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ADHYAYA 2-PADA 2 
SU. 1.-Ravisukrayoh pranee janakaha. Out of Venus and the Sun, the stronger will become the maraka for father. 
NOTES In the previous section Jaimini has explained about the Maraka Dasa for a person, when he would die, and which Dasa and Amsa Dasa would kill him. I must confess here in spite of the elaborate explanations offered for the fixing of the period of death, the system seems to be complicated and cannot easily be grasped by the ordinary students. Even intelligent students will have to pour long hours, and much devotion to understand these complicated principles and fix correctly the time of death. For determining the terms of longevity, the other systems are no doubt hard and laborious, but it may be, they are simpler than the one illustrated by the Maharishi in his inimitable sutras, which cannot easily be deciphered by common men. In this section rules are given to find out the deaths of father, mother and other important relations. A man's comforts and peace of mind and happiness in the world depend greatly upon his relations, his friends and his servants. When these are inimicable, the man certainly becomes. miserable. Ravi and Sukra represent father in a horoscope. The stronger of the two will cause the death of father. in general astrology Ravi and Chandra represent father and mother respectively. Varahamihira says Divarkasukrau pitrumatrusamgnitou sanaischarayndu nisftadwiparyayat. For persons born during the day, Ravi and Sukra represent father and mother respectively. For those who are born during nights Chandra. and Sani denote father and mother respectively. 
SU. 2. -Chandraarayorjanee. The stronger of the two planets Chandra and Kuja will kill the mother. 
SU. 3.-Apranyapi papadrishtah. Among the four planets Ravi, Sukra, Chandra and Kuja whoever is weak and possesses evil aspects will cause the death of father and mother. 
NOTES Prany means strength. Aprany denotes want of strength, viz., weakness. 
SU. 4.-Pranini shubhadrishte tatchule nidha nam matapitroh. If, among the planets named above Ravi, Sukra, Chandra and Kuja, whoever has got beneficial aspects, the death of father and mother must be predicted in the Shoola Dasa-1st. 5th or 9th Rasi Dasa from the powerful planet. 
SU. 5 and 6. (5) Tadbhavese spashtabale. (6) Thatchuila ityanye. If the lord of the 8th from the lords of father and mother is powerful, then the period of the Shoola Rasis from him will inflict death on the father and the mother. - 
NOTES This opinion is held by some writers. Two planets for father and two for mother have been named, whoever is stronger out of these two will have the death arranged in their Shoola Dasas. 
SU. 7.--Ayushi chanyat. As deaths have to be predicted for father and mother by their Karakas, similarly events have to be predicted for others from their Karakas and the Shoola Dasas from them. 
NOTES This means for all events in life there are Rasis and Karakas. Rules governing the above for mother and father will also apply similarly for other events. 
SU. 8.-Arkagnayoge tadasrithe kriye lagna. meshadasayam piturityeke: If the 12th house from Lagna falls in any one of these three signs, viz., Mithuna, Simha or Kanya and has the conjunction of Ravi and Budha, death happens in the Dasa of the 5th from it. 
NOTES Kriya 12, Ka 2, Ya 1= 21, inverted it denotes 12. Mesha means 5th, Ma 5. Sha 6= 56, reversed it gives 65 divided by 12, we have remainder 5, and fifth house is meant by Mesha. Mesha in ordinary language means Aries. But in Jaimini it has to be interpreted by Ka, Ta, Pa, Ya sutra. 
SU. 9.- yyarkapapamatradrish tayoht pitroh pragdwadasabdat. Whether the lords of father and mother are powerful or powerless, if they have the aspects of evil planets other than the Sun, the death of father and mother may be predicted before the 12th year of a person's age. 
SU. 10-Gurusule kalatrasya. The Dasas of 1st, 5th or 9th Rasis from the position of Guru will cause the death of his wife. 
NOTES He names three Dasas called Shoolas. The worst among them will kill the wife. 
SU. 11.- Thattatchoole tesham. Death will happen to children, uncles, etc., in the Dasas of 1st, 5th and 9th Rasis from the Karakas who govern those events. 
NOTES Take the Putrakaraka and predict death to children in the Shoola Dasas from him. Take the Matulakaraka. The Shoola Dasas from him will kill uncles, etc. 
SU. 12.-Karmani papayutadrishte dushtam maranam. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka has the aspect or conjunction of evil planets, death will be painful and troublesome. 
NOTES Death is a peculiar phenomenon about which people have various conceptions. Some dread it, some welcome it, and others are quite indifferent. 
SU. 13. - Subham subhadrishtiyute. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka has beneficial aspects or conjunctions, death will be easy from slight complaints. . 
NOTES Some have prolonged and most painful complaints before death, some have ordinary complaints and others have very easy deaths. 
SU. 14.-Misre misram. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka has mixed aspects and conjunctions, death will be neither very difficult nor very easy. 
SU. 15.-Adityena rajamoolath. If the 3rd from Lagna or the Karaka is connected with Ravi, death comes to the person through the kingly or Government displeasure. - 
NOTES He may be hanged, confined, beheaded or executed, thrown into abysses from tops of forts or mountains - or shot at the cannon's mouth. 
