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Brihat Jataka — Chapter 29: Pariśiṣṭādhyāyaḥ: Panchadha Maitri & Tables (परिशिष्टाध्यायः)

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

Chapter audio (Sanskrit)

Verse 1 — Panchadha Maitri: Fivefold Planetary Friendship Matrix

पञ्चाङ्ग-साधनं चक्रं बल-साधनमुच्यते । नैसर्गिकात् तात्कालिकाच्च पञ्चधा मैत्री प्रजायते ॥ १ ॥

pañcāṅga-sādhanaṃ cakraṃ bala-sādhanamucyate | naisargikāt tātkālikācca pañcadhā maitrī prajāyate || 1 ||

Compound planetary relationship (Panchadha Maitri) synthesizes permanent natural friendship (Naisargika) with chart-specific temporal positions (Tatkalika) into 5 states: Great Friend, Friend, Neutral, Enemy, Bitter Enemy.

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