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Båhat Paräsara Horä Çästra: Räçi
Räçi
The derivation of the word Räçi is doubtful but it means a heap or pile, and indicates a quantity or number. In Vedic mathematics it means a sum or the figure put down for an operation (such as multiplying, dividing etc). In Vedic astrology it indicates a sign of the zodiac (as being a certain sum or quantity of degrees) which is one-twelfth part of the ecliptic.
Nodal reference
This quantity (räçi) is determined as the time period taken for two conjunctions of the Sun and Moon as they revolve around the earth (geocentric view) which is about 29.5 days and is rounded off to 30 days. Since the Sun travels one degree every day, the spatial angular displacement in 30 days is 30 degrees. This quantity of longitudinal motion of the Sun is called a räçi or sign. The bhäcakra1 (zodiac) is a complete 360 degrees circle and is composed of 12 signs obtained by dividing its total span of 360 degrees by one räçi span of 30 degrees. It is evident that the number of signs has to be twelve and cannot be increased or decreased. The period of 30 days is a mäsa (month) and the twelve räçi indicate the twelve solar months with the first day of the month called saìkränti (solar ingress into the sign).
There are two ways to reckon the period as either (1) the conjunction of the luminaries (Sun & Moon) which occurs at the end of the amäväsyä (new moon) or (2) the opposition of the Sun and Moon which occurs at the end of the pürëama (full moon). The months reckoned from the amäväsyä are called amänta2 mäsa while those reckoned from the end of the full moon are called çuklänta3 mäsa.
The word pürëamäsa is composed of pürëa meaning full or complete and mäsa meaning month and refers to the last day or the end of the month where a special ceremony called the Satya Näräyaëa vrata is performed. However, many parts of India follow the amänta calendar introduced by Yavanäcärya instead of the Vedic çuklänta calendar which was advocated by Varähamihira as well.
1 Räçi-cakra: n. the zodiacal circle, zodiac
2 Amänta is derived from ama + anta where anta means end and the month begins with the end of the
amäväsyä.
3 Çuklänta is derived from çukla + anta where çukla refers to the bright fortnight and anta means end.
In any case, it was observed that the eclipses occur during the full moon (lunar eclipse) or new moon (solar eclipse). Eclipses refer to the power of the nodes to direct life as bhoga (fruits of the material world) indicated by Rähu or mokña indicated by Çikhi (Ketu). The first letters of these names of the nodes - rä from Rähu and çi from Çikhi adds up to form räçi.
Spiritual reference
By all means it is an astrological house capable of indicating (and giving) all that has ever been created or that will ever be
created and symbolised by a heap
of corn. Lakñmé (the spouse of Viñëu) is
the goddess of corn and at a later date she is identified as the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Paräsara mentions that the Sun incarnation
(Sürya avatära) of Viñëu is Räma when Lakñmé incarnated as Sitä. Adding the first letter of their names - rä from Räma and si from Sitä, we get räçi.
Vedic nomenclature
Paräsara
me;ae v&;í imwun> kkRis<hk…mairka>, tulail=í xnunR³e k…MÉae mInStt> prm!. 3.
meño våñaçca mithunaù karkasiàhakumärikäù | tuläli'çca dhanurnakre kumbho ménastataù param || 3||
Naming of signs can be on various criteria and even some borrowed names (from Greek or other sources) have found their way into Vedic astrology. Of these names, one particular name is used in worship4 and the use of that particular name is considered auspicious. These are marked in bold.
