Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra · Chapter 76
atha paṃcamahābhūtaphalādhyāyaḥ
अथ पंचमहाभूतफलाध्यायः
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atha pañcamahābhūtacchāyājñānaṃ vadāmi te |
jñāyate yena kheṭānāṃ vartamānadaśā …
The Sage said — O Brahmin! Now I will tell you about the effects of the five elements: namely earth,…
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śikhibhūkhāmbuvātānāmadhipā maṅgalādayaḥ |
tattadbalāvaśājjñeyaṃ tattadbhūtabhav…
Fire, earth, ether, water and air are ruled by Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn respectively…
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sabale maṅgale vahnisvabhāvo jāyate naraḥ |
budhe mahīsvabhāvaḥ syādākāśaprakṛti…
The native will have temperament according to the greater strength of the planet at the time of birt…
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śukre jalasvabhāvaśca mārutaprakṛtiḥ śanau |
miśrairmiśrasvabhāvaśca vijñeyo dvi…
The native will have temperament according to the greater strength of the planet at the time of birt…
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sūrye vahnisvabhāvaśca jalaprakṛtiko vidhau |
svadaśāyāṃ grahāśchāyāṃ vyaṃjayant…
If the Sun be endowed with strength the native will have fiery temperament. If the Moon be strong, t…
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kṣudhārtaścapalaḥ śūraḥ kṛśaḥ prājño'tibhakṣaṇaḥ |
tīkṣno gauratanurmānī vahnipr…
The characteristic features of the person with fiery temperament are — distressed with hunger, restl…
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karpūrotpalafandhāḍhyo bhogī sthirasukhī balī |
kṣamāvān siṃhanādaśca mahīprakṛt…
The characteristic features of a person with earthy temperament are — emits fragrance of camphor and…
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śabdārthavit sunītijño pragalbho jñānasaṃyutaḥ |
vivṛtāsyo'tidīrghaśca vyomaprak…
The characteristic features of a person with etheral temperament are — acquainted with semasiology, …
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kāntimān bhāravāhī ca priyavāk pṛthivīpatiḥ |
bahumitrā mṛdurvidvān jalaprakṛtis…
The characteristic features of a person with watery temperament are — is lustrous, can sustain burde…
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vāyutattvādhiko dātā krodhī gauro'ṭanapriyaḥ |
bhūpatiśca durādharṣaḥ kṛśāṅgo jā…
The characteristic features of a person with airy temperament are — charitable, full of anger, fair …
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svarṇadīptiḥ śubhā dṛṣṭiḥ sarvakāryārthasiddhitā |
vijayo dhanalābhaśca vahnibhā…
When the fire element is predominant in a person, that is, the strength of Sun or Mars is predominan…
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iṣṭagandhaḥ śarīre syāt susnigdhanakhadantatā |
dharmārthasukhalābhaśca bhūmicch…
When the earth element is predominant (that is, Mercury's strength is predominant) the body of the p…
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svaccā gaganajā chāyā vākpaṭutvapradā bhavet |
suśabdaśravaṇodbhūtaṃ sukhaṃ tatr…
When the ether element is predominant (that is, Jupiter's strength is predominant), the person is a …
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mṛdutā svasthatā dehe jalacchāyā yadā bhavet |
tadā'bhiṣṭarasasvādasukhaṃ bhavat…
When the water element is predominant (the strength of the Moon or Venus is predominant), the person…
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mālinyaṃ mūḍhatā daityaṃ rogaśca pavanodbhavāḥ |
tadā ca śokasantāpau vāyucchāyā…
When the air element is predominant (that is Saturn's strength is predominant), the body is filthy. …
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evaṃ phalaṃ budhairjñeyaṃ sabaleṣu kujādiṣu |
nirbaleṣu tathā teṣu vaktavyaṃ vya…
The sage said — O Brahmin! the effects of the five elements which I have described above will be rea…
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nīcaśatrubhagaiścāpi viparītaṃ phalaṃ vadet |
phalāptirabalaiḥ kheṭaiḥ svapnacin…
If the planet concerned is in his sign of debilitation or be placed in an inauspicious house, the el…
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tadduṣṭaphalaśāntyarthamapi cājñātajanmanām |
phalapaktyā daśā jñeyā vartamānā n…
If a person's time, date and place of birth is not known, he should determine the Dasa of a planet f…
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