Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
पर्वत पू.पुतीर आसागर मृरावृतीर भरपर्वत. अ.रे.तीर आश्लेसागर स.मू.उ.नीर.हस्त.समुद्रचक्रम्तरि उत्तरसागर ध.श.पू.तीर श्रवपर्वत वि.स्वा.तरि विशासागर अ.ज्यं. मू.तरि पूर्वापर्वत उ.अभि.
The chart shows the Samudra chakra (sea wheel): which nakshatras (stars) sit in its seas, shores and mountains. Top row, left corner: a mountain, Punarvasu and Pushya. Next, a shore: Ardra. Next, a sea: Mrigashira, Rohini and Krittika. Next, a shore: Bharani. Right corner: a mountain, Ashvini and Revati. Left side, top to bottom: a shore, Ashlesha. Then a sea: Magha, Purva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni. Then a shore: Hasta. Bottom row, left corner: a mountain, Chitra and Svati. Next, a shore: Vishakha. Next, a sea: Anuradha, Jyeshtha and Mula. Next, a shore: Purva Ashadha. Right corner: a mountain, Uttara Ashadha and Abhijit. Right side, top to bottom: a shore, Uttara Bhadrapada. Then a sea: Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha and Purva Bhadrapada. Then a shore: Shravana. The middle reads 'Samudra chakra'.
Simple meaning: Sea wheel chart: each nakshatra's place in the seas, shores and mountains.
अथ वर्षप्रवेशे शुभाशुभफलज्ञानार्थं त्रिपताकचक्रमुक्तंमुक्तावल्याम् ॥
Three-flag wheel: three lines across and three upright, joined corner to corner; start from the year lagna at the east.
न्यसेद्भचक्रं किल तत्र सैकां याताब्दसंख्यां विभजेन्नभोगैः ॥
Three-flag wheel, the Moon: years gone plus one, divided by 9; count the remainder from the birth Moon's sign.
परे चतुर्भाजितशेषतुल्ये स्थाने स्वराशौ खचरास्तु लेख्याः ॥
Three-flag wheel, other planets: years plus one, divided by 4. Moon struck by Rahu: hardship; by the Sun: distress; by Saturn: illness.