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When planets are situated in the House of Gain original: Labha; the eleventh house, signifying profit and fulfillment, O fair-complexioned one original: Varavarnini; an epithet for the Goddess Parvati, indicating this is a dialogue with Shiva, or if Saturn and Jupiter are positioned in a Fixed Sign original: Sthira-lagna; signs like Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, or Aquarius that represent stability in the Ascendant original: Lagna or the seventh house, one should declare that there will be no arrival.
If the lord of the third house is situated in the House of Wealth original: Dhana-samstho; the second house, and the placement is fierce, then, O dear one, you should predict the quick arrival of the traveler. For men born under the signs of Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius original: Turaga; literally "horse," referring to the Archer/Centaur sign, if the Sun and Saturn are present, or if there is death or retrograde motion original: Vakra as contemplated, heat or distress will come from the riverbanks or the ground.
When the benefic planets original: Saumya reach the "son" likely the fifth house, the birth of a son should be predicted through Jupiter. In a fixed ascendant, or when the ascendant itself is "sleeping" original: Svapa; a technical state where a sign is considered inactive, one should declare the truth of a person wounded or called by their own kin.
In the movable portion original: Chara-amshaka of a sign, there is service or departure from that place. In a dual-natured sign original: Dvisvabhava; Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces, the object is nearby. If wealth is stolen or hidden in the ground, and benefic planets are in the Angles original: Kendra; the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses or the Houses of Increase original: Upachaya; the 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 11th houses, or in the second house, the seeker will obtain wealth like a king; there is no doubt about this.
Even if a full Moon has moved into Taurus or is in its sign of debilitation, wealth is obtained from others, or one receives a profit associated with auspiciousness. O fair-complexioned one, based on the Lord of the Ascendant, one should predict destruction caused by malefic planets.
O Goddess, the lord of the ascendant is the planet who rules that sign. The science of knowing the time of his Planetary Period original: Dasha; a system used to predict when specific karmic influences will manifest was spoken by the sages original: Shakya-satyayah; possibly referring to Satyacharya, a famous ancient astrologer.
Through the Sun, the half-year solstice original: Ayana is known; through the Moon, the days and the stars. Through Mercury, the months are known, and through Venus, the fortnights original: Paksha are proclaimed. Through Saturn, the years are known. This is the traditional method for all planets.
Henceforth, I shall describe the chapter named Miscellaneous original: Prakirnakhya in brief.
When Saturn is in the Ascendant or its seventh house, and is beheld by the Moon, tell the seeker, O dear one, that a thief or a woman with white clothes and various praises [is involved]. Red marks and gold are seen when the Moon is in the Ascendant. If a benefic planet is moving through the sky, the story is one associated with Righteousness original: Dharma, even if it is only read or heard with strength.