SU. 16.-Ghandrena yakshmanah. If Chandra occupies or aspects the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka, the person will die through consumption or Tuberculosis. 
NOTES Yakshma means consumption. It is no doubt a nasty disease, but with some it takes years to bring their ruin, with others it is quick and active. 
SU. 17.-Kujena.vranasastragnidahadyaihi. If Mars occupies or aspects the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka, the person dies by wounds, injuries, fire and weapons. 
NOTES Karaka in all these Sutras refer to Atmakaraks. Find out the 3rd house from Lagna or Atmakaraka Lagna, whichever of these two is stronger, predict the results from it, by the 3rd house-and the planet who is there. If Kuja is found there, by wounds and injuries, by weapons, by fire and by burning, he will meet death. Kuja is called Angaraka or one who robs and injures the bodily organs or Angas, Lohitanga or bloody planet, Ara or one who injures and burns the limbs. Bloody diseases and blood corruption lead to many painful complaints. 
SU. 18.-Sanina vatarogat. If Sani is aspecting or combining with the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka, death comes through windy complaints. 
NOTES ' Ayurveda or Indian Medical Science mentions three Dhatus or characteristics for all physical constitution, viz. Vata or wind, Pitta or bile and Sleshma or phlegm. No disease comes when these are working in their proper proportions. But when any one of them is excited beyond its normal quantity. ill--health follows in various complications and death will result when any one or more of them are roused and proceed to work out of the normal conditions. All diseases in the Indian medicine are attribute to the excess or want of these in proportions. 
SU. 19. Mundamandibhyam vishasarpaja lodbandhanadibhihi. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka is occupied by Sani and Gulika, the person will die from the effects of poison, from snakes; from chains and shakles and from water. 
NOTES ,The latter means drowning or watery diseases like dropsy, diabetes, etc. 
SU. 20:-Kethtina vishucheejalarogadyaihi. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka is occupied or aspected by Ketu, the person dies from contageous, watery and epidemic complaints. 
NOTES Vishuchi is a comprehensive term and includes various contageous and: epidemic complaints such as small-pox, cholera, plague, influenza, watery diseases or dropsy, diabetes diarrhoea, etc. Here great margin and latitude are given to the student to use his brain, practical knowledge and the instructions he get from his Gurus. No principles of sciences can be explained without sutras. These sutras are the pleasures of the learned and the pains of the ignorant. In Sanskrit adi is used often because all the events, which a principle governs or comprehends, cannot be explained, and if such an attempt is ever made, it would fill volumes after volumes and there would be no end to writing. A direction has to be shown to the intelligent student and they should follow the same with diligence and sometimes achieve better results than the original principle intended or conceived. Brain power has no limit. It is able to grasp, when properly developed and directed, the smallest and the largest objects. 
SU. 21.-Chandramandibhyam poogamandannakabaladibh ih kshan ikam. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka has the con. junction of Chandra and Gulika, death will result immediately from eating hard meals, food end other indigestible articles. 
SU. 22.-Gunina sopharuchivimanadyaihi. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka is combined by Guru, the death will be caused by dropsy, disgust for food, melancholy and other complaints. 
NOTES Dropsy and swellings of the body may be caused by various causes. The bites of insects are often causes for swellings of parts of body and through such swellings death may occur. 
SU. 23. - Sukrena mehat. If the 3rd is aspected or joined by Sukra from Lagna or Karaka, death will result from venereal complaints. 
NOTES In the flush of passions, people commit all sorts o1 sexual excesses and bring in their train a series of complicated and horrible diseases, some of which are loathsome, repulsive, horrible and excruciating. In painful tortures, the venereal complaints take a prominent rank and punish the offenders with very serious troubles and pains. 
SU. 24. -Misrem israt. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka has the conjunction or aspect of many planets, then the death will come from various diseases. . 
NOTES Sometimes diseases are sharp and pronounced, but often they are complicated and throw the doctors on their wit's ends. The noses of the medical men will have to be expanded before they correctly diagnose them. 
SU. 25.-Chandradrugyogannischayena. It Chandra aspects or joins the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka along with other planets, death is certain to happen from the causes named in the previous sutras. 
NOTES In all deaths, Sani and Chandra must have a hand. Death means the disruption of mind from the body and mind is represented by Chandra. Vedas say Chandramamanasojatah. If there are many evil planets in the 3rd, then death happens under very painful circumstances. - But when there are many benefics in the 3rd, death will happen after slight complaints or under easy surroundings. . 
SU. 26. -Subhaihi subhadese. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka has.; beneficial aspects or conjunctions, death happens in good or holy places. 
NOTES For various reasons, too numerous to be discussed in short notes like these. People, especially religiously inclined ones covet death in holy places or happy surroundings. This is human aspiration. 
SU. 27.-Papaih keekate. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka has evil aspects or conjunctions, death will happen- in vicious or sinful countries and places. 
