yogas as /ala under
sruk and sarpa when the !enefics and malefics are in kendras
respectively$
Stanza 3: Asraya yogas, according to some, are really incorporated in
the Bava, A!0a, Va0ra, Anda0a, ,olaka, etc$, to !e stated
hereafter$ /ala yogas have no separate significance,
according to some, as the results of !enefics and malefics
occupying the kendras have already !een indicated$
Stanza 4: 3hen two ad0acent *uadrants are com!ined with all the
planets it goes under the name of ,ada$
#t will !e called Sakata when all the planets occupy the 5
st
and the =
th
houses$ 3hen all the planets occupy the ?
th
and
the 5;
th
is called Vihaga$ #f all the planets occupy the 5
st
, 6
th
and 7
th
houses it is called Sringataka$ #f all the planets are
in6th and 7
th
it is called %ala$ So say the learned in astrology$
Stanza 5: 3hen !enefics are in first and seventh and malefics are in
fourth and tenth it is called Va0ra$ #f the planets are reversed
then it is called Bava$ #f the planets are mi"ed it is called
+amala$ #f the planets are outside kendras it is called Vapi$
Stanza 6: # have give these Va0ra yogas, etc$, in accordance with older
sciences, !ut how can -udha and Sukra !e in the ?
th
from the
Sun
Stanza 7: #f all the planets are within the first four houses of the 5
st
,
9
nd
:
rd
and ?
th
kendras Bupa, #shu, Sakthi and /anda yogas are
respectively formed$
Stanza 8: #f all the planets are in the first = houses from the 5
st
, 9
nd
, :
rd
and ?
th
kendras they give rise to 2au, +uta, 'hatra and 'hapa
yogas respectively$ #f these yogas are in other houses they
are called Ardachandra$
Stanza 9: #f all the planets are in the alternate houses from the 9
nd
from lagna, it goes under the name of Samudra$ #f from lagna
planets are similarly situated, it forms 'hakra$ This is the
summary of Akriti yogas$
Stanza 1: -y all the planets occupying =, @, 6, ?, :, 9 and 5 houses,
they form seven yogas, vi.$, Vallaki, /ama, 1asa, +edara,
Shula, Buga and ,ola, respectively$ These are to !e
considered in the a!sence of the previously mentioned
yogas$
Stanza 11: &a00u produces envy, foreign residence and fondness for
traveling$ Musala makes one proud, wealthy, and capa!le of
doing many works$ 2ala makes a person lim!less,
determined, rich and courageous$ Srik makes him happy and
Sarpa gives him great misery$
Stanza 12: Asraya yogas, when they 0oin other yogas !ecome fruitless$
The yogas with which Asrayas 0oin will give results$ 3hen
Asrayas are free, they give their own results$
Stanza 13: ,adaKfond of sacrifices, rich; SakataKlives !y carriages,
sickly, !ad wife; VihagaKam!assador, traveler, *uarrelsome;
SringatakaKhappiness after a long age; %alaKagriculturist$
Stanza 14: Va0raKen0oys happiness in the !eginning and end of his life,
popular, courageous; BavaKwarlike, happy in the end;
1admaKwellknown reputation, great happiness, and good
character; VapiKgood health, accumulator of money and
miser
Stanza 15: BupaKli!eral, watchful, performs sacrifices; SaraKfond of
killing, 0ailor, maker of weapons; SaktiKmean, la.y, devoid of
wealth and happiness; /andaKservitude, re0ected !y or
separated from those who are dear$
Stanza 16: 2ouKfamous, unsteady fortune and miserly; +utaKliar,
imprisonment; 'hatraKhelping relations, en0oyment in old
age; 'hapaKcourageous en0oying life in the first and last
parts of his days$
Stanza 17: ArdhachandraKpopular, handsome, leader; SamudraKe*ual to
a ruler, happy; 'hakraKrespected !y sovereigns;
VeenaKintelligent and skilful, clever in dancing and music$
Stanza 18: /aminiKli!eral, philanthropic, protector, many cattle;
1asaKpossessing relations and servants who are clever in
ac*uiring wealth, and !ad in !ehaviour; +edaraKagriculturist,
helping many; ShulaKcourageous, having wounds, fond of
wealth !ut poor$
Stanza 19: BugaKpoor, un!eliever; ,olaKpenniless, sinful, ignorant,
skilful in mean arts, la.y, traveling$ These are 2a!hasa yogas
related !y me, and they will always !e productive of their
own results$
Chapter 13
Chandra"o5adh"a"a
Stanza 1: 3hen Moon occupies *uadrants, etc$ from Sun, three yogas
arise called Adhama, Sama, Varishta respectively, producing
politeness, wealth, wisdom, intelligence and skill
accordingly$ #f Moon is in his own or friendly 2avamsa during
the day and night possessing the aspect of Jupiter and Venus
respectively, the person will !e wealthy and happy
Stanza 2: 3hen !enefics occupy the @
th
, =
th
and <
th
from Moon, they
cause Adhi yoga and the result is the !irth of a commander, a
minister or king$ 1ersons !orn in this con0unction (adhi yoga)
will !e gentlemanly, happy, surrounded with lu"ury, without
foes, long>lived and re0ected !y diseases
Stanza 3: 3ith the e"ception of Sun, other planets in the 9
nd
from
Moon in the 59
th
from him and in the 9
nd
and 59
th
from Moon
cause Sunapha, Anapha and /huradhura yogas respectively$ #f
these arenIt so, many say itIs kemadruma$ #f planets are in
*uadrants from lagna or Moon or if Moon is com!ined with
planets, thereIs no kemadruma$ Some say these yogas arise
from *uadrants and navamsas, !ut their doctrine hasnIt !een
accepted
Stanza 4: There are :; varieties of Sunapha and Anapha con0unction$
There are 5<; varieties of /uradhara$ The intended varieties
can !e found out !y placing planets in regular order and
dropping the first in proceeding to the last and repeating this
Stanza 5: A person !orn in Sunapha will !e king or his e*ual with
self>ac*uired wealth, intelligent, wealthy and reputed$ A
person !orn under Anapha will !e a ruler, healthy, moral,
renowned, en0oying good pleasures, fond of decorations and
free from mental sorrow
Stanza 6: 4ne !orn under duradhura en0oys all pleasures, has wealth
and conveyances, will !e li!eral and possessed of good
servants$ The person !orn under kemadruma, although he
may take his !irth in a royal family, will !e dirty, sorrowful,
doing work against his caste, poor, dependent and roguish
Stanza 7: #f Mars causes these yogas, the person will !e energetic,
wealthy, warlike and adventurous$ #f Mercury causes the
yogas, the person will !e skilful, have sweet speech and !e
learned in arts$ #f Jupiter causes the yogas, the person will
!e rich, charita!le, happy and respected !y rulers$ #f Venus,
heIll !e fond of women, very wealthy and will en0oy sensual
pleasures
Stanza 8: #f Saturn causes these yogas, the man will en0oy othersI
wealth and articles, will !e engaged in various works and !e
a leader of an assem!ly$ Moon, if visi!le in the day, does
mischief !ut when heIs invisi!le, heIll !e auspicious$
4therwise, the results will !e different
Stanza 9: 3hen all !enefics are in Lpachayas from lagna, the person
will !e e"tremely wealthy$ 3hen all !enefics are in
Lpachayas from Moon, heIll !e wealthy$ 3hen two !enefics
are in Lpachayas, thereIll !e moderate wealth$ Less than
that will produce little wealth$ The results from these will
predominate over others
Chapter 14
-<i5raha"o5adh"a"a
Stanza 1: #f Sun con0oins Moon, the person will !e skilled in machinery
and masonry; if with Mars, fond of sinful deeds; if with
Mercury, skilful, intelligent, renowned and happy; if with
Jupiter, heIll !e cruel and always doing otherIs work; if with
Venus heIll make money on stage and !y weapons; and if
with Saturn, heIll !e skilful in working ores or earthenware
