Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
प्रतिलग्नं समाश्रित्य पूर्वोद्दिष्टविरोधतः। तत्तद्ग्रहरूपाणि क्रमेणैव विवृण्महे॥४३॥
pratilagnaṁ samāśritya pūrvoddiṣṭa-virodhataḥ | tattad-graharūpāṇi krameṇaiva vivṛṇmahe || 43 ||
Taking each lagna as the basis, and following the rules stated earlier without contradiction, we shall now explain in order the nature of each planet for that lagna.
मन्दसौम्यसिताः पापाः शुभौ गुरुदिवाकरौ। न शुभं योगमात्रेण प्रभवेच्छनिजीवयोः॥४४॥
manda-saumya-sitāḥ pāpāḥ śubhau guru-divākarau | na śubhaṁ yoga-mātreṇa prabhavec chani-jīvayoḥ || 44 ||
For Aries, Saturn, Mercury and Venus are malefics; Jupiter and the Sun are benefics. A conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter does not become auspicious merely by the conjunction.
परन्तु तेन जीवस्य पापत्वमपि सिद्धयति। कविः साक्षान्न हन्ता स्यान्मारकत्वेन लक्षितः॥४५॥
parantu tena jīvasya pāpatvam api siddhyati | kaviḥ sākṣān na hantā syān mārakatvena lakṣitaḥ || 45 ||
But by that very conjunction Jupiter's malefic nature is also established. Venus, though marked as a maraka, does not directly kill.
मन्दादयो निहन्तारो भवेयुः पापिनो ग्रहाः। शुभाशुभफलान्येवं ज्ञात्वा तत् क्रियेद् भवेत्॥४६॥
mandādayo nihantāro bhaveyuḥ pāpino grahāḥ | śubhāśubha-phalāny evaṁ jñātvā tat kriyed bhavet || 46 ||
Saturn and the other malefic planets become killers. Knowing thus the auspicious and inauspicious results, one should act accordingly.
जीवशुक्रेन्दवः पापाः शुभौ शनिबुधौ स्मृतौ। राजयोगकरः साक्षादेक एव रवेः सुतः॥४७॥
jīva-śukrendavaḥ pāpāḥ śubhau śani-budhau smṛtau | rājayogakaraḥ sākṣād eka eva raveḥ sutaḥ || 47 ||
For Taurus, Jupiter, Venus and the Moon are malefics; Saturn and Mercury are remembered as benefics. Saturn alone, the son of the Sun, is directly the rajayogakaraka.
जीवादयो ग्रहाः पापा घ्नन्ति मारकलक्षणाः। बुधैस्तत्तत्फलान्येवं ज्ञेयानि वृषजन्मनः॥४८॥
jīvādayo grahāḥ pāpā ghnanti māraka-lakṣaṇāḥ | budhais tattat-phalāny evaṁ jñeyāni vṛṣajanmanaḥ || 48 ||
Jupiter and the other malefic planets kill when they possess maraka characteristics. Thus the wise should understand the respective results for one born in Taurus.
भौमजीवारुणाः पापाः एक एव कविः शुभः। शनैश्चरेण जीवस्य योगो मेषभुवो यथा॥४९॥
bhauma-jīvāruṇāḥ pāpā eka eva kaviḥ śubhaḥ | śanaiścareṇa jīvasya yogo meṣa-bhuvo yathā || 49 ||
For Gemini, Mars, Jupiter and the Sun are malefics; Venus alone is a benefic. The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn gives the same result as for Aries.
नालं शनिर्निहन्तु तल्लक्षणाः पापिनस्त्वलम्। ज्ञातव्यानि द्वन्द्वजस्य फलान्येवं प्रकारतः॥५०॥
nālaṁ śanir nihatu tal-lakṣaṇāḥ pāpinas tv alam | jñātavyāni dvandvajasya phalāny evaṁ prakārataḥ || 50 ||
Saturn alone is not capable of killing; the malefics that have that characteristic are able to kill. Thus the results for one born in Gemini should be understood in this manner.
