โหราศาสตร์พระเวท(ภารตะ)

Chapter 11

Female Horoscopy

1. Whatever effects have been declared for men, they are entirely appicable to women too, or to their husbands. The woman's prosperity and happiness have to be deducted from the 8th house (from the Lagna or the Moon whichever is stronger). Consideration of children should be made from the 9th house and matters relating to her appearance, looks etc., should be examined from the Langa. It is from the 7th house that her welfare (power of influencing the husband) and the (nature of the husband) should be assessed, while her association with other men and chastity should be assessed from an examination of the 4th house. Benefics in these houses produce good results while malefics in the above houses are productive of evil unless they happen to own the house in which the effect will be good.

Notes — This is a very important verse of this chapter. It will, therefore, be useful for the readers to know what other authorities have said in this regard.

Saravali

From the 8th house her widowhood can be deducted while the ascendant deals with her physique, the 7th house with her husband's good fortunes and the 5th house with her offspring.

Brihat Jataka

Of the effects that have been described till now in the case of male horoscopes, all those that may be found in (female horoscope) suitable to females should be declared as applicable to them alone; the rest should be ascribed to their husbands. Hie death of the husband is to be declared through the 8th place (from the Langa or the Moon whichever is stronger). Matters relating to her appearance, beauty etc., should be determined from the Lagna and the sign occupied by the Moon. It is from the 7th place (from the Lagna or the Moon whichever is stronger) that her welfare (happiness) and the (nature of the husband) should be assertained.

Jataka Parijata

Whatever effect may accrue from the horoscope of female that is applicable only to men, should be ascribed to the husband. The good and evil affecting their person should be calculated from the Moon and the Lagna whichever of them is stronger. It is from the 7th place from the Lagna or the Moon that all that is worthy or unworthy in the husband should be ascertained and the death of the husband is foretold through the 8th bhava (from the Lagna or the Moon). All this should be well weighted by the strength or weakness of the planets, benefic and malefic, before an announcement is made.

Of the Lagna and the Moon, find which is stronger. It is well reference to the luck, beauty and strenght of women should be announced. Children and wealth in abundance should be declared through the 9th bhava therefrom. Wedded happiness or otherwise should be gathered from the 8th bhava; husband's fortune from the 7th. Some astrologers opine that the well being or the reverse of the husband can be determined from the 9th bhava.

Some hold that widowhood is found out through the 8th bhava. Beauty, fame and fortune through the Lagna, the son through the 5th, ascertain as well exceeding tranquility of women through the planets occupying the 9th bhava. All else whether due to the bhavas or yogas are the same in regard to both men and women.

Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra

The physique of the woman should be ascertained from the Lagna, offspring from the 5th, happiness of the husband from the 7th and widowhood from 6th. Those effects which are not applicable to women should be ascertained to their husbands.

We would like to comment on two of the various matters described above.

(1) Whether the effects not applicable to women should be ascertained to their husbands.

(2) From which house should we examine matters relating to children.

As regards (1) the time have now completely changed and women now enjoy equal opportunities in all fields. Now women are holding high posts in the scientific, engineering, financial and administrative spheres. We are, therefore, of the view that the effects of Raja Yogas, Adhiyogas, etc., present in their horoscopes should be aplicable to them and not to their husbands. They can apply to husbands in case they are entirely dependent on them.

As regards (2) the most appropriate and logical house from which the matter of children should be examined, is the 5th house and in this sphere no distinction should be made between male's and female's horoscope. The view of Parasara as given in the Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra should be treated as the most authoritative. Birhat Jataka is silent about this which means that it makes no differentiation between a male's horoscope and female's horoscope about this matter. Saravali has followed the view expressed in Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra.

2. If in a female's nativity both the Ascendant and the Moon are in even signs and be aspected by benefics, the native will be blessed with good sons and husband will be of good character and will wear ornaments. She will be prosperous and will possess praiseworthy qualities. If, however, both the Ascendant and the Moon be in odd signs and be aspected by malefics, the woman concerned will be masculine in bearing, of wicked disposition, beyond the control of the husband, insincere, wrathful and poor.

3. If the 7th house or the setting navamsa be owned by a benefic, the woman born will be blessed with a husband who will be handsome, well reputed, learned and wealthy. If it be otherwise, the husband will be deformed, stupid, deceitful and poor and the native will be separated from her husband. If Mars be posited there, she will become a widow, both benefics and malefics occupy the 7th house, she will remarry. If there be a malefic or malefics in the 8th house, she will get a shortlived husband. If the 2nd house is occupied by malefics, the native dies with her husband.

Note-it is believed that if the mischief of Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu and the Sun be similar in the horoscopes of both husband and wife, they are not harmed in any way.

4. If in a female's nativity, the Moon is in Taurus, Leo, Virgo or Scorpio identical with the 5th house, the native will have a limited number of Issues. If the 7th house or the setting navamsa belongs to Saturn, Mars or the Sun, the native will have a diseased sexual organ. If the 4th house be occupied by malefic planets, the native will be unchaste.

