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...is the destroyer of bile original: "pitta-harta" and a performer of good deeds. However, one is often seized by various sorrows and the destruction of all things. In this position, one always faces the danger of fire and theft while traveling. 9
When Saturn is situated in the eleventh house Labha-bhava: the house of gains and social circles, he causes fluctuations between gain and loss. He acts as a destroyer of constant happiness and brings about associations with wicked friends. One may suffer from diseases in the region of the stomach original: "udara-vyadhi" and a depletion of virility. Yet, if Saturn is aspected by benefic planets original: "shubhair-anvecharena",
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he may still grant some measure of happiness. 11 The manuscript appears to skip the tenth house or conflate it within these lines.
In the twelfth house Vyaya-sthana: the house of loss and liberation, Saturn brings destruction to one's wealth and sons. The person may speak eloquently of various worldly states but suffers from a feverish temperament original: "ushna-varna," likely implying a 'hot' or irritable disposition and afflicted eyes. He acts as a destroyer of religious knowledge and spiritual wisdom. 12
Thus ends the results of the house positions of Saturn.
Now follows the influence of the one who is the enemy of the Sun original: "arka-vairi," a title for Rahu, the shadow planet that "swallows" the sun during an eclipse. When Rahu is in the first house Lagna: the ascendant or house of self, the person is afflicted by diseases of the head original: "shiro-vyadhi". There is a constant fear regarding one's sons. The individual may suffer from chronic abdominal enlargements original: "gulma," often referring to tumors or severe bloating and possesses a dark or shadowy complexion. 1
When Rahu is situated in the second house Dhana-bhava: the house of wealth and speech, he causes the destruction of wealth and brings about dimness of vision or blindness...