Shiva Shadakshara Stotram

Omkaram, Bindu Samyuktham,
Nithyam, dyayanthi yogina,
Kamadam, mokshadam chaiva ,
Omkaraya Namo nama. 1
Salutations and salutations to letter ‘Om’,
Which is meditated as a letter Om with a dot,
Daily by great sages,
And leads them to fulfilment of desires,
And attainment of salvation.
Namanthi Rishayo deva,
Namanthyapsarasa gana,
Nara namanthi, devesam,
Nakaraya namo nama. 2



Salutations and salutations to letter ‘Na’,
Which is saluted by great sages,
Which is saluted by groups of divine maidens,
And which is saluted by men and the king of Devas.
Mahadevam, Mahathmanam,
Mahadyanaparayanam,
Maha papa haram devam,
Makaraya namo nama. 3
Salutations and salutations to letter ‘ma’,
Which is saluted as greatest God,
Which is saluted by great souls,
Which is greatly meditated and read,
And which is the stealer of all sins.
Shivam Shantham jagnannatham,
Lokanugraha karakam,
Shivamekapadam nithyam,
Shikaraya namo nama. 4
Salutations and salutations to letter ‘shi’,
Which is Lord Shiva,
Who is the abode of peace,
Who is the lord of the universe,
Who is the one who blesses the world,
And which is the one word that is eternal.
Vahanam Vrushabho yasya,
Vasuki Kanda Bhooshanam,
Vame Shakthi daram devam,
Vakaraya namo nama. 5
Salutations and salutations to letter “va”,
Which the God who holds in his left Goddess Shakti,
And who rides on a bull,
And wears on his neck the snake Vasuki.
Yathra yathra sthitho deva,
Sarva vyapi maheswara,
Yo guru sarva devanam,
Yakaraya namo nama. 6
Salutations and salutations to letter ‘ya’,
Which is the teacher of all the Devas,
Who exists wherever gods exist,
And who is the great God spread everywhere
Phalsruthi:
Shadaksharamidham sthothram,
Ya padeth Shiva Sannidhou,
Shivalokamavapnothi, Shivena Saha modathe.
Benefit:
If one reads this prayer of six letters,
In front of God shiva,
He would reach the world of Shiva,
And be always happy with him.

Maraka (Killer) Planets

O sage, you have mentioned a lot about longevity. Be kind enough to throw light on Marakas or killers.

2-5. O Brahmin, the 3rd and 8th are the two houses of longevity. The houses related to death are the 12th from each of these, i.e. the 2nd and 7th are Maraka houses.

3. Out of the two (i.e. 2nd and 7th) the 2nd is a powerful Maraka house (as against the 7th). The lords of the 2nd and the 7th, malefics in the 2nd and the 7th, and malefics accompanying the 2nd and the 7th lords are all known as Marakas. The major and sub periods of these planets will bring death on the native depending on whether he has a long life, medium life or short life.

6-7. The Dasa of a benefic planet related to the 12th lord may also inflict death. End may descend on the native in the 8th lord's Dasa. The Dasa of a planet which is an exclusive malefic (i.e. first-rate malefic) may also cause death.

8. The dasa of a malefic will not cause death in the Antardasa (sub period) of a benefic planet, although the former, is related to the latter, but in the sub period of a malefic planet though not related.

9. Should Saturn be ill-disposed and be related to a maraka planet, he will be the first to kill in preference to other planets.

THREE KINDS OF LIFE SPANS: short, medium, and long.

10-14. O Brahmin, I tell you further about Marakas. Narrated earlier are three kinds of life spans, viz. short, medium, and long. Short life is before 32 years, later on up to 64 it is medium life, and from 64 to 100 it is long life. Beyond 100 the longevity is called supreme. O excellent of the Brahmins, it is impossible to decide upon longevity till the native is 20 years old. Till such year the child should be protected by sacred recitations, religious offerings (of ghee etc. to consecrated fire as prescribed by Vedas etc.) and medical treatments, for premature death may descend on the child due to sins of father or mother or of its own (in the previous birth).

15-21. I further mention about the Maraka planets. One born with short life combinations may face death in the Dasa denoted by Vepat star (3rd from birth star); one of medium life may die in the dasa denoted by Pratyak star (5th from birth star). In the dasa denoted by Vadha star (7th from birth star), one with long life may obtain his end. The dasa of the lord of 22nd decanate or the one of 23rd, 3rd, 5th, or 7th asterisms may also cause death.

