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The Friend of the Night-Lily original: "Kumuda-bandhava"; a poetic name for the Moon, who causes the white water-lily to bloom at night is powerful against the aforementioned faults of the Ascendant Lagnadosha. || 1 || The waxing Moon original: "Himanshu"; literally "the cool-rayed one" is particularly potent when aspected by Jupiter original: "Jiva" or Venus original: "Sita". If placed in the best division Vargottama a state where a planet occupies the same zodiac sign in both the main chart and the ninth divisional chart, greatly increasing its strength, it carries away the faults of the lunar days Tithis and constellations Nakshatras as a river carries away debris. || 2 ||

The Hour of Time Kalahora a specific hour of the day ruled by a particular planet of a benefic planet destroys the fault known as Kala a specific inauspicious time-period. Regarding the dangerous junction points Ganda the sensitive "knots" or transitions between specific zodiac signs and lunar mansions, the first part is traditionally condemned... || 19 || When the Sun and Mars original: "Bhaskara-Bhumiputra" are placed in their own exaltations or their own divisions and are aspected by benefics, even one of these planetary lords is capable of destroying the "Thorn" fault original: "Lohakantaka". || 22 ||

When the Lord of the Day is strong, even in the doubt of death, the presence of the Lord of the Ascendant brings favor. Those planets joined with or aspected by a planet in its highest strength Vargottama are beyond reproach in all undertakings.
The strength of the benefics destroys the "Elephant-Fault" original: "Gaja-dosha" occurring at sunrise. One should avoid performing auspicious deeds like wearing new clothes or ornaments during an afflicted period unless it is purified by the power of the Moon. Some sages say that for a birth occurring in a declining constellation, one should follow the prescribed rituals of solar and lunar propitiation to make the work successful. || 23 || All five-fold calamities...

...if they fall in the middle, one should avoid the first and fourth quarters. A strong deed performed when the Moon is in a benefic division Amsha shakes off the faults arising from the birth constellation Janmanakshatra. || 27 || When the Lord of the eighth house from one's birth sign is well-placed, the fault of the Eighth Sign original: "Ashtama-rashi"; traditionally a very inauspicious house associated with obstacles is rendered false. The Lord of the birth sign, if friendly, destroys the fierce Destructive Fault Vainashika-dosha. || 25 || If the Sun, Moon, and stars are in the second or third positions, or have reached the first or last degrees original: "Amsha" of a sign, then the results are balanced. || 28 || Otherwise, a single planetary block original: "Ekargaka" is said to be particularly powerful. Wise men know the residence of these faults. || 29 ||

Some say that a strong planet in its own division, if aspected by benefics, destroys the "Single-Block" Ekargaka fault, even without the Moon's assistance. || 30 || When the Lord of the Ascendant is aspected by or joined with Jupiter, the Moon, or Mercury, it destroys the faults of death and poison. A powerful benefic situated in a quadrant Kendra 1st, 4th, 7th, or 10th houses or a trine Trikona 1st, 5th, or 9th houses is the remover of all fears related to the month, the sign, the lunar day, and the star. || 31 ||

The Sun, Saturn, and other non-benefic planets, though harsh by nature, lose their malice after a half-month or a year. The conjunction of Venus original: "Shukra" acts like a cooling rain upon the dust raised by harsh planets, bringing success to the person born under these conditions...