Stanza 2: Moon with Mars makes a man a counterfeit, a seller of
women, wives and pots and doing mischief to mother; Moon
with Mercury makes a person polite in speech, clever in
interpretation, popular and renowned; Moon with Jupiter
makes a person successful against enemies, chief of that sect
or family, capricious and wealthy; Moon with Venus makes a
man skilful in weaving; Moon with Saturn makes a person the
son of a second marriage
Stanza 3: 3hen Mars 0oins Mercury, the person will !e a dealer in
roots, etc$, oils, imitation articles and versed in !o"ing$ Mars
with Jupiter produces a ruler of a city or king or a rich
-rahmin$ Mars with Venus produces cowherds, wrestler,
skilful, fond of other women and gam!ler$ Mars with Saturn
makes the man sorrowful, untruthful, disgraced or !lamed
Stanza 4: 3hen Mercury and Jupiter 0oin, they produce a man who
figures constantly on stage, when Mercury 0oins Venus the
man will !e fond of music, dancing, elo*uence and
protection of lands and assem!lies$ Mercury with Saturn
makes a man a cheat and diso!edient$ Jupiter with Venus
produces good education, wife, wealth and men of many
virtues$ Jupiter with Saturn produces a !ar!er, potter or
cook
Stanza 5: Venus with Saturn gives a man small eyes, wealth from
depending upon some females, artistic capacity, ordinary
writing and painting$ Similarly, results of com!inations of
more than two planets must !e made out
Chapter 15
%ra9ara:"a "o5a
Stanza 1: 3hen there are four or more powerful planets in one house,
the persons !orn will !ecome Sakya, Aa0ivika, -ikshu,
Vriddha, 'hakra, 2irgrantha and Vanyasana, when Mahaya,
,nya, ,uru, +shapakara, Sita, 1ra!hakari and #na are
powerful respectively$ The pravra0ya yogas are determined
!y the most powerful planets$ 3hen these planets have
suffered a defeat, the person will renounce pravra0ya
afterwards
Stanza 2: #f powerful pravra0ya>causing planets are in com!ust with
Sun, then the persons !orn wonIt take up sanyasa !ut will
greatly worship those who have em!raced sanyasa$ #f the
yogakaraka and defeated planets are aspected !y other
planets, the person would !e making an application for
diksha
Stanza 3: 3hen 0anmesha isnIt aspected !y other planets !ut aspects
Saturn, or when Saturn aspects a weak 0anmesha or if Moon
is in SaturnIs /rekkana and occupies the amsa of Saturn or
Mars and has saturnine aspect, the person will have diksha
Stanza 4: #f Jupiter, Moon and lagna are aspected !y Saturn, and if
Jupiter is in the 7
th
, the persons !orn would !e a king whoId
write on shastras or sciences$ #f 7
th
is occupied !y Saturn
unaspected !y any planet, the person will !ecome a dikshita
when heIs !orn in ra0ayoga
Chapter 16
+i3shasiladh"a"a
Stanza 1: The person !orn #n Aswini will !e fond of decoration,
handsome, popular, skilful and intelligent$ 4ne !orn in
-harani will !e determined, truthful, healthy, skilful and
happy$
Stanza 2: The person !orn in +rittika will !e a voracious enter, fond of
otherIs wives, attractive and renowned$ &ohini makes a man
truthful, clean, following religious and moral principles,
sweet in speech, fi"ed mind and handsome$
Stanza 3: Mrigasira>'apricious, skilful, cowardly, good speaker,
hopeful, rich and en0oying$ Aridra>/issimulating in self>
interest, proud, ungrateful, cruel and sinful$
Stanza 4: 1unarvasu>&eligious endurance, happy, good, dull, sickly,
thirsty and pleased with small gifts$
Stanza 5: 1ushya>'ontrol over passions, popular, learned, rich and
charita!le, Aslesha>/issimulator, clever in selfishness, sinful,
ungrateful and a cheat$
Stanza 6: Makha>Many servants and great wealth, en0oying, respector
of elders and gods and very enterprising$ 1u!!a>Sweet
speech, li!eral, handsome, fond of traveling and royal
servant$
Stanza 7: Lttara>1opular, self>ac*uired property, en0oying and happy$
%asta>Hnterprising, intelligent or (shameless), drunkard,
cruel and thievish$
Stanza 8: 'hitta>Lsing various clothes and garlands, good looks and
lim!s$ Swati>1olite, merchant, kind hearted, not a!le to
endure thirst, sweet tongued and generous$
Stanza 9: Visakha>Jealous, avaricious, handsome, clever speaker and
*uarrelsome, or maker of money$ Anuradha>Master or chief,
living in foreign countries, not a!le to !ear hunger and fond
of traveling$
Stanza 1: Jyeshta>Cew friends, contented, charita!le, very irrita!le$
Moola>1roud, rich happy, good, steady and en0oying$
Stanza 11: 1urvashada>,ood and pleasant wife, proud and a steady
friend$ Lttarashada>1olite, knowing, virtuous, many friends,
grateful and popular$
Stanza 12: Sravana>&ich surroundings, learned, good and li!eral or
li!eral to wife, wealthy and renowned$ /hanishta>Li!eral,
rich, courageous, fond of music and money
Stanza 13: Sata!hisha>1lain and truthful, striken from sorrow through
females, etc$, killer of enemies, adventurous and
irreconcila!le$ 1oorva!hadra>Sorrowful, loss of money
through females, skilful and miserly$
Stanza 14: Lttara!hadra>,ood and witty speaker in society and
meetings, happy, many children and grandchildren,
successful over enemies and charita!le$ &evati>3ell>
developed organs, popular, courageous, clean and wealthy$
developed organs, popular, courageous, clean and wealthy$
Chapter 17
+asisiladh"a"a 4lunar effects in the 9arious si5ns6
Stanza 1: Moon in Aries > &ound and red eyes, eating hot and light
food, fond of grains, easily calmed, traveler, passionate,
fleshless knees, changea!le wealth, courageous, liked !y
females, good servant, !ad nails, cut or scar in the head,
proud, chief among !rothers, has Saktirekha (line) in the
palm, capricious and dreading water$ Another version is Ati
-hiru>one who is afraid very much$ The stan.a says Thoyecha
-hiru$
(Many lines on the palm of the hand are given different
names in the science of palmistry$ &eaders may refer to
M%asta SamudrikaI and the articles appearing in T%H
AST&4L4,#'AL MA,AN#2H$)
Stanza 2: Moon in Taurus > %andsome, playful walk, long thighs and
face, !ack sides and face contain some marks, li!eral,
!earing fatigue, possessing paraphernalia, !egetting girls>
phlegmatic, separated from elders, relations, family, wealth
and children; popular, patient, strong digestion, loved !y
females, firm friendship and happy in the middle and end of
his life$
Stanza 3: Moon in ,emini > Cond of women, skilled in se"ual science,
red eyes, scientist, am!assador, curled hairs, clever
knowledge in wit and human nature and gam!ling, handsome
organs, sweet speech, good eater, fond of music, skilled in
dancing, playing with impotents, high nose$
Stanza 4: Moon in 'ancer > 3alking incurves *uickly, high !uttocks,
su!missive to women, good friends, astrologer, many houses,
wa"ing and waning wealth like the Moon, short, stout neck,
amena!le to kind words, fond of friends, water and gardens
Stanza 5: Moon in Leo > Angry, high or !road cheeks, coloured eyes,
few children, hater of women, fond of flesh, wilderness and
mountains, long displeasure, suffering from complaints
arising out of hunger, thirst, stomach, teeth and mind;
li!eral, courageous fi"ed, proud mind and o!edient to
mother$
Stanza 6: Moon in Virgo > 3alt and sight will !e characteri.ed !y
modesty, !ent shoulders and hands, happy, sweet speaker,
truthful, charita!le, skilled in arts, learned in sastras,
