Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 6 · Calendar, Muhurta Elements
कालमानं मुहूर्ताङ्गानि च
शूलत्रयेपि नवकं मरणाय च पंचकम् ।श्रियै पुष्टचै त्रयं श्रेष्ठं स्याच्चक्रे लांगलाह्वये ॥ १८५ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 185.
In the three spikes there are nine stars. Five stars bring a risk to life. Three bring wealth and thriving, and they are the best. This is the wheel called Langala, the plough.
Simple meaning: In the plough wheel, five stars are said to carry a risk to life; three bring wealth and are best.
मृदुध्रुवक्षिप्रभेषु पितृवायुवसूडुषु ।
Sowing seed gives the best results in soft, fixed and quick stars, Magha, Swati, Dhanishta and Mula.
भवेद्भत्रितयं मूर्ध्नि धान्यनाशाय राहुभात् ।
A wheel from Rahu's star gives results: grain loss at the head, growth in the belly.
निस्तंडुलत्वं लांगूले भचतुष्टयभीतिदम् ।
At the tail the grain may be empty, with worry. At the navel fire is a risk. Read sowing this way.