Om! Salutations to the Illustrious Ganesha. Om! Bowing to the Supreme Light, which is omnipresent and perceived by all, I shall now declare "The Illuminator of the Birth-Weapon."

original: Om Śrī-Gaṇeśāya namaḥ... Janmāstra-pradīpakam. The title "The Illuminator of the Birth-Weapon" suggests a text that serves as a tool or "weapon" of knowledge to navigate one's destiny as revealed at birth.

No. Ma. 1

When the Lord of the Ascendant is situated in the Ascendant (First House), he makes the person born free from disease, long-lived, and very powerful—perhaps even a ruler of the earth—endowed with the acquisition of land. 1
Lord of the Ascendant: In Sanskrit, Lagnapati. This is the planet that rules the zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth. It represents the self, health, and general vitality.

The Lord of the Ascendant in the House of Wealth (Second House) makes a man wealthy, of vast lifespan, granted a modest position of status, honored, and devoted to performing good deeds. 2

When the Lord of the Ascendant has gone to the Third House (House of Siblings), he makes a man surrounded by excellent kinsmen and good friends, devoted to righteousness, a charitable giver, and blessed with sons. 3

In the Fourth House, the Lord of the Ascendant makes the person beloved by people, an excellent survivor, a devoted child to his mother and father, and one who experiences many enjoyments. 4

The Lord of the Ascendant gone to the Fifth House makes a man with sons, a follower of true renunciation, long-lived, well-versed in beautiful songs/music, and constantly engaged in good works. 5

In the House of Enemies (Sixth House), the Lord of the Ascendant makes one free from disease, a gainer of land, strong, handsome, wealthy, a destroyer of enemies, and established in a position of merit. 6

When the First Lord is in the Seventh House, that man becomes virtuous in his conduct toward women; his wife also is endowed with the arrival of happiness and is of good character. 7

When the Lord of the Ascendant is in the Eighth House, the man becomes compassionate, a servant of wealth, and long-lived. If influenced by cruel planets, he is troubled; if by gentle planets, the man becomes prosperous and bright. 8
original: saumyaiḥ puruṣo bhavetpītaḥ. "Pīta" literally means yellow or golden, which in this context likely signifies a healthy, glowing, or "golden" complexion associated with prosperity.

If the Lord of the Form (Ascendant) is in the Ninth House, then he will possess great strength of character, good teeth, friends, and a virtuous nature; he is famous for his good deeds and is blessed with a son and a wife. 9

The First Lord standing in the Tenth House makes a man one who gains from kings, a scholar, of good character, and devoted to the worship of his father and mother; he becomes a man famous among rulers. 10

The Ascendant? Lord in the Eleventh House makes a man of good life, constantly endowed with gains, and known for his brilliant energy; he is strong and never suffers.
The text ends here abruptly, likely continuing the 12th house and further details on the next page.