17. if it is in a house of Mars, he thinks of rule, money, his duty, horses, gold, lands, or the defeat of his enemies; if Jupiter is in a house of Mercury, he thinks of spells, quarrels, such things as sciences and sacrifices, or his sons;
18. if Jupiter is in (a varga) of Venus, he thinks of vehicles, chariots, beds, women, garments, or foetuses; if it is in (a varga) of Saturn, he is thinking of supervising villages and tribes (gramaganahikara), cows, grain, the overcoming of diseases, or counsels.
Jupiter.
19. If Saturn is in a varga of the Sun, (he is thinking of) boulders, poison, fire, swords, the distress of his servants, or quarrels with the most dreadful people; if it is in a varga of the Moon, of the loss of his power of speech and of his wife, an increase in his enemies, or the loss of his fame and of his mother;
20. Saturn in a house of Mars makes him think of his foes, swords, fire,
diseases, thefts, or anger; in (a varga) of Mercury it gives thoughts of his servants, wind-diseases, despondency, faults in speaking, roaming, or fatigue;
21. in (a varga) of Venus (it causes him to think of) the deeds of evil women, the loss of his money, or the destruction of such things as his fame and his metals (loha) or of his wealth; Saturn in a house of Jupiter (causes him to think of) the dissolution of his character, quarrels with his elders (guru) and relatives, or exile.
Saturn.
22. A benefit planet in its own varga gives (thoughts of) auspicious speeches or prosperity, as also do the malefic planets in bad vargas. A planet is best when in its friend’s house, an upacaya, or its exaltation; but it becomes malefic in an enemy’s house or its dejection.
23. The rules which pertain to thoughts (when the planets) are in certain sections such as the Hora have been described; (now) will be told the variations which are due to the mutual conjunctions and aspects (of the planets).
In the Yavanajataka: (the effects of the planets’) being in each other’s vargas.
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1. If the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction in one sign, he is thinking of his elders (guru), his kinsmen, or his king; if the Sun and Mars, of a prince (parthiva), a general (nayaka), fire, foes, gold, carnivorous animals, or poison;
2. if the Sun and Mercury are in one sign, he is thinking of blows, spells, the traditions (sruti), or his duty; if the Sun and Venus are in conjunction, of the king, warriors, lingas, women, eye-diseases, houses, or quadrupeds;
3. if the Sun and Jupiter, of missiles, elephants, horses, machines, righteousness (dharma), the traditions (sruti), ministers, or doctors; if the Sun and Saturn are in conjunction, he is thinking of the sacrifice of bulls, frauds, hindrances, fatigue, or crushing.
The Sun.
4. In a conjunction of the Moon and Mars he is thinking of strength, wrestlers, warriors, separation from evil and from his enemies, or the acquisition of lands; in one of the Moon and Mercury, he is thinking of his children, poetry, money, efforts, the traditions (sruti), or success;
5. (in a conjunction) of the Moon and Venus he is thinking of the acquisition of such things as gems and pearls or of cows, fields, women, or sexual intercourse; in one of the Moon and Jupiter he is thinking of honoring gods and Brahmanas, righteousness (dharma), traditions (sruti), the sciences, or virtues;
6. (in a conjunction) of the Moon and Saturn he is thinking of retreat, harshness, firmness, concealment, or wind-diseases. (The astrologer), after examining (the situation), should determine the influence independently by means of that distinction which has been specified.
The Moon.
7. (In a conjunction) of Mars and Mercury they say he is thinking of quarrels, fraudulent behavior, mischief, lies, or theft; in one of Mars and Venus, of anger, misfortune, bad women, quarrels with noble women (svarya), frauds, or robberies;
8. in one of Man and Jupiter, he is thinking of his own beauty and splendour, the protection of his position and of himself, or the destruction of his foes; in one of Man and Saturn, he is thinking of such things as the obstruction of his relatives, thefts, injuries, or stealing the possessions of the best me”.Mars.
9. (In a conjunction) of Mercury and Venus he is thinking of the traditions (sruti), crafts, songs, cleverness, acquisitions, or buying and selling; in one of Mercury and Jupiter he is thinking of poetry, his kinsmen, the traditions (sruti), the sciences, or asceticism;
10. in one of Mercury and Saturn he is thinking of grass-houses, wandering, heretics, or unsuspected attacks. (In a conjunction) of Venus and Jupiter he is thinking of his excellent wife and sons, of righteousness (dharma), of knowledge, or of his treasury;
11. in one of Venus and Saturn, he is thinking of such things as tastes and clothes or of cows, metals (loha), bad women, and sexual intercourse.
Venus.(In a conjunction) of Jupiter and Saturn he is thinking of service to hiselders (guru) and to old men or his loss of ceremonial initiation (diksa), hishouse, or his position.
Jupiter.
12. Whenever a planet is said to be very strong in the revolving circle of zodiacal signs, then, even if it is in conjunction with an injured planet, it produces (a result) which, for the most part, depends on its own nature.
In the Yavanajataka: conjunctions of two planets (and their effects on)
thoughts.