Chapter on Yogas (functional benefics and malefics by lagna) — Bṛhat-Pārāśara-Horāśāstra, Adhyāya 35

योगाध्यायः

The complete Chapter on Yogas (functional benefics and malefics by lagna) chapter of the Bṛhat-Pārāśara-Horāśāstra — all 43 verses, each in the original Sanskrit with VedicSpace's clean-room English translation, cited by śloka. Translated from the Chaukhamba (Devachandra Jha) edition and audited against the printed plates.

Śloka 1 — Transition from kārakāṃśa results to yoga results

इत्थं ते कथितं विप्र ! कारकांशात् फलं मया । शृणु भावाधिपवशात्फलं खेचरयोगजम् ॥ १ ॥

Thus, O Vipra (Maitreya), the results arising from the kārakāṃśa have been told to you by me. Now hear the results born of the yogas of the grahas, [determined] through the lordship of the bhāvas.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 1

Śloka 2 — Kendra lords vs trikoṇa lords — the base principle

केन्द्राधिपतयः सौम्या दिशन्ति नहि सत्फलम् । क्रूरा नवाशुभं कुर्युः त्रिकोणेशाः शुभाः स्मृताः ॥ २ ॥

Benefics that are lords of kendras do not bestow good results; malefics [that are lords of kendras] do not work evil. The lords of the trikoṇas are held to be auspicious.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 2

Śloka 3 — Lagna lord supreme; 5th and 9th give wealth

केन्द्रत्रिकोणताहेतोर्लग्नं तु शुभदं परम् । पञ्चमं नवमं चैव विशेषधनमुच्यते ॥ ३ ॥

Because the lagna is both a kendra and a trikoṇa, it (its lord) is supremely a giver of good. The fifth and the ninth are said to be [givers of] wealth in particular.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 3

Śloka 4 — 7th and 10th give happiness; 3/6/11 lords always malefic

कलत्रं दशमं चैव विशेषसुखमुच्यते । पतयस्त्रिषडायानां सदा पापफलप्रदाः ॥ ४ ॥

The seventh (kalatra) and the tenth are said to give happiness in particular. The lords of the third, sixth and eleventh always yield pāpa (evil) results.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 4

Śloka 5 — 2nd, 8th and 12th lords depend on association

वित्तरन्ध्रव्ययेशास्तु फलदाः सङ्गतेर्वशात् । स्थानान्तरानुगुण्याच्चे बलिनस्तु यथोत्तरम् ॥ ५ ॥

The lords of the second (wealth), eighth (randhra) and twelfth (loss) give results according to their association, and according to the quality of whatever other house they occupy; and they are strong in ascending order.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 5

Śloka 6 — Why the 8th lord is inauspicious

भाग्यव्ययाधिपत्येन रन्ध्रेशो न शुभप्रदः । त्रिषडायाधिपत्वे तु विशेषादशुभः स्मृतः ॥ ६ ॥

Because he owns the twelfth from fortune (the ninth), the lord of the eighth is not a giver of good. And if he also owns the third, sixth or eleventh, he is held to be inauspicious to a special degree.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 6

Śloka 7 — Exceptions to the 8th-lord blemish

लग्नत्रिकोणपवशात् स एव शुभदो मतः । न रन्ध्रेशत्वदोषस्तु सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥

But by virtue of being lord of the lagna or of a trikoṇa, that very [graha] is held to be a giver of good. And the blemish of eighth-lordship does not attach to the Sun and the Moon.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 7

Śloka 8 — Natural benefic / malefic status of the grahas

सुरासुरेज्यौ तु शुभौ शशाङ्को मध्यमः स्मृतः । उदासीनस्तु शशिजः सूर्यारशनयोऽशुभाः ॥ ८ ॥

The preceptors of the gods and of the demons (Jupiter and Venus) are benefic; the Moon is held to be middling. Mercury is neutral; the Sun, Mars and Saturn are inauspicious.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 8

