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Whose head … the surface of the earth;¹²¹³
Who has beautiful ears,¹²¹⁴ nice to behold,¹²¹⁵

“Smooth,¹²¹⁶ of nice color, clean,
Praiseworthy and distinguished in the world,
Above which there is a network of veins
That are not bulging;

“Whose two pathways for voiding excreta
Are deep¹²¹⁷ and turn toward the right;
Who has two fine testicles,¹²¹⁸
Small, round, beautiful,

“Without injuries or cracks,
And nicely separated;
Whose member becomes drawn in
After voiding the bodily fluid at the end of physical passion;¹²¹⁹

“Who, during sleep,¹²²⁰ after the eating of
Aphrodisiacs contained in food or drink,
Profusely releases a fluid
That appears blue or red;

“And whose [penis] releases much fluid, is smooth,¹²²¹
And is marked with signs of beauty—
The person of this kind
Will attain the highest accomplishment.

“One who defecates three times and urinates six times [a day¹²²²],¹²²³
Is pure and enjoys performing purificatory observances,
Goes to bed at the end of the watch,¹²²⁴
And gets up early
Will attain the highest accomplishment
With regard to all activities.¹²²⁵

“One will enjoy
A variety of results
And great prosperity again and again.
One is marked with medium characteristics,¹²²⁶
If one is born in the asterisms
Of Puṣya, Revatī, Phalgunī,

“Maghā, Anurādhā, Citrā,
Rohiṇī, or Kṛttikā.
One born in them is handsome,
And marked by the planets as capable.¹²²⁷
One that was [born under the aforementioned stars] at dawn
Will manifest accomplishment.¹²²⁸

“If the auspicious planets—
The pure white moon,¹²²⁹
The yellow Mercury, and Jupiter—
Are observed at the end of the day, at midday, or at dawn,
They indicate, for all people born at that time,
That they will be fit for attaining accomplishment.

“If people born in such periods
Engage in virtuous activities,
Their mantras will easily succeed
In accomplishing all their aims.

“After noon has passed
And always when the sun is setting—
Always during these periods—