The Bouquet of Auspicious Moments

...[the] Great Friend Atimitra The text is continuing a list of the nine 'Navatara' or star relationships used to determine compatibility between a person's birth star and the day's planet. and the inimical stars are to be known. 2

Thus ends the consideration of the stars Tara-vichara the analysis of the lunar mansions. 3

In this context, the three nights of Ashvini the first lunar mansion, symbolized by a horse's head, the three of Rohini the fourth lunar mansion, associated with growth and fertility, and Swati the fifteenth lunar mansion original: "Anila"; the text uses the name of the wind god Vayu/Anila to refer to the star Swati which he presides over. are considered the [favorable] zodiacal portions.

For the bride yoshito?... in the marriage of the couple original: "kuruvashanduyoh"; this appears to be a local or corrupt spelling related to the bride and groom., [planetary positions] are considered strong. 2

Thus ends the consideration of the strength of the Sun, Jupiter, and Moon for the couple. original: "iti varayoh ravi-guru-chandra-bala-vicharah"; in Hindu marriage astrology, the Sun's strength is primarily sought for the groom, Jupiter's for the bride, and the Moon's for both.

In the Nakshatras lunar mansions of Magha the tenth mansion, the Uttaras the three "later" stars: Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, and Uttara Bhadrapada, Ashvini, and Revati the twenty-seventh and final lunar mansion... damlona?