Sloka 2 : Draw well on the ground the Rasi Chakra and post in the same in their proper places the several planets as they stood at the time of birth. Regulate the distribution of the beads in the manner directed (in the following Slokas), in the several Rasis, the reckoning in each case being made from the sign occupied by the Particular planet for getting the Asthakavarga.
Sloka 3 : With reference to his Ashtakavarga, the San is declared exceedingly auspicious ill the 1st, the 2nd, the 4th, the 7th, the 8th, the 9th the 10th and 11th places from himself, Mars and Saturn; in the 5th, the 6th, the 9th and 11th places from Jupiter; in the 6th, the 7th and the 12th places from Venus; in the 3rd, the 5th, the 6th, the 9th, the 10th, the 11th and the 12th from Mercury; in the 3rd, Be 6th, the 10th and the 11th places from the Moon; arid lastly, in the 3rd, time 4th, the 6th, the 10th, the 11th and the 12th places from the Lagna.
Sloka 4 : The Moon is auspicious in the 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from the Sun; in the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th places from herself ; in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th and 11th places from Mars; in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from Mercury; in the 1st, 2nd, 4th 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from Jupiter; in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th places from Venus; in the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 11th places from Saturn; and lastly, in the 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th places from the Lagna.
Sloka 5 : Mars is auspicious in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 10th and 11th places from the Sun; in the 3rd, 6th and 11th places from the Moon; in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from himself; in the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 11th places from Mercury; in the 6th, 8th, 11th and 12th places from Jupiter; in the 6th, 8th, 11th and 12th places from Venus; in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9t, 10th and 11th places from Saturn; and lastly, in the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th places from the Lagna.
According to Varahamihira, 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th places from Jupiter.
Sloka 6 : Mercury is auspicious in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th places from himself; in the 5th, 6th, 9th, 11th and 12th places from the Sun; in the 6th, 8th, 11th and 12th, place from Jupiter; in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th place from Saturn and Mars; in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, .4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 11th places from Venus; in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from the Lagna; and lastly, in the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from the Moon.
Sloka 7 : Jupiter is benefic in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th places from the Sun; in the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th places from the Moon; in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from Mars; in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th and 11th laces from Mercury; in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from himself; in the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 12th places from Saturn; in the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th and 11th places from Venus; and lastly, in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th places from the Lagna.
Sloka : 8 Venus is auspicious in the 8th, 11th and 12th places from the Sun; in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th places from the Moon; in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th places from the Lagna ; in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th places from himself; in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 11th and 12th places from Mars; in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th places from Saturn; in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th and 11th places from Mercury; and lastly, in the 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th places from Jupiter.
Sloka 9 : Saturn is benefic in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from the Sun; in the 3rd, 6th and 11th places from the Moon; in the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 11th places from himself; in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 10th. 11th and 12th places from Mars; in the 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th places from Jupiter; in the 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th places from Mercury; in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th and 11th places from the Lagna; and lastly in the 6th, 11th and 12th places from Venus.
Sloka 10 : Planets produce good or bad effects (as the case may be) which ever may preponderate in the shtakavarga calculations made from the Rasi they occupy at the time of birth. The planets in variably advance the benefic effects in their own, exalted, or Upachaya places. They however fail to sustain the benefic effects gained in their depression, inimical or Apachaya houses.
Notes
Good houses with malefic dots, and bad houses with benefic dots will neutralise the effects. In other cases the results will be different.
For further information on the subject and about the Ashtakavarga please see p.e. 653-663 of my edition of Jataka Parijata.
Sloka 11 : When all the Ashtakavargas have been prepared, if it be found that a Rasi is void of any benefic dot in a planet’s’ Ashtakavarga, it indicates that the native will Jose his life when the particular planet in his orbit transits that Rasi. If there should be one, two, three, four, five, six, seven or eight benefic dots, the effects will be (1) destruction Oil loss, (2) expenditure, (3) fear, (4) fear, (accomplishment or the desired object), (6) acquisition of a damsel, (7) gain of wealth or property and (8) gaining a Kingdom or high Government position respectively.
Sloka 12 : Treating the several Rasis occupied by tae planets at the time of birth as their respective starting points (Lagnas), benefic dots should be computed in 8 ways due to the countings by houses from each of the seven planets and the Lagna, and effects predicted for the several Bhavas counted from that planet through the dots contained in them.
Sloka I3 : Note the Rasi and Navamsa occupied by a planet at birth. When the planet in its course traverses through so much of the distance in that house, it produces the effects due to that Bhava good or bad as the case may be.
Sloka 14 : When the Asthakavarga (of any planet) has been computed, note the house that contains the highest number of benefic dots and what Bhava it represents reckoning the house occupied by the Karaka planet as the Lagna or the first house. When a planet-whether benefic or malefic-transits that house, it advances that Bhava, that is, will produce good effects. If otherwise, that is, when the planet transits a house containing a few of no benefic dots, the reverse will be the case.
