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Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra · Chapter 3

atha grahaguṇasvarūpādhyāyaḥ

अथ ग्रहगुणस्वरूपाध्यायः
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kathitaṃ bhavatā premṇā grahāvataraṇaṃ mune | teṣāṃ guṇasvarūpādyaṃ kṛpayā kathy…
Maitreya: 'O Sage, you have affectionately explained about the planetary incarnations. Now kindly de…
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śṛṇu vipra pravakṣyāmi bhagrahāṇāṃ paristhitim | ākāśe yāni dṛśyante jyotirbimbā…
Parāśara: 'O Brahmin, listen to the account of placement of the heavenly bodies. Out of the many lum…
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teṣu nakṣatrasañjñāni grahasañjñāni kānicit | tāni nakṣatranāmāni sthirasthānāni…
Parāśara: 'O Brahmin, listen to the account of placement of the heavenly bodies. Out of the many lum…
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gacchanto bhāni gṛhṇanti satataṃ ye tu te grahāḥ | bhacakrasya nagāśvyaṃśā aśvin…
Those are called planets (or Grahas) that move through the Nakshatras (or asterisms) in the zodiac. …
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taddvādaśavibhāgāstu tulyā meṣādisañjñakāḥ | prasiddhā rāśayaḥ santi grahāstvark…
Those are called planets (or Grahas) that move through the Nakshatras (or asterisms) in the zodiac. …
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rāśīnāmudayo lagnaṃ tadvaśādeva janminām | grahayogaviyogābhyāṃ phalaṃ cintyaṃ ś…
Those are called planets (or Grahas) that move through the Nakshatras (or asterisms) in the zodiac. …
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sañjñā nakṣatravṛndānāṃ jñeyāḥ sāmānyaśāstrataḥ | etacchāstrānusāreṇa rāśikheṭap…
Details (of astronomical nature) of stars be understood by general rules while I narrate to you abou…
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yasmin kāle yataḥ kheṭā yānti dṛggaṇitaikatām | tata eva sphuṭāḥ kāryāḥ dikkālau…
The positions of the planets for a given time be taken as per Drikganita. And with the help of Rasi …
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svasvadeśodbhavaiḥ sādhyaṃ lagnaṃ rāśyudayaiḥ sphuṭam | athādau vacmi kheṭānāṃ j…
The positions of the planets for a given time be taken as per Drikganita. And with the help of Rasi …
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atha kheṭā raviścandro maṅgalaśca budhastathā | guruḥ śukraḥ śanī rāhuḥ ketuścai…
NAMES OF PLANETS: The names of the nine planets respectively are: the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, …
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tatrārkaśanibhūputrāḥ kṣīṇendurāhuketavaḥ | krūrāḥ śeṣagrahā saumyāḥ krūraḥ krūr…
BENEFICS AND MALEFICS: Among these, the Sun, Saturn, Mars, decreasing Moon, Rahu and Ketu (the ascen…
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sarvātmā ca divānātho manaḥ kumudabāndhavaḥ | sattvaṃ kujo budhaiḥ prokto budho …
PLANETARY KARAKATWAS (SIGNIFICATIONS): The Sun is the soul of all. The Moon is the mind. Mars is one…
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devejyo jñānasukhado bhṛgurvīryapradayakaḥ | ṛṣibhiḥ prāktanaiḥ proktaśchāyāsūnu…
PLANETARY KARAKATWAS (SIGNIFICATIONS): The Sun is the soul of all. The Moon is the mind. Mars is one…
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ravicandrau tu rājānau netā jñeyo dharātmajaḥ | budho rājakumāraśca sacivau guru…
PLANETARY CABINET: Of royal status are the Sun and the Moon while Mars is the army chief. Prince-app…
