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Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
पृष्ठोदयाः कर्कमृगधनुर्मेषवृषा अमी ॥शेषाः शीर्षोदया ज्ञेया उभयश्च झषः स्मृतः ॥
Cancer, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Aries and Taurus: these are prishthodaya (back-first rising signs). The rest should be known as shirshodaya (head-first rising signs). Pisces is said to be ubhayodaya (sign rising both ways).
Simple meaning: How signs rise: Cancer, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Aries, Taurus rise back first. Pisces rises both ways. The rest rise head first.
शीर्षोदया दिनबलाः शेषा रात्रिबलाः स्मृताः ॥
Day and night strength: head-first signs are strong by day, the rest at night. A sign's own ninth part is vargottama.
अथ राशिवर्णानाह समरसिंहः॥
Colours of the signs, from Aries on: red, white, green, pink, grey, pale, many-coloured, white, golden, tawny, spotted, brown.
अथ राशिषु विषमोदयत्वसमोदयत्वमुक्तं समरसिंहेनैव ।
Short and long rising signs: the six from Capricorn rise in a short time. The six from Cancer rise in a long time. Aries and Libra are called equal.