Sagar's "SEARCH-LIGHT on INDIANASTROLOGY ARYANMISCELLANY THE Brihat Jataka o. VARAHAMIHIRA I'RANSLATEDINTOENOLISH BY Ush.&Sbasbi SagarPublications YEDMANSION,72Janpath NEWDELHI(INDIA) INTRODUCTION Thereisprobablynotonesubjectwhichissounderstood,whichsomanypeoplepretendtoIcnow,and onwhichsomanyareprepared10expressanopinion, asthesubjectofAstrology.TheIndianproverbtruly saysthatthereisnomanwhoisnotabit of aphysician andanastrologer;anditisequallyt ruethatthereis nosubjectwbichissoiIIunderstoodasthesetwo.The factisthatthebroadmedicalandastrologicalprinciples arcsomanythateverybodyofnecessitylearnsafew ofthese,butexperiencesadifficultyinmasteringall .l)f them. Itwouldbeinteresttngtonotethevarioussubjects withwhichastrologyisconfounded.Personswithwell-developedintuitionsareoftenfoundtomake correct pre-dictions of events.TheYogisarepersonsofthisdescrip-tion.Theirpeculiarknowledgeiscertainlynotthe resultof anyst udyofastrologicalworks.Wealsofind anotherclassofmenwhoimitatethesemenandalso makestrikingstatements.Binninghamgoldisoften takenforsterlinggold;Germansilverforpuresilver; andwehaveavari etyofinferiorstones,wbite,redand greenthatare oftenmistakenfordiamonds,rubiesand emeralds.Theworldisfullofthisdualcharacterof things.Everydepartmentoftrueknowledgebasits inferiorcounterpartandsowehavea ofmen wbo,posscssmgnooccultpowers,butsecuringthebelp ofafewelementalspirits,practiseimpositiononthe ignorantpublic.Buttheworldisnotwithouta touchstonetodetectthehollownessoftheirpretensions: thesemenwill youafewcorrectparticulars regard-ingremotepastevents,agreatmanyparticulars regardingpresentevents,oneortwoparticularsregarding theimmediatefuture.andnoparticularsataUabout thedistantfuture.Ihaveknownthesemenandtested thetruthoftheirstatements.Thcsemenpretendto beast rologers.Someofthemcarrynobooksatalland makeamazingstattcmentstouchingpasteventsinprose andverseinanextemporesing-songfashionandwithout theleasteffort,evenIhoughtbequestionerisaperfect ; whileothersshowyousomehuge antique eadjan book:andpretendtoreadfromitspages.Thiswas exactlythewayinwhichquestionswererecently answeredbytheBrahminastrologerwhopretendedto readfromthepagesoftheworks of theGreatBhee.makavi Iamsurethathisintell igentfriendseverhada lookintotbebooktoseewhetherwhatwasreadout wasreallywrittenthere,andifso,whetherthewriting wasnotafceshone.In allthesecasestheastrologer,if heisoneatall ,doggedlyrefusestoallowothersto look intohisbook;for,hesays.heisnotpermittedbythe boo,k...deitytodoso!Thereisamorewonderfulmanin Pondicherryatpresent.Hepretendstoreadfromthe worksofNandikeswara.Suchastrologersaremaking vastsumsofmoney.Thestatements theymakearerealiy puzzling ones.Butfortheseandthe wayinwhichtheyare made.theutterwantof preparationandthelike,]should havebeeninclinedtodiscardtheelementof thehelpof VB theelementalspirits.Letthosewhowouldobjecttothis, examinethematter andthenpronouncean opinion. Nothingcanbemorefunnythantofindyoungmen especially,takingupastrology85theirfirstsubjectof attackintheirpublicutteranc.!s.It isasubjecttowhich theypaylittleorno attentiO:lexceptfOfpurposesof ridi-cule.Toallyourquestions,howdo youprove this state-mentandhowdoyouprovethat:theironcreadyreply isthattheircommonsensetcllsthemso.Theyforget thatcommonsense asensewhichchangesin its nature asoncadvancesinonc'sstudy,anditcbanzcsso muchthat IhecommonsenseofoneageisdHTerentfromthe commonsenseofanotherage,thesenseof onc nationorofoncindividualis differentfromthecommon senseofanothernationorofanothe rindividual.Where proof isadvancedbyafew,itisequallyinteresting to ex-amineit.Theproofisthatsuehandsuchastrologers made!iuchandsuchpredictionsandthatthepredictions havefailed-and ergo,astrologyisnoscience!Itiseyi-dentl ytakenforgrantedtllatthe8'\trologerwaSreally learnedinthescience,andtbattherewerenottbose numerouserrorsof datato misleadhim. Anotherobjectiontothescienceisthatastrologically thefortunesof twop:rsonsbornatthesamemomentof timebutintheopposi tequartersoftheglobe, mustbe the same,butth!!.tthevcannotbeandarenotthesame. Hereisanignorancebetrayedregardingtheelementary principlesofthescience.Itistruethattheplanetary positionsarenearlythesameexceptforthesmallmatter of parallax.But itisnottbeplanetsalonethatgoto shapeone'sfortunes.Timeofbirth,whichisrepresent-edbythcLagoaor therising sign,hasagreatdealtodo , -, VIII withit.Inotherwords.becausethelocaltimesofthe twoplacesarcdifferent.theLagDasmustbedifferentj forwhenthe20thdegreeofLeo.forinstance,isin contactwiththehorizonhere,the20thdegreeofAquarius willbeincontactwiththehorizonofourantipodesat thesamemoment.OUTrisingsignistheirseuingsign, andoursettingsignistheirrisi ngsign;sothata differenceoflongitudegives adifference oflocaltimeand consequentlyadifferenceofLagon.Butsupposethe placestohavethesamelongitude.Taketwoplacesfor instanceonthesamemeridianandthereforeduenorth