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Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 15 · Thoughts on the Rising Sign: War and Travel
लग्नचिन्ताध्यायः
आदित्यदासतनयस्तदवाप्तबोधः कापित्थलः सवितृलब्धवरप्रसादः ।आवन्तिको मुनिमतान्यवलोक्य यत्नादेतां वराहमिहिरो रचयांचकार ॥ ४३ ॥
Varahamihira of Avanti, from Kapittha, was the son of Adityadasa. He got his learning from his father. He won a boon by the Sun's grace. He looked with care at the sages' views and wrote this book.
Simple meaning: Varahamihira, son of Adityadasa, studied the sages' views with care and wrote this book.
ताराग्रहश्चेत्क्षितिजात्त्रिकोणे सूर्यादपि स्याद्यदि वा शशांकः ।
A strong planet in these places forces the traveller to its own direction.
दृष्टाऽदृष्टफलाप्त्यै शास्त्रं हृदये निधाय मिहिरस्य ।
Keep Mihira's book in mind, look at the question chart, and then answer.
यदुपचितमन्यजन्मनि शुभाऽशुभं तस्य कर्मणः पंक्तिम् ।
This book shows past good and bad deeds, as a lamp shows things in the dark.