BPHS Chapter 37 — Nabhasa Yoga

अधुना नाभसा योगाः कथ्यन्ते द्विजसत्तम! ।
द्वात्रिंशत् तत्प्रभेदास्तु शतघ्नाष्टादशोन्मिता ॥ १ ॥

आश्रयाख्यास्त्रयो योगा दलसंज्ञं द्वयं ततः ।
आकृतिर्विशतिः संख्याः सप्त योगाः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥ २ ॥

Verse 1–2

1-2. O excellent of the Brahmins, now are narrated the 32 Nabhasa Yogas. These have 1800 different varieties. Of these 3 are spoken as Ashraya yogas, 2 Dala yogas,20 Akriti yogas and 7 sankhya yogas.

रज्जुश्च मुसलश्चैव नलश्चेत्याश्रयास्त्रयः ।
मालाख्याः सर्पसंज्ञश्च दलयोगौ प्रकीर्तितौ ॥ ३ ॥

गदाख्या: शकटाख्याश्च श्रृङ्गाटक-विहंगमौ ।
हलवज्रयवाश्चैव कमलं वापियूपकौ ॥ ४ ॥

शर-शक्ति-दण्ड-नौका-कूट-च्छत्र-धनूंषि च ।
अर्धचन्द्रस्तु चक्रं च समुद्रश्चेति विंशतिः ॥ ५ ॥

संख्याख्या - बल्लकी - दाम - पाश - केदार - शूलकाः ।
युगो गोलश्च सप्तैते युक्ता दन्तमिता द्विज ! ॥ ६ ॥

Verse 3–6

3-6. NAMES OF NABHASA YOGAS : Rajju, Musala, and Nala, these 3 are Ashraya yogas. Maala and Sarpa yogas have been spoken of as Dala yogas. The 20 Akriti yogas are Gada, Shakata, Shringataka, Pakshi, Hala, Vajra, Yava, Kamala, Vapi, Yupa, Shara, Shakti, Danda, Nauka, Koota, Chhatra, Dhanushi, Ardha chandra, Chakra and Samudra yogas. O Brahmin, the 7 sankhya yogas are Vallaki, Daama, Pasha, Kedara, Shoola, Youga and Gola yogas. The total number of these yogas is 32.

सर्वैश्वरे स्थितै रज्जुः स्थिरस्थैर्मुसलः स्मृतः ।
नलाख्यों द्विस्वभावस्थैराश्रयाख्या इमे स्मृताः ॥ ७ ॥

Verse 7

RAJJU, MUSALA AND NALA YOGAS: If all the planets are situated in movable signs they cause Rajju Yoga, if they are in fixed signs they cause Musala Yoga and if they are in dual signs they cause Nala yoga. These three yogas have got a combined or joint name of Ashraya yoga.

Translator's note

** In these yogas it is necessary that all the planets should be situated in either movable, fixed or dual signs. In which House the situation of the planet will be or what the Ascendant will be, the Sage has not imposed any condition in this respect. But since very olden times there have always been two views about the Ashraya Yogas among the learned writers on Predictive Astrology. Some are of the view that if in all movable, fixed or dual signs there are planets, it is only then that there are respectively the Rajju, Musala, and Nala that is, if there are panets in all the four movable signs, it will form Rajju Yoga etc. The Saga Garga doesnot agree to this view. He says that there will be Rajju Yoga when planets are situated in one movable sign or in more than one movable sign or in all movable signs and fixed and dual signs are without any planets. In the same way there is Musala Yoga when planets are situated in one fixed sign or in all fixed signs and the movable and dual signs are without any planets. The formation of Nala Yoga should be understood in the same manner.

केन्द्रत्रयगतैः सौम्यैः पापैर्वा दलसंज्ञकौ ।
क्रमान्मालाभुजंगाख्यौ शुभाशुभफलप्रदौ ॥ ८ ॥

Verse 8

MAALA AND SARPA YOGAS: If 3 angles are occupied by benefics or by malefics the two yogas have the combined name of Dala Yoga. These two yogas are respectively Maala Yoga and Sarpa Yoga and these yogas respectively produce auspicious and in auspicious results.

