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Brihat Jataka — Chapter 9: Aṣṭakavargādhyāyaḥ: Eightfold Transit Strength (अष्टकवर्गाध्यायः)

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

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Verse 1 — Eightfold Bindu Computation from Natal Positions

स्वादर्कः प्रथमाद् बन्धुनिधनद्रव्याज्ञा तपोधूनगो वक्रात् स्वादि तद्वदेव रविजाच्चुक्रात् स्मरान्त्यरिषु । जीवाद धर्मसुताय शत्रु दशतायर्यारिंगः शीतगोः स्तेयेवान्त्यतपः सुतेषु च बुधालग्नात् सबन्ध्वन्त्यगः ॥ १ ॥

svādarkaḥ prathamād bandhunidhanadravyājñātapodhūnago vakrāt svādi taddvadeva ravijāccukrāt smarāntyariṣu | jīvād dharmasutāya śatru daśatāyaryāriṅgaḥ śītagoḥ steyevāntyatapaḥ suteṣu ca budhālagnāt sabandhvantyagaḥ || 1 ||

Ashtakavarga calculates transit benefic points (Bindus) from 8 reference points (7 planets + Lagna). Houses with >28 Bindus confer great prosperity during transit.

Verse 2 — The Contribution of Benefic Points (Bindus and Rekhas)

रेखाधिक्ये शुभं सर्वं मन्दं बिन्दुसमन्विते । अष्टाविंशतिरधिके सर्वकार्यप्रसाधनम् ॥ २॥

rekhādhikye śubhaṃ sarvaṃ mandaṃ bindusamanvite | aṣṭāviṃśatiradhike sarvakāryaprasādhanam ||

With an abundance of benefic points (rekhas/bindus), all undertakings become auspicious; with few points, outcomes turn sluggish and adverse; where a sign contains more than twenty-eight bindus in Sarvashtakavarga, all enterprises succeed.

Verse 3 — The Ashtakavarga of the Sun and the Moon (Individual Matrices)

सूर्यो ददाति स्वबलं स्वाष्टके शुभसंयुतम् । चन्द्रोऽपि मानसं सौख्यं वितनोति स्ववर्गे ॥ ३॥

sūryo dadāti svabalaṃ svāṣṭake śubhasaṃyutam | candro'pi mānasaṃ saukhyaṃ vitanoti svavarge ||

The Sun confers vitality, royal favor, and health when transiting signs holding many bindus in his own Bhinnashtakavarga; similarly, the Moon bestows mental tranquility and emotional satisfaction when moving through his high-bindu signs.

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