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Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 10 · The Thought in the Mind
मनोमुष्टिचिन्ताध्यायः
जीवो वृत्तवपुः सितस्त्वतिकृशः सौरिश्च दीर्घाकृतिर्मध्ये रंध्रसमन्वितश्च कथितं रूपं ग्रहाणामिदम् ।इत्येवं कृतचिन्तितादिविषयप्रश्नेषु वर्णाकृती द्रव्यस्यापि बलान्वितग्रहवशान्निःसंशयं निर्दिशेत् ॥ ८ ॥
Jupiter has a round body. Venus is very thin. Saturn has a long shape with a hole in the middle. These are the shapes of the planets. So in questions about a thought and the like, tell the colour and shape of the thing. Tell them from the strong planets, without doubt.
Simple meaning: Use the strong planets to tell the colour and shape of the thing the asker thinks of.
लग्ने वाभ्युदितं त्रिकोणभवने स्वांशं निजांशस्थितो यः कश्चिद्ग्रह ईक्षते तदिह वा स्याद्धातुचिन्ता ध्रुवम् ।
A planet in its own navamsha shows a metal. In another's navamsha it shows a living being or 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.