Ch. 55. Manifold Births
1. Acharya Kanaka's school of thought dealing with
‘Manifold Births' is narrated in this Ch. for the
pleasure of the astrologers and the common folk.
2. Lord Brahma created this Universe at a time, when
Cancer was ascending with its Lord and in aspect to
Jupiter, while the other 5 planets were in their own
Signs. Should one have a similar radix, he will rule
over the three worlds enjoying the company of the
celestial dames.
3. The Science of astrology delineates the immovable
and the movable through respective differences of
time, omens, form etc.
4-5. If all the malefics be with strength, while
benefics be bereft of it, one of the Viyoni (Viyoni
Rasis are Rasis other than Gemini, Virgo, Libra,
Aquarius and the first half of Sagittarius) be Signs
ascending with Mercury and Saturn be in Angles, or
in aspect to the Ascendant, the birth will be of a
creature other than human being. The birth will
correspond to the Dwadasamsa of the Ascendant, or of
the Moon prevailing at Adhana, or in the radix.
6-9. The sages have explained the hue, form etc. of
the manifold births based on planetary conjunctions
and aspects, which I narrate below. The Zodiac
personified signifies the several limbs of non-human
species, as under: Ariesface, Taurusneck, Gemini and
Piscesshoulders and forelegs, Cancer and
Aquariusback, Leo and Capricornforelegs, Virgo and
Sagittariushind legs, Libraanus and Scorpio tail and
genital organ. The right side limbs are denoted by
Signs Gemini to Libra, while left side by Signs
Scorpio to Pisces.
10-12. The strongest Sign, or the strongest Navansa
ascending will indicate the hue of such birth. If
the Ascendant has a strong planet in it, the hue of
the animal and the wounds on its body will
correspond to such planet. If a planet is in its own
Rasi/Navansa, such effects will be unmixed, while
the one in other's Sign/Navansa, will give a rough
version of the hue. The animal will have a mark on
its back corresponding to the hue of the planet in
the 7th House, or the one aspecting the 7th House.
If there are many related thus, the hues of the mark
will be equally many, the prime effects being from
the strongest of the lot.
13-14 The hue of the animal based on the occupant of
the Ascendant will be: Jupiteryellow, Moonwhite,
Venus variegated, Sun/Marsred, Saturn black, Mercury
grass-green. If the planet aspecting the Ascendant
be in its own Sign and other's Navansa, or vice
versa, the hue obtainable will be golden.
15-16. The planet in the Ascendant will be capable
of giving such hue corresponding to the phenomena it
is influenced by, viz. Parigha, rainbow, cloud,
Parivesh etc. Otherwise, the planet will give the
hue due to its nature alone.
17-18. If the Ascendant has in it a bird decanate
(the first ones of Aquarius and Leo and the second
ones of Gemini and Libra), or a Movable Navansa
(Aries Navansa and the Navansas angular thereof), or
Gemini Navansa/Virgo Navansa and be in aspect to
Saturn birds residing on lands will be born. In a
similar case, the aspect of the Moon denotes births
of birds dwelling in water. If a water resorting
Sign be on the Ascendant in aspect to a strong
planet, birds related to water will be born.
Similarly land-resorting Signs in aspect to strong
planets indicate birds of land. The hue of the bird
will correspond to the planet concerned.
19. Birth of trees is indicated, if the Ascendant,
Sun, Jupiter and the Moon are devoid of strength,
while others are with strength. Land resorting Signs
in the Ascendant indicate trees growing on land,
while water resorting Signs indicate plants etc.
coming out of water.
20-21. If the Lord of rising Navansa be the Sun,
trees (or plants in this context) with hard, or
strong trunk/stem will be born. The Moon denotes
ones milky and soft; Jupiter fruitful, Marsbitter
and thorny, Saturnunproductive and useless (to
mankind); Venusthe ones yielding flowers and
Mercuryunfruitful.
22-23. If the said Lord of Ascendant in Navansa be a
natural malefic being in the company of a benefic, a
sub-standard tree on excellent land is denoted,
while in the case of a benefic being Ascendant Lord
in Navansa and being in the company of a malefic,
the reverse is truei.e. an excellent tree on waste
land. If there is a mix in the above planetary
description, both the land and the born will be of a
mixed nature Watery planets indicate plants growing
in water, while land-resorters denote trees etc.
growing on earth.
24. Note how many Signs away is the Navansa Lagna
Lord from the ascending Sign. So many will be the
trees in number to be born. Similarly infer by the
number denoted between Navansa Ascendant and the
planet's Navansa position.
25-26. Manifold birth is indicated, if benefics are
in their own Navansa being bereft of strength, while
malefics with strength are in their own/other
malefics' Navansas. Such birth is destroyed, if the
said Navansa Lord occupies a weak planet's Sign, is
defeated in planetary war, conjunct with, or
aspected by a malefic.
21. Explained now is four kinds of manifold births,
viz. those born of seeds (like plant, tree etc.),
those born of womb (like quadrupeds etc.), those
born in dirty places (like mosquitoes etc.) and
those born of eggs (snakes, birds and the like).
These are based on planetary Yogas etc. at birth.
28-29. A quadruped is born, if the Sun is in a
quadruped Sign, while a weak planet is in a weak
Sign. I have explained the relative rules in a brief
and general manner. Now told are something
surprising (more interesting) and detailed.
30-35. Should the Sun, the Moon and the Ascendant be
strong in a Dwadasamsa related to a Viyoni Sign, the
birth will correspond to such Dwadasamsa. If the
Moon is in Aries Dwadasamsa in Aries Ascendant,
birth of goats, rams etc., will take place. The
other Dwadasamsas related to Aries Ascendant will
give following effects: Taurus cow, buffalo; Gemini
akin to a human being (like monkey, ape etc.);
Cancer crab, tortoise etc., Leo tiger etc., Virgo
human beings; Libra resembling human beings, Scorpio
snakes etc. Sagittarius asses, horses etc.,
Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces Crocodile/human·being/fish
etc. Similarly one can guess about trees, grass etc.
Just as the various Dwadasamsas of Aries have been
described, the effects for other Signs can also be
understood.
36-37. The Dwadasamsa effects of the manifold births
will depend on the first Dwadasamsa of a Sign and
the remaining Dwadasamsa should be understood based
on the first division cited. Just as a Dual Rasi
with male Navansa causing birth of twins in the case
of human beings, in the case of other births male
planets in the first Dwadasamsa being in Dual Sign
etc., the number of births be decided.
38-40. In case of a living being yielding multiples
at a time (like snake, hen, bitch etc.) the number
of births will depend on Dwadasamsas past.
Male/female should be decided by the Dwadasamsas
distributed in such Signs. If the Ascendant is
tenanted by the Moon/Saturn/Mercury, tortoises etc.
will yield such number equaling the Dwadasamsas
elapsed. Venus, Mars, Moon, or Saturn being with
strength will denote Sattva, Rajas and TamoGunas of
the births according to the Amsas.
41. If a (qualified) planet occupies other Navansas
than of its own, the birth will be unnatural.
42-44. Should Scorpio ascend with a biped Navansa
birth of snakes, rats, insects, mongoose, scorpions,
snakes without poison, deer, cows etc. will take
place.
45-46. The divisions of Sagittarius with aspect from
Jupiter denote birth of horses, asses, camels,
buffaloes etc.
47-48. Capricorn and its divisions indicate birth of
forest animals, like tiger, rhinoceros, swine, wolf
elephants (Sarabha apart from meaning an elephant
also denotes a fabulous 8 legged animal said to be
stronger than even a lion), eagles and the like.
49. Pisces (and its divisions) enjoying Jupiter's
aspect relates to creatures living in deep waters,
like giant fish, whale etc.
50. Aries (and its divisions) with the aspect of
Mars portends births of goat, ram etc., while Taurus
(and its divisions) with aspect from Venus denotes
cow, bull, buffalo etc.
51. Thus have to be deduced the possibilities of
births of the various creatures depending on the
rising Sign with aspect of its own Lord and the
divisions of the rising Sign.
52. If a Sign resorting to towns/villages (like
Gemini) Ascendant with Navansa of
Leo/Scorpio/Capricorn, such animals, though wild, as
bred in villages, or townships (like elephant, bear
etc.) will take their birth.
53. In the process, Navansas of land-resorting Signs
will indicate births of animals moving on land and
water-resorting Signs, animals/creatures dwelling in
water.
54. If Libra be the Ascendant in aspect to Venus, a
decanate of Libra denotes birth of parrots, flaming,
partridge etc.
55. Peacock, cock/hen, francoline partridge,
turtledove and birds living on (only) rain drops,
are born, if Leo rises with Sun's aspect and with
various own divisions.
56. If a Fixed Sign with aspect to Saturn obtaining
various divisions of the same classifications rises,
“births” of temples, houses, choultries etc. begin.
The colour, structure etc. will have to be guessed
with the help of aspecting planets, as explained
earlier.
Thus ends the 55th Ch. entitled Manifold Births in
Kalyana Varma's Saravali.
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