SRIPATIPADDHATI TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH WITH NOTES AND A SAMPLE HOROSCOPE WORKED OUT
BY
Panditabhushana: V. SUBRAHlV1ANYA SASTRI,
B.A.
Asst. Secretary to tlu Go'll. of lIfysore eRettn'd) AND Translator of BnhatJalaka, Jatakapanjata, Phulac1ccpika, elc.
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FJRST EDITiON.
1'0 calculate correctly the strength of the several significator~ which IS very essential for it right understandIng and determination of the e:rr:'I;:::l
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PREFACE
It has therefore been rightly laid down in the following PJ'r'fi (Sloka) that that 31r~;;:P:r (Ayurdaya) should be investigated which would accord with the strongest sigmficator of the lot-the seven planets and the Lagna:-
.."
..
qu~
...,......
+rA'T
.!\ ..... ,...."
+rT+r
~
......
~
.
......
.....
r'H1il!:j'+rqE'~qaT ~T~~:;r ~r+J~i!i ~"
~
....
r+!~r!OT'1H<:\a+r~«'~u
I
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It thus behoves the student to ascertain the relative strengths of these significators first and foremost. The necessity therefore for the study of a treatIse like that of our author stands patent. In tl'ansbtmg amI annotatmg the book, I have mainly relied on the Benares Edition of the Text and (9"5r~'f.6{f~:9~) BaJ1a\aknshin Daivagna's commentary. I have also derived large help from the commentary of R9r'fi<::~~ (Dl wakara Daivagna) on (~~Cf~"Cf~) Kesava Daivagna's Ci[(f'fitf:[m- (Jataka Paddhatl) and not scrupled to quote freely in places from that commentary. I cannot be sufficIently grateful to Dr. V. V. Ramana Sastri, M.A., PH.D., F.Z.s., F.R.A.S., etc., for his many valuable suggestions. The book is not without faults and imperfections. tions for Improvement will be thankfully receIved.
Bangalore City, 1. J 24th April I9I9.
V.
SUll'ges-
SUBRAHMANYA SASTRI
PREFACE TO THE
PRESENT EDITION.
The encouraging receptiun of the last edition is responsible for this revised edition of the Sripatipaddhati. Sripati appears to have lived in the first half of the eleventh century A. D. He was a Brahmin descended from the sage Kasyapa: his grand-father was Nagadeva. Snpati was a reputed mathematician, an astronomer whose opinions wele said to have been held in great respect even by Bhasl ara, and author of about nine treatises mcluding ~rqifr
In the present edition, for the sake of convenience and facility of study and reference. the note on each sloka is given after the translation of the verse itself, instead of being given separately at the end as in the previous edition: the explanations have been fuller and more comprehensive. The slokas of Ff,~I"IqWd (Kesava. paddhati), a remarkable and highly-valued work on the subject, have been quoted in their entirety in their appropriate places, it being considered that Kesava's views and exposition of ~fFr (]atakapaddhati) would enhance the value and usefulness of tIllS work. Additional explanations ha:ve been added to illustrate the text.
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PREFACE
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My eSieemed friend, Mr. Robert De Luce of Los Angeles, America, himself a well-known scholar and (luth:)r of several works on Astrology, has kindly furmshed me with a short summary of these chapters which I have lhe greatest pleasure In inserting as an AppendiX. The relcler Will agree that the resume is simple, clear aad terse and helpful to 'beginners.
If the present edItIon sh~uld enable the ordmary reader correctly to appraise the comblaed strength of the pl&.nets for any particular POlOt
Fourth Adhyaya. 'mCi'fi'fi'il" (Jatakapbala) based on ~f!: (lshta) and 'fir! (Kashta)
How to get the ~ (Ueheha) rays? 2 3 The Cheshiakendras of the Sun and the Moon explained ••• How to get the ~r (Cheshta) rays? ••• ••• 4 ~'fi
Fifth Adhyaya ~rm'il" (Horaphala) based on ~~;(I
1
(Sphutagunaka) ••• 2-3 arr~ur'li (Asrayagunaka) ••• 4-11 'fi~1'IfCfi (Karmayogyagunaka) ••• 11 ~ The Ayushka1as (~r~1fi~T:) 12 ~'1TiiTi~ (Chakrapatardhaham). Its application to the four Ayurdayas, viz., aror~:rR (ChakrapatardhahaDl) when more than one planet are in one and the same \"Iro (Rasi) 24 Sage (i't~) Devala's view with reference to 'Of"fitfTmi&.Tl~ (Chakrapatardhahanj) 25 Reduction consequent on the presence of a malefic planet in the Lagna in the ~ (Pinda) and r~tf
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DESCRIPTIVE CONTENTS
SLOKAS
The different conditions under which the three different Ayurdayas above named obtain 29 Neelakanta's (rfl~'fiU6) view ... 30-31 ~':(Il1m-;:::hr CJ eevasarmayurdaya) .•• ••• 32-34 A rule regarding the process of getting the ~~tZ (Lagnayus) in the fct1l":g" (Pmda), R;::r.r (Nisarga) and ~~l1f (Jeevasarma) Ayurdayas ••• 35 The view of ~N~ CSridhara) and others in certain special cases 36 To whom the ayurdayas treated in this chapter apply ... 37-38 and to whom not?
