Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 7 · Victory and Defeat
जयपराजयाध्यायः
शीर्षोदयं शुभसुहृद्ग्रहयुक्तदृष्टं लग्नं शुभा बलयुताः शुभवर्गलग्ने ।सर्वार्थसिद्धिदमतोऽन्यदनिष्टमेव प्रस्थानजन्मफलयुक्तिभिरन्यदूह्यम् ॥ २९ ॥
A head-first rising sign is joined or seen by good and friendly planets. Strong good planets are in the rising sign, in a good planet's division. This brings success in everything. Any other chart is surely bad. Other results are worked out by the methods for travel and birth charts.
Simple meaning: A head-first rising sign with strong good planets on it brings success in all things.
सर्वैरमीभिर्नवमस्थितैऽतु हन्यान्नृपो मंत्रिपुरोहितादीन् ।
All these planets in the 9th may lead the king to harm his ministers. The Moon rising adds his sons.
अर्कसूर्यसुतयोश्च विलग्ने दृष्टयोश्चधरणीतनयेन ।
Sun and Saturn in the rising sign, seen by Mars, put the army chief at risk.
अस्तगे शशिना लग्नगे रवावष्टमे कुजशनैश्चरौ यदा ।
Moon in the 7th, Sun in the rising sign, Mars and Saturn in the 8th: the king may fall.