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Verse 2.1

कालात्मादिन कृन्मनस्तुहिनगुः सत्त्वं कुजो ज्ञो वचो जीवो ज्ञान सुखे सितश्च मदनो दुःखं दिनेशात्मजः । राजानौ रवि शीतगू क्षित सुतो नेता कुमारो बुधः सूरिर्दानव पूजितश्च सचिवौ प्रेष्यः सहस्रांशुजः

From Time itself arise the Sun as the soul, the Moon as the mind, Mars as vitality, Mercury as speech, Jupiter as wisdom and happiness, Venus as desire, and the son of the Sun (Saturn) as sorrow. The Sun and the Moon are kings; the son of…

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