Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
षष्ठाङ्केशयोर्मन्दयोगे शूद्रजो ज्ञयोगे वैश्यजोऽर्कयोगे क्षत्रजो जीवशुक्रान्यतरयोगे ब्राह्मणजो जारजः ।
Say the lords of the 6th and 9th houses are joined with Saturn. Then the person is born of a Shudra man. If joined with Mercury, of a Vaishya man. If joined with the Sun, of a Kshatriya man. If joined with Jupiter or Venus, of a Brahmin man. In each case the birth is from the mother's lover.
अंशे पापमात्रसम्बन्धे जारजः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say only bad planets are linked with it. Then…
केन्द्रे सोत्थेशयोगे जारजः ।
Say the lord of the 3rd house is joined with a planet in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house. Then the person is born of the mother's lover, not her…
द्वित्रिपञ्चारीशा लग्नगा जारजः ।
Say the lords of the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th houses are in the lagna (rising sign). Then the person is born of the mother's lover, not her husband.