SANKETA SEVEN
1. In this Sanketa the author deals with certain effects-good or bad which according to him have been described by our ancient sages and which are not generally found in other works. The author advises that in a birth chart all the twelve houses should be critically examined by the astrologers and only then the result should be declared.
2. From the first house should be considered everything about the natives body, complexion, marks or molts, longevity, manner of living, caste, temperament, happiness or otherwise. From the second house should be found out all about goods, precious stones, wealth minerals etc. possessed by the native and also about his friends. From the third house should be examined all matters relating to courage, brothers, servants, journeys and father.
3. From fourth house should be examined all about ancestral property, wealth, lands, dwelling place and mothers happiness. From the fifth house we should consider every thing about mantras, learning (education), means of earning money and children. All about ones arrest or imprisonment, diseases, the native is likely to suffer from enemies, matcmal uncle and his family etc., should be considered from the sixth house. The seventh house deals with., matters relating to stolen or lost articles, wife or other women coming in contact with the native, losing of temper, partners in trade etc.
4. The 8th house is concerned with everything about places difficuli to reach, lost articles, differences amongst members of the family, dead relations, mental trouble, and destruction by or of enemy. From the ninth house are considered matters relating to sources of profit or gains, happiness, pleasure, desires, luck and road (journeys). The tenth house deals with matters concerning meritorious deeds, business, gain of wealth, shraddha on deceased ancestors, etc. Matters like homage, gifts, king, gains of wealth, daughters, friends cattle, real and good effects are to be looked from the 11th house.
5. Various kinds of ditliculties; sufferings, caused obstacles by the enemy, imprisonment, etc. should be considered from 12th house by the pundits in astrology. In this connection all the effects mentioned in the previous Sanketas should also be kept in mind when the effects of a house are analysed. The disposition of two houses on each aide of the said house, seventh house, Ascendant and 12th from each of them should also be taken into account as they also
influence the results. The effects are also influenced as a result of aspect on houses from planets in debilitation, exaltation, own signs etc.
6. The following points have also to be taken into consideration. 1) When the lord of a house be posited in its sign of debilitation he cannot be expected to yield favourable results. 2) When a planet in its sign of exaltatian be associated with a planet in debilitation, it would give only medium results. 3) When a planet in its debilitation sign be associated with one in exaltation, it would also give medium results.
7. When a planet aspects fully a house the effects would be realised in the year signified by the number of the sign owned by that planet counted from Ascendant. The effects should be predicted in accordance with this principle for natives whole life by the addition of as many twelve year periods as may be necessary.
8. If the eflects of any planet posited at the beginning of a sign become manifest in the early years of the life of the native, the astrologers should predict after assessing the strength of the planet that such effects would be available only in the early life. If such planet be posited at the end of a sign, very ordinary or no results could be expected. Avasthas (postures) of the planets at birth should also be taken into account while declaring the effects of such planets. According to the author, such secrets of the science of Astrology can be known only by devotion to the preceptor.
9. If the lord of a house be associated with a malefic planet, occupies a dusthana, the sign owned by an inimical planet or its sign of debilitation and the house be also weak, the good effects of that house would be completely lost. The effect would be middling, if the lord of house be posited in a neutral position. The lords of quadrants and trines are capable of producing very benificial results but they would be powerless to yield good results if posited in 2nd or 12th house to each other and bc associated with malefics.
10. Find out the position of Moon three days before the day of birth. If at that time Moon was strong and was associated with or aspected by benefics, it should be predicted that the third year of life of the native would prove favourable to him. The result would be quite opposite if Moon was weak and associated with or aspected by malefics.
11. Similarly we can declare in respect of 7th 10th or 4th year of life of the native by finding out the disposition and strength of Moon 7, 10 or 4 days prior to the day of the birth of the native.
12. If we add the number indicated by planet to the number of house in which it be placed, the total would signify the year (since birth) in which the effect of the planet would be realised. Similarly if we multiply the two numbers, the product of the two would indicate in which year the effect of the planet would come to pass. For example, if we add the number of the sign in which Ascendant be posited to the number of the sign in which Ascendant lord be placed, or if we multiply the two numbers the total and the product would indicate the year (since birth) in which the results of the Ascendant Lord would be experienced by the native. If the Lords of Ascendant and house occupied by him be mutual friends, the effects would come off more accurately.
13. If planets strong during night-time be placed in night signs and planets strong during day-time if placed in day-signs, with the lord of Ascendant posited in the visible half, all the difficulties of the native would be solved and he would be happy and comfortable.
14. The native may expect auspicious results if the Lord of Ascendant and lord of the sign occupied by Moon be not associated with or aspected by malefics. Saturn being in its sign of debilitation or inimical sign, if posited in 4th, 10th or 5th, would not yield favourable results.
