Chapter 80: Female Horoscopy

Maitreya asked. O Sage! You have described the effects of many kinds. Now be kind enough to throw light on Strī Jatak (female horoscopy).

Maharishi Parasara replied. What a good question! Listen to what I am going to tell you about the Rāśi Kundalis of females. All the effects, that have been described till now in the case of male horoscopies, will apply to females also. Matters, relating to her physical appearance, should be determined from Lagn, those, relating to children, from the 5 Bhava, fortune for the husband from the 7 and death of the husband (widowhood) should be deduced from the 8 . Those effects, which are impossible to ascribe to the female, should be declared to be applicable to her husband. Brihat Jatak. “Of the effects, that have been described till now in the case of male horoscopes and those, that may be found in female horoscopes, suitable to females, should be declared, as applicable to them alone. The rest should be ascribed to their husbands. The death of the husband is to be deduced through the 8 place (from Lagn, or Candr, whichever is stronger). Matters, relating to her appearance, beauty etc., should be determined from Lagn and the Rāśi, occupied by Candr. It is from the 7 place (from Lagn, or Candr), that her welfare (happiness) and the nature of the husband should be ascertained.” Mantreswara's Phaldeepika. “Whatever effects are declared for men, they are entirely applicable to women too. The woman's prosperity and happiness have to be deduced from the 8 place (from Lagn, or Candr, whichever is stronger). Children should be declared from the 9 Bhava and matters, relating to her appearance, beauty etc., should be determined from Lagn. It is from the 7 place, that her welfare (power of influencing her husband) and the nature of the husband should be ascertained, while her association and chastity should be predicted from an examination of the 4 Bhava. Benefics in those Bhavas produce good results, while malefics in the above Bhavas are productive of evil, unless they happen to own the Bhavas, in which case the effects will be good.” Jatak Parijata. Whatever effects may accrue from the horoscopes of females, applicable only to men, should be ascribed to the husband. The good and evil, affecting their person, should be calculated from Candr and Lagn, whichever of them is stronger. It is from the 7 Bhava from Lagn, or Candr, that all, that is worthy, or unworthy in the husband should be ascertained and the death of the husband is foretold through the 8 . All this should be well weighed by the strength, or weakness of the Grahas, benefic and malefic. Before an announcement is made, of Lagn and Candr find, which is stronger. It is with reference to this, that the luck, beauty and strength of the women should be announced. Children and wealth in abundance should be declared through the 9 Bhava therefrom. Wedded happiness, or otherwise should be gathered from the 8 and husband's fortune from the 7 . Some Jyotishis opine, that the well-being, or the reverses of the husband can be determined from the 9 .

If at the time of birth of a woman Lagn and Candr are in even Rāśis, the woman will be truly feminine in character. She will possess excellent qualities, be of steadfast character, beautiful and physically fit.

If Lagn and Candr are in odd Rāśis, she will be masculine in form and masculine in bearing and, if they be associated with, or aspected by malefics, she will be devoid of good qualities and be sinful.

If amongst Lagn and Candr one be in an even Rāśi and the other be in an odd one, the woman concerned should be declared to partake the characteristics of both male and female. The qualities of Lagn, or Candr will be more predominant, according to their strength.

O Brahmin! The effects in respect of women would particularly depend on the Rāśi and Trimsams of Lagn, or Candr, whichever is stronger.