Aries meça (ram), aja (unborn or first born), viçva (world/universe), kriya (Greek origin), tumbura or ädya (beginning);
4 Like the Añöamaëgalaà praçna or the navagraha pujä where the signs and planets are worshipped.
data eka räma bhikäri sari duniyä Translation: The giver is the one
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Taurus våñabha (bull), våña (male of any animal, semen virile, justice or virtue personified as a bull, the chief of a class or the best in anything), ukñan (ox or bull that impregnates the flock), go (cow), tävura or gokula (cowshed; family, lineage or social identification based on the same)
Gemini mithuna (pair, couple, coapulation), yuga, dvaëdva, nåyugma, jutuma or jituma, yama
Cancer karkaöa (crab), karkaöaka, kuléra, Leo siàha (lion), kaëöhérava, mågendra, leya Virgo kanyä (girl), päthona, ramaëé, taruëé Libra tulä (balance), taulé, vaëik, jüka, dhaöa Scorpio våçcika (scorpion), ali, kaurpi, kéta (insect), Sagittarius dhanus (bow), chäpa, çaräsana,
Capricorn makara (sea monster), måga, mågäsya, nakra Aquarius kuàbha (water pot), ghaöa, toyadhara
Pisces ména (fish), antya (end, last), matsya (fish), påthuroma, jhaña
Significance of the sun signs
Since the signs are defined by the movement of the Sun, they are called dvädaça äditya, literally twelve suns or twelve sun signs where dvädaça means twelve and äditya means the sun.
The word äditya means belonging to or coming from Aditi i.e. son of Aditi (and Åñi Kaçyapa5). They are often referred to in groups of -
1. Twelve - as representing the sun in the twelve months of the year. The names of the äditya and the åñi etc, accompanying him during the month are given in tables 1 & 2.
2. Eight - as representing the eight soul types (called Cara ätmakäraka). These eight äditya are seated in the eight petal lotus of the heart lotus. They are Sürya (east), Ravi (SE), Vivasvat (South), Bhaga (SW), Varuëa
5 Kaçyapa was an ancient sage, a descendant of Maréci and author of several hymns of the Åig Veda. He
was the husband of Aditi and twelve other daughters of Dakña. By Aditi he was father of the äditya and of Vivasvat and of Viñëu (Vämana avatära). By his other twelve wives he was father of demons, snakes, reptiles, birds and all kinds of living beings. Since he plays a prominent role in creation he is also called Prajäpati. He is one of the sapta åñi (seven great åñi symbolized by the seven stars identified around the great bear or pole star).
What do these names and images of the räçi mean? Explore.
(West), Mitra (NW), Äditya (North) and Viñëu (NE). When reckoned as nine forms, Bhäskara (vertical direction) is added to the list.
3. Seven - as seven deities of the heavenly sphere that represent the seven rays of the sun for all material creation. The chief of the seven äditya is Varuëa and the name specially applies to Him. The others are Mitra, Aryaman6, Bhaga7, Dakña8, Amça and Savitur.
Table 1: Dvädaça mäsa
Sun Sign Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Äditya Aryama Mitra Aruna Indra Vivasväna Puçä Parjanya Ançuman Bhaga Tvastha Viñëu Dhata Vedic
Name
Meça Våçabha Mithuna Karkaöa Siàha Kanyä Tulä Våçcika Dhanus Makara Kumbha Mina Table 2: Dvädaça äditya
Sun Sign Äditya Åñi Apsarä Sarpa Yakña Rakñasa Gandharva Mäsa
Aries Aryama Pulaha Punjikasthali Kacchanira Urja Praheti Narada Vaiçäkha Taurus Mitra Atri Menaka Takshak Rathasvan Paurusheya Haha Jyeñthä Gemini Arun Vashistha Rambha Sahajanya Citraswan Suka Huhu Açaòha Cancer Indra Angiras Pramlocha Ealaputra Srota Sarya Viswavasu Srävana Leo Vivaswan Brighu Anumlocha Sankhapal Aasaran Vyaghra Ugrasen Bhadrapada Virgo Pusha Gautam Ghritachi Dhananjaya Sushena Dhata Suruchi Aswina Libra Parjanya Bharadwaj Kraturvarcha Airavat Senajit Vishwa Varcha Kartika Scorpio Ançuman Kashyap Urvashi Mahasankh Tarkshya Vidyuchatru Ritasen Margaçira Sagittarius Bhaga Aristhnemi Pürvachitti Karkotaka Aayu Sphurja Urna Pausa Capricorn Tvastha Brahmarat Tillotama Kambala Shatajit Ruchik Dhritaraçtra Maghä Aquarius Viñëu Viçvämitra Rambhä Aswatar Satyajit Mahapreta Suryavarcha Phalguëa Pisces Dhata Pulastya Kritastali Vasuki Rathakrit Heti Tumburu Caitra Satapatha brähmaëa 14.6.9 (6)
ktm AaidTya #it, Öadz masa> s<vTsrSyEt AaidTya @te hId< svRmaddana yiNt
t*idd< svRmaddana yiNt tSmadaidTya #it.
