Neelakantha's Persian Astrology (1926) - Page 3

He understands. Sri Neelakantha, the author of this Tajika Tajika refers to a system of Indian astrology influenced by Persian/Arabic traditions, specifically used for annual horoscopy, reveals the Tajika taught by previous masters through beautiful verses, sound logic, various meters, and grammatical inflections. What kind of Tajika? One that brings joy to the minds of the learned. "Learned" refers to scholars; it brings pleasure to their inner hearts. The meaning is that by studying this text, a scholar's mind becomes delighted. Having done what? Having bowed to Heramba A five-faced form of the god Ganesha, the remover of obstacles. Furthermore, having bowed to Divakara, the Sun. Furthermore, having bowed to the lotus feet of the teacher named Ananta Daivajna Ananta Daivajna was Neelakantha's father and teacher, a famous astronomer. || 1 ||

A male, a large sign, "movable" by name, a fire sign, very firm, firm-limbed, four-footed, blood-red in color, hot—

Having bowed to Heramba and the Sun, as well as the lotus feet of the teacher Ananta, Sri Neelakantha explains this Tajika with beautiful verses to delight the minds of the learned. || 1 || Now he describes the nature of the twelve signs. First, Aries: Male, white-rayed original: "shveta-rochi", likely referring to the brilliance of its ruling planet or stars, very firm, four-footed, blood-red, hot, of the bile temperament, very loud, mountain-dwelling, fierce, yellow, powerful by day, ruler of the East, rising head-first, having little company and few offspring, dry, of the royal caste, and balanced—this is the Ram (Aries). || 2 ||

Now he describes the nature of the sign Taurus. Taurus is female, an earth sign, cool, of a smooth body, fixed. Female, earth sign, cool, smooth-bodied, powerful at night, four-footed, white, very loud, rising head-first, of moderate offspring and company, the arms referring to the body part associated with this sign in certain systems, of the merchant caste. || 3 ||

Of a hot nature, "bile" refers to the bilious temperament. Very loud, "mountain-dwelling" means it roams the mountains. Fierce, "yellow" refers to its color. "Day" means it is strong during the daylight hours. Ruler of the East. "Little company and offspring" means he has little contact with women and few children. "Dry" means lacking in luster. "Royal" refers to the Kshatriya Kshatriya: the warrior or ruling social class in traditional Indian society caste. "Balanced"—the Ram (Aries) should be known by these qualities. Now, the sign is said to have two colors: blood-red and yellow. For Aries and Leo, two colors are mentioned because it was stated so by Samarasimha An earlier authority on Tajika astrology frequently cited by Neelakantha. || 2 ||

Female, "fixed" by name, a feminine sign, an earth sign, cool in nature, dry, lacking luster, ruler of the Southern direction—