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“Happiness, etc. with relations should be known from Drekkana.” -Sanketi Nidhi

“A planet in its own decanate confers virtues".” -Saravali

Brihat states that the Drekkana indicates happiness with siblings, though Sanketi Nidhi expands upon this idea to include happiness with all relations. An important point, the Drekkana indicates the happiness that the native has with siblings/relations, not the life of the siblings. The life of the siblings is indicated by the relevant Bhava that represents the sibling (3rd for younger, 11th for elder) and that Bhava cusp needs to be read in all Vargas – that is how the life of the siblings is to be read. What the Drekkana itself represents is the capacity that we have to work with all our relations towards mutually fulfilling goals and thus it indicates our happiness with our relations. Afflicted Bhavas and afflicted lords indicate those people in our live with whom we work less effectively; while strong Bhavas and lords in good Lajjitaadi Avasthas indicate those people with whom we work very effectively. Individuals with a good Drekkana are socially able, while those with troubled Drekkanas are socially unable. Remember that the 3rd Bhava, for which the Drekkana is the important Varga, represents an individual’s social ability. The social ability represented by the Drekkana and by the 3rd Bhava is initially developed through the association with siblings, and so ability with siblings is an important aspect of the Drekkana, but the Drekkana is not limited to our social ability with just siblings, it reflects our social ability with everyone that we come across. The indications of the Drekkana are very concrete, as it is in the first group of Vargas. A good Drekkana gives social skills and the concrete people to use those skills with. A bad Drekkana gives poor social skills and people with which social skills are not usable or no people at all with which to use social skills.

räçitribhägä dreñkäëäste ca ñadtriàçädéritäù paravåttitrayaà tesäà meñädeù kramaçau bhavet svapaàcanavamänäà ca räçénäà kramaçäçäca te näradä agasti durväsä dreñkäëeçäçcarädiñu

“The Rasi thirds are the Dreshkanas and these are 36 going around three times beginning from . Own, 5th and 9th in order from the Rasi; , and are the Dreshkana lords.” Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra: Shodasavargas, 7-8

“They further say that the lords of the Drekkans are the lord of the first, the lord of the 12th and the lord of the th 11 respectively.” –Brihat Jataka

This idea from Brihat Jataka is a valid idea, but a completely different concept which has nothing to do with Vargas. It is, in fact, a technique to be applied to the Rasi chart or any Varga for that matter, but it is not meant for a Varga calculation.

DREKKANA DEITIES Narada, Agastya and Durvasa are the three immortal . As Deva Rishis they are the Gurus, advisors and supporters of the Devas themselves in the astral realms, though they occasionally manifest on earth in order to fulfill their responsibilities. These three Rishis represent the will of God manifested as a man on Earth. Narada is the creative will that brings about the new productive changes necessary while also 1 doing what needs to be done to insure the salvation of the Devas, which is to insure the salvation of our souls. Agastya is the preservative will that maintains the proper order and balance of things so that a natural progression of spiritual growth can happen. Durvasa is the destructive will that that brings about the radical changes that are occasionally necessary. Narada represents the creative will of God – the will of the Creator. Agastya represents the sustaining will of God – the will of the Preserver. Durvasa represents the destructive will of God – the will of Siva the Destroyer. Relating these Rishis to the Drekkanas is to say that the Drekkana lords represent the will of God expressing itself through the individual. Grahas in Drekkanas ruled by Narada are used with a creative will that wishes to bring about new ideas and things. Grahas in Drekkanas ruled by Agastya are used with a preservative will that wants to maintain things while maximizing those things. Grahas in Drekkanas ruled by Durvasa are used with a destructive will that wants to uproot things so that better things can eventually be done. Grahas in good Lajjitaadi Avasthas in Narada Drekkanas are used with a creative will that supports the ambitions of everyone involved; those in bad Lajjitaadi Avasthas are used with a self-centered creative will that creates unhappiness with everyone involved. Grahas in good Lajjitaadi Avasthas in Agastya Drekkanas are used with a preservative will that maintains a healthy situation for everyone involved; those in bad Lajjitaadi Avasthas maintain situations that are of benefit only for themselves. Grahas in good Lajjitaadi Avasthas in Durvasa Drekkanas destroy with the understanding for the good that can come and with for those who are affected; those in bad Lajjitaadi Avasthas destroy with no purpose and with no care but themselves. Grahas in Narada Drekkanas provide new opportunities ruled by the Grahas that the individual will do great things with, if the Grahas are in good Lajjitaadi Avasthas. Grahas in Agastya Drekkanas allow for the individual to make the most of the current things ruled by the Grahas and the individual will have a lot of happiness with these things if the Grahas are in good Lajittaadi Avasthas, though they will feel stuck if the Grahas are in bad Lajitaadi Avasthas. Grahas in Durvasa Drekkanas will frustrate and destroy those things represented by the Grahas so that the individual has the opportunity for great growth, which they will make if the Graha is in a good Lajjitaadi Avastha. Narada Drekkanas believe that there is something to be done. Durvasa Drekkanas believe that there are things that should not be done. Agastya Drekkanas believe that harmony should be maintained. In conclusion: 1. Grahas in Narada Drekkanas are used creatively, indicate new opportunities and make us believe that there is something great to do. 2. Grahas in Agastya Drekkanas are used to maintain order, indicate stable situations and make us believe in the value of the known security and known good. 3. Grahas in Durvasa Drekkanas are used to tear things down that are no longer necessary, indicate disruptive situations that help us grow and make us believe that certain things should not be done or else there will be undesirable repercussions.

MOST IMPORTANT GRAHA IN THE DREKKANA The Drekkana is the third Varga and so the third Graha, Mars, is the most important to consider in the Drekkana. Mars in the Drekkana represents siblings of course, but also the manner with which we initiate that which is in our consciousness and so how we relate our individuality to another person especially in respect to that for which we are hungry or in need. This can be done with understanding of what IS, or through the consciousness of what the ego erroneously thinks it needs.

