Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
स्फुटं गणयितव्यं तु योगस्फुटमथापि वा । उपग्रहाणां तेषां च क्रममानं विधीयते ॥
sphuṭaṁ gaṇayitavyaṁ tu yogasphuṭam athāpi vā | upagrahaṇāṁ teṣāṁ ca kramamānaṁ vidhīyate ||
The precise (sphuta) longitude is to be computed—whether yogasphuta or otherwise—and the measured sequence of these upagrahas is established.
शूरो विमलनेत्रांशः सुस्तब्धो निर्घृणः खलः । मूर्तिस्थे धूमसंज्ञे च गाढरोषो नरः सदा ॥ २॥
śūro vimalanetrāṁśaḥ sustabdho nirghṛṇaḥ khalaḥ | mūrtisthe dhūmasaṁjñe ca gāḍharoṣo naraḥ sadā ||
One will be valiant, pure-eyed, sluggish, heartless and wicked; when Dhuma occupies the body (the ascendant), the person is ever prone to intense anger.
रोगी धनी तु हीनाङ्गो राज्यापहृतमानसः । धूमे द्वितीये सम्प्राप्ते मन्दप्रज्ञो नपुंसकः ॥ ३॥
rogī dhanī tu hīnāṅgo rājyāpahṛtamānasaḥ | dhūme dvitīye samprāpte mandaprajño napuṁsakaḥ ||
With Dhuma arrived in the 2nd house, the native is diseased yet wealthy, has defective limbs, a mind carried away by royal authority (power), is of dull intellect and impotent.
मतिमान् शौर्यसम्पन्न इष्टचितः प्रियंवदः । धूमे सहजभावस्थे जनाढ्यो धनवान् भवेत् ॥ ४॥
matimān śauryasampanna iṣṭacitaḥ priyaṁvadaḥ | dhūme sahajabhāvasthe janāḍhyo dhanavān bhavet ||
When Dhuma occupies the 3rd house, the native is intelligent, endowed with valor, accumulates desirable things and speaks sweetly; he becomes noble-born (affluent by birth) and wealthy.
कलत्राङ्गपरित्यक्तो नित्यं मनसि दुःखितः । धूमे चतुर्थे सम्प्राप्ते सर्वशास्त्रार्थचिन्तकः ॥ ५॥
kalatrāṅgaparityakto nityaṁ manasi duḥkhitaḥ | dhūme caturthe samprāpte sarvaśāstrārthacintakaḥ ||
With Dhuma arrived in the 4th house, the native is forsaken by his wife and kin, is constantly afflicted at heart, yet contemplates the meaning of all scriptures.
स्वल्पापत्यो धनैर्हीनो धूमे पञ्चमसंस्थिते । गुरुत सर्वभक्षं च सुहृन्मन्त्रविवर्जितः ॥ ६॥
svalpāpatyo dhanairhīno dhūme pañcamasaṁsthite | guruta sarvabhakṣaṁ ca suhṛnmantravivarjitaḥ ||
When Dhuma is situated in the 5th house, the native has few children and is devoid of wealth; he consumes everything heavily (voraciously) and is bereft of well-wishing friends and counsel.
बलवाञ्छत्रुवधको धूमे च रिपुभावगे । बहुतेजोयुतः ख्यातः सदा रोगविवर्जितः ॥ ७॥
balavāñchhatruvadhako dhūme ca ripubhāvage | bahutejoyutaḥ khyātaḥ sadā rogavivarjitaḥ ||
With Dhuma occupying the house of enemies (the 6th), the native is strong and a slayer of foes, endowed with great splendor, renowned, and forever free from disease.