28. Evaluation of Planetary Aspects:

भगवन् ! कतिधा दृष्टिर्बलं कतिविधं तथा ।
इति मे संशयो जातस्तं भवान् छेत्तुमर्हति ॥ १ ॥

1. (Maitreya asks Sage Parasara) O Bhagawan (Godlike) how many kinds are there of the aspects of the planets and how are these found out? This doubt has arisen in my mind and it is you who can remove it.

एका राशिवशाद् दृष्टिः पूर्वमुक्ता च या द्विज ।
अन्या खेटस्वभावोत्था स्फुटा तां कथयाम्यहम् ॥२ ॥

त्रिदशे च त्रिकोणे च चतुरस्त्रे च सप्तमे ।
पादवृद्धया प्रपश्यन्ति प्रयच्छन्ति फलं तथा ॥ ३ ॥

पूर्ण च सप्तमं सर्वे, शनि-जीव-कुजा: पुनः ।
विशेषतश्च त्रिदश-त्रिकोण-चतुरष्टमान् ॥ ४ ॥

इति सामान्यतः पूर्वैराचार्यैः प्रतिपादिता ।
स्फुटान्तरवशाद्या च दृष्टिः साऽतिस्फुटा यथा ॥ ५ ॥

2-5. O Brahmin, aspect of signs has been explained before. The other kind of aspect is born out of the nature of planets, that I tell you now clearly. 3rd and 10th, 5th and 9th, 4th and 8th and 7th (these Houses) are aspected by the planets and the aspects increase respectively by quarters, and the effects are also given accordingly. All the planets have their full aspect on the 7th House, and again, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars have their full aspects respectively on 3rd and 10th Houses, 5th and 9th Houses,and, 4th and 8th Houses. These are the aspects of the planets which were explained ordinarily by the ancient preceptors. The aspect which is based on the planetary position etc. that (aspect) is called the "Ati Sphuta" aspect.

दृश्याद् विशोध्य द्रष्टारं षड्राशिभ्योऽधिकान्तरम् ।
दिग्भ्यः संशोध्य तद्भागा द्विभक्ता दृक् स्फुटा भवेत् ॥ ६ ॥

पञ्चाधिके विना राशिं भागा द्विघ्नाश्च दृक् स्फुटा ।
वेदाधिके त्यजेद् भूताद् भागा दृष्टि, त्रिभाधिके ॥ ७ ॥

विशोध्यार्णवतो द्वाभ्यां लब्धं त्रिंशद्युतं च दृक् ।
द्वयधिके तु विना राशिं भागस्तिथियुतास्तथा ॥ ८ ॥

6-8. Deduct the longitude of the aspected House from that of the aspecting planet. If what comes after deducting is more than 6, deduct if from 10 and the accruing figure is to be changed into degrees and divided by two. The resultant will be the Sphuta- Drishti. If the difference is more than 5 signs then signs are ignored and only degees etc. are multiplied by 2 and it will give the Sphuta Drishti. If it is more than 4 signs, deduct it from 5 signs then the resultant degrees etc are Sphuta Drishti. If it is more than 3 signs, deduct it from 4 and halve the resultant and add it in 30 and it will be the Sphuta Drishti. If it is more than 2 signs, then ignore the signs, add the degrees to 15 and it will be the Sphuta Drishti. If it is more than 1 sign, then ignore the sign and divide the degrees etc. by 2 and the resultant will be the Sphuta Drishti.

The planet who aspects is called the aspecting planet and the planet which is aspected by him is called the aspected planet. If the difference is more than 10 signs and is less than 1 sign, then the aspect should be taken as zero.

According to Parasara in order to know the aspectual value of a planet, first of all the aspector planet is deducted from the aspected planet or sign (The longitude of the aspected planet or sign). After deducting if the resultant is more than 1 sign and less than 2 signs (or between 30 degrees to 60 degrees) then the sign is ignored and the degrees etc. are divided by 2.This quotient is the aspectual value of the aspecting planet or the aspector.

If after deducting the aspector from the aspected the resultant figure comes to be more than 2 but less than 3 signs (i.e. the difference between the two is between 60° to 90°) then 60 degrees are deducted from the difference i.e. signs are ignored and 15 is added to the degrees etc. and in this way aspectual value is obtained.

If the difference is more than 3 and less than 4 signs i.e. (between 90° and 120° degrees) then this difference along with the sign is deducted from 4 signs. The resultant is halved and 30 is added to it.

If the difference in more than 4 and less than 5 signs then it is deducted from 5 signs and it will be the aspectual value.

