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Namaste Friends, Below is an alphabetic list of published books on Vedic/Hindu Astrology. This is not an exhaustive list. Hence forgive if any books are left out from the list. Regards Jeyaram ------------------------------------------------------------------Astrology Books 1000 Aphorisms on Love and Marriage by Gopesh Kumar Ojha A Catechism in Astrology by B. V. Raman A Glimpse of Kerala Astrology by O. P. Verma A Guide For Astrologers by William Lily A New Light on Jyotisha by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty A Thousand Suns: Designing Your Future with Vedic Astrology by Linda Johnsen Accurate Predictive Methodology by Umang Taneja Advanced Predictive Astrology Vol 1 by Dr S. S. Chatterjee Advanced Predictive Astrology Vol 2 by Dr S. S. Chatterjee Advanced Principles of Prediction by Gayatri Devi Vasudev Advanced Techniques of Astrological Prediction by K. N. Rao An Indian Ephemeris; 1800 to 2000 AD by L. D. Swamikannu Pillai An Introduction to Vedic Astrology by Howard Beckman Analysing Horoscope Through Modern Techniques by M. S. Mehta Annual Horoscope (Varshaphal or Tajik) by M S Mehta Application of Yogini Dasha by Rajeev Jhanji Applications of Cuspal Interlinks 2 Vols. by K. Bhaskaran Art of Prediction by J. N. Bhasin Arudha System of Prediction by C. S. Patel Ashtakvarga Concept & Application by M.S.Mehta, Shiv Raj Sharma, C B Prasad Ashtamangala Prasna Horary in Indian Astrology by Prof N E Muthuswamy Aspects in Vedic Astrology by Gopesh Kumar Ojha and Ashutosh Ojha Astakavarga System of Prediction by B. V. Raman Astakavarga by C. S. Patel Astro Secrets and Krishnamurty Paddhati PartI by K. Subramainiam Astro Secrets and Krishnamurty Paddhati PartII by K. Subramainiam Astro Sutras by J. N. Bhasin Astrological Application of Kota Chakra by K. K. Joshi Astrological Biographies by Bepin Behari Astrological Counseling by K. K. Pathak Astrological Diagnosis of Diseases by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Astrological Exploration of The Soul and Other Esoteric Astrological Essays by Bepin Behari Astrological Journey Through History, Mystery, Horoscopes by K. N. Rao Astrological Key In Mahabharat The New Era by Paule Lerner Astrological Science (For Beginners) by Rasendu Thaker and Lata Thaker Astrological Secrets of Friendship, Love and Marriage by Gopesh Kumar Ojha Astrological Studies in Weather Forecasting by K. K. Pathak Astrology Concepts Explained by S K Duggal, G S Agarwal, Chander Bhalla Astrology : Different Systems Explained by R. G. Sapre Astrology And Diagnosis by Maj. S. G. Khot Astrology And You by Gopesh Kumar Ojha and Ashutosh Ojha Astrology Applied by Dr S S Chatterjee
Astrology Concepts Explained by G. S. Agarwal Astrology For Beginners 16 Vols (Encyclopaedia of Astrology) (set) by K. Subramainiam Astrology Simplified by Bepin Behari Astrology and Education by K. Subramainiam Astrology and Religion in Indian Art by Swami Priyananda Astrology for Beginners by B. V. Raman Astrology in Vedas and Puranas by K K Pathak Astrology in Vedas by J. N. Bhasin Astrology in predicting weather by B. V. Raman Astrology of Professions by Col. A K Gaur Astrology, Destiny and The Wheel of Time by K. N. Rao Astronomical Dating of the Mahabharat War by E Vedvyas Astronomy and Mathematical Astrology by Deepak Kapoor Be your Own Astrologer, Vedic Astrology Made Simple by Pandit Ajai Bhambi Bhargava Nadika by Sage Bhargava Bhavartha Ratnakara by B. V. Raman Bhrigu Astrology: Planetary Exchanges, Science And Philosophy by Tejen Bose Bliss And Agony of Marriage (An Astrological Exposition) by Z Ansari Book 02 Patanjali Yoga by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Book 03 Life After Death by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Book 16 Shakuna Phala or Effect of Omens in Computer Age by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Book 17 Anga Vidyaa (Body Signs) by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Book 21 Astrological Notes on Counseling by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Brighu Sutram tr. by G.S. Kapoor Brihat Jatak tr. P.S. Shastri Brihat Jatak tr. Usha and Shashi Brihat Jataka (Varahmihir) by Swami Vijnana Nanda Brihat Jataka of Varamihir by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra 2 vol set tr. G. C. Sharma Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra by R. Santhanam Brihat Samhita by M. R. Bhat Brihat Samhita of Varahmihir by N. C. Iyer Chamatkar Chitamani trs by S.S. Sareen Classical Muhurta Vedic Electional Astrology by Ernst Wilhelm Clues To Interpreting Charts by Gayatri Devi Vasudeva Core Yogas Yokes to the Fruits of Karmas by Ernst Wilhelm Crux of Vedic Astrology by Sanjay Rath Daivagna Vallabh by Varah Mihira Dasa Nirnany by Z. Ansari Deva Keralam 3 Vols. by R. Santhanam Dictionary of Astrology by G. S. Agarwal Dictionary of Astrology by J. N. Bhasin Dictionary of Significators in Astrology by Umang Taneja Dips Into Divinity, Astrology and History by K. N. Rao Discoveries and Lessons in Practical Vedic Astrology by R. Santhanam Dispositors in Astrology by J N Bhasin Divisional Charts by Dr. Dinesh Sharma Doctrines of Suka Nadi Retold by R. Santhanam Dots of Destiny by Vinay Aditya Elements of Astronomy and Astrological Calculations by V P Jain Elements of Vedic Astrology in 2 Vols by K. S. Charak Empirical Insights into Vedic Astrology ed. by R.K. Wishwakarma Employment Prospects and Krishnamurty Paddhati by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Enigma in Astrology by K. N. Rao Essentials of Horary Astrology by M. R. Bhat Essentials of Medical Astrology by K. S. Charak Events and Nativities by J. N. Bhasin Experiences in Horary Astrology by S. S. Gola Famous Women AstroPortraits by Women Astrologers by K. N. Rao Finer Techniques of Astrological Predictions Vol 1 by K. N. Rao Finer Techniques of Astrological Predictions Vol 2 by K. N. Rao Fortune and Finance (an astro analysis) by Dr S. S. Chatterjee Fundamentals of Astrology by M. R. Bhat Fundamentals of Rao's System of Nadi Astrology by RG Rao Fundamentals of Vedic Astrology by Bepin Behari Ganesh Hora Shastram by S. Ganesh Garga Hora Shastra by K. K. Pathak Garga Hora tr. R. Santhanam Gems, Astrology & Guide to Health, Happiness.. by Guari S. Kapoor Glimpses of Hindu Astrology & Some Aspects of Indology by S. R. N. Murthy Gochar Phaldeepika, Torch on Transit by U. S. Pulipani Golden Key to unfold Nadi Granthas by Surendra K. Bhagat Hindu Astrology and The West by B. V. Raman Hindu Astrology by Shil Ponde Hindu Dasa System by K. K. Pathak Hindu Predictive Astrology by B. V. Raman Hora Ratnam Part I by Santhanam Hora Shatak by J. N. Bhasin Horasara tr. R. Santhanam Horoscope Construction and Organisation by R S Chillar How To Find Out A Birth Chart From FingerPrints by Manubhai Shah How To Judge A Nativity by Prof. K. S.Krishnamurty How To Read A Horoscope by P. V. R. Rayudu How to Judge Horoscope Vol 1 by B. V. Raman How to Judge Horoscope Vol 2 by B. V. Raman How to Judge a Longevity by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty How to Match Horoscopes For Marriage by P. V. R. Rayudu Impact of Ascending Signs by V.K. Choudhry Indian ChronologySolar, Lunar and Planetary by L. D. Swamikannu Pillai Interpretation of Planetary Transit by S K Duggal & Neiraja Taneja Introduction to Esoteric Astrology by Bepin Behari Issues in Vedic Astronomy and Astrology by Haribans Pandya Jaimini Astrology by P S Shastri Jaimini Sutras by Prof P. S. Sastri Jaimini's Sthira Dasha by Akhila Kumar Jatak Bharanam by G. C. Sharma Jatak Chandrika by Prof. Suryanarain Rao Jatak Parijat by Vaidyanath tr. Dr Harishanker Pathak Jatak Saardeep by Narsimha Daivagya Jatak Satyachareeyam by C. G. Rajan Jatak Tatwa tr. S.S. Sareen Jataka Alankara tr. S S Sareen Jataka Des Marga tr. S.S. Sareen Jataka Parijata by Vaidyanth 3 Vols. Jataka Phaldeepika (Mantreswar) by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Jyotish Dohawali by Gopal Das Neeraj Jyotish Ke Das Mahatvapurna Adhyaya by K. K.Pathak Jyotisha, the SuperScience by K N Rao Jyotisharnava Navanitam by R. Santhanam K.P. Cusp Sublords & its Significance by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty K.P. `s Horary Astrology ScientificTables of Houses for All (1249 Tables by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurt K.P. `s Universal Table of Houses by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Kaal Sarp Yoga Why such fright? by Shri K N Rao Kalaprakasika by N. C. Iyer Karma And Rebirth in Hindu Astrology by K. N. Rao Kashyap Hora by R. G. Rao Krishnamurty Paddhati A Study of Astrology by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Krishneeyam by N. E. Muthuswami Laghu Parashari Siddhant tr. S.S. Sareen Lagna Darshan 4 vols by Pt. Krishan Ashant Lal Kitab System of Progression and Curative Measure by R S Chillar Lal Kitab Astrology, Background and Exposition by Pt. Krishan Ashant Lal Kitab By Beni Madhav Goswamy Lal Kitab Jyotish Prishtabhoomi Aur Vyakhya tr by Pandit Krishna Ashant Lal Kitab Ke Totke & Upaya (HINDI) By C M Shrivastav Learn Astrology the Easy Way by Gauri S. Kapoor Learn Hindu Astrology Easily by K. N. Rao Light On Life, An Introduction To The Astrology Of India by Hart De Fouw Light on Relationships by Hart De Fouw and Robert Svoboda Manual of Hindu Astrology by B. V. Raman Market Forecasting by Fakir Chandra Dutt Medical Astrology by Dr. S. Krishna Kumar Medical Astrology by Eileen Nauman Medical Astrology by J. N. Bhasin Medical Astrology for All by K. Subramainiam Muhurt Chintamani tr. G. C. Sharma Muhurta Traditional and Modern by K. K. Joshi Muhurta by B. V. Raman My Experiences in Astrology by B. V. Raman My Experiments on Krishnamurty Paddhati by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Mystery of Rahu in a Horoscope by Shivraj Sharma Mystics of Sarvatobhadra Chakra and Astrological Predictions by M. K. Agarwal Nadi Astrology by C. S. Patel Nadi Jyotish A Stellar System of Astrology by R Gopal Krishna Row Nadi Predictions by Wing Commander Shashikant Oak Nadi Rectification by Dr Bh. Satyanarayan Rao Nakshatra (Constellation) based Predictions with Remedial Measures by K T Subhakaran Vol. II Nakshatra (Constellation) based Predictions with Remedial Measures by K T Subhakaran Vol. I Narayan Dasa by Sanjay Rath Natal Chart from Palm by R. G. Rao Navagrahas by B. K. Chaturvedi Navagrahas by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Navamsa in Astrology by C S Patel New Dimensions in Hindu Astrology by S. K. Mehta New Dimensions in Vedic Occultism by Bepin Behari New Rules and Combinations in Hindu Astrology by S K Mehta New Techniques of Predictions 3 Vols. by Sheshadri Iyer New Techniques of Predictions Vol 1 by Sheshadri Iyer New Techniques of Predictions Vol 2 by Sheshadri Iyer New Techniques of Predictions Vol 3 by Sheshadri Iyer Newly Discovered Secrets of Hindu Traditional Astrology by P. Gumpaswamy Nine books for Nine Planets by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N.Saraswathy Notable Horoscopes by B. V. Raman Notable Persons and Krishnamurty Paddhati by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Panchang and Horoscope or The Indian Calendar and Indian Astrology by L. D. Swamikannu Pillai Panchasiddhantika Varahmihir by G. Thibaut Panchasiddhantika Varahmihir by T.S. Kuppana Sastry Parasara Samhita by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Perpetual Market Forecast & Business Astrology by Pt. Ganga Prasad Phala Deepika of Mantreswar by V. Subrahahnaniam Sastri Phala Deepika of Mantreswar tr. S.S. Sareen Phaldeepika by Pandit Gopesh Kumar Ojha Picking Winners by Bradly Planetary Influence on Human Affairs by B. V.Raman Planetary Influences on Markets by Mars by N. L. Patel Planets and Children by K. N. Rao Planets and Signs and Houses by Bepin Behari Planets and Travel Abroad by M. S. Mehta Planets and the Next World War by B. V. Raman Planets in Orbit by Mahendra Pratap Singh Practical Horary Astrology by B. V. Raman Practical Mundane Astrology Basic Principles by J.C. Luthra Practical Mundane Astrology How to Judge a Mundane Chart by J.C. Luthra Practical Vedic Astrology by G. S. Agarwal Prasna Ganam by Bhattotpal tr. S.S. Sareen Prasna Marg tr. by B V Raman Prasna Marg tr. by J N Bhasin Prasna Tantra by B. V. Raman Predict Effectively Through Yogini Dasa by V P Goel Predicting Earthquakes and Calamities by Lachhman Das Madan Predicting Marriage by Mridula and T. R. Trivedi Predicting Marriage, Using Annual Horoscope by Mariella Anjaneuyulu Predicting Through Dwisaptati Sama Dasha by Manoj Pathak Predicting Through Jaimini's Chara Dasha by K. N. Rao Predicting Through Karakamsha a & Jaimini's Mandook Dasha by K. N. Rao Predicting Through Navamsa & Nadi Astrology by C. S. Patel Predicting Through Navamsa & Nadi Astrology by C. S. Patel Predicting through Chatursheeti Sama Dasha by Naval Singh Predictive Astrology and Financial Prosperity by Mahan Vir Tulli Predictive Astrology by Fakir Chandra Dutt Predictive Astrology of the Hindus by Pandit Gopesh Kumar Ojha Predictive Techniques of Varshphal by K.S.Charak Prenatal Astrology by Fakir Chandra Dutt Principles of Cuspal Interlinks by R. Baskaran Profession by K. Subramainiam Punarphoo (Saturn and Moon) by K. Subramainiam Rahu and Ketu in Predictive Astrology by M. C.Jain Rationality in Astrology by S. S. Gola Reader I Casting The Horoscope by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Reader II Fundamental Principles of Astrology by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Reader III Predictive Stellar astrology by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Reader IV Marriage, Married Life & Children by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Reader V Transits by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Reader VI Horary Astrology by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Rectification of Birth Time by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Remedial Astrology by K. K. Pathak Research Studies in Hindu Astrology by R.Lakshmanan Retrograde Planets,Traversing the Inner Landscape by Erin Sullivan Revelations of Medical Astrology with Remedial Measures by S K Duggal Revelations of Zodiacal Signs and Lunar Mansions by Bepin Behari Risks and Tricks in Astrological Predictions by K N Rao Ruling Planets and Krishnamurty Paddhati by Prof. K. S. Krishnamurty Sade Saati a Balanced View by K. N. Rao Sage Bhrigu on Predictive Astrology by K. K.Pathak Sambhu Hora Prakasa by Santhanam Sanketa Nidhi tr. Guari S. Kapoor Saravali, (2 vols) tr. R. Santhanam Sarvartha Chintamani by Venkatesh, tr. J N Bhasin Sarvatobhadra Chakra (Hindi) by Motilal Nagar Sarvatobhadra Chakra by N.N. Krishna Rau Saturn In Transit, Boundaries of Mind, Body and Soul by Erin Sullivan Secrets of Astrology by L R Chawdhri Secrets of K.P. & The Birth Time by K. Subramainiam Secrets of Occult Sciences by L R Chawdhri Secrets of Vargas by Dr. S. Krishna Kumar Secrets of Vimshottari Dasha by O. P. Verma Shadbal Rahasya by Krishna Kumar Shani Shaman Vol 1 by Mridula and T. R. Trivedi Shani Shaman Vol 2 by Mridula and T. R. Trivedi Shasti Hayani Dasha by V P Goel Shripati Paddhatti by Subramanyam Shastri Shuka Nadi Jyotish Part I & II by Gopal DasNeeraj Significators in Astrology by Shiv Kumar Chadha Solve your problems Astrologically by Bepin Behari Sports And Astrology by S K Sathyanarayana Rao Star Guide to Predictive Astrology by K.B. & D.K. Parsai Stree Jataka, Female Horoscopy by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Studies in Jaimini Astrology by B. V. Raman Subtleties in Medical Astrology by K. S. Charak Successful Marriages with Jupiter in Simha Successful Techniques of Hindu Astrology by K. N. Rao Sun Sign as a Spiritual Guide by J. Donald Walters Sun The Cosmic Powerhouse by Prash Trivedi Surya Sidhanta by Ed by Gangooly Surya, the Sun God by K. S. Charak Tajik Neelkanthi of Acharya Neelkanth by D.P. Saxena Tajikashastra Guide to Varshapala by R. K. Wishwakarma Text Book of Transit of Planets by O. P. Verma Text book of Scientific Hindu Astrology by Prof. P. S. Sastry Textbook of Varshphal by K. S. Charak The Textboook of Astrology by Umang Taneja The Art of Matching Charts by Gayatri Devi Vasudev The Astrological SelfInstructor by Prof. Suryanarain Rao The Astrology of Seers by David Frawley The Best Bet by Jaya Sekhar The Book of Nakshatras by Prash Trivedi The Correct Value of Ayanansa An Investigation by Swami Sadasiva Giri The Divine Path of Prediction by Tom Hopke The Greatness of Saturn by Robert Svoboda The Guide to Horoscope Interpretation by Marc Edmund Jones The Indian Calendar by Robert Sewell The Jaiminigrhyasutra by W. Caland The Man And His Mission by Gayatri Devi Vasudev The Nakshatras : The Lunar mansions of Vedic Astrology by Dennis Harness PhD. The Rahu Ketu Experience by Prash Trivedi The Timing of Events by Bepin Behari The Upadesa Sutra of Jaimini by Prof. K V Abhyankar The Yantras of Deities and their Numerological Foundations by Fredrick W. Bunce Three Hundred Important Combinations by B. V.Raman Timing Events Through Vimshottari Dasha by K. N. Rao Timing of Marriage by M. N. Kedar Transit, The Celestial Delivery Boy by Col. A. K. Gour Tried Techniques of Predictions by K. N. Rao Udu Dasa by Dr. (Mrs.) K. N. Saraswathy Understanding The Moon's nodes Rahu and Ketu by Keven Barrett Upadesa Sutras (Jaimini Sutram) by Sanjay Rath Ups and Downs in Careers by K. N. Rao Utopia And Anarchy of Stars by U K Jha Uttara Kalamrita tr. S.S. Sareen Varahmihira Horasastram by Srinivasaraghava Aiyangar Varga Chakras by Various Authors edited by Sanjay Rath. Varshphal by B. V. Raman Vastu Astrology and Architecture by Gayatri Devi Vasudev Vault of the Heavens A Textbook of Vedic Astrology by Ernst Wilhelm Vedanga Jyotisha of Lagadha tr. by T. S. Kuppanna Sastry Vedic Astrology ? An Integrated Approach by PVR Narasimha Rao Vedic Astrology Reprints in 2 Vols by K. S.Charak Vedic Astrology in Money Matters by P. K. Vasudev Vedic Chronology And Vedanga Jyotisha by Bal Gangadhar Tilak Vedic Nadi Astrology and Career by V. Raghuraman Vedic Numerology by G. V. Chaudhury Vedic Remedies in Astrology by Sanjay Rath Venus in Astrology by K. C. Saxena Vidya Madhveeyam by Vidya Madhav Wonders of Life from Hundreds of Palm and Birth Charts by R. G. Rao Yoga Pushpanjali (A Treatise on Astrological Combinations) by Sunita Jha Yogas in Astrology by K. S. Charak Yogis, Destiny and The Wheel of Time by K. N. Rao Jataka In Kannada Language
