Chapter 19: Planets in the Bhavas (Houses)

If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy sign Aries and be aspected by Mars, the person will become a king ; if she be aspected by Mercury, the person will be learned; if by Jupiter, he will resemble a king ; if by Venus, he will be a man of good conduct ; or a trader according to another reading, ; if by Saturn, he will be a thief and if by the Sun, he will be poor. If at the time of birth the Moon occupy sign Taurus and be aspected by Mars, the person will be poor ; if she be aspected by Mercury, he will be a thief; if by Jupiter he will be respected by the people ; or will be a rich king 184 Bnhat Jdtakd. [CH. XIX. according to another reading, ; if by Venus he will be a king ; if by Saturn, lie will be rich and if by the Sun, he will be a servant. If at the time of birth the Moon occupy sign Gemini and be aspected by Mars, the person will sell weapons ; if she be aspected by Mercury, he will become a king; if by Jupiter, he will be learned ; if by Venus, he will be fear- less ; if by Saturn, he will be a weaver and if by the Sun, he will be poor. If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy sign Cancer and be aspected by Mars, the person will be a valiant sol- dier; if she be aspected by Mercury, he will be a literary Author ; if by Jupiter, he will be learned ; if by Venus, he will be a king ; if by Saturn, he will live by weapons and if by the Sun, he will suffer from diseases of the eye.

If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy sign Leo and be aspected by Mercury, the person will be an Astro- loger; if aspected by Jupiter, he will be rich; if by Venus, he will be a king; if by Saturn, he will be a bar- ber; if by the Sun, he will be a king, and by if Mars, he will also be a king. If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy sign Virgo and be aspected by Mercury, the person will be a king, if aspected by Jupiter, he will be a commander of armies, if by Venus, he will be vigilant and if by Saturn, the Sun or Mars, he will live by serving under women. If at the time of birth the Moon occupy sign Libra and be aspected by Mercury, the person will be a king; if aspected by Jupiter, he will work in gold ; if by Venus, he will be a trader ; and if by Saturn, the Sun or Mars, he will be deceitful. If at the time of birth the Moon occupy sign Scorpio and be aspected by Mercury, the person will get twins ; (or will have two fathers according to some Commentators) ; if aspected by Jupiter, he will be obedient; if by Venus, he CH. XIX.] Brihat Jdtakd. 185 will be a washerman ; if by Saturn, he will be of defective limbs ; if by the Sun, he will be poor and if by Mars, he will be a king.

If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy sign Sagittari and be aspected by Mercury, the person will protect his kinsmen ; if aspected by Jupiter, he will be a king; if by Venus, he will protect many men ; and if by Saturn, the Sun or Mars, he will be a fop put on a show of virtue and will not attend to the work of othet persons. If at the time of biith, the Moon occupy sign Capri- corn and be aspected by Mercury, the person will be the king of kings; if aspected by Jupiter, he will be a king ; if by Venus, he will be learned ; if by Saturn, he will be rich; if by the Sun, he will be poor ; and if by. Mars, he will be a king. If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy sign Aqua- rius and be aspected by Mercury, the person will be a king; if aspected by Jupiter, he will resemble a king; if by Venus or Saturn or the Sun or Mars he will be fond of the wives of other men. If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy sign Pisces and be aspected by Mercury, the person will be witty ; if aspected by Jupiter, he will be a king; if by Venus, he will be learned and if by Saturn, the Sun or Mars, he will do wicked deeds. NOTES. ' As stated in the last Stanza of the last chapter, all that has been said of the Moon applies also to the rising sign. The Moon by aspecting the several signs of the Zodiac except sign Cancer, produces malefic effects when such signs are rising signs.