भार्गवेन्दुसुतौ पापौ भूसुताङ्गिरसौ शुभौ। एक एव ग्रहः साक्षाद् भूसुतो योगकारकः॥५१॥
bhārgavendu-sutau pāpau bhū-sutāṅgirasau śubhau | eka eva grahaḥ sākṣād bhū-suto yogakārakaḥ || 51 ||
For Cancer, Venus and Mercury are malefics; Mars and Jupiter are benefics. Mars alone is directly the yogakaraka.
रविः साक्षान्न हन्ता स्यान्मारकत्वेन लक्षितः। भवेतां राजयोगस्य कारकौ गुरुभूमिजौ॥५२॥
raviḥ sākṣān na hantā syān mārakatvena lakṣitaḥ | bhavetāṁ rājayogasya kārakau guru-bhūmijau || 52 ||
The Sun, though marked as a maraka, does not directly kill. Jupiter and Mars are the makers of rajayoga.
शुक्रादयो निहन्तारो भवेयुः पापिनो ग्रहाः। कुलीरसम्भवस्यैवं फलान्यूह्यानि सूरिभिः॥५३॥
śukrādayo nihantāro bhaveyuḥ pāpino grahāḥ | kulīra-sambhavasyaivaṁ phalāny ūhyāni sūribhiḥ || 53 ||
Venus and the other malefic planets become killers. Thus the wise should infer the results for one born in Cancer.
मन्दसौम्यसिताः पापाः कुज एव शुभावहः। प्रभवेद्योगमात्रेण न शुभं गुरुशुक्रयोः॥५४॥
manda-saumya-sitāḥ pāpāḥ kuja eva śubhāvahaḥ | prabhaved yoga-mātreṇa na śubhaṁ guru-śukrayoḥ || 54 ||
For Leo, Saturn, Mercury and Venus are malefics; Mars alone is auspicious. The conjunction of Jupiter and Venus does not produce good merely by conjunction.
गुरुयुक्तो यथा भूमौ विशेषफलदायकः। बुधः साक्षान्न हन्ता स्यान्मारकत्वेन लक्षितः॥५५॥
guru-yukto yathā bhūmau viśeṣa-phaladāyakaḥ | budhaḥ sākṣān na hantā syān mārakatvena lakṣitaḥ || 55 ||
Jupiter joined with Mars gives special results. Mercury, though marked as a maraka, does not directly kill.
घ्नन्ति सौम्यादयः पापा मारकत्वेन लक्षिताः। एवं फलानि वेद्यानि सिंहजस्य मनीषिभिः॥५६॥
ghnanti saumyādayaḥ pāpā mārakatvena lakṣitāḥ | evaṁ phalāni vedyāni siṁhajasya manīṣibhiḥ || 56 ||
Mercury and the other malefics, marked as marakas, kill. Thus the wise should know the results for one born in Leo.
कुजजीवेन्दवः पापाः एक एव भृगुः शुभः। भार्गवीन्दुसुतावेव भवेतां योगकारकौ॥५७॥
kuja-jīvendavaḥ pāpā eka eva bhṛguḥ śubhaḥ | bhārgavīndu-sutāv eva bhavetāṁ yogakārakau || 57 ||
For Virgo, Mars, Jupiter and the Moon are malefics; Venus alone is a benefic. Venus and Mercury indeed become the yogakarakas.
न हन्ति कविरन्ये तु मारकाख्या कुजादयः। प्रतीक्षेत फलान्येवं कन्याराशौ भवेदिति॥५८॥
na hanti kavir anye tu mārakākhyā kujādayaḥ | pratīkṣeta phalāny evaṁ kanyā-rāśau bhaved iti || 58 ||
Venus does not kill; Mars and the others, however, are known as marakas. Thus one should expect the results for one born in Virgo.
