Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 7 · Finding the Dashas
दशानयनाधिकाराध्यायः
बल्लभद्रमतोक्तानां गौरीवत्स्पष्टता मता ॥प्राग्दशा भुक्तभोग्यन्तु कुर्याद्वर्षदशोक्तवत् ॥ १ ॥
For the periods by Balabhadra's view, exactness is held to be like Gauri's. Make the passed and coming parts of the first period as said for the year periods.
Simple meaning: Balabhadra's periods: they are made exact the same way as Gauri's.
नैसर्गिकदशाहानां तद्वदेव स्फुटीकृतः ॥
Natural periods in the month: made exact the same way, with the first period split as before.
गतैष्यदिनविश्लेषनाडिकाद्यनुसारतः ॥
Periods in the day: use the gap between two day entries to find each period in ghatikas.
दिनप्रवेशे दिनप्रवेशलग्नवर्तमानहद्देशस्यादौ निसर्गवशाद्दशा तत्क्रमेणान्येषान्दशादिनानि ज्ञेयानि ॥
Natural periods for one day: start with the lord of the hadda where the day-entry lagna falls. The other planets follow in order.