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Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra · Volume 1

19. Effects of the Sixth House

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अथ विप्र ! फलं वक्ष्ये षष्ठभावसमुद्भवम् ।
देहे रोगवणाद्यं तत् श्रूयतामेकचेतसा ॥ १ ॥

Verse 1
  1. O Brahmin, now I speak to you of the effects produced by the 6th House which are diseases ulcers in the body etc, listen to the same attentively.

षष्ठाधिपः स्वगेहे वा देहे वाऽप्यष्टमे स्थितः ।
तदा व्रणो भवेद्देहे घष्ठराशिसमाश्रिते ॥ २ ॥

Verse 2
  1. In the event of the 6th Lord being in his own house (the 6th House), in the Ascendant or in the 8th House, the native will get ulcers in that limb of the body which is related to the sign placed in the 6th house.

एवं पित्रादिभावेशास्तत्तत्कारकसंयुताः।
व्रणाधिपयुतश्चापि षष्ठाष्टमयुता यदि ॥ ३ ॥

तेषामपि व्रणं वाच्यमादित्येनन शिरोव्रणम् ।
इन्दुना च मुखे कण्ठे भौमेन ज्ञेन नाभिषु ॥ ४ ॥

गुरुणा नासिकायां च भृगुणा नयने पदे ।
शनिना राहुणा कुक्षौ केतुना च तथा भवेत् ॥ ५ ॥

Verse 3–5

3-5 In the same way the Lords of the Houses of father etc and the significators of the these houses being together with the 6th Lord and being placed in the 6th or the 8th House, ulcer is to be predicted to those relatives (father etc.) If the Sun as the Lord of such a house is placed in such a house (the 6th or the 8th house), ulcer is to be predicted in the head; if this is the case of the Moon, in the mouth, if that of Mars, in the neck; if that of Mercury in the navel, if that of Jupiter, in the nose; if that of Venus, in the eyes; if that of Saturn, in the foot; if those of Rahu and Ketu, in the stomach.

लग्नाधिपः कुजक्षेत्रे बुधभे यदि संस्थितः ।
यत्र कुत्र स्थितो ज्ञेन वीक्षितो मुखरुक्प्रदः ॥ ६ ॥

Verse 6
  1. If the Ascendant Lord is in Mars's signs (Aries and Scorpio) or in Mercury's signs (Gemini and Virgo) and is aspected by Mercury, there will be ulcer on the face.

लग्नाधिपौ कुजबुधौ चन्द्रेण यदि संयुतौ ।
राहुणा शनिना सार्द्धं कुष्ठं तत्र विनिर्दिशेत् ॥ ७ ॥

लग्नाधिपं विना लग्ने स्थितश्चेत्तमसा शशी ।
श्वेतकुष्ठं तदा कृष्णकुष्ठं च शनिना सह ॥ ८ ॥

कुजेन रक्तकुष्ठं स्यात्तत्तदेवं विचारयेत् ।।८/१-२ ।।

Verse 7–8½

7-8 1/2 If, being Ascendant Lords Mars or Mercury are in conjunction with the Moon, Rahu and Saturn, leprosy is to be indicated. If the Ascendant Lord is not there in the Ascendant and the Moon and Rahu are situated there, then the indication should be of white Leprosy, it should be of black and red leprosy if Ranu be with Saturn and Mars respectively.

लग्ने षष्ठाष्टमाधीशौ रविणा यदि संयुतौ ॥ ९ ॥

ज्वरगण्ड: कुजे ग्रन्थि: शस्त्रव्रणमथापि वा ।
बुधेन पित्तं गुरुणा रोगाभावं विनिर्दिशेत् ॥ १० ॥

स्त्रीभिः शुक्रेण, शशिना वायुना संयुतो यदि ।
गण्डश्चाण्डालतो नाभौ तमः केतुयुते भयम् ॥ ११ ॥

चन्द्रेण गण्ड: सलिलैः कफश्लेष्मादिना भवेतः ।
एवं पित्रादिभावानां तत्तत्कारकयोगतः ॥ १२ ॥

गण्डं तेषां वदेदेवमूह्यमत्र मनीषिभिः ॥ १२/१-२ ॥

Verse 9–12½

9-12 1/2 If the Ascendant is occupied by the 6th and the 8th Lords along with the Sun, the native will suffer from Jawarganda or acute fever, if along with Mars he will have tumour or ulcer caused. by weapon, if along with Mercury he will have bilious diseases, absence of disease if they are along with Jupiter, if along with Venus disease will be caused through females, if along with Saturn attack of windy diseases, if along with Rahu injury caused by violence loving low born (Chandala), if along with Ketu navel diseases, the conjunction of the Moon will cause Ascitis or phlegmatic diseases. Similar estimates should be made by learned astrogers from the House and their significators of relatives like father etc. and dangers to them should be predicted similarly.

