16. The house wherein three planets along with Mercury are situated, produces invariably a wound or a mole in the part of the body signified by that house. If a malefic is situated in the 6th house, in the part of the body signified by sign in which the sixth house falls, wounds are caused. If that planet is aspected by benefic planets, there will be a mole or mark on that part. If it be only conjoined with benefic planets there will be just a mark.
17. In the body of beasts, the signs Aries onwards represent the head, face, legs, shoulders, back, breast, sides, belly, rectum, feet, genitals, buttocks and the tail.
18-22. Ascertain the measure in Anguls of the shadow of the shanku at the time of the query. With the help of this shadow find out the longitude of the Ascendant at the time according to the rules given in “Grah Laghav” (we can find out straight away also the Ascendant) – Leave the signs and degrees of the Ascendant and taking only the minutes multiply the minutes by the length of the shadow. Divide the product by 7 and find out the remainder.
In the Table given above multiply the figure of the remainder with its corresponding figure shown under it (under 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) Divide the product by 71. Take the remainder. Deduct from this remainder the figure 5, 21, 14 etc. shown under Sun, Moon, Mars etc. Go on deducting these figures until further deduction is not possible. The number that cannot be deducted will show the number of days etc. in which work will be accomplished. The Number will be days if the non-diminishable number falls under Sun or Mars.
It will be so many fortnights if the undiminishable number falls under Venus or Moon. It will be so many months if the undiminishable number falls under Jupiter. It will be so many years if it falls under Saturn.
23. At a query regarding conception, victory, defeat, destruction of enemies, meeting with new persons, and acquisition of wealth, the time of fruition of good and bad results is to be declared in this way after careful thought.
24. Query relating to Dreams. In a query relating to dreams, if the Sun is placed in the ascendant he has seen fire, a lamp red cloth or a king in the dream.
If the Moon is placed in the ascendant, he has seen white cloth, white flower, scent or a woman in the dream.
25. Mars placed in the ascendant indicates that he would have seen coral, gold, blood, or fresh meat of an animal. Mercury in the ascendant denotes dreams about travel by air. Jupiter there, would point to dreams of meeting gods and relatives.
26. Venus in the ascendant tells about dreams regarding swimming in water. Saturn therein indicates climbing mountains and lofty places. If many planets are placed in the ascendant mixed results are to be told.
27. If there is a planet in the ascendant placed in inimical sign or in debilitation or defeated in planetary war, the person has seen a bad dream. If there is a planet in setting placed in the ascendant, the querist will meet with defeat.
28. The time of fructification of the results is to be told from the number of signs between the ascendant and the Moon. The results of one’s own dreams are to be guessed as told above. Thus Yavaneshwara has declared.
29. The seven classes of letters beginning with (1) v (2) d (3) p (4) v (5) r (6) i and (7) ; and (‘k) are alloted to the planets the Sun, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter Saturn and the Moon respectively. From the first letter of the query, the ascendant should be determind.
30. The good and bad results are to be told to the querist. If the letter is the first, third or the fifth of the class, the odd sign belonging to the planet is to be fixed as the ascendant.
31. By the rest i.e., the second and fourth letters, the even sign belonging to the planet is to be taken as the ascendant. This process is to be applied to find out the lagna belonging to Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn, but not for the Sun and the Moon for they own one sign each. Letters of Sun give Leo and those of Moon Cancer as the ascendant.
32. From that ascendant all the good and bad results are to be proclaimed as before. If the time of query cannot be determined exactly this method is to be adopted for fixing the ascendant in dealing with queries.
Chapter 15 – General
1. The twelve houses ascendant onwards represent body, treasure, fighting, vehicles, counsel, enemies, path longevity, mind, occupation, gains and minister.
2. The Sun, Saturn and Mars spoil occupied house excepting the 3rd and the eleventh houses. The Sun and Mars do not spoil the 10th house by their occupation. The benefics cause all the houses to flourish by their placement except the 6th house. But Venus is not good in the 7th house. The Moon is not auspicious in the 8th house. Nor is it good for the house falling in the sign of Leo.
3. Benefics placed in the ascendant bestow good health, riches and comforts upon the native. While placed in the second house, they cause acquisition of wealth. In the third house, the cause increase in the strength of the army.
4. If benefics are posited in the fourth house, there will be increase in the prospects of vehicles and friends. While situated in the fifth house, they cause the benefits of good counsel. In the sixth house, benefics destroy the enemies. Excepting Venus all other planets are favourable for travel when placed in the 7th.
