Verse 1 — Divisional Strength of the Ascendant
नवांशद्रेष्काणयुतं लग्नं यत्र बलं भवेत् । तत्रैव फलसिद्धिः स्यात् प्रश्ने सत्यविनिश्चये ॥
navāṃśa-dreṣkāṇa-yutaṃ lagnaṃ yatra balaṃ bhavet | tatraiva phala-siddhiḥ syāt praśne satya-viniścaye ||
The ascendant endowed with navamsha and drekkana strength—there the fulfilment of the result occurs in the query, with true determination.