Shatpanchashika
होरा ाय:
1.1- Prithyuyashas, son of
Varahmihir after saluting sun wrote
Horary Astrology to help others
1.2 - 1st House-Fall, Separation
4th house-Gains, Return
10th House-Travel, Foreign
7th House-Return, Thief
1.3- Aspect of Bhavesh/Benefics-
Success, Vice versa with Malefic
aspects
1.4- Lagna disposited in benefics,
Shadvarga owned by benefics and
Shirshodayi-beneficial
1.5- Full bodied Moon with aspects
of Moon and Venus -success
1.6 Lagna Lord rising in D/9 of own
sign-Mineral related query,
Lagna Lord not rising in D/9 of
own sign and aspected own sign-
animal related query
Lagna Lord neither rising in D/9 of
own sign nor aspected by Own
Sign-plant related query
1.7 -1,4,7 Navamasha in odd sign-
Dhatu, even sign-Jeev
2,5,8 Navamsha in od sign-Mool,
even sign-Mool query
3,6,9 in odd sign- Jeev related
query and even sign- dhatu related
query
Annotations
Benefics in Horary Astrology
Mercury, Venus &Jupiter
Malefics in Horary Astrology
Mars, Saturn and Sun
Houses
1st House-Vilagna/Lagna
4th House-Hibuk,
7th House-Asta,
10th House-Madhya
Chyuti-Fall
गमागामा ाय: जयपराजया ाय:
2.1- Fixed sign as PL-Niether travel/return, nor
success/defeat ; no cure from illness
2.2- With Movable sign-changes,
With dual signs-mixed
2.3- Malefics in 5th/6th house-enemy retreats
and not return & if 4th house has benefics
enemy defeated , returns
2.4 -4.11.8 and 12 signs rising @ query, if 4H
ocupy rashi-enemy come/defeated/run
2.5-Venus in Char Lagna with benefics good for
agressor and vice versa
2.6-Moon in Fixed Sign and Lagna in Movable
sign, enemy will not arrive
2.7-Lagna in fixed sign & Mo in dual sign, native
returns even after going for distance.
2.8-Moon in Movable sign and Lagna in dual-
Enemy will retur n from the mid way
2.9-PL-Movable with Su,Sa,Me and Ve-Fight
If Su/Sa/Me-Retro- he will not come for fight
2.10-PL-Fixed asp by Ju& Sa-No surety on
return, Same in 3/5/6 house- conflict with
enemy,4H- Enemy retreats
2.11-Su/Mo @ 4th house from PL-Enemy army
not arrive, with Me/Ju/Ve-Vice versa
2.12-Chatushpad (1,2,5,10) as PL or 4th house
from PL-Enemy retreats to his place.
2.13-Su/Ju in PL with Fixed Sign-Enemy not
arrive, vice versa with Su/Ju and Char Lagna
2.14- Distance Strongest Planet from PL, no of
houses travelled = no of months of return
2.15-Strongest Planet if rising in Movable
Navamsha return in (X days),Fixed
(2Xdays),Dual (3Xdays), X=Navamsha No
2.16-Others teachers (such as Krishna), return
expected when lord of 7th house reckoned from
PL begins to retrograde in his orbit
2.17-Enemy's arrival is expected in as many
days as Moon travelled from PL provided there
are no planets between these two.
शुभाशुभल णा ाय:
3.1- Benefics posted in 10th, 1st and 7th
house from PL- Victory in Outside
attacks
3.2- 3rd to 8th house PL- represents
defendant and 9th to 2nd house
represents Attacker
3.3- Benefics in 1,11 and 12 houses
with Biped Signs- Peace Treaty
3.4-Benefics in biped signs in
Kendra-Peace
3.5- If Ju/Ve occupy 2nd/3rd fhouse
from Prashna Lagna singly or
conjointly, traveller who has
travelled abroad will return soon.
Annotations
Rashis as per direction of Rising
Shirshodayi-3,5,6,7,8,11
Prishtodayi-1,2,4,9 & 10
Ubhyodayi- 12
Masculine-Odd Signs
Feminine- Even Signs
Type of Houses (Bhavas)
Panfar-2,5,8 and 11 Houses
Aapokilam-3,6,9 and 12 Houses
Upchaya-3,6,10,11 Houses
Trishadhayi-3,6,11 Houses
Rashis
Chatushpad-1,2,5,9 (2nd), 10(1st)
Biped-3,6,7, 9 (First half) and 11
Varga is Shadvarga in Horary
Fallen- A Situation wherein a planet
traveling in Retrograde Motion
comes in Previous Sign
वासिचंता ाय:
4.1-Benefics in Kendra/Trine&
Malefic planets in houses other than
Kendra and 8th house-Ausipicious
4.2-Benefics in 3,5,7,11 houses-
advacement of thing desired
4.3- Benefics in 7th/10th house
from Prashna Lagna- Appointment.
Benefics in 1/2/5 houses-good
Moon in Prashna Lagna-Not good
4.4-Moon in 2,7,10,11 from Lagna
and 3/6th house from Prashna
Lagna aspected by Jupiter-
Happiness
4.5-Benefics in 1,5,7,8 houses &
Moon in 3,6,10,11 houses -
Recovery from Ilness
Annotations
Three Tier Horary Methodology
1. Firstly, any event should be
tested on the anvil of above
mentioned Shubha Shubh Fivers.