andsouthofeachother.Nowthequestionis whether theLagoaisthesameforboththeplaces.No.the Lagoaisapointintheeclipticwhichisinclinedtothe equator.Theplanetsofthehorizonofthetwoplaces are differentandtheycutdifferentpartsoftheecliptic. Ttthereforefoll owsthatadifferenceoflatit udegives a differenceintheLagoa.Sothatplaceswithadifference of eitherlongitudeorlatitudeorwithbothcannothave the sameLagoaatthesametime.ThatLagnaormefe timeOfspace,irrespectiveoftheplanets,hasagreat dealtodowithshapingthefortunesofanativeorlataki willbeanewrevelationtomostpeople.Wewillcome to ,thi s subjectpresently.Ahoroscopicdiagramorfigure of theheavensrepresent sbothlocaltimeorLagoaand planetarypositions.. WhatthenisAstrologyorHoroscopy?whatisits natureandwhatits_bounds?Hereistheauthor'sdefini tionof horoscopy-al{ellal l ereise any appreciable influence oyerhumanaffa irs. xxvi manyinreality,thenumbergivenaboveexpressesthe possiblenumberofpositionsinwhichthl!planets canbe conceivedtobeplacedinthe12signs oftheZodiacalge. broically.Butt heycannotassumeallthesepositions,for tbissimplereason,tbattheyhavemot ionsoftheirown andcanonlycometoparticularpositionssubjectto such motions.Again.of 537,471,120horoscopicRasiCbakrarns, reduced.asjustpointedout,averylargenumber refersto animalsandplants(VideCh.3 onAnimalandVegetable horoscopy).Again,itdoesnotappearthattheNadi-treatofanyperiodoft imeolherthanIh..: presentKaliyuga,anditisproba bkthatthosehuman chakramsthatpointedtobirthsinother yugashavebeen rejected.Nowanumberofhoroscopes,thoughagreeing inthebroadZodiacaldivisionsoftheplanetaryplaces, mightshowgreatdifferenceswherethedivisionsaremore minute;astheNavamsa;Trimsamsa,Hora,Drekkana, Dvadasamsaandthelikedivi sions.anditmightbeasked whethertheNadigranthamsrecognizethesedivisions,and if not,onwhatbasistheseGranthams arebuilt. The360degreesoftheeclipticaredi vi dedinto12 equalpartsof 30degrees each,andeach divisionisknown as asignof theZodiac.Eachsign,forpurposeof Nadi-grantharosis dividedinto150partsknownasamsas,and theseamsashaveparticularnamesassignedtothem,such asVasudha,Vaishnavi,Brahmi,KalaKUla.Ahi,Sankari, andsoforth.Adegreeoftheeclipticcontains5such parts,andeachpartisdividedintotwohalvesknown as PurvabhagaandUttarabhaga.i.e.,thefirsthalfandthe secondhalf.ForeachhalftheNadigranthamcontains alife,andthishalfrepresentsinspace6minutes, andin timeaVighatikaor24seconds.Sothatthenumber of xxvii horoscopestreatedofinNadigranthamsasregardsthe omsa3is3,600.NowthefirstvolumeofDhruvanadi givesabriefaccountofthelivesofpersonsforthe manyamsasa l ~ e a d yrererredto.Thesketchisquite independentofthepositionoftheplanets andholdstrue withsomeslightalterationsfromplanetaryinfluences. Thepointstreatedofreferto thematerialpoints of one's life.Nowinthecaseofhumanhoroscopythereisa law connectingthe amsaswiththeposi tions of theplanets. Ilongsuspectedthatsuchalawofconnectionmustexist. Forotherwiseitwouldnotbepossibletodescribe correctlythepositionsoftheplanetsseveralthousand yearshenceandforsuchlongages.fexaminedThe pagesofthevolumealreadyreferredto,andfoundthe' author writing inonepl aceasfollows: "Weshallnowproceedtostatethemethodofdis-coveringtheplacesoftheplanetsfortheseveralarnsas for humanbirths." Athrillofjoyranthroughmewhichwasso on followedbybitterdi sappointment.For,thenextcadjan leafwhichoughttohavecontainedtheinformlltion wantedwasmissing!Someperson,evidentlyseeingthe importanceoftheinformation,mustIhavecarriedaway theleafofthebookIexamined. ' Ourreadersare requestedtoexamineothercopiesofthe1stvolumeof the Dhruvanadi . TheauthorofNadigranthamtakes upanamsamand jotsdownthepositionsortheseVeralsetsof position,of tbeplanets,takingintoconsiderationespeciallytheir Zodiacaldivisions.andbyslightly altering,Ofadding to, thebriefsketchabovereferredto, fortheamsas,fini sbes hisaccountofalife.The author saysthathetreatsonly , ,XXVIII ofabout30or40importantpointsineachlife.Now underoneoftheseaccounts aDumberofpersonswillfall whoseliveswillshowdifferencesof amoreminutenature whichtheNadigrantbamdoesnottakeintoaccount.The Nadigranthamsthereforeareonlyverybriefsketchesof humanlives.Afr.,isnow preparing anedition andanEnglishtranslationoftbe same, assistedbyPanditSuddhakara.VarahaMihirahasalso writtenaworkknownasYogayatra.Amanuscriptcopy of tbisworkiswithDr.Kerne.nowinLeydenHolland. Ihavedeemeditadvisabletoexplainandretainthe useof anumber of Sanscrittermsfortheconvenienceof thenativesoftbiscountry,whomustbemorefamiliar withthemthanwiththeirEnglishequivaleutswhere suchexist.Itmaybewelltostatehere someof thesub-jectstreatedofintheworknowtakenup fortranslation. Thebookcont",ins28chapters.Thefirsttwochapters relate todefinitions of astrologicalterms andtoelementary principles,thethirdrelatestoanimalandvegetable horoscopy.Thefourthtreatsofthedeterminationof thenatureofissue-their