Sixth Adhyaya.
fu!'K!i!+rW (Rishta.-Rlshtabhanga). How to determine it? ... 1-5 Seventh Adhyaya. The m'l (Subha) and a:r~'l (Asubha) phalas (q;~) revealed in the Dasas The 12 forms under which the ~qyifi (Dasapaka) is treated. (The application of the Adhyayas 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17 and 20 of i[~Rf'fi-Brihatjataka sllOwn in this .'0 2-7 connection) Th~ order of the Dasas ••• 8 The rule of determining the same in an il"~I~;::;f
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DESCRIPTIVE CONTENTS SLOKAS
Details of the same 25 The Moon's influence on mental states during It Dasa 26 Application of the ~·Subha and ar~.Asubha (mentioned in the 4th Adhyaya) to the Dasa periods shown here 27-29 A Summary ••• 30
Eighth Adhyaya ~~+rqre' (Subhasubha phala) in various forms 1 The interpretation of the Ashtakavarga results 2-3 The effect of Rajayogas and of planetary rays 4 orR!! (Arishta) and mtl!+rw (Arishtabhanga) during a Dasa 5 6 When is alfb! (Arishta) to be feared most? .•.. 7 When can this be averted? ApplicatIon of ~:;mrili (Strijataka, ·Brihatjataka 24th Adhyaya) shown 8 Application of the fil
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~?(~ ~Tq~~~qi:Rt~t it(f~C\f ~Q~ II ~ II Adhyaya 1. 8loka 1. Having bowed to that Divinity that is adored in the form of my preceptor and is the cause of the dawn of knowledge to me of the three periods (past, present and future), and having my intellect expanded in consequence by the graciousness of his lotus-feet, I, ~1qfe~'Cl (Sripati Budha), am going to set forth, at the solicitation of my pupils, the method of working out horoscopes,-being equipped for the task by my repeated and thorough study of the end and aim of all the authori. tative works on astrology and hoping to win the appro. bation of those that are masters of astrologicai science. :;:r~qr nrNq'~r~~r
[Adh. I
Bloka 2. The exact time of the birth of a person as revealed by the gnomonic shadow and other apparatus should first be ascertained. Then the planets should be set down as they are at the time of birth together with the rising sign. They are to be rectified repeatedly by an operation to be performed by means of expedients [or finding their true place as prescribed in the Siddhantas. Then the bhavas, the aspects of the planets and their six kinds of strength should be investigated. ~~9q;~J~:.....
the tIme of Bhaskaracharya his Siddhanta Siromani (rB~Rr-
10 III
1~l(t+{(u'r~.. l!1~T il'r~fer~
:qrq. ij~ I'fi~
II
1 he rules laid down 10 this book Will be better grasped by the student by means of the illustratIOns given below with reference to the horoscope of a person born m Lat. 10° 38' N. The particulars of the date of birth are as follow
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tfct: :q~~: ~'f: ~~:
~~~~fftrqR~~Q) ~M"~~'ll~tfT;~ ~~Qq: I ll~~T~T~q{ijij Q ;rrn{tt~ ~t~srri;fiqT~ ;rij
~T~S~ ~(\
[Adh. I.
4
from it, the interval denotes Sl'llifa (Prang.nata) or meridian distance towards the East. If the particular time of day taken be greater than midday, the latter has to be subtracted from the former, the interval represents st~~~a ! Pratyang.nata) or meridian.distance towards the West. The idea of em (Nata) should be clearly grasped. It is either (mcn·Prak) eastern or (m
former occurs between midmght and midday, the latter between midday and midnight. Again ~rs:m (Prangnata) includes 2 cases- (1) the di~tance between the Sun and the MeridIan durmg the first half of day when the Sun IS above the hOrIzon j (2) the distance between the MeridIan and the Sun when he is below the when he has not yet risen. The ~~if (Pratyangnata) horizon, ~ also comprehends these 2 cases: (J) the distance between the MerI~lan and the Sun 10 the afternoon prior to hIS setting j (2) the interval between the Mertdian and the Sun when he has sunk below the horizon, i e., after nightfall.
e.,
The horOfcope under reference is an example of ~ifcr (Prang. nata. The length of the day was given to be 30 gh. 55 vigh. The interval between the Sun and the Mendlan at the time of birth is therefore 15 ~ 27t fq Plus t ~ =15 ~ 57i ~. This ~ifij (Prangnata) subtracted from 30 ghatikas (that is 14 er. 2§ fcr.) represents the ~'a'Q (Pragunnata). i!i~~Rr:-
,ri\":
~~~a ~ir ~i(r.(~;n;:~;ra
\1Qci
~~,,~ ~§ ~q(~H'ita M~ .....,~~ ;;iRtat{.1I
mltr
~15t: ~'rf il~ qT +{q{ij ft ~;:;r ~:qta'tflf: ij~~ qT~HT~ ~ij '«f~~enn 3f(,JRf1~~i't +{~~: I
~p:q ~ ~qWf! ~«T'Erij~~n ~~~it~r~Rt:
~ij ~~f~~tti Q~t1t iji(lJl~~~ri fi{~'i'{ II ~ II Bloka 4. If there be a birth towards the conclusion of a night or some time after its commencement, the
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51. 4.]
