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Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
चन्द्रात्तैलज्ञानम् ।
The Moon shows the oil of the lamp.
लग्नाद्दीपवर्तिज्ञानम् ।
The lagna (rising sign) shows the wick of the lamp.
चरेऽर्के चरः स्थिरेऽर्के स्थिरो द्विस्वभावे खण्डवद्दीपः ।
Say the Sun is in a movable sign. Then the lamp is movable. If the Sun is in a fixed sign, the lamp is fixed. If it is in a dual sign, the lamp is…
शीर्षोदयांशेऽङ्गे मूर्द्धतः प्रसव उभयोदयांशे हस्ततोऽन्यथा पादतः ।
Say the lagna (rising sign) is in a navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of a shirshodaya (head-first rising sign). Then the child comes out head…