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On the Classification of Stars and Elements

The ears of the two colors likely referring to the classification of castes or 'Varnas' in astrology || 1 || [The stars] Magha and Mula are associated with the Pitris Ancestral spirits and the Rakshasa demonic nature. In the sign of Leo, the mother is Sun || For the stars Hasta and Swati, the animal symbol is the Buffalo; for Chitra and Vishakha, it is the Tiger || 2 || For the stars Rohini and Mrigashira, the symbol is the Serpent; for Krittika and Pushya, the Sheep; for Purva Phalguni and Dhanishta, the Lion || 4 || The Serpent, the Mongoose, and the Lion are described as the Yonis animal types used to determine sexual and temperamental compatibility. The divine, human, and demonic natures are thus explained || 5 ||

Aries, Taurus, Leo, Sagittarius, and Scorpio are the Kshatriya warrior signs; Capricorn, Virgo, and Gemini are the Vaishya merchant signs; Cancer, Pisces, and Libra are the Shudra laborer signs. This is the division of the eight-fold classification || 6 ||

The groups of letters starting with A, Ka, Cha, Ta, Ta, Pa, Ya, and Sha correspond to the Eagle, Cat, Lion, Dog, Snake, Rat, Deer, and Mongoose. One's own fifth group is a natural enemy a system called 'Akathaha Chakra' used to determine compatibility based on the first letter of a person's name || 7 ||

Fire, Earth, Air, and Water follow the order starting from Aries. There is friendship within one's own elemental group and enmity with other groups || 8 ||

In the human-shaped diagram, the three stars of the Sun are placed. In the regions of the heart and the instruments of the field the body... two by two, the hands and the feet are established in the diagram || 9 ||

In the various limbs, one should contemplate the placement. The feet are placed in the Earth-instrument, and the head is considered separately || 10 ||

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Three stars are in the head, and in the face, there are three || 10 || The text here describes the 'Nakshatra Purusha' or 'Saptarishi Chakra', mapping stars to parts of the human body. In the heart three, and in the secret parts, one should place the stars || 11 ||

The numbers four, two, six, nine, and eight follow in sequence. There is friendship within one's own group and enmity with others || 12 ||

On Planetary Combinations (Yogas)

When planets (excluding the Sun) are in the second house from the Moon, it is called Sunapha Yoga. When they are in the twelfth house, it is called Anapha Yoga. When planets are in both the second and twelfth houses, it is known as Durudhara Yoga || 22 The numbering in the manuscript jumps ||

If there are no planets in the second or twelfth houses from the Moon, and the Moon is not in a quadrant from the Ascendant, the result is Kemadruma Yoga A combination often associated with poverty or isolation, literally 'tree in a desert' || 13 ||

Ardra, Swati, and Saturn in the eighth or fifth house from the Moon... this is the teaching of Mercury regarding the Naga-metra cycle || 14 ||

When Saturn is in the tenth house and Jupiter is in the star Dhanishta... when Rahu the North Node of the Moon is in the fourth house, the position is described as... || 15 ||

...by the feet of the signs, the human calculation is made. Life, strength, and speech... Rahu and the collection of years || 16 || ...six days...