Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 3 · Dashas, Yogas, Placements
जातकम् २
सुखेज्ञो चारु चेष्टांगौ चंद्रार्क्कौचेत्कुजादिगौ मूलत्रिकोणस्वर्क्षोच्चे कंठस्थास्तु च ये ग्रहाः ॥ २७२ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 55, verse 272.
Happy and wise; graceful in acts and body. These hold if the Moon and Sun are in the trimshamsha (one-thirtieth of a sign) of Mars and the others. Planets in mulatrikona (a planet's strong own-sign part), own sign or high point, in a kendra (corner house)... (Our text is unclear here: the word read as 'in a kendra'.)
Simple meaning: The Sun and Moon in good thirtieth parts make one happy and wise. Strong planets in corner houses follow.
अन्योन्यकारकास्ते स्युः कर्मगस्तु विशेषतः ।
Strong planets in corner houses help each other. Birth in a vargottama sign is good.
अशून्येषु च केंद्रेषु कारकाख्यगृहेषु च ।
Full corner houses and karaka planets help. Jupiter and the Moon-sign and lagna lords there give moderate comfort.
पृष्ठोभवकोदपर्क्षस्थितास्त्वंत्यांतरादिषु ।
Sun and Mars act early in a dasha, Venus and Jupiter in the middle.