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Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 14 · Miscellaneous Questions
प्रकीर्णाध्यायः
शेषग्रहगुणकारोऽर्केन्दुकुजज्ञेज्यशुक्रसुरीणाम् ।पंचैकविंश मनवो नवाष्ट वह्नीश संज्ञाश्च ॥ १९ ॥
The multipliers for the remainder belong to the planets. Sun 5, Moon 21, Mars 14, Mercury 9, Jupiter 8, Venus 3, and Saturn 11.
Simple meaning: 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.
भौमदिवाकरशेषे दिवसाः शुक्रेन्दुशेषतः पक्षाः ।
Mars or Sun means days. Venus or Moon means fortnights. Jupiter months. Mercury seasons. Saturn years.