The Latter Nectar of Time

5. Section on Significations (Karakatva) — 95-138

Specific significations Karakatva: the inherent nature or "doership" of a planet or house of the twelve houses, significations of the Sun and other planets, the specific significations of Rahu and Ketu The North and South Nodes of the Moon, ministerial positions, specific considerations regarding diseases, the physical form and nature of women, and the manner of death.

6. Section on Planetary Periods (Dashaphala) — 139-166

The states of the planets, the fruits of past-life actions and their timing, knowledge of the Vimsottari system A 120-year planetary cycle used for timing events, calculating elapsed and remaining periods, methods for sub-periods Antardasha: a secondary timing cycle within a major planetary period, results of the periods of the Sun and other planets, the auspicious nature of Rahu and Ketu periods, Rahu and Ketu as yoga-formers Yogakaraka: a planet that produces prosperity and success and as "great killers" Mahamaraka: a planet capable of causing death or great hardship, placement in the 3rd, 6th, and 11th houses as providers of enjoyment, their signs of exaltation, the importance of the relationship between the lord of the major period and the lord of the sub-period, the house lord and the results of the period, results when the period lord is a significator or a killer, the special characteristics of Jupiter and Venus periods, a unique rule regarding Saturn and Venus periods, weak Saturn and Venus periods as yoga-formers, specifics regarding Sun-Saturn periods and sub-periods, Jupiter-Mars periods and sub-periods, other sub-periods, the method for the yearly horoscope Varshaphala: a solar return chart, elapsed and remaining time in the yearly period, coordinating transits and periods in the year, results of all planetary periods in the year, and results of the Ascendant's period.

7. Section on Queries (Prashna) — 166-177

The similarity between natal and query astrology, determining the desired Ascendant Lagna: the rising sign, the proper etiquette for asking a question, lost horoscopes, determining the query Ascendant and the ninth-division Navamsha: a 1/9th sub-division of a sign used for fine-tuning predictions through fixed numbers, Jupiter's position at birth, silent queries where the querent does not speak their question, the magnitude and direction of results, determining direction through the ninth-divisions, deciding queries through the Arudha Ascendant a calculated point based on house lords, the Moon at the time of query and its predictions, queries regarding lost items, queries regarding items held in the fist, and the relationship between the Lord of the Ascendant and the Lord of the Matter.

8. Miscellaneous Section: Various Results — 178-206

The proper time for conception, what kind of woman to marry, specific results of the birth star Nakshatra: lunar mansion, the onset of menstruation during "knot" stars Gandanta: inauspicious junctions between signs, the auspicious time Muhurta: an elected auspicious moment for making and taking medicine, adopted sons, the importance of married women in wedding rituals, when to write invitation letters, the "Tortoise-Residence" diagram for weddings, the "House-Cornice" diagram, the Bull-Pot-Servant diagrams, purifying diagrams when buying animals, the Horse diagram, the Elephant diagram, considerations for diagrams regarding palanquins, umbrellas, stages, beds, bows, and chariots; the Oil-Mill diagram, diagrams for the plow, boat, lamp, well, and step-well; the Pillar, Door, and Fire diagrams; the Box diagram, the Village diagram, the Initiation Upanayana: the sacred thread ceremony diagram, the Treasure diagram, and the Wedding diagram.