आसन्नकेन्द्रद्वयगैः सवैर्योगो गदाह्वयः ।
शकटं लग्नजायास्यैः खाम्बुगैर्विहगः स्मृतः ॥ ९ ॥

योगः श्रृङ्गाटकं नाम लग्नात्मजतपः स्थितैः ।
अन्यस्थानात् त्रिकोणस्थैः सर्वैर्योगो हलाभिधः ॥ १० ॥

लग्नजायास्थितैः सौम्यैः पापाख्यैः खाऽम्बुसंस्थितैः ।
योगो वज्राभिध: प्रोक्तः विपरीतस्थितैर्यवः ॥ ११ ॥

Verse 9–11

9-11. GADA SHAKATA, VIHAGA, SRINGATAKA, HALA, VAJRA AND YAVA YOGAS: If all the planets occupy two successive angles, the yoga so formed is called Gada Yoga; Shakata Yoga if they all occupy the Ascendant and the 7th House; Vihaga Yoga is understood if they are in the 4th and the 10th Houses; the Yoga named as Sringataka is formed if from the Ascendant, the trines have all the planets in them; the Yoga named as Hala is formed if they are in the trines from any other House. If the benefics are situated in the Ascendant and the 7th House or the malefics are situated in the 4th or the 10th Houses the Yoga so formed has been called by the name of Vajra and if the situation is the reverse of the above one then is formed the Yoga called Yava.

Translator's note

** This sloka has also been given by Acharya Varahamihira in the 5th sloka of Chapter 12 of his book 'Brihat Jatakama'. But he himself raises a doubt in the 6th sloka and says that he has given this sloka as he saw it in the books of the former Acharyas (teachers)- actually in the Vajra and Yava Yoga there is the situation of Mercury and Venus in the 4th House from the Sun. How can this be possible?" This is totally impossible from the point of Astronomical Mathematics. The elongation of Mercury and Venus from the Sun is always less than 2 signs.

But Acharya Sita Rama Jha has pointed out in his special notes that "Acharya Varahamihira has understood a different meaning of Vajra and Yava Yoga and has refused to accept it by proving its impossibility which is totally incompatible; because the Sages can never write of an impossible subject: Therefore the Sage wants to lay down the formation of two kinds of Vajra Yoga and two kinds Yava yoga only by the situation of benefics and malefics. The situation of all planets in all the 4 angles effects the formation of Kamala Yoga which has been given even by Varahamihira.

Both the learned writers are right in their statements. But it seems that Varahamihira has rejected the presence of Venus and Mercury in the 4th sign from the Sun keeping in mind the conditions of his own country, India as in a country having Palbha of more than 12 Angulas (which is a very high latitude) there is the possibility of Venus and Mercury in the 4th sign from the Sun.

सर्वकेन्द्रगतैः सर्वैर्मिश्रैः कमलसंज्ञकः ।
केन्द्रादन्यत्रगैः सर्वैंर्योगो वापीसमाह्वयः ॥ १२ ॥

Verse 12

KAMAL AND VAAPI YOGAS: When all the planets happen to fall in all the angles together, the Yoga of the name of Kamala is formed and if all are in other houses from the angles, the yoga that is formed so is named as Vapi Yoga.

यूपो लग्नाच्चतुर्भस्यैः शरस्तुर्याच्चतुर्भगैः ।
शक्तिर्मदाच्चतुर्भस्थैर्दण्डो मध्याच्चतुर्भगैः ॥ १३ ॥

Verse 13

YUPA, SARA, SAKTHI AND DANDA YOGAS: When all the planets are in the 4 Houses from the Ascendant, the yoga that is formed thus is called Yupa, when they are in the 4 Houses from the 4th House, Sara yoga is formed, when they are in 4 Houses from the 7th House the Yoga so formed is Sakthi and when all the planets are in four houses from the 10th House, the Yoga so formed is known as Danda yoga.

Translator's note

** There is the idea about the formation of the movable yogas like Yupa, Sara or Ishu, Shakti and Danda that if all the planets remain near an angle or between two angles such Yogas are. formed.

In this way the yoga named as Yupa will be formed when there are all the planets in the four houses from the Ascendant, (that is all planets are situated in the 1,2,3,4 Houses).

The Yoga Sara which is also called Ishu Yoga by some learned writers will be formed when all the planets are situated in the 4 Houses from the 4th House, that is, in the 4,5,6,7 House.

Shakti Yoga is formed due to the presence of all the planets in the four houses from the 7th Houses, that is, in the 7,8,9,10 Houses.

Danda Yoga is formed when all the planets are placed in the four houses from the 10th House, that is in the 10,11,12, 1 Houses.

लग्नात् सप्तमगैर्नौका कूटस्तुर्याच्च सप्तमैः ।
छत्राख्यः सप्तमादेवं चापं मध्याद् भसप्तगैः ॥ १४ ॥

Verse 14

NAUKA, KOOTA, CHHATRA, AND CHAAPA YOGAS : If all the planets are placed in the 7 Houses from the Ascendant it forms the Nauka Yoga. The Yogas Koota, Chhatra and Chaapa are formed if all the planets are situated respectively in the 7 Houses from the 4th, 7th and 10th Houses.

