Chapter 24: Death

The same remarks apply to the horoscopy of women as to the horoscopy of men ; but the effects which are suitable will alone affect women and the rest will affect their husbands. According to some, all the effects will affect the husband. The death of the husband shall be determined from the 8th house (from the Ascendant) in the horoscope of a woman. Matters connected with the phy- sique of a woman shall be determined from the rising sign and the sign occupied by the Moon and matters connected with her fortune and her husband shall be determined from the 7th house.

If the rising sign and the sign occupied by the CH. XXIV.] Brihat Jdtakd. 211 Moon be even signs the woman will be of a true feminine character and if such signs be aspected by benefic planets she will be virtuous and modest and will wear ornaments, But if such signs be odd, the woman will possess a masculine shape and will be of a masculine character ; and if they be either occupied or aspected by malefic planets she will be wicked and will possess few virtues (b\

When the rising sign or the sign occupied by the Moon at the time of birth of a woman is either Aries or Scorpio, if the rising Trimsarnsa or the Trimsamsa occu- pied by the Moon be that of Mars, she will become un- chaste before marriage ; if it be that of Saturn, she will lead a life of servitude. If it be that of Jupiter, she will be chaste ; if it be that of Mercury, she will be deceitful ; and if it be that of Venus, she will be of bad character.

When 'the rising sign'or. the sign occupied by the Moon at the time of birth of a woman is either Taurus or Libra, if the rising Trimsamsa or the Trimsamsa occupied by the Moon be that of Ma'rs, she will be of bad conduct ; if it be that of Saturn, she will marry a second time ; if it be that of Jupiter, she will possess good quali- ties ; if it be that of Mercury, she will be skilled in music and dance ; and if it be that of Venus, she will possess all good qualities and will be of wide-spread fame. Again 212 Srihat Jdtaka. [Cn. XXIV. when the rising sign or the sign occupied by the Moon at the time of birth of a woman is either Gemini or Virgo, if the rising Trimsarnsa or the Trimsanisa occupied by the Moon be that of Mars, she will be deceitful ; if it be that of Saturn, she will partake of the nature of a her- maphrodite ; if it be that of Jupiter, she will be chaste ; if it be that of Mercury, she will possess many good qualities ; and if it be that of Venus, she will, out of lust, commit adultery.

When the rising sign or the sign occupied by the Moon at the time of birth of a woman is Cancer, if the rising Trimsanisa or the Trirnsamsa occupied by the Moon be that of Mars, she will be of an independent nature ; if it be that of Saturn, she will murder h er husband ; if it be that of Jupiter, she will possess many good qualities ; if it be that of Mercury, she will be skilled in works of art; and if it be that of Venus, she will be of bad character. When the rising sign or the sign occupied by the Moon at the time of birth of a woman is Leo, if the ri- sing Trimsamsa or the Trirnsamsa occupied by the Moon be that of Mars, she will be of a masculine nature. If it be that of Saturn, she will commit adultery ; if it be that of Jupiter, she will be the wife of a king ; if it be that of Mercury, she will be of a masculine nature ; and if it be that of Venus, she will commit adultery with a person of low caste. When the rising sign or the sign occupied by the Moon at the time of birth of a woman is either Sagittari or Pisces, if the rising Trimsamsa or the Trimsamsa occupied by the Moon be that of Mars, she will possess many good qualities ; if it be that of Saturn, she will not indulge much in sexual union ; if it be that of Jupiter, she will possess many good qualities ; if it be that of Mercury, she will be a woman of knowledge ; and if it be that of Venus, she will not be chaste. CH. XXIV.] Brihat Jdtakd. 213 When the rising sign or the sign occupied by the Moon at the time of birth of a woman is either Capricorn or Aqua- rius, if the rising Trimsamsa or the Trimsanisa occupied by the Moon be that of Mars, she will lead a life of servi- tude ; if it be that of Saturn, she will join a person of low caste ; if it be that of Jupiter, she will be attached to her husband ; if it be that of Mercury, she will be wicked ; and if it be that of Venus, she will be barren.

The effects described for the rising Trimsamsa or those described for the Trimsamsa occupied by the Moon will come to pass according as the rising sign or the sign occupied by the Moon is more powerful than the other.

If at the time of birth of a woman, Saturn and Venus occupy each other's Navamsa and aspect each other, or, if the rising sign be either Taurus or Libra and the rising Navamsa be that of Aquarius, the woman will quench the poisonous fire of her strong lustful desires by means of other women assuming a masculine character.

