Benefics and Malefics.

Among these, Surya, Sani, Mangal, decreasing Candr,

Rahu and
Ketu (the ascending and the descending nodes of Candr) are malefics, while
the rest are
benefics. Budh, however, is a malefic, if he joins a malefic.

Grah governances.
Surya is the soul of all.
Chandra is the mind.
Mangal is one's strength.
Budh is speech-giver,
while Guru confers Knowledge and happiness.
Sukr governs semen (potency),
while Sani denotes grief.

Grah cabinet.
Of royal status are Surya and Candr,
while Mangal is the Army chief.
Prince-apparent is Budh.
The ministerial Grahas are Guru and Sukr.
Sani is a servant.
Rahu and Ketu form the Grah Army.

Complexions of Grahas.
Surya is blood-red.
Candr is tawny.
Mangal, who is not very tall is blood-red,
while Budh's hue is akin to that of green grass.
Tawny-- Guru,
variegated ---- Sukr
dark ---Sani
Deities of Grahas.
Fire (Agni) -sun
Water (Varuna)- moon
Subrahmanya (Lord Shiva's son, following Ganesh)--kuja
Maha Vishnu--bhudha
Indra--jupiter
Shachi Devi (the consort of Lord Indra) --sukra and
Brahma --sani

Gender of the Grahas.

Budh and Sani are neuters.
Candr and Sukr are females, while
Surya, Mangal and Guru are males.

Primordial compounds.
The Panchabhutas,
Space --- Guru,
Air--- Sani
Fire--- Mangal
water --- Sukr
earth--- Budh,

Castes of Grahas. Guru and Sukr are Brahmins. Surya is a royal Grah, while
Candr and
Budh belong to commercial community. Sani rules the Sudras (4 th caste).
Primary ingredients (or Sapth Dhatus). Donoted by
Bones---- Surya
Blood ---Candr
Marrow --- Mangal
Skin--- Budh
Fat--- Guru
semen ---Sukr and
muscles ----Sani.

abodes of the Grahas. Temple, watery place, place of fire, sport-ground,

treasure-house,
bed-room and filthy ground: these are, respectively, the abodes for the seven
Grahas from
Surya onward.

Strengths of Grahas.
Strong in the East are Budh and Guru.
Surya and Mangal are so in the South,
while Sani is the only Grah, that derives strength in the West.
Candr and Sukr are endowed with vigour, when in the North.
Again, strong during night are Candr, Mangal and Sani, while Budh is strong during
day and night.
The rest (i.e. Guru, Surya and Sukr) are strong only in daytime.
During the dark half malefics are strong. Benefics acquire strength in
the bright half of the month. Malefics and benefics are, respectively, strong in
Dakshinayan and Uttarayan.
The Lords of the year, month, day and Hora (hour of Grah) are stronger than
the other in ascending order. Again, stronger than the other in the ascending are
Sani, Mangal,
Budh, Guru, Sukr, Candr and Surya.
Exaltation and Debilitation.
Surya ---- , Mesh
Chandra-- Vrishabh,
Kuja --- Makar,
Budha----Kanya,
Guru---Kark,
Sukra---Meen and
Sani---Tula.
The deepest exaltation degrees are, respectively, 10, 3, 28, 15, 5, 27 and
20 in those Rasis.
And in the seventh Rasi from the said exaltation Rasi each Grah has its own
debilitation. The same degrees of deep exaltation apply to deep fall

Natural Relationships.
Note the Rasis, which are the 2 nd , 4 th , 5 th , 8 th , 9 th and 12 th from
the Mooltrikon of a Grah. The Grahas ruling such Rasis are its friends, apart
from the Lord of its exaltation Rasi.
Lords other than these are its enemies. If a Grah becomes its friend as well,
as its enemy (on account of the said two computations), then it is neutral,
or equal.

Temporary Relationships.
The Grah, posited in the 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 10 th , 1 1 th , or the 12 th
from another, becomes a mutual friend. There is enmity otherwise. (This
applies to a given Janm Kundali)

Compound Relationship. Should two Grahas be naturally and temporarily friendly,

they become extremely friendly. Friendship on one count and neutrality on another
count
make them friendly. Enmity on one count combined with affinity on the other turns
into
equality. Enmity and neutralship cause only enmity. Should there be enmity in both
manners,
extreme enmity is obtained. The Jyotishi should consider these and declare horoscopic
effects
accordingly.

Ratio of Effects.
A Grah in exaltation gives fully good effects,
while in Mooltrikon it is bereft of its auspicious effects by one fourth.
It is half beneficial in its own Bhava.
Its beneficence is one fourth in a friendly Rasi.
In an equal's Rasi one eighth of auspicious disposition is useful. The good
effects are nil in debilitation, or enemy's camp. Inauspicious
effects are quite reverse with reference to what is stated.

Limbs of Kaal Purush. Kaal Purush (or Time personified) has his limbs, as
under with reference to the 12 Rasis, respectively:
Head, face, arms, heart, stomach, hip, space below
navel, privities, thighs, knees, ankles and feet.

Classification of Rasis.
Movable, Fixed and Dual are the names given to the 12 Rasis in order.
These are again known, as malefic and benefic, successively.
Similarly are male and female.
Mesh, Simh and Dhanu are bilious.
Vrishabh, Kanya and Makar are windy.
Mithun, Tula and Kumbh are mixed, while the rest are phlegmatic.
Use of the 16 Divisions. Now I will explain the use of these sixteen
divisions. The
physique from Lagn,
wealth from Hora,
happiness through co-born from Dreshkan,
fortunes from Chaturthahs,
sons and grandsons from Saptahs,
spouse from Navahs,
power (and position) from Dashahs,
parents from Dvadashahs,
benefits and adversities through conveyances from Shodashahs,
worship from Vimshahs,
learning from Chaturvimshahs,
strength and weakness from Saptavimshahs,
evil effects from Trimshahs,
auspicious and inauspicious effects from Khavedahs and all indications from
both Akshavedahs and Shashtiahs: these are the considerations to be made
through the respective Vargas.
The Bhava,whose Lord is in a malefic Shashtiahs, will diminish; so say Garga
and others. The Bhava, whose Lord is in a benefic Shodashahs, flourish.
This is how the 16 Vargas are to be evaluated.

Names of Bhavas.

1. Thanu,

2. Dhan,

3. Sahaj,

4. Bandhu,

5. Putr,

6. Ari,

7. Yuvati,

8. Randhr,

9. Dharm,

10. Karma,

11. Labh and

 12. Vyaya

are in order the names of Bhavas. I explained these briefly and leave