Mirror of Auspicious Moments

...the sages. Thus, the Ascendant original: Lagna and all the various synonymous names are established. 7

The seventh house from the Ascendant, as well as the trines the 5th and 9th houses, and the fourth and eighth from there are designated as the "Four-Square" original: Caturasra. Each of the houses—the setting 7th, the tenth meridian, and the Ascendant—is called a Center Sanskrit: Kendra, also known by the name Thorny Point Sanskrit: Kaṇṭaka. 8

The houses following the Centers are called Succedent Sanskrit: Paṇaphara; derived from Greek epanafora, and those following those are the Cadent Sanskrit: Āpoklima; derived from Greek apoklima. The houses of the enemy 6th, prowess 3rd, the meridian 10th, and gains 11th are given the name Upacaya Sanskrit: Houses of "increase" or "improvement". 15

In the odd signs, the positions are termed "uneven," while in the even signs, they are known as "even." The reckoning of the signs is established by the worlds, according to the elements such as arrows 5, flavors 6, and so on. 16

The signs starting with Aries and the Bull Taurus, up to the Goat Capricorn, represent the rising and setting times of the nights. These are identified by their rising positions and their strength during the day or night, and they are classified in order as those that rise by the head, the back, or both. 17

From the two bodies Gemini and Pisces, the directions of the signs are identified as the flowers East and the others in sequence. They are also classified as horizontal, face-down, or face-up. Wise men know these as the directions beginning with the North. The portions degrees are known in groups of eight, five, and seven, according to the elements of the worlds, the Vasus 8, the flavors 6, the fires 3, and the nine divisions Navamsha. 18

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The first among the luminaries are the Sun and Moon; the others are the five "star-planets," while the remaining two are the Shadow Planets Rahu and Ketu. Among these, the benefics are...

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...among them, whoever is strong. The others are the malefics. 19

The malefics are called "evil" or "cruel," while the benefics are termed "gentle" original: Saumya. The time suitable for ritual action is called a Muhurta A traditional Indian unit of time, approximately 48 minutes. 20

The Sun, the Moon, the planets, the Ram, the Bull, the Virgin, the Crab, the Fish, and the Scales—these move through the zodiac. They reach their highest point of power exaltation in the following degrees: ten, three, twenty-eight, fifteen, twenty, twenty-one, and ten. The seventh sign from these exaltation points is known as the sign of debilitation for each planet respectively. 21

The Lion Leo, the Bull, the Ram, the Crab, the Archer Sagittarius, the Fish Pisces, and the Scales Libra—these are the locations. In the Ram Aries, twelve degrees; in the Virgin Virgo, five; in the Scales, five; in the Archer, twenty. These are called the Moolatrikona Sanskrit: "Root-Trine"; a sign position where a planet is particularly strong, though less so than in exaltation positions of the planets. The remaining portions of the signs are their own houses. The Zodiacal Field Kshetra, the Hour Hora, the Decan Drekkana, the Ninth-part Navamsha, the Twelfth-part Dwadashamsha, and the Thirtieth-part Trimshamsha—these six are known as the "Vargas" divisional charts used to determine planetary strength. 22

The lords of the signs beginning with the first Aries are Mars, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Saturn, and Jupiter respectively. For the Ninth-parts Navamshas starting with Aries, the lords are the same as the owners of the signs.