Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 6 · Travel Abroad
प्रवासचिन्ताध्यायः
शुभयुक्ते स्थिरलग्ने सुस्थिरबन्धश्चरे त्वशुभयुक्ते ।क्षिप्रं भवति विमोक्षो द्वितनौ कालक्रमान्मोक्षः ॥ ८ ॥
If the rising sign is a fixed sign joined by good planets, the confinement tends to be firm and long. If it is a moving sign joined by bad planets, release comes quickly. In a two-bodied sign, release comes in time.
Simple meaning: 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.
गृहे ग्रहो यावति लग्नतो भवेत्तदा हता द्वादश राशयः स्फुटम् ।
Count the planet's house from the rising sign, times twelve. In that many days the traveller comes back.