लग्नादेकान्तरस्यैश्च षड्भगैश्चक्रमुच्यते ।
धनादेकान्तरस्यैस्तु समुद्रः षड्गृहाश्रितै ॥ १५ ॥

Verse 15

CHAKRA AND SAMUDRA YOGAS: If all the planets occupy six alternative signs commencing from the Ascendant, Chakra Yoga is formed, and similarly if they occupy six alternative signs commencing from the 2nd House; it forms the Samudra Yoga.

एकराशिस्थतैर्गोलो युगाख्यो द्विभसंस्थितैः ।
शूलस्तु त्रिभगैः प्रोक्तः केदारस्तु चतुर्भगैः ॥ १६ ॥

पञ्चराशिस्थतैः पाशो दामाख्यः षड्गृहाश्रितैः ।
वीणा सप्तभगैः सर्वैर्विहायान्यानुदीरितान् ॥ १७ ॥

Verse 16–17

16-17 SANKHYA YOGAS: If all the planets are situated in one sign Gola Yoga is formed, if in 2 sign yuga Yoga, if in 3 signs Shoola Yoga, if in 4 signs kedar yoga, if in 5 signs Pasha Yoga, if in 6 signs Dama Yoga and if in7 signs Veena Yoga is formed. These Yogas will be operable only if none of the Nabhasa Yogas explained above are derivable.

अटनप्रियाः सुरुपा: परदेशस्वास्थ्यभागिनो मनुजाः ।
क्रूरा: खलस्वभावा रज्जुप्रभवाः सदा कथिताः ॥ १८ ॥

Verse 18

EFFECTS OF NABHASA YOGAS: RAJJU YOGA: The native born in this yoga will be fond of wandering, will be charming, will remain in good health and fortunate in foreign countries and will be of cruel and wicked disposition.

Translator's note

** Rajju is one of the Ashraya Yogas. If in a horoscope any other yoga such as the Akriti yoga, has the features of Ashraya yoga, then the effects of Ashraya yoga will not occur. The effects of that yoga only will be found whose features are there in the horoscope. Ashraya yoga will occur only when there are no features of any other yoga than the Ashraya yoga. Thus, if all the planets are there in all the 4 movable signs and the Ascendant also is a movable sign, then there are features of Rajju yoga(one of the yogas of the group of Ashraya Yogas) and there is the Kamala Yoga as well. Therefore, the effects, here, will be of the Kamala Yoga only and not of Rajju yoga. But if all the planets are there in all the 4 movable signs and the Ascendant is a fixed or dual sign, then the Yoga yields the effects of Rajju Yoga.

Movable signs have great importance in Rajju Yoga. Therefore a native having this yoga in his horoscope, will have the quality of mobility in his character and it will be seen in him in its many aspects. He will not accept a job in which he has to work in one place or in which he remains stationary. However, he may accept such a job as that of a representative salesman, an intermediary, an import export supplier etc. His interest will be in such jobs and he will get benefit also in such jobs. The speciality here is this that frequent travels in foreign countries and living there will have no adverse effects on his health and he will retain sound health. The financial sphere of his life will be greatly developed. He will have rashness in his disposition. In case of delay he will be greatly roused to anger and irritability. He always has in his mind his own progress, the fulfilment of his own projects and targets. He will not care if some body calls him to be hard hearted or wicked. He may climb the appointed heights by placing his feet on anyone's shoulders and he may not remember those supporting shoulders at all. Therefore, people will call him a wicked person or a hard hearted one. He cannot bear the progress of others as he is extremely jealous and envious also. Generally one having this quality of mobility envies those who are able to walk along side with him.

मानज्ञानधनाद्यैर्युक्ता भूपप्रियाः ख्याताः ।
बहुपुत्राः स्थिरचित्ता मुसलसमुत्था भवन्ति नराः ॥ १९ ॥

Verse 19

MUSALA YOGA: Natives having Musala yoga in their horoscope are endowed with honour, wisdom and knowledge, wealth etc, will be dear to the king, famous, will have many sons and be firm in disposition.

Translator's note

** Fixed signs have great importance in this Yoga. Therefore the native will have in his nature the merits and defects of fixed signs. As opposed to one who has Rajju Yoga in his horoscope, this native will prefer a profession that is of stationary nature or that is done by remaining at one place and his success also will be in that profession only. Foreign trade or doing some job in a foreign country will bring him only disappointment and nothing else. This native grows restless if there occur changes in his profession. Often he does not make any change in his profession: The change, if there be any, will bring in his nature, stubbornness and obstinacy. He will have a tendency of maintaining his principles. Solemnity and gravity will be there in his nature. He is very hard working also and has firm determination, never leaves the point that he has accepted and has a strong sense of self respect.