BRIHAT JATAKA BY VARAHAMIHIRA Text with Translation and Notes By PROF. P .S. SASTRI M.A., M.Lit., Ph.D., DLit. Introduction Varahamihira was born in Kapittha in the region of modern Ujjain. The town Ujjain was made famous by Vikramaditya and by Kalidasa's reference to Mahakalanatha. According to some scholars Varahamihira belonged to the first century before Christ, while others place his time in fifth century A.D. Grantha Samuchchaya, Yatra Patala, and Vivaha Patala were his last works. Pancha Siddhantika, Laghu Jataka, BrihatJataka and Brihat Samhita are his most famous works. Written in a highly cryptic style, Brihat Jataka is a difficult text, although commentary by Bhatta Utpala has made these works distinct to us. Varahamihira refers to Maya, Yavana, Manittha, Parasara, Satyakirti, Saktipurva, Jivantha, Vishnugupta, Devaswamai and others referred to their texts. Satyakirti is referred to many times. He is called Bhadanta in 7.I2. This is a word applied to a Buddhist monk. Manittha is an Egyptian astrologer. The Yavanas are the natives of and settlers in the Greek island of Ion. The Ionians were taught Astronomy and Astrology by Indian Scholars. The famous ones were Sphujidhvaja and Mina Raja whose works are VridhayauanaJataka, and Yavana Jataka. They were Saura Brahamanas. In Brihat Samhita he calls the Yavanas (natives of Ion) Mlechchhas and states that this science of Astrology was well preserved by them. Here they are being worshipped as our Rishis. The Greek words appearing in the text and the references to the Egyptian Manatha (Manittha) show that IV Brihat Jataka lVarahamihira travelled widely and collected his material from various sources. He was truly eclectic. Parasara's text refers to various dasa systems of which Vimshottari and Ashtottari have become popular. There is no mention ofthese dasas in Varahamihira's text. His emphasis on the dasa obtained through the calculation of Amsa and Paida Ayurdayas. This is a departure from Parasara. In many ways Varahamihira has given a new direction to Predictive Astrology. He has set aside Yavana Ja taka a crucial problems. Indirectly he has at some places set aside even Parasara. Rahu and Ketu do not figure here. Brihat Jataka has over 407 Shlokas. The text, as per the author, is in twenty five chapters. Bhattotpala split the sixteenth chapter into three. We have followed this division since it is more convenient. The first chapter explains the technical terms and concepts. The second explains the characteristics, positions, relations, metals, qualities, places and natures ofthe planets. The third chapter deals with the births ofbirds, animals, insects and trees. This deserves an elaborate treatment and long research. The fourth chapter dealing with Nisheka refers to women's conception, and other factors. Peculiarities of birth and Balarishta are taken up in the next two chapters. The seventh and eighth chapters explain Amsa and Pinda Ayurdayas. These have greater validity than the popularly used dasa systems in determining longevity. The ninth gives a brief account of Ashtakavarga. The tenth is about Profession. This has to be amended to suit modern conditions. This is followed by Rajayogas, Nabhasa yogas, a,nd Bhandra yogas. The results of the conjuncitions of planets are explained in chapter 14th. The next one is about Renunciation. Influences of the constellations, lunar effects in the different signs, results of Introduction v the planets in various signs, effects of the planetary aspects, and effects ofthe planets in various Bhavas (houses) are dealt with in the next five chapters. Some special combinations are given in the twenty first chapter. Miscellaneous items are taken up in the next chapter. The 23rd chapter deals with misfortune. 24th chapter is about Female Horoscopy which finds elaborate treatment in Saravali. The 25th chapter is about death. How to erect lost or unknown horoscopes is given a fairly good treatment in chapter 26. The 27th is about Decanates. The last one numerates the contents ofthe text. The text is of great value to the scholars and students of Astrology. Many rare insights are offered. Parasara's work moves in one valuable direction, and Varahamihira's in another important direction. > Brihat Jataka is a classic and one who does not master this text can never grasp the fundamentals of the science of Astrology. There are many translations of this text, and we have tried to offer a useful and valuable commentary. P.S. SASTRI Contents 1. ~:On Signs Explanation of technical terms. Definition of Astrology. Hora, Signs and organs. Ownerships. Vargas. Hora, Drekkana. Exaltation and Debilitation. House and signs, colours. 9 2. %4'1f1SI~~: Planets Nature of the Planets. Divisions. Caste and sex. Aspects. Friends, foes and neutrals. Temporary relationships. Shadbala. 27 3. fct'1lf1'i1<411~: Non Human Births Different kinds of births. Animal births. Birth of birds and plants. 41 4. ~: On Conception Consumation of Marriage. Mars and Moon and Menstruation. When conception occurs. Effect the births have. Abortion. Easy delivery. Birth of eunuchs, triplets, Sex determined. Multiple Births. Duration of pregnancy. 45 5. 'i1'1CflR'1<:1a:TUII~: Birth Conditions Indications from the time of Birth. Whereabouts of the father. Illegitimate births. Nature of the birth place. forsaken child. Birth rectification. Birth chamber. Divisions ofthe body. Evil conjunctions. 57 6. 'll<:'liRCGI~.:zrrt: Factors for Early Death Early death. Contrivations for early death. Importance of Jupiter. Antidotes. 69 7. ~~.:zrrt: Span ofLife Number of years given by the planets. Reductions. Years given by lagna. chakrapata Krurodaya reductions. Astangata and other reductions. Longevity of animals. Full longivity. Canflicting theories. 74 Contents vii School of Jivasarama. Satyacharya's views. 8. <~IH1~~11UWl: Ruling & Sub Ruling periods Periods and subperiods. The sequence of dasas. Results of the various dasas. Naisargika dasas. The nature and results of the dasas. 80 9. ~<>i'AiCI'Ifuwr: Ashtaka Varga Its relation to transits. Contributions of Bindus. Their interpretation. 92 10. ~: Nature ofProfession Profession. Source oflivelihood. Inherited wealth. Legacies, Various combinations. Varied means. 97 11. ~: Rajayoga Combinations for power and authority. Kingship. Political power. Weak Raja yogas. Bandits. 99 12. ~uwr: Nabhas Yogas Varieties of Asraya and Akritiyogas, Sankhya yogas. Comparison with other yogas. 107 13. ~: Yogas for Moon Lunar positions and conjunctions Adhiyoga. Sunapha etc. Kemadurma. Navamsa. upachayas. '115 14. f~~:Wfl'llewl: Combination of Planets Results of the conjunction of two planets. Conjunctions referring to the Sun, Moon and planets. 120 15. Sllil'*l14lâ¢uuwr: Renunciation Renunciation. Various kinds of Sanyasa or asceticism. Time ofRenunciation. 123 16. ~uwr: Traits of Asterisms Influence of constellations. Mental and physical characteristics. 127 17. il'l::UR.MOii'IIUWl: Moon in Different Signs Effects of the Moon in the various signs. 131 18. %Uf.mflii11UWl: Planets in Signs Effects of the planets in the different signs. 137 19. 1fQ4iii11~.7.1r1: Aspects on Moon Results of the aspects of the planets. Significance 145 Brihat Jataka Vlll of the special aspect from various positions. Different kinds of aspects on Hora, Dekkana, Navamsa, Dwadasamsa etc. ~:Planets in Houses Planets in various houses. Bhava defined. Various planets in different Bhavas. When do they give full or no results? 152 21 . ~~: Planets in Vargas Special combinations. Results of own houses. Exaltation and debilitation. Kumbha lagna. Planets in Horas. Moon in Drekkanas. Navamshas in various signs. Vargothama. Dwadasamsa. Trimsamasaetc. 157 22. srctluri~: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous. Karaka planets. Natural aspects. Planets in the beginning, middle and end of a sign. 163 23. ~: Anishta or Misfortunes Misfortunes. Prosperity of Bhavas. Children and wife. Importance of bhawara lagna. Loss of children and wife. Deformity in wife. Late marriage. Adultery. Diseases. Blindness, Insanity, Slavery, Boldness, Hysteria, imprisonment. 166 24. f::jhi1'1Cfil~: Female Horoscopy Female horoscopy. Houses 7 and 8. Trimsamsa. Adultery, Divorce, widowhood. Sex compatibility. Death before that ofthe husband. 176 25. ~: Death Kinds of diseases. Place of death. Unnatural death. Papakartari. Time of death. Fate ofthe dead body. Post and future lives. 186 20. 26. ~: Unknown Horoscopes Unknown Horoscopes. How to cast them. How to fit the date and time ofbirth. 27. ~~: Drekkana Decanates. Their nature. 28. ~: Concluding chapter 195 207 216 1 On Signs Benedictory Verse - 1 ~ qf<'flf<;'<> mt']ffi ~- 11kq('i:url1fq~j ~ ~ 'fflts4<> ~ llt'~;z::qf~f(lftl~~ 'q: ~ ~: ~ ~~lfCl~CflfCfi The Purpose of the Book ~: ~: ~ ~'RI'fi~hN14 ~ ~ ~qf.:qa 3 ~= ~ ~ ~ 111$1Uif.llld{Ut 'ljioU~JitJ114~ ~ 'fdFCif-i1'314~ }lllf'310Jc5ll(oq II 2 II After having come across many astrological works by Authors of keen intellect, known for their grammatical and poeti- 10 Bn'hat Jatak,a cal excellence-works written for the purpose of knowing the Astrological results and having found them frustrated in their attempts to cross the great ocean of natal astrology; I (Varaha Mihira Acharya) am writing this treatise composed of many poetical constructions, concise but full of meaning. Hora in astrology explained: lfr{flltl Signs-Symbolic of Human Limbs Cfllclii!j·tf.:t q <><'jiljj 1=' 1t?l=' ~=' ~i='></'jiljj> M ·~ oqq.:r· ~Cflttfl:ftl)(fllllil 4 II The time personified is represented by the Zodiac. The circle of the signs in the zodiac has arisen as the starting sign and 'Ashvini' as the starting constellation. Dividing each constellation (Nakshatra) into four quarters, we have 9 such quarters in each of the 12 signs. The words 'Rashi', 'Kshetra', 11 On Signs 'Griha', 'Riksh', 'Bha' and 'Bhavan' are all synonyms. The twelve signs ie Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Acquarius and Pisces represent respectively one's head, face, upper portion of the chest, heart, belly, intestines, the navel, private parts, hips, upper part of the legs, legs below knees and feet. Commentary: This sloka is of much practical use in the medical line when applied along with the knowledge that the houses of the birth chart too represent head, face etc. Thus if in a nativity for example, the sign No. four ie Cancer and its lord Moon are weak and afflicted along with the house No. four and its lord, the organ number four in the body ie lungs are bound to suffer. The trouble in the appropriate organ of the body has thus to be located if a house representing that organ, its lord, the sign of the same number as the ~OU!II:l and the lord of that sign, all the four suffer. Pictorial Representation of Signs llwfr'Efit~~~ ~~~~:1 Jictlm'H4C:i11 t?.'IWTl 'f cpn 'f4114~~~11: ~~ B'i'i 5 II m: of· The sign Pisces is represented by two fishes (with tail pne in the mouth of tlie other). Acquarius is represented by a .man carrying an empty earthen pot. Gemini is represented by 'a male and female joined together with mace a weapon and veena musical instrument. Sagittarius has the upper portion from waist as that of man and the lower of a horse. Capricorn is a crocodile having the face of a deer. Libra is represented by a man with scales in his hand. Virgo is represented by a girl in a boat with corn and fire in hands. 1 The remaining signs are fully denoted by their names ie Brihat Jataka 12 Aries by ram, Taurus by an ox, Cancer by the crab, Leo by lion and Scorpio by a scorpion. Commentary: The shapes of the 12 signs as given above give a fairly good idea about the general traits of these signs and thereby help us in the art of prediction. The ram is known for its agility and fighting ability. Hence the sign Aries is a mobile sign whose lord Mars is very well known for his martial qualities. The bull is famous for its toil and sustained effort. People having Taurus as their ascendant are thus capable of putting in hard sustained work. Gemini gives the idea of a girl and boy. Twins (plurality) hence this sign and its lord Mercury have great say in multiple births. Crab is a beautiful symbol of its love for water, its quick movement and its sea side (water) abode. This would be clear to any one who watches the movements of a crab on a sea shore. Lion is of course an appropriate symbol of prowess strength and superiority. Virgo is denoted by a girl and hence the lord of this sign ie Mercury should normally be taken as a female. Libra ie the balance stands for justice and truth which Venus lord of this sign of course stands for. Scorpio-the poisonous insect bent upon harming others by its stings does fully represent people with this sign as their ascendant, unless of course, Mars the lord of this sign receives benefic influence. The horse part of the figure of Sagittarius suggests easily to us that this sign and its lord Jupiter can in certain circumstances represent horses. This fact is utilized in determining link of 'Racing' in man's carrier. Capricorn suggests its link with water. Acquarius with empty pot denotes the trait of emptiness, dearth, want, scarcity etc. Pisces of course hi,ut at their watery abode, their silence and their feet less nature. Pisces represent feet also. Lords of Signs and their Parts feJfd'Jifhii~''~<><><'lf1''=></'lf1''=><><><·~~=' ~5i!(icf)qj;=' i=' 31=' ' ~=' 1idtf(' l=' oq=' 'a'='></·~~='><111=' f~1=' q(:(=' ifqfil~:f4~t:i&i4!(1:11='></111='> ·on Signs 13 Mars is lord of Aries, Venus that ofTaurus, Mercu~y of Gemini, Moon of Cancer, Sun of Leo, Mercury of Virgo, Venus of Libra, Mars of Scorpio, Jupiter of Sagittarius, Saturn of Capricorn, Saturn again of Acquarius and Jupiter of Pisces. The Navamsa (l/9th part of sign) lords in the signs follow the order of the signs ie the lord of the first navamsa in the sign Aries belongs to the sign Aries itself, the second belongs to Taurus, the 3rd to Gemini (Mercury), the 4th to Cancer, the 5th to Leo, the 6th·to Virgo, the 7th to Libra, the 8th to Scorpio, the 9th to Sagittarius, the Ist Navamsa of Taurus will then belong to Capricorn, the 2nd in the sign Taurus will belong to Acquarius, the 3rd to Pisces, the fourth again to Aries and so on. Thus the first Navamsas in the signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn will belong to Aries Cancer, Libra and Capricorn themselves. The lord of the Dwadashamshas ie 1112th parts of signs also follow the order of signs. Thus the first Dwadashamsha consisting of 2 degrees and 30 minutes in Aries will belong to Aries. The next one ie from 2-30' and 5-0' will belong to Taurus and so on. Note: The signs Aries to Pisces are represented by digits to 12 respectively as shown below alongwith their lords: Signs Lord of Signs & Dwadashamshas 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mars Venus Mercury Moon Sun Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Saturn Jupiter (ii) An easy method to find out the Navamsa sign of any Brihat Jataka 14 particular Navamsa in any sign is to multiply the sign in the longitude by 9, add the requisite number for the Navamsa and divide the result by 12. If it is more than 12, the remainder will be the sign belonging to Navamsa involved and the lord ofthe Navamsa will be the lord ofthat sign. Example: Find out the Navamsa lord of the Longitude 5'-14°-0'. Multiply 5 by 9 = 45 + digits representing the 5th Navamsa comprises of 14 degrees= 5. 45 + 5 = 50 .,_ 12 leave 2. Hence the Navamsa is Taurus and its lord Venus. Example: Find out the Navamsa Lagna when the Longitude ofLagna is 10'-17°-20'. Here 10 X 9 = 90 + 6 (for 17'-20') =-96 + 12leaves 0 ie Pisces. Hence the Navamsa Lagna would be Pisces (12). Lords of Trimshamshas (l/30th of a sign) 'tii1(fq'JI:J{i41 '@'1{]1ll: 4q '1(111'1 (O 1<6'1 fCi '1_ill ~ ~~ail~:~:ll 7 II In odd signs (1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and II), the lord of the first five degrees will be Mars, the next 5 degrees ie from 6 to 10 the lord will be Saturn. The next g degrees ie from 11 to 1g the lord will be Jupiter, ofthe next 7 ie 19 to 25 degrees the lord will be Mercury and the last 5 degrees ie from 26 to 30 the lordship will go to Venus. In the case of the even signs (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12) the order is reversed ie the lord of the first five degrees will be Venus, of next 7 Mercury, of next g Jupiter, of next 5 Saturn and of the last 5 Mars. This is reflected in the table below: Mars so Odd Sign Lords Saturn Jupiter Mercury go so 70 Venus so I to 5 6 to 10 II to 1g 26 to 30 Venus so Mercury 1 to 5 6 to 12 70 19 to 25 Even Sign Lords Jupiter Saturn go so 13 to 20 21 to 25 Mars so 26 to 30 On Signs 16 The ends of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are called 'Sandhies' or junction points. These are poirl~ where a sign and a constellation end simultaneously. The end of Cancer is also the end of the constellation Ashlesha. The end of the sign Scorpio is also the end of the constellation Jyeshta. The end of Pisces is also the end of the constellation Revati. Commentary: Birth when the longitudes ofthe Ascendant and the Moon fall in these sandhies (or gandantas as they are called) is considered to be dangerous to life, as in that event the Ascendant and Moon each standing for the longevity of man gets weakened resulting in death, unless of course, the lagna and the Moon are strongly aspected by benefics. More than one N arne for Signs r~4mÂ¥JrJ'i.JGcnil1'lCfiCfl~'4i&ll: 1 -~~11811 Aries is called Kriya, Taurus is called Tavuri, Gemini is called Jitum, Cancer is called Kuleer, Leo is called Ley a, Virgo is called Pathone, Libra is called Jook, Scorpio is called Kaurpya, Sagittarius is called Taukshik, Capricorn is called Aako keru, Acquaricus is called Hridroga and Pisces is called Antyabham. 'Vargottam Defined' ~r:;a; IoI?1<11 <1'11 11ti~lfei~li~ICflGI<;'< ItiTild IU ~' ~~ ~Cf'TI ~w-:1' ~~~ 9 II Vargas ie the divisions of signs are (9) Dreshkan (Decante ie 113rd part of a sign). Hora (Half of a sign), Navamsha (1/9th part of a sign) Trimshamsha (!/30th part of a sign), Dwadashamsha (1/12th part of a sign). A planet located in a particular sign and having the varga also of the same sign is called 'Vargottam'. The term 'Hora' means Ascendant as well as the half of any sign (half of 30 degrees). 16 Brihat Jataka Day and Night sign etc ~~!filf«~'ll ~: ~ ~: 'C'fiNdlfil ~I ~-~~-~ -w-f ~ qfS'Ifl«l: ~!{~ 11 9} *{II 10 II Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Sagittarius and Capricorn are strong when the birth takes place in the night time. These six signs with the exception of Gemini are called 'Prishtodaya' signs ie rising with their hind part. Leo, Virgo, Libra and Aquarius are considered as strong for people born during the day time. These signs together with Gemini are called 'Sheershodaya' ie signs which rise with their head forward. The sign Pisces is both a sheershodaya and a prishhtodaya. Benefic and Malefic Nature etc of Signs *'. .<~'4: :Jt>4<1F1a a 'q(l'l~tll: Sli'JI{l/11: fCii'l~'l'jgEil'fi21f«f:it<> m ~~ itt ~: ~: ~'1<11~df:lf~ 17 On Signs Different definition of Hora etc ~'fuim~~~~ atCfii01#411'lM ~ f<'i!il<;f!