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94-99.If maleficsbe in the Karakamsa,Arudha Lagnaand
the 2nd and 8th from these places,there will be Kemidruma
yoga;the effectsof which will be still severcr if the Moon's aspect
be there.The effectsduefor theseyogaswil cometo passin the
Dasaperiodsof the Rasisor praners eo'cerned. Kimadruma
Yoga will operate additionalry if there are mateficsin the 2nd
and 8 from the Rasi whose Dasa will bc in currency. The
resultsof suchyoga will alsobe inauspicious. If the 2nd and
8th in the chart castfor the beginningof a l)asa have male6cs,
then also Kemadrumaprevailsthroughoutthe Dasa.

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2.7. NATURE DUE TO LORDSHIPS OF PLANETS :
Beneficsowningangleswill not give beneficefrectswhile malefics
owning angleswill not remain inauspicious, The lord of a trine
will giveauspiciousresults.The lord of the ascendant is specially
auspiciousas the ascendantis an angleas well as trine. The 5th,
and 9th housesare specially for wealth while the 7th and toth
are speciallyfor happiness.Any planetowning the 3rd, 6th, or
the llth willgive evil effects.The effectsdue to the lords of the
l2th, and 8th will dependon their association.In eachgroup,
the significance will be in' the ascendingorder. The 8th lord is
not auspiciousas he owns the l2th from the 9th. If the lord of
the 8th simultaneously ownsthe 3rd,7th or llth, he will prove
specificallyharmful while his simultaneousownershipof a trine
will bestowauspiciouseffects.The planet owning a predominant
housewill stall the effects due to another owning a lesssigni-
ficant houseand will give his own results.The 8th lordship of
the Sun and the Moon is not evil.
Notes : The rules given in this part will help us to decide
the gcod and bad planetsfor eachascendantbasedon lordships.
A summary of these rules is given below to enable use of
suitableapplicationof lordships.
l. KcnrlradhipatyaDosha: This blemishgoesto naturalbene-
fics by virtue of angularlordship. For example,for Gemini ascen
342 Drihat ParasaraHora Sasffa
dant the ownershipof4th and 7th goesto Jupiterand hence he
is not a beneficfor this ascendant.Lagna lord owning an angle
i.e.4thl7thll0th,shallnot proveinauspicious. (Even if he owns
an evil house,he is not classified
as a malefic.) Natural benefics
are increasingMoon, Mercury,Jupiterand Venus.T'heirangular
lordsbip blemish will be in the ascendingorder. That is the
Moon is the leastmaleficaod Venus is the mostmaleficby such
ownership.
2. Maleffc as ownerof angle: If a maleficownsan angle
he will not be inauspicious. This doesnot meanthat tre wrtt
becomeauspicious.(ThesaBehas cautiously worded his verse.)
To be auspiciousby virtueof angularrordship,the maleficshouri
simultaneously own a trine. If he doesnot own a trine, he will
be neutral by mere angular lordship;ncither he will be disad-
vantageous. For Libra ascendant. Satrunis classifiedas unsullied
yogakarakabecausehe owns the 4th (an angle)and the 5th (a
trine).The Sun's benelicencero Taurus asccndantcannot be
comparedto Saturn's for Libra, becausethe Sun hasonly one
-Mars
housewhich is angularto the ascendant.For Leo ascendar,t
becomesa top rank beneficas he owns an angle(4th) and a trine
(9th). similarly for cancer ascendant. The sameMars for capri-
corn asccndant by virtue-ofangularlordshipis not that,up.iio,
because he doesnot simultaneously own a trine. Sirnilarlyhis rote
for Aquariusascendant.weak Moon by virtue of angularlord-
ship remainsjust neutral.
3. Primarilywearth-givers are the rordsof 5th and 9th. The
lords of 7th and lfth contribute to one's happinerr.pact oi
them should be individuarlywertdisposed. Trinar lordship to
Jupiterwill enablehim give wearthabundantryand uninteirup-
tedly. . venus becoming rord of 7th or l0rh wil give generar
happiness ifthe occupiesan angleor a trine.
4. Lords of 3rd, 6th and llth are classifiedas evil planets
while the lords of 2nd, l2th and 8th wifi act accordingto asso-
ciation. If these lords simultaneousryown such another
house,they will be significantlyharmful. If sucha planet simult-
aneouslyownsa trine he will befavourable.For example,Jupiter
is doubly evil for Libra ascendantas he ownsthe 3id and 6th.
saturn,though owning the 8th, will be favourabrefor a Gemini
nativityas he is the lord of the 9th as wcll. In consideringtwo
Chapter 34 34?
lordships in any context, the Moolatrikona house has prime
importanceas againstthe other ordinary house. The Moolatri-
kona lordship will reveal itself effectively rather than the other
own house.
5. When twc planets are involved in a context,.the one
with good lordshipwill stall the evil effects of anothcr planet
owning a lesspowerful house.To wit, if the 9th lord and the 8th
lord are both involvedin a yoga, the 9th lord will give his good
effectsobstructingthe evils due to the 8th lord.
6. We havethe following two setsof good houses,(a) lst,
4th, 7th and the l0th. (b) 5th and 9th. In eachgroupthe benefic
dispositionwill ascendfrom house to house. That is, Zth lord
is more powerfulthan the 4th. The 9th lord is so as against the
5th lord
7. Similarly two setsof evil housesare before us; (a) 3rd,
6rh and llth. (b) l2th, 2nd and 8th. Here againthe .maleficence
wilt move inthe ascending order. To wit, the llth lord is the
mostevil in his group whilethc 8th lord is so in his group.
8. The summary of points 6 and 7 is : the l0th and 9th
lords are the highestbeneficplanetswhile the I lth and 8th loras
are the mostadlerse.Thus,the lOth lord'scounterpart is the I lth
lord and the 9rh lord's counterpartis the 8th lord. (lf we consi-
der Saturnfor Aries ascendant, he getsone best house and one
worst house,i.e. the lOth and llth houses. The I tth housebeing
bis Moolatrikona,hc is predominantlythe I lth lord ratherthan
the l0th lord and hencevery evil. Similarly his role for Cemini
ascendantin which casethe 9th lordship prevailsover his 8th
lordship aud so he is not cvil but favourable.)
9. The rolesof variousplanetsare generallybasedon these
groundsand what we have had so far is a rough frame-work.
However,no decisionshouldbe takenat one single point. For
actual picture,the sageclassifiesthe planetsfurther in the succe-
eding verses.
10. As far as Rahu and Ketu are conccrned,they act
accordingto their position,associationand dispositors,ride verse
16 infra.

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$-rc. NATURAL BENEFICS AND MALEFrcS.. Jupiter and
Venusare beneficswhile the Moon is mediocre in beneficence.
Mercury is neutral (i.e. a beneficwhenassociated with a benefic
and a maleficwhen relatedto a malefic).Malefics are the Sun,
Saturnand Mars. Full Moon, Mercury, Jupiterand Venusare
strongerin the ascendingorder Weak Moon, the Sun, Saturn
and Mars are stronger(in malefic disposition) in the ascending
order. In revealing maleficencedue to angular rulership, thJ
Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venusare significantin the asc"n-
ding order.
Notes: Jupiter and Venusare first ratc beneficswhile the
Moon is next to them. The Moon's variable dispositionshave
beengivenin the earlierpages.Mercury is neutral, i.e. a benefic
in relationto a beneficand is a maleficin relation to a malefic.
He has no dispositionof his own. If he is atone,he will be
favourable.consideringthe Moon and Mercury in beneficclasses,
the four planetsviz. Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venusare
superiorin the ascendingorder.That is Mercury is more bene-
ficial rhan Moon, Jupiter is more beneficialthan Mercury and
venus is the highestbenefic.However,some exponentshold the
view that Jupiter is the highestbenefic,see,.Subhanampotih',
As regardsmalefics,the Sun,Saturnand Mars comeunder
this classwhen the nodes are excludedfor they do not bave
their own disposition.Here again,the sun is the reast maleffc,
saturn is rnoremalefic than the sun; and Mars is the highcsi
maleficas againstthe Sun and Saturn.

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ll-12. ANGULAR AND TRINAL LORDSHIhS: If there be
an exchangebetweenan angular lord and a trinal lord, or if these
Chaptert4 34s
two lords join in an angle or in a trine, or if a trinal lord is in
angleor viceversa,or if therebe full aspectbetweenthem, they
causea yoga.One born in sucha voeawi4 becomea king and be
famous.
Notes: Tbe following permutationswill emergefrom these
two verseswhich yogaswill make the nativefamousgivingroyal
status.Theseare :
(l) exchangebetwcenan angular lord and a trinal lord.
For exampleGenrini ascendant having Mercury in Aquarius
and Saturnin Virgo.
(2) angular.lordand trinal lord in a trine, whether they
own or not.
(3) angularlord and trinal lord in an angle,whether they
own or not.
(4) trinal lord in an angle,whetherhe ownsor not.
(5) angularlord in a trine, whetherhe ownsor not.
(6) angularlord and trinal lord in mutual opposition (as
full aspectis required),particularlyin good bhavas.

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13. If ono and the sarncplanetgetsthe lordshipsof a trine
as well asan angleor if a planet is irr an angleor in a trine, it
will prcve speciallya yogakaraka.

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14, AI,|GaLAR LORDSHIP : It has been said that r
maleficowningan anglewill becomeauspiciotrswhichis true only
whenit simultaneguslylords over a trine and not by merelyown-
ing an angle.
Note : This aspect has beenclarified in the initial verses
of the presentchapter.

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15. If the lords of an angleor a trine ownssimultaneously
an evil house,he(i.e.the angularlorcl or the trinal lord)doesnot
346 Drihat Parasara llora Sa$ra
causea Rajayogaby mere relationsstipulated (as per slokas I I
and 12 above).
Notes : In this context,if the evil houseis Moolatrikona,
that evil lordshipwill prevail. Alternativelyif the angleor trine
is Moolatrikona,the evil lordshipis suppressed so that the good
lordshipshowsup. Here suchangularlord and suchtrinal lord
by mererelations (as per verses ll and 12) do not become
Yogakarakaor statusmakers.

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16. RAHU & KETU : Rahu and Kctu give predominently
the effectsasdue to their conjunction with a house lord or as
duc to the housethey occupy.
Notes : As alreadystated,Rahu owns Aquariusand Ketu
Scorpio. Still they do not havea dispositionof their own in
the matter of giving particularefferts. (ln poiut of fact, these
ownershipsare for calculationof someof 'Jaimni' dasasetc.and
not in a commoncontext.) Inasmuchas they do not have a
sign of their own, they havealsonot beenspecificallyclassified
as maleficor beneficfor the variousascendants as could be seen
from the rules enunciatedby sage Parasarain the current
chapter. Henccit is suggested that the results to be given by
Rahu and Ketu will dcpendon theirassociation with otherlords
and occupationof houses. So to say,if thcy are relatedto good
lords they will revealeffectsfavourableto the native, otherwise
not, Alternativelythey should be in favourable houseslike
angle,trine etc. so that good effcctsfollow their position.

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17. If a node is in an anglein aspectto or associationwirh
a trinal lord or be in a trine in similar relation with an angular
lord it will becomeYogakaraka.
Notes : Two important positions are indicatedfor a node
becomingYogakarakafor a native. It should be in an anglein
relation to a trinal lord or be in a trine in aspectto an angular
Chapter t4 347

lord. In such a situation Rahu or Ketu will become a

Yogakaraka
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to which planet is a yogakarakaand which is inauspicious.
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19-22.PLANETS & ARIES ASCENDANT : O Brahmin,
listento thesewith examples. Even though Mars is the lord of
the 8th, be will be helplul to (other)auspiciousplanets. Saturn,
Mercury and Venus are malefics. Auspiciousare Jupiter and
the Sun. The mereconjunctionof Saturnand Jupiter will not
produceauspiciouseffects(althoughthey own a trine and angle).
If Jupiter is at the disposalof a malefic, he will surely give
inauspiciousresults. Venusis a direct (or independent)killer.
saturn etc. will also inflict deathif associatedwith an adVerse
planet(i.e. Venus). That is how the effectswiil be derived by
an Aries native.
Notes: For Aries ascendantMars is the ruler of the lst and
the 8th. The ascendantis his Mooratrikona sign while the gth
is,hissecondarysign. He will hencepredominanllybc favourable
He cannotbe independently auspiciousbut canhetpanotherfavo-
urableplanetlike the Sun or Jupiter or eventhe Moon through
wbgT he will revealhis good quarities. It is atsonot illogicario
concludethat if Mars is well relatedto Jupiteror the Sun or the
Moon and is in good bhavas, favourable effects will come
throughhim.
348 Brihat parasaralIora Sastra
As rcgardsother unsullied beneficplanetsfor this ascendant
we have only two. These are Jupiter and the Sun. Even if
Jupiter is capturedby anotheradversary,his gocidresultswill be
stalled. Saturn,Mercury and Vcnusare maleficsand will cause
harm. Venuswill provea killer as he is the 2nd and 7th lord.
Saturn and Mercury will also inflict deathif relatedto Venus.
The Moon's role is not discussedby the sage. The Moon will
give mixed results according to associationetc. as she is an
angularruler.
An associationbetween Jupiter-Sun, Jupiter-Mars or
Mars-Sunwilt be highly favourablefor the ascendantin question.
Jupiter-Saturnassociationwill not proveto be helpful although
they own the 9th and t0th. It is because,Saturnis llth lo;d
with primc emphasison his Aquariusowneruhip.

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23-24.FOR TAURAS ASCENDANT : Jupiter, Venus
and the Moon are malefics. Saturnand the Sun are auspicious.
Saturn will causeRajayoga. Mercury is somewhatauspicious,
Jupiter etc.and Mars will inflict death. Thesehints are for a
Taurusnative.
Notes : Jupiter is a maleficfor Taurusascendautand will
avail of the first opportunity to inflict harm as he ownsthe gth
and llth housesboth of which are evil. He is the first-rate
adversary. The Moon being the 3rd lord is not auspicious.
Venus is also classifiedhere as an evil planetand a maraka
planet, The words ,,frqtEq]" (Jeevadayo)indicate the Jupiter
group, i.e. Jupiter, the Moon and Venus. Accordingto the
following words of Susloka Sataka-qq1 sE.T*s) ;f qqqlfq il
*vrrrq-for Scorpio ascendantthere is no blemish (to ivlars)of
the 6th lordship and also for Taurus ascendant(in the caseof
Venus). Sale Parasara apparently took into serious consi-
deration the 6th lordship (Moolatrikona) of Venusand calssified
him as an adversary. Though there are somemore exponents
to favour Susloka Sataka's line of thinking, Parasarabeingan
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undisputed authority should be given more weight. The Sun
and Saturnare beriefics. Saturn owns thc bcst trine and best
angleand hencehc will bestorvkingly statuson the native. The
. Sun though a maiefic by virtue of owning an angleproves
auspicious. The rule that a malefic owning an angleshould
own a trine also,so that he becomesa Yogakaraka(vide sloka
14 supra) is naturally not applicablc to the luminaries as
they own only one sign each. As regardsthe role of Mercury,
. he is only of mixed nature for Taurus ascendant and he is not
an excellent benefic by virtue of orvning a Maraka house in
addition to a trine. The 5th is his Mqolatrikonaand exaltation
sign, If Mercuryjoins Saturn/Sun,he will act more effectively.
Mars is classifiedas a killer apart from Jupiter,Venusand
the L{oon. Mars is a killer for he owns the 7th and l2th. The
role of Jupiter and Venus as killers is also understandable.
Though the Moon is said to be a killer, she cannot inde-
. pendentlydo so for sheis only the 3rd lord which is the least
maleficamong 3rd, 6th and I lth. The luminariesare considered
not inauspiciouseven by ownership of the 8th house;as such
the 3rd house lordshsp of the Moon in the caseof Taurus be
lenientlyviewedfrom the point of wiew of inflictingdeath. Her
connectionswith Jupiter, or Mars can empower her to inflict
deathon the Taurusnative.
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{c: r
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25-26. FOR GEMINI ASCENDANI : Mars, Jupiter and
the Sun are malefics while Venusis the only auspiciousplanet.
The conjunction of Jupiter and saturn is similar to that for
Aries ascendant. The Moon is the prime killer, but it is
dependanton her association. Thus have beenexplainedby
the scholarsthe effectsfor Gemini ascendant.
Notes : The three planets,viz. Jupiter, the Sun and Mars
are adversefor Gemini ascendant. There is no hint on saturn's
role exceptthat Saturn-Jupiterconjunctiondoesnot yield a yoga
just as it does not do so for an Aries native. saturn
o*ni tf,e
350 Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra

8th and the 9th while the 9th is his Moolatrikona. Jupiterowns
thc 7th and l0th. It is my personalfeeling that an exchange
between Saturn and Jupiter in the 9th and l0th or their place-
ment in conjunction in the 9th/lOth, or Saturn in the 9th as
Jupiter is in the l0 will provea very favourablepoint. (This
line of thinking cannot be extendedto Aries ascenclant, i.e.
exchangebetween 9th and l0th lords & C for Jupiterwill be
in fall in the l0th in a key house.)
For Gemini ascendant,Mars ownstwo evil houses,the 6th
end llth and hencg he is a malefic. The Sun owningthe 3rd
will not be helpful.
Venus, the lord of the 5th and l2th, is declaredto be
higt ly favourable, as the 5th is his Moolatrikona. In view of
the friendship between Venus and Mercury, the l2th lordship
of Venus is not seriously consideredadverse. On the same
lines,Mercury for Libra ascendant is consideredfavourable
although he owns the l2th, which is his Moolatrikonaand
exaltation-thus a predominant house.

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fr6nrsriqalsdq wE<atq $TTNE:I
neivrr@adid wi qlfti qdtfqfq: uRqtl
27-28. CANCER ASCENDANT : Venus and Mercury
are malefics,Mars, Jupiter and the Moon are auspicious.Mars
is capableof conferringa full-fledgedyoga and giving auspicious
effects. Saturnand the Sun are killers and give effectsaccording
to association.. Theseare Cancerascendant'seffects.
Notes : The role of the Sun is comparedto that of Saturn
as a killer. The Sun is the lord of tbe 2nd and Saturnrulesthe
7th and 8th for Cancer ascendant. Both the housesof Saturn
are inauspiciousand hencehe is classifiedas a killer. However,
they are not independently capable of doing bad or good but
act as per their relationshipwith others.
Venus is inauspicious by virtue of angular lordship
(4th house-Moolatrikona) and the llth lordship. (The llth
lord for a movablesign is a malefic, i.e. Saturn for Aries,
Venus for Cancer, the Sun for Libra and Mars for Capricorn
Chapter 34 351
ascendants.)Thus Venus gets a dual role to do evil lor a
Cancer native. The 3rd and l2th lordship of Mercury will
inflict harm and hencehe is inauspicious.
The best planet for this ascendantis Mars as he owns a
trine as well as an angle. The l0th lordshipwill prevail much
more favourably as the l0th is the best of the 4 anglesand
Aries is the Moolatrikona sign of Mars. The other two
favourable planets are Jupiter and the Moon. Jupiter is the
lord of the 6th and 9th. Though 6th is his Moolatrikona,the
sagehasgiven preferenceto the 9th lordship for obviouslytwo
reasons: firstly the 9th is bestof the two trinesand Jupiteris
a close friend of the Moon, the ascendantlord. The 3rd
favourableplanet is the Moon who is the ascendantlord. The
order of preferenceis Mars, Jupiterand the lvloon, i.e. benefic
tendencywill descendfrom one to another and hencethe Moon
is the leastbenefic. If Mars is well relatedto Jupiter,the Moon
or to the Sun, he can do wondersfor a Cancernative. The best
place as far as Saturn is concernedis Capricorn in the company
of Mars or the Moon.
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29-30. LEO ASCENDAI{I .. Mercury, Venusand Saturn
are malefics.Auspicious effects will be givin by Mars, Jupiter
andthe Sun. The conjunctionofJupiterand Venus(though
Kendra Kona lords) will not produce auspiciousresults.Saturn
and the Moon are killers who will give effectsaccording to
sssociation. Theseare the effectsapplicableto Leo ascendant.
Notes : Just as the Sun is noted as a killer for Cancer
ascendant,the Moon is similarly classifiedas a killer for Leo
ascendantas she is the lord of the l2th house. This killer-role
has not barred the Moon from becominga Yogakarakaor an
auspiciousplanet for Leo ascendant as per our experience.
Saturn's adverse role is becauseof two plime reasons*firstly
he is a sworn enemy of the ascendantlord and secondlyhe is the
7th lord apart from being the 6th lord. Mercury's rolc is
352 Brihat parosara Hora Sasfta
equallyominousas the 2nd and l2th comeunderhis regent.The
3rd and lOth lordship (a bad houseand an anglerespectively)
makesVenusunreliable.
Mars is again the bestpranetfor Leo ascendant foilowed
by favourablerolesto.be enactedby Jupiter and the sun. Mars
rules the 4th and 9th; Jupiter the 5th and gth and the Sun
ascendant. Here again,the Sun is the 3rd in ordcr.

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31-32. VIRGO ASCENDANT.. Mars, Jupiter and the
Moon are malefics while Mercury and Venusare auspiciorrs.
The conjunction of Venus and Mercury will produceyoga.
Venus is a killer as well. The Sun,srole will dependon [i,
association. Theseeffectsare for Virgo ascendant..
Notes : Mercury ruling the ascendantand the l0th house
and Venus lording over the 2nd and 9th are classified as
favourableplanets. venus by virtue of owningthe 2nd wilr
act as a killer also. (Mars ruling the gth can arsoa"t ar killer.)
Jupiterrulestwo angres-the 4th and the 7th-while the " Moon
is the llth lord. For these reasons.thesetwo are considered
inauspicious. The Sun will be good if he joins good planets
in good bouses,for example in the l0th along *ith tut.r"ury.
There is no hint in the text about Saturn'srole. By virtue of
the 5th lordshipand good relationship with the ascendant lord
Mercury, he will prove auspicious, But the staindue to 6th
Iordshipwill causea changein his dispositionand he cannotbe
countedas an invariable dependent.

*t*qgar: qrqr: wirErgul {ql I

qtfrt
q?iil qq*rrq
(lErERTr4 6,r(tfl
tf'rcFl q?Fftqfll illltl
3;vl Fr{Fa dtsur: qTqrqrmqair: r
qs: {tlt: sFTni?i fari{fq ge\ri llvtl
33-34. LIBRA ASCENDANT : Jupiter, the Sun and
Mars are malefics. Auspicious are Saturn and Mercury. The
Chapter 34 3s3
Moon and Mercury will cause Rajayoga. Mars is a killer.
Jupiter and other malefics will also acquirea' dispositionto
inflict death. Venusis neutral. Thus shouldbe known about
Libra ascendant.
Notes : Although Venusis the ruler of the asiendant,he
owns 8th as well, and hence the sage term him as neutral,
Dire malefic is Jupiter, the lord of the 3rd and the 6th. The
ruler of the 2nd aud the 7th, Mars, is equally inauspicious
while the Sun ruling the I lth "vill act as an obstructingforce.
Thesethree planets, viz. Jupiter, Mars and the Sun are morc
maleficif mutually related but unrglatedto Saturn,Mercury or
the Moon. On the other hand, Mars or the Suo will act as
primary beneficsif they join Saturn,Mercury or Venusaccording
to one schoolof thought.

fqilimqq: qtttT: gtffi t

{ql
sqtffrrrfiie qiili qlqrr<t} ni{tr
qq: fqililwq qrqr ficF'FtHlK: I
:rat:
qii qd tt fqiiri gRqrkawn: ttQqrl
35-36.FOR SCORPIO ASCENDANI .' Venus,Mercury
and Saturnare malefics. Jupiter and the Moon are auspicious.
The Sun as well asthe Moon areYogakarakas. Mars is neutral.
Venusand other maleficsacquirethe quality of causingd€ath.
Theseare for a Scorpionative.
Notes : Just as Venus is a neutral planet for Libra
ascending,Mars is also neutralfor Scorpioascendant. Mars
bwns the ascendantand the 6th, the latter beinghis Moolatri-
kona. The Sun (lord of the l0th) and the Moon (lord of the
9th) are termed the bestyogakarakas. Jupiter though ruling
the 2nd (and the 5th), is auspiciousjust as Mercury for Taurus
ascendantruling the 2nd and the 5th. (of courseMercury's
Moolatrikona is the 5th ) Venus, Saturn and Melcury are
malefics as well as death'dealjng planets. Saturn can be
practicallyauspiciousif he is in the 5th/9th, beinglord of an
engle, from the point of view of status,financeetc.

