Check these rules in your own chart
Check free →Then it names the good months, the stars and the years of age. It lists the times when no marriage is held. A long list of faults follows, with the planets that remove them. It ends with the eightfold match of stars, such as the animal, the temper group and the pulse group.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
सुखं तत्रापि भामिन्यां शीलवत्यां स्थितं ततः ।तस्याः सच्छीललब्धिस्तु सुलग्नवशतः खलु ॥ ३९५ ॥
Even there, happiness rests in a wife of good character. Her good character comes from a good lagna (rising sign).
Simple meaning: A wife of good character brings happiness, and a good lagna gives her that nature.
पितामहोक्तं संवीक्ष्य लग्नशुद्धिं प्रवच्म्यहम् ।पुण्येऽह्नि लक्षणोपेतं सुखासीनं सुचेतसम् ॥ ३९६ ॥
Having studied what the Grandfather (Brahma) said, I will tell how to check the lagna (rising sign). On a holy day, [go to] an astrologer who has good marks, sits at ease and has a good mind.
Simple meaning: On a holy day, go to a calm, worthy astrologer to check the marriage lagna.
It teaches good months, stars and times for a wedding, the faults to avoid and the eightfold match.
Verse 8.15 says Magha, Phalguna, Vaishakha and Jyeshtha are good months for marriage.
Verse 8.81 says Jupiter, Venus or Mercury in a corner house removes a heap of faults, even alone.
प्रणम्य देववत्पृच्छेद्दैवज्ञं भक्तिपूर्वकम् ।तांबूलफलपुष्पाद्यैः पूर्णांजलिरुपागतः ॥ ३९७ ॥
Bowing, he should ask the daivajna (astrologer) with devotion, as if he were a god. He comes with full cupped hands, holding betel leaves, fruit, flowers and the like.
Simple meaning: The one asking bows to the astrologer and brings betel leaves, fruit and flowers.
तत्र चेल्लग्नगः क्रूरस्तस्मात्सप्तमगः कुजः ।दंपत्योर्मरणं वाच्यं वर्षाणामष्टकात्पुरा ॥ ३९८ ॥
Say a bad planet is in the lagna (rising sign). Say Mars is in the 7th from it. Then husband and wife may face a risk to life before eight years.
Simple meaning: A bad planet in the lagna with Mars in the 7th may put the couple's life at risk within eight years.
यदि लग्नगतश्चंद्रस्तस्मात्सप्तमगः कुजः ।विज्ञेयं भर्तृमरणमष्टवर्षांतरे बुधैः ॥ ३९९ ॥
Say the Moon is in the lagna (rising sign) and Mars is in the 7th from it. The wise should know there may be a threat to the husband's life within eight years.
Simple meaning: The Moon in the lagna with Mars in the 7th may bring a risk to the husband's life within eight years.
लग्नात्पंचमगः पापः शत्रुदृष्टश्च नीचगः ।मृतपुत्राथ वा कन्या कुलटा वा न संशयः ॥ ४०० ॥
Say a bad planet is in the 5th from the lagna (rising sign). An enemy looks at it, and it is in its nicha (low point). Then the girl may face grief over her children, or her conduct in marriage may waver. So the text says.
Simple meaning: A weak, afflicted bad planet in the 5th may bring the bride grief over children or unsteady conduct.
तृतीयपंचसप्तायकर्मगो वा निशाकरः ।लग्नात्करोति संबंधं दंपत्योर्गुरुवीक्षितः ॥ ४०१ ॥
Or the Moon may be in the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 11th or 10th from the lagna (rising sign). If Jupiter looks at it, it makes a bond between husband and wife.
Simple meaning: The Moon in the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th or 11th, seen by Jupiter, joins the couple.
तुलागोकर्कटा लग्नसंस्थाः शुक्रेंदुसंयुताः ।वीक्षिताः पृच्छतां नृणां कन्यालाभो भवेत्तदा ॥ ४०२ ॥
Say Libra, Taurus or Cancer is the lagna (rising sign). Venus and the Moon join it and look at it. Then men who ask get a bride.
