Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra
Chapter 4 · atha rāśisvarūpādhyāyaḥ · अथ राशिस्वरूपाध्यायः · Verse 11
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīBṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra manuscript tradition
बहुपादचरः स्थौल्यतनुः सत्त्वगुणी जली ।
पृष्ठोदयी कर्कराशिर्मृगाङ्काऽधिपतिः स्मृतः
IAST Transliteration
bahupādacaraḥ sthaulyatanuḥ sattvaguṇī jalī | pṛṣṭhodayī karkarāśirmṛgāṅkā'dhipatiḥ smṛtaḥ
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English

CANCER DESCRIBED: The sign Cancer is pale-red. It resorts to forests and represents Brāhmins. It is strong in nights. It has many feet (i.e. it is a centipede sign) and has a bulky body. It is Sāttvic in disposition (seen in gods) and is a watery sign. It rises with its back and is ruled by the Moon.

Hindi

कर्क राशि का स्वरूप इस प्रकार है — पाटल (हल्का लाल गुलाबी) रंग, वन में निवास, ब्राह्मण वर्ण, रात्रि-बली, अति चतुर स्वभाव, शरीर में स्थूलता की प्रवृत्ति, सत्त्वगुण, जल-तत्त्व, पृष्ठोदयी, उत्तर दिशा, चन्द्रमा स्वामी है।

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