Now the views of sage Kasyapa (up to sloka 270).
266. Singly Mercury, Jupiter or Venus (with strength) in an angle from the ascendarit will remove blemishes as the sun dilutes fog.
267. Single-handedly, Jupiter in the ascendant can remove a number of evils just as sins; are removed by prostrating before Lord Siva.
268. Single-handedly, the ascendant lord in an angle and in strength will destroy blemishes just as Lord Siva destroyed the triple-cities (of demons).
269. Birth in bright lunar half and the ascendant being aspected by benefics will remove blemishes. In case of birth in dark lunar half, birth should be day time and the ascendant should be aspected by malefic planets.
270. If the 8th house at birth is occupied by a plaltet in exaltation or in own sign, the person will be free from diseases.
Notes: The word “Niraayusham” (meaning shortlived, vide the 2nd line of the original sloka, should read as “Niraamayam” to mean “freedom from diseases”. The translation is for the corrected and meaningful version.
271. According Yavanas, even one of Venus, Mercury Jupiter in an angle or in the 9th or 5th will remove all evils.
In the context of formation of evils (relating to childhood danger etc. as so far discussed) and their cancellation, a table showing the different strengths of planets (causing evils and canceling evils, as the case may be) should be prepared. (So instructs Bala Bhadra.)
272. (a) All of Mars, Saturn, the Sun and Jupiter or three of them in exaltation and one of them in exaltation will cause sixteen different kinds of Raja Yogas.
(b) Out of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and the Sun, any two in exaltation, and one in own sign, as the Moon is in Cancer, sixteen different Raja Yogas are formed.
The author Bala Bhadra comments – With the Sun in Aries, Mars in Mercury, Jupiter in Cancer and Saturn in Libra, one of them in the ascendant, four different Raja Yogas are formed.
Three of these four planets in routine thus form 12 different yogas. Three of them in exaltation – the Sun, Mars and Jupiter ¬in routine in three different ascendants – cause nine Yogas. That is, the Sun, Mars and Saturn in exaltation; Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in exaltation – this way 16 Yogas are formed. Out of these four, two in exaltation, one in own sign while the Moon is in the ascendant – 16 Yogas are formed. The Sun in exaltation in Aries ascendant while Mars is in Capricorn and the reverse of it, i.e. Mars in Capricorn ascendant in exaltation and the Sun in Aries; thus – the Sun and Jupiter (2nd pair); the SUR and Saturn (3rd pair); Mars and Jupiter (4th pair); Mars and Saturn (5th pair) Jupiter and Saturn (6th pair) – in each case one of thein in the ascendant. This way again 16 Yogas are formed.
Thus, about the cancellation of evils at birth.
