Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
लग्नचन्द्रान्यतरतो बन्ध्वस्तगेषु क्रूरेषु मातुः कष्टम् ।
Count from the lagna (rising sign) or from the Moon, whichever you like. Say malefics are in the 4th and 7th houses. Then the mother suffers.
केन्द्रगस्य वा बलिनो ग्रहस्य दिशि गृहद्वारम् ।
The door of the house faces the direction of a planet in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house. Or it faces the direction of a strong planet.
काष्ठाढ्यं नवं दग्धं चित्रं दृढं रम्यं जीर्णं क्रमादर्कादिषु यो बली तदनुसारि गृहम् ।
The house follows the strongest planet. Sun: much wood. Moon: new. Mars: burnt. Mercury: painted. Jupiter: strong. Venus: lovely. Saturn: old.
वृषाजयोरुदये गृहस्य पूर्वभागे युग्मस्याग्नेय्यां कर्कसिंहयोर्याम्ये कन्याया नैर्ऋते तुलावृश्चिकयोः पश्चिमे धनुषो वायौ मन्दभयोरुत्तरे झषस्येशान्यां जन्म ।
Say the lagna (rising sign) is Taurus or Aries. The birth is in the east part of the house. For Gemini it is the south-east. For Cancer and Leo it…