The Gem of Astrology - Commentary

original: "Chotida Chinthamani" - a classical Tamil astrological treatise

If Rahu the North Node of the Moon and the Sun are positioned together,
Behold, the person will undertake a journey to the permanent Ganges river.
By the grace of the Lord of the Elephant Mountain referring to Lord Vishnu/Hastagiri,
They shall receive a place of great honor and sacred anointing. (25)

Behold, if the tenth house from the Ascendant the sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth is Pisces,
And if Mercury is favorably placed there, they will bathe in the Ganges.
Listen, if Rahu is in the Ascendant and the Lord of the Ascendant
Is also positioned there, they will be deeply immersed in spiritual practice.
If the Lord of the eighth house and the steady Rahu
Both ascend together in the first house,
The person will be born with the umbilical cord wrapped around them like a heroic sash;
This quality is also seen if Mercury joins the Ascendant. (26)

If Mercury is positioned in the sixth house from the birth sign,
Or if he is joined with the Lord of the sixth house,
Know that a male child will be born with effeminate qualities.
If a woman is born under this alignment, she will have hair upon her face.
O Man, if malefic planets are situated in the Ascendant or the Moon sign,
There will be afflictions Dosha: a spiritual or karmic flaw caused by women.
This also applies if the Moon or the Sun
Are positioned in the seventh or tenth houses from the Ascendant. (27)