Bhavartha Ratnakara

Bhavartha Ratnakara[1] was formerly a little-known the bhavas, and in the Thirteenth Chapter are listed some
Sanskrit treatise on the predictive part of Hindu astrol- Malika yogas. The last chapter deals with the fundamenogy which is believed to have been written by Ramanuja, tal principles of Hindu astrology.
it had for a very long time remained conned mainly
to the southern parts of India. It was in the year 1900
that Raman Publications, Bangalore, published this text 1 References
along with its translation into English and comments by
Bangalore Venkata Raman,[2] the 10th Edition of which [1] Bhavartha Ratnakara (English translation)" (PDF).
translation was published in 1992 followed by another
[2] Ramanujacharya. Sree Bhavartha Ratnakara. Bangalore:
edition in 1997.[3]
Raman Publications.

Bhavartha Ratnakara does not cover the entire Phalita

portion of Hindu astrology as do other standard texts [3] Ramanujacharya. Bhavartha Ratnakara (1992 ed.). New
Delhi: UBS Publishers Distributors (P) Ltd. ISBN
but selectively lists rules some of which are not to be
9788185674230.
found in other more renowned texts e.g. the rule which
states that a person will be fortunate in respect of that
[4] Rohiniranjan.
Karako Bhav Nashaya.
Express
bhava whose karaka is situated in the 12th house from the
Starteller.
Ascendant.[4] Scholars have found many of these rules to
be eective and revealing e.g. a) the situation of Jupiter [5] Bhavartha Ratnakara: Two scintillating points.
in the 8th as the lord of the 9th house, Saturn casting
[6] Dr. K.S.Charak. Essentials of Medical Astrology. Instiits aspect on the 9th from the 7th house giving rise to
tute of Vedic Astrology. p. 30.
yoga during the course of its own dasha,[5] b) Saturn as
the simultaneous lord of the 8th and the 9th not acting as [7] Dr. K.S.Charak. Elements of Vedic Astrology. Institute of
Vedic Astrology. p. 75.
an outright benec giving mixed results only,[6][7] c) Saturn as lord of the 4th situated in the 2nd house in con[8] Notable Horoscopes.
junction with Venus and Mercury granting prociency
in poetry,[8][9] d) Venus situated in the 12th house from [9] Onkarlal Sharma. Astrology and its Utility. Kalpaz publithe Ascendant producing good results and auence as
cations. p. 191.
also when occupying the 6th house.[10] and an exalted
planet situated either in the 5th or in the 9th house giving [10] Mridula Trivedi. Foretelling Widowhood. New Delhi:
Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 102.
rise to Dhana yoga, making one wealthy, fortunate and
famous.[11]
[11] Ravinder Kumar Soni. Planets and Their Yoga Formations. New Delhi: Pigeon Books India. p. 195.

Bhavartha Ratnakara has 384 slokas or verses presented

in fourteen Tarangas or Chapters, the First Chapter being the longest containing 130 slokas. It is in this chapter that Ramanuja says that Saturn is not a yogakaraka
for Taurus Lagna in spite of the fact that he simultaneously owns the 9th and the 10th bhava. The Second
Chapter deals with Dhana yogas, poverty and gain of education. The Third Chapter deals with brothers and the
Fourth, with combinations for owning vehicles and general fortune. The Sixth and the Seventh Chapters are
inter-linked and in the Eighth Chapter Fortunate Combinations are discussed. The Ninth Chapter deals with
Raja yogas and Punya yogas. The Tenth Chapter lists
important combinations which enable one to predict the
dasha or antra-dasha during whose course death is likely
to occur. He Eleventh Chapter gives information about
planetary dashas and results. The Twelfth Chapter lists
combinations conferring strength to bhavas or harming

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