Nilakantha's Annual Horoscopy

The explanation of the calculation: The Sun is at 9s 07° 30' 06". Its junction original: 'sandhi', the boundary between houses is at 9s 22° 18' 23". The difference between these two is 1s 14° 48' 17". This is multiplied by twenty (20), resulting in 29s 36° 05' 40". The House position is 9s 07° 08' 00" and the junction is 9s 22° 18' 23". Divide the result by their difference of 17:20:23. Now, according to the calculation, the dividend the number to be divided is 1065940 and the divisor is 61823. When the dividend is divided by the divisor, the quotient obtained is known as the Vimsopakas Vimsopaka: a traditional unit of planetary strength based on a scale of 20 points, which is 17;14. The same process applies to the Moon and other planets.

Thus ends the results for the houses in the form of Vimsopakas for the Sun and others. || 29 ||

Now, the strength and weakness original: 'balābala' of the planets will be discussed. Since planetary strength cannot be determined without knowing the governing lords, the author first mentions the lords of the signs and the lords of the decans Drekkāṇa: a subdivision of a zodiac sign into three equal parts of 10 degrees each.

Starting with "Mars, etc.": Of Aries, the lord is Mars. Of Taurus, the lord is Venus original: 'Ushanas'. Of Gemini, the lord is Mercury original: 'Saumya'. Of Cancer, the lord is the Moon. Of Leo, the lord is the Sun original: 'Ina'. Of Virgo, the lord is Mercury original: 'Vit'. Of Libra, the lord is Venus original: 'Sita'. Of Scorpio, the lord is Mars original: 'Ara'.

The abbreviations in the table refer to the planetary lords: Ma (Mars/Mangala), Me (Mercury/Budha), Ju (Jupiter/Guru), Ve (Venus/Shukra), Sa (Saturn/Shani), Su (Sun/Surya), Mo (Moon/Chandra). The signs are Aries (Ar), Taurus (Ta), Gemini (Ge), Cancer (Ca), Leo (Le), Virgo (Vi), Libra (Li), Scorpio (Sc), Sagittarius (Sa), Capricorn (Cp), Aquarius (Aq), and Pisces (Pi).

Mars, Mercury, the Moon, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Saturn, and Jupiter are the planetary lords of the signs. The first decans are ruled by Mars and others, the middle ones by the Sun and others, and the third ones by Venus and others, beginning from Aries. These are the lords of the decans. || 30 ||

Of Sagittarius, the lord is Jupiter original: 'Ijya'. Of Capricorn, the lord is Saturn original: 'Arki'. Of Aquarius, the lord is Saturn original: 'Manda'. Of Pisces, the lord is Jupiter original: 'Angira'. These planetary lords are the masters of the twelve signs.

Now, the lords of the decans are explained. Regarding "The first...": a decan is called the third part of a sign, measuring ten degrees. There are three decans in a single sign. Therefore, one should determine which decan a planet occupies: if it is the first, its lordship follows the sequence from Mars; if the second, from the Sun; if the third, from Venus. In this manner, the decan lords for the twelve signs starting from Aries are determined.

Thus ends the Decan Chart. || 30 ||