Sloka 4 : a planet is said to possess strength when he is retrograde or when his rays are full and brilliant, though posited in a depression or inimical Rasi or Amsa. Like the Moon, a planet though occupying an exaltation, friendly or his own Rasi or Amsa becomes weak, should his rays be overpowered or eclipsed.
Sloka 5 : All planets are strong when they are in exaltation. The moon is strong and auspicious when she has her full Paksha bala and the Sun when he has his full Dig-bala (i.e., when he is the 10th house or the Merdian). The other five non-luminous planets are strong when they are retrograde. Rahu in Karkataka, Vrishabha, Mesha, Kumbha and Vrischika and Ketu in Meena, Kanya, Vrishbha and the later half of Dhanus, in Parivesha and Indra-chapa are strong if there be a conjunction of the Moon and the Sun and the time be night.
Sloka 6 : If the first Bhava be a friend sign, one Rupa has to be allotted to it; if it be Vrischika, the bala is ¼; if it be any other sign, the strength is ½. The strength of the Lagna is equal to that of its lord and is very powerful when the lord occupies an Upachaya (3rd, 6th, 10th or 11th) house. The same is also the case when it is occupied or aspected with Venus, and is at the same time without the conjunction or aspect of any other planet. The day – signs possess strength in day-births, while night signs are declared powerful in night-births.
Sloka 7 : A planet gets one full Rupa as positional strength when he is in his exaltation Rasi. The strength is ¾ when he is posited in his Moolatrikona Rasi. It is ½ when the planet occupies his own Rasi. When the planet is in. a friendly house, his bala is only ¼. In an inimical house, he gets only very little. The strength is nil when he is in his depression sign or eclipsed by the Sun’s rays.
Sloka 8 : The strength of the planets occupying the 4 Kendras (1st, 4th, 7th and 10th) has been distinguished by the astrologers in the following manner; It is ¼th in the 4th house; ½ in the 10th, ¾ in the 7th and full in the 1st or Lagna, thus increasing it by ¼ in each stage.
Sloka 9 : The aspect from the 7th house is the only one that should be declared as most effective in all cases; not so, the rest. But there are others who opine that the special aspect (of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars) is in no way less efficacious in producing full effect in all Yogas and the like.
Sloka 10 : Natural enmity or friendship between two planets is more fully effective than and preferable to their corresponding temporal ones as the latter is only a variable quantity and not a permanent one.
Sloka 11 : In completely warding off evil and in promoting prosperity, Jupiter is the most powerful of all the planets. Mercury and Venus have a ¼ and ½ respectively of that power. The Moon’s strength serves as a basis as it were for the strength of all the planets.
Sloka I2 : Find what portion of the asterism occupied by the Moon has elapsed at birth. Reduce the same to Vighatikas. Divide this result by (1) 60, (2) 300 and (3) 100. The three resulting quotients are termed (1) Chandrakriya, (2) Chandraavastha and (3) Chandravela respectively. Their effects are described below :
Sloka 13 : (1) one that has fallen from his position, (2) one practising austerities, (3) one Intent on others wives, (4) gambler, (5) one who is mounted on a mighty elephant; (6) one seated on the throne, (7) a rular of men (8) one that destroys enemies, (9) a commander of an army, (10) a virtuous person (11) one that is dead or quit exhausted, (12) one that is decapitated, (13)) one whose hands and legs are injured, (14) a prisoner, (15) one that is lost or spoilt, (16) a king, (l7) one that studies the Vedas, (18) one that indulges in protracted sleep, (19) one of a good character, (20) one who practises virtue.
Sloka 14 : (21) one that is born of a good family (22) one who has came by a treasure, (23) one belonging to a renowned family, (24) one clever in exposition (25) a destroyer of enemies, 26) one who is sickly, (27) one that is vanquished by his enemy, (28) one that has left off his native country, (29) a servant, (30) one who has lost his wealth, (31) one that is always seen in royal assemblies, (32) a good counsellor, (33) one that is in charge of others lands, (34) one that is faithful to his wife, (35) one who is afraid of elephants, (36) one who is timid in conflicts, (37) one that is generally very timid (38) one that lives concealed or incognito, (39) one that feeds others, (40) one who falls into the fire.
Sloka 15 : (41) one that suffers from bunger, (42) one that eats cooked rice, (43) one that is wandering, (44) one that eats flesh, (45) one that has been injured by a missile or weapon, (46) one who is married, (47) one with a ball in his hand, (48) one Who amuses himself with dice, (49) a king, (50) one that is distressed; (51) one that is in his bed, (52) one that is served by his enemies, (53) one that is surrounded by his friends, (54) a saint or devotee, (55) one that is with his wife, (56) one that eats sumptuous food, (57) one that drinks milk, (58) one that does good or virtuous acts, (59) one that is confident or self-possessed and (60) one who continues to be happy.
Sloka 16 : The following are declared by the wise as the effects of the 12 Avasthas of the Moon: (1) Absence from one’s head-quarters, (2) becoming a favourite of an esteemed king, (3) danger of losing one’s life an account of service to another, (4) possessing qualifications of being a ruler of the world, (5) delighting to have qualifications and merits befitting one’s family, (6) sickly, (7) holding a royal Darbar, (8) fear, (9) torment by the pangs of hunger, (10) marriage with a young lady, (11) desire to have handsome bed and (12) eating, sumptuous food.
Sloka 17 : The effects of the Moon’s 36 Velas have been thus described by the wise : (1) headache, (2) pleasure, (3) performing a sacrifice, (4) living happily, (5) eye disease, (6) being happy, (7) amusement with young damsels, (8) violent fever, (9) adornment with golden ornaments, (10) shedding tears, (11) devouring poison, (12) coition, (13) stomach-ache.
Sloka 18 : (l4) amusing oneself in water, merriment and painting, (15) anger, (l6) dancing, (l7) eating food along with ghee, (18) sleeping, (19) gift of presents, (20) toothache, (21) quarrel, (22) starting (on a journey), (23) intoxication or insanity, (24) swimming in water, (25) enmity.