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frnl ggm<drqllqi faqm $TrtsqriqET:
ll lell
3s4 Eriliat ParasaraHora Sastra
ge: €TttFFt: @tfflt qn) mrmvaw:r
undnlqxadd sti iir{ fqqf{qilr u!ctl
37-38 SAGITTARIUS ASCENDANT.. Only Venus is
inauspicious. Mars and the Sun are auspicious. The Sun and
Mercury are capableof conferring u yo[u Saturnis a killer.
Jupiteris neutral. venus acquireskilring powers. 'fheseeffects
are for Sagittariusascendant.
Notes : Venus is a first-rate malefic for Sagittarius
ascendantas he owns the 6th and llth. The sagehints
that
none is akin to venus in giving mareficeffectsfor this ascendant.
S-aturnis straightawaya killer, ruling the 2nd and the 3rd.
Venuscan also becomea killer (if relatedto Saturn). Though
Mercury rules two angres-the 7th and rOth-he-is decrarid
auspicious whereasfor virgo ascendantas welr as Gemini
ascendant,Jupiter is consideredinauspicious. This
supreme
role of Mercury is possiblybecause of his ownershipof th; lOth
house(moolatrikonaand hence predominant against7th house
ownership)whereasJupiter doesnot own Moolatrikona identical
with the l0th house:best of the angles_for an ascendantruled
by Mercury. If the Sun (ruler of ihe 9th) joins Vf"r.ury,
Uotn
of them will confer stil superioryoga for sagittariusnatives.
-(mootatrrllnaj
Mars gives primarily his 5th house effects
sheddinghis l2th lordship and henceis a favourableplanet.
Jupiter is neither a first-rate beneficnor an adversary
for he
own-s (angular lordships blemish). The Moon
-the 4th rufing
the 8th cannot be a powerful yogakaraka unless
well-retateJ
to Mercury, the Sun or Mars. An associationbetween
the
Moon and Jupiter can confer a yoga par excellence..

qwdtiaq: {Frr: qqr qniqq;Eq}r

*T,*O r cnt ?qq gfia qFrr:3iErlir4:
illetl
Rri, sqqq: l}qil: rkir: qqlqEEl
ryrerallraeftf qqrqqrfn'qRfq, uyotl
39-40. CAPRICORN ASCENDANT.. Mars,
Jupiter and
the Moon are malefics,Venus and Mercury
are auspicious.
Saturnwill not be a killer of his own. Mars
and other malefics
will inflict death. The Sun is neutral. Only
Venus is capable
Clupter 34 355
of causinga superior yoga. Thescare the effectsapplicableto
Capricornascendant.
Notes : The sage has listedMars in the first placewhile
mentioningadverseplanetsfor Capricornascendant as Mars rules
the 4th and llth. Jupiteris lord of the2nd and l2th, ths latter
being his important house. The Zth lord Moon is not quite a
favourableplanet.
Saturnand the Sun are neither very favourablenor very
adverse. Saturn will rweal killing powersif he joins fupitei
Mars or the Moon. While Venus and Mercury Uoi-f,
'auspicious
in their own way, the former is the bestyogakaraka
"r"
for this ascendant,for he is the lord of the 5th and l0th.

*<-aea-gvr: rtF[I: qrqqfiqql qtt I

{IarqFr6"(t
ttqqlqt"t fiq:
iltt: rfriq,
6tttq, lFqfa: ||vttl
qfr rlwra q{Rt ga} rwav: Tftr:I
grr*r\waeriri sqTqqnfn {Rfu: nvltl
,4142. A/UARIUS ASCENDANT ..Jupiter, the Moon
and Mars are malefics while Venusand Satuin are
auspicious.
Ve11s_is the only Rajayogacausing planet. Jupiter, ihc
Suo
and Mars are killers. Mercury givesmeddtingeftlcts.
These
effectsare describedby tbe teainJa for Aquarius ascendant.
Notes: The 2nd and llth lordJupiterisadiremalefic
followed by the Moon (the 6th lord) and Mars (ruringthe
3rd
and l0th). while venus and saturn are both auspi-cious for
Aquarius ascendant, Venus is the only planet thai can
be
consideredto have beenvestedwith powers of Rajayoga. Saturn
isnot comparedto venus as he owns the r2th iititur-n"oeourry.
venus is the rord of the 4th and the gth. As the gth is the best
trine, he is relievedof blemish due to angularlordship.
The
Sun is termed as a killer as he rules the ith, a marakahouse.
(Saturnplaysa similar rol€ for Leo ascendant
owning the ?th
in Moolatrikona). Jupiter ruring the 2nd and Mars orining the
3rd are also killers. out of tbe 3 kilrers, Mars is the la'stin
order. A strong relationship betweentwo or all of thesethree
killers will affect the rongevity to declineseverely. Mercury
ruling the sth and the gth will give mixed results. If Mercury
joins an adverseplanet, he wili be essentiaily
adversewhile in
356 Brihat ParasaraHora Sastra
joining Venusor Saturn,he can considerably improve. Alonc
in bad houses,he will be evirand in good houseshe wil be
favourable. This is how Mercury'srole for tbisascendant
need
be undcrstood.
r<qr@w: qFr *rfeq g* r
qalq1go qlq{rcl iT it{" nytn
qRrlsfr i {frrsrl w;eillntll qdf t
dtav,itqrqrdd s-drfil qtifqratEuvvtl
43-44. PISCES ASCENDANT.. Saturn, Venus,the Sun
and Mercury are malefics. Mars and the Moon are auspicious.
Mars and Jupiter will causeI yoga. Though Mars is u kitt"r,
he will not kill the native-(independentry). saturn and Mercury
are killers. Thus should be judged
.the effects for a pisces
native.
Notes : saturn ownstwo evir housesfor piscesascendant.
Hence he will reveal himserf most awefuly. venus rules thc
3rd and 8th--again two evil houses. And hence he is not a
favourable plariet. The sun ruling the 6th will prove adverse
though he has good termswith the lord of the ascendant,Jupiter
Mars is the lord of the 2nd (Mooratrikona) and the 9th (the
bestof the trines). Inspite of owning a killer-irouse,tre has bleir
specifically erempt from acting as a kilter independentlyand
placed in the yogakaraka list. To be a killer, Mars must be
instigatedby anotherkiller. viz. saturn or Mercury. Jupiter is
I very favourable planet (of course next to t"turr) o*oiog tn"
ascendantand the l0th. Though there is no specific meition
of venu becominga killer in suchrote can be sein in him as he
owns the 8th house.

q{ qllrrfqqiia qFqiTrfi{rTfEQ I
{qiqqllrr€ q qqrori fanf<a1||v{tl
wqrdfq gr*rq annnr{\ fqf*eq * r
tQat iT q.,c ilid sqqqrfu a am6q lvqtl
45-46. GENERAL .. Thus the auspiciousand inauspicious
effects derivable through the planets du. to their lordships
according to the rising sign be estimate,J. Apart, the effects
Chapter 35 35?
duc to Nabhasa yogas ctc, be atso known which I natrate as
under.
Notes: The good disposition, bad dispositionand killing
powers of the various pl4pets are assignedby the sageon a
particular understandingof lordships etc. for each of the 12
asccndants.From the current two verses,we take an important
clue about the final role of a planet. To wit, if a planet is
constituent of a favourabteyoga, like, say, Daamini Yoga (one
.of the Nabhasa Yogas), his original malefic tendencyof being
an adverseplanet for a particular ascendant,he will give ihe
cftectsof Daamini yoga and thus will becomea Rajayogakaraka.
Conversely,although a planet assumesgoodrole by lordship,
if he is involvedin a bad yoga,like, say, Sarpayoga(one ofthc
Nabhasayogasagain) there will only be adverseresultsand not
favourable results due to lordship. These causesshould be
properly estimated and effects denoted suitably. A killer is a
killer irrespectiveof his havi'ng becomea Rajayogakarakaor so.
Killer and Yogakaraka should not be mixed togetherin respect
of ono and the sameplanet.

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Chapler 35

Nabhasa Yogas
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urkvtE mr*ecg {rdEilcanrftFqil:rrlrr
3m[qTaqrf"q]frq EiTiii Er{ irr: I
fiFfrfq{rfr: {qr: sre drn: qdtfilm:rrRrr
l-2. O excellentof the Brahmins, explainedbelow are 32
Nabhasayogas which have a total of 1800difrerentvarieties.
Theseconsistof 3 Asraya yogas, 2 Dala,yogas,20 Akriti yogas,
and 7 Sankhyayogas.
3.sg Brihat Parasarallora Sastra
Notes : No additional notes and explanations are being
givenin the presentvolumeon the following chapters:
.Nabhasayogas(ch, 35)
Lunar yogas(ch. 37)
Solaryogas (ch. 38)
fhese havebeen fully discussedand annotatedin a cleal
tnanner in my English translationsof Saravaliand Horasara.
The readermay refer to the said works.

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rnFtr(q: q,iiaqq qqqlql s61fdil rrtil
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QqqqqrrGiq Tqd qrfq{qsl rrvrr
tr-rtfm-eos-rthnr-qa-rq"-utfq g I
qqq?rffl qii q sga{iff, flrnfa:rrtrr
dtqrcm-q:dcrdt-ilq-qrur+{r{-rrc[fir: I
gfi ilaw e.itii grar q?efrriilf6u ! rrqrr
.. 3.6. NAMES OF NABIIASA YOGAS .. Asraya yogasare
Rajju, Musala and Nala yogas. Dala yogas are Maala
and Sarpa. The twenty Akriti yogas are : Geda, Sakata,
Sringataka,Vihanga, Hala, Vajra,Yava, Kamala,Vaapi,yupa,
Sara, Sakthi, Danda, Nauka, Koota, Chatra, Dhanushi {or
Chapa),Ardhachandra,Chakra and Samudrayogas. The seven
Sankhya yogas are Vallaki, Daama, paasa, Kedara, Sooia,
Yugaand Gola yogas. Thus theseare32 in total.

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7. RAJJU, MaSALA AND NALA YOGAS .. Atl the
planetsin movable signs cause Rajju yoga. All the planetsin
fixed signs cause Musala yoga. All the planetsin dual signs
causeNala yoga.

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Chapter 35 3s9
8. MAALA AND SARPA YOGAS: If 3 angles are
occupiedby benefics Maala yoga is producedwhile maleficsso
placedwill causeBhujangaor Sarpayoga' Theseyogasrespect-
ively producebeneficand maleficresults.

Enq?q*'traqri: q{qTq} qEr6q: t

{tfie ff;rsTErrTli: (.trr$irur: (Tt: llell
qlq: ,U$'res ilq qrqtiqqilt:ftri: I
srq€qFTqfa+lqrt: qqfrql qefrr* llloll
qr;tqpnRqi; qffi: qlqT€i:ersugiftut: r
qlq] qvnfqu: clsa: dtc0aftqifa: tt1ltt
).11. GADA, SAKATA, YIHAGA, SRINGATAKA,HALA,
YAJRA ANDYAVA YOGAS.' If all the planetsoccupy two
successive angles,Gada yoga is formed. Sakata yoga occurs
whenall the planets are disposedin the ascendant and the ?th
house. If all confineto the 4th and the l0th, then Vihaga yoga
occurs. All planets in the ascendant, 5th and 9th sause
Sringatakayoga while all planetsare in the 2nd, 6th and the
l0th or in the 3rd,7th and llth or in the 4th, 8th and l2th
causeHalayoga. Vajra yoga is caused by all benefics in the
ascendantand the ?th or all maleficsin the 4th and l0th. In a
contrarysituation,i.e. all beneficsin the 4th and the l0th or all
maleficsin the ascendantand the 7th, Yava yogais generated'
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frorwqai: s{frq} eT{t€qr€q: lllRll
12. KAMALA AND VAPI YOGAS : If all the planetsare
in the 4 angles, Kamala yoga is produced. If all of them
be in all the cadent houses or in all the succedenthousesvapi
yogaoccurs.

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qrncqg{c{: ncgdtag{ri: t
nfta{qrcqg{cttoe} qeql€iTgstrt:ll tlll

13, Y(IPA, SARA, SAKT'HI AND DA.NDA YOGAS : If

all the 7 planetsare in the 4 housescommencingfrom the ascen'
dant they causeYupa yoga. If a similar occupaticncommences
360 Brihat ParasaraHora Sastta
from the 4thhouse Sara yoga, from tbe Zth house Sakthi yoga
and from the lfth house Danda yogaare formed.
qt<q srcqital Tr qapilqt;q scaf: r
E?Tctt: frcilTra?iili qeqq {etilri: il?ytl
. 14. NAUKA,KOOTA,CHATRA AND CHA?AyOGAS :
lfall the planetsoccupy the seven houses from the ascendant,
Nauka yog,aoccurs. Koota yoga, Chatra yoga and Chapa yoga
o6:currcspectivelywhen the commencinghousesare the 4th, :.th
and l0th. Here again the planets should occupy seven
continuous houses.
qrnltTifi(Fiirq nqnriinngail r
uarf6-a*.q* Tr!f,{:qq€rftli ilt{rr
lS. CHAKRA AND SAMUDRA YOGAS; lf ail the
planets @cupy six alternative signs commencing from the
escendant, Chakra yoga is formed. Samudrayogais produced
if theseoccupysitrilarly six alternativesigns commencingfrom
the 2nd from the ascendant.

gn<rfnfmiqTel gqrqlrl Gq*Rqi: r

qqlg feq,i: slqil: *'arrq qg$,i: ntqtl
rt=T<rf{rrq(i: rrTrtriilqr@r:wqlqrfai: r
fturTffiqn: s{fr$qrlrgitRilT trt\etl
16-17 SANKHYA YOGAS .. If all planets are in one
rign Gola yoga is formed. Similarly if ail are in 2 signs,yuga
yo88, 3 signsSoola yog,4 signsKedara yoga, 5 signs paasa
Iog& 6 signsDama yoga and 7 signsVeena yoga is produced.
None of thesesevenyogaswill be operable, if another Nabhasa
yoga explainedearlier is derivable.
. qEafsqr:
!IGq: l<tntcrrqqqtfial rgvr: r
t(T: arFTT.NIrqI Ts{qrrql: qiil sfqiil: illetl
18. EFFECTS OF NABHASA YOGAS (upto stoka 50)
RA.IIU YOGA.. One born in Rajiu yoga will be fond of wander-
ing, be charming,will earn in foreign countries,and be cruel
and mischievous.
Chapter35 361
'
aG
qtiilrquildfqil {qfi{: Glril: I
fiqrfaf,r gftrsgen qlff, ?m:u tQ.tl
.r6gdT:
D. MASALA YOGA .' One born in Musala yoga will be
endowedwith bonour, wisdom, wealth etc., be dear to king,
famous,will havemany sonsand be firm in disposition.

?qifrR{d+fl qqs=qqqrfrri}sfafrgqnq 1
l;{Qil{q gGqr rqdli qrsgqe uQorl
20. NALA YOGA .' One born in Nala yoga will have
unevenphysique, be intercstedin accumulatingmoney, very
skilful, helpful to relatives,and charming.

fiid gqirflil qeqqur;iqlTqrq?il 1

r61frrrgqgpil6T qrFnqi strirqal:qJ: u1ttl
21. MAALA YOGA .' One born in Maalayoga will be
ever .happy, endowed with conveyances.robes, food and
pleasures,
be splendorousand endowedwith many females.

frqqr: Tqrfi:qr fatri g:arf<cr:g+.il{q I

rttrtHwrf?T1iil: qriq|T.tl q{Fil ?r(T: llRRll
22. SARPA YOGA .' One born in Sarpa (Bhujanga) yoga
will be crooked, cruel, poor, miserableand will depend on
others for food and drinks.

erfrgwrriqltr qcErt:{neanlgnrttnqI
qrl6qsTFrfisqiigrar qFHr rfiilqi !t lrRlrl
23 GADA YOGA .' One born in Gada yoga will always
make efforts to earn wealth, will perform sacrificial rites, be
'skilful in Sastrasand songs and endowed with wealth, gold
and preciousstones

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fqee{qifrAil: nqi qrfl sqffiar: ttqYtl
24. SAKATA YOGA .' One born in Sakatayoga will be
will bavediseasedor ugly nails,be foolish'
affiictedby diseases,
362 Brihat ParasaraHora Sastra
will live by pulling carts, be poor and devoid of friends and
relatives.

Eqqaqq)ftFcarRil: q<argdtaa)H6er:r
fierEfqmvqfaerifr6il qlt qar qiar: rr1{rr
25. VIHAGA YOGA .. One born in V haga yoga will be
fond of roaming,be a messenger,will live by sexual dealings,
be shamelessand interestedin quarrels.

gfcrl1lt: fiar: {srrr6t"r:I

fitoc6t: TrqqRQI:
qlcql gafadcar: }Eg,r{fi€lqql qgsrT:ilRqtl
26. SRINGATAKA YOGA .' One born in Sringarakayoga
will be fond of quarrels and battles, be happy, dearto king,
endowedwith an auspiciouswife, be rich and will hatewomen.

fdtqil g:fcatm q'ldqrt

a6rfnt} EfqFT:
e;ug€Rq:iqiilr: iaat,Eeiilt €Ergaqr:uRell
27. I'IALA YOGA .' One born in Hala yr'rgawill eat a lot,
be very poor, be a farmer, be miserable,agitated, given up by
friendsand rclativesand be a seryant.

ETfwaqq:gfwr:
rr(: llqrrr filtgnq: r
glrqfqqfq qcl' ctrfir: qil ffiaT{q illct l
28. VAJRA YOGA.' One born in Vajra yoga will be
happy in the beginning and at theend of life, be valorous,
charming,devoidof desiresand fortunesand be inimical.

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itrirT(: Mqnr qsqlqqqt: siil gaqlj uRerl
29. YAVA YOGA .' Onc born in Yava yoga will observe
fastsand other religious rules, will do auspiciousacts, will
wealthand sonsin his mid-life, be charitable
obtain happiness,
and firm.

gaqr:Rurrgu)fegedlfuqal; I
fqqlgurrdqr:
q*t{ri$fl: t6t1?Nfqt:Tf1qql fteqq llloll
luatnr:
Chapter35 363
30. KAMALA YOGA .' One born in Kamala yoga will be
rich and virtuous, be long-lived,very famous,pure, will perform
hundredsof auspiciousactsand be a king.

f{fuswi fagorfua:
fiwdgerigtn qilril{it l
;Fr{qcrfrrx€cer qr{tq}iq (rErFt:
ul ttl
3t. VAPI YOGA .' Oneborn in Vapi yogawiil be capable
of accumulatingrveaith,be endowed with lasting wealth, and
happinessand sons,be free from eyeafflictionsand be a king.
q1;qfficarfara: fre4| gil.: TriiRTr$q:I
aafrmwqgsql $ iilral fEf{rGar?uiRtl
32. YUPAYOGA .' One born in Yupa yoga will bave
spiritualknowledge,be interestedin sacrificialrites, endowed'
with a wife, be strong, interestedin fasts and other religious
observations and be distinguished.

EEr$ITI Err$tttf; rlqqruailfqil{q qtmq1 |

fqar: gf,netmru: qnqli TrFGrr:nqq-Aulltl
33. SARA YOGA .' One born in Sata yoga will make
arrows,be headof prison,will earn through animals, will eat
meatand indulgein torture and meanhandiuorks.

uarQakaFrg:fqililqTaedia<rgv: letrl; I
iqrqEfaf{gql: fl{iqi qnrr: Rqri: lrrrqr: n?yrl
34. SAKTHI YOGA .' One born in Sakthi yoga will be
bereft of wealth, be unsuccessful,miserable, mean, lazy, long-
lived, interestedand skilful in war, firm and auspicious.

6ag:nrrfa:tlil: ttti? a frqhr: RrctilrEn: I

g:fea{taienr Eosqrrrn qqfe q(r: |l1{rl
35. DANDA YOGA .' One born in Danda yoga will lose
his sonsand wife, be indigent, unkind, away from his men,
miserableand will servemeanpeople.

<fqqlqdffEfqnrqt:q€HII: qrdsti* BGer:t

sqqil qfqql q6rrr qJgEql.fl:qnTt:
gqqr:ulqtl
364 Brihat Parasara Hora Sastia
36. NAAKA YOGA ; One born in Nauka yoga will derive
his livelihood through water, be wealthy, famous. wicked,
wretched,dirty and miserly.
.
3[i!t6qTq?a?m frfqsqrr: T16r: !$I: I
qaTTgiqn
freri mFa fifrgrierfeal tgw: 1l\etl
37. KOOTA YOGA .. One born in Koota yoga will be a
liar, will heada jail, bri poor, crafty, cruel and will live in hills
and fortresses.

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rqts;rt qqfqi<r: qqdq {tefg<rat{t FnE ule tl
38. CHATRA YOGA .' One born in Chatra yoga will help
his own men,be kind, dear to manykings, very intelligent, be
hapny at the beginningand end of his life and be long-lived.

uqftrgtawqnq'ltr: ftmnq eni faqdr:t

rrtsmn wilr wraftfln: rrr qqlqslnlQ,rl
39. CHAPA YOGA .' One born in Chapa yoga will be a
liar, will protectsecrets,be a thief, be fond of wandering in
forests,be devoid of luck and be happy in the middle of his
life.

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wFomarqaqgmrr{ftt *isdqErr€ lYotl
N. ARDHA CHANDRA YOGA.. Onc born in Ardha
ChandraYoga will lead an army, wilt possessa splendorous
body, be dear to king. be strong and endowed with gems, gold
ond ornaments.

slrilss:i qr(tfalll -ffiE(it ltnqRi|{lit : I

qqfr ii;* q3qrq'i t qrqi qli ilYttl
41, CHAKRA YOGA : One born in Chakra yoga will be
an emperorat whosefeet will be the prostrating kings' heads
adoringgem-studdeddiadems.
Chapter'31 365
i|Elinqqqar xlugm qiqilfrqT: qgTr I
EEfirqiqr: grqT:frq<fqrmr:erqvitcrivuvRtl
42. SAMUDRA YOGA .. One born in Samudrayoga will
have many preciousstones and abundant wealth, be-eidowed
with pleasures,dear to people, will have firm wealth and be
well-disposed.

fsqritffliqqrsr ftgqr: Sfeqqq ffrffer: I

lerql {ETiqI rftqrqi dlfaar: gaqT:nylll
4.3 I/EENA YOGA .. One born in Veena yoga wifl be
fond of songs,danceand musical instruments,be skilful, happy,
wealthy and be a leaderof men.

eiFq qwtrwrt aaurgqil) rQlar: eqtr: I

qSW{iiHEd dt* qfia fqairq uvytl
44, DAAMINI YOGA.. One born in Daaminiyoga will be
helpful to others, will have righteously earned wealth, be very
affiuent, famous, will have many sons and gems, be courageous
and red-lettered.

q1fr 6qqqv: tfil{ eqt: trpq6r<ng I

qnrfwql fq{itqr E6TFqr! wqemnq uy{tl
45. PASA YOGA .. One born in pasayoga will be liabte
to be imprisoned,be skilful in work, be deceivingin disposition,
will talk much, be bereftof good qualitiesanO witt have manv
Servants.

tqpTgqqlqr: E;dtETF[:qiqqrfaq: gfwr: I

tari rTr{in€Fr€qfiar uiliwr: uvqtl
. 46. KEDARA YOGA .. One born in Kedara yoga will be
usefulto many, be an agriculturist,be truthful, huppy, fickle-
mindedand wealthy.

fievneruqtar f(qTr {qflqs5ilr qQTrTqr:

I
dqT* ilcqqw qt qli $rsFa ?trr:ltyetr
366 Brihat ParasaraEora Sastra
47, SOOLA YOGA .. One born in Soola yoga wilt be
sharp, indolent, bereft of wealth, be torturous, prohibited,
valiant,and famoustbrough war.
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. F

qffir{u{(Qilr g.rdn t ril irnil: uvqtl

48. YUGA YOGA .' One born in Yuga yoga will be
heretic,be devoidof wcalth, be discardedby others, and be
devoidof sons,motherand virtues.

wigmr fquat fqurfqilcqflqilr qfeqt r

ftd g:fcr0n {r}A qlTr qEfiil n<t:nYerl
49. GOLA YOGA .' Oneborn in Gola yoga will be strong,
be devoidof wealth,learningand intelligence,be dirty, sorrow-
ful and miserable.
qqkqfr {ffi{ae $q{|fri: t
sfqnfqfr fHqt: ilqTqErt!ll{olt
'
50. Ancestorssaythat the resultsdue to the said(Nabhasa)
yogaswill be felt throughout,in all the Dasaperiods.

il Qq tl
fefqtrqlrTrsqrclr
Chapter 36

Many Other Yogas

qA nqq* qlq: qsl: trg*svrvr t
9 !

