Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 9 · Lost Things: Gain and Loss
नष्टलाभाऽलाभाध्यायः
ग्रहैर्दिशः केन्द्रगतैर्विचिन्त्या विलग्नराशेस्तदसम्भवे वा ।विलग्नमध्याच्चलितैर्नवांशैर्विचिन्तनीयानि हि योजनानि ॥ ९ ॥
Find the direction from the planets in the corner houses. If there are none, use the rising sign. The distance is in yojanas (a measure of distance). Count it from the navamshas (one-ninth part of a sign) passed since the middle of the rising sign.
Simple meaning: Planets in the corner houses show the direction. If there are none, the rising sign shows it.
शुक्रे धने देवगुरौ व्ययस्थे मूर्तौ शुभे वा हृतलब्धिरुक्ता ।
Venus in the 2nd and Jupiter in the 12th, or a good planet rising: the thing may come back.
पूर्णः शशी यदि विलग्नतः शुभो वा शीर्षोदये यदि पुनः शुभदृष्टिदृष्टः ।
A full Moon or good planet rising, or a strong good planet in the 11th: the thing may soon return.
लग्नाद्वितीये यदि वा तृतीये शुभेन युक्ते हिबुकेऽथवा स्यात् ।
A good planet in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th, or in the 4th, 7th and 10th: the thing will return.