If the Ascendant, "the Moon and Venus beta a sign or navamsa of Saturn or Mars, the native will become a prostitute.

5. If the 7th house or the setting navamsa belongs to be benefic, the female born, will have beautiful hips and will be very fortunate.

If the Moon, the Ascendant and the 4th house be connected with benefics (by conjunction, lordship or aspects), the woman concerned will be chaste and will possess excellent qualities.

If benefics be posited in trikonas, the native will be happy, will be blessed with sons (children), full of good qualities and wealthy. If there be malefics in the above mentioned houses, she will either be barren or she will give birth to still born children.

6-8. Find out which of the Moon and the Lagna is stronger. The one which is stronger if (i) in Aries or Scorpio and in the trimsamsa of Mars the woman concerned will be ill-behaved. If it be in the trimsamsa of Saturn she will be maid servant. If it be in trimsamsa of Jupiter she will be cultured and wealthy. If it be in the trimsamsa of Mercury, she will be deceitful and if it be in the trimsamsa of Venus she will be of bad character.

If the Moon or Lagna. whichever is stronger, is in Taurus or Libra in the trimsamsa of Mars, the woman concerned will be of bad character, in the trimsamsa of Saturn she will resort to another husband, in the trimsamsa of Jupiter, she will be respected, in the trimsamsa of Mercury, she will be learned and in the trisamsa of Venus she will be famous.

If the Moon or the Lagna, whichever is stronger, be in Gemini or Virgo, in the trimsamsa of Mars she will be deceitful, in the trimsamsa of Saturn she will be eunuch, in the trimsamsa of Jupiter, she will be chaste, in the trimsamsa of Mercury she will be full of good qualities and in the trimsamsa of Venus she will be repining.

If the Moon or Lagna, whichever is stronger, be in Cancer, in the trimsamsa of Mars she will be self willed and uncontrolled, in the trimsamsa of Saturn she will kill her husband, in the trimsamsa of Jupiter, she will be endowed with distinguished qualities, in the trimsamsa of Mercury, she will be skilled in arts and in the trimsamsa of Venus, she will be full of virtues.

If the Moon or the Lagna, whichever is stronger, be in Sagittarius or Pisces in the trimsamsa of Mars, she will be maid servant, in the trimsamsa of Saturn she will be enamoured of persons other than her husband. In the trimsamsa of Jupiter she will possess many good qualities, in the trimsamsa of Saturn she will have little desire for sexual intercourse, in the trimsamsa of Jupiter, she will be endowed with many good qualities, in the trimsamsa of Mercury she will be skilled in the arts, and in the trimsamsa of Venus she will be very chaste.

If the Moon or the Lagna, whichever is stronger, be in the Capricorn or Aquarius, in the trimsamsa of Mars, she will be a maid servant; in the trimsamsa of Saturn, she will be enamoured of persons other than her husband; in the trimsamsa of Jupiter, she will keep her husband under her control; in the trimsamsa of Mercury she will be unchaste and in the trimsamsa of Venus she will be issueless and poor.

If the Moon or the Lagna, whichever is stronger, be in Leo, in the trimsamsa of Mars she will be a wicked wife; in the trimsamsa of Saturn she will be without any character; in the trimsamsa of Jupiter she will be wife of king or landlord; in the trimsamsa of Mercury she will be masculine in her behaviour and in the trimsamsa of Venus she will have attachment for a person other than her husband.

9. The elder brother of the husband, the mother-in-law, father-in-law and younger brother will die (soon after the marriage), if the girl is born in Jyestha, Ashlesha, Moola and Vishakha nakshatras respectively.

The girls born in Chitra, Ardra, Satabhisha, Jyestha, Moola, Kritika or Pushyami nakshatras will become, barrens, widows, mothers whose children do not survive, cast away by husbands or poor.

10. If the Moon, lords of the Ascendant, the 7th and the 9th house associated with benefics be posited In good houses and be of brilliant rays (not eclipsed), the woman concerned will be held in high esteem by her relations. She will do many good deeds, will be very pretty and be prosperous. She will please her husband, bear good sons and be virtuous in her disposition, the period of this happy life with depending on the strength derived by the eighth house from benefics through association or aspect.

11. If a woman's menses commences when the Moon is in an Anupachaya house (1, 2. 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 12) and is aspected by Mars, they (menses) become favourable to conception and not otherwise.

The husband should sow the seed when the Moon occupies an Upachaya house (3, 6, 10, 11) in respect of the female's nativity and is aspected by Jupiter. This is to be done at an auspicious Lagna with many good points in its favour and unconnected with (Parva) and other objectionable period of time.

Thus ends the eleventh chapter on "Women Horoscopy" in Phaladeepika composed by Mantreswara.