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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 2 · Signs, Planets, Birth
जातकम् १
रविशुक्रारराह्वर्केन्दुविदीज्या दिगीश्वराः ।क्षीणेंद्वर्काररविजाः पापा पापयुतो बुधः ॥ १७ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 55, verse 17.
The Sun, Venus, Mars, Rahu, Saturn, the Moon, Mercury and Jupiter are the lords of the directions. The waning Moon, the Sun, Mars and Saturn are bad planets. Mercury is bad when joined with a bad planet.
Simple meaning: The eight planets guard eight directions. Waning Moon, Sun, Mars and Saturn are bad planets, and Mercury turns bad with them.
क्लीबौ बुधार्की शुक्रेन्दू स्त्रियौ शेषा नराः स्मृताः ।
Mercury and Saturn are neuter, Venus and Moon female, the others male. Each planet is also tied to an element.
कवीज्यौ कुजसूर्यौ च वेदो ज्ञो वर्णपाः क्रमात् ।
Planets rule the classes of society. Saturn rules outcastes and Rahu rules foreigners.
हेमकांस्यायसी त्र्यंशैः शिशिराद्याः प्रकीर्तिताः ।
The six seasons go with Saturn, Venus, Mars, Moon, Mercury and Jupiter, read from what is rising.