In the traditional metaphor of a royal court, the Sun and Moon are rulers, Mars is the leader, Mercury is the prince, and Jupiter and Venus are counsellors. This describes planetary roles, not a promise of rank or career success.
When the lord of the second occupies its own or exaltation sign, the native is described as supporting people, helping others and becoming well known. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
When Jupiter is the lord of the second house and occupies that house, whether or not joined by Mars, the verse describes the native as wealthy. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
धनेशे लाभभावस्थे लाभेशे वा धनं गते।
तावुभौ केन्द्रकोणस्थौ धनवान् स नरो भवेत्॥ ४॥
Meaning
The verse associates wealth with the second lord in the eleventh, the eleventh lord in the second, or both lords occupying angular or trinal houses. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
When the second lord occupies an angular sign and the eleventh lord a trine from it, with conjunction or aspect from Jupiter and Venus, the text directs the reader to indicate financial gain. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
With Jupiter in the eleventh, Venus in the second, the second lord joined by a benefic, and the twelfth also occupied by a benefic, expenditure on religious works is indicated. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
Introducing the results of the third house, the verse associates benefic conjunction or aspect upon that house with having siblings and showing courage. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
When the fourth lord occupies the fourth, or the ascendant lord occupies it, with benefic aspect, the text indicates full enjoyment of domestic comfort. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
When the fourth lord occupies its own sign, its own divisional portion or exaltation, the verse indicates enjoyment of land, vehicles, houses and music. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
When the fourth lord is in an angle or trine, joined by the tenth lord, the residence is described as adorned with varied mansions and enclosing walls. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
When the eleventh lord occupies the tenth, the tenth lord is strong, and Jupiter aspects the configuration, the verse associates it with a good reputation. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
कर्मेशे शुभसंयुक्ते शुभस्थानगते तथा।
राजद्वारे च वाणिज्ये सदा लाभोऽन्यथान्यथा॥ ४॥
Meaning
When the tenth lord is joined by a benefic and placed in an auspicious position, the verse indicates continuing gain at the royal court and in trade; otherwise, the reverse. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
When the eleventh lord is in the tenth and the tenth lord is in the ascendant, or when both occupy angular houses, the verse indicates a comfortable life. These are traditional interpretive rules, not assured individual outcomes.
Thus the precise aspects of the planets beginning with the Sun are obtained; on that basis the results of the native’s houses should be stated. This concludes the preceding aspect-calculation rules, rather than supplying an independent calculation formula.
त्रिदशे च त्रिकोणे च चतुरस्रे च सप्तमे।
पादवृद्धया प्रपश्यन्ति प्रयच्छन्ति फलं तथा॥ ३॥
Meaning
Planets aspect the third and tenth, the trines, the fourth and eighth, and the seventh with strength increasing by one quarter at each successive group; they give results accordingly. In this sequence the trines are the fifth and ninth, and the fourth/eighth pair is expressed by chaturasra.
पूर्णं च सप्तमं सर्वे शानिजीवकुजाः पुनः।
विशेषतश्च त्रिदशत्रिकोणचतुरष्टमान्॥ ४॥
Meaning
All planets fully aspect the seventh. Saturn, Jupiter and Mars additionally have special full aspects: Saturn to the third and tenth, Jupiter to the fifth and ninth, and Mars to the fourth and eighth, respectively.
The Sun, Saturn, Mars, the waning Moon, Rahu and Ketu are classified as harsh planets; the others as gentle. Mercury becomes harsh when joined to a harsh planet.
Jupiter is described as giving knowledge and happiness, Venus as giving generative potency, and Saturn, the son of Chaya, as giving sorrow, according to the ancient sages. This is a traditional symbolic attribution, not a prediction that a person must suffer.
प्रेष्यको रविपुत्रश्च सेना स्वर्भानुपुच्छकौ।
एवं क्रमेण वै विप्र सूर्यादीन् प्रविचिन्तयेत्॥ १५॥
Meaning
Saturn is assigned the role of a servant, while Rahu and Ketu are the army. The reader is instructed to consider the planets in this sequence. This continues the preceding royal-court metaphor.
Signs aspect signs facing them and to the sides. In particular, a movable sign aspects fixed signs, and a fixed sign aspects movable signs. Read with verse 3 for the adjacent-sign exclusion.
A dual sign aspects the other dual signs, excluding itself. The adjacent sign is left out, and planets occupying the signs act correspondingly. In context, the adjacent-sign exclusion qualifies the movable/fixed rule of verse 2.
The Sun and the other planets occupying dual signs aspect those occupying dual signs. The transmitted rule says that planets aspect with the nearby sign excluded; read with verse 3, the dual sign itself is also excluded.