azFrcqT:{I$I: qrQ:acrqlrftnwwrl rrlrr

I

{qd.Rw} qrq't svdtegwaGqa: r

qtqqlqlE$r{: srit rrmfiqt qil{igq nRtl
l-2. BENEFIC & MALEFIC YOGAS.. If therebe a benefic
Subhayogais producedwhile a malefictherein
in the ascendant,
Chapter 36
367
erusesAsubhayoga. similarly beneficsin both the l2th and
the
2nd causeSubhayoga. Mareficsin both the r2tlr and the
2nJ
also cause Asubha yoga. One born in Subha yoga wiil
be
eloquent,charmingand virtuous whire his counterp-art*ilr u"
sensuous, will do sinful acts and will enjoy (or swall,ow)others,
wealth.
Notes : Subhayogais of two kinds. It canbe formed by
a singlebeneficin the. ascendant. It can arsoue rormeo by-a
beneficin the 2nd and by another simurtancousry in tne ritrr.
obviously the latter subha yoga is still superior. (Needless
to
mentiontbat if the ascendant;2nd and r2th are ,simurtaneously
occupiedby 3 benefics,eventhen Subha yoga of u u.ry gr.ui
order is established.) This yogagivesphysicarbeauty, exce'itent
virtues and eloquent disposition. Though the teit does not
mention, additional
1,! : a happy life, health, wealth,
_effects
longevity,fame etc Theseadditionaleffectswill not rurrv .uiuri
by a single ordinary benefic in the ascendant.
A malefic or malefics in these pl{ces will produce
AsubhaYoga or inauspiciousyoga. Each yoga is ln.r.uriini"
malefic. As a result,thc subjectwiil be lipldinous, will indrilge
in unethical and sinful deeds and be 6apableof bracketin-g
others' possessions.While a single malefic may not give sJ
bad results,two or three in suchpositionswilr indeedpioduce
most unfavourableresults,apart from affectinghealth, longevity
etc. adversely.
Needlessto mention that in analysingthe results due to
good or bad combinations,one should take the planet's dignity,
strength, relations with other planets and m"ny ru"tr ottrer
factors into consideration. A mareficyoga can be nuilified by
other compensatingfactors while a good yoga may not be
productiveofexpectedgood results when involved in adverse
circumstances.For example, assume that for an Aquarius
Mercuryis in the 2nd housewhile Jupiteris in the l2th house.It
will be detrimentalto rush to the conclusionthat the ascendant
is surroundedby two benefics,and that subha yoga results will
improve the native. Conversely,this is worse than a typical
AsubhaYoga.
Again take Asubha yoga. Assume Virgo rises .while
saturn is in exaltationin the 2nd and the Sun is in Leo in
the
368 Etihat ParasaraHora Sastra
two
lzth. This neednot bc dubbed as Asubha Yoga' These
maleficshavetheir own meritsand will prove favourable the
to
native.
This extensionmay wisely be madefor every yoga-good
the
or bad-and in every context throughout the analysisof
geniture. Only then willan agreeablepicture emerge'

*ri lcgrl wrrrtir?aTalqq1{ge I

dtarrmRlftfli qlq]sd qq*qtt ttltt
{q+sRstqraRwril $IErIl q}E t
tqr{t gqsrqail trqfsqfi'* a{: llYll
3-4. GAJAKESARI YOGA .' Shoutd Jupiter be in an
anglefrom the ascendantor from the Moon, and be conjunctor
by (another) benefic,avoiding at the same time debilit-
ation, combustionand inimical sign,Gajakesariyogais caused'
"rp'..t.d
One born in Gaja Kesari yoga will be splendorous,wealthy'
please
intelligentendowedwith many laudable virtuesand will
the king.
Notes I The Parasari type of Gaja Kesari Yoga is
constructedon a differentfooting' That Jupiter-Moon should
be in mutualanglesis a normallyacceptedyogaunderthis name'
In my opinion this kind of angularity cannotyield supreme
effects.The caseof mereof Jupiterbeing in exaltationin a lunar
angle can better be known as Pa:rchaMaha PurushaYoga'
spJcificallyHamsa Yoga. In other cas€sthe angularity between
point of
tile two neednot be giventhe nameGaja Kesari' In
fact, the Moon-Jupiter mutual angular placement is called as
simply KesariYoga, vide Phala Deepika, Ch' 6, sloka 14 etc'
Thcetrectsgivenare:"Thenativewilldestroythebandofhi-
will
eneties. fre will be a lofty speakerin an assemblyand
servea king. He will l'e long lived and famous' He will be
intelligent".
Referringto JatakaParijata,thereare two kinds of Gaja
Kesariyogasmentionedtherein.Thefirstkindisformedb
Jupiterbeing in an anglefrom the Moon' This is the common
be
lype of vogi. Second alternative is : The Moon should
asbected by Mercury or Venus or Jupiter while the aspecting
planet is free from debilitation and combustion'
Chapter36 369
Kumara Swameeyin a popular Tamit classicnas this yoga
stati'g that the Moon shouldbe increasing(i.e. waxind wbile
Jupiter shouldbe in the 4th or io the l0th from the said Moon.
This comesto pass when a constituent is iu Taurus, pisces,
Aquarius or Sagittarius. To wit, Gaja Kesari yoga is applicable
to only four placements That is, Jupiter shourdbe in Aluarius
while the Moon is in Taurus, or vice versa. Alternativeiy the
Moon shoud be in sagittarius whire Jupiter is in pisces, oi vice
versa. Please note that even cancer is omitted which is
exaltation sign for Jupiter and own sign for the Moon.- In
making such a specific statement, the author of Kumrn
swrmeeyrm must obviousry have possessedan unporailelcd
authority.
Then we come to the Tamil tranelation of krasara Hora
by C.G. Rajan. His version statesthat the Moon and Jupi-ter
should be in mutual angles, but thc Moon should not Lve
Mercury in the 5th from her, nor should she be in aspectto
Mercury so that the Yoga obtainedis not simultaneouslygivcn
annulment. Further the Moon should be free fro.. combwbt
and debilitation.
The sanskrit edition of parasaraHora of sri venkatesu.ra
Press,Bombay,has it in sucha manner making it clear that
Vaidyanatha of Jataka par[iata did take these verses from
Parasara. (In fact many of the Raja yogas given in our current
chapter have been used by other workg like phala Deepika,
Kumara Swameeyam,Sata yoga Manjari, Jataka parijata etc)-.
Coming back to Gaja Kesari yoga given by the Bombay series,
we find that the Jupiter-Moon mutual angularity finds place in
the first kind of yoga as given by vaidyanatha white thi second
versionof vaidyanatha occursin the Bombayseriesin a different
guise. It is statedthere that Mercury aspecting or joining the
Moon, not placedin debilitation nor.being combust causesthie
yoga. In the secondyoga, Venusand Jupiter are not riven any
place.
, However, the two yogasgiven by Vaidyanathaare exactly
identical with the onesgiven in parasara Hora of rhakur prasad
PustakaBhandaredition from Varanasi.
The Chaukambhaedition doesnot differ from our version.
370 Brlhat Parasara Hora Sastra
Thus; I have placedall the different versions of Gaja
Kesari Yoga before the reader. Though the name doesnot
deserve any special considerationas for Gaja Kesari yoga, I
would give less importance to the mere angular positionsof
Jupitcr-Moon. From otherformations,we may understandthat
Raja Yoga resul8 will prcvail in tbe following conditions in a
descendiogordor.
l. As given in Kumarr Swameeyam.
2. As given in Chaukambhaedition and our edition.
3. The secondkind of yoga given by Jataka Parijata.
4. The second kind of yoga given by Bombayedition of
ParasaraHora.
But, we do not understandthe basis of C.G. Rajan why
Mercury should not aspectthe Moon or be in the 5th from her.
Contrarily when Jupiter and the MooD are in mutual angles,
Mercury in the 5th from the Moon will be an impetus to
GaF Kcsari rather than becomingan impediment.
Cnja Kesari yoga formed in any of the four manners
tuggcstedabove will give wcalth, fame etc. in the Dasa periods
of Jupiter, Moon and planetsrelatedto them. Therc is also a
school of thought that onc born in Kesari yoga will bc rich in
tbe dasaof Vcnus.

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q dqlswqr;trqt<q:ritftnrqa-dRnt
rr{rr
<rq{Eq} qqdril (ftn rq$l-r&qf I
rM qqtan g5qlsqatilfrq: uttl
5-6. AMALA YOGA .. If there be exclusivelya beneficin
the l0th from the ascendantor the Moon, Amala yoga exists.
Amala yoga will confer fame lastingtill the moon aod starsexist
and will make the native honouredby the king, enjoy abundant
pleasures,be charitable; fond of relafives, helpful to others,
pious ano virtuous.
Notes : The l0th house from the Moon or from the
acccndant should coDtain c benefic and be without a malefic
occupation. I{a maleficjoins inthe l0th simultaneously,the
cficacy of the yoga will be void. A pure Amala Yoga gives
name and fame lasting for dccadesand decades. Wealth is not
Chapter36 371
indicatedasa resultof ihe yogaby the sage. phala Deepika
for exampledcnoteswealth for this position.
It may be noted for what it is worth that the yogas
mentionedby Bhava positionsshouldbe reckonedwith reference
to Bhava chart while dignity of the participant planets will
dependon their sign position. An example chart for Amala
Yoga is given below whoseowner wasborn on l6th May, 1959
at llgh 29viat26N29 80821.

Mars
27-r7
Ven
r2 -5 7

Asc
6-09
-
Moon
5-29

Rahu
t7-36

This horoscopeof a femalewasgiven by me in Doctrines

of Suka Nsdi-Retoldon p. 37 in different context. There is a
clear cut Amala Yoga causedby Mercury iu the l0th from
ascendant. Note that there is no planet accompanyingMercury,
nor is thereany adverseaspecton him. Further, there is an
exchangebetweenMars and Mercury. This augursthe good
effects of the yoga in the matter of wealth. As stated io
Doctrines of Suka Nadi:Retold, the native starteda businessin
the United States in sub period of Mercury during the major
period of Venus. Shehas a well-settledshow makingsteady
progress.

eq* irrsGe+ qd [rTrr{qtsqqrI

*-.ig qqgiig qlq: ttcltT(Tilr6':
ll\ell
372 Brihat ParasaraHora Sastra
q[t€qqzffigq: qnctqrfl q {n€fqE I
qwqfxtr queit q eqrdl g(artt: nqtl
7-8. PARVATA YOGA .' Beneficsin angles will produce
Parvatha loga, as the 7th and 8th are vacant or are occupied by
only benehcs. One born in Parvatha yoga will be wealthy,
cloqucnt, charitable,learnedin Sastras,fond of mirtb, famous,
splendorousand be the leaderofa city.
Notes : This yoga is formed at leastin many ways accord;
ing to different cla$ical authors.
l. According to our version, there need be beneficsin
angleswhile the ?th and 8th are unoccupiedor bc in oocupation
by bencfie alonc. Then the yoge formed is known as Parvataa
yogE.
2. The Tamll edition of ParasaraHora (translatedby C.G.
Rajan) has this yoge in two manners : That is, Beneficsin
angles aod 6th and tth. Alternatively beneficsehould be in
anglesand 9th.
3. Thc Sanskrit edition of Sri VenkateswaraPressgivesthis
yoga apin in two forms thus ; (l) As per our version. (2) The
lords of thc ascendantand of the l2th in mutual angles and be
aspectedby friendly Planets. Thesetwo are exactly followed by
Sata Yoga Manjari (English translation by Prof. B. S' Rao).
4. Whereas the Sanskrit text of Sata Manjari Raja yoga
(Hindi translation by Pt' G.K. Ojha) puts it thus : The
dispositorof ascendantlord should be in his own sign or in his
Mootatrikma sign which is identicalwith an aogle or a trine
reckoned from thc asccndant. Phele Deepila exactly describes
this yoga in this very manner
5. Coming to Jateledesa Mlrgl, we find yet another
versiontbus : If the ascendant,4th, ?th and l0th are occupied
by planetswhile the 8th and l2th are unoccupied,Parvata Yoga
oocurs. There is no mention of beneficsor maleficsin angles.
That ig thesehousesshouldremain occupied. Horasara(p. 233)
hasan identical version.
6. Chaukambtiacdilion hasit as given by C G. Rajan's
first mentioned yoga.
7. The edition ofThakur PrasadPustak Bhandardescribes
tbis yoga as per our version.
Clapter 36 n3
8, Now see Jataka Fari$ts. It hss againtwo forus of
this Yoga. The first one is formed in a manner identical with
one mentioned in the Tamil version of Parasara Hora- The
second type is formed as per the second yop related to tsombay
seriesof ParasaraHora. However, the Tamil version of Jrtrlr
Perijtta (1926 edition by SastraSanieevani Press) bas it as our
reit has.
9. A version of Yavanas forms this yoga thus : The
ascendant,7th and l0th be occupied by benefics. So simplc and
no more pre-requisites. Note the 4th smong anglesis omitted
by Yavanas. Thus therc are 8o Inany varieties of Parvata Yoga.
When we consider the version given in our text, the
nraturity of this yoga will bc during the Dasa periods of the
beneficsin the angles.

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srgq) qr e{*6E€t qtri tfnGlil rreu
*ncdt Frqit q*ragrgwiGcc:r
qq|sF=*q qFFTIq{irtqi cnt er(:uiorl
9-lO. KAHALA YOGA .' Should the 4th lord and Jupiter
be in mutual angleswhile the ascendantlord is strong, Kahala
yoga occurs. Alternatively the 4th lord being in his own or
' exaltation sign should be conjunct the lOth lord. In efrect, the
native will be energetic,adeventurous,cunning, endowed with a
.complete army consisting of chariots, elephants, horses and
infantry and will lord over a few villages.
Notes : This yoga is given identically in the other three
versionsof Parasara Hora, yiz. Venkateswara,Chaukamba
and Thakur Prasadeditions. Still others define this in difrerent
ways.
l. The first type of Kahala Yoga according to the Tamil
yersiontraoslatedby C.G. Rajan is formed when the iords of
the ninth and fourth are in mutual anglesas the ascendantlord
is endowedwith strength. The secondtype of yoga mentioned
by him is formed if the 4th lord is in his own signor in exaltation
in conjunction with or in aspectto the l0th lord. The aspoctof
the l0th lord is an addition in the Tamil version whereasin our
version only a conjunction is noted. The native being foolish is
374 Brihat ParasaraHora Saslra
mentionedin the Tamil issue and Bombay issue, when giving
effoctsof Kahala Yoga.
2. Mantreswarahas it entirely differently thus : The
dispositorof ascendantlord's dispositorshouldbe in exaltation
or own sign identical with a trine or angle reckonedfrom the
ascendant. The effects mentioned are : prosperity, nobility,
auspiciousness,benevolence and kindness.
3. Jetakadsa Merga mentions it in the same way as per
C. G. Rajan's first type of yoga. Jataka Parijata follows
JetakadesaMarga while it adds the secondversionof Kahala
Yoga given by our text.

afi{i SSn *i geld g inq(: I

qI iqn Eqri qi uttn
{qet fqilt
rlctt zil qqfd il fq(!it{t s qfiea: t
nrdt si6qrfr1 qr qrqi qTqt wr: tltRll
ll-12. CHAMARA YOGA.'If the ascendant lord is exalted
in an angleand be aspectedby Jupiter, Chamarayoga is formed.
This yogaalso occursif two.beneficsare in the ascendant,or 9th,
or lOth or 7th. The effectsof ChamaraYoga are : the nativewill
be a king or honoured by the king, long-lived, scholarly,
eloquentand versedin all arts.
Notes : While most texts are identical with our versioD,
Pbah Deepikr puts it in a different way, viz. the ascendantbe
occupied by a benefic while the ascendant lord is in a good
houscor in exaltation. The cffects attributed by Mantreswara
are : long life, prosperinglike increasingMoon, fame,virtue and
leadership. These are comparable[to what is generallystated'
for ChamaraYoga.

qqn ilit Sd-qodql trrql fqq: t

rid il wit,ftil qt rfrfa qrqElltlll
ffie*geigsd qqq!: gq{q qdt: I
gq$qt fffi* dvtrnlln<l ?r<:lltvll
13-14.SANKHA YOGA.' If thc ascendantlord is strong
as thc lords of the 5th and 6th are in mutual angles,then what
is known as Sankbe yoga is produced, Alternatively if the
Chapter 36 fl5
ascendantlord along with the l0th lord is in a movabb rigo as
the 9th lord is strong, Sankhayoga is obtained. One born with
Sankha yoga will be endowed with wealth, spouseand sons,
be kindly disposed,propitious, intelligent, merltoriousend long-
lived.

sqi qrqt itl q,t: rqrffi: t

mn fir{Q ilstr H g*caent: tlttll
qft{qadg{il stt: dfcgwFffi: t
qdt r}rf} ittfrn qi} qiE lt tqll
: snin{€Trl
15-16.BHERI YOGA .' If the l2th, ascendant,2nd and
?th are occupiedas the 9th lord is strong, thc native obtaitis
Bheri yoga. Again another kind of Bheri yop is formed if
Venus,Jupiter and the lord of the ascendantare in an anglc
while the 9th lord is strong. The resultsof Bheri yoga are the
native will be endowedwith wealth, wife and sons,be a king, be
famous, virtuous and endowedwith good behaviour,bappiness
and pleasures.

ffi* ilit da: hi oli rq*tqql: I

1egftrl qrdtsatpl {r ilistt: gdtrlsrt
17. MRIDANGA YOGA .' If the ascendantlord is strong
as others occupy angles, trines, own housesor exaltation sigos,
Mridanga yoga is formed. The native concernedwill be a king
orequal to a king and be happy.

6ri{i 6di gV $f{i qrqqtFqt I

qJr: sfrnqi*se ittfr: rTlwTl i[q: lrlqrl
|8.'SRINATHA YOGA.' If the ?th lord ie in the lOth
while the lOth lord is exaltedand be in the componyof thc 9th
lord, Srinathayoga takes place. The native with this yoga ryill
be equalto lord Devendra(the god of gods).
Notes : For Sagittarius ascendant, this yoga is simply
formed if the Sun and Mercury are ln the l0th in Virgo. But
it is to be ensuredthat Mercury is in the first half of Virgo.
t76 Brihal ParasaraHora Sasta

cfi gdrr td t'id s{* Tq* |

qtrrEdol grl* n Si eni q {rrir: trtqrr
siT*g"itril: qdt fcnl 1lfn* r
tqvd wrrtffi: trRi qrqt qil: ltRotl
19-20. SARADA YOGA .. Should the l0th tord be in the
5th while Mercury is in an angleas the Sun with strengthis in
Leo, SardaYoga is formed. This will againobtainif Jupiteror
Mcrcury is in a trine to tbe Moon, while Mars is in the I lth.
One born in either kind of yogawitl obtain wealth,spouseand
sqns,be happy,scholarly,dearto king, piousand virtuous.

u{craqe qH qca} -{qHgt I

qtt q qg{ild q}q}sri qeeqdilt:uqttl
rF'rFrfr: seqqftrtortftaeeeaqr
q{itfqstamqf q qiwrdi q Enqi uRqu
2t-2). MATSYA YOGA.. Benefics in the 9th and the
ascendant,mixed planetsin the 5th and maleficsin the 4th and
8th-this array of planets at birth will produceMatsyayoga.
ln effect, the native will be an astrologer, be a synonymof
kiodness,be virtuous, strong, beautiful, famous,learnedand
pious.
Notec : While our vcrsion and that of Chaukambha
mcnlion that the ascendantand the 9th be occupiedby bencfic
planetr, the versionsofSri VenkateswaraPress,Thakur Prasad
PustakaBhandar and C. G. Rajan stipulate that maleficsand
not benefics should bc in the ascendantand the 9th. Jrtatr
PrrlStr has tbe sameview as given by the latter group requiring
nrlcfics in the 9th and in the ascendant.
That it is bcnefics that should be in the ascendantand the
9th is obviouslycorrect as three groups are selectedby parasaa
forthis yoga, thus : Benefics in the first group, rnatefics in the
secondgroup and both (i.e. mixed) in the 3rd group.

gnfumr: qlrqr: eqdf"qg€E{rqr:

I
- frcrqt{qil: qqr: q{firr: Tqq'l€qqT:ttRltl
ChapterXG 377
qdali q"t Tfr dtt udgvnfrqil'I
t1ferryrr0 ir qdl rFr.Frnrs':nqvtr
23-24. KOORMA YOGA .. If the sth, 6th and the 7th
are occupied by benefic planets identical with own houseor
exaltationor friendly sign while maleficsare in the 3rd I lth and
the ascendantin own house or in exaltation,Koorma yoga is
formed. The resuttsof Koorma yoga are : the native r"-itt-U"
king, becourageous,virtuous, famous,'helpful, happy and be "
leaderof men.
qrQ{i 'qifiqr€Q qid qrqnrqi r
il.+i *Fa$tsrri a{rr*rr: g nqqeuRtrr
qqqqli qgiq-d qrf$Trrqgq1fiqA: t
rtrtr* qfa{tqfeq: lnil: Snil} ;rt: ttRi,u
25-26.KHADGA YOGA.. Sbould there be an exchange
irf signs between the lords of the 2nd and the 9rh as
the ascendant lord is in an angleor in a trine Khadgayoga is
obtainable. One with Khadga yoga wiil be cndowed with
weatth, fortunes and happiness, be tcarned in sastras, be
intelligent,mighty, gratefuland skilful.

iri qeferlud qrTt* :r rqqhqi r

. qr{rfqt qqrds' q qqq}dq: rdlaiil rrRsrr
gsql gorq qql qilIT'qqrfqil: t
qrT* q{arsr} iTq{lq'li q* qiE nRctl
27-28. LAKSHMI YOGA .. If the 9th lord is in an angte
identical with his Moolatrikonasign or own signor exaltation
sign while the aseendantlord is endowedwith strength,Lakshmi
yoga occurs. The native with this yoga will be charming,
yirtuous, kingly in st&tus,endowed with many soos
and
abundantwealtb,be famousand be of high moral merits.

F l fwt 1rrl *;'c', qraqii nqTFatI

qriTiraq* di qlrlsd EtlrTrfrs:ilRetl
qq] il qqgcil n i{KilriFfr qtfr ua: I
5frgql gurt f{Er{ qrqt :8(lqrElul otl
378 Brihat porasara lIora Sastra
29-30 KUSUMA YOGA .. Venus in an angle, the Moon
in a trine along with a benefic and Saturn in the l0th-these
planetsthus cause Kusuma yogafor one born in a fixed sign
ascending. Sucha native will be a king or equal to him, be
charitable, will enjoy pleasures,be happy, prime among his
racemen, virtuousand red-lettered

frdtl q=ql ila Xuqngilta*r

qi ilqlcf srrrci dq: q qrcrnp, .ittl
milfqfuqgct;nl gorqq qqqfiEd:I
*rqtl: {dt qrd qafqerrfiqfkre: trlRtl
3l-32. KALANIDHI YOGA .. Should Jupiter be in the
2nd or the 5th and be aspectedby Mercury and Venus,Katanidhi
yoga is caused. In effect, the nativewill bevirtuous, honoured
by the kings,bereftof diseases,be happy,wealthyand tearned.

tai mH FqgS il qlq: fieq€qlrTr:ullrl

e{lariXa} Xq} uqleqT craiXa:I
gafcql aqr{sir qftqre ;tt n}q rrlvrr
33-34.KALPADRUMA YOGA .. Note the foilowing four
planets : (a) the ascendant lord, (b) the dispositor of the
asccndantlord, (c) the dispositorof the planetat ',b", (d) the
Navamsadispositorof the planetat "c',. If all thesearedisposed
in anglesand trines from the ascendant,or be exatted, Kalpa-
druma yoga exists.' Ong with this yoga will be endowed
with all kinds of wealth, be a king, pious, strong, fond of
war and merciful.
Notes : Kalpa Druma yoga is also known as Parijata
Yoga. Kalpa Druma denotesthe Celestial Tree while Parijata
denotes the Celestial Flower. Both of rhese are kpown to
grant any boon to the possessorwho is said to be Devendra,
the god ofgods.
In the obtainment of yoga, there aro four participants.
This yogacan be noted in thefollowingchart.
Born on July 23, 1856at 0612hrs at 18N32TIES?.
Chapter36 319

Merc
Sat

Asc
Sun
Ven
380 Dflrd parasara Hora Sasna
Now see how Kalpa Druma yoga is forncd in
the chart.
The constituentsof the yoga are :
(a) The ascendantlOrd Moon.
(b) The ascendantlord's dispositorJupiter.
(c) Jupiter is in own sign and henceno
dispositor.
'(d) Jupiter's Navamsa dispositor
is Jupi6 unscras nc
is in SagittariusNavamsa.
All the above are in a trine from the natal
sscendant
who clearly form Karpa'druma yoga. The effects ,.oito.i
by the sagewere obtained by the owner of rhc au"rt,
n"r"
crangadharTilak, including fondnessfor war to get the country
freed from foreign rule.

T{t;iqr6astma|rtqqRtrr: qnQ: r
stSor{ ragurtefwt: d€trrf{q: nlgl
cQnq rqscHiqlifgrfiti qF: I
q[ Qtr: qafr Raq qagTrfEign: ulqtl
35-36. TRIMURTHI YOGAS.. Counted from the 2nd
lord if benefics occupy the 2nd, l2th and 8th, Hari yop ie
formed. If the 4rh, 9th and 8rh with reference to itre-eign
occupicd by the 7rh lord are occupied by bcneficr, Hara
yoga is obtainable. Brahma yoga is generatedif, counted from
the ascendant lord, beneficsarein the 4th, lOth and lith
signs.One born in anyone of the said three yogaswill be happy,
lcarned and endowed with wealthand sons.
.Notes: There areactually three different yogasgivenin
the present two verses. These are Hari Yoga, Hara yoga
and Brahma Yoga. This representsthe trinity of Hindu Gods
and hence is known as Trimurthi yogasjointly. Someinterpret
this as one yoga knowing it as 'Hariharabrahmayoga' which
is howeverincorrect.
For formation of Hari Yoga the 2nd lord's position is
to be noted firstly. From the said position of thc 2nd lord,
eachofthe 2nd, l2th and 8th be occupiedby beneficsindividu-
ally. Seethe chart on the next page.
Chapter 36 381

In the above case, the 2nd lord is Saturn. Note from

Saturn, the 2nd is_occupiedby Venus, the l2th by Mercury
and the 8th by Jupiter.

