Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
ग्रहाणां क्रूरसौम्यत्वमुक्तं वामनेन ॥जीवेंदुसौम्यशुक्राः स्युः सौम्याः क्रूरा ग्रहाः परे ॥क्षीणेंदुः क्रूरयुक्तोज्ञो राहुः क्रूराः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥
Vamana gives which planets are cruel and which gentle: Jupiter, the Moon, Mercury and Venus are shubha (good planets). The other planets are papa (bad planets). The waning Moon, Mercury joined with a bad planet, and Rahu are called bad.
Simple meaning: 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.
त्वग्मांसरोम्णां मंदोथ मज्जास्थ्नां भास्करः प्रभुः॥
Planets and the body: Saturn skin, flesh and hair; Sun marrow and bones; Mars blood; Venus semen; Moon fat.
रविः शुक्रो धरासूनुः स्वर्भानुः सूर्यनन्दनः ॥
Planets and directions: from the east round, Sun, Venus, Mars, Rahu, Saturn, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter.
सूर्येंदुजीवाः सत्वाख्या ज्ञशुक्रौ च रजोगुणौ ॥
Qualities of planets: Sun, Moon, Jupiter pure; Mercury and Venus active; Rahu, Mars, Saturn heavy and dark.