Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
इन्द्रचापं च यत् प्रोक्तमुपकेतुं च पण्डितैः । अशुभं शुभदं वापि ग्रहस्थानविचारतः ॥
indracāpaṁ ca yat proktam upaketuṁ ca paṇḍitaiḥ | aśubhaṁ śubhadaṁ vāpi grahasthānāvicāretaḥ ||
Indrachapa and Upaketu, as described by the learned, are auspicious or inauspicious according to the placement of the grahas.
रुचिमान् दीर्घदर्शो च देवभक्तः प्रियंवदः । चापे पञ्चमगे जातो विवृद्धः सर्वकर्मसु ॥ ४२॥
rucimān dīrghadarśo ca devabhaktaḥ priyaṃvadaḥ | cāpe pañcamage jāto vivṛddhaḥ sarvakarmasu || 42||
Chapa (Indrachapa) in the fifth makes one radiant, farsighted, devoted to the gods, sweet-spoken, and growing in all endeavors.
ईश्वरो गुणसम्पूर्णः शास्त्रबिद्धार्थतत्परः प्रियः । चापे सप्तमभावस्थे भवतीति न संशयः ॥ ४४॥
īśvaro guṇasampūrṇaḥ śāstrabiddhārthatatparaḥ priyaḥ | cāpe saptamabhāvasthe bhavatīti na saṃśayaḥ || 44||
With Chapa in the seventh bhava one becomes godlike, complete in virtues, intent on scriptural meaning and beloved — there is no doubt.
कुशलः सर्वविद्यासु सुखी वाङ्निपुणः प्रियः । तनौ शिखिनि सञ्जाते सर्वकामान्वितो भवेत् ॥ ५०॥
kuśalaḥ sarvavidyāsu sukhī vāṅnipuṇaḥ priyaḥ | tanau śikhini sañjāte sarvakāmānvito bhavet || 50||
When Shikhi (Upaketu) is born in the Lagna, one is skilled in all sciences, happy, eloquent and beloved — endowed with all desires.
वक्ता प्रियंवदः कान्तो धनस्थानगते ध्वजे । काव्यकृत् पण्डितो मानी विनीतो वाहनान्वितः ॥ ५१॥
vaktā priyaṃvadaḥ kānto dhanasthānagate dhvaje | kāvyakṛt paṇḍito mānī vinīto vāhanānvitaḥ || 51||
Dhwaja in the Dhana bhava: the native speaks sweetly, composes poetry, is learned, humble, honorable and possessed of conveyances.
तपस्वी व्रतचर्यासु निरतो विद्ययाऽधिकः । धर्मस्थे जायते चापे मानवो लोकविश्रुतः ॥ ४६॥
tapasvī vratacaryāsu nirato vidyayā'dhikaḥ | dharmasthe jāyate cāpe mānavo lokaviśrutaḥ || 46||
Born with Chapa in the Dharma-sthana (ninth), a person becomes an ascetic engaged in vows, superior in learning, world-renowned.