Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
कर्काल्यङ्गे खलाः पूर्वार्द्धे सौम्याः परार्द्धे वा लग्नास्ताष्टान्त्ये सपापेन्दौ शुभादृष्टे शुभायुतेषु केन्द्रेषु बालस्य सद्यो मृतिः ।
Say the lagna (rising sign) is Cancer or Scorpio. Malefics are in the first half of the chart and benefics in the second half. Then the child dies at once. Or say the Moon is with a malefic in the lagna, 7th, 8th or 12th house. Benefics do not aspect it. No benefic is in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house. Then the child dies at once.
त्रिके सौम्याः केन्द्रे कोणे पापा लग्नेऽर्के बालस्य सद्यो मृतिः ।
Say benefics are in the 6th, 8th and 12th houses. Malefics are in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 5th and 9th houses. The Sun is in the lagna (rising…
चन्द्रपापयुतेषु सर्वकेन्द्रेषु बालस्य सद्यो मृतिः ।
Say the Moon and malefics fill all of the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses. Then the child dies at once.
लग्नास्तगौ पापौ चन्द्रो मिश्रदृष्टो बालस्य सद्यो मृतिः ।
Say malefics are in the lagna (rising sign) and the 7th house. The Moon is aspected by both a benefic and a malefic. Then the child dies at once.