Simple meaning: Libra, Taurus or Cancer rising with Venus and the Moon helping brings a bride.
स्त्रीद्रेष्काणः स्त्रीनवांशे युग्मलग्नं समागतम् ।वीक्षितं चंद्रशुक्राभ्यां कन्यालाभो भवेत्तदा ॥ ४०३ ॥
Say the lagna (rising sign) is an even sign. It is in a woman's drekkana (one-third part of a sign) and a woman's navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). The Moon and Venus look at it. Then a bride is got.
Simple meaning: An even-sign lagna in female parts, seen by the Moon and Venus, brings a bride.
एवं स्त्रीणां भर्तृलब्धिः पुंलग्ने पुंनवांशके ।पृच्छकस्य भवेल्लग्नं पुंग्रहैरवलोकितम् ॥ ४०४ ॥
In the same way, women get a husband. The lagna (rising sign) is a male sign in a male navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). Male planets look at the asker's lagna.
Simple meaning: A male-sign lagna looked at by male planets brings a husband to a woman.
कृष्णपक्षे प्रश्नलग्नाद्यस्य राशौ शशी यदा ।पापदृष्टोऽथ वा रंध्रे न संबंधो भवेत्तदा ॥ ४०५ ॥
Say it is the dark half of the month. The Moon stands in a sign counted from the prashna lagna (rising sign at the time of the question). A bad planet looks at it, or it is in the 8th. Then no match comes about. (Our text is unclear here: whose sign the Moon is in.)
Simple meaning: A weak Moon in the dark half, hit by a bad planet or in the 8th, stops a match.
पुण्यैर्निमित्तशकुनैः प्रश्नकाले तु मंगलम् ।दंपत्योरशुभैरेतैरशुभं सर्वतो भवेत् ॥ ४०६ ॥
At question time, good nimitta (omen) and shakuna (omen from birds or animals) bring good to the couple. Bad ones bring bad everywhere.
Simple meaning: Good omens at the time of the question bring good, and bad omens bring bad.
पंचांगशुद्धिदिवसे चंद्रताराबलान्विते ।विवाहभस्योदये वा कन्यावरणमन्वयैः ॥ ४०७ ॥
Choose a day when the panchanga (almanac) is pure. The Moon and tara (star count from the birth nakshatra) should be strong. Or choose the rising of a sign good for marriage. Then the families choose the girl.
Simple meaning: Choose the bride on a day with a clean almanac and a strong Moon and star count.
युग्मेऽब्दे जन्मतः स्त्रीणां प्रीतिदं पाणिपीडनम् ।एतत्पुंसामयुग्मेऽब्दे व्यत्यये नाशनं तयोः ॥ ४१५ ॥
In an even year from birth, taking the hand (marriage) brings love for women. For men it is in an odd year. If it is the other way round, it may bring harm to them both.
Simple meaning: A woman should marry in an even year of her age and a man in an odd year.
माघफाल्गुनवैशाखज्येष्ठमासाः शुभप्रदाः ।मध्यमा कार्तिको मार्गशीर्षो वै निंदिताः परे ॥ ४१६ ॥
The months Magha, Phalguna, Vaishakha and Jyeshtha give good results. Kartika and Margashirsha are middling. The others are not advised.
Simple meaning: Magha, Phalguna, Vaishakha and Jyeshtha are good months for marriage.
न कदाचिद्दशर्क्षेषु भानोरार्द्राप्रवेशनात् ।विवाहो देवतानां च प्रतिष्ठां चोपनायनम् ॥ ४१७ ॥
Never while the Sun moves through the ten nakshatras (stars) from its entry into Ardra. In that time do no marriage, no installing of gods and no sacred thread.
Simple meaning: No marriage, god-installing or sacred thread while the Sun moves through the ten stars from Ardra.
नास्तंगते सिते जीवे न तयोर्बालवृद्धयोः ।न गुरौ सिंहराशिस्थे सिंहांशकगतेपि वा ॥ ४१८ ॥
Not when Venus or Jupiter has set. Not when they are child or old. Not when Jupiter is in Leo, or in a Leo navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign).
