Verse 1 — Nakta Yoga — Mediation via Faster Planet
यदा न पश्यतः परस्परं तन्मण्डलं गतौ । मध्येऽन्यः शीघ्रगो मन्दं संयोजयति तदा ॥
yadā na paśyataḥ parasparaṃ tanmaṇḍalaṃ gatau | madhye'nyaḥ śīghrago mandaṃ saṃyojayati tadā ||
When two focal planets do not aspect each other directly, but a third, faster planet (usually the Moon) bridges them by aspecting both, Nakta Yoga forms, denoting success through an intermediary.