Maṇṭreśvara opens with the navagraha — their physical forms (varṇa, jāti, deha), guṇa (sattva / rajas / tamas), elements (tattva), and dignified placements. The chapter is the operating dictionary for every subsequent phala-statement: when Sūrya is referenced later, this chapter defines what Sūrya means.
key verse · Phaladīpikā 1.4 (Subrahmanya Sastri) · fair-use snippet
सूर्यः आत्मा कीर्तितः शास्त्रकारैः।
sūryaḥ ātmā kīrtitaḥ śāstrakāraiḥ |
Sūrya is declared the soul (ātman) by the śāstra-authors.
Chapter description only · the jyotiṣī interprets · the engine computes · no predictions made here.
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