Horasara

Ch. 5. Arishtas

The evils to the parents and the characteristics of birth time along with circumstances leading to (infant) death are dealt with in this Ch..
The Grahas in the first six Bhavas yield good results (directly to the native), while those in the second half of the zodiac yield indirect results.

Sūrya and Candr represent father and mother, respectively, of the living beings. After assessing strength and weakness of the two Grahas predictions should be made about parents. Notes: According to Brihat Jataka, Ch. IV, Sloka 5, Sūrya and Śukr indicate father and mother of the native for day birth and Śani and Candr play these parts, respectively, for night birth. The same view is expressed in Phala Deepika (Ch. II, Sloka 22) and also in Saravali.

In this context, an important principle is to be noted from Sanketa Nidhi, Ch. II, Sloka 25. Note the pair of the Grahas concerning the father and the mother in a day birth, or night birth, as the case may be. The effect will be full, if the birth is in the beginning of day, or night, as the case may be; the effects will be medium, if the birth is in middle portion and almost little in the concluding portion.

For example, a person born in the beginning of night, or day will enjoy full results in regard to parents, while a person born at the end of day, or night will have little results in the same respect. (This will also depend to an equal extent on the Grahas concerned).

Should Sūrya receive Drishti from malefics and join them, or remain in their clutches hemmed between them, then evil is portended to the father of the child thus born.

If there are exclusively bad Grahas in the 6th and the 8th, or in the 4th and the 8th from Sūrya, without help from benefics, then evil is indicated to the father.

Should Sūrya in Mesh/Vrischik Navamsh receive a Drishti from Śani (in the Rāśi Kundali), the elder brother, or elder sister, or the father of the child is extinguished.

Notes: Sūrya in Tula in Vishakah first quarter (i.e. Mesh Navamsh) and receiving a Drishti from Śani will cause special effects in regard to father’s death. Śani, or Sūrya related to Labh Bhava will have a telling effect on the elder brother, or elder sister of the native, in the combination mentioned in the verse. The child will not see its father, if Mangal is in Bandhu Bhava, or in Dharm Bhava and falls in the Navamsh of Simh, (Makar, or Kumbh), without receiving a Drishti from Guru, or Śukr.

On the same lines, through Candr, the evils to mother can be known.
If Candr is waning and has only malefics in the 5th, or the 9th from her, but is without benefic’s association, the child will be deprived of its mother. Śani and Mangal in a Kendr of Candr (either jointly, or separately) and in one Navamsh will give two mothers to the child to live with.

Notes: “Two mothers” may be interpreted, as one having a step-mother. Alternatively, he may be brought up by another lady, who is equal to mother. It is by the strength, or weakness of Śani and Mangal, that the birth takes place in the house of the father and the mother, respectively.

Should Lagn’s Lord be strong, father’s place will be birth place. Notes: It may further be noted, that, if Pitru Karak Grah is strong, birth would have been in father’s place and, if Matru Karak is strong, birth is in the place of the mother. Jataka Tatwa (Vide II, B-21) says, that delivery will take place in the house of the father, the mother, or other relatives, as indicated by the strongest Grah.

If Sūrya occupies a movable Rāśi in Rāśi and in Navamsh Kundali, the father of the child was away (at time of birth). Should Sūrya give a Drishti to Lagn, it is not so. If Candr is in a similar state, the father should be declated to have been away at the time of birth of the child.
If Guru occupies his debilitation Rāśi, while Candr is in a Rāśi Sandhi, or Amsh Sandhi and other benefics join malefics, the child born will be dumb and dull witted.

Notes: Amsh Sandhi is the end of a quarter of Nakshatr. That is, Candr’s position should be at an area of 3 20’ (or close to it), or multiples there of, in any Rāśi. The combination cited will more apply fit a Dhanu native, as Guru will be fall in Dhan Bhava.

Even, if Guru, or Budh in fall in Dhan Bhava, while the other one of them yuti with Rahu will cause dumbness. Should Dhan’s lord in such a case be strong and well placed, then the defect will not come to pass. Note, that Dhan Bhava rules one’s speech.

If Dharm and Bandhu Bhava have malefic occupation wlile Lagn’s lord is weak and yuti with Mangal, or receives a Drishti from him, the child’s father was sick at the time of its birth. Should Śani be in Simh Navamsh and receives a Drishti from Sūrya, the father was in a miserable state at the tlime of the birth of the child. Śani in Randhr, or Vyaya Bhava and in Simh Navamsh simultaneously, gives the same results.

The child should be declared to have been born of others’ loins, if Candr, or Lagn is without Guru’s Drishti. Should the luminaries be yuti with malefics and receive a Drishti from Guru, then also the same result prevails. Guru, or Candr in mutual Vargas, or luminaries in exchange nullify these Yogas.

Notes: Apart from the above two combinations, indicating illegal birth, the following rules may be noted, as taken out from Parashar Hora (Tamil translation by C. G. Rajan), Saravali, Jataka Parijata and Jataka Tatwa: 1. If Candr is in Bandhu Bhava from Lagn and receives a Drishti from malefics, or inimical Grahas; 2. The lords of Sahaj, Ari, Dhan and Putr Bhava in Lagn (birth through servants);

3. Malefics in Lagn, benefics in Yuvati Bhava and Śani in Karm Bhava; 4. Candr in Lagn and Mangal with Śukr in Sahaj Bhava; 5. Sūrya in Lagn and Rahu in Bandhu Bhava; 6. Sūrya and Candr in Lagn, or Sūrya and Mangal in Yuvati Bhava; 7. Lagn with Mangal and Rahu, while Sūrya and Candr are in Yuvati Bhava; 8. Kendras without Grahas; 9. All Grahas in Dhan, Ari, Randhr and Vyaya Bhava; 10. Lords of Lagn and Yuvati Bhava together;

11. Exchange between Lagn’s Lord and Bandhu’s lord (which should be considered otherwise a Raj Yog); 12. Lagn, or Candr not falling in the Vargas of Guru; 13. Anyone group of the following, prevailing simultaneously: a) Sunday – 2nd Tithi Swati Nakshatr, b) Wednesday – 7th Tithi Revati, c) Sunday – 12th Tithi Dhanishtha; 14. Sūrya, Candr and Guru in fall, one of them being in Lagn; 15. Karakamsh, related to only malefic Grahas.

These Yogas stand cancelled, if Kendr has a Grah, or benefics give a Drishti to Lagn, or Candr, or Lagn’s lord in Lagn, or Guru in Bandhu Bhava, or Mangal giving a Drishti to Guru. There will be moles, or scars in the particular limb of Kala Purush corresponding to the Rāśi occupied by benefics.