न्यूनातिरिक्तदेहा धनसञ्चयभागिनोऽतिनिपुणाश्च ।
बन्धुहिताश्च सुरूपा नलयोगे सम्प्रसूयन्ते ॥ २० ॥

Verse 20

NALA YOGA: The natives born in Nala yoga will be invalid or malformed or will have superfluous limbs, will be interested in the accumulation of money, be very skilful, be helpful to relatives and be charming.

नित्यं सुखप्रधाना वाहनवस्त्रान भोगसम्पन्ना ।
कान्ताः सुबहुस्त्रीका मालायां सम्प्रसूताः स्युः ॥ २१ ॥

Verse 21

MAALA YOGA: The natives born in the Maala yoga will be always happy, be endowed with conveyances, robes, food and pleasures, splendour and many charming females.

विषमाःक्रूरा निःस्वा नित्यं दुःखार्दिताः सुदीनाश्च ।
परभक्षपाननिरताः सर्पप्रभवा भवन्ति नराः ॥ २२ ॥

Verse 22

SARPA YOGA: The natives born in the Sarpa yoga will be crooked, cruel, poor, will always remain miserable and will always depend on others food and drinks.

सततोद्युक्तार्थवशा यज्वानः शास्त्रगेयकुशलश्च ।
धनकनकरत्नसम्पत्संयुक्ता मानवा गदायां तु ॥ २३ ॥

Verse 23

GADA YOGA: The natives having Gada yoga in their horoscopes will always remain engaged in earning wealth, will perform sacrificial rites, will be skilful in Sastras and will have knowledge and will be endowed with wealth, gold and precious stones.

रोगार्ता: कुनखा मूर्खा: शकटानुजीविनो निःस्वा ।
मित्रस्वजनविहीना: शकटे जाता भवन्ति नराः ॥ २४ ॥

Verse 24

SHAKATA YOGA: The persons born in Shakata yoga will always remain afflicted by diseases, will have diseased or ugly nails, will be foolish, will earn their living by pulling carts, be poor, be devoid of friends and relatives.

Translator's note

** Shakata yoga is formed when all the planets are situated in the Ascendant and the 7th house. Therefore in this yoga the most affected is the native himself and his wife as the Ascendant is man's ownself and the 7th house is his wife. The result of this yoga has been said to be poverty. Therefore the native will not have the good fortune of becoming the driver of a vehicle where he gets good salary such as the driver of a bus or a train or the pilot of an aeroplane or ship. He will pass his life in poverty by pulling such low vehicles as two or four wheeled carts, rickshaws etc. He will remain engaged throughout his life in earning his bread and due to lack of time he will not be able to make friends, he will also often remain sickly and will often get disease. If the planets situated in the Ascendant and the 7th house may produce some beneficial effect,. he may become a driver of a vehicle of higher order.

भ्रमणरुचयोविकृष्टा दूलाः सुरतानुजीवनो धृष्टाः ।
कलहप्रियाच नित्यं विहगे योगे सदा जाताः ॥ २५ ॥

Verse 25

VIHAGA YOGA: The person born in the Vihaga yoga will be fond of roaming, be subject to others, messengers, will earn his living by sexual dealings, be shameless and given to quarrels.

Translator's note

** This yoga occurs when all the planets are situated in the 4th and 10th House. Defects in character have been found to be occuring in this yoga. The native is a thorough tale bearer. He is fond of wandering in different places. Some learned writers have described him as a vagrant also. In the present age the natives born in this yoga are compelled to adopt the profession of speed post, agent, salesmanship etc. in which there is to be much wandering. The Sage has described such a native to be earning his living by 'Surata' This word may be interpreted as doing middlemanship in procuring woman, satisfying others by allowing them to have sexual intercourse with her, being a city woman or a prostitute or being a concubine or a kept woman. In the present age modelling and acting may be also included in this Yoga.

If the conjunction of planets is auspicious in the 4th and the 10th House the native will do well as an ambassador, a diplomat and a representative of his nation etc.

प्रियकलहाः समरसहाः सुखिनो नृपतेः प्रियाः शुभकलत्राः ।
आढया युवतिद्वेष्याः श्रृङ्गाटकसम्भवा मनुजाः ॥ २६ ॥

Verse 26

SHRINGATAKA YOGA: The person born in shringataka yoga will be fond of quarrels and battles, be happy, dear to the king, endowed with an auspicious wife and be a hater of women.

