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Verse 26.1

36 sanskritdocuments.org वराहमिहीरस्य बृहज्जातक आधान जन्मापरिबोध काले सम्पृच्छतो जन्म वदेद् विलग्नात्। पूर्वापरार्धे भवनस्य विन्द्याद् भानावुदग्दक्षिणगे प्रसूतिम्

When the time of birth is unknown and one inquires about the nativity, the astrologer should declare the Ascendant based on the position of the Sun. If the Sun is in the northern course, the birth occurred in the first half of the zodiacal…

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