127 - The auspicious and inauspicious periods of the day based on certain combinations 

The Lord said: 

1. The three ghaţikas (one ghatika is equal to 24 minutes) (from the commencement) of viskambha (an inauspicious period), the five ghaţikās of sūla (an adverse period), the six (ghatikās) respectively in the ganda and atiganda (types of impediments) and the nine (ghatikås) in the vyāghata and vajra (a kind of adverse period)should be avoided. 

2. Oneshould avoid all undertakings when the whole day is ruled by both parigha and vyatipāta (obstacles) and the undertaking of any journey or commencing a battle on the day ruled by vaidhịta (obstacle). 

3. O Goddess! Ishall describe the good or bad (effects of the positions of planets) in the constellations of Mesa and others. The Moon and Venus occupying the first house confer good when they leave (the same). 

4. One has to forecast loss of property, absence of gain and reverses in the battle if the Mars, Sun, Saturn and Rāhu (occupy) the second house. 

5-6. The second (house) occupied by the Moon, Mercury Venus and Jupiter confers good. Just as the Sun, Saturn, Mars and Venus in the third (house) confer good so also all the planets. Mercury, Moon and Rāhu yield benefits. Mercury and Venus in the fourth (house) are beneficial. All other planets are ominous. 

7. Just like Jupiter in the fifth, the presence of Venus, Mercury and Moon yield the desired gains. The Sun is auspicious in the sixth (place). 

8. O Goddess! The planets Moon, Saturn, Mars and Mercury confer good (if they remain) in the sixth (place) from the native sign. Oneshould avoid Jupiter and Venus in the sixth (house). 

9. The Sun, Saturn, Mars and Rähu in the seventh (house) (indicate) misery and Jupiter, Venus and Mercury (in the seventh house) indicate happiness. The Mars and Venus are auspicious in the eighth (house). 

10. All other planets (in the eighth house) (indicate) evil propensities. The Mars and Venus in the ninth Thouse) are auspicious. The other (planets) (in the ninth) (exercise) evil influences. The Venus and Sun in the tenth (house) confergains. 

11. The Saturn, Mars, Rähu, Moon and Mercury bring good. All planets are good in the eleventh (house). Oneshould avoid Jupiter in the tenth (house). 

12. The Mercury and Venus in the twelfth (are beneficial). Oneshould avoid all other planets in the twelfth. The twelve zodiacal signs exercise influence over the whole day (in order). I will describe them (now). 

13-14. (It takes) four nådis for the Sun to traverse the (20 diacal signs). Pisces, Aries, Taurus and Gemini, six nädis (to traverse) Cancer, Leo, Virgo and Libra and five nådis (to traverse) Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Aquarius. The (Zodiacal signs) Aries and others are respectively movable, fixed and of dual nature. 

15. The Cancer, Capricorn, Libra and Aries are movable. Oneshould do all acts involving movement and permanent victory, both good and bad. 

16. The Taurus, Leo, Acquarius and Scorpio are the fixed signs and all acts of fixed nature (should be done in them). (A person going away under their influence) will not return quickly. (One who) falls sick (under their influence) will not get cured. 

17. The Gemini, Virgo, Pisces and Sagittarius are of dual nature. These dual-natured (signs) are always auspicious for all acts. 

18. One would get increase, victory and gains in sojourn, trade, battle, marriage and royal audience. One would get victory in battle. 

19. (The asterisms) Aśhvini (consisting of) three stars is of the form of a horse. If it rains in this (asterism), it would rain for a night. If it rains in the asterism presided over by Yama (god of death) (Bharani) it would rain for a fortnight.