Simple meaning: Avoid marriage when Venus or Jupiter is set, very young or old, or when Jupiter is in Leo.
पश्चात्प्रागुदितः शुक्रो दशत्रिदिवसं शिशुः ।वृद्धः पंचदिनं पक्षं गुरुः पक्षं च सर्वतः ॥ ४१९ ॥
Venus that rises in the west is a child for ten days. Rising in the east, it is a child for three days. Before setting, Venus is old for five days [in the west] and a fortnight [in the east]. Jupiter is a child for a fortnight and old for a fortnight, in both directions.
Simple meaning: Venus is weak 10 or 3 days after rising and 5 or 15 before setting. Jupiter, 15 days each.
अप्रबुद्धो हृषीकेशो यावत्तावन्न मंगलम् ।उत्सवे वासुदेवस्य दिवसे नान्यमंगलम् ॥ ४२० ॥
As long as Hrishikesha (Vishnu) is not awake, there is no good rite. On the day of Vasudeva's (Vishnu's) festival, no other good rite is done.
Simple meaning: No marriage while Vishnu sleeps, and none on the day of his festival.
न जन्ममासे जन्मर्क्षे न जन्मदिवसेऽपि च ।आद्यगर्भसुतस्याथ दुहितुर्वा करग्रहः ॥ ४२१ ॥
Do not marry a first-born son or daughter in the birth month. Nor in the birth nakshatra (star), nor on the birth day.
Simple meaning: A first child should not marry in the birth month, birth star or on the birthday.
नैवोद्वाहो ज्येष्ठपुत्रीपुत्रयोश्च परस्परम् ।ज्येष्ठमासे तयोरेकज्येष्ठे श्रेष्ठश्च नान्यथा ॥ ४२२ ॥
An eldest son and an eldest daughter should not marry each other in the month of Jyeshtha. If only one of the two is eldest, it is fine. Not otherwise.
Simple meaning: Two eldest children should not marry in Jyeshtha. If only one is eldest, Jyeshtha is fine.
उत्पातग्रहणादूर्द्धं सप्ताहमखिलग्रहे ।नाखिले त्रिदिनं नेष्टं त्रिद्युस्पृक् च क्षयं तथा ॥ ४२३ ॥
After a portent or an eclipse, [avoid] seven days when the eclipse is total. When it is not total, three days are not good. A tithi (moon day) that touches three days, and a lost one, are bad in the same way.
Simple meaning: Avoid seven days after a total eclipse and three after a partial one.
ग्रस्तास्ते त्रिदिनं पूर्वं पश्चाद्ग्रस्तोदयेऽथवा ।संध्यायां त्रिदिनं तद्वन्निशीथे सप्त एव च ॥ ४२४ ॥
If the eclipse is at setting, [avoid] three days before. If it is at rising, three days after. For an eclipse at twilight, three days likewise. For one at midnight, seven.
Simple meaning: Avoid days around an eclipse: three days, or seven if it falls at midnight.
मासान्ते पंच दिवसांस्त्यजेद्रिक्तां तथाष्टमीम् ।व्यतीपातं वैधृतिं च संपूर्णं परिघार्द्धकम् ॥ ४२५ ॥
Drop the last five days of the month. Drop the Rikta (empty tithi) and the 8th tithi (moon day). Drop all of Vyatipata (a bad Sun and Moon yoga) and Vaidhriti. Drop half of Parigha.
Simple meaning: Avoid the last five days of the month, certain bad moon days and some yoga times.
पौष्णभत्र्युत्तरामैत्रमरुच्चंद्रार्कपित्र्यभैः ।समूलभैरविद्धैस्तैः स्त्रीकरग्रह इष्यते ॥ ४२६ ॥
A wedding is good under these nakshatras (stars): Revati, the three Uttaras, Anuradha, Svati, Mrigashira, Hasta, Magha and Mula. They must not be pierced.
Simple meaning: Marry under Revati, the Uttaras, Anuradha, Svati, Mrigashira, Hasta, Magha or Mula.