When Lagn, or Candr is in a Rāśi, belonging to Mangal, the woman, born in a Trimsams of Mangal, will have illicit relations with a man before marriage. If she be born in Trimsams of Śukr, she will become unchaste after marriage; if of Budh, she will be full of guile and adept in conjuration; if the Trimsams be of Guru, she will be worthy and virtuous; she will be menial, or slave, if birth be in a Trimsams of Śani. … in a Rāśi, owned by Budh, the female, born in a Trimsams of Mangal, will be full of guile, will be a hard-worker; if the Trimsams be of Śukr, will be possessed of good qualities; if of Budh, will be of the nature of hermaphrodite; if of Guru, will be chaste. In a Rāśi, owned by Śukr, a female, born in a Trimsams of Mangal, will be deprived; if the Trimsams be of Śukr, will be well known and possessed of excellent qualities; if of Budh, will be skilled in all arts; she will be endowed with all good qualities, if born in a Trimsams of Guru; she will remarry, if born in a Trimsams of Śani. When Lagn, or Candr happens to be in a Rāśi, owned by Candr and the Trimsams of birth is owned by Mangal, the female born will be self-willed and uncontrolled; she will be unchaste and of loose character, if born in a Trimsams of Śukr; will be skilled in arts and handiwork, if of Budh; will be gifted with all excellent qualities, if of Guru; will become a widow, if of Śani. …, owned by Sūrya and the Trimsams of birth be owned by Mangal, the female born will be very talkative; she will be virtuous, if born in a Trimsams of Śukr; will bear masculine features, if of Budh; will be chaste and virtuous, if of Guru; will be unchaste, if of Śani. When the rising Rāśi, or the Rāśi, occupied by Candr, is owned by Guru, the female, born in a Trimsams of Mangal, will be endowed with many good qualities; she will be Punschali, if born in a Trimsams of Śukr; will be well versed in many sciences, if of Budh; will be endowed with all good qualities, if of Guru; will not indulge much in sexual intercourse, if of Śani. When Lagn, or the Rāśi, occupied by Candr, belongs to Śani, the female, born in a Trimsams of Mangal, will be a maid-servant; she will be learned (barren, according to Brihat Jatak), if born in a Trimsams of Śukr; will be cruel and immoral, if of Budh; will be devoted to her husband, if of Guru; will be unchaste (addicted to men of low caste, according to Brihat Jatak), if of Śani.

If the 7 Bhava be without a Grah (without strength) and without benefic aspect, the female born will have a coward and contemptible wretch for her husband. When the 7 Bhava is a moveable Rāśi, the husband will always be away from home. If Budh and Śani be in the 7 Bhava, the husband of the woman concerned will be impotent. If Sūrya occupies the 7 Bhava, the woman concerned is abandoned by her husband. If Mangal be in the 7 , the female concerned becomes a widow in her childhood. If Śani be in the 7 , she lives to an old age, remaining unmarried. If there be a malefic, she becomes a widow, while young. If there be a benefic in the 7 , the female born will enjoy marital happiness and will be chaste. If there be both benefics and malefics in the 7 , both benefic and evil effects will be experienced. If Mangal be in the Navams of Śukr and Śukr be in the Navams of Mangal, the female concerned will have illicit relations with other men. If in this Yog Candr be in the 7 , the female concerned enters into illicit connections at the instance of her husband.

If at woman's birth the 7 Bhava, or the setting Navams be that of Mangal, the husband will be fond of other women and will be of an irascible temper. If it be a Rāśi, or Navams of Budh, her husband will be very learned and clever. If it be a Rāśi, or Navams of Guru, the husband of the woman concerned will be of great merit and will have passions under his control. If it be a Rāśi, or Navams of Śukr, her husband will be fortunate, very good-looking and liked by women. If the Rāśi, or Navams belongs to Śani, her husband will be an old man and a fool. If the Rāśi, or Navams be Simh, her husband will be exceedingly soft in his disposition and will be very hard-working. If the 7 Bhava, or the setting Navams be a Rāśi, owned by Candr, the husband of the woman will be love-sick and gentle. If there be different Rāśis and Navamsas in the 7 , the effects will be of a mixed nature. The effects of the Rāśis and Navamsas will depend on their strength.

If in a female's horoscope Sūrya be in the 8 , the native will be unhappy, poverty-stricken, of deformed limbs and without faith in religion. If Candr be in the 8 , the woman concerned will be of a defective vagina, will have ugly breasts, with sinister eyes, without robes, or ornaments, sickly and will be defamed in the society. If Mangal, the native will be of weak constitution, sickly, widow, ugly-looking and full of sorrows and agonies. If Budh, she will be without faith in religion, timid, devoid of wealth, self- respect and good qualities and she will be quarrelsome.

