Chapter on the Results of the Sudarśana Cakra — Bṛhat-Pārāśara-Horāśāstra, Adhyāya 74

सुदर्शनचक्रफलाध्यायः

The complete Chapter on the Results of the Sudarśana Cakra chapter of the Bṛhat-Pārāśara-Horāśāstra — all 32 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 unnumbered closing half-verse printed after ॥ ३० ॥ — Verdict when Sudarśana-cakra and Aṣṭakavarga disagree — the stronger prevails

असमत्वेऽधिकं यत् स्यात् तत्फलं बलतो वदेत् ।

In case of disagreement, whichever should be the greater — one should declare that result, in accordance with (its) strength.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka unnumbered closing half-verse printed after ॥ ३० ॥

Śloka 1 — Introduction — the Sudarśana Cakra declared by Brahmā

अथ ब्रवीमि ते विप्र ! यत्पुरा विधिनोदितम् । हिताय जगतां चक्रं यच्च ख्यातं सुदर्शनम् ॥ १ ॥

Now, O vipra (Maitreya), I shall declare to you that which was of old set forth by Vidhi (Brahmā) for the welfare of the worlds — the cakra renowned as the Sudarśana.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 1

Śloka 2 — Purpose of the cakra — results of all bhāvas and of years etc.

यतः समस्तभावानामब्दादीनां च प्रस्फुटम् । दैवज्ञो हि फलं वक्तुं क्षमस्तच्छृणु संयतः ॥ २ ॥

By it the daivajña becomes able to declare distinctly the result of all the bhāvas and of the year and the rest; hear it, therefore, with a composed mind.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 2

Śloka 3 — Construction of the cakra — three concentric circles, twelve spokes

केन्द्रैकबिन्दुतो वृत्तत्रयं सम्यग् विनिर्मितम् । द्वादशारं च गदितं मुने ! चक्रं सुदर्शनम् ॥ ३ ॥

Three circles well drawn from a single centre-point, and twelve spokes — that, O muni, is called the Sudarśana Cakra.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 3

Śloka 4 — First ring from lagna, second ring from the Moon

वृत्ते तु प्रथमे भावा लेखनीयाः खगान्विताः । तदूर्ध्ववृत्ते चन्द्राच्च भावाः खेटसमन्विताः ॥ ४ ॥

In the first circle the bhāvas are to be written together with the grahas [that occupy them]; in the circle above it, the bhāvas reckoned from the Moon, together with their grahas.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 4

Śloka 5 — Third ring from the Sun; three rāśis fall in each bhāva

तदूर्ध्ववृत्ते सूर्याच्च सग्रहास्ते यथाक्रमम् । राशीनां त्रितयं चैवं प्रतिभं प्रतिपद्यते ॥ ५ ॥

In the circle above that, [the bhāvas reckoned] from the Sun, with their grahas, in due order. Thus a triad of rāśis comes to belong to each bhāva.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 5

Śloka 6 — The composite lagna-bhāva of the cakra

रवीन्दुतनुभिर्युक्तो लग्नभावोऽत्र जायते । लग्नं तं परिकल्प्यैवं भावानन्यांश्च सग्रहान् ॥ ६ ॥

Here the lagna-bhāva arises as joined with [the rāśis of] the Sun, the Moon and the lagna. Having so reckoned that as the lagna, [reckon] likewise the other bhāvas along with their grahas.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 6

Śloka 7 — Judging by graha placement; Sun good only in the first bhāva

ग्रहस्थितिवशात् तेषां भावानामादिशेत् फलम् । तनौ शुभो रविः प्रोक्तोऽशुभोऽन्यत्र प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ७ ॥

By force of the placement of the grahas one should declare the result of those bhāvas. The Sun is said to be auspicious in the tanu (first) bhāva; elsewhere he is declared inauspicious.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 7

Śloka 8 — Malefic in exaltation or own rāśi is not inauspicious

पापस्तुङ्गस्वराशिस्थोऽप्यशुभो नैव सम्मतः । इत्थं विलोक्य भावानां शुभाशुभफलं दिशेत् ॥ ८ ॥

A malefic standing in ucca or in its own rāśi is not held to be inauspicious. Having examined the matter thus, one should declare the auspicious and inauspicious results of the bhāvas.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 8

Śloka 9 — Strengthening and weakening of a bhāva

भावोऽधिपशुभैर्युक्तो दृष्टो वा वर्द्धते हि सः । पापग्रहेक्षितयुतोऽवश्यं हीनः प्रजायते ॥ ९ ॥

A bhāva joined by, or aspected by, its own lord or by benefics indeed grows strong; joined by or aspected by malefic grahas it necessarily becomes deficient.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 9