Translator's note

** The shringataka is an important Yoga. It is formed when all the planets are situated in the trines (5,9 Houses). The Ascendant and the two trines are very auspicious houses in a horoscope. In this Yoga there is the relation of the Ascendant which is the native's body, the 5th House which is his intellect and his progeny and the 9th House which is his destiny, his penance and the attaimment of the results of his actions. Due to this relation of the 3 auspicious houses the native enjoys physical health, is courageous and valorous and active, he has the control of his intellect on his mind, thinking and judgement. And along with this his destiny is also favourable to him. Therefore the native is certainly a favourite of the king, victorious and endowed with all the happiness. By the phrase'hater of women' we take here his devotion to only one wife. It is also true that if a person is lustful and licentious and has love for females, he cannot be valorous and fond of battles.

Jupiter plays the most important role in the auspiciousness of this Yoga because he has his aspect on the 1,5 and 9 Houses. In whatever House he is placed (1,5 and 9) he will have relation with every planet. Therefore Jupiter who is endowed with great qualities, is a natural benefic, has nectar in his aspect and whose association is highly auspicious will be obtained by all the planets together as an auspicious controller, instigator and chastiser. Such a native will pass his youth and maturity and old age with happiness as the Ascendant is the native's childhood, the 5th house is his youth and the 9th House is his old age. Therefore, he will attain all the four fruits of life, Dharma (religion), Artha (money), Kama (fulfilment of desires especially sexual) and Moksha(salvation).

बह्वाशिनो दरिद्राः कृषीवला दुःखिताश्च सोद्वेगा ।
बन्धुसुहृदिभः त्यक्ताः प्रेष्याः हलसंज्ञके सदा पुरुषाः ॥ २७ ॥

Verse 27

HALA YOGA: The person born in the yoga named as Hala will be gluttonous, penurious, be a farmer, be miserable, excited, will give up friends and relatives and will have the soul or a servant.

Translator's note

** The word 'Hala' in Hindi and Sanskrit means a plough share which is an agricultural instrument used for tilling or ploughing the fields. The very names of the Yoga makes it quite clear that the native will be a farmer. This yoga may be said to be a reversal of the shringataka Yoga as the situation of all the planets in a trine from any other house than the Ascendant such as from the 2nd House 2-6-10, from the 3rd House 3-7-11, from the 4th House 4-8-12 and so on, is responsible in the formation of this Yoga. We shall get at the most 3 trinal situations and in all these 3 we find that there is the dominance of inauspicious Houses as they are in majority. Therefore auspicious effects will not be obtained. In the ancient times the life of the farmer used to be like that described for the native born in the Hala Yoga. In some other editions it has been said that the native will be endowed with relatives and friends, but Parasara differs with them.

आद्यन्तवयः सुखिनः शूराः सुभगा निरीहाश्च ।
भाग्यविहीना वज्रे जाता: खला विरुद्ध ॥ २८ ॥

Verse 28

VAJRA YOGA: The person born in the Vajra Yoga will be happy in the beginning and the end of his life, be valorous, charming, devoid of desires and fortunes, be villainious and inimical to the people.

व्रतनियममङ्गलपरा वयसो मध्ये सुखार्थपुत्रयुताः ।
दातारः स्थिरचित्ता यवयोगभवाः सदा पुरुषाः ॥ २९ ॥

Verse 29

YAVA YOGA: The person born in this yoga will sincerely observe fasts and other religiou rites, will do auspicious acts, happy in mid life, will be endowed with wealth and sons, be charitable and have firmness of mind.

Translator's note

** Yava is the reversal of the Vajra Yoga. It is formed when the malefics are in the Ascendant and the 7th House and the benefics are in the 4th and the 10th House. As the benefic planets remain in the 4th and the 10th House in the Yoga, these houses have special role in it. The shape of this yoga has similarity with barley. The Sanskrit word 'Yava' means 'Jau' in Hindi and Barley in English. Barley is thin on both of its edges and fat in the middle, that is the substance of barley is in the middle. Therefore, it has been said that the native born in Yava Yoga is happy in midlife, endowed with wealth and sons, is charitable and has firmness of mind. Due to auspicious influences on the 4th and the 10th House,the native will observe fasts and religious rites and has sattwika feelings. The 10th House is the House of religious rites and auspicious actions. Therefore, the native performs the religious rites and auspicious deeds with great devotion and sincerity. In this Yoga, the native becomes more and more popular day by day. Due to the peace of mind the native enjoys excellent mental and physical health. Others also get mental joy by meeting him.