2 IMPORTANT BHAVAS IN THE DREKKANA 3rd Bhava: The primary Bhava to consider in the Drekkana due to the Drekkana being the 3rd Varga. The 3rd Bhava in the Drekkana represents the ability of the individual to be happy and productive with all their associates, including their siblings. It also represents the general quality of their associates and siblings. 6th Bhava: Adding up all the numbers in 3 yields the number 6 and so the 6th Bhava is an important secondary Bhava to consider in the Drekkana. The 6th Bhava in the Drekkana represents the enmity that can happen from associating poorly with others or the greater capacity to survive and overcome obstacles with the help of reliable associates. 9th Bhava: Squaring 3 yields the number 9 and so the 9th Bhava is an important Bhava to consider in the Drekkana. The 9th Bhava in the Drekkana represents the goals and purpose that can be focused upon as a result of having associates with which to work with. The 9th Bhava in the Drekkana also represents the parental influence that is the result of our relationships with our siblings and also the affect upon our parents due to our relationship with our siblings.

After considering Mars and these three Bhavas to access the general condition of the Drekkana so as to understand the individual’s capacity for working and finding happiness with those that they associate with, all the other Grahas and Bhavas should be studied in order to see which associates the individual is most capable of enjoying and being productive with.

THE FORMS OF THE DREKKANAS The images of the Drekkanas are being reproduced from Yavana Jataka’s 3rd chapter (YJ), Brihat Jataka’s 27th chapter (BJ) and Skanda 349-366 (SS).

Aries 1st Drekkana Armed, Malefic BJ 1. The first Drekkana of Aries represents a man with a white cloth round his waist, dark complexion, pretending to protect, fearful red eyes and a lifted axe. SS It is a Man holding an axe, dark in complexion, with red eyes and capable of protecting others. YJ 2. The first in Aries is a man garbed in red and having a red complexion, a fierce man whose limbs and hands are wounded and who attacks in anger. He bears golden mail and bright arrows, and his hand is upraised with an axe.

Aries 2nd Drekkana Quadruped, Benefic BJ 2. The second Drekkana of Aries is sketched by Yavanas as representing a woman with red cloth, fond of ornaments and food, pot-belly, horse-face, thirsty and single-footed. SS It is a woman wearing red garments, pot-like in shape, with canine face, ugly feet and sore eyes. YJ 3. The second Decan in Aries is a pale-hued warrior whose eyes are pitiless to his enemies. He is clothed in white. His head is like an elephant’s. He has arrows for weapons, and he knows the purposes of minerals and mercury. His limbs are heavy and hairy.

Aries 3rd Drekkana Armed, Mixed BJ 3. The third Drekkana of Aries represents a man, cruel, skilled in arts, yellowish, fond of work, unprincipled, with a lifted-up stick, angry and covered with purple clothes. SS It is a man of brown complexion, blind cruel, wearing red clothes and one who has broken his vow or promise. YJ 4. The third Decan in Aries wears dark blue garments and has a dark blue body. Armed with a club, he is fierce. He has a blue garland of diadems. His body is exceedingly strong, and his eye-balls are like a bull’s He is like the Age of Discord.

3 1st Drekkana Mixed BJ 4. The first Drekkana of Taurus represents a woman with torn ringlets, pot-belly, burtn cloth, thirsty, fond of food and ornaments. SS A man oppressed by hunger and thirst, wearing singed clothes and with his trimmed hair hanging. YJ 5. The first Decan in Taurus is a black woman, winning (all) hearts by a profusion of sidelong glances. Round her neck she wearx a garland full of kadamba-flowers. She shines forth holding an axe in her hand. Her body is bowed down to by cow-herds.

Taurus 2nd Drekkana Quadruped, Benefic BJ 5. The 2nd Drekkana of Taurus represents a man possessing knowledge of lands, grains, houses, cows, arts, ploughing and carts; hungry, sheep faced, dirty clothes and shoulders like the hump of an ox. SS Man, hungry, dirty with goat-like face, but clever in agriculture etc. YJ 6. The second Decan in Taurus is a red-faced woman whose arms and lower lip are also red. She is pre- eminent as she stands on one foot holding a jar. She is always intent on eating and drinking, and delights in gardens and woods.

Taurus 3rd Drekkana Pakshi (bird), Water Bearing BJ 6. The 3rd Drekkana of Taurus is represented by a man with a body like that of an elephant, white teeth, legs like that of a sarabha (a deer with 8 legs and stronger than a lion or an elephant), yellowish colour, and clever in capturing sheep and deer. SS Man with elephantine body, impatient (in haste), pink in complexion and with a perplexed mind. YJ 7. The last Decan in Taurus is a woman with a tender body. She has a bull’s hump, and wears a garland bright with campaka-flowers. Her eyebrows are fair, and her girdle hangs over the circle of her buttocks.

Gemini 1st Drekkana Benefic BJ 7. The 1st Drekkana of represents a female, fond of needle work, handsome, fond of ornamentation, issueless, lifted hands and in menses. SS A woman engaged in needle-work, beautiful, chaste, issueless and with raised hands. YJ 8. The first Decan in the third sign carries a bow, and his hand is bright with arrows. He is adorned with a garland of many colors, and his necklace is pendant. The instruments of his craft are prepared. He knows how to use swords and missiles, and he wears a diadem and armor.

Gemini 2nd Drekkana Armed, Pakshi (bird), Mixed BJ 8. The 2nd Drekkana of the Gemini represents a man, living in a garden, in armour, with a bow, warlike, armed with weapons, face like that of Garuda, and fond of play, children, ornamentation and wealth. SS A man in a garden wearing armour, holding a bow, intent on sport and with an aquiline face. YJ 9. The second Decan in Gemini is a black woman whose girdle is beautiful and whose garments are brightly colored. She delights in the arts, in singing, and in story-telling. Holding a lyre, she is pleased and delighted. Her brows are lovely, and she is graceful.

