31. Bhava Padas

कथयाम्यथ भावानां खेटानां च पदं द्विज ! |
तद्विशेषफलं ज्ञातुं यथोक्तं प्राङ्महर्षिभिः ॥ १ ॥

लग्नाद् यावतिथे राशौ तिष्ठेल्लग्नेश्वरः क्रमात् ।
ततस्तावतिथे राशौ लग्नस्य पदमुच्यते ॥ २ ॥

सर्वेषामपि भावानां ज्ञेयमेवं पदं द्विज ! |
तनुभावपदं तत्र बुधा मुख्यपदं विदुः ॥ ३ ॥

1-3. METHOD OF PADA CALCULATIONS: O Brahmin, in order to know the special effects of the Houses I now speak of the Padas (or Arudhas) of the Houses and the planets as they have been described by the earlier great Sages. If as many signs from the Ascendent Lord as he is away from the Ascendant House are counted, the sign that is arrived at is called the Pada or Arudha of the Ascendant. O Brahmin, the Padas of other Houses should be known in the above manner. In all these Padas it is the Pada of the Ascendant that is known by the Learned as the main Pada.

Longitudes of the Ascendant and the Planets :

In order to know the Pada or the Arudha of any House it has to be found out as to how far away the Lord of that House is from the house. The number of signs he is ahead of his house are to be counted from the sign in which he is situated. The House arrived at in this way is the Pada of the House in question. For example, in the example given above the Ascendant Lord Sun is situated in the 11th \ House, that is he is 11 signs ahead from his Ascendant House. He is in the sign of Gemini. Now 11th signs will have to be counted from the sign of Gemini. Here the 11th sign from Gemini is Aries which will be the Pada of the Ascendant. It is called the Lagna Pada also.

In the same way, in order to know the Arudha of the 2nd House we shall find out as to how far away the 2nd Lord Mercury is from this House. Here he is 11 signs away in the 12th House in the sign of Cancer. Counting from Cancer 11 signs ahead we arrive at the sign of Taurus. Therefore, Taurus is the Arudha of the 2nd House.

The Arudha chart may be prepared in this way

The figures marked in Roman Numbers denote the Bhava for which it stands as Pada.

There are Mantra or Putra Arudha in Leo, Sukha Arudha in Virgo. There is no Arudha in Libra.

Therefore, a sign may be Arudha of more than one House and may not be the Arudha of any House. Where only 'Pada' is used it refers only to Lagna Pada or Lagna Arudha. The Padas or Arudhas for other Houses will be as follows:

2. Dhana Pada-Arudha of the 2nd House

3. Vikrama or Bhratra Pada-Arudha of the 3rd House

4. Mantra or Sukha Pada-Arudha of the 4th House

5. Mantra or Putra Pada-Arudha of the 5th House

6. Roga or Shatru Pada-Arudha of the 6th House

7. Kama or Kalatra Pada-Arudha of the 7th House

8. Mrityu Pada-Arudha of the 8th House

9. Pitra Pada-Arudha of the 9th House

10. Karma Pada-Arudha of the 10th House

11. Laabha Pada-Arudha of the 11th House

12. Vyaya Pada-Arudha of the 12th House

स्वस्थानं सप्तमं नैवं पदं भवितुमर्हति ।
तस्मिन् पदत्वे विज्ञेयं मध्यं, तुर्यं क्रमात् पदम् ॥ ४ ॥

यथा तुर्यस्थिते नाथे तुर्यमेव पदं भवेत् ।
सप्तमे च स्थिते नाथे विज्ञेयं दशमं पदम् ॥ ५ ॥

4-5 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS: In this way the same house or the 7th House from it cannot become its Pada. Therefore when the Pada happens to be the sign's own House, the 10th House there from be treated as its Pada and, when the 7th house from it be the Pada, the 4th House from the original one in question be treated as its Pada. If the Lord of a House be in the 4th House from it, then the very House occupied by him be regarded as the Pada.

1. When the Planet occupies his own sign, according to the earlier slokas his Pada will be the same House. Suppose in a horos cope of Leo Ascendant the Sun falls in his own sign (Leo) and his Pada should be the Ascendant House. But in these two slokas a special provision has been made for such a situation. Here 10 signs from Leo are to be counted. The 10th sign from Leo will be Taurus. Therefore Taurus will be the Pada of the Leo Ascendant. Therefore if the planet occupies his own sign, then the 10th House will be the Arudha from him.

