9) The Debilitation Räçis of the Seven Planets beginning with the Sun are the 7th ones from their respective Exaltation Signs. The Vargottama Naväàças of the three Signs Movable, Fixed and Dual, repeated four times are in order, the first, middle i.e., the 5th and the last one. The 12 Bhävas or Houses beginning with the Lagna or Body constitute the whole personality of an individual.
Notes: The debilitation Signs of the planets are Libra, Scorpio, Cancer, Pisces, Capricorn, Virgo and Aries.
10) The Mülatrikoìa Signs of the seven planets beginning with the Sun are in order Leo, Taurus, Aries, Virgo, Sagittarius, Libra and Aquarius. Caturasra or Square Houses are the 4th and 8th ones from a particular Sign, house (Bhäva) or a planet. The Trikoìa or Triangular houses are the 5th and 9th from the house of reference or the lagna.
11) The triad houses (that are termed inauspicious) consists of the 6th, 8th and 12th from the lagna. The Kendras of angular houses are the ascendant (1st), 4th, 7th and 10th The Signs named Human, Watery (or Aquatic), Reptile and Quadruped are strong in the above four Kendras respectively.
Notes: It is to be remembered that many of the words such as Kendra, Panapara, Äpoklima, Rippha etc., are of foreign origin. Kendra means right angle i.e., the four Kendras at a distance of 90 from one another. Mithuna, Kanyä, Tulä, the first half of Dhanus and Kumbha are termed Human Signs; Signs Karkaöaka, Våçcika, Makara and Ména, Watery; Karkaöaka, Våçcika, Reptile; and Meña, Våñabha, Siàha, the latter half of Dhanus and the first half of Makara Quadruped. Human Signs are strong when they occupy the ascendant (Lagna); Watery ones, the 4th House; Reptile ones, the 7th House and the Quadruped ones, the 10th House.
12-13) The houses immediately following the Kendras are termed Pa¥aphara; and those following the latter, Äpoklima.
The colours of the 12 Räçis beginning with Aries are in order (1) Red, (2) White, (3) Green, (4) Pink, (5) Brown, (6)Grey, (7) Variegated, (8) Black, (9) Yellow, (10) Saffron (11) Deep Brown, and (12) Bright.
14) The seven planets beginning with the Sun represent the Soul of the Kälapuruça or Time, (2) His Mind, (3) His Prowess, (4) His Speech, (5) His Wisdom and Happiness (6) His Sexual Passion and (7) His Sorrow, in order.
15) The Sun and the Moon are the Royal planets (King and Queen); Mars the Commander of the Army; Mercury, the Royal Prince; Jupiter and Venus, the Ministers; and Saturn, the Messenger. This is the opinion of the leading luminaries of astrology.
16) The colours of the seven planets are in order (1) Copper colour (2) White, (3) deep Red (4) Green, (5) Yellow, (6) Variegated, (7) Jet Black. The presiding Deities are in order (1) Rudra, (2) Goddess Durgä, (3) Çeça, (4) Viñnu, (5) Indra, (6) Indra’s consort Çacé, and (7) Yama.
17) The lords of the 8 quarters are in order (1) the Sun, (2) Venus, (3) Mars, (4) Rähu (5) Saturn, (6) the Moon, (7) Mercury and (8) Jupiter. The following are termed Malefic Planets: The weak Moon, the Sun, saturn and Mercury in association with a malefic planet.
18) Mercury and saturn are termed Eunuchs; the Moon and Venus, Female; and the rest, Male. The abodes of Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus andSaturn are in order, Fire, earth, Ether, Water and Air.
19) Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Sun are the rulers of the Ågveda, Yajurveda, Sämaveda and Atharvaveda respectively. They also preside over the four classes viz. Brähmaìas, Kñatriyas, Vaiªyas and Çüdras in order. Saturn is said to be the leader of outcasts and Rähu, the lord of Mlecchas (barbarians).
Notes: According to Varähamihira and others both Jupiter and Venus rule over the Brähmana class; the Sun and Mars over Kñatriyas.
20) The Sun, Moon and Jupiter are Sattvika (pure) in nature; Mercury and Venus, Räjasa (active or passionate); and Mars and Saturn, Tämasa (dark, inert or ignorant).
21-22) Their clothes are in order (1) thick, (2) new, (3) singed by fire, (4) soft, (5) fine (strong?) (6) silken and (7) rags. Their metals are (1)Copper, (2) silver (3) Copper (4) lead (5) gold (6) bell-metal and (7)iron. These metals are to be deduced from the rulers of the decanates rising at the time. The six seasons viz. winter, spring, summer, monsoon, autumn and dewy season are ruled over by Saturn, Venus, Mars, Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter respectively.
23) O Närada, Saturn aspects fully the 3rd and 10th houses, Jupiter the 5th and 9th, Mars the 4th and 8th houses counted from the one occupied by them and all the planets cast their full aspects on the 7th house.
24) The periods allotted to the seven planets from the Sun onwards are in order: A solstice (six months), A Muhürata or moment, a day, two months, a months, a fortnight and a year.
Their tastes are in order: pungent, salt, bitter, mixed, sweet, sour and astringent.
25-26) The friends of a planet are the lords of the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th Räçis counted from the Mülatrikoìa Räçis of the planets concerned. Friends of the seven planets beginning with the Sun are : (1)Jupiter (2) Jupiter and Mercury (3) Venus and Mercury, (4)all planets except the Sun, (5) all except Mars, (6) all except the Sun and Moon, (7) all except the Sun, Moon and Mars. Planets that are posited in the 2nd, 12th, 11th,3rd, 4th and 10th from one are his temporary friends.
Notes: According to the rule enunciated here, the Sun must have Jupiter who owns the 5th and 8th houses from his Mülatrikoìa, Mars owning 4th and 9th; and the Moon owning the 12th house, as his friends. However, the author gives only Jupiter. Similarly for the Moon, the Sun and Mercury become friends. For Mars, they are the Sun, Moon and Jupiter; for Mercury, the Sun and Mercury; for Jupiter, the Sun, Moon and Mars; for Venus, Mercury and Saturn; and for Saturn, Mercury and Venus.
