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Stanza 77. — In order to create conviction in the questioner, the astrologer should study the Arudha Lagna and read therefrom what experience the questioner had on the way.

Stanza 78. — If Rahu or Saturn is in Arudha or fifth or eighth house from it, then the messenger might have seen very low people on his way. If Mars or Mercury stands at the above positions, he might have met people belonging to Sudra caste.

Stanza 79. — If Jupiter or Venus is in Arudha or 5th or 8th from it, then Brahmins must have been seen. If these are associated with or aspected by evil planets, then thread-wearing Hindus,

Stanza 80. — If the Sun, then distinguished personages or officials; if the Moon or Venus, then a woman. If the Moon and Saturn are together there, he might have seen bad women; if Venus (without any evil planets), chaste women.

Stanza 81. — The nature of the people he has met on the way depends on the association or aspects of evil or good planets. Further, predictions will have to be made from the direction of querent and his gesticulations.

Stanza 82. — If the Sun occupies the eighth house from the Arudha, then predict royal displeasure or trouble from the army and this must have happened on the previous Sunday. If he occupies Jiva Navamsa, then say it was the ruler himself. Predict also some loss befitting the Navamsa the Sun occupies — Dhatu, Jeeva or Moola (mineral, vegetable or animal).

NOTES

In odd signs (Aries, Gemini, Leo, etc.) the 1st, 4th and 7th Navamsas refer to Dhatu (mineral), the 2nd, 5th and 8th refer to Moola (animal) and the 3rd, 6th and 9th refer to Jeeva

(vegetable). In even signs (Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, etc.) the 1st, 4th and 7th refer to Jeeva (vegetable), the 2nd, 5th and 8th to Moola (animal) and the 3rd, 6th and 9th to Dhatu (mineral).

In 80 st. has been translated as distinguished personality or officer.

Stanza 83. — If the Moon occupies the eighth house, then say that the querist had to starve on the previous Monday or he had to live on mere rice-water.

NOTES

According to the commentator, if the Moon was strong then the querist would have lived on rice-water.

Stanzas 84 and 85. — If Mars is in the 8th, then the questioner had a fall. Mars with Gulika reveals that the person was wounded severely. According as Mars occupying a dhatu, moola or jeeva or sarisripa Navamsa, the querist was hurt by some weapon, lacerated by thorns, scratched or wounded by nail or teeth or was bitten by a snake or scorpion, on the previous Tuesday.

NOTES

Sarisripa Navamsas are Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

Stanzas 86 and 87. — If Mercury occupies the 8th from Arudha Lagna, the questioner was obstructed in his work the previous Wednesday. According as Mercury is in Moola, Dhatu or Jeeva Navamsa, the questioner had to lose or be without betel leaves and nuts, or was sick, or had to exchange harsh words or be without chunam (lime).

Stanzas 88 to 92. — If Jupiter stands on the eighth, say on the last Thursday his performance of daily religious duties was delayed (in the case of twice-born) or there was loss of articles. If Venus is in the 8th house, he had separation from his beloved or loss of clothes or his clothes were soiled by dirt. If he is in Moola Navamsa, his clothes were torn by thorns. If he occupies Jeeva Navamsa, they were torn by his finger nails or he gave them away as gifts. If he occupies Sarisripa Navamsa, his clothes were bitten by mice or eaten away by white ants on the previous Friday. If Saturn stands on the eighth from Arudha, say that he had to take food very late or had to face a great danger on Saturday last.

Stanzas 93, 94 and 95. — If Rahu stands on the eighth, say that his legs were affected by some pain on the way. If he stands on dhatu Navamsa, say it was caused by stones. If he stands in moola Navamsa, some thorns pierced into his feet. If he is in Jeeva navamsa, the querist was bitten by a serpent on the previous Saturday. If Kethu stands on the eighth house, say that his legs dashed against rocks last Tuesday. If he is with Gulika, then predict that his legs were very much wounded.

Stanza 96. — If evil planets occupy the third house from Arudha, then the questioner had to fast on the days governed by such planets.

Stanza 97. — The third, sixth and twelfth houses are also evil as eighth house. Hence predict evil to have happened last week allotting suitable days to those planets that occupy the above houses.

NOTES

These stanzas are clear enough and they do not need any explanations. The situation, of the different planets in the 3rd, 6th, 8th and 12th houses from Arudha Lagna and in certain Navamsas indicate the happenings — some trivial — on certain week-days, pertaining to the planets concerned. Readers may test these principles and find out for themselves, the usefulness of these combinations in the modern age.

We can illustrate with a chart here.

Suppose at the time of query Aquarius is the Arudha Lagna.

Sun 4 Merc. 19 Venus 16 Ketu 14-32 Jup. 5 Moon 6 Arudha Lagna 17-3-1978 Mars Saturn 2-52 Rahu 14-32 Saturn Rahu NAVAMSA Mars Sun Mercury Moon Jupiter Ketu Venus

Rahu is in the 8th in Rasi and in Taurus Navamsa which is the 5th Navamsa. Virgo being an even sign, the 5th Navamsa would belong to Moola or vegetable.

So, the querent can be expected to have trodden over thorns which must have pierced through his soles while on his way to the astrologer.

Stanza 98. — Suppose planets occupy favourable houses, then predict good as having happened on the days governed by the occupants. These predictions can also be made from Udayalagna, in which case, predict good or bad on the ensuing weekdays.

Stanza 99. — In Prasna Bhasha it is stated thus : If there are strong malefics in the 7th from the Arudha of the messenger or query, he must have had bad omens; if benefics, good ones. The same results can be read from planets in the 4th and 10th from Arudha. The omens at a journey can be read from the Ascendant at the time of starting and the 4th and the 10th therefrom. The same results can be read from planets in the 4th and 10th from Arudha.

Stanza 100. — If the Sun and Mars occupy 1, 4, 7 and 10, then say he has met some quadrupeds like elephants or cows as indicative signs on his way. Mercury and Saturn are bird- planets and indicate birds like chakoras. The Moon indicates serpents or scorpions and Rahu, spiders.

NOTES

It must be noted that if Jupiter or Venus occupies such a position, the questioner must have come across some human being.

people on his way. If the Moon and Venus occupy the above houses, say that he has met women on the way. If it is Mercury, say he met. learned men. If it is Jupiter, he met pious Brahmins. Mars indicates soldiers. The Sun represents men of distinction.