1. A person born with the Sun in Aries but not in its exaltation degree (a),will be of wide - spread fame, abil - ty of wandering habits, possessed of small wealth and will carry weapons.

A person born with the Sun in sign Taurus will deal in clothes, perfumes and other articles, will hate women and will be skilled in music, vocal and instrumental.

Notes

(a) A person born with the Sun in the exaltation degree will be very rich, "will remain for ever in a place, will have servants carrying arms, will be of great fame and ability.

2. A person born with the Sun in sign Gemini will be learned in grammar, will be, an Astrologer and will be rich.

A person born with the Sun in Cancer will be in-dependent and fierce, poor, will do the work of other people and will surfer horn the fatigue of foot-journey.

A person born with the Sun in sign Leo will be fond of living in forests, mountains and cow-sheds, will be powerful and will be a fool.

A person born with the Sun in sign Virgo will be skilled in writing, painting, in literary productions, in mathematics and in worldly knowledge, and will possess a body resembling that of a woman.

3. A person born with the Sun in sign Libra will be fond of liquor or will manufacture it, will be of a wandering nature, will be an alchemist and will do wicked deeds.

A person born with the Sun in sign Scorpio will be of a fierce nature, will thoughtlessly engage in work, will earn money by acts connected with poison (a), and will be vastly learned in the use of arms.

A person born with the Sun in Sagittari will be respected by sages, will be rich and independent and will be learned in medicine and sculpture.

A person born with the Sun in sign Capricorn will engage in deeds unsuited to his rank in life, will be ignorant, will deal in mean articles, will possess small wealth, will be avaricious and will enjoy the property of other men.

Notes

(a) According to another reading, his earning will become useless to him.

4. A person born with the Sun in sign Aquarius Will engage in deeds unsuited to his rank in life, will be poor and will have no sons and no property,

A person born with the Sun in sign Pisces will become rich by dealing in the produce of water, will be res-pected by women. The person will also possess a mole or other marks in the part of body corresponding to the sign occupied by the Sun and the Moon together at the time of his birth (vide. Stanza 4, Ch. I.)

5. A person born with Mars in sign Aries or Scorpio will be respected by the king, will be of a wandering nature, will be a commander of armies, a trader, will be rich, will have a body marked with wounds, will be a thief and will be in the enjoyment of the pleasures of the senses.

A person born with Mars in sign Taurus or Libra will be subject to the influence of women, will not be open to the advice of friends, will be fond of the wives of other men, will be learned in the games of magic, will - adorn his person, will be of a timid nature and will have a rough body.

6. A person born with Mars in sign Gemini or Virgo will be of bright appearance, will have sons and no friends, will help others, will be skilled in music and fight, will be a niggard, and will be fearless and of a begging nature.

A person born with Mars in sign Cancer will be rich, will cross seas and earn wealth, will be intelligent) will be of defective limbs and will be wicked.

7. A person born with Mars in sign Leo will be poor, will patiently bear afflictions, will wander in the forests, will be fearless and will have few wives and children.

A person born with Mars in sign Sagittari or Pisces will have many enemies, will be the king's minister, will be of wide-spread fame, will be fearless and will have very few children,

A person born with Mars in sign Aquarius will ever suffer grief, will be poor, will wander from place to place, will be a liar, will be independent and wicked,

A person born with Mars in sign Capricorn will be Very rich, will have many sons and will be a king or will resemble a king.

8. A person born with Mercury in sign Aries or Scorpio will be fond of gambling, of running into debt, and of liquor; will be an atheist, will argue against the spirit of the Sastras, will be a thief, will be poor, will have a mean wife, will be deceitful, will be a liar and will swerve from the path of rectitude.

A person born with Mercury in sign Taurus or Libra will be a preacher, will have many .sons and wives, will ever be engaged in earning money, will be liberal in gift and will respect his preceptor (a).

Notes

(a) And parents, according to the Commentator.

9. A person born with Mercury in sign Gemini will be boastful, will be learned in the sciences, and in music, dance and painting; will be of sweet speech and will live in comfort.

A person born with Mercury in sign Cancer will earn money by works connected with water (a) and will be disliked by his kinsmen.

Notes

(a.) Acts of strength according to another reading.

10. A person born with Mercury in sign Leo will be disliked by women, will be poor, will have neither comfort nor sons, will wander from place to place, will be ignorant, will be fond of women and will suffer disgrace.

A person born with Mercury in sign Virgo will be liberal in gift, will be learned, will possess many virtues will live in comfort, will be of a patient nature, will be ingenious and fearless.

11. A person born with Mercury in sign Capricorn or Aquarius will work for other men, will be poor, will be a sculptor, will run into debts and will work for no fees.

A person born with Mercury in sign Sagittari will be respected by kings, will be learned in sciences and in laws.

A person born with Mercury in sign Pisces will be skilled in befriending other men, will readily discover the views of other people, and will be learned in the handicraft of men of low castes - such as shoe-making and the like.