Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 14 · Miscellaneous Questions
प्रकीर्णाध्यायः
गुणकारैक्यविभक्ते तस्मिन् सूर्यादिगुणकपरिशुद्धे ।यस्य न शुद्धयति वर्गो विज्ञेयस्तद्वशात्कालः ॥ २१ ॥
Divide that by the total of the multipliers. Then take away the numbers of the Sun and the other planets in turn. The planet whose number cannot be taken away shows the time.
Simple meaning: 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.
आधाने तदनु जये पराजये वा शत्रूणां निधनविधौ समागमे वा ।
For these questions, this method shows when the good or bad results will come.
रवौ विलग्ने ज्वलनः प्रदीपो रक्तं च वस्त्रं नृप-दर्शनं च ।
In a dream question, the Sun in the rising sign shows fire or a king. The Moon shows a woman.