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1-2. Importance of Hora. The word Hora is derived
from Ahoratr after dropping the first and last
syllables. Thus Hora (Lagnas) remains in between
Ahoratr (i.e. day and night) and after knowing Hora
the good and bad effects of a native be known. Śrī
Vishnu, the Invisible is Time personified. His limbs
are the 12 Rashis, commencing from Mesh.
3. Names of Rashis. The 12 Rashis of the zodiac
in order are Mesh, Vrishabh, Mithun, Kark, Simh,
Kanya, Tula, Vrischik, Dhanu, Makar, Kumbh and Meen.
4-4½. Limbs of Kaal Purush. Kaal Purush (or Time
personified) has his limbs, as under with reference
to the 12 Rashis, respectively: Head, face, arms,
heart, stomach, hip, space below navel, privities,
thighs, knees, ankles and feet.
5-5½. Classification of Rashis. Movable, Fixed
and Dual are the names given to the 12 Rashis in
order. These are again known, as malefic and
benefic, successively. Similarly are male and
female. Mesh, Simh and Dhanu are bilious. Vrishabh,
Kanya and Makar are windy. Mithun, Tula and Kumbh
are mixed, while the rest are phlegmatic.
6-7. Mesh described. The Mesh is blood-red in
complexion. lt has a prominent (big) physique. It is
a quadruped Rashi and strong during night. It
denotes courage. It resides in the East and is
related to kings. It wanders in hills and
predominates in Rajo-Gun (the second of the three
constituent qualities and the cause of great
activity in living beings). It rises with its back
(a Prishtodaya Rashi) and is fiery. Its ruler is
Mangal.
8. Vrishabh described. Vrishabh’s complexion is
white and it is lorded by Śukr. It is long and is a
quadruped Rashi. It has strength in night and
resides in the South. It represents villages and
businessmen. An earthy Rashi, Vrishabh rises with
its back.
9-9½. Mithun described. The Rashi Mithun rises
with its head and represents a male and a female,
holding a mace and lute. It lives in the West and is
an airy Rashi. It is a biped Rashi as well and is
strong in nights. It lives in villages and is windy
in temperament. It has an even body with a green
(grass like) hue. Its ruler is Budh.
10-11. Kark described. The Rashi Kark is
pale-red. It resorts to forests and represents
Brahmins. It is strong in nights. It has many feet
(i.e. it is a centipede Rashi) and has a bulky body.
It is Sattvic in disposition (seen in gods) and it
is a watery Rashi. It rises with its back and is
ruled by Candr.
12. Simh described. Simh is ruled by Sūrya and is
Sattvic. It is a quadruped Rashi and a royal Rashi.
It resorts to forests and rises with its head. It
has a large, white body. It resides in the East and
is strong during daytime.
13-14. Kanya described. This Rashi is a hill-resorter
and is strong in daytime. It rises with its head and
has a medium build. It is a biped Rashi and resides
in the South. It has grains and fire in its hands.
It belongs to the business community and is
variegated. It relates to hurricanes (‘Prabharanjani’).
It is a Virgin and is Tamasic (a disposition of
demons). Its ruler is Budh.
15-16½. Tula described. Tula is a Seershodaya
Rashi, rising with its head; Tula is strong in
daytime. It is black in complexion and is
predominant with Rajo-Gun. It relates to the western
direction and resorts to land. It is destructive, or
mischievous (‘Dhatin’). It represents Sudras, or the
4th Varna. It has a medium build physique
and is a biped Rashi. Its Lord is Śukr. Vrischik
described. Vrischik has a slender physique and is a
centipede Rashi. It denotes Brahmins and resides in
holes. Its direction is North and it is strong in
daytime. It is reddish-brown and resorts to water
and land. It has a hairy physique and is very sharp
(or passionate). Mangal is its ruler.
17-18½. Dhanu described. The Rashi Dhanu rises
with its head and is lorded by Guru. It is a Sattvic
Rashi and is tawny in hue. It has strength in night
and is fiery. A royal Rashi, Dhanu is biped in first
half. Its second half is quadruped. It has an even
build and adores an arch. It resides in the East,
resorts to land and is splendourous.
19-20. Makar described. Makar is lorded by Śani
and has predominance of Tamo-Gun (a disposition,
seen in demons). It is an earthy Rashi and
represents the southern direction. It is strong in
nights and rises with back. It has a large body. Its
complexion is variegated and it resorts to both
forests and lands. Its first half is quadruped and
its second half footless, moving in water.
21-21½. Kumbh described. The Rashi Kumbh
represents a man holding a pot. Its complexion is
deep-brown. It has medium build and is a biped Rashi.
It is very strong in daytime. It resorts to deep
water and is airy. It rises with its head and is
Tamasic. It rules Sudras, the 4th Varna
and the West. Its Lord is Śani, Sūrya’s offspring.
22-24. Meen described. Meen resembles a pair of
fish, one tailed with the head of the other. This
Rashi is strong at night. It is a watery Rashi and
is predominant with Sattva-Gun. It denotes
resoluteness and is a water-resorter. It is footless
and has a medium build. It rules the North and rises
with both head and back. It is ruled by Guru. This
is how the twelve Rashis, each of 30 degrees extent,
are described to evaluate gross and specific
effects.
25-30. Nishek Lagn. O excellent of Brahmins, now
is a step explained to arrive at the Nishek Lagn,
when the natal Lagn is known. Note the angular
distance between Śani and Mandi (Gulik). Add this to
the difference between the Lagn Bhava (Madhya, or
cusp) and the 9th Bhava (cusp). The
resultant product in Rashis, degrees etc. will
represent the months, days etc., that elapsed
between Nishek and birth. At birth, if Lagn Lord is
in the invisible half (i.e. from Lagn cusp to
descendental cusp), add the degrees etc., Candr
moved in the particular Rashi, occupied by her, to
the above-mentioned product. Then Lagn at Nishek can
be worked out and the good and bad, experienced by
the native in the womb, can be guessed. One can also
guess with the help of Nishek Lagn effects, like
longevity, death etc. of the parents.
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