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preṣyako raviputraśca senā svarbhānupucchakau | evaṃ krameṇa vai vipra sūryādīn …
PLANETARY CABINET: Of royal status are the Sun and the Moon while Mars is the army chief. Prince-app…
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raktaśyāmo divādhīśo gauragātro niśākaraḥ | nātyuccāṅgaḥ kujo rakto dūrvāśyāmo b…
PLANETARY COMPLEXIONS: The Sun is blood-red. The Moon is tawny. Mars who is not very tall is blood-r…
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gauragātro gururjñeyaḥ śukraḥ śyāvastathaiva ca | kṛṣṇadeho raveḥ putro jñāyate …
PLANETARY COMPLEXIONS: The Sun is blood-red. The Moon is tawny. Mars who is not very tall is blood-r…
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vahnyambuśikhijā viṣṇuviḍhaujaḥ śacikā dvija | sūryādīnāṃ khagānāṃ ca devā jñeyā…
PLANETARY DEITIES: Fire (Agni), Water (Varuna), Subrahmanya (Lord Siva's son following Ganesa), Maha…
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klīvau dvau saumyasaurī ca yuvatīndubhṛgū dvija | narāḥ śeṣāśca vijñeyā bhānurbh…
SEX OF THE PLANETS: Mercury and Saturn are neuters. The Moon and Venus are females while the Sun, Ma…
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agnibhūminabhastoyavāyavaḥ kramato dvija | bhaumādīnāṃ grahāṇāṃ ca tattvānīti ya…
PRIMORDIAL COMPOUNDS: The Pancha Bhootas, viz. fire, earth, ether, water and air are respectively go…
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guruśukrau vipravarṇau kujārkau kṣatriyau dvija | śaśisomyau vaiśyavarṇau śaniḥ …
PLANETARY CASTES: Jupiter and Venus are Brahmins. The Sun is a royal planet while the Moon and Mercu…
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jīvasūryendravaḥ sattvaṃ budhaśukrau rajastathā | sūryaputrabharāputrau tamaḥpra…
Satwik planets are the luminaries and Jupiter, Venus and Mercury are Rajasik while Mars and Saturn a…
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madhupiṅgaladṛksūryaścaturasraḥ śucirdvija | pittaprakṛtiko dhīmān pumānalpakaco…
DESCRIPTION OF THE SUN: The Sun's eyes are honey-coloured. He has a square body. He is of clean habi…
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bahuvātakaphaḥ prājñaścandro vṛttatanurdvija | śubhadṛṅmadhuvākyaśca cañcalo mad…
DESCRIPTION OF THE MOON: The Moon is very windy and phlegmatic. She is learned and has a round body.…
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krūro raktekṣaṇo bhaumaścapalodāramūrtikaḥ | pittaprakṛtikaḥ krodhī kṛśamadhyata…
DESCRIPTION OF MARS: Mars has blood-red eyes, is fickle-minded, liberal, bilious, given to anger and…
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vapuḥśreṣṭhaḥ śliṣṭavākca hyatihāsyarucirbudhaḥ | pittavān kaphavān vipra māruta…
DESCRIPTION OF MERCURY: Mercury is endowed with an attractive physique and the capacity to use words…
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bṛhadgātro guruścaiva piṅgalo mūrddhajekṣaṇe | kaphaprakṛtiko dhīmān sarvaśāstra…
DESCRIPTION OF JUPITER: Jupiter has a big body, tawny hair and tawny eyes, is phlegmatic, intelligen…
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sukhi kāntavapu śreṣṭhaḥ sulocano bhṛgoḥ sutaḥ | kāvyakartā kaphādhikyo'nilātmā …
DESCRIPTION OF VENUS: Venus is charming, has a splendorous physique, is excellent or great in dispos…
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kṛśdīrghatanuḥ śauriḥ piṅgadṛṣṭyanilātmakaḥ | sthūladanto'lasaḥ paṅguḥ khararoma…
DESCRIPTION OF SATURN: Saturn has an emaciated and long physique, has tawny eyes, is windy in temper…
