उच्चगे शुभसंयुक्ते तल्लग्नं सर्वदा त्यजेत्
Even if the ascendant is exalted and joined with benefics, that ascendant should always be avoided.
शुभत्रययुतं लग्नं न त्यजेत्तुङ्गगो यदि
An ascendant joined with three benefics should not be avoided, unless it is in exaltation.
गण्डान्तं मृत्युदं जन्मयात्रोद्वाहव्रतादिषु
The end of the Gaṇḍānta period brings death; it is present at birth, journey, marriage, vows, and similar occasions.
गण्डातंमन्तरालं स्याद्धटिकार्द्धं मृतिप्रदम्
The interval up to the end of Gaṇḍānta, amounting to half a ghaṭikā, causes death.
तदग्निमेष्वाद्यपादा भानां गण्डातसंज्ञकाः
Those lunar mansions beginning with Agni and ending with Apāda are known as Gaṇḍānta.
लग्नाभिमुखयोः पापग्रहयोरृजुवक्रयोः
When malefic planets, whether direct or retrograde, face the ascendant,
कर्तरीयोगदुष्टं यल्लग्नं तत्परिवर्जयेत्
If the ascendant is afflicted by the Kartarī-yoga, that ascendant should be avoided.
षडष्टरिष्फगे चन्द्रे लग्नदोषः स्वसंज्ञकः
When the Moon is in the sixth or eighth house, it is called a defect of the ascendant, bearing its own name.
उच्चगे नीचगे वापि मित्रभे शत्रुराशिगे
Whether exalted, debilitated, in a friendly sign, or in an enemy's sign,
शशाङ्के ग्रहसंयुक्ते दोषः संग्रहसंज्ञकः
If the Moon is joined with a planet, the defect is called by the name of that planet.
सूर्येण संयुते चन्द्रे दारिद्यं भवति स्फुटम्
When the Moon is conjoined with the Sun, poverty certainly arises.
दौर्भाग्यं गुरुणा युक्ते सापत्यं भार्गवेण तु
When joined with Jupiter, misfortune occurs; with Venus, loss of offspring results.
केतुना संयुते चन्द्रे नित्यं कष्टं दरिद्रता
When the Moon is joined with Ketu, there is always suffering and poverty.
शुभग्रहयुते चन्द्रे स्वोच्चस्थे मित्रराशिगे
When the Moon is joined with benefic planets, or is exalted, or in a friendly sign,
स्वोच्चगो वा स्वर्क्षगो वा मित्र क्षेत्रगतोपि वा
Whether exalted, in its own sign, or in a friend's sign or house,
दंपत्योरष्टमं लग्नमष्टमो राशिरेव च
The eighth ascendant or the eighth sign from the ascendant of the couple,
स राशिः शुभसंयुक्तो लग्नं वा शुभसंयुतम्
If that sign is joined with benefics, or the ascendant is joined with benefics,
दंपत्योर्द्वादशं लग्नं राशिर्वा यदि लग्नगः
If the twelfth ascendant or sign from the ascendant of the couple is occupied by the ascendant,
जन्मराश्युदयश्चैव जन्मलग्नोदयः शुभः
The birth sign and the rising sign, as well as the birth ascendant and its rising, are auspicious.
खमार्गणा वेदपक्षाः खरामा वेदमार्गणाः
The paths of Kha and the Veda-pakṣas are the Kharāma and the Veda-mārgaṇas.
द्विरामाः स्वाग्नंयः शून्यदस्राः कुञ्जरभूमयः
With two pauses, their own fires, empty vessels, and elephant grounds.
शून्यचन्द्रा वेदचन्द्रा षडृक्षा वेदबाहवः
Empty moons, Vedic moons, six-starred, Veda-armed.
तर्कचन्द्रा वेदपक्षाः खरामाश्चाश्विभात्क्रमात्
Logic-moons, Veda-winged, donkey-paused, and horse-fed, in order.
विवाहादिषु कार्येषु विषनाडीं विवर्जयेत्
In marriage and other rites, one should avoid the Viṣanāḍī.
विवाहादिषु ते वर्ज्या अपिलक्षगुणैर्युताः
In marriage and such, those are to be avoided, even if endowed with countless virtues.
अपि सर्वगुणोपेतास्ते वर्ज्याः सर्वमङ्गले
Even if possessed of all good qualities, they are to be avoided in all auspicious acts.
अपिशुक्रेज्यसंयुक्तं विषसंयुक्तदुग्धवत्
Even if joined with Śukra and Ijya, it is like milk mixed with poison.
यावच्च शशिना भुक्त्वा मुक्तभं दग्धकाष्टवत्
As long as the moon has consumed it, it is like burnt wood that has been released.
अखिलर्क्षं पञ्चगव्यं सुराबिन्दुयुतं तथा
All constellations, five products of the cow, and those joined with a drop of liquor likewise.
क्रूरविद्धं युतं धिष्ण्यं निखिलं नैव मङ्गलम्
Pierced by the cruel, joined with the altar, all these are certainly not auspicious.