शुचिर्मध्यो नभः श्रेष्ठो भाद्रः श्रेष्ठः क्वचिन्नर
The pure is middling; the sky-born is best; Bhādra is sometimes excellent among men.
सौम्ये भागे चरन्भानां क्षेमारोग्यसुभिक्षकृत्
When moving through the gentle portion, the Sun brings safety, health, and abundance.
पीताग्निश्यामहरितरक्तवर्णोगिराः क्रमात्
Yellow, fiery, dark, green, and red are the colors of the rays, in order.
अनावृष्टिं भूम्ननिभः करोति सुरपूजितः
Resembling the earth, worshipped by the gods, he causes drought.
संवत्सरशरीरं स्यात्कृत्तिका रोहिणी तथा
The body of the year consists of Kṛttikā and Rohiṇī as well.
दुर्भिक्षाग्निमरुद्भीतिः शरीरं क्रूरपीडिते
Famine, fire, wind, and fear afflict the body when it is tormented by cruelty.
हृदयेशस्य निधनं शुभं स्यात्संयुतैः शुभैः
The lord of the heart meets his end; auspiciousness arises when joined with auspicious ones.
इति द्विजातिमध्यां तु गोनृपस्त्रीसुखं महत्
Thus, among the twice-born, there is great happiness from cows, kings, and women.
महार्घमपि संपत्तिर्देशनाशो ऽतिवर्षणम्
Even great wealth is lost, destruction of land and excessive rainfall occur.
रोगो धान्यं नभो ऽदृष्टिमघाद्यृक्षगते गुरौ
Disease, grain, the sky, and invisibility—these pertain to Guru when he is in Maghā and other signs.
शुक्रस्य दस्त्रभाज्ज्ञेयं पर्यायैश्च त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः
The portion of Venus should be known by three alternate names, each in turn.
मृगाञ्जदहनाख्याः स्युर्यामयान्ता वीथयो नव
The paths called Mṛga, Añja, and Dahana end in disease; there are nine such paths.
धान्यार्थवृष्टिसस्यानां परिपूर्ति करोति हि
He indeed brings fulfillment of grains, wealth, rain, and crops.
पूर्वस्यां दिशि मेघस्तु शुभदः पितृपञ्चके
In the eastern direction, the cloud is auspicious in the five ancestral lunar mansions.
विपरीते त्वनावृष्टिदृद्बुधसंयुतः
When the conditions are reversed, there is drought accompanied by earthquakes.
उन्दयास्तमनं याति तदा जलमयी मही
Then, the earth becomes covered with water and the sun sets without shining.
गुरुशुक्रावनावृष्टिदुर्भिक्षसमरप्रदौ
When Jupiter and Venus do not bring rain, famine and war arise.
युद्धान्तिवायुर्दुर्भिक्षजलनाशकरा मताः
The wind at the end of battle is said to cause famine and the loss of water.
सच्छस्त्रावृष्टिदो मूले ऽहिर्बुध्न्यभयोर्भयम्
At the root, the presence of weapons brings rain, but the fear of the serpent of the deep brings fear.
चरत्र्छैश्चरो नॄणां सुभिक्षारोग्यस्यकृत्
When the moving one moves among people, he brings abundance and health.
हृदये पञ्च ऋक्षाणि वामहस्ते चतुष्टयम्
Five stars in the heart, and four in the left hand.
चत्वारि दक्षिणे हस्ते जन्मभाद्रविजस्थितिः
Four in the right hand indicate birth, prosperity, victory, and stability.
आयासः श्रेष्ठयात्रा च धनलाभः क्रमात्फलम्
Effort, excellent journeys, and gain of wealth are the successive results.
करोत्येव समः साम्यं शीघ्रगेषूत्क्रमात्फलम्
He indeed produces equality; in the case of swift-moving ones, the result is obtained in order.
अमृत्युतां गतस्तत्र खेटस्तत्र खेटत्वे परिकल्पितः
There, one attains immortality; there, the planet is considered to be in the state of a planet.
विक्षेपावनतेर्वङ्गाद्गाहुर्दूरगतस्तयोः
From the deviation or bending of the limbs, they say the two are far apart.
पर्वेशास्तु तथा सत्यदेवा ख्यादितः क्रमात्
The entries at the joints are likewise known in order as Satyadeva has declared.
पशुसस्यद्विजातीनां वृद्धिर्ब्रह्मे तु पर्वणि
At the conjunction, there is growth of cattle, crops, and twice-born people.
विरोधो भूभुजां दुःखमैन्द्रे सस्यविनाशनम्
There is conflict among kings, suffering, and destruction of crops under Indra.
नृपाणामशिवं क्षेममितरेषां च वारुणे
For kings, there is misfortune; for others, security under Varuna.