Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 8 · Month Chart and Monthly Results
मासप्रवेशादिविचाराध्यायः
दिनेशनिर्णयः वर्षतंत्रे ॥मुथहेशस्त्रिराशीशो दिवा सूर्यर्क्षनायकः ॥रात्रौ चंद्रभपो वर्षस्वामी वर्षविलग्नपः ॥ १ ॥
Deciding the day lord, in the Varsha Tantra. The muntha (the point that moves one sign each year) lord. The trirashipa (lord of Balabhadra's four-sign group). By day, the lord of the Sun's sign. By night, the lord of the Moon's sign. The year lord. The lord of the year lagna (rising sign).
Simple meaning: Choosing the day lord: the muntha lord, the group lord, the Sun's or Moon's sign lord, the year lord and the year lagna lord are in the list.
मासलग्नपतिर्घस्रलग्नेशः सप्तम-स्मृतः ॥
Of the seven candidates, the strong one that looks at the lagna is the day lord.
षष्ठाष्टरिःफोपगता दिनाब्दमासेंथिहेशाः खलखेटयुक्ताः ॥
Day, year, month and muntha lords in the 6th, 8th or 12th with bad planets can bring illness and loss of name. In corner or luck houses they bring…
यदंशकः सौम्ययुगीक्षितो वा स्निग्धेक्षणाद्भावजसौख्यकृत्सः ॥
Same verse as Tajika Nilakanthi 22.21; see its meaning there.