physicalpecnliarities,fortunes. etc.,fromtheplanetarypositionsatthetimeof concep-tion.Achapteris devotedtothedeterminationoftbe descriptionoftheplaceofbirthandtheother incidents connectedwiththetimeofbirthfromplanetarypositions withaviewtothecorrectascertainmentoftbeLagna. Thenextchaptertreatsofearlydeath-Balarishta,and the nextis devotedtothedeterminationofthelengthof lifeofanative-Jataki.Achapterisdevotedtothepar-ticularavocattons ofmenandtotheirsourcesofwealth. ThenfollowseveralimportantchaptersonRajaand , XXXJ otherogas.T h ~chapterallPravrijyayogadetermines underwhatplanetaryaspectsana liv.!willturnouta n ascetic.ThechapterheadedAnishtadhyayacontainsa numberofmalevoll!ntplanetarypositions,eachconnected withsomeevilofhumanlife.Achapterisdevotedto women.Thisisfollowedbyachapterwhi chdescribes theparticula rmannerinwhi chapersonmeetswi thhis deathandthenatureof hisfuturelife.Inthenext chap-tertheauthorJaysdownrulesforthedeterminationof thehoroscopeofapersollignorantofhisti meof birth. Theaboveisnotacompletelist ,anditwouldbewrong to judgeoftheinterestingnatureofthecontentsofeach chapterfromthebrief accountgivenabove. Theappendixtothetranslationwillcontai nnumer-oustablesanddi agramsrelatingtotheconstruct ionof horoscopesandtvtheascertaiumeotofthelocaltimeby thesun-dial,bytheshadow,and.atnight,bythetransit ofthestarsoverthemeridian.Wewilla lsostaterules fortheconst ructionoftheplaneofmeridianbymeansof finethreadsforpurposesobservation.Theappendix willalsocontainafeWtabl es,forthecalculationofthe lengthoftheDasasandBhukties. WemayconcludethisIntroductionwi ththewords ofZadkieland"advisethosewhovaluetruthtospenda fewdaysinexaminingtheprincipleslaiddowninthis workandapplyingthemtotheirownindividualcali..:S beforetheyjointheherdof thelearned andtheunlearned inpledgingthei rwordstoafal seassert ion,I'iz.,that Astrologyisanunfoundedscience", Jan:1977 Usha Sbasbi ASTROLOGICALTERMS ThefollowingJi stofastrologicaltermsdefinedin thefirsttwochaptersandarrangedalphabeticallywith thestanzasgivenoppositetoeachispublishedforcon-venienceof reference: eh.Stanza A Aglla(lOthhouse) - - I16 Akokera(Greekname forMakara,Capricorn)I8 Ambu(4thhouse) - - - I18 Anglesorquadrants,theirstrength -I19 Antyabha(Sign MeeDa,Pisces) - I8 Apoklima (the3rd,6th9th and12houses fromtheascendant) - I18 Aspects,planetary - - - II13 Astabbavana(7thhouseor setlingsign) - I.. Astangatap l a n e t ~ - -VII2 Atimitragraha,veryfri endlyplanets - II18 Atisatrugraha,veryinimicalplanets - II19 8 Beneficplanets - -- II5 Benefic signs - --III Biped signs,theirst rength - - I19 ... XXXIII C Castes,planetarydi visions of-Centipedsigns,their st rength-Chararasi,movablesigns Cha turasra.4thand8thbousu Chatuspadacasi, quadrupedsigns Cheshtabala,motionalstrengthof planets Clothes,planetarydivisionsof Colours,planetary divisionsof-Colours of Zodiacalsigns-Common signs D Dakshi narasis,Southern signs-Depressionsigns anddegrees Devas,pla netary divisions of-Dhatusor elementsof thebody,planetary divisions of- -Dikbala,qua rterlystrengthofplanets Dik, di rectionof planets Di....ections of planets-Diurnal signs- -Drekkanas,theirlords-Drisht i,planetarysightor aspect Duschikya,3edhouse-----------_. Ch.Stanza " 7 119 111 116 117&19 11 " "1 1 1 1 4& 19 12 5 20 11 - " 11 13 .5 -"11 "19 - "5 _.115 -110 - I11&12 - 1113 -119 significationof the12 houses-Dwadasa msa, divisionof asigninto12parts Dwclli nghouses,planetarydivisionsof 1 15&16 16 part sof- - - II Dwipadarasis.bipedsigns-Oyuna7thbouse --I I 12 19 16 XXXIV Ch.Stanza E Eastern signs- -!I I Elements,dbatus,of thebody,planetary divi sionsof- -!!II Elements,planetary divisionsof!!6 Exaltationsi gns anddegrees-!1 F Femaleplanets- -!!6 Female signs-!II Fixedsigns- !II Flavourplanetary- !!I. Foot,signsthatrisewiththeir!10 Forms of the signs- -!5 Forms of theplanets-!!8 to11 Friendly planets -- -H151018 G Garments , planetary divisionsof-!!12 Greeknames forZodiacalsigns-!8 Guna,temper,planetary divisions of -!!7 H Heads,signsthatri sewiththeir-I10 Headandtail,signthatri seswithits!10 Hermaphroditeplanets-II6 Hibllkn,4thhouse-!18 Hora - - -I9 Horas,theirlords - -!II&12 Houses,theirlords - -I6 Hridroga.GreeknameforKumbha.Aquarius!8 I Immovablesigns - !II I nimicalplanets - - 11151018 xxxv J Jamitra, 7thhouse- -Jati, Caste,of theplanets-Jituma,GreeknameforMithuna,Gemini Juka,GreeknameforTula,Libra K Kala,time,planetary lengthsof-Kalabala,periodicalstrength of planets Kalapurusba,planetarydivisionsof Kalapurusha,Zodiacaldivision of Karmasthanam,10thhouse Ch.Stanza -I18 -II7 I8 I'8 - II14 - II19 - III I4 I18 Kendra,quadr.wts or angles,theirstrength Konrpya,Greeknamefor Vrischika,Scorpio Kria,GreeknameforMesha.Aries -I17 &19 I8 I8 Kulira,Kataka,Cancer L Lagna,strengtbof-Leya, Greekname forSimha,Leo M Maleplanets Malesigns- -Maleficplanets-Maleficsigns Measurementof theZodiacalsigns Meshoorana,10thhouse Metals,planetary divisionsof -Mitragraha,friendlyplanets-Moola Trikona, signsandtheir lords Motional strengthof planets-Movablesigns-Movableandimmovable signs -I8 I I 18 8 - II6 III IIS III I19 - I18 .