Verse 5.23

लग्न नवांशप तुल्य तनुः स्याद् वीर्ययुत ग्रह तुल्य वपुर्वा । चन्द्र समेत नवांशप वर्णः कादि विलग्न विभक्त भ गात्रः

其次，经文特别指出了肤色与肢体细节的决定因素。肤色不仅取决于月亮这一反映心识与体液的自然 significator，还深受月亮所处九分盘主星的影响，体现了内在情绪基调对外在光泽的渗透。至于身体各部位的具体样貌，则回归到黄道十二宫作为“原人”（Purusha）各身体部位的古老对应关系，每一星座都掌管着特定的肢体，其吉凶状态直接映射为该部位的完美或缺陷。

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