Verse 5.3
शशाङ्के पाप लग्ने वा वृश्चिकेश त्रि भागगे । शुभैः स्वाय स्थितैर्जातः सर्पस्तद्वेष्टितोऽपि वा
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If the Moon is in a malefic sign, or if the ascendant is Scorpio with the lord of the third house positioned there, and if benefic planets occupy their own signs, the native born is a serpent, or one surrounded by serpents. This verse…
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