Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 3 · The Sixteen Yogas
षोडशयोगाध्यायः
अत्रेत्थशालयोगे पृष्ठस्थे शीघ्रे वक्रिणिसतीत्थशालफलाभावः अग्रस्थे मंदे वक्रिणि सतीत्थशालफलविशेष इतिसंप्रदाययुक्तिः ॥
In the ithasala (planets moving toward an exact aspect) yoga, when the fast planet is behind and retrograde, the ithasala result is absent. When the slow planet is ahead and retrograde, the ithasala result is special. This is the reasoning of the tradition.
Simple meaning: A retrograde fast planet behind removes the result. A retrograde slow planet ahead makes it special.
वर्तमानमुथशिलोदाहरणमाह यादवः ॥
Present ithasala example: Mars in Scorpio at 16 degrees, Sun in Leo. The gain of a kingdom depends on the degrees.
अथ पूर्णमुथशिलोदाहरणं जीर्णताजिके ॥
Complete ithasala example: gain of a wife. The Moon is one minute behind Saturn.
अथवर्षप्रवेशे यदि कोपि पृच्छति ममास्मिन्वर्षे स्त्रीलाभो भविष्यति नवेति॥ एवंविधे प्रश्ने लग्नेशकार्येशयोः परिपूर्णेत्थशाले स्त्रीलाभोवश्यं वक्तव्यः ॥ एवमग्रे सर्वत्र ज्ञेयम् ॥
A question at the year start: if the lagna lord and the matter's lord are in complete ithasala, a wife may be gained.