Mars with shadbala strengths.
173. Mars with Mitra Bala: If Mars is ‘with this strength the person will be endowed with friends, will enjoy abundant happiness, be charming and devoted to elders, Brahmins and teachers.
174. Mars with Svakshetra Bala: If Mars is endowed with this strength, the person will be endowed with sons and honour. He will have knowledge about females’ ornaments, be highly skilful in sexual pleasures, arts and writing activities. He will be sweet in speech and will eliminate his enemies.
175. Mars with Uchcha Bala: If Mars is endowed with Uchcha Bala, the person will be rich with learning, knowledge of Agamas, progeny and wealth. He will be meritoriously disposed, skilful and will honour Brahmins.
176. Mars with Navamsa Bala: One with Mars being endowed with this strength will earn fame for his devotion to gods, Brahmins and gentle-folk. He will be heroic, will seek shelter under virtuous men, be learned, and will beget honours from the ruler.
177. Mars with Beneficial Aspect: If Mars is endowed with, the native will beget a spouse with questionable history. His enemies will disappear. He will be a poet, a king’s minister, a very great person and be fortunate.
Notes: “Kuvrittadaaram” means acquiring a spouse with questionable history. It is difficult to say whether this evil effect will go hand in hand with other good effects due to beneficial aspects. I dare not change the text to read as “Suvrittadaaram” meaning a spouse with good history, for some evil effect is also attributed for Mars acquiring directional and motional strengths, vide slokas 179 and 180 infra.
178. Mars with Ojha Rasi Bala: Should Mars be with this strength, the subject will be devoted to gods and Brahmins, be endowed with abundant quadrupeds, gold, grains, many women, many sons and surprising wealth.
179. Mars with Digbala: Mars earning Digbala will make the person given to bad qualities. He will be radiant, will endure difficult labour and anguish, be modest, wealthy and righteous.
180. Mars with Cheshta Bala: If Mars is endowed with Cheshta Bala, the subject will be active, will perform evil deeds and be favourably disposed to friends and be skilful
181. Mars with Ratri Bala: Mars begetting Ratri Bala will give fortunes. The person will be interested in constructing parks, wells etc. He will gain through his spouse and will enjoy abundant foods and drinks.
182. Mars with Vara Bala: Mars endowed with Vara bala will make the native favourably disposed to the teachings of Vedas (or Sastras in general). He will be virtuous, endowed with a lot of pleasures and fortunes, be radiant and fond of applying (scented) ointments.
183. Mars with Hora Bala: When Mars is endowed with Hora bala in a nativity, the subject will be learned in Vedas and other Sastras, will have plenty of quadrupeds, lands, sons, women and be an agreeable speaker. He will be able to endure everything (said of adversities).
184. Effects of Mars When Dispositor is Strong: If the dispositor of Mars is strong, the native will be famous, will enjoy abundant pleasures, will conquer his enemies, will protectvirtuous
185. Mars with Varsha Bala: Should Mars be with Varsha bala, the native will be blessed with wealth and corns. He will be free from contempt for others, be a gracious person, tolerant, an affable speaker and be affectionate to all.
186. Mars with Paksha Bala: Should Mars beget Paksha Bala, the native will be devoid of adversaries, lordly, famous, endowed with brilliance, honour, heroism and abundant wealth, and be chief among the men of his race.