NOTES The commentators have interpreted Keekata Desa as Magadha and other sinful countries. When benefics are in the 3rd, death happens in holy places, like Kasi, Tirupathi or other places held holy by the followers of different religions. Mohamedans hold Mecca and Medina as holy. The Christians consider Jerusalem as holy. The Buddhists hold Gaya as holy. The Hindus have many places declared as holy like Kasi, Rameswaram, Jagannath, Haridwara, Tirupathi, etc. When evil planets are in the 3rd, death happens in vicious or sinful places. There are some places which are full of vices and sinful deeds. Death in such places will be considered as a great misfortune. Say a man dies, near a cess pool, in night soil, in gambling or whoring dens, or in dirty wells or dreary forests. Families, communities, religious sects, villages, towns, cities, countries and nations have ebbs and flows in their fortunes, and also in their morals and spiritualities. Sodom and Gamora were destroyed on account of their abominable vices. We have also many examples of destruction of these by excesses in sins and vices. It will be a consolation to take birth in a virtuous place and in the midst of good and pious people. It will certainly be a misfortune to be born in dirty and sinful surroundings. To die in an agreeable place and have the ceremonies performed as per their religious principles will be a pleasure. To die in dirty and sinful places and be neglected after death or the body exposed to wild animals and vultures, will be a real misfortune which every man tries to avoid. 
SU. 28.--Gurusukrabhyam gnanapurvakam. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka has the conjunction or aspect of Guru and Sukra, the person dies with consciousness unimpaired. 
NOTES . The word used is Gnana. It may also mean that the person will die with the full thoughts of Para Brahma in his mind. 
SU. 29.-A nyairanyatha. If the 3rd from Lagna or Karaka is aspected or joined by other planets, unconsciousness prevails at death. 
NOTES . There are some miserable people who remain unconscious before death for weeks and months together. They will have no holy thoughts in their heads. 
SU. 30. -Lepantikhaparmadhye sanirahuketubhihi pitrorna samskartha. If Sani and Rahu or Sani and Ketu are in conjunction between the 1st and 12 houses, the person will not perform the obsequies of his parents. NOTES Lepa 1, Khapa -12, La denotes 3, Pa shows 1- 31 reversed 13, divided by 12 we get 1, and therefore denotes the Lagna or 1st house. Kha 2, Pa 1= 21, reversed we get 12. The performance of death ceremonies for parents is held as a sacred duty. If a person does not do it he will be called an ungrateful wretch and generally communities outcast him. 
SU. 31.-Lepvdipurvardhe janakadyaparardhe. If Rahu and Sani are found in conjunction in the first 6 houses from Lagna, the death ceremonies for the mother will not be performed. If they are found in the next 6 houses, viz., from 7th to 12th houses the ceremonies for the father will not be performed. 
NOTES Sani and Rahu or Sani and Ketu are meant here. Their conjunction is necessary here in the houses indicated above. 
SU. 32.-Subhadrigyoganna. If Sani and Rahu or Sani and Ketu have beneficial aspects or conjunctions these evil results should not be predicted. 
NOTES It means the person performs the death ceremonies properly to his parents.
End of Second Pada of the Second Adhyaya 
ADHYAYA 2 - PADA 3 
SU. 1.- yishame tadadirnavamamsah. If the birth falls in an odd sign, the Navamsa Dasas commence from it. 
NOTES Each Rasi Dasa contains 9 Amsas or Navamsas and each Rasi Dasa counts 9 years. Hence these Dasas are called Navamsa Dasas. Mesha, Mithuna, Simha, Thula, etc., are odd signs. 2.-Anya tha darsadihi. In the even signs the Navamsa Dasas commence from the Abhimukha Rasis. The commentators explain thus : If a movable sign is Lagna, then the 8th Rasi from Lagna becomes the commence. ment Dasa. If Lagna falls in a fixed sign the commencing Dasa will be the 6th Rasi from it. If Lagna falls in a common sign, the Dasa commences from the 7th Rasi from it. These are called Abhimukha Rasis and their explanations have been given in the earlier sutras. 
SU. 3. -Sasinandapnvnkah kramadabdajz sthziraldasayam. In the Sthira or fixed sign Dasa, the movable sign Dasa will be 7. the fixed Dasa will be 8 years and the Dasa of the common Rasi will extend to 9 years. 
SU. 4 -Brahmadiresha. The Sthira Dasa commences from the Rasi occupied by Brahma. 
NOTES Brahma has already been explained in Sutra 47 of Pada 1 of Adhyaya 2. 
SU. 5.-A tlza pranahz. Jaimini now begins to explain the strength of the planets and the Rasis. Prana, here as well as in the previous sutras, means sources of strength the planet and the signs get. 
SU. 6.-Karakayogah prathamo bihcrnclrmi. That Rasi or sign becomes the strongest, which has the conjunction of Atmakaraka. 
NOTES This combination is supposed to give greater strength than even the Shadbalas recorded in the other astrological works. This is the primary source of strength. 
SU. 7.-- Saamye bh uyasa. If other sources of strength are equal, then the conjunction of larger number of planets gives greater strength. 
SU. 8.--Thathastungadih. If these sources of strength are equal, then exaltation, friendly houses, and Moolatrikonas give them vitality. 
SU. 9.-Nisargasthathah. Then the Nisarga or permanent sources of strength must be considered. 
