The Five Sounds of Astrology

Folio 5 (continued)

The experts in the scriptures original: śāstra-kovida should understand that the first letter of the month, and whichever vowel is situated below it, that vowel belongs to that specific letter. || 4 ||

The states of being are as follows: Childhood, Adolescence, Youth, Old Age, and Death Avasthas: the five developmental stages or "strengths" of a planet or a person's life-force. Similarly, there are five points of life-calculation: Birth, Action, Conception, Physical Form, and the fifth is Vulnerability original: Janma, Karma, Ādhāna, Piṇḍa, and Chidra (literally "a hole or gap"). || 5 ||

Just as the state of childhood and the others must be understood, so too will the future be revealed through them. The states that follow are: Risen, Wandered, Shined, and then Twilight-like. || 6 ||

In that system, the vowel that corresponds to the letter of a person’s name is considered the "Risen" vowel. The lunar days are also categorized in sequence as Joyful, Blessed, Victorious, Empty, and Full Tithis: the names for the five groups of lunar days—Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta, and Purna—which dictate the success of various activities. || 7 ||

Numbers should be assigned in this sequence, and the sum of the digits should be calculated The text here refers to a mathematical grid or "chakra" where names and vowels are converted into numerical values to predict life events. The Moon, the number eight, and the influence of the planets should be considered in their respective houses. || 8 ||

One hundred and five original: pañcottara-śata should be distributed in order among the five vowels. To each, one should assign a period of two months and twelve days. One hundred and five should be distributed in order among the five vowels. To each, one should assign a period of two months and twelve days. The OCR shows this instruction is repeated twice in the manuscript, likely a scribal error or for emphasis. || 9 || In this manner, following the sequence...