Art of Prediction

CHAPTER I

Rules - Traced and Explained

Retrograde Planets are strong

All Retrograde Planets should be considered as strong.

The benefit of such a strength, of course, goes to the house which the retrograde planet owns. The results may therefore depend on the fact whether it owns a good house and is strong, in which case the house involved benefits. When the Retrograde planet is Lord of an evil house it, of course, increases the evil nature thereof; Keeping in view the fact that Jupiter owns a good house the following Shloka No. 40 of. Chapter 15 seems to have been penned by author of Sarvartha Chintamani.

"वक्त्रं गतस्यापि गुरोर्दशायां महाथँतां याति सुतार्थदारान्‌

युद्वेज़यं भूपति मित्रतां च सुगन्धजाताम्बर वाग्निलासम्‌

i.e. During the ruling period of a Retrograde Jupiter, a person gets much wealth, sons, wife. He is victorious in battle, gets favour from Govt. scented articles, clothes and excellence of speech.

There is no doubt that Jupiter Lord of a good house in retrogression will give good results but this is subject to the overriding condition that Jupiter in such a condition should not be under heavy affliction. If he is, say under as many as four malefic influences then, in spite of his Retrogression, Jupiter will give bad results.

(2) For retrograde planets in general phal deepika (iv/4) says :

वक्त्रं गतो रुचिर रश्मि समूह पूर्णों

नीचारिभांश सहितोऽपि भवेत्स खेटः

वीर्यान्वित स्तुहिनदिमरिवोच्चमित्र

स्वक्षेत्र गोऽपि विबली हतदीधितश्चेत्‌

A planet possesses strength when he is retrograde,

and his rays are brilliant and full, even though he may be posited in a debilitation or inimical sign or amsha. Like the Moon a planet even if occupying an exhaltation, friendly or his own sign or amsha becomes weak, should he be eclipsed due to vicinity to Sun.

When Jupiter is retrograde, it denotes also the existence and prosperity of the things etc. of which it is the significator. For example, if in a birth chart, when the other factors for male issues viz the 5th house, its Lord, the 9th house and its Lord, are all weak, but Jupiter is retrograde and un-aspected by malefics, the native will have a number of male issues. See Chapter II "for an illustration.

Rule No. 2

For women Jupiter has a special significance, in as much as Jupiter is the significator of Husband" in their horoscopes. When in the birth chart of a women Jupiter becomes the Lord of the house representing the husband viz the 7th, it naturally represents the husband par excellence. Affliction of such a Jupiter obviously tells heavily on the longevity of the husband. The view that Jupiter is the significator of husband (and not Venus as held by some) is supported by the author of the famous work Phal Deepika. While enumerating the traits of Jupiter he says:-

वैदुष्यं विजितेन्द्रियं धव सुखम्‌ etc. i.e. learning, control over senses, and the longevity of husband, should be considered from Jupiter.

(ii) In this context it may be added that exahalted Jupiter, whatever its merits, is generally bad for the longevity of the relation represented by the house in which its sign sagittarius falls, particularly in cases in which Jupiter in such a position is afflicted too, For example, in regard to exhalted Jupiter in the 8th house of a birth chart with ketu, the author of Dev Kerala remarks at page 30

स्वपितुर्भगिनी चाद्या विधवा चिरजीवनी

ie. The eldest sister of father will become a widow but will live long. Please refer to the position of Jupiter in the sketch given below. It will be observed that while the relation represented by the first house containing sagittarius ie the husband of the 7th (the elder sister of father, being 11th from 9th-the house of father) suffers because of 3 disabilities viz. (A) location in 8th from lagna of the said husband (B) location in 8th from lagna and (C) location with malefic Ketu, the sister of the father benefits in the matter of longevity due to the benefic aspect of the Jupiter on the house 8th to the 7th. The death of the said husband, it would be noted, has been due to 8th position of, Jupiter from lagna and its affliction.

Rule No. 3

Saturn Represents Animals

In Chapter 56 of BPHS we read in Shlokas 12 to 14

लग्नात्‌ षृष्टाष्टमे मन्दे व्यये नीचेऽस्तगेऽप्यरौ

गो महिष्यादिहानिरच वन्धुद्वेषी भविष्यति

i.e. If Saturn isin debilitation or eclipsed in 6th, 8th or 12th house, the native sustains loss of animals like cows and buffalo's and becomes an enemy to his relatives. From the above Shloka it is evident that Saturn can be a representative of animals. In fact being lowest in scale no other planet is more qualified to be a representative of the animal class than Saturn. In fact Saturn also acts for Species‘as such of animals. For example if Saturn occupies the sign sagittarius in the 6th house, then Jupiter Lord of the 6th house would represent a horse. This fact may further be indicative of earning from horses (or races) if Jupiter has an intimate relation with the lagna and its

Lord. For an illustration, please refer to the above chart with cancer lagna, where the native got big money in races due to the said representation of Saturn and his location in the lagna.