जीवार्कभृगुजाः पापाः शनैश्चरबुधौ शुभौ। राजयोगकरः साक्षाद् एक एवांशुमत्सुतः॥५९॥
jīvārka-bhṛgujāḥ pāpāḥ śanaiścara-budhau śubhau | rājayogakaraḥ sākṣād eka evāṁśumatsutaḥ || 59 ||
For Libra, Jupiter, the Sun and Mars are malefics; Saturn and Mercury are benefics. Saturn alone, the son of the Sun, is directly the rajayogakaraka.
भवेतां राजयोगस्य कारकाविन्दुतत्सुतौ। कुजः साक्षान्न हन्ता स्यान्मारकत्वेन लक्षितः॥६०॥
bhavetāṁ rājayogasya kārakāv indu-tat-sutau | kujaḥ sākṣān na hantā syān mārakatvena lakṣitaḥ || 60 ||
The Moon and Mercury become the makers of rajayoga. Mars, though marked as a maraka, does not directly kill.
जीवादयो निहन्तारो भवेयुः पापिनो ग्रहाः। शुभाशुभफलान्येवं ज्ञातव्यानि तुलाभवः॥६१॥
jīvādayo nihantāro bhaveyuḥ pāpino grahāḥ | śubhāśubha-phalāny evaṁ jñātavyāni tulābhavaḥ || 61 ||
Jupiter and the other malefic planets become killers. Thus the auspicious and inauspicious results should be known for one born in Libra.
बुधशुक्रार्कतनयाः पापाः शुभौ गुरुनिशाकरौ। सूर्याचन्द्रमसावेव भवेतां योगकारकौ॥६२॥
budha-śukrārka-tanayāḥ pāpāḥ śubhau guru-niśākarau | sūryācandramasāv eva bhavetāṁ yogakārakau || 62 ||
For Scorpio, Mercury, Venus and Saturn are malefics; Jupiter and the Moon are benefics. The Sun and the Moon indeed become the yogakarakas.
जीवो न हन्ता सौम्याद्या हन्तारो मारकाह्वयाः। तत्तत्फलानि विज्ञायेवं वृश्चिकजन्मनः॥६३॥
jīvo na hantā saumyādyā hantāro mārakāhvayāḥ | tattat-phalāni vijñāyevam vṛścika-janmanaḥ || 63 ||
Jupiter does not kill; Mercury and the others, called marakas, kill. Knowing the respective results thus for one born in Scorpio.
एक एव कविः पापः शुभौ भौमदिवाकरौ। योगो भास्करसौम्याभ्यां निहन्ता भास्करसुतः॥६४॥
eka eva kaviḥ pāpaḥ śubhau bhauma-divākarau | yogo bhāskara-saumyābhyāṁ nihantā bhāskara-sutaḥ || 64 ||
For Sagittarius, Venus alone is a malefic; Mars and the Sun are benefics. The conjunction of the Sun and Mercury forms a rajayoga; Saturn, the son of the Sun, is a killer.
घ्नन्ति शुक्रादयः पापा मारकत्वे लक्षिताः। ज्ञातव्यानि फलान्येवं चापजस्य मनीषिभिः॥६५॥
ghnanti śukrādayaḥ pāpā mārakatve lakṣitāḥ | jñātavyāni phalāny evaṁ cāpajasya manīṣibhiḥ || 65 ||
Venus and the other malefic planets kill when marked as marakas. Thus the wise should know the results for one born in Sagittarius.
कुजजीवेन्दवः पापाः शुभौ भार्गवचन्द्रजौ। राजयोगकरः साक्षाद् एक एव भृगोः सुतः॥६६॥
kuja-jīvendavaḥ pāpāḥ śubhau bhārgava-candrajau | rājayogakaraḥ sākṣād eka eva bhṛgoḥ sutaḥ || 66 ||
For Capricorn, Mars, Jupiter and the Moon are malefics; Venus and Mercury are benefics. Venus alone, the son of Bhṛgu, is directly the rajayogakaraka.
