Thursday, January 5, 2012

Inconsistency in BPHS Books in Circulation ???

Chapter Dasabhedadhyaam

वृस्चिकाधिपती द्वौ च कुजकेतौ मतौ मुने
कुम्भस्य मन्दफणिनावधिपौ समुदीरितौ

The sloka says Mars and Ketu are dual owners for Scorpio and Saturn and Rahu are dual owners for Aquarius.

Chapter Dasa Phalaadhyaayam
Rahu dasa phalam

कन्या च स्वग्रुहम् प्रोक्तं मीनं च स्वग्रुहम् स्मृतं
तद्धये बहु सोउख्यं च धनधान्यादि संपदां


This sloka says that Virgo is the sign of Rahu and Pisces is the sign for Ketu. and says when Rahu or ketu are in own signs they give wealth,happiness in their dasas.

How many ownerships Rahu and Ketu will have ??? In different contexts did Parasara Maharshi say different ownerships???

One more sloka says

राहोस्च वृषभं केतोर्वृस्चिकं तुन्गसन्ग्न्यकं
मूलत्रिकोणं कर्कंच युग्म चापं तधैव च 

 

This sloka says Taurus is the exaltation sign for Rahu and Scorpio for Ketu.Till here it is ok.But i could not under stand the second line. The translation given in telugu in the text is like this 'రాహువునకు కర్కాటకము, కేతువునకు మిథునం,ధనుస్సు మూలత్రికోనములు ' . I could not understand from where Cancer has come into the picture.

In Girish chandra sharma's translation published by Sagittarius publications all the exaltation and moolatrikona signs are in the reverse to this telugu text.But both the books agree with the ownership of Aquarius and Scorpio.

The sloka in the above text(Sagittarius Publications) in the above context says

राहोस्च वृषभं केतोर्वृस्चिकं तुन्गसन्ग्न्यकं
मूलत्रिकोनकं ज्ञेयं युग्म चापं क्रमेण च 

In this sloka क्रमेण is the word used instead of  कर्कंच.This solves the doubt from where Karkaataka has come into picture.The sloka in the telugu text should have been wrongly published.But  the translator(Girish Chandra Sharma) too makes a mistake here .He says Mithuna is the Moola trikona for Ketu and Dhanus for Rahu while the Sloka says "Yugma chaapam kramena cha" . Yugma is Mithuna and Chapam is Dhanus and by kramena  Rahu comes first and Mithuna should be the Moolatrikona sign for Rahu.