2. In case the planet fails 7th from his own sign, then in order to know the Arudha, the signs will not be counted upto the 7th House but upto the 10th House. If the Ascendant be Leo and the Ascendant Lord, Sun be in the 7th House in the sign Aquarius, then 10 signs from the Ascendant will be counted. Here the 10th sign will be Scorpio. Therefore the Pada of the Ascendant will be Scorpio.

3. If the House Lord is placed 4th from his sign, then the very 4th House will be the Pada. In case the Ascendant be Leo and the Ascendant Lord Sun situated in the 4th House in the sign Scorpio, then the sign Scorpio will be the Ascendant Pada.

यस्माद् यावतिथे राशौ खेटात् खेटात् तद्भवनं द्विज ! |
ततस्तावतिथं राशि खेटारूढं प्रचक्षते ॥ ६ ॥

द्विनाथद्विभयोरेवं विज्ञेयं सबलावधि ।
विगणय्य पदं विप्र ! ततस्तस्य फलं वदेत् ॥ ७ ॥

6-7.PADA FOR PLANETS: O Brahmin, in the same way, as far away from the planet is his own sign, the house so far there from is to be taken as the Pada or Arudha of the planet concerned. If a planet owns two signs or if a sign is owned by 2 planets, then, O Vipra (Brahmin) the Pada should be calculated on the basis of stronger sign and stronger planet.

Note the sign where a planet is placed. Then count therefrom the number he is away from that sign and that will be the Pada or the Arudha of that planet. Thus in a horoscope of Leo ascendant if the Sun be in the sign of Gemini, counting from Gemini to the Sun's own sign Leo we get 3 signs. Then counting 3 sign from Leo we arrive at the sign of Libra and therefore Libra will be the Pada or the Arudha of the Sun. The strength of the sign in the case of the planets owning two signs is to be very carefully determined. One of these two signs may have greater strength than the other one due to various reasons. Your own discretion is to be used in determining the strength and then the Pada or Arudha is to be calculated. The counting should be made up to the stronger sign.

अथाऽहं पदमाश्रित्य फलं किञ्चिद् बुवे द्विज ! ।
पदादेकादशे स्थाने ग्रहैर्युक्तेऽथवेक्षिते ॥ ८ ॥

धनवान् जायते बालस्तथा सुखसमन्वितः ।
शुभयोगात् सुमार्गेण धनाप्तिः पापतोऽन्यथा ॥ ९ ॥

मिश्रैर्मिश्रं फलं ज्ञेयं स्वोच्चमित्रादिगेहगैः ।
बहुधा जायते लाभो बहुधा च सुखागमः ॥ १० ॥

पदाल्लाभगृहं यस्य पश्यन्ति सकला ग्रहाः ।
राजा वा राजतुल्यो वा स जातो नात्र संशयः ॥ ११ ॥

8-11. PADA AND FINANCE: O Brahmin, nowl tell you of some effects based on the Padas. If in the 11th House from the Ascendant Pada is situated some planet or he has the aspect of planets, the native will be happy and rich. Wealth will come througth Virtuous means if the combination is with a benefic; and it will be obtained through questionable means in case the combination is with a malefic. If the combination is formed by both a benefic and a malefic, then it (wealth) will come througth both means. If the planet is in his exaltation sign or in a friend's, sign etc, then the native gets much gains and happiness. If there is the aspect of all the planets on the 11th House from the Pada, then the native will be either a King or equal to a King there is no doubt about it.

पदाल्लाभगृहं पश्येद् व्ययं कश्चिन्न पश्यति ।
अविघ्नेन सदा लाभो जायते द्विजसत्तम! ॥ १२ ॥

12. O excellent of the Brahmins, uninterrupted gains will, always be obtained by the native if the 11th House from the Pada is aspected by all planets and the 12th House from it remains unaspected.

ग्रहदृग्योगबाहुल्ये पदादेकादशे द्विज! |
सार्गले चापि तत्रापि बह्वर्गलसमागमे ॥ १३ ॥

शुभग्रहार्गले विप्र ! तत्राऽप्युच्चग्रहार्गले ।
शुभेन स्वामिना दृष्टे लग्नभाग्यादिगेन वा ॥ १४ ॥

जातस्य भाग्यप्राबल्यं निर्दिशेदुत्तरोत्तरम् ।
उक्तयोगेषु चेत् खेटो द्वादशं नैव पश्यति ॥ १५ ॥

13-15. The increase of fortunes of the native is to be predicted in the ascending order, O Brahmin, if in the 11th House from the pada there is the multiplicity of the combination of planets and aspects, if there is the combination of Argala and in that also of many argalas in it, if the Argala is caused by a benefic, if that benefic is exalted, if the 11th House is aspected by its benefic planet and in that also if it is aspected by the benefic lords placed in the benefic Ascendant and the benefic Ninth House, provided that in the above mentioned combinations no planet aspects the 12th House.