Śloka 9 — Graded strength among benefics and among malefics

पूर्णेन्दुविद्गुरुसिता बलिनस्तु यथोत्तरम् । क्षीणचन्द्रेनमन्दारा बलिनस्तूत्तरोत्तरम् ॥ ९ ॥

The full Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are strong in ascending order. The waning Moon, the Sun, Saturn and Mars are likewise progressively stronger, each than the one before.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 9

Śloka 10 — Kendrādhipatya-doṣa applies to benefics too

केन्द्राधिपत्यदोषस्तु शुभखेटेऽपि विश्रुतः । विधुविज्जीवकाव्यानां बलिनस्ते यथोत्तरम् ॥ १० ॥

The blemish of kendra-lordship is declared to attach even to a benefic graha. For the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus that [blemish] is progressively stronger in that order.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 10

Śloka 11-12 — Rājayoga — the four relations of kendra lord and koṇa lord

केन्द्रकोणाधिपत्योश्चेदन्योन्यभवने स्थितिः । किंवा द्वयोरेकराशौ स्थितिर्वैकोऽन्यगेहगः ॥ ११ ॥ दृष्टः परेण, वा पूर्णदृग्दृष्टौ योगकारकौ । विश्रुतो नृपतिर्वापि जातो योगेऽत्र जायते ॥ १२ ॥

If the lords of a kendra and of a koṇa are situated in each other's houses, or if the two of them are situated together in one rāśi, or if one of them is in the other's house and is aspected by the other, or if the two aspect each other with full aspect — they are yogakāraka. One born under this yoga becomes renowned, or even a king.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 11-12

Śloka 13 — One graha owning both a kendra and a koṇa

एक एव ग्रहः केन्द्रपतिः कोणपतिश्च सन् । केन्द्रगः कोणगो वापि योगकृत् स्याद् विशेषतः ॥ १३ ॥

A single graha, being at once lord of a kendra and lord of a koṇa, and placed in a kendra or in a koṇa, becomes a producer of yoga in a special degree.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 13

Śloka 14 — Malefics turn benefic only with added trikoṇa lordship

पापानां केन्द्रनाथत्व-प्रयुक्ता शुभकारिता । त्रिकोणस्यापि नाथत्वे न केन्द्रेशत्वमात्रतः ॥ १४ ॥

The auspiciousness of malefics that comes from kendra-lordship [holds] only when they also own a trikoṇa — not from kendra-lordship alone.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 14

Śloka 15 — Rājayoga cancelled by lordship of evil houses

यदा केन्द्रत्रिकोणेशौ क्रूरस्थानपती तदा । तयोः सम्बन्धमात्रेण न योगं लभते नरः ॥ १५ ॥

When the lords of the kendra and of the trikoṇa are [at the same time] lords of the evil houses, then by their mere relationship a person does not obtain the yoga.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 15

Śloka 16 — Rāhu and Ketu take on the results of their house and associate

यद्यद्भावगतौ वापि यद्यद्भावेशसंयुतौ । तत्तत्फलानि प्रबलौ प्रदिशेतां तमोग्रहौ ॥ १६ ॥

Whatever bhāvas the two shadow grahas occupy, or with whichever bhāva-lords they are joined — being strong, they bestow the results of those very bhāvas.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 16

Śloka 17 — Rāhu and Ketu as yogakāraka

यदि केन्द्रे त्रिकोणे वा निवसेतां तमोग्रहौ । नाथेनान्यतरेणापि सम्बन्धाद्योगकारकौ ॥ १७ ॥

If the two shadow grahas dwell in a kendra or in a trikoṇa, then through relationship with the lord of the other of these two [kinds of house], they become yogakāraka.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 17

Śloka 18 — Maitreya's question — which grahas are yogakāraka for which lagna

लग्ने कुत्र प्रजातस्य खेटाः स्युर्योगकारिणः । के वा सत्फलदास्ते तु बोधनीया महामते ! ॥ १८ ॥

For one born in which lagna are which grahas producers of yoga? And which of them are the givers of good results? These should be made known [to me], O greatly wise one!