The second yoga is Hara Yoga (Hara denotes lord

Sive.) See the chart given_abovefor an easy grasp fulfilling
the conditions laid down by'Parasara.
382 Brihai parasara Hora Sastra
ln the abovccase, Saturn ruies the 7rh house and is
pfaced in Pisces. From him the 4th, gth and 9th are
respectivelyoccupicdby Jupiter, Venus and Mercury. Thus
forms Hara Yoga.
I,astlyBrahmayoga. This is forrired if the 4th, l0th and
.
llth frorn the sign occupied by the ascendanttord are
tenentcd by bencfics.Note this yoga from the foltowing
chart.

In the above example, the ascendantlord Mars is in

Aries. Note that the 4th, l0th and ilth from Uarr-"i,
occupiedby Jupiter,Venusand Mercury in order.
In eachyoga,three housesare mentioned, i.e.
2nd, l2th
and 8th on theone hand; 4th, gth andgth on the otherhand
and the 4th, 10th and lrth in the third instance.rr,is
tate,
careof possiblemaximum erongation between Mercury
and
venus. The Moon can arso be consideredin repracement
of
one of the said beneficsif sbeis in waxing state.
The Sun
should not participate in thesehouseslusi rit<e any
marefic.
If these Moon is herserfa mareficher presenceis arso
excluded
in theseyogas.
Chapter 36 383
qril;q{Fgri: glsri: tIITTETq'f{qfed:
t
qlqlilnftrddtsltqt qErilT{n€qREe<frrr1s rr
37. LAGNADHI YOGA .. Should beneficsbe in the Zth
and the 8th counted from the ascendant and be devoid of
conjunction/aspect of malefics, Lagnadhi yoga is produced
making onea greatperson,learnedin Sastrasand happy.
Notes : Sage Parasara does not include the 6th house
from the ascendantfor Lagnadhiyoga. Only two housesare
suggested,viz. the 7th and 8th from the ascendant.Tbis
is so given in the versionsof Chaukamba,Sri Venkateswara
Press, Thakur Prasad Pustaka Bhandara and C G. Rajan as
well. The last three versions have an additionaf condition
that the 4th house from the ascendant should at the same
time be vacant. In Chandradhi yoga, the sagehas included
the 6th house, seech.37infra,
After a study of the various texts, we can conclude to
the followirg effect : The 6th, 7th and 8th be occupied by
benefics in any manner, i.e. the three bencfics, viz, Jupiter,
Mercury and Venus may be disposed in one, two or three
housesin 6th, 7th and 8th. No other maleficshould be in these
housesnor aspect the occupants.The 4th from the ascendantor
from the Moon. as the casemay be, shouldremainunoccupied.
Then Adhi yoga is obtained. The beneficsmentoniedshould
also be free from combustionand debilitation. If the yoga is
formed in the above conditions, the native will Ue nighly
learned, wcalthy and be among the most suprememen on
the earth.
The best Adhi yoga is, however, with Mercury in the 6th,
Jupiter in the 7th and Venusin the gth house.

mrQ q6o**q gql, qq I

rilgi uawiaftrqt,Tq. "qTHt
f€ilRi Ru* rrlerr
qRrq* {ltr{ H+ q-qTQ": I
Fuq
frreaft* qrdl fqqqral {qEfiqil:nlerr
38-39. EFFECTS OF ASCENDANT LORD'S DIVISIO.
NADIGNITIES.' The ascendantrord in parijathamsa
wiil make
one happy,in Vargothamaimmune to diseases,in
Gopuramsa
384 Brihat PurasaraHora Sustra

a kiog, in parava-
rich with wealthand grains,in Sinrhasanamsa
thamsa a scholar, in Devalokamsa opulent and endorved
with conveyances,and in lravatamsafamousand honouredby
kings.
Notes : The dignities mentionedabove could be found
on p. 90 suprr. Vargothama indicates a planct occupyingthe
sameRasiand the sameNavamsa.

3M WFqlqpqrq: lllett
Chapter 37
Lunar Yogas
qatReaw;i {rrefi,Tf{qi EFqrEI
rariligurr{tft ?{qrTsq'|.tqrfq Q rrlrr
t. If the Moon with refereni:e to the Sun is in an angle,
Panapharaor Apoklima, one's wealth, intelligenceand skill
will be respectively
little, meddlingand excellent.

T{tt il ?{rfhfq"it Rq:erqf{qt {T{i}|

Ulor T{qt r? qre} uqg<ilf}{f,:nRtl
€iqi n T{Tlufqrii Rqalq {r{r1finf{r I
rfttlt T{qt il? ila} qilgqrftqd: uQtl
qqfqq'fiq?t q n*wnqqlffifr 1
Erqesilu* Trql qtisRqfi?tials.rqT
11r,,
2-4. In the caseof a day birth if the Moon, placed in
own Navamsaor in a friendly Navamsa,is aspectedby Jupiter,
one will be endowedwith wealth and happiness. One born
in night time will enjoy. similareffectsif the Moon is in own
Navamsa or in friendly Navamsa in aspectto Venus. ln a
contrary situation, the aspect of Jupiter or of Venus on the
Moon will make one go with little wealth or even without
that.
Clapter37 lqF
Er?iiTH;ErrRwqet slri: €{rfqq}q6: I
ill(rErr i[ rT;?tq *ildilwq irq{rnE ilul
5. ADHI YOGA FROM THE MOON : lf benefics
occupythe 8th, 6th and ?th counted from the Moon, Adhi
yoga obtains. According to the strengthof the participating
planets, the nativeconcernedwill be eithera king or a minister
or an army chief.

ffFq zllqqi: r{: qtula} qqq-{t I

enrd qdquql wn g*nwu* rtqrrqrt
6. DHANA YOGA .' Should all the (three) benefics be
in Upachaya'(i.e.3rd, 6th, l0th and lltb) counted from
the Moon, one will be very affiuent; with two beneficsso
placedhe will have mediumeffects in regard to wealth. If a
singlebeneficis there, the wealth will be negligible.

ffarE Feil;iqlqqTaQ Q qf fe{r ffq t

qlql B<trtr€q:tt\ett
(Iqr eil {rqgeq} il dtffrqlfrqps?: I
€tqTfqdrqwq *q'1frrgw.t: llqll
qtrsrrcntttqq vnqqq aqrddtfilqq t
{r6rr{i{rsil6Tcrrr}g€, c{: qqf}qa:ttett
gTqRqTI amil qiqr$f-itt: I
qa$rixrl qlqe qil g{€trl$r<:llloll
Ti
7.10, SUNAPHA, ANAPHA AND DURADHARA : If
thereis a planet,other than the Suq,in the 2nd from the Moon
Sunaphayoga, in the l2th Anapha yogaand planets in both
places Duradhara yoga are caused.One with Sunapha yoga
will be a king or equal to a king. endowedwith intelligence,
wealth,fameand self earnedwealth' One born in Anapha yoga
virtuous,famous charming
will be a king, be free from diseases,
and happy. One born in Duradharayoga will enjoy pleasures,
be charitable and endowed with wealth, conYeyances and
excellentservingforce.
386 Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra

ffinqTauilfrrn* ftrrr qrt r lqTt, l

6ftqEsrgrflarr;l enqffisqil ul ttl
qlq: tq{q} ilq il? snfrsffie: r
gfiffiEqhte effimfTc:'nlRtl
orqftrq€i Tr{drT} ffiqa: r
Fqsi{ rcadtfa qa} anq ffic nlitl
ll-13. KEMADRAMA YOGA .. E4cludingthe Sun,should
there be no planet with the Moon or in the 2nd/l2th from
the Moon or in an angle from the ascendant, Kemadruma
yoga is formed. One born in Kemadrumayoga will be very
much reproached, be bereft of intelligence and learning and
reducedto penury and perils.

sTsrrRqlTTeqrq:11Qe
tl
Chroter 38
|cIII'
Jorar r ogas
qqq smdqwdirq Rir rrr lFrrfqfr: I
ift-qlfrqqTafr q e*qrq{: srnEntll
l. YESI, YOSI AND UBHAYACHARI YOGAS .. Barring
the Moon, if a planet among Mars etc. be in the 2nd from the
Sun Vesi yoga, in the l2th Vosi yoga and planets in both the
2nd and the l2th Ubhayachariyoga are caused.

s$lT TrEFns.qd *tirrqlsqFlf,qr r

{qwqFqf{tilfq tffiqqgqwq: ultl
qlril q ftgql <rei q{ilf{srlil?Fa; r
illqqqt qrd {fr qr ir*tlr: qe'trrlrr
2-3. EFFECTS OF THESE YOGAS .. One born in Vesi
yoga will be evensightgd,truthful, long-bodied,indolent, happy
Chapter 39 387
and endowed with negligiblewealth. Oneborn with Vosi yoga
will be skilful, charitable and endowed with fame, lcarning -
and strength.The Ubhayachari native will be a king or egual to
a king and be haopy.

{qqtq? drn sqtd frfwilnq r

qr(rgqlliqfr qli iI $eFFqqt ltY|l
4. Benefics causing these yogas will give the above
mentionedeffectswhile maleficswill produce contrary effects.

sTst{srq}qtsqrq: I| 1Q.ll
Chapter 39

Raja Yogas
eFtr&r: <rqftrr{ fireilcc I r
iqi fqilrqqdq nqHFfr ilfr n\ rrqrr"
I *qr: wnrr *wi: 3rl' *qqilq6: I
eqi srtqei qei €rn Frq-"ri t u1rl
l-2. O excellentof the Brahmins, I now narrate betow
the RaJayogasmaking one entitled to royal honours. These
were told to Parvati by Lord Siva once upon a time, the
gist of whieh is as follows :

fffiE 6r<ti{i fi wgirf5qqrfgq! |

rrq*rrfil Al A1 qalQel rltenr: nul
3friqrrra6g"nqt qlq*ri sftqlE I
rgeeammwi a{q F{Rtrq ! ttvtt
I
srrrqr{ g.iqd qr qri {hdggrc: rrtrr
3-5 These yogas are to be known from the Karakarnsa
ascendant and the natal ascendant. On the one hand the
388 Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra
pair of Atmakaraka and Putrakaraka and on the other hand
the natal ascendant lord and the 5th lord be considered.
Tbe effects due to such association will be full, or a half
or I quarter accordingto their strengths.
Notes : Raja Yogas giving status can be tbrmed with
Karakamsa Lagna as the reckoningpoint. Similarly the natal
ascendantis also another centerwherefrom such yogasemanate'
(Karakamsa Lagna is the Navamsa occupied by the Atma
Karaka planet.)
If Karakamsa ascendantis oeing consideredin eval-
uation of Raja yogas, the status of Putra Karaka is also
to be taken into account. Here Putra Karaka is Chara
Karaka. He is the 6th in statusin the Atma Karaka scheme,
as eiplained in slokas13-17 of ch. 32 supra. On the other
hand ifnatal ascendant is being consideredthe 5th lord from
natal ascendantshould also be scrutinized in terms of dignity,
so that the real clues to the yoga are made out rightly. The
Sth tord has been given a very important position in the analysis
of Rajr Yoges by the sagedquating hin with the 9th lord
or evenmore, vide stokas33 and 34 of the current chapter.
We shall now take an expandedclue of the two hints
given in tho present verses about the evaluation of Raja
yogBs.
There are certain Raja Yogas formed with reference
to Karakamsaascendant, Atma Karaka's position in the Rasi
chart, Amatya Karaka, Upapada,Arudha pada etc.-so to say
in the Jaimini style-as can be seen in our present text. For
cxample takc the rule given in sloka 22 of the current chapter
where it is stated that Atma Karaka in benefic's Rasi or
Navamsa will make one wealthy. In the chart given in
ch. 29 (sloka l-3), we have Atma Karaka Moon in Jupiter's
Navamsa. So as per the rule the native should becoms
rich. To strengthenthis argument,we find Jupiter in exalta-
tion. Putra Karaka (Chara scheme)for the gid horoscope
in the Sun. He aspects the ascendant. In the Navamsachart,
the Sun is placed in the 4th from Atma Karaka. All these
'the
indicate that native should be wealthy. If Putra Karaka
(Chara) and Karakamsa Lagnaare not well related,the yogas
relatedto that schemewill be futile.
'
Chapter 39 t89
Next take the natal ascendantlord and the 5ti lord from
the natal ascendant. In assessing
the Raja yogasstrengthralated
to the natal ascendant, the strength'and relationship between
thesetwo lords should be correctly understood. In the exampte
chart cited aboVe,the 5th lord is Jupiter who is exaltedand is
cndowedwith a Shadbalaof 9,32 Rupas and Mars 7.32 Rupas.
Their Vimsopaka strengths-are respectively 16.45 aod 16.g0
points making them extrenely well disposedto causevigopr to
anyRajayoga in thc horoscope
Hcnce it is apparent that the sage.correlatesthe Chara
Putra Karaka with the Karakamsaascendant (or Atmakaraka)
and the 5th lord from natal ascendant with the lord of the
natal ascendantitself.
qfi{i qF{} qr} qeqtd s qrt r
grritr.FtT.flfqq t erri q Fqt Rqarrqrr
Tq1ril rqi* F{i arsftqwnqfattfrc}r
q(Rqrcrclrfrse wa: qqlil: qqrFqil letl
6-7 MAHA RAJA YOGA .. Should the ascendantI ord
and the sth loid exchange their sigus or if Atrna karaka
and Putra Karaka (Chara) are in the ascendant,the 5th,
exaltation sign, own sign or own Navamsa m aslrcct to a
benefic, Maha Raja yoga is produced. The native so born
will be famousand happy.
Notes : An exchange between the ascendant lord and
the 5th lord will bestowa supremeRaja yoga on the native.
For example in the caseof a Pisces-born,Jupiter in the 5tb
and the Moon in the ascendant.
In the second stage,the Atma lkraka and Putra Karaka
(Chara) are brought in the picture. They can be jointly in
the 5th or in the ascendant(or in Karakamsa Lagna and
the 5th from there) or separatelyin thesc places. Alternatively,
both ofthem should be in their respective exaltationsigns,
or in own signs, or in own Navamsasand be related to a
benefic by aspect. In this respect, the horoscope of Mrs
Gandhi will serve us with a perfect exapple. Her chart can
be found with reference to sloka 50 in ch. 24 supra. The
Atma Karaka is Saturn (21" 50') while Putra Karaka is Mercury
3m Brihat Parasara Hora Sasfia
(13'll'). It may be noted that Saturn is in the ascendant
while Mercury is in the 5th lifting the native to Himalayan
heights through the said Maha Raja yoga. Atma Karaka
Saturnis in his own Navamsa and Merury is in tbe lOth from
KarakemsaLagno.

qrr}u: srftl q|i qeqt cqtsfq qt t

trqtrqs{rdrd qudaXifaal ncrl
t. If the ascendant lord and Atmakaraka are in the
ascendant, sth or 7th in conjunction with or in aspect to a
benefic,there obtainsa Raja yoga.
Notes : If the ascendantlord himself becomesthes*trdt
Kantka his merc placement in the ascendantitself or in
the 5th/7th from the ascendantin associationwith a benefic
will causea similar Raja yoga. In tho case of Mrs Gandhi,
the Atma Karaka is in the ascendant while the ascendant
lord Moon is in exchangewith him in the 7th. The Moon is
favourably aspected by 'yoga karaka Jupiter from the I lth
house speakingfor the native's high and successfulpolitical
cSreer.

mlrrtq wwr*nR ui g{ q qaqt I

qr€aXil wrt wrfr trw rlq q!tl{ natl
afriqqi mi q|qqQgifHt t
qrd qil qi+i m fqqsii tiq trlott
9-10. Shouldthere be beneficsin the 2nd,4th and sth
counted either from the ascendantlord or from Atmakaraka
sign, one will become a king. Similarly malefics in the 3rd
and 6th from the said places.

eciii il q"qt {* sft+st1etfqt t

irti qr{qi qrsfr ilErqqT qa?iq:ul ttl
ll. Onewillbe relatedto royal circles if Venus is in
fis kaJakamsa, or in the 5th therefrom or in the ascendant
or in Arudha ascendant in aspcct to or in the company of
Iupiter or the Moon.
Clapter 39. 39t
Notes : The planet Venus should be in one of the four
places,viz. Karakamsaascedant,Arudha ascendant,natal ascend-
ant and in the 5th from Karakamsaascendant.(Arudha ascend-
ant is also known as Arudha Pada,vide ch. 29 supra.) Being
placedso, Venus must be related to the Moon or Jupiter by
aspect/association.
Taking the examplechart given in ch. 29, we find Venus
is in the Karakamsaascendantalong with the MooD (the Atma
Karaka). The native is thus related to people with high social
statusthrough his professionalsphere.

srwg':tlil{}<tH' 6-silH' ia *afaq r

qtqtor q;aetfaal TtE|qI{ EFr:lttRtl
12. Even if a single planet aspectsthe natal ascendant
or Hora Lagnaor Ghatika Lagna,the nativewill becomea king.
Notes : Hora Lagna and Ghatika Lagna are narrated
on page 63 supra. If a planet aspectsone of the three
ascendants,viz. natal ascendant,Hora Lagna and Ghatika
La,gna,in becomesa Karaka planet -or significatorgiving status
etc. to the nafivc.

ildsqEf+ ffilniegilfui I
rrqqlrrl rrqdq frflq{rr EilRq ! ttt1tt
qqqce ql
Sc

qtEE6E
a
qTaqhfqff, riri Elrrq t6tr{ nlvrl
13-14.If the six divisions (shadvargas)of theascendanr
is occupie-dor aspected by one and the same planet, a
Raja'yoga is doubtlesslyformed. According to the aspect is
'full, half or one fourth, resultswill be in order full, medium
and negligible.
Notes : Rasi," Hora, Drekkana, Trimsamga,Navamsa
and Dvadasamsa constitute Shadvargaor six divisions. If a
planet occupies the ascendant in all these 6 charts it causes
a powerful Raja yaga.Aspectsare referredto in the divisional
charts ,here.I am unableto fully conceivethe logic in aspects
' in divisionalchartsfor the sagehimselfreferred to longitudinal
aspectualevaluationsin an earlierchapter.Without commen-
le2 Brihat ParasaraHoro Saslra
ting further on this controversial aspect I leave it at that,
acceptingmy limitationsto explainthis fully.

wflA €{dEqTi di nar oriE {q{ |

qar qrl E6Tds{iFr}radgql 6r t nt{rr
(i.e.natal ascendant,Hora Lagna
15. If the 3 ascendants
and Ghatika Lagna)are occupiedby planetsin exaltation/own
eign or if the natal ascendant, Drckkana ascendant and
Navamsaascendanthave exaltedplanets,Raja yoga is formed.

qt qq q-{i q ui l<gtl ilcTTI

rfrsqrqdaqqd qsrqlqt ?Tdvra:rrl qrr
16. If the Moon and a benefic 4re in the Arudha Lagna,
as Jupiter is in the 2nd from natol ascendantand both the
placesare aspectedby planetsin exaltationor in own sign,there
will be a Raja yoga.

qf qq {* iq{ EdE qrqdqt r

ag{ aqi ir€rr}sfqqr ltetl
rFAttlTTETI
17. If the ascendant,2nd and 4th are occupied by
beneficswhile a maleficis in the 3rd, one will becomea king oi
equalto a king. ,

t{t"ntd qfwio} il dts} qr {s qErrn I

lul fi u;trtFrrT: fqri fq{rFilifqr: rrqerr
. 18. The native will be wealthyif one amongthe Moon,
fupiter, Venusand Mercury is exaltedin the 2nd house.
qGisrat Edlt .n rE-Fq?'tilrin qil: I
ed ntq rqfrrarql ttraql TTwtqlrre: u lQ.tl
19. Ifthe 6th, Eth andthe 3rd are occupiedbydebili-
tated planets as the asceqdantlord is exalted or is in (his
other) own houseand aspectsthe ascendant.thereis a Raja yoga.
qEdscaq?qqrqt{rr flaTq1 ftgtsrarrr: r
FiltrqTqqrrilin] qrei q$ilq TFqE:uRotl
Chapter 39 393
20. Again a itaja yoga is formed if the 6th, 8th and
l2th lords are in fall or in inimical signs or in combustion
as the ascendant lord placed in his (other) own sign or in
exaltation sig4 aspectsthe ascendant.

Tqlnrq{qwr<tctn} qrd q{dqq<tnrrc:I

Ttsrn:lrrsl inq: ltRltl
qqr: +rrReriil ETrsfr
21. lf the lOth lord, placedin his own house or in
exaltation, aspects the ascendant,a Raja yoga is formed.
Similar is the caseif beneficsare in angles

ltmt{il
9o
r t
{rqiri q rnr<6'} qffTrrtqia r
o
- .
\
-'
t{{t6';r{ {{ 1;t {Inil $qtqd ilRRrl
22. If ttre Atmakaraka is in a benefic'sRasi/Navamsa,
the nativewill be wealthy. If thereare $eneffcsin angelsfrom
KarakamsaLagna. he will becomea king.
qr{rGa qr(qEfqq: +;r {Tqii qR r
fqqriqr fat}qi il aatttan i dnq: rrRlrr
23. If the Arudha [,agna and Darapadaare in mutual
anglesor in mutual 3rd/llth or in mutual trines, the native
will doubtlesslybecomea king.
Notes : Arudha Lagna is the Paoa fcr tho natal ascen-
dant while Dara Pada is the Padafor the 7rh house.(Chapter 29
may be referred in the context of such calculations.)
Thesetwo Padas should mutually be well placed,i.e. in
mutual angles, mutualtrines or mutually 3rd and llth so that
the nativewill enjoy a royal status.
Should the:e two Padas be in mutually 6th and 8th signs
or 2nd and l2th signs,one will sufferfrom povertynot rcceiving
the effectsof the Raja yogas in the horoscope. The good
relationship between Arudha Pada and Dara Padais one of
the essentialpre-requisitesfor maturity of Raja Yogas.

fiqflftriiirrrrqft q qq{qfr |
?qliql.d {redrfr iliaqqltfq Er uRvtl
24. lf two or all of Bhava Lagna, Hora Lagna, Ghatika
Lagna are in aspectto exaltedplanets,a Raja yoga is formed.
394 kilnt ParasaraHora Sastra
<rqif,6n,rotils{flEqqitnr<qrfq il |
qeT trffl1tluTr$qi FFrFcaT q}qq: uR{tl
{
25. lf the said3 ascendants,their decanatesand Navamas
or the said ascendantsand their Navamsasor the saidescen-
dantsand their decanatesare aspectedby.a planet, a Raja yoga
is formed.

qi dtqqqT{€ irrmrd fqfrqa, ,

ErA q gt-{fir$qi *ar.gcaulor qI p1qtl
gsaniqqqTqR rrcu}ql ;r d*q: r
{qrFd il? q?i ul iqg* aw.uletl
26-27. lt Arudha Padais occupiedby an exaltedplanet
particularlythe Moon in exaltationor by Jupiter/Venus (with
or without exaltation) while thereis no Argala by a malefic,
the native will becomea king. If the Arudha Padais a benefic
rign containingthc Moon while Jupiteris in the 2nd house,
the sameeffectwill prcvaii.
'\\^
g:wri{r}s[q alqrq] qfe md qqvafil|
. il{sfq rrcrq}rr:TqrRlf,iri'faq}aq ! rrqcrr
28. Evenif one amongthe 6th, 8th and l2th lordsbeing
in debilitationaspectsthe ascendant
there w_illbe a Raja yoga.

fqqqi r
qErFqrt g n*q larsqrF6fr {q ilRatl
Tlan En rftrql qrfq qTdml qrqR nqq r
qG6Traqqt t'ti ar{ rTlq[il Eil tclT ltlotl
fdtqiTTri fln wi qTqF( il eHr I
etiiqr+dE ll$t fmqrgqerTT:
ul ttl
29-31.The nativewill becomea king if a planetruling the
4th, l0th, 2nd or the I lth aspects the ascendant,while Venus
aspectsthe I lth from ArudhaLagnaasArudha Lagnais occupied
by a benefic.The sameefrect will be obtainedif a debilitated
olanetaspectsthe ascendantand is placedin the 6th or the gth.
Chapter39 395
Againsimilarresultwill prevail if a debilitatedplanet placed
to theascendant.
in the 3rd/l lth lendsaspect

