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Stanza 1. — In Prasna Kriya, six Rasis, viz., Arudha, Lagna, Navamsa Lagna, Chatra, Spri-shtanga and Jaama should be examined.

NOTES

In this chapter, the author goes on to deal with the effects of Arudha. Sprishtanga Rasi is the sign corres-sponding to the organ touched by the querist. The allocation of organs to the twelve signs should be considered as given by Varahamihira, viz., the head, face, chest, heart, belly, waist, abdomen, sex organs, thighs, knees, buttocks and feet are governed in regular order by Aries and the succeeding signs.

Chatra Rasi is determined by noting what is called the Veethi Rasi. If the Sun occupies Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kataka and Simha, the Veethi Rasi is Mesha. If the Sun occupies Vrischika, Dhanus, Makara and Kumbha, Veethi Rasi is Mithuna. If the Sun occupies Kanya, Thula, Meena and Mesha, Veethi Rasi is Vrishabha. Count the number of Rasis from Arudha to Lagna and mark the same number of Rasis from Veethi Rasi, then we get the Chatra Rasi.

Illustration: Supposing Arudha is Vrishabha and Lagna is Simha. Let the Sun be in Mesha. The number from Arudha to Lagna would be 4. The same number counted from Veethi, viz. Vrishabha, would be Simha or Chatra Rasi.

Stanza 2. — If the Rasis suggested in stanza 1 are beneficially disposed, then there will be health and other favourable results. The benefic, malefic and weak dispositions should be carefully considered and then the answer given to the querist. This is the injunction of the Sastras.

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The six signs should be strong by association or aspect of good planets. If they are weak by the presence or aspect of evil and afflicted planets, the questioner will be miserable in general conditions of life. The astrologer's power of judgement should be fully exploited.

Stanza 3. — If Arudha or Lagna is occupied by evil planets, then the questioner will suffer from diseases or wounds in the organ governed by these Rasis.

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If Arudha is Mesha and Lagna is Cancer and both are afflicted, then both the head and the heart will be seats of disease.

Stanza 4. — If the lords of Arudha and Lagna and the Moon and the Sun and lords of houses occupied by these four lords, are exalted in Navamsa and otherwise strong, then the questioner will be fortunate and happy.

According to some Thungamsa means the degrees of exaltation and not the exaltation in the navamsa.

Stanza 5. — If the above-mentioned ones are weak, the condition of the questioner will not be good. If they occupy neecha or inimical Navamsa, then the condition of the querist will be really unfortunate.

NOTES

Here a distinction is made between the Rasi lords being weak and their occupying inimical or debilitated Navamsas — the latter being definitely more harmful.

Stanza 6. — Tf the lord of Arudha is devoid of strength and the lord of the 8th is strong, then the questioner will be beset on all sides by danger. If the lords of Arudha and 9th are strong and the lords of the 6th, 8th and 12th are weak, then there will be influx of all kinds of fortune.

AVASTHAS

Stanza 7. — There are two categories of 'Planetary Avasthas', each being divided into seven kinds. The state or condition of the questioner will be similar to the planetary avastba concerned.

Stanzas 8 to 72. — Neutral, friendly, own, Moolathrikona, exaltation, inimical and debilitation are the seven planetary avasthas corresponding regularly to the seven avasthas, viz., infant (atibalya), child (balya), adolescent (kaumara), youth (yauvana), royal (bhupa), servile (vriddha) and death (mrita). A planet will be infant for a day after combustion; a child 7 days after combustion; kaumara till the planet becomes stationary; yauvana till the commencement of retrogression; king for the period of retrogression; of vriddha, a few days before combustion and mrita, when in combustion. Thus there are two kinds of planethary avastas. The strength of the lords, Arudha, Lagna and Chatra should be considered under these various avasthas.

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Stanzas 8 to 12 are very important. Two types of planetary avasthas or slates are recognised. They are sthanavastha or positional state and kalavastha or temporal state. Sthanavasta of a planet can be known thus by its occupation of different signs — friends, neutral, inimical. The kalavastha can be ascertained by the distance of the planet from the Sun. It will be seen that retrogression (vakra), combustion (moudhya), etc., are due to a planet's movement with reference to the Sun, The following table will enable the reader to guess the sthana and kalavasthas.

Avastha Nature of Rasi Nature of Kala

Atibalya Neutral or sama for 1 day after combustion Balya Friendly 7 days after above

Kaumara Own house till stationary

Yauvana Moolathrikona till beginning of retrogression Raja Exaltation as long as retrogression lasts. Vriddha Enemy's sign 7 days before combustion Mrita Debilitation when in combustion

You have to take the lords of Arudha Rasi, Lagna and Chatra Rasis, see who is the most powerful and then find out the avastha of that planet.