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Verse 27.5

योगीशं दीक्षित वा कलयति तरणिस्तीर्थपान्थं हिमांशुर्दुर्मन्त्रज्ञं च बौधाश्र्यमवनीसुतो ज्ञो मतान्यप्रविष्टम्। वेदान्तज्ञानिनं वा यतिवरममरेड्यो भृगुलिङ्गवृत्त व्रात्य शैलूषवृत्तिं शनिरिह पतितं वाऽथ पाषण्डिनं वा

The Sun makes one a master of yogis or an initiated ascetic; the Moon makes one a traveler to holy places; Mars makes one skilled in false doctrines or a follower of the Buddha's refuge; Mercury makes one a knower of Vedanta or a great…

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