Intellectual Delight on Astrology

[Right Folio]

...maker. (7) Now, the Fault of the Twenty Positions (Vimshatipada Dosha). When two malefic planets original: "shubhkridvitau" - referring to the pairing of naturally harmful planets like Mars or Saturn are joined, these faults are proclaimed. The rising and setting, the movement through the houses, and the transitions of the Sun. (5) Thus, the sin of the sixth and eighth positions, and the sixth and eighth from Mars. The lunar days Tithis of the Mars-Nakshatra are 52 and 328 numerical mnemonics for specific calculations. (6) These are to be understood as the movements of Saturn and Mars. Famine, distress, and war arise from these combinations. When malefic planets are in opposition or joined in the same Navamsha a one-ninth division of a sign, it leads to great calamity; this is the "Twenty-fold" union. (7) For those born under the stars of Indra, Aditi, or the Ashvins, one must observe the "Vishti" yoga an inauspicious period in the lunar calendar involving the Sun, Saturn, and Mercury. (8) When the lords of the directions are afflicted, or when the year-lord is weak, the movements of the planets bring about wicked and powerful deeds. (11) In the cycles of time, the stars Swati the Independent one, Punarvasu the Return of the Light, and Mrigashira the Deer's Head are considered. When joined with malefics, they produce results as described. (12) The Dhruva Fixed and Sthira Permanent stars are known as one; Rohini the Red One and the three following it. The "Sharp" stars are Ashlesha the Embracer, Jyeshtha the Eldest, and Ardra... (13) The "Light" and "Swift" stars are said to be Pushya, Hasta the Hand, and Ashvini the Horsemen as well.

[Left Folio]

...the twenty positions are manifested. The anger of the nine divisions is explained; if the Moon does not protect, the king falls. (14) In the beginning, the positions of the planets and others should be calculated as thirty-two (232) lunar days. There, thirty are for men and for four-legged animals. (15) In another calculation, the residence of the Sun and the movement of Saturn are noted. The power of the planets and the state of the four-legged creatures are determined. (18) Now, the directions of residence and the movement of the winds. Five, eight, and six parts (8, 6). In the directions, at night, if there is no moon... Now, the calculation of the four oceans (8, 4, 7, 4). With the Sun in the field of the twenty stars (1). In the falling of the poison, five Suns and the Ashvins... these joined together (1/5). The thrown-out twelve parts of the Navamsha... (16). I salute the 19, the 2 Vedas, the 7 children, the 9 people, the 5 fires, the 5 deaths, the 8 Vasus, the 332 nations, and the 9 skies. These are the places of the Tortoise original: "Kurma-sthanam" - a traditional astrological map of India shaped like a tortoise. (17) First, upon entering a village, the stars and their fruits must be considered. (22) The divisions and the six-fold increase are the standard. (19) In naming, in marriage, and in the intercalary month, these are auspicious. (20) Among those named, this knowledge of the village entry (172) and the middle of the residence... (21) In the holy waters and the brotherly... (22)