2. Secondly, depending upon type
of question, verses mentioned in
pertinent chapter should be applied.
3.Question of reckoning of time of
any eventuality will only arise
provided that there is such promise
present in the Horary Chart.
Annotations
Six Vedangas
1-Nirukta-Etymology
2-Shiksha-Phanetics
3-Chhanda-Poetry
4-Kalpa-Vedic Rituals
5-Vyakrana-Grammar
6-Jyotish-Astrology
Ashtamangala Prashna
Horary practice in Kerala
न ा ा ाय:
5.1-All planets in 2/3/5 houses
from Prashna Lagna- early return
from far-off
Above houses with Me/Ve/ Ju (i.e.
Benefics) and Waxing Moon
Benefics in 2/3/5 houses-
gain/recovery
5.2- If 7th/6th house from Prashna
Lagna are occupied. Jupiter in
Kendra or Me/Ve in Trines- Safe
Return
5.3- Moon in 8th house from
Prashna Lagna without Malefics-
Safe return with gains
5.4- Prishtodayi Lagna aspected
by Malefics, Person will be
tortured/imprisoned
5.5- Note how far away first Planet
is posted from Prashna Lagna
(Not retro), 12 times of it will
represent days of return
If Retro- House distance = No of
days of return
Annotations
Six Samhitas of Astrology
1. Ganita-Deals with Astronomy
and Mathematical calculations in
Astrology
2. Hora-Deals with the individual
Natal charts and delineations on
the basis of Natal Planatary
Positions
3. Samhita- Deals Mundane
Astrology i.e. Inanimate/earthly
events e.g. Astrolo-Meterology,
Geo-Politics, Economy etc
4. Muhurta- Deals with Electional
Astrology i.e. most fructious
timings for any event.
5.Shakuna- Deals with Omens
and their interpretaions
6.Prashna- Querist/Astrologer
bilateral questions and their
delineations from Classics e.g
Shatpanchashika .
िम का ायः
6.1-Fixed Sign, Fixd Navamsha,
Vargottama Navamsha-Stolen
Object
6.2- First D/3- Dropped @ gate
Second D/3- dropped @ Middle
Third- Backyard
6.3- Full Moon in Prashna Lagna,
occupied by benefics-Recovery
Also, 11th house from Prashna
Lagna has benefics
6.4- Direction of stolen property
taken is to be determined from
planets in Kendra. In case there is
no planet,Rashi indicated by the
PL. Distance is Distance of Rising
Navamsha from from First or
Middle Navamshas in Yojan (1
Yojan= 4 Kosas=14 Kilometers)
6.5-Kind of the substance stolen
should be determined through the
Navamsha rising at the time of
query:-
Description of Thieves
From rising decante @ the time of
query
Time of theft, direction, the
place, which property stolen
From rising sign @ the time of
query
Cast of the thief
From Lord of the rising sign @
the time of query
Abbreviations
PL- Prashna Lagna
H- House
D/3- Drekkana, Decant
D/9-Navamsha
First Half- Aka Poorvardha i.e.
0 to 15 minutes in any sign,
later-2nd/Uttaardha
7.1-If Saturn in odd houses
except Prashna Lagna-Birth of
male child, Saturn in even
houses-Birth of female child
Saturn-Even house-Yes & vice
versa for Marriage
7.2-Moon in 3,5,6,7 and 11H from
PL and aspected by Ju/Su/Me or
Benefics in Kendra/Trine-
Marriage
7.3-Venus & Moon in 7H from
Moon,Sun respectively or in
2,3,4,8H- Advent of Rain
7.4-Benefics in 1,2,3,4,7,10H and
Watery sign rising & SP Moon-
Rain can be precited
7.5-Varga Rising-Male, Strong,
aspected by male planets-Male
child
Feminine rashi in Vargas aspect
by Female Planet-Female Child
7.6- PL with aspected by young
Mo (SP1 to 10)/Me-young
Female, by Sa-Old female,
Sun/Ju-recently delivered,
Ma/Ve-Rough/Robust Woman.
7.7-7.8- Strongest Planet in PL-
Quest about inner circle 3H-
Siblings,4H-Mother, Sister
,5H-Own Self,6H-Enemy,7H-
Wife,9H-Some Vituous Person,
10H-Perceptor
7.9-Movable Lagna &
Navamsha(6,7,8,9)- Query
about someone @ abroad.
7.10- In 7H- Su/Ve/Ma-women
enjoyed by querist another Man's
wife, Ju in 7H-Own wife, Me/Mo
in 7H-Prostitute, Sa in 7H-
woman of low caste
7.11-Sun + Malefics in 9H w/o
benefic aspect/conjunction-
Sickness in foreign land . Same
with Sa in 8H- Death
7.12 - Sun with benefics in 8H
from PL and asp by benefics-
Querist's missing father has gone
to foreign country
Happy Learning
Hemant Puneet Sharma :)