intelligent, passionate, possessed of otherIs wealth and
houses, foreign residence, calm speech, female children and
few issues$
Stanza 7: Moon in Li!ra > Cond of worship ping ,ods, -rahmins, pious
people, intelligent, clean, su!missive to women, tall, long
nose, weak and dis0ointed organs, traveller, rich, ill>
developed organs, clever in merchandise, having the second
name pertaining to ,od (meaning that he will not have the
names of ,ods as &ama, +rishna !ut that which denotes the
names of ,ods, as Shanmuga>si" faced>,angadhara, etc$),
sickly, helping relations, and coerced and re0ected !y
relations$ (Another version is 1enangaha having well>
developed organs, !ut this will !e inconsistent with what has
already !een stated)$
Stanza 8: Moon in Scorpio > -road eyes and chest, round knees,
!uttocks and thighs, separated from parents and ,uru, sickly
in infancy, respected !y royal mem!ers, honey>color, cruel,
has marks of fish, va0rayudha, and !ird, secret sinner$
Stanza 9: Moon in Sagittarius > Long face and neck, paternal wealth,
li!eral, poet, strong, clever speaker, thick teeth, ears, tips
and nose; active worker, fine arts, !ent shoulders !ad nails,
strong arms, highly intelligent, skilled in righteous
knowledge, hater of relations and won over !y fair means
and kind words$
Stanza 1: Moon in 'apricorn > 1leaser of wife and children, pretending
charity, lean in the lower half, good eyes, lean !uttocks,
grasping intelligence, popular, idle, not a!le to !ear cold,
traveller, strong li!eral, poet, learned, miserly, incestuous
and low intercourse, shameless and merciless$
Stanza 11: Moon in A*uarius O Long neck like a camel, !ulging veins and
arteries, rough and closely haired, and long !ody, !ig legs,
thighs, !uttocks, !ack, waist, face, stu!!orn, fond of otherIs
wealth and women, and sinful, changea!le fortune,
surrounded !y good flowers, scents and friends, !earing
fatigue on the way$
Stanza 12: Moon in 1isces O Hn0oying otherIs wealth and a*uatic articles,
fond of wife and clothes, well proportioned and handsome
!ody, prominent nose, !ig head, con*uering enemies,
su!missive to women, charming eyes, en0oying treasure
trove, lustrous articles, wealthy and learned$
Stanza 13: 3hen the Moon, the sign in which he is, and its lord are
powerful, the results indicated a!ove will !e fully verified$
The other planetary results must !e similarly suggested$
Chapter 18
+asisiladh"a"a 4results of planets in the 9arious si5ns6
Stanza 1: 3hen the Sun is not in his deep e"altation in Aries, the
person will !ecome famous, clever, traveller, possessed of
little wealth and !earer of arms$ 3hen the Sun is in Taurus,
the person will sell scents and clothes, hate females and !e
clever in drumming and music$
Stanza 2: 3hen the Sun is in ,emini, the native !ecomes educated,
astrologer and wealthy$ #n 'ancer, he makes the native angry,
poor, doing otherIs work, and suffer from fatigue in traveling
and other cares, #n Leo, the Sun makes one love the forests,
mountains and cattle, courageous and dull$ 3hen the Sun is
in Virgo, the person !ecomes skilful in writing, painting,
poetry, philosophy and mathematics, and possess a feminine
!ody$
Stanza 3: 3hen the Sun occupies Li!ra, he makes the man a toddy>
seller, drunkard, traveller, goldsmith and mean$ 3hen the
Sun is in Scorpio, he makes the man cruel, adventurous and
rash, making profits !y sales of poisonous su!stances, losing
wealth !y ro!!ers, and skilled in military weapons, and
destroyer$ 3hen the Sun is in Sagittarius, the person will !e
respected, rich, angry, doctor and artisan$ 3hen the Sun in
'apricorn, the person will !e mean, ignorant, seller of low
articles, little wealth, covetuous and en0oying at otherIs
cost$
Stanza 4: The Sun in A*uarius makes a man mean, separated from
children and wealth, and poor, The Sun in 1isces causes
wealth through articles found in water and fondled !y
women$ 3hen the Sun and the Moon are com!ined in a rasi,
marks or moles in the organ which is governed !y
+alapurusha, are found$
Stanza 5: Mars and Aries and Scorpio O &espected !y kings, traveller,
commander, merchant, rich, cut or scarred !ody, thief,
running through various sense pleasures or o!0ects$
Mars in Taurus and Li!ra O Su!missive to women, ungrateful
friend, fond of otherIs wives, cheat, fop, timid and unsocial$
Stanza 6: Mars in ,emini and Virgo O Jealous, sons,, friendless,
grateful, clever in music and martial work, miserly,
undaunted and mendicant$
Mars in 'ancer O &ich, wealth procured through ships or
through traveling, intelligent, wanting in organs and cruel$
Stanza 7: Mars in Leo O 1oor, enduring, traveling in forests, few
children and wife$
Mars in Sagittarius and 1isces O Many enemies, minister,
renowned, courageous and few children$
Mars in A*uarius O Sorrowful, poor, traveller, untrughful and
irrita!le$
Mars in 'apricorn O Much wealth and many children, and king
or his e*ual$
Stanza 8: Mercury in Aries and Scorpio O Cond of gam!ling, !orrowing
and drinking, atheist, thief, poor, !ad wife, cheating and
untruthful$
Stanza 9: Mercury in Taurus and Li!ra O Cond of getting instructors,
children, wives and wealth, li!eral, and respectful to elders$
Mercury in ,emini O Liar, skilled in arts and sciences, polite
speeches, and fond of happiness$ Mercury in 'ancer O 3ealth
through water, and hateful to his relations$
Stanza 1: Mercury in Leo O %ateful to women, without wealth,
happiness and children, traveller, stupid, fond of women,
and disgraced !y his own community$
Mercury in Virgo O Li!eral, learned, many no!le *ualities
happy, patient, e"pedient or resourceful and intrepid$
Stanza 11: Mercury in 'apricorn and A*uarius O Hngaged in otherIs work,
poor, not fond of arts, de!tor, carrying out other orders$
Mercury is Sagittarius O respected !y king, learned, timely
speech$
Mercury in 1isces O 3inning over servants to his side, and
mean artist$
Stanza 12: Jupiter in Aries and Scorpio O 'ommander, possessed of large
family, children and wealth, li!eral and good servants,
forgiving, handsome, good wife and famous$
Jupiter in Taurus and Li!ra O %ealthy, possessed of happiness,
friends, wealth and children, li!eral and popular$
Jupiter in ,emini and Virgo O Surrounded !y worldly
paraphernalia or titles, children and friends, minister, consul
and happy
Stanza 13: Jupiter in 'ancer O 1ossessed of great wealth and gems,
children, wife, en0oyment, intelligence and happiness$
Jupiter in Leo O 'ommander and all the results indicated
a!ove in 'ancer$
Jupiter in Sagittarius and 1isces O +ind or minister or
commander or wealthy$
Jupiter in +um!ha or A*uarius will produce the results
ascri!ed to him n 'ancer$ Jupiter in 'apricorn O Mean, poor
and unhappy$
Stanza 14: Venus in Aries and Scorpio O Cond of other women, losing
money through their flattery and hater of his race$
Venus in Taurus and Li!ra O Self>ac*uired property, respected
!y rulers, leader of his men, renowned and courageous$
Stanza 15: Venus in ,emini O /oing rulerIs work or service, wealthy and
learned$
Venus in Virgo O /oing very mean acts$ Venus in 'apricorn
and A*uarius O 1opular slave to women, and intercourse with
!ad women$
Stanza 16: Venus in 'ancer O ,ives two wives, mendicant, timid, full of