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 18

Śloka 19 — Meṣa (Aries) lagna — benefics and malefics

क्रूराः शनिज्ञदैत्येज्याः सौम्यौ देवेज्यभास्करौ । केवलेन तु योगेन मन्देज्यौ न शुभौ मतौ ॥ १९ ॥

[For Aries lagna] Saturn, Mercury and Venus are malefic; Jupiter and the Sun are benefic. By mere conjunction, however, Saturn and Jupiter are not held to be auspicious.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 19

Śloka 20 — Meṣa lagna — Jupiter's dependence and Venus as māraka

पापकृत्त्वमपि प्रोक्तं परतन्त्रतया गुरोः । मारकाधिपतिः शुक्रः प्रबलो मारको मतः ॥ २० ॥

Jupiter is declared to become a doer of evil as well, through dependence on another. Venus, being lord of a māraka house, is held to be a powerful māraka.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 20

Śloka 21 — Meṣa lagna — derived mārakas; closing of Aries section

पापाः शन्यादयः खेटास्तत्सम्बन्धात्तु मारकाः । अजलग्नप्रजातस्य वेद्यमेतत्फलं बुधैः ॥ २१ ॥

The malefic grahas beginning with Saturn become mārakas through relationship with him (Venus). This result is to be understood by the wise for one born in Aries (aja) lagna.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 21

Śloka 22 — Vṛṣa (Taurus) lagna — benefics, malefics, yogakāraka

जीवशुक्रेन्दवः पापाः शुभौ शनिदिवाकरौ । राजयोगकरो मन्दो ज्ञोऽल्पसत्फलदो मतः ॥ २२ ॥

[For Taurus lagna] Jupiter, Venus and the Moon are malefic; Saturn and the Sun are benefic. Saturn is the producer of rājayoga; Mercury is held to give slight good results.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 22

Śloka 23 — Vṛṣa lagna — mārakas; close of Taurus section

जीवादयो महीजश्च सन्ति कारकलक्षणाः । द्विजोत्तम ! फलान्येवं वृषलग्नभवानि वै ॥ २३ ॥

Jupiter and the rest, and Mars, bear the marks of mārakas. O best of the twice-born, such indeed are the results arising for the Taurus lagna.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 23

Śloka 24 — Mithuna (Gemini) lagna — benefics and malefics

भौमजीवारुणाः पापा एक एव कविः शुभः । शनैश्चरेण जीवस्य योगो मेषभवो यथा ॥ २४ ॥

[For Gemini lagna] Mars, Jupiter and the Sun are malefic; Venus alone is benefic. The conjunction of Jupiter with Saturn is as [described] for the Aries lagna.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 24

Śloka 25 — Mithuna lagna — Moon as chief māraka; close of section

प्रधानमारकश्चन्द्रः फलदः सङ्गतेर्वशात् । युग्मलग्नभवस्यैतत्फलं सद्भिरुदीरितम् ॥ २५ ॥

The Moon is the chief māraka, giving results according to its association. This result for one born in the Gemini (yugma) lagna has been declared by the good.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 25

Śloka 26 — Karka (Cancer) lagna — benefics, malefics, Mars as full yogakāraka

भार्गवेन्दुसुतौ पापौ चन्द्रारगुरवः शुभाः । भूरिसौख्यकरो भौमः पूर्णयोगविधायकः ॥ २६ ॥

[For Cancer lagna] Venus and Mercury are malefic; the Moon, Mars and Jupiter are benefic. Mars gives abundant happiness and is the producer of a complete yoga.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 26

