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“Parents from Dvadasama.”

Brihat states that the Dwadasamsa indicates parents. Parents refers not only to the father and mother, but to all the other parental ancestors that came before them, those in their past lineage: grandparents, great grandparents, great-great grandparents, etc. The Dvadasamsa is the cumulative effect of the direct ancestors and the affects the of the ancestors have upon the life of the individual.

dvädaçäàçasya gaìanä tattatkñeträdvirnidiçet teñämadhéçäù kramaço gaìeçä'çvi-yamähayäù

“The Dvadasamsas go from that Rasi, their lords have the order , Asvin, Yama and Haya. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra: Shodasavargas, 15

The Dvadasamsa is very simply calculated by dividing each Rasi into 12 parts of 2 degrees 30 minutes with the first part being the same sign as the Rasi in question and the other eleven parts continuing in the regular order around the . The Dvadasamsa follows the same calculation principle as does the Hora, and Chaturthamsa.

36. In (each) sign there are dvadasamsas which fill the sign with their own influences. There are subtle modifications in respect to height or depth of action when (their) influences are combined with those of the terms (Dasas). Yavana Jataka

16. When the lord of the dvadasamsa in the ascendent is the strongest lord or is in a cardine, it establishes that the nature of the native is made that of the sign to which the dvadasamsa belongs. Yavana Jataka

DVADASAMA DEITIES The twelve Dvadasamsa Deities are a set of four repeated three times, the four are: Ganesha, Asvins, Yama and Haya.

Ganesha: 1st, 5th & 9th Dvadasamsas Ganesha symbolizes the sound of Aum, the sound of the "word of God" the cosmic vibration that creates and sustains the entire universe and which is the gateway back to Spirit. Ganesha is the patron deity of astrology, the Lord of Beginnings and the Lord of Obstacles. He is to be prayed to upon the beginning of all new things or else he is want to throw obstalces into one's path. Prayer to Ganesha is an admittance that all is being done at the Word of God, knowing this, how can anything be an obstacle? The Ganesha Dvadasamsa represents important beginnings that are founded upon past deeds and the creative power of the ancestors to bring something new into our lives.

Asvins: 2nd, 6th & 10th Dvadasamsas The Asvins are the Divine Horseman who are the sons and Saranya, goddess of clouds and the daughter of Vishvakarma. They are twins who are the patron deities of medicine and healing. One of the twins is called Nasatya, meaning helpful, the other is Dasra, giving wonderful aid. Between the two of them they provide all beneficient and wonderful things that help one maintain the quality of life. The Asvins Dvadasamsa provides the needed things that allow for something to be maintained and enjoyed. 1

Yama: 3rd, 7th & 11th Dvadasamsas Yama was the first born of man who along with his twin were born from the Sun. Yama is the god of death who leads the disembodied souls into one of the darker or brighter regions of the astral world according to each individual’s merit. Yama was the first of mankind to die and being the first to die, he became the lord of the dead. The word Yama literally means a bridle or rein and refers to the ideas of control and restraint. The Yama Dvadasamsa provides restraint and the ability for discipline, but also difficulties that must be disciplined and controlled.

Haya: 4th, 8th & 12th Dvadasamsas Haya, or Hayagriva is a horse headed aspect of and the deitiy of knowledge and wisdom. Haya represents the power of knowledge which, guided by Vishnu, overcomes all demonic and dark forces and thus gives peace and prosperity. The Haya Dvadasamsa gives the fulfillment that comes from knowledge and understanding and the knowledge that allows one to overcome any and all difficulties. Ultimately this Dvadasamsa gives the knowledge and understanding obtained even after all else is left behind.

IMPORTANT BHAVAS IN THE DVADASAMSA 12th Bhava: The primary Bhava to consider in the Dvadasamsa due to the Dvadasamsa being the 12th Varga is the 12th Bhava. The 12th Bhavas represents our past and where we came from; our ancestors represent our path and where we came from, thus these two are the same. The 12th Bhava reveals weather we come from a fruitful past that will continue bearing favorable fruits or whether we came from a frustrated past that will continue to plague us. 9th Bhava: Squaring 12 gives 144, which reduces to 9, thus the results of our past indicated by the 12th Bhava are the parenting influence of our parents, the 9th Bhava.

3rd Bhava: Adding up digits in the number 12 gives 3, so the 3rd Bhava is also an important Bhava to consider in the Dvadasamsa. This Bhava represents the associates and siblings that strongly influenced our past and which still yet influence our present life.

