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Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 14 · Miscellaneous Questions
प्रकीर्णाध्यायः
शंकुच्छायांगुलितो ज्ञात्वा तत्काललग्नलिप्तास्तु ।छायांगुलैर्विगुणिता अथ पृथक् सप्तभिर्विभजेत् ॥ १८ ॥
Find the rising sign at that time from the shadow of a pole, measured in finger-widths. Take its minutes. Multiply them by the finger-widths of the shadow. Then divide by seven, keeping each result apart.
Simple meaning: 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.
गुणकारैक्यविभक्ते तस्मिन् सूर्यादिगुणकपरिशुद्धे ।
Take away each planet's number in turn. The planet whose number cannot be taken away shows the time.