1. If, at the time of birth, the Sun and the Moon occupy together a sign of the Zodiac, the person born will be a maker of fire engines (a) and will work in stones; if the Sun and Mars occupy a sign together, the person will be addicted to sinful deeds; if the Sun and Mercury occupy a sign together, the person will be skilled in work, will be intelligent and famous, and will live in comfort; if the Sun and Jupiter occupy a sign together, the person will be cruel and will work for other men; if the Sun and Venus occupy a sign together, the person will gain money by engaging in public sports and by the use of weapons; and if the Sun and Saturn occupy a sign together, the person will be skilled in metal work and in earthen-ware.

Notes

(a) Engines of destruction according to the Commentator.

2. If the double planets, occupying together a sign of the Zodiac, at the time of birth, be the Moon and Mars, the person will earn money by the sale of works of art, of women, of liquor, and of pots and will give trouble to his mother; if they be the Moon and Mercury, the person will be of sweet speech, skilled in literary interpretation and will become popular and famous; if they be the Moon and Jupiter, the person will defeat his enemies, will be an important person in his family, will not be of firm views and will be greatly rich; if they be the Moon and Venus, the person will be skilled in cloth work (a); if they be the Moon and Saturn, the person will be the son of a re-married woman (b).

Notes

(a) In weaving, stitching, dyeing, buying and selling cloths.

(b) The Sanskrit term for the woman is Punarbhu. She is said to be a woman, who, out of sexual passion, quits her husband and marries a person of her own caste whether or not she may have joined in sexual union.

3. If the double planets occupying together a sign of the Zodiac at the time of birth be Mars and Mercury, the person will deal in roots and the like (a), in oil, in works of art and will be skilled in duels; if they be Mars and Jupiter, the person will be the chief of a town or a king, or a wealthy Brahmin (b); if they be Mars and Venus, the person will protect cows, will engage in duels, will be skilled in work, will indulge in sexual union with the wives of other men and will be a gambler; if they be Mars and Saturn, the person will be afflicted with grief, will be a liar, and will be despised by others.

Notes

(a) Fruits, flowers, bark, juice, etc.

(b) Or learned according to another reading.

4. If the double planets occupying together a sign of the Zodiac at the time of birth be Mercury and Jupiter, the person will be skilled in duels, will be fond of music and learned in dance; if they be Mercury and Venus, the person will be one of good speech, and will be a ruler over countries and over men; if they be Mercury and Saturn, the person will be skilled in deceiving others, and will reject the advice of his preceptor; if they be Jupiter and Venus, the person will be learned in some respectable department of knowledge, will possess wealth, a wife and various virtues; if they be Jupiter and Saturn, the person will be a barber, a potman or a cook.

5. If the double planets occupying together a sign of the Zodiac at the time of birth be Venus and Saturn, the person will be short-sighted, will have an increase of wealth through the friendship of a young woman, and will be skilled in writing and painting. In the case of other planetary yogas (a), the effects described shall be determined and applied.

Notes

(a) That is, if three or more planets occupy together a sign of the Zodiac at the time of birth, the yoga shall first be split into a number of double planetary yogas and the effects described in this Chapter shall then be applied. For example: suppose, the four planets, the Sun, the Moon, Mars and Mercury to occupy together a single sign. This yoga can be split into six double planetary yogas as follows: (1), the Sun and the Moon, (2), the Sun and Mars, (3), the Sun and Mercury, (4), the Moon and Mars, (5), the Moon and Mercury, (6), Mars and Mercury. The effects described for each shall be determined and applied.

Notes

The following yogas referring to the several groups of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 planets occupying together a single sign of the Zodiac at the time of birth are taken with their effects from a work known as Jataka Parijata.

I. - Of Two Planets

If the yoga planets occupying a single sign be

(1) The Sun and the Moon, the person will be subject to the influence of women, will be skilled in work and will be of bright appearance.

(2) The Sun and Mars, - will be a strong man, a liar and sinner.

(3) The Sun and Mercury, - will be learned, beautiful, strong and of fixed views.

(4) The Sun and Jupiter, - will be earnest in work, will be a favourite with the king and will be rich,

(5) The Sun and Venus, - will acquire wealth through women, will have kinsmen and enemies and will be intelligent.

(6) The Sun and Saturn, - will be of dull understanding and subject to his enemies.

(7) The Moon and Mars, - will be bold and born of a high family; will be virtuous, wealthy and possessed of good qualities.

(8) The Moon and Mercury, - will be charitable, learned in sciences, and possessed of excellent qualities.

(9) The Moon and Jupiter, - will protect good and pious men and will be very intelligent.

(10) The Moon and Venus, - will be a.sinner and a merchant.

(11) The Moon and Saturn, - will possess a bad wife, will ill-treat his father and will be poor.

(12) Mars and Mercury, - will be of good speech and learned in medicine, arts and sciences.

(13) Mars and Jupiter, - will be of strong sexual passion, will possess excellent qualities and will be a mathematician.

(14) Mars and Venus, - will be fond of fight and of the world, and will be deceitful.

(15) Mars and Saturn, - will be litigious, fond of music and of a dull understanding.