Principle / Ruledraft· Bṛhat Saṁhitā

An afflicted asterism harms its dependents

rul-nakshatra-rulership-mechanism

Prāṇa relevance

Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.

Sources

  • txt-brihat-samhitaXV.30Classical✓ verifieddefinition of an afflicted asterism and its effect on dependents

Other attributes

Rule Class
prescription
Statement
A nakshatra is Upahata (afflicted) when tenanted by the Sun or Saturn, cut through or retrograded upon by Mars, eclipse-involved, meteor-struck, or crushed by the Moon. Its ruled persons and things are then harmed; otherwise they prosper.
Tag
CLASSICAL
Parallel Note
Structural parallel to rul-graha-rulership-mechanism (XVI.40–42) — the same latent-rulership/actualizing-condition logic, applied to the 27 asterisms.