- II12 - IIISto18 I14 - II19 -III - III - . XXXVI N natural,relativestrengthof -rh, nets- -Names,various,forp1:lnet s Narmmsak:ig.r:tha,hermaphroditeplanets NaltJr:ll,rel:tliv(' , strengthof planets Na\' nmsa,of signinto9parts and theirlord..-Neecha.depressionsigns NeUlralpbnels Nocturnal---p PariaparaSIgns,2nd,5th,81h&:II th houses--Papagraha ,maleficplanets--Paparasi,maleficsigns--Paschimarasi.Westrensigns Pathon:l.,GreeknameforKanY:l ,Virgo Periodicalstrengthof theplanclS Politicaldi vi sionsof thePositi onal strengthoftheplanets Easternsigns--Prishtodayara si:;,signsri singwilhtheiT feet-- --Purushagraha.maleplanets Purusharasi !;,malesigns --Q Quadrants,their strength--Quadruped!i ignstheirst rength QU3nerly!itrengthof planets ----------Ch.Slan7.a II2 t Tf2 &3 II6 II19 t6 13 tto t It t t t It It It t t II t t. 5 It t t R 19 I I. II 10 6 II I17&19 I17&19 II19 uxvii R Rasis.Signs.namesof-Rasis,theirlords- -Rikshasandhi.defined-Ritus.planetary divisionsof-Rupa,shapes, of planets-Rupa, sbapes,of signs-s Sarnagraha,neutralplanets-Satrugraha,inimicalplaneU-Seasons,planetary divisions of Shadvarga,6modes of the divisionof the ecliptic- -Shapesof thesigns- -Shapesof theplanets-Sightsor aspects of theplanets Signs,namesof- -Signs,their,lords- -Significations,of the12signsofZodiac Siraprishtodayarasi,sign"thatri seswithits headandtail- -Sirodayaf'dsis,signsthatrisewiththeir heads- -Southern signs- -Sthiinabala,positionalstrengthof planets Sthirarasis,fixedsigns-Streegraha, femRleplanets-Streerasis.female signs-Strength of Lagoa- -Subhagraha,benefic planets Sukba,4thhouse- ----I I I - " 4 6 7 12 - II8to11 - I5 - "16 &17 - IT151018 -"12 --I I - " - " ---I I I 9 5 8 to11 13 , 6 15&16 - I10 - I10 - I11 - II19 - I11 - "6 - III - I19 -"5 - I18 Sutabha.'th house- -Swakshetrahousesandtbeirlords T Tails,signstbatrisewitbtheir Tapas,9thbouse-----Ch.Stanza I I 18 6 Tavuri,GreekDameforVrishabha,Taurus-I r r 10 19 8 7Temper,of planets-Toukshika, GreeknameforDhanus,Sagittari Triangularsigns- -Trikona.5th bouse- -Trikona rasi ,triangular signs-Triinsamsa,division of signinto30parts Tritrikona,9thhouse-U - /I -----I I I I I I 6 18 6 7 19 Ubliayarasi,movableandimmovablesignsIII Uccbarasi,signsof exaltationwithdegreesI13 Upachayaorimproving signs- - IJ 5 Uttararasi,Northernsigns- - (J t V Vargottama, defi ned-Varna,colour of planets.-Varna, colour of Zodiacalsigns Vesi,2nd housefromtheSun-Vcsma.4thhouse- -W Western signs - --I - 11 I 1 I ----1 I' ,&S 20 20 18 11 CHAPt ER. CONTENTS Int roduction..._ Astrol ogicalTermsIndexed. PAoe v uxu r.DefinitionsandElementaryPrinciples ('Zodiacal).. I II.DefinitionsandElementaryprinci ples Ill. IV. V. VI. VII. (Planetary).,. Animal andVegetableHoroscopy .. NishekaKalaor the Time of Conception. MattersConnectedwithBirthTime. Balarishta orEarlyDeath.. Ayurdaya.or theDetermination of theLentgh of Life.. .. 17 28 33 46 63 70 VBI.Planetary Divisions andSub-Divisionsof Life knownas DasasandAntae Dasas..91 IX.AshtakaVargas....1 t I X.Avocation.... 131 Xl.RajaYogaor theBirthof Kings ..135 XU.NabhasaYogas....146 XIll.Chandra or LunarYagas ..164 XIV.Double PlanetaryYogas...172 XV.AsceticYogas...186 XVI.TheNakshatras or tbeMoonin tbe Asteri sms190 XVU.TbeMoonin theseveralsignsof theZodiac194 XVIII.The Sun, Mars and other Planets in the several signs of theZodiac..199 CHAPTER XIX. XX. XX!. xxn. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIll. APPENDIX II PACE PlanetaryAspects 212 PlaneuintheBhavas. 21. Planets inseveralVargas 225 Mi scellaneousYogas 231 MaleficYogas 235 Horoscopyof Women 244 Death 253 LostHoroscopes. 261 Drekkanas 276 Conclusion 286 Method of findingLagnaSphulam..289 ......Localtime(byDay).291 .....;".. at (Night)293 Table showingthe Oblique Ascension of each sign of the Zodiac..'.294 Table showing the Oblique fromanyone sign to any other lignof the Zodiac..296 Table showingtheAntardasa periods of the NaksbatraDasas.297 Table showingtheEquation ofTimc for India298 Table showing theFriends,Enemies,etc., of Planets...299 Table showing the Time of the Culmination of Stars...... 299 Tableshowinglbe Timeof the CulminDtiorzof theSun andthe VernalEquinox.300 --THE BRIHATJATAKA OF VARAHAMIHIRA --CHAPIERI DEFINITIONSANDELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES (ZoDIACAL) I.MaytheSungiveusspeech,whobybisliabt illuminiestheMoon,(a)whoisthepath of those whohave norebirth,who istheAtmaof thosewhoknowtheAlma, whoistheDevaworshippedinsacrificialrites,whois the Lord of theDevasandof theLights of thesky.whoisthe Authoroftheorigin,growthandannihilationofthe worlds,who issungintheVedasinvariousways,whois possessedofmanyraysandwboformstbe Lampof the threeworlds. 