Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 5 · Year Lord and Muntha
वर्षेशादिविचाराध्यायः
तयोरंतरजो धीमान् रिष्टं तद्भंगमादिशेत् ॥सौम्यै रिष्टं समं क्लेशं धर्मादिष्टं लयं व्रजेत् ॥
From the difference of the two, the wise one should declare arishta (harm in the year) or its cancelling. If good planets make them equal, there is only distress. By acts of dharma (duty and merit), the harm goes away.
Simple meaning: Take the difference between the two strengths. That tells whether harm stays or goes.
रिष्टकृद्ग्रहदशांतरेयदांतर्दशाधिरिपुपापिनो भवेत् ॥
When harm is serious: only if the sub-period lord is an enemy and a bad planet, and the lifespan is ending.
इत्यरिष्टभंगविचारः ॥
End of the section on cancelling harm.
अथ राजयोगविचारः ॥ उक्तं च सुधानिधौ ॥
Raja yogas: planet combinations that bring kingship or high rank.