Bhavartha Ratnakara little-known Bhavartha Bhavartha Ratnakara[1] was formerly a little-known Sanskrit treatise on the predictive part of Hindu of Hindu astrology which ogy which is believed to have been written by Ramanuja by Ramanuja,, it had for a very long time remained confined mainly to the southern southern parts of India. India. It was in the year 1900 1900 that Raman Publications, Bangalore, published this text along with its translation into English and comments by Bangalore Venkata Raman, Raman,[2] the 10th Edition of which translation was published in 1992 followed by another edition in 1997.[3]
the bhavas, and in the Thirteenth Chapter are listed some Malika yogas. The last chapter deals with the fundamental principles of Hindu of Hindu astrology astrology..
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[1] “Bhavartha Ratnakara Ratnakara (English translation)" (PDF). translation)" (PDF). [2] Ramanujachar Ramanujacharya. ya. Sree Bhavartha Ratnakara. Bangalore: Raman Publications. Publications.
Bhavartha Ratnakara does not cover the entire Phalita portion portion of of Hindu astrology as do other standard texts but selectively lists rules some of which are not to be found foun d in other more renowned renowned texts e.g. the rule which states that a person will be fortunate in respect of that bhava bhava whose whose karaka is situ situat ated ed in the the 12th 12th hous housee from rom the the [4] Ascendant. Scholars have found found many of these rules to be effective effective and revealing revealing e.g. a) the situation of Jupiter in the 8th as the lord of the 9th house, Saturn casting Saturn casting its aspect on the 9th from the 7th house giving rise to yoga during yoga during the course of its own dasha own dasha,,[5] b) Saturn as the simultaneous lord of the 8th and the 9th not acting as an outright benefic giving mixed results only,[6][7] c) Saturn as lord of the 4th situated in the 2nd house in conjunction junction with with Venus and Mercury granting proficiency in poetry,[8][9] d) Venus situated in the 12th house from the Ascendant producing good results and affluence as also when occupying the 6th house. [10] and an exalted planet situated either in the 5th or in the 9th house giving rise to Dhana to Dhana yoga, yoga , making one wealthy, fortunate and famous.[11]
[3] Ramanujachar Ramanujacharya. ya. Bhavartha Ratnakara (1992 ed.). New Delhi: Delhi: UBS Publis Publisher herss Distri Distribut butor orss (P) Ltd. Ltd. ISBN 9788185674230.. 9788185674230 [4] Rohiniranjan. Rohiniranjan. Starteller.
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[5] “Bhavartha Ratnakara: Two scintillating points”. points” . [6] Dr. K.S.Chara K.S.Charak. k. Essentials of Medical Astrology . InstiInstitute of Vedic Astrology. p. 30. [7] Dr. K.S.Chara K.S.Charak. k. Elements of Vedic Astrology. Institute of Vedic Astrology. p. 75. [8] Notable Horoscopes . [9] Onkarlal Sharma. Astrology and its Utility. Kalpaz publications. p. 191. [10] Mridula Mridula Trivedi Trivedi.. Foretelli New Delh Delhi: i: Foretelling ng Widowhood . New Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 102. [11] Ravinde Ravinderr Kumar Soni. Planets and Their Yoga FormaFormations . New Delhi: Pigeon Books India. p. 195.
Bhavartha Ratnakara has 384 slokas or verses presented in fourteen Tarangas or Chapters, the First Chapter being the longest longest containing containing 130 slokas. slokas. It is in this chapter that Ramanuja says that Saturn is not a yogakaraka for Taurus Lagna in spite of the fact that he simultaneousl neou sly y owns the 9th and the 10th bhava. bhava. The Second Second Chapter deals with Dhana with Dhana yogas, yogas, poverty and gain of education. The Third Chapter deals deals with brothers and the Fourth, with combinations for owning vehicles and general fortun fortune. e. The Sixth and the Seventh Seventh Chapters Chapters are inter-linked and in the Eighth Chapter Fortunate Combination binationss are discussed discussed.. The Ninth Chapter Chapter deals with Raja yogas and Punya Punya yogas. yogas. The Tenth Tenth Chapter Chapter lists important combinations which enable one to predict the dasha or antra-dasha during whose course death is likely to occur. He Eleventh Chapter gives gives information information about planetary dashas and results. results. The Twelfth Twelfth Chapter lists combinations conferring strength to bhavas or harming
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