Gemini 3rd Drekkana Armed, Water Bearing BJ 9. The 3rd Drekkana of Gemini represents a man, adorned, decked with gems, armoured with quiver and bow, skilled in dancing, drumming and arts, and a poet. SS A man well versed in dance and other fine arts, holding a bow and possessing a vast treasure of gems like . YJ 10. The third Decan in Gemini wears red clothes and a red, pendant necklace. He is pale with red limbs, violent and fierce. The tip of his staff is red (with blood). He is the chief of a multitude of men. He bears a sword and missiles.

4 1st Drekkana Faced, Quadruped, Water Bearing BJ 10. The 1st Drekkana of Cancer represents a man, holding fruits, roots and leaves, elephant bodied, residing on sandal trees in the forest, legs like that of Sarabha (a deer with 8 legs and stronger than a lion or an elephant), and horse necked. YJ 11. The first Decan in the fourth sign is a woman whose words are beautiful and full of grace. Holding a lotus in her hand, she stands in the water. Pining with love, she is as pale and fair as a campaka-flower. She wears a single white garment.

Cancer 2nd Drekkana Sarpa (serpent), Malefic BJ 11. The second Drekkana of Cancer represents a female worshiped on the head by lotus flowers, with serpents, full blown youthfulness, living in forests on the branch of Phalasa and crying. SS A woman, who is very coarse from head downwards or who is coarse and has a snake on her head, and who shrieks holding the branch of a Paläça tree. YJ 12. The second Decan in Cancer is a girl seated on a snake-throne, having a beautiful waist. Her heart is filled with kindness and affection. Her body, adorned with jewels, is beautiful, and her garments are of a pale hue.

Cancer 3rd Drekkana Sarpa (serpent), Mixed BJ 12. The third Drekkana of Cancer represents a man covered with serpents, flat faced and crossing the ocean in a boat in search of wife’s jewels. SS A man with a flat face, having a serpent coiling round his body and sailing in a boat for the sake of a woman. YJ 13. The third Decan in the fourth sign is set down as a woman who is the color of a dark blue lotus and is pleasing to the eyes. Her upper-garment is of silk and (adorned with) bright jewelry. She is barren, but puffed up with pride in her beauty.

Leo 1st Drekkana Pakshi & Vulture Faced, Quadruped, Malefic BJ 13. The first Drekkana of represents a vulture and a jackal on the salmali (silk-cotton) tree, a dog and a man dressed in dirty raiment, leaving father and mother and crying. SS A monkey or a man with a dog who has caught an eagle and jackal, cries aloud on or near a silk cotton tree. YJ I4. The first Decan in Leo has a belly and a body like a lion’s, He is fierce, armed with a sword, and arrogant with his mighty strength. His deeds are terrible and cruel, and he desires spicy food. He has many lingers (?).

Leo 2nd Drekkana Armed, Quadruped, Mixed BJ 14. The second Drekkana of Leo represents a man resembling a horse’s body with white garlands on the head, wearing krishnajini (black antelope skin) and kambalam (woolen cloth), fierce as a lion with a bow in the hand and bent nose. SS A man holding a bow, wearing the skin of an antelope, roars like a lion and is sickly. YJ 15. The second Decan in Leo is a bold woman with loosened hair. She is on a mountain peak, proud in taking away the wealth of another. Terrible, she causes his death. Her actions are like those of a rogue.

Leo 3rd Drekkana Armed, Malefic BJ 15. The third Drekkana of Leo represents a man with a bear’s face, acts like those ofa monkey, long beard, curbed ringlets and holding a stick, fruit and flesh. SS A man with a beard, with a bear’s face, acting like a monkey and destroying for fruits and meat. YJ 16. The third Decan in Leo is a woman whose actions are marvellous and who is cunning in respect to machines and to undertakings involving the arts, business, or jewels. Seated on an ivory throne, she considers (?) the murder of her enemies

5 1st Drekkana Benefic BJ 16. The first Drekkana of Virgo represents a female with a pot full of flowers, covering the body with dirty raiments, fond of money and clothes and going to the home of the preceptor. YJ 17. The first portion of Virgo is a black man who possesses a subtle knowledge of crafts and who knows the rules of calculating, cleverness, and story-telling. He is attached to beauty and skill, and is determined in his purpose.

Virgo 2nd Drekkana Armed, Water Bearing BJ 17. The second Drekkana of Virgo represents a man with a pen in the hand, dark complexion, the head tied round by a cloth, counting gains and expenditure, covered over the body with dense hair and holding a big bow. SS A bowman, harming and causing loss to others, dark, a writer and hairy. YJ 18. The second Decan in the sixth sign is a beautiful woman whose limbs are polluted by her menstruation. She loves a man in secret for the sake of a child. She is learned; striving on behalf of her people, she journeys to a foreign country.

Virgo 3rd Drekkana Benefic BJ 18. The 3rd Drekkana of Virgo represents a female, yellowish, covered by a white silk cloth, tall, holding pot and a spoon, going to a temple with great sanctity. SS A very tall woman of golden complexion, wearing clean washed clothes, holding a pot in her hand, in a temple. YJ 19. The third Decan in Virgo is a woman who is gracefully coquettish. Her face is smiling, her countenance moon-like. Her one braid of hair is adorned with ashoka-flowers, and her steps seem to stumble with intoxication.

Libra 1st Drekkana Benefic BJ 19. The first Drekkana of say Yavanas represents a man seated in a shop in the middle of the road, holding balances, clever in weight and measuring with a small scale for weighing , diamonds and thinking of his capital and the prices of the articles in the shop. SS A man engaged in weighing with a balance and measuring commodities in a shop, thinking of the prices of articles, or thinking of costly things. YJ 20. The first Decan in Libra is a man in the market-place with the implements of his trade prepared. His limbs are covered with silk and bright ornaments; his body is black and his eyes beautiful. His places are those where there are gold, merchandise, mines, and treasure.

Libra 2nd Drekkana Pakshi & Vulture Faced, Mixed BJ 20. The 2nd Drekkana of Libra represents a man with a vulture’s face, hungry and thirsty, holding pot with is ready to fall and thinking of his wife and children. YJ 21. The second Decan in Libra is a fair waisted woman who knows meanings and crafts. She wears bright garments and a bright, pendant necklace. She is clever in the office of an intermediary (between lovers) for the sake of the bridegroom. Her actions are like those of rogues and cheats.