If the difference between the aspected and the aspector is more then 5 signs, then the sign is ignored and degrees etc. are doubled and thus is obtained the aspectual value.

If the difference is more than 6 but less than 10 signs (i.e. it is between 180° and 300° degrees) then it is deducted from 10 signs and the remaining is halved and the figure obtained in this way will be the aspectual value.

In Chapter 5 an example was given to know the longitude of the Ascendant and of the planets. In this example we found out the longitude of the Ascendant. The longitude of the planets of that example are as follows:

Lagna Spashta (longitude of the Ascendant) was 9-19°-4'-42". The position of the remainning planets may be found out. The horoscope will be the following:

Suppose we have to know the Sphuta Drishti (Aspectual Value) of the Moon on other planets and Houses, then according to Parasara its mathematical calculations will be as follows:

The aspect of the Moon who is situated in the 4th House on the Sun who is in the 5th House

Here the remaining figure is less than I. Therefore, the Aspectual value will be Zero. Her (of the Moon) aspect on Mars.

Here also the difference is less than one sign therefore, the Aspectual value is Zero.

Aspect on Mercury

Here the difference is less than 1, therefore, the aspectual value is Zero.

Aspect on Venus

Here the difference is more than 2 signs and less than 3 signs. Therefore 15 is added to degrees etc.

Aspect on Ketu:

Here the difference is more than 3 signs and less than 4 signs. Therefore

Aspect on Saturn :

Here the difference is more than 4 signs and less than 5 signs, Therefore

Aspect on Rahu

Here the difference is more than 9 signs and less than 10 signs, Therefore

Aspect on Jupiter

Here the difference is more than 10 signs therefore the Aspectual value is Zero.

The Aspect of the Moon on the Houses:

Aspect on the Ascendant:

Here the difference is less than 9 and more than 8 signs

The remaining figure is converted into degrees etc. = 37° − 42' − 42"

It is halved 37° − 42' − 42" ÷ 2 = 18° − 51' − 21" Aspectual Value

The aspect of the Moon on the 2nd House :

Here the difference is more than 9. So

It is converted into degrees

32° - 49' - 37" - 20"'

It is divided by 2, 32° - 49' - 37" - 20"' ÷ 2 = 16° - 24' - 48" - 40"'

Aspect on the 3rd House:

Here the remaining figure is more than 10. Therefore the Aspectual Value is Zero

Aspect on the 4th House:

Here the difference is less than 1 sign. Therefore the Aspectual Value is Zero

Aspect on the 5th House:

Here the difference is more than 1 sign. Therefore 2° - 3' - 28' ÷ 2 = 1° - 1' - 44" Aspectual Value

Aspect on the 6th House

Here the difference is more than 1 sign. Therefore 27° - 10' - 22" ÷ 2 = 13° - 35' - 11" Aspectual Value

Aspect on the 7th House:

Here the difference is more than 2 signs

Aspect on the 8th House

Here the difference is less than 4 signs

This is halved: 0 - 2° - 49' - 39" - 20" ÷ 2 = 0 - 1° - 24' - 49" - 40"'

30° is added to the Quotient:

Aspect on the 9th House:

Here the difference is more than 5 and less than 6. Therefore degrees etc are multiplied by 2: (2° - 3' - 28") × 2 = 4° - 6' - 56" Aspectual Value.

Aspect on the 10th House:

Here the difference is more than 6 and less than 10 signs

Therefore it is deducted from 10

It is converted into degrees etc 3 × 30° + 23° - 3' - 26" = 90° + 23° - 3' - 26" = 113° - 3' - 26"

Aspect on the 11th House:

Here the difference is more than 6 and less 10 signs

It is converted into degrees etc

It is divided by 2

87°- 56' - 31" - 40"' ÷ 2 = 43° - 58' - 15" - 50"' Aspectual Value

Aspect on the 12th House

The difference is less than 10 and more than 6 signs. Therefore

It is converted into degrees etc 2 × 30 = 60 + 2° - 49' - 37" - 20"' = 62° - 49' - 37" - 20"'

It is divided by 2; 62° - 49' - 37" - 20"' ÷ 2 = 31° - 24' - 48" - 40"' Aspectual Value.

