Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 1 · Muhurta: Marriage, Home, Farming
ज्योतिःशास्त्रम्
भरणी त्रीणि पूर्वाणि आर्द्राश्लेषामघानिलाः ।वह्निज्येष्ठाविशाखासु स्वामिनो नोपतिष्ठते ॥ ३५ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 121, verse 35.
In Bharani, the three Purva stars, Ardra, Ashlesha, Magha, Svati, Krittika, Jyeshtha and Vishakha: the thing does not come to the owner.
Simple meaning: Under these stars, what is given or lent does not return to the owner.
द्रव्यं दत्तं प्रयुक्तं वा यत्र निक्षिप्यते धनम् ।
Goods given or lent under the stars above do not come back. Crown a king under Uttara, Shravana or Jyeshtha.
चैत्रं ज्येष्ठं तथा भाद्रमाश्विनं पौषमेव च ।
Building a house is good in the other months, not in these six.
अश्विनी रोहिणी मूलमुत्तरात्रयमैन्दवम् ।
These stars are good for starting a house.