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Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra · Volume 1

43. Special Combinations for Wealth

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अथाऽतः संप्रवक्ष्यामि धनयोग विशेषतः ।
यस्मिन् योगे सनुत्पन्नो निश्चितो धनवान् भवेत् ॥ १ ॥

Verse 1
  1. Now I shall speak of special combinations giving wealth born in which the native certainly gets wealthy.

पंचमे भृगुजक्षेत्रे तस्मिन् शुक्रेण संयुते ।
लाभे भौमेन संयुक्ते बहुद्रव्यस्य नायकः ॥ २ ॥

Verse 2
  1. YOGAS FOR GREAT AFFLUENCE: If there is a sign of Venus (Taurus or Libra) in the 5th House and it is occupied by Venus herself and there is Mars in the 11th House, the native will possess great riches.

In the Gemini Ascendant Venus as 5th Lord in her own sign will give only the effects of the 5th House which is an auspicious House because her 2nd sign is in the 12th House and the 12th Lord gives the effects of the House in which his other sign is fallen. Mars in his own sign in the 11th House which is the main house of increase of wealth is bound to give wealth in large amount. This yoga is generally found in the horoscopes of doctors, chemists and famous lawyers.

पंचमे तु बुधक्षेत्रे तस्मिन् बुधयुते सति ।
चन्द्रे भौमे गुरौ लाभे बहुद्रव्यस्य नायकः ॥ ३ ॥

Verse 3
  1. If Mercury is in the 5th House in one of his own signs (Gemini and Virgo) and the Moon, Mars and Jupiter are in the 11th House, the native will be extremely wealthy.

In the Aquarius Ascendant Jupiter will become very important as he will alone become the Lord of wealth and gains. He alone becomes the Lord of two Houses representing 'value". He is already a natural benefic. Therefore his aspect and situation will certainly give wealth and property. The situation of Mars will make him vigorous in action. Jupiter, Mars and the Moon are the Lords of the Houses of upachaya or increase. These planets have got the Lordship of all the 4 Houses of upachaya or increase (3-6-10 and 11) so their relation or influence will make the native extremely wealthy.

पंचमे च रविक्षेत्रे तस्मिन् रवियुते सति ।
लाभे शनीन्दुजीवाढ्ये बहुद्रव्यस्य नायकः ॥ ४ ॥

Verse 4
  1. If there is the sign of the Sun in the 5th House and it is occupied by the Sun himself and, there are Saturn, the Moon and Jupiter in the 11th House, the native will be extremely wealthy.

पंचमे तु शनिक्षेत्रे तस्मिन् शनियुते सति ।
लाभे रविन्दुसंयुक्ते बहुद्रव्यस्य नायकः ॥ ५ ॥

Verse 5
  1. If there is a sign of Saturn (Capricorn and Aquarius) in the 5th House and Saturn is there in it and the luminaries (the Sun and the Moon) are in conjunction in the 11th House, the native will be extremely wealthy.

In the Virgo Ascendant Saturn in the 5th House will make aspect relation with the luminaries and in this way will make a weaker Rajayoga than it will be formed in the Libra Ascendant as the Lord of the House of gains (the 11th House) becomes weak.

पंचमे तु गुरुक्षेत्रे तस्मिन् गुरुयुते सति ।
लाभे चन्द्रसुते जातो बहुद्रव्यस्य नायकः ॥ ६ ॥

Verse 6
  1. If in the 5th House there is a sign of Jupiter (Sagittarius or Pisces) and he is situated in it and there is Mercury in the 11th House, the native gets extremely wealthy.

पंचमे तु कुजक्षेत्रे तस्मिन् कुजयुते सति ।
लाभस्थे भृगुपुत्रे तु बहुद्रव्यस्य नायक: ॥ ७ ॥

Verse 7
  1. If in the 5th House there is a sign of Mars (Aries or Scorpio) and Mars himself is situated there in and there is Venus in the 11th House, the combination will make the native extremely wealthy.

पंचमे तु शशिक्षेत्रे तस्मिन् शशियुते सति ।
शनौ लाभस्थिते जातो बहुद्रव्यस्य नायकः ॥ ८ ॥

Verse 8
  1. If in the 5th House the Moon is in her own sign and Saturn occupies the 11th House, the native owns fabulous wealth.