If in a female's horoscope Guru be in the 8 , the woman concerned will be shameless and without virtue, will have few children, fatty hands and feet, will be abandoned by her husband and be gluttonous. If Śukr be in the 8 , she will be fond of pleasures, devoid of sympathy, religion, wealth, will be dirty and deceptive. If Śani, the woman concerned will be of wicked disposition, dirty, deceptive and devoid of conjugal harmony. If Rahu, she will be ugly, without marital happiness, cruel-hearted, sickly and unchaste.

The woman will be barren, if in her Rāśi Kundali Candr and Śukr be associated with Śani, or Mangal and the 5 Bhava be occupied, or aspected by a malefic.

If the 7 be in the Navams of Mangal, the vagina will be diseased. If the 7 be the Navams of a benefic, she will have a well formed female organ and will be beloved by her husband.

If Mithun, or Kanya Lagn in a female's horoscope is occupied by Śukr and Candr, the woman concerned lives happily and is equipped with all kinds of comforts in her father's house.

If Candr, Budh and Śukr be in Lagn, the woman concerned is endowed with many good qualities and happiness. If Guru be in Lagn, she is happy, wealthy and has children.

If the 8 Bhava be Simh, or Kark and Sūrya and Candr be both placed there, the woman concerned will be barren. If the 8 be Mithun, Kanya, or Kark and Budh and Candr be posited there, the female native will have only one child.

The woman concerned will be definitely barren, if Lagn be Mesh, Vrischik, Makar, or Kumbh and Candr and Śukr be posited there, aspected by malefics.

The woman concerned will give birth to an already dead child, if the 7 be occupied by Rahu and Sūrya, or Guru and Rahu be in the 8 and the 5 be occupied by malefics.

The woman concerned will not be able to conceive, if Guru and Śukr be associated with Mangal in the 8 , or Mangal be with Śani in the 8 .

The woman concerned becomes a destructor of her husband's family and her father's family, if at her birth Candr and Lagn be subjected to Papa Kartari Yog (direct malefics in 12 and retrograde malefics in 2 ).

The woman, whose birth takes place under the following conditions, is named, as Visha Kanya. Day of birth Sunday, Nakshatr Aslesha, 2 Tithi; Saturday, Krittika, 7 Tithi; Tuesday, Satabhisha, 12 Tithi.

The woman will be Visha Kanya, if at birth Lagn be occupied by a malefic and a benefic and two Grahas be in inimical Rāśis.

Visha Kanya gives birth to a child already dead. She has a defective generative organ and is bereft of robes, ornaments etc.

The evil effects of Visha Kanya are destroyed, if the Lord of the 7 is a benefic, or a benefic Grah be in the 7 from Lagn, or Candr.

The woman born becomes a widow, if Mangal be in the 12 , 4 , 7 , or 8 from Lagn, without aspect by, or association with any benefic.

The Yog, which causes the woman to become widow also causes a male native to become a widower. If the man and woman, possessing this Yog, join in wedlock, the Yog ceases to have any effect.

If at a woman's birth the rising Rāśi be that of Śukr and the rising Navams be of Śani (Kumbh, according to Brihat Jatak) and, if Śukr and Śani aspect each other, or are occupying each other's Navams, she will be afflicted with too much lust and will allay her fire of passion with the help of other females, acting the part of a male.

When Guru, Mangal, Budh and Śukr are strong and, when the rising Rāśi is an even one, the woman born will be learned in Shastras and an expounder of the Vedanta Philosophy.

When a malefic Grah is in the 7 and some Grah in the 8 , the woman concerned will become an ascetic.

The woman dies before her husband, when in her nativity there is a benefic in the 8 , without aspect by, or association with a malefic.

If at the birth of a woman there are equal number of benefics and malefics and they possess the same strength, she without doubt will leave for her heavenly abode along with her husband.