Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 7 · Samskara Muhurtas
संस्कारमुहूर्ताः
श्रवणादिनि नक्षत्रे कर्कांशस्थे निशाकरे ।तदा व्रती वेदशास्त्रधनधान्यसमृद्धिमान् ॥ ३६९ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 369.
The Moon is in Shravana or Punarvasu, in a Cancer navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). Then the initiated boy is rich in the Veda, sciences, wealth and grain.
Simple meaning: Moon in Shravana or Punarvasu, in a Cancer navamsha, brings learning, wealth and grain.
शुभलग्ने शुभांशे च नैधने शुद्धिसंयुते ।
Choose a good rising sign and navamsha, a clean 8th house, and help from good planets.
इष्टैर्जीवार्कचंद्राद्यैः पंचभिर्बलिभिर्ग्रहै ।
Five strong planets are best. Four strong, well-placed ones also work.
ईक्षन्नैवात्रैकविंशमहादोषविवर्जिते ।
Choose a time free of the twenty-one great faults. Any sign is good with good planets joining or looking.