Verse 1 — Water Signs Revealing Subterranean Water
कूपतडागकूलानां जलस्थानं चतुर्थकम् । गुरुशुक्रौ यदा जले जलं तत्र निरूपयेत् ॥
kūpa-taḍāga-kūlānāṃ jala-sthānaṃ caturthakam | guru-śukrau yadā jale jalaṃ tatra nirūpayet ||
For wells, ponds and banks, the fourth house is the place of water; when Jupiter and Venus are in watery signs, water is to be determined there.