Astrology Effects of Transits

Effects of Transits

Stanza 1. Varaha Mihira has detailed the effects of planets in transit in his work Brihat Samhita. I shall describe here briefly what is given by him in that famous treatise.

Stanza 2. When the Sun transits the Janma Rasi (the sign occupied by the Moon at birth), fatigue, loss of good name and position, painful work and diseases afflict the native; in the 2nd, loss of money, diseases in the eye, and deception from others happen; in the 3rd, one will experience elevation to a new position, ruin to one's enemies, increase of wealth and good health; in the 4th, he will meet with obstacles in the matter of enjoying the company of his wife and will suffer from diseases in the stomach.

Stanza 3. In the 5th, affliction from enemies, and diseases; in the 6th, recovery from illness, fall of enemies and pacification of all mental griefs; in the 7th, fatigue from journeys, helplessness and diseases connected with the stomach; in the 8th repulsion for women and from women and fear from the rulers and diseases.

Stanza 4. In the 9th, calamities of all sorts, feelings of privation and severe diseases, and break to one's profession; in the 10th success in all undertakings and victory in all quarters; in the 11th, promotion to an elevated position, general prosperity, recovery from diseases and tendency to do good actions; and in the 12th, the native will not be able to reap the fruits of any good actions.

Stanza 5. When the Moon transits his own radical position, he brings in wholesome food to his satisfaction, increased bed comfort and gain of valuable things; in the 2nd, the Moon causes troubles or obstacles to all good actions, loss of fame, and money; in the 3rd, enjoyment with women, comfort from having good clothes and fresh acquisition of wealth; in the 4th, fear from others; and in the 5th troubles of all sorts, obstruction to journeys.

Stanza 6. In the 6th gain of wealth, general happiness, peace with enemies and pacification of all diseases; in the 7th, wholesome and satisfactory food, presents from others, gain of money, comfortable sleep and enjoyment of women; in the 8th trouble from fire; in the 9th diseases in the stomach and fear of imprisonment; in the 10th, benefits from Government; in the 11th visits from relatives and increase of wealth; and in the 12th, loss of money and obstacles to all work.

Stanza 7. When Mars transits the birth Moon, obstacles to all undertakings; in the 2nd, fear from rulers, troubles from thieves and fire, sorrows caused by enemies, ailings in the body caused by mental and physical griefs; in the 3rd, gain of valuable metals, favour of God Subrahmanya and easy destruction of enemies; in the 4th, association with bad men, diseases in the stomach, high fever, unconscious flow of seminal fluid.

Stanza 8. In the 5th, Mars gives troubles from foes, sorrows due to children, and dread from diseases; in the 6th, gain of valuable metals as copper and gold, fear from quarrels and misunderstandings, fresh breaks with enemies; in the 7th, misunderstanding with the wife, diseases in the stomach and eyes; in the 8th, blood pressure due to severe blows in the body or break of limbs and consequent diseases, fear from dishonour, mental depression.

Stanza 9. In the 9th, loss of money, diseases and defeat; in the 10th, profits in all ways; in the 11th, elevation to the headship of a village and general happiness; and in the 12th, troubles of all sorts, waste of money, diseases due to heat, blood pressure and diseases in the eye.

Stanza 10. When Mercury transits the radical Moon, it indicates quarrels and misunderstandings with relations, loss of money caused by libel or unlawful words and writings and journeys to distant places; in the 2nd, fresh acquisition of wealth and influence and general prosperity; in the 3rd fear from enemies and anger of rulers; in the 4th, gain of money, prosperity to relatives and general progress of family; in the 5th, quarrels with wife and children.

Stanzas 11 and 12. Mercury transiting the 6th indicates success in all things, general luck and rapid promotion; in the 7th, quarrels: in the 8th, victory, happiness from children, gain of clothes, increase of income, mental peace and increase of learning; in the 9th, diseases of all kinds; in the 10th, destruction of enemies, gain of money and happiness from women; in the 11th good speech, fresh gains, happiness and success in everything, better and closer association with wife and children; and in the 12th, troubles from foes and diseases.

