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One who is beloved and enters the royal assembly original: "rajasabha-pravesha"; indicating high social status or political influence. He possesses a wide forehead. In the fifth month, there is trouble from the state. At 7 years of age, there is a loss of wealth. At 9 years, there is a fear of fire. At 12 years, there is suffering and a fall or injury.
At 15 years, there is an injury to the thigh. Sphahana?... Seven... Death occurs due to a specific affliction Dosha: a bodily humor or a flaw in the astrological chart; however, if there is an aspect from a beneficial planet Shubha-graha-drishti: the "gaze" of auspicious planets like Jupiter or Venus which mitigates bad luck, then he lives for fifty-nine years. [He will pass] on the second day of the dark half of the month of Vaishakha April–May, when the Sun is in the quarter of the Anuradha constellation original: "Anuradha-pada", at midnight.
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|| Results of the Three Aspects || original: "Trikalpaphala"; likely referring to the three divisions of time (past, present, future) or three bodily regions
The head is toward the north. He possesses excellent teeth. In the third or fifth year... illness in the sixth. He has a yellowish complexion and a tawny appearance. There are marks on the fingers and eyes. He dwells in many places, has thick hair, and a tawny [skin tone]. He is fickle, a speaker of truth, yet can be cruel. He is fond of dirty clothes original: "malina-vastra priya"; this often indicates an ascetic or someone indifferent to worldly vanity. Regarding the characteristics of the body:
There is a circular mark on the hand, or a mark like a noose. He is very affectionate. He has a "crow-hand" original: "kaka-hasta"; a specific formation of lines in palmistry. At 4 months, there is suffering. At 9 years, there is the acquisition of wealth. At 12 years, a journey. At 24 years, a loss of grain.
...a craftsman or artisan, a businessman by nature, possessing a beautiful form, excellent, and endowed with virtues.
Rama 5