Verse 1 — Lineage of Acharya Varahamihira at Kapitthaka / Avanti
आदित्यदासतनयस्तदवाप्तबोधः कापित्थके सवितुर्लब्दवरप्रसादः । आवन्तिको मुनिमतान्यवलोक्य सम्यग् घोरां वराहमिहिरो रुचिरां चकार ॥ ४ ॥
ādityadāsatanayastadavāptabodhaḥ kāpitthake saviturlabdhavaraprasādaḥ | āvantiko munimatānyavalokya samyag ghorām varāhamihiro rucirāṃ cakāra || 4 ||
Varahamihira, son of Adityadasa, blessed by the Sun God at Kapitthaka, residing in Avanti (Ujjain), synthesized the ancient sages into this peerless horoscopic manual.