Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra · Chapter 4
atha rāśisvarūpādhyāyaḥ
अथ राशिस्वरूपाध्यायः
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ahorātrasya pūrvāntyalopād horā'vaśiṣyate |
tasya vijñānamātreṇa jātakarmaphalaṃ…
IMPORTANCE OF HORĀ: The word Horā is derived from Ahorātra after dropping the first and last syllabl…
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yadavyaktātmako viṣṇuḥ kālarūpo janārdanaḥ |
tasyāṅgāni nibodha tvaṃ kramānmeṣād…
IMPORTANCE OF HORĀ: The word Horā is derived from Ahorātra after dropping the first and last syllabl…
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meṣo vṛṣaśca mithunaḥ karkasiṃhakumārikāḥ |
tulāli'śca dhanurnakre kumbho mīnast…
NAMES OF SIGNS: The 12 signs of the zodiac in order are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, …
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śīrṣānane tathā bāhū hṛtkroḍakaṭibastayaḥ |
guhyoruyugale jānuyugme vai jaṅghake…
LIMBS OF KĀLAPURUṢA: The time personified has his limbs as under with reference to the 12 signs resp…
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caranau dvau tathā meṣāt jñeyāḥ śīrṣādayaḥ kramāt |
carasthiradvisvabhāvāḥ krūrā…
CLASSIFICATION OF SIGNS: Movable, Fixed and Dual are the names given to the 12 signs in order. These…
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pittānilatridhātvaukyaśleṣmikāśca kriyādayaḥ |
raktavarṇo bṛhadgātraścatuṣpādrāt…
ARIES DESCRIBED: The sign Aries is blood-red in complexion, it has a prominent (big) physique. It is…
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pūrvavāsī nṛpajñātiḥ śailacārī rajoguṇī |
pṛṣṭhodayī pāvakī ca meṣarāśiḥ kujādhi…
ARIES DESCRIBED: The sign Aries is blood-red in complexion, it has a prominent (big) physique. It is…
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śvetaḥ śukrādhipo dīrghaścatuṣpāccharvarībalī |
yāmyeṭ grāmyo vaṇigbhūmirajaḥ pṛ…
TAURUS DESCRIBED: Its complexion is white, and is lorded by Venus. It is long and is a quadruped sig…
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śīrṣodayī nṛmithunaṃ sagadaṃ ca savīṇakam |
pratyagvāyurdvipādrātribalī grāmavra…
GEMINI DESCRIBED: The sign Gemini rises with its head and represents a male and a female holding a m…
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samagātro haridvirṇo mithunākhyo budhādhipaḥ |
pāṭalo vanacārī ca brāhmaṇo niśi …
CANCER DESCRIBED: The sign Cancer is pale-red. It resorts to forests and represents Brāhmins. It is …
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bahupādacaraḥ sthaulyatanuḥ sattvaguṇī jalī |
pṛṣṭhodayī karkarāśirmṛgāṅkā'dhipa…
CANCER DESCRIBED: The sign Cancer is pale-red. It resorts to forests and represents Brāhmins. It is …
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siṃhaḥ sūryādhipaḥ sattvī catuṣpāt kṣatriyo vanī |
śīrṣodayī bṛhadgātraḥpāṇḍuḥ p…
LEO DESCRIBED: Leo is ruled by the Sun and is Sāttvic. It is a quadruped sign and a royal sign. It r…
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pārvatīyātha kanyākhyā rāśirdinabalānvitā |
śīrṣodayā ca madhyāṅgā dvipādyāmyaca…
VIRGO DESCRIBED: This sign is a hill-resorter, and is strong in day-time. It rises with its head and…
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sā sasyadahanā vaiśyā citravarṇā prabhañjinī |
kumārī tamasā yuktā bālabhāvā bud…
VIRGO DESCRIBED: This sign is a hill-resorter, and is strong in day-time. It rises with its head and…
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śīrṣodayī dyuvīryāḍhyastulaḥ kṛṣṇo rajoguṇī |
paścimo bhūcaro ghātī śūdro madhya…
LIBRA AND SCORPIO DESCRIBED: Libra is a Śīrṣodaya sign rising with its head and is strong in day tim…
