Verse 25.21
कालस्तु राहुर्गुलिकस्तु मृत्युर्जीवातुकः स्याद्यमकण्टकोऽपि । अर्द्धप्रहारः शुभदः शुभाङ्कयुक्तोऽन्यथा चेदशुभं विदध्यात्
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Time is indeed Rahu; Gulika is Death; Yama-kantaka is the destroyer of life. Half of their malefic influence becomes auspicious when joined with benefic planets; otherwise, they confer inauspicious results. This verse identifies the shadow…
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