Tulā — Libra
Tulā is the 7th rāśi, the lower abdomen (basti) of the Kāla-puruṣa, ruled by Śukra. 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 Tulā rising is like. SIA computes the lagna and every graha's rāśi for the birth moment and fires the rules that name Tulā — the verses below are the ones it reads from.
At a glance
- Lord
- Śukra (Venus)BPHS C01.15
- Nature
- movable (cara) · cruel, male (krūra, puruṣa)BPHS C01.5
- Limb of the Kāla-puruṣa
- lower abdomen (basti)BPHS C01.4
- Element · varṇa (melāpaka)
- air · śūdraMILAN.VARNA
- Span
- 180°–210°computed
- Exalted here
- Śani (Saturn) 20°BPHS C02.38b
- Debilitated here
- Sūrya (Sun) 10°BPHS C02.39b
- Mūlatrikoṇa of
- Śukra (Venus) 0°–15°BPHS C02.29
- Vaśya signs
- Kanyā (Virgo) · Makara (Capricorn)MILAN.VASYA
- Nakṣatras
- Chitra (pāda 3, 4) · Swati (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4) · Vishakha (pāda 1, 2, 3)computed
Parāśara on Tulā
The printed Sanskrit of this verse is OCR-damaged in the edition; a rendering is shown, not a repaired text.
RenderingTulā rises by its head, is strong by day, of the śūdra varṇa, rajasic, rules the west, is medium-bodied and two-footed, and Śukra is its lord.
Phaladīpikā — born with Tulā as lagna
चलत्कृशाङ्गोऽल्पसुतोऽतिभक्तो देवद्विजानामटनो द्विनामा । प्रांशुश्च दक्षः क्रयविक्रयेषु धीरोऽदयस्तौलिनि मध्यवादी ॥७॥
TranslationThe person at whose birth the Lagna is Tula has a lean and frail body, will have a limited number of children, will be intent on worshipping Gods and Brahmins, will be wandering, will have two names, will be tall in stature, will be clever in trading, brave, merciless and impartial in his argument.
Questions
Who is the lord of Tulā?
Śukra (Venus), as Parāśara states in the rāśi-svarūpa chapter.
Which nakṣatras fall in Tulā?
Chitra (pāda 3, 4), Swati (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4), Vishakha (pāda 1, 2, 3) — nine pādas of 3°20′ each make the sign.
Is Tulā a movable, fixed or dual sign?
Movable (cara) — 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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