17.0 Rasi chart: (from Mesha)
1 – Budha, Sukra
2 – Ravi
3 – Guru
5 – Kuja
6 – Lagna, Ketu
7 – Chandra
9 – Sani
12 – Rahu
17.1 Navamsa chart:
1 – Ravi, Kuja
3 – Guru, Ketu
5 – Lagna, Sukra
6 – Budha
7 – Chandra
9 – Sani, Rahu
Solar month Taurus or Vrishabha, date 15th. Completion time 24 ghatis after sunrise. Constellation – Chitta ruled at the time with the balance of Kuja Dasa for 2 years, 3 months and 21 days. I have made it a point to give the time of completion of all my works as _ my own age so that my readers will be able to judge the merits of my works and find out what measures of success will attend on these publications ‘and how long I will be able to live through my works, as an author. God’s glory is shown through the planetary combinations. Eminent authors live after their physical death. Others die long before they are actually dead.
19.0 Zodiacal Signs
1. Mesha – Aries
2. Vrishabha – Taurus
3. Mithuna – Gemini
4. Kataka – Cancer
5. Simha – Leo
6. Kanya – Virgo
7. Thula – Libra
8. Vrischika – Scorpio
9. Dhanus – Sagittarius
10. Makara – Capricorn
11. Kumbha – Aquarius
12. Meena – Pisces
19.1 Planets
1. Surya, Bhanu, Auditya – Sun – Sola
2. Chandra, Soma, Indu – Moon – Luna
3. Kuja, Bhouma, Mangala – Mars
4. Budha, Vit, Gna, Soumya – Mercury
5. Guru, Jiva, Vachaspathy – Jupiter
6. Sukra, Sita, Bhrigu – Venus
7. Sani, Manda, Ravija – Saturn
8. Rahu, Thama, Agu – Dragon’s Head
9. Ketu, Sikhi, Dwaja – Dragon’s Tail
According to Hindu Astronomy there are two Ayanas.
1. Uttarayana – Composing the six months from Makara to Mithuna.
2. Dakshinayana – Composing the six months commencing from Kataka and extending to Dhanus.
In the Uttarayana, the Sun takes the Northern course, reaches the Northenmost point in Meena and comes to due East in the end of Mithuna. In the Dakshinayana, he takes the Southern course , reaches the Southermost point in the end of Thula and comes to due East in Makara. Kataka and Makara are called the equinoctial points or the equinoxes.
19.3 The Hindu Lunar Months are 12
1. Chitra – March and April.
2. Vaisakha – April and May.
3. Jyeshta – May and June.
4. Ashadha – June and July.
5. Sravana – July and August.
6. Bhadrapada – August and September.
7. Aswija – September and October.
8. Kartika – October and November.
9. Margasira – November and December.
10. Pushya – December and January.
11. Magha – January and February.
12. Phalguna – February and March.
These lunar months are named so because on the Full-Moon day or Pournima of each month, the constellation of such a name occurs thus: Chitta falls on the Pournima of Chaitra, Visakha falls on the Pournima of Vaisakha, Jyeshta falls on the Pournima of Jyeshta, Poorvashadha occurs on the Pournima of Ashadha. Sravana falls on the Pournima of Sravana. Poorvabhadra in Bhadrapada. Aswini in Aswija. Krittika in Kartika. Mrigasira in Margasira. Pushya in Pushya. Makha in Magha. Pubba or Poorvaphalguni in Phalguna.