2TheBr;hal Jataka[CN.I NOTES (a)Inconnectionwiththi swewoulddrawthe altentionofthereadertowhattheauthorsayson the subjectoftheMoonrecei vinglightfromtheSunin Stam.a2ofChapterIVofhisBrihatSamhita,which runsasfollows : "TheraysoftheSunfallingonthewateryMoon removethedarknessoftbenight(on- Earth)justinthe samewayaslightreflectedfromamirror(placedinthe Sun)removesthe darkness(from)withinaroom." And intheVedaswefindthe(visible)Moonbr iefly definedasfollows: " Suryarasmischandramab. " lhe Moonistheraysof theSUI1. 2.ThoughvariouswellwrittenworksonAstrology (0)theproductionsofabl em ~ nexistfortheenl ighten-mentofin tclligcntstudents(ofhoroscopy),Ibeginto construct(this)smallboat (consisting)of stanzas(wrinen) invariousmetresandofseveralmeaninflsfor(thebenefit of)personsofbrokenattemptsto crossthevastoceanof horoscopy.') NOTES (a)SuchworksasthoseofParasara,G< t x -35, andthe nextinto' x . x6x . xl= 21 andthenextinto, xax6 T~S~~T~~ x tX 1x : =7; andthe lastinto ix l X5/3x t x :X;x ~ =I. , 162TheBrihatlfltakarC H.xn Sothat,thesevenSankhyayogasaresplitinto7+ 21+ 35+ 35 + 21 + 7+ 1= 127.Theseaddedto23Akriti yogas giveusI SOyogasforaLagoaor1,800yogasforthe 12 Lagnas. Tofi ndthenumberofcombinationsofn thingstaken r at atime,thereaderisreferredtotheLi lavatiof Bhas-karaCharyar . ortotheChhandasSutraofPingalaor to Chapter77.Stanza22(notes)oftheEnglishTranslation ofBrihatSamhitaortothenotestoStanza4 of thenext Chapte r of tlli s Book. " J! = Z , 2 3 , 2 , 2 3 4 , N. B.- THE32 NASHASAYOGASMENTIONEDINTHISBOOK AREGIVENINTUEFOLLOWINGTABULARFORM . ,. = N NamesDest"riPtion = ". - 0 " .. 3 AuoyarOgas Rajj u.. .Allphlnelsoccupy Ihe movablesigns , .. "" Ihefbledsigns ..2 Nala .. " .,thccommonor Ubhaya2

Tilt2DolaYogin Sdk or Mtlla: ..Beneficplnnet s occupy theKendra$ .. 2 Sarpa...Malefi c "" .. .2 20Akrjt;Gada .. Allplanet s occupy any twoadjac:nl Kendras4 Sakata.......the1stand7th ...4 Vihap .. "" the 4thilndIOth.houses4 Sringatah... "" thc1st, 5tlt and9thhouses4 Hala "" th' othertriansular4 bouse. Vaj ra Beneficplanetsoccupyoh, ,.. "d 7.h , housesandMaleficplarietsoccupythe 4thand10thhouses. . CH.xu]TheBrihatJlitaka 7 I 8 , 10 II " 13 14 " J6 17 J8 " 20 I 2 J 4 , 6 7 Na m:s Yava Description ...I Mal :ficplanets: dropsy. 5.Apersonbornwhentherisingsign isLeowill besevere,fondofanimalfoodandofbilioustempera-ment,willdispeldestruction,willsupporthisfamilyby engaginginVariousworks.willbeaniggard,willlike people.wi llbeamanofrenownandofresignation; willannoyhiskinsmen.willbeableandenergetic.will beof asinfulnature,willpossessseveralwivesandwill haveadiseasedwaist.kneesandteeth.Hewillmeet hisdeathbyweapons,hurtfulanimals,bypoison,by wood,bydiseases,bythecreaturesofwaterorby starvation. 6.ApersonbornwhentherisingsignisVigto,will beofsweetspeech,ofbrightpersonalappearance,long Jegsandarms,willbeof amixed temperament,willbeof excellentbeaulY,willreceivewounds,willberich,willbe aniggard,willbeattachedtohiskinsmen,willbave manydaughters,willbeinbadtermswithhisbrothers andsisters.willbeinclinedtodeedsofvirtue,willnot CR.XVIII)17teDrlhotJiltaka209 . earnmuch,andwillbeskilledinwork.Hewillmeet hisdeathbymeansofquadrupeds,weapons,bilious attacks.grief.fireor rope. 7.Apersonbornwhen Libraistheri singsignwill beofaroughbody,aharshnatureandaphlegmaticand windytemperament,willthoughtlesslybeginawork,will beofshortneck,willbegrateful,willacquiremuch wealth,willbecomefamousbyhisactsof liberality,will serveunderhispreceptor,willberespectedbyhis father,brothersandothers,willbefondoftravels,will bevirtuous:willconcealhimself 10escapctroublesfrom hiskinsmen,willlosehiswife,willbefondof fightand willsufferfromgrief.Hewillmeetbisdeathbya famousman,byhi skinsmen,bymildquadrupeds,by calamity,byseparation fromanobjectof desireorbythe fatigueofjourney. 8.Apersonbornwhentherisi ngsignisScorpio willhaveabroadfaceandalongbelly,willbeof aharsh natureandofabilioust emperament,willhavebrown eyes,willbeslowandof quickpace,willbeamasterover olhers,willprotectalargefamily,willbehatedbyhis kinsmen,willspendmuch,willhavemanychildren.will notliveincomfort,willhavenoenemies,willlosehisvir-tues, wilf protect oxen.willfallintobadtemperonaccount ofhiswife.willyieldnothingtobisenemies,willhavehis ownmenforbisenemies.willsufferfromnumerous diseasesandwillsurrenderhimselftohisfoeout of fear ofsword-cut.Hewillmeethisdeath byimprisonment, blows, sword-cut,baddiseasesor by fire. 9.ApersonbornwhentherisingsignisSagi ttari willhavelargelimbs,teeth andnose,willbeof phlegmatic andwindytemperament.willhaveafleshygenitalorgan, 210TheBri!JatJataka [eH.XVIII thighsandarms,willbeofdefectivenails,willbeskilled inwork,willbebol dinfight,willserveundermenof lowcaste,willbedeprivedofhispropertybythieves,by fireor bytheking,willbelearnedinlaws.willberespected bymanypeople,willgivetroubletohisbrothers,will workinforeignlands,willbelikedbytheking,willbe indifferenttodeedsofvirtue,willquarrelwith his wives andwillhaveadiseasedface,Hewillmeethisdeathby quadrupeds,snakes,thekingorbyimprisonment. 