EIATIQ qr{E{qqfq <rqq}rnf€d q({ |

[EToriT?rrnita lfcaa]rravnq$eq lllRll
32. I now tell you of the Raja yogasbasedon the planets
with differentdignities and on the aspectsand conjunctionsof
the planets.

il:wTrilftrfr qr{l ff"relH fqiqa: ,

sqn?ql;qi{6al qrdqifi€
rtnqqp; ulitl
q" g"Tfq igml dt ilfq eqqrilql r
<rdd{rrr* Erf,} qFilI qqft fi&qt{ lllvll
33-34.The 9th lord is akin to a minister, and more
especiallythe 5th lord. If thesetwo planetsmutually aspect,
thi nativervill obtain a kingdom.Even if thesetwo are conjunct
in any houseor if be in mutuallv Tth places,oneborn of ro.val
scionwill becomea king

qei{rwcil qfi qrlsft qIQ+ ftqa: t

$audfw$tri g $e{if€E <rcqwr$'rtRgt
J5. The native willattain kingdom if the 4th lord is t n
the l0th and the l0th lord is in the 4th and be in aspect to
5th and 9th lords.

u{tigat: t
qrq q--qfdqilsrl dhqt tqra] faqqi uQr(tr
36. If the lords of the 5th, lOth, 4th and the ascendant
join in the 9th, one will becomea ruler with fame spreading
over the four directions

gqsqtfuql qrft qF.qil{q i1at r

u{arta qr 1rdt qratifr{ (rsqrnEulerl
37. Should the lord of the 4th or of the l0th join either
the 5th lord or thc 9th lord, the nativewill obtainkingdom.
il96 Brihat parasara Hora Sastra
Notes : There are four Raja yogasmentionedin the abovc
versewhich can be understood.as under :
(l) +tn lord joining the 5th lord.
Q\ 4th lord joining the 9th lord.
. (3) l0th lord joining the 9th tord.
(4) l0th lord joining the 5 lord.
. It will be still superiorif the 4th lord joins both the 5th
'lord
and the 9th lord, or if the lOth lord joins the 5th and
9th lord. It may be noted that this is a yoga causcd by an
angularlord joinig a trinal lord.

qil{i wimQr t} qrirqtq .il |

crt qdsun qri ftqil wal qtr qtE rrlcrr
38. Ifthe Sth tord is in the ascendant,4th or the l0th in
the companyof the 9th lord or of the sscendantlord, the native
will becomea king.

q{F{rt Refi dt+ €Tt qgigil r

,iawfurtlt .Tt wa{ifir€ TTatrTFF
ule.tl
39. Should Jupiter be in his own sign identical with the
9th house and be in the companyof either Venusor of the 5th
lord, the nativewill obtain kingbood.

ti6q6r frmqkq qr qrdEqrfsurr

qr uyotl
gnr icr r3ie;il TTcTTqrf,icrftsfq
40. Two and half ghatis (i.e. 60 minutes of time) frorn
mid-dayor from mid-night is auspicioustime. A birth durlng
cuch an auspicioustime will cause one to bc a king or equal
to him.
Notes : Though mid-day and mid-night are denoted in
the translation for Dinardha and Nisardba a clarification is
cssentialin regard to the implicationsof these.Mid-day simply
denotes12 Noon while mid-night zero hour as per commou
use. But what the sage implies is somewhat diffcrent.
Dinardha means half of the day while Nisardha meanshalf of
the night, keeping in mind the Sun rise and Sun setar a given
place. ,The versehas a yoga to indicate that if there is a birth
Chapter 39
397
within an hour of the said Dinardha or Nisardha, the native
will be a king. I shail illustratethis with a practicalcase.
Take for instancea birth on l5th February 1947 at
Jodhpur 73 E 2 and 26 N lg. The local sun rise is ai 063g hrs
and sun set at 1749 hrs. Hence for this latitudeand date,
the dayduration is llh llm and night duration l2h49m,
Divide the day duration by two to get Dinardhawhich indicates
5h 35m. similarlydividingnightduratioo by 2 we get Nisardha
as 6h 24m. Add 5h 35m to sun rise which wilr give harf the
day duration. Thus by adding 5h 35m to Otr lgm, we get
I2h l3m. Similarly in the case of night, the nigbt durati-on
of l2h 49m be halved and the figure'arrivedat is tb be added
tosun set. Thus weget Oh l3m (i.e. 13 mlater thanthe
usualmid-night).
From the abovewe may understandthat by simply taking
t2 noonas mid-dayand 0 hour as mid-nightit witt noiser". oui
purposein the contextofthe yogasuggested by the sage. Need-
lessto mentionthat LMT is to be usedfor thesecalcuLtions.
Uttara Kslanrita has two yogas in this respect, viz.
Koteeswarayoga and Lakshadhikariyoga(vide crr 4, sroka30;.
Accordingto its author if therebe a birth within 2
ehatikas(i.e.
4E minutes as against parasara'smention of 60 minutesj of
Dinardhaand Nisardha,a king is born who will conquer his
enemiesand observe religious rules of conductand be learned.
fie further adds that if in the saidcasean exaltedplanet is i:i the
2nd house,in aspectto anotherexalted planet,a Koteeswarais
born' If the aspectigplanet is in its own house(insteadof being
in eraltation) the nativewill then be only a Lakshadher*orul
Sufficeit to say that there will be relatively less riches in the
secondcase.
qa: rfq rfq{ffaq?q}sai favqf€qa:r
fqq: qrqla E[r{qfq qrdfq}Tr
s{r[if: nvttl
41. Should the Moon and Venusbe mutually in the 3rd
and I lth and be in aspects,placed elsewhere,a Raja yoga is
obtained.
,Notes : As per the slokain question,we
_ find two condi-
tions under which two Raja yogas form. In the first
instance
the Moon and Venussbouldbe in mutually 3 and ll.
39& Brihat ParasaraHora Sastra
In the secondinstance,the Moon and Venuscan be any-
where but shouldmutually aspect This type of yoga is fbund
in many standardtexts.

qai qr'tflqtf,€Q sst qiFrRfq: r

qtt'Gi q q) qrf,:r (rsrr wfe 4e1 uvltl
42 Shouldthe Moon, endowed with strength, be in
Vargothamsaand be aspectedby four or more planets,the native
will becomea king.

sflqilrqi qfi q!il"t1q$fqfq: I

qtf"Gisfq* qrfr: ulsfl qfis6piie rrvlrr
i3. Onewill becomea king if theascendant
in Uttamamsa
is aspectedby four or more planetsout of which the Moon
shouldnot be one.
qofuqqRq*: ti rr€n qTcrgrufr{lcT:
I
3IfrFNNFT€FI ui{a: nvYtl
44. If one or two or three planetsbe in exaltattonone of a
royal scion will becomea king while another will be equal to a
king or be wealthy.
qgFq:qllqfHsfq di: t*wffioni: r
dtadwml'<rfr qrEr rIrR fqfvrc: nv{rr
45. If 4 or 5 planets occupy their exaltation signsor
Moolatrikona signs, evena person of base-birthwill becomea
&ing.
qqffiG"rri: dirqrrfaiqqrgarE I
q{ e6fiur <trr-q}fi iqr faqk*i t uvqll
46. lf 6 planetsare exalted, the native will become
emp€ror and will enjoy various kinds of royal paraphernalia.

qril gtg'gqffr {q} rr rqltaiftqil; r

qqq'et M <t-"il rlf aR1ql wiE rrv\e*
47. Even if one among JuDrter- venus and Mercury is in
Chapter4O 399
exaltation while a beneffcis in an angle the native will beiome
a king or be equal to him.

hdftqii: qt, c{: rri{q faqeTq,i'r

Aitlitsfq d qrd: ( csrr rqFd qqq uyctl
48. If all beneficsare relepted to angles while malefics
are in the 3rd,.6thand I lth, the native,.thoughmay be of mean
descentwill ascend,the throne.

erE ilsTITr6FSIqlqts'qF[:
I lvo 11
Chapter40

Yogas For Royal Association

(|EttilIi vgtirannr&ngifat r
qqrFr6r(*,unfq sErFrRi 1Wailrrl rr
l. Ifthe l0th lord from the ascendant is conjunct or
aspectedby the dispositor of Amatyakaraka or evenconjunct or
aspectedby Amatya karaka himself, the native will be a chief in
the king's court.
Notes : Amatya karaka is the immediate Euc@Esorof
Atma karaka as we have seen earlier. The lord of the sign
occupied by Amatya Karaka should aspect or join the' 10th
lord counted from the ascendant;the native will then enjoy a
high governmental position. The Amatya karaka taking the
role of his dispositor in the abovecasOwill as well yield similar
effects.
The yogasgiven in the chapter should be related to one's
servingthe governmentin variouscapacities dependingon other
combinationsin his horosope.

mfftfqt qti ' qrnr*qqfrt r

(Itrqqli ili{l fer ! sdndiq Tqmt rrRrr
400 Brihat ParosaraHora Sastra
. 2. If the 10th and I lth are devoidof malcfic occupation/
aspectwhile the llth is aspectedby its own lord, the nativi will
be a chief in the king's court.
Notes : This verseis open to another interpretationthus :
the llth be devoid of maleficaspect/occupation and bc aspected
by own lord while the l0th houseshould also be aspected
by its lord and the l0th is alsodisposed in the same nanrrer.
That is, the l0th houseshouldalsobe aspectedby its lord and
dhouldbe free from maleficaspect/occupation.

Brfl(q{T{+qTfq mrG;iq , dTt I

dtagfagal qrcil <rsrrr?{tvia 4aq rrlrr
3. ShouldAmatya karakaand the dispositorAtma karaka
be together the native will be endowed with great intelligence
and be a king'sminister.
Notes : Karakendrais interpretedhere as the dispositorof
Atma karaka.SimilarlyAmatyesameansthe dispositorof Amatya
karaka.

srqriqt6r{+ fqx ! qst qqiqi r

rqdicdtqil zTrfq(rqq;{t rria ptqq nyrl
4. If Amatya karakais strong and be with a beneficor if
Amatya karakais in own houseor in exaltation,one will surely
'becomcaking'sminister.

qq1?qfir(* eri q=qt qqBsfq eil |

<rqlri{t u\ ara} fq<mif qTs?i{q: u{rl
5. Thereis no doubt in one's becominga king's minister
and famousif Amatya karakais in the ascendantor the 5th or
the 9th.

Blftrrtfrttd: *;i 6:|ti ?ilstnirTttR+ |

ail {qiFqrqqa} EnIt} {rqrfart: get rtqrt
6: If Amatya karakaor Amatya karaka be in an angle
or in a trine from the ascendantthe native will beget royal
mercy, royal patronageand happinessthereof.
Chapter fi 40t
fFRfiIEE ifat[S6q Ftctt!-it faqnf,q tt
ri. \ .
iktrq
c
tt66tT {Itr: ilqrerln:sqTqirrurr
'
7. Should malefics be in the 3rd and 6th from Atma
karakaor Arudha Iagna or the natal ascendant,one will become
an army chief.

nl{+ hi.rl,ig €{ilS il cri Rqi r

qrqqq gil nqq?{} niq qlq rrerr
$
8. If Atma karaka is in an angle or-in a tride or in
exaltation or in own houseand be in aspect to the 9th lord,
the nativewill be a king's minister.

fi'R* Et?Tnwitd qtai quigt r

qfieti flwq)fi54 qni*are inq: rrerr
9. Shouldthe Moon sign lord become Atma karaka and
be in the natal ascendantalong with a benefic, the nativc wilt
become a king's minister at his advancedage.
\.
6rr+ rguigq* qsqi qtatsR fi r
Evri aqi qrsfr u{ ilEilrs{qquiq rrlotr
10. Shouldthe Atmakarakabe in the 5th, ?th, loth or the
9th and be with a benefic, one will earn wealth through royal
patronage.

,qrrqsrHqe qfi fird qqlsfq qt r

qrqFFir?uqlrfts{ filcilaq ! nt lrr
I l. If the Arudha of the 9th house be itself the natal
ascendantor if Atma karaka be in the 9th housethe native
wifl
be.associated with royal circles.
qnili Fttrrqrq(t qrqqfirefqqfqtr
fit<t qtiEt ilrsrftrcq lqTqqrfintRtl
12. One will gain throughroyal associationif the llth
houseis occupied by its own rord but be devoid of marefic
aspect. The Atma karakaslrourdat the sametime be conjuncta
benefic.
' &2 Erlhat Parasara Hora Sastara

iltei trfqqnrd qwti qrqiRqt t

xrd rrorssq;q{ilfisd qRdtfra: tt I I tl
'
13. An exchangcof signsbetweenthe l0th lord and the
ascendaot lord witl make the native associatedwith the king in
a great manner.

rr<cq giiqnrd fft( faqqnrqI t

q€r wrqfr qt*sd rr*fa6r iqa: ttlvtt
14. If Venusand the Moon are in the 4th from Karakamsa
Lagna, the native will be endowedwith royal insignia.
qfii ltr<ri qlsfq quq*ia iXil I
i?n qili thlt aeq rqfqi qi?i(: llt{ll
15. Should the ascendant tord or the Atma karaka be'
conjunct thc 5th lord and be in an angle or in a trine, the nativo
will bc a king'e minister.

qq fEiqqqq\qlspqtq: llvl tt
Ctepter 4l

CombinationsFor Wealth
Brqr$t: ds{sfq s{A{ ffiq* t
qfeq qli qgilnfr ftfffi ffiqr{ riq rrl rr
l. I nowtellyou ofspecial combinationsgivingwealth.
One born in theseyogaswill surelybecomewealthy'

{qt lgnii afrel giut sti t

firi qlta dglt qgr'qet {Tqs: llRll
2. YOGAS FOR GREAT AFFLAENCE (upto sloka 8) :
ShouldasignofVenusbethe5thhouseandbeoccupied
by venus hilmself while Mars isin the llth house, the native
'will obtain gteat richel.
Chapter 4l 403
Notes : This yoga appliesto Capricornand Geminiascen-
dants alone. For Capricornascendant,Venus will be in the
5th in own housewhile Mars ;vill be in the Ilth in own house.
Similarlyfor Gemini ascendant.So to say for thesetwo ascend-
ants,tbe 5th and llth lords in own houseswill conferabundant
riches.
,iql g {utri aRql tut} qfr t
tri tlt g<l ili agaa{et ?Iq6: lllll
3. Shoulda sign of Mercury be the 5th house and b€
occupiedby Mercury himself as the llth houseis occupied
by the Moon, Mars and Jupiter,the nativewill be very affiuent.
Notes : This yoga applies to Aquarius ascendantand
Taurus ascendant for which Mercury will be in the Sth in own
house. It is quitc superior for Taurus ascendantkeeping
Aquariusnativein the next placo. In both cases,Jupiterruling
the llth will be in own housealongwith his friends-the Moon
and Mars.
'efa
ffi q <fqqii afwl {k{* r
ilr$ qnFgdtqrqt Egrarq ttrlfi: llvll
4. ShouldLeo be the 5th house and be occupiedby the
Sun himself as Saturn,the l\z1uon and Jupiter'arein the llth,
the nativewill be verYaffiuent
Notes .' Here featuresAries ascendanthavidg the Sun in
the 5th in Leo and Saturn,Jupiter and the Moon in the llth
in Aquarius. Please note Saturn occupies the I lth ao its
owDer.
,iqi g {fqeii afeqa vriaqi qfr r
qrri qPgir*il qgEar€r il$f: ilul
5. Shouldthe Sun and Moon be in the llth as Saturnis
in the 5th identicalwith his own house, the native will be
very affiuent
.Notes : Saturnwill be in the 5th in Capricorn for a
Virgo native,and in Aquariusfor a Libra native. The Sun and
the Moon are requiredto be in the I lth. While beingso, Cancer
or Leo will be the I lth houseas the casemay be.
N4 '#-"Tor'*o sasra
iqt g gadt arsr
ili rag,i qt* qgratrq ilqtr: uqtl
6. ShouldJupitcr bc in the 5th identical with his own
houseas Mercury is in the l lth, the native will be very affiuent.
Notes : Jupiter rules thc 5th for Leo ascendantand for
Scorpioascendantwhile Mercury is the I lth loid for these two
ascendants. Thus thc 5th and llth lordswill be in own
'rigns.

{qtg Sqdi afrqr gnqi efar

ArlTFi lggF g Trrars inrrrF:
uetl
7..1f a,cign of Mars be the 5th with Mars therein as
Vcnus is in thc lltb, the native will becomevery afluent.
Notes : Canccr and Sagittarius ascendantwill attract this
'Mars
rulc. will be in own housein the Sth while Venus wilt be
I
in the lth in own housefor thesetwo ascendants.

{rt g rffit ftq ufngn qftrr

mf mqfrqi qRfr qgrartrt ilFnrr:uqtl
8. If Cancci be the 5th housecontaining the Moon therein
rg Saturnis in the I lth, the nativewill becomevery afluent.
Notes : Here Pisces ascendant is considered with the
Moon in the 5th and Saturnin the I lth.
Thus from slokas2 to 8, the formula that standsfor basic
considerationis tbat the 5th lord should be in the 5th while
tbc llth lord is in the llth itself. Only in case of the rule
given in sloka 3 for Taurus and Aquarius ascendants,tlo more
planctshave beenaddedfor the I lth houseposition.

qq,nt rn eQ cfiq mg$ grr:I

ul+{ gew gd ld qrd} !F} q*: rrerr
9 YOGAS FOR WEALTE (upto sloka 15).. Should the
Sun be in Leo identical with the ascCndantand be conjunct
or aspectedby Mars and Jupiter, one will be wealthy.
Chapter 4l 405
wr*"qi ilt aftr1 rrdrgt sft r
1da gwt g{a g€ qrfi F{t niq ttlott
10. Should the Moon be in Cancer identical with ascen-
dant and be conjunct or aspected by Mercury and Jupiter one
will be wealthy.

ffii ri irfi aRq qltq iXi r

etruqtrtF*X* $ r{|qrat uiqrtllrr
ll. ShouldMars be in the ascendantidentical with his
own sign and be conjunct or aspectedby Mercury, Venus and
Saturn, the nativewill be rich.

guriarri ffil ilfrm lq{i efr r

nfffiq$ TG'etrral ur$ riq rr11rr
12. ShouldMercury'ssignascendwith Mercury therein
and be conjunct or aspectedby Saturn aud Jupiter the native
will be rich.

qi"qi qfi aRql gagi qfr r

gunkgi tci Efiqit qa?rF?<:
untl
13. Should Jupiter be in the ascendantidentical with
his own sign and be conjunct or aspectedby Mercury and Mars,
the native will be rich.

qg*eni ifri atrrTq {gti qh r

nfaqlrq{i 1€ a} qnt: Tt wit niq utYtl
14. If Venusbe in the ascendantidentical with his own
sign and be conjunct or aspectedby Saturn and Mercury, one
will be wealthy.

nfa*aqi afi Rftqq lrfiqi qft t

dtq gaw t{A {ti qrft ni{a: nt{tt
15. If Saturn is in his own sign identical with ascendant
be aspectedby or conjunct Mars and Jupiter, the native will be
wealthy.
406 Brihat parasaraHora Sastra

rc* a{dlilq} t qr ilr$qt tilr r{r! |

ilsq r,rrqrvrmril E?iil ild ivra: rrl qrr
16. OTHER QUALIFIED PLANETS .. The 9th lprd and
th 5th lord are capableof bcstowing.wealth. Similarly planets
conjunctsucha lord. There is no doubt that these planetswill
give wealthduring their Dasaperiods.
Notes : The 5th lord and tbe 9th lord are prirnarily
wealth-givers. If they are well placedin a horoscope,the native
will becomewealthy. If a favourableplanet joins thc 5rh lord
or the 9th lord, that planetwill also becoinea significator of
wealth.

qgqqrdqltq Trutsqfqlrrqn.l
ffirrqafd*a sq1,q' fqquet:ilt\etl
17. The yogasmentionedabove(upto sloka 16) shouldbe
delineatedafter knowingfavourableunfavourablcdispositionsof
the participantplanetsand their strengthand wcaknesg.

d.a'w: qrRiilitTqtir{r Ekrr qi;qt: I

sti g5q) i{rilr ilgi gaqi{q6' n I etl
k6ei qiaqr.q: .{r{: qmqaifl* r
($ITtqHl *qali rgqli 'fr{a rr
W{Fi qoE}6qfrril iq qrqiutetl
18.19.EFFECTS OF ANGULAR LORD'SDIVISIONAL
DIGNITIES.'If the lord of an angleis in Parijatamsa, the native
will be liberal, in Uttamamsahighly liberal, in Gopuramsaend-
owedwith prowess,in Simhasanamsa honourable,in Paaravata-
msavalorous,in Devalokamsaheadof an assembly, in Brahma-
lokamsaa sageand in lravatamsadelightedand be celebratedin
all quarters.
Notes : From verse18 to verse 34 of this chapter, the
sageinstructsus on the dignitiesof the 4 angularlords and two
trinal lords.
The treatment is bascd on Dasa Varga divisions. For
meaningsof Parijataand other Amsas,secch. 6 supra.Shodasa
Clapter 4l &1

Varga schemealso can be applied to the rulc given hercin with

suitablemodification proportionately.
'
Lords of anglesare tho.se ruling the ascendaot, thc 4th,
the 7th and the l0th. Their' divisiooal dignities are discusccd
in the presentgroup of verses. One of the said rulers having
various dignities will yield tbllowing effects.
Parijatamsa liberal
Uttamamsa highly liberal
Gopuramsa endowed with prowessand manli-
ness
Simhasanamsa honourable(prominent etc.)
Paravatmsa valorous
Devalokamsa head of men, leadcrship,high posi-
tion etc.
Brahmalokamsa' sagely(spiritual achievemenBetc.)
Iravatmsa delighted, ever happy etc. and bc
a celebrated personality from all
viewpoints.
Here we must note the implied difrerencebetweenthe four
lords ruling the various angles. The angular lords are powerful
and more importint in the ascendingorder. That is, the 4th lord
is more powerful than the ascendantlord, the ?th lord is so
againstthe 4th lord, and the l0th lord is the most powerful
among the four lords. So the efrectswill also increase in thc
sameorder.
qrRwri qilrqtti fqil *{ gdfrm t
Eni dqqr rin rrl gt Tqiiftil llloll
ftrqqt ilfl qFqr €rfq+{ sqFlttt I
qrrri q firifl ilgfqsT fdtq ! ttRttt
s*i f?rq.trqi nfdqrq crqi t
itrtRtitr rc*6 q|MritttRll
20.22. EFFECTS OF sth LORD'S DIVISIONAL
DIGNITIES .' If the 5th lord is in Parijatamsa,thc nativc will
take to thc branch of learningbefitting his race, if in Uttama+sa
he will have excellent learning, if in Gopuramsahe will rec'
cive world-wide honours, in Simhasanamsa he will be endowed
408 . Brihat parasara Hora Sastra
with ministership, in also paaravatamsa endowed with
knowledgeof Supreme Spirit; in Devalokamsa he will be
a
Yogi (i.e. a performerof actions, worldly and religious
Yr1o1
rites), in Brahmalokamsadevotedto the Lord and in Iravatimsa
pious.
Notes : While the four angularlords are treatedin oneand
the samebreath,the sage gives specialimportance to the sth
and 9th lords individually.The effectsmay suitably be under-
stood basedon the explanations givenfor angularlordsabove.

