Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
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…
एवं शय्याज्ञानम् ।
In the same way, the bed is known.