DAIVAJNA-VALLABHA~

By

VARAHA MIHIRA

RANJAN/PUBLICATIONS

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Ata Glance

The procedure of putting queries.

Matters to be judged from different houses.Combinations leading to success of object in view.Gain or Loss ?

Immediate gain of wealth.

Foreign travels.

Return of a person inexile.Missing person: Will he return or not?

Attack of enemies: Victory and defeat in wars.

Illness: Will the patient be cured or not ?Time of recovery from illness.

Identity of thief: Recovery of stolen articles.

Marriage: When will it take place? Nature of the wife etc.Birth of children: Will the child be a boy or a girl ?

Disputes: Master-servant relations.

Queries regarding dreams and meals.Answering queries held in tile mind of the consultor

(~~ or silent queries) .

Index

1. Slt"'1,qdN-Beginning of the query.

2 ~*1'~*1IE1Q'~ Good and bad results.3. ~,"fjI~I\fl Gains and losses.4. ~'*'II"'l4I*'III~- Travel in General.-5.~'I*'II"~ Invasion and retreat of enemies.6. Sl q ItI ~""d, Queries about one who is abroad.7. G1~q\(I\J1~ Success and defeat.8. i("I*1J\i4'~- Recovery from illness.9. '"'11IC (ill"fj I~ l'&ft-Recovery of lost articles.10. *'I;fl1~~-=t11 Answering queriesregarding objects held in the mind or in the fist.11.~~:-Predictions about rains.12. ~qI6~1"fj:- Queries relating t? marriage.13. ~o)ijf;:qJ\i4'~ Birth of male or femalechildren.

14. Sl$'luIMI~: Miscellanerss matters,15'~'"'1~""d'-JudgementCO'1 ascendant etc.

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( Prasnavatara\I'",'qdl~IQ414: JiitvJl~'.~ "'"" _'ii..ld;ft'ii~~ I ......"... fttnrt "'".........11.....4 i4I Having paid obeisance to Lord Narasimha who is fierce by his

form and who is ever emitting fire from face, who is one without aIQCOIld, and who is the over-lord of the entire universe, Sripati(Varahlmibir) is writing this work Daivajna Vallabha dcaIiDg withthe scienceof Horary Astrology.

NOTES: It is customaryamongSanskrit writers to begin every.~k with an auspicious verse. The purpose of this prayer is toinvokethe blessings of the lord : (1) for the completion of the work

.un-impeded by obstacles. (2) for the work to become popular in the'world in futurc, (3) for observing the age old custom of great mcnand (4) for instructing the disciplesthat thcy too should do likewise..

It isgenerallybelivedthat Sripati and Varahamihirare one andthe samc person. Sripati was the appellation granted to Varahamihirby king Vikramaditya in his honour fof his correct prediction. ThisWCW is based on legends and as such may not get much credencetoday. We are howevertempted to identifythe one withthe other OIl

;JJ- buia that it was Varahamihir who authored Brihat Jataka inboroIcopy, Pancha Siddhanta in the mathematical branch ofIIb'oIoaY and Brihat Samhita in the Samhita branch and that it is the

10 Daivajnava//abhasage again who authored the Prasna Vallabha in the horary astrology.Those having reservations in this respect are free to hold their views.

lftqnwf~ &.I''''1hIUI'~ ...Iq'liM*\.1~ ijGNki4ftt~ dt1q"'4t:11~II~ IIThe astrologer, who proclaims good and bad results after a

deep consideration of the ten Avasthas (States) of planets and theresults arising from the different houses, never goes wrong.1

NOTES : The Acharya will discuss the effects of planetarystates at length in future chapters himself. The results of the houseshave to be judged with reference to (1) the house itself; (2) the lordof the house; and (3) the significator of the house.

Vide-,uql(lflqq~ttllf)I'(qsq'II'd'dNl(;i ~"'t1~C( ISame is the opinion of Acharya Bhattotpala and Nilakantha

also. Such a conclusion arrived in this manner seldom goes wrong. Infact, all the authors are agreed on the point.

Almost all the classical writers have spoken of the avasthas orstates of planets in their works and have held that these avasthas arealso a source of strength for the planet to give the results. There is,however, some difference of opinion as regards the number as wellas the nomenclature of avasthas. Nilakantha has stated ten avasthasnamely: Deeptha, 2. Dina, 3. Muditha, 4. Swastha, 5. Suptha,6. Nipiditha, 7. Mushita, 8. Pariheena, 9. Swaveerya andto. Adhiveerya.

Shri Mahadeva in Jataka Tatwa speaks of 5 avasthas in oneclassification which are ': (1) Baala (child), 2. Kumar (boy), 3. Yuva(adult), 4. Vraddha (old) and 5. Mritaka (dead).

In another classification he details the avasthas as Shayana(lying down), 2. Upavesam (sitting), 3. Netrapani (hand on eyes),t. Prakasa (shining), 5. Gamana (going), 6. Aagamana (coming),

1. cf-(i) Prasna Jnana, SI. 2(ii) Prasna Tantra I, Sis. 16-17

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7. Sabha (in the assembly) 8. Gama, 9. Bhojana (eating)10. Nrityalipsa (desiring to dance), 11. Kautuka (Curiosity) and12. Nidra (sleeping). In another classification there are 7 avasthas.They are : 1. Deeptha, 2 Swastha, 3. Hasyayukta, 4. Shanta,5. Shakta, 6. Lupta, 7. Peeditha.

In the Sanketa Nidhi there are 12 avasthas and 3 sub-avasthasof planets. The avasthas are 12 in number. namely: 1. Shayana,2. Upaveshana, 3. Netrapani, 4. Prakasa 5. Gamana, 6. Agamana,7. Aasthanee, 8. Aagama, 9. Bhuji, 10. Nrityalipsa, 11. Kautuka and12 Nidra .

In Phala Deepika we have eleven states. They are:1. Pradeepta, (blazing) 2 Sukhita (hapPY), 3. Swastha (healthy).4. Muditha (delighted), 5. Shanta (calm), 6. Shakta (competent),7. Vikala (distressed), 8. Nipiditha (tortured or troubled), 9. Khala(Base), 10. Sudukhita (exceedingly unhappy) 11. Ati-bheeta (verymuch afraid)

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1. When the planet is placed in its exaltation sign is calledDiptha.2. When it is in its debilitation sign, it is caOed DiM.3. In its own sign, the planet is termed Swast1uL4. In a friendly sign, it is called Muditha.5. In an inimical sign, it is caIIedSuptha.6. When it is defeated in planetary war, it is termed NIpiditIuL7. While it is in heliocal setting, it is called MushitII.8. While it is approaching its exaltatiaa sign it is namedPorihiyanulnavirya.

9. While it is approaching its exaltation sign it is tcrmedPravriddhtWilya.10. The planet placed in the vargasof bencfic:s afterits rising..iscalledAdhikavirya.

Some of the terms are explained below:Emlted Planet-: The planets Sun to Saturn are exalted in thc

signs 1,2, 10,6,4,12 and 7 respectively. In these signs the respectiveplanets arc strong.

Debilitated Planet-The Sun to Saturn are in dcbiJitation signwhen they are respectively in 7, 8, 4, 12, 10,6& 1.

Neechabhimukh Planet- is one that is just to go into itsdebilitation sign e. g. Sun in Virgo, Moon in Libra.

Uchchabhimukh Planet- is one that is just to go into itsexaltation sign e. g. Sun in Pisces, Moon in Aries.

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..... til........, states Dlptba, etc. : When a planet is illDiptbastale fuR acquisition of the desired objects is to be foretold Ifit be ill tile Dina stale it indicates impending poverty.

If tile planet be in the Swastha state, the object will beaa::omplished and there will be acquisition of wealth, fame antihappiness in addition. If it be in the Muditha state, there will beall-roundhappiness, andthe accomplishement ofdesired objects.

If the planetbeill the Prasuptha state, there will be danger andac:cidents etc. If it is ill the Prapiditha state, there will be troublesthrough enemies. If it be in the Mushitha state, there will be loss ofwealth. If the planet be in Pravriddhavirya state there will beacquisition of elephants, horses, gold and lands i.e. wealth. If it be inAdhivirya state, it bestowsthe three kinds of powers(~. 'JF':Sf and~ the powers of energy, good-counsel and majesty.) and extensiveproperties.

NOTES : The reader may study verses 22 to 24, Chapter I ofPrasnataotra with benefit, wherein N'dakantha seems to followDaivajnaYaI18bba YerY closely.

Usc of tIac principles in prediction is as follows: Supposetbcr'C isa query about acquisition of wealth. Suppose further that thelord of the ascendant and the lord of the eleventh house are both inthe stales Diptha, Swastha, Muditha or Adhivirya. Then it has to beinterpreted that the object will be accomplished and that there willbe acquisition of wealth. But if both these planets be in Mushita orDinastates, results will be quite opposite and unpleasant.

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1be duty or the querist : The querist should worship in hishouse, the planets and the rasi chakra (zodiacal diagram)] and thestars with flowers, fruits, gold and precious stones. He should be fullof devotion towards God and the planets and should offer homage todeities and preceptors. Carrying flowers, gems, fruits and sacred vicehe should go to the astrologer and pay respects to him and with greatreverence, facing an auspicious direction (east, north etc.) he shouldput the query to him with a pure mind and that query should be putonce only.

NOTES: Worship of rasi diagram is a customary ritual fromancient times and the same is considered to be an important part ofthe procedure of putting queries (~). Its importance has beenpointed out in almost all the works on Horary Astrology. ForExample:

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- Ni/akanthaPrasna TantraI~. Sis; 3 & 15

The reader may refer to Prasnamarga, Adhyaya II for furtherdetails in this regard

The second point to be noted is that the querist should havefaith in the science of Astrology and the astrologer and should notput questions for fun or mockery as it will go vain and has beenforbidden by the shastras. Also only a single question should be putatatime.

The most important point to be noted in respect of the queristis that he should have absolute faith both in the science of astrology

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as well as the astrologer. To ensure faith in the two the procedureprescribed is apparently more than enough. Nobody would worshipthe horoscope unless he has faith in astrology. As regards the faith inastrologer the querist is required to offer flowers etc. to theastrologer when asking the questions. Offering flow~rs is a sort ofsurrendering oneself to the astrologer which is not possible unlessthe person has a regard for the astrologer.

As regards the number of questions to be asked at oneparticular time the general directive is that only one question shouldbe asked at a particular time. Daivajna Neela Kantha has also saidthe same thing. This restriction has been imposed perhaps for thereason that the answers are based on the ascendant and other housesin relation to it. One rasi remains on the horizon for abont two hours.Unless smaller divisions of a rasi by way of the cusp of the ascendantare studied it is not possible to answer many questions. If somehowmore than one question at a time spring up in the mind of the queristthere is a system prescribed for that also. First question should bereplied to on the basis of the ascendant and the following questions,if any, should be replied to on the basis of the position of Moon, Sunand Jupiter etc. Some astrologers ask for a number either between 1and 108 or 1 and 249 (both inclusive in each case). The sanctity ofnumbers 1 to 108 is that each rasi has nine padas of constellations. Inother words the reply is based on the position of the cusps in thevarious padas of Constellations : One pada of the constellation willtake less than 15 minutes to pass. The division of the Zodiac in 249divisions appears to be a better practice because here we get verysmall Units and the Cusp would take about 4 minutes to change itsposition. The later procedure is generally known as KrishnamurtiPadhdhati. The basis in each case is the smaller sub divisions of theZodiac.