qf{i qrfM d}qiFtqe Errrfr I

Xriv;r;afv *qwt,iF€qlaqifli uRltl
flgi qqsat q qi iqna Er?qli I
@ qiek: Rilril{t fqif?rq: nlytl
u{uaQ qReqaq
qrfiTA q qrtTl
trerine q;qfi uR{rr
ggt't qT feauc't lariqqli r icrq: r
rgali rtfiat qrfn Eftqtsrq}qs,{uRqtl
qffii q unfmr rari uqT qfqeqfdI
dkrq: gfiqeral qfi iliit faqlf,c! uR\etl
23.27. EFFECTS oF 9th LoRD,s DIVBI7NAL DIGNI.
TIES : If the 9th lord is in parijatamsa,
the nativewill visit holy
places,if in Uttamamsahe had done so in the past births as
well, if in Gopuramsahe rvill perform sacrificialrites, in simha-
sanamsahe will be mighty, truthful, bc a conquererof his senses
and will concentrateonly on the SupremeSpirit giving up all
religions, if in Paaravatamsahe will be the greatesof ascetics,
if in Devalokamsa he will be an ascetic holding a
(qTS) or a religiousmendicantthat has renouncedail mundane "udgei
attachEentsand carrying three .long staves tied togetherin his
right ha-nd(filEfq) and if in Brahmalokamsahe *,iil perform
Aswamedha yaga (Horse sacriftce,)and will attain the state of
Lord Indra (god of gods). If the 9th lord is in lravatamsathe
personborn will be a synonym of Dharma or virtues just
as
Lord Sri Rama and Yudhishtira (the eldestof pandavas).
Chapter 4l 409
Notes : The 5th lord has beenpsed in spiritual and mate-
rial planesas well. Whereasthe 9th lord is solelyrelatedto onc's
spiritualachievements as could be seenby the treatment given
by MaharshiParasarain the above5 slokas.
The word Tridandi hasbeen translated as above in the
contextof relatingthe native to a Sansyasias these slokas
exclusivelyconcentrate on the spiritual achievements of the
'Tridandi'alsomeans
native. one who obtainedcommandover
mind, speechand deed. Without 'TrikarandSuddhi' or purity
of thesethree it will not be possibtefor one to achieve Oiuinl
bliss.One who thinks bad in his mind though good in the other
two spheres,viz. speechand actions cannotbe calleda pure
character.Or one who.thinks of good and speakssimilarly but
actsin a contrary manner cannot be a successfulspiritualist.
Lastly one who speaksund'esirable words though good in think-
ing and actingcannotalso reach self realisation. Hence it is
evident that one should be a 'Tridandi' or endowed with
Trikarana Suddhi, -so that he locatesthe Almighty at every
point of spaceand time.
We haveso far seen that 5th and 9th lordsare primarity
'realth givers. The sagealsodenotesthe 5th and 9th lords
as
lords of 'Lakshmi sthanas'.Lakshmi though normally means
wealth,furtherconveysa meaningsplendour (our lustre). Tt i,
relatesto dlvine splendour acquircd by a personthrough his
iiiritual merits.If a personis splendorous,ive seein him what
ii called Brrhma Varchrs or the splendour making him look
lite God, free from any material attachment.I; this context
pe cannot but recall great personageslike Rama Krishna
ftrama Hamsa, Maharshi Ramana, Sankaracharyas of various
prdersand periods, Sivananda and so on aitd so forth. In all
these cases,the 5th and 9tt lords and 5th and 9th houses
enabledthem earn that splendour.The wealth they earned is
such that it cannot be exhausted even after many centuries,
i e. divine status.

fewgwi q M ?q1w*qpqrffanlurq r
cclndrq wrrqrFrtilrrlT: 5ftfar: uRctl
28. ANGULAR AND TRINAL LORDS RELATED : Tho
anglesare known as Vishnusthaana (i.e. housesof Lord Vishnu)
while the trines are called Lakshmi sthaanas(i.e. houses oi
41 0 Brihat Porasara Hora Sastd
Lakshmi). If the lord of an angle establishesrelationshipwith a
trinal lord, a Rajayogawill obtain.
Notes : The 4 houses,viz. the lst, 4th, ?th and l0th are
known as Vishnusthaanas while the 5th and ahd 9th are l-aksh-
misthaanas. In Hindu mythology, Lakshmi is a consortof Lord
Vishnu,the supremegod.A relationshipthus betweenan angular
lord and a trinal lord is capableof causinga superiorRajayoga,
just as bne having the blessings of Sri Vishnu and His consort
Lakshmiwill be endowedwith permanentwellbeing.
The kinds of relationship betweenplanets that will be
favourableare :
l. An exchange betweenthesetwo tords.
2. Mutual aspects betweenthesetwo lords.
3. Conjunctionof thesetwo lords.
4. Mutual angularplacementexistingbetweenthesetwo.
5. Mutual trinal placementbetweenthesetwo.
The first three kinds of relationshipsare more powerful
while the last two cannot be equally powert'ul but in a lesser
degree.
A sixth kind of relationshipcan also be extendedin this
contextto Navamsa positionsthoughI have no specificciassic
sanctionfor this. For examplein a Capricornian'scase, Mars in
the Navamsaof.Venusand Venusin that of Mars will confer a
superiorRaja yoga. This form of relationship will be eqally
superior like the first 3 relationships mentioned by me in thc
earlier paragraph.
After seeingsuch a relationship between an angular lord
and a trinal lord, their dignities like Parijataetc. will haveto bc
Eeento dccidethe extent ofeffects due as could be seen in the
following six verses.
qf(qfi ftqal al iqfi flwgtan: r
sf,n qlaql {q} qw{TfilfifEqq rrRerr
,ftgiiq{Tt{v: {Pdrift'r{iri*q r
R{6sa q{iqfr eriqfemrcr: uQotl
qftr1 di qRru;s] qy{fr6tt6qr 1
Ttq{{qrit qm€ilqrt qfiqftrt: trl ttl
Chupter 4l 4ll
qtqr{qq qrd€fisn (til gfuftor: r
qf-{dr qnkqr€rudrriq faqqaq ! ttlRrr
fl{IEai{r*st}€i qftrr rFclf<rcaqt t
fqcufr: eisqalftq qrq€ ?qelfii nQltl
cqdd it T(trar ilq;fr fqsqqrilfi1; 1
Qqrfiiqr* trra: g{ raniy} qg: n1Ytl
.
29.34 EFFECTS OF DIVISTONAL DIGNITIES OF THE
TWO PLANETS SO RELATED .' Should an angular lord
and a trinal lord having sucha relationship(vide above slokas)
be in Parijatamsa,the native will be king and will protect men,
if Uttamamsahe will be an excellentking endowed with eleph-
ants,horses,chariotsetc , if in Gopuramsahe will be a tiger of
kings honouredby othcr kings,and if in Simhasanamsa he wil!
be an emperorruling over the entire earth; with the said Raja-
yogarelationshipof the said planetsin Simhasanamsa were born
Haiischandra,Manu, Bali, the Firc god (Agni Deva)and many
otlrer emperors. In the present Yugaso born is Yudhishtira(or
Dharma Raja of Maha Bharata). Salivahana'sbirth and that of
otherswill qlso comewith thisyoga. With theseplanetsso related
and in Paaravatamsa, Manu etc. were born. The Incarnationsof
Lord Vishnu took placewhen the said planets,beingso related,
uere in Devalokamsa;and in BrahmalokamsaLord Brahma
and in Iravatamsathe SwayambhuManu (the first of the 14
Manus identified as the second creator who produced the
Prajapatis and to the said Manu the code 'of laws yiz. Manu-
smriti is ascribed)wereborn.
Notes : The two planets,viz. anangularlord and a trinal
lord with such a relationship, should be simultaneouslyin
Parijatamsa.One in Parijatamsa and the other in a still higher
Amsa will yield still better effects.The roader can intelligently
manipulatethe effectsac,cordingto such Am'sas.
When studyingthese slokas,we reacha crucial point as
to the period of Parasara. There a1e baselessarguments that
Parasara,author of Brihrit Parasara Hora, could not be a sage
that hved thousandsof yearsago; bur a very recent author tnat
shouldhavelived after Varaha Mihira, Bhattotpala, Kalyana
Yarma and so on and so forth. This misconception does not
4t2 Brihat ParasaraHora Sastra
deservean answerat all and is worth beingbrushed asideas an
idle gossip. The holdersof suchopinion may advancea million
argumentsin their own favour. Our query to them is: which
exponentreferred to the horoscopicpositionsof Lord Vishnu,
Harischandra,Manu, Bali Chakravarthi,Agni Deva,Swayambhu
Manu and last but not the least the Creater Brahmatrimself?
Is it humanlypossible, but for a sage, with divine contacts,
to producecombinationsexistingin the sacred horoscopesof
Vishnu, Brahmaetc.?Also note with specificattentionthe state-
ment of Parasarathat "Dharma Raja (the eldest son of king
Pandu, of Maha Bbarata)of the present oge,has this yoga".
Does this not stand as an indisputabletestimony of Parasara
having lived in the Maha Bharataera ?
Yet, another clue about Parosarais servedwhenin the
abovelineswe find his prediction that Salivahana and others
'"will
be born" with this yoga. The verb used is bhavita in
future tense. That conveysthat Parasarawas a predecessorof
Salivahanaand not a successor of Bhattotpalaetc.
MaharshiJaimini,author of PoorvaMimamsaand propag-
ator of Jaimini Astrologywasa discipleof Parasara.If Parasara
lived in the lTth century,what aboutJaimini ?
Specificattentionof the reader is drewn to the statement
of Parasarain ]sloka 32above,to the effectthat "in the present
Yuga" Dharma Raja is born with sucha yoga.This is an ample
proof that our sagewas in Maha Bharata time and was the
illustriousparentof illustriousVedaVyasa.
Lastly,the following popular quotation enlists Parasart
amongthe l8 exponentsof Jyotisha:
q4: frcreql aqm) qffisfa crrsn : I '
ficc] {Tts} TqTqttfsfg<rfl<: tt
qlq{r: qlqsrs'iq iqqq} qfi} qg; I
s's vfrfil:sntaxfiitT: it
This is again a proof that our sage was indeed a sageof
Mahabharataera and is an authority with crown for Kali ypga
sstrology.
qq ErRruq\rrtsrltql
uyRu
C:hapter42

Combinations For Periury

qqql qrcr *qr larcaal nn gi ! t
qfrcq-.rr<t{q}qq Eiqqrft'qq m}! rrqrr
l. O Lord, you havestatedmaiy yogas rnlatedto acqui-
sition of wealth. Please tell me such yogas causing utter
poverty.
qQri q aqqrqi qlqi iltqrqi t
rndvqd gd frd* qrqi ;rt: uRtl
2. The nativewill be pennilessif the ascendantlord is in
the l2th as the l2th lord is in the ascendantalong with a
Maraka lord (death inflicting planet) or be in aspect to such a
planet.

wN qsaqr** qEEt "cFaqrri I

qn*ir qqEd qEQH: silqi rrlrr
3. The nativewill be pennilessif the ascendantlord is in
the 6th while the 6th lord is in the ascendantwith conjuntion
or aspect of a Maraka lord.

q.\(\ da{qffil il"t fiq{ q* r

9

{6i qrf,} q 'frEir} qia rrvu

as \ a A G r
qr(6ntif
3\

4. Shouldthe ascendantor the Moon be with Ketu whilt

the ascendant lord is in the 8th, the person cencernedwill br
penniless.
qcarstq-"qqrli ,, qrqt qrqiti I
si* frgi t't'i (q?irdlfsqfrtia:rrrrr
5. If the ascendantlord along with a maleficis in the 6th,
8th or l2th while the 2nd lord is in an enemy'ssign or in debili-
tatton, evena native of royal scionwill becomepenniless.
414 Brihat Parasara Ilora Sastra.

fHria qqrqd qrq<ra fqq,at I

vrfnqtisqql qiri(Eui fqeicl Ftr:n!,tl
'
6. If the ascendantlord is conjunct an evil houselord (one
of the 6th,8th and l2th lords)or Saturnandhe devoidofbenefic
aspectthc nativewill be penniless.

w*w) q{arqqq fiqq qcaEqqRqa}|

EEel *qn*{it fidq} qri ?r: uerl
7. S\ould the 5th and 9th lords be respectivelyfoun.l in
the 6th and 12thand be in aspectto Maraka planetso the native
will be penniless.

nce Frrilqi TlEquctfuql fscr ! r

qn+{Tqt i[Gd qril: sf'qria] uiq ttett
8. If malefics,exieptingthe lords of the l0th and 9th, be
in the ascendantin associationwith or aspectto Marakaplanets,
one will becomepenniless.

fa*m qi qrq(fi aqurinrftaqfrqar:I

. qtq$atiTr
Tift 3:<{r6rfl{ir finia: rrerr
9. Note the planets ruling the signs occupiedby the lords
of 6th,8th and l2th. lf the said dispositorsare in such evil
housesin turn and be associated with or aspected by malefics,
the nativewill be miserableand indigent
qqrrrnqqi*{if rmtnla} qR r
qn$wilqql qilsq qrds? fqrhl ?r: n{otl
: 10. The lord of the Navamsaoccupied by the
Moon
joining a Maraka planet or occupyinga Maraka housewill make
one penniless.
qriq|qrffd{rl ftss$srrRrft qfEr
rr<iqal qca} qnlss't fid* il:utttl
ll. Shouldthe lord of natal ascendantand that ofNava-
msa ascendantbe conjunctor be aspectedby Maraka planets,
one will be penniless.
F
Chdpter42 415
'{{rFcrFrril: qrqFqFrrflI: {rql: I
,rntt|i
-freial arTqi qtql qlqin qt'lfla: ntRrt
12. If inauspicioushousesare occupied by beneficswhile
auspicioushousesare, occupiedby malefics, the native will bc
evenin the matterof food.
indigentand will be distressed

n'lutnEfirqln l faid: dgar u€r:I

i q{ Firq66 qr€Ifr{rr: (IiTl: n l ltl
}.
. 13. A ptanetassociated with one of the lords of the 6th,
I 8th and l2th, being
Dasaperiodscause
bereft
harm to
of trinal lord's aspect, will in its
a
the native's financialaspects.

t,rffirqen f{qqq qI <?riRG faqt€qtt

fiffirfrqql$?rqt arflr: ffirte utvtl
14. If the 8th/l2th frorn Atmakarakaor from the natal
alcendant be aspectedby Atmakaraka Navamsa lord and the
natal ascendantlord, the native will be bereft of wealth.

tntn] earirawq qriqr] qr;Rilqqt I

dtai iqdiil qrq] zqq{tq}viE4alllqttl
15. The native will be a spendthrift if the l2th from
Atmakarakais aspectedby the dispositor of Atmakarala or
if the l2th from the natalascendantis aspectedby the ascendant
lord.

b qq arfrava'frriq sq{rfr wlgsl1 I

uaftq] g rftqrsi 6fqa] air;rnrftllltqll
gdlaal cErki g{a} qT" dqrqrt
fr:Aai grei aa <fqffff q*fqn: tlt\ell
quqqtii (qd qrftrErE!rttml r
nfr{qrfq €icaut qq*t lqie,fr ntctl
16-18. N<-'wI tell you someyogasfor povertyalong with
conditionsof their nullifications.Should Mars and Saturnbe
together in the 2nd house,the native's wealth will be destroyed.
4t6 Brihat ParasaraHora Sasfta
Should Mcrcury aspetthe saidtwo planetsin the 2nd, therewill
be greatwealth. Thereis no doubtin it. The Sun in the 2nd in
aspectto Saturnwill causepenurywhile the Sun so placed if
be not aspectedby Satumwill give richesand fame. The same
effects(i.e. poverty)be dcclaredif Saturn is in the 2nd in aspect
to the Sun.

srsTrlEtqpqrq:
tfv8tf,
Chaptcr43

Longevity
q?TTqitaq*ql q nfqal $Tftn qi t I
'?r{T0tlqqq] ilri .6e&Kqqwril lrrlrr
l. O Sage, you havedealt with combinationsfor wealth
and poverty.Kindly detailmethodsof ascertainingthe life span
of humanbeings.

sT{ I6i ?{fl fEq ! qini a f!fuqur r

FqqrsrTr{q} ild qq gifq ilRil":
$td
mgatfaiarcg agft{gu}Rar:
r
ftqi qrciflqrqllt nr{rfq ilemqa:ttltl
2-3. O Brahmin, for the benefit of mankind I narrate
methodsof ascertainingloogevity,as knowing longevityis diffi-
cult evenfor gods. Many exponentshave laid down various
pethods of longevitycalculations.Following is the summaryof
suchschoolsof thoughts.
Notes : Slokas 2-15 dealwith Pindayu systemof longevity
calculations.After dealing with translation of these14 slokas,
the entiresystemof Pindayu is beingfully explainedby me with
a practicalexampleso that,the readerfollows the calculations
involvedthoroughly.
Chapter 43 417

rqltqqtqrk-iftrrar t6t 3TtlJ:ttittttrFl:I

€-drq{hiq*fl?i ilr"Tfur it Tmq: nvtl
fqostq: qq{ ilx qfr{aawq1 t
m'qqfq fas'i$ t arqeiqilfqrrq: llul
s{q qqtfr€tg ?q€q}iq€qrqtfsq{t
i;e;{-tFtt€{fqarftaqqJsot: trialq: tlQll
r5,iql tqnfarqr<t q:ftour: qdfril: t
{lqfe}ilEd=a iid qAEFItit llsll
??[iq{A} ilQ: {t'tcq: qc.qrfri rrfusFn( |
e&oerjfwa) q{il} qtfaqfia qRRI: llsll
+8. PINDAYU: The planetscontribute longevityaccord'
ing to their being in exaltati,on or debilitation,.and also based
on- th.i, strengihs and weaknessesand positions in Aswini
etc. and in thi various signs. First of all Pindayu, based 91
thc planetary positions- O brahmin, listen to wbat I say, with
singGmindedness. lg, 25, 15, 12,15,2l and 20 arc the numper
of lears contributed by the planetsfrom the Sun etc' when in
'in (deep)
iawp) exaltation. Thesr are half of the above
iall, and if the planetsare in betweenexaltationand fall, rule of
three process should be used, Deduct the actual positi<'nof
the planetfrom its deepexaltationpoint. Ifthe product'is less
than O signs,deductit againfrom 12 signs. The produdtconcer-
to the planet
ned be multipliedby the numberof yearsallotted
and dividedby 12 to get the planet's actualcontribution'

qFf,qq 6iruerd ffir {|Tq|i{qi I

qt: lle'll
E{itrr fsqr nid rt{ffil tq
f, g, RECTIFICATIONS Exccpting Venus and Saturn'
" halved'if they are
the contributionsmade by othersshouldbe
the
by the Sun. One third should be reducedif
""iipr"O, in i,, lnitiral sign' This does'notapply to the one in
il;il-it
retrogression(seevaLra charam)'
sqq rt: I
EqqrEd frcrd: qTq] q\ tltwE rgq{ llloll
418 Brihat Parasara Hora Sastta

qri g rUEd €tnrrhi qilt {E: I

ilrs" eilq?q irrrs qrq?{igfnf\: TrRrqilt I tl
IO-II. DEDUCTIONS FOR PLANETS IN YISIBLE
HALF .' Full, half, one third, one fourth, one fifth and one
sixth are the deductions of contributions made by malefics
placedin the visiblehalf of the zodiac.Beneficsin suchcaseslose
,'onlyhalf of what maleficslose. Should there be more than one
planet in a house, the deductiondue to the strongestwill only
prevailand not due to other planetsin that particular house.
Waning Moon is a beneficfor this purpose.

qrriufqfqn r Fqr s*ri fqqrr$r r

qtvfi qwqfqrdrfrditi qqtf( nlatq ulRtl
Tqql qr{i q{ cg.n q rirqi r
mri gndld qrdt{ Bqwf,q t rr11rr
12-13.MALEFICS IN ASCENDANT : In casetheascen-
dant ig occupiedby malefics,adopt the following procedure:
Convert the ascendant'ssphutainto minutes of arc and multiply
it by the years etc. contributed by the occupantand divide by
21600.The yearsetc. so arrived be deductedfrom the respective
coptributionwhich will be the net spandonated by the planet.
If thcre is benefic's aspecton the ascendantcontainingmalefics,
thcn the lossis only half (obtainedthrough these calculations).

qr{(Tf{t(qnqt€f qmRiTgqrtr(:I
qrflRrrr lfr"gf.il Frrn1:*sfr dfq{r: trtvtl
criterdfsnl1e4: Tqrrf,i iTrqfrnrfi:I
nf,ill wiglil rfwger{ q rrTfqi u l {tl
l+15. ASCEN.DANT'S CONTRIBATION.. The number
ofyearscontributedbythe ascendantwill correspond to the
numberof signs it gained(from Aries) while the degreesthe
ascendantgainedin the particular sign will alsocorrespondingly
donate (i.e. 30 degrees:l year). If the NavamsaAscendani
lord is strongerthan the ascendantlord, then the contribution
be computed only bascd on the Navamsas gained (from
Chapter 43 4t9
Aries),otherwisethe corhputationwill be for the Rasiascendant
only.
Notes : The sevenplanetsfrom the Sun to Saturnrespec-
tivelycontribute19,25,lS, 12, lS,2l and 20 yearswhenon jeep
exaltationdegree.' The contributionsare just halvedwhenthese
are on deepdebilitationdegrees.The deep exaltationdegreesfor
the 7 planets respectivelyfrom the Sun on are : Aries
10,,
Taurus 3", Capricorn280, Virgo 15", Cancer 5", pisces
2?;
and Libra 20'. By adding 1g0", to the said degrees,*"
!"t
deepdebilitationpoints for the concernedpraneis.iMter fin'a-
ing out the individual contributions of spanof rongevitLi[e
sameare to be rectified which method is being explainid in
appropriate place in the following paragraphs. To work out
the longevitvthrough pindayu method, we-will iakc up the
horoscopeof a male born on 2l.S.tg44at l9h Olm l5s (Wf)
ut
13N40 79F.20. The Rasi and Bhavacharts as reuqired
for our
purposeare :

Merc
Moon
Ven

Mars
Jup
Rahu
420 Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra

Moon
Ven
Sun

Mars
Rahu

The plarretary longitudesin the respectivesigns as per

Lahiri Ayanamsa(23'4'12')are : The Sun 7-12'18, the Moon
27-35-46,Mars 6-18'46, Mercury l+54-13, Jupiter 26'7-13,
Venus27:17-50,Saturn3'9-41and ascendant0-48'34.The bhava
startingpointsare : lst-Libra l5-48-15,2nd-Scorpiol5-48-15,
3rd-sagittarius I 5-47-39,4th-Capri corn | 5-47-2, 5th-Aquari-
us l5'47-1, 6th-Pisces l5-47-38,7th-Aries l5-48-15,8th-
Taurus l5-48-15, 9th-Gemini l5-47-38,l0th-Cancer 15'47-1
llth-Leo l5-47'l and Virgo 15'47'38.
Basedon the sage'sinstructions,we may device the follo-
wing simpleand commonformula to know the numberof years
contributed by any of the 7 planets.(All concernedlongitudes
should be convertedinto decimals. The minutesand secondsbe
also considered.For example,211 32'49" is converted into
21.347 degreesfor easy calculation.) The formula to find out
the basicplanetarycontribution is :
. l. If "d" is lessthan 180o,then "c"
-f-(dxf+360)

I f
, 2. If "d" is abovetgo''"'-
3*
42r
Where "d" is distancebetween the ptanet's deepexalta'
tion degreeand its actual placement;"f" is the full number
'c' is the basic years
of yearsgrantable by the planet-and
actuallygrantedby it due to its placement.
Take Sati.rrn'scaseas an exarnple. He can at bestcontri-
bute 20 years. In the horoscope under evaluation, he is
223.1613degreesaway. froin his deep exaltation (Libra 20').
Hence to find out the basicsontribution of Satuin, rle use
rule 2 above,thus :
- 2 2 3 . 1 6 1 3X ) i
---l60-

On this basis,we havefor the examplenativity, the follow-

ing baSicdonationsof yearsby the 7 planets:
The Sun 17.5642yrarc
The Moon 24.6247 yeus
Mars 8.4036years
MercurY 6.9968years
- 14.1200
JuPiter Years
'
. Venus 19.2327Years
Saturn 12.3979Years
These basic'contributionswill ondergo the following
reductions,as aPPlicable
l. Astangatal1rarana'2.Satru Kshetra Harana3. Vyayadi
Harana4. Kroorodaya Harana. Thesemay be understoodfrom
the following ParagraPhs.
l. AstangataHarana : If a pianet is combust reduce
the span by half. However,this docs not affect Venus and
Saturn in combustion.
2. Sahu Kshetra Hrrana : If a planet is in its enemy's
sign,reduceone third of the basic years and take only two
third. An exceptionis that a retrograde planet, although
'Vakrachara'
placedin inimical sign,doesnot incur this liability.
is ttre expressionmade by Maharshi Parasaraand hence it
exceptsa retrogradeplanet. Mars alsodoeslose io an enemy's
sign. Necdless to mention, a planetin netural's sif', (or in
frlnd's sign) is not subjectqdto this reduction.
3. VyayadiHarana: Planetsentail reductionif placedany'
wherebetweenthe l2th and 7th (reckonedin descendingorder)'
422 brihat parasaraHora Sastra
This neednot be mistakento be Drisyardha Hani. Drisyardha
meansthat half of the zodiacwhich is visible. Henceit is lg0.
behind the ascendentalcusp,i.e. upto deicendantvia meridian.
Vyayadi Haranafigures are : full, half, l/3, ll4,lli and l/6h
accordingto the planetbeingin l2th, llth, l0th,9th, gth and
7th. These are for maleficplanetswhite a beneficin this con-
nection loses only half of what is notcd for a malefie. The
Moon is ever a benefic for longevity calculations, as. per
Maharshi Parasara. (Mercury although joining a malefic be
treated as a benefic only, lbr all longevitycalculations.) We
find herethat thereis harmonicprogressionin thesedeductions
and hencewe ought to havea scientificand logical approach to
the quantunrof correction,ratherthan resortingto a flat check
arbitrarily. There is no justificationin straightawayeliminating
the whole,for example,for a maleficin the l2th not giving heed
to his actualdegreewise placement.It.should be full at the l2th
bhavaendingpoint, poroprtionatelylesson the l2th cusp and
still lesseron thc beginningpoint of l2th bhava or Ilth bhava
ending point. That is, starting with a l00f lesson the l2rh
bhava ending we gradually arrive for a50/" reductionat the
point where the llth bhava ends.. Thus it will be one sixth
reduction at the ond of 7rh bhavawhile it will be l/7th at the
beginaing of the 7th bhava (or end of the 6th bhava). The
reductionobtainedby this methodshould bc half in the case of
a benefic(i.e. Jupiter,"Vdnus, Mercury and the Moon). With-
out going through any difficult process,for each bhava, a
common formula is given with which one can rectify the basic
contributionsof a planet io one of thesehouses.
Thc formula is :
tct
:loss of years
(14-House) - (oe+tsL)
(DP:Distance of planet from bhava start; BL:Bhava
length and 'House' is the bhavaoccupiedby the planetunder
re{tific8tion.
To understand this forftula, we will rectify Saturn's
contribution He is in the 8th bhava and hence attracts
tbis reduction. He is in Gemini 3-9-41 whilethe 8th house
beginsin Taurus at 15-48-15and endsat 15-47-38in Gemini.
Tbus the lengthof the 8th hhavais 29-59-33or 29.9925degrees,
'BL' for our purpose.
which is' Tbe basic contribution of
Chapter 43 423