<> Exaltation and Debilitation of Planets ~ ~<><><><><> Sun Exalta1 tion sign Exalta10 tion degree Debilita7 tion sign Debilita10 tion degree Moon Mars Mer. Jupiter Venus Saturn 2 10 6 4 12 7 3 28 15 5, 27 20 8 4 12 10 6 1 3 28 15 5 27 20 ~ars: According to the table given above, Mars is exalted in the sign Capricorn and in a constellation whose lord is Mars himself. This is a statement that shows the ⢠conditions of 18 Brihat Jataka excellence of the martial planet Mars. What are the conditions that should denote the highest attainments of a soldier that Mars undoubtedly is? These conditions require that the soldier even when surrounded entirely by enemies should be able to retain to the fullest measure, his qualities of courage and bravery as a soldier. This is exactly what exaltations of Mars in astrology signifies. Capricorn the sign in which Mars is exalted is the sign of his worse enemy 'Saturn'. Hence to be in the enemy's camp entirely, as it were and yet to be fully in his elements (by being in his own constellation) is truly a test and a criterion for the highest excellence of a soldier. Mercury: From the table above, it would be seen that the planet Mercury is exalted in the sign Virgo in a degree whose consUillationallord is Moon. Mercury we know is a planet of intellect par excellence. Intellect is the highest possession of man-one that distinguishes man from animals. It is a most prized possession and yet it is lacking in certain res~. What it lacks is most evident in the present day conditions of the human society where man has achieved marvels - space travel, television, radio etc: but has, aVlJ.e same time invented atom bombs that can efface humanity from earth. More than intellect the present day civilization [email protected] needs the capacity for human sympathy and compassion signified by the planet Moon. Thus Mercury while retaining its qualities of brain signified by its own sign Virgo, has to imbibe the spirit of compassion and regard signified by the Moon's constellation of 'Hasta' in order to be in its best. Jupiter: This planet, as would be seen from the table, is exalted in the sign Cancer and in a constellation belonging to the planet Saturn. Jupiter is the planet of plenty. It is significator of wealth of which he has more than plenty. He does not need wealth for his excellence. Too much of wealth may corrupt him rather. He is a moral and spiritual planet. He rather desires to rise above wealth and attain to 'Samadhi'. The constellations falling in the degrees of exaltation and the lords (planets) are also shown in the table below for refer- On Signs 19 ence in the comments that follow: Planets Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Constellation falling Ashvini Krittika Dhanishtha Hasta Pushy a Revati Swati Degree of Exaltation Aries lOth Taurus 3rd Capricorn 28th Virgo 15th Cancer 5th Pisces 27th Libra 20th Lord ofthe Constellation Ketu Sun Mars Moon Saturn Mercury Rahu In· the tables above, no degrees of exaltation or debilitation have been given for Rahu and ketu. Obviously for the reason that Rahu and Ketu are not material bodies and they generally act under the influence of the planets by whom they may be aspected or with whom they may be associated. So far as we are aware it is the great Varahmihir who has for the first time given to the world the respective degrees of the signs of their exaltation. The allotment of these degrees as exaltation degrees is not arbitrary but is based on sound spiritual'philosophy and common sense. No author to our knowledge has dealt with the philosophical aspect of the exaltation of planets. We will attempt to do so in the following lines: Sun: From the table given above, it is seen that Sun is exalted in Aries in a degree whose lord is Ketu. Sun is to the universe as the human soul is to the body. lt is the sustainer-The Atman--The Self, the highest state for the soul ie the state ofliberation or salvation and as we know from astrology it is signified by Ketu who is the maraka or significator ofmoksha or liberation. Recording of Gita The attainment of higher states of existence signified by heavenly abode such as the 'Brahma loka' involves the return of the human soul of its earthly abode, but having attained to self realisation, the human soul attains the highest 20 Brihat J~ and no longer returns to its miserable earthly existence. Self realisation or moksha then is the highest goal of human soul. The same idea is expressed by the Holy Bible when it says: 'Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and we shall go no more out (Rev 3/12).' 'No more out' obviously, means will no longer take up birth. When therefore, astrology says that Sun is exalted in the sign Aries ie of the materialistic planet, Mars in the constellation belonging to Ketu, it states a profound spiritual truth to the effect that the human soul even when placed in the tempting conditions signified by Mars (Lord of sign Aries), if it is in the spiritual condition of self realisation (Ketu) it has attained its highest possible excellence. This is clearly a spiritual criterion for the fixation of the sign and degree of the exaltation of Sun. Moon: Moon is exalted in the 3rd degree of the sign Taurus, whose constellationallord is Sun. This clearly means that Moon has to be in the closest contact with the soul signified by the constellation 'Krittika'. Moon is an emotional planet denoting human desires and emotions. Its highest evolution naturally consists in the condition when it is devoid of hankerings after material possessions but is in rapport with the atman-the self, the soul or the Sun. It will then be able to overcome the surrounding temptations of a luxurious atmosphere denoted by the sign Taurus whose lord we know is Venus-the most luxurious and sensuous of planets. Thus the spiritual test of an exalted mind would be that when it is in most tempting and alluring sign ofthe planet Venus it should be able to remain established in the atman (Krittika). This is surely again a most reasonable spiritual basis for the exaltation of the planet Moon. Now Samadhi, on all accounts is a condition or state in which the function of the limbs, emotions and intellect is stopped and the man gets into a void. The state of 'void' is signified by the planet Saturn who is 'empty'. Astrological students are aware of the fact that the lunar date (Tithi) On Signs belonging to Saturn is always called 'Rikta' - empty, void, wanting etc. Hence for a spiritual planet like Jupiter to be iii tbe tempting conditions of desires and emotions signified ·by tbe sign of Moon (Cancer) and yet to be able to be in Samadbi signified by Saturn's constellation would be a triumph for spirituality-an excellence or exaltation indeed for Jupiter. . Venua: Venus gets exalte~ in the sign-Pisces belonging to Jupiter and in the constellation owned by Mercury. As already observed Venus is' a planet of enjoyment of worldly luxuries and pleasures. It is an every day experience of all of us that people given to wordly enjoyments and a luxurious life are the least interested in question rif ethics and morality. Such people ' would detest an invitation to attend a discourse on morality and spirituality. They would rather spend that time in a cinema or a concert. The sign of Jupiter ie Pisces is thus one that creates trying conditions for such people, yet if in such trying conditions of morality: If such people can be amenable to reason, tbey can be considered to have had a revolutionary change towards tbeir excellence. This is what tbe location of tbe sensual planet Venus in tbe moral conditions of tbe sign Pisces but in the intellectually sound condition of the constellation belonging to Mercury signifies in astrology. Here astrology follows sound common sense in its fundamental formulations. Solum: This planet is exalted in the sign Libra in the fag end of the constellation belonging to Rahu. Saturn is a planet of poverty and want. Libra tbe sign of Venus-the luxurious would be a sign in which Saturn is likely to lose balance, for it is seen in actual life that poor people suddenly getting rich often turn mad. For Saturn to be in the most trying conditions for him in Libra mid yet to be able to retain his moorings by being in the constellation of Rahu--the shadowy planet who again stands for want and poverty' would really constitute an excellence or exaltation for Saturn. We have thus seen that underlying the astrological factors for tbe exaltation of various planets tbere is sound philosophy 22 Brihat Jataka and a true practical human experience. Since the nature of this philosophy is Indian in conception, it follows that the basic or fundamental idea of the manner of exaltation of the planets had its origin in India. Vargottam and Mool Trikon Signs ~I:.I<'Jtllf~!i ~ ~: ~ 1'*'li'IQ~I: I ftm 1ft: SltliJqtQ&Giij·Jifct- ~ff'lq;)orq&â¢IIA ~~II 14 II If say the planet in a sign occupies the Navamsha of that ·very sign the planet is said to be 'Vargottam', (for example if a planet has the longitude 4-16-0 this would mean that he is occupying the Navamsha of Leo in the sign Leo). The planet would be considered as 'Vargottam'. In the movable, fixed and mutable signs the 1st, 5th and the last Navamsa is respectively the 'Vargottam' Navamsa. The signs Leo, Taurus, Aries, Virgo, Sagittarius, Libra and Acquarius are respectively the Mool Trikona signs of Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. Commentary: For a planet to be 'Vargottam' is a source of strength to that planet and often results in the good of the person having it. Wl ~ ~ ~fjjftlj~ ' ⢠~'~.l< '(SC-9/6) A birth with a V argottam planet in the birth chart is conducive to good. It is also so when the house next to the Sun is occupied by a natural benefic. So also is the case when the kendras (Angular houses) in the horoscope are not vacant Lastly the birth chart signifies good luck if there is karaiUJ yoga ie if there are in the kendras planets in exaltation or ia their own signs located also in kendras mutually. The importance of the Mool Trikona sign cannot also be overrated. One of the uses to which these signs are put is to determine the c;>n Signs 23 mutual friendship etc. of the planets (See shloka 15 of chapter II). Another point of great importance and practical uses is that the planets give chiefly the results of the house in which their Moo! Trikon sign falls. For example, take the ascendant 'Taurus' where the planet Venus owns two houses viz the first and the 6th since Libra--The Moo! Trikona sign ofVenus falls in the 6th house-a bad house in the Horoscope, Venus will give bad results of the 6th house and not the good results of the first house. That is why Venus has been declared a 'Malefic' planet for people with Taurus ascendant by Parashar by · 'n'i1 '*tlii O<:; i't<><><'11f.:l ~'llfill1'11:=' i=' ris4il&~f='>Ji'></'11f.:l><> Other names for Houses ~~I W11,oqgqf1tR il!JH'Iti~q1 ';;! ~ II 16 11 The first house is also named as 'Kalpa' (Body), the second is called 'Sewa' (Wealth), the 3rd is 'Vlkram' (Bravery), the 4th is 'Griha' (House or residence), the 5th is 'Pratibha' (Prowess or intellectual acumen), the 6th is 'Kshat' (Injury), the 7th is 'Chittotha' (Cupid-sex), the 8th is 'Randhra' (Sin), Brihat Jataka 24 the 9th is 'Guru' (Preceptor), the lOth is 'Maan' (Honour), the 11th 'Bhav' (Wealth), the 12th is 'Vyaya' (Expenses). The connnon name for the 4th and the 8th house is 'Chaturasra', the 7th is also called 'Dyoon' (Gambling). The lOth house is named 'Kha' (Sky)_ and 'Aagya' (governmental orders). Kendras and their Importance CfiOGCfli:6'i:;fljtii!<:1'='></:1'='> ~ l2'1<1'1'tl Some of the Synonyms ~ t(1l'J1:fi{ ~ ~q 14if fu '!!' q '1 wst ' ~ >lllf'151%1 oqq.t wN ~ ~ ~ 'f 18 II The 1st, 4th, 7th and 1Oth houses are the 'Kendra' houses. The next adjoining these fe2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th are termed 'Panaphar' (Cadent Hou-ses). The next adjoining houses ie 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th are called 'Aapoklim' (Succeedant houses). The 4th house is also called 'Hibuk', Ambu (Water), 'Sukha' (Comforts), 'Vaishma' (Residence). The '7th house is termed 'Jamitra' and 'Asta' (Descending), the 5th is called on Signs 2& 'Sut' (Son) and 'Trikona' (Trine), the lOth is also called 'Meshooran', 'Dashama' and 'Karma'. Sources of Strength vis-a-vis Signs ~'Rifqlf>J!0'i'lci'i~ ~~ ctl<411'fl ~ f&q<:;i<:;<><><~='></~='> lfm ~ ~ ~ 'S 19 II If the ascendant is associated with or is aspected by its lord (ie by. the lord of the sign contained in it) and is also associated with or aspected by Jupiter and Mercury, but not influenced (by ~·ssociation or aspect) by any malefic planet, the ascendant is considered as very strong (and therefore highly conducive to the traits denoted by the ascendant such as longevity, wealth and honour). 'Human' signs, if in Kendras, are strong. These are also strong if the birth takes place during the day time. In the case of births during the night the 'Animal' signs are considered as strong. Similarly in the case of births in twilights, signs 4, 8, 11, 12 and the second half of Capricorn are considered as in strength. The measure of the first six signs of the Zodiac may be had by multiplying with, the figures 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 ie by 20, 24, 28, 32, 36 and 40 respectively. (This measure is intended to give an idea as to the relative duration in time of the signs Aries to Virgo as also of their relative length in order to determine the length of the various parts of the body and do not, of course, stand for the duration of signs at any latitude on earth). The duration of signs Libra to Pisces will be in the reverse order ie 40, 36, 32, 28, 24 and 20 respectively. The 3rd house is also called 'Sahaj' (Brothers), the 9th has the additional name of 'Tapas'. The 9th house is also called 'Tri Trikona'. The Colour of the Signs m: ~:Â¥]djf1'4: ~ ~ fm: CfW!: '1M~' Brihat Jataka 26 ~: ~: Sl<><> Commentary: Southern direction being represented by Mars, the two signs of Mars viz 1 and 8 also represent the south. Similar is the case with other signs (see table below): Signs 1,8 Lord of signs Direction 2,7 Mars Venus South South East West ~ ':ftq<> 3,6 Mercury North East â¢w'ta<> 4 9,12 Moon Jupiter North North 10, 11 5 Saturn West Sun East ~: 'Sitfll: 11111 Thus ends the frrst chapter on Signs in Brihat J atak composed by Varahamihira. 2 Planets Traits of Planets ~ fo;1qi04115 W!:I: m ~ ~ fu mrr:fr Commentary: The term 'Atma' representing the traits of the Sun is very significant and has many cunnotations. In the first instance it means 'self' ie the person to whom the birth chart belongs. If, for example, Sun is lord of the 1st, 3rd, lOth or llthhouse in a horoscope and affects by its presence the 5th house and its lord, the affliction would mean the loss ofpregnancy denoted by the 5th house, by the deliberate action of the native such as happens in family planning. The second mean, ing of the term 'Atma' is 'soul', essence, innermost vitality'. This trait of the Sun is utilised in the matter of allotment of 28 Brihat Jataka vowels to the Sun as distinct from the consonants for according to vowels to the Sun as distinct from the consonants for according to grammar vowels are the soul of the consonants. In the human system the most vital part is the 'heart' which therefore, gets represented in astrology by the planet Sun. It is the atma or soul that keeps the whole human system going, hence any person who acts as a pivot in any system would be repre' sented by the Sun. In the circle of the family the father is the pivot of the whole family. Father therefore, gets represented by the Sun in the divine science of astrology. Moon is mind and very appropriately so, for like mind it has the greatest velosity in the solar system. Quick movement like that of the Moon is also a trait of mind. The veda declares 'Chandrama mansojatah' ie Moon was born ofthe emotional content of the cosmos. Moon has a borrowed light. Our emotions are also impressions that do not properly or permanently belong to us. We store them by association like the Moon. Hence the Moon represents the astral or emotional side of man's nature. In the case of a lunatic there is a shock to emotions as one of the causes of lunacy, hence in the matter of causing a yoga for madness, Moon has to play a very important role in company, of course, with other relevant factors such as those representing the brain. Mars is red in colour. The red colour stands for 'Ambition' and 'Activity' '~ Jlfl$d'tl'ffl'f'WII'('. In this vedic mantra the quality 'Rajas' is represented by the colour 'Red'--a symbol of power of muscles and of blood for which the planet Mars stands. Executive power, push, initiative, courage, etc-the qualities of an ambitious life are all represented by Mars. Mercury is an intellectual planet, very learned and enpghtened. It is therefore, natural that he would have speech as one of the main instruments of expression. Mercury when lord of the house of speech ie the second occupies the house of scantiness ie 6th and is associated with 'Scanty' planets like Saturn and Rahu denotes defect in or even loss of speech. â¢Planets 29 Jupiter, the preceptor of the Devas--the planet of morality and spirituality owning the ninth house in the natural birth chart and very appropriately represents wisdom as. distinct from learning. Being a planet of plenty it also represents the comforts oflife. In birth charts where a strong Jupiter is either lord of the 4th house or aspects the 4th house and its lord, the native possesses all means of comfort, such as a good house, conveyance etc. Venus: This planet owns sign No. 7 which represents the organ No. 7 in the body ie the sex organ. It is therefore intimately associated with sex and its associations such as marriage, wife, enjoyment, luxuries etc. Saturn is farthest away from the 11th of the Sun and is perhaps for that reason devoid of the light of education and has to engage himself in service of others for its very existence. Names of Planets 6F('f14~~111iifli1<:;:=' ~sftrn~=' ii=' 2=' sun=' is=' called=' 'hell'=' moon=' termed=' as=' 'sheet=' rashmi' ='="" (cool=' rayed),=' budha=' known=' 'heman'=' ' vid'=' ' gya',=' ' bodhana'=' and=' 'chandraputra'=' (son=' ofmoon).=' mars=' by=' the=' names=' of=' 'aar,'=' ' vakra'=' (crooked),=' 'krurdrik'=' (with=' fierce=' eyes)=' 'aavaneya'=' earth).