Śārada Yoga: Leaving a Legacy
In practising reading (and adhoc translating) Sanskrit as part of studying Jyotish, I am reading some astrological traditional texts and contemplating them a bit. Here is a verse from Jātaka Pārijāta describing the effects of Śārada Yoga. स्थ्रिपुत्रबन्धुसुख रूपगुणानुरक्ता भुपप्रिया गुरुमहीसुरदेव भक्ताः | विध्यविनोद रातिशिल तपोबलाढ्य जातिः खधर्मनिरत भुवि शारदारव्ये || striputrabhandhusukha rūpaguṇānurakta bhupapriyā gurumahīsuradeva bhaktāḥ | vidyavinoda ratiśīla tapobalāḍhya jātiḥ khadharmaniratabhuvi śāradāravye || (Jātaka Pārijāta 7-145) striputrabhandhusukha - happiness of wife, son, kinsmen rūpaguṇānurakta - fond of/possessing beautiful form bhūpapriyā - favored by those who protect beings (ie. rulers) gurumahīsuradeva bhaktāḥ - devoted to (or a devoted) teacher, priest, gods (godlike) vidyavinoda - takes pleasure in knowledge ratiśīla - delightful character tapobalāḍhya - strength from austerity khadharmaniratabhuvi - involved with their whole being in duties of society jātiḥ