Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 2 · Ashvini and the Four Quarters
अश्विनी नक्षत्र चरण विचारः
अश्विन्याः प्रथमे पादे यदा जन्म प्रजायते ॥तदा ब्राह्मणवर्णोऽयं मध्यदेशसमुद्भवः ॥ १ ॥
When birth happens in the first charana (quarter of a star) of Ashvini, this one is of the brahmin class. He is born in the Middle Country.
Classical view, not medical advice.
द्वितीयचरणे देवि पुरा क्षत्री न चान्यथा ॥
In the second charana (quarter of a star), O Goddess, he was a kshatriya (warrior class) in the past. It is not otherwise. East of the city of…
तृतीयचरणे देवी वैश्यवर्णसमुद्भवः ॥
In the third charana (quarter of a star), O Goddess, he is born of the vaishya (trader class). He is sick and of a poor complexion. He is mritavatsa…
चतुर्थचरणे देवि यदा भवति मानवः ॥
In the fourth charana (quarter of a star), O Goddess, a man is born. Know him to be a shudra (servant class). He is sick, and his children die. He…