DECANATES AND BODILY LIMBS: Head, eyes, ears, nose, temple, chin and face is the order of limbs denoted (by the various houses) when the first decanate of a sign ascends. In the case of the second decanate ascending, the order is: neck, shoulder, arm, side, heart, stomach and navel. The order for the third decanate ascending is: pelvis, anus/penis, testicles, thigh, knee, calf and foot. The portion already risen indicates left side of the body (while the one yet to rise — invisible half — denotes right side of the body).

शरीर-चिन्ह-विचार (प्रथम द्रेष्काण): लग्न में प्रथम द्रेष्काण उदित हो तो — लग्न = सिर, 2.12 = नेत्र, 3.11 = कान, 4.10 = नाक, 5.9 = गाल, 6.8 = ठुड्डी, 7 = मुख। लग्न में द्वितीय द्रेष्काण: लग्न = कण्ठ, 2.12 = कन्धे, 3.11 = भुजा, 4.10 = पार्श्व (बगल), 5.9 = हृदय, 6.8 = पेट, 7 = नाभि।