60 - Astrology 

Hari said: 

1. The daśha (duration of the period of special influence) of the Sun is for six years; that of the Moon fifteen years; that of the Mars eight years; that of Mercury seventeen years. 

2. That of Saturn ten years; that of the Jupiter nineteen years; that of Rahu twelve years and that of Venus twenty-one years. 

3. The dašhā of Sun yields misery and heart-burn and destroys kings. Moon's daśha yields prosperity, happiness and sumptuous food. 

4. The dashă of Mars is miserable. It may cause deposition from the kingdom, etc. The dašhā of Mercury gives women of divine charms and flourishing kingdom with ample treasury. 

5. The data of saturn destroys kingdom and yields misery to kinsmen. The daśha of Jupiter provides happiness, virtue and flourishing kingdom. 

6. The dashă of Rahu causes destruction of kingdoms and produces sickness and misery. The dašhā of Venus provides elephants, horses, flourishing kingdom and women. 

7. Meşha Rashi is the house of Mars; Vrusha that of Venus; Mithuna that of Mercury; Karkataka that of Moon. 

8. Simha is the house of sun. Kanya that of Mercury; Tula that of Venus; Vrushchika that of Mars; 

9. Dhanush that of Jupiter; Makara and Kumbha both of Saturn and Mina that of Jupiter. Thus I have explained the houses of the planets. 

10. If in the month of Ashadha there are two full moons and two pūrvashadhas, it is called Dvirāşhadha (having two Aşhadhas). Vishņu sleeps in Cancer then. 

11-13. Auspicious stars for wearing ornaments are Ashvini, Revati, Chitra and Dhanishtha. At the time of starting on a journey the following animals seen on the right are auspicious: -deer, serpent, monkey, cat, dog, boar, birds, mungoose, and mouse. Seeing a Brahmin girl, dead body, conch, bugle, earth, bamboo, woman, and a pot full of water, at the time of starting on a journey is auspicious. A jackal, a camel, a mule, etc, when seen on the left side while proceeding on a journey are auspicious. 

14. Seeing cotton, medicine, oil, burning embers, snakes, a woman with dishevelled hair, a garland of red flowers and a nude person is inauspicious. 

15. I shall explain the implication of Hikka (the sound of hiccough when heard). If it is heard from the east, it produces great results from the south-east---sorrow and anxiety; from the south-loss. 

16. From the south-west-sorrow and anxiety; from the west--sumptuous feast: from the north-west-money; from the north-quarrel. 

17. From the north-east-death. Draw the solar circle and inscribe in it the picture of the sun in the form of a man. 

18-20. Find out the asterism on which the Sun presides (at the time of the birth of a child). Write the names of the three stars beginning with that star on the head. The next three stars shall be assigned to the mouth; assign one star to each of the shoulders, arms, and palms. Assign five stars to the heart; one to the navel; one to the genital; one to each of the knees The remaining six stars to the feet. 

21-23 If the star at the time of birth is one of those assigned to the feet, the child dies young; if it is one of those assigned to the knees—foreign travel; one at the genital-adulterer; one at the navel-he will be satisfied with what little he gets; one at the heart—he shall be a great lord; one at the palms a thief; one at the arms he falls from high position; one at the shoulders-very wealthy; one in the mouth-gets sumptuous feast; one at the head-he gets silk-clothes.