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Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 14 · Miscellaneous Questions
प्रकीर्णाध्यायः
क्रियः शिरोवक्रगमी वृषोऽन्यः पादांसकौ पृष्ठमुरोऽथपार्श्वे ।कुक्षिस्त्वपानोऽघ्र्यथ मेढ्रमुष्कौ स्फिक्।ह्पुच्छमित्याह चतुष्पदांगे ॥ १७ ॥
For a four-footed animal, the signs from Aries stand for body parts. Aries is the head. Taurus is the face. The next, Gemini, is the front feet and shoulders. Cancer is the back. Leo is the chest. Virgo is the sides. Libra is the belly. Scorpio is the anus. Sagittarius is the hind feet. Capricorn is the private part and testicles. Aquarius is the buttocks. Pisces is the tail. So it is said. (Our text is unclear here: one word after 'face' for Taurus.)
Simple meaning: From Aries to Pisces, the signs stand for an animal's body, from the head to the tail.
शंकुच्छायांगुलितो ज्ञात्वा तत्काललग्नलिप्तास्तु ।
Measure the pole's shadow, find the rising sign's minutes, multiply them by the shadow, then divide by seven.
शेषग्रहगुणकारोऽर्केन्दुकुजज्ञेज्यशुक्रसुरीणाम् ।
Each planet has a multiplier: Sun 5, Moon 21, Mars 14, Mercury 9, Jupiter 8, Venus 3, Saturn 11.
( ५ ) ( २१ ) ( १४ ) ( ९ ) ( ८ ) ( ३ ) ( ११ ) हत्वा स्मरावशेषे स्यादुदयः शुभग्रहस्य तदा ।
If the remainder falls to a good planet, the wish will come true. A bad planet gives nothing.