10.ApersonbornwhentherisingsignisCapricorn willhave asmallnose,longface.armsand-Jegs;willbe ofwindytemperament.of atimidnature,willthoughtlessly engagein work,willsuITerimprisonment,willhaveasmall family,andsmallwealth.willbeaniggard.willhave daughters,willhavenokinsmen,willliveinplenty,will acquirewealthbyhi s valour throughtheking andbyforest. willobserve fasting,willhaveawifeoflowcaste,andwill bea t t a c h ~ dtoher,willhavealargebody.fewhairs :lnd weakkneesandwillsufferfromdiseases.Hewillmeet hisdeathbychildren,bythewind,byweapons,bythe king,bypoi son,byfall,byanelephant,byanincrease of bileorbydyspepsia. 11.ApersonbornwhentherisingsignisAquarius, willbeof inactivehabitsandofharshnature,willbethe eldestinthefamily,willbeofbilious andwindytempera ment.willhaveanoseshapedlikethefl owerofsesamum plant,willwastehiswealth,willhavemanyservants,will behatedbyhiskimmen,preceptors,enemiesandfriends; befondof deedsof wickedness,willacquiremuchproperty, willnever spend moneyoncharity,willassumeashowof virtue.willworshiptheDevasandwillsufferfrom phlegmaticattacksafi'cctinathe chest.HowilllQeethis CH.XVIIIJTheBrihatJiitaka211 deathfrompainsinthebellybyvomitionandbydrugs administeredbywomen. 12.Apersonbornwhentherising signis Pisceswill havethicklips,fish-likeeyeandlargenose,willbeof phlegmaticandwindytemperament,willbeasage,will beofdisfiguredskinsandof active habits,willberemark-ableforhisgainandloss,willhavegoodservantsand kinsmen,willbedisposedtodeedsofvirtue.willhavea goodwife.willhelphisfather,will join awomanoflow deeds andwill havebadenemies.Hewillmeethisdeath bydisease,corruptionoftheblood,snakebite.attackof a lion,bythechiefsofpartiesof men,byvenerealdiseases, bydrugs.byfasting orbythefatiguesof journey. ---CHAPTERXIX ONPLANETARYASPECTS 1.Ifatthetimeofbirth,theMoonoccupysign Aries andbe aspectedbyMars,thepersonwillbecomea king ;if shebeaspectedbyMercury,thepersonwiIIbe learned;ifbyJupiter,hewrtlresembleak.ing;ifby Venus.hewillbeamanofgoodconduct;oratrader according toanotherreading;ifbySaturn,hewillbea thiefandif bytheSun. hewillbepoor. Ifa.tthelime ofbirththeMoon occupysignTaurus andbeaspectedbyMars ,the personwillbepoor;ifshe beaspectedby M.:rcury,"hewil[beathief ;if byJupiter, hewillberespectedbythe people;orwillbearichking accordingtoanotherreading;ifbyVenushewillbea king ;if bySaturn,hewillberichand ifbytheSUD.be willbeaservant. rf attbetimeofbirththeMoon occupysignGemini andbe.3.spectedbyMars,thepersonwillsellweapons;if shebeaspectedbyMercury,hewillbecomeating ;ifby Jupiter,hewillbealearned;if byVenus,hewillbefear-less;ifbySaturn.hewillbeaweaver andi fbytheSun, hewillbepoor. Ifa tthetimeofbirth.tbeMoonoccupysignCancer and beaspectedbyM&rs.thepersonwillbeavaliantsol-dier ;ifshebeasp:ctedbyMercury,hewillbealiterary author;if byJupiter,hewillbelearned;ifbyVenus,he cu.XIX]TheBriIJal JiilQka213 willbeaking;ifbySaturn,hewilllivebyweaponsand if bytheS u n ~hewillsutTerfrom diseasesoftheeye. 2.If atthetimeofbirth,theMoonoccupysignLeo andbeaspectedbyMercury,theperson willbeanAstrol-oger;ifaspecledbyJupiter,hewillberich;ifby Venus,hewillbeaking;ifbySaturn,hewillbeabar-ber;ifbytheSun,hewillbeaking,andifbyMars, be willalso beaking. Ifatthetimeofbirth,theMoonoccupysignVirgo andbeaspeetedbyMercury,thepersonwillbeaking,if aspectedbyJupiter,hewillbeacommanderofarmies,if byVenus,hewillbevigilantandifbySaturn,tbeSun or Mars,he willlivebyservingunderwomen. If atthetimeofbirththeMoonoccupy:; igl}Libra andbeaspectedbyMercury,theperson willbeaking; if aspectedbyJupiter,hewillworkin gold;if byVenus,he willbeatrader;andifbySaturn,theSunorMa rs.he willbedeceitful. IfatthetimeofbirththeMoon occupy signScorpio and be aspectedbyMercury.thepersonwillge ttwins; (or willhavetwofatbersaccordingto someCommentators) ; if aspectedbyJupiter,hewillbeobedient;if byVenus,he willbeawasberman;ifbySaturn,hewillbeofdefective limbs;if bytheSUD.hewillbepoor andifbyMa rs,be willbeaking. 3.If atthetimeofbirth,theMoonoccupysign SagittariandbeaspeetedbyMercury,thepersonwill protecthiskinsmen;ifaspeetedbyJupiter,he willbea king; ifbyVenus.hewillprotectmanymen;andif by Saturn,theSunorMars,hewillbeafopput ona showofvirtueandwillnotattendtotheworkof othl!r persons. 