Saturn is 12.3979years. He is l7,3i72degreeraheadofthc

8th bhavabeginning. Thcrefore,his reduction is :
12 3979 :2.2869 years

Thus, on accdunt of Vyayadi Harana, Saturn entailsa

check of 2.2869 yezrs. In the example horoscope, Mercury is
not liablc to this reductionas he is quite prior to tho beginoing
of the 7th bhava. others that attract this check arc : Thc sun,
the Moon, Venus, Mars and Jupiter. The figures for these
planetsbasedon the presentformula are :
Venus (7th bhava) : 1.4533years
The Sun (7th bhava) z 2.7939yearc
The Moon tTth bhava) : 1.8636years
Satqrn (8th bhava) : 2.2869 years
.Vlars (9th bhava) z 1.9472 years
Jupiter (lOth bhava) : 1.9314 years
4. Kroorodaya Harana : Only malefics (i.e. Saturn, the
S,rn and Mars) entail this check if in the ascendant.
Mercury,though joining a natural maleficwill not be liable to
this reduction. We do not requirethis rcductionto any planet
in the example horoscope, as there is nonein thg ascendant.
Here the ascendantmeans the area betweenthe startingand
ending points of the sign rising. To find out this reduction,
tte ascendentalcusp in degrees, minutes and seconds be
,multiplied by the number of basicyearsdonatedby the malefic
concernedand divided by 21600. The divider is 21600as these
are the total minutes of arc in the zodiac. The figure so arrived
should be reduced from the said malefic'sbasiccontribution.
However, if a beneficaspectsthe said malefic, reduce only balf
of the figure so suggested
5. We have thus seenfour typei of reductions. At every
stage the reduction should not be done instantaneously. After
obtaining the reduction figures, whereverpermitted,check up
if there is more than one reduction for one and the same planet
under various headings. The following may be rememberedin
this connection.
(a) If a planet attracts more rnan one rednction, thc
highest reduction is only to be done ignoring the orhers. For
424 Brihat parasara Hora Sastra
exampfe,assumeMercury attractsa reduction of 7.5yearsdue
to rule, l, folloived by 2.3 yearsdue to rute 2 anOi.3S yearir
due to rule 3. The highest reduction is due to rute i and
hence only 7.S is to be deductedand the other two figuresbe
ignored in toto.
(b) In case of Vyayadi Harana (rule 3), two or three
plancts may be in one bhava. In that case,the strongestloses
and the other (or others)will not lose.
Not only the planets, but the asbcndantalso grantsa
certainnumberof years. This figureshould alsb bc found out
before adding to the planetary contributions. To know the
the number of years granted by the asccnclant, firstlynote the
numberof signsinterveningbctweenAries ancl the sign before
the ascendant.That is, if Sagittariusis tlrc asccndant,count
upto Scorpio beginning from Arics. This dcnotesg years.
The degreesin the ascendantbe also proportionatcly convertcd
into years treating 30 degrcesas one year, or ,2.5degreesas a
'month.
The contributiqnof asccndantwill bc so calculatedif
the asccndantlord is strongerthan the NavamsaLagnalord.
In case the Navamsa Lagna lord is stronger than his
cotrnterpart,a different computationis to be rcsortedto, thus.
Count from Aries till you rcacha sign beforcNavamsaLagna.
In the case under study, the NavamsaLagnalord, Moon, is
strongerthan the ascendantlord. Hencewe cqmpute Navamsa
Iagna's contributionfor our own use. The NavamsaLagna is
Cancer. Hencefrom Aries to Cancerwe havethrec cornpleted
Navamsaswhich give 3 year. The ascendingdegreeis 0-4g-34
whereasonb Navamsais 3" 20'. Proportionately thus we get
another0.2428yearsand have the total contribution of 3.242g
years 8s Ascendant'scontribution. In caseof Navamsatreat
3" 20' as one full year. ' The ascendanr's contributionunder-
goes no check.
Now we are ready for final reductions. 'There are
3 planetsin the 7th house,viz. tbe Sun,the Moon and Venus.
.The Sun is the strongest and hence Vyayadi Harna (rule
3)
appliesto only the Sun while venusand the Moon are'rid of
reduction on this score. The Sun is in enemy,scamp
and on
tbis scorehe losesa third of 17 5642,which reduction
is equal
to 5,854i. This figure is higher thanthe one obtained for
the
Chapter 4i 42s
Sun as per rule 3 (i.e. Vyayadi Harana). Hence his final
contributionturns to be 11.7095years (ie. basicyears minus
Satru kshetra Harana). In the matter of Vyayadi Harana
(rule 3) there is no other bhavawherethereis more than one
planet.
Though the Moon has not lost on account of rule 3
(VyayadiHarana),sheis liableto reduction on account of her
combustion(rule l). Thus rvhenher basiccontribution(24627,
is halved,sheis left with a net donationof l2 3124years.
Except the Sun, no other planet is in enemy'ssign. So,
Satru KshetraHarana(rule 2) doesnot apply to others. Now
the final contributionsmay be notedas below :

Planet Basicyrs. Reduction Reason Net yrs.

Sun t7.5642 ll3rd Rule 2 l1.7095

Moon 24.6247 ll2 Rule I 12.3124
Mars 08.4036 9th bhava Rule 3 06.4564
Mcrcury 06.9968 Nil 06.9968
Jupiter t4.1200 l0th bhava Rule 3 l 2 . r8 8 6
Venus t9.2327 7th bhava exempted t9.2327
Saturn t2.3979 8th bhava Rule 3 l 0 . lr l 0
Lagna 3 2428
Total : 822502

Theseyearsare in Savanamana (360 days a year) as we

have used 360' of tbe zodiac. To apply this to Gregorian
calendar, we have to convert the same into Sauramana.By
'simply multiplying the said figure by. 0.9856034,we can get
Sauramana. Thus in the caseof our. example, we arrive at a
net longevityin Sauramanaas 81.06years.
The dasa period so obtained are Pinda Dasa of the
7 planetsand the Lagna.Il the Sun is strongestin the horoscope,
effectscan be worked out on Pinda Dasamethod.
426 Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra

Br{rfqr ! fqsqtq: dnqi t'qqTwr{ql

q?rr€fataqrci{rTtqt $qsft:Efirilt!,tl
(sari6aq{r eg{: 5fa: tarn}a Q r
sr?rr;6,r6{rE
{cTE ifl Enn*ar fqqfer: ilt\etl
16-17 NISARGAYU..O Brahmin,now I tell you about
Nisargayu7,,2,9,20, 18,20 and 50 are the yearsallottedto the
Moon, Mars, Mercury,Venus, Jupiterthe Sunand Saturnfrom
the period of birth.
Notes: Except giving the number of yearsapplicableto
Naisargayu,there is no other mentionabout rectificationetc. in
our versionas wellasin that of ChaukambhaSanskritSansthana.
However, we heve somemore instructions in thc versiongiven
by Thakur Prasad Pustak Bhandar. Thc rclevantportion is as
under :
e{{rsffirfEqi efafrsrq: qe'+TaE I
q{ ftry ftqrrTi.iqrfrlfla: Xei+q
rr
This conveysto us that the yearsdehoted for thc planets
are whenthey are in deepexaltetion. Thcse are halvedat.deep
debilitation. Then the rectilications
are the sameas applicable
to Pindayu. So to sry, the four kinds of reductionssuggested
for Pindayu be performed for Nisargayu as well. Ascendant
also contributes in Nisargayu. The method of its contribution
in Nisargayuis also the sameas secnin Pindayuscherne.

srqts{nq cFfftTr;fi <iarat 6'EqrFq€{ |

mivnfvqearft €al qqlfqr qiqfil utqtl
mF< rq_ricri: qfi{cer iT{qrronf{s{ |
F?flsfqifqn imaaruvnXe: rr6a{ ulerr
18-19.AMSAIU: Now about Amsayu contributionsby
the ascendantand planets. The yearscorrespondto the number
of Navamsascounted from Aries. Multiply the longitudein
questionby 108. If the product exceeds12,expungernultiples
of 12 and consider the final product in Rasi, degreesetc-.as
tr".r:months etc.
Chapter43 427
Notes : The 7 planets and the ascendantcontribute to
longevityas per Amsayurdhaya method basedon the Navamsas
covered. 3" 20' longitude equals one year. Thus the basic
contributionscan be worked out as per the examplegivenfor the
Lagna'slongitudein thePindayuscheme.Similarunderstanding
canbe exterrdedto planetarylongitudes.The basiccontributions
thus found out be rectifiedin the samemanneras explainedfor
Pindajayu. The .sage puts forth a different suggestion as
enunciatedby another school of thougl,t in regard to recti'
ficationof Amsayr:,in the following slokas:

fqosrtRs a?Tfq Aft gqh feqqsl: t

sr"r$rt ffiqlsfq" *fnq( fa*taqa: uQoll
mfuarg:qi eqld €d qr fagi TTa{ |
Gtof Ta{qt{€ai €i66tui m}nt llRtll
gqq? q* di 6d feytle t
"Q
sr5d $lq tlllrl
qrfraisdqrfa:'eqrRurq:
20-22. The .same'reduclions as per Pinda.yu apply to
Amsaguar wcll; i e. half for a combust planelonc third for
in;micalplacementand the onesdue for placcrrrents in the half
of the zodiaccountedfrom the l2th backwards. Somescholars
suggestfurther correctionsfor Amsayu, viz. to increasethree-
fold the contribution of a planetin exaltationor in own house
and double the contribution if the contributor is in his own
Navamsaor in own decanate. If doubling and trebling is
warranted, only trebting be done. In caseof reductionsalso,
only halvingis to be doneif both halvingand reducinga third
are required. That is how the final life span of men be
urderstood.
Notes: Rectification of Amsayube done, taking the basic
contributionsas detailedbelow.
(a) Treble the basicyearsif the planetis exaltedor in own
sign.
(b) Double if in own Navamsaor own decanate.
(c) Among 'a' and 'b'. if both are neededonly 'anis to be
effected.
428 Brihat Parasaro Hora Sastra
(d) No clear instructions are found about halving
the
contribution or castingoff a third Harving,however,obvTousty
applies to a debilitatedpranetwhile rossoi a third part appties
to a planetin inimical sign. In the matter of deductioo,
urro,
only halving is to be effected if both reductionsare requirJ
for one and the sameplanet.

qE risrrq qr;iqi
qqi qnqqr $FriEr E;rr( Tir{qqqgqr
I
fremq,rue q+( ttRlu,,
23. LONGEVITY FOR OTHER LIVTNG BEINGS..
For
other living beingsas rvcil suchcomputationsbe made. The
said
figure be multiplicdby the figurecorrespondingto its full span
of
life and divided by thc rigure corrcspondingto ruil span'oilie
for humanbeings.
qeilq:
I
qet
Eqt qrflqrft€ggrq{ r
qTgi

e
q faq)wn
3{Trf,i<ri iqrarqq'luri Et r
Gqlnqt rrRvrr
rJalqo-qruqier-uqfqi q €(€16{ |
Itq-qnr-TdnTfi-qos.Frat {ritTrrTrilR{tt
qirtfl{ttl{Iit ileTqr;It nrffaa\ r
ilqqt 3Eil(iqi q 'fe{ilmflil
iln *lqtl
atlena slefirtl=q {qfu*E e*eeq}: r
Tsrcri rQwruri q rgtenfcnrH(t ill\etl
Faneau{lcurt qTqr{til q q}c{r r
qerrf ,iqrq' ir fqnqt EIit{rIEEtr:
nRctl
YIqt qKEflr;ri iT, g{Sarii (Fn6efi,g I
qEqErilosqTqi q ,Rt{: gretete(ITt:ilRQ.tl
24.29. FULL LIF| SPAN OF YARTOUS LIYING
BEINGS.. I now tell you the full life spanfigures
for various
living beings. Gods and sagescnjoy encttess
life rp"o Ci...i.
astron-omicalproportions as against ordinary
mortals). The
full life spanof eagres,owrs, pirrots, crows
and snakesis one
thousandyears. Falcon,_.nook"y,bear,
and frog_tne iurfi;;
oflife in these casesis 300 years. Drrnoo,,
lifispan i" l;il;
150ycarswhile it is 120 yearsfor human beings.-
:Z y"o.. io,
Chapter 43 429
'24
horses,25 years for donkeys and camels, yearsfor oxenand
buffaloes, 20 years for peacocks,16 yearsfor goatsand rams.
14 yearsfor swans,12 years for cuckoo, dog and dove, 8 years
for hensetc, and 7 yearsfor birds etc.-these are fujl life spans
for variousliving beings

qtmg{r t'lqii feeryfrqq.gq! r

ilg fr=a t,il rr€rfqfa + nq{rrrfqq utoii
filirrit qqltfr crr{Edwfrr'ffq\ |
<el frel1*i rrQI' ir;i *sfltr{i ilenultu
30-31. CHOICE OF LONGEVITY .' I have narrated
3 differentmethodsof longevity. Listen to me about the choice
amongthe threesystems. Accordingto the ascendant,the Sun
or the Moon being stronger than the other two, Amsayu'
Pindayuor Nisargayu be respectivelychosen.

Tf,frTTA EdaTnqqqTq; ndtfrdrr I

rqrqi fagieriwud id Gqlnq ! rrlRrr
32. DOUBTFUL CASES .' If 2 amongthe ascendants the
Sunand the Moon gain equalstrength,then longevitybe worked
out as per both systemsand the averageof both (final) be consi-
dered. If all the 3 are equallystrong,the averageof the 3 be
considered.
'Notes: In slokas30 and 3l above,we are askedto select
one amongthe 3 systems,viz Pindayu, Naisargayuand Amsatu
accordirg to the Sun, the Moon and ascendantbeingthe
strongest. If two among the threehave equalShadbala,then
the averageof the respective systemswill bethe fina1longevity.
If the three are of equal strength,the averageof three systemsbe
takento be actual life durationof the native.
Take for examplewherethe Sun and the Moon are equally
strongand assumethat Pindayuindicatesa life spanof 52.5years
while Nisargayu gives 40.7 years. The average of thesetwo,
i.e. 46.35yearswill be the actuallongevity.
Similarlyassumethat the luminariesand the ascendantare
equally strong, and contribute 62.9 years Pindayu,25.5 years
430 Brihat ParasaraHora Sastra
Nisargayuand 12.8ycarsof Amsayu.The averageof thesethree,
i,e. 33.73yearswill be the actuallongevityof the native.

qqTsa{€fq,qqafqryT ii Gqsaq ! r
,*fiqlqt{rsglqrl$qi q+fo{i ariq q ulltl
crr-dnfqqqrql qeflq: m'tfaaq r
rirTE]ilrdrget{Tr$qiq}rr*rd fqfHa ulytl
f6dtd rt?{q?EI$ETie}rf avil Gq}nq t r
Ed"td qRfwai{ ulrtl
q{<r{r't Rqal af K ilEr {lrigil€il\ '
qs: frqisq<] a?e *tiwgwurfi fE utqu
gs,qqi feais;aqdl ilitt rTdIIgqEa{ |
El qr a;e fcqal fqs ! qaqfl{€rqr& q uleu .
qnmqisqt aFe El qI fiqqqa"t ail t
ailil$'Trr il{rseqrqiqid flaq}f,qt rrlerr
qlqeiq qlqnqi fsa q( qrEl*?raE t
dqaqfriq€ Rrnql<tfqrTGrir:
uletl
q.i ?il €cat qFn [rQr' q+girRRI l
6rq) $f{q tneqwttfqfq?iw eriei gi: llYoll
33-40. OTIIER CLUES TO LONGEVITY : O excellent
of the Brahmins,I give you details of other methodsin the
matter of longevityas under : This is basedon the positionsof
the ascendantIord, 8th lord, Saturn,the Moon, natal ascen{ant
and Hora ascendant(Hora Lagna). Thesesix are groupedinto
threegroupsthus : the lords of the ascendantand of the 8th
on the one hand, Saturnand the Moon on the other hand,and
tbe natal ascendaotand Hora ascendant on yet the other hand,
Out of a group,if the two are in movable sign/signslong life is
denoted. One in fixed sign and the other in a dual sign will
also bestowlong life. One in movable aign and the other in
fixed sign will give medium life. If both are in dual signthen
againmediumlife will be obtained. Short life is denotedif one
is in a movablesign as the other is in a common sign,or if both
are in fixed signs. The type of life denoted by three or two
Clnpter 43 431
groups be only considered.lf thc threegroupsdenotedifferenl
scales,then the one indicated by the pair of natalascendant
'and
Hora ascendan,tbe only considered. In case of thrce
differentindications if the Moon ls in the ascendant
or the Zth,
tben the one indicated by Saturn-Moonpair will only come to
pass.
Notes: Three groups are considcredherefor this system
of longevitycalculations. Following are the thrce groups, each
€roup consistingtwo of the six.
Ist group-natal ascendantlord and 8rh lord from the
ascendant.
2nd group-Saturn and the Moon.
'
3rd group-natal ascendantand Hora Langa. (For Hora
I:gna, seep. 63).
Thus two planets in one group, two planetsin another
group and two ascendantsiu yet another group are selected.
Now their positions will denote the basic longevity. Note the
position of eachof the constituentin eachgroup thus :
l. Long life: If both the constituentsare in movablesigns
(jointly or separately),long life will cometo pass. Onc in fixed
sign and another in a dual sign will also give samescaleof
longevity.
2. Medium life : One in movable sign and anotherfixed
sign will givemediumlife. Both in dua! signswill alsogive same
effects.
3. Short life : One in movable sign and anotherin dual
sign will indicatc short.life. Both of them in fixed signswill
produceagainshort life.
Thus, all the six possible positionsof a pair are covered.
lVhich group is to be consideredfor arriving at life spanand
in wbat circumstances be understoodthus.
4. Out of the three groups, the scaleof span(viz. Iong,
medium and short) indicated by two or threebe considered.
Suppose two groups indicate medium life while another
sbort life, then take mediumspanas.thebasicone. Alternatively
if three indicate identical scales,i e. Iong, short or medium,
cclnsiderthat as the case may be. It is also possiblethat one
group denoteslong life, another medium life and yet another
short life. In that casefollow point 5 given belbw.
432 Brihut ParasorqHora Sastra
5. If 3 groups denote variable spans,the group of natal
ascendantand Hora ascendantwill havc a say on the indication.
Whatever this pair denoteswill be the basicspanin caseof
threedifferent indications.
6. Rule 5 hasalsoan exception,thus. That is, in the case
of three differentindications(i.e. onc long life, anothermedium
fife and yet anothershort life), seethe positionof the Moon in
the natal horoscope. lf she is in the ascendant or in the 7th,
then the indication given by the pair of Hora-natalascendants
be ignored and the indication of Saturn-Moon be alone
considered. lf the Moon is neither in the ascendant nor in the
7th, then follow the indicationof }Iora-natal ascendants as given
in rule 2 above.

{td *qntoi?i irqq;Rtqrii{'rr: I

*qatr q€qm ql't*n qwi66l: uYt tl
qoi qlqe}t{ qlcagcqrr{rrlr Tr[ilr: l
aqfi .qlratmedifMiuqfqei: uYRrl
srdn qlqrlonsrErtffisefi(il: r
qlrraAaqe.tT{rEfrri*a ir Gn6uq: nvltl
q{ al{eme\ (lTr6tlq} (€rr€F: I
q! sr Ef,fkilrtrq: F6EqT4:s{srertduvvrl
4l-44. FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS.' If long life is
denotedby all the said three groups, the span is 120years,if
b y t w o g r o u p s i t i s 1 0 8 y e a r sa n d i f o n l y b y o n e g r o u p i t i s g 6
years.If mediumlife is arrivedat.by threegroups,it is 80 years,
by 2 groups72 years and by one group 64 years. If short life
is denotedby the saidthreegroupsit is only 32 years,if by two
groups 36 yearsand by one group 40 years. Theseare rectified
as under.
Notes : Again, the sagefixesthe guantum of yearsfor long,
short,and mediumlife spans,thus.
Long life : by 1 pairs-120 years(harmonic reduction of
12 years)
2 pairs-I80 years
I pair -96 years
Chapter 43 433
Medium life : by 3 pairs-80 years(harmonic reductionof
8 years)
2 pairs-72 years
I pair -64 years
Short life : by 3 pairs-32 years(progressiveincreaeeof
4 years)
2 pairs-36 years
I pair -40 years
The indicationhas to be selectedas per rules4 to 6 givcn
in the notesfor slokas33-40.
We will now work out the basiccontribution of longcvity
for the same example as given for Pindayu calculations' The
chart may be understood from Pindayu example, while Hora
Lagna is Taurus 20' 32' 12".
The first group-ascendant lord is in a movablesign and
the 8th lord is also in a movableiign. Hencc long life.
The second group-Saturn and the Moon are respectively
in dual sign and movable sign. Hence short life.
The third group-Hora Lagnaand the qatal ascendant&rc
both in fixed signs. Again short life.
Two groupsindicateshort life. Hencewe are left with no
dilemmabut to selectthe indicationsgiven-by thc twogroups,
'hence
i.e. short life. Two pairsindicateshort life, 36 years will
be the basiclongevity.
This basiclongevity will have to be rectiGedfurther as per
the instructionsgiven in the following verses.

$fi ffiqfEi qri trfa{ttgwa: r

*rrmr<t,daindttRtrirqqt til llY{ll
.tT6elim(g qqrFrqfqlsEirrFd{d1qlt: t
qEsqqtfafqtfd nrilrq: reqe nlq ttvqtt
45-46.RECTIFICATIONS .' If the contributor ig in thc
beginningof a sign, his donation will be full and it will bc nil
if he is at the end. For intermediaryplacements,rule of thrco
process will apply. Add the longitudes of the contributors
(devoid of signs) and the sum so arrived at be divided by thc
number of contributors. The latestproduct be multiplicd by thc
434 Brilnl Parasara Hora Sas.lra

number of basic yearsand dividedby 30'. This will yield the

net longevity.
Notes: If the contributoris in the zero-degree of the sign,
his sbarewill be full and if he is at the end, it will be zero' In
between, his contribution is Proportionately known' The
longitudesofthe contributors, accordingto being2 or 4 or 6 as
the case may be shoutd be added togethcr, devoidof signs'
The resultani product be dividedby 2 or 4 or 6 dependingon
the contributors. This figure sbould be multiplied by basic
yearsand divided by 30 which will be net spanof life. Basic
years
-beingwill also depend on whetherone, two or threespansare
considered. Whcn we are consideling short life by 3
pairs,suchfigurewill be 96 (i.e. 32x 3) or when mediumlife by
) p*rs are 6eing consideredit will be 144,(i'e' 72x2) and so
on and ro forth.
Intheexamplehoroscope,wehaveshortlifecontributed
as
by 2 pairs and hince basic years for the.time beingbc taken
Mars
li <i.i.36 plus 36). The contributors are Moon' Saturn'
added denote
*O lttt"u.y. Their longitudesdevoid- of signs
by 4, asthere are 4 contri-
.ii; ig;26". rnit is to 6e divided
butors.Thusweget|xsg,ST,,.Thisistobemultiplietlby
iq this
longevitv
iili"ti. i."*l oo? dividedbv 30' Th'enet
process is 31.18
Years'
we have
Though Pindayuappliesto the saidhoroscope'
in regardto the application
simptitat<eithe samiasan examp.le
of thecurrentsystem'

drr[at {rql swrr6tds?i1fat=ai t

r €eiqg.i al il qmrrlet*fefiuYsu
47. SPECIAL RULE FOR SATURN Should Saturn
"
bc a contributor,the classof longevitydeclines.Someadvocate,
is in
contrarily, an increaseof classin this context' If Saturn
own signor in exaltation,changein class will not occur' Even
if he ii aspected by or conjunct only a malefic, no change
Ckapter 43 435

srlqcilqf qt* gll{rexiftnt r

rfqesr{q} fqs t raqqfq: q-dmilttyqtl
48. SPECIAL RULE FOR JUPITER.' If Juplter is In
the ascendant or in the 7th house, and be aspccted by or
conjunct only benefrcs,thc classof longevity will increase.

qil{{ri1 qtqFqrrFw{sti sqTqi r

rTrqflaqrqi {t{ dtalgffit&t1 nYerl
qlqtit Ta*t 6aiqqd{q ctHqq I
gr({rq iqtteiq $q4r6rq: n<l taq lllotl
49-50. INCREASE AND FALL IN CLASS OF
LONGEVITY : From very short life to short life, from short
life to medium life, from medium life to long life and from long
life to extremely long life are the increasesin the clascificstion
Jupiter warrantsan inorease. Thc reverse is
i of longevity when
i true if Saturn warrantsa fall in the span of life.
qqql cEqI farr s'fqrdr qqilsq|il |
rfaur il.fi{Is{r{dirdq: lniil rlq trtltt
51. (Maitreya says): You have narrated variouskinda of
longevlty computations. Please favour mc by denotingeubtlc
classesthere ofand poor and long life spans.

srqrRsd qlqtf(caqe{ qgqsqrihinl t

f€Ed qqrsfqii *{ (qqlq: sritftRrqntRrl
52. (Parasara replies) : These ate seven-fold, viz.
Balarishta,yogarishta,short, medium,long, super-natural(Divya)
and illimitable.

lrf,rre qqr.rGElqlflRce q fq{rft: t

6rtTq qir<t sfet qgeqfigta qgql ntltl
Fvnfqslrd Ai ffi- I
r6a{rfnd "{fiqarq
gorirfwttrrnf qi: tttvtr
53-54.The tife spanin Balarishtais 8 years,in Yogarishta
20 years;in short, medium and longlives32,64and 120ycarr
436 Brihat Parasura Hora Sastra
in order are the spans. Supernatural life spanis for 1000years.
Abovetbis supernaturallife spanof 1000yearsit is Amitayu or
illimitable longevitywhich can be acquiredonly by Merits.

rdad q-Ecftdn ilfirdf *tsifTqnt t

qrt ,{qrRrfr: €Er afraqraar qiq n{{rl
55. LIMITLESS LONGEYIT'Y : Should Cancerascend
with Jupiterand the Moon there in while Venus,andMcrcury
are in anglesand others are in 3rd, 6th and llth, thc native will
obtain limitlesslongevity.

dlqr: ffirrn}qsfi: qgreqrqrRrnilqT I

{trilil fut q\ rrtqrr
rrd feaangrrcT
56.,SUPER-N ATa RAL LONGEVITI.' Onehavingbenefics
in angles/trinesas maleficsare in 3rd, 6thand llth wilt obtain
Bup€r-naturallife span (one thousand years). The 8th housc
in this caseshould be onc of benefic-ownedsigns.