पदस्थानाद् व्यये विप्र ! शुभपापयुतेक्षिते ।
व्ययबाहुल्यमित्येवं विशेषोपार्जनात् सदा ॥ १६ ॥

शुभग्रहे सुमार्गेण कुमार्गात् पापखेचरे ।
मिश्रे मिश्रफलं वाच्यमेवं लाभोऽपि लाभगे ॥ १७ ॥

16-17. O Brahmin, if the 12th House from the Lagna Pada receives the aspect of the benefics and the malefics, there will be abundant earnings but plenty of expenses as well. In the case of benefics gains of wealth will be through fair means while in that of malefics through foul ones and in that of mixed planets through both Fair and foul means. The same gains of wealth will occur in case of these aspects on the House of gains (the 11th House).

पदारूढाद् व्यये शुक्रभानु-स्वर्भानुभिर्युते ।
राजमूलाद् व्ययो वाच्यश्चन्द्रदृष्ट्या विशेषतः ॥ १८ ॥

18. If from the Lagna pada in the 12th House there are together Venus, the Sun and Rahu, it should be predicted that expenses will occur through the King. There will be more such expenses if there is the aspect of the Moon also on it.

पदारूढाद् व्यये सौम्ये शुभखेटयुतेक्षिते ।
ज्ञातिमध्ये व्ययो नित्यं पापदृक् कलहाद् व्ययः ॥ १९ ॥

19. If in the 12th House from the Lagna Pada is placed Mercury and if he is in conjunction with or is aspected by a benefic, then there will be expenses throngh the relatives of the mother. If Mercury is aspected by a malefic planet then expenses will be caused through disputes etc.

पदाद् व्यये सुराचार्ये वीक्षिते चान्यखेचरैः ।
करमूलाद् व्ययो वांच्यः स्वस्यैव द्विजसत्तम ! ॥ २० ॥

20. O excellent of the Brahmins, if in the 12th House from the Lagna Pada there is placed Jupiter and he is aspected by other planets expenses will be through taxes and also with respect to self.

आरूढाद् द्वादशे सौरे घरापुत्रेण संयुते ।
अन्यग्रहेक्षिते वित्र ! भ्रातृवर्गाद् धनव्ययः ॥ २१ ॥

21. O Brahmin, if in the 12th House from the Lagna-Pada are placed together Saturn and Mars and they are aspected by others, then expenses will occur through one's brothers.

आरूढाद् द्वादशे स्थाने ये योगा: कथिता यथा ।
लाभभावे च ते योगा लाभयोगकरास्तथा ॥ २२ ॥

22. GAINFUL SOURCES: All the combinations that have been spoken of as expenses causing in the case of the 12th House from the Lagna Pada, are gains or wealth-causing combinations in the case of the 11th House from the lagna pada in a similar way.

आरूढात् सप्तमे राहुरथवा संस्थितः शिखी ।
कुक्षिव्यथायुतो बाल: शिखिना पीडितोऽथ वा ॥ २३ ॥

23. THE SEVENTH HOUSE FROM PADA: If in the 7th House from the Lagna Pada is situated either Rahu or Ketu, the native will be troubled by the disorders of the stomach or by fire.

आरूढात् सप्तमे केतुः पापखेटयुतेक्षितः ।
साहसी श्वेतकेशी वृद्धलिङ्गी भवेन्नरः ॥ २४ ॥

24. If in the 7th House from the Lagna Pada is placed Ketu and he is in conjunction with or is aspected by malefics, the native will be adventurous, will have (prematurely) grey hair and signs of Wold age.

पदात्तु सप्तमे स्थाने गुरु-शुक्र-निशाकरा: ।
त्रयो द्वयमथैकोऽपि लक्ष्मीवान् जायते जनः ॥ २५ ॥

25. If in the 7th House from the Lagna Pada there are Jupiter, Venus and the Moon, these three together or two or even one of them, the native will be very wealthy.

