Lamp of the Giver of Life

Selection of the Hyleg in Day and Night Births

For births occurring during the day or the night, the Hyleg original: "hillājaka," a Sanskritization of the Arabic/Persian "hīlāj," meaning the Hyleg or the "Giver of Life." is declared as follows. The Moon original: "candra" is to be accepted if it is placed in the angles original: "kendra," the 1st, 4th, 7th, or 10th houses, the fifth house original: "bhava-ātmaja", or the third house original: "tri".

6 If the Moon is not in these positions, it is not taken. However, if the Moon is situated in a feminine sign Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces or in its Ninth-part original: "navāṃśa," a 3.33-degree division of a sign, then it may be considered. Ri na These bolded syllables likely represent specific technical abbreviations or shorthand for astrological conditions, possibly "Rina" meaning debt or a specific mathematical remainder. should be accepted. In the absence of these conditions, the Ascendant original: "tanu," meaning the "body" or the 1st house is chosen.

This should be accepted according to the previous rules. If this does not occur, then the point called the Lot of Fortune original: "puṇya-abhidham," literally "that which is named Virtue/Fortune," referring to the Punya Sahama or Part of Fortune. is used, as has been stated. In the absence of that, the syzygy original: "parva-aciga," referring to the degree of the New or Full Moon immediately preceding the birth and its 6 alignment is used as the Hyleg.

The planets associated with the Hyleg—specifically the lords of the Terms original: "haddaka," from the Arabic "hadd," a five-fold division of signs used in Persian and Hellenistic astrology, the Ninth-parts navāṃśa, and the Third-parts original: "tryaṃśā," also known as decans or dreshkanas—are the planets that determine the Hyleg period original: "hillāja-daśā," a specific period of time used to predict major life events or health crises. In this system, if these planets are in their own exaltation original: "tuṅga," the sign where a planet is at its maximum strength and so on,

they should be accepted. If they are in their own signs or are powerful, they are chosen. If the first two lords are not qualified, then the others are taken as the Hyleg periods. This method is indeed used for annual horoscopes original: "vārṣika," referring to Varshaphala or the solar return chart. If the Hyleg does not occur in these ways, or if it is in an unfavorable limb... this is not a possibility for the Hyleg...