Verse 1 — Arudha Lagna Calculation with Cowrie Shells — Verse 1
लग्नात् स्थानं ग्रहं गत्वा ततोऽपि तुल्यगं फलम् । कपर्दैर्वा गणं कृत्वा आरूढं तत्पदं विदुः ॥
lagnāt sthānaṃ grahaṃ gatvā tato 'pi tulyagaṃ phalam | kapardair vā gaṇaṃ kṛtvā ārūḍhaṃ tatpadaṃ viduḥ ||
Proceeding from the lagna to the house occupied by the planet, and again an equal number of houses therefrom, that resultant house is known as the Arudha (manifest image); or it may be determined by counting cowrie shells.