The lords of the 2nd and 12th counted from the Moon sign may bring death, this is true when the said ruler is a malefic and if he be a benefic there will be (only) diseases (but not death). Death may come to pass in the dasa of 6th lord and in the sub periods of 6th,8th, and 12th lords. Should there be many Marakas (endowed with the power of killing) and be strong, there will be diseases, miseries etc. in the respective major and sub periods. Thus these are Marakas (as above) and are primarily related to descend death upon the native. According to their dispositions there may be death or difficulties.

NODES: RAHU AND KETU AS MARAKAS:

If Rahu or Ketu be in the ascendant, 7th, 8th, or 12th thereof, or be in the 7th from a Maraka lord or be with such a planet, they acquire powers of killing in their major or sub periods.

25-31. THIRD HOUSE AND DEATH:

O excellent of Brahmins, if the Sun, being with strength, is in the 3rd house from the ascendant, one will obtain his death due to a king (or legal punishments).

The Moon in the 3rd will cause death due to tuberculosis while wounds, weapons, fire, and thirst will cause death through Mars in the 3rd. If the 3rd be aspected or occupied by Saturn and Rahu, death will be through poison, water or fire, or fall from heights or confinement. Death will surely come to descend through insects or leprosy if the Moon and Gulika occupy or aspect the 3rd house. Mercury aspecting or occupying the 3rd will bring death following fever. Jupiter in the 3rd or aspecting the 3rd will cause death by swelling or tumors. Urninary diseases will cause death if Venus is in the 3rd or aspects the 3rd. Many planets aspecting or occupying will bring death through many diseases.

32. If the 3rd house is occupied by a benefic, death will be in an auspicious place (like a shrine) and if by a malefic in sinful places. Mixed occupation will yield mixed results in this regard.

33. Consciousness will prevail at the time of death if Jupiter or Venus be in the 3rd. With others therein, there will be unconsciousness before death.

34. According to the 3rd house being a movable, fixed, or dual sign, death will be in a foreign place (other than native place), in one's own house, or on the way.

35-36. OCCUPANTS OF THE 8TH HOUSE:

Note the occupant of the 8th house from the ascendant. If it is the Sun, death will be through fire, the Moon water, Mars weapons, Mercury fever, Jupiter diseases, Venus hunger, and Saturn thirst.

37. Should the 8th house be occupied or aspected by a benefic while the 9th lord is conjunct a benefic the native will die in a shrine. If malefics take the role of benefics as above, death will be in a place other than a shrine.

38-39. FATE OF THE CORPSE:

Should there be a benefic's decanate in the 8th (i.e. the 22nd decanate being so), the corpse will be burnt in fire (as prescribed in Shastras); if a malefic's decanate be there, the body will be thrown away in water. If the decanate in question is owned by a mixed planet the dead body will only dry up. If it be a serpent decanate, the body will be eaten away by animals, crows, etc..

40. SERPENT DECANATES:

The 2nd and 3rd decanates in Cancer, the initial one in Scorpio, and the last one in Pisces are designated as serpent decanates.

41-42. PRE-NATAL ABODE:

O excellent of Brahmins, the stronger of the luminaries occupying a decanate of Jupiter denotes descent from the world of gods. If the said decanate be of Venus or the Moon the descent is from the world of the Manes, if be of the Sun or Mars it is from the world of the dead (of Yama), and if be of Mercury or Saturn it is from hell.

43-45. ASCENT AFTER DEATH: According to the following planets in the 12th, 7th, 6th, or the 8th, the native will attain such worlds after death: Jupiter - heaven, the Moon or Venus - the world of Manes, Mars/Sun -earth (i.e. rebirth), Mercury/Saturn - hell. Should the said houses be not occupied, the native will go to the world as indicated by stronger of the decanate lords related to the 6th and the 8th. The relative planet's exaltation etc. will denote the high, medium, and low status the native will obtain in the said world.

EFFECTS OF THE 12TH LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

If the 12th lord is in the ascendant, the native will be a spendthrift, be weak in constitution, will suffer from phlegmatic disorders, and be devoid of wealth and learning.

134. If the 12th lord is in the 2nd, the native will always spend on auspicious deeds, be religious, will speak sweetly, and be endowed with virtues and happiness.