6 Aryaman is the name of an Äditya who is supposed to be the chief of the Manes and the Milky Way is
called his path (aryamëaù panthäù).
7 Bhaga is the name of an Äditya who bestows wealth and presides over love and marriage. He is the
brother of the Dawn. According to a legend his eyes were destroyed by Rudra, perhaps indicating the loss of sight due to excessive sexuality while Rudra symbolized celibacy.
8 Dakña is the name of an Äditya as Prajäpati the creator. He is said to be born from the right thumb of
Brahmä (or the unborn Aja). He has 24 daughters by Prasüti referring to the 24 horä while the Mahabharata gives the total number at 60 (MB xii .61.36 RV iii.20.10) daughters indicating the ñañöiämça. Another source gives this at 64 daughters.
Daughters of Dakña I II III IV
27 daughters marry the Moon and form the 27 nakñatra (lunar asterisms) 27 27 27 27 Kaçyapa married 13 (or 17) who became the mothers of deva, demons, men and
animals and includes the sapta or añöa mätrikä.
13 13 17 17 Dharma married 10 (Mn Ix.128 MB. i, ix, xii) [alternatively 20 as 10 for adharma –
vimçämça]
10 20 10 20 Total 50 60 54 64
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katama ädityä iti. dvädaça mäsäù saàvatsarasyaita
ädityä ete hédaà sarvamädadänä yanti tadyadidaà sarvamädadänä yanti tasmädädityä iti.
Translation: We speak of the äditya. The twelve mäsa (months) that make a saàvatsara (year) are the äditya. They are the source of every material creation causing desire, delight, passion, intoxication, exhilaration and stupor as well as the desire that causes wars and fighting. They are the source of everything that is ever received for they alone are the givers of everything and hence they are the äditya.
The twelve signs indicate the various material objects that are found in this universe. They indicate the desires to obtain these objects or ones obsession or passion about these objects. They are also the sources from where these objects are obtained. For example, the sign Pisces indicates lakes and seas. So if a person desires to go to the sea shore, then this desire stems from Pisces and when he travels to the sea, he is moving under the directions of the sign Pisces. The desire to visit the sea shore, ability to travel to it and finally to be there are all given by the äditya named Dhäta (table -1). It is evident that the signs are the key to all knowledge of the non-living world, understanding of the various events and desires as well as their fulfillment.
Drawing the chart
The sidereal zodiac is written in four different ways in different parts of India. The diamond style chart (Venus) is popular in the North India whereas the radial chart (Sun) is popular in East India. The square chart (Jupiter) is used extensively in South India. Both the East & South Indian style charts have the signs fixed while the North Indian chart has the houses in fixed positions. Both the East & North Indian charts are reckoned in the counter-clockwise direction while the South Indian chart is reckoned in the clockwise direction.
