Hora Sara · by Prithuyashas
Chapter 17 · Ashtakavarga and its results
सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
मन्दाष्टवर्गे राशौ तु फलहीने क्षयो भवेत् ।तद्भक्ते भास्करेणेन्दौ तस्मिन् काले मृतिं वदेत् ॥ ७१ ॥
In Saturn's ashtakavarga (eight-source point table), a sign with no points brings decline. Say the Sun is in that sign, and the Moon is there too. Tell of death at that time.
सर्वग्रहान् फलयुतांश्च नियोज्य चक्रे मूर्त्या च सर्वमशुभं च शुभं समं च ।
Place all the planets with their points in the chart, along with the lagna (rising sign). Know everything bad, good and middling. Read the results…
बालोबलिष्ठो लवणागमो सुरो रागीमुरारि शिखरीन्द्रगाथया ।
This verse and the next give the points in katapayadi (letter-number code). Each letter stands for one number. Each quarter of the verse is a group…
रुद्रःपरंगह्वरभैरवस्थली रागीबलीभाखरगर्भिगाचलाः ।
This verse goes on with the code. Group 5: 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 7, 3 (total 36). Group 6: 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 6, 3 (total 40)…