214TheBrihatJiitakaECHoXIX If atthet imeofbirth,theMoonoccupysignCapri-cornandbeaspectedbyMercury,thepersonwillbethe kingof kings;ifaspectedbyJupiter,. bewillbeaking; if byVenus,hewillbelearned;if bySaturn,hewillbe rich;ifbytheSun,hewillbepoor;andjf byMars,he willbeaking. Ifatthetimeofbirth.theMoonoccupysignAqua-rius;andbeaspectedbyMercury,thepersonwillbea king:ifaspectedbyIupiter.hewillresembleaking;if byVenusorSaturnortheSunorMarshewillbefondof thewivesof other men. Ifat thetimeofbirth,theMoauoccupysignPi sces andbeaspectedbyMercury,thep::rsollwil!bewitty;if aspcctedbyJupiter,hewillbeaking;ifbyVenus, he willbelearnedandif by Saturn,theSunorMars,hewill dowickeddeeds. \NOTt:S AsstatedinIhelastStanzaof tbelastchapter.all tbat hasbeensaidoftheMoonappliesalsototherisillg sign.TheMoonbyaspect ingtheseveralsignsoftbe ZodiacexceptsignCancer,productsmaleficeffectswhen suchsignsarerisingsigns. 4.If at thetimeofbirth.theMoonoccupytheSolar orLunarflOraof asign,shewil!producebenefic effectsif shebeaspectedbyplanetsoccupyingrespectivelythe SoJar endLunar!toras.(a)IftheMoon beaspected"(1)by thelordoftheDrekkanaoccupiedbyher(b),or (2)by theofplane tsoccupyingfriendlysigns(c).shewill producebCl'cficclTects. effectsdescribedforthe Moonoccupyingtbeseveralsignsandbeingaspectedby thesevera!pla netsappl ytoherwhensheoccupiesthe CII.XIX]TheBrihat liitaka215 severalDwadasamsnsandisaspecledbytheseveral planet s.(eI)IfthcMoonoccupyparticularNavamsasand be aspcctedbytheseveralplanets, theeffectswillbethose statedasfollow. NOTI::S (a)IftheMoonbeaspectedbyplanetsoccupying horaswhoselords are differentfromthelords ofthe!taros occupiedbyber,theelf tswillbemalefic.Thesame remarks applytotherisinghom. (b)AccordingtoSwalpaJalaka,ifthelordofthe DrckkanaaspectingtheMoonbeabeneficplanetthe effectswillbebenefic;ifmalefic,theeffectswillalsobe malefic.ThesameremarksapplytotherisingDrek-kana. (e)SothatiftheMoonbeaspectedbyplanets occupying inimicalsignsthe effectswillbemalefic. (d)ThesameremarkholdswithreferencetotIle risi ngDwadasamsa.Iftheri singDwadasamsabeother thanthatofCancer.andiftherising~ i g obeaspeeled bytheMoon.theefftswillbemalefic;ifthcri sing DwadasamsabethatofCancer,andiftherisingsignbl.! aspectedbytheMoon, theeffectswillbebenefic. S.IfatthetimeofbirththeMoonoccupythe NavamsaofMarsandbeaspectedbytheSUIl,theperson willbetheprotectorofacity;ifaspectedbyMars,he-willbefondoftorture;ifaspectedbyMercury,hewill beskilledinduelfight;ifbyJupiter,hewi llbeaking; if byVenushewillberich;andifbySaturn,hewill bring on quarrel s. Ifatthetimeof binh.theMoon occupytheNavamsa ofVenusandbeaspcetcdbytheSun,thepersonwillbe 216TheSrihatJiitoka(3msawillhavemanysons,willJiveingreatcom fott,willbefreefromdiseases,willbelikedbyall (0)will berich,beautiful ,wicked,of fairbodyandwillenjoymany , women. ApersonbornwhentheTr imsamsaof Mar:;isoccu-piedbytheSun.willbeboldinfight. andwhenitI S occupiedbytheMoon,hewillbeslowat work. ApersonbornwhentbeTrimsamsaofSaturnis occupiedbytheSunwillbewickedandwhen,itiscccu piedbytheM'}on,hewillindulgeinactsof torture. ApersonbornwhentheTrimsamsaofJupiteris occupiedbythe Sunwillbeof gooddi spositionandwhen it isoccupiedbytheMoon,thepersonwillbecomerich. ApersonbornwhentheTrimsamsaofMercuryis occupiedby.tbeSun willlivein comfortandwhenitis occ:upiedby theMoon,thepersonwillbelearned. Ap:rsonbornwhen .theTrimsamsa ofVenusisoccu piedbythe Sun,willpossessafinebodyandwhenit is .ccupiedbytheMoon,hewillbelikedbythepeople. NOTES (0)Accordingtoanotherreading,hewillhaveawife. CHAPTERXXII ONMISCELLANEOUSYOGAS I.Planetsoccupyingtheirownsignsortheire x a l ~ lation or MoolatrikonasignsaresaidtobeKarakaplanets toone another, if,atthesametimetheyoccupytheKen drasfromtheAscendant.Intheabovecase,aplanet occupyingthe10thhousefromanotherplanetissaidto bethe specialKarakaof thatplanet. !XOTES Inthisandinthenexttwostanzas, lhe term" Karaka (helping)planets"isdefined. 2.Accordingly.ifthemiDg signbeCancerandthe Moonoccupyit andifMars,Saturn.theSun andJupiter occupytheirexaltationsigns,thesefourplanetsare knownasKarakaplanetstooneanother(a).Again,toa planetoccupyingtherisingsignallplanets(b)occupy-ingthe10th or tbe 4th houseareKarakaplanets (c). NOTES (a)Inotberwords,JupiteroccupiessignCancer whichisatthesametimetheri singsign.Saturnoccupies the4thbouseLibra.Marsthe7thhouseCapricorn and theSunthe10thhouseAries.TheCommentatorinfers fromthisstanzathatplanetsoccupyingtheirSwakshetra, 232TheBrihotiiitoka[CH.XXII VchaandMulatrikonasignsarcalsomutuallyKaraka 1')lanOl5,iftheyoccupyKendrasignsfromoneanother thoughlI ottheKendra signsfromtheAscendant. (b)Alltheplanetswhethertheyoccupytheirown signs,theirexaltationsignsortheirMulatrikona' signsor not,accordingtotheCommentator . (c)Thatis,thereversed o ~ snothold.Inother words,theplanetoccupyingtheAscendantisnota K:lrakaplanetof thoseoccupyingthe4thorthe10thhouse. , 3.Aplanet occupyingitsMulatrikonaandexaltation sign(ojisalsosaidto beaKarakaplanettoonethat occupiesthe10thhouse(b)fromsuchsign,andtothe latter.hisAtimitraplanet isalsosaid10beaKaraka planel. NOTES (a)ButnotoccupyingtheKendrahousesfromthe Ascendant. (b)Thislatter ,planetmustb ~inhisSwakshetra. MuTatrikon.1.orexaltation ' house.Theeffectsofthe KarakaplanetsaredescribedinVarahaMihira's workon YogaYatrainwhichitisstatedthatwhenaprinceloses hiskingdom.herecoversitintheAntardasaperiodof a Karakaplanet;again,itistberesaidthat amancnjoys comfort,wealthandsuccesswhen theMoonpassesthrough thehouseofaKarakaplanet,orthroughthe2ndhouse fromtbatoccupiedbytheSun.Also.thatthejourney maybeasuccessfulone,it .shallbecommencedwhenthc Moonoccupieseitherof thetwoplacesmentionedabove; otherwise,the-traveller willreceivebl owsonhisway. 