=' saturn's=' are=' 'manda'=' (inferior)=' 'kona',=' ' suryaputra'=' sun)=' 'asit'='></:;:='> ;;ftci)f~·Ufti<~{>cl'l*IIP111'i_,.ll: ~ ~:ft:rn ~lftif''**l <1i:'Rl'il!J<~<~ fulsft 'Of ~: 4llfll''l$4~'af ~ ~II 3 II Jupiter is called 'Brihaspati' (The great lord), 'Jeeva' (Living soul) 'Angira', 'Surguru', 'Vachaspati', and 'Ijya'. Shukra's names are 'Bhrigu', 'Sit' and 'Aasphujit'. Rahu· is called 'Tarn', 'Agu' and 'Asur'i (demon). Ketu _is called 'Shikhi'. Brihat Jataka 30 Colours of Planets ' ~ ~ 4'51~1'1f ~U'CiiW>:' I ).Cif:t<> Sun is darkish red, Moon is highly fair in colour, Mars is not of much size and is reddish white, Mercury is green like grass, Jupiter is very fair, Venus is brown, Saturn is dark. The lord of the copper coloured things is Sun, of white things the lord is Moon, of highly red is Mars. Green things are represented by Mercury, yellow by Jupiter, variegated by Venus, dark things by Saturn. The devata of Sun is 'Agni' (fire), that of Moon is Ambu or water, that of Mars is Kumar (the commander-in-chief of the celetial armies), that of Mercury is Vishnu, that of Jupiter is Indra, that of Venus is 'Shachi' (consort oflndra) that of Saturn is Brahma. The lord of east is Sun, of south east is Venus, ofthe south is Mars, of the south west is Rahu, of the west is Saturn, of north west is Moon, of the north is Mercury and of the north east is Jupiter. Sun, Mars, Saturn and the Moon (within less than 72 degrees distance from Sun) are treated as natural malefics. Moon other than of the nature referred to above, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus a·re natural benefics. In the case of Mercury however, if it is in association with malefics it is treated as a malefic, if with benefics a benefic. Commentary: It would be observed that the 'Devatas' of the various planets closely correspond in traits to those ofthe planets. For example the devata of Mercury is stated to be 'Vishnu'. Now we know from mythology, Gita etc that unselfish service of humanity particularly of people with divine qualities, is the special role of Vishnu in his various incarnations: Thus Mercury like Vishnu represents unselfish service without regard for personal benefit. If therefore when Mercury becomes the lord of the house of spirituality (9th house) and is in association etc with the ascendant or its lord, the native imbibes thoroughly the spirit of unselfish service in his deeds. The htroscope of Mahatma Gandhi (given here) affords a typitcal example of such service. Mark the association ofMer- 31 Planets cury lord of the 9th. with the lagna and the lord thereof ie Venus. Jupiter Rahu Ketu Moon Saturn Mall! Mercury Venwt Lagn1t Sun Mercury is also fully aspecting Jupiter, lord of the 9th house from the chandra lagna also representing religion and higher living. The Mahatma-true to his title did nothing to accumulate any thing for himself or for his family thus establishing the fact that his life long service to the country was thoroughly unselfish in nature. Sexual and other Features of Planets &oli~J!:lf~olfd <~e:.:uattfi1'1<><><'m''=></'m''=><:1'~'='sli'ml'></:1'~'='sli'ml'><4:=' a.i)0'!;$41!l~oi$o141:=' tfjq!=' ~~=' 5=' i='></4:='> 'WlmT Mercury and Saturn are termed as 'Eunuchs' ie impotent planets. Moon and Venus are female planets. The remaining planets ie Sun, Mars, Jupiter are male planets. Fire is represented by Mars, Earth by Mercury, ether by Jupiter, water by Venus and air by Saturn. Commentary: Mercury and Saturn have been classified as 'Impotent' planets. Through their combined and exclusive influence on the sex factors they make a man impotent of - 32 Brihat Jataka course after their own nature. Here is the horoscope of an actually impotent man. First of all mark a most important fact that the lagna Jupiter Mars contains Moon, with the result that the yogas good or bad would be formed with respect to both the lagna and the chandra lagna, thereby giving certainty to the yoga formed and the results indicated. Now Venus the karaka Ketu Mercury or significator of 'Veerya' or venus Sun Saturn semen is occupying the house of semen itself which is 7th from both lagna and chandra lagna. In that position it is influenced by Saturn and Rahu (who always acts as Saturn)the important planets leading to impotency. It would be seen that Mars the lord of the house of sex is occupying the impotent sign of Mercury. Thus the 7th house, the lord of the 7th house and the significator of the 7th house (Venus) have on them no other influence except of impotent planets, making the yoga a certainty. Lagna Moon Rahu Caste etc of Planets ~~ 1Sflilil&fi ~~~i!{!il ~ '1T~ m: 1 ~ qfu:lt 'ifiitliiiC::ll: ~II 6 II Venus and Jupiter both stand for the Brahmins, Sun and Mars represent the Kshatriyas ie the soldierly class, Moon represents the trading class. Mercury represents the Shudras and Saturn stands for the people outside the community'. Moon, Sun and Jupiter have satvic nature (virtue), Mercury and Venus have rajasik nature (ambition) while Mars and Saturn represent tamas (inertia). Commentary: Maharshi Parashar states: ' n- .,., ~ 4 ~ ~I ~ ltil~l~llctiY -<'11'1 ~!.' ~ 1&'11U'1 . 33 Planets ie Moon and Mercury are from the trader class while Saturn is shudra. The qualities of Mercury do not go well with those of a shudra. We are therefore, inclined to accept Parashar as against Varah Mihir. Traits of Mars and Mercury ~: ~~ mit ~~S+4if111'{1 â¢BJ ' Mars has a fierce glance, is young, is liberal, full ofheat, very naughty, narrow at the region of the waist. Mercury is clever in speech, jocular in spirit, contains all the three humours ie wind, bile and phlegm. Traits of Sun and Moon rf!JM'A·cl~'fill}H'fdj: M'i1Siqlfdffif dj~'i1djqldq)'fdlffi5 mit ~II 8 II Sun has eyes of the colour of honey, a broad-square body, dominant in bile and with scanty hair. The Moon has a weak body, round in figure, with plenty of phlegm and wind, learned, gentle in speech and with attractive eyes. Traits of Jupiter and Venus Sii_<1Cfl,d(>UI'i%~, edd~ ~~~f.q4f: fll't1ql~dq)4'iSfqlRl511 9 II Jupiter has a long body, with brown hair and eyes, highly learned and with a humour of phlegm. Venus is happy and pleasure loving, handsome, charming in appearance, beautiful eyes and prone to phlegm and with curly black hair. Traits of Saturn and others ~: N~· 1 !C1'{,~1tfUit ~: ~: Cfl4'ilt'lCfl: I 'J!l~'WID Cf1Hiq9~Hli11: Cfl4'ilf1C11i'llfMqlfl'l,t>1: II 10 II lRJSffil: Cflf'IC1~Cfl, qi:tl~l£1â¢11l: *'{<.1fliif: q~q{lqq;::cflsf1C11i'lll f'il«lfDHj(#q'l~ '{f'R'1<4~ 'il' ~ rf~l<> 34 Brihat Jataka Saturn is lazy with honey coloured eyes, thin and tall. He· is a nervous planet ie governs the nerves. His teeth are big and hair are hard and dry. His nature is windy. The tissues repr._sented by the planets are bones by Sun, blood by Moon, marrow of the bones by Mars, skin by Mercury, fat by Jupiter and semen by Venus. Abode and Clothes of Planets ~CIJIO&qfi 1fCit! H1'?11: iii'11- m ~ ~ 1<><'di''cfli'g=' !fk114bl=' ·=' ~:=' f.llfiiric::4:=' ~i'u4i':t:ill='></' di''cfli'g='> 'ill I 12 II The places most frequented by the planets are places of worship by Sun, watery resorts by Moon, Firy places by Mars Pleasure and playing grounds by Mercury, treasuries, banks and other houses offinance by Jupiter, Pleasures of the bed and sleeping rooms by Venus, Waste land by Saturn. The cloth relating to Sun is coarse, of Moon it is new, of Mars it is a cloth whose corner is burnt, wet of Mercury, one neither old nor new for Jupiter, strong for Venus, very old for Saturn. Sun governs copper, Moon governs gems, Mars governs gold, Mercury governs alloys, Jupiter rules silver, Venus rules pearls and Saturn rules iron. Saturn is related to the season shishir (Mid January to Mid March), Venus to vasant (spring), Mars to summer, Moon to the rainy season, Mercury to sharad (mid September to mid November), Jupiter to hemantie mid November to mid January and Sun also summer. Aspects of Planets f'4C::I{If:'4<><@'d411ciricfli'lf'*l ~:i='></@' d411ciricfli'lf'*l=""><><> 'tit 'il ~ ~ ~ fei;(;J efia.Ttrrsfl:lCfll: II 13 II A planet aspects ie throws its influence on the 3rd and lOth place with ll4th of its total aspect. It aspects the place 5th and· 9th from it with half of its aspect, it influences the place 4th and 8th from it with 3/4th of its power of aspect: All planets Planets 35 fully aspect the place 7th from where they are located. In addition Saturn fully aspects the 3rd and lOth from it, Jupiter fully aspects the place 5th and 9th from it and Mars fully aspects the places 4th and 8th from it. Commentary: In determining aspect at a glance the house in which a planet is located and the one aspected by it should both be taken into account. For example, Mars in the 2nd house fully aspects the 4th from 2nd ie the 5th house, similarly in other cases of aspects. Time of Planets I ~·qrn)~ 'W!T'f~l <> Friendship etc as between Planets ~ ~ Rl~'5a1t?l ~ f<> ~:~:~ti15II Friend of Sun is Jupiter, ofMoon is Jupiter and Mercury, of Mars the friends are Venus and Mercury, of Mercury all planets except Sun are friends, ofJupiter all except Mars are friends. Of Saturn all except Moon and Mars are friends. This is the opinion held by some authors (not generally accepted). According to Satyacharya all planets treat other planets as friends if from their mool trikona sign the treated planets, Brihat Jataka 36 signs fall in the 2nd, 12th, 5th, 9th, 4th or 8th or it happens to be the exaltation sign of the treating_ planets. Commentary: Example 1: Suppose we want to ascertain as to how Saturn treats Venus. The mool trikon sign of Saturn ie acquarius should be taken as the reference point. Now . Venus owns sign Nos. 2 and 7. Sign No. 2 is 4th from 11 while sign No. 7 is 9th from it. Since the 4th and 9th positions have both been declared as friendly in the above sloka Saturn would treat Venus as its friend. Example 2: How does Jupiter treat Saturn? The mool trikon sign of Jupiter is Sagittarius (9), Saturn owns signs 10 and 11. Sign No. 10 is second from 9, hence friendly but sign No 11 is 3rd from it. The third position is not friendly, hence Jupiter will treat Saturn as a neutral. For fecility of reference the table showing friendship etc between planets is given on the next page. Planetary Friendship etc According to Satyacharya mmn ~ ~ wm fit:nfiJl *n ~ ~Oii'?J~4(f.i4'1~~ ~: ~: I 'll~i_wi m: wtr Sun treats Saturn and Venus as enemies, Mercury as a neutral, Moon, Jupiter and Mars as its friends. Moon treats Sun and Mercury as friends; Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as neutrals and none as enemy. Mars treats Jupiter, Moon and Sun as friends; Mercury as enemy; Venus and Saturn as neutrals. Mercury treats Sun and Venus as friends; Moon as its enemy; Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as neutral. fl)RJf~di'Hl ~ ~m ~ ~ 1&~m41 ~~ ~·1 ~ ~W1: wr-:~ ~~: W.= ~ tfrrffl: t!,&C::ff'lchJOI'ITCRRl ~SliT lFi1 ~: II 17 II 37 Planets Jupiter treats Mercury and Venus as enemy; Saturn as neutral; Sun, Moon and Mars as friends. Venus treats Mercury as friend; Mars and Jupiter as neutral; Sun, Mars and Moon as enemies. Saturn treats Venus and Mercury as friends; Jupiter as neutral and Sun, Moon and Mar·s as enemies. The relationship inter se of planets stated by Satyacharya (see sloka 15 ante) as a principle has been elaborated by me. Temporal Friendship etc ar.Ijm'l 411J,&ffi 14 ftt'fifil 'fiAe fi'i 'fli~ S=t~~JI'111fQ~&f.:<:J'IIf<N: ~II 1811 Planets that happen to be located in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 12th, 11th and lOth from one another become temporary friends. 'A planet located in the exaltation sign of another becomes a temporary friend of the latter' is the opinion of some others. Situated otherwise than above they become mutually temporary enemies. A planet which is friend of another one in natural relationship when becoming a temporary friend also becomes an adhi friend ie great friend. Similarly a neutral planet in temporary friendly relation becomes a friend, while a neutral becoming enemy in temporary relationship becomes an enemy. Planetary Strength '= B'fi,:qt{&Mf:l R~ ~ ~ FBMnil'fl~ 'fll 19 11 A planet located in its sign of exaltation, in a friendly sign, in its own mool trikon sign or in its own sign is considered as endowed with positional strength. Mercury and Jupiter if located in the ascendant get directional strength. This type of strength is got by Sun and Mars when they happen to be located in the lOth house. Saturn is endowed with directional Table showing Mutual Friendship etc of Planets ~ ,S1 ~ . Planets Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Bab.u Ketu Q::l Whom it considers as friend Jupiter Mars Moon Sun Mercury Moon Jupiter Sun Rahu Venus Sun Sun Mars Moon Mercury Saturn Rahu Venus Mercury Rahu Venus Mercury Saturn Venus Mercury Saturn Whom it considers as enemy Saturn Rahu Venus Rahu Ketu Mercury Rahu Moon Mercury Venus Sun Moon Sun Mars Moon Sun Mars Moon Sun Mars Moon Whom it considers as neutral Mercury Saturn Venus Jupiter Mars Saturn Venus Jupiter Mars Saturn Rahu Saturn Jupiter Mars Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter (:5 :-::;.. CX) C') Planets 39 strength if it occupies the 7th house. Similarly Venus and Moon when situated in the 4th house of any birth chart get directional strength. Commentary: The directional strength ofplanets becomes: zero in the 7th house from that specified. In the intermediafy positions it is of course proportional in value. Cheshta Strength ~ <> f<>CMI: II 20 II When the Sun is in uttarayan ie in signs 10, 11, 12, 1, 2 or 3 both Moon and Sun are endowed with the cheshta strength. Mars etc when located with Moon are said to be in samagam. In that condition they get this cheshta strength. Mars etc when in retrogression are also endowed with cheshta strength. The victor in the planetary war also gets chesta strength. Planets with Mars are considered in war. Of them the planet that has more northern declination and is also endowed with many rays due to his being away from the Sun becomes the victor. Time Strength m folf~l~lfll'ft'{l)(l:, ~$ ~ clfBd 11dl: ~: 'i<{l)Rtl: ~I !;i141fe:qijli~llclc:ilaf 'II(>~!J:tj'EI(I'Ell~~:ll21 II For people born during the night Moon, Mars and Saturn get kala bala. Mercury is strong always irrespective of the time ofbirth. The remaining planets ie Sun, Venus and Jupiter are strong in day births. The malefic planets Sun, Mars, Saturn get strength in cases ofbirth in the dark fortnight of Moon, whereas benefics ie Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus get strengthened in the bright fortnight. Planets having their year ayan a half year (uttarayan or dakshinayan) day, time hora, month at the time of birth get strengthened by kala bala. Brihat Jataka 40 If the planets happen to be of equal strength in mathematical calculation their relative strength is decided on the basis of their natural strength. In this scheme Saturn is the weakest of ,all planets. Mars is stronger than Saturn, Mercury is stronger than Mars, Jupiter is stronger than Mercury, Venus is stronâ¢ger than Jupiter, Moon is stronger than Venus and Sun is ·stronger than Moon. ~ ~I<><1'~></1'~><> q1q1<~f~1: ~= m ~u~: 1 w;:f ' fq ~s;.nfi:l f<'l<><~i'(ll 2=' ii=' if=' in=' the=' birth=' chart=' malefic=' planets=' are=' strong=' and=' occupy=' their=' own=' navamshas=' benefic=' on=' contrary,=' weak=' occupying=' other=' than=' own,=' ascendant=' sign=' is=' non=' human,=' even=' then=' should=' be=' declared=' as='></~i' (ll=""> Commentary: From a reading ofthe two shlokas it seems there are two main conditions that denote non-human births. The first condition is that the natural benefic planets should be extremely weak by as many ways as possible including their adverse position in the navamsha chart, and the natural Brihat Jataka 42 malefics should be as strong as possible including their strong position in the navamsha chart. The second condition is that the impotent planets should be in kendras or otherwise influence the lagna or the chandra lagna. If these two conditions are satisfied, the birth can be a non-human one, provided of course, the lagna or chandra lagna (denoting birth) is associated with a dwadashamsha denoting non-human birth. Limbs of Animals fifitl: -mo ~ mn<> ~~Sttml '!ift.iRq4111~ii'' ~ f%Cf5'00M<'4115 :q}tSq Colour of Animal born i!1' 1i~ICfll'{iH!<><-=' ~·=' *14111=' sici~,:q=' ' ='=""></-='> cr;;r-m The colour of the body of the animal should be ascertained from the colour of the navamsha sign in the lagna or from the colour of the planet associated with or aspecting the lagna, whichever is stronger. The number of planets located in the 7th house and aspecting the ascendant determine the number oflines (such as on dogs) on the back of the animal. Birth of Birds ~ ~ '1 ~en ~: r-<> Non-Human Births 43 If in the birth chart there is in the ascendant the navamsha of a movable sign and a strong planet in lagna occupies a 'bird decante' the birth of a bird takes place. Similarly if the navamsha in the lagna belongs to Mercury and the lagna is associated with or aspected by Saturn or Moon, then also the birth of a bird takes place. In case of the influence on the lagna or Saturn the bird will be living on earth. If it is of Moon it would be a watery bird (the whole thing is of course subject to the basic conditions specified in the first two shlokas of this chapter regarding the strength of malefics and the debility ofbenefics etc.). Births of Trees i?Ri1R II If the conditions for non-human birth are fulfilled (see first two shlokas) and if in the birth chart the ascen~ant, Moon, Jupiter and Sun are all weak, the birth of trees is indicated. The trees will belong to the land or to the watery region depending on whether in the ascendant the navamsha rising belongs to a rashi denoting land or to one denoting water. The number of trees will be determined by the number of the houses the lord of the navamsha in the lagna is away from the lagna. Types of Trees 3f.'it:ffi<> a:ft~?Jni*tlft:1f<~lâ¢nmil=' t~4='>(' 1fqq;jt="" ~a=""></~lâ¢nmil='> ft:1Tmf.f:5: '*'i~'*'ifi.li!41'{'lg'l~'i:l ~: II 7 II If the lord of the navamsha in lagna is Sun, the tree is of a type that is strong in its core such as teak. If it is Saturn it is of a most inferior type. If it is Moon the tree is full of sweet 44 Brihat Jataka juice such as sugar cane. If it is Mars it is a tree full ofthorns. If it is Jupiter the tree is one that gives sweet fruits such as the mango tree. If it is Mercury it would represent trees that bear' no fruit. If it is Venus it would be a flower giving tree. If it be 1 Moon it would denote trees that ooze out liquid. If it is Mars the tree will be bitter in taste such as nim etc. Trees and their Soil ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ F<><> ⢠lfil m&utfqf~< Thus ends the third chapter on Non-human Birth in Brihat Jatak composed by Varahamihira. On Conception Etc. Monthly Course and Cohabitation ctzilos~tl!>lfclGmGIJci 1fif ll frs~fq'Jror<'1~11=' 111=' mars=' and=' moon=' are=' the=' cause=' for=' bringing=' about=' monthly=' course=' in=' women.=' when=' case=' of=' a=' woman=' her=' occupies=' house=' that=' is=' other=' than=' 3rd,=' 6th,=' loth=' or=' llthfrom=' natal=' aspected=' by=' transit=' at=' menses=' time=' she=' capable=' conceiving.=' such=' if=' man=' has=' his=' upachaya=' houses=' ie=' 11th=' from=' jupiter=' their=' union=' brings=' pregnancy.=' this=' does=' not=' apply=' to=' sterile,=' impotent,=' aged=' too=' young='></'1~11='> Manner of Cohabitation Brihat Jataka 46 Possibility of Pregnancy ~Ja>l<'l'll'l~dtt='></'l'll'l~dtt='><> Wfqiiilf-l111MA CliTfiPli0ifcl~~llf'lql'fl<.11: II 311 If Sun, Moon, Venus and Mars are located in their own navamsha or if Jupiter is located in the 1st, 5th or the 9th house, pregnancy takes place. These yogas are of course ofno avail to impotent people like the rays of Moon, to the blind. Note: Varaha Mihira has stated in Swalp Jatak in this connection as under: ~ *4 1Ji?iflc;q;[email protected]'1 Women Delivering Child f.;;qiCfll:': ~ '!i'l<:'ll=' ~~ii=' 411=' if=' mars=' and=' saturn=' are=' located=' in=' the=' 7th=' from=' sun,=' they=' denote=' disease=' to=' man,=' while=' occupy=' moon=' indicate=' woman.=' case=' 2nd=' 12th=' house=' sun=' death=' of=' man.=' similarly=' when=' one=' these=' malefic=' planets=' (mars=' saturn)=' is=' with=' other=' aspects=' it,=' cause=' ofman.=' woman=' caused=' them='></:' ll='> Father etc how Affected f.;;C!I<61=' ~=' fmt='></61='> N1&1G11oq*Ief41dl g ~ ~: '?