Kälapuruña
ParäsaraydVy´aTmkae iv:[u> kalépae jnadRn>, tSya¼ain inbaex Tv< ³maNme;aidraZy>. 2.
yadavyaktätmako viñëuù kälarupo janärdanaù | tasyäìgäni nibodha tvaà kramänmeñädiräçyaù || 2||
vyakta: caused to appear, manifested, apparent, visible
ätmaka: belonging to or forming the nature of; having or consisting of the nature or character of viñëuù: The omnipresent (sarva vyäpakeça); one of the principal Hindu deities regarded as the preserver among the well-known Tri-mürti or triad; although Viñëu comes second in the triad he is identified with the supreme deity; as distinguished from the other Vedic deities , he is a personification of the light and of the sun , esp. in his striding over the heavens , which he is said to do in three paces {trivikrama} and, Viñëu is accorded the foremost place among the äditya; in the Brähmaëa He is identified as a dwarf {Vämana} Who receives the offering; He is identified with Näräyaëa, the personified puruña or primeval living spirit described as moving on the waters, reclining on çeça the infinite serpent king as the god Brahmä emerges from a lotus growing from His navel; the wives of Viñëu is Lakñmé or Çré; His abode is called vaikuëöha; a tuft of chest hair formation called çrévatsa identifies Him. In the four armed form, He is depicted as holding a saëkha (conch-shell called päïcajanya), cakra (discuss weapon called sudarçana), gadä (club called kaumodaké) and a padma (lotus). Sometimes He wields a bow called çärëga, and a sword called nandaka. His vähana (vehicle) is Garuòa; He has a jewel on his wrist called syämantaka maëi and another pendant necklace called kaustubha maëi. The river Ganges issues from His foot. He has many incarnations – 24 incarnations for the 24 horä; 12 incarnations for the 12 solar months; 10 incarnations for the navagraha & lagna and so on.
kälarupo: black or dark-blue colour, personification of time jana: creature, beings, living beings, man,
ärädhana: propitiating or propitiation, paying homage, worshipping, adoration aìga: body parts, limbs
niboddha: to know, wise
krama: a step, proceeding or going along, meçädi-räçi: meça and other signs
Translation: The omnipresent Viñëu has caused all creation to manifest according to His nature [with the three çakté – çré (satva), bhü (rajas) and néla (tamas)]. He is the one worshipped by all creatures and is time personified [as the bha-cakra]. His body parts and limbs (when viewed as the personification of time) are signified by the [twelve] signs reckoned [in the zodiacal or counter clockwise order as viewed from the pole star] from Aries.
zI;aRnne twa baø ùT³aefkiqbSty>, guýaeéyugle januyuGme vE j'œ"ke twa. 4.
çérñänane tathä bähü håtkroòakaöibastayaù | guhyoruyugale jänuyugme vai jaìghake tathä || 4||
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crnaE ÖaE twa me;at! }eya> zI;aRdy> ³mat!,
caranau dvau tathä meñät jïeyäù çérñädayaù kramät
Translation: [Käla means time and puruña means person; Kälapuruña is the personification of time in the zodiac.] The body parts of the Kälapuruña reckoned from Aries are (1) head, (2) Face, mouth, (3) shoulders, arms, (4) chest, breast, heart, (5) stomach, belly, (6) hip region, (7) groins, penis (sexual organ), (8) hidden parts (procreative parts, anus), (9) thighs, (10) knees, (11) shanks, ankles, and (12) feet. {sl.4 - 5 ½]
For individual horoscopes, the body parts are also studied from the bhäva (twelve houses) reckoned from the lagna (ascendant). The body part indicated by the houses from lagna corresponds to those reckoned from Aries for the Kälapuruña.
Beneficial planets connected to the houses/signs indicate proper growth and/or protection to the body part while malefic planets connected to
such houses/signs indicate improper growth and/or damage to the body part. In general, damage to body parts from external agents or sources is indicated by the räçi (signs) of the Kälapuruña while damage or malfunctioning of body parts caused by internal agents or sources is indicated by the houses reckoned from the lagna.
Description of signs
Meça is symbolised by a ram. It indicates hills and places having mineral wealth and precious stones. Våçabha is symbolised by the bull. It indicates plateaus,
plains, farms, cowshed, forests and such other placed inhabited by quadrupeds.
Mithuna is symbolised by a couple. The woman is carrying a véëä (stringed musical instrument carried by Sarasvaté) while the man wields the gadä (mace or metal club). Gambling dens, pleasure haunts, bars, and such places where people meet for entertainment.
