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The Second Pillar of Jyotish
The Jyotish course continues with Chapters 4 and 5 of Bṛhad Parāśara Horā Śāstra describing the twelve Rāśis or astrological signs as the bodily limbs of the Kālapuruṣa, Lord Viṣṇu's manifestation as the universal time potency. Rāśis are the second major pillar of Jyotish.
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BPHS Chapter 4 Slokas 1-5 1-2. Importance of Horā: The word Horā is derived from Ahorātra (ahaḥ-rātra, day and night) after dropping the first and last syllables. Thus Horā (Lagnas) remains in between Ahorātra, and after knowing Horā the good and bad effects of a native can be known. The invisible Viṣṇu (Śrī Adṛśya) is Time personified. His limbs are the 12 Rāśis, commencing from Meṣa. |
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BPHS Chapter 4 Slokas 6-24 6-7. Meṣa described: Meṣa is blood-red in complexion. It has a prominent (big) physique. It is a quadruped Rāśi and strong during night. It denotes courage. It resides in the East and is related to kings. It wanders in hills and predominates in (the second of the three constituent qualities and the cause of great activity in living beings). It rises with its back (a Prishtodaya Rāśi) and is fiery. Its ruler is Maṅgal. |
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BPHS Chapter 4 Slokas 25-30 25-30. Niṣeka Lagna: O excellent Brāhmaṇa, now is a step explained to arrive at the Niṣeka Lagna (conception chart), when the natal Lagna is known. Note the angular distance between Śani and Mandi. Add this to the difference between the Lagna Bhava (Madhya, or cusp) and the 9th Bhava (cusp). The resultant product in Rāśis, degrees etc. will represent the months, days etc., that elapsed between Niṣeka and birth. |
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BPHS Chapter 5 Slokas 1-9
1. O most excellent of the Brāhmaṇas, I explain below again some special Lagnas: Bhava Lagna, Hora Lagna and Ghati Lagna.
2-3. Bhava Lagna: From sunrise to the time of birth every 5 Ghatis (or 120 minutes) constitute one Bhava Lagna. Divide the time of birth (in Ghatis, Vighatis etc.) from sunrise by 5 and add the quotient etc. to Surya’s longitude, as at sunrise. This is called Bhava Lagna.
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BPHS Chapter 5 Slokas 10-24 10-13½. Varnada Daśā: I now detail Varnada Daśā, just by knowing which one can predict the longevity of a native. If the natal Lagna is an odd Rāśi, count directly from Meṣa to natal Lagna. If the natal Lagna is an even Rāśi, count from Mīna to the natal Lagna in the reverse order. Similarly, if the Hora Lagna is an odd one, count from Meṣa to Hora Lagna in direct order. If the Hora Lagna is an even one, count from Mīna to the Hora Lagna in the reverse order. If both the products are odd Rāśis, or even Rāśis, then add both the figures. If one is odd and the other is even, then take the difference between the two products. If the latest product in this process is an odd one, count so many Rāśis from Meṣa in a direct manner; if an even one, count so many Rāśis from Mīna in reverse order. The Rāśi so known will be the Varnada for Lagna. |
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