Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
नगेऽर्केऽङ्गे मन्देऽष्टमे भौमे बालस्य सद्यो मृतिः ।
Say the Sun is in the 7th house. Saturn is in the lagna (rising sign) and Mars is in the 8th house. Then the child dies at once.
मन्दारभे खेऽर्के पापैर्दृष्टे बालस्य सद्यो मृतिः ।
Say the Sun is in the 10th house, in a sign of Saturn or Mars. Malefics aspect it. Then the child dies at once.
षष्ठाष्टमे चन्द्रे पापैर्दृष्टे बालस्य सद्यो मृतिः ।
Say the Moon is in the 6th or 8th house. Malefics aspect it. Then the child dies at once.
चरभांशे चन्द्रे शुभैरदृष्टे कोणे पापा बालस्य सद्यो मृतिः ।
Say the Moon is in a movable sign and a movable navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). Benefics do not aspect it. Malefics are in the 5th or 9th…