NOTES The chara or movable signs are weaker than Sthira Rasis or fixed signs. These are weaker than the common or Dviswabhava Rasis. 
SU. 10.-Thadabhave swamin ithham.bhavah. If the Rasi has one of the Karakadi sources of strength, then its power will be that which its lord possesses from the associations of Karaka, etc. 
NOTES The strength of the Rasi and the strength of its lord should be taken into consideration. 
SU. 11.-Agrayatto visesliath. According to the Jaimini Sutras the planets which gets the highest number of degrees among others will become the most powerful. 
NOTES This has been already explained in the earlier portion and the most forward planet in a Rasi becomes the Atmakaraka and most of the results previously named are based upon his position and the relative positions of other Rasis and planets taken with reference to him. According to this work Atmakaraka supersedes all other planets in power and potency. 
SU. 12.-Prativesikah purushe. In the odd sign, it gets strength from the planets who occupy the 12th and 2nd from it.
NOTES Planets in the 2nd and  12th from themselves or from the Rasis they occupy have special influences. The Rasi will have Kartari Yoga, as also any planet which has on both sides evil planets. Good planets may cause this Yoga and probably the results will be beneficial. 
SU. 13.-Ithi prathamah. ' The sources of strength named in the above sutras will be the first set of inquiry into the powers of a Rasi or its lord. 
SU. 14.-Swami gurugnadrigyogo dwiteeyah. The second set of strength for a Rasi is derived by the aspect of its own lord, Jupiter or Mercury. 
NOTES Now he names the second set of powers which a Rasi Can Command to its credit. Varahamihira observes thus in his Brihat Jataka : . Horashyami Gz1rugnya yeekshitaytita Nanyaischa yeeryolkatah. The Lagna or any Bhavava or Rasi becomes strong when it has the aspect or conjunction of its lord, Guru or Budha, if not it will not be powerful. This stanza of Brihat Jataka is nothing but a slavish imitation of this sutra of Jaimini. The Maharishi Jaimini was the author of Poorvamimamsa Sutras, Jaimini Bharata and the invaluable sutras. I am translating. He was the disciple of Veda Vyasa and was, therefore contemporary of that great Maharishi. I have proved by indisputable authority that the period of Maha Bharata was more than 5,000 years from now. There are four copper plate grants given by the Emperor Janamejaya the son of Parikshit and the grandson of Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna, the great hero in that ruinous war and the recipient of the Bhagavadgita instructions from Lord Krishna himself and written by Veda Vyasa. Varahamihira, as per date given by himself in stanza 2 of his Brihat Samhita, Chapter 31, lived in the court of Vikramaditya whose Era called Samvat Nripasaka is prevalent all over India and counts now as 1988. Varahamihira says that he borrowed all his ideas of Astronomy, Astrology and Samhita from the still more older writers and the above quoted of his stanza certainly comes from Jaimini. Any sign becomes strong when it has the aspect or conjunction of its lord, Guru or Budha. Six varieties arise from this. The lord aspecting or conjoining, it gives two. Similarly for the other two planets Guru and Budha. This is the second source or item of strength. Aspects and conjunctions are different. 
SU. 15. -Swuminastruteeyah. The third set of strength for the lord will be the one to be detailed below. 
SU. 16.-Swatswaminah kantakadislzw--aparaclourbalyam. Those planets who are in Kendras, Panaparas and Apoklimas from the Atmakaraka become more and more powerless than him. 
NOTES This means those who are in the. Kendras from the Atmakaraka are powerless. Those who are in the next houses from Kendras are still more feeble and those who occupy the next houses are worse still in power. This represents the 3rd source of strength. 
SU. 17.-Chaturthah purushe. If the lord of the Rasi falling in Purusha Rasi (odd sign) has evil conjunctions and aspects, this will become the 4th source of strength to the Rasi. 
SU. 18.-Pitrtilabhaprathamapranyadi shooladasa niryane. Take the stronger out of the two 1st and 7th. Then from the stronger of these two, take the Shoola Dasas, viz., 1, 5 and. 9. Find out which of these Shoola Rasis becomes the strongest. Then ascribe the death period to it as certain. 
SU. 19. -Pitrulabhaputrapranyadiht pitult. Putra 9, Pa 1, Ra 2 =12, reversed it means 21 divided by 12, we have the balance 9, hence the 9th house is meant. Take the Lagna and 7th and find out the 9th houses from them. Whichever is stronger in these two ninth houses, take that and find out their Shoola Dasas and prescribe death to father in the most unfavourable of these Shoola Dasas, viz,, 1, 5 and 9. 
SU. 20.-Adarsadirnmatuh. Take the most powerful in 1 or 7. Take the 4th from it and find the Shoola Dasas from it, whichever is the most powerful among the 1st, 5th or 9th predict death to the mother in that Dasa. 
NOTES Darsa 4, Da 8, Ra 2 = 82 reversed 28, divided by 12 we have the balance 4 and 4th house is meant here. 
SU. 21.-Karmadirbhrathujt. Take the 3rd from Lagna or the 7th whichever is stronger, and ascribe death to brothers and sisters in the most powerful of the Shoola Dasas from it. 