विवाहे बलमावश्यं दंपत्योर्गुरुसूर्ययोः ।चेत्पूजा यत्नतः कार्या दुर्बलग्रहयोस्तयोः ॥ ४२७ ॥
In marriage, strength of Jupiter and the Sun is needed for the couple. If the two planets are weak, worship should be done with care.
Simple meaning: Jupiter and the Sun must be strong for the couple, or worship is done.
गोचरं वेधजं चाष्टवर्गजं रूपजं बलम् ।यथोत्तरं बलाधिक्यं स्थूलं गोचरमार्गजम् ॥ ४२८ ॥
Strength comes from gochara (transit through a sign) and from vedha (blocking point). It also comes from the ashtakavarga (eight-source point table) and from rupa (unit of strength). Each later one is stronger. The one from the transit path is the rough one.
Simple meaning: Transit strength is the roughest. Blocking, ashtakavarga and counted strength are each finer.
चंद्रताराबलं वीक्ष्य ततः पंचांगजं बलम् ।तिथिरेकगुणा वारो द्विगुणस्त्रिगुणं च भम् ॥ ४२९ ॥
Look at the strength of the Moon and tara (star count from the birth nakshatra). Then the strength from the panchanga (almanac). The moon day counts one, the weekday two and the star three.
Simple meaning: Check the Moon and star strength, then the almanac parts, which count one, two and three.
योगश्चतुर्गुणः पञ्चगुणं तिथ्यर्द्धसंज्ञितम् ।ततो मुहूर्तो बलवांस्ततो लग्नं बलाधिकम् ॥ ४३० ॥
Yoga (Sun-Moon yoga of the almanac) counts four. The karana (half of a moon day) counts five. Then the muhurta (48 minutes) is stronger. Then the lagna (rising sign) is stronger still.
Simple meaning: Each part counts more in turn: yoga four, karana five, then the hour and the lagna.
ततो बलवती होरा द्रेष्काणो बलवांस्ततः ।ततो नवांशो बलवान्द्वादशांशो बली ततः ॥ ४३१ ॥
Then the hora (half of a sign) is strong. The drekkana (one-third part of a sign) is stronger than that. Then the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is strong. After it, the dvadashamsha (one-twelfth part of a sign) is strong.
Simple meaning: The finer parts of the sign grow stronger in turn: hora, drekkana, navamsha, then dvadashamsha.
त्रिंशांशो बलवांस्तस्माद्वीक्ष्यमेतद्बलाबलम् ।शुभेक्षितयुताः शस्ता उद्वाहेऽखिलराशयः ॥ ४३२ ॥
The trimshamsha (one-thirtieth of a sign) is stronger than that. So look at this strength and weakness. For marriage, all signs are good when joined or looked at by good planets.
Simple meaning: The thirtieth part is strongest. All signs are good for marriage if good planets join or see them.
चंद्रार्केज्यादयः पच यस्य राशेस्तु खेचराः ।इष्टास्तच्छुभदं लग्नं चत्वारोऽपि बलान्विताः ॥ १३३ ॥
Take a sign where five planets are favourable, beginning with the Moon, Sun and Jupiter. That lagna (rising sign) gives good results. It does so even if only four are strong.
Simple meaning: A lagna is good when the Moon, Sun, Jupiter and the others help it.
जामित्रशुद्ध्यैकविंशन्महादोषविवर्जितम् ।एकविंशतिदोषाणां नामरूपफलानि च ॥ ४३४ ॥
A lagna (rising sign) free of the 21 great faults, and free of jamitra (seventh-house fault). And the names, forms and results of the 21 faults
Simple meaning: Pick a lagna free of 21 great faults and with a pure 7th house.
वक्ष्यंतेऽत्र समासेन शृणु नारद सांप्रतम् ।पञ्चांगशुद्धिराहित्यं दोषस्त्वाद्यः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ४३५ ॥
will be told here in short. Listen now, Narada. The first fault is called the lack of purity of the panchanga (almanac).
Simple meaning: Now the 21 faults are told. The first is an impure almanac.