Libra 3rd Drekkana Armed, Malefic BJ 21. The third Drekkana of Libra say the Yavanas represents a man, decked with gems, wearing golden quiver and armor and frightening the animals in the wilderness, resembling a monkey and holding in the hand fruits and flesh. SS An archer wearing a golden armour, behaving like a Kinnara, the semi divine being with a horse’s face and pursuing a deer or an animal. YJ 22. The third Decan in Libra is a man about to attack. The tops of his teeth are far apart, and the hair on his body is long, He is wearing a heavy cover. He carries a bow and is armed with a helmet. He engages in the tricks of rogues. 6 1st Drekkana Sarpa (serpent), Malefic BJ 22. The first Drekkana of Scorpio represents a woman naked and without ornaments, coming from the middle of a great ocean to the shore, dislocated from her original place and feet bound by serpents and handsome. SS A woman seated on a lion, going to a well with many snakes curling around her legs. YJ 23. The first Decan in the eighth sign is a blazing man whose staff is fierce to his enemies. His sword is drawn, his armor is of gold; his flames are fanned by anger. He sports with serpents whose poison is sharp.

Scorpio 2nd Drekkana Pasa (noose), Sarpa (serpent), Malefic BJ 23. The middle Drekkana of Scorpio represents a woman fond of home and happiness for her husband’s sake and covered by serpents, with a body resembling a tortoise and a pot. SS A woman having husband and wealth for the sake of her husband, with the form of a tortoise, with her body covered with serpents and yearning for happiness. YJ 24. The second Dean in Scorpio is a woman with loose hair who is bound with snakes. She is robbed by thieves in the forest. With black body and completely naked she runs swiftly from a bandit, calling out terribly and shrilly.

Scorpio 3rd Drekkana Quadruped, Malefic BJ 24. The last Drekkana of Scorpio represents a lion with a broad flat face, resembling a tortoise, frightening dogs, deer, boars and jackals, protecting localities covered with sandalwood trees. SS A man having the face of a tortoise and hunting lions, dogs, hogs and deer. YJ 25. The last Decan in the eighth sign is a cruel man wearing a golden suit of armor. He is clever in seeking treasure in a hole. He wishes to follow a vow that is broken. He knows how to use weapons, but is tormented, having been robbed by his companions.

Sagittarius 1st Drekkana Armed Quadruped, Mixed BJ 25. The 1st Drekkana of represents a man with a human face and a horse’s body with a bow in hand residing in a hermitage protecting sacrificial articles and . SSA boy with the body of a dog or a man with a tail and horse’s body, holding a bow and protecting ascetics and sacrificial performances. YJ 26. The first Decan in Sagittarius is a man whose bow is drawn and whose speed is as violent as a horse’s. He has knowledge of chariots and weapons, and bears the instruments for the sacrifice. His body is protected by gold, and his ear-rings flash with gold.

Sagittarius 2nd Drekkana Benefic BJ 26. The middle Drekkana of Sagittarius represents a woman, handsome, with the color of Champaca or gold, picking up the gems from the ocean and sitting in the Bhadrasana fashion. YJ 27. The second Decan in Sagittarius is a woman who is charming, graceful, and beautiful. She is seated on an auspicious throne, and is pale with a golden-hued garment. Opening a golden casket in a heap ofjewels, she takes pleasure in distributing (its contents).

Sagittarius 3rd Drekkana Armed, Benefic BJ 27. The third Drekkana of Sagittarius represents a man with a long beard, complexion like that of a Champaca or gold, holding a stick, sitting in a splendid posture and keeping silks and deer skins. SS A man with the complexion of Campaka seated on a straw seat, holding a rod in a forest of Kuça grass or having a piece of silk over his face. YJ 28. The third Decan in Sagittarius is a bearded man with a black body. Clothed in silk and pining with love, he is graceful. On his breast hangs a string of pearls, and a bracelet is on his upper arm. He is fond of music and perfume.

7 1st Drekkana Nigala (fetter), Quadruped, Malefic BJ 28. The first Drekkana of Capricorn represents a man covered with much hair, teeth like those of a crocodile, body like that of a pig, keeping yokes, nets and bandages and with a cruel face. SS A man with an aquiline face, holding an axe and eager for oils, wine and food. YJ 29. The first Decan in Capricorn is the color of collyrium. His teeth are as terrible as a crocodile’s, He is armed with a staff, and his actions are like those of Time and Death. He stands in the middle of a cemetery with an armor of heavy hair and a strong body.

Capricorn 2nd Drekkana Benefic BJ 29. The middle Drekkana of Capricorn represents a woman, skilled in arts, broad eyes like lotus petals, greensish dark, searching all kinds of articles and wearing iron ear ornaments. SS A woman who has been burnt, holding an iron and having ornaments, valuable things or pots and dirty things. YJ 30. The second Decan in Capricorn is a man of blazing splendor whose teeth are dark blue and like a Pishaca’s, He is handsome, having bound on his armor, sword, and helmet (shirastrana). He wanders about constructing river-embankments, tanks, and aqueducts.

Capricorn 3rd Drekkana Armed, Mixed BJ 30. The last Decanate of Capricorn represents a man with a body like that of Kinnaras with a Kambalam, with a quiver, arrows and bow and bearing a pto on the shoulder decked with gems. YJ 31. The third Decan in Capricorn is a woman with loose hair, a gaping mouth, and a hanging belly. Her red body is tall and thin. She holds a noose in her hand, and wears a winding-sheet. She delights in injury.

Aquarius 1st Drekkana Pakshi & Vulture Faced Drekkanas, Malefic BJ 31. The first Drekkana of represents a man with a mind disturbed by oils, wines, water and food being brought to him, with a Kambala (woolen cloth), silk cloth and deer skin and a face resembling that of a vulture. YJ 32. The first Decan in Aquarius is a man who has dreadful teeth. He knows how to practice magic. His is the color of a dark cloud, and his hair is filthy and sticks up. His actions are pitiless. Garbed in an antelope- skin and rags, he has a vile nature.