residue of the night joined to the half-day that is to Cf)me, and the elapsed portion of the night increase] by the halLday that is past) represent re3pectively the Eastern (srl~.Prak) and the Western (~~~.Pratyak) Na.tas (iiij'. Nata) or the distances from the meridian. These resu1ts are to be preserved for future use. Then the Lagna or the rising sign is to be m1rked out for the time of birth conformably to the actuCil position of the Sun and the rising periods of the signs at the place of birth. An1 that increased by six signs is declared by correct reckoners to be the al~ (Asta) or setting sign. A knowledge of <1(1 (Nata) and "fflil (Unuflta) is essential to ascertain the
4q.
The Equinoctial Point as the name indicates is a posItion in the Ecliptic or the Sun's path in the heavens, which, when the Sun enters, there is equal length of day and night throughout the Earth. If the division of the zodiac into 12 sIgns be taken to commence from this point, theIr rIsing perIods for any partIcular place ,\ ill not vary from year to year. Owing to the movement of the EqulDoctial POlDt from East to West, z e., in a direction contrary to the order of the zodiacal signs, the nsing penods of these latter whIch are reckoned from the Star Aswtni as given in the current almanacs are not relIable fer a number of years for the simple reason that ~r.r (Mesha) i.e .. the first sign ~hich once began at the EqulUoctJal Point is now 22 and odd degrees removed from it and may get farther of[ from it every succeeding year. If a table of the rising periods of the signs true fer all years is to be prepared,
[Adh. I.
6
it is possible only when ~q- (lVIesha) IS reckoned l;ITI;f., (Sayana) z".e., when it is made to commence from the Equinoctial POlOt. The rules to be given for the determination of the Lagna (~~) or the rising sign will bear out this fact. Rules for correctly finding out the L'lgna taken from Bhasln~· racharya's Brahmatulya (ml:r~'~)
;:m
n~~~t&T ~q+r~r~~~ ~rra!rri ~'fr'ifl( I :at~:a:'tit~cr~{'i(r~~:$ O'~: ~r1'.p..fo:rt~~o:r~ II
O'({!HI'T
Find the true pOSItIOn of the Sun from f{q- (Mesha) 10 signs, degrees, minutes, etc. Add thereto the precession of the Equinox or '31
the SLln. we have the following
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51.4.] The Sun's entry into ~'Ef (Mesha) was on 11-4-1853, The Sun's entry Into '[IT+!" (Vn. shabha) was on 12-5-1853, The time taken by the Sun there· fore to pass 30° of Mesha 1S The interval between the Sun's entry mto ir'Ef (Mesha) and the birth in question IS of Monday plus Plus
Day
Ghatikas
Vighatikas
Monday
44
50
Thursday
37
35
30 days
52
45
15
10
59
30
14
40
17 days 18 days
of Fnday, or
, ) 18 days 14 gh. 40 vigh. The SUll S pO~Itlon (or longItude IS 30 days52 gh. 45 vlgh. of Mesha=-17° H' 301/
III
x 300
l't'Ef (Mesha).
We now proceed to find out the L"goa. Adding the ~"iJ" (Ayanamsa) to the Sun's posItion, we get 1-9·31-8. The portion of l[ll'+r (Vnshabha) to be traversed by the Sun, u~~ (Ravibhogyamsa) IS 20° 28' 52". The time ta1.
[Adh. I.
5. What people call ;r'<:J;{~u (Madhya Lagna) 'i.e., the culminating point of the Ecliptic is deduced from the Eastern "fa (Nata) conformably to the rising periods of the signs in the Equator by a process termed ~Oi (Rina) or negative (i.e., in the reverse order). The same i~; deduced from the Western "fa (N a ta) by means of an additive process (1iT"f.Dhana_positive). This when in. creased by six signs becomes the fourth or the N adit Sign. ~,:([Cfq;-Rrr:'"'JI
,...
,,~
~~'tqT~i'iq~~~'mHota: q~r~aH~~~1'f
"
~~~T~~~~ ~,,<\'rn
... a;:iH'<:~ ~q~o:i f!~:a: II ~ II '"
The rislOg periods of the signs reckoned from the Equinoctial POlDt at the Equator are given below:Blo:r;;T (Sayana)
iter
Mesha <[fFf V nshabha fl1:g'1 Mlthuna. '-h~ Kataka fB~ Simha Cfl;:<:fl Kanya The
!f(s"f(f "-
Gh.
Vlgh.
4
39
4 5 5 4 4
59-i.
'3F!F1 (Sayana) g'il"l Tula. '[r~9i" Vnschlka
Gh. 4
4 5 5
Vigh. 39 591;
21~
'T!IlJ, Dhanus
ZlZ
+F1K Makara
5Si,
~
4
59h
39
+rl'1 Meena
4
39
(Prang-nata) is 15 gh. 57! vigh.