se"ual passion and sorrow through it$
Venus in Leo O ,etting wealth through a woman, handsome
wife and few children$
Venus in Sagittarius O Adorned with many good *ualities and
rich$
Venus in 1isces O Learned, wealthy, respected !y rulers and
very popular$
Stanza 17: Saturn in Aries O #gnorant, itinerant, cheat and friendless$
Saturn in Scorpio O #mprisonment, whipping, capricious and
merciless$
Saturn in ,emini and Virgo O 'hildless, poor, shameless,
unhappy, not knowing painting, protective office and chief
man$ (4ne reading is skilled in painting$ Another reading says
he will !e &akshasapathi or lord of &akshasas or evil genii)$
Stanza 18: Saturn in Taurus O 'onnections with prohi!ited and low caste
women, ordinary wealth and many wives$
Saturn in Li!ra O Camous, respected !y communities, towns,
army and village, wealthy$
Saturn in 'ancer O 1oor, loose teeth, motherless, childless
and ignorant$
Saturn in Leo O !ad, childless and unhappy, carrying loads$
Stanza 19: Saturn in Sagittarius and 1isces O ,ood death or happy in the
end, confident with princes or rulers, good children, wife
and wealth, commander of towns, armies and villages$
Saturn in 'apricorn and A*uarius O ,etting otherIs women,
wealth and otherIs houses, chief of towns, villages and army,
short sighted, dirty, permanent wealth, general prosperity
and en0oying$
Stanza 2: The results which have !een stated for the presence of the
Moon in each rasi, and the results of aspects of Moon !y
other planets in the different signs will have to !e applied
for lagna$ The prosperity and adversity of each !hava must
!e predicted !y the strength of the !hava and its lord$
Chapter 19
-rishti phaladh"a"a 4results of planetar" aspects6
Stanza 1: 3hen the Moon is in Aries aspected !y Mars, etc$, the person
!ecomes a king, philosopher, e*ual to a ruler, virtuous, thief
and poor, respectively$
3hen the Moon is in Taurus aspected !y Mars, etc$, the
person !ecomes poor, thief respected !y people, ruler,
wealthy and servant respectively$
3hen the Moon is in ,emini aspected !y Mars, etc$, the
person will !e a seller of weapons, ruler, learned,
courageous, weak and poor respectively$
3hen the Moon is in 'ancer aspected !y Mars, etc$, the
person will !e a warrior, poet, learned, ruler, living !y
weapons and have eye complaints respectively$
Stanza 2: #f the Moon is in Leo aspected !y Mercury, etc$, the person
will !ecome learned in astrology, chief or lord, &a0a, !ar!er,
ruler and thief respectively$
#f the Moon is in Virgo aspected !y Mercury, etc$, the man
!ecomes a ruler, commander, de"terous and aspected !y
malefics the person lives as a dependent upon women
respectively$
#f the Moon is in Li!ra aspected !y Mercury, etc$, he !ecomes
a ruler, goldsmith, merchant and !y the evil planets killer of
animals respectively$
3hen the Moon is in Scorpio aspected !y Mars, etc$, the
person !ecomes father of twin, polite, washerman, defective
in organs, poor and ruler respectively$
Stanza 3: #f the Moon is in Sagittarius aspected !y Mercury, etc$, the
person will protect relations, !e a king, master of many,
aspected !y malefics the person will !e showy or
dissimulator, inattentive to otherIs interests respectively$
#f the Moon is in 'apricorn aspected !y Mercury, etc$, the
person !ecomes king of kings, &a0a, pandit, wealthy, and
poor respectively$
#f the Moon is in A*uarius aspected !y Mercury etc$, he
!ecomes a &a0a, e*ual to a ruler, fond of otherIs wives and
aspected !y other planets he will !e fond of otherIs wives
respectively$
#f the Moon is in 1isces aspected !y Mercury, etc$, the person
will !e a 0ester, &a0a, pandit and aspected !y malefics
!ecomes sinful$
Stanza 4: #f the other planets occupy the same horas as the Moon and
aspect him the results will !e !eneficial$ 3hen the lord of
the drekkana occupied !y the Moon aspects him the results
are favoura!le$ #f the Moon is aspected !y planets in
friendly houses, it is good$ The results which have !een
stated a!ove for each of the houses of the .odiac !y the
occupation of the Moon and the aspecting of other planets
will also !e similar when the Moon occupies the /wadasamsa
of those planets$ %ereafter the aspects of the Sun, etc$, in
the navamsas, and the Moon in the navamsas will !e
detailed$
Stanza 5: 3hen the Moon is in the navamsas of Aries or Scorpio
aspected !y the Sun, etc$, the person will !e a ruler or chief
of a town, fond of killing, clever in wrestling, king, wealthy
and *uarrelsome, respectively$ 3hen the Moon is in the
navamsa of Taurus or Li!ra aspected !y the Sun, etc$, he will
!e o!stinate, fond of otherIs wives, good poet and happy
respectively$
Stanza 6: Moon occupying the navamsa of ,emini and Virgo, aspected
!y the Sun, etc$, makes the man a stage wrestler, thief,
poet, minister, musician and skilful in painting and arts
respectively$ 3hen the Moon is in his navamsa aspected !y
the Sun, etc$, the person will !e lean, miserly or poor, saint,
chief, !rought up !y females and fond of work respectively$
Stanza 7: Moon in the navamsa of Leo, aspected !y the Sun, etc$,
makes a man angry, protPgP of a king, get treasure trove,
!rooking no opposition in command, childless and fond of
cruel deeds respectively$ #f the Moon is in the navamsas of
Sagittarius or 1isces, aspected !y the Sun, etc$, the person
!ecomes well known for strength, clever in arranging armies
in a !attle, 0ester or humourist, minister, impotent and
righteous respectively$
Stanza 8: #f the Moon occupies the navamsa of 'apricorn or A*uarius
aspected !y the Sun, etc$, the person has few issues, miserly
while wealthy, pride, fondness for his own sectarian deeds,
fondness for !ad women and miserly ha!its respectively and
when the Sun is aspected !y the Moon, etc$, similar results
must !e predicted$
Stanza 9: The results which have now !een detailed a!ove for the
Moon will !e full, moderate and meagre as 'handra is in
Vargottama, his own house or other houses$ #f the results are
!ad the a!ove should !e reversed$ #f the lord of the Amsa is
powerful he will give his Amsaphala in preference to any
phala which may !e indicated !y aspects in the rasi diagram$
Chapter 2
8ha9adh"a"a 4planets in houses6
Stanza 1: 3hen Sun is in lagna, the !irth will !e courageous, slow,
short or defective in sight, and cruel$ #n Aries, Sun makes a
man rich and diseased in the eyes, in Leo it makes a man
night>!lind$ #n de!ilitation, Sun gives defective sight$ 3hen
Sun is in the 9
nd
house, the person will !e very rich, pays
heavy sums to rulers and has a diseased face
Stanza 2: Sun in the :
rd
produces intelligence and valor$ #n the ?
th
, he
makes the native unhappy and worried$ #n the 6
th
, Sun makes
a man poor and issueless$ #n the @
th
, he produces strength
and defeat !y enemies
Stanza 3: Sun in =
th
O disgrace from women$ #n the <
th
, fine children and
defective sight$ #n the 7
th
O possessed of children, wealth and
happiness, the 5;
th
O happiness and courage$ #n the 55
th
> very
wealthy and in the 59
th
irreligious
Stanza 4: Moon in ascendant makes a man dum!, deranged, stu!!orn,
!lind, !ase, deaf or servant$ #f that !irth falls in 'ancer,
Aries or Taurus, he gets wealth, many children or rich
respectively$ #n 9
nd
, Moon produces a !ig family$ #n the :
rd
, it
makes a man cruel$ #n the ?
