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Verse 15.17

द्युमणिरमन्त्री भूसुतः सौमसौम्यौ गुरुरिनतनयारौ भार्गवो भानुपुत्रः । दिनकरद्विजेजौ जीवभानुज्ञमन्दाः सुरगुरुरिनसूनुः कारकाः स्युविलग्नात्

The Sun is the minister, Mars the friend, Mercury and Venus the gentle ones, Jupiter the enemy, Saturn and the Moon the sons, Venus the son of the Sun, Jupiter the Sun and Mercury the knowers, the celestial teacher and the son of the Earth…

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