भानुक्षेत्रगते लग्ने तस्मिन् भानुयुते पुनः ।
भौमेन गुरुणा युक्ते दृष्टे जातो युतो धनैः ॥ ९ ॥

Verse 9
  1. YOGAS FOR WEALTH: If in his own sign Leo the Sun occupies the Ascendant and has the conjunction of Mars and Jupiter there or he (the Sun) is aspected by them, the native will be endowed with wealth.

चन्द्रक्षेत्रगते लग्ने तस्मिन् चन्द्रयुते सति ।
बुधेन गुरुणा युक्ते दृष्टे जातो धनी भवेत् ॥ १० ॥

Verse 10
  1. If in the Cancer Ascendant the Moon occupies the Ascendant and she is in conjunction with or aspected by Mercury and Jupiter, the native will be wealthy.

भौमक्षेत्रे गते लग्ने तस्मिन् भौमेन संयुते ।
सौम्यशुक्रार्कजैर्युक्ते दृष्टे श्रीमान्नरो भवेत् ॥ ११ ॥

Verse 11
  1. If Mars is in the Ascendant in his own sign and he is in conjunction with or is aspected by Mercury, Venus and Saturn, the native will be very rich.

बुधक्षेत्रगते लग्ने तस्मिन् बुधयुते सति ।
शनिजीवयुते दृष्टे जातो धनयुतो भवेत् ॥ १२ ॥

Verse 12
  1. If Mercury is in the Ascendant in his own sign and he is in conjunction with or is aspected by Saturn and Jupiter, the native will be endowed with wealth.

गुरुक्षेत्रगते लग्ने तस्मिन् गुरुयुते सति ।
बुधभौमयुते दृष्टे जायते धनवान्नरः ॥ १३ ॥

Verse 13
  1. If Jupiter is in the Ascendant in his own sign and he is in conjunction with or is aspected by Mercury and Mars, the native will be wealthy.

भृगुक्षेत्रगते लग्ने तस्मिन् भृगुयुते सति ।
शनिसौम्ययुते दृष्टे यो जातः स धनी भवेत् ॥ १४ ॥

Verse 14
  1. If Venus is in the Ascendant in her own sign and she is in conjunction with or is aspected by Saturn and Mercury, the native will be wealthy.

शनिक्षेत्रगते लग्ने तस्मिन् शनियु सति ।
भौमेन गुरुणा युक्ते दृष्टे जातो धनैर्युतः ॥ १५ ॥

Verse 15
  1. If Saturn is in the Ascendant in his own sign and he is in conjunction with or is aspected by Mars and Jupiter, the native will be endowed with wealth.

धनदौ धर्मधीनाथौ ये वा ताभ्यां युता ग्रहाः ।
तेऽपि स्वस्वदशाकाले धनदा नाऽत्र संशयः ॥ १६ ॥

Verse 16
  1. OTHER IMPORTANT PLANETS: The 9th Lord and the 5th Lord both are capable of giving wealth. The planets who have the conjunction of these two will also be bestower of wealth in their Dasa periods, there can be no doubt about it.

ग्रहाणामुक्तयोगेषु क्रूरसौभ्यविभागतः ।
बलाबलविवेकेन फलमूह्मं विचक्षणैः ॥ १७ ॥

Verse 17
  1. In the above said combinations of the planets divisions should be made of benefics and malefics and the wise astrologers should make predictions after properly knowing the strength and weakness of the planets.

केन्द्रेशः पारिजातस्थस्तदा दाता भवेन्नरः ।
उत्तमे ह्मुत्तमो दाता गोपुरे पुरुषत्वयुक ॥ १८ ॥

सिंहासने भवेन्मान्यः शूरः पारावतांशके ।
सभाध्यक्षो देवलोके बह्यलोके मुनिर्मतः ॥
ऐरावतांशके तुष्टो दिग्योगो नैव जायते ॥ १९ ॥

Verse 18–19

18-19. EFFECTS OF ANGULAR LORDS' DIVISIONAL DIGNITIES: When an angular Lord is in Paarjatamsha, the native will be charitable, in uttamarnsha highly charitable, in Gopuramsha endowed with prowess, in Simhasanamsha honourable, in Paravatamsha Valorous, in Devalokamsha will preside an assembly. in Brahamaiokamsha a Sage and, in Iravatamsha contented and be illustrious in all quarters.