135. If the 12th lord is in the 3rd, the native will be devoid of fraternal bliss, will hate others, and will promote self-nourishment (i.e. be quite selfish).

136. If the 12th lord is in the 4th, the native will be devoid of maternal happiness and will day by day accrue losses in respect of lands, conveyances, and houses.

137. If the 12th lord is in the 5th, the native will be bereft of sons and learning. He will spend as well as visit shrines in order to beget a son.

138. If the 12th lord is in the 6th, the native will incur enmity with his own men, be given to anger, be sinful, miserable, and will go to others' wives.

139. If the 12th lord is in the 7th, the native will incur expenditure on account of his wife, will not enjoy conjugal bliss, and will be bereft of learning and strength.

140. If the 12th lord is in the 8th, the native will always gain, will speak affably, will enjoy a medium span of life and be endowed with all good qualities.

141. If the 12th lord is in the 9th, the native will dishonor his elders, be inimical even to his friends, and be always intent on achieving his own ends.

142. If the 12th lord is in the 10th, the native will incur expenditure through royal persons and will enjoy only moderate paternal bliss.

143. If the 12th lord is in the 11th, the native will incur losses, be brought up by others, and will sometimes gain through others.

144. If the 12th lord is in the 12th, the native will only face heavy expenditure, will not have physical felicity, be irritable, and spiteful.

145-148. MISCELLANEOUS:

O Brahmin, those are the effects of house of lords which are to be deduced considering their strengths and weaknesses. In the case of a planet owning two bhavas, the results are to be deduced based on its two lordships (for the same placement). If contrary results are thus indicated, the results will be nullified, while results of varied nature will come to pass.

The planet will yield full, half or quarter of the effects according to its strength being full, medium, and negligble, respectively. Thus I have told you about the effects due to bhava lords in various bhavas.

EFFECTS OF THE 11TH LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

If the 11th lord is in the ascendant, the native will be genuine in disposition, be rich, happy, even sighted, be a poet, be eloquent in speech, and be always endowed with gains.

122. If the 11th lord is in the 2nd, the native will be endowed with all kinds of wealth and all kinds of accomplishments, be charitable, religious, and always happy.

123. If the 11th lord is in the 3rd, the native will be skillful in all jobs, wealthy, endowed with fraternal bliss, and may sometimes incur gout pains.

124. If the 11th lord is in the 4th, the native will gain from maternal relatives, will undertake visits to shrines, and will possess happiness of house and lands.

125. If the 11th lord is in the 5th, the native's children will be happy, educated, and virtuous. He will be himself religious and happy.

126. If the 11th lord is in the 6th, the native will be afflicted by diseases, be cruel, living in foreign places, and troubled by enemies.

127. If the 11th lord is in the 7th, the native will always gain through his wife's relatives, be liberal, virtuous, sensuous, and will remain at the command of his spouse.

128. If the 11th lord is in the 8th, the native will incur reversals in his undertakings and will live long while his wife will predecease him.

129. If the 11th lord is in the 9th, the native will be fortunate, skillful, truthful, honored by the king, and be affluent.

130. If the 11th lord is in the 10th, the native will be honored by the king, be virtuous, attached to his religion, intelligent, truthful, and will subdue his senses.

131. If the 11th lord is in the 11th, the native will gain in all his undertakings, while his learning and happiness will be on the increase day by day.

132. If the 11th lord is in the 12th, the native will always expend on good deeds, be sensuous, will have many wives, and will befriend barbarians (or foreigners in general).

EFFECTS OF THE 10TH LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

If the 10th lord is in the ascendant, the native will be scholarly, famous, be a poet, will incur diseases in boyhood, and be happy later on. His wealth will increase day by day.

110. If the 10th lord is in the 2nd, the native will be wealthy, virtuous, honored by the king, charitable, and will enjoy happiness from father and others.

111. If the 10th lord is in the 3rd, the native will enjoy happiness from brothers and servants, be valorous, virtuous, eloquent, and truthful.

112. If the 10th lord is in the 4th, the native will be happy, be always interested in his mother's welfare, will lord over conveyances, lands and houses, be virtuous and wealthy.

113. If the 10th lord is in the 5th, the native will be endowed with all kinds of learning, be always delighted and be wealthy and endowed with sons.

