Mantreswara's Phala Deepika

Chapter 5: Source of livelihood

• English Translation, Commentary and annotation by Dr. G. S. Kapoor, p. 51-54

• edited and adapted by B.P. Lama, Jyotisha

BPL:

• Going outside one's "native land" (referenced below) can mean leaving the regional state, the language region, the religious region, the tribal region, or the passport country.

• Going away from one's native land generally means leaving the place in which one's parents home exists, the ancestral village, or where one was schooled.

• Leaving the birth place does not require leaving the passport country.

shloka 1. Which planet helps to acquire wealth [career, livelihood]?

According to which planet is in the 10th to the Lagna or Moon, whoever is stronger, The source of acquisition of wealth will be:

• father if the planet be the Sun.

• mother if the planet be the Moon,

• An enemy in case of Mars,

• A friend in case of Mercury,

• A brother in case of Jupiter,

• A wife in case of Venus

• And a servant in case of Saturn.

The profession of the native will be that assigned to the lord of the Navamsha occupied by

• The lord of the 10th house from the Lagna,

• The lord of the 10th house from the Moon

• And the lord of the 10th house from the Sun

(severally) whoever is the strongest."

shloka 2.

If the lord of the 10th house be placed in the Navamsha of Ravi

• racing bets Dale Earnhardt

• George W. Bush - 43

• from chandra Mother Teresa of Kolkata = service under a king - pope - Divine

• from chandra Evangelist Billy Graham = service under a king - Divine

• from chandra B. P. Lama

The sources of livelihood [wealth] of the native will be through

• fruit bearing trees,

• by the recitation of mantras,

• by fraud and cunningness,

• by gambling [BPL: = financial speculation]

• by speaking lies,

• through wool, medicines and the like,

• by working on metals

• Or through service under a king or respectable person,

shloka 3.

If the Navamsha occupied by the lord of the 10th house is that of Chandra

The sources of income or livelihood will be through

• trade in water products (pearls, corals etc.),

• Agriculture and cattle breeding,

• pilgrimage to holy places,

• service under a woman

• And trade in drapery.

[BPL: implication to have a female boss when L-10 occupies a navamsha of Chandra.

shloka 4.

If the lord of the 10th house occupies the Navamsha of Mangala

• gold Queen Elizabeth II

• fighting battles Franklin D. Roosevelt

• spying, adventure Maharishi Mahesh Yogi "TM"

• Marilyn Monroe

The sources of income or livelihood will be through:

• metals,

• serving for fighting battles,

• cooking, lands,

• gold ,

• causing troubles to others,

• weapons,

• Adventure,

• Association with wicked men,

• spying

• Or through theft

shloka 5. In a nativity where the lord of the 10th house is posited in the Navamsha owned by Budha

• from Surya Charles de Gaulle writer

• writings, pretext Madonna

• USA Senator Edward "Teddy" Kennedy

• from chandra Marla Maples Trump

The earning will be through:

• composition of poem,

• study of sacred scripture ,

• by being a writer ,

• Or through clerical work

• Or through tricks,

• through the knowledge of astrology ,

• through the study of Vedas,

• by recitation of Mantras,

• through priesthood

• Or by some pretext .

shloka 6. If the Navamsha be that of Guru

• OSHO Rajneesh

• from Chandra Mary Baker Eddy

• from Surya Edgar Cayce

• Ivana Trump

• Judy Garland

The sources of livelihood or earning will be through:

• dependence on Brahmins,

• Or through dependence on temples (serving as priests etc.)

• Or religious Ashramas,

• through the beneficence of the king [ translator's note: Government] ,

• through study of Puranas, Shastras, or Vedas,

• through practicing of righteous paths and actions,

• Or by religious instruction.

shloka 7. If the Navamsha be that of Shukra

• silver Bill Gates

• from Surya Steve Jobs

• Benito Mussolini

• poetic talents William Butler Yeats

• UK Prince William Windsor

• from Chandra Brad Pitt

• PM-India Jawaharlal Nehru

The sources of earning will be through:

• dependence,

• serving a woman [ translator's note: she may be wife, prostitute, queen, a film actress or any other woman],

• through cows, buffaloes, elephants, horses, etc.,

• through teaching music or through musical performances,

• by singing or dancing,

• through silver [ translator's note: sale and purchase]

• scents,

• milk, curd etc.,

• Ornaments,

• through silken and other expensive dress materials,

• by being a companion or aides of a lady of high standing,

• Or by his poetic talents.

shloka 8. If the Navamsha be that of Shani

• Paramahamsa Yogananda

• servants and menials Ammachi

• low morality, rogues Richard Nixon

• champion golfer Tiger Woods

The sources of income or livelihood, will be through:

• dealing in roots and fruits,

• by hard physical labor ,

• through servants or menials, rogues

• and through the earnings of men of low morality ,

• through grains of bad quality,

• by carrying loads,

• by following low kind of professions,

• through sculpture,

• wooden materials,

• and by serving under a butcher.

shloka 9. If the lord of Navamsha be strong,

• The re will be accrual of wealth without any obstacle or exertion.

If it be weak,

• very little earning may be expected.

The countryfrom which the accrual of wealth will be Indicated

• by the sign representing the 10th house

• Or the Navamsha occupied by the lord of the 10th house.

If the sign be occupied or aspected by its lord,

• the source of income will be found in his own country.

When the Navamsha occupied by the lord of the 10th house is a fixed sign.

• the same will happen

If the sign of the 10th house be occupied or aspected by planet other than its lord,

• the person concerned will earn in the place other than his native land."