Notes :- The meanings of Paarijaat etc. have been explained in 'Shodas Vargadhyaya'. These stokas describe the effects of angular lords in various vargas. When making prediction consideration should be made of the particular angle also. Then prediction may be made with greater clarity and certainty. Thus if the 4th Lord is in Simhasanamsha, the native will become popular more quickly, and if the Ascendant is in Gopuramsha, he will have greater powers, if the Ascendant Lord is Mars then he will have still greater powers; but if the Ascendant Lord is Mercury and he is in the above said condition, the natural thoughtfulness given to the native by Mercury may become an obstruction in the way of the native's remaining a man of prowess and action.

The lords of angles are strong in ascending order, that is, the 4th Lord will be stronger than the Ascendant Lord, the 7th Lord than the 4th Lord and the 10th Lord the strongest of all. This should also be kept in mind.

पारिजाते सुताधीशे विधा चैव कुलोचिता ।
उत्तमे चोत्तमा ज्ञेया गोपुरे भुवनांकिता ॥ २० ॥

सिंहासने तथा वाच्चा साचिव्येन समन्विता ।
पारावते च विज्ञेया ब्रह्मविधा द्विजोत्तम ! ॥ २१ ॥

सुतेशे देवलोकस्थे कर्मयोगश्च जायते ।
उपासना ब्रह्मलोके भक्तिस्त्वरावतांशके ॥ २२ ॥

Verse 20–22

20-22. EFFECTS OF THE 5th LORD'S DIVISIONAL DIGNITIES: If the 5th Lord is Paarijatamsha, the native will get the learning befitting his race, if in uttamamsha, he will have excellent learning, if in Gopuramsha he will get world wide honours, if in simhasanamsha he will be endowed with ministership, O excellent of the Brahmins, in Paaravatamsha, it should be known, he will have knowledge of the Absolute Brahma, in Devalokamsha he will be a Karmayogi or a man of action (performing religious and secular actions) and, in Brahmalokamsha he will be a devotee of gods and, in Iravatamsha he will be a devotee of God, the Almighty.

धर्मेशे पारिजातस्थे तीर्थकृत्वत्र जन्मनि ।
पूर्वजन्मन्यपि ज्ञेयस्तीर्थकृच्चोत्तमांशके ॥ २३ ॥

गौपुरे मखकर्ता च परे चैवाऽत्र जन्मनि ।
सिंहासने भवेद्वीरः सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः ॥ २४ ॥

सर्वधर्मान् परित्यज्य बह्मैकपदमाश्रितः ।
पारावते च परमो हंसश्चैवात्र जन्मनि ॥ २५ ॥

लगुडी वा त्रिदण्डी स्याद्येवलोके न संशयः ।
ब्रह्मलोके शक्रपदं याति कृत्वाऽश्वमेधकम् ॥ २६ ॥

ऐरावते तु धर्मात्मा स्वयं धर्मो भविष्यति ।
श्रीरामः कुन्तिपुत्राद्यो यथा जातो द्विजोत्तम ! ॥ २७ ॥

Verse 23–27

23-27. EFFECTS OF THE 9TH LORD'S DIVISIONAL DIGNITIES: If the 9th Lord is in Paarijatamsha, the native will undertake pilgrimages in this life, if in uttamamsha it should be known that he had undertaken pilgrimages in former births also, if in Gopuramsha he will perform religious rites, if in Simhasanamsha he will be valorous, truthful a conqueror of his senses, and giving up all religions will concentrate only on the Absolute Brahma, in Paravatamsha he will he paramahansa or Supreme among those who have conquered all senses and desires, if in Devalokamsha he will be a Lagudi (an ascetic holding a Cudgel) or a tridandi, there is no doubt in it, in Brahmalokamsha he will become like Indra (the god of gods) after performing Ashwamedha yajna (Horse Sacrifice) and, if the 9th Lord is in Iravatamsha, O excellent of the Brahmins, he will be an incarnate of Dharma himself as Shri Rama and Yudhisthira, the son of Kunti and the eldest of the Pandavas had been in the past.