114. If the 10th lord is in the 6th, the native will be bereft of paternal bliss. Although he may be skillful, he will be bereft of wealth and be troubled by enemies.

115. If the 10th lord is in the 7th, the native will be endowed with happiness through wife, be intelligent, virtuous, eloquent, truthful, and religious.

116. If the 10th lord is in the 8th, the native will be devoid of (good) acts, longlived, and intent on blaming others.

117. If the 10th lord is in the 9th, one born of royal scion will become a king, whereas an ordinary native will be equal to a king. This placement will confer wealth and progenic happiness, etc..

118. If the 10th lord is in the 10th, the native will be skillful in all jobs, be valorous, truthful, and devoted to elders.

119. If the 10th lord is in the 11th, the native will be endowed with wealth, happiness, and sons.

120. If the 10th lord is in the 12th, the native will spend through royal abodes (i.e. kings), will have fear from enemies and will be worried in spite of being skillful.

EFFECTS OF THE 9TH LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

If the 9th lord is in the ascendant, the native will be fortunate (or prosperous), will be honored by the king, be virtuous, charming, learned, and honored by the public.

98. If the 9th lord is in the 2nd, the native will be a scholar, be dear to all, wealthy, sensuous, and endowed with happiness from wife, sons, etc..

99. If the 9th lord is in the 3rd, the native will be endowed with fraternal bliss, be wealthy, virtuous, and charming.

100. If the 9th lord is in the 4th, the native will enjoy houses, conveyances, and happiness, will have all kinds of wealth, and be devoted to his mother.

101. If the 9th lord is in the 5th, the native will be endowed with sons and prosperity, devoted to elders, bold, charitable and learned.

102. If the 9th lord is in the 6th, the native will enjoy meager prosperity, be devoid of happiness from maternal relatives and be always troubled by enemies.

103. O Brahmin, if the 9th lord is in the 7th, the native will beget happiness after marriage, be virtuous, and famous.

104. If the 9th lord is in the 8th, the native will not be prosperous, and will not enjoy happiness from his elder brother.

105. If the 9th lord is in the 9th, the native will be endowed with abundant fortunes, virtues, and beauty, and will enjoy much happiness from coborn.

106. If the 9th lord is in the 10th, the native will be a king or equal to him or be a minister or an army chief, be virtuous, and dear to all.

107. If the 9th lord is in the 11th, the native will enjoy financial gains day by day, be devoted to elders, virtuous, and meritorious in acts.

108. If the 9th lord is in the 12th, the native will incur loss of fortunes, will always spend on auspicious acts, and will become poor on account of entertaining guests.

EFFECTS OF THE 8TH LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

If the 8th lord is in the ascendant, the native will be devoid of physical felicity, and will suffer from wounds. He will be hostile to gods and brahmins (or religious people).

86. If the 8th lord is in the 2nd, the native will be devoid of bodily vigor, will enjoy a little wealth, and will not regain lost wealth.

87. If the 8th lord is in the 3rd, the native will be devoid of fraternal happiness, be indolent and devoid of servants and strength.

88. If the 8th lord is in the 4th, the child will be deprived of its mother. He will be devoid of a house, lands, and happiness, and will doubtlessly betray his friends.

89. If the 8th lord is in the 5th, the native will be dull witted, will have limited number of children, be longlived and wealthy.

90. If the 8th lord is in the 6th, the native will win over his enemies, be afflicted by diseases, and during childhood will incur danger through snakes and water.

91. If the 8th lord is in the 7th, the native will have two wives. If the 8th lord is conjunct a malefic in the 7th there will surely be downfall in his business (or livelihood).

92. If the 8th lord is in the 8th, the native will be longlived. If the said planet be weak being in the 8th, the longevity will be medium, while the native will be a thief, be blameworthy, and will blame others well.

93. If the 8th lord is in the 9th, the native will betray his religion be a heterodox, will beget a wicked wife, and will steal others' wealth.

94. If the 8th lord is in the 10th, the native will be devoid of paternal bliss, be a tale bearer, and be bereft of a livelihood. If there is an aspect in the process from a benefic, then these evils will not mature.

95. If the 8th lord along with a malefic is in the 11th, the native will be devoid of wealth and will be miserable in boyhood but happy later on. Should the 8th lord be in conjunction with a benefic and be in the 11th, the native will be long lived.

