Sapta Rasa - The Seven Liquids

|| Om Gurave Namah ||

Sage Parashara gives the names of Seven liquids when describing the Saptamsa chart.

सप्तांशपास्त्वोजगृहे गणनीया निजेशतः।

युग्मराशौ तु विज्ञेयाः सप्तमर्क्षादिनायकात्‌॥ १०॥

saptāṁśapāstvojagṛhe gaṇanīyā nijeśataḥ |

yugmarāśau tu vijñeyāḥ saptamarkṣādināyakāt || 10||

क्षारक्षीरौ च दध्याज्यौ तथेक्षुरससम्भवः।

मद्यशुद्धजलावोजे समे शुद्धजलादिकाः॥ ११॥

kṣārakṣīrau ca dadhyājyau tathekṣurasasambhavaḥ |

madyaśuddhajalāvoje same śuddhajalādikāḥ || 11||

Rasa Name		Translation	Planet Suggested	Reasons	Odd Signs Order	Even Signs Order
kṣāra	क्षार	Alkaline Water	Saturn	A river in Hell	1	7
kṣīra	क्षीर	Thick Milk	Moon	Lakshmi born of milk ocean	2	6
dadhi	दधि	Curds	Mars	dadhimukah-Name of vaanara(ape) bro-in-law of sugriva	3	5
ijya	इज्य	Ghee	Jupiter	Given in Sacrifice	4	4
ikṣurasa	इक्षुरस	molasses	Mercury	Juice of Sugarcane	5	3
madhya	मद्य	madya	Venus	Intoxicating drink	6	2
śuddhajala	शुद्धजल	Pure Water	Sun		7	1

Please note the obove assignment of the planets is NOT the saptmsha lord, which changes with each Sign.

The Seven Liquids

Jala or Liquids are the main element by which creation happens. In Humans, The Swadhishtana chakra, rules the Jala element. The Saptamsa lagna lord indicates the creative energy present in each individuals.

This sexuality is represented by 28 Nakshatras. Each nakshatra is assigned a male and female of 14 Animals, The following table attempts to bring about a similie between the 14 Animals assigned to each Nakshatra and creative elements present in us.

Male	Female	Animal	Enemy							Graha Equivalent
Ashwini	Satabhisha	Horse	X							Sun
Bharani	Revati	Elephant		X						Moon
Pushya	Krittika	Sheep			X					Saturn
Rohini	Mrigashira	Serpent				X				Venus
Moola	Aridra	Dog					X			Mercury
Ashlesha	Punarvasu	Cat						X		Mars
Vishaka	Chitra	Tiger							X	Moon
U. Phalguni	U. Bhadra	Cow							X	Jupiter
Magha	P. Phalguni	Rat						X		Saturn
Jyeshta	Anuradha	Hare					X			Rahu
U. Ashada	Abhijit	Mangoose				X				Sun
P. Ashada	Sravana	Monkey			X					Mars
P. Bhadra	Dhanishta	Lion		X						Jupiter
Swati	Hasta	Ox	X							Venus

-Sanjay