SU. 22. -Matradirbjhngirteeputr ryolt. Take the Lagna or the 7th whichever is stronger and find the 5th from it. Sons and sisters will die in the most cruel of the Shoola Dasas from the above 5th house. 
NOTES How 5th can have any connection with sisters, I cannot guess. But the sutra is clear and we have to take it in the sense he has given. 
SU. 23.- vyayadirjaishtasya. Take the 11th from Lagna or 7th whichever is stronger, and predict death to elder brothers in the most unfavourable Shoola Dasa from it. 
NOTES - The 3rd represents younger brothers and sisters and the 11 th; the elder sisters and brothers in other works on astrology. 
SU. 24. --Pitruvatpitruvarge. Take the stronger of the two Lagnas and the 7th. Find out the 9th from it. From this take the Shoola Dasas and predict death to paternal uncles, etc., in the evil period among them. 
SU. 25.-Brahmadih purushe sama dasanthah. . It the Lagna falls in a purusha or masculine Rasi, the Dasas or periods commence from the sign occupied by the Brahma. The extent of the Rasi Dasa is thus determined. Take the 6th from the Dasa Rasi. Find out the number of the house the lord of it occupies and that number will be the extent in years of that Dasa. 
NOTES Dasa 6, Da 8, Sa 7 = 87 reversed it gives 78, divided by 12, the balance is 6, hence the 6th house is. indicated by this figure. 
SU. 26.-Stlzanavyatllikarah. When the Janma Lagna falls in an odd sign, the Dasas commence from the Rasi occupied by Brahma in regular order. If the` Lagna falls in an even sign, then the Dasas commence regularly from the 7th house from Brahma. 
NOTES This means in odd signs the Dasas commence from the Rasi occupied by Brahma, and in even signs the Dasas commence from the 7th Rasi from the sign occupied by Brahma. 
SU. 27.--Papadrigyogastungadigrahayogah. The conjunctions and aspects of malefics are a source of strength for the Rasis. So also is added another source of strength to (the Rasi) by planets (situated there) being in exaltation, Moolatrikona and very friendly and friendly houses. 
NOTES Jaimini now gives the fourth source of strength to the Rasis. The conjunctions and aspects of evil planets are a source of strength to the Rasis. The states of such planets which have aspects and conjunctions in the Rasis will also be sources of strength, such state are exaltations, debilitations, friendly and unfriendly houses, Moolatrikonas. Benefics influence the Rasis by aspects and conjunctions when they are in exaltations and other favourable positions otherwise they do not exercise much influence, such is the opinion of the commentators. This is fourth source of strength. 
SU. 28.--Panchame padu kramat prakpratynktvam. If the 9th from Lagna happens to be incorporated in an odd sign, take the Rasi Dasas in the regular order. If it happens to be incorporated in an even sign, take the Rasi Dasas in the inverse order or backwards. The commencement of the Dasa should be from the Lagna. Ketu in these cases is considered as a benefic. 
End of Third Pada of Second Adhyaya 
ADHYAYA 2 -PADA 4 
SU. 1.-DWiteeyam bhavaphalam charanavamse. In the Navamsa Dasa of Chara Rasi the significations of the second house must be explained in the manner given in Sutra 14 of the previous section. 
NOTES All Bhavas get strength when they are aspected or conjoined by their lords, by Guru and by Budha. 
SU. 2.--Dasasrayo dwaram. The Rasi which commences the Dasa or period is called the Dwara Rasi or the door for the subsequent Rasi Dasas. 
NOTES This Dasa. is called also Paka Rasi. 
SU. 3.-Thathastavatitham bahyam. Count as many signs from Dwara Rasi as Dwara Rasi is removed from Lagna. This will be the Bhoga Rasi. . 
NOTES He gives here the definition of what is called Bhoga Rasi. The commencement of Dasas is given and their, differences in Chara, Sthira and Dviswabhava Rasis have been shown. The commencing Dasa falls in some sign from Lagna. Then count from that Rasi to a similar number and this will be the Bahya Dasa or Bhoga Dasa. Suppose the commencing Dasa falls in Mesha for a person whose Lagna is Dhanus. Then it will be 5th from it. Mesha Dasa becomes the Paka or Dwara Dasa and the 5th from it, viz., Simha becomes the Bahya or Bhoga Dasa. Some commentators explain thus : If Mesha begins as the Dasa of the first sign, then counting one from it, the Bhoga Dasa or the second begins in Mesha alone. Then the second Dasa begins in Vrishabha which will be called Paka Dasa, and the second from it Mithuna becomes Bhoga Dasa. The third Dasa commences in Mithuna and it becomes Paka Dasa. The third from it. viz., Simha becomes the Bhoga Dasa, Kataka becomes the 4th Dasa and becomes Paka; while the 4th from it, viz., Thula becomes Bhoga Dasa. In this way Dasas must be calculated till the last Dasa, which ends the man's existence and kills him. I think I have made the meaning very clear and simple. 
SU. 4.-- pupe bandharogadi: If evil planets are found in the Paka and Bhoga signs, the person will suffer from imprisonment Chains. diseases and other mental and physical troubles. 
