Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
समभावं समं विद्यात् राशिभावं च पाराशरम् । विभागभेदात् फलानां भिन्नतां वेद्धुमर्हति ॥
samabhāvaṁ samaṁ vidyāt rāśibhāvaṁ ca pārāśaram | vibhāgabhedāt phalānāṁ bhinnatāṁ veddhum arhati ||
One should know the equal-house (sama bhava) and the rashi-bhava of Parashara; from the difference in division, the results differ.
राशिरेकैव भावोऽयं लग्नात् क्रमेण वै स्मृतः । पाराशर्यमतं ह्येतत् सर्वफलविनिर्णये ॥
rāśir ekaiva bhāvo 'yaṁ lagnāt krameṇa vai smṛtaḥ | pārāśaryamataṁ hy etat sarvaphalavinirṇaye ||
A whole sign itself is one house, counted in order from the ascendant; this is Parashara's doctrine for determining all results.
अन्यदेशीयविभागैस्तु भावभेदः प्रजायते । तस्मात् राशिगतं फलं पाराशर्ये विशिष्यते ॥
anyadeśīyavibhāgais tu bhāvabhedaḥ prajāyate | tasmāt rāśigataṁ phalaṁ pārāśarye viśiṣyate ||
With the quadrant divisions of foreign systems (such as Placidus), divergence among houses arises; therefore the sign-based result holds primacy in Parashara's teaching.