Karkaöa is symbolised by a crab. Rivers are indicated by the sign while others opine ponds & lakes. Primarily, it is the cradle of all civilisations and indicates sand banks as well where crabs dwell.
Siàha is symbolised by a lion. Mountain caves and dense jungles is the abode of the lion.
Kanyä is symbolised by a woman standing in a boat with a lamp and corn. Pasture lands, green fields ready for harvest are indicated by Kanyä in addition to living rooms of women.
Tulä is symbolised by a person carrying a balance. All markets, bazaar, stock market and areas where traders sell their valuable merchandise are indicated by Tulä.
Våçcika is symbolised by a scorpion. The lair of the scorpion is near filthy places, noxious reptiles prefer swampy and dirty areas and poisonous snakes live in underground holes in secluded places. Deep wells and such places where the water is very stationery (Scorpio is a fixed sign) and can become poisonous are also indicated.
Dhanus means a bow and is symbolised by a man who having a horse body below the torso and carrying a bow. This symbol divides the sign into two parts where one half is human and the other is animal (horse). Horse stables or barracks for war elephants and chariots
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are indicated by Dhanus. In the modern context it is the garage, parking lots and the battle field.
Makara is a kind of sea-monster with the body of a crocodile (other views - shark, dolphin) and the head of a deer. It is regarded as the emblem of Käma deva, the love god and the vehicle of Varuëa. It indicates rivers, shallows and marshy places.
Kumbha is symbolised by a man carrying a water pot. Places where vessels are kept like the kitchen or store rooms, warehouses and other storage places are indicated by Kumbha in addition to toilets and latrines where water has to be carried for cleansing.
Ména consists of two fishes in an inverted position with their tails conjoined to the head of the other indicating revival after a fall or the power of rejuvenation. The sea, large rivers are indicated by this sign as well as places of rejuvenation and cure like hospitals.
Mobility & sex
Paräsara
criSwriÖSvÉava> ³ªra³ªraE nriôyaE. 5.
carasthiradvisvabhäväù krüräkrürau narastriyau || 5||
Translation: The [twelve] signs reckoned from Aries are successively movable, fixed or dual in nature. Alternate signs reckoned from Aries are male or female signs which by nature are harsh or gentle respectively.
The word cara means movable and implies excessive energy, acceleration and the power of creation that goes along with excess energy. The word sthira means fixed and implies low energy, deceleration to the stage of stopping and the power of destruction. The word dvisvabhäva means ‘having a dual nature’ and indicates balanced energy level. In an ideal state this can mean a body in perpetual motion. Some astrologers use the word ‘mutable’ or changeable for the dual signs and this is definitely not correct from the Jyotiña viewpoint. In fact, cara räçi are more mutable as they are movable signs. Perhaps this notion of mutability of dual signs has crept in because Mercury, the lord of two of the dual signs (Gemini & Virgo) signifies mutability.
All motion is relative to another and in the context of horoscopy, it is relative to the observer on earth. Compare two runners who run a cross
country race and a 100 metre race. The cross country runner wins if he is able to maintain his pace at a uniform balanced level throughout the long run
while the 100 metre race is won if the runner can pump in a huge burst of energy. The cross country runner should have stronger dual signs indicating his running style while the 100 metre runner should have movable signs indicating his style.
At another level of comparison, examine the spatial bodies – the stars and the planets. The stars are relatively fixed as compared to the planets when viewed in a time frame of a year. Most of the planets would have run around the zodiac while the more outer planets would have moved by a sign. On the other hand, the stars would have shifted by barely 50” of arc. The stars are fixed (sthira) compared to the planets which are moving (cara). Now compare the revolution of the planets to that of other bodies we see around us. The planets have been moving around the sun for many millenniums and to the best of our knowledge will continue to do so for many more millenniums. From the human perspective, the planets posses a perfect balance of energy (dvisvabhäva) that makes them ‘perpetual motion objects’. This ability to remain ‘alive’ (motion is akin to life while fixity is akin to death) for an indefinite period of time causes them to represent the avatar or incarnations of Viñëu (Paräsara chapter-1).
