Kumbha — Aquarius
Kumbha is the 11th rāśi, the shanks of the Kāla-puruṣa, ruled by Śani. Parāśara's rāśi-svarūpa chapter gives it a colour, a direction, a varṇa and a manner of rising; Phaladīpikā states what a person born with Kumbha rising is like. SIA computes the lagna and every graha's rāśi for the birth moment and fires the rules that name Kumbha — the verses below are the ones it reads from.
At a glance
- Lord
- Śani (Saturn)BPHS C01.21
- Nature
- fixed (sthira) · cruel, male (krūra, puruṣa)BPHS C01.5
- Limb of the Kāla-puruṣa
- shanksBPHS C01.4
- Element · varṇa (melāpaka)
- air · śūdraMILAN.VARNA
- Span
- 300°–330°computed
- Mūlatrikoṇa of
- Śani (Saturn) 0°–20°BPHS C02.29
- Vaśya signs
- Meṣa (Aries)MILAN.VASYA
- Nakṣatras
- Dhanishtha (pāda 3, 4) · Shatabhisha (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4) · Purva Bhadrapada (pāda 1, 2, 3)computed
Parāśara on Kumbha
The printed Sanskrit of this verse is OCR-damaged in the edition; a rendering is shown, not a repaired text.
RenderingKumbha — a man holding a pot — is tawny, medium-bodied, two-footed, strong by day, dwells in deep water, is airy and tamasic, rises by its head, of the śūdra varṇa, rules the west, and Śani is its lord.
Phaladīpikā — born with Kumbha as lagna
प्रच्छन्नपापो घटतुल्यदेहो विघातदक्षोऽध्वसहोऽल्पवित्तः । लुब्धः परार्थी क्षयवृद्धियुक्तो घटोद्भवः स्यात्प्रियगन्धपुष्पः ॥११॥
TranslationThe person at whose birth sign Aquarius is rising will secretly commit sinful deeds, will have a body similar to a water-pot; will be clever in hitting or killing others; will endure long marches on roads. His means will be very limited. He will be covetous and freely utilise others' wealth and will have pecuniary losses and gains, and will be fond of perfumes and flowers.
Questions
Who is the lord of Kumbha?
Śani (Saturn), as Parāśara states in the rāśi-svarūpa chapter.
Which nakṣatras fall in Kumbha?
Dhanishtha (pāda 3, 4), Shatabhisha (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4), Purva Bhadrapada (pāda 1, 2, 3) — nine pādas of 3°20′ each make the sign.
Is Kumbha a movable, fixed or dual sign?
Fixed (sthira) — the rāśis from Meṣa alternate movable, fixed, dual (BPHS ch. 1).
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
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