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Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra — Chapter 17: Graha Drishti (Planetary Aspects)

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

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Verse 1 — Planetary Aspects (Drishti)

सूर्यचन्द्रौ सप्तमं दृश्यात शनिबुधौ तथैव च । कुजः चतुर्थमष्टमं च सप्तमं च सदा दृशेत ॥ गुरुः पञ्चमसप्तमनवमैर्दृक् शुक्रस्तथैव च । सर्वे ग्रहाः स्वमूर्तीनां सप्तमं दृश्यते सदा ॥

sūrya-candrau saptamaṃ dṛśyāt śani-budhau tathaiva ca | kujaḥ caturtham aṣṭamaṃ ca saptamaṃ ca sadā dṛśet || guruḥ pañcama-saptama-navamair dṛk śukras tathaiva ca | sarve grahāḥ svamūrtīnāṃ saptamaṃ dṛśyate sadā ||

The Sun and Moon aspect the 7th house; Saturn and Mercury likewise aspect the 7th. Mars aspects the 4th, 8th and 7th always. Jupiter and Venus aspect through the 5th, 7th and 9th. All planets, by their own body, always aspect the 7th from themselves.

Verse 2 — Movable Aspects Fixed; Fixed Aspects Movable

राशयोऽभिमुखं विप्र तथा पश्यन्ति पार्श्वभे । यथा चरः स्थिरानेवं स्थिरः पश्यति वै चरान् ॥ २॥

rāśayo 'bhimukhaṃ vipra tathā paśyanti pārśvabhe | yathā caraḥ sthirān evaṃ sthiraḥ paśyati vai carān || 2||

The rashis aspect their facing sides, O Brahmin; thus a movable rashi aspects the fixed ones (except the adjacent), and a fixed rashi aspects the movable ones.

Verse 3 — Dual Signs Aspect Each Other

द्विस्वभावो विनाऽऽत्मानां द्विस्वभावान् प्रपश्यति । समीपस्थं परित्यज्य खेटास्तत्र गतास्तथा ॥ ३॥

dvisvabhāvo vinā 'tmānāṃ dvisvabhāvān prapaśyati | samīpasthaṃ parityajya kheṭās tatra gatās tathā || 3||

A dual rashi aspects the other dual rashis but not itself; planets placed therein do likewise, abandoning the adjacent one.

Verse 4 — Planets Follow Their Sign's Aspect

चरेषु संस्थिताः खेटाः पश्यन्ति स्थिरसङ्गतान् । स्थिरेषु संस्थिता एवं पश्यन्ति चरसंस्थितान् ॥ ४॥

careṣu saṃsthitāḥ kheṭāḥ paśyanti sthirasaṃgatān | sthireṣu saṃsthitā evaṃ paśyanti carasaṃsthitān || 4||

Planets situated in movable rashis aspect those joined to fixed rashis; similarly planets in fixed rashis aspect those in movable rashis.

Verse 5 — The Aspect-Wheel (Drishti Chakra) of Brahma

दृष्टिचक्रमहं बक्ष्ये यथावद् ब्रह्मणोदितम् । तस्य बिन्यासमात्रेण दृष्टिभेदः प्रकाश्यते ॥ ६॥

dṛṣṭicakra mahaṃ vakṣye yathāvad brahmaṇoditam | tasya vinyāsamātreṇa dṛṣṭibhedaḥ prakāśyate || 6||

I shall now speak of the Drishti Chakra as declared by Brahma; merely by its arrangement all distinctions of aspects become clear.

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