}'ft II 5 II On Conception etc. 47 In the case of conception in day time Sun should be treated as father, Venus as mother, Saturn as paternal uncle, Moon as aunt (Mother's sister). If the conception is during night Saturn should be taken as father, Moon mother, Sun as paternal uncle and Venus as the said aunt. In day conception Sun in odd sign signifies good to father. In night conception the same ie odd sign is good to the paternal uncle. In the case of day time conception, if Venus occupies an even sign, it is conducive to mother. The night time conception if in that sign it is condu'cive to the said aunt. Saturn is conducive to father, if the conception is in night. Ifhe occupies an odd sign, he is conducive to paternal uncle, in case conception is in day time. Moon is conducive to mother if in the case of night conception it occupies an even sign. Similarly it is conducive to the said aunt if it is in even sign in the case of day conception. Yogas for Woman's Death affilclqf.,o:_(>:;qefq«f-l!.tf<><1 wj~~'l'll~='></1> 3c;<><1 ~=' ~ii='></1> If at the conception time, malefic planets are about to enter the ascendant without any benefic aspect or if Saturn occupies the ascendant and is aspected by Mars and a weak Moon the woman dies. Another Yoga for her Death qtq!iq 11'4 fif~th ~ or 'if J1'4 eli fu.ffllt qâ¢tq1q?)q CIT~~ ~II 711 If at the time of conception, Moon and the ascendant are both hemmed in between malefics and the Moon and the ascendant are not aspected by any benefic planet, death takes place of the woman conceiving alone or simultaneously with whom she has conceived. ~: ~~tf~ct 1 11!;1 ~~I ~: <> Brihat Jataka 48 or from the ascendant and the Mars in each case is located in the 8th house or if Mars and the Sun occupy the 4th and the 12th houses respectively and the Moon is weak, the woman loses her life and the pregnancy. . Maturing Delivery '?I'?II~Wofl4'1~: ~d(:~cti'JoJ'lll'l?ftl&lfll~[f'!l~: I ~ffi'l~l'iaPffl5 m: wYT g lJ'U -m ~:II 10 II If the Moon and the ascendant is in association with benefic planets, benefics occupy the 5th, 9th, 7th, 2nd, 4th or lOth from the Moon or the ascendant and there are malefics in the 3rd and 11th houses from the Moon and the ascendant, the pregnancy matures without troubles, with Sun aspecting lagna or Moon. · Sex of Child ~ g(iqfwfig iilfclFGdâ¢11ci!jfcfosM: ~ 'IICl~ffi4i'?ICfl'I~T~~ ~: I ~ ~ 'it S!l~lf~Jt ~ ~ ft:;¢ &~'IF''~~~ ~m111111 If at the time of conception the ascendant, Moon an~ Jupiter are strong and occupy odd navamsha in odd signs, the~ birth will be of a male. Similarly if the same three are located , in even signs and even navamshas the birth will be of a female, or ifJupiter and Sun are strong in odd sign the birth would be of a male. If Moon, Venus and Mars occupy even signs the birth will be of a female. In case Jupiter, Sun, Venus and Mars 49 On Conception etc. occupy mutable sign as well as mutable navamsha and are aspected by Mercury twins will be born. Here also if all the planets occupy male sign in navamsha the twins will be males, if they all occupy female navamsha the twins will be females.· If they occupy both female and male navamshas the twins will be one male and one female. Role of Saturn in Formation of Sex ~ m ~: mu.stq :j''lifiO f<> !XiCRl!llli0114CI<:=i'11!4 <> Even Saturn located in odd houses of the horoscope for conception, except the first, leads to a male birth. In previous sholkas, the sex should be determined with due regards to the strength of the male or female planets involved. Eunuchs a;.:ci'Js;:ll' ~ 4~4W<'IIf./Rcli %1f ~ '{''ll{tl~~flmfl ~ [email protected]'1 1 1~ftdf (1) If the Moon and Sun aspect each other. (2) If Saturn and Mercury aspect each other. (3) If Mars aspects the Sun· ahd the later occupies an even sign. (4) If the Moon and the ascendant are in odd signs. ~ ..,._ (5) If Moon and Mercury are occupying even and odd sighs respectively and are aspected by Mars. (6) IfVenus, lagna and Moon occupy male navamshas. Commentary: The rationale behind these 'Eunuch' yo gas is not clear. If however we keep in view the Ayurvedic theory that the equal quantities of raj and veerya of females and Brihat Jataka 50 males respectively lead to eunuch birth we may be able to follow some of the above yogas. For example in yogas serial No. 6 the female factors Venus and Moon by occupying male navamshas balance as it were the two powers of procreations. Yoga at serial No. I may also be explained on the principle in as much as female procreative powers represented by Moon will be balanced by an exact and equal male influence ofthe Sun. In the yoga at serial No. 3, the Sun a male factor by its occupation of an even sign reduces considerably the male element which, though it may seem strange is further reduced by the aspect of Mars. Attention of readers is invited to shloka 11 an tewhere the occupation of an even sign by Mars is stated to lead to a female birth. The grouping in that shloka ofMars with two female planets, Moon and Venus would easily suggest, at least so far as the text is concerned that Mars in this context acts on the side offemale factors and by its aspect on the Sun equalises veerya of male with the female rajas. Saturn and Mercury seem to be a class by themselves as both of them are impotent planets and as such by their mutual aspect create intensity of impotency effecting both the male and the female powers. In regard to yoga at serial No. 4 it may be observed that the ascendant is intended to be treated as a female factor. This is clear from the fact that the lagna has been bracketed with female factors Venus and Moon. Thus in the yoga at No. 4 the occupation of an odd ie male sign by each of the two female factors, equalises the sex creating elements. Multiple Births (Three) ~ fl4eJJ ~ f>:i~klllcfi<:<> ~ ~ 'fl ~ M qJ mfUR:1 ~ ~ %~1<::'1'1~1'( !;il'jj·i'tl m Yoga for twins (one male, one female) is that the Moon and Venus (female planets) should occupy even sign (and thus denote female birth) and at the same time Mercury, Mars, J~piter and the ascendant (male factors) should occupy odd (male) signs (and thereby denote male birth too). Another yoga On Conception etc. 51 for twins (on the same basis of parity) is that the ascendant and Moon should be in even signs (to give a female) but be aspected by males (to give male birth too). There will be three births in case the lagna and the planets occupy mutable signs and are also aspected by Mercury who should be in his own navamsha (Gemini and Virgo). The sex composition of the triple births would'be as under: (a) If the planets occupy the navamsha of Gemini or Sag- ittarius (mutable but male) and the aspecting Mercury occupies the navamsha of Gemini (male), all the three would be males. (b) If the planets occupy the navamsha ofVirgo or Pisces (mutable but females) and the aspecting Mercury occupies the navamsha of Virgo (female), all the three would be femalt:-~· (c) Ifthe planets occupy the navamsha of Gemini or Sagittarius and the aspecting Mercury occupies the navamsha of Virgo, there will be two girls and one boy. (d) If the planets occupy the navamsha of Virgo or Pisces and the aspecting Mercury occupies the navamsha of Gemini, there will be two boys and one girl. 2. It would be relevant to make mention of another principle applicable to the multiple births. Multiple births are obviously not only in number more than the usual one, they also denote the simultaneous birth of co-sisters or brothers. Mercury being a planet of multiplicity has to be a constituent factor in any 'yoga for multiple births. The part of ~o-born would be played by the 3rd house, its lord and the significator for co-horns ie Mars. Thus we have to ensure the association of co-horns with the self of the native by seeing that there is a link between the lagna and or its lord with the 3rd house, its lord and Mars not excluding of course Mercury. This is a reasonable view and one supported by shloka No. 2210 at page 218 of'Deva Keralam' which says: ~ -qt 'lift ~ ~ mm ljq(?t'l ~ Brihat Jataka 52 This shloka relates to Aries ascendant and means that in case a person is born in Aries ascendant with the amsha of Mars (latter part) and aspected by Mercury or associated with it, he will be one of the twins. The principle of the association with lagna of Mercury and the 3 usual factors denoting co-horns leading to twin birth is thus borne out by Deva Keralam. An example of a twin born on 11.9.1946 at 5.50 p.m. is given below: Rahu Moon Ketu Jupiter Venus The lagna is influenced by the 7th aspect ofMercury. Since it is lord of the sign Satum occupied by Mars, it is also acting as Mars and linking Mars also to the lagna. We Sun Mercury thus see that the condition of the lagna being linked to Mercury, to lord of the 3rd Mars house and to Mars is fully satisfied. ~ fcffi9 !OI~«~<~n4â¢1~4r~4: , ~11f4io11 c:flaf~1 ~ ~~ atfit <#l·~ltiftll: II 1511 If the lagna is the fag end of Sagittarius (ie there is in the Sagittarius lagna the navamsha also of Sagittarius--a mutable sign) and the planets are strong and occupy the navamshas of mutable signs ie Sagittarius and Pisces and the lagna is also aspected by strong Mercury and Saturn, there are more than even 3 children in the womb. Commentary: It is interesting to consider the role of Saturn in this yoga. The only reasonable way in which Saturn is relevant is its lordship of the 3rd house where its moo! trikon sign would fall. As lord of the 3rd house aspecting the lagna it would indicate co-birth of co-horns. On Conception etc. ~onths of Pregnancy F6d'fi',(jiHi4il~tF<,jl!IT: lffi!: I 3e;'l4'1'$01tf11<> ifilTrlr TJfun ~~'!~-: ~II 1611 The pregnancy in its first month is in the form of matter which is a combination of semen, rajas etc. It is more liquid than solid. Its lord is Venus. In the second month the matter solidifies and is then governed by Mars. In the 3rd month it sprouts out into arms and feet. The lord of this month is Jupiter (expansion). In the 4th month there is the development of bones. This month is governed by Sun. In the 5th month skin of the body is formed. The lord of this month is Moon. In the 6th month hair of the body comes out. This month is governed by Saturn. In the 7th month there is much of awareness. This month is governed by Mercury. The lords of the 8th, 9th and lOth months are the ascendant, Moon and the Sun respectively. The heavy affliction of any planet denotes the trouble to pregnancy in the month indicated for that planet. Abnormal Development ~ ~· f<><:i ~i=' ~:='></:i><><1'ltt=' 1111=' if=' mercury=' is=' strong=' in=' the=' 5th=' or=' 9th=' house'=' and=' remaining=' planets=' are=' weak,=' th~'child=' born=' will=' have=' 2=' heads,=' four=' arms=' 4=' feet.=' moon=' weak=' taurus=' malefic=' occupy=' sandhies=' (the=' last=' navasha=' of=' cancer,=' scorpio=' pisces)=' native=' loses=' speech.=' there=' good=' aspect=' also=' on=' moon,=' he=' picks=' up=' speech=' after='></1' ltt='> Yoga for Hunch Backed etc ~~ ~ ~S:il 'ffl 54 Brihat Jataka When in the conception chart Mars and Saturn occupy the sign of Mercury and also occupy the navamsha of Mercury, the person born will have teeth from very birth. (ii) If Moon occupies Cancer in the ascendant and is aspected by both Mars and Saturn one becomes hunch backed (Moon, in lagna sign of chest heavily afflicted turns the chest and back out of shape). (iii) If the sign Pisces is in lagna aspected by Saturn, Moon and Mars, the man becomes lame. Pisces in lagna stresses feet. The heavy malefic influence ofMars and Saturn on the 12th part of the body and on Saturn would cause trouble in legs and · feet. (iv) If malefics occupy sandhies (see shloka No. 17) as also Moon, the native is dull headed (Moon as lagna ie as brain will be powerless). If there is Capricorn as the ascendant with its last navamsha rising and if this lagna is aspected by Saturn, Moon and Sun the man is dwarf sized. If the decantes in the 5th, 9th and the I st houses are associated with malefic planets then the person born will be devoid of arms, feet or head according as the trine afflicted is 5th, 9th or the 1st respectively. Blindness fi'IWFtli~fC::CIICfi(~~ ~ 'iifi On Conception etc. 55 such cases ofbad yogas there is plenty ofbenefic influence too on the factors afflicted the bad yoga becomes defunct. Likely Time of Birth mi ~ 1q1 <> egwl:'fl:qi: I ~CUlt f~'1tt<> ⢠Uit:f ~m ~~~:II 2011 The number of dwadashamsha present in the longitude of Moon at the time of conception (or prashna) added to the said longitude of Moon will give the sign in which Moon will be at the time ofbirth in the 9th or lOth month from the month of conception. In order to find out the ishta at the time ofbirth, find out the navamsha sign present in the longitude of the lagna at conception (orprashna). This sign will be sheershoday or prishtoday. For former the ishta should be considered from sunrise as it will he in day time. If the latter, the ishta will lie in the night and should be considered from Sun set. The elapsed portion of the navamsha in lagna will indicate the elapsed portion of the day or night as the case may be. After ascertaining the duration of the day or night at the day of birth, the rule of 3 should be applied ie if the total degree of a navamsha (03° 20' = 200 minutes) equal the whole of. the duration of night or day. How much of night or day will be elapsed portion of navamsha in lagna represent. The answer will be so much time past of night or day as the case may be on the day ofbirth, from which ascendant etc can be calculated. Note: Pt. Maheedhar Sharma is of the view that the rule of3 applied to the portion ofthe dwadashamsha elapsed in the longitude of Moon at conception gives the total of nakshatras elapsed. The rule of 3 would be-If the whole duration of a dwadashamsha consisting of 150 kalas (minutes) is equal to 360 degree (27 nakshatras), how much will the elapsed portion of the dwadashamsha in the longitude of Moon represent. Brihat Jataka 56 Abnormally Delayed Births dtclll<.'1fi:t'$flf~ffi f;<><> ~tJ<:'Hif. ~ICl'!la ~:~~II 2111 If Cancer is the ascendant and Saturn occupies the 7th ' house of conception chart, the birth takes place after 3 years of conception. In case in addition, Moon is also in the 7th house the birth will take place in the 12th year after conception. The rules enunciated in this chapter as relating to the conception chart can be applied intelligently to the birth chart as well. Commentary: Saturn is a planet of delay. His location in the 7th house in Capricorn will not only give him directional strength, but also the strength due to his location in his owu sign. Such a strong Saturn aspecting the birth house will naturally delay birth. It would be delayed all the more if Moon too is with Saturn in the 7th house for the reason that in the latter case the impact of delay will be felt by lagna, lord of lagna and Moon all as against only by lagna in the former case. ~ 1!5~ B'd4~ 'l' ~ erR~~: tifd<~:l4011 ~ g fclfi:WI ~~ ~ R:iâ¢lfo::;afq~ ~ tiJdq,I#Jsfti ~II 2211 Thus ends the fourth chapter on conception in Brihat Jatak · composed by Varahamihira. 5 Birth Conditions If in the birth chart, the ascendant is not under the aspect ofMoon and the Sun occupies a movable sign in the 8th, 9th, 11th or 12th house, the father of the native will be in some other country or province and will not be present at house at the time of the child's birth. ⢠: <.1â¢1fil~ic!q~'lf111=' fcl~~lf'4bl=' ' '~~=' ~~=' ~ii=' 1=' ii=' father=' is=' not=' present=' in=' the=' house=' at=' delivery=' time=' also=' when=' ascendant=' occupied=' by=' saturn=' and=' 7th=' mars=' or=' moon=' located=' between=' mercury='></.1â¢1fil~ic!q~' lf111='> ~sfit qJ ~ ~ Cilfi15qlâ¢ldl wm 'R':~~ l(l~ll~f!il'{bfl II Serpentine Influence ~ ~ Cil cp~~~lf:l'llll~ I ~: ~l'lff'4~'1[(1; «cfru~fllffisfi:l 'CiT II 3 II If the Moon or an ascendant belonging to a malefic planet is located in Scorpio decante of Mars and the benefic planets are located in the 2nd and 11th houses of the horoscope, the person born is a serpent or one enveloped by a serpent. Bastard Birth 'ti!]Ol<'1~ '41:fn&cffuf«llf' Brihat Jataka 58 If Jupiter aspects neither the lagna nor the Moon, or if there is no aspect ofJupiter on Sun and Moon located in one sign, the birth should be declared without doubt as bastard. It is also a bastard birthif Sun and Moon are in the company of malefics. Commentary: From a perusal of the above shloka it would be observed that the influence of Jupiter is highly validating in character. If a strong Jupiter influences by association or aspect the factor trying to create a bastard birth, it validates the birth as from one's own father. It may, however, be added from our experience that a Jupiter who is under heavy affliction (say in 4 or more ways) ceases to be a validating factor and on the contrary acts as a malefic to enhance the undesirable effects of the other planets bringing about a bastard birth. The following is the birth chart of a boy born from a man other than the legitimate husband ofhis mother. Inspite of the fact that Jupiter is located with Sun, the significator of father and is fully aspecting Saturn lord Sun of the sign occupied by Sun as Jupiter also, the lord of the sign occuMercury pied by Moon, the birth is Moon bastard. The Phenomenon, as Venus we have said, is due to the heavy affliction of Jupiter. Firstly Jupiter owns the sign Rahu occupied by Rahu, secondly it is with Mercury lord of the sign occupied by two malefics viz Saturn and Ketu. Thirdly it is aspected by the 9th aspect of Ketu who is throwing its own influence on Jupiter also conveys that of Saturn with which it is associated. Thus Jupiter is here under as many as four malefic influences, apart from occupying a malefic sign of Saturn. Such a Jupiter has not only ceased to be a good and validating factor but is, on the contrary, turned into a malefic and a foreign element acting adversely on the birth factors it aspects. Mars Saturn Ketu Birth Conditions 59 Birth as Twins tffifu%~~~~~1 (lll ~ W1M'$..'1 ~ ~ CIT mni ~ Ml'ldl{l ~sq;u, ~s~ miT ~· ~ f1llii4k(,ll 6 II In lagna, Aries, Taurus or Leo if there is either Mars or Saturn, the native will be enveloped by a cord. The limb represented by the sign of the navamsha in the lagna will be so enveloped. Arrest or Imprisonment of Father ~~ {l'Ujf'q'11ql~q'ffi«ll I ~ full mr: ~ CIT <><;eft -qn=' ii='></;eft> II If the two malefics Mars and Saturn occupy together a malefic sign (I, 5, 8, 10 or 11) and or located in the 5th, 9th or 7th from Sun, the father ofthe native should be deemed to be in bondage in another country. If the Sun is occupying amovable sign, he is in bondage in the other country, if in a fixed sign he is in bondage in his own country and if in a mutable sign he is in bondage on the way. Birth Surroundings etc ~~~~~~~~ ffi ~m;Tr~ CIT tl·i{lct If full Moon occupies her own sign Cancer, Mercury occupies the lagna and Jupiter 4th house, the birth takes place in a boat (ie above water). Similar birth takes place, if there is a watery sign in the lagna and Moon occupies the 7th house. 60 Brihat Jataka Commentary: The principle underlying the birth so near water is that the lagna and the chandra lagna denoting the conditions at birth are in each case, influenced by factors denoting water. See this principle applies in the following shloka also: . 