Compendium of Kerala Horary Astrology

If the query is made during the rising portion (the beginning) of the day, it should be known as an Embraced (Alingita) query. If the query is made during the middle portion of the day, understand it to be Smoky (Abhidhumita). If the query is made during the final portion of the day (the setting portion), then it is a Burnt (Dagdha) query. || 25-26 ||

Suppose a diviner calculates the time of a query based on the local sunrise. The desired time (Ishta Kala) The time elapsed since sunrise is 8 ghatis and 30 palas, and the total duration of daylight (Dinamana) for that day is 32 ghatis and 6 palas. By dividing this daylight duration by three, we obtain a quotient of 10 ghatis and 42 palas. Since the petitioner's query occurred within the first part of the day (the rising part), it is an "Embraced Query." If, on that same day, the time of the query had been between 10 ghatis 43 palas and 21 ghatis 24 palas, the query would fall into the "Smoky" category due to being in the middle portion. If the time of the query on that day was from 21 ghatis 25 palas to 32 ghatis 6 palas, it would be called a "Burnt" query. In this manner, the knowledge of the three "times" (velas) is gained through these three divisions of daylight.

॥ Chart of the Three Times of Day ॥

First Part (1)	Second Part (2)	Third Part (3)	Divisions of Day
Rising Part	Middle Part	Setting Part	Synonym
Rising Time	Middle Time	Setting Time
Embraced Query	Smoky Query	Burnt Query	Type of Query
Embraced Time	Smoky Time	Burnt Time	Query Time

॥ Knowledge of Living Beings, Minerals, and Plants ॥

The Living Being, Mineral, and Plant are to be divided by three in the rising stage.
In the middle stage, Mineral, Plant, and Living Being are divided by three. || 27 ||
In the setting stage of the day, know the Plant, Living Being, and Mineral.
By dividing by three, one attains the easy-to-understand Kerala wisdom. || 28 ||
original: "Jiva-dhatushcha mulancha..." These verses explain how to categorize the subject of a query—whether it concerns a person/animal (Jiva), a mineral/inanimate object (Dhatu), or a plant/root (Mula)—based on the sub-divisions of the day.

Prose Construction: Dividing the rising period again by three, one finds the Living Being (Jiva), Mineral (Dhatu), and Plant (Mula). In the middle portion, divide by three again for Mineral, Plant, and Living Being. In the setting portion of the day, know the Plant, Living Being, and Mineral by dividing by three. This is the easy-to-understand Kerala wisdom. || 27-28 ||

॥ Knowledge of Queries through Sub-divisions of the Three Times of Day ॥

Rising Part			Middle Part			Setting Part			Time
First	Second	Third	First	Second	Third	First	Second	Third	Sub-time
Living Being	Mineral	Plant	Mineral	Plant	Living Being	Plant	Living Being	Mineral	Subject

The terms Jiva (Living Being), Dhatu (Mineral/Inanimate), and Mula (Plant/Root) represent the three fundamental categories of all things in the universe according to Vedic astrology.