Aquarius 2nd Drekkana Benefic BJ 32. The second Drekkana of Aquarius represents a woman covered with a dirty cloth in a forest, bearing pots on her head and dragging metals in a burnt card loaded with cotton trees in it. YJ 33. The second Decan in Aquarius is a man with a shining sword. His tawny hair stands up. Covered with garlands of skulls, he wears armor. His is the color of sunset-clouds, and his protruding teeth are fierce. He is covered with the strings of nooses and so forth.

Aquarius 3rd Drekkana Benefic YJ 34. The third Drekkana in Aquarius indicates a man dark, with hears covered with long hair, wearing a crown and wandering with pots filled with iron, skin, leaves, gum and fruits. BJ 33. The form of the third Decanate of the sign Kumbha is a dark-looking man, with hairs in his ear, wearing a crown, carrying bark, leaves, gum, oil and fruits in an iron pot from place to place.

Pisces 1st Drekkana Water Bearing BJ 34. The first Drekkana of represents a man decked with ornaments, holding in hand sacrificial vessels, pearls, gems and conch shells and crossing the ocean in a boat in search of jewels for his wife. SS A man seated on a boat with his hands adorned with all kinds of gems, who is anxious for collecting ornaments and all sorts of decorative articles.

8 YJ 35. The first Decan in Pisces is a woman with a beautiful body whose eyes are expansive and long. Her body is adorned with silk and gold. She stands by the Great Sea, which she has crossed in a boat for the sake of a heap of jewels.

Pisces 2nd Drekkana Water Bearing BJ 35. The 2nd Drekkana of Pisces indicates a woman with a color more beautiful than that of Champaka, surrounded by her attendants and sailing in a boat decked with long flags in search of the coast of the ocean. SS A woman sailing in a boat towards the shore, whose face is like the colour of Campaka flower, and who is followed by her retinue. YJ 36. The second Decan in Pisces is a woman dreadful in strife, the foremost one. She is fierce, and has no clothes; her color is white, red, and black. Her garments and ornaments are destroyed; desiring clothes, she shouts out.

Pisces 3rd Drekkana Sarpa (serpent), Malefic BJ 36. The 3rd Drekkana of Pisces represents a man crying in a pit in a forest, naked and covered over his body with serpents and with a man distracted by thieves and fire. SS A naked man coiled by a serpent sitting in a cavern and weeping as he is troubled by robbers and fire. YJ 37. The third Decan in Pisces is a woman whose hair has been loosened and who wears ornaments bearing the emblem of the Abhiras. She shrieks as she is frightened. She stands in the water adorned by troops of spirits having the shapes of jackals, cats, and boars.

YJ 38. These thirds of the signs which are called Drekkas together with the natures that accompany each, to which much thought has been given, have been thus described by the great Yavana masters who know the meanings, properties, and traditions of horoscopy. YJ 39. Because of its doubtfulness, this pictorial representation is (to be) combined with (the effects of) the lords of the navamsas, the navamsas themselves, and the aspects of the planets; it is useful because it exemplifies the many forms, natures, and distinguishing marks in the world. YJ 40. Whatever characteristics of a planet have been described with regard to the signs, the navamsas, and times, or whatever causal natures, their entire effect is in full force in all actions for whatsoever purpose. YJ 41. What are the form, nature, quality, and distinguishing mark of (each) planet and sign has been said previously; the form which arises from the changes due to their mutual combinations in order is to be determined by a wise man. YJ 42. They say that the form and distinguishing mark of a (are affected) by various changes because of the signs, planets, and (other) portions (of a sign); because of its situation in the rank of its own sign within a sign, they say a navamsa possesses especial strength.

9 TYPES OF DREKKANAS Armed Drekkanas Malefic Drekkanas* Aries 1st & 3rd Aries 1st Gemini 2nd & 3rd Cancer 2nd Leo 2nd & 3rd Leo 1st & 3rd Virgo 2nd Libra 3rd Libra 3rd Scorpio 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sagittarius 1st & 3rd Capricorn 1st Capricorn 3rd Aquarius 1st Pasa (noose) Drekkanas Pisces 3rd Scorpio 2nd Benefic Drekkanas* Nigala (fetter) Drekkanas Aries 2nd Capricorn 1st Taurus 2nd Pakshi (bird) Gemini 1st Taurus 3rd Virgo 1st & 3rd Gemini 2nd Libra 1st Pakshi & Vulture Faced Drekkanas Sagittarius 2nd & 3rd Leo 1st Capricorn 2nd Libra 2nd Aquarius 2nd & 3rd Aquarius 1st Mixed Drekkanas* Pig Faced Aries 3rd Cancer 1st Taurus 1st Sarpa (serpent) Gemini 2nd Cancer 2nd & 3rd Cancer 3rd Scorpio 1st & 2nd Leo 2nd Pisces 3rd Libra 2nd Quadruped Sagittarius 1st Aries 2nd Capricorn 3rd Taurus 2nd Water Bearing* Cancer 1st Taurus 3rd Leo 1st & 2nd Gemini 3rd Scorpio 3rd Virgo 2nd Sagittarius 1st Cancer 1st Capricorn 1st Pisces 1st & 2nd

* “The person born in a malefic Drekkana will be evil-minded, of wandering habits, addicted to evil deeds and in bad repute. The person born in a water-bearing Drekkana will be liberal, voluptuous, compassionate, bent on agriculture and irrigation and void of morality. The person born in a benefic Drekkana will have rich and happy sons, a lovely form and will be tender hearted. The person born in a mixed Drekkana will be ill-behaved, addicted to young women not his own, of cruel aspect and fickle-minded.” – Jataka Parijita