Kendra concept
Paräsara introduces the concept of Kendra (quadrants) where every fourth sign is in the same energy level or mobility. The signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are movable signs and have a high energy level; the signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius are fixed signs and have a low energy level; the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces are dual signs and have balanced energy. Imagine a three-lane highway with cars at various speeds traveling in it. It is natural that the fast cars will fall into the right
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express lane while the slow cars will stick to the safe left lane. The cars traveling at middling speeds will stick to the middle lane. Accidents are prevented if these cars stick to their lanes. In a sense, the cars in the different lanes are ‘cooperating’ with each other or working mutually to maintain their relative speeds at high, middling or low levels respectively. If they cooperate and drive at a uniform ‘fast’, ‘middling’ or ‘slow’ speed respectively, they will reach their destination (analogous to achieving their objective) without an accident.
Planets placed in signs tend to acquire their nature just as a slow driver will have to speed up in the express way or get a ticket for holding traffic. These planets in signs that are in Kendra are also in quadrants to each other. They cooperate with each other by maintaining their relative ‘lane’ speed. Such cooperation is called ‘paraspara käraka’. Now if the drivers are also friendly to each other or are going to a similar destination then they not only cooperate in maintaining their lane speed and goading each other towards the destination but also reach their destination {achieve similar objective(s)}. Then they are called ‘paraspara yoga käraka’.
Two types: male & female.
Paräsara introduces the concept of ‘odd and even signs’ by classifying the odd numbered signs (counted from Aries
=1) as male and the even numbered signs as female.
Count the signs from Aries and the odd signs are said to be male in their ‘inner nature’ and harsh in their behaviour. They are go-getters and can be very pushing to
achieve their objectives. These are Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius. These are the fire and air signs of which the fire signs can be more harsh and ‘burning’ whereas the air signs can be slower to react but very harsh in their continued aggression.
Male & female is an inner attribute of being harsh and pushing or mild and
passive. The rising sign leaves this imprint on the inner nature and attitude.
The even numbered signs are female in their inner nature and are not harsh. They are passive in their attitudes and behavior. These are the water signs – Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces and the earth signs – Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo, with the water signs being more passive.
Physical Constitution
ParäsaraipÄainliÇxaTvaEKy
ðei:mkaí
i³yady>,
pittänilatridhätva ukyaçleñmikäçca kriyädayaù | Translation: pitta (bilious, fire constitution), väta (anila, air constitution), tri-doça (mixed constitution) and kapha (çleñma, phlegm or water constitution) are the four constitution types for the signs reckoned from Aries in zodiacal order.Paräsara develops the concept of trines in the four body types.
Pitta is a medium frame, well developed muscles, with angular facial features and reddish tinted skin. The three signs Aries, Leo and Sagittarius have a ‘pitta’ or fire constitution. These are the fire trines.
Väta is a thin frame usually with veins visible, small and thin facial features and cool and dry skin. The three signs Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn have a ‘väta’ or air constitution. These are the earth trines.
Kapha is wide frame body with large bones, tending towards carrying excess weight, rounded facial features and cool and sometimes oily skin. The three signs Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces have a ‘kapha’ or water constitution. These are the water trines.
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Tri-doça is a mix of the three doça (pitta, väta & kapha) and they are more changeable with the seasons and daçä. The three signs Gemini, Libra and Aquarius have a ‘tri-doça’ or mixed constitution. These are the air trines.
Direction of signs and tattva
Continuing the concept of trines and harmony, Paräsara speaks of the directions of the signs when he describes them under çloka 6-24. In the same lines Paräsara also speaks of the prevailing tattva.