2a 2U
The dIstance of
lhe Sun from the Equinoctial POlDt IS 39° 31' 8". The rising period of gO 31' 8/1 of ~q
Sl. 6-7.] Therefore the par lion of l-nil:: (Makara) correspondIng to 15 gh. 57it vigh. mllZlts 15 gh. 521'"8 vlgh. or 5 Vlf'"h. IS
a
5
19
~ 3.21
Jx
30 0 =ro ~O' 10/1 '72 near Iy • U -'
Therefore the dIstance bet veen the Sun and the Meridian is i'J'1 ('''fesh,) plus 30" of lij';:r (Meena) plttS 30" of ~;:r (Kul11~h2,) plus OJ 30' 10/1 '72 of lFfi~ (l\Iakara) or 100° l' itS" '7':::=3-1C·1-19. 9~ 31' 8/1 of 'ltfl{ (Vnsh1.bha) pilLs 30~ of
N,)w the Sun beIng at 0-17-43-30, the dIstance of the MeridIan from the stellar Ar!es IS 0-17.+3-30, Jlunlts 3-1C-1-19 or 9-7-42 11. ThIs is the posItIOn of the li'€:P3'::f C\Ia:Jhyalagna.) or the lOth ;r:r1F.f (bhava). The +th -.:rIg (bh~l.>'a) IS obtaIned by subtra.ctlng 6 signs from the i Oth +rler (bha va). The operatIOn may be checked by findmg the 4th ;r:r[g (bhava) directly thus : The ~~cr (UllJlatha) IS 1+ gh. 2~ vl,,;h. 20° 28' 52." or 'lCf'" (V rishabha) IS
The
nSlDg
peno] of
20° 28' 52" -;-0d - - x 4 gh. 59~ vlgh.=3 gh. 2+'23 vigh. ~ egrees The rising period of flT:Ji'f (Mlthuna)=-5 gh. 21'83 vlgh. Sub. tracting the sum of these tw') from the "3''4ii (Unnatha), we get 5 gh. 16-44 vlgh. of C\'i:>;C\'i (Katalm). The degr ees. mlDute"', etc. correspondmg to this time are 5 gh. 16' 44 vigh. )( 300,;,:; 29° 29' 4-9" . 28.
5 gh. 21' 83 vIgil. Therefore the dIstance between the Sun ani the nadir MeridIan 18 20° 28' 52" of 'lq;:r (Vns]13,bha) Plus 30° of f.'12!i'f (Mlthuna) Plus 29° 29' 4-9/1 '28 of i{i:>;C\'i CKataka) or 79° 56' 4t" '28. The Sun beltlg at 0-17-43-30 the position of the 4th, m'f (bhava) IS 0-1743·30 Plus 2-19-58·41 or 3-7-42-11·
Blokcts 6 and 7. Subtract the figures of the Lagna from those of the fourth (+frer-bhava); the fourth from the seventh, the seventh from the tenth, and the tenth from the Lagna. Take a third and two thirds of the first remainder and add them separately to the first (+ff"f) bhava to obtain the two succeeding ones. Take a third and two thirds of the second remal11der and add them separately to the fourth bhava to get the fifth and the sIxth. Deal simIlarly with the other two remainders and get the bhavas intermedIate between the seventh and the tenth,
Hhir O>:.j~~+f~ ~7.i~~Qr 7.ir~Q~;l) rn::;;~a-r ~
~;:'Clr
..... " arq'
:q ~rW+fl~~~~r: II
The fourth bhava is The Lagna
0-1+ -31 -46
IS
:::ubtractmg, we get A third
By
of this
IS
addlrg tbis result to the Lagna or tbe first bhava
2-23 -10 -25 0-27 -43 -28
we get tbe 2nd bhava to be
0-14 -31 -46 1-12 -15 -14
By adding to the Lagna
0-14 -31·-46
twice tbe above (0-27"-43'-;;[)") that IS Plus
1-2'i -26 -57
we get the lthlrd bbava to be
2- 9 -58-43
,.....1:;,
."
"'."
'\
"
I \';;~~ij ~;:~~~nlT;r~TQqT{(nq~ :qTPtN~: ~?lRr II~ II q~l;;;ij ~f~¥iG:~ T&: ij'r;;;~ ij~ T~~n ~TC\1i~{ !i~;:~:
Sloha 8. A half of the sum of two contiguous bha~ vas is called their Sandhi (~fi'er). A planet that is in a
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Bha va~sandhi (~rC!"~r;:'€f) produces no effe:::t. net that is short of a S::wdhi (i.e., on this produces the effect of the preceding bha va, be in excess of a Sandhi, it produces the bhava to come,
But the pIa. side of it) If it should effect of the
OJ. e:rr(;~ff;:~siu ~~rr: 'If.'t?; 'i{~r(qrr~+r~T::r:;rro~ I
'" ~~n::n.:r;:~~N'fi~n:riTr+rfllfrn~roir~~:PFi~~~ :~r~ II The 1st bhava is The 2nd bhava is
0-14-31-46 1-12-15-14
Adding we have
1-26-47- 0
Dividing this by 2, we get 0--28°-2]'-30" as the Sandhi between the 1st and the 2nd bhavas. The Sandhis of th~ other bhwas sluuld be similarly worked out.
