Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 14 · The 12th House, Spending and Debt
द्वादशविवेकः
शुभेऽङ्गे धर्मपे पापांशे वा पापषष्ठ्यंशे दम्भाद्धर्मपरिग्रहः ।
Say a good planet is in the lagna (rising sign). Say the 9th lord is in a bad planet's navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). Or say it is in a bad shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign). Then the person takes up religion only for show.
धर्मपे स्वोच्चे शुभदृष्टे दानशीलः ।
Say the 9th lord is in its own uchcha (high point) sign, and a good planet looks at it. Then the person likes to give.
धर्मे शुभदृष्टयुते दानशीलः ।
Say good planets join the 9th house or look at it. Then the person likes to give.
धर्मपे पारावतादौ गुरुदृष्टे लग्नपे भृगुदृष्टे दानशीलः ।
Say the 9th lord is in a paravata amsha (a good rank of strength) or a similar one. Say Jupiter looks at it. Say Venus looks at the lagna (rising…