धनुषा वृषभः श्रेष्ठो मिथुनेन च वृश्चिकः 61.
With Sagittarius, Taurus is best; with Gemini, Scorpio is excellent.
इति श्रीगारुडे महापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे ज्योतिः शास्त्रे ग्रहाणां शुभाशुभस्थानादिनिरूपणं नामैकपष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-first chapter, named 'The Determination of Auspicious and Inauspicious Places of the Planets,' in the Jyotisha section of the Ācāra Kāṇḍa, in the first part of the great Purāṇa, Śrī Garuḍa.
उदयात्तु समारभ्य राशौ भानुः स्थितो हर 62.
O Hara, beginning from the ascendant, the Sun is situated in the sign.
मीने मेषे च पञ्च स्युश्चतस्त्रो वृष कुम्भयोः 62.
In Pisces and Aries there are five; in Taurus and Aquarius, four.
सिंहे च वृश्चिके षट् च सप्त कन्यातुले तथा 62.
In Leo and Scorpio, six; in Virgo and Libra, seven.
रसपूर्वावसानेषु रसाब्धिष्वरिसागराः 62.
At the beginning and end of the signs are the lords of the oceans of rasa.
मेषलग्ने भवेद्वन्ध्या वृषे भवति कामिनी 62.
With Aries as the ascendant, one is barren; with Taurus, she becomes passionate.
सिंहे चैवाल्पपुत्रा च कन्यायां रूपसंयुता 62.
In Leo, she has few children; in Virgo, she is endowed with beauty.
सौभाग्यधनुषि स्याच्च मकरे नीचगामिनी 62.
In Sagittarius, she is fortunate; in Capricorn, she moves in a lowly manner.
तुला कर्कटको मेषो मकरश्चैव राशयः 62.
Libra, Cancer, Aries, and Capricorn are the signs.
पञ्चाननो वृषः कुम्भा वृश्चिकः स्युः स्थिराणि हि 62.
Taurus, Aquarius, and Scorpio are indeed the fixed signs.
द्विस्वभावानि कर्माणि कुर्य्यादेषु विचक्षणः 62.
A wise person should perform actions in the dual-natured signs.
देवस्थापनवैवाह्यं द्विस्वभावेन कारयेत् 62.
Establishing deities and marriages should be done in dual-natured signs.
द्वितीया सप्तमी भद्रा द्वादशी वृषभध्वज 62.
The second, seventh, and twelfth are auspicious, O bull-bannered one.
चतुर्थो नवमी रिक्ता सा वर्ज्याथ चतुर्दशी 62.
The fourth, the ninth, the Rikta, and the fourteenth are to be avoided.
चरः सौम्यो गुरुः क्षिप्रो मृदुः शुक्रो रविर्ध्रुवः 62.
Movable, benefic, Jupiter, swift, gentle, Venus, the Sun, and fixed—these are the qualities.
चरक्षिप्रैः प्रयातव्यं प्रवेष्टव्यं मृद्रुध्रुवैः 62.
Journeys should be undertaken with movable and swift, and entry with gentle and fixed.
नृपाभिषेकोऽग्निकार्य्यं सोमवारे प्रशस्यते 62.
The consecration of a king and fire rituals are especially praised on Monday.
सैनापत्यं शौर्ययुद्धं शस्त्राभ्यासः कुजे स्मृतः 62.
Command of the army, valor in battle, and practice with weapons are assigned to Mars.
पठनं देवपूजा च वस्त्राद्याभरणं गुरौ 62.
Study, worship of deities, and adorning with garments and ornaments are for Jupiter.
स्थाप्यं गृहप्रवेशश्च गजबन्धः शनौ शुभः ॥ 62.
Establishing, entering a house, and binding an elephant are auspicious on Saturn.
इति श्रीगारुडे महापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे ज्योतिः शास्त्रे लग्नघटिका प्रमाणादिनिरूपणं नाम द्विषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the holy Garuda Mahapurana, Purva Khanda, in the section called Achara Kanda, in the science of astrology, the sixty-second chapter named 'Determination of Ascendant, Ghati, and Measures' is concluded.
नरस्त्रीलक्षणं वक्ष्ये संक्षपाच्छृणु शङ्कर 63.
I shall now describe the characteristics of men and women in brief; listen, O Shankara.
श्लिष्टाङ्गुली ताम्रनखौ सुगुल्फौ शिरयोज्झितौ 63.
Fingers close together, coppery nails, well-formed ankles, and veins not prominent—
विरूक्षपाण्डुरनखौ वक्रौ चैव शिरानतौ 63.
Deformed, pale nails, curved and raised veins—
दुः खदारिद्यदौ स्याता नात्र कार्य्यां विचारणा 63.
These indicate poverty and suffering; there is no need for further consideration here.
रोमैकैकं कूपके स्याद्भूपानां तु महात्मनाम् 63.
A single hair in each follicle is found in kings and great souls.
रोमत्रयं दरिद्राणां रोगी निर्मांसजानुकः 63.
Three hairs in a follicle indicate poverty; disease is shown by knees lacking flesh.
स्थूललिङ्गो दरिद्रः स्यादुख्येकवृष्णी भवेत् 63.
A thick organ indicates poverty; a single testicle brings misery.
प्रलम्बवृषणोऽल्पायुर्निर्द्रव्यः कुमणिर्भवेत् 63.
A person with hanging testicles is short-lived, without wealth, and of bad fortune.