स्वतुङ्गे सप्तमे खेटः शुभो वाऽप्यशुभः पदात् ।
श्रीमान् सोऽपि भवेन्नूनं सत्कीर्तिसहितो द्विज! ॥ २६ ॥

26. If in the 7th House from the Lagna Pada there is an exalted benefic or malefic, the native will be blessed with affluence and great name and fame.

ये योगा: सप्तमे सप्तमे स्थाने पदाश्च कथिता मया ।
चिन्त्यास्तथैव ते योगा द्वितीयेऽपि सदा द्विज ! ॥ २७ ॥

27. O Brahmin, the effects of the combinations in the 7th House from the Lagna Pada said by me should be considered similarly in the case of their occurrence in the 2nd House. from it (the Lagna Pada).

उच्चस्थो रौहिणेयो वा जीवो वा शुक्र एव वा ।
एको बली धनगतः श्रियं दिशति देहिनः ॥ २८ ॥

28. If in the 2nd House from the Lagna Pada there is any one of exalted Mercury, Jupiter or Venus and even one of them is endowed with strength in this House, the combination indicates the richness of the mortal (the man ).

ये योगाश्च पदे लग्ने यथावद् गदिता मया ।
ते योगा: कारकांशेऽपि विज्ञेया बाधवर्जिताः ॥ २९ ॥

29. The Combinations spoken of by me with reference to Lagna Pada should be similarly considered with reference to Karakamsha also.

आरूढाद् वित्तभे सौम्ये सर्वदेशाधिपो भवेत् ।
सर्वज्ञो यदि वा स स्यात् कविर्वादी च भार्गवे ॥ ३० ॥

आरूढात् केन्द्रकोणेषु स्थिते दारपदे द्विज ! ।
लग्नजायापदे वापि सबलग्रहसंयुते ॥ ३१ ॥

श्रीमांश्च जायते नूनं देशे विख्यातिमान् भवेत् ।
षष्ठेष्टमे व्ययस्थाने जातो दारपदेऽधनः ॥ ३२ ॥

पदे तत्सप्तमे वापि केन्द्रे वृद्धौ त्रिकोणके ।
सुवीर्यः संस्थितः खेटः भार्याभर्तृसुखप्रदः ॥ ३३ ॥

पदाद्दारपदे चैवं केन्द्रे कोणे च संस्थिते ।
द्वयोमैत्री भवेन्नूनं त्रिके वैरं न संशयः ॥ ३४ ॥

एवं लग्नपदाद विप्र ! तनयादिपदे स्थिते ।
मित्राऽमित्रे विजानीयाल्लाभालाभो विचक्षणः ॥ ३५ ॥

लग्नदारपदे विप्र ! मिथः केन्द्रगते यदि ।
त्रिलाभयोस्त्रिकोणे वा तथा राजा धराधिपः ॥ ३६ ॥

एवं लग्नपदादेव धनादिपदतो द्विज! ।
स्थानद्वयं समालोक्य जातकस्य फलं वदेत् ॥ ३७ ॥

30-37. If there is Mercury in the 2nd House from the Lagna Pada, the native will be the lord over his whole country. If Venus is there he will be a poet or an orator. O Brahmin, if the Dara Pada (the Pada of the 7th House) is there in an angle or trine from the Lagna Pada or if the Lagna Pada and the Dara Pada are occupied by strong planets, the native will certainly be very wealthy and famous in his country. If the Dara Pada is in the 6,8,12 Houses from the Lagna Pada, the native will be poor.

If from the Lagna Pada or from the 7th therefrom in an angle or a trine or an Upachaya there is placed a very strong planet, there will be happiness between the husband and the wife. If the 7th Pada from the Lagna Pada is in an angle or a trine there will be great amity between the couple, if it is in a trika House (6-8-12 House) there will be enmity between them, there is no doubt about it. O Vipra, similarly if the Putra Pada (the Pada of the 5th House) etc from the Lagna Pada are in the above Houses, from these combinations also should be studied friendship or enmity, gains or losses of the son etc. O Brahmin, if the Lagna Pada and the Dara Pada both are together in an angle or a trine or in the 3rd, 11th House, the native will be a king ruling the earth. And O Brahmin, similarly, it is from the Lagna Pada that Dhana Pada etc. both the places or Houses are to be well studied and it is then that the effects of the native's horoscope are to be predicted.