Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 6 · Calendar, Muhurta Elements
कालमानं मुहूर्ताङ्गानि च
जन्म संपद्विपत् क्षेम प्रत्यारिः साधको वधः ।मित्रं परममित्रं च जन्मभात्तु पुनः पुन ॥ २८५ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 285.
Janma, Sampat, Vipat, Kshema, Pratyari, Sadhaka, Vadha, Mitra and Parama-mitra. These nine are counted from the birth star again and again.
Simple meaning: Nine named star counts run from the birth star and repeat.
जन्मत्रिपंचसप्ताख्यास्तारा नेष्ट फलप्रदाः ।
The birth, 3rd, 5th and 7th star counts give poor results. Gifts are named for them.
यात्रोद्वाहादिकार्येषु नामतुल्यफलप्रदाः ।
Star counts give results like their names. A sum from the Moon's star gives one of twelve states.
प्रवासनष्टाख्यमृता जयो हास्यं रतिमुदा ।
Twelve states are named, and each tends to give results like its name.