Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 10 · The Thought in the Mind
मनोमुष्टिचिन्ताध्यायः
मेषे सिंहे वृश्चिके वा विलग्ने भौमार्काभ्यामन्विते वीक्षिते वा ।धातोश्चिन्तां सौरिचन्द्रात्मजाभ्यां मूलं युग्मे कुम्भकन्यामृगेषु ॥ १२ ॥
The rising sign may be Aries, Leo or Scorpio, joined or seen by Mars and the Sun. Then the thought is about metal. The rising sign may be Gemini, Aquarius, Virgo or Capricorn, joined or seen by Saturn and Mercury. Then the thought is about a plant.
Simple meaning: Mars and the Sun show metal. Saturn and Mercury show a plant.
विद्याद्ग्रहे तु विषमे किल धातुमूल जीवान् समे तु विपरीतमिदं विचिन्त्यम् ।
In an odd sign the order is metal, plant, living being. In an even sign it is the reverse.
बलिनौ भास्करभौमौ धातुकरौ संस्थितौ प्रश्ने ।
Sun and Mars show metal. Saturn and Mercury show plants. Moon, Jupiter and Venus show living beings.
मीनकर्कवृषचापतौलिभिश्चन्द्रशुक्रगुरुभिर्युतेक्षितैः ।
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter with these signs show a living being. Mixed planets show a mixed thing.