1-2. If the Ascendant Lord is together with a malefic or is situated in the 6th or 8th or 12th house he deprives the native of physical well-being and comforts; but if he is placed in a Kendra or a trikona (angle or trine) he indicates that the native will always enjoy bodily comforts. If the Ascendant lord be in combustion, In enemy's sign or in his sign of debilitation he causes diseases; benefics being placed in a kendra or trikona (angle or trine) from the Ascendant have been known to be destroyer of all diseases.
लग्ने चन्द्रेऽथवा क्रूरग्रेहैर्दृष्टेऽथवा युते । शुभदृष्टिविहीने च जन्तोर्देहसुखं न हि ॥ ३ ॥
Verse 3
The native will not enjoy health and comforts if the Ascend ant or the Moon is aspected by malefic planets or is together with them and is devoid of the aspect of any benefic.
If benefics are placed in the Ascendant the native will be handsome, if malefics are placed there he will be bereft of good appearance. The situation of benefics in the Ascendant or their aspect on it gives the native physical comforts.
लग्नेशो ज्ञो गुरुर्वाऽपि शुक्रो वा केन्द्रकोणगः । दीर्घायुर्धनवान् जातो बुद्धिमान् राजवल्लभः ॥५॥
लग्नेशे चरराशिस्थे शुभग्रहनिरीक्षिते । कीर्तिश्रीमान् महाभोगी देहसौख्यसमन्वितः ॥ ६ ॥
5-7. When the Ascendant lord, Mercury, Jupiter or Venus are in a Kendra or a Trikona (angle or trine) the native will be longlived, wealthy, intelligent and favourite of the king. The Ascendant lord being placed in a movable sign and having the aspect of a benefic planet confers on the native fame, wealth, abundant pleasures and comforts of the body. If Mercury, Jupiter or Venus are situated in the Ascendant together with the Moon or if they are in a Kendra from the Ascendant the native is endowed with royal marks.
ससौरे सकुजे वापि लग्ने मेषे वृषे हरौ । राश्यंशसदृशै गात्रे स जातो नालवेष्टितः ॥ ८ ॥
Verse 8
If Saturn or Mars is placed in Aries or Taurus or Leo Ascendant then the child will be born with placenta coiled around it. The body will be like the sign whose Navamamsha rising is there in the Ascendant.
When the Sun is situated in a quadruped sign and the other planets are in dual signs with strength the child will be born as one of the twins.
रवीन्दू एकभावस्थावेकांशकसमन्विती । त्रिमात्रा च त्रिभिर्मासैः पित्रा भ्रात्रा च पोषितः ॥ १० ॥
Verse 10
If at the time of birth the Sun and the Moon are together placed in the same house and are in the same Navamamsha rising the child is nurtured by 3 mothers (nurses) for three months and afterwards by its father and brother.
एवमेव फलं वाच्यं चन्द्रादपि सदा बुधैः । अथ जातनरस्याङ्गे व्रणचिह्नादिकं ब्रुवे ॥ ११ ॥
Verse 11
Prediction of Effects should be made in the same way from the Moon as well (i.e. taking the Moon as the Lagna or Ascendant). Now I shall explain to you the identity marks, ulcers etc. on the native's body.
शिरो नेत्रे तथा कर्णी नासिके च कपोलकौ । हनूर्मुखं च लग्नाद्या तनावाद्यदृकाणके ॥ १२ ॥
मध्यद्रेष्काणगे लग्ने कण्ठोऽसौ भुजौ च तथा । पार्श्वे च हृदये कोडे नाभिश्चेति यथाक्रमम् ॥ १३ ॥
वस्तिर्लिङ्गगुदे मुष्कावूरू जानू च जंघके। पादश्वेत्युदितैर्वाममङ्गं ज्ञेयं तृतीयके ॥ १४ ॥
Verse 12–14
12-14. Head, eyes, ears, nose, temple, chin and face - these are the limbs indicated by the houses 1, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7 respectively when there is the rise of the First Decanate of the Ascendant; neck, shoulder, arm, side, heart, stomach and navel when that of the 'second' one and Pelvis, anus and penis, testicles, thigh, Knee, calf and foot when that of the third one. The portion already risen (the six houses behind the Lagna i.e. 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7 or the Uttarardha of the Lagna) indicates the left side of the body and, the one yet to rise (the six houses ahead of the Lagna i.e. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 or the Poorvardha of the Lagna) indicates the right side of the body.
If the bhava of limb is occupied by a malefic planet, the learned astrologer should tell that it will have ulcer and if it is occupied by Mercury and all the malefic planets it will certainly have ulcer and if it is aspected by benefics the limb will have only scars.