Upa Pada

1-6. O Brahmin, now I tell you about Upa Pada, the auspiciousness of which will confer on the native happiness from progeny, wife, etc.. The Pada of Lagna (i.e. Arudha Lagna) explained earlier is (of course) of prime importance. Upa Pada is calculated for the bhava following the natal ascendant. This Upa Pada is also called Bauna Pada. O excellent of the Brahmins, if Upa Pada is conjunct or aspected by a benefic planet, one will obtain full happiness from progeny and spouse. Should the Upa Pada be in a malefic's sign or is aspected by or is conjunct a malefic, one will become an ascetic and go without a wife. If (in the said circumstances) there be a benefic aspect (on Upa Pada or the related malefic), or conjunction, deprival of spouse will not come to pass. In this case, the Sun if exalted or in a friendly sign, is not a malefic. He is a malefic if in debilitation or in an enemy's sign.

7-12 EFFECT OF 2ND FROM UPA PADA:

If the 2nd from Upa Pada is a benefic sign or is aspected by or conjunct with a benefic, the same good results (as for wife and sons) will come to pass. If there be a planet in the 2nd from Upa Pada in debilitation sign/Amsa or be conjunct with a debilitated/malefic planet, there will be destruction of wife. If the said occupant be in exaltation sign/Navamsa or be aspected by another planet, there will be many charming and virtuous wives. O Brahmin, if Gemini happens to be the 2nd from Upa Pada, then also there will be many wives. O excellent of the Brahmins, if the Uparudha or the 2nd therefrom be occupied by its own lord or if the said lord is in his other own house, the death of wife will be at an advanced age.

13-15. WIFE FROM THE 2ND OF UPA PADA

If a planet being constant indicator of wife (i.e. 7th lord or Venus) is in own house, there will be loss of wife only at a later stage. If the lord of Upa Pada or the constant significator of wife is in exaltation, the wife will be from a noble family; reverse will be the case, if he is debilitated. O Brahmin, if the 2nd from Upapada is realted to a benefic, the wife will be beautiful, fortunate, and virtuous.

16. Should Saturn and Rahu be in the 2nd from Upapada, the native will lose his wife on account of calumny or through death.

17. The native's wife will be troubled by disorder of blood, leucorrhoea, etc. if Venus and Ketu are in the 2nd from Uapapada.

18. Mercury and Ketu in the 2nd from Upapada will causes breakage of bones while Rahu, Saturn, and the Sun will cause distress of bones.

19-22. Mercury and Rahu in the 2nd from Upapada will give a stout-bodied wife.

If the 2nd from Upapada happens to be a sign of Mercury and is tenanted by Mars and Saturn, the wife of the native will suffer from nasal disorders. Similarly a sign of Mars becoming the 2nd from Upapada and occupied by Mars and Saturn will causes nasal disorders to one's wife. Jupiter and Saturn will, if be in the 2nd from Upapada, cause disorders of ears/eyes to the wife. If Mercury and Mars be in the 2nd from Upapadad other than own signs or if Rahu is with Jupiter in the 2nd from Upapada, the native's wife will suffer from dental disorders. Saturn and Rahu together in a sign of Saturn which is the 2nd from Upapada will cause lameness or windy disorders to the native's wife. These evils will not come to pass if there be conjunction or aspect from a benefic (or from another benefic in the case of affliction being caused by a benefic himself).

23-23 1/2. O Brahmin, all cause effects be deduced from the natal ascendant, Lagna Pada, the 7th from Upapada and the lords thereof. So say Narada and others.

25-28. ABOUT SONS:

If Saturn, the Moon, and Mercury are together in the 9th from one of the said places (sloka 23), there will be no son at all while the Sun, Jupiter, and Rahu so placed will give a number of sons. The Moon so placed will give a son while a mixture of planets will delay the obtainment of a son. The son caused by the conjunction of the Sun, Jupiter, and Rahu above will be strong, valorous, greatly successful, and will destroy enemies. If Mars and Saturn are in the said 9th, there will be no son, or a son will be obtained by adoption or brother's son will come in adoption. In all these cases, odd signs will yield many sons while even sign will cause only a few.

29-30. MANY SONS AND MANY DAUGHTERS:

O Brahmin, if Leo happens to be Upapada and is aspected by the Moon, there will be a limited number of children. Similarly Virgo will cause many daughters.

31. CO-BORN FROM LAGNA PADA

Rahu and Saturn in the 3rd/11th from Lagna Pada will destroy the coborn of the native - in the 11th elder brothers/sisters and in the 3rd younger ones.

32. If Venus is in the 3rd/11th from Lagna Pada, there would have been an abortion to the mother earlier. Same is the effect if Venus is in the 8th from natal ascendant, or from Lagnarudha.

33-36. These are the effects, O Brahmin, as stated by venerable sages for the 3rd and the 11th from Lagna Pada. Should the Moon, Jupiter, Mercury, and Mars be in the 3rd/11th from the Lagna Pada, there will be many valorous coborn. Should Saturn and Mars be in the 3rd/11th from Lagna Pada or lend aspects thereto, younger and elder coborn will respectively be destroyed. If Saturn is alone in one of the said houses the native will be spared while the coborn will die. Ketu in the 3rd/11th will give abundant happiness from one's sisters.

37. OTHER MATTERS FROM LAGNA PADA

If the 6th from Lagna Pada is occupied by a malefic and is bereft of conjunction/aspect of a benefic, the native will be a thief.

38. If Rahu is in the 7th/12th from Lagna Pada or aspect one of the said houses, the native will be endowed with spiritual knowledge and be very fortunate.

39. If Mercury is in Lagna Pada, the native will lord over whole country while Jupiter will make him a knower of all things. Venus in this context denotes a poet/speaker.

40. O excellent of the Brahmins, if benefics occupy the 2nd from the Upapada or from Lagna Pada, the native will be endowed with all kinds of wealth and be intelligent.

41. One will surely become a thief if the lord of the 2nd from Upapada is in the 2nd house (from the natal ascendant), and be with a malefic planet.

42-43. O brahmin, if Rahu is in the 2nd from the lord of 7th counted from Upapada, the native will have long and projected teeth. Ketu so placed will cause stammering, and Saturn so placed will make one look ugly. Mixed will be the effects if there are mixed planets.