Phaladeepika
First and second house names
Chapter 1 · verse 10
House meanings
लग्नं होरा कल्यदेहोदयाख्यं रूपं शिर्षं वर्तमानं च जन्म ।
वित्तं विद्या स्वान्नपानाति भुक्तिं दक्षाक्ष्यास्यं पत्रिका वाक्कुटुम्बम् ॥ १०॥
Meaning
The first house is described through terms for the ascendant, body, appearance, head and birth; the second through wealth, learning, food and drink, the right eye, mouth, speech and family.
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Third and fourth house themes
Chapter 1 · verse 11
House meanings
दुश्चिक्योरो दक्षकर्णं च सेनां धैर्यं शौर्यं विक्रमं भ्रात्रं च
गेहं क्षेत्रं मातुल भागिनेयं बन्धुं मित्रं वाहनं मातरं च ॥ ११॥
Meaning
The third house includes the right ear, forces, courage, initiative and siblings. The fourth includes the home, land, maternal relatives, relations, friends, vehicles and mother.
The sixth house includes debts, weapons, theft, wounds, illness, enemies, conflicts, wrongdoing, fear and contempt. The seventh includes desire, sexual union, travel and spouse-related matters.
The tenth house includes occupation, standing, action, victory, good reputation, ritual, livelihood, conduct and authority. The eleventh includes gains, attainment, accomplishment, prosperity, the elder sibling, the other ear and satisfaction.
The eighth, sixth and twelfth are called difficult houses; the remaining houses are described as favorable. The first, tenth, seventh and fourth are called angular houses, also known as kantaka and chatushtaya.
Houses following the angles are called panaphara, and those following them apoklima. The eighth and fourth are termed chaturasra; the tenth, third, sixth and eleventh are growth houses; the ninth and fifth are praised as trines.
Lords of the second, seventh and twelfth in trines or angles, aspected by Jupiter, together with benefics in the second, seventh and eleventh counted from the seventh lord, are associated with a spouse, children and domestic happiness. These are traditional conditional interpretations, not guaranteed events; use only with matching calculated chart facts.
A planet whose degree matches the exact degree of a house gives the full result of that house. At the junction there is no result; between these points the planets’ effects are to be considered proportionately.
For whichever house’s result is to be considered, take that house itself as the ascendant. From it, describe the results belonging to the twelve houses, such as its own form or condition, wealth, and the remaining subjects.
एवं हि तत्कारकतो विचिन्त्यं
पितुश्च मातुश्च सहोदरस्य ।
तन्मातुलस्यापि सुतस्य पत्यु-
र्भृत्यस्य सूर्यादिखगस्थितर्क्षात् ॥ २१॥
Meaning
In the same way, consider the affairs of the father, mother, sibling, maternal uncle, child, spouse and attendant from the signs occupied by their respective significators among the Sun and the other planets. The verse extends the preceding derived-house method; it does not itself list the planet assigned to each relation.
Infer matters concerning the mother, sibling, father, child and the like from the corresponding house and from its significator. When that house, its significator and its lord possess strength, the affairs of that house are said to fare well.
Connection is described as fivefold: placement in a sign, mutual conjunction, aspect, placement in angular houses, and placement in trinal houses. The compressed wording does not explicitly spell out the reference points of each relation; it should not be expanded into an unqualified computational rule.
Mercury is said to bring the arrival of friends, personal happiness, a reputation praised by scholars, favor from teachers, confidence in expression, helping others, the well-being of spouse, children and friends, and distinction. These are traditional conditional interpretations, not guaranteed events; use only with matching calculated chart facts.
Phaladeepika
Jupiter dasha themes
Chapter 19 · verse 11
Dasha
धर्मक्रियाप्तिममरेन्द्रगुरुर्विधत्ते
संतानसिद्धिमवनीपतिपूजनं च ।
श्लाघ्यत्वमुन्नतजनेषु गजाश्वयान-
प्राप्तिं वधूसुतसुहृद्युतिमिष्टसिद्धिम् ॥ ११॥
Meaning
Jupiter is said to bring religious activity, children, recognition by rulers, esteem among eminent people, elephants, horses and vehicles, flourishing relationships with spouse, children and friends, and fulfillment of wishes. These are traditional conditional interpretations, not guaranteed events; use only with matching calculated chart facts.
When Rahu is joined by benefics and occupies a favorable house, its period is described as beneficial, conferring ruler-like prosperity, accomplishment of desired undertakings, happiness at home, steady accumulation of wealth and a widely known reputation. These are traditional conditional interpretations, not guaranteed events; use only with matching calculated chart facts.