96. If the 8th lord is in the 12th, the native will spend on evil deeds and will incur a short life. More so, if there be additionally a malefic in the said house.

EFFECTS OF THE 7TH LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

If the 7th lord is in the ascendant, the native will go to others' wives, be wicked, skillful, devoid of courage, and afflicted by windy diseases.

74. If the 7th lord is in the 2nd, the native will have many wives, will gain wealth through his wife, and be procrastinating in nature.

75. If the 7th lord is in the 3rd, the native will face loss of children and sometimes with great difficulty there will exist a living son. There is also the possibility of birth of a daughter (who will sustain).

76. If the 7th lord is in the 4th, the wife of the native will not be under his control. He will be fond of truth, be intelligent, and religious. He will suffer from dental diseases.

77. If the 7th lord is in the 5th, native will be honorable, endowed with all (i.e. seven principal) virtues, always delighted and endowed with all kinds of wealth.

78. If the 7th lord is in the 6th, the native will beget a sickly wife, be inimical to her, given to anger and devoid of happiness.

79. If the 7th lord is in the 7th, the native will be endowed with happiness through wife, be courageous, skillful, and intelligent, but only afflicted by windy diseases.

80. If the 7th lord is in the 8th, the native will be deprived of marital happiness. His wife will be troubled by diseases, be devoid of good disposition, and will not obey the native.

81. If the 7th lord is in the 9th, the native will have union with many women, be well-disposed to his own wife, and will have many undertakings (or assignments).

82. If the 7th lord is in the 10th, the native will beget a disobedient wife, will be religious, and endowed with wealth, sons, etc..

83. If the 7th lord is in the 11th, the native will gain wealth through his wife, be endowed with less happiness from sons, etc., and will have daughters.

84. If the 7th lord is in the 12th, the native will incur penury, be a miser, and his livelihood will be related to clothes. His wife will be a spendthrift.

FFECTS OF THE 6TH LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

If the 6th lord is in the ascendant, the native will be sickly, famous, inimical to his own men, rich, honorable, adventurous, and virtuous.

62. If the 6th lord is in the 2nd, the native will be adventurous, famous among his racemen, will live in alien countries (or places), be happy, be a skillful speaker, and be always interested in his own work.

63. If the 6th lord is n the 3rd, the native will be given to anger, be bereft of courage, inimical to all of his coborn, and will have disobedient servants.

64. If the 6th lord is in the 4th, the native will be devoid of maternal happiness, be intelligent, be a talebearer, be jealous, fickle-minded, and very rich.

65. If the 6th lord is in the 5th the native will have fluctuating finances. He will incur enmity with his sons and friends. He will be happy, selfish, and kind.

66. If the 6th lord is in the 6th, the native will have enmity with the group of his kinsmen but be friendly to others and will enjoy mediocre happiness in matters like wealth.

67. If the 6th lord is in the 7th, the native will be deprived of happiness through wedlock. He will be famous, virtuous, honorable, adventurous, and wealthy.

68. If the 6th lord is in the 8th, the native will be sickly, inimical, will desire others' wealth, be interested in others' wives, and be impure (or degraded).

69. If the 6th lord is in the 9th, the native will trade in wood and stones (also means poison), and will have fluctuating professional fortunes.

70. If the 6th lord is in the 10th, the native will be well known among his men, will not be respectfully disposed to his father and will be happy in foreign countries. He will be a gifted speaker.

71. If the 6th lord is in the 11th, the native will gain wealth through his enemies, be virtuous, adventurous, and will be somewhat bereft of progenic happiness.

72. If the 6th lord is in the 12th, the native will always spend on vices, be hostile to learned people, and will torture living beings.

EFFECTS OF THE 5TH LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

If the 5th lord is in the ascendant, the native will be scholarly, be endowed with progenic happiness, be a miser, be crooked, and will steal others' wealth.

50. If the 5th lord is in the 2nd, the native will have many sons and wealth, be a pater familiar, be honorable, be attached to his spouse, and be famous in the world.

51. If the 5th lord is in the 3rd, the native will be attached to his coborn, be a talebearer, and a miser, and be always interested in his own work.

52. If the 5th lord is in the 4th, the native will be happy, endowed with maternal happiness, wealth and intelligence, and be a king or a minister or a preceptor.

