Mirror of Auspicious Moments

Mu. 2. likely an abbreviation for "Muhurta," a unit of time or a chapter reference

...again, those divisions are the twelfth-parts original: Dvadashamsha; 2.5-degree segments of a zodiac sign starting from the sign itself. || 19 || The Hour-Half original: Hora; a 15-degree division of a sign belongs to the Sun and the Moon in odd signs, and the reverse in even signs. Some sages say these divisions belong to the lords of the signs, others say they belong to the lords of the arrival, while others speak differently. || One zodiac sign is one house; the Decans original: Drekkana; 10-degree divisions are three in number, and their lords are the masters of the first, ninth, and fifth signs from that house. || 20 ||

Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus are the lords of the portions original: Bhaganathah in segments of five, five, eight, seven, and five degrees referring to the Trimshamsha divisions. In odd signs, these are the lords; in even signs, the sequence and lords are reversed. || 21 ||

Saturn original: Sauri gazes at the third and tenth houses; Jupiter original: Guru gazes at the trines 5th and 9th houses; Mars original: Kuja gazes at the square 4th and 8th houses. These planets look with a glance that increases by a quarter for other houses, but all of them see the seventh house completely. || 22 ||

The friends of the Sun and others are known thus: Jupiter, the Moon, and Mars are the Sun's friends. For the Moon, they are the Sun and Mercury. For Mars, they are Jupiter, the Sun, and the Moon. For Mercury, they are the Sun and Venus. For Jupiter, they are the Sun, Mars, and the Moon. For Venus, they are Mercury and Saturn. For Saturn, they are Mercury and Venus. Those who are not friends are neutral or enemies. || 24 ||

A planet is a Temporary Friend when it occupies the second, third, fourth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth house from another planet. In other positions, they are enemies. By the combination

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of these two natural and temporary relationships, they become Great Friends, Friends, Neutrals, Enemies, or Great Enemies. || 30 ||

The lord of the first Planetary Hour original: Kala-hora of the day is the lord of that specific day e.g., the Sun for Sunday. Thereafter, the lords follow in the order of every sixth planet in the sequence of their orbits. For the night hours, the lord is the fifth planet from the lord of the day’s final hour. || 32 ||

The names of the Lunar Mansions original: Nakshatras beginning with The Horse-Drivers original: Ashvini are well known in the world. Sometimes they are also referred to by the names of their presiding deities. || 33 ||

The presiding deities of the mansions are: the two Ashvins, Yama, Agni, Brahma original: Dhatri, the Moon original: Soma, Rudra, Aditi, Jupiter original: Gishpati, the Serpents original: Sarpa, the Ancestors original: Pitaras, Aryaman, Bhaga, Savitar the Sun, Tvashtar, Vayu, Indra and Agni, Mitra, Indra, Nirriti, the Waters original: Apah, the All-Gods original: Vishvedevas, Vishnu original: Mukunda, the Vasus, Varuna, Aja-Ekapada, Ahirbudhnya, and Pushan. || 34 ||

The mansions of Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, and Purva Bhadrapada are known as the "Three Females." Similarly, there are the three "Uttara" Latter mansions. || 35 ||

The two mansions of Vishakha are also known by the name of Aditi's mansion Punarvasu. The two Bhadrapadas are also known by the names of the "Pot-Born" Agastya or the "Serpent of the Deep" Ahirbudhnya. || 36 ||

The names of the quarters padas of the Nakshatras mentioned previously by the ancients are to be understood here as belonging to those specific stars. || 35 Note: numbering error in original || The stars of Tishya, Shravana...