Martin Gansten, Ph.D. (2003), Lund University, is a Sanskritist and historian of religion specializing in Indic religions as well as the global transmission history of horoscopic astrology.

• PrefaceIntroductionText and Translation1 Fundamentals of Astrology and the Annual Revolution1.1 The Author’s Family Lineage1.2 The Tājika Teaching: Lawful and Useful1.3 Fate, Human Effort, and the Astrologer1.4 The Signs of the Zodiac1.5 The Planets1.6 Calculating the Time of the Annual Revolution1.7 General Methods for Gauging the Nature of the Year1.8 Calculating the Planetary Positions in the Annual Revolution1.9 Calculating and Judging the Houses in the Annual Revolution2 Aspects and Dignities2.1 The Various Aspects and Their Results2.2 Dexter and Sinister Aspects2.3 Numerical Values of the Aspects2.4 Schemes of Friendship and Enmity2.5 The Five Dignities2.6 The Sixfold Strength2.7 Other Calculations of Strength2.8 The Twelve Dignities2.9 The Joys of the Planets3 The Sixteen Configurations3.1 The Names of the Configurations and the Orbs of Light of the Planets3.2 The ikkavāla and induvāra Configurations3.3 The itthaśāla Configuration3.4 The īsarāpha Configuration3.5 The nakta Configuration3.6 The yamayā Configuration3.7 The maṇaū Configuration3.8 The kambūla Configuration3.9 The gairikambūla Configuration3.10 The khallāsara Configuration3.11 The radda Configuration3.12 The duḥphālikuttha Configuration3.13 The dutthotthadabīra Configuration3.14 The tambīra Configuration3.15 The kuttha Configuration3.16 The duruḥpha Configuration4 The sahamas4.1 The Names of the sahamas4.2 Calculating the sahama of Fortune: Conflicting Opinions4.3 Calculating the Remaining sahamas4.4 Converting the sahamas to Ascensions4.5 Sahamas of Signs, Planets, and Family Members4.6 The Results of sahamas4.7 The Times of Results5 The Ruler of the Year and Related Matters5.1 Calculating the munthahā5.2 General Results of the munthahā5.3 Results of the munthahā Occupying the Twelve Houses5.4 The munthahā in the Nativity and in the Revolution5.5 Planets Influencing the munthahā5.6 Finding the munthahā from a Query5.7 The Triplicity Rulers5.8 Finding the Ruler of the Year5.9 Special Considerations5.10 General Results of the Ruler of the Year5.11 The Results of Each Planet as Ruler of the Year5.12 Unfortunate Configurations5.13 Cancellation of Misfortune5.14 Configurations for Dominion5.15 Cancellation of Dominion6 Judging the Twelve Houses6.1 General Principles of Judgement6.2 The First House6.3 The Second House6.4 The Third House6.5 The Fourth House6.6 The Fifth House6.7 The Sixth House6.8 The Seventh House6.9 The Eighth House6.10 The Ninth House6.11 The Tenth House6.12 The Eleventh House6.13 The Twelfth House7 The Planetary Periods7.1 The Periods Based on Deducted Degrees7.2 Including or Excluding the Signs: Different Opinions7.3 Three Varieties of tāsīra Periods7.4 The Periods Based on Planetary Hours7.5 The haddā Periods7.6 The Natural Periods of the Planets7.7 The Results of Periods7.8 The Subperiods of the Planets7.9 Periods according to the Schools of Gaurī and Mahādeva7.10 Periods according to the School of (Bala)rāma7.11 The Use of the Different Systems of Periods8 Monthly and Daily Revolutions8.1 Preliminary Calculations8.2 The Three Corrections8.3 An Example from the Nativity of Shāh Shujāʿ8.4 The Ruler of the Month and Results according to the Ninth-Parts8.5 The Planets in the Ninth-Parts of the Houses8.6 The Planets in the Houses8.7 The Results of Periods within a Month8.8 The Results of Daily Revolutions8.9 The Ruler of the Day and Other Planets8.10 Periods within a Day8.11 Planetary States in the Daily Revolution8.12 The Judgement of Meals8.13 The Judgement of Hunting8.14 The Judgement of Dreams8.15 How to Write out a Complete Annual Horoscope8.16 Dedication and ConclusionAppendix: Solar Equation (mandaphala)Glossary of Astrological TermsBibliographyIndex