Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 5 · Year Lord and Muntha
वर्षेशादिविचाराध्यायः
तत्कालहोरा खचरानुसारं वर्षे विचारं विदधीत धीमान् ॥प्रश्नार्कतुल्योग्रिमवर्षभानुर्यदा तदाब्दस्य भवेत्प्रवेशः ॥
The wise one should think about the year from the lagna (rising sign) and planets of that time. When the coming year's Sun equals the Sun of the question, the year begins.
Simple meaning: Question chart: use its rising sign and planets. The year begins when the year's Sun equals the question's Sun.
पृच्छाविलग्नस्य विहाय राशिं विभाजयेदंशकलाकलापम् ॥
Question chart muntha: drop the lagna sign, divide the degrees and minutes by 150, count the answer from the lagna.
चतुर्थभावाधिपतिं विचिन्त्य स्वजन्मलग्नाधिपतिं बलार्थम् ॥
Look at the 4th lord and the birth lagna lord for strength.
प्रश्नपत्रे मुंथानयनमुक्तम्फलप्रदीपे ॥
Finding the muntha in a question chart: divide the lagna minutes by 150. The answer in signs is the muntha.