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Moon dasha themes
Chapter 19 · verse 7
Dasha
मनःप्रसादं प्रकरोति चन्द्रः
सर्वार्थसिद्धिं सुखभोजनं च ।
स्त्रीपुत्रभूषाम्बररत्नसिद्धीं
गोक्षेत्रेलाभं द्विजपूजनं च ॥ ७॥
Meaning
The Moon period is associated with a cheerful mind, accomplishment, pleasant food, spouse and children, ornaments, clothing, jewels, acquisition of cattle and land, and honoring Brahmins. The next verse explicitly qualifies lunar results by strength. These are traditional conditional interpretations, not guaranteed events; use only with matching calculated chart facts.
The fourth house is designated by kingdom, cows, buffaloes, fragrance, clothing, ornaments, the nether region or nadir, hibuka, happiness, water, bridges and rivers. The fifth is designated by the royal insignia, a minister, kara (hand, tax or toll), self, intelligence, knowledge of what is to come, vital breaths or life, a son, the belly, revealed sacred learning (shruti) and remembered tradition (smriti).
The eighth house is designated by auspiciousness (mangalya), an opening or cavity (randhra), impurity, mental distress, defeat or humiliation, longevity, affliction, blame or scandal, death, uncleanness, obstacles and a servant. The ninth house is designated by a teacher, a deity, a father, auspiciousness, prior good fortune, worship, austerity, meritorious action, a grandson, recitation of prayer and noble lineage. These are traditional house designations, not predictions about an individual’s lifespan or circumstances.
The twelfth-house designations are suffering, feet, the left eye, loss or decline, an informer, the last, poverty, wrongdoing, bed or repose, expenditure, rihpha, and confinement. The house names have thus been stated in sequence. The third, sixth, twelfth and eighth signs or houses are called concealed places (lina-sthana).
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Materials, clothing and friendships of the lunar nodes
Lead and worn-out clothing are assigned to Rahu; an earthen vessel and a variously patterned cloth are assigned to Ketu. Mercury, Saturn and Venus are friends of both nodes. Mars is said to be neutral toward them, and the remaining planets are enemies.
The Sun traditionally signifies personal vitality, paternal themes, courage, enterprise, public authority and ritual activity. These are symbolic associations, not guarantees of status.
The Moon is associated with maternal well-being, a cheerful mind, water, flowers, crops, cultivation, nourishing food, milk, clothing, bodily comfort and beauty. These are traditional themes, not a medical assessment.
This passage describes natural friendships, neutrality and enmity among the Sun, Moon, Mars and Mercury. These traditional planet-to-planet relationships are distinct from calculated placements and dates.
The verse continues the natural relationships of Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. Natural friendship is one interpretive factor and must be considered with actual dignity, house placement and timing.
The verse discusses temporary planetary friendships and full aspects: all planets aspect the seventh; Saturn additionally the third and tenth, Jupiter the fifth and ninth, and Mars the fourth and eighth. Apply these only to calculated chart positions.
Ruby is assigned to the Sun, a pure pearl to the Moon, coral to Mars, and emerald to Mercury; yellow sapphire to Jupiter, diamond to Venus, and clear blue sapphire to Saturn. For the remaining two, Rahu and Ketu in the usual planetary order, the text gives hessonite and cat’s-eye respectively. These are correspondences, not an instruction to wear or purchase gems.
Mars traditionally signifies strength, siblings, land, courage, initiative and conflict. Consider these themes alongside the actual chart; the passage does not diagnose injury or establish personal behaviour.
The Sun signifies pungency, Mars bitterness, and the Moon saltiness. Mercury signifies mixed taste, Jupiter sweetness, Venus sourness, and Saturn astringency.
Combustion, debilitation, enemy signs and difficult houses are traditionally challenging conditions; other conditions are called supportive. The second part concerns the Moon and water-related growth, not a prediction of personal events.
Mercury is associated with scholarship, effective speech, artistic and technical skill, reasoning, intelligence, truthful expression, craftsmanship, friends and certain family relationships.
Jupiter traditionally signifies knowledge, good qualities, children, teachers, scriptural learning, discernment, honour and compassion. These are classical themes, not guaranteed outcomes.
Venus traditionally signifies prosperity, vehicles, clothing, adornment, music, poetry, marital comfort, pleasant speech and celebration. These symbolic themes do not confirm a marriage or predict a specific event.