The Sandhi preceding a '1[9 (bhava) IS calle,"! l1f{l'
.....
"",.... r.-
ffT;:'
II
For slokas 6, 7 and S, compare also the followlDg from rr,r~n: (Parasara). ~.:;:f ~:(§ir<:I:. ~@' efir~r~
efir+{ ~r<:I:. ~ "€I' ~'i1i'J: I
~q~iJefif~W71tcT ~p'.irl'!&'i.iTrro:~ ~l-Tr~ II '('0
....
G'
"
....
~
......
't"l:l1H~~~~ ,~r;:'Cf: ~1·j~Tqmt;l;fT:
i
-q.~ "[r~liT +IT''fT: ;::~+T
.
".....
. "€I'q "
~'rc qfa'r<9~'i'I'r;;J1;:::;,;+rqi'[cH q~J1+r
•
...
~
~
T~~qr
4o"
"€I';:$f~N~ ~:;rqT~~~qiT~~~ ~ +lTEfT: ~l-Tm:~:
[Adh. I.
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The following table ~'l\7'eS the Bll.lvas and their Sandlm work· ed out In accordance wnh the rules; The 12 Bhavas \1olth thelt Sandins. ---
~Tqt~g;~I1: ~~ ~~~H;:r~rif~~ tut~t f4~~ I ~eft;:r~ ~n+!{f~~ ~ ~l ~Ufu~{5f ~i 3i~i!~q~ II~ II Sloka 9. A planet produces the full effect of the. bhava in which It is when its distance from the Bhavasandhi is equal to thJ.t of the Bhavamsa (~T.d~ = semi. bhava). When the planet has a less or greater distance from a Bhava.sandhi than a Bhavamsa, its effect must be ascertainej by a Tllle.of. three process. "ifi':8"i.fl1m:-
~4 ~1~'OI'~ +H
IJIT
51. 10.J
13
~Tcr~t~ f{ ~~~i'~:
'{of ~ +ner~t{t~!! I
&n:fSlit{,~crfet~'t{~T~ 'fi~ ~ ;:r'~n efif%tQ) ~i{I;:'~: II ~ Q II Slo7~a
10.
Sages have declared that when a bhava begins its effect also begins. The effect becomes full in the equl1 portion of all bhavas (just where a bhava is divided into 2 halves). When a bhava approach':!s its end more and more, the effect gets les3 and less till at last it ceases when the end of the Lhava is reached. The effect of a planet upon a +iT
IS
nearer the f91::rlftl~'if
~J'G[{
.fT
~.
,.......
;:".;r~~ !fir~ iTOlt(~rrcr<6
-
~
'ttrrcrq--
t~.n 'ttT":lt~ ~r~ffiSN
'n" ~
II
The table overleaf shows which of the planets produce the an'T~ (Aroha) and which the '31:r~[{ (Avaroha) r.o~ (Phala),
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[Adh. II
Planet
The bhava In whIch it 15 posited
Natu! e of t.he Effect-Aroha or Avaroha
Measure or extent of the effect
-- Sun
Fast
Avaroha
'7694
Moon
Tenth
Avaroha
. 5791
Mars
Twelfth
Avaroha
'0313
Mercury
l'welfth
Avaroha
'2579
Jupiter
NlUth
Aroha
'3823
Venus
First
Aroha
'9653
Saturn
FIrst
Avaroha
'0334
~
""'''
iiT;:q~t(TIJf~
I ~ ~ llTefH qftq;(!q;fP:rT~~q ~{~)~q'fi{1n~ ~~Tq: II ~ ~ II "\
SZolea 11. Thus should bhavas be decided at the time of a birth, a journey, the assumption of a vow, the ceremony of tonsure, a royal coronation or other like ceremony and marriage, For it is by calculating bhavas that the effects due to certain combinations are found out. #
End of the First Adbyaya.
~al~S~t:n~: ~tf;t tf~t~~~T 'fi~n~ QqT~Ef;ijf 'l{~~'HI~qn~ I ~~t~~~~t;r~ it ~~~~n'€tC\t ~$~~fijol';:r{;:r II ~ II
s1. 2-3J Adhyaya 2. Sloka 1. As the effects due to planetary aspects have been described in various ways, I now set forth the method of bringing out the amount of the planetary aspect to enable astrologers to determine the effects thereof correctly. '"
~l+ltT{;fr W1;r~ij~ij{ Q'-lTif~T~m~~: II~II Slokas ;2 ancl3. If the aspected when diminished by the aspecting planet exceed six signs, it is to be sub. tracted from 10 signs. The remainder reduced to minutes is to be di vided by 7,200. The result is in R upa and represents the amount. of the aspect. But if the difference should exceed 5 signs, subtract these 5 signs from it and reducing the result to kalas i e., minutes, divide it by 1,800. You will get the aspect (~fg-Drishti) in Rupas. When the difference exceeds 4 signs, subtract it from ;'\ signs and divide the result by 3600 to get the amount of the aspect. Should the difference exceed 3 signs, it is to be subtracted from 4 signs and to the remainder reduced to minutes, add 360) and divide the sum by 7200. The result gives the amount of the aspect. Next, if the difference exceed 2 signs, subtract these two signs from it
[Adh. II.
