Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
द्वादशस्य पदं प्रोक्तमुपपदं मनीषिभिः । तन्नाथे सप्तमे वीक्षे विवाहः सम्प्रदृश्यते ॥
dvādaśasya padaṃ proktam upapadaṃ manīṣibhiḥ | tannāthe saptame vīkṣe vivāhaḥ sampradṛśyate ||
The pada of the 12th house is called Upapada by the wise; when its lord is aspected by, or conjoined with, the 7th lord, marriage is clearly seen.
अथोपपदमाश्रित्य कथयामि फलं द्विज । यदुच्छुभत्वे भवेन्नृणां पुत्रदारादिजं सुखम् ॥ १॥
athopapadam āśritya kathayāmi phalaṃ dvija | yac chubhatve bhaven nṛṇāṃ putradārādijaṃ sukham || 1||
Now relying on the Upapada I declare the fruits, O Brahmin: by its auspiciousness arises a person's happiness of progeny, spouse and the like.
तनुभावपदं विप्र प्रधानं पदमुच्यते । तनोरनुचराद्यत् स्यादुपारूढं तदुच्यते ॥ २॥ तदेवोपपदं नाम तथा गौणपदं स्मृतम् ॥
tanubhāvapadaṃ vipra pradhānaṃ padam ucyate | tanor anucarād yat syād upārūḍhaṃ tad ucyate || 2|| tad evopapadaṃ nāma tathā gauṇapadaṃ smṛtam ||
The pada of the Tanu bhava is called the chief pada; that which arises from the lord of the twelfth from it is the Uparudha — the same is named Upapada or Gauguna Pada.
शुभखेटगृहे तस्मिन् शुभग्रहयुतेक्षिते । पुत्रदारसुखं पूर्णं जायते द्विजसत्तम ॥ ४॥
śubhakheṭagṛhe tasmin śubhagrahayutekṣite | putradārasukhaṃ pūrṇaṃ jāyate dvijasattama || 4||
If that Upapada falls in a benefic's sign, joined with or aspected by benefics, complete happiness of progeny and spouse results, O best of Brahmins.
पापग्रहयुते तत्र पापभे पापवीक्षिते । प्रव्राजको भवेज्जतो दारहीनोऽथ वा नरः ॥ ५॥
pāpagrahayute tatra pāpabhe pāpavīkṣite | pravrājako bhavejjato dārahīno 'tha vā naraḥ || 5||
If malefics join or aspect it in a malefic sign, the native becomes an ascetic or is without spouse; with benefic aspect this yoga does not destroy marriage.
रविर्नैवात्र पापः स्यात् स्वोच्चमित्रस्वभस्थितः । नीचशत्रुगृहस्थश्चेत्तदाऽसौ पाप एव हि ॥ ६॥
ravir naivātra pāpaḥ syāt svoccamitrasvabhasthitaḥ | nīcaśatrugṛhasthaścettadā 'sau pāpa eva hi || 6||
Here even the Sun is not a malefic when placed in exaltation, a friend's sign, or own sign; but standing in debilitation or an enemy's sign he indeed acts as a malefic.