th
or 6
th
, heIll increase those
significations$ #n @
th
, he gives many enemies, tender !ody,
weak digestion, weak se"ual inclination, cruel mind and
languor
Stanza 5: Moon in the =
th
makes a man envious and passionately fond of
women$ #n <
th
, Moon produces capriciousness and suffering
constantly from physical ailments$ #n 7
th
, popularity,
children, wealth, relations and friends$ #n the 5;
th
, Moon
gives success in all undertakings, charita!le, rich, intelligent
and courageous$ #n 55
th
, Moon produces fame, gains and all
those items indicated !y that house$ #n the 59
th
, he makes
the person trou!lesome and defective in !odily organs
Stanza 6: Mars in lagna O wounds or cuts in the !ody$ #n 9
nd
, dirty
meals$ #n 7
th
, sinful$ #n other houses, his results are similar to
that of Sun$ Mercury in the first eight houses produces
learning, wealth, !aseness, wisdom, minister, foeless, versed
in philosophy and endowed with good character respectively;
in other houses, his results are similar to that of Sun
Stanza 7: Jupiter in the 59 houses gives the following results O learned,
good speech, miser, happy, intelligent, foeless, eclipsing
father, de!ased, pious, wealthy, profita!le work and
unscrupulous respectively
Stanza 8: Venus in lagna gives skill in se"ual indulgence and happiness$
#n the =
th
, he makes the native fond of *uarreling and se"ual
intercourse$ #n 6
th
, he gives happiness and in other houses,
the result will !e similar to Jupiter and in the 59
th
, Venus
gives wealth
Stanza 9: Saturn in lagna gives poverty, disease, cupidity,
uncleanliness, sickness in early life and indistinct speech$ #f
Saturn occupies e"altation or houses of Jupiter or his own
house, which happens to !e lagna, he makes the person
e*ual to a king, protector of villages or towns, learned and
handsome organs$ #n other houses, his results are similar to
that of Sun
Stanza 1: Take the !irth sign, and the !ody, etc$ and predict results !y
the planets occupying friendly, inimical, neutral, own and
e"alted houses$ Satyacharya declares that !enefics and
malefics in the houses produce good and !ad results in them
respectively$ And the results are reversed in the @
th
, <
th
and
59
th
houses
Stanza 11: 1lanets in e"altation, in moolatrikona, in own, friendly,
inimical, de!ilitated houses, and in com!ustion with Sun give
good in full, three>fourths, half, *uarter, little and nil results
respectively
Chapter 21
'sra"a "o5adh"a"a 4certain special co2#inations6
Stanza 1: 3hen one and more planets are in their own houses, the man
!ecomes e*ual to his relations, chief of his family, respected
!y relations, wealthy, e*ual to a ruler, happy and king
respectively$ #f one and more planets are in friendly houses,
the person will !e !rought up !y others, friends, cousins,
!rothers, chief of a community, commander and king
respectively
Stanza 2: #f thereIs one e"alted planet aspected !y a friendly one, the
person !ecomes a king$ 3hen such a pleanet is con0oined !y
a friendly planet, he !ecomes very wealthy and commands
universal respect$ #f one and more planets are in unfriendly
or de!ilitated houses, they produce poverty, misery,
dullness, disease, imprisonment, sorrow and hanging
respectively
Stanza 3: Satyacharya declares A*uarius lagna as !ad$ Bavanas o!serve
A*uarius /wadasamsa as evil$ Vishnugupta asserts that
Bavanas are erroneous as A*uarius /wadasamsa occurs in
every lagna
Stanza 4: #f malefics 0oin the solar hora in odd signs, the person
!ecomes famous, undertakes great works, possesses
strength, wealth and great personal attractions$ #f !enefics
0oin the lunar hora in even signs, the person !ecomes happy,
tenderhearted, handsome, popular, intelligent and a polite
speaker
Stanza 5: #f the planets in the same horas are found in other signs, the
person !orn then will have results moderately$ #f the planets
are reversed in horas and signs, the persons !orn wonIt have
the a!ove characteristics
Stanza 6: #f Moon is in his own or friendly /rekkana, the person will !e
handsome and virtuous$ #f Moon is in other drekkanas, the
person will get the characteristics of the lord of the
/rekkana$ #f Moon is in Vyala, Ldyathayudha, 'hatuscharana
and Anda0a drekkanas, the person will !e vindictive, very
cruel, fouling guruIs wife and traveler respectively
Stanza 7: A person !orn in the navamsas of Aries, etc$ will !ecome a
thief, an en0oyer, learned, wealthy, ruler, impotent, warlike,
carrier, servant, sinful, cruel and intrepid$ #f these navamsas
fall in vargottamas, the person !orn then will !ecome master
or chief of the a!ove$ The results for the dwadasamsas will
!e similar to the rasis
Stanza 8: 3hen Mars is in his own trimsamsa, the person will have
wife, strength, ornaments, generosity, personal attraction
and enterprising spirit$ 3hen Saturn is in his own trimsamsa,
the person !ecomes sickly, loses his wife, possesses dou!le
heart, en0oys othersI wives, sorrowful, possessed of houses,
clothes, servants, etc$ and will !e uncleanly
Stanza 9: 3hen Jupiter is in his own trimsamsa, the person will have
wealth, happiness, intelligence, attraction, respect, health,
hope and en0oyment$ 3hen Mercury is in his own trimsamsa,
he gives the man intelligence, education, poetic a!ility,
elo*uence, skill in arts, philosophic acumen, enterprise and
much respect
Stanza 1: 3hen Venus is in his own trimsamsa, the man will !e !lessed
with many sons, much happiness, health, popularity, wealth,
!eauty, vindictiveness, handsome !ody and en0oyment with
many women$ 3hen Sun and Moon are in the trimsamsa of
Mars, etc$, the person will !e warlike and slothful, cruel and
killing, virtuous and wealthy, happy and learned, handsome
and popular respectively
Chapter 22
%ra3irna3adh"a"a 42ixed results6
Stanza 1: 1lanets in *uadrants, when they happen to !e in their own
houses, in e"altations or in moolatrikonas, are mutually
termed karakas$ 4f these, the planet in the 5;
th
will !e the
!est karaka
Stanza 2: #f !irth falls in 'ancer with Moon in it and Mars, Saturn, Sun
and Jupiter are in e"altations, they !ecome mutual karakas$
Cor the planet in lagna, the planets in the Am!ara (5;
th
) and
Am!u (?
th
) !ecome karakas
Stanza 3: #f the planet in the 5;
th
from the planet who occupies his
own house or moolatrikona or e"altation happens to !e a
nisarga friend and also tatkalika, he !ecomes a karaka
Stanza 4: #f the lagna falls in vargottama, if good planets are in the
vesi, if the *uadrants arenIt occupied, if there are karaka
planets, the person will !e happy
Stanza 5: #f Jupiter, MoonIs dispositor or lagna lord occupies a
*uadrant, the person will have happiness in the middle of
life$ 1lanets in prushtodaya, u!hayodaya and sirshodaya give
results in the end, middle and !eginning of the manIs life
respectively
Stanza 6: Sun and Mars give results when they enter a house, Jupiter
and Venus in the middle and Saturn and Moon in the end and
Mercury always
Chapter 23
'nishtadh"a"a 42isfortunes6
Stanza 1: #f the 6
th
and =
th
houses from lagna or Moon !e occupied or
aspected !y !enefics or their lords, then these !havas will
prosper; if not, theyIll suffer$ #f the !irth is in Virgo with Sun
in it, the wife will !e lost$ #f in this con0unction 'apricorn is
occupied !y Mars, he causes loss to children
Stanza 2: #f cruel planets are in the ?
th
and the <
th
from Venus or if
Venus is !etween malefics or if Venus isnIt com!ined or not
aspected !y !enefics, the wife will !e killed !y fire, fall or
ropes
Stanza 3: #f the @
th
and 59
th
houses from lagna are occupied !y Sun and
Moon, the hus!and and wife will have one eye each$ #f Venus
and Sun occupy the =
th
, 7
th
or 6
th
, the wife will !e defective
Stanza 4: #f Saturn occupies lagna, Venus in the =
th
when itIs in
gandantha and if the 6
th
is unoccupied !y !enefics, the
person will !ecome the hus!and of a !arren woman$ #f
malefics occupy the 59
th
, =
th
and lagna with weak Moon in the
6
th
, the person will have no wife or son
Stanza 5: #f Venus is in =
th
, which happens to !e the varga of Mars or
Saturn and aspected !y them, the person !ecomes fond of
other women$ #f Saturn and Mars 0oin Moon in the =
th
and
have the aspect of Venus, the person and his wife will !oth
!ecome adulterous$ #f Venus and Moon have Mars and Saturn
in =
th
, the person !ecomes wifeless or issueless$ #f female
and male planets have Mars and Saturn in =
th
aspected !y
!enefics, the couple would !e married when old
Stanza 6: #f the 5;
th
, =
th
and ?