उदयास्तशुद्धिर्हानिर्द्वितीयः सूर्यसंक्रमः ।तृतीयः पापषड्वर्गो भृगुःषष्ठः कुजोऽष्टमः ॥ ४३६ ॥
The second is the lack of purity at rising and setting. The Sun's sankranti (the Sun's entry into a sign) is the next. The third is the bad shadvarga (six divisions of a sign). Then Venus in the 6th, and Mars in the 8th.
Simple meaning: More faults: rising and setting, the Sun's sign change, bad divisions, Venus in the 6th, Mars in the 8th.
गंडांतं कर्तरी रिष्फषडष्टेन्दुगतो ग्रहः ।दंपत्योरष्टमं लग्नं राशिर्विषघटी तथा ॥ ४३७ ॥
Gandanta (the edge-point between signs) and kartari (scissors fault). The Moon in the 12th, 6th or 8th. A lagna (rising sign) or sign that is the 8th from the couple's [birth lagna or birth sign]. The poison ghatika (24-minute unit).
Simple meaning: More faults: gandanta, kartari, the Moon in the 6th, 8th or 12th, the 8th sign, and poison time.
दुर्मुहूर्तो वारदोषः खार्जूरिकसमाङ्घ्रिभम् ।ग्रहणोत्पातभं क्रूरविद्धर्क्षं क्रूरसंयुतम् ॥ ४३८ ॥
A bad muhurta (48 minutes). The weekday fault. A star on the same line in the Kharjura chakra. The star of an eclipse or portent. A star pierced by bad planets. A star joined with bad planets.
Simple meaning: More faults: a bad hour, a bad weekday, and stars spoiled by line, eclipse or bad planets.
कुनवांशो महापातो वैधृतिश्चैकविंशतिः ।तिथिवारर्क्षयोगानां करणस्य च मेलनम् ॥ ४३९ ॥
A bad navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign), Mahapata and Vaidhriti: these make 21. Now the coming together of five parts: tithi (moon day), weekday, nakshatra (star), yoga (Sun-Moon yoga of the almanac) and karana (half of a moon day)
Simple meaning: The last faults are a bad navamsha, Mahapata and Vaidhriti. The five almanac parts come next.
पंचांगमस्य शुद्धिस्तु पंचांगशुद्धिरीरिता ।यस्मिन्पंचांगदोषोऽस्ति तस्मिँल्लग्ने निरर्थकम् ॥ ४४० ॥
is the panchanga (almanac). Its purity is called panchanga purity. A lagna (rising sign) with a panchanga fault is worthless.
Simple meaning: A lagna with a fault in any almanac part is worth nothing.
त्यजेत्पंचैष्टिकं चापि विषसंयुक्तदुग्धवत् ।लग्नलग्नांशकौ स्वस्वपतिना वीक्षितौ युतौ ॥ ४४१ ॥
Also drop the panchaishtika (five-fold fault), like milk mixed with poison. Take the lagna (rising sign) and its navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). Their own lords should look at them or join them.
Simple meaning: Drop the five-fold fault. The lagna and its navamsha should be seen or joined by their own lords.
न चेद्वान्योन्यपतिना शुभमित्रेण वा तथा ।वरस्य मृत्युः स्यात्ताभ्यां सप्तसप्तोदयांशकौ ॥ ४४२ ॥
If not, [they may be looked at] by each other's lords, or by a good friendly planet. Without this, the groom's life may be at risk. Then take the 7th sign and the 7th navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) from those two.
Simple meaning: If no lord or friendly planet sees the lagna and navamsha, the groom's life may be at risk.
एवं तौ न युतौ दृष्टौ मुत्युर्वध्वाः करग्रहे ।त्याज्याः सूर्यस्य संक्रांतेः पूर्वतः परतस्तथा ॥ ४४३ ॥
In the same way, say those two are not joined or looked at. Then the bride's life may be at risk at the taking of the hand. Drop the times before and after the Sun's sankranti (the Sun's entry into a sign).
Simple meaning: If the 7ths get no help, the bride's life may be at risk at marriage. Avoid the Sun's crossing.
विवाहादिषु कार्येषु नाड्यः षोडशषोडश ।षड्वर्गः शुभदः श्रेष्ठो विवाहस्थापनादिषु ॥ ४४४ ॥
For marriage and such acts, drop sixteen ghatikas (24-minute unit) on each side. A good shadvarga (six divisions of a sign) is best for marriage, installing [gods] and such acts.