चन्द्रात्मजेन संयुक्तो विशेषफलदायकः। स्वयं चैव न हन्ता स्यान्मन्दो भौमादयः परे॥६७॥
candrātmajena saṁyukto viśeṣa-phaladāyakaḥ | svayaṁ caiva na hantā syān mando bhaumādayaḥ pare || 67 ||
Venus joined with Mercury gives special results. Venus itself does not kill; Saturn, Mars and the others do.
निहन्तारः पापिनस्ते मारकत्वेन लक्षिताः। ज्ञातव्यानि बुधैरेवं फलानि मृगजन्मनः॥६८॥
nihantāraḥ pāpinas te mārakatvena lakṣitāḥ | jñātavyāni budhair evaṁ phalāni mṛgajanmanaḥ || 68 ||
Those malefic planets marked as marakas are the killers. Thus the wise should know the results for one born in Capricorn.
जीवचन्द्रकुजाः पापाः एको दैत्यगुरुः शुभः। राजयोगकरो ज्ञेयः कविरेव वृहस्पतिः॥६९॥
jīva-candra-kujāḥ pāpā eko daitya-guruḥ śubhaḥ | rājayogakaro jñeyaḥ kavir eva vṛhaspatiḥ || 69 ||
For Aquarius, Jupiter, the Moon and Mars are malefics; Venus alone is a benefic. Venus alone is to be known as the rajayogakaraka, the Jupiter-like benefic.
निहन्ता घ्नन्ति भौमाद्या मारकत्वेन लक्षिताः। एवमेव फलान्यूह्यान्येतानि घटजन्मनः॥७०॥
nihantā ghnanti bhaumādyā mārakatvena lakṣitāḥ | evam eva phalāny ūhyāny etāni ghaṭa-janmanaḥ || 70 ||
Mars and the others, marked as marakas, kill. Thus the results for one born in Aquarius should be inferred.
मन्दशुक्रांशुपत्सौम्याः पापा भौमविधू शुभौ। महीसुतगुरू योगकारकौ च महीसुतः॥७१॥
manda-śukrāṁśupat-saumyāḥ pāpā bhauma-vidhū śubhau | mahīsuta-gurū yogakārakau ca mahīsutaḥ || 71 ||
For Pisces, Saturn, Venus, the Sun and Mercury are malefics; Mars and the Moon are benefics. Mars and Jupiter are the yogakarakas, and Mars...
मारकेशो न हन्ता स्यान्मन्दौ मारकौ स्मृतौ। इत्यूह्यानि फलान्येवं बुधैस्तु झषजन्मनः॥७२॥
mārakeśo na hantā syān mandau mārakau smṛtau | ity ūhyāni phalāny evaṁ budhais tu jhaṣa-janmanaḥ || 72 ||
Mars, the maraka lord, does not kill; Saturn and Mercury are remembered as marakas. Thus the wise should infer the results for one born in Pisces.
एवं द्वादशभावानां शुभाशुभफलं विदुः। तत्त्वतो द्वादशानां भावानां योज्येत् फलम्॥७३॥
evaṁ dvādaśa-bhāvānāṁ śubhāśubha-phalaṁ viduḥ | tattvato dvādaśānāṁ bhāvānāṁ yojyet phalam || 73 ||
Thus the wise know the auspicious and inauspicious results of the twelve houses. The results of the twelve houses should be combined in truth.
एवं सर्वप्रकारेण ज्ञात्वा चैव विचक्षणः। कोणकेन्द्राधिनाथानां योगाः सर्वविधायकाः॥७४॥
evaṁ sarva-prakāreṇa jñātvā caiva vicakṣaṇaḥ | koṇa-kendrādhināthānāṁ yogāḥ sarva-vidhāyakāḥ || 74 ||
Having known all this in every way, the wise should understand that the combinations of the lords of trikonas and kendras are productive of all auspicious results.