If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy the Solar or Lunar hora of a sign, she will produce benefic effects if she be aspected by planets occupying respectively the Solar and Lunar horas. If the Moon be aspected (1) by the lord of the Drekkaua occupied by her (3), or (2) by the Lords of planets occupying friendly signs, she wijl produce beuefic effects. The effects described for the Moon occupying the several signs and being aspected by the several planets apply to her when she occupies the several Dwadasamsas and is aspected by the several planets, If the Moon occupy particular Navamsas and be aspected by the several planets, the effects will be those stated as follow. , NOTES. If the Moon be aspected by planets occupying hotus whose lords are different from the lords of the horas occupied by her, the effects will be malefic. The same re- marks apply to the rising hora. According to Swalpa Jataka, if the lord of the Drekkana aspecting the Moon be a benefic planet the effects will be benefic ; if malefic, the effects will also be malefic. The same remarks apply to the rising Drek- kana. (c} So that if the Moon be aspected by planets occupying inimical signs the effects will be malefic. The same remark holds with reference to the rising Dwadasamsa. If the rising Dwadasamsa be other than that of Cancer, and if the rising sign be aspected by the Moon, the effects will be malefic ; if the rising Dwadasamsa be that of Cancer, and if the rising sign be aspected by the Moon, the effects will be benefic.

If at the time of birth the Moon occupy the Navamsa of Mars and be aspected by the Sun, the person will be the protector of a city ; if aspected by Mars, he will be fond of torture ; if aspected by Mercury, he will be skilled in duel fight ; if by Jupiter, he will be a king ; if by Venus he will be rich ; and if by Saturn, he will bring on quarrels. CH. XIX.] Brihat Jdtakd. 187 If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy the Navamsa of Venus and be aspected by the Sun, the person will be a fool ; if aspected by Mars, he will be fond of the wives of other men ; if by Mercury he will be a good poet or will covet the wives of other men according to another reading > and if by Jupiter, he will produce good literary works ; if by Venus, he will be fond of comforts ; if by Saturn, he will unite with the wives of other men.

If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy the Navamsa of Mercury and be aspected by the Sun, the person will be a duellist or a dancer ; if aspected by Mars, he will be a thief ; if by Mercury, he will be a great poet ; if by Jupiter, he will be a minister ; if by Venus, he will be skilled in music, and if by Saturn, he will be skilled in mechanical arts. If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy the Navamsa of Cancer and be aspected by the Sun, the person will be of small body; if aspected by Mars, he will be either a niggard or will possess small wealth ; if by Mercury, .he will practise austerities ; if by Jupiter, he will be a chief, if by Venus, he will thrive by women ; and if by Saturn, he will be fond of work.

If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy the Navamsa of L,eo and be aspected by the Sun, the person will be a man of angry temper ; if aspected by Mars, he will be liked by the king ; if by Mercury, he will become rich by the discovery of hidden treasure ; if by Jupiter, he will be a man of influence and authority ; if by Venus, he will have no sons and if by Saturn he will do wicked deeds. If at the time of brith, the Moon occupy the Navamsa of Jupiter and be aspected by the Sun, the person will be a man oE well-known powers ; if aspected by Mars, he will be learned in the rules of fight ; if by Mercury, he will be skilled in ridicule ; if by Jupiter, he will be a minister ; if 188 Srihat Jdtaka. [Cn. XIX- by Venus, he will be a mau of no virility ; and if by Saturn, he will be charitably disposed.

If at the time of birth, the Moon occupy the Navamsa of Saturn and be aspected by the Sun, the per- son will have very few children ; if aspected by Mars, he will be unhappy though rich ; if by Mercury, he will be haughty ; if by Jupiter, he will do deeds suited to his station in life ; if by Venus, he will be fond of bad women and if by Saturn, he will be a niggard («). All that has been said for the Moon occupying particular Navanisas and being aspected by the several planets applies also to the Sun — with this exception that where Solar aspect has been referred to, it shall be read as Lunar aspect.

If the Moon occupy a Vargottama position, her own Navamsa, or other Navanisas, the benefic effects described for the Moon occupying the several Navamsas and being aspected by planets will respectively be full, imperfect and small : and the malefic effects described will respectively be small, imperfect and full, (a} If the lord of the Navamsa be powerful, the effects described for planet- ary aspects in the case of Navamsas (3) will alone come to pass and not those described for the Moon occupying the several signs and being aspected by the several planets.