Simple meaning: Avoid 16 ghatikas on each side of the Sun's sign change. Use good six divisions for marriage.
भृगुषष्ठाह्वयो दोषो लग्नात्षष्ठगते सिते ।उच्चगे शुभसंयुक्ते तल्लग्नं सर्वदा त्यजेत् ॥ ४४५ ॥
The fault called Bhrigu-shashtha: Venus is in the 6th from the lagna (rising sign). Even if Venus is high and joined by good planets, always drop that lagna.
Simple meaning: Never use a lagna with Venus in the 6th, even if Venus is strong.
कुजोऽष्टमो महादोषो लग्नादष्टमगे कुजे ।शुभत्रययुतं लग्नं न त्यजेत्तुंगगो यदि ॥ ४४६ ॥
Mars in the 8th is a great fault, when Mars is in the 8th from the lagna (rising sign). A lagna joined by three good planets is not dropped if Mars is in his uchcha (high point).
Simple meaning: Mars in the 8th spoils a lagna, unless Mars is high and three good planets join the lagna.
पूर्णानंदाख्ययोस्तिथ्योः संधिर्नाडीद्वयं यदा ।गंडांतं मृत्युदं जन्मयात्रोद्वाहव्रतादिषु ॥ ४४७ ॥
Take the tithis (moon days) called Purna and Nanda. Their junction, for two ghatikas (24-minute unit), is gandanta (the edge-point between signs). It may bring a risk to life in birth, travel, marriage, vows and the like.
Simple meaning: The meeting of Purna and Nanda moon days, two ghatikas long, is a risky junction for birth and marriage.
कुलीरसिंहयोः कीटचापयोर्मीनमेषयोः ।गंडातमंतरालं स्याद्घटिकार्द्धं मृतिप्रदम् ॥ ४४८ ॥
The gap between Cancer and Leo, Scorpio and Sagittarius, and Pisces and Aries is gandanta (the edge-point between signs). It lasts half a ghatika (24-minute unit) and may bring a risk to life.
Simple meaning: The gap between those pairs of signs is a risky junction for half a ghatika.
सार्पैन्द्रपौष्णभेष्वंत्यषोडशेशा भसंधयः ।तदग्निमेष्वाद्यपादा भानां गंडातसंज्ञकाः ॥ ४४९ ॥
In Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati, the last sixteenth parts are the junctions of the stars. In the stars after them, the first quarters are called gandanta (the edge-point between signs).
Simple meaning: The ends of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati and the starts of Magha, Mula and Ashvini are danger junctions.
उग्रं च संधित्रितयं गंडातं त्रिविधं महत् ।लग्नाभिमुखयोः पापग्रहयोर्ऋजुवक्रयोः ॥ ४५० ॥
Fierce too is the triple junction. Gandanta (the edge-point between signs) is threefold and great. [When] two bad planets, one straight and one retrograde, face the lagna (rising sign),
Simple meaning: Gandanta has three kinds. Two bad planets facing the lagna make a worse fault.
सा कर्तरीति विज्ञेया दंपत्योर्गलकर्तरी ।कर्तरीयोगदुष्टं यल्लग्नं तत्परिवर्जयेत् ॥ ४५१ ॥
that is known as kartari (scissors fault), the throat-scissors of the couple. A lagna (rising sign) spoiled by the kartari should be dropped.
Simple meaning: Bad planets on both sides of the lagna cut it. Do not use such a lagna.
अपि सौम्यग्रहैर्युक्तं गुणैः सर्वैः समन्वितम् ।षडष्टरिष्फगे चंद्रे लग्नदोषः स्वसंज्ञकः ॥ ४५२ ॥
Take a lagna (rising sign) joined by good planets, with all good points. It still has its own fault when the Moon is in the 6th, 8th or 12th [from it].
Simple meaning: The Moon in the 6th, 8th or 12th spoils a lagna even when it looks good.
