Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 5 · Year Lord and Muntha
वर्षेशादिविचाराध्यायः
यादवोपि ॥जन्मलग्नपतिरिन्थिहाधिपोहर्निशं रविशशांकराशिपाः ॥स्युस्त्रिराशिपतिरब्दलग्नपाः पंचहायनयतित्वयोग्यकाः ॥
The lord of the janma lagna (rising sign at birth), and the lord of the muntha (the point that moves one sign each year). By day the lord of the Sun's sign, by night the lord of the Moon's sign. The trirashipa (lord of Balabhadra's four-sign group), and the lord of the lagna (rising sign) of the year chart (chart for the year). These five are fit to be year lord.
Simple meaning: 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…
राशिषु | १ | २ | ३ | ४ | ५ | ६ | ७ | ८ | ९ | १० | ११ | १२
Table: the day, night and third lord of each sign, used to find the four-sign group lord.