Verse 1 — Ascendant and Fourth House for Dwelling
गृहवास्तुविचारार्थं लग्नं चतुर्थमेव च । भौमस्थे स्थिरभावे च गृहं शुभफलप्रदम् ॥
gṛha-vāstu-vicārārthaṃ lagnaṃ caturtham eva ca | bhauma-sthe sthira-bhāve ca gṛhaṃ śubha-phala-pradam ||
For the consideration of house and site, the ascendant and the fourth house are to be known; when Mars is well placed and the fourth is a fixed sign, the dwelling yields auspicious results.