Sanskrit verses with English translation from Kalidasa. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
केन्द्रेश्वरस्त्रिकोणेशः संयुक्तो यदि जायते । राजयोगं तदा प्राहुः परमैश्वर्यकारकम् ॥
kendreśvaras trikoṇeśaḥ saṃyukto yadi jāyate | rājayogaṃ tadā prāhuḥ paramaiśvaryakārakam ||
When the lord of a kendra (angle) and the lord of a trikona (trine) are conjoined, the wise declare it to be Raja Yoga, the bestower of supreme prosperity and sovereignty.
एकः केन्द्रत्रिकोणाढ्यः फलं राज्यस्य दापयेत् । योगकारकतां प्राप्तः स एव हि शुभप्रदः ॥
ekaḥ kendratrikoṇāḍhyaḥ phalaṃ rājyasya dāpayet | yogakārakatāṃ prāptaḥ sa eva hi śubhapradaḥ ||
A single planet owning both an angle and a trine becomes the Yogakaraka and alone confers royal results; such a planet is the supreme bestower of good.
तुलावृषयोः शनिः स्यात् कर्कटसिंहयोर्भवेत् । मङ्गलः शुक्र एवं स्यान्मकरकुम्भयोः शुभः ॥
tulāvṛṣayoḥ śaniḥ syāt karkaṭasiṃhayor bhavet | maṅgalaḥ śukra evaṃ syān makarakumbhayoḥ śubhaḥ ||
Saturn is the yogakaraka for Taurus and Libra ascendants, Mars for Cancer and Leo, and Venus for Capricorn and Aquarius.
केन्द्रत्रिकोणपालानां परिवर्तनमुत्तमम् । तत्संयोगजनं राज्यं विशेषेण प्रवर्तते ॥
kendratrikoṇapālānāṃ parivartanam uttamam | tatsaṃyogajanaṃ rājyaṃ viśeṣeṇa pravartate ||
The mutual exchange between the lords of angles and trines is supreme; the kingdom born of that union operates with special force.
षष्टाष्टमद्वयेशानां दुस्थगे दुस्थगे स्थिते । हरिः श्रीः प्रलयश्चैव विपरीता राजते स्थितिः ॥
ṣaṣṭāṣṭamadvayeśānāṃ dusthage dusthage sthite | hariḥ śrīḥ pralayaś caiva viparītā rājate sthitiḥ ||
When the lords of the sixth, eighth and twelfth occupy each other's houses, Hari, Shri and Pralaya arise — the reversal shines like royalty.
नीचस्थस्याऽम्बुनाथस्य केन्द्रे वा लग्ननायकात् । नीचभङ्गो राजयोगं कुरुते निखिलं शुभम् ॥
nīcasthasyā'mbunāthasya kendre vā lagnanāyakāt | nīcabhango rājayogaṃ kurute nikhilaṃ śubham ||
When the dispositor of a debilitated planet stands in a kendra from the lagna or the Moon, the debility breaks and turns into complete Raja Yoga.
चन्द्रमङ्गलयोगेन धनधान्यं भवेन्नृणाम् । व्यापारे सफलं तेषां कुटुम्बं च सुखान्वितम् ॥
candramaṅgalayogena dhanadhānyaṃ bhaven nṛṇām | vyāpāre saphalaṃ teṣāṃ kuṭumbaṃ ca sukhānvitam ||
Through the Moon-Mars combination people gain wealth and grains; their commerce succeeds and family life abounds in comfort.
धर्मकर्मस्वामिनोर्मैत्री राज्यं यशसि वर्धयेत् । भाग्यवृद्धिः कुलप्रौढिः पूज्यता च भवेद् धruवम् ॥
dharmakarmasvaminor maitrī rājyaṃ yaśasi vardhayet | bhāgyavṛddhiḥ kulaprauḍhiḥ pūjyatā ca bhaved dhruvam ||
Friendship between the lords of the ninth and tenth increases kingdom and fame; fortune grows, lineage rises, and reverence is certain.