The Latter Nectar of Time

First Book

1. Section on Characteristics of the Time of Birth— 9-16

Invocation of the divine mangalācaraṇa: a traditional prayer at the start of a text to ensure its successful completion, calculation of the desired time iṣṭasādhana: determining the specific moment of birth for casting a horoscope, purification of the lunar mansions nakṣatra śuddhi, calculation of the secondary planets Mandi and Gulika, the delivery room, the father's situation, and knowledge of the lamps and other conditions at birth.

2. Section on the Calculation of Planetary Strength— 16-40

Special methods for predicting results, knowledge of planetary friendships, planetary divisional charts, knowledge of trines and other positions, the significance of retrograde planets, the highest points of exaltation for planets, knowledge of the Hora, Drekkana one-third of a sign, Saptamsha one-seventh of a sign and other divisions, the seven-fold strength saptavargabala, positional strength, temporal strength, motional strength, aspectual strength, natural strength, and the knowledge of the total six-fold strength ṣaḍbalaikya.

3. Section on Longevity— 41-53

Calculation of life span based on planetary degrees, its rectification, longevity based on the Ascendant, knowledge of the past, present, and future through the Drekkana divisions, determining life span through planetary combinations, and combinations for short and long life.

4. Section on the Results of Planets in Houses 53-94

Combinations for royalty and success Raja Yoga: planetary alignments indicating power, status, and wealth, the cancellation of such combinations, special success through the lord of the ninth house, special considerations and the expansion of these combinations, the destruction of house results, success based on the Ascendant's Drekkana, success based on the Moon, the special power of Jupiter, Venus, and Rahu the North Node of the Moon, results of the positions of house lords, a principle for knowing results through the house, its lord, and its significator, the protective nature of a malefic planet in its own house, the auspiciousness of Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus in the sixth, eighth, and twelfth houses, the specific strengths and weaknesses of planets, results of specific planets in specific houses, discerning auspicious and inauspicious planets, decisive facts regarding the relationship between house lords and significators, knowledge of "covering" chādaka planets, the "Inverted Success" combination Viparita Raja Yoga: a specific yoga where the lords of "bad" houses create success through struggle, weak malefic planets as givers of success, the special nature of planets based on house designations, the Adhi Yoga from the Moon, wealth from the lord of the ninth house, wealth from the lord of the trines, success based on variations in birth time, a unique system of prediction using movable signs and covering planets, decisive degrees of success-giving planets, increase in results through the aspect of the Moon, results through the eight "Padas" calculated points or status markers, Mercury, Saturn, Mars and the Pada, considerations of the wife through the Pada, the number of brothers, results of conjunctions with the Soul-Significator Atmakaraka: the planet with the highest degree in a chart, representing the soul's journey, consideration of houses from the Soul-Significator, and exalted planets in the Soul-Significator's Pada as indicators of skin diseases.