Śloka 27 — Karka lagna — Saturn as killer; close of section

हन्ता शनिस्तथा सूर्यः फलदः सङ्गतेर्वशात् । फलमेतन्निगदितं कर्कलग्ने तु जन्मिनः ॥ २७ ॥

Saturn is the killer, and the Sun gives results according to its association. This result is declared for one born in the Cancer lagna.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 27

Śloka 28 — Siṃha (Leo) lagna — benefics and malefics

क्रूरा ज्ञमन्दभृगवः सौम्या भौमेज्यभानवः । प्रभवेद्योगमात्रेण न शुभं गुरुशुक्रयोः ॥ २८ ॥

[For Leo lagna] Mercury, Saturn and Venus are malefic; Mars, Jupiter and the Sun are benefic. From the mere conjunction of Jupiter and Venus no good arises.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 28

Śloka 29 — Siṃha lagna — Saturn as destroyer; close of section

निहन्ता सौरिरिन्दुश्च फलदः सङ्गतेर्वशात् । सिंहोद्भवस्य जातस्य प्रोक्तमेतत् फलं बुधैः ॥ २९ ॥

Saturn is the destroyer, and the Moon gives results according to its association. This result is declared by the wise for one born in Leo.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 29

Śloka 30 — Kanyā (Virgo) lagna — benefics, malefics, yogakārakas

कुजजीवेन्दवः पापाः शुभदौ सौम्यभार्गवौ । भार्गवेन्दुसुतावेव भवेतां योगकारकौ ॥ ३० ॥

[For Virgo lagna] Mars, Jupiter and the Moon are malefic; Mercury and Venus are givers of good. Venus and Mercury alone become yogakāraka.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 30

Śloka 31 — Kanyā lagna — Venus as destroyer; close of section

निहन्ता कविरर्कस्तु फलदः साहचर्यतः । जन्मिनः कन्यकालग्ने प्राज्ञैरेतत्फलं स्मृतम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Venus is the destroyer, while the Sun gives results through companionship. For one born in the Virgo lagna, this result is held by the learned.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 31

Śloka 32 — Tulā (Libra) lagna — benefics, malefics, rājayoga producers

जीवार्कभूमिजाः पापाः शनैश्चरबुधौ शुभौ । भवेतां राजयोगस्य कारकौ चन्द्रतत्सुतौ ॥ ३२ ॥

[For Libra lagna] Jupiter, the Sun and Mars are malefic; Saturn and Mercury are benefic. The Moon and its son (Mercury) become producers of rājayoga.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 32

Śloka 33 — Tulā lagna — mārakas; close of section

कुजो निहन्ति जीवाद्याः क्रूरा मारकलक्षणाः । एक एव समः काव्यश्चेति तौलिभवे फलम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Mars kills; Jupiter and the other malefics bear the marks of mārakas. Venus alone is neutral. Such is the result for one born in Libra (tulā).

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 33

Śloka 34 — Vṛścika (Scorpio) lagna — benefics, malefics, yogakārakas

शुक्रवित्सौरयः पापाः शुभौ गुरुनिशाकरौ । सूर्याचन्द्रमसावेव भवेतां योगकारकौ ॥ ३४ ॥

[For Scorpio lagna] Venus, Mercury and Saturn are malefic; Jupiter and the Moon are benefic. The Sun and the Moon alone become yogakāraka.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 34

Śloka 35 — Vṛścika lagna — Mars neutral, mārakas; close of section

समो भौमोऽसुरेज्याद्या मारकाः स्युः शुभेतराः । फलमेतदलौ जन्मवतो हि समुदीरितम् ॥ ३५ ॥

Mars is neutral; Venus and the rest, being other than benefic, become mārakas. This result is indeed declared for one born in Scorpio (ali).

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 35

Śloka 36 — Dhanu (Sagittarius) lagna — benefics, malefics, yogakārakas, killer

एक एव कविः पापः शुभौ कुजदिवाकरौ । भास्करज्ञौ योगकरौ निहन्ता तनयो रवेः ॥ ३६ ॥

[For Sagittarius lagna] Venus alone is malefic; Mars and the Sun are benefic. The Sun and Mercury are producers of yoga; the son of the Sun (Saturn) is the destroyer.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 36

Śloka 37 — Dhanu lagna — Jupiter neutral, Venus māraka; close of section

समो जीवोऽथ दैत्येज्यो मारकत्वेन लक्षितः । चापोदये तु जातस्य प्रोक्तमेतत् फलं बुधैः ॥ ३७ ॥

Jupiter is neutral; and Venus is marked out as a māraka. For one born with Sagittarius (cāpa) rising, this result is declared by the wise.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 37

Śloka 38 — Makara (Capricorn) lagna — benefics, malefics, Saturn not a killer

कुजजीवेन्दवः पापाः शुभौ भार्गवचन्द्रजौ । स्वयं हन्ता न मन्दः स्यान्निघ्नन्त्यारादयोऽशुभाः ॥ ३८ ॥

[For Capricorn lagna] Mars, Jupiter and the Moon are malefic; Venus and Mercury are benefic. Saturn does not himself become the killer; the malefics beginning with Mars do the killing.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 38

Śloka 39 — Makara lagna — Venus as yoga producer; close of section

समो भानुर्निगदितः कविरेकः सुयोगकृत् । नक्रोदये प्रजातस्य ज्ञेयमेतत् फलं बुधैः ॥ ३९ ॥

The Sun is declared neutral; Venus alone is the producer of excellent yoga. For one born with Capricorn (nakra) rising, this result is to be known by the wise.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 39

Śloka 40 — Kumbha (Aquarius) lagna — benefics, malefics, Venus as rājayoga producer

जीवचन्द्रकुजाः पापाः शुभौ काव्यशनैश्चरौ । राजयोगकरो विद्धि भार्गवः समुदीरितः ॥ ४० ॥

[For Aquarius lagna] Jupiter, the Moon and Mars are malefic; Venus and Saturn are benefic. Know that Venus is declared to be the producer of rājayoga.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 40

Śloka 41 — Kumbha lagna — mārakas, Mercury middling; close of section

निघ्नन्तीनारजीवास्तु सौम्यो मध्यफलप्रदः । घटोदये प्रजातस्य ज्ञेयमेतत् फलं बुधैः ॥ ४१ ॥

The Sun, Mars and Jupiter do the killing; Mercury gives middling results. For one born with Aquarius (ghaṭa) rising, this result is to be known by the wise.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 41

Śloka 42 — Mīna (Pisces) lagna — benefics, malefics, yogakārakas

मन्दशुक्रांशुमत्सौम्याः पापा भौमविधू शुभौ । महीसुतगुरू योगकर्तृत्वेन स्मृतौ बुधैः ॥ ४२ ॥

[For Pisces lagna] Saturn, Venus, the Sun and Mercury are malefic; Mars and the Moon are benefic. Mars and Jupiter are held by the wise to be producers of yoga.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 42

Śloka 43 — Mīna lagna — mārakas; close of section

मारकौ बुधमन्दौ स्तो न हन्ता मारकः कुजः । झषोदये प्रजातस्य ज्ञेयमेतत् फलं बुधैः ॥ ४३ ॥

Mercury and Saturn are the two mārakas; Mars, though a māraka [by lordship], is not a killer. For one born with Pisces (jhaṣa) rising, this result is to be known by the wise.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 43

Śloka 44 — Concluding statement of the chapter

भावाधीशत्वतश्चेत्थं जन्मलग्नानुसारतः । शुभाशुभत्वमुदितं खेचराणां द्विजोत्तम ! ॥ ४४ ॥

Thus, from the lordship of the bhāvas and in accordance with the janma-lagna, the auspicious or inauspicious nature of the grahas has been declared, O best of the twice-born.

BPHS Adhyāya 35, śloka 44