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Verse 2.6

बुध सूर्य सुतौ नपुंसकाखौ शशि शुक्रौ युवती नराश्च शेषाः । शिखिभू ख पयो मरुद् गणानां वशिनो भूमि सुतादयः क्रमेण

Mercury and the Sun are eunuchs; the Moon and Venus are women; the remaining planets are men. Fire, earth, water, and air are the ruling elements of the hosts beginning with Mars, in sequential order. This verse establishes the fundamental…

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