Chapter 17: Sun, Mars and Other Planets in Signs

A person born when Aries is the rising sign will have disfigured ringers, will be of irascible temper, will bring on enmity, will act inconsistenly with his views, will be of bilious and windy temperament, will be a nig- gard, will suffer grief, will, when young, be separated from his parents and from his preceptor, will have foolish sons, will assist his brothers and kinsmen, will be virtuous, will travel to foreign lands, will engage in useless work, will marry either a woman of low caste or a deceitful woman or a woman of defective limbs or one who was already married, will obtain as relation persons of a friendly nature and will meet his death either by weapons or by poison or by bilious complaints or by the people about him ,pr by fire, by rain, by being shut up in a prison or by fall.

A person born when Taurus is the rising sign will have large lips, cheek, nose and forehead, will be of phleg- matic and windy temperament, will be liberal in gift, will be a spendthrift, will have daughters and very few sons, will ill-treat his parents, will be fond of work, will do wicked deeds, will earn much wealth, will ever be fond of his wife and will suffer from weapons. He will meet his death by weapons, ropes or animals, in foreign lands or will die through overwork or by water or by a spear or through want of exercise or by quadrupeds.

A person bom when the rising sign is Gemini will either be of defective limbs or will possess extra limbs, will be of sweet speech, will engage in excellent works, will be of a mixed temperament, will be of small understanding and of small body, will be liked by his preceptor and by sages, will have very few younger brothers, will not be of very active habits, will put other men to disgrace, will possess good qualities, will be anxious to engage in a number of works will be virtuous and not wicked, will earn and spend much, will possess several wives and will be free from serious diseases. He will meet his death by snake-bite, poison, animals or by water.

A person born when the rising sign is Cancer will be a man of no fixed principles, will suffer from diseases of genital organs, will be of a timid nature, will be grateful, will be of phlegmatic and windy temperament, will be of firm understanding, will do sinful actions, will spend the property of other men - also, will be haughty among his people, will be put to disgrace by his kinsmen, will lose his children, will engage in important works in foreign lands, will be of imperfect speech, will be a master over other men, will have an unequal wife, will suffer disgrace from his enemies and will be respected by many persons. He will meet his death by means of a neck ornament or a rope, by phlegmatic complaints, by the fracture of bones, by sword cut, or by dropsy.

A person born when the rising sign is Leo will be severe, fond of animal food and of bilious tempera- ment, will dispel destruction, will support his family by engaging in various works, will be a niggard, will like people, will be a man of renown and of resignation ; CH. XVIII.] Brihat Jdtakd. 181 will annoy his kinsmen, will be able and energetic, will be of a sinful nature, will possess several wives and will have a diseased waist, knees and teeth. He will meet his death by weapons, hurtful animals, by poison, by wood, by diseases, by the creatures of water or by starvation.

A person born when the rising sign is Virgo, will be of sweet speech, of bright personal appearance, long legs and arms, will be of a mixed temperament, will be of excellent beauty, will receive wounds, will be rich, will be a niggard, will be attached to his kinsmen, will have many daughters, will be in bad terms with his brothers and sisters, will be inclined to deeds of virtue, will not earn much, and will be skilled in work. He will meet his death by means of quadrupeds, weapons, bilious attacks, grief, fire or rope.

A person born when Libra is the rising sign will be of a rough body, a harsh nature and a phlegmatic and Windy temperament, will thoughtlessly begin a work, will be of short neck, will be grateful, will acquire much wealth, will become famous by his acts of liberality, will serve under his preceptor, will be respected by his father, brothers and others, will be fond of travels, will be virtuous, will conceal himself to escape troubles from his kinsmen, will lose his wife, will be fond of fight and will suffer from grief. He will meet his death by a famous man, by his kinsmen, by mild quadrupeds, by calamity, by separation from an object of desire or by the fatigue of journey.

A person born when the rising sign is Scorpio will have a broad face and a long belly, will be of a harsh nature and of a bilious temperament, will have brown eyes, will be slow and of quick pace, will be a master over others, will protect a large family, will be hated by his kinsmen, will spend much, will have many children, will 182 krihat Jdtakd. [Cn. XVlH. not live in comfort, will have no enemies, will lose his vir- tues, will protect oxen, will fall into bad temper on account of his wife, will yield nothing to his enemies, will have his own men for his enemies, will suffer from numerous diseases and will surrender himself to his foe out of fear of sword-cut. He will meet his death by imprisonment, blows, sword-cut, bad diseases or by fire.

A person born when the rising sign is Sagittari will have large limbs, teeth and nose, will be of phlegmatic and windy temperament, will have a fleshy genital organ, thighs and arms, will be of defective nails, will be skilled in work, will be bold in fight, will serve under men of low caste, will be deprived of his property by thieves, by fire or by the king, will be learned in laws, will be respected by many people, will give trouble to his brothers, will work in foreign lands, will be liked by the king, will be indifferent to deeds of virtue, will quarrel with his wives and will have a diseased face. He will meet his death by quadrupeds, snakes, the king or by imprisonment.

A person born with Mercury in sign Leo will be disliked by women, will be poor, will have neither com- fort nor sons, will wander from place to place, will be ignorant, will be fond of women and will suffer disgrace. A person born with Mercury in sign Virgo will be liberal in gift, will be learned, will possess many virtues will live in comfort, will be of a patient nature, will be ingenious and fearless.