SU. 5.-Swarksheasya thasminnopajeevasya. If the evil planets in the two Rasis happen to be in their own houses or are very close to Guru, then the evil results foretold in Sutra 4 will not happen. 
SU. 6.-Bhagrahayogoktam sarvamasmin. The results in these Dasas will have to be foretold, by the strength of the planets and by the sources of strength and weakness of the Paka and Bhoga Rasis. 
NOTES These hints are to be taken not only here but throughout the whole work. Suppose there are evil planets in debilitation or without nearness to Guru. 1. These two Rasis have exalted evil planets. .2. There are beneficial planets with malefics. 3. There are pure benefics. 4. Benefics in exaltation. 5. Benefics in debilitation. In all such cases the results will certainly be and must be different. The strength of the Rasis must also be carefully considered. Then again, in the Rasi extending over 30 degrees the strength and weakness of the Rasi will not be uniform. There is a radical difference between the general astrologers and Jaimini Maharishi. All the astrological works have their foundations laid in the writings of the Maharishis. They alone were able to see the differences in planetary globes, their influences on each other and the wonderful ways by which they indicated the results of the karma to the credit of the person at the time of his birth. Jaimini gives great prominence to the planet who has advanced the largest number of degrees in a Rasi and calls him Atmakaraka. The Navamsa he occupies plays a prominent place in the delineation of characteristics and results: But in the Deepradi Avasthas, the planet who is in the last Navamsa of a Rasi gets Peeda Avastha or the state of humiliation. No great prominence is attached to him and on the other hand he becomes weak and powerless. Difference of opinion among the various authors are found in large numbers. Take medicine, philosophy, religion, war, law, speculation and even the so-called most exact science, mathematics. Here one plus one becomes two and one and one both minus becomes two. We give a separate value for plus and minus. To reach a place there may be one thousand and one ways. The differences in all these will have to be carefully considered and reconciled. Approaching from different places and directions and experiments and experiences, two or more persons may reach the same destination or results. A simple illustration will convince us about the truth of these observations. A, B and C are each worth one lakh of rupees. By whatever means they have acquired that wealth, the result is the same, and the money power of one lakh lies with each of them. Take half a dozen warriors of exactly equal physical and mental capacities. Each may have taken different food, born in different conditions, and brought up under different circumstances but the results are one and the same. Similarly in astrological sciences. Different Maharishis pursued different methods and found out the identical results though those results were produced from apparently different causes. The solar, planetary and stellar radiations are working: through the various degrees of the zodiacal signs in mysterious ways. . 
SU. 7.-Pitrulabhapranithoyam. These results have to be carefully predicted from Lagna or the 7th, whichever is the stronger of the two. For males preference should be given to Lagna and for females the 7th should be preferred provided it is strong. 
SU. 8.- Pralhame prakprathyakt vamz. If the Dasa commences with a movable sign or Chandra Rasi, then the order of the Rasi Dasas will be regular in a horoscope. 
SU. 9.-Diwiteeye ravitah. If the Dasa commences in the fixed sign or Sthira Rasi, then the 6th and 7th, etc., from it will be the successive Dasas. 
NOTES These are called Padakrama Dasas. Pada as we know already means the number of a Rasi, again counted from the Lagna or any other Bhava. Ravi 6, Ra 2, Va 4 = 24 inverted, 42, divided by 12, we have the balance of 6, and hence the 6th, the 6th from it and the 6th from it and so on. 
SU. 10.-Pruthakramena th.riteeye chatushtayadi. If the Dasa Rasi commences in a common sign, then the successive Rasi Dasas will be determined by the Kendra, Panapara and Apoklima Rasis from it. 
SU. 11.--Swakendrasthadyah swamino navamsanam. . . Those who are in Kendras, Pariaparas and Apoklimas from the Karaka become the lords of the Navamsa Dasas. 
NOTES Here we have to take the planets first in Kendras according to their strength, then those who are in Panapara and last those who are in Apoklimas. 
SU. 12.-Pitruchatushtayavaishambalastayah sthitah. - .. Those Rasis which are in Kendras from Lagna furnish the first Dasa. 
NOTES . Suppose there are many, then that ; sign which becomes strong by the various combinations and aspects explained in the previous sutras becomes the first Rasi Dasa. The Dasa years are 9 for each of the Rasis. 
SU.: 13.- ~Sa.tallabhayoravirrtate. The Karaka will be moving between : the Lagna and the 7th. 
NOTES We have to find him from Lagna or the 7th whichever is stronger, and count backwards or forwards as the Rasi he occupies is even or odd. Then he gives the Dasa years as are counted from Lagna or the 7th, taking the Dasa always by the larger number he obtains. . .This is the extent of Karaka Dasa in years. For other planets, count the number from them to the Karaka, in the forward or backward reckoning and ascribe such number of years to the planets. 
SU. 14.--Swamibalaphalani cha prugvnth. The results of all these will be determined, as detailed in the previous sutras, by the examination of the sources of strength and weakness to the planets, to the lords of the Dasas and to the Rasis. 
