Candra — Moon
The Moon is the mind of the Kāla-puruṣa and, with the Sun, a king among the grahas. Round-bodied, fair, sweet-spoken and restless in Parāśara's description; the mother, the mind and the waters in Phaladīpikā's list. The Moon's birth nakṣatra is the seed of the whole Vimśottarī daśā, and the Moon's sign and star are what Kundli Milan compares.
At a glance
- Office in the court
- kingBPHS C02.2
- In the Kāla-puruṣa
- the mind (manas)BPHS C02.1
- Kāraka of
- motherBPHS C42.1
- Colour and form
- fair (gaura)BPHS C02.3
- Deity
- the Waters (Varuṇa)BPHS C02.5
- Varṇa
- vaiśyaBPHS C02.7
- Guṇa
- sattvaBPHS C02.8
- Sex
- femaleBPHS C02.8b
- Taste (rasa)
- salty (lavaṇa)BPHS C02.17
- Body tissue (dhātu)
- bloodBPHS C02.20b
- Place
- water bodyBPHS C02.21b
- Cloth
- white silkBPHS C02.23
- Season (ṛtu)
- the rains (varṣā)BPHS C02.25
- Dhātu · mūla · jīva
- dhātu (minerals)BPHS C02.27
- Exaltation (uccha)
- Vṛṣabha (Taurus) 3°BPHS C02.38b
- Debilitation (nīca)
- Vṛścika (Scorpio) 3°BPHS C02.39b
- Mūlatrikoṇa
- Vṛṣabha (Taurus) 3°–30°BPHS C02.28
- Own signs (svakṣetra)
- Karka (Cancer)BPHS C01.11
- Natural friends
- Sūrya (Sun) · Budha (Mercury)BPHS C02.30
- Neutral
- Maṅgala (Mars) · Guru (Jupiter) · Śukra (Venus) · Śani (Saturn)BPHS C02.30
- Natural enemies
- noneBPHS C02.30
- Vimśottarī years
- 10 years of 120BPHS C29.80
- Nakṣatras ruled (Vimśottarī)
- Rohini · Hasta · Shravanacomputed
Parāśara on Candra
बहु वातकफः प्राज्ञश्चन्द्रो वृत्ततनुर्द्विज। शुभदृक् मधुवाक्यश्च चञ्चलो मदनातुरः।।१३।।
RenderingCandra is of vāta-kapha constitution, wise, round-bodied, with beautiful eyes and sweet speech, restless and amorous.
देवेज्यो ज्ञानसुखदो भृगुवीर्यप्रदायकः। विचार्यतामिदं सर्वं छायासूनुश्च दुःखदः।।२।।
RenderingSūrya is the soul of the Kāla-puruṣa, Candra the mind, Maṅgala the vigour, Budha the speech; Guru gives knowledge and happiness, Śukra potency, and the son of Chāyā, Śani, sorrow.
राजानौ भानुहिमगू नेता ज्ञेयो धरात्मजः। बुधो राजकुमारश्च सचिवौ गुरुभार्गवौ।।३।।
RenderingAmong the grahas Sūrya and Candra are kings, Maṅgala the commander, Budha the prince, Guru and Śukra the ministers, Śani the servant, and Rāhu and Ketu the army.
रवेः समो ज्ञः सितसूर्यपुत्रावरी परे ये सुहृदो भवन्ति। चन्द्रस्य नारी रविचन्द्रपुत्रौ स्मृतास्तु शेषग्रहाः समाः।।४४।।
Gloss (English)The Sun is conjoined with Mercury, Venus and Saturn are in an enemy's sign, and the remaining Moon, Mars, and Jupiter are friends.
Phaladīpikā — kārakatva and form
मातुः स्वस्ति मनःप्रसादमुदधिस्नानं सितं चामरं छत्रं सुव्यजनं फलानि मृदुलं पुष्पाणि सस्यं कृषिम् । कीर्तिं मौक्तिककांस्यरौप्यमधुरक्षीरादिवस्त्राम्बुगोयोषाप्तिं सुखभोजनं तनुसुखं रूपं वदेच्चन्द्रतः ॥२॥
TranslationIt is from the Moon that one ought to determine the welfare of the mother, mental tranquillity, sea-bath, white chowrie, umbrella, good fan, fruits, tenderness, flowers, corn, agriculture, fame, acquisition of pearls, bell-metal, silver, sweet substances, milk, etc., cloth, water, cows, women, good meals, bodily health and beauty.
स्थूलो युवा च स्थविरः कृशः सितः कान्तेक्षणश्चासितसूक्ष्ममूर्धजः । रक्तैकसारो मृदुवाक् सितांशुको गौरः शशी वातकफात्मको मृदुः ॥९॥
TranslationThe Moon has a huge body, and is young as well as old; he is lean and white; has fine lovely eyes, black and thin hair. He governs blood. He is soft in speech, wears a white garment and is beautiful in complexion. He has wind and phlegm in his composition and is mild in temperament.
What SIA does with this
SIA computes Moon's sidereal longitude for the birth moment from its own Sūryasiddhānta model, places it in the rāśi, bhāva and all sixteen vargas, states its dignity (exaltation, debilitation, mūlatrikoṇa, own or friendly sign), and fires every rule in its store whose condition names Moon — each printed with its verse. The graha's position and daśā periods are part of the free chart view.
Questions
Which signs does Moon rule?
Karka (Cancer)
How many years is Moon's Vimśottarī daśā?
10 years of the 120-year cycle, in the fixed order Sun, Moon, Mars, Rāhu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus.
See these verses fire on your own chart.
Cast your kundli in SIA — every line of the reading carries the verse it rests on.
Related
Every chip is a real verse id in SIA’s store — the same chips the app prints beside its readings. · Updated
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