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dhūmrākāro nīlatanurvanastho'pi bhayaṅkaraḥ | vātaprakṛtiko dhīmān svarbhānustat…
DESCRIPTION OF RAHU AND KETU: Rahu has smoky appearance with a blue-mix physique. He resides in fore…
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asthi raktastathā majjā tvag vasā vīryameva ca | snāyureṣāmadhīśāśca kramāt sūry…
PRIMARY INGREDIENTS (OR SAPTA DHATUS): Bones, blood, marrow, skin, fat, semen and muscles are respec…
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devālayajalaṃ vahnikrīḍādīnāṃ tathaiva ca | kośaśayyotkarāṇāntu nāthāṃ sūryādaya…
PLANETARY ABODES: Temple, watery place, place of fire, sport-ground, treasure-house, bed-room and fi…
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ayanakṣaṇavārartumāsapakṣasamā dvija | sūryādīnāṃ kramājjñeyā nirviśaṅkaṃ dvijot…
PLANETARY PERIODS: Ayana, Muhurtha, a day (consisting day and night), Ritu, month, fortnight and yea…
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kaṭukṣāratiktamiśramadhurāmlakaṣāyakāḥ | krameṇa sarve vijñeyāḥ sūryādīnāṃ rasā …
PLANETARY TASTES: Pungent, saline, bitter, mixed, sweet, aciduous and astringent are respectively ta…
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budhejyau balinau pūrve ravibhaumau ca dakṣiṇe | paścime sūryaputraśca sitacandr…
PLANETARY STRENGTHS: Strong in the east are Mercury and Jupiter. The Sun and Mars are so in the sout…
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niśāyāṃ balinaścandrakujasaurā bhavanti hi | sarvadā jño balī jñeyo dine śeṣā dv…
PLANETARY STRENGTHS: Strong in the east are Mercury and Jupiter. The Sun and Mars are so in the sout…
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kṛṣṇe ca balinaḥ krūrāḥ saumyā vīryayutāḥ site | saumyāyane saumyakheṭo balī yām…
PLANETARY STRENGTHS: Strong in the east are Mercury and Jupiter. The Sun and Mars are so in the sout…
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varṣamāsāhahorāṇāṃ patayo balinastathā | śamambuguśucaṃrādyā vṛddhito vīryavatta…
PLANETARY STRENGTHS: Strong in the east are Mercury and Jupiter. The Sun and Mars are so in the sout…
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sūrye janayati sthūlān durbhagān sūryaputrakaḥ | kṣīropetāṃstathā candraḥ kaṭukā…
RELATED TO TREES: The Sun rules strong trees (i.e. trees with stout trunks). Saturn useless trees, t…
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puṣpavṛkṣaṃ bhṛgoḥ putro gurujñau saphalāphalau | nīrasān sūryaputraśca evaṃ jñe…
RELATED TO TREES: The Sun rules strong trees (i.e. trees with stout trunks). Saturn useless trees, t…
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rāhuścāṇḍālajātiśca keturjātyantarastathā | śikhisvarbhānumandānāṃ valmīkaḥ sthā…
OTHER MATTERS: Rahu rules the outcaste while Ketu governs mixed caste. Saturn and the nodes indicate…
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citrakanthā phanīndrasya ketuśchidrayuto dvija! | sīsaṃ rahornīlamaṇiḥ ketorjñey…
OTHER MATTERS: Rahu rules the outcaste while Ketu governs mixed caste. Saturn and the nodes indicate…
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guroḥ pītāmbaraṃ vipra bhṛgoḥ kṣaumaṃ tathaiva ca | raktakṣaumaṃ bhāskarasya ind…
OTHER MATTERS: Rahu rules the outcaste while Ketu governs mixed caste. Saturn and the nodes indicate…
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budhasya kṛṣṇakṣaumaṃ tu raktavastraṃ kujasya ca | vastraṃ citraṃ śanervipra paṭ…
OTHER MATTERS: Rahu rules the outcaste while Ketu governs mixed caste. Saturn and the nodes indicate…
