Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 4 · Wealth: the 2nd House
धनविवेकः
धनेशांशेशे त्रिके सपापे क्रूरषष्ठ्यंशे निर्धनः ।
Take the planet that rules the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the 2nd lord. Say it is in the 6th, 8th or 12th house with a bad planet. Say it is in a bad shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign). Then the person is poor.
सपापा धनधनेशायेशा निर्धनः ।
Say the 2nd house, its lord and the lord of the 11th are all with bad planets. Then the person is poor.
व्ययेशांशेशो धनेशयुतदृष्टं निर्धनः ।
Take the planet that rules the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the 12th lord. Say the lord of the 2nd joins it or aspects it. Then the person…
नीचेऽर्के केन्द्रे सपापे निर्धनः ।
Say the Sun is in its nicha (low point) in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house. Say it is with a bad planet. Then the person is poor.