Jataka Alankara · by Ganesha Daivajna
Chapter 1 · Technical Terms
संज्ञाध्यायः
हृद्यैःपद्यैर्गुंफितेसूरितोषेऽलंकाराख्येजातकेमंजुलेऽस्मिन् ॥संज्ञाध्यायःश्रीगणेशेनवर्यैर्वृत्तैर्दिग्भिःसंयुतोयंप्रणीतः ॥ १२ ॥
This lovely jataka (birth chart reading) book is called Alankara. It is woven of pleasing verses for the joy of the learned. In it, Shri Ganesha wrote this chapter on technical terms in 10 fine verses.
Simple meaning: Here ends the chapter on technical terms, written by Ganesha in ten fine verses.
आद्यंतुर्यंकलत्रंदशममिहबुधैःकेंद्रमुक्तंत्रिकोणंपुत्रंधर्माख्यमुक्तंपणफरमुदितंमृत्युलाभात्मजार्थम् ॥
Houses 1, 4, 7, 10 are corner houses. The 5th and 9th are luck houses. 6, 8, 12 are bad.
चंद्रेज्यक्षितिजारवींदुतनयौगुर्विंदुसूर्याःक्रमाच्छुक्रार्कौरविचंद्रभूमितनयाज्ञार्कीसितज्ञौमताः ॥
Each planet has friends, neutral planets and enemies. The verse lists them for all seven planets.
तृतीयदशमेग्रहोनवमपंचमेष्टांबुनिक्रमाच्चरणवृद्धितःस्मरगृहंततःपश्यति ॥
Planets look fully at the 7th house and partly at others. Sign lords from Aries: Mars, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Sun.