Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
भवचलितमार्गं च श्रीपतेः स्थानलक्षणम् । ग्रहाणां चलनं ज्ञात्वा फलं वक्तव्यमादरात् ॥
bhavacalitamārgaṁ ca śrīpateḥ sthānalakṣaṇam | grahāṇāṁ calanaṁ jñātvā phalaṁ vaktavyam ādarāt ||
Knowing the method of Bhava Chalita and the positional rule of Sripati, and the movement of the planets, the result should be declared with care.
भावस्य मध्यभागो यः स मध्यं परिकीर्तितः । तत्र ग्रहः फलं दद्यात् सन्धिग्रहस्तु निर्फलः ॥
bhāvasya madhyabhāgo yaḥ sa madhyaṁ parikīrtitaḥ | tatra grahaḥ phalaṁ dadyāt sandhigrahas tu nirphalaḥ ||
The middle portion of a house is called the madhya (cusp); a planet placed in the madhya yields its full fruit, while a planet at the bhava-sandhi (house junction) is fruitless.
श्रीपतेर्मतमाश्रित्य भावविभाग ईरितः । लग्नसप्तममध्यान्तैर्विषमो भाव उच्यते ॥
śrīpater matam āśritya bhāvavibhāga īritaḥ | lagnasaptamamadhyāntair viṣamo bhāva ucyate ||
Following Sripati's doctrine, the division of houses is declared: measured between the cusps of the ascendant and the seventh (with their midpoints), each house becomes unequal in extent.