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| Subject | Page |
|---|---|
| Description of the Hora, Drekkana, Dwadashamsha, and Vimshamsha: these are divisional charts where a sign is divided into 2, 3, 12, and 20 parts respectively to refine astrological predictions | 61 |
| Special features from the Jataka Parijata A foundational 15th-century Sanskrit text on astrology: The Saptamsha, Navamsha, and Shodashamsha: divisions into 7 (children), 9 (marriage/dharma), and 16 (conveyances/general luck) parts | 61 |
| Description of the Shashtyamsha: a minute division of a sign into 60 parts, used for fine-tuning the auspiciousness of a planet | |
| Tables for the Hora and Saptamsha divisions | 62 |
| Tables for the Drekkana, Dwadashamsha, and Navamsha divisions | 63 |
| Classifications of Aries and other signs: Odd? and even, cruel and gentle, male and female | |
| Qualities of signs: Movable, fixed, and dual-natured; body parts, and directions (East, etc.) | 64 |
| Determination of castes, four-legged animals, two-legged humans, and other categories | |
| Tables for the Trimshamsha: a division into 30 parts used to assess character and misfortunes with example charts | 65 |
| The Dashamsha table division into 10 parts, relating to career according to the Sarvarthachintamani original: "Sarvarthachinta" — a highly regarded 17th-century astrological treatise | 65 |
| The Shodashamsha table according to the Sarvarthachintamani | 66 |
| Subject | Page |
|---|---|
| Definitions of "Cook," "Awakener," and other planetary roles Pachaka, Bodhaka, etc.: specialized categories of planets that "digest" or "awaken" the results of other planets from the Sarvarthachintamani | 68 |
| Charts for the Birth, Hora, Drekkana, and Saptamsha | 67 |
| Charts for the Dwadashamsha and Trimshamsha | |
| Calculation of planetary aspects original: "Drishti" — the influence one planet exerts on another by "looking" at it across the zodiac with examples | 69 |
| In these, the hour is revealed through the determination of aspects | 70 |
| Aspects according to the Brihajjataka The "Great Birth Story," a seminal 6th-century text by Varahamihira | 71 |
| Aspects according to the school of Shridharacharya with examples | 71 |
| Aspects between the Houses Bhava Drishti: the influence of the astrological houses upon one another with examples | 72 |
| Tables of Exaltation and Debilitation for the Sun and other planets according to the school of Kola original: "Uchcha Nicha Sarani" | 74 |
| Methods for calculating Exaltation strength | 74 |
| Alternative methods for calculating Exaltation | 74 |