th
are occupied !y Moon, Venus and
malefics respectively, the person destroys his family$ #f
Saturn in a *uadrant aspects the house indicated !y the
/rekkana 0oined !y Mercury, the person !ecomes a sculptor$
#f Venus occupies the 59
th
, 0oining the 2avamsa of Saturn, the
person !ecomes the son of a menial servant woman$ #f Sun
and Moon occupy the =
th
aspected !y Saturn, the person does
degrading acts
Stanza 7: #f Venus and Mars 0oin the =
th
aspected !y malefics, thereIll
!e serious danger from dysentery$ #f Moon is in either 'ancer
of Scorpio 2avamsa and is in con0unction with malefics, the
person will have diseases in secret places$ #f Moon 0oins
lagna, Sun in the =
th
and two malefics in the 59
th
and 9
nd
, the
person will !e attacked !y a serious form of leprosy$ #f Moon
is in the 5;
th
, Mars in =
th
and Saturn in 9
nd
from Sun, the
person will !e defective in lim!s
Stanza 8: 3hen Sun is in 'apricorn and Moon !etween two malefics,
the person gets asthma, consumption, spleen enlargement,
car!uncle or a!dominal tumors$ #f Sun and Moon mutually
e"change places in rasi or amsa, the person gets pthisis$ #f
these two 0oin together in any one of their houses, he may
!ecome emaciated
Stanza 9: #f Moon occupies the 6
th
amsa of Sagittarius or the amsas of
1isces, 'apricorn or Aries, and aspected !y or is in
con0unction with Saturn or Mars, the person will suffer from
leprosy$ #f Scorpio, 'ancer, Taurus or 'apricorn !ecomes one
of the trikonas aspected !y or in con0unction with evil
planets, the person suffers from leprosy
Stanza 1: #f Sun, Moon, Mars and Saturn occupy the <
th
, @
th
, 9
nd
and 59
th
in any way, the person loses his sight !y the elevation of that
dhatu which is indicated !y the most powerful of these
planets
Stanza 11: #f malefics occupy the 7
th
, 55
th
, :
rd
and 6
th
houses unaspected
!y !enefics, the person suffers from deafness, #f these
planets are in the =
th
house, thereIll !e decomposition of the
teeth
Stanza 12: #f Moon when occupying the lagna is eclipsed !y &ahu, and
evil planets are found in trines, the person suffers from
devils$ #f Sun is eclipsed and occupies the lagna, the person
!ecomes !lind
Stanza 13: #f Jupiter occupies lagna and Saturn is in the =
th
, the person
suffers from windy diseases$ #f Mars is in the =
th
, the person
suffers from insanity$ #f Saturn is in lagna and Mars is found in
7
th
, =
th
or 6
th
, the person suffers from insanity$ #f a weak Moon
with Saturn is in 59
th
, the insanity can !e predicted
Stanza 14: #f the dispositor of MoonIs 2avamsa, Sun, Moon and Jupiter
are in de!ilitation or in unfriendly amsas, they produce
self>slavery, slavery !y purchase or hereditary slavery when
one or two or more of the a!ove planets occupy such
positions
Stanza 15: #f the lagna is either Taurus, Aries or Sagittarius aspected !y
malefics, the person will have ugly teeth$ #f the lagna is in
malevolent signs or Taurus or Sagittarius and is aspected !y
evil planets, the person !ecomes !ald$ #f Sun is in the 6
th
or
7
th
aspected !y malefics, the person will have weak eyesight$
#f Saturn is so situated, he suffers from many complaints$ #f
Mars is so situated, thereIll !e defective organs
Stanza 16: #f evil planets occupy 59
th
, 6
th
, 9
nd
or 7
th
, the person will !e
imprisoned according to the nature of that house$ #f lagna is
in !hu0aga (9
nd
and :
rd
of 'ancer, 5
st
and 9
nd
of Scorpio and
last of 1isces) or nigada (5
st
of 'apricorn) /rekkana, aspected
!y powerful malefics, the person will !e similarly confined
Stanza 17: #f Moon with the ring or halo around him 0oins Saturn and is
aspected !y Mars, the person will !e harsh, suffer from
hysteria and consumption$ #f Sun, Saturn and Mars are in the
5;
th
unaspected !y !enefics, the person will !ecome a
servant$ #f three or two or one of them occupy the 5;
th
, the
man !ecomes inferior, ordinary and superior servant
respectively
Chapter 24
Stri:ata3adh"a"a 4fe2 horoscop"6
Stanza 1: Such of those results as the females couldnIt possess or
en0oy must !e attri!uted to their hus!ands$ Crom the <
th
in a
femaleIs chart the death of her hus!and, from the !irth sign
and Moon her own !eauty and from the =
th
her hus!and and
his love to her must !e predicted
Stanza 2: #f the lagna and Moon fall in even signs, the female will !e
modest; if theyIre aspected !y !enefics sheIll !e virtuous; if
lagna and Moon fall in odd signs, sheIll have a masculine
temperament and form and if these two are aspected or are
in con0unction with malefics, sheIll !e sinful and
characterless
Stanza 3: #f lagna or Moon falls in the house of Mars and occupies the
trimsamsas of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury or Venus, the
girl will !e immoral !efore pu!erty, dancing woman,
virtuous, dou!le>hearted or sinful respectively
Stanza 4: #f the lagna or Moon is Taurus or Li!ra and occupies the
trimsamsas of the a!ove planets, she !ecomes sinful,
marrying a second hus!and, virtuous, skilful in arts and
reputed respectively$ #f the lagna or Moon is ,emini or Virgo
and occupies the a!ove planetary trimsamsa, the woman
!ecomes deceitful, impotent, virtuous, good and adulterous
respectively
Stanza 5: #f lagna or Moon is 'ancer and occupies the trimsamsa of the
a!ove planets, she does what she likes, causes death to her
hus!and, !lessed with good *ualities, skilled in arts and
immoral respectively$ #f !irth or Moon falls in Leo and
occupies the trimsamsas of the planets named, sheIll !e
masculine, adulterous, *ueen, manly and commit incestuous
intercourse respectively$ #f lagna or Moon falls in Sagittarius
or 1isces and occupies the said trimsamsas, the woman
!ecomes a servant, fond of low men, virtuous, sinful and
childless respectively
Stanza 6: The results so descri!ed a!ove for lagna or Moon in the
various trimsamsas must !e ascertained with reference to
the strength or weakness of the lagna and Moon
Stanza 7: #f Saturn and Venus are in each otherIs navamsas, aspecting
mutually, or if the !irth falls in Taurus or Li!ra, with the
lagna 2avamsa in A*uarius, the woman will get se"ual
satisfaction from females dressed in male attire
Stanza 8: #f the =
th
house is powerless, unoccupied and unaspected !y
!enefics, the hus!and will !e mean$ #f Mercury and Saturn
are in the =
th
, the hus!and will !e impotent$ #f the =
th
is a
mova!le sign, the hus!and will !e constantly traveling$ #f the
=
th
is occupied !y Sun, aspected !y malefics, sheIll !e
re0ected !y her hus!and$ #f thereIs Mars in the =
th
aspected
!y evil planets, she !ecomes a widow early$ #f Saturn is in
the =
th
, aspected !y malefics, sheIll !ecome old without
marriage
Stanza 9: #f there are several malefics in the =
th
, she !ecomes a widow$
#f there are evil and good planets there, sheIll marry a
second hus!and in the same caste$ #f thereIs a powerless evil
planet in the =
th
aspected !y a !enefic, sheIll !e re0ected !y
her hus!and$ #f Venus and Mars are in the =
th
, she !ecomes
adulterous with her hus!andIs connivance
Stanza 1: #f the house of Mars or Saturn !ecomes lagna with Moon and
Venus there aspected !y malefics, the girl !ecomes
adulterous along with her mother$ #f the =
th
2avamsa from
the lagnamsa falls in the house of Mars, aspected !y Saturn,
the womanIs se"ual organ will !e diseased$ #f the =
th
2avamsa falls in a !eneficial house, the woman will !e
!eautiful and loved !y her hus!and
Stanza 11: #f the =
th
from lagna or navamsas falls in the house of Saturn,
the hus!and will !e old and stu!!orn; if the =
th
from lagna or
2avamsa falls in the house of Mars, the hus!and will !e fond
of other women and cruel; if the =
th
falls in the house of
Venus, the hus!and will !e loving and handsome; and if the
=
th
falls in the house of Mercury, the hus!and will !e learned
and intelligent
Stanza 12: #f the =
th
is 'ancer, the hus!and will !e passionate and mild$
#f the =
th
is Sagittarius or 1isces, the hus!and will !e good
and has control of his passions$ #f the =
th
falls in Leo, the
hus!and will !e mild and hard>working
Stanza 13: #f Moon and Venus are in lagna, the woman will !e 0ealous
and fond of happiness$ #f Moon and Mercury are in lagna,
sheIll !e skilled in arts, happy and !lessed with good
character$ #f Venus and Mercury are in lagna, sheIll !e
!eautiful, !eloved and skilled in fine arts$ #f three !enefics
are in lagna, the woman will have a lot of wealth, great
happiness and fine character
Stanza 14: 3idowhood comes at that age which is indicated !y the lord
of the amsa occupied !y the <
th
lord, when thereIs an evil
planet in the <
th
$ #f !enefics occupy the 9
nd
, she dies !efore
her hus!and$ #f Moon is in Virgo, Scorpio, Taurus or Leo,
sheIll have few children
Stanza 15: #f Saturn is moderately powerful, if Venus, Mercury and Moon
are powerless and the rest are powerful and if lagna is in an
odd sign, the woman will !e adulterous$ #f lagna is in an even
sign and Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury are powerful,
sheIll !ecome famous, learned in many sciences and a
vedantini
Stanza 16: #f an evil planet occupies the =
th
, sheIll em!race that sanyasa
which is represented !y the planet occupying the 7
th
house$
These results may !e foretold during the wedding, during the
search for the girl or during the *uery
Chapter 25
(ir"anadh"a"a
Stanza 1: The native dies from such diseases as is indicated !y the
nature of the planet which aspects the <
th
house and in that
organ or part of the !ody thatIs represented !y the <
th
house
in the division under kalapurusha$ #f many planets aspect the
<
th
, thereIll !e many diseases !efore !irth$ #f Sun, etc$
occupy the <
th
, the person dies from fire, water, weapon,
fever, disease, thirst and hunger respectively$ #f the <
th
is
mova!le, etc$, death will happen in a foreign country, own
land and during traveling respectively
Stanza 2: #f Sun and Mars occupy the ?