10 THE MOON’S DREKKANA “If the Moon is in his own or freindly drekkana the person will be handsome and virtuous. If the Moon is in other drekkanas the person will get the characteristics of the lord of the drekkana. If the Moon is in serpent, armed, quadruped or bird drekkanas the person will be vindictive, very cruel, fouling Guru's wife and traveller respectively.” “The effects produced by the Moon occupying any Drekkana of a sign during birth will be benefic if she be aspected by a planet that is the ruler of the above-mentioned Drekkana.” -Brihat Jataka

“If the Moon occupies either her own or a friendly Decanate, the native will get good appearance and good qualities. If the Moon occupies a neutral Decanate, the qualities also will be of a mediocre nature. If the Moon be in an enemy's Decanate, the native will not possess any good appearance or any good qualities. The native will become hot tempered, wicked or cruel, if the Moon be in the serpent Decanate. The native will be very mischievous, murderous, if the Moon be in the armed Decanate. The native will be addicted to one's religious preceptor's wife, if the Moon be in the quadruped Decanate. The native will become a traveler if the Moon be in the bird Dreskana.”

LAGNA’S DREKKANA “If the lord of the Drekkana of the be strong the person will achieve the status like that of a king.” -Phaladeepika 3, 11

“In a dual sign the three Decanates in their order will be Adhama (bad), Madhyama (averaga) and Uttama (good). In the case of a movable sign the order is reversed. In a fixed sign the order will be Adhama, Uttama, and Madhyama. The effects will be in accordance with the names of the Decanates.”

“If, during the birth time, the rising Decanate be either Serpent or Fetter Decanate and if the sign of its ruler be afflicted, the person will also suffer imprisonment of the nature of such sign.”

The effects of the Lagna Drekkana as stated in Yavana Jataka and Saravali are reproduced below, with those of Yavana Jataka coming first.

Aries Drekkanas 2. One born in the first Drekana of the first sign (Aries) is a generous combatant, fond of quarreling, fierce in battle, blazing, and holding the staff of discipline among his relatives; he experiences declines and rises. 3. He who is born in the second Drekana is an intelligent person who is fickle with women and good at sexual intercourse; an eloquent and handsome man fond of dancing and singing and possessing women and wealth; a good-looking person who desires to travel and has friends and money. 4. A man born in the third Drekana is outstanding for his virtues, desires righteousness (), is endowed with strength and courage, knows how to honor his friends, is dear to his people, and serves the king, but he has intercourse with other men’s wives.

1. One born in the first decanate of Aries will be charitable, be a thief, be splendorous, will have checkered prosperity, be fierce in battle (or in quarrels), pleasing in appearance and will inflict punishment on relatives. 2. If born in the second decanate of Aries, he will be attached to females, will wander, be interested in carnal pleasures and music, be intelligent, be endowed with friends and wealth, be good-looking and will have an eye on women's property. 3. If born in the third decanate of Aries, he will be virtuous, will fault others, be fickle minded, mighty, will serve a king, be attached to his own men, be very righteous and honorable but not learned.

11 Taurus Drekkanas 5. One born in the first Drekana of Taurus is fond of drink and food, and likes singing; acting according to the nature of a woman, he is intent on clothes and ornamentation; separated from his wife, he is afflicted with miseries. 6. One born in the second Drekana is a handsome man with an auspicious body; a consumer who has great wealth and desires sexual intercourse, baths, and ornaments; a strong, intelligent person of a firm nature; a greedy man who is lucky with women in sexual intercourse. 7. A man born in the third Drekana is unsteady and firm, stern and fearful, a. clever person with few possessions and dirty; he takes riches and afterwards destroys them, and he is tormented by his misfortunes.

4. If the birth be in the first decanate of Taurus, one will be fond of food and drinks, be tormented due to separation of his wife, endowed with robes and ornaments and will act according to the desires of his wife. 5. If the birth be in the second decanate of Taurus, one will be beautiful, liked by women, will have large lips, be endowed with beauty and wealth, firmly wealthy, intelligent and attached to mean women. 6. If the birth be in the third decanate of Taurus, one will be skillful, be not very fortunate, be valorous, dirty and will repent after spending money.

Gemini Drekkanas 8. One born in the first Drekana of the third sign (Gemini) has a broad and excellent body and is tall; he does his duty and has a wealth of virtues; he is a charming and glorious man who is honored by the king and knows the rules of the fine arts, but a cheat. 9. The man born in the second Drekana of Gemini is handsome and has a pleasant appearance; his face is thin and the ends of the hair on his head are fine; he is gentle and rich, possessing a great intellect and equal glory and brilliance. 10. One born in the third Drekana (of Gemini) is handsome with a tall body and kindly eyes, but his head is large and his nails and toes are rough; he is a cruel man of uncertain purpose whose enemies are arrogant; he is an itinerant hireling.

7. One born in the first decanate of Gemini will have broad and excellent limbs, be wealthy, lofty, deceiving, virtuous, sportive, honoured by the king and be a good speaker. 8. One born in the second decanate of Gemini will be miserly, dreaming, conquered by the fair sex, self respected, endowed with co-born, fickle-minded, sportive and tormented by many diseases. 9. One born in the third decanate of Gemini will hate women, will have a large head, will have enemies, be lofty, will possess rough nails and will not have firm wealth.

Cancer Drekkanas 11. In the first Drekana of Cancer is born an intelligent man who bows down to gods and the twice-born and does the duty of others; an unstable person, handsome, well-formed, and light-complexioned, who is lucky with women and has many children. 12. In the second Drekana in the fourth sign (Cancer) is born a rich and greedy man who is proud of his generosity and of his wealth; a person of stern character, but one fond of sleep and dominated by women; a man who travels extensively; one who has (many) brothers and suffers from many diseases. 13. One born in the third (Drekina of Cancer) travels in foreign lands, obtaining money from afar; he desires righteousness (dharma), but looks harshly and is fickle with women; fond of drink and taking pleasure in garlands, he frequents forest streams. Cancer.

