Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 3 · Dashas, Yogas, Placements
जातकम् २
अदीक्षिताल्पस्तगतैः सबलैस्तत्स्थभक्तयः ।जन्मपोन्यैर्यद्यदृष्टो मंदं पश्यति नारद ॥ २१२ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 55, verse 212.
If those planets are weak or set in the Sun's rays, the man is not initiated. If they are strong, he is devoted to that order. Next: the lord of the birth sign, unseen by other planets, looks at Saturn, O Narada.
Simple meaning: Weak or set planets leave him uninitiated. Strong ones make him a devotee of that order.
मंदो वा जन्मपं नष्टं तथा च मंदकागणे ।
The Moon in a Mars navamsha, looked at by Saturn, can make the person take initiation.
सुरूपो भूषितोऽश्विन्यां दक्षः सत्यवचा यमे ।
Ashvini gives good looks, Bharani truth, and Krittika a big eater with a steady mind.
ब्राह्मे धनीभृगे भोगी रौद्रे हिंस्रः शठोऽघकृत् ।
Rohini gives wealth, Mrigashira comfort, Ardra a harsh streak, Punarvasu a calm one and Pushya a happy poet.