Chapter 18
Aspects of conjunction of two planets
1. If at the birth of a person the Sun be in conjunction with the Moon, he will be skilled in machine and stone work. If the Sun be in conjunction with Mars, he will be sinful. If the Sun be associated with Mercury, the native will be talented, intelligent, renowned and happy. If the Sun be in conjunction with Jupiter the person concerned will be cruel and will intent on helping others. If the Sun and Venus be together at birth, the native will earn through dancing, singing, by acting in theatre or Cinema or by the use of weapons. If the Sun be in conjunction with Saturn; the native will be skillful in the working of metals or in various sorts of pottery.
2. If the Moon be in conjunction with Mars, the person will be a dealer in hammer, ploughs and similar rough instruments, and earthen pots. He will be disobedient to his mother. If the Moon be associated with Mercury, the person concerned will be soft spoken, will be clever in interpretation (or clever in financial matters). He will be fortunate and famous. When the Moon be in conjunction with Jupiter, the person concerned will be victorious over enemies and fickle minded. He will be head of his family and very wealthy. If the Moon and Venus be together, the person concerned will specialise in weaving, tailoring and dying of clothes. If the Moon be in conjunction with Saturn, the person born will be the son of a woman (widow) who remarried.
3. If at birth Mars and Mercury be associated with each other, the person concerned, will be a dealer in herbs, plants, books, oil and drugs. He will be clever in boxing. If Mars and Jupiter be together he will be administrator of a city or town, or a king or a rich Brahmin. If Mars be with Venus, the person born will be owner of court, a wrestler, one who has affairs with other people's wives, gambler, and clever. When Mars and Saturn be together the native will be unhappy, condemned by all and does not stick to his word.
4. When Mercury be in conjunction with Jupiter at birth, the person concerned will be an actor, fond of singing and well versed in dancing. When Mercury be associated with Venus, the native will be eloquent in speech, owner of lands and will become head of assembly. If Mercury be conjoined with Saturn, the person will be an expert cheat, and addicted to licentious pleasures.
If Jupiter be in conjunction with Venus the person born will be learned, will possess wealth and wife and will be equipped with noble qualities. If Jupiter be associated with Saturn at birth, the person concerned will be a barber, a potter or a cook.
5. If Venus and Saturn be together, the native will be short sighted. Such a person earns wealth and becomes prosperous through a young woman. He will be well versed in painting and writing.
If more than two planets get Into conjunction in a house, the effects should be declared by taking into account the effects described for the various pairs of planets constituting the Yoga.
Effects of aspects on the Moon
6. If the Moon be in Aries the effects of aspect on her by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn will respectively make the native (1) poor, (2) a king, (3) learned, (4) equal to a king, and (6) a thief.
If the Moon be in Taurus and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the native will respectively become (1) a servant, (2) poor, (3) a thief, (4) one reverred by all, (5) a King and (6) wealthy.
7. If the Moon be in Gemini and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, he will respectively become (1) poor, (2) dealer in iron instruments, (3) a king, (4) learned, (5) courageous and (6) a weaver.
If the Moon be in Cancer and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the effects will be to make him (1) a victim of eye troubles, (2) a warrior, (3) learned, (4) intelligent, (5) a king (6) one who earns his livelihood by dealing in articles made of iron.
8. When the Moon be in Leo and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the native will respectively become (1) a king, (2) one well versed in astrology, (3) wealthy, (4) a king and (5) a barber.
When the Moon be in Virgo and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the person born will respectively become (1) a king, (2) clever, (3) a king, (4) a commander, (5) a land owner.
9. When the Moon be in Libra and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the result will respectively make the native (1) a wicked person, (2) a rouge, (3) a king, (4) a gold smith, (5) a business man and (6) a back biter.
If the Moon be in Scorpio and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the native will respectively become (1) poor, (2) a king, (3) father or mother of twins, (4) a cloth dealer, (5) one with deformed limbs.
10. If at birth the Moon be in Sagittarius and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the native will respectively become (1) arrogant and proud, (2) a cheat, (3) administrator over many persons, (4) a king, or chief of a group of persons, (5) a supporter of many persons, and (6) stupid.
If at birth the Moon be in Capricorn and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the person will respectively become (1) poverty stricken, (2) a king, (3) a king, (4) a king, (5) a learned or wise person and (6) wealthy.
11. If at birth the Moon be in Aquarius and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the person born will become (1) one reverred by people, (2) witty, (3) a land owner, (4) a king, (5) one popular amongst prostitutes, (6) king of kings.
If at birth the Moon be in Pisces and aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the person born will respectively become (1) a wicked person, (2) sinful, (3) intelligent, (4) a king, (5) a learned person, and (6) one intent on finding fault with others.
Effects of the Moon Various Navamsas and of the aspect of the different planets on her in that position.
12. When at birth me Moon be in the navamsa of Mars and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the native will respectively become (1) a watchman, (2) one fond of killing, (3) one skilled in fighting, (4) a king, (5) wealthy and (6) quarrelsome.
When at birth the Moon be in the navamsa of Venus and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the person concerned will respectivery become (1) stupid, (2) one addicted to other people's wives (3) a talented poet, (4) a talented composer of poems, (5) one engaged in collecting articles of comforts and luxury, (6) one having illicit connections with women.
13. If at birth the Moon be occupying the navamsa of Mercury and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the person concerned will respectivery become (1) an actor, (2) a thief, (3) a poet (4) a minister, (5) one versed in singing and (6) skilled in arts.
If the Moon at birth he posited in his own navamsa and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the person concerned will respectivery become (1) short statured, (2) greedy (3) one who practises penance, (4) one who occupies a high position (5) one who works as a subordinate to a woman, (6) one who keeps himself engaged in his work.
14. If at birth the Moon occupies the navamsa of the Sun and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the person will respectivery become (1) angry, (2) a favourite of the king, (3) owner of a treasure (wealthy), (4) a holder of a high position, (5) childless, (6) violent and cruel.
If at birth, the Moon occupies the navamsa of Jupiter and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn the person will respectively become (1) renowned for his strength and power. (2) commander, (3) witty, (4) minister (5) free from lust, (6) possessing habits and, nature of old and aged persdns (another interpretion of the words (...) has been made as Virtuously disposed.
15. When the Moon occupies the navamsa of Saturn and be aspected by the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, the person born will respectively become (1) possessor of limited progeny, (2) unhappy, (3) arrogant, (4) involved in his own work, (5) favourite of a wicked woman and (6) angry.
In the same manner should be predicted the effects resulting from the Sun in the several navamsas being aspected by the Moon and other planets.
16. What has been declared in verses 12-15 as effects of navamsa due to the Moon being posited in the navamsas of the Sun and other planets, should be understood to be the effects derived from the navamsa division. The effects that have been mentioned as resulting from the Moon in the several signs being aspected by the different planets should be applicable in the case of Dwadasamsa also.
17. The good effects declared above will be full or medium or little according as the Moon occupies a Vargottama position, his own navamsa or the navamsa of another planet. In the case of bad effects it will be the reverse. Again, if the lord of navamsa occupied by the Moon be strong, the effects described for the Moon in several signs and aspected by the several planets will be multiplied and only their effects due to the Moon occupying the particular navamsa subject to the particular planetary aspect will come to pass.
Thus ends the eighteenth chapter on "Conjunction of two Planets" in Phaladeepika composed by Mantreswara.
