Vṛścika — Scorpio
Vṛścika is the 8th rāśi, the private parts of the Kāla-puruṣa, ruled by Maṅgala. 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 Vṛścika rising is like. SIA computes the lagna and every graha's rāśi for the birth moment and fires the rules that name Vṛścika — the verses below are the ones it reads from.
At a glance
- Lord
- Maṅgala (Mars)BPHS C01.16
- Nature
- fixed (sthira) · gentle, female (śubha, strī)BPHS C01.5
- Limb of the Kāla-puruṣa
- private partsBPHS C01.4
- Element · varṇa (melāpaka)
- water · brāhmaṇaMILAN.VARNA
- Span
- 210°–240°computed
- Debilitated here
- Candra (Moon) 3°BPHS C02.39b
- Vaśya signs
- Karka (Cancer)MILAN.VASYA
- Nakṣatras
- Vishakha (pāda 4) · Anuradha (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4) · Jyeshtha (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4)computed
Parāśara on Vṛścika
शीर्षोदयोऽथ स्वल्पाङ्गो बहुपाद्ब्राह्मणो बली। सौम्यस्थो दिनवीर्याढ्यः पिशङ्गो जलभूचरः। रोमस्वाढ्योऽतितीक्ष्णाङ्गो वृश्चिकश्च कुजाधिपः।।१६।।
RenderingVṛścika rises by its head, is small-bodied, many-footed, of the brāhmaṇa varṇa, strong in the north and by day, smoky in colour, moving in water and on land, hairy, very sharp-limbed; Maṅgala is its lord.
Phaladīpikā — born with Vṛścika as lagna
वृत्तोरुजङ्घः पृथुनेत्रवक्षा रोगी शिशुत्वे गुरुतातहीनः । क्रूरक्रियो राजकुलाभिमुख्यः कीटेऽब्जरेखाङ्कितपाणिपादः ॥८॥
TranslationIf a person be born when sign Vrischika is rising, he will have round thighs and knees, broad and expansive eyes and chest, suffer from diseases at a very early age and will be separated from his parents and proceptors. He will do cruel acts, will be honoured by his sovereign and his hands and feet will possess marks of lotus (Padmarekha).
Questions
Who is the lord of Vṛścika?
Maṅgala (Mars), as Parāśara states in the rāśi-svarūpa chapter.
Which nakṣatras fall in Vṛścika?
Vishakha (pāda 4), Anuradha (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4), Jyeshtha (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4) — nine pādas of 3°20′ each make the sign.
Is Vṛścika 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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