16
and to the remainder reduced to minutes, add 900 and divide the sum by 36 )0. The result represents the aspect.
~)(;{ij~~~n~~*Wri~) lI''dI'~:ijfehrffi't I ~~ ~$i!r: ~~~'l~;q: ~~~n:~sNt tf:ritl'Rr;:r) !f~~~: II~II Sloka 4. Lastly, should the difference exceed Olle sign, take away this one sign from it, and reducing the remainder to m:nute3, c1ivide it by 720«)... The asp3ct will be obtained in l{tlpa. In this WJ.Y the exact amount of the planetary aspects can be ascerlained. No planet sees beyond ten signs. Take the Sun as the aspectmg planet. The aspected :nay be planets or bhavas. First, we shall take the Moon as aspected. The Moon's posittcn IS ... 9 14 29 The Sun's position is ..• a 17 43 Subtractmg the Sun from the :YIo:m we get 8 26 4S
39 30
9
As this exceeds 6 slg'1S we have to subtract tha sa ne from 10 signs. The remainder IS 1·3·13·51. This when redllced'to minutes IS 1993-85. Dividing it by 7200 W~ get the Sun's aspect on the M{)on to be '277 of a Rupa. As the strength always goes to the aspected planet, the same IS put·down 10 this case as the Moon's Drigbala.
of a Rupa are to be superadded to the aforementioned as. pects of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars respectively when these aspects fall upon what occupy 3rd and l:Jth, 5th and 9th, 8th and 4th places with respect to them Take Jupiter as the aspecting planet and the Sun as the
51. 6 J
17
aspe..:ted one, Subtractmg Jupiter from the Sun we have 4·16·18· As this exceeds +signs, subtract It from 5 sig'ns; the remain .. der is 0·13.+1-31. Therefore ibe aspect is
29.
~~1'516~ 3600
= 0228
•
~~~qn 1l~~", ~TT;'lI: ~r~lt;:rTN"~~tt: I ~fOHrh ~~ur+l~T ~;~);rr~ qft~$'f!n II ~ II ~Rr lj~'rqra-firn~CHll't Girij'~q;g;~r ~rn:~N;;f'i'-lr;qr ~?!T;q:
e.
Slo"ka
The additive figures for each of these three planets are to be kept apart; they are to be multi. plied by the degrees, etc" by which the difference [between the ~~~ (Drisya) and ~!:r (Drashta)] falls short of) or is in excess of the prescribed quantity, The product is next to be divided by 30 and the quotient is to be deducted from the Kshepas (a:r:r) or addItive figures. The result expresses the enct amount of the (a.:rcr) (Kshepa) to be added to the Drigb::1.la (~liij
, lr 1- -.-16°
2
18' 29" }
30~
:='228,
Therefore the strength of Jupiter's aspect all the Sun ,s 'Z2:H" '228='456 of a Rupa. Sripatl's rules for fIDding the ~'if('; (Dngba1a) of planets are given by ~~19;f6r~ (Kesava Dalvagna) compressed in one sloka 111 a different form . .::..
_
.......
'"
...
r... ....
~~mu[~~r({Ull'.:f;r~,;'8B.ir~l1~rra;<1
~qf qT~~'r~~lf~~ ~~1JTr ~?.!: ~~ ~m: I ~
~;:a:''H*<{~~:jJr
+lm~~l;q~(:'ii:~rr{w
It may be rendered thus : .8>TT. ii,
3
[ Adh. If
18
The excess of the aspecteu over tho aspectmg planet In SIgns may be any figure from 1 to 12.
°
0, I, 3, 2, 0, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 0, are the quarters (t) representlOg the strength respectiveiy 10 the 12 cases. If the aspectmg planet be Jupiter and the excess be 8 and 4 sIgns, 4 IS to be substituted for 2. If Saturn be the aspecllng planet and the excess be 2 and 9 sIgns, put down 4 in place of 1. If Mars be the aspecting planet and the excess be 3 and 7 sIgns, replace 3 by 4. In case an excess can tams degree~, mlllutes, elc., 10 addItIOn, Its strength should thus be modIfied. FInd out by how much the strength denoted by the next excess increases or decreases. Multi. ply the number of quarters representing thIS m10 the degrees, minutes, etc., and divIde the product by 30. The result IS to be added to, or subtracted from, the number of qUai ters assIgned to the excess In question, accordl ng as the strength for the next I~ higher or lower. Let us calculate accordmg to thIS method the Drigbah of the Sun got by the 3.spect of Jupiter. The p)~lllon of the Sun is
° 17
The
8
POo.ltlCD
of JupIter
Hl
subtracting, we gel
4
43 1 25
16
30
18 29
Thus lhe excebS IS bel ween 4 and 5 blgns. In the case when Jupiter IS lhe aspechng planet, the table to be used for the qual ters representinsr the strength In the 12 cases IS 0, I, 3, 4,0, 4,3,4, 1,0,0,0. Thus when the excess IS 4 SIgn!', the strength is 4, and comes 0 when the excess is 5 signs.