53. If the 5th lord is in the 5th, the native will have progeny if related to a benefic; there will be no issues if malefic is related to the said 5th lord placed in 5th. The 5th lord in 5th will, however, make one virtuous and dear to friends.

54. If the 5th lord is in the 6th, the native will obtain such sons who will be equal to his enemies or will lose them, or will acquire an adopted or purchased son.

55. If the 5th lord is in the 7th, the native will be honorable, very religious, endowed with progenic happiness and be helpful to others.

56. If the 5th lord is in the 8th, the native ill not have much progenic happiness, be troubled by cough and pulmonary disorders, be given to anger, and be devoid of happiness.

57. If the 5th lord is in the 9th, the native will be a prince or equal to him, will author treatises, be famous, and will shine in his race.

58. If the 5th lord is in the 10th, the native will enjoy a Rajayoga and various pleasure, and be very famous.

59. If the 5th lord is in the 11th, the native will be learned, dear to people, be an author of treatises, be very skillful, and be endowed with many sons and wealth.

60. If the 5th lord is in the 12th, the native will be bereft of happiness from his own sons, will have an adopted or purchased son.

EFFECTS OF THE 4TH LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

If the 4th lord is in the ascendant the native will be endowed with learning, virtues, ornaments, lands, conveyances, and maternal happiness.

38. If the 4th lord is in the 2nd, the native will enjoy pleasures, all kinds of wealth, family life and honor, and be adventurous. He will be cunning in disposition.

39. If the 4th lord is in the 3rd, the native will be valorous. He will have servants, be liberal, virtuous and charitable, and possess self-earned wealth. He will be free from diseases.

40. If the 4th lord is in the 4th, the native will be a minister and will possess all kinds of wealth. He will be skilfull, virtuous, honorable, learned, happy, and be well disposes to his spouse.

41. If the 4th lord is in the 5th, the native will be happy and be liked by all. He will be devoted to Sri Vishnu, be virtuous, honorable, and will have self-earned wealth.

42. If the 4th lord is in the 6th, the native will be devoid of maternal happiness, be given to anger, be a thief and a conjurer (or magician), be independent in action and be ill-disposed.

43. If the 4th lord is in the 7th, the native will be endowed with a high degree of education, will sacrifice his patrimony, and be akin to the dumb in an assembly.

44. If the 4th lord is in the 8th, the native will be devoid of domestic and other comforts, will not enjoy much parental happiness, and be equal to a neuter.

45. If the 4th lord is in the 9th, the native will be dear to one and all, be devoted to God, be virtuous, honorable, and endowed with every kind of happiness.

46. If the 4th lord is in the 10th, the native will enjoy royal honors, be an alchemist, be extremely pleased, will enjoy pleasures, and will conquer his five senses.

47. If the 4th lord is in the 11th, the native will have fear of secret disease, be liberal, virtuous, charitable, and helpful to others.

48. If the 4th lord is in the 12th, the native will be devoid of domestic and other comforts, will have vices and be foolish and indolent.

EFFECTS OF 3RD LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES:

If the 3rd lord is in the ascendant, the native will have self-made wealth, be disposed to worship, be valorous, and be intelligent although devoid of learning.

26. If the 3rd lord is in the 2nd, the native will be corpulent, devoid of valor, will not make much efforts, be not happy , and will have an eye on others' wives and others' wealth.

27. If the 3rd lord is in the 3rd, the native will be endowed with happiness through coborn and will have wealth and sons, be cheerful and extremely happy.

28. If the 3rd lord is in the 4th, the native will be happy, wealthy and intelligent but will acquire a wicked spouse.

29. If a the 3rd lord is in the 5th, the native will have sons, and be virtuous. If in the process the 3rd lord be conjunct or aspected by a malefic, the native will have a formidable wife.

30. If the 3rd lord is in the 6th, the native will be inimical to his coborn, be affluent, will not be well disposed to his maternal uncle, and be dear to his maternal aunt.

31. If the 3rd lord is in the 7th, the native will be interested in serving the king and be not happy during boyhood but at the end of his life.

32. If the 3rd lord is in the 8th, the native will be a thief, will derive his livelihood serving others and will die at the gate of royal palace.

33. If the 3rd lord is in the 9th, the native will lack paternal bliss, will make fortunes through wife and will enjoy progeny and other pleasures.

