by Kalidasa · 8 chapters
The nectar of time by Kalidasa, renowned for extensive planetary significations and Rahu-Ketu rules.
अथातः सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि ग्रहाणां बलकारणम् । येन विज्ञाय तज्ज्योतिः फलं वक्तुं हि शक्नुयात् ॥
Now I shall explain the causes of planetary strength (bala), by knowing which one becomes able to declare the effects of the luminaries.
सूर्यस्य चन्द्रमा भौमो जीवश्चैव मित्राणि तु । बुधः समः शुक्रार्कौ शत्रू स्यातां न संशयः ॥
For the Sun, the Moon, Mars and Jupiter are friends, Mercury is neutral, while Venus and Saturn are his enemies without doubt.
अतिमित्रं मित्रं समं शत्रुमित्रं शत्रुमित्रकम् । अष्टविधं मैत्रीजालं ग्रहाणां फलसाधनम् ॥
Great friend, friend, neutral, friend-enemy, and enemy-friend — the eightfold net of relationships among planets is the means of determining their results.