It
be-
19
S1. 6 ]
The actual strength of the aspect of Jupiter in the above case is
{
4-
160 18' 29"
30
0- -
x4
}
quarters
01'
'4-56 of a rupa,
f>;:f~~rf~l'=irat:a ~H;f' .(ig;rr;: l"l'cir:t r;:rr -
The following rules are laid dvwn by findltlg out the ~if~ (Drigbala) of planets: -
'C[(f;(f{
(P[].rasar~) for
a~'lfrf[~r~'!f st!f{ q~!fu~ irsN:f; lt~(( I ~':ITfl!:'l ifr~:rt Q llrrrr~(/:I'
i?;n:'lf
'q'
~~!f; II
::rrufu~ N;:H ~Trn +1'TfTf f[~rr~ ~'I!!f: I
~
fir::rrr'l;'!f ?ilfaf ~r<:!fr i?:~~ ~(m?3ti +T~('( I
rn ~ir
'q'
rn'f;fOl
::iH~~r: ~Hl:rTs,a-
- '"
'q'
'CfQ{~ ~J:H~:
II
m:
..... ........ 'iiTr"f~q\rQ+1'r+rr
~~~r
"" +r"fq: II
Subtracl the figures representwg the number of sIgns, degrees. mwutes, etc, traversed by the seeIng planet {om those of the seen. If the difference should exceed 6 SIgns, subtrac [ the same agaIn from 10 sIgns. DIvIde the result by 2. The result represents the Drigbala of the aspected planet. But If the dIfferenee exceed 5 signs only, then leave out the number representtng tbe sIgns. The degree, etc, multiplied by 2 glves the amount of Drigbala of the planet. But If the dIfference should exceed 4 signs only, subtract it from 5 signs. The degrees, etc., that remain express the amount of Dngbala.
2)
[Adh. II
But if the dIfference exceeds 3 signs, subtract it from 4 signs. DIvide thIs result by 2. To what yeu thus obtaIn add 30 Vnupas. The total expresses the amount of Dngbala, (l !lupa'= 60 Vlrupas.)
If the dIfference exceeds 2 sIgns, leave the figure representmg the signs. To the number of degrees, etc. remalUIDg, add 15 Vlrupas, ThIS wdl represent the Dngbak If the difference should exceed one sign, leave out the sign. The number of degrees, etc., dIvided by 2 repre~ents the amount of Drigbala. The DrigbalR that is th11s found has to be supplemented by the addition of 45,:0 anJ 15 Vnupas, respectIvely, in the case of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars when these aspect 3rd and 10th in the case of Satun'. 5th and 9th In the case of JupIter, and 4th alld 8th III the case of Mars.
N. B. :-Planets do not see the 2nd and 12th houses, (~~t~)
ij~~T'l~~r~trq~N~~1tfu~ tfi~rPl~"~ ~ II Adhyaya 8. Sloka 1.
As there can be no knowledge of the order of the periods anu the sub-periods, etc, of one's life without a knowledge of the strength of planets, I proceed to set forth this ~trength in its entirety, differu entiated as it is by the circumstances-position, direction, time, nature, motion and aspect-of the planets.
;:ft~T ~:qUNtfit ~~ ~ ~~n:q(\t 3l:;~ij"
(:I....
•
~~(l ~fI~~: ~~T~~+r+r~T q(5 ijf~JI.
I
qt~~ ij iI~ f:rtfiTQl~~q ~ij (\i ~ Sp:rr
q~T &rN~~S$.'(
=tRufr f4~ ij'~ijS!l{:
II ~ "
, Sloka 2. When a planet diminished by its depres. sion figures is in excess of 6 signs, it is to be subtracted from 12 signs and the difference reduced to minutes is to be divided by 10,800. The resultant Rupa is the exal. tation.strength (~'iiSl'C[5'. U chchabala) of the planet. If the planet should be in its Moolatrikona, it has £th8 of a Rupa j if in its own house its strength is t a Rupa. If it is in a very friendly house, its strength is measured by ~ths of a Rupa. In a friendly house its strength is 1th of a Rupa. In a neutral house it is ~th of a Rup::t.
o
The Sun's posItion is Its depresslOn IS The dIfference IS
•. ,
... ...
6 6
17 43 30 10 0 0 7 43 30
Siuce thIS exceeds 6 signs, it has to be subtracted from 12
S1. 3
J
signs. The remamder IS 5- 22-16-30. (Uchchabala) of the SUll in l\upa is
10336'5 16800
Of.
'1U~\
Therefore the '3"'€f'f'"'
,
= 957
;:r'r:qr.r ~ 3:i't +fT'ci'rR-.:r
fuf+i-l'm "t~!iF~r"i~ +r~\'f. II
Subtract the figures representlt1g' the depressed p.)SltlOn of a planet from those repcesentm:; Its
Neecha
Bloka 3, In an inimicJl hou,e it IS T\th and in a very iI1lmical sign it is ~1.2 th, The positional strength of a planet due to its Lcing ill the Sapta vargas (~8'Ofii) should be determined in accordance with its relation to the lord of each of those vargas~;'J,,!l.f.i;:m:-
i£r;i)i£r ~
"
~,.....
t"\.....