तल्लग्नं वर्जयेद्यत्नाज्जीवशुक्रसमन्वितम् ।उच्चगे नीचगे वापि मित्रभे शत्रुराशिगे ॥ ४५३ ॥
Drop that lagna (rising sign) carefully, even if Jupiter and Venus are with it. It makes no difference if the Moon is in its uchcha (high point) or its nicha (low point). Nor if it is in a friend's sign or an enemy's sign.
Simple meaning: Drop such a lagna even with Jupiter and Venus, and whatever the Moon's sign.
अपि सर्वगुणोपेतं दंपत्योर्निधनप्रदम् ।शशांके ग्रहसंयुक्ते दोषः संग्रहसंज्ञकः ॥ ४५४ ॥
Even with all good points, it may put the couple's life at risk. When the Moon is joined by a planet, the fault is called Samgraha.
Simple meaning: It may put the couple's life at risk. The Moon joined by any planet is the Samgraha fault.
तस्मिन्संग्रहदोषे तु विवाहं नैव कारयेत् ।सूर्येण संयुते चंद्रे दारिद्र्यं भवति स्फुटम् ॥ ४५५ ॥
Do not arrange a marriage in that Samgraha fault. With the Moon joined by the Sun, poverty may come.
Simple meaning: Do not marry in the Samgraha fault. The Sun with the Moon may bring poverty.
कुजेन मरणं व्याधिः सौम्येन त्वनपत्यता ।दौर्भाग्यं गुरुणा युक्ते सापत्यं भार्गवेण तु ॥ ४५६ ॥
With Mars: a risk to life, or illness. With Mercury: children may not come. With Jupiter: bad luck may follow. With Venus: a co-wife may come.
Simple meaning: The Moon with Mars may risk life or bring illness, Mercury may deny children, Jupiter bad luck, Venus a co-wife.
प्रव्रज्या सूर्यपुत्रेण राहुणा मूलसंक्षयः ।केतुना संयुते चन्द्रे नित्यं कष्टं दरिद्रता ॥ ४५७ ॥
With Saturn: one may leave home as a renunciant. With Rahu: the family root may suffer loss. With Ketu joined to the Moon: hardship and poverty may persist.
Simple meaning: The Moon with Saturn may bring renunciation, with Rahu loss at the root, with Ketu lasting hardship.
पापग्रहयुते चन्द्रे दंपत्योर्मरणं भवेत् ।शुभग्रहयुते चंद्रे स्वोच्चस्थे मित्रराशिगे ॥ ४५८ ॥
When the Moon is joined by bad planets, the lives of husband and wife may be at risk. When the Moon is joined by good planets, in its own high sign or in a friend's sign,
Simple meaning: The Moon with bad planets may put life at risk. With good planets in a strong sign it helps.
दोषायनं भवेल्लग्नं दंपत्योः श्रेयसे सदा ।स्वोच्चगो वा स्वर्क्षगो वा मित्रक्षेत्रगतोऽपि वा ॥ ४५९ ॥
that lagna (rising sign) has its faults go away, and it is always for the good of the couple. [The Moon may be] in its own high sign, in its own sign, or in a friend's sign. (Our text is unclear here: the word for 'faults go away'.)
Simple meaning: With good planets and a strong Moon, the lagna's faults go and it favours the couple.
पापग्रहयुतश्चंद्रः करोति मरणं तयोः ।दंपत्योरष्टमं लग्नमष्टमो राशिरेव च ॥ ४६० ॥
The Moon joined with bad planets may put the lives of the two at risk. Now take the 8th from the couple's lagna (rising sign), and the 8th from their sign.
Simple meaning: The Moon with bad planets may put the couple's life at risk. The 8th from their lagna and sign comes next.
यदि लग्नगतः सोपि दंपत्योर्मरणप्रदः ।स राशिः शुभसंयुक्तो लग्नं वा शुभसंयुतम् ॥ ४६१ ॥
If that sign is rising [at the wedding], it too may put the couple's life at risk. Say that sign has good planets with it, or the lagna (rising sign) has good planets with it.
Simple meaning: If the 8th sign from theirs rises at the wedding, it may put the couple's life at risk.