सूर्यभात्सार्प्पपित्र्यान्त्यत्वाष्ट्रमित्रोडुविष्णुभम्
The Sun, Bhāt, Sārpa, Pitṛ, Antya, Tvaṣṭṛ, Mitra, Uḍu, Viṣṇu, and Bhama.
सौराष्ट्रे साल्वदेशे तु लत्तितं भं विवर्जयेत्
In Saurāṣṭra and Sālva regions, the Bhama should be avoided when marking.
बाह्लिके कुरुदेशे चान्यस्मिन्देशे न दूषणम्
In Bāhlika, Kuru, and other regions, there is no fault in this.
मध्यदेशे विवर्ज्यानि न दृष्टानीतरेषु च
In Madhyadeśa, these should be avoided, but not in other places seen.
गौडमालवयोस्त्याज्या अन्यदेशे न गर्हिताः
In Gauḍa and Mālava, they must be abandoned; in other regions, they are not censured.
अपि धातुरतो ग्राह्यं दोषाल्पत्वं गुणाधिकम्
Even if from a lesser metal, it may be accepted, as its faults are minor and its virtues greater.
हस्तोच्छ्रितां चतुर्हस्तैश्चतुरस्रां समन्ततः
Raised by four hands, and square on all sides, with four hands in measure.
समण्डपां चतुर्दिक्षु सोपानैरतिशोभिताम्
With a pavilion in four directions, adorned with stairways, it shines beautifully.
विचित्रितां चित्रकुंभैर्विविधैस्तोरणाङ्कुरैः
Decorated with painted pots and various archways and sprouts.
विप्राशीर्वचनैः पुण्यस्रीभिर्दिव्यैर्मनोरमाम्
Blessed by the words of Brahmins, with auspicious fortune, divine and delightful.
एवं विधां समारोहेन्मिथुनं स्वाग्निवेदिकाम्
Thus, in this manner, one should assemble the altar for the sacred fire with the pair.
राशीशयोनिर्वर्णाख्यऋतवः पुत्रपौत्रदाः
The signs, origins, colors, seasons, and those who grant sons and grandsons.
उत्तमं मध्यमं भिन्नं राश्यैकत्वं ययोस्तयोः
Excellent, middling, or divided—the unity of signs in both of them.
स्त्रीधिष्ण्यादाद्यनवके स्त्रीदूरमतिनिन्दितम्
From the woman's altar, the first nine are greatly censured as far from the woman.
तिस्रः पूर्वोत्तरा धातृयाम्यमाहेशतारकाः
Three—Pūrva, Uttara, Dhātṛ, Yāma, Īśa, and Tārakā.
हर्यादित्यार्कवाय्वन्त्यमित्राश्वीज्येन्दुतारकाः
Hari, Āditya, Arka, Vāyu, Antya, Mitra, Aśvī, Jyeṣṭha, Indu, and Tārakā.
वसुवारीशमूलाहितारकाभिर्युतास्ततः
Then, it is joined with stars placed at the roots of Vasu, Varuna, and Ishvara.
मध्यमा देवमर्त्यानां राक्षसानां तयोर्मृतिः
The middle position is for gods, mortals, and demons; for them, it signifies death.
नैःस्व्य द्विर्द्वादशे ऽन्येषु दंपत्योः प्रीतिरुत्तमा
In the second and twelfth houses, in other cases, the affection between husband and wife is excellent.
द्विर्दादशे त्रिकोणे च न कदाचित्षडष्टके
In the second, twelfth, and trine houses, but never in the sixth or eighth.
आखुगोमहिषव्याघ्रकालीव्याघ्रमृगद्वयम्
Rat, cow, buffalo, tiger, Kali, tiger, and two deer.
सिंहगोदन्तिनो भानां योनयः स्युर्यथाश्विभात्
Lion, cow, elephant, and the origins of the stars are as in the Ashvini constellation.
गोव्याघ्रमाखुमार्जारं महिषाश्चं च शात्रवम्
Cow, tiger, rat, cat, buffalo, and the hostile ones.
पुंवर्णराशेः स्त्रीराशौ सतिहीने यथाशुभम्
When the male sign is in the female sign, with or without a companion, as is inauspicious.
वह्निभादिन्दुभान्नाडीत्रिचतुःपञ्चपर्वसु
Fire, Sun, Moon, and the lunar nodes, in the three, four, and five joints.
प्राजापत्यब्राह्मदैवा विवाहाश्चार्षसंयुताः
The marriages accompanied by Prajapati, Brahma, and divine rites are of the Arsha type.
गन्धर्वासुरपैशाचराक्षसाख्यास्तु सर्वदा
Gandharva, Asura, Paishacha, and Rakshasa types are always present.
गोधूलिकं तदुभयं विवाहे पुत्रपौत्रदम्
The twilight and both together in marriage produce sons and grandsons.
अभिजित्सर्वदेशेषु मुख्यो दोषविनाशकृत्
Abhijit is foremost in all regions, and destroys faults.
नाशयत्यखिलान्दोषान्पिनाकी त्रिपुरं यथा
It destroys all faults, just as Pinaki destroyed Tripura.