Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
प्रभातादिकालोक्तेर्भोजनविचारे कालज्ञानार्थम् ॥
Morning and the other times are named to know the time, in judging meals.
Simple meaning: Times of day of planets: used to tell the time of a meal.
ग्रहवर्णप्रयोजनम् ॥ वर्षे सबलग्रहवर्णवस्तुलाभो निर्बलग्रहवर्णवस्तुहानिरेतज्ज्ञानार्थम् ॥
Colours of planets: things of a strong planet's colour are gained, of a weak planet's colour lost.
एवमन्यदपि ज्ञेयम् ॥ इति ग्रहस्वरूपम् ॥
End of the planet natures: other uses follow the same way.
अथवर्षप्रवेशवेलानयनम् ॥ तत्साधनमुक्तं यादवेन ॥
Year entry time: years gone (this Shaka year less the birth Shaka year), set in four places, times 1, 15, 31 and 30.