Rule No. 4

Mars and moon both represent blood

That Moon represents blood is a fact very well known (see however JP 2-28)

Mars also represents blood and if afflicted brings about trouble in blood, In this connection JP 6-95 reproduced below is relevant.

जातः शोणित पित्तमेति वसुधापुत्रे तथास्ते सति

ie. If mars isin the 7th house of the birth chart ‘the native suffers from blood and bile troubles.

In cases where a planet represents both, it naturally becomes more representative of blood, and if it is afflicted brings about blood trouble in more severe a manner. Mars in the sign of Moon i. e. cancer makes Moon a pucca representative of blood, Similarly Moon in the sign of mars, say scorpio, in lagna makes mars a pucca representative of blood, which of course is polluted, diseased etc., if he Moon or mars, as the case may be, is afflicted by Rahu and Saturn-factors of disease. When there is such an affliction of Moon or mars and Mercury too is in any of the lagnas or is lord of any of the lagnas and is afflicted by Rahu and or Saturn, the trouble spreads to skin as well and this becomes a case of Leprosy. For practical illustration please refer to horoscope with Scorpio Ascendant given at page

Rule No. 5

Moon should be treated as a lagna

Chandra kala nadi has the following to say in shloka 3005 at page 300 in regard to the importance and the necessity of treating Moon as a lagna.

"चन्द्र लग्नं शरीरं स्यात्लग्नं स्यात्‌ प्राण संज्ञकम्‌

ते उभे संपरीक्ष्यैव सर्व नाड़ी फलंस्मृतम्‌"

The house occupied by Moon is body, while the lagna house is our life breath, It is by a thorough examination of the houses with reference to both lagna and chandra lagna that prediction can correctly be made.

This is an important rule and one which is of immense use in practice. For example, the sign of a planet happens to be 9th from both the lagna and the Chandra lagna and the Lord of that sign is heavily afflicted the, Yoga will be disastrous for the career of the man. If on the other hand, It is strong and well aspected the man will get rapid promotion etc. in life. The idea is that the Lord of a particular house from lagna assumes an added importance and a sense of certainty in its action when it is also Lord of the same No. Of house from the Chandra lagna as well. This is of course an actual working of Sudarshan (See Rule 42). Maan Sagari padhati also expresses a similar view and says :

चन्द्रः सर्वत्र बीजाभो लग्नं च कुसुमप्रमं

फलेन संदृशोऽशंश्च भाव: स्वादुः रसः स्मृतः

i. e. In giving effects Moon acts as a seed, lagna as a flower, navamsha etc. as fruits and house as the taste of those fruits.

Rule No. 6

Plurality

Mercury is the planet of plurality par excellence. The yoga for "twin‘ births is not complete without the cooperation of mercury. This can be inferred from the fact that every other planet represents only one of the humours but mercury re-presents all the three of them. From a reading of Shloka 48 of Chapter 6 of Jatak Parijat given below it is clear that Mercury has a special role of plurality to play.

त्रिकोणगेज्ञे विबलैस्ततो ऽपरैमुखाङ्ध्रि हस्तै द्विगुणैस्तदा भवेत्‌

i. e. If Mercury is stronger than the rest of the planets and is placed in a Kona house, the native will have double, face, feet, arms etc. By location in the Kona Mercury, will influence the lagna with ease, and since it will have an effective and somewhat exclusive influence on the lagna, its quality of plurality will have ample opportunity to play its part and make the limb involved more than one in number. The Uttar Kalamrit says that Mercury represents मिश्रापदार्थान्‌i. e. mixed objects which implies plurality.

When there is intimate link between the lagna and the 3rd house, and its significator Mars, and Mercury too is involved in the yoga, the birth of twins takes place. For a practical illustration please see the birth chart with gemini lagna given at page

Rule No. 7

Medical line

Sun is intimately related to medical line भैषज्योर्ण तृणाम्बु धान्य कनक व्यापार मुक्तादिकै is part of Shloka 44 of Chapter 15 of Jatak Parijat and says that medical practice, wool. etc. are related to Sun.

Rule No. 8

Music and Musical Instruments

That Venus represents music is well known. For Example the author of Jatak Parijat says in Shloka 101 of Chapter 8 as under :

शुक्रे स्वोच्चगते बिलास वनिता सङ्गीत नृत्य प्रियो

i.e. Venus in exhaltation makes a person indulge in luxury, women, music and dancing.