th
or 5;
th
, death will !e caused
!y stones$ #f Saturn, Moon and Mars are in ?
th
, =
th
and 5;
th
respectively, death will !e caused !y falling into a well$ #f
Sun and Moon are in Virgo aspected !y malefics, heIll !e
killed !y his own people$ #f the lagna falls in a common sign
with the Sun and Moon in it, the person will !e drowned
Stanza 3: #f Saturn is in 'ancer and Moon in 'apricorn, the person dies
from 0alodara$ #f Moon occupies the house of Mars and is
hemmed !y malefics, the person dies from weapons or fire$
#f Moon occupies Virgo !etween malefics, death comes !y
corrupt !lood or consumption$ #f Moon occupies one of
SaturnIs houses !etween malefics, the person dies !y ropes,
fire or fall
Stanza 4: #f the 6
th
and 7
th
are occupied !y malefics unaspected !y
!enefics, death comes from !ondage$ #f the /rekkana rising
in the <
th
falls in a sarpa or nigada, then similar death
occurs$ #f Sun is in lagna, Virgo falls in the =
th
with Moon in
con0unction with a malefic and Venus in Aries, the person
suffers death from a female in his own house
Stanza 5: #f Mars is in the ?
th
and Sun and Saturn are in 5;
th
, the man
will !e crucified$ #f malefics and a waning Moon occupy the
lagna, 6
th
and 7
th
, the same results happen$ #f Sun occupies
the ?
th
and Mars in the 5;
th
aspected !y a weak Moon,
thereIll !e crucifi"ion$ #f Saturn aspects the a!ove
con0unction, death results from !eating
Stanza 6: #f a powerless Moon, Mars, Saturn and Sun occupy the <
th
,
5;
th
, lagna and ?
th
respectively, death results from !lows
from rods or clods of earth$ #f the same planets occupy 5;
th
,
7
th
, 5
st
and 6
th
respectively, death comes !y smoke, fire,
!andage or !lows on the !ody
Stanza 7: #f Mars, Sun and Saturn occupy ?
th
, =
th
and 5;
th
respectively,
death results from weapons, fire or the anger of the rulers$ #f
Saturn, Moon and Mars occupy the 9
nd
, ?
th
and 5;
th
respectively, the person dies !y worms generated in sore
wounds
Stanza 8: #f Sun is in the 5;
th
and Mars in ?
th
, death comes !y a fall
from conveyances$ #f Saturn, Moon and Sun occupy the lagna
with Mars in =
th
, death comes !y machinery or rocks$ #f Mars,
Saturn and Moon are in Li!ra, Aries and a house of Saturn
respectively, or if powerless Moon, Sun and Mars are in the
5;
th
, =
th
and ?
th
respectively, the person falls in feces and dies
Stanza 9: #f a powerful Mars aspects a powerless Mon with Saturn in
the <
th
, the person dies from worms or fire or instruments in
treating of diseases in secret parts
Stanza 1: #f Sun occupies the =
th
with Mars and Saturn 0oining the <
th
and powerless Moon in ?
th
, death is caused !y !irds$ #f Sun,
Mars, Saturn and Moon are in the 5
st
, 6
th
, <
th
and 7
th
respectively, the person dies !y falling from the top of a
mountain or !y lightning or wall
Stanza 11: The learned indicate that the 99
nd
/rekkana causes death to
the person$ The death will !e caused !y the manner
attri!uted to the lord of this /rekkana or the lord of the rasi
to which it !elongs
Stanza 12: /eath will occur in places similar to the rasi occupied !y the
lord of the 2avamsa, in which the !irth falls$ Curther details
or specialties must !e descri!ed !y con0unctions and
planetary aspects$ The time of death has to !e identified !y
the unrisen num!er of navamsas in the !irth$ #f the !irth lord
aspects it, the time must !e dou!led; aspected !y !enefics,
the time will !e tre!led
Stanza 13: The dead !ody, as per the /rekkana in the <
th
house, vi.$,
dahana, 0ala and misra, will !e reduced to ashes !y fire or
atoms !y water respectively$ #f the <
th
/rekkana is vyala, the
!ody will !e disgraced$ The disposal of the dead !ody must
!e e"plained in this manner and as regards past and future
!irths, the reader must consult ela!orate works on the
su!0ect
Stanza 14: Jupiter, Moon and Venus, Sun and Mars, and Saturn and
Mercury !ring people from devaloka, pitruloka, tiryagloka
and narakaloka respectively$ According to the position of the
lord of the /rekkana occupied !y the more powerful
!etween Sun and Moon, weIve to predict the high, middle or
low state of the man in his previous !irth
Stanza 15: #f the lord of the /rekkana of the @
th
or <
th
or the planet who
occupies the =
th
indicates the state of manIs future e"istence
after death$ #f Jupiter is in e"altation and occupies @
th
, <
th
or
any *uadrant, if 1isces is lagna occupying a !eneficial
2avamsa and other planets than Jupiter are powerless, the
person attains moksha
Chapter 26
(asta :ata3a 4un3no<n horoscopes6
Stanza 1: 3hen a person has no record of his !irth time or the time of
conception, the !irth must !e predicted according to the
lagna rising at the time of the *uestion$ The !irth must !e
predicted in uttarayana or dakshinayana as the first or the
second hora in the lagna rises
Stanza 2: -y the rising drekkana in the lagna, JupiterIs position in 5
st
,
6
th
or 7
th
must !e ascertained according to the appearance of
the *uerist$ #f Sun is in lagna, the !irth takes place in
,reeshma and so on for other planets as stated !efore$ #f the
rithu falls in a wrong ayana, then it must !e corrected !y the
position of the Sun
Stanza 3: #f a rithu falls in a wrong ayana, then change Moon, Mercury
and Jupiter for Venus, Mars and Saturn respectively$ #f the
first half of a drekkana rises, the first month of the rithu
must !e predicted, and the day must !e proportionately
found out
Stanza 4: The learned -rahmin astrologers predict the tithi !y
reference to the degree of the Sun$ The !irth must !e
predicted reversely in the nocturnal and diurnal signs$ -y the
degrees of the lagna, the !irth time must !e ascertained
Stanza 5: Some say that the lunar month has to !e made out with
reference to the position of the Moon in navamsa$ The
position of the Moon must !e made out !y the most powerful
among the lagna and trikona or !y the touching of the
organs, etc$ of the *uerist
Stanza 6: MoonIs position will !e in that rasi which is e*ual to the
num!er of rasis gained !y him from the *uestion lagna$ #f
Moon is in 1isces, then that will !e the sign occupied !y him
at !irth$ The position of Moon at !irth may also !e
ascertained !y the articles of food, !y animals and sounds at
the *uestion time
Stanza 7: The !irth lagna will !e that represented !y the rising
navamsa at the time of the *uery or it will !e that lagna
which, when counted from the *uestion lagna, is similar in
num!er to the drekkanas separating the *uestion lagna from
Sun at the time
Stanza 8: Multiply the longitude of the planet in the lagna or that of
the most powerful !y chayangula and divide it !y twelve$
The remainder denotes the num!er of the !irth lagna from
Aries or the !irth lagna will !e the =
th
, ?
