Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
इष्टं कष्टं च विज्ञेयं ग्रहाणां फलसङ्ग्रहम् । आयुर्बलं च विज्ञेयं शुभाशुभफलप्रदम् ॥
iṣṭaṃ kaṣṭaṃ ca vijñeyaṃ grahāṇāṃ phala-saṅgraham | āyur balaṃ ca vijñeyaṃ śubhāśubha-phala-pradam ||
The beneficial (Ishta) and afflicting (Kashta) fruits of the planets are to be understood as the collected sum of their effects; they bestow longevity, strength and auspicious or inauspicious outcomes.
अथ चेष्टमनिष्टं च ग्रहाणां कथयाम्यहम् । यद्वशाच्च प्रयच्छन्ति शुभाऽशुभदशाफलम् ॥ १॥
atha ceṣṭam aniṣṭaṃ ca grahāṇāṃ kathayāmy aham | yadvaśāś ca prayacchanti śubhā'śubhad aśāphalam || 1||
Now I declare the Ishta (desirable) and Kashta (undesirable) capacity of the planets, by which they confer auspicious or inauspicious dasha fruits.
स्वनीचोनो ग्रहः शोध्यः षड्भाधिक्ये भमण्डलात । सैको राशिर्भवेदुच्चरश्मिर्द्विघ्नांशसंयुतः ॥ २॥
svanīcono grahaḥ śodhyaḥ ṣaḍbhādhikye bhamaṇḍalāt | saiko rāśir bhaved uccaraśmir dvighnāṃśasaṃyutaḥ || 2||
A planet's debilitation point subtracted from the zodiac circle plus six signs gives one rashi measure; doubled into degrees it becomes the Uchcha Rashi (exaltation radiance).
चेष्टोच्चरश्मियोगार्धं शुभरश्मिः प्रकीर्त्यते । अष्टभ्यश्च विशुद्धोऽसावशूभाख्यश्च कथ्यते ॥ ६॥
ceṣṭoccaraśmiyogārdhaṃ śubharaśmiḥ prakīrtyate | aṣṭabhyas ca viśuddho 'sāb aśubhākhyas ca kathyate || 6||
Half the sum of the Chesta-radiance and Uchcha-radiance is called the Shubha Rashi; when purified by eight it is named Ashubha.