Stanza 13. Jupiter transiting the birth Moon involves loss of money, depromotion, quarrels and mental dejection; in the 2nd, gain of wealth, ruin to foes, happiness with women; in the 3rd, some change in profession, obstacles to all actions; in the 4th, sorrows caused by relatives, want of peace from all quarters; in the 5th, acquisition of vehicles as horses or oxen, gain of ornaments and children, happiness from women, gain of clothes, and dwelling houses; in the 6th, tendency to feel unhappy though having everything to make one comfortable.

NOTES

Vehicles as horses or oxen imply by horse-carriages or carts drawn by oxen.

Stanza 14. In the 7th, from radical Moon Jupiter brings in cleverness in speech, sharpness of intelligence, accomplishment of all actions and gain of money, happiness in sexual enjoyments; in the 8th, unbearable grief, diseases, loss of liberty, over-exertion and fatigue; in the 9th, profits, happiness with wife and children, acquisition of authority and accomplishments and success in all actions; in the 10th, loss of position or profession, wealth and fruitlessness of all actions.

Stanza 15. Jupiter transiting in the 11th, indicates favours, success in all actions and elevation to a distinghished station in life; and in the 12th, fatigue caused by long walks and severe miseries in life.

Stanza 16. Venus transiting the natal Moon denotes getting wholesome food, enjoyment with wife, gain of perfumed articles, fresh sleeping materials and valuable clothes and happiness resulting from these.

Stanza 17. Venus in the 2nd gives wealth and grains, acquisition of ornaments and flowers, favour of rulers and happiness for the family members; in the 3rd, respect and regard for one's opinions, profits, honours from others, acquisition of clothes and destruction of enemies; and in the 4th, happy reconciliation with relatives and great prosperity.

Stanza 18. Venus transiting the 5th indicates gain of money, birth of children, help from relatives, satisfaction for the elders; in the 6th, troubles from enemies and diseases; in the 7th, trouble and danger from women; in the 8th, happiness resulting from women, acquisition of household utensils and ornaments in the family; in the 9th gain of wealth, fruition of liberal and charitable actions and happiness and enjoyment with women.

Stanza 19. Venus transiting the 10th causes rivalry and quarrels and dishonour; in the 11th enjoyment of good food, gain of perfumed articles and favour from relatives; and in the 12th, gain of wealth in many ways and acquisition of clothes and ornaments.

Stanza 20. Saturn transiting birth Moon causes fear from poison and fire, loss of relatives and friends, exile to distant lands, quarrels with one's own relatives, misunderstandings due to monetary transactions and journeys to distant places.

Stanza 21. Saturn in the 2nd, loss of wealth, happiness and health; decrease of desires; in the 3rd, gain of elephants, buffaloes, good health and successful termination of all actions.

Stanza 22. Saturn in the 4th brings in a cloud to the mind, separation from wife and one's own wealth; quarrels with all; in the 5th, sorrows arising from death of children.

Stanza 23. In the 6th, pacification of enemies and diseases; in the 7th, intimacy with female servants and distant journeys; in the 8th misunderstanding with one's own people and extreme helplessness. Saturn in the 9th, enemity with all, imprisonment or bondage, obstruction to one's charitable actions and heart trouble; in the 10th, loss of fame, wealth and education, and success in one's actions (Karma Phala).

Stanza 24. Saturn in the 11th, intimacy with other women, huge profits, increase of honour and authority; and in the 12th, succession of intermittent griefs and overwhelming calamities in life.

Stanza 25. Planets in the course of their transit contribute both good and evil to the native. But, they may be made to do good by propitiation, offerings, etc.

Stanza 26. The Sun and Mars give their transit effects when they are in the beginning of the sign; Jupiter and Venus in the middle part; and the Moon and Saturn in the last part. Mercury gives his effects throughout the sign.

