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Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 14 · Miscellaneous Questions
प्रकीर्णाध्यायः
सूर्यः कटुः शशधरो लवणो महीजस्तिक्तो विमिश्रितरसश्च शशांकसूनुः ।जीवो भवेच्च मधुरोऽम्लकषायकौ च शुक्रार्कजौ च बलवानिह केन्द्रगामी ॥ ९ ॥
The Sun is hot and sharp in taste. The Moon is salty. Mars is bitter. Mercury is a mix of tastes. Jupiter is sweet. Venus is sour, and Saturn is astringent. Here the strong planet in a corner house is the one to take.
Simple meaning: Sun hot, Moon salty, Mars bitter, Mercury mixed, Jupiter sweet, Venus sour, Saturn astringent. Take the strong one.
यस्तत्र काले किल लग्नदृग् वा ग्रहो रसस्तस्य तु यः प्रदिष्टः ।
The planet that looks at the rising sign may give the taste. If two do, tell them by strength.
सौम्यर्क्षसंस्थस्य स शोभनः स्यात्पापर्क्षसंस्थस्य तु नीरसः स्यात् ।
A planet in a good sign gives tasty food. A backward planet means food eaten only when served again.
स्थिरे विलग्ने न गमागमौ स्तो न रोगशांतिर्न च वित्तनाशः ।
A fixed rising sign means things stay as they are. A moving rising sign means the opposite.