4.Apersonbornwhentheri singNavamsaisa Vargottaroaoneorwhenthe.MoonoccupiesaVargottama positionwillbehappyandpro9perous.Thesameremark ., cu.XXIIJTheB,ihat Jdtaka233 appliestoapersonatthetimeofwhosebirththe2nd house fromtheSunmaybecxx:upi:dbybencficplancts (a)or theKeudrahousesmayhappentobeoccupiedbyno planets atall (b).Also,aperson atthetime of wbosebirth thereareKarakaplanetsoccupyingthesignsoftheZodiac willbehappy andprosperous. NOTES (a)Mercury,JupiterorVenusaccordingtothe Commentator. (b)IfoneoftheKendrasbeoccupiedtheperson willbehappy ; if twoor morebeoccupiedhewillbebap pierstill,andif theplanetsbebenefic the personwillbe exceedinglyhappyandprosperous. 5.Ifat tbetimeofbirth of aperson,Jupiter,ortbe lordofthesignoccupiedby theMOOll,orthelord ofthe AscendantoccupyaKendrabouse,suchpersonwillbe happywheninhismanhood.Again,ifatthetimeof ofaDasaperiodtbelord of suchperiod happenstooccupyaPrishtodayasign,hewiltproducehis effects (a)at tbeendof theperiod.Ifsucblordoccupya Sirodaya signhewillproducehiseffect satthecommence mentoftheperiodandjfbeoccupy aSiraPrishtodaya sign,the effectswillbefeltinthemiddleof theperiod. NO'ftS (a)Whetherbenefic or malefic. TheDasaperiodistobedividedintothreeequal parts;andtheSirodaya,PrishtodayaandSiraprishtoday.Rahl!'"010240Jupi ter" ,I40:r.Saturn...I19 Jupiter,"0918:;Saturn.I70Mercury ,..0I I27 0 o , Saturn...0I I120Mercury...I SO..KeHi...r427 Mercury.. ,0106Ketu' "070::i:Venus'"020 Ketl1...046Venus...180Sun...046 ...I00Sun..0fi0Moon'"070 11It . . ....Rahu :;Jupiter Sat urn -, ;; " Mercury Ketu Venus Sun Moon Mars ... ... ... ... .. ' ... , , , , 1 3 o 1 1 -12 4" 106 618 o18 o0 10\" 60 o18 eJupiter ::!Sat urn ....Men.:ury Ketu tVenus - S ._un - Moon ...Mars Rahu ... ... ... ... ... 2 , , o 2 o 1 ....0 ...I2 1 6 3 " 9 4 " 4 18 " (. " o 18 o 6 24 ""Salum Mercll ry Kelll -E , Venus Sun Moon M.n Rahll Jupiter Mercury...2427Ketl1...0427r!Venus .....120I1 Sun ::Venus2100:1Suo...046'"Moon' -Sun". 0106"'Moon...t- Moon...I S Ot; Mars...0427 ;gRahu Mars'"01127iiRahu...I018c:Jupiter .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ... ... ... .. ... Rahu'..2618Jupiter' ..0II6Saturn Jupiter...236Saturn".1I9Mercury., . 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'.6706. ..1618...326 334 - -- -- -- - - - --------- !!' .... m . TABLEE SHOWINGMITRA.(FRIEND).SATRU(ENEMY),AND SAM"(NEUTRAL)OFPLANETS Planets I Mitra (Friend ) I Satru (Enemy) I Sarna (Neutral) S" Moon,Man, JupiterSaturn, VenusMercury MoonSUD,Mcn;;uryNoneMars, Jupiter,Venus, Saturn MarsSun,Moon, J upiterMercurySalurn,Venus. McroorSUD,VellusMOODMars, Jupiter,Saturn Jupiter Venus Saturn SUD,Moon,MarsMercury, VenusSaturn Mercury, SaturnSun.MOODMars, Jupiter Mercury,VenusSun,Moon,MarsJ upiter TABLE F 'mOWINGTHETUfESATWm CHTHBSEVERALSTARS CULMINATEM I DTHECULMI NATIONOPTHE VDNALeQUINOX Stan ITim"I s('" ITimes , h,m,h,m, Aswini ", I4. Apa,, ., Il " Bharani ", 244Apamva,,,, 13 , Krinika ". , 42Cbina ",132. Rohini ", 431Vasishtta " ,1320 Agni ". , 2.Marichl ". 1344 Mriaasirsba ". , 21Swati ". .. " Ardra'o. , SOVi 5&k ha " . 144. Prajapati " . , 4.Anuradba ". I. Apstya ". 22Jyeshla ".I.24 Mriglvyasa " . 41Mool. ". 17 ,. PUDarvaso ". 740P.Ash.dh. ".18 " Pushya...8 ,. Abhijit.. .1834 Aslesha ...842U.Asbadb....1840 Magha...I. , Sravana... " 4 Pulaha...I. ,. Sravishla.. ,203S Kratu...I.SSSalay....2248 P.Phalguoi... " P.Dh,drapada ...23 U.Phalguni ." II44U.Bhadrapada ... 4 Pulastya...II 4' Revati ...I7 An i...127Dhruva(Pole Star) ...I " HastaIl2. .. . Angiras ." Il ,. TABLEG SH.0WINGTHIlTIMEOFCULMINATIONOFTHBSUNAND THEVERNALEQUINOX Sun'sCulmina- Sun'sCulmlna-MomhDaleculmina- tion of V.MonthDateculmina- tionory. tionequinoxtionequinox h.m.h.m.h.m.h.m. January2 " , 518July 212 , 1721 10744610 516 S{) 1810 , 151861618 26123 '3 26 " 1547 February 314312August36 " 15 II I' 240II51444 , I' 2 , I' , :1 12 2713I37272 'I March611I6September , I 1 " 13 , I, , 03412 " 1238 227032054126 30523312851II3S April722331O.;:tobcr648I 13 1312237 I' 461031 2111 " 22522451031 295721343044 , 28 M,y 75621 2 November744857 1556203115 ' 5 8 " 2357 I' " 2346754 JI57 I' 28December149722 June8 " 1856 , 52651 16120182SJ7 " 6 I' 0241221753 , 2S120548 NQte.-As theVern3!Equinoxissubjecttoaretrogrademotionof over $0 seconds a year,tablesFandGwillhaveto bepreparedfromthe Almanacfortheyear.