Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
प्रेतबाधा भवेत् तस्य यस्याष्टमगताः ग्रहाः । पापा भूतपिशाचादि त्राति होमार्चनेन तम् ॥
pretabādhā bhavet tasya yasyāṣṭamagatāḥ grahāḥ | pāpā bhūtapṛśācādi trāti homārcanena tam ||
Preta Badha (spirit-affliction) befalls one whose malefic planets occupy the 8th house; bhutas, pretas, and pishachas are warded off by fire-rites and worship.
राहुकेतुशनिर्युक्तास्त्रिकोणे शशिनः स्थिताः । प्रेतबाधां करोत्येषां भूतवेतालभीतये ॥
rāhuketuśanir yuktās trikoṇe śaśinaḥ sthitāḥ | pretabādhāṁ karoty eṣāṁ bhūtavetālabhītaye ||
When Rahu, Ketu, and Saturn stand together in trine to the Moon, they create Preta Badha for such a native, giving fear of ghosts and vetala spirits.
उग्रदेवतापूजाऽऽदौ नारायणबलिः शुभः । एताभ्यां शाम्यते बाधा प्रेतादीनां न संशयः ॥
ugradevatāpūjādau nārāyaṇabaliḥ śubhaḥ | etābhyāṁ śāmyate bādhā pretādīnāṁ na saṁśayaḥ ||
First comes the worship of the fierce deities (ugra-devata upasana), then the auspicious Narayana-bali rite; by these two the affliction of pretas and the like is pacified, without doubt.