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The astrologer should understand the good and bad results byconsidering carefully the syllables of the query as also the omensobtaining around and then proclaim the prediction for that time1.

qn;y 't'tftit1f"t'llit'loft"Qfl' i~itq~..tI)qqttili( Iti'lOIi"'1!ttt~ 'tCiICif"titatli"u"I~"~ I Iq~ I IH the query is put in a place charming trees laden with flowers,

which, is rendered pure by cow-dung, flowers and water and a placepleasing to the eyes, surely men will accomplish their desired objectswithout any doubt.

,.1\a\l). ,tiI.~ lift: 'ifl''lftait'ili"tlq\9""" ~~ ~ I"'I~ ''':I''''-6itI4'01~qlil4~ftI11ft5it4)itil1l1W4: 1 Iq~ 1 IH the place is pleasing to the eyes and the mind, if there be

sight of auspicious objects at the time of the query, good results inresponse to the query are bound to happen in near future thus saythe acharyas Maya and Maniththa.

NOTES: Varahamihir has clearly stated in his Brihat Samhitathat rsults of the query are influenced by the nature of the placewhere the query has been put.

'~ _..__.~ g_'~i5if) convey the results of the question to the astrologer. Daivajna RamaDayalu in Sanketa VIII Sioka 16 has given the list of syllables owned

1.Plasna Jnana, Sis.3-4. 2. Prasna Marga.. 3. O. Prasna Jnana, Sl S.

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by various planets. They are a good guide to the astrologer inidentifying the planet that is troubling the most.

Some astrologers do the work through the offerings brought bythe querist. If it is the white Barfi the indication is that Venus is themain cause of worry. In the offerings the astrologers see the colouretc. and identify the planet. The experience shows that in most casesthe offering does indicate the trouble.

The other important aid is the omen. Omens are events thatoccur unexpectedly at a particular moment of time. Butterfly in a hotsummer noon in a room can never be imagined but they have beensighted and result predicted.

The third important factor that has been underlined here is theplace where the question is asked. If it is a beautiful garden wherethe question is asked the result shall be different from what it wouldhave been had the question been asked in a place where cow dung isstored.

.While all of them are important aids over-emphasis on them isnot desirable. It is finally the horary chart that should be relied upon.About the omens particularly much cannot be said. All omens arenot to be taken into account. If a seriously ill person suddenly' startsmoaning, the same should not be considered as an omen. Furtheraccording to the Prasna Marga the results of omens concern past,present and future. Reference may be made to sloka 9 chapter 3 ofPrasna Marga Part I published by Ranjan Publications.

tlt"'1qH'""'1I'1~ 'ldl"'1l iIMtf'1l"'1fqfO(Hence in the first place we have to see whether the omen is

about the present, past or future. Then the analysis should follow.Analysis is also not an easy job. The same event can be interpreteddifferently in different cases. A 'man comes to ask a question aboutthe possibility of his wife joining him. As he asks the question thelady of the house reports to the astrologer that the rope used fordrawing the water from the well has been broken and the vessel tiedwith the rope has fallen into the well. Normally it can be interpreted

18 Daivajnavallabhato mean that there is no hope of the union now because the last string~f love has broken down. In fact this was the interpretation of all the

,Jlisciples of the Daivajna except one who said that the string that was"keeping away the water of the vessel to unite with the water of thewell has been broken and that the couple will be happily re-united.Actually this is what happened. The wife united with the husbandvery soon and thereafter remained with him happily. Correctinterpretation of the omen is very difficult. What is therefore mostimportant is the horary chart and its analysis should be given pride ofplace in predctions.

In short the astrologer should be alert enough to watch aroundhim. The touching of a part of the body by the questioner, thesyllables uttered by him, the number given by him, offerings broughtby him, sight of auspicious objects, soothing place and omens etc.have a bearing on the question in the mind of the questioner. Theposition of Moon and / or lagna-Iord in Ithesala also help tounderstand the question before it is spelt out.

1ftr ~it I$~"d~itft.ld Itj r hSlqH'jiITll'f fI., Iqd lit IbllTll: JI'A:Thus ends the I Chapter Prasnavatara (Beginning of the Query) in

the work Daivajnavallabha ofVarahamihira

SECOND

Good and Bad Results~:

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The five auspicious omens produce the achievement of desiredobjects. And the five inauspicious omens lead to undesirable result.If both auspicious and inauspicious omens seen, the result has to betold by a judgement of the strength of the omens. Results can beproclaimed on the basis of the strength of even four or less numberof omens.

NOTES: Omens have been classified into five kinds: 1. sightof objects (animate or inanimate), 2. their sound, 3. their movement,4. action, 5. utpata (unusual phenomenon portending evil). Thesehave been discussed in great detail by Varahamihir in his BrihatSamhita. If all the five are auspicious, objects of query will beaccomplished. If all are bad, it will not be achieved. Also the result ofa weak omen is not to be taken into account. Only strong om~nsbecome the deciding factor.

Omens are the occurences that take place at the beginning ofany event. Every occurence is not an omen. It should be somethingdifferent from the common happening at the particular time.

Omens have been given pride of place in almost all classicalworks of horary astrology. Sage Varahamihir in his Brihat Samhita

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1. (i) Vide Brihat Samhita-Chapter 46, and 86 to 95.(ii) CC: .. e;:(i'ql~I")j. Chapter I, ~1. 3.

~. SIs.8-9 and 13-14ijjldq)ql~ulld. Chapter XI, SI. 1.

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says that the omens indicate the good or bad results of the native'sPoorva Karmas or the pas.t deeds that are about to fructify at thepresent moment.

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flourishes well. (6) The house having an abundancy of benefic vargasalso flourishes well.

The houses 6, 8 and 12 are generally regarded as inauspiciousand their lords as damaging the prospects of the houses occupied bythem. As these houses are counted from the lagna they may beinauspicious or harmful in respect of the affairs of lagna like thehealth, accidents and death etc. They may be auspicious and helpfulin the promotion of the affair of some other house or houses. The 8thhouse is 11th house counted from the 10th house. It shall thereforebe helpful in the advancement of career etc. The 5th house isconsidered to be the most auspicious house. The same is not so if weare interested to know the gain or losses of the enemy because it is11th to the 7th house, the house indicating the interest of the enemy.In fact the house should be reckoned from the house underjudgement. This fact has been clearly stated by the Daivajna in slokas17 and 18 of this very chapter.

Much has' also been made of the dignities and other states ofplanets in respect of the planets occupying the house. It is a fact thatneither all the planets signify the affairs of a particular house northeir exaltations etc. help to any appreciable extent their power ofgiving results. Fulfilment of the objects of the affairs of any house is acomplicated affair; It does not depend upon anyone of the planets.Sometimes the planet appears to be giving good results butultimately it is realised that the same was tainted with equal amountof evil.Here is a case that shall prove the point.

. The native has no child Fifth house needs examination. Thehouse is unoccupied. It has no evil aspect. Its lord Mars occupieskendra, not a bad position but he does not aspect his own house.Jupiter the karaka for childern occupies his own house. Being the

"ord of kendra does not make hima functional malefic because heoccupies the house. Despite thisthe native remains childless.Neither the lord of the housebenefitted the native nore beneficJupiter showered his grace. Forreasons we have to go elsewhere.Here is another case. The native isunmarried. The lagna and lagnesh

22 Daivajnavallabhaare vargottam. Mercury the 11thlord is exalted. Jupiter is exalted inthe 9th house. Venus the 7th lordas well as the kalatra karaka is alsonot very badly placed. Despite all'this the marriage was not given. Itis true that there are reasons inthe charts which explain 'why' ofthe matter. The point is that thedignities or other avastha's do very

little in giving the results.qqfqiffSIl ftWllI1~ !I~iffiidl Icpl4ifflJll1!(d\f4)ttSl d'@1I&'1~:qIi(UIl I Il I IThe different synonyms of the names of the twelve houses as

also the names acquired by them through their functions are beingtold according to the opinion of the ancient sages. From these theresults of the querries have to be judged.

NOTES : Lagna, Prathama Bhava, Kalpa, Hora etc. are theparyayas or synonymsfor the 1sthouse. Body, form, longevity etc. arethe indications of the 1st house and these are called its functional

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Manikya (ruby), pearl, gem, metallic ores, articles, dress, gold,house, silver, grains, transactions, buying and selling - All these areto be judged from the 2nd house in general.

'fj"lljGle)'i'9Sltt"l.~t'4'~41'C~htcap"qs: I'M'T?nft ~~'~"I4 'fl1Rf qlqfq\dt\.~~ I I~ I IDaughter-in-law, younger brother, welfare, intellect, gains,

servants, servant maids, valorous actions and things relating tobrother - All these are to be judged from the third house.

NOTES : Short travels, victory in debates, efforts and eatinghabits are also to be judged from this house.

Although normally the "wife of the son" is considered from the11th house as the house is 7th (wife) of 5th (son). But if we adopt thedictum of "BHAVAT BHAVAM" we can take the house 5th to 5thi.e. 9th as the house of the son and his wife 7th from 9th i. e. the 3rdhouse.

1JW f.tt.rr;f ~q\(JI~'~ ~e)'SIitqt"l.~q.tt I',GG1M , ~~qJlq'i~ i''i'ilafl 1111I '&I~qf 1!( I 1\9 I I\t4'''''!1rttt"lhl't!8J1~'1'i ,F.tGtr.t5ft GI.,ap,rq~ I

~'II~qslqfuqfta~ qqfq\d~qr.a !Pli It; I IHouse, treasure, entry into caves and other holes, great

medicines, cultivated lands, fields, orchards, friends, water,ceremonies in connection with ancestors, coming and going, village,happiness, demotions, loss of post, gains, entry into a house,increase, parents, deeds relating to one's native country and gainstherefrom, - all these are to be judged from the fourth house.

"'''IJlq'i~ ~.,qJlij",,~",q~UI.,qSlt4511: I~ ., ....f.l"ql~qf 1!( JlSlI'dlwffQ " qrq-q~ I I~ I IDeeds of many kinds, humility, execution, planning, learning,

Niti, intellect, hymns, chanting, compromise, pregnancy, children1. cf, (i) !Jq'1~qCfi. SI.45.

(ii)~.SI.35.(iii) S111'1~I,()if~l. Chapter I, SI. 3.

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intellect and happiness derived through children and wealth arematters to be judged from the 5th house.

g"l~d"IIU(iiifl"'nlll ~~ R~"lqU6'4: I Iqo I I .III health, bad state, enemies, servants, cruel deeds, heavy

actions, witchcraft applied by enemies with an intention of killingenemies, doubts, wars, uncle, buffaloes, diseases, etc. are to beconsidered from the sixth house.

qtgS6~ fCll't'l4qft!1~ql e:Cf)1 i11e: me: I'f1qj('!?lift 4*{ Ir.t~~'fCI"q'lifl'IUifllll cp(ii'5jqqfq~c:;' r.t'tSCfi'li( I Iqq I IBuying, health, trade, debates, lust, servants, wife, women'

thefts, returning from travel, sister's son (nephew), coming andgoing- all these are denoted by the 7th house.

