Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra · Chapter 27
atha spaṣṭabalādhyāyaḥ
अथ स्पष्टबलाध्यायः
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atha spaṣṭabalaṃ vakṣye sthānakālādisambhavam |
nīconāṃ khacaraṃ bhārdhādhika ca…
STHĀNA BALA (upto śloka 6), FIRSTLY UCCHA-BALA: Now about the strengths by classes — positional, tem…
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bhāgīkṛtya tribhirbhaktaṃ labdhamuccabalaṃ bhavet |
svatrikoṇasvagehādhimitramit…
SAPTAVARGAJA BALA: If a planet is in its Mūlatrikoṇa rāśi, it gets 45 virūpas, in own rāśi 30 virūpa…
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adhiśatrugṛhe cāpi sthitānāṃ kramaśo balam |
bhūtābdhayaḥ khāgninakhāstithyo daś…
SAPTAVARGAJA BALA: If a planet is in its Mūlatrikoṇa rāśi, it gets 45 virūpas, in own rāśi 30 virūpa…
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evaṃ horādṛkāṇādribhāgāṃkadvādaśāṃśajam |
triṃśāṃśajaṃ tadaikyañca saptavargasam…
SAPTAVARGAJA BALA: If a planet is in its Mūlatrikoṇa rāśi, it gets 45 virūpas, in own rāśi 30 virūpa…
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śukrendū samabhāṃśe'nye viṣame'ṅghrimitaṃ balam |
kendrādiṣusthitāḥ kheṭāḥ pūrṇā…
KENDRĀDI BALA: A planet in an angle gets full strength while one in succedent house gets half and th…
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ādyamadhyāvasāneṣu dreṣkāṇeṣu sthitāḥ kramāt |
puṃnapuṃsakayoṣākhyā dadyuraṅghri…
DREKKĀṆA BALA: Male, female and hermaphrodite planets respectively get a quarter rūpa according to p…
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sūryāt kujāt sukhaṃ jīvājjñāccā'staṃ lagnamārkritaḥ |
daśamaṃ ca bhṛgoścandrād h…
DIG-BALA OR DIRECTIONAL STRENGTH: Deduct the 4th house (i.e. Nadir) from the longitudes of Sun and M…
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cakrād viśodhya tadbhāgāstribhirbhaktāśca digbalam |
iṣṭādhaṭi niśīthāttannataṃ …
KĀLA BALA OR TEMPORAL STRENGTH (upto śloka 17): Firstly NATHONNATA BALA. Find out the difference bet…
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candrabhaumaśanīnāṃ ca nataṃ dvighnaṃ kalādikam |
ṣaṣṭiśuddhaṃ tadanyeṣāṃ sadā r…
KĀLA BALA OR TEMPORAL STRENGTH (upto śloka 17): Firstly NATHONNATA BALA. Find out the difference bet…
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atha pakṣabalaṃ vakṣye sūrye candrād viśodhya ca |
ṣaḍbhādhike viśodhyārkād bhāg…
PAKṢA BALA: Deduct from the Moon's longitude that of the Sun. If the sum exceeds 6 signs, deduct the…
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pakṣajaṃ balamindujñaśukrejyānāṃ tu ṣaṣṭitaḥ |
viśodhya tabdalaṃ jñenaṃ pāpānāṃ …
PAKṢA BALA: Deduct from the Moon's longitude that of the Sun. If the sum exceeds 6 signs, deduct the…
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dinatryaṃśeṣu saumyārkaśanīnāṃ niṭtribhāgake |
candraśukrakujānāṃ ca balaṃ pūrṇa…
TRIBHĀGA BALA: One rūpa is obtained by Mercury (if birth is) in the first one-third part of day time…
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vaṣamāsadineśānāṃ tithyastriṃśaccharārṇavām |
horeśasya balaṃ ṣaṣṭiruktaṃ naisar…
VARSHA-MĀSA-DINA-HORĀ BALA: 15, 30, 45 and 60 virūpas are in order given to Varsha-lord, Māsa-lord, …