NOTES

While considering the transits one has to note that unfavourable planets when aspected by benefics are not evil fully. Similarly favourably situated planets when aspected by malefics do not cause good fully. If the major planets, while in transit, conjoin or aspect the ruling Dasa or Bhukti lord, the good effects of the directional lords are augmented or delayed and the bad effects intensified or lessened depending upon the nature of the transiting planet. If, for example, one is having the sub-period of a yogakaraka planet, Saturn in transit aspecting or associating the sub-lord can delay the operation of the Rajayoga.

Stanza 27. If planets in transit are adverse, they should be propitiated by worshipping them with flowers of various hues appropriate to the planets, by wearing apparel of the colours of the planets thus: Sun and Mars — red; the Moon and Venus — white; Saturn — dark; Jupiter — yellow; and Mercury — green; and by reciting the mantras of the planets and performing Homa.

Stanza 28. We shall now indicate the nature of the jewels or precious stones, governed by the various planets, things that are to be offered in charity, the nature of the ceremonies to be performed and the things to be avoided, when planets in transit are in unfavourable positions.

Stanza 29. The Sun governs — manikya, the Moon — mukta, Mars — vidruma, Mercury — garuda, Jupiter — pushyaraga, Venus — vajra, Satmn — indra-neela, Rahu — gomedhika and Ketu — vaidurya.

Stanza 30. When the Sun is in unfavourable transit position, gift a cow of kapila colour; for the Moon, a conch; for Mars, a red bull; for Mercury, gold; for Jupiter, yellow silk; for Venus silver and white horse; for Saturn, a black cow; for Rahu iron and sheep; for Ketu, an elephant and sheep.

Stanza 31. Devas and Brahmanas shall be adorned. Elderly persons should be obeyed. Vedas and Puranas should be listened to. Homas should be performed and witnessed. The mind should be kept pure. Vedic chants should be listened to and gifts offered, as ordained. If these are done, unfavourable planets, however afflicted they may be, will do good.

Stanza 32. The planets in transit in unfavourable places will not do any harm if one resorts to taking bath every day, resorting to ritualistic baths as ordained by Badarayana; by having dips in holy waters and pouring on the body medicated waters of the appropriate planet.

Stanza 33. Even a ruler should avoid the following when the planets are unfavourable: Roaming during uncommon and late hours; engaging in hunting; declaring war and undertaking any risky action; embarking on distant journeys; riding on elephants, horses and other dangerous vehicles; and visiting another's house.

Stanza 34. For interpreting the effects of transits, three factors have to be considered, viz., the transit situation, vedha and vepareeta vedha.

Stanza 35. Prepare the Ashtakavargas of all the planets and mark the favourable positions from the Moon in each. They are called Gochara. When a planet occupies a Gochara position, its effects can be nullified by another planet occupying a Vedha Rasi from the above. Hence its good effects will be very greatly reduced. When a planet occupies a Vedha position in respect of another planet in transit, the effects of the planet occupying a Vedha will be reversely nullified by the planet in Gochara position. This is known as Vipareeta Vedha. Hence the evil effects also will be greatly minimised.

Stanza 36. All planets transiting, the 11th from the natal Moon, do only good. The Sun is favourable in 3, 6 and 10; Saturn is favourable in 3 and 6; Mars in 1, 3, 6, 7 and 10; Venus in all places except 6, 7 and 10; Jupiter in 2, 5, 7 and 9; Mercury in 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10; planets should not be afflicted by a planet occupying Vedha positions. This is the view of Sreepathi.

Stanza 37. When the Sun transits 11, 3, 10, 6 (note the order) from the natal Moon and when no vedha is caused by other planets except Saturn occupying 5, 9, 4, 12 (note the order), the Sun does only good.

NOTES

When the Sun transits 11, 3, 10, and 6, the Vedha position of 11 is 5, of 3 is 9, of 10 is 4, of 6 is 12. If a planet occupies its Vedha position, the planet in transit position Will be afflicted.