Natural enmity and friendship are to be taken as the standard for a proper assessment of results. Temporary relationships should be stated in relation to the particular matter being considered: that enmity or friendship is not permanent.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and the Moon in strength assessment
For removing adverse factors and increasing favourable ones, Jupiter’s power is said to exceed that of the other planets. Mercury and Venus possess a quarter and a half of that power respectively. The Moon’s strength is called the seed of the strength of all the planets.
Phaladeepika
Lunar conditions across three branches of judgement
जातके च मुहूर्ते च प्रश्ने चन्द्रक्रियादयः ।
सम्यक् फलप्रदास्तस्माद्विशेषेण विचिन्तयेत् ॥ २०॥
Meaning
In natal judgement, electional timing and horary enquiry, the lunar conditions called chandra-kriya and the related schemes are said to yield their proper results; therefore they should be considered particularly carefully. This verse refers back to those schemes without supplying their calculations or individual prognoses.
The text assigns full strength in exaltation, three quarters in a planet’s own trine (mulatrikona), half in its own sign, and a quarter in a friendly sign. In an enemy’s sign it is slight; in debilitation or when set (combust), the sign-based strength is said to be ineffective.
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The seventh aspect and a qualified alternative view
श्रेष्ठेति सा सप्तमदृष्टिरेव सर्वत्र वाच्या न तथाऽन्यदृष्टिः ।
योगादिषु न्यूनफलप्रदेति विशेषदृष्टिर्न तु कैश्चिदुक्ता ॥ ९॥
Meaning
The seventh aspect is to be called pre-eminent throughout; other aspects are not treated in the same way. In yogas and similar judgements they give a lesser result. The verse also reports that some authorities do not state a special-aspect doctrine. It does not enumerate any aspects for the lunar nodes.
When the relevant navamsha is ruled by the Moon, the text associates livelihood with trading water-born products, agriculture, cattle and buffalo, pilgrimage, support from women, or selling clothing. The condition follows the career method introduced in verse 1.
Under the Mercury navamsha condition of this career method, occupations include poetry and learned texts, writing and scripts, astrology and calculation, Vedic study for others, recitation and priestly work.
Under the Jupiter navamsha condition, livelihood is associated with service to Brahmins and deities, royal favor, traditional and learned texts, ethical instruction, religious teaching and lending at interest.
Under the Venus navamsha condition, livelihood is associated with support from women, cattle, buffalo, elephants and horses, music, dance and instrumental performance, silver, perfumes, milk products, ornaments, fabrics, ministerial ability and poetry.
Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn in their own or exaltation signs in angular houses respectively form the five named yogas: Ruchaka, Bhadra, Hamsa, Malavya and Shasha. These are traditional conditional interpretations, not guaranteed events; use only with matching calculated chart facts.
A person born with Amala yoga is described as well behaved, religiously minded, cheerful, fortunate, honored by rulers, gentle, smiling in speech and wealthy. This verse describes results, not the formation of the yoga. These are traditional conditional interpretations, not guaranteed events; use only with matching calculated chart facts.
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Sunapha and Anapha results
Chapter 6 · verse 6
Yogas
स्वयमाधिगतवित्तः पार्थिवस्तत्समो वा
भवति हि सुनफायां धीधनख्यातिमांश्च ।
प्रभुरगदशरीरः शीलवान् ख्यातकीर्ति-
र्विषयसुखसुवेषो निर्वृतश्चानफायाम् ॥ ६॥
Meaning
The text associates Sunapha with self-earned wealth, rulership or comparable standing, intelligence and renown; Anapha with authority, bodily health, good character, fame, enjoyment, fine dress and contentment. Their formation is given in the preceding verse. These are traditional conditional interpretations, not guaranteed events; use only with matching calculated chart facts.
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Jupiter and Moon in angles
Chapter 7 · verse 18
Yogas
केन्द्रगौ यदि च जीवशशाङ्कौ
यस्य जन्मनि च भार्गवदृष्टौ ।
भूपतिर्भवति सोऽतुलकीर्ति
नीचगो यदि न कश्चिदिह स्यात् ॥ १८॥
Meaning
When Jupiter and the Moon occupy angular houses and receive the aspect of Venus, with no planet debilitated, the text describes a ruler of exceptional fame. These are traditional conditional interpretations, not guaranteed events; use only with matching calculated chart facts.
Mars in an Aries, Leo or Sagittarius ascendant, aspected by friendly planets, is said to confer rulership. The verse also associates the tenth lord in the ninth and the ninth lord in the tenth with a ruler praised by people. These are traditional conditional interpretations, not guaranteed events; use only with matching calculated chart facts.
Classical Jyotish is a traditional interpretive practice, not a guarantee of events. These passages describe principles, not your individual planetary placements.