,~'""......
"lei> ;;r
...
r~~~f~{'efn!~ ~'-l ~+rT«lr qr~+f~HT::tir .......
-
""I.""'"
e;;;SaTlllr.. ~;qr<{+r
"'"
~\[nC{tfOf':ITr~ ~
~
;r,r8''f'-l:if+( Ii
~
II
Sapiavargas are seven-fold classification of a SIgn into (I) ~T~T (RasJ), (2) 1l.:r~r (Hora), (3) ~EIHrJ[ (Drekkana). (4) B"Rt~ (Sap·
[Adh. III
24
lamsa), (5) ;:rejt~f ~Navamsa), (6) ~ri'{~T:j (Dwadasamsa) and (7) (:;r~f~ (Trimsamsa). See zodiacal Charl altached. Note that the e).tent of strength slated here as denvable from ::r~ (Ucheha) and 'ifRq.,. (Saptavargas) of a planet is the same as the measure of the good influence mentlOned In Adhyaya IV Slob.
8, m!ra, For finding out the ljH9![51ejZ~ (SaplavargajabalaJ of allY pla. net we must know the exact n\lOg the nat ural [riendsh 1 p or enmIty between planets (Vide 'ill. !fl. Adhya. ya II, Slobs ..j 2-4 5) aNI (2) the i1Tff,{f&"ifil:r~'9iji1{ (Tat\whkarnaltri chalnam)-the chal,ra showlDg the fneocbhlp for the tIme being plane Is (zllde ;;rio r.n. AdhY8ya If, SI( ka 41.)
or
This latter kmd of fnendshlp between the several planets can be determined by findlOg out their relattve positIOns, 2.e., byascer. taimng, accordll1g to some whIch of t:le 12 bin vas they OCCUDY in the tTFfT.[iji (Bhava chakra.) alrc1.dy prepaced (Vidfj page 13 supra) aad which for COl1VCtllenCe we shall c-t!t ">'lrlTr:T]j'rr$01 (L'1~n3. bhava KU11d11,). Other" say that the relative posItion of one ph. net wi th respec t to another must be determlllcd by first casting the +1feT§us<,fj (Bhava Kund tIl) of the btter phnet (L.e., by co 1sideriiig tbe latter pLll1et as the L1.gna -vule the eX1mple workel below) and then 6ndm~ which particular <'freT (blnva) in this +Tfr.r"1'T. (bhava ch~ha) the Lmner phnet is occupying,
Ct. ~F.:1li1U>Flil~ or\'
~ n Hlfql l"f~'i'fir: II
~""~
'"
~
~.....,....,
.IjI~.
......... ,....
... ,.....
,",.oj-,,"
+fa-
~HH~~ <=/'lq(l:
.
,
The <;n:rmcr§.ltt~(i';i (Lagna bhava Kundall) already worked out will enable one to find out in wluch of the several bhava" With respect to the Lagna the Sun and other planets are situated; similarly, in order to deiermme how the pl'wets are situated With
S1. 3 ] respect, say. to the Sun, we must prepare a fresh mCf'
20° 2b' 52/1 30 d egrees
X
4 gh. 591;- vlgb. or 204'24 vlgh.
.
u\
--
_11_2 _3 _41_5 !_6 _7 )_8
9
10
11
12
Signs
...
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Degrees
...
17
15
13
10
13
15
17
15
13
10
13
]5
Mlnutes
'"
43
23
3
42
3
23
43
23
3
42
3
23
Seconds
'"
30
16
2
47
2
16
30
16
2
47
B' 1'2
--1--~ ~\B' l:f
2'3 34
45
I 56
1-1 ~-31-4
~I~~
_1-
...
Degrees
...
1
29
26
26
29
1
1
29
Mmutes
... I
33
13
52
52
13
33
33
9
55
55
9
23
1 23 1
23
1
-"
-6
-71-8,--9-
Signs
...!
I~
':t 'lJ B 6 7 78 891910 ]0'11 11'12121
1
Seconds
2_1~
__
10
0
26 1 26
29
1
13
5:.!
52
13
33
9
55
55
9
23
7
And the time for l+r~;; (Mithuna) and efi
[Adh. III
26 25x6 1795 x
30"=2~"07
J'
Now subtractJIlg the 3P.f.,f0" (Ayanamsa) frolll the above. the POSIhon of the 4th "iTCf (bhava) IS found to be 3-10~ 42' 47". The 12 Bhavas and theIr SandhIS wIth reference to the Sun's positIon as the ascendant arc set out m the prevIous pagC'. The correspondlllg' lables for ihe Meulh and other planet!> may be SltUlJarly worl,ed out. From the sl kas (Jlloted from !(1'1~I'I;jfil~ (Sal1lbhuboraprakasa) in r.aJe Z+. supr.l, It wIll be seen that >i'r'11rr (Sn;)atl) doe~ not favour the latter VI<.W flnd which ha~ abo nul been followed III OUI calculatIOns. The words. f
In hIS commentary on the slol,a
III