31iui'l<; ac::cn 1 q{~SCIZ I I 10 II Saturn occupying the 12th house from the lagna or Moon, if aspected by a malefic planet denotes birth in prison. (iii) Saturn occupying the sign Cancer or Scorpio in lagna ifaspected by Moon, denotes birth in a pit etc (underground). ~mrrn ~ ~-nrcil'â¢Â§1tlfua QiJITll.l ~~~ 'q~ll 11 II Saturn occupying a watery sign in lagna: (i) Ifaspected by Mercury denotes birth in a dancing hall. (ii) If aspected by Sun, denotes birth in a place of worship. (Hi) If aspected by Moon denotes birth on earth. ~ ~ CfP!: ~ ~ ~ 3Hfi1t>'l~ I <><'ti'fit?jg fiiw41c1ll=' ~:='>mCi ~!I 12 II If Saturn occupies a human sign in lagna and (i) if it is aspected by Mars, the birth takes place in or near a burning ghat. 81 Birth Conditions (ii) If it is aspected by Moon and Venus the birth takes place in a beautiful and charming place. (Hi) If it is aspected by Jupiter, birth takes place near a sacrificial altar (or other place related to religious rituals). (iv) If it is aspected by Sun, the birth takes place in a palace, (govt. house etc) a temple or a cowshed. (v) If it is aspected by Mercury the birth takes place in a place connected with trade. <><> mit ~ ;;R ft.Â¥it ~I ~~ ~ <><> ' 31J<><> II If Mars and Saturn are located in the 5th or 9t and Moonis in the 7th house, the child born is separated from its mother. In case the Moon in such a condition is aspected by Jupiter, the child even ifforsaken by its mother lives in comfort for long. In the case of lagna contains Moon aspected by a malefic and with Mars in the 7th house, the child is given up by its mother and dies. (ii) If the lagna contains 'Moon, aspected by a benefic planet with Saturn and Mars occupying the 11th house, forsaken child is rescued by the party represented by the benefic planet aspecting. If the yoga at clause (ii) above is formed but there is malefic aspect also on the Moon, the child even when rescued dies. 62 Brihat Jataka Delivery House ~ sFHn$:ll ~ ~~ '!i,11ic:611 ~djd{~ 4<6~'1i1h'cq:n~: II 15 II If the planets representing father as significator ie Sun and Saturn are strong and influence the lagna and the Moon, birth of the ·native takes place in the house of paternal relations such as offather and the younger and elder brothers of father. Similarly if significator for mother and her side ie Moon ·and Venus are strong and influence the lagna and the Moon, birth takes place in the mother's house or in the house ofher sisters. If benefics· are occupying their signs of debilitation, birth takes place underneath the trees. If the benefics are in debilitation and the lagna and Moon are aspected by less than three planets, the birth takes place in a place devoid of human habitation. W': M~41~'l~3 11'I.11~Hill.11f~3 ~: I ~ ~ ~m'l~~~m ~ ~~~kf'RWS!'I~: ct&'l~l4i§>'l'1''11: II 17 II Birth Conditions 63 In case where there is no electricity and an oil lamp is used, the oil of the lamp is denoted by Moon (ie Moon in the beginning of the sign occupied by it denotes that the oil is almost full, if in middle of it, the oil is half consumed and so or the wick is represented by the sign in the ascendant (ie if the longitude of the ascendant is in the beginning very little of it has been consumed, if it is in the middle, half of the wick has been consumed and so on). If the sign occupied by the Sun is movable the lamp was in motion, if in a fixed sign it was stable, if in mutable sign it was somewhat in motion. The house in which the delivery takes place has its gate facing the direction represented by the strongest planet in the kendra, or if there are no planets in kendras the one represented by the strongest planet in the horoscope. ~: ~I~II~I)C:: ~ flf '-af ~~'Cl'ff>i ~Â¥~ ~~:P:I~4~'lR'l1i'BI'HI'iqf crotll 19 II The signs 1, 4, 7, 8or 11 in the ascendant (or the navamsha of these signs if in the ascendant) denote birth in the east of the centre of the house, if there are the signs 3, 6, 9 or 12 (or their navamsha) the birth in the northern direction. If sign No. 2 or its navamsha is involved, the birth is in the western direction and if the signs (or their navamsha) in lagna are 5 and 10, the birth takes place in the southern direction. Brihat Jataka 64 i'l'ltcthgcllf<'lSl~: m:rmiT ~r<>« Sll'41fC::â¢16 fSI'llll<::<> iftift ~ ~: 1 ~1'41f<'IMql~i;~flllt '12[:if1ql'f!rtl: II 21 II 1st and 2nd houses represent the whole of the bed side under the head, the 3rd stands for the leg of the charpoy on the right side near the head, the 4th and 5th houses represent the whole length of the right side, the 6th house stands for the leg on the right side in the direction of the feet, the 7th and 8th houses represent the whole length of the charpoy on the side of the feet, the 9th house stands for the leg of the charpoy on the left side of the feet. The I Oth and 11th houses represent the entire length of the charpoy on the left and the 12th house stands for the 4th leg of the charpoy on the left near the head (The idea is to locate the broken portion of the charpoy by the houses occupied by malefic planet etc). 'â¬1~cl'11'i1'fMl f1{>4~~dctll: I ii1f~<><.w'â¬1 ~='></.w' â¬1=""> Birth Conditions 65 Body of the Child <><'?'lldj:></'?'lldj:> Olft::a ~ Oif{J 'flCIIOII'{~ mit ~ ~~112411 The first, second and the third decante in the ascendant denote respectively the parts of the upper, middle and lower portion of the body as under - If there is the first decante in the lagna, the lagna will be treated as head the 2nd and the 12th houses as eyes, 3rd and 11th as e·ars, 4th and lOth as 66 Brihat Jataka nose, 5th and 9th as cheeks, 6th and 8th as chin and the 7th as face. These organs will always be of the right side and the left side respectively, according as they are in the half from the lagna to 7th or from 7th to the lagna. If there is the 2nd decanate in the lagna, the 1st house will represent the throat, 2nd and 12th house shoulders, 3rd and 11th arms, 4th and lOth as sides, 5th and 9th as heart, 6th and 8th belly and 7th as the navel. If there be 3rd dec an ate in the lagna, the lagna will be treated as the region below navel, 2nd and 12th as organs of generation and rectum, 3rd and 11th as testicles, 4th arid lOth as hips, 5th and 9th as knees, 6th and 8th as the longer leg and 7th as the feet. dfiillottl41~ liUi' ~ ~ ~ ~ ffvmi~~ ~: *41<:;''1~1~: I ~S('if.R'1'lflsfl1~1f?ifqq;;{) ,fm ~ ~: Wf Cfllt'di:lqllll~1 ~ l 25 II The sign containing malefic _planet denotes wound in the part of the body concerned (see the previous shloka) if it is also influenced by association or aspect by benefics it denotes moles etc. If the planet is in his own sign or navamsha or is in a fixed sign or its navamsha the mole etc is from birth, otherwise it would be a later development. If the planet responsible for the mole or other mark is Saturn it would be caused by stone or wind, if Mars by fire weapons or poison, if Mercury by earth, if Sun by wood, if Moon by a normal animal (through horns) or by watery animals. Any four planets including Mercury as one of them will bring about (in their dasa) hurt or other mark in the right or left part ofthe body and in the organ involved. If the planet is . malefic and occupies the 6th house it causes injury etc to the organ denoted by the sign in the 6th house. In case the malefic planet responsible for the injury mark etc is located in his own sign or navamsha or is associated with a benefic planet, the mark will be from the very birth. Otherwise it will be got in later life. Birth Conditions 67 *lqj4Rid1 ~~: ~ '%1- 'l<> fi1t.'<><: ~~~ii='></:> II In western astrology, the rule of Hermes is well known as giving correctly the moment of birth. The system is as under: (a) The first rule under this system states that the sign in which Moon is located at the time of birth is the ascendant at the time of conception or the 7th sign from that ascendant. (b) The second rule is that the sign occupied by Moon at the time of conception becomes the sign in the ascendant or the descendant at the time of birth. (c) A man or woman is born after 10 lunar months from conception ie after about 273 days. The period is subject to modification by the position of Moon as explained below. (d) When Moon is in the bright fortnight and is located between the first and the 7th house or when Moon is in the dark fortnight and is located between the 7th and. the first house. (e) Find out its distance in degrees from the ascendant, if Moon is below horizon but above the 7th house, divide these degrees by 12 and add the quotient to 273. (f) When Moon is in the dark fortnight and is below horizon or if it is in the bright halfbut above horizon the quotient should be deducted from 273. (g) When Moon is below horizon, its longitude should be counted from the longitude of the lancendant. (h) When Moon is above horizon, its distance should be taken from the longitude of descendant. Ramit Bhasin born 28/29-7-1965 at Delhi at 12-40' in the Brihat Jataka 68 night-Lat ofDelhi 28.39 (N) Long -77.13 (E) s 0 Lagna ascendant a t birth 1 1 9 Longitude of Sun at birth 3 11 35 Longitude of Moon at birth 3 13 14 Since Moon is below horizon, we will have to take its distance from the ascendant (1-1-9). This distance is 73° 5', which divided by 12 gives quotient as 6. Since Moon is of the bright half and below horizon, we will have to add 6 days to 273 ·days. Total ie 279 days is the period before birth when conception took place. This works out to 23rd Oct, 1964. On 23.10.1964 the siderial time at noon according to Lahiri was 14 h 4 m 52 sec or say 14 hours and 5 minutes. Since conception has to correspond to the Moon at birth, let us see what siderial time 3 h 13 m 14 sec represents. According to page 48 of the table of ascendants of Lahiri this ascendant is at 1 hour 52 mins of siderial time. The siderial time for noon of 23.10.1964 is 14 hours 5 mins. Difference between 14-5' and 1-52' is 12 hours and 13 minutes, thus conception was at 12 = 5 + 7 Lnt which converted to IST comes to 12-40 AM. lfu JilOI 11511 Thus ends the fifth chapter on Birth Conditions in Brihat J a tak composed by Varahamihira. 6 Factors for Early Death ~~~~ ~ dill414tlq~: ~'' fct11'11'1~Rl II 1 II A child born at the Sandhya (Twi light--ie the duration of 36 minutes following the removal from sight of the middle · of the solar disc) time in the bora of Moon (see shloka 11 of chapter 1) and with malefic planets located at the end of signs, does not survive. Similarly with Moon located with a malefic planet and all the kendras from Moon and the lagna occupied by malefic planets the child dies soon after birth. Commenta_ry: The cause of short life in this case is obvi-' ously due to the birth taking place at junction point in time when malefics also occupy those lifeless points. ~ '!.<1i4 70 Brihat Jataka Commentary: In the event of the 1st and 7th house being occupied 'by malefics or being surrounded by malefics the ascendant will, in each case, be influenced by malefics, lagna being a primary house of longevity as also one denoting infancy its affliction will naturally lead to early death of the child. qlqi1C::'ll~'ldt ~~~miT I ~ ~ ~ ~~ 'l~C::f-t~U(j_ll 3 II If two planets occupy each of the two houses ie the first and seventh and the Moon is' also associated with a malefic _planet without the aspect ofbenefics th~ cl}ilq dies soon after birth. Commentary: Lagna and Moon are two factors oflongevity. In the conditions stated in the shloka both of these would be highly afflicted resulting in the loss oflongevity. afttrr ~ ~ qi~~C::'ll'l'~: I ~ ~~ 1' ~~ f.!'fi ~II 4 II If Moon is within 72 degrees of Sun it is 'Ksheen'. If such ·a Moon occupies the 12th house and there are malefic planets in the I st and 8th house and the Kendras, the child dies soon · - after birth. Commentary: Moon being in the nature of lagna and therefore a factor for longevity, if weak ie in vicinity of Sun and in the bad house (12th), would affect longevity very adversely. Similarly since the I st and 8th house, each stands for longevity their affliction by malefics would cause loss of longevity. Planets in kendra always influence 7th lagna, hence when the kendras are devoid of benefics, this would be an additional cause for lessening of longevity, since the lagna would be devoid of benefic influence. Commentary: Moon being in the nature of lagna and therefore a factor for longevity, if weak ie in vicinity of Sun and in the bad, house (12th), would affect longevity very adversely. Similarly since the I stand 8th house, each stands for longev' Factors for Early Death 71 ity their affliction by malefics would cause loss of longevity. Planets in kendra always influence 7th lagna, hence when the kendras are devoid of benefics, this would be an additional cause for lessening of longevity, since the lagna would be devoid ofbenefic influence. ~: mft flHI'fllJti'S(1'1'1: I CfiOi':ifil'f~: ~5 ~:II 5 II If Moon posited in the 7th, 12th, 8th or the I st house is with a malefic planet but is not under the aspect of any benefic, who should all be located out ofkendras, the child dies soon after birth. ~~F<,=<~ftf<> f:ttl1'li'1Jq'qfa.m ~~ ~ ~5ftl~:Wffir:l <><> d ~ 'l1Rt ~ i.fict31Bftld 3 q1qf<1f'd ~II 6 ll If Moon occupies the 6th or 8th house and is also aspected by malefic planets the child dies soon after birth. If the Moon in the position stated above is aspected purely by benefics, he lives only for 8 years. If the aspect is mixed ie of both benefics and malefics he gets half of it ie 4 years life. If natural benefics (Jupiter, Venus and Mercury) occupy the 6th or the 8th house and are aspected by strong malefics the child will live for only one month. If the lord of the lagna occupies the 7th house and is defeated in war, then too the child lives for only a month. ~ ~ ~ f.!1:ff ~ Wt: ~=~ m1r~~'1~ '1 ~~ '!!'!'t ~ 'l'ffif l1<;1fi£91:;*!~5 m l1T31TBfl~~'1~: ~:117 II The child dies soon after birth if there is ksheen Moon (a Moon within 72 degrees from the Sun) in the lagna and there are malefic planets in the 8th and kendra (1st, 4th, 7th and lOth) houses. Similar is the result if Moon is hemmed in between malefics in the 4th, 7th or 8th house. In Brihat Jataka 72 case the lagna is occupied by a ksheen Moon and the 7th and 8th houses are occupied by malefic planets, the child dies soon along with his mother, provided Moon is not aspected by strong benefics. m 8 II Moon located in the last navamsha of any sign unaspected by any benefic planet and with the kona houses (5th and 9th) occupied by malefics, causes very early death of the chlld. Similar is the death if Moon in the lagna is aspected by malefic planets. ~ ~ TR: ~ f.rq;nf~ '11f1f!i1<><:'fâ¢~ rcll=' g=' ~:i=' ~=' mmr=' cit='></:'fâ¢~> ~:~~~11911 If Moon and Rahu occupy the lagna with Saturn and Mars occupying the 8th house, the mother and the child die soon. In case the said Moon is with Sun also the death is caused by a weapon. If the lagna is occupied by Sun or Moon and the trinal houses (5th and 9th) and the 8th are occupied by malefics and none of these is aspected by a strong benefic planet the child dies soon after birth. [email protected](fq~l~lli'f'l~o441qiflc;â¢A~: I oqqfu 4(0141'1J ~ qfu;rr ~ ';Of cfif8rffi: II 10 II m If Saturn is in the 12th house, Sun in the 9th, Moon in the lagna and Mars in the 8th and none of them is aspected by a 'strong' Jupiter, the person born dies soon after birth. (It is implied that if Jupiter aspecting these is weak, the yoga for early death remains). tli14'11ql'f'lcl'1<~l4'1J'lgffi ~ ~~i1 Factors for Early Death 73 the 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 1st or the 8th house and is neither aspected by nor associated with any of the benefic planets, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter in strength, leads to death of the ' chlld soon after birth. ~ ~11'!·11Cifi1 ~~ ~ m dj~â¬t42:1CIII ~ ~ '4Ui Clrtf ~ ·~fiCI<><'fd 'lâ¬t'fulld4i=' ~~:l{1!d:=' ii=' 6='></'fd> Thus ends the sixth chapter on Factors for Early Death in Brihat Jatak composed by Varahamihira. 7 act${1'GtU4tG: Span of Life qq'lCI1qfUiiil:tlfcRI'l.~~Ciijij){ifi!;!J m: ~g'A·it!)il 111 Ancient masters like Maya, Yavan Acharya, Manithacharya, Shakti, Parashai etc have laid down as under the maximum number of years for the maximum exalted strength of the various planets as the years oflongevity contributed by them in the birth chart. Sun 19, Moon 25, Mars 15, Mercury 12, Jupiter 15, Venus 21 and Saturn 20. ~Sii~ ~.it' mfflHH~Sj41ffl l!l<><::rfll=' ~=' -mn' ='="" r3'j6'1~1if'la=' ~f~' il'l:='></::rfll='> Span of Life 75 elapsed in the lagna contributes as many years and the degree of the ascendant contribute a proportion of a year. The following further modifications are also necessary. With the exception of a planet in retrogression all planets occupying an inimical sign lose one third of their maximum value. In case a planet has lost its lustre as a result of being combust (ie conjoined to Sun), it loses half of its stipulated value but as an exception when Venus or Saturn are combust they do not lose any thing in consequence. ~qftfii'CI(Oj4'$1'11Si31WTI: ~·~~I ⢠~ ~ da4>(1~1'1111q~ m omt~ ~:II 3 II A natural malefic planet located in the 12th house loses the whole of its number of years (19, 25, 15 etc) for Sun etc respectively. One in the lith house loses its half, one in lOth house loses its l/3rd, one in the 9th house loses its one fourth, one in the 8th loses one fifth, and one located in the 7th house loses one sixth of its value in years. In case the planet located in any of the houses, 12th to 7th is a natural benefic, it loses only half ie 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/12 of its maximum value respectively in these houses. In case any one of these six houses is occupied by two or more than two planets, whether malefics or benefics or mixed ones, only one of them who is the strongest will lose as a malefic or a benefic. This is the opinion of Satyacharya. (A weak Moon and a Mercury conjoined to a malefic is normally considered as a malefic, but in this context these two planets would be treated as natural benefics and would lose as benefics if placed in the stipulated houses). Malefic in Lagna ~liff<:::ffifc;:d1<> :;elâ¢ntilg<+d~ld~ij·~!j~fd ~~ ~ f Brihat Jataka 76 whole number of navamshas in lagna would be two constituted by 6°-40' of the degree portion). Add to this number the fraction of a navamsha denoted by degree etc, left over by the whole number of navamshas (in this case 6-50 minus, 6-40 mins = 10 minutes). Multiply the result by the No. of years contributed by a natural malefic in lagna and divide it by 108 (the total No. ornavamshas in the 12 signs). The result would be the number of years lost by the natural malefic located in the lagna. If the natural malefic planet in lagna is aspected by a benefic it will lose only half of the above calculated loss in years. Note: In case there are two or more than two natural malefic planets in the lagna, the process of calculation of the · loss should be undertaken only in respect of a single malefic planet that is nearest to the longitude of the lagna. Maximum Longevity of Men and Animals 'WIT: 'lfti!