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śukrā'dhipo'tha svalpāṅgo bahupādbrāhmaṇo bilī |
saumyastho dinavīryāḍhyaḥ piśaṅ…
LIBRA AND SCORPIO DESCRIBED: Libra is a Śīrṣodaya sign rising with its head and is strong in day tim…
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romasvāḍhyo'titīkṣṇāgro vṛścikaśca kujādhipaḥ |
pṛṣṭhodayī tvatha dhanurgurusvām…
SAGITTARIUS DESCRIBED: The sign Sagittarius rises with its head and is lorded by Jupiter. It is a Sā…
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piṅgalo niśivīryāḍhyaḥ pāvakaḥ kṣatriyo dvipāt |
ādāvante catuṣpādaḥ samagātro d…
SAGITTARIUS DESCRIBED: The sign Sagittarius rises with its head and is lorded by Jupiter. It is a Sā…
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pūrvastho vasudhācārī tejasvī brahmaṇā kṛtaḥ |
mandādhipastamī bhaumī yāmyeṭ ca …
CAPRICORN DESCRIBED: Capricorn is lorded by Saturn and has predominance of Tamoguṇa (a disposition s…
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pṛṣṭhodayī bṛhadgātraḥ karburo vanabhūcaraḥ |
ādau catuṣpadonte tu vipado jalago…
CAPRICORN DESCRIBED: Capricorn is lorded by Saturn and has predominance of Tamoguṇa (a disposition s…
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kumbhaḥ kumbhī naro babhruvarṇo madhyatanurdvipāt |
dyuvīryo jalamadhyastho vāta…
AQUARIUS DESCRIBED: The sign Aquarius represents a man holding a pot. Its complexion is deep-brown. …
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śūdraḥ paścimadeśasya svāmī daivākariḥ smṛtaḥ |
mīnau pucchāsyasaṃlagnau mīnarāś…
PISCES DESCRIBED: Pisces resembles a pair of fish, one tailed with the head of the other. This sign …
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jalī sattvaguṇāḍhyaśca svastho jalacaro dvijaḥ |
apado madhyadehī ca saumyastho …
PISCES DESCRIBED: Pisces resembles a pair of fish, one tailed with the head of the other. This sign …
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surācāryādhipaśceti rāśīnāṃ gaditā guṇāḥ |
triṃśadbhāgātmakānāṃ ca sthūlasūkṣmap…
PISCES DESCRIBED: Pisces resembles a pair of fish, one tailed with the head of the other. This sign …
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athātaḥ sampravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣva munipuṅgava |
janmalagnaṃ ca saṃśodhya niṣekaṃ pa…
NIṢEKA LAGNA: O excellent of the sages, explained now is a step to arrive at the Niṣeka Lagna when t…
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tadahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi maitreya tvaṃ vidhāraya |
janmalagnāt parijñānaṃ niṣekaṃ …
NIṢEKA LAGNA: O excellent of the sages, explained now is a step to arrive at the Niṣeka Lagna when t…
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yasmin bhāve sthito mandastasya mānderyadantaram |
lagnabhāgyāntaraṃ yojyaṃ yacc…
NIṢEKA LAGNA: O excellent of the sages, explained now is a step to arrive at the Niṣeka Lagna when t…
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māsādi tanmitaṃ jñeyaṃ janmataḥ prāk niṣekajam |
yadyadṛśyadaleṅgeśastadendorbhu…
NIṢEKA LAGNA: O excellent of the sages, explained now is a step to arrive at the Niṣeka Lagna when t…
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tatkāle sādhayellagnaṃ śodhayet pūrvavattanum |
tasmācchubhāśubhaṃ vācyaṃ garbha…
NIṢEKA LAGNA: O excellent of the sages, explained now is a step to arrive at the Niṣeka Lagna when t…
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śubhāśubhaṃ vadet pitrorjīvanaṃ maraṇaṃ tathā |
evaṃ niṣekalagnena samyag jñeyaṃ…
NIṢEKA LAGNA: O excellent of the sages, explained now is a step to arrive at the Niṣeka Lagna when t…
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