Verse 1 — Lord of week-day, month and year (intro to timing)
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] bhānau sasi-bhauma-saumya-guru-bhṛgu-śanayaḥ vāsara-nāthāḥ kramāt | āśvina-māsasya prathama-vāsara-patiḥ māsa-varṣa-patiḥ bhavati ||
bhānau sasi-bhauma-saumya-guru-bhṛgu-śanayaḥ vāsara-nāthāḥ kramāt | āśvina-māsasya prathama-vāsara-patiḥ māsa-varṣa-patiḥ bhavati ||
The Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn rule the week-days etc. Whichever planet becomes the Lord of the first week-day in the month of Aswina in the year of Aswina, will become the Lord of month and year.
Verse 2 — Counting subsequent year-lords; savana-day-month computation
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] atha prathama-varṣa-pater dvi-bhāvena caturtho grahaḥ dvitīya-varṣa-patiḥ | evaṃ punaḥ punaḥ caturtha-bhāvena |
atha prathama-varṣa-pater dvi-bhāvena caturtho grahaḥ dvitīya-varṣa-patiḥ | evaṃ punaḥ punaḥ caturtha-bhāvena |
The fourth planet counted from the Lord of the first year rules the second year. Similar counting of fourth Lords for the subsequent years should be made to know the Lords thereof.
Verse 3 — Sāvana day-month and weekday-lord of any month
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] ahorātrāṇi savana-māsāḥ | ekasmin ahorātre horā-nāthāḥ ṣaṣṭha-vāsarādhipatayaḥ | prathama-horā vāsara-patiḥ |
ahorātrāṇi savana-māsāḥ | ekasmin ahorātre horā-nāthāḥ ṣaṣṭha-vāsarādhipatayaḥ | prathama-horā vāsara-nāthāḥ |
There are 24 Horas (planetary hours) in each day (from one Sun-rise to the next). The first Hora is ruled by the Lord of the week day, while the subsequent ones are ruled by the Lords of the sixth week-days thereof. Thirty (Savana) days make one (Savana) month. To know the Lord of the week-day in particular month, the months past should be multiplied by 30, increased by one and divided by 7. The remainder represents the Lord of the week-day counted from the earlier week-day Lord.
Verse 4 — Savana month structure
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] savana-māsasya dināni triṃśat | caitra-vaiśākha-māsāḥ śukla-prathama-dinena ārambhya amāvasyayā yāvat |
savana-māsasya dināni triṃśat | caitra-vaiśākha-māsāḥ śukla-prathama-dinena ārambhya amāvasyayā yāvat |
A Savana month has 30 days and each month, viz. Chaitra, Visakha etc., commences with the first day of Bright half and ends with the 30th Tithi (Amavasya).
Verse 5 — Bhāva effects — best time to start enterprises (intro)
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] lagneśa-bhāva-kāryārambhe śubha-phala-bhāvukaḥ | lagna-ādhipa-bhāva-sthāne varṣa-māsa-vāra-horā-patayaḥ ||
lagneśa-bhāva-kāryārambhe śubha-phala-bhāvukaḥ | lagna-ādhipa-bhāva-sthāne varṣa-māsa-vāra-horā-patayaḥ ||
The good effects relating to a Bhāva can be better reaped, if an enterprise relating to that Bhāva is started in an Ascendant ruled by the Lord of that Bhāva, or, when the Lord thereof is in an Upachaya House, or on the week-day, Hora, year, or month ruled by that Bhāva Lord.
Verse 6 — Graduated efficacy of time-lords
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] varṣa-patau pādaphalaṃ māsa-patau ardha-phalaṃ | vāra-patau tri-pādaphalaṃ horā-patau sampūrṇa-phalam ||
varṣa-patau pādaphalaṃ māsa-patau ardha-phalaṃ | vāra-patau tri-pādaphalaṃ horā-patau sampūrṇaphalaṃ ||
The good effects will be 25% by year Lord, 50% by month Lord, 75% by Lord of week and 100% by Hora Lord.
Verse 7 — Sun's Karakatwa — snakes, wool, hills, gold, weapons, etc.
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] sūryaḥ sarpa-ūrā-dhātavaḥ svarṇāyudhaṃ viṣam agniḥ auṣadhaṃ rājñāḥ āryaḥ nadī-tīra-vanaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ mantraḥ |
sūryaḥ sarpa-ūrā-dhātavaḥ svarṇāyudhaṃ viṣam agniḥ auṣadhaṃ rājñāḥ āryaḥ nadī-tīra-vanaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ mantraḥ |
The Sun rules snakes, wool, hills, gold, weapons, poison, fire, medicines, kings, Aryas (foreigners in general), river banks, forest, wood and Mantras.
Verse 8 — Moon's Karakatwa
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] candraḥ kavī puṣpaṃ bhakṣyā māṇikaṃ rajataṃ śaṅkhaṃ lavaṇaṃ jalaṃ śaraṃ vastraṃ strī ghr̥taṃ tailaṃ tilāḥ nidrā |
candraḥ kavī puṣpaṃ bhakṣyā māṇikaṃ rajataṃ śaṅkhaṃ lavaṇaṃ jalaṃ śaraṃ vastraṃ strī ghr̥taṃ tailaṃ tilāḥ nidrā |
The Moon indicates poets, flowers, eatables, beads, silver, conch, salt, water, arrow, robes, ornaments, females, Ghi, sesamum, oil and sleep.
Verse 9 — Mars and Mercury Karakatwa (Mercury — Vedic, writing, etc.)