Tattva as used in the Säàkhya philosophy means a true principle. There are 25 such tattva9 including (1) avyakta, (2) buddhi, (3) ahaàkära, (4-8) five tanmäträ named påthvi, jala, agni, väyu & äkäça, (9-13) five mahäbhüta named påthvi, jala, agni, väyu & äkäça, (14-18) five organs of knowledge called jïänendréya (jïäna - knowledge + indréya - organ), (19-23) five organs of action called karmendréya (karma - action + indréya - organ), (24) the mind in all its planes of consciousness called mana and (25) puruña.
Païca tattva refers to the five principles governing the existence of all material creation in the form of (1) påthvi or solid state, (2) jala or liquid state, (3) väyu or gaseous state, (4) agni or energy and (5) äkäça or vacuum state (occupied by ethereal substance that binds). All signs have äkäça tattva in them that keeps them together and makes them work in harmony. Jupiter is the greatest natural benefic and represents ‘God’ in all signs simply for the fact that it is the governor of the äkäça tattva that makes all the other signs and planets work in harmony for all purposes. All signs have the païca tattva in them with a dominance of one of the other four tattva (excluding äkäça).
The fire signs Aries, Leo and Sagittarius have agni in predominance; the water signs Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces have a predominance of jala; the
air signs Libra, Aquarius and Gemini have a predominance of väyu while the earth signs Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo have a predominance of påthvi.
Niñeka lagna
Niñeka refers to seminal infusion or impregnation and connected ceremony. It is the moment when the garbhädhäna (or impregnation) occurs. The ceremony connected with this is normally performed before the coitus and sometimes astrologers have used the moment of coitus to indicate impregnation itself. However there can be some time gap between the two events – a few hours to a day. The principle used by Paräsara to determine the niñeka is translated below.
Paräsara
yiSmn! Éave iSwtae mNdStSy maNdeyRdNtrm!,
l¶ÉaGyaNtr< yaeJy< y½ raZyaid jayte. 27.
yasmin bhäve sthito mandastasya mänderyadantaram |
lagnabhägyäntaraà yojyaà yacca räçyädi jäyate || 27||
masaid tiNmt< }ey< jNmt> àkœ in;ekjm!,
y*†Zydle¼ezStdeNdaeÉuR´Éagyukœ. 28.
mäsädi tanmitaà jïeyaà janmataù prak niñekajam | yadyadåçyadaleìgeçastadendorbhuktabhägayuk || 28||
tTkale saxye‘¶< zaexyet! pUvRvÄnum!,
tSmaCDuÉazuÉ< vaCy< gÉRSwSy ivze;t>. 29.
tatkäle sädhayellagnaà çodhayet pürvavattanum |
tasmäcchubhäçubhaà väcyaà garbhasthasya viçeñataù || 29||
zuÉazuÉ< vdet! ipÇaejIRvn< mr[< twa,
@v< in;ekl¶en sMyg! }ey< SvkLpnat!. 30.
çubhäçubhaà vadet pitrorjévanaà maraëaà tathä | evaà niñekalagnena samyag jïeyaà svakalpanät || 30||
Translation: The longitudinal difference between Saturn and Mandi [irrespective of signs] is added to the longitudinal difference between the
Various other attributes of the signs have been taught by Paräsara and elaborated by subsequent authors. Make a list of these attributes and try to grasp their underlying principles like that of harmony (trines, trikoëa) or support (kendra).
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lagna and the ninth house. The sum represents the time in months, days, ghäöi and vighäöi (or pala) elapsed between the niñeka (conception) and janma (birth). Lunar correction is to be applied if the lagna lord is in the invisible half of the zodiac. This entails addition of the longitude of the Moon (irrespective of signs) to the sum arrived at in the previous calculation. Calculate the chart for the niñeka time finally arrived at by the above computations. All the good/evil effects, especially during the pregnancy period can be ascertained from this chart. The good/evil or health and longevity for father [and paternal relatives] can be ascertained from this chart. In this manner [wise astrologers] ascertain various other results that one can think of about the native.
This is called the ädhäna cakra or conception chart and plays a crucial role in matters of health and longevity.
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