Ch. 72. Aggregational AshtakaVargas

1-2. The sage said. O Brahmin! Write down a Rashi Kundali with 12 Bhavas, including Lagn. Then insert the total of the Rekhas in all the AshtakaVargas of the Grahas in the Rashi concerned. The AshtakaVarg with such Rekhas is called the Samuday AshtakaVarg, or the aggregational AshtakaVarg. From this should be judged good and adverse effects of the Rashi Kundali.

3-5. In the aggregational AshtakaVarg the Rashi, which has more than 30 Rekhas, gives favourable effects, that, having between 25 and 30 Rekhas, produces medium effects and that Rashi, who has less than 25 Rekhas, yields adverse effects. Auspicious functions, like marriage etc., should be performed, when the Grah, on whose basis the time and date of functions are performed, moves into the Rashi with favourable effects. The Rashi, which is productive of adverse effects should be avoided for these purposes. For example, the strength of Candr (CandraBal) is generally acceptable for all auspicious functions. Therefore auspicious functions should be performed, or started, when Candr is in the Rashi with maximum number of Rekhas. The Grah in the Rashi with favourable number of Rekhas produces auspicious effects and the Grah in the Rashi with unfavourable number of Rekhas yields evil results.

6-6½. Amongst the 12 Bhavas more than 30 Rekhas advance the effects of a Bhava, between 25 and 30 Rekhas produce medium effects and the effects of the Bhava, which contains less than 25 Rekhas, get damaged.

Notes. From the above rules it can be interpreted, that, if there are less than 25 Rekhas in 6^th, 8^th and 12^th Bhava, their effects become favourable. The effects will become adverse, if these Bhavas contain more than 25 Rekhas.

7-8. If in a Rashi Kundali there are larger number of Rekhas in the 11^th than those in 10^th and there are smaller number of Rekhas in the 12^th than those in the 11^th and Lagn contains largest number of Rekhas, the native will be wealthy and will enjoy all kinds of comforts and luxury.

9-10. Divide the 12 Bhavas in 3 sections. There will be sufferings and distress in that part of the life, which is represented by the section of the Rashi Kundali with more malefics. There will be happiness etc., in the part of the life, represented by the section of the Rashi Kundali, containing more benefics. There will be mixed results in that area of life, when the relative section of the Rashi Kundali has equal number of benefics and malefics. The Bhavas from Lagn up to the 4^th signify childhood, those from 5^th to 8^th youth and those from the 9^th to 12^th represent old age.

11-28. There will be danger of death in the month of the Rashi (period of Sūrya’s transit in that Rashi), which has 7, or less than 7 Rekhas in the Samudaya AshtakaVarg. To ward off this evil effect 20 Tolas of gold and 2 heaps of sesame seeds, resembling the shape of a mountain, should be given in charity. … possibility of death …, … 8. Tuladan of camphor is recommended to obtain relief from this evil effect. … danger of snakes …, … 9. A chariot with 7 horses should be given in charity …. … danger from weapons …, which contains 10 …. An armour together with Vajra should be given in charity to ward off …. … danger of disgrace for no cause …, … 11. An idol of the moon, made of 10 Tolas of gold, should be given in charity …. … danger of death from drowning …, … 12. Land full of crops should be given in charity …. … danger of death from wild and violent animals …, in which there are 13 …. A Shaligram Shila should be given in charity …. … danger of death …, … 14. A Varah Murti, made of gold, should be given in charity …. … danger of the wrath of the king …, … 15. An elephant should be given in charity …. … danger of Arishta (calamity, disaster, or misfortune) …, … 16. A Kalpa Vriksha, made of gold, should be given in charity …. … danger from diseases …, that has 17 …. A cow and jaggery should be given in charity …. … danger of conflict …, … 18. A cow, jewels, land and gold should be given in charity …. … possibility of banishment from the homeland …, which has 19 …. Family deity should be worshipped …. … loss of intelligence …, … 20. Goddess Saraswati should be worshipped …. … distress from diseases …, that has 21 …. A heap of grains, shaped, like a mountain, should be given in charity …. … distress to kinsmen …, … 22. Gold should be given in charity …. The native will be in distress …, … 23. An idol of the sun, made of 7 Tolas of gold, should be given in charity …. … death of the kinsmen …, … 24. 10 cows should be given in charity …. … loss of wisdom …, … 25. Goddess Saraswati should be worshipped …. … loss of wealth …, … 26. Gold should be given in charity …. … loss of wealth …, … 27. Sri Sukta Japa should be performed …. … losses in several ways …, … 28. Havana of Sūrya should be performed …. … anxieties all-round …, … 29. Ghī, clothes and gold should be given in charity …. … gains of wealth and grains etc. …, … 30.

29. There will be all-round increase in wealth, happiness in respect of children and enjoyments in the Samvatsar, month and Nakshatr of the Rashi, which has more than 30 Rekhas. … increase in wealth, property, children and good reputation, if the Rashi has more than 40 Rekhas.

30-31. The Rashi, which is auspicious in AshtakaVarg Samudaya, is considered auspicious for all auspicious functions. Consequently the auspiciousness of AshtakaVarg should be got checked before performing any function, like marriage etc. If a Rashi is not auspicious in AshtakaVarg, then its auspiciousness should be checked from transit effects. It is not necessary to check transit effects, if a Rashi is auspicious in AshtakaVarg. Thus the auspiciousness of the Rashi in the AshtakaVarg should be considered, as paramount.