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Self 2 Rahu The shadow planet representing the North Node of the Moon. ...The Sun original: "adityah" is located in the head, and Mars original: "bhumijo"; literally 'earth-born' is said to reside in the scrotum. In the divisions tattika, the groups are cruel and perform actions with cruel results.
2 In the Svaratna Likely referring to the text 'Svaratna' or 'Jewel of Sound'., the golden Moon original: "nishakarah"; literally 'the night-maker' has two sons. Those movements rising on the left are inauspicious, yet they may perform auspicious actions. The Sun original: "bhaskara" is the king...
2 Rahu ...When these three planets rise in the divisions tattika, O Beloved, [the results are as follows]: Jupiter original: "devacharya"; teacher of the gods is fire; Mercury original: "somasunu"; son of the Moon is the wind and the earth. He moves to the left, O Goddess. When situated in their own positions, they reside in the left and right sides. In the two divisions tattika, there are thirty-six...
...prepared for enjoyment. In the slow time, it becomes half; half of that again at the end; half of that again. For the Sun, or the son of the Sun Saturn, or for the Moon, or for Venus...
...half of that, and half of that again for Mercury. Similarly, in their own divisions, and in the divisions of the Moon after that. Thus, through the marrow, one should understand the time-measures chashakas original: "chashaka"; literally 'a cup' or 'goblet', here used as a specific unit of time in breath-counting..
...the mind. Half of a time-measure is twenty-seven. For our enemies and poets, half of that, and half again—thus twenty-seven... in this way, indeed...
This much ...when the time-measure is declared to be in Pisces original: "meena". The horizontal movement is like the wind. When Rahu and Jupiter are present, then, O Goddess, the work of men must be carried out...
This much Rahu ...O Beloved, he who remains in the middle of the months provides happiness. Whatever occurs in this union is said to be the destroyer of kingdoms. As it has been said:
"The work must be performed with the five-fold waters." When Rahu arrives at an auspicious time, the union of actions is auspicious and purified. In the Svaratna, life is said to be...
...very beautiful. Among the groups of equinoctial movements, O Goddess, it is declared to be middling. Knowing this, the wise person should perform actions as desired. This...
Desire... [unclear] ...this "Five-fold" panchaka was spoken by the Svaratna, O Parvati.
The Resplendent Goddess said:
O Blessed One, God of Gods, illuminator of all knowledge, I wish to hear the resolution to my doubt...