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Na. Vi. original: "न. वि." - likely an abbreviation for a specific planetary combination or a commentator's shorthand ...is devoid of happiness through wealth, experiences an absence of maternal uncles and relatives, and is always suffering, never free from affliction.
6 This refers to Rahu in the 6th house, the house of enemies and illness
When at the time of birth, Rahu
11 is situated in the house of wealth Dhana-sthana: the second house, governing assets and speech, he causes pain to the body. Such a person is sickly, and there is great affliction or pain regarding the womb or pregnancy original: "garbha pida". One lives in a state of laziness and constant darkness original: "tamo," implying either physical gloom or spiritual ignorance. 7
|| One reaches the limit of prosperity and becomes wealthy and proud, yet remains greedy and covetous of the spouses of others. He suffers from constant pain in the rectum, the ears, and the throat. His strength
1 is diminished, and he experiences restlessness in his arms.
8 This refers to Rahu in the 8th house, the house of secrets and longevity
When the "bearer of darkness" original: "tamo," an epithet for Rahu is situated in a trine Trikona: the 1st, 5th, or 9th houses, considered highly auspicious specifically the 9th house of fortune here, there is affliction caused by one's own children. The happiness derived from kinsmen and family is destroyed. He becomes a destroyer of religious principles original: "dharma vidhvansakam", though he finds pleasure in wealth and grain when the authorities are pleased. He remains embraced by power.
8
By his very nature, when the son of Simhika Simhika-putra: a traditional name for Rahu, the demonic serpent who swallowed the sun is thus placed, there is no happiness from the birth of offspring. There is sickness and pain, specifically Kantha-mala literally "a garland of the neck," referring to scrofula or swelling of the cervical lymph nodes. One gains through difficult lamentations or harsh speech.
9
When [Rahu] along with the Sun and other planets enters the house of gains Labha-bhava: the 11th house, governing income and goals, the individual becomes honorable and a bringer of joy or a performer of dances...