Verse 1 — Longevity Evaluated First in Horoscopy
जाते कुमारे सति पूर्वमायुर्विचिन्त्यं हि ततः फलानि । विचारणीया गुणिणि स्थिते तद्गुणाः समस्ताः खलु लक्षणज्ञैः ॥ १ ॥
jāte kumāre sati pūrvamāyurvicintyaṃ hi tataḥ phalāni | vicāraṇīyā guṇiṇi sthite tadguṇāḥ samastāḥ khalu lakṣaṇajñaiḥ || 1 ||
When a child is born, longevity must be investigated first before any other prediction is made; for all other yogas depend upon the foundation of lifespan.