“ Prasna Tanta
Sixth House Questions
Sawpegrarente alta wee Ree ea eet
soften fet fog Reafiergrar:
Bota fet dene gueadroenge: wet
Stonzas 44 and 45:—To answer a question
Pertaining 10 disease and its cure ot otherwise,
consider the Lagna as signifying the physician, the
seventh disease, the tenth patient and the fourth
medicine or treatment. If maletics are in or
aspect the ascendant, the disease cannot be cured by
the physician.
afagrnia aa ftagtemtscagm: 1
8 gry aiarsite heara ween
Stanza 46 :—On the contrary, the disease will
be intensified. If malefics are in the 10th, due to
the querent’s own fault, the treatment will not
work. If malefics are in the 7th or 4th, one
complication will lead to another complication.
Shenton eect diet wae |
wate: Aeteamedt dred TET VU
‘Stanza 47 :—Benetics in the above places will
enable the patient to get cured. if the lord of the
Lagna and the Moon are in Ithasala with benetics,
the disease will be destroyed.
‘nave Prone “
a gam &2 apsA ne: ea
afte amet rae gait’ weary: ven
Stanza 48 :—If the planets (lords of the above
houses) are retrograde, the disease will again appe:
or there will be relapse. If the retrograde planets
(in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th) are in Ithasala with
the Moon, the patient will die.
Notes
According to stanzas 46 to 48, the ascendant, the 7th, the
10th and the 4th respectively signify the physician (or
surgeon), the disease (or illness), the patient and the treat-
ment.
Malefics in the ascendant are no indication of the illness
being cured. If malefics are in the 10th, the treatment will
do n0 good due to the pationt’s own fault such as incorrect,
dieting, etc. If the affliction is centered on the 4th and 7th,
then complications set in. Benefics will enable the patient to
get relief. But if they are retrograde, after some signs of
recovery, the patient will have @ relapse. And if the male-
fics are in Ithasala with the Moon, death will result
Disease is assigned to 7th house. But in our humble
opinion, the 6th house should be considered as signifying
disease and the judgment should be made on the basis of the
ascendant, its lord, planets in it, the 6th house, the lord of
the 6th and the planets in the 6th and the Yogas caused
between these two sets of factors. If the concerned factors,
e.g., the ascendant lord or the lord of the 6th is in a movable
sign, the patient becomes relieved soon ; ‘if the sign is fixed,