Stanza 38. When the Moon transits 7, 1, 6, 11, 10, 3 and when no planets except Mercury occupy 2, 5, 12, 8, 9, 4 (in this particular order) he does only good.

NOTES

Mercury does not cause vedha to the Moon. The vedha positions for 7 is 2, for 1 — 5, for 6 — 12, for 11 — 8, for 10 — 9, for 3 — 4.

Stanza 39. When Mars transits 3, 11, 6 and no other planet occupies its Vedha positions — 12, 5, 9, he does only good. Saturn is similar to Mars.

Stanza 40. When Mercury transits 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 and no planets except the Moon occupy 5, 3, 9, 1, 8 and 11, he gives only good. The Moon does not cause Vedha.

Stanza 41. When Jupiter transits 2, 11, 9, 5, 8 and no other planet transits 12, 8, 10, 4, 3 for Vedha affliction, he does only good.

Stanza 42. When Venus occupies in transit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 and 11, and no other planet occupies 8, 7, 1, 10, 9, 5, 11, 6, 3 and cause Vedha, he does only good.

Stanza 43. If transiting planets are afflicted by Vedha, they do not give good effects. Similarly a planet in an unfavourable and Vedha position counter-afflicting another planet in Vedha Rasi contributes only good. In Vipareeta Vedha, we have Vama Vedha.

Stanza 44. Even if a planet transits a favourable sign, he does not do any good if he occupies an inimical or debilitation sign or is associated with or aspected by an inimical planet.

Stanza 45. The planets in Gochara positions are affected differently by Vedha and Vipareeta Vedha. These are detailed in some other works and they are culled in for making the facts clearer.

Stanza 46. When the Sun transits a Vedbya sign (3, 6, 10, 11) the Vedha signs are in order 9, 12, 4, 5.

NOTES

If the Sun transits the 3rd from the natal Moon, the Vedha sign is 9. Similarly for 6 it is 12, for 10 it is 4 and for 11 it is 5. When the Sun is passing through the 3rd (Vedhya) from the radical Moon, he is to give benefic results. If at the same time a planet transits the 9th (Vedha) from the radical Moon, the Sun's favourable results are negated.

Stanza 47. For the Moon the Vedhya and the Vedha signs are 1 — 5, 3 — 9, 6 — 12, 1 — 2, 10 — 4 and 11 — 8.

NOTES

If the transit Moon is in the 3rd (Vedhya) from the natal Moon, it can give good results. If simultaneously another planet is transiting the 9th (Vedha), the good effects are nullified.

Stanza 48. For Mars and Saturn, the Vedhya and Vedha Rasis are 3-12, 6-9 and 11-5.

Stanza 49. For Mercury Vedhya and Vedha signs are 2-5, 4-7, 6-9, 8-1, 10-8 and 11-12. For Jupiter 2-12, 5-4, 9-10, 7-3 and 11-8.

Stanza 50. For Venus the Vedhya and Vedha signs are 2-7, 3-1, 4-10, 5-9, 8-5, 9-4, 11-12 and 12-6.

Stanza 51. The Vedhya positions for Rahu and Ketu are 3, 6, and 11 as for Saturn and the Vedha positions are 12, 9, 5. No planet having Vedha can give beneficial results.

Stanza 52. Saturn does not cause Vedha to the Sun nor does the Sun afflict Saturn. Similarly the Moon and Mercury are not mutually afflictive.

Stanza 53. Even if planets occupy favourable Gochara positions, they do not contribute good if they are afflicted by Vedha. Similarly, though the Vedha sign may be unfavourable, a planet situated there being counter-afflicted by a planet occupying its Vedha Rasi does no evil but offers only good.

Stanza 54. If an astrologer not knowing the principles of Vedha, Vipareeta Vedha and strength of planets makes bold to predict the Gochara effects, his predictions will never come true to acts.

Stanza 55. In this chapter, we have described the effects of planets in transit counting from the Moon. This is given out by the great Sage Vasishta to his pupils, and it should not be advised to any except good pupils. This is to be treasured as a great secret.