Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 6 · Travel Abroad
प्रवासचिन्ताध्यायः
गृहे ग्रहो यावति लग्नतो भवेत्तदा हता द्वादश राशयः स्फुटम् ।अवेहि तावद्दिवसैर्गतागमं निवर्तनं वक्रगतग्रहेण च ॥ ११ ॥
Count the houses from the rising sign to the planet. Multiply that number by twelve. In that many days, the one who went away comes back. A planet moving backward also shows a turning back.
Simple meaning: Count the planet's house from the rising sign, times twelve. In that many days the traveller comes back.
शुभयुक्ते स्थिरलग्ने सुस्थिरबन्धश्चरे त्वशुभयुक्ते ।
A fixed rising sign with good planets means long confinement. A moving sign with bad planets means quick release.
अरिभिरवलोक्यमानास्त्रिकोणयामित्रगा पापाः ।
Bad planets seen by enemies, with no good planet on the rising sign, risk death on the road.
अध्वस्थाने सौम्यैरध्वा निरुपद्रवोऽध्वनीनस्य ।
Good planets in the road house keep the road safe. Bad ones in the rising sign may bring illness.