~&l'l 'lj'CflRvli ~ TJf f.mT ~ ~ ~: 4~i1Cfl'f'Rl: I ~ ftltlll9;4<~'lft:441!;lc:::tl Wli ~ â¬Wii<{Hi C::'tlCflBft:ctl ~ ~ '1Wl1 II 5 II The maximum longevity of man and the elephant is 120 years and 5 days. That for horses is 32 years. For asses and camels it is 25 years, for cows, oxen and buffalows it is 24 years, for dogs it is 12 years, for goats, rams etc it is 16 years. (This extent oflongevity is to be used for astrological calculations). 3'1f'1M'I4<4i~lcf> ~ >tlf~l(11q ~ 4!Jl 'I1Clfu ~ ~: )ll11Ui ~ ~: ~: ~II 611 If the longitude of lagna contains the 9th navamsha of Pisces, Mercury is in the first navamsha with only 25 minutes and the rest of the planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn) are occupying their degree of exaltation in their respective exaltation signs, one gets the maximum longevity. Span Life of 77 ~ fqGUj:Jcfflsftr ~ ~CifC!Ittl fu'~1~ ~I ~'l~~'li ~S'GIC!Rti ~ 11!Jffi~ld: ~II 7 I r Vishnu Gupta, Devaswami and Siddhasen have followed a system of determining longevity. The fault in the system adopted by them lies in the fact that after leaving 8 years for infantile death they still give more than 20 years. 4R:tl«ii~ ~: ~ dff'i=!lil Another obvious defect in their system is that the yogas that they have declared as conducive to full longevity have been held by others as appropriate for getting rule over the whole earth, for people have been seen living out full span of years without wealth. According to the method of Jeeva Sharma the entire period of 120 years and 5 days has been divided equally between the seven planets. This measures ie 17 years 1 day 22 gharis 8 palas and 34 vipalas is the one for a planet in his maximum exaltation. Half of it ie 8 years, 6 months, 26 days, 4 gharis and 17 palas will it have when at maximum debilitation in between in proportion. The remaining process of reduction vide shloka 2 remains. But this opinion is exclusive to Jeeva Sharma, not agreed to by other Acharyas. ~ fq;m ;;ft'cmttf ~ ~: ~I ~1<1i~RI~IÂ¥4' ~ ⢠flfilCII<> According to the 'Anshayu' method, the number of navamshas (counted from Aries) covered by the longitude of a planet would be the whole number of years contributed by it to longevity, the months etc for the fraction of a navamsha of course, being worked out proportionately. Satyacharya on Longevity ~ ~ ft1'<11'f'6!ll ~IM<> ~~: ~: ~ll'm'ml:ll 1011 Brihat Jataka 78 According to the rule advocated by Satyacharya, the longitude of a planet (signs minutes etc) should be converted into minutes and d~vided by 200. The quotient if more than 12 should be divided by twelve and the remainder gives the longevity in years months etc for the planet concerned. *'~u'li·~lfi'lqâ¢i~f('ll~i:Joi ~: 1 $'lif.qi(jqfS 'l<:;'*l'lf~ 'Ml1110<:1cltlqs'j~Rd'{ll 1111 According to the method of Satyacharya the following additional modifications are necessary in the number ofyears worked out for the various planets. A planet located in its sign of exaltation or in retrogression will have thrice the number of years that it gets under the rules. Similarly a planet in vargottam or in its own navamsha, in his own sign or in his own decanate will have his number of years doubled. ·The rest of the process (see shlokas 1 and 4), remains the same (see also shloka No 13). ~ 'llimlftrq' ~ <><> ~ ~: ~ m mmm 't{ iro1 . 1211 But here two points have to be borne in mind. Firstly if(as a result of the aspect of the lord of the lagna on the lagna etc) the lagna is stronger than the navamsha in the lagna, the signs already risen as counted from Aries should be taken as the number of years contributed by the lagna and the months etc worked out by the longitude in degrees etc in the lagna. If the navamsha in the lagna is stronger, the number of navamshas elapsed will give the whole number of years and the fraction of it the months etc in proportion. Secondly the rule that malefic planets in the lagna reduce the number of years (see shloka 4) will not apply. ~NJq~' Span of Life 79 own navamsha and in his own decanate, Satyacharya enjoins doubling and tripling of th~ dasa years involved which gives manifestly a wrong longevity. But Varahmihir refutes this argument by saying that Satyacharya has laid down that in such cases the doubling or tripling that may be involved has to be carried out only once in respect of one planet. In view of this, the objection is not valid. !!<>~lf.<> ~1f.<1o1~ ~ ~ ~, 'ctR3*11!4i4tl~ ?i~41f!>11 ~ 111411 'fi<:·ih?1'9 If the birth takes place in the Cancer as the ascendant and the ascendant contains both Jupiter and Moon and if Mercury and Venus occupy kendra position from the lagna and the rest of the planets ie Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu are located in any of the houses 3rd, 6th or 11th, the yoga thus constituted confers on the native longevity beyond 120 years which is not the subject matter of any calculation. Thus ends the seventh chapter on Span of Life in Brihat Jatak composed by Varahamihira. 8 Ruling and Sub Ruling Periods Sll!l4q'lf~ ~~ 'i:f ~: ~I ~ 4'l: ~'S:*I.~Ill~ qqfu it 4'l '!::i4ic?ifiR'Iqsf!J II Ill The first ruling period in this dasa system belongs to lagna, Sun or Moon, whichever ofthe three is the strongest. Next in order will be the dasa of the planets in Kendra from the dasa lord, then will come the dasa of the planets placed in cadent houses from the dasa lord and last of all the dasa of the planets in the ascendant house from the dasa lord. If there are no planets in kendras from any dasa lords, those in cadent house will have their dasa and in case there are no planets even in cadent houses from a particular dasa lord the planets in succeedant house will have their dasa. ~:~~.,it '00 ~ m m ~ ~~ ~ ~ iil~qq<> il'tli 'i:f m Si If more than one planet is situated in a sign, the planet who has contributed the greatest number of years to life and is strong will have the dasa first. When planets are of equal merits in regard to both of these criteria the one who comes out ofthe range of combustion ofthe Sun earlier will have prece- 81 Ruling and Sub Ruling Periods dence in the matter. ~st144&i'll~ a~ 'Sli~if:ilcti'iol'l§'l: ~: ~I ~ ~ 'â¬1!j(('I'IC1: ~ ~ q((ll('IC1i: 4R41'â¬1'1f~ II 3 II A planet located with the dasa lord takes half of the period of dasa lord and shows it as its sub-period, a planet in 5th or 9th from the dasa lord has 1!3rd of the period of dasa as its sub period. A planet 7th from the dasa lord has 1!7th of the period of the dasa lord as its sub-period. A planet in 4th or 8th from the dasa lord has 1!4th of the dasa lord's period as its sub-period. Thus planets including the lagna have their subperiods. In case there are more than one planets in a house, the strongest of them all alone will have its sub-period. The order of the sub-periods will be - first the dasa lord, then the one with it, next 7th one in 5th or 9th from it, then the one in 7th from it and last of all the planet in 4th or 8th from the dasa lord. ~~ ~qof'l('ql ~~'t:3C::f<><:;f:jo~=' ~='></:;f:jo~='><> will Commentary: Suppose a planet has six years as the period of its dasa (main) and there is a planet located with it in the same sign but not in the stipulated houses, their respective portions will be denoted by the fractions 1/1 and 1/2. Each multiplied by 2, the denominator gives 2 and 1. Hence the main dasa lord will have 2/3rd and the sub-period lord 1!3rd of the whole period ofthe dasa lord. (ii) If there is a planet in the 5th or 9th from the dasa lord and there are no planets in the other stipulated houses, the 82 Brihat Jataka fractions showing the respective shares of dasa lord and the other planet would be Ill and 113 multiplied by denominator 3, the proportion will be 3 and 1 ie 3/4th and l/4th ofthe total period ofthe main dasa lord. (Hi) If there is planet in the 4th or 8th from the dasa lord and none in the other stipulated houses, the proportion will be indicated by fractions 1/1 and 1/4 which means 4 to 1 ie 4/Sth and 1/5th respectively of the total period of the dasa lord. (iv) If there is a planet located in 7th from the dasa lord and none in the other stipulated houses, the proportion as between main and sub period lord will be 1/1 and 117 ie 7 to 1 or 7 /8th and 1/8th respectively. (v) If there is a planet with the dasa lord and also in 5th or 9th from it but none in 4th, 8th or 7th from it, the proportion would be l/1, 1/2 and 113 which gives 6, 3 and 2 out of 11, hence the dasa of the three planets ie the main dasa, lord, one with dasa lord and one in the trine to dasa lord would be 6/1 lth, 3/11th and 2/1 lth respectively of the total period of the dasa lord. (vi) If a planet is with the dasa lord and one in 4th or 8th from it, but none in trine from it then the proportion would be indicated by fractions 1/1, 1/2 and 1/4 ie 4, 2 and l or 4/7th, 2/7th and l/7th respectively of the total period of dasa lord. (vii) If a planet is with the dasa lord and also one in 7th from it, but none in other stipulated house, the proportion would be denoted by 1/1, 112, 117 ie 14, 7 and 2 or 14/23rd, 7/23rd and 2/23rd ofthe total period ofthe main dasa lord. (viii) Ifthere are planets in trine~ from the dasa lord and in none of the other stipulated houses the proportion would be 111, 1/3 and 1/3 ie 3, 1, I or 3/Sth, l/5th and l/5th respectively for main dasa lord etc. (ix) If a planet is in one of the trines from the dasa lord and Ruling and Sub Ruling Periods 83 also one in 4th or 8th from it, and none in the other stipulated houses, the proportion would be denoted by the fraction 1/1, 1/3, 1/4 or 12, 4 and 3 ie 12/19th, 4/19th and 3/19th of the total period ofthe main dasa lord. (x) If a planet is in trine from the dasa lord and also one in 7th from it but none in the other stipulated houses, the proportion would be denoted by the fractions 1/1, 1/3 and 117 ie 21 , 7 and 3 or 21/31, 7/31 and 3/31 of the whole period of the dasa lord. (xi) If planets are in 4th and 8th from the dasa lord, but none in other stipulated houses, the proportion would be denoted by the fractions 1/1, 1/4 and 1/4 ie 4, 1 and I or 4/6th, II 6th and l/6th respectively for the main dasa lord and the other planets. (xii) If a planet is located in 4th, 8th and 7th from the dasa lord but not in the remaining stipulated houses, the proportion of sub-periods would be indicated by fractions II I, 1/4 and In ie 28, 7 and 4 ie 28/39, 7/39 and 4/39 respectively for the dasa lord and the other planets. (xiii) If a planet is with the main dasa lord and also one in each of the trines, the proportion of the sub-periods would be denoted by the fractions 111: 112, 1/3 and 1/3 ie 6, 3, 2 and 2 or 6/13, 3/13, 2/13 and 1/13 respectively for the dasa lord and others. In this manner the sub-periods of the main dasa lord and the sub-periods lord should be worked out for remaining positions of planets in relation to the dasa lord. Bl'4 1iilfcl1: ~~ iilclqf->f(jfll ftffill 'll'liWidfll m'iWl - ~Sf1 511 Planets which are strong (by house and sign position etc) and are located in the navamsha in their exhaltation sign give in their dasa good results to the fullest extent. The ruling periods of planets devoid of strength is called 'Rikta' ie empty (without good results). Planets occupying inimical sign and inimical or neecha (debilitation) navamsha give adverse results. Brihat Jataka 84 ~ g'lj·I<:;Ciufte~ll1Ufl ~ ~ 1 ~ f1P14Ri$1BI~~~II611 A planet located in a position in between his point of highest exhaltation (see shloka 13 of chapter 1) and that of highest debilitation is termed 'Avrohi' (getting down), while one located in between his highest debilitation point and highest exaltation points is called 'Aarohi' (mounting up). If an 'Avrohi' planet is occupying the navamsha sign of his friend or his own exaltation sign in navamsha he gives medium results while a planet that is 'Aarohi' and located in the debilitation or inimical sign in navamsha gives worst results in dasa. Thus an 'Aarohi' planet gives good results and an 'Avrohi' bad results so far as this facet alone is concerned. ~ e4Ciff'!ldBI ~1t: fl:f~~l e~'iilj(<'qiful ~~~ ~ ~'114 _..:. .~. . . <> ~·=,. ill&l41C(.I ~: WHI'I>''Iomf Ruling and Sub Ruling Periods 88 Natural Dasa ~ ~-=rq ~· q:®l~l~'l{ ifitll- '''OS:il:1'1qJIIi;ffii:IR1f~<'W~itl Ojj Wll: I ~ ~ ~ f1wf'1f1i11 qf<:RI~~II'II: ifil!l~ ~ ~ '1'111~tigf'i1 cfif'tt The first year oflife is governed by the influence ofMoon under the natural dasa system (ie a system which has no reference to the position of Moon at birth and the fixed periods of life are governed by fixed planets), the next two years ie from 2nd to 3rd are governed by Mars. The next 9 ie from 4th to 12th by Mercury. The next 20 years ie from 13th to 32nd by Venus, the next 18 ie 33rd to 50th by Jupiter, the next 20 years ie from 51st to 70 by Sun. Thereafter 50 years ie 71stto 120 are governed by Saturn. If the dasa of a planet is running in the system previously explained at a particular age and that age happens to belong under this natural dasa system also to the same planet, then the results of the dasa get firm and enhanced. (ii) After the lapse of 120 years (the total number under this system) the dasa of lagna prevails. This is the opinion of Yavanacharya which is not subscribed to by many. 41<'1i~lf'lf1 ~ ~ C!l crlfwt ~sfi:r C!l ~ 'q}~ zyrr f;je:~l'l((i'ti~ C!l wrn11 f'l5fJ.,_+:flqij Wffl- ~; ~ ~ Wllfi -:qffit~~ll lO II If a planet having its sub-period is located in the lagna, in a friendly sign, or in a benefic varga (decanate, navamsha etc) it gives nice results in that sub-period. The results will al~o. be nice if the sub-period lord is located in 3rd, 6th, lOth or II th from the planet having its main dasa. Moon gives results if she is located in a sign that is 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, I 0 or 11th from the main dasa lord or is located in a sign that is friendly or exhaltation sign for the main dasa lord. 86 Brihat Jataka In other places (1, 2, 4 and 8) from the main dasa lord Moon in its sub-period gives bad results. ~ ~ <:;~11{<.'1?~~ 41'11ttfll&lli~ill ~ ~ ~ ~ fqtll~~f~u<::l: 1 $'i<><:1q></:1q> fu% ~~ ~~11RI4ffl&liq61iillil If at the time of start of any sub-period Moon occupies its own sign, the sub period will be conducive to honour, wealth and comforts. If it occupies a sign of Mars, it indi. cates some flaw--in wife's character. If in any sign of Mercury it indicates the acquisition of education, friends and wealth. If she is in Leo, it brings about agricultural operation in forests jungles or on the way side. If she is in the sign of Venus it indicates gain o.f grain etc. If she is in Capricorn or Acquarius it gives a bad wife and if she is in Sagittarius or Pisces she indicates the acquisition of honour, wealth and comforts. Dasa of Sun ~ {<'l'ti.Sl<:;'**'':fCfl'tCflillli&:l'2416~ ~ M4il(>l~44 '4!lRfu: ~ &&>J;sqj:s14lllll 1211 In the main or sub-ruling period of Sun one acquires wealth nail of some animal, ivory, tiger skin, gold. He becomes fierce, has to travel a lot, comes in contact with kings or high officials, engages in war, he also engages himself in aggression, patience, frequent ambitious undertakings, becomes famous, acquires influence, gets promotion arid control over enemies. If the dasa of Sun is adverse, one gets into trouble because of wife, son, wealth, enemies, fire or king. He has to leave position of advantage, involves himself in sin, querrel with servants and gets disease in heart and belly. Ruling and Sub Ruling Periods 87 Dasa of Moon ~: 'lJI1lr m ~ ~ 'i;::;:jftifltg~CII ~afi<><><><'ll'titriiil>'islfat'll>!#f: f1S::Ii?H4'tlf'~'11'4Hfd: ~ ~ 4l'h4~4'14~' ~ ~ ''II 1311 During the beneficial dasa ofMoon, a person gets mantra and good advice from Brahmins, gets sugarcane juice and its products, milk and its products, clothes, flowers, til, food, occasions for play and useful exertions. Ifthe dasa is adverse one feels sleepy and lazy. In good dasa he is gentle compassionate and serves Brahmins and devatas. He gets female progeny, retentive memory. He may get gain or loss of wealth and honour. The results depend on the strength of Moon due to her distance from the Sun as also on the fact as to what type of influence it is receiving through association or aspect. Dasa of Mars ~'4f41Rfq4~es'lrufCflf<~Cfll~tf:t ~: Wi¢J Wn: rrq{n('JI<> 'lfifu:~: ·~'1'11 1411 A favourable dasa of Mars brings in wealth by the crushing away of enemies, from king (or Govt), brothers, land (or houses), ram, goat and animals giving wool. In 1 the adverse dasa of Mars one is afflicted with thirst and hunger, gets into trouble through diseases of the blood, fever, bile, boils and injury and through contact with other women, gets into the company of sinful people, gets interested in acts of immorality, uses cruel words and an aggressive temperament. 88 Brihat Jataka * Dasa of Mercury m ~ ~i'4'J&'{!F'f~'tR f<@'!