For exhaltation of Mercury the author of Sarvartha Chintamani says in Shloka 2 of Chapter 14:

उच्च स्थितस्यापि शशांक सूनो

दंशामहत्वम्‌ कुरुतेऽर्थ सौख्यम्‌

देहस्यपुष्टिं घन धान्य

पुत्रगो वाजि मृदंग नादम्‌

i.e. the ruling period of an exhalted Mercury gives eminence, affluence, good health, good items of wealth in kind, sons, elephants and the hearing of the sound of the musical instrument called Mridang. Thus Venus relates to music proper and mercury to instruments of music,

Film line is intimately connected with both of them and hence these two planets have much influence on the Lagna of film actors.

The house of the horoscope concerned in the matter of music is the 3rd. As it is 2nd from second and also part of the respiratory canal.

पापे तृतीये गलरोगमत्र (SC—4/48)

i.e. A malefic in 3rd give disease in throat.

Rule No.9

Quickness of Results

Amongst the planets Mercury is one that is known for giving quick results. In regard to this planet Shloka 69 of Chapter I of Sarvarth Chintamani records :

हास्य प्रियः पित्तकफानिलात्मा सद्यः प्रतापी ननुपु श्वलश्च

i.e. Mercury is Jocular, has all the three Humours phlegm, bile and wind, is eunuch and gives its results very quickly. If Mercury is Lord of a good house such as 5th or 9th and is quite strong it will give good luck soon after the advent of its Dasa. Similarly if it is badly afflicted say as Lord of the 8th house it can cause immediate death.

Another factor that works for quickness in results is the intensity of the influence. If the intensity of the influences is comprised of malefic planets, the bad results follow quickly. If, how over, the intensity is one of benefic influences the desirable event takes place at an early date. For example much influence of benefics on the factors for marriage i.e. 7th house, its Lord and its significator would bring about marriage at an early date.

Rule No. 10

Cause of Divorce, Abdication Sanyas etc.

Sun, Saturn and Rahu are the three main causes for seperation, forsaking, leaving, etc. This seperation may take the shape of divorce, or abdication or sanyas but is essentially the result of the seperative influence of the above noted three planets. In regard to Sun J.P. Shloka 23 Chapter 16 opines in regard to its location in the 7th house as under :

उन्सृष्टा मदन स्थिते दिनकरे"

i.e. if Sun occupies the 7th house of the birth chart ofa women she will be given up by her husband i.e. divorced etc.

Rahu and Saturn also play the part of severance. Shloka 93 of Chapter 5 of Jatak Parijat states that :

कमँ स्थितश्वेद्यदि राहु मन्दसौभ्याः करच्छेद युतोऽत्र जातः

i.e. if Rahu Saturn and Mercury are situated together in the 10th house, the hands are severed. Severance, it may be added, is here the result of the seperative influence of Saturn and Rahu on Mercury which stands for the arm. It is significant to note that this evil yoga has occurred in the 5th from 3rd i.e. the death house of arms :

Jaimini Sutra 12 of 1/4 is more explicit. It says :

शनि राहुभ्यां अपवादात्‌ न्यागो नाशो वा

i.e. Saturn and Rahu cause bad name and are instruments of separation and destruction (of wife etc.) Thus Sun Saturn and Rahu are instruments of seperation as distinct from Killing outright, which is the function of mars and Ketu.

Rule No. 11

Strong and Weak Planets

Under the following conditions planets become strong and give good results if they are benefics for the lagna concerned. The good results will of course, be mainly in respect of the house in which their "Mool Trikon" sign falls.

(a)When they are in good houses such as Kendras.

(b)When they are in their exhaltation, own or friendly sign.

(c)When they are near about the middle of the sign.

(d)When they occupy good Vargas.

(e)When they are farthest away from Sun.

(f)When they are in houses where they get. Directional Strength

(g)When they are aspected by benefics.

(h)When they are located with benefic planets.

(i)When they are surrounded by benefic planets.

(j)When they are retrograde.

(k)When they are well placed from Lagna.

(2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th or 11th from it).

(l)When they are well placed from the main Dasa Lord.

(m)When they are friends of main Dasa Lord.

(n)When they are in friendly Nakshatras

When planets have the traits opposite to those listed above they give bad results i.e.

(a)When they are located in bad houses such as 6th, 8th and 12th.

(b)They are in inimical signs.

(c)When they occupy the very start or the fag end of the sign.

(d)When they occupy inimical vargas

(d)When they are in the same sign as the Sun and particularly when they are within their respective degrees of combustion (12, 17, 13, 11, 9 and 15 from Moon to Saturn respectively)

(f)When they occupy a house opposite to the one in which they get directional strength.

(g)When they are aspected by malefics.

(h)When they are located with a malefic planet.

(i)When they are surrounded by malefics.

(j)When they are in abnormal motion.

(k)When they occupy bad houses from lagna i.e. 3rd, 6th, 8th or 12th.

(l)When they are enemies to the main Dasa Lord.

(m)When they are badly placed from the main Dasa Lord.