3ilgfl\)1:ft~ '!f mRt~ 111~ ftIJr'( I~ 5'lf~cp(ii'5l"1cM .,tfldl'tUlifeeii' I Iq~ I ILongevity and enmity, death, ruling powers, strife, quarrels,

cleft, quarrels among relatives, hatred, places difficult to approach,fort, destruction of wife and enemies, crossing of rivers etc. are to beseen from the 8th house.

~lqcfl"I'!J't.',ql'5ll "Jql"'~CP'~ IG1(iiI'lq,ql(iiqs~q'tlcfl1. jjlg~ftUq) ~ 'If. I Iq~ I ISacred study of books, intention in vedic temples, travels to

holy places, love, coronation of kings, preceptor, meritorious deeds,reservoirs of water (wells, ponds, lakes etc.), brother-in-Iaws,brothers of husbands, and wives and governmental favour arematters to be seen from the ninth house.

1. Cf. (i) ~q.,ct'lqcti. SI.49.(ii) S11("~I'C)tfbl. I, St.5.

2. Cf (i) !lq.,~qcti. SI.52.(ii) S11("~I'C)tfbl. Chapter, SI.8.

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Clues from the sky, rains, actions of one's father and his place,respect, merit, country, power, authority, cows, fall from position,(displacements, demotions,) are judged from the tenth house.'

NOTES : Clouds, lightning, storm, rains, hailstorms, capital,fame, travel to a foreign land, scandal etc. are also judged from thishouse

~~AJ4,~f'lifGl"qq't'5ll~cp4'''''C(4': IftO,fj f4ii/Q 'd'~CP""'C1''''~ ,q"dilifl~ I ,qCJ. I IAdvancement of one's actions, success in enterprises, gains

from trade, elephants, houses, dress, transport, vehicles, bedding,loss of gold and wealth, gains of damsels and elephants, father-in-laware judged from the eleventh house.

NOTES: This house represents material prosperity of allkinds.

~'&:Iif"iii'iflgC1l;ftptA !f&q\(IGlq\~ I Iqfc , IRenunciation, enjoyments, sacrifices, marriage, donation,

cultivation, expenditure, injury, maternal uncle, mother's sister, wifeof maternal uncle wars, defeat in a war are matters to be seen fromthe 12th house.

It seems that the author is considering the maternal uncle fromthe 12th house on the assumption that the 10th house relates to thefather and as such 3rd from it (12th) would be his younger brother.But in reality the house relating to father is the 9th and as such the11th & not the 12th is the house of the younger brother of father.

4i1'UC(~S ~~ 4q",~~: IdtiP,4iff*if'UQ'd em: )1'''''''''\('011 I Iq" I IThe objects that are to be judged from the different houses as

proclaimed by the great Acharyas, Yavana etc. become the.functional names attributed to the bouse. From the correspondinghouse, the objects sbould be judged, in a query.

~~~ )I'''if'~ )lcp,ftld*\. Idt'J'tItf'4r ~ driii.. llt 4T~ I Iqt; I I

26 DaivajnavallabhaWhile answering queries, whatever object is under

consideration, the house representing the same should be treated asthe ascendant and the results declared.

~ 'ZR'IJ1f d.... IC"(i\ .,&iCl~~: I3itfldl"I'I~ 1IS1ll (ijdldl"I'ldI4~ I Iqf, I IFrom the functions attributed to the different houses, the

ascendant has to be determined as told above. Past has to be judgedfrom the 12th house and future from the 2nd house.

~ 'tfl*'CI~(.iI..,Ji lIT~ lIT 'tfl*'CI5~ 1J'f~ I3ia'ls;:qijl~ ~ d4;:qijlt'tf ~~M~~ I I~o I ICoeablnatioes for success of the object of the query : If the

ascendant falls in a sirshodaya sign or in the sign of a benefic planet,the result of the query will be auspicious. Under oppositecircumstances, results will be just the reverse. If the circumstancesare mixed, results will be also found to be of mixed nature.

NOTES: (i) Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Aquarius areSirshodaya signs.

(ii) Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Sagittarius and Capricorn are thePrishthodaya signs.

(iii) Prithuyasas says that under mixed circumstances theobject to the query will be accomplished with great difficulty.

eOii)q'n .,4qcfitq'Util~:~0ii1i5C4\i'lfqU'lI~""14'fi~: I~: qA2t&df ~flql{4jcfl'tg~~ I I:?q I IAll the desired objects are achieved if the benefics occupy the

quadrants (1, 4, 7 & 10) and the thrikona houses (5 and 9) and at thesame time malefics are situated in the house 3, 6 and 11 and they donot occupy the angular house (1,4,7 & 10) and the 8th house.

1. judgement or Longevity by D.P.Saxen.2. cr. (i) .. e;:

Good and Bad Results 27

.~~ crr.f'T: 't'4if1~~)d't'4 1f~ 111 IiQ4IiiC.9SilolJQ&14 qlqlil'iU;:q~ lffiI'Tft~~ I I~~ I I :If the lord of an angular house is placed in the ascendant or the

friend of the lord of the ascendant be placed in an angular house andmaleficplanets do not occupy Kendras, 8th house and the 12th house(1,4, 7, 10,8 and 12), the result of the query willbe auspicious.

NOTES: Bhattotpala says:(l1''1II~NRt;~~ en '&l'~1 tiC

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If the ascendant or the fourth house falls in the signs Leo,Aries, Sagittarius and Taurus and if no planet is situated in theseplaces then also enemy will not be able to stay. This is certain.

NOTES: Prithuyasas says 1(1?JI~q':d i.e., the enemy retreatstoins place. According to the dictum ..~: !I...~gg4qfi1~: ~P14(1itiClrctiCl'ld:" sloka 2 of this chapter, the enemy retreats. Theadditional point is, even if lagna falls in beastial signs, the enemyretreats. [The rreason may be : As these beasts are capable of

, running, the indication is that the enemy will run away.]dr ~ lIT Rw.iitClii.,~ Rw.tm ~: ~4111' ~ ~IQ\' ~ 11111' "'t)C:4Rw.i~ dc:itI~it~i(lffi"lilit'(1 Iqo I I

If there be a fixed sign on the ascendant and if it is occupied bythe Sun or Jupiter, the enemy is quiet in his own place. But if thesame planets are placed in a movable sign in the ascendant, it shouldbe told that the enemy will come soon.

NOTES: This result is due to the influence of the movable andfixed signswhich has already been discussed.

VCI"14~qfAij;qP51utl tJ~~ lI1IT lIT tNr lIT IlI'c:T fttUitI41('qi(lftt: Rw.iit~;f~ I Iqq I IIf Jupiter and Venus are placed separately or together in the

second or the third house, the enemy comes vety soon. If the lords ofthe 1st,9th and 10th house are placed in fixed signs, the enemy nevercomes.

4qlffltilf 'f1Iftt l(GI;ft"lqil~ f4(iji"I~"6llI,cuf)ijCfdit.,q)~ ~ Idlqffl~i(fta ild~,~: W1,!itl iliUtftfttG4)fttfCtalf4:P1iIUlqBllituft,

The Invasion and Retreat ofEnemies 45

NOTES : Bhattotpala, commenting on Sloka 17, Chapter II ofS. P. says that if there be an intervening planet between theascendant and the Moon, the enemy will not come.

It would be useful here to refer to Gaimini's GnanaPradeepika where he has identified the house for the invaders andfor those who are attacked. The houses 4 to 9 of the horary chart tellus about the enemy or the invader. The houses 10 to 3 indicate theposition of the other party. The position of malefics and benefics inthe group and their strength or weaknesses etc. will help us indetermining the final results. This is almost confirmed by theShatpanchasika. It says that the six houses commencing from the 3rdrelate to the citizens or the town attacked. The benefic planets inthese houses help the chief of the town attacked.

Daivajna Neelakantha has said when there will be peacebetween the invading and the invaded kings, when there will bevictory or defeat etc.

Here ends Chapter Ventitled "The Invasion and Retreat ofEnemies" of Daivajnavallabha.

SIXTH

Queries about one who is AbroadgqItI fi!I;:et le:mt

w;m: ~8G1:1=J1"Tiill CCCillil4f."rRl.,) 'QT: I.,6CMi4f.,qs\tl: ~'nittl. tftii4fl il4fqs(J ~~ 1 I' I IIf all the planets are situated in 3rd, 5th and 2nd houses the

person who has gone abroad surely returns. Benefics in these placescause the retrieval of lost objects. If Jupiter or Venus is placed therethe person returns quickly.

NOTES: Badarayana says in this context :

~~ ffi~ CIT 1Jtar tigcro'(~-

Queries aboutone who isAbroad 47Mercury or Venus is placed in the 5th or 9th houses the personreturns.

NOTES: Vide Sloka of Chapter V of S. P. also. It is a generalprinciple that, if the quadrants and trines are occupied by beneficauspicious results happen.

~~ qlqqltf~ ~ t&~ftt 1fM1T: I"'eqs""d~"Q': 1J'f ~ ~ql'fttt4*,ftt t'1I'tql1. I I' I IIf the Moon is placed in the 8th house, and there is no malefic

in the angles the person who has gone abroad returns happily. Ifthere isa benefic planet in the angles, he returns with gains.

NOTES: The quadrants are to be free from malefic influence.Thisis a general principle for good results.

~ "'""~ 1M lIT~ lIT +41M1w:q,e 1 ~ ~ IqA 'II"'t~ lIT~~~~ JI'Il5d' lIT I IV I IIf a pristhodaya sign happens to be the ascendant and the same

is aspected by a malefic, the person who has gone abroad is dead orhe is in jail. If the ascendant is aspected by a benefic planet, the badresults do not happen. If a malefic is placed in the 6th, Kendra or 3rdhouse the person is either lost, gone elsewhere or has fallen from hisposition.

NOTES: Some interpret the results serially i.e., if, under theaboue conditions, an evil planet is placed in the 6th house, he istotally lost i.e. his whereabouts will not be traceable. If, it is situatedin the Kendra, he has gone somewhere else from the place where hehad already gone. If the planet is placed in the 3rd house, the personhas fallen from his status i.e., he might have met with the losses in hisbusiness or might have lost his job etc.11111 t'I'n ~ 'f1m:~ p ri' t.jvtNttr..." IQql"'"'1~ d

48 Daivajnavallabha

placed in the 4th house, the person gone abroad definitelyenters hishouse (returns).

NOTES : The 2nd house represents family. Benefics therecause re-union with the family i.e., the person will return. 3rd is 2ndto 2nd house. Perhaps this may be the reason (.uqlG:iij41t4;id:) 4threpresents the house. Benefics and particularly Jupiter and Venuswill cause safe return of the person to his house.qrqf;: "ldil.. Alcp'ti4I~~.~ ~."SiAl.)ulftt:le. 1CCCijifqjijit) r.tfil,rllf GI@I;ftq) "'''04Q~C(f'l: ~ 1 1\ 1 1

If malefics are placed in the 3rd or 11th houses and beneficsare situated in Kendras and Thrikonas (i.e., 1, 4, 7, 10, 5 and 9) theperson surely returns.

NOTES : It is a well-known principle that placement- ofmalefics in Upachayasthanas (3, 6, 10 and 11) and benefics inKendras and Konas is auspicious. Whatever may be the query, thiscombination indicates good results.

Slokas50 to 52 of Prasna Marga are relevant here.1. If the lord of lagna is placed in a house beyond 4th the

. traveller does not come back.2. The traveller does not return if natural malefics occupy

Kendras.3. He does not come back if Moon is in 8th and Kendras

occupied by malefics but if Moon and the malefics are aspected bybenefics the person willcome back.

For returning home

1. If the lagnesha is posited in his Mula Trikona sign, sign ofexaltation, in the 7th house or in retrograde motion.

2. The lagnesha in any house in retrograde motion with strong Jupiter in the quadrant.

~ijti'"J~'iiUdl..,tsttqjAI.)ule j~q"',q'C.,,

Queries about one who isAbroad 49

IfSaturn is placed in 4, 8, 9 or 5th house in the sign owned by amalefic and aspected by a malefic, the person who has gone abroadis definitely put to confinement in jail etc.

1J"!lcffl AtI\((iji~~ t'i~'t!lcffl 1fant~~'" fh';fr cpj(ijjSitlwtMt: 1 I~ 1 1If the ascendant falls in fixed sign and the same is occupied by

a benefic the confmement is permanent. But, if the ascendant falls ina movable sign and contains a malefic planet, he is released fromimprisonment early. If there is a dual sign on the ascendant, releasetakes place after some time.

NOTES: Confmement is of two kinds : temporary andlong-lasting, and the conditions for the same told here. Vide Slokallof Prasna Tantra, also.

3iRfil\(q6l)qqiwilfa.}jUI4jftt'JIi ll. lINT: 1~~ 'lfJO:CUc;llC! " QlO4l4ihUII4 1 1\ 1 1If malefics are placed in 5th, 9th and 7th houses and if they are

aspected by planets inimical to them and if the ascendant falls in aPrishthodaya sign not aspected by benefics death of the traveller onthe wayis indicated.