>HiBI I gf'k1S::i'4'JCIOT~BV1{iJili«H1~l&ll'k14: I 11Wl41*i'Jctl~ll.'i ~ ttuff~41f~0&4: ~~-qm'if~lll511 In the favourable dasa of Mercury one gets wealth through duties of a messenger and also through relatives and friends, elders and Brahmins. One gets praise and honour from the lhrned (for one's acts of learning), one uses good arguments, gets articles of gold, mules, land, good luck and 'comforts. One developes ajocular spirit, efficiency in action, enhancement of thinking capacity and success in moral undertakings. If the dasa is adverse, one uses curt language, has to put in much labour, gets into captivity, is worried mentally and suffers from all the three humours viz wind, bile and phlegm. Dasa of Jupiter ~ GI11'TI<:: ~-iji~G'il'fi3Hikl<''l: >fifo~ ~: ~~t:;l~li:;Ofl:m: MOl~â¢~( ~~:II 1611 The favourable dasa of Jupiter gives honour and good moral qualities, wisdom, resplendent appearance, added influence, perseverance, advisory capacity, legal acumen, favour from king or government, study of spiritual literature and acquisition of wealth through these. It also brings about the acquisition of gold, horses, sons, elephants and clothes and friendship with high and good kings and officials. If the dasa is adverse there is great labour for small results, diseases of ears, and enmity with people of other religions. Ruling and Sub Ruling Periods 89 Dasa of Venus ~ â¢Ri1<><><> ~Mf<'lstl~~ ~~cff~lf1'll<=:tl4 M: II 1711 During the favourable dasa of Venus, one is absorbed in music, great enjoyments and pleasures and gets various articles including the food and drinks and wearing of good clothes. One gets a wife and a jewel, one shines in this period and acquires accessories to sexual enjoyment such as an artistic bed, scents, flowers etc, one has contacts with friends, efficiency in the sale and purchase of commodities, acquisition of underground wealth. If the dasa is adverse, one engages himself in the enmity of group of people, the Govt and its officials with low type of people and with people having no faith in religion. He also suffers through his love. Dasa of Saturn Btu ~ {§l('?qj%qf~'ll~;t:I~·11CIIl(1<>RJ!f1i11 1piT ~:I ~ oq ''ff1i.1<> During the favourable dasa of Saturn the native acquires asses, camels, birds, buffalos and old women. One also gets power over and wins the respect of people of his own class and wields power over a village or a city. He gets lower types of grains. If the dasa is adverse, he gets into trouble as a result of phlegm, arthritis or the like, is jealous of others. He experiences laziness and undergoes hard labour. He is chastised by servants, wife, progeny and has pain etc in the limbs. ~ ~ ~'li!R Cfj4'1'<><><>'iilf<'l~ ~~ fi:r~ fi:r~ <=:~114'li.11f1 ~ ~: W!Al!.ll 1911 During the course of favourable dasas (ie of planets strong m upchaya houses, exalted, in their own signs, in friendly 90 Brihat Jataka signs, in beneficial vargas, when not eclipsed etc) one gets pleasing and favourable results. Contrary is the case in adverse dasas and mixed one in mixed dasas. The results of lagna are given by its lord. ~ ~ 4'_~&:l~c:td q:;qj;;ij~ ~ llf'i'lqf<<> During the dasa of a planet events relate to things copper etc mentioned in chapter for names (see chapter 2/12) to professions mentioned in the chapter on profession (see chapter 10) as also to the house or the sign in which a planet is located and also to the results of the yoga it may be constituting. All these factors have to be taken in describing the results of dasas. -mllt ~ i:f ~sf'l&:IMf'{t ~<:lk='>qfi9ctllCikH'ill ..jOii~ 9R'llfll~Cfl,q:t!OIIjCtlll'(ii' 2111 I Planets having their dasas bring about conditions in life in consonance with their qualities as five great eldments (earth, water, fire, air and ether). By an examination dnd close scrutiny of these conditions we can have an idea as to a particular planet having his dasa. The element Earth is r~lated to smell and its condition is experienced through the nbse, the planet involved is Mercury. Hence when there is unusual contacts with good or bad smells it should be understood that the dasa or sub-period of Mercury is running. The element Water is related to taste which has relevance to tongue. During the time of enjoyment of unusually good or bad food, the dasa of Moon or Venus (watery planets) should be considered as in operation. The element Fire is related to appearance and concerns eyes. When therefore, events relate in great frequency to sight seeing etc, the dasa is of Sun or Mars. The element Air is related to the sense of touch concerned with our skin. When events concerning disease of the skin or concerning soft touch are in evidence, it should be understood that the dasa or sub-period of Saturn is in operation. Similarly the element Ether (sky) is related to sky and to the faculty of the hearing when therefore, there are unusual conditions for the use of ears or when diseases relating to the ears are experi- Ruling and Sub Ruling Periods ., enced, the dasa or sub-period of Jupiter should be deemed to be in operation. Commentary: Since Jupiter is concerned with ears, it has been considered as significator for ears (see shloka 16). ~lfi(.1C::C::~II'li 11S~ql~<> ~~$1i~~' q;fi!Oictlfl(.1fC(ql~wct~~;aql1i qfl:olllfil ~: f<><><> During the dasa and sub periods of favourable planets there is an inward pleasure in the self and it brings about much income and felicity. Hence from the said practical conditions obtaining in life the corresponding periods of the planets should be deduced. In case the planets are weak in their good effects the good results are experienced only in dreams and not in actual life. l(Cfl!ll f'l ~ lflt'l<> -,m ~qq;' ~ m!.l :Rl W: ~$~1ll'llflcl ~ ~ ~ C::~ii'Lq'ldl: *f.lfi(.1SIC::I: ~: II 2311 If a planet in its dasa or sub-period indicates good results in a particular matter in one way and bad results in the same . matter in another way eg in one way it indicates acquisition of property and in another way the destruction of property, none of the good or bad results will be befelt. If however, it indicates some thing 'additional' (ie other than the common point) the additional result will accrue. If the dasa lord and the subperiod lords indicate opposite results these results would be experienced during the respective dasas (when the sub-period lord will also toe the same line). ~ ~<> 9 Ashtak Varga ~: Sl''l41<><1~1!;ili#lidcfl ~='></1~1!;ili#lidcfl></1~1!;ili#lidcfl> </:lk='> <><><> ll1C110,i;:4{),i114~i~!J <::tl?li141R'I: ~W1'4Cii'f'@: ~ 'q ~:II 1 II Ashtak varga is a system of assessing the strength and results of planets mainly in transit. As its name suggests it is comprised of8 factors ie the 7 planets from Sun to Saturn and the lagna. In this system planets give good results when located in certain specified houses counted from their own natal position and from other planets and the lagna. The author, therefore proceeds to specify these good houses for the assessment purposes. Sun When in transit is located in the following number of houses counted from its position in the natal chart gives good results: From Natal Moon: if it is situated in 10, 3, 11 and 6. FromNatalMars: 1, 11,4,8,2, 10,9and7. From Natal Mercury: 10, 3, 11, 6, 12, 9 and 5. From Natal Jupiter: 9, 5, 11 and 6. 93 Ashtak Varga From Natal Venus: 7, 12 and 6. From Natal Saturn: 1, 11, 4, 8, 2, 10, 9 and 7. From Lagna: 10, 3, 11, 6, 4 and 12 Tota148. Moon <:'1'111'12.f'l<:~ll'l'i: ~ ''<1'0~n {<.'llffilf<><::~ eieg~ni~=' ~:=' ~=' ' llfrll=' ' ti134iliiegqq;u2#i~='></::~><:;_='> ~~fuarg~:ll211 From Sun: 6,3, 10, 11,8and7. From itself: 6, 3, 10, 11, 7 and 1. From Mars: 6, 3, 10, 11, 2, 5 and 9. From Mercury: 5, 3, 11, 8, 1, 4, 7 and 10. From Jupiter: 12, 11, 8, 1, 4, 7 and 10. From Venus: 9, 4, 5, 3, 11, 10 and 7. From Saturn: 6, 3, 11 and 5. From Lagna: 6, 3, 10 and 11 Total 49. Mars Clliiq_4'Clilfii::t1k~IHil'41M~ 'Cli'$;if~flCl4'l?!~ ~: ~;I ll::Jiif.ll«!'l<6.,.â¢i'i~: ~:IU:~II3II From itself: 1, 4, 7, 10, 8, 11 and 2. From Sun: 3, 6, 10, 11 and 5. From Moon: 3, 6 and 11. 94 Brihat Jataka From Mercury: 6, 3, 5 and 11. FromJupiter: 10, 12,11 and6. From Venus: 6, 12, 11 and 8. From Saturn: 9, 11, 8, 1, 4, 7 and 10. From Lagna: 3, 6, 10, 11 and 1 Total 39. Mercury t;~I'W'41tli!C14: .~ l:ldllffi?'lkMtf From itself: 9, 11,6,5, 12, 1, 10and3. From Sun: 9, 11, 6, 5 and 12. From Moon: 6, 2, 11, 8, 4 and 10. From Mars: 2, 1, 11, 8, 9, 4, 10 and 7. FromJupiter~ 12,6,11 and8. From Venus: 2, 1, 11, 8, 9, 4, 3 and 5. From Saturn: 2, 1, 11, 8, 9, 4, 10 and 7. From Lagna: 6, 2, 11, 8, 4, 10 and 1 Total 54. Jupiter f<Cf+CII'Wtli!4<:;14'4~ ~ ~lffif-;pj)cqfij· Rn:il'l{~~l!iil'4'i~1'l'Tl 'i11ffif4{~11 5 II From itself: 10, 2, 1, 8, 7, 11,4 and 3. Ashtak Varga 915 From Sun: 10, 2, 1, 8, 7, 11, 4, 3 and 9. From Moon: 7, 11, 2, 9 and 5. From Mars: 10, 2, 1, 8, 7, 11 and 4. From Mercury: 10, 5, 6, 2, 4, 11, 1 and 9. From Venus: 5, 2, 9, 10, 11 and 6. From Saturn: 3, 6, 5 and 12. From Lagna: 10, 5, 3, 2, 4, 11, 1, 9 and-7 Total 56. Venus ('1'11<;;1WJcllf(~; ~: ~l~llt;;[email protected]: f<:lli'BI~9 ~tft1CI'tlfiijlJ:INPI: ~I BJI4'l q ,.n <~ 4ccc;:mw~:q ' 'l!U.. 'iilotl5!ll Fromitself: 1,2,3,4,5, 11,8,9and 10. From Sun: 8, 11 and 12. From Moon: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 8, 9 and 12. From Mars: 3, 9, 6, 5, 11 and 12. From Mercury: 5, 3, 11, 9 and 6. FromJupiter:9, 10, 11,8and5. From Saturn: 4, 3, 5, 9, 10,8 and 11. From Lagna: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11,8 and 9 Total 52 Saturn ~: f<'llf('31~(114'<119 l{J'l'!: 'Ell'iil'fâ¢P·n ~ Ni;;;,l41! '14141RC:' ~96 Brihat Jataka From itself: 3, 5, 11 and 6. From Sun: 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 8 and 2. From Moon: 3, 6 and 11. From Mars: 3, 5, II, 6, 10 and 12. From Jupiter: 9, 11, 6, 10, 12 and 8. From Venus: 11, 12, 5 and 6. From Saturn: 6, II and 12. From Lagna: 3, 6, 10, 11, 1 and 4 Total 39. ~ f1â¢1fC::nMti ~te'l'lfG~41<=Jl::ICfi'ht'1fqq14>' ~ ~: 1 34'Eili'Jt!f'l~fGfl'EI~: ~ ('q4'Eili'Jt!-fl'EII ~ ~CIO$f'lf~<'f'? 'JJt1'11Qcf>SteCf>Clllfuwn1W1: II 9 II Thus ends the ninth chapter on Ashtak Varga in Brihat Jatak composed by Varahamihira. 10 Nature of Profession a:t?.lft1:a: f'l<'141ctB 4MÂ¥ 13fil ?t'ffil~5lT'ldCfi~11 Rql Cfi(l~: I c._ c. c. '~,~~~Â¥1411~Fc!Cfi<:-41t'll ~1icti~<:;4RP1iÂ¥111~ 1I 1 II The planets located in the lOth house from the Lagna or the Moon denote by their nature the profession a man follows. If the planet in the lOth house is Sun income comes from the father, if it is Moon from mother, if Mars from enemies, if Mercury from friends, if Jupiter from the brother (elder), if Venus from the wife, if Saturn from servants. If planets are located in the lOth house from both the lagna and the Moon, both will constitute source of income in their respective dasas. Ifthere are many planets in the lOth house all will give their result in their respective dasas. If no planet occupies the lOth house, then the lord ofthe Navamsha sign ofthe lords of the lOth house from the lagna, Moon and Sun will determine the nature of profession. ~ QU1Cfi1ci'iof~~ 'li('Cifi1!>4H0 1BI~~: ~ fi.1M'IfUidlfc::CfiiO<> 98 Brihat Jataka sion connected with fire, weapons and courage. If the said lord is Mercury the profession is related to writing (clerical), mathematics, literature and painting etc. ~ ~: ~ Â¥ifUH'1dlfC::â¢TIÂ¥1ft;~: I --~:~:11311 Ifthe aforesaid lord is Jupiter, the profession is connected with Brahmins, deities, dealing with horses etc, and from religion (as priest etc). If the said planet is Venus, he earns from diamond etc, silver, coins, buffalos and highly placed ladies. If it is Saturn, one earns from hardworks, killing of animals etc, carrying burden, low class handiwork etc. f'l3lifh4~Q'i~U~«~ffi'll~'!l·~ OlfuR 3 ~ ~cil Thus ends the tenth chapter on Nature of Profession in Brihat Jatak composed by Varahamihira. ll Rajayogas lH§>4qâ¢11: ~: ~: lf>_JGfdtf?1 qfd: I ~3 ;ffiq~1tfo1: ~~:~II I II Yavan Acharya and his followers consider that in case there are in the birth chart 3 natural malefic planets in exaltation the native becomes a ruler. But he is oppressive in nature. Jeeva Sharma is on the other hand, of the opinion that in such a case one does not become a king (but only an affluent man). qlf>l<>~f81MU ~m'T'=~~~ ~~;:r~~ ~~m~:~:ll211 If the four planets, Mars, Saturn, Sun and Jupiter are all in their sign of exaltation and one out of them occupies the ascendant, four Rajayogas will thus be constituted. If out of these four planets only three are exalted and one of those three occupies the Lagna these four planets will constitute another 12 Rajayogas, making the total sixteen. In case Moon occupies its own sign ie Cancer in Lagna and if any two of these four planets are exalted, the number of Rajayogas created will be another 12. If one out of the same four planets (Mars, Saturn, Sun and Jupiter) is exalted in Lagna they will 100 Brihat Jataka give 4 cases of Rajayoga. Commentary: It would have been seen that in each case where exaltation of planet is a condition, the other invariable condition is the exaltation of a planet in Lagna. Lagna is thus a great factor for status in life. .m ~sm- mTf.f Tjfq ~ ~ ·11ctiJ~i61Fcl~: :tl~l'~~~1qct': I ~ ~sW ttfq~:tl~l~ ~ ~~: ttfBd II If Saturn is in Acquarius, Sun in Aries, Moon in Taurus and any one of these occupies the ascendant and Mercury occupies Gemini, Jupiter Leo, and Mars is in Scorpio, then the person born in the Yoga is a king. In case Saturn or Moon occupies its sign of exaltation in the lagna, the Sun and Mercury occupy Virgo and Libra. Aries and Cancer are occupied respectively by Venus, Mars and Jupiter then also Rajayoga for the birth of a king is constituted. ~~~~'[~: ~UR: Wfi1~ctfq<:1'~ @fi<> ~ ~~ ~(qf(j!J~ ~ ~g~·~ li11~J<:A!iq'ld fuftrqffi: II 5 II With Mars in his sign of exaltation (Capricorn) in the ascendant and with Sun and Moon occupying Sagittarius, Yoga for the birth of a king arises. Another Yoga for kingship would arise if Mars and Moon are together in Capric?rn in the Rajayogas 101 ascendant and Sun occupies Sagittarius. A third yoga for kingship would arise if Sun occupies its sign of exaltation (Aries) in the Lagna, Moon is located with Saturn in the 7th house and Jupiter occupies Sagittarius. Commentary: From a perusal of the Rajayogas hitherto mentioned it is clear that one of the most essential condition for the acquisition ofkingly powers is the high strength of the Lagna whether it arises as a result of the occupation ofLagna by an exalted planet or by Moon being located in her own sign in the Lagna. The latter is of course better as it gives strength to both Lagna and the Chandra Lagna. ~ ~ ffi ~f'l~1(>ola;uliqjd1~: '!lilil11<> ~ ~ ~ ~'i'[email protected] ~ ~g{·ftl) ffi ';!1lf'?lf. Brihat Jataka 102 ~ ~ ~ El2~ll~~~g ~ qqRI<> ln case Moon is in Pisces in Lagna with Sun occupying Leo and Saturn in Acquarius and Mars in Capricorn, the person born will rule the earth. Another Yoga for kingship is for Mars to occupy Aries in the ascendant and Jupiter to be in Cancer. Yet another yoga for kingship would be when Jupiter is in Cancer in Lagna and Mars occupies Aries in the lOth . house. Commentary: In the first yoga mentioned in this shloka Moon, though not in his own sign or in exaltation would be occupying a friend's sign and what is more it would be far away from the Sun, thus becoming very strong in 'Paksha Bala' and thereby boosting Lagna and thus leading to acquisition of powers. q;ffl;fiJj m ~ ~ '14tld~ ~.% 7;f((f fctâ¢Wf!ist>qpffl' ~<41'11~11 9 II In the case of an exhalted Jupiter in lagna with the 11th house of the birth chart occupied by Moon, Venus and Mercury and the lOth house (Aries) by the Sun, the person born is a brave and powerful king. ~Scfii1'1'1Wjl:i~: fSil''tictl<> ~'!J1ifif 10 II If Saturn is in Capricorn in lagna, Mars is in Aries, Moon in Cancer, Sun in Leo, Mercury in Gemini and Venus in Libra, the person born in this yoga becomes greatly renowned king. f ffi 'fT) ~~I ~~ f.mr;:rr~ 1ijJ ~: ~II 11 II If Mercury occupies its exaltation sign in the lagna, Venus 103 Rajayogas is, in the lOth (Gemini), Moon and Jupiter occupy the 7th house, Saturn and Mars are located in the 5th house, the person born will be a king. am l$1('1 'li('j 'I m l11'fClT ~: ~ 14'!i.Mlt'-tl:. ~:I 1 qfu'l1.('1~s('I'Oll: ~ ~,fqfu 144fi1g(fllJI~ ~:II 12 II Even persons born in families oflow status become kings as a result of the Rajayogas already mentioned. In case the person concerned is born in a kingly family there is no question of his not becoming a king, under one of these yogas. In the Rajayoga being mentioned henceforth, the kingship is attained only by those born in royal family. In the case of the other persons the yogas going to be mentioned would raise their status almost to that of a king (ie they will become very affluent and powerful without actually exercising ruling powers). d,:Jqfqf'lc6lol~4fdl ';:{~:II 13 II ~Scl1~~~~~~1 ~ ~ -mJ: ~ f 'wf; 41111('1~ ~ ~ ~I $R'â¬1Â¥ll'ij·~lf'd~l~: ~: B5lilft ~:II 15 II m ~ ~ cftU1f<(4 ''~~ ~><='></='> When 3 or 4 planets are in their exaltation or mool trikona sign (5, 2, 1, 6, 9, 7, 11 are mool trikona signs for Sun to Saturn respectively) and are also otherwise strong the people with such planets if born in a royal family become kings. If 5 or more planets are exalted and are strong otherwise a person other than that belonging to the royal 104 Brihat Jataka family becomes a king. If there are weak and afflicted planets in the 2nd house none of those can become a king. The word 'Trikon' means Moo! Trikona because of the qualifying word swa and not the trines. As stated by some benefic planet occupies the 9th house and the rest of the planets occupy, as possible, any of the houses 9th, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, lOth and 11th, one born in a royal family becomes a righteous king. One born in other family become rich and honourable. When the lagna is in Taurus occupied by Moon, Jupiter is in the second house (Gemini), Saturn in 6th (Libra) and the rest of the planets are in the 11th house in the Pisces, one born in royal family becomes king, others born rich. Same result accrue, if Jupiter occupies the 4th house. Saturn is in the first and the Sun and Moon are in the lOth house. If Moon, Saturn and Jupiter located in lOth, II th and 1st house respectively and Mercury and Mars are in the 2nd house and the Sun and Venus are in the 4th house, the person, if born in a royal house, becomes a king, otherwise a richman. The same result follows if Mars and Saturn are both located in Lagna, Moon in 4th, Jupiter in 7th, Venus in 9th, Sun in lOth and Mercury is in the lith house. Time of Fructification ~ lffil~: 'MII§;'li1CIIcitlm II The ruling powers are acquired in the ruling periods of the planets occupying the ascendant or the lOth house, the strongest of the planets occupying these houses, gives ruling powers (in case no planet occupies the lagna or the lOth house, the powers are attained in the dasa of the stronger of the lords of these two houses). The sub-period in dasa of the planet located in inimical sign or in its sign of debilitation, is called 'Chhidra · Dasa.' This chhidra dasa will bring about the destruction of ruling powers in case the planets in debilitation or inimical 1011 Rajayogas signs are responsible for the acquisition also of the ruling powers. Commentary: Since it is stated that the ruling powers are acquired interalia, during the dasa of the lord of the lOth house, it is obvious that the lOth house is as important as the 1st in the matter of gaining ruling powers. We can legitimately, therefore, draw the conclusion that in all Rajayogas mentioned in this chapter, the ruling powers will accrue when both the lOth house and lagna are strong apart from the other nice location of planets. Lagna alone, if strong, would give riches and high status, but not ruling powers. q'i m: II 18 II If the sign in lagna belongs to Jupiter, Venus or Mercury (ie 9, 12, 2, 7, 3 or 6), Saturn is in the 7th house, Sun is in the lOth, the person born in such a yoga will have enjoyments in life even when he is not rich. If the kendras are very strong (by the aspect on the signs there of their lords) but malefic planets occupy kendras and are located in the signs of natural malefics, the native becomes rich and the leader of low class people such as the fishermen and thieves. Commentary: The lordship of the lagna by a benefic planet as stipulated in the shloka would ease life to some extent. The location of Saturn in the 7th house, where it would be in kendra as well as strong in directional strength would make s·aturn strong. A strong Saturn gives no dukha vide Swalpa Jatak. <><.'1'11dqlif1c::l lllli='></.' 1'11dqlif1c::l=""><><='>'I:R~ ~I l/lj.,ltt'ji?'JIIil<:;lllllli ftm:l'~ qft:ifi(.'Qllll 19 II Brihat Jataka 106 Similarly the location of Sun, the planet of power and health and to some extent a significator of lagna in zenith would give good health etc for enjoyment oflife. ~ijl'14~~ ~ f<:: fcmm.l 'U'l<><6~: ~~='></6~:>< /><:;f$4il' l:mwf'wfi,=' ;:j=' ii=' 20='> Thus ends the eleventh chapter on Rajayogas in Brihat Jatak composed by Varahamihira. . 12 Nabhas (Heavenly) Yogas 1CIRâ¢<_~lffim=' 'cfil~=' ~~=' dffilil«il:=' ii=' 1='></_~lffim='> The common heading 'Nabhas' includes three main types ofyogas: (a) Aakriti ( . ) Yogas-dealing with the position of planets in different houses. (b) Aashraya (3TI~) Yogas-dealing with the position of planet in different signs. (c) Sankhya (ml) Yogas-dealing with the question of the number ofhouses occupied by all the planets. <'!!~lcl ~mitt: m<><>
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