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Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 15 · Thoughts on the Rising Sign: War and Travel
लग्नचिन्ताध्यायः
दृष्टाऽदृष्टफलाप्त्यै शास्त्रं हृदये निधाय मिहिरस्य ।दैवज्ञवल्लभाख्यं दृष्ट्वा प्रश्नं वदेत्तज्ज्ञः ॥ ४१ ॥
To get results seen and unseen, the expert should keep Mihira's book in his heart. It is called 'the favourite of the daivajna (astrologer)', Daivajna Vallabha. He should look at the question chart and then speak.
Simple meaning: Keep Mihira's book in mind, look at the question chart, and then answer.
ताराग्रहश्चेत्क्षितिजात्त्रिकोणे सूर्यादपि स्याद्यदि वा शशांकः ।
A strong planet in these places forces the traveller to its own direction.
यदुपचितमन्यजन्मनि शुभाऽशुभं तस्य कर्मणः पंक्तिम् ।
This book shows past good and bad deeds, as a lamp shows things in the dark.
आदित्यदासतनयस्तदवाप्तबोधः कापित्थलः सवितृलब्धवरप्रसादः ।
Varahamihira, son of Adityadasa, studied the sages' views with care and wrote this book.