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Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
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.
लग्नचन्द्रान्तरगग्रहसंख्या उपसूतिका उद्गर्द्धेऽभ्यन्तरगा दक्षिणार्द्धे बाह्याः ।
Count the planets between the lagna (rising sign) and the Moon. That count is the number of midwives. Those in the northern half stand for midwives…
वक्रोच्चसंस्थैस्त्रिगुणाः स्वर्क्षत्र्यंशनवांशे स्थितैर्द्विगुणा नीचास्तगैरर्द्धमिता उपसूतिकाः ।
Planets that are retrograde or in their high sign count three times. Planets in their own sign count twice. So do planets in their own drekkana…