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Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra

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गुरुशुक्रौ विप्रवर्णौ कुजार्कौ क्षत्रियौ द्विज। शशिसोम्यौ वैश्यवर्णौ शनिः शूद्रो द्विजोत्तम्॥ २१॥

Castes of Grahas. Guru and Śukr are Brahmins. Sūrya is a royal Grah, while Candr and Budh belong to commercial community. Śani rules the Sudras (4th caste).

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जीवसूर्येन्द्रवः सत्त्वं बुधशुक्रौ रजस्तथा। सूर्यपुत्रभरापुत्रौ तमःप्रकृतिकौ द्विज॥ २२॥

Sattvic Grahas are the luminaries and Guru, Śukr and Budh are Rajasik, while Mangal and Śani are Tamasic.

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मधुपिङ्गलदृक्सूर्यश्चतुरस्रः शुचिर्द्विज। पित्तप्रकृतिको धीमान्‌ पुमानल्पकचो द्विज॥ २३॥

Description of Sūrya. Sūrya‟s eyes are honey-coloured. He has a square body. He is of clean habits, bilious, intelligent and has limited hair (on his head).

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बहुवातकफः प्राज्ञश्चन्द्रो वृत्ततनुर्द्विज। शुभदृङ्‌मधुवाक्यश्च चञ्चलो मदनातुरः॥ २४॥

Description of Candr. Candr is very windy and phlegmatic. She is learned and has a round body. She has auspicious looks and sweet speech, is fickle-minded and very lustful.

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क्रूरो रक्तेक्षणो भौमश्चपलोदारमूर्तिकः। पित्तप्रकृतिकः क्रोधी कृशमध्यतनुर्द्विज॥ २५॥

Description of Mangal. Mangal has blood-red eyes, is fickle-minded, liberal, bilious, given to anger and has thin waist and thin physique.

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Chapter 3

Verses 26-30