Sloka 41 :
Sloka 42-44 : The 12th asterism counted from that occupied by the Sun at the time, the 3rd from that of Mars, the 6th from that of Jupiter, and the 8th from that of Saturn are termed or forward Lattas. The 5th star reckoned from that of Venus, the 7th from that of Mercury; the 9th from that of Rahu and the 22nd from that of the Moon are called or rear Lattas. If, when thus counting, the Janmanakshatra-natal star happens to come as the Latta star, there will be sickness and anguish.
Sloka 45-46 : During the Sun’s Latta there will be the ruin of every business. Misery will result during the Latta of Rahu and Ketu. In the Latta of Jupiter, death, ruin of relations and a sort of general fear or insecurity may occur. There will be quarrel in the Latta of Venus. In Mercury’s Lattawill occur loss of position of similar untoward event. A great loss will mark the Moon’s Latta. Thus the separate effects of the Latta have been described.
Sloka 47 : When two or more Lattas synchronise, the cumulative effect will proportionately increase in intensity being twice’ or thrice and one ought only to predict evil as the outcome of the combination.
Sloka 48 : The Vedhas pronounced as auspicious in the Sarvatobharachakar bring happiness, while those declared as evil produce only misery. One should note this also while considering the effect caused by transit (of a planet).
The following Slokas regarding Sarvatobhadrachakra are extracted from other works and will be found useful:
Mantreswara makes of the Lattas and Sarvatobhadra as both have a bearing on the Vedhas.
The Lattas are of two kinds (1) “Forward” or puro Lattas and (2) “Rear” or Prishta Lattas. The Lattas of the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn belong to the former class. The rest belong to the latter.
Thus, if the Sun should occupy at any time, say the asterism ‘Mula’ his Latta Star (which is the 12th from Mula) will be Krittika. Suppose at that time, Venus occupies Sravana ; his Latta Star which is the 5th from Sravana will be Jyeshta ; the counting in this case being made from Sravana in the reverse direction as it is a Rear Latta.
Here under is given a free rendering in English of the Slokas extracted from Horaratna on Sarvatobhadra in pp. 368-373 supra.
I shall now describe the Sarvatobhadrachakra which has become famous and serves as a light for the three worlds and which infuses immediately a settled belief and confidence in the mind of the user.
Draw ten lines vertically and other ten lines crosswise over the same. You will have 81 squares. Write in the regular order the 16 vowels from onwards in the corner squares commencing from the outmost corner in the North-east, thus filling up in rotation the 4 corners of each of the 4 sets of squares.
The 5 vacant squares of each side of the next inner row may be filled by and in the East, by if and in the South, and in the West, and in the North. There now remain 12 squares, 3 on each side in the next inner row. These may be allotted to. the 12 Rasis beginning with Vrishabha from the East in regular order.
The 5 inner squares still remaining vacant may be allotted to the 5 groups of Tithis Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta and Puma as shown in the Chakra.
The 7 week-days may also be entered in the squares thus: Tuesday and Sunday in the square containing the Nanda group; Wednesday and Monday in the Bhadra group; Thursday in the Jaya group; Friday in the Rikta and Saturday in the Purna.
Saturn, the Sun, Rahu, Ketu and Mars are malefic. The rest are benefic. Mercury is a malefic when associated with malefics. So also is the waning Moon.
In whichever asterism a planet may be posited, there Vedhas arise for the same by its aspect-one in the left, one in the front and one in the right.
In the two sides-whether in the right of left-the Vedha may be with a star, a consonant, a Rasi or vowel and not with others. For it has been clearly stated in Rajavijaya thus:
A Planet posited in Krittika may have Vedha with the following, viz., (1) Bharani; (2) the vowel, (3) Vrishabha; (4) Nanda; (5) Bhadra; (6) Tula; (7) the consonant a; (8) Visaka and Sravana.
Similarly a planet stationed in Rohini will have Vedha with (1) the vowel, (2) Aswini, (3) the consonant, (4) Mithuna, (5) the vowel, (6) Kanya, (7) the consonant (8) Swati and (9) Abhijjt.
In the same way, a planet is quartered in Mrigasiras may have Vedha with (1) Kataka, (2) the consonant, (3) Simha, (4) the consonant, (5) Chittra, (6) Revati, (7) the consonant , (8) the vowel or and (9) Uttarashadha.
When a planet is retrograde in motion, the aspect is towards the right. It is on the left when the motion is direct (swift). When it is mean one, it is towards the front. This is with reference to the five, planets from Mars onwards.
In the case of Rahu and Ketu, which are always retrograde, the Vedha will be on the right, and in the case of the Sun and the Moon which move direct (and have no retrograde motion), the Vedha will be on the left.
Owing to there being no uniformity in motion among the other planets, there kind’s of Vedhas have been mentioned, Malefics when retrograde, will cause intense evil if they are in Vedha position, while benefics will do immense good. Malefics and benefics when in rapid motion partake of the nature of the planets they are associated with.
When the four asterisms Ardra, Hasta, Purva-shadha and Uttarabhadrapada which occupy the four central positions of the outermost border are passed over (transited) by a planet, the following four triplets; viz., are respectively hit (have Vedha).
