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Daivajna Vallabha · Chapter 13
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
This chapter is a prashna for childbirth. It reads a pregnancy from a fixed rising sign.
Odd and even signs, and the male and female parts of a sign, show whether a son or a daughter is born. Other verses show how many women help at the birth. Later verses speak of conception and the months of pregnancy.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
स्थिरे विलग्ने स्थिरलग्नगामिभिर्ग्रहैः शुभैश्चापि विलोकिते च ।भृतं युवत्या ध्रुवमेव गर्भं ब्रूयादिति श्रीयवनाधिनाथः ॥ १ ॥
Question about a pregnancy: the rising sign is a fixed sign. Planets in fixed signs look at it, and good planets look at it too. Then the astrologer should say the young woman is surely pregnant. So says the revered lord of the Yavanas.
Simple meaning: A fixed rising sign seen by planets in fixed signs and by good planets shows a pregnancy.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
लग्नतो विषमराशिगः शनिः पुत्रजन्मनि भवेत्सकारणम् ।स्त्रीजनिश्च समगे शनैश्चरे प्राह दिव्यगणको बृहस्पतिः ॥ २ ॥
Saturn in an odd sign from the rising sign is a cause for the birth of a son. Saturn in an even sign points to the birth of a girl. So said Jupiter, the astrologer of the gods.
Simple meaning: Saturn in an odd sign from the rising sign points to a son. In an even sign, a girl.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
पुरुषवर्गगते च तथोदये नरनभोगतिनाऽभिनिरीक्षिते ।बलिनि निश्चितमेव सुतोद्भवो वरमपीह शुभं लभतेऽङ्गना ॥ ३ ॥
The rising sign is in male divisions of a sign. It is strong, and a male planet looks at it. Then a son will surely be born. The woman also gets a fine, good outcome here.
Simple meaning: If a strong rising sign is in male divisions and a male planet looks at it, a son is born.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
उदयगते स्त्रीराशौ स्त्रीनवभागेऽपि पुंग्रहाऽदृष्टे ।स्त्रीजन्म भवति तद्वत्स्त्रीद्रेष्काणोदये यवनः ॥ ४ ॥
The rising sign is a female sign. It is in a female navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). No male planet looks at it. Then a girl will be born. The same holds when a female drekkana (one-third part of a sign) rises. So says Yavana.
Simple meaning: A female rising sign in a female navamsha, unseen by male planets, shows a girl.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
ओजर्क्षे पुरुषांशकेषु बलिभिर्लग्नार्कगुर्विन्दुभिः पुंजन्म प्रवदेत्समांशकगतैर्युग्मेषु तैर्योषितः ।गुर्वर्कौ विषमे नरं शशिसितौ वक्रश्च युग्मे स्त्रियं धीलाभोपगतैः शुभैरुदयतः स्त्री गर्भयुक्ता ध्रुवम् ॥ ५ ॥
The rising sign, the Sun, Jupiter and the Moon are strong. They are in odd signs and in male navamshas (one-ninth parts of a sign). Then the astrologer should say a son will be born. If they are in even signs and even navamshas, say a girl. Jupiter and the Sun in an odd sign show a boy. The Moon, Venus and Mars in an even sign show a girl. Good planets in the 5th and 11th houses from the rising sign show the woman is surely pregnant.
Simple meaning: Strong rising sign, Sun, Jupiter and Moon in odd signs show a son. In even signs, a girl.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
चन्द्रलग्नान्तरगतैर्ग्रहैः स्युरूपसूतिकाः ।बहिरन्तश्च चक्रार्धे दृश्याऽदृश्याऽन्यथा परे ॥ ६ ॥
The women who help at the birth are as many as the planets between the Moon and the rising sign. Those in the half of the chart that can be seen are outside the room. Those in the hidden half are inside. Others say it is the other way round.
Simple meaning: Planets between the Moon and the rising sign show how many women help at the birth.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
बलयुक्तौ स्वगृहांशेष्वर्कसितावुपचयर्क्षगौ पुंसाम् ।स्त्रीणां वा कुजचन्द्रौ यदा तदा सम्भवति गर्भः ॥ ७ ॥
For men: the Sun and Venus are strong and in growth houses. They are in their own signs or navamshas (one-ninth parts of a sign). For women: Mars and the Moon are placed the same way. Then a child can be conceived.
Simple meaning: If these planets are strong and well placed for the man or the woman, a child can be conceived.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
सौरांशेऽब्जांशे वा चन्द्रः सौरान्वितोऽथवा हिबुके ।शान्तो दीपो जन्मन्याधाने प्रश्नकाले वा ॥ ८ ॥
The Moon is in Saturn's navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign), or in its own navamsha. Or the Moon is with Saturn in the 4th house. Then the lamp is out [at the birth]. This holds for the chart of the birth, of conception, or of the question.
Simple meaning: The Moon in Saturn's or its own navamsha, or with Saturn in the 4th: no lamp at the birth.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
पापद्वयमध्यसंस्थितौ लग्नेन्दू न च सौम्यवीक्षितौ ।युगपत्पृथगेव वा वदेन्नारी गर्भयुता विपद्यते ॥ ९ ॥
The rising sign and the Moon sit between two bad planets, and no good planet looks at them. This may be so for both together or for each one alone. Then the astrologer should say the pregnant woman is in danger of death.
Simple meaning: Rising sign or Moon between two bad planets, unseen by good ones: the pregnant woman is at risk.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
भृगुसुतो वसुधातनयो गुरुर्दिनपतिः शशभृद्रविनन्दनः ।शशिसुतोऽपि च लग्नपतीरविः शशधरोऽपि च मासपतिः क्रमात् ॥ १० ॥
The lords of the months of pregnancy, in order, are these: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, the Sun, the Moon, Saturn and Mercury. Then come the lord of the rising sign, the Sun and the Moon.
Simple meaning: These planets rule the months of pregnancy, from the 1st month to the 10th.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
एते यदा शत्रुगृहे वसन्ति युद्धे जिताः शत्रुभिरस्तगा वा ।अन्यत्र वा पीडितदेहभाजो गर्भस्थ पातं जनयन्ति खेटाः ॥ ११ ॥
These planets may cause a miscarriage [in their own months]. This can happen when they are in an enemy's sign. It can happen when enemy planets beat them in a planet war. It can happen when they are set (hidden by the Sun). It can also happen when they are hurt in some other way.
Simple meaning: If a month's lord is weak or hurt, there is a risk of miscarriage in that month.
स्त्रीपुंजन्माध्यायः
रक्तस्तीक्ष्णतनुर्दिनेश उदितः सौन्दर्यवान् शीतगुः क्रूराक्षोधरणीसुतोऽतिविनयी सोमात्मजोऽपि स्मृतः ।जीवः पण्डितमण्डलीषु सहितः शुक्रश्च काणः शनिः खञ्जो लग्नसमन्वितो निजफलं दत्ते बलं चिन्त्याम् ॥ १२ ॥
A planet in the rising sign gives its own traits. The Sun gives a red colour and a sharp body. The Moon gives good looks. Mars gives harsh eyes. Mercury gives a very humble manner. Jupiter gives a place among learned people. Venus may leave one blind in one eye. Saturn may give a limp. Weigh the planet's strength.
Simple meaning: A planet in the rising sign gives its own looks and nature, as its strength allows.
Verse 13.1 says a fixed rising sign seen by planets in fixed signs and by good planets shows a pregnancy.
Verse 13.5 says odd signs and male navamshas show a son, and even signs and even navamshas show a girl.
Verse 13.2 says Saturn in an odd sign from the rising sign points to a son, and in an even sign to a girl.