.qrn $r H q* qnndrrf r
fHa trdt qA grrFirqtail Gq t ttt\err
57. LII/ING TILL THE END OF YUGA.' One born in
Cancerascendantwill live till the end of the yugaif Jupitcr is
io au angle and be in Gopuramsa while Venusis in a trine and
be in Paaravatamsa.

ffirffi' se gi qrrrrcint r
qtefrnftml n?qrtteu
Tfr Feqrtatrilrg.
58. LIVING THE LIFE SPAN OF A SAGE.' Jupiter in
Simhasanamsa being in the ascendant,Saturn in Devalokansa
and Mars in Paaravata,nsa-if these are Eo,one will enjoy thc
life s;an as due to a sage.

gd+{rit grt: gdnfet ilqr I

qr) qlrnQ qat {tqurtwrT(fir1 utqtl
59. Good yogas increase the life span and bad yogas
dccreasethe same(as arrived by mathematicalmeans). Hence
Chapter43 437
I tell you such yogasac to know of full, medium and short span
combinations.

ki qqQ{{il fffi q rrrf;qt r

€qd gaorTqTs&gotnrgeaarqtE ttq,ott
' 60. Ifan apglecontainsa beneficwhile tbe ascendantlord
is conjunctor in.aspectto a beneficor Jupiter in particular,the
native will live_afull spanof life,

*rrfi{A fqq,i{i lF{rsct-qt I

irnqt f{Afun qrsfq$iqrgfqf{fErfunqttl
61. Should the ascendantlord be in an angle in con-
junction with or in aspootto Jupiter and Venus,full life span
will result.
' sEqRr*Rqfr{: ditirardniqii: r
3{Gel qttTdH q gdrrgfcfaffiqrrqlrr
62. lf at birth 3 planetsare exalted,out of which the lords
ofascendantand8thare inclusive,as the 8th is devoid ofa
maleficin it, full life spanwill result.

ueaqrtP"f,{ di: FEh"fq?rqqfi: r

qfii aaig* *{erXrmr €q trqln
63. Long life is denoted if 3 planetsare in the 8th, in
exaltation, own/friendly divisions while the ascendant
lord is
stroDg.

rafrq(i{ Wc a*rir (qf:m: I

eirfr{; {rffifq {l{qqFfirftilE ttqvtl
64. IfSaturn or the ascendant lord is conjunct with any
exaltedplanet, long lifc will result.

feqElqqi: qtt:
{*r *irfrduri: r
arifr aadglt Adffgftftf{riE nq{rr
65. Long life will be enjoyedif maleficsare in 3rd, 6th
and I lth while beneficsare in angles.
$8 Brlhat.ParasaraHoro Sor,rra
. lE.RK?Iil{'Tg lqdEEilq qI
ffig rr qm{ RoiqqfqfrfqriE'ni,qu
66. If the 6th, 7th and Eth are occupiedby beneficswhile
maleffo arc in 3rd and llth, full life spanwill follow the birth.

rllrFFtct: rr|qr q|tlt} qR *;rT: t

<fifq* rr ain: $fqrgwqrfr Q trqstt
67, If the 8th lord is friendlyto the Sun while maleficsare
in the 6th and l2th as the ascendantlord is in an angle, the
nativewill live the full sponof life.

mT: tqtqfiqlr: rmn: tfR: eqltqql qfl t

nnfq {tfflX tlr{ fqid tsqrlaq I ttqctt
68. O excellentof thc Brahmins,if a malefic is in the 8th
while the l0lord is eralted,one will be long-lived.
'wf qfii
ftT{qrlr1t *arifeqil r
dtrflftfr{nQ et {ftffiifaffiq tlqcll
69. Long life will follow if a dual eign ascendat birth while
its lord is in an angteoc in exaltationor in a trine.

Etcvrmt ttfi qfirtir rdqgaK I

il qrql qfE t?rrdl {ftingemr qii ttuon
70. Should a common slgn ascendwhile two maleficsare
in en anglewith refercncetg strong ascendantlord, long life is
indicated.

wnqfuftiun rr: d* s{q} wiq r

ffir1 t-.zqt fl{ qcd qorqcfiqtltettl
€nQfitql ffi Tftqqq{qfr ftfiqat r
erii q rifqi fftirrgr €i rTq{nettl
r* se{ qiftqqGat{rnfr qilt I
fqrqifisfffiq3i rfHd sd a\ trslrr
7l-73. The stronger among the ascendantlord and the
8th lord if in an angle will coofer long life and if in Panaphara
Chapter43 439
(2nd, sth, 8th or llth) mediumlife. If thesaidptanetbein
Apoklima(3rd, 6th, 9th or l2th) short life will comelo pass.
Accordingto the ascendantlord being friendly,neutral or
inimicalto the Sun,long,mediumor shortlife will result.
({qTftvr{g"l fr <;frffiriqqrl 1
sretil?Ttqu{{$il €cqqtg: sqiqa: lleYll
?4. Should Mars and the 3rd lord, or the 8th lord and
Saturnbe combust or (two of either pair) be conjunctmalefrcs
or aspectedby malefics,there will be short life.
qststrt aqi qrsft qlfti qtqigt I
Grqqrirqirft qr {Trt{s,r{rq,i llsul
?5. If the ascendantlord is in the 6th, 8th or l2th in the
companyof malefics and be devoidof conjunction/aspect of a
benefic,short life will cometo pass.
qgGaqqt qrt nvqfcafffiri r
sq

{q0+ fflq+til rEarrrgtifrtffiE Irsq,tl

76. lf malefics are in angles devoid of conjunctionor
aspectof bencficswhile the ascendantlord is not strong,only
short life will result.

aqqlqJ" qTqdgqfrl nmqfr|t{ftrf,l t

TqilntqtaEr :i'ti fatqd{i Eq}ilq I tt\estt
77. O excellent of Brahmins, if the l2th and 2nd are
occupied by malefics and be devoid of benefic aspect or
company, the native will be short-lived.

mr<iinqlid g:?qqlicql-{fr:I
€|rdtrqqt{ilq tqarfrqrtq qeqqq neqtl
?8. If the lords of the ascendantand the 8th are bereftof
dignities and strength, short life will cometo pass If they
are helped by others while being so, medium life will come
to pass.
ststrilwiErgfirl: I tvvtl
Ctrpter 44

Maraka (Killer| Planets

rgmsqi'n qlqr: rferdr qailinsqil |
1rt qnrrirr{q wwai sqqr gtl rrlrr
t. O sage,you havementioneda lot about longevity. Be
kind enoughto throw light on Marakasor killers.

$itqqcEqcqraqrq:rst{ Eti frq t r

,mri rqqqqrqrf fildtd sqd aqr rrQrr
2-5. O Brahmin,the 3rd and 8th are the two housesof
longevity. The houscs related to death are the l2th from each
of these,i.e. the 2nd and'7th are Maraka houscs.
Notes : The 3rd houseis alsoa houseof longevityas it is
thc 8th from the 8th. The 2nd house-l2rh from the 3rd-and
thc 7th house-l2th from the 8th-are two principle Maraka
houses. Thc lordq of these houseswill also acquire such
qualitieogiving life or taking away life.

fifq sttq?ttar{ fadld qmrtr(t I

ildftit t? rdl: qrfqiRiq e'gn: ttlt
i igr: qrrqirti q qq w$F(ilr6l: r
ilqt ?rlrflrrrtg srqi frui 1urq rrvn
eK{-ramquqfg: r$Tlqfqt dqq t
'furq
rq{ t€i rRri tRlwatq rrrrr
3. Out of the two (i.e 2nd and 7th) the 2nd is a powerful
Maraka house(as againstthe 7th) The lords of the 2nd and the
7th, malefic'sin tho 2nd ard the ?th and maleficsaceompanying
tbc 2nd and the 7th lords are all known as Marakas. The major
and sub periodsof theseplanetswill bring deathon the native
depcndingon whetherhe hasa long life, mediumlife or short life.
Chapter 44 441
Notes : The 2nd an<l 7th are denotedas Maraka houses.
but the 2nd is givena more important placeto kill than the 7th
house. For the 2nd houseacquiresan additional qualification of
beingin the 7th from the 8th house.Thus, the 2nd is l2th from
the 3rd, and 7th from the 8th.
If thereiq a maleficin the 2nd or in the 7th, he will be a
prime killer while a beneficwill not be so. The Dasa periods of
suchplanetswill inflict death.

arilIi gatiut srffiin aaritng:r

nfaw-rni a a{nrqcel{ttlfig quqrl
*sfir{i rr q|qrii amg frad q{fqq r
scq{fri qtii.ri qnt,mrqElti rrrgrr
6-7. The Dasa of a beneficplanet related to the l2th lord
may also inflict death. End may descendon the nativein the 8th
lord's Dasa. The Dasaof a planetwhich is an exclusivemalclic
(i.e. first-ratemalefic)may also causedeath.
Notes : The l2th houseisalsoa houseof death,for it is
the terminal house. Malefics related to 2nd, 3rd, Tth and 8rh
will causedeathwhile or not a beneficrelatedto l2th will do so.
The Dasaof a malefic,whelheror not he is a lord of oneof these
houses,will also prove harmful for spanof life. Ho\wever,for
Saturn,a dilferentapproachis recommended.
The rules given are just general and are hints to decide
deathgivers. The life spanshould be ascertainedthrough other
Ayurdaya catculations, and the exact dasaperiodsbe dccided
only later on. Simply sayingthat the 2nd lord's dasawill bring
in death and so on and so forth will be a misnomer. The sage
suggeststhat the occupantsof the 3rd,alsowi[ causedeath..Thus
thc 8th and the 3rd, though known as housesof longevity,are
gimultaneouslycapableof causingdeath. For the information
of the reader,the Maraka planetsin the ascendingare : occu-
ponts ofor lords of l2th, 3rd, 8rh, ?th and 2nd. The lords/
gccupantsof 6th and llth are seco'ndgrade killers. The last
group consistsof occupants/lords of 5th, 9th, l0th, 4th and Ist.
They are the least rnarakas. However, thesecan also become
Marakasdependingon the cluesgiven in slokas l5-2t infra.
412 Brthd Parasara Hora Sastra

A difficult subjectlike tongevitycannot be fully explained

in a chapter like this. The readermay take basic guidelines
from the presentwork and other standardworks beforeforming
au opinion on longevitY.

qd{fq sia qrq-.ri t Qff, {qrlfrd{ |

qtr$: qTqtf{ag llqu
ECfr €Frarqr.r'ei
8. The dasaof a male{icwillnotcausedeath in the Antar-
dasa(sub period) of a benefic planet, althoughthe former, is
related to the latter, but in the sub periodql a maleficplanet
though not relatecl'
qI€q'((IEE?aTfi;tQFat rtiltui€qR: I
ql6qulare HEt{ qqirra t rinq: ttett
9. Shold Saturnbe ill-disposedand be relatedto a maraka
plqnet,he will be the lirst to kill in prelerenceto other planets.

snrr$qqfrr qeqtfq faq t qr(mqHq{ |

fafrun-qrqql q),tt: raeng{uaa}flRl: | | | oll
arhrnq gaietwgdwTqrgcltl: qr{ |
qgcq6eqT: gr€q( g ad) atdgaqaq llltll
iriTqrq: qral{e{ nliT€d GqcrHq! t
?r rRrRtutRrl
w-6lr-fa fm.qIEiqttrci i A rntq t
' fqwi fnqiiw *fa;rqu{qfq ttt llt
tFqE *arRcatrrmqfxfqil ileqliq{: I
irir: qT 1grTqlTirri{ Gqtrf,q ! ttqvtt
10-14.O Brahmin, I tell you further about Marakas'
Narratedearlierare three kinds of life spans,viz' short,medium
and long. Short life is before 3l years, later on upto 64 it is
med'urnlife aod from 64 to 100it is long life. Beyond100 the
longevityis called supreme. O excellentof the Brahmins,it is
impossibleto decideupon longevitytill the nativeis 20 year old'
Tii suchyear the child shouldbe protectedby sacredrecitations,
religious offerings(of gheeetc. to consecr&tedlire as prescribed
Chapter44 443

by Vedasetc.) and medicaltreatments,for prematuredeath may

discend on the child due to sins of father or mother or of its
own (in the previous birth).

B[qr$qEfq qstt|f,q Ttri qr(|6tteNr{ I

slfntfrrrilftFq fqq Ji ir tft,inq uttrt
qsqqqArceiri sflrfr ir $adaq r
{turQdrrwaeq qqt g 1feriiqntqu
arfq{11ri{rq{,*q Wn iarfvtrfuq: t
Rqat<r-seritm €iriwtq g tltsll
w*ffil q fqiql T,a66ir,!ilq fac I r
qnrl qrqdal a} q* *slrrE"tqlnl lltcll
qearlqqqmqi q qqi fltrqwqq; 1
fa{nq nterl
qt<E6t qEq: deT qf{ *rtqqtkil: t
ffi{{rrfii fqr ' <}qmcafqisq:trR"tl
. irqin t qffifds neel grcw16': l
ffiq${rg€rior $ .n qtaufariq ltRtll
15-21. I furtber mention about the Maraka planets.
One born with short lifs combinations may face death in the
Dasadenotedby Vipat star (3rd from birth star);one of medium
life may die in the dasadenotcdby Pratyak star (5th from birth
star). .In the dasa denotedby Vadha star (7th from birth star),
-one
with long life may obtain his end. The dasaof the lord of
22nd decanateor the one of 23rd, 3rd, Sth or ?th asterismsmay
also cause death. The lords of the 2nd and l2th counted from
the Moon sign may bring death,this is true when the said ruler
is a maleficand if he be a beneficthere will be (only) disease
(but not death). Death may cometo passin the dasaof the 6th
lord and in the sub periodsof 6th/8th/l2th lords. Should there
be many Marakas (endowedwith the power of killing) and be
strong, therc will be diseases,misbriesetc. in the respective
major and sub periods. Thus theseare Marakas (as above)and
are primarily relatedto descenddeathupon the native. Accor'
ding to thcir dispositiousthere may be dcath or difficulties.
441 .. Brlhat Parasara Hora Sastra
Notes : The Maraka power of a planet may be correlated
to the spanof life arrived by other calculations. If both
coincide therewill be death. If thereis a variation, therc will
not be deathbut difficultiesequalto deathlike miseries,diseases,
poverty etc.

rrg{iazril *gFir+ sllsaai .qt r

qR*m;qe ilsR qtq*tq dga: rr11rr
qRiil: Q €t fq*q: g{E{|r;iltnRqf'qI
qdi {va* ar;rr lrdRr€r 1farc: illltl
q66lsqR6sril {Tgrnflt firrE} q\ r
{qr({it} {ce} ,il ir{r $'cEQfq6;illYtl
22-24. RAHU AND 'KETU AS MARAKAS : If Rahu or
Ketu be in tho ascendant, Tlh,8th or l2th lhercotlor be in the
7th from a Malaka lord or be with sucha planet,they acquire
pbwefsof killing in thcir majoror sub pcriods. For oncborn
in Capricorn or in Scorpio, Rahuwilt bc a Maraka, Should
Rahu be in the 6th, 8rh or t2th, hc will giveclilllcultiesin his
dasa periods. He will not, howevcr,do so if aspectedby or
conjunct a bene{ic.
Notes: Importantplaccsfor Rahu/Ketuto acquirepower
of killing arethe ascendant, Trh. Sth or l2th. The 2nd houseis
naturally addedas another node will be in the 2nd wlrcnone is
in the speclfied8th house. They will not be Marakas if they
are in the 3rd, 9th, 5th and llth houses.lf a nodejoins a Maraka
planet 1or is in the houseof a Marakaplanet)it will actas.a
Maraka. Rahu is termedas a primary maraka for Capricorn
and Scorpio ascendants. lf he is in one of the adversehouses
for these ascendantshis dasa wiil briog death or intolerable
difficulties.

iTnrr( gitawi g qfqqr rfecr gfr r

rr{a}ra q{oi nrxr iiri Bq}rq I nR{tl
giln igil g{i Esi qr qsqqT1fa: r
gfra quunarFq-Erqrii{toirriq rrlqrr
Chapter 44 45
qa"ti nfa-(6$tri qqil Eaisfqqr faq ! |
fqqfilal lfaatar vFTIEI€rft$tsilt ttRell
nalgtrrq cqirfl< .Ftmir qr lft{\ l
qI dlfai faq ttlctt
Eflt aeref-{$qi tlt
fft3oaftar il(q qwi qqtd %qq I
qrfq eq ir nRQ.tl
Eiftt qai1lil dtfat
cqtrr rrtui awr fqiid Bqsaq ! t
qfr: ttlotl
Edri gaqr t* t"i qilsTffit
rdia rg{T{c} *6t'lnu a;1fa:t
qgdagil aftn1 q6tTrqil cff,: ttl ttt
21-31. THIRD HOUSE AND DEATH .' O excellentof
Brahmins,if the Sun, being with strength,is in the 3rd house
from the ascendant, one will obtain his death due to a king (or
tegalpunishments). The Moon in the 3rd will causedeathdue
to tuberculosiswhile wounds, weapons,fire and thirst will cause
dcath through Mars in the 3rd. If the 3rd be aspectedor
occupiedby Saturn and Rahu, death will be through poison,
water or fire, or fall from heights or confinement. Death will
surely cometo descendthrough insectsor leprosyif the Moon
and Gulika occupy or aspectthe 3rd house. Mercury aspecting
or occupyingthe 3rd will bring death followed by fever. Jupiter
in the 3rd or aspectingthe 3rd wiil causedeath by swelling or
tumourc. Urinary diseases will causedeathif Venusis in the 3rd
or aspectsthe 3rd. Many planets aspectingor occupying will
bring deaththrough manydiseases.
Notes : The sagebringsin the 3rd housein the context of
death.Accordingto the planetsrelatedto 3rd houseby conjunc-
tion or aspect, death will descend on the native through the
following causes.
'(also
The Sun lEgalpunisbments,death'awardsetc'
cardiac problem)
The Moon - tuberculosis(lung disordersetc.)
Mars - Wounds (accidentsetc.), weapons(eecoun-
ter), fire (alsoelectricity)and thiist.
Saturn/Rahu - poison, water, fire, confinement,falls eto.
446 Brihat Parasarallorq Sastra

Moon and Gulika * insects (scorpion, bees, snakesetc.) or

lcprosy.
Morcury severefever (typ'hoidetc.)
Jupiter swelling, tumour, etc. (also jaundicd,
dropsyetc.)
Vcnus urinary disorders(kidney troubies,venereal
discases etc.) (for femalesleucorrhea).
Mixed planets variousreasons

Eiiln q {*{€ {qli fa{\ t

qrtqq dl6l ilt fqaifqbrw* tfa: tt11tt
32, If the 3rd houseis occupiedby a benefic,dealhwill
be in an auspiciousplace (like a shrine) and if by a maleficin
sinful places. Mixed occupationwill yield mixed resultsin this
regard.

Eilt g!-qltrrqt $* aria i 1fa: r

3ffiIiqrsrqdelq tffiqr faq'fnq ! tt11tt
33. Consciousness will prevaila( the time of death if
Jripiter or Venusbe in the 3rd. With otherstherein,therewill
be unconsciousncssbeforedeath.

wrwit Eilq?A qrei qk{et r

fimavit eqtt q lrrmA qfq feq i ulYrl
34. Accordingto the 3rd housebeinga movable,fixed or
dual sign,death will be in a foreign place (other than native
place),in one'sown houseor on the way.

qrar{deqrlTil€q fifirii fr,frlii Tti: t

gi$dsfiial qi$q?i Stuiti q ui{tl
' {Tc"r{ qlt cq<rEi q gn <}.q
{EnTr? |
fqqrrqr vrq} ggfai* 'frsnrqq l'ttlqtt
35-36 : OCCUPANTSOF THE 8TH HOUSE .' Note the
occupantof the 8th housefrom. the ascendant. If it is the Sun,
deathwill be through fire, the Moon water, Mars weapons,
Mercury fever, Jupiter diseases,Venushunger and Saturn thirst.
Chapter 44 447
s{6el {r1r1tq* sft cT q*{i r
dl{ lfaraei iiqr q1qrcq1?qeil
tfrr rti'erl
37. Shou d tbe-8th housebe occupiedor aspectedby a
benefic while the 9th lord is conjuncta beneficthe nativewill
die in a shrine. If maleficstake the role of beneficsas above,
deathwill be in a placeother than a shrine.

qr;qqfeuq?dqitql $$1$ft{*: I
qf{q[F: qltrrlns? qrqdqils{Jq*: l l Q el l
Eqrqq{Ttroteg fqsrs} qqlil s{q{ |
{Ff(tt €E{rf,rBirl irsTfirfEcfHfr:rr1err
38-39.FATE OF THE CORPSE; Should there be a
benefic'sdecanatein the 8th'(i.e. the 22nd decanatebeingso),
the corpse will be burnt in fire (as prescribedin Sastras);if a
malefict decanatebe there, the body will be thrown away in
,water. If the decanatein {uestion is ownedby a mixed planet
the deadbody will only dry up. If it be a serpentdecanate,the
body will be eatenaway by animali, crowsetc.

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' 40. ,SERPENT DECANATES .'The 2nd and 3rd *ieca-
natesin Cancer, the initial one in Scorpioand the last one in
Piscesare designatedas serpentdecanates.

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4l-42. PRE-NATAL ABODE.' O excellentof Brahmins
the strongerof the luminaries occupyinga decanateof Jupiter
denotesdescentfrom the world of gods. If the saiddecanatebe
of Venusor the Moon the descentis from the world of the
Manes,if be of the Sun or Mars it is from the world of the dead
(of Yama) and if be of Mercury or Saturn it is from the hell.
448 Brihat PurasaraHora Sastra

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43-45.ASCENT AFTER DEATH.' According to the
following planetsin the l2th, 7th, 6th or the 8th, the nativewill
Ittain such worlds after death: Juriter-heaven, the Mooo or
'Venus-the
world of Manes, Mars/Sun-earth (i.e. rebirth),
Mercury/Saturn-hell. Shouldthe said housesbe not occupied,
the native will go to the world as indicatedby strongerof the
decanatelords relatedto the 6th and the 8th. The relative
planet's exaltationetc. will denote the high, mediumand low
rtatus the native will obtain in the said world.

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46. Other planetsand RasisbecomingMarakasare being
discussedin the cbapter relsted to Dasas.

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1. O sage,you haveearlierstatedtbat the Avasthas(states)
of planetsbe consideredin the context of planetary efrects. Bc
kind to tell me about the same,