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tanmānāṃ saptahṛtṣaṣṭirekādyekottarairhatā |
śamaṃbuguśucaṃrādikheṭānāṃ kramato …
NAISARGIKA BALA (NATURAL STRENGTH): Divide one rūpa (or 60 virūpas) by 7 and multiply the resultant …
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pañcābdhayaḥ surāḥ sūryāḥ khaṇḍakāṃśāḥ kramādamī |
sāyanagrahadorāśitulyakhaṇḍay…
AYANA BALA: 45, 33 and 12 are the Khaṇḍas for calculating Ayana-bala. Add Ayanāṁśa to the planet (fo…
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bhāgādikahatādeṣyāt triṃśallabdhayutā lavāḥ |
svamṛṇaṃ tulameṣādau śanīndvośca t…
AYANA BALA: 45, 33 and 12 are the Khaṇḍas for calculating Ayana-bala. Add Ayanāṁśa to the planet (fo…
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tathā'rārkejyaśukrāṇāṃ vyastaṃ jñasya sadā dhanam |
tadbhāgāśca tribhirbhaktā jñ…
AYANA BALA: 45, 33 and 12 are the Khaṇḍas for calculating Ayana-bala. Add Ayanāṁśa to the planet (fo…
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yadraverāyanaṃ vīryaṃ ceṣṭākhyaṃ tāvadeva hi |
vidhoḥ pakṣabalaṃ yāvat tāvacceṣṭ…
MOTIONAL STRENGTH FOR SUN AND MOON: The Sun's Ceṣṭā-bala (or motional strength) will correspond to h…
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pāpadṛkpādahīnaṃ tacchubhadṛkpādayuk tathā |
balaikyaṃ jñejyadṛkyuktamevaṃ kheṭa…
DRIG-BALA (ASPECTUAL STRENGTH): Reduce one fourth of the Dṛṣṭi-piṇḍa if a planet has malefic aspects…
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atha tāragrahāṇāṃ tu yuddhyatośca dvayormithaḥ |
balāntaraṃ vijetuḥ svaṃ nirjita…
PLANETARY WAR: Should there be a war between the starry planets (i.e. between 2 planets from Mars to…
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cakrānuvakrā vikalā mandā mandatarā samā |
carā cā'ticarā ceti grahāṇāmaṣṭadhā g…
PLANETARY MOTIONS (MARS TO SATURN): Eight kinds of motions are attributed to planets. These are Vakr…
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ṣaṣṭirvakragate vīryamanuvakragaterdalam |
pādo vikalabhukteḥ syāt tathā madhyag…
PLANETARY MOTIONS (MARS TO SATURN): Eight kinds of motions are attributed to planets. These are Vakr…
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pādo mandagatestasya dalaṃ mandatarasya hi |
carabhuktestu pādonāṃ dalaṃ syādati…
PLANETARY MOTIONS (MARS TO SATURN): Eight kinds of motions are attributed to planets. These are Vakr…
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madhyamasphuṭayogārdhahīnaṃ svasvacaloccakam |
ṣaḍbhādhikaṃ cyutaṃ cakrācceṣṭāke…
MOTIONAL STRENGTH FOR MARS ETC.: Add together the mean and true longitudes of a planet and divide th…
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bhāgīkṛtaṃ tribhirbhaktaṃ labdhaṃ ceṣṭābalaṃ tviti |
sthānadikkāladṛkceṣṭānisarg…
MOTIONAL STRENGTH FOR MARS ETC.: Add together the mean and true longitudes of a planet and divide th…
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evaṃ grahabalaṃ proktamatha bhāvabalaṃ śṛṇu |
kanyāyugmatulākumbhacāpādyārdhāśca…
BHĀVA BALAS: Thus I explained about the planetary strengths. Deduct the 7th house (longitude of desc…
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go'jasiṃhamṛgādyārdhacāpāntyārdhāt sukhaṃ tyajet |
karkavṛścikato lagnaṃ mṛgātyā…