रोगस्थानगते पापे तदीशे पापसंयुते ॥ १३ ॥

राहुणा संयुते मन्दे सर्वदा रोगसंयुतः ।
रोगस्थानगते भौमे तदीशे रंध्रसंयुते ॥ १४ ॥

षड्वर्षे द्वादशे वर्षे ज्वररोगी भवेन्तरः ।
षष्ठस्थानगते जीवे तद्गृहे चन्द्रसंयुते ॥ १५ ॥

द्वाविंशैकोनविंशेऽब्दे कुष्ठरोग विनिर्दिशेत् ।
रोगस्थानं गतो राहुः केन्द्रे मान्दिसमन्विते ॥ १६ ॥

लग्नेशे नाशराशिस्थे षड्वंशे क्षयरोगता ।
व्ययेशे रोगराशिस्थे तदीशे व्ययराशिगे ॥ १७ ॥

त्रिंशद्वर्षेकोनवर्षे गुल्मरोगं विनिर्दिशेत् ।
रिपुस्थानगते चन्द्रे शनिना संयुते सति ॥ १८ ॥

पञ्चपञ्चाशदब्देषु रक्तकुष्ठं विनिर्दिशेत् ।
लग्नेशे लग्नराशिस्थे मन्दे शत्रुसमन्विते ॥ १९ ॥

एकोनषष्टिवर्षे तु वातरोगर्दितो भवेत् ॥ १९/१-२ ॥

Verse 13–19½

13-19 1/2 Should there be a malefic planet in the 6th House and the 6th Lord is together with malefic planet and, there be the conjunction of Saturn with Rahu, the native will remain afflicted by life long, illness. Again if there be Mars in the 6th House and the 6th Lord be placed in the 8th House the native will suffer from severe fever in the 6th and the 12th year. Should there be Jupiter in the 6th house and in the signs of Jupiter (Pisces and Sagittarius) be placed the Moon, leprosy should be told to the native in his 22nd and 19th year, Rahu falling in the House of Diseases (the 6th House), Mandi in Kendra and the Ascendant Lord in the 8th House, the Combination will cause consumpiton (T.B.) in the 26th year. If the 12th Lord is situated in the 6th House and the 6th lord in the 12th House splentary diseases should be indicated in the 29th or 30th year. In the event of the Moon going in the 6th House and haivng conjunction with Saturn the indication should be made of the natives suffering from blood leprosy. And the Ascendant lord being placed in the Ascendant itself and Saturn be together with an enemical sign the native will have windy diseases like rheumatism etc in his 59th year.

रंध्रेशे रिपुराशिस्थे व्ययेशे लग्नसंस्थिते ॥ २० ॥

चन्द्रे षष्ठेशसंयुक्ते वसुवर्षे मृगाद्भयम् ।
षष्ठाष्टमगतो राहुस्तस्मादष्टगते शनौ ॥ २१ ॥

जातस्य जन्मतो विप्र ! प्रथमे च द्वितीयके ।
वत्सरेऽग्निभयं तस्य त्रिवर्षे पक्षिदोषभाक् ॥ २२ ॥

20½-22 If the 8th Lord be in the 6th House, the 12th Lord in the Ascendant and the Moon is together with the 6th Lord, there will be fear from animals in the 8th year. O Brahmin, if Rahu be placed in the 6th or 8th house and in the 8th House from Rahu is placed Saturn, then it should be predicted that the native will have danger through fire in the 1st and 2nd years and through birds in the 3rd year.

षष्ठाष्टमगते सूर्ये तदव्यये चन्द्रसंयुते ।
पंचमे नवमेऽब्दे तु जलभीतिं विनिर्दिशेत् ॥ २३ ॥

अष्टमे मन्दसंयुक्ते तस्माद्वा द्वादशे कुजः ।
त्रिंशाब्दे दशमेऽब्दे तु स्फोटकादि विनिर्दिशेत् ॥ २४ ॥

रंधेशे राहुसंयुक्ते तदंशे रंध्रकोणगे ।
द्वाविशेऽष्टादशे वर्षे ग्रन्थिमेहादिपीडनम् ॥२५ ॥

Verse 23–25

23-25 Fear from water is to be predicted in the 5th or 9th year in case the Sun be placed in the 6th or the 8th House and the Moon in the 12th House from him. In the event of Saturn being placed in the 8th House, and 12th from him (Saturn), that is, in the 7th House, being Mars, smallpox in the 30th or 10th year should be indicated. If the 8th Lord, together with Rahu, and being in his Navamamsha is placed in the 9th or the 5th House from the 8th house, the native will be troubled by swelling of blood vessels, urinary disorders etc. during the 22nd and the 18th year.

लाभेशे रिपुभावस्थे रोगेशे लाभराशिगे ।
एकत्रिंशत्समे वर्षे शत्रुमूलाद्धनव्ययः ॥ २६ ॥

Verse 26
  1. The 11th lord being placed in the 6th House and the 6th Lord in the 11th House, there will occur loss of wealth in the 31st year due to enemies.

सुतेशे रिपुभावस्थे षष्ठेशे गुरुसंयुते ।
व्ययेशे लग्नभावस्थे तस्य पुत्रो रिपुर्भवेत् ॥ २७ ॥

Verse 27
  1. In case the 5th lord is situated in the 6th House and the 6th lord is in conjunction with Jupiter and the 12th Lord is placed in the Ascendant, the native's own son will become his enemy.

लग्नेशे षष्ठराशिस्थे तदीशे षष्ठराशिगे ।
दशमैकोनविंशेऽब्दे शुनकाद्धीतिरुच्यते ॥ २८ ॥

Verse 28
  1. If the Ascendant Lord is placed in the 6th House and the 6th Lord is there in the Ascendant, it is to be indicated that the native will have fear from dogs during his 10th and 19th year.