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bhṛgorṛturvasantaśca kujabhānvośca grīṣmakaḥ | candrasya varṣā vijñeyā śaraccaiv…
PLANETARY SEASONS: Vasanta, Greeshma, Varsha, Sarad, Hemanta and Sisira are the six Ritus respective…
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hemanto'pi gurorjñeyaḥ śanestu śiśiro dvija | aṣṭau māsāśca svarbhānoḥ ketormāsa…
PLANETARY SEASONS: Vasanta, Greeshma, Varsha, Sarad, Hemanta and Sisira are the six Ritus respective…
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rāhvārapaṅgucandraśca vijñeyā dhātukhecarāḥ | mūlagrahau sūryaśukrau aparā jīvas…
DHATU, MOOLA AND JEEVA DIVISIONS: Dhatu planets are Rahu, Mars, Saturn and the Moon while the Sun an…
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graheṣu mando vṛddho'sti āyurvṛddhipradāyakaḥ | naisargike bahusamān dadāti dvij…
SATURN: Out of all the planets Saturn is the eldest (i.e. with the highest age). He bestows maximum …
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meṣo vṛṣo mṛgaḥ kanyā karko mīnastathā tulā | sūryādīnāṃ kramādete kathitā uccar…
EXALTATION AND DEBILITATION: For the seven planets from the Sun on, the signs of exaltation are resp…
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bhāgā daśa trayo'ṣṭāśvyastithyo'kṣā bhamitā nakhāḥ | uccāt saptamabhaṃ nīcaṃ tai…
EXALTATION AND DEBILITATION: For the seven planets from the Sun on, the signs of exaltation are resp…
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raveḥ simhe nakhāṃśāśca trikoṇamapare svabham | uccamindorvṛṣe tryaṃśāstrikoṇama…
ADDITIONAL DIGNITIES: In Leo the first 20 degrees are the Sun's Moolatrikona while the rest is his o…
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meṣe'rkāṃśāstu bhaumasya trikoṇamapare svabham | uccaṃ budhasya kanyāyāmuktaṃ pa…
ADDITIONAL DIGNITIES: In Leo the first 20 degrees are the Sun's Moolatrikona while the rest is his o…
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tataḥ pañcāṃśakāḥ proktaṃ trikoṇamapare svabham | cāpe daśāṃśā jīvasya trikoṇama…
ADDITIONAL DIGNITIES: In Leo the first 20 degrees are the Sun's Moolatrikona while the rest is his o…
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tule śukrasya tithyaṃśāstrikoṇamapare svabham | śaneḥ kumbhe nakhāṃśāśca trikoṇa…
ADDITIONAL DIGNITIES: In Leo the first 20 degrees are the Sun's Moolatrikona while the rest is his o…
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trikoṇāt svātsukhasvā'ntyadhīdharmāyuḥsvatuṅgapāḥ | suhṛdo ripavaśvānve samāścob…
NATURAL RELATIONSHIPS: Note the signs which are the 4th, 2nd, 12th, 5th, 9th and the 8th from the Mo…
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daśabandhvāyasahajasvāntyasthāstu parasparam | tatkāle mitratāṃ yānti ripavo'nya…
TEMPORARY (HOROSCOPIC) RELATIONSHIPS: The planet posited in the 10th, 4th, 11th, 3rd, 2nd or the 12t…
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tatkāle ca nisarge ca mitraṃ cedadhimitrakam | mitraṃ mitrasamatve tu śatruḥ śat…
COMPOUND RELATIONSHIP: Should two planets be naturally and temporarily friendly, they become extreme…
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samo mitrariputve tu śatrutve tvadhiśatrutā | evaṃ vivicya daivajño jātakasya ph…
COMPOUND RELATIONSHIP: Should two planets be naturally and temporarily friendly, they become extreme…
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svocce śubhaṃ phalaṃ pūrṇa trikoṇe pādavarjitam | svarkṣe'rdhaṃ mitragehe tu pād…
RATIO OF EFFECTS: A planet in exaltation gives fully good effects while in Moolatrikona it is bereft…
