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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 7 · Samskara Muhurtas
संस्कारमुहूर्ताः
पुत्रलाभः शत्रुवधः स्त्रीलाभो गमन शुभम् ।अर्थहानिश्चार्थवृद्धिः प्रीति सिद्धिजयः स्तुतिः ॥ ३८९ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 389.
Gain of a son. Victory over enemies. Gain of a wife. A good journey. Loss of wealth. Gain of wealth. Love. Success. Victory. Praise.
Simple meaning: The results run: son, victory over enemies, wife, a good journey, loss, gain, love, success, victory, praise.
स्थितो ध्वजे वृषाये वा नष्टाचेत्पूर्वतो व्रणम् ।
The aya shows where the blade's flaw lies: front, middle or end.
धृम्रगर्द्दभयोर्नैव व्रणं श्रेयोंत्यभागगम् ।
Dhuma and the ass mean no flaw in the blade. Next come the rules for the return-home rite.
द्विजातीनां गुरोर्गेहान्निवृत्तानां यतात्मनाम् ।
For men back from the teacher's house, good stars are Chitra, the Uttaras, Punarvasu, Pushya, Revati, Shravana, Anuradha and Rohini.