Take the horoscope given above. Here the UpaPada of the 7th Pada, i.e. the 6th, falls in Vrishabha and Venus is placed there in (Swakshetra). His wife, i.c., his first wife is beautiful, or good conduct and is blessed with long life. When the (Pada) is considered, all the general principles of Astrology must be used and the results predicted. But when (UpaPada) is considered prediction must be based only on the planets conjoined with the UpaPada. This point is not clearly explained by the author, but a logical reasoning from the general principles and by the wordings, this can be elucidated.
Sloka 40 : All about the first wife should be divined throught eh (DaraPada) and its (UpaPada). Information about the second wife should be sought for through the 8th house from these two Padas. Sages say that the number of wives that would be lost should be declared through the amount of (Papatva), if any, in the Pada over and above that in the (DaraPada). Where the Pada concerned is highly (Subha), there it indicates that the particular wife will be the promoter of the family, the giver of happiness, one endowed with long life and affording enjoyment.
Sloka 41 : The number of Navamsas elapsed in the 3rd house counted backwards from the Lagna will indicate the number of elder-borns, while the number of navamsas still to rise in the 3rd house counted in regular order from the Lagna will denote the number still to be born the number of males and females among them should be guessed according to the rules on the subject while the number of those surving or otherwise should be judged from the strength of the benefic and malefic planets respectively.
Sloka 42: Out of the planets from the Sun onwards, find which has traveled the highest number of degrees in the rasi occupied. He is designated as (adhikagraha) or senior planet in the nativity. If the Sun should conjoin with this Adhikagraha, the person concerned will be an adviser in the palace. If the full Moon and Venus should be together with the Adhikagraha, the native concerned will be very rich, learned and enjoy all pleasures, If Mars be such a planet, a worker in metals and a rogue.
Sloka 43: If the planet in question be Mercury, the person will be skilled in sculpture, or a dealer in earthen jars and cloths. If it be Jupiter, he will be a sacred Brahmin engaged in vedic duties, and versed in the Vedas and works auxiliary to the same. If Venus be such a planet he will be long lived, prone to indulge in sexual pleasures. If it be Saturn, he will engage himself in all sorts of vocations. If it be Rahu or Ketu, the person will be clever in preparing medicines from poison, metals and the like.
In these two slokas (42-43), the author describes about (Adhikagraha). He seems to have taken this idea from Jaimin who calls this planet as (Atmakaraka) and he has attached much importance to the (Amsa) occupied by this Atmakaraka and has very elaborately dealt with on this subject. Readers may find these in Jaimini sutras. In these two slokas, the author has described the effects of planet joining the Atmakaraka in Rasi chakra. For example, the exact planetary positions in Chart 77 given in P. 120 are in order as follows:
Sun Moon Mars Merc Jup. Venus Sat. Rahu Lagna 40-36, 100-56. 250-4 280-26 240-7 110-7 40-34 20-17 90-58 the (Adhikagraha) or (Atmakaraka) is mercury as he is the planet that has advanced most in the Rasi occupied by him.
Here the planet should be in conjunction with the Atmakaraka and not otherwise. But Jaimini reads these effects from the conjunction of planets placed with this Atmakaraka in Navamsa Rasi for this, please see notes under the sloka 45.
SLoka 44: If the 2nd place reckoned from that (Adhikagraha) be aspected or occupied by the Sun and venus, he will serve in a palace. If a malefic be in the 3rd house from the (Adhikagraha), the person will possess valour. If a benefic be there instead, he will be a timid person. If the Moon be in the 4th house from the (Adhikagraha) and be aspected by Venus, the person concerned will be a great pilot or sailor. If the 4th house in question be occupied or aspected by the Moon and venus, the native will be endowed with storeyed buildings (Mansions) and similar comforts.
In this sloka, effects of plaents situated or aspecting the Bhavas readers should note that he has described effects applying the same general principles considering the (Jamna Lagna), (Arudha Lagna) and (Adhikagraha Lagna) or (atmakaraka Lagna) and Jaimini has gone even further.
Sloka 45: If the Moon and Venus be posited in or aspect the 4th house from the (Adhikagrahapada), the native will be the lord of very big mansions. If the said 4th place be occupied by a planet in exaltation, ht effects will be similar; but the native will also be troubled by white and black leprosy. Thus should be divined every thing as above from a consideration of the Rasi, Navamsa and Dwadasamsa occupied by the (Adhikagraha). The profession and manliness of a person should be divined through the planet that is next junior to the (Adhikagraha)
This is a very important sloka. The author has in brief exhausted all the details elaborated by Jaimini. He wants us to read similar effect from the Navamsa Rasi occupied by this Atmakaraka and Dwadasamsa too, but Jaimini has taken only Navamsa. Then he describes that the planet next in degrees and minutes has also to be considered and the native’s profession to be predicted out of that planet: valour and courage from the planet next to it. In this connection, I may say that this is nothing but an abstract of that Jaimini has elaborated and discussed in his Jaimini Sutras. He calls the planet foremost in Kalas degrees in any Rasi a Atmakaraka the next in degree to Atmakaraka as Atmatyakaraka and the next as Bhratrukaraka; next as Matrukaraka and the next as Putrakaraka, the next as jhatikaraka and the next as Darakaraka. With this he stops and bases his prediction on these. This theory of atrtributing Karakatva is like attributing a Lagna to Atmakaraka and the successive bhavas till 7th to the successive planets. In fact, this is how he has dealth with the subject. For details, please refer to Jaimini Sutras.
