Setting aside all other houses, the 9th house (Bhagya Rasi) must be examined first and foremost for all living beings; because without fortune, no being attains the auspicious fruition of any enterprise. Therefore, with diligent care, I expound the judgment of fortune.
Verse 2 — Dual Baseline: 9th House from Lagna or Chandra
The 9th house from the birth Ascendant (Lagna) or from the Moon (Chandra) is designated as the House of Fortune. Whichever between these two (Lagna and Moon) possesses superior strength in the chart, the 9th house reckoned from that stronger baseline must be analyzed for the native's fortune.
If the 9th house is occupied or aspected by its own lord, the rise of fortune occurs in one's own homeland/birthplace, as declared by ancient sages. If the 9th house is occupied or aspected by other planets (foreign to its lordship), the rise of fortune materializes in distant foreign lands.
Verse 4 — Strong Benefics in the 9th House — Royal Authority & Enduring Wealth
When auspicious natural benefics (Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, waxing Moon) occupy the 9th house endowed with strength, they bestow sovereign authority, high ministerial office, immense landed estates, grains and wealth, righteousness (Dharma), and long life upon the native.