6th Bhava: Adding up all the numbers in the number 12 gives 6, so the 6th Bhava is also important in the Dvadasamsa. This Bhava represents the work yet needed to be done to pay for those things of the past.

MOST IMPORTANT GRAHAS IN THE DVADASAMSA The Dasamsa is the 12th Varga, but the 8th Varga given by Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and so the 8th Graha, Rahu, along with its counterpart, , are the most important Grahas to examine in the Dvasamsa. It is these two Grahas that represent the karmic path upon which our consciousness develops. These two Grahas also represent our ancestors. On our father's side, Rahu rules our paternal grandfather and his ancestors while Ketu rules our paternal grandmother and her ancestors. On our mother's side, Rahu rules our maternal grandmother and her ancestors while Ketu rules our maternal grandfather and his ancestors. Ketu represent the important deeds done by our ancestors that are influencing our life today while Rahu represents the deeds not fully completed by our ancestors which we ourselves must strive to perfect. Ketu is more significant in relationship to the 12th Bhava and Rahu to the 6th Bhava.

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THE 'S DVADASAMSA ACCORDING TO JATAKA PARIJATA 119. If a person be born in a Dwadasamsa owned by , he will be a mischievous robber and take to the evil ways and practices of such a vicious class of people. If a person be born in a twelfth portion of a sign owned by , he will have plenty of women and wealth and will suffer from diseases. If a person be born in a Dwadasamsa belonging to , he will be a gambler but well-conducted.

120. If a person be born in a Dwadasamsa of , he will be addicted to bad practices. If a person be born in a Dwadasamsa owned by , he will be virtuous, engaged in the business of a king and will be attended by brave men. If a person be born in a Dwadasamsa, he will be a gambler and addicted to women. If a person be born in a Dwadasamsa), he will be engaged in trade and have abundance of money.

121. If a person be born in a Dwadasamsa owned by , he will be a murder loving master of rogues and robbers. If a person be born in a Dwadasamsa belonging to , he will diligently pay homage to the Manes, and the gods. If a person be born in the Dwadasamsa of , he will be the lord of growing grains and will have servants. If a person be born in an dwadasamsa, he will be a mischief maker. If a person be born in a Dwadasamsa, he will be rich and learned.

DVADASAMSAS OF THE GRAHAS ACCORDING TO YAVANA JATAKA

Aries Dvadasamsa The Sun, which is renowned for its brilliance, if it is in a dvadasamsa (bhaga) of Aries, produces the power of the (native’s) father; the Moon in that place establishes a disease of his mother by means of changes caused by blood and bile; Jupiter makes a man having a treasure of gold and goats whose wealth is destroyed by thieves, fire, and foes; Venus one whose wife is polluted, hostile, or dead; Mars a clever man with famous wealth; 3. Mercury one who speaks much, but in a stumbling way, a fickle person whose friends are ill- behaved and terrible; and Saturn a vile man whose treasure is gained by the acquisitions of his servants, but a strong and handsome man.

Taurus Dvadasamsa The Sun in a dvadasamsa of Taurus destroys the beauty of his father; the Moon gives prosperity, happiness, and food of his mother; Jupiter bestows firm and extensive wealth; Venus (produces) a man who has intercourse with lovely women and wives; Mars a pauper; Mercury one who is friendly with women and has a firm, loud voice; and Saturn a man who is doorkeeper in a harem and whose body is slowly overcome by old age.

Gemini Dvadasamsa The Sun in a dvadasamsa of the third sign (Gemini) makes his father one who practices such things as sacrifices and is wealthy in family; the Moon, which creates beauty, the respect of good men, and power, causes the happiness of his mother; 7. Jupiter one whose money is gathered from the fine arts, oratory, and the sacred traditions (sruti); Mars a person who is the same to men and women and who has ignoble sons; Venus a man with handsome form who is learned in the fine arts, a clever person who takes pleasure in women; Mercury one who is learned in oratory, sacred traditions (sruti), and crafts, whose friends are famous, and who speaks sweetly; and Saturn a fickle person who practices mischief and bad craftsmanship, and whose old age is attained with the strength of youth.

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Cancer Dvadasamsa If the Sun is in a dvadasamsa of Cancer, then (the native) obtains (a father) who is afflicted by disease, sickness, and troubles; (if) the Moon (is there), he obtains pleasures of his mother caused by health, beauty, and good appearance; Jupiter produces the highest, exalted wealth; Mars one whose sons are lowly; Venus a man abounding in treasures and titles who has a good wife and possesses a family and beauty; because of Mercury (the native) obtains powerful friends and the highest joy; and because of Saturn he will grow old quickly, and is carried off by his servants, his bad wives, and so on.