12 10. One born in the first decanate of Cancer will honour and gods, be fickle-minded, fair in complexion, will help others, be intelligent, pleasing in appearance, will possess a fortunate wife and be himself fortunate. 11. One born in the second decanate of Cancer will be miserly, dreaming, conquered by the fair sex, self- respected, endowed with co-born, fickle minded, sportive and be tormented by many diseases. 12. One born in the third decanate of Cancer will lose his firmness to females, be wealthy, intent on living in foreign places, fond of wine, be virtuous, will have liking for forests wine, have diseased eyes and will like garlands etc.

Leo Drekkanas 14. A man born in the first Drekana of Leo is generous and possesses much wealth and many women; aggressive and eager to conquer the enemy, he serves his king; though desiring sleep, he has various acquisitions, and his friends and relations are steadfast. 15. In the second Drekana (of Leo) is born a handsome and happy lover with heavy thighs who desires garlands and ornaments; a firm and generous man with an expansive intellect, an expert in sacred traditions (sruti) and law (dharma) who is fond of possessions. 16. One born in the third (Drekana of Leo) is slender and has a long body, but is rugged; he is greedy and expert in stealing other people’s possessions; a bold man with a great mind who has many sons; but a rogue unloved by women. Leo.

13. One born in the first decanate of Leo will be liberal, will maintain people, will conquer his enemies, will have abundant wealth, many wives and good friends, will serve many kings and be very mighty. 14. One born in the second decanate of Leo will perform beneficial acts, be liberal, firm, fond of quarrels, happy, will follow the rules of and be intelligent. 15. One born in the third decanate of Leo will be a miser, will steal others' wealth, be free from sickness, hard-hearted, very intelligent, roguish, will have a narrow physique, be pre-eminent and will have many children.

Virgo Drekkanas 17. In the first Drekana of the sixth sign (Virgo) is born a tall, dark-skinned man whose eyes are sweet and kindly, whose body is like a handsome youth’s, and whose neck is long; a gentle, eloquent, and well behaved man who has an excellent wife and gets his money from women. 18. A man born in the second (Drekana of Virgo) is firm, unassailable in battles; he delights in the fine arts, crafts, and story-telling, and travels to foreign countries; he is graceful and walks like the forest-dwellers; a talkative petitioner, his words are listened to. 19. In the third Drekana (of Virgo) is born a short, good-looking man whose eyes and turban are broad and whose body is unbending and handsome; he dresses well, is pleased with the king, and is liberal, but gets hold of other people’s money; his weaknesses are sex and singing. Virgo.

16. One born in the first decanate of Virgo will be dark in complexion, will speak affably, be modest, lofty, beautiful, will gain wealth through females, be ominous and will have a long head and honey colored eyes. 17. One born in the second decanate of Virgo will be bold, will live in foreign places, be skillful in fine arts, fables and battles, be garrulous, will honour Vedic teachings and be dear to forest tribes. 18. Birth in the third decanate of Virgo indicates one enjoying music and other's wealth. He will be dear to king, short in stature and will be endowed with large head and large eyes.

13 Libra Drekkanas 20. One born in the first Drekana of Libra is dark-skinned and looks like ; clever and intelligent, he is wise in the ways of the fine arts and of merchandise and well versed in magic spells (mantra); he is a jester who engages in service and wandering. 21. In the second Drekana of Libra is born a famous man with eyes wide as lotuses and beautiful form and voice, one who keeps the prosperity gained by his ancestors; a man who is fond of laughter, but behaves harshly; or a friend of the king. 22. A man born in the third Drekana of Libra is an ungrateful rogue who is fickle and ugly; one who is hypocritically polite; his body is slender and black; his friends are dead; and he has little intelligence, but possesses wealth and money. Libra.

19. If the be in the first decanate of Libra, one will be akin to Cupid in physical charm, be skillful, will enjoy travels, be dark in complexion, fond of arts and business, will fulfill appointed tasks and be very learned. 20. If the ascendant be in the second decanate of Libra, one will have eyes of the lotus-kind, be charming, affable in speech, valorous, famous and will perform acts to increase the reputation of one's race and family. 21. If the ascendant be in the third decanate of Libra one will be fickle minded, crafty, ungrateful, crooked, will lose friends and wealth and will not be very intelligent.

Scorpio Drekkanas 23. A man born in the first Drekana of the eighth sign (Scorpio) is light-skinned and has a thick, broad body and wide, red eyes; he is firm and furious in battle, fond of fighting, a fierce man who is an expert with a sword. 24. One born in the second Drekana (of Scorpio) is a handsome man with darting eyes and a body pale like gold; his food and his drink are spicy; he is clever and eloquent and possesses the righteousness (dharma) of the oldest of men; fond of acquisitions, he gains possession of the wealth of others. 25. In the third (Drekana of Scorpio) is born a man having neither beard nor body-hair; one whose eyes are yellow and brown, whose belly is enormous, and whose arms and chest are stout; together with his brothers he is a vicious assailant; he has no sons, but his group is increased by others. Scorpio.

22. If birth be in the first decanate of Scorpio, the native will be fair in complexion, firm in disposition, fierce in temperament, interested in battle, broad-eyed, fat and broad physiques, and fond of promoting quarrels. 23. One will be fond of purified food, be skillful, will have rolling eyes, be gold-colored in complexion, splendorous, endowed with other's wealth, virtuous and skillful in arts if the ascendant be in the second decanate of Scorpio. 24. One born in the third decanate of Scorpio will be devoid of beard, mustache etc., be torturous, will have tawny eyes and large belly, be an assailant, will incur loss of brothers and will possess long hands and brave heart.

Sagittarius Drekkanas 26. One born in the first Drekana of the ninth sign (Sagittarius) has a thin face and round eyes; he travels in many foreign lands; he is an honest orator who is to be honored among the tribes (gana) and who behaves like a respected saint (). 27. In the second Drekana of the ninth sign (Sagittarius) is born an orator who knows the meanings of the sciences and who performs the and sattra sacrifices, the best lord of those who cast spells (or give advice?) ; he is a peaceful man who travels to many pilgrimages and sanctuaries.

