Amsha

BPHS = Pranapada

"the portion of plenty"

Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra: Ch. 25, Shloka 74-85

Koln Sanskrit-English Dictionary

see also: wikipedia Prana

• Pra = the breath of life , breath , respiration spirit vitality
• a vital organ vital air = 3 in number = prana, apana and vyana
• the 5 organs of vitality or sensation = prana, vac, caksus, zrotra, manas
• air inhaled , wind
• breath (as a sign of strength).
• vigour , energy , power
• with all one's strength "' or , all one's heart "
• a breath (as a measure of time , or the time requisite for the pronunciation of 10 long syllables
• the spirit;
• the spirit identified with the totality of dreaming spirits
• poetical inspiration
• myrrh

s74. "If Pranapada is in the ascendant,

the native will be

• weak, sickly, dumb, lunatic, dull-witted,

• defective-limbed, miserable, and emaciated.

the native will be

• endowed with abundant grains (rice, wheat etc.),
• abundant wealth, abundant attendants,
• abundant children and be fortunate.

the native will be

• injurious, (or mischievous), proud, hard-hearted,
• very dirty and be devoid of respect for elders.

the native will be

• happy, friendly, attached to females and elders, soft and truthful.

the native will be

• happy, will do good acts, be kind, and very affectionate.

the native will be

• subdued by his relatives and enemies, be sharp,

  will have defective digestive fire,

• be wicked, sickly, affluent and short-lived.

the native will be

• green-eyed, ever libidinous, fierce in appearance,

  be not worth respect and be ill-disposed.

the native will be

• afflicted by diseases, be troubled and
• will incur misery on account of the king, relatives, servants and sons.

the native will be

• endowed with sons, be very rich, fortunate, charming,
• will serve others and be not wicked but be skillful.

the native will be

• heroic, intelligent, skillful,
• be an expert in carrying out royal orders,
• and will worship gods.

the native will be

• famous, virtuous, learned,
• wealthy, fair-complexioned and attached to mother.

the native will be

• mean, wicked, defective-limbed,
• will hate Brahmins and relatives
• and will suffer from eye diseases or be one-eyed.

instructions from BPHS Cha-3, shloka 71-74:

Convert the given time into Vighati and divide the number of Vighati by 15.

The resulting Rashi, degrees etc. should be added to Surya if Ravi occupies a Movable Rashi, which will yield Pranapada.

• If Surya occupies a Fixed Rashi, add 240 degrees to obtain Pranapada;
• if Ravi occupies a Dual Rashi, add 120 degrees to get Pranapada.

The birth will be auspicious, if Pranapada falls in the bhava 2nd, 5th, 9th, 4th, 10th, or 11th from the natal Lagna.

In other Bhava, Pranapada indicates an inauspicious birth.