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Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra — Chapter 71: Birth during Twilight (Sandhya Janma)

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

Chapter audio (Sanskrit)

Verse 1 — Birth at the Meeting of Day and Night

सन्ध्यायां यः प्रसूतो हि तमोमिश्रप्रभावतः । चञ्चलः स्यादसन्तुष्टो नित्यं शोकपरायणः ॥

sandhyāyāṃ yaḥ prasūto hi tamomiśraprabhāvataḥ | cañcalaḥ syād asantuṣṭo nityaṃ śokaparāyaṇaḥ ||

One born at twilight, under the influence of the mixed darkness and light, becomes restless, discontent and ever grieving.

Verse 2 — Dawn and Dusk Twilight Births

प्रातःसन्ध्यां समुत्पन्नः कष्टमाप्नोति जन्मना । सायंसन्ध्यागतो दोषं दारवित्तक्षयं व्रजेत् ॥

prātaḥsandhyāṃ samutpannaḥ kaṣṭam āpnoti janmanā | sāyaṃsandhyāgato doṣaṃ dāravittakṣayaṃ vrajet ||

One born at the dawn twilight suffers hardship from birth itself, while one born at the dusk twilight incurs the dosha of loss of spouse and wealth.

Verse 3 — Lagna-Sandhi Danger and Remedies

लग्नसन्धौ तु जातस्य देहदुर्बलतां व्रजेत् । गोदोहनदानेन विष्ण्वर्चायाः शान्तिरुच्यते ॥

laganasandhau tu jātasya dehadurbalatāṃ vrajet | godohanadānena viṣṇvarcāyāḥ śāntir ucyate ||

One born at the junction of the lagna (lagna-sandhi) suffers weakness of body; his peace is declared to come through the gift of a cow with her calf (godohana) and the worship of Vishnu.

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