11. of hunters, arrows, increases, and creatures who lead; of Mlecchas, swords, weapons, woolens, and gold; of diseases, enemies, plotters, and those who are sick; and of (all) things which... Read more
26. The first Decanate in Sagittarius is a man whose bow is drawn and whose speed is as violent as a horse’s. He has knowledge of chariots and weapons, and bears the instruments for the sacr... Read more
CHAPTER 3 1. Thirty-six are the thirds of the zodiacal signs which are called Drekanas (dekanos) by the Greeks. They have various clothes, forms, and colors; I will describe them with all th... Read more
21. He is bald-headed and gat-toothed. Impassioned, he touches the genitals of a man or a woman. Together with the robbers of his band he shouts terribly and shrilly in the desert. 22. The... Read more
135. Saturn has brown, inscrutable eyes. He is strong, but his limbs are curved by the bending of his head. He is tall and has thick, black, rough, and dreadful hair, and nails and teeth whi... Read more
108. One finds that Venus and Mercury are the friends of Mars, Jupiter and Mercury of the Moon, and all except Mars, the Sun, and the Moon of Saturn; know that the rest are enemies, and that... Read more
84. Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, and Venus are strong to the North (of the equator), Saturn and the Moon to the South, and Mercury in both. All the planets are strong in their own vargas, when th... Read more
60. The entrance of Mars (into its exaltation) takes place in the twenty-eighth degree in the sign of its exaltation. They say that the sign opposite the exaltation and the degree having the... Read more
35. There are portions (bhaagas) (of each sign), they say, belonging to the seven planets, and these (saptamsas) undergo modifications according to the planet. The navamsas, whose forms and... Read more
Sage Yavana, who belonged to the Alexander period, wrote Yavana Jataka. He was an astrologer in the Greek court in India. Because of this he was called Yavanacharya or Greek Guru, and hence... Read more