विभवगुणाढयाः पुरुषः स्थिरायुषो विपुलकीर्तयः शुद्धाः ।
शुभशतका: पृथ्वीशाः कमलभवाः मानवा नित्यम् ॥ ३० ॥

Verse 30

KAMALA YOGA: The person born in the kamala yoga is endowed with grandeur and is virtuous, be longlived, very famous, pure, will perform hundreds of auspicious deeds and be a king.

Translator's note

** If all the planets are placed in the 4 angles, the yoga so formed is Kamala Yoga. It is the 4 angles that are factors behind the attainment by the native only the auspicious effects and nothing but auspicious effects. When all the planets are there in the angles these (the angles) become very strong as if the castle of a king became very strong. There is another Yoga similar to Kamala Yoga which is very famous in Astrology. It is 'Chatussagara Yoga' when there are planets in all the four angles, the Yoga so formed is named as Chatussagara Yoga. The only difference between the two is that while in the kamala yoga all the planets are situated in the Angles, in Chatussagara yoga there are planets in all the angles. But the effects of both the Yogas are the same. The angles are representative planets of happiness. Therefore, the person born in the kamala yoga is very famous but he is not very rich.

निधिकरणे निपुणधियः स्थिरार्थसुखसंयुताः सुतयुताश्च ।
नयनसुखसम्प्रदृष्टा वापीयोगेन राजानः ॥ ३१ ॥

Verse 31

VAPI YOGA: The person born in the Vapi Yoga will be skilful in accumulating wealth, will be endowed with enduring wealth and happiness and sons, be free from eye afflictions and be a king.

Translator's note

** Vapi Yoga is formed if all the planets are situated either in 4 panpharas(2-5-8-11) or in 4 Apoklimas (3-6-9-12) Vapi in Hindi Imeans 'well. Therefore the effect of the accumulation of wealth arises due to the consideration of the word 'well' which always has the accumulation of water such a native keeps his money hidden in order to give stability to it. Koop' (well) is the name of the 8th House which is called a secret House. Therefore such a native observes extreme secrecy in his affairs. Such a person may be made a confidential friend as he is able not to disclose his friends' secrets. It has been found that such natives are successful in confidential department like Intelligence Department. Due to the derived meaning of the word 'koopa' well, the native may have certain addictions or evil habits but these are not known to the people.

आत्मविदिज्यानिरतः स्त्रिया युतः सत्वसम्पन्नः ।
व्रतनियमरतमनुष्यो यूपे जातो विशिष्ट ॥ ३२ ॥

Verse 32

YUPA YOGA: The person born in this yoga will have spiritual knowledge, will be interested in doing sacrifical rites (yajnas), endowed with wife and valour, interested in keeping fasts and other religious observations and be distinguished.

इषुकारा बन्धनपाः मृगयाधनसेविताश्च मांसादा ।
हिंस्रा: कुशिल्पकाराः शरयोगे मानवाः प्रसूयन्तेः ॥ ३३ ॥

Verse 33

SHARA YOGA: The person born in SHARA YOGA will be maker of arrows, be head of prison, will earn money through hunting animals, be non-vegetarian, violent and maker of mean handiworks.

धनरहितविफलदुःखितनी चालसाश्चिरायुषः पुरुषाः ।
संग्रामबुद्धिनिपुणाः शक्त्यां जाता: स्थिरा: शुभगाः ॥ ३४ ॥

Verse 34

SHAKTI YOGA: The person born in the shakti yoga will be bereft of wealth, be unsuccessful, miserable, mean, lazy, longlived, interested and skilful in war, firm and auspicious.

हतपुत्रदारनि:स्वाः सर्वत्र च निर्धृणाः स्वजनबाह्याः ।
दुःखितनीचप्रेष्या दण्डप्रभवा भवन्ति नराः ॥ ३५ ॥

Verse 35

DANDA YOGA: The person born in Danda Yoga will be devoid of wife, sons, and wealth, be thoroughly cruel, be rejected by his relatives, be miserable, and will serve mean people.

सलिलोपजीविभवा बह्वाशा: ख्यातकीर्तयो दुष्टाः ।
कृपणा मलिना लुब्धा नौसञ्जाताः खलाः पुरुषाः ॥ ३६ ॥

Verse 36

NAUKA YOGA: The person born in Nauka Yoga will earn his livelihood through creatures born in water, will be wealthy, will have great expectations, will be very famous but very wicked, miserly, dirty and avaricious.

