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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · Chapter 3
युद्धजयार्णवः (चक्राणि)
This chapter explains name letter astrology as war astrology uses it. It first reads the price of goods from strange signs like meteors and earthquakes, month by month.
Next it names four regions of the sky, each with its stars and its results. Then come the chakras, or wheels: the Nara, Jaya, Seva and tara wheels, which work from the letters of a name. They tell friend from foe and gain from loss. It ends with friendships between signs, the nature each sign lord gives, and the planet periods.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
शुक्ले त्यजेत्कुजगुणान्धाद्या मान्ताश्च पूर्वतः ।याद्या हान्ता उत्तरे स्युस्तिथिदृष्टिं विवर्जयेत् ॥ १२ ॥
In the bright half, avoid the kujagunas. The letters from dha to ma are in the east. The letters from ya to ha are in the north. Avoid the look of the Rahu of the tithi (moon day). (Our text is unclear here: the word kujaguna is not clear.)
Simple meaning: In the bright half, avoid certain things. Letters are set in the east and north. Avoid the look of the moon day.
पूर्वाश्च दक्षिणास्तिस्रो रेखा वै मूलभेदके ।सूर्यराश्यादि संलिख्य दृष्टौ हानिर्जयोऽन्यथा ॥ १३ ॥
Draw three lines going east and three going south. This is for splitting the root. Write the signs from the Sun's sign onward. If the look falls there, there is loss. Otherwise, victory.
Simple meaning: Draw three lines each way. Write the signs from the Sun's sign. Under the look, loss; otherwise victory.
विष्टिराहुं प्रवक्ष्यामि अष्टौ रेखास्तु पातयेत् ।शिवाद्यमं यमाद्वायुं वायोरिन्द्रं ततोऽम्बुपम् ॥ १४ ॥
Now I will tell the Vishti Rahu. Draw eight lines. Go from Shiva's quarter to Yama's, then to Vayu's. From Vayu's go to Indra's, and then to the lord of the waters.
Simple meaning: Vishti Rahu uses eight lines moving round the directions from the north-east to the south, north-west, east and west.
नैर्ऋताच्च नयेच्चन्द्रं चन्द्रादग्निं ततो जले ।जलादीशे चरेद्राहुर्विष्ट्या सह महाबलः ॥ १५ ॥
From the south-west, take [the line] to the Moon's quarter, the north. From there go to the south-east, then to the west. From the west, go to the north-east. Rahu moves like this with vishti (bad half of a moon day). He is very strong.
Simple meaning: Rahu with Vishti goes round the directions from the south-west through the north and south-east to the west and north-east.
ऐशान्यां च तृतीयादौ सप्तम्यादौ च याम्यके ।एवं कृष्णे सिते पक्षे वायौ राहुश्च हन्त्यरीन् ॥ १६ ॥
On the 3rd tithi (moon day) and the ones after, he is in the north-east. On the 7th and after, he is in the south. So it goes in the dark and the bright half. Rahu in the north-west kills the enemies.
Simple meaning: Rahu sits in different directions on different moon days. In the north-west he kills enemies.
इन्द्रादीन्भैरवादींश्च ब्रह्माण्यादीन्ग्रहादिकान् ।अष्टाष्टकं च पूर्वादौ याम्यादौ वातयोगिनीम् ॥ १७ ॥
Indra and the rest, Bhairava and the rest, Brahmani and the rest, the planets and the rest: eight groups of eight, from the east onward. From the south onward, the Vatayogini.
Simple meaning: Groups of eight, led by Indra, Bhairava, Brahmani and the planets, go round from the east. Vatayogini starts from the south.
Verse 3.61 says the Sampat star is the best and the Kshema star is good in all work.
Verse 3.66 says Aries and Gemini are fond of each other, Gemini and Leo are friends, and Libra and Leo are great friends.
Verse 3.23 names the face eclipse and the tail eclipse, by where the Moon, Rahu and the Sun stand.