HAND BOOK ON ASTROLOGY Part-II

On: What is Affliction 2

Ans.: Adverse aspects between planets or between a

planet and a cusp (house) Planets getting debilitated or conjoined with evils are also said

to be afflicted

On: Explain Angles?

Ans.: Houses 1.4 7 and 10 are said to be the angular houses Hindus call them as Kendra Sthanas

Qn: What is meant by Anthras? Ans: Subdivision of Bhukthis in each dasa Vimsodhari

dasa system

Qn: What is Ascendant?

Ans. The part that rises in the east at the time of the birth of a child or commencement of an event 11

is also called "Lagna"

On: What is called Aphelion?

Ans. Every planet has its own orbit. That area in the

orbit which is farthest from the Sun is called

Aphelion

On: What is Application?

Ans: The approach of one planet to another planet to

the exact degree to form an aspect or the approach of a planet to the cusp of a house