Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra · Volume 1

40. The Solar Yogas

4 verses1 translator's noteStudied in Week 6

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सूर्यात् स्वान्त्योभयस्यैश्च बिना चन्द्र कुजादिभिः ।
वेशि-वोशिसमाख्यौ च तथोभयचरः क्रमात् ॥ १ ॥

Verse 1

VESI, VOSI AND UBHAYA CHARI YOGAS: If there is any planet Mars etc. except the Moon in the 2nd House from the Sun, the yoga thus formed is called Vesi yoga, in the 12th House it is vosi and in both (2 and 12) it is ubhayachari yoga.

समदृक् सत्यवाङ् मर्त्यो दीर्घकायोऽलसस्तथा ।
सुखभागल्पवित्तोऽपि वेशियोगसमुद्भवः ॥ २ ॥

वोशौ च निपुणो दाता यशोविद्याबलान्वितः ।
तथोभयचरे जातो भूपो वा तत्समः सुखी ॥ ३ ॥

Verse 2–3

2-3 EFFECTS OF THESE YOGAS: The native born in the vesi yoga will be even sighted, truthful, longbodied, lazy, happy and will have a little wealth; in the Vosi yoga he will be skilful, charitable and will be endowed with fame, learning and strength and, in the ubhayachari yoga he will be a king or equal to a king in happiness.

Translator's note

The sign in which the Sun is situated is treated as Ascendant and it is called 'Surya Lagna' or the Sun Ascendant. The Moon becomes extremely malefic when she is near the Sun. Therefore she has been excluded in the solar yogas as there should be an atmosphere of auspiciousness near the sign in which the Sun is situated. It should then be concluded that auspicious effects will be produced in these yogas when benefic planets will be there and when malefic planets are there the effects will be inauspicious. Besides this, the situation of the Sun, the Ascendant and the yoga forming planets in the Ascendant should also be considered. For instance, suppose the Ascendant is Sagittarius and in it the Sun is in the 9th House and there is Mercury in the 10th House, then it will cause an excellent vesi yoga. But if there is Venus in the 10th House it will make a difference in the prediction. And if there is Mars in the 12th House, the Ubhayachari yoga thus formed will not give auspicious effects. Therefore, due consideration should be given to all facts before making any prediction. Mantreshwara has indicated to this fact in his 'Phala Dipika' and has subdivided these yogas as auspicious and inauspicious vesi, vosi and Ubhayachari yogas: These subdivisions, have been made on the basis of the planets forming these yogas. This has been made clear in the concluding sloka of this chapter.

शुभग्रहभवे योगे फलमेव विचिन्तयेत् ।
पापग्रहसमुत्पन्ने योगे तु फलमन्यथा ॥ ४ ॥

Verse 4

The above said effects are to be considered when all these yogas are caused by benefic planets, on the contrary when they are formed by malefics, the effects will be contrary to the above ones.