Chapter 28: Conclusion.

Definitions and Elementary principles (Zodiacal).

Do do do (Planetary).

On Animal and Vegetable Horoscopy.

On Nisheka kala or the Time of conception.

On Matters connected with Birth time.

On Balarishta or Early death.

These brief works have been written by me on a full study and examination of the elaborate works of the ancient writers. If any important points b,e found omit- ted, I crave the forbearance of the learned critics.

If any portion of the Text be found omitted by the writer who copied or the teacher wjio taught, the learned will kindly supply the omission setting aside all feelings of jealousy. Again, if there be found in tfie Text errors, imperfections or omissions, the learned will kindly make the necessary corrections and supply what is wanted.

Varaha Mihira, the son of the Brahmin Aditya- dasa from whom he received his education, obtained the boon of knowledge from the Sun in tlje village of Kapittha, spent his days in the court of Ujjaini in the province of Avanti and has written this neajt work on Horoscopy after a careful examination of the wor]cs of the ancient sages on the subject. Varaha-Mihira's work on Astronomy is known as Pancha Sjddhantika. An English Translation of this work by Dr. G. Thibhaut may be had from Bombay. His works on Horoscopy and Samhita are known as the Biihat- Jataka and the Brihat-Samhita. An English Translation of thpae hooka may be obtained from the Manager, The Theosophist Office, Advar.

I have been enabled to write the present work by the grace of the Sun, of Vasishtha, and of Adityadasa, worshipped by ine. Salutation to the Ancient Writers of Horoscopy. End of Uttarabhaga (Part II> FINIS. APPENDIX. Required the Lagna Sphutam, that is, the Longitude of the Ascendant at 39 gh. 3ov. gh. from Sunrise on Friday the 28th May 1886, for a place whose Latitude is 11°. From the Almanac we find that the Sun entered Tau- rus at 56 gh. 4ov. gh. on the i2th May, and quits the sign at

gh. 27 v. gh. on the i3th June. Therefore time taken by the Sun to move through sign Taurus, = 3 gh. 2ov. gh. + 3i days + 12 gh. 27 v. gh. = 31 days 15 gh. 47V. gh. = i, 12, soov. ghs. Time from Sun-rise on the 28th May to the end of the Sun's course through Taurus = 16 days 12 gh. 27 v. gh. = 58,327V. ghs. Time of Oblique Ascension of ) = 5 gh. 6v. gh. Taurus for Latitude 11° { =3o6v. gb.(vide Table A). Therefore, time of Oblique ascension of the portion of Taurus to be passed over by the Sun on the morning of the 306 x 58,327 28th = 2gh. 39V. gh. 1,12,500 Subtracting this from 39gh. 3ov. gh. we get time of Oblique Ascension of signs from Gemini =39 gh. 3ov. gh. - 2gh. 39V. gh = 36 gh. 5iv. gh. From table B we find that time of oblique ascension of signs for Gemini to Scorpio = 31 gh. 36v. gh. Therefore time of Oblique Ascension'of'portion Sagittari that has risen above the horizon. = 36 gh. 5 iv. gh.— 31 gh. 36v. gh. - 5 gh. 1 5v. gh.=3i5v. gh. Time of oblique ascension of the degrees of Sagittari for Latitude 11°, is 5 gh. 21 v. gh. (Vide Table A)-32r.v. gh. Therefore portion of Sagittari that has risen above the 30x315 horizon = 29° 26', Sagittari being the 9th sign from 321 Aries. Lagna Sphutam required is 8s 29° 26'. The Bhavasphutam process is too complicated to be given here. The Reader is referred to Baskaracharya's work on Astronomy. 2 TO FIND OUT THE CORRECT LOCAL TIME I. BY DAY. Draw a pretty large semi-circle on each side of a well- planed and smooth oblongular plank. Place its edge along a straight line drawn east to west on a smooth level ground, the plank being inclined at an angle with the plane of the horizon, equal to the complement of the Latitude of the place, so that a straight needle fixed at the centre of the semi-circle and at right angles to the plane of the plank will point to the Pole and the plane of the plank will be parallel to the plane of the Equator. The edge of an ob- longular piece of wood placed at the centre will serve as well as a needle. Now divide the semi-circle into 12 equal parts, marking the points of division with the figures from 6 down to 12 and from 12 up to 6. The .divisions represent the hours. If the diameter be about a cubit in length each division may further be divided into 30 or 60 equal parts, so that the position of the shadow of the needle will give the time within a minute. Now apply the equation of time and the result will be the local clock time or the mean solar time required. This can be converted into Ghatikas and Vighatikas from Sun Rise from the table showing the time of Sun Rise for each day.

On Chandra or Lunar Yogas. An English Translation of this book by the same Translator, with Sanskrit Text, may be obtained from the ' Theosophist Office,' Adyar. There are actually 28 Chapters in this book including the con- cluding one. Chapters 16 and 17 are not enumerated by Varahamihira. They are later additions from the other works of the Author, the former from Brihat-Saiuhita and the latter from Horaeara. 246 Briliat 3atakd. [Cn. XXVIII.

On Double planetary Yogas.

On the Nakshatras or the Moon in the Asterisms.

On the Moon in the several signs of the Zodiac, 1 8. On the Sun, Mars and other planets in the se- veral signs of the Zodiac.

Sakunaruta. I have also treated of Vivahakala and Grahakaraua (Planets). The last of the above subjects has been separately treated of by me in iny Astronomical work known as Pan- chasiddhanta. Thus the three branches of the Jyotisha Sastra, viz., Astronomy, Horoscopy and Samhita, have been treated of by me for the benefit of intelligent students.

On Planetary Aspects.

On the Planets in the Bhavas.

On the Planets in their several Vargas.

On Miscellaneous Yogas.

On the Horoscopy of Women.

On the Discovery of a lost Horoscope.

On the Drekkanas. 4-, 5 and 6. I shall now give a summary of the subjects treated of in my work on Yarta. These are —