Compendium of the Essence of Astrology

Below are the primary lunar days original: "tithis" that are considered the most significant; they are to be avoided during any auspicious work. These are known as the Burnt Lunar Days original: "Dagdha tithi". They should be discarded in the AscendantThe zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the time of an event, which sets the theme for the horoscope.. If Saturn original: "Manda" is in the sixth house, the vessel of the diagram original: "kunda-prapa" falls.

This 3x3 grid helps practitioners visually locate planetary positions to identify "Burnt Days" and other malefic combinations.

The eighth house original: "randhra" and the twelfth house—if all five planets are in the Ascendant, it is harsh. Where Saturn is in the eleventh, second, or third house, it is known as the Cow-dust Hour original: "Godhalika"; traditionally the time of sunset when cows return home, considered a secondary auspicious time if others are unavailable.. The others are known as the "mouths of the plate" original: "thalimukha".

The Scissor Formation

Now, regarding the Scissor Formation original: "Kartari". When the sign is pressed between Venus original: "Bhargava" and harsh planets original: "khara-grahas," such as the Sun, Mars, or Saturn, then a 'Scissor' occurs. It causes the failure of tasks and is not auspicious. This happens when the birth sign or the lord of the eighth house is in a debilitated sign. If it is aspected by benefics in the first, ninth, or fifth houses, or if the lord of the Ascendant is retrograde or in the tenth house, it is still called a 'Scissor' which brings forth distress and calamity. When the signs of Pisces, Scorpio, or Cancer are in the Ascendant and have a flaw, it creates a defect in the house.
Thus concludes the Deliberation on the Ascendant.

Rules for Marriage

In the birth month, under the birth star, or on the birth day, or on a Wednesday—one should never perform a marriage in these times. In the month of JyeshthaThe third month of the Hindu lunar calendar, occurring around May and June., if both the bride and the groom are the eldest original: "Jyeshtha" children of their families, the "grasping of hands" (marriage) should not take place. However, if only one of the two is the eldest, no fault is incurred for the marriage in the month of Jyeshtha.

When Jupiter original: "Guru" has entered the sign of Leo original: "Simha", the marriage ceremony should never be performed. However, if the Sun original: "Divanatha" is situated in Aries, it is considered auspicious even if Jupiter is in Leo. At the end of a solar month (the final day) or the end of a lunar day the last two or three gharikas, units of 24 minutes, marriage should be avoided.

One must consider the strength of the Sun original: "Bhaskara" for the groom and the strength of Jupiter for the bride. In marriage, the strength of both must be accepted; it should not be otherwise. If the Sun is in the twelfth house at the time of marriage, the groom will obtain death without a doubt. This applies to the birth star, the second, fifth, or seventh houses...