ग्रहाणां विशेषबाधकत्वकथनम्
क्रमाच्च रागद्विशरीरभाजामुपान्त्यधर्मस्मरगास्तदीशाः ।
खरेशमान्दिस्थितराशिनाथा अतीवबाधाकरखेचराः स्युः ।। २।।
क्रमानुसार चर, स्थिर तथा द्विस्वभाव के लिये ग्यारहवें, नवें तथा सातवें भावों में बैठे ग्रह तथा उसी क्रम से एकादशेश, नवमेश तथा बाधक ग्रह होते हैं। इसी प्रकार खरेश (२२वें द्रेष्काण का स्वामी ग्रह) तथा मान्दि (गुलिक) स्थित राशि का स्वामी ग्रह भी अतीव बाधाकारक होते हैं || २ ||
“In sequence, for movable, fixed, and dual signs, the planets occupying the 11th, 9th, and 7th houses respectively, are considered obstructive. Likewise, the lords of the 11th, 9th, and 7th houses in that same order are also obstructive. In addition, the lord of the 22nd dreṣkāṇa (Khareśa) and the lord of the sign where Māndi (Gulika) is placed are extremely obstructive planets.”
Note - There is likely an omission of one word in the verses because it first mentions movable signs, then dual signs. The logical explanation for a fixed sign is 9th from 7th, not 9th from the acendant, and it completes the kama trikona. (3,7,11) As the badhaks referring to Kaam trikona.
Word-by-Word Translation of the Verse
क्रमात् च — “and in order / sequentially”
रागद्विशरीरभाजाम् — compound: rāga-dvi-śarīra-bhājām
राग = attachment, passion → here interpreted as movable signs
द्वि = dual, twofold → dual signs
शरीरभाजाम् = those having body, form → fixed signs
→ Together: “movable, fixed, and dual signs”
उपान्त्यधर्मस्मरगाः —
उपान्त्य = near-end, penultimate → refers to 11th house
धर्म = righteousness, dharma → 9th house
स्मरगाः = related to union, desire → 7th house
→ “planets placed in the 11th, 9th, and 7th houses”
तदीशाः — “their lords (house lords)”
खरेश — “Khareśa, lord of the 22nd dreṣkāṇa”
मान्दि — “Māndi (Gulika)”
स्थितराशिनाथाः — “lord of the sign where they are placed”
अतीव बाधाकरः — “extremely obstructive / causing great hindrance”
खेचराः स्युः — “the planets become (such obstructors)”
3. Interpretive Commentary (Jyotiṣa sense)
For movable signs (Cara rāśi) → the 11th house and its lord are bādhaka (obstructive).
For fixed signs (Sthira rāśi) → the 9th house and its lord are obstructive.
For dual signs (Dvisvabhāva rāśi) → the 7th house and its lord are obstructive.
Beyond this, two special obstructors are mentioned:
Khareśa → lord of the 22nd dreṣkāṇa (a sensitive point linked to suffering).
Māndi’s sign lord → Māndi (Gulika) is a sub-planet; its sign lord acts as a strong malefic.
Thus, the śloka is laying down the principle of bādhaka planets — those that obstruct prosperity, health, or smooth functioning — depending on the nature of the rising sign.