14 28. A man born in the last Drekana of the ninth sign (Sagittarius) is the master of good men, one who is outstanding among his relatives and people; he is clever, graceful, proud, and eager to win; handsome, glorious, and fond of righteousness (dharma), but a man who gains possession of other men’s wives. Sagittarius.

25. One born in the first decanate of Sagittarius will have a round face and round eyes, be chief among his men, will advance due to his own efforts, will have good conduct and be soft in disposition. 26. If the birth be in the second decanate of Sagittarius, one will be expert in , be a good speaker, will perform hundred yagnas (i.e. many sacrifices), will have knowledge of Mantras, be excellent in disposition and will visit many shrines. 27. If born in the third decanate of Sagittarius, one will be chief of his relatives, be skillful, will always take to virtuous path, be sensuous, will enjoy other women, be charming, famous and successful.

Capricorn Drekkanas 29. A man born in the first, Drekana of Capricorn is a dark and handsome rogue whose arms hang down and whose eyes are wide and thighs broad; he is irresistible among other men’s wives, converses with a smile and behaves attractively; and he owns money and grain. 30. One born in the second (Drekana of Capricorn) is a dark-skinned rogue with a thin mouth and firm legs; he is a fickle, wicked, and quarrelsome man who wanders about stealing other men’s wives and money, but having no wife of his own. 31. In the last (Drekana of Capricorn) is born a man whose brow is like a bell and whose limbs are long and lean; he has a foul nature and is addicted to sexual promiscuity (godharma); having been separated from his father, he obtains his money from a foreign country, but always gets miseries (as well).

28. One born in the first decanate of Capricorn will have long hands, be dark in complexion, charming, famous, crafty, sparing in speech, be conquered by ladies, will perform superior acts and be wealthy. 29. One born in the second decanate of Capricorn will have a small face, be fickle minded, will steal the wealth of other women, skillful, be a fortune-teller, be liberal and will suffer from diseases of the feet. 30. One born in the third decanate of Capricorn will be garrulous, dirty, emaciated, long-limbed, devoid of father and will be reduced to evils in foreign places.

Aquarius Drekkanas 32. In the first Drekana of Aquarius is born a wise man who is devoted to firm deeds, fond of life, and pure in tranquility; he is wealthy and wide-eyed, and makes offerings to the gods; but his weaknesses are women and drink, and he has many enemies. 33. One born in the second (Drekana of Aquarius) is a competent person who is as pale as honey and cream, and whose eyes are large and brown; he is greedy and speaks loudly, but does much for his friends; he knows about sexual intercourse and humor and is fond of singing and dancing. 34. A man born in the third (Drekana of Aquarius) is tall, but his arms are short and thin and his eyes stiff and torn; he is a rogue who tells many lies, a babbler whose inner self is harsh; but he gets hold of his father’s money, and knows all about sexual intercourse with women. Aquarius.

31. One born in the first decanate of Aquarius will be endowed with wife, honour and fame, be very efficacious, lofty, devoted to his duties, wealthy and will serve a king. 32. If born in the second decanate of Aquarius, one will be a miser, be skillful, sweet, fair complexioned, tawny and broad eyed, will earn wealth through amusement, will speak unhesitatingly, be intelligent and will be endowed with many friends.

15 33. If born in the third decanate, one will be tall in stature, crafty, valorous, emaciated, short-armed, be endowed with sons and wealth, hard-hearted, will tell many lies, be crooked in nature, will have afflicted eyes, and will have knowledge of sexology.

Pisces Drekkanas 35. In the first Drekana of Pisces is born a fair-skinned person with sweet, brown eyes; a wise and grateful man, an intelligent and famous person whose name is sweet; a happy and well behaved man who takes pleasure in business and in knowledge. 36. In the second Drekana (of Pisces) is born a lover who knows how to be courteous to women; he is a man who is remembered, the best of speakers who is esteemed by his people, one who is pure in his knowledge; he eats spicy food and enjoys other people’s wealth. 37. One born in the last Drekana of Pisces is a dark man whose hands and feet are broad; he is rich in the fine arts and knows much, being pleased by pure twice-born men and teachers; the best of friends he is fond of laughter; his food and his drink are spicy. Pisces.

34. If the ascendant is in the first decanate of Pisces, one will have honey colored and tawny eyes, be fair in complexion, very learned, will perform virtuous deeds, be happy, will undertake trips by sea etc. and be modest. 35. If it be the second decanate of Pisces, one will be skillful in serving the fair sex, will eat purified food, will enjoy others' wealth, be sensuous, dear to females and virtuous people and be an excellent person. 36. If born in the last decanate of Pisces one will be dark in complexion, be skillful in arts, will have wide feet, will be generous with friends and will consume purified food and drinks.

38. Thus has been uttered this rule regarding the qualities and characteristics of those born under the (various) Drekana (which are determined) by means of their qualities and natures. If the lord of the Drekana is strong and is aspected by a benefit planet, one should decide that the influence of the Drekana is not to be modified. – Yavana Jataka

37. Thus spoke of the decanates the preceptors well-versed in that branch. Should the sign holding the decanate be strong or be aspected by its lord, these effects will mature in full. - Saravali

THE 22ND OR KSHARA DREKKANA The 22nd Drekkana from the Lagna is known as the Kshara “perishable” Drekkana. What is perishable? The body, thus Kshara is also refers to the body. In astrology, the Kshara Drekkana has an influence upon the nature of one’s death and its lord gains an extra point in causing death and can increase the severity of disease.

DASAS AND DREKKANAS “The effects of a planet would be felt in the beginning, middle or concluding portion of its Major Period in accordance with its position in 1st, 2nd or 3rd Drekkana of the sign of the sign in which it is posited. What method of period-reckoning should be observed should be decided by the Astrologer himself according to the directions of the Shastras.” -Sanketa Nidhi

“Study any , when the lords of the 8th house and the 22nd Drekkana are weak and are posited in the 6th, 7th and the 8th houses, they cause the destruction of the House during their respective Dasas”. –Jataka Desha Marga

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