For a native, the twelve limbs mentioned above are
to be counted from Lagna onwards.
The following 12 colours are assigned to the 12
Rasis in their order: red, white, green, pink,
brown, grey, variegated, black, golden, yellow,
variegated and thick brown.
Meena and Mesha are of short ascension. Crooked are
Vushabha and Kumbha. Long ascension Rasis are Makara,
Midhuna, Karkataka and Dhanu. The rest are of medium
length.
Notes: These can be used particularly to assess the
form of a person. If he has Makara on the second
house, his face will be long. Suppose Meena, or
Mesha ascends, the person will be short statured.
The following are 12 different names given to the 12
Rasis commencing from Mesha: Kriya, Tavuru, Jituma,
Kulira, Leya, Pathona, Juka, Kaurpi, Taukshika,
Akokera, Hridroga and Cheththa.
Scholars have given various names to Mesha etc.
Among them, “Ali” indicates Vruchika, while
“Vanagiri” Shimha.
The twelve Bhavas from Lagna are, respectively,
called as: Tanu (1st house or Lagna), Dhana ( 2nd
house), Sahaj(3rd house) , Matru (4th house) ,
Putra(5th house) , Shatru(6th house) , Kalatra (7th
house) ,Aayur (8th house), Bhagya (9th house) ,
Karma (10th house), Labha (11th house) and Vyaya
(12th house).
Notes: The meanings of the 12 synonyms given above
are: body, wealth, co-born, relatives, children,
enemies, wife, death, righteousness, or good work
(one of the four ends of human existence), action,
income and loss. Vigama apart from meaning loss,
also means death, or departure. The 12th being the
terminal house of the horoscope is related to one’s
departure from the world.
Kendra , Panaphara and Apoklima divide the 12 houses
in three groups. Kendras are Tanu (1st house or
Lagna), Matru (4th house) , Kalatra (7th house) and
Karma (10th house)Bhava. Dhana(2nd house), Putra(5th
house),Aayur (8th house)and Labha (11th house) Bhava
are called Panapharas. The Apoklimas are Sahaj(3rd
house) , Shatru(6th house), Bhagya (9th house) and
Vyaya (12th house) Bhavas.
Notes: Panapharas are the next Bhavas to Kendras,
while Apoklimas are the next ones to Panapharas.
Kantaka and Chatushtaya are the other names given to
Kendras (angles), while Charama means Apoklima.
Madhya Kendr is Panaphara.
matru(4th house) and Aayur (8th house) Bhava are
known, as Chaturasra. Shatru (6th house) and Labha
(11th house) Bhava are otherwise called Shatkona.
Sahaj(3rd house), Shatru(6th house), Karma (10th
house)and Labha (11th house) Bhava are known, as
Upachayas.
Alternative names given to Kalatra (7th house) Bhava
are: Jamitra, Asta Bhavana, Dyuna, Kama and Chitha.
Sahaj (3rd house)Bhava is called Duschikya, Sahaj
(3rd house)and Vikrama.
Aspada (place), Ajna (command), Karma (livelihood),
Meshaurana and Kha-Madhya (zenith point of the
firmament) are all identical with Karma (10th
house)Bhava. Matru (4th house) Bhava is called
Hibuka, Sukh (happiness), Vesma (residence), Pathala
(underworld), Vari (water) and Matru (4th house)
(relatives).
Trikon, or Kon notes Putra (5th house) and Bhagya
(9th house) Bhava, while Tritrikon (Kon of the Kon)
indicates Bhagya (9th house) Bhava only. The other
names given to Bhagya (9th house) Bhava are: Bhagya,
Guru and Subh.
Notes. According to some Jyotishis, Lagna is also to
be considered, as a Kon, apart from being a Kendr.
However, Phala Deepika Ch I, Sloka 17 and 18 list 1,
4, 7 and 10, as Kendras and specifically mention,
that the 5th and the 9th are Konas. Same view is
found in Brihat Jataka (Ch. I), Saravali (Ch. I,
Sloka 27, Lagnaachandika (Ch. I, Sloka 6), Jataka
Tatwa (Ch. I, Rule 27 and Jataka Parijata (Ch. I).
Thus from these references, only the 5th and the 9th
are called Konas and Tanu (1st house or Lagna) Bhava
is not.
Vyaya Bhava is called, as Rippha, Lopa (void) and
Vyaya (12th house) (loss), while Dhana ( 2nd
house)Bhava is termed, as Vitta (wealth), Kutumba
(family), Vak (speech) and Kujaa (auspiciousness).
Randhr Nidhana (death), Vinasa (destruction) and
Dukh (grief) are the other identifications ofAayur
(8th house)Bhava. All the names Riksha, Bhava,
Kshetra, Rasi mean one and the same thing.
Udaya (rising), Prag Lagna (the point rising in the
east), Lekha and Hora are the other names given to
Lagna. The various names, as enumerated for the
Rasis are given by the ancient preceptors.
Hora means also half of a Rasi. Lalata Rekh. (the
1ine on the forehead, or Brahma Lipi) also indicates
Hora. Some Astrologers depend on the Hora for the
knowledge of future.
Notes: The word Kala indicates the present, past and
future, as known by Trikala.
Thus ends the 1st Chapter. entitled Rasi Vibhaga in
Horashara of Prithuyasas, son of Varah Mihira.
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By Mylavarapu Venkateswararao