The Jyotish course continues with Chapters 27 and 28 of Bṛhad Parāśara Horā Śāstra. The planetary positions and configurations discussed so far are all tempered by the strength of the planets and signs concerned. Vedic Astrology includes sophisticated mathematical methods of evaluating the strength (Bāla) of every position.
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This section covers the following type of strengths:
Ṣaḍ Bāla (six strengths) consists of the following:
- Sthāna Bāla (positional strength)
- Dig Bāla (directional strength)
- Kāla Bāla (temporal strength), inclusive of:
- Ayan Bāla (equinoctial strength)
- Ceṣṭa Bāla (motional strength)
- Naisargika Bāla (natural strength)
- Drik Bāla (aspectual strength
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BPHS Chapter 27 Slokas 1-6 1-1½. Sthāna Bāla: Firstly Ucca Bāla: Now about the strengths by classes positional, temporal etc. Deduct from the longitude of the Graha its (deep) debilitation point. If the sum is less than 6 Rāśis, consider it as it is; if it exceeds 6 Rāśis, deduct the same from 12 Rāśis. This sum be converted into degrees etc. and divided by 3, which is the Graha’s Ucca Bāla in Virūpas.
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BPHS Chapter 27 Slokas 7-14 7-7 ½ . Dig Bāla: Deduct Bandhu Bhava (Nadir) from the longitudes of Sūrya and Maṅgal, Yuvati Bhava from that of Guru and Budha, Karma Bhava from that of Śukra and Candra and lastly Lagna from that of Śani. If the sum is above 180 degrees, deduct the sum from 360. The sum arrived in either way be divided by 3, which will be Dig Bāla of the Graha. |
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BPHS Chapter 27 Slokas 15-20 15-17. Ayan Bāla: 45, 33 and 12 are the Khandas for calculating Ayan Bāla. Add Ayanāṁ̇śa to the Graha and find out the Bhuja (distance from the nearest equinox). Add the figure, corresponding to the Rāśi (of the Bhuja) to the Bhuja. The degrees etc. of the Bhuja should be multiplied by the figure, corresponding to the highest of the left out Khandas and divided by 30. Add the resultant product to the sum, obtained earlier. Convert this to Rāśi, degrees, minutes and seconds. |
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BPHS Chapter 27 Slokas 21-29 21-23. Motions of Graha (Maṅgal to Śani): Eight kinds of motions are attributed to Graha. These are Vakr (retrogression), Anuvakr (entering the previous Rāśi in retrograde motion), Vikal (devoid of motion), Mand (somewhat slower motion than usual), Mandatar (slower than the previous), Sama (somewhat increasing in motion), Char (faster than Sama) and Atichar (entering next Rāśi in accelerated motion). The strengths, allotted due to such 8 motions are 60, 30, 15, 30, 15, 7.5, 45 and 30.
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BPHS Chapter 27 Slokas 30-40 30-31. Special Rules: The Bhavas occupied by Guru and Budha will each get an addition of 1 Rūpa, while each of the Bhavas occupied by Śani, Maṅgal and Sūrya suffer 1 Rūpa reduction. 15 Virūpas will have to be added to the Bhavas falling in Seershodaya Rāśis if birth happens to be in daytime, to the Bhavas falling in Dual Rāśis if birth happens to be in twilight, and to the Bhavas falling in Prishtodaya Rāśis if birth be in night time.
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BPHS Chapter 28 Slokas 1-10 1. Now I narrate the benefic and malefic tendencies of the Graha, based on which the Daśā effects can be decided.
2. Exaltation Rays: Deduct the Graha's debilitation point from its actual position. If the sum exceeds 6 Rāśis, deduct from 12 Rāśis. The said sum should then be increased by 1 Rāśi. The degrees etc. be multiplied by 2, which, when considered along with Rāśis, will indicate the Ucca Raśmi of the Graha.
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BPHS Chapter 28 Slokas 11-20 11-12. Nature of Effects due to Dig Bāla etc.: The directional strength of a Graha is itself representative of the effects due to the direction, and Kāla Bāla itself is indicative of effects due to the day. Whatever quantum of Dig Bāla etc. are obtained by a Graha will be the extent of auspicious effects acquirable on account of that strength. Deducting those figures from 60, the extent of inauspiciousness is known. If auspiciousness is more in the case of a Graha’s strength, the Daśā and Bhavas related to that Graha will be auspicious. These are converse, if inauspiciousness is predominant.
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