Zodiacal Ris Described

1-2. Importance of Hora. The word Hora is derived from Ahoratr after
dropping the first and last syllables. Thus Hora (Lagnas) remains in
between Ahoratr (i.e. day and night) and after knowing Hora the good
and bad effects of a native be known. r Vishnu, the Invisible is Time
personified. His limbs are the 12 Ris, commencing from Mesh.
3. Names of Ris. The 12 Ris of the zodiac in order are Mesh,
Vrishabh, Mithun, Kark, Simh, Kanya, Tula, Vrischik, Dhanu, Makar,
Kumbh and Meen.
4-4. Limbs of Kaal Purush. Kaal Purush (or Time personified) has his
limbs, as under with reference to the 12 Ris, respectively: Head, face,
arms, heart, stomach, hip, space below navel, privities, thighs, knees,
ankles and feet.
5-5. Classification of Ris. Movable, Fixed and Dual are the names
given to the 12 Ris in order. These are again known, as malefic and
benefic, successively. Similarly are male and female. Mesh, Simh and
Dhanu are bilious. Vrishabh, Kanya and Makar are windy. Mithun, Tula
and Kumbh are mixed, while the rest are phlegmatic.
6-7. Mesh described. The Mesh is blood-red in complexion. lt has a
prominent (big) physique. It is a quadruped Ri and strong during night.
It denotes courage. It resides in the East and is related to kings. It
wanders in hills and predominates in Rajo-Gun (the second of the three
constituent qualities and the cause of great activity in living beings). It
rises with its back (a Prishtodaya Ri) and is fiery. Its ruler is Mangal.
8. Vrishabh described. Vrishabhs complexion is white and it is lorded by
ukr. It is long and is a quadruped Ri. It has strength in night and
resides in the South. It represents villages and businessmen. An earthy
Ri, Vrishabh rises with its back.
9-9. Mithun described. The Ri Mithun rises with its head and
represents a male and a female, holding a mace and lute. It lives in the
West and is an airy Ri. It is a biped Ri as well and is strong in
nights. It lives in villages and is windy in temperament. It has an even
body with a green (grass like) hue. Its ruler is Budh.
10-11. Kark described. The Ri Kark is pale-red. It resorts to forests
and represents Brahmins. It is strong in nights. It has many feet (i.e. it is

a centipede Ri) and has a bulky body. It is Sattvic in disposition (seen

in gods) and it is a watery Ri. It rises with its back and is ruled by
Candr.
12. Simh described. Simh is ruled by Srya and is Sattvic. It is a
quadruped Ri and a royal Ri. It resorts to forests and rises with its
head. It has a large, white body. It resides in the East and is strong
during daytime.
13-14. Kanya described. This Ri is a hill-resorter and is strong in
daytime. It rises with its head and has a medium build. It is a biped Ri
and resides in the South. It has grains and fire in its hands. It belongs to
the business community and is variegated. It relates to hurricanes
(Prabharanjani). It is a Virgin and is Tamasic (a disposition of demons).
Its ruler is Budh.
15-16. Tula described. Tula is a Seershodaya Ri, rising with its head;
Tula is strong in daytime. It is black in complexion and is predominant
with Rajo-Gun. It relates to the western direction and resorts to land. It is
destructive, or mischievous (Dhatin). It represents Sudras, or the 4 th
Varna. It has a medium build physique and is a biped Ri. Its Lord is
ukr. Vrischik described. Vrischik has a slender physique and is a
centipede Ri. It denotes Brahmins and resides in holes. Its direction is
North and it is strong in daytime. It is reddish-brown and resorts to water
and land. It has a hairy physique and is very sharp (or passionate).
Mangal is its ruler.
17-18. Dhanu described. The Ri Dhanu rises with its head and is
lorded by Guru. It is a Sattvic Ri and is tawny in hue. It has strength in
night and is fiery. A royal Ri, Dhanu is biped in first half. Its second half
is quadruped. It has an even build and adores an arch. It resides in the
East, resorts to land and is splendourous.
19-20. Makar described. Makar is lorded by ani and has predominance
of Tamo-Gun (a disposition, seen in demons). It is an earthy Ri and
represents the southern direction. It is strong in nights and rises with
back. It has a large body. Its complexion is variegated and it resorts to
both forests and lands. Its first half is quadruped and its second half
footless, moving in water.
21-21. Kumbh described. The Ri Kumbh represents a man holding a
pot. Its complexion is deep-brown. It has medium build and is a biped
Ri. It is very strong in daytime. It resorts to deep water and is airy. It

rises with its head and is Tamasic. It rules Sudras, the 4 th Varna and the
West. Its Lord is ani, Sryas offspring.
22-24. Meen described. Meen resembles a pair of fish, one tailed with
the head of the other. This Ri is strong at night. It is a watery Ri and
is predominant with Sattva-Gun. It denotes resoluteness and is a waterresorter. It is footless and has a medium build. It rules the North and
rises with both head and back. It is ruled by Guru. This is how the twelve
Ris, each of 30 degrees extent, are described to evaluate gross and
specific effects.
25-30. Nishek Lagn. O excellent of Brahmins, now is a step explained to
arrive at the Nishek Lagn, when the natal Lagn is known. Note the
angular distance between ani and Mandi (Gulik). Add this to the
difference between the Lagn Bhava (Madhya, or cusp) and the 9 th Bhava
(cusp). The resultant product in Ris, degrees etc. will represent the
months, days etc., that elapsed between Nishek and birth. At birth, if
Lagn Lord is in the invisible half (i.e. from Lagn cusp to descendental
cusp), add the degrees etc., Candr moved in the particular Ri,
occupied by her, to the above-mentioned product. Then Lagn at Nishek
can be worked out and the good and bad, experienced by the native in
the womb, can be guessed. One can also guess with the help of Nishek
Lagn effects, like longevity, death etc. of the parents.