19.4 There are six Ruhtus or Seasons
1. Vasantha – Contains Chaitra and Vaisakha – Spring.
2. Grishma – Includes Jyeshta and Ashadha – Windy.
3. Varsha – Incorporates Sravana and Bhadrapada – Rainy.
4. Saradrutu – Aswija and Krittika – Winter.
5. Hemanta – Margasira and Pushya – Cold.
6. Sisira – Magha and Phalguna – Dropping of leaves.
19.5 Planetary States
Deepta or Uchcha – Exaltation.
Swocha – Deep exaltation.
Swakshetra – Own house – Swastha.
Mitrakshetra – Friendly house – Mudita.
Satrukshetra – Unfriendly house – Deena.
Neecha – Debilitation – Khala.
Vakra – Retrogression – Bali.
Asta – Combustion – Vaikalya.
Atichara – Acceleration – Bheeta.
Santa – Occupying favourable divisions.
Peedya – Occupying the last degree of a sign.
Kendras or quadrants – 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses.
Thrikonas – Trines – 1st, 5th and 9th.
As the first is included in Kendra 5th and 9th are generally taken by the word Trikona.
Upachayas – 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th houses.
Sama – Neutral.
1. Lagna – Birth, ascendant, body.
2. Dhana, Netra, Vak – Second house represents eyes, wealth, speech.
3. Sahaja, Bhratru – Third house indicates brothers courage, ornaments, ears.
4. Matru, Vidya, Bhoomi, Sukha – Fourth house denotes mother, happiness, education, lands.
5. Prajnya, Putra, Pitru – Fifth house shows intelligence, children, father.
6. Satru, Roga, Runa – Sixth house indicates enemies, diseases and debts.
7. Kalatra, Kama, Bhoga – Seventh house denotes wife, passion, enjoyment.
8. Marana, Mrityu, Arishta, Ayu – Eighth house explains about death, accidents, misfortunes and longevity.
9. Bhagya, Tapa, Pitru – Ninth house signifies wealth, piety and father.
10. Karma, Rajya, Jeevanopaya, Prakhyati, Agnya – Tenth house shows actions, political powers, means of livelihood, reputation and command.
11. Labha, Bhagini, Mitra – Eleventh house denotes gains, elder sisters, brothers and friends.
12. Vyaya, Nashta, Papa – Twelfth house refers to losses, expenditure and sins.
Each Bhava or signification refers to a large number of human events and transactions and as all the twelve Bhavas comprehend the whole worldly phenomena, it is not possible to refer to them all here.
To get a wider information, reference should be made to larger works treating on these subjects.
The Sun – Denotes soul, reputation, political power, father and paternal relations.
The Moon – Shows mother, mind, pearls, milk.
Mars – Denotes courage; adventures, fires, brothers, lands.
Mercury – Explains about maternal aunts and uncles, intelligence.
Jupiter – Denotes children, education, gold, religiousness, self-respect.
Venus – Shows wife, sexual desires, sense; pleasures, silver, gems.
Saturn – Sorrows, miseries, old age, servants.
Rahu – Denotes darkness, poison, paternal, grand father and uncles.
Ketu – Indicates maternal grandfather and uncles, worries and final emancipation.
