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Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 11 · The 9th House, Merit and Worship
नवमविवेकः
अंशे केत्वारौ स्कन्दभक्तः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Ketu and Mars are there. Then the person is a devotee of Skanda.
जीवेशस्यांशेशे गुरुशुक्रदृष्टे गुरुभक्तः ।
Take the lord of the sign Jupiter is in. Find the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) that lord is in. Say Jupiter and Venus look at the lord of…
नन्दे शुभे गुरुयुतदृष्टे गुरुभक्तः ।
Say a good planet is in the 9th house. Jupiter joins it or looks at it. Then the person is devoted to his teacher.
धर्मपे मृद्वंशादौ गुरुभक्तः ।
Say the 9th lord is in mridu or another such shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign) division. Then the person is devoted to his teacher.