33. Argala or Planetary Intervention

भगवन् ! याऽर्गला प्रोक्ता शुभदा भवताऽधुना ।
तामहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि सलक्षणफलां मुने ! ॥ १ ॥

1. O God like, now I long to listen from you the conditions and effects of Argala, which was told by you as giver of auspicious effects.

मैत्रेय ! सार्गला नाम यया भावफलं दृढम् ।
स्थिरं खेटफलं च स्यात् साऽधुना कथ्यते मया ॥ २ ॥

चतुर्थे च धने लाभे ग्रहे ज्ञेया तदर्गला ।
तद्बाधकाः क्रमात् खेटा व्योमरिष्फतृतीयगाः ॥ ३ ॥

निर्बला न्यूनसंख्या वा बाधका नैव सम्मताः ।
तृतीये त्र्यधिका: पापा यत्र मैत्रेय ! बाधकाः ॥ ४ ॥

तत्रापि चार्गला ज्ञेया विपरीता द्विजोत्तम ! ।
तथापि खेटभावानां फलमर्गलितं विदुः ॥ ५ ॥

पञ्चमं चार्गलास्थानं नवमं तद्विरोधकृत् ।
तमोग्रहभवा सा च व्यत्ययाज् ज्ञायते द्विज ! ॥ ६ ॥

एकाग्रहा कनिष्ठा सा द्विग्रहा मध्यमा स्मृता ।
अर्गला द्वयधिककोत्पन्ना मुनिभिः कथितोत्तमा ॥ ७ ॥

राशितो ग्रहतश्चापि विज्ञेया द्विविधाऽर्गला।
निर्बाधका सुफलदा विफला च सबाधका ॥ ८ ॥

यत्र राशौ स्थितः खेटस्तस्य पाकान्तरं यदा ।
तस्मिन् काले फलं ज्ञेयं निर्विशंकं द्विजोत्तम ! ॥ ९ ॥

2-9. FORMATION OF ARGALA: O Maitreya, that by means of which are known the definite effects of the Houses and the Planets bears the name of Argala. It will be now explained by me. If a planet happens to be placed in the 4th, 2nd and 11th house (from the, house or the planet) it should be known as the Argala combination. The obstructors of these Argala combinations are respectively the 10th, the 12th and the 3rd houses (i.e. if the planets are respectively in these houses from the Argala houses then there will be no Argala combination). But if there are weak planets in these obstructing houses or their number is less (than the Argala forming combinations) then they no longer remain obstructors. O Maitreya, if in the 3rd house there are 3 or more than 3 malefic planets, then O excellent of the Brahmins that also is known as Vipreeta Argala. From this Argala also the effects of the planets and Houses are obtained without obstructions. And the 5th house also is the Argala house (from any house or planet) and the 9th house is its obstructor. O Brahmin, due to their ever retrograde motions, the shadowy planets, Rahu and Ketu, should be known as Argala places in reverse order. It is said by the Sages that Argala caused by one planet will yield limited effects, the one caused by two, medium ones, and the one caused by more than two excellent ones. Argala should be known in two ways, both from the planet and also from the House. The Argala having no obstructor will be giver of effects, that having obstructors will not confer any effect. O excellent of the Brahmins, the effects (of Argala) should be undoubtedly (and with certainty) known during that period which happens to be the Dasa or Antardasa period of that planet or sign which is endowed with Argala.

अर्गलां प्रतिबन्धञ्च प्रथमांघ्रिचतुर्थयोः ।
द्वित्र्यच्योश्रच मिथो विप्र ! चिन्तयेदिति मे मतम् ॥ १० ॥

10. SPECIAL: The Argala caused by the situation of a planet in the Ist one fourth part of a sign and that caused by his situation in the second one fourth part are countered by the obstructor planet. O Brahmin, such is my opinion.

Second: When the Argala causing planet is in the 2nd quarter that between 7° -30' and 15° and the obstructing planet is in the 3rd quarter of the planet that is between 15° and 22°-20'

1 sign = 30°, Quarter of a sign 30/4 = 7°-30'

पदे लग्ने मदे वापि निराभासार्गला यदा।
तदा जातोऽतिविख्यातो बहुभाग्ययुतो भवेत् ॥ ११ ॥

यस्य पाप: शुभो वापि ग्रहस्तिष्ठेत् शुभार्गले ।
तेन द्रष्टेक्षितं लग्नं प्राबल्यायोपकल्प्यते ॥ १२ ॥

सार्गले च धने विप्र ! धनधान्यसमन्वितः ।
तृतीये सोदरादीनां सुखमुक्तं मनीषिभिः ॥ १३ ॥

चतुर्थे सार्गले गेहपशु-बन्धुकुलैर्युतः ।
पञ्चमे पुत्रपौत्रादिसंतो बुद्धिमान्नरः ॥ १४ ॥

षष्ठे रिपुभयं, कामे धनदारसुखं बहु ।
अष्टमें जायते कष्टं धर्मे भाग्योदयो भवेत् ॥ १५ ॥

दशमे राजसम्मानं लाभे लाभसमन्वितः ।
सार्गले च व्यये विप्र ! व्ययाधिक्यं प्रजायते ॥ १६ ॥

शुभग्रहालयां तु सौख्यं बहुविधं भवेत् ।
मध्यं पापार्गलायां च मिश्रायामपि चोत्तमम् ॥ १७ ॥

11-17 ARGALA EFFECTS: In case Argala is there in the Arudha pada, in the Ascendant and in the 7th without any obstruction, then the native will be very famous and fortunate. The aspect on the ascendant of a planet from whom there is a malefic or a benefic planet in the Argala house and there is also no obstructor also makes the native very fortunate, healthy and happy. O Brahmin, in the same way, if the second house is with Argala, the native will be endowed with wealth and grains, if the 3rd house happiness from coborn; if the 4th house with residences, quadrupeds and relatives; if the 5th house, sons, grandsons and intelligence: if the 6th house, fear from enemies, if the 7th house abundant happiness from wealth, from marital life; if the 8th house, troubles and hardships; if the 9th house, factor in the rise of fortunes; if the 10th house, royal honour; if the 11th house, gains and, if the 12th house is with Argala then, O Brahmin there will be much expenses. If the Argala is of the benefics it will confer various kinds of happiness; if of malefics middling happiness, and if of both benefics and malefics; mixed results.

लग्नपञ्चमभाग्येषु सार्गलेषु द्विजोत्तम ! ।
जातश्च जायते राजा भाग्यवान् नात्र संशयः ॥ १८ ॥

18. O excellent of the Brahmins, should there be unobstructed Argala of the Ascendant, the 5th and the 9th houses, the native will doubtlessly become a king and be fortunate.