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pādārdhaṃ samabhe proktaṃ śūnyaṃ nīcāstaśatrubhe | tadvadduṣṭaphalaṃ brūyad vyat…
RATIO OF EFFECTS: A planet in exaltation gives fully good effects while in Moolatrikona it is bereft…
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tryaṃśāḍhyaviśvabhāgaiśca caturbhaiḥ sahito raviḥ | dhūmo nāma mahādoṣaḥ sarvaka…
NON-LUMINOUS UPAGRAHAS (SUB-PLANETS): Add 4 signs 13 degrees and 20 minutes of arc to the Sun's long…
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dhūmo maṇḍalataḥ śuddho vyatīpāto'tra doṣadaḥ | saṣadbho'tra vyatīpātaḥ pariveṣo…
NON-LUMINOUS UPAGRAHAS (SUB-PLANETS): Add 4 signs 13 degrees and 20 minutes of arc to the Sun's long…
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pariveṣaścyutaścakrādindracāpastu doṣadaḥ | vitryaṃśāsyaṣṭibhāgāḍhyaścāpaḥ ketuk…
NON-LUMINOUS UPAGRAHAS (SUB-PLANETS): Add 4 signs 13 degrees and 20 minutes of arc to the Sun's long…
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ekarāśiyutaḥ ketuḥ sūryatulyaḥ prajāyate | aprakāśagrahāścaite pāpā doṣapradāḥ s…
NON-LUMINOUS UPAGRAHAS (SUB-PLANETS): Add 4 signs 13 degrees and 20 minutes of arc to the Sun's long…
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sūryendulagnageṣveṣu vaṃśāyurjñānanāśanam | iti dhūmādidoṣāṇāṃ sthitiḥ padmāsano…
EFFECTS OF SUB-PLANETS: If the Sun, the Moon or the ascendant be related to the Upagrahas, viz. Dhoo…
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ravivārādiśanyantaṃ gulikādi nirūpyate | divasānaṣṭadhā bhaktvā vāreśād gaṇeyat …
CALCULATIONS OF GULIKA ETC.: From sunrise to sunset on Sunday and so on, divide the day duration int…
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aṣṭmoṃ'śo nirīśaḥ syācchanyaṃśo gulikaḥsmṛtaḥ | rātrimapyaṣṭadhā kṛtvā vāreśāt p…
CALCULATIONS OF GULIKA ETC.: From sunrise to sunset on Sunday and so on, divide the day duration int…
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gaṇayedaṣṭamaḥ khaṇḍo niṣyatiḥ parikīrtitaḥ | śnyaṃśo gulikaḥ prokto ravyaṃśaḥ k…
CALCULATIONS OF GULIKA ETC.: From sunrise to sunset on Sunday and so on, divide the day duration int…
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bhaumāṃśo mṛtyurādiṣṭo gurvaṃśo yamaghaṇṭkaḥ | somyāṃśo'rdhapraharakaḥ svasvadeś…
CALCULATIONS OF GULIKA ETC.: From sunrise to sunset on Sunday and so on, divide the day duration int…
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gulikeṣṭavaśāllagnaṃ sphuṭaṃ yat svasvadeśajam | gulikaṃ procyate tasmājjātakasy…
GULIKA'S POSITION: The degree ascending at the time of start of Gulika's portion (as above) will be …
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bhāṃśapādasamaiḥ prāṇaiścarādyarkatrikoṇabhāt | udayādiṣṭakālāntaṃ yadbhaṃ prāṇa…
CALCULATION OF PRANAPADA: Convert the given time into vighatikas and divide the same by 15. The resu…
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sveṣṭakālaṃ palīkṛtya tithyāptaṃ bhādikaṃ ca yat | carāgadvibhasaṃsthe'rke bhāna…
CALCULATION OF PRANAPADA: Convert the given time into vighatikas and divide the same by 15. The resu…
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sphuṭaṃ prāṇapadākhyaṃ tallagnaṃ jñeyaṃ dvijottama | lagnād dvikoṇe turye ca rāj…
CALCULATION OF PRANAPADA: Convert the given time into vighatikas and divide the same by 15. The resu…
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śubhaṃ janma vijānīyāttathaivaikādaśe'pi ca | anyasthāne sthitaṃ cet syāt tadā j…
CALCULATION OF PRANAPADA: Convert the given time into vighatikas and divide the same by 15. The resu…
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