Verse 1 — Houses Governing Departure and Return
गमनं यात्रा च विदुर्गृहात् त्रिकं गतिं प्रति । नवमं द्वादशस्थानं गतिमार्गविधायकम् ॥
gamanaṃ yātrā ca vidur gṛhāt trikaṃ gatiṃ prati | navamaṃ dvādaśasthānaṃ gatimārga-vidhāyakam ||
Departure and travel are known from the third house counted from the home; the ninth and twelfth houses govern the path and progress of the journey and its return.