Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 4 · Wealth: the 2nd House
धनविवेकः
धनकारकात् धने वेदे शरे पापे दरिद्री ।
Take the karaka (the planet that stands for a thing) of wealth, Jupiter. Say a bad planet is in the 2nd, 4th or 5th house from it. Then the person is poor.
स्वकारकात् त्रिषष्ठे शुभे दरिद्री ।
Take the karaka (the planet that stands for a thing) of wealth, [Jupiter]. Say a good planet is in the 3rd or 6th house from it. Then the person is…
खे शुभा धने पापा दरिद्री ।
Say good planets are in the 10th house and bad planets are in the 2nd. Then the person is poor.
धर्मेशेऽन्त्येऽन्त्येशेऽर्थे तृतीयगेषु पापेषु महादरिद्री ।
Say the lord of the 9th is in the 12th house. Say the lord of the 12th is in the 2nd, and bad planets are in the 3rd. Then the person is very poor.