siá¹ha-rÄÅ›i, siá¹ha-lagna, ucca graha-gaṇa
á¹£aá¸-varga, aṣṭa-varga, sarva sulaká¹£aṇa

 siá¹ha - the lion; rÄÅ›i - sign of the zodiac; siá¹ha - the lion; lagna - birth moment; ucca - high; graha-gaṇa - all planets; á¹£aá¹­-varga - six divisions; aṣṭa-varga - eight divisions; sarva - all; su-laká¹£aṇa - symptoms of auspiciousness.


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[According to the Jyotir-veda, or Vedic astrology, the auspicious birth moment is described as follows:] The moon was in Leo [the figure of the lion in the zodiac], Leo was the ascendant, several planets were strongly positioned, and the á¹£aá¸-varga and aṣṭa-varga showed all-auspicious influences.

Purport

ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura, who was previously a great astrologer, explains this verse as follows: The á¹£aá¸-varga (six divisions) are technically called ká¹£etra, horÄ, drekkÄṇa, navÄá¹Å›a, dvÄdaÅ›Äá¹Å›a and triá¹Å›Äá¹Å›a. According to Jyotir-vedic astrology, when the relationship between the planets and the rulers of these six divisions is determined, the auspiciousness of the moment of birth can be calculated. In the book named Bá¹›haj-jÄtaka and other books there are directions for interpreting the movements of the stars and planets. One who knows the process of calculating the aṣṭa-varga (eight divisions) can predict auspicious and inauspicious events. This science is known especially by persons who are called horÄ-Å›Ästra-vit, or those who know the astrological scriptures. On the strength of astrological calculations from the horÄ scriptures, NÄ«lÄmbara CakravartÄ«, the grandfather of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, had ascertained the auspicious moment when the Lord would appear.