CHAPTER 75
1. When the benefit planets face with the expedition, it attains success quickly; strong planets which stand opposite are harmful in the expeditions of one who sets forth.
2. If a strong planet faces with the expedition but is not lord of its direction, it destroys the attainment of its fruits; but if it is at the back (of the aggressor) in its own direction, then it properly gives success to his arms and profit in high deeds.
3. If Venus faces with an expedition, even a weak king conquers a stronger enemy and, attaining power by his good strategy in battle, enjoys the fruits of respect for his deeds.
4. Whoever sets forth with Venus at his breast (i.e., in front of him), even though all the (other) planets face with him, gets a battle quickly, and is destroyed even if he does possess treasure, horses, chariots, and elephants.
5. If the Sun is at his back, the one who goes forth loses even though he is furnished with silver and with zeal; if Jupiter is in the descendent, he who sets forth loses his best vehicles.
6. If the (Moon’s) naksatra is afflicted by a malefic planet or an omen, or if he goes in a direction with an adverse wind, his army is split, he suffers misfortunes to the brilliance of his city (pura), and he attains intense fear and calamity.
7. One who sets out on Thursday obtains good spirits, authority, the acquisition of great wealth, vigour, virtue, fame, nobility, and success arising from his words, intellect, and deeds.
8. One who sets out on Friday gets the best women, food, drinks, honour, garlands, clothes, position, happiness, and enjoyments, and acquisitions arising from sexual intercourse and pleasure.
9. One setting out on Wednesday obtains prosperity from wise men, his friends, and good people, clearness of intellect, clever speaking, the destruction of his foes, and gains which cause him joy.
10. One who goes forth on Sunday gets hunger, thirst, pain, quarrels with un-saintly people (asadhu), fear from tigers and (other) quadrupeds on the road, the loss of his way, and distress of the heart.
11. He who sets out on Monday is joined with saintly (sadhu) women,
flowers, fruiits, food, drink, possessions, pleasing things from the water, and desired objects whose purpose is the act of sexual intercourse.
12. One going out on Tuesday gets wounds from poison, fire, and swords, quarrels with his foes, thieves, losses, calamities, breaks, splits, and flaws caused by delusion, weariness, and vomiting.
13. He who goes forth on Saturday obtains diseases, crushing by vile people on the road, intense fear of thieves and foes in the wilderness, bondage or murder, and a deformed wife.
14. When the lords of the days are strong and in their own vargas, they have the influence that has been indicated on one who sets out; but if they are in their dejections, overcome, in their enemies’ houses, or weak, they destroy the appearance of those results, both the good ones and the bad.
In the Yavanajataka: the rule concerning the day on which an expedition begins.
