Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
द्वितीये चतुर्थ एकादशे ये ग्रहास्ते अर्गला स्मृताः । द्वादशे दशमे तृतीये विघ्नकारकाः स्मृताः ॥
dvitīye caturthe caiva ekādaśe ye grahās te argalā smṛtāḥ | dvādaśe daśame tṛtīye vighnakārakāḥ smṛtāḥ ||
Planets posited in the 2nd, 4th and 11th from any bhava cause Argala (supportive intervention); those in the 12th, 10th and 3rd cause Vighna (hindrance).
भगवन् याऽर्गला प्रोक्ता शुभदा भवताऽधुना । तामहं स्रोतुमिच्छामि सलक्षणफलं मुने ॥ १॥
bhagavan yā 'rgalā proktā śubhadā bhavatā'dhunā | tām ahaṃ srotum icchāmi salakṣaṇaphalaṃ mune || 1||
O Lord, you have just spoken of Argala as a giver of good; I wish to hear its characteristics and fruits, O Sage.
मैत्रेय सार्गला नाम यया भावफलं दृढम् । स्थिरं खेटफलं च स्यात् साऽधुना कथ्यते मया ॥ २॥
maitreya sārgalā nāma yayā bhāvaphalaṃ dṛḍham | sthiraṃ kheṭaphalaṃ ca syāt sā'dhunā kathyate mayā || 2||
O Maitreya, that by which the fruit of a bhava becomes firm and stable is called Argala (the bolt); now I explain it.
चतुर्थे च धने लाभे ग्रहे ज्ञेया तदर्गला । तद्बाधकाः क्रमात् खेटा व्योमरिष्फतृतीयगाः ॥ ३॥
caturthe ca dhane lābhe grahe jñeyā tad argalā | tad bādhakāḥ kramāt kheṭā vyomariṣphatṛtīyagāḥ || 3||
Planets in the 4th, 2nd and 11th from a bhava are known as its Argala; their obstructors respectively are planets in the 12th (Vyaya), the 9th (Riksha/Bhagya) and the 3rd from it.
निर्बला न्यूनसंख्या वा बाधका नैव सम्मताः । तृतीये व्याधिकाः पापा यत्र मैत्रेय बाधकाः ॥ ४॥
nirbalā nyūnasaṃkhyā vā bādhakā naiva sammataḥ | tṛtīye vyādhikāḥ pāpā yatra maitreya bādhakāḥ || 4||
Obstructors who are weak or fewer in number are not accepted as valid; in the third, malefics act as obstructors, O Maitreya.