Verse 1.17
दुःस्थानमष्टमरिपुव्ययभावमाहुऊ सुस्थानमन्यभवनं शुभदं प्रदिष्टम्। प्राहुर्विलग्नदशसप्तचतुर्थभानि केन्द्रं हि कण्तकचतुष्टयनामयुक्तम्
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The eighth, sixth, and twelfth houses are declared to be bad places; any other house is proclaimed as a good place that bestows auspicious results. The first, tenth, seventh, and fourth houses are called Kendras (angles), yet they are also…
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