Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
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…
मन्दार्केन्दारा व्ययाङ्काङ्गाष्टमगाः सबलगुर्वदृष्टाः बालस्य सद्यो मृतिः ।
Say Saturn, the Sun, the Moon and Mars are in the 12th, 9th, 1st and 8th houses, in that order. A strong Jupiter does not aspect them. Then the…