~~~'tSQSici&4;ftfl+tl 1'tili(}jijql'iMtll: QI~t4'i.,AtIe+d\'CI 1 1410 j 1If a benefic is placed in the 9th house, the traveller does not

encounter any kind of trouble on the way. If there be a maleficcplanet on the ascendant there will be fear, diseases, difficulties andother troubles on the way.

NOTES: 311!4~I., may be interpreted as 7th house or 9thhouse. If malefics are in this place representing the travel, the personmeets with several kinds of troubles on his way. Vide Sloka 13 ofPrasna Tantra also.

1Jt~~...~~ nT m1I mPf:~ I' dlqf\C:~ifdjijo:ff.r4tf;f q.ijfl".UI " 1 14141 1 I

Daivajllavallabha

TIme or Return: The number of the house from ascendant inwhich a planet (in direct motion) is placed is to be multiplied by 12.The result will indicate the number of days the traveller will take toreturn. If, however, such a planet is retrograde the return will be in asmany days as are signified by the number of signs from the PrasnaLagna to that occupied by the planet.

EXPLANATION: Note the number (counting from theascendant) of the first sign occupied by a planet. If, it is in directmotion multiply the number by 12. But if the planet be retrograde,the bumber need not be multiplied by 12.

Another interpretation is that the number of days in which theplanet becomes retrograde will be the time taken by the traveller toreturn. Or we have to take the planet that will cause the return andproceed on the above lines. This slob is interpreted differently bydifferent translators.

Sanketa Nidhi also says something like this. The return of theperson should be predicted if the 7th lord in the Prasna lagna is inretrogade motion. The return would be within a month from the dateor which the planet went retrograde.

The other method that is propounded there is to fmd out thestrongest planet in the Prasna chart and count the houses where theplanet is posited from the lagna. The return would be in as maymonths as there be the number of houses counted from the lagna.

I I 1ftr 4ft Aql"ftt"'dI&n1l: I IHere ends Chapter VI or Daivajnavallabha entitled

"Queries about who is in Asylum"

SEVENTH

Success and DefeatGIijq itIGIij Ian:

Cifi....ca'l4Ht.,ildi: 1J"T .,ili(ql"'~q'C'CI GiCiJiCiI. I'l~tGft ~ 'PI"'I" ""'qql :I\I'II'{4"."'I: 1 Iq 1 1The benefics placed in the 10th, 7th and 1st houses bestow

victory to the king residing in the city, (i.e. one attacked). Saturn andMars placed in the 9th house cause fear and defeat but the beneficsJupiter, Venus and Mercury placed in the 9th house confer victoryon him.

o NOTES : The king who invades from outside with fullpreparations is called~ (lit one who goes). The king who isbeing invaded is termed~ (one who resides).

Here the sage says that benefics in the 10th house give victoryto the king who is attacked. Prithuyasas also says the same thing.Sloka 1 of chapter 3 of Shatpanchashika may be refered to in this

o context. Badarayan appears to differ here. He says :

\iqqI4qsIGtll ':lS'l:l'(i""M)~!J ~: I"'tll'tlltlqt

52 Daivajnaval/abha

attacked. The six houses beginning from the ninth belong to the~ (the invader). The part conjoined with benefics gives victoryto the party indicated by the same. The part containing maleficscauses defeat to the corresponding party.

NOTES: The houses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 represent 't'iIlflr1. an"dhouses 9, 10, 11 and 12 represent~ I

Rama Dayalu in his Sanketa Nidhi Sanket 8 Sioka 49 has alsosaid the same thing.

1Il'g:~~ lITf4;:r: tII'S!lIql:~ lI?J cr G1

Success and Defeat 53

If there is a human sign on the ascendant and there aremalefics in the quadrants, 12th house and 11th house the two partieswill enter into treaty very soon. If malefics are placed in dual signs,enmity between the two parties will be the result.

EXPLANATION: Human signs are Gemini, Virgo, Libra andthe first part of Sagittarius. Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces aretermed dual signs.

e'ii""dl 1rlt~ 1rlt 'Iff~~ "J'tlftl*f1A ""~ ~ Isn"''RI1 'Idr qlq"",,~~'9qltl'tftS~ "qj=Ai()1ll: I I~ I IIf there is a human sign on the ascendant and the same is

aspected by benefics or if there are benefics in the quadrants there isenmity between the two parties. If on the said ascendant, there ismalefic aspect or if there are malefic planets in those places, enmitybetween the two parties is the result.

3I'U"S1$WI",'" ij~filI'kij"_" 1ftRm~ IFt ",cwh4'" ~iflSI',e I It, I IIf there is a sign owned by a malefic on the ascendant and if the

same is aspected or combined with malefics, a terrible war is to bepredicted. If there be aspect of benefic planets over the san,e, .hewar will be a small one.

NOTES: In the absence of benefic aspe ,5, the war maycontinue for a long time and otherwise it will :>e short-lived.

~ tl4l'tUIVt j 'Ci".AiI*\ lPft "'liR, ~ IVI1Iftr q'tl"'q(ij"~ ~ I II' ,~ I loe; I IThe Yavane chs 1'& has declared that keeping the Sun, Wind,

Jupiter and Venus 1 the back side one wins his enemies and attainsfame

_VOTES: If the Sun were shining on the face, proper fighting.vill be difficult due to glare. Similarly, if wind were blowing right on

54 Daivajnavallabhathe face, it will be a great hindrance to ftgbting. So they are kept onthe back side. Fuller information is to be sought from books on thescience of war like . itIitHlI,(', .,'(qlttGlc:a'qc:af ' etc.

ilit'"~ trft tlr.t'tSlftam lm tf'r: I~~tSilW ..~.,tS. I I~ I IIf Saturn placed in quadrant, aspects Sun posited in another

quadrant, the result is defeat. If the Sun be placed in the eighthhouse and is aspected by Saturn posited in a quadrant, death will bethe result.

NOTES: Full aspect of Saturn from quadrant on the Sunplaced in the eighth house is not possible. So Bhattotpala hassuggested consideration of fractional aspect i.e. 1/4 aspect, 1./2 aspectand 3/4th aspect here.

Ascdt. SaturnI

Sun IIn these pJ#Ices, Saturn's 3/4 aspects overtheSun ispossible.

Ascdt. Isaturn

Sun IThere is 1/2 aspect ofSaturn overtheSun.

Success and Defeat 55

3i*ilC*'~ ......*it~ "'SuI""., 1 Iqo 11If the Sun is placed in the ascendant and the Moon is in the

eighth house and if Mars and Saturn aspect them, defeat is certain tothe querist. If the Moon is posited in the ascendant and the Sun is inthe eighth house, aspected by Mars and Saturn, defeat would be theresult.

Gftil*'l41jGl'lfd"41 ft .-S,"ii'461I.,~ qft2i8d. ~ 1,",,~d,,:q ""''I'Mft~1II'Ift~~~ 1p1'f : I ,qq 1 ICombination for the Victory of the Invader :(~ : If at the

time of query Jupiter, Mercury, the Sun and Venus be placed in thehouses 5, 4, 3 and 1 and if the Moon, Saturn and Mars be placed inthe eleventh house the invading king conquers the defeadant

~I~"and carries booty etc.NOTE: Prasna Vaisbnava Chapter Ill, Sloka 2 also quotes this

rule.

~ 1fT Iiftl",otCl4'4.~... Cltl....,.11tm 1'611"'

56 Daivajnavallabha

If Jupiter, the Sun and the Moon are respectively placed in theascendant, 6th house, and 10th house there will be success. In thesame way,it should be understood that if Jupiter, Venus and the Sunare in the 1st house, 6th house and the 10th house, the person willhave victoryin war.

NOTES: A benefic of the nature of Jupiter is surely auspiciousin the ascendant. Sun a malefic in the 6th house is definitelybeneficial to win over enemies. Similarly benefics in the 10thhouse - a Kendra, prove definitely auspicious for getting success.This 'combination can be applied in the case of disputes, law-suitsetc. also.

_ ~ t4lri1fl14'fQ i11'r. .cf'tii4'- ~GI"''I4hoq IoqutrfiliiIC'I.) ~ Gllql~ 'Iflft "'" ~~lIq IIOne will get an able minister or adviser if there is Jupiter in the

11th house and there are Saturn and Mars in the 10th house. IfMercury is placed in the 7th house, there willbe victory.

