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Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 15 · Thoughts on the Rising Sign: War and Travel
लग्नचिन्ताध्यायः
आरुद्रमीशा रविभौमजीव विद्भार्गवैनीन्दव इत्यतोऽगुः ।यामार्धमिन्द्रानिलकालशंभुतोयाग्निचन्द्रासुरमध्यतोऽन्यत् ॥ ३२ ॥
Take the directions from the east round to the north-east. Their lords are the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, one unclear name, and the Moon. Then Rahu moves for each half of a yama (three-hour part of the day). He goes through the directions of Indra, the Wind, Kala, Shambhu, Water, Fire, the Moon and the Asura. (Our text is unclear here: one lord's name, and the closing words 'the other from the middle'.)
Simple meaning: 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.
प्राच्यादिदिक्षु मेषाद्याः स्वपंचनवमैर्युताः ।
Each group of three signs has a direction. The Moon's group shows the direction in front of the traveller.