Phaladeepika
सूर्यादेरयनं क्षणो दिनमृतुर्मासश्च पक्षः शर- द्विप्रौ शुक्रगुरू रविक्षितिसुतौ चन्द्रो बुधोऽन्त्यः शनिः । प्राहुः सत्त्वरजस्तमांसि शशिगुर्वर्काः कविज्ञौ परे ग्रीष्मादर्ककुजौ शशी शशिसुतो जीवः शनिर्भार्गवः ॥ २४॥
The planets from the Sun onwards sway over periods of half a year, a Muhurta (2 ghatikas), a day, two months, one month, 15 days and a year respectively. Venus and Jupiter are Brahmins; the Sun and Mars are Kshatriyas. The Moon is a Vaisya; Mercury is the lord of the Sudra community. Saturn is the leader of the outcastes. The Moon, Jupiter and the Sun are planets typifying a (Satva). Venus and Mercury are essentially the planets of Rajas or passion. Mars and Saturn own Tamas or darkness as their distinguishing characteristic. The lords of the six seasons reckoning from Greeshma are (1) The Sun and Mars, (2) The Moon, (4) Mercury, (4) Jupiter, (5) Saturn and (6) Venus.
english translation
sUryAderayanaM kSaNo dinamRturmAsazca pakSaH zara- dviprau zukragurU ravikSitisutau candro budho'ntyaH zaniH । prAhuH sattvarajastamAMsi zazigurvarkAH kavijJau pare grISmAdarkakujau zazI zazisuto jIvaH zanirbhArgavaH ॥ 24॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript