Mars Chapter Third Part of Saptha Kandams Composed By Kumba

Muni Agasthya

Translation By: SA Volunteer Team Copy & Associate Editor: Yenbeeyes

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Manuscript Provided By: Shri A V Sundaram
Written in Tamil by Palakkodu Josyam Sri R. Appusamy Pillai, son of Ramasamy Pillai, edited by Sri V.Vasudevam Pillai and published by Sri Govindaraju Mudaliyar of Rathnamangalam in the year 1931.

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Foreword:

swara nadi has been originally given by Eswara, Lord Shiva to his consort Umadevi.
There are 7 chapters discussed in Eswara nadi for seven planets.

The current manuscript is the 3rd chapter dealing with planet Mars, the signifactor of siblings and hence called as Kuja Khanda. The result of Mars in 12 houses for Aries ascendant is discussed in this chapter with 5 verses for each house. The narration begins with a prayer to Lord Ganesha and then Lord Kuja (Mars). The prayer on Mars describes the planet as the signifactor of siblings who can grant benefits of vehicles, land and wealth, happiness with spouse, good brothers and courage when placed auspiciously in 3rd, 6th and 11th houses. He would grant wealth and grains in other houses, if worshiped with fervor.

Aries Ascendant Mars In The First House.

Mars and Ketu In The First House Aspected By Jupiter Verse 1: When Mars, the significator of siblings is placed in his own house in the ascendant along with Ketu, the Moksha karaka and aspected by Jupiter from the 7th, with the house of siblings being occupied by Sun, Mercury and Venus, it is said that the siblings of the native will face downfall.
Verse 1

(Note:

Jupiter, a Marak for the 3rd house of siblings, happens to be the lord of losses for the

Aries ascendant. As 9th lord he benefits the native by its aspect on the lagna lord placed in the

lagna. But Jupiter as Viraya lord (12L of Losses) aspecting the 3rd house occupied by the 3rd lord and the lords of the 3rd and the 12th from the 3rd house becomes detrimental to the siblings.)

Verse 2: With Mars occupying Aries lagna along with Ketu and is aspected by Jupiter from the 7th and if Saturn occupies the 6th from Mars in Shashtashtaka (6/8 position) and casts its aspect on the 3rd house of siblings, then the native will have an elder sister and a younger brother.
Verse 2

(Note: The 11th lord Saturn signifying Karma and Laabha occupying an even sign1 and casting
its aspect on the 3rd house which happens to be an odd sign gave rise to an elder female and a younger male as siblings.)

Inheritance By The Widowed Eldest Sister Verse 3: When Mars occupies the Aries lagna which happens to be its own house and is joined with Venus, the lord of wealth and the 7th and is aspected by Saturn from the 11th which happens to be its own house, the native gets 4 brothers and 3 sisters. The eldest sister would become a widow upon which she would gain landed property and wealth.
Verse 3

Even signs are female signs and odd signs are male signs, so Saturns aspect from an even sign has given First an Elder (Saturn is 11L too) sister. The verse says elder sister and a younger brother. Saturn signifies older one, but being posited in an even sign ( for our understanding - 11th lord in even sign) there is one elder sister. Its aspect on the odd sign which happens to be the 3rd house signifying younger sibling indicates younger brother.
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This verse indicates the inheritance of the husbands property by the widowed eldest sister of the native. The 11th house signifies the elder sibling. Venus and Mars are the 9th and 10th lords (Dharma and Karma lords) from the 11th posited in the 3rd. Both Saturn and Mars occupying their respective houses with Saturn casting its aspect on Mars has a bearing on the eldest female sibling.)

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Gains For Father But Loss Of Child. Verse 4: When the ascendant is occupied by Mars, Venus and Sun and the 3rd house of siblings by Rahu, the aspect of Jupiter from the 9th as lord of Bhagya(Luck or fortune) and Viraya(Loss) causes death of the first child of the native in the womb. The native has 2 elder brothers and one elder sister. The natives father would have gains at the time of birth of the native.
Verse 4

The 5th lord is exalted in the lagna joining the lagna lord. Both Rahu and Viraya(Loss) lord Jupiter cast their aspects on the 5th house and the 5th lord. This has a bearing on the eldest

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child of the native. At the same time the 5th house happens to be the 9th from the 9th. For the Aries native Jupiter occupying the 9th as 9th lord has benefited the natives father at the time of birth of the native.
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Translator has taken the aspect of Rahu to be on the 3rd and 11th house. Readers are requested to refer to Pulippani Jothidam 300 Sloka 10 which is given below:

Comments from Yenbeeyes:

Sloka 10: !
For both Rahu and Ketu Aquarius is the ruling sign, the exaltation houses are Scorpio and Cancer respectively and Taurus is the sign of debilitation, Leo is inimical. They aspect 3rd and 11th houses.

Meaning:

Note: Even among non-Tamil authors, there are differences of opinion. I give them below: Rahu Author Parasara Uttara Kalamirtha Gopala Ratnakara Jataka Alankaram Pulippani Jataka Parijatha Ruling Sign Pisces Scorpio Pisces ----Aquarius Virgo Exaltation Sign Scorpio Scorpio Sagittarius Scorpio Scorpio Gemini Moola Trikona Sign Sagittarius Virgo Aquarius ----Taurus Aquarius

2 The reason could be Jupiter is 12L of loss and the 12H is 8th of death from the 5H of first child and at the same time the

karaka of children Jupiter is with loss/exit/denial/abortion/early death in womb - karaka Ketu, hence the first child of the native dies in the womb. - SA

Ketu Author Parasara Uttara Kalamirtha Gopala Ratnakam Jataka Alankaram Pulippani Jataka Parijatha N.B: Ruling Sign Pisces Scorpio ----------------Exaltation Sign Scorpio Scorpio Sagittarius Scorpio Cancer ------Moola Trikona Sign Sagittarius Virgo ------------------

But generally Rahu is exalted in Taurus and debilitated in Scorpio. Ketu is exalted in Scorpio and debilitated in Taurus. Pulippani Rishi says that Rahu and Kethu aspect the 3rd and 11th houses. Sage Parasara says they both aspect the 5th, 7th and 9th houses like Jupiter. This view is followed mostly.

Long life and Wealth Verse 5: When Mars becomes the lone occupant of Aries lagna and Mercury occupies the 3rd which happens to be its own house and Moon as the lord of comforts goes to the 3 rd from the 3rd joined by Rahu, then the native will live long and be wealthy with landed property.
Verse 5

(Note: This combination for longevity and wealth has 3 combinations (1) the 8th from the 8th is
occupied by the 3rd lord Mercury (2) the lord of comforts (sukha-sthan) occupying the 2nd from the house of comforts along with Rahu and aspecting the 11th house of Laabha-gains and (3) a fortified Mars as a lone occupant of lagna which happens to be its own house aspects the 4 th

and the 8th houses while the 8th becomes the 4th from the 4th lord and is owned by the fortified Mars. )

Mars in the 2nd House.

Birth in Fathers Star. Verse 6: When Mars is the lone occupant of the 2nd house for the Aries ascendant and is aspected by Jupiter from the house of diseases and Saturn from the house of losses, the native will be the only child. But he will have siblings from the other wife of his father. The native will be born in the birth star of the father.
Verse 6

According to Bhavartha Ratnakara, mere combination of the 9th and 10th lords namely Jupiter and Saturn for Aries Asc do not cause Rajayoga. The reason is traced to their lordship of inauspicious houses namely 12th and 11th respectively. In the above combination, the Dharmakarma lords occupy the inauspicious houses namely 6 th and 12th and aspect each other, besides casting their aspect on the lagna lord occupying the 2 nd house, giving rise to the results as stated in the verse.)

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Unnatural Death For Native And Brother. Verse 7: When the 2nd house is occupied by the signifactor of siblings namely Mars joined by the signifactor of comforts namely Moon and the third lord who also happens to own the house of diseases and the 3rd house is occupied by the 5th lord, then the native

will have 2 brothers and 5 sisters. The sisters will live long. But the native and his brother will have unnatural death owing to dereliction of dharma or duty3.
Verse 7

For Aries ascendant Mars in conjunction with the 6th lord causes wounds and diseases. This conjunction happening in the 2nd house causes fatality. The Raja yoga causing 4th and 5th lords, namely, moon and the sun are in dwirdwadasa (2-12) position which happens to be

(Note:

maarak houses from the ascendant and the Moon respectively.

Inheritance of Maternal Property. Verse 8: When Mars is the lone occupant of the 2nd house and the 3rd house is aspected by the karma- laabha lord (10th and 11th Lords) Saturn from the house of debts,(6th house) then it is said that, three out of four siblings of the native are females. The native will inherit property from the maternal side.
Verse 8

This chart from ADB matches the combination exactly as given in the shloka except the addition of Venus in the 3H, information about the individual is not much known but you can see that somewhere it matches with the result of dereliction of dharma. Johnson, Mark Erick, 25th June 1949 Time: 02:14 CST (+6:00) Place: Des Moines, IA Lat: 41 N 36 Lng: 93 W 36. American thief, given ten years prison sentence for burglary. He entered prison 2/16/1991.

(Note: The 8th house which happens to be the 5th from the house of mother receives the aspect
of 8th lord from the house of wealth and the aspect of laabha lord (11th lord) from the 6th house of maternal uncle.
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Many Siblings. Verse 9: If Venus, the lord of wealth and the 7th house joins Mars in the 2nd along with Ketu and if the 3rd lord is posited in the lagna - kendra, then it is said that the native will have 2 males born before him and 7 males and 4 females born after him.
Verse 9

Third Lord In Debility.

Also Saturn is lord of the 11H which is 8th from the 4H of mother, 8th signifies inheritance, hence maternal inheritance. Another explanation would be that 4H is mother, Mars is karaka of property/land and this Mars alone is sitting in the 11th house of gains from mother in trine to the 11L of gains Saturn hence gain of property from maternal side. - SA
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Verse 10:

When Mars occupies the 2nd house along with the 2 preceptors namely Jupiter and

Venus and the debilitated 3rd lord becomes the lone occupant of the house of losses, then it is said that the native is the 5th born. Among his elder siblings, one will be a male. One elder sister will have walking disability . The father of the native will die in the dasa-antar dasa of the lagna lord, Mars.
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Verse 10

(Note: This combination has a bearing on the 9th house significance and the results pertaining
to the 3rd lord as well. Mars in the 2nd with the 7th lord Venus has maarak causing potential. Both Venus and Mars happen to be the 6th and 12th lords from the 9th house of father. This combination occurring in the 6th from the 9th with Mars aspecting the 9th renders maarak potential to Mars affecting the father of the native in its own dasa- antar dasa. There is no mention of a younger sibling to the native. The debilitated 3rd lord with no mention of cancellation of the debility signifies this and also indicates walking disability for an elder sister. Note the debility occurs in the 12th house of Pisces denoting feet.)

Mars In The 3rd House.

Sibling With A Deformity Of The Hand. Verse 11: If Mars as the signifactor of siblings occupies the 3rd house of siblings and is aspected by Moon from the 9th, then it is said that among the 10 siblings including the native, one male and 4 females will survive. The youngest sister will have a deformity in the hand.
Verse 11
5 Walking Disability to Elder Sister:

Position of Saturn the 11L of elder siblings is not given. Jupiter is the 12L of legs for 11H of elder sister and it is with a female planet Venus, a female sign and Venus having general maraca potentials with 8L of chronic diseases Mars and Mars is also 3L of mobility from 11H of elder sibling, thus giving walking disability to elder sibling. - SA

The signifactor of mother is related in this verse. Moon which also happens to be the lord of house of mother for the Aries ascendant is in the 6 th from its own house and is aspected by Mars from the 12th to the house of mother. Note this 12th position is the 8th from the house of children for mother (Scorpio). The mother of the native suffered the loss of many of her children while her youngest child suffered a deformity of the hand. Gemini is the signifactor for hands in Kalapurusha. Martian connection to Gemini perhaps holds the key to this result.)

(Note:

No Ancestral Property Verse 12: When Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 3rd house and the 3rd lord Mercury becomes exalted in its own house in the 6th conjoined with the 5th lord Sun, then the native will have an elder brother and an elder sister. There is no ancestral property.
Verse 12

The prediction of absence of ancestral property is an interesting result of this combination. The 2nd and the 4th from the 9th signify the wealth and possessions of the father. In this combination there is dharma karmadhipathi Yoga of Sun and Mercury for the 9th house. But these favourable indications of fortunes of the father do not ensure a transfer of his wealth to the native. This can be explained by the aspect of the 2nd from the 9th house by Mars, who is

(Note:

the lord of losses for the 9th house. The dharma karmadhipathi yoga of the father occurs in the 6th house of the native and is aspected by Mars, the 12th lord for the fathers house. From the natives perspective, the 6th lord Mercury aspects the 4th from 9th along with Sun. It is inferred from these that the fathers wealth was lost due to debts and this is interpreted as absence of ancestral property for the native
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.) Absence Of Siblings

Verse 13: When Mars occupies the 3rd house along with the 2nd and 7th lord Venus and is aspected by Moon, the lord of house of happiness, the native will be the only child. He will have a long life and would gain spiritual knowledge in the second half of his life. He will receive retirement benefits (pension) till his end.
Verse 13

(Note: The mutual aspect of Mars and Moon is similar to verse 11 which showed many siblings
and a defect of organ for the youngest sibling. But the above verse predicts absence of siblings when Venus joins Mars and aspects Moon.) Comments from Yenbeeyes: Yes. The difference between Verse 11 and this verse is the presence of Venus with Mars. Venus is the 12th Lord of Exit from the house of siblings (3H) as well as karaka for siblings (Mars) as well as a maraca for Aries Asc. Moon is the Lord of 2nd house of Maraka from 3rd H and Mars, and casts its aspect on Venus and Mars which might be the reason for the absence of siblings.

One Elder Sister Verse 14: If Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 3rd house and is not aspected by any planet and if the native is born in the dasa of lagna lord Mars, it is said that the native
Another explanation can be, Mars is the 8th lord of inheritance and it aspects from a bad house (3H) the planet Sun who is karaka of father and placed in the 6H of losses & 11 th house of gains or losses from 8H of inheritance, also 4th of property from Sun-father would be the 9H which is aspected by 8th lord Mars. - SA
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has only one elder sister. There are no issues born after him. The native will gain expertise in Telugu and make a living out of it.
Verse 14

Mars signifies orderly formation and hence becomes Karak for Grammar. So it could mean any language not just Telugu. Perhaps Mars sitting in 3rd (learning as 2nd to 2nd) and aspecting the 9th (parental) and the 10th gives expertise in ones mother tongue and livelihood through that.

Note:

One Younger Sister. Verse 15: If Mars joins Ketu in the 3rd house or is aspected by it, the native will remain the only child for 10 years7. After that a sister will be born.
Verse 15

7 Ketu shows delay or denial and here the Rishi says that another sibling will be denied for 10 years. How Rishi arrives

at 10 years is a mystery and any explanation given is only our logic and not the logic of the Rishi. From the house of siblings, taking one year one house (BCP), the 10th year would be the 12th House. After the 12H comes the 1H whose lord is Mars (siblings karaka) placed in the 3H of younger siblings in sign Gemini (one male one female) and is with Ketu (karaka children in Jaimini and Lal Kitab), hence after the 10th year the result would be a younger sibling. SA.

(Note: Though the above 2 verses differ on only one count with Mars either being the sole
occupant of the 3rd or aspected / joined by Ketu, there is a rider in each of them. A strong Mars aspecting the 6th house whose lord also happens to own the house where Mars is posited destroys the birth of younger siblings if the native is born in Mars dasa. But whatever be the dasa at the time of birth, if the nodes get associated with Mars, they mellow down the potency of Mars in hampering the birth of younger ones. This is possible when Gemini becomes the 3 rd house. Later in verse 17, the sage mentions Gemini as the sign of exaltation for Rahu. That means it is the sign of debility for Ketu. Perhaps this helps in mellowing down Mars as Ketu is classified as same as Mars (Kujavad Ketu).)

Mars In The 4th House.

Death of Siblings. Verse 16: When the debilitated Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 4th house with no planets aspecting it, the aspect to the house of siblings by the 4th lord gives rise to 8 brothers. There will be death of brothers in the antar-dasas of Mars, Mercury and Venus.
Verse 16

(Note: Mars and Moon have maarak potential for the 3rd house in this chart. The aspect of the
house of Venus by the debilitated Mars and the house of Mercury by Moon posited in the 6th

from its own house had caused the death of siblings in the antar dasas of Mars, Venus and Mercury.)

Death At Young Age. Verse 17: If the native is born in the dasa of the 4th lord while the debilitated Mars occupies8 the 4th and an exalted Rahu becomes the lone occupant of the 3rd house with no aspect from any other planet, it is said that the native will die at young age. Three brothers will not survive. There will be 4 sisters.
Verse 17

This verse shows a combination for Balarishta. When Rahu occupies the 3 rd (8th from 8th), Ketu the 9th and a debilitated Mars occupies the 4th ,with lagna and the 7th house receiving aspects from these planets, birth happening in the dasa of the 4th lord Moon causes death at young age. According to one school of thought Rahu gets exaltation in Gemini.)

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Mars Saturn Opposition Verse 18: If Mars joins the 3rd and 6th lord Mercury in the 4th and is aspected by the Karma- laabha lord (10th and 11th lord) Saturn from his own house, the native will have 3 younger brothers and 2 younger sisters. One among the younger brothers who will be given for adoption will not survive. Only 2 brothers will survive.
Verse 18

One of the Most important verse in this manuscript - SA

Verse 19: If the debilitated Mars conjoining Sun and Venus in the 4th is aspected by the Ayush karaka, Saturn from the 10th, the 7 siblings of the native will live long. There are 2 brothers and the native will become wealthy from his 18th year onwards.
Verse 19

Debilitated Mars in the 4th house in opposition to Saturn has a unique balance of strengths. There is cancellation of debility of Mars in the 4th and Mars as lagna lord situated in the 4th and aspecting the 10th (its house if exaltation) and the 10th lord make these enemies strong in their own accord. Verse 18 and 19 describe this position of Mars and Saturn in mutual aspect but the results are varied due to the presence of other planets joining the aspect. Death of a younger brother is indicated in the former verse whereas prosperity of the native is indicated in the later verse.

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In verse 18, Saturn as karma- laabha lord (10th-11th lord) in the 8th to the 3rd house and 7th to the 3rd lord Mercury indicated the adoption of a younger brother who eventually died. But in verse 19, Saturn as Ayush karaka occupying his own house in the 8 th to the 3rd house and aspecting the 3rd lord from the 3rd ensured long life for the siblings. Verse 19 says that the native will become wealthy from his 18th year onwards. Saturn will be in Leo in transit when the native is in his 18th year. Leo is the 2nd house from the lagna lord Mars, 5th lord Sun and the 2nd and 11th lord Venus. The mutual aspect of the 5th lord (Sun) and the 10th lord (Saturn) in kendras has benefited the native from the time the 10th lord started transiting the 5th house which is 2nd to the 5th lord. )

Family Feuds Verse 20: When the debilitated Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 4th house receiving no aspects and the 4th lord joins Rahu in the 3rd, it is said that the native has 2 brothers and 4 sisters. From the 5th year of the native, there will be family feuds created by the brother of the native.
Verse 20

(Note: The inauspicious conjunction of Moon and Rahu happens in the 2nd to the 2nd house of
family. The signifactor for siblings is debilitated in the 4 th which also signifies home and family. When the native is running his 5th year, Rahu will be transiting the 12th house from Lagna which also happens to be the 9th from the lagna lord. Rahu who is the occupant of house of siblings at the time of birth will be aspecting the 2 nd house of family and also the 6th house owned by the third lord. This is related to the family feuds caused by the sibling.)

Mars In The 5th House.

Step Brothers. Verse 21: The native will be the first born if Mars joins the 2 nd and 7th lord Venus in the 5th and the 4th lord occupies the 3rd house of siblings. But there will be 2 males and one female from the younger wife of the father. Of them one male will live long.
Verse 21

The verse indicates 2 wives for the natives father. Moon in the 3rd which happens to be the 12th from the house of mother shows that the native will be groomed by another mother. This happens to be the 7th for the house of father while the 11th lord from the house of father

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occupies the 9th showing a second marriage to father.

Twin Birth. Verse 22: If the birth occurs in the dasa of the lagna lord Mars9, with Mars joining Karmalaabha lord (10th-11th lord) Saturn in the 5th and Jupiter posited in its own house in the 9th casts its aspect on Rahu occupying the 3rd house of siblings then it is said that the native is a female twin. There is an elder sister who would not survive. The native is the 3 rd child. The other twin will die in the first month (after birth)10
Verse 22

9 It is very important to note here the birth dasa planet - SA 10 In ADB you would find only one chart matching the planet position criteria mentioned in the shloka,

that is of Delany, Sadie

but its a B ratings from Roddens. The events do not match as given in the shloka. - SA

Mars And Rahu In The 5th. Verse 23: The native will have a brother and a sister if Mars occupies the 5th house with Rahu while the 5th lord Sun occupies the 3rd. When the native is running his 26th year, the eldest sibling will face break-ups in the family and also suffer from diseases.
Verse 23

Death of Siblings. Verse 24: If Mars as the signifactor of siblings becomes the lone occupant of the 5th house with no planets aspecting it and the 5th lord goes to occupy the 6th along with Mercury, the lord of the 3rd and Venus, it is said that all but the native and his 2 siblings among 12 siblings would perish11.
Verse 24

Troubles Till 22nd Year

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Mars in the 5H would aspect the 8H of death and 12H of Exit. 3L of siblings is in the 6H of akala mrityu and is with Venus a maraka for Aries Asc especially so since it is placed in the 6H of natural badhak with 6L Mercury - SA

Verse 25: The native will have 3 brothers and one sister if Mars in the 5th is aspected by Moon, the lord of conveyances and the 3rd house receives aspect from Jupiter from the 9th. If birth occurs in the dasa of Mars, the 8th lord, the native will face troubles until his 22nd year.
Verse 25

(Note: If born in Mars dasa, the native will experience Rahu dasa in his teen years. Jupiter will
be in the second round and transiting the 7th house from lagna when the native crosses his 22nd year. By then the Jupiter dasa is also likely to have started. Jupiter in trine to the lagna and lagna lord renders Jupiter dasa beneficial. However the native cannot enjoy comforts at young age owing to sukha-lord (4th lord) posited in the 11th and aspected by the 8th lord Mars. The angle between a well placed Jupiter with the house of comforts and its lord Moon is not auspicious thereby contributing to troubles until Jupiter dasa sets in.

Mars In The 6th house

Elder Sister Verse 26: If Mars joins the 4th lord in the 6th and if the 3rd house is aspected by Jupiter from the 11th, it is said that the native has one sister. But she will not live long.
Verse 26

(Note: The

Viraya (Loss) lord Jupiter in the 11th which is 12th to the 12th and aspecting the 3rd but in 8-6 axis to the signifactor of the 3rd is not good for the elder sister.)

Natives Brother Verse 27: When Mars as signifactor of siblings joins Rahu in the 6th house and Venus, the lord of the 2nd and the 7th occupies the house of siblings, it is said that a brother of the native will exhibit hatred12 towards father and ancestors, attain eminence through his knowledge, get separated from the family due to his wife and enjoy the wealth of others.
Verse 27

Balarishta for Native And Brother. Verse 28: The native will be the second-born if Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 6th house and Mercury, the lord of the 3rd occupies the lagna along with Sun and Venus. The native will die in the antar-dasa of Venus. The elder sibling will also die young.
Verse 28

12 Very important part of this shloka. This has to be decoded and combined with other things, a part of it is Take the house where

Venus is placed, if the karaka of that house is afflicted by house placement & also by hatred giving planet malefics like Rahu etc and also 7th from Venus has low AV (need not be always low), then Venus becomes karaka to give bad effects towards the 7th from it in accordance with the relative of the karaka of the house where Venus is placed. On this we remember an oft repeated conversation with a dear Baroda based great predictor, he said always Venus will give low AV points in the 7th from it, but in our humble view its not always true and we can be wrong. We have only tested the previous mentioned method (1st para of this foot note) on 20 charts, someone needs to do more aggressive testing and if satisfied, then come up with an article on this technique- SA

Another Balarishta combination. There is inauspicious exchange of houses by the first and lords who also happen to own 8th and 3rd houses respectively. Venus, the maarak joined by Sun (the 3rd from the 3rd ) in the lagna along with 3rd lord and aspected by the 8th lord from the 6th makes this combination bad for both the native and his sibling.)

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6th

No Younger Siblings. Verse 29: If Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 6th house and Venus, the 2nd and 7th lord goes to occupy the 3rd along with Ketu, it is said that the native will have 3 elder brothers and one elder sister. There will be no younger siblings13.
Verse 29

13 One thing to broadly (repeat broadly) remember is Ketu is Obstacle Karaka & Change Karaka too (apart from Saturn). It also

becomes a Stop Karaka, stuns the growth once in life time. That means say here Ketu is sitting in above chart in 3H, it will stop the growth of more siblings (or something else). In BCP Progression method if Ketu is in a particular house and that years BCP Progression comes to that house and also strong malefics in transit look to that house for that year then there is Major Road Block. - SA

3rd Lord In Debility Verse 30: If Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 6th and is aspected by the debilitated 3rd lord from the house of losses, it is said that the native is the only son. There will be a sister after whom there will be no siblings.
Verse 30

(Note: Verse 10 also showed a combination in which the 3rd lord Mercury was in debility. Mars
was in the 2nd house along with the 2 preceptors in that combination. That resulted in many siblings though one of them was predicted to have walking disability. The above verse also shows Mercury in debility. It is in mutual aspect with Mars posited in the 6th which happens to be owned by Mercury. In this combination, the 6th and the 8th lords aspect each other from 6th and the 12th.

Mars In The 7th House

Stammering Tongue Verse 31: When Mars, the signifactor of siblings occupies the 7th house along with the 4th lord Moon and the house of siblings does not receive the aspect of any planet, then it is said that the native has 5 brothers and 2 sisters of whom 3 brothers will live long. The native has stammering tongue. He will follow religious austerities but will make a difficult living.
Verse 31

The 2nd house denotes speech. The 2nd to the 2nd is devoid of any aspect, so says the verse. Mars is located in the 6th house from the house of speech and aspects the house of speech and the 12th to it as well. This considerably afflicts the ability to speak. With no positive strength accruing to the 2nd from the 2nd, that is the 3rd house, the aspect of Mars on the 2nd house of speech has gone unchecked making the native develop a stammering tongue.)

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Moon Aspecting The 3rd Verse 32: When Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 7th house and Moon occupies the 9th aspecting the 3rd house, it is said that among the 7 siblings of the native, one brother and one sister will survive.
Verse 32

Saturn Mars In Mutual Aspect

Verse 33: The native will not live long if the lonely Mars in the 7th is aspected by Saturn from the 10th. But there will be after-borns to the native.
Verse 33

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span.)

Malefics in Kendra to lagna afflicting the 2nd and 7th houses contributed to short life

Death Of Siblings. Verse 34: When Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 7th and not aspected by any planet and the 3rd lord occupies the 9th along with Venus, then it is said that of the 10 siblings of the native, 3 males and 2 females will survive. The younger sister will die in the 7th year of the eldest sibling.
Verse 34

Comment From Yenbeeyes:

There is a word used in this verse--Could you see the

reason behind this? Does it indicate the Autumnal equinoxial point which is the beginning of

month Thulam or Libra? Learned readers can contribute on this point. So I am giving the exact Tamil lines here.

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Comments from SA Translator:

Re: The Build-up of the sentence does not convey Thulaa maasam. If it conveys Thulaa maasam, it must say something more like the sister died in Thula maasam. Or it could also mean that the native is Thulaam born (Libra moon sign) But in that case Moon would join Mars in the 7th. But the verse says that Mars is alone in Libra. Or it could mean Thulaam as sun sign. In that case Sun will be joining Mars which is again not possible as per this verse. Or it could mean that the native is 7th child. thulaam being the 7th sign in the zodiac. As there is no other clue to solve this thulam I did not touch.

Brother Given for Adoption Verse 35: If Mars occupying the 7th house along with the 5th lord is aspected by the 4th lord Moon from the lagna Kendra, it is said that there are 3 males including the native and 1 female sibling. One among the brothers will be given for adoption to a maternal uncle14 and it would give rise to some problems. As a result, there will be some expenses and benefits as well.
Verse 35

(Note: The lord of the house of mother and the signifactor of mother are the same for the Aries
ascendant. This lord, namely Moon going to occupy the lagna in the 10 th from the house of
14

Maternal Uncle is seen from 6H in traditional astrology, in the verse 6H or Mer, both are not mentioned. Yet some might also see it as 5th (children) from Moon with Dhanveer (great charity) Sun with Mars karaka of 6H.- SA

mother shows some Karmic gain to her parental home. The 3rd from the 4th signifies the brother of mother (maternal uncle). The 5th house of children for this house is 10th from Moon and is aspected by Mars, the 5th lord from the house of mother which is joined with the 5 th lord from lagna. All these interconnecting combinations indicate a sibling given for adoption to the maternal uncle.

Mars in the 8th house

Litigation Among Siblings. Verse 36: If Mars becomes the only occupant of its own house in the 8th and the 3rd house is occupied by Rahu, the native will have one sister among 8 siblings. The siblings will be engaged in litigations. They will enjoy good houses and landed property but would not have progeny.
Verse 36

The combination shows afflictions to the houses of wealth, father, gains and purva punya pertaining to the lagna (native) and his siblings.)

(Note:

3 Wives To The Father Verse 37: If the 8th house is occupied by Mars along with Sun and Mercury and the 3rd house is occupied by Jupiter in mutual aspect with Venus from the 9th house, it is said that of the 10 children born of the 3 wives of the father of the native, 4 males and 2 females will survive. There will be no unity among them.
Verse 37

Balarishta For Sibling. Verse 38: If the 8th house is occupied by Mars along with the Bhagya-viraya (9th and 12th)lord Jupiter and the 3rd house is occupied by Rahu, it is said that one of the 2 siblings of the native will die young15.
Verse 38

8th Mars And Debilitated Saturn

15 Could not get even a single chart with all the above conditions satisfied, but got one chart where every condition of the verse is

satisfied except position of Mars. In the following Mars is in the 10H (8th from karaka house) exalted instead of in the 8H. From astrodatabank - Name: Mcginnis, Elizabeth, 2nd Jan 1983, Time: 12:38 EST (+5:00), Place: Attleboro, MA, Lat: 41 N 56, Lng: 71 W 17.
American family trauma when her 13-year old brother committed suicide, a tragic accident when he ran in front of a commuter train 12/13/1993, Attleboro, MA. Bryan, three years older than Elizabeth, was quiet, reserved and well-liked. One day while on the school bus going home, the two kids got into a furious argument. When they got home he was still steaming and he grabbed a knife and slashed Elizabeth with three cuts. Terrified that he may have killed his sister, he ran out to the tracks just as the commuter train was going by.- SA

Verse 39: If the 8th house is occupied by Mars along with the 3rd and 6th lord Mercury and Bhagya-viraya lord Jupiter and the 3rd house is occupied by Rahu being aspected by debilitated Saturn, it is said that the native will have 3 brothers and 2 sisters. The eldest brother will be fortunate and will have 2 wives but will die in middle age.
Verse 39

Penury Verse 40: If the 8th house is occupied by Mars along with Jupiter and the 7th house is occupied by Venus and the 3rd lord Mercury, it is said that the native will have 3 brothers. They will be groomed by the elder brother of father. In the 15th year of the native they will be handed over to their father. The family will be poverty stricken16.
Verse 40

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Only one chart was found in ADB but no information regarding being groomed by elder brother of father or being handed over to father in the 15th year. Name: WALLACE, HENRY A. 7th Oct 1888, 19:12 CST (+ 6:00) Adair County, IA, Lat: 41 N 00 Lng: 94 W 30. Biography: American politician who served as the Secretary of Agriculture in President Roosevelt's cabinet. He also was the author of "Statesmanship and Religion," 1934. A theosophist, he studied Agni Yoga under Nicholas Roerich. One of the reasons Wallace was not nominated for president (by the Dems) in 1948 was that the Republicans discovered a batch of letters written by Wallace to Roerich which referred to Roerich as his guru. Wallace died on 11/18/1965, Danbury, CT - SA

Mars In The 9th House

Jupiter Mars conjunction Verse 41: If the 9th house is occupied by Mars along with Bhagya-Viraya lord Jupiter and the 11th house is occupied by the 3rd lord along with Venus and Ketu, it is said that the native will have 2 brothers. The native is the youngest. He will beget daughters and will be worshipful of his father.
Verse 41

(Note: 3rd from the 3rd house is occupied by Rahu and 3rd from Mars, the signifactor of siblings
is occupied by Ketu showing absence of younger siblings. The conjunction of lagna lord and the 9th lord in the 9th shows the rapport between the father and the native.)

Native Found Missing. Verse 42: When Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 9th house and is not aspected by any planet and the debilitated 3rd lord joins Rahu in the 12th house of losses, it is said that the native will have 6 siblings and a younger sister. Of them 2 brothers and 4 sisters will survive. The native will be found missing in his 14th year.
Verse 42

Rahu in the 12th aspected by the 8th lord Mars from 9th house shows a misfortune that keeps the native away from home. In addition, the 12th from the lagna lord is aspected by Ketu.)

(Note:

Only One Sister. Verse 43: If the 9th house is occupied by Mars along with Jupiter and the 10th house is occupied by the 3rd lord which is not being aspected by any planet, then it is said that the native will have one sister. The father of the native will be Sagittarius born.
Verse 43

Mars and Rahu in the 9th Verse 44: If the 9th house is occupied by Mars along with Rahu, the enemy of Sun and the 11th house is occupied by a lonely 3rd lord, it is said that the native will have 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The eldest brother will be Capricorn born and will be fortunate and educated.
Verse 44

Expertise in Vidya. Verse 45: If the 9th house is occupied by Mars along with the 5th and 3rd lords namely Sun and Mercury and the 3rd house is occupied by Jupiter, it is said that the native will have 3 sisters. He will be skilled or showing dexterity in a branch of or branches of learning.
Verse 45

(Note: The 5th, 7th and 9th lords from the 9th house and the lagna lord in conjunction in the 9th
house being aspected by Jupiter who also happens to be the 9 th lord shows expertise in branches of knowledge. In this context the prediction of expertise in Telugu language mentioned in verse 14 is worth recalling. Verse 14 describes Mars as a lone occupant of the 3rd house and not aspected by any planet. Mercury is the lord of the house occupied by Mars. From that sign, Mars casts its direct aspect on the 9th owned by Jupiter and its 4th aspect on Virgo owned by Mercury. Both Mercury and Jupiter signify knowledge. Jupiter as signifactor of words / tongue is related to language studies when associated with Mercury and Mars. Mars is methodical and enhances ability in Math. But when it gets associated with Jupiter and Mercury, it enhances the perception of grammar which also requires a methodical application. Hence the association of Mars, Jupiter, Mercury with Sagittarius in an auspicious bhava (excluding 6th, 8th and 12th bhavas) could give rise to expertise in language studies. Yet another combination having relevance in this context is explained in verse 31. It says that Mars and Moon situated in the 7th house (Libra) with the 3rd house of Gemini not getting any aspect indicate among other things a stammering tongue for the native. The 2 nd house and the 2nd to the 2nd house are under focus in that verse. This shows that either the houses or the signifactors are capable of producing results.)

Mars In The 10th House

Eminence Through Education. Verse 46: If the exalted Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 10th house and the lagna Kendra is occupied by the 3rd lord and Ketu, it is said that native will have 4 brothers and 2 sisters. The native and his brothers will attain greatness through education.
Verse 46

The exalted lagna lord in Karmasthan is in Kendra to Mercury, the signifactor of knowledge posited in the lagna. The exalted Mars also proves beneficial for the house of education by its direct aspect.)

(Note:

Exalted Mars and Debilitated Mercury. Verse 47: When the exalted Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 10th house being aspected by the Bhagya Viraya lord Jupiter from the 2nd house and the house of losses is occupied by the 3rd lord along with Rahu, any number of younger siblings born after the native will not survive.
Verse 47

Mars Saturn conjunction Verse 48: If the exalted Mars joins Saturn in his own house, it is said that the native will be the lone person to be given for adoption in the family of the grandfather. There will

be no improvement due to a sinful job. He will suffer from phlegmatic complaints and will not live long.
Verse 48

(Note: This is a very important combination showing the fight among two enemies situated in a
house that make them powerful in their own way. But in the final analysis the owner of the house namely Saturn scores a win. The verse shows multifaceted troubles for the native as Mars happens to be the lagna lord also.)

Native Given For Adoption. Verse 49: If the 10th house is occupied by the exalted Mars along with the Sukha lord Moon and the 3rd house is occupied by the 3rd lord, Sun and Rahu, then it is said that of the 4 siblings, there are 2 males including the native. The native will be given for adoption in the 9th year.
Verse 49

(Note:

Rahu is likely to transit the sign of Saturn which is occupied by natal Mars in the 9th

year of the native.)

The lonely And Unaspected Mars In Exaltation. Verse 50: When the exalted Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 10th house without receiving any aspect and the 3rd lord from the 3rd goes to occupy the 6th along with Karma-Laabha lord Saturn, it is said that the elder brother of the native will die. A sister will be born 5 years after the native.
Verse 50

Mars In The 11th House.

A Fortunate Combination. Verse 51: If the 11th house is occupied by Mars along with Ketu and the 2nd house is occupied by the 3rd lord Mercury and the 5th lord Sun, the native will be highly fortunate.
Verse 51

The 11th house is an auspicious place for Mars. Mars in auspicious connections and aspects in that house increases the fortunes of the native. One such combination is described in this verse. The 1st and 5th lords in Kendra in houses related to wealth, home and profits with Mars as the lagna lord aspecting the lord of the 2 nd to the 2nd (Mercury) and the 5th besides aspecting the 5th house gives rise to a fortunate combination.)

(Note:

Fortunes From The Sibling. Verse 52: When Mars occupies the 11th house along with Ketu and the 3rd lord in the 3rd house is aspected by the Bhagya- Viraya lord Jupiter from his own house in the 9th, then it is said that of the 4 siblings of the native, 2 will be males. There will be comforts, acquisition of wealth and happiness on account of the youngest sibling.
Verse 52

(Note:

Three planets in Kendra and kona with reference to the house of siblings occupied by

the lord of that house, with Mars positioned in the 11 th aspecting the 2nd and 5th houses make a fortunate combination. The 9th lord is in the 9th aspected by the lord of house of siblings from

the 3rd and Jupiter aspecting the lagna and the 5th ensure that the native gains from the sibling. Note the combined aspect of Mars and Jupiter to the 5th house of Purva punya.)

Fortunes Through Maternal Uncle. Verse 53: When Mars occupies the 11th house along with the 5th lord Sun and Saturn becomes the lone occupant of the 3rd house, it is said that the native will have 3 brothers and one sister. Among the siblings, one brother will live long. The siblings will gain wealth through the maternal uncle.
Verse 53

The 5th house for the native becomes the 12th house for the maternal uncle (6th house). The 12th and 8th lords from the house of maternal uncle, namely Sun and Mars join the 6 th house from the house of maternal uncle causing Vipareetha Raja yoga for the maternal uncle. This occurs in the 11th house for the native and the 9th house for the house of siblings of the native.

(Note:

The 2nd from the 9th house for maternal uncle will be the beneficiaries to whom his wealth is bequeathed. This falls in the 3rd house of siblings of the native. It is occupied by Saturn who owns the 6th from maternal uncle. The attrition of uncles wealth by this ownership is indicated. That wealth got transferred to the native and his siblings as both lagna lord Mars occupying 11 th and the 11th lord occupying the house of siblings are casting their aspect on the 5 th house of the native.

Fortunate Combination For a Devotee of Shiva. Verse 54: When Mars occupies the 11th house along with Ketu and the 4th and 5th lords namely Moon and the Sun occupy the 3rd house, the native will have 2 brothers. The native will be a fortunate person and receive gifts from Kings. He will gain conveyances, lands and wealth. He will take care of his relatives and feed others. He will be a worshipper of Lord Shiva.

Verse 54

(Note: Lagna lord in Kendra to Sun and Moon shown in this chart is comparable to a fortunate
yoga called Sree-Kanda Yoga for a devotee of Shiva. When the lagna lord, Sun and the Moon are situated in Kendra or kona to each other which happen to be their exalted or friendly houses, this yoga arises. The fortunes mentioned in the above verse are attributed to that combination and in addition, the combination ensures attainment of the Abode of Shiva at the end of the birth by ending the cycle of rebirth. What is missing in the above verse is that the concerned planets are not in their exalted and friendly houses. However if Mars occupies the 11 th for the Aries ascendant along with Mokshakaraka Ketu in trine to Sun and the Moon, most of the effects of Sree-kanda yoga are manifested.)

Wasting Away Of Fortunes. Verse 55: When the 11th house is occupied by Mars along with the lord of the 2nd and 7th, Venus and the 5th lord Sun and the 10th house is occupied by the 3rd lord along with Moon, it is said that the father of the native will get a son and a daughter from his another wife. The native will have 2 brothers and a sister born as his siblings. The siblings will roam about by wasting the wealth.
Verse 55

The 2nd lord from the house of siblings joins the lord of the house of siblings in the 8 th from the house of siblings. This becomes the 12th house from the lagna lord in the 11th who joins the 2nd, 5th and the 7th lord. The accruals are lost by the siblings. )

(Note:

Mars In The 12th House.

Earnings From Writing. Verse 56: When Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 12th house being aspected by the Karma-Laabha (10th-11th) lord Saturn from the 6th and the 2nd and 7th lord Venus goes to occupy the house of siblings, the native will have 8 brothers and 5 sisters. Of them 4 brothers will have long life. The native will have a sickly constitution. He will make a living through writing.17
Verse 56

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The verse says income from writing, which can be broadly taken as hands as its the 3H of writing. Could not find any chart matching the said combination, but found 2 charts with Aries Asc, Mars in 12H and Saturn in 6H, one is of palmist (income from hands) where Venus aspects the 3H from 9H & other a playwright where Venus aspects the 3H from 9H. 1) ADB gives Palmist 5649: 15th Feb 1923, 10: 00 am, Fresno, CA 2) Behan, Brendan, 9th Feb 1923, 10:00 am Dublin, Ireland. Irish nationalist playwright noted for the black humor of his work. His works included "The Quare Fellow" in 1956, "The Hostage" in 1958 and "Borstal Boy" in 1958. He died from liver damage (note verse says sickly constitution) caused by alcohol on 3/20/1964.

The lagna lord in the 12th aspected by Saturn, the lord of the 6th from the 6th from the house of diseases gives a sickly constitution. The combined aspect of the Lagna lord Mars and the 10th lord Saturn on the 3rd house occupied by Venus shows writing skills and composition and a livelihood through writing.)

(Note:

Native Given For adoption. Verse 57: When Mars occupies the 12th along with the 5th lord Sun and the 3rd house is aspected by karma-Laabha lord Saturn from the house of fortunes in the 9th, it is said that there will be 2 younger brothers and 2 younger sisters. The native will be given for adoption at his young age to his fathers side.
Verse 57

The aspect received by the 6th house by the occupant of the 9th house of father, by the signifactor of father and the lagna lord from the 12 th holds the key to the native being given for adoption to the fathers side.)

(Note:

Sun, Moon and Mars in Opposition

Verse 58: If the 12th house is occupied by the significator of siblings, Mars along with the lord of house of children, Sun and is being aspected by the lord of comforts, Moon from the 6th and the 3rd house is aspected by Saturn from the 9th, it is said that the native will have 2 brothers. The eldest brother will have 3 wives and make a living through Vidya.
Verse 58

This verse is comparable with verse 54 in which Sun and Moon in Kendra to Mars in auspicious houses predicted fortunes for the native besides making him an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. In the above verse the Kendra position happens in inauspicious houses. That makes a lot of difference to the native but becomes fortunate for the sibling as such a combination occurs in favorable kendras to the 3rd house of siblings. The 11th lord Saturn aspecting the 3rd and the 4th from the house of siblings indicates that the eldest sibling gained from this combination.)

(Note:

Fortunate Combination. Verse 59: If Mars becomes the lone occupant of the 12th and receives the straight aspect of the Karma-Laabha (10th-11th) lord Saturn from the 6th while Rahu goes to occupy the house of siblings, it is said that the native will live happily owning land and house.
Verse 59

(Note: Mars as 8th lord in 12th gives rise to Vipareetha raja yoga. Karma- Laabha lord aspecting
the 5th from the 4th shows fortunes related houses.)

Verse 60: When Mars occupies the 12th along with Ketu and the 3rd lord occupies the lagna-kendra along with Sun and Venus, it is said that the native will have a younger brother and a younger sister among 3 siblings until his 18th year. In the second half of the dasa of the 8th lord Mars, the native will lose land and wealth. He will shift to a foreign country.
Verse 60