The Auspicious Alignment of Planets

...the Protector, the ninth division is a beloved connection original: priya sanga; may my body be seen... kāvara dhā slā?... thus it may be. || 7 ||

That king who overcomes [his enemies or obstacles]...
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...and the seventh [position] indeed is such. || 8 ||

Discipline and silence bestow auspicious understanding; the sages declare that when the Moon original: Indu is in the tenth house and Jupiter original: Guru is in the eleventh, it manifests great fortune for the solar-timed works of men. || 9 ||

For the commencement of education original: Vidyarambha; the formal beginning of a child's studies, the Teacher of the Gods original: Suraguru; Jupiter, the Bright One original: Sita; Venus, and the Knowing One original: Jna; Mercury are the givers of desired success. They render the practitioner's lifespan stable, while other planetary influences here are merely mediocre. The Cold-Rayed One original: Niharansha; the Moon may cause intellectual dullness or even dissolution; however, the Son of Earth original: Bhumiputra; Mars and the Son of Shadow original: Chhayasunu; Saturn
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are said by the sages to bring fame and other virtues. || 10 ||

Looking upon gems during the second watch of the day... everything is auspicious original: Mangala; refers here to both the planet Mars and the general concept of good fortune...