34. If the 3rd lord is in the 10th, the native will have all kinds of happiness and self-made wealth and be interested in nurturing wicked females.

35. If the 3rd lord is in the 11th, the native will always gain in trading, be intelligent although not literate, be adventurous, and will serve others.

36. If the 3rd lord is in the 12th, the native will spend on evil deeds, will have a wicked father, and will be fortunate through a female (or wife).

EFFECTS OF 2ND LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

If the 2nd lord is in the ascendant, the native will be endowed with sons and wealth, be inimical to his family, lustful, hard hearted, and will do others' jobs.

14. If the 2nd lord is in the 2nd, the native will be wealth, proud, will have two or more wives and be bereft of progeny.

15. If the 2nd lord is in the 3rd, the native will be valorous, wise, virtuous, lustful, and miserly - all these when related to a benefic. If related to a malefic, the native will be a heterodox.

16. If the 2nd lord is in the 4th, the native will acquire all kinds of wealth. If the 2nd lord is exalted and be conjunct Jupiter, one will be equal to a king.

17. If the 2nd lord is in the 5th, the native will be wealthy. Not only the native, but also his sons, will be intent on earning wealth.

18. If the 2nd lord is in the 6th, along with a benefic the native will gain wealth through his enemies; if be with a malefic, there will be loss through enemies apart from mutilation of shanks.

19. If the 2nd lord is in the 7th, th native will be addicted to others' wives and be a doctor. If a malefic is related to the said placement by conjunction or by aspect, the native's wife will (also) be of questionable character.

20. If the 2nd lord is in the 8th, the native will be endowed with abundant land and wealth. But he will have limited material felicity and be bereft of happiness from his elder brother.

21. If the 2nd lord is in the 9th, the native will be wealthy, diligent, skillful, sick during childhood, and will later on be happy (i.e. healthy), and will visit shrines observing religious code, etc..

22. If the 2nd lord is in the 10th, the native will be libidinous, honorable, learned, will have many wives, and much wealth, but be bereft of filial happiness.

23. If the 2nd lord is in the 11th, the native will have all kinds of wealth, be ever diligent, honorable, and famous.

24. If the 2nd lord is in the 12th, the native will be adventurous, be devoid of wealth, and be interested in other's wealth, while his eldest child will not keep him happy.

Effects of Bhava Lords-Ascendant lord in various hoses

1. EFFECTS OF THE ASCENDANT LORD IN VARIOUS HOUSES

Should the ascendant lord be in the ascendant itself, the native will be endowed with physical happiness (i.e. good health) and prowess. He will be intelligent, fickle-minded, will have two wives and will unite with other females.

2. If the lord of the ascendant is in the 2nd, he will be gainful, scholarly, happy, endowed with good qualities, be religious, honorable, and will have many wives.

3. If the lord of the ascendant is in the 3rd, the native will equal a lion in valor, be endowed with all kinds of wealth, be honorable, will have two wives, be intelligent and happy.

4. If the ascendant lord is in the 4th, the native will be endowed with paternal and maternal happiness, will have many brothers, be lustful, virtuous, and charming.

5. If the ascendant lord is in the 5th, the native will have mediocre progenic happiness, will lose his first child, be honorable, given to anger, and be dear to the king.

6. If the ascendant lord is in the 6th and related to a malefic the native will be devoid of physical happiness, and will be troubled by enemies if there is no benefic aspect.

7. If the ascendant lord is a malefic and be in the 7th, the native's wife will not live (long). If the planet in question be a benefic, one will wander aimlessly, face penury and be dejected. He will alternatively become a king (if the said planet is strong).

8. If the ascendant lord is in the 8th, the native will be an accomplished scholar, be sickly, thievish, be given to much anger, be a gambler, and will join others' wives.

9. If the ascendant lord is in the 9th, the native will be fortunate, dear to people, be a devotee of Sri Vishnu, be skillful, eloquent in speech, and be endowed with wife, sons, and wealth.

10. If the ascendant lord is in the 10th, the native will be endowed with paternal happiness, royal honor (or patronage), fame among men and will doubtlessly have self-earned wealth.

11. If the ascendant lord is in the 11th, the native will always be endowed with gains, good qualilites, fame, and many wives.

12. If the ascendant lord is in the 12th and be devoid of benefic aspect/conjunction, the native will be bereft of physical happiness, will spend unfruitfully and be given to much anger.