Verse 1 — Gulika's Sphere and the Trishoola Fall
गुलिको मण्डलं ज्ञेयं द्वितीयाष्टमसंस्थितम् । त्रिशूले यत्र पातोऽस्ति तत्र कार्यविनिश्चयः ॥
guliko maṇḍalaṃ jñeyaṃ dvitīya-aṣṭama-saṃsthitam | triśūle yatra pāto'sti tatra kārya-viniścayaḥ ||
The sphere of Gulika is to be known in the second and eighth houses; where the fall of the Trishoola occurs, there the matter is decided.