NOTES: The acquisition of good minister is by no means lessimportant for a king C' gaining victory. Wise counsel sometimesaccomplishes what cannot be achieved through mighty force. Thecombination is also useful in cases of elections, law-suits, sports,Politics etc., where victory of one party over the other is to bedecided.

cnl'l\j,al~ ftlltI..~" ~'tOI'lI~r.t ~ 'i"JU I'tt8G1Wifl ftJ*" fitIft d"~'6C:(U""qlj

Success andDefeat 57

Parasara has declared that the placement of the Jupiter in theascendant and a malefic in the 11th or 10th house produces victory.

iI~'d'tl4,t1 ~ .a 'fCj\i"....~ '"~ IWlftl'fleMj\i ~ "f11\ "q'Rep\()

58 Daivajnaval4zblul

If Mars, Mercury and the Moon occupy the 7th house the kingwho goes on expedition to conquer dies. If Venus and Mars areplaced in the ascendant enemies will increase in number and deathfrom hunger results to the party attacked.fltFn: ~~'dit;:qq)"61i~ '11M !'iAtdqljA'liCitel I

~~ ftrrIf~ qSd\fit~O~ 1I'111f I I~ct I IIf there is a sign belonging to Mars or Saturn on the ascendant,

and in the 6th house there is a sign belonging to Mercury or Venusand in the eighth house there is the sign belonging to the Sun, and ifthese places are occupied by malefics, in that war an intelligentminister of the king dies in the battle.

NOTES: This combination is possible when Capricorn rises asthe ascendant.

~61"'IMGitcll.,~(i.'4 'lid i'C9'J1+4~ qtfI: I~~~ 4tA,e ~~ "" ~~ I I~~ I IIf there are malefics in the ascendant and the 5th house, the

son of the qurist surely dies. If the Moon occupies the ascendantalong with Mars, and if they are aspected by Saturn he will bedefeated in war.

~ f'Wttft f1'if'nltt~ tlPl1ft.-tft I~~ lIT~ IJII""i.,,..nilil l P'll I~' I IIf the Moon occupies the 7th or the 8th house and the Sun is

placed in the ascendant or if the Sun occupies the 7th or 8th houseand the Moon is the ascendant the king (who goes to conquer hisenemies) and his army meets with fear, defeat and death.

NOTES: ~qthl the reverse of the combination would beMoon in the ascendant with the Sun in the 7th or the 8th house.

~A1.'iiAtt~:qNl(iI~Jft.'1~'If.!( ~

Succus ",!,dDefeat 59

If weak and eclipsed malefics are placed in the 2nd, 3rd andangular houses with the Moon in the 8th house then the king putting

__ the query will be either captured or will be killed.~ ..~it;q ..:q.q):~~i~ "ijCit+ii~ I

q"l\Cq)iRllq~" tM ~ !"1'W\Cq)_4 I I~'J. I IIf Mars and the Moon occupy the 7th house and the Sun and

Mercury are placed in the ascendant, there will be rift in the army.Similarly, if Saturn and Mars are placed in the 7th house and in theascendant Mercury and Venus are placed, then also .there will bequarrels in the army leading to defeat.

'tt.\C;ft~;f4.. ftlItliU '"'41,..', "~S"'''dl4ft1. I~.. arh ~ '" 111ft~ 'ttaftliPl ..4*1Qftl"SlJll1. I I~fr I I

If all these planets (the Sun, Mars, Saturn and Mercury told inthe previous sloka) be placed in the ninth house the king kills hisminister and preceptor. In this very combination if the Moon isplaced in the ascendant the king kills his preceptors, horses, artists,craftsmen and his .sons.

NOTES : The king grows suspicious, suspects treason on thepart of these people and therefore kills them.

....,tftdq',"~ 'Eq"""\Caftdit~it I~ 'm1'R ijCii"~4f";ftQftliN: f1tR;r 1ft4: I I~" I IIf the Sun and Saturn placed in the ascendant receive the

aspect of Mars and the Moon is placed in the 7th house and all thebenefics are weak, the Commander-in-Chief of the king will bekilled.

~ t'Iftr;n C,lI'i';rit \C414iC~ 'P"I~"f1 1I1n IlI't1i!tftq~'iliRIql ~ .. fJl5Iuli .. fQ;::frit ~ I 1~1:; I IIf the Moon is placed in the 7th house with the Sun in the

ascendant, Saturn and Mars in the 8th house and Mercury is placed.in third house, the king and his minister are killed in the war.

60 Daivajnavallabha

'" "114"'WI,I,JI'9lft1teiJ'r.f~ _(ij!J6i. 'j'4tqif(ijio\ i

'8qfe(At~

EIGHT

Recovery from Diseases,tliltg1llSllq:

""",~M q/SiiCiflff~m 111~~ U GlUf'lIRI*( If.t4\Q.~ iiCllfifd'tfl ~.lff'i4 ~ttI~ClI''Cr.a i 141 I IIf a malefic is situated in the ascendant or the 8th house and

aspects the sign occupied by Moon in the natal chart of the patientthat patient surely dies.

NOTES: w;f tm q:f ~: li ~ g4tn"li( I According tothis dictum, the ascendant represents the physician, the 7th houserepresents the disease, the 10th house the patient and the 4th housethe medicine.

~~JLtr."~il.mft~ I ;i.')iUft4~~ 111~ WI: I I~ I. I .

oJ,..

If there is a pristhodaya sign on the ascendent, malefics Occupyquadrants, the Moon is in the eighth house, that patient dies. Ifstrong malefics aspect the ascendant and the Moon then the patientdies.

NOTES: Pristhodaya signs are : Aries, Taurus, Cancer,Sagittarius and Capricorn. Rise of a pristhodaya sign does not allowthe object to materialise easily. It spoils it. Moon in the eighth houseproduces troubles and diseases.

Also according to the rule "(iji"1i)c{em&j ~~G.~ql"''t'1'ta'LY'C4c(' &.e., if there is benefic aspect on the ascendant and theMoon, auspicious results are to be told. But if they both have maleficaspect, the results will be different i.e. they will be bad.

tIftr;f tiRi9'S1 111 1I11Iftr qrq)- ~"", ...),'t4Q*( I.1~1Ie": ~ ~ 1IIIftl';f I 11 I I

62 Daivajnavallabha

If the ascendant is occupied by the Moon or Mercury aspectedby malefics, troubles and hardships are to be foretold to the querist.

"""4a'l 11ft' tfliii't'Jf\t4I:11m~ 11 t"a,,1t4ijl.,l. I

difitllltoq 11ft' 1ST t"ijll't+4 I IV I IIf benefics occupy the 5th, 7th and 8th houses and there is

aspect of benefic planets over the malefics and the Moon occupies11th, 3rd, 6th or 10th houses and there are benefics in the sameplaces counted from the Moon, the patient recovers.

ql~fam;, ~: tj'1Af '"4)"1"")~ Itl~"tllRT ~: q't~ltlll: ~ ..Idle*' 'Jt!I'hN41t4i( 1 1C:c. 1 IIf Saturn placed in the ninth house is combined with or

aspected by malefics and it is not having conjunction and aspect ofbenefic planets, the patient goes to some foreign country. If such aSaturn is in the 6th or 8th house, the patient surely dies.

"q"4~'~ 1Rl'~ftI.'UI~""S 1~ 1ST~~~ ~II" IIIf the Moon is situated in an Upachayasthana and there are

benefics situated in quadrants, trines and the eighth house or if thereis aspect of benefic planets over the ascendant the patient recoversafter going to a different place.

61".,"16:~ 'tGl~GII~"(il'litHl~j ~ I1Ft 111 !Iv,:)'" (lInN"~ I II I IIf there is Full Moon in the ascendant getting the aspect of

Jupiter or if Jupiter and Venus are placed in quadrants the patient iscured.

'j' JI.,It~~'t6l1", tRY ';f 1RGf ';f (llltnf.'a4f I'IffiITo\~ fa~'61I", I~ I 11; I I

Recoveryfrom Diseases 63

If there is a fixed sign on the ascendant, death does not takeplace and the disease is also not cured. In a movable ascendant theresult is reverse. In a dual sign the result is similar to that of a f1X~dsign.

NOTES: It would be relevant as well as more helpful to givecertain general guidelines also. In any horary chart Moon has his own 4importance and the same cannot be overlooked. In the judgement of 'the question special attention should be paid to (a) the position ofMoon (b) the position of the house and its lord concerned with theanswer and (c) the lagna and its lord. While judging the question ofrecovery from illness the important considerations are :

(a) Position of lagna. It should neither ~ occupied noraftlicted by malefics if we want to have happy results, Lagna lord isnever a malefic.

(b) Position of Moon. It should not be a waning Moon nor anaftlicted Moon.

(c) Moon's occupation, particularly of waning Moon, of house6, 8 and 12 is inauspicious for the health and recovery of the native.

(d) Ascedant lord should be strong and should be free fromevil influences.

(e) Position of the 8th house and the 8th lord.Apart from the above our experience shows that in my

consideration the badhaka lords are the worst malefics. They areworse than even the death inflicting planets. They are dealt with insome details in the "Judgement on Longevity" which may be referredto.

1ftr 4\ eQ"4H1'iIQf~ I It; I I .Here ends Chapter VIII of Daivajnavallabba entitled

"Diseases and their cure"

(NINTH

LostArticles... tiC (WI1'4t IS(WIIq"J J

Rtt,)c:l) lIT lift lIT fttRM lI"ifwq lIT lift lIT~ Id1I dTJq)Adllfta~~~ '1ft~ I Iq I IIf there is a fixed sign, ftxed Navamsha, or Vargothama

; Navamsha in the ascendant the article stolen is in the same place andsurely a person known to the querist has stolen it. If there is amovable sign or navamsha on the ascendant some external personhas stolen it.

NOTES : Vide Shatpanchashika Chapte 6 sloka 1, and Prasnajnana Sloka 54.

~"~Hlftl(ijl", J1~~ftIGl",., Id!iC:iiI1(4*l1~ mnvt ftt4I(;cj,ra 1ftmfl~ ~~d*ll I~ I I

If there is a dual sign on the ascendant, some neighbour hasstolen the article - Thus it should be predicted. If a fixed sign risesthe article is there itself. But if a movable sign rises, it has goneelsewher.

11"";\ nm fP;fr p ~ "f!ill"f4lf~ti "ttt0f4*l1m 'dclh(4ffd1i8 egc.oci1 ~~ cdtldLYtltt1d': 1 11 1 IIf a dual sign rises the stolen article has gone outside the

house. The caste, colour, qualities and form of the thief willcorrespond to the nature of the strongest planet placed in the 7th

... ' house. If it is in an odd sign there and there is under aspect of a maleplanet, the thief is a male otherwise a female.

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"'~'lcpl(ijCf)(ij;f fltR;y lTftm: ~rila.,r'lqsl~ ijnfttqq)ftaaT: I IV I IFrom the Navamsha in which the ascendant falls, the nature of

the lost article is judged. From the decanate rising, the form of thethief should be judged. From the rising sign, direction (where thetheft has occurred), place and the time of theft are to be judged.

Regarding the place where the lost article has moved or hasbeen taken by the thief the Sanketa Nidhi says that

(i) If Prasna lagna and navamsa fall in a fixed sign the articlehas been stolen by some relation who is in the same house or livingnear by. He is not an outsider and as such the article has been hiddeneither in the same house or at some near place.

(2) If the ascendant and navamsa fall in a movable sign thethief is not a relative but a known person to the querist and thearticle has been taken or hidden at a distant place.

(3) If the ascendant and navamsa fall in a dual sign the thief isan outsider but not an unknown person. The lost article is hidden ata place which is not very far from the house.

Sage Badarayana in this regard says that the lost article doesnot go very far away from the house if benefics occupy the 2nd or 3rdor fourth house counted from the lagna of the horary'chart.