A person born when the rising sign is Aquarius, will be of inactive habits and of harsh nature, will be the eldest in the family, will be of bilious and windy tempera- CH. XIX.] Brihat Jdtakd. 183 .ment, will have a nose shaped like the flower or sesa- mum plant, will waste his wealth, will have many ser- vants, will be hated by his kinsmen, preceptors, enemies and friends; be fond of deeds of wickedness, will acquire much property, will never spend money on charity, will assume a show of virtue, will worship the Devas and will suffer from phlegmatic attacks affecting the chest. He will meet his death from pains in the belly by vomition and by drugs administered by women.

A person born when the rising sign is Pisces will have thick lips, fish-like eye and large nose, will be of phlegmatic and windy temperament, will be a sage, will be of disfigured skins and of active habits, will be remarkable for his gain and loss, will have good servants and kinsmen, will be disposed to deeds of virtue, will have a good wife, will help his father, will join a woman of low deeds and will have bad enemies. He will meet his death by disease, corruption of the blood, snake bite, attack of a lion, by the chiefs of parties of men, by venereal diseases, by drugs, by fasting or by the fatigues of journey .

A person born with Jupiter in sign Cancer will be possessed of gems, sons, wealth, wife, influence, intelli- gence and comfort. A person born with Jupiter in sign Leo will be all that has been said in the case of a person born with Jupi- ter in Cancer and will, besides, be a commander of armies. A person born with Jupiter in sign Sagittari or Pis- ces will be the ruler of a province or a minister under a king or the commander of armies or will be very rich. A person born with Jupiter in sign Aquarius will be all that has been said in the case of a person born with the Moon in sign Cancer. CH. XVIIL] Brihat Jdtakd. 177 A person born with Jupiter in sign Capricorn will do deeds disgraceful to his rank in life, will possess very little wealth and will be afflicted with grief.

A person born with Venus in sign Aries or Scorpio will be fond of the wives of other men, will lose his property through their influence and will bring dis- grace on his family. A person born with Venus in sign Taurus or Libra will acquire wealth by his own powers and intelligence, will be liked by the king, will be an important person among his kinsmen, will be a man of fame and will be fearless.

A person born with Venus in sign Gemini will do the work of a king, will be rich and learned in music. A person born with Venus in sign Virgo, will en- gage in hard work. A person born with Venus in sign Capricorn or Aqua- rius will be liked by all, will be subject to the influence of women and will be fond of mean women.

A person born with Venus in sign Cancer will have two wives, will be a beggar, will be timid and very haughty and will suffer much grief. A person born with Venus in sign Leo will acquire money through women, will have an excellent wife and very few sons. A person born with Venus in sign Sagittari will be possessed of excellent qualities and will be rich. A person born with Venus in sign Pisces will be learn- ed, will be rich, will be respected by the king and will be liked by all.

A person born with Saturn in sign Aries will be a fool, will wander from place to place, will be a fop and will have no friends. A person born with Saturn in sign Scorpio will suf- 23 fer imprisonment, will receive blows, will be indifferent to work and will be merciless. A person born with Saturn in sign Gemini or Virgo will be shameless, will suffer grief, will be poor, will have no sons, will be a bad painter or writer, will be a consta- ble and will be a chief officer.

A person born with Saturn in sign Taurus will be fond of women of low caste, will possess small wealth and will have several wives. A person born with Saturn in sign Libra, will be a man of well-known fame, will be the chief of a party of men in a town or in an army or in a village and will be rich. A person born with Saturn in sign Cancer will be poor, will have very few teeth, will be separated from his mother, and will have no sons and will be a fool. A person born with Saturn in sign Leo will not be deserving of respect, will suffer grief, will have no sons and will carry burdens.

A person born with Saturn in sign Sagittari or Pisces will die an excellent death, will be a faithful officer in the king's palace, will have good sons and a good wife, will be;possessed of good wealth, will be the chief man in a town, in an army or in a village. A person born with Saturn in sign Capricorn or Aquarius will be with the wives and property of other men, will be the head of a town, a village or an army, will have weak eyes, will be dirty, will be indifferent to bathing, will have a permanent wealth and authority and will enjoy the property acquired by him.

Effects similar to those described for the several signs of the Zodiac when the Moon occupies them and when she is aspected by planets are mentioned also for the rising sign ; nay — more effects are due to the rising sign and to the 2nd, 3rd and other bhavas (houses) ; if the houses be powerful and if their lords be also powerful, the objects signified by them will be promoted, and reduced, if weak.

A person born when the rising sign is Capricorn will have a small nose, long face, arms and legs; will be of windy temperament, of a timid nature, will thoughtlessly engagein work, will suffer imprisonment, will have a small family, and small wealth, will be a niggard, will have daughters, will have no kinsmen, will live in plenty, will acquire wealth by his valour through the kingand by forest, will observe fasting, will have a wife of low caste, and will be attached to her, will have a large body, few hairs and weak knees and will suffer from diseases. He will meet his death by children, by the wind, by weapons, by the king, by poison, by fall, by an elephant, by an increase of bile or by dyspepsia.