Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 4 · The Sahamas
सहमाध्यायः
अथ रात्रौ वर्षप्रवेशे सूर्य्यः ४।८।१० चन्द्रः ६।१२।१० लग्नं २।१४।०० अत्र सूर्यमध्ये चन्द्रश्शोधितश्शेषम् ९।२६।०० लग्नयुतं ०।१०।० तुलाद्वादशांशादारभ्य सिंहाष्टमांशावधि मिथुनलग्नसत्त्वादेकराशियोगाभावः तस्मादिदमेव ०।१०।० पुण्यसहमम् ॥
Now by night. The year begins by night. The Sun is 4 signs 8 degrees 10 minutes. The Moon is 6 signs 12 degrees 10 minutes. The lagna (rising sign) is 2 signs 14 degrees 0 minutes. Here the Moon is taken away from the Sun. The rest is 9 signs 26 degrees 0 minutes. Joined with the lagna it is 0 signs 10 degrees 0 minutes. From Libra 12 degrees up to Leo 8 degrees there is a Gemini lagna. So one sign is not added. This 0 signs 10 degrees is the Punya (merit) sahama (special point for one life topic).
Simple meaning: Punya point by night, example: Sun 4-8-10, Moon 6-12-10, lagna 2-14-0. Sun minus Moon plus lagna is 0-10-0. The lagna is between, so no sign is added.
अत्रार्थे मूलं समरसिंहः ॥
Samarasimha's way by day: add the Sun's degrees left in its sign, the Moon's degrees gone, and 30 for each sign between.
यद्यंतरराश्यंतर्न भवति लग्नं तदास्य भुक्तांशाः ॥
If the lagna is outside the signs between, add its degrees gone. If it is inside, subtract its degrees left.
लग्नद्वितीयभवनात्त्रिंशत्प्रत्येकशोधिते यत्र ॥
From the sign after the lagna, subtract 30 for each sign. The sign where it stops is the Punya point.