Ashwamedha is a kind of religious Yajna, formerly performed by Kings and emperors Indra: is the name given to the post of the god of gods.

विष्णुस्थानं च केन्द्र स्याल्लक्ष्मीस्थानं त्रिकोणकम् ।
तदीशयोश्च सम्बन्धाद्राजयोग: पुरोदितः ॥ २८ ॥

Verse 28
  1. ANGULAR AND TRINAL LORDS RELATED: The angles are known as Vishnusthana (i.e. Houses of Lord Vishnu), while the trines are called Lakshmisthana (ie, Houses Of Lakshmi). The relationship between their lords (Angular and trinal lords) causes Rajayoga.

व्यत्यस्ताश्रय सम्बन्धचान्यो न्यालोक सम्भवः ।
एकस्य राशौ संस्थित्या तदीशालोक नादपि ॥ १ ॥

सहवासाश्च सम्बन्धा इत्येते स्युश्चतु र्विधाः ।
अत्रापि पूर्वपूर्वाः स्युः सम्बन्धा बलवत्तराः ॥ २ ॥

  1. Mutual exchange of signs: As the Sun is in Aries or Scorpio and Mars in Leo.
  1. Mutual aspects between two Lords. As Mars in Aries and the Sun in Libra aspect each other.
  1. Aspecting the sign lord (dispositor): As Mars in Leo and the Sun in Pisces-in this case Mars will aspect the Sun but the Sun will not aspect Mars.
  1. The Relation of Conjunction: In such a relation the planets are situated in the same sign as the Sun and Mars are in Aries.

These four kinds of relations diminish in strength in the descending order. Thus the 2nd relation is less strong than the first, the third than the 2nd and so on.

पारिजाते स्थितौ तौ चेन्नृपो लोकानुरक्षकः ।
उत्तमे चोत्तमो भूपो गजवाजिरथादिमान् ॥ २९ ॥

गोपुरे नृपशार्दूलः पूजितांघ्रिर्नृपैर्भवेत् ।
सिंहासने चक्रवर्ती सर्वभूमिप्रपालकः ॥ ३० ॥

अस्मिन् योगे हरिश्चन्द्रो मनुश्चैवोत्तमस्तथा ।
बलिवैश्वानरो जातस्तथान्ये चक्रवर्तिनः ॥ ३१ ॥

वर्तमानयुगे जातस्तथा राजा युधिष्ठिरः ।
भविता शालिवाहाद्यस्तथैव द्विजसत्तम ! ॥ ३२ ॥

पारावतांशकेऽप्येवं जाता मन्वादयस्तथा ।
विष्णोः सर्वेऽवताराश्च जायन्ते देवलोकके ॥ ३३ ॥

ब्रह्मलोके तु ब्रह्माद्या जायन्ते विश्वपालका: ।
ऐरावतांशके जातः पूर्व स्वायंभवो मनुः ॥ ३४ ॥

Verse 29–34

29-34. EFFECTS OF DIVISIONAL DIGNITIES OF TWO PLANETS SO RELATED: If those two the angular and the trinal lords are in Paarijatamsha, the native will be a King, lord protector of men, if in uttamamsha he will be an excellent King, endowed with elephants, horses chariots etc, if in Gopuramsha he will be a tiger of Kings honoured by other Kings: if in Simhsanamsha he will be an emperor ruling states around him in all the four directions. In this yoga were born Harish Chandra, Uttamaja Manu, Bali, Vaishwanara and other Chakravarti emperors. O excellent of the Brahmins, there are such Kings in the present times also such as there is Yudhisthira and in the same way such Kings will be born in future also. Thus Shalivahana Shaka will be such a Chakravarti Emperor. When the angular lord and the trinal lord were in Paravatamsha, in this yoya were born Manu etc. The incarnations of Lord Vishnu are born when they are in Devalokamsha and Brahma etc. Who are the Vishwa Palakas (the feeders of the Worlds) are born when they are in Brahmalokamsha. and, when they were in Iravatamsha, Sawayambuva Manu (Manu, the Self born) was born in ancient times.

Notes :- The above mentioned effects are obtained when an angular Lord and a trinal lord are situated in various vargas or divisions (that is, in Sloka from 29 to 34).