अनृतकथनबन्धनपा निष्किञ्चनाः शठा: क्रूराः ।
कूटसमुत्था नित्यं भवन्ति गिरिदुर्गवासिनो मनुजाः ॥ ३७ ॥

Verse 37

KOOTA YOGA: This person born in koota yoga will be a liar, be head of prison, bereft of wealth, crafty, cruel and will live in hills and fortresses.

स्वजनाश्रयो दयावान्नानानृपवल्लभः प्रकृष्टमतिः ।
प्रथमेऽन्त्ये वयसि नराः सुखवान् दीर्घायुरातपत्री स्यात् ॥ ३८ ॥

Verse 38

CHHATRA YOGA: The person born in the chhatra yoga will help the people of his family, be kind, respected by many kings, will have excellent intelligence, be happy in the beginning and the end of his life and longlived.

आनृतिकगुप्तपालाश्चोराः कितवाश्च कानने निरताः ।
कार्मुकयोगे जाता भाग्यविहीना: शुभा वयोमध्ये ॥ ३९ ॥

Verse 39

CHAAPA YOGA: The person born in chaapa yoga will be a liar, head of prison (Jailer), thief, crafty, will wander in forests, be devoid of fortune and will be happy in the middle part of his life.

Translator's note

** Chaapa yoga occurs when all the planets are situated in the 7 Houses commencing from the 10th House. Another name of this yoga is 'karmuka'. In the 21st chapter of 'Saarawali' the effects of the karmuka yoga described in sloka 24 are almost those of the chaapa yoga, but there occurs the terms "भाग्यविहीना वयो मध्ये" Trafacial aut which is interpreted as "he will not have wealth in the middle of his life", whereas according to Parasara" he will be happy" in the middle of his life. In sloka 43 Chapter 6 of 'Hora Rachna' also the native born in the karmuka yoga is said to be unfortunate in the middle of his life because there a line of the sloka runs as follows."कार्मुक योगे जाता भाग्य विहीना वध्ये", that is, the person born in karmuka yoga will be devoid of fortune in the middle of his life. In the 16th sloka of Chapter 16 of his book 'Brihat Jataka', Varahamihira has also written "शूरश्च कार्मुकभवः प्रथमान्त्य सौख्य:- "that is, is he will be courageous and enjoying life in the first and last part of his days. Whatever meaning we may take it is certain that the native born in this yoga either gets a job of high level in police, prison etc or he becomes the leader of thieves, robbers and doers of immoral deeds. The exact middle of his life brings change in his activities. He enjoys life till the middle of his days and then he generally passes into dark days.

सेनापतयः सर्वे कान्तशरीरा नृपप्रिया बलिनः ।
मणिकनकभूषणयुता भवन्ति योगेऽर्धचन्द्राख्ये ॥ ४० ॥

Verse 40

ARDHA CHANDRA YOGA: The person born in Ardha chandra yoga will be general of an army, will have splendorous body, be favourite of the king, be strong and be endowed with gems, gold and ornaments.

Translator's note

** Parasara has given the features of 'Ardha Chandra' in the following way, " नावा धरैन्यराशिभ्यः प्रवृत्तैरर्धचन्द्रकम' (It seems that in some editions the features of 'Ardha Chandra' are left due to forgetfulness.), that is, the yoga Ardha chandra occurs when all the seven planets occupy Houses commencing from other Houses than the angles. Indeed this yoga may be formed in eight ways. Thus if we begin from the 2nd House, the first Ardha chandra will be formed when all the planets are there in the Houses from the 2nd to the 8th. The beginning will not be made from the 4th House as it is an angle. It may be made from the 5th, 6th, 8th 11th, 12th. It may be briefly said that beginning from panaphara and apoklima, the presence of the seven planets in seven House will make the Ardha chandra yoga. In 'Saarawali' the effects of the Ardha chandra yoga have been told in this way "One born with this yoga will be fortunate. be an army chief, be brilliant bodied, dear to the king and be strong. He will possess gems, gold and ornaments.

According to Varahamihira, the person will be fortunate, beautiful, be army chief, be dear to the king and will enjoy pleasures. As per Jataka Bharana, the native will earn fame through the king, be an excellent person and will possess gold ornaments.

Some learned writers opine that the Ardha chandra will be superior if it begins from a panphara House rather than from a Apoklima one.

According to 'Saarawali' edited by Kalyana Varma Chapter 3, sloka 32 the planets situated in the panphara Houses (2-5-8 and 11) give effects in youth and in the Apoklima Houses (3-6-9and12) in old age. Our view is that the Ardha chandra that will be formed from panphara Houses will give effects in youth and that which will be formed from an Apoklima will do so in old age.

