Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 5 · Year Lord and Muntha
वर्षेशादिविचाराध्यायः
अन्योपि विशेषस्तेनैवोक्तः ॥नीचस्थितेन विबलेन हतेन पापैः केन्द्रे युतापि रविणा मुथहा न भव्या ॥जन्मन्यनिष्टगृहगाविबलाब्दकाले पापार्दितातनुगतांगविकारकर्त्री ॥
He has told one more special point. The muntha (the point that moves one sign each year) may be with the Sun, even in a kendra (corner house). If the Sun is in nicha (low point), weak, or hit by papa (bad planets), the muntha is not good. Say the muntha was in a bad house at birth. In the year it is weak, troubled by bad planets and in the 1st house. Then it may cause trouble in the body.
Simple meaning: Muntha with a weak Sun, even in a corner house, is not good. A weak muntha troubled by bad planets in the 1st house: health needs care.
अत्र रविणेत्युपलक्षणं सर्वग्रहाणां नीचादिगत्वं शुभफलनाशकं ज्ञेयम् ॥
Any planet that is low or weak spoils good results, not only the Sun.
अन्यच्च तत्रैव ॥
Muntha's house: a muntha with a strong lord gives that house's results. In the 6th, poor health; in the 8th, a hard year, health needs care; in the…
भौमार्कियुक्ज्वलनरुग्भयदेंथिहास्यात् ॥ क्रूरैर्हता जनकयोर्भयकृच्चतुर्थे ॥
Muntha with Mars or Saturn: fear of fire, health needs care. Hit by bad planets in the 4th: worry for the parents. A spoiled muntha harms its house…