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# Samudrika (Garga) 1.74

Sāmudrika (Garga) 1.74

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samudrika.arsa.samudrika.1.74)

lalāṭalakṣaṇamāha—  
unnatavipulaiḥ śaṃkhairddhanyā nimnaiḥ sutārthasantyaktāḥ  
viṣamalalāṭā vidhanā dhanavanto'rddhendusadṛśena

> He states the characteristics of the forehead:  
> With elevated and broad temples, they are fortunate; with sunken ones, devoid of sons and wealth;  
> with an uneven forehead, they are penniless; with one shaped like a crescent moon, they are wealthy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samudrika.arsa.samudrika~en-mt-r.1.74) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bṛhatsaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.rsi.brhatsamhita.67.70) — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit

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