The Ornament of Nativity

vi Catchword "vi" (वि) indicating the first syllable of the next page for the binder.

...Therefore, the science of Hora Hora; a branch of astrology dealing with natal horoscopes and the ripening of destiny reveals the ripening original: "vipaka" (विपाक), the maturation of one's past actions or Karma of those deeds performed by men in previous births. 12

To observe the fortune of a worthy soul, this science is indeed like the surface of a perfectly clear mirror. Because it has been widely expanded by the sages, one obtains the fruit of the sacrifice of knowledge through it. 13

Whatever destiny was ordained original: "kalpita" (कल्पिता) by the Lotus-born Creator Kamalojanmana; an epithet for Lord Brahma, who is said to write a person's fate upon their forehead at birth upon the broad forehead of a person at the time of conception, the knower of fate original: "daivavid" (दैवविज्ञ), a traditional term for an astrologer sees it clearly through the eye known as the Hora-Agama. 14

An astronomer Ganitajna; literally "one who knows the calculations" becomes truly noble through the practice of this science, provided he investigates the movements of the planets original: "vyomachara" (व्योमचर), literally "sky-walkers" according to the established mathematical doctrines. 15

He alone is capable of making predictions original: "phaladesha-vidhau" (फलदेशविधौ), the method of declaring results who has crossed to the further shore of the boundless ocean of astrology, who is highly proficient in both poetic verse and the rules of algebra Bija; the "seed" or algebraic mathematics used to calculate planetary positions, and who is skilled in the science of the spheres Gola-vidya; spherical astronomy and geography. 16

By means of the glorious birth-chart Janmapatri acting as an auspicious lamp, the results of the various houses of life become clear. Just as a lamp inside a room makes objects like pots and jars visible in the darkness, so too does the chart reveal one's fate. 17

If a person does not possess a clear and correct birth-chart, his life is...