प्रणताऽऽशेषनराधिप किरीटरत्नप्रभा स्फुरितपादः ।
भवति नरेन्द्रो मनुजश्चक्रे यो जायते योगे ॥ ४१ ॥

Verse 41

CHAKRA YOGA: The person born in CHAKRA YOGA will be an emperor who will bear on his head a crown studded with bright gems and at whose feet many kings will place their heads.

Translator's note

** The situation of all the planets in 1,3,5,7,9and 11 Houses is essential for the formation of chakra yoga, which means that all the planets are in odd Houses. A native born with this yoga in his horoscope has much manly strength, has a positive view in all things. He will say "I do it " and not "I" II do it," achieves much with his own effects. His marked achievements get for him distinguished honour from his friends. He shows his ability also by doing some original work in one or the other field. This yoga is rarely found. According to Saarawali one born in Chakra yoga will be a king at whose feet will be placed the head of the other prostrating kings adorned with crowns studded with diamonds.

'Jataka Bharana' states that this combination will make one good looking, very valorous and he will rule the entire earth. Some learned writers name the chakra yoga as chandra yoga also.

बहुरत्नधनसमृद्धा भोगयुता धनजनप्रियाः ससुता ।
उदधिसमुत्थाः पुरुषाः स्थिरविभवाः साधुशीला ॥ ४२ ॥

Verse 42

SAMUDRA YOGA: The person born in the samudra yoga will be endowed with many precious stones and much wealth, will have pleasures, be dear to the people, will have sons, and firm wealth and be well disposed.

प्रियगीतनृत्यवाद्या निपुणा: सुखिनश्च धनवन्तः ।
नेतारो बहुभृत्या वीणायां कीर्तिताः पुरुषाः ॥ ४३ ॥

Verse 43

VEENA YOGA:The person born in Veena yoga will be a lover of songs, dance and musical instrument, be skilful, happy. wealthy and leader and will have many servants.

दाम्नि सुजनोपकारी नयधनयुक्तो महेश्वरः ख्यातः ।
बहुसुतरत्नसमृद्धो धीरो जायते विद्वांश्च ॥ ४४ ॥

Verse 44

DAAMINI YOGA: The person born in Daamini Yoga will be thoroughly gentle, helpful to others, will have righteously earned wealth, be very affluent, famous, endowed with many sons and gems, will have fortitude and be learned.

पाशे बन्धनभाज: कार्ये दक्षा: प्रपञ्चकाराश्च ।
बहुभाषिणो विशीला बहुभृत्याः सम्प्रताना ॥ ४५ ॥

Verse 45

PAASHA YOGA: The person born in Paasha Yoga will be liable to be imprisoned, be skilful in work, be deceiving in disposition, be very talkative, be devoid of virtues and good manners and will have many servants and a great family.

सुबहूनामुपयोज्याः कृषीवला: सत्यवादिनः सुखिनः ।
केदारे सम्भूताश्चलस्वभावा धनैर्युक्ताः ॥ ४६ ॥

Verse 46

KEDARA YOGA: The person born in Kedara yoga will be a benefactor to many, will do agricultural work, be truthful, happy. fickleminded and wealthy.

तीक्ष्णालसधनहीना हिंस्राः सुबहिष्कृता महाशूराः ।
संग्रामे लब्धयशा शूले योगे भवन्ति नराः ॥ ४७ ॥

Verse 47

SHOOLA YOGA: The person born in the Shoola Yoga will be sharp, lazy, devoid of wealth, violent, rejected and scorned by the people, very strong and gets great fame through war.

पाखण्डवादिनो वा धनरहिता वा बहिष्कृता लोके ।
सुतमातृधर्मरहिता युगयोगे ने नरा जाताः ॥ ४८ ॥

Verse 48

YUGA YOGA: The person born in Yuga Yoga will be hypocrite, be devoid of wealth, be banished by society and be devoid of sons, mother and wealth.

बलसंयुक्ता विधना विद्याविज्ञानवर्जिता मलिनाः ।
नित्यं दुःखितदीना गोले गोले योगे भवन्ति नराः ॥ ४९ ॥

Verse 49

GOLA YOGA : The person born in the Gola Yoga will be strong, be devoid of wealth, learning and intelligence, be dirty, be always sorrowful and miserable.

सर्वास्वपि दशास्वेते भवेयुः फलदायिनः ।
प्राणिनामिति विज्ञेयाः प्रवदन्ति तवाग्रजाः ॥ ५०॥

Verse 50

It should be known that the effects due to the above said Nabhasa Yogas will be felt in all the Dasa periods of the planets throughout life.