Sanskrit verses with English translation from Vaidyanatha Dikshita. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
कालचक्रमिदं देवि राश्यंशनिलयं शुभम्। योगिनां साधकं पुण्यं फलदं सर्वदा नॄणाम्॥
kālacakram idaṃ devi rāśy-aṃśa-nilayaṃ śubham | yogināṃ sādhakaṃ puṇyaṃ phaladaṃ sarvadā nṝṇām ||
O Devī, this Kalachakra, residing in signs and navāmśas, is auspicious, aids the yogī, and ever bestows results upon men.
प्रणम्य परमात्मानं शिवं परमकारणम् । खेचरं चक्रमध्यस्थं चतुःषष्टिकलात्मकम् ॥
praṇamya paramātmānaṃ śivaṃ paramakāraṇam | khecaraṃ cakramadhyasthaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭikalātmakam ||
Having saluted the Supreme Self, Śiva, the ultimate cause — the sky-going wheel stationed at the centre, constituted of sixty-four kalās.
एवमायुः परिज्ञानं देहजीवौ प्रकल्प्य च । सव्ये तु प्रथमांशस्तु देह इत्यभिधीयते ॥
evamāyuḥ parijñānaṃ dehajīvau prakalpya ca | savye tu prathamāṃśastu deha ityabhidhīyate ||
Thus, having determined longevity and established the deha and jīva points, in the direct (savya) reckoning the first amśa is designated deha.
देहजीवसमायुक्तैर्भौमार्किरविभोगिभिः । एकैकयोगे मरणं बहुयोगे न संशयः ॥
dehajīvasamāyuktairbhaumārkiravibhogibhiḥ | ekaikayoge maraṇaṃ bahuyoge na saṃśayaḥ ||
When deha and jīva are conjoined singly by Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu, death ensues; with multiple such conjunctions there is no doubt.
लग्नचक्रदशाकाले देहारोग्यं महत्सुखम् । कीतिभूषणराज्यार्थसुतदाराम्बरायतिम् ॥
lagnacakradaśākāle dehārogyaṃ mahatsukham | kīrtibhūṣaṇarājyārthasutadārāmbarāyatim ||
During the dashā of the lagna-chakra come bodily health and great happiness; also fame, adornment, kingdom, wealth, children, spouse and garments in abundance.