Leo Dvadasamsa The Sun in a dvadasamsa (of Leo) causes victory and nobility of his father; the Moon fear and disease of his mother; Jupiter the acquisition of wealth consisting mainly of cows which are obtained by labor and by serving his friends and the king; Mars makes one whose sons are not born or, if born, die; Venus a man who does not obtain a wife; Mercury a man whose voice is broken and who has bad friends; and Saturn one overcome by old age who is not submissive to his lord.

Virgo Dvadasamsa The Sun in a dvadasamsa of the sixth sign (Virgo) gives poverty of his father; the Moon (gives poverty) of his mother (and makes him) gentle and timid; Jupiter gives wealth pertaining to maidens; Mars causes the birth of eunuchs; Venus produces one whose wife has a soft and oppressed body; Mercury a man prominent for his oratory and hating good friends; and Saturn a man who grows old slowly, obeying others and serving women and evil people.

Libra Dvadasamsa The Sun in a dvadasamsa of Libra produces a father whose wealth is excessive, but who is deprived of health; the Moon destroys the beauty and strength of his mother; Jupiter gives wealth from travels, merchandise, and trade; Mars produces a rogue with many sons; Venus a man with a noble (arya) wife who knows business, sexual intercourse, and science; Mercury a teacher who gives many speeches; and Saturn a youthful person with many servants.

Scorpio Dvadasamsa The Sun and the Moon in a dvadasamsa of Scorpio cause the death of his father and mother; Jupiter destroys his wealth; Mars causes the birth of evil, sick, and timid men; Venus produces one whose wife is maimed or has died a violent death; Mercury a man imperfect in speech and having bad friends; and Saturn one who is himself a slave and is born of a man like a slave or one who does the commands of and associates with sinful people.

Sagittarius Dvadasamsa The Sun in a dvadasamsa of Sagittarius gives beauty, dignity, and honor of his father; the Moon gives the same for his mother; Jupiter gives abundant vehicles, horses, and gold; Mars causes the birth of one who is looked upon in a hostile manner by his elders; Venus gives a wife who is praised for her good qualities; Mercury gives perfection in speech and friendship; and Saturn causes the birth of youthful men who have the good fortuneof Cupid.

Capricorn Dvadasamsa The Sun in (a dvadasamsa of) Capricorn causes the loss of his father; the Moon a wind-disease of his mother; Jupiter destroys the acquisition of good, peacefulness, and memory; Mars causes the birth of famous sons; Venus produces a man whose wife has trembling limbs and twitching eye-brows; Mercury a man defective in speech whose friendship is bad; and Saturn a man who ages quickly and is surrounded by tanks, cows, and servants. 4

Aquarius Dvadasamsa The Sun and the Moon in a dvadasamsa of Aquarius cause disease, sickness, and defects of his parents; Jupiter gives memory and wealth; Mars gives servants, slaves, and sons; Venus produces a man who is the husband of a slave-girl or of an old woman; Mercury one who is robbed of speech and has bad friends; and Saturn a man with good friends who looks like an old man or who is honored by slaves.

Pisces Dvadasamsa The Sun and the Moon in (a dvadasamsa of) Pisces cause joy, honor, and wealth of his parents; Jupiter makes many heaps of jewels; Mars gives sons who are hostile to his allies; Venus produces one whose wife is opposed by a great arhat; Mercury a man corrupted in speech who has evil friends; and Saturn in a dvadasamsa of Pisces produces a youthful person who serves men of good qualities.

Thus, considering the qualities of the positions of the planets as well as their aspects and strengths, one should make manifest the nature and condition which are caused by the dvadasamsa and which are connected with the qualities of the benefic and malefic (planets). Whatever substances, signs, natures, and characters are described as being determined for a (particular) period or time, these are modified by the various sub-influences of the lords of the signs which are similar to those of the dvadasamsas. If to any lord of a sign anywhere there belongs any characteristic, be it low, high, or medium, it is modified by mutually caused changes whose nature derives from its position and from the qualities of the sign and the dvadasamsa; a hundred such factors as friendly planets are to be taken into consideration with color, changes, and forms similar to those of the dvadasamsas of their houses. In the Yavanajataka: Chapter 34, the sub-influences of all the planets in the dvadasamsa of the Rasis.

One becomes devout and helpful if a planet is in its own Dvadasamsa. Saravali

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