NOTES Jaimini has given various sources of strength and weakness to the planets in general, to the Rasis or signs and to the lords of the Dasas. He advises his readers to take these into careful consideration and having regard to times, circumstances and places. predict the results, so that they may turn out correct and to the point. . 
SU. 15.-Sthuladarsa vaishamyasrayo mandukastrikutah. - As the Manduka or frog jumps from place to place, the two systems of Dasas named by Jaimini in the previous sutras, viz., Kendra, Panapara and Apoklima, and the movable, fixed and double bodied signs, also jump from house to house and hence he calls them Manduka Dasas. 
NOTES , As per instructions given in the previous chapters the Dasas both for planets and Rasis jump from Kendras to Panaparas and from the latter to Apoklimas. Similarly they jump from Charas to Sthiras and from Sthiras to Dwiswabhavas. They also jump in Shoola Dasas. 
SU. 16.-Niryanalabhadi shooladasa phale. In predicting results the 7th from the Niryanashoola Dasa should be taken into first account. 
NOTES Shoola Dasas are marked as death inflicting. Take the 7th from the most powerful of these Niryana Rasis and begin to make predictions from it. . This Niryanashoola is of many kinds. Rudrashoola, Maheswarashoola and Brahmashoola. 
SU. 17. - Purushe samah samanyatah. If the Arambha or commencing. Dasa falls in Purusha Rasi or masculine sign, then the subsequent Rasi Dasas will be counted regularly and each Dasa gets 9 years only. . 
NOTES If the commencing Dasa falls in a feminine sign, then the subsequent Dasas have to be counted from the 7th sign from it. In masculine horoscopes the Arambha Dasa commences from Lagna. In feminine horoscopes commences from the 7th. 
SU. 18.-Siddha ududaye.. Dasas counted from the constellations at birth have to be learned and taken from Parasara, Gargi, Vyasa and other well-known writers. 
NOTES Jaimini says he has not given them in his work because they can be learnt from other works and the Dasa periods will be as they are given there. We have 27 constellations and they have to be counted from Krittika. Years Krittika-Ravi Dasa - 6 Rohini--Chandra Dasa - 10 Mrigasira-Kuja - 7 Aridra-Rahu - 18 Punarvasu-Guru - 16 Pushyami--Sani " - 19 Aslesha-Budha - 17 Makha--Ketu - 7 Pubba-Sukra - 20 Then from star Uttara repeat the same planetary Dasa with the same number of years. These are called Udu Dasas, from Udu meaning a constellation or star. Jaimini has made no reference before to constellations. He mentions them only in this sutra. Thus each planet gets 3 stars, with the same number of years. He uses the word Siddha meaning ready from other works well known in the world. 
SU. 19. -Jagattasthushorardham yognrdhe. . The extent of Yogardhadasa will be half of the two Dasas combined from the Chara and Sthira Rasis. 
NOTES The Yogardhadasa will have to be stronger of the two Rasis, Lagna and the Saptama or the 7th. 
SU. 20.-Sthuladarsa, vaishamyasrayametat. Yogardhadasa begins either from Lagna or the 7th-house whichever is stronger. 
NOTES The sources of strength and weakness have been clearly explained in the previous pages. Yogardhadasa commences from the stronger of the two Lagna and the 7th. If the Rasi which commences the Dasa be odd, then, take the subsequent Dasas in the regular order. If it is even then count the Dasas backwards. Sthula = Lagna or 1--Tha 7, !a 3 = 73, reversed 37, divided by 12, we get 1 or Lagna. 
SU. 21.-Xujadi strikuta padakramena drigdasa. Drigdasas are formed commencing with the 9th from Lagna, according to trikonarupa pada. 
NOTES Jaimini now speaks about Drigdasa. Kuja = 9, Ka 1, Ja 18, reversed 81, divided by 12, we get 9. Take the 3 houses from t e Arambha Rasi, or commencing Rasi, viz., 2nd, 5th and 9th from the 2nd, the 4th and the 5th and 9th from the 4th, these three sets of combinations from the Arambha Dasa or the commencing sign from what is technically called Drigdasa. 
SU. 22 &c 23 :--Matrudharmayoh saJnantyam vipareethamoojiakutayoh.Yatha samanyam.` Those born in even signs will have the results as described in the previous sutras about the Trikona Dasa.; 
NOTES Matru means 5: Dharma signifies 11. Ma 5, Ta 6.=: 56, reversed it will be 65, divided by 12, we have the remainder 5. Dha 9, Ma 5= 95, reversed, we get 59, divided by 12, we have the balance 11; counting from 5th and 11th is considered as samanyam or ordinary, counting from odd and even signs is called Vyutkrama or special or peculiar. v.  11 ` 
SU. 24.-Pitnimatru dharmapranyadistrikone. Among the Trikonas, the Rasi Dasa commences with the strongest among them. 
NOTES The Trikonas are 1, 5 and 9. 
SU. 25. - Tatra dwarabahyabhyam tpdwa t. The results which have been ascribed to Dwarabahya Rasis should also be predicted to the Trikona Dasas. 
