Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 5 · Year Lord and Muntha
वर्षेशादिविचाराध्यायः
एतेषु बलवाँल्लग्नं पश्येद्यः सोब्दनायकः ॥अनीक्षमाणो लग्नं च सबलोप्यब्दपो नहि ॥
Among these, the planet that is strong and sees the lagna (rising sign) is the year lord. A planet that does not see the lagna is not year lord, even if it is strong.
Simple meaning: Year lord, the strong one: the strong planet that looks at the lagna becomes year lord. One that does not look at the lagna does not, even if strong.
यादवोपि ॥
Year lord, the five candidates: birth lagna lord, muntha lord, the Sun's or Moon's sign lord, four-sign group lord and year lagna lord.
लग्नं प्रपश्येदधिवीर्य एषां वर्षेश्वरः स्यादथ दृष्ट्यभावे ॥
Year lord, aspect decides: the strongest planet that looks at the lagna is year lord. If it does not look, a weaker one that does can be year lord…
ताजिककौस्तुभेपि ॥
Year lord, order of choice: most aspect to the lagna, then strength, then most charges, then the muntha lord, then the Sun's or Moon's sign lord…