(n)When they occupy inimical Nakshatras.

Some of the more important points noted above have been incorporated in the following Shlokas 2 and 3 of Sarvartha Chintamani Chapter 16.

गोचरस्थे फलं सौख्यं सर्वस्मिन्‌

पाकपाद्गृहेगोचरत्वं नाम स्वर्क्षतंग

त्रिकोणस्थ, षडष्टान्त्य विवर्जिति:

ग्रनस्तगो मित्र गस्तु गोचरस्थो भवेद्ग्रहः

i.e. a planet technically called Gocharastha always gives good results in all ruling periods. Gocharstha planet is one which is not located in 6th, 8th or 12th house, is not eclipsed by Sun, but is located in his own, exhalted, mool Trikon or friendly sign.

Rule No. 12

Factors enhancing Value

The Lord of the 2nd and 11th house are not only in themselves factors that denote by their strength the abundance of wealth, these are also factors that enhance the value of the person, or thing that they influence by their association for aspect. This point has been brought out by Shloka 89 Chapter Four of Sarvartha Chintamani as under :

धनेश लाभेश समन्विते वा क्षेत्रे

तदीशे प्यथ कारके वा

वैशेषिकांशे शुभ दृष्टि युक्ते

बहु त्र्प्रथँ रूपं गृहमाहुर्रायाः

i.e. if the Lord of the 2nd and the 11th houses are associated with the 4th house, the Lord of the 4th house or with the significator of the 4th house (Mars=Property), is in vaisheshik amsha and is under the aspect of good planets, the man possesses very valuable house. "The value is aptly awarded by the Lord of the 2nd and 11th houses. These houses, being of "Finance and Gains" respectively denote value. People with aquarius as their ascendant can benefit immensely by this fact as Jupiter the significator of finance himself becomes Lord of two houses of finance (2nd and 11th) and thus triply represents value. If Jupiter in such cases is strong and aspects the house and the significator of any object, that object will be enhanced much in value. In Leo nativities Mercury becomes the lord of the 2nd and 11th houses and as such is a factor for value like Jupiter. When in a Leo Nativity Mercury and Jupiter both have combined influence their enhancing quality is obviously increased.

Rule No. 13

Benefics and Malefics—Criterion for

Indian astrology has two types of planets.

(a) Natural

(b) Conditional

Natural type and the conditional type each have their own separate benefic and malefic planets. The two types are ex-plained below :

Natural Benefics and Malefics

Jupiter and Venus are natural benefics. Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu are natural malefics. In natural condition, i.e without reference to any particular lagna Moon is treated as a benefic provided it is not within 72 degrees from Sun in distance. If it is, whether in the dark or bright fortnight, it is considered and acts 85 8 malefic. Mercury when acting alone is a benefic. If with malefics it becomes a malefic, with benefics it is of course a benefic. Rahu acts like Saturn while Ketu acts like Mars.

Conditional Benefics and Malefics

Planets Lord of the Ist, 4th, 7th and 10th houses of the horoscope cease to be natural benefics or malefics as the case may be. The Lords of the trines i.e. 5th and 9th houses whether they are natural benefics or natural malefics always give good results. Lords of 3rd; 6th and 11th houses give bad results. Lords of 2nd and 12th houses give the results of the house in which their sign other than the one in these houses falls. In the cases of Sun and Moon owning one sign only, becoming lords of the 2nd or 12th house they give the results dependent on their strength and the influence they are under, by the house etc. in which placed. The Lord of 8th house is considered as bad.

Note : In the above analysis the Lord of the 11th house has been declared as a malefic. In our personal view the badness is intended to refer to health. So far as finances are concerned the Lord of the 11th house gives good results, unless of course it is weak.

(3) In regard to the conditional planets the rule for finance is that if a particular planet is benefic for a particular lagna the stronger it is the better and useful the results. If such a planet is weak and afflicted, it gives bad results and the more it is afflicted the worse the results. If, however, a planet is malefic fora particular lagna and is strong the stronger it is the more harmful it becomes. If such a malefic planet is weak and afflicted, it gives good results and the more it is afflicted the better are the results. For an illustration please refer to our remarks in regard to the Dasa and Bhukti of Saturn in the case of the birth chart belonging to Shrimati Indira Gandhi dealt with at page

Rule No. 14

Aspects

In Indian Astrology every planet aspects the house, sign or planet placed 7th from it. In counting the 7th place, the house in which the aspecting planet is located is also taken into account. The following planets, in addition to having the above noted 7th aspect have the following special aspects. Mars aspects the house etc. placed 4th and 8th from it, Jupiter aspect the house etc. 5th and 9th from it. Saturn aspects the house etc. placed 3rd and 10th from it.

(2) Rahu and Ketu have also aspects like Jupiter i.e. these shadowy planets aspect the house etc. placed 5th and