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Brihat Jataka — Chapter 15: Pravrajyāyogādhyāyaḥ: Asceticism & Renunciation (प्रव्रज्यायोगाध्यायः)

Sanskrit verses with English translation from Varahamihira. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.

Chapter audio (Sanskrit)

Verse 1 — Four or More Planets in a Single Sign Causing Sanyasa

चतुरादिभिरेकस्थैर्वीर्यवद्भिः प्रव्रज्या संबन्धिनः । सुरगुरुशशिहोरास्वार्कदृष्टेषु धर्मे गुरुथ नृपतीनां योगजस्तीर्थकृत्स्यात् ॥ ४ ॥

caturādibhirekasthairvīryavadbhiḥ pravrajyā saṃbandhinaḥ | suraguruśaśihorāsvārkadṛṣṭeṣu dharme guruth nṛpatīnāṃ yogajastīrthakṛtsyāt || 4 ||

Four or more powerful planets in one sign cause renunciation. The strongest dictates the order: Mars (Shaiva), Mercury (Buddhist), Jupiter (Vedanta), Venus (Vaishnava), Saturn (Jain). Jupiter's full aspect creates a world Guru (Tirthankara).

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