If, at the time of birth of a woman, the 7th house from the rising sign or from the sign occupied by the Moon be not occupied by planets, and if such house be weak and not aspected by benefic planets, the husband of the woman will be wicked ; if such 7th house be occu- pied by Mercury or Saturn the husband will be impotent ; if such 7th house be in a movable sign, the husband will be travelling in foreign lands ; if such 7th house be occupied by the Sun, the woman will be rejected by her husband ; if it be occupied by Mars and aspected by malefic planets, she will become a widow while young ; and if it be occupied by Saturn and aspected by malefic planets, she will remain unmarried to an old age. 214 Bnhat Jdtakd. [CH. XXIV- *

If the 7th house, from the rising sign or from the sign occupied by the Moon at the time of birth of a woman, be occupied by several malefic planets, the woman will become a widow ; if such 7th house be occupied by several benefic and malefic planets she will quit her hus- band and marry another person ; and if such 7th house be occupied by a malefic planet, be weak, and be aspect- ed by a benefic planet (6) the woman will be rejected by her husband. If Venus and Mars occupy each other's Navamsa the woman will commit adultery ; and if the 7th house from the rising sign be occupied by the Moon, Venus and Mars, she will commit adultery with the permission of her hus- band.

If at ihe time of birth of a woman the rising sign be that of Saturn or Mars (b] and if it be occupied by the Moon and Venus and aspected by malefic planets, the woman and her mother will commit adultery ; if the setting Navamsa be that of Mars and if the setting sign be aspected by Saturn, the woman will possess a diseased genital organ ; and if the setting Navamsa be that of a benefic planet the woman will possess a fine genital organ and will become an agreeable wife.

If, at the time of birth of a woman, the setting sign or the setting Navamsa be that of Saturn, the hus- band of the woman will be an old man and a fool ; if such sign or Navamsa be that of Mars, the husband will be of irascible temper but will be attached to his wife. If such sign or Navamsa be that of Venus, the husband will be beautiful and fond of his wife ; if such sign or Navamsa be that of Mercury, the husband will be learned and intelligent.

If the setting sign or the setting Navamsa at the time of birth of a woman be that of the Moon, the husband will be full of lustful desires and of a quiet nature. If such sign or Navamsa be that of Jupiter, the husband will possess courage and other virtues and will have a control over his passions and desires ; if such sign or Navamsa be that of the Sun, the husband will be of very soft nature and will engage in many works.

If, at the time of birth of a woman, the rising sign be occupied by the Moon and Venus, the woman will be envious of the prosperity of other persons and will be greatly mindful of her comforts ; if the rising sign be occupied by the Moon and Mercury, the woman will be learned in the fine arts, will be in the enjoyment of comfort and will possess many good qualities; if the rising sign be occupiediby Venus and Mercury, the woman will be beautiful, much liked by her husband and learned in music, vocal and instrumental; if the rising sign be occupied by the Moon, Mercury and Venus, the woman will be in the enjoyment of immense wealth and comfort and possessed of many good qualities. If the rising sign be occupied by Mercury, Jupiter and Venus, the same remarks apply.

If, at the time of birth of a woman, the 8th house from the Ascendant be occupied by a malefic planet, the woman will become a widow and the widowhood will occur in the Antardasa period of the planet whose Navamsa is occupied by the lord of such 8th house. If the 8th house be occupied by a malefic planet and if the 2nd house be occupied by a benefic planet, the woman will die before her husband and if the Moon occupy sign Virgo, Scorpio, Taurus or Leo, she will have very few sons.

If, at the time of birth of a woman Saturn be neither powerful nor weak, the Moon, Venus and Mercury be weak, and the Sun, Mars and Jupiter be powerful and if the rising sign be odd, the woman will be of a mascu- line character. If, at the time of birth of a woman, Jupiter, Mars, Ve- nus and Mercury be powerful and if the rising sign be an even sign, the woman will be of widespread fame, will be vastly learned and learned also in the Science of Divinity. CH. XXV.] Brihat Jdtakd. 217 NOTES. , According to some, the woman will enjoy many men.

If, at the time of birth of a woman, the 7th house from the rising sign be occupied by a malefic planet while the 9th house is occupied by some planet, the woman will, without doubt, become an ascetic of the class belonging to the planet occupying such 9th house (0). All that has been said in this chapter apply Jo the positions of the planets at the time of promise of gift of girl in marriage, of such gift and of marriage (<$), also at the time of query.