Śloka 10 — Occupied bhāva judged by occupant; unoccupied by aspecting graha

सखेटभावस्य फलं युक्तखेटसमं स्मृतम् । खेटदृष्टिसमं प्रोक्तं निर्ग्रहस्य तु तन्मुने ! ॥ १० ॥

The result of a bhāva that holds a graha is declared to be like the graha joined to it; but for one without a graha, O muni, that result is said to be like the graha aspecting it.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 10

Śloka 11 — Preponderance of benefics vs malefics

शुभाशुभं फलं वाच्यं सदसद्ग्रहयोगतः । शुभग्रहेऽधिके सौम्यमशुभं तद्विपर्यये ॥ ११ ॥

The auspicious or inauspicious result is to be pronounced according to the association of good and evil grahas: when benefic grahas preponderate the result is benign, and in the contrary case inauspicious.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 11

Śloka 12 — Weigh aspect and conjunction by degree

तत्र दृष्टिं ग्रहाणां वै युतिं चालोक्य निर्दिशेत् । तारतम्यवशेनैव मुने ! भावफलं सदा ॥ १२ ॥

There, having observed the aspect and the conjunction of the grahas, one should always declare the result of the bhāva, O muni, according to their relative degree.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 12

Śloka 13 — Bhāva with neither conjunction nor aspect — judge by its lord

योगदृष्टिविहीनो यो भावः कश्चिद् भवेद् द्विज ! । तस्याधिपवशादेव फलं वाच्यं विपश्चिता ॥ १३ ॥

Whatever bhāva is destitute of both conjunction and aspect, O dvija, its result is to be pronounced by the learned solely according to its lord.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 13

Śloka 14 — Saptavarga preponderance overrides intrinsic nature

असद्ग्रहोऽपि सद्वर्गाधिक्ये सत्फलदः स्मृतः । सद्ग्रहो वाप्यसद्वर्गाधिक्येऽशुभफलप्रदः ॥ १४ ॥

Even an evil graha, when good vargas preponderate, is held to give good results; and even a good graha, when evil vargas preponderate, gives inauspicious results.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 14

Śloka 15 — Which vargas count as good and which as evil

वर्गा असत् शत्रुनीचस्थितानामशुभा मताः । स्वगेहतुङ्गसत्खेटवर्गाः शुभफलप्रदाः ॥ १५ ॥

The vargas of those [grahas] standing in an evil [graha's rāśi], in an enemy's rāśi, or in nīca are held to be inauspicious; the vargas falling in one's own house, in ucca, or in a good graha's [rāśi] give auspicious results.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 15

Śloka 16 — Summing rule — weigh all bhāvas and grahas before pronouncing

इत्थं समस्तभावानां खेटानामपि तत्त्वतः । विमृश्य सदसत्त्वं तु ततः फलमुदीरयेत् ॥ १६ ॥

Having in this way truly weighed the goodness or badness of all the bhāvas and of the grahas as well, one should thereafter pronounce the result.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 16

Śloka 17 — Maitreya's question — why did the ancient ṛṣis judge from the lagna?

चक्रात् सुदर्शनादेव फलं चेज्जन्मिनां भवेत् । प्राचीनैर्ऋषिभिर्लग्नवशात् तदुदितं कथम् ? ॥ १७ ॥

Maitreya said: If the result for those born arises from the Sudarśana Cakra alone, how is it that it was declared by the ancient ṛṣis by force of the lagna [alone]?

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 17

Śloka 18 — Maitreya asks Parāśara to resolve the doubt

संशयो मम च महानिति नान्योऽपनेष्यति । त्वमेव मुनिशार्दूल ! कृपया भेत्तुमर्हसि ॥ १८ ॥

Great is this doubt of mine, and no other will remove it; you alone, O tiger among munis, are worthy to cleave it, of your grace.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 18

Śloka 19 — When Sun, Moon and lagna fall in different rāśis — use the cakra

लग्नेतरस्थानगतौ चन्द्रार्कौ स्तस्तु चेत् पृथक् । चक्रात् सुदर्शनात्तर्हि फलादेशः सुसम्मतः ॥ १९ ॥

Parāśara said: If the Moon and the Sun stand separately, in places other than the lagna, then the declaration of results from the Sudarśana Cakra is fully approved.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 19

Śloka 20 — When two or all three coincide — judge from the lagna

द्वावेकत्र त्रयो वापि यदि तर्हि तनोर्वशात् । ग्रहभावसुविन्यासपूर्वकं फलमादिशेत् ॥ २० ॥

But if two of them, or all three, are in one place, then, having first duly arranged the grahas and bhāvas by force of the tanu (lagna), one should declare the result.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 20

Śloka 21 — Announcement of the bhāva-daśā system on the cakra

अथाहं वच्मि भावानां दशान्तरदशादितः । चक्रात् सुदर्शनादेवाब्दमासादिभवं फलम् ॥ २१ ॥

