# Cc. Ādi 13.90 ## Text > siṁha-rāśi, siṁha-lagna, ucca graha-gaṇa > ṣaḍ-varga, aṣṭa-varga, sarva sulakṣaṇa ## Synonyms *siṁha*—the lion; *rāśi*—sign of the zodiac; *siṁha*—the lion; *lagna*—birth moment; *ucca*—high; *graha*-*gaṇa*—all planets; *ṣaṭ*-*varga*—six area; *aṣṭa*-*varga*—eight area; *sarva*—all; *su*-*lakṣaṇa*—auspiciousness. ## Translation **According to the Jyotir-veda, or Vedic astronomy, when the figure of the lion appears both in the zodiac and the time of birth [lagna], this indicates a very high conjunction of planets, an area under the influence of ṣaḍ-varga and aṣṭa-varga, which are all-auspicious moments.** ## Purport The divisions of the *ṣaḍ-varga* area are technically called *kṣetra, horā, drekkāṇa, navāṁśa, dvādaśāṁśa* and *triṁśāṁśa.* According to Jyotir-vedic astrology, when it is calculated who rules the constellation of six areas, the auspicious moment is calculated. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, who was previously also a great astrologer, says that in the book named *Bṛhaj-jātaka* and other books there are directions for knowing the movements of the stars and planets. One who knows the process of drawing a straight line and thus understands the area of *aṣṭa-varga* can explain the auspicious constellations. This science is known especially by persons who are called *horā-śāstra-vit,* or those who know the scripture of the name *Horā.* On the strength of astrological calculations from the *Horā* scripture, Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, the grandfather of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, ascertained the auspicious moment in which the Lord would appear.