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Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
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 inside the room. Those in the southern half stand for midwives outside.
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…
मीनाजाङ्गे द्वे गोघटाङ्गे चतस्रः कर्कहयाङ्गे पञ्च शेषे तिस्र उपसूतिकाः ।
Say the lagna (rising sign) is Pisces or Aries. There are two midwives. For Taurus or Aquarius there are four. For Cancer or Sagittarius there are…
गोजाश्वियुग्मसिंहाङ्गे बहुरुदितो जातोऽन्यथा न ।
Say the lagna (rising sign) is Taurus, Aries, Gemini or Leo. Then the child cries a great deal at birth. It is not so otherwise.