BHĀVA BALAS: Thus I explained about the planetary strengths. Deduct the 7th house (longitude of desc…
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śodhyamaṅgādhikaṃ cakrāccyutaṃ bhāgīkṛtaṃ trihṛt |
saddṛṣṭipādayukpāpapāpadṛṣṭip…
BHĀVA BALAS: Thus I explained about the planetary strengths. Deduct the 7th house (longitude of desc…
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jñejyadṛṣṭiyutaṃ tacca svasvasvāmibalānvitam |
iti bhāvabalaṃ spaṣṭaṃ sāmānyaṃ c…
BHĀVA BALAS: Thus I explained about the planetary strengths. Deduct the 7th house (longitude of desc…
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budhejyayuktabhāvasya balamekena saṃyutam |
mandāraraviyuktasya balamekena varji…
SPECIAL RULES: The bhāvas occupied by Jupiter and Mercury will each get an addition of 1 rūpa while …
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dine śīrṣodayo bhāvaḥ sandhyāyāmubhayodayaḥ |
niśi pṛṣṭhodayākhyaśca dadyāt pāda…
SPECIAL RULES: The bhāvas occupied by Jupiter and Mercury will each get an addition of 1 rūpa while …
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aṃkāgnayo'ṅgarāmāśca khāgnayā karasindhavaḥ |
navāgnayaḥ surāstriṃśad daśasaṃguṇ…
ṢAḌBALA REQUIREMENTS: 390, 360, 300, 420, 390, 330 and 300 virūpas are the Ṣaḍbala-piṇḍas needed for…
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ravyādīnāṃ balaikyaścet tadā subalino matāḥ |
adhikaṃ pūrṇameva syād balaṃ cedba…
ṢAḌBALA REQUIREMENTS: 390, 360, 300, 420, 390, 330 and 300 virūpas are the Ṣaḍbala-piṇḍas needed for…
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gurusaumyaravīṇāṃ tu bhūtaṣaṭkendavo dvija |
paṃcāgnayaḥ khabhūtāni karabhūmisud…
Jupiter, Mercury and the Sun are strong if each of their Sthāna-bala, Dig-bala, Kāla-bala, Ceṣṭā-bal…
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khāgnayaśca kramātsthānadikceṣṭāsamayā'yane |
sitendvostryagnicandrāśca kheṣavaḥ…
Jupiter, Mercury and the Sun are strong if each of their Sthāna-bala, Dig-bala, Kāla-bala, Ceṣṭā-bal…
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catvāriṃśat kalā bhaumamandayoḥ ṣaṇṇava kramāt |
triṃśat khavedāḥ saptāṅgā nakhā…
Jupiter, Mercury and the Sun are strong if each of their Sthāna-bala, Dig-bala, Kāla-bala, Ceṣṭā-bal…
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evaṃ kṛtvā balaikyaṃca tataścintyam phalaṃ dvija |
bhāvasthānagrahaiḥ proktayoge…
BHĀVA EFFECTS: O Brahmin, thus the various sources of strengths be gathered together and effects dec…
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teṣāṃ madhye balī kartā sa evā'sya phalapradaḥ |
yogeṣvāpteṣu bahuṣu nītirevaṃ p…
BHĀVA EFFECTS: O Brahmin, thus the various sources of strengths be gathered together and effects dec…
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gaṇiteṣu pravīṇo yaḥ śabdaśāstre kṛtaśramaḥ |
nyāyavid buddhimān deśadikkālajño …
ELIGIBILITY TO ISSUE FRUITFUL PREDICTIONS: O Maitreya, the words of one who has achieved skill in ma…
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ūhāpohapaṭurhorāskandhaśravaṇasammataḥ |
maitreya satyatāṃ yādi tasya vākyaṃ na …
ELIGIBILITY TO ISSUE FRUITFUL PREDICTIONS: O Maitreya, the words of one who has achieved skill in ma…
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