18. We will now present a very important concept to analyse the destiny of relatives of an individual.
Reference is invited to verse 7 of Chapter 23 of Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra. It says that just as results are deduced from the ascendant for the individual, similarly deductions may be made for younger brothers and other relatives from the III and other houses respectively. This is supported by Phal Deepika Chapter 15 verses 20 and 25. Thus, the III house would be the ascendant for the younger sibling, IV for the mother, V for the first child, VI for the enemy, VII for the spouse, IX for the father, and the XI for elder siblings. We can work out other relationships too. For example, the younger brother of the spouse shall be determined from the IX house as it is the III house from the VII, the mother of the spouse from the X house as it is the IV house from the VII, the spouse of the first child from the XI house as it is the VII house from the V, etc.
We shall shortly see that the relevant house from the karaka represents the specific matter. Mars is the karaka for younger siblings. The III house from Mars shall therefore represent younger siblings. The V house from Jupiter shall represent the first child, etc.
Therefore we should take the relevant house from a karaka as the ascendant for that relative. The III house from Mars shall be the ascendant for the first younger sibling. The V house from Jupiter shall stand for the ascendant for the first child etc.
The Arudha as we know represents a matter more forcefully. The younger sibling shall be powerfully represented by the Arudha of the III house from the karaka Mars; the mother by the Arudha of the IV house from the karaka Moon; the first child from the Arudha of the V house from the karaka Jupiter; etc. It is therefore preferable to take the Arudha as the ascendant for the concerned relative. Therefore the Arudha of the VII house from Jupiter shall be the ascendant for the first husband, the Arudha of the V house from Jupiter shall be the ascendant for the first child, etc.
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The V house from Jupiter shows the first child. The III house from this house shows the next child, and the III from it the next, and so on. Similarly, the VII house from Venus shows the first wife; the III house from this house shows the second wife, the III from the second wife shows the next wife, and so on. The Arudha of the V house from Jupiter is the ascendant for the first child. The Arudha of the VII house from Jupiter (the III house from the V house from Jupiter) is the ascendant for the second child. The Arudha of the IX house from Jupiter (the III house, from the III house, from the V house from Jupiter) is the ascendant for the third child, and so on. The Arudha of the VII house from Venus is the ascendant for the first wife. The Arudha of the IX house from Venus is the ascendant for the second wife. The Arudha of the XI house from Venus is the ascendant for the third wife and so on. The Arudha of the VII house from Jupiter is the ascendant for the first husband. The Arudha of the IX house from Jupiter is the ascendant for the second husband. The Arudha of the XI house from Jupiter is the ascendant for the third husband, etc.
Here we would like to clarify that when we determine the ascendant in this manner the claim is not that the concerned relative will be born with this ascendant. For example, if Scorpio is determined as the ascendant for the second child, it is not claimed that the birth chart of the second child shall have Scorpio rising. It only means that if in the birth chart of the individual we take Scorpio as the ascendant, we can determine many aspects in the life of his second child. Now we make this slightly more complicated. How do we find the house representing the younger brother of the first wife? The principle is simple. We first determine the house that represents the wife from the concerned karaka. This would be the VII house from Venus. The III house from this house can easily be determined. We take the Arudha of this house. This shall be the ascendant for the immediate younger brother of the first wife.
Let us take a concrete illustration. Let us consider Chart 1-2 and determine the house that represents the younger brother of the wife. The VII house from Venus in the natal chart is Pisces. The III house from it is Taurus. The Arudha of Taurus is in Capricorn. This is the ascendant for the immediate younger brother of the first wife.
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The question now before us is to determine the planet that would represent the concerned relative. Should we take the owner of the concerned Arudha as the planet? This would not be correct. The determination of a relative has several elements. For example, let us take the first wife of an individual. Let us suppose Venus is placed in Gemini in the birth chart. The VII house from Venus shall be in Sagittarius. The Arudha of Sagittarius shall represent the first wife. Let us suppose it is in Capricorn. A planet that is related to Capricorn and Venus shall give results relating to the first wife of the individual. Let us now consider the immediate younger brother of the first wife of this individual. The Arudha of the third house from Sagittarius, i.e., Aquarius shall represent the relative. A planet related to this Arudha house and Mars shall give results pertaining to the immediate younger brother of the individual. Let us now take the inquiry one step farther. Suppose we wish to study the affairs of the first child of the immediate younger brother of the first wife of the individual. The Arudha of the V house from Aquarius shall represent the first child. A planet related to the Arudha of the V house from Aquarius and Jupiter shall give results relating to the first child of the first younger brother of the first wife of the individual.