The Fifty-Six Verses

The Arrival and Retreat of the Enemy

An auspicious planet creates a favorable outcome original: "shubham karoti". However, with inauspicious planets, even if they are in a stable position, the result remains unfavorable.

When a fixed sign is attained while a movable sign is rising Charodaya Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn are "movable" signs, suggesting action and change, one should say that the enemy Ripu is departing. If the planetary positions are reversed, the prediction of their arrival is also reversed.

If a fixed sign Sthira Lagna Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius are "fixed" signs, suggesting stability or staying put is rising and the Moon Chandrama is located in a dual-natured sign Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces, then the enemy turns back original: "nivarttate" even if they have already traveled a great distance.

If a movable sign is rising and there is a change in the dual-natured signs, the enemy arrives from afar but then retreats. In the opposite configuration, the arrival happens in two ways, and there will be defeat original: "parajaya" if the omens are known to be inauspicious.

When the Sun original: "Arka", Saturn original: "Arki", or Venus original: "Sita" are in a movable rising sign, or if Jupiter original: "Jiva" is in a fixed rising sign, one should not predict either arrival or departure to the querent Prichchatah The person who has come to the astrologer to ask a question.

If planets are situated in the third or fifth houses, it indicates a meeting with the enemy. If they are in the fourth house...