Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
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 is the south. For Virgo it is the south-west. For Libra and Scorpio it is the west. For Sagittarius it is the north-west. For Capricorn and Aquarius it is the north. For Pisces it is the north-east.
एवं शय्याज्ञानम् ।
In the same way, the bed is known.
लग्नदिशि शय्याशिरस्त्रिषडङ्कान्त्येषु पादाः ।
The head of the bed points to the direction of the lagna (rising sign). The legs of the bed are shown by the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses.
यत्र पापस्तत्रोद्घाटः ।
Where a malefic stands, that part of the bed is broken.