रूपाधिके विना राशिं भागा द्वयाप्ताश्च दृग् भवेत् ।
एवं राश्यादिके शेषे शनौ द्रष्टरि भो द्विज ! ॥ ९ ॥

एकथे नवभे भागा भुक्ता भोग्या द्विसंगुणाः ।
द्विर्थेऽशार्धोनिताः षष्टिरष्टभे खाग्नियुग् लवाः ॥ १० ॥

9-10. O Brahmin, if Saturn is the aspecting planet, find out the difference between him and the aspected planet. If the difference is above one sign, then (ignoring the sign) multiply the degrees etc by 2 and thus is obtained the Sphuta-Drishti. If the difference is above 9 signs then ignoring the signs, the degrees etc are doubled to get the Sphuta Drishti. If the difference is above 2 signs then the degrees are halved and the quotient is deducted from 60 to get the Sphuta Drishti. And if the difference exceeds 8 signs, then, ignoring the signs, add the degrees etc to 30 and the sum will be the Sphuta Drishti. If the difference is some other figure the Spuhta Drishti is obtained by the process explained above.

Rule 1.

If after deducting the longitude of Saturn from that of the aspected planet the difference is more than one sign but less than 2, then the aspectual value is the double of the degrees etc. (ignoring the sign).

Rule 2.

If the difference is more than 9 and less than 10 signs, then the sign in ignored, and the degrees etc are deducted from 30 and the remaining amount is doubled to get the Aspectual Value.

Rule 3.

If the difference is more than 2 and less than 3 signs, then the signs are ignored, the degrees etc are deducted from 60 to get the Aspectual Value.

Rule 4.

If the difference is more than 8 signs and less than 9 signs, then ignoring the signs, the degrees etc are added to 30 to get the Aspectual Value.

Rule 5.

If the difference happens to be some other figure, then the process explained above should be adopted to get the Aspectual Value.

The Aspect of Saturn on Various Houses

1.Aspect on the Ascendant:

Here the difference is less than 5 but more than 4 signs, Therefore

2.Aspect on the 2nd House

Here the difference is less than 6 and more than 5 signs. Therefore (20° - 41' - 33")2

= 40° - 82' - 66"

= 41° - 23' - 6" Aspectual Value

3.Aspect on the 3rd House

Here the difference is less than 10 and more than 6 signs.

The difference is converted into degrees etc.

(3 x 30°) + 4° - 25' - 21"

= 94° - 25' - 21"

It is halved

94° - 25' - 21" ÷ 2 = 47° - 12' - 40" - 30"' Aspectual Value

4.Aspect on the 4th House

Here the difference is more than 6 and less than 10 signs.

It is converted into degrees etc

1 × 30 + 29° - 32' - 15" = 59° - 32' - 15"

5.Aspect on the 5th House

Here the difference is more than 6 and less than 10 signs.

It is converted into degrees etc 1 × 30 + 4 - 25 - 21 = 34° - 25' - 21"

6.Aspect on the 6th House

Here the difference is more than 6 and less than 10 signs:

It is halved as it is only in degrees etc.

7.Aspect on the 7th House

Here the difference is more than 10 signs. Therefore, the aspectual Value is Zero.

8.Aspect on the 8th House

Here the difference is more than 10 signs. Therefore the aspectual value is Zero.

9.Aspect on the 9th House

Here the difference is less than 1 sign, Therefore the Aspectual Value is Zero

10.Aspect on the 10th House

Here the difference is less than 3 and more than 2 signs.

11.Aspect on the 11th House

Here the difference is less than 3 and more than 2 signs.

Saturn has full aspect on the 3rd House

12.Aspect on the 12th House

Here the difference is less than 4 and more than 3 signs

1.Aspect of Saturn on Rahu

Here the difference is more than 5 and less than 6 signs. Therefore (20-19-8) × 2

= 40-38-16 Aspectual Value

2.Aspect of Saturn on Jupiter

Here the difference is more than 6 and less than 10 sign.

It is Converted into degrees etc. 3 × 30 + 16-56-21 = 106 - 56 - 21

3.Aspect of Saturn on The Moon

Here the difference is more than 6 and less than 10 signs.

It is converted into degrees etc.

2 × 30 + 6 - 28 - 49 = 66° - 28' - 49"

4.Aspect on Mars

Here the difference is more than 6 and less than 10 signs

It is converted into degrees etc 1 × 30 + 18° - 48' - 13" = 48° - 48' - 13".

It is halved 48° - 48' - 13" ÷ 2 = 24° - 24' - 6" - 30"' Aspectual Value

5.Aspect on the Sun

Here the difference is more than 6 and less than 10 signs

It is converted into degrees etc 1 × 30 + 15 - 7 - 52 = 45 - 7 - 52

It is halved 45 - 7 - 52 ÷ 2 = 22° - 33' - 56" Aspectual Value

6.Aspect on Mercury

Here the difference is more than 6 and less than 10 signs

It is converted into degrees etc. 2 × 30 + 2 - 11 - 7 = 62 - 11 - 7

It is halved 62° - 11' - 7" ÷ 2 = 31° - 5 - 33" - 30"' Aspectual Value

7.Aspect on Venus

Here the difference is more than 6 and less than 10 signs.

