CHAPTER 11
1. If the second sign from the Sun is occupied by a planet, it is called vesi (“entrance”) by the ancients; if it is departing from the Sun, it is called vosi (fasis). I shall describe those who are born under these (yogas) according to their characteristics.
2. He who is born under vesi is a man of weak voice whose actions are despised; weak in both eyes and downward-looking, he is worn out with sorrows and the upper part of his body is bowed down.
3. He who is born under vosi has a clearly distinguished voice and possesses energy, strength, memory, and good conduct; his body is firm and powerful, and he casts his glance upwards; the front of his body is broad.
4. Jupiter in vesi produces a man with distinguished friends who knows of many hoards; Venus one who is enervated in his actions and whose movements are slight, a coward who obeys the commands and orders of others;
5. Mercury an obedient and gentleman of little strength, a slow-thinker who is overcome by shame and is fond of food; Mars one who carries out the commands of others; and Saturn a rogue who is hostile to his elders.
6. Jupiter in a vasiyoga produces a master of speech and intelligence who is endowed with firmness and strength; Venus a powerful man possessing splendour and prosperity, a glorious man whose excellence is famous because of his actions;
7. Mercury an eloquent man who carries out the orders of others; Man one who is famed in battle and whose arm is unequalled; Saturn a slanderous person whose actions are merciless. (Each one) is to be described according to the nature and qualities appropriate to (the planet’s) position.
8. The planets, as they move in the course of time in these respective positions, form the bodies (of men) through their connections with each other’s houses and navamsas and through their mutual aspects and conjunctions.
9. Since the world (of men) is primarily divided into gradations of caste and (also) has various qualities, distinguishing features, and characteristics such as form, therefore is (the influence of the planets), whether highest, middling, or least, seen to have modifications caused by the position of the planet.
CHAPTER 12 The yogas of the Sun.
1. The Sun in Aries produces a diligent man who is fierce in battle and is outstanding because of his overflowing strength; one whose fame is obtained in actions involving speech and the meaning of the sciences, a man with allies who is of noble conduct and who desires to win;
2. one who is fond of hunters and indulges in acts of violence, a splendid and outstanding man with a strong bone structure; one whose body suffers from diseases arising from bile and blood. If it is in the degree (bhaga) of its exaltation, (the Sun produces) the best of kings.
3. The Sun in Taurus produces one who is fond of perfumes and garlands and has the best furniture and clothing, but is of little firmness; one who takes delight in such things as singing and instrumental music and is knowledgeable about sexual intercourse, a thin man of great strength who is afraid of the water;
4. a rich epicure who is addicted to litigation, a powerful man who hates barren women; one who is struck by diseases of the mouth and eyes and has a bad end; a man with few sons and one who endures suffering.
5. The Sun in the third sign (Gemini) produces a man endowed with good conduct and excellent qualities, an intelligent person who speaks sweetly and is well behaved, one who possesses the qualities of cleverness and affection;
6. one who has two mothers, a man with a beautiful waist; one who knows learning and the sciences and who acts nobly, a handsome man who hates sexual intercourse and desires righteousness (dharma); one famous among kings because of his noble qualities.
7. The Sun in Cancer produces a man who hates his own allies and is subject to others, one who lacks determination in action and talks stupidly, who cannot stand in one place and delights in drinking;
8. one who is afflicted by many labors and miseries and is liable to change in his speech, his region, and his place; a man who hates his father and is unlucky in sexual intercourse with women; one who is always enervated by diseases caused by phlegm and bile.
9. The Sun in Leo produces a man who slays his foes, one who becomes violently angry and who acts nobly; a diligent worker who will not tolerate opposition, a famous guardian and a foremost hero;
10. one possessing inscrutability, strength, steadfastness, and firmness, a glorious man who holds a sword in his hand; one whose actions are fierce and brutal and whose conduct is un-saintly (asadhu), a man who is fond of flesh and who wanders in impassable forests.
11. The Sun in Virgo produces a weak man of little strength whose speech is soft and weak, one whose body is like a woman’s and who is clever at shampooing and massaging, a scribe;
12. a man obedient to the gods, his elders, and Brahmanas, a modest person who enjoys listening (bsruta) and singing and instrumental music; an intelligent and wise man of charming speech who is eager to perfect himselfin his profession.
