Notes

Suppose A to be a point in the ecliptic occupied by an aspecting planet; divide the ecliptic into 12 equal parts of 30° each, beginning from A. So that the 12 points of division will be those respectively marked by, A,30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180°, 210°, 240°, 270°, 300°, and 330° and for purposes of planetary aspects, these points are respectively the middle points of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc, to 12th houses. So that a planet at A aspects with a quarter sight the middle points of the 3rd and 10th houses, i. e., the points marked 60° and 270° respectively; similarly it aspects with a halt sight points marked 120° and 240°; with there-quarters of a sight points marked 90° and 210°; and with a full sight point marked 180°. The aspects extend to 15° on either side of the points noted above. The same remark applies to the special aspects of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

14. The Sun indicates six months; the Moon two Ghatikas or forty-eight minutes; Mars a day; Mercury two months; Jupiter a month; Venus a fortnight; and Saturn a year.

The Sun presides over pungent flavor; the moon over salt flavor; Mars over acerbity; Mercury over mixed flavor; Jupiter over sweetness; Venus over sourness; and Saturn over bitterness.

15. According to some Jupiter is the friend of the Sun; Jupiter and Mercury are the friends of the Moon; Venus and Mercury are the friends of Mars. The Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn are the friends of Mercury. The Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn, are the friends of Jupiter. Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn are the friends of Venus. Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are the friends of Saturn (o). But according to Satyacharya, a planet's friends are the lords of the 2nd 12th, 5th, 9th, 8th, and 4th houses from his Moolatrikona sign as well as the lord of the exaltation sign of such planet, provided they do not conflict with the lords of the remaining houses, (b)

Notes

(a). The other planets are the enemies.

(b). The same may be expressed otherwise: the lords of the remaining houses are the foes of a planet provided they do not conflict with the lords of the seven houses described above. Putting the two together we get the following results:

(1) Those lords of the seven houses who may not at the same time be the lords of the remaining houses are the friends of the particular planet.

(2) Those lords of the latter houses who may not at the same time be the lords of the former houses are the foes of the particular planet.

(3) And those who may be the lords of both are neither the friends nor the foes of the particular planet.

Following the above rule, the author himself gives for each planet, his friends, foes, and neutrals in the following two stanzas, (Vide note at the end of stanza 17),

16. Saturn and Venus are the enemies of the Sun, Mercury is his neutral, and the rest are his friends.

The Sun and Mercury are the friends of the Moon and the rest are her neutrals, (a)

The Sun, the Moon, and Jupiter are the friends of Mars; Mercury is his enemy, and Venus and Saturn are his neutrals.

The Sun and Venus are the friends of Mercury; the Moon is his enemy, and the rest are his neutrals.

17, Mercury and Venus are the enemies of Jupiter; Saturn is his neutral, and the rest are his friends.

Mercury and Saturn are the friends of Venus; Mars and Jupiter are her neutrals, and the rest are her enemies.

Venus and Mercury are the friends of Saturn; Jupiter is his neutral, and the rest are his enemies, (b)

Thus have I stated over again at length the views of Satyacharya regarding the natural or permanent friendship , enmity, and neutrality among planets.

Notes

(a). The Moon has no enemies.

(b). We will now examine how the author arrived at the three results given in the last two stanzas. Take the case of the Sun. His Moolatrikona house is Leo. (Vide stanza 14.) The 2nd, 12th, 5th, 9th, 8th, and 4th houses from Leo are respectively Virgo, Cancer, Sagittari, Aries, Pisces and Scorpio. The exaltation house of the Sun is Aries. The lords of all these houses are respectively Mercury, the Moon, Jupiter, Mars, Jupiter, and Mars or dropping the repetitions, we get, Mercury, the Moon, Jupiter and Mars. Of the seven houses, Aries being repeated, we have been dealing with only six houses. The other six houses of the Zodiac are Leo, Libra, Capricorn, Aquarius, Taurusand Gemini, Their lords are respectively the Sun,

Venus, Saturn, Saturn, Venus and Mercury, or dropping the repetitions, and also the Sun,we get Venus, Saturn and Mercury. We will compare these with the lords of the former set of houses, viz, Mercury, Moon, Jupiter, and Mars. We find that Mercury is the only planet occuring in both the lists. It is therefore the Sun's neutral. Venus and Saturn are his enemies, and the Moon, Mars and Jupiter are his friends. And so with the other planets.

18. Planets that occupy the 2nd, 12th, 11th, 3rd, 10th and 4th houses from a particular planet are the friends of that planet and the rest are his enemies for the time. According to some, the planets that occupy the exaltation sign of a particular planet are also the friends of that planet. Combining together the three natural relations (vide stanzas 16 and 17) with the two relations for the time now given, we may determine the five following relations existing between planets: Atimitra (great friend), Mitra (friend), Sama (neutral), Satru (enemy) and Atisatru (great enemy).

Notes

Stanzas 16 and 17 relate to the three relations of permanent friendship, neutrality and enmity. Stanza 18 relates to the two relations of temporary friendship and enmity. Combining the two together we get the following results.

19. A planet has sthandbala (local or positional strength) when in his exaltation sign, (a) friendly sign,

(b) Mulatrikona, (c) in his Navainsa, (d) or in his Kshetra, house, (e)

Mercury and Jupiter are powerful when in the East (f) or rising sign. The Sun and Mars are powerful when on the South or tenth sign. Saturn is powerful when in the West or setting sign, and the Moon and Venus are powerful when in the North or the 4th sign (Patala).

Notes

For the relative values of these places, vide stanza 11 Ch. XX.

(f) That is: they then possess Dikbala. According to some commentators, Mercury and Jupiter are powerful when in the Eastern triangular signs of Aries, Leo and Sagittari. The Sun and Mars are powerful when in the Southern triangular signs of Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. Saturn is powerful when in the Western triangular signs of Gemini, Libra and Aquarius, and the Moon and Venus are powerful when in the Northern triangular signs of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. For the Dikbala of the signs, vide note (a), to stanza 19. Ch. I.

20. The Sun and the Moon possess Cheshtabala (motional strength) when in any of the six signs from Makara. The other planets possess it when in their retrograde motion or when in conjunction with the Moon (Samagama) or when in their greatest brilliancy (a) or when they happen to be the northern planets in planetary conjunction (Yudha).

Notes

(a) Mercury is so when about 29° apart from the Sun, Venus when about 47° apart from the Sun and the other planets when in opposition to the Sun.

21. The Moon, Mars and Saturn possess Kalabala (temporal strength) at night; Mercury possesses it both day and night; and the other planets (a) possess it by day. The malefic planets possess it during the waning Moon (Krishna paksha) and the benefic planets during the waxing moon (Sukla paksha). Also each planet has it in his year, month, day and hour.

Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, the Moon and the Sun are each naturally stronger than the immediately preceding planet in the order stated (b).

Notes

(a). That is the Sun, Jupiter and Venus. For the Kalabala of the signs, vide stanza 19. Chapter I (Definitions And Elementary Zodiacal Principles).

(b). Such strength is known as Naisargikabala.

Before applying the astrological truths contained in the subsequent pages, the reader must consider the strength or weakness of each house, of its Lord, and of the planets occupying or aspecting such house. For these and various other purposes, it will not do to have a mere Rasi Chakra or Navamsa Chakra to represent roughly the planetary positions. The actual longitudes (sphuta) of the planets and of Lagna from Revati should be known.