It is halved 0 - 36 - 37 ÷ 2 = 0° - 18' - 18" - 30"' Aspectual Value

8.Aspect on Ketu

Here the difference is more than 10 signs. Therefore the Aspectual Value is Zero.

त्रिसप्तभे तु भौमस्य षष्टिरत्र लवोनिता ।
सार्धांशास्तिथिसंयुक्ता द्विभे, रूपं सदाऽङ्गभे ॥ ११ ॥

11. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE ASPECTS OF MARS : Deduct the longitude of Mars from the aspected House or Planet. If the sum is 3 signs etc or 7 signs etc. then ignoring the signs, the degrees etc. are deducted from 60. If the difference is more than 2 signs then the signs are ignored and degrees etc are increased by half of it (i.e. 50% is added) and the accruing amount is added to 15. If the sum is 6 signs, then the, strength is full and the aspectual Value is one Rupa.

Rule 1. In order to know the Sphuta Drishti of Mars, the longitude of Mars is deducted from the Aspected planet. If the difference, comes to be either 3 or 4 signs 7 or 8 signs, then the signs are ignored and the degrees etc are deducted from 60 to get the aspectual Value.

Rule 2. If the difference comes to be between 2 and 3 signs; then the signs are ignored and the degrees etc are increased by half of it and 15 is superadded to it. This will give us the Aspectual Value.

Rule 3. If the difference is 6 signs then the Aspectual Value is full i.e. 60°.

त्रिसप्तभे तु जीवस्य भागार्ध शर-वेद-युक् ।
द्विगुणैस्तु लवैश्चोनाः खरसाश्चतुरष्टभे ॥ १२ ॥

एवं रव्यादिखेटानां स्फुटा दृष्टिः प्रजायते ।
तद्वशादेव भावानां जातकस्य फलं वदेत् ॥ १३ ॥

12-13. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE ASPECTS OF JUPITER: If after deducting the Longitude of Jupiter from that of the aspected planet the remainder is 3 or 7 signs, then the half of the degrees etc. is to be added to 45; and if the remainder is 4 or 8 then degrees etc. are deducted from 60 and this will be the Sphuta Drishti or Aspectual Value of Jupiter (on the given House or planet). If the remainder is some other number of sign, then the Aspectual Value is to be known in the manner described above.

In the same way is stated the Aspectual Value of the Sun and the other planets. The effects of the Houses should be predicted according to this Aspect

1. Deduct the longitude of Jupiter from that of the Aspected planet. If the difference is between three or four, or 7 or 8, then the signs are ignored and degrees etc. are halved and 45 is added to it. This will be the Aspectual Value.

2. If the difference is between 4 or 5 or 8 or 9 signs, then the signs are ignored and degrees are deducted from 60 to get the Aspectual Value.

3. If the difference comes to be other signs than the above mentioned ones, then the Aspectual Value is found out as per Slokas 6 to 8.

It takes much time and labour to find out the Aspectual Value by Mathematical calculations. According to the Table given below the Aspectual Value may be known in Virupa very easily.

The difference between the aspected and the aspecting planet in converted into degrees etc. The Aspectual Values have been given in the Table with the gap of 1/2 degree in each. Thus in the example given of the Moon the difference between Venus

and the Moon is 2-5°-52'-12". When converted into degrees etc. it comes to 65°-52'-12". In the table in front of 65°-30' is written 20-50 Virupa. It shows that if the difference is 65°-30' the Aspectual Value is 20-50. Next to it in front of 66° - 0° is written 21-00 Virupa which means that with the increase of 30 minutes there is the increase in Aspectual Value of .50. Then from the proportion it may be found out as to how much there will be in 22'-12". This increase is added to 20.50 and thus Aspectual Value may be known.

There will be special Rules for Saturn, Mars and Jupiter which are as follows:

1. Saturn : When the difference between the aspected planet and Saturn Spashta is between 2 and 3, or 9 and 10 signs, the Aspectual Value of Saturn may be known by adding 45 Virupa to the Value given in the Table.

2. Mars : When the difference between the aspected planet and Mars Spashta is between 3 and 4 or 7 and 8, the Aspectual Value of Mars will be known by adding 15 Virupa to the Value given in the Table.

3. Jupiter : When the difference between the aspected planet and Jupiter spashta is between 4 and 5 or 8 and 9, the Aspectual Value of Jupiter may be known by adding 30 Virupa to the Aspectual Value given in the Table on next pages.