Here the ascendant denotes the querist and the 7th house thethief. Because the house is 2nd to the 7th it denotes the article stolen.

Prasna Marga says that the colour etc., of the thief is to bejudged from the decanate of the lagna and the lord of that decanate.Sloka 6 of Chapter 29 refers. Accending to Arya Saptati theappearance of the thief should be judged from the lagna lord. This isperhaps on the analogy that in the case of medical treatment thelagna represents the doctor treating the patient. Acharya Madhavasays that the 6th house stands for the thief and as such that house andplanets influencing that house should explain the physicalappearance and other details of the thief.

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NOTES : The same is written by Prithuyasas in hisShatpanchashika in the meter of an Anushtup : aitlCflI\i$ll

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See GilaqNI~Gild 1-10-12 in this connection for details.The age and the caste of the thief are to be guessed from the

nature of the lord of the ascendant. His age will be according to thefollowing rule:

Moon - suckling child, Mars - boy, Mercury- celibate,Venus-young man, Jupiter-middle-aged, Sun-old man,Saturn - very old man.

1PItRr M1 ftI;NI..iilfiiiaAwm11ft1A _,:&1. Ianft1I~1ftrrq.tfl".'liJ4lill.WI~"'tIGIli( I I'{ I IThe ages of the planets the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus,

Jupiter, Sun and Saturn are respectively those of: (1) suckling child(2) boy (3) celibate (jjMtll~X4) young man (5) middle agedPerson(6) old man (7) and a very old man.

NOTES : Roughly we can give estimates of age in years asbelow: the Moon - below 4 years. Mars - 4 to 8 years. Mercury - 8to 16 years. Venus 16 to 30 years. Jupiter-30 to 50 years, Sun-50 to70 years and Saturn - 70 and above.

The age of the thief willbe equal to that assigned to the lord ofthe Navamsha in which the ascendant falls.

.,S~ Wlr..,,"l.. ,.e ftft)C:4s4f: ftltild....~ 1~ 1ISI1't. 'WIftrf.t~~ ..... iVf)., ~~ I I" I IIf the ascendant falls in the sign Leo, and the Sun and the

Moon are placed therein, and if the same is aspected by Saturn andMars the thief will be blind. If weak Moon is placed in the 12thhouse, his left eye will be blind and if the weak Sun is placed in the12th house, his right eye will be blind.

~ '118: iJ.'til'" f'tiIi ., lilftit iUW"~~ I~ Mlftf~ GI....I~ ~ ... di1c:ftit~ I I" I IIf a malefic is placed in the 6th house in the limb represented

by its sign or the Bhava where a malefic is placed injury is to beforetold. And whatever has been told by me at the time of birth,

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regarding moles, marks and forms all that is to be suitably used herein this enquiry.

NOTES: The word~ \Jjrijqjj(?l seems to point out towhatever Varaha Mihira has told in the Chapter JanmaVidhanadhyaya in his celebrated work Brihat Jatakam.

am) 1\'f r.tqftl\'f~~l:15Zf 'If f'lf4Jdifth~ lit~ I

*iiiiSlul~:JqAq)(iCQf?tc;'as~ullIJ1lIt 1\'f~~"if~es"'d~~ I I~ I IIf the ascendant falls in the first decanate (0 to 10) the article

has been stolen. In second decanate, it indicates that the article hasfallen somewhere. The third decanate, indicates that the person haskept the article somewhere and then forgotten. Thus it is to beguessed. Even if lost, it is within the house and has not gone out ofthe door when the third decanate rises.

~: ~'1iI~~~"tll1 f'(i1i.,'tlthdc:i'tt~ lit If'(i1i.,ifGQI'tlQ~~;fqrtl~~"'d;ft41r.t ~ 4)G1.,1r.t I I~ I IThe direction where the stolen article has gone is to be told

from the planet placed in the quadrants. If it is not possible, thedirection is to be told from the sign of the ascendant. The distance isto be told from the number of Navamsha elapsed, country from the5th Navamsha in the lagna. This number will give the distance inYojana. One yojana may be taken roughly as equal to a mile.

