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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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