th
, 5;
th
or 5
st
as the
*uerist is sitting or lying down or rising or standing
respectively
Stanza 9: Taurus and Leo, ,emini and Scorpio, Aries and Li!ra, Virgo
and 'apricorn must !e multiplied !y 5;, <, = and 6
respectively$ The remaining rasis (signs) must !e multiplied
!y their own num!er$ Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury must
!e similarly multiplied$ The remaining planets must !e
multiplied like Mercury$ This must necessarily !e done with
the signs$ 3hen thereIs a planet in the lagna, it must also
undergo this multiplication
Stanza 1: Multiply the result thus o!tained !y =, and divide the total
(after adding to or su!tracting 7 from it) !y 9=; the
remainder shows the num!er of the star in which the person
is !orn$ Crom the *uestion lagna, the =
th
, :
rd
, 6
th
and @
th
!havas may also !e indicated and their stars ascertained
Stanza 11: -y multiplying the total mentioned in Stan.as 7 !y 5;, etc$
and also !y adding to or su!tracting from it and !y dividing
that !y the various figures already given, the year, season,
month, lunar day, night and day, constellation, time,
ascendant, navamsa, etc$ may !e ascertained
Stanza 12: Crom the total multiplied !y 5;, the year, season and month
have to !e found out$ Crom the total multiplied !y <,
fortnight and lunar day have to !e ascertained
Stanza 13: Take the total multiplied !y = and from it, predict the
constellation, day and night times
Stanza 14: Take the total multiplied !y 6 and ascertain the time, sign,
hora, amsa, etc$
Stanza 15: Take the matras of the real name, multiply it !y two and add
to the result the num!er of chayangulas o!tained at the time
and divide the total !y 9=; then, take the remainder and
count it from /hanishta to get the !irth constellation of the
*uerist
Stanza 16: The figures 9, :, 5?, 5;, 56, 95, 7 and < from the east, etc$
must !e multiplied !y 56 and the num!er of persons looking
in the same direction as the *uerist must !e added to the
total and divided !y 9=; the remainder shows the num!er of
constellations from /hanishta
Stanza 17: Various methods have !een e"pounded a!out lost
horoscopes$ The real student will accept that which he finds
correct after la!orious calculations
Chapter 27
-re33ana adh"a"a
Stanza 1: The first drekkana of Aries represents a man with a white
cloth around his waist, dark comple"ion, pretending to
protect, fearful red eyes and a lifted a"
Stanza 2: The second drekkana of Aries is sketched !y yavanas as
representing a woman with red cloth, fond of ornaments and
food, pot>!elly, horse>face, thirsty and single>footed
Stanza 3: The third drekkana of Aries represents a man, cruel, skilled
in arts, yellowish, fond of work, unprincipled, with a
lifted>up stick, angry and covered with purple clothes
Stanza 4: The first drekkana of Taurus represents a woman with torn
ringlets, pot>!elly, !urnt cloth, thirsty, fond of food and
ornaments
Stanza 5: The second drekkana of Taurus represents a man possessing
knowledge of lands, grains, houses, cows, arts, ploughing
and carts, hungry, sheep>faced, dirty clothes and shoulders
like the hump of an o"
Stanza 6: The third drekkana of Taurus is represented !y a man with a
!ody like that of an elephant, white teeth, legs like that of a
sara!ha, yellowish color, and clever in capturing sheep and
deer
Stanza 7: The first drekkana of ,emini represents a female, fond of
needlework, !eautiful, fond of ornamentation, issueless,
lifted hands and in menses
Stanza 8: The second drekkana of ,emini represents a man, living in a
garden, in armor, with a !ow, warlike, armed with weapons,
face like that of ,aruda, fond of play, children,
ornamentation and wealth
Stanza 9: The third drekkana of ,emini represents a man, adorned,
decked with gems, armored with a *uiver and !ow, skilled in
dancing, drumming and arts, and poet
Stanza 1: The first drekkana of 'ancer represents a man, holding fruit,
roots and leaves, elephant>!odied, residing on sandal trees
in the forest, legs like that of sara!ha and horse>necked
Stanza 11: The second drekkana of 'ancer represents a female
worshipped on the head !y lotus flowers, with serpents,
full>!lown youthfulness, living in forests on the !ranch of
phalasa and crying
Stanza 12: The third drekkana of 'ancer represents a man covered with
serpents, flat>faced and crossing the ocean in a !oat in
search of his wifeIs 0ewels
Stanza 13: The first drekkana of Leo represents a vulture and a 0ackal
on the salmali tree, a dog and a man dressed in dirty
garments, leaving father and mother, and crying
Stanza 14: The second drekkana of Leo represents a man resem!ling a
horseIs !ody with white garlands on the head, wearing
krishna0ina and kam!alam, fierce as a lion with a !ow in the
hand and !ent nose
Stanza 15: The third drekkana of Leo represents a man with a !earIs
face, acts like those of a monkey, long !eard, curved ringlets
and holding a stick, fruit and flesh
Stanza 16: The first drekkana of Virgo represents a female with a pot,
full of flowers, covering the !ody with dirty garments, fond
of money and clothes, and going to the home of the
preceptor
Stanza 17: The second drekkana of Virgo represents a man with a pen in
hand, dark>comple"ioned, the head tied around a cloth,
counting gains and e"penditure, !ody covered with dense
hair and holding a !ig !ow
Stanza 18: The last drekkana of Virgo represents a female, yellowish,
covered !y a great white silk cloth, tall, holding a pot and
spoon, and going to a temple with great sanctity
Stanza 19: The first drekkana of Li!ra, say Bavanas, represents a man
seated in a shop in the middle of the road, holding !alances,
clever in weighing and measuring with a small scale for
weighing gold, diamonds, thinking of his money and the
prices of the articles in his shop
Stanza 2: The second drekkana of Li!ra represents a man with a
vultureIs face, hungry and thirsty, holding a pot which is
ready to fall and thinking of his wife and children
Stanza 21: The third drekkana of Li!ra represents a man decked with
gems, wearing a golden *uiver and armor and frightening
animals in the wilderness, resem!ling a monkey and holding
in the hand fruit and flesh
Stanza 22: The first drekkana of Scorpio represents a naked woman
without ornaments, coming from the middle of a great ocean
to the shore, dislocated from her original place, the feet
!ound !y serpents and handsome
Stanza 23: The second drekkana of Scorpio represents a woman fond of
home and happiness for her hus!andIs sake and covered with
serpents with a !ody resem!ling a tortoise and a pot
Stanza 24: The last drekkana of Scorpio represents a lion with a !road
flat face, resem!ling a tortoise, frightening dogs, deer, !oars
and 0ackals, protecting localities covered with sandalwood
trees
Stanza 25: The first drekkana of Sagittarius represents a man with a
human face and a horseIs !ody with a !ow in hand residing in
a hermitage, protecting sacrificial articles and maharishis
Stanza 26: The second drekkana of Sagittarius represents a !eautiful
woman, golden>colored, picking up gems from the ocean and
sitting in a -hadrasana fashion
Stanza 27: The last drekkana of Sagittarius representsa man with a long
!eard, gold>comple"ioned, holding a stick, sitting in a
splendid posture and keeping silks and deer skins
Stanza 28: The first drekkana of 'apricorn represents a man covered
with much hair, teeth like those of a crocodile, !ody like
that of a pig, keeping yokes, nets and !andages, and with a
cruel face
Stanza 29: The second drekkana of 'apricorn represents a woman
skilled in arts, !road eyes like lotus petals, greenish>dark,
searching all kinds of articles and wearing iron ear ornaments
Stanza 3: The last drekkana of 'apricorn represents a man with a !ody
like that of +inaras, with a *uiver, arrows and !ow, and
!earing a pot on the shoulder decked with gems
Stanza 31: The first drekkana of A*uarius represents a man with a mind
distur!ed !y oils, wines, water and food !eing !rought to
him, with a +am!ala, silk cloth and deer skin and a face
resem!ling that of a vulture
Stanza 32: The middle drekkana of A*uarius represents a woman,
covered with a dirty cloth in a forest, !earing pots on her
head and dragging metals in a !urnt cart loaded with cotton
trees in it
Stanza 33: The third drekkana of A*uarius represents a dark man with
ears covered with long hair, wearing a crown and wandering
with pots filled with iron, skin, leaves, gum and fruit
Stanza 34: The first drekkana of 1isces represents a man decked with
ornaments, holding in his hand sacrificial vessels, pearls,
conch shells and gems, and crossing the ocean in a !oat in
search of 0ewels for his wife
Stanza 35: The second drekkana of 1isces represents a woman with a
color more !eautiful than that of 'hampaka, surrounded !y
her attendants, and sailing in a !oat decked with long flags
in search of the coast of the ocean
Stanza 36: The last drekkana of 1isces represents a man crying in a pit
in a forest, naked and covered over his !ody !y serpents and
with a mind distracted !y thieves and fire