NOTES : According to Madhava the direction of the lostarticle is indicated by the sign in the lagna of the horary chart if thelagna is strong. In case the lagna is weak the article can be found inthe direction represented by the planet aspecting the lagna. If thesign in the lagna is a movable sign the lost article is in motion and if itbe a fixed sign the article has reached its destination (through thethief).

~~~~~~lIT~ I$H~geml{'14~.'!1d:J~~ Ilqo II

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If there is Venus in the second house and Jupiter in the 12thhouse with a benefic in the ascendant the stolen article is got back. Ifthe Moon is in the ascendant, it is got in the direction of the sign ofthe ascendant and if the Sun is in the ascendant it is got in thedirection of the ascendant.

~ mft 11ft fbji"'ld: ~ 111wft"l1q~ 11ft ~: 1J"Ci~CiiC: I"",f'wtm~ ~,111 1j't.~

~ ~",,~~Ol

78 DalvajnavallabhaIf Taurus, Cancer, Sagittarius, libra or Pisces rises as

8kendant and thesame is conjoined with or aspected by the Moon,Venus and Jupiter the query will be concerning some animal. If~lanetsof different kinds conjoin or aspect the ascendant, the query,..ill be concerning mixture of the corresponding categories. (i.e.,;meral, vegetable, and animal).

I I 1ftr 4ft '4,,4M'i14iil1I4. 1ffI1t. I I"Here ends the Chapter X of Daivajnavallabba endUed Queries

relating to objects held in.the mind or in the Fist.

ELEVENTH

Queries regarding Rains~

U*" " 'f1RI)'~ lIT ~6I''''

80 Daivajnavallabha

During the bright fortnight (~) of the month, if beneficplanets occupy watery signs and be placed in an angular house, thesecond house or in the third house or if the Moon is placed in theascendant identical with a watery sign it should be predicted thatrainfall is sure to occur.

NOTES : According to the classification of rasis into fiery,earthy, airy and watery only Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are the threewatery signs. In the context of rainy season Taurus, Libra, secondhalf of Capricorn and Aquarius are also included in the list of waterysigns. This is according to sag~ Badarayana. According to the JatakaParijata Cancer, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces are watery signs.Taurus Gemini, Virgo and Aquarius are the signs depending uponwater and hence they are also included in the list of watery signs.

Prasna Marga also agrees with the above classification.Reference may be made to sloka 90 of chapter 25'for tHe rasis thatare watery. The Prasna Marga says that the quantity of water in themgoes on decreasing with every quarter. This is to say that in the firstpart that is upto 7.30 the rasi contains maximum water. This may alsobe interpreted in another way. If the bhava (cusp) falls at 7.30 of awatery sign maximum rain can be predicted.

e'Jil4l"I"I~C:~~ ftla))fil ,~.,. IdiM1i'Q i ltft ftld,*Ofi"i 111~,-tI I 11 I IIf the Moon or Venus is placed in the ascendant identical with

Cancer, Capricorn, and Pisces rainfall occurs, Similarly, Venus andthe Moon placed in an angular house aspected by benefics, producerains.

lftqf~"., ~ r..fllfQiflul. I~~ 1IR' 'J:rn\sftadi--tUla'-a.,I Ui~" ~6ilfitst1"

Queries regarding Rains 81

If the ascendant falls in a watery sign and if the Moon is placedthere, aspected by Venus, heavy rains occur. Venus also similarlyplaced and aspected bythe Moon produces heavy rains.

I I1ftr 4ft tQ*4riiit'CliUl'I1l: ".,Cit,: I IThus ends the chapter XI of DaivajnavaUabba entitled "Queries

Regarding Rains"

1WELFTH

Query relating to MarriageF.lql@t'1IQ:

ai.,liUwft Rt"4"14'

Query relating to Marriage 83

If Saturn is placed in the 7th house identical with an even sign,the querist is sure to get a damsel for marriage. If it be in an odd signhe will not get any girl. So say the masters on this subject.

't'I"dqfai1}jqtlCl....I.,lf4) :J\(Sr.t~faIt1_'d$i. I~ !lq~(iiltf lFITtf qlq!ltlC;iiC: I IV I IIf the Moon is placed in the 2nd, 7th or the Upachaya houses

aspected by Jupiter, he gets a young woman. If the same Moon isassociated with a malefic planet or is aspected by malefic planets, hewill not get any woman.

In our opinion the second house is quite relevant to theproblem of marriage, because the second house standing as it doesfor "family" is instrumental in creating a family (marriage). In thisconnection attention is invited to "Brihat Parashara Horasastra,"

NOTES: In slokas 2, 3 and 4 the sage has given the descriptionof the counter-part. Seventh house stands for the partner. Theplanets occupying the house will therefore influence the physcialappearance etc. of the partner. Another point that is worthconsideration in this respect is the question of aspects andconjunctions etc. with the 7th lord and the~ouse.

~~ ~ ~ ~IC:'C~ ~ I I'{ .If at a query (relating to marriage), the M~n is placed in the

6th or 8th house, the person dies in the eighth year after marriage.NOTES: The death of the native is divined here merely on the

basis of Moon occupying houses 6 or 8. In Sanketa Nidhi, Sanket 8sloka 27 adds something, more for the same effect. One thing is thatMoon's occupation of the ascendant will also bring about the sameresults as his occupation of houses 6 or 8 does. There is, however, acondition for widowhood. The condition is that malefics should beposited in the 7th house from Moon of. from the ascendant.

Moon in the 8th house gives early death is a fact recognised byall standard works through their chapters on "Arishta". Moonreduces the longevity considerably when located in the 6th house

84 Dalvajnavallabha .from the Ascendant. This is a fact perfectly in consonance with theauthoritative texts but less known and practised.

~ Ci1Uj ild:~ qjq'k'\'f4tI",*~ 'f1Iftr I'fI'

Query relating to Marriage 85

~"-;"

~t\Sa~d'tjtjftjGfl ~~~'fIR" tjftj'i,lftft " t(ije,..,~ " \JI,4,fWtlft-

31t~"\JI"llfaft ~ ~eq't1qt44fJR')1If " lftqjq.4~ daMtlf U~~ I Icto I IIf Moon and Mercury placed in the 6th house are associated

with malefics Will make the girl ill-tempered and unlucky. If theMoon and Venus are placed in the eleventh or 7th house, the girl willbecome unchaste. If in these places, Mercury and Venus areassociated with malefics the girl surely becomes a widow. In all thehouses mentioned in the shloka if there exists association withmalefics the girl becomes a prostitute.

l'i'''lriiJ\tIAi'dIA'lt''Gjcfqf4l~: ""'F' ~: I~ ~t)c:wg m-r~~~~,jqq II

If the Moon occupies anyone of the house 3, 5, 6, 7 or 11counted from the ascendant aspected by Jupiter, Sun and Mercuryand not by other, it indicates that marriage is to take placeimmediately. If it is aspected by malefics, it will cause obstacles in thearrangement of the marriage.

if1;pf "~I'"f lIftr;f ~..~ lrlt 1jJJ: I4)~cu~'t~_UI d1n ~'Njq'~lftlt\'f I "'~ I jq~ I IIf strong Venus aspects Mercury or the Moon placed in the

ascendant, he will get a girl without any delay. If it is aspeeted bymalefics, he will not.

qjqilt,ii: iPUeiPif'jdlt"&1.diP'''fl' if"R) dcuoft", I Ill' I IIf the ascendant and the Moon fall in movable sings and ifboth

are aspected by Venus with a malefic placed in an angular house, hewill get a good girl as bride.

I I 1ftt '1ft tqilqHj'ij4jQJj4; IlCnt. I IHere ends chapter XII of Daivajnavallabha entitled "Acquisition of

marriage"

mlRTEENTH

Birth of Male or Female children~\iI;:qlatItQ:

Rtrt~ f*:I'ti'I."'h~fttSf'. ~"Iftt ~(1)~~ ,. 1'1cf~~ 1T'f ",41~~~ 1 Iq I IIn a query relating to pregnancy, if the ascendant falls in a

fixed sign and is aspected by benefics it should be told that thewoman is surely pregnant-This is the opinion of Yavanacharya.

NOTES :- Neelakantha has given certain planetarycombinations in the horary chart indicating whether the lady ispregnant or not. The lady is pregnant if Moon and lagna lord areposited in the quadrants or they are posited in the 5th house.

The lady is not pregnant if Moon and the lagnesha are positedin houses 3, 6 or 9 and the 5th lord does neither aspect the lagna northe 5th house.

~ ~....itl"II:~ 9'S1G1"'r..~ lIS'RVJ1{ I't'5ftGl~',,* ~ wtrm JQ ~CiQI.I.) ,$"~: I I~ I 1If Saturn occupies an odd sign, he causes the birth of a son. If

he occupies an even sign, he causes the birth of a girl- Thus it has. been told by Brihaspati, the great celestial astrologer.

NOTES: However, Saturn is not to occupy the 1st house. Sosays Varahamihira, . ~81(j{ij''; ~ .."Mftii

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If the ascendant falls in a number of male vargas (rasi,drekkana, navamsa, dwadasamsa etc., are owned by a male planet)and be strongly aspected by male planets, surely a son will be born. Ifthe query concerns marriage the girl will surely get a goodbridegroom.

NOTES: The last condition pertains to the query regardingmarriage of a girl.

\ilC:4'j~ 'f5ftltjlltt~ gU$q.e j+5ftQl;:q~ C1iiN4li_ju~c:~ lIlA: I IV I IYavanacharya has declared that if the ascendant falls on a

female sign, or female Navamsa or female Drekkana and and is notaspected by any male planet a girl child will be born.

a1NMl ~'CS..rlll.5 ~a""cIf:J~~~:~ Jlq4\ffiqrlllqs'jtl~ ~cif~d. I~~~ lIIftlftfi'fl lIJn'f~ ft:5pftft"'j't)q'j~: W!'CS44ft: ~ """Seml~ I IC. I IIf the ascendant, Jupiter and the Moon be placed in odd signs

and in the signs and Navamsas owned by male planets and beendowed with strength, a son will be born. If these are placed in aneven sign and the Navamsas owned by female planets, a girl will be' \born. If Jupiter and the Sun be in an odd sign, birth of a son is to ..Jepredicted.

If the Moon, Venus and Rahu are placed in '.n even sign andan even Navamsa birth of a girl is to be predic ted.

If there are benefics in the 5th and 11th houses, then ttlt!:woman is pregnant. Varaha Mihir a' : otners have discussed the roleof signs in thiscontext. Tuis is be' Jg discussedbelow:

NOTE: Vafil...t Mihira has included Sun also and dpne awaywih the condition .aat the navamsa rasi lord should be male orfemal s, T ...e says that a male child shall be born if the lagna, Sun.,upier and Moon are in odd signs or in the navamsas of odd signs or\

B8 Dalvajnavallabhaif a strong Sun and Jupiter occupy odd signs. If the lagna, Sun, Moonand Jupiter happen to be in even signs or in the navamsas of evensigns the birth would be of a female child.

:q"'Si t'1 ion"'ditila dt~\(Sq'tlfttCISI. 1id'it"'d,,:q1OI'SI'l '''4lSt''4iS"'4iil1R 1 '" 1 1The number of nurses attending the lady during delivery will

be equal to the number of planets placed between the ascendant andMoon. So many nurses will be .outside the delivery room as there areplanets in the visible half of the zodiac and so many will be inside as .

"'there are planets in the invisible half. '-.;.NOTES ;- According to Brihat Jataka the number of nurses' ~

attending the lady is the same as there are planets between the lagnaiand Moon. Saravali gives more details in this respect. The number ofnurses inside and outside the delivery room depends upon the

. number of planets in the visible and invisible half of the zodiac.There are some acharyas who say that the number of nurses dependsupon the lagna of the native birth chart. Following are the details :

Lagna No. of nursesPisces or Aries one

Taurus or Aquarius four

Sagittarius or Cancer Five

Other signs five

The visible half extends (roughly) from the Navamsa of the 7thhouse to the Navamsa in which the ascendant falls. The invisible halfextends from the Navamsa containing the ascendant to the Navamsa~f9ntaining the 7th house.

,

. i1t'1!Cft'it j iNi"J,rt)ilIClfRtalsq:q4llfift~ 1~ lIT '1Gi:qOfi'"j 1RT tRT \iWlq~ ~ 1 I" 1 1Time or conception :- If in a male nativitySun and Venus are

placed in Upachayasthanas identical with signs of their Navamsasand be endowed with strength conception will take place. (i, e., their

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wives will conceive and child will be born). Similarly, if in the case offemales Mars and the Moon are similarly situated conception willtake place.

NOTES : If the query is put by a male person, the ftrstcondition should be applied. If by a female the second one is to beapplied.

According to Brihat Jataka the conception is there leading tosafe delivery:-

If the beneftcs are posited in lagna or Moon sign or in both thehouses.

or

If the beneftcs occupy the second, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 10th.houses from Chandra lagna or the lagna.

The essential condition to the above yogas is that the maleftcsare posited in the 3rd, or 11th house from Moon or the lagna and theMoon or the lagna at the same time is aspected by Sun. HereMercury, Venus and Jupiter maybe treated as the beneftcs.

According to Sh. K. S. Krishnamurti it is easier to fmd outwhether the lady is pregnant. The 5th house stands for conceptionand children. It is the sub lord of the 5th cusp who has to beexamined. The sub lord of the 5th cusp should be deposited in afruitful sign and also should be in the constellation of planet who isthe signiftcator of the 2nd or 5th or 11th house. If the above twoconditions are fulfilled the lady is pregnant and shall give birth to achild.

4ld'''Wr~ 111 'IRt. 4l'lIr.tiaPfln ftP" I~~ \iI;tWl.'IA Slt.,qs.~ 111 I 1'1:; I 1If Moon is placed in the Navamsa of Saturn or in its own

Navamsa or be conjoined with Saturn in th~ 4th house, the lamp has.been already extinguished. This condition can be applied to Nataland Prenatal(3INR~) charts also.

90 Daivajnavallabha

NOTES: Brihat Jataka lays down some more Conditionswhich indicate that there was complete darkness at the time of thebirth of the native. Sioka 17 of chapter 5 refers. The additionalconditions are (a) Saturn aspects Moon or (b) Saturn and Moon areconjoined or (c) Moon is posited in the navamsa of a watery sign. IfMoon is aspected by Sun the indications are that there was light andno darkness.

qICQiqifQl'ff'~OI\f\ ~ ;W 'If ~o:qcftilcft ISilqTl"Q lIT q~"''IIfl ~ fimm I I~ I IIf the ascendant and the Moon are placed between two

malefics without being aspected by benefics, the woman in pregnancydies.

NOTES : The ascendant and the Moon may be together ormay be situated in different signs. Vide Brihat Jataka Chapter 4Sioka 7.

~~ j\Sff.,qftt: lfllfl'Si~"~": Ilflftl't1'1s(ll 'If (iji.,qifti(~:~ 'If ifl'Aqft\: JIiif'R'lI Iqo I I

The planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, the Sun, the Moon, Saturn,Mercury, the lord of the ascendant, the Sun, and the Moon are thelords of the Months of pregnancy starting from the time ofconception. .

NOTES: Vide Brihat Jataka Chapter 4 Sioka 16 for furtherdetails.

~ tI1n~~ !t~ lfl'a"''tfdiU lIT I~ lIT cft~d~''tl\il) ~ 'CIRf GI.,qfJtj tRr: I Iqq I IThese planets cause abortion in the months pertaining to them,

when they are in enemy's camp, defeated in planetary war conjoinedwith enemies, placed in heliacal setting orare afflicted otherwise.

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~Birth of Male or Female children 91

Colour and Shapes of Planets: The Sun is red and cruel. TheMoon is beautiful. Mars has fierce eyes. Mercury is extremelymodest. Jupiter is ever in the company of learned men. Venus isone-eyed, Saturn is lame. (Saturn if afflicted gives trouble in legs.Hence called lame). These planets when placed in .the ascendantproduce similar results to the native. Due consideration must begiven to their strengths, however.

NOTES: Physical features etc. are judged by the ascendantand the planets occupying and aspecting it. As one sign of the zodiacforming the ascendant remains in the horizon for about two hours.

~any children are born during that period at any particular place.Experience does not show that all the children born on a particulardate, time and place have the same physical features. In some casesthe twins born with difference of 4 or 5 minutes are very differentfrom each other. In the Krishnamurti Padhdhati they work out thecusps of the asscendant. As the cusp takes about 4 minutes to passaway we come very near to minute difference. The cusp will give usthe constellation lord as well as the sub-lord of the constellation.Finer differences can be worked out on the basis of sub-lords. Thisdetailed judgement explains the difference between the twins bornwith a difference of few minutes. To explain the point we may take anexample. Twins were born with a difference of 6 minutes. While theascendant remained Scorpio the cusps fell in the sign at 1.19 and2.36. In both the cases the constellation remained the same Visakha.The sub-lord of the cusp changed. The earlier one was born in thesub of Mars and the later one is the sub of Rahu. These planets givethe difference.

I I 1ftr 4ft eqSlqril*1j4juml: ?I4'jCtl: I IHere ends Chapter XIII of Daivajnavallabha entitled

"Birth of Male or Female children".

FOURTEEN

Miscellaneous Matters~:

"!Irt!(lf..,Ic4I4I ltSCP"(!(ttl) 9ftvFadiJI1Im:~fjt~9R1: 'Pt'C"(!$It( I

"(!t\ddliit")C:4'dit4Ijqftllit~(;f~: ~ ~ ltSCP"(!(t.) )M~d:litl9{ I let I IFall is to be divined from the ascendant, prosperity from the

4th, exile from the 10th and return from 7th house. All these mattersare to be judged from the position of planets at time the of query inthese houses. If a strong benefic planet is placed in the 4th house, saythat the person who had gone out has entered his house.

NOTES : ~:= fall signifies matters such as resignation of apost, demotion, loss of status, transfer, dwnfall, release of a personunder arrest. If the query-ascendant falls in a movable sign, and it iscombined with or aspected by benefics, these results take place,otherwise they do not:

Promotions, increase of power, prestige and money and othermatters of this nature are signified by~ prosperity. They are tobe read from the 4th house.

Travel, going to foreign places, happiness or troubles duringtravel are to be studie from 10th house.

Return from travel, freedom from diseases and troubles,recovery of lost atricles are signifiedby~ return and they are tobe studied from the 7th house.

(Ij .,I

MiscellaneOus Matters 93

Query Relating to Servant and Master : There will be goodresults to both servant and the master if benefics are placed inhouses 2, 8 and 7 and malefics in the 3rd and 6th house. But if the

. situation be reverse i. e., if houses 2, 7 and 8 are occupied by maleficsand houses 3 and 6 are occupied by benefics there will be discordand strife between the master and the servant and there will bestaying away from the home.

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Planets placed in the 7th house produce obstacles duringtravel. The wise declare evil results for Karma if malefics are positedin the tenth house. The desired object (~) will be accomplishedwith great difficulty if the concerned houses are not aspected bybenefics,

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Saturn astringent. The planet placed in an angular house, is to betaken as strong and the taste indicated by the same is to be told asbeing predominant in the food taken by the querist.

NOTES: It is said that in the past kingsused to test the abilityof astrologers by putting queries regarding the food taken by themduring the day. Such questions are treated under the head."q)ijj"'1S1t'f' in ancient treatises. One can be easily convinced aboutthe truth of this science by putting these principles to test.

~ m fitsc;r~ lIT 'Q)' 'ttl'RilfQ 'g It.~ I~ ~ dI4&ft!Qlc:;ft4) "i"IJP"UI~~ I Iqo I IThe taste ascribed to the planet that aspects the ascendant or

failing it the one placed in a quadrant is to be proclaimed.Other tastes are to be told in the order of the powerful planets

according to their strength.NOTES: Vide Prasna Jnana Sloka 37.

'lflqef"~ ~ ~: lfQlNlqeffflCtilfQ 'g~~ I~~ 'flf ~~~ 'I(~ '1(1"'=~ Ilqq IIThe taste will be good if the planet is placed in a sign belonging

to a benefic planet. It will be without any taste if the sign belongs to amalefic, If the planet is retrograde, the person who is dining will noteat things of that taste already placed in the plate. But will taste itwhen given afterwards.

NOTES : The Prasna Marga says that the things eaten shouldbe judged from 3rd house and drinks taken from the 4th house. Inother words the qualities of planets may have to be taken intoconsideration if they influence the 3rd and 4th houses for thepurposes of food and drinks respectively.

According to some other acharyas the caste of the querent is to .be judged from the sign in the 4th house and the planets influencingit and qualities of Person taking meals from the 5th house. The disheslike chatni (sauce) and achaar (pickles) etc. should be determined by6th house. The 7th house in the context,according to these acharyas,stands for drinks of various types. Eighth house shows the quality offood. The 9th house will give the number of persons taking ~s, the

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result of food, that is, satisfaction or non satisfaction can be judgedform 10th house and subject discussed from the 11th and rest fromthe 12th house. Briefly speaking we can say that lagna indicates theeater, the second shows the utensils in which food was served, the3rd house eatables, 4th drinks, 5th house the mood of the eater, 6ththe dishes served, 7th house the drinks etc., 8th the condition ofmeals, 9th the parsons who dined, 10th the satisfaction or nonsatisfaction, 11th the talks at the table, and 12th house the rest orsleep after food.

fttR~ if "iI.,.1ft ~ if ~,.".r.tI;f .. I'fi."W1. 1,m ~ ~.~ q,."q\~ 1ft~ I'q4ld4\dt\, 1 ICI~ 1When the ascendant falls in a fixed sign and the query relates

to travel or return of a person gone abroad, there will be neithertravel nor any return. The disease will not subside in a query relatingto disease. There will be no loss of wealth in a query relating tomoney matters, The patient. w.iJI not die, in a query concerningdisease. If it concerns a.persO~'gone abroad, he will not be lost (i. e.,he will come back safe.)

If the query is regarding victory or defeat, there will be nodefeat. But if the ascendant falls in a movable sign, all these resultswill be reverse.

NOTES: Vide "Ic;:cill'lctil slobs 1 and 2 chapter II.~~ fh';ft' d4lt.ca ti,.....q,Q.c:r.tI 1

~..ullrii'.,""r.cilClf~ ti'W1,,;:c:jti. I 1 141' 1 1If a dual sign rises, mixed results will happen. Similar results

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The houses, ascendant onwards, represent head, eyes, ears,nose, cheek, chin and the face respectively. The same houses arerepresentatives of the limbs neck, shoulders, hands, sides (flanks),heart, bosom and navel. They also signify the houses bladder,genitals, anus, thighs, knees, and the feet. In this way, therepresentation of the limbs of the human body by the various bhavasaccording to the rising of the 1st, 2nd and the 3rd drekkanas of therisig sign respectively is to be underestood.

NOTES : If the 1st decanate rises, the ascendant signifies thehead. The 2nd and 12th houses represent the two eyes and so on. Ifthe 2nd decanat~ rises, the ascendant represents neck. The 2r.lhouse denotes shoulders and so on. If the 3rd decanate rises, theascendant signifies the urinary bladder. For details see Brihat JatakaChapter V Sloka 24.

d~;qlq5tl JIVt.~~ ~ ~"'I~"ffiilfir'IAtaIt'ff5tl~~ 't'QIC=OI4i.i69rgqs. I

ifoC:itUr.ctii\JI\f)fbI'leI~"GI' ~ ~~~ elllch'U..cl., ftIpfr JllliG'I\JI\s~: 1j't. I Iq~ I IThere will be a wound or sore on that part of the body signified

by the house which is conjoined~b or aspected by a malefic. Therewill be a mole etc., on the hotis'e combined with or aspected by abenefic planet. If that pl~t happens to be placed in its own sign ornavamsa or a fixed sign, the wound or mole will be from the time ofbirth. Otherwise, it will be one caused at a later stage. The .cause ofthe scarwould be as follows: Saturn-through stone, or wind-trouble;Mars-fire, weapons or poison; Mercury-through wood or someanimal : Moon-through being pierced by horns of an animal or bywater. Other benefic planets produce the scar through some goodcause.

eifjqfadl 4~""tA 'ft:~ 1m~ r.c4ifli1't'Qjql~: ~ilCIv-'! 18 IAvl,C=-a": 'fIiS)' tiil .,li1if1~ /fa tiieife"IlC. 41~4~ri1 ~ i'Mifql9( I Iq~ I I

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Remainder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Planet Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn

Gunakara 5 21 14 9 8 3 11

The house wherein three planets along with Mercury aresituated, produces invariably a wound or a mole in the part of thebody signified by that house. If a malefic is situated in the 6th house,in the part of the body signified by sign in which the sixth house falls,wounds are caused. If that planet is aspected by benefic planets,there will be a mole or mark on that part. If it be only conjoined withbenefic planets there will be just a mark.

NOTES: Vide Brihat Jataka Chapter V Sloka 26 for details.fiInf: RI'llqspil"'~: qu:: r'fl~ 2i5dj\('tst:aql'~ I

~ qij&tt ftqsiP3.~t'CIl$ ,*gilfc::r.) 1 Iql9 1 1In the body of beasts, the signs Aries onwards represent the

head, face, legs, shoulders, back, breast, sides, belly, rectum, feet,genitals, buttocks and the tail.

NOTE: Vide Brihat Jataka Chapter I, Sloka 4.hg.14 r~i"I (1) 1I'1l'IIT d(tISIi"I i"li " ~"ill'fg 1

&14r:l~f4~f1l1d1 3M ~,~ 1 Iqt; 1 1t)"U$~Ulqsj\('~~cgGt_V4llJRS ~~UII*\. I1ft ~ 1ISfihT: :?q 1A1R qV om ~ ~t; I

~l~qq~llq~11,~ ..........-l..,..~ 'ft'tlqt'll( +4I5;C::4: 1j'fU$+Q lRT I~itdft4r.t:~ sp..'t'(4)c::a)~ 1 I:?o 1 1

~Ulqsl\4'4~~ ~ \lqfra~ulq>qA'U4 I~ ;W 'U"'4t?! lI'if f4i14'fd1'II(t1Sli"I: 1 I:?q I I

"'fjraqlqs\(t)~~ ~.~W1"d: 'WI: I''tjVt)~ 1IAn':~ 'Sd'CI: t1.,lqiU 1 I:?:? 1 IAs shown in the table below'

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Ascertain the measure in Anguls of the shadow of the shankuat the time of the query. With the help of this shadow find out thelongitude of the Ascendant at the time according to the rules given in"GRAH LAGHAV" (We can fmd out straight away also theAscendant)-Leave the signs and degrees of the Ascendant andtaking only the minutes multiply the minutes by the lenght of theshadow. Divide the product by 7 and find out the remainder. In theTable given above multiply the figure of the remainder with its

.corresponding figure shown under it (under 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.). Divide theproduct by 71. Take the remainder. Deduct from this remainder thefigure 5, 21, 14 etc., shown under Sun, Moon, Mars etc. Go ondeducting these figures until further deduction is not possible. Thenumber that cannot be deducted will show the number of days etc. inwhich work will be accomplished. The Number will be days if thenon-diminishable number falls under Sun or Mars.

It will be so many fortnights if the undiminishable number fallsunder Venus or Moon. It will be so many months if theundiminishable number falls under Jupiter. It will be so many years ifit falls under Saturn.

Example: Suppose with the head of Shanku or the Ephemeriswe find that the Ascendant at the time of the query is 5-6-15 and theshadow of the shanku is 6.5 Anguls. Multiplying 15 minutes by 6.5 weget 97.5 dividing it by 7 we get 6.5 as the remainder. This is more than6, hence we will take it as 7. (For Saturn) multiplying 7 by 11 (shownunder 7) we get TI. Dividing it by 71 we get 6 as the remainder.Deducting 5 from 6 we get 1 as undiminishable figure. This fallsunder Moon. Hence we would say (if Moon is away from Sun bymore than 72 degrees and is well aspected) that the work would beaccomplished in a fortnight's time.

Divide the product of the length of the shadow of the shankuand the number of minutes in the longitude of the ascendant by 71(i, e., the sum of the multipliers). Find the remainder. From this

100 Daivajnavallabharemainder go on reducing the progressive totals of Sun onwards. Theremainder fmally obtained indicates the planet. (The planet whosenumber cannot be reduced from the remainder is thus be taken).

If the remainder indicates Mars or the Sun, the object will beaccomplished in so many days. If it indicates Venus or the Moon, thematter will be completed in a period of fortnights. If it be jupiter, itwill be achieved in a period of months. Mercury denotes Ritus(Ritu a period of two months) Saturn denotes years.

NOTES. Suppose the remainder is 44 on dividing the productreferred to in sloka 21 by 71.

44-5=39,39-21 (Moon) = 18.18-14 (Mars) =4. Next we have to subtract 9th figure of

Mercury but we cannot. So Mercury determines the time period.Mercury is a benefic planet. So, we have to declare that theundertaking will be accomplished in so many seasons.

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"*tq~rf "~"ffI 1fTWf1l1 I~l I IAt a query regard