Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
युवा कुजशिशुस्सौम्यश्शशिशुक्रौ च मध्यमौ ॥मार्तंडमंददेवेज्यफणिनः स्थविरा ग्रहाः ॥
Mars is young. Mercury is a child. The Moon and Venus are middle-aged. The Sun, Saturn, Jupiter and Rahu are old planets.
Simple meaning: Ages of planets: Mars young, Mercury a child, Moon and Venus middle-aged, Sun, Saturn, Jupiter and Rahu old.
जीवमंगलमार्तण्डानुशन्तिपुरुषान्बुधाः ॥
Male and female planets: Jupiter, Mars, Sun male. Moon, Mercury, Saturn, Rahu, Venus female.
शुक्रे चंद्रे भवेद्रौप्यं बुधे स्वर्णमुदाहृतम् ॥
Planets and materials: Venus and Moon silver, Mercury gold, Jupiter gold with gems, Sun pearl, Mars tin, Saturn iron, Rahu bones.
ग्रहाणां क्रूरसौम्यत्वमुक्तं वामनेन ॥
Good and bad planets: Jupiter, Moon, Mercury, Venus are good. The others are bad, as are a waning Moon, Mercury with a bad planet, and Rahu.