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] bhaumaḥ śoṇitaṃ tāmraṃ sainyaṃ rakta-vastraṃ | saumyaḥ khanija-bhūmir nṛpaḥ kṣayaḥ mūrchā pitto taskaraḥ || veda-lekhana-śilpa-bhaiṣajya-paṭutā mantri-vāk-parihāsa-khilāni pakṣiṇaḥ mithunaṃ yaśo vanaspatiḥ svarṇam ||
bhaumaḥ śoṇitaṃ tāmraṃ sainyaṃ rakta-vastraṃ | saumyaḥ khanija-bhūmir nṛpaḥ kṣayaḥ mūrchā pitto taskaraḥ || veda-lekhana-śilpa-bhaiṣajya-paṭutā mantri-vāk-parihāsa-khilāni pakṣiṇaḥ mithunaṃ yaśo vanaspatiḥ svarṇam ||
Mars rules blood, copper, Army, red cloth. Mercury minerals, earth, king, destruction, swooning, bile and thieves. Mercury rules Veda, writing, sculpture, medicines, expertise, ministership, speech, jokes, birds, couples, fame, Vanaspathi (a large forest tree, which bears fruit apparently without any blossoms) and gold.
Verse 10 — Jupiter and Venus Karakatwa
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] guruḥ maṅgalaṃ dharmaṃ sthūla-dehaṃ pauruṣaṃ gurutaṃ nāgarikā svarṇaṃ śayyāṃ yānaṃ sthānaṃ dhānyaṃ gr̥haṃ sutān |
guruḥ maṅgalaṃ dharmaṃ sthūla-dehaṃ pauruṣaṃ gurutaṃ nāgarikā svarṇaṃ śayyāṃ yānaṃ sthānaṃ dhānyaṃ gr̥haṃ sutān |
Jupiter rules auspiciousness, virtue, physical stoutness, prowess, preceptorship, deputation, city, state (province), gold, bed, conveyance, position, grains, residence and sons. Venus rules diamonds, ornaments, marriage, scents, friends, wreaths, females, cow dung, diagnosis (apart from meaning diagnosis also indicates end, purity, rope to tying up a calf etc.), education, sexual enjoyment and gold.
Verse 11 — Saturn Karakatwa
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] śanais tu sīsaṃ kāṃsyaṃ kṛṣṇa-dhātuḥ kṣudra-dhānyam̐ mṛta-bandhūn | taskara-bhārata-strīvikraya-dravyāni daridra-jana-ātma-samyamau ||
śanais tu sīsaṃ kāṃsyaṃ kṛṣṇa-dhātuḥ kṣudra-dhānyam̐ mṛta-bandhūn | taskara-bhārata-strīvikraya-dravyāni daridra-jana-ātma-samyamau ||
Saturn is Kāraka for lead, zinc, black metals, inferior grains, dead relatives, fools, servants, mean women, saleable goods, poor people and self-restraint (apart from meaning self-restraint also means investing with sacred thread, which is in vogue to give second birth to Brahmins).
Verse 12 — Planetary places (geographical regions)
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] kalingo yavano sindhur māgadhaḥ saurashtro 'vaneyaḥ | draviḍa-bhūmiḥ rāhu-ketoḥ ||
kalingo yavano sindhur māgadhaḥ saurashtro 'vaneyaḥ | draviḍa-bhūmiḥ rāhu-ketoḥ ||
The Sun rules Kalinga (a Coromandel district), the Moon Yavana (Greek, Mohamedan, or European countries), Venus plain river banks, Jupiter Sindhu (Indus), Mercury Magadha (southern part of Bihar), Saturn Saurashtra (Gujarat), Mars Ujjain and the nodes Dravida country (five tribes: Dravida, Karnataka, Gurjara, Maharashtra and Andhra are stated to be included therein).
Verse 13 — Concluding note on planetary places and uses
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] pūrvokta-deśa-nivāsinaḥ pāpāḥ kīrttayanti karma-phalam | yad bhauma-bhāgau saumyo 'rthaḥ sa kīrttayati pāpa-karma ||
pūrvokta-deśa-nivāsinaḥ pāpāḥ kīrttayanti karma-phalam | yad bhauma-bhāgau saumyo 'rthaḥ sa kīrttayati pāpa-karma ||
Such planets, who are malefics and are posited in the afore-mentioned regions, give the fruits of the karma (in those regions). Mercury in a region ruled by Mars signifies the effect of evil karma, while in auspicious regions signify similar effects.
Verse 14 — Lords of Shadvargas and Sapta Vargas (intro)
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] ṣaḍ-varga-nāthāḥ sapta-varga-patayaḥ | dvā-daśa-varga-pati-varga-nāthāḥ | eṣāṃ jñānena phalaṃ vaktavyam ||
ṣaḍ-varga-nāthāḥ sapta-varga-patayaḥ | dvā-daśa-varga-pati-varga-nāthāḥ | eṣāṃ jñānena phalaṃ vaktavyam ||
Planets are lords of Shadvargas (six divisions), Sapta Vargas (seven divisions) and Dvadasa Vargas (twelve divisions). The fruits are to be declared based on the knowledge of these lords.
Verse 15 — Comprehensive effect computation
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only] sarva-phalaṃ tu grahāṇāṃ lagna-bhāva-ādhipati-phala-sahitaṃ vadet | sthāna-bala-kāla-ceṣṭā-naisargika-balena yutaṃ phalam ||
sarva-phalaṃ tu grahāṇāṃ lagna-bhāva-ādhipati-phala-sahitaṃ vadet | sthāna-bala-kāla-ceṣṭā-naisargika-balena yutaṃ phalam ||
The complete fruits of the planets, along with the fruits from their Lordships of Lagna and other Bhavas, should be declared with their Sthana Bala, Kala Bala, Cheshta Bala and Naisargika Bala.