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Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 15 · Thoughts on the Rising Sign: War and Travel
लग्नचिन्ताध्यायः
धत्ते वांछितकार्यमूर्ध्ववदना क्लेशाद्विना लग्नगा क्लेशायासपरिक्षयांश्चकुरुते तिर्यङ्मुखी गच्छतः ।सैन्यभ्रंशमधोमुखी प्रकुरुते कृच्छ्राद्गृहे चागमं सर्वाः पुष्टफलप्रदाः स्वपतिना दृष्टा न पापग्रहैः ॥ ३१ ॥
When the upward-facing hora (half of a sign) is rising, the wished work gets done without trouble. The sideways-facing one brings trouble, strain and losses to the traveller. The downward-facing one breaks the army and makes the return home hard. All of them give full results when their own lord looks at them and bad planets do not.
Simple meaning: An upward half-sign rising brings success. A sideways one, trouble. A downward one, loss and a hard return.
आरुद्रमीशा रविभौमजीव विद्भार्गवैनीन्दव इत्यतोऽगुः ।
Each direction has a planet lord. Rahu moves through the directions, one every half of a three-hour part.
वार प्रवृत्तेर्घटिका द्विनिघ्नाः कालाख्यहोरापतयः शराप्ताः ।
Double the ghatikas and divide by five for the hours. Hour lords go: Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars.
व्यतिपातविष्टिवैधृतिपापग्रहलग्नदिवसेषु ।
On bad days, or with a bad planet's sign rising, theft, raids and battles tend to succeed.