Elements
Verse 2
शिखिभूखाम्बुवातानामधिपा मङ्गलादयः ।
तत्तद्लवशाज् ज्ञेय तत्तद्धूतभवं फलम् ॥२॥
- The
five Mahābhūtas (elements) — Fire, Earth, Sky, Water, Air — are ruled
respectively by Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn.
- Whichever
planet is strong at birth or in transit, the result of its corresponding
element becomes dominant in the person’s nature.
Verses 3–4
सबले मङ्गले वह्धिस्वभावो जायते नरः ।
लुधे महीस्वभावः स्यादाकाशप्रकृतिर्गुरौ ॥३॥
शुक्रे जलस्वभावश्च मारुतप्रकृतिः शनौ ।
मिश्रर्मिश्रस्वभावश्च विज्ञेयो द्विजसत्तम ! ॥४॥
- If Mars
is strong → fiery nature (Agni-prakṛti).
- If Mercury
is strong → earthy nature (Bhūmi-prakṛti).
- If Jupiter
is strong → ether/sky nature (Ākāśa-prakṛti).
- If Venus
is strong → watery nature (Jala-prakṛti, Kapha).
- If Saturn
is strong → airy nature (Vāta-prakṛti).
- If
multiple planets are strong → mixed nature (Miśra-prakṛti).
Verse 5
सूर्ये वदहधिस्वभावश्च जलप्रकृतिको विधौ ।
स्वदशायां ग्रहा्छायां व्यञ्जयन्ति स्वभूतजाम् ॥५॥
- If Sun
is strong → fiery nature.
- If Moon
is strong → watery nature.
- Each
planet, during its own Daśā (period), reveals the shadow or
influence of its governing element.
Simplified Summary (English)
- Every
planet governs one of the five elements.
- The
strength of a planet at birth or during transit determines which element
dominates a person’s constitution or temperament.
- Mars →
Fire, Mercury → Earth, Jupiter → Sky, Venus → Water, Saturn → Air.
- Sun
also gives Fire, Moon gives Water.
- When
several planets are strong, the nature is mixed.
- In
their respective Daśās, planets manifest the qualities of their element.
The purpose is to exemplify the Vata, Pitta, Kapha, and Tridosha
properties of signs, which are often ignored by learners.
|
Zodiac Sign |
Type (Charadi) |
Kritaruk |
Gender (Purush) |
Constitution (Prakriti) |
|
Aries |
Movable |
A. |
Male |
Pitta |
|
Taurus |
Fixed |
A. |
Female |
Vata |
|
Gemini |
Dual |
A. |
Male |
Tridhatu |
|
Cancer |
Movable |
A. |
Female |
Kapha |
|
Leo |
Fixed |
A. |
Male |
Pitta |
|
Virgo |
Dual |
A. |
Female |
Vata |
|
Libra |
Movable |
A. |
Male |
Tridhatu |
|
Scorpio |
Fixed |
A. |
Female |
Kapha |
|
Sagittarius |
Movable |
A. |
Male |
Pitta |
|
Capricorn |
Fixed |
A. |
Female |
Vata |
|
Aquarius |
Dual |
A. |
Male |
Tridhatu |
|
Pisces |
Fixed |
A. |
Female |
Kapha |