NOTES If the Paka and Bhoga Rasis are aspected or joined by evil planets, the person will suffer from diseases, chains, imprisonments, etc., similar results have to be predicted for Trikona Dasas when they have evil aspects and conjunctions. Carefully read my notes on Sutra 3 of pada four, on Paka and Bhoga Rasis and the different views explained by the commentators. Dwara and Bahya Rasis are Paka and Bhoga Rasis respectively. 
SU. 26.-Dhasagairikatpatneekaratkarakaih phaladesah. Results must be predicted from the Karakas or lords of events and also from the first, third, seventh and the ninth Rasis. 
NOTES About the person himself, the results must be predicted from the Atmakaraka, from the 7th about elder and younger brothers and, sisters, virtue and charities. These are well known principles in the other works on Astrology. 
SU. 27. - Tararkamse rrmandaadyo dasesah. Divide the birth constellation into twelve equal parts corresponding to twelve signs and find out to which division the time of birth corresponds. The lord of the Rasi corresponding to this: division becomes the lord of the commencing Dasa. 
NOTES Take the constellation of the day of the birth and divide the whole duration of the star by 12. Find out in which division the ghatika of birth falls from the Lagna. Then count the Dasa from that as per rules already given in the previous sutras. The Dasas here also must be given as 9 years for each Rasi. Here the meaning is not very clear. I understand thus : Janma Lagna falls in some Rasi as a matter of fact. Take the whole duration of the star, and divide it by 12. Then the birth Lagna falls in one of these 12 divisions. The lord of that Rasi becomes the lord of the commencing Dasa. These Dasas have to be counted forwards and backwards in odd and even signs. The sutra may also be Interpreted like this : A is born at 14 ghatis after sunrise on the 20th of Kumbha. The balance of Kumbha Rasi at sunrise will be 1.5 ghatis. I am only giving a rough example. Kumbha is 1.5 ghatis. Meena and Mesha run for 8 ghatis. This makes 9.5 ghatis. Add Vrishabha 4.5 ghatis. Thus 14 ghatis will conclude Vrishabha and the person is born in the end of Vrishabha. Say the full extent of the star Bharani is 60 ghatis on that day after sunrise. Divided by 12, we get for each part 5 ghatis. Janmakala ghatis fall in the 3rd division and the 3rd Rasi from Lagna, viz., Kataka may be taken as the commencing Rasi Dasa. This is taken with reference to Chandra and hence called Chandra Dasa. I am very diffident about this explanation. 
SU. 28.- Tasm innuchhe neeche va shreemantah. If in the example given in the above sutra the lord of the Rasi Dasa is in exaltation or debilitation the person becomes wealthy and influential. 
SU. 29.-Swamitrabhe kinchit. If in such a Lagna, its lord occupies a friendly sign the wealth will be moderate. 
SU. 30.- Dugathoaparatah. If the lord of Lagna above mentioned is not as stated previously, the person becomes poor and wretched.
NOTES This will be when he is debilitated or aspected by malefics and is found in unfriendly houses. 
SU. 31.-Swavaishamye yathaswam kramavyuthkramau. If the Karaka occupies the odd sign, then proceed for the subsequent Dasas in the regular way, but when he is in an even sign, then go back-wards for the Rasi Dasas.
NOTES He has repeated this idea already in several sutras and I suppose he wants to emphasise the principal point which differs from other astrological principles. 
SU. 32.-Saumye vipareetam. If the Karaka Rasi falls in even signs, then count backwards. 
NOTES This is just opposed to the above sutra, where he refers to the planet and here he refers to the Rasi. 
SU. 33.-Thathatsanavapi veditavyamityeke acharya vadanti. Some Acharyas say that all the results which have been ascribed to planets and signs in the previous sutras may also be predicted with reference to Sani and his position. 
NOTES If this sutra is of Jaimini, it speaks eloquently to some facts. Previous to Jaimini Maharishis existed and wrote works on astrology and expounded principles, with some of which Jaimini is not in agreement. Jaimini was a contemporary of Vedavyasa and hence he lived more than 5,000 years ago. This proves the great antiquity of sutras and also about Indian Astrology including astronomy and other kindred sciences. Crooked theories, ascribing to Indian sciences centuries after A.D., may safely be lodged in the perverted brains of their authors. 
SU. 34.- Antarbhuktyamsayoretat. These details above mentioned in the various sutras should also be ascribed to the Antardasas or sub- periods among the major Dasas in the forward and backward countings. 
SU. 35.-Shubha dasa shubhayute dhamnyuchhe If the Rasi has beneficial aspects and conjunctions, or if its lord has similar sources of strength or is exalted, then all the results will be beneficial. 
NOTES The person will prosper in every way during the portion of such Rasis of lords. But otherwise he will suffer. 
SU. 36.---A nyathanyatha. When the above conditions are not present, the results will be quite the contrary. 
NOTES When Rasis are evil, when they have evil aspects or conjunctions, when debilitated planets occupy the Rasis or when their lords are debilitated, the beneficial results will be absent, and malicious results will trouble the person. 
SU. 37.-Siddhamanyat. Jaimini says that all the principles explained in this work are truth propounded in other works and therefore they hold good in all calculations and predictions. 
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