Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 3 · Dashas, Yogas, Placements
जातकम् २
आर्के जीवे तनौ वापि नृपोऽथोः कुजभास्करौ ।धीस्थौ गुर्विदुकवयो भूमौ त्र्यगे बुधैर्नृपः ॥ १७६ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 55, verse 176.
With the Sun or Jupiter in the lagna (rising sign), he is a king. Or Mars and the Sun in the 5th, and Jupiter, the Moon and Venus in the 4th. With Mercury in the 3rd, he is a king. (Our text is unclear here: the first word and the place of Mercury.)
Simple meaning: The Sun or Jupiter rising, or Mars and Sun in the 5th with three planets in the 4th, make a king.
मृगास्यलग्नगैः सौरेजाब्जर्क्षहरयः सयाः ।
Saturn rising in Capricorn, with Venus and Mercury in Libra and Gemini, makes a famous king.
यस्य कस्यापि तनयः प्रोक्तैर्योगैर्नृपो भवेत् ।
These combinations make a king. The next ones make a king's son.
स्वोच्चे त्रिकोणभगते त्र्याद्यैर्बलयुतैर्नृपः ।
Three strong planets in high or own strong signs make a king.