We sincerely worship Lord Hari (Vishnu), the consort of the daughter of the milky ocean (Goddess Lakshmi) and the presiding deity of Madhyatavi (Edakad), for the attainment of sharp intellect (Buddhi), expansion of knowledge (Vriddhi), and supreme accomplishment (Siddhi).
Verse 2 — The Three Skandhas of Jyotisha as the Eye of the Vedas
सिद्धान्तसंहिताहोराभेदात् स्कन्धत्रयात्मकम् ।
वेदस्य निर्मलं चक्षुर्ज्योतिःशास्त्रमनुत्तमम् ॥ ५ ॥
The supreme and flawless science of Jyotisha, celebrated as the pure eye of the personified Vedas, is three-branched (Skandhatrayatmakam): Siddhanta (astronomy and mathematics), Samhita (mundane astrology, natural phenomena and omens), and Hora (natal and horary predictive astrology).
Verse 3 — Qualifications & Virtues of an Authentic Daivajna
He who has thoroughly mastered the sacred treatises, is brilliant in astronomical calculations, dedicated to truth, endowed with a serene mind, humble, proficient in sacred mantras and rituals, inwardly and outwardly pure, and entirely free from arrogance—only such a person is worthy of the exalted title of 'Daivajna' (seer-astrologer).
Verse 4 — Equivalence of Jataka (Natal) and Prasna (Horary) Horoscopes
Impelled by the unseen force of destiny (Karma), the querent approaches the astrologer inquiring into good and evil fortunes; therefore, wise seers proclaim the complete equivalence between Jataka (natal chart) and Prasna (horary chart). Exactly as the Janma Lagna is sovereign in a birth chart, the Prasna Lagna is sovereign in horary; hence, all horary results must be delineated strictly in accordance with natal astrological principles.