Now I shall declare, by way of the daśā, antardaśā and the rest of the bhāvas, the result arising for the year, the month and so on, from the Sudarśana Cakra itself.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 21

Śloka 22 — Lengths of bhāva daśā, bhukti and pratyantara

भावानां तु दशा भुक्ति-प्रत्यन्तरमितिः क्रमात् । वर्षैकमाससार्ध-द्विदिनानि परिकल्पयेत् ॥ २२ ॥

The measure of the daśā, bhukti and pratyantara of the bhāvas is to be reckoned respectively as one year, one month, and two and a half days.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 22

Śloka 23 — Assigning the yearly daśās and the varṣa-lagna

भावाधीशाद् वत्सरेषु भावानां कल्पयेद् दशाः । भावं तं तं वर्षलग्नं प्रकल्प्य प्रतिभावजम् ॥ २३ ॥

Beginning from the lord of the bhāva, one should assign the daśās of the bhāvas over the years; and, reckoning each such bhāva as the varṣa-lagna, [one should know] what arises from each bhāva [counted from it].

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 23

Śloka 24 — Reading the year's result; antardaśā = one month per bhāva

फलं तत्तद्वर्षमध्ये जानीयाद् गणकोत्तमः । प्रतिभावं मासमेक-मन्तरप्रमितिर्यतः ॥ २४ ॥

The best of calculators should know the result within each such year; for the measure of the antar[daśā] is one month for each bhāva.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 24

Śloka 25 — The māsa-lagna and the monthly result

मासलग्नं तु तं भावमन्यानपि ततः क्रमात् । प्रकल्प्य भावजनितं फलं मासोद्भवं दिशेत् ॥ २५ ॥

Reckoning that bhāva as the māsa-lagna, and the others in order from it, one should declare the result arising in the month as produced by the bhāvas.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 25

Śloka 26 — Pratyantara of 2½ days; benefics in kendra, koṇa and 8th

एवं सार्धद्विघस्रैस्तु ज्ञेयं प्रत्यन्तरोद्भवम् । केन्द्रकोणाष्टमे सौम्या लग्नतस्तु शुभप्रदाः ॥ २६ ॥

In the same way, by [periods of] two and a half days, what arises in the pratyantara is to be known. Benefics in a kendra, a koṇa, or the eighth counted from the lagna [i.e. from the lagna in force at the start of the period being judged] are givers of good.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 26

Śloka 27 — Rāhu and a mass of malefics ruin the bhāva they occupy

यत्र भावे सैंहिकेयोऽवश्यं तद्भावहानिदः । पापा वा यत्र बहवस्तच्च तद्भावविनाशनम् ॥ २७ ॥

In whatever bhāva Saiṃhikeya (Rāhu) stands, he necessarily brings loss to that bhāva; and where many malefics stand, that too is destructive of that bhāva.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 27

Śloka 28 — Malefics in 3, 6, 11 and benefics away from 6 and 12 at the start of a year or month

त्रिषड्लाभगतैः पापैर्विरिष्फारिगतैः शुभैः । शुभमेवं वर्षमास-प्रारम्भे भावजं फलम् ॥ २८ ॥

With malefics gone to the third, sixth and eleventh, and benefics gone to places other than the riṣpha (twelfth) and the ari (sixth) — thus at the beginning of a year or a month the result born of the bhāvas is auspicious.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 28

Śloka 29 (first half only) — Repeating the bhāva-daśā cycle to cover the full āyurdāya

आयुर्दाये दशाऽऽवृत्त्या भावानां कल्पयेद् दशाः ।

For the āyurdāya one should assign the daśās of the bhāvas by repetition of the daśā [cycle].

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 29 (first half only)

Śloka 29 (second half only, as printed on this plate) — Reading the Sudarśana-cakra for year, month and finer periods — transition to the verdict section

सुदर्शनोद्भवं ज्ञात्वा फलं वर्षादिसम्भवम् ॥ २९ ॥

Having ascertained the result produced by the Sudarśana(-cakra) — the result that arises for the year and the rest (month, day, and so on) —

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 29 (second half only, as printed on this plate)

Śloka 30 — Combining Sudarśana-cakra results with Aṣṭakavarga results; verdict when the two agree

अष्टवर्गोद्भवं चापि ताभ्यां फलविवेचनम् । समत्वे तूभयत्रापि फलं तदखिलं दिशेत् ॥ ३० ॥

— and likewise (having ascertained) the result produced by the aṣṭakavarga, the discrimination of the result is to be made by means of those two together. When there is agreement in both cases alike, one should declare that result in its entirety.

BPHS Adhyāya 74, śloka 30