Verse 1 — Transit as the Trigger of Fruition
गोचरेणैव सिद्धिः स्यात् प्रश्ने कार्यफलोदयः । शनिगुर्वोः स्थितिं दृष्ट्वा कालं ज्ञेयं सुखावहम् ॥
gocareṇaiva siddhiḥ syāt praśne kārya-phalodayaḥ | śani-gurvoḥ sthitiṃ dṛṣṭvā kālaṃ jñeyaṃ sukhāvaham ||
By transit alone is success attained, the rise of result in the query; observing the position of Saturn and Jupiter, the time—bringing happiness—is to be known.