Pallavi :
I think of Lord Shukra; the knower of all tatvas.
AnuPallavi:
O Lord Shukra! Save me quickly; the Lord of t he houses of Taurus
& Libra The one who advices tactically to the asuras;
the one who has only one eye due to the grace of Vishnu ; the one wearing
a crown; the white-hued one.
Charanam:
The one who has an udu - desha of 20 years, the one who has eight
vargas, the significator of spouse; the enemy of the sun and of brhaspati
- the perceptor of the devas, the one who when in vargottama,
in navamsha, hora, drekkana, is in vakra, exaltation, affliction, trines
& Moolatrikona, When in trimshamsha shashtyamsha ,airavatamsha, parijatamsha
and gopuramsha bestows raja yoga and gives kingdom. The one who pleases guruguha.
Notes:
In this song the first line in the charanam refers to the udu dasha system.According to this system each planet presides over the constellation for a particular period of time,Surya - 6 years, cahndra 10 years,brhaspati 1,budha 17, kuja 7 , shani 19 and shukra 20 years.This is generally subdivided into smaller periods called bhuktis.
* Hora - The division of a house into 2 each measures 15o ie 1/2 of 30 degrees
* Drekkana - division of each house into 3 ie. 10 degrees ie 1/3 of 30 degrees
These two are determined from Mesha(aries) or the vernal equinox.
*Navamsha is 1/9th of 30 degrees ie 3 degrees 20 mins.
*Kendra is the cardinal position.
* trimshAmsha is 1/30 of 30 ie a degree
* shashtyAmsha is 1/60 of 30 degrees = 1/2 degree
AirAvatAmsha , pArijAtAmsha and gopurAmsha refer to particular combinations of the vargas of the planets.For instance mantreshwara the astrological treatise says,
Whether a planet is in friendly house, its own house or exaltation , a combination of 2 vargas is called parijAtAmsha, 4 is gopurAmsha and 6 is airAvatAmsha