Verse 18.13
बौधे हि रङ्गचरचोरकविन्द्रमन्त्रिगेयज्ञाशिल्पनिपुणः शहिनि स्थितेऽंशे । स्वांशेऽल्पगात्रधनलुब्धतपस्विमुख्यः स्त्रीप्रेश्यकृत्यनिरतश्च निरीक्ष्यमाणे
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When Mercury is situated in the sign of a friend, in the navamsa of Venus, Mars, the Sun, the Moon, or the Guru, one becomes skilled in dance, acting, theft, poetry, royal counsel, singing, and crafts. When Mercury is in its own navamsa…
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