Verse 1 — Eightfold Planetary Motion and Previous Sign Impact
वक्रानुवक्रा विकला मन्दा मन्दतरा समा । चराचराश्चरेशश्च ग्रहाणामष्टधा गतिः ॥ वक्री स्वभवनात् पूर्वं भावं गच्छति वीर्यवान् ॥ १ ॥
vakrānuvakrā vikalā mandā mandatarā samā | carācarāścareśaśca grahāṇāmaṣṭadhā gatiḥ || vakrī svabhavanāt pūrvaṃ bhāvaṃ gacchati vīryavān || 1 ||
A retrograde (Vakri) planet possesses double strength and casts its primary energy from the immediately preceding sign (House X - 1), acting as a powerful accelerator of karmic fruition.