Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 8 · Month Chart and Monthly Results
मासप्रवेशादिविचाराध्यायः
नीचे कटु शनौ तुर्य्ये संस्काररहितं पुनः ॥लग्ने सूर्य्यादयः स्वोच्चे नृपादिगृहभोजनम्॥
A planet at its nicha (low point) gives a pungent taste. Saturn in the 4th gives food without preparation. The Sun and the rest may be in the lagna (rising sign), at their own high point. Then there is a meal at a king's house and the like.
Simple meaning: Meals: a planet at its low point gives a sharp taste. Saturn in the 4th gives plain food. A planet at its high point in the lagna may give a meal at a king's house.
राजा रविः शशी राज्ञी मंगलो वाहिनीश्वरः ॥
Meals: the planets as people: Sun king, Moon queen, Mars army lord, Mercury prince, Jupiter minister, Venus leader, Saturn follower.
मूलत्रिकोणके खेटे सपितुस्तत्र भोजनम् ॥
Meals: strong own part, the father's house; friend's sign, a friend's house; neutral sign, a neutral person's house.
एवं धने धनाढ्यं च बंधुभ्यो बंधुभे तथा ॥
Meals: the 2nd, a rich person's house; the 3rd, from relatives; the 4th, the father's house; the 5th, a son and the like.